>> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS EXCUSED. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> HERE. >> GOOD MORNING. CHAIR KETTLE. >> HERE. >> CHAIR, THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT AND ONE EXCUSED. >> THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS EN ROUTE. SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR JOINING ONLINE. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. FOR TODAY'S CHAIRS COMMENT, I JUST WANTED TO PARTICULARLY BECAUSE, WELL, A NUMBER OF REASONS. ONE, YOU WERE AT THE START OF A NEW YEAR, THIS IS OUR SECOND MEETING OF THE YEAR. AND I WANTED TO REEMPHASIZE THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE'S MISSION AND VISION. THE MISSION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE BASE FOR SEATTLE OVERSIGHT. WE ENVISION A PLACE WHERE PARENTS FEEL SAFE SENDING THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL ON THE BUS AND BUSINESSES DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO HIRE PRIVATE SECURITY. WE HAVE A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN. WE TALK ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS BUT WE ALSO NOTE THE PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT HAS ALLOWED FOR THE RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND LAWLESSNESS. THE IMPACT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS HARMED OUR COMMUNITIES ACROSS SEATTLE. AND SO, OUR MANDATE IS PUBLIC SAFETY TO ADDRESS OUR PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES TO IMPROVE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY POSTURE. AND THE PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT IS THE UNDERLYING FACTOR. THAT'S WHAT WE LOOKED AT LAST YEAR AS WE STARTED OUR COMMITTEE. YOU KNOW, AND ADDRESSING THAT, WE HAVE SIX PILLARS. PILLAR NUMBER ONE WAS SPD STAFFING. AND THEY ARE NOT REALLY RANKED. BUT, SPD STAFFING IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO THAT. AND IT WAS A DRIVING FACTOR FOR OUR WORK IN 24. OUR SIXTH PILLAR WAS ENGAGING IN A ONE SEATTLE WAY WITH THE COUNTY AND THE STATE. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT ON SO MANY ISSUES FACING US IN TERMS OF CRIME, SECURITY, OUR PUBLIC HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING. THIS INCLUDES THE FEDERAL LEVEL AS WELL. HIS POSITION TO WORK FEDERAL ISSUES AS WELL AS THEY MAY COME UP IN THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. , SPD STAFFING. IT IS ALSO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE ISSUES IN OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THEIR STAFFING IS CHALLENGES THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY ECO SYSTEM. AND WE HAVE TO BE CENTERED ON JOB ONE. THE POLICE NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON CRIME AND VIOLENT CRIME, PROPERTY CRIME, AND THOSE ISSUES THAT ARE IMPACTING US. FIRES GOT HIS CHALLENGES BOTH IN TERMS OF FIRE AND AIDING THOSE IN NEED. I WANTED TO MAKE THOSE POINTS. AND, SECONDLY, I ALSO WANTED TO KNOW THAT AND I BROUGHT UP THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN AS PART OF THE REVIEW OF THE MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS AND THE PLAN IN TERMS OF OUR APPROACH. I THINK THERE HAS BEEN SOME MISUNDERSTANDING. I WAS AT A MEETING FOR THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL. IN THAT DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL. A QUESTION THAT CAME TO ME, THAT HAD OUR TWO AT LARGE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND NELSON. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON WERE THERE TOO REPRESENTING AT THIS INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS FOR ME WAS WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR LANDMARK LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE DRUG AREA. I WILL SAY IT AGAIN HERE, I WAS TAKEN ABACK. I DON'T THINK OF IT AS LANDMARK LEGISLATION, BUT A TOOL THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER AS PART OF OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN. THIS HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTS HOW THIS HAS BEEN MISINTERPRETED. IT TAKES ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN. I GOT A QUESTION FROM THE NEW DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL DESCRIBING IT AS MY LANDMARK LEGISLATION. I GAVE AN INTERVIEW ON THIS TOPIC GENERALLY. READING THE ARTICLE. I WANTED TO NOTE, SEATTLE LAWMAKERS LAST YEAR MADE A LATE PUSH. THERE WAS NO LATE PUSH. I WANTED TO START WITH THE ABATEMENT BILL THAT I VIEW AS VERY IMPORTANT. SO WE DID AND WE STARTED WORKING THE BILLS. WE HAD EARLY ON. ALPR, AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER. STREET RACING HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT FOR US. I WAS WORKING TO SCORE THE LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR SCORE. I WANTED TO GO WITH THAT FIRST AND THAT GOT DELAYED A BIT. WE ALREADY HAD A PLAN. I KNEW I HAD THREE TECHNOLOGY BILLS. FOR THE REALTIME CRIME CENTER. CCT V. IN ADDITION TO THE ALPR. THE POSSIBILITY OF THE LESS LETHAL WEAPONS BILL IN SEPTEMBER AS WELL. THIS WAS PART OF A SCHEDULE. CHANGES HAPPENING WITH THE SCORE, ILA BILL THAT JAMMED THINGS A LITTLE BIT. THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC URGENCY RELATED TO SODA FOR EXAMPLE. AND I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT SCARCE LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES. I ALREADY MENTIONED US BEING UNDERMANNED. UNDERSTAFFED. AND DEDICATED TO ARRESTING AND POSSESSING THOSE IN THE DRUG TRADE. THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT. THE DRUG TRADE WHICH OFTEN LEADS TO A STOLEN GOODS TRADE AND OFTENTIMES SEX TRAFFICKING AND PROSTITUTION, IS KEY SO THAT IS WHERE WE WANT TO PUT OUR RESOURCES. IT PLAYS OUT IN SO MANY WAYS AND RIPPLES ACROSS WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH. IT IS IMPORTANT TO THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS ALSO THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE CITY'S SCARCE LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES SHOULD BE DEDICATED TO ARRESTING AND PROCESSING THOSE IN THE DRUG TRADE. OF COURSE. AND I DO NOTE THAT IN TERMS OF THE KING COUNTY JAIL, THE KING COUNTY JAIL AGREEMENT WAS HUGE. WE ARE AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH KING COUNTY JAIL AND WATCHING IT CLOSELY. THIS GOES TO THE NUMBERS IN TERMS OF WHERE WE ARE AND THE AGREEMENT AND WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY. I'LL BE MEETING CHIEF BARNES SOON AND ASKING HIM THAT. WITH ALL THESE BILLS, THE 11 MAJOR BILLS WE PASSED, THERE'S MANY, AND IT TAKES TIME TO BRING THINGS ON BOARD. VACANT BUILDING ABATEMENT BILL IS DEFINITELY ON BOARD. CHIEF SKOGGINS USED THAT BILL TO GREAT EFFECT TO MAKE OUR CITY SAFER. I'M LEARNING THAT STREET RACING IS STARTING TO COME UP ONLINE AS WELL. THE TECH BILLS TAKE TIME. IT TAKES TIME TO HIRE PEOPLE INTO THE REALTIME CRIME CENTER AND GET THE CCTVs AND INSTALL THEM. THERE IS CERTAINLY A NEED FOR PATIENCE. AND I IN TERMS OF EXPECTATION MANAGEMENT, MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OVER THE COURSE OF 24 I COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB IN TERMS OF EXPECTATIONS MANAGEMENT BECAUSE WE WERE WORKING ALL THESE BILLS. SO THAT MAY CREATE EXPECTATION INS THE PUBLIC AND IN OUR LOCAL MEDIA. WHAT'S INTERESTING IN THIS ARTICLE IN PUSHBACK, WHAT THEY ULTIMATELY DO IS STIGMATIZE INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER OR ENGAGING IN SEX WORK. WELL, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE PDA AND LEAD ON OUR AGENDA TODAY. WE NOTE THAT. OUT OF TEN PEOPLE, WE DI SETTER SIX, SEVEN, OR EIGHT, THAT'S GREAT. THAT IS NOT LOOKING TO STIGMATIZE. WE ARE LOOKING TO DIVERT THEM INTO TREATMENT AND CARE. FOR THOSE ONE, TWO, OR THREE THAT DO NEED TO GO INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND INTO THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT, OFTENTIMES THERE'S PARALLEL ISSUES WITH THEM WHETHER IT IS FELONY CONVICTION, FIREARM POSSESSION. THERE'S A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT PLAY INTO THAT. SO THIS COMMENT HERE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE OUR SUPPORT IN THE DIVERSION PROGRAM. AND IN HERE, AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS THAT GO UP TO FILLING UP OUR CAPACITY TO 135. WE WILL DEFINITELY BE FOLLOWING THAT. BUT ULTIMATELY, THE POINT HERE IS THAT THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN DRIVES OUR EFFORTS. IT IS NOT GOING AFTER ONE BILL OR ONE TOPIC. THAT KIND OF PLAN, HAVING THAT UNDERSTANDING BRINGS TOGETHER WHAT WE ARE DOING. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THAT IN 25 AS IT RELATES TO ORDINANCES THAT DON'T HELP ACHIEVE THAT PLAN. OR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO ENSURE IT IS WORKING WELL AND I WILL ADD THE COMMUNITY SAFETY PROGRAM. WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT COMMUNITY RESPONSE, THAT COMMUNITY SAFETY PROGRAMS ARE ALSO NESTED INTO ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE AND THE OVERALL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN. SO THAT IS KEY. BUT BACK TO THE POINT THAT I MADE, THE KING COUNTY JAIL AGREEMENT WHICH YOU COULD SAY IS PARTLY INFLUENCED WITH THE SCORE ILA. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ARE ALL VERY IMPORTANT. SO THAT QUESTION I GOT. LANDMARK BILL, IS MISLEADING AND I WANTED TO SET THAT STRAIGHT IN TERMS OF WHAT'S DRIVING AND WE WILL IN TERMS OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES ENGAGE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR EXAMPLE ON THE KING COUNTY JAIL SITUATION WHERE IT IS IN TERMS OF ITS NUMBERS. WE WILL ENGAGE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH SODA. AND VACANT BUILDING ABATEMENT IS MOVING WELL. STREET RA ING HAS TAKEN ROOT AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS ACROSS ALL THE BILLS PASSED LAST YEAR AND WHAT WE WILL DO THIS YEAR. WITH THAT SOMEWHAT LENGTHY REPORT, I WANTED TO NOW OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TODAY? >> MAY I MAKE A COMMENT BASED ON YOUR COMMENTS? >> YES COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, OH, CAN I ALSO NOTE, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS CHECKED IN BUT IS ALSO HERE IN PERSON, TOO, THANK YOU VICE CHAIR SAKA. >> THANK YOU. JUST FOR THE RECORD, BECAUSE THIS CONTINUES TO BE MISINFORMATION, SOAP DOES NOT APPLY TO SELLERS OF SEX. SOAP ONLY APPLIES TO BUYERS AND TO PIMPS. THANK YOU. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE YOU. >> THAT GOES TO MY POINT ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE CHARACTERIZED. >> MR. CHAIR? >> YES VICE CHAIR? >> IF I MAY, I WOULD ALSO JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU AND COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR LEVEL SETTING AND ALIGNING ON MATERIAL FACT. FACTS ARE IMPORTANT. IF WE ARE NOT ALIGNED ON A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF MATERIAL FACT THEN ALL THE COLOR COMMENTARY THAT FLOWS FROM THAT WILL BE MORE OFF. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LEVEL SET AND REMIND WHAT MATERIAL FACTS ARE. >> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR. OKAY, CLERK? OVER TO YOU. >> CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ONE PERSON AND ONE IN-PERSON SPEAKER SIGNED UP. AND, ZERO REMOTE SPEAKERS PRESENT. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. WE WILL START WITH IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER. IT IS UP TO 60 MINUTES, SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICS WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST AND ONLY SPEAKER ON THE LIST. JARED SLEWMAN. >> HELLO. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HOLDING A FORUM WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN BRING OUR ISSUES TONIGHT. SAFETY COMMITTEE. SEATTLE'S STREETS ARE VERY HORRIFYING RIGHT NOW FROM SHORELINE TO SODO, CRIME RUNS THE CITY. DRUG ADDICTS, VANDALS, THIEVES, MOTOR HOMES THAT SELL DRUGS AND STOLEN GOODS ARE LITTERED ACROSS THE CITY. TO RESTORE PEACE, I HOPE THEY ARE PERMANENTLY REMOVED FROM OUR CITY. WE HAVE MANY GIGANTIC TOWING YARDS UP AND DOWN AURORA AND SODO THAT ARE THE PLACE TO HAVE THEM TOWED TO. THIS IS FOR THE RESIDENTS. NOT THE CRIMINALS. IF YOU WANT SAFETY FOR THOSE CRIMINALS THAT LIVE IN THE MOTOR HOMES, THEN REHAB MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, RELOCATION TO WOMEN'S SHELTERS, JAILS, ET CETERA, ARE A SAFE PLACE, TO MAKE THE STREETS A SAFE PLACE FOR THE CITIZENS WE SHOULD HAVE MOTOR HOMES GONE. THE CINDER BLOCK SOLUTION DOESN'T WORK. THEY JUST DETER THE MOTOR HOMES TO GO DOWN TO THE NEXT STREET OR DOWN TO THE END OF THE LINE. THIS PROBLEM WOULD GREATLY IF IT WAS SOLVED IT WOULD GREATLY INCREASE THE LIVES OF THE CITIZENS. I HOPE MY COMMUTE TO THE GYM STARTS LOOKING GOOD, NOT LITTER AND VANDALISM TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THESE MOTOR HOMES PUT FEAR AND CONFUSION INTO US. WHY WOULD SOMEONE LET THIS CONTINUE? I HAVE BEEN TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND I DON'T SEE ANY OF THOSE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND NOW WE HAVE ONE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTER. THE FIRST REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTER IS DAVID HAYNES. PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 WHEN YOU HEAR THE PROMPT. YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. SORRY. ONE SECOND. >> LY, THANK YOU. THE PREDATORY DRUG PUSHERS DESTROY THEIR FELLOW MAN'S LIFE AND BEING LISTED NON-VIOLENT, LOW LEVEL BY THE MAYOR AND POLICE CHIEF FOLLOWING POLICE REFORM THAT VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION. SEATTLE HAS CONTINUED TO IMPLODE BECAUSE WE HAVE ILL FATED BAD POLICIES THAT UNCONSTITUTIONALLY RUN INTERFERENCE UNDER 3.5 GRAMS. AND REPEAT OFFENDERS DESTROY THE PURSUITS OF HAPPINESS FOR MANY SMALL BUSINESSES. AND WE ARE HERE TO ENSURE COUNCIL SHE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN INTERFERENCE FOR THE REPEAT OFFENDING BIPOC COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT AKA, PDA AND AKA GEORGE'S NONPROFITS DESIGNED TO MANIPULATE THE SKIN COLOR INCARCERATION RATE AT THE EXPENSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY. A PROGRESSIVE RACIVE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL POLICY. ASK HOW MANY DOLLARS DID SHE TAKE OR GET ALLOCATED FROM THE INNOCENT HOMELESS BUDGET CRISIS AND GIVES TO POLITICALLY NON-PROFIT HELPING CRIMINALS TO BUTTON PUSH THE BLACK AND BROWN DEVILS ADVOCATES AND PROTESTERS WHO ARE BROWBEATING BULLIES WHO SHAKE DOWN THE DEMOCRATS WHO CAPITULATED TO THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATES WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT JUSTIFIES AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL POLICE REFORM THAT HAS IMPLODED OUR SOCIETY. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN THIRD AVENUE AND WONDERED WHY ISN'T THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY, THE KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S AND THE BUS DRIVERS WORKING TOGETHER TO WIPE OUT ALL THE EVIL CRIME ON THIRD AVENUE? >> THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS COMPLETE. WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO EITHER SUBMIT WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE SIGNUP CARDS AVAILABLE HERE ON THE PODIUMS OR EMAIL AT COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV. >>> WE WILL NOW MOVE ONTO OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD. >> SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURTS UPDATE. >> GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. AS YOU CAN SEE, ALWAYS SOME INTERESTING COMMENTS FOR US HERE. AND THANK YOU FOR RETURNING TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. FOLLOWING UP ON OUR BRIEFING FROM LAST YEAR. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR BRIEFING AND THE ISSUES YOU RAISED. SO CAN YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD? >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING TO ALL OF YOU. AND THANK YOU TO COMMITTEE CHAIR KETTLE FOR INVITING US TO COME AND GIVE AN UPDATE FOR SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT. I'M JUDGE CRAWFORD-WILLIS. RESIDING JUDGE OF SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT AND I HAVE WITH ME JOSH SATTLER WHO IS OUR EXTRAORDINARY COURT ADMINISTRATOR. SO TODAY, JOSH AND I WE WANT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE IN THE CHANGE IN JUDICIAL LEADERSHIP AND UPDATE YOU ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE HAD IN 2024 AND TALK ABOUT OUR 2025 PRIORITIES AND INITIATIVES AND CHALLENGES SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE. JUST TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW. AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE THE JUDICIAL GRANTS OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE. SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT AND WE PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH AN ADDRESS TO RESOLVE ANY ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW AND WE DO THAT IN AN INDEPENDENT, IMPARTIAL, AND RESPECTFUL MATTER. THAT IS WHAT OUR PURPOSE IS. WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN BEING THE PEOPLE'S COURT AND A LEADER IN IMPLEMENTING THE INNOVATIVE COURT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO ENSURE EQUITABLE DELIVERY OF JUSTICE. WE ALSO ENSURE ACCESS TO OUR COURT AND ITS PROCESSES BY EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF COURT BUSINESS. AND FAIR AND TIMELY DISPOSITION OF CASES. SMC HAS ADAPTED TO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AS WE WE HAVE ALL A PART OF CITY GOVERNMENT. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH GREAT SERVICES. WE HAVE ADOPTED TO PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE. NOW, OUR COURT ADJUDICATES MISDEMEANORS AND GROSS MISDEMEANORS, OFFENSES SUCH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ASSAULT. THEFTS, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. HARASSMENT, RECURES DRIVING AND WE DO THIS AS UNDER THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE AND UNDER THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON. RECKLESS DRIVING. WE ALSO PROCESS ALL INFRACTIONS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE LIKE PARKING, TRAFFIC, AND CAMERA VIOLATIONS. WE HAVE SEVEN ELECTED JUDGES, FIVE APPOINTED MAGISTRATES AND WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DISPOSING OF THESE CASES IN A TIMELY MANNER. OUR COURT IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR SERVICE AREAS. OPERATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND STRATEGY. JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF. I JOINED THE BENCH IN 2018. AND ACTUALLY SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT IS WHERE I STARTED MY PRACTICE AS A PUBLIC DEFENDER WITH TDA. AND I BELIEVED THEN AS I DO NOW, SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT IS THE BEST COURT THERE IS. WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE. AND SO I WAS ALWAYS WANTING TO GET BACK TO SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT. AFTER LEAVING TDA, I WENT ONTO BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE WITH THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. THE LAST 18 YEARS I WAS THERE, I SERVED AS ASSISTANT DEPUTY CHIEF RUNNING ONE OF THE BIGGEST OFFICES IN THE SEATTLE DOWNTOWN AREA. I CONTINUED TO PRO TEM FOR YEARS BEFORE I FINALLY CAME ON THE BENCH APPOINTED BY A FORMER MAYOR AND HAVE RUN TWO SUCCESSFUL ELECTIONS SINCE THAT TIME. I'M VERY PROUD TO BE A NATIVE OF SEATTLE. BORN AND RAISED HERE. JUST A FEW BLOCKS UP THE HILL. SWEDISH HOSPITAL. AND I GREW UP IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT SO I HAVE NOT VENTURED TOO FAR FROM WHERE I STARTED. I AM A PROUD DOUBLE ALUMNI OF SEATTLE UNIVERSITY. THE UNIVERSITY AND ALSO THE LAW SCHOOL WHERE I STAY VERY ACTIVE AS A MENTOR. CURRENTLY I SERVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THERE. I'M EXCITED IN JUNE I WILL TAKE ON THE ROLE OF PRESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT AND MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE'S ASSOCIATION. ITS ASSOCIATION WHERE ALL OF THE DISTRICT AND MUNICIPAL COURTS ARE MEMBERS. IN FALL OF LAST YEAR, I WAS INTRODUCED TO SERVE AS THE PRESIDING JUDGE AND I STARTED MY TERM JANUARY 1st, 2025. AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, THE JUDGE SHADID WAS ELECTED TO SERVE AS THE ASSISTANT PRESIDING AND JUDGE GREGORY AGREED TO STAY ON AS THE THIRD MEMBER OF OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM. SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT HAD REALLY MADE GREAT STRIDES. WE OWE HER A DEBT OF LATITUDE. WE ENDURED ALONG WITH ALL OF YOU CITY BUDGET CRISIS AND WE MANAGED TO COME THROUGH THAT WELL WITH HER LEADERSHIP. THE COURT NOW HAS A REALLY ROBUST GOVERNANCE POLICY PUT IN PLACE. LED BY OUR COURT ADMINISTRATOR AND I PLAN TO CHAMPION ALL THESE THINGS WITH JOSH AND OUR OTHER COURT LEADERSHIP TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVES THAT ARE UNDERWAY. ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THE TIES . I ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE THE TIES THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED WITH OUR STAKE HOLDERS AND WITH ALL OF YOU I HOPE TO STRENGTHEN THOSE. SOME OF YOU I ALREADY KNOW AND I HOPE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE REST OF YOU. FOR ME, I CONTINUE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVES THAT HAVE BEEN STARTED. BEFORE I TOOK ON THIS ROLE. BUT FOR ME, A PRIORITY FOR ME IS MY STAFF. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE EMPOWERED SO THAT THEY CAN USE THE SKILLS THEY BRING TO THE COURT TO HELP US FULFILL THE MISSION OF THE COURT. WANT THEM TO FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING AND INCLUSION AND KNOW THEIR WORK MATTERS AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING I'M REALLY FOCUSING ON. THE OTHER THING I AM FOCUSING ON IS MAKING SURE THAT OUR COURTS STORY IS TOLD. WE DO SOME GREAT WORK. WE TOUCH THE LIVES OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IN OUR SPECIALTY COURT, OUR MENTAL HEALTH COURT. AND OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURT. AND SO I WANT THAT STORY TO BE TOLD AND OUR COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER SO I AM GOING TO BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS STAFF TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT. SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING. I AM GOING TO WRAP UP BECAUSE I WANT TO LEAVE TIME FOR JOSH. HE HAS SOME IMPORTANT THINGS TO TELL YOU. BUT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURT. I SERVE AS THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE COURT AND HAVE AUTHORITY FOR JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT AND PERSONNEL. I HAVE DELEGATED ALL OF THE SIGNATURE AUTHORITY TO OUR COURT ADMINISTRATOR WHICH HE DOES A WONDERFUL JOB OF HANDLING. