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From YouTube: Bothell City Council Meeting - September 19, 2023
Description
0:00:05 - Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance & Roll Call
0:01:40 - Meeting Agenda Approval
0:01:50 - Public Engagement Opportunities
0:02:30 - Proclamation: Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month
0:07:35 - Proclamation: National Diaper Need Awareness Week
0:12:25 - Staff Briefing: Budget and Mid-Biennium Update
0:32:00 - City Manager Report
0:34:05 - Visitor Comment
0:42:10 - Council Committee Reports
0:44:20 - Projected Agenda Discussion
0:44:30 - Consent Agenda
0:46:35 - Study Session: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Roadmap and Program Update
1:35:40 - Council Conversations
A
B
A
The
city
of
Bothel
provides
the
option
of
attending
Council
meetings
remotely
or
in
Person.
Public
comment
will
be
allowed,
both
in
writing
or
verbally
verbal
comments
may
be
taken
either
in
person
or
remotely
signup
sheets
were
provided
online
by
the
city
clerk's
office
via
link
from
the
agenda.
A
Callin
phone
number
was
provided
on
the
meeting
agenda
for
members
of
the
public
who
wish
to
listen
live
to
the
meeting.
If
you
have
called
in,
we
ask
that
you
mute
your
device
if
a
participant
fails
to
mute
their
connection
and
causes
A
disruption
to
the
meeting.
A
A
D
E
A
Thank
you
and
I
believe
council
member
Dodd
will
be
here
before
too
long.
Next,
I'd
like
to
reiterate
some
meeting
guidelines
for
remote
meeting
attendees.
Please
speak
clearly
and
pause.
Frequently
mute
your
microphone
when
not
speaking
and
for
Council
attending
remotely
use
the
raiseed
hand
feature
when
you
wish
to
speak,
we'll
move
on
to
meeting
agenda
approval.
Are
there
any
changes
to
tonight's.
A
Agenda,
seeing
none
we'll
move
on
to
presentations
reports
and
briefings
with
public
engagement
opportunities.
It
is
pollution,
Prevention
Week.
You
can
follow
B's
social
media
channels
this
week
to
learn
simple
ways
to
prevent
pollution,
then
check
your
knowledge
with
our
pollution
prevention
quiz.
We
also
have
coffee
with
a
cop.
You
can
join
both
police
at
Woods
Coffee
on
Thursday,
October
5th,
from
9:
to
11:00
a.m.
for
coffee
and
conversation,
and
we
have
the
pop
shops
on
Main,
inclusive
incubator
program
that
we
got
an
update
on
last
week.
A
A
A
Is
the
anniversary
of
Independence
for
Latin
American
countries,
Costa
Rica,
El,
Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras
and
Nicaragua,
while
Mexico
chile
and
Biz
celebrate
their
independence
days
on
September,
16th,
18th
and
21st,
respectively,
and
whereas
we
know
that
Hispanic
and
Latino
Heritage
is
a
vital
part
of
our
City's
Heritage.
And
we
see
their
indelible
Footprints
and
significant
and
diverse
contributions
to
the
cultural,
educational,
economic
and
political
Vitality
of
our
community.
A
And
whereas
the
city
of
Bothel
recognizes
the
significant
contributions
of
our
Hispanic
City
staff
members,
as
well
as
the
numerous
Community
organizations
and
Outreach
groups
that
help
increase
cultural
awareness,
education,
enrichment
and
Community
engagement
with
our
residents
and
whereas
we
honor
the
invaluable
ways.
Hispanic
and
Latino.
Americans
who
live,
work,
learn
and
visit
throughout
Bothel
influence
and
enrich
our
community
and
reaffirm
our
commitment
to
addressing
the
barriers
to
opportunity
that
many
still
face
now.
A
Therefore,
I
Mason
Thompson,
mayor
of
the
city
of
Bal,
do
hereby
Proclaim
September
15th
throughout
October
15th,
Hispanic,
Heritage
Month
in
the
city
of
Bothel,
and
invite
all
to
celebrate
the
rich
diversity
of
the
Hispanic
and
Latino
communities
and
the
many
ways
they
contribute
to
our
city
and
I.
Believe
we
have
Mr
lazos
here
to.
F
F
Through
the
petown
chapter
of
ship,
we
partner
with
academic
and
Industrial
stakeholders
to
promote
professional
development
and
access
to
engineering
and
stem
education.
In
short,
we're
developing
the
next
generation
of
Hispanics
in
stem
with
that
I'
would
like
to
thank
the
city
and
thank
you
for
today's
Proclamation.
B
B
A
A
A
Changing
a
diaper
to
extend
the
available
Supply
and
whereas
a
daily
or
weekly
supply
of
diapers
is
generally
an
eligibility
requirement
for
babies
and
toddlers
to
participate
in
child
care.
Programs
and
quality.
Early
Education
programs
that
enable
children
to
thrive
and
parents
to
work,
and
whereas
many
parents
struggling
with
diaper
need
report
missing
an
average
of
5
days
of
work
each
month
due
to
an
insufficient
supply
of
diapers
and
whereas
without
enough
diapers
babies
and
toddlers
risk
infections
and
health
problems
that
may
require
medical
attention
resulting
in
medical
costs.
A
H
H
Through
the
proclamation
I
represent
an
organization
called
kid:
Vantage
used
to
be
called
East,
Side,
baby
Corner,
and
we
help
by
providing
those
diapers.
We
are
a
diaper
Bank,
we're
a
basic
needs
bank
and
we
are
one
of
the
largest
in
the
country.
This
year
we
expect
to
distribute
a
little
over
2
million
diapers
for
families
in
King
and
surrounding
counties.
We've
already
distributed,
1
Point.
Well,
almost
.8
million
Diapers
at
this
point
in
the
city
of
Bothel
children
living
here
have
received
over
40,000
diapers.
H
So
far
this
year
from
us,
a
diaper
need
sounds
like
something
super
simple,
but
you
heard
some
of
the
statistics.
In
the
proclamation,
it
becomes
an
enormous
barrier
for
families
to
be
able
to
build
their
own
resiliency
to
build
on
their
strengths
and
to
be
self-sufficient
when
they
cannot
hold
a
job
when
kids
cannot
go
to
daycare
or
they
cannot
be
in
an
Early,
Learning
Program.
H
So
with
this
Proclamation,
you
are
helping
to
bring
awareness
and
encouraging
people
to
contribute
diapers
like
to
Advantage
where
then
we
can
distribute
them
through
our
75
plus
agency
partners.
We
don't
work
directly
with
families.
We
work
with
those
Partners
that
are
helping
to
shelter,
house
feed,
educate
and
keep
kids
and
families
healthy
in
our
area.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
this
opportunity.
A
A
D
To
give
you
an
overview
of
what
to
expect
this
coming
fall
between
now
and
the
end
of
the
year
around
the
midby
and
also
a
bond
refinancing
opportunity,
and
then,
as
well
as
a
financial
report
which
those
were
coming
to
you
pretty
regularly
when
I
first
got
here,
and
we
did
agree
to
take
a
pause
on
those
until
we
had
a
new
Finance
director
who
had
a
little
time
to
think
about.
How
do
I
want
to
do
this.
I
Thank
you,
mayor
council
members
good
evening
tonight.
We
will
give
you
an
update
on
all
budget
related
items.
Three
of
them
will
be
our
Focus
tonight
and
the
financial
reports
are
included
in
your
Council
package.
So
you,
if
you
have
any
additional
questions,
please
we
are
available
to
answer
them,
but
tonight
we
would
like
to
give
you
really
three
updates
on
the
budget
process.
The
first
one
is
an
update
on
this
year
is
U
me
bium
budget
process
and
scope.
I
So
this
is
a
preview
and
we'll
come
back
to
you
for
a
longer
study
session
to
do
a
deeper
dive
and
I
also
want
to
recognize
Ted
right
next
to
me,
Ted
and
Gretchen
were
the
acting
Deputy
Finance
director
last
year,
and
they
really
put
together
a
fabulous
budget.
