AN ORDINANCE extending the required completion date for final report of the task force to make recommendations on the creation of a King County immigrant and refugee commission; and amending Ordinance 18085, Section 3.
Thank you. Any comments? Others voting. I appreciate i. I as opposed nay the minutes approved as written. Takes us up to number five which proposed ordinance 2016 0187. And this is an ordinance extending the required completion date for the final report of the task force to make recommendations on the creation of the King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission. This is a pretty straightforward issue and just changing the date. So, Mr. Reid, would you like to talk to us about that? Okay. Very briefly. So you are aware and have been. Actively involved in. Leading the council discussion for the. The county's discussion on. Issues related. To the increasing numbers of immigrants and refugees. In King County. And you recall that. In those discussions, the Council has indicated an interest in exploring the potential for a commission, an immigrant. And refugee commission, to help address other. Needs of these incoming residents. In that context, you expressed interest. In receiving input from community voices in helping to shape any such commission. And so last year through Ordinance 18085, you established an immigrant and refugee task force to make recommendations regarding. Our Commission membership duties of the Commission and the mission of that Commission. That Task Force has been. Meeting since October one of 2015. And has transmitted a status update on February 1st. That status update is included as part of your package to. Effectively carry out its work. The Commission. I'm sorry. The Task Force has undertaken a series of of robust outreach efforts to to the various immigrant and refugee. Communities it has undertaken what's. What are referred to as community conversations in various locations. Throughout the King County. Region with immigrant and refugee communities. The commission is about halfway through that process. So they have scheduled 20 outreach sessions, at least 20 community conversations. Nine have happened. I believe 11 are. Yet. To go. I'm sorry, 11. Have happened. And they are yet to go. And it is noted that the existing reporting deadline, which is May 31st of this year, will be a challenge to meet with that robust outreach effort. They, in that context, have requested. An extension of about. 37 days to July eight of this year. The legislation before you does accomplish that, that revision extends the reporting data for. The Immigrant and Refugee Task Force to July 30. And July 8th of 2016. Madam Chair. Thank you. All right. Well, I think that's pretty straightforward. And they're halfway through, as you said, they've had 11 meetings. They have nine more to go. And I think that's great that they're working so hard on this. And I also thank you for the background data on page 43 that it was quite interesting. So if there are no questions about that, I would take a motion. Councilmember DEMBOSKY, would you like to make a motion? Be happy to, Madam Chair, move approval with a do pass recommendation of proposed ordinance 2016 0187. Thank you. There are no other questions or comments. Please call for the vote. I'm sorry. Wait a minute. I didn't see your hand up. I'm sorry. I had a question on the Immigrant and Refugee Task Force when we had a particular day by which they were supposed to provide certain information. And as I understand it, they asked for an extension. And I was talking to the counselor, and I can't remember whether or not you talked about that yet. So they did have an interim report that was due on, I believe, February 1st. That interim report was transmitted and. Actually it is included as part of your packet. So you want to look at the latter part of. Your package, you'll see that interim report. So there is a final report that is. Due according to the. Ordinance that approved last year. Final report due May 31st of this year. Again, that that date is the one that is going to be a challenge for them to meet. So they request an. Extension of that date to July 8th of this year. And did you already talk about that? Yes. Yes, we can talk about. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. I favor giving them that. It's, you know, extension because I want them to have an opportunity to do the very best job they can and articulating and laying out what they think would be most helpful to the immigrant and refugee communities of Cancun. Thank you, Manager. Thank you. And that is exactly what this does. Okay. Thank you. Okay, so we have it before us. And so, Kirk, would you please come for the vote? Thank you, Madam Chair. Councilmember Baldi. Councilmember Dombrowski, Councilmember Member by Councilmember Gossett. Hi, Mr. Caldwell. Hi. Councilmember McDermott, Councilmember up the road, Councilmember Yvonne Bauer. Madam Chair, I am Chair. The vote is seven. I is no nos and council members, unlike Robin von Erichs. Excused. Excellent. Thank you very much. And that takes us up now to item number six. And this is proposed motion 2016 0117, a motion approving the fourth quarter of the 2015 expenditures for emergent needs and anticipated projected costs.