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JOSH SATTLER, OUR COURT ADMINISTRATOR AND HE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS WE ARE DONE IN 2024 AND PLAN TO DO IN THE FUTURE. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INVITATION, THE PLEASURE BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU JUDGE. I WANTED TO QUICKLY UPDATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ON SOME OF THE THINGS WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME WE WERE HERE LAST YEAR IN THE 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS. NUMBER ONE BEING THE SUCCESSFUL ON TIME AND ON BUDGET LAUNCH OF OUR CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THIS WAS A SIX YEAR $55 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM THE CITY. WE ARE COMING UP ON ONE YEAR. THERE IS SOME DEFERRED FUNCTIONALITY ON THAT TO GO LIVE. WE ARE PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS OF WHERE WE ARE AT COMING UP ON ITS FIRST BIRTHDAY. WE ALSO ESTABLISHED OUR PROJECT GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT KNOWING WE HAVE LIMITED BUDGET AND RESOURCES. GOING THROUGH A THOUGHTFUL PROCESS THAT INVOLVES ALL AREAS OF THE COURT AS OUR STAKE HOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIRD, WE WERE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE WAY THE BUDGET TURNED OUT. SUPPORTING THE COURT TO MEET OUR MISSION. WE DID COMPLETE OUR REORGANIZATION. THIS WAS BASED AROUND OUR NEW CASE MANAGEMENT LAUNCH. WE ENGINEER THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS AS A COURT TO MEET OUR CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. WE WENT FROM 11 DIFFERENT AREAS OF CONSOLIDATION AND CONSOLIDATED THAT DOWN TO FOUR. WE APPRECIATE THE RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE DEVELOPED INSIDE THE CITY. ESPECIALLY THE CITY COUNCIL. YOU HAVE BEEN COLLABORATIVE AND RESPECTFUL OF OUR ROLE IN THE ECOSYSTEM AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE TOOK SOME STRIDES TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE COURT. WE HOSTED LAW DAY. COMMUNITY RELIEF DAY WHICH HAD OVER 200 ATTENDEES. WE ARE LOOKING AT INITIATIVES TO ADVANCE EQUITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIFICALLY OUR DRESS CODE POLICY. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO 2025, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THESE DIFFERENT STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FIRST BEING TECH STABILIZATION AND FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS. WE ARE COMING UP ON THE SUCCESSFUL CASE MANAGEMENT LAUNCH. THERE IS MAINTENANCE AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT NEED TO BE SUPPORTED. THE SECOND BEING EMPLOYEE WELL BEING ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR INCOMING PRESIDING INDIGENOUS TO MAKE SURE OUR EMPLOYEES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE SUPPORTED HERE AT THE COURT. THIRD IS MAKING SURE WE HAVE RESILIENCE TO BE READY FOR WHAT IS COMING BEFORE US. THE COURT IS MOSTLY REACTIONARY IN THE CITY. DIFFERENT CHANGES ARE MADE AT THE EXECUTIVE OR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE COURT IS PREPARED FOR THE CHANGE IN LANDSCAPE. FOURTH IS OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON BEING INNOVATIVE. WE HAD ONE OF THE FIRST MENTAL HEALTH COURT INS THE NATION. OUR SPECIALTY COURTS ARE IMPORTANT TO US AND WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME OTHER IDEAS WE HAVE LATER IN THE PRESENTATION. ANOTHER PRIORITY IS WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT. MAKING SURE OUR FUTURE LEADERS ARE PREPARED AND BEING GROWN INSIDE OUR COURT. CITY AND LEGISLATIVE MANDATES. THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS THE COURT HAS TO ROLL OUT AND BE PREPARED FOR AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE BANDWIDTH TO TAKE THOSE ON WHEN THEY ARE PRESENTED IN FRONT OF US. LAST, MAINTAINING JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE. MAKING SURE REALLY EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS HOW THE THREE DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT WORK. AND ENSURING OUR ROLE IN THAT PROCESS. SO LIKE I ALLUDED TO EARLIER, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF LAUNCHING A NEW INITIATIVE CALLED SEATTLE DRUG DIVERSION. THIS IS STILL BEING IN THE EARLY STAGES BUT THIS WILL BE COMING IN FRONT OF COUNCIL HOPEFULLY AT SOME POINT. WE ARE DISCUSSING A NEW DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH DRUG POSSESSION OR RELATED CHARGES WERE SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS PART OF THE UNDERLYING OFFENSE . OUR PRETRIAL SERVICES UNIT WILL MANAGE THE PROGRAM AND COORDINATE WITH REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OTHER SERVICES THROUGH OUR COURT RESOURCE CENTER. SOME OF THE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, ANOTHER PROBATION COUNSELOR TO SUPPORT CLIENTS THROUGH THIS PROCESS. HOUSED INSIDE OUR COMMUNITY CENTER SO THAT ALL COURT USERS CAN ACCESS THESE SERVICES ON SITE WITH IMMEDIACY AND WITHOUT DELAY. SO THIS PROGRAM WILL REQUIRE SOME NEW FUNDING FOR THE COURT AS WELL AS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WE ARE NOT PRESENTING THIS PROPOSAL TODAY. WE JUST WANTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR TIME WITH YOU TO START TEEING THIS UP. SO THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY STAKE HOLDERRING THIS WITH OUR PARTNERS. AND LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENTING THIS CONCEPT TO YOU LATER ALONG WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SOME OF OUR UP COME CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, OUR MARTIAL STAFFING. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO VACANCIES AND THIS PROCESS CAN SOMETIMES TAKE SIX TO NINE MONTHS TO SUCCESSFULLY ON BOARD CANDIDATES. WE FRANKLY NEED MORE TO SUPPORT OUR CURRENT OPERATIONS. KNOWING THE CHANGES COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE. WE UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES AT KING COUNTY JAIL. SO FAR, THAT HAS NOT INCREASED THE AVERAGE JAIL POPULATION. JUST IN THE PAST YEAR, OUR NUMBER OF HIGH SECURITY DEFENDANTS BEING TRANSPORTED HAS GROWN BY 39%. THE NUMBER OF ULTRA SECURE HAS GROWN BY 200%. THIS IS BEFORE WE ARE SEEING ANY CHANGES TO THE BOOKING RESTRICTION. IF WE SEE MORE. THESE DEFENDANTS REQUIRE TWO MARTIALS TO BE SAFELY TRANSPORTED THROUGH THE COURTHOUSE. WE WANT TO LOOK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN ADDING MARTIALS POSITIONS IN THE FUTURE. NUMBER TWO. AS WE MENTIONED OUR CASE MANAGEMENT HAS GONE LIVE. MANY MANUAL PROCESSES BETWEEN OUR BIGGEST DATA EXCHANGE PARTNER. WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THEY ARE GOING TO GO LIVE SOON IN THE NEXT QUARTER OR SECOND QUARTER. OF THIS YEAR. THIS IS SLOWING DOWN OUR OPERATIONS, AND MAKING US NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS WE COULD BE. WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ADDING TRAFFIC CAMERAS AND DIFFERENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE CAMERAS. WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE AT THE TABLE, PART OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND HELPING BE A GOOD CITY PARTNER. THOSE WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONS TO OUR WORKLOAD DEPENDING ON HOW MANY OF THOSE CAMERAS COME TO FRUITION. AND THEN LAST IS BUDGET. YOU KNOW. IT FEELS LIKE WE JUST SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED A REALLY CHALLENGING BUDGET CRISIS. IT IS ALWAYS BUDGET SEASON. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COURT IS ADEQUATELY RESOURCED FOR SOME OF THESE CHALLENGES WE SEE COMING DOWN THE LINE. THAT'S THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION AND WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR US. >> WELL, THANK YOU, PRESIDING JUDGE CRAWFORD-WILLIS AND SATTLER. THIS IS THE REASON YOU ARE HERE, TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. ONE THING THAT CAME TO MY MIND WAS THE WORD BRIDGE. AS ALWAYS, YOU TEED THEM UP PERFECTLY WITH YOUR FUTURE TRAFFIC CAMERA EXPANSION. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION S? >> NO, I DON'T, OF COURSE I DO! THANK YOU JUDGE CRAWFORD-WILLIS AND MR. SATTLER. I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY. I ALSO WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MY OFFICE AND THE COURT AND THE PRESIDING JUDGE OFFICE THE LAST YEAR, EVEN UP TO YOUR NEWEST TENURE ON THE COURT. MADAME PRESIDING JUDGE. THANKS FOR CALLING OUT OUR COLLABORATION WITH MY COUNCIL MEMBER COLLEAGUES AND YOUR ESTEEMED COURT AS WELL. I PERSONALLY WORKED HARD AND I RECOGNIZE THAT EFFORT, EQUAL EFFORT AMONG MY COUNCIL MEMBER COLLEAGUES ON BEING VERY, VERY COLLABORATIVE AND ENGAGING IN ROBUST STAKE HOLDER PROCESSES. WE NO LONGER JUST, THIS COUNCIL, MYSELF INDIVIDUALLY AND I THINK ALL OF MY COUNCILMEMBER COLLEAGUES NO LONGER JUST PLACATE OR INTENTIONALLY TALK TO PEOPLE THAT FIT THEIR POLITICAL AGENDA AND IGNORE EVERYONE ELSE. WE TALK TO EVERYBODY. COMMUNITY PARTNERS, COMMUNITY GROUPS. GOVERNMENT PARTNERS. THE MAYOR. THESE PROBLEMS ARE CHALLENGING. ALL THIS IS TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BUILD UPON THAT AND STRENGTHEN IT GOING FORWARD. TWO QUESTIONS. FIRST OFF, APPRECIATE THE FIRST BLURB THERE ON YOUR LIST OF 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE LAUNCH OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES. CONGRATULATIONS ON LAUNCHING THAT ON TIME AND ON BUDGET. VERY IMPRESSIVE. NOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO THOSE TWO THINGS. BUT IT IS NOT WITHOUT ITS OWN SNAGS. SO CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT? WHAT ARE NOW WE ARE A YEAR IN. WHAT ARE THE PAIN POINTS OR SNAFUS YOU RAN INTO WITH IMPLEMENTATION AND HOW HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO OVERCOME SOME OF THOSE THIS PAST YEAR? >> THIS WAS REALLY A BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION PROJECT. WE HAD THE LUXURY OF HAVING OUR OWN HOME GROWN CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS WHICH MEANT WE COULD MAKE ALL THE CHANGES WE WANTED TO IT. WE ARE GOING ONTO A MORE MODERN SUPPORTED CONTRACT BASE WITH A VENDOR. WHICH MEANS WE WILL NOT HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD. AND THERE HAVE BEEN SNAGS THERE. I THINK THE TOUGH PART IS FOR OUR STAFF, THIS IS SLOWER, WE SEEM SLOWER AND LESS EFFICIENT AS WE ARE LEARNING THE NEW TECHNOLOGY. A LOT OF THE EFFICIENCIES ARE ON THE BACK END. DATA EXCHANGES. LESS PAPER PROCESSES. SOME OF THESE HAVE NOT COME TO LIFE BECAUSE OUR BIGGEST PARTNER IS NOT ON THE NEW CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM YET. THAT IS A PAIN POINT. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, HERE WE ARE A YEAR LATER. WE ARE ADAPTING AND LEARNING THE NEW TECHNOLOGY. SOMETIMES WHEN WE HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE SYSTEM, WE HAVE TO TAKE IT DOWN. I EQUATE IT TO A ROAD CLOSURE. WE TREMENDOUS TO DO THAT ON LOW TIMES, WEEKENDS, BUT SOMETIMES, IT IS NECESSARY TO TAKE THE SYSTEM DOWN OVER THE LUNCH HOUR. WE TRY TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR PARTNERS. WE HAVE SEEN THESE OUTAGES DECREASE TO THE POINT YOU WHERE THE SYSTEM IS PRETTY STABLE. >> AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO OUR STAFF. THEY REALLY STEPPED UP AND FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE THIS WORK THEY STEPPED UP AND FIGURED OUT A WAY TO KEEP THINGS GOING. >> SURE THING. THANK YOU. MY NEXT QUESTION PERTAINS TO SODA. SODA IMPLEMENTATION. IT PASSED LAST SEPTEMBER IF I RECALL CORRECTLY. SO IMPLEMENTATION AS WE LEARNED CAN BE CHALLENGING TO FULLY ROLL OUT. THERE WAS A REPORT IN THE SEATTLE TIMES A WEEK OR TWO AGO OR SO ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CASES. I'M REFERRING TO SODA, NOT SOAP. THAT IS A CITY ATTORNEY AND A SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE WHO WOULD ULTIMATELY MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. SO JUST TO BE CURIOUS. BUT, JUST CURIOUS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW IMPLEMENT ATION OF THAT IS GOING. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT PER YOUR SLIDE, THERE IS A NEW INITIATIVE. WHAT ROLE DO YOU ENVISION THE NEW DRUG DIVERSION PLAYING INTO SODA AT ALL? >> SO I'LL TAKE A STAB AT THE FIRST AND THEN REFER TO JOSH. THE JUDGES ARE HAPPY TO TO CONSIDER THAT REQUEST. IF IT IS PRESENTED WE WILL CONSIDER. TWO HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO US. ONE WAS THE JUDGE APPROVED IT AND THE OTHER IT WAS DECLINED. WE DON'T INITIATE THE PRESENTATION. TURN IT OVER TO JOSH. >> YEAH. AS RELATED FOR TO THE SEATTLE DRUG DIVERSION PROGRAM. WE SEE THIS AS FULL CIRCLE. STARTING WITH THE DRUG ORDINANCE. WE SEE THIS AS THE DIVERSION OPPORTUNITY. THE MAJORITY OF CASES THAT GO IN, THEY WOULD ASK FOR A SODA ORDER PRETRIAL SO IT IS POSSIBLE YOU MIGHT SEE THAT INCREASE IF WE ARE ABLE TO LAUNCH THIS NEW INITIATIVE. TECHNOLOGY WISE, WE ARE READY. WE HAD TO RESTRAIN OUR STAFF ON HOW TO DO THIS. BUT NO REAL IMPACT THERE. THE COURT IS READY. AS JUDGE CRAWFORD-WILLIS SAID. WHEN WE START RECEIVING THESE REQUESTS TO GRANT THEM AND OUR STAFF WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO. >> THANK YOU. EVEN IF, AND I WILL ADD MY OWN TWO CENTS TO PILE ON. EVEN IF AND WHEN THIS IS FULLY IMPLEMENTED I DON'T SEE A SCENARIO WHERE THE COURT IS IMPLEMENTED WITH THE VOLUME. THIS IS A SPECIFIC TARGETED APPROACH. COVERS LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT OF THE CITY'S LAND MASS. UNLIKE PREVIOUS ITERATIONS WHERE IT WAS 70% OF THE CITY. BUT THANK YOU FOR SHARING THERE. AND THE FINAL, IT IS REALLY JUST A COMMENT. PRESIDING JUDGE CRAWFORD WILLIS. I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE BENCH AND THIS ROLE. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO PARTNER WITH YOU. ONE THING YOU FORGOAT TO MENTION IS YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE LAURA MILLER BAR ASSOCIATION. I WAS PROUDLY A MEMBER. GOT TO KNOW YOU THROUGH THAT. I COUNT MYSELF AS ONE OF YOUR MENTEES. AND NOW, WE GET TO PARTNER TOGETHER IN THIS WORK. OH NO, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA KNOWS TOO MANY PEOPLE. MUST BE A CONFLICT. BUT YOU FORGOT TO MENTION ALAN B. A. >> NO, YOU DON'T KNOW TOO MANY PEOPLE. WHICH IS MY BRIDGE TO SAYING COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH WHO KNOWS EVERYONE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> THERE YOU GO, THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. NO, I JUST HAD A QUICK COMMENT. THANK YOU JUDGE CRAWFORD-WILLIS. YOU ALSO DIDN'T MENTION HOW BIG OF A SUPPORTER YOU ARE FOR THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL. SHE NEVER MISSES A GAME. AN EXTRAORDINARY. JOSH SATTLER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT WORKING WITH THE COURT SYSTEM AND UNDERSTANDING HOW THE LAWS THAT WE MAKE IN PASS HERE IMPACT AND HOW THEY GET IMPLEMENTED. ONE OF THE THINGS, THE FEEDBACK WE GET FROM COMMUNITY FOLKS. UNDERSTANDING HOW IT IS IMPLEMENTED AND SEEING IF IT IS FEASIBLE AND FUNCTIONAL. IT HAS BEEN GREAT TO PARTNER WITH YOU ALL. HOW DOES IT IMPACT YOU ALL AND BEING A GREAT PARTNER WITH THE CITY. I LOVE HAVING THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU ALL. I WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. AND THANK YOU. IT WAS A BIG UNDERTAKING FOR THE TECHNOLOGY PIECE AND THE NEW SOFTWARE UPDATE. I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU ALL ARE HAPPY WITH IT. I KNOW IT IS WORKING. IT IS A TREMENDOUS INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK IN IMPLEMENTING THE SOFTWARE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL AS WELL. IT WILL BE FUN. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> THANK YOU CHAIR. GOOD MORNING. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY I HAD THE GREAT PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO WORK WITH PRESIDING JUDGE CRAWFORD-WILLIS AT TDA AND YOU WERE MY SUPERVISOR WHEN WE WERE THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES SO ALWAYS HAD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF REGARD FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE BROUGHT ACROSS THE BOARD PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY. SO I'M SO PLEASED TO SEE THAT YOU ARE NOW PRESIDING JUDGE. AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU. WE HAVE HAD GOOD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE COURT AS WELL JOSH. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. SEEMS YOU HAVE MADE A NUMBER OF PRETTY HEFTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS. YOU ARE THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE DRUG DIVERSION PROGRAM. ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVE LAUREN DAVIS ABOUT AS WELL AS CITY ATTORNEY DAVISSON IS REALLY LOOKING AT BE YOUR DRUG DIAT THE FRONT END. ARE THERE ANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW TO WORK WITH PEOPLE CLEARLY IN THE THROES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER ARE NOT NECESSARILY BEING DIVERTED BUT ARE BEING KEPT IN JAIL FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, HOW IS SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT UTILIZING THAT WINDOW TO GET PEOPLE ON A PATH SO WHEN THEY ARE RELEASED THEY HAVE THAT WINDOW OF CLARITY TO THINK OKAY MAYBE NOW I AM READY TO GET INTO TREATMENT OR WORK WITH GETTING ONTO MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. IS THERE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BACK END. >> IT IS DEFINITELY PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE HAD IN DRUG DIVERSION. SINCE THE END OF COMMUNITY COURT, THERE HAS BEEN A GAP IN THE COURT'S ROLE IN CONNECTING PEOPLE TO SERVICES WE SEE DRUG DIVERSION AS FRONT END. THE COURT CAN PLAY A UNIQUE ROLE IN MAKING SURE THAT THE PERSON IS ABLE TO HAVE THOSE CONNECTIONS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER A BIG PART OF THIS, THE INVESTMENT THE COURT IS MAKING IS IN THE SUPPORT TO HELP THAT PERSON IF THEY DO DECIDE TO START TRYING TO GET SOME HELP AND HAVING THOSE SERVICES EMBEDDED IN OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE COURSE CENTER BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY OPEN TO MORE DISCUSSIONS. >> AND WE HAVE HAD VERY PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT EXPANSION OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH COURT FOR COOCCURRING DIAGNOSIS. MENTAL HEALTH AND ALSO SUBSTANCE ABUSE. WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT WHICH WOULD I THINK FIT IN WITH WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE ARE THINKING THE SAME WAY. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. JUDGE CRAWFORD-WILLIS. MR. SATTLER. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. II REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO SAY IN TODAY'S NEW ENVIRONMENT. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR LISTING AS ONE OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ADVANCING EQUITY. THAT IS SOMETHING WE STILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON, BE SMART ON. THE IDEA OF BEING PRESENT AND MINDFUL OF THIS AREA. AND THEN BEING PREPARED TO ACT WHEN NEEDED UNDERSTANDING BEING MINDFUL. BEING PREPARED TO MOVE. I THINK IT IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD NOTE FIRST OFF. I MENTIONED THE BRIDGE EARLIER. THERE'S A LOT OF BRIDGES THAT ARE OUT THERE. AND, ONE OF THE BRIDGES IS KIND OF, IT GOES TO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE REENTRY PROGRAM AND PROBATION. YOU KNOW. A WAY TO FACILITATE THE EXITING FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BACK INTO SOCIETY. AND DOING SO IN A WAY THAT IS COMPLETE AND WE DON'T SEE THE RETURN. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE POINT ABOUT REENTRY AND PROBATION. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN HISTORY HERE. BUT IS THERE ANYTHING ON THIS FRONT YOU CAN SPEAK TO? >> WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A REENTRY PROGRAM THAT COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS DESCRIBED. >> JUST NOTE ONE OF OUR 2023 ACCOMPLISHMENTS WAS OUR PROBATION EVOLUTION PROJECT WHERE OUR PROBATION DEPARTMENT LOOKED AT DISPROPORTIONATE OUT COMES FOR SOME OF OUR PROBATION CLIENTS. WE REALLY TRANSFORMED THE WAY WE DO PROBATION IN SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT. BEING MORE OUTCOME BASED. AS YOU SAID WE DON'T HAVE A REENTRY PROGRAM. >> AND I RECOGNIZE THERE HAS BEEN A REORGANIZATION SAND ALL THE REST. BUT IT IS SOMETHING TO BE PRESENT AND MINDFUL ABOUT IN TERMS OF HOW THIS PLAYS OUT AND THERE MAY BE DIFFERENT WAYS OF DOING IT AS WELL. ONE OF THE THINGS FOR THIS YEAR FOR THE COMMITTEE, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE ECO SYSTEM AND THE FUNCTIONING CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. MARTIAL STAFFING PLAYS INTO THIS. I KNOW THERE'S DISCUSSIONS ON THAT AND THE LIKE. ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT THAT, WE CAN HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS. SEATTLE PD STAFFING, FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFFING. THE 911 SYSTEM. THE CARE DEPARTMENT. IT IS ENDEMIC THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. AND SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO SO WE CAN FOLLOW ON DISCUSSIONS TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF MARTIAL STAFFING. I DON'T KNOW ANY PARTICULARS BUT WE CAN DO THAT. SPEAKING OF STAFFING WE ALSO SUPPORT OUR JUDGES TOO IN A SENSE OF I KNOW THERE IS SOME STATE LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF FOR OUR JUDGES WITHIN THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT. THAT GOES TO GETING THE BEST WE CAN GET. EVEN IF THEY LIVE JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL. MOVING TO YOUR NEXT THING, I UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE OF THE DATA EXCHANGE WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. IT IS AT THE POINT WHERE I SHOULD FOLLOW UP WITH THE CHEER OF RATING OFFICER. FOR THOSE LISTENING UPSTAIRS WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. THERE ARE SOME DEADLINES. WE CAN'T HAVE THE SHIFTING TO THE RIGHT ANYMORE ON THE SCHEDULE. WE NEED A FUNCTIONING CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE DIFFERENT FROM THE STAFFING BUT THESE LITTLE PIECES PLAY OUT AND REALLY IMPACT US. SO WE WILL BE ENGAGED ON THIS TOPIC TOO. JUDGE, AND MR. SATTLER. I THINK THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IT FOR MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THE FUTURE PACIFIC EXPANSION ON THERE. TRAFFIC CAMERAS, WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN NOBODY THINKS ANYTHING IS HAPPENING, GOOD THINGS START TO HAPPEN. I THANK THE VICE CHAIR FOR HIS WORK IN THIS AREA. AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO WORK. YOU HAVE THE LEAD ON THIS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO WORK ON INVOLVING THE COURT. WITH THAT, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THANK YOU. THIS IS GREAT TEE UP. THIS IS THE FUNCTION OF THIS BRIEFING. IT IS ABOUT DAYLIGHTING ISSUES. WE KNOW THE DATA EXCHANGE IS NOT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. SO WE NEED SOME ADDITIONAL ATTENTION ON THAT. AND THE DIVERSION PIECE WHICH IS A PERFECT SETUP FOR THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WE'LL BE IN TOUCH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO INCLUDE BUDGET TO CLOSE ON THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. >>> NOW TO THE SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS. >> LEAD DESTRUCTION. >> THAT WAS THE PERFECT LEAD-IN. PARDON THE PUN. WITH THE DIVERSION PROGRAM AND THE COURT AND EVERYTHING THAT RELATES TO THAT. MS. DAUGAARD. WELCOME. CAN EVERYONE INTRODUCE THEMSELVES FOR THE RECORD AND I THINK EVERYTHING IS SET FOR THE BRIEFING SO TAKE IT AWAY. >> ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION, I WILL START IT OFF. I'M BRANDY MCNEIL. ONE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTORS AT PDA. AND MY PRIMARY AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY IS OVER THE LOCAL LEAD PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM AT PDA AND A SMALL TEAM OF LAWYERS THAT WORKS TO REPRESENT PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS. WITH THAT I WILL HAND IT OVER TO SAM. >> MY NAME IS SAM WOLF. ALSO AT PDA. MY AREA IS IN THE LEAD LOCAL TEAM WITH THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT. MY ROLE IS THE SEATTLE PROGRAM DIRECTOR. >> GOOD MORNING CHAIR KETTLE ANSWER COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M LISA DAUGAARD. OUR PLANNED PRESENTATION PORTION STARTS WITH BRANDY, MOVE TO ME AND CONCLUDES TO SAM AND SOME DATA. >> THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE. AND WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS. I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO MR. WOLF. THERE WERE SOME CHALLENGES WE WERE FACING. I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS ON THAT. I DON'T WANT TO JINX ANYTHING, BUT THINGS HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY QUIET SO, THANK YOU. OVER TO YOU. >> SO WHERE I WANT TO START IS IMP SIZING WHAT LEAD IS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN, A PUBLIC SAFETY FRAMEWORK. WE WORK WITH PEOPLE WHOSE UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR IS POVERTY. MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. OUR GOAL IS TO WORK WITH CLIENTS FOR BEHAVIOR CHANGE. INTENSIVE LONG TERM CASE MANAGEMENT. LEAD CLIENTS HAVE UNMET RESOURCE NEEDS AND CRIMINAL RESOURCE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT. LEAD CASE MANAGERS, THEY SERVE AS THE GOLDEN THREAD. THEY ACT AS A BROKER TO RESOURCES LIKE HOUSING AND THEY SUPPORT CLIENTS AS THEY NAVIGATE PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEMS. LEAD IS POSITIONED TO BE COMPLEMENTARY. A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE. WE TAKE REFERRALS FROM FIRST RESPONDERS AND COORDINATE WITH THE LEGAL CRIMINAL SYSTEM PARTNERS TO MAKE AN ALIGNMENT WITH SAFETY INTERESTS. THERE ARE THREE WAYS TO GET INTO LEAD. WHEN THIS ALL STARTED IN 2011, LEAD'S POLICY COORDINATING GROUP AGREED ON OFFENSES. THERE ARE NUMBER OF OFFENSES ELIGIBLE LIKE MISDEMEANOR THEFT. PROPERTY DESTRUCTION, PROSTITUTION AND SO ON. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS EXERCISE DISCRETION IN MAKING ARREST DIVERSIONS. THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DIVERT. ARREST DIVERSIONS FUNDAMENTALLY ORIGINATE WITH A CHOICE BY THE OFFICER TO MAKE A DIVERSION AND A CHOICE BY THAT DIVERTED INDIVIDUAL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. THE SECOND WAY IN, WE CALL SOCIAL CONTRACT REFERRALS CREATED SEVERAL YEARS LATER AT OFFICERS REQUEST. THIS ALLOWS OFFICERS TO REFER TO LEAD WHEN THERE IS NOT IMMEDIATE REASON FOR ARREST BUT THE PERSON IS KNOWN TO COMMIT CHRONIC LAW VIOLATIONS. LEAD POLICY'S COORDINATING GROUP DIRECTED US TO OPEN THE LAST ROUTE INTO THE LEAD PROGRAM. WE OPERATE THAT SYSTEM WITH WHATEVER CAPACITY WE HAVE AFTER WE RESPOND TO LAW ENFORCEMENT EARLS. IT IS THE FIRST TO SHUT OFF WHEN WE HAVE CAPACITY ISSUES. WE HAVE DONE THAT OVER THE YEARS WHEN IT IS NECESSARY. BUT WHEN IN OPERATION, THE COMMUNITY REFERRAL SYSTEM HAS A HUGE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM. THROUGH ROBUST COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKELY TO GENERATE 911 CALLS AND WE ARE ABLE TO PREEMPTIVELY WORK WITH THEM BEFORE THEY GENERATE THOSE CALLS. NEXT SLIDE. SO AS I SAID LEAD IS A FRAMEWORK THAT TACKLES BEHAVIORS THAT HAVE CONSEQUENCES FOR SELF AN OTHERS INCLUDING LAW VIOLATIONS LIKE SEX WORK. FOR THOSE WHO STRUGGLE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER LEAD USES BEST PRACTICES IN RECOVERY AND CARE COORDINATION. THE MODEL IS CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES AND IS ORGANIZED AROUND CORE COMPETENCIES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER COUNSELING. SO SOME KEY ELEMENTS. THIS CASE MANAGEMENT IS A GOLDEN THREAD THAT STICKS WITH A PERSON FOR MONTHS OR YEARS AND ALLOWS PARTICIPANT TO ACHIEVE PROGRESS EVEN THROUGH SETBACKS. CASE MANAGERS HELP PARTICIPANTS NAVIGATE RESOURCES AND HOUSING AND OUTPATIENT TREATMENT. LEGAL SERVICES, JOB TRAINING, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. AND IT INVOLVES MULTISYSTEM NAVIGATION. ANOTHER KEY ELEMENT IS THE FRAMEWORK FOR INFORMATIONS SHARING. THAT INCLUDES THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND SEATTLE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND LEGAL SYSTEM COORDINATION IS A PART OF IT. LEAD ALSO INCLUDES NEIGHBORHOOD BASED CONFERENCING AND A KEY ELEMENT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT. THAT ENSURES PUBLIC IMPACT IS MITIGATED AND THE PROGRAM OPERATES WITH FIDELITY TO THE EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL. THE STRUCTURE THAT BRANDY HAS JUST DESCRIBED IS NOT JUST THE PRODUCT OF WHAT THE LEAD PARTNERS THOUGHT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. DRAWS ON YEARS AND DECADES OF EVIDENCE AND RESEARCH ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WHAT NEEDED TO BE IMPROVED TO GET BETTER OUT COMES FOR PEOPLE WHO COMMIT VIOLATION. THERE IS WIDESPREAD AGREEMENT IN THIS COUNTRY AND LOCALLY, IT IS NOT JUST THE OPTIMAL RESPONSE TO THOSE CONDITIONS TO USE THE COURT SYSTEM. BUT WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING? SO LEAD WAS DESIGNED BASED ON THE OTHER HAND EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY RESPONSE. IT IS SO WELL FOUNDED THAT IT HAS BECOME BEST PRACTICE NATIONALLY. THERE IS A FEDERAL FUNDING STREAM THAT IS EARMARKED FOR LEAD. AN OFFICE OF JUSTICES PROGRAM PROMISING PRACTICE I REALIZE I'M NAMING AGENCIES THAT MAY NO LONGER BE OPERATING AS THEY WERE. BUT FOR YEARS THERE HAS BEEN MOUNTING UNDERSTANDING THIS APPROACH WAS AN AGGREGATION OF BEST PRACTICES. THAT WAS THE HYPERTHESIS. WE HAVE ALSO RIGOROUSLY STUDIED WHETHER OR NOT THE FRAMEWORK DID DELIVER IMPROVED OUTCOMES AND I DO WANT TO SAY A LOT OF ADJACENT OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN EXAMINED BUT THE KEY SINGLE GOAL OF LEAD IS CRIME REDUCTION. BRANDY SAID IT IS A PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM. AND A PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM HAS TO BE ASSESSED IN WHETHER OR NOT IT IS SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMATIC AND ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR THAT PARTICIPANTS ENGAGE IN. AND IN A RIGOROUS STUDY FUNDED BY THE JOHN AND LAURA ARNOLD FOUNDATION AND PUBLISHED IN THE SERIES OF PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES FROM 2017 TO 2019, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON RESEARCH TEAM FOUND LEAD REDUCED RECIDIVISM. SO THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE REDUCED THEIR INCIDENTS OF CRIME OVER TIME. THAT IS TRUE, BUT IT ALSO COULD BE CAUSED BY INDEPENDENT FACTORS INCLUDING LIKE POLICE STAFFING AND LESS ENFORCEMENT. SO THIS STUDY USED A CONTROL GROUP WITH IDENTICAL BACKGROUND IN THE SAME PRECINCT. OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE WEST PRECINCT AT THE TIME. OTHERS WITH COMPARABLE HISTORY WERE LESS LIKELY TO COMMIT NEW CRIMES. WE ARE GOING TO, IN A MOMENT, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES I WILL ADDRESS COLEAD. BUT ON THIS EVALUATION SLIDE, WE ALSO SHARED THAT COLEAD DEVELOPED IN 2020 IN ORDER TO GET PEOPLE QUICKLY OFF THE STREET WHO WERE COMMITTING CRIMES RELATED TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND POVERTY. THAT INTERVENTION HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE HIGH LEVELS OF HOUSING POLICEMENT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO CAME IN. WE ARE USING DATA AND EVALUATION. THIS WAS ALSO DONE BY A UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON RESEARCH TEAM TO CHECK WHETHER OR NOT THE PREDICTED IMPACTS ARE ACTUALLY OCCURRING. NOT ON THIS SLIDE. BUT OH, ACTUALLY, YES, ON THIS SLIDE. THERE IS REFERENCE TO A KING COUNTY AUDITOR REPORT SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THERE WAS SOME PRESS ABOUT IT WHERE THEY AUDITED KING COUNTY DIVERSION PROGRAMS TO SEE IF THEY ACCOMPLISHED STATED GOALS AND WHILE IN GENERAL, THE AUDITOR FOUND THAT THERE NEEDED TO BE MORE RIGOR IN THAT PORTFOLIO OF PROGRAMS, LEAD WAS THE EXCEPTION. THEY CALLED LEAD OUT FOR ALWAYS HAVING BEEN RIGOROUSLY EVALUATED AND USING DATA. NOT ONLY TO VALIDATE THE APPROACH TAKEN. BUT ALSO, TO MAKE CHANGES. SO IF WE IDENTIFY PERFORMANCE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE CORRECTED, THAT INFORMATION IS THEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE LEAD GOVERNING BODY, THE POLICY COORDINATING GROUP AND PROGRAM CHANGES ARE MADE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE EFFICACY. SO, OKAY. WHAT I WAS WONDERING ABOUT EARLIER HERE IS THE STORY OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE MODEL. IN 2011, LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED DIVERSION LAUNCHED HERE IN SEATTLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST PLACE IN THE COUNTRY TO TAKE THE STEP OF ALLOWING POLICE AS A MATTER OF POLICY TO RELEASE SOMEONE FOR THERE WAS LEGAL AUTHORITY TO BOOK INTO JAIL AND REFER TO PROSECUTION. INSTEAD OF DOING THAT, TO RELEASE THAT PERSON IN A WARM HAND OFF TO CASE MANAGEMENT TEAMS THAT WOULD BEGIN TO WORK WITH PEOPLE ON WHAT WERE UNDERSTOOD TO BE COMPLEX DIFFICULT SITUATIONS TO RESOLVE. THAT IS NOW A FAIRLY COMMON CONCEPT BUT IT STARTED HERE. TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM, IT WAS REALLY A BIG DEAL SO I WANTED TO PAUSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE COAUTHORS OF THIS. LEAD HAS MANY PARTNERS. THE SPD WAS NOT REQUIRED TO DO THIS OR TRY THIS. AND REALLY HAS BEEN A NATIONAL LEADER IN MANY WAYS POLICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE FOLLOWED THEIR LEADS AS WELL AS THE ELECTED LEADERS OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. THE SEATTLE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND THE KING COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE AND THE KING COUNTY SHERIFF. ALL OF WHOM VOLUNTARILY CAME TOGETHER TO TRY SOMETHING NEW BECAUSE AT THE TIME, THE STATUS FOE WAS PERFORMING SO POORLY IN CHANGING BEHAVIOR. IT JUST DID NOT WORK TO SEND PEOPLE INTO THE COURT SYSTEM, HAVE FOLKS ORDERED TO ADDRESS THEIR ISSUES BUT WITHOUT THE KIND OF INTENSIVE ASSESSMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WAS CAUSING THE BEHAVIOR AND WHAT NEEDED TO CHANGE TO CORRECT FOR IT. SO THIS WAS STREET BASED CASE MANAGEMENT STARTING IN 2011 AS A VOLUNTARY PARTNERSHIP. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STARTED IN 2019 TO RECOGNIZE THE EVIDENCE BASED FOR THIS APPROACH AND BEGAN TO INVEST STATE FUNDS IN REPLICATION OF THE MODEL AROUND THE STATE. I WILL NOTE THE CITY OF SEATTLE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY STATE FUNDS FOR LEAD THOUGH IT WAS A SEATTLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE STATE. AND THE COUNTRY. UNTIL LAST YEAR WHEN FINALLY THE STATE MADE A GRANT, THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY MADE A GRANT TO THE CITY TO EXPAND THE SEATTLE LEAD PROGRAM. THERE BEGAN TO BE A STATE TIE LOT LEAD REPLICATION GRANT PROGRAM IN 2019 AND IN 2021 WITH LEADERSHIP FROM SENATOR JAMIE PETERSON THAT IT WAS EXPANDED TO ALLOW FOR GRANTS WITHIN KING COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND CONSEQUENT TO THAT, WE DID GET AN INVESTMENT. SO SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WHATCOM, MASON, THURSTON COUNTIES APPLIED TO APPLY LEAD AND HAVE DONE SO. AFTER THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION, THE LEGISLATURE REACHED FOR LEAD AS ONE OF THE BIPARTISAN AGREED APPROACHES THAT SHOULD BE MADE MORE AVAILABLE STATEWIDE AND MODELED THE STATEWIDE RECOVERY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM. IN 2020, AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, COLEAD WAS INTRODUCED AS ONE OF THE LEAD CASE MANAGEMENT TEAMS BUT THIS ONE OPERATES WITHIN SHELTER, TEMPORARY LODGING. IT IS SO MUCH MORE INTENSIVELY STAFFED THAN A TYPICAL SHELTER PROGRAM. AND THIS WAS DEVELOPED BOTH TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WERE NOT RELEASED FROM JAILS DURING COVID TO NOTHING. THAT WAS NOT GOING TO GO WELL. WE HAD A POOL OF RESOURCES AND THE RIGHT SKILL SET TO ALLEVIATE THOSE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS BUT NEEDED A PLACE TO GO TO. WE USED LEAD TO LEASE HOTELS AND FOLKS WERE ABLE TO COME IN. STARTING WITH THE FALL OF 2020 WITH COVID RELIEF FUNDS THAT EXPIRED IN JUNE OF 2022, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND THAT COLEAD JUST CARE RESPONSE TO AT ONE POINT GET UP TO ALMOST 250 ROOMS AND SERVING ABOUT 500 PEOPLE PER YEAR. SO THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ENTIRE LEAD PARTICIPANT POPULATION OR POTENTIAL POPULATION BUT IT ACHIEVED A GREAT DEAL IN MORE RAPIDLY STABILIZING PEOPLE THAN WE COULD DO WHEN WE ARE PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT TO FOLKS ON THE STREET LIVING IN TENTS. AS I'M SURE YOU CAN IMAGINE. COLEAD HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY EVALUATED BOTH A DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION AND AN OUTCOMES EVALUATION BY THE UW, THE DRAMATIC STEP AHEAD IN BEHAVIOR OUTCOMES. BUT IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE. AND THEN, IN 2022, THE CITY, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE TIME AS WELL AS SOME OF THE KEY LEAD SERVICE PROVIDERS, SAYING OKAY, WE REALLY APPRECIATED JUST CARE AND COLEAD RESOLVING ENCAMPMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE. NOW OUR ISSUES ARE LESS ABOUT ENAMPMENTS BUT LIVING IN THE STREET OF DOWNTOWN. A LARGE POPULATION OF PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX BEHAVIOR HEALTH NEEDS AND BEHAVIOR THAT IS REALLY POSING A THREAT TO VIZ VIABILITY. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE? THE TRUTH IS ALL THE EVIDENCE WOULD SHOW THAT REFERRAL OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS INTO LONG TERM LEAD CASE MANAGEMENT IS THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN FOR THAT PERSON BUT IT IS VERY SLOW WORK THE NEIGHBOR WOULD NEED. THE TRUTH IS THAT WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME. AND, THEY WOULD ALSO PROBABLY BE REPLACED BY SOMEONE NEW COMING INTO THE ECO SYSTEM. SO RECOGNIZING THERE NEEDED TO BE A LAYER OF PLACE BASED RESPONSE TO ALLEVIATE, PROVIDE MORE RAPID RELIEF TO LOCAL BUSINESSES. WE DELIVER CARE WHICH WAS SAFETY TEAM D BEEN DEVELOPED FOR COLEAD FACILITIES. TO MAKE SURE THEY COULD OPERATE SAFELY WITHOUT NEGATIVE IMPACT IN NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT IS A ROLE WE DELIVER CARE PLAYS. SO IN THE FIRST YEAR, THAT CONTRACT WE DELIVERED CARE WAS ROUTED THROUGH THE LEAD CONTRACT. AND, PDA SUB CONTRACTED. THE CITY DIRECTLY CONTRACTS WITH THEM FOR THAT PORTION OF THE THIRD AVENUE PROJECT. SO THEN I WILL JUST NOTE THAT ALONG WITH PROJECT MANAGEMENT, WE SURVEY LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR THEIR FEELING OF SATISFACTION AND RESPONSIVENESS. WE CONSISTENTLY GET FEEDBACK THAT DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES FEEL IT IS RESPONSIVE AND ASSISTS WITH THEIR NEEDS. AND OTHER ELEMENTS ARE NEEDED. MORE GRANULAR DATA BEHIND THAT CONCLUSION. SO, IT IS STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO GAME RESOURCES NEEDED BEYOND MANAGEMENT. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO USE THIS THIRD AVENUE PROJECT FRAMEWORK AS A PILOT TO ENGAGE THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM TO TRY TO GET PRIORITIZED ACCESS TO PERMANENT HOUSING RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS HAVING THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF ADVERSE PUBLIC ORDER IMPACT. IN A HOT SPOT. IN THIS CASE, UPPER THIRD AVENUE. AT THE VERY TAIL END OF PARTNERSHIP FOR ZERO, KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY AGREED TO INCORPORATE THIRD AVENUE PROJECT INTO THAT PRIORITIZED ACCESS TO PERMANENT HOUSING AND THEY HAVE ALLOWED IT TO CONTINUE EVEN AFTER A PARTNERSHIP FOR ZERO WAS SHUT DOWN. THAT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY ILLUMINATING AND SUCCESSFUL EFFORT BUT WE CAN ONLY MOVE SMALL COHORTS AT A TIME SO IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE IN TWO YEARS, WE DELIVER CARE HAS FOUND THAT 1700 UNIQUE D-DUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS HAVING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ONLY COHORTS OF 30 AT A TIME ARE BEING ORGANIZED FOR PERMANENT HOUSING. WE HAVE HAD INCREDIBLY STRONG SUCCESS IN OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING PERMANENT HOUSING. THE CITY WAS HAVING US MAKE COLEAD PLACEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR THIS POPULATION SO WE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL COCOURT THAT WENT INTO PERMANENT HOUSING WITH COLEVELS OF SUCCESS. AND THIS IS MY LAST SLIDE. THIS IS JUST TO OBSERVE WHAT IS THE INTERVENTION HERE? WE REALLY HAVE A HIGH DEGREE OF CONSENSUS THAT PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH DRUGS AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, PEOPLE ARE SO POOR, THEY DON'T HAVE A SOURCE OF MONEY. THEY DON'T HAVE A SOURCE OF INCOME EXCEPT FOR THE ILLICIT ECONOMY. THE RIGHT RESPONSE IS RARELY THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND THROUGH DIRECT INTENSIVE INTERVENTION TO ADDRESS THOSE PROBLEMS. NOT ALWAYS, THE LEGITIMACY OF THE RESPONSE REQUIRES USE OF COVERSION AND LEAD DOES NOT, TO THE CONTRARY. IF POLICE THINK PEOPLE NEED TO BE BOOKED INTO JAIL, THEY CAN BE. IF THEY THINK THEY NEED TO BE PROSECUTED THEY CAN BE REFERRED. BUT IN GENERAL, THAT IS NOT THE WAY THAT PEOPLE GET BETTER AND WE WANTED TO JUST CALL OUT, LEAD IS BUILT AROUND THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION DEFINITION OF RECOVERY. WHICH RECOGNIZES THAT PEOPLE RECOVER THROUGH MULTILAYERED SUPPORTS THAT ADDRESS A SAFE, PERSONAL SECURITY, A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE WHERE YOU ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY TO BE PHYSICALLY HARMED. HEALING AND HEALTH. ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO PEOPLE'S PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIOR HEALTH. LONG STORY HERE. BUT ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT YEARS AGO, KING COUNTY LED AN EXAMINATION OF THE COCOURT THAT WAS CHRONICALLY CYCLING THROUGH THE JAILS AND THE COURT SYSTEM. TO LITTLE AVAIL BECAUSE THEY KEPT COMMITTING NEW CRIMES AND A LARGE PART OF THAT POPULATION HAD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES, SUBSTANCE USE BUT NO ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR HEALTH SYSTEMS. THAT IS NOT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAD HEALTH PROBLEMS BUT THE SYSTEMS ARE SO VERY RESISTANT TO THIS POPULATION. SO, REDUCING BARRIERS TO ENGAGEMENT AND HEALTH CARE IS A BIG PART OF THE RECOVERY PROCESS. BUT ALSO, MEANING AND CONNECTION. ARE INTEGRAL TO RECOVERY. TO DO THE HARD THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO TO CHANGE COPING MECHANISMS THAT MOST OF US HAVE TO DEAL WITH ANXIETY AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MEANING OF LIFE, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT LIFE IS GOING TO, COULD WORK OUT FOR YOU. IT COULD BE MEANINGFUL. IT COULD LEAD TO A BETTER OUTCOME. SO BUILDING AROUND THAT IS OFTEN, RARELY IS THAT CALLED TREATMENT. BUT TRULY THAT IS TREATMENT AND LEAD CASE MANAGEMENT IS ALSO STRUCTURED AROUND THESE FOUR ELEMENTS OF THE RECOVERY PROCESS THAT SAMSA HAS RECOGNIZED. SO THESE ARE RECOVERY SERVICES. IT IS NOT LEAD DIVERSION OR TREATMENT. THIS IS THE ROAD THAT MOST PEOPLE FOLLOW TO TREATMENT. AND IT IS THE STANDARD OF CARE NATIONALLY AND STATEWIDE. I GUESS I WILL END MY PART BY COMMENTING WHILE THE CITY HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS TREMENDOUS IN INVESTING CONSISTENTLY OVER TIME IN THIS APPROACH OVER TIME, IT IS A PROMISING REALITY THAT THE STATE HAS NOW RECOGNIZED HOW LIKELY IT IS THAT THIS IS THE ROAD WE NEED TO COLLECTIVELY TAKE AND STATE INVESTMENT IS NOW AVAILABLE SO THE CITY NO LONGER NEED TO CARRY THIS ALONE. AND I WOULD SAY THAT THE PROSPECT FOR TAPPING STATE SUPPORT IS ONE WE SHOULD LEAN ON LOOKING AT THE FUTURE. THIS NOTE WE WANTED TODAY SHARE WITH YOU. IT WAS WRITTEN ON A BUILDING IN BELL TOWN WHEN WE HAD TO LEAVE IT BECAUSE OF THE END OF SOME FUNDING THAT SUPPORTED COLEAD EARLIER THIS YEAR. IT REALLY REFLECTS HOW TRUE IT IS THAT MOST PEOPLE WILL WALK DOWN THE ROAD OF STABILIZATION AND RECOVERY IF MET WITH THE RIGHT KIND OF CARE. THIS PLACE WAS A HOME. IT TOOK CARE OF US. PLAYED AS A FIRST PLACE FOR MANY GREAT ADVENTURES. THANK YOU BELL TOWN, OFF TO THE NEXT ADVENTURE. IN GENERAL, WHAT WE HAVE BUILT UNDER THE LEAD FRAMEWORK HAS REFLECTED OUR FINDINGS THAT PEOPLE NEED A LOT MORE SUPPORT THAN OUR SYSTEMS ARE BUILT TO PROVIDE THEM. SO WE ARE DOING OUR BEST WITH THE RESOURCES WE CURRENTLY HAVE TO SUPPORT A LARGE PART OF THE POPULATION. NOT EVEN HALF OF THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS CARE IF WE HAD THE RESOURCE TO OFFER IT. OKAY. SORRY. >> OKAY, SO, EARLIER, BRANDY NOTED THAT LEAD IS NOT A SINGLE ENTITY BUT A FRAMEWORK OF PARTNERS