>>> THE TIME IS 9:31 AM.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
RULE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> FOUR PRESENT.
>> AND I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WILL BE JOINING US
LATER.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN
WE GET TO THE SPEAKERS, WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE PRESENT.
FOR NOW, LET'S LOOK AT APPROVAL
OF THE AGENDA.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTIONS,
TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE AMENDED
BY REMOVING ITEM NUMBER FOUR,
APPOINTMENT 016 001 THE
APPLICANTS WITHDRAWN AN
EXECUTIVE WILL SUBMIT A NEW
NAME AT A LATER DATE.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, IS THERE
ANY OBJECTION IF WE AMEND THIS?
ACCORDINGLY?
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED AS AMENDED.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
I WILL ASK EVERYONE BE PATIENT
AS WE LEARN TO OPERATE THIS NEW
SYSTEM IN REAL TIME AND
NAVIGATE THROUGH THE INEVITABLE
GROWING PAINS.
WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING FOR
WAYS TO FINE-TUNE THIS PROCESS
AND ADDING NEW FEATURES THAT
ALLOW ADDITIONAL MEANS OF
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN OUR
COUNCIL MEETINGS.
IT REMAINS THE STRONG INTENT OF
THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT REGULARLY INCLUDED ON
MEETING AGENDAS.
HOWEVER, THE CITY COUNCIL
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVISE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AT ANY
POINT IF WE DEEM THE SYSTEM IS
BEING ABUSED OR UNSUITABLE FOR
ALLOWING OUR MEETINGS TO BE
CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND IN A
MANNER IN WHICH WE ARE ABLE TO
CONDUCT OUR NECESSARY BUSINESS.
I WILL MODERATE THIS PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER.
WE WILL HAVE 20 INITIAL MINUTES
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL ON TWO SPEAKERS AT
A TIME AND IN THE ORDER WHICH
REGISTERED ON THE COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED BUT
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK YOU CAN
SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF THIS
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BUT GOING
TO THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE AT
SALE.GOV FORD/COUNSEL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS
LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL A SPEAKERS NAME
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND
AUTOMATIC PROMPT OF YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED WILL BE THE
SPEAKERS CUE AND THE SPEAKER
MUST PRESS STAR SIX TO BEGIN
SPEAKING.
SPEAKERS, PLEASE BE SURE TO
PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU'RE
GIVEN THE CUE TO START.
PLEASE BEGIN BY STATING YOUR
NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING.
AS A REMINDER PUBLIC COMMENTS
SHOULD RELATE TO AN ITEM ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME AT THAT TIME
PLEASE WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
SPEAKERS DO NOT END THERE
COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME PROVIDED THE
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT WE ASK YOU
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE
AND IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THE MEETING THESE DO
SO VIA SEATTLE CHANNEL OR THE
LISTENING OPTIONS LISTED ON THE
AGENDA.
SO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX BEFORE SPEAKING. THE FIRST
SPEAKER I SEE SIGNED UP AND
PRESENT IS WHITNEY.
GO AHEAD, BRITNEY.
PRESS STAR SIX.
>> GOOD MORNING.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> SORRY.
I'M TOO SLEEPY TO USE IT
IMPROPERLY.
GOOD MORNING.
I AM CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE GROUP
SCOOTER SHARE, WE HAVE BEEN
PART OF THE IDEA THAT SCOOTER
SHARE PROGRAMS FOR LONGTIME AND
EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY
OF FINALLY GETTING GOING ON
THIS.
WE FEEL LIKE IT'S A REALLY
IMPORTANT ADDITION TO OUR
SOLUTION TO HELP MAKE IT EASY
FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO AND FROM
THE BUS ANOTHER TRANSIT.
AND ALSO JUST TO MAKE SHORT
TRIPS OUTSIDE OF THE BUS OR CAR
ALTOGETHER.
YOU HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM
US ABOUT OUR EXCITEMENT AND I
DO JUST WANT TO MENTION THE WE
ALSO FEEL IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO MAKE SURE IT'S BROUGHT IN AN
EQUITABLE WAY IN A WAY THAT
KEEPS HER SIDEWALKS AND RIGHT
OF WAYS CLEAR AND ROLL ON OTHER
METHODS BUT WE ARE EXCITED TO
GET THIS GOING.
SORRY, I AM NOT AWAKE.
TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO KEEP
BRINGING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR
CARS.
>> THANK YOU, BRITNEY.
NEXT WE HAVE RACHEL BROWN
FOLLOWED BY CONNOR.
GO AHEAD RACHEL.
>> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COMMENT THIS MORNING.
MY NAME IS RACHEL BROWN, I LIVE
IN DISTRICT 3. I AM A RENTER
AND I'M AN INCOMING GRADUATE
STUDENT TO U-DUB MASTER OF
URBAN PLANNING PROGRAM AND I
LIVE WITHOUT A CAR.
I AM SPEAKING TO YOU TO
REPRESENT THE BOARD OF SEATTLE
SUBWAY, A GRASSROOTS NONPROFIT
DEDICATED TO EXPANDING LIGHT
RAIL SERVICE IN THE SEATTLE
AREA.
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS
OUR SUPPORT OF CB 11 AND 67 AND
CB 9868 RELATED TO THE PROPOSED
SCOOTER SHARE PROGRAM.
AT A TIME WHEN TRANSIT IS
FACING AN ENORMOUS CUTBACK FEEL
IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION
ALTERNATIVES TO FILLING THESE
GAPS.
BEHIND TRANSIT IS CUT, WE POINT
OUT BETWEEN ONE FOURTH AND ONE
THIRD OF SCOOTER USERS ARE
REPLACING WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN A
CAR TRIP.
EITHER IN THE FIRST OR LAST
MILE OF THEIR JOURNEY.
AND I SEE THE ADDITION OF
SCOOTER SHARE ON SEATTLE
STREETS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE
OF OUR CONTINUING EFFORTS TO
INCREASE -- REDUCE CAR
DEPENDENCY AND ADMISSIONS
ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE LIKE
MYSELF WHO LIVE WITHOUT A CAR,
INCREASE ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL
SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT
ARE SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO GET
TO.
I URGE YOU TO APPROVE BOTH OF
THESE ORDINANCES IN THE GREENER
AND MORE ACCESSIBLE SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, RACHEL.
NEXT WE HAVE CONNOR FOLLOWED BY
JACLYN.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL, THANKS
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
WITH YOU.
MY NAME IS CONNOR, THE
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WITH THE OUTDOORS FOR ALL
FOUNDATION.
WE PROVIDE OUTDOOR ACCESSIBLE
RECREATION TO INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITY.
WE ARE BASED IN NORTHEAST
SEATTLE. I WANT TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM IN THAT
IT DOES TWO CRUCIAL THINGS FOR
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
FIRST AND FOREMOST IT DIVIDES
ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION. IN
OUR INTERNAL POLLING OVER USER
BASE PARTICIPANTS WE FIND
TRANSPORTATION IS THE NUMBER
ONE BARRIER TO INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES ACCESSING
RECREATION THROUGHOUT THE
SEATTLE AREA.
EXCEEDED SCOOTER STYLE
TRANSPORTATION NOT ONLY WOULD
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE
INDIVIDUALS TO GET AROUND
SEATTLE, BUT WOULD SUPPORT THEM
IN GETTING TO OUR BASE OF
OPERATION.
TO ACCESS OUR ADAPTIVE CYCLING
CENTER.
THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION WE HAD A OVER
300% INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP IN
OUR CYCLING CENTER THANKS TO
SUPPORT THE CAME FROM PROGRAMS
LIKE THIS.
LAST YEAR WE DELIVERED OVER 750
WRITERS.
WE BELIEVE CONTINUED SUPPORT
THROUGH THE SCOOTER SHARE
PROGRAM NOT ONLY SUPPORTS THAT
PROGRAM AND HELPS US GROW THAT
TO NO COST TO THE WRITER BUT
PROVIDES A CITYWIDE
TRANSPORTATION OPTION FOR OUR
USERS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
EXTON WE HAVE JACLYN.
AND OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE SIGNED
UP AND THEY ARE NOT YET
PRESENT.
RIGHT NOW WE JUST HAVE JACLYN
AND WE WILL KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR
OTHER SPEAKERS.
GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS JACLYN GRUBER,
DIRECTOR OF DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION.
THE SBA SUPPORTS THE PROGRAM.
THE CORONAVIRUS HAS LIMITED
ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION AND
RESTRICTIVE CAPACITY IN
TRANSIT.
THE PROGRAM HAS POTENTIAL TO
INCREASE MOBILITY AND ACCESS
THROUGH AND AROUND DOWNTOWN.
AND RESERVE TRANSIT OPTIONS.
INITIATING THE SCOOTER SHARE
PROGRAM IS A PILOT ENSURES THE
PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES PUBLIC
FEEDBACK AND EXPERIENCES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM LOOKING AT OUR SPEAKER
LIST AND WE HAVE OTHERS SIGNED
UP BUT THEY ARE NOT PRESENT
YET.
WE ARE GOING TO PAUSE FOR A
MOMENT FOR 30 SECONDS TO SEE IF
ANYONE WILL POP THROUGH.
NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE TIM.
PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE WE LOST THAT
CALLER.
>> OKAY.
>> I AM RECEIVING
COMMUNICATIONS THAT FOLKS ARE
ON THE LINE HOWEVER THEY'RE
HAVING DIFFICULTY SPEAKING OR
IT MIGHT BE THAT THEY DIDN'T
HIT STAR SIX.
>> IF I.T.
FOLKS HAVE ANY TIPS, I SEE
ABOUT FOUR OTHER PEOPLE WHO
HAVE SIGNED UP BUT THEY ARE
LISTED IS NOT PRESENT.
>> THERE ARE NO OTHER COLORS
CURRENTLY ON THE LINE.
HANG ON.
WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING IN.
>> TEAM IS NOW GETTING ON, GIVE
US A SECOND SO WE CAN CONFIRM
THAT.
>> SURE.
AND THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP
AND WERE NOT ABLE TO SPEAK,
EMAIL YOUR COMMENTS TO
COUNSEL@SEATTLE.GOV AND WE WILL
SEE THEM THERE.
TIM IS BACK, GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD MORNING, CAN YOU HEAR
ME?
>> YES.
>> FANTASTIC.
MY NAME IS TIM, THE HEAD OF
GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS FOR
SPIN.
I LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS EIGHT
AND NINE BEFORE YOU.
THE PROPOSED SCOOTER PILOT
PROGRAM WOULD PROVIDE THE
RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE WITH
ANOTHER CONVENIENT AND
AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION OPTION
. ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH LOW
INCOME.
SPIN CURRENTLY OPERATES IN
PORTLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO, LOS
ANGELES, SAN DIEGO AND OTHER
CITIES.
WE WOULD CERTAINLY WELCOME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE OUR
SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF
SEATTLE.
IN PORTLAND WE ACTUALLY PARTNER
WITH THE CITY DURING THE FIRST
FEW MONTHS OF THE PANDEMIC.
TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
SCOOTERS AVAILABLE AND DECREASE
THE COST OF EACH RIGHT.
IN ORDER TO EASE CROWDING ON
PUBLIC TRANSIT TO ENCOURAGE
TISCALI DISTANT TRAVEL AND
PROMOTE DRIVING LESS.
THE PARTNERSHIP WAS AN
OUTSTANDING SUCCESS AND IT
RESULTED IN MORE TRIPS WITH
LONGER DISTANCES, ESPECIALLY IN
UNDERSERVED EQUITY AREAS.
WE SHARE THE CITY'S GOAL OF
REDUCING SEATTLE'S GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS.
IN FACT, SPIN IS COMMITTED TO
BEING CARBON NEGATIVE BY 2025
IN THE CITIES WHERE WE OPERATE.
WE ARE GOING TO ACHIEVE THIS
LOFTY GOAL BY REMOVING MORE
EMISSIONS FROM EXISTING
TRANSPORTATION ECOSYSTEMS THAT
E PROVIDE OUR SERVICES IN.
AND WE ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO
SAFETY AND DISTRIBUTE FREE
HELMETS IN SEATTLE.
IN SAN FRANCISCO ALONE SPIN HAS
ALREADY GIVEN OUT 1000 FREE
HELMETS.
SO, IN SUMMARY WE ASK YOU
APPROVE THE PILOT PROGRAM TODAY
AND MOVE TO COUNCIL FOR A FINAL
VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU, TIM.
THE NEXT SPEAKER, GO AHEAD AND
PRESS STAR SIX.
FOLLOWED BY JONATHAN HOPKINS.
>> GOOD MORNING, I AM A
GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP MANAGER
FOR SPIN.
I LIKE TO SPEAK TO EIGHT AND
NINE.
SPIN URGES THE CITY TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSED PILOT
PROGRAM.
WE ARE SHARING OUR STOCK
MISSION TO DELIVER A SYSTEM TO
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO
TRANSPORTATION.
AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN ENHANCING
THE TRANSPORTATION ECOSYSTEM
AND SPIN IS COMMITTED TO
ASSISTING COMMUNITIES DEAL WITH
MAJOR TRANSIT AND ECONOMIC
CONSTRUCTIONS.
AND WITH THE CONTINUED NEED FOR
RESIDENTS TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE
AND UTILIZE OUTDOOR
ENVIRONMENTS MORE, BIKES AND
SCOOTERS ARE A MORE SUSTAINABLE
AND COMPACT MODE OF
TRANSPORTATION TO HELP
SEATTLEITES COMPLETE ESSENTIAL
TRIPS.
AND AIDE IN THE ECONOMIC
RECOVERY OF LOCAL BUSINESSES.
SPIN HAS A ROBUST COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PLAN TO EDUCATE
USERS ON LOCAL PARKING, WRITING
AND HELMET GOALS.
WE PLAN ON OFFERING FREE
HELMETS AT OUTREACH EVENTS AND
THROUGH ONLINE REQUESTS.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT OWNING A
HELMET IS HALF THE BATTLE.
THAT'S WHY WE OFFER A DISCOUNT
FOR AFFORDABLE HELMETS ZERO
PARTNERSHIPS MAKING CURING ONE
MORE CONVENIENT.
IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO
OPERATE IN SEATTLE WE WILL WORK
CLOSELY WITH THE CITY TO
PROVIDE SERVICE TO DIVERSE
NEIGHBORHOODS INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO WEST SEATTLE. FOR
EXAMPLE FILLING THE GAPS
CREATED BY THE CLOSURE OF THE
HIGH-LEVEL WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE.
WE KNOW THAT CLOSURE HAS LED TO
INCREASED TRAFFIC ON THE SOUTH
PARK AND 1st AVENUE SOUTHBRIDGE
AND INCREASED CONGESTION IN
EQUITY FOCUSED AREAS.
WORKING WITH SEATTLE
STAKEHOLDERS THESE ALTERNATIVE
FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION INCLUDE
THE RECOVERY OF THE TRANSIT
NETWORK IN THE REGION.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO A FUTURE IN
SEATTLE WERE MORE PEOPLE CHOOSE
BIKES AND SCOOTERS OVER SINGLE
OCCUPANCY CAR TRIPS.
WE ASKED THE COMMITTEE TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH THE PILOT PROGRAM.
IQ FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT AND I THINK LAST
SPEAKER IS JONATHAN.
GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
THIS IS JONATHAN HOPKINS FROM
LINE.
A PLEASURE TO TALK TO YOU THIS
MORNING.
I AM SPEAKING OBVIOUSLY THE
SCOOTER RESOLUTION., NOT
RESOLUTION, ADMITS APPROVING
SCOOTERS BECAUSE THE SAFEST %
CITIES IN THE WORLD HAVE
SCOOTERS.
THOUSANDS MORE THAN SEATTLE IS
PROPOSING. LIKE?
BECAUSE FEWER CARS MEAN SAFER
STREETS.
DOUBLE STUDIES BACK THIS UP
NOTING SCOOTERS ARE AS SAFE AS
BIKES.
LESS CARS MEANS LESS CLIMATE
CHANGE AND FEWER CHILDREN
HAVING HEALTH DIFFICULTIES
DURING THE AIR OUR CAR
INTENSIVE AREAS.
WHAT DOES APPROVING THIS PLAN
MEAN FOR SEATTLE?
IS TRANSIT IS CUT AND THE
WESTERN SEATTLE BRIDGE REMAINS
CLOSED, SCOOTERS OFFER LOW-
INCOME WRITERS AN OPTION THAT
IS CHEAPER THAN THE BUS FOR THE
TYPICAL RIDE AND SAVES TIME.
FOR THAT REASON IT SCOOTER
RIDERS ARE FREQUENT TRANSIT
RIDERS, IN FACT HALF OF THEM
ARE, 10% OF OUR TRIPS ARE
PEOPLE CONNECTING TO TRANSIT.
IT WILL STRENGTHEN THE PICO
SYSTEM.
INSTEAD LESS THAN 500 BIKES
THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE STREETS
FOR WEEKS, IT WILL EXPAND
NEARBY TO NEARLY 2000 BIKES
PROVIDING BETTER COVERAGE.
A SCOOTER AND BIKE SYSTEM IS
FINANCIALLY VIABLE AND WILL
SERVICE FOR YEARS OR DECADES.
A LARGE BIKES ARE ONLY SYSTEM
OPERATES AT A MULTIMILLION
DOLLAR LOSS ANNUALLY IN SEATTLE
ALONE AND CANNOT BE SUSTAINED.
IT ALSO MEANS A SAFER CITY.
ZERO TRAFFIC TEST LAST YEAR,
MAJOR CITIES, HAVE THOUSANDS OF
SCOOTERS.
OSLO AND HELSINKI.
ARE FOUNDERS IN SWEDEN HAVE
12,000 SCOOTERS AND STUCK HIM.
PARIS BILLING A 15 MINUTE
ESSENTIALLY CAR FREE CITY
CENTER HAS THE LARGEST SCOOTER
FLEET IN THE WORLD.
THEY AGREE WITH FEWER CARS AND
SAFER STREETS AND SCOOTERS TO
GET THERE.
FOR THIS REASON SEVERAL
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ASKED THE
YOU APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE AS
WRITTEN.
WE SUPPORT AND HOPE YOU SUPPORT
THIS AS WELL.
PROVING EXPEDITIOUSLY SO IT CAN
BEGIN THE SEASON.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD.
THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING ARE
ABLE TO STILL SUBMIT COMMENTS
TO YOUR CITY COUNCIL AT
SEATTLE.GOV AT ANY TIME.
ANY ITEMS THAT PASS OUT OF THIS
COMMITTEE, BECAUSE THE COUNCIL
WILL BE ON THE TWO-WEEK RECESS
THERE IS EXTRA TIME TO SUBMIT
COMMENTS.
TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
, THE NEXT ONE IS TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 8. LET'S GET ON WITH
THE REST OF THE AGENDA.
I WANT TO THANK THE SPEAKERS
FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF THEIR
MORNINGS TO IN.
IT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO HEAR
FROM YOU.
SO ITEM NUMBER ONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER
ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> APPOINTMENT 01594,
APPOINTMENT OF DANNY BELL AS
MEMBER, SEATTLE SCHOOL TRAFFIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE, FOR A TERM TO
MARCH 31, 2023.
>> THANK YOU.
AND WE ARE GOING TO HEAR THE
PRESENTATIONS FIRST.
WE'VE GOT JENNIFER MEULENBERG
FROM SDOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT
THIS APPOINTMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> COULD YOU SPEAK UP A LITTLE
BIT PLEASE?
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME BETTER NOW?
>> NOT MUCH.
MAYBE THE MICROPHONE --
>> I WILL DO MY BEST TO BE AS
LOUD AS POSSIBLE.
AS MENTIONED I AM THE SDOT
LIAISON TO THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE.
THIS COMMITTEE WORKS CLOSELY
WITH SDOT IN OUR SAFE ROUTES TO
SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR STUDENTS TO WALK AND
BIKE TO SCHOOL.
THE COMMITTEE HAS 11 BOARD
MEMBERS REPRESENTATION FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
KING COUNTY METRO, SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIVE
OTHER VOLUNTEER POSITIONS.
ONE OF THESE FIVE VOLUNTEER
POSITIONS IS A POSITION THAT
ANDY BELL WILL FILL.
AMONG OTHER TASKS THE COMMITTEE
PROVIDES A MECHANISM FOR ANY
COMMUNITY MEMBER TO RAISE
AWARENESS ABOUT SCHOOL TRAFFIC
SAFETY ISSUES. THEY WORK TO
IMPROVE WALKING AND BICYCLE
OPTIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION TO
SCHOOLS.
AND THEY REVIEWED CIRCULATION
PLANS FOR NEW AND MANDATED
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE
INFORMATION THE COMMITTEE I CAN
PROVIDE THAT AS WELL.
I DID WANT TO NOTE THAT DANNY
WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS
MORNING.
I CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT
HIM IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE OTHER
QUESTIONS DISCUSSED LET ME
KNOW.
>> YES, WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT
PACKET WITH INFORMATION.
JUST A COUPLE OF POINTS ABOUT
THE APPLICANT, I DO WANT TO
NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS WITH
US.
THANK YOU.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
CANDIDATE.
>> SO DANNY IS A NEW FATHER,
AND EDUCATOR AND A SEATTLE
RESIDENT.
AND EDUCATOR AT MAKER SPACE
TINKER TANK AND HAS A MASTERS
IN EDUCATION FROM NATIONAL
LOUIS UNIVERSITY IN CHICAGO.
HE STRONGLY BELIEVES THAT
WORKING TO EASE MOBILITY FOR
ALL CITIZENS AND TRANSPORTATION
MODES CAN ONLY BUILD A SAFER
AND MORE EFFICIENT CITY BUT A
MORE EQUITABLE ONE AS WELL.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM ON
THE COMMITTEE AS BOTH HIS ROLE
OF BEING A NEW FATHER AND
EDUCATOR AND A RESIDENT OF
SOUTH SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU, JENNIFER.
COUNCIL MEMBERS I MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
01594, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT IS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION ON
THIS APPOINTMENT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS
APPLICANT BEFORE WE VOTE?
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU, JENNIFER.
WELL DONE.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE APPLICANTS
FOR THESE COMMISSIONS
VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO
ADVISE POLICYMAKERS ON THESE
IMPORTANT ISSUES.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT TO BE CONFIRMED?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
FIVE YES AND NO ONE AGAINST OR
ABSTAINING.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THE
APPOINTMENT WILL BE CONFIRMED
AND SENT TO THE SEPTEMBER 8
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
>> ITEMS TWO THROUGH FIVE, WE
ARE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER ON
THOSE, SDOT WILL GIVE ALMOST
APPLICANTS PLEASE READ ITEMS
TWO AND THREE AND FIVE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> APPOINTMENT 0159 FOUR
APPOINTMENT OF -- SORRY.
I'M GOING TO START OVER.
APPOINTMENT 01598, APPOINTMENT
OF MARIA SUMNER IS A MEMBER OF
THE SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY
BOARD FOR A TERM TO MARCH 31,
2021.
ITEM NUMBER THREE, APPOINTMENT
01599, APPOINTMENT OF DUNCAN
JOHNSON AS A MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY
BOARD FOR A TERM TO MARCH 31,
2022.
APPOINTMENT 01600 APPOINTMENT
OF ESTI MINTZ IS A MEMBER OF
THE SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY
BOARD FOR A TERM TO MARCH 31,
2022.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM POLLY
MEMBRINO FROM SDOT ABOUT THE
APPLICANTS.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
MY NAME IS POLLY MEMBRINO, I AM
THE SDOT LIAISON FOR THE
SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY
BOARD.
THE BOARD OVERSEES THE
PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN AND
PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO COUNCIL
THE MAYOR AND SDOT TO PROMOTE
SAFER AND MORE COMFORTABLE
CROSSINGS AND PEDESTRIAN
SPACES.
THEY PROVIDE GUIDANCE IN THEIR
INSIGHT AND PROJECTS IN THE
PROCESS FOR APPROVING
PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS AND THEY
PRESENT A REPORT AT THE END OF
THE YEAR AS WELL THE CONSISTS
OF 11 MEMBERS PLUS ONE YMCA
YOUNG ADULT GET ENGAGED MEMBER.
I'M HERE TODAY TO BRING FORTH
THE APPOINTMENTS OF MARIA
SUMNER, BIANA JOHNSON AND ESTI
MINTZ.
THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE THE PACKETS OF THOSE
APPLICANTS AND THOSE ARE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL.
CAN YOU GIVE US JUST A COUPLE
OF SENTENCES ON EACH ONE?
>> SURE.
I BELIEVE THEY ARE ALL HERE AS
WELL, DO YOU WANT ME TO
INTRODUCE THEM OR HAVE THEM
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES?
>> SURE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT
PICS?.
>> FIRST ON THE AGENDA IS MARIA.
>> GOOD MORNING EVERY.
MY NAME IS MARIA, I WORK AT
FACEBOOK AS A PROGRAM MANAGER
WORKING ON NATURAL LANGUAGE
PROCESSING.
I'VE BEEN IN SEATTLE ABOUT FIVE
YEARS NOW AND THEY CURRENTLY
LIVE IN THE STRICT FIVE IN THE
MEADOW BROOK COMMUNITY.
AND I AM AN AVID RUNNER, DOG MOM
AND REALLY HOPING TO WORK WITH
THE BOARD ON MAKING SEATTLE
PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITIES SAFER AND
MORE EQUITABLE.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARIA FROM
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, I AM REALLY GLAD
TO HAVE YOU JOINING THE
PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD.
IN PARTICULAR LIVING IN THE
MEADOW BROOK AREA I'M SURE YOU
HAVE FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE WITH
THE LACK OF SIDEWALKS OR
SIDEWALKS BEING THERE AND OUR
ABILITY TO PUT IN TEMPORARY
MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE
PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE
SURROUNDING THE HIGH SCHOOL.
I KNOW IN THE PAST THAT USED TO
BE GRAVEL DRIVEWAYS AND THERE
WASN'T A CLEAR DISTINCTION
BETWEEN IF YOU ARE IN THE
STREET OR ON THE SIDEWALK.
DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS YOU
LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE
COMMUNITY ABOUT THE MEADOW
BROOK AREA AND THE ABILITY TO
HAVE A SAFE PEDESTRIAN
EXPERIENCE IN THAT AREA?
>> YEAH, SO, WE ARE NOT TOO FAR
FROM THE STAY HEALTHY STREETS
THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT FARTHER
NORTH IN THE LAKE CITY AREA.
SO WHAT I HAVE BEEN NOTICING IN
OUR COMMUNITY IS PEOPLE KIND OF
USING THE STREETS AS IF THEY
ARE ALL SEE STAY HEALTHY
STREETS, ANYWAY WE CAN EXPAND
úTHAT OR EXPAND SAFE PASSAGES,
WHETHER THAT'S SIDEWALKS OR
MARKINGS OR THINGS TO KEEP
PEOPLE SAFE WHO ARE WALKING
AROUND.
THAT'S THE DIRECTION I'D LIKE
US TO MOVE IN.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MARIA, FOR JOINING
US.
POLLY, IF BIANCA IS HERE?
>> NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS BIANCA
JOHNSON.
>> BIANCA JOHNSON.
I AM ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY FROM
CALIFORNIA BY WAY OF ARIZONA
AND HAVE FOUND MY WAY TO
SEATTLE FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS
NOW.
SO, I CURRENTLY WORK AS A
SUPPORT MANAGER AT A LOCAL
STARTUP AND I AM ACTUALLY
MOVING IN TO THE U-DUB TO
PURSUE MY MBA IN SEPTEMBER.
BIG TRANSITION.
BEING PART OF THE ADVISORY
BOARD ALLOWS ME TO ADD A BIT OF
THE THINGS I DO OUTSIDE OF WORK,
AS YOU CAN SEE MY RESUME, I
HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY WORK I
LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN.
SO MOVING OVER TO THE PROGRAM
WILL BE A NEW STEP IN THAT
DIRECTION.
AS FAR AS PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY
BOARD GOES, I WAS REALLY
INTERESTED BECAUSE I GREW UP IN
AN AREA THAT LACKED PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.
SO MOVING TO SEATTLE WAS A BIG
DECISION FOR ME WAS THE FIRST
THING I LOOKED UP WAS THE BUS
ROUTES.
HOW CAN I GET AROUND WITHOUT A
CAR, SEATTLE REALLY HAS THAT ON
THE PEDESTAL AND THAT WAS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
TO BE ABLE TO ADD THE
PERSPECTIVE OF NOT HAVING A CAR
AT THE SAME TIME HAVING GROWN
UP WITHOUT A CAR, IS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
THAT IS MY CONTRIBUTION TO THE
BOARD.
>> THANK YOU, BIANCA.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL
MEMBERS?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, BIANCA, CAN I
TAKE A GUESS, YOU USE ROUTE 40?
>> I DID WHEN I WAS GOING TO
WORK.
YES.
>> FAIR ENOUGH.
I ALSO NOTICED YOU SPENT SOME
TIME IN DAVIS, CALIFORNIA.
CAN YOU SHARE ANY LESSONS YOU
LEARNED FROM DAVIS THAT HAS A
VERY ROBUST BICYCLE NETWORK,
AND HOW THAT CAN, WHAT LESSONS
YOU LEARNED THERE AND HOW THAT
CAN BE APPLIED TO SEATTLE?
>> YEAH, SO, I SHOULD START BY
SAYING I NEVER RODE MY BIKE ON
CAMPUS.
I WAS WAY TOO SCARED.
THE BIKES CIRCLES ARE SOMETHING
THAT ARE NEW.
IT'S ITS OWN KIND OF BEAST.
BUT I THINK THAT THE WAY CARS
INTERACT WITH THE BIKES WAS A
HUGE, IT WAS A HUGE THING THAT
MADE A DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU FELT
SAFE TO RIDE YOUR BIKE.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
WRITING IN THE BIKE LANE AND
THINKING YOU ARE SAFE AND THEN
HAVING THE MINDSET OF THE CARS
THAT WAY.
I THINK SEATTLE IS MAKING ITS
WAY DOWN THERE.
I THINK OVER IN FREMONT THERE
IS THAT KIND OF CUT TURN THEIR
THE CARS ACTUALLY JUST
INSTINCTIVELY KNOW TO YIELD.
