The Tabor 100 annual gala is coming up in six months and preparations are underway. Pearl Leung is the gala committee chair. The objective of the gala is to raise money for college scholarships and connect members to opportunities by networking with community and business leaders. The president wants to make the gala more beneficial for members by incorporating their feedback and having more members in attendance connecting with sponsors and decision-makers. Members are encouraged to volunteer for the gala committee and complete a survey to help improve the event.

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Message from the President
Tabor 100’s 18th Annual Gala is right
around the corner. Given all the
preparations and the time it takes to
get everything “just right” for our
organization’s premier event; a
six-month countdown will go very fast
and there will be a lot to do leading up to the
event.
This year Pearl Leung, External Affairs Director
at the Vulcan Company, is our Gala Committee
Chair and she has been working diligently since
she assumed the position several months ago.
Our objective is to raise money for the
organization to provide college scholarships to
worthy students and connect our members to
opportunities. It is always good to see who is in
the room both at the dinner event and the
reception.
Many hard to meet community, business and
government members have been gracious in
showing their support for our organization
including Governors, U.S. Senators and Mayors.
We also have those who buy goods and services
and contract with small businesses daily in our
community and elsewhere. As well, several
major construction companies sponsored
tables at our event last year.
For 2017, I want to make the Gala more
beneficial to our members. I want more
members to be there and to benefit from
being in the room with key decision-makers.
While we work hard to help you connect with our
sponsors I also want to incorporate ideas from
you about how your business might benefit from
attending the Gala and making the right
connections. I would appreciate it if you would
complete the online survey to help us create a
better gala for you — https://
www.surveymonkey.com/r/TaborGala2017.
I urge you be a part of the Gala Committee in
which ever capacity you can. The connections
that come from being part of this event are
innumerable and whether you lay concrete or
write news releases, your visibility and
recognition by working on this event may be
significant.
Both Pearl and I are looking for volunteers.
Please email Staff@tabor100.com if you would
like to join the Gala Committee. You only have to
be willing to work and we will find a place for you
to contribute.
April 2017
March GM Recap
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MESA Day
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Voices Rising
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General Session Update
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March 2017 General Meeting Recap
By Henry Yates
The March, 2017 Tabor 100 General meeting
was packed with useful information about issues
of importance to Tabor 100 businesses and
partners.
In her first year as Tabor 100’s
contract lobbyist in Olympia, Sara
Stewart reported on her efforts to
pass legislation to repeal or modify
I-200. She explained that several
members of both parties were
amenable to changes to I-200, but some in
legislative leadership were not as supportive.
She intends to continue discussions with
legislators over the interim period and coordinate
with the I-200 repeal bill sponsor, Rep. Sharon
Tomiko Santos.
Chris Liu, Director of the State
Department of Enterprise Services,
also spoke on I-200 and the recently
released Attorney General’s Opinion
regarding how the initiative applies to
Minority Contracting and State
Agencies. Liu emphasized that it will be important
to move forward very carefully as the State
carries out provisions of the Opinion. He
responded to questions about the Opinion and
the State Disparity Study that is underway
emphasizing that the two are complimentary.
Chris Persons, CEO of
Capital Hill Housing,
Wyking Garrett, of
Africatown, and Margo
Jones, Capital Hill
Consultant, discussed the ongoing Liberty Bank
project that will break ground on June 19. The
team explained their commitment to ensuring
African-American contractors are used in
construction of the 115 unit building and the
steps being taken to ensure it reflects the
African-American heritage of the Central District.
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Michael Diaz,
talked about the agreement with the
Seattle Police that was entered into
two years ago and the progress in its
implementation. He cited that the
Seattle Police are experiencing significantly
higher community approval ratings and the
Department is now a leader in crisis intervention.
The City of Seattle’s new Chief
Technology Officer, Michael Mattmiller,
emphasized that his department
intends to address digital equity and
literacy and will improve its contracting
with minority firms. He cited 174 projects now
underway and welcomed Tabor members to
contact him directly.
Lastly, Keith Metcalf, Deputy WSDOT
Secretary and Earl Key, Director of
the WSDOT’s Office of Equal
Opportunity talked about efforts to
ensure WSDOT is spending more with
minority, women-owned and veteran contractors.
Metcalf emphasized the importance WSDOT has
placed on inclusion and equity in contracting,
mentioning that Key’s office has gained 12 new
employees in less than a year. Key mentioned
that more than 109 Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise’s (DBE) have worked on the Alaska
Way Viaduct project and that WSDOT has
exceeded its 11.6% DBE goal. In addition, he
talked about a new Mentor/Protege program the
agency is creating, a reentry
program for Felons, successful
Pre-Apprenticeship programs and
training for immediate jobs.
Amanda Sprang , Milestone Worldwide, LLC
AnTony Warren, Warren’s News & Gifts, Inc
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