So
tonight
we
don't
need
to
deal
with
any
budget
shot
for
that's
because
of
their
work
and
your
decisions,
so
I
want
want
to
recognize
him
and
Gretchen
tonight.
I
So
the
first
item,
the
mid
bium
budget,
so
this
year
the
mid
by
Anum
approach
will
be
including
really
primary
housekeeping
items
as
needed.
We
are
not
going
to
talk
about
really
any
major
new
items.
We
want
to
really
push
it
to
have
a
more
strategic
approach
to
those
items,
so
while
examples
of
housekeeping
items
so
the
first
one
is
really
adjustments
to
budgets
for
updated,
Financial
or
project
schedule,
and
most
of
these
are
really
capital
projects.
I
So
we'll
come
back
to
you
with
a
list
just
to
keep
our
book
sync.
The
second
one
is
really
recently
accepted
grants
from
the
federal
government
and
also
from
the
state
agencies,
so
we'll
again,
sync
up
our
budget
because
of
the
new
grants.
The
last
one
is
really
all
other
technical
adjustments
position
lists
our
rat
and
fees.
So
we
will
again
come
to
you
with
a
comprehensive.
I
List
so
what's
to
come
before
the
city
council
in
the
next
few
months
on
October
the
10th
really.
The
first
item
is
a
an
ordinance
to
refinance
to
City
Bond
to
a
lower
rate
right
now,
as
everyone
is
watching
what
the
federal
Reserve
is
doing.
So
are
we
so
we
will
be
again
watching
closely
you
how
the
bond
market
is
going,
but
at
least
right
now
they
still
be
a
projected
saving.
The
second
item
is
on
November
the
14th.
I
As
mentioned,
we
will
do
a
study
session
to
do
a
deeper
dive
on
what
is
coming
for
the
mid
by
enum
budget.
The
third
meeting
is
on
November
the
21st.
We
need
to
update
the
ordinance
to
adopt
the
2024,
King
County
and
S
homage
County
property
tax
rates.
So
every
year
they
do
a
assessment
on
their
properties
and
we
would
adjust
the
rate
accordingly.
The
fourth
meeting
will
be
on
December
the
5th
to
adopt
the
bium
housekeeping
amendments.
I
I
Months,
so
the
next
item
is
how
we
ended
the
2021
22
budget.
The
good
news
is,
we
ended
up
with
a
positive
fund
balance,
as
I
mention
to
somebody
before
the
meeting.
Other
jurisdictions
are
not
in
as
lucky
of
a
position
as
we
are,
as
you
may
have
heard,
other
your
surrounding
jurisdictions
are
facing
a
budget
deficit,
so
do
our
school
districts
but
I
think
again,
due
to
the
good
work
of
staff,
the
city
manager
and
the
City
Council.
I
We
really
made
some
tough
decisions
and
where
we
are
I
think
we
are
in
a
good
place
toward
future
budget
discussions.
So
how
did
we
end
up
the
2022
F
financial
situation?
So
revenues
came
in
above
projection
by
about
$8.1
million,
mostly
about
4.6
million
was
due
to
the
sales
tax.
It's
not
$2,
2
million
budget
building
and
mechanical
permits.
I
So
my
mistake:
it's
not
$2
it's
$2
million
and
then
$1.7
million
from
inter
local
government,
mostly
due
to
reimbursements
some
from
some
of
the
fire
districts,
because
we
sent
our
firefighters
to
fight
forest
fire
on
the
expenditure
side.
Expenditures
came
in
under
budget
by
about
$3.2
million
due
to
vacancies.
So
when
you
add
up
the
balance
between
the
revenue
side
and
the
expend
chur
side,
we
ended
up
with
about
$1
million
in
ending
fund
balance.
So
that's
good
news.
I
We
didn't
have
to
deal
with
the
negative
fund
balance,
but
the
$1
million
was
included
in
the
2324
adopted
budget.
So
we
were
right
on
target,
so
I
I,
don't
think
I
can
top
that,
so
it's
so
close
to
what
Ted
and
and
his
staff
did
last
year.
So
what's
going
on
right
now
in
the
23
24
budget,
so
the
first
six
months,
everything
is
according
to
projections,
so
we
are
right
on
the
target
of
the
25%
benchmark
Mar.
I
Having
said
that
again,
we
are
watching
the
revenues
very
closely,
particularly
in
the
real
estate
excise
tax
because
of
the
higher
interest
rate
or
the
borrowing
cost.
We
have
seen
they
slow
down
in
the
transactions
of
residental
Market,
even
commercial
Market,
so
we're
watching
that
closely,
but
on
the
positive
side
because
of
the
high
interest
rate,
our
investment
with
the
stay
pool
and
also
with
our
Wells
Fargo
Bond
portfolio.
I
Target
now
successes
and
challenges,
as
we
approach
to
the
mid
bium
budget
and
also
for
the
2526
planning.
So
the
again,
the
city
made
really
strong
financial
decisions,
including
what
the
council
did
to
set
aside
$3.5
million
for
a
budget
stabilization
fund,
so
that
would
helped
us
push
our
burden
further
away
in
the
future
years.
Now,
having
said
that,
that
we
will,
you
know,
cross
the
revenues
and
expand
to
lines,
sometimes
in
2026,
so
challenging
future
budgets.
So
what
are
the
our
challenges?
Well,
the
cost
of
growth
due
to
inflation.
I
We
have
never
in
my
recent
career,
seen
inflation
as
high
as
five
and
AIA
was
about
9%
inflation
came
down
a
little
bit,
but
in
the
last
two
months
our
local
index
also
saw
a
hike
going
back
up.
So
again
we
are
watching
inflation
and
what
the
federal
government
is
doing
so
staff
will
return
with
recommendations
for
a
longer
range
budget
strategies
in
the
mid
2024
budget
process.
I
So
what
we
are
doing
right
now
is
really
will
be
more
strategical
in
our
approach
to
spending
and
in
getting
revenues.
So
we
will
be
looking
at
our
Reserve
policy.
We'll
also
be
looking
at
what
is
coming
du
because,
as
you
know,
there
are
two
levies
coming
for
renewal,
so
really
the
safe,
Street,
safe,
sidewalk,
it's
due
in
2025,
so
it's
not
too
distance.
I
I
I
Onance,
so
in
summary,
again,
your
three
updates
for
you
and
the
financial
reports
are
included
in
your
Council
package.
So
to
summarize
the
me
B
bium
budget
process
and
scope,
it
will
be
coming
back
for
housekeeping
items.
The
second
highlight
is
the
financial
status.
Following
the
closing
of
the
last
bium
budget.
The
message
is,
we
are
having
a
positive
fund
balance.
I
J
No
question
really,
but
going
through
the
agenda
packet.
I,
you
know,
saw
what
the
graph
where
at
2025
is
this
major
it?
Yes,
yes,
that
one
this
one
and
and
I
was
like
how
do
we?
How
do
we
address
this
and
I
appreciate
you
making
the
point
that
one
piece
of
it
are
some
levies
and
bonds
that
are
going
to
need
to
be
re,
re
re
and
that,
and
that
I
would
think
would
affect
that
graph
somewhat.
J
K
Calling
on
me
in
advance,
I
I,
really
appreciate
this
presentation
and
laying
out
kind
of
next
steps.
Yeah.
It's
really
interesting
to
see
sort
of
the
you
know
revisiting
what
we'd
worked
on
last
year
and
and
see
how
things
are
going
so
appreciate
this
update
and
look
forward
to
seeing
you
again
over
the
next
CP
coming
months.
We've
got
some
some
business
to
attend
to.
Thank
you.
I
E
You
fine,
oh
sorry,
go
for
it.
What
rules
are
we
talking
about?
Thank
you.
This
is
helpful.
I
like
this
this
chart,
because
it
reminds
me
of
cautiously
optimistic.