THAT KIND OF MINDSET IS SUPER
HELPFUL TO PEDESTRIANS AND
BICYCLISTS AT THE SAME TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
THANKS, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU, BIANCA FOR BEING
HERE.
POLLY, SHOULD WE SEE IF ESTI IS
AVAILABLE?
>> YES, I BELIEVE ESTI IS ON
THE CALL.
ESTI MINTZ.
>> GREAT.
HI, ESTI.
GO AHEAD.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS ESTI MINTZ.
I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN SEATTLE
AND USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
AND GOING AROUND SIDEWALKS
WHERE THEY EXIST FOR CLOSE TO
40 YEARS.
I HAVE WORKED MOSTLY DOWNTOWN
IN THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT AND
LATER ON THE EAST SIDE MOST OF
THIS TIME.
AND I HAVE DONE ALL OF THAT
USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
BECAUSE I CANNOT DRIVE.
MY GOAL IS BEING A MEMBER OF
THIS COMMITTEE IS TO LOOK
ESPECIALLY AT IMPROVING
SIDEWALKS, IMPROVING WALK
ABILITY FOR PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS.
PEOPLE THAT HAVE BAD EYESIGHT
AND CAN'T SEE DIFFERENT
OBSTACLES ON THE WAY WHICH
HAPPEN VERY OFTEN WITH BUILT-IN
SIDEWALKS.
I LIVED IN THE YOUR DISTRICT,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, AND
YOU KNOW THAT SOME OF THOSE
SIDEWALKS ARE BROKEN, SOME
DON'T EVEN EXIST.
WE HAVE QUITE A FEW.
BUT EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY,
THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO PROMOTE.
THAT IS MY GOAL.
>> THANK YOU, AND THANKS FOR
ALL THE APPLICANTS WERE
VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME FOR THIS
IMPORTANT WORK AND FOR ADVISING
ON THE POLICYMAKERS, NOT JUST
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
POLLY, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THESE APPLICANTS FORWARD TO US
TODAY.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, I MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND -- OH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> I WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL I
HEARD FROM EVERYBODY AND HAD
JUST A QUESTION FOR EITHER ALL
OF THE MEMBERS OR ANY OF THE
MEMBERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
ADDRESSING THIS.
GIVEN THAT WE HAVE THE SCOOTER
LEGISLATION BEFORE US, LATER IN
THIS MEETING, I'D BE REALLY
INTERESTED TO HEAR FROM THE
PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD
MEMBERS YOUR ADVICE TO US FOR
HOW WE CAN MAKE GOOD POLICY
THAT RECOGNIZES THE NEEDS OF
PEDESTRIANS TO USE THOSE THINGS
WE CALL SIDEWALKS, THINGS THAT
ARE TO WALK ON TO MINIMIZE THE
INTERFERENCE FROM PEOPLE USING
úSCOOTERS TO PEOPLE WALKING ON
SIDEWALKS.
THAT IS AN AREA I HAVE A GREAT
CONCERN FOR THE GENERAL
PEDESTRIAN COMMUNITY,
SPECIFICALLY, AND THEN I ALSO
HAVE A CONCERN FOCUSED ON
PEDESTRIANS WHO ARE DIFFERENTLY
ABLE TO AS WELL.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU,
YOUR WISE COUNCIL ON THIS TOPIC
WE ARE ABOUT TO TAKE UP . THANK
YOU.
>> IF I CAN COMMENT, YES, IT IS
BECOMING A PROBLEM WHEN YOU
HAVE SIDEWALKS AND WALKING AREAS
BEING USED FOR DIFFERENT
PURPOSES. TODAY YOU HAVE THE
PROBLEM OF RESTAURANTS AND CAFCS
EXTENDED, EXTENDING OVER
SIDEWALKS.
KNOW WE ARE GOING TO ADD
SCOOTERS TO THAT. AND PEOPLE
THAT WALK, IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL
IF THERE WAS AN ABILITY TO
DESIGNATE CERTAIN AREAS FOR
PASSING. YOU KNOW, IN A WAY,
LIKE WHAT WE HAVE REALLY, NOT
EVERYBODY FOLLOWS THAT WE DO
TRY TO INDICATE PLEASE GO THIS
WAY IF YOU ARE USING A BIKE AND
GO THIS WAY IF YOU'RE WALKING.
IT WOULD BE NICE IF THERE'S AN
ABILITY TO SEPARATE, TO HAVE IT
SEPARATED SOMEHOW TO MAKE IT
EASIER.
BECAUSE I KNOW I FOR EXAMPLE
COME ACROSS QUITE A FEW
BARRIERS.
ACTUALLY CRASHED, CRASHING INTO
ME AND STUFF.
WE HAVE TO TRY TO SEPARATE
THOSE.
>> THANK YOU, ESTI, BIANCA AND
MARIA, IF YOU HAVE ANY
COMMENTS.
>> JUST TO ADD ON TO WHAT ESTI
WAS SAYING, THE MORE WE CAN
INFORM FOLKS ON GUIDELINES,
BIKES AND PEDESTRIANS HAVE
CERTAIN RULES OF THE ROAD, HOW
THEY ARE GOING TO GET ALONG, I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE REALLY CLEAR
GUIDELINES ON HOW WE CAN MAKE
THIS WORK, IT'S JUST ANOTHER
MODE OF TRANSPORTATION TO ADD
TO THE MIX.
AND ESPECIALLY ANY MARKINGS WE
CAN HAVE INDICATING THOSE
GUIDELINES AND MAKING IT CLEAR
WHERE THEY CANNOT GO.
>> THANK YOU.
BIANCA, IF YOU ARE STILL THERE
DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS SCOOTERS?
>> NOTHING ADDITIONAL FROM ME.
I THINK ESTI SUMMED IT UP WELL.
I THINK ABOUT GREEN LAKE AND I
WAS ON MY BIKE THE SPEAK AND
WEEKEND NEW NOT TO GO ON THEIR,
NOT PUBLISHING BUT THERE IS A
LEVEL OF SELF INFORMING EACH
OTHER, I THINK AS SOON AS WE
GET THAT ROLLING THAT WILL BE
HELPFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I DIDN'T
KNOW IF YOU HAD A QUESTION
EARLIER ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ASKED
IT.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANKS AGAIN.
AND THANKS FOR ARE APPOINTEES
ANSWERING QUESTIONS LIKE THAT.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
SO COUNCIL MEMBERS, I MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF THESE
APPOINTMENTS, 01598, 01599, AND
0160 ONE.
IS THERE A SECOND?
IT IS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
THESE APARTMENTS.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS?
WILL THE CLERK -- ONO,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> I WANTED TO EXTEND MY THANKS
TO THE WORK AND TIME THE FOLKS
ARE GIVING TO THIS CRITICAL
ISSUE.
THE PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN IS
ONE OF THOSE TRANSPORTATION
BASED PLANS THAT I ALWAYS FEEL
NEEDS MORE ATTENTION BOTH TO
THE POLICY-BASED
RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL AS THE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
WILLINGNESS OF FOLKS TO SPEND
THEIR TIME ON THIS IMPORTANT
PART OF OUR TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK.
SO THANK YOU AND
CONGRATULATIONS, ALMOST.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
YOU HAVE HEARD COMMENTS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THESE
APARTMENTS BE CONFIRMED?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> I>> HERBOLD?
>> I
>> STRAUSS?
>> AYE
>> PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> IT WILL BE SENT TO THE
SEPTEMBER 8 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ITEM NUMBER SIX, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER
SIX INTO THE RECORD.
CLERK GO AHEAD AND READ ITEM
NUMBER SIX.
YOU ARE UNMUTE.
COUNCIL BILL 119858.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
FINANCING OF THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE
PROJECT; CREATING A FUND FOR
DEPOSITING PROCEEDS OF TAXABLE
LIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION
BONDS IN 2021; AUTHORIZING THE
LOAN OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$50,000,000 FROM THE
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS
FUND AND $20,000,000 FROM THE
REET II CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
TO THE 2021 LTGO TAXABLE BOND
FUND FOR EARLY PHASES OF WORK
ON THE BRIDGE REPAIR AND
REPLACEMENT PROJECT; AMENDING
ORDINANCE 126000, WHICH ADOPTED
THE 2020 BUDGET, INCLUDING THE
2020-2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM (CIP); CHANGING
APPROPRIATIONS TO THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION;
AND REVISING PROJECT
ALLOCATIONS AND SPENDING PLANS
FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS IN THE
2020-2025 CIP.
>> THANK YOU.
OBVIOUSLY REPAIRING AND
REPLACING THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE IS A PRIORITY.
DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND HAS
RECEIVED A LOT OF ATTENTION
FROM EVERYBODY AT CITY
GOVERNMENT WORKING ON
TRANSPORTATION.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS BEEN
A LEADER ON THIS.
DID YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ABOUT THIS
ITEM BEFORE WE TURN OVER TO
CENTRAL STAFF AND SDOT?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, I THINK
THE FACT THAT WE HAVE REALLY
TWO REALLY IMPORTANT ACTIONS,
THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN DRIVING
FOR THIS WEEK, BOTH THE SDOT
HIRING OF THE DESIGN AND THE
COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION OF THE
FINANCING LEGISLATION SHOWS
THAT THE CITY IS JOINTLY, BOTH
THE COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE IS
JOINTLY CONSIDERING THE IMPACTS
OF THE BRIDGE CLOSER WITH
URGENCY AND MOVING FORWARD
EXPEDIENTLY ON ADDRESSING NOT
ONLY THE DECISIONS ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT TO REPAIR,
REPLACE, BUT WHETHER OR NOT
WHAT IS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT
ANY OF THOSE DECISIONS THAT
WILL BE MADE IN THE NEXT MONTH
OR TWO. I WOULD, J█UST ONE POIN
IN PARTICULAR, I WOULD LOVE TO
BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR TO THIS
LEGISLATION, IF THAT IS OKAY
WITH YOU.
AND, I JUST WANTED TO JUMP
RIGHT INTO THE PRESENTATION
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD . WE HAVE CALVIN FROM
CENTRAL STAFF WITH US HERE AND
WE HAVE SAM ZIMBABWE AND
HEATHER MARX,.
>> I THINK IT'S A FAIRLY
SIGNIFICANT PRESENTATION SO I
WILL SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR
LATER.
>> DIRECTOR SAM ZIMBABWE?
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND FUTURE COUNCIL MEMBERS IT
SEEMS LIKE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT BEING HERE
AND TALKING ABOUT WHERE WE ARE,
WHERE WE ARE GOING, AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS INTERFUND
LOAN TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE
PROGRESS IN ALL THE THINGS WE
ARE DOING AROUND THE WEST
SEATTLE HIGH-RISE BRIDGE SAFETY
PROJECT.
IS HARD TO BELIEVE IT'S BEEN
ALMOST 5 MONTHS IF I'M DOING MY
MATH QUICKLY, SINCE WE WERE
LAST YEAR.
, FOUR MONTHS SINCE WE WERE
LAST YEAR TALKING TO YOU AT THE
FULL COUNCIL REST ASSURED
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK
THAT HAS GONE ON AND CONTINUES
TO GO ON AND WE WILL TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT, AND THEN
IT WILL TURN OVER TO HEATHER TO
TALK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE GOING,
SINCE THAT APRIL 20 BRIEFING
DECLARED A CITY EMERGENCY, THE
FIRST TIME WE HAVE DONE SO FOR
A PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE.
IMMOBILIZED AND BEGAN
STABILIZATION WORK FOR THE
HIGHBRIDGE AND ARE WORKING TO
ADVANCE THAT ON THE LOW BRIDGES
WELL.
WE ARE ADVANCING ALL OF HER
OPTIONS ON REPAIR OR REPLACE OF
THE BRIDGE SIMULTANEOUSLY TO
RESTORE TRAFFIC AS QUICKLY AS
WE ARE ABLE.
WE HAVE ALSO MADE AT THE SAME
TIME, KNOWING THE IMPACT IT'S
HAVING ON COMMUNITIES ON THE
BOTH SIDES, WE HAVE MADE 175
INDIVIDUAL TRAFFIC AND DETOUR
IMPROVEMENTS TO DATE.
WE KNOW THERE IS STILL MORE WORK
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK TO
ENGAGE THE PUBLIC.
AND IDENTIFY OTHER EXTERNAL
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND
PARTNERS WE KNOW WILL BE NEEDED
TO RESTORE THIS CRITICAL
CONNECTION.
THERE ARE TWO PIECES WE WILL
TALK ABOUT TODAY.
THE INTERFUND LOAN THAT WAS THE
SUBJECT OF THIS AND ALSO
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT THAT WE
THINK IS GOING TO BE CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THE
TRAFFIC MITIGATION WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO DO SO FAR AND MAINTAIN
THE CRITICAL ACCESS OF THE LOW
BRIDGE FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES
FOR TRANSIT.
JUST A REMINDER, THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE, WE CLOSED ON
MARCH 23, DUE TO RAPID GROWTH IN
CRACKING ALONG THE CENTER
SECTION OF THE BRIDGE.
WE HAVE THIS IMAGE OF HOW MUCH
THOSE CRACKS GREW IN THE THREE
WEEKS, 2.5 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE
CLOSURE.
AFTER WE CLOSED THE BRIDGE
CRACK CONTINUED, BUT SLOWED.
AND THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS,
SAFETY HAS BEEN OUR TOP
PRIORITY.
IN MAKING THE DIFFICULT
DECISION TO CLOSE THE BRIDGE,
THINKING ABOUT HOW WE MANAGE
MITIGATIONS AND MANAGE THE
VARIOUS ACCESS AND MAKING SURE
OUR CREWS AND CONTACTORS ARE
SAFE AS WELL.
WHEN WE CLOSED THE BRIDGE ON
MARCH 23, IT WAS UNPLANNED, SO
WE HADN'T DONE ANY OF THE
BUDGET THINGS YOU WOULD
NORMALLY DO FOR PROJECT WE WERE
PLANNING AHEAD.
SOME OF THE WORK WE ARE DOING
WITH THIS INTERFUND LOAN NOW IS
GETTING THINGS BACK INTO SORT
OF A MORE PLANNED STATE AND
MAKING SURE WE HAVE ALL OF THE
RESOURCES IN PLACE NECESSARY TO
KEEP MAKING THE PROGRESS WE
HAVE MADE.
WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE IN THE
LAST FEW MONTHS, WE HAVE BEEN
OUTFITTED BOTH THE HIGHBRIDGE
AND LOW BRIDGE WITH INTELLIGENT
MONITORING SYSTEMS THAT ARE
MONITORING 4/7 TO GIVE US
ADVANCED WARNING OF A POTENTIAL
MEDICAL FAILURE.
IT ALSO WE CAN LEARN THINGS AS
WE DO ACTIONS LIKE RAISING THE
WORK PLATFORMS UP, WE CAN SEE
HOW THE BRIDGE RESPONSE AND
UNDERSTAND WHERE THERE IS STILL
STRENGTH AND WHERE REPAIRS
MIGHT BE NEEDED.
AND WHAT THE FEASIBILITY AND
COST OF THOSE REPAIRS ARE.
ARE NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION,
USING TECHNOLOGICAL MEANS TO
UNDERSTAND OF THE INTERIOR OF
THE BRIDGE WORKS HAS FOUND
SUBSTANTIAL STRENGTH IN THE
POST-TENSIONING STEEL STRANDS
EMBEDDED WITHIN THE CONCRETE.
THAT IS VERY GOOD NEWS IN TERMS
OF BOTH THE LIKELIHOOD OF A
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND ALSO
WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE FOR REPAIR
AND REPLACEMENT AS WELL.
AND THEN THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY
PANEL WE CONVENED CONFIRMED OUR
INITIAL DETERMINATION THAT
REPAIR IS POSSIBLE.
IS FEASIBLE.
WE HAVE NOT YET MADE THE
DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THAT
REPAIR IS ADVISABLE.
THAT IS REALLY THE DECISION WE
ARE IN NOW WE WILL TALK MORE
ABOUT THAT.,
ABOUT WHAT THE RIGHT PATHWAY
FORWARD IS AND HOW WE BEST, THE
BEST STEWARDSHIP OF THE ASSET
AND THE NEED FOR THE COMMITTEE
TO GET BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN
WEST SEATTLE AND THE REST OF
THE REGION.
HOW WE BEST MAKE PROGRESS AND
TAKE THE NEXT STEPS.
THERE ARE THREE ONGOING
CATEGORIES OF WORK WE WILL TALK
ABOUT ON THE BRIDGE.
THE BRIDGE STRUCTURE ITSELF ON
THE GROUND, ALL THE THINGS WE
ARE DOING AROUND THE BRIDGE
CLOSURE IN THE MITIGATION OF
TRAFFIC.
AND THEN IN THE COMMUNITY, OR
WE ARE DOING TO ENGAGE AND
COMMUNICATE AND HEAR FEEDBACK
FROM THE BROADER COMMUNITY
ABOUT WHAT AND HOW WE ARE DOING
THIS.
WITH THAT I WILL TURN OVER TO
HEATHER WHO IS COORDINATING ALL
OF THESE EFFORTS FOR THE
DEPARTMENT.
>> I AM HEATHER MARX, THE
DIRECTOR OF DOWNTOWN MOBILITY
FOR SDOT AS WELL IS THE PROGRAM
DIRECTOR FOR THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE SAFETY PROGRAM.
AM VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE
TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING
US.
SO, AS SAM MENTIONED, WE
DECLARE THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE
AND EMERGENCY AND EXPECT TO
SUPPORT FUNDING PERMITTING AND
MATERIALS ACQUISITION. WE HAVE
DEVELOPED AN EMERGENCY
CONTINGENCY PLAN IN CASE THE
WORST HAPPENS.
WITH THE CITY AND OTHER
INTERAGENCY PARTNERS.
WE HAVE ALSO INSTALLED 76
MONITORING DEVICES ON BOTH THE
HIGHBRIDGE AND THE LOW BRIDGE
SO WE CAN MONITOR 24/7 WHAT IS
HAPPENING WITH THE STRUCTURAL
HEALTH OF THE BRIDGE.
WE HAVE CREATED A TECHNICAL
ADVISORY PANEL FULL OF
GEOTECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERS TO HELP INFORM AND
GUIDE THE CITY'S
RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE HAVE STARTED RIDGE
STABILIZATION WORK.
IF YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO GO
OVER THE LOW BRIDGE ON YOUR
BICYCLE OF COURSE, AND GAZE UP,
YOU CAN SEE THE PLATFORMS THEY
ARE USING TO DO THE
STABILIZATION.
AND WE HAVE FINISHED THE SEARCH
FOR THE TEAM TO DESIGN THE
EVENTUAL REPLACEMENT. WE
ANNOUNCED THAT YESTERDAY.
IS HNTB.
HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE
STABILIZATION PLATFORMS YOU CAN
SEE.
THEY ARE AT WORK AND THEY ARE
ABLE TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH
ACROSS THE LENGTH OF THE
BIDGE.
THEY ARE INSTALLING THREE
LAYERS OF CARBON REINFORCED
FIBER POLYMER. IT IS SORT OF
LIKE AN ACE BANDAGE OR A BAND-
AID.
TO HELP, IT'S STIFFER, A LOT.
TO HELP SUPPORT THE BRIDGE AND
WE ARE ALSO INSTALLING
ADDITIONAL EXTERNAL POST
TENSIONING.
THESE ARE ACTIVITIES INTENDED
TO PREVENT THE CATASTROPHIC
FAILURE OF THE BRIDGE WHICH WE
CONSIDER TO BE OF PARAMOUNT
IMPORTANCE.
NEXT SLIDE.
WE ARE ALSO MONITORING THE LOW
BRIDGE.
THE LOW BRIDGE IS A CRITICAL
BRIDGE IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IN
NORMAL TIMES AND NOW IT IS MORE
ESSENTIAL THAN EVER HAS BEEN.
RECENT UPDATES AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS REQUIRE A
STRUCTURAL AND OPERATIONAL
RESPONSE TO THE BRIDGE.
THE BRIDGE IS NOW EQUIPPED WITH
COMPLETE STRUCTURAL HEALTH
MONITORING INSTRUMENTATION AND
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
SELECTING A DESIGNER CONTRACTOR
TO DO THE STRENGTHENING WORK
REQUIRED.
OPERATIONALLY, UNTIL WE CAN GET
THE STRENGTHENING WORK DONE, WE
HAVE LOWERED THE SPEED LIMIT
AND WE HAVE ADDED WEIGHT
RESTRICTIONS FOR THE VERY
LARGEST TRUCKS ALLOWED ON CITY
STREETS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WE HAVE THIS LITTLE GRAPHIC
THAT SHOWS THE DIRECTION WE
WILL GO IF WE SELECT REPAIR OR
REPLACEMENT.
WE EXPECT TO HAVE THAT DECISION
MADE THIS FALL.
AND IF WE GO WITH THE REPAIR
ROUTE, IT IS WITH THE INTENTION
OF REPLACING THE BRIDGE AS WELL.
IT WOULD JUST TAKE A LONGER TIME
TO DO A CAREFUL JOB OF THAT.
WE WOULD EXPECT THAT IN ROUGHLY
2032 WE WOULD HAVE A REPLACED
BRIDGE, SORRY, WE WOULD START
ON THE REPLACED BRIDGE THAT
WOULD GIVE US A 75 YEAR LIFE.
IF WE PIVOT DIRECTLY TO
REPLACEMENT, WE COULD HAVE AN
OPEN REPAIR TO REPLACE BRIDGE BY
2024 TO 2026.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SO, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THAT,
TO TAKE THAT DECISION WHETHER
TO REPAIR OR REPLACE, WE ARE
ENGAGING WITH OUR ENGINEERING
CONSULTANTS, THE TECHNICAL
ADVISORY PANEL AND THE
COMMUNITY TASK FORCE IN A COST-
BENEFIT ANALYSIS.
WHAT THAT DOES IS WEIGHS THE
PROS AND CONS OF THE MULTIPLE
OPTIONS TO HELP US ARRIVE AT A
DECISION WHETHER TO REPAIR OR
REPLACE THE WEST SEATTLE
HIGHBRIDGE.
HOWEVER IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT THIS IS A TOOL, IT IS NOT
A DECISION-MAKING MACHINE.
AND SO, IT IS GOING TO EVALUATE
THOSE PROS AND CONS, BUT
ULTIMATELY SDOT IS GOING TO
DEVELOP A RECOMMENDATION AND
PRESENT IT TO THE MAYOR.
BASED NOT ONLY ON THE COST
BENEFIT ANALYSIS, BUT ON THE
FULL RANGE OF INFORMATION THAT
COMES TO US.
IT ALSO IS NOT GOING TO PRODUCE
A PRECISE COST ESTIMATE.
THIS IS A VERY FRUSTRATING THING
NOT ONLY FOR YOU AND THE PUBLIC
BUT ALSO FOR US.
IN ORDER TO GET A PRECISE COST
ESTIMATE WE NEED TO HAVE A MUCH
MORE SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF
DESIGN THAN THE COST BENEFIT
ANALYSIS IS GOING TO PROVIDE
FOR US.
HOWEVER, THE COST BENEFIT
ANALYSIS DOES CONSIDER A RANGE
OF ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE
COSTS.
AND, IT IS SO CRITICAL IT HAS
GIVEN A FACTOR TO BE LAYERED
UPON THE ATTRIBUTES THAT WE ARE
GOING TO DISCUSS HERE IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS A
QUESTION.
GO AHEAD.
>> I AM SORRY, I WILL HAVE A
QUESTION ON THE COST BENEFIT
ANALYSIS, BUT I'D LIKE TO GO
BACK TO BOTH THE STABILIZATION
ON THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE AND
THE STRENGTHENING WORK ON THE
LOWER LEVEL BRIDGE.
IF YOU COULD REFRESH MY MEMORY,
WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR
COMPLETING THE STABILIZATION?
ON THE HIGHBRIDGE?
AND AS IT RELATES TO LOW
BRIDGE, STRENGTHENING, YOU HAVE
AN ESTIMATE OF WHEN IT WILL
HAPPEN AND CAN YOU REMIND ME
WHETHER OR NOT IT IS EXPECTED
TO INVOLVE CLOSURES?
>> SO THE STABILIZATION OF THE
HIGHBRIDGE IS GOING TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE FALL AND EARLY
WINTER.
EVERY ACTION THAT THEY TAKE IS
PROVIDING STABILIZATION PRETTY.
SO EVERY MOMENT OF WORK WE DO
ON THE HIGHBRIDGE IS CONTINUING
TO SHORE IT UP.
AS FAR AS THE LOW BRIDGE GOES,
THAT IS GOING TO BE PROBABLY A
TWO-YEAR PROJECT, BUT WE ARE
ENGAGED RIGHT NOW SELECTING THE
DESIGNER CONTRACTOR FOR THAT
STRENGTHENING WORK.
SO THAT IS ALSO ON A VERY FAST
TRACK BECAUSE OF THE
CRITICALITY OF THE LOWER BRIDGE
ESPECIALLY IN OUR CURRENT
ENVIRONMENT.
THERE MAY BE SOME SHORT-TERM
CLOSURES OF THE LOW BRIDGE. BUT
WE DON'T EXPECT ANY LONG-TERM
CLOSURES OF THE LOW BRIDGE FOR
THE STRENGTHENING WORK THAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE.
OBVIOUSLY THAT IS A GUESS AT
THIS POINT.
DON'T HAVE A CONTRACTOR ON
BOARD NOR A DESIGN.
SO, MORE WILL COME THERE.
EVERYBODY AT SDOT AND HENCE
EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE
INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN AND
BUILDING PROCESS OF THAT LOW
BRIDGE STRENGTHENING
UNDERSTANDS JUST HOW IMPORTANT
THE LOW BRIDGE IS TO THE SYSTEM.
AND SO, WE WILL MINIMIZE ANY
UNNECESSARY CLOSURES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO THE SLIDESHOWS THE PROCESS
WE ARE GOING THROUGH WITH THE
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS.
THE PHASE 1 IS OVER SO WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED THE ATTRIBUTES.
WE HAVE GAINED TO THE INPUT
FROM THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY
PANEL AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY
TASK FORCE ABOUT THE
ATTRIBUTES.
AND WE ALSO DETERMINED THE MOST
IMPORTANT CRITERIA SO WE CAN
BEGIN THE ANALYSIS.
AND WE DID THAT, I WILL TALK A
LITTLE MORE ABOUT THIS THROUGH A
WEIGHTING PROCESS.
PHASE 2 IS ONGOING RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS GOING TO BE APPLYING
THE ATTRIBUTES TO THE 10%
DESIGN WE NEED TO CREATE FOR
ALL THE OPTIONS.
IT IS GOING TO SCORE THOSE
ATTRIBUTES, IT'S GOING TO
DETERMINE THE ROUGH ORDER OF
MAGNITUDE COSTS I DISCUSSED.
IT'S GOING TO QUANTIFY THE
RESULTS AND THEN PRESENT A
RECOMMENDATION WHICH WE WILL
SHARE WITH BOTH THE TECHNICAL
ADVISORY PANEL AND THE
COMMUNITY TASK FORCE.
IN EARLY TO MID OCTOBER WE
SHOULD HAVE ALL OF THAT
QUANTIFIED AND SDOT SHOULD BE
ABLE TO PRESENT ONLY THE COST
BENEFIT ANALYSIS BUT ALSO OUR
ULTIMATE RECOMMENDATION TO THE
MAYOR ABOUT THE WE WANT TO
PURSUE, REPAIR AND THEN REPLACE
OR MOVE DIRECTLY TO
REPLACEMENT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO, ON THE GROUND, WE HAVE
ALREADY MADE 175 TRAFFIC
IMPROVEMENTS.
I KNOW THAT'S A REALLY SPECIFIC
NUMBER BUT I CAN TELL YOU WE
HAVE A LIST.
WE HAVE INSTALLED REAL-TIME
CAMERAS, WE HAVE CONNECTED
SIGNALS AT INTERSECTIONS INTO
THE MAIN SYSTEM SO THAT WE CAN
ADJUST SIGNAL TIMING REMOTELY.
WE ARE DISPLAYING TRAVEL TIMES,
OUR DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS, WE
HAVE INSTALLED A TEMPORARY
TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT SOUTHWEST
HOLDEN.
WE HAVE REPAVED THE FIVE WAY
INTERSECTION WHICH IS THE PHOTO
YOU ARE SEEING.
WE HAVE REPAVED ROXBURY BETWEEN
16th AND 18th IN A JOINT
PROJECT WITH KING COUNTY ROADS
AND WE PULL THAT OFF AS A CORD
NEEDED PROJECT REALLY QUICKLY
AND I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR HER
HELP MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
WE HAVE ALSO IMPROVED THE
INTERSECTION AT 16th AND HOLDEN
WITH SIGNAL AND CHANNELIZATION
IMPROVEMENTS.
LONG ANTICIPATED BY THE
COMMUNITY.
HAVE ALSO ADDED SPEED SIGNS AND
REMOVED TREE OBSTRUCTIONS ON
SYLVAN WAY.
THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A
FAVORITE BACKGROUND SO WE HAVE
DONE SOME THINGS TO MAKE IT
SAFER.
HAVE ALSO LAUNCHED RECONNECT
WEST SEATTLE TABLE TALK ABOUT A
LITTLE MORE IN THIS
PRESENTATION.
NEXT PLEASE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO IN ADDITION TO
ALL THIS WORK YOU ARE DOING, TO
MAKE THE DETOUR ROUTES WORK
SMOOTHLY FOR THE COMMUNITY, I
WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU
DESPITE THE FACT IT WASN'T IN
ANY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUSED
SURVEYS, YOU INCLUDED SULLIVAN
WAY SYLVAN WAY AND THAT SHOWS
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO BE FLEXIBLE
AND RESPOND TO FEEDBACK FROM
THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT THEY
ARE SEEING ON THE GROUND RATHER
THAN JUST STICKING TO WHAT
MIGHT BE THE PRECONCEIVED
NOTIONS OF WHERE THE TRAFFIC
IMPACTS ARE THE GREATEST IN THE
COMMUNITY THAT IS MOST IMPACTED
BY THOSE IMPACTS.
