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Uh, colleagues, I

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m going to

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call to order the JUNE 23rd,

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2026 committee of the whole

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meeting. I have the pleasure of

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serving as chair of the

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committee this year. My name is

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George Baron. I represent

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district four. On today

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agenda, we will have a briefing

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on the state of the district

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court, and then we

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ll take

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action on three appointments to

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the four Culture Board and

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close with a briefing from four

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culture. With that

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introduction. Clerk Wells,

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could I ask you to please call

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the roll?

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Certainly, chair. Thank you

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very much. Councilmember

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Balducci.

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Councilmember Dembowski here.

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Councilmember Dunn here.

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Councilmember Fain. Here.

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Councilmember Louis.

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Councilmember Mosqueda.

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Councilmember Perry here.

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Councilmember von Reichbauer.

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Chair.

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Baron here. And I believe Vice

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Chair Balducci is with us as

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I was just going to say here,

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thank you.

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All right. Thank you.

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Colleagues, we do have a quorum

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of the committee. Uh, thank you

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all for joining us. Uh, Vice

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Chair Balducci, MAY I please

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have a motion for approval of

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the minutes of JUNE 8th, 2026?

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Thank you. Chair. I move

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approval of the JUNE 20th eight

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minutes or JUNE 8th minutes.

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Sorry. JUNE 8th.

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Thank you very much. Uh, are

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there any questions or

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comments? Uh, regarding the

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minutes, seeing none, all those

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in favor of approving the

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minutes, please say aye.

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Aye, aye.

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Any opposed? Say nay. The

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minutes are approved. Uh,

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clerks, do we have anybody

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signed up for public comment?

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Either online or in person?

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in person. We do have a couple

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people online, but no one has

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raised their hand. I just want

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to give them a moment. If they

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do want to make a public

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comment, to raise their hand.

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Thank you. If you are here to

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provide public comment online,

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please use the raise hand

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function and the zoom platform

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or use up star nine if you have

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joined by phone. Are we seeing

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in a request for public

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requests for public comment, we

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will close public comment and

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move forward with our agenda.

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Uh, the first item on today

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state of the district court.

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re joined today online

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by the Honorable Rebecca

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Robertson, who

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presiding judge of King County

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District Court. Thank you for

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joining us today, Judge

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Robertson. And I understand

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ve also extended an

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invitation to the district

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court judges to view today

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presentation at their schedules

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allow. Uh, so I want to say

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thank you for doing that. And

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to any of the district court

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judges watching through this

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presentation. You

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re welcome.

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Uh, and thank you for making

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time to tune in. And with that,

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ll invite Judge Robertson to

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begin. Whenever you

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Well, thank you so much. I

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screen. There we go. So again,

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you can see that?

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I definitely see that.

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Awesome. Judge Rebecca

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Robertson I

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presiding judge of King County

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district court. I wanted to

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give you a brief overview of

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the district court today. I

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go over some of the things that

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other members MAY know, but I

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s important for

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everybody to understand about

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our district court. We are the

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largest, uh, court of limited

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jurisdiction in the state of

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Washington. And we are actually

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the second largest court in the

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state, second only to King

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County Superior Court. Or as

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you can see here, we have a

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mission statement. We want to

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provide an accessible forum for

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the fair and efficient and

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understandable resolution of

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the civil and criminal cases,

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and maintain an atmosphere of

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respect and dignity for all

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individuals. Seven out of eight

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cases in the entire state are

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handled by the courts of

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limited jurisdiction. So you

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can imagine how many cases and

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how many folks come through the

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King County District Court. If

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we are the largest district

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court in the entire state. The

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district courts and the

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municipal courts are called the

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people

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s courts. It

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s where

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people will likely encounter

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not only the judiciary, but

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their entire government. Most

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people are going to have any

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contact with their government

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through the district and

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municipal courts. King County

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District Court has 25

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separately elected judges. We

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are all, uh, we all are elected

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from our district. And I

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going to circle our brand new

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judges that you just appointed,

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Judge Barney Martin and Judge

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Yvonne Chin. We are really

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happy to have them. We are a

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large and complicated

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structure, so we have an

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executive leadership team. We

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have myself on the presiding

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judge. Judge Hahn is the

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assistant presiding judge, and

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we have three division

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providing presiding judges for

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our three divisions. The

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presiding judge in the chief

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and the I

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m sorry, assistant

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presiding judge are actually

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elected by all the judges and

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the divisions elect their own

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presiding judges. So we operate

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as a democratic republic.

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representatives from all of

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your divisions. The executive

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committee handles all the

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policies, procedures, rules,

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projects, etc. We also have 250

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staff. We have the Chief

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administrative officer or

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deputy chief administrative

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officer, and all of our

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directors. They do the bulk of

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the work for King County

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District Court. King County

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electoral districts. So if you

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live there and you

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serving most of the time in the

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Southwest District. Same for

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the west and shoreline.

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Northeast, southeast, etc. Our

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administrative divisions are

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separated into West, east and

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to handle their municipal court

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services. They

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re covered by an

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interlocal agreement. They are

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the cities that contract with

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us, get the same services as

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does. This is operating on a

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full cost recovery model. We

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currently have 13 cities, but

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Auburn is no longer going to be

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contracting with us as of

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JANUARY 2027. So we also have

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strategic court look courthouse

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locations for the convenience

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of the public. County and city

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residents can easily access

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their local courts to obtain

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services such as small claims,

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protection orders, etc. And the

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hearings will take place where,

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uh, close to where the crime

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occurred. So if someone is

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charged with a crime in

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shoreline, they do not need to

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go to the emergency to have

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their cases heard. A lot of

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people think that district and

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municipal courts do mostly

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traffic tickets. Most of our

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job is actually handling the

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criminal cases, and for that,

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we have to make sure that

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re, uh, honoring and abiding

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by the Constitution and

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protecting people

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constitutional rights. So

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criminal takes priority over

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any of our civil cases because

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there is the loss of liberty

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attached to any criminal case.

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evidence has been lawfully

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gathered. And if it has not, we

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suppress that evidence. We have

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to guarantee everyone the right

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to an attorney. Uh, we do not

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allow forced confessions. We

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have motions all the time

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regarding people

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jury trial in every courthouse.

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re protecting people

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constitutional rights. Just to

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the difference between superior

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and district courts, superior,

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does the felonies real property

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rights, divorce, estate, and

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commitment, civil cases over

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$100,000. The juvenile cases

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protection orders which we

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share with them and appeals

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from our level of court, the

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district court does the gross

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and simple misdemeanors. That

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means that you can that has

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punishment up to a year in jail

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and a $5,000 fine, or 90 days

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in jail, and the $1,000 fine.

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We do civil cases under

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$100,000, small claims

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protection orders, name

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changes, infractions and other

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civil and other civil cases

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such as tow hearings, etc. Most

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of the cases that we handle are

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and take the most time are

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domestic violence and driving

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under the influences cases, the

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they take the most, they

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re the

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most serious. They take the

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most time of the attorneys as

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well as the court. They

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re

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getting more complex as the law

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changes. And certainly body

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cameras make every case that we

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handle more complex because we

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have all that evidence to

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review. And we are also

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increasingly handling domestic

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violence cases in other cases

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that could be filed as

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felonies, but are instead filed

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in the district and municipal

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courts. So we

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re working really

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hard on all those cases.

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District court also handles the

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felony first appearances. So if

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anyone is arrested on a felony,

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they

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re going to be appearing

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before a district court judge,

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usually the next day or the day

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after. And we also handle all

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of the most of the protection

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orders and to harassment,

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stalking, domestic violence. So

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we play a large role in

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enforcing the rules of law to

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protect the public safety in

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district court. We also have a

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very large civil, uh, civil

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unit at this time. Our cases in

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2025 were almost 25,000. That

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s

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an 88% increase since 2023.

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Right now we have two dedicated

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civil judges and two who do.

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About a quarter of their job is

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civil cases. So we have

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personal injury, breach of

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contract, medical and consumer

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debt, etc. Most people think,

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oh, that

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s a civil case is just

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about money. But these are

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cases that have real effect on

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people

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s lives. We deal with a

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significant amount of

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garnishment cases where folks

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who are on the edge of being

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able to survive or having their

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wages garnished. We, in fact,

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there was a very large company

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in Seattle that was garnishing

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wages due to a programming

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error on their end. For years

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they were garnishing wages in

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amounts that were way too

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large. And it was not until one

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of our civil judges noticed

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this pattern and summonsed them

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to court, that this was

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corrected and people got their

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money back. Some of the types

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of cases are, of course,

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medical debt, which is one of

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the most heartbreaking things

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that you can see in court. We

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had a case where a woman came

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in in huge debt to Bank of

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America, and she got to court

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and said she had done it to pay

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for the medical care for her

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fiance, who was dying, and she

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extended his ear for his life

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for a year by using that credit

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card. But that put her into

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significant medical debt. So

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these are the kind of cases

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that are handled by our civil

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judges, because they are so

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important and because we have

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had such an increase in our

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civil cases, the positions that

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were in Auburn Municipal Court

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are currently are there are

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going to be added to our civil

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department and we will have

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five full time civil judges as

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of 2027 handling these cases.

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So we

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re also handling, um,

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other civil cases, small claims

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suits for the recovery of

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money. The Dispute Resolution

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Center of King County helps us

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with that. A lot of them are

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tenant claims for return of

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deposits. These are cases that

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are under $10,000, but that

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s

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real money to a lot of people.

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And so those are very

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important. Uh, we also have all

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the other civil matters, such

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as the vehicle impound

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hearings, post judgment

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executions, petitions for

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seized animals, etc., that we

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handle, and King County

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District Court. In fact, there

431
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was just a movie about a tow

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hearing that took place in King

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County District Court. The

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movie tow. I don

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t know if any

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of you have seen that, but two

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of our district court judges

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were the ones that released the

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car. Uh, for this, for this

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woman. So these are civil cases

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have significant impact on

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people

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s lives. We also have

444
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our therapeutic courts, both

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regional mental health court

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and regional veterans court, a

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regional mental health court is

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funded by the mid budget, as is

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the Veterans Court, that any of

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the cases in our therapeutic

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courts are referred by the

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prosecutor and defense and our

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regional Mental Health Court is

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celebrating 25 years. That was

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the second in the nation and

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it

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s still going strong. The

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data shows that participating

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in rental, um, regional mental

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health court reduces

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recidivism. There, increases

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participation in treatment. We

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also have three therapeutic

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community courts and, uh,

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shoreline, Kenmore, Bellevue

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and Redmond. There are

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intensive court involvement

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with folks to get them to

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resources. We have peer

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membership. They usually come

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to court once a week and check

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in. It

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s a very different model

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than our, uh, what we normally

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have in court. And it works for

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a lot of people who are

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struggling with issues that

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keep them in the criminal

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justice system. We have some

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statistics. Statistics from

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Spokane Community Court about

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recidivism that shows

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recidivism is reduced by

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participation in community

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court. We are actually working

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on our own data now that we

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ve

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had community courts for at

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least eight years, where we can

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compare apples to apples. So a

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city that has a community court

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versus a city that doesn

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t,

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comparing similar cases and

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what the recidivism rate is,

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and we

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re working on that data

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right now for those who are in

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community court and not in

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community court, in a regular

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court, we have several tools

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and resources to try and stop

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their downward spiral, prevent

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felonies and escalation of any

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criminal behavior. So if people

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go to probation for doing so

507
00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:03,680
normally for treatment such as

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alcohol and drug, mental

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health, anger management,

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sexual deviancy, various

511
00:14:09,474 --> 00:14:11,474
educational classes, consumer

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00:14:12,844 --> 00:14:14,113
awareness, etc., our mission is

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to stop people

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s behavior that

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00:14:18,830 --> 00:14:19,318
causes them to commit crime. Of

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00:14:19,318 --> 00:14:20,918
course, we are also very

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mindful of public safety and if

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some people have to, we have to

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resort to punishment. We do. We

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have, uh, contracts with

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several jails as well as the

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King County Jail. We use

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electronic monitoring,

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community service and

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00:14:33,165 --> 00:14:34,799
restitution, etc. As I said,

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the gross and simple

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00:14:36,267 --> 00:14:38,771
misdemeanors carry up to a year

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in jail. And so you do often

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find fairly violent offenders

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in custody on their gross and

531
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simple misdemeanors. Our

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probation department is very

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active. We have ten probation

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00:14:50,315 --> 00:14:51,649
officers, separate assignments

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to domestic violence court,

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five locations where they are

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located. They help people with

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00:14:56,555 --> 00:14:57,489
their problems. That led them

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00:14:57,489 --> 00:14:59,891
to the interaction with the

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criminal justice system. Almost

541
00:15:02,227 --> 00:15:04,129
all of our cases on probation

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00:15:04,129 --> 00:15:04,429
are domestic violence and dui.

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00:15:04,429 --> 00:15:06,131
We don

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t have folks with theft

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00:15:08,567 --> 00:15:10,502
charges or criminal trespasses

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00:15:10,502 --> 00:15:13,371
on probation. What they are on

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00:15:13,371 --> 00:15:15,700
or for our most serious crime.

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We are actually starting our

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00:15:16,508 --> 00:15:17,909
own domestic violence moral

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recognition therapy classes

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00:15:19,244 --> 00:15:21,413
beginning in AUGUST, which is

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00:15:21,413 --> 00:15:23,215
almost cost free for folks who

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00:15:23,215 --> 00:15:24,616
are participating in as an

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alternative to the traditional

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domestic violence barriers

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treatment, which is going to be

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not as effective for a large

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00:15:32,758 --> 00:15:34,359
population of our domestic

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00:15:34,359 --> 00:15:35,661
violence offenders. So we are

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going to have a fairly low cost

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00:15:39,297 --> 00:15:41,697
alternative in-house with Ccdc.

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Here is our 2025 caseload. It

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00:15:43,235 --> 00:15:45,235
s

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00:15:46,605 --> 00:15:48,506
277,000 plus cases. What you

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00:15:48,506 --> 00:15:50,175
see here is parking. That is

566
00:15:50,175 --> 00:15:51,410
photo enforcement tickets. We

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00:15:51,410 --> 00:15:53,111
have a huge increase in our

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00:15:53,111 --> 00:15:55,347
photo enforcement tickets also

569
00:15:55,347 --> 00:15:57,249
have a huge, uh, infraction

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caseload. And here is where

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most of the judges spend their

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00:16:00,552 --> 00:16:03,552
time on the civil protection

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orders. Criminals. Et cetera.

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00:16:06,291 --> 00:16:07,659
Our judicial workload looks a

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00:16:07,659 --> 00:16:09,294
little different. We spend most

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of our time on our criminal

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00:16:12,331 --> 00:16:14,633
cases. So here is, um, county

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00:16:14,633 --> 00:16:16,435
and state criminal. The felony

579
00:16:16,435 --> 00:16:18,203
first appearances, domestic

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00:16:18,203 --> 00:16:20,372
violence court. This is our

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00:16:20,372 --> 00:16:22,307
civil portion. These are our

582
00:16:22,307 --> 00:16:23,375
city contracts. So a slight

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portion of this will be the

584
00:16:24,910 --> 00:16:26,344
infractions. But most of it is

585
00:16:26,344 --> 00:16:28,514
criminal. So while most of our

586
00:16:28,514 --> 00:16:30,810
cases are infraction, most of

587
00:16:30,810 --> 00:16:32,184
the time we spent with spend

588
00:16:32,184 --> 00:16:35,784
with people is actually in our

589
00:16:36,221 --> 00:16:39,625
criminal courts. And as you can

590
00:16:39,625 --> 00:16:41,226
see, since 2019 plummeted

591
00:16:41,226 --> 00:16:43,395
during Covid, but it is rising

592
00:16:43,395 --> 00:16:46,898
again. We are over our Covid

593
00:16:46,898 --> 00:16:49,167
numbers. Uh, and so we are

594
00:16:49,167 --> 00:16:50,536
essentially doing more cases

595
00:16:50,536 --> 00:16:52,838
with the same amount of

596
00:16:52,838 --> 00:16:55,273
resources. We are seeing a huge

597
00:16:55,273 --> 00:16:57,175
uptick in litigation in all of

598
00:16:57,175 --> 00:16:59,111
our criminal cases, huge

599
00:16:59,111 --> 00:17:00,912
increases in our civil, uh,

600
00:17:00,912 --> 00:17:02,247
civil cases. And they are

601
00:17:02,247 --> 00:17:03,849
getting more complex due to

602
00:17:03,849 --> 00:17:06,249
statutory changes and other

603
00:17:07,452 --> 00:17:08,887
changes. Our trials are also

604
00:17:08,887 --> 00:17:10,121
increasing as you can. These

605
00:17:10,121 --> 00:17:12,658
are the purple is our state

606
00:17:12,658 --> 00:17:14,726
trials. The lighter purple the

607
00:17:14,726 --> 00:17:16,261
lavender is our city trials.

608
00:17:16,261 --> 00:17:17,896
Our our trials are increasing

609
00:17:17,896 --> 00:17:21,496
and trials take a lot of

610
00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,301
resources. Department of Public

611
00:17:23,301 --> 00:17:26,538
Defense right now for the state

612
00:17:26,538 --> 00:17:27,739
is is staffed at levels that

613
00:17:27,739 --> 00:17:28,540
are recommended by the

614
00:17:28,540 --> 00:17:29,875
Washington State Bar

615
00:17:29,875 --> 00:17:31,810
Association. They are fully

616
00:17:31,810 --> 00:17:33,745
staffed for what was just

617
00:17:33,745 --> 00:17:35,146
adopted as the Public defender

618
00:17:35,146 --> 00:17:35,447
standards. What we

619
00:17:35,447 --> 00:17:36,915
re

620
00:17:36,915 --> 00:17:37,249
anecdotally seeing is that

621
00:17:37,249 --> 00:17:38,316
means there

622
00:17:38,316 --> 00:17:39,618
s more litigation

623
00:17:39,618 --> 00:17:39,790
with more attorneys, there

624
00:17:39,790 --> 00:17:40,819
s

625
00:17:40,819 --> 00:17:41,487
more litigation in court

626
00:17:41,487 --> 00:17:42,888
because there are more

627
00:17:42,888 --> 00:17:43,755
attorneys to do that, to comb

628
00:17:43,755 --> 00:17:45,591
through their cases, to have

629
00:17:45,591 --> 00:17:45,891
motions, to have trials. And we

630
00:17:45,891 --> 00:17:47,192
think that

631
00:17:47,192 --> 00:17:49,127
s why we have a

632
00:17:49,127 --> 00:17:50,562
greater increase in trials in

633
00:17:50,562 --> 00:17:51,597
our state courts rather than

634
00:17:51,597 --> 00:17:53,399
our city courts, even though

635
00:17:53,399 --> 00:17:55,366
the numbers for each quarter

636
00:17:55,366 --> 00:17:55,634
are pretty much the same. So

637
00:17:55,634 --> 00:17:57,634
what we

638
00:17:57,669 --> 00:17:59,604
re expecting as the

639
00:17:59,604 --> 00:18:00,939
cities start to hire more

640
00:18:00,939 --> 00:18:01,473
public defenders, as they

641
00:18:01,473 --> 00:18:03,108
re

642
00:18:03,108 --> 00:18:03,575
going to be mandated to do

643
00:18:03,575 --> 00:18:04,342
that, we

644
00:18:04,342 --> 00:18:05,677
re going to be getting

645
00:18:05,677 --> 00:18:08,647
more litigation in our cities

646
00:18:08,647 --> 00:18:10,480
as well. So I wanted to talk a

647
00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:11,249
little bit about our staff and

648
00:18:11,249 --> 00:18:11,683
our service data. We

649
00:18:11,683 --> 00:18:13,683
ve taken

650
00:18:14,420 --> 00:18:16,820
over 200,000 calls last year.

651
00:18:18,323 --> 00:18:20,323
Uh, summonsed almost 73,000

652
00:18:20,926 --> 00:18:23,326
jurors and scheduled almost

653
00:18:23,795 --> 00:18:25,663
13,000 interpreter jobs in 95

654
00:18:25,663 --> 00:18:27,365
languages and dialects for King

655
00:18:27,365 --> 00:18:29,167
County District Court. So our

656
00:18:29,167 --> 00:18:30,702
staff is really busy making

657
00:18:30,702 --> 00:18:32,237
sure that we can provide access

658
00:18:32,237 --> 00:18:33,905
to all folks in King County.

659
00:18:33,905 --> 00:18:37,442
Our average call time has been

660
00:18:37,442 --> 00:18:38,377
reduced from almost an hour to

661
00:18:38,377 --> 00:18:39,478
four minutes. We

662
00:18:39,478 --> 00:18:40,112
re using live

663
00:18:40,112 --> 00:18:41,779
chat and we

664
00:18:41,779 --> 00:18:44,179
re working on ai

665
00:18:44,583 --> 00:18:45,883
translation services so that

666
00:18:45,883 --> 00:18:47,180
when someone calls and they

667
00:18:47,180 --> 00:18:47,185
speak another language, we

668
00:18:47,185 --> 00:18:48,200
don

669
00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:49,721
t have to call it an

670
00:18:49,721 --> 00:18:51,423
interpreter. We can use some ai

671
00:18:51,423 --> 00:18:52,558
translation tools so they can

672
00:18:52,558 --> 00:18:54,393
get better service when they

673
00:18:54,393 --> 00:18:56,461
call in. Our live chat has also

674
00:18:56,461 --> 00:18:56,728
been really popular for folks

675
00:18:56,728 --> 00:18:57,429
who don

676
00:18:57,429 --> 00:18:59,640
t want to wait, and

677
00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:02,601
they just live chat. Someone in

678
00:19:02,601 --> 00:19:03,935
our call center. We also had

679
00:19:03,935 --> 00:19:05,170
some initiatives and projects

680
00:19:05,170 --> 00:19:06,972
this year, including, uh,

681
00:19:06,972 --> 00:19:08,773
capital improvements for

682
00:19:08,773 --> 00:19:10,608
security at our eight

683
00:19:10,608 --> 00:19:12,344
locations. One of the most

684
00:19:12,344 --> 00:19:13,845
important ones that we have

685
00:19:13,845 --> 00:19:17,445
been working on are Lean or

686
00:19:17,782 --> 00:19:19,617
Kaizen processes for all of our

687
00:19:19,617 --> 00:19:20,485
operations and process

688
00:19:20,485 --> 00:19:21,219
improvements. We

689
00:19:21,219 --> 00:19:22,521
re going to go

690
00:19:22,521 --> 00:19:24,455
through every single one of

691
00:19:24,455 --> 00:19:25,900
these processes, and we

692
00:19:25,900 --> 00:19:26,324
ve to

693
00:19:26,324 --> 00:19:27,659
give you an example, we went

694
00:19:27,659 --> 00:19:29,761
through our infractions and we

695
00:19:29,761 --> 00:19:32,164
reduced the time that we took

696
00:19:32,164 --> 00:19:35,164
to process infractions in court

697
00:19:35,167 --> 00:19:35,534
by 50%. At least. This is just

698
00:19:35,534 --> 00:19:36,234
time that we

699
00:19:36,234 --> 00:19:37,535
re dealing with

700
00:19:37,535 --> 00:19:38,937
paperwork, not actually

701
00:19:38,937 --> 00:19:39,104
interacting with litigants. So

702
00:19:39,104 --> 00:19:41,104
we

703
00:19:41,473 --> 00:19:42,807
ve reduced our paperwork

704
00:19:42,807 --> 00:19:44,843
time and increased the time we

705
00:19:44,843 --> 00:19:45,810
can actually spend interacting

706
00:19:45,810 --> 00:19:45,977
with folks, which is what we

707
00:19:45,977 --> 00:19:47,813
re

708
00:19:47,813 --> 00:19:50,681
here to do. It increases our

709
00:19:50,681 --> 00:19:50,849
ability to ensure due process.

710
00:19:50,849 --> 00:19:51,783
We

711
00:19:51,783 --> 00:19:53,785
re going through every

712
00:19:53,785 --> 00:19:56,388
single process in this lean

713
00:19:56,388 --> 00:19:57,956
operation, lean process to get

714
00:19:57,956 --> 00:19:59,825
more efficient and as efficient

715
00:19:59,825 --> 00:20:01,426
as we possibly can. We also

716
00:20:01,426 --> 00:20:03,826
introduced an online management

717
00:20:04,195 --> 00:20:05,730
system for evidence that helps,

718
00:20:05,730 --> 00:20:05,997
especially pro se litigants,

719
00:20:05,997 --> 00:20:07,932
when they

720
00:20:07,932 --> 00:20:09,801
re, uh, submitting

721
00:20:09,801 --> 00:20:10,100
digital evidence. And we

722
00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:11,570
ve

723
00:20:11,570 --> 00:20:13,570
made language translation

724
00:20:13,938 --> 00:20:15,938
service improvements, including

725
00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,109
simultaneous zoom, simultaneous

726
00:20:18,109 --> 00:20:20,278
interpretation in every single

727
00:20:20,278 --> 00:20:23,140
court. And we have pocket talks,

728
00:20:23,140 --> 00:20:25,450
the like ai translators at all

729
00:20:25,450 --> 00:20:27,520
our front counters. And with

730
00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:28,954
probation so that they can

731
00:20:28,954 --> 00:20:30,922
better interact with folks and

732
00:20:30,922 --> 00:20:32,570
not have to wait for our scarce

733
00:20:32,570 --> 00:20:32,791
resources of actual

734
00:20:32,791 --> 00:20:32,957
interpreters. So we

735
00:20:32,957 --> 00:20:34,459
re

736
00:20:34,459 --> 00:20:36,459
providing better language

737
00:20:36,595 --> 00:20:38,397
access. Our Dei committee has

738
00:20:38,397 --> 00:20:40,732
continued with its community

739
00:20:40,732 --> 00:20:43,340
outreach. We they created an

740
00:20:43,340 --> 00:20:44,103
unsecured bond procedure for

741
00:20:44,103 --> 00:20:45,504
folks who did not have the

742
00:20:45,504 --> 00:20:47,439
collateral to engage with a

743
00:20:47,439 --> 00:20:48,941
bond agency. They can now have

744
00:20:48,941 --> 00:20:51,642
the alternative of posting cash

745
00:20:51,642 --> 00:20:52,510
bond in the 10% amount that

746
00:20:52,510 --> 00:20:54,120
they would have been given to

747
00:20:54,120 --> 00:20:55,280
the bond company, and they just

748
00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:56,448
give that to the court and they

749
00:20:56,448 --> 00:20:57,149
get it back when they appear in

750
00:20:57,149 --> 00:20:59,149
court. We

751
00:20:59,651 --> 00:21:00,552
ve included continue

752
00:21:00,552 --> 00:21:01,687
with their education and

753
00:21:01,687 --> 00:21:02,287
awareness cities. We

754
00:21:02,287 --> 00:21:04,287
ve made

755
00:21:04,323 --> 00:21:06,124
sure all our documents are

756
00:21:06,124 --> 00:21:07,926
compliant with the Ada

757
00:21:07,926 --> 00:21:08,660
recommendations, and we have

758
00:21:08,660 --> 00:21:09,795
our web page that

759
00:21:09,795 --> 00:21:11,263
s a central

760
00:21:11,263 --> 00:21:13,431
source of Di information for

761
00:21:13,431 --> 00:21:14,933
the public. And when I talk

762
00:21:14,933 --> 00:21:16,468
about community engagements, we

763
00:21:16,468 --> 00:21:18,103
go out into the community with

764
00:21:18,103 --> 00:21:19,471
our tent with information about

765
00:21:19,471 --> 00:21:21,272
the district court. We have a

766
00:21:21,272 --> 00:21:22,474
giant gavel and robes that the

767
00:21:22,474 --> 00:21:24,409
kids love to take pictures of,

768
00:21:24,409 --> 00:21:26,110
and we educate the public about

769
00:21:26,110 --> 00:21:27,813
what we are doing in district

770
00:21:27,813 --> 00:21:28,146
court. One of the biggest

771
00:21:28,146 --> 00:21:28,947
things that

772
00:21:28,947 --> 00:21:30,415
s happening in

773
00:21:30,415 --> 00:21:32,284
district court is our retiring

774
00:21:32,284 --> 00:21:35,284
judges. We have eight retiring

775
00:21:35,688 --> 00:21:37,321
judges this year, so Judge

776
00:21:37,321 --> 00:21:39,557
Hirakawa and Judge Pagel have

777
00:21:39,557 --> 00:21:41,557
already retired. Judge

778
00:21:41,660 --> 00:21:43,395
Stevenson is retiring in

779
00:21:43,395 --> 00:21:45,497
several days, and the rest of

780
00:21:45,497 --> 00:21:46,631
our eight judges are retiring

781
00:21:46,631 --> 00:21:46,898
at the end of the year. That

782
00:21:46,898 --> 00:21:48,233
s

783
00:21:48,233 --> 00:21:48,433
eight judges in one year.

784
00:21:48,433 --> 00:21:50,680
That

785
00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:51,737
s a third of our bench. So

786
00:21:51,737 --> 00:21:52,938
we are losing. And I did the

787
00:21:52,938 --> 00:21:56,538
math on my little Star Trek

788
00:21:56,575 --> 00:21:57,942
calculator. About 320 years of.

789
00:21:57,942 --> 00:21:59,911
It.

790
00:21:59,911 --> 00:22:00,679
Legal experience with the loss

791
00:22:00,679 --> 00:22:01,790
of these judges, it

792
00:22:01,790 --> 00:22:03,790
s a big

793
00:22:06,318 --> 00:22:07,251
deal. We are have some

794
00:22:07,251 --> 00:22:08,386
challenges coming.

795
00:22:08,386 --> 00:22:10,386
Up.

796
00:22:10,922 --> 00:22:12,457
Um, one is the increased civil

797
00:22:12,457 --> 00:22:13,792
caseload. As we talked about,

798
00:22:13,792 --> 00:22:14,960
we are diverting to judicial

799
00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:16,128
positions to that civil

800
00:22:16,128 --> 00:22:17,162
caseload to try and get through

801
00:22:17,162 --> 00:22:18,496
our backlog. It

802
00:22:18,496 --> 00:22:19,964
s now more

803
00:22:19,964 --> 00:22:22,167
complicated than ever because

804
00:22:22,167 --> 00:22:24,235
of debt buyer requirements that

805
00:22:24,235 --> 00:22:26,635
were affected. Effective in

806
00:22:27,839 --> 00:22:30,420
2020. Video court is an added

807
00:22:30,420 --> 00:22:31,676
complication, and we have some

808
00:22:31,676 --> 00:22:33,912
concerns about how it affects

809
00:22:33,912 --> 00:22:35,247
due process. If people are on a

810
00:22:35,247 --> 00:22:35,914
tiny little screen or on their

811
00:22:35,914 --> 00:22:36,381
cell phone, they can

812
00:22:36,381 --> 00:22:38,381
t really

813
00:22:39,618 --> 00:22:42,487
see us. Uh, we have increased

814
00:22:42,487 --> 00:22:45,487
some access, but there are

815
00:22:45,924 --> 00:22:47,291
some, uh, downsides to video

816
00:22:47,291 --> 00:22:49,461
participation. So we are

817
00:22:49,461 --> 00:22:51,129
considering, uh, limiting some

818
00:22:51,129 --> 00:22:53,431
access, certainly limiting the

819
00:22:53,431 --> 00:22:54,700
chat ability and determining

820
00:22:54,700 --> 00:22:56,434
what kind of hearings is

821
00:22:56,434 --> 00:22:58,300
appropriate to have these all

822
00:22:58,300 --> 00:23:01,406
zoom hearings and some that MAY

823
00:23:01,406 --> 00:23:03,806
not be interpreters, continues

824
00:23:03,841 --> 00:23:04,642
to be a huge issue for district

825
00:23:04,642 --> 00:23:07,446
court. And being able to

826
00:23:07,446 --> 00:23:08,747
provide language access,

827
00:23:08,747 --> 00:23:10,749
interpreter cases have three

828
00:23:10,749 --> 00:23:12,851
times the number of of

829
00:23:12,851 --> 00:23:14,252
continuances, which clogs the

830
00:23:14,252 --> 00:23:16,355
court system, because folks are

831
00:23:16,355 --> 00:23:18,256
trying to get interpreters to

832
00:23:18,256 --> 00:23:19,758
court. And also the attorneys

833
00:23:19,758 --> 00:23:21,960
are trying to get interpreters

834
00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:22,827
to, uh, assist them with

835
00:23:22,827 --> 00:23:23,528
communicating with their

836
00:23:23,528 --> 00:23:23,762
clients. And there

837
00:23:23,762 --> 00:23:25,762
s an

838
00:23:25,863 --> 00:23:28,263
interpreter shortage. We also

839
00:23:29,367 --> 00:23:29,868
have interpreters, mostly on

840
00:23:29,868 --> 00:23:30,802
zoom, and it

841
00:23:30,802 --> 00:23:31,836
s sometimes very

842
00:23:31,836 --> 00:23:33,710
difficult to get them to come

843
00:23:33,710 --> 00:23:34,472
into court when we have

844
00:23:34,472 --> 00:23:35,874
evidentiary hearings or trials

845
00:23:35,874 --> 00:23:38,242
where we are required to have

846
00:23:38,242 --> 00:23:38,610
in-person interpreters. At this

847
00:23:38,610 --> 00:23:39,310
time, they

848
00:23:39,310 --> 00:23:41,310
re independent

849
00:23:42,614 --> 00:23:46,500
contractors, so they can say, I

850
00:23:46,500 --> 00:23:47,652
want $250 an hour and an eight

851
00:23:47,652 --> 00:23:48,753
hour minimum for this motion

852
00:23:48,753 --> 00:23:49,221
hearing. And if we can

853
00:23:49,221 --> 00:23:50,489
t find

854
00:23:50,489 --> 00:23:50,689
another alternative, that

855
00:23:50,689 --> 00:23:51,857
s

856
00:23:51,857 --> 00:23:53,958
what we have to do to guarantee

857
00:23:53,958 --> 00:23:56,940
language access. Can county

858
00:23:56,940 --> 00:23:56,795
District court led a.

859
00:23:56,795 --> 00:23:58,795
Um.

