ROLL.
UNMUTE, .
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA,
COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> COUNSEL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
AND I DON'T HAVE A PRESIDENT'S
REPORT TODAY AND WE HAVE A FULL
AGENDA INCLUDING AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION AT THE END SO I WILL
DISPENSE WITH THE PRESIDENT
REPORT AND WE WILL MOVE INTO A
PRESENTATION BY THE NORTHWEST
HEALTHCARE RESPONSE NETWORK.
WE HAVE GUESTS WITH US THIS
MORNING THAT WILL SHARE WITH US
IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO THE
PANDEMIC AND HEALTHCARE CRISIS
WE ARE EXPERIENCING.
AND BEFORE I HANDED OVER TO OUR
PRESENTERS, I WILL HAND IT OVER
TO COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.>> WE
HAVE WITH US TODAY ONORA LIEN ,
AND DR. TIMOTHY DELLIT, THE
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER WITH UW
MEDICINE.
BY OFFICE WAS ASKING QUESTIONS
OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS ABOUT
THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS ABILITY
TO HANDLE THIS UNEXPECTED SURGE
IN COVID-19 CASES.
OUR INQUIRIES WITH PUBLIC
HEALTH LET US TO THE NORTHWEST
HEALTHCARE RESPONSE NETWORK.
THIS IS A NONPROFIT THAT STEPS
INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN
INDIVIDUAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
AND STITCHES TOGETHER THEIR
INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS INTO A
SYSTEMWIDE PLAN. ONORA LIEN IS
JOINING US AND SHE IS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
NORTHWEST HEALTHCARE RESPONSE
NETWORK.
SHE HAS SPENT NEARLY 20 YEARS
WORKING ON HEALTHCARE AND
PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS
INITIATIVES IN DEVELOPING
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE
DISASTER RESILIENCE.
BEFORE HER APPOINTMENT SHE
SERVED AS THE HEALTHCARE
COALITION HEALTHCARE MANAGER
AND HAS OVERSEEN HEALTHCARE
INITIATIVES.
SHOWS RESEARCH AND POLICY
ANALYST IN BALTIMORE AT JOHNS
HOPKINS.
SHE HOLDS AN MA IN SOCIOLOGY
FROM JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
WHERE HER RESEARCH FOCUSED ON
THE INDIVIDUAL AND
ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS OF
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND
DISASTERS. WE ARE ALSO JOINED BY
DR. TIMOTHY DELLIT AND HE IS
THE UW MEDICAL -- UW MEDICINE
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. HE IS AN
EXPERT IN GENERAL INFECTIOUS
DISEASES AND PREVENTION OF
HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED
INFECTIONS.
HE EARNED HIS MD FROM CORNELL
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE AND
IS BOARD CERTIFIED. THE
PRESENTATION SLIDES FOR TODAY'S
PRESENTATION WERE EMAILED TO
OFFICES YESTERDAY AND YOU
SHOULD HAVE A COPY IN YOUR
INBOX.
I WANT TO GIVE MY SINCERE
THANKS TO THE SPEAKERS FOR
TAKING TIME OUT AT THIS VERY
TIME TO SHARE YOUR INSIGHTS
WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
INTRODUCTION.
I WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT IF
THEY DO HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN
LET ME KNOW THROUGH THE CHAT
FUNCTION AND JUST TELL ME THAT
YOU HAVE A QUESTION IN THIS
PRESENTATION WILL RUN UNTIL
10:15 A.M.
SO WE CAN STAY ON TRACK WITH
TODAY'S AGENDA.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID,
PLEASE, I WILL HAND IT OVER.>>
THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT -- I
APPRECIATE THE INVITATION AND
OFFERED TO JOIN THIS MORNING.
I AM ONORA LIEN, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE NORTHWEST
HEALTHCARE RESPONSE NETWORK.
I WILL SHARE MY SLIDES AND
CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO
SEE THEM?>> YES.
>> AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH YOU AND
LET ME SEE IF I CAN MAKE IT
WORK ON MY END.
SO I KNOW WE -- I APPRECIATE
THE UPDATE IN TERMS OF WHEN WE
NEED TO WRAP UP OUR REMARKS.
I WANT TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND
ON WHO WE ARE.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT PLANNING IT
IS IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT WE ARE DOING AT A REGIONAL
LEVEL AND IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE STATES.
WE WERE HERE ABOUT SOME OF THE
PERSPECTIVE FROM UW MEDICINE,
BUT I ALSO ASKED DR. TIMOTHY
DELLIT TO JOIN US BECAUSE OF
THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE
WITH UW MEDICINE TO DEVELOP
REGIONAL CAPABILITIES WHICH
WILL SPEAK ABOUT LATER IN THE
PRESENTATION.
WE WILL SHARE THOUGHTS AND
CONSIDERATIONS WE SHOULD KEEP
IN MIND GOING FORWARD FROM
WHERE WE ARE TODAY TO CONTINUE
TO ANTICIPATE FUTURE POTENTIAL
PEAKS OR OTHER THINGS.
FROM A HEALTHCARE DELIVERY
PERSPECTIVE AND A PREPAREDNESS
SURGE PERSPECTIVE, IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP IN MIND
THAT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS
ARE INDEPENDENT AND ON A DAY-TO-
DAY BASIS THEY COMPETE AND
THERE REALLY IS A CENTRALIZED
ENTITY THAT BRINGS ALL THOSE
INDEPENDENT PARTNERS TOGETHER
TO COLLABORATE AND COORDINATE
ON DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF
HEALTHCARE RELATED DISASTER
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.
PANDEMICS CAN OVERWHELM THE
INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS AND
INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS AND
COUNTIES AND REGIONS AND THESE
ARE VERY SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS
REQUIRING AN ALL HANDS ON DECK
APPROACH.
IT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO KEEP
IN MIND THAT A SUCCESSFUL
RESPONSE REQUIRES THE
COLLABORATION ON THE PUBLIC
HEALTH SIDE AND VITAL EFFORTS
THAT THEY UNDERTAKE TO PREVENT
THE SPREAD OF DISEASE AND
RESPOND IN THOSE WAYS. AND THE
EFFORTS OF CLINICAL HEALTHCARE
PARTNERS WHO ARE SUPPORTING THE
RESPONSE TO TREATMENT OF THE
DISEASE.
MY ORGANIZATION, AS YOU HEARD
EARLIER, SITS AT THE
INTERSECTION AS A NONPROFIT
COALITION THAT HAS BEEN A PLACE
FOR NUMBER OF YEARS TO SUPPORT
THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN
INDIVIDUAL HEALTHCARE
ORGANIZATIONS GOT TO BRING A
FRAMEWORK FOR CORONATION AT THE
LOCAL LEVELS, CERTAINLY ACROSS
KING COUNTY, BUT MORE BROADLY
WE SERVE AND COORDINATED ACROSS
WESTERN WASHINGTON.
WE ARE ONE OF THREE HEALTHCARE
COALITIONS IN THE STATE.
THERE IS A SIMILAR COALITION
BASED OUT OF SPOKANE THAT
COORDINATES ACROSS EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND A COLLABORATIVE
EFFORT IN THE VANCOUVER AREA.
WE WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH
ONE ANOTHER AND SUPPORT THE
COORDINATION WITH HEALTHCARE
ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC HEALTH
PARTNERS, AND MANY OTHERS SO WE
HAVE A COORDINATED APPROACH TO
HEALTHCARE ASPECTS OF DISASTER
PREPAREDNESS DAY TODAY.
CERTAINLY ENGAGEMENT AROUND
COVID-19 AND ASPECTS OF THE
RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.
WERE WE INTERSECT AND WHAT
ISSUES WE FOCUS ON SOMETIMES
VARIES DEPENDING ON THIS NORIO
AND THE ISSUES THAT ARE IN
FRONT OF US.
WE ARE BUT ONE OF MANY SYSTEMS
AND PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHER
TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE
ASPECTS OF DISASTER RESPONSE.
LEADERSHIP, THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE APPOINTED THE DIRECTOR
OF THE COVID-19 HEALTH SYSTEM
RESPONSE MANAGEMENT AND SHE IS
WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH
MANY PARTNERS AT THE STATE AND
LOCAL LEVEL.
AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD STRONG
COORDINATION ENGAGEMENT WITH
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND WASHINGTON STATE HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION AND MANY OTHER
MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS,
HEALTHCARE COALITIONS LIKE
MYSELF, INDIVIDUAL
ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDERS,
LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, ALL
HAVING A STAKE IN DIFFERENT
ASPECTS OF COORDINATION AND
SUPPORT FOR HOW THE DELIVERY
SYSTEM RESPONSE IN A DISASTER.
AS COVID-19 HAS EVOLVED AND IS
THE FRAMEWORK WITHIN THE STATE
CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, THE
GOVERNOR AND THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SET
FORWARD AN OVERARCHING FRAMEWORK
THAT HAS GUIDED SOME OF THE
STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS AROUND
THIS.
I AM PRIORITIZING A COUPLE
AREAS.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT SURGE
PLANNING, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF
KEY ELEMENTS TO THAT.
ONE, THAT YOU HAVE THE SPACE,
AND THAT YOU HAVE THE STAFF AND
ALSO THAT YOU HAVE THE
SUPPLIES.
SO WE THINK THIS IS IN THREE
COMPONENTS.
SPACE, STAFF, AND SUPPLIES.
AS WE THINK ABOUT THE SCALE OF
WHAT THIS RESPONSE NEEDS TO
INCLUDE, THERE HAS BEEN A WIDE
VARIETY OF EFFORTS TO THINK
ABOUT HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES OR THE
COMMUNITY HAVE ENOUGH PLACES TO
CARE FOR PATIENTS AND THAT WE
LOOK AT BUILDING STRATEGIES TO
CREATE SURGE FOR STAFF AND WE
HAVE ENOUGH SUPPLIES.
WITHIN THIS STRUCTURE DIFFERENT
ENTITIES, SUCH AS THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAVE TAKEN
LEADERSHIP IN SOME OF THESE
AREAS.
SO AS WE LOOK AT THINGS LIKE
ALTERNATE CARE FIELD HOSPITAL
SITES, THE STATE HAS TAKEN
LEADERSHIP IN SOME OF THOSE
PLANNING AREAS AND PARTNERING
WITH LOCALS WERE NEEDED.
FROM A STAFFING PERSPECTIVE
THERE IS WORK THAT INDIVIDUAL
ORGANIZATIONS DO TO LOOK AT HOW
THEY CAN INCREASE STAFF AND
SUPPORT THE STAFF THAT IS
AVAILABLE TO THEM.
THE STATE HAS ALSO TAKEN ON
ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP AT
LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN
BRING IN MEDICAL WORKERS AND
VOLUNTEERS INTO THE STATE AND
IS TAKING THE LEAD ON
COORDINATING HOW THOSE
RESOURCES WOULD BE MOBILIZED
AND WERE THEY WOULD BE APPLIED
WERE NECESSARY.