SO REALLY, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO MAKE THESE
IMPROVEMENTS ON SYLVAN WAY
DESPITE THE NEIGHBORHOOD NOT
BEING CALLED OUT WITHIN THE
SURVEYS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
YOU ARE VERY WELCOME.
AND I JUST WANT TO NOTE THE
BECAUSE THIS IS AN EMERGENCY
SITUATION AND THERE WAS, NOBODY
PLANNED ANY OF THIS, WE WERE
HAVING TO BE, IT IS NECESSARY
FOR US TO BE RESPONSIVE TO WHAT
COMMUNITIES ARE SEEING.
THAT IS A KEY GOAL OF OUR
PROGRAM.
SO, OUR VISION FOR RECONNECT
WEST SEATTLE --
>> EXCUSE ME, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
>> IN A ZOOM WORLD IS EASY FOR
US TO JUST PLOW THROUGH.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT'S OKAY.
NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE.
ON THE 175 TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS
, HONESTLY THE SLIDE DOESN'T
INCLUDE ALL 175, I DID WANT TO
TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE IMPACTS OF
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE CLOSURE
OBVIOUSLY HAS IMPACTS
REGIONALLY.
BUT ALSO IN OTHER PARTS OF THE
CITY IN THE SOUTHWEST,
SOUTHEAST AREA.
I FEEL REMISS IN NOT LIFTING
THAT UP AND JUST GIVING YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY QUICKLY
SHARE WITH US A COUPLE OF
THOUGHTS AROUND HOW YOU ALL ARE
ADDRESSING TRAFFIC IMPACTS IN
IMPROVEMENT NEEDS AS A RESULT
OF THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE IN
NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE GEORGETOWN,
AND SOUTHPARK.
THIS IS VERY FOCUSED ON THAT
ADJACENT AREA, IMMEDIATELY AND
GEOGRAPHICALLY ADJACENT AREAS
TO WHERE THE LOW AND HIGHBRIDGE
ARE AT.
ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECOGNIZE THEIR
OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY THAT
ARE EXPERIENCING TRAFFIC
IMPACTS AS A RESULT OF THE
DETOURS AND DIVERSIONS AND
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET
AROUND AND INTO AND OUT OF WEST
SEATTLE.
YOU CAN SHARE WITH US A LITTLE
BIT MORE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BRINGING THAT UP.
MAKING SURE WE ARE ATTENDING TO
AND CARING FOR THE NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY
THE CLOSURE OF THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE, PARTICULARLY BY
ADDITIONAL DETOUR TRAFFIC, IS
SOMETHING THAT IS OF THE UTMOST
IMPORTANCE.
LATER IN THE PRESENTATION I'M
GOING TO GO INTO THAT MORE
DEEPLY.
SHOULD YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS I'M HAPPY TO RESPOND
TO THAT.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> HERE ARE SOME WORDS ABOUT
THAT IN FACT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
DURING THIS TIME OF WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE CLOSURE THAT WE
ARE SUPPORTING SIMILAR LEVELS
OF TRAVEL ACROSS THE DUWAMISH
VALLEY AS THOSE WE SAW BEFORE
THE HIGH-RISE BRIDGE CLOSED.
THIS IS A BIG CHALLENGE FOR US
BECAUSE WE USED TO HAVE 21
LANES ACROSS THE DUWAMISH
VALLEY AND NOW WE HAVE 12.
CLEARLY TO SUPPORT THAT SAME
LEVEL OF TRANSPORTATION WITH
FEWER LANES MEANS WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE TO EXPLORE OPTIONS
BEYOND A SINGLE OCCUPANT
VEHICLE.
WE ALSO, YOU'LL NOTE, HAVE A
GOAL OF REDUCING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES THAT
IMPACT COMMUNITIES IN THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY, SOUTHPARK AND
GEORGETOWN PARTICULARLY
SOUTHPARK BUT GEORGETOWN AS
WELL PLAY HOST TO SIGNIFICANTLY
HIGHER LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION
THAN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY.
AS WELL AS PROXIMITY TO A
SUPERFUND SITE.
WE ARE WELL AWARE THAT NOT ONLY
IS ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC TO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS A NUISANCE, BUT
IT'S ALSO CREATING ADDITIONAL
AIR POLLUTION IN THOSE AREAS
THAT CAN ILL AFFORD IT.
THROUGH A COMMUNITY LED PROCESS
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE
CHALLENGES AND PRIORITIZED
SOLUTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO
HELP INCREASE OPTIONS FOR
TRANSIT RIDERSHIP, BIKE AND
PEDESTRIAN TRIPS FOR THOSE WHO
ARE ABLE, OF COURSE.
AND SAFETY ON OUR STREETS AND
SIDEWALKS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE..
. THERE ARE THREE PARTS OF
RECONNECT WEST SEATTLE.
THE FIRST ARE THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND THOSE
ARE THE ONES THAT ARE
PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON THE
NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE SOUTHERN
PART OF WEST SEATTLE INCLUDING
ROXHILL, SOUTH DELRIDGE,
RIVERVIEW AND HIGHLAND PARK.
AS WELL AS SOUTHPARK,
GEORGETOWN AND SODO.
WE HAVE CREATED SPECIFIC
NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MITIGATION
PLANS FOR THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT INCLUDE THINGS LIKE
TRAFFIC CALMING AND WAYFINDING
AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
STREETSCAPE THAT ARE GOING TO
HELP MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF
THOSE DETOUR ROUTES.
WE'VE CREATED SOME ACTIVITY
PLANS FOR BICYCLES AND WE HAVE
A BROADER MOBILITY ACTION PLAN
THAT REIMAGINES AND REORIENTS
TRANSPORTATION IN WEST SEATTLE
ACROSS THE DUWAMISH VALLEY.
I AM PRETTY PROUD OF THE LEVEL
OF INPUT WE RECEIVED TO OUR
SURVEYS.
IT IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
FOR THE MOBILITY ACTION PLAN
SURVEYS WE HAD MORE THAN 15,000
RESPONSES WHICH IS ABOUT 22% OF
REGISTERED VOTERS.
IN THAT AREA.
WE ALSO RECEIVED MORE THAN 1600
NEIGHBORHOOD PRIORITIZATION
BALLOTS.
WE WENT TO SOME PARTICULAR
LENGTHS WITH ARDOR PARTNERS AT
THE DEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS
FOR IN LANGUAGE AND IN PERSON
VIRTUAL OUTREACH THROUGH THEIR
COMMUNITY LIAISONS TO
COMMUNITIE THAT ARE A LITTLE
BIT MORE CHALLENGING TO REACH.
WE ALSO HAD A SIGNIFICANT
PRESENCE ON ETHNIC MEDIA AND
MADE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR
MATERIALS WERE TRANSLATED OF
COURSE AND AVAILABLE IN ALL THE
LANGUAGES THAT ARE THE MOST
PREVALENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MITIGATION.
A PORTION OF OUR PROGRAM.
NEXT SLIDE.
SO THE BIG THEMES ARE, FROM THE
MOBILITY ACTION PLAN ARE TO DO
SIGNIFICANT MODE SHIFT.
FROM WHERE WE WERE IN 2019.
ALL THOSE CONFIRMED SOCIAL
DISTANCING RESULTS IN FEWER
TRIPS TODAY THAN IN 2019 WHICH
IS PRETTY EVIDENT IF YOU'RE OUT
ON THE STREETS, THE ONLY MODE
THOUGH THAT HAS MAINTAINED ITS
SAFE LEVEL IS BICYCLING.
THE SURVEYS ALSO INDICATE WE
WITH ADDITIONAL TRAVEL OPTIONS
AND INVESTMENTS.
AND WE ALSO LEARNED THAT WHEN
SOCIAL DISTANCING ENDS, MAY
THAT BE SOON IN OUR DAYS,
RESPONDENTS SAY THEY PLAN TO
DRIVE LESS THAN BEFORE AND TAKE
MORE TRIPS ON THE WATER TAXI,
BICYCLES THAN THEY DID IN 2019.
FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD BALLOTS,
AS I MENTIONED WE FOCUS ON
HIGHLAND PARK, AXEL, SOUTHPARK,
GEORGETOWN, WE FOUND THAT THE
ITEMS FOLKS MOST EARNERS --
TRAFFIC, ACCESSIBILITY,
SPEEDING, AND OF COURSE IN
VERMONT IMPACTS ON POLLUTION.
THE TOP PROJECTS IN THESE THREE
CATEGORIES, THE TOP PRIORITY
PROJECTS, SOME ARE IN PROGRESS
RIGHT NOW.
SOME CAN BE DONE BEFORE THE END
OF 2020.
AND SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE
GOING TO BE COMPLETED IN 2021
AFTER FURTHER REFINEMENT AND
CONVERSATION WITH THOSE
COMMUNITY'S THAT I MENTIONED.
NEXT SLIDE.
MEANWHILE I HAVE BEEN SPENDING
A LOT OF TIME WITH A LOT OF
STAKEHOLDER GROUPS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> HI, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> ON THAT LAST SLIDE, I JUST
WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE FOCUS
USING AN EQUITY FOCUS TO FOCUS
ON THOSE PARTICULAR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
, ALSO THE REALITY IS THESE ARE
ALSO THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE
EXPERIENCING THE HIGHEST
TRAFFIC VOLUMES, AND THAT IS
OCCURRING IN SOUTHPARK, SOUTH
DELRIDGE SO I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE NOT JUST
EQUITY FOCUS BASED ON LACK OF
HISTORICAL INVESTMENT IN
STRUCTURING THOSE COMMUNITY'S,
BUT ALSO THE SIGNIFICANT DETOUR
IMPACT IN THOSE COMMUNITIES SO
THE INVESTMENTS ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE ARE ALSO
THINKING FORWARD TO THE FACT
THAT A REPLACEMENT OR FIXED TO
THE BRIDGE THAT RESULTS IN
TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS IN SOUTHERN
COMMUNITIES COULD HAVE THIS
EFFECT CURRENTLY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
CONCEPTUALLY, THAT SDOT,
THROUGH THIS APPROACHES
CONNECTING SORT OF THE
HISTORICAL INEQUITIES AROUND
INVESTMENT IN THESE COMMUNITIES
TO THE CURRENT IMPACTS TO THE
COMMUNITY'S TO WHAT MIGHT BE
FUTURE GREATER IMPACTS TO THESE
COMMUNITIES IN USING THIS
PARTICULAR APPROACH FOR
INVESTMENTS.
JUST ANOTHER THANKS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD . ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT IS GOING TO
ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO MAKE
THOSE INVESTMENTS BOTH FOR
CURRENT CONDITIONS AND FUTURE
CONDITIONS AND TO MAKE IT UP
FOR PAST INEQUITIES IS EXACTLY
THE FUNDING YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT, THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF
THE LEGISLATION TODAY.
SO AS I MENTIONED, I HAVE BEEN
MEETING WITH LOTS OF
STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AND WE
CREATED A 40 PERSON COMMUNITY
TASK FORCE TO INFORM AND GUIDE
THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO THE
BRIDGE CLOSURE.
WE ARE COMMUNICATING ALL THE
TIME TO OUR WEBSITE, BLOG,
EMAIL LISTS AND MEDIA.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
SIGNING UP FOR THOSE UPDATES,
PLEASE GO TO THE WEBSITE AND
SIGN UP.
NEWS8 SUBSCRIBE NOW BUTTON.
WE ALSO STARTED OUT OUR LOW
BRIDGE ACCESS REALLY LIMITED.
WE LIMITED THE LOW BRIDGE TO
TRANSIT, FREIGHT AND EMERGENCY
VEHICLES.
THAT OVER TIME WE HAVE HAD,
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COLLECT
ENOUGH DATA TO IDENTIFY THAT
THERE ARE, THERE IS ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY ON THE LOW BRIDGE.
SO WE HAVE EXTENDED THAT ACCESS
TO SOME VERY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY
MARITIME WORKERS.
SOME ESSENTIAL VANPOOLS RUN BY
KING COUNTY METRO TRANSIT.
SHUTTLES RUN BY LARGE EMPLOYERS
AND ALSO TO SUPPORT BUSINESS
ACCESS FOR WEST SEATTLE.
BUSINESSES IN BOTH THE JUNCTION
AND THROUGHOUT WEST SEATTLE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> THANK YOU.
ON THE BUSINESS SHUTTLES I
APPRECIATE THAT SDOT HAS
APPROVED 22 BUSINESS SHUTTLES
FOR NUMBER OF BUSINESSES, I
LEARNED LAST WEEK, THOUGH THAT
THOSE SHUTTLES FOR THE MOST
PART ART UNDER OPERATIONS
BECAUSE MANY OF THE BUSINESSES,
THEY ARE LARGE BUSINESSES, THAT
WE HAVE AWARDED THE ABILITY TO
USE SHUTTLES TO ARE STILL DOING
STAY AT WORK.
SO THEY ARE NOT FIGHTING IT
NECESSARY TO OPERATE THOSE
SHUTTLES.
AND I KNOW THERE ARE REQUESTS
FROM FOR INSTANCE THE WEST
SEATTLE CHAMBER TO FILL SOME OF
THOSE FOR LACK OF A BETTER
WORD, HEATHER THINK YOU
REFERRED TO THE MAYBE AS SLOTS.
AND I'M JUST WONDERING, WHAT
CAN WE DO TO MEET THE NEED THAT
EXISTS NOW WHILE SAVING CAPACITY
FOR THE NEED THAT MAY NOT EXIST
NOW BUT WE ARE RESERVING FOR
BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO NEED IT
LATER?
>> YEAH, THAT IS A GOOD
QUESTION AND WE ARE ACTIVELY
ENGAGED IN SOLVING THAT RIGHT
NOW.
WE ARE ON A LITTLE BIT OF A
RAZORS EDGE BECAUSE ON THE ONE
HAND IF THERE'S ANY CAPACITY WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ABLE
TO PROVIDE IT TO THOSE SMALL
BUSINESSES THE NEED TO HAVE
EASY ACCESS BACK AND FORTH
ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO GO TO
COSTCO OR WHATEVER THEY NEED TO
SUPPORT THEIR BUSINESSES.
ON THE OTHER HAND WHEN WE DO
GET BACK TO A SITUATION WHERE
EMPLOYERS ARE GOING TO BE
WISHING FOR THE EMPLOYEES TO
COME BACK INTO THE OFFICE, WE
ARE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE THAT
AVAILABLE TOO.
SO, CREATING A SITUATION WHERE
WE ARE GOING TO SAY HERE ARE
SOME PASSES, NOW WE NEED THEM
BACK, IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A
LOT OF FUN.
WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN IN A WAY
THAT IS GOING TO FEEL EQUITABLE
AND THAT IS ALSO GOING TO
SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION GOALS.
I'VE GOT MY EYES ON IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
IMPORTANT TO THE LOW BRIDGE IS
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT.
AS I MENTIONED WE ARE TRYING TO
MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF TRAFFIC
ON THE LOW BRIDGE THAT ALLOWS
EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO MAKE IT
BACK AND FORTH.
I THINK WE CAN PROBABLY ALL
AGREE IN A PANDEMIC HAVING
EMERGENCY ACCESS ACROSS THE
BRIDGE IS PRETTY IMPORTANT.
SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC
OFFICERS ENFORCING THE EXCLUSION
OF INDIVIDUAL CARS FROM GOING
ACROSS THE LOW BRIDGE.
THEY ONLY ARE IN PLACE IN THE
MORNING PEKIN AFTERNOON PEAK.
IT'S NOT A SUSTAINABLE
SITUATION.
WE WERE FORTUNATE LAST
LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO HAVE THE
REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON
UPDATED TO INCLUDE AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT FOR THIS KIND OF
PURPOSE.
THE LOW BRIDGE IS WITHIN THAT
AREA.
WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO UPDATE
THE SEATTLE
>> CODE WITH THOSE RECENT
CHANGES.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY YOU'LL
RECEIVE LEGISLATION ON THE
TOPIC.
THE NEW STATE LAW ALLOWS THE
USE OF AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT
FOR TRANSIT LANES, LOCKING THE
BOX AND TRAVELING IN RESTRICTED
LANES.
YOU MAY RECALL THAT ABOUT THIS
TIME LAST YEAR I WAS PROBABLY
BRIEFING YOU ON THE SITUATION
WITH CONGESTION DOWNTOWN, LESS
OF A PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.
FORTUNATELY THIS LEGISLATION
HELPS US WHERE WE NEED IT THE
MOST.
CAMERAS ARE PERMITTED IN
GREATER DOWNTOWN INCLUDING THE
SPOKANE STREET LOW BRIDGE.
THERE ARE EXISTING PRIVACY
SAFEGUARDS AND PUBLISHING
NOTICE REQUIREMENTS IN THE
ORDINANCE WILL BE TRANSMITTED
ONCE IT'S FINALIZED.
NEXT SLIDE.
SO, WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT PILOT
PROJECT STARTED THIS FALL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A
SHOUT OUT TO JOSEPH GIBBONS
FOR HIS WORK IN OLYMPIA SESSION
AFTER SESSION AFTER SESSION TO
GET THIS LEGISLATION PASSED.
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A NEED TO
PROTECT HER TRANSIT LANES AND
OUR PEDESTRIANS FROM WORK-
RELATED TO BLACKBOX, THAT
PREDATED THE FAILURE OF THE
BRIDGE, I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT
EVEN IN THE 11th HOUR,
DELIBERATIONS AROUND THIS
LEGISLATION, THERE WERE EFFORTS
TO MAKE IT GEOGRAPHICALLY
FOCUSED.
IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE, AND
REPRESENTATIVE GIVENS MADE SURE
THAT WEST SEATTLE AND BUS LANES
WERE COVERED IN LEGISLATION.
REALLY PRESSING IT FOR THE
ISSUES WE ARE DEALING WITH NOW.
>> WE ARE ALL VERY, VERY
GRATEFUL TO THE WORK THAT ALL
OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS DID TO
MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
IT IS REALLY GOING TO MAKE
THINGS A LOT EASIER.
THE CAMERA AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT ON THAT LOW BRIDGE
ARE GOING TO BE SIMILAR TO A
RED LIGHT AND SCHOOL
ENFORCEMENT.
THE REGISTERED VEHICLE OWNER
WILL RECEIVE A MORNING WARNING
WITH NO PENALTY THROUGH THE END
OF 2020.
IN JANUARY THEY WILL START
ISSUING TICKETS WITH THE $75
MAXIMUM FINE.
IT REQUIRES LOCAL LEGISLATION
SO YOU WILL BE SEEING THAT
SHORTLY.
WE ARE EXPECTING TO ROLL OUT
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS IN THE
CITY IN 2021.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE MOST FOCUSED
ON THE LOW BRIDGE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> ONCE THE AUTOMATED CAMERAS
ARE OPERATING, IS THERE ANY
LIKELIHOOD THAT SDOT WILL GO
BACK TO REVIEW THE ACCESS
POLICIES OF THE LOWER-LEVEL
BRIDGE?
>> YEAH, ONE OF THE THINGS THE
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT IS GOING
TO DO IS ALLOW US TO CREATE A
MORE FINELY GRAINED ACCESS
POLICY FOR THE LOW BRIDGE.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO SORT OF
ASSUME THAT EVERY VEHICLE IS
GOING TO SHOW UP AT THE SAME
TIME.
AND WE KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE,
IN THE REAL WORLD, BUT HOW TO
CONTROL THAT IS ONE OF OUR
PROBLEMS.
WITH AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT IT
MAKES IT A LOT MORE ACCESSIBLE
TO KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE CERTAIN KINDS OF VEHICLES
THAT ARE GOING TO BE USING THE
BRIDGE AT CERTAIN HOURS OF THE
DAY SO WE CAN MAYBE OPEN UP
ADDITIONAL ACCESS IN THOSE
TIMES THAT HAVE LOWER VOLUMES.
ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY.
ARE WE READY TO TALK ABOUT THE
INTERFUND LOAN.
BECAUSE IT'S AN EMERGENCY WE
COULD NOT FOLLOW THE TYPICAL
AND TRADITIONAL PLANNING PROCESS
AND BUDGETING CYCLE.
SINCE THE BEGINNING, SINCE WE
CLOSED THE BRIDGE HAVE BEEN
ENCOURAGING NON-BUDGETED COSTS
IN EXISTING PROGRAMS.
HAVE BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF
THOSE IN A GRANULAR WAY SO WE
CAN ASHORE TO A IT THOSE TO THE
RIGHT THINGS AS WE GET A NEW
PROGRAM SET UP.
THE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN
BEARING THOSE COSTS ARE MOSTLY
BRIDGE REHAB AND HER PLACEMENT.
TO ENSURE WE ARE RESOURCED TO
DO WHAT IS BEST NOT ONLY FOR
WEST SEATTLE BUT ALSO FOR THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY, PARTICULARLY
IN THE REALM OF TRAFFIC,
IMPROVEMENTS, AS WELL AS
LEVERAGING ALL POSSIBLE FEDERAL
, STATE AND LOCAL SOURCES OF
MONEY TO FIND REPAIRS AND
REPLACEMENTS ON THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE.
WE NEED TO HAVE THAT CITY IN
THE GAME.
IN THE MEANTIME WE DO HAVE
IMMEDIATE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
REVENUE BECAUSE THERE ARE
THINGS WE NEED TO DO RIGHT NOW.
THE $70 MILLION INTERFUND LOAN
IS GOING TO PROVIDE THAT NEEDED
CASH FLOW TO COVER THE EXPENSES
IN 2020 AND THE FIRST QUARTER
OF 2021.
CURRENTLY THE CAP ONLY GOES
THROUGH 2021 BECAUSE THAT IS AS
FAR AHEAD AS WE CAN LOOK AT
THIS MOMENT.
VERY SOON WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
THAT REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT
DECISION MADE THAT'S GOING TO
ALLOW US TO FORECAST COSTS OUT
TO THE END OF THE PROGRAM.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW.
I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THIS IS
UNCOMFORTABLE FOR ALL OF US.
SDOT IS A DEPARTMENT MADE OF
ENGINEERS AND PLANNERS.
SO HAVING TO KEEP MOVING
FORWARD WHEN WE ARE BLIND TO
WHAT THE END OF THE ROAD LOOKS
LIKE IS UNCOMFORTABLE FOR US AS
WILL ENSURE FOR YOU.
WE ARE GOING TO REFINE THOSE
PROJECT COSTS FOR THE COP REPAIR
OR REPLACE DECISION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MIGHT
SUIT YOU IS WE HAVE HIRED THE
DESIGN CONSULTANT THAT'S GOING
TO HELP US MOVE THROUGH THE
REPAIR PROCESS.
WE ARE WELL-POSITIONED TO HAVE
SOME ESTIMATES VERY SHORTLY
AFTER WE MAKE THE DECISION OF
PREPARING.
NEXT SLIDE.
SO WE ESTIMATE SPENDING BETWEEN
160-225 OVER THIS YEAR AND NEXT
YEAR.
THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY.
THE FULL PROGRAM, DEPENDING ON
úWHAT WE END UP DOING COULD COS
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN 225
MILLION IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE
REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT DECISION.
THE INTERFUND LOAN I BEEN
TALKING ABOUT IS BACKED BY A
BOND SALE AND WOULD BE BARRED
FROM THE CITY'S CONSTRUCTION
AND INSPECTIONS FUN AND REET II
AND WOULD BE REPAID BY SDOT. WE
WERE JUST A LITTLE TOO LATE TO
DO THE BOND SALE IN 2020.
IN ADDITION TO PAYING OFF THAT
INTERFUND LOAN, THE BOND SALE
AND ALSO SUPPORT $30 MILLION
WORTH OF SPENDING ON THE
PROJECT IN 2021.
AND ANY NEEDED SPENDING ABOVE
THAT WOULD BE SUPPORTED BY A
SEPARATE LOAN ESTABLISHED IN
EARLY 21 TO BE REPAID BY A 2022
BOND SALE.
I HOPE YOU ARE FOLLOWING THAT.
I'M NOT SURE I AM.
YES, CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> I AM COMFORTABLE WITH THIS
TRANSACTION BECAUSE THE AMOUNT
IS ONLY $70 MILLION.
TO ME, REET II IS NOT THE MOST
RELIABLE SOURCES IN TERMS OF
ITS STEADINESS.
BUT THIS IS A MANAGEABLE AMOUNT
. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE
SPENDING RANGE GOING UP TO,
$160 MILLION UP TO $225 MILLION,
WE ARE GOING TO WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THE REPAYMENT SOURCES AND
GET REALLY DEEP INTO THE COST.
AS I UNDERSTAND THE $70 MILLION
IS BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES FOR
TWO DIFFERENT PURPOSES?
COULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT AGAIN?
>> YEAH.
LET ME PUT MY NOTES.
I DON'T HAVE THAT OFF TOP OF MY
HEAD.
FOR WHICH I AM SORRY.
IT IS ACTUALLY DIVIDED INTO
SEVERAL PIECES.
THE WHOLE AMOUNT IS GOING TO BE
SPENT ON TEMPORARY SHORING OR
EMERGENCY CONTROL DEMO
DEPENDING ON WHERE WE NEED TO
GO WITH THAT.
OF COURSE THE HYBRID
STABILIZATION WORK WE ARE DOING
RIGHT NOW, THAT IS A KEY THING
TO REMEMBER, SOME OF THIS WE
ARE ALREADY DOING.
THESE ARE EXPENDITURES WE HAVE
MADE.
THE LOW BRIDGE REPAIRS AND
IMPROVEMENTS I SPOKE OF EARLIER
IN THE PRESENTATION,
COMMUNICATIONS WITH COMMUNITY.
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE FUNDING
OUR TECHNICAL ADVISORY PANEL.
ALSO THE PLANNING AND DESIGN
CONTRACT FOR REPLACING THE
BRIDGE AND THE RECONNECT WEST
SEATTLE PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTATION, THOSE ARE THE
TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS WE ARE
MAKING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE
EASIER ON THE COMMUNITIES THAT
ARE BEARING THE BRUNT OF THOSE
DETOURS.
AND OF COURSE THE BREAD
MONITORING TESTING AND
MAINTENANCE OF OTHER BRIDGES IN
THAT WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE
QUARTER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
WHAT YOU KNOW.
HERE'S AN ANSWER TO THE
QUESTION?
I ALREADY SAID ALL THOSE THINGS
SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
SO, ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO
MAKE CLEAR IS THAT SDOT IS NOT
ANTICIPATING THAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IS GOING TO BE EXPECTED
TO BEAR THE ENTIRE COST OF THIS
PROJECT, WHETHER IT'S REPAIR OR
REPLACEMENT.
WE ARE IN ACTIVE CONVERSATIONS
WITH HER FEDERAL PARTNERS
INCLUDING THE DELEGATION AND
LOCAL DIVISION AND BUILD AMERICA
. WE ARE OF COURSE SPEAKING
WITH OFFENSIVE THE STATE AND
THAT THE STATE DELEGATION AS
úWELL AS THE WASHINGTON STATE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUCCESSFUL
WITH ALMOST $7 MILLION OF
GRANTS FOR THE PUGET SOUND
REGION COUNCIL.
THE PORT NORTHWEST SEAPORT
ALLIANCE BENEFIT GREATLY FROM A
REPAIRED OR REPLACED STRUCTURE.
SOUND TRANSIT WE ARE IN
CONVERSATION THAT IT'S IF IT
TURNS OUT SHEARED STRUCTURE IS
A GOOD WAY TO GO FORWARD.
AND OF COURSE KING COUNTY
METRO.
WE HAVE ALSO BEGUN THE SEARCH
FOR A CONSULTANT WHO WILL
PERFORM A TRAFFIC AND REVENUE
STUDY.
THAT WILL EXAMINE BOTH HOW
TRAFFIC IS GOING TO MOVE AND
WHETHER OR NOT TOLLING OR OTHER
FORMS OF USER FEES ARE AN
IMPORTANT PART OF HOW WE CAN
MOVE FORWARD.
THAT IS A LONG PROCESS IS GOING
TO INVOLVE A GREAT DEAL OF
EQUITY WORK.
THAT IS A KEY REQUEST WE HAVE
IN THE RFQ AS WELL AS A VOTE
AND, MANY, MANY MORE
CONVERSATIONS WITH OURSELVES
AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS
AROUND THE STATE.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> AGAIN I JUST WANT TO, I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
COLLABORATION WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS OF GOVERNMENT
AROUND THE FINANCIAL NEEDS TO
REPAIR OR REPLACE, IN PARTICULAR
I WANT TO THANK CONGRESSWOMAN
PAUL FOR HER COLLABORATION AND
COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICE
AND SDOT AS IT RELATES TO
NOTIFYING US OF THIS TIFIA
GRANT.
I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY IF YOU
DON'T MIND, TOUCH ON THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE TRAFFIC AND
REVENUE STUDY YOU, FUNDING
SOURCES LIKE THE TIFIA GRANT,
ALSO IF THE INFRASTRUCTURE
BILL EVER, THE FEDERAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BILL EVER GETS
OFF THE GROUND, I THINK THERE
IS A SIMILAR IMPORTANCE TO THIS
TYPE OF TRAFFIC AND REVENUE
STUDY.
>> THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT.
TIFIA IS ACTUALLY A LOW
INTEREST LOAN PROGRAM.
ANY MONEY WE GOT THROUGH TIFIA
WE WOULD NEED TO PAY BACK.
JUST LIKE WE WOULD PAY BACK A
BOND ISSUE.
SO SHOULD WE DECIDE ONE OF THE
WAYS WE WANT TO PAY NOT ONLY
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
REPAIRED OR NEW BRANCH, AS WELL
AS THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF
THAT STRUCTURE, HAS TO BE AN
OPTION IN THE CURRENT
ENVIRONMENT.
AN OPTION WE HAVE TO LOOK AT
CLOSELY.
NOT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY FOREGONE
CONCLUSIONS HERE.