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Tabor 100 Supports MESA Day 2015
By Kevin C. Washington
The local economy has
benefitted greatly from the
nexus and creation of
numerous large tech
companies here in the Puget
Sound area. Also, worth
mentioning are the many
suppliers, consultants, and
ancillary companies who make
that success possible.
We can complain about the
impacts and unintended
consequences [traffic, higher
home prices, etc.] – but those
are the problems other states and regions are
desperately trying to have. Several months ago,
the Governor mentioned that the number of OPEN
and unfilled tech and knowledge worker jobs in
WA State was well in excess of 50,000 jobs and
increasing.
While that situation is not sustainable in the long
run, Tabor 100 continues to do its part to help
make the situation better. One of the solutions will
be to make sure more African-American and
minority students are prepared to be a goodly
chunk of the solution. The Math, Engineering and
Science Achievement Program [MESA], based
over at the University of WA has for years been
working with middle and high school students to
give them exposure to the sciences, give them
training resources and hands-on experiences, plus
access to mentors of color in the sciences who can
share their pathways.
Again, this year, Tabor 100 supported more than
165 middle and high school students in the Annual
MESA Day Competition. Held on March 25th
at
North Seattle College, the competition across a
number of events allowed student teams from
various schools to test their math and science
skills against each other. They had fun, and
reinforced the value of working hard to gain STEM
skills. Tabor 100 supplied two volunteers [Calvin
Saunders and Ronald Saunders] to help staff the
Egg Drop Station at the event. Student teams were
on the spot to quickly design and
test a container - in which a raw
egg must survive an 8ft fall (many
did not).
Such engagement and
involvement with Youth Works and
Seattle MESA will be sending three teams (11
students) to the 2017 State MESA Day at
Microsoft. Every business is experiencing the need
to become increasingly adept with technology.
These are the kinds of experiences and support
our teens need in order for them to be a part of the
workforce of the future. YOUR workforce!
Thanks, again, to Calvin and Ronald Saunders!

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The Seattle Community of
Practice consisting of six
African-American
Organizations focusing on
African-American Financial
Capability, has just published
“Voices Rising—
African-American Economic
Security in King County.” Africatown, Centerstone
of Seattle, Seattle King County NAACP, Skyway
Solutions, Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
and the Washington State Commission on
African-American Affairs form the Seattle
Community of Practice.
While many of us are well aware of the economic
displacement suffered by many African-Americans
in King County, the report chronicles the depth of
the situation focusing on six themes. Using a core
set of questions, interviewing 543 respondents and
conducting extensive research, the study gives a
glimpse into the reasons for the significant
economic disparity being experienced by
African-Americans in King County. According to the
US Census Bureau, there are 143,965
African-Americans living in King County.
The Tabor 100 mission is rooted in the economic
security and advancement of African-Americans
and other minorities in King County and the State
overall. The Voices Rising report further verifies the
need for organizations like Tabor 100, while at the
same time, making recommendations for how
various groups in the community can be more
effective in delivering services and coalescing to
provide the maximum level of assistance in their
respective arenas.
The report came to the following conclusions on
why African-Americans in King County are less
well-off than the majority population, based on
national and local themes:
NATIONAL — The Legacy of Slavery, Jim
Crow, and implicit bias are still very much present
in contemporary life.
NATIONAL — The complexity of
interdependent systems make it challenging to
change course.
NATIONAL — Moving beyond poverty and
living-wage jobs into wealth creation is both an
individual and a systematic tension.
LOCAL — Intense and rapid gentrification of
Seattle, the urban core of King County, has
affected the ability to purchase a home, and
created a significant “loss of place” for the
African-American community.
LOCAL — There are unequal education
opportunities in King County, which impact the
quality of education for all kids.
LOCAL — Political and social organizing
within the African-American community in King
County is not highly coordinated.
The Tabor 100 Newsletter will periodically feature
stories from the Voices Rising Report, including
data that was developed to form its conclusions.
Tabor 100 Members will also get more information
on this report in other ways, but for the meantime,
please refer to the link below for a copy of the
report.
http://centerstone.org/report-voices-rising/
VOICES RISING — African-American Economic Security in King County
By Henry Yates