AND FROM A SUPPLY PERSPECTIVE
WE LOOK AT WHAT INDIVIDUAL
HEALTH SYSTEMS CAN DO AND LOOK
AT RESOURCE REQUESTING
PROCESSES THROUGH LOCAL
COMMUNITIES UP TO THE STATE
WHEN RESOURCES ARE SCARCE AND
NEED TO BE REQUESTED.
AND THEY'VE ALSO TAKEN ON
LEADERSHIP AROUND IDENTIFYING
ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES THAT COULD
BE BROUGHT IN SUCH AS
REQUESTING ADDITIONAL
VENTILATORS.
THE COORDINATION IN TERMS OF
HOW WE CAN COORDINATE WITH
HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS IS A
LOCAL, REGIONAL, STATE EFFORT.
AND THE COALITIONS HAVE FOCUSED
SOME OF OUR SPECIFIC EFFORTS TO
TARGET THIS BIGGER STATE
STRATEGY IN A COUPLE OF KEY
AREAS.
ONE IS HOW DO WE ENSURE CROSS
THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND
ACROSS OUR PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE
GOOD SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
ABOUT WHAT THE RESOURCE NEEDS
ARE WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM AND AS A COALITION WE
HAVE MECHANISMS FOR SUPPORTING
MUTUAL AID AND RESOURCE SHARING
ACROSS HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS.
AND THEN THIRD, HOW DO WE THINK
ABOUT COORDINATION STRATEGIES
FOR MAKING SURE WE ARE FULLY
UTILIZING EVERY AVAILABLE BED,
BOTH AT AN INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL
BUT THEN OUTSIDE INSTITUTIONS
HOW WE COORDINATE ACROSS
HOSPITALS AND REGIONS TO MAKE
SURE THAT IF THERE IS A SURGE
OF PATIENTS THAT WE ARE
UTILIZING EVERY BED THAT IS
AVAILABLE.
WITHIN THE STATE AND WORKING IN
COLLABORATION WITH STATE
PARTNERS WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE WAS GOOD GUIDANCE
BEING PROVIDED TO HEALTHCARE
PARTNERS IN TERMS OF STRATEGIES
AND TO BE THINKING ABOUT THE
SUPPORT SURGE AND CONTINUITY OF
PATIENT CARE AND AT THE STATE
LEVEL MAKING SURE THAT WE
ADDRESS THE REGULATORY POLICIES
AND HEALTHCARE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE
THE SURGE CAPACITY.
SO WE'VE BEEN SUPPORTING
HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS IN
CONVENING AND COORDINATING WITH
THOSE PARTNERS LOCALLY BUT IT
IS PART OF A BIGGER STATE
EFFORT.
SO A LOT OF ELEMENTS ARE BEING
TOUCHED AND TACKLED BY A WIDE
VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS.
WE ARE FOCUSED ON A COUPLE OF
KEY AREAS PROVIDING SITUATIONAL
AWARENESS ABOUT HOSPITAL
CAPACITY AND HELPING TO DEVELOP
SYSTEMS THAT WE ARE COLLECTING
GOOD DATA, CONVENING CLINICAL
LEADERS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES
AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO
INFORM AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE
GOOD CLINICAL GUIDANCE FOR
HEALTHCARE TOOLS TO SUPPORT
ORGANIZATIONS IN IMPLEMENTING
THEIR MEDICAL SURGE STRATEGIES.
WE ALSO IDENTIFY GAPS AND
COORDINATE TOGETHER ON
DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS.
AND THEN ONE PARTICULAR
INITIATIVE I WILL SPEAK TO TODAY
, AND AS I SAID REGARDING
COORDINATION OF HOW WE CAN WORK
ACROSS HOSPITALS TO MAKE SURE
WE MAXIMIZE OUR BED AVAILABILITY
AND HAVING GOOD COORDINATED
STRATEGIES IS WE WILL SPEAK
ABOUT THE REGIONAL COVID
COORDINATION CENTER.
THAT IS A STRATEGY TO SUPPORT
THAT CRITICAL ELEMENT OF SURGE.
REGARDING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
, ONE OF THE CORE AREAS WE HAVE
FOCUSED ON IS OUR AIM AS A
COALITION IS TO PROVIDE
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ABOUT
HOSPITAL CAPACITY AND WHERE
THERE MIGHT BE RESOURCE NEEDS
AND WHAT THE RESOURCE NEEDS ARE.
AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE
RESPONSE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
HARD TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL
CAPABILITIES TO LOOK AT WHAT
KIND OF DATA COLLECTION WOULD
BE NEEDED, BOTH ARE HEALTHCARE
PARTNERS NEED AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS ARE LOOKING FOR TO
CHARACTERIZE WITH THE IMPACT TO
HEALTHCARE IS AND WHAT THE
NEEDS OF BEEN.
OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF WEEKS
WE HAVE BEEN SCALING UP DATA
COLLECTION EFFORTS AND TRYING
TO DEVELOP A MORE COMPREHENSIVE
APPROACH TO HOW WE GET
INFORMATION THAT HELPS US
CHARACTERIZE EFFECTIVELY WHAT
THE HOSPITAL CAPACITY IS,
INCLUDING WHAT KIND OF ICU AND
OTHER BED ABILITY THERE IS AN
VENTILATOR AVAILABILITY AND
WHAT KIND OF PPE IS AVAILABLE
WITHIN THE SYSTEM.
WE HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY TO
DEVELOP A COHESIVE STATEWIDE
APPROACH TO HOW WE COLLECT
INFORMATION AND MAKE SURE WE
HAVE CONSISTENT INFORMATION AND
WE ARE ABLE TO SURE THAT BACK
WITH HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE
AND ALSO WITH PUBLIC HEALTH
OFFICIALS.
THE SYSTEMS WE HAVE BEEN
DEVELOPING WERE PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AND SO IT
HAS TAKEN US A FEW WEEKS TO
WRAP UP A CONSISTENT DATA
REPORTING FROM HOSPITALS.
BUT WE HAVE DAILY REPORTING
COMING IN FROM HOSPITALS WE'RE
DOING THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE STATE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
BUT AS WE GET REGULAR DATA WE
HAVE DIFFERENT RAYS OF SHARING
THE DATA WITH THE HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM AND PUBLIC HEALTH
PARTNERS.
I WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE
DATA THAT IS BEING COLLECTED
INCLUDES TOTAL NUMBER OF
HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH
COVID-19.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
IS POSTING THIS INFORMATION ON
THE WEBSITE AND WE ARE
CONTINUING TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT
WAYS TO PROVIDE DASHBOARDS AND
TOOLS TO SHARE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE METRICS
LIKE BED AVAILABILITY AND
VENTILATOR AVAILABILITY, ETC.
SO ADDITIONAL REPORTS WILL COME
OUT FROM THESE SO WE CAN ENSURE
THAT INFORMATION MORE BROADLY.
SOME OF YOU, I THINK, I HAVE
HEARD ABOUT EFFORTS THAT WE
STARTED A FEW WEEKS AGO. MY
TEAM HAS BEEN PARTNERING WITH
MICROSOFT TO DEVELOP SOME
ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES AND MORE
EFFICIENT DASHBOARDS TO SHARE
THIS INFORMATION.
THE WORK WE HAVE BEEN DOING
WITH THE STATE HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION HAS GOTTEN US TO
ONE LEVEL OF MORE CONSISTENT
DATA COLLECTION.
I BELIEVE ON APRIL 2nd THERE
WAS A REQUIREMENT OF HOSPITALS
TO REPORT INFORMATION AND THAT
INFORMATION IS BEING COLLECTED
THROUGH THE TOOLS AND SURVEYS
WE ARE DOING IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE STATE HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION.
THAT IS WHAT I WOULD SAY IS
PHASE 1 OF DATA COLLECTION
EFFORTS AND STRATEGIES TO SHARE
THIS INFORMATION AND THROUGH
PARTNERSHIP WITH MICROSOFT WE
ARE BUILDING ADDITIONAL PORTALS
TO HELP EASE SOME OF THE
REPORTING BURDEN BUT MAKE SURE
WE HAVE ALL THAT KEY
INFORMATION AVAILABLE. THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS
TAKING ON THE INITIATIVE AND
WILL BE WORKING WITH US, THE
OTHER COALITIONS AND HOSPITAL
PARTNERS, TO LAUNCH A MORE
ROBUST EFFORT STATEWIDE.
SO MORE INFORMATION IN A WEEK
OR TWO AHEAD ABOUT HOW THAT
SYSTEM WILL EVOLVE STATEWIDE IN
TERMS OF COLLECTING INFORMATION
AND MORE DASHBOARDS AND TOOLS
TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE
INFORMATION SHARING.
ANOTHER AREA WE HAVE BEEN
FOCUSED ON, ONE OF OUR
ORGANIZATIONS ROLES IS WE
CONVENE TEAMS OF CLINICAL
EXPERTS TO ADVISE STATE AND
LOCAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND
HEALTHCARE READINESS AND
MEDICAL SURGE PLANNING.
WE HAVE BEEN CONVENING THE
DISASTER MEDICAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE TO REVIEW DIFFERENT
CLINICAL TOOLS OR CLINICALLY
FOCUSED TOOLS AND DOCUMENTING
DIFFERENT STRATEGIES THAT
HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND
PROVIDERS CAN USE TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE MAXIMIZING ALL OF THE
CARE AND WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN
OPTIMIZE CARE FOR PATIENTS
DURING THESE KIND OF RESPONSES
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE
DIFFERENT TOOLS AND RESOURCES
AND THINKING ABOUT CONSERVATION
STRATEGIES.
THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE WE CAN
MAXIMIZE AND PROVIDE SAFE AND
EFFECTIVE CARE, IN PARTICULAR
WHEN THERE ARE TIMES OF
RESOURCE SCARCITY.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PUT
RESOURCES IN PLACE THAT CAN
GUIDE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS
AND PROVIDERS IN PROVIDING THE
MOST OPTIMAL CARE AND THINKING
THROUGH SITUATIONS WHERE THERE
MAY BE RESOURCE SCARCITY AND
ALSO HELP HEALTHCARE
ORGANIZATIONS THINK ABOUT HOW
THEY CAN DO THAT.
WOULD HAVE CONSISTENT
STANDARDIZE RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT ARE INFORMED BY THE BEST
CLINICAL THINKING.
SO OUR JOB HAS BEEN TO CONVENE
A BRING TOGETHER CLINICAL
LEADERS TO HELP REVIEW,
DEVELOP, AND PROVIDE TOOLS AND
GUIDELINES THAT CAN BE USED
STATEWIDE TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS IN DELIVERING CARE IN
TIMES OF SURGE.
