Sunday, February 19, 2012

Councilmember Tim Burgess on Rethinking Policing and on How to Better Engage the Public in Budget Decisions

SEATTLE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FEDERATION

Monthly Meeting –Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 7 p.m.

Central Area Senior Center, 500 30th Avenue South 98144

[This beautiful facility with free parking and a grand view of Lake Washington is just three blocks east of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S. and one block south of S. Jackson Street]

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Councilmember Tim Burgess on Rethinking Policing and on How to Better Engage the Public in Budget Decisions

Our featured guest is City Councilmember Tim Burgess, immediate past chair of the Public Safety Committee and new chair of the Special Committee on the Budget (membership includes all nine Councilmembers) as well as the renamed Government Performance and Finance Committee. Burgess will discuss his hopes for a change in the culture of the Seattle Police Department and a reorientation of its activities to more effectively prevent crime. (For more, see http://timothyburgess.typepad.com). He will also discuss his ideas for improving how the City Council and the public participate in budgeting, and will be open to questions on budget-related topics.

The Mayor will propose a budget on September 24, and the City Council will adopt the final budget before Thanksgiving. What can be done to better inform and involve the public during those frenetic final two months of the budget process--and earlier when there is more time for dialogue about specific programs, issues, and priorities? Among the ideas to be discussed: workshops to engage the public early about budget and revenue choices; opinion surveys and focus groups; an early annual staff report analyzing possible spending and revenue options; an annual resolution on the Council’s priorities for bond and levy issues; and improved availability to the public of Council and staff proposals and analyses.

The February meeting also includes our monthly Round Robin to share with others the recent issues and projects in your neighborhood. If you have informational materials you would like distributed at the meeting, please e-mail electronic copies or links to jeannieh@serv.net.

7:00 Administration

1. Call to order and introductions

2. Minutes /Treasurer’s Report / President’s Report

7:10 Councilmember Tim Burgess

8:15 Round Robin of issues and projects in your neighborhood

9:00 Adjourn

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SEATTLE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FEDERATION Monthly Meeting –Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, 7 p.m. Central Area Senior Center, 500 30th Avenue South 98144 [This beautiful facility with free parking and a grand view of Lake Washington is just three blocks east of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S. and one block south of S. Jackson Street] AGENDA Gun Violence: what should government and citizens do to reduce it? featuring Beth Flynn, Executive Director of Washington CeaseFire Recent mass killings are only a fraction of gun deaths. In Washington state alone, nearly 6,000 people have been killed by guns in the past decade--more than died in traffic accidents. On Jan. 16, President Obama unveiled legislative proposals to reduce gun violence, and took many administrative actions toward that end. Washington CeaseFire (http://washingtonceasefire.org) is proposing measures to reduce gun violence at the state and local level. Other states have closed the gun-show loophole, banned the sale of military-style assault weapons, limited handgun sales to one per month, carefully regulated concealed weapon permits, and banned open carrying of guns. None of those policies apply in Washington state, which ranks among the most loosely regulated states in terms of guns, and has state laws that prevent local governments from addressing gun violence. Join us at the Jan. 22 meeting in welcoming Beth Flynn, Executive Director of Washington CeaseFire, as we discuss what government and citizens can do to reduce gun violence. Also included is our monthly Round Robin with the opportunity to share news about your neighborhood’s issues and projects. If you have informational materials to distribute at the meeting, please bring them or e-mail electronic copies or links to jeannieh@serv.net. 7:00 Introductions/Minutes /Treasurer’s Report / President’s Report 7:10 Gun violence: What should government and citizens do to reduce it? 8:15 Round Robin of issues and projects in your neighborhood 8:45 Other business 9:00 Adjourn SCCF (http://seattlefederation.blogspot.com/) is one of the nation’s oldest and most active coalitions of community associations. It was founded in 1946 to facilitate resettlement of Seattle’s Japanese-American residents who had returned from wartime internment to reclaim their homes and businesses; and to help Black veterans coming back from the war. Over the decades, SCCF has grown to cover the entire City. Its monthly meetings are open to the public, and suggestions for agenda items are always welcome. Yearly dues for member groups are $50, and new groups are always welcome. Individual donations are also welcome, and go very far, as SCCF is all-volunteer. Please mail your check to SCCF, 2370 Yale Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-3310. For questions, contact treasurer Chris Leman at 206-322-5463 or cleman@oo.net.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Councilmember Tim Burgess on Rethinking Policing and on How to Better Engage the Public in Budget Decisions

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