Select Committee on the Families, Education, Preschool and Promise (FEPP) Levy 5/1/2025
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[{'start': '28.728', 'end': '31.330', 'text': "SELECT COMMITTE ON FAMILIES,   EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE  LEVY WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS   TO:03 P.M. I AM CHAIR OF THE   COMMITTEE . WE WILL THE CLERK   PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?   >> [ ROLL CALL ]   >>  SEVEN ARE PRESENT.   >> GREAT. IF THERE IS NO   OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE   ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,   THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED . IT IS   ONE ITEM OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S  AGENDA. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION   FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND   DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND   EARLY LEARNING, WHICH WILL BE IN  EXECUTIVE PRESENTATION OF THE   FAMILIES, EDUCATION, AND   PRESCHOOL PROMISED LEVY RENEWAL   AND PROPOSAL. I WOULD LIKE TO   THANK DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON   AND DIRECTOR CHAPELLE, JONATHAN   SWIFT AND MARISSA FROM THE   DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND   EARLY LEARNING FOR COMING TO   CHAMBERS TODAY TO PRESENT. WE   WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC   COMMENT PERIOD . PUBLIC COMMENT   SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON THE   AGENDA, OR WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF  THIS COMMITTEE. CLERK, HOW MANY   SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?   >> CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 10 IN   PERSON SPEAKERS AND 12 REMOTE   SPEAKERS SIGNED UP.   >> THANK YOU. PLEASE READ THE   PUBLIC COMMENTS INSTRUCTIONS .   >> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD   WILL BE MODERATED IN THE   FOLLOWING MANNER. PUBLIC COMMENT  PERIOD IS UP TO 20 MINUTES. EACH  SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES.   SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE   ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED.   WE WILL START WITH IN PERSON   SPEAKERS FIRST, AND THEN REMOTE   SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PUBLIC   COMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED.   SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN   10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR   TIME. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS   NOW OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE  FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. NADIA  GUTIERREZ, FOLLOWED BY DANIELLE   .   >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY  TO SPEAK TODAY. I AM HERE ON   BEHALF OF TO SPEAK IN STRONG   SUPPORT FOR THE LEVY PROPOSAL   INVESTMENT IN SEATTLE'S   CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES   THROUGH 2031. A COMMITMENT THAT   WOULD HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON   YOUR CITY 'S. WE ARE HONORED TO  SERVE AS A TRUSTED PARTNER IN   THE LATINO FAMILIES. NOT ONLY   FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND   EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE, BUT   ALSO THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE   PROGRAMS LIKE AFTERSCHOOL   PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM SERVES   FIRST-GENERATION MIDDLE SCHOOL   SCHOLARS , MANY OF WHOM ARE   NAVIGATING THE COMPLEXITIES OF   GROWING UP BETWEEN TWO CULTURES   , OFTEN IN UNDER RESOURCED   COMMUNITIES. THIS ISN'T JUST   ABOUT THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM,   IT IS ABOUT BELONGING AND HE   GIVING USE A SPACE WHERE THEY   ARE SEEN, HEARD AND SUPPORTED IN  ALL THE AREAS COME ACADEMICALLY,  CULTURALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. THE   CURRICULUM IS GROUNDED IN ETHNIC  STUDIES, AND IT PROVIDES THE   TOOLS THESE SCHOLARS NEED TO   BUILD STRONG IDENTITIES,   THINKING SKILLS AND LIFELONG   CONNECTIONS TO THEIR   COMMUNITIES. I COME TO YOU   BECAUSE WE HAVE SEE WHAT HAPPENS  WHEN WE INVEST IN YOUTH , AND WE  SEE THEM LEAD. WE SEE THEM   THRIVE, AND WE SEE THEM BREAK   CYCLES AND BUILD FUTURES. CITY   INVESTMENT IN PROGRAMS LIKE OURS  IS HOW WE CREATE A MORE JUST,   VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE SEATTLE.   THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS   FEDERAL LEVY PROPOSAL AND   STANDING WITH US IN THE PROMISE   AND POTENTIAL OF EVERY CHILD.   THANK YOU .   >> GRACIAS.   >> NEXT SPEAKER.   >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR  YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS DANNY.   I'M HERE TODAY AS A PROUD   PARTNER IN THE WORK TO UPLIFT   SEATTLE'S CHILDREN YOUTH AND   FAMILIES. AS SOMEONE WHO IS   ENOUGH CLOSE THE DIFFERENCE A   CITY INVESTMENT CAN MAKE. WE ARE  NOT JUST A SERVICE PROVIDER, WE   ARE A SECOND HOME, A BRIDGE,   TRUSTED PRESENTS FOR FAMILIES   WHO OFTEN FEEL INVISIBLE IN THE   SYSTEMS AROUND THEM. ONE OF THE   MOST POWERFUL EXAMPLES OF THIS   IS THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. THIS  IS WHERE LATIN X MIDDLE SCHOOL   SCHOLARS, MANY FIRST-GENERATION,  MULTILINGUAL, COME TO GROW TO   BUILD CONFIDENCE, EXPLORE   IDENTITY AND FIND THEIR VOICE. I  HAVE SEEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A   PERSON WALKS INTO A ROOM WHERE   THEIR CULTURE ISN'T JUST   TOLERATED, IT IS CELEBRATED.   THEIR IDEAS MATTER, THEIR   HISTORY MATTERS, AND THEY CAN   THRIVE NOT IN SPITE OF WHO THEY   ARE, BUT BECAUSE OF WHO THEY   ARE. THAT IS WHAT THIS PROPOSED   LEVY REPRESENTS. THE BELIEF THAT  EVERY CHILD DESERVES THAT KIND   OF SPACE, THAT KIND OF   OPPORTUNITY, THAT KIND OF   FUTURE. WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT   THIS LEGISLATION BECAUSE WE KNOW  THE RETURN ON THIS INVESTMENT IS  PROFOUND, NOT JUST FOR   INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES, BUT FOR THE  HEALTH, RESILIENCE AND   PROSPERITY OF THE ENTIRE CITY.   VICKI FOR BELIEVING IN OUR KIDS,  AND THANK YOU FOR THE   OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP DOING THIS   WORK TOGETHER. THANK YOU .   >> THANK YOU.   >> NEXT SPEAKER.   >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM THE   DIRECTOR OF HEALTH CENTERS AND   CLINICAL OPERATIONS WITH HEALTH.  I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO PUT THE  FEPP LEVY , A CRITICAL   INVESTMENT IN THE HEALTH AND   SEATTLE YOUTH. SCHOOL-BASED   HEALTH CENTERS ARE NOT A LUXURY,  THEY ARE A LIFELINE. THEY   OFFERED PRIMARY CARE, MENTAL   HEALTH COUNSELING, DENTAL AND   REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES   DIRECTLY ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES.   NEIGHBOR CARE OPERATES THESE   CENTERS IN 17 SCHOOLS ACROSS   GREATER SEATTLE . LAST YEAR   ALONE WE SERVED OVER 4000   STUDENTS FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH  HIGH SCHOOL. FOR MANY STUDENTS,   ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM LOW INCOME  , IMMIGRANT AND MARGINALIZED   COMMUNITIES, THIS IS THEIR ONLY   ACCESS TO CONSISTENT AND TRUSTED  CARE. WITHOUT FEPP, THESE   CLINICS AND THE HEALTH OF THE   STUDENTS WE SERVE ARE MEORT   DURING A CRISIS, VACCINES DURING  FLU SEASON, OR ROUTINE CARE THAT  KEEPS THEM IN SCHOOL AND   THRIVING. WITH STUDENTS ARE   HEALTHY, PHYSICALLY AND   EMOTIONALLY, THEY ARE READY TO   LEARN. WHEN THEY ARE NOT, THEY   FALL BEHIND. THESE CLINICS   DON'T JUST SERVE STUDENTS, THEY  SUPPORT FAMILIES, REDUCE TIME   PARENTS MISS WORK, AND BUILD   EQUITY INTO THE SYSTEM THAT HAS   NOT ALWAYS DONE SO. THIS IS   PREVENTION AND ACTION. THIS IS   WHAT HEALTH EQUITY LOOKS LIKE.   WE NEED THE FEPP LEVY TO BE   RENEWED. DON'T LET THOUSANDS OF  STUDENTS LOSE ACCESS TO CARE   THEY RELY ON. THEIR FUTURES AND   COMMUNITIES DEPEND ON IT. THANK   YOU .   >> THANK YOU .   >> NEXT, SIERRA PARSONS.   >> HELLO. I AM A SOUTH SEATTLE   EDUCATOR AND RESTORATIVE   PRACTITIONER HERE ON BEHALF OF.   I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL AND   MAYOR'S OFFICE TO EXPLICITLY   INVEST IN RESTORATIVE PRACTICES   IN THE FEPP LEVY RENEWAL. FIVE   YEARS AGO, IN 2020, AFTER   COURAGEOUS STUDENT AND COMMUNITY  DEMANDS, SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS   INDEFINITELY INTO THE CONTRACT   WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE   DEPARTMENT, NOT JUST REMOVE   POLICE FROM HALLWAYS, BUT TO   REINVEST IN HARM HEALED TRAUMA   AND BUILD TRUE SAFETY,   RESTORATIVE RECORDS IS AT THE   HEART OF THIS VISION. WE HAVE   BEEN LEADING THIS WORK FOR   YEARS, PARTNERING TO CREATE   RESTORATIVE ECOSYSTEMS,   STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, REPAIR  HARM AND TRANSFORM SCHOOL   CLIMATE. WE HAVE TRAINED   HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS   AND LEADERS ACROSS SEVEN   SCHOOLS, HELPING SHIFT   ENVIRONMENTS FROM PUNITIVE TO   HEALING CENTERED. WE KNOW   RESTORATIVE PRACTICES GO   HAND-IN-HAND WITH STUDENT MENTAL  HEALTH, SCHOOL SAFETY AND   BELONGING. WE HAVE ALSO OBSERVED  THAT SCHOOLS CANNOT DO THIS WORK  WITHOUT ADEQUATE STAFF AND   FUNDING. RIGHT NOW, CITY   INVESTMENT SUPPORTS ONLY A   HANDFUL OF RESTORATIVE   COORDINATORS DISTRICTWIDE. THAT   FUNDING IS AT RISK BEYOND 2026.   WITHOUT IT SOLICIT DESIGNATED   FUNDING AND THE FEPP LEVY, WE   JEOPARDIZE THE PROGRESS WE HAVE   MADE, AND THE PROMISES WE MADE   IN 20 22,000S OF BLACK AND BROWN  YOUTH URGING TO CENTER   RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AS A   CORNERSTONE OF THIS LEVY. THIS   IS NOT SUPPLEMENTAL, IT IS   ESSENTIAL FOR CREATING SCHOOLS   WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SAFE AND   SUPPORTIVE. LET'S INVEST IN   THIS MENTAL HEALTH , SAFETY AND   WELL-BEING OF SEATTLE STUDENTS   BY MORE FULLY FUNDING THE   POSITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT   MAKE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES   POSSIBLE. THANK YOU .   >> THANK YOU .   >> NEXT ON THE LIST.   >> I SERVE AS A RESTORATIVE   PRACTICES PROGRAM MANAGER FOR   SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OUR   TEAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH   COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WORKS WITH   SCHOOLS TO BUILD RELATIONAL,   SAFE AND EQUITABLE SCHOOL   CULTURES , RESOLVE CONFLICTS IN   WAYS THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES   FOR REPAIR AND GROWTH, AND   OFFERS CRISIS RESPONSE AND GRIEF  SUPPORT DURING TRAGIC EVENTS.   THE LAST LEVY AND COUNSEL BUDGET  AXIS AND SUPPORTED SOME OF THE   MOST IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS IN   RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN SBS AND  HAVE CRITICAL IMPACT,   EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINE IS   DECREASING, FEELINGS OF SAFETY   AND BELONGING IN CONNECTION ARE   INCREASING. WHILE SBS FUNDS A   FOUR-PERSON CENTRAL OFFICE, TO   SUPPORT OVER 100 SCHOOLS , CITY   FUNDS HAVE ENABLED THE PLACEMENT  OF RESTORATIVE PRACTICES   COORDINATOR IS IN EIGHT SCHOOLS,  IN COLLABORATION WITH ESSENTIAL   COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THESE   BRILLIANT RESTORATIVE PRACTICE   COORDINATORS, FUNDED BY CITY   DOLLARS, OUR COMPETITIVE MEMBERS  OF THEIR SCHOOLS. THE ROOMS ARE   PACKED WITH STUDENTS AFTER   DIFFICULT EVENTS, LIKE THE   RECENT DEATH OF WASHINGTON   MIDDLE SCHOOL AND GARFIELD. THEY  TRAIN STUDENTS AND STAFF IN   CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND FOSTER   COMMUNITY BUILDING. HOWEVER,   MUCH WORK REMAINS. WITH THE   TRAININGS AND PARTNERSHIPS WE   HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED, WE ARE   READY TO EXPAND THE WORK AND   REACH MORE SCHOOLS, BUT WE NEED   CONTINUED FUNDING TO ENSURE KEY   STAFF MEMBERS AND PARTNERSHIPS   REMAIN. STUDENTS FACE   OVERLAPPING CRISES. MENTAL   HEALTH, VIOLENCE AND PERSISTENT   RACIAL DISPARITIES IN DISCIPLINE  AND SAFETY. THESE ARE NOT JUST   NUMBERS, THEY ARE A REFLECTION   OF HOW DEEPLY YOUNG PEOPLE NEED   SCHOOL COMMUNITIES THAT OFFER   CONNECTION, NOT PUNISHMENT,   HEALING AND NOT HARM. WHEN   STUDENTS FEEL SUPPORTED AND   CONNECTED, THEY'RE LESS LIKELY   TO ENGAGE IN HARMFUL BEHAVIORS.   RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IS PART OF  THE SOLUTION TO MAINTAIN THIS   CONNECTION. I URGE YOU TO   INCLUDE DEDICATED FUNDING IN THE  UPCOMING FEPP LEVY PACKAGE OF   PART OF THE READY TO LEARN   INVESTMENT. PLEASE DON'T LET   KEY STAFF THE COMMUNITY THAT   THIS IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE   FUTURE OF STUDENTS AND THEIR   WELL-BEING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR   CONTINUED SUPPORT .   >> THANK YOU .   >> THANK YOU FOR EFFICIENCY. I   WILL NAME THE NEXT FIVE   SPEAKERS. IF YOU  COULD ALL PLEASE LINE UP BEHIND   THE PODIUM TO MAKE IT EASIER TO   ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THE   NEXT SPEAKER.   >> ALL THE MICROPHONES ARE   WORKING. IF YOU WANT TO COME UP   FOR YOUR NEXT TURN, THAT IS   HELPFUL TOO.   >> HELLO. I AM A CONSULTING   TEACHER ON THE RESTORATIVE   PRACTICES SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS  TEAM. THANK YOU FOR THIS   OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU. I  AM A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER.   