860
00:23:58,830 --> 00:23:59,731
An effort with the state, the

861
00:23:59,731 --> 00:24:01,199
Board of Judicial

862
00:24:01,199 --> 00:24:02,533
Administration to create a task

863
00:24:02,533 --> 00:24:04,402
force on language access, which

864
00:24:04,402 --> 00:24:06,572
was just done earlier this

865
00:24:06,572 --> 00:24:09,572
month. So hopefully we can

866
00:24:09,808 --> 00:24:11,943
create some, uh, new methods of

867
00:24:11,943 --> 00:24:13,943
providing interpreters,

868
00:24:16,114 --> 00:24:17,148
including ai. In translation

869
00:24:17,148 --> 00:24:17,315
for our hearings, where we

870
00:24:17,315 --> 00:24:19,315
re

871
00:24:19,417 --> 00:24:21,419
just setting court dates again

872
00:24:21,419 --> 00:24:22,254
and again. So maybe we can use

873
00:24:22,254 --> 00:24:22,587
ai interpreters. That

874
00:24:22,587 --> 00:24:23,988
s going

875
00:24:23,988 --> 00:24:25,900
to require actual court and

876
00:24:25,900 --> 00:24:25,257
statutory changes, but we

877
00:24:25,257 --> 00:24:27,257
re

878
00:24:28,260 --> 00:24:29,261
working on it. We continue with

879
00:24:29,261 --> 00:24:29,416
attorney staffing challenges.

880
00:24:29,416 --> 00:24:29,761
I

881
00:24:29,761 --> 00:24:30,962
m sure you

882
00:24:30,962 --> 00:24:32,960
ve heard from dpd,

883
00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:33,264
as well as the state, that

884
00:24:33,264 --> 00:24:34,566
there are fewer attorneys who

885
00:24:34,566 --> 00:24:36,167
want to go into the criminal

886
00:24:36,167 --> 00:24:38,270
justice system, fewer attorneys

887
00:24:38,270 --> 00:24:40,138
means longer delays. They have

888
00:24:40,138 --> 00:24:41,873
less experience, less folks to

889
00:24:41,873 --> 00:24:43,609
supervise them. We are working

890
00:24:43,609 --> 00:24:45,878
with the prosecutor and defense

891
00:24:45,878 --> 00:24:47,646
on how to best deploy their

892
00:24:47,646 --> 00:24:48,680
attorneys going into law

893
00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:51,800
schools, going into the

894
00:24:51,249 --> 00:24:53,151
communities, encouraging folks

895
00:24:53,151 --> 00:24:54,552
to join, uh, to go to law

896
00:24:54,552 --> 00:24:56,955
school and go into criminal,

897
00:24:56,955 --> 00:24:58,690
uh, criminal justice. The

898
00:24:58,690 --> 00:25:00,580
public defender staffing

899
00:25:00,580 --> 00:25:01,392
increase in public defenders

900
00:25:01,392 --> 00:25:01,593
means more litigation. So we

901
00:25:01,593 --> 00:25:03,294
re

902
00:25:03,294 --> 00:25:04,529
handling more cases, more

903
00:25:04,529 --> 00:25:06,231
litigate, not more cases, but

904
00:25:06,231 --> 00:25:08,320
more litigation due to there

905
00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:09,867
being more attorneys. As

906
00:25:09,867 --> 00:25:10,601
always, the budget is.

907
00:25:10,601 --> 00:25:12,304
Um.

908
00:25:12,304 --> 00:25:12,477
A challenge for everybody, I

909
00:25:12,477 --> 00:25:13,772
m

910
00:25:13,772 --> 00:25:15,707
sure for you guys to most of

911
00:25:15,707 --> 00:25:17,742
our budget and salary is our

912
00:25:17,742 --> 00:25:18,943
benefits for our 250 employees

913
00:25:18,943 --> 00:25:20,711
who are doing the bulk of the

914
00:25:20,711 --> 00:25:23,140
work serving the public. Um,

915
00:25:23,140 --> 00:25:24,316
budget cuts means we have to

916
00:25:24,316 --> 00:25:26,184
cut people and that means less

917
00:25:26,184 --> 00:25:27,885
services. As I said, we also

918
00:25:27,885 --> 00:25:29,320
have judicial turnover.

919
00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:30,789
Issues, but.

920
00:25:30,789 --> 00:25:32,591
We have created a really

921
00:25:32,591 --> 00:25:34,392
comprehensive onboarding

922
00:25:34,392 --> 00:25:35,827
program as well as judicial.

923
00:25:35,827 --> 00:25:37,629
College takes about a month for

924
00:25:37,629 --> 00:25:38,796
our new judges, so we can

925
00:25:38,796 --> 00:25:40,499
really get them to hit the

926
00:25:40,499 --> 00:25:41,900
ground running in court. Uh,

927
00:25:41,900 --> 00:25:44,669
one of the things that we

928
00:25:44,669 --> 00:25:45,570
worked on is our judicial.

929
00:25:45,570 --> 00:25:47,305
Needs.

930
00:25:47,305 --> 00:25:48,306
Uh, Administrative Office of

931
00:25:48,306 --> 00:25:50,375
the court had not done a

932
00:25:50,375 --> 00:25:53,144
judicial need study in three

933
00:25:53,144 --> 00:25:55,280
decades. And so the judicial

934
00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:57,415
needs estimates are 30 years

935
00:25:57,415 --> 00:25:59,151
old, and it has not accounted

936
00:25:59,151 --> 00:26:00,518
for the complexity of the cases

937
00:26:00,518 --> 00:26:01,486
that we see. So the

938
00:26:01,486 --> 00:26:02,720
administrative office of the

939
00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:04,289
courts, as well as the National

940
00:26:04,289 --> 00:26:06,625
Center for State Courts, just

941
00:26:06,625 --> 00:26:07,859
completed a study where we all

942
00:26:07,859 --> 00:26:09,261
had to record our time for

943
00:26:09,261 --> 00:26:11,396
about three weeks on everything

944
00:26:11,396 --> 00:26:14,320
we did to determine what the

945
00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:16,167
more appropriate, uh, judicial

946
00:26:16,167 --> 00:26:18,670
needs were. And those results

947
00:26:18,670 --> 00:26:21,339
are going to be pending, etc..

948
00:26:21,339 --> 00:26:22,340
So that is the overview and

949
00:26:22,340 --> 00:26:24,809
what has been happening with

950
00:26:24,809 --> 00:26:27,809
King County District Court in

951
00:26:28,790 --> 00:26:29,514
2025. I am more than happy to

952
00:26:29,514 --> 00:26:30,148
answer any questions that you.

953
00:26:30,148 --> 00:26:31,650
Have.

954
00:26:31,650 --> 00:26:32,950
Thank you so much, Judge

955
00:26:32,950 --> 00:26:34,850
Robertson. I really appreciate

956
00:26:34,850 --> 00:26:34,686
the update. I

957
00:26:34,686 --> 00:26:35,953
m going to open

958
00:26:35,953 --> 00:26:37,121
it up for questions from my

959
00:26:37,121 --> 00:26:38,156
colleagues. Uh, colleagues,

960
00:26:38,156 --> 00:26:38,390
feel free to raise your hand.

961
00:26:38,390 --> 00:26:39,224
And I

962
00:26:39,224 --> 00:26:40,525
m going to call on the

963
00:26:40,525 --> 00:26:42,227
chair of our law Justice

964
00:26:42,227 --> 00:26:43,662
committee. Councilmember Lewis

965
00:26:43,662 --> 00:26:44,129
first. Go ahead. Councilmember

966
00:26:44,129 --> 00:26:45,797
Lewis.

967
00:26:45,797 --> 00:26:47,899
Thank you, chair. And thank

968
00:26:47,899 --> 00:26:50,368
you, Judge Robinson. This this,

969
00:26:50,368 --> 00:26:52,690
um, presentation was very

970
00:26:52,690 --> 00:26:54,973
informative. Um, I have a

971
00:26:54,973 --> 00:26:57,973
question about the debt buyers.

972
00:26:58,977 --> 00:27:00,778
Um, uh, requirements. How has

973
00:27:00,778 --> 00:27:02,914
what are those and how has that

974
00:27:02,914 --> 00:27:04,549
changed the, the workload?

975
00:27:04,549 --> 00:27:08,860
I will have to defer to one of

976
00:27:08,860 --> 00:27:09,788
my civil judges to really

977
00:27:09,788 --> 00:27:11,155
elaborate. Those cases are so

978
00:27:11,155 --> 00:27:12,357
complicated, I could not do

979
00:27:12,357 --> 00:27:14,492
them justice here. What I will

980
00:27:14,492 --> 00:27:16,940
do is have our civil judge, uh,

981
00:27:16,940 --> 00:27:16,995
Judge Shotwell, email you about

982
00:27:16,995 --> 00:27:18,430
what the debt buyer

983
00:27:18,430 --> 00:27:19,864
requirements are and what has

984
00:27:19,864 --> 00:27:21,666
changed to make things more

985
00:27:21,666 --> 00:27:22,100
complicated. But as I

986
00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:23,100
m sure

987
00:27:23,100 --> 00:27:24,769
you know, if you have a

988
00:27:24,769 --> 00:27:26,470
mortgage or a student loan,

989
00:27:26,470 --> 00:27:28,873
debt is sold between companies

990
00:27:28,873 --> 00:27:32,377
all the time. And, uh, that

991
00:27:32,377 --> 00:27:34,746
makes enforcement of collection

992
00:27:34,746 --> 00:27:36,347
really difficult. So I will

993
00:27:36,347 --> 00:27:37,348
have Judge Scott will follow up

994
00:27:37,348 --> 00:27:38,820
with you. Thank you for the

995
00:27:38,820 --> 00:27:40,820
question.

996
00:27:40,752 --> 00:27:43,354
That would be great. Thank you.

997
00:27:43,354 --> 00:27:44,622
Uh Councilmember Dembowski.

998
00:27:44,622 --> 00:27:46,290
Thanks so much. Chair. Judge

999
00:27:46,290 --> 00:27:47,625
Robertson, great presentation,

1000
00:27:47,625 --> 00:27:48,860
really comprehensive and

1001
00:27:48,860 --> 00:27:50,428
informative. Thank you so much

1002
00:27:50,428 --> 00:27:52,631
for putting it together. Uh,

1003
00:27:52,631 --> 00:27:55,631
you had mentioned the home

1004
00:27:55,666 --> 00:27:57,335
monitoring, uh, function, and I

1005
00:27:57,335 --> 00:27:58,470
brought back our memory of a

1006
00:27:58,470 --> 00:28:00,372
few years ago. We had some

1007
00:28:00,372 --> 00:28:01,839
challenges with the technology

1008
00:28:01,839 --> 00:28:03,274
and the 24 hour monitoring, and

1009
00:28:03,274 --> 00:28:05,243
I wondered if you could just

1010
00:28:05,243 --> 00:28:07,412
give us a status update. Is

1011
00:28:07,412 --> 00:28:09,381
that system now working

1012
00:28:09,381 --> 00:28:10,782
satisfactorily of issues? Are

1013
00:28:10,782 --> 00:28:12,782
they largely resolved?

1014
00:28:12,784 --> 00:28:13,140
Those issues are resolved. Uh,

1015
00:28:13,140 --> 00:28:14,180
there

1016
00:28:14,180 --> 00:28:15,119
s a lot of companies that

1017
00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:17,188
do the electronic home

1018
00:28:17,188 --> 00:28:18,356
monitoring as well as, uh,

1019
00:28:18,356 --> 00:28:20,458
government entities that can

1020
00:28:20,458 --> 00:28:21,859
handle it on their own. So we

1021
00:28:21,859 --> 00:28:23,428
have had no technological

1022
00:28:23,428 --> 00:28:24,495
issues recently for the

1023
00:28:24,495 --> 00:28:24,662
electronic monitoring. That

1024
00:28:24,662 --> 00:28:25,530
s

1025
00:28:25,530 --> 00:28:26,697
working really well.

1026
00:28:26,697 --> 00:28:29,333
All right. Thanks so much.

1027
00:28:29,333 --> 00:28:31,333
Thank you.

1028
00:28:32,203 --> 00:28:34,203
Uh Councilmember Fain.

1029
00:28:35,390 --> 00:28:36,675
Thank you. Thank you again. Uh,

1030
00:28:36,675 --> 00:28:37,909
Judge Robertson, um, for your

1031
00:28:37,909 --> 00:28:38,810
presentation, I have a couple

1032
00:28:38,810 --> 00:28:39,277
of questions, and I

1033
00:28:39,277 --> 00:28:41,179
ll just try

1034
00:28:41,179 --> 00:28:44,115
and narrow it down. One is

1035
00:28:44,115 --> 00:28:45,449
related to the debt buyer. Um,

1036
00:28:45,449 --> 00:28:45,850
legislation, the effect of

1037
00:28:45,850 --> 00:28:46,317
that, and I won

1038
00:28:46,317 --> 00:28:48,717
t ask you to

1039
00:28:48,754 --> 00:28:52,954
explain it, but I wonder if you

1040
00:28:58,864 --> 00:29:01,399
know, if the. Legislation. The

1041
00:29:01,399 --> 00:29:03,668
volume of cars stand with the

1042
00:29:03,668 --> 00:29:05,703
driver is behind the 88%

1043
00:29:05,703 --> 00:29:06,437
increase in civil filings over

1044
00:29:06,437 --> 00:29:07,171
two years. That

1045
00:29:07,171 --> 00:29:08,239
s pretty

1046
00:29:08,239 --> 00:29:10,239
extraordinary.

1047
00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:14,760
It is pretty extraordinary. Um,

1048
00:29:15,446 --> 00:29:17,816
the driver is the difference.

1049
00:29:17,816 --> 00:29:19,751
We in standards, we. It used to

1050
00:29:19,751 --> 00:29:20,552
be 50,000. We took under

1051
00:29:20,552 --> 00:29:22,552
50,000. Now it

1052
00:29:23,188 --> 00:29:23,354
s 100,000. And

1053
00:29:23,354 --> 00:29:24,789
we

1054
00:29:24,789 --> 00:29:28,389
re getting a lot of the

1055
00:29:29,270 --> 00:29:30,610
during Covid kind of, um,

1056
00:29:30,610 --> 00:29:30,895
people defaulting on their

1057
00:29:30,895 --> 00:29:31,262
loans because they couldn

1058
00:29:31,262 --> 00:29:33,262
t

1059
00:29:33,431 --> 00:29:34,532
work, uh, anything. If people

1060
00:29:34,532 --> 00:29:35,330
defaulting on their debts

1061
00:29:35,330 --> 00:29:35,967
because they couldn

1062
00:29:35,967 --> 00:29:37,736
t work the

1063
00:29:37,736 --> 00:29:40,736
Covid related things. But there

1064
00:29:42,807 --> 00:29:46,411
has been a real, um, uptick in

1065
00:29:46,411 --> 00:29:48,379
people filing for, uh, you

1066
00:29:48,379 --> 00:29:48,679
know, landlord tenant issues

1067
00:29:48,679 --> 00:29:50,348
that wouldn

1068
00:29:50,348 --> 00:29:51,816
t necessarily go to

1069
00:29:51,816 --> 00:29:53,170
superior court because of the

1070
00:29:53,170 --> 00:29:53,251
monetary amount or it doesn

1071
00:29:53,251 --> 00:29:55,251
t

1072
00:29:55,419 --> 00:29:57,550
actually fit squarely within

1073
00:29:57,550 --> 00:29:59,190
landlord tenant. So there are

1074
00:29:59,190 --> 00:30:00,926
just a lot of different factors

1075
00:30:00,926 --> 00:30:02,794
that go into that increase. And

1076
00:30:02,794 --> 00:30:04,280
so I can follow up with you and

1077
00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:05,630
give you a list of all the

1078
00:30:05,630 --> 00:30:05,464
factors that do that. I

1079
00:30:05,464 --> 00:30:07,464
m happy

1080
00:30:07,632 --> 00:30:09,601
to do that.

1081
00:30:09,601 --> 00:30:10,568
Thank you so much, chair. Can I

1082
00:30:10,568 --> 00:30:11,936
ask one more?

1083
00:30:11,936 --> 00:30:14,172
Yeah. Go for it.

1084
00:30:14,172 --> 00:30:16,241
Thank you. Um, the other number

1085
00:30:16,241 --> 00:30:19,841
that struck out or stuck out

1086
00:30:20,244 --> 00:30:22,814
for me was, um, the parking

1087
00:30:22,814 --> 00:30:25,814
matters on the spreadsheet with

1088
00:30:29,988 --> 00:30:31,988
Kenmore having, um, 61,600

1089
00:30:32,791 --> 00:30:35,260
filings out of, you know, um, a

1090
00:30:35,260 --> 00:30:37,795
fairly small number overall. So

1091
00:30:37,795 --> 00:30:39,464
just curious as to how much

1092
00:30:39,464 --> 00:30:41,800
judicial and clerk time is

1093
00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,200
consumed by parking matters.

1094
00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:44,402
I can get you the percentages

1095
00:30:44,402 --> 00:30:45,737
later. It

1096
00:30:45,737 --> 00:30:47,500
s a small amount of

1097
00:30:47,500 --> 00:30:48,339
time for the judges because

1098
00:30:48,339 --> 00:30:51,339
most people pay the tickets.

1099
00:30:51,575 --> 00:30:53,110
However, any of those 61,000

1100
00:30:53,110 --> 00:30:54,278
cases come through the court.

1101
00:30:54,278 --> 00:30:55,513
The clerk has to receive it.

1102
00:30:55,513 --> 00:30:58,490
They have to file it. They have

1103
00:30:58,490 --> 00:31:00,551
to create a case. They have to

1104
00:31:00,551 --> 00:31:03,880
receive the money. Are whole

1105
00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:05,223
budget. Department has to, you

1106
00:31:05,223 --> 00:31:07,358
know, deal with the money

1107
00:31:07,358 --> 00:31:08,693
portion. So the clerks are

1108
00:31:08,693 --> 00:31:09,727
actually spending a significant

1109
00:31:09,727 --> 00:31:11,129
amount of time in our budget

1110
00:31:11,129 --> 00:31:12,230
team is spending a significant

1111
00:31:12,230 --> 00:31:13,865
amount of time. The judges are

1112
00:31:13,865 --> 00:31:15,300
spending a small amount of time

1113
00:31:15,300 --> 00:31:15,667
because most people don

1114
00:31:15,667 --> 00:31:17,302
t ask

1115
00:31:17,302 --> 00:31:17,835
for a hearing. And I

1116
00:31:17,835 --> 00:31:19,370
m happy to

1117
00:31:19,370 --> 00:31:20,738
give you more detailed numbers

1118
00:31:20,738 --> 00:31:22,140
on how much our staff spends on

1119
00:31:22,140 --> 00:31:23,908
that.

1120
00:31:23,908 --> 00:31:25,443
Okay. Thank you so much.

1121
00:31:25,443 --> 00:31:27,443
Um.

1122
00:31:27,779 --> 00:31:27,950
Uh, thank you, Judge Robertson.

1123
00:31:27,950 --> 00:31:29,147
I

1124
00:31:29,147 --> 00:31:30,581
ll ask a quick question here,

1125
00:31:30,581 --> 00:31:32,284
because I had the same, uh, one

1126
00:31:32,284 --> 00:31:33,318
of my questions was asked by

1127
00:31:33,318 --> 00:31:35,352
Councilmember Fain about the

1128
00:31:35,352 --> 00:31:36,354
80% increase on the civil

1129
00:31:36,354 --> 00:31:39,354
filing. So thank you for

1130
00:31:39,424 --> 00:31:41,759
clarifying on that. Um, perhaps

1131
00:31:41,759 --> 00:31:44,796
relatedly, you had a slide that

1132
00:31:44,796 --> 00:31:45,897
showed the the trials numbers.

1133
00:31:45,897 --> 00:31:48,232
Uh, and you mentioned about the

1134
00:31:48,232 --> 00:31:51,232
increase is, was that both

1135
00:31:51,602 --> 00:31:52,737
civil and criminal cases or is

1136
00:31:52,737 --> 00:31:54,205
that just focus on the criminal

1137
00:31:54,205 --> 00:31:54,839
cases? I was I was not clear on

1138
00:31:54,839 --> 00:31:55,707
that one.

1139
00:31:55,707 --> 00:31:56,141
Oh thank you. I

1140
00:31:56,141 --> 00:31:57,175
m happy to

1141
00:31:57,175 --> 00:32:00,110
clarify. That was just the

1142
00:32:00,110 --> 00:32:02,147
criminal cases. So far we have

1143
00:32:02,147 --> 00:32:04,181
not seen civil cases. The

1144
00:32:04,181 --> 00:32:05,716
trials going up. Um, I can get

1145
00:32:05,716 --> 00:32:05,883
you the statistics on that if

1146
00:32:05,883 --> 00:32:06,751
you

1147
00:32:06,751 --> 00:32:07,853
d like, but those were just

1148
00:32:07,853 --> 00:32:08,220
the criminal cases that we

1149
00:32:08,220 --> 00:32:08,419
counted.

1150
00:32:08,419 --> 00:32:10,419
They

1151
00:32:10,588 --> 00:32:11,590
re great. No, I, I just

1152
00:32:11,590 --> 00:32:12,924
want to make sure that we were

1153
00:32:12,924 --> 00:32:14,526
focusing. I understood that it

1154
00:32:14,526 --> 00:32:15,793
probably was criminal cases.

1155
00:32:15,793 --> 00:32:16,940
Either way. You spoke about it,

1156
00:32:16,940 --> 00:32:17,628
but I wasn

1157
00:32:17,628 --> 00:32:20,565
t sure. So, um, uh,

1158
00:32:20,565 --> 00:32:22,199
that is helpful to understand.

1159
00:32:22,199 --> 00:32:22,367
And, uh, you know, we

1160
00:32:22,367 --> 00:32:23,568
ve

1161
00:32:23,568 --> 00:32:24,902
obviously been dealing both

1162
00:32:24,902 --> 00:32:25,937
here and in the, in the law

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00:32:25,937 --> 00:32:27,404
Justice Committee with the,

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00:32:27,404 --> 00:32:28,406
with the public defender issue.

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00:32:28,406 --> 00:32:29,841
And, you know, we took up

1166
00:32:29,841 --> 00:32:32,430
legislation here to try to

1167
00:32:32,430 --> 00:32:34,946
clarify what our standards are

1168
00:32:34,946 --> 00:32:36,648
on that. Uh, but I appreciate

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00:32:36,648 --> 00:32:38,316
your reference. And I think the

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00:32:38,316 --> 00:32:39,750
note of the the challenge that

1171
00:32:39,750 --> 00:32:40,818
we will have if those numbers

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00:32:40,818 --> 00:32:40,985
continue to increase, I think

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00:32:40,985 --> 00:32:42,686
it

1174
00:32:42,686 --> 00:32:43,888
s going to be a challenge

1175
00:32:43,888 --> 00:32:45,823
for all of us to deal with in

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00:32:45,823 --> 00:32:47,525
terms of the additional costs

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00:32:47,525 --> 00:32:48,660
on multiple fronts. So thank

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00:32:48,660 --> 00:32:49,994
you for highlighting that and

1179
00:32:49,994 --> 00:32:51,429
keeping us abreast of those

1180
00:32:51,429 --> 00:32:52,430
issues. Uh, and I see

1181
00:32:52,430 --> 00:32:52,797
Councilmember Lewis, I

1182
00:32:52,797 --> 00:32:54,465
ll call

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00:32:54,465 --> 00:32:55,367
you for probably the last

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00:32:55,367 --> 00:32:57,367
question.

1185
00:32:58,200 --> 00:32:59,937
Thank you. Uh, Judge Robertson,

1186
00:32:59,937 --> 00:33:01,706
we tend to think about virtual

1187
00:33:01,706 --> 00:33:04,106
hearings and virtual meetings

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00:33:05,430 --> 00:33:06,144
as being, um, uh, productivity

1189
00:33:06,144 --> 00:33:09,144
increases and that kind of

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00:33:09,147 --> 00:33:11,416
thing. But you said that, um,

1191
00:33:11,416 --> 00:33:13,884
zoom hearings cause more time

1192
00:33:13,884 --> 00:33:15,619
for the in court clerks, uh, to

1193
00:33:15,619 --> 00:33:17,455
respond to attorney requests.

1194
00:33:17,455 --> 00:33:18,857
Can you give us some examples

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00:33:18,857 --> 00:33:21,325
of what that looks like?

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00:33:21,325 --> 00:33:22,359
Sure. So before Covid, our

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00:33:22,359 --> 00:33:22,927
clerks would be doing their

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00:33:22,927 --> 00:33:23,561
clerk work. They

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00:33:23,561 --> 00:33:24,863
re making sure

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00:33:24,863 --> 00:33:25,620
the record is complete. They

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00:33:25,620 --> 00:33:26,310
re

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00:33:26,310 --> 00:33:26,190
taking the evidence. They

1203
00:33:26,190 --> 00:33:27,331
re

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00:33:27,331 --> 00:33:27,799
making sure that they

1205
00:33:27,799 --> 00:33:29,233
re not

1206
00:33:29,233 --> 00:33:31,633
getting everything we have

1207
00:33:32,603 --> 00:33:34,239
added on managing zoom. So we

1208
00:33:34,239 --> 00:33:35,573
have people in court, and now

1209
00:33:35,573 --> 00:33:37,800
we have people on zoom. So they

1210
00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:38,777
have to, you know, open up the

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00:33:38,777 --> 00:33:39,144
zoom, let everyone in, make

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00:33:39,144 --> 00:33:41,144
sure everyone

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00:33:41,846 --> 00:33:44,246
s named, um, make

1214
00:33:45,450 --> 00:33:47,251
sure people are not moving

1215
00:33:47,251 --> 00:33:50,188
around. And the judges do this

1216
00:33:50,188 --> 00:33:51,956
to muting themselves, etc. What

1217
00:33:51,956 --> 00:33:53,891
we have found is that the chat

1218
00:33:53,891 --> 00:33:56,861
function we have it on, and

1219
00:33:56,861 --> 00:33:58,290
that people, both litigants and

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00:33:58,290 --> 00:33:59,463
attorneys, are constantly

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00:33:59,463 --> 00:34:01,298
peppering the clerk with

1222
00:34:01,298 --> 00:34:02,867
questions that would never

1223
00:34:02,867 --> 00:34:03,869
happen in open court. While

1224
00:34:03,869 --> 00:34:05,236
court was happening, you would

1225
00:34:05,236 --> 00:34:06,304
not approach the clerk and ask,

1226
00:34:06,304 --> 00:34:07,973
you know, start asking

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00:34:07,973 --> 00:34:09,774
questions. Can I go first? Can

1228
00:34:09,774 --> 00:34:09,974
I submit this via zoom, etc.?

1229
00:34:09,974 --> 00:34:11,800
That

1230
00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:12,543
s happening a lot in our

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00:34:12,543 --> 00:34:15,179
chat. And we realized how much

1232
00:34:15,179 --> 00:34:17,748
time it was taking our clerks

1233
00:34:17,748 --> 00:34:18,916
to handle that. And it also led

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00:34:18,916 --> 00:34:21,916
to a lot of inappropriate

1235
00:34:21,953 --> 00:34:23,754
ex-parte contact with with, um,

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00:34:23,754 --> 00:34:24,855
folks just saying things in the

1237
00:34:24,855 --> 00:34:25,560
chat that the judge shouldn

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00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:26,230
t

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00:34:26,230 --> 00:34:26,183
consider. The clerk shouldn

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00:34:26,183 --> 00:34:27,225
t

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00:34:27,225 --> 00:34:27,491
consider the other party wasn

1242
00:34:27,491 --> 00:34:29,460
t

1243
00:34:29,460 --> 00:34:29,928
aware of, etc. So it

1244
00:34:29,928 --> 00:34:31,529
s all a

1245
00:34:31,529 --> 00:34:32,763
learning experience from Covid.

1246
00:34:32,763 --> 00:34:33,130
We all just tried to survive

1247
00:34:33,130 --> 00:34:33,864
and now we

1248
00:34:33,864 --> 00:34:35,864
re figuring out,

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00:34:35,867 --> 00:34:37,335
okay, how do we how do we

1250
00:34:37,335 --> 00:34:37,569
normalize this? How do we make

1251
00:34:37,569 --> 00:34:38,269
sure we

1252
00:34:38,269 --> 00:34:40,171
re following all the

1253
00:34:40,171 --> 00:34:41,973
rules? So we are actually

1254
00:34:41,973 --> 00:34:43,374
considering limiting the chat

1255
00:34:43,374 --> 00:34:43,541
significantly so those things

1256
00:34:43,541 --> 00:34:44,842
don

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00:34:44,842 --> 00:34:46,842
t happen.

1258
00:34:47,311 --> 00:34:49,311
Sounds very complicated.

1259
00:34:51,649 --> 00:34:53,518
Yeah, it is very complicated.

1260
00:34:53,518 --> 00:34:54,919
All right. Colleagues. Uh,

1261
00:34:54,919 --> 00:34:56,120
well, Judge Robertson, thank

1262
00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:57,421
you so much for, uh, the

1263
00:34:57,421 --> 00:34:59,157
presentation today and for

1264
00:34:59,157 --> 00:35:00,358
keeping us abreast of the work

1265
00:35:00,358 --> 00:35:01,626
of District Court. We

1266
00:35:01,626 --> 00:35:03,328
appreciate the work of you and

1267
00:35:03,328 --> 00:35:04,496
your colleagues, and look

1268
00:35:04,496 --> 00:35:05,930
forward to continuing the

1269
00:35:05,930 --> 00:35:06,130
engagement. And, please, if

1270
00:35:06,130 --> 00:35:07,531
there

1271
00:35:07,531 --> 00:35:08,533
s any additional

1272
00:35:08,533 --> 00:35:09,800
information to some of the

1273
00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:11,402
questions that were posed, we

1274
00:35:11,402 --> 00:35:13,400
would welcome that.

1275
00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:14,105
I will get you more information

1276
00:35:14,105 --> 00:35:15,439
on the questions that you had

1277
00:35:15,439 --> 00:35:16,507
today. Thank you.

1278
00:35:16,507 --> 00:35:18,309
Thank you so much, MR.

1279
00:35:18,309 --> 00:35:18,843
Robertson. Appreciate it.

1280
00:35:18,843 --> 00:35:19,310
Colleagues, we

1281
00:35:19,310 --> 00:35:21,646
re going to move

1282
00:35:21,646 --> 00:35:23,515
on to our next items on the

1283
00:35:23,515 --> 00:35:25,350
agenda. We have three items

1284
00:35:25,350 --> 00:35:26,851
that would confirm appointments

1285
00:35:26,851 --> 00:35:28,753
to the King County Cultural

1286
00:35:28,753 --> 00:35:30,753
Development Authority, better

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00:35:31,389 --> 00:35:32,390
known as for Culture Board. Uh,

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00:35:32,390 --> 00:35:33,324
for culture, of course,

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00:35:33,324 --> 00:35:33,958
administers King County

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00:35:33,958 --> 00:35:35,958
s arts

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00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:37,729
and heritage programs for

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00:35:37,729 --> 00:35:38,996
culture is governed by a 15

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00:35:38,996 --> 00:35:40,732
member board of directors that

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00:35:40,732 --> 00:35:42,466
have a demonstrated commitment

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00:35:42,466 --> 00:35:44,169
to a knowledge of cultural

1296
00:35:44,169 --> 00:35:45,570
resources. Uh, to give you a

1297
00:35:45,570 --> 00:35:46,938
quick review of the process, we

1298
00:35:46,938 --> 00:35:48,973
will be briefed on this item by

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00:35:48,973 --> 00:35:50,742
Jean Paul. Then I will ask for

1300
00:35:50,742 --> 00:35:52,310
an input from four culture

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00:35:52,310 --> 00:35:53,978
staff. Uh, Claire McHugh is

1302
00:35:53,978 --> 00:35:56,881
here with us from Fort Culture.

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00:35:56,881 --> 00:35:58,583
Uh, then we will hear from our

1304
00:35:58,583 --> 00:35:59,684
appointees. Uh, it is my

1305
00:35:59,684 --> 00:36:01,418
understanding that one of the

1306
00:36:01,418 --> 00:36:02,754
appointees is unable to attend

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00:36:02,754 --> 00:36:03,855
today. So we are going to ask

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00:36:03,855 --> 00:36:05,990
Claire to provide a few

1309
00:36:05,990 --> 00:36:07,659
comments about that particular

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00:36:07,659 --> 00:36:09,527
appointee. And then we will

1311
00:36:09,527 --> 00:36:11,662
provide time for all of you to

1312
00:36:11,662 --> 00:36:13,864
ask questions of the people who

1313
00:36:13,864 --> 00:36:14,833
are up for appointment, uh,

1314
00:36:14,833 --> 00:36:15,466
with that, Jean, I

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00:36:15,466 --> 00:36:17,134
m going to

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00:36:17,134 --> 00:36:18,803
call on you to please provide a

1317
00:36:18,803 --> 00:36:20,105
briefing.

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00:36:20,105 --> 00:36:20,938
Thank you, chair Baroni. Good

1319
00:36:20,938 --> 00:36:21,105
morning, Council members. I

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00:36:21,105 --> 00:36:23,740
m

1321
00:36:23,740 --> 00:36:24,442
Jean Paul from council staff.

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00:36:24,442 --> 00:36:26,440
The materials for the three

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00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:28,179
appointments begin on page 39

1324
00:36:28,179 --> 00:36:30,579
of your packet. Proposed

1325
00:36:35,653 --> 00:36:37,653
motions 2020 six, 01060123 and

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00:36:37,889 --> 00:36:39,491
0127 would confirm the

1327
00:36:39,491 --> 00:36:41,426
appointments of Ellen Walker,

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00:36:41,426 --> 00:36:43,826
Nancy Salgueiro McKay and

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00:36:43,961 --> 00:36:45,163
Teofilo Cruz Uribe as Executive

1330
00:36:45,163 --> 00:36:46,665
At-Large. Appointments to the

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00:36:46,665 --> 00:36:47,799
four Culture Board for the

1332
00:36:47,799 --> 00:36:49,267
remainder of their three year

1333
00:36:49,267 --> 00:36:51,667
terms, expiring on DECEMBER

1334
00:36:51,669 --> 00:36:52,837
31st, 2028. For background on

1335
00:36:52,837 --> 00:36:54,705
the board, please refer to page

1336
00:36:54,705 --> 00:36:56,730
40 of your packet as the chair

1337
00:36:56,730 --> 00:36:57,608
indicated, four cultures

1338
00:36:57,608 --> 00:36:59,677
governed by a 15 member board

1339
00:36:59,677 --> 00:37:00,644
of Directors and directors are

1340
00:37:00,644 --> 00:37:02,347
to have a demonstrated

1341
00:37:02,347 --> 00:37:04,682
commitment to, and knowledge of

1342
00:37:04,682 --> 00:37:06,840
cultural resources. Be active

1343
00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:08,353
and experienced in community

1344
00:37:08,353 --> 00:37:09,687
and civic issues and concerns,

1345
00:37:09,687 --> 00:37:11,880
and have the ability to

1346
00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:12,690
evaluate the needs of cultural

1347
00:37:12,690 --> 00:37:13,891
constituencies in the region as

1348
00:37:13,891 --> 00:37:15,693
a whole. They are also to

1349
00:37:15,693 --> 00:37:18,195
represent a range of talents,

1350
00:37:18,195 --> 00:37:19,663
experiences and viewpoints. The

1351
00:37:19,663 --> 00:37:21,660
Council is responsible for

1352
00:37:21,660 --> 00:37:22,167
appointing board positions one

1353
00:37:22,167 --> 00:37:23,568
through nine, while the

1354
00:37:23,568 --> 00:37:25,537
executive appoints positions

1355
00:37:25,537 --> 00:37:26,638
ten through 15. All

1356
00:37:26,638 --> 00:37:29,380
appointments are subject to

1357
00:37:29,373 --> 00:37:30,975
confirmation by the Council.