AND THEN A BIGGER AREA OF
EMPHASIS FOR US HAS BEEN TO
FOCUS ON IF WE THINK ABOUT A
COMMUNITYWIDE SURGE EVENT AND
HIVE VOLUMES OF PATIENTS, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A
GOOD COORDINATED APPROACH SO
THAT WE ARE ABLE TO LEVERAGE
EVERY AVAILABLE BED IN THE
COMMUNITY.
SO WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS THIS
WAS ESCALATING THAT THERE WAS A
NEED FOR US TO ENHANCE SYSTEMS
THAT WE ALREADY HAD IN PLACE.
FOR MANY YEARS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN
KING COUNTY, HARBORVIEW MEDICAL
CENTER HAS PLAYED A ROLE IN
DISASTER MEDICAL COORDINATION
WERE DURING A MASS CASUALTY
INCIDENT HAS AN IMPORTANT PART
IN COORDINATING WITH OTHER
HOSPITALS IN TERMS OF
IDENTIFYING WHERE THERE ARE
AVAILABLE BEDS AND HELPING TO
DIRECT EMS TO WHERE THEY CAN
TAKE PATIENTS TO GET
APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF CARE.
WE RECOGNIZED THERE WERE
ADDITIONAL SCALING UP OF THAT
CAPABILITY AND THINK REGIONALLY
AND NOT JUST WITHIN KING COUNTY
BUT TO THINK AS A REGION AND
THINK ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON
HOW WE CAN COORDINATE ACROSS
INDIVIDUAL HOSPITALS AND SYSTEMS
AND ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SURE
THERE IS GOOD COORDINATING
STRUCTURE TO IDENTIFY AND
MAXIMIZE EVERY AVAILABLE BED IN
THE REGION AND TO THINK ABOUT
HOW WE CAN HAVE A COORDINATED
EFFORT TO DISTRIBUTE PATIENTS
WHEN NECESSARY SO WE DON'T
OVERBURDEN ANY SINGLE HOSPITAL
AT ONE TIME.
WE BUILT UPON THE DISASTER
MEDICAL ORDINATION MODEL AND
ADDED ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES
THROUGH HARBOR VIEW AND UW
MEDICINE TO BUILD A MORE ROBUST
AND ENHANCED MODEL THAT ALLOWS
US THAT -- FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE
THAT MAY NEED TO BE TRANSFERRED
FROM A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY
OR IF WE WERE IN A MORE
SIGNIFICANT SURGE, IF HOSPITALS
NEEDED TO TRANSFER IF THERE
WERE NOT ENOUGH BEDS WITHIN
THEIR OWN ORGANIZATIONS AND WE
NEEDED TO DECOMPRESS OR
IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL BEDS, WE
HAVE CREATED WITH HARBORVIEW
AND UW MEDICINE THIS REGIONAL
MODEL THAT WILL DO A COUPLE OF
THINGS.
ONE, THROUGH THE DATA WE ARE
COLLECTING AROUND BED
AVAILABILITY, HAVE GOOD
VISIBILITY AND PROVIDE A
COORDINATING SYSTEM TO WORK
WITH FACILITIES TO IDENTIFY A
BED OR TRANSFER A PATIENT INTO
A HOSPITAL AND CAN PROVIDE THAT
COORDINATING FUNCTION TO MATCH
THE PATIENT TO WHERE THE BED IS
AVAILABLE.
THE GOAL IN DOING THIS IS TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE STRONG
SEARCH CAPACITY AND THAT WE
HAVE MECHANISMS TO COORDINATE
WHEN THERE ARE MANY PATIENTS
THAT NEED TO BE PLACED IN A
HOSPITAL BED AND THAT WE DO SO
IN A WAY THAT WE MINIMIZE THE
OVERBURDEN IN A SINGLE FACILITY
AND WE MAXIMIZE THE
COORDINATION AND ABILITY TO
COORDINATE ACROSS HOSPITALS AND
AROUND THE REGION TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE UTILIZING EVERY
AVAILABLE BED.
SO GREAT CREDIT TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SYSTEM
AND WE'VE APPRECIATED THE
COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION
WITH THEM TO BUILD THIS
CAPABILITY AND MAKE A MUCH MORE
ENHANCED RESOURCE AVAILABLE TO
SUPPORT THIS KIND OF COMMUNITY
SURGE IF WE WERE IN A SURGE
EVENT AND AS RC3 REMAINS ACTIVE
, I-TEAM WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE SUPPORTING THAT CENTER
THROUGH COORDINATION OF
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND
WORKING WITH HOSPITALS AND
OTHER PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THAT INFORMATION IS KNOWN
AND THAT WE ARE COLLECTING THE
BEST INFORMATION WE CAN FROM
HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS TO
HELP MAKE SURE WE HAVE
VISIBILITY ON BEDS, AVAILABLE
BEDS, AND WHAT RESOURCES
HOSPITAL NEEDS -- WHAT
RESOURCES THE HOSPITALS NEED TO
PROVIDE CARE FOR THEM IN THE
MOMENT AND WE WILL SUPPORT BY
CONVENING HEALTHCARE
ORGANIZATIONS, WHETHER THAT IS
THROUGH CONFERENCE CALLS OR
OTHER NEEDS THAT MIGHT BE
NECESSARY.
IF THERE ARE RESOURCES THAT ARE
NEEDED TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE
ORGANIZATIONS IN HELPING TO
SUPPORT THE FACILITATION OF
MUTUAL AID AND RESOURCE SHARING
AND IF WE HAVE AVAILABLE BEDS
BUT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE
NEEDED, WE CAN MATCH AND
SUPPORT THAT.
AND THEN CONTINUING
COORDINATION WITH LOCAL AND
STATE AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS PART OF
THE BROADER RESPONSE EFFORTS.
AS WE GO FORWARD, THE GOOD NEWS
IS IS PERHAPS WE HAVE HIT THE
PEAK OR AT LEAST THE FIRST PEAK
IN WASHINGTON AND I THINK THE
HOSPITAL SYSTEMS HAVE DONE A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK TO
CREATE CAPACITY.
CANCELING ELECTIVE SURGERIES
AND A NUMBER OF EFFORTS THEY'VE
UNDERTAKEN TO MAKE SURE THERE'S
CAPACITY IN THE SYSTEM AND
THOSE OF BEEN SIGNIFICANT
MEASURES THEY PUT INTO PLACE,
BUT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF
CAPACITY IN THE HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM RIGHT NOW.
AND I THINK WE ARE IN A FAIRLY
GOOD POSITION.
BUT WE WANT TO KEEP ALL OF
THESE EFFORTS IN MIND GOING
FORWARD WHETHER THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL PEAKS COMING FOR US
IN THE FUTURE AND I THINK DR.
TIMOTHY DELLIT WILL SHARE HIS
THOUGHTS ON THOSE.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT
WHAT THE BEST PRACTICES ARE
THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE AND
HOW DO WE REFINE THESE PLANS
AND I THINK PUT ADDITIONAL
FOCUS ON LONG-TERM CARE AND HOW
WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND
COORDINATE WITH LONG-TERM
ORGANIZATIONS AND WORK WITH THE
STATE WITH LONG-TERM CARE
FACILITIES, ASSOCIATIONS, AND
OTHERS TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
STRONG SUPPORT AND GOOD
STRATEGIES FOR SUPPORTING LONG-
TERM CARE AND TRYING TO ADDRESS
SOME OF THE CONCERNS IN THOSE
FACILITIES.
WE CONTINUE TO REFINE AND
INCORPORATE SOME OF THESE BEST
PRACTICES THAT WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED AND WE CONTINUE TO
REFINE OUR PLANS AND THINK
ABOUT IF THERE IS A SURGE AND
WHAT ADDITIONAL PLANNING WE
NEED TO DO TO SUPPORT THAT AND
I WOULD SAY FROM MY STANDPOINT
DO NOT STOP NOW AND LOOK AT
STRATEGIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO
SUPPORT SURGE DOWN THE ROAD.
I WILL STOP THERE AND DR.
DELLIT WILL SHARE HIS THOUGHTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE
QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO TAKE NOW
YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM DR.
DELLIT AND THEN TAKE QUESTIONS
AT THE END.>> LET'S FINISH THE
PRESENTATION AND THEN WE CAN
TAKE QUESTIONS.
I ONLY HAVE ONE COUNCIL MEMBERS
SO FAR WHO HAS INDICATED SHE
HAS QUESTIONS, BUT SHE IS AGREED
TO WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE
PRESENTATION.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE.
WE ARE SLATED TO SPEND 14 MORE
MINUTES, INCLUDING QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ON THE SUBJECT.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
FOR UW MEDICINE WITH A FOCUS ON
INFECTION PREVENTION AND
CONTROL AND I WILL TRY TO
BRIEFLY JUST GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF
PREPARATION WITHIN A HOSPITAL
SYSTEM AROUND SURGE PLANNING IN
ADDITIONAL TO THE REGIONAL
PLANNING.
SOME OF OUR RESPONSES, IT DOES
START WITH PARTNERSHIPS AND
ALTHOUGH THIS HAS BEEN AN
INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING TIME FOR
COMMUNITY IT IS REALLY WONDERFUL
TO SEE EVERYONE COMING TOGETHER
AS WELL AS THE COORDINATION
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,
THE WASHINGTON STATE HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION. WITHIN UW MEDICINE
ON FEBRUARY 29th WE PUT IN
PLACE OUR INCIDENT COMMAND
STRUCTURE AS WELL AS INCIDENT
COMMAND STRUCTURES WITHIN EACH
OF OUR HOSPITALS IN ORDER TO
BETTER COORDINATE AND ALIGN ALL
OF OUR ACTIVITIES.
A PRIMARY FOCUS HAS BEEN THE
SAFETY OF OUR WORKFORCE.
THIS INCLUDES NOT ONLY ENSURING
THAT THEY HAVE THE APPROPRIATE
PPE TO SAFELY CARE FOR PATIENTS
WITH COVID-19, BUT FOCUSING ON
THE SUPPORT OF THE STAFF AND
CLINICIANS BECAUSE THIS HAS
BEEN INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING,
STRESSFUL, A LOT OF ANXIETY FOR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND TRY TO
CREATE A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
FOR THEM FOR THEIR MENTAL WELL-
BEING AS WELL AS THE PHYSICAL
SAFETY CARING FOR THESE
PATIENTS.
WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE THAT
THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY ARE
CLINICAL VIROLOGY LABORATORY
DEVELOPED A TEST THAT WE COULD
IMPLEMENT ON MARCH 2nd WITH FDA
APPROVAL.
THAT HAS SERVED OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY AND REGION INCREDIBLY
WELL BECAUSE AS PEOPLE RECALL,
THERE WERE CHALLENGES WITH THE
INITIAL CDC TEST AND GETTING
THAT INTO STATE LABS AND DELAYS
IN TURNAROUND.
