1 00:00:32,065 --> 00:00:34,267 CHAIR JUAREZ. COUNCILMEMBER 2 00:00:34,267 --> 00:00:39,039 RIVERA. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 3 00:00:39,039 --> 00:00:42,542 CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. THERE ARE 4 00:00:42,542 --> 00:00:44,010 FOUR PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS. 5 00:00:44,010 --> 00:00:53,686 >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS 6 00:00:53,686 --> 00:00:54,921 EXCUSED UNTIL HE GETS HERE. I 7 00:00:54,921 --> 00:00:56,489 KNOW HE IS ON HIS WAY. WE ARE 8 00:00:56,489 --> 00:00:57,490 NOW GOING TO CONSIDER THE 9 00:00:57,490 --> 00:00:58,958 AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO 10 00:00:58,958 --> 00:00:59,993 OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE 11 00:00:59,993 --> 00:01:04,230 ADOPTED. AWESOME. HEARING NO 12 00:01:04,230 --> 00:01:05,198 OBJECTION. THE AGENDA IS 13 00:01:05,198 --> 00:01:06,332 ADOPTED. WITH THAT, WE WILL OPEN 14 00:01:06,332 --> 00:01:07,133 THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT.. 15 00:01:07,133 --> 00:01:08,001 PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD BE 16 00:01:08,001 --> 00:01:09,002 RELATED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S 17 00:01:09,002 --> 00:01:10,236 AGENDA. I KNOW WE HAVE FOLKS 18 00:01:10,236 --> 00:01:11,504 SIGNED UP ONLINE. LOOKS LIKE WE 19 00:01:11,504 --> 00:01:12,705 HAVE SEVEN FOLKS SIGNED UP 20 00:01:12,705 --> 00:01:13,673 ONLINE AND MORE PEOPLE SIGNING 21 00:01:13,673 --> 00:01:21,314 UP IN CHANGERS -- CHAMBERS. 22 00:01:21,314 --> 00:01:22,482 EVERYONE IS GOING TO GET TWO 23 00:01:22,482 --> 00:01:23,550 MINUTES. CLERK, PLEASE READ THE 24 00:01:23,550 --> 00:01:25,051 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC 25 00:01:25,051 --> 00:01:28,221 COMMENT. 26 00:01:28,221 --> 00:01:29,456 >> PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE 27 00:01:29,456 --> 00:01:30,256 MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING 28 00:01:30,256 --> 00:01:31,424 MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED 29 00:01:31,424 --> 00:01:32,725 ON IN THE ORDER REGISTERED ON 30 00:01:32,725 --> 00:01:34,027 THE WEBPAGE AND THE SIGN-UP 31 00:01:34,027 --> 00:01:40,033 SHEET AVAILABLE IN CHAMBERS. IF 32 00:01:40,033 --> 00:01:41,134 YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO SPEAK 33 00:01:41,134 --> 00:01:42,268 BUT WOULD LIKE TO, SIGN UP 34 00:01:42,268 --> 00:01:43,603 BEFORE THE END OF THE PUBLIC 35 00:01:43,603 --> 00:01:44,704 COMMENT PERIOD OR ON THE COUNCIL 36 00:01:44,704 --> 00:01:55,248 WEBSITE. WHEN SPEAKING, BEGIN BY 37 00:01:57,951 --> 00:01:58,952 STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM 38 00:01:58,952 --> 00:01:59,752 YOU ARE ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS 39 00:01:59,752 --> 00:02:01,154 WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS 40 00:02:01,154 --> 00:02:02,522 ARE LEFT. IF THE SPEAKERS DO NOT 41 00:02:02,522 --> 00:02:03,957 END COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE 42 00:02:03,957 --> 00:02:04,757 ALLOTTED TIME PROVIDED, THE 43 00:02:04,757 --> 00:02:05,758 MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO 44 00:02:05,758 --> 00:02:07,227 ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT 45 00:02:07,227 --> 00:02:07,460 PERSON. 46 00:02:07,460 --> 00:02:08,828 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL 47 00:02:08,828 --> 00:02:09,829 START WITH IN PERSON SPEAKERS 48 00:02:09,829 --> 00:02:10,830 FIRST. WE'RE GETTING THAT LIST. 49 00:02:10,830 --> 00:02:12,065 IF YOU'RE ONLINE, WE WILL COME 50 00:02:12,065 --> 00:02:13,666 TO YOU RIGHT AFTER THE IN PERSON 51 00:02:13,666 --> 00:02:14,901 SPEAKERS. AWESOME. WE WILL START 52 00:02:14,901 --> 00:02:18,104 WITH THOSE SPEAKERS. FIRST WE 53 00:02:18,104 --> 00:02:19,606 HAVE JEREMY, FOLLOWED BY LOGAN, 54 00:02:19,606 --> 00:02:23,743 THEN DAVID , KEITH, JENNIFER AND 55 00:02:23,743 --> 00:02:24,644 SUSAN. JEREMY, WELCOME. 56 00:02:24,644 --> 00:02:35,155 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR 57 00:02:35,788 --> 00:02:36,556 AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, I AM HERE 58 00:02:36,556 --> 00:02:37,790 TO PROVIDE COMMENT ON CB 121190. 59 00:02:37,790 --> 00:02:38,424 THE REVISION -- 60 00:02:38,424 --> 00:02:40,059 >> WE ARE GOING TO RESTART YOUR 61 00:02:40,059 --> 00:02:41,060 TIME. I'M SORRY. WE DID HAVE 62 00:02:41,060 --> 00:02:42,328 THE CLOCK UP. MY APOLOGIES. YOU 63 00:02:42,328 --> 00:02:49,636 CAN START -- LET'S RESTART. GO. 64 00:02:49,769 --> 00:02:52,372 >> THANK YOU. PROFESSIONAL 65 00:02:52,372 --> 00:02:58,611 ENGINEER , LICENSE IN THE STATE 66 00:02:58,611 --> 00:02:59,546 OF WASHINGTON. PRACTICING IN THE 67 00:02:59,546 --> 00:03:01,047 CITY OF SEATTLE FOR ALMOST 30 68 00:03:01,047 --> 00:03:02,849 YEARS NOW. I AM HERE TO COMMENT 69 00:03:02,849 --> 00:03:05,084 ON CB 121190 , REVISIONS TO THE 70 00:03:05,084 --> 00:03:09,022 PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE 71 00:03:09,022 --> 00:03:10,023 STORMWATER CODE. RIGHT NOW WE 72 00:03:10,023 --> 00:03:12,592 ARE AT A PRETTY MEANINGFUL 73 00:03:12,592 --> 00:03:20,266 MOMENT . IN OUR REGION , THERE 74 00:03:20,266 --> 00:03:21,100 ARE SERIOUS CONSIDERATIONS FOR 75 00:03:21,100 --> 00:03:22,368 ZONING AND LAND-USE REGULATIONS 76 00:03:22,368 --> 00:03:27,173 TO PROVIDE GREATER AFFORDABILITY 77 00:03:27,173 --> 00:03:27,874 AND ACCESSIBILITY TO HOUSING. 78 00:03:27,874 --> 00:03:29,175 THAT EFFORT IS INCOMPLETE 79 00:03:29,175 --> 00:03:35,415 WITHOUT ALSO LOOKING AT 80 00:03:35,415 --> 00:03:36,282 INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATIONS AND 81 00:03:36,282 --> 00:03:36,849 REFORM OF INFRASTRUCTURE 82 00:03:36,849 --> 00:03:37,517 REGULATIONS AND RECOGNIZING THE 83 00:03:37,517 --> 00:03:42,956 ROLE THEY PLAY IN HOUSING ON 84 00:03:42,956 --> 00:03:44,157 AFFORDABILITY IN THIS REGION. IN 85 00:03:44,157 --> 00:03:45,625 MY OPINION, THE CODE AS 86 00:03:45,625 --> 00:03:47,460 PRESENTLY WRITTEN , AND THE 87 00:03:47,460 --> 00:03:48,595 CHANGES AS PROPOSED, OUR MISSED 88 00:03:48,595 --> 00:03:52,031 OPPORTUNITY AT REFORM THAT THEY 89 00:03:52,031 --> 00:03:56,202 PIT , LARGELY PIT THE 90 00:03:56,202 --> 00:03:56,936 ENVIRONMENT AND HOUSING IN 91 00:03:56,936 --> 00:04:04,577 OPPOSITION TO EACH OTHER. THOSE 92 00:04:04,577 --> 00:04:05,411 ARE NOT ADVERSARIES, BUT THE 93 00:04:05,411 --> 00:04:06,279 OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO ACTUALLY 94 00:04:06,279 --> 00:04:07,447 PROVIDE ENHANCED ENVIRONMENTAL 95 00:04:07,447 --> 00:04:08,448 BENEFIT WITHOUT ADDED COST TO 96 00:04:08,448 --> 00:04:11,484 HOUSING . THE CODE AS PROPOSED 97 00:04:11,484 --> 00:04:14,053 WILL INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF BIO 98 00:04:14,053 --> 00:04:23,596 RETENTION REQUIRED ON STRUCTURES 99 00:04:23,596 --> 00:04:24,397 FOURFOLD. IT WOULD REQUIRE 100 00:04:24,397 --> 00:04:24,897 SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL 101 00:04:24,897 --> 00:04:26,032 INVESTIGATION AND IMPLEMENTATION 102 00:04:26,032 --> 00:04:28,401 OF INFILTRATION IN OUR DENSE 103 00:04:28,401 --> 00:04:31,137 GLACIAL SOILS IN THIS AREA. ALL 104 00:04:31,137 --> 00:04:33,072 AT THE COST OF HOUSING WHILE 105 00:04:33,072 --> 00:04:35,575 LEGACY POLLUTION PROBLEMS ARE 106 00:04:35,575 --> 00:04:37,543 IGNORED IN THE PUBLIC 107 00:04:37,543 --> 00:04:44,417 RIGHT-OF-WAY . SO IT IS A MISSED 108 00:04:44,417 --> 00:04:45,685 OPPORTUNITY. I THINK WE CAN DO A 109 00:04:45,685 --> 00:04:46,753 LOT BETTER. I PROVIDED WRITTEN 110 00:04:46,753 --> 00:04:48,588 COMMENTS AS WELL TO THE COUNCIL 111 00:04:48,588 --> 00:04:52,692 TODAY. AT YOUR SERVICE IF HE 112 00:04:52,692 --> 00:04:53,893 WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS FURTHER AT 113 00:04:53,893 --> 00:04:55,094 ANY TIME. THANK YOU. 114 00:04:55,094 --> 00:05:00,300 >> THANK YOU, JEREMY. NEXT WE 115 00:05:00,300 --> 00:05:01,334 HAVE LOGAN, FOLLOWED BY DAVID, 116 00:05:01,334 --> 00:05:03,403 KEITH, JENNIFER, SUSAN. 117 00:05:03,403 --> 00:05:04,337 >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR 118 00:05:04,337 --> 00:05:05,772 HOLLINGSWORTH AND MEMBERS OF THE 119 00:05:05,772 --> 00:05:14,314 COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS LOGAN WITH 120 00:05:14,314 --> 00:05:15,214 THE MASTER BUILDERS ASSOCIATION 121 00:05:15,214 --> 00:05:16,249 OF KING AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES 122 00:05:16,249 --> 00:05:17,150 COMMENTING ON COUNCIL BILL 123 00:05:17,150 --> 00:05:22,488 121190. WE WANT TO THANK FOR 124 00:05:22,488 --> 00:05:23,356 THEIR SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT OVER 125 00:05:23,356 --> 00:05:24,490 THE PAST YEAR AND THE COMMITTEE 126 00:05:24,490 --> 00:05:25,391 FOR WORKING THROUGH THIS 127 00:05:25,391 --> 00:05:29,028 LEGISLATION. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT 128 00:05:29,028 --> 00:05:30,263 THE FLOW CONTROL THRESHOLD 129 00:05:30,263 --> 00:05:31,431 INCREASE. THAT IS SOUND POLICY 130 00:05:31,431 --> 00:05:32,532 THAT REFLECTS THE REALITIES OF 131 00:05:32,532 --> 00:05:33,299 URBAN INFILL CONSTRUCTION. WE DO 132 00:05:33,299 --> 00:05:34,634 ALSO RECOMMEND RAISING THE 133 00:05:34,634 --> 00:05:39,405 STANDARD DRAINAGE REVIEW 134 00:05:39,405 --> 00:05:40,473 THRESHOLD TO AT LEAST 1200 135 00:05:40,473 --> 00:05:41,708 SQUARE FEET TO ALIGN WITH 136 00:05:41,708 --> 00:05:51,851 SEATTLE'S ADU ALLOWANCE. 137 00:05:51,851 --> 00:05:52,819 SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN IN 138 00:05:52,819 --> 00:05:53,953 CONVERSATION WITH OVER AT SPU AS 139 00:05:53,953 --> 00:05:55,054 WELL. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ASK 140 00:05:55,054 --> 00:05:56,322 IS THIS. WE URGE THE COMMITTEE 141 00:05:56,322 --> 00:05:57,490 TO DIRECT THE CITY TO OPEN 142 00:05:57,490 --> 00:05:58,758 LONG-TERM DIALOGUE WITH THE 143 00:05:58,758 --> 00:05:59,492 DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY TO DEVELOP 144 00:05:59,492 --> 00:06:00,326 A STORMWATER GUIDANCE ACTUALLY 145 00:06:00,326 --> 00:06:01,127 FITS SEATTLE'S DENSE, BUILDOUT 146 00:06:01,127 --> 00:06:01,961 URBAN CONTEXT, NOT FRAMEWORK 147 00:06:01,961 --> 00:06:04,263 DESIGNED FOR GREENFIELD SUBURBAN 148 00:06:04,263 --> 00:06:07,500 DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE SUBMITTED 149 00:06:07,500 --> 00:06:09,168 WRITTEN COMMENT WITH HABITAT FOR 150 00:06:09,168 --> 00:06:11,938 HUMANITY , AND THE WASHINGTON 151 00:06:11,938 --> 00:06:13,039 SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL 152 00:06:13,039 --> 00:06:14,807 ENGINEERS . IF THERE IS ANYTHING 153 00:06:14,807 --> 00:06:18,478 ELSE YOU NEED TO REVIEW AND 154 00:06:18,478 --> 00:06:19,645 DISCUSS ON THAT, WE ARE HAPPY 155 00:06:19,645 --> 00:06:20,980 TO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 156 00:06:20,980 --> 00:06:25,251 >> THANK YOU, LOGAN. NEXT WE 157 00:06:25,251 --> 00:06:26,018 HAVE DAVID. WELCOME. FOLLOWED BY 158 00:06:26,018 --> 00:06:27,120 KEITH, JENNIFER, SUSAN. 159 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:31,224 >> GOOD MORNING. I LIVE IN 160 00:06:31,224 --> 00:06:33,893 DISTRICT 5. I AM HERE TO COMMENT 161 00:06:33,893 --> 00:06:39,999 ON THE PROPOSED STORMWATER CODE. 162 00:06:39,999 --> 00:06:41,033 THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY HAS 163 00:06:41,033 --> 00:06:41,801 PREPARED A LIST OF 164 00:06:41,801 --> 00:06:42,568 RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT FOR SOME 165 00:06:42,568 --> 00:06:50,376 REASON SDCI AND SPU HAS PROPOSED 166 00:06:50,376 --> 00:06:51,411 TO SET THIS BELOW MINIMUM 167 00:06:51,411 --> 00:06:52,178 STANDARDS. THE STATE RECOMMENDS 168 00:06:52,178 --> 00:06:53,613 WE USE TREES, AS THEY ARE A 169 00:06:53,613 --> 00:06:54,614 NATURAL WAY TO MANAGE STORMWATER 170 00:06:54,614 --> 00:06:58,951 RUNOFF. SDCI AND SPU -- WHAT IS 171 00:06:58,951 --> 00:07:00,420 NOT FREE IS ALL THE FINES AND 172 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:01,154 LEGAL SETTLEMENTS THAT SEATTLE 173 00:07:01,154 --> 00:07:02,688 HAS MADE BECAUSE OF STORMWATER 174 00:07:02,688 --> 00:07:04,457 RUNOFF. A SIMPLE ONLINE SEARCH 175 00:07:04,457 --> 00:07:09,228 REVEALS MUCH OF THIS . IN 2023, 176 00:07:09,228 --> 00:07:10,363 THE CITY WAS FINED $117,000 BY 177 00:07:10,363 --> 00:07:12,098 THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY 178 00:07:12,098 --> 00:07:17,036 IN AN ARTICLE IN THE MEDIUM IN 179 00:07:17,036 --> 00:07:18,704 2024, THE CITY WAS FINED ANOTHER 180 00:07:18,704 --> 00:07:21,174 $71,000 . LEGAL SETTLEMENTS, THE 181 00:07:21,174 --> 00:07:26,979 CITY PAID MADISON VALLEY 2 1/2 182 00:07:26,979 --> 00:07:27,613 MILLION DOLLARS BECAUSE OF 183 00:07:27,613 --> 00:07:28,815 STORMWATER ISSUES AND SETTLED 184 00:07:28,815 --> 00:07:30,817 WITH THE SCHOOL HOMAGE TRIBE FOR 185 00:07:30,817 --> 00:07:34,921 ANOTHER TWO AND HALF MILLION. 186 00:07:34,921 --> 00:07:36,055 THE DEPARTMENTS WILL TELL YOU WE 187 00:07:36,055 --> 00:07:44,931 ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. 188 00:07:44,931 --> 00:07:46,399 THREE WEEKS AGO KING COUNTY 189 00:07:46,399 --> 00:07:47,400 ANNOUNCED THEY ARE GOING TO 190 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:48,367 RAISE OUR STORMWATER RATES BY 191 00:07:48,367 --> 00:07:49,502 11% NEXT YEAR, AND THAT IS 192 00:07:49,502 --> 00:07:50,470 PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE 193 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:51,270 DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES FOR THE 194 00:07:51,270 --> 00:07:52,271 NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. IF OUR 195 00:07:52,271 --> 00:07:53,272 STORMWATER NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED 196 00:07:53,272 --> 00:07:56,909 SO MUCH, WHY ARE WE MAKING 197 00:07:56,909 --> 00:07:57,577 STORMWATER REQUIREMENTS LOWER? 198 00:07:57,577 --> 00:07:58,744 YESTERDAY WHEN I LOOKED AT THE 199 00:07:58,744 --> 00:08:00,413 KING COUNTY WEBSITE THAT SHOWS 200 00:08:00,413 --> 00:08:07,320 SEWER OVERFLOW, SHOWS TWO 201 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:08,487 INSTANCES OF OVERFLOW. THIS IS 202 00:08:08,487 --> 00:08:09,789 IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY. WHAT ARE 203 00:08:09,789 --> 00:08:11,090 WE GOING TO DO IN THE WINTER? 204 00:08:11,090 --> 00:08:12,225 YOU CAN PROBABLY GUESS HOW MANY 205 00:08:12,225 --> 00:08:13,492 INSTANCES WE WILL HAVE THEN. WE 206 00:08:13,492 --> 00:08:18,164 SHOULD BE MAKING OUR STORMWATER 207 00:08:18,164 --> 00:08:19,465 CODE STRONGER TO PREVENT 208 00:08:19,465 --> 00:08:20,433 STORMWATER OVERFLOW, AND THESE 209 00:08:20,433 --> 00:08:21,100 EXCESS EXPENSES LIKE LAWSUITS 210 00:08:21,100 --> 00:08:22,134 AND FINES AND INCREASED UTILITY 211 00:08:22,134 --> 00:08:23,169 BILLS FOR SEATTLE RESIDENTS -- 212 00:08:23,169 --> 00:08:24,470 FAULTY CODE. IMPROVE OUR 213 00:08:24,470 --> 00:08:31,611 STORMWATER. 214 00:08:31,611 --> 00:08:32,845 >> THANK YOU, DAVID. NEXT WE 215 00:08:32,845 --> 00:08:33,946 HAVE KEYS, FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER, 216 00:08:33,946 --> 00:08:35,414 THEN SUSAN. THEN WE WILL JUMP TO 217 00:08:35,414 --> 00:08:36,682 ONLINE IF YOU ARE READY. 218 00:08:36,682 --> 00:08:44,390 >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I'M 219 00:08:44,390 --> 00:08:46,459 HERE TO SPEAK ON THE STORMWATER 220 00:08:46,459 --> 00:08:51,597 CODE 121190 . I JUST WANT TO SAY 221 00:08:51,597 --> 00:08:55,935 THAT THE EQUIVALENCY WITH THE 222 00:08:55,935 --> 00:08:58,137 STATE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE 223 00:08:58,137 --> 00:09:01,941 IS ASSUMED . WE KNOW THAT THE 224 00:09:01,941 --> 00:09:05,912 CITY HAS RUN THE CHANGES TO THE 225 00:09:05,912 --> 00:09:06,979 STORMWATER CODE THROUGH THE 226 00:09:06,979 --> 00:09:11,651 STATE RUBRIC, SO TO SPEAK, FOR 227 00:09:11,651 --> 00:09:12,585 EQUIVALENCY WITH THE 228 00:09:12,585 --> 00:09:16,122 REQUIREMENTS , THE REGULATIONS. 229 00:09:16,122 --> 00:09:18,024 AND SO, THAT IS ASSUMED. I AM 230 00:09:18,024 --> 00:09:20,626 HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE 231 00:09:20,626 --> 00:09:23,829 STORMWATER CODE BEING, 232 00:09:23,829 --> 00:09:25,131 BASICALLY, THE LAST DEFENSE 233 00:09:25,131 --> 00:09:31,904 AGAINST THE RECENTLY APPROVED 234 00:09:31,904 --> 00:09:33,639 ONE SEATTLE PLAN AND WHAT SOME 235 00:09:33,639 --> 00:09:36,576 PEOPLE THINK IS AN AND ADEQUATE 236 00:09:36,576 --> 00:09:38,110 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. 237 00:09:38,110 --> 00:09:39,845 THE STORMWATER CODE IS ONE OF 238 00:09:39,845 --> 00:09:42,248 THE LAST CHANCES , LAST LINE OF 239 00:09:42,248 --> 00:09:44,684 DEFENSE, TO PROTECT THE 240 00:09:44,684 --> 00:09:46,018 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES OF THE 241 00:09:46,018 --> 00:09:49,956 CITY. ONE OF THOSE IN PARTICULAR 242 00:09:49,956 --> 00:09:52,792 WOULD BE TREES . I THINK THAT 243 00:09:52,792 --> 00:09:57,530 STORMWATER CODE IS KIND OF CUT 244 00:09:57,530 --> 00:10:00,900 IT SHORT ON THE TREES AS A BEST 245 00:10:00,900 --> 00:10:02,134 MANAGEMENT PRACTICE. THEY SHOULD 246 00:10:02,134 --> 00:10:06,539 BE RANKED HIGHER UP ON THE LIST 247 00:10:06,539 --> 00:10:11,243 AND GIVEN MORE CONSIDERATION AND 248 00:10:11,243 --> 00:10:12,545 MORE WEIGHT. I DON'T THINK THE 249 00:10:12,545 --> 00:10:13,646 CHANGES TO THE STORMWATER CODE 250 00:10:13,646 --> 00:10:14,947 ARE REALLY SPEAKING TO THAT 251 00:10:14,947 --> 00:10:17,817 ADEQUATELY . AND THEN, REALLY 252 00:10:17,817 --> 00:10:21,921 JUST A QUESTION. OBVIOUSLY, THE 253 00:10:21,921 --> 00:10:24,957 ANSWER WILL COME LATER, WHAT WAS 254 00:10:24,957 --> 00:10:31,163 THE DRIVER FOR THE CHANGE FROM 255 00:10:31,163 --> 00:10:33,399 2000 SQUARE FEET TO 5000 SQUARE 256 00:10:33,399 --> 00:10:39,105 FEET? BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THE 2000 257 00:10:39,105 --> 00:10:41,240 SQUARE FEET HAS BEEN IN PLACE 258 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:45,411 SINCE 1979 , AND THERE WAS SOME 259 00:10:45,411 --> 00:10:46,145 MOTIVATION, SOME DRIVER TO 260 00:10:46,145 --> 00:10:47,647 CHANGE THAT. I JUST DON'T 261 00:10:47,647 --> 00:10:58,090 UNDERSTAND IT. SO I GUESS 262 00:11:02,962 --> 00:11:03,462 THAT'S IT. THANKS. 263 00:11:03,462 --> 00:11:04,730 >> THANK YOU, KEITH. NEXT WE 264 00:11:04,730 --> 00:11:05,364 HAVE JENNIFER, FOLLOWED BY 265 00:11:05,364 --> 00:11:06,032 SUSAN. WELCOME, JENNIFER. 266 00:11:06,032 --> 00:11:07,333 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. FIRST, I 267 00:11:07,333 --> 00:11:08,334 WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE 268 00:11:08,334 --> 00:11:09,602 MAGNITUDE OF WORK THAT HAS GONE 269 00:11:09,602 --> 00:11:10,870 INTO THIS UPDATE FROM SPU AND 270 00:11:10,870 --> 00:11:12,104 COUNCIL. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. 271 00:11:12,104 --> 00:11:13,906 AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE 272 00:11:13,906 --> 00:11:16,575 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PUGET SOUND 273 00:11:16,575 --> 00:11:17,610 AND TREASON PEOPLE COALITION, I 274 00:11:17,610 --> 00:11:18,477 AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE 275 00:11:18,477 --> 00:11:19,111 UNPRECEDENTED INCREASES IN 276 00:11:19,111 --> 00:11:23,749 IMPERVIOUS SURFACES BETWEEN THE 277 00:11:23,749 --> 00:11:24,950 THRESHOLDS AND THE COMPREHENSIVE 278 00:11:24,950 --> 00:11:26,118 PLAN. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE MET 279 00:11:26,118 --> 00:11:26,886 BY UNPRECEDENTED INCREASES IN 280 00:11:26,886 --> 00:11:32,525 POLLUTED RUNOFF REDUCTIONS. SPU 281 00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:33,959 DOES GREAT WORK, AS I'M SURE WE 282 00:11:33,959 --> 00:11:35,294 WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT. I'M 283 00:11:35,294 --> 00:11:36,395 GRATEFUL FOR THAT. HOWEVER, I AM 284 00:11:36,395 --> 00:11:43,069 CONCERNED ABOUT THE REDUCTION IN 285 00:11:43,069 --> 00:11:44,070 FLOW CONTROL REGULATIONS. I 286 00:11:44,070 --> 00:11:44,970 WOULD LOVE TO SEE CALCULATION 287 00:11:44,970 --> 00:11:45,805 SUPPORTING THE STATEMENT THAT 288 00:11:45,805 --> 00:11:46,772 THESE CODE CHANGES WILL IMPROVE 289 00:11:46,772 --> 00:11:47,773 WATER QUALITY FOR AQUATIC LIFE. 290 00:11:47,773 --> 00:11:52,311 IF NOT, I WOULD PROPOSE AMENDING 291 00:11:52,311 --> 00:11:53,846 TO INSTITUTE AND SHARE 292 00:11:53,846 --> 00:11:54,447 PERFORMANCE METRICS CITYWIDE 293 00:11:54,447 --> 00:11:55,314 REGARDING RUNOFF THAT CAN FORM 294 00:11:55,314 --> 00:11:56,015 POLICY CHANGES AT INTERVALS 295 00:11:56,015 --> 00:11:56,916 WITHIN THE FIBER CODE. OUR 296 00:11:56,916 --> 00:11:58,184 ENVIRONMENT, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE 297 00:11:58,184 --> 00:12:00,453 THE ENVIRONMENT BE OUT OF THE 298 00:12:00,453 --> 00:12:01,087 CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT , LIKE 299 00:12:01,087 --> 00:12:02,121 THE CITY OF SNOQUALMIE. FOR 300 00:12:02,121 --> 00:12:03,355 EXAMPLE, THEY HAVE TREES AND 301 00:12:03,355 --> 00:12:04,356 STORMWATER AND ITS OWN 302 00:12:04,356 --> 00:12:06,725 DEPARTMENT. AS THE WORLD WATCHED 303 00:12:06,725 --> 00:12:10,830 , SECOND DECEASED DAUGHTER ON 304 00:12:10,830 --> 00:12:11,964 HER ROSTRUM FOR WEEKS. 305 00:12:11,964 --> 00:12:22,208 RESEARCHER DEBORAH GILES SAID WE 306 00:12:22,208 --> 00:12:23,209 HAVE TO TRY SOMETHING MASSIVELY 307 00:12:23,209 --> 00:12:24,543 DIFFERENT, EVEN IF ONLY ON A 308 00:12:24,543 --> 00:12:25,444 TRIAL BASIS. PUGET SOUND KEEPER 309 00:12:25,444 --> 00:12:26,112 FOUND INCREASED MORTALITY IN 310 00:12:26,112 --> 00:12:31,150 SALMON JUST LAST YEAR. THE 2025 311 00:12:31,150 --> 00:12:31,884 SURVEY. THE LINK BETWEEN 312 00:12:31,884 --> 00:12:32,818 IMPERVIOUS SURFACES AND HARM TO 313 00:12:32,818 --> 00:12:33,819 AQUATIC LIFE IS WELL DOCUMENTED. 314 00:12:33,819 --> 00:12:34,820 SEATTLE BEING THE LARGEST CITY 315 00:12:34,820 --> 00:12:36,989 IN THE STATE AND LARGEST CITY ON 316 00:12:36,989 --> 00:12:40,192 PUGET SOUND, WE ARE LIKELY THE 317 00:12:40,192 --> 00:12:40,860 LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO POLLUTED 318 00:12:40,860 --> 00:12:41,494 RUNOFF. THE COUNTY RECOGNIZES 319 00:12:41,494 --> 00:12:42,294 THAT THE LARGEST SOURCE OF 320 00:12:42,294 --> 00:12:43,963 POLLUTION IN PUGET SOUND IS 321 00:12:43,963 --> 00:12:49,268 POLLUTED RUNOFF. SO I THINK IF 322 00:12:49,268 --> 00:12:50,970 YOU WANT TO SEE ANY CHANCE AT 323 00:12:50,970 --> 00:12:55,508 RECOVERY OF ENDANGERED FAMINES 324 00:12:55,508 --> 00:12:56,509 AND ORCHIS, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO 325 00:12:56,509 --> 00:12:58,544 HAVE PERFORMANCE METRICS ON 326 00:12:58,544 --> 00:12:59,478 POLLUTED RUNOFF IF POSSIBLE. 327 00:12:59,478 --> 00:13:00,880 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 328 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:04,283 >> THANK YOU, JENNIFER. NEXT WE 329 00:13:04,283 --> 00:13:14,660 HAVE SUSAN. WELCOME. 330 00:13:19,198 --> 00:13:20,499 >> ECHOING ALL THE EFFORT ON THE 331 00:13:20,499 --> 00:13:21,600 STORMWATER MANUAL UPDATES. IT'S 332 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:22,935 A BIG ONE. THE FLOOD DROUGHT 333 00:13:22,935 --> 00:13:23,602 CYCLE IS EMBLEMATIC OF A 334 00:13:23,602 --> 00:13:24,436 DEGRADED ECOSYSTEM. IN DECEMBER 335 00:13:24,436 --> 00:13:25,337 IN FEBRUARY WE HAD CATASTROPHIC 336 00:13:25,337 --> 00:13:26,539 FLOODING AND ARE NOW FACED WITH 337 00:13:26,539 --> 00:13:27,373 ANOTHER SEVERE DROUGHT ADVISORY. 338 00:13:27,373 --> 00:13:28,440 DURING THE FLOOD EVENTS, FOUR 339 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:29,241 DIFFERENT FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS 340 00:13:29,241 --> 00:13:30,442 OF MINE SEWER MAINS BURST COFFEE 341 00:13:30,442 --> 00:13:40,986 BETWEEN $34,000 TO REPAIR. THEY 342 00:13:44,924 --> 00:13:46,292 WERE NOT ALONE. IT IS NOW WIDELY 343 00:13:46,292 --> 00:13:47,226 KNOWN THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS 344 00:13:47,226 --> 00:13:47,993 FAILING AND RATEPAYERS ARE 345 00:13:47,993 --> 00:13:48,894 SHOULDERING THE COST. THE 346 00:13:48,894 --> 00:13:49,862 CONTINUED AND SIGNIFICANT LOSS 347 00:13:49,862 --> 00:13:51,063 OF OUR MATURE TREE CANOPY IS A 348 00:13:51,063 --> 00:13:52,298 MAJOR FACTOR. ALL OF THOSE LOST 349 00:13:52,298 --> 00:13:53,132 TREES ONCE MITIGATED STORMWATER 350 00:13:53,132 --> 00:13:54,166 FLOW. THAT LOSS IS ONLY 351 00:13:54,166 --> 00:14:04,710 EXACERBATED BY A HEAVY INCREASE 352 00:14:09,215 --> 00:14:11,016 IN IMPERVIOUS SURFACE. AS THE 353 00:14:11,016 --> 00:14:11,717 LARGEST CITY SITUATED ON PUGET 354 00:14:11,717 --> 00:14:12,751 SOUND, HEAVY DUTY AND OBLIGATION 355 00:14:12,751 --> 00:14:13,652 TO ENSURE LONG-TERM HEALTH FOR 356 00:14:13,652 --> 00:14:15,120 THOSE WATERS AND THE MARINE LIFE 357 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:15,721 THAT INHABIT THEM. COMBINED 358 00:14:15,721 --> 00:14:16,589 SEWER OVERFLOWS HAVE NOW BECOME 359 00:14:16,589 --> 00:14:17,656 COMMON. I HAVE DOCUMENTED MORE 360 00:14:17,656 --> 00:14:18,657 THAN 15 SEPARATE EVENT SINCE 361 00:14:18,657 --> 00:14:19,725 DECEMBER LOW, WHICH RUNS COUNTER 362 00:14:19,725 --> 00:14:20,926 TO THE KING COUNTY OWN STATED, 363 00:14:20,926 --> 00:14:22,161 COMMITMENT OF NO MORE THAN ONE 364 00:14:22,161 --> 00:14:23,429 EVENT PER YEAR TO COMPLY WITH 365 00:14:23,429 --> 00:14:24,697 STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. SO WALK 366 00:14:24,697 --> 00:14:25,931 AND STRUCTURE CONTINUES ON THE 367 00:14:25,931 --> 00:14:26,532 $700 MILLION SEWER UPGRADE, 368 00:14:26,532 --> 00:14:27,399 PLEASE IMPLEMENT THE DEPARTMENT 369 00:14:27,399 --> 00:14:28,367 OF ECOLOGY'S STORMWATER 370 00:14:28,367 --> 00:14:29,001 GUIDELINES WITHOUT DELAY. IN 371 00:14:29,001 --> 00:14:30,569 GENERAL, I STRONGLY URGE SPU TO 372 00:14:30,569 --> 00:14:31,203 ALIGN REGULAR WITH STORM WATER 373 00:14:31,203 --> 00:14:32,171 MANAGEMENT MANUAL FOR WESTERN 374 00:14:32,171 --> 00:14:33,239 WASHINGTON. PLEASE EMPHASIZE 375 00:14:33,239 --> 00:14:43,349 PERFORMANCE METRICS IF IT IS NOT 376 00:14:43,349 --> 00:14:44,350 POSSIBLE TO PRODUCE SPECIFICS 377 00:14:44,350 --> 00:14:45,751 ABOUT HOW CODE CHANGES WILL HELP 378 00:14:45,751 --> 00:14:46,819 OR HARM AQUATIC LIFE OR ENHANCE 379 00:14:46,819 --> 00:14:47,820 PUBLIC BENEFIT. ALLOWED TREES TO 380 00:14:47,820 --> 00:14:48,587 BE ACCURATELY WEIGHTED AS 381 00:14:48,587 --> 00:14:49,221 STORMWATER MANAGERS AS OTHER 382 00:14:49,221 --> 00:14:50,222 CITIES HAVE DONE TO EXERCISE 383 00:14:50,222 --> 00:14:51,023 BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. ALL 384 00:14:51,023 --> 00:14:52,291 THE DATA NEEDED TO IMPLANT THIS 385 00:14:52,291 --> 00:14:53,993 IS CONTAINED IN THE REPORTS. 386 00:14:53,993 --> 00:14:54,793 PLEASE DON'T RUSH THESE 387 00:14:54,793 --> 00:14:55,628 CRITICAL UPDATES. I STRONGLY 388 00:14:55,628 --> 00:14:56,795 URGE YOU TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION 389 00:14:56,795 --> 00:14:57,596 WITHOUT PENALTY FROM THE 390 00:14:57,596 --> 00:14:58,430 DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY TO 391 00:14:58,430 --> 00:14:58,898 FORMULATE EFFECTIVE, 392 00:14:58,898 --> 00:14:59,798 SCIENCE-BASED STORMWATER CODES 393 00:14:59,798 --> 00:15:01,066 THAT ENSURE HEALTHY, RESILIENT 394 00:15:01,066 --> 00:15:02,034 -- THANK YOU. 395 00:15:02,034 --> 00:15:06,138 >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL GO 396 00:15:06,138 --> 00:15:09,808 ONLINE . WE FIRST HAVE RUTH , 397 00:15:09,808 --> 00:15:14,079 FOLLOWED BY JUNE , AND THEN RUTH 398 00:15:14,079 --> 00:15:17,182 WILLIAMS. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX 399 00:15:17,182 --> 00:15:21,654 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. WE SEE ONE 400 00:15:21,654 --> 00:15:22,922 LINE. 401 00:15:22,922 --> 00:15:23,355 >> HELLO. 402 00:15:23,355 --> 00:15:24,290 >> HELLO. 403 00:15:24,290 --> 00:15:34,500 >> I AM A RESIDENT OF QUEEN 404 00:15:34,500 --> 00:15:35,200 ANNE. I RECENTLY HEARD ABOUT 405 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:39,071 THESE CODE CHANGES. I DON'T KNOW 406 00:15:39,071 --> 00:15:40,940 THE CODE CHANGES EXTENSIVELY, 407 00:15:40,940 --> 00:15:45,210 BUT THE ONE CHANGE I WAS MADE 408 00:15:45,210 --> 00:15:49,381 AWARE OF CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH, 409 00:15:49,381 --> 00:15:50,950 WHICH IS CHANGING THE THRESHOLD 410 00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:52,584 FOR ON-SITE STORMWATER RETENTION 411 00:15:52,584 --> 00:15:59,725 FROM 2500 SQUARE FEET TO A 412 00:15:59,725 --> 00:16:00,726 PROPOSED 5000 SQUARE FEET. 413 00:16:00,726 --> 00:16:02,494 AGAIN, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS 414 00:16:02,494 --> 00:16:03,962 WHEN WE ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY 415 00:16:03,962 --> 00:16:07,566 INCREASING DENSITY AND 416 00:16:07,566 --> 00:16:08,567 IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA 417 00:16:08,567 --> 00:16:10,703 COVERAGE? I HAVE TO ASK MYSELF, 418 00:16:10,703 --> 00:16:21,213 WHO SAVES WITH THIS CHANGE IN 419 00:16:21,714 --> 00:16:22,848 WHO PAYS? MY GUESS IS THE 420 00:16:22,848 --> 00:16:24,016 DEVELOPER SAVE, AND MY QUESTION 421 00:16:24,016 --> 00:16:25,017 IS, WILL THE SAVINGS BE PASSED 422 00:16:25,017 --> 00:16:26,452 ON TO THE CONSUMER? I BELIEVE I 423 00:16:26,452 --> 00:16:27,820 KNOW WHO PAYS, AND THAT WILL BE 424 00:16:27,820 --> 00:16:29,621 US AND ALL THE CREATURES IN 425 00:16:29,621 --> 00:16:32,324 PUGET SOUND. I HAVE ONE OF THESE 426 00:16:32,324 --> 00:16:36,428 RETENTION , WHATEVER YOU CALL 427 00:16:36,428 --> 00:16:38,664 IT, IN MY BACKYARD. GRAVEL PIT 428 00:16:38,664 --> 00:16:41,333 FOR STORMWATER FOR MY ROOF GOES 429 00:16:41,333 --> 00:16:46,572 INTO. THAT WAS THERE WHEN WE 430 00:16:46,572 --> 00:16:47,639 BOUGHT THE HOUSE IN 1991. I 431 00:16:47,639 --> 00:16:49,008 REALLY WONDER WHY WE ARE 432 00:16:49,008 --> 00:16:52,511 CHANGING THIS DECADES-OLD POLICY 433 00:16:52,511 --> 00:16:58,217 . IT JUST VERY MUCH CONCERNS ME 434 00:16:58,217 --> 00:17:00,052 . SOMEBODY ELSE HAS ASKED THE 435 00:17:00,052 --> 00:17:03,489 SAME QUESTION. I HOPE YOU ASKED 436 00:17:03,489 --> 00:17:05,424 THE SAME QUESTION AS WELL. THANK 437 00:17:05,424 --> 00:17:05,624 YOU. 438 00:17:05,624 --> 00:17:10,062 >> THANK YOU, RUTH. NEXT WE HAVE 439 00:17:10,062 --> 00:17:11,530 JUNE, FOLLOWED BY RUTH WILLIAMS. 440 00:17:11,530 --> 00:17:13,632 WELCOME, JUNE. STAR SIX TO 441 00:17:13,632 --> 00:17:14,666 UNMUTE YOURSELF. 442 00:17:14,666 --> 00:17:22,608 >> HELLO. I AND BOARD MEMBER OF 443 00:17:22,608 --> 00:17:23,609 THE TREASON PEOPLE COALITION. I 444 00:17:23,609 --> 00:17:24,410 WANT TO THANK CHAIR 445 00:17:24,410 --> 00:17:25,444 HOLLINGSWORTH, THE COMMITTEE AND 446 00:17:25,444 --> 00:17:30,082 THE STAFF AT SPU FOR WORKING TO 447 00:17:30,082 --> 00:17:31,049 MAKE THE STORMWATER CODE UPDATE 448 00:17:31,049 --> 00:17:32,418 MEET THE MOMENT WE ARE IN. THERE 449 00:17:32,418 --> 00:17:33,685 IS MORE TO DO. WHEN COUNCIL 450 00:17:33,685 --> 00:17:35,821 APPROVED THE COMP PLAN , YOU 451 00:17:35,821 --> 00:17:36,388 APPROVED AN UNPRECEDENTED 452 00:17:36,388 --> 00:17:37,489 INCREASE IN IMPERVIOUS SURFACES 453 00:17:37,489 --> 00:17:47,232 THROUGHOUT SEATTLE . YOU ALSO 454 00:17:47,232 --> 00:17:48,067 PROVIDED SOME PROTECTION FOR 455 00:17:48,067 --> 00:17:49,101 EXISTING TREES, BUT NOT NEARLY 456 00:17:49,101 --> 00:17:50,235 ENOUGH. AS A RESULT, WE NEED 457 00:17:50,235 --> 00:17:50,903 STRONGER STORMWATER REGULATIONS. 