You
know,
remember
so.
I
hope
we're
going
to
have
I'm
looking
forward
to
the
discussions
over
the
next
couple
months,
CU,
we
have
to
think
outside
the
box,
given
the
restrictions
on
fundraising
that
we
have.
E
You
know
real
estate
tax,
and
we
talked
about
some
ideas
last
year
about
how
we
can
focus,
generate
more
sales,
tax
revenue
and
all
these
kind
of
things
we
have
to
start
thinking.
You
know
about
Partnerships
and
other
things
that
might
help
us
generate
Revenue.
That
will
extend
this,
the
the
cross.
You
know
the
the
lines
crossing
further
out.
You
know
so,
but
thank
you,
I'm.
Looking
forward
to
the
conversation.
A
A
All
right
and
I'm,
not
seeing
so
I've,
got
a
couple
comments.
Honestly,
just
first
to
say
thank
you
like
to
the
good
work
from
staff
over
the
last
few
years,
and
thank
you
to
my
fellow
council
members
as
well.
The
last
couple
budgets
haven't
been
super
easy
and
we've
had
to
make
some
pretty
tough
decisions,
and
it's
nice
looking
back
on
those
tough
decisions,
because
we
we
don't
have
to
make
them
now.
A
I'm,
also
really
happy
with
this
midb
budget
that
we
can
show
our
community
that
this
is
a
steady
disciplined
ship
that
we're
running
the
also
really
happy
that
that
staff
is
just
proactively
looking
for
opportunities
to
to
work
on
the
budget
with
the
bond
refinancing.
Thank
you
for
being
proactive
and
every
time
I
see
that
graph.
That
shows
the
general
fund
ending
balance
and
the
lines
crossing,
not
as
many
years
into
the
future
as
I
wish
it.
It
totally
gives
me
heartburn.
A
I,
just
have
one
question:
is
there
so
obviously
we're
limited
to
1%
in
terms
of
what
we
can
increase
property
taxes
every
year?
And
you
know
last
year,
with
inflation
at
9%,
like
we,
we
took
a
big
haircut
in
terms
of
the
the
services
we're
able
to
give
to
the
city.
Is
there
a
way
that
we
can
know
what
property
tax
revenues
came
in
the
last
pium
from
new
construction?
Above
and
beyond
the.
L
1%,
yes,
we
can
break
that
out.
Looking
forward,
the
County
assessor's
office
will
give
us
the
assessed
value
of
new
construction,
so,
yes,
we'll
be
able
to
when
we,
when
we
come
back
before
you
for
that
deciding
whether
to
take
that
1%
again
this
year,
we'll
have
a
breakdown
for
you
of
okay.
We
expect
it
this
much
to
be
due
to
new
construction,
this
much
to
be
due
to
the
1%
so
on
and
so
forth.
They'll
be
similar
to
last
time
around
perfect.
A
K
Mayor,
yes,
can
I
also
add
that
AWC,
the
association
of
Washington
cities
is
taking
a
look
at
that
1%
lid
on
property
tax
and
considering
recommending
to
the
legislature
to
change
that
policy
at
the
state
level.
How
would
that?
How
would
that
benefit
the
city
of
Bothel?
If
that
were
to
take
place,
would
it
benefit
the
city
of
B.
D
D
Thank
you,
mayor
and
good
evening,
council
members
and
again
thank
you.
Juan
was
good
at
saying
thanks
to
everyone,
but
really
have
been
appreciative
of
his
joining
our
organization
and
stepping
in
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
and
guiding
us
through
closing
books
for
with
his
team,
for
many
of
them
who
weren't
here
and
getting
us
through
an
audit
successfully
and
all
sorts
of
good
things.
So
Quan
and
his
team
are
continuing
to
just
work
hard
and
do
great
things.
So
thank
you,
Quan
just
really
one
quick
item
very
quickly.
D
Hopefully
people
checked
their
mail
last
week
the
fall
edition
of
the
Bothel
bridge
that
come
out
and
as
we
talked
about
this
summer,
we
are
doing
a
quarterly
mailing
right
now
and
they,
the
postcard
version,
they're
going
to
start
growing
again
next
year,
we're
going
to
keep
trying
different
things,
but
just
wanted
to
draw
people's
attention
to
it.
If,
for
some
reason,
you
already
recycled
it
and
you're
listening
to
this
and
think
oh
no,
the
good
news
is
is
that
you
can
go
to
our
website
and
get
a
digital
version.
D
So
I'm
thankful
to
our
Communications
staff
for
getting
this
pulled
out
and
doing
doing
great
work
and
again
trying
to
get
us
back
into
a
place
of
where
we
have
the
ability
to
communicate
and
try
new
things
things.
So
we
can.
We
can
find
the
best
way
to
get
information
out
to
our
community.
So
thank.
A
You
thank
you
all
right.
Next
up
is
visitor
comment.
The
city
has
accepted
visitor
comment
and
writing
as
well
as
accepted
sign
up
sheets
for
those
who
wish
to
speak
at
tonight's
meeting.
Written
comments
submitted
to
the
city
clerk
no
later
than
3
p.m.
today
were
forwarded
to
All
City
Council
Members
and
are
part
of
the
record.
When
the
clerk
calls
your
name,
you
will
have
3
minutes
to
speak.
Please
note
that
Council
will
receive
your
input,
but
upon
the
advice
of
our
City
attorney,
we
do
not
engage
discussion
of
these
topics.
C
Okay,
thank
you
before
I
begin,
I'd
like
to
just
remind
commenters
that,
while
you
may
speak
to
whatever
topic
you
choose,
we
ask
that
if
you
are
a
council
candidate,
you
do
not
use
this
time
to
speak
to
your
own
campaign.
With
that
we
did
receive
one
written
comment
and
that
was
was
from
Cameron
Chapman,
who
wrote
in
regarding
the
deib
road
map,
and
we
have
one
person
signed
up
and
that
is
Katie
hin.
So,
if
you'd
like
to
step
to
the
podium,
you'll
have
three
minutes
to
speak.
M
M
Those
are
the
things
I
care
about
and,
like
I
said,
I'm
just
I'm,
just
a
citizen,
I,
don't
know
when
I
look
and
hear
about
the
budgets
and
all
these
different
things.
I,
don't
know
what
all
of
that
means.
I
don't
know
how
to
comprehend
or
interpret
that
and
I
wish
and
I've
said
this
after
the
July
meeting.
M
I
wish
I
could
just
go
to
the
website
and
have
a
a
very
easy
navigatable
way
to
find
simple,
not
simple
answers,
but
answers
to
simple
what
I
think
are
simple
questions
that
the
average
resident
of
this
city
would
like
to
know.
One
thing
in
July
I
brought
up
was
the
click,
the
link,
click,
the
link
to
contact
city
council
and
I've
been
working
on
that
since
July,
even
before
July,
but
it
came
up
and
just
today.
M
Finally,
after
speaking
to
so
many
people
at
3:49,
today,
I
got
an
answer
saying:
oh
yes,
the
email
worked
I
mean
I,
find
that
a
little
bit
ridiculous
to
have
to
go
through
all
those
Hoops
just
to
contact
and
speak
to
write
an
email
to
city
council
I,
do
have
a
lot
of
problems
and
questions.
Public,
Safety
I'd,
like
with
the
budget
concern
I,
have
talked
to
the
police
chief
just
today,
actually
and
I
am
very
concerned
about
getting
into
the
budget
the
please
Doh,
cams
and
body
cams
back
into
discussion.
M
C
N
N
Well,
maybe
a
Freudian
slip,
but
I've
got
to
ask
the
question:
did
the
botel
city
council
approve
funds
to
go
to
BP
because
apparently
the
middle
housing
walking
tour
is
a
bow
pop
event,
at
least,
if
you
take
the
words
literally
now,
Kristen
Joiner
gave
$1,000
and
then
another
$1,000
and
then
$11,200.