1358
00:37:30,975 --> 00:37:32,944
Background on the appointees

1359
00:37:32,944 --> 00:37:35,846
begins on page 42 of the staff

1360
00:37:35,846 --> 00:37:37,810
report. Ellen Walker is an arts

1361
00:37:37,810 --> 00:37:38,382
administrator who has worked

1362
00:37:38,382 --> 00:37:40,782
for the Pacific Northwest

1363
00:37:41,850 --> 00:37:42,119
Ballet since 2003, and has

1364
00:37:42,119 --> 00:37:44,519
served as their executive

1365
00:37:44,622 --> 00:37:45,890
director since 2014. According

1366
00:37:45,890 --> 00:37:46,124
to her staff profile on the

1367
00:37:46,124 --> 00:37:47,625
ballet

1368
00:37:47,625 --> 00:37:49,760
s website, she oversees

1369
00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:51,295
an operating budget of $30

1370
00:37:51,295 --> 00:37:53,131
million and a staff of more

1371
00:37:53,131 --> 00:37:55,990
than 600 full and part time

1372
00:37:55,990 --> 00:37:56,367
employees. That profile also

1373
00:37:56,367 --> 00:37:58,102
indicates that under her

1374
00:37:58,102 --> 00:37:59,537
leadership, pnb has become

1375
00:37:59,537 --> 00:38:01,473
known as an industry leader in

1376
00:38:01,473 --> 00:38:03,908
making ballet a more inclusive,

1377
00:38:03,908 --> 00:38:05,376
diverse and welcoming art form.

1378
00:38:05,376 --> 00:38:06,810
MISS Walker has also served as

1379
00:38:06,810 --> 00:38:07,678
an adjunct faculty member in

1380
00:38:07,678 --> 00:38:09,147
Seattle University

1381
00:38:09,147 --> 00:38:10,849
s mfa Arts

1382
00:38:10,849 --> 00:38:12,283
Leadership Program, and she

1383
00:38:12,283 --> 00:38:13,651
recently completed service as

1384
00:38:13,651 --> 00:38:15,553
vice PRESIDENT Of the Inspire

1385
00:38:15,553 --> 00:38:16,987
Washington Board and as Board

1386
00:38:16,987 --> 00:38:19,987
Secretary and Council Chair for

1387
00:38:20,158 --> 00:38:21,693
dance usa. The second

1388
00:38:21,693 --> 00:38:22,760
appointee, Nancy Salguero

1389
00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:23,928
McKay, has served as the

1390
00:38:23,928 --> 00:38:25,896
Executive Director of the

1391
00:38:25,896 --> 00:38:28,165
Highland Heritage Museum since

1392
00:38:28,165 --> 00:38:29,601
2019, in that role, she helped

1393
00:38:29,601 --> 00:38:31,803
design, open and sustain the

1394
00:38:31,803 --> 00:38:32,937
new museum, which focuses on

1395
00:38:32,937 --> 00:38:34,720
preserving and telling the

1396
00:38:34,720 --> 00:38:35,807
stories of the people in the

1397
00:38:35,807 --> 00:38:37,508
Highline area through heritage,

1398
00:38:37,508 --> 00:38:39,110
arts and culture. According to

1399
00:38:39,110 --> 00:38:40,511
her application materials, she

1400
00:38:40,511 --> 00:38:41,712
is the first Mexican born and

1401
00:38:41,712 --> 00:38:43,712
raised museum executive

1402
00:38:43,948 --> 00:38:45,850
director in Washington State.

1403
00:38:45,850 --> 00:38:47,519
MISS Salguero McKay previously

1404
00:38:47,519 --> 00:38:48,819
served as an exhibit design

1405
00:38:48,819 --> 00:38:49,153
instructor for the University

1406
00:38:49,153 --> 00:38:50,555
of Washington

1407
00:38:50,555 --> 00:38:52,555
s Museum Studies

1408
00:38:52,590 --> 00:38:53,858
Certificate program. She has

1409
00:38:53,858 --> 00:38:55,526
also worked on several for

1410
00:38:55,526 --> 00:38:57,161
cultural advisory boards, the

1411
00:38:57,161 --> 00:38:58,863
Washington Museum Association

1412
00:38:58,863 --> 00:39:00,231
Board, and is a past board

1413
00:39:00,231 --> 00:39:03,367
chair of the Seattle South Side

1414
00:39:03,367 --> 00:39:05,670
Chamber of Commerce. The final

1415
00:39:05,670 --> 00:39:07,572
appointee, Teofilo Ortega Cruz

1416
00:39:07,572 --> 00:39:08,906
Uribe, is both a clinic manager

1417
00:39:08,906 --> 00:39:10,474
for Seymour Community Health

1418
00:39:10,474 --> 00:39:12,110
Centers first Adolescent

1419
00:39:12,110 --> 00:39:13,444
Specialty Clinic, and the

1420
00:39:13,444 --> 00:39:15,120
director of the Pacific

1421
00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:16,847
Northwest first Chicano,

1422
00:39:16,847 --> 00:39:18,917
Chicano, Latino, Latina focused

1423
00:39:18,917 --> 00:39:20,584
history museum. Prior to her

1424
00:39:20,584 --> 00:39:22,860
current roles, MRS. Cruz Uribe

1425
00:39:22,860 --> 00:39:23,855
served as a consulting grant

1426
00:39:23,855 --> 00:39:24,989
writer whose duties included

1427
00:39:24,989 --> 00:39:27,389
collecting and reporting on

1428
00:39:27,525 --> 00:39:28,993
grant program. She participated

1429
00:39:28,993 --> 00:39:31,993
as a culture grant review

1430
00:39:32,464 --> 00:39:33,431
panelist in 2019 and 2021, and

1431
00:39:33,431 --> 00:39:34,899
has been a member of Four

1432
00:39:34,899 --> 00:39:36,899
Cultures Heritage Advisory

1433
00:39:37,801 --> 00:39:39,470
Committee since 2021. Staff has

1434
00:39:39,470 --> 00:39:41,439
not identified any issues with

1435
00:39:41,439 --> 00:39:43,107
the proposed appointments. Two

1436
00:39:43,107 --> 00:39:44,709
of the appointees, MISS Walker

1437
00:39:44,709 --> 00:39:46,477
and MISS McKay, are with us

1438
00:39:46,477 --> 00:39:47,311
today. And Brian Carter for

1439
00:39:47,311 --> 00:39:48,846
culture is the executive

1440
00:39:48,846 --> 00:39:50,800
director and Claire Michaud,

1441
00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:51,582
the senior government relations

1442
00:39:51,582 --> 00:39:52,783
manager with For culture are

1443
00:39:52,783 --> 00:39:55,153
here as well. And that

1444
00:39:55,153 --> 00:39:56,854
concludes my remarks.

1445
00:39:56,854 --> 00:39:58,289
Thank you, Jean, appreciate

1446
00:39:58,289 --> 00:40:00,591
that. Colleagues. Any questions

1447
00:40:00,591 --> 00:40:03,394
for Jean on the staff report

1448
00:40:03,394 --> 00:40:04,662
before we move forward? All

1449
00:40:04,662 --> 00:40:04,818
right. Seeing no questions, I

1450
00:40:04,818 --> 00:40:06,818
m

1451
00:40:07,265 --> 00:40:09,566
going to call on Claire Michaud

1452
00:40:09,566 --> 00:40:12,437
from For culture to give us

1453
00:40:12,437 --> 00:40:14,605
some comments from the For

1454
00:40:14,605 --> 00:40:16,730
Culture staff.

1455
00:40:16,730 --> 00:40:17,508
Sure. I have Brian here as

1456
00:40:17,508 --> 00:40:18,642
well. Um, hi. Council members,

1457
00:40:18,642 --> 00:40:18,843
this is Claire. No, that

1458
00:40:18,843 --> 00:40:19,430
s

1459
00:40:19,430 --> 00:40:20,430
okay.

1460
00:40:20,430 --> 00:40:21,879
How do you have my notes?

1461
00:40:21,879 --> 00:40:23,314
Claire. So Brian or Claire,

1462
00:40:23,314 --> 00:40:24,849
feel free to jump in. Whoever.

1463
00:40:24,849 --> 00:40:26,117
Um, does it, does it can it be

1464
00:40:26,117 --> 00:40:26,584
all three of them or. Because I

1465
00:40:26,584 --> 00:40:27,685
know Ellen

1466
00:40:27,685 --> 00:40:28,520
s here and Nancy

1467
00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:29,587
s

1468
00:40:29,587 --> 00:40:30,588
here as well, so I wonder if,

1469
00:40:30,588 --> 00:40:31,189
um. Ellen, I

1470
00:40:31,189 --> 00:40:32,256
m actually going

1471
00:40:32,256 --> 00:40:33,224
to have Ellen and Nancy speak

1472
00:40:33,224 --> 00:40:33,557
for themselves to start,

1473
00:40:33,557 --> 00:40:34,425
because they

1474
00:40:34,425 --> 00:40:35,759
re just fantastic

1475
00:40:35,759 --> 00:40:36,694
people. And then, um, Brian or

1476
00:40:36,694 --> 00:40:36,927
I can talk about Thea, who

1477
00:40:36,927 --> 00:40:38,950
s

1478
00:40:38,950 --> 00:40:38,262
fantastic as well. So I

1479
00:40:38,262 --> 00:40:39,263
ll

1480
00:40:39,263 --> 00:40:40,980
start with Ellen. Do you mind

1481
00:40:40,980 --> 00:40:40,998
introducing yourself and

1482
00:40:40,998 --> 00:40:43,340
sharing a little bit about your

1483
00:40:43,340 --> 00:40:43,734
time working with for culture?

1484
00:40:43,734 --> 00:40:45,603
Um, sure.

1485
00:40:45,603 --> 00:40:46,704
Thank you Claire. Good morning

1486
00:40:46,704 --> 00:40:48,390
everybody. Um, I

1487
00:40:48,390 --> 00:40:48,439
m. Oh, frozen

1488
00:40:48,439 --> 00:40:50,439
camera. I

1489
00:40:50,608 --> 00:40:51,376
m Ellen Walker and

1490
00:40:51,376 --> 00:40:52,844
hey. And I

1491
00:40:52,844 --> 00:40:54,844
m executive director

1492
00:40:54,912 --> 00:40:57,912
of Pacific Northwest ballet. I

1493
00:40:58,150 --> 00:41:00,251
am I was born in district one.

1494
00:41:00,251 --> 00:41:00,451
I still live in district one.

1495
00:41:00,451 --> 00:41:02,451
That

1496
00:41:03,870 --> 00:41:05,722
s right. But I have also

1497
00:41:05,722 --> 00:41:09,590
worked in district four for my

1498
00:41:09,590 --> 00:41:10,261
entire career. Since 1988. I

1499
00:41:10,261 --> 00:41:12,330
have always worked in the

1500
00:41:12,330 --> 00:41:14,798
cultural sector, and we also

1501
00:41:14,798 --> 00:41:16,868
have a very important asset in

1502
00:41:16,868 --> 00:41:17,260
Bellevue. Thank you. Claudia.

1503
00:41:17,260 --> 00:41:18,703
I

1504
00:41:18,703 --> 00:41:19,536
m sorry. Councilmember

1505
00:41:19,536 --> 00:41:21,306
Balducci. It

1506
00:41:21,306 --> 00:41:22,940
s, um, our Francis

1507
00:41:22,940 --> 00:41:23,640
Russell Center is there in

1508
00:41:23,640 --> 00:41:24,475
Bellevue, and it

1509
00:41:24,475 --> 00:41:26,475
s a ballet

1510
00:41:27,411 --> 00:41:29,246
school with about 600 young

1511
00:41:29,246 --> 00:41:29,780
people over on the East side.

1512
00:41:29,780 --> 00:41:31,780
And we

1513
00:41:31,816 --> 00:41:34,585
re also opening a new

1514
00:41:34,585 --> 00:41:36,520
school. Truly thanks to doors

1515
00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:39,924
open, King County in the south

1516
00:41:39,924 --> 00:41:42,930
end of Seattle. Um, I am a

1517
00:41:42,930 --> 00:41:44,328
especially as I sort of get

1518
00:41:44,328 --> 00:41:45,563
into my fourth decade of of

1519
00:41:45,563 --> 00:41:47,131
work for the sector. I really

1520
00:41:47,131 --> 00:41:49,199
think about the sustainability

1521
00:41:49,199 --> 00:41:51,802
of our sector, and in my

1522
00:41:51,802 --> 00:41:54,639
career, I have never seen

1523
00:41:54,639 --> 00:41:56,730
anything that has guaranteed

1524
00:41:56,730 --> 00:41:57,175
that for our future, as much as

1525
00:41:57,175 --> 00:41:57,351
doors open King County, it

1526
00:41:57,351 --> 00:41:59,351
s

1527
00:41:59,943 --> 00:42:02,313
just incredibly important in

1528
00:42:02,313 --> 00:42:04,448
the the in what my view is

1529
00:42:04,448 --> 00:42:05,983
large, diverse and

1530
00:42:05,983 --> 00:42:07,652
interdependent. Uh, cultural

1531
00:42:07,652 --> 00:42:09,753
ecosystem here in the county.

1532
00:42:09,753 --> 00:42:12,490
So, um, really, really an honor

1533
00:42:12,490 --> 00:42:14,358
to be included as a nominee for

1534
00:42:14,358 --> 00:42:14,558
the for Culture board. And I

1535
00:42:14,558 --> 00:42:15,893
ll

1536
00:42:15,893 --> 00:42:17,893
pause there.

1537
00:42:18,429 --> 00:42:20,231
Well, thank you, Ellen. We

1538
00:42:20,231 --> 00:42:21,398
appreciate your, uh, being

1539
00:42:21,398 --> 00:42:22,734
willing to serve in this role

1540
00:42:22,734 --> 00:42:23,901
and appreciate it, obviously,

1541
00:42:23,901 --> 00:42:25,901
as, uh, district 40

1542
00:42:25,903 --> 00:42:27,705
representative, uh, grateful

1543
00:42:27,705 --> 00:42:28,973
that pub is, uh, in the

1544
00:42:28,973 --> 00:42:31,373
district, but obviously think

1545
00:42:31,943 --> 00:42:34,646
of it as a regional, um, entity

1546
00:42:34,646 --> 00:42:36,113
that provides, uh, you know,

1547
00:42:36,113 --> 00:42:37,781
wonderful service to the entire

1548
00:42:37,781 --> 00:42:38,115
county. Um, I, I

1549
00:42:38,115 --> 00:42:40,115
m going to

1550
00:42:41,118 --> 00:42:42,954
then call on our next, uh,

1551
00:42:42,954 --> 00:42:44,822
appointee, Nancy Salguero

1552
00:42:44,822 --> 00:42:46,230
McKay, to, uh, to share a

1553
00:42:46,230 --> 00:42:46,991
little bit about yourself and

1554
00:42:46,991 --> 00:42:50,127
the reasons you want to serve

1555
00:42:50,127 --> 00:42:51,395
on the Fort Culture board. Uh.

1556
00:42:51,395 --> 00:42:52,530
Hi, everyone.

1557
00:42:52,530 --> 00:42:54,499
Thank you. Thank you so much

1558
00:42:54,499 --> 00:42:56,967
for this opportunity to share

1559
00:42:56,967 --> 00:42:58,603
who I am and who we are as an

1560
00:42:58,603 --> 00:43:01,300
institution. So the Highland

1561
00:43:01,639 --> 00:43:02,707
Heritage Museum is the is

1562
00:43:02,707 --> 00:43:04,675
representing the school

1563
00:43:04,675 --> 00:43:06,344
district, which is covers the

1564
00:43:06,344 --> 00:43:07,545
areas of white Center, Burien,

1565
00:43:07,545 --> 00:43:08,780
SeaTac, Normandy Park and a

1566
00:43:08,780 --> 00:43:10,748
little bit of the Moines. And

1567
00:43:10,748 --> 00:43:12,830
so right now after Tukwila, we

1568
00:43:12,830 --> 00:43:14,840
are number two of the most

1569
00:43:14,840 --> 00:43:15,787
diverse, um, and low income

1570
00:43:15,787 --> 00:43:17,622
families in the county. And so

1571
00:43:17,622 --> 00:43:19,824
the idea of representing

1572
00:43:19,824 --> 00:43:21,492
identity, heritage, history,

1573
00:43:21,492 --> 00:43:22,126
the idea of seeing each other

1574
00:43:22,126 --> 00:43:23,260
in honoring people

1575
00:43:23,260 --> 00:43:25,260
s stories is

1576
00:43:25,290 --> 00:43:27,290
extremely basic and

1577
00:43:27,231 --> 00:43:28,933
fundamental. And so we are not

1578
00:43:28,933 --> 00:43:30,134
just committed with just a

1579
00:43:30,134 --> 00:43:31,402
statement. We are committed

1580
00:43:31,402 --> 00:43:32,770
through actions and making sure

1581
00:43:32,770 --> 00:43:33,838
that we are bringing the best

1582
00:43:33,838 --> 00:43:35,239
opportunities for us to

1583
00:43:35,239 --> 00:43:36,340
actually acknowledge and see

1584
00:43:36,340 --> 00:43:38,309
each other in many different

1585
00:43:38,309 --> 00:43:40,211
levels. And so I started to

1586
00:43:40,211 --> 00:43:41,946
work with folk culture as the

1587
00:43:41,946 --> 00:43:44,346
Heritage Advisory Committee in

1588
00:43:44,381 --> 00:43:44,716
20 2012. And so there

1589
00:43:44,716 --> 00:43:45,716
s been a

1590
00:43:45,716 --> 00:43:45,983
few years that I

1591
00:43:45,983 --> 00:43:47,170
ve been

1592
00:43:47,170 --> 00:43:48,252
involved with folk culture in

1593
00:43:48,252 --> 00:43:49,554
many different capacities, and

1594
00:43:49,554 --> 00:43:53,230
has always been a joy to be

1595
00:43:53,230 --> 00:43:54,425
able to, to not only represent

1596
00:43:54,425 --> 00:43:55,393
the diversity voice in many

1597
00:43:55,393 --> 00:43:57,940
different ways, but I mean,

1598
00:43:57,940 --> 00:43:58,696
diversity is not just me being

1599
00:43:58,696 --> 00:44:00,398
Mexican, but also my gender, my

1600
00:44:00,398 --> 00:44:01,132
sexual orientation, my

1601
00:44:01,132 --> 00:44:02,366
disabilities, I

1602
00:44:02,366 --> 00:44:03,768
m 80% deaf and

1603
00:44:03,768 --> 00:44:05,236
so on. And so all of us bring

1604
00:44:05,236 --> 00:44:06,604
in many different elements of

1605
00:44:06,604 --> 00:44:09,307
who we are as a human beings.

1606
00:44:09,307 --> 00:44:11,442
And so to be able to bring, um,

1607
00:44:11,442 --> 00:44:12,142
diverse and inclusion values

1608
00:44:12,142 --> 00:44:12,643
into the table, it

1609
00:44:12,643 --> 00:44:14,643
s been my

1610
00:44:15,450 --> 00:44:16,147
passion. Um, as a board member

1611
00:44:16,147 --> 00:44:17,681
of the Washington Museum

1612
00:44:17,681 --> 00:44:19,717
Association, that was also the

1613
00:44:19,717 --> 00:44:21,850
same idea as to reflect more

1614
00:44:21,850 --> 00:44:22,319
than just headliners reflect

1615
00:44:22,319 --> 00:44:23,921
all of us in the state. And so

1616
00:44:23,921 --> 00:44:24,255
now with King County, I

1617
00:44:24,255 --> 00:44:25,522
m more

1618
00:44:25,522 --> 00:44:27,158
than happy to have the

1619
00:44:27,158 --> 00:44:29,160
opportunity to to represent

1620
00:44:29,160 --> 00:44:30,294
those voices, especially the

1621
00:44:30,294 --> 00:44:31,262
ones that are struggling the

1622
00:44:31,262 --> 00:44:33,264
most when it comes to

1623
00:44:33,264 --> 00:44:34,598
representation. And so we might

1624
00:44:34,598 --> 00:44:36,660
work with folk culture is all

1625
00:44:36,660 --> 00:44:38,102
about making sure that we are

1626
00:44:38,102 --> 00:44:39,870
doing this as a team, as a

1627
00:44:39,870 --> 00:44:41,472
community, as it takes a

1628
00:44:41,472 --> 00:44:42,340
village to make things happen.

1629
00:44:42,340 --> 00:44:42,573
And so I know that it

1630
00:44:42,573 --> 00:44:44,142
s not

1631
00:44:44,142 --> 00:44:45,742
just one person is all of us to

1632
00:44:45,742 --> 00:44:47,277
truly make sure that that we

1633
00:44:47,277 --> 00:44:48,946
bring in the in representing

1634
00:44:48,946 --> 00:44:49,179
and honoring and seeing

1635
00:44:49,179 --> 00:44:51,179
people

1636
00:44:52,149 --> 00:44:53,551
s, um, stories in, in

1637
00:44:53,551 --> 00:44:55,252
presence in our communities.

1638
00:44:55,252 --> 00:44:56,154
And so with that in mind, I

1639
00:44:56,154 --> 00:44:57,989
just want to say thank you

1640
00:44:57,989 --> 00:45:00,191
again for the opportunity to to

1641
00:45:00,191 --> 00:45:02,326
serve and represent and to

1642
00:45:02,326 --> 00:45:04,726
vocalize those repressed voices

1643
00:45:04,762 --> 00:45:06,197
in the area. So thank you.

1644
00:45:06,197 --> 00:45:07,698
Thank you so much for your

1645
00:45:07,698 --> 00:45:08,932
willingness to, uh, to serve

1646
00:45:08,932 --> 00:45:09,990
and for all of the work that

1647
00:45:09,990 --> 00:45:10,501
you

1648
00:45:10,501 --> 00:45:12,369
re doing. Uh, at the

1649
00:45:12,369 --> 00:45:14,138
Highline Heritage Museum. Thank

1650
00:45:14,138 --> 00:45:15,573
you. Um, uh, colleagues, as I

1651
00:45:15,573 --> 00:45:17,973
mentioned, one of our

1652
00:45:18,176 --> 00:45:20,177
appointees, Teofilo Cruz Uribe,

1653
00:45:20,177 --> 00:45:21,378
is unable to join us today for

1654
00:45:21,378 --> 00:45:23,481
this meeting. So I was going to

1655
00:45:23,481 --> 00:45:25,282
have a call, a call back, and

1656
00:45:25,282 --> 00:45:27,418
Claire to share a little bit

1657
00:45:27,418 --> 00:45:30,320
about, uh, that appointee, uh,

1658
00:45:30,320 --> 00:45:31,589
for our, um, uh, knowledge.

1659
00:45:31,589 --> 00:45:32,156
Sure. So, Brian, I

1660
00:45:32,156 --> 00:45:33,257
ll start and

1661
00:45:33,257 --> 00:45:33,457
then if you want to follow up,

1662
00:45:33,457 --> 00:45:34,158
that

1663
00:45:34,158 --> 00:45:34,391
d be great. Um, Brian

1664
00:45:34,391 --> 00:45:36,930
s

1665
00:45:36,930 --> 00:45:37,662
known Tia longer than me, but

1666
00:45:37,662 --> 00:45:39,363
Tia has a really interesting

1667
00:45:39,363 --> 00:45:41,298
job that is both clinical

1668
00:45:41,298 --> 00:45:44,368
administrator at a at at a cmr

1669
00:45:44,368 --> 00:45:46,770
clinic and basically running a

1670
00:45:46,770 --> 00:45:47,972
museum that is co-located with

1671
00:45:47,972 --> 00:45:50,140
that. Um, that has to do with

1672
00:45:50,140 --> 00:45:52,140
Chicano. Chicano American

1673
00:45:52,142 --> 00:45:53,644
culture. And when I first met

1674
00:45:53,644 --> 00:45:54,879
Tia, also, Tia has incredible

1675
00:45:54,879 --> 00:45:56,580
energy. You guys get to meet

1676
00:45:56,580 --> 00:45:57,949
her when you do, um, you can

1677
00:45:57,949 --> 00:45:59,417
understand how she can hold

1678
00:45:59,417 --> 00:46:01,652
pretty much two full time jobs

1679
00:46:01,652 --> 00:46:02,720
at once. But Tia, the first

1680
00:46:02,720 --> 00:46:02,953
time I talked to her about I

1681
00:46:02,953 --> 00:46:03,821
couldn

1682
00:46:03,821 --> 00:46:04,822
t like. It was

1683
00:46:04,822 --> 00:46:05,956
interesting to me to think of

1684
00:46:05,956 --> 00:46:08,292
these things as sort of being

1685
00:46:08,292 --> 00:46:09,559
different. And she actually, in

1686
00:46:09,559 --> 00:46:10,995
getting to know her and getting

1687
00:46:10,995 --> 00:46:11,428
to see the kind of work she

1688
00:46:11,428 --> 00:46:12,430
does, they

1689
00:46:12,430 --> 00:46:14,430
re absolutely

1690
00:46:14,598 --> 00:46:16,767
integrated in her mind of

1691
00:46:16,767 --> 00:46:18,402
heritage and how we treat our

1692
00:46:18,402 --> 00:46:20,437
bodies and what goes on in our

1693
00:46:20,437 --> 00:46:20,604
social world. Um, and so it

1694
00:46:20,604 --> 00:46:21,672
s

1695
00:46:21,672 --> 00:46:22,773
been interesting getting to

1696
00:46:22,773 --> 00:46:24,142
know her and learn just how

1697
00:46:24,142 --> 00:46:25,843
much these things all work

1698
00:46:25,843 --> 00:46:27,211
together in creating healthy

1699
00:46:27,211 --> 00:46:28,746
communities and healthy

1700
00:46:28,746 --> 00:46:29,613
societies. Um, so I

1701
00:46:29,613 --> 00:46:31,215
ll pass

1702
00:46:31,215 --> 00:46:32,216
that to Brian, since Brian can

1703
00:46:32,216 --> 00:46:32,388
probably speak to more about

1704
00:46:32,388 --> 00:46:33,718
Tia

1705
00:46:33,718 --> 00:46:34,619
s work with the Heritage

1706
00:46:34,619 --> 00:46:35,953
Department.

1707
00:46:35,953 --> 00:46:37,388
Sure. Thanks, Claire. Brian

1708
00:46:37,388 --> 00:46:38,589
Carter, executive director for

1709
00:46:38,589 --> 00:46:39,723
culture. For the record. And

1710
00:46:39,723 --> 00:46:41,225
thanks, Chair Brown for the

1711
00:46:41,225 --> 00:46:42,993
opportunity to speak to these

1712
00:46:42,993 --> 00:46:44,528
candidates. Um, thank you to

1713
00:46:44,528 --> 00:46:46,997
Ellen and Nancy. They both

1714
00:46:46,997 --> 00:46:49,397
bring deep experience within

1715
00:46:49,700 --> 00:46:50,501
arts, heritage and culture, and

1716
00:46:50,501 --> 00:46:51,836
not just at their own

1717
00:46:51,836 --> 00:46:52,837
organizations, but I think as

1718
00:46:52,837 --> 00:46:53,360
regional leaders. And I think

1719
00:46:53,360 --> 00:46:54,505
that

1720
00:46:54,505 --> 00:46:56,340
s really critical at this

1721
00:46:56,340 --> 00:46:58,750
moment when doors open is, is

1722
00:46:58,750 --> 00:46:59,610
is growing both who for culture

1723
00:46:59,610 --> 00:47:01,378
is but the complexity and the

1724
00:47:01,378 --> 00:47:03,147
depth of our sector over. Well

1725
00:47:03,147 --> 00:47:04,248
so the perspectives that they

1726
00:47:04,248 --> 00:47:05,216
bring in, the insights that

1727
00:47:05,216 --> 00:47:06,650
they will provide. And those

1728
00:47:06,650 --> 00:47:08,520
are going to be crucial to us

1729
00:47:08,520 --> 00:47:10,540
and really excited as well

1730
00:47:10,540 --> 00:47:10,245
about Teo Fila joining us, I

1731
00:47:10,245 --> 00:47:12,245
m

1732
00:47:12,357 --> 00:47:13,657
unknown for a number of years.

1733
00:47:13,657 --> 00:47:14,859
She came up through the ranks

1734
00:47:14,859 --> 00:47:16,293
for culture and the advisory

1735
00:47:16,293 --> 00:47:17,962
committee, which is a great

1736
00:47:17,962 --> 00:47:19,797
opportunity to see the

1737
00:47:19,797 --> 00:47:21,598
methodology of our grant

1738
00:47:21,598 --> 00:47:23,300
process in practice. So she had

1739
00:47:23,300 --> 00:47:25,168
a seat at that table and then,

1740
00:47:25,168 --> 00:47:26,638
as Claire described, um, it was

1741
00:47:26,638 --> 00:47:29,390
so exciting to me when the cmr

1742
00:47:29,390 --> 00:47:30,341
museum came online. That is a

1743
00:47:30,341 --> 00:47:30,506
leading edge museum. We

1744
00:47:30,506 --> 00:47:31,908
re

1745
00:47:31,908 --> 00:47:33,544
going to see so many more

1746
00:47:33,544 --> 00:47:35,120
Latina, Chicano, Chicano

1747
00:47:35,120 --> 00:47:36,513
museums and cultural centers

1748
00:47:36,513 --> 00:47:38,115
coming online across the United

1749
00:47:38,115 --> 00:47:39,550
States. And just really proud

1750
00:47:39,550 --> 00:47:41,452
of our region for being one of

1751
00:47:41,452 --> 00:47:41,785
the early ones. And as Claire

1752
00:47:41,785 --> 00:47:43,454
said, there

1753
00:47:43,454 --> 00:47:45,454
s an evolution

1754
00:47:45,823 --> 00:47:46,323
within museums specifically

1755
00:47:46,323 --> 00:47:47,558
where you

1756
00:47:47,558 --> 00:47:49,558
re seeing these

1757
00:47:49,994 --> 00:47:51,994
cultural institutions become

1758
00:47:52,896 --> 00:47:55,320
really vital, civic, but also

1759
00:47:55,320 --> 00:47:56,167
social service hubs for the

1760
00:47:56,167 --> 00:47:56,600
community. Um, we

1761
00:47:56,600 --> 00:47:57,902
re seeing

1762
00:47:57,902 --> 00:47:59,370
that within our applications

1763
00:47:59,370 --> 00:48:00,804
that are coming in where you

1764
00:48:00,804 --> 00:48:02,740
see, right, the arts and the

1765
00:48:02,740 --> 00:48:04,608
culture and the heritage mixed

1766
00:48:04,608 --> 00:48:06,310
with work around mental health,

1767
00:48:06,310 --> 00:48:08,120
around basic family

1768
00:48:08,120 --> 00:48:08,979
necessities, around food

1769
00:48:08,979 --> 00:48:09,614
security. And we

1770
00:48:09,614 --> 00:48:11,480
re seeing an

1771
00:48:11,480 --> 00:48:12,449
increasing number of those

1772
00:48:12,449 --> 00:48:13,751
within our work. So having

1773
00:48:13,751 --> 00:48:15,152
somebody at the table who has

1774
00:48:15,152 --> 00:48:16,421
starred in an institution like

1775
00:48:16,421 --> 00:48:17,421
that, that is serving a

1776
00:48:17,421 --> 00:48:17,654
particular community, we

1777
00:48:17,654 --> 00:48:19,190
re

1778
00:48:19,190 --> 00:48:19,490
really excited about. Beyond

1779
00:48:19,490 --> 00:48:20,591
that, she

1780
00:48:20,591 --> 00:48:22,991
s just a fantastic,

1781
00:48:23,160 --> 00:48:24,795
fantastic practitioner within

1782
00:48:24,795 --> 00:48:26,464
the field. So really look

1783
00:48:26,464 --> 00:48:27,898
forward to welcoming, welcoming

1784
00:48:27,898 --> 00:48:29,660
her to the board. And as

1785
00:48:29,660 --> 00:48:29,333
always, just appreciate the

1786
00:48:29,333 --> 00:48:30,901
executive

1787
00:48:30,901 --> 00:48:32,269
s consideration of

1788
00:48:32,269 --> 00:48:34,739
what we were looking for in

1789
00:48:34,739 --> 00:48:36,730
board members. Um, as we move

1790
00:48:36,730 --> 00:48:36,941
forward as an institution and

1791
00:48:36,941 --> 00:48:37,841
also the council

1792
00:48:37,841 --> 00:48:39,510
s willingness

1793
00:48:39,510 --> 00:48:40,444
to look at those as well. So

1794
00:48:40,444 --> 00:48:41,779
with that, I

1795
00:48:41,779 --> 00:48:42,880
ll stop. Thank

1796
00:48:42,880 --> 00:48:44,150
you.

1797
00:48:44,150 --> 00:48:45,482
Thank you so much, Brian. I

1798
00:48:45,482 --> 00:48:46,830
appreciate that. Uh,

1799
00:48:46,830 --> 00:48:46,651
colleagues, I

1800
00:48:46,651 --> 00:48:49,510
m going to open

1801
00:48:49,320 --> 00:48:51,822
it up for questions or comments

1802
00:48:51,822 --> 00:48:54,192
on these appointees. I saw Vice

1803
00:48:54,192 --> 00:48:55,425
Chair Balducci go off mute. Is

1804
00:48:55,425 --> 00:48:56,427
that a sign?

1805
00:48:56,427 --> 00:48:56,927
Yes. I was going to raise my.

1806
00:48:56,927 --> 00:48:58,296
Thank you.

1807
00:48:58,296 --> 00:48:58,489
Bye. Sure. Go ahead.

1808
00:48:58,489 --> 00:48:59,463
Uh.

1809
00:48:59,463 --> 00:49:01,265
I well, I

1810
00:49:01,265 --> 00:49:03,334
d be happy to move.