458 00:17:50,903 --> 00:17:52,337 EXISTING MATURE TREES ARE THE 459 00:17:52,337 --> 00:17:56,608 MOST AFFECTED -- EFFECTIVE 460 00:17:56,608 --> 00:17:57,409 STORMWATER MANAGERS THAT EXIST, 461 00:17:57,409 --> 00:17:58,677 AND THEY ARE FREE. WITH MANY 462 00:17:58,677 --> 00:17:59,878 FEWER TREES AND MANY MORE PAVED 463 00:17:59,878 --> 00:18:00,679 SURFACES, POLLUTED RUNOFF WILL 464 00:18:00,679 --> 00:18:01,847 INCREASE, FURTHER ENDANGERING 465 00:18:01,847 --> 00:18:04,483 SAM A -- SALMON AND ORCAS. MORE 466 00:18:04,483 --> 00:18:05,417 FREQUENT CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BE 467 00:18:05,417 --> 00:18:06,418 MUCH MORE LIKELY TO OVERWHELM 468 00:18:06,418 --> 00:18:10,255 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT 469 00:18:10,255 --> 00:18:10,923 INFRASTRUCTURE. PLEASE CONSIDER 470 00:18:10,923 --> 00:18:11,623 AN EXTENSION WITHOUT PENALTY 471 00:18:11,623 --> 00:18:13,392 FROM ECOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE CODE 472 00:18:13,392 --> 00:18:14,560 UPDATE, CLEAN WATER IS WORTH IT. 473 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:18,063 IN ADDITION, PLEASE ADD BINDING 474 00:18:18,063 --> 00:18:19,064 LANGUAGE TO AMENDMENTS THAT WILL 475 00:18:19,064 --> 00:18:20,866 GO INTO EFFECT BEFORE 20 THROUGH 476 00:18:20,866 --> 00:18:25,938 THE ONE , 20 FEET AWAY, THE 477 00:18:25,938 --> 00:18:27,005 STATEMENT THAT TREE SHOULD BE 478 00:18:27,005 --> 00:18:27,606 COMPATIBLE WITH CONSTRUCTION 479 00:18:27,606 --> 00:18:29,241 WHEN OTHER PARTS OF THE CODE 480 00:18:29,241 --> 00:18:32,611 ADDRESS WHERE TO PLANT TREES IN 481 00:18:32,611 --> 00:18:33,345 RELATION TO CONSTRUCTION. AT 482 00:18:33,345 --> 00:18:34,279 TEMPERATURE CHANGES FROM THE 483 00:18:34,279 --> 00:18:35,314 STATE MODEL CODE, ALLOWED TREES 484 00:18:35,314 --> 00:18:36,615 AND STORMWATER MANAGERS ON ALL 485 00:18:36,615 --> 00:18:43,422 PROPERTY TYPES, REMOVE THIS SEPA 486 00:18:43,422 --> 00:18:44,223 CHECKLIST BECAUSE MUCH OF 487 00:18:44,223 --> 00:18:44,957 SEATTLE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY 488 00:18:44,957 --> 00:18:55,467 DEVELOPED IN ITS ORIGINAL -- 489 00:18:56,201 --> 00:18:56,869 ORIGINAL HABITANTS AND 490 00:18:56,869 --> 00:18:57,469 SIGNIFICANT ALTERED ELIMINATE 491 00:18:57,469 --> 00:18:58,337 THE POTENTIAL FOR THREAT OR 492 00:18:58,337 --> 00:18:59,438 ENDANGERED ANIMAL SPECIES TO BE 493 00:18:59,438 --> 00:19:00,439 PRESENT IN SEATTLE AS WELL." 494 00:19:00,439 --> 00:19:01,440 THIS IS SIMPLY FALSE. REJECT 495 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:05,844 REMOVAL OF REQUIREMENTS POLLUTED 496 00:19:05,844 --> 00:19:07,846 RUNOFF CLOSE TO SMALL LAKES AND 497 00:19:07,846 --> 00:19:08,347 UNDERSERVED AREAS. WITH 498 00:19:08,347 --> 00:19:08,947 INCREASED LOT COVERAGE, THERE 499 00:19:08,947 --> 00:19:09,715 WILL BE NO ROOM FOR ON-SITE 500 00:19:09,715 --> 00:19:10,349 MITIGATION PLANTAR EVENTS, 501 00:19:10,349 --> 00:19:11,817 INCREASING FLOODING AND COMBINED 502 00:19:11,817 --> 00:19:17,122 SEWER OVERFLOWS. SALMON AND 503 00:19:17,122 --> 00:19:18,190 ORCAS WHICH ARE AN ESSENTIAL 504 00:19:18,190 --> 00:19:19,224 PART OF HER ECOSYSTEM DESERVE 505 00:19:19,224 --> 00:19:20,559 CLEAN WATER. THANK YOU. 506 00:19:20,559 --> 00:19:23,996 >> THANK YOU, JUNE. NEXT WE HAVE 507 00:19:23,996 --> 00:19:24,930 RUTH WILLIAMS, FOLLOWED BY 508 00:19:24,930 --> 00:19:26,164 HOWARD, IRENE, RICHARD AND 509 00:19:26,164 --> 00:19:30,969 DAVID. 510 00:19:30,969 --> 00:19:32,070 >> THANK YOU FOR THIS 511 00:19:32,070 --> 00:19:37,476 OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. MY 512 00:19:37,476 --> 00:19:38,510 NAME IS RUTH WILLIAMS. I'M 513 00:19:38,510 --> 00:19:39,411 SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THORNTON 514 00:19:39,411 --> 00:19:40,579 CREEK RELIES CONCERNING COUNCIL 515 00:19:40,579 --> 00:19:48,987 BILL 121190. WE ALSO APPRECIATE 516 00:19:48,987 --> 00:19:49,955 EVERYONE'S TIME AND EFFORT IN 517 00:19:49,955 --> 00:19:50,822 RESPONDING TO OUR CONCERNS. WE 518 00:19:50,822 --> 00:19:52,257 HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON THE 519 00:19:52,257 --> 00:19:53,292 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. AMENDMENT 520 00:19:53,292 --> 00:20:02,601 ONE, FIRST COMIC, EXCLUSIONS 521 00:20:02,601 --> 00:20:03,602 FROM THE DEFINITION OF STREAM. 522 00:20:03,602 --> 00:20:05,003 PLEASE BE CAREFUL NOT TO EXCLUDE 523 00:20:05,003 --> 00:20:06,104 THE CONDITION OF AN ARTIFICIALLY 524 00:20:06,104 --> 00:20:06,939 CREATED WATER COURSE THAT WAS 525 00:20:06,939 --> 00:20:07,639 CREATED AS MITIGATION FOR 526 00:20:07,639 --> 00:20:08,640 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. THERE ARE 527 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:09,975 A FEW. THIS WAS ALREADY IN THE 528 00:20:09,975 --> 00:20:10,943 CODE SOMEWHERE. LET'S MAKE SURE 529 00:20:10,943 --> 00:20:20,852 IT STAYS. NEXT COMMENT, 530 00:20:20,852 --> 00:20:21,520 PARAPHRASING, RAIN GARDENS 531 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:22,654 CANNOT BE USED FOR PROJECTS WITH 532 00:20:22,654 --> 00:20:23,989 AREAS OF 5000 SQUARE FEET OR 533 00:20:23,989 --> 00:20:25,290 MORE HARD SURFACE INFILTRATING 534 00:20:25,290 --> 00:20:25,824 ON THE PROJECT SITE. WE 535 00:20:25,824 --> 00:20:27,092 CONSULTED RAIN GARDEN EXPERT, 536 00:20:27,092 --> 00:20:28,460 CO-OWNER OF, SELLING MULTIPLE 537 00:20:28,460 --> 00:20:35,233 RAIN GARDENS -- REQUIREMENTS. AS 538 00:20:35,233 --> 00:20:37,302 FOR AMENDMENT TWO, THANK YOU FOR 539 00:20:37,302 --> 00:20:41,406 WATERWAYS. AND THAT, 13, THE 540 00:20:41,406 --> 00:20:51,917 ROLE OF TREES AND STORMWATER 541 00:20:54,019 --> 00:20:54,586 RETENTION. AS WRITTEN, THIS 542 00:20:54,586 --> 00:20:56,021 OPENS THE DOOR TO DELAY OF 543 00:20:56,021 --> 00:20:57,122 ANOTHER FIVE YEARS OR MORE WHEN 544 00:20:57,122 --> 00:20:58,423 THERE IS QUITE A LOT OF 545 00:20:58,423 --> 00:20:59,057 SCHOLARSHIP ON THE SUBJECT 546 00:20:59,057 --> 00:21:00,292 ALREADY. I HAVE EMAILED YOU SOME 547 00:21:00,292 --> 00:21:01,460 RESOURCES ON THAT. THANK YOU FOR 548 00:21:01,460 --> 00:21:02,527 YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY. 549 00:21:02,527 --> 00:21:03,962 >> THANK YOU, RUTH. NEXT WE HAVE 550 00:21:03,962 --> 00:21:14,439 HOWARD, FOLLOWED BY IRENE. 551 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:15,207 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT 552 00:21:15,207 --> 00:21:16,308 HOLLINGSWORTH, I ASKED FOR 553 00:21:16,308 --> 00:21:16,908 CLARIFICATION BEFORE MY TIME 554 00:21:16,908 --> 00:21:17,142 STARTS. 555 00:21:17,142 --> 00:21:19,311 >> WE WILL PAUSE , RESTART YOUR 556 00:21:19,311 --> 00:21:20,345 TIME. GO AHEAD. 557 00:21:20,345 --> 00:21:23,548 >> I DON'T WANT TO VIOLATE 558 00:21:23,548 --> 00:21:32,591 RULES. YOU REQUEST A COMMENT 559 00:21:32,591 --> 00:21:33,992 ONLY ON AGENDA ITEMS, BUT ON THE 560 00:21:33,992 --> 00:21:35,560 PUBLISHED AGENDA, IT DOES THEY 561 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:36,228 ALSO WITHIN PURVIEW OF THE 562 00:21:36,228 --> 00:21:36,528 COMMITTEE. 563 00:21:36,528 --> 00:21:37,162 >> THAT IS CORRECT. 564 00:21:37,162 --> 00:21:38,297 >> OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU CAN 565 00:21:38,297 --> 00:21:48,173 START. GOOD MORNING. MEMBER OF 566 00:21:48,173 --> 00:21:48,907 36 LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 567 00:21:48,907 --> 00:21:49,808 DEMOCRATS. I AM ASKING THIS 568 00:21:49,808 --> 00:21:50,809 COMMITTEE TO AMEND THE GENERAL 569 00:21:50,809 --> 00:21:51,810 RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE 570 00:21:51,810 --> 00:21:52,811 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL TO INCLUDE 571 00:21:52,811 --> 00:21:55,380 A RULE TO INHIBIT OR SANCTION 572 00:21:55,380 --> 00:21:56,481 ANY COUNCILMEMBER WHO, IN THEIR 573 00:21:56,481 --> 00:21:57,716 OFFICIAL CAPACITY AT A COUNCIL 574 00:21:57,716 --> 00:21:58,450 MEETING, MIGHT TARGET A MEMBER 575 00:21:58,450 --> 00:22:02,988 OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR 576 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:03,655 CONDEMNATION OR EMBARRASSMENT, 577 00:22:03,655 --> 00:22:05,223 EXCEPT IN CASES WHERE LAWS OR 578 00:22:05,223 --> 00:22:05,957 THE GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES 579 00:22:05,957 --> 00:22:07,926 OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL ARE 580 00:22:07,926 --> 00:22:08,660 VIOLATED. LAST TUESDAY 581 00:22:08,660 --> 00:22:11,496 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS DID THIS , 582 00:22:11,496 --> 00:22:12,664 CALLING ME OUT, AND FURTHER DID 583 00:22:12,664 --> 00:22:16,702 SO WITH A QUESTIONABLY FALSE -- 584 00:22:16,702 --> 00:22:17,536 ON QUESTIONABLY FALSE CLAIMS. 585 00:22:17,536 --> 00:22:18,970 I'VE DOCUMENTED THIS IN AN 586 00:22:18,970 --> 00:22:24,276 EMAIL. HERE I WILL SIMPLY POINT 587 00:22:24,276 --> 00:22:24,943 OUT THE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S 588 00:22:24,943 --> 00:22:26,211 CLAIM THAT I HAVE "A PATTERN OF 589 00:22:26,211 --> 00:22:27,245 BEHAVIOR TARGETING A CERTAIN -- 590 00:22:27,379 --> 00:22:32,250 >> PAUSE TIME. THAT IS DIRECTLY 591 00:22:32,250 --> 00:22:33,952 IN THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE 592 00:22:33,952 --> 00:22:34,686 AND ARE TARGETING A 593 00:22:34,686 --> 00:22:35,687 COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU. 594 00:22:35,687 --> 00:22:40,592 >> I'M SORRY. IS MY TIME PAUSE? 595 00:22:40,592 --> 00:22:42,394 ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR CHANGE. 596 00:22:42,527 --> 00:22:44,162 >> WE ARE GOING TO KEEP RUNNING 597 00:22:44,162 --> 00:22:47,099 YOUR TIME. I MADE THE REQUEST. 598 00:22:47,099 --> 00:22:48,233 GO AHEAD. KNOW YOUR TIME IS 599 00:22:48,233 --> 00:22:48,500 STARTING. 600 00:22:48,500 --> 00:22:50,202 >> THAT IS WHAT I AM DOING. 601 00:22:50,202 --> 00:22:51,236 OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S 602 00:22:51,236 --> 00:23:01,780 CLAIMS THE RECORD CLEARLY SHOWS 603 00:23:03,348 --> 00:23:04,383 IN THE LAST 14 MONTHS I'VE 604 00:23:04,383 --> 00:23:05,384 CALLED OUT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 605 00:23:05,384 --> 00:23:06,451 10 TIMES, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 606 00:23:06,451 --> 00:23:07,052 VITAS, COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON 607 00:23:07,052 --> 00:23:07,686 FOUR TIMES, FORMER COUNCIL 608 00:23:07,686 --> 00:23:09,054 MEMBER NELSON ONE TIME . IN THE 609 00:23:09,054 --> 00:23:10,021 TUESDAY ATTACK ON ME, 610 00:23:10,021 --> 00:23:10,622 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FALSELY 611 00:23:10,622 --> 00:23:11,556 CLAIMED I IMPUGNED THE MOTIVES 612 00:23:11,556 --> 00:23:13,392 OF COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 613 00:23:13,392 --> 00:23:17,229 >> THAT IS YOUR SECOND MORNING . 614 00:23:17,229 --> 00:23:18,396 PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE, NOT 615 00:23:18,396 --> 00:23:21,032 TARGETING COUNCIL MEMBERS. 616 00:23:21,032 --> 00:23:23,034 >> I AM NOT. THIS IS ABOUT THE 617 00:23:23,034 --> 00:23:33,011 REASON. 618 00:23:33,011 --> 00:23:34,780 >> I'M NOT GOING TO GO BACK AND 619 00:23:34,780 --> 00:23:36,081 FORTH WITH YOU. GO AHEAD. YOUR 620 00:23:36,081 --> 00:23:36,648 TIME IS CONTINUED. 621 00:23:36,648 --> 00:23:37,315 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S 622 00:23:37,315 --> 00:23:38,316 COMMENTS WERE AN ABUSE OF POWER 623 00:23:38,316 --> 00:23:39,818 AND TRUST GRANTED TO HIM BY THE 624 00:23:39,818 --> 00:23:40,051 VOTERS. 625 00:23:40,051 --> 00:23:41,453 >> WE ARE DONE. THANK YOU. NEXT 626 00:23:41,453 --> 00:23:41,987 PERSON UP -- 627 00:23:41,987 --> 00:23:43,288 >> THIS IS GROSSLY 628 00:23:43,288 --> 00:23:44,489 INAPPROPRIATE. 629 00:23:44,489 --> 00:23:45,690 >> NEXT WE HAVE IRENE, FOLLOWED 630 00:23:45,690 --> 00:23:49,127 BY RICHARD AND DAVID. 631 00:23:49,127 --> 00:23:59,571 >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL 632 00:24:07,212 --> 00:24:10,916 MEMBERS. I CANNOT POSSIBLY 633 00:24:10,916 --> 00:24:12,551 ARTICULATE AS CLEARLY AS 634 00:24:12,551 --> 00:24:14,085 JENNIFER HAS THE CONCERNS ABOUT 635 00:24:14,085 --> 00:24:15,720 THE STORMWATER CODE AMENDMENTS. 636 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:17,756 BUT I WOULD SAY THE AMENDMENT 637 00:24:17,756 --> 00:24:27,265 CONCERNING CONSULTING TREE 638 00:24:27,265 --> 00:24:28,066 EXPERTS SHOULD HAPPEN BEFORE YOU 639 00:24:28,066 --> 00:24:29,501 APPROVE ANY CODE AMENDMENTS. IF 640 00:24:29,501 --> 00:24:30,035 THAT REQUIRES GETTING YET 641 00:24:30,035 --> 00:24:30,669 ANOTHER EXTENSION FROM ECOLOGY, 642 00:24:30,669 --> 00:24:38,510 SO BE IT. THE INCREASING SMALL 643 00:24:38,510 --> 00:24:39,978 LOT AREAS IN THE CITY TO BE 644 00:24:39,978 --> 00:24:40,779 REDEVELOPED, YOU KNOW, IT'S 645 00:24:40,779 --> 00:24:42,047 INTERESTING HOW -- I DID A 646 00:24:42,047 --> 00:24:52,591 CALCULATION SOME TIME AGO -- I 647 00:24:59,431 --> 00:25:00,465 COUNT THE LOTS IN THE CITY 648 00:25:00,465 --> 00:25:01,132 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONES 649 00:25:01,132 --> 00:25:02,334 UNDER 5000 SQUARE FEET. THEY ARE 650 00:25:02,334 --> 00:25:03,401 GOING TO BE REDEVELOPED TOO. 651 00:25:03,401 --> 00:25:04,402 MANY OF THEM INCLUDE LARGE 652 00:25:04,402 --> 00:25:05,837 TREES. I HAPPEN TO LIVE ON ONE 653 00:25:05,837 --> 00:25:06,972 OF THOSE, 3200 SQUARE FOOT LOT 654 00:25:06,972 --> 00:25:08,173 WITH A 100-YEAR-OLD CEDAR. I DO 655 00:25:08,173 --> 00:25:09,407 THINK WE NEED TO PROTECT THE 656 00:25:09,407 --> 00:25:10,842 TREES, AND WE NEED TO HAVE A 657 00:25:10,842 --> 00:25:11,643 STORMWATER CODE THAT IS 658 00:25:11,643 --> 00:25:12,677 CONSISTENT WITH THE DESIRE TO 659 00:25:12,677 --> 00:25:13,945 INCREASE OUR TREE CANOPY, OR AT 660 00:25:13,945 --> 00:25:15,046 LEAST PRESERVE IT. AND SMALL 661 00:25:15,046 --> 00:25:16,314 SHOULD BE PROTECTED TOO. I 662 00:25:16,314 --> 00:25:17,148 DON'T KNOW WHY ALLOWING, 663 00:25:17,148 --> 00:25:18,016 INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR 664 00:25:18,016 --> 00:25:18,884 STORMWATER RUNOFF INTO GREEN 665 00:25:18,884 --> 00:25:20,819 LAKE IS SUCH A GREAT IDEA. SO 666 00:25:20,819 --> 00:25:21,253 PLEASE CONSIDER THE 667 00:25:21,253 --> 00:25:21,920 MULTIMILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE HAVE 668 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:23,088 ALREADY SPENT, AND WILL SPEND, 669 00:25:23,088 --> 00:25:31,196 TO DEAL WITH IN THE CITY AND 670 00:25:31,196 --> 00:25:32,497 IMPROVE OUR STORMWATER CODE TO 671 00:25:32,497 --> 00:25:33,164 PUT FLOW CONTROL AND EVERYWHERE 672 00:25:33,164 --> 00:25:34,199 WE POSSIBLY CAN. THANK YOU. 673 00:25:34,199 --> 00:25:39,437 >> THANK YOU, IRENE. NEXT 674 00:25:39,437 --> 00:25:40,472 PERSON, RICHARD, FOLLOWED BY 675 00:25:40,472 --> 00:25:40,705 DAVID. 676 00:25:40,705 --> 00:25:51,249 >> HELLO. I AM RICHARD ELLISON, 677 00:25:52,083 --> 00:25:52,684 A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY COLLEGE 678 00:25:52,684 --> 00:26:00,659 ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY AND 679 00:26:00,659 --> 00:26:01,860 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. I LIVE IN 680 00:26:01,860 --> 00:26:03,028 DISTRICT FOR. I ALSO HAVE TWO 681 00:26:03,028 --> 00:26:03,995 800 GALLON RAIN SMART WATER 682 00:26:03,995 --> 00:26:04,930 SYSTEMS INSTALLED FREE BY THE 683 00:26:04,930 --> 00:26:06,331 CITY OF SEATTLE ON MY PROPERTY 684 00:26:06,331 --> 00:26:07,866 AS THE CITY TRIES TO REDUCE IT 685 00:26:07,866 --> 00:26:08,667 STORMWATER RUNOFF. THE CRITICAL 686 00:26:08,667 --> 00:26:14,773 IMPACT OF TREES AND CANOPY TO 687 00:26:14,773 --> 00:26:15,774 IMPROVING WATER QUALITY IN URBAN 688 00:26:15,774 --> 00:26:16,708 STORMWATER RUNOFF CANNOT BE 689 00:26:16,708 --> 00:26:17,475 UNDERSTATED. ARAB WORLD FORESTS 690 00:26:17,475 --> 00:26:18,977 PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN FLOOD 691 00:26:18,977 --> 00:26:20,879 CONTROL. URBAN AREAS ARE A MAIN 692 00:26:20,879 --> 00:26:22,147 SOURCE OF TOXIC POLLUTION TO THE 693 00:26:22,147 --> 00:26:29,688 PUGET SOUND. LOCAL WHALE AND 694 00:26:29,688 --> 00:26:30,722 POPULATIONS ARE IN DANGER OF 695 00:26:30,722 --> 00:26:31,556 EXTINCTION, AND THE CITY 696 00:26:31,556 --> 00:26:32,357 GLORIFIES CULTURAL TIES TO 697 00:26:32,357 --> 00:26:33,592 SALMON, ORCAS AND NATO TRIES, 698 00:26:33,592 --> 00:26:34,826 POPULATIONS ARE CRASHING. DYING 699 00:26:34,826 --> 00:26:36,328 OF POLLUTION IMPACTS. THE CITY 700 00:26:36,328 --> 00:26:38,964 AND DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY , LIKE 701 00:26:38,964 --> 00:26:45,437 THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DOES, 702 00:26:45,437 --> 00:26:46,237 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES. NEEDS TO 703 00:26:46,237 --> 00:26:47,372 WAKE UP TO LITERATURE. RESEARCH 704 00:26:47,372 --> 00:26:49,341 ARTICLES ON STORMWATER ENTRIES. 705 00:26:49,341 --> 00:26:55,947 -- AND TREES. 706 00:26:55,947 --> 00:26:56,948 >> ARE YOU STILL THERE? 707 00:26:56,948 --> 00:27:01,152 >> URBAN TREE -- I'M SORRY. 708 00:27:01,152 --> 00:27:02,120 URBAN TREE CANOPIES AND THEIR 709 00:27:02,120 --> 00:27:02,887 ROLE IN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT 710 00:27:02,887 --> 00:27:05,490 FROM UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA 2025 711 00:27:05,490 --> 00:27:06,825 URBAN TREE CANOPIES ARE 712 00:27:06,825 --> 00:27:09,995 ESSENTIAL TOOLS IN STORMWATER, 713 00:27:09,995 --> 00:27:11,129 BASICALLY DENSE URBAN AREAS LIKE 714 00:27:11,129 --> 00:27:13,932 THOSE DOMINATED BY SURFACES LIKE 715 00:27:13,932 --> 00:27:24,409 PAVEMENTS AND ROOFTOPS. THE 716 00:27:26,378 --> 00:27:27,445 BENEFITS OF URBAN TREE CANOPIES 717 00:27:27,445 --> 00:27:27,946 FOR REDUCING RUNOFF AND 718 00:27:27,946 --> 00:27:28,580 IMPROVING WATER QUALITY IMPROVED 719 00:27:28,580 --> 00:27:29,214 THAT INCLUDE POLLUTION 720 00:27:29,214 --> 00:27:30,281 FILTRATION, TREES AND THE SOIL 721 00:27:30,281 --> 00:27:31,716 AROUND THEM ACT AS NATURAL 722 00:27:31,716 --> 00:27:32,884 FILTERS CAPTURING AND BREAKING 723 00:27:32,884 --> 00:27:38,223 POLLUTANTS , SUCH AS HEAVY 724 00:27:38,223 --> 00:27:39,024 METALS, NUTRIENTS AND SEDIMENTS 725 00:27:39,024 --> 00:27:40,592 THAT WOULD OTHERWISE ENTER STORM 726 00:27:40,592 --> 00:27:41,226 DRAINS AND WATERWAYS. RAINFALL 727 00:27:41,226 --> 00:27:42,227 INTERCEPTION. TREE CANOPIES 728 00:27:42,227 --> 00:27:42,994 INTERCEPT RAIN BEFORE IT HITS 729 00:27:42,994 --> 00:27:43,662 THE GROUND, REDUCING THE VOLUME 730 00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:44,929 AND SPEED OF RUNOFF. THIS DELAYS 731 00:27:44,929 --> 00:27:46,097 AND ALLOWS MORE WATER TO 732 00:27:46,097 --> 00:27:47,165 EVAPORATE AND BE A SORT BY 733 00:27:47,165 --> 00:27:48,099 SQUEALS. INFILTRATION 734 00:27:48,099 --> 00:27:48,733 ENHANCEMENT. REDUCES EROSION. 735 00:27:48,733 --> 00:27:49,334 STORMWATER RELIEF, SYSTEM 736 00:27:49,334 --> 00:27:53,304 RELIEF, BY MATCHING WATER AT ITS 737 00:27:53,304 --> 00:27:54,606 SOURCE, URBAN TREES REDUCE 738 00:27:54,606 --> 00:27:55,974 STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE , 739 00:27:55,974 --> 00:27:57,075 LOWERING THE RISK OF SYSTEM 740 00:27:57,075 --> 00:27:59,177 OVERFLOW AND WATER TREATMENT 741 00:27:59,177 --> 00:28:00,412 COSTS. I WILL SEND A LETTER IN 742 00:28:00,412 --> 00:28:01,312 REGARDING MORE INFORMATION. BUT 743 00:28:01,312 --> 00:28:04,449 PLEASE , IT MUST BE DONE , 744 00:28:04,449 --> 00:28:06,151 CHANGE MUST BE DONE TO THE 745 00:28:06,151 --> 00:28:07,352 STORMWATER . 746 00:28:07,352 --> 00:28:09,287 >> THANK YOU, RICHARD. NEXT WE 747 00:28:09,287 --> 00:28:16,161 HAVE DAVID. YOU HAVE TO RESET 748 00:28:16,161 --> 00:28:16,828 THE TIMER TO TWO MINUTES. 749 00:28:16,828 --> 00:28:22,333 >> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYWAY I 750 00:28:22,333 --> 00:28:24,836 CAN CONVINCE COUNCIL THAT 751 00:28:24,836 --> 00:28:26,204 TEARING UP THE SIDESTREETS THAT 752 00:28:26,204 --> 00:28:28,740 CREATE AND THEN REDEVELOPED WITH 753 00:28:28,740 --> 00:28:35,413 GREENERY AND THE ATTACHED UNITS 754 00:28:35,413 --> 00:28:37,215 WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE 755 00:28:37,215 --> 00:28:37,749 BENEFICIAL TO A COMMUNITY 756 00:28:37,749 --> 00:28:38,550 WORRIED ABOUT, LIKE, GLOBAL 757 00:28:38,550 --> 00:28:39,751 WARMING AND ALL THE ASPHALT AND 758 00:28:39,751 --> 00:28:41,019 CONCRETE THAT SEEMS TO RADIATE 759 00:28:41,019 --> 00:28:42,954 MOST OF THE HEAT? IS THERE ANY 760 00:28:42,954 --> 00:28:53,198 WAY YOU ALL CAN REALIZE THAT 761 00:28:53,198 --> 00:28:54,232 DOUBLING THE SHIFTS WHEN YOU'RE 762 00:28:54,232 --> 00:28:55,300 WORKING ON INFRASTRUCTURE, LIKE 763 00:28:55,300 --> 00:28:55,900 YOU GOT A PUBLIC-PRIVATE 764 00:28:55,900 --> 00:28:56,701 PARTNERSHIP FOR STORMWATER, AND 765 00:28:56,701 --> 00:28:57,869 IT IS LIKE A $700 MILLION 766 00:28:57,869 --> 00:28:59,237 PROJECT, ARE THESE GUYS WORKING 767 00:28:59,237 --> 00:29:00,872 10 HOURS, OR DO THEY HAVE TWO 768 00:29:00,872 --> 00:29:01,840 SHIPS GETTING THE JOB DONE AND 769 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:03,475 BEING PAID PROPER? TO ALL THE 770 00:29:03,475 --> 00:29:07,212 PEOPLE , THAT PASSIVELY 771 00:29:07,212 --> 00:29:08,012 AGGRESSIVELY COME INTO COUNCIL 772 00:29:08,012 --> 00:29:09,214 AND WANT TO WEAPONIZED THEIR 773 00:29:09,214 --> 00:29:11,883 PRIVILEGE AND TRY TO QUELL EACH 774 00:29:11,883 --> 00:29:13,084 DEVELOPMENT, WHETHER IT IS 775 00:29:13,084 --> 00:29:14,352 CLAIMING THAT YOU GOT TO KEEP 776 00:29:14,352 --> 00:29:15,720 YOUR TREE ON YOUR LOT AS THEY 777 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:17,088 DRIVE THROUGH THE ROAD, OR WE 778 00:29:17,088 --> 00:29:23,561 WANT TO, LIKE, INCREASE THE COST 779 00:29:23,561 --> 00:29:24,195 OF DEVELOPMENT BY WEAPONIZING 780 00:29:24,195 --> 00:29:34,339 THE STORMWATER, LIKE, YOU ALL 781 00:29:34,339 --> 00:29:34,939 ARE EMOTIONALLY, LIKE, BEING 782 00:29:34,939 --> 00:29:35,773 RIDICULOUS WHEN YOU'RE ACTING 783 00:29:35,773 --> 00:29:37,041 LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO SAVE THE 784 00:29:37,041 --> 00:29:38,009 ORCAS AND SALMON BY PURPOSELY 785 00:29:38,009 --> 00:29:44,582 DENYING SOMEBODY A BETTER BUILT 786 00:29:44,582 --> 00:29:46,818 HOME. IT'S LIKE, I HEAR ALL 787 00:29:46,818 --> 00:29:47,485 THESE PEOPLE THAT CALLED IN AND 788 00:29:47,485 --> 00:29:48,686 COMING HERE, AND IT'S LIKE, OH, 789 00:29:48,686 --> 00:29:50,655 I HAVE MY HOME, AND I DON'T WANT 790 00:29:50,655 --> 00:29:51,856 YOU TO BUILD BACK BETTER. I WANT 791 00:29:51,856 --> 00:29:53,158 TO DRIVE THROUGH YOUR 792 00:29:53,158 --> 00:29:54,859 NEIGHBORHOOD , KEEP TABS ON WHAT 793 00:29:54,859 --> 00:29:56,427 YOU ARE UP TO, BUT HE NEVER WANT 794 00:29:56,427 --> 00:29:57,896 TO TAKE THE SIDE ROADS AWAY. I 795 00:29:57,896 --> 00:29:58,997 JUST WANT TO WEAPONIZED THE 796 00:29:58,997 --> 00:30:00,165 TREES. I WANT TO WEAPONIZED THE 797 00:30:00,165 --> 00:30:00,798 CHARACTER, CRAFTSMAN SEARS 798 00:30:00,798 --> 00:30:01,966 ROEBUCK HOUSING. YOU ALL ARE 799 00:30:01,966 --> 00:30:04,002 CHEATING FUTURE GENERATIONS WITH 800 00:30:04,002 --> 00:30:08,540 ALL OF THIS SMALLTIME LANDLORD 801 00:30:08,540 --> 00:30:09,407 CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT 802 00:30:09,407 --> 00:30:10,675 DOESN'T HAVE THE BEST INTEREST 803 00:30:10,675 --> 00:30:20,752 OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. WITHOUT 804 00:30:20,752 --> 00:30:21,719 ALL THE SIDE ROADS. WE COULD 805 00:30:21,719 --> 00:30:22,487 REDEVELOP 21st CENTURY, FIRST 806 00:30:22,487 --> 00:30:23,621 WORLD QUALITY. BUT THERE'S NOT 807 00:30:23,621 --> 00:30:24,422 EVEN ANY -- 808 00:30:24,422 --> 00:30:25,924 >> THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL 809 00:30:25,924 --> 00:30:30,595 PUBLIC COMMENTERS? I WANT TO 810 00:30:30,595 --> 00:30:31,462 FIRST TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK 811 00:30:31,462 --> 00:30:32,964 EVERYONE THAT CAME IN CHAMBERS 812 00:30:32,964 --> 00:30:35,099 TODAY TO GIVE US YOUR COMMENTS. 813 00:30:35,099 --> 00:30:36,134 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING BEHIND 814 00:30:36,134 --> 00:30:39,437 THE SCENES AND WORKING WITH 815 00:30:39,437 --> 00:30:40,171 EVERYONE ON CODES AND EVERYTHING 816 00:30:40,171 --> 00:30:41,573 IN THE AGENDA TODAY. JUST REALLY 817 00:30:41,573 --> 00:30:48,079 APPRECIATE YOUR TIME . AND ALSO, 818 00:30:48,079 --> 00:30:49,047 THE PEOPLE THAT CALLED IN AS 819 00:30:49,047 --> 00:30:50,315 WELL. THIS IS A FRIENDLY 820 00:30:50,315 --> 00:30:51,082 REMINDER. EVERYTHING IS FRIENDLY 821 00:30:51,082 --> 00:30:58,122 AROUND HERE. AGENDA ITEMS , 822 00:30:58,122 --> 00:30:59,691 PUBLIC COMMENT HAVE TO STAY 823 00:30:59,691 --> 00:31:00,291 WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF AGENDA 824 00:31:00,291 --> 00:31:00,925 ITEMS. SPECIFICALLY TARGETING 825 00:31:00,925 --> 00:31:01,559 CERTAIN COUNCIL MEMBERS OUTSIDE 826 00:31:01,559 --> 00:31:02,660 OF THOSE AGENDA ITEMS, THAT IS 827 00:31:02,660 --> 00:31:13,004 WHY I WARRANT -- HAD WARNED 828 00:31:13,004 --> 00:31:14,372 NUMEROUS TIMES. TRYING TO MAKE 829 00:31:14,372 --> 00:31:15,440 SURE WE STAYED WITHIN THE 830 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:16,441 PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE. JUST 831 00:31:16,441 --> 00:31:17,408 WANT TO SAY THAT FOR THE RECORD. 832 00:31:17,408 --> 00:31:18,843 THANK YOU. NOW WE ARE GOING TO 833 00:31:18,843 --> 00:31:20,445 TRANSITION INTO OUR ITEMS ON THE 834 00:31:20,445 --> 00:31:21,279 AGENDA. CLERK, PLEASE READ 835 00:31:21,279 --> 00:31:22,881 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE 836 00:31:22,881 --> 00:31:27,385 RECORD. 837 00:31:27,385 --> 00:31:28,052 >> APPOINTMENT 349583496, 838 00:31:28,052 --> 00:31:29,320 APPOINTMENT OF STAN DIDDAMS AND 839 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:33,992 GABRIEL NAVARRO TO SEATTLE 840 00:31:33,992 --> 00:31:34,759 PUBLIC UTILITIES CUSTOMER REVIEW 841 00:31:34,759 --> 00:31:43,434 PANEL FOR A TERM TO JULY 31, 842 00:31:43,434 --> 00:31:44,369 2028 FOR BREATHING, DISCUSSION 843 00:31:44,369 --> 00:31:44,802 OF POSSIBLE VOTES. 844 00:31:44,802 --> 00:31:46,004 >> ALSO, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 845 00:31:46,004 --> 00:31:47,338 HAS JOINED US TODAY. THANK YOU, 846 00:31:47,338 --> 00:31:48,406 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. YOUR PART 847 00:31:48,406 --> 00:31:52,710 OF THE COMMITTEE. SO THANK YOU. 848 00:31:52,710 --> 00:31:54,412 >> HEY BOB. 849 00:31:54,412 --> 00:31:56,214 >> PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF , 850 00:31:56,214 --> 00:31:56,948 AND THEN YOU CAN START YOUR 851 00:31:56,948 --> 00:31:58,750 PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, GENERAL 852 00:31:58,750 --> 00:32:00,985 DIRECTOR -- GENERAL MANAGER 853 00:32:00,985 --> 00:32:05,957 LEAVE. -- LEAVE. 854 00:32:05,957 --> 00:32:07,458 >> CEO FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC 855 00:32:07,458 --> 00:32:09,193 UTILITIES. 856 00:32:09,193 --> 00:32:10,795 >> POLICY ADVISOR FOR SPU. 857 00:32:10,795 --> 00:32:19,671 >> STAN DIDDAMS, AND I AM HERE 858 00:32:19,671 --> 00:32:22,874 TO BE APPOINTED TO THE CRP. 859 00:32:22,874 --> 00:32:33,284 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. 860 00:32:35,620 --> 00:32:36,654 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 861 00:32:36,654 --> 00:32:37,555 HOLLINGSWORTH AND MEMBERS OF THE 862 00:32:37,555 --> 00:32:38,756 COMMITTEE. THE FIRST ITEM WE 863 00:32:38,756 --> 00:32:39,490 HAVE THIS MORNING IS THE 864 00:32:39,490 --> 00:32:40,558 APPOINTMENT OF TWO NEW MEMBERS 865 00:32:40,558 --> 00:32:41,559 TO THE SPU CUSTOMER REVIEW 866 00:32:41,559 --> 00:32:42,627 PANEL. WE HAVE GABRIEL NAVARRO 867 00:32:42,627 --> 00:32:43,961 AND STAN DIDDAMS. GABRIEL AND 868 00:32:43,961 --> 00:32:50,501 STAN REPRESENT THE CUSTOMER 869 00:32:50,501 --> 00:32:51,369 PANELS STRONG TRADITION OF 870 00:32:51,369 --> 00:32:52,003 COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION AND 871 00:32:52,003 --> 00:32:52,904 TECHNICAL EXPERTISE. THEY ALSO 872 00:32:52,904 --> 00:32:53,971 REFLECT OUR ONGOING WORK TO 873 00:32:53,971 --> 00:32:55,006 ENGAGE MORE WITH NEIGHBORHOODS, 874 00:32:55,006 --> 00:32:55,907 AND TO INCLUDE VOICES OF YOUTH 875 00:32:55,907 --> 00:32:56,674 THAT HAVE OFTEN BEEN 876 00:32:56,674 --> 00:32:57,308 HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED 877 00:32:57,308 --> 00:33:00,578 AND ARE MOST IMPACTED BY CITY 878 00:33:00,578 --> 00:33:01,679 UTILITIES. AT THIS., I WILL 879 00:33:01,679 --> 00:33:02,880 HEADED OFF TO JUSTIN CHAN FOR 880 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:03,381 FURTHER INTRODUCTIONS. 881 00:33:03,381 --> 00:33:05,683 >>,, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE 882 00:33:05,683 --> 00:33:07,251 CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL WAS FORMED 883 00:33:07,251 --> 00:33:10,121 IN 2013, AND BECAME PERMANENT IN 884 00:33:10,121 --> 00:33:16,227 2018 . IT ADVISES THE MAYOR AND 885 00:33:16,227 --> 00:33:18,062 CITY COUNCIL ON OUR RATES AND 886 00:33:18,062 --> 00:33:19,163 BUSINESS PLAN. TO PROVIDE A 887 00:33:19,163 --> 00:33:20,031 LITTLE BIT OF CONTACTS ABOUT 888 00:33:20,031 --> 00:33:21,232 EACH OF THE NOMINEES HERE, 889 00:33:21,232 --> 00:33:22,600 GABRIEL NAVARRO RESIDES IN 890 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:25,903 CAPITOL HILL , DISTRICT 3, AND 891 00:33:25,903 --> 00:33:27,238 IS RECOMMENDED TO FILL WILL NEED 892 00:33:27,238 --> 00:33:28,539 THE NEWLY CREATED YOUNG ADULT 893 00:33:28,539 --> 00:33:30,208 SEATS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 894 00:33:30,208 --> 00:33:36,447 THAT. DEDICATED POSITION TO LIFT 895 00:33:36,447 --> 00:33:37,281 UP THE PERSPECTIVES OF YOUNGER 896 00:33:37,281 --> 00:33:38,816 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE ALSO PLAN 897 00:33:38,816 --> 00:33:40,918 TO INTRODUCE THE NEXT YOUNG 898 00:33:40,918 --> 00:33:41,886 ADULT NOMINEE AT YOUR UPCOMING 899 00:33:41,886 --> 00:33:48,593 COMMITTEE MEETING NEXT MONTH. 900 00:33:48,593 --> 00:33:49,727 GABRIEL IS A UNIVERSITY OF 901 00:33:49,727 --> 00:33:50,395 WASHINGTON MASTERS STUDENT 902 00:33:50,395 --> 00:33:51,162 INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLANNING AND 903 00:33:51,162 --> 00:33:52,163 MANAGEMENT WHO WILL ACTUALLY BE 904 00:33:52,163 --> 00:33:53,264 GRADUATING PRETTY SOON. AND A 905 00:33:53,264 --> 00:33:54,532 FIRST GENERATION 906 00:33:54,532 --> 00:33:57,035 MEXICAN-AMERICAN LEADER . HE IS 907 00:33:57,035 --> 00:33:57,769 A LIFELONG WASHINGTONIAN WITH 908 00:33:57,769 --> 00:34:06,244 DEEP ROOTS IN THIS REGION. HIS 909 00:34:06,244 --> 00:34:06,811 RESEARCH FOCUSES ON 910 00:34:06,811 --> 00:34:07,412 DECENTRALIZED, CLEAN ENERGY, 911 00:34:07,412 --> 00:34:08,479 UTILITY INVESTMENTS AS TOOLS FOR 912 00:34:08,479 --> 00:34:09,647 COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND 913 00:34:09,647 --> 00:34:11,182 ECONOMIC EQUITY. AND HE 914 00:34:11,182 --> 00:34:12,316 CURRENTLY SERVES AS A LOCAL 915 00:34:12,316 --> 00:34:16,387 PATHWAYS FELLOW THROUGH SEATTLE 916 00:34:16,387 --> 00:34:17,021 DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS NETWORK. 