If
she'd,
given
one
more
Penny
to
one
of
these
bow
poot
members,
it
would
have
been
illegal,
so
she's
been
kicked
in
up
in
ecclesiastical
class.
N
I,
see
$3,200
to
Bothel
city
council
at
right
at
the
precipice
of
lot
P
now
I'm
going
to
ask
again
that
the
former
and
current
members
of
Bop
recuse
themselves
from
any
lot
PE
consideration
because
Bop,
both
current
and
former
members
have
controlling
majorities
in
both
the
city
council
and
in
the
Planning
Commission
Now.
That
has
an
appearance
of
impropriety
I'm,
not
saying
it's
illegal,
but
these
people
are
conv
convicted
urbanists,
which
is
180
degrees,
opposed
from
our
comprehensive
plan.
N
C
A
K
K
Seamless
well
done
I
do
have
a
update
from
the
North
King
County
coalition
homelessness.
Cities
were
able
to
give
some
updates,
and
we
also
received
an
update
with
a
demographic
information
that
we
had
previously
requested
from
the
regional
homelessness
Authority.
That
demographic
information
indicates
that
there
are
over
640
individuals
in
North,
King
County
that
are
currently
receiving
services
from
the
regional
homelessness
Authority,
and
there
are
nine
partner
organizations
that
are
receiving
funding
from
kch.
A
A
O
A
A
A
D
I
always
want
to
acknowledge
that
while
we
added
a
position,
this
is
lonely
work
if
you're
doing
it
by
yourself.
So
this
dated
commitment
that
we
we've
made
and
continue
to
make
is
that
this
is
something
that
this
is
work
that
needs
to
be
done
across
the
organization
with
Council
and
with
the
community.
It's
not
solo
work
and
I'm
really
grateful
for
for
Gabby's
leadership
in
helping
us
navigate
through
through
that.
So
just
a
just
a
reminder
for
everybody
of
that.
D
This
is
this:
was
a
road
map
that
then
we
all
get
to
follow.
It's
not
for
one
person
to
implement
so
with
those
words
I'm
going
to
turn
things
over
to
no
I'm
going
to
go
straight
to
Gabby
and
Becky
range
is
also
here,
as
our
assistant
city
manager,
who's
been
along
for
this
journey
for
before
Gabby
or
I
ever
join.
So
we're
thankful
to
have
her
here
tonight
too.
A
P
Hi
all
thank
you
so
much
for
the
introduction
good
evening,
mayor
and
Deputy,
Mayor
and
council
members.
Like
Kyle
said
my
name
is
Gabby,
my
pronouns.
Are
they
them
and
I'm
the
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
coordinator
for
folks
who
are
joining
on
Zoomer
in
the
community,
we're
here
to
share
an
update
on
the
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
program,
development
at
the
city
of
Bothel,
as
well
as
the
diversity
Equity
inclusion
belonging
road
map
that
is
guiding
our
work
moving
forward,
so
we'll
go
ahead
and
get
started.
P
Just
as
a
reminder.
Tonight's
presentation
is
an
update.
It's
information
only
and
we're
not
requesting
any
action
from
Council,
but
any
feedback
that
is
given
will
continue
to
guide
the
work
as
we
move
forward.
Like
K
said
it's
a
road
map
and
anything
that's
shared
will
be
helpful
in
the
future.
So
just
some
breing
I'll
start
with
some
context
and
history
I'll
go
into
an
executive
summary
of
the
Dei
road
map.
P
I'll
talk
briefly
about
the
alignment
with
the
council
Vision
that
was
developed
and
then
we'll
talk
about
implementation
and
the
next
steps
throughout
this
presentation.
You'll
hear
me
where
use
the
acronym
deib,
which
is
diversity,
Equity
inclusion
and
belonging
and
Dei,
being
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion.
So
if
you
hear
those
throughout
I'll
try
to
switch
it
up
pretty
often
but
you'll
hear
those
so
starting
briefly
with
context
and
history.
In
2017
resolution,
1358
was
given
to
reaffirm
our
commitment
to
being
a
safe,
welcoming
and
Equitable
city.
P
The
following
year,
the
divein
team
was
formed,
which
is
an
internal
staff
committee
focused
on
leading
Dei
initiatives
within
the
city.
In
2020
resolution,
1404
was
passed
along
with
a
budget
approval
which
reaffirmed
our
commitment
to
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion,
and
provided
funds
to
hire
a
consultant
to
research.
A
Dei
program
at
the
city
in
2021,
chanon,
Kelly,
Ray
Consulting,
was
hired
to
lay
the
Strategic
found
to
lay
the
Strategic
foundation
for
a
Dei
program
within
the
city.
P
At
that
time
she
convened
an
ad
hoc
Dei
advisory
committee
and
met
with
City
staff
to
identify
the
city's
strengths
and
opportunities
and
developed
this
2023
to
2026
deib
road
map.
Based
on
her
findings,
then,
in
2022
Council
received
a
report
from
Channon
about
the
recommendations
for
a
Dei
program
and
then
later
that
year
approved
a
budget
which
included
funding
for
a
full-time,
Dei
coordinator
position
in
2023.
P
P
So
to
get
into
it,
the
diversity,
Equity
inclusion
and
belonging
road
map
really
provides
a
look
forward
into
the
tangible
steps
that
the
city
can
take
to
work
towards,
creating
a
more
Equitable
environment
to
live,
work,
learn
and
visit.
It
was
crafted
with
direction
from
the
council
and
the
city
manager's
office,
in
collaboration
with
the
dive-in
team,
the
internal
staff
committee,
City
staff
and
Community
groups.
The
plan
was
drafted
by
chanon,
Kelly,
Ray
and
then
built
upon
when
I
joined
the
city
in
June.
P
Once
a
working
draft
was
developed,
feedback
was
sought
through
the
dive-in
team.
The
executive
leadership
team
with
the
city
and
each
of
the
department
directors
were
met
with
oneon-one,
and
then
the
community
advisory
boards
and
commissions
were
also
met
with
we
commed
a
focus
group
of
community
members
to
give
feedback
on
the
plan
as
well
and
then
based
on
the
feedback
gathered
from
each
of
these
stakeholders
group.
This
living
document
is
ready
to
guide
our
work
moving
forward.
P
You
might
notice
that
I
hesitate
to
call
this
document
finalized
and
I
definitely
don't
believe
in
a
final
draft.
As
I
I
said,
this
is
very
much
a
road
map,
so
it
can't
be
inflexible.
It
must
remain
adaptive
as
we
move
forward
in
this
work.
I
like
to
say
just
like
Google
Maps,
doesn't
tell
you
to
just
plow
through
the
traffic
when
you
hit
a
road
bump,
you
slow
down,
if
there's
sometimes
it
does.
If
there's
construction,
it
helps
you
move
around
it.
P
So
this
very
much
functions
in
the
same
way
that
so
that
we
can
remain
adaptive
and
flexible
to
our
community's
needs
and
it
cannot
function
as
a
checkbox.
So
this
is
a
promise
that
we
make
to
ourselves
and
our
community
about
how
we
guide
this
work.
Moving
forward
and
like
we
say
here,
it's
both
aspirational
and
operational.
So
it
must
provide
these
big
picture
like
ideas,
but
it
also
must
be
something
that
we
can
put
into
practice
in
every
day
in
our
work.
P
So
this
plan
is
divided
into
five
goal
areas,
including
leadership
and
accountability,
and
organizational
culture
plans,
policies
and
budgets,
workplace
Workforce
and
training,
Communications,
and
engagement
and
Community
Partnership
well
being
in
growth.
Each
of
these
goal
areas
is
broken
into
overarching
goals,
then,
with
specific
action
items
and
I'll
be
going
through
each
of
these
five
goal
areas
now
so
starting
out.
The
first
goal
area
is
leadership,
accountability
and
organizational
culture,
so
this
Focus.