RIGHT NOW OUR LAB IS PERFORMING
OVER 60% OF ALL THE TESTS
WITHIN OUR REGION WITH AN EIGHT
HOUR TURNAROUND PERIOD OF TIME
AND WE HAVE CAPABILITIES OF
DOING 5000 PER DAY AND ARE
WORKING TO CONTINUE TO SCALE
THAT BECAUSE AS WE GO IN TO
THIS RECOVERY PHASE, ONE OF THE
KEY ELEMENTS WILL BE THE RAPID
EXPANSION OF TESTING TO
IDENTIFY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO
MAY BE INFECTED AND THEN
WORKING WITH CONTACT TRACING AS
WE GET FURTHER INTO THE
PANDEMIC.
WILL ALSO TRY TO OFFLOAD OUR
CLINICS AND EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENTS BY SETTING UP DRIVE-
THRU TESTINGSITES.
WE DID THIS INITIALLY FOR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND EMPLOYEES
, BUT ALSO FOR PATIENTS.
IT IS A GOAL TO BE ABLE TO
STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS TO TEST
PEOPLE AS APPROPRIATE AND ALSO
AVOID THEM HAVING TO COME INTO
THE CLINICS OR THROUGH THE
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS TO
MAINTAIN THAT CAPABILITY FOR
OTHER NON-COVERT CARE IS NEEDED.
LIKE OTHER HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
WE HAVE DRAMATICALLY IMPLEMENTED
OUR TELEHEALTH CAPACITY.
WE DO OVER 1500 TELEHEALTH
VISITS A DAY. FROM A SURGE
PLANNING STANDPOINT, ON MARCH
10th WE STARTED TO PARTNER WITH
THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH
METRICS AND EVALUATION WHICH IS
BASED WITHIN UW MEDICINE AND WE
DID THIS BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO
HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
ARE THOSE POTENTIAL PATIENT
VOLUMES THAT WE NEED TO TARGET
AS WE DID SURGE PLANNING.
SO WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THEM HAS ALLOWED US TO IDENTIFY
HOW MANY ICU BEDS WE WOULD NEED
AND WHAT IS THE STAFFING FOR
PHYSICIANS AND NURSES THAT
WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THAT, AS
WELL AS EQUIPMENT LIKE
VENTILATORS OR PPE.
BACK ON MARCH 16th WE CANCELED
OUR ELECTIVE AND NONEMERGENCY
PROCEDURES TO BUILD INTERNAL
CAPACITY AS WELL AS TO PRESERVE
PPE FOR THE CARE OF COVID-19
PATIENTS AND THEN THE GOVERNOR
IMPLEMENTED HIS ORDER ON MARCH
18th, WHICH NOW EXTENDS THROUGH
THE 18th OF MAY.
WE ALSO HAVE DEVELOPED TRIAGE
SITES.
SO HOW CAN WE BEST SEPARATE
PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY
SYSTEMS OR COVID-19 FROM THOSE
WHO MAY BE COMING INTO THE
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR OTHER
MEDICAL CARE.
AND WE HAVE SET UP ALTERNATIVE
TRIAGE SITES TO EVALUATE AND
TEST THOSE PATIENTS.
WE LOOK AT THE ALTERNATIVE
SITES OF CARE, ESPECIALLY AS
SURGE CONTINUES AND LET SAY IF
WE HAVE REACHED A POINT, BUT WE
HAVEN'T, BUT LET'S SAY WE REACH
A POINT WHERE THE HOSPITAL IS
FULL, WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVE
SITES THAT WE WOULD NEED.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF FOCUS ON
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WITH
HARBORVIEW AS A SAFETY NET
WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITIES.
AT 1.75% OF THE PATIENTS AT
HARBORVIEW WITH COVID-19 HAD
LIMITING [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
PROFICIENCY.
SO HOW DO WE ENGAGE THOSE
COMMUNITIES AND CARE FOR THEM
BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE ARE
STARTING TO SEE IS THIS
CONTINUES TO EVOLVE.
WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE CARE
OF PATIENTS IN LONG-TERM CARE
FACILITIES SO SKILLED NURSING
FACILITIES WE HAVE TEAMS THAT
ARE GONE AND TO ASSIST WITH THE
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION AND
TESTED ALL THE RESIDENCE WITHIN
FACILITIES AS WELL AS THE STAFF
AND WORKED WITH THEM ON
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO KEEP
THEIR RESIDENTS SAFE AND ALLOW
THEM TO NOT JUST GET THROUGH
THE PANDEMIC SAFELY BUT AVOID
THE NEED OF COMING INTO THE
HOSPITAL IF WE CAN SAFELY
MANAGE THEM WITHIN THE SKILLED
NURSING FACILITIES.
WE ALSO MENTIONED WE HAVE
FOCUSED ON THE POTENTIAL
TRANSITION FROM CONVENTIONAL
CARE THAT WE DELIVERED TODAY TO
MOVING INTO WHAT MIGHT BE A
CONTINGENCY STAGE WHERE WE HAVE
TO START USING SPACE OR
EQUIPMENT IN WAYS THAT ARE NOT
OUR DAILY PRACTICE BUT ALLOW US
TO ACHIEVE THE SAME STANDARD OF
CARE.
AND WHAT WE WANT TO AVOID IS
GOING INTO THE CRISIS STANDARDS
OF CARE.
AND AT THIS STAGE I FEEL
CONFIDENT WE WILL NOT GO THERE
DURING THIS CURRENT PHASE.
I WANT TO SHOW A LITTLE BIT OF
HOW WE HAVE USED THE MODELING
AND I WILL GO THROUGH THIS
QUICKLY.
WHEN WE FIRST ENGAGED, THE
INITIAL MODELS THEY SHOWED FOR
US WAS AN ANTICIPATED INCREASE
NUMBER OF PATIENTS, OVER 960
FOUR SYSTEM.
A WEEK LATER THE PEAK WAS AT
700.
BUT THAT GAVE US A TARGET TO
SAY HOW CAN WE IDENTIFY AN
ADDITIONAL 700 BEDS WITHIN OUR
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
AND SO THAT INITIAL INFORMATION
FROM THE MODELING WAS IMPORTANT
IN TERMS OF DEVELOPING THOSE
INITIAL TARGETS.
THEY HAVE DEVELOPED THESE
METRICS FOR STATE AS WELL AS
OTHER COUNTRIES.
AND THESE MODELS ARE HELPFUL TO
GET A GENERAL SENSE BUT THEY
ARE IN PERFECT AND THEY RELY ON
ALL THOSE MEASURES AROUND
SOCIAL DISTANCING THAT WE HAVE
IN PLACE.
THIS IS WHERE THE MODEL WAS ON
APRIL 2nd WITH ANTICIPATED THAT
WE WOULD HIT THAT PEAK AROUND
APRIL 11th AND AT THAT POINT WE
LOOKED GOOD IN TERMS OF OUR BED
CAPACITY AND WE WERE A LITTLE
SHORT ON ICU BEDS, BUT THROUGH
THESE CONTINUED MEASURES THAT
BEEN IN PLACE WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY WE SAW THAT THOSE
NUMBERS DRAMATICALLY DECREASED.
THIS IS PREFACED ON CONTINUING
THOSE SOCIAL DISTANCING
MEASURES WE HAVE DONE.
AND WHAT WE HAVE SEEN WITHIN
THE SYSTEM IS WE THINK WE
COULD'VE REACHED THAT PLATEAU,
BUT WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE
DECLINING CASES.
WITHIN OUR SYSTEM SINCE APRIL
1st THROUGH TODAY WE'VE BEEN
BETWEEN 115 AND 120 PATIENTS
WITHIN THE FOUR HOSPITALS.
SO WE ARE NOT ESCALATING, WHICH
IS GOOD, BUT WE ARE NOT SEEING
A DECLINE YET AND THAT SUGGESTS
WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE
DILIGENCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
AROUND PHYSICAL DISTANCING
UNTIL WE START TO SEE THESE
NUMBERS COME DOWN BECAUSE EVEN
THOUGH THE MODELS ARE
REASSURING AND GIVE US CAUTIOUS
OPTIMISM, WE STILL SEE LARGE
VOLUMES OF PATIENTS IN A VOLUME
THAT WE CAN MANAGE, BUT WE
STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO
UNTIL WE GET DOWN TO PREVIOUS
LEVELS.
THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF HOW
WE DO THIS INTERNALLY.
WE LOOK AT CONVENTIONAL
CONTINGENCY AND CRISIS
CAPACITY.
AND ALTHOUGH THIS IS SMALL IT
HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE GO THROUGH
úWITH EACH OF OUR FACILITIES
WHAT ARE THE STAFFING NEEDS FOR
ALL THOSE DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF
THE TEAM AND WHAT ARE THE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF EQUIPMENTS
THAT WE NEED IN THOSE PHASES.
AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS WE JUST
LOOKED AT FROM A BED CAPACITY
FOR OUR FOUR HOSPITALS, SO UW
MEDICAL CENTER NORTHWEST,
HARBORVIEW, AND VALLEY MEDICAL
CENTER, LOOKING AT THE STARTING
COUNTS AND NOT INCLUDING OUR
MENTAL HEALTH FORCE, BUT THE
MEDICAL SURGE UNITS, PHASE 1,
THAT IS STANDARD CARE WHERE WE
ARE TODAY, BUT IF WE DID MOVE
INTO THE CONTINGENCY OR CRISIS,
WHAT IS THE ANTICIPATED
ADDITIONAL BEDS WE WOULD NEED
AND WHAT WE COULD DO WAS MATCH
THAT INITIAL PROJECTION OF
NEEDING 700 BEDS AND WE WERE
ABLE TO IDENTIFY THOSE ACROSS
THE SYSTEM OF HOW WE COULD
SCALE TO THAT LEVEL.
AND THIS IS WHAT ALL THE
HOSPITALS ARE DOING TO THINK
ABOUT WHAT IS THE TARGET AND
HOW DO THEY SCALE THEIR IN CASE
WE DID SEE THAT SURGE THAT
FORTUNATELY WE ARE NOT SEEING
AT THAT EARLIER PREDICTED LEVEL.
I THINK THAT IS MY LAST SLIDE.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF HOW WE HAVE DONE
THIS INTERNALLY, BUT I WON'T
HAVE TIME FOR SOME QUESTIONS AS
WELL.>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO
TAKE SOME QUESTIONS. AGAIN,
WHERE SLATED TO GO UNTIL 10:15.
BUT WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
FLEXIBILITY AND I KNOW THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES HAD
QUESTIONS SO I WILL GO AHEAD
AND HANDED OVER TO HER TO ASK
QUESTIONS.