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General Session Update
By Sara Stewart
April 14th marked the 96th
day of the 2017 105 day
regular session. The final
cut-off was Wednesday,
April 12th. Any bill that did
not get off of the floor by 5
pm is considered dead
unless it is necessary to
implement the budget. During the following days
leading to Sine Die, lawmakers will be working on
completing work on bills that are in dispute or
necessary to implement the budget.
Meanwhile, both bodies have yet to agree on how
to meet the mandate of the Supreme Court to fully
fund education and end reliance on local levels to
fund education. Due to this, they also have yet to
agree on an Operating or Capital Budget for the
State. Both the House Democrats and the Senate
Republicans have released their plans for
education and their proposed budgets.
The Senate Majority Coalition Caucus put forward
a $43 billion budget proposal for the biennium. In
addition they put a proposal forward to comply with
the court education mandate. Under the MCC
plan, Legislators set a Statewide per-student
funding level; requiring each school district to levy
the same local property-tax rate and put that
revenue toward the per-student amount; and
allocate state funds to cover the difference
between the per-student standard and the local
funding.
The House Democrats propose a $45 billion
budget. To achieve the revenues necessary for
this budget they propose a 7% Capital Gains Tax
on 1.5% of Washington Taxpayers, a Business
and Occupation Tax increase of 20% on certain
businesses, elimination of some tax credits, and
changes to the Real Estate Excise Tax. The
House proposal increases the State portion of
education funding, but does not address the local
levy issue.
With the significant differences in approach, it is
likely that the budget negotiations will extend
beyond the end of the regular session, slated to
end April 23rd. It is likely that the Governor will call
the legislature into special session immediately
following the completion of the regular session, but
budget negotiations could drag on for some time.
The next Economic and Revenue Forecasts occur
in June. On June 7th, the Economic Forecast will
be released, indicating the health of Washington’s
Economy. This is followed by the Revenue
Collection Forecast on June 20th. This is widely
anticipated to be a positive forecast, by several
million. Because of this it is likely that the
legislature will wait for these forecasts to agree on
a budget, as increases in anticipated revenue will
take some of the pressure off to levy tax increases.

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Thank You to the Tabor Members that Volunteered at the
Regional Contracting Forum on April 12, 2017
INTERESTED IN HAVING YOUR
BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE
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THE TABOR 100 BOARD
President: Ollie Garrett
President@Tabor100.org
Vice President: Brian Sims
VP@Tabor100.org
Treasurer: Aundrea Jackson
Treasurer@Tabor100.org
Secretary: Sherlita Kennedy
Secretary@Tabor100.org
Membership: Dee Riley
Membership@Tabor100.org
Education: Kevin C. Washington
Education@Tabor100.org
Public Affairs: Henry Yates
PublicAffairs@Tabor100.org
Economic Development: Edson Zavala
EconomicDevelopment@Tabor100.org
Government Affairs: Jamila Johnson
GovernmentAffairs@Tabor100.org
Fund Development: Abdul Yusuf
FundDevelopment@Tabor100.org
Business Development: Anthony Burnett
BusinessDev@Tabor100.org
TABOR OFFICE
2330 130th Ave. NE #101
Bellevue, WA 98005
425-882-4800
Staff@Tabor100.org
Newsletter Editor: Kalea Perry
KaleaPerry@Hotmail.com
General Meeting and Regional Contracting
Forum Photos Courtesy of Flyright
Productions
WE ENCOURAGE YOU
TO REACH OUT!
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 26: Liberty Bank Building Art Open House,
6 - 8pm, Centerstone, 722 18th, Ave Seattle, WA
April 27: Tribal Business and Contractor Outreach
Event, 9am - 3pm, Tulalip Casino Resort
April 29: Tabor 100 General Meeting, 10am - 12pm,
Central Area Senior Center
May 3: Small Business Financing Workshop,
10am - 2pm, Kennewick Hilton Garden Inn
May 4: Small Business Financing Workshop,
3 - 8pm, Tukwila Community Center
May 8, 15 & 22: Dining & Retail Workshops for
Small Disadvantaged, Minority Businesses,
1 - 4pm, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Conference Center– Central Auditorium
May 17, 24-14 & 21: How to Market and Team with
Primes Workshops, 2 - 3:30pm, Sound Transit-Ruth
Fisher Board Room
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Education Committee meets after the Tabor
General Meeting, the last Saturday of the month
from 12-2pm at the Central Area Senior Center

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