P
This
focuses
on
integrating
Deb
into
everything
that
we
do
here
and
into
the
annual
strategic
plan
processing,
as
well
as
formalizing
existing
processes,
so
that
we
can
foster
an
internal
organizational
culture.
Which
shapes
how
our
city
services
are
assessed
accessed
by
community
members
and
solidifies
our
city
as
a
trusted
Regional
partner
in
equity
work.
So
a
lot
of
this
comes
down
to
relationship
building
in
many
ways.
P
Some
of
the
notable
action
action
items
from
this
goal
area
include
immediate
actions,
some
of
which
have
already
been
taken
like
hiring
a
de
coordinator,
hello
and
developing
a
human
services
program
and
ensuring
that
our
community
members
have
access
to
City
facilities.
They
need
the
most.
Like.
You
noticed
the
voting
block,
the
voting
box.
We
heard
from
community
members
that
it
wasn't
necessarily
accessible
and
we
moved
it.
That's
part
of
this
organizational
culture
is
really
being
responsive
to
our
community's
needs.
P
P
Next,
we
talk
about
plans,
policies
and
budgets,
so
I'm
a
homework
kind
of
person
and
when
I
was
going
back
and
I
joined,
the
city
I
went
through
all
of
the
past
recordings
of
community
council
meetings
and
I
heard
somebody
call
for
Dei
to
be
included
in
every
single
thing.
We
do
on
a
random
Tuesday,
and
this
is
the
part
of
the
plan.
That
really
does
that.
P
So
this
really
FOC
focuses
on
empowering
our
staff
members
to
be
able
to
incorporate
this
into
their
everyday
work
so
that
our
city
services
are
accessible
and
inclusive.
Our
third
goal
area
focuses
on
workplace,
Workforce
and
training,
so
this
focuses
on
building
our
capacity
to
be
a
safe,
welcoming
and
Equitable
place
by
building
robust
recruitment
processes,
understanding
our
city,
employees,
experiences
and
training
our
staff
members
to
be
Equitable
civil
servants
and
respectful
colleagues.
P
Action
items
in
the
school
area
include
developing
inclusive
Recruitment
and
hiring
practices,
developing
a
new
employee
orientation,
implementing
a
banal,
employee
experience
survey
and
improving
data
collection
and
Analysis
for
attrition.
We
know
that
it's
not
enough
to
Simply,
recruit
and
hire
a
more
diverse
Workforce,
but
we
must
Foster
an
environment
where
our
city
staff
members
feel
included
and
like
they
have
access
to
high
quality
training,
respectful
and
affirming
work,
environments
and
professional
development.
P
So
this
one
really
focuses
on
bringing
in
the
best
folks
and
then
training
them
and
developing
them
so
that
they
stay
with
us
our
first.
Our
fourth
goal
area
focuses
on
Communications
and
engagement,
so
this
really
Builds
on
how
we
interact
with
our
community
members.
So
through
Communications
and
engagement
initiatives,
we
know
that
there
are
members
of
our
community
who
either
one
have
no
idea
what
their
local
government
does,
or
they
have
really
negative
perceptions
of
what
their
local
government
does
because
of
their
lived
experiences.
P
So
we
want
to
work
towards
a
community
engagement
model
and
strategy
across
the
city
that
educates
our
community
members
about
what
we
do
and
how
we
can
best
serve
them
and
then
gives
them
the
tools
to
interact
with
us
so
that
they
can
tell
us
what
they
need.
So
we
are
hoping
to
ensure
that
our
community
members
can
actively
participate
in
their
local
government
by
making
information
readily
available
to
them.
We
also
know
that
this
doesn't
happen
quickly.
P
This
requires
both
short-term
and
long-term
items,
and
we
have
to
show
up
consistently
in
this
work
to
build
that
trust.
Trust
is
takes
a
long
time
to
build
and
is
very
easy
to
break.
So
this
really
focuses
on
building
relationships
in
our
community.
So
part
of
this
includes
developing
a
language
access
plan
and
making
translation
services
accessible
and
readily
available
to
City
staff,
so
that
on
the
dayto
day
they
know
if
they
have
somebody
in
front
of
them
who
doesn't
speak
English.
P
They
know
exactly
what
they
can
do
to
ensure
that
they're
serving
them
equitably
as
well
as
well
as
proactive
ly,
sharing
commonly
requested
data
and
making
that
available
to
people.
Rather
than
having
them
put
in
requests
for
data
making
sure
that
we're
proactively
sharing
that
in
order
to
build
trust
and
transparency
with
community
members
and
their
local
government
and
updating
our
communication
strategy
so
that
across
the
organization
we're
all
working
towards
creating
a
unified
and
collaborative
Community
engagement
model,
so
all
working
together
area,
five
focuses
on
Community
Partnership
well-being
and
growth.
P
So
this
really
focuses
on
ensuring
that
our
community
members
feel
safe
and
welcomed
in
our
city
and
that
staff
encourages
civic
participation
in
a
variety
of
ways.
So
this
really
encourages
neighbors
to
get
to
know
each
other
celebrating
the
cultural
diversity
that
we
have
here
in
Bothel
and
creating
a
compassionate
and
welcoming
city.
Some
of
the
action
items
in
this
goal
include
a
Civic
training
program,
publishing
a
cultural
observances
calendar
so
that
city
community
members
have
access
to
it.
P
But
then
also
City
staff
knows
what
are
what
are
some
cultural
observances
happening
so
that
we're
not
scheduling
meetings
over
High
holy
days
or
so
that
we're
not
like
making
conflicting
schedules.
Formalizing,
the
cultural
proclamations
process
and
ensuring
that
we're
really
involving
community
members
in
that
proclamations
process
and
supporting
a
human
services
grant.
P
Program,
so
this
work
aligns
very
heavily
with
the
council
vision
and
priorities
in
looking
over
the
council
vision
and
priorities
when
I
started,
it's
very
clear
that
Equity
is
woven
into
all
of
our
priorities
and
really
woven
into
the
way
that
we
consider
our
work.
But
these
were
the
areas
that
I
felt
there
was
the
most
alignment,
so
the
community
of
trust
and
respect
specifically
calls
out
developing
a
phase
plan
to
implement
Dei
across
the
city.
P
A
joyful
and
healthy
way
of
life
talks
about
assessing
opportunities
to
enhance
city-wide
cultural
events
and
celebrations.
I've
been
working
pretty
heavily
with
our
parks,
department,
who's
been
doing
an
awesome
job
of
that,
and
it's
been
really
a
great
thing
to
see
and
then
building
bothel's,
Beloved
Community.
So
using
the
king
Center's
principles
of
non-violence
to
bring
people
together,
enhance
civil
dialogue
and
care
for
others.
So
those
are
where
we
see
like
the
most
alignment
but,
like
I,
said
it's
truly
throughout
the
entire
document
very
clearly.
P
This
was
our
first
time
celebrating
welcoming
week
in
the
city
of
Bothel,
and
then
we
also
have
a
couple
more
events
coming
up
indigenous
people's
day
in
October
and
then
also
dwali
is
coming
up
as
well,
so
really
focusing
on
things
that
are
coming
up
and
things
that
we've
been
able
to
do,
and
then
next
steps.
So,
like
we
I've
said,
we
already
started
some
of
this
implementation
process,
but
we
will
continue
to
implement
and
continue
to
work
on
the
action
items
that
are
outlined.
P
There
will
be
regular,
Council
and
Community
updates.
It's
not
enough
to
Simply.
Do
this
work
behind
closed
doors?
If
we
don't
share
it,
people
don't
know,
what's
happening
so
really
ensuring
that
we're
letting
community
members
know
what
we're
doing
so.
That
they
can
participate,
and
then
we
have
a
Dei
web
page
now.
P
So
the
city's
Dei
web
page
is
a
landing
page
for
folks
to
go,
learn
more
about
what
we're
doing
keep
people
updated
and
then
also
provide
resources
so
that
they
can
see
what
what
we
have
coming
up
again.
No
action
is
required
or
requested
at
this
time.