BUT EITHER TO PAY BACK BONDS OR
TO PAY BACK A TIFIA LOAN YOU
WOULD NEED TO HAVE A REVENUE
SOURCE. INDEED, TO GET
PERMISSION TO TOLL NOT ONLY
FROM THE VOTERS, BUT ALSO THE
WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION WE ARE REQUIRED TO
HAVE THIS INVESTMENT-GRADE
STUDY.
SO WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THIS
WHOLE PROJECT IS GOING TO COST.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE
TAKING STEPS RIGHT NOW TO
PREPARE US IN CASE IT IS THE
DIRECTION WE NEED TO GO.
IN ADDITION AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL CERTAINLY WE ARE PURSUING
BOTH AUTHORIZING AND
APPROPRIATIONS PATHWAYS TO
FUNDING FOR THE BRIDGE.
AND, WE HAVE A CONSTANT AN
ONGOING CONVERSATION WITH ALL
OF OUR TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS
IN THE REGION AND THEY ALL
ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND THE
CRITICAL IMPORTANT OF THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE.
NOT JUST FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE
WEST SEATTLE AND DUWAMISH
VALLEY, BUT TO SUPPORT OUR PORT
ECONOMY AND HOW CRITICAL IT IS
GOING TO BE AS WE TRY TO MAKE A
COMEBACK FROM COVID.
>> TOLLING IS A REALLY BIG
SUBJECT AND BIG TOPIC THAT THE
CITY HAS NOT LOOKED AT IN DEPTH
YET.
AS HEATHER SAID, THERE IS NO
FOREGONE CONCLUSIONS ABOUT WHAT
THAT WILL YIELD.
BUT IT WILL GIVE US A GOOD
SENSE OF WHAT THE POLICY TRADE-
OFFS AND WHAT SOME POLICY
LEVERS MIGHT BE THINKING ABOUT,
HOW TO MANAGE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THE BRIDGE AND ALL THE
FINANCIAL ASPECTS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK SDOT COMBINING
REQUEST FOR THIS COUNCIL BILL
FOR THE $70 MILLION WITH A
GENERAL UPDATE ON THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE.
BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM
YOU IN THIS PARTICULAR FORUM
FOR A WHILE EVEN THOUGH YOU
BEEN OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, EVEN
DOING A BUNCH OF MEETINGS WITH
FOLKS.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
COMBINING ALL IN ONE PIECE HERE
FOR US.
COUNCILMEMBERS ON THE
COMMITTEE, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FOR SDOT AT THIS TIME?
AND I WANT TO GIVE CALVIN AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CHIME IN AS WELL.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW.
CALVIN, HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH
THIS PROPOSAL?
>> I JUST HAVE TWO COMMENTS I
LIKE TO MAKE SURE TO BRING TO
YOUR ATTENTION.
ONE IS, THIS LEGISLATION
ESSENTIALLY DOES PLEDGE $100
MILLION OF BOND REVENUE IN
2021.
THAT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON
YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THE 2021
BUDGET.
THAT WILL REDUCE THE DEBT
CAPACITY AVAILABLE, THAT'S THE
WAY THIS WORKS.
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
YOU WILL END UP SEEING THIS IN
THE BUDGET THE COMES ACROSS IN
THE FALL.
AND A SECOND ITEM I WANTED TO
RAISE TO YOU, YOU MAY RECALL IN
THE SUMMER 2020 BUDGET
REBALANCING COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD SPONSORED AN AMENDMENT
TO INCLUDE THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE AS A CIP PROJECT.
SO THERE IS A TOPICAL AMENDMENT
I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THE COUNCIL
CONSIDER ON SECTION 6 OF THIS
LEGISLATION WHICH CURRENTLY SAYS
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE PROJECT
IS ESTABLISHED IN CIP.
I'D ASK YOU CONSIDER AMENDING
IT TO STATE SUBSTITUTED. I HAVE
CONFIRMED THIS WITH THIS
MORNING WHO ASKED FOR THIS
>> THANK YOU.
LET ME ADDRESS BOTH OF THOSE
ITEMS.
FIRST OF ALL, THE $100 MILLION
INCLUDES THE $70 MILLION.
>> $70 MILLION BEING LOANED TO
SDOT THIS YEAR AND THE
LEGISLATION ANTICIPATES BOND
SALES UP TO $100 MILLION
SUPPORT ANOTHER $30 MILLION FOR
NEXT YEAR SPENDING.
>> SO $70 MILLION PLUS $3
MILLION GETS US TO THE $100
MILLION TOTAL.
NOT $130 MILLION TOTAL.
GOOD.
THE COUNCIL BILL BEFORE US
SAYS SECTION 6 IMMEDIATE
RESPONSE AND CTR C110 PROJECT
IS ESTABLISHED IN THE 2025
ADOPTED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED IN
ATTACHMENT EIGHT.
WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING IS YOU
WOULD LIKE US TO AMEND THAT.
COULD YOU RESTATE WHAT WOULD BE
STRUCK AND ADDED?
>> THE WORD STRUCK WOULD BE
REPLACED WITH THE WORD
SUBSTITUTED.
>> THE PROJECT IS SUBSTITUTED
IN THE 2020/2025 PROGRAM AS
DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT
ATTACHED TO THIS ORDINANCE.
I AMEND THE COUNCIL AS SUCH, DO
I HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED?
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS
AMENDMENT TO THE COUNCIL BILL
119858?
IS PRESENTED BY OUR CENTRAL
STAFF?
OKAY.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
LET'S HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE
ROLL ON AMENDING THE COUNCIL
BILL.
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
AYE.
>> MORALES?
FOUR YES, ONE MISSING.
>> THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN
APPROVED TO THIS COUNCIL .
OTHER ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS NOW THAT THE AMENDED
BILL IS IN FRONT OF US?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR PEDERSEN.
I WANT TO THANK HEATHER AND SAM
AND CALVIN AND EVERYONE WORKING
ON THIS PROJECT, AND INCREDIBLY
DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX PROJECT
TO BRING TOGETHER AND TO FIX.
AND HEATHER, I AM CONTINUALLY
IMPRESSED BY THE MAGIC THAT YOU
CREATE FOR OUR CITY AND OUR
TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY,
WHETHER IT'S THE SQUEEZE
DOWNTOWN WITH THE VIADUCT AND
NOW THE GETTING TO THE ISLAND
OF WEST SEATTLE.
I JUST WANT TO LIMIT AND THANK
YOU, FOR THIS ROBUST
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU.
SO THE COUNCIL BILL HAS BEEN
AMENDED, 119858 NOW WE ARE
CONSIDERING THE AMENDED BILL,
SO LET'S HAVE THE CLERK'S CALL
THE ROLE ON APPROVAL OF THE
AMENDED BILL COUNCIL BILL
119858.
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> FIVE VOTES YES.
THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
RECOMMENDATION WILL BE SENT TO
THE SEPTEMBER 8 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> NOW WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM NUMBER SEVEN INTO THE
RECORD.>> COUNCIL BILL 119 865
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO STREET
AND SIDEWALK USE; AMENDING
ORDINANCE 125706 AND THE STREET
USE PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE
AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 15.04.074
OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE;
AND RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> THANK YOU.
ONE MOMENT.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE SDOT HERE AS
WELL.
TO TALK ABOUT THIS ITEM.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN COUNCIL BILL
119865.
ELIZABETH SHELDON FROM SDOT
WELCOME, AND CALVIN WILL REMAIN
WITH US.
CALVIN, DO YOU WANT TO OPEN UP
WITH ANY REMARKS WITH AN
OVERVIEW?
>> I THINK THE SDOT
PRESENTATION IS A BETTER PLACE
TO START.
>> OKAY GREAT.
ELIZABETH,, SOMEONE ON SDOT
WILL SHARE SOMETHING ON THE
SCREEN FOR US.
>> YES, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> ELIZABETH, COULD YOU SPEAK
UP?
>> IS THIS BETTER?
>> A LITTLE BIT.
>> I LEANED MORE FORWARD.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
WILL GO QUICKLY BECAUSE ANOTHER
SUBJECTS AND FOLLOWING.
I WILL GO QUICKLY.
LET ME KNOW IF YOU'VE
QUESTIONS.
SO TO WANT TO SKIP, LET'S DO
THAT.
SO I WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK
UPDATE AND BACKGROUND ON WHAT
THE STREET USE FEES ARE.
A QUICK DISCUSSION OF OUR
PROPOSED FEE STAGES.
REASONS AND BACKGROUNDS WHY WE
ARE PROPOSING THESE CHANGES AND
A LOOK AT SOME IMPACTS AND A
COUPLE PROJECT EXAMPLES.
NEXT SLIDE.
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.
AS FAR AS WHAT STREETS THESE
ARE, WE HAVE THREE LARGE
BUCKETS OF FEES THAT WE COLLECT.
THE FIRST OUR PERMIT ISSUANCE
FEES AND RENEWAL FEES.
THOSE ARE GENERALLY USED TO
RECOVER THE ADMINISTRATIVE TIME
OF PROCESSING PERMITS.
THINGS LIKE TAKING IN PAYMENTS
AND COPYING PAPER, FILING, THAT
KIND OF THING.
WE HAVE HOURLY SERVICE RATES.
THOSE ARE RATES THAT RECOVER
OUR STAFFING TIME FOR PREVIOUS
AND INSPECTIONS.
AND THE THIRD LARGE BUCKET OF
MONEY IS MORE DISCRETIONARY
TYPE OF FUND AND THAT IS WHAT
WE CALL OUR USE AND OBLIGATION
FEES.
THOSE FEES ARE WHAT ARE USED
ESSENTIALLY TO DIS-INCENTIVIZE
USE OF THE RIGHT AWAY DURING
CONSTRUCTION AND MINIMIZE THE
IMPACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION.
THOSE FUNDS -- NEXT SLIDE.
WE ARE PROPOSING THREE BIG
CHANGES TO THE USE FEE
SCHEDULES AND YOU WILL SEE TWO
SCHEDULES IN THE LEGISLATION.
ONE IS RATIFYING TO MAKE
EFFECTIVE OUR CHANGES AND
TRADITIONS FOR TEMPERING
SIDEWALKS CAFCS AND VENDING,
ALSO TO INCLUDE TEMPORARY IN
PERMITS FOR STREET CLOSURES.
EITHER SMALL SPACES IN THE
SIDEWALK OR CURB SPACE OR FULL
STREET CLOSURES.
THE SECOND BIG CHANGE IS WE ARE
LOOKING AT ELIMINATING PERMIT
FEES FOR SIGN PERMITS.
WE HEARD IN JANUARY AND PRE-
COVID FROM SMALL BUSINESSES
THAT ARE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH
SIGN PERMITS WERE FAIRLY
EXPENSIVE AND TALKATIVE.
OF SOME OF THE OTHER PERMITS WE
WERE ISSUING.
WE WERE LOOKING AT ELIMINATING
THOSE FEES.
AND FINALLY WE ARE LOOKING AT
CHANGING AIR USE FEES A BIT.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
CHANGING AIR USE FEES TO BETTER
INCENTIVIZE, DIS-INCENTIVIZE
THE USE OF SIDEWALKS, BIKE
LANES AND TRANSIT LANES.
AND ALSO REALLY LOOKING AT
SHIFTING SOME OF THOSE COSTS
WHEN WE ORIGINALLY IMPLEMENTED
THIS WE SCHEDULED A FEW YEARS
AGO, WE WERE LOOKING AT
SHIFTING SOME COSTS FROM THE
MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS,
SMALLER TOWNHOMES TO THE LARGER
DOWNTOWN PROJECTS THAT ARE MORE
IMPACTFUL TO MORE PEOPLE.
AND REALIZED IT DIDN'T QUITE
MEET WHERE WE WANTED TO GET SO
SHIFTING ON THE USE FEES.
AND THE BIGGEST THING IS
CHANGING THE METHODOLOGY USED
TO CLICK THOSE FEES.
SO THAT IT'S REDUCING THE
AMOUNT OF DATA ENTRY TIME BOTH
FOR THE APPLICANT AND FOR US.
I WILL GO INTO THAT A LITTLE
LATER.
WE ARE PROPOSING THIS NOW
REALLY BECAUSE WE NEED TO
IMPLEMENT THIS ALONG WITH OUR
LAUNCH OF THE PERMITTING SYSTEM
SLATED FOR NOVEMBER 7. NOT THE
TEMPORARY PERMITS, BUT THE
OTHERS, PRE-COVID WE STARTED
WORKING ON THESE SO IT WAS A
LITTLE BIT OF A SCRAMBLE TO GET
IT TO WHERE IT IS NOW.
ALL RIGHT.
NEXT SLIDE.
A QUICK UPDATE ON OUR TEMPORARY
BUSINESS RECOVERY PERMITS.
AS OF AUGUST 11 WE HAD 158
APPLICATIONS.
AS OF YESTERDAY WE HAD UP TO
165 APPLICATIONS.
WE HAVE ISSUED ABOUT 84 OF
THEM.
A LITTLE OVER HALF.
WE ARE NOW WORKING ON, WE'VE
HAD 12 APPLICATIONS FOR STREET
CLOSURES AND FOUR HAVE BEEN
ISSUED AT THIS POINT.
NEXT SLIDE.
AGAIN, SOME OF THE REASONS WE
ARE LOOKING AT THE CHANGE, AND
I AM FOCUSING A LOT OF THIS ON
THE USE FEE METHODOLOGY, I'M
HOPING THAT GIVEN THE
TEMPORARY, CHANGES TO THE
TEMPORARY PERMITTING EVERYONE
IS FAIRLY FAMILIAR WITH THOSE I
WANTED TO MORE HIGHLIGHT THE
USE FEE METHODOLOGY CHANGE.
SO WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT
CONTINUING TO ALIGN WHERE ARE
USE FEES ARE CHARGED, LOOKING
AT FURTHER DISSENT DEVISING
USES OF SIDEWALKS, BIKE LANES
AND TRANSIT FACILITIES.
ADDING A LITTLE TRANSPARENCY IN
THE SYSTEM.
A LOT OF THE TRANSPARENCY WILL
COME WITH THE SYSTEM WHERE
APPLICANTS CAN SEE WHERE THEY
ARE IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS
WHICH IS BETTER THAN WHERE THEY
ARE NOW.
AND REALLY FOCUSING FEES ON THE
AREAS OF GREATEST IMPACT.
WHERE THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE,
MAKING THE USE FEES A LITTLE
MORE PROPORTIONATE TO THE
IMPACT OF PEOPLE VERSUS THE
COST OF USE FEES.
WE ARE REALLY HOPING THAT THE
NEW SYSTEM IN COMBINATION WITH
THE NEW CALCULATION WILL REALLY
HELP TO ADD SOME TRANSPARENCY
AND SIMPLIFY THE AMOUNT OF TIME
USED FOR JUST DATA ENTRY.
I HAVE THE SLIDE THAT
ILLUSTRATES THAT, AND THEN
LOOKING AT AGAIN, REDUCING FEES
FOR BUSINESSES AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE AND PROMOTING THE
ABILITY FOR MIDDLE AND LOW
INCOME HOUSING AND KIND OF THE
TOWNHOME AND SMALLER HOME AREA.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT REALLY IS
CHANGING A LOT OF THE FACTORS
THAT GO INTO THE USE FEE
CALCULATION AND ALSO CHALLENGING
CHANGING THE CALCULATION
ITSELF.
WE ARE LOOKING AT SHIFTING SOME
OF THE FACTORS, AGAIN
INCREASING THE FACTORS THAT ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSIT, BIKES
AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.
AND THEN LOOKING AT INCREASING
THE FACT OF URBAN CENTERS A
BIT.
THAT IS PRIMARILY TO COVER THE
OFFSET OF THE SIGN FEES.
ELIMINATING FIND THE COSTS BUT
ADDING A LITTLE FOR URBAN
CENTER USE.
AGAIN, REDUCING THE USE FEE
FACTOR IF DEVELOPMENTS HAPPEN
TO BE OUTSIDE. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE.
THIS REALLY TALKS ABOUT HOW WE
ARE STUPEFYING THE CALCULATION.
SO RIGHT NOW FOR EACH FRONTAGE
EITHER APPLICANT OR SOMEONE IN
STREET USE WOULD HAVE TO
ESSENTIALLY ENDURE FOUR LINES
OF DATA ENTRY.
AND WE ARE PROPOSING TO REDUCE
THAT TO ONE LINE.
IF THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A
HUGE DEAL, BUT THINK IN THE
GRAND SCHEME OF ISSUING 20,000
PERMITS TWO-YEAR ITADDS UP TO
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DATA
ENTRY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
A LITTLE BIT OF A LOOK ON HOW
THIS MIGHT IMPACT A PARTICULAR
DEVELOPMENT.
LOOKING AT KIND OF THE
DEVELOPMENT SUITE ISSUE PERMITS
FOR, IT IS LOOKING AT
INCREASING COSTS FOR DOWNTOWN
HIGHS RISE ELEMENTS THESE WERE
GIVEN SEVERAL PROJECTS COMPARING
FROM 2005 TO WHAT OUR PROPOSAL
IS.
IT WOULD INCREASE DOWNTOWN HIGH-
RISE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS,
LOWER THE COST FOR URBAN
VILLAGE TOWNHOMES, LOWER THE
COSTS TO MAINTAIN URBAN VILLAGE
MIXED-USE AND THEN UTILITY
PROJECTS PAY FAIRLY MINIMAL IN
USE FEES AS IT IS.
NEXT SLIDE.
SO THE COST FOR DOWNTOWN, IF
EVERYTHING REMAINED THE SAME
FOR A GIVEN DEVELOPMENT, THE
COST WOULD INCREASE.
BUT THERE ARE WAYS ANY PROJECT
COULD LOWER THE COST AND THAT
IS SPECIFICALLY BY LOOKING AT
AGAIN ADVERTISING SIDEWALKS,
BIKE LANES AND TRANSIT LANES.
SO THERE IS WORK IN DEVELOPMENT
COULD DO TO SHIFT TRAFFIC AND
MAKE SURE SIDEWALKS AND TRANSIT
LANES REMAIN OPEN.
THAT WOULD OVERALL LOWER THEIR
COST FROM BEFORE.
A LOT OF DEVELOPMENTS, WE ARE
HOPING WITH INCREASED COSTS, OR
INCREASED USAGE WE CAN CONTINUE
TO INCENTIVIZE THE USES OF
RIGHT AWAY FOR PRIVATE
CONSTRUCTION.
NEXT SLIDE.
ALL WE ARE LOOKING, AT THE
TEMPORARY PERMITS OF BEEN IN
EFFECT SINCE JUNE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT, WE DID SOME
PRELIMINARY OUTREACH DEVELOPERS
BACK IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY
AND DID A LITTLE REACHING OUT
FOR THIS LEGISLATION. FOR
REVIEW.
BUT WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT
TYING THE USE FEE OUTREACH TO
OUR LAUNCH OF ACCELA WHICH
WOULD HAPPEN AUGUST THROUGH
NOVEMBER.
AND IN OCTOBER WE HAVE
SCHEDULED PUBLIC EXTERNAL
WORKSHOPS THAT WE WILL BE USING
TO TRAIN PEOPLE ON USING THE
SYSTEM.
AND THEN, TIMING, THIS WAS OUR
LAUNCH OF ACCELA IN NOVEMBER,
NOVEMBER 7 IS THE DATE WE WOULD
SHIFT FROM THE OLD SYSTEM TO
THE NEW SYSTEM.
IT WOULD BE REALLY BENEFICIAL
TO HAVE THOSE IN EFFECT AT THE
TIME WITH YOU LAUNCH.
I WENT THROUGH THAT FAIRLY
QUICKLY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ANY
QUESTIONS.>> COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU, ELIZABETH.
YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN FANTASTIC
AND AMAZING BEING ABLE TO
ROLLOUT THE SIDEWALK CAFCS IN
THE CAFC STREET PERMITS.
I KNOW YOU HAVE TECHNICAL NAMES
AND I'M USING PLAIN LANGUAGE.
IT HAS CHANGED THE FABRIC OF
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE ARE SEEING FEWER CARS IN OUR
DOWNTOWN BUSINESS AREAS.
AND WE ARE SEEING COVID RATES
NOT BEING TRANSMITTED IN OPEN
AIR.
THIS IS USING PARKING SPACES IN
FRONT OF SHOPS AND SIDEWALK
SPACES TRANSFORMING OUR CITY IN
A REALLY POSITIVE AN IMPORTANT
WAY.
MY ONLY QUESTION IS IS THE
WEATHER TURNS, ARE THERE
CONSIDERATIONS WE ARE TAKING TO
ENSURE THESE BUSINESSES ARE
ABLE TO USE THE SIDEWALK AND
PARKING SPACE?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE STARTING
TO THINK ABOUT IS I'M LOOKING
OUTSIDE AND THE LEAVES ARE
STARTING TO TURN COLORS A
LITTLE BIT.
I THINK WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON
KIND OF SLOW AND THOUGHTFUL
ROLLOUT OF THE PERMITS.
I THINK OUR NEXT STRATEGY IS
GOING TO BE TO DO SOME IN
PERSON OUTREACH.
BTH FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES
WHERE WE ARE NOT SEEING A LOT
OF APPLICATIONS COME IN FOR THE
TEMPORARY SIDEWALK, IF THERE
ARE NEEDS WERE NOT MEETING FOR
THOSE PERMITS AND IF WE CAN ADD
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS OR
ALTERNATIVES.
ALSO DOING OUTREACH TO THE
LOCATIONS THAT HAVE PERMITS TO
SEE IF, HOW WE CAN KEEP IT
GOING THROUGH WINTER.
I'M ASSUMING EACH BUSINESS IS
GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT AND
VARIED NEEDS.
I THINK OUR NEXT STEP IS REALLY
TO DO THAT FOLLOW-UP OUTREACH
AND INFORMATION GATHERING AND
GO FROM THERE.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND
YOUR TEAM FOR SUPPORTING THIS
WORK SO MUCH.
I HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS.
WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON I WILL
FOLLOW WITH YOU OFF-LINE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THIS ISSUE IN TERMS OF HELPING
SMALL BUSINESSES FIGURE OUT
OTHER WAYS TO THRIVE DURING
COVID.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YOU MAY HAVE ANSWERED THIS,
I GOT DROPPED OFF FOR A SECOND,
ON THE CALL, OR ON THE PLATFORM,
AS IT RELATES GENERALLY TO MY
UNDERSTANDING OF REGULATORY
FEES, FOR THE FEES THAT ARE
GOING TO BE FREE BUT STILL
REQUIRE STAFF WORK TO PROCESS,
AND THE FEES THEY ARE GOING TO
REDUCE THE COST OF, I'M ASKING
THE QUESTION, I TOTALLY SUPPORT
THE WORK YOU ARE DOING, I'M
ASKING THE QUESTION BECAUSE I
HAVE BEEN, EVERY BUDGET PROCESS
ASKING THE EXECUTIVE TO
úIDENTIFY REGULATORY FEES THAT
ARE DESIGNED TO RECOVER THE
COST ASSOCIATED WITH DELIVERING
THE REGULATION.
AND SO, USER FEE BY USER FEE
THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING
RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO MAKE
SURE THAT LESS GENERAL FUND
DOLLARS ARE GOING INTO
SUPPORTING THOSE FUNCTIONS.
JUST GENERALLY, SHOULD WE EXPECT
THAT THESE FUNCTIONS THAT EITHER
WERE GOING TO PROVIDE FOR FREE
OR FUNCTIONS THAT WE ARE, NOT
FUNCTIONS, THE PERMITS WE ARE
PROVIDING FOR FEE OR THE
PERMITS WE ARE REDUCING THE COST
TO DELIVER, ARE THE INSPECTIONS
AND THE REVIEWS OF THOSE
PERMITS GOING TO BE REPORTED BY
A LARGER AMOUNT OF GENERAL
FUNDS NOW?
OR HAVE WE FOUND A WAY TO DO
THEM IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY
COST LESS TO DO?
>> NOT NECESSARILY COST LESS TO
DO BUT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT
DOING AND THAT IS ONE OF THE
REASONS WHY YOU'VE GOT THE
INCREASE IN USE FEE CALCULATIONS
OR URBAN CENTERS. IT'S REALLY
LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WITH OUR
ABILITY TO DESCRIBE PROVIDE
DISCRETIONARY FEES ON TOP OF
STRAIGHT REVENUE, ARE PERMANENT
ISSUANCE FEES AND OUR HOURLY
RATES ARE VERY MUCH TIED TO THE
COST IT TAKES FOR US TO DO
BUSINESS.
BUT IN OUR USE AND OCCUPATION
FEES WE ARE ABLE TO USE THAT IS
A BIGGER KIND OF POOL THAT WE
CAN LOOK AT OFFSETTING SOME
COUGHS OF POSITIVE USES OF THE
RIGHT AWAY.
WE WANT TO HAVE A TEMPORARY
SIDEWALK CAFC OR OTHER THINGS
THAT GO OFF PARTIES AND THERE'S
ANOTHER THING ALONG THOSE LINES
THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CHANGE THE
AMOUNT OF THOSE USE FEES WE CAN
INCREASE THE USE FEES TO
INCENTIVIZE RIGHT AWAY AND TAKE
THE FEES TO CHOOSE TO NOT LEAVE
THE SIDEWALKS OPEN AND SHIFT
THOSE COSTS OR SHIFT THOSE FEES.
WE ARE ABLE TO WORK WITHIN OUR
OWN COSTS THERE.
TO SHIFT FUNDING.
>> THANK YOU, HEATHER, THAT'S
HELPFUL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD . I AGREE, WE WANT TO
ENSURE THOSE BENEFITING FOR
THOSE ARE PAYING FOR IT.
WE ARE NOT USING GENERAL FUND
DOLLARS TO SUBSIDIZE TO THE
EXTENT POSSIBLE.
>> JUST TO REMIND YOU ONE OF
COUNCIL'S STANDARD QUESTIONS
DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS IS
HE COUNTING OF THE COST YOU
CENTER.
AS I RECALL LAST YEAR IT DID
HAVE SOME OTHER PROGRAM
OFFERINGS IN THE DEPARTMENT.
THERE MAY BE OTHER PROGRAMS
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO USE
THAT MONEY BUT IT WASN'T SDOT
FROM THE INDUSTRY USE COST
CENTER.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS
COUNCIL BILL 119865?
COUNCIL MEMBERS I MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 119865.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THIS
BILL.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS COUNCIL
BILL 119865?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> AYE.
SORRY EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY GREAT, THE BILL PASSES
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY.
THAT BILL WILL BE SENT TO THE
SEPTEMBER 8 SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
THAT BRINGS US TO ITEMS NUMBER
EIGHT AND NUMBER NINE WHICH ARE
ABOUT SCOOTERS.
SO, THEY ARE BOTH SEPARATE
COUNCIL BILLS.
THEY WILL HAVE TO BE VOTED ON
SEPARATELY.
THE PRESENTERS WILL BE THE SAME
AND IT'S THE SAME POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION AND WE WILL GET
ALL OF HER QUESTIONS OUT AT THE
SAME TIME HERE.
BUT WE WILL HAVE THE CLERK GO
AHEAD AND READ ITEM ATE INTO
THE RECORD.
>> YOU WANT ME TO READ BOTH
EIGHT AND NINE?
>> UNLESS I HEAR NEGATIVE FROM
THE BACKUP CLERK I WILL DO THAT
AND THEN WE TAKE SEPARATE
VOTES.
COUNCIL BILL 119867,AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
CITY'S TRAFFIC CODE; AMENDING
SECTIONS 11.46.010 AND
11.46.020 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO REVISE
PERMISSIBLE AREAS OF OPERATION
IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND OTHER
PUBLIC PATHWAYS FOR ELECTRIC
PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY
DEVICES AND MOTORIZED FOOT
SCOOTERS.
COUNCIL BILL 119 868,AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO USE OF
CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY BY FREE-
FLOATING SCOOTERS; AMENDING
SECTION 15.17.005 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE;
ADOPTING A FREE-FLOATING
SCOOTER SHARE PROGRAM FEE
SCHEDULE; AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> THANK YOU.
OKAY, SO BOTH OF THESE COUNCIL
BILLS TOGETHER TO AUTHORIZE A
SCOOTER PILOT PROGRAM.
WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM SDOT,
FROM THE FOLKS AT SDOT AND
THEY'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH
PRESENTATION.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS DID YOU
WANT TO HAVE OPENING REMARKS
AND THEN WE CAN ASK CALVIN IF
HE WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING FOR
OPENING REMARKS?
>> SURE.
THANK YOU.
AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, WE'VE
BEEN HAVING THIS ACADEMIC
DECISION REGARDING SCOOTERS FOR
18 MONTHS OR LONGER.
I STILL HAVE MANY CONCERNS
ABOUT SAFETY. HOW WE ARE
PARKING THESE DEVICES ETC.
AND THE QUESTIONS WE DISCUSSED
LAST NIGHT, I WILL LET YOU
ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS SINCE
THEY ARE YOUR QUESTIONS.
THEY ARE MANY OF THE SAME
QUESTIONS I HAVE.
SO WHILE I STILL HAVE MANY
CONCERNS THAT I THINK NEED TO
BE ADDRESSED, WE ARE AT A POINT
WHERE THE ACADEMIC CONVERSATION
HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH THAT IF
WE DON'T TRY THIS IN THE REAL
WORLD TO SEE IF THIS PROGRAM
DOES WORK AND IS APPROPRIATE
FOR OUR CITY, WE ARE JUST GOING
TO CONTINUE CIRCLING AROUND THE
SAME QUESTIONS THAT CAN ONLY BE
ANSWERED IF WE TRY IT OUT IN
THE REAL WORLD.
THAT IS WHY I FIND THAT A PILOT
IS IMPORTANT AND THAT IT'S
IMPORTANT TO MOVE NOW BECAUSE
IF WE ARE ABLE TO ALLOW PEOPLE
TO WRITE THE SCOOTERS IN GOOD
WEATHER WHEN IT'S NOT RAINING
AND DARK, WE HAVE A HIGHER
LIKELIHOOD OF PEOPLE BEING ABLE
TO USE THESE IN A RESPONSIBLE
AND EFFECTIVE MANNER THAT IS
TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THEIR
SAFETY.
AND SO I HAVE MANY QUESTIONS I
WILL BE ASKING TODAY.