AND IF WE CAN BE AWARE OF THE
TIME CRUNCH, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK WHAT I WILL DO IS JUST
PUT MY QUESTIONS OUT THERE AND
YOU CAN ANSWER WHAT YOU CAN AND
IF WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO ANSWER
THEM ALL, MAYBE WE CAN BE IN
TOUCH ABOUT GETTING FOLLOW-UP
ANSWERS.
MY FIRST QUESTION IS WE KNOW
THAT IN LATE MARCH WASHINGTON
RECEIVED 500,000 MASKS AND WE
KEEP HEARING REPORTS ABOUT
MEDICAL PERSONNEL WHO ARE
HAVING TO REUSE THEM SEVERAL
TIMES DURING A WEEK, FOR
EXAMPLE.
SO MY FIRST QUESTION IS HOW ARE
THOSE 500 MAP 500,000 MASKS
GETTING DISTRIBUTED AND IS THERE
AN ESTIMATE WHEN THEY WILL BE
ABLE TO USE -- GET BETTER
ACCESS TO PPE THAT THEY NEED.
THE SECOND QUESTION IS THAT WE
KNOW THAT THE TEST HAS A FALSE
NEGATIVE RATE OF ABOUT 30%,
THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING
ANYWAY, AND I WANT TO HEAR
ABOUT THE STRATEGY FOR
SCREENING AND RETESTING
FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS BUT ALSO OTHERS
IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEN, WE KNOW THAT BASED ON
HOSPITALIZATIONS OR THOSE THAT
WE KNOW HAVE HAD COVID 19,
THEIR MEANS THERE IS 1% IMMUNITY
IN THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT IS
THE STRATEGY FOR PREPARING FOR
A POSSIBLE NEXT WAVE. AND
FINALLY, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT
ANY MOVEMENT HAPPENING AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL TOWARD BUILDING
THAT CONTACT TRACING
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE TALKED
ABOUT. WE KNOW THAT WILL BE AN
IMPORTANT PIECE OF HELPING TO
START SEEING A DECLINING CASES,
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE DO
NOT HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO
DO THAT AT THE LEVEL THAT WE
NEED.
AND IS THERE SOMETHING THAT
COUNSEL CAN DO TO ADVOCATE FOR
THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR
ABOUT THAT.>> LET ME START WITH
A COUPLE QUICK ONCE.
THE TESTING. WE DO NOT BELIEVE
THAT OUR TEST HAS A FALSE
NEGATIVE OF 30%.
THAT MIGHT BE THE COMMERCIAL
ONES BUT HOURS IS VERY
SENSITIVE.
IT WAS MORE SENSITIVE THAN THE
INITIAL TEST WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LABS.
HOURS IS ABOUT 2% TO 3%.
IN THAT SITUATION IT IS A MATTER
THAT YOU MAY GET SOMEONE VERY
EARLY WHEN THEY HAVE SUCH A
SMALL AMOUNT OF VIRUS THAT IS
NOT DETECTABLE, BUT A FEW DAYS
LATER IT IS A HIGHER LEVEL
WHERE YOU GET THE DETECTION.
SO HOURS IS QUITE GOOD AND SO
WE ARE NOT HAVING TO DO
MULTIPLE TESTS OF INDIVIDUALS.
IT IS WHERE YOU PICK THEM UP IN
THE SYSTEM AND AS YOU SAW IN
THE SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES,
UPWARDS OF 50% OF THE
INDIVIDUALS THAT WE IDENTIFIED
AS POSITIVE DID NOT HAVE
SYMPTOMS.
SO OUR TEST IS QUITE GOOD
THERE.
IN TERMS OF THE WAVES, I AGREE
WITH YOU THAT GIVEN THE
RELATIVELY LOW LEVEL OF
INFECTION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY,
ESTIMATES ARE AROUND 3%, I
ANTICIPATE WE LIKELY WILL SEE
ANOTHER WAVE IN THE FALL,
PARTICULARLY WITH THE INCREASES
IN RESPIRATORY VIRUSES.
AND UNTIL WE HAVE A VACCINE IN
PLACE, WE ARE AT RISK FOR THAT.
SO WE ARE DOING A LOT OF WORK
WITH IHME MODELING WHAT THAT
WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE AND
HOW DO WE DO COMMUNITY
SURVEILLANCE TO INFORM ALL
THOSE DECISIONS.
I WANTED TO ANSWER THOSE AND
THEN I WILL LET ONORA LIEN
ANSWER THE OTHERS.
>> I THINK WE SHOULD ANTICIPATE
A SECOND WAVE AND FROM A SURGE
PLANNING PERFECT PERSPECTIVE
THERE ARE SOME TREMENDOUS PLANS
AND WORK WITH STATE AND FEDERAL
PARTNERS.
WE CANNOT STOP THE SURGE
PLANNING AND WE HAVE TO LOOK AT
THE MODELS AND CONTINUE TO LOOK
AT STRATEGIES FOR HOW WE CAN
MAKE SURE HOSPITALS WILL BE
ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SURGE AS
THEY HAVE PLANNED.
AND BASED ON WHAT THE MODELS
TELL US WHAT ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES WE MIGHT NEED.
FOR ME IT IS CONTINUING TO
REFINE AND PURSUE AND LOOK AT
WAYS THAT WE CAN DIAL IN THESE
PLANS BECAUSE I THINK WE SHOULD
ASSUME THERE COULD BE A SECOND
WAVE.
WITH REGARD TO THE PP QUESTION
EARLIER, I CANNOT SPEAK FOR ANY
INDIVIDUAL FACILITY IS DOING
BUT IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS OF
PPE COMING INTO THE STATE AND
HOW IT IS BEING ALLOCATED OR
DISTRIBUTED, THAT IS BEING LED
BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND DISTRIBUTION IS
HAPPENING THROUGH LOCAL PUBLIC
HEALTH AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PARTNERS.
I'M NOT IN THE BEST POSITION TO
SPEAK ON HOW THOSE HAVE BEEN
ALLOCATED OR DISTRIBUTED, BUT
THOSE ARE PARTNERS TO FOLLOW-UP
WITH.
>> ALL HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS HAVE
IMPLEMENTED PRESERVATION AND
CONSERVATION OF PPE PRACTICES
THAT DO INCLUDE EXTENDED USE,
FOR INSTANCE, BEING ABLE TO USE
A MASK FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF
TIME, BUT WE DO THAT WITH A
FACE SHIELD THAT PROTECTS THE
MASK FROM BEING SPLATTERED ON
SO THAT YOU CAN USE IT WITH
MULTIPLE PATIENTS.
EARLY ON WE DID NOT KNOW WHEN
WE GET THE NEXT SUPPLIES AND
WHEN WE LOOKED AT THAT VERY
LARGE SEARCH NUMBER, WE NEED TO
ENSURE THAT WE COULD NOT JUST
MANAGE FOR THE SURGE CAPACITY
BUT DO SO THROUGH THE MONTH OF
MAY.
SO WHEN WE SEE WHERE WE ARE AT
WITH THIS PLATEAU AND THE
SUPPLY LINES BECOME MORE
CONSISTENT, AS WE GO DOWN THE
OTHER SIDE OF THAT CURVE, WE
WILL BACK OFF ON SOME OF THOSE
CONSERVATION METHODS.
BUT THOSE WERE DONE BECAUSE AT
AN EARLY STAGE OF THE PANDEMIC
WE NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT WE HAD
PPE SO HEALTHCARE WORKERS COULD
SAFELY CARE FOR THESE PATIENTS
THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE
PANDEMIC, NOT JUST THAT
IMMEDIATE SITUATION.
BUT IT IS A GREAT POINT THAT
YOU RAISE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
HAS A QUESTION.
>> WHEN MY OFFICE STARTED
INQUIRING ABOUT HOSPITAL
PLANNING AND SETTING UP THIS
BRIEFING, IT WAS FOCUSED ON THE
MODELING NUMBERS THAT SHOWED A
GREAT NEED AND THOSE NUMBERS
WERE MOVING US TOWARD MAKING
DECISIONS LIKE INVITING FIELD
HOSPITALS. IN THE TIME WE WERE
ORGANIZING THIS, THAT CHANGED.
AND I'M WONDERING FROM A
PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, WE
LITERALLY WENT FROM A PERIOD OF
NINE DAYS FROM STARTING TO
BUILD A FIELD HOSPITAL TO
DECIDING THAT WE ARE GOING TO
STAND BACK.
FROM A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE,
ARE THERE LESSONS TO BE LEARNED
FROM THAT OR IS IT JUST A
MATTER OF NOTHING MORE THAN
WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
MODELING IS AS PRECISE AS IT
CAN BE IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS
>> TIM, WE SAYING SOMETHING?
IT IS A FAIR QUESTION AND IT IS
A LITTLE BIT OF THE NATURE OF
HOW THINGS HAVE EVOLVED.
BY THE TIME THE FIELD HOSPITAL
ASSET WAS REQUESTED BY THE
STATE AND DEPLOYED, THE GOOD
NEWS IS WE WERE NOT IN A
POSITION WHERE WE WERE SEEING A
SURGE. AND ALTHOUGH WE WERE NOT
THE DECISION-MAKERS IN TERMS OF
RETURNING IT, I THINK WE CAN
LOOK NATIONALLY AND SEE WHERE
THERE HAS BEEN A GREAT NEED IN
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND
OTHERS HAVE MADE THAT DECISION
HAVE MOVED FORWARD.
I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING FOR
US TO CONSIDER HIS MODELING
MATTERS A LOT AND WE HAVE TO
HAVE TARGETS THAT WE PLAN FOR
IN THE COMMUNITY AND I THINK AS
THAT CONTINUES TO GET REFINED
IT HELPS TO IDENTIFY TARGETS.
IT DOES TAKE TIME TO STAND UP
THESE ASSETS.
ONE OF THE BENEFITS IS IT CAME
WITH PERSONNEL AND THAT IS ONE
OF THE CHALLENGES OF LOOKING AT
FIELD HOSPITAL PLANNING OR
ALTERNATE CARE SYSTEMS AT THE
COMMUNITY LEVEL, PLANNING IS
ONE THING TO IDENTIFY LOCATION
AND ANOTHER THING TO HAVE ALL
THE PERSONNEL NEEDED, AND SO IT
WAS A VALUABLE ASSET AND WHEN I
HOPE THAT IF WE NEEDED COULD BE
MADE AVAILABLE AGAIN.
BUT AS WE GO FORWARD, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT
STANDING UP THESE ASSETS TAKES
TIME AND ADDITIONAL WORK WILL
BE NEEDED TO FIND WHERE THE
PERSONNEL WOULD BE TO SUPPORT
SOMETHING LIKE THAT IF IT WAS A
DOD ASSET.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES?
I AM NOT HEARING ANY OR
RECEIVING ANY REQUESTS FOR
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO THINK COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD FOR TAKING ON THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF ORGANIZING
THIS PRESENTATION FOR US TODAY
AND FOR THE PUBLIC.