THIS IS MY NINTH YEAR AS AN SBS   EMPLOYEE. PRIOR I WAS A CHILD   WELFARE SOCIAL WORKER FOR 14   YEARS WHERE I SPENT A LOT OF   TIME IN SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE   COUNTY WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND   THEIR FAMILIES ADVOCATING FOR   STUDENTS. WITH SCHOOL STAFF HAD   THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH   STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND   UNDERSTAND THEIR EXPERIENCE,   THEY WERE ABLE TO HOLD MORE   EMPATHY. THE OUTCOMES FOR THE   STUDENTS I SERVED WERE TIED TO   THE RELATIONSHIP THEY HAD WITHIN  THEIR SCHOOLS. ASIDE FROM FAMILY  SCHOOLS HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT   ON HOW ALL CHILDREN ARE DOING. I  HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW EVEN ONE  RELATIONSHIP WITH AN ADULT AT   SCHOOL HAS -- WAS LIFESAVING. A   FEW YEARS AGO, MY ROLE AND   POSITION CHANGES THE TEAM   TRANSITIONED TO IMPLEMENT   RESTORATIVE PRACTICES   DISTRICTWIDE. RP DID NOT BEGIN   WHEN OUR TEAM WAS CREATED,   HOWEVER, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME  SCHOOLS HAVE INTENTIONAL CENTRAL  OFFICE SUPPORT, AND FOR SCHOOLS   NEW TO THE WORK, THEY HAD ACCESS  TO SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO HELP  THEM BEGIN. THIS LEVY DIRECTLY   IMPACTS THE SUSTAINABILITY OF   THE WORK HAPPENING IN SCHOOLS   BECAUSE IT HELPED FUND   COORDINATOR POSITIONS WITHIN   SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS THE WORK   WITHIN COMMUNITY PARTNERS. AS A   DISTRICT TEAM OF FOUR SERVING   OVER 100 SCHOOLS, WE NEED   COORDINATORS AND COMMUNITY   PARTNERS. WHEN I LEFT CHILD   WELFARE NINE YEARS AGO, I KNEW I  STILL WANTED TO SOMEHOW CONTINUE  TO SERVE AND ADVOCATE FOR YOUNG   PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES. NEVER  HAS MY WORK BE MORE CONNECTED TO  THE WORK I USED TO DO. RP IS   HUMANIZING WORK FOR THE SOLE   PURPOSE IS BUILDING COMMUNITY   BETWEEN COLLEAGUES, STUDENTS AND  COMMUNITIES. FOUNDATION LAE,   THIS IS WHAT WE ALL NEED,   ESPECIALLY IN A TIME WHEN THERE   IS SO MUCH VIOLENCE AND LOSS IN   THE COMMUNITIES. RP, AT ITS   HEART, SOWS RELATIONSHIPS AND   CONNECTIONS. IT CREATES   CAPACITIES FOR PEOPLE TO COME   TOGETHER WHEN HARD THINGS   HAPPEN. THANK YOU .   >> THANK YOU.   >> KATIE .   >> THANK YOU FOR THIS   OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS MY 31st   YEAR AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL   EDUCATOR. FOR 21 OF THESE YEARS   I SERVED IT STUDENTS, STAFF AND   FAMILIES IN SEATTLE PUBLIC   SCHOOLS AS AN ELEMENTARY AND   MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER AND   PRINCIPAL. I BECAME AN EDUCATOR   TO HELP WRITE THE SOCIAL JUSTICE  AND EQUITIES I SEE IN THE   EDUCATION SYSTEM. OVER THE   YEARS, I HAVE LEARNED, AND   UNLEARNED, FROM THE BEAUTIFUL   HUMANS I HAVE SERVED RACE AND   RACISM FUEL AND EQUITIES, AND   ABOUT MY OWN RACIAL IDENTITY AND  HOW IT IMPACTS MY WORK. IN JULY   2018 I STARTED PLANNING FOR A   NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IN JULY   2021 I WAS THE PRINCIPAL OF THE   SCHOOL, WHICH WAS OPEN FOR SIX   MONTHS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC   CLOSED THE DOORS. I WAS CRAVING   HUMANIZED DISTRICT SUPPORT FOR   THE WELLNESS OF MYSELF, AND THE   HUMANS I WAS CHARGED WITH   HELPING FEEL SAFE, WELCOME AND   INCLUDED. IN JANUARY 2023 I   TRANSITIONED TO MY FIRST   DIST NSULTANT AND COACH IN THE    DEPARTMENT. THIS DEPARTMENT ALSO  HOUSES OUR RESTORATIVE TEAM. MY   WORK SUPPORTS MENTAL HEALTH AND   DISCIPLINE, WHICH INCLUDE SCHOOL  CRISIS SUPPORT, POST AND GRIEF   SUPPORT THROUGHOUT ITS PLACEMENT  IN STUDENT RIGHTS ENGAGEMENT. IN  THIS ROLE, I RECEIVED   RESTORATIVE TRAINING AND   IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THESE   PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES AS A   HUMANIZING SUPPORT TOOLS I WAS   CRAVING AS A SCHOOL LEADER. I   NOW WALK CLOSELY ALONGSIDE THE   SHRINKING RESTORATIVE TEAM   INTEGRATING RESTORATIVE   COMPONENTS AND ALL THE WORK ,   SUPPORT WORK I TO PROVIDE.   LEARNING AS A HIGHLY SOCIAL AND   EMOTIONAL ENDEAVOR, RESTORATIVE   PRACTICE HELP SCHOOLS CULTIVATE   RACIAL EQUITY AND SOCIAL,   EMOTIONAL AND IDENTITY SAFETY   STUDENTS NEED TO ENGAGE MORE   FULLY AND SUCCESSFULLY IN   ACADEMICS. THESE RESTORATIVE   PRACTICES SUPPORT ADULTS, AS   MUCH AS THEY DO STUDENTS. I URGE  YOU TO PRIORITIZE FUNDING   RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN THE   NEXT LEVY. THANK YOU .   >> THANK YOU.   >> THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS .   >> I AM ALEX A MENTOR --   ZIMMERMAN. EVERYONE HE KNOWS ME.  MY DIRTY FASCISTS . MY NAME IS   ALEX ZIMMERMAN. I AM MAGA   MEMBER. I HAVE 6000 TRESPASSES.   >> MR. ZIMMERMAN. PLEASE KEEP   YOUR COMMENTS [ OVERLAPPING   SPEAKERS ]   >> ONLY ABOUT SCHOOL. DON'T   INTERRUPT ME. I AM IN BELLEVUE   FOR MANY YEARS AT BOARD   MEETINGS. ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING.   THEY GIVE ME THREE TRESPASSES.   WHY? WHEN I COMMENT I SEE WHAT   THEY ARE DOING. IT SURPRISES ME.  WHERE IS IT COMING FROM? NOT THE  CONSULTATION CAMP. --   CONCENTRATION CAMP. YOU KNOW   WHAT THIS MEANS? CHILDREN ARE   SLAVES. TWO GENERATIONS WORK FOR  DEMOCRATS. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW  THIS CONCENTRATION CAMP. YOU CAN  GO TO CREMATORIUM. YOU START TO   BE NICE. START BE A SLAVE. VERY   IMPORTANT. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU  GUYS. YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?   I CALL YOU PIG FOR MANY YEARS.   >> MR. ZIMMERMAN, PLEASE TALK   ABOUT SOMETHING RELATED TO THE   PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE .   >> STOP INTERRUPTING ME. CHEAP   DIRTY TRICK. EXACTLY WHAT I AM   TALKING ABOUT. YOU CANNOT PUSH   CHILDREN , WHETHER SIX-YEAR,   TENURE OR 12 YEAR. YOU CANNOT   GIVE CHILDREN FREEDOM. YOU   CANNOT DO THIS. YOU ARE PIG.   THESE ARE CHILDREN. VIVA NEW   AMERICAN REVOLUTION. STAND UP   AGAINST THESE PIGS CONCENTRATION  CAMP. STOP INTERRUPTING ME.   >> THE NEXT TWO PEOPLE ON THE   LIST .   >> GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE   CITY COUNCIL THAT IS. I AM   REPRESENTING DR. JONES ,   SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE. THANK   YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK  TODAY. I'M HERE TO OFFER A   CLEAR, STRAIGHTFORWARD MESSAGE   INVESTING IN SEATTLE FAMILIES   STRENGTHENS OUR ENTIRE CITY. THE  PROPOSED 2025 FAMILIES ,   EDUCATIONS, PRESCHOOL AND   PROMISE LEVY BUILDS ON THE 35   YEAR SUPPORT LEGACY FOR CHILDREN  AND YOUTH, ENSURING EVERY CHILD   IS READY TO START SCHOOL, LEARN,  LAUNCH INTO A CAREER, OR COLLEGE  PATHWAY. THIS LEVY CONCERNS, NOT  JUST THE EDUCATION, BUT   FAMILIES. FAMILY STABILITY,   WORKFORCE READINESS, COMMUNITY   SAFETY, AND IT COMES AT JUST   $654 PER YEAR. FOR THE AVERAGE   HOMEOWNER. $.15 MORE THAN THE   CURRENT LEVY. THAT IS LESS THAN   THE PRICE OF A CUP OF COFFEE   HERE IN SEATTLE. THE EVERY CHILD  READY INITIATIVE DRIVES THE   VISION FOR TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD  IN SEATTLE HAS ACCESS TO   HIGH-QUALITY, EARLY LEARNING   OPPORTUNITIES, SAY SUPPORTIVE   K-12 ENVIRONMENTS, ANY   MEANINGFUL PATHWAY INTO COLLEGE   OR CAREER. THIS INITIATIVE   TOUCHES EVERY STAGE OF A YOUNG   PERSON'S LIFE, STARTED BEFORE   BIRTH AND .   THIS LEVY, WE SUPPORT FAMILIES   GETTING TO WORK, STUDENTS   GETTING TO SCHOOL SAFELY, AND   GRADUATES CONTRIBUTING TO THE   LOCAL ECONOMY. THE LEVY DIRECTLY  SUPPORT THE WORKING FAMILIES BY   EXPANDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE   CHILDCARE, DOUBLING THE CITY'S   CHILDCARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM AND   SAVING FAMILIES AN AVERAGE OF   $6500 PER YEAR PER CHILD. THIS   SUSTAINS PRENATAL SERVICES FOR   HUNDREDS OF YOUNG FAMILIES. IT   DELIVERS RETENTION STIPENDS FOR   OVER 5000 CHILDCARE WORKERS ,   ANNUALLY HELPING STABILIZE A   WORKFORCE THAT SUPPORTS OUR   YOUNGEST LEARNERS. FOR K-12   STUDENTS, THE LEVY EXPAND ACCESS  TO AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER   ENRICHMENT FOR OVER 90,000 YOUNG  PEOPLE EACH YEAR, AND IT INVESTS  IN STUDENT'S MENTAL AND   PHYSICAL WELL-BEING, ADDING FIVE  NEW SCHOOL HEALTH BASED CENTERS,  AND SCALING UP IN PERSON --   >>   >> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I   SERVE AS THE CHANCELLOR FOR   SEATTLE COLLEGES. IT IS   WONDERFUL TO SEE SO MANY OF YOU   WHO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED WITH OUR   COLLEGES IN THE PAST. AFTER TO   SPEAK FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF   WORKING WITH THE SEATTLE PROMISE  PORTION OF THE FEPP LEVY AND THE  EVERY CHILD LEVY BEING PROPOSED   TODAY. I HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE  SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM SINCE IT  WAS THE 13th YEAR BACK IN 2007.   I WAS THE DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH.   WAS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SOUTH   SEATTLE COLLEGE AND CLEVELAND   HIGH SCHOOL. I HELPED RECRUIT   THE FIRST DOZEN OR SO STUDENTS   INTO THAT PROGRAM THEN, AND I AM  SO IMMENSELY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO  SAY THAT WE NOW ENROLLED 1600 OF  OUR GRADUATES ACROSS 22 SEATTLE   HIGH SCHOOLS TODAY. WE HAVE COME  UPON SOMETHING IN THE FIRST   ITERATION AS PART OF THE FEPP   LEVY THAT HAS REALLY TOUCHED A   NEED AND MEETS A NEED. WE HAVE   BEEN GROWING STEADILY THE LAST   SIX YEARS. 70% TODAY OF SEATTLE   HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES APPLY FOR   THE PROGRAM. I THINK 68% OF THE   CLASS OF 2024 IDENTIFY AS   STUDENTS OF COLOR. AND SO, THE   OPEN ACCESS MISSION OF OUR   COLLEGES AND THE SEATTLE PROMISE  INITIATIVE HAS REALLY, TRULY MET  THE NEEDS THAT HAVE BEEN   PREVIOUSLY UNMET THROUGH OUR   COMMUNITY IN THE PAST. I AM   REALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF   THIS CONTINUUM OF PRESCHOOL   THROUGH K-12, PREPARING EVERY   CHILD FOR A PRODUCTIVE AND   SUCCESSFUL AND FULFILLING   ADULTHOOD AS COLLEGE GRADUATES   INTO THEIR NEXT CAREER, OR   FURTHER INTO THEIR HIGHER   EDUCATION. WE KNOW THAT OUR   GRADUATES ARE BRILLIANT,   DETERMINED, INSPIRATIONAL. YOU   DON'T HAVE TO GO FAR TO FIND   GREAT EXAMPLES OF THAT. THE   BENEFIT OF THE PROGRAM, OR THE   SUPPORT THEY ARE RECEIVING   AROUND THEIR ASPIRATIONS. WE ARE  DOING THIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH   THE SEATTLE COLLEGES, CITY OF   SEATTLE IN SEATTLE PUBLIC   SCHOOLS AND ARE REALLY PROUD TO   BE THIS END OF THE CONTINUUM WE   ARE TRYING TO PREPARE OUR CITY   FOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR   YOUR TIME TODAY .   >> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, WE ARE  GOING OVER THE 20 MINUTE TIME WE  NORMALLY ALLOT FOR PUBLIC   COMMENTS. I WILL ASK IF IT IS   OKAY WITH YOU ALL TO EXTEND   FURTHER TO HEAR EVERYONE. GREAT.  THANK YOU. CONTINUE, CLERK .   >> THE LAST IN-PERSON SPEAKER .   WE WILL NOW MOVE TO REMOTE   SPEAKERS. JUST A REMINDER, PRESS  STAR SIX WHEN YOU HEAR THE   PROMPT OF, YOU HAVE BEEN   UNMUTED. FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER .   >> HELLO. I AM AN EDUCATOR AND   RESTORATIVE JUSTICE   PRACTITIONER. WE HAVE WORKED AND  ORGANIZED WITH HUNDREDS OF   STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ACROSS   SEATTLE FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.   THANK YOU FOR HAVING US ALL   HERE. IT IS FROM THIS VANTAGE   POINT THAT WE CAN SEE HOW   CRUCIAL IT IS THAT FUNDS BE   EXPLICITLY ALLOCATED TO   RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN PUBLIC   SCHOOLS. WE URGE YOU TO CONTINUE  EXPLICITLY FUNDING RESTORATIVE   PRACTICES IN THE FEPP LEVY   RENEWAL. THE FUNDING IS CRUCIAL   FOR WORK WITHIN SBS TO CONTINUE,  AND CRUCIAL TO CONTINUE   SUPPORTING THE WELL-BEING OF   FAMILY, STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS   AMONG THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES. IN   OUR LAST 10 YEARS WORKING IN THE  SOUTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY WE HAVE   HELPED FAMILIES PROCESS GRIEF   AFTER THE LOSS OF A YOUNG THAT   LOVED ONE DUE TO GUN VIOLENCE,   FOR THEIR NEEDS AND MAKING   POSITIVE CHANGES IN THE SCHOOL   COMMUNITY. WE HAVE TRAINED   HUNDREDS OF EDUCATORS AND   CONFLICT RESOLUTION. ME AND   OTHER PRACTITIONERS FUNDED BY   THIS LEVY WORK WORK REALLY HARD   TO TRANSFORM SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS  TO BE PLACES OF HEALING AND HAVE  ALL THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO   THRIVE, LEARN AND BUILD HEALTHY   RELATIONSHIPS. RESTORATIVE   PRACTICES ARE VIOLENCE   PREVENTION WORK, MENTAL HEALTH   SUPPORT TO SUPPORT THRIVING OF   OUR COMMUNITIES, AND STUDENT THE  FAMILY DEMAND THIS CONTINUES. WE  REALLY URGE YOU TO PUT   RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN THE   LEVY RENEWAL. INVESTING IN THE   SUPPORTS ESSENTIAL TO OUR SENSE   OF HOPE AND SENSE OF SURVIVAL.   THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME   .   >> THANK YOU.   >> NEXT ONLINE SPEAKER. OLIVIA,   PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU HEAR THE  PROMPT.   >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR  THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.   I AM HERE REPRESENTING   CHILDREN'S FUNDING PROJECT, A   NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION   THAT WORKS WITH MAYORS,   GOVERNORS, CHILD SERVING   DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES AND   OTHERS TO STRATEGICALLY FUND   HIGH-QUALITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR   CHILDREN AND YOUTH. WE ARE   HONORED TO JOIN THE CHORUS OF   ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR THE   SEATTLE FAMILY, EDUCATION,   PRESCHOOL PROMISE RENEWAL. AS WE  WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO ANSWER   TOUGH QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO   FIND THAT FUND CHILD AND YOUTH   FAMILY SERVICES, SEATTLE STAND   OUT AS A NATIONAL LEADER. AS   PART OF OUR WORK, OUR TEAM HAS   MAPPED INVESTMENTS IN   HALF THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING   WASHINGTON. FROM THIS VANTAGE   POINT, WE KNOW THE ROLE OF LOCAL  INVESTMENT IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH  HAS NEVER BEEN MORE CRITICAL.   THE PANDEMIC WIDENED OPPORTUNITY  GAPS, INCREASED MENTAL HEALTH   CHALLENGES AND DISRUPTED   EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS. THE   INSTABILITY OF FEDERAL FUNDING   STREAMS HAS MADE IT MORE   DIFFICULT TO SUSTAIN AND IMPROVE  QUALITY PROGRAMS. BUT BY   ESTABLISHING A DEDICATED STREAM   TO SUPPORT FOR OPPORTUNITIES   THROUGH THE FEPP LEVY, SEATTLE   HAS SET ITSELF APART FROM OTHER   COMMUNITIES IN THE ABILITY TO   WEATHER CHANGES IN THE STATE AND  NATIONAL LANDSCAPE. THIS ALLOWS   THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND   EARLY LEARNING TO USE DATA   INFORMED APPROACHES TO MONITOR   OUTCOMES AND IMPROVE PROGRAM   QUALITY WHILE INCREASING ACCESS   TO OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE   PIPELINE. COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE  COUNTRY HAVE TAKEN NOTE AND THIS  MODEL HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY   POPULAR. IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS,  VOTED TO AUTHORIZE ACCRETION OF   OVER 20 NEW CHILDREN DEDICATED   LEVEES IN 20 COMMUNITIES. THE   SEATTLE APPROACH TO COORDINATING  INVESTMENTS FOR CHILDREN AND   YOUTH OF ALL AGES REPRESENT A   NORTHSTAR THE COMMUNITIES   NATIONWIDE SEEK TO EMULATE . BY   SUPPORTING THE LEVY RENEWAL, YOU  ARE ADVANCING A CAREER AND   RESOLUTE VISION OF WHAT IS   POSSIBLE WHEN A COMMUNITY   PRIORITIZES YOUNG PEOPLE FROM   CRADLE TO CAREER. THANK YOU.   >> THANK YOU.   >> THE NEXT SPEAKER. GREETINGS.   I AM REPRESENTING LEARNING   CENTER. WE HAVE BEEN   PARTICIPANTS OF THE SEATTLE   PRESCHOOL PROGRAM UNDER THE FEPP  LEVY SINCE THE PILOT PROGRAM   BACK IN 2015. WE HAVE SEEN   IMMENSE GROWTH AND BENEFITS OF   FEPP OVER THE YEARS.   PARTICULARLY WITH OF PROVIDING   AFFORDABLE, EQUITY, HIGH-QUALITY  CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL SERVICES  FOR ALL FAMILIES IN SEATTLE.   THESE INVESTMENTS IMPACT TEACHER  RETENTION, CONTINUITY OF CARE   FOR CHILDREN, AND THIS MAKES A   HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR FAMILIES TO   BECOME A STABLE AND RELIABLE   RESOURCE FOR PROVIDING PEER   EDUCATION, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL   SUPPORT, NUTRITIOUS MEALS,   INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION,   HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   SCREENING, AND ACADEMIC   READINESS. WITH THE UNCERTAINTY   OF ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION FOR AT   RISK FAMILIES, IT IS ESPECIALLY   CRUCIAL TO EXPAND INVESTMENTS IN  OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.  THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME   AND CONSIDERATION .   >> THANK YOU. LET THE RECORD   REFLECT COUNCILMEMBER   HOLLINGSWORTH HAS JOINED US.   WELCOME .   >> NEXT.   >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL   MEMBERS. I SERVED FOR OVER 30   YEARS AS A JUDGE , INCLUDING   TIME IS CHIEF JUDGE OF JUVENILE   COURT IN KING COUNTY SUPERIOR   CORPORATE DURING THAT TIME, I   BECAME DEEPLY INVOLVED IN   RESTORATIVE PRACTICES. NOT JUST   AS A POLICY TOOL, BUT AS A   TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACH TO   SAFETY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.   SCHOOLS AND STARTED PRACTICES   HAVE BECOME A LIFELINE. THEY   CREATE SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES   FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF FEEL   SEEN, VALUED AND PROTECTED. THEY  PROVIDE REAL TOOLS FOR   ADDRESSING HARM , PREVENTING   VIOLENCE AND FOSTERING   RESPONSIBILITY, ALL WHY WE   REDUCE THE RELIANCE ON PUNITIVE   DISCIPLINE THAT TOO OFTEN PUSHES  STUDENTS FURTHER AWAY. I HAVE   SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW EFFECTIVE   THIS PRINCIPLE CAN BE WHEN   RESOURCED, WELL RESOURCED . THAT  IS THE KEY. THIS WORK CANNOT   SUCCEED WITHOUT TRAINED STAFF.   AND SUSTAINED SUPPORT FOR THE   SCHOOLS DURING THIS WORK EVERY   DAY. I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE   EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF   RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN SEATTLE  PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SPECIFICALLY FOR  THOSE RESTORATIVE PRACTITIONERS   . IS NOT ONLY A MATTER OF   DISCIPLINE REFORM, IT IS A   MATTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY.   EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND   EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. BY INVESTING  IN THESE APPROACHES, YOU ARE   HELPING PREVENT SCHOOL VIOLENCE,  REDUCING EXCLUSIONARY PRACTICES,  AND PROMOTING LONG-TERM HEALING   FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS AND   FAMILIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR   LEADERSHIP AND CONTINUED   COMMITMENT FOR SAFER AND   HEALTHIER SCHOOLS. THANK YOU SO   MUCH .   >> THANK YOU.   >> NEXT ON THE LIST.   >> GOOD AFTERNOON . I AM AN   EDUCATOR WITH OVER 18 YEARS OF   EXPERIENCE IN THE YOUTH   DEVELOPMENT FIELD WORKING   DIRECTLY WITH BIPOC YOUTH AND   FAMILIES, INCLUDING MULTILINGUAL  FAMILIES. I AM ALSO A CURRENT   MEMBER OF THE LEVY OVERSIGHT   COMMITTEE. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS   MY ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR THE   RENEWAL OF THE FEPP LEVY. AS AN   LLC MEMBER WHO HAS HAD THE   PRIVILEGE OF CLOSELY MONITORING   THE CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION OF   THIS LEVY, I WITNESSED FIRSTHAND  THE CRITICAL SUPPORT AND   RESOURCES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES  , EARLY LEARNING THROUGH   POSTSECONDARY. I'VE ALSO   WITNESSED HOW THE SUPPORTS HAVE   BEEN ENHANCED -- HAVE ENHANCED   EQUITY AND ACCESS FOR BIPOC   YOUTH. IN ADDITION, THE CLOSE   PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND  THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN AN ASSET   IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE   VITAL RESOURCES. I HAVE ALSO   APPRECIATED THE HIGH DEGREE OF   TRANSPARENCY IN WHICH HAS   OPERATED. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE  TO WITNESS IMPLEMENTATION OF   THIS CURRENT LEVY IN ACTION VIA   MULTIPLE SITE VISITS AND THROUGH  ENGAGEMENT WITH THE STAFF   IMPLEMENTING THE WORK ON THE   GROUND. I AM HERE TO   ENTHUSIASTICALLY ENDORSE THE   SUSTAINING OF THESE CRITICAL   RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY DURING   THIS TIME OF GREAT UNCERTAINTY.   THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME   .   >> THANK YOU.   >> NEXT SPEAKER.   >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL   MEMBERS. I AM AN EDUCATOR OF 20   PLUS YEARS , FORMER SCHOOL   ADMINISTRATOR FOR OVER A DECADE,  AND CURRENTLY COFOUNDER OF   COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS   THAT HAS WORKED WITH CIRCLE   THROUGHOUT OUR CITY, INCLUDING   SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS,   SUPPORTING TEACHERS,   DEMONSTRATORS, PARENTS AND   STUDENTS. WE ARE DEEPLY   COMMITTED TO THE WELL-BEING OF   THE HUMANS THAT OCCUPIED OUR   SCHOOLS AND SEE THERE IS MUCH TO  DO. WE FIND OURSELVES IN THE   PERFECT STORM. THE SURGEON   GENERAL HAS NAMED ISOLATION AND   EPIDEMIC AND YOUTH ARE DROWNING   IN DISCONNECTION AND KILLING   THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER AS A   RESULT. PRACTICES CULTIVATES   AUTHENTIC CONNECTION. THE MORE   PEOPLE FEELS TRULY SEEN AND   HEARD, ENTIRE COMMUNITIES   TRANSFER. THE RESTORATIVE   PRACTICE CORE NADIRS IN SCHOOL   BUILDINGS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS  LIKE US GUIDE OUR SCHOOLS   THROUGH THIS ESSENTIAL CULTURAL   SHIFT. WE ARE READILY -- FUND   POLICE BUT HESITATE TO THAT   STUDENT WILL BE. THIS IS   REWRITING A HARMFUL NARRATIVE.   CURRENTLY THE NARRATIVE --   INVESTED IN POLICING USES THAT   ARE TAKING CARE OF THEIR   WELL-BEING. THE STORY CAN BE   CHANGED. EACH DOLLAR INVESTED   PAYS DIVIDENDS THROUGH REDUCING   INCIDENTS, HEALTHIER SCHOOL   CULTURES, STRONG ACADEMIC   OUTCOMES, AND WILL SUPPORT THE,   HUMANS WHO CAN TRANSFORM   CONFLICT IN CONNECTION. I URGE   YOU TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND THIS   CRITICAL FUNDING FOR OUR YOUTH   DESERVE SPACES WHERE THEY CAN   AUTHENTICALLY AND BUILD THE   SKILLS NEEDED TO NAVIGATE AN   INCREASINGLY COMPLEX WORLD.   THANK YOU, KINDLY, FOR YOUR   CONSIDERATION AND TIME .   >> THANK YOU.   >> NEXT.   >> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND   STAKEHOLDERS . SHOUT OUT TO -- I  TAUGHT ETHNIC STUDIES WORLD   HISTORY AND HIGH SCHOOL FOR A   DECADE. I'M NOW ABOUT TO   COMPLETE MY THIRD YEAR AS LEVY   COORDINATOR. IT IS AN HONOR TO   BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT   STRATEGIZE IS AND WORKS TO   INCREASE THE COLLEGE AND CAREER   READINESS ON-TIME GRADUATION AND  ELA PROFICIENCY FOR STUDENTS   HISTORICALLY OVERLOOKED AND   UNDERSERVED WITHIN THE SYSTEM. I  WANT THIS COMMUNITY TO BE   SUSTAINED, RATHER THAN   DISBANDED, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE   BIGGEST ACADEMIC CRISIS OUR   COUNTRY HAS SEEN. I URGE YOU TO   MAINTAIN LEVY FUNDING GOING   DIRECTLY TO HIGH SCHOOLS AND TO   MAINTAIN THE INVESTMENT IN   RESTORATIVE PRACTICES TO BEST   SUPPORT SAFETY, SECURITY,   ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND BRIGHT   FUTURES FOR OUR YOUTH THE LEVY   INTERVENTION STRATEGIES AND LEVY  DOLLARS ALLOCATED TO US ARE   DECIDED UPON THROUGH   COLLABORATION WITH A NUMBER OF   INTERNAL TEAMS AND COMMITTEES,   INCLUDING THE BUILDING   LEADERSHIP TEAM, STUDENT   INTERVENTION TEAM, FAMILY TEAM,   COUNSELING DEPARTMENT, AND   STRUCTURAL COUNCIL, THE TSA IN   RESTORATIVE PRACTICES T.   HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE  THAT THE LEVY TEAM DOES NOT   VISIT FOR FEEDBACK. THESE TEAMS   ARE MADE UP OF LEVY TEAM   MEMBERS. BECAUSE TEAM MEMBERS   ARE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES   WORKING INSIDE THE CLASSROOMS   WITH STUDENTS AND AVAILABLE ON   SITE TO PROVIDE INTERVENTIONS   EXACTLY WHEN NEEDED, WE ARE BEST  ABLE TO SERVE THE YOUTH. WILL   ATTEND THE SAME PROFESSIONAL   DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, GETTING   THE SAME LANGUAGE TO SPEAK ABOUT  STRATEGIES, AND COMMITTING TO   THE SAME PRACTICES. WE   UNDERSTAND OUR SHARED   EXPECTATIONS FOR INSTRUCTION,   ASSESSMENT AND GRADING. WE HAVE   BUILT RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIPS   WITH THE TEACHING STAFF,   SECURITY , ADMINISTRATION AND   FAMILIES BECAUSE WE ARE WORKING   ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER ON A SHARED  VISION. WE HAVE WORKED YEAR   AFTER YEAR AND HAVE SERVED   GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES. THE   TURNOVER IS LOW, AND   RELATIONSHIPS ARE STRONG. IF WE   WERE TO SHIP TO A SCENARIO WHERE  MONEY IS NO LONGER ALLOCATED,   THE IMPACT WOULD DEVASTATE   STUDENTS, STAFF AND --   >> THANK YOU .   >> NEXT.   >> -- PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX .   >> GOOD AFTERNOON. WITH OVER 30   YEARS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, MY   JOURNEY BEGAN AS A SPECIAL   EDUCATION TEACHER AND EVOLVES   TOWARD SYSTEMS LEVEL   IMPROVEMENTS. EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS   SHOULD UPLIFT INDIVIDUALS . I   HAVE BEEN DISHEARTENED BY THE   LIMITED ACCESS AND -- OF EARLY   INTERVENTION FOR CHILDREN   NEEDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.   EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO HAVE   THEIR EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL,   EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH   NEEDS MET WITHOUT THE BURDEN OF   LABELS OR SPECIAL EDUCATION   QUALIFICATIONS. THE EXCLUSIVE   FOCUS ON ACADEMICS OFTEN   NEGLECTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A   CHILD'S SOCIAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH  UNTIL ISSUES ARISE. ALL BEHAVIOR  IS COMMUNICATION. WHEN WE   RESPOND WITH PUNISHMENT OR   EXCLUSION, WE MAY OVERLOOK THE   ROOT CAUSE LINKED TO UNJUST   SYSTEMS. WHAT IF THE STEM FROM A  LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES , PRACTICE  SOCIAL SKILLS, OR FROM SYSTEMIC   INEQUITIES. RESTORATIVE   PRACTICES WORKS WITHIN SCHOOLS   AND COMMUNITIES TO COUNTER THESE  CONCERNS. I AM HEARTENED BY THE   COMMITMENT OF THIS COUNCIL TO   PRIORITIZE EDUCATIONAL AND   MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR YOUTH  . RESTORATIVE PRACTICES ALIGNED   SEAMLESSLY WITH THE COUNCIL   PRIORITIES, AND THE NEEDS OF OUR  COMMUNITY. FOSTERING A   SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR   CHILDREN. RESTORATIVE PRACTICES   IS ABOUT LEARNING , BUILDING   COMMUNITY . IT IS RELATIONAL AND  EMPOWERING. THE VISION STATEMENT  FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS   REFLECTS THE COLLECTIVE DESIRE   TO CONFRONT HARMFUL SYSTEMS AND   CREATE A HOLISTIC AND COLLECTIVE  PATH FORWARD. SEATTLE PUBLIC   SCHOOLS ARE AT THE HEART OF THE   CITY. RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN   POWERS SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND   CENTERS WELLNESS AND JOY IN   LEARNING AND LIFE. WE ENGAGE IN   A RELATIONAL AND HEALING   CENTERED PROCESS TO FOSTER   COMMUNITY CONNECTEDNESS. I WANT   TO THANK YOU FOR --   >> THANK YOU.   >> THE LAST SPEAKER.   >> CAN YOU HEAR ME?   >> YES .   >> I AM SO HONORED TO BE HERE   TODAY . I AM A PROFESSOR OF   PEDIATRICS AT SEATTLE   CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. I HAVE   WORKED IN SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS   AND THEY BEGAN IN SEATTLE OVER   20 YEARS AGO. NOTHING IS MORE   IMPORTANT THAN THE FUTURE AND   WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN. BUT WE   KNOW MORE FACE REAL CHALLENGES   ACCESSING CARE. I SEE EVERY DAY   IN MY CLINIC. I ALSO SEE IT AT   THE SCHOOL BASICALLY. AT THE   SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS THEY  ARE MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE .   IT IS UNBELIEVABLE HOW MUCH   CHANGE HAS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF    IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT MEDICAL AND  BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RIGHT WHERE   KIDS SPEND THEIR DAY, AT SCHOOL.  THIS MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER FOR  KIDS AND FAMILIES TO GET CARE,   ESPECIALLY WITH THINGS LIKE   FINDING TRANSPORTATION AND COSTS  CAN BE REAL HURDLES. WE KNOW THE  PUT IN THE CARE RIGHT IN THE   SCHOOLS MEANS MORE KIDS CAN WALK  DOWN THE HALL, WALKED INTO THE   OFFICE AND SEE SOMEONE THAT CAN   HELP THEM FEEL BETTER WITHOUT   HAVING TO PULL FAMILY FROM JOBS   OR PULLING THEM OUT OF THE   SCHOOLS COME ACROSS TOWN TO WAIT  IN CLINICS. PROBLEMS GET CAUGHT   EARLIER, AND THEY GET TAKEN CARE  OF FASTER. IT IS WORKING WELL   HERE IN SEATTLE. THE PARTNERSHIP  BETWEEN THE CITY. WE RUN HEALTH   CENTERS AT THREE SCHOOLS   OFFERING CONNECTIVE MEDICAL,   BEAVER HEALTH, AND EVEN DENTAL   CARE. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE,   WE A SKILLED THERAPIST, NURSE   PRACTITIONERS AND CARE   COORDINATORS RIGHT IN THE SCHOOL  BUILDING SEVERAL DAYS A WEEK TO   HELP STUDENTS WITH WHAT THEY   NEED RIGHT WHERE THEY ARE. IT IS  NOT JUST CONVENIENT, IT IS GOOD   AND EFFECTIVE CARE IN PLACE OF   KIDS AND FAMILY STRESS. NOW   SERVICES LIKE THESE ARE CLEARLY   WORKING WITH RELIABLE SUPPORT.   