I SUPPORT THE QUESTIONS YOU
RAISED WITH ME AND OTHERS LAST
NIGHT. I THINK SOME OF THE
POINTS YOU BROUGHT UP, CHAIR
PEDERSEN, ARE GOING TO NEED TO
BE ADDRESSED . I WILL LET YOU
ASKED THAT.
ALL OF THAT TO SAY, WE ARE
BEYOND THE POINT OF CIRCLING
AROUND ACADEMIC QUESTIONS WE'VE
BEEN ASKING FOR THE LAST 18
MONTHS.
MANY HAVE BEEN ANSWERED.
WE HAVE MUCH MORE UNDERSTANDING
OF HOW THESE ORGANS CAN WORK.
IT IS TIME WE TEST THIS OUT IN
THE REAL WORLD YOU PILOT
PROGRAM.
IF AT THE END OF THE PILOT
PROGRAM OR DURING THE PILOT
PROGRAM WE SEE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR
THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE OF HILLS
OR RAIN OR OTHER FACTORS, THEN
WE CAN END THE PILOT.
ALL THAT SAID, THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS HERE,
SHE IS ON HER PHONE.
SHE IS PRESENT.
CALVIN FROM CENTRAL STAFF, DO
YOU WANT TO ADD INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS BEFORE AS THAT GOES
INTO PRESENTATION?
>> I THINK SDOT WILL HIGHLIGHT
THIS MORE BUT I WANT TO
REINFORCE THAT THE FIRST
COUNCIL BILL IS REALLY ABOUT
GOVERNING THE USE OF ALL
SCOOTERS AND A RIGHT AWAY SO IT
COVERS PRIVATE USERS AS WELL AS
PUBLIC USERS IT'S ABOUT GETTING
IN LINE WITH THE STATE CHANGES
THAT HAPPENED EARLIER IN THE
SESSION.
AND THE SECOND ITEM IS THE ONE
THAT FOCUSES ON THE CITY'S
APPROVAL OF A FREE-FLOATING
SCOOTER SURE PROGRAM.
>> GO AHEAD AND SHARE YOUR
SCREEN FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
WHICH APPLIES TO BOTH COUNCIL
BILLS
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
WHILE ALEX IS BRINGING THAT UP
I WILL GIVE A LITTLE
INTRODUCTION, AGAIN, SAM
ZIMBABWE DIRECTOR OF SDOT AND
JOE MILLER IS HERE ARE MICRO
MOBILITY PROGRAM LEAD, I JUST
WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW THIS,
BOTH BILLS PARTICULARLY THE
SCOOTER SURE PROGRAM FITS
WITHIN OUR MISSION, VISION AND
CORE VALUES OF PROVIDING
SEATTLE AS A THRIVING EQUITABLE
COMMUNITY POWERED BY DEPENDABLE
TRANSPORTATION AND PROVIDING
SAFE AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO
PLACES AND OPPORTUNITIES.
WE REALLY THINK THE SCOOTER
SURE PROGRAM CAN HELP US REACH
THESE VALUES. WE KNOW PEOPLE
ARE ALREADY BUYING SCOOTERS AND
WRITING THEM AROUND SEATTLE.
THIS TREND WE THINK WILL ONLY
ACCELERATE IN THE FUTURE.
THIS HELPS US PREPARE FOR THESE
TRENDS AND MAKES SURE THEY ARE
MEETING OUR GOALS.
AND ALSO BRING AND TEST OUT A
SCOOTER SURE PROGRAM THAT WE
CAN MODIFY AND ADAPT OVER TIME.
THIS IS TRULY A PILOT PROGRAM.
WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER A PILOT
PROGRAM THAT CAPTURES THE
POTENTIAL MOBILITY GAINS WILL
PROTECTING PEDESTRIANS AND
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
WE KNOW THIS IS AN EVER
SHIFTING INDUSTRY AND WE KNOW
WE WILL NEED TO STATE NIMBLE
AND ADAPT OVER TIME.
WE HAVE SEEN THAT SHIFT ALREADY
WITHIN THE MAKE SURE LANDSCAPE.
THE CITY, THE CAR SHARE
LANDSCAPE OF THE CITY AND HOW
SMALL AND LARGE CHANGES IN
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS AFFECT
WHAT AND HOW THESE MICRO
MOBILITY AND NEW MOBILITY
PROGRAMS WORK.
WE CAN'T DEPEND ALONE ON BIKE
SHARE FOR THE MILLIONS OF
ANNUAL TRIPS PROVIDED WITHOUT
BETTER UNDERSTANDING WHAT THOSE
MARKET CONDITIONS ARE AND WHERE
AND HOW WE WILL NEED TO EVOLVE
AND ITERATE ON THOSE PROGRAMS
OVERALL.
WE THINK THIS PROGRAM IS THE
BEST WAY TO BUILD ON OUR
SUCCESS OF BIKE SHARE AND GIVE
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE A CLEAN,
HEALTHY AND SAFE TRANSPORTATION
OPTION.
I WILL TURN OVER TO JOEL WHO'S
GOING TO TALK THROUGH A LOT OF
INFORMATION.
BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH, IT
MIGHT ANSWER SOME OF THOSE
QUESTIONS, HE'S GOT A LOT THAT
WALKS THROUGH WITH THE PILOT IS
AND HOW IT WILL OPERATE AND WE
ARE BOTH HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS AT THE END AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, SAM AND THANK YOU
COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR TAKING THE
TIME TO HEAR US.
I WANT TO QUICKLY GO OVER THE
PRESENTATION.
WE ARE GOING TO START WITH A
LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, I
WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHY NOW.
THE CHALLENGES WE FACE.
AND THEN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
STRATEGIES WE HAVE DEVELOPED TO
ADDRESS A LOT OF THE ISSUES AND
QUESTIONS I KNOW A LOT OF YOU
HAVE.
AND FINALLY GET INTO THE ACTUAL
NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE PROGRAM
AND LEGISLATION.
WHAT IS SCOOTER SURE?
I WANT TO CALL OUT THE TWO
PHOTOS ON THE RIGHT.
THE TOP PHOTO SHOWS YOUR
TRADITIONAL STANDING SCOOTER.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN A
LOT OF OTHER CITIES.
PROVEN VERY POPULAR.
LOWER PHOTO SHOWS WHAT WE ARE
CALLING A SEATED SCOOTER.
IF IT'S THE RCW DEFINITION OF A
MOTORIZED FOOT SCOOTER.
AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT
THESE MIGHT OFFER SEATTLE.
THEY TEND TO HAVE LARGER
WHEELS, LOWER CENTER OF GRAVITY.
AND MIGHT BE BOTH BETTER SUITED
TO OUR CONDITIONS, WEATHER AND
HILLS AND ARE MORE USEFUL FOR
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
THIS WOULD OPERATE SIMILAR TO
BIKE SHARE. WE ARE ADVANTAGE IN
WE HAVE SEEN BIKE SHARE SO WE
HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT
SCOOTER SURE WILL LOOK LIKE.
FREE-FLOATING.
THEY WILL HAVE A 15 MILES PER
HOUR LIMIT IN THESE ALREADY
EXIST LOTS OF CITIES.
WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK TO
DATE. WE OBVIOUSLY TOOK LESSONS
FROM TWO ITERATIONS OF BIKE
SHIRT AND APPLIED IT TO THIS.
WE MET WITH OVER 30 ORIGINAL
STAKEHOLDER GROUPS,
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, DISABILITY
RIGHTS GROUPS, TRANSPORTATION
ADVOCACY BRO, WE SURVEYED
RESIDENCE AND DID A ROBUST SEPA
PROCESS AND WE ARE HERE WITH
YOU FOR PERMIT AND LEGISLATION.
THIS IS A PHOTO OF ANOTHER OF
THE SEATED DEVICES A MIDWINTER
RAINY DAY TRYING IT OUT.
COVID-19, IT IS HERE.
AND WE KNOW IT IS AFFECTING THE
CITY IN A LOT OF WAYS.
TRANSPORTATION IS ONE OF THE
BIG CONCERNS.
AIR TRANSIT THAT WE DEPEND ON
TO GET AROUND THE CITY IS GOING
TO BE HURT.
PEOPLE WILL BE LESS LIKELY TO
BE IN THOSE ENCLOSED SPACES AND
WE KNOW THERE ARE FUNDING
ISSUES WITH TRANSIT AS WELL.
SCOOTERS CAN HELP REPLACE SOME
OF THOSE TRIPS.
WE ARE SEEING EXCITING THINGS
IN OTHER CITIES.
WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE
STILL USE SCOOTERS DURING COVID.
INTERESTINGLY WE ARE SEEING THE
RIGHTS HAPPEN IF UTLEY.
IN PORTLAND, DETROIT, A LOT OF
OTHER CITIES, PEOPLE ARE TAKING
SCOOTERS FOR LONGER TRIPS.
THEY ARE GOING ALMOST 2.5 MILES
FOR THE AVERAGE TRIP? THAT IS
TELLING US THAT DURING THIS TIME
WHEN PEOPLE ARE RELUCTANT TO
GET ON TRANSIT, RELUCTANT TO
GET INTO CAR SHARE THEY ARE
USING SCOOTERS TO GET ALL THE
WAY FROM WHERE THEY ARE TO
THEIR DESTINATION AS A REAL
TRANSPORTATION OPTION FOR
ESSENTIAL TRIPS.
SLIDE.
WE HAVE WEST SEATTLE.
WE ALREADY HEARD A GREAT
PRESENTATION FROM HEATHER ABOUT
THAT.
THIS GRAPHIC ON THE RIGHT GOES
THROUGH WHAT SOME OF THOSE
MODES ARE FOR 2021.
THE REALLY IMPORTANT ONE IS
TRANSIT AND WATER TAXI 18% OF
PEOPLE WERE USING TRANSIT AND
WATER TAXI TO GET OFF THE
PENINSULA.
OUR GOAL IS TO GET BACK TO 40%
IN THE CITIES PERCENT IS 40%.
SCOOTERS COULD HELP THAT.
THEY CAN HELP PEOPLE GET TO THE
WATER TAXI, THE TRANSIT HUBS.
THE SURVEY OF WEST SEATTLE
RESIDENCE THAT HEATHER TALKED
ABOUT, 40% OF RESPONDENTS IN A
PRELIMINARY LOOK AT THE SURVEY
SAID THEY WOULD BE MORE LIKELY
TO USE TRANSIT IT WAS MORE
ACCESSIBLE.
SCOOTERS CAN HELP GET PEOPLE
THERE.
BIKE TRIPS.
1% OF PEOPLE USING BIKES TO GET
OFF THE PENINSULA, WE ARE
TRYING TO GET THAT TO 10%.
IF INCLUDE SCOOTERS THAT CAN
HELP.
VENDORS ARE REQUIRED TO SERVE
WEST SEATTLE FROM LAUNCH.
AND WE SEE THAT IS A ROBUST
OPTION.
FINALLY, JUST THIS WEEK KING
COUNTY WANTS TO THERE PILOT, WE
CAN PARTNER WITH THAT AND
SCOOTERS CAN BE A GREAT OPTION
ONLY FOR PEOPLE TO GET OFF THE
PENINSULA BUT TO GET TO THEIR
COFFEE SHOP, DO THEIR ESSENTIAL
TRIPS, GROCERY SHOPPING'S, AND
IF THEY ARE ABLE TO THEY CAN
USE A SCOOTER FOR THAT FREEING
UP THE ROAD CAPACITY FOR THE
PEOPLE WHO NEED TO BE IN THE
CAR.
FINALLY, ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP.
CLIMATE CRISIS IS NOT GOING
AWAY AND SCOOTERS CAN BE PART
OF THE SOLUTION.
ARE STARTING TO SEE INTERESTING
RESULTS FROM SURVEYS DONE
ACROSS THE U.S. AND GETTING
MORE AND MORE COMFORTABLE THE
PEOPLE USING SCOOTERS TO
REPLACE CAR TRIPS.
25% IS A LOW IN NUMBER.
CAR TRIPS, CAR SHARE TRIPS,
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT THE
NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
OF THE LIFECYCLE WERE ADDED
TRIPS FOR BALANCING.
AND WE ARE PROPOSING IS PART OF
OUR PILOT, IT WILL TAKE ALL
THAT INTO ACCOUNT SO WE CAN
LEARN WHAT SCOOTERS TO FOR
SEATTLE.
CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES, THE
IMAGE ON THE RIGHT SHOWS ONE OF
THE CORRALS, ONE OF THE 150 WE
BUILT LAST YEAR USING BIKE SURE
PERMIT REVENUE.
THAT IS ONE OF OUR STRATEGIES.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THESE
AND THEY PROVIDE GREAT PLACES
FOR PEOPLE TO PARK, THEY ARE
DELINEATED, CLEAR, AND OUT-OF-
THE-WAY.'S MOTHER STRATEGIES,
WE ARE NOT ALLOWING WRITING ON
SIDEWALKS.
WE ARE NOT PROPOSING TO CHANGE
THAT.
REALLY, CONTINUE TO HAVE PEOPLE
PARK IN FURNITURE ZONES, BIKE
RACKS, AND AUDIT THAT.
WE HAVE DEVELOPED FOR BIKE SHARE
KIND OF A FIRST IN THE NATION,
AND AUDITING SYSTEM WHERE STAFF
OR VENDORS ARE OUT THERE EVERY
WEEK LOOKING AT HOW PEOPLE ARE
PARKED.
WE ARE PROPOSING TO GO FURTHER
WITH THAT AND ADDING SPECIFIC
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.
WE'VE ADDED THE ABILITY TO FIND
VENDORS BUT ALSO WRITERS.
WE ARE SEEING IF A WRITER AFTER
RECEIVING A WARNING CONTINUES
TO PARK INCORRECTLY, THE VENDOR
WILL FIND THEM $20.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE
EXCITED ABOUT.
WORKING WITH DISABILITY RIGHTS
ADVOCATES, NATIONAL FEDERATION
FOR THE BLIND COMING UP WITH
THIS ROBUST STRATEGY.
ONE MORE BULLET ON THERE IS THAT
IN THE PARKING EDUCATION I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT, WE KNOW THAT A
LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE JUST SWIPE
THROUGH SCREENS.
YOU'RE SAYING, WE NEED THE
VENDORS TO DEVELOP QUIZZES THE
PEOPLE NEED TO INTERACT WITH AN
ANSWER QUICKLY WITHIN THEIR
FIRST FEW RIDES AND EVERY
SEVERAL MONTHS THEREAFTER.
SHOWING THAT THEY UNDERSTAND
HOW TO PARK CORRECTLY, RIGHT
CORRECTLY, AND REALLY JUST KIND
OF GET THE MORE ENGAGED SO THEY
ARE NOT LEAVING THESE
IMPROPERLY PARKED.
FINALLY GEO-FENCED AREAS.
THAT IS TO NOT ALLOW IT TO BE
PARKED OR WRITTEN THERE.
THAT TECHNOLOGY HAS COME A LONG
WAY IN THE PAST YEAR AND IT'S
STARTING TO GET MORE AND MORE
ACCURATE IN FRONT OF PIKE PLACE
MARKET IF IT'S INAPPROPRIATE
FOR SCOOTERS TO PARKER RIGHT
THERE WE CAN TELL VENDORS GEO-
FENCED THAT AREA AND WE ARE
GOING TO ALLOW THEM THERE.
AND THEN, WRITER SAFETY IS ALSO
A BIG ISSUE.
THAT IS PART OF THE REASON WE'RE
PROPOSING TO ALLOW SCOOTERS ON
BIKE LANES ON PUBLIC PASS.
NOT ON SIDEWALKS.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT WHAT THE
TOP SPEED IS.
WE KNOW SPEED CAN BE A LARGE
FACTOR AND A LOT OF SERIOUS
INJURIES.
AND SO WE ARE LIMITING THE TOP
SPEED TO 15 MILES PER HOUR.
THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TOP
ASSIST SPEED FOR BIKE SURE.
WE ARE GOING A LITTLE FURTHER,
HE SAW A LOT OF STUDIES DONE
THAT INJURIES ARE HAPPENING IN
THE FIRST FEW RIDES.
YOUR SANG FOR THE FIRST RIDE,
YOU NEED TO GO SLOWER.
IT MIGHT NOT BE AS CONVENIENT
OR FUN IT'S GOING TO BE SAFER.
THAT FIRST RIDE USER WILL HAVE
TO GO 8 MILES PER HOUR.
AND THEN WE ARE INCENTIVIZING
HELMET USE.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE KNOW
VENDORS WILL DISTRICT THOUSANDS
OF HELMETS TO PEOPLE,
ESPECIALLY LOW INCOME PEOPLE
REALLY LIKE THAT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PROGRAMS OUT
THERE THE GO FARTHER.
VENDORS HAVE DEVELOPED WAYS
THAT SAY TAKE A SELFIE BEFORE
THE RIDE AND IF YOU'RE WEARING
A HELMET YOU GET A DISCOUNT.
ANOTHER VENDOR HAS DEVELOPED A
HELMET THAT LOCKS TO THE DEVICE
AND UNLOCKS BEFORE RIGHT.
IT HAS A BIODEGRADABLE
REMOVABLE FILTER, NOT FILTER
BEDLINER SO YOU CAN TAKE THAT
OFF AND HAVE A CLEAN HELMET.
AND FINALLY, WE ARE PROPOSING A
JOINT SAFETY STUDY LOOKING AT
IF SEATTLE IS DOING IT THIS WAY,
WE ARE LIMITING THE TOP SPEED
AND WE HAVE SITS DOWN SCOOTERS,
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
HOW DOES THAT AFFECT INJURIES?
HOW SAFE IS THE PILOT?
WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ON
THAT.
WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF GREAT
CONVERSATIONS, WITH VERBAL
AGREEMENTS, ONCE WE KNOW THE
SCALE OF THE PILOT WE CAN GO
FORWARD WITH THE SCALE OF THAT.
AND THEN COVID-19.
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE AMENDED THE PERMIT TO
SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO THIS.
VENDORS HAVE TO SANITIZE THE
COMMON TOUCH POINTS ON THEIR
TOUCH A DEVICE, THAT'S IF THEY
BATTERY SWAP OR REBALANCE OR
BRING INTO THE WAREHOUSE.
THAT GENERALLY HAPPENS ON A
DAILY BASIS, IT MIGHT NOT
HAPPEN QUITE AS OFTEN IF
THEY'RE NOT WRITTEN AS MUCH.
ADDITION THEY HAVE TO SANITIZE
THEIR VEHICLES, TRAIN THEIR
STAFF AND IMPORTANTLY, WE WROTE
IN THAT WE CAN ADD MORE
PRECAUTIONS TO THIS AS WE GO
FORWARD. WE ARE STILL LEARNING
A LOT ABOUT COVID.
CAN APPLY THOSE LEARNINGS.
EQUITY.
WE KNOW THAT FOR US TO DO THIS
IT NEEDS TO MEET THE CITY'S
VALUES AND EQUITY IS CENTRAL TO
THAT.
WE ARE LOOKING AT WHERE THESE
ARE, ARE THEY AVAILABLE, ARE
THEY AFFORDABLE?
CAN PEOPLE ACTUALLY ACCESS THEM?
SO WE ARE SAYING THAT 10% OF
THE FLEET HAS TO BE IN THESE
SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
COMMUNITIES.
THESE ARE AREAS THAT HAVE LOWER
INCOMES, LESS ACCESS TO JOBS,
AND HIGHER DISPLACEMENT RISK
AND ALSO THEY DON'T SEE A LOT
OF MAKE SURE DISTRIBUTION.
NATURALLY.
WE ARE SAYING, YOU NEED TO
FORWARD AND PUT THEM HERE. WE
ARE REQUIRING LOW INCOME PLANS.
IF A RESIDENT QUALIFIES FOR
SNAP BENEFITS OR ANYTHING LIKE
THAT, THEN THEY QUALIFY FOR A
LOW INCOME PLAN FOR ANY OF THE
VENDORS.
WE'VE STIPULATED THAT NEEDS TO
BE, THE AVERAGE RIGHT NEEDS TO
BE LAST LESS.
A DOLLAR 50.
OTHER VENDORS OF GONE ABOVE AND
BEYOND THAT TO MAKE IT A VIABLE
OPTION.
THESE WILL BE ACCESSIBLE FOR
PEOPLE WITHOUT SMART PHONES,
CREDIT BANKING.
I CAN GIVE DETAILS ABOUT THAT
IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS.
THE LAST BULLET IS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
WE ARE TAKING A PORTION OF
THESE WERE HAVING IN-DEPTH
CONVERSATIONS WITH LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES ABOUT HOW WE CAN
CRAFT THE NEXT VERSION OF THIS,
THE NEXT VERSION OF MOBILITY SO
CAN BE A GREAT OPTION FOR
SPECIFICALLY PEOPLE OF COLOR.
SPECIFICALLY LOW INCOME
COMMUNITY'S.
AND REALLY BRING THEM TO THE
TABLE.
WE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO USE
THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL
PEOPLE, THERE ARE THESE LOW
INCOME PLANS, HERE'S HOW YOU
SIGN UP.
WE WILL TAKE THAT ROLE AS A
CITY TO MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW
ABOUT IT.
AND JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
OVERALL PERMITS, WHAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT, THREE PERMITS WITH
500 INITIAL DEVICES PER VENDOR.
2000 MAXIMUM.
I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THESE
IN DETAIL.
PERMITS LOT A IS FOR OPERATING
BIKE SURE VENDORS.
LINE.
WE SEE A VALUE IN INCENTIVIZING
MORE BIKES OR INVESTMENT, THIS
IS WHAT KEEPS MAKE SURE IN
SEATTLE.
AND SEEING HOW THIS WORKS AS A
CROSSOVER VENDOR, IS THIS MORE
FRIENDLY TO SEATTLE RESIDENCE
TO SAY, I HAVE ONE APP AND IT
WORKS FOR BOTH.
AND THEN THE SEATED SCOOTER,
OTHER CITIES HAVEN'T REALLY
LOOKED AT DOING A SEATED
SCOOTER IN THIS MAJOR
PROPORTION OF THE FLEET.
BUT WE WANT ONE VENDOR TO LUNCH
WITH THE OTHERS WITH THIS NEW
DEVICE THE WE ARE EXCITED
ABOUT.
AND FINALLY, STANDING MIX
SCOOTER, THIS IS THE DEVICE
PROVEN POPULAR IN THE NEXT, THE
THIRD HIGHEST SCORING OR THE
HIGHEST SCORING VENDOR, WE GET
THE PERMITS LOT NUMBER SEE.
D, THAT IS NOTHING WE ARE
PLANNING ON ISSUING A LAUNCH OR
PROBABLY FOR THE PERMIT PERIOD,
BUT WE WANT TO REMAIN NIMBLE IF
THERE IS A NEW DEVICE WE THINK
IS INTERESTING.
WE MIGHT WANT TO TRY A SMALL
SCALE IF THERE SOMETHING THAT
LOOKS LIKE A GREAT SOLUTION.
WE WANT TO TRY UNLIMITED SCALE.
THIS DIGS INTO THE FLEET SIZE A
LITTLE BIT.
YOU WILL SEE THE GRAPH ON THE
LEFT IS SCOOTERS, SCOOTER
DENSITY PER SQUARE MILE.
ON THE RIGHT IT IS PER RESIDENT.
YOU WILL SEE LAUNCH SIZE AND
MATCH SIZE FAULT LORDLY IN LINE
WITH WHAT OTHERS HAVE DONE.
WE ARE PROPOSING A CRAZY HUGE
SCALE.
AND FINALLY, THE BUDGET.
WE WILL BE ASKING FOR $150 PER
SCOOTER FROM THESE VENDORS.
THAT FUNDS THE PROGRAM, MY TIME,
IT WILL HELP FUND BIKE SHARE,
THE AUDITING, ALL THE
MANAGEMENT THE GOES INTO IT AND
IT WILL ALSO BRING OTHER THINGS
TO THE CITY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
PARKING, 150 NEW CORRALS LAST
YEAR.
USING THE BIKE SHARE FEES.
THIS YEAR IT WILL SHIFT TO
SCOOTER SHARE FEES AND WE CAN
USE THOSE TO INCREASE PARKING
NOT ONLY FOR SCOOTER SHARE BUT
MAKE SURE ON PRIVATE BIKES AS
WELL.
IT WILL BE A GREAT SAFETY
BENEFIT FOR THE STREETSCAPE AS
WELL.
OUTDOORS FOR ALL WE HEARD A
CALLER TALKING ABOUT THIS, THIS
WAS A PARTNERSHIP I AM PROUD
OF, WE DID WITH OUTDOORS FOR
ALL USING MAKE SURE TO INCREASE
ACCESS TO ADAPTIVE CYCLES FOR
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
BREAK SHARE -- SCOOTER SHARE
CAN CONTINUE THE PARTNERSHIP TO
REALLY PICTURE THE PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES HAVE ACCESS TO
ADAPTIVE RECREATION AND I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND FINALLY THE MICRO MOBILITY
FOCUSED EQUITY AND OUTREACH.
MAKING SURE MOTLEY THIS PILOT
BUT FUTURE PILOTS CAN REALLY
CENTER LOW INCOME FOLKS, PEOPLE
OF COLOR AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES.
THIS GOES OVER THE TWO
ORDINANCES.
1140 6010 IS A TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
ALLOWING THEM ON BIKE LANES.
IMPORTANTLY IT ALLOWS THEM ON
SIDEWALKS ONLY WHERE IT'S PART
OF A BIKE PATH.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WE DON'T
WANT SCOOTERS ON THE BIKE PATH.
AND THEN, 1517 005 ALLOWS US TO
ISSUE PERMITS IN CHARGE THE
STREET USE FEE.
WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS, I'M
SURE THERE ARE SOME.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS A
SPONSOR, PLEASE.
>> I DID RAISE MY HAND A
NUMBER OF TIMES THROUGHOUT THE
PRESENTATION.
LET ME GO BACK TO A COUPLE OF
SLIDES.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> YOU ARE GREAT BECAUSE JOEL
ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS, I'M
GLAD I SAT BACK AND LISTENED,
ESPECIALLY ABOUT PARKING AND
ENFORCEMENT, A QUESTION ABOUT
HOW ARE WE PROVIDING ENFORCEMENT
TO BOTH THE VENDORS AND USERS?
I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT WE
ARE ABLE TO ENFORCE A PENALTY
AGAINST USERS WHO ARE NOT USING
THE DEVICES CORRECTLY.
I KNOW IN LONDON THEY HAVE A
VERY PROMINENT STICKER THAT SAYS
THE USER WILL BE FIND 20 POUNDS
OF FOR IMPROPERLY PARKING.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING
TO BE VERY VISIBLE TO THE
PUBLIC THAT THE USER WILL BE
FIND?
FOR IMPROPER USE?
>> YEAH, WE EXPECT THAT TO BE A
CENTRAL PART OF OUR
COMMUNICATIONS AS THIS LAUNCHES.
WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR TEAM ON
HOW WE GET THIS MESSAGING OUT.
THERE IS A LOT OF SIGNAGE WE
ARE REQUIRING ON THE DEVICES
THEMSELVES.
WE CAN EXPLORE WHETHER THIS
WANTS TO BE PART OF THAT AS
WELL.
AND IMPORTANTLY WE ARE
MANDATING THAT IN THE EDUCATION
INAPT, THAT A WRITER HAS TO
LOOK THROUGH BEFORE THEY CAN
RENT THE DEVICE, THAT IS
FEATURED PROMINENTLY.
BUT WE KNOW WE NEED TO DO A LOT
OF, A BIG PART OF THE OUTREACH
WORK THAT I SPOKE ABOUT IS ALSO
EDUCATION.
WE ARE DRYING UP AND HAVE DRAWN
UP A ROBUST PLAN FOR WHAT
EDUCATION LOOKS LIKE. AND THEN
COVID HAPPEN.
AND FRANKLY WE ARE EXPLORING
HOW WE DO THE ROBUST EDUCATION
NOW THAT WE CAN HAVE IN-PERSON
EVENTS. WE ARE EXPLORING THOSE
AS I THINK A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS
ARE.
I THINK THE FINES ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT, ALMOST MORE OF AN
EDUCATIONAL TOOL THEN AND
ENFORCEMENT TOOL.
BUT IF PEOPLE KNOW THEY MAKE IT
FIND THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO
PARK CORRECTLY.
PUTTING IT ON A DEVICE WE ARE
HAPPY TO EXPLORE.
>> I THINK THAT WILL BE
IMPORTANT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
JUST AS IMPORTANT FOR THE
GENERAL PUBLIC WERE NOT USING
THESE DEVICES TO KNOW THAT THE
USERS ARE BEING HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPROPER USE,
THAT WILL HELP THE PUBLIC
PERCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM.
>> WE ALSO DID A VIDEO LAST YEAR
ON PROPER PARKING FOR BIKE
SHARE AND THOSE ARE THE TYPES
OF EDUCATION TOOLS WE CAN DO TO
EXPAND AS WELL.
MOVING FORWARD.
>> REGARDING THE 8 MILES PER
HOUR ON THE FIRST RIGHT, I
THINK IT'S VERY GOOD POLICY.
I'M WONDERING, WHY IS IT ONLY
RESTRICTED TO THE FIRST RIGHT?
SHOULD WE CONSIDER EXTENDING IT
TO THE SECOND OR THIRD RIDE?
>> IT'S SOMETHING WE THOUGHT A
LOT ABOUT.
AND WE HEARD A LOT FROM BOTH
SIDES.
PEOPLE WERE VERY CONCERNED THAT
IF IT DOESN'T IN THE FIRST FEW
RIDES DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A
GOOD TRANSPORTATION OPTION THEY
ARE GOING TO USE IT.
IF THEY THINK THIS IS A SLOW
THING, IT DOESN'T GET ME WHERE
I WANT TO GO, IT'S NOT
CONVENIENT, I'M GOING TO CALL
PNC OR DRIVE MY CAR.
WE THOUGHT THE FIRST RIGHT MADE
A LOT OF SENSE.
IF IT'S NOT WORKING, IF WE ARE
SEEING ISSUES WITH THAT, YOU
HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO EXPAND
THAT TO THE FIRST TWO OR THREE
RIDES AND SEE HOW THAT IS
WORKING.