IT WAS IMPORTANT.
WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT THE UW
MODEL AND IT WAS INTERESTING TO
HEAR ABOUT HOW YOU ARE
UTILIZING THIS AND APPRECIATE
THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM IS READY FOR A SURGE.
SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME
OUT OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULES
DURING THIS BUSY TIME AND TO
PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH MORE
INFORMATION.
>> JUST MY SINCERE THANKS FOR
JOINING US DURING THIS VERY
BUSY TIME.
I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME TO LEAVE THE
CALL IF YOU WISH AND WE WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE REST OF OUR
AGENDA.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
MOVE INTO A PREVIEW OF TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEE REPORTS.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH
THAT.
I HAVE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM
A COUNCILMEMBER THAT WE DO
REPORTS CONSISTENT WITH HOW WE
DO THE ROLL CALL BUT I FAILED
TO ACTUALLY GET THE LIST OF HOW
WE DO ROLL CALL, SO THIS WEEK
WE WILL GO IN ORDER OF DISTRICT
NUMBER AND NEXT MONDAY WE WILL
TAKE FOLKS IN THE ORDER THAT
THEY ARE LISTED ON THE ROLL
CALL.
SO IF PEOPLE WANT TO MIX IT UP
A LITTLE BIT FOR MAKING IT MORE
OF A DYNAMIC MEETING, I GUESS.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND DIG IN TO
THIS PART OF OUR AGENDA.
WILL START WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
AND DON'T FORGET TO UNMUTE.>>
THANK YOU.
AT THIS AFTERNOON'S COUNCIL
MEETING WILL WE BE DISCUSSING A
BILL THAT IS COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MORATORIUM
FOR COMMERCIAL TENANT TO
OPERATE SMALL BUSINESSES AND
NONPROFITS, THE EMERGENCY ORDER
NOT ONLY RECOMMENDED AN
EVICTION MORATORIUM BUT IT
RECOMMENDED THAT PROPERTY OWNERS
BE WILLING TO ENTER INTO TIME
PAYMENT PLANS WITH COMMERCIAL
TENANTS.
WE KNOW IN SOME CASES THIS IS
HAPPENING AND IN OTHER CASES IT
IS NOT.
SO SMALL BUSINESSES CANNOT BE
EVICTED DURING NONPAYMENT
DURING THE EMERGENCY BUT THIS
IS INTENDED TO ESTABLISH A WAY
FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO BE PAID
IN FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO
MINIMIZE RENT DEBT.
THE BILL WILL ALSO RESTRICT
INCREASES IN RENTS FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES DURING THE PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY.
AND PAYMENT PLANS WILL ALLOW
TENANTS TO PAY THE RENT OVER A
LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
THERE'S ALSO AN AMENDMENT WE
ARE BRINGING FORWARD THAT WILL
PUT SOME COMMON SENSE
LIMITATIONS ON THE SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT ARE COVERED.
BUSINESSES WILL NEED TO HAVE
EXPERIENCED AN ECONOMIC HARDSHIP
AND LOCAL OUTPOST OF LARGE
CHAINS WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE.
AND THAT IS NECESSARY BECAUSE
OF HOW WE ARE DEFINING SMALL
BUSINESSES.
WE ARE DEFINING SMALL BUSINESSES
AS THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN
EACH LOCATION SO THAT ALLOWS
THE POTENTIAL OF CHANGE AND
THIS WOULD ELIMINATE THAT
POSSIBILITY.
A FEW THINGS I WANT TO MENTION.
THINKS WE HAVE COMING UP THIS
WEEK.
LAST WEEK I ASKED THE FIRE CHIEF
ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE CLOSURE AND WE
ARE EXPECTING TO GET A RESPONSE
BACK FROM HIM SOMETIME THIS WEEK
. HE RESPONDED THAT THEY ARE
CURRENTLY CONDUCTING A
COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE
IMPACT OF RESPONSE TIME TO
CLOSURE OF THE BRIDGE AND THAT
INCLUDES A REVIEW AND HOW AND
WHEN IT OPENS FOR MARINE
TRAFFIC AS WELL AS DELAYS
CAUSED BY RAIL TRAFFIC.
AND WHERE ARE EXPECTING TO GET
THAT ANALYSIS BY APRIL 17th. I
WANT TO ALSO MENTION THAT
MYSELF AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN WILL BE OUT VISITING
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE TOMORROW
WITH THE DIRECTOR TO VIEW THE
CRACKS IN THE BRIDGE AND ALSO
TOMORROW AFTERNOON I AM HOSTING
A CONFERENCE CALL WITH DISTRICT
1 SERVICE PROVIDERS TO HEAR
FROM THEM ABOUT THEIR EFFORTS
TO SERVE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY AS WELL AS WHAT WE AS
A CITY CAN DO TO HELP ENHANCE
THOSE EFFORTS.
I HAVE ONE AMENDMENT TO THE
LEGISLATION REGARDING EMERGENCY
CHILDCARE BUT I WILL HOPE THAT
UNTIL COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ
HAS A REPORT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
HER REPORT?
OKAY.
SEEING NONE, WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND GO TO DISTRICT 2.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I WILL BE BRIEF.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE
CALENDAR. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING
THE BILL RELATED TO COMMERCIAL
RENTS RESTRICTIONS. AND I DO
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD TO COSPONSOR THIS WITH
HER.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR
ALL OF US AS SMALL BUSINESSES
ARE SUFFERING AND WE ARE TRYING
TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO PROTECT
OUR SMALL BUSINESS NEIGHBORS.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE
CONVERSATION THIS AFTERNOON.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
MOVING ALONG TO DISTRICT 3.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA. THE NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
WOULD BE TUESDAY, APRIL 28th AT
2:00 PM, BUT WE WOULD BE MAKING
SURE THAT WE LOOK AT THE
UPDATED CALENDAR AND WORK WITH
THAT.
AND THE SUSTAINABILITY
COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
APPOINTING EIGHT PEOPLE TO THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD.
THE TERMS BEGINNING MAY AND WE
WOULD LIKE TO DO APPOINTMENTS
THIS MONTH.
IF ANYONE WAS LISTENING TO THIS
MEETING WOULD LIKE TO APPLY OR
UDO OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO APPLY, WHERE
HOSTING A PLACE ON A WEBPAGE
AND YOU CAN CALL MYSELF OR MY
STAFF MEMBERS.
IT IS RESERVED FOR PEOPLE
REPRESENTING DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES.
EIGHT POSITIONS WILL BE HELD BY
REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITIES
IMPACTED BY RACIAL, ECONOMIC,
AND RACIAL INJUSTICES.
THEY WILL BE HELD BY
REPRESENTATIVES AND TWO WILL BE
HELD BY PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES
OF 16 AND 25.
THREE POSITIONS WILL BE HELD BY
REPRESENTATIVES OF
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ORGANIZATIONS.
FOUR WILL BE HELD BY
REPRESENTATIVES OF LABOR
UNIONS.
THREE BY EXPERTS IN GREENHOUSE
GAS REDUCTIONS AND ONE BY AN
INDIVIDUAL SPECIALIZING IN
WORKFORCE TRAINING.
TO APPLY A COMMUNITY MEMBER
SHOULD EMAIL US ONE PARAGRAPH
OF A DESCRIPTION OF INTEREST,
RESUME, AND WHICH POSITION YOU
THINK YOU WOULD BE MORE SUITED
FOR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
OKAY.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO
DISTRICT 3.
>> DISTRICT 4 IS HERE.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR INVITING THE NW
HEALTHCARE RESPONSE NETWORK
AND UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
MEDICAL CENTER, WHICH IS A
REGIONAL TREASURE HERE.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING THEM.
ON THE FULL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE.
I WILL BE ACCOMPANYING
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TO THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE TOMORROW TO
DO AN INSPECTION OF THAT AND
REGARDING SEATTLE CITY LIGHT,
THE CITY AUDITOR RECENTLY
PUBLISHED A PERFORMANCE AUDIT
OF THE BILLING SYSTEM THAT THEY
IMPLEMENTED IN 2016 THAT HAD A
LOT OF PROBLEMS.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUITO FOR THAT AUDIT.
AND WERE MAKING PROGRESS ON
IMPLEMENTING THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE POLICY OF NO SHUTOFFS
CONTINUES AND IN ADDITION TO
THE NOTION OF POLICY THERE ARE
OTHER RELIEF POLICIES THAT WE
PUT IN PLACE INCLUDING NO LATE
FEES AND IF ANY CUSTOMER
BELIEVES THAT THEIR BILL IS
WRONG, THEY CAN CALL. I WAS AT
THE FOOD BANK OVER THE WEEKEND
VOLUNTEERING. THEY ARE DOING A
GREAT JOB NOT JUST SERVING
NEIGHBORS BUT DELIVERING AND
THEY'VE INCREASED DELIVERY
SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
WHAT THEY REALLY NEED RIGHT NOW
ARE DONATIONS.
FOOD BANKS NEED FINANCIAL
DONATIONS MORE THAN VOLUNTEERS.
THEY NEED TO GET FOOD TO PEOPLE
IN NEED.
AGAIN, WE ARE CONTINUING OUR
OFFICE HOURS REMOTELY, SO JUST
EMAIL MY OFFICE OR GO TO THE
WEBSITE TO SIGN UP FOR OFFICE
HOURS AND THAT WILL BE HELD
OVER THE PHONE.
THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
WE WILL MOVE ON TO DISTRICT 5.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, THE FLOOR
IS YOURS.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FOR THE
PUBLIC ASSETS COMMITTEE TODAY.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU PARKS
UPDATE.
WE HAD THE PARKS CLOSED FOR THE
WEEKEND.
THE CITY CLOSED THE PARKS FRIDAY
AND GREAT NEWS IS THAT THEY
REPORTED OVERALL SUCCESS IN
COMPLIANCE.
I HAVE BEEN CONDUCT WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT AND THERE WERE
WELL OVER 60 PARK AMBASSADORS
OUT TO ADVISE PEOPLE TO STAY AT
HOME.
THEY REPORTED THEY WERE
NOTIFIED ONLY ONCE THE ENTIRE
WEEKEND REGARDING AN EVENING
INCIDENT.
I WILL NOT SAY WHERE OR WHAT
DISTRICT, BUT WEST SEATTLE IS
DOING GREAT.
THE PARKS THAT WERE CLOSED WERE
THE 15 AND I WAS ON THE PHONE
WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT. WE GOT
INFORMATION, WHAT THEY ARE
CALLING THE SOCIAL DISTANCING
SNAPSHOT.
