AN ORDINANCE creating an Indigenous Advisory Council for tribal and urban Indian engagement; adding a new Chapter 3.75 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Section 3.35.050 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
Agenda Item 24 Council Bill 120188 An ordinance creating an Indigenous Advisory Council for Tribal and Urban Indian Engagement. Adding a new Chapter 3.75 to the Seattle Missile Code and amending Section 3.35.050 of the Seattle Municipal Code. The committee recommends the bill pass. Thank you so much. I'm going to hand it back over to Councilmember Juarez to address this item. Thank you. Council President. This is actually a great day, a big day for the city of Seattle for the creation of the Indigenous Advisory Council. We've never done this and we did it. Thank you, colleagues. This bill creates a nine member Indigenous Advisory Council for the important purpose of providing direction, guidance and subject matter expertize to advise Seattle elected officials and city departments on policy issues pertaining to urban native populations. Tribal communities. Tribal Government. The Advisory Council will not only work closely with the Public Assets and Native Communities Committee, but with other Seattle City Council members, the mayor and the city departments to coordinate overall policy development. This legislation is a long time coming and I'm very proud of this council for working with me to get it done. This legislation builds upon the work of this Council from two years ago when we created a new staffing position to support the work of the Council. Thank you, Madam Chair and Madam Budget Chair. This budget action passed and the position has since been filled under the Department of Neighborhoods. We engage with tribal councils, tribal leadership, community organizations, urban Indian organizations and subject matter experts in the drafting of this legislation. We researched what other jurisdictions had created, particularly by Portland and San Francisco. I envision a council structure to recruit and empower community leaders, elders, youth professionals and tribal council elected leaders to bring forward their perspective and direct public policy here at the city of Seattle. I'm also committed to empowering our Indigenous Advisory Council staff leaders on our new Stafford neighborhoods, Francesca Murnane, to allow this body to organically grow and expand as the community deems and sees fit. The city needs Indigenous knowledge at the table to allow accurate representation and greater ideas in our public policies and debate. The city is committed to building that trust with tribal governments and learning more. The passage of this bill would make this a reality, and I'm very proud of this historic moment. The Public Assets and Native Communities Committee recommends that City Council pass this bill. Thank you, Madam President. Thank you so much, consumers. Appreciate it. Are there any additional comments on Council Bill 120188? Agenda item 24. I'm Carlsberg Strauss, please. Thank you. And thank you, Councilmember Juarez. I know we've been tracking this from afar because I don't want to get in the way of your leadership just knowing that your your staff has been incredible on this work. So I just want to thank you and your staff for this work. Thank you. Right. Any other comments? Right. Hearing none. Will Kirk, let's go ahead and make history, shall we? Will the clerk please call the roll on the passage of Council Bill 120188 Agenda Item 24 Lewis. Denise Morales. As. Was it a? Yes. Petersen Yes. Strauss Yes. You're bold. Yes. Whereas I council President Gonzalez I didn't favor. And unopposed the bill passes and the chair will sign it. Will the person please affix my signature to the legislation on my behalf? Congratulations, Council, Lawrence. Thank you. All right, let's keep going here. Will the clerk please read item 25 into the record?