1811
00:49:03,334 --> 00:49:03,834
All three, uh, if that

1812
00:49:03,834 --> 00:49:05,834
s in

1813
00:49:06,700 --> 00:49:08,606
order. And then, um, speak to

1814
00:49:08,606 --> 00:49:09,907
all of them. I just had the,

1815
00:49:09,907 --> 00:49:11,709
uh, had the opportunity to

1816
00:49:11,709 --> 00:49:13,511
spend time at all of these

1817
00:49:13,511 --> 00:49:15,911
institutions run by these

1818
00:49:16,413 --> 00:49:18,582
amazing nominees. And we are so

1819
00:49:18,582 --> 00:49:20,985
lucky to have people with the

1820
00:49:20,985 --> 00:49:22,319
breadth of experience, the the

1821
00:49:22,319 --> 00:49:24,155
closeness to the communities

1822
00:49:24,155 --> 00:49:25,389
that they serve. Uh, and, and

1823
00:49:25,389 --> 00:49:27,580
the willingness to help us

1824
00:49:27,580 --> 00:49:29,593
continue to grow and improve

1825
00:49:29,593 --> 00:49:29,774
our cultural arts sector. And

1826
00:49:29,774 --> 00:49:31,328
I

1827
00:49:31,328 --> 00:49:33,330
m just delighted with all

1828
00:49:33,330 --> 00:49:35,650
three nominees and happy to

1829
00:49:35,650 --> 00:49:36,567
move to approve them, if you

1830
00:49:36,567 --> 00:49:37,868
would like me to do so, chair.

1831
00:49:37,868 --> 00:49:39,136
Please go ahead. Unless there

1832
00:49:39,136 --> 00:49:40,137
are any objections from my

1833
00:49:40,137 --> 00:49:41,972
colleagues to taking up all

1834
00:49:41,972 --> 00:49:43,241
three at the same time. Seeing

1835
00:49:43,241 --> 00:49:44,740
no objections, go ahead, vice

1836
00:49:44,740 --> 00:49:45,976
chair.

1837
00:49:45,976 --> 00:49:48,376
Move. Approval of proposed

1838
00:49:53,317 --> 00:49:54,952
motion 2026 01060123 and 0127

1839
00:49:54,952 --> 00:49:56,187
with a due pass recommendation.

1840
00:49:56,187 --> 00:49:57,955
Thank you very much. Those

1841
00:49:57,955 --> 00:50:00,900
three items are before us. Are

1842
00:50:00,900 --> 00:50:01,926
there any further questions or

1843
00:50:01,926 --> 00:50:03,527
comments from colleagues for

1844
00:50:03,527 --> 00:50:05,328
appointees? All right. Seeing

1845
00:50:05,328 --> 00:50:06,530
none, I want to thank the, uh,

1846
00:50:06,530 --> 00:50:07,264
the appointees for being with

1847
00:50:07,264 --> 00:50:09,367
us today and for your

1848
00:50:09,367 --> 00:50:11,680
willingness to serve. And with

1849
00:50:11,680 --> 00:50:12,202
that, I am going to ask the

1850
00:50:12,202 --> 00:50:13,171
clerk to please call the roll

1851
00:50:13,171 --> 00:50:15,171
on these items.

1852
00:50:15,272 --> 00:50:15,806
Thank you. Chair Councilmember

1853
00:50:15,806 --> 00:50:16,474
Balducci.

1854
00:50:16,474 --> 00:50:18,309
I.

1855
00:50:18,309 --> 00:50:19,710
Council Member Dembowski.

1856
00:50:19,710 --> 00:50:20,945
i.

1857
00:50:20,945 --> 00:50:22,613
Councilmember Dunn.

1858
00:50:22,613 --> 00:50:24,470
I.

1859
00:50:24,470 --> 00:50:26,470
Councilmember Fain.

1860
00:50:26,217 --> 00:50:27,484
I.

1861
00:50:27,484 --> 00:50:29,119
Councilmember Lewis.

1862
00:50:29,119 --> 00:50:31,119
I.

1863
00:50:31,989 --> 00:50:33,357
Councilmember Mosqueda.

1864
00:50:33,357 --> 00:50:35,192
Councilmember Perry.

1865
00:50:35,192 --> 00:50:37,192
I.

1866
00:50:38,462 --> 00:50:40,462
Councilmember von Reichbauer.

1867
00:50:41,331 --> 00:50:43,768
And chair Baron. Hi chair. You

1868
00:50:43,768 --> 00:50:45,369
have 780 noes Councilmember

1869
00:50:45,369 --> 00:50:46,370
Mosqueda and von Reichbauer

1870
00:50:46,370 --> 00:50:48,380
Arts.

1871
00:50:48,380 --> 00:50:49,840
Thank you very much. Uh, by our

1872
00:50:49,840 --> 00:50:52,840
vote, we have approved proposed

1873
00:50:55,178 --> 00:50:57,178
motions 2026 0106, 2026, 0123

1874
00:50:58,115 --> 00:50:59,951
and 2026 0127 with a dubious

1875
00:50:59,951 --> 00:51:01,180
recommendation. We will send

1876
00:51:01,180 --> 00:51:02,786
these motions with that

1877
00:51:02,786 --> 00:51:04,988
recommendation for the consent

1878
00:51:04,988 --> 00:51:07,291
agenda on the regular course.

1879
00:51:07,291 --> 00:51:08,492
Uh, and, um, MISS Walker and

1880
00:51:08,492 --> 00:51:10,694
MISS McKay, thank you so much

1881
00:51:10,694 --> 00:51:11,995
for being with us today. You,

1882
00:51:11,995 --> 00:51:13,697
uh, these will be sent to full,

1883
00:51:13,697 --> 00:51:14,698
full council. Uh, but you do

1884
00:51:14,698 --> 00:51:15,320
not need to attend the meeting.

1885
00:51:15,320 --> 00:51:15,933
Although you

1886
00:51:15,933 --> 00:51:17,933
re welcome always

1887
00:51:18,536 --> 00:51:19,403
to to, uh, listen in. And we

1888
00:51:19,403 --> 00:51:21,338
really appreciate your

1889
00:51:21,338 --> 00:51:23,107
willingness to serve, uh, the,

1890
00:51:23,107 --> 00:51:24,909
the county in this role. And

1891
00:51:24,909 --> 00:51:26,510
for your current service to the

1892
00:51:26,510 --> 00:51:27,478
community in both of your

1893
00:51:27,478 --> 00:51:28,812
roles. So thank you so much for

1894
00:51:28,812 --> 00:51:30,648
being here.

1895
00:51:30,648 --> 00:51:32,517
Thank you.

1896
00:51:32,517 --> 00:51:33,383
All right. All right,

1897
00:51:33,383 --> 00:51:33,683
colleagues, with that, we

1898
00:51:33,683 --> 00:51:35,586
re

1899
00:51:35,586 --> 00:51:37,187
going to move to our last item,

1900
00:51:37,187 --> 00:51:39,322
which is a related item which

1901
00:51:39,322 --> 00:51:42,126
is the For Culture annual

1902
00:51:42,126 --> 00:51:43,760
report. Um, and on the briefing

1903
00:51:43,760 --> 00:51:45,129
on that annual report, the

1904
00:51:45,129 --> 00:51:46,230
county code requires a full

1905
00:51:46,230 --> 00:51:48,132
culture, provide an annual

1906
00:51:48,132 --> 00:51:49,199
report each year, and meet with

1907
00:51:49,199 --> 00:51:50,734
the committee of the whole to

1908
00:51:50,734 --> 00:51:52,269
discuss the the report. The

1909
00:51:52,269 --> 00:51:53,704
annual report contains the

1910
00:51:53,704 --> 00:51:55,105
prior year, significant

1911
00:51:55,105 --> 00:51:56,873
accomplishments, estimated

1912
00:51:56,873 --> 00:51:58,275
financial data, and a summary

1913
00:51:58,275 --> 00:52:00,177
of the cultural programs to be

1914
00:52:00,177 --> 00:52:02,279
undertaken during the year. Uh,

1915
00:52:02,279 --> 00:52:03,547
we are joined by people we just

1916
00:52:03,547 --> 00:52:04,882
heard from Brian Carter, our

1917
00:52:04,882 --> 00:52:06,583
executive director for For

1918
00:52:06,583 --> 00:52:07,751
culture. Uh, Claire McHugh, who

1919
00:52:07,751 --> 00:52:09,854
is the senior government

1920
00:52:09,854 --> 00:52:10,321
relations manager, and Calandra

1921
00:52:10,321 --> 00:52:10,854
Childress, who

1922
00:52:10,854 --> 00:52:12,622
s the director

1923
00:52:12,622 --> 00:52:14,358
of program strategy and Impact.

1924
00:52:14,358 --> 00:52:15,325
Thank you all for joining us.

1925
00:52:15,325 --> 00:52:15,659
And, uh, Brian, I

1926
00:52:15,659 --> 00:52:17,940
m going to

1927
00:52:17,940 --> 00:52:18,762
turn it over to you.

1928
00:52:18,762 --> 00:52:19,960
All right. Thank you. Chair.

1929
00:52:19,960 --> 00:52:20,731
Um, it

1930
00:52:20,731 --> 00:52:21,765
s always a great moment,

1931
00:52:21,765 --> 00:52:22,867
I think, for for culture to be

1932
00:52:22,867 --> 00:52:24,535
able to come in front of the

1933
00:52:24,535 --> 00:52:25,769
council and share what occurred

1934
00:52:25,769 --> 00:52:27,938
in the past year through our

1935
00:52:27,938 --> 00:52:29,473
annual report. And I know

1936
00:52:29,473 --> 00:52:33,730
Claire is going to be bringing

1937
00:52:34,440 --> 00:52:37,644
up some slides for you here.

1938
00:52:38,150 --> 00:52:38,215
Um, so to begin with, uh, we

1939
00:52:38,215 --> 00:52:39,784
re

1940
00:52:39,784 --> 00:52:42,486
going to be covering three

1941
00:52:42,486 --> 00:52:43,888
items in this briefing. They

1942
00:52:43,888 --> 00:52:46,223
include what I think is really

1943
00:52:46,223 --> 00:52:47,757
the core of four culture, um,

1944
00:52:47,757 --> 00:52:47,958
which is the trust I believe,

1945
00:52:47,958 --> 00:52:49,126
that

1946
00:52:49,126 --> 00:52:50,661
s required of our

1947
00:52:50,661 --> 00:52:52,290
organization, within our

1948
00:52:52,290 --> 00:52:54,290
community, within this

1949
00:52:54,131 --> 00:52:55,833
authorizing body. Um, will then

1950
00:52:55,833 --> 00:52:59,433
move on to highlights and key

1951
00:52:59,937 --> 00:53:00,170
issues that we saw in 2025. And

1952
00:53:00,170 --> 00:53:02,105
then we

1953
00:53:02,105 --> 00:53:02,873
ll conclude with a

1954
00:53:02,873 --> 00:53:03,173
section about what we

1955
00:53:03,173 --> 00:53:04,141
ve

1956
00:53:04,141 --> 00:53:04,675
learned and what we

1957
00:53:04,675 --> 00:53:06,377
re seeing

1958
00:53:06,377 --> 00:53:07,444
coming down the pike. And to

1959
00:53:07,444 --> 00:53:08,846
begin with, here you have the

1960
00:53:08,846 --> 00:53:09,680
Seattle Youth Symphony. And I

1961
00:53:09,680 --> 00:53:11,215
thought it was just a great

1962
00:53:11,215 --> 00:53:13,650
start. This has been an amazing

1963
00:53:13,650 --> 00:53:15,252
year. 2025 was an incredible,

1964
00:53:15,252 --> 00:53:17,588
full implementation of the

1965
00:53:17,588 --> 00:53:19,256
Doors Open program, as well as

1966
00:53:19,256 --> 00:53:20,724
the continuation of our

1967
00:53:20,724 --> 00:53:22,726
lodging, tax funded programs

1968
00:53:22,726 --> 00:53:24,828
and our 1% for public Art

1969
00:53:24,828 --> 00:53:26,730
Commission program. So really

1970
00:53:26,730 --> 00:53:28,533
exciting time. And I believe to

1971
00:53:28,533 --> 00:53:28,716
me, the the key message is that

1972
00:53:28,716 --> 00:53:30,167
it

1973
00:53:30,167 --> 00:53:30,701
s working. Doors open is

1974
00:53:30,701 --> 00:53:31,769
working. It

1975
00:53:31,769 --> 00:53:32,469
s supporting the

1976
00:53:32,469 --> 00:53:34,237
sector. It

1977
00:53:34,237 --> 00:53:35,139
s pushing growth and

1978
00:53:35,139 --> 00:53:37,139
strengthening around

1979
00:53:37,374 --> 00:53:38,876
accessibility and inclusion and

1980
00:53:38,876 --> 00:53:40,611
those public benefits, I think,

1981
00:53:40,611 --> 00:53:42,879
that are so key to a healthy

1982
00:53:42,879 --> 00:53:43,280
society and a real deepening of

1983
00:53:43,280 --> 00:53:43,814
the work that

1984
00:53:43,814 --> 00:53:45,449
s happening

1985
00:53:45,449 --> 00:53:47,818
across institutions and at the

1986
00:53:47,818 --> 00:53:49,854
individual level. So to begin

1987
00:53:49,854 --> 00:53:51,421
with, um, this idea of trust,

1988
00:53:51,421 --> 00:53:53,224
which is just really vital to

1989
00:53:53,224 --> 00:53:55,259
me, um, for culture, has a lot

1990
00:53:55,259 --> 00:53:57,561
of pride in our long history as

1991
00:53:57,561 --> 00:53:59,229
an organization. Um, from a

1992
00:53:59,229 --> 00:54:01,310
commission to a proper

1993
00:54:01,310 --> 00:54:03,100
department within the county to

1994
00:54:03,100 --> 00:54:06,690
our current role as a public

1995
00:54:06,690 --> 00:54:07,638
development authority. In 2021,

1996
00:54:07,638 --> 00:54:10,740
there was a return to lodging

1997
00:54:10,740 --> 00:54:11,842
tax. And then as the pandemic

1998
00:54:11,842 --> 00:54:13,210
hit, um, we were very fortunate,

1999
00:54:13,210 --> 00:54:15,450
with support of the council to

2000
00:54:15,450 --> 00:54:16,947
distribute and administer cares

2001
00:54:16,947 --> 00:54:18,448
and Arpa funding, that really

2002
00:54:18,448 --> 00:54:20,584
helped the sector weather the

2003
00:54:20,584 --> 00:54:22,787
challenges of the pandemic and

2004
00:54:22,787 --> 00:54:22,961
post-pandemic world. And now

2005
00:54:22,961 --> 00:54:24,588
we

2006
00:54:24,588 --> 00:54:26,356
re stepping into our second

2007
00:54:26,356 --> 00:54:27,291
year of Doors Open

2008
00:54:27,291 --> 00:54:27,558
implementation, and it

2009
00:54:27,558 --> 00:54:29,558
s a

2010
00:54:30,270 --> 00:54:32,329
really exciting time. And for

2011
00:54:32,329 --> 00:54:33,631
me, the good that goes along

2012
00:54:33,631 --> 00:54:34,998
with the additional funds that

2013
00:54:34,998 --> 00:54:35,799
are able to go out and support

2014
00:54:35,799 --> 00:54:36,660
the great work that

2015
00:54:36,660 --> 00:54:38,660
s

2016
00:54:38,535 --> 00:54:40,403
happening, is a responsibility

2017
00:54:40,403 --> 00:54:42,339
that we have to maintain. What

2018
00:54:42,339 --> 00:54:44,441
I believe is transparency,

2019
00:54:44,441 --> 00:54:45,576
accountability, and also like a

2020
00:54:45,576 --> 00:54:46,810
crucial element, which is

2021
00:54:46,810 --> 00:54:48,479
humility. And I think that

2022
00:54:48,479 --> 00:54:49,546
leads to effectiveness. And

2023
00:54:49,546 --> 00:54:50,880
when we talk about good

2024
00:54:50,880 --> 00:54:52,449
governance and we talk about

2025
00:54:52,449 --> 00:54:53,583
accountability, I just the

2026
00:54:53,583 --> 00:54:55,653
slide in front of you is just

2027
00:54:55,653 --> 00:54:57,320
to show what those, um, what

2028
00:54:57,320 --> 00:54:58,956
those kind of Guideposts and

2029
00:54:58,956 --> 00:55:01,258
structures are. So obviously

2030
00:55:01,258 --> 00:55:03,660
your role for oversight, um,

2031
00:55:03,660 --> 00:55:05,161
policy oversight. Um, and

2032
00:55:05,161 --> 00:55:06,864
watching us and making sure,

2033
00:55:06,864 --> 00:55:08,565
hey, our legislative intent

2034
00:55:08,565 --> 00:55:10,330
with for culture is this are

2035
00:55:10,330 --> 00:55:11,301
they achieving that? And I

2036
00:55:11,301 --> 00:55:14,710
always appreciate the fact that

2037
00:55:14,710 --> 00:55:15,672
we get between 2 and 3

2038
00:55:15,672 --> 00:55:16,706
ex-officio council members. So

2039
00:55:16,706 --> 00:55:18,909
just a special thank you to

2040
00:55:18,909 --> 00:55:20,811
council members Fain and Lewis

2041
00:55:20,811 --> 00:55:21,311
and also Baron for you guys

2042
00:55:21,311 --> 00:55:22,450
showing up. It

2043
00:55:22,450 --> 00:55:23,130
s once a month

2044
00:55:23,130 --> 00:55:24,348
that you come and you get to

2045
00:55:24,348 --> 00:55:24,515
hear the great work that

2046
00:55:24,515 --> 00:55:25,849
s

2047
00:55:25,849 --> 00:55:26,160
happening, the challenges that

2048
00:55:26,160 --> 00:55:27,250
we

2049
00:55:27,250 --> 00:55:28,852
re finding our way through,

2050
00:55:28,852 --> 00:55:30,754
and you get great insight into

2051
00:55:30,754 --> 00:55:31,956
who we are as an organization,

2052
00:55:31,956 --> 00:55:32,122
what our mission is and how

2053
00:55:32,122 --> 00:55:33,491
we

2054
00:55:33,491 --> 00:55:33,690
re delivering on that. Um,

2055
00:55:33,690 --> 00:55:34,691
there

2056
00:55:34,691 --> 00:55:35,959
s in the four culture

2057
00:55:35,959 --> 00:55:37,528
board of directors, the 15

2058
00:55:37,528 --> 00:55:38,962
member board of directors. We

2059
00:55:38,962 --> 00:55:40,931
then have three standing

2060
00:55:40,931 --> 00:55:42,165
subcommittees, and then each

2061
00:55:42,165 --> 00:55:42,366
discipline at four cultures.

2062
00:55:42,366 --> 00:55:43,534
That

2063
00:55:43,534 --> 00:55:45,269
s arts heritage, historic

2064
00:55:45,269 --> 00:55:47,400
preservation, public art, and

2065
00:55:47,400 --> 00:55:48,720
now science and technology each

2066
00:55:48,720 --> 00:55:49,974
have their own advisory

2067
00:55:49,974 --> 00:55:51,974
committees composed of

2068
00:55:52,420 --> 00:55:54,211
practitioners and leaders and

2069
00:55:54,211 --> 00:55:56,211
community. Um, tradition

2070
00:55:56,547 --> 00:55:58,482
bearers who help guide the work

2071
00:55:58,482 --> 00:55:59,950
at all levels. And so we always

2072
00:55:59,950 --> 00:56:02,119
appreciate the work they do,

2073
00:56:02,119 --> 00:56:04,321
especially their role in

2074
00:56:04,321 --> 00:56:05,122
overseeing the review and

2075
00:56:05,122 --> 00:56:06,256
approval of funding

2076
00:56:06,256 --> 00:56:07,991
recommendations that come

2077
00:56:07,991 --> 00:56:10,293
through in addition to those

2078
00:56:10,293 --> 00:56:11,940
or, excuse me, those committees

2079
00:56:11,940 --> 00:56:12,195
and groups. There

2080
00:56:12,195 --> 00:56:14,164
s the annual

2081
00:56:14,164 --> 00:56:14,464
report that we submit. There

2082
00:56:14,464 --> 00:56:16,464
s

2083
00:56:16,567 --> 00:56:18,200
the biennial budget review and

2084
00:56:18,200 --> 00:56:18,736
approval process by the county

2085
00:56:18,736 --> 00:56:19,970
council. There

2086
00:56:19,970 --> 00:56:20,871
s also an

2087
00:56:20,871 --> 00:56:22,439
assessment reporting

2088
00:56:22,439 --> 00:56:22,606
requirement for Doors Open, and

2089
00:56:22,606 --> 00:56:23,774
we

2090
00:56:23,774 --> 00:56:24,908
ll talk more about that

2091
00:56:24,908 --> 00:56:25,509
today. And then there

2092
00:56:25,509 --> 00:56:27,411
s an

2093
00:56:27,411 --> 00:56:28,211
annual audit by the Washington

2094
00:56:28,211 --> 00:56:29,790
State Auditor that

2095
00:56:29,790 --> 00:56:29,647
s conducted.

2096
00:56:29,647 --> 00:56:30,614
So that

2097
00:56:30,614 --> 00:56:32,950
s just kind of a high

2098
00:56:32,950 --> 00:56:33,951
level overview of how seriously

2099
00:56:33,951 --> 00:56:35,318
we take the issue of

2100
00:56:35,318 --> 00:56:36,587
accountability and good

2101
00:56:36,587 --> 00:56:37,554
governance. These are public

2102
00:56:37,554 --> 00:56:38,989
dollars. And we want to make

2103
00:56:38,989 --> 00:56:40,924
sure they go out and they

2104
00:56:40,924 --> 00:56:43,924
achieve the maximum impact as

2105
00:56:47,932 --> 00:56:49,165
intended by legislation. So at

2106
00:56:49,165 --> 00:56:51,101
a glance, and this is really

2107
00:56:51,101 --> 00:56:53,270
high level. And again I say

2108
00:56:53,270 --> 00:56:55,806
2025 is an exciting year. And

2109
00:56:55,806 --> 00:56:58,206
2026 continues to prove that

2110
00:56:58,608 --> 00:57:00,608
there was 94, almost $95

2111
00:57:01,178 --> 00:57:02,779
million in funding awarded in

2112
00:57:02,779 --> 00:57:03,947
2025. Um, we

2113
00:57:03,947 --> 00:57:06,160
ll talk more about

2114
00:57:06,160 --> 00:57:07,951
the number of organizations

2115
00:57:07,951 --> 00:57:10,870
that now exist within King

2116
00:57:10,870 --> 00:57:12,122
County, but over 1000 cultural

2117
00:57:12,122 --> 00:57:13,490
organizations were awarded. In

2118
00:57:13,490 --> 00:57:14,925
addition, you have individual

2119
00:57:14,925 --> 00:57:16,920
artists. You have individual

2120
00:57:16,920 --> 00:57:17,728
cultural practitioners. So

2121
00:57:17,728 --> 00:57:19,950
there you have writers and you

2122
00:57:19,950 --> 00:57:20,831
have poets, and you have

2123
00:57:20,831 --> 00:57:22,831
historians and historic

2124
00:57:23,600 --> 00:57:25,168
preservation folks. And 345

2125
00:57:25,168 --> 00:57:26,470
individuals were awarded

2126
00:57:26,470 --> 00:57:28,672
support. And again, it was our

2127
00:57:28,672 --> 00:57:30,700
first year of full doors, open

2128
00:57:30,700 --> 00:57:31,675
implementation. There were a

2129
00:57:31,675 --> 00:57:33,110
number of new grant programs

2130
00:57:33,110 --> 00:57:34,779
that were implemented and got

2131
00:57:34,779 --> 00:57:35,679
off to a great start. And then

2132
00:57:35,679 --> 00:57:39,279
one of the things that we

2133
00:57:40,500 --> 00:57:41,685
talked about. During the

2134
00:57:41,685 --> 00:57:43,654
ordinance creation, was what

2135
00:57:43,654 --> 00:57:45,789
the economic impact of Doors

2136
00:57:45,789 --> 00:57:47,391
Open Support would be. So it is

2137
00:57:47,391 --> 00:57:48,759
fantastic, right? The

2138
00:57:48,759 --> 00:57:49,993
expressions that we get to see,

2139
00:57:49,993 --> 00:57:50,861
the interpretation that happens

2140
00:57:50,861 --> 00:57:51,962
on the heritage side, the

2141
00:57:51,962 --> 00:57:52,395
preservation. But there

2142
00:57:52,395 --> 00:57:53,464
s also

2143
00:57:53,464 --> 00:57:55,165
a real kind of economic

2144
00:57:55,165 --> 00:57:56,700
benefit. So there are 12,000

2145
00:57:56,700 --> 00:57:58,435
jobs that are supported through

2146
00:57:58,435 --> 00:58:00,300
for culture funding, creating a

2147
00:58:00,300 --> 00:58:01,972
really, I think, thriving and

2148
00:58:01,972 --> 00:58:04,972
vibrant moment within arts and

2149
00:58:06,309 --> 00:58:08,111
culture. And King County. And

2150
00:58:08,111 --> 00:58:10,314
here you see just our financial

2151
00:58:10,314 --> 00:58:11,715
snapshot there. Uh, additional

2152
00:58:11,715 --> 00:58:12,917
details within the annual

2153
00:58:12,917 --> 00:58:16,517
report. But we give you the

2154
00:58:16,920 --> 00:58:18,355
three years 2023, 2024 and 2025

2155
00:58:18,355 --> 00:58:19,823
of our total revenues, our

2156
00:58:19,823 --> 00:58:22,192
total expenditures and our

2157
00:58:22,192 --> 00:58:24,161
total fund balances. And as

2158
00:58:24,161 --> 00:58:25,529
always, the total fund balances

2159
00:58:25,529 --> 00:58:27,230
tend to to gain a little bit of

2160
00:58:27,230 --> 00:58:28,798
attention. And why are those

2161
00:58:28,798 --> 00:58:30,400
high against the expenditures?

2162
00:58:30,400 --> 00:58:31,701
And again, it is the fact that

2163
00:58:31,701 --> 00:58:33,270
there are competitive grant

2164
00:58:33,270 --> 00:58:35,606
programs for the most part,

2165
00:58:35,606 --> 00:58:37,641
that award the funds, those

2166
00:58:37,641 --> 00:58:39,710
those award funds are then

2167
00:58:39,710 --> 00:58:41,912
encumbered. But depending on

2168
00:58:41,912 --> 00:58:43,880
the length of the grant terms,

2169
00:58:43,880 --> 00:58:45,649
those funds might go out, uh,

2170
00:58:45,649 --> 00:58:47,217
over a two year grant period or

2171
00:58:47,217 --> 00:58:49,419
over a three year grant period.

2172
00:58:49,419 --> 00:58:50,820
So the fund balances are

2173
00:58:50,820 --> 00:58:53,123
encumbered and they will

2174
00:58:53,123 --> 00:58:55,523
support the projects and

2175
00:58:55,559 --> 00:58:57,361
operations and facilities and

2176
00:58:57,361 --> 00:59:00,361
renovations over a number of

2177
00:59:01,698 --> 00:59:02,566
years. And with that, I will

2178
00:59:02,566 --> 00:59:02,736
turn it over to Claire, who

2179
00:59:02,736 --> 00:59:03,900
s

2180
00:59:03,900 --> 00:59:06,437
going to share some of the kind

2181
00:59:06,437 --> 00:59:08,639
of exciting projects that we

2182
00:59:08,639 --> 00:59:09,840
have been able to to support in

2183
00:59:09,840 --> 00:59:11,840
2025.

2184
00:59:12,843 --> 00:59:14,344
Yeah. So I, I get the fun job

2185
00:59:14,344 --> 00:59:15,446
here of sharing some of the

2186
00:59:15,446 --> 00:59:17,446
highlights from our

2187
00:59:17,681 --> 00:59:19,316
disciplines. So, um, for

2188
00:59:19,316 --> 00:59:21,385
culture covers arts heritage,

2189
00:59:21,385 --> 00:59:23,254
historic preservation and now

2190
00:59:23,254 --> 00:59:24,688
science and technology. Um, and

2191
00:59:24,688 --> 00:59:26,590
so with Arts, I just wanted to

2192
00:59:26,590 --> 00:59:28,526
share a story from Auburn

2193
00:59:28,526 --> 00:59:30,294
Theater, which was, uh, Auburn

2194
00:59:30,294 --> 00:59:31,594
Theater was a recipient of our

2195
00:59:31,594 --> 00:59:32,762
building for Equity Anchoring

2196
00:59:32,762 --> 00:59:34,664
Community Award. So those are

2197
00:59:34,664 --> 00:59:36,166
projects of greater than 10

2198
00:59:36,166 --> 00:59:37,600
million. Um, and they got to do

2199
00:59:37,600 --> 00:59:39,236
a groundbreaking for that, um,

2200
00:59:39,236 --> 00:59:40,771
theater, really just recently.

2201
00:59:40,771 --> 00:59:40,937
And I got to attend it, and

2202
00:59:40,937 --> 00:59:41,304
it

2203
00:59:41,304 --> 00:59:42,105
s great. They

2204
00:59:42,105 --> 00:59:43,340
re going to

2205
00:59:43,340 --> 00:59:45,175
part of this money is going to

2206
00:59:45,175 --> 00:59:47,611
go to support 300 seat theater

2207
00:59:47,611 --> 00:59:49,279
in downtown Auburn. There was a

2208
00:59:49,279 --> 00:59:49,513
theater in this spot. Um, it

2209
00:59:49,513 --> 00:59:50,130
s

2210
00:59:50,130 --> 00:59:50,714
a vacant it

2211
00:59:50,714 --> 00:59:52,516
s been a vacant

2212
00:59:52,516 --> 00:59:54,551
spot for nearly actually

2213
00:59:54,551 --> 00:59:56,153
probably 5 or 6 years now. Um,

2214
00:59:56,153 --> 00:59:58,756
it was it had a bunch of damage

2215
00:59:58,756 --> 00:59:58,922
and it had to be demolished.

2216
00:59:58,922 --> 01:00:00,922
It

2217
01:00:01,425 --> 01:00:02,793
s revitalizing this site in

2218
01:00:02,793 --> 01:00:03,860
downtown Auburn. Right next to

2219
01:00:03,860 --> 01:00:05,429
it is the Postmark Center for

2220
01:00:05,429 --> 01:00:06,530
the Arts, which is a facility

2221
01:00:06,530 --> 01:00:08,310
that, for culture has been

2222
01:00:08,310 --> 01:00:09,667
supporting over many years. Um,

2223
01:00:09,667 --> 01:00:10,267
that does community programming

2224
01:00:10,267 --> 01:00:10,835
for the arts. And it

2225
01:00:10,835 --> 01:00:12,536
s in a

2226
01:00:12,536 --> 01:00:12,705
historic building. Um, but it

2227
01:00:12,705 --> 01:00:14,371
s

2228
01:00:14,371 --> 01:00:15,172
really activating this site of

2229
01:00:15,172 --> 01:00:15,505
downtown Auburn. That

2230
01:00:15,505 --> 01:00:16,600
s really

2231
01:00:16,600 --> 01:00:16,440
wonderful. And it

2232
01:00:16,440 --> 01:00:18,475
s kind of a

2233
01:00:18,475 --> 01:00:20,243
part of, um, what arts and

2234
01:00:20,243 --> 01:00:21,378
culture can do for economic

2235
01:00:21,378 --> 01:00:21,745
revitalization. And it

2236
01:00:21,745 --> 01:00:23,246
s a part

2237
01:00:23,246 --> 01:00:24,481
of a strategic initiative of

2238
01:00:24,481 --> 01:00:25,882
the city. And I have to say,

2239
01:00:25,882 --> 01:00:26,640
the folks in Auburn that I

2240
01:00:26,640 --> 01:00:28,640
ve

2241
01:00:28,485 --> 01:00:29,486
worked with in the parks arts,

2242
01:00:29,486 --> 01:00:29,887
um, and then in the city

2243
01:00:29,887 --> 01:00:30,287
government, they

2244
01:00:30,287 --> 01:00:31,221
re just one of

2245
01:00:31,221 --> 01:00:32,823
the hardest working people

2246
01:00:32,823 --> 01:00:34,358
figuring out how to do, like,

2247
01:00:34,358 --> 01:00:35,759
make this vision a reality.

2248
01:00:35,759 --> 01:00:36,159
Over time. Um, and I

2249
01:00:36,159 --> 01:00:37,894
m really

2250
01:00:37,894 --> 01:00:40,163
excited to see how much it

2251
01:00:40,163 --> 01:00:41,564
positively impacts the

2252
01:00:41,564 --> 01:00:42,933
commercial businesses all along

2253
01:00:42,933 --> 01:00:43,634
there and just makes it a

2254
01:00:43,634 --> 01:00:45,634
really active part

2255
01:00:46,903 --> 01:00:48,973
Out of their town. On the

2256
01:00:48,973 --> 01:00:50,440
heritage side, we had several

2257
01:00:50,440 --> 01:00:51,775
fairs and festivals this year

2258
01:00:51,775 --> 01:00:52,909
that ended up applying, or it

2259
01:00:52,909 --> 01:00:56,790
would have been last year, but

2260
01:00:56,790 --> 01:00:57,514
for 2025 that applied for

2261
01:00:57,514 --> 01:00:58,615
heritage projects and received

2262
01:00:58,615 --> 01:01:00,618
funding. And so I just wanted

2263
01:01:00,618 --> 01:01:02,786
to highlight some of these. Um,

2264
01:01:02,786 --> 01:01:04,540
city and community festivals,

2265
01:01:04,540 --> 01:01:05,489
which so there was the Dia de

2266
01:01:05,489 --> 01:01:06,991
Los Muertos celebration at City

2267
01:01:06,991 --> 01:01:08,258
of Shoreline and City of

2268
01:01:08,258 --> 01:01:09,793
Shoreline has been producing

2269
01:01:09,793 --> 01:01:11,194
the celebration, I think, since

2270
01:01:11,194 --> 01:01:12,329
2021. And it used to be a

2271
01:01:12,329 --> 01:01:13,697
partnership with Shaw Lake

2272
01:01:13,697 --> 01:01:13,997
Arts. Um, and then they

2273
01:01:13,997 --> 01:01:15,899
ve kind

2274
01:01:15,899 --> 01:01:17,567
of taken it on and they receive

2275
01:01:17,567 --> 01:01:17,735
funding for that last year, and

2276
01:01:17,735 --> 01:01:18,869
we

2277
01:01:18,869 --> 01:01:20,937
re able to have a really

2278
01:01:20,937 --> 01:01:21,872
good celebration. Uh

2279
01:01:21,872 --> 01:01:23,607
Snoqualmie. Valley

2280
01:01:23,607 --> 01:01:24,841
International Block Party, um,

2281
01:01:24,841 --> 01:01:26,610
that was run by the Snow Valley

2282
01:01:26,610 --> 01:01:27,677
Regional Chamber of Commerce.