917 00:34:17,021 --> 00:34:18,022 HE IS ALSO PURSUING A 918 00:34:18,022 --> 00:34:19,123 CERTIFICATE IN ECOLOGICAL 919 00:34:19,123 --> 00:34:27,532 RESTORATION , BRING 920 00:34:27,532 --> 00:34:28,132 ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND 921 00:34:28,132 --> 00:34:28,933 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TOGETHER IN HIS 922 00:34:28,933 --> 00:34:29,834 WORK. STAN -- STAN DIDDAMS 923 00:34:29,834 --> 00:34:30,835 RESIDES IN GREEN LAKE, DISTRICT 924 00:34:30,835 --> 00:34:32,203 6 AND IS A RETIRED BANKER. 925 00:34:32,203 --> 00:34:33,337 DECADES OF FINANCIAL EXPENSE AT 926 00:34:33,337 --> 00:34:34,605 BANK OF AMERICA WHERE HE MANAGED 927 00:34:34,605 --> 00:34:35,206 CORPORATE ACCOUNT, INCLUDING 928 00:34:35,206 --> 00:34:36,541 UTILITIES. A LIFETIME RESIDENT 929 00:34:36,541 --> 00:34:39,143 OF SEATTLE . STAN BRINGS DEEP 930 00:34:39,143 --> 00:34:44,048 FINANCIAL INSIGHT . HE SERVES AS 931 00:34:44,048 --> 00:34:44,882 TREASURER FOR REFUGEE SUPPORT 932 00:34:44,882 --> 00:34:45,950 ORGANIZATION IS IS ON THE 933 00:34:45,950 --> 00:34:54,225 SEATTLE FOUNDATION BOARD. STAN 934 00:34:54,225 --> 00:34:54,992 HAS DEEP EXPERIENCE BALANCING 935 00:34:54,992 --> 00:34:55,760 FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH 936 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:56,394 EQUITABLE SERVICE DELIVERY. WE 937 00:34:56,394 --> 00:34:57,195 ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR 938 00:34:57,195 --> 00:34:58,763 WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON THE 939 00:34:58,763 --> 00:34:59,664 CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL. WE LOOK 940 00:34:59,664 --> 00:35:01,099 FORWARD TO THE COMMITTEE'S 941 00:35:01,099 --> 00:35:03,067 CONSIDERATION. I WOULD LIKE TO 942 00:35:03,067 --> 00:35:04,135 NOW INVITE OUR NOMINEES TO 943 00:35:04,135 --> 00:35:05,303 BRIEFLY INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. 944 00:35:05,303 --> 00:35:10,575 >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL 945 00:35:10,575 --> 00:35:12,310 MEMBERS. I AM STAN DIDDAMS. I AM 946 00:35:12,310 --> 00:35:13,811 GRATEFUL TO MAYOR WILSON FOR 947 00:35:13,811 --> 00:35:15,079 APPOINTING ME TO SERVE ON THE 948 00:35:15,079 --> 00:35:16,881 CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL FOR SPU 949 00:35:16,881 --> 00:35:18,449 SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE 950 00:35:18,449 --> 00:35:22,086 COUNCIL. AS JUSTIN SAID, I AM A 951 00:35:22,086 --> 00:35:23,688 RECENTLY RETIRED AFTER A CAREER 952 00:35:23,688 --> 00:35:25,756 OF MORE THAN THREE DECADES IN 953 00:35:25,756 --> 00:35:26,324 BAKING MOSTLY WITH BANK OF 954 00:35:26,324 --> 00:35:28,259 AMERICA HERE IN SEATTLE. IN THAT 955 00:35:28,259 --> 00:35:37,869 WORK I SERVED NEW MARKET 956 00:35:37,869 --> 00:35:38,669 COMPANIES, LED REGIONAL BANKING 957 00:35:38,669 --> 00:35:39,637 TEAMS, WORKED ON COMPLEX 958 00:35:39,637 --> 00:35:40,471 FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS AND SPENT A 959 00:35:40,471 --> 00:35:41,272 LOT OF TIME HELPING 960 00:35:41,272 --> 00:35:41,939 ORGANIZATIONS THINK CAREFULLY 961 00:35:41,939 --> 00:35:43,374 ABOUT CAPITAL STRATEGY, RISK AND 962 00:35:43,374 --> 00:35:44,542 LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP OF THEIR 963 00:35:44,542 --> 00:35:47,645 ASSETS. I'VE ALSO TRIED TO MAKE 964 00:35:47,645 --> 00:35:49,213 SERVICE A CONSISTENT PART OF MY 965 00:35:49,213 --> 00:35:50,915 LIFE . I SERVED AS DIRECTOR AND 966 00:35:50,915 --> 00:35:54,785 PRESIDENT FOR MANY YEARS WITH 967 00:35:54,785 --> 00:35:55,887 YOUR SEATTLE COLLEGE EDUCATION 968 00:35:55,887 --> 00:35:56,921 FUND AND THE FOUNDATION FOR 969 00:35:56,921 --> 00:35:57,989 SEATTLE COLLEGES, INCLUDING WORK 970 00:35:57,989 --> 00:35:59,824 TO ESTABLISH THE PACIFIC TOWER 971 00:35:59,824 --> 00:36:04,495 HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER . 972 00:36:04,495 --> 00:36:05,463 BECAUSE I BELIEVE DEEPLY IN 973 00:36:05,463 --> 00:36:06,764 EDUCATIONAL ACCESS FOR EVERYONE. 974 00:36:06,764 --> 00:36:08,799 I HAVE ALSO SERVED AS A 975 00:36:08,799 --> 00:36:11,502 VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBER WITH 976 00:36:11,502 --> 00:36:12,370 ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON 977 00:36:12,370 --> 00:36:16,007 REFUGEES , HOMELESSNESS, 978 00:36:16,007 --> 00:36:16,674 CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY 979 00:36:16,674 --> 00:36:17,775 DEVELOPMENT, BOTH LOCALLY AND 980 00:36:17,775 --> 00:36:28,319 INTERNATIONALLY. MY WIFE AND I 981 00:36:31,222 --> 00:36:32,390 AND OUR FOUR KIDS LIVED IN 982 00:36:32,390 --> 00:36:33,658 SHORELINE FOR 23 YEARS, AND FOR 983 00:36:33,658 --> 00:36:35,026 THE PAST 5 1/2 YEARS, WE HAVE 984 00:36:35,026 --> 00:36:35,993 LIVED IN SEATTLE. SINCE RETIRING 985 00:36:35,993 --> 00:36:37,428 IN 2022, I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR 986 00:36:37,428 --> 00:36:38,396 MEANINGFUL WAYS TO SERVE THE 987 00:36:38,396 --> 00:36:39,230 CITY MORE DIRECTLY. THIS 988 00:36:39,230 --> 00:36:39,864 OPPORTUNITY IS ESPECIALLY 989 00:36:39,864 --> 00:36:40,831 IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE SEATTLE 990 00:36:40,831 --> 00:36:41,899 PUBLIC UTILITIES TOUCHES THE 991 00:36:41,899 --> 00:36:42,900 LIVES OF EVERY RESIDENT OF 992 00:36:42,900 --> 00:36:44,001 SEATTLE THROUGH ESSENTIAL 993 00:36:44,001 --> 00:36:48,673 SERVICES. I UNDERSTAND THE 994 00:36:48,673 --> 00:36:49,507 CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL'S ROLE AS 995 00:36:49,507 --> 00:36:51,075 HELPING TO BRING COMMUNITY 996 00:36:51,075 --> 00:36:54,779 PERSPECTIVE TO THE SPU STRATEGIC 997 00:36:54,779 --> 00:36:55,580 BUSINESS PLAN, IT'S RATE PATH 998 00:36:55,580 --> 00:36:56,814 AND KEY POLICY DECISIONS WITH 999 00:36:56,814 --> 00:36:57,848 ATTENTION TO EQUITY, 1000 00:36:57,848 --> 00:36:59,250 AFFORDABILITY , SUSTAINABILITY 1001 00:36:59,250 --> 00:37:03,688 AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. I 1002 00:37:03,688 --> 00:37:05,156 HOPE TO BRING THE PANEL A 1003 00:37:05,156 --> 00:37:06,123 COMBINATION OF FINANCIAL 1004 00:37:06,123 --> 00:37:06,691 EXPERIENCE, ORGANIZATIONAL 1005 00:37:06,691 --> 00:37:09,727 JUDGMENT, COMMUNITY COMMITMENT , 1006 00:37:09,727 --> 00:37:10,628 A PASSION FOR JUSTICE AND 1007 00:37:10,628 --> 00:37:13,698 WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN CAREFULLY 1008 00:37:13,698 --> 00:37:15,299 . MY DESIRE IS SIMPLE, TO HELP 1009 00:37:15,299 --> 00:37:16,434 MAKE SEATTLE A BETTER CITY, AND 1010 00:37:16,434 --> 00:37:24,675 TO SERVE THE PUBLIC WELL THROUGH 1011 00:37:24,675 --> 00:37:26,177 THIS ROLE. I WILL CONSIDER IT A 1012 00:37:26,177 --> 00:37:27,578 PRIVILEGE TO CONTRIBUTE WHATEVER 1013 00:37:27,578 --> 00:37:28,112 EXPERIENCE I HAVE TO THE 1014 00:37:28,112 --> 00:37:31,849 PRACTICAL AND IMPORTANT WORK OF 1015 00:37:31,849 --> 00:37:32,617 HELPING SEATTLE STEWARD IT'S 1016 00:37:32,617 --> 00:37:33,317 ESSENTIAL PUBLIC UTILITIES. I 1017 00:37:33,317 --> 00:37:34,518 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION 1018 00:37:34,518 --> 00:37:35,019 OF MY APPOINTMENT. 1019 00:37:35,019 --> 00:37:36,554 >> THANK YOU, STAND. REALLY 1020 00:37:36,554 --> 00:37:37,755 APPRECIATE THAT. GABRIEL, AND 1021 00:37:37,755 --> 00:37:43,494 THEN WE HAVE SOME COMMENTS AT 1022 00:37:43,494 --> 00:37:44,095 THE END. 1023 00:37:44,095 --> 00:37:45,262 >> ABSOLUTELY. GOOD MORNING, 1024 00:37:45,262 --> 00:37:46,430 COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE 1025 00:37:46,430 --> 00:37:52,903 PRIVILEGE, PLEASURE AND 1026 00:37:52,903 --> 00:37:53,938 OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. I ALSO 1027 00:37:53,938 --> 00:37:55,172 WANT TO GIVE THANKS TO SEATTLE 1028 00:37:55,172 --> 00:37:56,040 PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR YOUR 1029 00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:57,041 SERVICE TO RESIDENTS, AND OF 1030 00:37:57,041 --> 00:37:58,042 COURSE, OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS 1031 00:37:58,042 --> 00:37:59,176 HERE AND PROVIDED COMMON. MY 1032 00:37:59,176 --> 00:38:00,011 BACKGROUND SPANS AS FEW 1033 00:38:00,011 --> 00:38:01,545 DIFFERENT AREAS. WHAT I HOPE TO 1034 00:38:01,545 --> 00:38:09,820 BRING TO THE PANEL AND OF 1035 00:38:09,820 --> 00:38:11,055 SERVICE IS TO INCLUDE MORE OF 1036 00:38:11,055 --> 00:38:12,189 OUR COMMUNITIES IN OUR CIVIC 1037 00:38:12,189 --> 00:38:12,790 ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. I DEEPLY 1038 00:38:12,790 --> 00:38:17,295 BELIEVE THAT DEVELOPMENT AND OUR 1039 00:38:17,295 --> 00:38:18,596 ENVIRONMENT DON'T HAVE TO BE IN 1040 00:38:18,596 --> 00:38:19,497 CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER. THAT 1041 00:38:19,497 --> 00:38:20,464 WE CAN DEVELOP SUSTAINABLY AND 1042 00:38:20,464 --> 00:38:21,098 CREATE SYNERGIES BETWEEN 1043 00:38:21,098 --> 00:38:21,899 OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, AND 1044 00:38:21,899 --> 00:38:23,901 THE LAND WE LIVE ON. AND SO, 1045 00:38:23,901 --> 00:38:27,672 THAT VALUE AND THOSE GOALS ARE 1046 00:38:27,672 --> 00:38:29,473 WHAT I WANT TO BRING TO THE 1047 00:38:29,473 --> 00:38:35,613 PANEL THROUGH INVOLVING 1048 00:38:35,613 --> 00:38:36,947 DIFFERENT COMMUNITY GROUPS, SUCH 1049 00:38:36,947 --> 00:38:37,548 AS PEOPLE OF COLOR, YOUNGER 1050 00:38:37,548 --> 00:38:38,683 PEOPLE AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN 1051 00:38:38,683 --> 00:38:39,884 HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THESE 1052 00:38:39,884 --> 00:38:43,087 CONVERSATIONS AND TYPES OF WORK. 1053 00:38:43,087 --> 00:38:44,288 I HOPE TO ELEVATE THESE VOICES 1054 00:38:44,288 --> 00:38:45,189 AND WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH 1055 00:38:45,189 --> 00:38:48,426 YOU ALL AS OUR CITY COUNCIL AND 1056 00:38:48,426 --> 00:38:49,126 PROVIDE HARMONIOUS BENEFITS TO 1057 00:38:49,126 --> 00:38:50,494 OUR ENTIRE CITY. I THINK IT IS 1058 00:38:50,494 --> 00:38:52,963 POSSIBLE, AND I AM NOT WILLING 1059 00:38:52,963 --> 00:38:54,365 TO GIVE UP. I AM WILLING TO DO 1060 00:38:54,365 --> 00:38:57,234 THE WORK TOGETHER AND BE HERE OF 1061 00:38:57,234 --> 00:38:58,302 SERVICE. THANK YOU. 1062 00:38:58,302 --> 00:39:05,876 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, GABRIEL. 1063 00:39:05,876 --> 00:39:07,344 THANK YOU, STAND. COLLEAGUES, I 1064 00:39:07,344 --> 00:39:08,679 WANT TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS 1065 00:39:08,679 --> 00:39:10,081 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE 1066 00:39:10,081 --> 00:39:10,848 APPOINTMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER 1067 00:39:10,848 --> 00:39:11,082 KETTLE. 1068 00:39:11,082 --> 00:39:17,021 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. COUNCIL 1069 00:39:17,021 --> 00:39:19,156 PRESIDENT. REALLY APPRECIATE 1070 00:39:19,156 --> 00:39:20,624 THAT YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING 1071 00:39:20,624 --> 00:39:22,893 LOOKING AT THE BACKGROUNDS AND 1072 00:39:22,893 --> 00:39:29,800 SO FORTH . A BANKER . I HAVE 1073 00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:31,268 BEEN IN THE SHOES OF SITTING ON 1074 00:39:31,268 --> 00:39:32,503 BOARDS OR COMMUNITY KIND OF 1075 00:39:32,503 --> 00:39:35,172 GROUPS. ANYTIME YOU HAVE 1076 00:39:35,172 --> 00:39:35,806 SOMEBODY WITH A BANKING, OKAY, 1077 00:39:35,806 --> 00:39:46,350 THIS IS YOUR TREASURER. SO YOU 1078 00:39:47,284 --> 00:39:48,619 ARE IN HIGH DEMAND. IF YOU 1079 00:39:48,619 --> 00:39:49,653 WEREN'T HERE, YOU WOULD BE IN 1080 00:39:49,653 --> 00:39:50,855 HIGH DEMAND IN MANY LOCATIONS. 1081 00:39:50,855 --> 00:39:51,689 BUT HAVING THAT BACKGROUND OF 1082 00:39:51,689 --> 00:39:52,523 WORKING WITH INDUSTRIES. IT 1083 00:39:52,523 --> 00:39:53,524 MENTIONS THAT YOUR CLIENTS OVER 1084 00:39:53,524 --> 00:39:54,625 THE YEARS, YOU KNOW, BEING IN 1085 00:39:54,625 --> 00:39:55,926 THE -- IN BUSINESS, AND INDUSTRY 1086 00:39:55,926 --> 00:39:57,495 IN THIS WORLD AS WELL, IS 1087 00:39:57,495 --> 00:40:00,598 HELPFUL GIVING YOU AN INSIGHT. I 1088 00:40:00,598 --> 00:40:01,398 THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING, 1089 00:40:01,398 --> 00:40:03,267 BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE TIME. AND 1090 00:40:03,267 --> 00:40:07,371 CONVERSELY, MR. NAVARRO, ONE OF 1091 00:40:07,371 --> 00:40:13,177 THE THINGS THAT CAUGHT MY 1092 00:40:13,177 --> 00:40:14,545 ATTENTION IN YOUR PACKAGE, AND I 1093 00:40:14,545 --> 00:40:15,446 SAID THIS LAST NIGHT IN 1094 00:40:15,446 --> 00:40:16,347 COMMUNITY, TOO OFTEN IN THE 1095 00:40:16,347 --> 00:40:17,815 POLITICAL WORLD WE HAVE THE 1096 00:40:17,815 --> 00:40:19,617 SHORT TERM FIXES. SHORT-TERM 1097 00:40:19,617 --> 00:40:27,892 KIND OF APPROACHES. THE FIRE THE 1098 00:40:27,892 --> 00:40:29,193 DAY KIND OF APPROACH. YOU 1099 00:40:29,193 --> 00:40:29,827 MENTIONED THE LONG-TERM PLANNING 1100 00:40:29,827 --> 00:40:30,995 PEACE. THAT IS WHAT THESE 1101 00:40:30,995 --> 00:40:32,263 COMMUNITIES NEED IN TERMS OF WHO 1102 00:40:32,263 --> 00:40:40,571 YOU ARE LOOKING TO REPRESENT . 1103 00:40:40,571 --> 00:40:41,839 BECAUSE IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO 1104 00:40:41,839 --> 00:40:42,940 GET TO WHERE THESE COMMUNITIES 1105 00:40:42,940 --> 00:40:44,575 ARE IN TERMS OF NOT BEING -- YOU 1106 00:40:44,575 --> 00:40:46,010 KNOW, LIKE SOUTH PARK. WITH THE 1107 00:40:46,010 --> 00:40:46,877 WATER IN THESE DIFFERENT ISSUES. 1108 00:40:46,877 --> 00:40:48,312 IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME 1109 00:40:48,312 --> 00:40:49,513 TO OVERCOME THAT TOO. AND SO, 1110 00:40:49,513 --> 00:40:50,915 THE PIECE THAT CAUGHT MY 1111 00:40:50,915 --> 00:40:53,217 ATTENTION IS LONG-TERM PLANNING. 1112 00:40:53,217 --> 00:40:54,652 BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO DO THAT. 1113 00:40:54,652 --> 00:40:56,487 WE HAVE TO HAVE A STRATEGIC 1114 00:40:56,487 --> 00:41:00,791 LONG-TERM APPROACH TO OUR 1115 00:41:00,791 --> 00:41:01,759 ISSUES, BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE ARE 1116 00:41:01,759 --> 00:41:03,294 JUST REACTING TO THE CRISIS OF 1117 00:41:03,294 --> 00:41:04,695 THE DAY. SO THAT IS SOMETHING 1118 00:41:04,695 --> 00:41:08,766 THAT CAUGHT IN YOUR BACKGROUND. 1119 00:41:08,766 --> 00:41:15,873 I APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU TWO 1120 00:41:15,873 --> 00:41:17,107 STEPPING UP AND VOLUNTEERING TO 1121 00:41:17,107 --> 00:41:18,008 SUPPORT OUR CITY. THANK YOU, 1122 00:41:18,008 --> 00:41:18,242 CHAIR. 1123 00:41:18,242 --> 00:41:19,510 >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER 1124 00:41:19,510 --> 00:41:25,749 KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 1125 00:41:25,749 --> 00:41:26,851 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 1126 00:41:26,851 --> 00:41:27,952 AND CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO 1127 00:41:27,952 --> 00:41:29,220 THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR 1128 00:41:29,220 --> 00:41:30,387 SERVICE. I ALWAYS SAY THAT THESE 1129 00:41:30,387 --> 00:41:31,455 ARE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS AND VERY 1130 00:41:31,455 --> 00:41:32,256 IMPORTANT ONES. I REALLY 1131 00:41:32,256 --> 00:41:34,158 APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION AND 1132 00:41:34,158 --> 00:41:34,925 WANTING TO STEP INTO THESE 1133 00:41:34,925 --> 00:41:45,469 ROLES. I WANT TO SAY, AND I'M 1134 00:41:49,373 --> 00:41:50,507 GOING TO SAY THAT YOU ARE 1135 00:41:50,507 --> 00:41:51,775 CORRECT THAT IS NOT THAT I NEED 1136 00:41:51,775 --> 00:41:52,977 TO VALIDATE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING 1137 00:41:52,977 --> 00:41:54,378 -- BUT I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS 1138 00:41:54,378 --> 00:41:55,613 FOR MANY DECADES, AND I FEEL 1139 00:41:55,613 --> 00:41:57,248 LIKE WE ARE NOT WHERE WE NEED TO 1140 00:41:57,248 --> 00:41:59,216 BE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR -- ALL 1141 00:41:59,216 --> 00:42:07,591 PLACES OF GOVERNMENT ARE 1142 00:42:07,591 --> 00:42:08,292 REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL THE PEOPLE 1143 00:42:08,292 --> 00:42:09,860 THAT LIVE IN THE CITY AND ACROSS 1144 00:42:09,860 --> 00:42:10,895 THE COUNTRY, FOR THAT MATTER. I 1145 00:42:10,895 --> 00:42:12,363 REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORDS 1146 00:42:12,363 --> 00:42:13,130 ABOUT INCLUSIVITY, BOTH FOR 1147 00:42:13,130 --> 00:42:14,598 PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND ALSO YOUNG 1148 00:42:14,598 --> 00:42:16,267 PEOPLE . AND SO, I REALLY 1149 00:42:16,267 --> 00:42:20,704 APPRECIATE THE FOCUS ON THAT. 1150 00:42:20,704 --> 00:42:21,972 YOU BOTH TALKED ABOUT IT. I 1151 00:42:21,972 --> 00:42:23,307 APPRECIATE THE FOCUS ON THAT. I 1152 00:42:23,307 --> 00:42:24,441 VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR 1153 00:42:24,441 --> 00:42:32,082 WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. THANK YOU, 1154 00:42:32,082 --> 00:42:32,850 CHAIRPERSON AWESOME. THANK YOU, 1155 00:42:32,850 --> 00:42:33,317 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 1156 00:42:33,317 --> 00:42:33,984 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 1157 00:42:33,984 --> 00:42:38,689 >> I BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE VICE 1158 00:42:38,689 --> 00:42:38,923 CHAIR. 1159 00:42:38,923 --> 00:42:39,590 >> PARDON ME? 1160 00:42:39,590 --> 00:42:40,925 >> I BELIEVE I'M YOUR VICE 1161 00:42:40,925 --> 00:42:41,525 CHAIR. 1162 00:42:41,525 --> 00:42:42,626 >> VICE CHAIR JUAREZ. 1163 00:42:42,626 --> 00:42:45,296 >> WE LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE 1164 00:42:45,296 --> 00:42:47,965 HUMOR NOW AND THEN. FIRST OF 1165 00:42:47,965 --> 00:42:50,968 ALL, THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR . I 1166 00:42:50,968 --> 00:42:52,236 WANT TO THANK STAN DIDDAMS FOR 1167 00:42:52,236 --> 00:42:57,975 STEPPING UP . A PARTICULAR THANK 1168 00:42:57,975 --> 00:42:59,343 YOU ALONG THE SAME LINES WITH 1169 00:42:59,343 --> 00:43:00,344 MR. NAVARRO. I WAS REALLY 1170 00:43:00,344 --> 00:43:10,888 INTRIGUED WITH YOUR PACKET THAT 1171 00:43:15,225 --> 00:43:16,760 WE RECEIVED ON BOTH OF YOUR 1172 00:43:16,760 --> 00:43:17,394 BACKGROUNDS. IN PARTICULAR, FOR 1173 00:43:17,394 --> 00:43:18,462 YOU MR. NAVARRO, IT IS NOT TOO 1174 00:43:18,462 --> 00:43:20,497 OFTEN WE SEE YOUNG MEN LIKE YOU, 1175 00:43:20,497 --> 00:43:21,131 FIRST-GENERATION LATINO GRADUATE 1176 00:43:21,131 --> 00:43:21,632 PURSUING A MASTERS IN 1177 00:43:21,632 --> 00:43:22,232 INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANNING AND 1178 00:43:22,232 --> 00:43:22,900 MANAGEMENT, AND YOUR WILLINGNESS 1179 00:43:22,900 --> 00:43:23,767 TO SERVE ON THE SEATTLE PUBLIC 1180 00:43:23,767 --> 00:43:24,501 UTILITIES CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL. 1181 00:43:24,501 --> 00:43:25,970 I KNOW IT IS NOT THE SEXIEST 1182 00:43:25,970 --> 00:43:27,171 PANEL TO BE ON. WHEN YOUNG 1183 00:43:27,171 --> 00:43:28,405 PEOPLE LIKE YOU STEP UP, IT 1184 00:43:28,405 --> 00:43:29,606 REALLY MEANS A LOT, BECAUSE IT 1185 00:43:29,606 --> 00:43:30,874 LOOKS LIKE YOUR TERM OR POSITION 1186 00:43:30,874 --> 00:43:34,912 IS GOOD UNTIL JULY 2028. I JUST 1187 00:43:34,912 --> 00:43:37,214 THOUGHT IT WAS VERY INTRIGUING. 1188 00:43:37,214 --> 00:43:37,982 I WAS VERY PLEASED TO READ THAT 1189 00:43:37,982 --> 00:43:39,516 -- WHAT THEY STATED ABOUT YOU 1190 00:43:39,516 --> 00:43:41,418 THAT YOU OFFER INSIGHT ON SYSTEM 1191 00:43:41,418 --> 00:43:44,188 RESILIENCE , FLOODING AND 1192 00:43:44,188 --> 00:43:45,089 LONG-TERM PLANNING, ALONG WITH A 1193 00:43:45,089 --> 00:43:46,490 STRONG COMMITMENT TO PROACTIVE 1194 00:43:46,490 --> 00:43:47,358 CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT AND BUILDING 1195 00:43:47,358 --> 00:43:48,726 TRUST WITH HISTORICALLY 1196 00:43:48,726 --> 00:43:51,195 UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES . I 1197 00:43:51,195 --> 00:43:52,830 DON'T KNOW IF YOU WROTE THAT OR 1198 00:43:52,830 --> 00:43:59,703 IF MR. LEE WROTE THAT, BUT I 1199 00:43:59,703 --> 00:44:00,938 THINK THIS REALLY NAILS WHO YOU 1200 00:44:00,938 --> 00:44:02,006 ARE AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS 1201 00:44:02,006 --> 00:44:06,844 GREAT CITY AND COMMUNITY. ALONG 1202 00:44:06,844 --> 00:44:07,845 WITH COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND 1203 00:44:07,845 --> 00:44:08,779 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND MADAME 1204 00:44:08,779 --> 00:44:09,780 CHAIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH, BOTH 1205 00:44:09,780 --> 00:44:11,081 OF YOU, FOR STEPPING UP AND 1206 00:44:11,081 --> 00:44:12,049 AGREEING TO BE, AND ACCEPTING 1207 00:44:12,049 --> 00:44:16,220 DISAPPOINTMENT AFTER WE VOTE ON 1208 00:44:16,220 --> 00:44:17,221 THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES 1209 00:44:17,221 --> 00:44:18,522 CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL. AGAIN, 1210 00:44:18,522 --> 00:44:19,556 THERE IS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT 1211 00:44:19,556 --> 00:44:21,091 WATER AND CULVERTS AND STORM, 1212 00:44:21,091 --> 00:44:22,259 AND IT IS IMPORTANT, SO THANK 1213 00:44:22,259 --> 00:44:22,626 YOU AGAIN. 1214 00:44:22,626 --> 00:44:33,103 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, VICE 1215 00:44:39,510 --> 00:44:40,711 CHAIR JUAREZ. COUNCILMEMBER 1216 00:44:40,711 --> 00:44:40,978 STRAUSS. 1217 00:44:40,978 --> 00:44:41,645 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. JUST WANTED 1218 00:44:41,645 --> 00:44:42,780 TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU -- 1219 00:44:42,780 --> 00:44:43,514 EVERYONE FOR THEIR VOLUNTEER 1220 00:44:43,514 --> 00:44:45,015 SERVICE TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE, 1221 00:44:45,015 --> 00:44:45,949 ALL THE RESIDENTS WHOM WE SERVE. 1222 00:44:45,949 --> 00:44:47,151 WE KNOW THE WORK AND EXPERTISE 1223 00:44:47,151 --> 00:44:48,585 YOU BRING TO US IS ON A 1224 00:44:48,585 --> 00:44:49,787 VOLUNTEER BASIS. JUST WANTED TO 1225 00:44:49,787 --> 00:44:51,055 TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THAT 1226 00:44:51,055 --> 00:44:53,057 AND RECOGNIZE YOU AND YOUR 1227 00:44:53,057 --> 00:44:54,291 SERVICE TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU. 1228 00:44:54,425 --> 00:44:55,359 >> WELL SAID, COUNCILMEMBER 1229 00:44:55,359 --> 00:44:56,593 STRAUSS. WILL SEND TO THE REST 1230 00:44:56,593 --> 00:44:57,728 OF MY COLLEAGUES. I DON'T NEED 1231 00:44:57,728 --> 00:44:59,096 TO ADD MORE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE 1232 00:44:59,096 --> 00:45:01,231 SAID IT SO ELOQUENTLY. THANK 1233 00:45:01,231 --> 00:45:02,066 YOU, STAN -- STAN DIDDAMS , AND 1234 00:45:02,066 --> 00:45:08,272 GABRIEL NAVARRO. ARE YOU THE 1235 00:45:08,272 --> 00:45:09,206 ANGEL GABRIEL THAT WILL GIVE 1236 00:45:09,206 --> 00:45:10,574 DIVINE MESSAGES FROM GOD TO THE 1237 00:45:10,574 --> 00:45:12,142 PEOPLE? YOU CAN DO THAT FROM THE 1238 00:45:12,142 --> 00:45:14,711 HEAVENS ABOVE TO SPU, WHICH IS 1239 00:45:14,711 --> 00:45:16,480 GREAT. MY FAVORITE ANGEL IN THE 1240 00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:18,816 BIBLE. 1241 00:45:18,816 --> 00:45:20,651 >> MINE TOO. MY FAVORITE ANGEL 1242 00:45:20,651 --> 00:45:20,851 TOO. 1243 00:45:20,851 --> 00:45:31,361 >> THE AGENT -- ANGEL GABRIEL 1244 00:45:34,231 --> 00:45:35,799 WITH THE TRUMPET. I MOVE THE 1245 00:45:35,799 --> 00:45:36,266 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS 1246 00:45:36,266 --> 00:45:36,867 CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS 1247 00:45:36,867 --> 00:45:37,434 3495 AND 3496. IS THERE A 1248 00:45:37,434 --> 00:45:37,735 SECOND? 1249 00:45:37,735 --> 00:45:38,802 >> I AM GOING TO SECOND. 1250 00:45:38,802 --> 00:45:40,104 >> MOVED AND SECONDED TO CONFIRM 1251 00:45:40,104 --> 00:45:41,805 APPOINTMENTS. ANY COMMENTS WITH 1252 00:45:41,805 --> 00:45:42,606 THE APPOINTEES? AWESOME. WILL 1253 00:45:42,606 --> 00:45:43,874 THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE WILL 1254 00:45:43,874 --> 00:45:44,675 KNOCK ON CONFIRMATION OF 1255 00:45:44,675 --> 00:45:45,008 APPOINTMENTS? 1256 00:45:45,008 --> 00:45:46,176 >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. VICE 1257 00:45:46,176 --> 00:45:49,546 CHAIR JUAREZ. RIVERA. 1258 00:45:49,546 --> 00:45:52,282 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. CHAIR 1259 00:45:52,282 --> 00:46:02,793 HOLLINGSWORTH. FIVE IN FAVOR. 1260 00:46:03,327 --> 00:46:04,394 >> MOTION CARRIES. COMMITTEE'S 1261 00:46:04,394 --> 00:46:05,062 RECOMMENDATION WILL BE SENT TO 1262 00:46:05,062 --> 00:46:06,597 THE MAY 19 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 1263 00:46:06,597 --> 00:46:07,197 THANK YOU, STAN AND GABRIEL. 1264 00:46:07,197 --> 00:46:07,898 REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. 1265 00:46:07,898 --> 00:46:09,299 THANK YOU JUSTIN AND DIRECTOR 1266 00:46:09,299 --> 00:46:09,633 LEE AS WELL. 1267 00:46:09,633 --> 00:46:10,601 >> THANK YOU. 1268 00:46:10,601 --> 00:46:12,169 >> NEXT, ITEM NUMBER THREE. 1269 00:46:12,169 --> 00:46:13,137 CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 1270 00:46:13,137 --> 00:46:14,571 THREE INTO THE RECORD. 1271 00:46:14,571 --> 00:46:19,877 >> REAPPOINTMENT OF ANDREW LEE 1272 00:46:19,877 --> 00:46:21,044 AS GENERAL MANAGER AND CHIEF 1273 00:46:21,044 --> 00:46:22,279 EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SEATTLE 1274 00:46:22,279 --> 00:46:31,555 PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR BREATHING, 1275 00:46:31,555 --> 00:46:32,256 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. 1276 00:46:32,256 --> 00:46:32,956 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, GENERAL 1277 00:46:32,956 --> 00:46:33,857 MANAGER LEE. LOOKING FORWARD TO 1278 00:46:33,857 --> 00:46:35,058 THIS PROCESS. COLLEAGUES, WE HAD 1279 00:46:35,058 --> 00:46:38,495 PRESENTED SOME QUESTIONS TO 1280 00:46:38,495 --> 00:46:39,663 DIRECTOR -- I'M SORRY. I DON'T 1281 00:46:39,663 --> 00:46:41,498 WANT TO SCARE YOU. TO DIRECTOR 1282 00:46:41,498 --> 00:46:44,134 LEE WHO ANSWERED THOSE REALLY 1283 00:46:44,134 --> 00:46:54,678 WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO YOU 1284 00:46:59,383 --> 00:47:00,184 FOR OPENING COMMENTS, AND THEY 1285 00:47:00,184 --> 00:47:01,351 WILL START THE PROCESS. THANK 1286 00:47:01,351 --> 00:47:01,552 YOU. 1287 00:47:01,552 --> 00:47:02,352 >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT 1288 00:47:02,352 --> 00:47:03,353 HOLLINGSWORTH AND MEMBERS OF THE 1289 00:47:03,353 --> 00:47:04,488 COMMITTEE, I AM HUMBLED AND 1290 00:47:04,488 --> 00:47:05,589 HONORED TO BE SITTING HERE WITH 1291 00:47:05,589 --> 00:47:06,990 YOU TODAY IN CONSIDERATION OF 1292 00:47:06,990 --> 00:47:16,099 RECONFIRMATION OF SPU GENERAL 1293 00:47:16,099 --> 00:47:17,134 MANAGER AND CEO. I WANT TO THANK 1294 00:47:17,134 --> 00:47:18,402 ALL OF YOU IN THE PRIOR MAYORAL 1295 00:47:18,402 --> 00:47:19,203 ADMINISTRATION FOR PLACING TRUST 1296 00:47:19,203 --> 00:47:20,637 IN ME THE PAST FOUR YEARS TO 1297 00:47:20,637 --> 00:47:21,371 LEAD OUR DRINKING WATER, 1298 00:47:21,371 --> 00:47:22,372 DRAINAGE AND WITH WATER AND 1299 00:47:22,372 --> 00:47:23,373 SOLID WASTE UTILITIES. I ALSO 1300 00:47:23,373 --> 00:47:24,641 WANT TO THANK MARY WILSON AND 1301 00:47:24,641 --> 00:47:25,809 HER TEAM FOR THE CONFIDENCE TO 1302 00:47:25,809 --> 00:47:26,877 PUT ME FORWARD IN THIS 1303 00:47:26,877 --> 00:47:27,911 RECONFIRMATION PROCESS. I AM 1304 00:47:27,911 --> 00:47:29,079 INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE WORK WE 1305 00:47:29,079 --> 00:47:30,514 HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THE PAST 1306 00:47:30,514 --> 00:47:31,782 FOUR YEARS AS THE LARGEST 1307 00:47:31,782 --> 00:47:32,583 COMBINED WATER AND WASTE UTILITY 1308 00:47:32,583 --> 00:47:35,485 IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WE 1309 00:47:35,485 --> 00:47:36,353 HAVE RELIABLY SERVED SAY 1310 00:47:36,353 --> 00:47:37,254 FREAKING WANTED TO OVER 1.6 1311 00:47:37,254 --> 00:47:38,222 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE GREATER 1312 00:47:38,222 --> 00:47:39,723 KING COUNTY AREA. AND EVEN WITH 1313 00:47:39,723 --> 00:47:40,591 SUCCESSIVE YEARS OF LOW SNOWPACK 1314 00:47:40,591 --> 00:47:41,558 IN EXTREMELY DRY SUMMERS, WE 1315 00:47:41,558 --> 00:47:42,526 HAVE MANAGED OUR DRINKING WATER 1316 00:47:42,526 --> 00:47:43,126 RESOURCES RESPONSIBLY AND 1317 00:47:43,126 --> 00:47:44,161 DELIVERED ENOUGH WATER FOR BOTH 1318 00:47:44,161 --> 00:47:47,764 PEOPLE AND FISH IN OUR REGION. 1319 00:47:47,764 --> 00:47:49,099 IN A TIME WHEN MANY UTILITIES 1320 00:47:49,099 --> 00:47:49,733 ARE WHIRRING ABOUT FOREVER 1321 00:47:49,733 --> 00:47:51,134 CHEMICALS LIKE PFAS, OUR WATER 1322 00:47:51,134 --> 00:47:54,304 SUPPLIES REMAIN FREE FROM THOSE 1323 00:47:54,304 --> 00:48:03,513 HARMFUL CHEMICALS. IN OUR 1324 00:48:03,513 --> 00:48:04,281 DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER UTILITY, 1325 00:48:04,281 --> 00:48:05,115 WE FINISHED CONSTRUCTION OF AN 1326 00:48:05,115 --> 00:48:06,083 18 FOOT DIAMETER TUNNEL BETWEEN 1327 00:48:06,083 --> 00:48:06,850 WALLINGFORD AND BALLARD TO 1328 00:48:06,850 --> 00:48:08,252 REDUCE SEWAGE OVERFLOWS INTO 1329 00:48:08,252 --> 00:48:14,858 LAKE UNION AND THE SHIP CANAL. 