>> GREAT.
THANKS.
WHAT I JUST HEARD IS IS A
PROGRAM IS OPERATING WE HAVE
THE ABILITY TO EXTEND THAT APE
MILES PER HOUR CAP TO A SECOND
RIDE WITHOUT CHANGING
LEGISLATION AND DO IN REAL
TIME.
IS THAT A CORRECT
UNDERSTANDING?
>> THAT IS A CORRECT
UNDERSTANDING.
WITH ALL OF THESE REQUIREMENTS
BEING IN THE PERMIT, WE HAVE
AUTHORITY TO CHANGE ALMOST
ANYTHING TO BETTER PROTECT
PEDESTRIANS, BETTER PROTECT
SAFETY, MAKE SURE THIS IS
MEETING OUR CITIES GOALS.
AS THE PROGRAM MOVES FORWARD.
THINGS LIKE THAT, EIGHT MILES
PER HOUR NOT WORKING ON THE
FIRST RIGHT, IF USING CRASHES
ON THE SECOND OR THIRD RIDE WE
CAN EXPEND THAT.
EXPAND THAT.
THIS CONVERSATION WE ARE HAVING
IS EXAMPLE OF WHAT I WAS
SPEAKING TO EARLIER THAT WE CAN
CONTINUE TO HAVE AN ACADEMIC
CONVERSATION IN A VACUUM
WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING HOW
OPERATES IN THE REAL WORLD.
LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
PILOT PROGRAM.
MY NEXT QUESTION IS IN LINE
WITH THIS ON SLIDE 17, YOU NOTED
THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PERMITS.
SO WE HAVE THE BIKE SHARE VENDOR
100% SEATED SCOOTER, STANDING
OR MIXED SCOOTER, IS THIS
SOMETHING THAT IF WE ARE SEEING
STANDING SCOOTERS NOT BEING
APPROPRIATE FOR THE CITY AND
THAT SEATED SCOOTERS ARE, ARE
WE ABLE TO ADJUST THESE BOTH
LAUNCH FLEET NUMBERS AND
MAXIMUM FLEET NUMBERS?
ARE WE ABLE TO ADJUST THOSE IN
REAL-TIME DURING THE PERMIT
PROCESS WILL THAT REQUIRE
ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION?
>> IT WILL NOT REQUIRE
LEGISLATION.
WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ADJUST
THAT AS NEEDED.
IN THE PERMIT THERE'S ACTUALLY
LEVERS TO REDUCE FLEETS IF WE
ARE NOT SEEN COMPLIANCE.
IF WE ARE NOT SEEN COMPLIANCE
FOR PARKING, DATA, REALLY
ANYTHING FOR THE EQUITY
REQUIREMENTS CAN BOTH FIND THEM
AND REDUCE THEIR FLEETS, THEY
BOTH WORK DIFFERENTLY.
A FLEET REDUCTION HURTS
COMPETITIVENESS WHICH IS
SOMETIMES A BIGGER IMPEDIMENT
FOR THE VENDOR.
BUT WE CAN ADJUST THESE ANY
TIME.
ONE THING I DO WANT TO NOTE,
LIME OPERATES THE STANDARD
STYLE SCOOTER, AND THEY ARE
ALSO THE ONE BRINGING MAKE
SURE.
IF WE ADJUST THAT DOWN WE MIGHT
HAVE MORE DANGER TO THE BIKE
SHARE PROGRAM.
>> OKAY.
I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO NOTE
IS THAT IF WE ARE SEEING THE
PICTURES OF THE SEATED SCOOTERS
SEEMING LIKE THEY WILL HAVE A
HIGHER LIKELIHOOD OF BEING SAFE
ON HILLS OR EVEN ON THE BRICK
THAT WE SAW ON A RAINY DAY,
THAT LOOKS DANGEROUS.
NO MATTER WHAT TWO WHEELED
DEVICE YOU ARE USING, WHETHER
IT'S A BICYCLE OR SCOOTER, AS
WE SEE WHICH OF THESE DIFFERENT
TYPES OF SCOOTERS ARE MOST
APPROPRIATE FOR THE CITY IT'S
UP APPROPRIATE TO ADJUST THAT
IN REAL-TIME.
CIRCLING BACK, I THINK IT WAS
SLIDE 15 REGARDING EQUITY.
I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY NOT
MORE THAN 10% IN ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE COMMUNITY AREAS?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
IT IS SOMETHING WE STRUGGLED
WITH.
THOSE AREAS COVER ABOUT 10% OF
THE CITY.
SO IT MATCHES UP THAT WAY.
AND WE WERE LOOKING AT A LOT OF
DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN GROW
THIS.
BUT WE DETERMINED THAT
ESPECIALLY IN THE SPRING WITH
COVID HAPPENING, WE WEREN'T
ABLE TO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS
NEEDED WITH COMMUNITIES TO SEE
WHAT THE ACTUAL BARRIERS ARE,
AND WE MAKE THIS THE MOST
EQUITABLE PROGRAM.
SO WE THOUGHT, LET'S GO WITH
WHAT WE KNOW WORKED OKAY WITH
BIKE SHARE. IT WASN'T PERFECT.
BUT WE SAID LET'S TAKE THAT
STATUS QUO, WITH CONTINUE WITH
THE, LET'S INVEST IN THIS
PROGRAM AND HAVING THOSE
CONVERSATIONS SO WE KNOW WHAT
THE BEST APPROACH IS THAT
REALLY COMES FROM THE COMMUNITY
TO ADDRESS THIS LARGE EQUITY
QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU.
IF WE WERE TO ADJUST THIS
UPWARD TO 15% WHEN WE NEED TO
DO THAT IN LEGISLATION?
>> NO, THAT'S PART OF THE
PERMIT.
>> I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING WE
SHOULD LIKELY TO. I'M GOING TO
RESERVE THE REST OF MY
QUESTIONS BECAUSE I KNOW CHAIR
PEDERSEN HAS A NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS I HAVE I DON'T WANT
TO TAKE ANYTHING THAT HE IS
ALREADY SHARED WITH ME BECAUSE
THAT WOULD BE UNFAIR.
HE'S GOT SOME REALLY GOOD
QUESTIONS AS WELL.
I WILL STEP BACK.
SOUL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
THEN COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK MY
QUESTIONS AND UNFORTUNATELY I'M
GOING TO ASK CALVIN AND I KNOW
MY STAFF IS MONITORING THIS, TO
MONITOR THE ANSWERS AND GET
BACK TO ME.
HAVE TO GET ONTO THE SEATTLE
BRIDGE COMMUNITY TASK FORCE
MEETING.
FOLLOWING UP ON COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS'S ISSUE RELATED TO THE
EQUITY ALLOTMENT, FOR
PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOODS, I
APPRECIATE IT APPEARS THE 10%
MARK IS IDENTIFIED IN
RECOGNITION THAT IS ROUGHLY THE
PROPORTION OF THE CITY THAT IS
REPRESENTED BY THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND
EVERYBODY THAT THAT IS NOT THE
DEFINITION OF EQUITY.
EQUITY IS NOT EQUAL.
IT IS RECOGNIZING THAT SOME
AREAS OF THE CITY WITH HISTORIC
DIS-INVESTMENTS REQUIRE MORE
INVESTMENTS.
I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN
INCREASING THOSE PERCENTAGES AS
WELL.
AS IT RELATES TO THE
ENFORCEMENT QUESTION, I AS
SOMEBODY WHO HAS FOR A LONG
TIME BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT
THE USE OF SCOOTERS ON SIDEWALKS
, SIDEWALKS ARE FOR WALKING, AS
WELL AS THE THE PARKING OF
SCOOTERS IN WAYS THAT IMPEDE
THE USE OF SIDEWALKS, I WOULD
LIKE TO REQUEST WE THINK ABOUT
THIS ENFORCEMENT QUESTION A
LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THEN A
FINDING APPROACH, I DON'T KNOW
IF THIS IS POSSIBLE, AND I
DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO
INSTEAD OF FINDING PEOPLE WHO
PARK OR RIGHT ON THE SIDEWALK,
WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN
DEACTIVATE THE USE.
I SAY THIS BECAUSE I REALLY
WANT OUR CITY AND COUNCIL TO
BE CONSISTENT IN OUR APPROACH
AROUND MONETARY FINES.
WE HAVE RECEIVED A STUDY THAT
THE CITY COUNCIL REQUESTED FROM
THE SEATTLE COURT DOING AN
INVENTORY OF ALL OF THE FINES
AND MONETARY SANCTIONS BUT THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT ISSUES
BECAUSE WE WANT TO REDUCE THE
DISPARATE IMPACT OF THESE
MONETARY FINES ON LOW INCOME
PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR.
SO ON ONE HAND, I AM REALLY
SUPPORTIVE OF REDUCING THE
FINES ASSOCIATED WITH TRAFFIC
INFRACTIONS, ON THE OTHER HAND
I'M CONCERNED WE MAY BE ADDING
ON ANOTHER LAYER OF FINES FOR
THIS POTENTIAL NEW USE.
AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO
THE PLAN TO INCREASE SERVICE IN
WEST SEATTLE, I MAY NOT HAVE
THE DETAIL ON WHAT IT IS YOU'RE
ASKING VENDORS, BUT SIMPLY A
PLAN TO INCREASE SCOOTER USE IN
WEST SEATTLE, I DON'T THINK IS
FULLY SUFFICIENT TO INCENTIVIZE
THE KIND OF SERVICE I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE IN WEST SEATTLE.
I THINK BECAUSE THERE IS VERY
LOW SERVICE RIGHT NOW CITYWIDE
OF SCOOTERS IT WOULD BE EASY,
AND EASY BAR FOR COMPETING
VENDOR TO PRODUCE A SPECIFIC
PLAN TO INCREASE SERVICE IN
WEST SEATTLE.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE
OF IS A SPECIFIC PLAN TO
INCREASE THE USE OF SCOOTERS TO
FULFILL THAT LAST MILE FUNCTION.
TO GET FOLKS ONTO BUSES, THAT
IS THE REAL NUT TO CRACK FOR
WEST SEATTLE.
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT
STUDIES SHOW THAT WRITERS OF
SCOOTERS ARE ONLY 25% REPLACING
SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLE
WRITERS.
75% ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE MOVING
FROM WALKING, CYCLING OR USING
THE TRANSPORTATION TO SCOOTERS.
SO, WE DON'T NEED -- I MEAN
MOVING PEOPLE OUT OF CARS IS
GREAT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO
NECESSARILY MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF
BUSES ONTO SCOOTERS.
I WANT TO MOVE MORE PEOPLE FROM
SCOOTERS ONTO BUSES.
THE OTHER QUESTION RELATED
SPECIFICALLY TO WEST SEATTLE,
SINCE THERE IS A PILOT PROJECT
IN WHITE CENTER I'M INTERESTED
TO KNOW AND WHETHER OR NOT
RIDERS ARE ABLE TO CROSS THE
CITY LIMITS BACK AND FORTH
BETWEEN WHITE CENTER AND WEST
SEATTLE. AND MY FINAL QUESTION
IS WE KEEP CALLING THIS A PILOT
PROJECT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS
A PILOT PROJECT.
THE LEGISLATION SEEMS TO
PERMANENTLY AUTHORIZE THIS
PROGRAM.
THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPE MATH
IS A NUMBER OF DEVICES THAT THE
FEE WOULD SUPPORT, IT WAS LIKE
6000, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
CONFINED TO PARTICULAR
GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE CONFINED
TO A PARTICULAR TIME PERIOD.
I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW
AND WHY WE ARE THINKING OF THIS
AS A PILOT.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO LOG OFF
AND GET ONTO MY OTHER CALL AND
LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING ANSWERS
TO THE QUESTIONS BEFORE FULL
COUNCIL.
THANK YOU.
>> SHOULD I GO THROUGH AND
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FOR THE
RECORD?
>> YES PLEASE.
>> GREAT.
IF I MISS ONE OR SOMEONE ELSE,
PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
THE EQUITY FOCUS NEIGHBORHOODS,
THAT WAS A VERY ASTUTE QUESTION.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT
THIS.
THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
REQUIREMENTS ARE ONE TOOL.
YES, THERE MIGHT BE SCOOTERS IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUT THEY MAKE,
THEY MIGHT NOT BE WHERE WE WANT
THEM TO BE.
WE MAY RAISE THAT REQUIREMENT
TO 30% AND 20% SITS UNUSED
BECAUSE OF THE DESIRE IS NOT
THERE ARE WOMEN DONE ENOUGH
EDUCATION PUT THEM IN THE RIGHT
PLACE.
MAYBE THEY ARE NOT IN THE
BUSINESS DISTRICT.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT
WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
REALLY HAVING THOSE
CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITIES
TO LEARN HOW WE CAN ADDRESS
THIS.
WE KNOW THE DISTRIBUTION
REQUIREMENT IS A VERY BLUNT
TOOL.
WE KNOW IT IS NOT SPEAKING TO
ANY NUANCES AND NOT
PARTICULARLY SPEAKING TO EQUITY
LIKE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
POINTED OUT.
WE DO KNOW IS A GREAT STARTING
POINT AND WE NEED TO HAVE THESE
CONVERSATIONS.
THAT WAS THE THOUGHT BEHIND
THAT.
ADJUSTING FINES TO DEACTIVATE
USE.
ONE THING I DIDN'T MENTION THAT
I SHOULD'VE WAS THAT USERS
USING THE LOW INCOME PROGRAMS,
WE WOULD PUSH THE MORE TO
EDUCATION, AWARENESS, THINGS
LIKE THAT.
WE DON'T WANT TO THROW A $20
FINE TO SOMEONE USING A LOW
INCOME PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO
BE A LARGE DETRIMENT.
FOR ALL OF THESE AREAS WE ALSO
ENTER APPLICATIONS TO VENDORS
SAID HOW ARE YOU GOING TO
ADDRESS THESE THINGS?
A LOT OF VENDORS SAID HERE IS
OUR CHART FOR ONE WEEK
DEACTIVATE A WRITER.
A LOT OF THEM HAD AFTER TWO OR
THREE INFRACTIONS THAT SHOWED
THAT THEY WORK PARKING OR
WRITING OR USING THESE CORRECTLY
THEY WOULD DEACTIVATE.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN TALK
ABOUT.
AT SOMETHING WE COULD DO IS A
CITY AS WELL.
WE KNOW THESE WILL BE NEW.
SOME PEOPLE WON'T KNOW THE RULES
AND WE WANT TO WORK WITH THEM
TO EDUCATE THEM.
THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY LIKE
ABOUT THE FINE, HE GIVES US A
CHANCE, THEY COULD STILL USE
THEM IN THE FUTURE PLACE OF CAR
TRIPS.
SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY TO WEST
SEATTLE, EASY QUESTION, YES, IF
A VENDOR IS PERMITTED IN BOTH
THE KING COUNTY PILOT IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE PILOT, THEY
WILL BE ABLE TO CROSS THE
BORDER.
IF A VENDOR IS NOT PERMITTED IN
BOTH, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT.
NEED TO SEE HOW WE NEED THAT TO
WORK.
THAT IS ONE POTENTIAL FOR THAT
SLOT.
WE WANT TO CRAFT THAT
CAREFULLY.
THE EASILY ANSWER IS YES, IF
THERE PERMITTED IN BOTH THEY
CAN TAKE THE SCOOTERS BACK AND
FORTH.
MOVING PEOPLE ONTO BUSES IS A
GREAT QUESTION.
I THINK DIRECTIVE SAM ZIMBABWE
HAD TO HOP OFF.
IN A LOT OF CITIES, TRANSIT,
EVEN BEFORE COVID IS GOING DOWN.
THING WERE GOING TO TAKE MORE
TRANSIT USERS OFF THE BUS ONTO
SCOOTERS WAS A HIGHLY NEGATIVE
THING.
I THINK WITH COVID, WITH REDUCED
TRANSIT AND TRANSIT CAPACITY,
THAT MIGHT NOT BE THAT LARGE OF
A NEGATIVE FOR US.
I ALSO WANT TO CALL OUT THAT
THAT 25% THAT ARE COMING OUT OF
CARS, IT IS A SMALLER NUMBER
THAN 75%, BUT WHEN YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT MILLIONS AND
MILLIONS OF TRIPS, IT'S A
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN CAR
TRAVEL.
>> I AM MULTITASKING, I THINK
THE BIGGEST THING FOR THE
BRIDGE IS GOING TO BE, FOR ALL
THE MITIGATIONS IN WEST SEATTLE
IS GOING TO BE ALL OF THE ABOVE
SOLUTION AND SCOOTERS ARE GOING
TO BE PART OF IT.
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO SOLVE ALL
THE PROBLEMS WE TALKED ABOUT
EARLIER THIS MORNING ABOUT
MITIGATING BUT WE THINK THEY
CAN BE AN IMPORTANT PART
WHETHER IT'S ACCESSING
NEIGHBORHOODS, TRANSIT, OR EVEN
TAKING LONGER TRIPS TO AND FROM
THE PENINSULA.
>> THANK YOU, SAM.
>> THE OTHER POINT IS THE
REQUIREMENT THAT THEY BE IN
WEST SEATTLE IS KIND OF THE
MINIMUM, A BLUNT TOOL INCREASING
FROM ZERO IS EASY.
BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH
POTENTIAL VENDORS ON PLANS,
THAT IS PART OF THE APPLICATION
PROCESS.
WE PUT OUT THE VENDORS NEED TO
TELL US HOW THEY ARE EXPECTING
TO SEE THINGS LIKE HOMES HUBS
AT TRANSIT.
NOT JUST THEY NEED TO BE IN
WEST SEATTLE BUT THEY NEED TO
BE IN PLACES, VENDORS HAVE TO
HAVE A WELL-THOUGHT-OUT CRAFT A
PLAN TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN
USE THESE TO GET AROUND.
LIKE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WAS
MENTIONING.
ANYTHING I MISSED, MY BOSSES ON
THE CALL AS WELL.
>> MAYBE TO TALK JUST A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT IN WHAT WAY THIS IS A
PILOT PROGRAM.
AND I CAN START AND SAY, I THINK
THE SIZE OF CONSIDERATION IS
IMPORTANT THERE.
BOTH BECAUSE THE CITYWIDE
GEOGRAPHY IS NECESSARY TO
UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFERENT
ASPECTS OF THE CITY
TOPOGRAPHICALLY IN TERMS OF
DENSITY HAVE DIFFERENT EFFECTS
ON THE SYSTEM.
AND ALSO TO KIND OF RECOGNIZE
THE NETWORK EFFECTS.
WE'VE SEEN IN SOME OF OUR OTHER
CITIES WHO START WITH PILOT
AREAS THAT ARE TOO SMALL.
THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY ABLE TO
GAIN APPRECIABLE INFORMATION
ABOUT HOW IT'S CHANGING TRAVEL
BEHAVIOR.
OUR PILOT STRUCTURE IS THE
ITERATION AND SINCE OF
CONDITIONS THAT PROGRAM OPERATOR
IS GETTING INTO THE PROGRAM
WITH US UNDERSTANDS THERE IS
ITERATION, THERE WILL BE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY TO
MAKE CHANGES IF WE FEEL LIKE
THE PILOT IS NOT IN SERVICE OF
OUR GOALS AND OUR OBJECTIVES.
ULTIMATELY POTENTIALLY LEADING
TO THE SUSPENSION OR ENDING OF
THE PROGRAM IF WE FEEL LIKE
IT'S NOT BEING THOSE GOALS.
WE KNOW THOSE NUMBERS ARE
IMPORTANT TO START TO SEAT WITH
THE NETWORK AFFECT IS TO BUILD
SOME SENSE OF RELIABILITY THAT
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A TRIP BY
SHARED MICRO-MOBILITY DEVICES
ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU.
WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH REDUCTION
IN IKE SHARE THE DECREASE IN
THE FLEET SIZE HAS AN EFFECT ON
THE USE OF THOSE VEHICLES
BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW
IF THEY LEAVE THE HOUSE IF
THERE IS GOING TO BE A BIKE
AVAILABLE TO THEM.
THERE IS A CERTAIN MINIMUM
VIABLE LEVEL OF DENSITY OF
DEVICES IN ORDER TO MAKE IT A
WORTHWHILE TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY
OR TRAVEL ALTERNATIVE.
>> THANKS, ALEX.
TO EXPAND ON THAT A LITTLE
FURTHER, -- CALVIN HAS A
QUESTION.
>> JUST TO REITERATE, I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO KIND OF NOTE
THAT THIS LEGISLATION REALLY
FOCUSES ON ESTABLISHING THE FEE
STRUCTURE FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
THAT IS THE LEGISLATIVE ACTION
REQUIRED TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
THE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE FREE
FLOATER SCOOTING IS ESTABLISHED
IN SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT
ALREADY UNDER THE TRAFFIC CODE
AND OTHER PARTS OF SMC.
WHETHER IT'S CALLED A PILOT OR
NOT IS LARGELY DRIVEN BY THE
ADMINISTRATIONS PROPOSAL FOR
HOW TO ENACT AUTHORITY AND WHAT
THEY ARE PRESENTING RIGHT NOW
IS SORT OF THEIR, HOW THEY ARE
STEPPING INTO IT.
FROM A COUNCIL PERSPECTIVE,
THIS IS ASKING FOR AUTHORITY
AND IT'S LEAVING UP TO THE
EXECUTIVES FOR HOW THEY WOULD
ADMINISTER IT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
I, I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS
PILOT.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT ADDITIONAL
TOOL FOR TRYING TO GET PEOPLE
OUT OF THEIR CARS AND I CAN SEE
HOW IT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT
FOR THOSE REALLY SHORT TRIPS IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I LIVE IN SOUTH SEATTLE, SO ONE
OF THE PREVIOUS SLIDES YOU HAD
A PICTURE OF THE PARKING, THE
PARKING DOCK OR LANE AND IT
JUST MADE ME THINK, I AM GLAD
TO HEAR THAT SCOOTERS WILL NOT
BE ON SIDEWALKS.
AND, I AM WONDERING HOW WE
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE
SCOOTERS ON ROADS THAT ARE
SAFER FOR THESE VERY SMALL
MODES.
I'M THINKING ABOUT THE CITY IN
PARTICULAR AND IT SEEMS THAT,
AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO BE ON
GREENWAYS, I'M JUST WORRIED,
I'M GOING TO BOUNCE IT.
HOW WE KEEP PEOPLE SAFE ON THESE
AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RIGHT
TO SAY WE WANT TO DISCOURAGE
THEM ON THESE MAJOR ARTERIALS
BUT MAYBE YOU CAN TALK ABOUT
YOUR PLAN FOR EDUCATING PEOPLE
ON HOW AND WHERE TO USE
SCOOTERS.
>> ONE KEY POINT WE WILL BE
DOING IS NOT ALLOWING THE
SHARED SCOOTERS TO BE RIDDEN ON
STREETS WITH THE SPEED LIMIT
HIGHER THAN 25 ME.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SPEED
DIFFERENTIAL.
GOING 15, CARS ARE GOING 30.
WE DIDN'T LIKE THAT
DIFFERENTIAL.
WE WORKED WITH THE TRAFFIC
ENGINEER AND THOUGHT 25 MADE
SENSE.
THEIR SWITCHING ARTERIALS TO
THE LOWER SPEED SO THE KIND OF
LIKE THAT IT LINES UP NICELY
FOR US.
TO SAY THERE ARE A LOT OF
STREETS YOU CAN'T WRITE ON AND
SCOOTERS WOULD BE LESS USEFUL.
WE THINK THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE SCOOTERS THEMSELVES ARE
VERY ROBUST.
A LOT OF PREVIOUS SCOOTERS ONLY
HAD ONE BREAK.
THEY WERE VERY UNSTABLE.
WE ARE REQUIRING TWO BRAKES.
THE NEWEST DEVICES THAT THE
VENDORS ARE MAKING AND THOSE
ARE VERY STABLE.
AND THE SIT STYLE SCOOTER IS
SOMETHING WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT.
EDUCATION WE TALKED ABOUT IT,
WE ARE TAKING A BIG CHUNK OF
THE PERMIT FEES TO DO OUR OWN
EDUCATION.
WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH WHAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE DOING COVID,
TRYING TO WORK WITH THE MEDIA
ALREADY.
HOW IT'S A REQUIRED.
MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY
WEARING THEM HAVING VENDORS
THAT HAVE THE DEVICE.
THAT IS IMPORTANT.
AND THEN THE VENDOR EDUCATION.
VENDORS HAVE ALL STEPPED UP
WITH A LOT MORE ROBUST
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAN THEY
HAD 18 MONTHS AGO.
THEY ARE STARTING TO TAKE A
CENTRAL ROLE IN MAKING SURE
USERS KNOW HOW TO USE THE
SAFELY.
OR RIDE THEM SAFELY.
AND, WE THINK THAT IS A ROBUST
APPROACH CITIES HAVE DONE AND
WE'RE GOING TO MONITOR AND LOOK
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
AND WILL BE ABLE TO ADJUST AND
SAY, WE ARE SEEING HOTSPOTS,
THERE ARE TOO MANY CRASHES.
OR SOMETHING THAT FEELS UNSAFE,
WE CAN GO IN AND ADDRESS IT.
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
FOR ME WHAT THIS REALLY BRINGS
INTO RELIEF IS HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS FOR US TO ACTUALLY FINISH
BUILDING OUT THE BIKE MASTER
PLAN BECAUSE I WOULD FEEL
REALLY COMFORTABLE ENCOURAGING
PEOPLE TO RIDE A SCOOTER ON THE
BIKE TRAILS.
I CAN ASSURE YOU THE VERY PEOPLE
, VERY FEW PEOPLE WRITE 25
MILES PER HOUR ON RAINIER
AVENUE.
THOSE ARE THE MAJOR
THOROUGHFARES THROUGH DISTRICT
IF YOU'RE TRYING TO HEAD NORTH
OR SOUTH.
I AM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THIS BUT
I THINK WE WILL NEED TO BE
MONITORING THAT CAREFULLY AND I
WILL WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE
THAT SOUTH ENDERS KNOW HOW TO
DO THIS RIGHT.
>> WE ALSO LOVE TO PARTNER WITH
THE STAY HEALTHY STREETS.
WE THINK THAT IS A GREAT
PROGRAM ROLLED OUT.
YOU'RE USING SCOOTERS TO
INCREASE AWARENESS AND DO
ACCORDING TO CAMPAIGN AND
MAKING SURE THAT SCOOTER RIDERS
NO THERE THERE IS A SAFE
ALTERNATIVE.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES . COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I RECOGNIZE I WILL TRY TO MAKE
MY QUESTIONS CRISP.
I IN THE PAST HAVE SUPPORTED
PRIOR LEGISLATION TO ADVANCE A
SHARED SCOOTER PROGRAM IN THE
CITY, I CONTINUE TO BE
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS MICRO-
MOBILITY OPTION TO BE DEPLOYED
THREAT THE CITY.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE CHANGED AS A
RESULT OF COVID-19.
THAT REQUIRES THE CITY TO TAKE
A MORE MEASURED APPROACH IN
TERMS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
A SHARED SCOOTER PROGRAM.
I THINK THAT ALLOWS THE CITY
THE OPPORTUNITY TO, IN REAL LIFE
MAKE SOME ITERATIVE CHANGES TO
THE PROGRAM, THE LAUNCHING OF
THE PROGRAM.
WHAT I THINK I AM HEARING IS
HOPES OF BEING ABLE TO SCALE OF
THE PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE BASED
ON WHAT WE LEARNED FROM
INITIALLY ENTERING OR ALLOWING
THESE, THIS PROGRAM TO ENTER
INTO THIS MARKET.
I THINK THAT WHAT YOU'RE
PROPOSING IN TERMS OF THE MODEL,
WHETHER IT SHOULD BE CALLED A
PILOT PROGRAM OR SOMETHING ELSE,
I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS YOU'RE
TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH OR AT
LEAST I THINK I DO.
I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS
HOWEVER.
I'M GOING TO FOCUS MY QUESTIONS
ON A FEW THINGS.
ONE IS AROUND, AND ON SLIDE 12,
THERE IS SORT OF THE CORRAL
CONCEPT, PROVIDING PLACES TO
PARK EITHER BIKE SHARE OR
SCOOTERS.
AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO
EMPHASIZE AND HEAR FROM THE
DEPARTMENT, YOUR THINKING ON AT
THE MACRO LEVEL, AROUND THE NEED
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PROVIDING
PEOPLE A CLEAR SPACE TO PARK
APPROPRIATELY THEIR DEVICES.
I SAY THIS BECAUSE, I HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME IN
DENMARK WITH FOLKS FROM SDOT
LAST YEAR AROUND THIS TIME LAST
YEAR, THEY DON'T HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT OF AN ISSUE WITH
PEOPLE NOT KNOWING HOW TO PARK
THEIR BIKES AND OTHER MACRO
MOBILITY DEVICES.
BECAUSE THE CITY HAS DONE THEIR
WORK IN MAKING SURE THAT THEY
ARE PROVIDING THEM THE SPACES
IN WHICH TO STORE THOSE DEVICES
AND BIKES WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN
USE.
I FEEL REALLY STRONGLY THAT
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE PARKING
AND ENFORCEMENT ISSUES AND
OBSTRUCTION, ALL OF THOSE
THINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
PROBLEMS SO LONG AS WE ARE NOT
BEING INTENTIONAL AND
DELIBERATE AS A CITY IN
PROVIDING THE SPACE, ACTUAL
SPACE AND DESIGNATED DEDICATED
SPACE TO MAKING SURE THAT USERS
OF THESE DEVICES HAVE SOMEWHERE
APPROPRIATE TO PUT THEM.
IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT IF WE
DON'T DO THAT, AND PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO LEAVE THEIR SCOOTERS
AND PLACES THAT CREATE HAZARDS
FOR OTHER THICK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO HEAR FROM
THE DEPARTMENT, YOUR THINKING
AROUND MAKING SURE THERE IS
GOING TO BE AGGRESSIVE,
INTENTIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF
DESIGNATED AND DEDICATED AREAS
FOR PARKING, SHARED SCOOTERS
AND BIKES IN THE AREAS IN WHICH
THE DEVICES WILL BE DEPLOYED.
>> REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS.
I THINK ONE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES
THAT HAS PLAGUED BIKE SHARE,
SCOOTER SHARE, KIND OF THE FREE-
FLOATING MICRO-MOBILITY WAS
THAT IT LAUNCHED WITH THIS
NARRATIVE THAT YOU CAN PARK IT
ANYWHERE.
THAT WAS PART OF THE FREEDOM, I
CAN PICK THIS UP AND LEAVE IT
WERE MY DESTINATION IS.
WE ARE WORKING THIS YEAR TO
CHANGE THAT NARRATIVE.
NEED TO PARK IT IN AN
APPROPRIATE PLACE.
BIKE RACK, ONE OF THE CORRALS.
I THINK THE EDUCATION WE ARE
DOING, THE ENFORCEMENT WILL
MOVE THAT NEEDLE IN JUST HOW
PEOPLE THINK ABOUT HOW THEY CAN
USE THE SYSTEM SO IT'S NOT THIS
, I CAN JUST LEAVE IT, I DON'T
HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.
YOU'RE SAYING YOU HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT IT.
LEAST THINK ABOUT IT.
>> I'M GOING TO STOP YOU, I
THINK YOU'RE TAKING ME DOWN A
PATH I DON'T WANT TO GO.
I'M SORRY, I'M TRYING TO
EXPEDITE.
THIS ISN'T AN ENFORCEMENT ONLY
QUESTION.
IT IS AN UPSTREAM PROACTIVE
EFFORT THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO
TAKE, JUST LIKE WE DO WITH CARS,
TO PROVIDE DESIGNATED DEDICATED
SPACE THAT IS A MESSER IT WITH
THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PLEA.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS
CART BEFORE THE HORSE
CONVERSATION AROUND, IS
ENFORCEMENT THE BETTER
MECHANISM?
THE REALITY IS IT'S DEDICATED
SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO PROPERLY
PARK THEIR DEVICES ONCE THEY
ARE DONE USING THEM, WE WILL BE
BETTER SERVED NOT ONLY AS USERS,
OF THE MICRO-MOBILITY OPTIONS
BUT ALSO CONCERNS OF POTENTIAL
OBSTRUCTIONS AND HOW THAT
INTERFERES WITH THEIR ABILITY
AND USE OF PUBLIC SPACE THAT
SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER
USES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I APOLOGIZE FOR TAKING YOU ON
THE WRONG TANGENT.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT FULLY.
LAST YEAR WE USED BIKES ARE
PERMIT FEES TO BUILD 150 OF
THESE CORRALS A LOT MORE
INDIVIDUAL RACKS AROUND THE
CITY.
WE KNOW WE NEED TO PROVIDE
PLACES AND WE'RE LOOKING AT
DOING THAT.
TAKING A GOOD CHUNK TO CONTINUE
TO BUILD THESE CORRALS.
WE GOT GOOD AT IT.
WE GOT MORE EFFICIENT.
WE WANT TO FOCUS ON AREAS WHERE
IT'S HARDER.
WHERE THERE IS MORE COMPETING
STREETSCAPES.
WE WERE GOOD LAST YEAR AND
ADDING CORRALS, IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT,
KIND OF ON THE FRINGE, BUT
WHERE IT GETS DENSE AND A LOT
OF COMPETITION FOR THAT CURB
SPACE, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO
DELIVER THERE IS MUCH.
THIS YEAR WE WANT TO FOCUS ON
THAT.
PLACES WHERE IT MIGHT BE MORE
DIFFICULT, AREAS AROUND SOUND
TRANSIT STATION, ENTRANCES TO
THE TUNNEL, PIONEER SQUARE.
AND FOCUS THEIR. I THINK THIS
YEAR WE ARE NOT GOING TO SET A
SUPER AMBITIOUS GOAL FOR THE
NUMBER, BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE CAN FOCUS ON QUALITY.
WE WANT TO DELIVER THESE CORRALS
AND THAT WILL BE A BIG PART OF
THE PROGRAM.
WE WORK WITH YOU IN DEVELOPING
THAT AS WELL.
>> IF I CAN INTERJECT BRIEFLY,
PART OF THE WAY WE INTEND TO DO
THAT IS THROUGH BETTER USE OF
REAL-TIME OR SEMI REAL-TIME
DATA COMING FROM THE OPERATORS
THEMSELVES.
TRIPS STARTING AND ENDING IN
PARTICULAR LOCATIONS IS AN
INDICATION
>> I THINK SEATTLE HAS LED IN
FREE-FLEETING MICROABILITY
INFRASTRUCTURE AND WE WANT TO
CONTINUE USING THAT REALTIME
DATA TO BE SURE WE ARE SPENDING
OUR TIME AND ENERGY IN THE
RIGHT PLACES.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
I MEAN, I HAVE SAID MULTIPLE
TIMES IN THE PAST WITH THE
SUCCESS OF THESE SHARED
MOBILITY PROGRAMS, THEY ARE
DEPENDENT ON A LOT OF VARYING
FACTORS.
BUT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
CONCERN WE CONTINUE TO HEAR IS
ABOUT THIS PARKING ISSUE.
TODAY IS FOCUSED ON ENFORCEMENT
ON HOW YOU CAN KEEP PEOPLE FROM
PARKING THESE DEVICES IN AN
IMPROPER WAY.
I DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW YOU ALL TO
DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF
PARKING INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH I
THINK IS A MORE UPSTREAM
APPROPRIATE WAY TO DEAL WITH
THE REALITIES OF PEOPLE
IMPROPERLY PARKING
MICROMOBILITY DEVICES AND OVER
SHARED MOBILITY OPTIONS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO I WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH ALL OF YOU AROUND MAKING
SURE THAT THAT PARKING
INFRASTRUCTURE CONVERSATION
ISN'T GOING TO BE LEFT BEHIND
AND THAT WE ARE SORT OF MAKING
SURE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE
FLEET IS OCCURRING IN PARALLEL
WITH THE NEED FOR PARKING
INFRASTRUCTURE CONCERNS SO WE
ARE NOT PUT IN A POSITION SIX,
SEVEN, EIGHT MONTHS FROM NOW,
PEOPLE DEEMING THIS THE PROGRAM
TO BE A FAILURE BECAUSE WE
FAILED TO BE NIMBLE AND
RESPONSIVE TO THE PARKING
CONCERNS.
>> AND I THINK THIS IS NOT ONLY
A PROGRAM SOLUTION BUT A
STRUCTURE THAT WE
WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THE EQUITY IN THE
PROGRAM.
AND I GUESS BEFORE I DO THAT, I
WANT TO TAKE A STEP BACK, A
POINT OF ORDER IF I CAN.
THE LEGISLATION THAT'S BEFORE
US, WE HAVE TWO BILLS.
THAT LEGISLATION BASED ON MY
REVIEW OF IT DOESN'T INCLUDE
APPROVAL OF THE PERMITTING
DOCUMENTS.
SO WE ARE NOT APPROVING THE
REQUIREMENTS WITH THIS
LEGISLATION?
>> THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT IS REQUIRED IS TO
ESTABLISH THE FEE SCHEDULE, THE
AMOUNT CHARGED THAT WE ARE
GOING TO COLLECT FROM THE
VENDORS.
THE REST OF THE PROGRAM IS
COVERED UNDER EXISTING SIC
AUTHORITY.
>> RIGHT.
SO I WANTED TO BE SURE BECAUSE
WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME
TALKING ABOUT PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS, AND THE
LEGISLATION ITSELF IS QUITE
SIMPLE.
I THINK IN BOTH INSTANCES,
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PAGES.
THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET
ON THE RECORD AROUND THE PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
NEGOTIATED.
I WANT TO FLAG A COUPLE OF
THINGS.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THE PERMIT
REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS FOR THE
FREE-FLOATING SCOOTER SHARE
PROGRAM WAS NOT ATTACHED ON
TODAY'S AGENDA, BUT THEY ARE ON
THE S-DOT WEBSITE.
I'M LOOKING AT THE FULL 49 PAGE
DOCUMENT THAT LAYS OUT THE
SPECIFICS AROUND THE FEE
REQUIREMENTS.
AND JUST REALLY QUICKLY, ON THE
PARKING ISSUES, WHICH APPEARS
ON PAGE 11 AND CONTINUES TO I
THINK 13 OF THAT DOCUMENT,
THERE IS A REFERENCE ON PAGE
12.
IT'S P1.3 WHERE IT SAYS PARKING
ON SIDEWALKS.
DEVICES MAY BE PARKED UP RIGHT
IN THE FURNITURE ZONE OF THE
SIDEWALK.
DEVICES SHALL NOT BE PARKED IN
A MANNER THAT REDUCED THE
PEDESTRIAN ZONE TO LESS THAN
SIX FEET.
I WANT TO BE SURE WHAT THE
FURNITURE ZONE IS.
I THINK WHAT IT IS IS THAT
PICTURE WE HAVE BEEN SEEING ON
PAGE 12.
PERHAPS WE COULD TAKE A MOMENT,
GIVEN THAT LANGUAGE IN THE
PARKING FEE REQUIREMENT, TO
MAKE SURE IT'S CRYSTAL CLEAR TO
US AND TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WHAT P1.3 ACTUALLY PERMITS IN
TERMS OF PARKING ON SIDEWALKS.
>> YEAH.
AND ACTUALLY I'LL REFER YOU TO
A COUPLE PAGES DOWN, PAGE 14.
FOR FOLKS THAT DON'T HAVE THIS
IN FRONT OF THEM, THIS IS ALSO
AT STREETS ILLUSTRATED THAT WE
SHARED.
THIS IS THE STRIP THAT'S NOT A
CLEAR PEDESTRIAN PATH, THE
PLANTING STRIP, OTHER THINGS
LIKE THAT, THE PARKING STRIP.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT.
THAT'S THE FURNITURE ZONE.
IT HAS A DEFINITION IN STREETS
ILLUSTRATED.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REFERENCING
IN THAT DOCUMENT.
IN SOME AREAS OF THE CITY,
DOWNTOWN IT WAS QUITE CLEAR
IT'S THE FURNITURE ZONE.
IN OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY,
IT'S NOT.
AND THAT'S WHERE YOUR POINT IS
VERY WELL TAKEN THAT WE NEED TO
BUILD CAPACITY, AND PART OF
THIS IS AN INFRASTRUCTURE
QUESTION.
AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO ALSO IS
MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND,
HERE IS THE LEGAL DEFINITION
THAT WE ARE REFERENCING.
LEAVE SIX FEET CLEAR PEDESTRIAN
PATH SO PEOPLE WITH A
WHEELCHAIR CAN GET BY, PEOPLE
THAT ARE BLIND AND NAVIGATING
ALONG THE BUILDING EDGE.
THE DEVICES SHOULDN'T BE THERE.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE
WORKED ON WITH THE VIDEO LAST
YEAR AND A CENTRAL PIECE OF THE
EDUCATION AS WELL.
>> AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
I DO POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE I
THINK THAT WHILE WE THINK WE
KNOW WHAT THE TERMS MEAN, IN
PRACTICE IT CAN TURN INTO
SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT.
SO I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO WALK
AWAY WITH THE IMPRESSION THAT
EVERY INCH OF THE SIDEWALK AS
WE UNDERSTAND WHAT A SIDEWALK
IS, IS OFF THE TABLE AS THEY
SAY.
THERE ARE IN FACT PORTIONS,
DESIGNATED PORTIONS OF A
SIDEWALK THAT ARE NOT PRIMARILY
USED FOR PEDESTRIAN ACCESS THAT
CAN BE USED FOR PARKING
INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER THE
PARKING FEE REQUIREMENTS THAT S-
DOT NEGOTIATED, IS THAT
ACCURATE?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE RUN
INTO THE PICKLE AROUND
ENFORCEMENT AND CLEANING UP AND
MAKING SURE THE VENDORS KNOW
WHAT THEIR OBLIGATIONS ARE.
I'LL SHIFT QUICKLY HERE.
ON SLIDE 20, I WANTED TO ASK A
QUICK QUESTION AROUND SLIDE 20.
IS THERE ANY THINKING AROUND
ENHANCED SIGNAGE OR ANY KIND OF
SIGNAGE ABOUT THIS ISSUE
RELATED TO SIDEWALK USE?
AGAIN, HERE WE SEE IT TALKS
ABOUT RIDING ONLY ALLOWED WHEN
IT'S IN A BIKE NETWORK.
AGAIN, IN COPENHAGEN, CLEAR
SIGNAGE LETS PEOPLE KNOW WHERE
THEY CAN USE THESE AND WHERE
THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY NOT
PERMITTED.
I THINK OF IT IN CAR DRIVING
TERMS, WHEN YOU TAKE THE
LICENSE EXAM, YOU HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT IF THERE ISN'T
A SPEED LIMIT POSTED, THEN THE
SPEED LIMIT DEFAULTS TO -- I
THINK IT'S 30 MILES AN HOUR,
MAYBE 25 DEPENDING ON THE AREA.
BUT I JUST WANT TO GET AN
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT S-DOT IS
GOING TO DO IN TERMS OF
PROVIDING CLEAR SIGNAGE TO
USERS AROUND WHEN IT'S
APPROPRIATE TO BE ON SIDEWALKS
AND WENT IT'S NOT.
>> YEAH, SIGNAGE IS SOMETHING
THAT A LOT OF CITIES HAVE DONE.
PORTLAND HAS DONE A GREAT JOB
WITH IT.
IT'S DEFINITELY IN OUR TOOL
KIT.
AS WE ARE DEVELOPING A ROBUST
EDUCATION PROGRAM, IT IS
SOMETHING THAT WE'LL LOOK AT.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE
POINTING TO EXACTLY SAYING WE
ARE GOING TO DO THAT.
I THINK WE WANT TO SEE WHERE
THE ISSUES ARE AND RESPOND
ACCORDINGLY.
>> OKAY.
I'M GOING TO KEEP SAYING I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT WAIT-AND-
SEE APPROACH ON LETTING
PROBLEMS BUBBLE UP.
I MEAN, WE KNOW PROBLEMS ARE
GOING TO BUBBLE UP.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO
BE MORE PROACTIVE IN THAT SPACE
INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THE MOLE
TO REAR ITS HEAD THEN HAVING TO
WHACK IT.
I UNDERSTAND THE FEE WILL BE AS
PROPOSED UNDER THE BILL WE ARE
CONSIDERING IS $150 PER YEAR
PER SCOOTER DEVICE.
FEES COULD AFFECT PARKING AND
MICROMOBILITY OUTREACH NETWORK.
CAN THE DEPARTMENT, CAN YOU
TALK ABOUT WHAT PERCENTAGES OF
FUNDING ARE ALLOCATED TO EACH
OF THESE PROGRAMS?
>> YES.
>> IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE
INFORMATION, YOU CAN GET IT TO
US LATER.
BUT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE
PROPORTIONAL ALLOCATION IS TO
EACH OF THESE PROPOSED
PROGRAMS.
>> AND ACTUALLY THE FISCAL NOTE
HAS THAT BREAKDOWN.
AND I COULD REFER YOU TO THAT
OR WE'LL TOUCH BACK WITH THAT
INFORMATION.
>> I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE --
THERE IT IS.
THERE'S THE BREAKDOWN.
I APPRECIATE THE DIRECTIONS.
HELPFUL.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME
UNDERSTAND THAT.
THEN ON LASTLY, SLIDE 17 AND
THEN 15, WHICH I HOPED WOULD BE
ABLE TO GO TOGETHER BETTER --
ON 17, IT TALKS ABOUT ALL THE
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF THE
PERMIT TYPES LIKE THE KINDS OF
SCOOTERS THAT WILL BE DEPLOYED
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THEN SLIDE 15 TALKS ABOUT SORT
OF THE EQUITY, GEOGRAPHIC
AREAS.
AND I NOTICE APPENDIX D ON PAGE
44 GOES INTO A LITTLE MORE
DETAIL ON HOW YOU CAME UP WITH
THESE EQUITY ZONES, I'LL CALL
THEM.
I THINK WHAT MY CONCERN IS HERE
IS ONE, THAT IT'S BEING SHARED
BY A PROGRAM THAT IS NOT
EXCELLENT IN MY OPINION.
TWO, IT WASN'T EXCELLENT IN MY
OPINION BECAUSE THERE WASN'T
ANY CLEAR DESIGNATION ON SORT
OF MICROPERCENTAGES THAT WERE
GOING TO BE REQUIRE TO BE
DEPLOYED IN THESE ZONES.
THAT RESULTED FOR EXAMPLE IN
WEST SEATTLE OR SOUTH PARK
HAVING LITERALLY ONE BICYCLE,
AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SO I'M JUST REALLY CONCERNED
THAT I'M NOT SEEING ANY
LANGUAGE PERMIT FEE REQUIREMENT
DOCUMENT THAT SETS A MINIMUM
DEPLOYMENT IN THESE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY
AREAS, SETTING ASIDE HOW THE
ASSUMPTIONS YOU ALL MADE AROUND
FINDING THOSE AREAS.
I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT WE ARE
GIVING THE VENDORS TOO MUCH
SPACE TO DECIDE HOW TO, YOU
KNOW, MINIMALLY COMPLY WITH
THIS GOAL BY PUTTING ONE THING
IN ONE AREA AND PUTTING
EVERYTHING ELSE IN AREAS THEY
THINK ARE MORE PROFITABLE.
>> THAT'S A VERY FAIR CALLOUT.
THAT GETS INTO OUR LACK OF
ABILITY TO HAVE REALLY IN-DEPTH
CONVERSATIONS IN THE PAST FEW
MONTHS, BECAUSE WE DID WANT TO
ADDRESS THAT AND TALK TO THE
COMMUNITY ABOUT, WHERE DO YOU
WANT THESE?
WHAT IS THE NEED IN THAT
CENTRAL AREA VERSUS THE SOUTH
AREA ON THAT MAP AND THE NORTH
AREA?
WE WEREN'T ABLE TO HAVE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS WITH COVID.
SO WE THOUGHT, WE'LL START WITH
THIS.
IT'S THE BASE.
IT'S NOT PERFECT.
AND WE CAN ADJUST THIS AS WE
GO, AS WE START TO LEARN WHAT'S
HAPPENING.
AND WE MAINTAIN THAT AUTHORITY
TO SAY, OKAY, WE SEE YOU'RE NOT
PUTTING ANY DEVICE DOWN IN THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CITY OR
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
CITY.
YOU NEED TO DO THAT NOW.
AND WE HAVE THAT AUTHORITY TO
DO THAT AND WE PLAN TO.
WE PLAN TO SEE HOW THIS GOES.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HEAR
FROM FOLKS ABOUT WHERE THIS
SHOULD BE.
THEN ALSO LOOK AT OTHER
METRICS.
I THINK THE USE IN THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS, THOSE ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT.
THOSE ARE THINGS WE ARE
PLANNING ON LOOKING AT, NOT
JUST ARE THE SCOOTERS THERE AS
AN OPTION BUT NOT BEING USED.
HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE ON THEM,
GET PEOPLE USING THEM WITH LOW
INCOME PLANS?
THAT WASN'T IN BIKE SHARE.
VENDORS HAVE TO REPORT HOW MANY
AND WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THEIR
TRIPS WERE USING THESE PROGRAMS
SO WE CAN ADJUST AND GROW THOSE
ACCORDINGLY.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I'LL GO AHEAD WITH MY QUESTIONS
NOW.
ONE THING THAT COULD BE HELPFUL
FR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THIS
PROCESS, WHEN THE ITEM ADVANCES
OUT OF THE COMMITTEE AND GOES
TO FULL COUNCIL, AS EARLY AS
SEPTEMBER 8th, TO HAVE A
QUESTION AND ANSWER DOCUMENT
THAT WE POST ONLINE WITH
SUPPORTING MATERIALS, SO YOU
CAN INCLUDE ALL THE QUESTIONS
ASKED TODAY AND TYPE OUT YOUR
ANSWERS.
YOU'LL HAVE HOPEFULLY THE
PERMITTING DOCUMENT THAT YOU
HAD CIRCULATED BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE WAS STARTING.
THAT'S A HELPFUL DOCUMENT.
SO WHEN THIS PRESUMABLY
ADVANCES OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE
AND ADVANCES TO FULL COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 8th, THERE WILL BE
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND
PERMITTING DETAILS.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL
FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE MEDIA.
I KNOW THE PERMITTING DOCUMENT
IS GOING TO GO UP ONLINE ON OUR
COMMITTEE SITE AS WELL.
THANK YOU TO MY COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES WHO ASKED QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE EQUITY AND PARKING
REQUIREMENTS.
ALSO ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES WAS
HAVING DEDICATED PARKING SPACES
FOR THIS.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SAFETY AND
FINANCIAL LIABILITY ISSUES.
AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION IN GENERAL IN TERMS
OF IT BEING CALLED A PILOT BUT
THEN IT DOESN'T SAY IT'S A
PILOT ANYWHERE.
SO THAT'S A BIG CONCERN TO ME.
I DON'T
THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE DEFINES
THE PILOT PROGRAM AT KING
COUNTY, WHICH THEY JUST PASSED.
I'M INTERESTED IN EXPLORING
THAT.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT IN A
MOMENT.
IN TERMS OF SAFETY, WE RECEIVED
A LETTER FROM DR. FRED RIVERA,
A NATIONAL EXPERT ON SAFETY
ISSUES.
HE'S A PEDIATRICIAN WHO WROTE E-
SCOOTERS ARE DANGEROUS AND
SCUDS AROUND THE WORLD
DEMONSTRATE SERIOUS INJURIES
INCLUDING BRAIN INJURIES.
HE CITES MULTIPLE RECENT
STUDIES ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
WHAT I'M HEARING FROM YOU IS
THAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO TRY
AND MITIGATE THAT IS HAVE
HELMETS REQUIRED, SO IT'S ON
THE USER OF THE SCOOTER.
THEN YOU'RE DOING SOME SORT OF
REQUIRING THE CORPORATIONS TO
PROVIDE SOME EDUCATION ON
HELMET USE?
IS THAT SORT OF THE MITT GANT
TO WHAT THESE STUDIES HAVE
SHOWED ABOUT THE PHYSICAL
DANGER THAT COULD OCCUR?
>> I THINK THAT AND ACTUAL
TOOLS, INCENTIVES.
THAT WASN'T A PART OF THE
PROGRAM WHEN THESE STUDIES WERE
DONE.
WE KNOW MORE PEOPLE NEED TO
WEAR HELMETS.
BY HAVING INCENTIVE PROGRAMS,
HAVING THEM AVAILABLE ON THE
DEVICE, WE THINK THAT WILL BE
IMPORTANT.
>> ARE YOU REQUIRING THAT AS
PART OF YOUR PERMIT?
>> THOSE ARE PART OF THEIR
SCORED APPLICATIONS.
SO A VENDOR THAT HAS A BETTER
HELMET PROGRAM OR PLAN THAT WE
ARE MORE CONFIDENT WILL GET
MORE HELMETS ON MORE PEOPLE,
THEY WILL HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE
OF GETTING A PERMIT.
>> OKAY.
REGARDING THE FINANCIAL
LIABILITY, YOU'RE ASKING THE
CITY COUNCIL BASICALLY THE
AUTHORIZE THESE PRIVATE
COMPANIES TO PUT 6,000 E-
SCOOTERS ON THE MARKET AND
PRESUMABLY MORE LATER IF IT'S
SUCCESSFUL.
SO HOW IS THE CITY GOVERNMENT
INDEMNIFIED FROM FINANCIAL
LIABILITY?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
THE MAYOR AND CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE HAVE DRAWN UP WHAT
THEY'VE TOLD ME IS ONE OF THE
STRONGEST INDEMNIFICATION
LANGUAGES THAT PROTECTS THE
CITY AS BEST WE CAN.
AND ANY KIND OF FURTHER
DETAILS, QUESTIONS,
INTERPRETATIONS OF THAT WILL
HAVE TO REFER TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
>> AND IN THE FISCAL NOTE, YOU
TALKED ABOUT PROVIDING
INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDING
PARKING SPACES, ET CETERA.
IS THAT ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE
FISCAL NOTE, THOSE COSTS THAT
WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT?
>> YES.
LET ME CONFIRM.
>> I SEE IT.
IT'S 250,000.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PILOT
PROGRAM.
IT'S BEING CALLED A PILOT BUT
THE LEGISLATION DOESN'T MENTION
THAT.
THE KING COUNTY LEGISLATION
DOES MENTION PILOT PROGRAM AND
HAS A SPECIFIC PERIOD OF TIME.
IT'S ALSO UNCLEAR WHAT YOU'RE
PLANNING TO MEASURE.
SO WHAT ARE THE METRICS YOU'RE
USING TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT'S
SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR OPINION AND
SHOULD BE CONTINUED OR
EXPANDED?PANDED?
>> YEAH.
I THINK WE CAN POINT YOU TWO
EVALUATIONS WE HAVE DONE SO
FAR.
THAT LOOKS AT USE.
ARE PEOPLE USING THEM, USING
THEM ACROSS THE CITY?
THERE ARE SURVEYS OF WHAT TRIPS
ARE PEOPLE DOING, RECREATIONAL
TRIPS OR MORE TOOLS FOR PEOPLE
TO GET TO WORK OR GET TO THEIR
ESSENTIAL TRIPS, THINGS LIKE
THAT?
THEN SAFETY.
SAFETY IS A HUGE ONE.
I'VE MENTIONED THE WORK WITH
THE DOCTOR'S COLLEAGUES AND WE
ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
HE'S EXCITED ABOUT THAT WORK.
YEAH, I THINK SAM MAY WANT TO
TALK ABOUT THAT MORE AS WELL.
>> SURE.
COUPLE RESPONSES ON A COUPLE OF
THESE QUESTIONS.
YOU KNOW, WE DID RESPOND TO THE
DOCTOR'S LETTER WITH SOME VERY
SPECIFIC PIECES THAT WE ARE
DOING TO ADDRESS SOME OF HIS
CONCERNS.
I THINK THE SPECIFICS OF THE
LIABILITY ISSUES MAY NEED TO BE
A CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
I WILL ALSO SAY THAT JUST AS
WITH BIKE SHARE, THERE WILL
LIKELY BE MORE PRIVATE BIKE,
MORE PRIVATE SCOOTERS THAN WE
HAVE IN A PUBLIC SHARED SCOOTER
PROGRAM.
AND A LOT OF THE POTENTIAL
LIABILITY STEMS FROM NORMAL USE
OF THOSE DEVICES, WHICH A
SCOOTER PROGRAM DOESN'T
NECESSARILY EXPOSE US TO
LIABILITY WE WOULDN'T OTHERWISE
HAVE BY PEOPLE USING THOSE
DEVICES IN THE STREET.
AND I THINK SOME OF THE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PILOT, WE
ARE VERY HAPPY OVER THE COMING
WEEKS TO FOLLOW UP AND HAVE
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION AND HOW
WE CAN TIE SOME OF THE TIMING
OR REPORTING OR THINGS LIKE
THAT THROUGH THE FULL COUNCIL
APPROVAL OF THE PERMIT FEES.
WE DO FEEL LIKE IN ORDER TO
LAUNCH A PROGRAM THIS YEAR, WE
ARE STARTING TO RUN INTO SOME
TIME CONSTRAINTS WITH THE
ABILITY TO HAVE PEOPLE GET
EQUIPMENT HERE AND GET UP IN
RUNNING IN AN ORDERLY WAY SO WE
CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT'S
GOOD WEATHER AND NOT SO GOOD
WEATHER, AS WE SOMETIMES HAVE
IN THE FALL AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
WITHIN OF THE WAYS TO
POTENTIALLY ADDRESS THE
CONCERNS THAT THERE'S NOTHING
WHERE THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH IS
DOING.
PERHAPS PUT TOGETHER A
COMPANION RESOLUTION THAT SAYS,
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PILOT FOR
THIS PERIOD OF TIME.
THESE ARE THE THINGS WE'RE
GOING TO MEASURE, AND ATTACH
THE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS TO THE
RESOLUTION SO THAT EVERYTHING
IS IN A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE
FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL
IS STATING ITS INTENT THAT THIS
IS A PILOT PROJECT.
AS THE EXECUTIVE, WE ARE SEDING
ANY AUTHORITY AND I'LL WORK
WITH THIS ON STAFF SO THERE'S A
MORE COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF
THIS, RATHER THAN JUST A SINGLE
PAGE FOR ONE ORDINANCE AND
SINGLE PAGE FOR ANOTHER.
WE COULD HAVE IT ALL ATTACHED
SO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH IS
HAVING ITS FULL SAY ON THIS
PROGRAM.
>> AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO
COLLABORATE ON THAT OVER THE
NEXT FEW WEEKS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE
FIRST OF THE TWO COUNCIL BILLS?
>> THANK YOU.
JUST TO YOUR POINT, REGARDING
THE PILOT DURATION AND DOCUMENT
YOU BROUGHT UP, JUST FOR EASE
AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE
PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THE
QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED
AND ANSWERS, FOR INSTANCE THE
LETTER WE RECEIVED FROM DR.
RIVERA, IMPORTANT FOR US TO
UNDERSTAND THOSE WERE CONCERNS
AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO READ
THE LETTER THAT PRESENTER
ZIMBABWE CAME IN WITH TODAY.
AND IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS I
BELIEVE YOUR SUGGESTION OF
DOING A COMPANION RESOLUTION TO
OUTLINE THE COMMUNITY DOCUMENT,
ET CETERA.
I THINK THAT COULD BE A SMART
WAY TO GO.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I'M NOT HOT TO TROT ON A
RESOLUTION IDEA.
I THINK THE MORE APPROPRIATE
MECHANISM, AS I'M UNDERSTANDING
THE PROPOSAL, WOULD BE TO
INCLUDE A COURT FILE THAT HAS
THE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND
MAKES THEM PART OF THE RECORD
THAT IS SUPPORTIVE OF WHY WE
ARE ADVANCING THESE BILLS AT
THIS POINT.
THAT WOULD BE A GOOD MECHANISM
BY WHICH TO INCLUDE COPIES OF
THE PERMIT FEE REQUIREMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED BY SDOT
ON THEIR WEBSITE, ON A PAGE
DEDICATED TO THE SHARE SCOOTER
PROGRAM.