This
is
simply
an
update
for
you
all
and
the
community
I
really
appreciate
your
time
and
letting
me
share
today.
P
K
Go
you
know
just
trying
to
set
the
tone.
This
can
be
a
conversation.
I'm
really
grateful
that
you're
here
and
and
that
you
have
prepared
all
of
the
work
we
do
have
Channon
Kelly
Ray
in
the
audience
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
contributions
to
this
work
as
well
and
for
getting
us
started,
and
so
this
is
what
a
number
of
members
of
our
community
have
been
waiting
for
for
a
number
of
years
now.
So
it's
really
great
to
see.
K
I,
don't
necessarily
have
a
ton
of
questions
but
I,
because
what
I
observe
is
that
staff
is
working
in
all
of
these
areas
already
and
and
prog
steps
are
being
made
to
move
forward.
What
do
you
think
is
one
area
that
you
haven't
quite
been
able
to
get
started
on,
or
you
feel
like
is
going
to
be
a
big
lift
coming.
P
Forward
I
think
the
plan
is
very
interesting
in
that
So.
The
plan
was
created
based
on
a
strengths
and
weaknesses
and
opportunities
analysis.
So
we
know
that
everything
outlined
in
here
is
an
opportunity
for
us.
I.
Think
that,
as
we
move
forward
in
implementation,
we'll
actually
like
until
like
the
rubber
meets
the
road
I,
don't
think
we're
going
to
know
exactly
what
the
hu,
like
the
biggest
challenge
is
going
to
be
I.
P
P
So
I
think
that
if
I
was
going
to
name
like
any
one
thing
big
picture,
it
would
be
capacity
just
across
all
all
the
people
that
we
ask
to
be
involved
in
a
process
like
this
and,
like
Kyle,
said
this
doesn't
work
that
gets
done
alone.
It
happens
with
every
single
person
in
our
community
and
local
businesses
and
people
that
work
within
City
staff.
P
K
Yeah
I
I
really
appreciate
that
framing
that
that
you've
already
determined
that
we
have
a
lot
of
opportunities
ahead
of
us,
and
and
thank
you
for
acknowledging
that
there
is
mental
and
emotional
labor
that
goes
into
people
from
the
community,
contributing
to
toour
programming.
One
question
I
have
is:
have
you
yet
had
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
Community
Development
Department
on
the
engage
Bothel
platform?
Is
there
are?
Are
you
looking
at
opportunities
in
the
future
where
there
can
be
like
a
Dei,
related
survey,
project
engagement,
opportunity.
Q
There
yeah
we've
been
very
pleased
with
the
way
that
CDs
used
engaged
Bothel
and
brought
it
into
the
City
and
and
veiled
it
to
the
community
for
them
to
use
we're
just
at
the
very
beginning
of
that
work.
Having
an
online
engagement
platform
is
really
exciting,
so
I
do
think.
As
we
move
through
some
of
the
actionable
steps
in
this
plan,
we
will
absolutely
be
seeking
Community
feedback
through
surveys
or
different
activities
or
different
things,
and
using
an
online
engagement
platform
is
a
great
way
to
do
that.
Q
K
R
There,
yes,
thank
you
yeah.
This
brings
back
a
flood
of
flood
of
memories
on
on
work.
That
has
been
done
for
quite
some
time
and
will
continue
to
be
needed
to
be
done.
First
and
foremost,
thank
you
for
the
for
the
presentation.
The
update
on
the
work
that
we
are
starting
to
do
now
within
our
community
I
I
would
I
would
like
to
see
if
it's
possible
for
Shannon
Kelly
Ray
to
to
to
give
her
input
on
the
challenges
that
we
see
ahead.
R
R
Just
let
love
to
hear
her
input
on
on
where
the
challenges
could
potentially
be
for
us
in
the
future,
because
this
work
doesn't
just
stop
stop
here.
I
know
we
talk
about
it,
but
there's
different
cultures
within
our
community
different
languages.
It's
important
to
understand
that
there
is
going
to
be
some
challenges
ahead
and
we
must
be
intentional
about
Sol
solving
those
challenges.
So
if
it's
at
all
possible,
I'd
love
to
love
to
hear
her
input
since
she's
did
did
do
a
lot
of
work
on
this.
G
Thank
you
so
much
council,
member
mcneel
and
members
of
the
council
and
staff
yeah.
This
this
plan
was
a
long
way
in
the
making.
It
was
exciting
to
be
able
to
partner
with
the
city
to
do
it
just
as
kind
of
the
refresh,
especially
for
members
of
council
that
weren't
present
when
we
went
through
process.
There
was
a
lot
of
data
Gathering
to
come
to
this
and
there's
members
of
the
council
that
came
on
board,
even
as
the
work
was
underway
that
we
talked
to.
G
But
there
was
a
leadership
Insight
report
done
where
we
talked
to
all
of
the
leaders
of
City
staff
to
come
up
with
findings,
insights
and
recommendations.
There
was
a
SWAT
analysis
of
the
city's
policies,
processes
and
procedures
to
come
up
with
insights
findings
and
recommendations.
There
was
this:
the
city
survey,
a
staff
survey.
There
were
listening
sessions
of
of
staff
and
then
community
members
there
was
the
deib
advisory
body
that
looked
at
all
of
the
work
and
offer
their
own
set
of
recommendations
from
the
perspective
of
community.
G
So
a
lot
of
qualitative
and
quantitative
data
from
lots
of
different
corners
of
the
of
the
city
came
to
inform
the
plan.
So
there
was
a
lot
done
in
terms
of
a
heavy
lift
for
what
this
looks
like
as
you
move
forward.
When
we
designed
the
plan
to
to
fall
under
the
many
different
goal
areas,
it
was
really
to
give
the
city
an
opportunity
to
not
just
look
at
how
this,
because
you
know
even
before
I
say
that
the
city
of
bthl
is
is
not
a
silo.
G
That
is
this
island
that
exists
among
itself
and
even
when
I
listen
to
some
of
the
concerns
about
the
comprehensive
plan
and
what
that
looks
like
in
terms
of
growth
for
a
city,
that's
leaning
into
deib
and
building
toward
this
beloved
Community.
There
are
lots
of
folks
that
we
learned
in
the
process
whether
you
live
work
or
play
in
botel
there's
this
ecosystem
that
connects
all
of
these
cities
and
communities
so
Kenmore
and
Kirkland,
and
Redmond
and
Duval
and
Everett
and
Woodenville
and
Edmonds
and
Lake
Forest
Park.
G
All
of
these
communities
have
members
that
live
work
and
play
Within
the
same
ecosystem
and
creating
that
framework
and
aligning
it
with
King
County
meant
that
everybody
could
have
goal
areas
that
were
similar
so
that
you
could
not
only
Benchmark
your
efforts
against
the
county,
but
you
could
Benchmark
them
against
one
another
as
similarly
situated
communities,
but
it
would
give
you
a
a
a
foundation
for
what
that
road.
That
path
forward
should
look
like,
and
so
it
was.
G
That
will
intrinsically
tie
you
to
one
another.
Always
the
other
challenge
is
it's.
It's
I'm
glad
that
there's
the
website
that
exist,
but
I
think
that
transparency
breeds
accountability
and
when
you
look
at
the
city
of
kenmore's
plan
that
we
passed
both
the
policy
and
plan
a
week
and
a
half
two
weeks
ago,
alongside
those
goal,
areas
are
specific
strategic
initiatives.
G
Those
are
the
things
that
are
not
just
data
and
formed,
but
that
have
performance
measures
to
be
able
to
look
at
what
those
engagement
steps
are
because
people
should
be
able
to
ask.
What
are
you
doing
specifically?
What
are
the
programs
and
actions
and
initiatives
and
and
and
events
that
are
happening
specifically
to
close
the
gaps
that
you've
identified
and
to
be
able
to
share
that
information
and
engage
the
community
that
information
and
and
to
make
sure
that
where
there
are
areas
where
you
have
a
desire
to
have
something
done?