THAT IS WHY SUSTAINED AND   EXPANDED FUNDING IS ABSOLUTELY   KEY. THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL   HEALTH NEEDS OF STUDENTS ARE   REAL AND NEED STEADY FUNNY. THIS  LEVY IS HOW WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN,  USING THE FUNDS TO KEEP THE   SERVICE A STRONG IS VITAL .   >> THANK YOU .   >> THAT WAS THE LAST REGISTERED   SPEAKER .   >> THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC COMMENT  PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. LET THE   RECORD REFLECT THE COUNCILMEMBER  RINCK HAS JOINED ONLINE.   WELCOME. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A   SPECIAL THANKS TO CHANCELLOR ,   THE SEATTLE COLLEGES CHANCELLOR   , CHANCELLOR ROSIE, AS HER   STUDENTS KNOW HER, FOR HER GREAT  PARTNERSHIP, AND ALSO TED   HOWARD, FOR BEING HERE ON BEHALF  OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE  PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND ALSO, MARCUS  WHO JOINED US ONLINE FOR PUBLIC   COMMENT, A FELLOW COMMITTEE   MEMBER. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE   WORK THAT YOU DO ON THE LEVY   OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT   OF OUR KIDS IN SEATTLE. CLARK,   WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM 1 INTO  THE RECORD?   >> AGENDA ITEM 1, EVERY CHILD   READY EXECUTIVE PRESENTATION ON   FAMILIES, EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL   AND PROMISE LEVY RENEWAL.   >> THANK YOU. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN  READ INTO THE RECORD. THANK YOU,  COLLEAGUES, FOR BEING HERE   TODAY. BEFORE THE PRESENTATION,   I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK  DEPUTY MAYOR TIFFANY WASHINGTON   FOR HER PARTNERSHIP AND LONG   HOURS WORKING ON THIS PROPOSAL.   I BELIEVE THE COLLABORATION   BETWEEN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THE  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND   EARLY LEARNING, AND MY OFFICE   HAS RESULTED IN A PROPOSAL THAT   INCLUDES MOST, IF NOT ALL,   PRIORITIES AND REQUESTS THAT   COLLEAGUES HAVE DISCUSSED BUT I   ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL NOTE  OF GRATITUDE AND TAKE PRIVILEGE   TO THANK MY STAFF, WENDY AND   NICOLE, FOR ALL THE HOURS THEY   HAVE PUT IN TOWARD SUPPORTING   THIS LEVY, AND ALL THE WORK THAT  THEY DO EVERY DAY. I ALSO WANT   TO TAKE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY AT   THIS JUNCTURE TO CLARIFY AN AREA  OF UNDERSTANDABLE CONFUSION THAT  SOME SEATTLE RESIDENTS HAVE ,   AND THAT I HAVE ALREADY HEARD   AFTER THE MAYOR PROPOSED THIS   RENEWAL . THE CITY OF SEATTLE   AND SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE   COMPLETELY SEPARATE ENTITIES .   THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE OVERSIGHT  OF SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IT IS  THE STATE 'S PARAMOUNT DUTY TO   FUND K-12 EDUCATION AND THE   DISTRICT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO   PROVIDE THAT EDUCATION. THIS   LEVY IS TO FUND EDUCATIONAL   NEEDS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF   SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS   RESPONSIBILITY, SUCH AS   CHILDCARE, PRESCHOOL, K-12   ACADEMIC SUPPORT, LIKE TUTORING   AND MENTORING, K-12 HEALTH AND   SAFETY SERVICES, AND   POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES,   LIKE THE SUCCESSFUL PROMISE   PROGRAM AND THE PATHWAYS TO THE   TRADES. COLLEAGUES, AS YOU HEARD  ME SAY BEFORE, FOR 35 YEARS   SEATTLE VOTERS HAVE INVESTED IN   OUR CHILDREN THROUGH THE   FAMILIES AND EDUCATION LEVEES.   LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN. FOR 35   YEARS VOTERS HAVE BEEN   SUPPORTING KIDS IN SEATTLE. WE   KNOW THESE INVESTMENTS ARE EVEN   MORE IMPORTANT TODAY IN LIGHT OF  THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION'S   UNCONSCIONABLE ATTACKS ON OUR   WORKING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN.   WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM DEPUTY  MAYOR WASHINGTON ON THE   SPECIFICS OF THE MAYORS   PROPOSAL. COLLEAGUES, I ASK THAT  YOU HOLD QUESTIONS UNTIL THE   END. DEPUTY MAYOR, PLEASE STATE   YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. YOU   CAN BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION .   >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL   MEMBERS AND CHAIR RIVERA. FOR   THE RECORD, MY NAME IS DEPUTY   MAYOR TIFFANY WASHINGTON.   >> I AM PILOT DIRECTOR.   >> JONATHAN SWIFT , CFO FOR   DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EARLY   LEARNING .   >> DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF IMPACT AND  EXTERNAL AFFAIRS .   >> IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO BE WITH  YOU TODAY TO INTRODUCE THE   MAYORS PROPOSAL TO RENEW THE   FAMILIES, EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL   AND PROMISE LEVY, WHICH HE   ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK AS PART OF   HIS EVERY CHILD READY   INITIATIVE. AS HE SHARED LAST   WEEK, WE ARE IN A CRITICAL   MOMENT TO REINVEST IN THE   HEALTH, SAFETY AND SUCCESS OF   SEATTLE'S YOUTH AND FAMILIES.   THE EVERY CHILD READY INITIATIVE  INCLUDES TRANSFORMATION ,   TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENTS THAT   WILL MAKE SEATTLE ONE OF THE   BEST CITIES IN THE NATION TO   START AND RAISE A FAMILY.   SUPPORTING OUR CHILDREN FROM   CRADLE TO CLASSROOM INTO COLLEGE  AND BEYOND TOWARD SUCCESSFUL   CAREERS. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK   CHAIR RIVERA, WHO IS BEEN AN   INVALUABLE PARTNER IN THIS WORK.  AS WE WORKED TO DEVELOP THE   PROPOSAL TO MEET THE NEEDS OF   SEATTLE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.   THANK YOU SO MUCH.   >> THANK YOU.   >> WHAT WE WILL BE COVERING   TODAY, I WILL SHARE THE MAYOR'S  VISION FOR EVERY CHILD THE CITY   INITIATIVE AND THE PROPOSAL FOR   RENEWING THE FEPP LEVY. I WILL   PASS IT OVER TO DIRECTOR   CHAPELLE. HE WILL TALK MORE   ABOUT THE PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT   PROCESS AND THE TIMELINE FOR   RENEWAL AND THE UPCOMING   RECOMMENDED LIMITATION PLANNING,  AND THEN THE DIRECTOR AND HIS   TEAM WILL SUPPORT ME IN   ANSWERING QUESTIONS. IS THAT THE  NEXT SLIDE? GO TO THAT SLIDE.   >> THERE WE GO.   >> IS SOMEONE WHO IS DEDICATED   MOST OF MY CAREER TO WORKING ON   DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS, SUCH AS   JUVENILE JUSTICE, HOMELESSNESS,   POVERTY AND FOSTER CARE, IT   FEELS INCREDIBLY REWARDING TO BE  INVOLVED IN AN UPSTREAM   INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON PREVENTING  PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY START. IN   THE EARLY 1990s I HAD THE   PRIVILEGE WORKING AS A CHAPLAIN   IN AN ALL BOYS SECTION OF THE   JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER .   DURING MY TIME THERE, I   ENCOUNTERED A YOUNG MAN WHO WAS   ONLY 12 OR 13 YEARS OLD. HE HAD   BEEN INCARCERATED FOR AN   UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT INVOLVING   JUMPING ANOTHER STUDENT WITH HIS  FRIENDS. REGRETTABLY, THE IMPACT  OF THIS ACT WAS DEVASTATING. THE  STUDENT SUSTAINED A SEVERE HEAD   INJURY AND TRAGICALLY LOST HIS   LIFE. THAT DAY, MULTIPLE YOUNG   LIVES WERE SHATTERED, AND THE   YOUNG MAN I MET WAS AMONG THEM.   IN HIS LETTER TO THE JUDGE, HE   EXPRESSED HIS REMORSE AND THE   PROFOUND IMPACT HIS ACTIONS HAD   ON HIS LIFE. HE CANDIDLY SHARED   HIS STRUGGLES AS THE YOUNGEST OF  TWO CHILDREN LIVING WITH HIS   GRANDMOTHER, WHO WAS STRUGGLING   TO MAKE ENDS MEET. EXPRESSED HIS  ASPIRATIONS OF BECOMING A   FOOTBALL PLAYER, BUT NOW HE   ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEVASTATING   CONSEQUENCES OF HIS ACTIONS,   REALIZING HE NOT ONLY RUINED HIS  OWN LIFE, BUT ALSO TAKEN THE   LIFE OF ANOTHER INNOCENT PERSON.  THIS YOUNG MAN IS JUST ONE OF   MANY YOUTH I HAVE WORKED WITH   WHO HAD ALREADY LOST THEIR WAY   BY THE TIME THEY REACHED MIDDLE   SCHOOL. THIS LEVY HOLDS IMMENSE   SIGNIFICANCE FOR ME BEYOND   SPEECHES AND SLIDE DECKS. IT   REPRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO   SAVE LIVES AND PROVIDE YOUNG   PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH   THE RESOURCES THEY NEED EARLY ON  . BY DOING SO, WE CAN PREVENT   THEM FROM EVER HAVING TO WRITE A  LETTER TO A JUDGE EXPRESSING   THEIR DEEPEST REGRETS. I   SINCERELY INVITE YOU TO JOIN THE  MAYOR AND ME IN THIS UPSTREAM   INITIATIVE BY ENSURING THAT   EVERY CHILD IS READY TO START,   READY TO LEARN AND READY TO   LAUNCH INTO ADULTHOOD. BY   WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A   LASTING IMPACT AND CREATE A   BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR OUR YOUTH.   NOW WE'RE GOING TO JUMP INTO   SOME OF THE INVESTMENTS AT A   HIGH LEVEL, AND THEN WE WILL GO   DEEPER AS I MOVE ON. READY TO   START IS ALL ABOUT IMPACTING THE  LIVES OF CHILDREN FROM PRENATAL   TO THREE. REMEMBER THAT VISUAL   WE LOOKED AT OF UPSTREAM AND   DOWNSTREAM WORK. THIS IS ALL   UPSTREAM WORK, BECAUSE RESEARCH   SUGGESTS THE MOST CRITICAL YEARS  OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT OCCUR   DURING PREGNANCY IN THE FIRST   THREE YEARS OF LIFE. THE READY   TO LEARN BUCKET FOCUSES ON OUR   PART IN ENSURING THAT STUDENTS   ARE SAFE, HEALTHY AND READY TO   LEARN. WE DO THIS BY INVESTING   IN ACADEMIC AND ENRICHMENT   SUPPORTS, AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER  PROGRAMS, AND OUR HEALTH   INVESTMENTS. FINALLY, THE READY   TO LAUNCH BUCKET, BEFORE I GET   INTO THAT, I WILL TELL YOU THAT   I AM A MOTHER OF THREE AND   GRANDMOTHER OF THREE, EVEN   THOUGH I KNOW I DO NOT LOOK A   DAY PAST 25. MY HUSBAND AND I   GREW UP IN LESS THAN IDEAL   ENVIRONMENTS AND WERE DETERMINED  TO GIVE OUR KIDS EVERYTHING THEY  NEEDED TO SUCCEED. EVEN WITH   THAT, WE STILL WORRY ABOUT THEIR  ABILITY TO EVERY DAY. THIS   INVESTMENT AREAS ENSURES WE CAN   GIVE AS MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AS   POSSIBLE RESOURCES NEEDED TO   LAUNCH INTO ADULTHOOD AND BE   PREPARED FOR LIFE. I WANT TO   TAKE ANOTHER MOMENT TO NOTE THAT  THESE UPSTREAM INVESTMENTS ARE   THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN   SEATTLE'S FUTURE LEADERS AND   RESIDENTS. RESEARCHERS MANY   YOUNG ADULTS ARE LEAVING HIGH   SCHOOL WITHOUT THE SKILLS NEEDED  TO THRIVE AS ADULTS. AS A   SOCIETY, WE ARE EITHER GOING TO   INVEST EARLY OR PAY HIGHER COSTS  ON THE BACKEND. ONE DOLLAR   INVESTED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD   HEALS UP TO A $16 RETURN VIA   INCREASE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE  GRADUATION RATES. ONE DOLLAR   INVESTED IN QUALITY OUT OF   SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS LIKE   AFTERSCHOOL OR SUMMER LEARNING   YIELDS A NINE DOLLAR BENEFIT IN   SOCIETAL BENEFITS, INCLUDING   REDUCED CRIME, INCREASED   EARNINGS AND BETTER HEALTH   OUTCOMES. A YOUNG WOMAN SPOKE AT  THE MAYOR'S PRESS CONFERENCE   LAST ME. FOR THOSE OF US THAT   WERE THERE, REMEMBER THIS. SHE   SHARED THE STORY OF HER AND HER   BROTHER, BOTH OF WHOM ARE   SEATTLE PROMISED SCHOLARS AND   FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE   GRADUATES. SHE SPOKE ABOUT HER   HARD-WORKING PARENTS WHO WORK   LONG HOURS EACH WEEK CLEANING   HOTEL ROOMS TO PROVIDE A BETTER   LIFE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. AS SHE   RECOUNTED HER FAMILY AT THIS   JOURNEY, I WAS DEEPLY MOVED AND   HUMBLED BY THE DETERMINATION OF   HER AND HER BROTHER TO SEIZE THE  OPPORTUNITIES GIVEN TO THEM.   THEIR HARD WORK IS ALTERING THE   COURSE OF THEIR FAMILY HISTORY   FOR THE BETTER. IT DEMONSTRATES   THAT WHEN INDIVIDUALS ARE   PROVIDED WITH THE NECESSARY   RESOURCES, THEY HAVE THE   POTENTIAL TO FLOURISH, NOT ONLY   FOR THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO FOR   FUTURE GENERATIONS. GENERATIONAL  IMPACTS, THAT IS THE VISION OF   THIS LEVY. IF WE DO OUR PART   WITH OUR SYSTEM PARTNERS, AS   COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA SPOKE ABOUT  IN THE BEGINNING, DEPARTMENT OF   EDUCATION, ET CETERA, WE CAN   TRULY IMPACT THE CITY, STATE,   AND ULTIMATELY, THE COUNTRY.   THIS IS HOW STRONG SOCIETIES ARE  BUILT, UPSTREAM INVESTMENTS.   WHEN DEVELOPING THIS PACKAGE, WE  ASKED OURSELVES THREE MAIN   QUESTIONS. WHAT NEEDS TO BE   SUSTAINED, WHAT SHOULD WE   EXPAND, AND WHAT NEW INVESTMENTS  ARE REQUIRED? UNDER WHAT NEEDS   TO BE SUSTAINED, WE DETERMINED   EARLY ON THAT ARE HIGH-LEVEL   STRATEGIES OF EARLY LEARNING   K-12 SUPPORTS IN COLLEGE AND   CAREER READINESS ARE STILL THE   RIGHT FOCUS . WE ALSO EXAMINED   OTHER CITY INVESTMENTS THAT   ALIGN WITH THE LEVY GOALS, AND   WE INCLUDED THEM TO ENSURE A   STABLE FUNDING SOURCE TO   MAXIMIZE PROGRAM COORDINATION   AND DRIVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR   SEATTLE YOUTH. AS THE CITY   GRAPPLES WITH AN UNCERTAIN   ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND A REDUCTION  IN FEDERAL FUNDING, WE CAN   SAFEGUARD THESE CRITICAL   INVESTMENTS UNTIL 2032. NEXT WE   LOOKED AT WHAT PROGRAMS NEED TO   BE EXPANDED. THIS AREA ALLOWED   US TO ADDRESS EMERGING COMMUNITY  NEEDS, SUCH AS THE SIGNIFICANT   INCREASE IN INFANT AND TODDLER   CHILDCARE COSTS OVER THE PAST   DECADE. FOR FAMILIES WITH MORE   THAN ONE CHILD UNDER FIVE, CHILD  CARE COSTS MORE THAN HOUSING. IN  2024, CHILDCARE AWARE OF   WASHINGTON REPORTED THAT 40% OF   WASHINGTON PARENTS REPORTED   HAVING WITH THEIR JOBS OR BEING   FIRED DUE TO CHILDCARE   DISRUPTION. CHILDCARE ACCESS IS   IMPACTING HOUSEHOLD STABILITY   FOR SEATTLE FAMILIES. ANOTHER   AREA OF EMERGENT NEED WE ARE   RESPONDING TO IS USE MENTAL   HEALTH. WE KNOW YOUTH ARE   DEALING WITH THE AFTERMATH OF   THE PANDEMIC AND CIVIL UNREST IN  RECENT YEARS, NOT TO MENTION THE  RISE OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS. THIS   LEVY RESPONSE TO THIS NEED.   