THAT MAXIMIZE COLLECTIVE IMPACT. AND THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES THAT. SO BRANDY, MYSELF AND LISA WORK FOR PURPOSE DIGNITY ACTION, OR PDA YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM LEFT. THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT ENTITY FOR THE FRAMEWORK IN SEATTLE. AMONG OTHER THINGS, WE SUB CONTRACT TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ETS REACH. IDEAL OPTION. CASE MANAGEMENT IN SEATTLE. PDA IS NOT A SELF-AUTHORIZING PARTY. WE TAKE DIRECTION FROM THE POLICY COORDINATING GROUP OR PCG WHICH YOU CAN SEE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER. LEADS POLICY COORDINATING GROUP IS A CONSENSUS GOVERNING BODY MADE UP OF CITY AND COUNTY PARTNER STAKE HOLDERS INCLUDING THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL AS REPRESENTED BY COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AND PCG'S ROLE IS BASICALLY TO WRITE THE PROTOCOLS AND GIVE DIRECTION TO THE REST OF THE FRAMEWORK. PDA ALSO HOUSES COLEAD, WHICH IS A SMALL LIMITED CAPACITY LODGING BASED LEAD SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THE LEGAL TEAM. KING COUNTY BEHAVIOR HEALTH AND RECOVERY DIVISION CONTRACTS TO THE COAT TEAM. COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY TEAM AND THEIR ROLE IS TO WORK WITH LEAD CLIENTS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE HIGHER LEVEL MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND WHO ARE CRIMINALLY INVOLVED. FINALLY, LEAD FUNDING GOES THROUGH KCPO AND SCO WHO HELP MANAGE LEAD CLIENTS LEGALG . WITH THE SUPPORT OF INFORMATION SHARING. NOT PICTURES HERE BUT CRITICAL IS THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE LAW ENFORCE. OFFICERS WHO SEND US REFERRALS AND COORDINATE WITH US TO WRAP AROUND AND PROVIDE CARE. SO SOME OUTCOMES. THE FIRST THING I WILL NOTE ON THIS SLIDE IS THAT THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE COLEAD SO THIS SLIDE LARGELY DEPICTS OUTCOMES ACHIEVED BY FOLKS RECEIVING STREET BASED MANAGEMENT. THEIR COMBINED CASE LOAD AT THE END OF 2024 WAS A LITTLE OVER A THOUSAND IN SEATTLE. THESE ARE DUPLICATED OUTCOMES SO ONE CLIENT MIGHT RECEIVE MULTIPLE OUTCOMES IN THE SAME CATEGORY. MULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS IS CRITICAL FOR FOLKS WHO ARE DEEP WITHIN COMPLEX BEHAVIOR HEALTH ISSUES AND WORKING THROUGH EXTREME POVERTY. ONE THING I DO WANT TO FLAG HERE IS THE LEGAL OUTCOMES CATEGORY. BECAUSE THIS CAN LOOK LIKE A LOT OF THINGS. IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE LEGAL CASES GETTING RESOLVED FOR A CLIENT. WHICH CAN BE THE RESULT OF INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN LEAD CASE MANAGERS AND LEAD PROSECUTORIAL LIAISONS ALLOWING THEM TO MAKE MORE INFORMED DECISIONS BUT IT CAN ALSO LOOK LIKE LEAD CASE MANAGERS ADDRESSING WARRANTS OR HELPING THEM TO OTHERWISE FULFILL CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM OBLIGATIONS. THIS IS THE SAME SLIDE, BUT FOR COLEAD SPECIFICALLY. COLEAD AT THE END OF 2024 HAD 257 ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS SO THIS INCLUDES BOTH PEOPLE LODGED IN COLEAD. IN OUR HOTEL BASED LODGES BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES PEOPLE IN COLEADS AFTERCARE PROGRAM. IN A NUTSHELL, WE REALIZED WHEN THEY MOVED FROM COLEAD LODGING TO PERMANENT HOUSING THEY WERE OFTEN STRUGGLING BECAUSE THEY LOST THE ROBUST SUPPORT THEY WERE RECEIVING SO WE HAD AFTER CARE TO HELP THEM RETAIN THEIR NEW PERMANENT LODGING. ONE THING I WILL ALSO FLAG, YOU WILL NOTICE THE RATIO OF OUTCOMES TO THE PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS DIFFERENT FROM LEAD. THAT STEMS FROM THE LODGING ASPECT OF COLEAD. THEY CAN REALLY RAPIDLY INCREASE THE RATE THAT CLIENTS ARE ABLE TO WORK ON AND ESTABLISH THEIR GOALS. COLEAD HOUSING DATA FOR THE TOTAL OF 215 COLEAD CLIENTS LODGED IN 2024. AGAIN, COLEAD ESSENTIALLY IS A PROGRAM THAT IS DESIGNED TO BRING FOLKS INSIDE, HELP THEM STABILIZE AND MOVE ONTO PERMANENT HOUSING. IT HAS OVER A 90% ACCEPTANCE RATE AND ONE COLEAD HAS ACCESS TO PERMANENT HOUSING RESOURCES IT HAS AN OVER 70% SUCCESSFUL MOVE ON RATE TO THOSE RESOURCES. ONE DATA POINT THAT IS NOT IN THESE SLIDES IS THAT IN 2024, LEMANAGERS HAD A TOTAL OF 38,656 SUBSTANTIATIVE MEETINGS WITH THEIR CLIENTS. AND IN THIS CONTEXT, IT IS A MEETING BETWEEN A CASE MANAGER AND A CLIENT. IT COULD BE IN THE STREET. IT COULD BE AT A LEAD OFFICE OR ON THE PHONE. THE IDEA IS THIS IS A MEETING WHERE THEY ARE GETTING TOGETHER WITH THE CLIENT TO SET GOALS AND WORK ON GOALS. THEY ARE THE BUILDING BLOCK OF ALL OF THE OTHER OUTCOMES WE HAVE SHARED HERE. OVER 38,000 OF THOSE MEETINGS HAPPENED IN 2024. THESE ARE NOT THE SAME AS THE FORMAL EVALUATIONS BUT REALLY JUST WANTING TO GIVE THE COMMITTEE A SENSE OF THE SHEER MAGNITUDE OF WORK BEING DONE. ALL OF THIS WORK BEING DONE WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE. WE DO THAT BE ADDRESSING UNMET NEEDS THAT DRIVE THAT BEHAVIOR. YEAH, THAT IS OUR PRESENTATION. AND WE CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT. AS ALWAYS, I TURN TO MY VICE CHAIR. MR. SAKA. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING OUT YOUR WORK. SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AND HOW YOU APPROACH THIS IMPORTANT WORK AS WELL. IT IS AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF A BROADER STRATEGY TO ADDRESS IMPORTANT URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SAFETY NEEDS. IT IS NOT THE ONLY THING. BUT IT IS AN IMPORTANT SET OF TOOLS THAT WE SHOULD FREELY AND REGULARLY WIELD TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEXITIES. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS. TWO QUESTIONS. I GUESS GOING BACK TO SLIDE 7 ON THE SLIDE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF THE LEAD FRAMEWORK. FROM 2011 TO LAUNCHING AND PIONEERING IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE THROUGH THE LATEST 2022 THIRD AVENUE PROJECT. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE, WHAT IS YOUR INITIAL READ OR TAKE ON WHAT'S NEXT? WHERE DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF LEAD DIRECTIONALLY? WHERE IS IT OR COULD IT POTENTIALLY BE GOING? TO HELP IT BE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT NEXT WAVE. >> THAT'S THE BEST QUESTION EVER ASKED. I THINK IDEALLY. AND WE ARE ON TRACK FOR THIS. THIS IS A HOPEFUL STATEMENT OF WHERE WE MIGHT BE A YEAR FROM NOW. LEAD DOESN'T DICTATE ANY PARTICULAR DECISION. SO WHAT WE WOULD REALLY LOVE I THINK TO SEE IS SYSTEM DESIGN. WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS IN SEATTLE BUT THE WHOLE IS LESS THAN THE SUM OF THE PARTS SO INTEGRATION OF THESE PIECES WE HAVE, ALL OF WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY GREAT AT THE THING THAT THEY ARE. INTO A COHERENCE OVERALL STRATEGY. WE HAVE A BIG PART TO PLAY HERE AND WHAT WE DO. WE DO WHAT SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO US AS WELL AS IT CAN BE DONE. AND WE COMMIT TO DO IT BETTER. AS WE LEARN AND AS FOLKS RAISE SUGGESTIONS IT IS A FRAMEWORK FOR INNOVATION AS WELL. BUT WE ARE NOT FIRST RESPONDERS. RIGHT? WE HAVE A LARGE ARRAY OF FIRST RESPONDERS BUT NONE OF THOSE CAN TRANSFORM WHEN IT HAS TAKEN YEARS TO GET THE PERSON TO THAT POINT AND PROGRESS IS DIFFICULT AND PROTRACTED. CONNECTING THE FIRST RESPONDERS. WE ARE THE GOLDEN THREAD OPTIMIZING SHARING THE INFORMATION. PROSECUTORS MAKING FILING DECISIONS. WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. IN PART THROUGH JUST TECHNOLOGY. I HAVE SAT AT THIS ABLE EIGHT YEARS. THAT IS REALLY WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE. IT'S FREE. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SYSTEM DESIGNED SO WHAT WE ARE DOING COULD BE BETTER UNDERSTOOD AND USED BY THE OTHER PARTNERS IF THAT MAKES SENSE. FOR EXAMPLE, IN STATE LAW, IN SENATE BILL 5536 IN 2023, LEAD WAS CREATED AS A PRESUMED RECIPIENT OF PRETRIAL REFERRALS. THESE DRUG CASES THAT USED TO BE FELONIES. IT IS A DIFFERENT SITUATION. I RESPECT JUDGE CRAWFORD-WILLIS AND ADMINISTRATOR SATTLER'S APPROACH TO ALL THINGS AND WE REALLY SHOULD BE WORKING TOGETHER SO WE TAKE THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM LEAD CASE MANAGEMENT WILL BE THE BEST SOLUTION. IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE CLOSE AND I HOPE WE CAN GET THERE. THE EFFICACY OF CASE MANAGEMENT AND LODGING AND THE RELIEF IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT LIVING THEIR LIVES OUT IN PUBLIC IS TREMENDOUS. IT WAS TREMENDOUSLY POPULAR WHEN FUNDED WITH COVID RELIEF FUND THAT'S ARE NOW GONE. SO HOW DO WE GET BACK TO WE DON'T NEED THAT KIND OF INTERVENTION. WE DON'T NEED THOUSANDS OF ROOMS AS LONG AS WE CAN MOVE PEOPLE ALONG TO PERMANENT HOUSING BUT WE DO NEED PROBABLY 500 ROOMS AND WE HAVE 55. SO GETTING BACK TO A PLACE WHERE THE CITY AND THE REGION'S INVESTMENTS ARE PRIORITIZED FOR PEOPLE HAVING A BIG COMMUNITY IMPACT AND WE CAN MOVE THOSE PEOPLE ON INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. THAT'S A PIECE OF SYSTEM DESIGN PROBABLY ONE THAT REQUIRES SOME RESOURCES. >> THANK YOU, MY SECOND AND FINAL QUESTION RELATES TO THE SCOPE OF FEDERAL GUIDANCE. LET ME PREFACE WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY, RECOGNIZING THE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP THE CITY AND OUR PROGRAM HAS DONE AND BEING ABLE TO LAUNCH AND PIONEER A BRAND NEW WAY FORWARD TO HAVE AN IMPACT. THAT SAID. A COUPLE OF PRINCIPLES I KNOW TO BE TRUE, EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP REQUIRES EFFECTIVE FOLLOWERSHIP. NO INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION OR GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFIT HAS THE MONOPOLY OF THE BEST IDEAS. TWO, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN LITERALLY WRITE THEIR OWN CHECKS UNCAPPED AND HAVE DEEP WALLETS. DEEP POCKETBOOKS. THEY HAVE A TREMENDOUS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE. THEY CAN AS MUCH AS WE ASPIRE LOCALLY TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS THE BEST POSITION TO DO D THEN, CULTIVATE LEARNINGS AND TRANSLATE ALL THAT INTO A SERIES OF BEST PRACTICES AND GUIDANCE THEY CAN SHARE DIRECTLY WITH MUNICIPALITIES. I HAVE GOTTEN TO DIVE DEEP IN TRANSPORTATION POLICY. AND THERE IS THE U.S. TRANSPORTATION OR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS A SERIES OF GUIDANCE DESIGNED, CURATED, DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC DEATHS. AND, SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES ON THE ROADS AND IT IS A REALLY COOL PIN WHEEL FRAMEWORK OF ABOUT SIX PARTS. IT IS A SIX PART FRAMEWORK. AND UNDERNEATH THAT, IT IS ROUGHLY 40 TO 44 FEDERALLY APPROVED COUNTERMEASURES. ROAD DESIGN COUNTERMEASURES YOU CAN DO THAT ARE PROVEN, THAT THIS ACTUALLY WORKS TO SAVE LIVES ON THE ROADS AND OF COURSE, JUST DICTIONS INCLUDING SEATTLE ARE FREE TO EXPERIMENT OUTSIDE OF THAT. SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN EXPAND THAT POOL OF PROVEN COUNTERMEASURES UNTIL YOU EXPERIMENT. FOR ME, I WANT TO BALANCE THAT WITH LIMITED EXPERIMENTATION. THAT IS AN ANALOG. AND YOU MENTION THIS FUNDING MECHANISM. BEST PRACTICES THAT GUIDE THIS WORK WOULD LOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SCOPE AND AVAILABILITY IF ANY. THAT COULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF NOT OVERLY POLITICIZED. AND YEAH. I'LL STOP THERE. >> AT GREAT QUESTION. LEAD IS A FEDERAL BEST PRACTICE AT PRESENT. BECAUSE WE ARE EARLY, WE MAPPED THE ROAD. IF YOU GO TO THE BUREAU OF JUSTICES SYSTEMS. YOU WILL SEE LEAD REFERENCED AS THE SORT OF STANDARD OF CARE. WE HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD TO DEVELOP THE FIELD WITH OTHERS TO FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, LEARNING ALL OF US LEARNING TOGETHER THAT THE COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM IS A HUGE BARRIER. MORE MAKING PROGRESS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ADVERSELY IMPACTING PUBLIC SAFETY. THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOT PRIORITIZED IN THE COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM. COULD THEY BE? THAT CONVERSATION IS ONE, WE ALSO HOUSE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER AND WE HAVE WORKED HARD FOR YEARS NOW TO SORT OF ADVANCE THE FIELD NATIONALLY TO ARRIVE AT BEST PRACTICES THAT THEN HAVE BOTH FEDERAL GUIDANCE AND ARE INFORMED BY. I THINK THAT HAS BEEN FAIRLY GOOD COLLECTIVE LEARNING PROCESS. GOING FORWARD, THERE IS A REASON THAT LEAD WAS DESIGNED NOT AS A PUBLIC HEALTH OR SOCIAL WORK. IT USES SOCIAL WORK AND HEALTH PRACTICES. BUT IT IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT WILL SURVIVE AND POTENTIALLY THRIVE REGARDLESS OF OTHER IDEOLOGICAL DISPUTES IN OUR COUNTRY AND IN OUR STATE. SO I HAVE A LOT OF HOPE THAT WILL. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF MOVEMENT AND CHANGE. BUT THAT THIS FRAMEWORK CAN CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THAT FEDERAL SUPPORT BECAUSE IT PASSES THE TEST OF A NON-IDEOLOGICAL PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGY. THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO WANT TO ADVANCE IT. IT IS A RARE SORT OF OASIS IN THE IDEOLOGICAL BATTLES. THERE IS LEAD IMPLEMENTATION IN SOME LARGE BLUE CITIES LIKE SEATTLE BUT ALSO IN SMALL RURAL COMMUNITIES IN RED STATES AND PURPLE STATES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THAT NETWORK OF SUPPORT IS A REAL STRENGTH. THIS STUFF HAS TO WORK FOR EVERYBODY. AND TESTING IT IS A GOOD WAY OF HOLDING YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE. I THINK FEDERAL SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD HOPE FOR. THERE WAS A CONFERENCE, PREBOOKING ARREST AND TRIAL DIVERSION. MANY FEDERAL AGENCY LEADERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE. AND THEIR PLAN AT THE TIME AND UNKNOWN THIS WILL STILL BE TRUE WAS TO FEATURE LEAD AND IN THIS SORT OF BEST PRACTICES TRAINING FOR THEIR AGENCY LEADERS IN 2025. SO WE'LL LET YOU KNOW IF THAT CONTINUES. IF THAT PLAN CONTINUES AS EXPECTED. ANYWAY, I THINK THERE'S A FEDERAL CONNECTION HERE FOR THIS MODEL. >> THANK YOU. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOUR INSIGHTS HERE. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS MR. CHAIR. >> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND MOORE HAVE NO QUESTIONS SO I WILL SKIP TO THE CHAIR. FIRST THING, AGAIN, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING HERE, IT'S INTERESTING. THE IDEA OF A FUNCTIONING CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND AS YOU NOTED, THE EVERYTHING WENT FROM FELONY DOWN TO THE CITY JURISDICTION MISDEMEANOR WORLD AND I WOULD ARGUE THAT WASN'T THE SMOOTHEST PROCESS IN SO MANY WAYS TO INCLUDE INVESTMENT AND THE LIKE. AND WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH THESE THINGS CONTINUALLY IN THAT TRANSITION. ONE OF YOUR SLIDES YOU TALKED ABOUT PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ALSO BUSINESS OUTREACH. THAT IS VITAL BECAUSE THE BUSINESSES IN DISTRICT 7 AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY. A LOT OF CHALLENGES. I GOT AN EMAIL TODAY BUT BELL TOM HAD A STEP BACK. IT IS A CHALLENGE FOR THE BUSINESSES THERE. AND IT IS FRUSTRATION BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD THIS PERIOD OF POSITIVE. NOW IT IS BACKSLIDING. SO THAT IS ONE THING. THE BUSINESS OUTREACH IS REALLY IMPORTANT. BUT IT COULD ALSO BE WITH BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS. IF YOU GO BACK TO BELLTOWN, THERE HAS BEEN SOME WALK ABOUTS. IF YOU GO OVER TO THIRD, YOU HAVE REACH AND YOU COME DOWN AT BELLE. CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES AND THE LIKE. SO THE GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT IS KEY SO THESE ORGANIZATIONS KNOW WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE COMMUNITIES SO WE CAN HAVE THAT BUY IN. HAVING THE GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES TO ADD. >> I'LL JUST SAY, GOOD NEIGHBOR PRACTICES ARE FUNDAMENTAL. THESE NEED TO BE PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE, NOT DIMINISH PUBLISH ORDER AND SAFETY. WE COLEAD WHICH BROUGHT PEOPLE IN FROM THE STREET. RAPIDLY. MOSTLY PEOPLE WHO HAD EXPERIENCE IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS HUGE POTENTIAL FOR ADVERSE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT. WE WERE ABLE TO BUILD A STAFFING MODEL THAT DIDN'T HAVE THOSE KINDS OF CONSEQUENCES. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT WAS 911 CALLS BEFORE AND AFTER WE OPENED FACILITY. AND, 911 CALLS WENT DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF COLEAD SHELTERS. NOT UP. WE RECOGNIZED WE NEEDED A SAFETY TEAM ON SITE 24/7. THESE WERE GOOD DEESCALATION. THEIR SKILL SET IS CAPABLE OF PRIME PREVENTION IN THE SITUATION THAT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. BEYOND AGREEMENTS. THEY NEED TO HAVE THEIR RESOURCE TO TAKE THE STEPS TO ALLEVIATE ADVERSE IMPACTS. WE BUILT A SAFETY TEAM INTO OUR BUDGET BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW THING FUNDED WITH A NEW REVENUE STREAM. THEY NEED TO MITIGATE CONDITIONS. I KNOW SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS COMMITTEE ARE VERY ADENTIVE TO THAT DYNAMIC HAVING PLAYED OUT BADLY. AGREEMENTS AND MISSING PIECES. >> I DO KNOW OUTREACH FROM THE EARLY DAYS LIKE THE OUTREACH TO THE QUEEN ANNE COMMUNITY IS IMPORTANT. THERE ARE HUGE FRUSTRATIONS. THERE'S FRUSTRATIONS WITH WEST PRECINCT AND THEIR INVOLUNTARY COMMIT. ALL THOSE ISSUES. AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND SO, WE DID APPRECIATE THAT OUTREACH. THAT WAS YEARS AGO. ONE OF THE THINGS FROM THE PREVIOUS BRIEFING WAS TALKING ABOUT DATA EXCHANGE. THEN THE COURT AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. KEY TO THIS, YOU ARE PART OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ECO SYSTEM. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE INFORMATION SHARING LIKE SLIDE SIX HERE. AND WHO IS INVOLVED AND NARRATE THAT A BIT SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENTS THAT ARE BEING DONE THERE? >> ABSOLUTELY. I CAN SPEAK TO THAT. FIRST TO I THINK SOMEONE ALLUDED TO IT. I LOST TRACK OF WHO. WE ARE ACTIVELY IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING TO HAVE THAT SORT OF PIE IN THE SKY VISION OF INFORMATIONS HEARING. WE ARE IN A POSITION WHERE REALISTICALLY BY THE SUMMER THAT IS SOMETHING AN OFFICER WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK UP WHETHER OR NOT SOMEBODY IS IN THE LEAD PROGRAM. BUT THE CASE CONFERENCING MODEL IS A REAL IMPORTANT PART OF THAT INFORMATION SHARINGMENT THEY GET INTO A ROOM ON A REGULAR BASIS. IN SOME CASES IT IS WEEKLY. OR DIFFERENT CADENCES BUT SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS ARE BROUGHT UP. THERE IS CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT THIS PARTICIPANT IS WORKING ON. WHERE THEY ARE MAKING PROGRESS. AND THE PROSECUTORS THEN, YOU KNOW, SPD SHARES HEY, HERE'S THE LAST TIME WE SAW THIS INDIVIDUAL. PROSECUTORS ARE ABLE TO SHARE. IF THEY HAVE ACTIVE CASES HERE IS WHERE THEY STAND. HERE IS WHAT WE ARE EXPLORING SO THAT REGULAR GETTING IN A ROOM VIRTUAL OR IN PERSON AND SHARING THAT INFORMATION IS INTEGRAL TO THIS PROCESS REALLY WORKING. OUTSIDE OF THAT, OUR PROSECUTORS WILL PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL THE CASE MANAGER AND SAY HEY, WE HAVE COURT TOMORROW. WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME? THEY ARE ABLE TO USE THEIR JUDGMENT AND EXPERTISE TO. IN A LOT OF WAYS WHAT MAKES THIS FRAMEWORK WORK IS INFORMATION SHARING. THAT IS INCLUDED AT THE POLICY COORDINATING GROUP OR THE GOVERNING BODY GROUP. IN THE CASE CONFERENCING MODEL THAT IS IMPORTANT AS WELL. I'M THINKING OF U DISTRICT TO GET BACK TO YOUR PRIOR QUESTION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY VOICES. THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS, SOME OCCASIONALLY BUSINESS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SHARE WHAT THEY ARE SEEING BECAUSE I THINK YES, WE WANT TO BE EVIDENCE BASED. IS THERE A DECREASE IN CRIMINAL LEGAL INVOLVEMENT. IT IS A GREAT INDICATER OF HOW WELL THIS FRAMEWORK IS WORKING. HOW DO BUSINESS MEMBERS, HOW DO PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN THESE COMMUNITIES FEEL ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE SEEING A REDUCTION IN CRIME? THEIR COMMUNITY AND THE SUFFERING THAT THEY ARE SEEING ON THE COMMUNITY. THAT IS AN INDICATION OF HOW WELL THIS FRAMEWORK IS WORKING AS WELL. >> I'LL JUST ADD THAT ALL OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION SHARING THESE PRACTICES ARE NOT JUST SOMETHING WE BUILT BECAUSE IT IS A GOOD IDEA. ONE UNIQUE PART IS A RELEASE OF INFORMATION. THAT ENABLES THIS INFORMATION SHARING. IT IS SOMETHING ALL PARTNERS HAVE AGREED ON AND CONTINUED TO NURTURE AS WE TRAVERSE DIFFERENT POLICIES. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. AND I KNOW ALSO DATA EXCHANGES WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I WILL ASK THIS. BUT, WE'LL LOOK TO FOLLOW UP LATER BECAUSE WE AT PRETTY MUCH TIME. THIRD AVENUE PROJECT WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY SUPERSEDED BY THE DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION TEAM. REGARDING HOW THAT TRANSITION IS. THE BACKSLIDING I LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. JUST TO CLOSE, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. FOR THOSE IN CRISIS, PARALLEL TO THAT IS LEAD WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. BUT HAVE THE HUMAN SERVICES PART BACKING IT UP OR LEADING IN SOME CASES. THAT TWO-PRONG APPROACH IS SUPER IMPORTANT. I VALUE YOUR ROLE IN THAT IN TERMS OF KIND OF BEING THAT BRIDGE. POINT. THAT IS SUPER IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. WE APPRECIATE IT. AND, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF BEING PART OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ECO SYSTEM, NO DOUBT, THERE ARE SOME ISSUES THAT WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH OTHER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR BECAUSE THAT IS A KEY THING. ALL OF THESE THINGS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. WE HAVE NOW REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE BEFORE WE ADJOURN? >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THIS IS OUR APPROACH TO POLICY. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR COMMITTEE TO COMMUNICATE WELL. MAYOR'S OFFICE. IN ADDITION TO THE CITY ATTORNEYS, THE COURT. TO CREATE A SAFE BASE FOR OUR FAMILIES, FOR OUR CITY. IT TAKES A CITY WIDE ALL HANDS ON DECK APPROACH TO INCLUDE THE TWO GROUPS WITH US TODAY SO FROM OUR NON-PROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS. CITY COUNCIL. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS. WE ALL HAVE A JOB TO DO TO CREATE A BETTER SAFER HEALTHIER SEATTLE. SO WITH THAT, HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.