A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of Kelli Carroll to the King County gender identity and sexual orientation inclusion task force, representing the King County executive office.
So it will be on the consent agenda for council that takes us to our next set of appointments. Proposed motions. 2021 221 222, 223 and 224, which would confirm the executive's appointment of Kelly Carroll, Johnathan Fowler, Temple House convener in one Bernardino Luna to the Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Inclusion Task Force application materials were sent out to council members separately by email yesterday and Sam Porter from the Council South will provide a brief staff report. Then we'll hear from the appointees who are on the call with us today as well. Ms.. Porter, the line is yours. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can you hear me? We can. Great. For the record, Sam Porter, council policy staff. The documents for these four items begin on page 17 in your pocket. These were proposed motions would confirm the following people to their gender identity and sexual orientation inclusion task force. Kelly Carroll, representing the King County Executive's office. Jonathan Fowler representing the King County Council, capital City Byner, representing United Territories and Pacific Islanders Alliance, which is also known as Utopia and Juan Fernando Luna, representing country L.A.. These appointments would last through the expiration of the task force, which is 60 days after the reporting provisions outlined in the enabling legislation are completed. This task force was established through motion 15162 and June of 2018 in response to the Washington State Board of Health ruling allowing for a third option for designation on birth certificates to indicate a gender other than male or female. The six primary objectives of the task force are listed on page 17 of your packet and include reviewing the Board of Health ruling and determining any changes that the county may need to make in response. Consulting with county departments and community groups to assess county administrative processes, including but not limited to forms, questionnaires and interviews that include requests for information relating to gender identity and sexual orientation. And identifying administrative processes that could be modified to increase gender identity and sexual orientation inclusion. Table one on page 18 of your packet shows the current roster of Task Force membership with the organization. Organization stated in motion 15162 identified and board. The group has been meeting in accordance with the initial framework adopted through motion 15613 and is anticipated to complete their work mid 2022. We have three of the four appointees on the call today. Unfortunately, Mr. Fowler was unable to join us and that concludes my remarks. Thank you, Ms.. Porter. Questions of of the presentation. Seeing none. I turn to Ms.. Carroll to introduce herself and talk about your background and interest in serving on the Commission, the task force. Good morning, Mr. Chairman. Members Kelly Kilpatrick. And I'm delighted to be here in this capacity. I am honored to be selected to serve on this gender identity and Sexual Orientation Task Force representing the executive's office. I've worked for King County for 25 years, if you can believe it, and it has given me an incredible and unique perspective , as well as the skills to serve on this task force. When I came out as a lesbian 30 years ago, it wasn't safe for me to be my authentic self at my corporate employer. The managing partners made jokes. I was told that I needed to wear makeup, so I looked more approachable and nice and less angry. And I was told I could not bring friends, friends to company, corporate family events and took a pay cut to go work for an AIDS service organization. So I could be me, I could be seen, I could be safe and be my authentic self. I couldn't legally marry my wife until just a few years ago and 2012, and my marriage wasn't recognized across all 50 states until six short years ago. And let's be clear. I'm highly privileged. I'm a white woman. My black, brown, gay, lesbian, trans and nonconforming family suffers threats and violence much, much more than I have ever will due to the massively compounded inequities because of structural and institutional racism. Because of these reasons, I'm honored to use my voice, my experience, my skills and my power to serve my community and help make King County government a place where all of us can thrive and be safe. No. Thank you, Miss Carol. This minor. But we invite you to introduce yourself and speak about your interest in serving on the commission. Task Force be consistent in our mistakes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. And good morning to all the council members. My name is Sarah Viner. I serve as the program director of Heads Up in Washington. I issued her proposals. I identify as a philosophy name and I am from the islands of American Samoa. What's presently known as American Samoa. And I. It's such an honor for me to be. Also, I'm grateful to have the opportunity to serve on this board. When I was first invited to sit on this table, I looked around and I didn't see anyone else. That was Pacific Islander. I didn't see a lot of indigenous trans binary nonbinary folks. And for me, it was the encouragement for me that I need to continue to be present in spaces like this so that my community, someone represented and so that I can at least help to bring this ability to my community and also for that visibility to hopefully empower more Pacific Islander trans women, to take up spaces, to take up the mantle in effecting change and why it's necessary so that policy, so that services are truly grounded in community priorities. I would say that's my life experience, my lived experience as a trans woman, as if I'm fostering a component with my cultural barriers. Living in America has prepared me to be on this table, has