IT ALSO POSTS ON THAT SITE THE
VENDOR APPLICATION, FOR
EXAMPLE.
YOU KNOW, WE COULD ALSO POST
SOME ADDITIONAL EQUITY ANALYSIS
DOCUMENTS.
I THINK WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD
A LEGISLATIVE RECORD THAT
ADDRESSES IN ONE PLACE THE
INFORMATION THAT WAS TAKEN INTO
CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL IN
WEIGHING THE ADVANCEMENT OF
THESE TWO COUNCIL BILLS.
MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT WE
PURSUE A COURT FILE AS OPPOSED
TO A RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
FOR ME, A RESOLUTION WOULD BE
IMPORTANT TO SHAKE THE
PARAMETERS OF THE PILOT.
I DON'T THINK THE PERMIT DOES
THAT.
>> MAY I? I'M A LITTLE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE FRAMING OF
USING A RESOLUTION TO SHAPE THE
PILOT PROGRAM.
I THINK WE SHAPE THIS PROGRAM
THROUGH BINDING LEGISLATION,
WHICH WOULD BE AN ORDINANCE,
NOT A RESOLUTION.
I THINK WE HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS
PROGRAM WHICH PASSED CITY
COUNCIL IN TERMS OF ADVANCING.
IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PIECES
OF INFORMATION WE NEED AROUND
IMPLEMENTATION PIECES, I THINK
IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR US TO HAVE
COMMITTEE HEARINGS TO ASK FOR
THAT ADDITIONAL DETAIL AND TO
BE SURE THE PUBLIC IS AWARE
ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
THE MONITORING OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION SO IT'S
TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE AND
SOME OF MY OWN ISSUES THAT I
FLAGGED WOULD BE ADDRESSED IN
TERMS OF MAKING SURE WE GET A
CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHEN
ISSUES DO ARISE, HOW IS SDOT
BEING RESPONSIVE TO THOSE
ISSUES AND MODIFYING THE
PROGRAM.
BUT AGAIN, I THINK WHAT WE ARE
SEEING HERE TODAY THROUGH THESE
COUNCIL BILLS IS A SOFT LAUNCH
OF THE SCOOTER SHARE PROGRAM
THAT WOULD ALLOW THE SDOT AN
OPPORTUNITY TO, IN A MEASURED
AND JUDICIOUS WAY, EVALUATE
WHAT A SMALL SCALE DEPLOYMENT
OF THIS PROGRAM BY PRIVATE
VENDORS INTO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WOULD LOOK LIKE, WITH
THE UNDERSTANDING AND I THINK
WITH THE DIRECTION THAT IT
WOULD NOT BE EXPANDED UNTIL THE
RESEARCH AND EVALUATION WAS
COMPLETED ON THE VARIOUS
COMPONENTS CURRENTLY INCLUDED
AS PART OF THE UNDERLYING BASE
LEGISLATION AND AS PART OF THE
FEE SCHEDULE LEGISLATION THAT
WE ARE CONSIDERING HERE NOW.
SO I WORRY THAT INTRODUCING A
RESOLUTION IS RELITIGATING SOME
OF THE PRIOR CHOICES THE
COUNCIL HAS MADE.
THAT'S FINE AND IT'S
APPROPRIATE TO DO THAT.
BUT IF THAT'S WHERE THE
CONVERSATION IS HEADED, THEN
I'D WANT TO HAVE A TRANSPARENT
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CHAIR'S
INTENT OR NOT TO FUNDAMENTALLY
MODIFY OR NARROW THE SCOPE OF
THE PROGRAM.
>> OKAY.
THAT'S HELPFUL TO HEAR THAT.
IT WAS REALLY JUST TO TAKE, AS
KING COUNTY PUT IT IN THEIR
TIME FRAME AND WHAT THEY'RE
LOOKING AT IN THE PILOT, IT
WOULD JUST BE TO HAVE OUR OWN
LEGISLATION.
WE ARE TAKING WHAT SDOT IS
SAYING AND PUTTING IT IN A
RESOLUTION.
IF IT'S REALLY A PILOT, WE WANT
TO LEARN FROM IT.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO
MEASURE IN THE PILOT.
AND THAT'S REALLY IT.
YES?
>> AND ANOTHER PROGRAM YOU
COULD CONSIDER IS THE FALL
FUNDING PROGRAM.
IT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO
BROACH SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND
TALK ABOUT REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS OR OTHER ISSUES
YOU MAY NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE
NAILING DOWN JUST YET.
BUT WE COULD TAKE THAT UP IN
THE FALL.
>> SO THAT WOULD TAKE THE FORM
OF A LEGISLATIVE INTENT TO FORM
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> YES, OR BUDGET ADVISOR.
IT DEPENDS WHICH ISSUE YOU WISH
TO MOVE FORWARD ON.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF TOOLS
AVAILABLE TO US THEN.
>> WON'T THE SCOOTER PROGRAM BE
UP AND RUNNING FOR FOUR MONTHS
BEFORE A BUDGET REVISAL WOULD
TAKE PLACE?
>> YES.
THERE IS A PERIOD OF TIME, IF
THIS IS APPROVED CURRENTLY,
THAT THE DEPARTMENT COULD MOVE
FORWARD THIS YEAR.
I'M HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE
ISSUES ABOUT HOW TO EXPAND IT
COULD BE TAKEN UP IN THE
BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU FOR OFFERING THAT.
I'M TRYING TO GET MYSELF
COMFORTABLE WITH THE
LEGISLATION.
I WAS EXCITED THAT IT WAS A
PILOT AND WHEN I DIDN'T SEE
THAT MEMORIALIZED, THAT'S WHERE
I'M RAISING CONCERN.
YES, COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> I THINK WE REALLY WANT TO
PUT ON THE RECORD THE ANSWERS
WE RECEIVED TO THE QUESTIONS
TODAY.
I THINK THAT PUTTING Q & A INTO
A RESOLUTION WOULD BE MORE
DIFFICULT THAN JUST PUTTING IT
INTO A COURT FILE.
AND I THINK AS WE HAVE COME
INTO CONVERSATIONS WITH WITH
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS OVER THIS
LAST YEAR REGARDING DIFFERENT
ISSUES OF CONTENTION WHERE
THERE HAS BEEN TENSION BETWEEN
THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND
THE CITY COUNCIL, THAT CLERK
FILES HAVE BEEN REFERENCED AND
CLERK FILES HAVE BEEN A GOOD
PLACE TO PUT ON THE RECORD BOTH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AND
DURATION ASPECTS.
SO I GUESS I'M JUST SIGNALING
MY APPETITE FOR A CLERK FILE
RATHER THAN A RESOLUTION AT
THIS TIME, JUST BECAUSE IT
WOULD ALLOW US TO PUT A MORE
IMMENSE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION
THAT IS NOT JUST CLAUSES.
>> I THINK WE COULD DO BOTH.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
BUT THE GOAL TODAY IS TO VOTE
ON THESE TWO COUNCIL BILLS AND
SEND THEM FULL COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 8th.
ANY MORE COMMENTS BEFORE WE
TAKE A VOTE?
OKAY.
HOPEFULLY THE CLERK IS STILL
WITH US.
I THINK I'LL MOVE THAT THE
FIRST BILL HERE, MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
BILL 119867.
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE BILL MOVE TO THE FULL
COUNCIL.
>> GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> MORE
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> NO.
>> THREE FOR, ONE OPPOSED, ONE
ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BILL
PASS WILL BE SENT TO THE
SEPTEMBER 8th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
ITEM NINE, I THINK I'LL GO
AHEAD AND MOVE THAT.
IF THERE'S ANY FINAL COMMENTS
YOU CAN JUMP IN.
I MOVE WE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
CITY BILL 119868.
SECOND?
>> SECONDED.
>> OKAY, ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON
THIS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> NO.
>> THREE IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED,
ONE ON ANOTHER MEETING.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
THE BILL PASS WILL BE SENT TO
THE SEPTEMBER 8th SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
THANKS EVERYBODY FOR YOUR
PATIENCE.
ITEM TEN, WILL THE CLERK READ
THAT INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119745 AN
ORDINANCE GRANTING THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PER
HIGGS TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE
FIVE EXISTING PEDESTRIAN SKY
BRIDGES LOCATED AROUND THE
PERIMETER OF THE UW CAMPUS AS A
SKY BRIDGE NETWORK FOR A TEN
YEAR TERM, SPECIFYING THE
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THIS
PERMIT IS GRAND GRANTED,
PROVIDING FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF
THE PERMIT AND CONDITIONS AND
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE CENTRAL STAFF HERE TO
GIVE A PRESENTATION.
I BELIEVE WE HEARD THIS ITEM
PREVIOUSLY IN THE COMMITTEE.
SO WE GOT SOME QUESTIONS
ANSWERED AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE AHEAD WITH IT.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND
PRESENT AND THEN WE'LL MOVE FOR
PASSAGE.
>> JUST A BRIEF REMINDER, THIS
LEGISLATION WOULD CONSOLIDATE
AND RENEW PERMISSION TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO
MAINTAIN FIVE SKY BRIDGES OVER
CITY STREETS.
WITHIN IS OVER 15th AVENUE
NORTHEAST, TWO OVER NORTHEAST
PACIFIC STREET, AND TWO OVER
NORTHEAST BOULEVARD.
EACH OF THESE ARE HEAVY
ARTERIALS AND THERE ARE
SIGNIFICANT GRADE CHANGES
BETWEEN THE CENTRAL CAMPUS AND
THE SURROUNDING PARTS OF THE
CAMPUS THERE THAT ARE CONNECTED
BY THE SKY BRIDGES.
MOST OF THE SKY BRIDGES WERE
BUILT BEFORE THE AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT AND ARE NOT
ACCESSIBLE.
AT YOUR LAST DISCUSSION OF THIS
BILL, THERE WAS A REQUEST THAT
LANGUAGE -- I'M SORRY, LET ME
SWITCH -- THAT LANGUAGE IN THE
BILL REFERENCE A TRANSITION
PLAN THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON IS CURRENTLY
UNDERTAKING ON ALL THREE OF ITS
CAMPUSES.
IT WILL PRIORITIZE ADA
IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS ALL
CAMPUSES, INCLUDING
IMPROVEMENTS TO SKY BRIDGES.
ALSO THE AMENDMENT WOULD
RECOGNIZE THAT IT MAY BE
IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOME OF THESE
SKY BRIDGES TO BECOME ADA
ACCESSIBLE, AND ASK THE
UNIVERSITY TO IDENTIFY
ALTERNATIVE ACCESSIBLE ROUTES.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, LISH.
JUST TO CLARIFY, THE AMENDMENT
RAISES QUESTIONS THAT WERE
RAISED AT THE TRANSPORTATION
UTILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING PRE-
COVID TIMES.
SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT
AMENDMENT SO WE CAN VOTE ON THE
AMENDED VERSION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED.
FAST THAT'S WHAT LISH IS
SHOWING ON THE SCREEN HERE AND
ADDRESSES THE ADA CONCERNS.
ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE AMENDMENT?
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THE LANGUAGE HERE
AND UNDERSTAND THE UNIVERSITY
HAS THE ABILITY TO SORT OF
RETROFIT SOME OF THESE BRIDGES,
AND MAY PRECLUDE SOME OF THEM
FROM BEING RETROFITTED.
WHEN WE HEARD THIS IN
COMMITTEE, MY QUESTION WAS
WHETHER AND HOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE
DISABILITIES, HOW THEIR INPUT
WAS SOUGHT.
I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I GOT A VERY
THOROUGH ANSWER FROM THAT.
NEVERTHELESS, I'M GLAD TO SEE
THAT THERE WILL BE A REPORT
BACK, AND I JUST WANT TO
CONTINUE TO FLAG THAT AS WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES,
WHETHER IT IS SOMETHING THAT
CAN BE RETROFITTED OR NOT, WE
NEED TO BE SURE THAT
INSTITUTIONS ARE DOING THE KIND
OF OUTREACH AND INCLUDING
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN
THEIR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK
SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN TO ADDRESS
IN A BETTER AND DIFFERENT WAY
HOW FOLKS ARE ABLE TO GET
AROUND THE CITY.
THANK YOU FOR ADDING THIS
AMENDMENT.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP AN EYE
ON IT.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY MORE COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDMENT?
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, JUST ECHOING
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES'
COMMENTS.
IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THESE
BRIDGES, ESPECIALLY THE ONES
CONNECTING THE TRAIL TO THE
ATHLETIC FIELD AREAS WILL
LIKELY BE REPLACED RATHER THAN
-- IN SHORT ORDER, AS THE
CAMPUS MASTER PLAN WAS UPDATED
RECENTLY AND THOSE CHANGES ARE
GOING TO BE OCCURRING.
NEVERTHELESS, WE NEED TO BE
SURE THOUGHT IS PUT INTO
ALLOWING ACCESS FOR ALL
ABILITIES, BECAUSE WHETHER OR
NOT THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS, IF
THERE IS THE SHORTEST PATH FOR
AN INDIVIDUAL TO TAKE, WE FEED
TO MAKE THAT OPTION AVAILABLE
FOR ALL ABILITIES.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS IS
INCLUDED AND BECAUSE OF THIS,
I'LL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE
BILLS TODAY.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
WE HAVE HEARD COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL BILL
119745.
CLERK?
>> GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FOUR YES.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE BILL
IS NOW AMENDED.
COUNCIL BILL 119745.
NOW WE'LL OFFER COMMENTS ON THE
BILL AS AMENDED.
LISH, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO
ADD?
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> GOOD.
SO WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE AMENDED VERSION
OF COUNCIL BILL 119745.
>> GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> ALSO FOUR VOTES, NONE
AGAINST.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
WILL BE SENT TO THE SEPTEMBER
8th CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
NOW THE LAST ITEM ON THE
AGENDA, ITEM 11, COUNCIL BILL
119866.
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 11 INTO
THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119866, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, CREATING A
RESTRICTED CASH ACCOUNT FOR
DEPOSITING DONATIONS AND GIFTS
AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL
MANAGER/CEO OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO ACCEPT DONATIONS
AND GIFTS INTO THE ACCOUNT FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ITS LOW-
INCOME CUSTOMERS.
>> THANK YOU.
AND WE HAVE MAMI HARA JOINING
US, THANK YOU.
WHAT A TREAT FOR US.
AND WE HAVE CENTRAL STAFF WITH
US.
BRIAN, ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO
START WITH BEFORE WE HAND IT
OVER TO OUR GENERAL MANAGER AND
CEO?
>> NO, THANK YOU.
GIVEN THE TIME, I'LL JUST TURN
IT OVER AND I'LL SHARE THE
SCREEN WITH THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, COMMITTEE CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR
TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR ABOUT
THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
I WANT TO NOTE THAT KAHREEN
TEBEAU, WHO'S PUT A LOT OF WORK
INTO THIS, IS ALSO HERE TODAY.
THIS IS TO ALLOW DONATIONS AND
DISTRIBUTE THOSE TO LOW INCOME
CUSTOMERS TO HELP THEM PAY
THEIR BILLS.
WE WERE ADVISED BY THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT UNDER
THE CITY CHARTER, ONLY THE CITY
COUNCIL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO
RECEIVE DONATIONS ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY.
SO IN ORDER TO OPERATE THIS
DONATION FUND, WE ARE COMING TO
YOU TO ASK FOR DELEGATION OF
THAT AUTHORITY TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO RECEIVE
DONATIONS FOR THE SPECIFIC
PURPOSE OF HELPING OUR LOW
INCOME CUSTOMERS TO PAY THEIR
BILLS.
FOR BACKGROUND, THIS EFFORT IS
SOMETHING THAT WE COMMITTED TO
LOOKING AT AS PART OF OUR
CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE STRATEGY
PLANNING LAST YEAR, AND
INCLUDED IN A REPORT IN JUNE OF
LAST YEAR.
WITH COVID-19'S ECONOMIC
IMPACTS ESTABLISHING CUSTOMER
RELIEF PROGRAMS, IT'S MORE
IMPORTANT AND MORE URGENT THAN
EVER.
THEY ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THIS
BECAUSE THIS PROPOSAL ENABLES
US TO TAP INTO PRIVATE SECTOR
PHILANTHROPY AND
SUBSTITUTETHOSE WE PROVIDE.
WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH CITY
LIGHT AND FAS IN THE
DEVELOPMENT AND REFINEMENT OF
THIS PROPOSAL AND TO PROVIDE
YOU WITH AN OVERVIEW OF HOW
PEOPLE WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE
FUND AND HOW CUSTOMERS WOULD
RECEIVE THE FUND.
BRIAN, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
IN TERMS OF HOW WE WOULD OBTAIN
DONATIONS, OUR GOAL IS SIMPLY
TO ASHRINE WITH WHAT CITY LIGHT
DOES TODAY.
THEY OFFER CUSTOMERS AND THE
PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DONATE TO HELP FELLOW RESIDENTS
PAY THEIR ELECTRIC BILLS, AND
WE'D LIKE TO OFFER THE SAME
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP CUSTOMERS
PAY THEIR SPU UTILITY SERVICES.
THIS WOULD INCLUDE AN OPTION TO
DONATE THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC ON OUR WEBSITE, AS WELL
AS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
CUSTOMERS TO DONATE VIA THEIR
BILL PAYMENTS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE
ARE NOT SHUTTING OFF ANY
CUSTOMER AND ARE NOT CHARGING
ANY LATE FEES THROUGH AT LEAST
THE END OF 2020.
FOR OUR CUSTOMERS WHO ARE
STRUGGLING TO PAY THEIR BILLS,
THEY ARE SEEING THEIR BALANCES
AND DEBT GROWING AND
ACCUMULATING.
THIS IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM IN
THE UTILITY SECTOR BUT FOR RENT
AND OTHER THINGS AS WELL.
SO FINALLING WAYS TO GET AHEAD
OF THAT AND PROVIDE RELIEF TO
CUSTOMERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING IS
CRITICAL.
IN TERMS OF HOW WE'D DISTRIBUTE
THE FUNDS, YOU MAY RECALL WE
HAVE TWO VERY IMPORTANT BUT
DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE UTILITY
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
YOU KNOW, ON ONE HAND, EACH OF
THE UTILITIES HAD AN EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, DESIGNED
FOR ONE-TIME EMERGENCY BILL
RELIEF.
ON THE OTHER HAND, WE ALSO HAVE
THE UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM,
WHICH PROVIDES ONGOING
ASSISTANCE WITH 15% OFF EVERY
SPU BILL AND EVERY CITY LIGHT
BILL TO QUALIFYING CUSTOMERS.
THIS LEGISLATION AND THE
DONATION FUND WOULD NOT CHANGE
OR IMPACT UDP IN ANY WAY.
RATHER, WE'D USE SPU'S
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO
DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS TO
HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE ALREADY
APPLYING TO AND QUALIFYING FOR
THAT PROGRAM.
YOU MAY RECALL LAST NOVEMBER
COUNCIL EXPANDED AN ORDINANCE
TO EXPAND OUR INCOME ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM, AND IT HAS A HIGHER
INCOME THRESHOLD THAN THE UDP
DOES NOW.
OUR PLAN IS TO USE OUR
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO
CHANNEL THE DONATIONS WE
RECEIVE TO HOUSEHOLDS ALREADY
APPLYING TO AND QUALIFYING FOR
THAT PROGRAM, AS ADDITIONAL
ASSISTANCE ON TOP OF WHAT WE
CURRENTLY PROVIDE TO THOSE
HOUSEHOLDS TODAY.
FOR THE CUSTOMERS STRUGGLING TO
PAY THEIR BILL AND SEEKING
ASSISTANCE, THERE WON'T BE ANY
NEW PROGRAMS THEY HAVE TO LEARN
ABOUT.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO FILL OUT ANY
NEW APPLICATIONS OR WORRY ABOUT
NEW ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.
NOTHING WILL HAVE CHANGED
EXCEPT NOW THEY WILL SEE A
BIGGER CHUNK OF CHANGE FROM THE
SPU EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM THAN THEY WOULD SEE
TODAY.
THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED
LAST NOVEMBER IN ADDITION TO
RAISING THE INCOME CEILING ALSO
INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF
ASSISTANCE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE
WITH OUR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
BEFORE, WE COULD ONLY PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE UP TO 50% OF THE
BILL.
AFTER THAT LEDGE WAS PASSED, WE
CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR 100%
OF THAT BILL, WHICH IS GREAT.
ONE RESTRICTION THAT'S STILL IN
PLACE IN THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE IS THE AMOUNT OF RATE
PAYER DOLLARS THAT WE CAN
PROVIDE THROUGH OUR RATE
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO EACH
HOUSE OLD EVERY YEAR.
FOR 2020, WE ARE LIMITED TO
$448 PER HOUSEHOLD.
OR IF THE HOUSEHOLD HAS
CHILDREN, THEY CAN GET THAT
DOLLAR AMOUNT TWICE PER YEAR.
SO THE LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW
US TO ADD ADDITIONAL DOLLARS
FROM THE DONATION FUND,
WHATEVER IS DETERMINED RELATIVE
TO WHATWE RECEIVE AND WOULD BE
DETERMINED AT THE DIRECTOR'S
WILL.
SAY IT'S $200.
THAT WOULD BE ON TOP OF THE
$448, SO THE CUSTOMER COULD
RECEIVE $648 INSTEAD OF $448.
AND NOTHING WILL HAVE CHANGED
IN TERMS OF THE PROGRAMS THAT
WE OFFER.
THE ALIGNMENT OF THOSE PROGRAMS
AND WHAT THE CUSTOMER NEEDS TO
DO TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE, SO THE
ONLY DIFFERENCE WILL BE THAT
THEY CAN NOW GET MORE MONEY TO
HELP THEM PAY THEIR BILLS.
WE ARE WORKING WITH CITY LIGHT
ON POSSIBLY DOING A JOINT
FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR BOTH
OF OUR DONATION FUNDS TO BE
SURE WE ARE COORDINATED ON
THAT.
AND WE ALSO ESTIMATED THAT
BECAUSE WE ARE SIMPLY FUNNELING
THE DONATIONS THROUGH AN
EXISTING PROGRAM AND HOUSEHOLDS
ARE ALREADY APPLYING TO THE
PROGRAM, THE ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS WOULD BE MODEST, $40,000
A YEAR, AND THAT INCLUDES
MARKETING AND A FUNDRAISING
CAMPAIGN.
WE ARE ABLE TO ABSORB THOSE
COSTS WITHIN OUR EXISTING
BUDGETED RESOURCES.
FINALLY, IN TERMS OF TIMELINE,
WE ESTIMATE IN ABOUT SIX WEEKS
WE COULD ROLL THE SERVICE OUT
WITH A TARGET LAUNCH DATE OF
OCTOBER 1st, WHICH WOULD MEAN
WE WOULD BE OPERATIONAL DURING
THE ENTIRE FOURTH QUARTER OF
THIS YEAR, WHICH WOULD BE
EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
THAT RESOURCE TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, GENERAL MANAGER
HARA.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER?
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> MOSTLY COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HARA.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS
OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO GET
A LITTLE MORE ASSISTANCE IF
THEY NEED IT.
I'M ASSUMING THAT THERE WOULD
BE AN EDUCATION ELEMENT TO
THIS, TO LET FAMILIES WHO ARE
NOT ALREADY INVOLVED IN THESE
PROGRAMS PARTICIPATE OR KNOW
THAT THAT IS AN OPTION.
AND THIS IS PROBABLY A QUESTION
I'LL FOLLOW UP LATER WITH YOU,
BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT
OF FAMILIES DEALING WITH BROKEN
SIDE SEWERS, AND OBVIOUSLY MANY
OF THEM HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED
BECAUSE OF COVID AND NOW HAVE
THIS REALLY LARGE PLUMBING
ISSUE TO DEAL WITH.
SO I'M INTERESTED IN TALKING
WITH YOU ABOUT WHAT ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES THERE MIGHT BE, NOT
FOR PAYING BILLS, BUT FOR WHEN
SOMEBODY HAS A BIG
INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEM THAT
THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO COVER.
WE'LL JUST TALK WITH YOU
OFFLINE ABOUT THAT.
I KNOW THAT'S AN IMPORTANT
THING.
I HAVE A DOZEN OR SO
CONSTITUENTS WORRIED ABOUT THAT
RIGHT NOW.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY
ON THIS ISSUE, AND YOU'LL BE
HAPPY TO HEAR THAT OUR CUSTOMER
REVIEW PANEL HAS APPROVED FOR
SPU TO MOVE AHEAD WITH A
PROJECT AND A STUDY ON HOW WE
CAN BETTER HELP CUSTOMERS WITH
THEIR SIDE SEWER ISSUES.
THIS IS AN ISSUE, YOU KNOW,
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THAT HITS
LOW INCOME CUSTOMERS
PARTICULARLY HARD.
AND WE HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF
COMPASSION AND INTEREST IN
HELPING FIGURE OUT HOW TO
PROVIDE THE BEST ASSISTANCE
POSSIBLE FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
PROGRAM.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF CEO
HARA AND KAHREEN AND THE
CENTRAL STAFF FOR WORKING ON
THIS TOGETHER.
THIS IS A GREAT USE OF OUR
CENTRAL PROGRAMS, AND
HIGHLIGHTING THE FACT THAT
THERE'S A LOWER INVENTORY COST
BECAUSE WE WERE USING AND
EXISTING PROGRAM AND EXPANDING
IT.
AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE
SMART THINKING AND PARTNERING
WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ON THIS
PROGRAM, AND ALSO HIGHLIGHTING
THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN A NO-
SHUTOFFS AND NO-FEES TIME
BECAUSE OF COVID-19.
SO I WANT TO THANK THE CEO FOR
ALL YOUR GOOD WORK, MAKING SURE
PEOPLE WHO NEED THE ASSISTANCE
THE MOST ARE RECEIVING IT.
THIS IS A UTILITY.
THIS IS A BASIC NEED.
I'M REALLY THANKFUL FOR HOW
YOU'RE MOVING FORWARD TO MAKING
SURE FOLKS GET WHAT THEY NEED
AND DON'T GO INTO DEBT.
EVEN WITHOUT A SHUTOFF, THEY
COULD BE RACKING UP DEBT.
SO INCREASING THE THRESHOLD AND
ALLOWING PEOPLE TO HAVE A
SECOND EMERGENCY FUND IS SO
IMPORTANT.
LOTS OF THANKS, THIS IS REALLY
GREAT WORK.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR DESIRE TO
HELP THOSE CUSTOMERS, AND MANY
THANKS TO RYAN AND COUNCIL'S
CENTRAL STAFF FOR HELPING US
WITH ALL OF THIS.
WE APPRECIATE ALL THE GREAT
WORK AND ASSISTANCE.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALSO I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS
GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK YOU ALL
ARE DOING AND FOR IDENTIFYING
THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY AS A
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN
THIS SPACE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
LOW INCOME CUSTOMERS WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING ONGOING FINANCIAL
HARDSHIP AS A RESULT OF THE
COVID-19 CRISIS AND RELATED
UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS.
WE APPRECIATE THAT.
WANTED TO GET A BETTER SENSE
FROM YOU, DIRECTOR HARA, AROUND
WHAT THE TARGETS ARE OR GOALS
ARE FOR THE SPU IN TERMS OF
DOLLARS RAISED.
I THINK I SAW THE INITIATIVE OF
$200?
IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID IN TERMS
OF A CREDIT FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED
IT?
AN ADDITIONAL $200?
MAYBE YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE
GOALS AROUND WHAT YOU'RE HOPING
TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH
THROUGH THIS PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP IN TERMS OF PRIVATE
DOLLARS COMING INTO HELP
SUPPLEMENT THE PROGRAMS AND
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE.
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LEAN ON
KAHREEN TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY
BALLPARK NUMBERS.
WE ARE FOCUSED ON TRYING TO SEE
IF WE CAN GET SPONSORSHIP
THROUGH CORPORATE CAMPAIGNS
THAT EXIST ALREADY WITHIN
CORPORATIONS.
WE ARE VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
THAT ROUTE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY BALLPARK
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT MIGHT BE
POSSIBLE?
>> YEAH, WE HAVEN'T SET A
SPECIFIC TARGET, BUT WE ARE
ENCOURAGED BY THE EXAMPLE IN
SPOKANE.
THEY SET UP A SIMILAR PROGRAM
AND WITHIN SIX WEEKS THEY HAD
RAISED $150,000.
SO I THINK ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
BUT WE ARE NEW TO THIS, SO WE
HAVE BEEN HESITANT TO SET A
SPECIFIC TARGET.
>> THAT'S HELPFUL.
I APPRECIATE THAT REFERENCE
POINT.
AND A SECOND QUESTION IS, BASED
ON THE DATA THAT YOU ALL HAVE
IN THE BILLING SYSTEM, DO YOU
HAVE A SENSE OF, FOR THOSE
FALLING BEHIND ON THEIR BILLS,
WHAT THAT AVERAGE AMOUNT IS,
JUST SO WE CAN GET A SENSE OF
THE SCALE OF THE NEED?
I THINK THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT
TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD.
>> WE DO TRACK IT AND I'LL
PROVIDE IT TO YOU AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF THERE ARE
NO FURTHER COMMENTS, I WOULD
LIKE TO MOVE THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE CITY BILL
119866.
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> I RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THIS
BILL.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THIS BILL
PASS.
>> GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> AND PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FOUR YES.
>> THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THIS PASS AND IT WILL BE SENT
TO THE SEPTEMBER 8th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
THIS CONCLUDES THE AUGUST 19th,
2020 MEETING OF THE
TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE.
THIS COMMITTEE WILL LIKE ALL
COMMITTEES BE IN RECESS UNTIL
SEPTEMBER 8th.
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF
THIS COMMITTEE IS ON SEPTEMBER
16, 2020.
THE BILLS THAT WE PASS OUT OF
THIS COMMITTEE WILL BE HEARD AT
THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th.
I KNOW A LOT OF THOSE ARE TIME
SENSITIVE.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR
ATTENDING, AND WE ARE
ADJOURNED.