FINALLY, WE IDENTIFIED NEW AREAS  OF INVESTMENT THAT WILL HELP   YOUTH PREPARE FOR THEIR CAREERS   AND THE FUTURE WORKFORCE NEEDS   OF OUR REGION. IN 2023 A   WASHINGTON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT   COUNCIL REPORT ESTIMATED THAT   TRADES AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREERS  WILL ACCOUNT FOR 33% OF JOBS IN   WASHINGTON BY 2031. OUR PROPOSED  PATH TO TRADES PROGRAM IS AN   EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR SEATTLE  GRADUATES. YOU ARE A TERRIBLE   POWERPOINT PERSON. [ LAUGHTER ]   THIS LEVY PROPOSES TO ADDRESS   THE CHILDCARE SHORTAGE . WE   PROPOSE ADDING 800 NEW CHILDCARE  SLOTS. THIS INITIATIVE WILL MORE  THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF   SUBSIDIES AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES,  RESULTING IN A TOTAL OF 1400   CHILDCARE SLOTS ANNUALLY. WE   ALSO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE   OF TAKING GOOD CARE OF THE   INDIVIDUALS WHO PERFORM THIS   ESSENTIAL WORK. IN LIGHT OF   THIS, THE MAYOR HAS INTRODUCED A  PLAN TO PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT   TO 5000 CHILDCARE WORKERS. THESE  WORKERS PLAY A ROLE IN THE   SUCCESS OF THE CHILDREN THEY   CARE FOR. WE WANTED TO ENSURE   THAT THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE   ACKNOWLEDGED AND APPRECIATED.   FINALLY, THIS PROPOSAL ALLOCATES  600 NEW SEATS TO THE SEATTLE   PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, BRINGING THE   TOTAL NUMBER OF SLOTS ANNUALLY   TO 3100. IN THE READY TO LEARN   BUCKET, THIS LEVY E NEW SCHOOL-   CENTERS, BRINGING THE TOTAL   NUMBER OF CLINICS ACROSS THE   CITY TO 34. THESE CENTERS   PROVIDE STUDENTS A CONVENIENT   WAY TO ADDRESS THEIR HEALTH   CONCERNS WITHOUT DISRUPTING   THEIR SCHOOL SCHEDULE. THROUGH   THIS LEVY, WE AIM TO PROVIDE   MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH   SERVICES 250 1000 K-12 STUDENTS,  INCLUDING TELEHEALTH. FINALLY,   WE WILL MAINTAIN THE CURRENT   INVESTMENTS IN SCHOOL SAFETY   WHILE ALSO ALLOCATING ADDITIONAL  RESOURCES TO ENHANCE SAFETY   WITHIN, AND AROUND, SCHOOLS. IN   THE READY TO LAUNCH BUCKET WE   WILL SUSTAIN OUR SUCCESSFUL   SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AND   PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR   YOUNG PEOPLE TO EARN A FOUR-YEAR  DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF   WASHINGTON THROUGH THE PROGRAM,   OR OBTAIN CERTIFICATIONS AND   APPRENTICESHIPS IN A SKILLS   TRADE. THIS IS A SIX YEAR, FEPP   -- $1.3 BILLION B WITH MOST   COSTS ALLOCATED TO THE START AND  LEARN CATEGORIES. THE HYPOTHESIS  IS THAT IF WE INVEST IN EARLY   YEARS, YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE WELL  PREPARED TO LAUNCH INTO   ADULTHOOD AND WILL NEED FEWER   SUPPORTS LATER IN THEIR JOURNEY.  CIELO VOTERS HAVE CONSISTENTLY   SUPPORTED INVESTMENTS IN OUR   STUDENTS AND CHILDREN FOR OVER   THREE DECADES. WHILE WE   ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPACT OF   TAXPAYERS, WE FIRMLY BELIEVE IN   A LONG-TERM RETURN ON INVESTMENT  OF THESE PROGRAMS. DEEL, THE   MAYOR'S OFFICE AND CHAIR RIVERA  DEDICATED SIGNIFICANT TIME TO   IDENTIFY COST SAVINGS AND   PROGRAM EFFICIENCIES. THESE   EFFORTS LED TO A REDUCTION IN   THE ANTICIPATED PERCENT OF LEVY   PROCEEDS ALLOCATED FOR PROGRAM   ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS.   CONSEQUENTLY, A LARGER PORTION   OF THE FUNDS WILL BE DIRECTLY   SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND   FAMILIES. NOW I WILL TAKE YOU   THROUGH EACH INVESTMENT AREA AND  A LITTLE MORE DETAIL. READY TO   START. RESEARCH SHOWS   CHILDREN'S BRAINS DEVELOP THE   FASTEST BETWEEN BIRTH AND THE   AGE OF THREE. THE RELATIONSHIP   THEY FORM WITH CAREGIVERS IN THE  EARLY EXPERIENCES THEY HAVE,   BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE,   SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE   PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF THEIR   BRAINS. THIS STRUCTURE SUPPORTS   LEARNING, BEHAVIOR AND OVERALL   WELL-BEING. HELPING CHILDREN   HAVE A STRONG START LEADS TO   GREATER SUCCESS THROUGHOUT THEIR  EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY. LET'S LOOK  AT A HIGH LEVEL WHAT IS IN THESE  POCKETS. AS YOU CAN SEE, BE   READY TO START BUCKET INCLUDES   PRENATAL TO THREE SUPPORTS,   CHILDCARE FAMILY SUBSIDIES,   CHILDCARE WORKER SUPPORTS, AND   THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM   FOR A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF $658   MILLION. WE PLAN TO SERVE 750   CHILDREN ANNUALLY IN THE   PRENATAL TO THREE INVESTMENTS,   INCLUDING HOME VISITING   PROGRAMS, SUCH AS PARENT-CHILD   BLAST AND NURSE FAMILY   PARTNERSHIP, WHICH PROVIDES   PARENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT,   ESPECIALLY FOR FIRST-TIME   PARENTS , AN EARLY SCREENING FOR  LEARNING CHALLENGES. 14,000   CHILDREN WILL BE SERVED AGED   ZERO THROUGH 12 ANNUALLY , OR   1400 WILL BE SERVED ANNUALLY,   THROUGH THE CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM. PROVIDER WORKER   SUPPORTS TO 5000 CHILDCARE   PROVIDERS ANNUALLY, AND SERVING   3100 CHILDREN IN THE NATIONALLY   RECOGNIZED SPP PROGRAM. THE   READY TO LEARN INVESTMENTS ARE   FOCUSED ON ENSURING CHILDREN AND  YOUTH ATTEND SCHOOL FEELING   SAFE, HEALTHY AND PREPARE TO   LEARN. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT   THESE ENRICHMENTS AND ACADEMIC   SUPPORTS, COUPLED WITH HEALTH   AND SAFETY INVESTMENTS , ENHANCE  ATTENDANCE, EQUIP YOUNG PEOPLE   WITH ESSENTIAL 21ST-CENTURY   SKILLS, AND ULTIMATELY   CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR OVERALL   SUCCESS. THIS SUITE OF   INVESTMENTS WILL BE FOR THE   DETAILED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION   PLAN. ONCE APPROVED, A   COMPETITIVE PROCESS WILL BE   CONDUCTED, ALLOWING QUALIFIED   CBOS AND INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS TO   ACCESS THE FUNDS TO SUPPORT   YOUNG PEOPLE'S HEALTH, SAFETY   AND INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS BEFORE,  DURING AND AFTER SCHOOL HOURS.   THE INVESTMENT AREA UNDER READY   TO LEARN IS AROUND $506 MILLION   AND INCLUDES EXPANDED LEARNING   OPPORTUNITIES , INCLUDING AFTER   SCHOOL AND HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE,   TUTORING, MENTORING, SUMMER   LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN   ESTIMATED 19,000 YOUTH ANNUALLY.  WHITNEY GELIN ALSO INCLUDES   COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORTS FOR   FAMILIES, SUCH AS FOOD ACCESS,   CONNECTIONS TO BASIC NEEDS,   MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH   SUPPORTS, AND SCHOOL SAFETY   EFFORTS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH   PUBLIC HEALTH, WE WILL ESTABLISH  FIVE NEW SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH   CENTERS, BRINGING THE TOTAL   NUMBER TO 34 SITES CITYWIDE.   MENTAL HEALTH IS A SIGNIFICANT   ASPECT OF THIS PROPOSAL, AND   SERVICES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL   51,000 SBS STUDENTS THROUGH THE   SCHOOL HEALTH CENTERS AND   TELEHEALTH OPTIONS. FURTHERMORE,  GIVEN THE RECENT SURGE IN   VIOLENCE IN, AND AROUND,   SCHOOLS, THIS LEVY RESPONSE TO   THE URGENT REQUEST OF STUDENTS,   TEACHERS, FAMILIES AND THE   COMMUNITY TO EXPAND ON EXISTING   SCHOOL SAFETY INVESTMENTS AND   DEDICATE DIGITAL RESOURCES TO   ENHANCE SAFETY IN, AND AROUND,   SCHOOLS. MOVING TO THE READY TO   LAUNCH BUCKET, RESEARCH REVEALS   , AGAIN, THE STUDENTS ARE NOT   PREPARED FOR COLLEGE AND LIFE   WHEN THEY LEAVE HIGH SCHOOL.   THIS INVESTMENT AREA IS FOCUSED   ON ENSURING THAT ALL SBS   GRADUATES ARE WELL EQUIPPED TO   TRANSITION SEAMLESSLY INTO   COLLEGE, AND TO PURSUE CAREER   PATHWAYS OF THEIR CHOICE,   INCLUDING IN TRADES , TRADE   CAREERS LIKE WELDING, PLUMBING   AND CONSTRUCTION AND ELECTRICAL.  THIS IS AN 82 POINT 4 --   ENSURING FREE COLLEGE TUITION AT  SEATTLE COLLEGES FOR THE FIRST   TWO YEARS WITH THE GOAL OF   SERVING 1475 COLLEGE STUDENTS   ANNUALLY . FUNDING FOR THE UDUB   TRANSFER PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS   COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATES   CONTINUING THEIR STUDIES AT THE   UDUB, AND THE NEW PASTOR TRADES   PROGRAM, THANK YOU,   COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, WHO WAS   VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS AND   BURST OF THIS FROM HER HEART,   AND THE NEW PASTOR TRADES   PROGRAM ACKNOWLEDGES THE MANY   OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR   STUDENTS IN THE TRADES. THESE   INCLUDE HIGH PAYING UNION JOBS   THAT CAN FINANCIALLY TRANSFORM   THE LIVES OF MANY STUDENTS. AS   YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A BOLD   PROPOSAL TO INVEST IN OUR   CHILDREN AND THE FUTURE OF OUR   CITY. I WILL NOW PASS IT TO   DOCTOR DIRECTOR CHAPELLE TO   SHARE MORE ABOUT HOW DEEL   DEVELOPED THE RECOMMENDATIONS   FOR THIS PROPOSAL. I TOLD HIM I   WASN'T GOING TO DO THAT.   >> THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR   WASHINGTON. THIS LEVY PROPOSAL   IS GROUNDED IN YEARS OF   LISTENING, LEARNING AND   REFLECTING ALONGSIDE OUR   COMMUNITY . THIS SLIDE   ILLUSTRATES THE DEPTH OF WORK ,   AND IT INFORMS WHERE WE INVEST   NEXT. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE   SOMETHING DEPUTY MAYOR   WASHINGTON SAID, BECAUSE IT   CAN'T BE OVERSTATED. THIS LEVY   THOUSANDS OF SEATTLE FAMILIES   WHO HAVE ENTRUSTED US WITH THEIR  MOST PRECIOUS GIFT. THAT IS   THEIR CHILDREN'S FUTURE. JUST   LAST WEEK, MAYOR HARRELL   REMINDED US THAT EDUCATION IS   THE PASSPORT TO THE FUTURE .   THIS PROPOSAL ISN'T SIMPLY   ABOUT FUNDING, IT IS ABOUT   GIVING EVERY CHILD IN SEATTLE   THE KEY TO UNLOCK THEIR OWN   POTENTIAL , THEIR OWN PASSPORT   TO A FUTURE WITHOUT LIMITS. THIS  VISION WASN'T BUILT IN   ISOLATION. OVER THE A JOURNEY.    CONDUCTED 26 FORMAL EVALUATIONS   . WE HAVE GATHERED OVER 10,000   SURVEY RESPONSES FROM STUDENTS,   FAMILIES AND PROVIDERS AND   ENGAGED WITH 88 FOCUS GROUPS. WE  HAVE MADE MORE THAN 2000 SITE   VISITS . EVERY STORY SHARED,   EVERY CHALLENGE IDENTIFIED,   EVERY SUCCESS CELEBRATED . THEY   ALL FIND THEIR PLACE IN OUR   PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU TODAY. IN   2024 WE WENT FURTHER. WE   CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS   ASSESSMENT THAT COMBINED LOCAL   LIVED EXPERIENCES WITH NATIONAL   RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICES   BEGINNING LAST JULY . WE HAD   INTENTIONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH   OUR EXISTING IMPLEMENTATION   PARTNERS TO ASK THEM WHAT THEY   -- WHAT THEY ARE SEEING AS KEY   COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND HOW THE   SERVICES WE WERE FUNDING COULD   BE IMPROVED. WE HEARD   CONSISTENTLY THE NEED FOR   INVESTMENTS REFLECTED IN THIS   NEW RENEWAL PROPOSAL. NOW I WANT  TO TAKE A MOMENT TO WALK YOU   THROUGH WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM  NOW THROUGH 2026 AS WE MOVE THIS  PROPOSAL FORWARD TOGETHER.   FOLLOWING THE SELECT COMMITTEE   PROCESS, THIS COUNCIL WILL HAVE   THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE   SENDING THE LEVY TO THE NOVEMBER  BALLOT. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE   WILL BE ASKING VOTERS TO ONCE   AGAIN INVEST IN WHAT SEATTLE HAS  ALWAYS STOOD FOR, AND THAT IS   OPPORTUNITY, EQUITY, AND STRONG   FEATURES FOR OUR CHILDREN. IF   THE LEVY IS APPROVED BY VOTERS   THIS NOVEMBER, WE PLAN TO BRING   BACK A COMPREHENSIVE   IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION   PLAN IN EARLY 2026 . THAT IS   WHERE THE DEEPER WORK BEGINS .   TOGETHER WITH YOU , WE WILL   SHAPE THESE INVESTMENTS -- SHAPE  HOW THESE INVESTMENTS COME TO   LIFE IN OUR CLASSROOMS, IN OUR   NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES.   WE LOOK FORWARD TO TRANSFORMING   THE LIVES OF OUR YOUTH, BECAUSE   WHEN WE INVEST IN THEM, WE ARE   INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF   SEATTLE. AND SO, AS WE STAND AT   THIS PIVOTAL MOMENT IN OUR   COUNTRY, I INVITE ALL OF US TO   TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT THE 2018 FEPP  LEVY HAS ACCOMPLISHED. AS WE   HAVE SHARED WITH COUNCIL ON   APRIL 10 , AND TO EMBRACE THE   EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY BEFORE  US TO RENEW THIS COMMITMENT FOR   ANOTHER SIX YEARS . SINCE 1990,   SEATTLE HAS NOT MERELY   PARTICIPATED IN SUPPORTING OUR   CHILDREN, WE HAVE LED . FOR OVER  THREE DECADES, I THINK   COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA MENTIONED   THIS EARLIER, OUR CITY HAS   DEMONSTRATED WHAT'S POSSIBLE   WHEN A COMMUNITY INVESTS BOLDLY   AND CONSISTENTLY IN ITS YOUNGEST  RESIDENTS. WHAT BEGAN AS A LOCAL  INITIATIVE HAS GROWN INTO A   NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MODEL OF   EXCELLENCE . ORGANIZATIONS LIKE   CHILDREN'S FUNDING PROJECT,   CITY HEALTH, AND THE NATIONAL   LEAGUE OF CITIES HAVE ALL   RECOGNIZED SEATTLE'S   COMPREHENSIVE CRADLE TO CAREER   APPROACH . THESE AREN'T JUST   ACCOLADES. THEY ARE AFFIRMATIONS  THAT WE ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH.   AS I CLOSE, THIS PROPOSAL IS   MORE THAN A FUNDING PLAN, IT IS   A DECLARATION. A DECLARATION   THAT, IN SEATTLE, WE WILL ENSURE  EVERY CHILD IS READY TO START,   READY TO LEARN, AND READY TO   LAUNCH INTO A FUTURE THAT   REFLECTS THEIR POTENTIAL. LET'S  MEET THAT FUTURE WITH THE   COMMITMENT , CLARITY AND COURAGE  IT DESERVES. THANK YOU .   >> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, BEFORE  I TAKE QUESTIONS, I WANT TO   THANK DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON   AGAIN, DIRECTOR CHAPELLE AND HIS  TEAM AT DEEL, SOME OF WHOM ARE   IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY, FOR THIS   PRESENTATION, AND FOR THE HARD   WORK THEY DID IMPLEMENTING THE   2018 LEVY THESE PAST YEARS. AND   FOR THE WORK THEY WILL BE DOING   IN TERMS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION   PLAN, WHICH WILL NOT WAIT UNTIL   THE LEVY PASSES. THEY WILL BE   WORKING ON THIS FROM NOW THROUGH  THE PASSAGE OF THE LEVY AND INTO  NEXT YEAR. WE WILL BE COMING   BACK TO YOU ALL, AND I WILL BE   HAVING FURTHER CONVERSATIONS   WITH YOU ALL ABOUT THE   IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. DEPUTY   MAYOR WASHINGTON, THANK YOU FOR   RAISING GARCIA'S NAME, THE   PROMISE STUDENT AT THE PRESS   CONFERENCE LAST WEEK THAT WE MET  . I AM SO PROUD OF THIS STUDENT.  SHE STARTED AS A PROMISE   STUDENT. SHE DID THE PATHWAY TO   UDUB, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,   THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE LAST   TIME THAT DEEL WAS AT THE TABLE.  