Hackathon #2: The PACT-athon (Permitting) The City of Seattle launched the PACT-athon (October 9) to solve a critical housing crisis where construction permitting times had doubled over the last decade due to endless review cycles. Our team attacked the "Garbage In, Garbage Out" root cause by building Pre-Assess, an AI engine that validates architectural plans against the Municipal Code before they ever reach a city reviewer. By pivoting to Google Gemini we successfully triangulated live GIS data with complex zoning laws to generate instant project specific compliance checklists. Securing 3rd Place we proved that an AI "Junior Responder" can filter out bad applications on day one validating the roadmap for our current commercial pilot.

Hackathon #3: The Customer Service Sprint (November 6) Hosted by the City’s Innovation & Performance team, this event challenged 18 teams to fix the "front door" of government by modernizing how residents submit and track service requests. The mandate was to use Open Data to "end the runaround" and build tools that make city services transparent and accessible. Our response, Rainy Day Friend, secured 2nd Place by replacing static forms with a conversational AI "Civic Translator." This solution directly supported the new PACT (Permitting Accountability and Customer Trust) initiative, proving that AI can simplify complex code for residents while generating real-time "trust metrics" for city leaders.