1330 00:48:14,858 --> 00:48:15,859 THE ENTIRE PROJECT, WHICH WILL 1331 00:48:15,859 --> 00:48:16,727 INCLUDE A SMALLER MICRO TUNNEL 1332 00:48:16,727 --> 00:48:17,928 AND PUMP STATION IN BALLARD, IS 1333 00:48:17,928 --> 00:48:19,129 ON TRACK TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY 1334 00:48:19,129 --> 00:48:20,464 COMPLETE BY THE END OF 2027. WE 1335 00:48:20,464 --> 00:48:21,565 ALSO FINISH OUR SECOND SEASON OF 1336 00:48:21,565 --> 00:48:22,299 CONSTRUCTION FOR SEDIMENT 1337 00:48:22,299 --> 00:48:26,536 CLEANUP ALONG THE UPPER REGION 1338 00:48:26,536 --> 00:48:27,738 OF THE LOWER RIVER THIS PAST 1339 00:48:27,738 --> 00:48:28,772 YEAR. THAT EFFORT IS ADDRESSING 1340 00:48:28,772 --> 00:48:30,140 YEARS OF HISTORICAL SEDIMENT 1341 00:48:30,140 --> 00:48:30,774 CONTAMINATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL 1342 00:48:30,774 --> 00:48:31,375 JUSTICE ISSUES ALONG THE 1343 00:48:31,375 --> 00:48:41,818 DUWAMISH. ARE SOLID WASTE 1344 00:48:49,860 --> 00:48:50,927 UTILITY, WE CONTINUE TO LEAD THE 1345 00:48:50,927 --> 00:48:51,695 COUNTRY IN OUR EFFORTS TO 1346 00:48:51,695 --> 00:48:52,729 ACHIEVE ZERO WASTE. JUST LAST 1347 00:48:52,729 --> 00:48:53,931 WEEK, WE HAD THE GRAND OPENING 1348 00:48:53,931 --> 00:48:54,998 FOR A SALVAGE LUMBER WAREHOUSE 1349 00:48:54,998 --> 00:48:56,033 DOWN IN SOUTH DOWNTOWNS FUNDED 1350 00:48:56,033 --> 00:48:56,967 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FORMING 1351 00:48:56,967 --> 00:48:58,168 OF THE EPA GRANT. THAT PROJECT 1352 00:48:58,168 --> 00:48:59,436 WILL SEEK TO CREATE A CIRCULAR 1353 00:48:59,436 --> 00:49:00,470 ECONOMY WHERE WE ARE REUSING 1354 00:49:00,470 --> 00:49:01,672 WOOD FOR OLDER -- FROM OLDER 1355 00:49:01,672 --> 00:49:02,673 BUILDINGS INSTEAD OF SETTING IT 1356 00:49:02,673 --> 00:49:03,907 DOWN TO A LANDFILL DOWN IN 1357 00:49:03,907 --> 00:49:05,375 OREGON. WHAT I AM MOST PROUD OF, 1358 00:49:05,375 --> 00:49:06,543 HOWEVER, IS THAT WE'VE DONE ALL 1359 00:49:06,543 --> 00:49:07,778 THIS WHILE BEING INCREDIBLY 1360 00:49:07,778 --> 00:49:08,745 MINDFUL OF AFFORDABILITY AND 1361 00:49:08,745 --> 00:49:10,414 COST. WHEN YOU REMOVE THE IMPACT 1362 00:49:10,414 --> 00:49:11,515 OF THE KING COUNTY WASTEWATER 1363 00:49:11,515 --> 00:49:12,282 TREATMENT RATES, THE SIX-YEAR 1364 00:49:12,282 --> 00:49:13,083 AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE INCREASES 1365 00:49:13,083 --> 00:49:14,351 THAT SPU IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ARE 1366 00:49:14,351 --> 00:49:16,053 THE 3 1/2% PER YEAR RANGE. THAT 1367 00:49:16,053 --> 00:49:17,387 IS VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE 1368 00:49:17,387 --> 00:49:18,588 COST OF LIVING INCREASES FOR THE 1369 00:49:18,588 --> 00:49:21,591 REGION. THESE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE 1370 00:49:21,591 --> 00:49:23,493 THE RESULT OF AN AMAZING TEAM AN 1371 00:49:23,493 --> 00:49:25,562 AMAZING ORGANIZATION. WE ARE SO 1372 00:49:25,562 --> 00:49:26,897 FORTUNATE TO HAVE ONE OF THE 1373 00:49:26,897 --> 00:49:28,332 MOST DEDICATED STAFF IN THE 1374 00:49:28,332 --> 00:49:32,002 REGION FROM THE FRONT-LINE 1375 00:49:32,002 --> 00:49:33,403 WORKERS TO FIX OUR WATER AND 1376 00:49:33,403 --> 00:49:34,271 SEWER PIPES TO OUR METER 1377 00:49:34,271 --> 00:49:37,274 READERS, CUSTOMER SERVICE STAFF 1378 00:49:37,274 --> 00:49:38,041 , ACCOUNTANTS AND ENGINEERS AND 1379 00:49:38,041 --> 00:49:39,676 SCIENTISTS. THEIR DEDICATION AND 1380 00:49:39,676 --> 00:49:40,844 INCREDIBLE WORK ETHIC AND 1381 00:49:40,844 --> 00:49:50,253 ASTOUNDING TECHNICAL AND 1382 00:49:50,253 --> 00:49:50,921 STRATEGIC MOURNS ARE THE REASON 1383 00:49:50,921 --> 00:49:52,222 WE ARE IN SUCH A STRONG POSITION 1384 00:49:52,222 --> 00:49:53,857 TODAY AS A UTILITY. WE HAVE MANY 1385 00:49:53,857 --> 00:49:54,458 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 1386 00:49:54,458 --> 00:49:55,525 AHEAD OF US, LIKE THE CONTINUING 1387 00:49:55,525 --> 00:49:56,259 CHANGE IN CLIMATE, SIGNIFICANT 1388 00:49:56,259 --> 00:49:57,027 INCREASES IN REGIONAL WASTEWATER 1389 00:49:57,027 --> 00:49:58,128 TREATMENT RATES, AND THE ONGOING 1390 00:49:58,128 --> 00:49:59,363 THREAT OF CYBER SECURITY 1391 00:49:59,363 --> 00:50:08,338 INCIDENTS. I AM CONFIDENT, 1392 00:50:08,338 --> 00:50:09,005 HOWEVER, OUR TEAM WILL RISE TO 1393 00:50:09,005 --> 00:50:10,040 MEET THOSE CHALLENGES, AND I AM 1394 00:50:10,040 --> 00:50:11,041 EXCITED TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TO 1395 00:50:11,041 --> 00:50:12,209 THIS UTILITY AS WE STRIVE TO 1396 00:50:12,209 --> 00:50:12,976 CONTINUE PROVIDING THE BEST 1397 00:50:12,976 --> 00:50:13,810 UTILITY SERVICES TO CUSTOMERS. 1398 00:50:13,810 --> 00:50:15,312 WITH THAT, I WANT TO SAY THANK 1399 00:50:15,312 --> 00:50:16,546 YOU AGAIN. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER 1400 00:50:16,546 --> 00:50:18,081 ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU MAY 1401 00:50:18,081 --> 00:50:18,281 HAVE. 1402 00:50:18,281 --> 00:50:20,817 >> THANK YOU FOR THAT OPENING 1403 00:50:20,817 --> 00:50:21,651 STATEMENT. COLLEAGUES, I WILL 1404 00:50:21,651 --> 00:50:23,086 PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF YOU ALL 1405 00:50:23,086 --> 00:50:26,623 HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. 1406 00:50:26,623 --> 00:50:30,160 VICE CHAIR JUAREZ. 1407 00:50:30,160 --> 00:50:39,069 >> THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR. I 1408 00:50:39,069 --> 00:50:40,137 JUST WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR LEE 1409 00:50:40,137 --> 00:50:41,638 FOR COMING BACK AND STAYING. I 1410 00:50:41,638 --> 00:50:42,706 WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR 1411 00:50:42,706 --> 00:50:48,678 REAPPOINTING ANDREW LEE. I'M 1412 00:50:48,678 --> 00:50:50,080 GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT NERDY 1413 00:50:50,080 --> 00:50:51,381 HERE BECAUSE ON THE STORM WATER 1414 00:50:51,381 --> 00:50:52,716 ISSUES AND SOME OF THE STUFF WE 1415 00:50:52,716 --> 00:50:53,984 HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMENT, IT HAS 1416 00:50:53,984 --> 00:50:55,419 BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO 1417 00:50:55,419 --> 00:50:56,219 WORK WITH DIRECTOR LEE ON THE 1418 00:50:56,219 --> 00:50:57,554 STORM WATER AND ALL THE ISSUES, 1419 00:50:57,554 --> 00:50:58,455 PARTICULARLY IN THE DUWAMISH 1420 00:50:58,455 --> 00:50:59,489 TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. WE WORK WITH 1421 00:50:59,489 --> 00:51:00,690 YOU AND YOUR STAFF, TRIBAL 1422 00:51:00,690 --> 00:51:02,292 LEADERSHIP , WANTING THE 1423 00:51:02,292 --> 00:51:09,166 LITIGATION IN THE CULVERT CASE 1424 00:51:09,166 --> 00:51:10,033 AND WHAT HAPPENED WITH UNITED 1425 00:51:10,033 --> 00:51:11,001 STATES SUPREME COURT WHEN THEY 1426 00:51:11,001 --> 00:51:11,935 UPHELD THE DISTRICT COURT 1427 00:51:11,935 --> 00:51:13,904 ORDERED THAT THE CULVERTS WERE 1428 00:51:13,904 --> 00:51:17,841 AFFECTING SALMON AND ONE OFTEN 1429 00:51:17,841 --> 00:51:18,675 PASSAGE. YOUR OFFICE HAS ALWAYS 1430 00:51:18,675 --> 00:51:19,676 BEEN SO GREAT ABOUT RESPONDING, 1431 00:51:19,676 --> 00:51:21,111 AND ALSO ANOTHER SHOUT OUT -- I 1432 00:51:21,111 --> 00:51:25,582 KNOW YOU HAD REFERENCES HERE , 1433 00:51:25,582 --> 00:51:26,817 YOU KNOW, TWO STELLAR 12 I 1434 00:51:26,817 --> 00:51:28,218 WORKED CLOSELY WITH SINCE 2016, 1435 00:51:28,218 --> 00:51:38,762 AND THEN PHENOMENAL. WE ALL WERE 1436 00:51:41,865 --> 00:51:43,266 TO TRIAGE TOGETHER ON ALL THESE 1437 00:51:43,266 --> 00:51:44,167 ISSUES, PARTICULARLY WATER 1438 00:51:44,167 --> 00:51:44,968 ISSUES. OF COURSE, MARCO, WHO I 1439 00:51:44,968 --> 00:51:46,103 ADORE AND WORK WELL WITH. I 1440 00:51:46,103 --> 00:51:47,204 DON'T OF THE PUBLIC SEES THIS. 1441 00:51:47,204 --> 00:51:48,338 THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE 1442 00:51:48,338 --> 00:51:49,506 QUESTIONS. I THINK IT WAS LIKE 1443 00:51:49,506 --> 00:51:50,941 17 OR 20 PAGES OF YOUR QUESTIONS 1444 00:51:50,941 --> 00:51:52,142 AND YOUR RESPONSES. I WANT GIVE 1445 00:51:52,142 --> 00:51:53,610 YOU A HARD TIME FOR GOING TO 1446 00:51:53,610 --> 00:51:54,845 STANFORD. I JUST WANT TO SAY 1447 00:51:54,845 --> 00:52:02,285 THAT IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU. I 1448 00:52:02,285 --> 00:52:03,420 HAVE ALWAYS RESPECTED THE WORK 1449 00:52:03,420 --> 00:52:04,588 YOU GUYS HAVE DONE. MORE 1450 00:52:04,588 --> 00:52:05,388 IMPORTANTLY, MR. LEE, DIRECTOR 1451 00:52:05,388 --> 00:52:06,123 LEE, I HAVE ALWAYS APPRECIATED 1452 00:52:06,123 --> 00:52:07,491 HOW ASTUTE YOU ARE AND HOW 1453 00:52:07,491 --> 00:52:08,658 INTELLIGENT AND HOW THOUGHTFUL 1454 00:52:08,658 --> 00:52:15,031 YOU WERE -- WHEN YOU WERE JUST 1455 00:52:15,031 --> 00:52:16,199 TALKING ABOUT THE RUNOFFS AND 1456 00:52:16,199 --> 00:52:17,300 STORM WATER AND WHAT THIS MEANS 1457 00:52:17,300 --> 00:52:18,902 TO COMMUNITIES AND CHEMICALS IN 1458 00:52:18,902 --> 00:52:21,938 OUR WATER, THE ENVIRONMENT , AND 1459 00:52:21,938 --> 00:52:23,006 ALSO MY DISCUSSIONS WITH TRIBAL 1460 00:52:23,006 --> 00:52:23,874 LEADERSHIP, NOT JUST ON THE 1461 00:52:23,874 --> 00:52:25,075 DUWAMISH, BUT STATEWIDE. I AM 1462 00:52:25,075 --> 00:52:30,413 ALWAYS PROUD TO SAY WHEN I WOULD 1463 00:52:30,413 --> 00:52:32,015 BE IN THE CIRCLES THAT I WAS ON 1464 00:52:32,015 --> 00:52:33,083 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL HAD THE 1465 00:52:33,083 --> 00:52:34,251 OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU. A 1466 00:52:34,251 --> 00:52:35,519 VERY, VERY HAPPY TO SEE YOU 1467 00:52:35,519 --> 00:52:37,020 BACK. I WILL BE VOTING YES FOR 1468 00:52:37,020 --> 00:52:46,396 YOU, OF COURSE. THANK YOU. 1469 00:52:46,396 --> 00:52:47,464 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1470 00:52:47,464 --> 00:52:47,697 JUAREZ. 1471 00:52:47,697 --> 00:52:48,231 >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, 1472 00:52:48,231 --> 00:52:48,832 FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER 1473 00:52:48,832 --> 00:52:49,065 RIVERA. 1474 00:52:49,065 --> 00:52:50,233 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. FIRST, I 1475 00:52:50,233 --> 00:52:51,334 HAVE TO SAY GIVEN VICE CHAIR'S 1476 00:52:51,334 --> 00:52:52,569 COMMENTS AND THE FACT THAT MY 1477 00:52:52,569 --> 00:52:54,137 WIFE WENT TO THE SAME SCHOOL, I 1478 00:52:54,137 --> 00:52:55,539 JUST HAVE TO SAY, FEAR THE TREE. 1479 00:52:55,539 --> 00:52:57,140 HAVE TO SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR 1480 00:52:57,140 --> 00:52:59,042 STANFORD . IT'S A LITTLE BIT 1481 00:52:59,042 --> 00:53:00,477 EASIER NOW THAT THEY ARE NOT IN 1482 00:53:00,477 --> 00:53:03,046 THE SAME CONFERENCE , BY THE 1483 00:53:03,046 --> 00:53:10,387 WAY. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS 1484 00:53:10,387 --> 00:53:11,421 OPPORTUNITY. APPRECIATE YOUR 1485 00:53:11,421 --> 00:53:13,423 OPENING STATEMENT . I HAVE THREE 1486 00:53:13,423 --> 00:53:15,058 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES ONE IS 1487 00:53:15,058 --> 00:53:18,028 OBVIOUSLY PUBLIC SAFETY. ALL THE 1488 00:53:18,028 --> 00:53:21,264 ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE CITY. BUT 1489 00:53:21,264 --> 00:53:25,335 MY THIRD ONE IS THE MARITIME, US 1490 00:53:25,335 --> 00:53:35,845 AS A MARITIME CITY. IT IS SO 1491 00:53:44,354 --> 00:53:45,188 IMPORTANT IN SO MANY DIFFERENT 1492 00:53:45,188 --> 00:53:46,790 WAYS. ONE OF MY GOALS IS TO 1493 00:53:46,790 --> 00:53:47,857 ENSURE THAT OUR PORT IS VIABLE 1494 00:53:47,857 --> 00:53:49,326 100 YEARS FROM NOW. BUT IT IS 1495 00:53:49,326 --> 00:53:50,627 ALSO OUR MARITIME SPACE. I AM IN 1496 00:53:50,627 --> 00:53:51,628 ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PORT OF 1497 00:53:51,628 --> 00:53:52,629 SEATTLE AND OTHER ENTITIES ON 1498 00:53:52,629 --> 00:53:53,630 THIS, THE LABOR UNIONS, ACROSS 1499 00:53:53,630 --> 00:53:54,898 THE BOARD. IT IS INCREDIBLE HOW 1500 00:53:54,898 --> 00:53:56,066 BIG THE ECOSYSTEM IS. I BRING 1501 00:53:56,066 --> 00:53:57,834 THIS UP BECAUSE YOUR ROLE IS SO 1502 00:53:57,834 --> 00:53:58,568 IMPORTANT TO THIS. I APPRECIATE 1503 00:53:58,568 --> 00:54:00,070 THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE. I 1504 00:54:00,070 --> 00:54:01,237 APPRECIATE THE TOUR OF THE 1505 00:54:01,237 --> 00:54:01,905 GEORGETOWN WET WEATHER TREATMENT 1506 00:54:01,905 --> 00:54:02,939 FACILITY AND TALKING ABOUT THE 1507 00:54:02,939 --> 00:54:03,940 WET TREATMENT FACILITY WE NEED 1508 00:54:03,940 --> 00:54:05,208 TO PROCEED UNDER BECAUSE WE ARE 1509 00:54:05,208 --> 00:54:06,376 UNDER CONSENT DECREE. THE ISSUES 1510 00:54:06,376 --> 00:54:08,878 RELATED TO OTHER CSO . THE WORK 1511 00:54:08,878 --> 00:54:16,253 IN BALLARD. THAT ONE ALSO, GOING 1512 00:54:16,253 --> 00:54:17,253 TO THE WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY, 1513 00:54:17,253 --> 00:54:18,355 THE PIECES, THE EFFORTS THAT GO 1514 00:54:18,355 --> 00:54:19,456 INTO THAT ARE INCREDIBLE. I 1515 00:54:19,456 --> 00:54:23,627 REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT 1516 00:54:23,627 --> 00:54:24,794 SPU HAS BEEN DOING UNDER YOUR 1517 00:54:24,794 --> 00:54:25,729 LEADERSHIP WITH THE TEAM THAT 1518 00:54:25,729 --> 00:54:27,731 YOU HAVE TO INCLUDE MR. HENNESSY 1519 00:54:27,731 --> 00:54:35,672 BEHIND YOU. IT IS SO IMPORTANT. 1520 00:54:35,672 --> 00:54:37,107 BECAUSE THIS ISN'T GOING TO 1521 00:54:37,107 --> 00:54:38,541 CHANGE. WE ARE GOING TO REMAIN A 1522 00:54:38,541 --> 00:54:39,576 PORT CITY. WE ARE GOING TO 1523 00:54:39,576 --> 00:54:46,049 REMAIN A MARITIME CITY. NATURAL 1524 00:54:46,049 --> 00:54:47,117 DEEP WATER PORTS DON'T HAPPEN 1525 00:54:47,117 --> 00:54:48,218 LIKE THIS. SO IT IS OUR 1526 00:54:48,218 --> 00:54:49,052 RESPONSIBILITIES. IT GOES BACK 1527 00:54:49,052 --> 00:54:50,253 TO WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT 1528 00:54:50,253 --> 00:54:51,688 EARLIER. HAVING THAT STRATEGIC 1529 00:54:51,688 --> 00:54:56,693 LONG-TERM VIEW IS SO IMPORTANT. 1530 00:54:56,693 --> 00:54:58,094 THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT. 1531 00:54:58,094 --> 00:54:59,062 SECOND, AND ALONG THOSE LINES, 1532 00:54:59,062 --> 00:55:00,630 AND YOU KIND OF SPOKE TO IT IN 1533 00:55:00,630 --> 00:55:01,498 DIFFERENT WAYS, IS CLIMATE 1534 00:55:01,498 --> 00:55:02,899 CHANGE. WE HAVE TO BE READY. WE 1535 00:55:02,899 --> 00:55:06,202 HAVE TO BE READY. I WAS TAKING 1536 00:55:06,202 --> 00:55:07,170 MY DAUGHTER TO A DENTAL 1537 00:55:07,170 --> 00:55:08,805 APPOINTMENT FIRST THING IN THE 1538 00:55:08,805 --> 00:55:10,073 MORNING, AND -- GOOD DENTAL 1539 00:55:10,073 --> 00:55:18,481 APPOINTMENT BY THE WAY -- AND 50 1540 00:55:18,481 --> 00:55:19,549 YEARS FROM NOW WHEN SHE IS MY 1541 00:55:19,549 --> 00:55:20,817 AGE, YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE WE 1542 00:55:20,817 --> 00:55:22,719 GOING TO BE? THE DECISIONS WE 1543 00:55:22,719 --> 00:55:26,389 MAKE TODAY -- JUST LIKE THE 1544 00:55:26,389 --> 00:55:27,590 DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE A 1545 00:55:27,590 --> 00:55:28,725 CENTURY AGO -- HAVE SERVED US 1546 00:55:28,725 --> 00:55:29,726 WELL. IN THIS AREA. LIKE WITH 1547 00:55:29,726 --> 00:55:31,327 THE WATER, DRINKING WATER AND SO 1548 00:55:31,327 --> 00:55:35,131 FORTH. IT'S CRUCIAL. THIS IS 1549 00:55:35,131 --> 00:55:37,133 THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP THAT WE 1550 00:55:37,133 --> 00:55:37,734 NEED TODAY TO ENSURE THAT OUR 1551 00:55:37,734 --> 00:55:41,538 TOMORROW IS SET. IF YOU THINK OF 1552 00:55:41,538 --> 00:55:43,273 IT THAT WAY, IT IS A BIT OF A 1553 00:55:43,273 --> 00:55:44,841 HEAVY BURDEN, DIRECTOR LEE, BUT 1554 00:55:44,841 --> 00:55:47,777 I FEEL THAT YOU HAVE THE ABILITY 1555 00:55:47,777 --> 00:55:49,045 TO DO IT BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE 1556 00:55:49,045 --> 00:55:50,480 OF WORKING WITH YOU OVER THREE 1557 00:55:50,480 --> 00:55:52,182 YEARS. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU 1558 00:55:52,182 --> 00:56:00,457 FOR THAT. I WILL BE BLUNT TOO. I 1559 00:56:00,457 --> 00:56:01,758 WANT TO THANK YOU, BUT I ALSO 1560 00:56:01,758 --> 00:56:03,026 WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR TO 1561 00:56:03,026 --> 00:56:03,960 MAKING THIS CALL. CLEARLY, I 1562 00:56:03,960 --> 00:56:04,694 HAVEN'T AGREED WITH OTHER 1563 00:56:04,694 --> 00:56:06,196 DECISIONS SHE HAS MADE, BUT WHEN 1564 00:56:06,196 --> 00:56:07,964 SHE IS MADE A GREAT CHOICE, I 1565 00:56:07,964 --> 00:56:10,300 SHOULD ALSO , AT THE SAME TIME, 1566 00:56:10,300 --> 00:56:12,302 THANK HER FOR THIS DECISION. 1567 00:56:12,302 --> 00:56:13,470 BECAUSE IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR 1568 00:56:13,470 --> 00:56:19,709 THE REASONS I SPOKE TO. THAT'S 1569 00:56:19,709 --> 00:56:20,877 IT, CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR, AGAIN, 1570 00:56:20,877 --> 00:56:22,112 YOUR SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE, 1571 00:56:22,112 --> 00:56:32,655 AND YOUR SOON TO BE, NO DOUBT, 1572 00:56:34,391 --> 00:56:35,024 CONTINUED PUBLIC SERVICE. THANK 1573 00:56:35,024 --> 00:56:35,291 YOU. 1574 00:56:35,291 --> 00:56:36,059 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1575 00:56:36,059 --> 00:56:36,292 KETTLE. 1576 00:56:36,292 --> 00:56:36,893 >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, 1577 00:56:36,893 --> 00:56:37,560 FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER 1578 00:56:37,560 --> 00:56:37,827 STRAUSS. 1579 00:56:37,827 --> 00:56:39,062 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. ONE OF THE 1580 00:56:39,062 --> 00:56:40,163 BENEFITS AFTER GOING AFTER TWO 1581 00:56:40,163 --> 00:56:46,002 OF -- TO FOLLOW MY TWO 1582 00:56:46,002 --> 00:56:47,003 COLLEAGUES, THEY HAVE SAID WHEN 1583 00:56:47,003 --> 00:56:48,438 MANY OF THE THINGS I WOULD HAVE 1584 00:56:48,438 --> 00:56:50,006 SAID. I WILL READ A RATE THE 1585 00:56:50,006 --> 00:56:50,974 IMPORTANCE OF THE ROLE AND 1586 00:56:50,974 --> 00:56:52,175 IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK. BUT I 1587 00:56:52,175 --> 00:56:53,543 WILL SAY A COUPLE THINGS ABOUT 1588 00:56:53,543 --> 00:56:54,477 MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH YOU 1589 00:56:54,477 --> 00:57:04,988 AND YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE . I 1590 00:57:10,894 --> 00:57:11,528 VERY MUCH HAVE APPRECIATED 1591 00:57:11,528 --> 00:57:12,595 GETTING TO WORK WITH YOUR STAFF, 1592 00:57:12,595 --> 00:57:13,496 AND IN PARTICULAR, MARTHA 1593 00:57:13,496 --> 00:57:14,898 NEWMAN, WHO IS RETIRING. WE ARE 1594 00:57:14,898 --> 00:57:16,332 SO SAD TO SEE HER GO, AND SO 1595 00:57:16,332 --> 00:57:17,567 HAPPY FOR HER THAT SHE IS GOING 1596 00:57:17,567 --> 00:57:19,302 TO BE ENJOYING A RETIREMENT. THE 1597 00:57:19,302 --> 00:57:22,672 SALMON RECOVERY WORK THAT THE 1598 00:57:22,672 --> 00:57:23,840 CITY IS ENGAGED IN WITH THE 1599 00:57:23,840 --> 00:57:25,074 REGION AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS 1600 00:57:25,074 --> 00:57:26,576 AND AS PART OF THAT, GETTING TO 1601 00:57:26,576 --> 00:57:28,111 BE WITH YOU WHERE YOU DAY 1602 00:57:28,111 --> 00:57:29,712 LIGHTED THE CREEK IN SUPPORT OF 1603 00:57:29,712 --> 00:57:30,547 SALMON RECOVERY AND SEEING 1604 00:57:30,547 --> 00:57:32,015 SALMON RETURN TO THAT AREA . 1605 00:57:32,015 --> 00:57:35,718 THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT WORK. 1606 00:57:35,718 --> 00:57:37,187 AND NOT JUST THAT, BUT THE WORK 1607 00:57:37,187 --> 00:57:38,521 YOU DO THERE WITH COMMUNITY AND 1608 00:57:38,521 --> 00:57:41,391 STEWARDING THE PARK AND THAT 1609 00:57:41,391 --> 00:57:45,662 NEWLY DAY LIGHTED CREEK IS 1610 00:57:45,662 --> 00:57:55,672 REALLY IMPORTANT. I AM SO -- I 1611 00:57:55,672 --> 00:57:56,673 HAVE SO APPRECIATED THAT. I ALSO 1612 00:57:56,673 --> 00:57:57,373 VERY MUCH HAVE APPRECIATED THE 1613 00:57:57,373 --> 00:57:59,142 FACT THAT WHEN THERE HAS BEEN 1614 00:57:59,142 --> 00:57:59,676 LEGISLATION COMING TO A 1615 00:57:59,676 --> 00:58:00,443 COMMITTEE THAT I HAVE CONCERNS 1616 00:58:00,443 --> 00:58:01,544 WITH YOU PERSONALLY SAT DOWN 1617 00:58:01,544 --> 00:58:02,879 WITH ME TO TALK ABOUT HOW THIS 1618 00:58:02,879 --> 00:58:04,848 WILL IMPACT RESIDENTS , LIKE 1619 00:58:04,848 --> 00:58:05,782 WHEN WE WERE DOING COST-SHARING. 1620 00:58:05,782 --> 00:58:07,350 I WAS WORRIED ABOUT RETIREES AND 1621 00:58:07,350 --> 00:58:09,652 IMPACTS . YOU SAT WITH ME, AND 1622 00:58:09,652 --> 00:58:12,655 WE FIGURED OUT A WAY TO MAKE AN 1623 00:58:12,655 --> 00:58:17,527 AMENDMENT WORK IN SUPPORT OF MY 1624 00:58:17,527 --> 00:58:18,328 CONSTITUENTS AND OUR 1625 00:58:18,328 --> 00:58:19,128 CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE CITY 1626 00:58:19,128 --> 00:58:21,064 THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THAT 1627 00:58:21,064 --> 00:58:25,835 RATE INCREASE. AND EVEN , YOU 1628 00:58:25,835 --> 00:58:27,136 KNOW, MORE RECENTLY WHEN 1629 00:58:27,136 --> 00:58:30,807 PURCHASING AND MEETING WITH 1630 00:58:30,807 --> 00:58:32,242 CONSTITUENTS TO TALK ABOUT 1631 00:58:32,242 --> 00:58:40,350 DAYLIGHTING OF THE CREEK THAT WE 1632 00:58:40,350 --> 00:58:42,151 ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO, THE 1633 00:58:42,151 --> 00:58:43,319 CITY HAS TO ENGAGE IN. AND YOU 1634 00:58:43,319 --> 00:58:44,654 ARE GOING TO BE DOING THAT WORK. 1635 00:58:44,654 --> 00:58:46,523 AND IN GENERAL, EVEN IF I ASK 1636 00:58:46,523 --> 00:58:47,557 YOU TO PLEAD -- PLEASE MEET A 1637 00:58:47,557 --> 00:58:48,992 CONSTITUENT, YOU HAVE DONE SO 1638 00:58:48,992 --> 00:58:49,626 PERSONALLY. I SAY THIS BECAUSE 1639 00:58:49,626 --> 00:58:50,793 CONSTITUENTS DON'T ALWAYS KNOW, 1640 00:58:50,793 --> 00:58:52,195 AS THE HEAD OF A VERY LARGE 1641 00:58:52,195 --> 00:59:02,672 UTILITY . NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE 1642 00:59:02,672 --> 00:59:03,306 EXPERTISE IN ALL THESE AREAS, 1643 00:59:03,306 --> 00:59:04,440 AND HE ALSO VERY MUCH CARE ABOUT 1644 00:59:04,440 --> 00:59:05,074 CONSTITUENTS INDIVIDUALLY AND 1645 00:59:05,074 --> 00:59:06,509 ENSURING THAT YOU HAVE TOUCH 1646 00:59:06,509 --> 00:59:07,610 POINTS WITH CONSTITUENTS AND 1647 00:59:07,610 --> 00:59:12,649 BEING A GREAT PARTNER WITH US IN 1648 00:59:12,649 --> 00:59:13,983 ORDER TO HAVE THOSE TOUCH POINTS 1649 00:59:13,983 --> 00:59:14,717 WITH CONSTITUENTS IS SOMETHING 1650 00:59:14,717 --> 00:59:17,086 THAT I HIGHLY VALUE IN ADDITION 1651 00:59:17,086 --> 00:59:18,421 TO ALL THE WORK THAT MY 1652 00:59:18,421 --> 00:59:20,156 COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY TALKED 1653 00:59:20,156 --> 00:59:22,959 ABOUT TODAY. I JUST WANT TO 1654 00:59:22,959 --> 00:59:24,994 THANK YOU FOR THAT PARTICULAR 1655 00:59:24,994 --> 00:59:33,369 LIKE THE CITY IS VERY LUCKY TO 1656 00:59:33,369 --> 00:59:34,637 HAVE YOU AS OUR GENERAL MANAGER 1657 00:59:34,637 --> 00:59:36,839 AND CEO. I THINK THAT MIGHT BE 1658 00:59:36,839 --> 00:59:37,607 YOUR OFFICIAL TITLE, ALTHOUGH I 1659 00:59:37,607 --> 00:59:39,576 ALWAYS MESS IT UP BECAUSE I 1660 00:59:39,576 --> 00:59:43,313 ALWAYS CALL YOU DIRECTOR. BUT 1661 00:59:43,313 --> 00:59:44,647 THE POINT IS YOU ARE AHEAD OF 1662 00:59:44,647 --> 00:59:45,748 SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. I HAVE 1663 00:59:45,748 --> 00:59:46,749 SO APPRECIATED WORKING WITH YOU. 1664 00:59:46,749 --> 00:59:48,484 WE ARE IN GOOD HANDS WITH YOU AT 1665 00:59:48,484 --> 00:59:49,752 THE CITY. I WILL BE SUPPORTING 1666 00:59:49,752 --> 00:59:50,453 YOU TODAY. THANK YOU. 1667 00:59:50,453 --> 00:59:51,321 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 1668 00:59:51,321 --> 00:59:52,422 RIVERA. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 1669 00:59:52,422 --> 00:59:54,590 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WILL BE 1670 00:59:54,590 --> 00:59:56,292 BRIEF, BECAUSE I HAVE TO ASCEND 1671 00:59:56,292 --> 00:59:58,728 TO ATTEND MY SOUND TRANSIT 1672 00:59:58,728 --> 00:59:59,662 COMMITTEE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY 1673 00:59:59,662 --> 01:00:01,297 ON THE RECORD HOW MUCH I 1674 01:00:01,297 --> 01:00:03,032 APPRECIATE GENERAL MANAGER LEE 1675 01:00:03,032 --> 01:00:13,576 AND ALL OF THE SPU EMPLOYEES IN 1676 01:00:13,910 --> 01:00:15,645 OUR CITY. EVERY TIME I GIVE A 1677 01:00:15,645 --> 01:00:16,446 COMPLIMENT TO GENERAL MANAGER 1678 01:00:16,446 --> 01:00:17,113 LEE, HE RESPONDS IT IS BECAUSE 1679 01:00:17,113 --> 01:00:18,715 OF HIS TEAM, AND THAT'S TRUE 1680 01:00:18,715 --> 01:00:19,749 LEADERSHIP , NUMBER ONE. NUMBER 1681 01:00:19,749 --> 01:00:21,050 TWO, I THINK WE HAVE TO RENAME 1682 01:00:21,050 --> 01:00:22,652 THE BRAND FOR SPU TO GETTING THE 1683 01:00:22,652 --> 01:00:26,155 JOB DONE FOR YOU , BECAUSE OUT 1684 01:00:26,155 --> 01:00:27,390 OF ALL THE DEPARTMENTS IN OUR 1685 01:00:27,390 --> 01:00:30,827 CITY, I CAN'T HAVE A FAVORITE, 1686 01:00:30,827 --> 01:00:31,728 NECESSARILY, BUT WHAT I CAN SAY 1687 01:00:31,728 --> 01:00:34,364 IS THAT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND 1688 01:00:34,364 --> 01:00:37,033 THE RESPONSIVENESS THAT THE 1689 01:00:37,033 --> 01:00:38,267 SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES 1690 01:00:38,267 --> 01:00:41,904 DEPARTMENT IS ABOVE AND BEYOND 1691 01:00:41,904 --> 01:00:52,415 EVERYONE ELSE. JUST SAYING ON 1692 01:00:57,687 --> 01:00:58,655 THE RECORD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR 1693 01:00:58,655 --> 01:00:59,522 LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 1694 01:00:59,522 --> 01:01:01,024 STAFF DOING A GREAT JOB, AND 1695 01:01:01,024 --> 01:01:02,058 THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO WORKS 1696 01:01:02,058 --> 01:01:03,826 AT SPU FOR GETTING THE JOB DONE 1697 01:01:03,826 --> 01:01:04,394 FOR SEATTLEITES. THANK YOU, 1698 01:01:04,394 --> 01:01:05,094 CHAIRPERSON AWESOME. THANK YOU, 1699 01:01:05,094 --> 01:01:06,095 COUNCIL MEMBER STRASBURG IS THAT 1700 01:01:06,095 --> 01:01:06,729 AN OLD HAND? 1701 01:01:06,729 --> 01:01:07,096 >> YES. 1702 01:01:07,096 --> 01:01:10,199 >> OKAY. BEFORE WE TAKE THE 1703 01:01:10,199 --> 01:01:11,034 VOTE, GENERAL MANAGER LEE, JUST 1704 01:01:11,034 --> 01:01:12,035 WANTED TO REITERATE EXACTLY WHAT 1705 01:01:12,035 --> 01:01:13,803 MY COLLEAGUES SAID. IT HAS BEEN 1706 01:01:13,803 --> 01:01:14,604 A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU FOR 1707 01:01:14,604 --> 01:01:15,805 THE PAST 2 1/2 YEARS. REALLY 1708 01:01:15,805 --> 01:01:16,973 APPRECIATE ALL OF THE ANSWERS 1709 01:01:16,973 --> 01:01:18,307 YOU DID. I KNOW WE SUBMITTED A 1710 01:01:18,307 --> 01:01:19,909 LOT OF QUESTIONS. WE APPRECIATE 1711 01:01:19,909 --> 01:01:23,479 THAT. BUT TO WORK WITH YOU TO 1712 01:01:23,479 --> 01:01:24,714 UNDERSTAND ABOUT OUR DRINKING 1713 01:01:24,714 --> 01:01:34,123 WATER WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH 1714 01:01:34,123 --> 01:01:35,258 YOUR ANSWERS. SOME OF THE STUFF 1715 01:01:35,258 --> 01:01:36,192 THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED, TALK ABOUT 1716 01:01:36,192 --> 01:01:37,093 TRICKY WATER, THE REGIONAL 1717 01:01:37,093 --> 01:01:38,261 APPROACH WITH KING COUNTY AND 1718 01:01:38,261 --> 01:01:38,828 WASTEWATER. UNDERSTANDING, 1719 01:01:38,828 --> 01:01:39,462 DIDN'T REALIZE LEARNING HOW 1720 01:01:39,462 --> 01:01:40,563 THAT IMPACTS SEATTLE PUBLIC 1721 01:01:40,563 --> 01:01:42,165 UTILITIES AND RATEPAYERS. ALSO, 1722 01:01:42,165 --> 01:01:42,965 THE AFFORDABILITY PIECE. VERY 1723 01:01:42,965 --> 01:01:53,509 GRATEFUL FOR THAT. I KNOW WE ARE 1724 01:01:53,676 --> 01:01:55,078 GETTING TO TIME. I WANT TO MAKE 1725 01:01:55,078 --> 01:01:56,079 SURE COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS CAN 1726 01:01:56,079 --> 01:01:56,946 GET TO THE SOUND TRANSIT 1727 01:01:56,946 --> 01:01:57,680 MEETING. REALLY APPRECIATE ALL 1728 01:01:57,680 --> 01:01:59,148 OF THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU 1729 01:01:59,148 --> 01:02:00,316 HAVE ANY FINAL COMMENTS AS WELL. 1730 01:02:00,450 --> 01:02:01,150 >> INCREDIBLY APPRECIATE THE 1731 01:02:01,150 --> 01:02:01,984 COUNCIL MEMBERS' STATEMENTS AND 1732 01:02:01,984 --> 01:02:02,819 YOUR SUPPORT. REALLY APPRECIATE 1733 01:02:02,819 --> 01:02:03,619 THE PARTNERSHIP WORKING TOGETHER 1734 01:02:03,619 --> 01:02:04,420 WITH THIS COUNCIL THE 1735 01:02:04,420 --> 01:02:05,855 >> AND BESIDES, WE WILL GIVE YOU 1736 01:02:05,855 --> 01:02:07,623 A PASS FOR GOING TO STANFORD. 1737 01:02:07,623 --> 01:02:10,860 THAT'S OKAY. EVERY TIME WE 1738 01:02:10,860 --> 01:02:11,928 PLAYED BASKETBALL AND PLAYED 1739 01:02:11,928 --> 01:02:14,430 STANFORD, THE TREE WAS ALWAYS 1740 01:02:14,430 --> 01:02:15,798 DRUNK ON THE SIDE WAVING AND 1741 01:02:15,798 --> 01:02:20,837 ALWAYS HAD WHITE ON. THAT WAS 1742 01:02:20,837 --> 01:02:21,771 THE THING I REMEMBER ABOUT 1743 01:02:21,771 --> 01:02:23,206 STANFORD. A DRUNK TREE IN THE 1744 01:02:23,206 --> 01:02:25,308 CORNER. THAT IS WHAT WE FEARED. 1745 01:02:25,308 --> 01:02:33,015 BUT THANK YOU. ALSO TOO, BESIDE 1746 01:02:33,015 --> 01:02:34,150 YOU BEING INTELLIGENT AND ALL 1747 01:02:34,150 --> 01:02:35,318 THESE THINGS, I THINK WE CAN ALL 1748 01:02:35,318 --> 01:02:36,819 AGREE ON THIS, YOU ARE JUST A 1749 01:02:36,819 --> 01:02:38,087 KIND HUMAN BEING. YOU DO NOT 1750 01:02:38,087 --> 01:02:39,555 FIND THAT OFTEN FOR PEOPLE. JUST 1751 01:02:39,555 --> 01:02:41,257 KIND PEOPLE. AND THE BASIS OF 1752 01:02:41,257 --> 01:02:43,659 YOU BEING A HUMAN AND 1753 01:02:43,659 --> 01:02:44,260 UNDERSTANDING CONNECTION AND 1754 01:02:44,260 --> 01:02:47,230 BEING NICE TO PEOPLE AND HOW YOU 1755 01:02:47,230 --> 01:02:48,798 CAN BE THE SMARTEST PERSON IN 1756 01:02:48,798 --> 01:02:49,766 THE WORLD, DOESN'T REALLY 1757 01:02:49,766 --> 01:03:00,276 MATTER , BUT IF YOU ARE NOT A 1758 01:03:00,276 --> 01:03:01,544 KIND HUMAN BEING, YOU DON'T GET 1759 01:03:01,544 --> 01:03:02,879 A LOT OF STUFF DONE. I THINK 1760 01:03:02,879 --> 01:03:04,347 THAT IS WHY WE HAVE SEEN THE 1761 01:03:04,347 --> 01:03:05,047 PROGRESS AT SEATTLE PUBLIC 1762 01:03:05,047 --> 01:03:06,182 UTILITIES UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP 1763 01:03:06,182 --> 01:03:07,350 FOR YOU JUST BEING A KIND HUMAN 1764 01:03:07,350 --> 01:03:08,584 BEING. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE 1765 01:03:08,584 --> 01:03:09,952 SURE I SAID THAT. OKAY. I AM 1766 01:03:09,952 --> 01:03:11,254 GOING TO MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE 1767 01:03:11,254 --> 01:03:11,854 RECOMMENDS CONFIRMATION OF 1768 01:03:11,854 --> 01:03:12,822 APPOINTMENT 3494. IS THERE A 1769 01:03:12,822 --> 01:03:13,089 SECOND? 1770 01:03:13,089 --> 01:03:13,456 >> SECOND. 1771 01:03:13,456 --> 01:03:15,091 >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND 1772 01:03:15,091 --> 01:03:17,360 SECONDED TO CONFIRM THE 1773 01:03:17,360 --> 01:03:17,960 APPOINTMENT. WILL THE CLERK 1774 01:03:17,960 --> 01:03:18,694 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 1775 01:03:18,694 --> 01:03:29,238 >> [ ROLL CALL ] FIVE IN FAVOR. 1776 01:03:30,606 --> 01:03:32,074 >> MOTION CARRIES . 1777 01:03:32,074 --> 01:03:42,618 RECOMMENDATION WILL BE SENT TO 1778 01:03:43,753 --> 01:03:44,720 THE MAY 19 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 1779 01:03:44,720 --> 01:03:45,721 THANK YOU, GENERAL MANAGER LEE. 1780 01:03:45,721 --> 01:03:46,556 LOOKING FORWARD TO CONFIRMING 1781 01:03:46,556 --> 01:03:48,257 YOU AT THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING 1782 01:03:48,257 --> 01:03:48,991 AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1783 01:03:48,991 --> 01:03:54,831 >> MADAME CHAIR, MAY I JUST -- 1784 01:03:54,831 --> 01:03:55,831 JUST BRIEFLY BEFORE DIRECTOR LEE 1785 01:03:55,831 --> 01:03:57,266 LEAVES AND WE BRING THIS TO FULL 1786 01:03:57,266 --> 01:03:58,835 COUNCIL. I WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON 1787 01:03:58,835 --> 01:04:02,271 WHAT YOU SAID IN YOUR LEADERSHIP 1788 01:04:02,271 --> 01:04:03,339 ABOUT SOMETIMES IT'S JUST NICE 1789 01:04:03,339 --> 01:04:04,707 TO WORK WITH RESPECTFUL, KIND 1790 01:04:04,707 --> 01:04:10,313 PEOPLE, AND THAT WE DON'T OFTEN 1791 01:04:10,313 --> 01:04:12,114 SEE THAT A LOT. I HAVE BEEN HERE 1792 01:04:12,114 --> 01:04:13,282 ALMOST 10 YEARS IN CITY HALL. 1793 01:04:13,282 --> 01:04:15,218 WHEN YOU GET A DIRECTOR THAT 1794 01:04:15,218 --> 01:04:16,152 ACTUALLY IS KIND, INTELLIGENT, 1795 01:04:16,152 --> 01:04:16,786 STRAIGHTFORWARD, HONEST AND 1796 01:04:16,786 --> 01:04:17,820 TRANSPARENT, IT'S A REAL GEM, 1797 01:04:17,820 --> 01:04:24,260 AND IT'S A REAL PAIN FOR OUR 1798 01:04:24,260 --> 01:04:25,728 CITY. I WANT TO AGAIN THANK MR. 1799 01:04:25,728 --> 01:04:26,862 LEE FOR THAT, AND ALSO COUNCIL 1800 01:04:26,862 --> 01:04:28,231 PRESIDENT, I WANT TO THANK YOU 1801 01:04:28,231 --> 01:04:29,498 FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THAT VEIN 1802 01:04:29,498 --> 01:04:30,199 AS WELL. THANK YOU. 1803 01:04:30,199 --> 01:04:40,743 >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. I READ 1804 01:04:46,682 --> 01:04:47,250 ITEM NUMBER FOUR INTO THE 1805 01:04:47,250 --> 01:04:48,584 RECORD. COUNCIL BILL 121202, 1806 01:04:48,584 --> 01:04:49,185 ORDINANCE RELATED TO SEATTLE 1807 01:04:49,185 --> 01:04:49,919 PUBLIC UTILITIES AUTHORIZING THE 1808 01:04:49,919 --> 01:04:50,586 GENERAL MANAGER AND CHIEF 1809 01:04:50,586 --> 01:04:51,487 EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SEATTLE 1810 01:04:51,487 --> 01:04:52,355 PUBLIC UTILITIES TO EXECUTE AN 1811 01:04:52,355 --> 01:04:53,189 AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL 1812 01:04:53,189 --> 01:04:54,290 AGREEMENT BETWEEN SPU AND KING 1813 01:04:54,290 --> 01:04:55,057 COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE 1814 01:04:55,057 --> 01:04:56,359 DISTRICT FOR SOUTH PARK FOR 1815 01:04:56,359 --> 01:04:56,926 BREATHING, DISCUSSION AND 1816 01:04:56,926 --> 01:04:57,860 POSSIBLE VOTE. YOU MAY NOW 1817 01:04:57,860 --> 01:04:58,995 PRESENT YOUR PRESENTATION. 