G
But
it's
not
within
your
wheelhouse
to
be
able
to
partner
with
those
folks
in
the
community
where
it
is
their
responsibility,
but
a
goal
of
the
city
to
be
a
able
to
accomplish
like
housing.
You
won't
be
able
to
do
everything
that
you
want
as
a
council
to
make
sure
that
there
is
affordable,
safe
and
quality
housing.
But
how
do
you
partner
with
the
community
to
make
sure
that
that
gets
done
with
developers
Builders
and
a
lot?
How
do
you
make
sure
that
Human
Services,
while
you
can't
provide
all
of
the
services
necessary?
G
G
You
know
you
don't
have
the
luxury
to
let
the
comprehensive
plan
collect
dust
because
the
city's
going
to
grow
the
city's
going
to
develop,
and
you
have
to
make
sure
that
you
have
the
provision
of
of
infrastructure,
built-in
natural
environment,
Health,
Care,
Human,
Services
access,
like
someone
said
earlier,
access
to
political
institutions
and
all
of
these
many
different
things
that
that
are
the
social
determinants
of
equity.
The
things
that
as
a
community,
we
work
to
build
toward
together.
G
G
The
but
we're
always
excited
to
be
able
to
do
this
work
with
different
different
different
cities
across
the
region
and
different
communities
across
the
country,
and
we're
thankful
to
have
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
the
city
of
baa
all
of
these
years
and
to
continue
the
relationship
through
the
police
department
and
other
areas.
So
you'll
still
see
us
around
the
water
cooler.
Thank
you.
J
I'm
I'm
GNA
just
leap
in
here
a
second
thank
you
for
asking
for
Shen
to
come
up
because
I
feel
like
we
just
got
a
blessing
from
you
Channon.
It
was
thank
you
I
took
notes.
You
you,
you
I,
think
you
have
a
book
in
your
future.
There
are
some
really
good
thoughts.
There
I
only
have
one
question:
Gabby
CU,
thank
you
for
being
as
thorough
as
you've
been
and
I.
J
I
was
like
how
do
I
frame
this
question
because
I
don't
want
to
put
her
I,
don't
want
to
put
anyone
on
the
spot
and
I.
So
I
guess
I'm
not
going
to
ask
for
specifics.
But
when
you
came
to
this,
did
you
have
a
oh
holy
crap?
They
are
way
behind
the
time
times
on
fill
in
the
blank
or
or
are
we
making
reasonably
good
Pro
progress.
P
I
will
say:
I
was
pleasantly
surprised,
given
that
I
was
the
first
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
coordinator.
How
far
along
the
city
was
on
the
work
and
that
it
was
like
my
biggest
observation
was
that
it
was
happening
and
it
was
happening
a
lot.
It
was
happening
in
pockets,
and
so,
when
I
think
about
my
role,
the
coordinator,
part
of
my
role,
isn't
just
there
to
mean
like
I,
don't
manage
anybody
it's
there,
because
my
role
is
to
bring
it
together.
P
D
Thank
you
and
I'll
just
reiterate
that
since
day,
one
when
Gabby
came
in
they've
been
focused
on
relationship
building.
With
that
question
in
mind
and
I
think
we've
seen
that
in
our
organization
we've
seen
that
Gabby
shared
the
some
of
the
different
stakeholder
groups
that
they
met
with
along
the
way
in
terms
of
getting
to
this
point
and
wanting
to
make
sure
that
feedback
was
sought
from
from
Shannon
from
from
staff
from
the
dive-in
team
asking
what
are
the?
D
What
are
the
things
here
so
I
think
what
I've
appreciated
is
since
before
day
one
because
they
definitely
did
their
homework,
but
Gabby
has
been
asking
questions.
I
think
I
can
think
back
to
my
one
of
our
first
two
conversations,
but
around
kind
of
those
aspects
and
but
with
eyes,
wide
open.
So
then,
the
the
coordination
I
think
among
the
with
other
organizations
and
again
we'll
see
that
benefit
in
indigenous
people's
day
of
being
able
to
partner
with
campus
and
the
school
district.
R
Said
thank
you
and
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
talk
while
I
was
in
the
car.
I
I
felt
like
what
I
had
said
did
not
come
across
the
way
I
wanted
it
to,
but
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
my
voice
is
heard
at
the
table
and
that
I
tell
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart
how
much
I
appreciate
how
far
we
have
come
in
the
last
eight
years
since
I've
sat
on
Council,
many
conversations
have
taken
place.
R
A
lot
of
action
reaction
has
taken
place,
but
I
think
we're
in
a
place
now
where
we
can
have
a
conversation
and
I
think
it's
important
while
we're
having
the
conversation
to
make
sure
that
we're,
including
everyone
at
the
table
in
those
conversations
and
that's
the
only
way
we
become
great,
that's
the
only
way
we
become
better
is
by
listening
and
learning
from
one
another,
and
so
I
appreciate
Shannon,
Kelly,
Ray
coming
and
speaking.
I
didn't,
unfortunately,
get
to
hear
all
of
what
she
said.
R
R
So
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
take
that
and
we
learn
from
it.
We
listen
to
each
other
young
old
in
between,
but
more
importantly,
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart
because
I've
been
here.
My
whole
life
and
these
conversations
are
newer.
I
think
we're
moving
in
the
right
direction,
but
L's
continue
to
work
together
with
everybody
sitting
at
the
table.
S
I
really
appreciate
that,
especially
about
just
language
and
experience
because,
like
if
I
think
about,
like
my
grandmother
and
my
son,
growing
up
in
completely
different
times
right
and
I
work,
I
have
a
a
full-time
job
with
a
private
employer
and
we
get
a
lot
of
Dei
training
and
content,
and
not
everybody
has
that
in
their
work.
Some
people
work
in
a
two-person
office
and,
if
Steve's
not
going
to
talk
about
it,
they're
not
going
to
talk
about
it.
S
So
I
I
think
just
making
sure
that
we
have
sort
of
a
a
shared
glossery
of
terms
so
that
we're
speaking
on
the
same
level
is
so
important
because
we're
not
all
starting
from
the
same
place,
let
alone
the
same
life
experiences.
So
that's
one
of
the
biggest
obstacles
I
see
for
you,
no
pressure,
but
it's
really
going
to
be
great
to
to
watch
that
evolve.
So
thank
you.
P
A
Anything
I
can
go
now
if
you
want
go
ahead.
Okay,
I
have
a
lot
of
thank
yous
that
are
going
to
take
a
minute,
Gabby
and
Becky
first
off.
Thank
you
so
much
just
for
doing
the
work
and
like
I
I
joked
for
a
couple
years
that,
like
everything
that
we
didn't
have
a
staff
member
for
we
just
made
Becky
do
like,
and-
and
this
was
certainly
one
of
those
things
and
Shannon.
A
Thank
you
for
being
here
tonight
and
thank
you
for
everything
you
and
your
team
did
on
helping
us
get
started
with
this
and
Aaron.
Thank
you,
too,
for
leading
the
city
as
we
went
through
this
I
feel
like
you
deserve
a
call
out
as
well.
Also
I
want
to
thank
deina
dur
who's,
not
here
today
and
I
bet
you
she's
not
watching
yeah,
and
if
my
memory
serves
me
correct.
A
The
budget
ad
that
started
to
this
work
was
added
via
a
motion
from
the
dis
on
the
date
of
budget
adoption
in
2020
at
the
last
minute,
at
the
behest
of
community
members,
some
of
whom
are
now
sitting
up
here
with
us
and
without
deine
I'm,
not
sure.
If
we're
getting
this
presentation
tonight,
her
her
work
was
really
Mission
critical
on
this.
A
E
It
is
that,
like
mic
drop
at
the
end,
is
that
what
happened?
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Everybody
I
mean
it's
amazing,
I'm,
really
happy
that
this
is
happening,
but
I
think
we
need
to
do
more
TBH,
as
my
kids
would
say,
speaking
of
language
between
kids
and
say,
TB,
oh
for
real,
for
real
there.
