SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: Res 31801

• Record No: Res 31801
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution (Res)
• Status: Adopted
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 2/26/2018
• Title: A RESOLUTION calling for review of current methods for collecting data on Native Communities, and potential strategies for improving such data collection, and exploration of the need for capacity-building for organizations seeking to assist Native Communities.
• Sponsors: Debora Juarez
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Signed Resolution 31801, 3. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/2/2018	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
3/2/2018	1	Mayor	returned
3/2/2018	1	Mayor	Signed
2/28/2018	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
2/26/2018	1	City Council	adopted	Pass
2/21/2018	1	Civic Development, Public Assets, and Native Communities Committee	adopt	Pass
2/20/2018	1	City Council	referred
2/15/2018	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
2/14/2018	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION calling for review of current methods for collecting data on Native Communities, and potential strategies for improving such data collection, and exploration of the need for capacity-building for organizations seeking to assist Native Communities.
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WHEREAS, over 150 years ago, Chief Seattle and the Coast Salish peoples governed the Puget Sound region; and
WHEREAS, Chief Seattle's legacy of environmental protection, and indigenous people's rights, established the foundation for the City of Seattle's modern-day government; and
WHEREAS, the City of Seattle is home today to a large and growing population of American Indians and Alaskan Natives ("Native Communities"); and
WHEREAS, Native Communities face disproportionate levels of homelessness, poverty, and adverse health conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that Native Communities deserve the dedicated attention of City policymakers to begin addressing these significant social issues, and in response, during the creation of Council committees for 2018, included Native Communities in the title of the Civic Development, Public Assets, and Native Communities Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Civic Development, Public Assets, and Native Communities Committee will work with local community partners and service providers to raise awareness of and explore solutions to local issues affecting Native Communities, including: housing affordability, health and mental health conditions, access to justice, youth services, tribal engagement, and historic preservation; and
WHEREAS, enhancing the collection of data on Native Communities has been recognized as a key issue to be examined, as data are critical to identifying and more effectively addressing many of the issues faced by Native Communities; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 31613, adopted by the Council in September 2015, requested that a Demographic Data Task Force be formed to develop recommendations a...