SHE NOW HAS A JOB. SHE WILL BE   GRADUATING IN JUNE, AND SHE   ALREADY HAS A JOB AT AMAZON.   THIS IS PROFOUND.   FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE   STUDENT. THE REASON -- AND YOU   SAID IT, AND THANK YOU FOR   ALWAYS SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCES   , DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON. I TOO  FEEL A SOURCE OF PRIDE BECAUSE I  WAS THAT KID WHOSE PARENTS HAD   VERY LITTLE FORMER EDUCATION ,   FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE , AND   MY PARENTS PUT ALL THEIR HOPES   AND DREAMS INTO MY GETTING AN   EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES,   BECAUSE MY PARENTS WERE FROM   PUERTO RICO. WE ARE CITIZENS. IT  IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT   CULTURE. PARENTS WANT THE BEST   FOR THEIR CHILDREN, AS YOU SO   APTLY PUT IT, DIRECTOR CHAPELLE   . I KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE,   AND I KNOW WHAT THAT IS LIKE. I   KNOW THE PRIDE MY PARENTS HAD   WHEN, NOT ONLY DID I GET A   SCHOLARSHIP TO UNDERGRAD, I WENT  ON TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL, WHICH MY  PARENTS -- I MEAN, I REMEMBER MY  DAD SAYING TO MY MOM, WHERE DID   SHE GET THIS IDEA FROM? HE WAS   SO PROUD. I SAY THAT, NOT TO BE   SELF-SERVING, BUT TO SAY WHAT   HER EXPERIENCE IS STILL TODAY. I  AM A PERSON OF A CERTAIN AGE,   BUT STILL, TODAY THERE ARE SO   MANY STUDENTS SIMILARLY PLACED.   THE INVESTMENTS WE ARE MAKING IN  THE LEVY SINCE THE 90s ARE   MAKING A PROFOUND IMPACT ON   PEOPLE'S LIVES. A VERY PROFOUND  IMPACT THAT I THINK, YOU KNOW,   IT IS TO BE -- WE NEED TO BE   FOCUSED ON THIS. I REALLY WANTED  TO NAME HER. SHE IS PROBABLY NOT  WATCHING, AND I FEEL SO PROUD .   IN THAT MOMENT, IT REALLY   BROUGHT CHILLS. I AM SO GRATEFUL  FOR THE PROMISE INVESTMENT. I   ALWAYS SAY THAT THIS WAS THE   BRAINCHILD OF FORMER MAYOR   DURKIN . AND NOW, OF COURSE,   MAYOR HARRELL, WHO ALSO WAS VERY  INVOLVED IN THE 13th YEAR. THE   PARTNERSHIP OF A LOT OF PEOPLE   THAT REALLY BELIEVE IN THIS .   PROMISE IS A PROGRAM THAT REALLY  HAS AMAZING RESULTS. FOR   COMMUNITIES LIKE MINE, IT REALLY  MAKES A HUGE IMPACT. I AM VERY   GRATEFUL. I WAS SO HAPPY TO MEET  THIS YOUNG PERSON. COLLEAGUES,   THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TALK   ALL ABOUT FATIMA. THIS SPECIAL   YOUNG WOMAN . ALL OUR KIDS ARE   SPECIAL AND ALL HAVE THE SAME   POTENTIAL. THEY JUST NEED HELP   TO GET THERE. THIS IS WHAT WE   ARE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. EVERY   CHILD HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REACH  WHAT FATIMA AND I REACHED, AND   MANY OF US HERE, DEPUTY MAYOR,   DIRECTOR, ALL OF US. SOME KIDS   NEED MORE HELP THAN OTHERS, AND   THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.   ALSO, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TWO   THINGS THAT THE DEPUTY MAYOR AND  DIRECTOR TALKED ABOUT THAT WERE   ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF   US WHEN WE HAD CONVERSATIONS.   FIRST, THE PATHWAY TO TRADE.   THIS IS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL TO  ME. YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THAT I   AM THE DAUGHTER OF A WELDER   WHOSE GOOD UNION JOB WAS THE   REASON MY FAMILY COULD HAVE A   ROOF OVER OUR HEADS AND FOOD ON   THE TABLE. SECOND, ALONG THE   SAME LINES, THE SUPPORT FOR   CHILD CARE WORKERS. AS MANY OF   US KNOW, AND IT IS ACTUALLY VERY  FITTING, BECAUSE TODAY IS MAY   DAY, AS MANY OF US KNOW, LEAVING  YOUR CHILD WITH A CARETAKER CAN   BE DIFFICULT. YOU WANT TO KNOW   YOUR CHILD WILL BE SAFE, HAPPY,   ENGAGED AND GIVEN A GOOD   FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING.   CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ALSO PROVIDE  EDUCATION. WHEN I WAS PREPARING   FOR THIS LEVY, I SPOKE WITH   CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, PRESCHOOL   PROVIDERS, THE PROMISE STUDENTS   MET WITH THE CHANCELLOR AND A   LOT OF FOLKS, AND THE CHILDCARE   PROVIDER SPECIFICALLY SAID TO   ME, PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS THINK   OF US AS EDUCATORS, BUT WE ARE,   AND I AGREE. THE SEATTLE   CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM   PROVIDERS PLAY SUCH A LARGE ROLE  IN THE LIVES OF KIDS AND THE   FAMILIES WHO DEPEND ON THEM. BY   INVESTING IN THESE CHILDCARE   PROVIDERS, WE CAN RETAIN AND   ATTRACT THESE ESSENTIAL WORKERS   THAT ARE SUPPORTING OUR KIDS AND  WORKING FAMILIES. COLLEAGUES,   COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AND THEN   COUNCILMEMBER KANDEL .   >> THANK YOU, CHAIR RIVERA.   THANK YOU FOR MEETING WITH ME   AND GIVING ME THE INITIAL   BRIEFING. I HAVE MANY QUESTIONS.  I WON'T ASK ADDITIONAL   QUESTIONS HERE, BECAUSE I NEED   TO DIG INTO THE DETAILS A LITTLE  BIT MORE. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF   REFLECTIONS. DEPUTY MAYOR   WASHINGTON, YOU MAY BE SET UP IN  MY SEAT STRAIGHTER TODAY   LISTENING TO YOUR WORDS. YOU ARE  ALWAYS A POWERFUL SPEAKER. I HAD  FORGOTTEN THAT YOU USED TO WORK   FOR DEEL. THE PASSION YOU HAVE   FOR THIS WORK CAME THROUGH IN   YOUR WORDS TODAY. IT REMINDED ME  THAT MEETING WITH YOU AND   DIRECTORSHIP L WAS MY LAST   IN-PERSON MEETING BEFORE THE   PANDEMIC STARTED. THE OFFICE   THAT IS NOW THE OFFICER   COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. GOOD TO SEE   YOU BOTH HAVE A JOVIAL SENSE OF   HUMOR WITH EACH OTHER. I LIKE   YOUR POWERPOINT STYLE, JUST FOR   THE RECORD, DIRECTOR. SOME   THINGS YOU SAID WERE REALLY   IMPORTANT . THIS PROGRAM , AND   THESE PROGRAMS, THIS LEVY, IS   GEARED TO MAKE GENERATIONAL   IMPACTS. FROM THE ZERO TO THREE   MOST EXPANSIVE TIME OF YOUR   BRAIN DEVELOPMENT TO YOUR CAREER  READINESS IN THE PROMISE   PROGRAM. I HAVE TO GIVE A THANK   YOU, MUCH LIKE THE CHAIR DID, TO  A NUMBER OF PEOPLE. FIRST , MY   FIRST INTERACTION WITH THE   PROMISE PROGRAM WAS AT THE STATE  WHEN I WORKED AT THE STATE   LEVEL. FOLKS LIKE   REPRESENTATIVE, SENATOR DAVID.   AT THE TIME, SENATOR JEMIMA PAUL  , AND MAYOR DURKIN. THIS IS A   VERY BIG -- THE PROMISE ASPECT   WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO HER. IT IS  SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD  OF HER FOR. SHE DID A REALLY   GOOD JOB HERE. I WILL JUST SAY ,  REPEAT BACK WHAT I HEARD YOU   SAY. THESE PROGRAMS, IN THIS   LEVY, CREATES THE PASSPORT TO   THE FUTURE . THAT STARTS ZERO TO  THREE. I AM SO PROUD. I RAISED   MY HAND BECAUSE I WANTED TO   EXPRESS BACK THE PASSION I FELT   FROM YOU TODAY, DEPUTY MAYOR.   THIS IS SUCH CRITICAL WORK . IT   IS WORK WE WON'T NECESSARILY BE  ABLE TO SEE IN OUR LIFETIME,   BECAUSE THIS WILL CHANGE OVER   MANY GENERATIONS. WHERE LUCKY TO  HAVE PROGRAMS LIKE THIS. I AM   EXCITED TO DIG INTO THE DETAILS   TO CONTINUE THESE IMPORTANT   PROGRAMS. I LOOK FORWARD TO   ASKING MY TOUGH QUESTIONS NEXT   TIME I SEE YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR  .   >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER   STRAUSS. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.   >> THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU,   DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON. THANK   YOU FOR BEING HERE. [ INAUDIBLE   ] DIRECTOR DOCTOR, DOCTOR   DIRECTOR . I HAVE TO SAY IT BOTH  WAYS . IT IS LIKE BEING IN NATO.  FRENCH AND ENGLISH. YOU HAVE TO   DO BOTH. THANK YOU FOR BEING   HERE . THANK YOU FOR   CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD IN THE   PAST. ALSO, TO MISTRESS SWIFT   AND . WELCOME TO THIS MEETING.   THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO SAY   , I WANTED TO COMMEND THE CHAIR   ON HER WORK RELATED TO THE   PASTOR TRADES PROGRAM. I'M NOT   SURE IF THE CLERKS WILL SUPPORT   THIS. THEY MAY CALL FOUL, BUT   CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO BE A   COSPONSOR OF THE PASTOR TRADES   PROGRAM -- PAST -- I AM A FIRST   GENERATION AMERICAN. FIRST   GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT. WHEN  I WENT TO BOSTON, IT WAS A BRAVE  NEW WORLD FOR ME. I RECOGNIZE   THOSE POINTS . MY FATHER WAS A   WELDER . IMAGINE THE SMALL   WORLD. HE USED TO ALWAYS ASK ME,  AND I THINK DOCTOR DIRECTOR HAS   HEARD THIS, WHY DID I COME TO   AMERICA? MY ANSWER WOULD BE ,   BECAUSE HE TOLD ME WHAT IT WAS,   EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION.  THAT IMPRINT, YOU CAN IMAGINE,   THE IMPACT OF THAT. I REALLY   WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR AND   EVERYONE FOR THE D4 -- PATH TO   TRADES. IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT   TO SUPPORT THIS. EVERY PERSON IS  DIFFERENT. EVERY PERSON IS   UNIQUE. EVERY PERSON HAS THEIR   PATH . SOMETIMES IT IS MILITARY.  I MENTORED BY YOUNG SAILORS.   SOMETIMES THE FUTURE WOULD BE   MAYBE MORE TRADITIONAL COLLEGE,   OR THE TRADES. AS NOTED TODAY,   IT IS MAY 1. I AM SUPPORTIVE OF   THE BUILDING IN THE TRADES   WORLD, AND THE COMMUNITY, AND   THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO ENSURE   THAT COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO   WORK TOGETHER FOR THE   IMPROVEMENT OF OUR CITY AND   COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS IS  WELL SUPPORTED. I WANTED TO MAKE  A POINT ABOUT THAT . I ALSO   NOTE, PARTICULARLY GIVEN MY WORK  NOW, THAT IT IS ALSO A PATH,   PARTICULARLY FOR FIRE, BUT ALSO   POLICE, THAT SEATTLE PROMISE   PROGRAM CAN BE A GREAT GATEWAY   TO RECRUIT AND PULL PEOPLE FROM   THE COMMUNITIES FROM WHICH THEY   SERVE. THIS IS EXTREMELY   IMPORTANT. THAT COMBINATION WITH  PROGRAMS LIKE BEFORE THE BADGE   IS A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS. I KNOW   THERE IS A FORMAL PROGRAM WITH   FIRE IN TERMS OF CERTIFICATE OR   ASSOCIATES IN THE FUTURE, BUT   EVEN WITH POLICE, I THINK IT IS   A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS ACROSS ALL   FRONTS. IT IS A WIN WIN KIND OF   SITUATION. I WANTED TO MAKE THAT  POINT. I MENTIONED FIRST   GENERATION AMERICAN. I'M ALSO A  LATER IN LIFE DAD. FOR THOSE   THAT KNOW, I CAME TO THIS JOB   FROM BEING A STAY-AT-HOME DAD.   FROM THE READY TO START PROGRAM   , THAT PORTION OF THE BRIEFING,   I SAW FIRSTHAND GOT THAT LONG   AGO, BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER IS   STILL IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE   IMPORTANCE OF ZERO TO FIVE AND   ZERO TO THREE. NO ONE COULD   ARGUE MY DAUGHTER HAD ME, BUT   STILL, I WAS VERY OBSERVANT. I   WOULD SEE THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.  I SEE THE DIFFERENCES AND   CHALLENGES OF PEOPLE TO BE ABLE   TO DO THAT. I WAS QUITE   FORTUNATE TO BE A STAY-AT-HOME   DAD. DIFFERENT THINGS ALLOWED ME  TO DO THAT. MOST FAMILIES CAN'T.  IT HAS GOTTEN HARDER. IT IS A   HUGE STRAIN, FINANCIAL STRAIN,   AND ALL OF THE ABOVE. THE READY   TO START, YOU CAN'T FULLY   APPRECIATE THE ADVANTAGES , YOU   KNOW, THE HEADSTART THAT WE GIVE  CHILDREN BY INVESTING IN THOSE   EARLY YEARS. AS YOU NOTED, THE   DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRAIN IS SO   PRECIOUS. AND SO, I JUST WANTED   TO NOTICE THAT AND , FOR MY   RECENT EXPERIENCE, THE DIRECT   OBSERVATION HERE IN SEATTLE, IN   TERMS OF HOW THIS PLAYS OUT.   LAST THING, READY TO LEARN .   CLEARLY, I AM HERE AS CHAIR OF   PUBLIC SAFETY TO ENSURE THAT OUR  KIDS ARE LEARNING IN A SAFE   ENVIRONMENT. I KNOW THERE ARE   DIFFERENT THINGS IN PLAY. I AM   110% BEHIND THOSE PROGRAMS   WITHIN THE SAFE ENVIRONMENT   CONTEXT . I WILL BE SUPPORTIVE   FOR MY POSITION AS CHAIR OF   PUBLIC SAFETY. WITH THAT, CHAIR,  THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL   CHECK IN WITH THE CLERKS TO SEE   IF I COULD BE A COSPONSOR ON THE  PATH TO TRADES .   >> THANK YOU.   >> --   >> DIET COKE .   >> IT IS STARTING TO BECOME A   THING. MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE TO   MY RIGHT .   >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.   I'VE ALREADY HAD A CONVERSATION  WITH CHANCELLOR ROSIE ABOUT   THIS. HOW CAN WE CREATE A PATH   TO, YOU KNOW, POLICE AS PART OF   AN EXPANSION OF WHAT WE HAVE   ALREADY DONE WITH FIRE? MORE   CONVERSATIONS ON THAT, FOR SURE.  THANK YOU FOR RAISING THAT.   COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH .   >> THANK YOU. SORRY , I FORGOT I  RAISED MY HAND. BUT I DID. I   APOLOGIZE. THANK YOU, CHAIR. I   WILL BE SUPERQUICK. I COULD GO   DOWN THE LINE. I WANT TO SAY TO   THE EXPERTS, THANK YOU TO THE   EXPERTS FOR BEING HERE. ONE OF   THE THINGS -- I APPRECIATE ALL   THE BRIEFINGS YOU ALL HAVE   BROUGHT WITH BEING VERY THOROUGH  AND INFORMATIONAL AND HAVING ALL  THIS INFORMA. ONE OF THE   THINGS I WAS HAPPY TO SEE, AND   WE'VE MADE INVESTMENTS, IS THE   AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS,  WHICH IS SO INCREDIBLY   IMPORTANT. THE ONE THING I WANT   TO HAMMER HOME IS THAT IT IS   SUPER CONVENIENT FOR PEOPLE, FOR  OUR KIDS, TO GET CAUGHT UP IN   DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT ARE   NOT POSITIVE AND ENGAGING AND   CONNECTIVE. I KNOW WE HAVE MADE   SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN OUR   AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAM.   I ALSO WANT TO HAMMER HOME THAT   WE MAKE IT SUPER EASY AND   CONVENIENT FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE  TO FIND , YOU KNOW, THESE   PROGRAMS AND THINGS. I'M ALWAYS  TALKING TO KIDS. THEY'RE ALWAYS  HUNTING FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.   THEY ARE REALLY SMART AND   ENGAGING. JUST MAKING IT   COMPLETELY OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE   FOR STUDENTS, JUST BECAUSE WE   LIVE IN SUCH A GREAT TECHNOLOGY   WORLD, AND THEY CAN FIND   EVERYTHING ON THEIR PHONE. THAT   WAS ONE OF THE REFLECTIONS I   HAD. I ALSO WANTED TO HAMMER   HOME, AND WILL CONTINUE TO, THE   FOOD PIECE IN THE SUMMER IS   GOING TO BE SUCH A CRITICAL   COMPONENT. YOU ALL KNOW THAT.   THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CUTS IN   OUR FOOD BANK AND FOOD MEAL   SECTOR RIGHT NOW. SUMMER IS   GOING TO BE -- IT IS GOING TO BE  A CLIFF FOR SOME FOLKS,   UNFORTUNATELY. JUST WANTED TO   HAMMER THAT HOME. I KNOW THERE   ARE ENGAGEMENTS AND PROGRAMS   INTO FOOD. THAT IS GOING TO BE   SUCH A CRITICAL COMPONENT FOR   KIDS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I   REALLY APPRECIATE THE PATH TO   TRADES. THANK YOU, CHAIR , CHAIR  RIVERA, FOR THAT. WHEN -- I   ALWAYS TALK ABOUT BLACK   COMMUNITY AND WEALTH AND   MOBILITY FOR US . ONLY 2% OF THE  WORKFORCE FOR THE TRADES ARE   BLACK. THERE IS SUCH AN AMAZING   OPPORTUNITY FOR , YOU KNOW, OUR   COMMUNITY TO GET INTO WORKING AT  SUPPORT OR UTILITIES , PARTS   DEPARTMENT. ALL THESE   OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKING WITH   YOUR HANDS, I THINK, THE WAY TO   UPWARD MOTILITY/ -- MOBILITY. I   THINK IS GOING TO BE INCREDIBLY   IMPORTANT. I WANTED TO HAMMER   THAT HOME. I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW   THAT. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR   WORK ON THIS, AND THE   SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS FOR THIS  LEVY. I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE   CREDIBLE. THANK YOU .   >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER   HOLLINGSWORTH. I KNOW WE HAD   CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS   IMPORTANT PIECE, AFTERSCHOOL   PROGRAMS AND T NIGHTS . WE   STARTED TEAM -- TEEN NIGHT AT   MADISON PARK. THE FOOD PIECE IS   REALLY IMPORTANT AS PART OF THIS  WORK. KIDS NEED TO BE WELL FED   SO THEIR BRAINS ARE WORKING FOR   THEM. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT   PIECE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR   ADVOCACY. IN TERMS OF THE   TRADES, THESE ARE REALLY GREAT ,  TOP PAYING, UNION BENEFITED   JOBS. WE DEFINITELY WANT KIDS TO  KNOW THERE IS A GREAT OPTION FOR  THEM . YOU KNOW, TRADES ARE   UNDERREPRESENTED RIGHT NOW.   THERE IS A SHORTAGE IN THE   TRADES RIGHT NOW. THIS IS REALLY  PART OF THE CONVERSATION THAT   WENT INTO THIS. YOU WERE VERY   SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.   COUNCILMEMBER NELSON .   >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I REPEAT  THE THANK YOUS, ET CETERA. I   WILL NOTE THAT, KNOWING HOW   CLOSELY DEPUTY MAYOR , YOU HAVE   BEEN WORKING WITH CHAIR RIVERA,   GIVES ME AN EXTRA DOSE OF   CONFIDENCE GOING FORWARD ON   THIS. THIS IS MY FOURTH PROPERTY  TAX LEVY BIG LIFT. I HAVE TO   SAY, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION,   THIS IS THE ONE I HAVE BEEN   LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST. I   DO BELIEVE, SOFT SPOT MAYBE,   THAT THE IMPACT IS PROFOUND.   EVERYBODY HAS TALKED ABOUT   ALREADY THE GENERATIONAL IMPACT,  ET CETERA, BUT WHEN I THINK   ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT   NOW, WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT   GENERATIONS TO SEE THE IMPACT   AND SEE HOW NEEDED THIS IS. WITH  THE THREATS OF FEDERAL CUTS   COMING DOWN, YOU KNOW, JUST A   RING IN THIS DIRECTION, BUT FOR   MY OFFICE, I AM LOOKING AT   COLUMBIA TOWER WHERE HUMAN   SERVICES, THE OFFICE WAS CLOSED.  THOSE ARE IMPACTS RIGHT NOW.   THAT WILL IMPACT -- THAT   INCREASES THE NEED FOR THE WORK   , THE BENEFITS THIS LEVY WILL   PROVIDE. I WANTED TO NOTE THAT   IT IS RIGHT NOW. BEYOND THAT, I   HAVE A QUESTION. I SERVE ON THE   BOARD OF HEALTH , KING COUNTY   BOARD OF HEALTH. ALSO, ON THE   GOVERNING BOARD . ONE THING THAT  KEEPS COMING UP OVER AND OVER   AGAIN IS PREVENTION . ADDICTION   PREVENTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. I   HAVE VISITED THE INTER-AGENCY   RECOVERY SCHOOL . THAT IS JUST   ONE HIGH SCHOOL. I KNOW THE   IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS YET TO   HAPPEN, BUT THE HEALTH CENTERS   ARE GOING TO BE EXPANDED BY   FIVE, I UNDERSTAND. IS THERE   NOW, OR IS THERE ANY THINKING,   ABOUT INTEGRATING SOME   PREVENTION, DRUG PREVENTION , OR  EVEN RECOVERY, INTO THOSE   FACILITIES OR SERVICES?   >> YES. WE HAVE TO. IF WERE   GOING UPSTREAM TO PREVENT THE   THINGS WE ARE SEEING ON THE   STREETS RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE TO. I  WILL PAUSE AND TURN TO DEEL   STAFF. I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS  OF WORK WE DO RIGHT NOW IN THAT   AREA.   >> THAT IS A COMMON TOPIC OF   HEALTH EDUCATION, WHICH IS A   SERVICE OF THE EXISTING   SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS. IF   A PATIENT PREVENT -- PRESENTS   WITH SUBSTANCE    PART OF THE EXISTING SERVICE. I   AGREE IT IS A TOPIC WE CAN LOOK   AT MORE CLOSELY TO ENSURE THAT   STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING THAT   INFORMATION BEFORE IT IS A   PROBLEM .   >> WE WILL MAKE SURE IT IS   VISIBLE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION   PLAN . I AM SURE THE CHAIR WILL   TALK TO YOU FOR THE. A VERY   IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT WE SHOULD   GET AHEAD OF INTO A DOWNWARD   SPIRAL. I APPRECIATE YOU   CONTINUING TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR  TREATMENT.   >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR   TAKING MY QUESTION. I WANT TO   NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT TALKING   ABOUT, THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON   DRUGS SORT OF EDUCATION. ISSUED   ALSO, PREVENTION OF OVERDOSE,   WHICH INCLUDES RECOVERY SUPPORTS  IN HIGH SCHOOL.   >> I WILL SAY, AS A PARENT OF A   HIGHSCHOOLER AT SEATTLE PUBLIC   SCHOOLS, THAT THE SCHOOL-BASED   HEALTH CENTERS DO A GREAT JOB   WHEN KIDS GO FOR COUNSELING. THE  IDENTIFY IF THERE IS A SUBSTANCE  USE PROBLEM. THEY OFFER   TREATMENT TO THE KIDS. I KNOW   THAT IS HAPPENING. I SEE TED   HOWARD NODDING, BECAUSE HE IS   HERE FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC   SCHOOLS. THIS IS SOMETHING THE   SCHOOLS TAKE SERIOUSLY, AND THAT  SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS,   CLINICIANS, ARE THERE TO   SUPPORT. THE SUPPORT PROVIDED BY  THE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS   IS FROM A TO Z ACROSS THE BOARD.  I KNOW, BECAUSE MY KIDS '   FRIENDS UTILIZE THE SERVICES.   THERE IS A LOT OF SUPPORT THAT   GOES IN. MY KIDS HAVE HEARD OF   -- THESE SCHOOLS ARE REALLY   SMALL. EVERYBODY -- AND ALSO,   THIS GENERATION IS A LITTLE   DIFFERENT. THEY REALLY SUPPORT   EACH OTHER IN WAYS THAT , AGAIN,  I AM OLDER, WE DID NOT SUPPORT   EACH OTHER, IT MAY BE, AS WELL.   MAYBE IT IS COVID, GOING THROUGH  THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, BUT THERE   IS A LOT OF SUPPORTING OF EACH   OTHER. KIDS KNOW, CONSIDER   HAVING SOME ISSUES , AND THE   SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS ARE   DOING A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. WE  DEFINITELY WILL CONTINUE THIS   CONVERSATION. THAT IS NOT TO SAY  WE WON'T CONTINUE THAT   CONVERSATION. THANK YOU, COUNCIL  PRESIDENT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?   OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.   >> FIRST OFF, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,  AS THE CHAIR OF THE CITY   TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, AS THE  UNAPOLOGETIC KING OF POTHOLES, I  AM VERY -- IT BREAKS MY HEART TO  HEAR THAT THIS IS YOUR FAVORITE   LEVY, BUT I -- MULTIPLE COMPLEX   THINGS CAN BE TRUE AT THE SAME   TIME. FOR ME, I FIND THE UNIQUE   ELEMENTS OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN   THIS EDUCATION I LOVE. I VIEW IT  AS COEQUAL IMPORTANCE TO THE   TRANSPORTATION LEVY. ALL THAT   SAID, I WANT TO THANK YOU,   DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON . REALLY  APPRECIATE THIS OVERVIEW   PRESENTATION. I LEARNED MORE   ABOUT YOU THAT I HAD THE   PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH YOU,   AND I'VE LEARNED MORE ABOUT YOU  IN THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF   THIS CONVERSATION.   >> THE GRANDKIDS THROUGH OFF.   >> DON'T CRACK. I HAVE NEVER   BEEN MORE IMPRESSED. [ LAUGHTER   ] AND INSPIRED . I WILL JUST SAY  THAT , I WILL ADD THAT , IN THE   SPIRIT OF EDUCATION , I NOTE   THAT YOU AND I SHARE A COMMON --  AN ALUMNI AFFILIATION WITH THE   BEST HIGH SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF  WASHINGTON. GO ROYALS. ROYAL   POWER OVER HERE. WE SHARE THAT   IN COMMON. ALSO NOTE, IN THE   SPIRIT OF UPLIFTING EDUCATION,   AND IN THIS CASE, A SPECIFIC   INSTITUTION, POINT OF PERSONAL   PRIVILEGE, MADAME CHAIR, WE HAVE  ONE OF OUR WONDERFUL CONTRACT   SECURITY GUARDS. WE HAVE ,   COLLEAGUES, HE LEADS CITY HALL   OR SECOND-FLOOR SECURITY . ALSO   A PROUD ALUM. WE OUT HERE, ROYAL  POWER. IN ANY EVENT, DIRECTOR   DOCTOR CHAPPELLE , IN MY MIND,   THAT IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE   TITLE FOR YOU. IN THIS BODY, PHD  IS A VERY PRESTIGIOUS AND ELITE   TITLE, BUT YOU ARE IN THIS BODY   IN YOUR CAPACITY AS A CITY   OFFICIAL. NOT MANY DEPARTMENT   HEADS. IPA FOR TWO -- I PREFER   TO LEAD WITH THE MOST SENIOR   TITLE. THAT IS WHAT YOU PREFER   TO CALL YOU DIRECTOR DOCTOR   CHAPPELLE. ALSO, MIGHT I SAY,   THAT IS A VERY ROBUST HALF   WINDSOR TILE YOU HAVE ON. MAYBE   WENT FOR THE FULL WINDSOR. COOL   TIE. IN ANY EVENT, THIS IS A   GREAT INITIAL OVERVIEW . MORE   CONVERSATIONS ON THE WAY.   APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP   BEHIND THE SCENES . GETTING ME   UP TO SPEED. FINALLY, IN THE   SPIRIT OF THANKS, I JUST WANT TO  THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR, FOR   YOUR COLLABORATION AND   PARTNERSHIP IN THIS JOURNEY SO   FAR . WE ARE AT THE EARLY PUBLIC  STAGES, BUT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING   A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES   MEETING WITH ALL OF US ON AN   INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND REPORTING   ON SHARING INFORMATION,   UNDERSTANDING PRIORITIES. IT IS   A LOT OF WORK. I APPRECIATE YOUR  LEADERSHIP . IT IS AN ABSOLUTE   PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO LEAD AND   SHEPHERD THIS PROCESS FROM A   COUNCIL PERSPECTIVE ONCE IT   OFFICIALLY ENDS UP IN OUR COURT.  I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU'VE BEEN  DOING A GREAT JOB. LOOK FORWARD   TO CONTINUING THIS WORK   ALONGSIDE YOU AND UNDER YOUR   LEADERSHIP. ALSO, THANK YOU FOR   SHARING MORE FOR YOUR PERSONAL   JOURNEY SO PUBLICLY. EVERYONE   HERE. IT IS INSPIRING.   COLLEAGUES, YOU ALL KNOW I TOO   HAVE MADE NO SECRET. I TALK   OPENLY ABOUT MY PERSONAL JOURNEY  , PARTICULARLY IN CHILDHOOD, AS   SOMEONE WHO IS OVERCOME THE   FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. SOMEONE WHO   IS THE PROUD SON OF A NIGERIAN   IMMIGRANT. SOMEONE -- IT IS   HISTORICALLY IN AGRICULTURAL AND  WAREHOUSING DISTRICT. THAT IS   WHAT RUNS THE ECONOMY. MY DAD   ENDED UP RAISING ME AS A SINGLE   PARENT, RESCUING ME FROM THE   FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. WE STRUGGLED  GROWING UP. WE DIDN'T HAVE SOME  OF THESE ROBUST PROGRAMS IN THE   TRADES . WE STRUGGLED GROWING   UP. HE WAS A WAREHOUSE WORKER. A  FRONTLINE WAREHOUSE WORKER . NOW  THERE IS A BIG FANCY AMAZON THE   FILAMENT CENTER , THE CROWN   JEWEL OF THE WAREHOUSING   DISTRICT IN THE VALLEY. BEFORE ,  AND AFTER IT IS GONE, IT IS   SOMETHING ELSE. THE CITY ALWAYS   HAS BEEN, AND ALWAYS WILL BE A   WAREHOUSING DISTRICT. MY FATHER   WAS A FRONTLINE WAREHOUSE   WORKER. I BENEFITED FROM MANY OF  THESE EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT   PROGRAMS AND SERVICES . YOU   KNOW, I KNOW FIRSTHAND . LIKE I   HAVE SAID IN THE PAST, I KNOW   WHAT IT IS LIKE TO GO TO SCHOOL   FOR THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF   RECEIVING SERVICES AND SUPPORT ,  WHETHER THAT IS MEALS, OTHER   HELP . FOR THE SECONDARY PURPOSE  OF BUT MAYBE I WILL LEARN   SOMETHING AND GET AN EDUCATION.   THOSE EXPERIENCES REALLY   COMPELLED ME AND DROVE ME TO DO   BETTER FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO MAKE   SURE MORE PEOPLE FROM   DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS AND   COMMUNITIES CAN THRIVE AND   ACHIEVE THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL AND  MAKE SURE MORE PEOPLE END UP AT   THESE TABLES AND BEHIND THIS   DAIS. IN ANY EVENT, ALSO, I NOTE  THAT AT LEAST ONE OF MY ELECTED   OFFICIALS , COLLEAGUES, AND   ACTUALLY IF YOU CONSTITUENTS,   HAVE LET ME KNOW ABOUT, KIND OF   , WHEN I TALK SO OPENLY ABOUT   THIS AND CANDIDLY ABOUT MY   BACKGROUND AND JOURNEY AND THE   IMPACT, SOMETIMES A SAD THING .   THIS IS MY STORY AND EXPERIENCE.  WHAT I HEARD FROM YOUR STORY,   DEPUTY MAYOR, FROM YOUR STORY,   CHAIR RIVERA, IT IS NOT A SAD   STORY. THIS IS A STORY OF   TRIUMPH . IT IS A STORY OF   RESILIENCE. THE STORY OF   STRENGTHS. IT IS A STORY OF   COMMUNITY.   >> THAT'S RIGHT .   >> SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. THIS   PACKAGE WE HAVE BEFORE US THAT   WE'RE GOING TO MAKE BETTER IS   AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HELP   BRING ALL THOSE THINGS I JUST   SAID TO LIFE. LET ME BE CRYSTAL   CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT ABOUT MY   TRY -- PRIORITIES. AND SAY WHAT   I MEAN AND MEAN WHAT I SAY. THE   SHOULD BE NO SURPRISE, BUT MY   PRIORITIES FOR THIS PERTAIN TO   THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION   COMPONENT OF THIS . THAT   INCLUDES PAYING CHILD CARE   WORKERS FAIRLY . TO THE   THEY ARE OVERWORKED. THEY ARE   EDUCATORS, BUT THEY ALSO DO MORE  THAN JUST -- I WANT TO SAY JUST   EDUCATION, BECAUSE -- BUT THEY   DO SO MUCH. WE ENTRUST THEM WITH  THE HIGHEST RESPONSIBILITY THAT   ANY PARENT CAN GIVE ANYONE.   PLEASE TAKE CARE AND LOOK AFTER   MY CHILD WHILE I GO WORK, WHILE   I GO SEEK TREATMENT, WHILE I GO   SEEK SERVICES. THAT IS THE   HIGHEST TRUST TO KEEP US SAFE.   BUT WE PAY THEM PENNIES. THEY   ARE SUFFERING. MANY IN POVERTY.   ABJECT POVERTY. TRIED TO UPLIFT   THE VOICES OF BLACK AND BROWN   COMMUNITIES. AND WOMEN WHO PUT   THEIR OWN PERSONAL HEALTH AND   SAFETY ON THE LINE DURING COVID   TO UNLOCK SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES   FOR WORKING FAMILIES, INCLUDING   MINE. MANY, UNFORTUNATELY, ARE   NOT REPRESENTED BY A UNION OF   ANY SORT. THAT MEANS THEY NEED   MORE HELP AND SUPPORT. I AM   LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO DO   THAT. I LIKE THE KING COUNTY   PILOT PROGRAM. I WANT TO MAKE   SURE THIS LEVY INCLUDES SIMILAR   APPROPRIATE FUNDING TO ALLOW US   TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR AND TAKE  GOOD CARE AND LOOK AFTER.   BECAUSE LOW WAGES COMPOUNDED   WITH AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IN THE  CITY, IT IS NOT A GOOD FORMULA.   