1818 01:04:58,995 --> 01:05:00,963 >> ANGELI, GENERAL MANAGER AND 1819 01:05:00,963 --> 01:05:01,764 CEO FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC 1820 01:05:01,764 --> 01:05:02,064 UTILITIES. 1821 01:05:02,064 --> 01:05:02,999 >> CHRIS MILTON, UTILITY 1822 01:05:02,999 --> 01:05:03,633 RESILIENCE ADVISOR AT SEATTLE 1823 01:05:03,633 --> 01:05:04,066 PUBLIC UTILITIES. 1824 01:05:04,066 --> 01:05:05,234 >> COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF. 1825 01:05:05,234 --> 01:05:15,745 >> TWO YEARS AGO THE COUNCIL 1826 01:05:16,078 --> 01:05:16,545 APPROVED AND INTERLOCAL 1827 01:05:16,545 --> 01:05:17,413 AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY FLOOD 1828 01:05:17,413 --> 01:05:18,281 CONTROL DISTRICT ALLOCATING TO 1829 01:05:18,281 --> 01:05:19,649 SPU JUST OVER $2 MILLION TO 1830 01:05:19,649 --> 01:05:20,216 REIMBURSE COSTS RELATED TO 1831 01:05:20,216 --> 01:05:21,183 FLOODING RESPONSE IN THE SOUTH 1832 01:05:21,183 --> 01:05:22,351 PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. TODAY WE HAVE 1833 01:05:22,351 --> 01:05:23,419 AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT 1834 01:05:23,419 --> 01:05:24,220 FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, WHICH 1835 01:05:24,220 --> 01:05:28,491 WOULD PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL $2.6 1836 01:05:28,491 --> 01:05:29,725 MILLION TO PAY FOR THAT WERE. 1837 01:05:29,725 --> 01:05:30,559 THIS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT 1838 01:05:30,559 --> 01:05:31,961 WORK, OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE DOING TO 1839 01:05:31,961 --> 01:05:32,995 PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY FROM 1840 01:05:32,995 --> 01:05:34,397 FLOODING. CHRIS MILTON IS A 1841 01:05:34,397 --> 01:05:35,631 CLAIMANT ADAPTATION ADVISOR AT 1842 01:05:35,631 --> 01:05:36,766 SPU AND WILL PROVIDE MORE 1843 01:05:36,766 --> 01:05:37,800 INFORMATION ABOUT THIS 1844 01:05:37,800 --> 01:05:38,134 LEGISLATION. 1845 01:05:38,134 --> 01:05:48,678 >> THANKS, ANDREW. GOOD MORNING, 1846 01:05:50,513 --> 01:05:51,414 COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR 1847 01:05:51,414 --> 01:05:52,748 THE CHANCE TO PRESENT TO YOU 1848 01:05:52,748 --> 01:05:54,216 TODAY. AS ANDREW MENTIONED, I AM 1849 01:05:54,216 --> 01:05:54,917 HERE TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO 1850 01:05:54,917 --> 01:05:55,651 AMEND AND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT 1851 01:05:55,651 --> 01:05:56,886 BETWEEN THE CITY AND KING COUNTY 1852 01:05:56,886 --> 01:05:57,720 FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT THAT 1853 01:05:57,720 --> 01:05:58,521 PROVIDES FUNDING FOR FLOOD 1854 01:05:58,521 --> 01:05:59,588 PREVENTION IN THE SOUTH PARK 1855 01:05:59,588 --> 01:06:00,323 NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG THE LOWER 1856 01:06:00,323 --> 01:06:01,657 DUWAMISH RIVER. THIS INTERLOCAL 1857 01:06:01,657 --> 01:06:12,101 AGREEMENT IS PART OF THE 1858 01:06:23,312 --> 01:06:24,347 FOLLOW-UP WORK RELATED TO THE 1859 01:06:24,347 --> 01:06:25,014 DUWAMISH RIVER OVERTOPPING THAT 1860 01:06:25,014 --> 01:06:26,215 OCCURRED IN 2022. AS YOU MAY 1861 01:06:26,215 --> 01:06:27,416 RECALL, ON DECEMBER 27 OF 2022, 1862 01:06:27,416 --> 01:06:28,384 THE RIVER OVERTOPPED THE BANKS 1863 01:06:28,384 --> 01:06:29,585 DUE TO VERY HIGH TIDES, STORM 1864 01:06:29,585 --> 01:06:30,653 SURGE AND OTHER WEATHER FACTORS. 1865 01:06:30,653 --> 01:06:31,654 INFLATED 49 HOMES AND BUSINESSES 1866 01:06:31,654 --> 01:06:34,557 IN THE SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. 1867 01:06:34,557 --> 01:06:35,925 IN THE IMMEDIATE DAYS FOLLOWING 1868 01:06:35,925 --> 01:06:36,926 THE FLOOD, THE CITY RESPONDED, 1869 01:06:36,926 --> 01:06:37,827 PROVIDING MOBILE WATER 1870 01:06:37,827 --> 01:06:38,461 FACILITIES, INCLUDING TOILETS, 1871 01:06:38,461 --> 01:06:39,295 SINKS, SHOWERS AND LAUNDRY FOR 1872 01:06:39,295 --> 01:06:40,496 THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDED 1873 01:06:40,496 --> 01:06:41,430 EMERGENCY HOUSING AND RECOVERY 1874 01:06:41,430 --> 01:06:42,498 SUPPORT FOR 20 FAMILIES. THIS 1875 01:06:42,498 --> 01:06:43,699 RECOVERY INVOLVED NEARLY A YEAR 1876 01:06:43,699 --> 01:06:44,967 OF CLEANUP AND HOME REPAIR FOR 1877 01:06:44,967 --> 01:06:50,039 THOSE 20 FAMILIES IN THE SOUTH 1878 01:06:50,039 --> 01:06:51,640 PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. IN ORDER TO 1879 01:06:51,640 --> 01:06:52,508 PREPARE FOR, AND HOPEFULLY, 1880 01:06:52,508 --> 01:06:56,345 PREVENT FUTURE EVENTS, SPU HAS 1881 01:06:56,345 --> 01:06:57,780 WORKED WITH THE KING COUNTY 1882 01:06:57,780 --> 01:06:59,815 FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND 1883 01:06:59,815 --> 01:07:00,850 SECURED THEIR SUPPORT FOR THESE 1884 01:07:00,850 --> 01:07:02,651 FUNDS THAT SUPPORT PREPAREDNESS 1885 01:07:02,651 --> 01:07:13,195 THROUGH THE TEMPORARY , THROUGH 1886 01:07:13,462 --> 01:07:14,296 TEMPORARY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT 1887 01:07:14,296 --> 01:07:15,297 PROTECTS THE COMMUNITY WHILE THE 1888 01:07:15,297 --> 01:07:16,932 CITY AND SPU AND OTHERS WORK ON 1889 01:07:16,932 --> 01:07:17,500 LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS FOR THE 1890 01:07:17,500 --> 01:07:18,501 LOWER DUWAMISH. THE ORIGINAL ILA 1891 01:07:18,501 --> 01:07:19,435 APPROVED IN 2024 PROVIDED $2 1892 01:07:19,435 --> 01:07:26,308 MILLION TO PAY FOR SPU'S SOUTH 1893 01:07:26,308 --> 01:07:27,109 PARK INTERIM FLOOD PREPAREDNESS 1894 01:07:27,109 --> 01:07:28,611 PROGRAM THAT COVERED 2022 AND 1895 01:07:28,611 --> 01:07:31,547 2024 EXPENSES FOR THIS AMENDMENT 1896 01:07:31,547 --> 01:07:32,848 I AM BRINGING BEFORE YOU TODAY 1897 01:07:32,848 --> 01:07:34,316 PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL $2.6 1898 01:07:34,316 --> 01:07:36,819 MILLION , WHICH WILL COVER 1899 01:07:36,819 --> 01:07:44,827 EXPENSES FOR 2025 AND 2026. WHAT 1900 01:07:44,827 --> 01:07:46,262 THIS PAYS FOR IS CONSTRUCTION 1901 01:07:46,262 --> 01:07:46,896 AND MAINTENANCE OF THE INTERIM 1902 01:07:46,896 --> 01:07:48,664 SANDBAG WALL THAT PROTECTS THE 1903 01:07:48,664 --> 01:07:51,033 NEIGHBORHOOD , THE PUMP AND 1904 01:07:51,033 --> 01:07:51,901 BYPASS EQUIPMENT THAT ALLOWS 1905 01:07:51,901 --> 01:07:53,569 CREWS TO PUMP WATER OUT OF THE 1906 01:07:53,569 --> 01:07:59,275 NEIGHBORHOOD IF IT DOES FLOOD, 1907 01:07:59,275 --> 01:08:00,509 AS WELL AS SPU LABOR FOR THE 1908 01:08:00,509 --> 01:08:01,510 FLOOD RESPONSE TEAM, THE CREW 1909 01:08:01,510 --> 01:08:04,547 THAT MAINTAINS THE WALL AND IS 1910 01:08:04,547 --> 01:08:05,781 DEPLOYED -- AND IS PREPARED TO 1911 01:08:05,781 --> 01:08:07,049 DEPLOY THE PUMP SYSTEM IF A 1912 01:08:07,049 --> 01:08:08,684 FLOOD SHOULD OCCUR. WITH THAT , 1913 01:08:08,684 --> 01:08:12,988 I HAVE COMPLETED MY PRESENTATION 1914 01:08:12,988 --> 01:08:15,057 AND HAPPY TO RESPOND TO ANY 1915 01:08:15,057 --> 01:08:15,357 QUESTIONS. 1916 01:08:15,357 --> 01:08:16,392 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. ANYTHING 1917 01:08:16,392 --> 01:08:17,393 ABOUT THIS? 1918 01:08:17,393 --> 01:08:24,500 >> NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. THANK 1919 01:08:24,500 --> 01:08:24,700 YOU. 1920 01:08:24,700 --> 01:08:25,334 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, BRIAN. 1921 01:08:25,334 --> 01:08:26,335 COLLEAGUES, I WILL PAUSE HERE TO 1922 01:08:26,335 --> 01:08:27,470 SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS 1923 01:08:27,470 --> 01:08:30,139 REGARDING THE KING COUNTY FLOOD 1924 01:08:30,139 --> 01:08:31,440 CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT FOR SOUTH 1925 01:08:31,440 --> 01:08:36,212 PARK. I SEE EVERYONE SAYING NO. 1926 01:08:36,212 --> 01:08:37,947 I WILL PAUSE HERE REAL QUICK. 1927 01:08:37,947 --> 01:08:43,486 THANK YOU. SO CURRENTLY, I KNOW 1928 01:08:43,486 --> 01:08:44,753 I SERVE ON THE KING COUNTY FLOOD 1929 01:08:44,753 --> 01:08:45,454 DISTRICT CONTROL ADVISORY 1930 01:08:45,454 --> 01:08:46,622 COMMITTEE. I'M LEARNING A LOT 1931 01:08:46,622 --> 01:08:47,990 ABOUT WATER WITH ALL THESE 1932 01:08:47,990 --> 01:08:53,929 COMMITTEES , WHICH IS GREAT. I 1933 01:08:53,929 --> 01:08:56,198 DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS. PRETTY 1934 01:08:56,198 --> 01:09:04,707 STRAIGHTFORWARD. I FEEL 1935 01:09:04,707 --> 01:09:05,274 COMFORTABLE VOTING ON THIS 1936 01:09:05,274 --> 01:09:06,275 TODAY. I HAD A BRIEFING. I JUST 1937 01:09:06,275 --> 01:09:07,309 WANT TO CHECK WITH OTHER 1938 01:09:07,309 --> 01:09:08,043 COUNCILMEMBERS IF THEY FEEL 1939 01:09:08,043 --> 01:09:09,645 COMFORTABLE VOTING ON THIS. 1940 01:09:09,645 --> 01:09:10,446 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1941 01:09:10,446 --> 01:09:16,785 >> CHAIR, THANK YOU. I WAS JUST 1942 01:09:16,785 --> 01:09:18,053 REVIEWING THIS AS WELL. THIS IS 1943 01:09:18,053 --> 01:09:19,655 WHERE, BY THE WAY, HAVING OUR 1944 01:09:19,655 --> 01:09:26,061 TOUR, WATER SITE TOUR, WAS 1945 01:09:26,061 --> 01:09:26,962 REALLY HELPFUL. WHEN YOU SEE 1946 01:09:26,962 --> 01:09:28,030 SOUTH PARK FROM THE WATERSIDE, 1947 01:09:28,030 --> 01:09:29,231 YOU SEE THE VULNERABILITIES. AND 1948 01:09:29,231 --> 01:09:32,768 THEN, ALSO SEEING THOSE 1949 01:09:32,768 --> 01:09:34,036 DIFFERENT AREAS WHERE -- THIS IS 1950 01:09:34,036 --> 01:09:35,471 NOT THE FIRST THING WE HAVE DONE 1951 01:09:35,471 --> 01:09:36,672 IN TERMS RELATED TO SOUTH PARK 1952 01:09:36,672 --> 01:09:37,506 AND DUWAMISH MORE GENERALLY. 1953 01:09:37,506 --> 01:09:38,574 SEEING THOSE PIECES AND THEN 1954 01:09:38,574 --> 01:09:39,775 GOING TO THE CLIMATE CHANGE THAT 1955 01:09:39,775 --> 01:09:44,647 WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER , IT IS 1956 01:09:44,647 --> 01:09:45,514 REALLY VULNERABLE. HAS THERE 1957 01:09:45,514 --> 01:09:48,083 BEEN ANY PUSHBACK AT ALL? IS -- 1958 01:09:48,083 --> 01:09:49,018 THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY 1959 01:09:49,018 --> 01:09:50,019 STRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT ANY 1960 01:09:50,019 --> 01:09:54,723 QUESTIONS FROM COMMUNITY ? I AM 1961 01:09:54,723 --> 01:09:57,526 NOT SEEING ANYTHING . I JUST 1962 01:09:57,526 --> 01:10:05,935 WANTED TO -- IN TERMS OF 1963 01:10:05,935 --> 01:10:06,902 OUTREACH AND THE LIKE, EITHER 1964 01:10:06,902 --> 01:10:07,836 FROM THE COMMUNITIES AND 1965 01:10:07,836 --> 01:10:08,504 NEIGHBORHOODS AFFECTED, OR MORE 1966 01:10:08,504 --> 01:10:09,405 PROFESSIONAL OR THOSE GROUPS 1967 01:10:09,405 --> 01:10:10,372 THAT FOLLOW THESE THINGS. HAVE 1968 01:10:10,372 --> 01:10:11,373 THERE BEEN ANY QUESTIONS OR 1969 01:10:11,373 --> 01:10:12,374 THOUGHTS RELATED TO THIS PROJECT 1970 01:10:12,374 --> 01:10:13,475 OR IN GENERAL? 1971 01:10:13,475 --> 01:10:23,953 >> HONESTLY, THIS HAS BEEN 1972 01:10:31,360 --> 01:10:31,961 INCOMPLETE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE 1973 01:10:31,961 --> 01:10:32,695 COMMUNITY. SO THE COMMUNITY IS 1974 01:10:32,695 --> 01:10:33,996 VERY, VERY ENGAGED WITH US, BOTH 1975 01:10:33,996 --> 01:10:35,130 ON THE SHORT-TERM ACTION -- THIS 1976 01:10:35,130 --> 01:10:36,198 IS PRIMARILY A SHORT-TERM ACTION 1977 01:10:36,198 --> 01:10:37,866 TO COVER US UNTIL WE HAVE A MORE 1978 01:10:37,866 --> 01:10:38,867 PERMANENT SOLUTION IN PLACE, BUT 1979 01:10:38,867 --> 01:10:39,702 ALSO ON THE LONGER-TERM 1980 01:10:39,702 --> 01:10:40,769 SOLUTION, WHICH WE ARE EXCITED 1981 01:10:40,769 --> 01:10:41,437 DIRECTLY PRESENT, POTENTIALLY, 1982 01:10:41,437 --> 01:10:42,805 IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. MORE 1983 01:10:42,805 --> 01:10:43,639 PERMANENT SOLUTIONS WE ARE 1984 01:10:43,639 --> 01:10:45,240 LOOKING TO PUT IN PLAY. THAT 1985 01:10:45,240 --> 01:10:46,242 BEING SAID, THIS IS REALLY ABOUT 1986 01:10:46,242 --> 01:10:47,209 PROVIDING PEACE OF MIND RIGHT 1987 01:10:47,209 --> 01:10:49,612 NOW FOR COMMUNITY. AND SO, THE 1988 01:10:49,612 --> 01:10:55,417 INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY THAT THIS 1989 01:10:55,417 --> 01:10:56,785 PROVIDES FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO 1990 01:10:56,785 --> 01:10:58,120 SLEEP EASY WHEN THERE IS A KING 1991 01:10:58,120 --> 01:10:59,221 TIDE, WHICH HAPPENS ABOUT FOUR 1992 01:10:59,221 --> 01:11:00,155 TIMES PER YEAR, YOU CAN'T 1993 01:11:00,155 --> 01:11:01,523 QUANTIFY THE BENEFIT OF THAT FOR 1994 01:11:01,523 --> 01:11:02,491 COMMUNITY. WE EXPECTED THESE 1995 01:11:02,491 --> 01:11:03,692 TYPES OF EVENTS TO OCCUR AT SOME 1996 01:11:03,692 --> 01:11:14,236 POINT IN TIME, BUT NOT IN 2022. 1997 01:11:15,204 --> 01:11:16,739 AND SO, THIS IS PROVIDING THAT 1998 01:11:16,739 --> 01:11:18,274 PEACE OF MIND UNTIL WE ARE ABLE 1999 01:11:18,274 --> 01:11:19,274 TO GET SOMETHING PERMANENT IN 2000 01:11:19,274 --> 01:11:20,075 PLACE. YES, COMMUNITY IS 2001 01:11:20,075 --> 01:11:20,876 INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. 2002 01:11:20,876 --> 01:11:22,278 WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT THERE 2003 01:11:22,278 --> 01:11:23,479 HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, THINGS WE 2004 01:11:23,479 --> 01:11:24,980 HAVE HAD TO WORK OUT WITH SOME 2005 01:11:24,980 --> 01:11:26,282 INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS LOCATED ON 2006 01:11:26,282 --> 01:11:33,355 THE WATERFRONT. BECAUSE IF YOU 2007 01:11:33,355 --> 01:11:34,456 BUILD A LARGE WALL OF SANDBAGS, 2008 01:11:34,456 --> 01:11:35,357 THAT IS GOING TO POTENTIALLY 2009 01:11:35,357 --> 01:11:36,859 IMPEDE TRAFFIC INTO AND OUT OF 2010 01:11:36,859 --> 01:11:37,660 THE WATERFRONT SITES. BUT WE 2011 01:11:37,660 --> 01:11:39,061 HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK VERY MUCH 2012 01:11:39,061 --> 01:11:40,195 HAND IN HAND WITH INDUSTRIAL 2013 01:11:40,195 --> 01:11:41,430 BUSINESS OWNERS TO MAKE SURE 2014 01:11:41,430 --> 01:11:42,431 THEY HAVE ACCESS OUTSIDE OF 2015 01:11:42,431 --> 01:11:43,499 THOSE KING TIDE EVENTS WILL NEED 2016 01:11:43,499 --> 01:11:44,300 TO FULLY DEPLOY EVERYTHING. 2017 01:11:44,300 --> 01:11:45,534 >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. FIRST 2018 01:11:45,534 --> 01:11:46,969 THING THAT COMES TO MIND IS AN 2019 01:11:46,969 --> 01:11:48,237 OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A 2020 01:11:48,237 --> 01:11:49,538 POUND. THE MORE OUTREACH DONE ON 2021 01:11:49,538 --> 01:11:50,873 THE FRONT END IS SO MUCH BETTER 2022 01:11:50,873 --> 01:11:51,907 RELATED TO DEALING WITH THE 2023 01:11:51,907 --> 01:11:52,941 CHALLENGES ON THE BACKEND, LIKE 2024 01:11:52,941 --> 01:11:53,575 WORKING CONSTITUENT AFFAIRS. 2025 01:11:53,575 --> 01:11:55,077 THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALSO 2026 01:11:55,077 --> 01:11:55,644 HIGHLIGHTING THE INDUSTRIAL 2027 01:11:55,644 --> 01:11:57,046 USERS PIECE TOO. THAT IS 2028 01:11:57,046 --> 01:11:57,680 SOMETHING THAT WAS ALSO SEEN ON 2029 01:11:57,680 --> 01:11:59,114 THE TOUR AND SO FORTH. THANK YOU 2030 01:11:59,114 --> 01:12:00,416 FOR THAT. ALL SET, CHAIR. 2031 01:12:00,416 --> 01:12:01,917 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THOSE. 2032 01:12:01,917 --> 01:12:04,186 THANK YOU FOR THAT -- THOSE 2033 01:12:04,186 --> 01:12:10,759 QUESTIONS. I LOOKED LEFT AND 2034 01:12:10,759 --> 01:12:12,695 RIGHT AND UP ON THE SCREEN, AND 2035 01:12:12,695 --> 01:12:14,063 IF YOU LIKE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE 2036 01:12:14,063 --> 01:12:15,197 PRETTY CONFIDENT IN VOTING 2037 01:12:15,197 --> 01:12:18,701 TODAY. I AM GOING TO MOVE THE 2038 01:12:18,701 --> 01:12:19,501 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF 2039 01:12:19,501 --> 01:12:20,703 COUNCIL BILL 121202. IS THERE A 2040 01:12:20,703 --> 01:12:20,936 SECOND? 2041 01:12:20,936 --> 01:12:21,236 >> SECOND. 2042 01:12:21,236 --> 01:12:23,338 >> THANK YOU. RECOMMENDED 2043 01:12:23,338 --> 01:12:24,940 PASSAGE OF THE BILL. ANY FINAL 2044 01:12:24,940 --> 01:12:27,276 COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. WILL 2045 01:12:27,276 --> 01:12:28,844 CLERK CALL THE ROLL. 2046 01:12:28,844 --> 01:12:39,254 >> [ ROLL CALL ] FOUR IN FAVOR. 2047 01:12:39,388 --> 01:12:40,355 >> MOTION CARRIES. THE BILL WILL 2048 01:12:40,355 --> 01:12:41,857 BE SENT TO THE MAY 19 CITY 2049 01:12:41,857 --> 01:12:43,625 COUNCIL MEETING. AWESOME. WILL 2050 01:12:43,625 --> 01:12:46,128 THE CLERK PLEASE READ -- I KNOW 2051 01:12:46,128 --> 01:12:48,764 WE'RE JUST GOING THROUGH. 2052 01:12:48,764 --> 01:12:51,133 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE TO THE 2053 01:12:51,133 --> 01:12:51,367 RECORD. 2054 01:12:51,367 --> 01:12:55,471 >> COUNCIL BILL 121190, 2055 01:12:55,471 --> 01:12:56,472 ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE 2026 2056 01:12:56,472 --> 01:12:57,873 STORMWATER CODE UPDATE UPDATING 2057 01:12:57,873 --> 01:13:01,243 STORMWATER CONTROL REQUIREMENTS 2058 01:13:01,243 --> 01:13:02,411 FOR BREATHING, DISCUSSION AND 2059 01:13:02,411 --> 01:13:03,045 POSSIBLE VOTE. 2060 01:13:03,045 --> 01:13:04,046 >> THANK YOU. THE HEAVYWEIGHT 2061 01:13:04,046 --> 01:13:08,517 FIGHT, AGENDA NUMBER FIVE. YOU 2062 01:13:08,517 --> 01:13:10,219 DIDN'T LIKE THE FIGHT WORD? 2063 01:13:10,219 --> 01:13:11,653 I'M SORRY. 2064 01:13:11,653 --> 01:13:12,621 >> I LIKED IT. 2065 01:13:12,621 --> 01:13:14,223 >> THE HEAVY CONVERSATION. 2066 01:13:14,223 --> 01:13:16,792 >> I LIKE IT. DO IT. 2067 01:13:16,792 --> 01:13:26,235 >> OKAY. AWESOME, THANK YOU. WE 2068 01:13:26,235 --> 01:13:27,736 ARE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT IN. WE 2069 01:13:27,736 --> 01:13:29,404 READ ITEM NUMBER FIVE INTO THE 2070 01:13:29,404 --> 01:13:30,239 RECORD. WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION 2071 01:13:30,239 --> 01:13:31,273 UP. WE WILL JUMP RIGHT INTO THE 2072 01:13:31,273 --> 01:13:39,515 DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. 2073 01:13:39,515 --> 01:13:40,649 >> LET'S DO INTRODUCTIONS. 2074 01:13:40,649 --> 01:13:41,049 >> I'M SORRY. 2075 01:13:41,049 --> 01:13:42,451 >> ANGELI, GENERAL MANAGER AND 2076 01:13:42,451 --> 01:13:43,318 CEO FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC 2077 01:13:43,318 --> 01:13:43,619 UTILITIES. 2078 01:13:43,619 --> 01:13:46,488 >> KEVIN BROWN, POLICY MANAGER. 2079 01:13:46,622 --> 01:13:47,222 >> CENTRAL STAFF. 2080 01:13:47,222 --> 01:13:52,427 >> THANK YOU. 2081 01:13:52,427 --> 01:13:54,797 >> THE WANT ME TO GO AHEAD AND 2082 01:13:54,797 --> 01:13:55,063 JUMP IN? 2083 01:13:55,063 --> 01:14:05,507 >> GO RIGHT AHEAD. SORRY. 2084 01:14:08,043 --> 01:14:09,511 >> AT THE LAST MEETING, SPU 2085 01:14:09,511 --> 01:14:10,946 PROVIDED A BRIEFING ON THE 2086 01:14:10,946 --> 01:14:11,580 CONTENTS OF THIS BILL, 121190, 2087 01:14:11,580 --> 01:14:12,548 WHICH WOULD UPDATE THE 2088 01:14:12,548 --> 01:14:13,248 STORMWATER CODE. FOR TODAY'S 2089 01:14:13,248 --> 01:14:13,882 MEETING, I WILL JUST BRIEFLY 2090 01:14:13,882 --> 01:14:15,017 PROVIDE SOME HIGH LEVEL 2091 01:14:15,017 --> 01:14:16,218 BACKGROUND AND DESCRIBE TWO OF 2092 01:14:16,218 --> 01:14:16,852 THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES 2093 01:14:16,852 --> 01:14:17,686 CONTAINED IN THE PROPOSED 2094 01:14:17,686 --> 01:14:18,720 UPDATES, AND THEN DESCRIBE THE 2095 01:14:18,720 --> 01:14:19,755 TWO AMENDMENTS ATTACHED TO THE 2096 01:14:19,755 --> 01:14:20,956 AGENDA FOR TODAY. AFTER THAT, I 2097 01:14:20,956 --> 01:14:31,500 WILL TURN IT OVER TO SPU, AGAIN, 2098 01:14:32,301 --> 01:14:32,868 TO RECAP THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT 2099 01:14:32,868 --> 01:14:34,102 PROCESS THEY HAVE UNDERTAKEN FOR 2100 01:14:34,102 --> 01:14:34,937 THE STORMWATER CODE UPDATE AND 2101 01:14:34,937 --> 01:14:35,971 TO SUMMARIZE SOME OF THE MAJOR 2102 01:14:35,971 --> 01:14:36,939 THEMES THEY HAVE HEARD DURING 2103 01:14:36,939 --> 01:14:38,407 THAT PROCESS. BUT OF COURSE, 2104 01:14:38,407 --> 01:14:39,408 WE'RE OBVIOUSLY HERE TO ANSWER 2105 01:14:39,408 --> 01:14:49,117 QUESTIONS. JUMPING IN, AS A 2106 01:14:49,117 --> 01:14:50,752 HEARD OF THE LAST MEETING, THE 2107 01:14:50,752 --> 01:14:51,553 CITY STORMWATER CODE IS INTENDED 2108 01:14:51,553 --> 01:14:52,488 TO PROTECT PEOPLE, PROPERTY AND 2109 01:14:52,488 --> 01:14:53,088 THE ENVIRONMENT FROM DAMAGE 2110 01:14:53,088 --> 01:14:53,989 CAUSED BY STORMWATER RUNOFF. THE 2111 01:14:53,989 --> 01:14:55,023 CITY'S CODE AND THE COMPANION 2112 01:14:55,023 --> 01:14:56,825 TECHNICAL DOCUMENT, WHICH IS 2113 01:14:56,825 --> 01:14:57,326 KNOWN AS THE STORMWATER 2114 01:14:57,326 --> 01:14:57,993 MANDIBLE, MUST COMPLY WITH STATE 2115 01:14:57,993 --> 01:14:58,594 AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. IN 2116 01:14:58,594 --> 01:14:59,194 2024, THE WASHINGTON STATE 2117 01:14:59,194 --> 01:15:00,229 DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY ISSUED A 2118 01:15:00,229 --> 01:15:01,296 NEW STORMWATER PERMIT TO THE 2119 01:15:01,296 --> 01:15:02,531 CITY AND MANY OF THE PROPOSED 2120 01:15:02,531 --> 01:15:03,298 UPDATES CONTAINED IN THE 2121 01:15:03,298 --> 01:15:04,500 LEGISLATION ARE IN RESPONSE TO 2122 01:15:04,500 --> 01:15:05,467 THAT PERMIT. THE COUNCIL LAST 2123 01:15:05,467 --> 01:15:06,668 AMENDED THE STORMWATER CODE IN 2124 01:15:06,668 --> 01:15:08,003 2021, WHICH WAS THROUGH 2125 01:15:08,003 --> 01:15:08,904 ORDINANCE 126336 FOLLOWING THE 2126 01:15:08,904 --> 01:15:10,138 LAST UPDATE TO THE CITY 2127 01:15:10,138 --> 01:15:12,641 STORMWATER PERMIT. THE TERMS OF 2128 01:15:12,641 --> 01:15:23,185 THE SIGNIFICANT UPDATES, AND IT 2129 01:15:23,485 --> 01:15:25,287 -- IN ADDITION TO RESPONDING TO 2130 01:15:25,287 --> 01:15:26,655 STATE REQUIREMENTS, IT ALSO 2131 01:15:26,655 --> 01:15:27,289 CONTAINS UPDATES TO ALLY WITH 2132 01:15:27,289 --> 01:15:28,056 THE CITY'S UPDATED LAND USE 2133 01:15:28,056 --> 01:15:28,957 CODED CITY POLICIES AROUND 2134 01:15:28,957 --> 01:15:30,325 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS 2135 01:15:30,325 --> 01:15:30,959 CHANGES TO IMPROVE CLARITY AND 2136 01:15:30,959 --> 01:15:31,593 PREDICTABILITY. THERE IS A 2137 01:15:31,593 --> 01:15:32,661 CENTRAL STAFF MEMO ATTACHED TO 2138 01:15:32,661 --> 01:15:34,229 THE AGENDA. GOES INTO MORE 2139 01:15:34,229 --> 01:15:34,897 DETAIL REGARDING CHANGES IN THE 2140 01:15:34,897 --> 01:15:35,530 LEGISLATION. MY WOULD JUST 2141 01:15:35,530 --> 01:15:37,332 DESCRIBE TWO OF THOSE BRIEFLY . 2142 01:15:37,332 --> 01:15:38,367 THE FIRST CHANGE WOULD REVISE 2143 01:15:38,367 --> 01:15:39,735 THE DEFINITION FOR CLOSELY 2144 01:15:39,735 --> 01:15:47,342 RELATED PROJECTS WOULD MOVE THAT 2145 01:15:47,342 --> 01:15:48,210 DEFINITION FROM THE TECHNICAL 2146 01:15:48,210 --> 01:15:48,777 STORMWATER MANUAL INTO THE 2147 01:15:48,777 --> 01:15:50,379 SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND IT 2148 01:15:50,379 --> 01:15:50,979 WOULD CREATE A NEW DEFINITION 2149 01:15:50,979 --> 01:15:57,052 FOR COMMON PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT 2150 01:15:57,052 --> 01:15:58,020 OR SALE THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO 2151 01:15:58,020 --> 01:15:59,021 THE CITY UP HIS PERMIT. THESE 2152 01:15:59,021 --> 01:16:00,155 CHANGES ARE IN RESPONSE TO 2153 01:16:00,155 --> 01:16:01,023 DIRECTION FROM ECOLOGY, AND THE 2154 01:16:01,023 --> 01:16:02,958 INTENT IS TO ENSURE THE IMPACTS 2155 01:16:02,958 --> 01:16:06,028 OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE SHARED 2156 01:16:06,028 --> 01:16:06,561 ELEMENTS OR ARE BEING 2157 01:16:06,561 --> 01:16:07,195 COORDINATED TOGETHER, BUT THOSE 2158 01:16:07,195 --> 01:16:07,863 IMPACTS ARE ACTUALLY CONSIDERED 2159 01:16:07,863 --> 01:16:08,697 TOGETHER RATHER THAN BEING 2160 01:16:08,697 --> 01:16:10,132 EVALUATED AS SEPARATE AND 2161 01:16:10,132 --> 01:16:13,869 DISTINCT PROJECTS. THE NEXT 2162 01:16:13,869 --> 01:16:15,037 CHANGE I WILL DESCRIBE RELEASED 2163 01:16:15,037 --> 01:16:16,605 TO FULL CONTROL REQUIREMENTS FOR 2164 01:16:16,605 --> 01:16:17,239 SMALL SITES. THAT WAS THE TOPIC 2165 01:16:17,239 --> 01:16:17,973 OF MUCH OF THIS MORNING'S 2166 01:16:17,973 --> 01:16:18,974 PUBLIC COMMENT YOU HEARD. THE 2167 01:16:18,974 --> 01:16:26,648 CHANGE WOULD SOFTEN DETENTION 2168 01:16:26,648 --> 01:16:27,282 REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECT LOCATED 2169 01:16:27,282 --> 01:16:28,283 WITHIN A SMALL LAKE BASIN OR 2170 01:16:28,283 --> 01:16:29,217 CAPACITY CONSTRAINED SYSTEMS, 2171 01:16:29,217 --> 01:16:30,419 WHICH ARE BASICALLY AREAS OF THE 2172 01:16:30,419 --> 01:16:31,453 CITY THAT ONLY HAVE DITCHES AND 2173 01:16:31,453 --> 01:16:32,454 CULVERTS. THE EXISTING CODE 2174 01:16:32,454 --> 01:16:33,121 REQUIRES PROJECTS THAT EQUAL OR 2175 01:16:33,121 --> 01:16:34,323 EXCEED 2000 SQUARE FEET OF NEW 2176 01:16:34,323 --> 01:16:41,430 HEART SERVICE TO -- PEAK 2177 01:16:41,430 --> 01:16:42,264 STORMWATER RATES. THE PROPOSED 2178 01:16:42,264 --> 01:16:43,298 UPDATE WOULD RAISE THE SPECIAL 2179 01:16:43,298 --> 01:16:44,600 TO ONLY APPLY TO PROJECTS THAT 2180 01:16:44,600 --> 01:16:55,143 EQUAL OR EXCEED 5000 SQUARE FEET 2181 01:16:55,377 --> 01:16:56,612 . THE HIGHER THRESHOLD WOULD 2182 01:16:56,612 --> 01:16:57,613 ALIGN WITH CHANGES MADE IN THE 2183 01:16:57,613 --> 01:16:58,647 2021 STORMWATER CODE UPDATE THE 2184 01:16:58,647 --> 01:16:59,514 SET FLOW CONTROL THRESHOLD FOR 2185 01:16:59,514 --> 01:17:00,949 OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY AT 5000 2186 01:17:00,949 --> 01:17:02,217 SQUARE FEET, AND IT WOULD REMAIN 2187 01:17:02,217 --> 01:17:03,018 MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THE 2188 01:17:03,018 --> 01:17:03,885 ECOLOGY THRESHOLD OF 10,000 2189 01:17:03,885 --> 01:17:04,753 SQUARE FEET. RELATED CHANGE 2190 01:17:04,753 --> 01:17:05,520 ADDRESSES HOW PROJECTS ACROSS 2191 01:17:05,520 --> 01:17:06,521 ALL -- EXCUSE ME, PROJECTS 2192 01:17:06,521 --> 01:17:07,522 ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY PERFORM 2193 01:17:07,522 --> 01:17:12,027 ON-SITE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. 2194 01:17:12,027 --> 01:17:13,095 PROJECTS THAT EXCEED OR EQUAL 2195 01:17:13,095 --> 01:17:14,696 1500 SQUARE FEET OF NEW PLUS OR 2196 01:17:14,696 --> 01:17:16,365 PLACED HARD SURFACE ARE REQUIRED 2197 01:17:16,365 --> 01:17:22,504 TO PROVIDE ON-SITE STORMWATER 2198 01:17:22,504 --> 01:17:23,338 PRACTICES. THE 2026 UPDATES 2199 01:17:23,338 --> 01:17:24,272 PROPOSED TO INCREASE THE 2200 01:17:24,272 --> 01:17:25,374 APPLICABLE SIZES OF ONE OF THE 2201 01:17:25,374 --> 01:17:26,408 COMMONLY USED METHODS OF ON-SITE 2202 01:17:26,408 --> 01:17:27,209 MANAGEMENT THAT PROVIDES BOTH 2203 01:17:27,209 --> 01:17:28,744 FLOW CONTROL AND STORMWATER 2204 01:17:28,744 --> 01:17:35,017 TREATMENT. THESE ARE KNOWN AS 2205 01:17:35,017 --> 01:17:35,684 NON-INFILTRATING PRIOR RETENTION 2206 01:17:35,684 --> 01:17:36,318 FACILITIES. I WILL DEFINITELY 2207 01:17:36,318 --> 01:17:37,252 REFER YOU TO KEVIN FOR ANY 2208 01:17:37,252 --> 01:17:38,053 TECHNICAL DETAILS, BUT MY 2209 01:17:38,053 --> 01:17:39,121 UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THESE ARE 2210 01:17:39,121 --> 01:17:44,760 BASICALLY ON-SITE PLANTER BOXES. 2211 01:17:44,760 --> 01:17:46,128 OVERALL, SPU BELIEVES TAKEN 2212 01:17:46,128 --> 01:17:46,795 TOGETHER THE UPDATED SIZER 2213 01:17:46,795 --> 01:17:47,863 REQUIREMENT AND USE OF OTHER 2214 01:17:47,863 --> 01:17:48,630 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES 2215 01:17:48,630 --> 01:17:49,097 PROVIDES COMPARABLE 2216 01:17:49,097 --> 01:17:49,798 ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS TO THE 2217 01:17:49,798 --> 01:17:51,166 EXISTING REQUIREMENTS ON SMALL 2218 01:17:51,166 --> 01:17:53,535 PROJECTS. LASTLY, I WILL 2219 01:17:53,535 --> 01:17:54,236 DESCRIBE THE TWO AMENDMENTS 2220 01:17:54,236 --> 01:17:55,070 AVAILABLE TODAY FOR YOUR 2221 01:17:55,070 --> 01:17:56,104 CONSIDERATION. BOTH OF WHICH ARE 2222 01:17:56,104 --> 01:17:57,305 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2223 01:17:57,305 --> 01:18:03,078 HOLLINGSWORTH. AMENDMENT NUMBER 2224 01:18:03,078 --> 01:18:04,279 ONE WAS REQUESTED BY SPU STAFF 2225 01:18:04,279 --> 01:18:05,280 AND IS INTENDED TO CORRECT 2226 01:18:05,280 --> 01:18:05,914 TECHNICAL DRAFTING ERRORS 2227 01:18:05,914 --> 01:18:06,848 IDENTIFIED AFTER INTRODUCTION OF 2228 01:18:06,848 --> 01:18:07,783 THE BILL. THESE INCLUDE THE 2229 01:18:07,783 --> 01:18:08,784 ADDITION OF UNDERLINES TO 2230 01:18:08,784 --> 01:18:09,751 PROPOSE NEW CODING WHICH, 2231 01:18:09,751 --> 01:18:11,119 REMOVING PUNCTUATION AND ADDING 2232 01:18:11,119 --> 01:18:13,655 A,. AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO WOULD 2233 01:18:13,655 --> 01:18:14,723 ADD THREE NEW RECITALS TO THE 2234 01:18:14,723 --> 01:18:15,724 BILL TO HIGHLIGHT THE CITY'S 2235 01:18:15,724 --> 01:18:17,559 ADVOCACY AND IT'S A TENT FOR 2236 01:18:17,559 --> 01:18:26,168 FUTURE UPDATES. THE FIRST NEW 2237 01:18:26,168 --> 01:18:27,202 RECITAL RECAPS THE CITY'S EFFORT 2238 01:18:27,202 --> 01:18:28,437 AND LEGISLATIVE SESSION FOR A 2239 01:18:28,437 --> 01:18:29,371 BILL THAT WOULD HAVE PROHIBITED 2240 01:18:29,371 --> 01:18:30,706 THE SALE OF TIRES CONTAINING A 2241 01:18:30,706 --> 01:18:32,774 CHEMICAL . ALTHOUGH THE BILL DID 2242 01:18:32,774 --> 01:18:34,042 NOT PASS IN 2026, THE CITY 2243 01:18:34,042 --> 01:18:34,843 INTENDS TO CONTINUE ADVOCATING 2244 01:18:34,843 --> 01:18:35,844 FOR THE PROHIBITION AND OTHER 2245 01:18:35,844 --> 01:18:38,313 SIMILARLY HARMFUL CHEMICALS 2246 01:18:38,313 --> 01:18:39,314 STATEWIDE IN FUTURE LEGISLATIVE 2247 01:18:39,314 --> 01:18:49,858 SESSIONS. THE SECOND STATES THE 2248 01:19:02,838 --> 01:19:03,572 CITY WILL CONTINUE TO 2249 01:19:03,572 --> 01:19:04,406 COLLABORATE WITH LEADING 2250 01:19:04,406 --> 01:19:05,040 RESEARCHERS AND ACADEMICS PRIOR 2251 01:19:05,040 --> 01:19:06,108 TO THE NECK STORMWATER CODE 2252 01:19:06,108 --> 01:19:07,275 UPDATE TOOK FOR THE PROPER ROLE 2253 01:19:07,275 --> 01:19:08,076 INFECTION OF TREES AND 2254 01:19:08,076 --> 01:19:08,577 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT 2255 01:19:08,577 --> 01:19:09,144 REQUIREMENTS. DEFERRED NEW 2256 01:19:09,144 --> 01:19:10,078 RECITAL STATES THE CITY WILL 2257 01:19:10,078 --> 01:19:11,046 CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE BEST 2258 01:19:11,046 --> 01:19:11,680 AVAILABLE SCIENCE, INCORPORATE 2259 01:19:11,680 --> 01:19:12,347 EFFECTIVE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT 2260 01:19:12,347 --> 01:19:12,914 TECHNIQUES FROM OTHER 2261 01:19:12,914 --> 01:19:13,548 JURISDICTIONS AND CONSIDER 2262 01:19:13,548 --> 01:19:14,549 CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN EFFORTS TO 2263 01:19:14,549 --> 01:19:15,150 IMPROVE ENVIRONMENT THE 2264 01:19:15,150 --> 01:19:15,951 PROTECTIONS IN FUTURE UPDATES. 2265 01:19:15,951 --> 01:19:16,985 THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS. HAPPY 2266 01:19:16,985 --> 01:19:18,253 TO TURN IT OVER TO KEVIN. 2267 01:19:18,253 --> 01:19:19,788 >> AWESOME. I WANT TO SEE IF 2268 01:19:19,788 --> 01:19:20,789 THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CENTRAL 2269 01:19:20,789 --> 01:19:22,090 STAFF BEFORE WE TURN IT OVER TO 2270 01:19:22,090 --> 01:19:23,692 SPU AND KEVIN AND DIRECTOR LEE. 2271 01:19:23,692 --> 01:19:24,226 OKAY. AWESOME. KEVIN. 