AND THESE ARE BASICALLY WHAT
THEY CALL DATA SNAPSHOTS AND
THIS IS COLLECTED BY PARKS THAT
IS NOT ONLY THE AMBASSADORS
WITH THE OTHER PARK EMPLOYEES
THAT WERE OUT AND THEY'VE
COLLECTED DATA THAT IS STILL
BEING FINE-TUNED AND WE WILL
HAVE IT SOON TO YOU. THAT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING FROM THE
SUPERINTENDENT.
THE MAIN CONCERN AS WE HEARD
FROM THE PRESENTATION FROM
SURGE PLANNING IS THERE
CONCERNED ABOUT SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
IS TO AVOID POPULAR PARKS THAT
ARE PRONE TO OVERCROWDING.
THEY'RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO
DISCOVER MORE OF THE 480 PARKS
THAT WE HAVE IN OUR SYSTEM.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING NOW WITH
PARKS IS THEY ARE TRACKING USE
SO THEY CAN MAKE BETTER
DECISIONS ON WHICH ONES CAN
STAY OPEN AS THE WEATHER GETS
BETTER.
SO THE SOCIAL DISTANCING
OBSERVATIONS WILL CONTINUE AND
THEY'RE PUTTING THE DATA
TOGETHER FOR US AND WE WILL GET
A MORE CONCISE VERSION OF THAT
SOON.
I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR FROM THE
EARLIER PRESENTATION THAT WE
THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HIT
THE PEAK ON APRIL 11th AND IT
WAS NICE TO SEE THAT WE ARE NOT
SEEING A DECLINE, BUT AT LEAST
WE ARE SEEING THAT IS NOT AS
HORRIFIC AS WHAT WE THOUGHT WE
WERE GOING TO SEE WHEN THEY
WERE MAKING THESE MODELS ON
APRIL 2nd.
I'VE BEEN OFF AND ON THE PHONE
WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND WE
HOPE TO PUT TOGETHER AND GET A
FINAL VERSION FOR ALL OF YOU
FOR THE PUBLIC THAT IS
LISTENING AND WATCHING, THE
FINAL PLAN OF THE DATA AND HOW
THEY MEASURED EACH PARK AND HOW
THEY CAN START MAKING SOME
DECISIONS BASED ON DATA OF WHAT
PARKS CAN REMAIN OPEN.
MY OFFICE SENT OUT A FRIDAY
NEWSLETTER TO OUR CONSTITUENTS
AND NOT JUST CONSTITUENTS IN
DISTRICT 5, BUT EVERYWHERE.
WE INCLUDED RESOURCES AND
SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED
HELP FOR DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL
VIOLENCE AND WE PUT IN AN EXTRA
SECTION ABOUT RECOVERY SERVICES
AND WHAT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE
FOR PEOPLE IN RECOVERY SO THEY
CAN ATTEND MEETINGS AND WE
FOCUSED ON THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY
AND THE NATIVE AMERICAN
COMMUNITY AND ASL.
AND AS YOU KNOW PEOPLE ARE
CONFINED AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO
FIND FELLOWSHIP AND SINCE WE
CANNOT BE WITH THOSE PEOPLE, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
SERVICES POSTED ONLINE SO
PEOPLE KNOW WHERE TO CALL. IF
YOU GO ONLINE NATIONALLY, AA
HAS A WONDERFUL WEBSITE AND IT
LISTS ALL THE LOCAL MEETINGS
AND WHERE YOU CAN FIND
PARTICULAR MEETINGS IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT
EASTER AND I WANT TO REALLY
THANK THE CITY OF SEATTLE
RESIDENTS WHO DID A PHENOMENAL
JOB OF STAYING HOME AND STAYING
SAFE. I PARTICULARLY -- I AM
THANKFUL FROM LOOKING AT THE
DATA THAT THE PRELIMINARY DATA
LOOKS GOOD ABOUT PEOPLE
OBSERVING SOCIAL DISTANCING ON
A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND WHEN
EVERYBODY REALLY WANTED TO BE
OUTSIDE.
THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
REPORT AND FOR YOUR WORK IN
THAT PARTICULAR SPACE.
ALSO, I'VE BEEN REMINDED THAT
IT WAS PASSOVER.
SO HAPPY PASSOVER TO THOSE WHO
CELEBRATE PASSOVER AS WELL
INCLUDING COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
AND HAPPY SPRING IN GENERAL.
IT IS A HARD TIME TO GO THROUGH
THESE IMPORTANT HOLIDAYS AND
FOR MANY OF US IT IS A MOMENT
TO COME TOGETHER WITH FAMILY
AND FRIENDS AND A LOT OF US ARE
HAVING TO STAY HOME AND STAY
AWAY FROM LOVED ONES AND SO WE
APPRECIATE THAT IT IS BEING
CELEBRATED IN A DIFFERENT WAY,
BUT IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY
AND A MOMENT TO TAKE A BREAK
FROM THE CRISIS AFOOT AND
ALLOWS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONNECT HOWEVER WE CAN HAVE
MOMENTS OF JOY THAT WE CAN FIND
THEM.
I HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT TIME
WITH YOUR OWN FAMILIES, WHETHER
IT WAS VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO
DISTRICT 6. COUNCIL MEMBER
STRESS, THE FLOORS HERE'S.>>
GOOD MORNING.
THERE IS ZERO ITEMS ON THE
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE AGENDA
AND THERE'S ONE ON INTRODUCTORY
REFERRAL.
THERE IS A CONFIRMATION FOR THE
VERONA Y PLAT.
IT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PLANNED
ON A VOTE FOR FULL COUNSEL AND
IS BEING HELD FOR AN ADDITIONAL
WEEK TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATION.
MY OFFICE HOURS REMAIN FULL. WE
DO OFFICE HOURS OVER THE PHONE
AND SO FOR ANY CONSTITUENT WHO
DESIRES TO HAVE A ONE-ON-ONE
MEETING, PLEASE SIGN UP A
WEBSITE.
MY OFFICE CONTINUES TO WORK
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH TO
REOPEN THE FARMERS MARKET IN A
WAY THAT SAFEGUARDS PUBLIC
HEALTH AND ALLOWS FOR ACCESS TO
FRESH PRODUCE.
PUBLIC HEALTH HAS APPROVED THE
PLAN AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT
FARMERS MARKETS CAN OPEN THIS
WEEKEND AND AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH
THE ARTS COUNCIL TO ENSURE THAT
THEY WERE STABILIZED.
IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I
CONVENED A PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATION WITH MULTIPLE CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO ADDRESS THE
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CONCERNS IN AND AROUND BALLARD
COMMONS PARK.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR AN
IMMEDIATE COORDINATION EFFORT
TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS AT
BALLARD COMMONS PARK.
THE INITIAL RESPONSE HAS BEEN
PUBLIC HEALTH HAS MOBILIZED
SEVERAL CLINICS IN OUR
CONTINUING WEEKLY CLINICS WITH
VACCINES AND OUTREACH THREE
TIMES A WEEK.
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH,
THEIR ENVIRONMENT HEALTH TEAM
HAS CONNECTED WITH PARKS AND
REC TO CONFIRM BEST PRACTICE
SANITATION PROCEDURES AND OTHER
PARTS OF THE PARK AS A
PRECAUTION.
THERE IS OUTREACH WITH HYGIENE
KITS THREE TIMES A WEEK.
PUBLIC UTILITIES HAS INCREASED
CLEANING TO FOUR TIMES A WEEK
AND SERVICING THE FRONT OF THE
LIBRARY FIVE TIMES A WEEK.
THE ANTICRIME TEAM AND BIKE
PATROLS ARE SUPPLEMENTING
STANDARD PATROLS.
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
HAS REOPENED THE [
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PROVIDING A HANDWASHING STATION
AT THE BALLARD COMMONS PARK AND
UNTIL WE HAVE APPROPRIATE
SHELTER OPTIONS,WE NEED TO
MANAGE UNMANAGED IN CAMP AND.
AND THAT IS INCREASING SECURITY
AND INCREASING ACCESS TO
HANDWASHING AND DRINKING WATER
AND FOOD.
INCREASING SANITATION AND
CLEANING AND CREATING PATHWAYS
TO APPROPRIATE SHELTER, SPACE,
AND PATHWAYS TO STABLE HOUSING.
I WANT TO THINK THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE FOR OPENING THE
HANDWASHING STATION AND
BATHROOMS AT 26 LOCATIONS IN
DISTRICT 6. MORE ON THAT AS
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE
AND YOU CAN LOOK FOR UPDATES ON
MY BLOG.
THIS WEEK I WILL CONTINUE TO DO
OUTREACH THAT MY OFFICE HAS
BEEN ENGAGING IN FOR THE PAST
NUMBER OF WEEKS HELPING SMALL
BUSINESSES ACROSS DISTRICT 6
AND HELPING INDIVIDUALS
NAVIGATE THE DIFFERENT LAYERS
OF RESOURCES FROM FEDERAL,
STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THAT REPORT?
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO DISTRICT 7.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, THE FLOOR
IS YOURS.>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
NOT A WHOLE LOT FOR ME THIS
WEEK.
I WILL SPEED ALONG.
THERE'S NOTHING ON THE
COMMITTEE FOR HOMELESS
STRATEGIES OR INVESTMENTS.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
ATTENDING THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE
MEETING LAST WEEK TO DISCUSS
THE ONGOING CHALLENGES AROUND
HYGIENE FOR THOSE WHO ARE AND
SHELTERED IN THE CITY.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
FOR YOUR UPDATE ON BALLARD
COMMONS PARK.
I KNOW THAT FEATURED
PROMINENTLY IN THAT MEETING AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH ALL OF YOU AS WELL AS
THOSE IN THE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS TO STAFF UP
COMMITMENTS AND PROVIDING
HYGIENE FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
I WANT TO PROVIDE A PLUG AND
SHOUT OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR THE UNITED WAY
PROGRAM.
I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO READ THAT
AND IF YOU ARE IN KING COUNTY
AND ARE 50% OF MEDIAN INCOME OR
LOW, PLEASE APPLY AND TRY TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAM
THROUGH THE UNITED WAY.
THE WEBSITE FOR THOSE LISTENING
AND THOSE WHO THINK THEY MAY
QUALIFY UW KC.ORG. FILL OUT THE
APPLICATION. AS AN ADDITIONAL
NOTE IT IS NOT A PROGRAM THAT
DISCRIMINATES ON IMMIGRATION
STATUS, WHICH A LOT OF THE
RELIEF FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS.
IF YOU ARE AN UNDOCUMENTED
PERSON OR FAMILY YOU CAN
BENEFIT FROM THIS RENT SUPPORT
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE AND SEE IF YOU CAN
APPLY CORPORATELY FROM THAT
FUND.
I WANT TO THINK COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR GETTING A SIZABLE
CITY INVESTMENT INTO THAT FUND
AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE
WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS FOR
RENT SUPPORT.