given me the necessary tools with the resilience that I had to exhibit to endure all that I had to endure to live authentically. The way that I am right now has helped me and prepared me to be on this table. And I find that it's my responsibility to make sure that not only my community is represented and visible in these businesses, but that I can also help to bring them back so that they are more active in this work. There's right to thank you. And I'd invite Mr. Luna to introduce himself and share about his experience, background and interest in serving on the task force. Sure. Good morning. Everyone. First of all, it's an honor to be appointed for to collaborate with this commission. My name is going to London to regionally promote and support and people living in the island for the last 20 years. I have dedicated my career as a social worker and to work for the rights community of the Latin community in different France. I'm also a theater artist. I think that that. Creating the information and these. Words. And providing civility and inclusion to sexual minorities and minorities in Seattle. Is very important. I may speak as a social worker. And as civic engagement specialist. I. Promise that I will work hard and collaborate with all the actors in this issue to improve the lives of the Latinx community and other people of Puerto. Thank you. Thank you. If I may, if I might just reflect on the comments of all three of the applicants, the nominees who were with us today, that it can be as a member of the community myself, it can sometimes be too easy to be complacent. Ms.. Carroll referenced that her marriage has been recognized for six years. Mine just shortly after that as marriage was legal. In that time, some might think that the work of the LGBTQ community is done and that we've achieved our work and the points each one of the three of you have made underscored how that is not true and how much more work needs to be done in the vigilance we need to continue to carry. It was acutely aware, acutely aware of damage 21 years ago when I was first elected to public office, and one was one of two openly members of the LGBTQ community serving in the state legislature at the time, two white men identifying as gay. The diversity we have within this very council, two members of the community serving on the council and the Council, creating the task force and supporting this work. And the fact that yesterday I filled out two health care surveys for two different organizations that had provided me service in the last six months, and both listed only a binary choice for gender identity health care organizations. One particularly aimed with questions around behavioral health really underscored for me that work. And then last night I and. Picked up some mail that had come in and read a newsletter from a national private college that addressed gender identity and transgender youth in particular that I found quite concerning. The work of this task force is carrying on the work that very much is vital in. And each one of the three of you have spoken to the passion, the personal experience and the work that you bring to it. I want to thank each of you. Are there questions or conversation from my colleagues? City Council member Lambert. I think we should ask 2500 questions to Kelly to make sure that we know her fully. Welcome. So good to see you back. For those who may not be aware, Ms.. Carroll used to work for the council's central staff. So we're delighted to have her filling this role. Knowing her well. Colleagues. Mr. Fowler was not able to join us today. I would entertain a motion to approve all four if members were comfortable doing that of the motions before us today . Mr. Chair? Council Member Dunn. I would move approval of all of the applicants for the position as present today. Thank you. Councilmember Dunn. Councilmember Dunn, this moved we do have a do pass recommendation to motions 2021 to 20 1 to 22, 22, 23 and to 24. The appointments of Ms.. Carroll, Ms.. Viner, Mr. Luna and Mr. Fowler. Any further discussion? Councilmember Dombrowski. Thank you, Mr. Chair. And I want to just express my appreciation to all the nominees who are willing to serve without any disrespect to the other, to extend my personal appreciation and gratitude to Ms.. Carroll to her remarks and her service to Cook County for so many years, her leadership and her friendship. Kelly, I love you. And thank you for being such a wonderful human that you are. Councilmember Banducci. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to again share with all of the nominees here appreciation. This is a commitment of time and energy and knowledge that will help us to adopt better policy and to be more focused on how we effectively serve and support the communities within King County. Your personal and professional experience is just irreplaceable and will help us to do a better job and continually improve how we support, you know, people of various gender identities and sexual orientations throughout our community. And thank you for sharing. Your personal stories. It's it's very meaningful. So and thank you for your willingness to serve in this way. We appreciate you. My record. Will you please call the Roll. Inc, Mr. Chair? Councilmember Barghouti. I think. Councilmember Gideon Barsky, a councilmember done. By. Councilmember coles i. Councilmember Lambert, i. Councilmember of the girl i. Councilmember von richthofen. All right. Council members online. Hi. Mr. Chair. Hi. Everybody's 980 now. Thank you. By our vote, we've given the unanimous House recommendation to motions to 21. I'm sorry. 2021 to 20 1 to 20 2 to 23 and to 24. We will put those on consent at full council in regular timeframe. That brings us to the final item on today's agenda, an ordinance that would amend regulations relating to the dispensation of land or unused county owned property and require a creation of a publicly accessible database of these properties. Randy Vina from Council South will provide a staff report.