2283
01:01:27,677 --> 01:01:29,130
This brought together lots of

2284
01:01:29,130 --> 01:01:30,548
different vendors and

2285
01:01:30,548 --> 01:01:32,115
performances to serve the

2286
01:01:32,115 --> 01:01:33,830
Snoqualmie area. And it was

2287
01:01:33,830 --> 01:01:34,384
just I heard it was a really

2288
01:01:34,384 --> 01:01:35,852
good time. Uh, East Side

2289
01:01:35,852 --> 01:01:37,988
overall had a honoring

2290
01:01:37,988 --> 01:01:39,890
Juneteenth, uh, fair or it was

2291
01:01:39,890 --> 01:01:40,924
like a kind of like a festival

2292
01:01:40,924 --> 01:01:42,459
party. And then, um, the Irish

2293
01:01:42,459 --> 01:01:45,195
Heritage Club has Irish Week,

2294
01:01:45,195 --> 01:01:47,197
which has several, uh, um,

2295
01:01:47,197 --> 01:01:48,799
events, uh, over time, uh,

2296
01:01:48,799 --> 01:01:50,267
including like an Irish or a

2297
01:01:50,267 --> 01:01:51,802
soda, soda, bread baking

2298
01:01:51,802 --> 01:01:53,136
competition. But that was a

2299
01:01:53,136 --> 01:01:55,305
some cool story of that of the

2300
01:01:55,305 --> 01:01:57,705
heritage projects from last

2301
01:01:57,941 --> 01:01:59,176
year on the preservation side.

2302
01:01:59,176 --> 01:02:00,411
Um, we were really happy to see

2303
01:02:00,411 --> 01:02:02,412
that the Enumclaw Plateau

2304
01:02:02,412 --> 01:02:02,679
Historical Society received a

2305
01:02:02,679 --> 01:02:03,847
landmark

2306
01:02:03,847 --> 01:02:05,810
s capital award last

2307
01:02:05,810 --> 01:02:05,515
year that was part of sort of a

2308
01:02:05,515 --> 01:02:06,683
longer they

2309
01:02:06,683 --> 01:02:07,885
ve been doing long

2310
01:02:07,885 --> 01:02:10,285
term renovation in different

2311
01:02:11,521 --> 01:02:12,890
parts, but this is a 116 year

2312
01:02:12,890 --> 01:02:12,322
old Masonic lodge. I don

2313
01:02:12,322 --> 01:02:12,556
t know

2314
01:02:12,556 --> 01:02:13,423
if you

2315
01:02:13,423 --> 01:02:15,158
ve ever been to this

2316
01:02:15,158 --> 01:02:15,325
museum in Enumclaw, but, um,

2317
01:02:15,325 --> 01:02:16,193
it

2318
01:02:16,193 --> 01:02:17,294
s a really incredible

2319
01:02:17,294 --> 01:02:17,661
property and they

2320
01:02:17,661 --> 01:02:19,597
ve been

2321
01:02:19,597 --> 01:02:20,698
making changes to it over time

2322
01:02:20,698 --> 01:02:22,990
to be able to do different

2323
01:02:22,990 --> 01:02:23,567
things. And part of this sort

2324
01:02:23,567 --> 01:02:26,503
of part two, that they receive

2325
01:02:26,503 --> 01:02:27,771
funding for was to change the

2326
01:02:27,771 --> 01:02:28,906
the front of it so that they

2327
01:02:28,906 --> 01:02:30,207
could add more programming

2328
01:02:30,207 --> 01:02:32,420
space, which allows them to run

2329
01:02:32,420 --> 01:02:34,442
more community events, more,

2330
01:02:35,879 --> 01:02:38,248
more, um, uh, uh, just more

2331
01:02:38,248 --> 01:02:38,615
public access to the museum.

2332
01:02:38,615 --> 01:02:39,549
Um, so it

2333
01:02:39,549 --> 01:02:41,384
s really exciting for

2334
01:02:41,384 --> 01:02:42,190
them to be able to do this and

2335
01:02:42,190 --> 01:02:42,786
receive that Landmark

2336
01:02:42,786 --> 01:02:44,786
s Capital

2337
01:02:45,656 --> 01:02:47,124
Award. And then in science and

2338
01:02:47,124 --> 01:02:49,393
technology, I wanted to share

2339
01:02:49,393 --> 01:02:50,160
about some, which is acute

2340
01:02:50,160 --> 01:02:50,661
acute acronym. It

2341
01:02:50,661 --> 01:02:52,530
s Seattle

2342
01:02:52,530 --> 01:02:52,703
Universal Math Museum. Um, and

2343
01:02:52,703 --> 01:02:53,290
it

2344
01:02:53,290 --> 01:02:53,663
s actually it

2345
01:02:53,663 --> 01:02:55,132
s located in

2346
01:02:55,132 --> 01:02:56,600
Kent Station. They just opened

2347
01:02:56,600 --> 01:02:58,402
up their first, like kind of

2348
01:02:58,402 --> 01:02:59,703
central location, but the

2349
01:02:59,703 --> 01:03:02,103
majority of their programming

2350
01:03:02,339 --> 01:03:03,607
actually happens around its

2351
01:03:03,607 --> 01:03:04,775
mobile. It happens in South

2352
01:03:04,775 --> 01:03:06,610
Kane County schools and

2353
01:03:06,610 --> 01:03:08,277
libraries, but they have this

2354
01:03:08,277 --> 01:03:09,279
part of their award. They got

2355
01:03:09,279 --> 01:03:10,848
multiple awards through for

2356
01:03:10,848 --> 01:03:12,549
culture in 2025, one of which

2357
01:03:12,549 --> 01:03:14,384
was public free access. That

2358
01:03:14,384 --> 01:03:16,353
which allows the the museum to

2359
01:03:16,353 --> 01:03:18,388
offer free admission. Um, which

2360
01:03:18,388 --> 01:03:19,623
is really exciting and allows

2361
01:03:19,623 --> 01:03:22,826
kids and families to go there

2362
01:03:22,826 --> 01:03:24,528
free of charge. Um, and uh, do

2363
01:03:24,528 --> 01:03:25,862
hands on math programming. And

2364
01:03:25,862 --> 01:03:27,898
they had a really big party,

2365
01:03:27,898 --> 01:03:31,350
um, they opened on Pi Day. And

2366
01:03:31,350 --> 01:03:32,169
so it was MARCH 14th, and, uh,

2367
01:03:32,169 --> 01:03:33,470
they had a great time and we

2368
01:03:33,470 --> 01:03:35,380
had full for culture staff

2369
01:03:35,380 --> 01:03:35,506
there. Um, just to welcome to

2370
01:03:35,506 --> 01:03:35,839
the space. And we

2371
01:03:35,839 --> 01:03:36,873
re really

2372
01:03:36,873 --> 01:03:38,241
excited to see how this

2373
01:03:38,241 --> 01:03:40,241
organization grows and

2374
01:03:40,310 --> 01:03:42,780
continues to serve, uh, most of

2375
01:03:42,780 --> 01:03:45,678
South King County in doing, uh,

2376
01:03:45,682 --> 01:03:47,250
hands on math activities. And

2377
01:03:47,250 --> 01:03:49,252
then finally in our public art

2378
01:03:49,252 --> 01:03:51,221
department, um, we have in King

2379
01:03:51,221 --> 01:03:53,857
County for culture gets to

2380
01:03:53,857 --> 01:03:56,493
manage and store and install,

2381
01:03:56,493 --> 01:03:57,694
uh, the King County, uh, art

2382
01:03:57,694 --> 01:03:58,996
collection. And there are about

2383
01:03:58,996 --> 01:04:00,831
a little over 2000 works in

2384
01:04:00,831 --> 01:04:02,433
this collection, and they are

2385
01:04:02,433 --> 01:04:04,201
up all around the county and

2386
01:04:04,201 --> 01:04:06,369
all of our institutional

2387
01:04:06,369 --> 01:04:09,500
spaces. And in 2025, there are

2388
01:04:09,500 --> 01:04:10,730
170 installations. Things move

2389
01:04:10,730 --> 01:04:11,742
all around. The county is

2390
01:04:11,742 --> 01:04:13,900
offices are changing or coming

2391
01:04:13,900 --> 01:04:14,678
back to work or or moving to

2392
01:04:14,678 --> 01:04:17,140
different places. And we have a

2393
01:04:17,140 --> 01:04:18,681
staff that works on that. Uh,

2394
01:04:18,681 --> 01:04:18,916
and I, I just I have to say

2395
01:04:18,916 --> 01:04:19,883
that it

2396
01:04:19,883 --> 01:04:20,150
s really, um, it

2397
01:04:20,150 --> 01:04:21,284
s a

2398
01:04:21,284 --> 01:04:22,385
really amazing thing that King

2399
01:04:22,385 --> 01:04:23,754
County can do this because it

2400
01:04:23,754 --> 01:04:24,320
really does impact the public

2401
01:04:24,320 --> 01:04:26,900
s

2402
01:04:26,900 --> 01:04:27,858
experiences with institutional

2403
01:04:27,858 --> 01:04:28,859
space. So many things happen,

2404
01:04:28,859 --> 01:04:30,160
as you all know, like so many

2405
01:04:30,160 --> 01:04:31,295
things happen in the county.

2406
01:04:31,295 --> 01:04:31,528
Um, from the worst day of

2407
01:04:31,528 --> 01:04:32,763
someone

2408
01:04:32,763 --> 01:04:33,663
s life all the way to,

2409
01:04:33,663 --> 01:04:35,532
you know, maybe when they get

2410
01:04:35,532 --> 01:04:37,100
married or they do these things

2411
01:04:37,100 --> 01:04:38,868
that are great. And, um, all

2412
01:04:38,868 --> 01:04:41,305
along the way, we can shape how

2413
01:04:41,305 --> 01:04:42,406
they remember those times with

2414
01:04:42,406 --> 01:04:43,440
the sort of the things that are

2415
01:04:43,440 --> 01:04:46,109
around them. And I think public

2416
01:04:46,109 --> 01:04:47,110
art has that power. And then,

2417
01:04:47,110 --> 01:04:48,712
um, for those that are actually

2418
01:04:48,712 --> 01:04:50,381
really interested in this, um,

2419
01:04:50,381 --> 01:04:52,616
last year we were able to get,

2420
01:04:52,616 --> 01:04:55,286
uh, the majority of the public

2421
01:04:55,286 --> 01:04:56,720
art catalog online. Um, so our

2422
01:04:56,720 --> 01:04:58,155
temporary permanent artworks

2423
01:04:58,155 --> 01:04:59,691
that the county owns and make

2424
01:04:59,691 --> 01:05:01,959
it so that the public can learn

2425
01:05:01,959 --> 01:05:03,930
about what are the artists that

2426
01:05:03,930 --> 01:05:04,528
are there, where is that

2427
01:05:04,528 --> 01:05:04,794
artwork? What are the spaces

2428
01:05:04,794 --> 01:05:05,595
that they

2429
01:05:05,595 --> 01:05:05,896
re in? And I

2430
01:05:05,896 --> 01:05:07,164
ve heard

2431
01:05:07,164 --> 01:05:08,365
some really good feedback from

2432
01:05:08,365 --> 01:05:09,800
just people on the community

2433
01:05:09,800 --> 01:05:11,835
that have reached out to say

2434
01:05:11,835 --> 01:05:13,303
just how much, um, getting to

2435
01:05:13,303 --> 01:05:14,972
browse this and go go on their

2436
01:05:14,972 --> 01:05:15,505
own little free art expedition

2437
01:05:15,505 --> 01:05:16,306
has been. So that

2438
01:05:16,306 --> 01:05:18,108
s been a cool

2439
01:05:18,108 --> 01:05:20,844
element of what we were able to

2440
01:05:20,844 --> 01:05:23,180
do in 2025. And our public art

2441
01:05:23,180 --> 01:05:23,547
department. So I

2442
01:05:23,547 --> 01:05:24,815
m going to

2443
01:05:24,815 --> 01:05:25,281
pass it over to my colleague

2444
01:05:25,281 --> 01:05:25,882
Calandra, who

2445
01:05:25,882 --> 01:05:28,510
s going to talk

2446
01:05:28,510 --> 01:05:29,752
more about doors open.

2447
01:05:29,752 --> 01:05:31,455
Thank you Claire.

2448
01:05:31,455 --> 01:05:33,900
Um, yeah. So I am going to jump

2449
01:05:33,900 --> 01:05:34,724
into some of our learnings and

2450
01:05:34,724 --> 01:05:36,126
observations. After the first

2451
01:05:36,126 --> 01:05:38,862
full year of Doors Open,

2452
01:05:38,862 --> 01:05:40,797
funding distribution, uh, and

2453
01:05:40,797 --> 01:05:42,866
one of our, uh, goals as we

2454
01:05:42,866 --> 01:05:44,601
move into sort of integration

2455
01:05:44,601 --> 01:05:46,636
of doors, open funding into the

2456
01:05:46,636 --> 01:05:48,271
historic for culture work was

2457
01:05:48,271 --> 01:05:50,440
to really retain our ability to

2458
01:05:50,440 --> 01:05:51,808
be responsive to the field. So

2459
01:05:51,808 --> 01:05:53,443
we have rolled out these new

2460
01:05:53,443 --> 01:05:56,120
programs, but at the same time,

2461
01:05:56,120 --> 01:05:57,480
we know that, um, things happen

2462
01:05:57,480 --> 01:05:59,850
and we need to be responsive to

2463
01:05:59,850 --> 01:06:01,217
that. So the majority of our

2464
01:06:01,217 --> 01:06:03,287
funding does roll through our

2465
01:06:03,287 --> 01:06:05,210
regular grant cycles, but

2466
01:06:05,210 --> 01:06:06,789
sometimes emergencies happen.

2467
01:06:06,789 --> 01:06:08,910
Sometimes pipes break, trees

2468
01:06:08,910 --> 01:06:09,920
fall, and those can really be

2469
01:06:09,920 --> 01:06:10,360
make or break kind of

2470
01:06:10,360 --> 01:06:11,361
situations. For cultural

2471
01:06:11,361 --> 01:06:11,561
organizations that don

2472
01:06:11,561 --> 01:06:13,230
t

2473
01:06:13,230 --> 01:06:14,300
typically carry a fund balance,

2474
01:06:14,300 --> 01:06:16,199
that can address those

2475
01:06:16,199 --> 01:06:17,700
unexpected events. So I wanted

2476
01:06:17,700 --> 01:06:19,903
to talk about our emergency and

2477
01:06:19,903 --> 01:06:21,672
unforeseen grant, um, this is a

2478
01:06:21,672 --> 01:06:23,340
program that runs year round.

2479
01:06:23,340 --> 01:06:24,708
It addresses situations that

2480
01:06:24,708 --> 01:06:26,743
could not be predicted ahead of

2481
01:06:26,743 --> 01:06:28,545
time. And as you all will

2482
01:06:28,545 --> 01:06:30,347
remember, last year we

2483
01:06:30,347 --> 01:06:32,347
experienced two atmospheric

2484
01:06:32,615 --> 01:06:34,284
rivers and that resulted in

2485
01:06:34,284 --> 01:06:36,860
flooding in south and east King

2486
01:06:36,860 --> 01:06:38,254
County, which was really quite

2487
01:06:38,254 --> 01:06:39,722
devastating. So while this was

2488
01:06:39,722 --> 01:06:41,124
happening, we proactively

2489
01:06:41,124 --> 01:06:42,459
reached out to the cultural

2490
01:06:42,459 --> 01:06:44,728
organizations that were in

2491
01:06:44,728 --> 01:06:46,630
those impacted areas to let

2492
01:06:46,630 --> 01:06:46,863
them know about this program,

2493
01:06:46,863 --> 01:06:48,265
make sure that they were

2494
01:06:48,265 --> 01:06:49,499
tracking their expenses such

2495
01:06:49,499 --> 01:06:50,967
that they could come back to us

2496
01:06:50,967 --> 01:06:53,170
and and we could work through

2497
01:06:53,170 --> 01:06:54,370
this application process. And I

2498
01:06:54,370 --> 01:06:55,706
wanted to highlight one of

2499
01:06:55,706 --> 01:06:55,862
those organizations. You

2500
01:06:55,862 --> 01:06:57,241
re

2501
01:06:57,241 --> 01:06:58,975
seeing a photo here from the

2502
01:06:58,975 --> 01:07:01,375
Oxbow Farm and Conservation

2503
01:07:02,446 --> 01:07:04,715
Center. They experienced a 16

2504
01:07:04,715 --> 01:07:06,316
year high of flood waters. The

2505
01:07:06,316 --> 01:07:07,718
flood was a stage five

2506
01:07:07,718 --> 01:07:09,886
emergency on their flood

2507
01:07:09,886 --> 01:07:11,721
warning system and resulted in

2508
01:07:11,721 --> 01:07:13,657
really quite significant flood,

2509
01:07:13,657 --> 01:07:13,890
uh, site damage. So what you

2510
01:07:13,890 --> 01:07:15,792
re

2511
01:07:15,792 --> 01:07:17,600
looking at here is the, um, the

2512
01:07:17,600 --> 01:07:19,329
native plant nursery, and you

2513
01:07:19,329 --> 01:07:20,831
can see the water is quite high

2514
01:07:20,831 --> 01:07:21,198
in that facility. That

2515
01:07:21,198 --> 01:07:22,566
s

2516
01:07:22,566 --> 01:07:23,900
actually a facility that was

2517
01:07:23,900 --> 01:07:25,302
specifically built, you know,

2518
01:07:25,302 --> 01:07:25,502
that this is an organization

2519
01:07:25,502 --> 01:07:27,370
that

2520
01:07:27,370 --> 01:07:28,838
s located on a floodplain.

2521
01:07:28,838 --> 01:07:30,440
This is not, um, new

2522
01:07:30,440 --> 01:07:32,376
information that that the area

2523
01:07:32,376 --> 01:07:33,343
is, is prone to flooding. So a

2524
01:07:33,343 --> 01:07:34,645
lot of their facilities have

2525
01:07:34,645 --> 01:07:37,314
been built with this in mind.

2526
01:07:37,314 --> 01:07:39,183
And yet this flood, even, um,

2527
01:07:39,183 --> 01:07:40,917
superseded the the ability to

2528
01:07:40,917 --> 01:07:42,486
withstand those, um,

2529
01:07:42,486 --> 01:07:44,287
precautionary measures that had

2530
01:07:44,287 --> 01:07:45,622
been taken. So we were really

2531
01:07:45,622 --> 01:07:47,123
pleased to, to be able to work

2532
01:07:47,123 --> 01:07:48,258
with them and provide some

2533
01:07:48,258 --> 01:07:49,526
support so that they could get

2534
01:07:49,526 --> 01:07:51,294
their operations back up and

2535
01:07:51,294 --> 01:07:52,395
running. Um, so I know they

2536
01:07:52,395 --> 01:07:53,630
were one of the organizations

2537
01:07:53,630 --> 01:07:55,310
that were particularly hard

2538
01:07:55,310 --> 01:07:56,566
hit. And the Northwest Railway

2539
01:07:56,566 --> 01:07:57,567
Museum was also particularly

2540
01:07:57,567 --> 01:08:00,403
hard hit, and they also

2541
01:08:00,403 --> 01:08:03,730
received an emergency grant to

2542
01:08:03,730 --> 01:08:05,275
support their recovery. Uh, and

2543
01:08:05,275 --> 01:08:06,175
this need for responsiveness

2544
01:08:06,175 --> 01:08:07,100
is, um, it

2545
01:08:07,100 --> 01:08:08,312
s not just about the

2546
01:08:08,312 --> 01:08:09,713
physical environment. I think

2547
01:08:09,713 --> 01:08:11,214
one of one of our other

2548
01:08:11,214 --> 01:08:12,682
learnings that we have found is

2549
01:08:12,682 --> 01:08:13,818
that about 50% of our

2550
01:08:13,818 --> 01:08:15,285
organizations do not

2551
01:08:15,285 --> 01:08:16,486
necessarily have a facility

2552
01:08:16,486 --> 01:08:18,621
that they are running out of on

2553
01:08:18,621 --> 01:08:19,957
a daily basis. They are maybe

2554
01:08:19,957 --> 01:08:21,257
popping up in schools or

2555
01:08:21,257 --> 01:08:22,692
working with other cultural

2556
01:08:22,692 --> 01:08:23,994
organizations to provide that

2557
01:08:23,994 --> 01:08:24,761
programming. So we

2558
01:08:24,761 --> 01:08:26,761
re also, of

2559
01:08:27,130 --> 01:08:28,532
course, very focused on how to

2560
01:08:28,532 --> 01:08:30,500
build organizational strength

2561
01:08:30,500 --> 01:08:31,768
across the entire sector. Uh,

2562
01:08:31,768 --> 01:08:33,903
so Doors Open really creates

2563
01:08:33,903 --> 01:08:35,906
that opportunity to deepen and

2564
01:08:35,906 --> 01:08:37,441
expand operational work while

2565
01:08:37,441 --> 01:08:39,276
creating that organizational

2566
01:08:39,276 --> 01:08:39,509
stability. So one of the ways

2567
01:08:39,509 --> 01:08:40,477
that we

2568
01:08:40,477 --> 01:08:42,646
re really focused on

2569
01:08:42,646 --> 01:08:44,114
doing this is creating pathways

2570
01:08:44,114 --> 01:08:45,820
to technical assistance that

2571
01:08:45,820 --> 01:08:47,150
can build that kind of

2572
01:08:47,150 --> 01:08:49,119
perseverance and strength. We

2573
01:08:49,119 --> 01:08:50,554
have a system to connect our

2574
01:08:50,554 --> 01:08:52,554
cultural organizations directly

2575
01:08:52,556 --> 01:08:54,658
to a roster of coaches and

2576
01:08:54,658 --> 01:08:56,526
consultants that support all

2577
01:08:56,526 --> 01:08:57,761
kinds of organizational work.

2578
01:08:57,761 --> 01:09:00,497
Um, and then we underwrite

2579
01:09:00,497 --> 01:09:02,465
those contracts directly. The

2580
01:09:02,465 --> 01:09:04,168
benefit of this sort of system

2581
01:09:04,168 --> 01:09:05,969
is that the consultants have

2582
01:09:05,969 --> 01:09:07,671
all been reviewed and vetted by

2583
01:09:07,671 --> 01:09:09,139
peers. So that saves

2584
01:09:09,139 --> 01:09:10,640
organizations a lot of time and

2585
01:09:10,640 --> 01:09:12,900
energy seeking out that kind of

2586
01:09:12,900 --> 01:09:12,909
help. It can be very

2587
01:09:12,909 --> 01:09:13,410
overwhelming if you

2588
01:09:13,410 --> 01:09:15,278
re not sure

2589
01:09:15,278 --> 01:09:16,679
where to start on finding, um,

2590
01:09:16,679 --> 01:09:18,848
a particular kind of support

2591
01:09:18,848 --> 01:09:20,984
within your community. We also

2592
01:09:20,984 --> 01:09:22,853
have the ability to underwrite,

2593
01:09:22,853 --> 01:09:24,221
um, existing relationships. So

2594
01:09:24,221 --> 01:09:25,550
if an organization already has

2595
01:09:25,550 --> 01:09:25,888
a relationship with a

2596
01:09:25,888 --> 01:09:26,256
consultant that they

2597
01:09:26,256 --> 01:09:26,689
re really

2598
01:09:26,689 --> 01:09:27,457
pleased with, we

2599
01:09:27,457 --> 01:09:28,658
re able to to

2600
01:09:28,658 --> 01:09:31,328
bring them into the fold as

2601
01:09:31,328 --> 01:09:33,196
well. And one, one of the

2602
01:09:33,196 --> 01:09:34,564
findings that we found is that,

2603
01:09:34,564 --> 01:09:35,765
uh, that some of the top

2604
01:09:35,765 --> 01:09:37,267
services that have been

2605
01:09:37,267 --> 01:09:38,635
requested have really been

2606
01:09:38,635 --> 01:09:40,404
around financial and strategic

2607
01:09:40,404 --> 01:09:41,471
planning, in addition to grant

2608
01:09:41,471 --> 01:09:43,239
writing and fundraising

2609
01:09:43,239 --> 01:09:44,107
development. So kind of really

2610
01:09:44,107 --> 01:09:45,309
building that internal

2611
01:09:45,309 --> 01:09:47,410
operational strength and then

2612
01:09:47,410 --> 01:09:48,712
also finding ways to expand,

2613
01:09:48,712 --> 01:09:48,898
uh, the, the funding that

2614
01:09:48,898 --> 01:09:50,514
s

2615
01:09:50,514 --> 01:09:52,315
coming in the door and two

2616
01:09:52,315 --> 01:09:55,185
examples that I wanted to share

2617
01:09:55,185 --> 01:09:57,530
out are the Spotlight Repertory

2618
01:09:57,530 --> 01:09:58,422
Northwest, which is a live

2619
01:09:58,422 --> 01:10:00,822
music and performing arts

2620
01:10:00,891 --> 01:10:02,492
organization in Samammish. They

2621
01:10:02,492 --> 01:10:03,627
used their consulting hours to

2622
01:10:03,627 --> 01:10:05,280
work with a financial

2623
01:10:05,280 --> 01:10:06,496
consultant on preparing their

2624
01:10:06,496 --> 01:10:07,798
1990s and updating their

2625
01:10:07,798 --> 01:10:10,198
QuickBooks. So again, those

2626
01:10:10,667 --> 01:10:12,802
kind of internal systems, um.

2627
01:10:12,802 --> 01:10:14,671
Similarly, the Maple Valley

2628
01:10:14,671 --> 01:10:16,206
Historical Society used their

2629
01:10:16,206 --> 01:10:17,808
consulting hours to work with a

2630
01:10:17,808 --> 01:10:19,876
financial consultant to develop

2631
01:10:19,876 --> 01:10:21,645
stronger internal controls. So

2632
01:10:21,645 --> 01:10:23,179
they have built a new gift

2633
01:10:23,179 --> 01:10:23,680
acceptance policy. They

2634
01:10:23,680 --> 01:10:25,480
ve also

2635
01:10:25,480 --> 01:10:26,516
worked on producing

2636
01:10:26,516 --> 01:10:28,916
documentation required by the

2637
01:10:29,119 --> 01:10:30,653
irs. So again, just really kind

2638
01:10:30,653 --> 01:10:32,255
of strengthening those internal

2639
01:10:32,255 --> 01:10:34,123
systems to make sure that these

2640
01:10:34,123 --> 01:10:36,523
organizations can remain strong

2641
01:10:36,993 --> 01:10:37,187
and stable in the long term. So

2642
01:10:37,187 --> 01:10:38,361
we

2643
01:10:38,361 --> 01:10:40,197
ll continue to track those

2644
01:10:40,197 --> 01:10:42,165
needs over time and build out

2645
01:10:42,165 --> 01:10:43,500
our roster and build out our

2646
01:10:43,500 --> 01:10:45,500
consultant directory in

2647
01:10:45,569 --> 01:10:48,569
response to those needs. Um,

2648
01:10:48,738 --> 01:10:49,873
excuse me. So thinking about,

2649
01:10:49,873 --> 01:10:50,974
um, kind of the bigger picture

2650
01:10:50,974 --> 01:10:52,775
here, what have we learned

2651
01:10:52,775 --> 01:10:55,111
about the sector? Where have we

2652
01:10:55,111 --> 01:10:55,345
where have we seen that growth?

2653
01:10:55,345 --> 01:10:56,447
Um, I

2654
01:10:56,447 --> 01:10:58,215
m really excited about

2655
01:10:58,215 --> 01:11:00,583
this first bullet point here.

2656
01:11:00,583 --> 01:11:01,818
23% of doors open. Awardees

2657
01:11:01,818 --> 01:11:03,487
were first time applicants to

2658
01:11:03,487 --> 01:11:05,255
For culture. I want to point

2659
01:11:05,255 --> 01:11:06,656
out that that is not just

2660
01:11:06,656 --> 01:11:08,910
applicants, but applicants that

2661
01:11:08,910 --> 01:11:10,727
were successful and ended up

2662
01:11:10,727 --> 01:11:11,895
being awarded a grant. So even

2663
01:11:11,895 --> 01:11:13,230
higher number of first time

2664
01:11:13,230 --> 01:11:14,331
applicants that came through

2665
01:11:14,331 --> 01:11:15,265
the system. But we

2666
01:11:15,265 --> 01:11:17,000
re seeing a

2667
01:11:17,000 --> 01:11:19,369
really high success rate. And

2668
01:11:19,369 --> 01:11:19,536
what this tells us is that, um,

2669
01:11:19,536 --> 01:11:20,971
we

2670
01:11:20,971 --> 01:11:22,338
re continuing to to make

2671
01:11:22,338 --> 01:11:23,674
headway in reaching new

2672
01:11:23,674 --> 01:11:23,974
organizations, organizations

2673
01:11:23,974 --> 01:11:24,775
that haven

2674
01:11:24,775 --> 01:11:26,610
t historically

2675
01:11:26,610 --> 01:11:26,776
worked with us, um, and that

2676
01:11:26,776 --> 01:11:27,778
we

2677
01:11:27,778 --> 01:11:29,179
re really able to provide

2678
01:11:29,179 --> 01:11:30,647
that, that assistance, that

2679
01:11:30,647 --> 01:11:32,582
technical assistance, the

2680
01:11:32,582 --> 01:11:32,949
support during our workshops

2681
01:11:32,949 --> 01:11:33,616
when we

2682
01:11:33,616 --> 01:11:35,118
re building those

2683
01:11:35,118 --> 01:11:36,686
relationships with folks to be

2684
01:11:36,686 --> 01:11:37,687
able to navigate our systems

2685
01:11:37,687 --> 01:11:38,221
and make sure that they

2686
01:11:38,221 --> 01:11:40,221
re able

2687
01:11:40,591 --> 01:11:42,492
to, um, you know, build their

2688
01:11:42,492 --> 01:11:44,600
portfolio, bring in the

2689
01:11:44,600 --> 01:11:45,995
applications and all the

2690
01:11:45,995 --> 01:11:48,598
materials required for, uh, the

2691
01:11:48,598 --> 01:11:49,967
grant programs. The next, uh,

2692
01:11:49,967 --> 01:11:52,569
bullet point on here is about

2693
01:11:52,569 --> 01:11:55,569
our new science and technology,

2694
01:11:55,772 --> 01:11:57,772
um, disciplines. So $3.3

2695
01:11:58,575 --> 01:11:58,775
million were awarded in 2025.

2696
01:11:58,775 --> 01:12:00,510
That

2697
01:12:00,510 --> 01:12:03,479
s actually in addition to

2698
01:12:03,479 --> 01:12:04,947
the approximately $3.5 million

2699
01:12:04,947 --> 01:12:06,416
that were awarded the previous

2700
01:12:06,416 --> 01:12:09,185
year for our general operating

2701
01:12:09,185 --> 01:12:10,721
funds. So closer to $7 million

2702
01:12:10,721 --> 01:12:13,323
was awarded to science and

2703
01:12:13,323 --> 01:12:15,525
technology for 2026. That was

2704
01:12:15,525 --> 01:12:17,925
so awarded. Versus distributed

2705
01:12:18,280 --> 01:12:18,695
is the is the nuance there? And

2706
01:12:18,695 --> 01:12:19,960
then of course, we

2707
01:12:19,960 --> 01:12:20,763
re also

2708
01:12:20,763 --> 01:12:22,665
investing in our new

2709
01:12:22,665 --> 01:12:24,701
organizations. So the launch

2710
01:12:24,701 --> 01:12:26,336
program is our grant that is

2711
01:12:26,336 --> 01:12:27,937
very specifically focused on

2712
01:12:27,937 --> 01:12:29,606
organizations that are brand

2713
01:12:29,606 --> 01:12:30,607
new. They might be hiring their

2714
01:12:30,607 --> 01:12:30,807
first staff member. They

2715
01:12:30,807 --> 01:12:31,975
re

2716
01:12:31,975 --> 01:12:33,610
just getting off the ground.

2717
01:12:33,610 --> 01:12:35,612
And this requires a lot of

2718
01:12:35,612 --> 01:12:36,913
dedicated, focused support to

2719
01:12:36,913 --> 01:12:38,181
make sure they have the

2720
01:12:38,181 --> 01:12:40,817
resources that they need to be

2721
01:12:40,817 --> 01:12:43,817
sustainable in the long term.

2722
01:12:44,221 --> 01:12:47,256
All right. Now moving on to,

2723
01:12:47,256 --> 01:12:49,460
uh, accessibility. So, um, we

2724
01:12:49,460 --> 01:12:51,360
really we know that, uh, as we

2725
01:12:51,360 --> 01:12:53,864
build out these programs for

2726
01:12:53,864 --> 01:12:55,131
cultural organizations, that we

2727
01:12:55,131 --> 01:12:56,399
also need to be thinking about

2728
01:12:56,399 --> 01:12:57,500
how the general public is

2729
01:12:57,500 --> 01:12:58,935
actually accessing these

2730
01:12:58,935 --> 01:12:59,937
cultural, um, these new

2731
01:12:59,937 --> 01:13:02,238
cultural events that are

2732
01:13:02,238 --> 01:13:04,341
happening across the county. So

2733
01:13:04,341 --> 01:13:05,809
this is a great opportunity to

2734
01:13:05,809 --> 01:13:06,176
give a little preview of

2735
01:13:06,176 --> 01:13:07,177
something that

2736
01:13:07,177 --> 01:13:09,450
s coming out in

2737
01:13:09,450 --> 01:13:11,381
two days. We are just about to

2738
01:13:11,381 --> 01:13:13,183
share the results of a survey

2739
01:13:13,183 --> 01:13:14,885
that we did of King County

2740
01:13:14,885 --> 01:13:16,620
residents to better understand

2741
01:13:16,620 --> 01:13:19,200
cultural attendance by the

2742
01:13:19,122 --> 01:13:21,910
general public, and this was a

2743
01:13:21,910 --> 01:13:22,910
rigorous study of cultural

2744
01:13:22,910 --> 01:13:22,254
participation that

2745
01:13:22,254 --> 01:13:23,660
s

2746
01:13:23,660 --> 01:13:25,428
demographically matched to the

2747
01:13:25,428 --> 01:13:26,629
King County census. So we

2748
01:13:26,629 --> 01:13:28,699
really believe these metrics

2749
01:13:28,699 --> 01:13:30,267
are are quite valid. Um, we

2750
01:13:30,267 --> 01:13:31,901
found some great news about

2751
01:13:31,901 --> 01:13:34,301
King County participation. King

2752
01:13:34,404 --> 01:13:36,720
County is actually, um,

2753
01:13:36,720 --> 01:13:37,741
significantly higher than than

2754
01:13:37,741 --> 01:13:40,377
the us national average in

2755
01:13:40,377 --> 01:13:41,812
terms of participation. But we

2756
01:13:41,812 --> 01:13:43,980
also identified some barriers

2757
01:13:43,980 --> 01:13:45,448
to access. And you all will not

2758
01:13:45,448 --> 01:13:46,783
be surprised to hear that cost

2759
01:13:46,783 --> 01:13:48,351
is the number one barrier that

2760
01:13:48,351 --> 01:13:48,818
was named. Um, so that

2761
01:13:48,818 --> 01:13:50,186
s where

2762
01:13:50,186 --> 01:13:52,889
a program like public free

2763
01:13:52,889 --> 01:13:55,859
access comes in. In 2025, we

2764
01:13:55,859 --> 01:13:57,760
were able to underwrite 1.76

2765
01:13:57,760 --> 01:13:59,663
million, uh, free and reduced

2766
01:13:59,663 --> 01:14:00,564
cost tickets to cultural

2767
01:14:00,564 --> 01:14:01,598
activities. So that

2768
01:14:01,598 --> 01:14:03,133
s really

2769
01:14:03,133 --> 01:14:04,134
creating a whole lot of access

2770
01:14:04,134 --> 01:14:05,402
that would not have been there

2771
01:14:05,402 --> 01:14:05,935
previously. Um, we

2772
01:14:05,935 --> 01:14:07,737
re also

2773
01:14:07,737 --> 01:14:09,605
seeing a trend in organizations

2774
01:14:09,605 --> 01:14:11,441
shifting their their ticketing

2775
01:14:11,441 --> 01:14:12,843
model. So moving into pay what

2776
01:14:12,843 --> 01:14:13,977
you can and sliding scale

2777
01:14:13,977 --> 01:14:15,546
models, which is kind of

2778
01:14:15,546 --> 01:14:15,730
interesting. So um, there

2779
01:14:15,730 --> 01:14:17,730
s

2780
01:14:18,115 --> 01:14:19,349
both free, uh, free admissions.