2272 01:19:24,226 --> 01:19:25,360 >> THANKS AGAIN FOR HAVING ME 2273 01:19:25,360 --> 01:19:26,628 HERE THIS MORNING. A PLEASURE TO 2274 01:19:26,628 --> 01:19:27,629 RETURN. AT YOUR REQUEST, WERE 2275 01:19:27,629 --> 01:19:31,066 BACK TO TALK ABOUT A SUMMARY 2276 01:19:31,066 --> 01:19:31,933 INFORMATION BASED ON STAKEHOLDER 2277 01:19:31,933 --> 01:19:35,103 ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, AND ALSO GO 2278 01:19:35,103 --> 01:19:37,539 OVER THE RESPONSE TO COMMENTS . 2279 01:19:37,539 --> 01:19:39,608 JUST TO GIVE YOU A FLAVOR OF THE 2280 01:19:39,608 --> 01:19:44,279 EFFORT , LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT AND 2281 01:19:44,279 --> 01:19:48,884 THE TIME THAT WE SPENT TRYING TO 2282 01:19:48,884 --> 01:19:50,051 DESCRIBE ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE 2283 01:19:50,051 --> 01:19:54,789 MADE TO THE CODE. CAN I FIRST 2284 01:19:54,789 --> 01:19:55,824 START WITH SOME LEVITY? I WANT 2285 01:19:55,824 --> 01:19:56,958 TO THANK THE FOLKS WHO ATTENDED 2286 01:19:56,958 --> 01:19:59,594 HERE TODAY AND SPENT TIME TAKING 2287 01:19:59,594 --> 01:20:00,662 TIME OUT OF THEIR SCHEDULE TO 2288 01:20:00,662 --> 01:20:02,264 JOIN US. I THINK BASED ON WHAT I 2289 01:20:02,264 --> 01:20:03,832 HAVE NOTED DOWN FROM THE 2290 01:20:03,832 --> 01:20:06,201 COMMENTS , MOSTLY NO ONE IS 2291 01:20:06,201 --> 01:20:07,202 HAPPY, WHICH MEANS WE'RE 2292 01:20:07,202 --> 01:20:08,136 PROBABLY DOING OUR JOB REALLY 2293 01:20:08,136 --> 01:20:10,071 WELL. WE FOUND, I THINK, THE 2294 01:20:10,071 --> 01:20:12,641 RIGHT TOOLS TO GET TO THE 2295 01:20:12,641 --> 01:20:13,642 OUTCOMES WE ARE TRYING TO 2296 01:20:13,642 --> 01:20:15,277 SUPPORT ACROSS THE CITY, WHICH 2297 01:20:15,277 --> 01:20:16,344 IS MANAGING DRAINAGE FOR CLEAN 2298 01:20:16,344 --> 01:20:17,379 WATER, AND ALSO SUPPORTING OTHER 2299 01:20:17,379 --> 01:20:24,920 POLICIES FOR THE CITY. I DO WANT 2300 01:20:24,920 --> 01:20:26,288 TO REMIND US BY STATING THE 2301 01:20:26,288 --> 01:20:27,522 STORMWATER CODE IS ONLY ONE TOOL 2302 01:20:27,522 --> 01:20:32,194 IN THE TOOLBOX. THE SEATTLE 2303 01:20:32,194 --> 01:20:33,228 STORM WATER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 2304 01:20:33,228 --> 01:20:35,096 BETTER PART OF 50 YEARS HAVE 2305 01:20:35,096 --> 01:20:35,730 ALWAYS BEEN MORE STRINGENT FOR 2306 01:20:35,730 --> 01:20:36,398 THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY. THAT 2307 01:20:36,398 --> 01:20:37,866 WILL CONTINUE TO BE A TRUE FACT 2308 01:20:37,866 --> 01:20:42,804 AFTER THIS CODE UPDATE IS 2309 01:20:42,804 --> 01:20:43,638 ADOPTED. ALSO, WANTING TO 2310 01:20:43,638 --> 01:20:44,973 HIGHLIGHT HERE IS THAT WE ARE 2311 01:20:44,973 --> 01:20:49,778 ALSO INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE . 2312 01:20:49,778 --> 01:20:50,645 WE ARE NEARING THE END OF 2313 01:20:50,645 --> 01:20:51,213 PLANNING FOR A FIFTY-YEAR 2314 01:20:51,213 --> 01:20:51,947 DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER 2315 01:20:51,947 --> 01:20:53,815 INVESTMENT PLAN . WE HAVE WORKED 2316 01:20:53,815 --> 01:20:54,716 WITH THE COMMUNITY TO HELP 2317 01:20:54,716 --> 01:20:57,552 DEVELOP A VISION , WHICH WILL BE 2318 01:20:57,552 --> 01:20:58,587 THE STEERING BODY FOR DRIVING 2319 01:20:58,587 --> 01:21:00,188 THE KINDS OF INVESTMENTS WE'RE 2320 01:21:00,188 --> 01:21:01,756 DOING. AS A RESULT OF THIS WORK, 2321 01:21:01,756 --> 01:21:06,328 WE WILL SEE MORE RESILIENT 2322 01:21:06,328 --> 01:21:07,429 INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL 2323 01:21:07,429 --> 01:21:08,096 ADAPTIVELY MANAGE RUNOFF AND 2324 01:21:08,096 --> 01:21:12,434 ALSO WORK TO MITIGATE THE 2325 01:21:12,434 --> 01:21:13,068 IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE OVER 2326 01:21:13,068 --> 01:21:17,305 TIME. ONE THING THAT IS REALLY 2327 01:21:17,305 --> 01:21:18,707 FUN TO CELEBRATE IS THAT WE ARE 2328 01:21:18,707 --> 01:21:19,307 RAPIDLY APPROACHING 1 BILLION 2329 01:21:19,307 --> 01:21:29,851 GALLONS OF RUNOFF THROUGH GREEN 2330 01:21:30,886 --> 01:21:31,886 INFRASTRUCTURE. THE FUN PART OF 2331 01:21:31,886 --> 01:21:32,787 THE STORY IS THAT SEATTLE IS A 2332 01:21:32,787 --> 01:21:33,855 LEADER BEGAN THIS ENDEAVOR IN 2333 01:21:33,855 --> 01:21:34,589 USUALLY NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS 2334 01:21:34,589 --> 01:21:35,290 TO ADDRESS STORMWATER BEGINNING, 2335 01:21:35,290 --> 01:21:36,992 I THINK, THE LATE '90s. OVER 2336 01:21:36,992 --> 01:21:37,659 TIME, THE FIRST BIG PROJECTS 2337 01:21:37,659 --> 01:21:38,593 WERE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED BY 2338 01:21:38,593 --> 01:21:39,761 THE CITY. AND ALSO THE COUNTY. 2339 01:21:39,761 --> 01:21:43,632 BUT TODAY, THE STORMWATER CODE 2340 01:21:43,632 --> 01:21:44,666 ANNUALLY YEAR AFTER YEAR IS 2341 01:21:44,666 --> 01:21:46,134 MANAGING MORE AND MORE RUNOFF 2342 01:21:46,134 --> 01:21:52,941 FROM OUR URBAN LANDSCAPE THEN 2343 01:21:52,941 --> 01:21:53,575 THE CAPITAL PROJECTS ALONE. THAT 2344 01:21:53,575 --> 01:21:55,377 TREND WILL CONTINUE FOR YEARS TO 2345 01:21:55,377 --> 01:21:58,413 COME. ANOTHER FUN FACT I WANTED 2346 01:21:58,413 --> 01:22:00,382 TO SHARE MORE GENERALLY IS THAT 2347 01:22:00,382 --> 01:22:02,450 WE DO OTHER PROGRAMMATIC 2348 01:22:02,450 --> 01:22:04,619 INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES. 2349 01:22:04,619 --> 01:22:10,258 SEATTLE IS THE LEADER IN WESTERN 2350 01:22:10,258 --> 01:22:10,926 WASHINGTON IN REMOVING TOXICS 2351 01:22:10,926 --> 01:22:20,835 FROM BUSY STREETS THROUGH STREET 2352 01:22:20,835 --> 01:22:22,237 SWEEPING. I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT 2353 01:22:22,237 --> 01:22:23,204 AN ANCILLARY BENEFIT OF STREET 2354 01:22:23,204 --> 01:22:24,339 SWEEPING IS IT MAKES THE STREETS 2355 01:22:24,339 --> 01:22:25,507 BEAUTIFUL, BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT 2356 01:22:25,507 --> 01:22:26,875 IS DRIVING THE PROGRAM. WE ARE 2357 01:22:26,875 --> 01:22:27,943 THERE TO REMOVE TOXICS FROM THE 2358 01:22:27,943 --> 01:22:29,177 ROADWAYS. AS A RESULT OF THIS 2359 01:22:29,177 --> 01:22:30,478 WORK, WE SWEEP OVER 26,000 MILES 2360 01:22:30,478 --> 01:22:31,446 OF ROADWAYS EVERY YEAR, OVER 2361 01:22:31,446 --> 01:22:32,480 1000 TONS OF DEBRIS, INCLUDING 2362 01:22:32,480 --> 01:22:33,882 120 TONS OF SEDIMENT REMOVED ON 2363 01:22:33,882 --> 01:22:37,419 AN ANNUAL BASIS. OTHER THINGS TO 2364 01:22:37,419 --> 01:22:40,488 HIGHLIGHT AS PART OF OUR TOOLS 2365 01:22:40,488 --> 01:22:42,290 IN ADDITION TO THE STORMWATER 2366 01:22:42,290 --> 01:22:48,196 CODE IS WHERE WE ARE ADDING 2367 01:22:48,196 --> 01:22:48,863 RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY 2368 01:22:48,863 --> 01:22:49,431 BENEFITS THROUGH VOLUNTARY 2369 01:22:49,431 --> 01:22:50,098 RETROFIT PROGRAMS. I THINK 2370 01:22:50,098 --> 01:22:50,832 AUDIENCE MEMBERS DURING PUBLIC 2371 01:22:50,832 --> 01:23:01,376 COMMENT TOUCHED ON THE BENEFITS 2372 01:23:03,778 --> 01:23:05,847 OF WHAT I THINK THE DESCRIBED AS 2373 01:23:05,847 --> 01:23:06,915 THE RAIN WISE PROGRAM, ADDING 2374 01:23:06,915 --> 01:23:07,649 RAIN GARDENS AND CISTERNS IN 2375 01:23:07,649 --> 01:23:08,850 YARDS. WE HAVE OTHER PROGRAMS A 2376 01:23:08,850 --> 01:23:09,784 PARTNER WITH DEVELOPMENT TO 2377 01:23:09,784 --> 01:23:11,419 RETROFIT THE RIGHTS OF WAY AND 2378 01:23:11,419 --> 01:23:12,387 PRIVATE PROPERTY TO CAPTURE 2379 01:23:12,387 --> 01:23:13,421 THROUGH NATURAL SYSTEMS. AND SO 2380 01:23:13,421 --> 01:23:14,689 ON. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO 2381 01:23:14,689 --> 01:23:15,690 THOSE, WHICH WILL ADD BENEFIT 2382 01:23:15,690 --> 01:23:16,558 AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE MOVING 2383 01:23:16,558 --> 01:23:17,726 FORWARD. THE LAST TWO THINGS I 2384 01:23:17,726 --> 01:23:19,294 WILL TOUCH ON AS FAR AS OTHER 2385 01:23:19,294 --> 01:23:23,631 TOOLS. ONE IS A LONG -- 2386 01:23:23,631 --> 01:23:24,833 IMPORTANT OF THE STORY, GENERAL 2387 01:23:24,833 --> 01:23:26,167 MANAGER WE TALKED ON FINISHING 2388 01:23:26,167 --> 01:23:28,436 OUR SHIP CANAL WATER QUALITY 2389 01:23:28,436 --> 01:23:29,671 PROJECT HERE SUBSTANTIALLY NEXT 2390 01:23:29,671 --> 01:23:32,474 YEAR. SINCE THE 1970s, THROUGH 2391 01:23:32,474 --> 01:23:37,612 SEPARATION AND CONTROL PROJECTS, 2392 01:23:37,612 --> 01:23:39,314 CITIZENS OF KING COUNTY AND CITY 2393 01:23:39,314 --> 01:23:40,515 OF SEATTLE HAVE INVESTED HEAVILY 2394 01:23:40,515 --> 01:23:41,182 IN COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 2395 01:23:41,182 --> 01:23:46,287 TECHNOLOGIES AND CONTROL. AS A 2396 01:23:46,287 --> 01:23:47,188 RESULT OF THAT, SEATTLE HAS 2397 01:23:47,188 --> 01:23:48,390 ELIMINATED ROUGHLY 230 BILLION 2398 01:23:48,390 --> 01:23:54,362 GALLONS ANNUALLY OF COMBINED 2399 01:23:54,362 --> 01:23:55,263 SEWER OVERFLOWS EVERY YEAR. WE 2400 01:23:55,263 --> 01:23:56,931 HAVE MORE WORK TO DO, BUT WE ARE 2401 01:23:56,931 --> 01:23:57,899 NARROWING -- NEARING THE FINISH 2402 01:23:57,899 --> 01:23:59,734 LINE. OKAY. BACK TO, I THINK THE 2403 01:23:59,734 --> 01:24:01,436 CUSHIONS I HEARD AT THE 2404 01:24:01,436 --> 01:24:03,304 CONCLUSION OF THE LAST BRIEFING 2405 01:24:03,304 --> 01:24:06,941 , KEVIN TALK TO US ABOUT YOUR 2406 01:24:06,941 --> 01:24:11,112 ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AND THE 2407 01:24:11,112 --> 01:24:12,080 EFFORTS OF YOUR TEAM PUT FORWARD 2408 01:24:12,080 --> 01:24:13,348 IN MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE WERE 2409 01:24:13,348 --> 01:24:19,521 HURT. AND SO, FOR CONTEXT, IF 2410 01:24:19,521 --> 01:24:20,989 YOU HAVEN'T DONE YOUR HOMEWORK 2411 01:24:20,989 --> 01:24:22,056 IT, THERE ISN'T A QUIZ, BUT THE 2412 01:24:22,056 --> 01:24:23,825 STORMWATER CODE AND MANUAL 2413 01:24:23,825 --> 01:24:24,993 REPRESENTS MATERIAL. A HUGE LIFT 2414 01:24:24,993 --> 01:24:26,961 TO WORK ON THIS EVERY FIVE 2415 01:24:26,961 --> 01:24:27,929 YEARS. BUT THE CODE PROVIDES THE 2416 01:24:27,929 --> 01:24:33,034 AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY , IN THE 2417 01:24:33,034 --> 01:24:33,668 MANUAL PROVIDES TECHNICAL 2418 01:24:33,668 --> 01:24:35,336 DETAILS FOR THE USERS OF THE 2419 01:24:35,336 --> 01:24:45,847 CODE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE 2420 01:24:48,283 --> 01:24:49,017 THAT EVERYDAY USERS ARE 2421 01:24:49,017 --> 01:24:50,151 ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS AND 2422 01:24:50,151 --> 01:24:50,785 CONSULTANTS THAT WORK ON PRIVATE 2423 01:24:50,785 --> 01:24:51,252 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, 2424 01:24:51,252 --> 01:24:51,920 RIGHT-OF-WAY PROJECTS, AND THAT 2425 01:24:51,920 --> 01:24:52,587 INCLUDES CITY AND AGENCY 2426 01:24:52,587 --> 01:24:53,588 PROJECTS, OUR OWN STAFF USES 2427 01:24:53,588 --> 01:24:56,224 FREQUENTLY AS A TOOL. SO WHAT 2428 01:24:56,224 --> 01:24:57,258 DOES ENGAGEMENT LOOK LIKE? WE 2429 01:24:57,258 --> 01:24:58,693 JUST WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH A 2430 01:24:58,693 --> 01:24:59,894 SENSE THAT EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE 2431 01:24:59,894 --> 01:25:02,030 TO COMMENT AND WEIGH IN ON THESE 2432 01:25:02,030 --> 01:25:05,667 PUBLIC REGULATIONS. AGAIN, THE 2433 01:25:05,667 --> 01:25:06,301 CITY PERMITS ARE ISSUED EVERY 2434 01:25:06,301 --> 01:25:08,069 FIVE YEARS BY DEPARTMENT OF 2435 01:25:08,069 --> 01:25:09,904 ECOLOGY . WITHIN THOSE FIVE 2436 01:25:09,904 --> 01:25:12,407 YEARS, WE START A THREE-YEAR 2437 01:25:12,407 --> 01:25:15,009 PROCESS OF COLLECTING INPUT, 2438 01:25:15,009 --> 01:25:16,644 REVISING THE CODE AND MANUAL AND 2439 01:25:16,644 --> 01:25:22,684 DOING ENGAGEMENT. BUT IT FIRST 2440 01:25:22,684 --> 01:25:24,786 STARTS, AS YOU NOTE ON THE 2441 01:25:24,786 --> 01:25:25,820 SLIDE, AND 20 THROUGH 23 WHEN 2442 01:25:25,820 --> 01:25:26,454 ECOLOGY ISSUES THE PERMIT TO THE 2443 01:25:26,454 --> 01:25:36,965 PUBLIC. THIS IS TO GET PUBLIC 2444 01:25:38,900 --> 01:25:39,434 COMMENT ON THE NEW RULES THEY 2445 01:25:39,434 --> 01:25:40,034 ARE PROMULGATING TO SEATTLE, 2446 01:25:40,034 --> 01:25:40,668 KING COUNTY, AND SO ON. THAT IS 2447 01:25:40,668 --> 01:25:41,269 THE PUBLIC'S FIRST PASS AT 2448 01:25:41,269 --> 01:25:41,803 DESCRIBING WHAT THEY ARE 2449 01:25:41,803 --> 01:25:43,838 CONCERNED ABOUT AND GIVING 2450 01:25:43,838 --> 01:25:44,472 ECOLOGY IDEAS ON HOW TO MAKE THE 2451 01:25:44,472 --> 01:25:45,106 DOCUMENT BETTER, WHICH WILL THEN 2452 01:25:45,106 --> 01:25:47,942 BE PASSED ON TO THE LOCAL 2453 01:25:47,942 --> 01:25:48,576 JURISDICTIONS. FOLLOWING THAT, 2454 01:25:48,576 --> 01:25:49,177 ECOLOGY ISSUES THE PERMIT TO 2455 01:25:49,177 --> 01:25:58,920 SEATTLE IN 2024 FOR WHICH WE 2456 01:25:58,920 --> 01:25:59,521 THEN GET BUSY, START WRITING 2457 01:25:59,521 --> 01:26:00,154 DOWN IDEAS COLLECTIVELY ON WHAT 2458 01:26:00,154 --> 01:26:01,356 WE THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE, AND 2459 01:26:01,356 --> 01:26:01,923 ENGAGE THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR 2460 01:26:01,923 --> 01:26:02,590 IDEAS AND COMMENTS. I WILL TALK 2461 01:26:02,590 --> 01:26:03,291 ABOUT THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF 2462 01:26:03,291 --> 01:26:04,559 WAYS WE HAVE DONE THAT ON THE 2463 01:26:04,559 --> 01:26:05,760 NEXT SLIDE. ANY QUESTIONS SO 2464 01:26:05,760 --> 01:26:07,795 FAR? I WILL KEEP MOVING. 2465 01:26:07,795 --> 01:26:09,797 >> WE WILL SAVE THEM TO THE END. 2466 01:26:09,797 --> 01:26:20,341 >> THANK YOU. DOES IN TERMS OF 2467 01:26:24,179 --> 01:26:24,979 NUMBER OF TOUCH POINTS. I 2468 01:26:24,979 --> 01:26:25,847 MENTIONED EARLY 2023 ECOLOGY 2469 01:26:25,847 --> 01:26:27,015 ISSUES THE PERMIT. THEY DO THEIR 2470 01:26:27,015 --> 01:26:28,216 OWN ROADSHOW. THERE IS A PUBLIC 2471 01:26:28,216 --> 01:26:29,217 COMMENT PERIOD, AND FOLKS AND 2472 01:26:29,217 --> 01:26:30,585 WEIGH IN WITH ANY IDEAS OR 2473 01:26:30,585 --> 01:26:31,619 OPPORTUNITIES THEY THINK COULD 2474 01:26:31,619 --> 01:26:32,186 ENHANCE THE REGULATIONS IN 2475 01:26:32,186 --> 01:26:32,954 WESTERN WASHINGTON. THAT IS 2476 01:26:32,954 --> 01:26:33,955 FOLLOWED BY OUR OWN INITIATIVE 2477 01:26:33,955 --> 01:26:36,224 AND EFFORT TO DO PUBLIC MEETINGS 2478 01:26:36,224 --> 01:26:37,992 . SO THERE HAS BEEN A SERIES OF 2479 01:26:37,992 --> 01:26:38,927 THOSE, INCLUDING THESE COMMITTEE 2480 01:26:38,927 --> 01:26:40,261 MEETINGS AND YOUR CONSIDERATION 2481 01:26:40,261 --> 01:26:44,999 NOW. WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE IS 2482 01:26:44,999 --> 01:26:46,301 OVER 800 COMMENTS FROM 2483 01:26:46,301 --> 01:26:48,736 STAKEHOLDERS FROM THROUGHOUT 2484 01:26:48,736 --> 01:26:51,573 WESTERN WASHINGTON . 2485 01:26:51,573 --> 01:26:53,074 PARTICIPANTS IN DIFFERENT FORMS 2486 01:26:53,074 --> 01:26:56,578 INCLUDE RESIDENCE , 2487 01:26:56,578 --> 01:26:57,645 ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERS AND NGOs, 2488 01:26:57,645 --> 01:26:58,680 DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, 2489 01:26:58,680 --> 01:27:06,421 ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS 2490 01:27:06,421 --> 01:27:07,388 AND CONSULTANTS, PARTNER 2491 01:27:07,388 --> 01:27:07,989 AGENCIES LIKE THE PORT OF 2492 01:27:07,989 --> 01:27:09,123 SEATTLE, AND OF COURSE, SISTER 2493 01:27:09,123 --> 01:27:10,758 DEPARTMENT TO HELP US MAKE THESE 2494 01:27:10,758 --> 01:27:11,426 CODES MORE EFFECTIVE FOR ALL THE 2495 01:27:11,426 --> 01:27:13,428 CITY. THE TOOLS WE USE ARE 2496 01:27:13,428 --> 01:27:16,931 SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE DONE 2497 01:27:16,931 --> 01:27:18,466 WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT'S 2498 01:27:18,466 --> 01:27:24,372 NOTICES TOO. LISTSERV, BULLETINS 2499 01:27:24,372 --> 01:27:25,039 AND NEWSLETTERS. WORKSHOPS, 2500 01:27:25,039 --> 01:27:26,174 MEETINGS AND LISTENING SESSIONS. 2501 01:27:26,174 --> 01:27:27,342 AND AGAIN, THE FOCUS OF A LOT OF 2502 01:27:27,342 --> 01:27:30,111 THAT IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT 2503 01:27:30,111 --> 01:27:31,446 THE CODE AND MANUAL ARE CLEAR, 2504 01:27:31,446 --> 01:27:32,447 THAT THE USERS UNDERSTAND HOW TO 2505 01:27:32,447 --> 01:27:35,917 GET FROM POINT A TO B OR IF THEY 2506 01:27:35,917 --> 01:27:38,653 HAVE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS OR HOW 2507 01:27:38,653 --> 01:27:40,288 TO MAKE IT BETTER AS A 2508 01:27:40,288 --> 01:27:48,162 THROUGHPUT DOCUMENT. WE ALSO 2509 01:27:48,162 --> 01:27:50,431 ACCEPT BY WAY OF EMAIL OTHER 2510 01:27:50,431 --> 01:27:51,032 COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS AND 2511 01:27:51,032 --> 01:27:51,699 HAVE HAD LISTENING SESSIONS WITH 2512 01:27:51,699 --> 01:27:52,634 THE PUBLIC TO ACCEPT OUR 2513 01:27:52,634 --> 01:27:53,301 COMMENTS, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN 2514 01:27:53,301 --> 01:28:00,575 A HUGE NUMBER OF COMMENTS. STAFF 2515 01:28:00,575 --> 01:28:01,175 HAS SPENT TIME RESPONDING TO 2516 01:28:01,175 --> 01:28:02,143 THOSE. THERE IS ALSO 100 PAGES 2517 01:28:02,143 --> 01:28:03,044 OF RESPONSES. WE'VE REALLY 2518 01:28:03,044 --> 01:28:05,213 WORKED HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT 2519 01:28:05,213 --> 01:28:05,713 ALL COMMENTS ARE BEING 2520 01:28:05,713 --> 01:28:06,381 CONSIDERED FOR THOSE THAT HAVE 2521 01:28:06,381 --> 01:28:07,348 MADE THE CODES BETTER, WE HAVE 2522 01:28:07,348 --> 01:28:09,150 INCORPORATED THEM IN WAYS THAT 2523 01:28:09,150 --> 01:28:15,189 FIT WITHIN THE CONTEXT. OKAY. 2524 01:28:15,189 --> 01:28:16,591 MAYBE JUST A FINAL POINT IS THAT 2525 01:28:16,591 --> 01:28:20,128 WE HAVE SUMMARIZED AND POSTED 2526 01:28:20,128 --> 01:28:20,728 RESPONSES ON OUR WEBSITE AND 2527 01:28:20,728 --> 01:28:26,167 ALSO ADDRESSED QUESTIONS FROM 2528 01:28:26,167 --> 01:28:27,335 THIS NEW ADMINISTRATION, YOUR 2529 01:28:27,335 --> 01:28:27,902 OFFICES, AS WELL AS THE 2530 01:28:27,902 --> 01:28:28,936 DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY, WHICH IS 2531 01:28:28,936 --> 01:28:30,705 OUR PARTNER IN THIS EFFORT. AS 2532 01:28:30,705 --> 01:28:33,775 BRIAN MENTIONED, THERE ARE A 2533 01:28:33,775 --> 01:28:35,576 COUPLE OF KEY THEMES. I DID 2534 01:28:35,576 --> 01:28:39,447 PREPARE SLIDES AT YOUR 2535 01:28:39,447 --> 01:28:40,648 DISCRETION IF YOU WANT TO WORK 2536 01:28:40,648 --> 01:28:41,215 THROUGH THEM TALKING ABOUT 2537 01:28:41,215 --> 01:28:42,450 CLOSELY RELATED PROJECTS AND 2538 01:28:42,450 --> 01:28:46,521 PLAN DEVELOPMENT. DEPRESSION 2539 01:28:46,521 --> 01:28:47,155 AROUND FLOW CONTROL THRESHOLDS 2540 01:28:47,155 --> 01:28:48,089 AND CHANGING THOSE, ENTRIES AND 2541 01:28:48,089 --> 01:28:51,192 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. THE LAST 2542 01:28:51,192 --> 01:28:53,428 SLIDE HERE IS ABOUT OUR SCHEDULE 2543 01:28:53,428 --> 01:29:03,705 . WE ARE AT THE FINISH LINE, 2544 01:29:03,705 --> 01:29:04,372 ESSENTIALLY, AFTER A COUPLE OF 2545 01:29:04,372 --> 01:29:06,107 YEARS OF DOING WORK AT THE CITY, 2546 01:29:06,107 --> 01:29:07,408 AND THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR WITH 2547 01:29:07,408 --> 01:29:08,076 THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY. AS A 2548 01:29:08,076 --> 01:29:09,210 PART OF OUR PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, 2549 01:29:09,210 --> 01:29:11,412 WE NEED TO BE, HAVE THIS ADOPTED 2550 01:29:11,412 --> 01:29:13,114 BY -- AND AFFECTED BY JULY 1 TO 2551 01:29:13,114 --> 01:29:21,389 MEET OUR REGULATORY PERMIT. WITH 2552 01:29:21,389 --> 01:29:22,457 THAT, I WILL TAKE QUESTIONS, OR 2553 01:29:22,457 --> 01:29:23,758 IF YOU WANT TO GO INTO MORE 2554 01:29:23,758 --> 01:29:25,426 DETAIL ABOUT A COUPLE OF THE 2555 01:29:25,426 --> 01:29:26,461 TECHNICAL ISSUES, I HAVE 2556 01:29:26,461 --> 01:29:26,861 PREPARED SLIDES. 2557 01:29:26,861 --> 01:29:37,405 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU , KEVIN, 2558 01:29:39,073 --> 01:29:40,708 FOR THAT. I WILL PAUSE HERE. I 2559 01:29:40,708 --> 01:29:41,576 DO SEE SOME HANDS. WE WILL START 2560 01:29:41,576 --> 01:29:42,577 WITH VICE CHAIR JUAREZ, FOLLOWED 2561 01:29:42,577 --> 01:29:43,578 BY COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 2562 01:29:43,578 --> 01:29:44,879 >> THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR. I 2563 01:29:44,879 --> 01:29:45,680 WANT TO GO BACK TO THE SUMMARY 2564 01:29:45,680 --> 01:29:47,014 FISCAL NOTE YOU PREPARED. THANK 2565 01:29:47,014 --> 01:29:48,416 YOU. I KNOW IT IS LIKE 13 PAGES 2566 01:29:48,416 --> 01:29:49,784 AND WE HAVE A POWERPOINT. IT 2567 01:29:49,784 --> 01:29:50,752 DOES SPAN SIX CITY DEPARTMENTS 2568 01:29:50,752 --> 01:29:52,019 BESIDES SPU. IT IS SDOT, SEATTLE 2569 01:29:52,019 --> 01:29:53,921 PARKS AND REC, AND FAS. I 2570 01:29:53,921 --> 01:29:59,026 OBVIOUSLY HAVE SEATTLE PARKS AND 2571 01:29:59,026 --> 01:30:00,361 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IN MY 2572 01:30:00,361 --> 01:30:01,529 COMMITTEE. I FOCUS IN ON THE 2573 01:30:01,529 --> 01:30:03,030 STORMWATER CODE AND THE EFFECTS. 2574 01:30:03,030 --> 01:30:04,832 I JUST HAD A FEW QUESTIONS 2575 01:30:04,832 --> 01:30:05,700 REGARDING -- I KNOW YOU GUYS 2576 01:30:05,700 --> 01:30:07,201 HAVE THIS IN FRONT OF YOU AS 2577 01:30:07,201 --> 01:30:08,569 WELL. REGARDING PAGE 7 UNDER 2578 01:30:08,569 --> 01:30:13,107 SEATTLE PARKS AND REC, AND I 2579 01:30:13,107 --> 01:30:14,575 HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, BUT THIS 2580 01:30:14,575 --> 01:30:15,743 IS THE ONE I AM MOST CONCERNED 2581 01:30:15,743 --> 01:30:16,978 ABOUT. UNDER SEATTLE PARKS AND 2582 01:30:16,978 --> 01:30:27,522 RECREATION ABOUT FUTURE CAPITAL 2583 01:30:34,929 --> 01:30:36,564 PROJECTS, YOU TALK ABOUT AS A 2584 01:30:36,564 --> 01:30:37,732 RESULT OF THE 2026 STORMWATER 2585 01:30:37,732 --> 01:30:38,399 CODE UPDATE, SEATTLE PARKS AND 2586 01:30:38,399 --> 01:30:40,902 REC MACY COST INCREASES IN A 2587 01:30:40,902 --> 01:30:42,503 WIDE VARIETY OF PROJECT TYPES. 2588 01:30:42,503 --> 01:30:43,171 NEW LIST MANY, BUT THE ONE THAT 2589 01:30:43,171 --> 01:30:44,071 CAUGHT MY EYE THAT I WAS A 2590 01:30:44,071 --> 01:30:44,605 LITTLE CONCERNED AS I WAS 2591 01:30:44,605 --> 01:30:45,706 LOOKING AT THIS WAS THE 2592 01:30:45,706 --> 01:30:46,340 CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITIES. 2593 01:30:46,340 --> 01:30:47,275 I AM WONDERING IF THE 2594 01:30:47,275 --> 01:30:48,109 CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITIES 2595 01:30:48,109 --> 01:30:48,910 INCLUDES, OR WHETHER THESE 2596 01:30:48,910 --> 01:30:50,378 PROJECTS ARE IN JEOPARDY. ARE 2597 01:30:50,378 --> 01:30:51,012 THE CAPITAL PROJECTS, SUCH AS 2598 01:30:51,012 --> 01:30:52,246 SOME HOUSING PROJECTS COMING 2599 01:30:52,246 --> 01:30:52,847 ONLINE, AND WHAT EFFECTS, IF 2600 01:30:52,847 --> 01:30:54,348 ANY, OR ANY OF THESE COSTS 2601 01:30:54,348 --> 01:30:56,751 OFFSET CAN BE BACKFILLED IF YOU 2602 01:30:56,751 --> 01:31:01,155 WILL? BY THE PARK DISTRICT 2603 01:31:01,155 --> 01:31:05,593 MONEY? THAT IS ON PAGE 7. 2604 01:31:05,593 --> 01:31:15,670 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 2605 01:31:15,670 --> 01:31:16,571 JUAREZ. I THINK MAYBE KEVIN AND 2606 01:31:16,571 --> 01:31:18,439 ANDREW CAN JUMP IN AND ALSO PART 2607 01:31:18,439 --> 01:31:18,940 OF THAT HAVE DETAILED 2608 01:31:18,940 --> 01:31:20,374 INFORMATION ON PARTS, BUT I CAN 2609 01:31:20,374 --> 01:31:21,509 SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS. WHEN 2610 01:31:21,509 --> 01:31:22,243 CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE PLANNED, 2611 01:31:22,243 --> 01:31:23,377 THEY WORK IN ALL THE DIFFERENT 2612 01:31:23,377 --> 01:31:25,980 COSTS, INCLUDING STORMWATER CODE 2613 01:31:25,980 --> 01:31:27,248 . PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE NOW 2614 01:31:27,248 --> 01:31:28,416 SHOULD BE VESTED UNDER THE 2021 2615 01:31:28,416 --> 01:31:29,250 STORMWATER CODE UPDATE, WHICH 2616 01:31:29,250 --> 01:31:30,484 MEANS THOSE PROJECTS -- THERE 2617 01:31:30,484 --> 01:31:31,419 ARE DEADLINES AND THINGS WHEN 2618 01:31:31,419 --> 01:31:34,589 THEY HAVE TO START CONSTRUCTION. 2619 01:31:34,589 --> 01:31:35,523 BUT THOSE WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE 2620 01:31:35,523 --> 01:31:37,458 REVAMPED IN ORDER TO MEET NEW 2621 01:31:37,458 --> 01:31:38,125 REQUIREMENTS. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN 2622 01:31:38,125 --> 01:31:39,327 IS, PROJECTS GOING FORWARD WE 2623 01:31:39,327 --> 01:31:47,969 NEED TO INCORPORATE , COMPLY 2624 01:31:47,969 --> 01:31:49,170 WITH THE 2026 STORMWATER CODE 2625 01:31:49,170 --> 01:31:50,371 UPDATE. I DON'T HAVE SPECIFICS, 2626 01:31:50,371 --> 01:31:51,072 BUT PARKS IS ALWAYS LIKE OTHER 2627 01:31:51,072 --> 01:31:52,006 CITY DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER 2628 01:31:52,006 --> 01:31:52,673 CONSTRUCTORS OF PROJECTS, THEY 2629 01:31:52,673 --> 01:31:53,674 HAVE TO COMPLY WITH WHATEVER 2630 01:31:53,674 --> 01:31:55,543 CODE IS IN TIME WHEN THE 2631 01:31:55,543 --> 01:31:59,113 PROJECT. DID I GET THAT CLOSE? 2632 01:31:59,113 --> 01:32:06,621 >> MY FOCUS IS THIS BASICALLY. 2633 01:32:06,621 --> 01:32:08,089 WE HAVE NEW COMMUNITY CENTERS 2634 01:32:08,089 --> 01:32:09,724 COMING UP IN GREEN LAKE AND UP 2635 01:32:09,724 --> 01:32:10,324 HERE IN LAKE CITY AND I'M 2636 01:32:10,324 --> 01:32:11,392 GUESSING OTHER PARKS AND CAPITAL 2637 01:32:11,392 --> 01:32:12,894 PROJECTS COMING OUT. IF THEY ARE 2638 01:32:12,894 --> 01:32:15,263 VESTED -- BASICALLY, THERE IS 2639 01:32:15,263 --> 01:32:17,698 SAFE UNTIL AFTER 2026. BECAUSE 2640 01:32:17,698 --> 01:32:20,234 THEY HAPPENED BEFORE 2026. 2641 01:32:20,234 --> 01:32:21,802 >> IF THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE 2642 01:32:21,802 --> 01:32:24,071 PERMITTING , I WOULD EXPECT THAT 2643 01:32:24,071 --> 01:32:27,308 TO BE TRUE. IT IS ALSO 2644 01:32:27,308 --> 01:32:32,613 NOTEWORTHY THE STAFF DIDN'T 2645 01:32:32,613 --> 01:32:33,481 IDENTIFY THESE SPECIFIC PROJECTS 2646 01:32:33,481 --> 01:32:34,315 IS BEING IMPACTED BY THIS 2647 01:32:34,315 --> 01:32:35,516 LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF YOU. 2648 01:32:35,516 --> 01:32:38,185 >> JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION ON 2649 01:32:38,185 --> 01:32:42,757 PAGE 9 AGAIN. SEATTLE CITY LIGHT 2650 01:32:42,757 --> 01:32:49,096 FUTURE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 2651 01:32:49,096 --> 01:32:50,498 . I KNOW YOU LISTED THIS, BRIAN, 2652 01:32:50,498 --> 01:32:52,099 BUT IF WE CAN TOUCH A LITTLE BIT 2653 01:32:52,099 --> 01:32:53,568 ON IT. THE LAST SENTENCE, 2654 01:32:53,568 --> 01:32:54,635 ONGOING COSTS ARE UNKNOWN AND 2655 01:32:54,635 --> 01:32:56,337 DEPEND ON THE LEVEL OF FREQUENCY 2656 01:32:56,337 --> 01:32:57,204 AND MAINTENANCE AND WASTEWATER 2657 01:32:57,204 --> 01:33:00,074 TREATMENT NECESSARY. WE WILL GET 2658 01:33:00,074 --> 01:33:01,909 -- WILL BE GET AN UPDATE IF, 2659 01:33:01,909 --> 01:33:10,117 INDEED, THE ONGOING COAST THAT 2660 01:33:10,117 --> 01:33:10,952 COSTS WILL BE NO? 2661 01:33:10,952 --> 01:33:12,019 >> WE GALAPAGOS TURTLE HE ASKED 2662 01:33:12,019 --> 01:33:13,287 FOR IT. BOTH FAS AND CITY LIGHT, 2663 01:33:13,287 --> 01:33:14,522 AND I BELIEVE SPU ITSELF AND 2664 01:33:14,522 --> 01:33:15,690 PARKS EVEN MAYBE, ARE IMPACTED 2665 01:33:15,690 --> 01:33:16,657 BY THIS REQUIREMENT THAT THEY 2666 01:33:16,657 --> 01:33:18,526 COLLECT AND TREAT STORMWATER 2667 01:33:18,526 --> 01:33:19,527 FROM BUILDINGS THAT ARE WASHED 2668 01:33:19,527 --> 01:33:20,895 THAT HAVE IDENTIFIED PCBs, I 2669 01:33:20,895 --> 01:33:31,072 BELIEVE. 2670 01:33:31,772 --> 01:33:32,974 >> BETTER STATED THAN I COULD 2671 01:33:32,974 --> 01:33:33,240 HAVE. 2672 01:33:33,240 --> 01:33:34,275 >> WE CERTAINLY COULD ASKED THE 2673 01:33:34,275 --> 01:33:35,209 DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE UPDATES 2674 01:33:35,209 --> 01:33:36,410 ON EITHER SOME FREQUENCY OR 2675 01:33:36,410 --> 01:33:37,144 DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS WE 2676 01:33:37,144 --> 01:33:38,613 COULD ASK THEM HOW MUCH THEY ARE 2677 01:33:38,613 --> 01:33:39,480 BUDGETING FOR THESE ACTIVITIES. 2678 01:33:39,480 --> 01:33:40,648 NONE OF THE DEPARTMENT IN THE 2679 01:33:40,648 --> 01:33:41,282 LEGISLATION SUBMITTED THEIR 2680 01:33:41,282 --> 01:33:42,350 ESTIMATES OF HOW FREQUENTLY THAT 2681 01:33:42,350 --> 01:33:43,517 OCCURS OR HOW MANY BUILDINGS IT 2682 01:33:43,517 --> 01:33:46,954 IS APPLICABLE TO. 2683 01:33:46,954 --> 01:33:48,289 >> I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU 2684 01:33:48,289 --> 01:33:50,091 BECAUSE YOU TOOK A PAGE OUT OF 2685 01:33:50,091 --> 01:33:51,492 MY BOOK ON PAGE 10 AND 11. YOU 2686 01:33:51,492 --> 01:33:52,526 DID A LOVELY CHRONOLOGY. THANK 2687 01:33:52,526 --> 01:33:53,461 YOU FOR THAT. 2688 01:33:53,461 --> 01:34:03,871 >> THAT IS ALL ON SPU STAFF. 2689 01:34:03,871 --> 01:34:05,139 >> IT MEANS SOMEBODY HAS BEEN 2690 01:34:05,139 --> 01:34:06,240 LISTENING TO ME AFTER 10 YEARS. 2691 01:34:06,240 --> 01:34:07,908 THANK YOU. I JUST NEED THE DATES 2692 01:34:07,908 --> 01:34:09,243 AND THE FACTS AND WHAT YOU ALL 2693 01:34:09,243 --> 01:34:10,611 DID AND HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN TO 2694 01:34:10,611 --> 01:34:12,046 THE PUBLIC AND SEE IT, WE CAN 2695 01:34:12,046 --> 01:34:13,414 SEE IT, GO BACK TO 2024. RIGHT 2696 01:34:13,414 --> 01:34:14,882 UP UNTIL JANUARY 2026. THANK YOU 2697 01:34:14,882 --> 01:34:16,317 FOR THAT, SPU. THANK YOU, MADAME 2698 01:34:16,317 --> 01:34:17,084 CHAIR. 2699 01:34:17,084 --> 01:34:19,587 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 2700 01:34:19,587 --> 01:34:21,589 JUAREZ. WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER 2701 01:34:21,589 --> 01:34:24,492 KETTLE NEXT. 2702 01:34:24,492 --> 01:34:28,195 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU 2703 01:34:28,195 --> 01:34:31,666 FOR THE BRIEFING. I WAS NOT AT 2704 01:34:31,666 --> 01:34:33,234 THE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE MEETING 2705 01:34:33,234 --> 01:34:40,374 FOR THIS. WITH VICE CHAIR GOING 2706 01:34:40,374 --> 01:34:42,043 FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR 2707 01:34:42,043 --> 01:34:43,177 YOUR SLIDE NUMBERS FOR THE 2708 01:34:43,177 --> 01:34:44,812 BRIEFINGS . THAT IS USUALLY WHAT 2709 01:34:44,812 --> 01:34:46,080 THE VICE CHAIR SAYS BUT I 2710 01:34:46,080 --> 01:34:47,448 THOUGHT I WOULD NOTE THAT. 2711 01:34:47,448 --> 01:34:49,650 STARTING ON SLIDE FOUR , 2712 01:34:49,650 --> 01:34:51,552 ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS . THE 2713 01:34:51,552 --> 01:34:57,224 FIRST BULLET. YOU KNOW, 2714 01:34:57,224 --> 01:34:58,259 UNFORTUNATELY, BY THE WAY, USED 2715 01:34:58,259 --> 01:34:59,360 TO BE ON THE REGIONAL WATER 2716 01:34:59,360 --> 01:35:00,561 QUALITY COMMITTEE. I WAS -- I 2717 01:35:00,561 --> 01:35:02,329 USED TO GET MONTHLY UPDATES IN 2718 01:35:02,329 --> 01:35:04,498 THESE MEETINGS FROM THE STAFF . 