So
gloss
of
terms.
We
need
a
gloss
of
terms
just
for
that.
E
There
is
a
couple
things
that
I
wanted
to.
Let's
do
number
one
is
you
mentioned
the
you
mentioned
s,
strengths,
weaknesses
opportunities,
but
he
didn't
mention
the
threats,
but
I
think
Shannon
mentioned
threats,
and
we
need
to
address
that
because
that's
what's
going
to
put
legs
on
this
whole
thing,
one
of
them
resource
people.
Another
thing
is
money.
You
know
we're
in
a
in
a
surplus,
you
know-
or
maybe
in
the
future.
We
talk
about
this-
make
this
really
putting
some.
You
know
legs
on
this
thing.
E
Q
Successful
I
just
want
to
address
a
little
bit
more,
to
give
you
a
little
bit
more
insight
on
the
plan
itself,
so
there's
an
internal
working
document
that
it
took
us
quite
some
time
to
create,
and
that
was
sequencing
each
of
the
action
items
and
phasing
them
in
a
way
that
made
sense-
and
we
don't
always
want
to
you-
know-
share
all
the
boring
details
with
you.
But
that
took
quite
some
time
because
there
were
multiple
things
happening
in
multiple
departments
and
there's
also
work.
That's
going
on
to
support
your
vision
and
priorities.
Q
There's
work
in
departments,
that's
being
done
to
support
their
own
internal
strategic
plans.
So
there
was
kind
of
this
big
process
to
say
how
do
we
in
Connect
all
of
those
different
efforts
and
make
the
timelines
match
up,
and
it
took
a
little
bit
of
time
to
do
that,
but
that's
what
we're
really
really
excited
about.
So
for
us
on
staff
and
you'll
start
to
learn
and
hear
about
this.
As
we
really
start
to
implement
this
program,
we
do
have
timelines
and
dates.
Q
D
One
thing
I'd
add
to
is
that
as
a
executive
leadership
team,
as
we've
been
meeting
we've,
we
have
a
few
priorities
for
ourselves:
they're,
not
not
quite
the
council
priorities,
but
we
have
our
own
and
one
of
them
is
data
informed
decision
making,
and
so
we
are
working
in
all
of
our
program
areas
around
making
sure
that
we
have
performance
measures,
indicators
and
benchmarks
across
community.
So
that
is
something
that
we're
continuing
to
develop
and
making
sure
there's
some
consistency
across
the
organization.
D
So
that's
that's
where
we're
working
on
together,
but
more
in
the
near
term,
and
again
we
heard
from
from
our
new
Finance
director
Quan
Wong,
who
joined
us
in
this
year.
One
of
the
priorities
that
Quan
had
coming
in
and
from
the
very
first
conversation
about
what
future
budgets
would
look
like
is
that
he
introduced
some
some
new
questions
for
departments
to
answer
when
they're
making
budget
requests-
and
one
of
those
is
an
equity
impact
in
terms
of
every
budget
request
that
we
make.
D
So
that's
something
we
can
control
in
the
near
term
too,
is
that
is
we're
doing
new
things.
Setting
that
expectation
of
what's
the
impact
and
how
do
how
would
you
measure
it
so
that'll
inform
anything
new
that
comes
forward
and
then
in
the
meantime,
as
we
work
on
rolling
out
our
data
informed
decision
making
you'll
see
that
more
and
more
too.
E
That's
awesome,
so
you
are
working
on
like
Northstar
metrics,
that
each
department
rolls
up
to
and
cool
wow.
That's
cool
I.
Do
that
at
work
too.
So
it's
really
cool.
No!
It's
it's
awesome!
Thank
you
again.
I'm
I'm,
really
glad
that
this
is
happening
and
we're
moving
forward
and
looking
forward
to
seeing
this
continue.
R
P
That
so
I
have
had
the
pleasure
to
meet
with
a
couple
different
departments
across
the
city
and
look
at
their
processes
and
plans
and
programs
that
they're
hosting
and
really
sit
down
and
say
like
okay.
Let's
look
at
this
through
an
equ
equity
lens
and
I'm
sure
that
there
is
an
opportunity
to
do
that
as
well
with
the
new
agenda
or
the
new
protocol
manual.
P
So
it's
actually
like
part
of
my
role,
is
consultation
and
meeting
with
folks
throughout
the
city
as
they
develop
programs
and
processes
so
that
we
can
look
at
that
through
an
equity
lens.
So
right
now
the
process
is
email.
Gabby,
The
Hope
is
with
an
equity
toolkit.
Eventually
we
will
be
able
to
empower
others
to
act
in
that
way
as
well,
but
for
now
I'm
doing
the
consultation
on
a
lot
of
programs
and
processes
so
that
we
can
ensure
that
they're
evaluated
through
NE.
K
So
one
thing
I
wasn't
clear
on
when
you
first
mentioned
it
was
the
the
Dei
web
page
I
thought,
maybe
when
you
first
said
it
that
it
was
available
for
staff
but
I
Googled
it
and
it's
available
to
the
public,
and
so
the
educational
resources
that
Gabby
has
mentioned
are
up
here,
and
this
is
great.
Thank
you
really
appreciate
it.
P
S
That's
awesome,
I'm
wondering
and
I.
This
might
be
more
of
a
Becky
question,
so
I'm
so
glad
you're
here,
Communications
wise.
Are
we
going
to
communicate
this
out
like
it's
a
resource
for
our
community,
but
also
I
would
imagine,
there's
different
levels
of
like
local
K
through2
schools
who
could
enjoy
some
of
the
resources
that
gab's
compiled
like?
How
are
we
sharing
this
resource
out.
Q
Yeah,
we
will
absolutely
do
that
included
in
several
different
communication
channels
and
messaging
and
I.
I
do
just
also
want
to
say
thank
you
to
Gabby,
because
it's
been
nothing
short
of
amazing
to
see
Gabby
join
this
team
and
jump
in
and
immediately
start
me
setting
up
meetings
with
people
and
the
community
and
agencies
and
key
leaders
and
Advising
us
hey.
We
really
need
to
start
putting
some
content
up
on
the
web
page
and
here's.
D
O
You
no
I'll
just
chime
in
and
express
my
sincere
thanks
as
well
to
everybody
involved
from
the
divein
committee
staff
members
that
were
working
on
this
over
the
last
few
years,
ch
and
now
Gabby.
Thank
you
to
you
all
for
your
hard
work
on
this
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
where
we
go
from
here
and
excited
for
the.
A
J
J
Christy
bue,
who
is
our
Animal
control
officer,
took
vacation
time
to
go
to
Maui
and
do
as
AR,
which
is
animal
search
and
rescue.
They
just
opened
the
burned
area
for
The
Humane
Society
to
go
in
and
look
for
animals
and
things,
and
it's
been
Grim
on
a
lot
of
levels,
but
she's
been
a
part
of
helping
and
animals
that,
like
a
tortoise
chickens,
you
know
so
there's
been
some
good
things,
but
our
ACO
took
vacation
time
to
go.
K
September,
thanks
for
sharing
that
we
and
and
I
you
I,
follow
the
fire
department
and
there's
been
several
members
of
our
fire
department.
Who've
been
involved
in
in
that
work
as
well,
and
so
it's
it's
really
awesome
to
see
it
happening
across
departments
and
people,
people
showing
up
to
care
for
others,
even
outside
of
our.
S
Community
I
I
think
it's
amazing
too.
I
really
appreciate
calling
it
out
because
a
lot
of
these
people
have
you
know
their
parents.
They
have
people
they're
taking
care
of.
So
not
only
are
you
not
using
your
vacation
to
enjoy
time
off
with
your
loved
ones,
you're
doing
something
that
benefits
people
amazingly
with
your
personal
time
and
I?
Think
it's
incredibly
awesome
so
glad
we're
talking
about
it.