2781
01:14:19,349 --> 01:14:20,550
So Claire was previously

2782
01:14:20,550 --> 01:14:22,953
talking about the new Seattle

2783
01:14:22,953 --> 01:14:24,220
Universal Math Museum, um, the

2784
01:14:24,220 --> 01:14:25,522
Henry Art Gallery has been

2785
01:14:25,522 --> 01:14:26,856
around for a really long time,

2786
01:14:26,856 --> 01:14:27,858
but they, with the public free

2787
01:14:27,858 --> 01:14:28,959
access grant that they

2788
01:14:28,959 --> 01:14:30,560
received, have been able to

2789
01:14:30,560 --> 01:14:32,562
move to a completely free

2790
01:14:32,562 --> 01:14:34,797
admission. Same with the Summer

2791
01:14:34,797 --> 01:14:37,670
Asian Arts Fest. Um, I know

2792
01:14:37,670 --> 01:14:38,635
that the the feast is a

2793
01:14:38,635 --> 01:14:39,969
theatrical production company

2794
01:14:39,969 --> 01:14:41,738
that has moved to a sliding

2795
01:14:41,738 --> 01:14:42,806
scale model. So lots of

2796
01:14:42,806 --> 01:14:44,207
organizations are kind of

2797
01:14:44,207 --> 01:14:45,942
playing with how they create

2798
01:14:45,942 --> 01:14:47,510
that access within the sector

2799
01:14:47,510 --> 01:14:48,611
and make sure that cost is not

2800
01:14:48,611 --> 01:14:51,481
the reason why folks are not

2801
01:14:51,481 --> 01:14:53,820
able to get in the front door.

2802
01:14:53,820 --> 01:14:54,183
And then continuing on that

2803
01:14:54,183 --> 01:14:54,852
theme of access, I

2804
01:14:54,852 --> 01:14:56,286
ll just call

2805
01:14:56,286 --> 01:14:57,587
your attention to that last

2806
01:14:57,587 --> 01:14:59,220
photo that you saw. It was

2807
01:14:59,220 --> 01:14:59,889
Youth in Focus. That

2808
01:14:59,889 --> 01:15:00,457
s a great

2809
01:15:00,457 --> 01:15:00,824
program. That

2810
01:15:00,824 --> 01:15:01,158
s that

2811
01:15:01,158 --> 01:15:02,959
s

2812
01:15:02,959 --> 01:15:04,861
educating students in

2813
01:15:04,861 --> 01:15:05,962
photography. And they have

2814
01:15:05,962 --> 01:15:07,197
actually moved to make their

2815
01:15:07,197 --> 01:15:07,964
summer programs completely

2816
01:15:07,964 --> 01:15:08,364
free. So what you

2817
01:15:08,364 --> 01:15:09,766
re seeing

2818
01:15:09,766 --> 01:15:12,402
here is a summer camp program

2819
01:15:12,402 --> 01:15:13,202
from 2025. That camp used to be

2820
01:15:13,202 --> 01:15:13,803
a paid camp. They

2821
01:15:13,803 --> 01:15:15,238
re now able

2822
01:15:15,238 --> 01:15:17,307
to offer that completely free

2823
01:15:17,307 --> 01:15:18,541
for for youth. And then

2824
01:15:18,541 --> 01:15:20,677
continuing on that cultural

2825
01:15:20,677 --> 01:15:22,245
education theme, just thinking

2826
01:15:22,245 --> 01:15:24,214
about how we are serving

2827
01:15:24,214 --> 01:15:27,183
students and youth across the

2828
01:15:27,183 --> 01:15:28,918
county. So a couple examples.

2829
01:15:28,918 --> 01:15:30,654
Um, so excited to have Nancy

2830
01:15:30,654 --> 01:15:32,655
joining our board, the Highline

2831
01:15:32,655 --> 01:15:33,957
Heritage Museum in Burien has

2832
01:15:33,957 --> 01:15:35,225
really dramatically expanded

2833
01:15:35,225 --> 01:15:35,425
their school partnerships, and

2834
01:15:35,425 --> 01:15:36,426
they

2835
01:15:36,426 --> 01:15:38,495
re actually in the process

2836
01:15:38,495 --> 01:15:40,630
of hiring an education staff

2837
01:15:40,630 --> 01:15:41,970
member to oversee that new

2838
01:15:41,970 --> 01:15:41,632
program. Or I

2839
01:15:41,632 --> 01:15:43,500
m sorry, that

2840
01:15:43,500 --> 01:15:45,602
expanded program, um, Art

2841
01:15:45,602 --> 01:15:45,801
Commons and Issaquah is, uh,

2842
01:15:45,801 --> 01:15:46,369
they

2843
01:15:46,369 --> 01:15:47,437
re doing a really

2844
01:15:47,437 --> 01:15:48,638
interesting program with

2845
01:15:48,638 --> 01:15:49,939
Issaquah Schools where they

2846
01:15:49,939 --> 01:15:51,574
have artists in residence in

2847
01:15:51,574 --> 01:15:53,376
the schools. So these are more

2848
01:15:53,376 --> 01:15:54,430
than just sort of one touch

2849
01:15:54,430 --> 01:15:54,477
programs. They

2850
01:15:54,477 --> 01:15:55,945
re really

2851
01:15:55,945 --> 01:15:57,280
building deep relationships

2852
01:15:57,280 --> 01:15:58,749
between those artists and the

2853
01:15:58,749 --> 01:16:01,840
students to build those skills

2854
01:16:01,840 --> 01:16:01,484
within the student population.

2855
01:16:01,484 --> 01:16:02,385
So they

2856
01:16:02,385 --> 01:16:04,385
re hiring teaching

2857
01:16:04,487 --> 01:16:05,688
artists right now. Um, I also

2858
01:16:05,688 --> 01:16:07,924
wanted to point out that we are

2859
01:16:07,924 --> 01:16:10,324
under contract with Auburn

2860
01:16:10,360 --> 01:16:11,361
Highline, Renton, Kent, Tukwila

2861
01:16:11,361 --> 01:16:12,929
and Federal Way school

2862
01:16:12,929 --> 01:16:14,764
districts for transportation

2863
01:16:14,764 --> 01:16:15,165
subsidies. So, uh, we

2864
01:16:15,165 --> 01:16:16,366
ve made

2865
01:16:16,366 --> 01:16:17,501
quite a lot of progress there

2866
01:16:17,501 --> 01:16:18,669
to make sure that students are

2867
01:16:18,669 --> 01:16:20,703
able to move back and forth

2868
01:16:20,703 --> 01:16:22,572
between cultural spaces and

2869
01:16:22,572 --> 01:16:23,173
their schools. Uh, we

2870
01:16:23,173 --> 01:16:24,241
re also

2871
01:16:24,241 --> 01:16:26,175
in conversation with the

2872
01:16:26,175 --> 01:16:26,877
Muckleshoot Tribal School and

2873
01:16:26,877 --> 01:16:28,111
working through that

2874
01:16:28,111 --> 01:16:30,790
partnership conversation right

2875
01:16:30,790 --> 01:16:31,181
now. And then we also have

2876
01:16:31,181 --> 01:16:32,982
conversations going with

2877
01:16:32,982 --> 01:16:34,384
Skykomish and Seattle Public

2878
01:16:34,384 --> 01:16:35,852
Schools. Both of those

2879
01:16:35,852 --> 01:16:37,354
districts needed to create some

2880
01:16:37,354 --> 01:16:38,755
internal, um, logistical

2881
01:16:38,755 --> 01:16:39,222
controls around accepting the

2882
01:16:39,222 --> 01:16:39,756
funding. So we

2883
01:16:39,756 --> 01:16:40,557
re just kind of

2884
01:16:40,557 --> 01:16:42,291
working through those

2885
01:16:42,291 --> 01:16:44,160
logistics, but we are well on

2886
01:16:44,160 --> 01:16:46,730
our way to expanding that

2887
01:16:46,730 --> 01:16:48,465
access for students. And I

2888
01:16:48,465 --> 01:16:50,233
think with that, I will hand it

2889
01:16:50,233 --> 01:16:52,633
back over to Brian.

2890
01:16:52,768 --> 01:16:55,538
Sure. So as we look ahead in

2891
01:16:55,538 --> 01:16:56,740
2026 and beyond, just a few,

2892
01:16:56,740 --> 01:16:58,441
um, issue areas and

2893
01:16:58,441 --> 01:17:00,276
opportunities that we see one

2894
01:17:00,276 --> 01:17:01,778
again is the increase in the

2895
01:17:01,778 --> 01:17:03,778
number of cultural

2896
01:17:03,880 --> 01:17:06,880
organizations. When I got to

2897
01:17:07,617 --> 01:17:09,786
for culture, this was 2014, um,

2898
01:17:09,786 --> 01:17:11,210
we estimated about 500 cultural

2899
01:17:11,210 --> 01:17:11,187
organizations. And again, now

2900
01:17:11,187 --> 01:17:12,255
we

2901
01:17:12,255 --> 01:17:14,957
re looking at serving over

2902
01:17:14,957 --> 01:17:16,426
1000 cultural organizations.

2903
01:17:16,426 --> 01:17:17,827
Um, there are consequences to

2904
01:17:17,827 --> 01:17:18,628
the carrying capacity of any

2905
01:17:18,628 --> 01:17:18,995
ecosystem. So that

2906
01:17:18,995 --> 01:17:20,960
s something

2907
01:17:20,960 --> 01:17:20,997
that we watch carefully. There

2908
01:17:20,997 --> 01:17:23,199
are going to be more

2909
01:17:23,199 --> 01:17:24,801
applications, um, seeking the

2910
01:17:24,801 --> 01:17:25,969
dollars that we have available,

2911
01:17:25,969 --> 01:17:27,270
but it also presents some

2912
01:17:27,270 --> 01:17:27,429
interesting opportunities. I

2913
01:17:27,429 --> 01:17:28,805
m

2914
01:17:28,805 --> 01:17:30,540
sure that you guys are well

2915
01:17:30,540 --> 01:17:32,743
aware of the number of

2916
01:17:32,743 --> 01:17:34,544
collaborative, um, operating

2917
01:17:34,544 --> 01:17:36,944
models that are being

2918
01:17:37,780 --> 01:17:40,282
undertaken. You saw a merger of

2919
01:17:40,282 --> 01:17:42,682
Seattle Shakespeare with the,

2920
01:17:42,819 --> 01:17:44,587
um, Got Act theater, which is

2921
01:17:44,587 --> 01:17:45,722
now Union Center, a

2922
01:17:45,722 --> 01:17:47,123
collaborative relationship

2923
01:17:47,123 --> 01:17:47,624
between the Seattle Rep and

2924
01:17:47,624 --> 01:17:49,580
Seattle Children

2925
01:17:49,580 --> 01:17:49,292
s Theater. Um,

2926
01:17:49,292 --> 01:17:51,270
and we

2927
01:17:51,270 --> 01:17:52,162
ve seen more recently a

2928
01:17:52,162 --> 01:17:53,930
merger between the Washington

2929
01:17:53,930 --> 01:17:55,565
State Jewish Historical Society

2930
01:17:55,565 --> 01:17:56,499
and the Jewish Federation of

2931
01:17:56,499 --> 01:17:58,899
Seattle. So I think

2932
01:17:59,100 --> 01:18:01,400
organizations are looking for

2933
01:18:01,400 --> 01:18:02,339
efficiencies among this kind of

2934
01:18:02,339 --> 01:18:03,606
increased competition within

2935
01:18:03,606 --> 01:18:04,407
the cultural sector and

2936
01:18:04,407 --> 01:18:06,175
increasing number of

2937
01:18:06,175 --> 01:18:08,278
organizations. And a lot of

2938
01:18:08,278 --> 01:18:09,979
this is happening with back end

2939
01:18:09,979 --> 01:18:10,147
administrative support. There

2940
01:18:10,147 --> 01:18:12,147
s

2941
01:18:12,349 --> 01:18:15,520
always been a long history of

2942
01:18:15,520 --> 01:18:15,918
programmatic relationships and

2943
01:18:15,918 --> 01:18:17,487
partnerships, and I think

2944
01:18:17,487 --> 01:18:19,550
people are now exploring more

2945
01:18:19,550 --> 01:18:21,391
of those from an administrative

2946
01:18:21,391 --> 01:18:22,559
side. Um, as Calandra shared,

2947
01:18:22,559 --> 01:18:24,627
um, one of the things that we

2948
01:18:24,627 --> 01:18:26,950
like everybody, um, are

2949
01:18:26,950 --> 01:18:27,697
watching, the impacts that

2950
01:18:27,697 --> 01:18:29,866
climate change is having on the

2951
01:18:29,866 --> 01:18:31,501
cultural sector, um, with the

2952
01:18:31,501 --> 01:18:32,735
increase in unpredictable and

2953
01:18:32,735 --> 01:18:32,969
volatile weather events, we

2954
01:18:32,969 --> 01:18:34,671
re

2955
01:18:34,671 --> 01:18:36,406
seeing more facility support

2956
01:18:36,406 --> 01:18:38,575
being needed on an emergency

2957
01:18:38,575 --> 01:18:40,844
basis, and we just see that

2958
01:18:40,844 --> 01:18:43,244
increasing every single year

2959
01:18:43,346 --> 01:18:45,315
and will continue to do so. And

2960
01:18:45,315 --> 01:18:47,417
then lastly is that, um, we had

2961
01:18:47,417 --> 01:18:48,818
shared during our last briefing

2962
01:18:48,818 --> 01:18:50,587
with this committee about our

2963
01:18:50,587 --> 01:18:50,787
evaluation framework, and

2964
01:18:50,787 --> 01:18:52,422
there

2965
01:18:52,422 --> 01:18:52,596
s a lot of data that

2966
01:18:52,596 --> 01:18:53,723
we

2967
01:18:53,723 --> 01:18:54,891
re gathering. And that is

2968
01:18:54,891 --> 01:18:56,193
only as valuable as the

2969
01:18:56,193 --> 01:18:58,160
information you can take from

2970
01:18:58,160 --> 01:18:58,328
it through synthesis. Um, so

2971
01:18:58,328 --> 01:18:59,695
we

2972
01:18:59,695 --> 01:19:00,620
re really undertaking that

2973
01:19:00,620 --> 01:19:01,264
because there

2974
01:19:01,264 --> 01:19:03,566
s a lot of

2975
01:19:03,566 --> 01:19:04,968
differentiation within those

2976
01:19:04,968 --> 01:19:06,502
thousand organizations that we

2977
01:19:06,502 --> 01:19:08,872
serve to, that we strive to

2978
01:19:08,872 --> 01:19:10,573
serve, um, by geography, by the

2979
01:19:10,573 --> 01:19:12,175
discipline that they represent,

2980
01:19:12,175 --> 01:19:13,543
by the size of the organization

2981
01:19:13,543 --> 01:19:15,344
themselves and the communities

2982
01:19:15,344 --> 01:19:17,447
that they want to serve. So

2983
01:19:17,447 --> 01:19:18,848
adaptation and evolution within

2984
01:19:18,848 --> 01:19:20,683
not only doors open, but us as

2985
01:19:20,683 --> 01:19:22,786
an organization, I think is key

2986
01:19:22,786 --> 01:19:24,988
to continuing to to serve this

2987
01:19:24,988 --> 01:19:25,888
growing number of organizations

2988
01:19:25,888 --> 01:19:26,222
and make sure that they

2989
01:19:26,222 --> 01:19:28,222
re

2990
01:19:28,291 --> 01:19:28,992
strengthened. So, as Calandra

2991
01:19:28,992 --> 01:19:29,148
shared, one of the things we

2992
01:19:29,148 --> 01:19:30,661
re

2993
01:19:30,661 --> 01:19:32,762
really proud of is the ability

2994
01:19:32,762 --> 01:19:34,197
to help a lot of these new and

2995
01:19:34,197 --> 01:19:35,365
emerging organizations, which

2996
01:19:35,365 --> 01:19:37,765
are typically smaller budget

2997
01:19:38,902 --> 01:19:40,103
size, typically, um, $200,000

2998
01:19:40,103 --> 01:19:42,138
annual operating budget or

2999
01:19:42,138 --> 01:19:43,774
below. Who need support, um,

3000
01:19:43,774 --> 01:19:44,941
technical assistance, capacity

3001
01:19:44,941 --> 01:19:46,777
building to make sure that

3002
01:19:46,777 --> 01:19:48,111
their internal operations are

3003
01:19:48,111 --> 01:19:50,279
strong. So we see that as a

3004
01:19:50,279 --> 01:19:51,982
continuing area of focus for us

3005
01:19:51,982 --> 01:19:52,167
as well. And then lastly, i

3006
01:19:52,167 --> 01:19:54,167
ll

3007
01:19:54,217 --> 01:19:56,119
just say outreach and

3008
01:19:56,119 --> 01:19:56,753
engagement. Um, we have got to

3009
01:19:56,753 --> 01:19:58,521
make sure that people

3010
01:19:58,521 --> 01:20:00,356
throughout this really large

3011
01:20:00,356 --> 01:20:02,358
county are aware of the

3012
01:20:02,358 --> 01:20:04,600
offerings of, for culture, um,

3013
01:20:04,600 --> 01:20:05,528
not just doors open, but all of

3014
01:20:05,528 --> 01:20:08,528
the support mechanisms that we

3015
01:20:08,698 --> 01:20:10,334
offer. So we are communications

3016
01:20:10,334 --> 01:20:11,401
department has really stepped

3017
01:20:11,401 --> 01:20:12,936
up their efforts when it comes

3018
01:20:12,936 --> 01:20:13,175
to outreach and engagement.

3019
01:20:13,175 --> 01:20:13,903
We

3020
01:20:13,903 --> 01:20:15,572
re doing a lot of work

3021
01:20:15,572 --> 01:20:16,772
around language justice and

3022
01:20:16,772 --> 01:20:19,800
accessibility, making sure that

3023
01:20:19,800 --> 01:20:20,943
we have translation services

3024
01:20:20,943 --> 01:20:22,145
that the any kind of collateral

3025
01:20:22,145 --> 01:20:23,380
marketing materials we have

3026
01:20:23,380 --> 01:20:25,148
have various languages on

3027
01:20:25,148 --> 01:20:27,117
those. So people can know who

3028
01:20:27,117 --> 01:20:27,417
we are and come to us. And I

3029
01:20:27,417 --> 01:20:28,418
think what

3030
01:20:28,418 --> 01:20:30,520
s really vital to

3031
01:20:30,520 --> 01:20:31,655
that is the people power that

3032
01:20:31,655 --> 01:20:33,490
we have here at the

3033
01:20:33,490 --> 01:20:34,624
organization. Everyone at For

3034
01:20:34,624 --> 01:20:36,860
culture, that came from a

3035
01:20:36,860 --> 01:20:38,461
museum or a theater or a dance

3036
01:20:38,461 --> 01:20:39,762
group or a choral group. So

3037
01:20:39,762 --> 01:20:40,830
when one picks up the phone or

3038
01:20:40,830 --> 01:20:41,970
they send the email, there

3039
01:20:41,970 --> 01:20:42,665
s

3040
01:20:42,665 --> 01:20:44,768
somebody there who can help

3041
01:20:44,768 --> 01:20:46,536
welcome them into who for

3042
01:20:46,536 --> 01:20:48,710
culture is and also guide them

3043
01:20:48,710 --> 01:20:49,906
to the appropriate resources.

3044
01:20:49,906 --> 01:20:51,341
And so much of that is us

3045
01:20:51,341 --> 01:20:52,943
getting outside the four walls

3046
01:20:52,943 --> 01:20:54,778
of this office and being there

3047
01:20:54,778 --> 01:20:56,445
in community at events, um,

3048
01:20:56,445 --> 01:20:56,697
getting to know folks because

3049
01:20:56,697 --> 01:20:57,647
there

3050
01:20:57,647 --> 01:20:58,148
s so many people on our

3051
01:20:58,148 --> 01:20:59,383
radar, there

3052
01:20:59,383 --> 01:21:01,251
s so many

3053
01:21:01,251 --> 01:21:02,652
organizations that we already

3054
01:21:02,652 --> 01:21:03,854
know and have known for years.

3055
01:21:03,854 --> 01:21:04,754
But being out in community

3056
01:21:04,754 --> 01:21:06,255
allows us to make those

3057
01:21:06,255 --> 01:21:07,857
connections to the folks who

3058
01:21:07,857 --> 01:21:09,192
maybe have never came to us for

3059
01:21:09,192 --> 01:21:10,927
funding. And as you saw from

3060
01:21:10,927 --> 01:21:12,620
the number of new applicants to

3061
01:21:12,620 --> 01:21:12,216
For culture, I think that

3062
01:21:12,216 --> 01:21:13,730
s

3063
01:21:13,730 --> 01:21:15,732
really successful. And a part

3064
01:21:15,732 --> 01:21:17,334
of that is and this is just so

3065
01:21:17,334 --> 01:21:17,767
much gratitude to the council

3066
01:21:17,767 --> 01:21:18,868
when there

3067
01:21:18,868 --> 01:21:19,202
s a new individual,

3068
01:21:19,202 --> 01:21:19,969
whether that

3069
01:21:19,969 --> 01:21:21,371
s an artist or a

3070
01:21:21,371 --> 01:21:22,372
new organization or just a

3071
01:21:22,372 --> 01:21:22,806
cultural group that

3072
01:21:22,806 --> 01:21:24,775
s kind of

3073
01:21:24,775 --> 01:21:26,543
nascent and forming. Um, when

3074
01:21:26,543 --> 01:21:27,843
you write, put us in contact

3075
01:21:27,843 --> 01:21:28,678
with them or anybody makes that

3076
01:21:28,678 --> 01:21:29,450
recommendation, we

3077
01:21:29,450 --> 01:21:29,613
re going to

3078
01:21:29,613 --> 01:21:29,846
get out there and we

3079
01:21:29,846 --> 01:21:30,380
re going

3080
01:21:30,380 --> 01:21:30,680
to talk to them. We

3081
01:21:30,680 --> 01:21:32,480
re going to

3082
01:21:32,480 --> 01:21:32,649
figure out what their mission

3083
01:21:32,649 --> 01:21:33,216
is, and if there

3084
01:21:33,216 --> 01:21:34,417
s an alignment

3085
01:21:34,417 --> 01:21:35,885
with the funding opportunities

3086
01:21:35,885 --> 01:21:38,354
that we have. And I think that

3087
01:21:38,354 --> 01:21:39,790
is going to be increasingly

3088
01:21:39,790 --> 01:21:42,580
important. That kind of boots

3089
01:21:42,580 --> 01:21:43,593
on the ground, um, engagement

3090
01:21:43,593 --> 01:21:45,428
with the cultural sectors, um,

3091
01:21:45,428 --> 01:21:47,597
throughout the county. So, um,

3092
01:21:47,597 --> 01:21:49,466
with that, I will conclude and

3093
01:21:49,466 --> 01:21:51,334
just say thank you. Um, on

3094
01:21:51,334 --> 01:21:52,335
behalf of all the staff of the

3095
01:21:52,335 --> 01:21:53,970
four culture Board of

3096
01:21:53,970 --> 01:21:55,171
directors, we love our working

3097
01:21:55,171 --> 01:21:56,672
relationship with all the

3098
01:21:56,672 --> 01:21:58,241
council members. Um, really

3099
01:21:58,241 --> 01:22:00,210
appreciate the ex-officio and

3100
01:22:00,210 --> 01:22:01,978
what they do and how they serve

3101
01:22:01,978 --> 01:22:02,137
on our board. And with that,

3102
01:22:02,137 --> 01:22:03,580
I

3103
01:22:03,580 --> 01:22:05,215
ll conclude and happy to take

3104
01:22:05,215 --> 01:22:07,215
any questions.

3105
01:22:07,984 --> 01:22:09,586
Thank you so much, Brian

3106
01:22:09,586 --> 01:22:10,687
Calandra and Clare for that

3107
01:22:10,687 --> 01:22:12,255
presentation. Thank you for

3108
01:22:12,255 --> 01:22:13,656
including their photo. I saw

3109
01:22:13,656 --> 01:22:15,240
the background of the Pacific

3110
01:22:15,240 --> 01:22:16,393
Science Center, which is now

3111
01:22:16,393 --> 01:22:18,194
that that area is now newly

3112
01:22:18,194 --> 01:22:19,463
open to the to the community. I

3113
01:22:19,463 --> 01:22:21,164
should say I finally got to see

3114
01:22:21,164 --> 01:22:23,366
that recently. Thank you all

3115
01:22:23,366 --> 01:22:23,999
for that presentation. Um,

3116
01:22:23,999 --> 01:22:24,767
colleagues, I

3117
01:22:24,767 --> 01:22:26,236
m gonna open it

3118
01:22:26,236 --> 01:22:28,705
up for questions from you about

3119
01:22:28,705 --> 01:22:30,390
the report. Uh Councilmember

3120
01:22:30,390 --> 01:22:31,174
Perry. Vice. Uh, well, Chair

3121
01:22:31,174 --> 01:22:32,975
Perry of the Council.

3122
01:22:32,975 --> 01:22:34,975
Thank you.

3123
01:22:36,246 --> 01:22:38,214
Thank you very much. Uh, Chair

3124
01:22:38,214 --> 01:22:39,516
Barron. And thank you very

3125
01:22:39,516 --> 01:22:41,484
much. Also to Executive

3126
01:22:41,484 --> 01:22:42,485
Director Carter, uh, government

3127
01:22:42,485 --> 01:22:44,220
relations manager, Clare

3128
01:22:44,220 --> 01:22:45,288
Riccio, director Calandra

3129
01:22:45,288 --> 01:22:46,690
Childers, for taking the time

3130
01:22:46,690 --> 01:22:48,558
to provide us with this great

3131
01:22:48,558 --> 01:22:49,125
update on the report and the

3132
01:22:49,125 --> 01:22:50,930
great work you

3133
01:22:50,930 --> 01:22:50,993
re doing and the

3134
01:22:50,993 --> 01:22:52,362
and the folks who are

3135
01:22:52,362 --> 01:22:53,562
interested in nominating them

3136
01:22:53,562 --> 01:22:54,597
and bringing them on board and

3137
01:22:54,597 --> 01:22:55,665
making sure everybody is

3138
01:22:55,665 --> 01:22:57,300
successful on behalf of

3139
01:22:57,300 --> 01:22:59,201
everyone. And in King County,

3140
01:22:59,201 --> 01:23:01,537
this is really exciting. And

3141
01:23:01,537 --> 01:23:01,837
and I have a few questions. So,

3142
01:23:01,837 --> 01:23:02,638
chair, I

3143
01:23:02,638 --> 01:23:04,341
ll check in with you

3144
01:23:04,341 --> 01:23:05,708
to see if I need to, if we need

3145
01:23:05,708 --> 01:23:07,420
to go online for that or go to

3146
01:23:07,420 --> 01:23:07,510
the next person for Robert

3147
01:23:07,510 --> 01:23:09,278
s

3148
01:23:09,278 --> 01:23:11,247
Rules. Um.

3149
01:23:11,247 --> 01:23:11,414
You can keep going until until

3150
01:23:11,414 --> 01:23:11,948
you

3151
01:23:11,948 --> 01:23:12,448
re done.

3152
01:23:12,448 --> 01:23:13,249
Okay?

3153
01:23:13,249 --> 01:23:14,651
Okay. Wow. That

3154
01:23:14,651 --> 01:23:16,186
s great. Okay.

3155
01:23:16,186 --> 01:23:17,654
Um, as you mentioned, when

3156
01:23:17,654 --> 01:23:19,654
council originally adopted

3157
01:23:19,723 --> 01:23:21,591
doors open, the implementation

3158
01:23:21,591 --> 01:23:24,270
plan required for culture to

3159
01:23:24,270 --> 01:23:25,795
distribute at least 25% to

3160
01:23:25,795 --> 01:23:27,964
communities outside of the

3161
01:23:27,964 --> 01:23:29,366
Seattle area. And, uh, you

3162
01:23:29,366 --> 01:23:30,567
know, that was something that

3163
01:23:30,567 --> 01:23:32,402
was important to me in that

3164
01:23:32,402 --> 01:23:33,536
final vote. And in your report,

3165
01:23:33,536 --> 01:23:35,438
you mentioned pork culture

3166
01:23:35,438 --> 01:23:37,438
exceeded the 25% minimum

3167
01:23:37,574 --> 01:23:39,409
funding for organizations

3168
01:23:39,409 --> 01:23:41,444
outside of the Seattle area and

3169
01:23:41,444 --> 01:23:43,179
the 10% minimum for communities

3170
01:23:43,179 --> 01:23:45,179
of opportunity for

3171
01:23:45,181 --> 01:23:46,916
organizations serving

3172
01:23:46,916 --> 01:23:47,317
vulnerable populations. I

3173
01:23:47,317 --> 01:23:48,384
m

3174
01:23:48,384 --> 01:23:49,819
interested to know if you have

3175
01:23:49,819 --> 01:23:51,354
a dollar value for the total

3176
01:23:51,354 --> 01:23:52,721
amount of funds distributed to

3177
01:23:52,721 --> 01:23:54,721
jurisdictions outside of

3178
01:23:55,580 --> 01:23:56,226
Seattle. Um, and the staff

3179
01:23:56,226 --> 01:23:59,226
report notes the number of

3180
01:23:59,529 --> 01:24:00,960
funds distributed uh, in each

3181
01:24:00,960 --> 01:24:00,463
district. But I

3182
01:24:00,463 --> 01:24:02,463
d like to

3183
01:24:02,699 --> 01:24:05,101
understand this. The full, uh,

3184
01:24:05,101 --> 01:24:05,335
sum sum total that was that

3185
01:24:05,335 --> 01:24:06,535
s

3186
01:24:06,535 --> 01:24:07,537
one question. And we can get

3187
01:24:07,537 --> 01:24:08,871
this information offline

3188
01:24:08,871 --> 01:24:09,720
because numbers on the dais,

3189
01:24:09,720 --> 01:24:09,472
they

3190
01:24:09,472 --> 01:24:11,241
re not it

3191
01:24:11,241 --> 01:24:13,420
s not great. Uh,

3192
01:24:13,420 --> 01:24:14,911
so I would be happy to receive

3193
01:24:14,911 --> 01:24:16,790
that. Um, I

3194
01:24:16,790 --> 01:24:17,413
m also interested

3195
01:24:17,413 --> 01:24:18,815
to know how our culture

3196
01:24:18,815 --> 01:24:20,617
approached meeting that

3197
01:24:20,617 --> 01:24:22,485
requirement and the steps of

3198
01:24:22,485 --> 01:24:23,586
strategies you took together to

3199
01:24:23,586 --> 01:24:23,754
reach communities that haven

3200
01:24:23,754 --> 01:24:25,188
t

3201
01:24:25,188 --> 01:24:26,355
traditionally been engaged or

3202
01:24:26,355 --> 01:24:27,557
had access to these

3203
01:24:27,557 --> 01:24:28,158
opportunities. I

3204
01:24:28,158 --> 01:24:29,358
m especially

3205
01:24:29,358 --> 01:24:30,827
interested in hearing about

3206
01:24:30,827 --> 01:24:32,128
efforts to reach first time

3207
01:24:32,128 --> 01:24:32,996
applicants in rural

3208
01:24:32,996 --> 01:24:33,630
communities, so I

3209
01:24:33,630 --> 01:24:34,970
ll stop there

3210
01:24:34,970 --> 01:24:35,364
and see if there

3211
01:24:35,364 --> 01:24:36,433
s a response

3212
01:24:36,433 --> 01:24:38,433
to that.