THE LAST THING THAT I'M GOING
TO MENTION IS I AM HAVING A
TOWN HALL THIS WEEK, A VIRTUAL
TOWN HALL FOLLOWING ON THE
EXAMPLE OF COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
. THE TOWN HALL INVITE WAS SENT
OUT A TWITTER ACCOUNT LAST WEEK
. YOU DO NEED TO FILL OUT A LINK
TO PARTICIPATE, BUT ANYONE CAN
PARTICIPATE AND I ENCOURAGE
ANYONE TO DO SO.
YOU CAN EMAIL ME AND WE WILL
SEND THE DETAILS.
IT WILL HAPPEN TOMORROW AT NOON
AND ZOOM.
S THAT IS TO SAY, APRIL 14th,
AT NOON.
I HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.>> THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
WERE NOT JOINED THIS MORNING BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, SO WE
WILL -- I'M SORRY -- I
SHOULD'VE ASKED IF ANYONE HAD
COMMENTS ON YOUR REPORT, AND I
FAILED TO DO THAT BECAUSE I WAS
RUSHING.
BUT I SEE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA HAS RAISED HER HAND.
TO YIELD THE FLOOR.
COULD I SAY? GO FOR.
>> I WANTED TO MENTION AS IT
RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO THE
RENT SYSTEMS FUND, ONE OF THE
IMPORTANT POPULATIONS THAT THIS
FUND IS SERVING, IN ADDITION TO
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED
NEIGHBORS IN THE COMMUNITY, IT
IS ALSO GOING TO BE SERVING
PEOPLE WHO DON'T PAY WHAT WE
CONSIDER RENT, BUT PAY FEES FOR
TIME IN MOTELS.
THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT A NUMBER
OF PEOPLE DID ADVOCACY AROUND
TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE
IN HOTELS AND HAVE
NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT,
UNDERGROUND EMPLOYMENT, THAT
THEY CAN AVAIL THEMSELVES OF
THIS RESOURCE ALSO.
IT IS NOT USUAL FOR RENT
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS I WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE, ALL THE
PARTNERS WHO WAS INVOLVED IN
PUTTING TOGETHER THESE FUNDS
FOR ENSURING THAT THIS
POPULATION IS TAKING CARE OF AS
WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS ON HIS REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND KEEP
MOVING THROUGH.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA WILL BE
WITH US THIS AFTERNOON.
SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND SKIP
HER REPORT AND GO TO MY REPORT.
I HAVE TWO BILLS AND TODAY'S
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA THAT ARE
SUBJECT TO A VOTE.
BOTH ARE TECHNICAL CHANGES AND
RESPONSIVE TO CITY OPERATIONS
RELATED TO THE COVID-19
EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND CRISIS.
THE FIRST IS 119770 AND I'M
SUSPENDING DEADLINES SET IN THE
MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE DUTIES
OF THE EXAMINER AND SUPERSEDE
IF YOU SECTIONS OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ACCOUNT FOR
THE EMERGENCY ABILITY TO KEEP
UP WITH THE VOLUME OF HEARINGS
IN LIGHT OF THE GOVERNOR'S
ORDER TO SHELTER IN PLACE.
THE SECOND ONE IS 119771, AND
THIS LEGISLATION WILL AMEND THE
FAMILY'S EDUCATION PRESCHOOL
AND PROMISE LEVY PLAN TO
INCLUDE EMERGENCY CHILDCARE
SERVICES FOR FRONTLINE
ESSENTIAL WORKERS CONSISTENT
WITH THE MAYOR'S EMERGENCY
ORDER, WHICH WAS ISSUED ON THE
27th OF MARCH AND TO UTILIZE
DOLLARS IN ORDER TO PAY FOR
THOSE SERVICES.
I WILL HAVE A LOT MORE TO SAY
ABOUT THIS BILL IN DETAIL THIS
AFTERNOON, BUT I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
THAT IT IS A BILL THAT IS
TECHNICAL IN NATURE BECAUSE
WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WE'RE
AMENDING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN TO MAKE IT
CLEAR THAT THESE DOLLARS ARE AN
ALLOWED USE FROM COUNCILS
PERSPECTIVE AND DOES SUBJECT
THE EXPENDITURES TO OVERSIGHT
AND ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS
THAT ARE TYPICALLY APPLIED TO
THESE DOLLARS IN ORDINARY
CIRCUMSTANCES.
WE WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT
THIS LATER.
ONE LAST THING I WILL SAY ABOUT
THIS BILL IS THAT WE HAVE AN
UNDERSTANDING THAT FUTURE
EXPENDITURES FOR THESE TYPES OF
EARLY LEARNING SERVICES,
INCLUDING THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL
PROMISE -- THE SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WILL NOT BE
IMPACTED.
SO WE BELIEVE THAT THE LEVEL OF
SERVICE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE IN OUR PRESCHOOL
PROGRAMMING AND EARLY LEARNING
PROGRAMMING MOVING FORWARD
BEYOND THE EMERGENCY CRISIS
WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
SO WE ARE USING EXISTING DOLLARS
THAT ARE NOT BEING USED AT ALL
UNDER CURRENT CONTRACTS BECAUSE
OF SCHOOL CLOSURES FOR THESE
EMERGENCY SERVICES.
SO IT IS EFFECTIVELY A COST
NEUTRAL PROPOSAL.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT
IN TERMS OF THE IMPACT FOR
FUTURE CHILDCARE SERVICES, WE
ARE NOT THINKING THERE WILL BE
ONE.
I DO UNDERSTAND THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS AN
AMENDMENT AND I CONSIDER TO BE
A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT AND WE HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
EXECUTIVE ABOUT REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS AND MAKING SURE WE
UNDERSTOOD HOW THESE DOLLARS
WERE BEING SPENT DURING THE
INITIAL 30-DAY PERIOD AND
SUBSEQUENT 30-DAY PERIOD.
SO I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S ATTENTION TO
SUGGESTING THAT WE PUT THEM
INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN.
I WILL LET COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
TALK ABOUT THE AMENDMENT AND IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M
HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE
QUESTIONS.
BUT THANK YOU.
NOT A LOT TO ADD.
REQUIRES A MONTHLY REPORT FROM
THE EXECUTIVE ON THE CHILDCARE
EFFORTS INCLUDING NUMBER OF
SITES, THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN
SERVED, THE NUMBER OF STAFF
NECESSARY TO SERVE THAT NUMBER
OF CHILDREN, AND CATEGORIES OF
ESSENTIAL WORKER PARENTS
SERVED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THOSE BILLS FOR THE AMENDMENT?
I WILL END MY REPORT BY SIMPLY
SAYING THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO WE
RECEIVED A LETTER FROM OUR
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS. AS YOU MAY RECALL
FROM LAST WEEK, WE HAD TO MAKE
A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE CARES
ACT AND THE DOLLARS AND THE
FUNDING INCLUDED IN THE
STIMULUS BILL AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL.
WE HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM
THEM ASKING FOR COUNSEL TO SIGN
ON IN SUPPORT.
IT IS TO SENATOR MURRAY AND
SENATOR CANTWELL ASKING FOR A
SPECIFIC THING RELATING TO THE
CARES ACT, INCLUDING MAINTAINING
ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES, SO
INCREASING FUNDING AND
FLEXIBILITY FOR THE CORONAVIRUS
RELIEF FUND, REQUESTING AN
INCREASED FOOD ASSISTANCE, AND
THEN REQUESTING A SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE FOR RESOURCES FOR
HOUSING AND EMERGENCY SHELTER.
AND TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR
NEEDY FAMILIES AND ALSO AN
EXPANSION OF ACCESS TO RECOVERY
INSURANCE.
IT IS ALSO REQUESTING SUSTAINED
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME AND
TAX CREDITS FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES.
IT IS ALSO ASKING FOR INCREASED
TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
INCLUDING FREE TESTING
TREATMENTS AND PREVENTION FOR
COVID-19 AND ALSO REQUESTING
THAT EMERGENCY TRANSIT SERVICES
, ESPECIALLY FOR THE TRANSIT
USERS AND LASTLY A REQUEST TO
PROTECT VULNERABLE RESIDENTS
INCLUDING IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
POPULATIONS BY MAKING SURE THAT
THEY ARE ABLE TO ACCESS
QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS FOR
COVID-19 CARE AND TO CREATE
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS TO ACCESS
HEALTHCARE.
I HAVE AGREED TO REQUEST THAT
COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE INTERESTED
IN SIGNING ONTO THIS LETTER DO
SO AT OUR 2:00 MEETING.
SO I THINK THIS HAS BEEN
EMAILED OUT TO YOUR OFFICES.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
ADDITIONS, PLEASE GET THIS TO US
FOR POTENTIAL INCLUSION IN THE
LETTER.
AND I HOPE TO GET THIS ACROSS
THE FINISH LINE TODAY.
IT WILL BE MOST USEFUL IF THESE
PEOPLE RECEIVED THE LETTER
TODAY.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO
DIG INTO THE DETAILS, AND I
APOLOGIZE FOR BRINGING THIS UP
JUST NOW, BUT I JUST RECEIVED
IT ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO.
IT IS IMPORTANT AND IT SEEMS TO
BE TIME SENSITIVE AND URGENT
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
FROM YOU ALL AS TO WHETHER OR
NOT YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ON
A. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE GOING TO CONCLUDE THE
COUNSEL BRIEFING NOW AND WE
WILL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
ALL OF YOU SHOULD HAVE
INFORMATION RELATED TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND I MEAN COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
I THINK A STAFF MEMBER WILL BE
JOINING US, BUT FOR ANY OF YOU
ON THE LINE NOW, IF YOU NEED
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN CALLING
INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, YOU
CAN TELEPHONE 206-679-2781.
AND YOU CAN GET TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE FROM THE OTHER
PEOPLE AT I.T.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M
ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW CONTAIN
IN CAN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THEY ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
COUNSEL TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL
LEGAL MATTERS WITH CITY
ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
A LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS PRESENT TO
ENSURE THE COUNSEL HAS
QUESTIONS.
I EXPECT THAT THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION WILL AND IN ONE HOUR,
WHICH WOULD PUT US AT 11:50 9
AM.
IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS
EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME, I
WILL ANNOUNCE IT IN THE
EXPECTED DURATION.
OKAY.
I'M CONFIRMING THAT WE ARE NO
LONGER RECORDING? SO WHAT WILL
HAPPEN NOW IS ALL OF YOU WILL
GET OFF OF ZOOM AND YOU WILL
CALL IN ON SKYPE.
DO YOU ALL HAVE THE SKYPE
INFORMATION?
DOES ANYONE NOT HAVE IT?
SO YOU CANNOT HAVE ZOOM OPEN AT
THE SAME TIME YOU WILL CALL
INTO SKYPE, SO LEAVE THIS
MEETING AND USE YOUR PHONES TO
CALL IN TO SKYPE.
I WILL YOU SHORTLY.