2719 01:35:04,498 --> 01:35:08,703 HALF THE TEAM IS BEHIND YOU. SO 2720 01:35:08,703 --> 01:35:10,538 I'M A LITTLE BIT MORE REMOVED 2721 01:35:10,538 --> 01:35:11,739 NOW THAT I AM NO LONGER DOING 2722 01:35:11,739 --> 01:35:16,377 THAT. THINGS ARE MORE PUBLIC 2723 01:35:16,377 --> 01:35:17,678 SAFETY FOR ME. FOR EXAMPLE, I 2724 01:35:17,678 --> 01:35:19,313 KNOW THAT WE HAVE A GOAL OF 2725 01:35:19,313 --> 01:35:22,616 REACHING 1258 OFFICERS BY THE 2726 01:35:22,616 --> 01:35:24,118 END OF THE YEAR. I KNOW WE HAD 2727 01:35:24,118 --> 01:35:26,787 GOALS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I 2728 01:35:26,787 --> 01:35:28,255 AM NOT AS UP-TO-DATE ON SPU IN 2729 01:35:28,255 --> 01:35:30,124 TERMS OF YOUR ASSETS AND 2730 01:35:30,124 --> 01:35:33,728 CAPACITY TO -- LIKE REMOVING 2731 01:35:33,728 --> 01:35:34,695 TOXICS FROM BUSY STREETS THROUGH 2732 01:35:34,695 --> 01:35:36,030 STREET SWEEPING. I BRING THIS UP 2733 01:35:36,030 --> 01:35:40,568 BECAUSE BEFORE HE BECAME A 2734 01:35:40,568 --> 01:35:41,135 COUNCILMEMBER, I WAS A 2735 01:35:41,135 --> 01:35:42,136 STAY-AT-HOME DAD. LIKE 2736 01:35:42,136 --> 01:35:46,040 CLOCKWORK, EVERY THURSDAY 2737 01:35:46,040 --> 01:35:47,475 MORNING, THE STREET SWEEP WOULD 2738 01:35:47,475 --> 01:35:52,213 COME BY. THEN THE PANDEMIC HIT 2739 01:35:52,213 --> 01:35:53,280 AND THOSE THINGS HAPPENED. NOW 2740 01:35:53,280 --> 01:35:57,084 IT IS KIND OF HIT AND MISS. AND 2741 01:35:57,084 --> 01:35:58,085 SO, MY QUESTION IS, BECAUSE THIS 2742 01:35:58,085 --> 01:35:59,019 IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO 2743 01:35:59,019 --> 01:36:02,523 IMPORTANT, YOUR FIRST BULLET. 2744 01:36:02,523 --> 01:36:03,958 WHAT IS THE CAPACITY TO REALLY 2745 01:36:03,958 --> 01:36:06,694 ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL AND HOW 2746 01:36:06,694 --> 01:36:08,095 DOES IT IMPACT THE NEIGHBORHOOD 2747 01:36:08,095 --> 01:36:10,531 THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND YOUR 2748 01:36:10,531 --> 01:36:11,832 ABILITY TO DO THIS? YOU CAN USE 2749 01:36:11,832 --> 01:36:16,337 MY ANECDOTE . IT IS MORE THAN 2750 01:36:16,337 --> 01:36:20,975 AND ACTING STOKED, I SEE IT IN 2751 01:36:20,975 --> 01:36:21,976 TERMS OF THE CAPACITY TO 2752 01:36:21,976 --> 01:36:22,977 ACTUALLY TO THE STREET SWEEPING. 2753 01:36:23,110 --> 01:36:25,779 >> I WILL TAKE A GOOD CUT AT 2754 01:36:25,779 --> 01:36:29,583 THIS. MAY HAVE SEEN A CHANGE IN 2755 01:36:29,583 --> 01:36:30,751 SERVICE DURING COVID WHERE A LOT 2756 01:36:30,751 --> 01:36:35,289 OF PUBLIC AGENCIES, MUNICIPAL 2757 01:36:35,289 --> 01:36:36,991 UTILITIES ARE HAVING CHALLENGES 2758 01:36:36,991 --> 01:36:40,694 WITH WORKFORCE. STREET SWEEPING 2759 01:36:40,694 --> 01:36:41,529 FREQUENCY MAY HAVE CHANGED 2760 01:36:41,529 --> 01:36:43,030 BECAUSE OF OUR PARTNER. WE PARTY 2761 01:36:43,030 --> 01:36:44,231 THAT PARTNER WITH SDOT TO 2762 01:36:44,231 --> 01:36:46,967 IMPLEMENT THAT. THAT MIGHT 2763 01:36:46,967 --> 01:36:48,202 DESCRIBE WHAT YOU OBSERVED. 2764 01:36:48,202 --> 01:36:56,977 TODAY THE MARKET IS GOING TO 2765 01:36:56,977 --> 01:36:58,179 INCREASE DEMAND FOR THE KINDS OF 2766 01:36:58,179 --> 01:36:58,913 SWEEPERS THAT LOCAL 2767 01:36:58,913 --> 01:36:59,880 JURISDICTIONS WANT TO BUY. 2768 01:36:59,880 --> 01:37:01,148 BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST 2769 01:37:01,148 --> 01:37:05,753 TOOLS TO REMOVE POLLUTANTS FROM 2770 01:37:05,753 --> 01:37:07,555 URBAN LANDSCAPES. IRONICALLY, WE 2771 01:37:07,555 --> 01:37:08,189 WILL BE COMPETING WITH LOCAL 2772 01:37:08,189 --> 01:37:08,823 JURISDICTIONS. I WOULD PROJECT 2773 01:37:08,823 --> 01:37:10,424 IN THE NEXT DECADE FOR THOSE 2774 01:37:10,424 --> 01:37:13,994 SAME VEHICLES TO BE ABLE TO DO 2775 01:37:13,994 --> 01:37:15,129 MORE OF THIS. OUR PARTNERSHIP 2776 01:37:15,129 --> 01:37:16,630 WITH SDOT HAS BEEN LONG GOING. 2777 01:37:16,630 --> 01:37:18,499 WE ARE GOING TO BE BUILDING OUT 2778 01:37:18,499 --> 01:37:22,369 MORE FACILITIES , PLACES TO 2779 01:37:22,369 --> 01:37:23,404 STORE MATERIAL FROM THE STREET 2780 01:37:23,404 --> 01:37:24,705 SWEEPING AND DECANTS THEM AND 2781 01:37:24,705 --> 01:37:33,681 PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THEM. TO 2782 01:37:33,681 --> 01:37:34,949 KEEP GROWING A PROGRAM. I THINK 2783 01:37:34,949 --> 01:37:36,150 WE HAVE PROPOSED INVESTMENT TO 2784 01:37:36,150 --> 01:37:37,117 ADD TO THAT WORKPLAN THROUGH THE 2785 01:37:37,117 --> 01:37:37,751 SIX-YEAR STRATEGIC BUSINESS 2786 01:37:37,751 --> 01:37:38,752 PLANNING PROCESS. IT IS ALREADY 2787 01:37:38,752 --> 01:37:40,821 ON OUR NOTEPADS TO DO MORE OF. 2788 01:37:40,821 --> 01:37:45,559 BUT COLLECTIVELY, I THINK I TOOK 2789 01:37:45,559 --> 01:37:46,994 A SWING AT THIS LAST TIME AND 2790 01:37:46,994 --> 01:37:48,262 FORGOT TO CHECK WITH STAFF, BUT 2791 01:37:48,262 --> 01:37:49,663 I THINK WE DO MORE SWEEPING THE 2792 01:37:49,663 --> 01:37:50,831 PROBABLY MOST OF WESTERN 2793 01:37:50,831 --> 01:37:51,298 WASHINGTON COMBINED. 2794 01:37:51,298 --> 01:37:52,333 >> OKAY. THAT IS MY BENCHMARK, 2795 01:37:52,333 --> 01:37:54,201 THE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING . I 2796 01:37:54,201 --> 01:37:55,469 HOPE WE DO THAT. I UNDERSTAND 2797 01:37:55,469 --> 01:37:56,971 THE COMPETITION. THIS IS ACROSS 2798 01:37:56,971 --> 01:38:01,375 THE BOARD . I WAS JUST THINKING, 2799 01:38:01,375 --> 01:38:03,077 AS YOU WERE SAYING THAT, OH BOY, 2800 01:38:03,077 --> 01:38:04,044 NEXT THING YOU KNOW WAYNE WELL 2801 01:38:04,044 --> 01:38:05,713 WILL COME OUT WITH A STREET 2802 01:38:05,713 --> 01:38:10,784 SWEEPER BECAUSE OF THESE PIECES. 2803 01:38:10,784 --> 01:38:12,486 IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TOO, 2804 01:38:12,486 --> 01:38:14,121 THOUGH. IN TERMS OF THE WATER 2805 01:38:14,121 --> 01:38:20,394 PIECE. BUT AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES 2806 01:38:20,394 --> 01:38:21,629 ON AN ARTERIAL, I SEE THE 2807 01:38:21,629 --> 01:38:22,229 EFFECTS OF THE STREET. TIRES 2808 01:38:22,229 --> 01:38:23,464 PRIMARILY, ON OUR HOUSE. WE TALK 2809 01:38:23,464 --> 01:38:25,199 ABOUT THIS IN TERMS OF THE 2810 01:38:25,199 --> 01:38:29,203 POLLUTION ALONG TRANSIT ORIENTED 2811 01:38:29,203 --> 01:38:30,904 PASSAGEWAYS, ARTERIALS AND SO 2812 01:38:30,904 --> 01:38:41,415 FORTH. IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT 2813 01:38:41,782 --> 01:38:42,283 TOPIC. I RECOGNIZE THE 2814 01:38:42,283 --> 01:38:43,284 CHALLENGES IN TERMS OF HAVING 2815 01:38:43,284 --> 01:38:44,785 THE ASSETS TO CARRY IT OUT. BUT 2816 01:38:44,785 --> 01:38:46,086 IT IS IMPORTANT, NOT JUST FOR 2817 01:38:46,086 --> 01:38:47,254 RUNOFF AND FOR THE WATER, BUT 2818 01:38:47,254 --> 01:38:48,889 ALSO FOR THE AIR AND WHAT IS 2819 01:38:48,889 --> 01:38:49,456 HAPPENING ADJACENT TO OUR 2820 01:38:49,456 --> 01:38:50,758 STREETS. I DO THINK IT IS 2821 01:38:50,758 --> 01:38:53,127 PROBABLY MORE THE TIRES. I LIVE 2822 01:38:53,127 --> 01:38:55,729 IN A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A FLUID 2823 01:38:55,729 --> 01:38:59,833 -- AFFLUENT NEIGHBORHOOD. TESLAS 2824 01:38:59,833 --> 01:39:02,469 AND EVs AND SO FORTH. I LOOK AT 2825 01:39:02,469 --> 01:39:05,806 THIS AND SEE THIS BUT I AM STILL 2826 01:39:05,806 --> 01:39:09,376 CONCERNED BASED ON THESE OTHER 2827 01:39:09,376 --> 01:39:11,779 FACTORS. IN THE MITIGATING 2828 01:39:11,779 --> 01:39:16,216 ACTION IS THE STREET SWEEP. I'M 2829 01:39:16,216 --> 01:39:17,785 NOT SEEING IT TO THE WAY I 2830 01:39:17,785 --> 01:39:19,520 THOUGHT BEFORE. I JUST ENCOURAGE 2831 01:39:19,520 --> 01:39:21,388 TO WHEREVER WE CAN DO TO BUILD 2832 01:39:21,388 --> 01:39:22,456 THAT CAPACITY. IT IS REALLY 2833 01:39:22,456 --> 01:39:24,325 IMPORTANT. AGAIN, KNOWING THERE 2834 01:39:24,325 --> 01:39:28,896 ARE COMPETITION. EVERYBODY -- 2835 01:39:28,896 --> 01:39:30,064 YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY DEPARTMENT 2836 01:39:30,064 --> 01:39:31,031 FACING THAT CHALLENGE. THE OTHER 2837 01:39:31,031 --> 01:39:35,102 QUESTION I HAD IS , IT KIND OF 2838 01:39:35,102 --> 01:39:38,238 GOES TO THE CYCLE. EVERY FIVE 2839 01:39:38,238 --> 01:39:44,611 YEARS THIS PROCESS. ONE THING I 2840 01:39:44,611 --> 01:39:46,080 AM NOTING, FOR EXAMPLE, WE ARE 2841 01:39:46,080 --> 01:39:47,448 MAKING MAJOR CHANGES WITH THE 2842 01:39:47,448 --> 01:39:51,685 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND SO FORTH. 2843 01:39:51,685 --> 01:39:52,987 IT SEEMS LIKE WE DO THE 2844 01:39:52,987 --> 01:39:53,921 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THEN THE 2845 01:39:53,921 --> 01:39:55,189 SYSTEMS CAN CATCH UP LIKE THIS.? 2846 01:39:55,189 --> 01:40:01,061 EVERY FIVE YEARS . I AM A LITTLE 2847 01:40:01,061 --> 01:40:01,528 BIT CONCERNED BECAUSE 2848 01:40:01,528 --> 01:40:02,596 ESSENTIALLY WE ARE DOING A 2849 01:40:02,596 --> 01:40:03,664 MIDCYCLE, MAJOR MIDCYCLE CHANGE 2850 01:40:03,664 --> 01:40:05,799 TO THE COMP PLAN COMING UP. I 2851 01:40:05,799 --> 01:40:07,234 WONDER IF THAT IS GOING TO MAKE 2852 01:40:07,234 --> 01:40:09,002 IT HARDER TO DO THESE. FOR 2853 01:40:09,002 --> 01:40:12,206 EXAMPLE, THE STORMWATER UPDATES 2854 01:40:12,206 --> 01:40:13,240 , BECAUSE OF ESSENTIALLY A 2855 01:40:13,240 --> 01:40:17,344 MOVING GOALPOST PIECE. I HAVE 2856 01:40:17,344 --> 01:40:20,781 GOTTEN INPUT FROM PEOPLE . AS IT 2857 01:40:20,781 --> 01:40:23,117 RELATES TO THIS BRIEFING, 2858 01:40:23,117 --> 01:40:24,752 SOMEBODY REACHED OUT TO ME AND 2859 01:40:24,752 --> 01:40:35,262 SAYS, THESE REGULATIONS HELP 2860 01:40:36,463 --> 01:40:37,431 SLOW POLLUTED RUNOFF AND REDUCE 2861 01:40:37,431 --> 01:40:38,332 FLOODING AND SEWER OVERFLOWS 2862 01:40:38,332 --> 01:40:39,033 INVERTIBLE AND UNDERSERVED 2863 01:40:39,033 --> 01:40:39,733 NEIGHBORHOODS. NOW THAT SEATTLE 2864 01:40:39,733 --> 01:40:42,970 ALLOWS OVER 95% OF ALL LOTS IN 2865 01:40:42,970 --> 01:40:43,570 THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL 2866 01:40:43,570 --> 01:40:44,671 ZONE TO BE COVERED WITH HARD 2867 01:40:44,671 --> 01:40:46,173 SCAPE, THERE IS NO ROOM LEFT FOR 2868 01:40:46,173 --> 01:40:46,774 EFFECTIVE ON-SITE STORMWATER 2869 01:40:46,774 --> 01:40:50,043 MITIGATION LIKE PLANTER BEDS. 2870 01:40:50,043 --> 01:40:50,978 THERE ARE DIFFERENT PIECES TO 2871 01:40:50,978 --> 01:40:53,480 THAT, BUT ONE OF THEM IS THAT WE 2872 01:40:53,480 --> 01:40:55,149 ARE CHANGING. WE JUST HAD A 2873 01:40:55,149 --> 01:40:56,984 MAJOR COMP PLAN CHANGE WE JUST 2874 01:40:56,984 --> 01:41:02,823 PAST. WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE 2875 01:41:02,823 --> 01:41:04,091 EFFECTS OF THAT? WILL THAT MAKE 2876 01:41:04,091 --> 01:41:05,025 YOUR JOB HARDER? WE DON'T 2877 01:41:05,025 --> 01:41:05,959 NECESSARILY KNOW. A LITTLE BIT 2878 01:41:05,959 --> 01:41:09,863 OF A CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT NOW 2879 01:41:09,863 --> 01:41:11,098 ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER 2880 01:41:11,098 --> 01:41:12,399 -- WHICH IS NOT NORMAL, ANOTHER 2881 01:41:12,399 --> 01:41:17,871 CYCLE, ESSENTIALLY, AND THAT IS 2882 01:41:17,871 --> 01:41:19,206 GOING TO CHANGE THINGS AGAIN. IT 2883 01:41:19,206 --> 01:41:20,607 IS GOING TO MAKE IT HARDER. I 2884 01:41:20,607 --> 01:41:22,209 SAY THIS IN A BIGGER PICTURE 2885 01:41:22,209 --> 01:41:24,745 PIECE. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT 2886 01:41:24,745 --> 01:41:25,879 POINT IN TERMS OF TRYING TO 2887 01:41:25,879 --> 01:41:29,883 CATCH UP OR STAY TO ALL THESE 2888 01:41:29,883 --> 01:41:31,151 CHANGES WE ARE GOING THROUGH? 2889 01:41:31,151 --> 01:41:40,727 >> WHAT I WILL SAY IS THE CODE 2890 01:41:40,727 --> 01:41:41,695 BEFORE YOU HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY 2891 01:41:41,695 --> 01:41:42,729 DESIGNED WITH THE COMP PLAN 2892 01:41:42,729 --> 01:41:44,565 UPDATE IN MIND. AND SO, WE 2893 01:41:44,565 --> 01:41:49,803 RECOGNIZE THE -- THERE ARE 2894 01:41:49,803 --> 01:41:50,637 CHANGING DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN 2895 01:41:50,637 --> 01:41:52,039 THE CITY AND HAVE TRIED TO 2896 01:41:52,039 --> 01:41:53,207 ADJUST THE STORMWATER CODE TO 2897 01:41:53,207 --> 01:41:59,446 CONSIDER NOT IMPEDING THE GROWTH 2898 01:41:59,446 --> 01:42:00,681 THAT IS DESIRED IN THAT, BUT 2899 01:42:00,681 --> 01:42:01,381 OBVIOUSLY MAKING SURE THEY'RE 2900 01:42:01,381 --> 01:42:02,049 STILL MITIGATING FOR STORMWATER 2901 01:42:02,049 --> 01:42:06,753 IMPACTS THEY ARE CREATING. THIS 2902 01:42:06,753 --> 01:42:08,122 CODE IS REQUIRED TO BE UPDATED 2903 01:42:08,122 --> 01:42:09,590 FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE ECOLOGY 2904 01:42:09,590 --> 01:42:10,190 STORMWATER MANUAL EVERY FIVE 2905 01:42:10,190 --> 01:42:10,858 YEARS, BUT IT DOESN'T PREVENT 2906 01:42:10,858 --> 01:42:12,693 US FROM MAKING MIDCYCLE CHANGES. 2907 01:42:12,693 --> 01:42:13,861 ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WAS 2908 01:42:13,861 --> 01:42:15,329 BROUGHT UP BY THE MASTER 2909 01:42:15,329 --> 01:42:18,398 BUILDERS WAS HIS IDEA OF THE 2910 01:42:18,398 --> 01:42:18,966 DRAINAGE REVIEW THRESHOLD. 2911 01:42:18,966 --> 01:42:21,435 CURRENTLY 750 SQUARE FEET. THERE 2912 01:42:21,435 --> 01:42:22,936 IS A DESIRE TO INCREASE THAT TO 2913 01:42:22,936 --> 01:42:33,313 ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL PASSED TIME 2914 01:42:33,313 --> 01:42:35,015 IN THE CITY. THAT IS SOMETHING 2915 01:42:35,015 --> 01:42:36,250 WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT. THERE 2916 01:42:36,250 --> 01:42:37,451 IS A DESIRE TO DO 2917 01:42:37,451 --> 01:42:38,118 OVER-THE-COUNTER PERMITTING, FOR 2918 01:42:38,118 --> 01:42:38,952 EXAMPLE, FOR A SINGLE ADU. WE 2919 01:42:38,952 --> 01:42:40,254 CAN DO A MIDCYCLE EVALUATION OF 2920 01:42:40,254 --> 01:42:41,488 THAT POTENTIALLY PROPOSE A 2921 01:42:41,488 --> 01:42:45,025 CHANGE TO THAT IN THE MIDCYCLE. 2922 01:42:45,025 --> 01:42:46,126 WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 2923 01:42:46,126 --> 01:42:47,561 FIVE YEARS TO DO THAT. THAT IS 2924 01:42:47,561 --> 01:42:48,562 GENERALLY HOW WE WOULD APPROACH 2925 01:42:48,562 --> 01:42:49,730 THIS. THAT BEING SAID, YOUR 2926 01:42:49,730 --> 01:42:50,631 GENERAL POINT IS, YOU KNOW, 2927 01:42:50,631 --> 01:42:51,832 EFFECTIVE STORMWATER TREATMENT 2928 01:42:51,832 --> 01:42:58,839 RELIES ON SPACE A LOT OF TIMES. 2929 01:42:58,839 --> 01:42:59,540 WITH INCREASED DENSIFICATION, IT 2930 01:42:59,540 --> 01:43:00,707 DOES GET MORE CHALLENGING FOR US 2931 01:43:00,707 --> 01:43:01,742 TO DO EFFECTIVE STORMWATER 2932 01:43:01,742 --> 01:43:02,409 MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATE IMPACTS. 2933 01:43:02,409 --> 01:43:03,911 PARCEL BY PARCEL ADDRESSING OF 2934 01:43:03,911 --> 01:43:11,118 STORMWATER CODE REQUIREMENTS IS 2935 01:43:11,118 --> 01:43:11,785 NOT OUR ONLY TOOLKIT, THOUGH. IN 2936 01:43:11,785 --> 01:43:12,719 SOME CASES, WE MIGHT WANT TO DO 2937 01:43:12,719 --> 01:43:14,087 A REGIONAL APPROACH TO 2938 01:43:14,087 --> 01:43:22,863 STORMWATER TREATMENT . THIS CODE 2939 01:43:22,863 --> 01:43:23,797 ALLOWS FOR THAT. IN THAT 2940 01:43:23,797 --> 01:43:24,398 SITUATION, FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2941 01:43:24,398 --> 01:43:25,465 AURORA, WE MIGHT NECESSARILY NOT 2942 01:43:25,465 --> 01:43:26,233 WANT TO REQUIRE STORMWATER 2943 01:43:26,233 --> 01:43:27,100 TREATMENT ON EVERY SINGLE 2944 01:43:27,100 --> 01:43:28,969 PARCEL, BUT WE COULD PUT IN A 2945 01:43:28,969 --> 01:43:39,212 SITUATION WHERE DEVELOPERS HAVE 2946 01:43:39,212 --> 01:43:40,280 THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO 2947 01:43:40,280 --> 01:43:41,114 A REGIONAL SOLUTION THAT WE 2948 01:43:41,114 --> 01:43:42,115 PURCHASED LAND, FOR EXAMPLE, TO 2949 01:43:42,115 --> 01:43:43,216 CREATE THEIR REGIONAL SOLUTION 2950 01:43:43,216 --> 01:43:44,284 AND EACH OF THE DEVELOPMENTS PAY 2951 01:43:44,284 --> 01:43:45,686 FOR THAT. THOSE ARE THE KIND OF 2952 01:43:45,686 --> 01:43:47,321 THINGS WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO DO 2953 01:43:47,321 --> 01:43:48,255 WITH THIS CODE TO MAKE SURE WE 2954 01:43:48,255 --> 01:43:49,089 ARE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION 2955 01:43:49,089 --> 01:43:50,290 THE TIGHTENING OF THE LAND THAT 2956 01:43:50,290 --> 01:43:51,225 IS OCCURRING THROUGH THE 2957 01:43:51,225 --> 01:43:52,159 DENSIFICATION IN THE CITY. DO 2958 01:43:52,159 --> 01:43:53,994 YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO 2959 01:43:53,994 --> 01:43:54,194 THAT? 2960 01:43:54,194 --> 01:44:04,705 >> MAYBE MORE BACKGROUND. THE 2961 01:44:08,609 --> 01:44:09,076 RULES FROM THE STATE ARE 2962 01:44:09,076 --> 01:44:10,377 INTENDED TO BE ADAPTIVE. IN 2963 01:44:10,377 --> 01:44:11,244 FACT, THE STATE PERMIT HAS BEEN 2964 01:44:11,244 --> 01:44:12,045 CHALLENGED BY PARTNERS IN 2965 01:44:12,045 --> 01:44:12,679 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY MULTIPLE 2966 01:44:12,679 --> 01:44:13,614 ROUNDS OF THE LAST 25 YEARS. 2967 01:44:13,614 --> 01:44:14,681 EACH TIME, THE STATE POLLUTION 2968 01:44:14,681 --> 01:44:15,782 CONTROL HEARINGS BOARD HAS SAID, 2969 01:44:15,782 --> 01:44:16,717 WE APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT AND 2970 01:44:16,717 --> 01:44:17,517 CONCERNS, HOWEVER, ECOLOGY IS 2971 01:44:17,517 --> 01:44:19,052 GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADAPTIVELY 2972 01:44:19,052 --> 01:44:29,596 MANAGE RUNOFF FROM THE CHANGING 2973 01:44:33,367 --> 01:44:34,268 HYDROLOGY AND RUNOFF FROM 2974 01:44:34,268 --> 01:44:34,868 WESTERN WASHINGTON OVERTIME. 2975 01:44:34,868 --> 01:44:35,702 THAT IS WHAT THEIR EXPECTATION 2976 01:44:35,702 --> 01:44:37,371 IS. AS WE TALK AS A TEAM, IT IS 2977 01:44:37,371 --> 01:44:38,505 WITH STAFF, AND WITH YOUR 2978 01:44:38,505 --> 01:44:39,239 COMMENTS TODAY FROM COLLEAGUES 2979 01:44:39,239 --> 01:44:40,440 IN THE ROOM, IT GIVES US 2980 01:44:40,440 --> 01:44:41,241 OPPORTUNITIES TO INCORPORATE NEW 2981 01:44:41,241 --> 01:44:42,242 IDEAS INTO THE NEXT UPDATE, 2982 01:44:42,242 --> 01:44:43,076 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES THAT WILL 2983 01:44:43,076 --> 01:44:44,478 HELP US FIGURE OUT NEW WAYS OF 2984 01:44:44,478 --> 01:44:45,345 INCORPORATING TREES THAT DON'T 2985 01:44:45,345 --> 01:44:46,780 YET HAVE A FRAMEWORK TO FIT INTO 2986 01:44:46,780 --> 01:44:48,982 THE PERMIT CYCLE. IN ALL KINDS 2987 01:44:48,982 --> 01:44:49,650 OF OTHER THINGS. BUT IT IS MEANT 2988 01:44:49,650 --> 01:44:51,051 TO BE AN ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT 2989 01:44:51,051 --> 01:44:51,685 STRATEGY AS LAND-USE CHANGES, AS 2990 01:44:51,685 --> 01:44:52,719 WELL AS OUR SYSTEM OUTCOMES AND 2991 01:44:52,719 --> 01:44:54,021 PERFORMANCE CHANGE AS WELL, AS 2992 01:44:54,021 --> 01:44:54,955 WELL AS CLIMATE CHANGE AND 2993 01:44:54,955 --> 01:44:55,489 DRIVING OUR PERFORMANCE. 2994 01:44:55,489 --> 01:45:01,695 HOPEFULLY, I HAVE ADDRESSED THAT 2995 01:45:01,828 --> 01:45:02,896 >> I'M ACTUALLY HAPPY I ASKED 2996 01:45:02,896 --> 01:45:04,164 THE QUESTION THE WAY IT DID, 2997 01:45:04,164 --> 01:45:05,365 BECAUSE I LIKE THE ANSWER BUT 2998 01:45:05,365 --> 01:45:06,667 WESTERLY, I LIKE YOUR ANSWER 2999 01:45:06,667 --> 01:45:07,934 TALKING TO THE DIFFERENT PIECES. 3000 01:45:07,934 --> 01:45:08,935 IT KIND OF GOES TO THE CONCERNS 3001 01:45:08,935 --> 01:45:10,270 -- IN YOUR ANSWER TOO -- ALSO 3002 01:45:10,270 --> 01:45:11,571 GOES TO THE EVOLVING PIECE. IT 3003 01:45:11,571 --> 01:45:12,539 IS IMPORTANT. IN EFFECT, MR. 3004 01:45:12,539 --> 01:45:13,740 LEE, YOU MUST CREATED -- YOUR 3005 01:45:13,740 --> 01:45:15,542 FOR EXAMPLE, YOUR TALK ABOUT MHA 3006 01:45:15,542 --> 01:45:17,044 FOR STORMWATER. VERY 3007 01:45:17,044 --> 01:45:19,212 INTERESTING. BY THE WAY, THAT 3008 01:45:19,212 --> 01:45:26,119 WOULD DO MORE FOR BUILDING AND 3009 01:45:26,119 --> 01:45:27,587 SO FORTH AND A LOT OF THE 3010 01:45:27,587 --> 01:45:29,022 CHANGES WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. WE 3011 01:45:29,022 --> 01:45:30,223 NEED TO MAKE MOVEMENT ON THAT 3012 01:45:30,223 --> 01:45:31,858 PICTURE, I WANT TO CLOSE ON ONE 3013 01:45:31,858 --> 01:45:35,462 LAST THING. ON SLIDE NINE, TREES 3014 01:45:35,462 --> 01:45:36,430 AS STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. I JUST 3015 01:45:36,430 --> 01:45:37,597 WANT TO FOOT STOMP THAT. LOVE 3016 01:45:37,597 --> 01:45:39,032 THE TREES. THIS IS WHAT I SAY 3017 01:45:39,032 --> 01:45:40,701 ALL THE TIME. WHAT MAKES SEATTLE 3018 01:45:40,701 --> 01:45:42,536 UNIQUE , DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE 3019 01:45:42,536 --> 01:45:43,537 OTHER CITIES IN THE COUNTRY 3020 01:45:43,537 --> 01:45:46,139 WHERE WE HAVE , EVERYTHING IS 3021 01:45:46,139 --> 01:45:48,875 KIND OF BLAND AND REPETITIVE , 3022 01:45:48,875 --> 01:45:55,248 SEATTLE IS UNIQUE FOR MANY WAYS 3023 01:45:55,248 --> 01:45:56,183 , OUR GEOGRAPHY AND SO FORTH, 3024 01:45:56,183 --> 01:45:57,584 LOCAL BUSINESSES. I ALWAYS SAY 3025 01:45:57,584 --> 01:45:58,952 TWO THINGS. ONE IS OUR NATIVE 3026 01:45:58,952 --> 01:46:06,593 COMMUNITY, AND WE SEEN THIS ON 3027 01:46:06,593 --> 01:46:07,661 THE WATERFRONT. WE WILL SEE IT 3028 01:46:07,661 --> 01:46:08,662 WITH THE ELLIOTT BAY CONNECTIONS 3029 01:46:08,662 --> 01:46:09,896 AND TRYING TO DO IT WITH 3030 01:46:09,896 --> 01:46:11,064 BELLTOWN AND BRINGING THOSE 3031 01:46:11,064 --> 01:46:12,099 ASPECTS IN. VERY UNIQUE COMPARED 3032 01:46:12,099 --> 01:46:12,999 TO OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. 3033 01:46:12,999 --> 01:46:18,405 AND EVERGREEN TREES. I JUST WANT 3034 01:46:18,405 --> 01:46:18,905 TO FOOT STOMP TREES AS 3035 01:46:18,905 --> 01:46:19,506 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND SAY 3036 01:46:19,506 --> 01:46:20,574 THAT WE NEED TO MAINTAIN OUR 3037 01:46:20,574 --> 01:46:21,241 HERITAGE, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT 3038 01:46:21,241 --> 01:46:22,242 MAKES SEATTLE. I UNDERSTAND 3039 01:46:22,242 --> 01:46:22,909 THERE'S SOME DIVERSIFICATION, 3040 01:46:22,909 --> 01:46:29,583 BUT WE REALLY NEED THOSE 3041 01:46:29,583 --> 01:46:30,550 EVERGREEN TREES. THANK YOU, 3042 01:46:30,550 --> 01:46:31,385 CHAIR, FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. 3043 01:46:31,385 --> 01:46:32,119 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, 3044 01:46:32,119 --> 01:46:33,353 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. JESSE ALL 3045 01:46:33,353 --> 01:46:38,325 KNOW, THERE IS AN AGENDA ITEM, 3046 01:46:38,325 --> 01:46:39,626 NUMBER SIX, BUT WE ARE GOING TO 3047 01:46:39,626 --> 01:46:40,894 PUSH THAT TO THE JUNE MEETING, 3048 01:46:40,894 --> 01:46:47,901 BECAUSE I THINK THIS WARRANTS A 3049 01:46:47,901 --> 01:46:48,769 LARGE CONVERSATION MAKING SURE 3050 01:46:48,769 --> 01:46:49,469 PEOPLE ARE COMFORTABLE AND 3051 01:46:49,469 --> 01:46:50,670 UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. I 3052 01:46:50,670 --> 01:46:52,439 KNOW WE HAVE -- WE ALWAYS HAVE A 3053 01:46:52,439 --> 01:46:53,340 LOADED AGENDA BECAUSE WE MEET 3054 01:46:53,340 --> 01:46:54,908 ONCE A MONTH. IF THERE IS NO 3055 01:46:54,908 --> 01:46:56,376 OBJECTION, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE 3056 01:46:56,376 --> 01:46:57,911 THE -- I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED 3057 01:46:57,911 --> 01:46:59,412 TO SAY IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, 3058 01:46:59,412 --> 01:47:00,781 BUT IF NO ONE HAS ANY ISSUES, 3059 01:47:00,781 --> 01:47:02,149 ITEM NUMBER SIX IS GOING TO BE 3060 01:47:02,149 --> 01:47:03,417 MOVED TO THE NEXT COMMITTEE 3061 01:47:03,417 --> 01:47:05,018 MEETING. JUNE 11. THAT IS ABOUT 3062 01:47:05,018 --> 01:47:15,095 A.I. A.I. IT WAS A SLI. THANK 3063 01:47:15,095 --> 01:47:15,729 YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. SHE 3064 01:47:15,729 --> 01:47:16,797 BROUGHT IT. IT IS A RESPONSE TO 3065 01:47:16,797 --> 01:47:18,198 SOME A.I. INFORMATION. THAT WILL 3066 01:47:18,198 --> 01:47:27,107 BE MOVED TO JUNE 11, JUNE 12. 3067 01:47:27,107 --> 01:47:28,408 JUNE 11. AWESOME. WE ARE GOING 3068 01:47:28,408 --> 01:47:29,843 TO SAY THIS IS THE LAST AGENDA 3069 01:47:29,843 --> 01:47:31,077 ITEM TODAY. COUNCILMEMBER 3070 01:47:31,077 --> 01:47:31,311 RIVERA. 3071 01:47:31,311 --> 01:47:35,315 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WILL BE 3072 01:47:35,315 --> 01:47:36,149 BRIEF, BECAUSE I KNOW WE ARE 3073 01:47:36,149 --> 01:47:37,284 RUNNING OUT OF TIME. I WILL 3074 01:47:37,284 --> 01:47:38,285 ACKNOWLEDGE THAT POST THE LAST 3075 01:47:38,285 --> 01:47:40,020 COMMITTEE MEETING WE HAD IN 3076 01:47:40,020 --> 01:47:41,154 RESPONSE TO SOME FOLKS THAT CAME 3077 01:47:41,154 --> 01:47:47,494 FROM PUBLIC COMMENT, I DID -- I 3078 01:47:47,494 --> 01:47:48,795 HAD REQUESTED FROM THE DAIS THAT 3079 01:47:48,795 --> 01:47:55,068 I WOULD LOVE A BRIEFING ON HOW 3080 01:47:55,068 --> 01:47:56,136 THE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THAT 3081 01:47:56,136 --> 01:47:57,237 PUBLIC COMMENT. I DID GET THAT 3082 01:47:57,237 --> 01:47:58,205 BRIEFING FROM THE DEPARTMENT, 3083 01:47:58,205 --> 01:47:59,539 AND I ALSO SEE THAT BEHIND -- 3084 01:47:59,539 --> 01:48:03,076 AFTER SLIDE 10, ALTHOUGH THERE 3085 01:48:03,076 --> 01:48:05,145 ARE A NUMBER OF SLIDES THAT TALK 3086 01:48:05,145 --> 01:48:08,148 ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE 3087 01:48:08,148 --> 01:48:10,917 TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT , 3088 01:48:10,917 --> 01:48:15,021 COMMENTERS INCLUDING -- I WAS 3089 01:48:15,021 --> 01:48:15,922 HAPPY TO SEE INFORMATION ABOUT 3090 01:48:15,922 --> 01:48:21,995 TREES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE 3091 01:48:21,995 --> 01:48:22,829 IMPORTANCE OF TREES IN THE 3092 01:48:22,829 --> 01:48:23,463 STORMWATER AND MANAGING 3093 01:48:23,463 --> 01:48:27,000 STORMWATER. YOU KNOW, WE HAD A 3094 01:48:27,000 --> 01:48:29,135 LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT . 3095 01:48:29,135 --> 01:48:30,670 GENERAL MANAGER LEE AND HIS 3096 01:48:30,670 --> 01:48:36,543 STAFF. YOU KNOW, IN THE CONTEXT 3097 01:48:36,543 --> 01:48:39,646 OF THE COMP PLAN , I WAS VERY 3098 01:48:39,646 --> 01:48:49,322 APPRECIATIVE THAT SOME OF MY 3099 01:48:49,322 --> 01:48:50,457 COLLEAGUES DID SUPPORT, AND IT 3100 01:48:50,457 --> 01:48:51,324 DID PASS, AN AMENDMENT RELATED 3101 01:48:51,324 --> 01:48:52,692 TO TREES. IT IS AN IMPORTANT 3102 01:48:52,692 --> 01:48:53,660 ONE. IT SIGNALS OUR MIND AND 3103 01:48:53,660 --> 01:48:58,832 SOME OTHER OF MY COLLEAGUES ' 3104 01:48:58,832 --> 01:48:59,966 STRONG SUPPORT FOR TREES ACROSS 3105 01:48:59,966 --> 01:49:01,134 THE CITY. I APPRECIATED ALL YOU 3106 01:49:01,134 --> 01:49:02,102 PRESENTED IN TERMS OF THE 3107 01:49:02,102 --> 01:49:03,737 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE IMPORTANCE 3108 01:49:03,737 --> 01:49:05,472 OF TREES AND WHAT SPU DOES, 3109 01:49:05,472 --> 01:49:06,339 INCLUDING YOUR TREE PROGRAM. 3110 01:49:06,339 --> 01:49:07,674 APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT. I ONLY 3111 01:49:07,674 --> 01:49:12,812 HAD ONE QUESTION ABOUT SOMETHING 3112 01:49:12,812 --> 01:49:14,014 A PUBLIC COMMENT ARE RAISED IN 3113 01:49:14,014 --> 01:49:15,916 TERMS OF PERFORMANCE METRICS ON 3114 01:49:15,916 --> 01:49:17,417 THIS WORK. IF YOU COULD TALK A 3115 01:49:17,417 --> 01:49:20,554 LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. IT IS NOT 3116 01:49:20,554 --> 01:49:21,354 SOMETHING THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE. 3117 01:49:21,354 --> 01:49:24,024 WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THAT 3118 01:49:24,024 --> 01:49:26,092 REALLY, I AM NOT SURE HOW THAT 3119 01:49:26,092 --> 01:49:28,528 IS INCORPORATED INTO THE PLANS. 3120 01:49:28,528 --> 01:49:34,067 >> I HEARD THE QUESTION, BUT I 3121 01:49:34,067 --> 01:49:38,638 THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE 3122 01:49:38,638 --> 01:49:39,372 ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION WITH THE 3123 01:49:39,372 --> 01:49:40,540 AUDIENCE TO TALK ABOUT EXACTLY 3124 01:49:40,540 --> 01:49:50,183 WHAT THEY MEAN BY PERFORMANCE. 3125 01:49:50,183 --> 01:49:52,085 >> I AM TAKING IT TO MEAN, AS WE 3126 01:49:52,085 --> 01:49:53,453 ARE DOING -- I COULD BE WRONG. 3127 01:49:53,453 --> 01:49:54,654 I'M GOING TO SAY MY QUESTION 3128 01:49:54,654 --> 01:49:55,588 RELATED TO PERFORMANCE METRICS. 3129 01:49:55,588 --> 01:49:56,790 I ALWAYS THINK IT IS IMPORTANT 3130 01:49:56,790 --> 01:50:00,727 TO KNOW HOW WELL WE ARE DOING. 3131 01:50:00,727 --> 01:50:01,761 WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT DOING? 3132 01:50:01,761 --> 01:50:02,996 YOU MAY ALREADY BE DOING THIS. 3133 01:50:02,996 --> 01:50:04,331 IT HASN'T COME UP IN THE 3134 01:50:04,331 --> 01:50:05,265 CONTEXT OF THIS CONVERSATION. 3135 01:50:05,265 --> 01:50:06,433 HOW DO YOU TRACK HOW WE ARE 3136 01:50:06,433 --> 01:50:08,001 DOING, HOW WELL WE ARE DOING ON 3137 01:50:08,001 --> 01:50:08,702 STORMWATER IMPACTS, YOU KNOW, 3138 01:50:08,702 --> 01:50:10,103 MITIGATING FOR FOR IN THE CITY 3139 01:50:10,103 --> 01:50:11,004 AND DO YOU HAVE PERFORMANCE 3140 01:50:11,004 --> 01:50:12,439 METRICS YOU USE AND EVALUATE 3141 01:50:12,439 --> 01:50:22,983 THAT? HOW YOU EVALUATE HOW WELL 3142 01:50:24,484 --> 01:50:25,752 WE ARE DOING IN ORDER TO 3143 01:50:25,752 --> 01:50:26,786 DETERMINE WHAT MORE WE NEED TO 3144 01:50:26,786 --> 01:50:27,120 DO. 3145 01:50:27,120 --> 01:50:28,421 >> I WOULD SAY THE TWO PRIMARY 3146 01:50:28,421 --> 01:50:29,589 METRICS WE LOOK AT OUR, ONE, 3147 01:50:29,589 --> 01:50:30,657 RELATED TO STORMWATER ALONE, AND 3148 01:50:30,657 --> 01:50:31,691 THE OTHER SEWER OVERFLOWS. THE 3149 01:50:31,691 --> 01:50:32,692 COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW PIECE IS 3150 01:50:32,692 --> 01:50:33,526 A LITTLE SIMPLER. THE 3151 01:50:33,526 --> 01:50:34,527 PERFORMANCE METRIC IS NO MORE 3152 01:50:34,527 --> 01:50:35,762 THAN ONE OVERFLOW PER SITE PER 3153 01:50:35,762 --> 01:50:45,171 YEAR. WE HAVE GOT , I WANT TO 3154 01:50:45,171 --> 01:50:46,439 SAY, 83, IT MIGHT BE 82, 3155 01:50:46,439 --> 01:50:47,574 COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS AT THIS 3156 01:50:47,574 --> 01:50:48,608 POINT IN OUR CITY. AND ROUGHLY, 3157 01:50:48,608 --> 01:50:49,676 ABOUT TWO THIRDS ARE COMPLETELY 3158 01:50:49,676 --> 01:50:50,677 CONTROLLED. THERE DOWN TO THE 3159 01:50:50,677 --> 01:50:52,112 ONE OVER SLOW -- OVERFLOW. THE 3160 01:50:52,112 --> 01:50:52,912 REMAINDER ARE REMITTED. THE SHIP 3161 01:50:52,912 --> 01:50:53,947 CANAL WATER PROJECT WILL CONTROL 3162 01:50:53,947 --> 01:51:04,491 THAT I WANT TO SAY, OUR SIX MOST 3163 01:51:14,934 --> 01:51:15,502 EGREGIOUS OVERFLOWING SITE. THAT 3164 01:51:15,502 --> 01:51:16,736 WILL BE BY THE END OF 2027. 3165 01:51:16,736 --> 01:51:17,937 THOSE SITES, JUST TO GIVE A 3166 01:51:17,937 --> 01:51:19,039 NUMBER, THEY ARE OVERFLOWING OF 3167 01:51:19,039 --> 01:51:20,340 250 TIMES PER YEAR. WE ARE GOING 3168 01:51:20,340 --> 01:51:21,775 TO REDUCE THAT DOWN TO ONE. THAT 3169 01:51:21,775 --> 01:51:22,776 IS A HUGE, HUGE PERFORMANCE 3170 01:51:22,776 --> 01:51:23,777 GAIN. THE REMAINDER OF SITES 3171 01:51:23,777 --> 01:51:25,211 OVERFLOW, I WANT TO SAY, MAX 10 3172 01:51:25,211 --> 01:51:26,713 TIMES PER YEARS -- YEAR OR LESS. 3173 01:51:26,713 --> 01:51:27,747 WE WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT 3174 01:51:27,747 --> 01:51:28,748 REDUCTION BY THAT ONE PROJECT. 