3213
01:24:38,601 --> 01:24:39,468
Sure. Thanks for the questions,

3214
01:24:39,468 --> 01:24:40,200
Councilmember Perry. We

3215
01:24:40,200 --> 01:24:41,104
ll get

3216
01:24:41,104 --> 01:24:42,439
back to you with the exact

3217
01:24:42,439 --> 01:24:43,606
details about the funds that

3218
01:24:43,606 --> 01:24:44,407
went outside the city of

3219
01:24:44,407 --> 01:24:44,707
Seattle. We can do that

3220
01:24:44,707 --> 01:24:45,275
quickly. We

3221
01:24:45,275 --> 01:24:47,376
ll get it to you

3222
01:24:47,376 --> 01:24:47,644
today. As far as how we

3223
01:24:47,644 --> 01:24:49,112
re

3224
01:24:49,112 --> 01:24:51,470
reaching, um, folks that are

3225
01:24:51,470 --> 01:24:52,248
either first time applicants or

3226
01:24:52,248 --> 01:24:53,984
awardees or just have been

3227
01:24:53,984 --> 01:24:55,485
historically underserved by

3228
01:24:55,485 --> 01:24:57,200
funding sources, including

3229
01:24:57,200 --> 01:24:57,820
governmental services. It

3230
01:24:57,820 --> 01:24:59,522
s,

3231
01:24:59,522 --> 01:25:01,156
um, there are quite a few

3232
01:25:01,156 --> 01:25:03,920
efforts that we undertake. We

3233
01:25:03,920 --> 01:25:06,692
partner with a lot of different

3234
01:25:07,300 --> 01:25:08,531
media organizations in a lot of

3235
01:25:08,531 --> 01:25:09,832
different languages that are

3236
01:25:09,832 --> 01:25:11,634
really commonly used throughout

3237
01:25:11,634 --> 01:25:12,969
King County. That is one of the

3238
01:25:12,969 --> 01:25:13,903
ways in which we spread the

3239
01:25:13,903 --> 01:25:14,570
good word about what we

3240
01:25:14,570 --> 01:25:15,705
re

3241
01:25:15,705 --> 01:25:17,440
doing. We also have a really

3242
01:25:17,440 --> 01:25:19,241
robust outreach and engagement

3243
01:25:19,241 --> 01:25:19,542
program called hello. And I

3244
01:25:19,542 --> 01:25:20,242
think what

3245
01:25:20,242 --> 01:25:21,277
s fantastic about

3246
01:25:21,277 --> 01:25:21,811
this program, it isn

3247
01:25:21,811 --> 01:25:23,811
t simply

3248
01:25:23,813 --> 01:25:24,447
that we set up the table at the

3249
01:25:24,447 --> 01:25:25,782
fair. It

3250
01:25:25,782 --> 01:25:27,684
s a really intentional

3251
01:25:27,684 --> 01:25:29,684
partnership with community

3252
01:25:29,685 --> 01:25:31,287
groups on the ground, um, at

3253
01:25:31,287 --> 01:25:32,755
their organizations. And we ask

3254
01:25:32,755 --> 01:25:34,924
them to help us identify

3255
01:25:34,924 --> 01:25:36,759
artists or creatives or

3256
01:25:36,759 --> 01:25:38,260
cultural groups that can come

3257
01:25:38,260 --> 01:25:39,996
to these gatherings and get to

3258
01:25:39,996 --> 01:25:42,640
know us and our staff and the

3259
01:25:42,640 --> 01:25:44,670
offerings that we have. Um, we

3260
01:25:44,670 --> 01:25:44,935
also really rely on the folks

3261
01:25:44,935 --> 01:25:46,135
that are affiliated with the

3262
01:25:46,135 --> 01:25:47,904
organization so that staff

3263
01:25:47,904 --> 01:25:49,138
members being out in the field

3264
01:25:49,138 --> 01:25:50,606
and I mean all over rural

3265
01:25:50,606 --> 01:25:52,606
areas, unincorporated areas,

3266
01:25:52,841 --> 01:25:54,611
suburban areas, um, South King

3267
01:25:54,611 --> 01:25:56,146
County northeast, we try and be

3268
01:25:56,146 --> 01:25:57,713
out as much as we can, but we

3269
01:25:57,713 --> 01:25:59,315
have staff members doing that

3270
01:25:59,315 --> 01:26:00,250
and carrying the, um, the For

3271
01:26:00,250 --> 01:26:02,118
Culture banner and its

3272
01:26:02,118 --> 01:26:04,654
offerings. We also have all our

3273
01:26:04,654 --> 01:26:05,789
five, um, advisory committees,

3274
01:26:05,789 --> 01:26:07,390
all the members that are part

3275
01:26:07,390 --> 01:26:09,325
of that. We give them training

3276
01:26:09,325 --> 01:26:11,193
and orientation and ask them to

3277
01:26:11,193 --> 01:26:12,862
also like tap into their

3278
01:26:12,862 --> 01:26:13,896
networks and be constantly

3279
01:26:13,896 --> 01:26:15,364
telling people that we are

3280
01:26:15,364 --> 01:26:17,330
there. And then lastly, our

3281
01:26:17,330 --> 01:26:19,680
board members who also fill

3282
01:26:19,680 --> 01:26:20,536
that role. So those are just

3283
01:26:20,536 --> 01:26:22,305
some of the efforts that we

3284
01:26:22,305 --> 01:26:24,874
undertake. But there are also a

3285
01:26:24,874 --> 01:26:27,177
lot of, um, partnerships that

3286
01:26:27,177 --> 01:26:28,645
occur with individual awardees

3287
01:26:28,645 --> 01:26:29,779
where they might have an event

3288
01:26:29,779 --> 01:26:31,380
or they have a fair, or they

3289
01:26:31,380 --> 01:26:32,481
have a festival and they ask

3290
01:26:32,481 --> 01:26:33,149
us, hey, will you come and will

3291
01:26:33,149 --> 01:26:33,483
you share what you

3292
01:26:33,483 --> 01:26:33,850
re doing,

3293
01:26:33,850 --> 01:26:34,417
whether that

3294
01:26:34,417 --> 01:26:36,218
s, you know, me

3295
01:26:36,218 --> 01:26:37,386
showing up and letting people

3296
01:26:37,386 --> 01:26:39,422
know about the offerings that

3297
01:26:39,422 --> 01:26:39,591
we have or is a table. So we

3298
01:26:39,591 --> 01:26:41,224
re

3299
01:26:41,224 --> 01:26:42,859
trying to be responsive as

3300
01:26:42,859 --> 01:26:44,794
well. But the critical part is

3301
01:26:44,794 --> 01:26:46,997
we need those community members

3302
01:26:46,997 --> 01:26:48,597
that are from that geographic

3303
01:26:48,597 --> 01:26:48,832
area to tell us, hey, here

3304
01:26:48,832 --> 01:26:49,980
s

3305
01:26:49,980 --> 01:26:49,698
who you

3306
01:26:49,698 --> 01:26:50,990
re missing, here

3307
01:26:50,990 --> 01:26:50,266
s who

3308
01:26:50,266 --> 01:26:51,670
you

3309
01:26:51,670 --> 01:26:51,233
re not seeing. I think

3310
01:26:51,233 --> 01:26:52,468
we

3311
01:26:52,468 --> 01:26:53,770
re very fortunate that our

3312
01:26:53,770 --> 01:26:54,538
network has those great

3313
01:26:54,538 --> 01:26:54,970
ambassadors, and that

3314
01:26:54,970 --> 01:26:56,806
s how so

3315
01:26:56,806 --> 01:26:58,700
many new folks come to us and

3316
01:26:58,700 --> 01:26:58,975
how we get out. The word about

3317
01:26:58,975 --> 01:27:00,975
for culture.

3318
01:27:02,211 --> 01:27:05,811
I appreciate that. Um, uh, and,

3319
01:27:06,783 --> 01:27:08,752
and, um, one of the things that

3320
01:27:08,752 --> 01:27:09,850
the exec has been doing, it

3321
01:27:09,850 --> 01:27:10,186
s

3322
01:27:10,186 --> 01:27:11,755
actually pretty close to my

3323
01:27:11,755 --> 01:27:13,389
heart, is the community

3324
01:27:13,389 --> 01:27:13,823
building element. One of his

3325
01:27:13,823 --> 01:27:15,492
four b

3326
01:27:15,492 --> 01:27:16,259
s. And it was formally

3327
01:27:16,259 --> 01:27:16,659
boots on the ground, it

3328
01:27:16,659 --> 01:27:18,659
s now

3329
01:27:18,828 --> 01:27:18,986
building connecting or better.

3330
01:27:18,986 --> 01:27:19,729
I

3331
01:27:19,729 --> 01:27:21,331
m going to have to figure

3332
01:27:21,331 --> 01:27:24,331
that one out. Sorry, sorry.

3333
01:27:24,701 --> 01:27:26,802
Exact. Uh, but but I have a pal

3334
01:27:26,802 --> 01:27:28,872
in his office, Angela, who is

3335
01:27:28,872 --> 01:27:30,106
our Eastside person. Right? Who

3336
01:27:30,106 --> 01:27:31,141
is the person who is

3337
01:27:31,141 --> 01:27:33,810
representing him on the east

3338
01:27:33,810 --> 01:27:36,790
side between Angela and, um,

3339
01:27:36,790 --> 01:27:36,879
Department of Local Services.

3340
01:27:36,879 --> 01:27:37,814
Uh, Leon Richardson

3341
01:27:37,814 --> 01:27:38,130
s team.

3342
01:27:38,130 --> 01:27:40,130
They

3343
01:27:40,951 --> 01:27:42,419
re everywhere. So in my

3344
01:27:42,419 --> 01:27:43,453
district, Issaquah, Samammish,

3345
01:27:43,453 --> 01:27:45,254
Redmond, Woodinville. The

3346
01:27:45,254 --> 01:27:46,890
Snoqualmie Valley is festival

3347
01:27:46,890 --> 01:27:47,624
time. There

3348
01:27:47,624 --> 01:27:49,624
s everything at

3349
01:27:49,926 --> 01:27:50,126
Skykomish tunnel day Saturday.

3350
01:27:50,126 --> 01:27:51,327
There

3351
01:27:51,327 --> 01:27:52,295
s there. Everything is

3352
01:27:52,295 --> 01:27:52,695
happening right now. It

3353
01:27:52,695 --> 01:27:53,896
s very

3354
01:27:53,896 --> 01:27:55,365
visible. Art ministry, all

3355
01:27:55,365 --> 01:27:57,765
these different things. You

3356
01:27:58,200 --> 01:27:59,869
have a smaller team to be able

3357
01:27:59,869 --> 01:28:01,771
to reach all of those areas. I

3358
01:28:01,771 --> 01:28:04,908
would love to send you my, uh,

3359
01:28:04,908 --> 01:28:06,750
my, um, uh, connections for

3360
01:28:06,750 --> 01:28:06,242
those nonprofits, which I

3361
01:28:06,242 --> 01:28:07,443
m

3362
01:28:07,443 --> 01:28:09,780
sure that you have already, but

3363
01:28:09,780 --> 01:28:11,800
specifically the festivals and

3364
01:28:11,800 --> 01:28:12,448
the and the outreach, um,

3365
01:28:12,448 --> 01:28:13,883
because it would be really

3366
01:28:13,883 --> 01:28:16,786
wonderful to have you at the

3367
01:28:16,786 --> 01:28:19,155
nonprofit festival at Carnation

3368
01:28:19,155 --> 01:28:19,422
Farms incarnation, where

3369
01:28:19,422 --> 01:28:20,423
everybody

3370
01:28:20,423 --> 01:28:21,658
s highlighted those

3371
01:28:21,658 --> 01:28:21,857
kinds of things, where where

3372
01:28:21,857 --> 01:28:22,826
there

3373
01:28:22,826 --> 01:28:24,694
s just terrific

3374
01:28:24,694 --> 01:28:26,295
opportunity for visibility. We

3375
01:28:26,295 --> 01:28:28,164
send people to you all the

3376
01:28:28,164 --> 01:28:29,966
time. And I was really thrilled

3377
01:28:29,966 --> 01:28:30,633
to see in the report all of the

3378
01:28:30,633 --> 01:28:31,101
efforts that you

3379
01:28:31,101 --> 01:28:32,702
re making to

3380
01:28:32,702 --> 01:28:34,104
reach out to our folks, Oxbow

3381
01:28:34,104 --> 01:28:35,772
and the emergency areas as

3382
01:28:35,772 --> 01:28:36,973
well. But there is a really,

3383
01:28:36,973 --> 01:28:38,441
really strong interest, and I

3384
01:28:38,441 --> 01:28:38,665
want to make sure that you that

3385
01:28:38,665 --> 01:28:39,676
we

3386
01:28:39,676 --> 01:28:39,888
re all blooming where we

3387
01:28:39,888 --> 01:28:41,888
re

3388
01:28:41,977 --> 01:28:43,879
planted and then we can cross

3389
01:28:43,879 --> 01:28:45,448
pollinate, you know, and so

3390
01:28:45,448 --> 01:28:47,848
having that, having that

3391
01:28:47,884 --> 01:28:50,554
opportunity to really invest in

3392
01:28:50,554 --> 01:28:51,888
these areas will create those

3393
01:28:51,888 --> 01:28:52,650
thriving communities that

3394
01:28:52,650 --> 01:28:53,490
you

3395
01:28:53,490 --> 01:28:54,857
re trying to do everywhere.

3396
01:28:54,857 --> 01:28:57,160
And I appreciate that. And I

3397
01:28:57,160 --> 01:28:59,560
appreciate your, um, continued

3398
01:29:01,630 --> 01:29:03,990
vigilance on, uh, your finances

3399
01:29:03,990 --> 01:29:04,567
and how you are appropriating

3400
01:29:04,567 --> 01:29:04,725
these things. It is something

3401
01:29:04,725 --> 01:29:06,725
I

3402
01:29:07,536 --> 01:29:09,939
m keenly aware of right now.

3403
01:29:09,939 --> 01:29:13,539
And, um, and, and the diligence

3404
01:29:15,211 --> 01:29:17,647
is with which you, um, conduct,

3405
01:29:17,647 --> 01:29:20,160
uh, your team, your business,

3406
01:29:20,160 --> 01:29:21,283
um, is very much appreciated.

3407
01:29:21,283 --> 01:29:23,520
And I just want to take a

3408
01:29:23,520 --> 01:29:25,421
moment to say that one final

3409
01:29:25,421 --> 01:29:27,723
thing you had in your slides,

3410
01:29:27,723 --> 01:29:30,123
some crazy amount of 156

3411
01:29:30,593 --> 01:29:32,361
million not yet spent. And, uh,

3412
01:29:32,361 --> 01:29:32,595
the point that you made was

3413
01:29:32,595 --> 01:29:34,197
that it

3414
01:29:34,197 --> 01:29:35,931
s encumbered by some of

3415
01:29:35,931 --> 01:29:38,601
these grants. It would be great

3416
01:29:38,601 --> 01:29:42,805
to have a visual or a line that

3417
01:29:42,805 --> 01:29:43,239
shows encumbered by year out.

3418
01:29:43,239 --> 01:29:45,239
So if I

3419
01:29:46,509 --> 01:29:47,910
m looking 156 million

3420
01:29:47,910 --> 01:29:48,377
not spent and we know it

3421
01:29:48,377 --> 01:29:49,445
s 100

3422
01:29:49,445 --> 01:29:49,946
million a year coming and

3423
01:29:49,946 --> 01:29:50,747
coming, right, that

3424
01:29:50,747 --> 01:29:52,615
s going to

3425
01:29:52,615 --> 01:29:54,417
grow, uh, and dissipate, but

3426
01:29:54,417 --> 01:29:55,685
also substantially grow. And so

3427
01:29:55,685 --> 01:29:57,586
it would be very helpful to

3428
01:29:57,586 --> 01:29:59,722
have a third column, uh, third

3429
01:29:59,722 --> 01:30:01,724
row that shows encumbered in

3430
01:30:01,724 --> 01:30:03,724
26, encumbered and 27

3431
01:30:03,726 --> 01:30:05,695
encumbered in 20 and so forth

3432
01:30:05,695 --> 01:30:06,796
as we go along so that we can

3433
01:30:06,796 --> 01:30:08,164
get to what hasn

3434
01:30:08,164 --> 01:30:10,164
t been awarded.

3435
01:30:10,433 --> 01:30:12,135
And what is encumbered. Is it

3436
01:30:12,135 --> 01:30:13,436
entirely encumbered? Is there

3437
01:30:13,436 --> 01:30:15,138
something else going on in

3438
01:30:15,138 --> 01:30:16,573
those, in those numbers that we

3439
01:30:16,573 --> 01:30:18,173
should know about? Uh, for

3440
01:30:18,173 --> 01:30:19,242
transparency and visibility?

3441
01:30:19,242 --> 01:30:20,509
Okay. Happy to do that and

3442
01:30:20,509 --> 01:30:21,144
would welcome any list of

3443
01:30:21,144 --> 01:30:21,944
events. And we

3444
01:30:21,944 --> 01:30:22,912
ll do our best

3445
01:30:22,912 --> 01:30:24,613
to get out there.

3446
01:30:24,613 --> 01:30:25,815
Okay. Thank you very much to

3447
01:30:25,815 --> 01:30:26,810
you and the entire team for all

3448
01:30:26,810 --> 01:30:27,784
that you

3449
01:30:27,784 --> 01:30:29,784
re doing.

3450
01:30:30,487 --> 01:30:31,854
Thank you, Councilmember Perry.

3451
01:30:31,854 --> 01:30:33,623
Uh, colleagues, other questions

3452
01:30:33,623 --> 01:30:35,224
from colleagues on the for the

3453
01:30:35,224 --> 01:30:36,759
for Culture team. Councilmember

3454
01:30:36,759 --> 01:30:38,759
Fain.

3455
01:30:40,163 --> 01:30:42,198
So much. Um, thanks, Brian. I

3456
01:30:42,198 --> 01:30:43,433
appreciate the framing of your

3457
01:30:43,433 --> 01:30:44,366
presentation and the

3458
01:30:44,366 --> 01:30:45,468
acknowledgement of the

3459
01:30:45,468 --> 01:30:47,468
importance of accountability

3460
01:30:47,670 --> 01:30:49,372
and and good governance. Um,

3461
01:30:49,372 --> 01:30:51,772
Chair Perry or Councilmember

3462
01:30:54,543 --> 01:30:54,910
Perry touched on, um, a topic

3463
01:30:54,910 --> 01:30:56,910
that I

3464
01:30:56,980 --> 01:30:57,179
m sensitive to, and

3465
01:30:57,179 --> 01:30:59,179
that

3466
01:31:00,750 --> 01:31:03,750
s the amount of funding

3467
01:31:03,819 --> 01:31:06,155
that goes, um, around the

3468
01:31:06,155 --> 01:31:08,858
entire county. And so I was

3469
01:31:08,858 --> 01:31:11,858
while we were chatting, um,

3470
01:31:12,395 --> 01:31:14,964
here looked and so 38 million,

3471
01:31:14,964 --> 01:31:16,766
over 38 million, um, was

3472
01:31:16,766 --> 01:31:19,402
awarded last year in your

3473
01:31:19,402 --> 01:31:22,872
report. And I the report also

3474
01:31:22,872 --> 01:31:25,608
says that, um, around 30% was

3475
01:31:25,608 --> 01:31:25,808
awarded outside of Seattle. So

3476
01:31:25,808 --> 01:31:27,808
that

3477
01:31:27,910 --> 01:31:30,310
s over 11 million outside

3478
01:31:30,747 --> 01:31:32,916
of Seattle. And so, um, when I

3479
01:31:32,916 --> 01:31:36,516
was looking at the data, it

3480
01:31:36,919 --> 01:31:39,788
looked like funding is largely

3481
01:31:39,788 --> 01:31:42,788
concentrated in a small number

3482
01:31:43,793 --> 01:31:45,261
of, uh, council districts. And

3483
01:31:45,261 --> 01:31:47,261
some districts aren

3484
01:31:48,970 --> 01:31:49,399
t, um, even

3485
01:31:49,399 --> 01:31:49,556
competitive. They are. They

3486
01:31:49,556 --> 01:31:50,967
re

3487
01:31:50,967 --> 01:31:51,167
receiving few awards and some

3488
01:31:51,167 --> 01:31:52,568
aren

3489
01:31:52,568 --> 01:31:54,968
t even applying for

3490
01:31:58,374 --> 01:32:00,843
awards. And, um. Within those

3491
01:32:00,843 --> 01:32:02,145
that are outside of Seattle, a

3492
01:32:02,145 --> 01:32:03,212
large share appears

3493
01:32:03,212 --> 01:32:05,212
concentrated in certain

3494
01:32:06,820 --> 01:32:07,717
communities that already have a

3495
01:32:07,717 --> 01:32:09,586
well-established cultural

3496
01:32:09,586 --> 01:32:11,586
infrastructure like Bellevue

3497
01:32:13,880 --> 01:32:15,925
and, um, Vachon and Redmond.

3498
01:32:15,925 --> 01:32:18,828
Um, and so I wanted to kind of

3499
01:32:18,828 --> 01:32:20,730
ask you a question, backing up

3500
01:32:20,730 --> 01:32:22,164
and looking at this at a high

3501
01:32:22,164 --> 01:32:23,466
level, what do we think about

3502
01:32:23,466 --> 01:32:25,400
or what is your culture? Think

3503
01:32:25,400 --> 01:32:27,800
about the balance between

3504
01:32:31,607 --> 01:32:34,700
funding existing, um, strong

3505
01:32:34,877 --> 01:32:37,113
organizations versus or and

3506
01:32:37,113 --> 01:32:38,280
building cultural capacity in

3507
01:32:38,280 --> 01:32:38,648
these communities that don

3508
01:32:38,648 --> 01:32:40,648
t

3509
01:32:41,170 --> 01:32:43,417
have those organizations or

3510
01:32:43,853 --> 01:32:46,853
infrastructure and is the goal

3511
01:32:47,923 --> 01:32:51,523
to really create or expect that

3512
01:32:51,627 --> 01:32:53,797
every part of King County will

3513
01:32:53,797 --> 01:32:55,764
develop that capacity to

3514
01:32:55,764 --> 01:32:57,299
compete? Or are we going to

3515
01:32:57,299 --> 01:32:57,567
acknowledge that some areas

3516
01:32:57,567 --> 01:32:59,567
just don

3517
01:33:00,103 --> 01:33:01,871
t have that capacity?

3518
01:33:01,871 --> 01:33:05,474
Um, and we find a way to

3519
01:33:05,474 --> 01:33:05,941
support in other ways.

3520
01:33:05,941 --> 01:33:06,609
Yeah, that

3521
01:33:06,609 --> 01:33:07,410
s a that

3522
01:33:07,410 --> 01:33:07,843
s a it

3523
01:33:07,843 --> 01:33:09,112
s a

3524
01:33:09,112 --> 01:33:12,112
big topic. I appreciate you

3525
01:33:13,382 --> 01:33:15,985
surfacing it. Um, well, I would

3526
01:33:15,985 --> 01:33:18,385
say that the geographic

3527
01:33:18,721 --> 01:33:19,989
distribution of funds, um, the,

3528
01:33:19,989 --> 01:33:21,924
the floor of it right through

3529
01:33:21,924 --> 01:33:23,626
the ordinance is $1 million to

3530
01:33:23,626 --> 01:33:25,862
each county council district

3531
01:33:25,862 --> 01:33:27,263
and then 25% outside the city

3532
01:33:27,263 --> 01:33:29,632
of Seattle. And those marks

3533
01:33:29,632 --> 01:33:31,267
have been hit or exceeded. Um,

3534
01:33:31,267 --> 01:33:32,768
but again, that was the floor

3535
01:33:32,768 --> 01:33:33,870
for me. Um, one of the reasons

3536
01:33:33,870 --> 01:33:35,437
that I came to for culture,

3537
01:33:35,437 --> 01:33:37,706
because I believe in a more

3538
01:33:37,706 --> 01:33:39,308
equitable distribution of funds

3539
01:33:39,308 --> 01:33:40,776
to communities and individuals

3540
01:33:40,776 --> 01:33:42,345
that have been historically

3541
01:33:42,345 --> 01:33:44,280
marginalized from those

3542
01:33:44,280 --> 01:33:46,248
opportunities. So that, to me,

3543
01:33:46,248 --> 01:33:48,451
is the the value that I hold,

3544
01:33:48,451 --> 01:33:48,951
that the organization holds and

3545
01:33:48,951 --> 01:33:50,186
something that we

3546
01:33:50,186 --> 01:33:51,954
re constantly

3547
01:33:51,954 --> 01:33:52,321
working towards. I think it

3548
01:33:52,321 --> 01:33:52,488
s

3549
01:33:52,488 --> 01:33:54,488
it

3550
01:33:54,824 --> 01:33:56,993
s complicated in that each

3551
01:33:56,993 --> 01:33:59,161
particular city within King

3552
01:33:59,161 --> 01:34:00,596
County has a different level of

3553
01:34:00,596 --> 01:34:03,320
call it cultural health. How

3554
01:34:03,320 --> 01:34:05,268
many organizations in which

3555
01:34:05,268 --> 01:34:06,336
disciplines, their sizes, what

3556
01:34:06,336 --> 01:34:07,236
are their service areas, and

3557
01:34:07,236 --> 01:34:07,871
what are their programmatic

3558
01:34:07,871 --> 01:34:08,938
offerings? It

3559
01:34:08,938 --> 01:34:10,938
s really

3560
01:34:11,641 --> 01:34:12,809
variable, I will say, outside

3561
01:34:12,809 --> 01:34:13,760
the city of Seattle. And I

3562
01:34:13,760 --> 01:34:13,575
mean, we

3563
01:34:13,575 --> 01:34:15,911
re not talking about

3564
01:34:15,911 --> 01:34:18,914
specific cities, but there is a

3565
01:34:18,914 --> 01:34:21,817
really high success rate of

3566
01:34:21,817 --> 01:34:22,886
organizations in some of these.

3567
01:34:22,886 --> 01:34:24,220
In some of these, both council

3568
01:34:24,220 --> 01:34:25,522
districts and cities outside

3569
01:34:25,522 --> 01:34:26,956
the city of Seattle. So it

3570
01:34:26,956 --> 01:34:28,224
might end up being a lower

3571
01:34:28,224 --> 01:34:29,758
number of applications that are

3572
01:34:29,758 --> 01:34:31,694
submitted, but tends to be a

3573
01:34:31,694 --> 01:34:33,329
higher success rate, I think,

3574
01:34:33,329 --> 01:34:34,897
towards your larger question of

3575
01:34:34,897 --> 01:34:36,733
does your culture prioritize

3576
01:34:36,733 --> 01:34:38,167
right funding that what that

3577
01:34:38,167 --> 01:34:39,268
which exists that

3578
01:34:39,268 --> 01:34:40,269
s strong and

3579
01:34:40,269 --> 01:34:42,669
supported through other funding

3580
01:34:42,672 --> 01:34:45,720
mechanisms or growing. Right.

3581
01:34:45,241 --> 01:34:47,443
The cultural ecosystem and

3582
01:34:47,443 --> 01:34:49,450
strengthening small burgeoning

3583
01:34:49,450 --> 01:34:49,207
new organizations? I think it

3584
01:34:49,207 --> 01:34:50,980
s

3585
01:34:50,980 --> 01:34:53,449
always a balance of both. For

3586
01:34:53,449 --> 01:34:55,150
me, it is a really complicated

3587
01:34:55,150 --> 01:34:56,219
web of different size

3588
01:34:56,219 --> 01:34:57,587
organizations that have

3589
01:34:57,587 --> 01:34:58,888
different financial positions

3590
01:34:58,888 --> 01:34:59,321
and strengths, and we

3591
01:34:59,321 --> 01:35:01,123
re always

3592
01:35:01,123 --> 01:35:03,226
trying to find ways through our

3593
01:35:03,226 --> 01:35:04,593
different programs that address

3594
01:35:04,593 --> 01:35:05,862
the different needs. So the

3595
01:35:05,862 --> 01:35:07,162
sustained support program,

3596
01:35:07,162 --> 01:35:09,162
which provides operating

3597
01:35:09,398 --> 01:35:10,466
support, which is 50% of doors

3598
01:35:10,466 --> 01:35:11,967
open, helps a lot of

3599
01:35:11,967 --> 01:35:13,703
organizations across the board

3600
01:35:13,703 --> 01:35:14,603
of different sizes throughout

3601
01:35:14,603 --> 01:35:15,838
King County. I think some of

3602
01:35:15,838 --> 01:35:17,774
the more particular programs

3603
01:35:17,774 --> 01:35:19,409
like launch, are designed to do

3604
01:35:19,409 --> 01:35:20,943
exactly what you say to

3605
01:35:20,943 --> 01:35:22,278
Councilmember Fain, which is, i

3606
01:35:22,278 --> 01:35:24,130
think the borrow Councilmember

3607
01:35:24,130 --> 01:35:25,140
Perry is like helping folks

3608
01:35:25,140 --> 01:35:25,210
right grow where they

3609
01:35:25,210 --> 01:35:27,160
re

3610
01:35:27,160 --> 01:35:27,884
planted. The goal there was, if

3611
01:35:27,884 --> 01:35:28,217
you are new and you

3612
01:35:28,217 --> 01:35:29,118
re tending

3613
01:35:29,118 --> 01:35:30,920
to see a lot of new

3614
01:35:30,920 --> 01:35:32,355
organizations, um, kind of

3615
01:35:32,355 --> 01:35:32,856
popping up outside the city of

3616
01:35:32,856 --> 01:35:34,257
Seattle, let

3617
01:35:34,257 --> 01:35:35,425
s focus on their

3618
01:35:35,425 --> 01:35:36,993
early years, give them

3619
01:35:36,993 --> 01:35:39,161
dedicated funding such that

3620
01:35:39,161 --> 01:35:40,697
they actually can right develop

3621
01:35:40,697 --> 01:35:42,298
into those larger organizations

3622
01:35:42,298 --> 01:35:43,299
and cultural cultural centers

3623
01:35:43,299 --> 01:35:44,633
and some of those areas that

3624
01:35:44,633 --> 01:35:46,101
might be a little a little

3625
01:35:46,101 --> 01:35:46,269
weaker. Um, so I think that

3626
01:35:46,269 --> 01:35:46,569
s

3627
01:35:46,569 --> 01:35:47,503
one there

3628
01:35:47,503 --> 01:35:48,538
s also the open

3629
01:35:48,538 --> 01:35:50,440
program, which is the first

3630
01:35:50,440 --> 01:35:51,140
time applicant program at For

3631
01:35:51,140 --> 01:35:51,474
culture, where we

3632
01:35:51,474 --> 01:35:53,474
re always

3633
01:35:53,542 --> 01:35:55,178
kind of harvesting those kind

3634
01:35:55,178 --> 01:35:56,178
of just brand new. The really

3635
01:35:56,178 --> 01:35:56,479
cultural groups, they

3636
01:35:56,479 --> 01:35:57,613
re not

3637
01:35:57,613 --> 01:35:58,281
501 c3, they

3638
01:35:58,281 --> 01:35:59,649
re just getting

3639
01:35:59,649 --> 01:36:00,783
started. And we want them to

3640
01:36:00,783 --> 01:36:01,684
get to know us, and we want to

3641
01:36:01,684 --> 01:36:03,119
support some of their early

3642
01:36:03,119 --> 01:36:03,986
efforts, which are often one

3643
01:36:03,986 --> 01:36:04,887
program, or it

3644
01:36:04,887 --> 01:36:05,600
s a fair or it

3645
01:36:05,600 --> 01:36:06,622
s

3646
01:36:06,622 --> 01:36:08,557
one event. But we believe that

3647
01:36:08,557 --> 01:36:09,992
kind of early seed funding to

3648
01:36:09,992 --> 01:36:11,260
those types of cultural groups

3649
01:36:11,260 --> 01:36:12,695
allows them to start dreaming

3650
01:36:12,695 --> 01:36:14,163
about what a kind of more

3651
01:36:14,163 --> 01:36:16,163
robust organizational

3652
01:36:16,232 --> 01:36:17,434
structuring might look like.

3653
01:36:17,434 --> 01:36:19,202
Um, and then lastly, I would

3654
01:36:19,202 --> 01:36:21,704
just just to complicate this a

3655
01:36:21,704 --> 01:36:24,704
little bit more, the eventual

3656
01:36:25,740 --> 01:36:26,809
kind of growth or size of any

3657
01:36:26,809 --> 01:36:28,809
particular cultural center,

3658
01:36:30,279 --> 01:36:32,881
right? A hub is influenced by

3659
01:36:32,881 --> 01:36:34,651
four cultures funding, but also

3660
01:36:34,651 --> 01:36:37,510
deeply influenced by the

3661
01:36:37,386 --> 01:36:39,321
ability of that community to

3662
01:36:39,321 --> 01:36:42,224
get resources from itself, but

3663
01:36:42,224 --> 01:36:44,624
also attract resources from

3664
01:36:45,270 --> 01:36:47,270
foundations, from corporations,

3665
01:36:47,263 --> 01:36:48,364
from their own local municipal

3666
01:36:48,364 --> 01:36:48,664
government. So there

3667
01:36:48,664 --> 01:36:50,432
s that

3668
01:36:50,432 --> 01:36:51,701
kind of complex revenue pie

3669
01:36:51,701 --> 01:36:53,100
that I think determines the

3670
01:36:53,100 --> 01:36:54,270
likelihood of any one

3671
01:36:54,270 --> 01:36:55,939
individual organization

3672
01:36:55,939 --> 01:36:56,970
growing. So for us, it

3673
01:36:56,970 --> 01:36:57,373
s

3674
01:36:57,373 --> 01:36:58,875
something we definitely believe

3675
01:36:58,875 --> 01:37:00,576
in, a value that we hold. And I

3676
01:37:00,576 --> 01:37:03,212
think so many of our efforts

3677
01:37:03,212 --> 01:37:04,814
are designed to uncover who is

3678
01:37:04,814 --> 01:37:05,814
just starting up, what is it

3679
01:37:05,814 --> 01:37:06,716
that they need. And I believe

3680
01:37:06,716 --> 01:37:08,217
the kind of programmatic

3681
01:37:08,217 --> 01:37:10,386
framework that we have allows

3682
01:37:10,386 --> 01:37:11,420
us to do that. Um, based on the

3683
01:37:11,420 --> 01:37:13,222
needs of where those

3684
01:37:13,222 --> 01:37:15,524
organizations are and hopefully

3685
01:37:15,524 --> 01:37:18,194
that, that that spoke, spoke to

3686
01:37:18,194 --> 01:37:20,194
to your question.

3687
01:37:21,960 --> 01:37:22,998
Here. Can I just ask one more?