WHEN CHILDCARE WORKERS DOING THE  HARD WORK ARE PAID FAIRLY,   WORKING FAMILIES AND ALL OF US   BENEFIT TOO. NEXT THING I WILL   BE FOCUSED ON FOR THIS IS   EXPANDING THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL   PROGRAM , EXPANDING INVESTMENTS   IN CHILDCARE, FAMILY SUBSIDIES   AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION   SERVICES AND SUPPORT. IDEAL   STATE, IN UTOPIA, WHICH IS IS   NOT, I WOULD LOVE TO GET TO A   POINT WHERE WE PASS A UNIVERSAL   PRESCHOOL FOR ALL TYPE PROGRAM,   SIMILAR TO NEW YORK CITY. THIS   IS NOT THE FUNDING VEHICLE TO DO  THAT. I RECOGNIZE THAT. BUT WE   DO NEED TO MAKE BETTER, MORE   URGENT, PROGRESS TO PUT US IN A   POSITION TO DO EXACTLY THAT. ALL  THE DATA AND EVIDENCE AND   RESEARCH CITED EARLIER IN YOUR   PRESENTATION, DEPUTY MAYOR, IS   ABSOLUTELY TRUE. WE KNOW THE   FRONTLINE INVESTMENTS , NOT TO   TAKE AWAY FROM ALL THE TEENAGE   KIND OF THINGS , THE GREAT   PROGRAMS WE ALREADY HAVE, WE   KNOW THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE MOST  IMPACTFUL THING WE CAN DO TO   CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES IN TERMS   OF CAREER TRAJECTORY, HIGH   SCHOOL COMPLETION, COLLEGE   GRADUATION RATES, AVOIDING   SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE . SO   MUCH MORE. WE COULD BE UP HERE   FOR DAYS IF WE KICKS OFF THE   RESEARCH. IN ANY EVENT, AND A   HIGH LEVEL, AND PAIRED WITH THE   REALITIES THAT SORRY, I AM   ALMOST DONE, PAIRED WITH THE   REALITIES THAT THE CURRENT TRUMP  ADMINISTRATION IS DEFUNDING THE   FEDERAL HEAD START PROGRAM ,   CUTS ACROSS THE BOARD, IMPACTING  OUR MOST HONORABLE . WORKERS   RELY ON HEADSTART. CHILDREN IN   NEED. IF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UP   TO ME. WE CAN'T BE ALL THINGS   TO ALL PEOPLE AT ALL TIMES. BUT   WE DO NEED TO STEP UP AND DO   SOMETHING. I AM LOOKING FORWARD.  I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED AND   INVIGORATED AT OUR COLLECTIVE   OPPORTUNITY TO DO JUST THAT. IN   ANY EVENT, I WILL STOP THERE.   ALL THIS TO SAY, THANK YOU ALL,   AGAIN. REALLY APPRECIATE THIS   CONVERSATION. MORE TO COME.   THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR .   >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER   SAKA. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK .   >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I THINK I   JOIN THE CHORUS OF MY COLLEAGUES  WHEN SAYING THIS IS SOMETHING TO  BE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT. THIS IS  AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN   YOUNG PEOPLE AND WORKING   FAMILIES BUT I CANNOT BE MORE   EXCITED TO WORK ON THIS LEVY   RENEWAL WITH YOU ALL THIS YEAR.   I JUST HAVE THREE QUICK   QUESTIONS FOR TODAY. STARTING   OFF, FOR CONTRACTORS WHO MAY BE   UNDER CONTRACT WITH DEEL THROUGH  THE EXISTING FEPP LEVY, WILL   THERE BE AN OVERALL   REPROCUREMENT PROCESS, OR DO YOU  EXPECT ANY CONTRACTS TO ROLL   OVER ASSUMING THIS IS RENEWED?   >> WE HAVE A PROCUREMENT   PROCESS. I HAVE TO REMEMBER   EVERY TIME , THE CURRENT LEVY IS  THROUGH MID-2026 . THE CURRENT   CONTRACTS GO THROUGH MID-2026.   AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS  APPROVED BY YOU ALL, THEN WE   WILL PUT THE NEXT SET OUT FOR   COMPETITIVE BID.   >> FABULOUS. THANK YOU.   >> WITH THAT, IN REGARDS TO THE   READY START PROGRAM, WE WOULD   LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE CHILD   CARE SUBSIDIES AND WORKER   SUPPORTS. WE ARE AWARE OF THE   PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR WORKING   FAMILIES WITH NONTRADITIONAL   SCHEDULES. WE ARE WONDERING IF   THERE IS ANY EXPANSION INTO THIS  ASPECT OF CHILDCARE , AND WHAT   KIND OF OUTREACH EFFORTS HAVE   BEEN DONE IN ORDER TO PROMOTE   THIS PROGRAM TO FOLKS IN NEED OF  CHILDCARE AT NONTRADITIONAL   WORKING HOURS. I AM THINKING   ABOUT FOLKS, FOR EXAMPLE, WHO   WORK AT THE PORT .   >> THANK YOU FOR THIS QUESTION.   WE SHARED AT THE LAST COMMITTEE   MEETING THAT WE DO HAVE UPWARDS   OF 70 PROVIDERS ALREADY   PARTICIPATING IN THE CHILD CARE   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT OFFERED   NONTRADITIONAL HOURS. I THINK   YOUR COMMENT SPEAK TO A GREAT   OPPORTUNITY AS WE DEVELOP THE   PATH TO TRADES PROGRAM TO   ESTABLISH NEW RELATIONSHIPS WITH  EMPLOYERS. WE CAN LOOK AT A   WHOLE FAMILY APPROACH TO   PROMOTING ALL THE LEVY FAMILY   SERVICES. THANK YOU FOR NAMING   THAT .   >> MY LAST QUESTION IS RELATED   TO OUR OFFICE IS INTERESTED IN   GETTING A BETTER DETAILED COST   ASSUMPTION FOR THE FEPP LEVY.   WINK AT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE   GETTING US THESE DETAILS IN   WHICH THE LEVY WILL FUND TO   SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES? WE   WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE ITEMS   ARE ORGANIZED INTO LARGER   BUCKETS. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW   HOW WE GOT TO ALL THE NUMBERS .    >> I WILL SHARE THIS COMMENT   WITH THE CHAIR BECAUSE THE   IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROCESS.   STARTING TODAY, YOU ALL CAN   SUBMIT ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS   THAT DEAL AND THAT THE MAYOR'S   OFFICE WILL HAVE TO ANSWER. WE   ALREADY HAVE A QUESTION FROM   CENTRAL STAFF FOR A DEEPER LEVEL  OF BUDGET ANALYSIS. YOU CAN   EXPECT THAT TO BE PROVIDED   THROUGH THE ANSWER QUESTIONS   PROCESS. THE QUESTIONS HAVE   ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED. IT IS A   WORK IN PROGRESS. WERE NOT   ALLOWED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS   PRIOR TO THE TRANSMITTAL OF THE   DOCUMENT. CHAIR, DO YOU WANT TO   ADD ANYTHING ELSE?   >> THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT, DEPUTY  MAYOR. FOLKS HAVE ALREADY   SUBMITTED QUESTIONS. THIS WAS   ONE OF THEM. WHAT HAPPENS IS,   THE CENTRAL STAFF -- I WAS GOING  TO GIVE HER A SHADOW AFTER THIS,  JASMINE WITH CENTRAL STAFF, IS   THE CENTRAL STAFF ARE WORKING ON  THIS WITH MY OFFICE. SHE IS   WORKING ON GETTING ANSWERS TO   THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN   SUBMITTED IN THAT SPREADSHEET.   >> DID THAT ANSWER YOUR   QUESTION?   >> YES, IT DID. THANK YOU SO   MUCH. THAT CONCLUDES MY   QUESTIONS. THANK YOU CHAIR .   THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE   TODAY, AND YOUR PRESENTATION .   >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE .   >> THANK YOU, CHAIR . THANK YOU   SO MUCH FOR THE AMOUNT OF HARD   WORK YOU HAVE BEEN DOING. I SEE   YOU HERE AT ALL KINDS OF HOURS   WORKING AWAY. YOU HAVE DONE AN   AMAZING JOB. I AM REALLY LOOKING  FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.   ALSO, TO EVERYBODY AT THE TABLE,  YOU ARE ALL INCREDIBLE. I JUST   WANT TO SAY THAT I AM ROUTINELY   HUMBLED BY THE LIFE STORIES AND   ACHIEVEMENTS OF EVERYBODY UP   HERE AND PEOPLE WHO PRESENT TO   US. THIS ALSO PROVIDES AN   OPPORTUNITY FOR INCREDIBLE   GENERATIONAL, AND AS COUNCIL   PRESIDENT, IMMEDIATE IMPACT.   THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING   TO OUR COMMENTS AS WE HAVE GONE   THROUGH THIS AND EXPANDING THE   CHILDCARE SLOTS, CHILDCARE   WORKER SUPPORT, THE PRESCHOOL   PROGRAM SEEDS, THE SCHOOL-BASED   HEALTH CLINICS. VERY DEAR TO MY   HEART . AND THE PATH TO TRADES   PROGRAM. THANK YOU FOR BEING   WILLING TO EXPAND THOSE AND ADD   NEW INVESTMENTS. I TOO WILL   CERTAINLY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS   ABOUT THE DETAILS. I THINK,   BASED ON THE COMMENTS YOU HAVE   HEARD TODAY, IT IS UNUSUAL THAT   WE ALL SO ENTHUSIASTICALLY   AGREED. I THINK THAT, IN AND OF   ITSELF, IS A WIN. WE ALL ARE SO   VERY MUCH COMMITTED TO MAKING   THIS SUCCEED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR  HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.   >> I'M GOING TO ECHO THAT . YOU  KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU GUYS   DOWN AT CITY HALL DON'T ALWAYS   WORK TOGETHER AND COLLABORATE.   WE WANT A GOVERNMENT WORKING   TOGETHER. WHEN WE DO GET A   WORKING GOVERNMENT WORKING   TOGETHER, SOMETIMES WE ARE LIKE,  WOW, YOU ARE ALL KIND OF   HIGH-FIVING. YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS  IS SOMETHING TO HIGH-FIVE ABOUT.  THESE ARE OUR KIDS. OUR KIDS ARE  OUR FUTURE. IF WE CAN'T STAND   BEHIND THEM, WHO WILL WE STAND   BEHIND? THE TIMING RIGHT NOW, AS  IT COINCIDES WITH WHAT I SAID   EARLIER WITH THE ATTACK ON   CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, YOU KNOW,  WE HAVE TO DO THIS. WE HAVE TO   DO IT RIGHT. WE HAVE TO SUPPORT   WORKING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN.   WE ARE SUPPORTING WORKING   FAMILIES AND CHILDREN , AND THAT  SUPPORTS ALL OF US. MAKING SURE   THAT CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO THE  SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE   SUCCESSFUL IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL   IS IMPORTANT. THAT IS WHY WE ARE  ALL WORKING TOGETHER . I WILL   ALSO SAY THAT IT WAS REALLY,   REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE   HAD OUR ONE-ON-ONE SO I KNEW   WHAT EVERYONE CARED ABOUT. I   REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE   EVERYONE SAW THEMSELVES   REFLECTED IN THIS LEVY. HERE IS   THE THING. IT IS SUPPORT THIS.   IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME TO MAKE   SURE THAT ON THE FRONT END WE   HAD A LOT OF ALIGNMENT. THERE   ARE A LOT OF COMPETING   INTERESTS. WE HAVE TO   COMPROMISE. THAT WAS IMPORTANT   TO ME AS WELL. THAT IS WHY I   SAID EARLIER YOU WILL SEE THINGS  THAT WE TALKED ABOUT REFLECTED.   WE TALKED ABOUT THE CHILDCARE.   WE TALKED ABOUT PRESCHOOL. WE   TALKED ABOUT THE PATH TO TRADES.  ALL OF THAT IS IN HERE. WE   TALKED ABOUT THE SUPPORTS IN THE  K-12 SPACE THAT WAS A   SUPPLEMENT. KIDS NEED, IN THE   BEST OF SCENARIOS, KIDS NEED   SUPPLEMENTS FOR WHAT WE WERE   TALKING ABOUT EARLIER. KIDS   DON'T HAVE ACCESS , DEPENDING   ON THEIR FAMILY MEANS, TWO   THINGS THAT OTHER KIDS DO, LIKE   TUTORING AND MENTORING. WE   WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE   THINGS WERE IN HERE IN THIS WAY.  WE WORKED REALLY HARD TOGETHER   TO MAKE SURE WE WERE MAKING   THOSE UPSTREAM INVESTMENTS THAT   ARE SO IMPORTANT. TO YOUR POINT,  DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON, I GREW   UP IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE IT   WAS A LOT OF DOWNSTREAM. A LOT   OF SADNESS . COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,  THIS IS NOT SADNESS. ACHIEVEMENT  IS NOT SADNESS, BUT NOT EVERY   KID GETS WHAT THEY NEED. THERE   WAS A LOT OF DOWNSTREAM SAD   STORIES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I   WAS ONE OF 20 KIDS WHO USED TO   BE THE LITTLE KIDS AROUND THE   BLOCK WHO ALL PLAYED TOGETHER.   MAYBE TWO OF US WENT TO COLLEGE.  EVERYBODY ELSE DIDN'T HAVE THE   OPPORTUNITY. I'M NOT SAYING   THOSE FOLKS AREN'T LIVING GREAT  LIVES. I'M JUST SAYING THEY   DIDN'T ALL HAVE THE   OPPORTUNITY, BECAUSE THEY   DIDN'T HAVE THE MEANS TO GET A   SCHOLARSHIP, LIKE I DID, OR SOME  SUPPORTS. THAT IS WHAT THIS IS   ABOUT, MAKING SURE THEY ALL HAVE  ACCESS TO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.   YES, THERE IS A LOT OF ALIGNMENT  HERE. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, IT   WAS IMPORTANT AT THIS JUNCTURE   THERE WAS ALIGNMENT, BECAUSE WE   ARE HERE TO SUPPORT ALL OUR   MUTUAL CONSTITUENTS. GOVERNMENT   WORKS BETTER WHEN WE ALL WORK   TOGETHER. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT  DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON AND I   HAVE IN COMMON. WE WANT TO WORK   TOGETHER. AND DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE  AND HIS TEAM. WE HAVE BEEN   WORKING TOGETHER FOR SEVEN YEARS  NOW MAKING SURE WE ARE WORKING   TOGETHER AND COMPROMISING IN   MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF YOUR   INTERESTS ARE REPRESENTED. SO   THAT WE ARE SERVING CONSTITUENTS  WELL. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, OUR   KIDS. THANK YOU. WE WILL   CONTINUE THIS PARTNERSHIP,   COLLEAGUES, AND THIS IS   SOMETHING TO REALLY BE PROUD   ABOUT. THIS IS SOMETHING OUR   KIDS NEED. THAT IS MY NORTHSTAR.  WHAT DO OUR KIDS NEED IN SEATTLE  TO SUCCEED? I WANT MORE STORIES   LIKE FATIMA 'S. I WANT MORE   KIDS GOING TO PROMISE, GOING TO   PASS TO UDUB COMMITTING IN JOBS   AT AMAZON OR WHEREVER ELSE. I   WILL TELL YOU THE ONE LAST STORY  . THIS IS REALLY GREAT. I AM A   BIG FAN OF -- MOST PEOPLE KNOW   BY NOW, CHIEF SCOGGINS. HE IS   THE ONE WHO HELPS -- GET IN   LINE, RIGHT? HE CREATED THE   CURRICULUM FOR THE PROMISE   PROGRAM FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS. I   REMEMBER CHIEF SCOGGINS TELLING   ME, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? IF   SOMEONE IS A MECHANIC AND WANT   TO SPECIALIZE IN FIXING FIRE   ENGINES, THAT IS A LUCRATIVE   CAREER. IT IS A NICHE INDUSTRY.   NOT A LOT OF MECHANICS -- IT IS   VERY SPECIALIZED TYPE OF   MECHANIC. I THOUGHT, SHOOT, WHO   DO I KNOW WHO IS A MECHANIC SO I  CAN SAY TO GET THE SPECIALTY FOR  THAT? THAT IS GOING TO REALLY   SERVE YOU WELL. THERE IS A   SHORTAGE. WHETHER IT IS A   COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY OR THE   TRADES, EITHER WILL GET YOU TO   THE SAME PATH, WHICH IS YOUR   ABILITY TO HAVE A LIVING WAGE   WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A FAMILY,   RAISE A FAMILY IF YOU WANT THAT,  AND LIVE A GOOD LIFE. AND SO,   THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.   ANYWAY, COLLEAGUES, AND UNLESS   THERE ARE OTHER QUESTIONS, --   SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR   COMMENTS. THIS CONCLUDES THE MAY  1 MEETING OF THE SELECT   COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES,   EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE  LEVY. AS I SAID EARLIER, WE WILL  CONTINUE ON THIS RENEWAL WORK.   PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS TO   CENTRAL STAFF. JASMINE HAS BEEN   WORKING ON THIS , ALONGSIDE MY   OFFICE. SHE IS TERRIFIC. I AM   ENJOYING WORKING WITH HER. THE   NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS A   PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR   MONDAY, MAY 12, AT 5:00 BE A. IF  THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS,   THIS MEETING WILL ADJOURN.   HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS. IT   IS 3:56 P.M. THIS MEETING IS   ADJOURNED. THANK YOU."}]