3175 01:51:28,748 --> 01:51:29,749 WITH RESPECT TO THE STORMWATER 3176 01:51:29,749 --> 01:51:31,084 SIDE OF THINGS, THE WAY WE 3177 01:51:31,084 --> 01:51:32,452 GENERALLY MEASURE IS NUMBER OF 3178 01:51:32,452 --> 01:51:36,322 ACREAGE IN THE CITY THAT IS 3179 01:51:36,322 --> 01:51:37,323 GOING THROUGH SOME SORT OF 3180 01:51:37,323 --> 01:51:38,291 STORMWATER TREATMENT. IT IS 3181 01:51:38,291 --> 01:51:39,225 EITHER TREATMENT THAT IT MIGHT 3182 01:51:39,225 --> 01:51:40,293 BE INSTALLED FOR THE STORMWATER 3183 01:51:40,293 --> 01:51:41,261 CODE, BUT ALSO TREATMENT WE 3184 01:51:41,261 --> 01:51:41,895 PROACTIVELY INSTALLED. FOR 3185 01:51:41,895 --> 01:51:46,966 EXAMPLE, FOR ROADWAYS OR OTHER 3186 01:51:46,966 --> 01:51:48,168 STRUCTURES. AND SO, I DON'T 3187 01:51:48,168 --> 01:51:49,703 HAVE IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD 3188 01:51:49,703 --> 01:51:50,970 WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE CITY IS 3189 01:51:50,970 --> 01:51:52,372 MANAGED THROUGH THAT. WE DO HAVE 3190 01:51:52,372 --> 01:51:53,206 SOME METRICS, LIKE HOW MANY 3191 01:51:53,206 --> 01:51:54,574 BILLIONS OF GALLONS , OR 3192 01:51:54,574 --> 01:51:55,742 MILLIONS OF GALLONS WE ARE 3193 01:51:55,742 --> 01:51:56,743 MANAGING THROUGH GREEN 3194 01:51:56,743 --> 01:51:58,845 INFRASTRUCTURE. JUST LAST YEAR, 3195 01:51:58,845 --> 01:52:00,413 WE HAD A PITCH DENCH BENCHMARK 3196 01:52:00,413 --> 01:52:07,854 OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE. WE ARE 3197 01:52:07,854 --> 01:52:08,588 MAKING SIGNIFICANT HEADWAY ON 3198 01:52:08,588 --> 01:52:10,123 THIS. I COULD GIVE FOLLOW UP 3199 01:52:10,123 --> 01:52:11,224 WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN 3200 01:52:11,224 --> 01:52:12,058 IDEA. WE DEFINITELY TRACK 3201 01:52:12,058 --> 01:52:12,525 PERFORMANCE OVERALL. 3202 01:52:12,525 --> 01:52:13,660 >> THANK YOU, GENERAL MANAGER. I 3203 01:52:13,660 --> 01:52:20,166 WOULD LOVE TO GET A BRIEFING AND 3204 01:52:20,166 --> 01:52:21,301 GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS. 3205 01:52:21,301 --> 01:52:22,702 I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING WE ALL 3206 01:52:22,702 --> 01:52:23,837 VERY MUCH CARE ABOUT, AND THE 3207 01:52:23,837 --> 01:52:25,338 PUBLIC AS WELL. I THINK THAT IS 3208 01:52:25,338 --> 01:52:26,272 IMPORTANT. I KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, 3209 01:52:26,272 --> 01:52:27,507 NORTH LAKE UNION, WE WERE UNDER 3210 01:52:27,507 --> 01:52:30,610 A CONSENT DECREE , AND THERE WAS 3211 01:52:30,610 --> 01:52:31,945 SOME WORK THERE THAT WAS BEING 3212 01:52:31,945 --> 01:52:36,149 DONE BECAUSE OF SEWER OVERFLOW 3213 01:52:36,149 --> 01:52:37,650 INTO THE LAKE, I BELIEVE. AND 3214 01:52:37,650 --> 01:52:40,954 SO, YOU JUST DESCRIBE SOMETHING 3215 01:52:40,954 --> 01:52:49,529 THAT GIVES ME SOME PAUSE . I 3216 01:52:49,529 --> 01:52:50,463 UNDERSTAND YOU'RE MANAGING FOR 3217 01:52:50,463 --> 01:52:51,698 THAT. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE 3218 01:52:51,698 --> 01:52:52,899 ABOUT THAT AND WHETHER WE CAN 3219 01:52:52,899 --> 01:52:54,134 EXPECT TO BE UNDER A CONSENT 3220 01:52:54,134 --> 01:52:55,368 DECREE FOR ANY OF THESE OTHER 3221 01:52:55,368 --> 01:52:57,137 SITES OR WHETHER WE ALREADY ARE 3222 01:52:57,137 --> 01:52:58,438 AND HOW WE ARE MANAGING FOR 3223 01:52:58,438 --> 01:52:58,638 THAT. 3224 01:52:58,638 --> 01:53:00,106 >> WE ALREADY ARE UNDER CONSENT 3225 01:53:00,106 --> 01:53:01,141 DECREE. THAT IS WHY WE ARE 3226 01:53:01,141 --> 01:53:01,941 FINISHING SOME OF THESE 3227 01:53:01,941 --> 01:53:02,208 PROJECTS. 3228 01:53:02,208 --> 01:53:12,485 >> FOR ALL THE SITES . THANK YOU 3229 01:53:12,485 --> 01:53:12,952 FOR CLARIFYING. 3230 01:53:12,952 --> 01:53:14,554 >> I WILL JUST ADD, KEVIN MADE A 3231 01:53:14,554 --> 01:53:15,455 POINT EARLIER THAT THE 3232 01:53:15,455 --> 01:53:16,489 STORMWATER CODE IS JUST ONE TOOL 3233 01:53:16,489 --> 01:53:17,657 WE HAVE TO MANAGE WATER QUALITY 3234 01:53:17,657 --> 01:53:19,092 IN PUGET SOUND AND LAKES IN LAKE 3235 01:53:19,092 --> 01:53:21,027 WASHINGTON, ET CETERA. WE HAVE 3236 01:53:21,027 --> 01:53:24,230 GOT, AGAIN, I'M GOING TO SAY, 3237 01:53:24,230 --> 01:53:25,031 ROUGHLY $1 MILLION COMBINED 3238 01:53:25,031 --> 01:53:28,835 SEWER FLOW OH -- PROGRAM PART 3239 01:53:28,835 --> 01:53:30,103 AND PARCEL OF WATER QUALITY. WE 3240 01:53:30,103 --> 01:53:34,207 HAVE A GREEN WATERS QUALITY 3241 01:53:34,207 --> 01:53:35,275 INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL. WE HAVE 3242 01:53:35,275 --> 01:53:35,909 PROGRAMS LIKE STREET SWEEPING, 3243 01:53:35,909 --> 01:53:37,343 ET CETERA. ALL OF IT IS WORKING 3244 01:53:37,343 --> 01:53:38,912 TOGETHER IN ADDITION TO THE 3245 01:53:38,912 --> 01:53:41,848 CODE. SO IT IS NOT OUR ONLY 3246 01:53:41,848 --> 01:53:42,048 TOOL. 3247 01:53:42,048 --> 01:53:45,385 >> THANK YOU. AND SOME OF THE 3248 01:53:45,385 --> 01:53:48,488 OTHER THINGS. I WILL SAY, THERE 3249 01:53:48,488 --> 01:53:58,998 IS A BUSINESS IN THE DISTRICT 3250 01:54:02,635 --> 01:54:04,003 THAT PUT SOME BIO SWELLS IN. YOU 3251 01:54:04,003 --> 01:54:05,305 AND I WORKED -- WERE TOGETHER AT 3252 01:54:05,305 --> 01:54:06,573 AN EVENT. I APPRECIATE THAT. 3253 01:54:06,573 --> 01:54:07,740 MORE OF THAT, PLEASE. IF WE CAN 3254 01:54:07,740 --> 01:54:08,575 PARTNER WITH BUSINESSES AND 3255 01:54:08,575 --> 01:54:09,776 DEVELOPERS TO DO MORE OF THAT, 3256 01:54:09,776 --> 01:54:11,010 THAT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT AS 3257 01:54:11,010 --> 01:54:12,245 WELL. THANK YOU, CHAIR. WE WILL 3258 01:54:12,245 --> 01:54:13,246 FOLLOW UP ON THE OTHER. 3259 01:54:13,246 --> 01:54:14,080 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3260 01:54:14,080 --> 01:54:15,515 RIVERA. I DO WANT TO THANK -- 3261 01:54:15,515 --> 01:54:16,950 FIRST OFF, THIS CODE IS VERY 3262 01:54:16,950 --> 01:54:18,551 COMPLEX. LET ME JUST LEAD WITH 3263 01:54:18,551 --> 01:54:21,921 THAT. I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK 3264 01:54:21,921 --> 01:54:23,623 THE PEOPLE THAT CAME TO PUBLIC 3265 01:54:23,623 --> 01:54:31,364 COMMENT TODAY, AS WELL , AND THE 3266 01:54:31,364 --> 01:54:32,632 FOLKS THAT ALSO HAVE SENT IN 3267 01:54:32,632 --> 01:54:33,533 THEIR ONLINE COMMENTS AND FOLKS 3268 01:54:33,533 --> 01:54:34,734 THAT HAVE SAID, HEY, CAN YOU 3269 01:54:34,734 --> 01:54:36,269 LOOK AT THIS? YOU KNOW, JUST HAD 3270 01:54:36,269 --> 01:54:37,136 DIFFERENT REQUESTS. WE ARE 3271 01:54:37,136 --> 01:54:39,072 TRYING TO BALANCE ALL OF THAT , 3272 01:54:39,072 --> 01:54:41,574 AND ALSO WITH UNDERSTANDING 3273 01:54:41,574 --> 01:54:43,142 COMING UP AGAINST A CERTAIN 3274 01:54:43,142 --> 01:54:47,780 DEADLINE AND IMPLEMENTATION 3275 01:54:47,780 --> 01:54:48,748 PROCESS, AND TRYING TO MANAGE 3276 01:54:48,748 --> 01:54:51,117 EVERYTHING. I HAVE LEARNED A LOT 3277 01:54:51,117 --> 01:54:52,385 . REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW 3278 01:54:52,385 --> 01:55:02,929 I HAVE TWO AMENDMENTS. ONE, AS 3279 01:55:05,231 --> 01:55:06,032 TALKED ABOUT, A TECHNICAL CHANGE 3280 01:55:06,032 --> 01:55:07,500 AT THE REQUEST OF SEATTLE PUBLIC 3281 01:55:07,500 --> 01:55:08,167 UTILITIES. THE SECOND ONE IS 3282 01:55:08,167 --> 01:55:09,736 ADDING SOME RECITALS TO THE BILL 3283 01:55:09,736 --> 01:55:10,503 REGARDING EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF 3284 01:55:10,503 --> 01:55:11,437 TREES IN CONSIDERATION OF BEST 3285 01:55:11,437 --> 01:55:12,372 AVAILABLE SCIENCE IN FUTURE 3286 01:55:12,372 --> 01:55:13,106 STORMWATER CODE UPDATES, AS 3287 01:55:13,106 --> 01:55:15,842 WELL. AND SIX BBQ, I DON'T EVEN 3288 01:55:15,842 --> 01:55:19,178 KNOW -- 3289 01:55:19,178 --> 01:55:23,182 >> IT IS THE BYPRODUCT OF TIRE . 3290 01:55:23,316 --> 01:55:24,784 >> THANK YOU. WE NEED TO PUT 3291 01:55:24,784 --> 01:55:31,724 THAT IN THERE. THANK YOU. I KNOW 3292 01:55:31,724 --> 01:55:33,493 WE HAVE ADDED THOSE, AND SOME 3293 01:55:33,493 --> 01:55:39,532 PEOPLE HAD REQUESTED , IS IT 3294 01:55:39,532 --> 01:55:40,867 STRONG ENOUGH OR NOT? I NOTE 3295 01:55:40,867 --> 01:55:42,135 THERE IS A MIDDLE GROUND HERE. I 3296 01:55:42,135 --> 01:55:47,140 DO FEEL COMFORTABLE MOVING 3297 01:55:47,140 --> 01:55:47,807 FORWARD AND CONTINUING 3298 01:55:47,807 --> 01:55:48,708 CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS TO SEE 3299 01:55:48,708 --> 01:55:50,310 IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL 3300 01:55:50,310 --> 01:55:52,445 INFORMATION , RECITALS, THAT WE 3301 01:55:52,445 --> 01:55:57,884 CAN ADD AS WELL. AND SO, I KNOW 3302 01:55:57,884 --> 01:55:58,851 THAT I HAVE RECEIVED SOME 3303 01:55:58,851 --> 01:56:06,559 FEEDBACK TODAY AS WELL , 3304 01:56:06,559 --> 01:56:07,593 OBVIOUSLY, WITH PUBLIC COMMENT 3305 01:56:07,593 --> 01:56:08,328 AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE EMAILED 3306 01:56:08,328 --> 01:56:09,629 QUESTIONS. WE WILL WORK WITH SPU 3307 01:56:09,629 --> 01:56:11,197 ON THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE THERE 3308 01:56:11,197 --> 01:56:16,369 IS AN UNDERSTANDING. PEOPLE KNOW 3309 01:56:16,369 --> 01:56:18,071 WHAT IS GOING ON AND SEE IF WE 3310 01:56:18,071 --> 01:56:19,038 CAN FIND SOME SOLUTIONS AROUND 3311 01:56:19,038 --> 01:56:20,406 THAT. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE BEEN 3312 01:56:20,406 --> 01:56:26,379 AMENABLE TO THAT AS WELL. I WILL 3313 01:56:26,379 --> 01:56:27,413 JUST CHECK WITH MY COLLEAGUES IF 3314 01:56:27,413 --> 01:56:28,348 THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE VOTING 3315 01:56:28,348 --> 01:56:29,515 THIS, AND THEN US CONTINUING TO 3316 01:56:29,515 --> 01:56:30,950 WORK ON THIS BEFORE IT GOES TO 3317 01:56:30,950 --> 01:56:31,984 FULL COUNSEL. -- COUNCIL. I'M 3318 01:56:31,984 --> 01:56:36,656 LOOKING LEFT, RIGHT. YES. 3319 01:56:36,656 --> 01:56:37,357 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 3320 01:56:37,357 --> 01:56:39,025 >> YES, CHAIR. I APPRECIATE WHAT 3321 01:56:39,025 --> 01:56:42,729 I'M HEARING YOU SAY IS THERE 3322 01:56:42,729 --> 01:56:50,536 HAVE BEEN COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE 3323 01:56:50,536 --> 01:56:51,738 HEARD FROM TODAY, NOT JUST IN 3324 01:56:51,738 --> 01:56:52,505 CHAMBERS, BUT IN WRITING, 3325 01:56:52,505 --> 01:56:53,639 PASSING THIS OUT OF COMMITTEE IF 3326 01:56:53,639 --> 01:56:55,441 WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES AS WE 3327 01:56:55,441 --> 01:56:56,909 BRING IT TO FULL COUNCIL IS WHAT 3328 01:56:56,909 --> 01:56:59,746 I AM UNDERSTANDING YOU TO SAY. 3329 01:56:59,746 --> 01:57:01,581 >> THAT IS CORRECT. THAT IS MY 3330 01:57:01,581 --> 01:57:03,449 INTENT . YES, I KNOW WE LIKE TO 3331 01:57:03,449 --> 01:57:06,419 DO THE WORK IN THE COMMITTEE, 3332 01:57:06,419 --> 01:57:07,754 BUT I ALSO KNOW THERE IS A 3333 01:57:07,754 --> 01:57:09,155 CERTAIN DEADLINE TO IMPLEMENT 3334 01:57:09,155 --> 01:57:19,699 THESE AS WELL. AND SO, I WANT TO 3335 01:57:19,966 --> 01:57:21,567 BE RESPECTFUL OF THAT. BUT I 3336 01:57:21,567 --> 01:57:22,068 ALSO WANT TO FEEL VERY 3337 01:57:22,068 --> 01:57:23,569 COMFORTABLE WHERE I AM AT IN 3338 01:57:23,569 --> 01:57:24,737 SUPPORTING THIS AND MAKING SURE 3339 01:57:24,737 --> 01:57:25,838 THE PUBLIC KNOWS MY POSITION AS 3340 01:57:25,838 --> 01:57:26,606 WELL. AND YOU KNOW, THAT IS 3341 01:57:26,606 --> 01:57:27,974 WHERE I AM AT. 3342 01:57:27,974 --> 01:57:29,709 >> AGREED. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I 3343 01:57:29,709 --> 01:57:30,576 WAS NEGLIGENT IN NOT 3344 01:57:30,576 --> 01:57:31,144 ACKNOWLEDGING AND THINKING 3345 01:57:31,144 --> 01:57:37,683 GENERAL MANAGER LEE AND SPU FOR 3346 01:57:37,683 --> 01:57:38,985 GIVING ME THAT BRIEFING AND 3347 01:57:38,985 --> 01:57:40,253 REALLY ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC 3348 01:57:40,253 --> 01:57:45,458 COMMENTS WE HEARD LAST TIME , 3349 01:57:45,458 --> 01:57:46,759 AND IN GENERAL, SOME OF THE 3350 01:57:46,759 --> 01:57:47,960 THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP AND 3351 01:57:47,960 --> 01:57:49,362 SOME OF THE CHANGES THEY MADE IN 3352 01:57:49,362 --> 01:57:50,563 RESPONSE TO THAT. THANK YOU FOR 3353 01:57:50,563 --> 01:57:50,997 DOING THAT. 3354 01:57:50,997 --> 01:57:52,265 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. WE ARE 3355 01:57:52,265 --> 01:57:56,803 GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE THESE -- I 3356 01:57:56,803 --> 01:57:58,471 HAVE TO MOVE THE BILL FIRST, AND 3357 01:57:58,471 --> 01:57:59,172 THEN I HAVE TO MOVE THE 3358 01:57:59,172 --> 01:58:00,306 AMENDMENTS AS WELL. I'M GOING 3359 01:58:00,306 --> 01:58:01,541 TO MOVE THAT COMMITTEE 3360 01:58:01,541 --> 01:58:02,809 RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF COUNCIL 3361 01:58:02,809 --> 01:58:05,745 BILL 121190 . IS THERE A SECOND? 3362 01:58:05,745 --> 01:58:06,446 >> SECOND. 3363 01:58:06,446 --> 01:58:11,951 >> THANK YOU. VERY LOUD. MOVED 3364 01:58:11,951 --> 01:58:13,920 AND SECONDED AS THE BILL 3365 01:58:13,920 --> 01:58:16,889 PRESENTED -- YES. IT HAS BEEN 3366 01:58:16,889 --> 01:58:23,162 MOVED TO AMEND -- MOVED AND 3367 01:58:23,162 --> 01:58:33,706 SECONDED TO AMEND PASSAGE OF THE 3368 01:58:38,778 --> 01:58:40,346 BILL. I AM NOW GOING TO MOVE TO 3369 01:58:40,346 --> 01:58:41,781 AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON 3370 01:58:41,781 --> 01:58:42,715 AMENDMENT ONE. IS THERE A 3371 01:58:42,715 --> 01:58:42,949 SECOND? 3372 01:58:42,949 --> 01:58:43,249 >> SECOND. 3373 01:58:43,249 --> 01:58:44,484 >> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND 3374 01:58:44,484 --> 01:58:45,351 THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON 3375 01:58:45,351 --> 01:58:46,152 AMENDMENT ONE. CENTRAL STAFF, 3376 01:58:46,152 --> 01:58:47,220 PLEASE PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW. YOU 3377 01:58:47,220 --> 01:58:48,221 ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT 3378 01:58:48,221 --> 01:58:49,489 QUICKLY TELL US AGAIN WHAT IT 3379 01:58:49,489 --> 01:58:49,655 IS. 3380 01:58:49,655 --> 01:58:50,923 >> ABSOLUTELY. THIS BILL IS JUST 3381 01:58:50,923 --> 01:58:52,158 -- THIS AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE IS 3382 01:58:52,158 --> 01:58:52,792 JUST TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 3383 01:58:52,792 --> 01:58:55,394 IDENTIFIED BY SPU. JUST UNDER 3384 01:58:55,394 --> 01:58:56,362 WHINING SOME NEW CODE THAT 3385 01:58:56,362 --> 01:58:57,430 WASN'T UNDERLINED IN THE BILL. 3386 01:58:57,430 --> 01:58:58,498 FIXING SOME PUNCTUATION, 3387 01:58:58,498 --> 01:59:00,900 REMOVING A SUPERSCRIPT AND 3388 01:59:00,900 --> 01:59:06,405 ADDING A SERIAL COMMA. 3389 01:59:06,405 --> 01:59:07,507 >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT 3390 01:59:07,507 --> 01:59:10,877 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE? WILL THE 3391 01:59:10,877 --> 01:59:12,178 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 3392 01:59:12,178 --> 01:59:12,812 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER 3393 01:59:12,812 --> 01:59:13,012 ONE? 3394 01:59:13,012 --> 01:59:21,087 >> [ ROLL CALL ] FOUR IN FAVOR. 3395 01:59:21,220 --> 01:59:31,664 >> MOTION CARRIES . AMENDMENT 3396 01:59:34,467 --> 01:59:36,102 NUMBER ONE ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW 3397 01:59:36,102 --> 01:59:36,736 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. AND WILL 3398 01:59:36,736 --> 01:59:37,870 MOVE TO AMEND THE BILL AS 3399 01:59:37,870 --> 01:59:38,471 PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 3400 01:59:38,471 --> 01:59:39,372 TWO. IS THERE A SECOND? 3401 01:59:39,372 --> 01:59:39,772 >> SECOND. 3402 01:59:39,772 --> 01:59:40,940 >> THANK YOU. MOVED AND SECONDED 3403 01:59:40,940 --> 01:59:42,141 TO AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED 3404 01:59:42,141 --> 01:59:43,176 ON AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. WOULD 3405 01:59:43,176 --> 01:59:44,176 YOU GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW? 3406 01:59:44,176 --> 01:59:45,244 >> ABSOLUTELY. THIS AMENDMENT IS 3407 01:59:45,244 --> 01:59:46,412 THE ONE THAT ADDS THREE NEW 3408 01:59:46,412 --> 01:59:48,047 RECITALS TO THE BILL. RECITAL, 3409 01:59:48,047 --> 01:59:48,848 RENUMBERING THE REST OF THE 3410 01:59:48,848 --> 01:59:50,483 RECITALS AND ADDING TWO AT THE 3411 01:59:50,483 --> 01:59:52,718 END. THE FIRST HIGHLIGHTS THE 3412 01:59:52,718 --> 01:59:54,720 CITY'S ADVOCACY TO PERMIT THIS 3413 01:59:54,720 --> 02:00:03,596 -- THE SECOND STATES THAT 3414 02:00:03,596 --> 02:00:04,497 CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH 3415 02:00:04,497 --> 02:00:05,798 RESEARCHERS ON THE ROLE OF TREES 3416 02:00:05,798 --> 02:00:06,532 AS STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND THE 3417 02:00:06,532 --> 02:00:08,734 THIRD DETAILS CONSIDERATION OF 3418 02:00:08,734 --> 02:00:09,569 THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE, 3419 02:00:09,569 --> 02:00:10,603 SUCCESSFUL TECHNIQUES FROM OTHER 3420 02:00:10,603 --> 02:00:11,604 JURISDICTIONS, AND CLIMATE 3421 02:00:11,604 --> 02:00:13,439 RESILIENCE IN FUTURE STORMWATER 3422 02:00:13,439 --> 02:00:13,873 CODE UPDATES. 3423 02:00:13,873 --> 02:00:15,741 >> AWESOME. TAKE YOU FOR THAT. I 3424 02:00:15,741 --> 02:00:22,949 KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF -- A LOT OF 3425 02:00:22,949 --> 02:00:23,516 PEOPLE SENDING COMMENTS 3426 02:00:23,516 --> 02:00:24,383 REGARDING US TRYING TO FIGURE 3427 02:00:24,383 --> 02:00:30,590 OUT A GOOD SOLUTION HERE. WOULD 3428 02:00:30,590 --> 02:00:31,991 ALSO PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF ANY 3429 02:00:31,991 --> 02:00:32,525 COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY 3430 02:00:32,525 --> 02:00:33,192 QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 3431 02:00:33,326 --> 02:00:35,595 >> JUST A COMMENT . THE NOTE OF 3432 02:00:35,595 --> 02:00:36,662 GRATITUDE TO YOU, CHAIR, FOR 3433 02:00:36,662 --> 02:00:38,030 INCLUDING THESE RECITALS IN THIS 3434 02:00:38,030 --> 02:00:41,767 BILL. REALLY, TO ME, IT FEELS 3435 02:00:41,767 --> 02:00:51,344 LIKE A DOUBLING DOWN OF WHAT WE 3436 02:00:51,344 --> 02:00:53,145 HAVE BEEN DOING, WHICH IS 3437 02:00:53,145 --> 02:00:53,846 ADVOCACY AT THE STATE LEVEL. AND 3438 02:00:53,846 --> 02:00:54,480 THEN, ACKNOWLEDGING HIM RECITAL 3439 02:00:54,480 --> 02:00:55,081 NUMBER 13 IN PARTICULAR, 3440 02:00:55,081 --> 02:00:55,881 APPRECIATE INCLUDING THE NOTE 3441 02:00:55,881 --> 02:00:57,216 ABOUT THE TREES AND THE 3442 02:00:57,216 --> 02:01:00,653 CONTINUATION OF THE WORK ON BOTH 3443 02:01:00,653 --> 02:01:02,021 EXPLORING THE ROLE, AND ALSO HOW 3444 02:01:02,021 --> 02:01:09,195 WE CAN DO MORE ON TREES IN ORDER 3445 02:01:09,195 --> 02:01:10,196 TO SUPPORT THIS PARTICULAR STORM 3446 02:01:10,196 --> 02:01:12,465 WATER MANAGEMENT FUNCTION . IT 3447 02:01:12,465 --> 02:01:14,200 IS NOT THE ONLY BENEFIT TO THE 3448 02:01:14,200 --> 02:01:16,569 TREES . I KNOW THAT WE DO MANY 3449 02:01:16,569 --> 02:01:22,642 THINGS . THAT IS REALLY 3450 02:01:22,642 --> 02:01:23,476 IMPORTANT, AS YOU KNOW, TO MY 3451 02:01:23,476 --> 02:01:24,310 CONSTITUENCY, AND TO ME. 3452 02:01:24,310 --> 02:01:25,344 APPRECIATE YOU ADDING IT IN 3453 02:01:25,344 --> 02:01:25,578 THERE. 3454 02:01:25,578 --> 02:01:27,013 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3455 02:01:27,013 --> 02:01:30,416 RIVERA. 3456 02:01:30,416 --> 02:01:31,050 >> THANK YOU. 3457 02:01:31,050 --> 02:01:32,251 >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS 3458 02:01:32,251 --> 02:01:35,554 REGARDING AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO? 3459 02:01:35,554 --> 02:01:36,989 CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 3460 02:01:36,989 --> 02:01:47,533 >> [ ROLL CALL ] FOUR IN FAVOR. 3461 02:01:49,769 --> 02:01:54,173 >> DID YOU COUNT VICE CHAIR 3462 02:01:54,173 --> 02:02:00,279 JUAREZ ? 3463 02:02:00,279 --> 02:02:00,746 >> YES. 3464 02:02:00,746 --> 02:02:01,480 >> MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT 3465 02:02:01,480 --> 02:02:02,648 NUMBER TWO IS ADOPTED. BEFORE WE 3466 02:02:02,648 --> 02:02:04,083 VOTE ON THE BILL, JUST A 3467 02:02:04,083 --> 02:02:05,518 CLARIFICATION. THERE ARE SOME 3468 02:02:05,518 --> 02:02:07,086 OTHER -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 3469 02:02:07,086 --> 02:02:15,361 >> ON THE FINAL BILL? 3470 02:02:15,361 --> 02:02:15,828 >> YEAH. 3471 02:02:15,828 --> 02:02:17,296 >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO 3472 02:02:17,296 --> 02:02:18,998 SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS. TO YOUR 3473 02:02:18,998 --> 02:02:19,799 APPOINTMENT, IT IS COMPLEX, BUT 3474 02:02:19,799 --> 02:02:23,169 ALSO VERY INTERESTING. TO BE 3475 02:02:23,169 --> 02:02:24,870 FRANK, THIS IS LOCAL GOVERNMENT 3476 02:02:24,870 --> 02:02:27,640 101. SOME CITIES GET IT RIGHT, 3477 02:02:27,640 --> 02:02:34,046 SOME DON'T. WE NEED TO DO 3478 02:02:34,046 --> 02:02:35,047 BETTER. I THINK WE ARE DOING 3479 02:02:35,047 --> 02:02:35,881 BETTER. IT IS INTERESTING, 3480 02:02:35,881 --> 02:02:37,249 BECAUSE THE WORK THAT IS DONE IN 3481 02:02:37,249 --> 02:02:40,486 HERE IS SO IMPORTANT . WE ARE 3482 02:02:40,486 --> 02:02:41,587 TALKING ABOUT SOUTH PARK 3483 02:02:41,587 --> 02:02:42,621 EARLIER. IT IS NOT JUST SOUTH 3484 02:02:42,621 --> 02:02:44,290 PARK. I WAS TALKING ABOUT MY OWN 3485 02:02:44,290 --> 02:02:48,260 NEIGHBORHOOD. THE WORK WE DO 3486 02:02:48,260 --> 02:02:49,929 HERE IN THIS COMMITTEE AND THIS 3487 02:02:49,929 --> 02:02:50,896 TOPIC AREA WITHIN THE MISSION OF 3488 02:02:50,896 --> 02:02:53,032 SPU IS FUNDAMENTAL. SO THANK YOU 3489 02:02:53,032 --> 02:02:54,433 FOR THE WORK ON THIS BILL, TO 3490 02:02:54,433 --> 02:02:57,536 INCLUDE CENTRAL STAFF. OUR 3491 02:02:57,536 --> 02:03:02,908 BACKSTOP FOR US, MUCH LIKE MR. 3492 02:03:02,908 --> 02:03:04,744 HENNESSY IS A BACKSTOP FOR A LOT 3493 02:03:04,744 --> 02:03:15,321 OF ISSUES. CENTRAL STAFF'S WORK 3494 02:03:17,890 --> 02:03:18,791 IS SUPER IMPORTANT TOO. I JUST 3495 02:03:18,791 --> 02:03:19,825 WANTED TO NOTE THAT. THIS IS 3496 02:03:19,825 --> 02:03:20,926 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 101. THIS IS 3497 02:03:20,926 --> 02:03:21,694 REALLY IMPORTANT. THIS REALLY 3498 02:03:21,694 --> 02:03:22,695 CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN 3499 02:03:22,695 --> 02:03:23,429 PEOPLES' LIVES OVERTURNED. 3500 02:03:23,429 --> 02:03:24,363 PEOPLE WON'T NECESSARILY KNOW. 3501 02:03:24,363 --> 02:03:25,331 THAT IS THE OTHER THING ABOUT 3502 02:03:25,331 --> 02:03:26,132 IT. REALLY IMPORTANT TO 3503 02:03:26,132 --> 02:03:27,199 ACKNOWLEDGE IT RIGHT NOW. THANK 3504 02:03:27,199 --> 02:03:27,566 YOU, CHAIR. 3505 02:03:27,566 --> 02:03:28,634 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 3506 02:03:28,634 --> 02:03:29,668 KENDALL. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 3507 02:03:29,668 --> 02:03:35,975 >> A SPECIAL NOTE TO THANK YOU 3508 02:03:35,975 --> 02:03:37,276 AGAIN TO THE DEPARTMENT. GENERAL 3509 02:03:37,276 --> 02:03:38,277 MANAGER LEE AND HIS STAFF, BUT 3510 02:03:38,277 --> 02:03:39,378 ALSO TO CHAIR FOR YOUR 3511 02:03:39,378 --> 02:03:40,646 LEADERSHIP OF THIS WORK, AND FOR 3512 02:03:40,646 --> 02:03:41,380 LISTENING TO COMMUNITY AND 3513 02:03:41,380 --> 02:03:42,581 MAKING SURE YOUR ATTEMPT TO PUT 3514 02:03:42,581 --> 02:03:43,783 THOSE RECITALS AND TO MAKE SURE 3515 02:03:43,783 --> 02:03:45,017 WE ARE LISTENING TO COMMUNITY IS 3516 02:03:45,017 --> 02:03:49,255 REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. I REALLY 3517 02:03:49,255 --> 02:03:50,456 THANK YOU FOR THAT LEADERSHIP. 3518 02:03:50,456 --> 02:03:51,457 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3519 02:03:51,457 --> 02:03:52,291 RIVERA. THANK YOU TO THE 3520 02:03:52,291 --> 02:03:53,626 DEPARTMENT AS WELL FOR YOUR 3521 02:03:53,626 --> 02:03:54,960 ENGAGEMENT. I WILL SAY, JUST SO 3522 02:03:54,960 --> 02:03:59,999 YOU ALL KNOW, THIS BILL GETS 3523 02:03:59,999 --> 02:04:07,273 REFERRED TO THE MAY 19 CITY 3524 02:04:07,273 --> 02:04:08,507 COUNCIL MEETING. BUT I WANT TO 3525 02:04:08,507 --> 02:04:09,508 MAKE SURE I FEEL COMFORTABLE 3526 02:04:09,508 --> 02:04:10,676 WITH IT. I KNOW THERE WERE 3527 02:04:10,676 --> 02:04:11,811 COMMENTS TODAY. WE HAVE GOT SOME 3528 02:04:11,811 --> 02:04:13,212 EMAILS. WANT TO SEE IF THERE IS 3529 02:04:13,212 --> 02:04:14,447 SOMETHING MORE THAT CAN BE DONE 3530 02:04:14,447 --> 02:04:17,383 BEFORE THE 19th AND FEEL 3531 02:04:17,383 --> 02:04:18,384 COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. THERE IS 3532 02:04:18,384 --> 02:04:19,852 A MEETING CANCELED ON TUESDAY, 3533 02:04:19,852 --> 02:04:24,824 THE 26, -- WERE NOT HAVING A 3534 02:04:24,824 --> 02:04:26,492 COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 26th? 3535 02:04:26,492 --> 02:04:33,332 THANK YOU. SO THE NEXT COUNCIL 3536 02:04:33,332 --> 02:04:34,266 MEETING IS JUNE 2. JUST SO 3537 02:04:34,266 --> 02:04:35,401 EVERYONE KNOWS. I HAD ASKED THE 3538 02:04:35,401 --> 02:04:36,635 DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THERE IS 3539 02:04:36,635 --> 02:04:39,839 SOME LEEWAY OF EXTENDING THAT TO 3540 02:04:39,839 --> 02:04:41,207 THE SECOND TO FIGURE OUT SOME 3541 02:04:41,207 --> 02:04:43,943 OTHER ADDITIONAL WORK WE CAN DO 3542 02:04:43,943 --> 02:04:45,945 JUST SO WE KNOW. IT COULD BE THE 3543 02:04:45,945 --> 02:04:47,947 19th, OR IT COULD BE THE SECOND, 3544 02:04:47,947 --> 02:04:51,450 JUNE 2 , AS WELL. I THINK WE CAN 3545 02:04:51,450 --> 02:05:00,493 GET THERE FOR FULL COUNCIL WITH 3546 02:05:00,493 --> 02:05:01,327 SOME OTHER ADDITIONAL STUFF. 3547 02:05:01,327 --> 02:05:02,561 WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE 3548 02:05:02,561 --> 02:05:03,963 PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT CAME 3549 02:05:03,963 --> 02:05:05,064 TODAY AND THE FOLKS THAT SENT 3550 02:05:05,064 --> 02:05:07,333 EMAILS AS WELL TO GET TO A PLACE 3551 02:05:07,333 --> 02:05:11,704 OF , YOU KNOW, FEELING DECENT. 3552 02:05:11,704 --> 02:05:12,671 AS YOU SAID, KEVIN, WHEN 3553 02:05:12,671 --> 02:05:14,106 EVERYONE IS MAD AT YOU, YOU MUST 3554 02:05:14,106 --> 02:05:15,107 BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT. I 3555 02:05:15,107 --> 02:05:16,509 DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE THAT IS NOT 3556 02:05:16,509 --> 02:05:18,177 WHERE I AM AT IN MY LIFE. I JUST 3557 02:05:18,177 --> 02:05:19,511 WANT TO LET YOU KNOW. WHEN 3558 02:05:19,511 --> 02:05:20,679 EVERYONE IS MAD AT YOU, MAYBE 3559 02:05:20,679 --> 02:05:21,881 YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING WRONG. 3560 02:05:21,881 --> 02:05:23,215 ANYWAYS. IT IS A NICE WAY TO 3561 02:05:23,215 --> 02:05:30,723 LOOK AT IT. OKAY. WE ARE GOING 3562 02:05:30,723 --> 02:05:32,324 TO VOTE ON THIS. WILL THE CLERK 3563 02:05:32,324 --> 02:05:34,560 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE BILL 3564 02:05:34,560 --> 02:05:34,994 AS AMENDED? 3565 02:05:34,994 --> 02:05:45,537 >> [ ROLL CALL ] FOUR IN FAVOR . 3566 02:05:52,711 --> 02:05:53,812 >> THE BILL PASSES OUT OF 3567 02:05:53,812 --> 02:05:55,047 COMMITTEE. IT WILL BE SENT TO 3568 02:05:55,047 --> 02:05:56,682 EITHER THE MAY 19 OR JUNE 2 CITY 3569 02:05:56,682 --> 02:05:58,417 COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU ALL. 3570 02:05:58,417 --> 02:06:05,257 THANK YOU FOR YOUR 3571 02:06:05,257 --> 02:06:05,925 REAPPOINTMENT. CONGRATULATIONS. 3572 02:06:05,925 --> 02:06:06,992 WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT 3573 02:06:06,992 --> 02:06:08,727 GETTING SENT TO FULL COUNCIL. WE 3574 02:06:08,727 --> 02:06:13,432 WILL NOT HOLD BACK. KEVIN, THANK 3575 02:06:13,432 --> 02:06:15,167 YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS AS 3576 02:06:15,167 --> 02:06:16,535 WELL. WE KNOW IT IS A LOT. 3577 02:06:16,535 --> 02:06:17,469 REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND 3578 02:06:17,469 --> 02:06:18,537 ENERGY TO THIS AND EXPERTISE. 3579 02:06:18,537 --> 02:06:20,306 THANK YOU AS WELL FOR YOUR 3580 02:06:20,306 --> 02:06:23,475 ANALYZING ANYTHING -- EVERYTHING 3581 02:06:23,475 --> 02:06:24,910 AS WELL. I WILL GIVE BOB A 3582 02:06:24,910 --> 02:06:26,312 SHADOW JUST BECAUSE HE'S BOB. 3583 02:06:26,312 --> 02:06:30,015 THANK YOU BOB HENNESSY. 3584 02:06:30,015 --> 02:06:30,516 >> BOB. 3585 02:06:30,516 --> 02:06:32,318 >> I DO WANT TO STATE HE DID GO 3586 02:06:32,318 --> 02:06:34,153 TO SEATTLE PREP. HE DOES HAVE 3587 02:06:34,153 --> 02:06:35,321 SOMETHING I LIKE ABOUT HIM. 3588 02:06:35,321 --> 02:06:41,493 OKAY. WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, 3589 02:06:41,493 --> 02:06:42,728 THANK YOU FOR STAYING OVER TIME 3590 02:06:42,728 --> 02:06:43,929 WITH US. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL 3591 02:06:43,929 --> 02:06:51,170 YOUR WORK ON THIS PROCESS. THIS 3592 02:06:51,170 --> 02:06:52,705 BRINGS US TO THE END OF THE MAY 3593 02:06:52,705 --> 02:06:53,505 14 GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES 3594 02:06:53,505 --> 02:06:54,373 MEETING. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. 3595 02:06:54,373 --> 02:06:55,407 THE COMMITTEE COLLEAGUES FOR ALL 3596 02:06:55,407 --> 02:06:56,742 YOUR WORK TODAY. BEFORE WE 3597 02:06:56,742 --> 02:07:01,880 ADJOURN, GOSH I WANTED TO SHARE 3598 02:07:01,880 --> 02:07:02,948 A QUICK UPDATE. EARLIER THIS 3599 02:07:02,948 --> 02:07:04,416 MONTH, I KNOW I CIRCULATED A 3600 02:07:04,416 --> 02:07:05,384 LETTER TO FULL COUNCIL REGARDING 3601 02:07:05,384 --> 02:07:06,652 THE KING COUNTY PROPOSED SEWER 3602 02:07:06,652 --> 02:07:17,196 WATER RATE INCREASES TO 12.75 IN 3603 02:07:20,766 --> 02:07:22,101 2027. I WANT TO THANK SPU, YOUR 3604 02:07:22,101 --> 02:07:23,002 LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP IN 3605 02:07:23,002 --> 02:07:24,003 HELPING US CRAFT THAT LETTER. 3606 02:07:24,003 --> 02:07:24,970 THE ENTIRE COUNCIL SIGNED IT, 3607 02:07:24,970 --> 02:07:26,105 INCLUDING THE MAYOR AT THE MAY 3608 02:07:26,105 --> 02:07:26,939 REGIONAL WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE 3609 02:07:26,939 --> 02:07:27,973 MEETING. WE DISCUSSED THE LETTER 3610 02:07:27,973 --> 02:07:28,974 AND PROPOSED RATE PACKAGE. THANK 3611 02:07:28,974 --> 02:07:30,409 YOU COUNCILMEMBER LIN FOR BEING 3612 02:07:30,409 --> 02:07:31,210 THERE TO DISCUSS THAT. 3613 02:07:31,210 --> 02:07:32,411 OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE TO DO BETTER. 3614 02:07:32,411 --> 02:07:33,679 BE BETTER FOR KING COUNTY AND 3615 02:07:33,679 --> 02:07:34,680 SEATTLE RESIDENTS ALIKE TO HELP 3616 02:07:34,680 --> 02:07:35,681 KEEP SEATTLE AFFORDABILITY. YOU 3617 02:07:35,681 --> 02:07:38,717 KNOW, NOT BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER 3618 02:07:38,717 --> 02:07:47,993 . AND SO, REALLY APPRECIATE 3619 02:07:47,993 --> 02:07:48,927 SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES IN 3620 02:07:48,927 --> 02:07:49,895 ENGAGING WITH KING COUNTY ON 3621 02:07:49,895 --> 02:07:50,829 SUCH A THOUGHTFUL PROCESS. AND 3622 02:07:50,829 --> 02:07:53,032 ALSO, THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE 3623 02:07:53,032 --> 02:07:54,767 IN PLANNING AND LOCKING IN 3624 02:07:54,767 --> 02:07:56,402 SYSTEMS THAT WILL MAKE SURE WE 3625 02:07:56,402 --> 02:08:00,406 ARE KEEPING OUR WATER RATES AT A 3626 02:08:00,406 --> 02:08:01,206 REASONABLE LEVEL, BECAUSE AS 3627 02:08:01,206 --> 02:08:02,274 PEOPLE KNOW, THOSE RATES IMPACT 3628 02:08:02,274 --> 02:08:03,275 SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITY 3629 02:08:03,275 --> 02:08:11,216 RATEPAYERS . THAT EVERYONE 3630 02:08:11,216 --> 02:08:12,051 BLAMES SPU, NOT UNDERSTANDING 3631 02:08:12,051 --> 02:08:13,085 THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. I JUST WANTED 3632 02:08:13,085 --> 02:08:14,553 TO STATE THAT. THANK YOU ALL FOR 3633 02:08:14,553 --> 02:08:16,055 YOUR PARTNERSHIP ON THAT AS 3634 02:08:16,055 --> 02:08:21,226 WELL. THIS CONCLUDES THE MAY 14 3635 02:08:21,226 --> 02:08:22,694 MEETING OF THE