3688
01:37:22,998 --> 01:37:24,767
I just I should have started

3689
01:37:24,767 --> 01:37:27,436
with a thank you because you

3690
01:37:27,436 --> 01:37:29,405
really have been so receptive

3691
01:37:29,405 --> 01:37:31,908
and helpful when we are doing

3692
01:37:31,908 --> 01:37:33,842
our our is to try and refer as

3693
01:37:33,842 --> 01:37:36,242
many. Thank you. Existing

3694
01:37:36,845 --> 01:37:38,414
cultural organizations and um,

3695
01:37:38,414 --> 01:37:42,140
folks that are really trying to

3696
01:37:42,685 --> 01:37:44,854
enter the arena and I know that

3697
01:37:44,854 --> 01:37:46,555
launch is, you know, a small

3698
01:37:46,555 --> 01:37:48,900
percentage of the budget. So I

3699
01:37:48,900 --> 01:37:51,690
wonder if that could be an

3700
01:37:52,160 --> 01:37:54,430
opportunity to, um, reevaluate

3701
01:37:54,430 --> 01:37:56,365
how much we are dedicating to

3702
01:37:56,365 --> 01:37:57,566
that. Um, but really, my

3703
01:37:57,566 --> 01:38:00,566
questions were around, what can

3704
01:38:00,703 --> 01:38:03,439
we do to help increase the

3705
01:38:03,439 --> 01:38:05,475
overall participation? So, um,

3706
01:38:05,475 --> 01:38:08,477
i would encourage, as we think

3707
01:38:08,477 --> 01:38:10,813
about this balance, um, areas

3708
01:38:10,813 --> 01:38:11,147
that we can help or if it

3709
01:38:11,147 --> 01:38:12,949
s

3710
01:38:12,949 --> 01:38:15,451
just a fact that if we

3711
01:38:15,451 --> 01:38:15,652
establish an organization and

3712
01:38:15,652 --> 01:38:17,619
there

3713
01:38:17,619 --> 01:38:20,190
s no sustainable funding

3714
01:38:20,890 --> 01:38:22,489
around it or participation,

3715
01:38:24,360 --> 01:38:28,630
then it might not be a good use

3716
01:38:28,630 --> 01:38:29,632
of our investment to try and

3717
01:38:29,632 --> 01:38:32,320
help this organization get

3718
01:38:32,340 --> 01:38:33,670
started and then let it go and

3719
01:38:33,670 --> 01:38:37,270
have it struggle. So what can

3720
01:38:37,407 --> 01:38:38,240
we do to, um, encourage that

3721
01:38:38,240 --> 01:38:39,308
support in the in the

3722
01:38:39,308 --> 01:38:40,576
surrounding community? And that

3723
01:38:40,576 --> 01:38:42,445
would be something that I would

3724
01:38:42,445 --> 01:38:44,947
be interested in helping with.

3725
01:38:44,947 --> 01:38:46,480
But a longer conversation. But

3726
01:38:46,480 --> 01:38:47,490
always appreciate your

3727
01:38:47,490 --> 01:38:48,551
engagement. Thank you.

3728
01:38:48,551 --> 01:38:49,652
Absolutely.

3729
01:38:49,652 --> 01:38:51,120
Thank you very much.

3730
01:38:51,120 --> 01:38:52,255
Councilmember Fain sc

3731
01:38:52,255 --> 01:38:52,421
Councilmember Lewis. And then

3732
01:38:52,421 --> 01:38:52,989
we

3733
01:38:52,989 --> 01:38:53,889
ll go to Vice Chair

3734
01:38:53,889 --> 01:38:55,889
Balducci.

3735
01:38:56,492 --> 01:38:59,280
Thank you chair. And thank you,

3736
01:38:59,280 --> 01:38:59,962
Brian and your team for your

3737
01:38:59,962 --> 01:39:00,295
presentation today. It

3738
01:39:00,295 --> 01:39:02,295
s been

3739
01:39:02,965 --> 01:39:05,365
quite informative. Uh, my

3740
01:39:05,534 --> 01:39:07,337
questions really relate a lot

3741
01:39:07,337 --> 01:39:09,772
to what Councilmember Fain was

3742
01:39:09,772 --> 01:39:11,407
just asking about. And, um, and

3743
01:39:11,407 --> 01:39:13,175
just want to fine tune what I

3744
01:39:13,175 --> 01:39:15,440
heard a little bit, which is,

3745
01:39:15,440 --> 01:39:17,747
um, I heard you talk about

3746
01:39:17,747 --> 01:39:19,215
getting acquainted with new

3747
01:39:19,215 --> 01:39:20,683
organizations that, you know,

3748
01:39:20,683 --> 01:39:22,618
maybe they MAY be a club or

3749
01:39:22,618 --> 01:39:22,885
they meet maybe just forming.

3750
01:39:22,885 --> 01:39:24,586
Um, they

3751
01:39:24,586 --> 01:39:27,586
re not quite an arts

3752
01:39:28,824 --> 01:39:31,427
organization yet. Um, you also

3753
01:39:31,427 --> 01:39:32,862
said that we are providing, um,

3754
01:39:32,862 --> 01:39:33,762
consulting support to

3755
01:39:33,762 --> 01:39:33,925
organizations, and i

3756
01:39:33,925 --> 01:39:35,898
m

3757
01:39:35,898 --> 01:39:38,298
wondering if that consulting

3758
01:39:38,500 --> 01:39:41,500
support is that available to,

3759
01:39:41,570 --> 01:39:43,506
um, you know, pre-application

3760
01:39:43,506 --> 01:39:44,873
during applications, you know,

3761
01:39:44,873 --> 01:39:47,273
is it technical assistance

3762
01:39:47,543 --> 01:39:49,879
after money is awarded? Um,

3763
01:39:49,879 --> 01:39:51,947
what kind of, um, consulting or

3764
01:39:51,947 --> 01:39:54,347
technical assistance could be

3765
01:39:55,218 --> 01:39:57,787
available to these new and, um,

3766
01:39:57,787 --> 01:39:59,488
up and coming organizations?

3767
01:39:59,488 --> 01:40:00,289
Thank you for the questions.

3768
01:40:00,289 --> 01:40:00,490
Councilmember Lewis. I

3769
01:40:00,490 --> 01:40:00,649
ll, I

3770
01:40:00,649 --> 01:40:01,757
ll

3771
01:40:01,757 --> 01:40:03,920
turn to my colleague Calandra

3772
01:40:03,920 --> 01:40:05,261
Childress and let her speak a

3773
01:40:05,261 --> 01:40:07,960
little bit more to the, um,

3774
01:40:07,960 --> 01:40:07,329
that that technical assistance

3775
01:40:07,329 --> 01:40:08,497
that we

3776
01:40:08,497 --> 01:40:09,598
re able to offer

3777
01:40:09,598 --> 01:40:10,766
organizations.

3778
01:40:10,766 --> 01:40:12,268
Yeah. Thanks, Brian. And thanks

3779
01:40:12,268 --> 01:40:12,437
for the question, Council. Um,

3780
01:40:12,437 --> 01:40:14,437
it

3781
01:40:14,604 --> 01:40:16,238
s a great point that, um,

3782
01:40:16,238 --> 01:40:17,273
organizations, especially as

3783
01:40:17,273 --> 01:40:18,574
they are getting off the

3784
01:40:18,574 --> 01:40:19,641
ground, need a little bit more

3785
01:40:19,641 --> 01:40:21,476
support in their grant

3786
01:40:21,476 --> 01:40:22,845
applications. And that is

3787
01:40:22,845 --> 01:40:24,470
definitely what we found is

3788
01:40:24,470 --> 01:40:27,116
that that is one of the highest

3789
01:40:27,116 --> 01:40:28,284
requested supports. So we do

3790
01:40:28,284 --> 01:40:30,284
have technical assistance

3791
01:40:30,353 --> 01:40:31,587
available both for the launch

3792
01:40:31,587 --> 01:40:33,289
program. So knowing that those

3793
01:40:33,289 --> 01:40:34,924
organizations MAY not have that

3794
01:40:34,924 --> 01:40:36,992
internal capacity to to have

3795
01:40:36,992 --> 01:40:38,394
grant writers on staff or to be

3796
01:40:38,394 --> 01:40:40,396
familiar with just the the

3797
01:40:40,396 --> 01:40:42,310
processes of going through that

3798
01:40:42,310 --> 01:40:42,231
kind of work. So, um, we

3799
01:40:42,231 --> 01:40:44,231
ve

3800
01:40:44,233 --> 01:40:45,568
built into our, um, structure

3801
01:40:45,568 --> 01:40:47,503
and our budget specifically for

3802
01:40:47,503 --> 01:40:49,105
the launch program, and then

3803
01:40:49,105 --> 01:40:50,773
also knowing that our building

3804
01:40:50,773 --> 01:40:52,441
for equity program. So the work

3805
01:40:52,441 --> 01:40:54,510
that we do with facilities to

3806
01:40:54,510 --> 01:40:56,712
buy, build, renovate, and also

3807
01:40:56,712 --> 01:40:58,180
the, the project development

3808
01:40:58,180 --> 01:41:00,180
within facilities. So

3809
01:41:00,849 --> 01:41:02,840
organizations who have the idea

3810
01:41:02,840 --> 01:41:03,319
that they they want to move

3811
01:41:03,319 --> 01:41:03,493
towards a facility but maybe

3812
01:41:03,493 --> 01:41:04,687
don

3813
01:41:04,687 --> 01:41:05,540
t have a facility picked

3814
01:41:05,540 --> 01:41:06,880
out, they don

3815
01:41:06,880 --> 01:41:08,880
t quite know

3816
01:41:08,900 --> 01:41:09,491
exactly the structure, the

3817
01:41:09,491 --> 01:41:11,527
location, how they would go

3818
01:41:11,527 --> 01:41:12,962
about moving from an itinerant

3819
01:41:12,962 --> 01:41:14,931
organization to a grounded

3820
01:41:14,931 --> 01:41:16,232
organization. Those are ones

3821
01:41:16,232 --> 01:41:17,633
where we really focus that

3822
01:41:17,633 --> 01:41:18,367
technical assistance, because

3823
01:41:18,367 --> 01:41:19,802
we know that those are the

3824
01:41:19,802 --> 01:41:21,770
organizations that most need

3825
01:41:21,770 --> 01:41:24,740
that capacity building. So, um,

3826
01:41:24,740 --> 01:41:26,410
this is a new program for us.

3827
01:41:26,410 --> 01:41:26,244
So, um, as we mentioned, we

3828
01:41:26,244 --> 01:41:28,244
re

3829
01:41:29,111 --> 01:41:30,712
really tracking the requested

3830
01:41:30,712 --> 01:41:32,247
consultant support and really

3831
01:41:32,247 --> 01:41:33,820
trying to understand where, you

3832
01:41:33,820 --> 01:41:34,250
know, where do we have

3833
01:41:34,250 --> 01:41:35,217
consultants already on our

3834
01:41:35,217 --> 01:41:36,653
roster, where do we need to

3835
01:41:36,653 --> 01:41:38,120
continue to build that depth?

3836
01:41:38,120 --> 01:41:39,688
How do we actually really make

3837
01:41:39,688 --> 01:41:41,390
sure that those consultants are

3838
01:41:41,390 --> 01:41:42,992
from the communities where

3839
01:41:42,992 --> 01:41:43,993
those requests are coming from?

3840
01:41:43,993 --> 01:41:45,561
We know that different

3841
01:41:45,561 --> 01:41:47,563
communities across King County

3842
01:41:47,563 --> 01:41:49,632
have different needs, different

3843
01:41:49,632 --> 01:41:51,200
familiarity, different comfort

3844
01:41:51,200 --> 01:41:51,835
levels. And so we

3845
01:41:51,835 --> 01:41:52,100
re really

3846
01:41:52,100 --> 01:41:54,100
we

3847
01:41:54,771 --> 01:41:57,774
ve done a really, um, a

3848
01:41:57,774 --> 01:41:59,410
detailed inventory of where all

3849
01:41:59,410 --> 01:41:59,575
of our consultants are coming

3850
01:41:59,575 --> 01:42:00,609
from, where they

3851
01:42:00,609 --> 01:42:02,278
re located,

3852
01:42:02,278 --> 01:42:03,245
languages spoken, all of that

3853
01:42:03,245 --> 01:42:04,279
kind of thing, and are

3854
01:42:04,279 --> 01:42:05,682
continuing to build out the

3855
01:42:05,682 --> 01:42:07,490
roster to make sure it reflects

3856
01:42:07,490 --> 01:42:07,283
the the needs and the requests

3857
01:42:07,283 --> 01:42:08,317
that we

3858
01:42:08,317 --> 01:42:10,317
re getting.

3859
01:42:10,887 --> 01:42:12,887
Great. Thank you.

3860
01:42:13,823 --> 01:42:15,858
Thank you, Vice Chair Baldacci.

3861
01:42:15,858 --> 01:42:17,826
Thank you. Chair. And, uh, I

3862
01:42:17,826 --> 01:42:19,261
add my thanks to all the folks

3863
01:42:19,261 --> 01:42:21,397
at Fork Culture, the leadership

3864
01:42:21,397 --> 01:42:22,731
and all the staff. What a big

3865
01:42:22,731 --> 01:42:25,000
year. I mean, just reflecting

3866
01:42:25,000 --> 01:42:27,102
back on the early discussions

3867
01:42:27,102 --> 01:42:29,371
about what became Doors Open

3868
01:42:29,371 --> 01:42:31,607
was, uh, Access Washington. I

3869
01:42:31,607 --> 01:42:34,276
believe in initially and just

3870
01:42:34,276 --> 01:42:36,278
kind of thinking forward to the

3871
01:42:36,278 --> 01:42:38,313
massive effort that was going

3872
01:42:38,313 --> 01:42:40,116
to be needed to staff up,

3873
01:42:40,116 --> 01:42:41,551
create all these new programs,

3874
01:42:41,551 --> 01:42:42,652
create all of the processes

3875
01:42:42,652 --> 01:42:44,653
from scratch. I mean, this has

3876
01:42:44,653 --> 01:42:46,422
been a startup, a huge startup,

3877
01:42:46,422 --> 01:42:48,624
and I just want to say, you

3878
01:42:48,624 --> 01:42:51,294
know, sort of as you look back

3879
01:42:51,294 --> 01:42:53,362
to the results and the, uh, the

3880
01:42:53,362 --> 01:42:55,164
feedback that you got in that

3881
01:42:55,164 --> 01:42:57,164
survey, you know,

3882
01:42:57,700 --> 01:43:00,700
congratulations, it has been a

3883
01:43:00,836 --> 01:43:02,705
really amazing success story

3884
01:43:02,705 --> 01:43:04,730
and just has helped so many

3885
01:43:04,730 --> 01:43:06,341
people. And I hope you all feel

3886
01:43:06,341 --> 01:43:07,242
very justifiably proud of the

3887
01:43:07,242 --> 01:43:08,778
work that you have done.

3888
01:43:08,778 --> 01:43:09,110
Because it I mean, I don

3889
01:43:09,110 --> 01:43:09,912
t know

3890
01:43:09,912 --> 01:43:11,470
anywhere else in the country

3891
01:43:11,470 --> 01:43:12,881
that has done anything quite

3892
01:43:12,881 --> 01:43:15,251
this big, quite this fast. So,

3893
01:43:15,251 --> 01:43:17,651
uh, congratulations and thank

3894
01:43:17,953 --> 01:43:18,154
you. Uh, on the, the discussion

3895
01:43:18,154 --> 01:43:19,722
that

3896
01:43:19,722 --> 01:43:21,824
s sort of starting up with

3897
01:43:21,824 --> 01:43:22,891
the last two, uh, commenters,

3898
01:43:22,891 --> 01:43:24,891
Councilmember Lewis and

3899
01:43:24,927 --> 01:43:26,929
Councilmember Fain. I want you,

3900
01:43:26,929 --> 01:43:28,998
my colleagues, to know that the

3901
01:43:28,998 --> 01:43:30,432
big picture questions and

3902
01:43:30,432 --> 01:43:32,234
topics that you are raising

3903
01:43:32,234 --> 01:43:34,690
have been on our radar screen

3904
01:43:34,690 --> 01:43:36,939
radar screen the entire time.

3905
01:43:36,939 --> 01:43:39,939
Uh, from the initial, uh,

3906
01:43:40,242 --> 01:43:41,910
unsuccessful launch of, uh, the

3907
01:43:41,910 --> 01:43:43,450
access was the first time where

3908
01:43:43,450 --> 01:43:44,814
these were the underlying

3909
01:43:44,814 --> 01:43:46,716
questions about how do you

3910
01:43:46,716 --> 01:43:48,617
strike that balance between

3911
01:43:48,617 --> 01:43:50,619
supporting the pillars, really

3912
01:43:50,619 --> 01:43:51,987
the pillars of the the large

3913
01:43:51,987 --> 01:43:52,888
organizations that have been

3914
01:43:52,888 --> 01:43:54,891
the pillars of a very

3915
01:43:54,891 --> 01:43:56,392
successful arts and culture and

3916
01:43:56,392 --> 01:43:58,227
history and science community

3917
01:43:58,227 --> 01:43:59,796
here in the northwest, while

3918
01:43:59,796 --> 01:44:01,130
also making sure that you are

3919
01:44:01,130 --> 01:44:03,320
supporting geographic areas

3920
01:44:03,320 --> 01:44:05,133
that want to have centers that

3921
01:44:05,133 --> 01:44:06,102
want to have hubs of activity

3922
01:44:06,102 --> 01:44:07,903
that grow the future

3923
01:44:07,903 --> 01:44:09,906
generations of all of the, you

3924
01:44:09,906 --> 01:44:11,840
know, sectors there that

3925
01:44:11,840 --> 01:44:13,108
creates vibrant spaces

3926
01:44:13,108 --> 01:44:14,377
throughout King County where

3927
01:44:14,377 --> 01:44:16,712
people will go and spend their

3928
01:44:16,712 --> 01:44:18,180
money and, and, um, you know,

3929
01:44:18,180 --> 01:44:18,370
and also to make sure we

3930
01:44:18,370 --> 01:44:19,615
re

3931
01:44:19,615 --> 01:44:20,683
balancing with smaller

3932
01:44:20,683 --> 01:44:22,618
organizations, newer

3933
01:44:22,618 --> 01:44:24,386
organizations, more diverse,

3934
01:44:24,386 --> 01:44:25,687
uh, organizations that

3935
01:44:25,687 --> 01:44:26,989
represent their, you know, have

3936
01:44:26,989 --> 01:44:28,290
deep roots in their communities

3937
01:44:28,290 --> 01:44:30,126
that are community based. It is

3938
01:44:30,126 --> 01:44:32,526
an incredible balancing act.

3939
01:44:32,828 --> 01:44:34,290
And I will say that, um, I do

3940
01:44:34,290 --> 01:44:35,130
have a little bit of a flashing

3941
01:44:35,130 --> 01:44:36,632
red button when people name

3942
01:44:36,632 --> 01:44:37,733
Bellevue as a as a cultural

3943
01:44:37,733 --> 01:44:38,734
hub. That is very successful,

3944
01:44:38,734 --> 01:44:39,635
because I would invite you to

3945
01:44:39,635 --> 01:44:40,769
come visit the empty

3946
01:44:40,769 --> 01:44:40,937
storefronts of the places that

3947
01:44:40,937 --> 01:44:42,805
don

3948
01:44:42,805 --> 01:44:44,406
t survive in Bellevue. Uh,

3949
01:44:44,406 --> 01:44:45,874
the the poster child for that

3950
01:44:45,874 --> 01:44:47,610
was the Bellevue Arts Museum,

3951
01:44:47,610 --> 01:44:49,780
and I have to say, was past

3952
01:44:49,780 --> 01:44:50,179
tense because it finally did go

3953
01:44:50,179 --> 01:44:52,181
out of business after many

3954
01:44:52,181 --> 01:44:55,781
years of teetering on the edge.

3955
01:44:56,850 --> 01:44:58,530
Um, every community has got its

3956
01:44:58,530 --> 01:45:01,230
arts and culture, dreams and

3957
01:45:01,230 --> 01:45:02,958
needs and and our balance is to

3958
01:45:02,958 --> 01:45:04,160
try to create a floor

3959
01:45:04,160 --> 01:45:04,326
underneath all of them. We

3960
01:45:04,326 --> 01:45:05,427
can

3961
01:45:05,427 --> 01:45:05,594
t make them all succeed. We

3962
01:45:05,594 --> 01:45:07,594
can

3963
01:45:07,663 --> 01:45:09,310
t make them all, uh, like,

3964
01:45:09,310 --> 01:45:10,533
even with the massive funding

3965
01:45:10,533 --> 01:45:12,802
of Doors Open, you could not

3966
01:45:12,802 --> 01:45:14,236
fund the the hundreds of

3967
01:45:14,236 --> 01:45:15,772
institutions. And in the new

3968
01:45:15,772 --> 01:45:16,772
ones that happen every day to

3969
01:45:16,772 --> 01:45:19,800
the level that would keep them

3970
01:45:19,800 --> 01:45:20,276
all healthy, we provide a

3971
01:45:20,276 --> 01:45:22,878
cushion, if you will. We

3972
01:45:22,878 --> 01:45:24,580
provide an opportunity to do

3973
01:45:24,580 --> 01:45:24,813
things that maybe organizations

3974
01:45:24,813 --> 01:45:26,148
wouldn

3975
01:45:26,148 --> 01:45:27,784
t have done before. Uh,

3976
01:45:27,784 --> 01:45:30,520
we provide an opportunity to

3977
01:45:30,520 --> 01:45:30,686
grow and thrive, but we don

3978
01:45:30,686 --> 01:45:30,852
t.

3979
01:45:30,852 --> 01:45:32,852
We

3980
01:45:33,589 --> 01:45:35,124
re not ongoing, sustaining

3981
01:45:35,124 --> 01:45:36,592
funding at a at the level that

3982
01:45:36,592 --> 01:45:38,628
every organization needs. We

3983
01:45:38,628 --> 01:45:39,610
are we are a pedestal, if you

3984
01:45:39,610 --> 01:45:39,495
will. I

3985
01:45:39,495 --> 01:45:40,396
ve tried three

3986
01:45:40,396 --> 01:45:42,796
different metaphors. I think

3987
01:45:43,299 --> 01:45:43,699
they all fail anyway. Um, so

3988
01:45:43,699 --> 01:45:45,100
what I

3989
01:45:45,100 --> 01:45:45,267
m interested in, and I

3990
01:45:45,267 --> 01:45:46,235
don

3991
01:45:46,235 --> 01:45:46,535
t want to discuss it today

3992
01:45:46,535 --> 01:45:47,203
because we

3993
01:45:47,203 --> 01:45:48,871
ve been at this a

3994
01:45:48,871 --> 01:45:50,139
while, but I want to discuss it

3995
01:45:50,139 --> 01:45:51,941
in the future. Please. To the

3996
01:45:51,941 --> 01:45:54,276
for culture folks. Now, as we

3997
01:45:54,276 --> 01:45:56,445
are starting to do the early

3998
01:45:56,445 --> 01:45:57,580
evaluation of Doors Open, all

3999
01:45:57,580 --> 01:45:58,880
of these questions should be

4000
01:45:58,880 --> 01:46:00,149
framed up. Many of them were in

4001
01:46:00,149 --> 01:46:01,717
the implementation plan that we

4002
01:46:01,717 --> 01:46:02,651
passed, but we should frame up

4003
01:46:02,651 --> 01:46:04,787
these questions that the

4004
01:46:04,787 --> 01:46:06,721
members are asking and be

4005
01:46:06,721 --> 01:46:09,910
providing data and information

4006
01:46:09,910 --> 01:46:10,659
to help us see that full and

4007
01:46:10,659 --> 01:46:12,194
complex and beautiful map of

4008
01:46:12,194 --> 01:46:13,161
all the ways in which, for

4009
01:46:13,161 --> 01:46:14,463
culture is supporting the

4010
01:46:14,463 --> 01:46:16,650
community. Those examples we

4011
01:46:16,650 --> 01:46:18,670
brought today were just lovely

4012
01:46:18,670 --> 01:46:18,301
and very inspiring. But like

4013
01:46:18,301 --> 01:46:19,101
now we

4014
01:46:19,101 --> 01:46:22,104
re going to need to see

4015
01:46:22,104 --> 01:46:25,700
the whole map and where we can

4016
01:46:25,700 --> 01:46:27,209
do better as we inevitably

4017
01:46:27,209 --> 01:46:28,611
start to move towards re

4018
01:46:28,611 --> 01:46:30,279
reauthorization, which will

4019
01:46:30,279 --> 01:46:32,547
come up faster than you can

4020
01:46:32,547 --> 01:46:34,160
possibly imagine. So that is it

4021
01:46:34,160 --> 01:46:35,917
that I just wanted to really

4022
01:46:35,917 --> 01:46:38,317
say congratulations and honor

4023
01:46:38,620 --> 01:46:40,422
the incredible and historic

4024
01:46:40,422 --> 01:46:41,824
effort that went into where we

4025
01:46:41,824 --> 01:46:44,293
are today. And those numbers

4026
01:46:44,293 --> 01:46:45,661
from your survey about, um, how

4027
01:46:45,661 --> 01:46:46,962
the very high percentage of

4028
01:46:46,962 --> 01:46:48,630
people who engage in arts and

4029
01:46:48,630 --> 01:46:49,898
culture, uh, is a testament to

4030
01:46:49,898 --> 01:46:52,340
that success, and of course,

4031
01:46:52,340 --> 01:46:53,836
always more to do. But really,

4032
01:46:53,836 --> 01:46:55,871
congratulations to you all.

4033
01:46:55,871 --> 01:46:57,173
Well, thank you, Councilmember

4034
01:46:57,173 --> 01:46:58,708
Balducci. And also thank you

4035
01:46:58,708 --> 01:46:59,908
for all your support along the

4036
01:46:59,908 --> 01:47:01,344
way and all the council members

4037
01:47:01,344 --> 01:47:03,112
to get us here. This was a team

4038
01:47:03,112 --> 01:47:04,847
effort. It was a group effort.

4039
01:47:04,847 --> 01:47:06,480
And I totally agree. There are

4040
01:47:06,480 --> 01:47:06,849
things that are working. This

4041
01:47:06,849 --> 01:47:07,349
thing is working. It

4042
01:47:07,349 --> 01:47:08,884
s doing

4043
01:47:08,884 --> 01:47:10,686
what it was intended to do. But

4044
01:47:10,686 --> 01:47:12,587
we are not afraid of iteration

4045
01:47:12,587 --> 01:47:13,922
or evolution or adaptation as

4046
01:47:13,922 --> 01:47:14,890
necessary. And I think the data

4047
01:47:14,890 --> 01:47:15,124
we

4048
01:47:15,124 --> 01:47:16,525
re gathering will help frame

4049
01:47:16,525 --> 01:47:17,593
those conversations. So totally

4050
01:47:17,593 --> 01:47:19,761
agree. Thank you for that

4051
01:47:19,761 --> 01:47:21,761
comment.

4052
01:47:21,963 --> 01:47:22,598
Thank you all. Um, well, I

4053
01:47:22,598 --> 01:47:24,598
ll

4054
01:47:24,733 --> 01:47:26,969
call myself just to say that I

4055
01:47:26,969 --> 01:47:29,204
want to echo the thanks from

4056
01:47:29,204 --> 01:47:30,339
the vice chair on all of the

4057
01:47:30,339 --> 01:47:32,308
work that has been done over

4058
01:47:32,308 --> 01:47:33,409
the last couple of years in

4059
01:47:33,409 --> 01:47:34,877
getting this program going.

4060
01:47:34,877 --> 01:47:36,678
Just in my conversations with

4061
01:47:36,678 --> 01:47:38,547
community, uh, I hear

4062
01:47:38,547 --> 01:47:40,983
frequently about how vital this

4063
01:47:40,983 --> 01:47:42,785
has been in terms of, uh,

4064
01:47:42,785 --> 01:47:45,185
supporting the cultural sector.

4065
01:47:45,488 --> 01:47:45,656
So and I think it, uh, there

4066
01:47:45,656 --> 01:47:47,522
s

4067
01:47:47,522 --> 01:47:47,757
been a lot of positive feedback

4068
01:47:47,757 --> 01:47:48,890
that I

4069
01:47:48,890 --> 01:47:50,359
ve received about how

4070
01:47:50,359 --> 01:47:52,940
things have been implemented.

4071
01:47:52,940 --> 01:47:54,663
And so, uh, very grateful to

4072
01:47:54,663 --> 01:47:55,797
the team for that work. Um, I

4073
01:47:55,797 --> 01:47:57,366
also want to sort of post a

4074
01:47:57,366 --> 01:47:58,700
question more for like future,

4075
01:47:58,700 --> 01:47:59,568
not for right now, but just

4076
01:47:59,568 --> 01:48:00,436
echoing a little bit some of

4077
01:48:00,436 --> 01:48:01,537
the questions that

4078
01:48:01,537 --> 01:48:03,537
Councilmember Perry mentioned

4079
01:48:03,905 --> 01:48:06,108
about the, uh, financial

4080
01:48:06,108 --> 01:48:06,776
picture. I do want to note for,

4081
01:48:06,776 --> 01:48:07,510
for colleagues, there

4082
01:48:07,510 --> 01:48:08,744
s some,

4083
01:48:08,744 --> 01:48:10,813
you know, pretty detailed

4084
01:48:10,813 --> 01:48:13,480
information. And in our packet

4085
01:48:13,480 --> 01:48:15,217
around pages starting at around

4086
01:48:15,217 --> 01:48:16,618
102 with a little bit more

4087
01:48:16,618 --> 01:48:18,860
detail, financials that were on

4088
01:48:18,860 --> 01:48:20,522
the slides. If you all want to

4089
01:48:20,522 --> 01:48:21,757
take a look at that. Um, but I

4090
01:48:21,757 --> 01:48:23,826
do think that that question

4091
01:48:23,826 --> 01:48:25,227
about how we are planning on

4092
01:48:25,227 --> 01:48:26,495
spending the money and the kind

4093
01:48:26,495 --> 01:48:28,164
of future years, I think, would

4094
01:48:28,164 --> 01:48:29,498
be helpful for us to see

4095
01:48:29,498 --> 01:48:30,366
especially, uh, you know, I

4096
01:48:30,366 --> 01:48:31,734
think I remember when we

4097
01:48:31,734 --> 01:48:33,135
discussed implementation plan

4098
01:48:33,135 --> 01:48:34,904
that we had the concerns about

4099
01:48:34,904 --> 01:48:37,539
the volatility of the of the

4100
01:48:37,539 --> 01:48:38,975
sales tax revenue. Uh, and just

4101
01:48:38,975 --> 01:48:40,275
thinking ahead about how that

4102
01:48:40,275 --> 01:48:41,676
money is being used. So I think

4103
01:48:41,676 --> 01:48:43,513
the, the, the ending, the

4104
01:48:43,513 --> 01:48:43,684
ending balances, I realize I

4105
01:48:43,684 --> 01:48:43,912
m

4106
01:48:43,912 --> 01:48:44,580
Brian, I

4107
01:48:44,580 --> 01:48:45,413
m glad that you also

4108
01:48:45,413 --> 01:48:47,682
kind of flagged that. But like

4109
01:48:47,682 --> 01:48:48,917
that that gets attention. Uh,

4110
01:48:48,917 --> 01:48:50,219
but I think for that reason, I

4111
01:48:50,219 --> 01:48:51,587
think it would be helpful to

4112
01:48:51,587 --> 01:48:54,423
have that kind of detail of

4113
01:48:54,423 --> 01:48:56,240
like, how do we, uh, project

4114
01:48:56,240 --> 01:48:59,128
the money to be used in future

4115
01:48:59,128 --> 01:49:00,562
years, in the future? Um, and

4116
01:49:00,562 --> 01:49:01,997
so I look forward to kind of

4117
01:49:01,997 --> 01:49:03,310
continuing those conversations,

4118
01:49:03,310 --> 01:49:03,232
and I appreciate all the work

4119
01:49:03,232 --> 01:49:03,465
that

4120
01:49:03,465 --> 01:49:05,465
s that

4121
01:49:06,268 --> 01:49:07,470
s been done. Um,

4122
01:49:07,470 --> 01:49:08,504
all right. I don

4123
01:49:08,504 --> 01:49:10,138
t see any

4124
01:49:10,138 --> 01:49:10,505
further questions. So I

4125
01:49:10,505 --> 01:49:11,907
m going

4126
01:49:11,907 --> 01:49:13,942
to say thank you again to

4127
01:49:13,942 --> 01:49:15,343
Brian, Claire and Calandra for

4128
01:49:15,343 --> 01:49:16,912
the presentation and for all of

4129
01:49:16,912 --> 01:49:17,212
the work. Uh, colleagues, we

4130
01:49:17,212 --> 01:49:18,214
re

4131
01:49:18,214 --> 01:49:20,549
closing out today. This

4132
01:49:20,549 --> 01:49:22,517
concludes the action items on

4133
01:49:22,517 --> 01:49:24,320
our agenda. Uh, before we

4134
01:49:24,320 --> 01:49:25,755
adjourn, I want to make sure

4135
01:49:25,755 --> 01:49:25,954
that technical difficulties

4136
01:49:25,954 --> 01:49:26,621
didn

4137
01:49:26,621 --> 01:49:28,240
t stop council members

4138
01:49:28,240 --> 01:49:29,158
from voting. Any items. Uh,

4139
01:49:29,158 --> 01:49:30,893
Blake, did we have anybody who

4140
01:49:30,893 --> 01:49:31,794
are excused from the vote that

4141
01:49:31,794 --> 01:49:33,296
might be able to cast their

4142
01:49:33,296 --> 01:49:34,330
votes? Now?

4143
01:49:34,330 --> 01:49:35,498
Yeah. Yes, chair. Thank you

4144
01:49:35,498 --> 01:49:37,333
very much. Council members

4145
01:49:37,333 --> 01:49:39,733
Mosqueda and von Reichbauer

4146
01:49:41,360 --> 01:49:43,360
were excused from 2026 0106,

4147
01:49:44,940 --> 01:49:46,940
2026, 0123 and 2020. Arden MAY

4148
01:49:47,743 --> 01:49:48,911
20th 26012.

4149
01:49:48,911 --> 01:49:51,247
All right, I know Councilmember

4150
01:49:51,247 --> 01:49:52,982
Mosqueda is absent today, but I

4151
01:49:52,982 --> 01:49:54,917
see Councilmember von

4152
01:49:54,917 --> 01:49:56,285
Reichbauer on the line. Uh

4153
01:49:56,285 --> 01:49:57,719
Councilmember von Reichbauer.

4154
01:49:57,719 --> 01:49:59,988
Would you like to record a vote

4155
01:49:59,988 --> 01:50:01,657
on that? All right. There may

4156
01:50:01,657 --> 01:50:03,657
be technical difficulties

4157
01:50:04,526 --> 01:50:05,661
there, so we will, uh. Um, ask,

4158
01:50:05,661 --> 01:50:07,162
uh, remind folks that if a

4159
01:50:07,162 --> 01:50:08,664
member is excused, they MAY

4160
01:50:08,664 --> 01:50:09,598
email the committee clerk with

4161
01:50:09,598 --> 01:50:10,832
their vote by the end of the

4162
01:50:10,832 --> 01:50:12,568
day. If they were present for

4163
01:50:12,568 --> 01:50:14,703
earlier part of the meeting.

4164
01:50:14,703 --> 01:50:15,637
All right. With that? Uh, thank

4165
01:50:15,637 --> 01:50:16,905
you to everybody who

4166
01:50:16,905 --> 01:50:17,172
participated into the today

4167
01:50:17,172 --> 01:50:18,373
s

4168
01:50:18,373 --> 01:50:19,408
meeting. If there is no further

4169
01:50:19,408 --> 01:50:21,000
business to come before the