>>> THE AUGUST 18th, 2021
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
MY NAME IS ALEX PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS EXCUSED
. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> AND CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU.
>> THREE PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE PROPOSED AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
QUICK PREVIEW OF THE 12 ITEMS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA, WHICH IS THE
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN
FOR MAJOR EVENTS INCLUDING HOW
THE INTENT TO ENCOURAGE TRANSIT
DURING SPORTING EVENTS AND AND
AROUND HUSKY STADIUM. I BELIEVE
THERE ARE IMPORTANT ITEMS IN
THEIR PLAN WE COULD LIFT UP AND
MEMORIALIZE IN THE RESOLUTION.
I HAVE AN AMENDMENT, AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE ON THE AGENDA THAT
WILL DO JUST THAT. WE WILL TALK
ABOUT IT FURTHER DURING THAT
ITEM TODAY.
WE HAVE FIVE APPOINTMENTS TO
VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION BOARDS.
WE WILL CONSIDER TO PROVIDE
LIMITED CONDEMNATION AUTHORITY
IN CASE IT IS NEEDED FOR A
PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IN WEST
SEATTLE TO IMPLEMENT A CLIMATE
ZONE.
THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS WORKING
ON THAT PROJECT.
WE HAVE A GREAT ACCEPTANCE
PACKAGE FROM THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
WE WILL ONCE AGAIN DISCUSS
UTILITY RATE ORDINANCES FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
THIS IS OUR SECOND TIME HEARING
THOSE AND THEY ARE CONSISTENT
WITH THE RESOLUTION WE HAVE
APPROVED PREVIOUSLY.
WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON AN ENERGY PROGRAM
BEING DEVELOPED BY SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT. WE WILL NOT VOTE UNTIL
OUR SEPTEMBER 15th MEETING. AS
A REMINDER, THIS IS OUR LAST
MEETING BEFORE THE COUNCIL
TAKES A TWO WEEK RECESS, WHICH
MEANS WE DO NOT HAVE OFFICIAL
COUNCIL MEETINGS DURING THAT
TIME.
TODAY WE WILL BE IN THE COUNCIL
AND OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING
WILL BE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
15th.
PUBLIC COMMENT. AT THIS TIME,
WE WILL OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD.
LEASE BE PATIENT AS WE OPERATE
AS ONLINE SYSTEM. WE ARE
CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING FOR WAYS
TO FINE-TUNE THIS PROCESS OF
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
IT REMAINS THE STRONG INTENT TO
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT REGULARLY
INCLUDED ON MEETING AGENDAS,
HOWEVER THE CITY COUNCIL
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AT
ANY POINT IF WE DEEM THE SYSTEM
IS BEING ABUSED OR WILL NOT
ALLOW OUR MEETINGS TO BE
CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY OR IN A
MATTER BEING ABLE TO CONDUCT
FOLLOWING BUSINESS.
I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE
GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. I
WILL CALL ON THE SPEAKER IN
ORDER IN WHICH THEY SCHEDULED
ON THE WEBSITE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP,
GO TO THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE AT
SEATTLE.GOV. STAFF WILL UNMUTE
THE APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND
A PROMPT OF YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED WILL BE THE SPEAKER'S
QUEUE THAT IT IS THERE TURN TO
SPEAK. PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING HER NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING. AS A
REMINDER, PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD
RELATE TO AN ITEM ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
THERE ARE 10 SECONDS LEFT. WHEN
YOU HEAR THE CHIME, WRAP UP
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF YOU DO NOT WRAP UP IN THE
TIME ALLOTTED, YOUR MICROPHONE
WILL BE MUTED TO ALLOW US TO
CALL IN THE NEXT SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU FINISH YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE AND IF
YOU CONTINUE FOLLOWING THIS
MEETING, PLEASE DO SO VIA THE
LISTENING OPTIONS LISTED ON THE
AGENDA.
THE REGULAR PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE JUST TWO
SPEAKERS, SO I WILL GO AHEAD
AND CALL THEM.
WE'VE GOT JIM AND PAUL. GO
AHEAD, JIM.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I WANT TO ADDRESS YOUR AGENDA
ITEM OF THE RAIL QUIET ZONE. AS
YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE, IT IS
VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY
SURROUNDING TERMINAL FIVE AS WE
TESTIFY EXTENSIVELY AT THE
MASTER USE PERMITS MEETING
YEARS AGO.
THE LARGE LOCOMOTIVES THAT PULL
THOSE CONTAINER TRAINS HAVE
VERY LOUD HORNS DESIGNED FOR
TRAINS THAT SPEED THROUGH THE
PLAINS OF THE MIDWEST. IT IS
TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE FOR A
TIGHT URBAN SETTING.
VERY DISTURBING. THE QUIET ZONE
WAS AGREED TO BY ALL OF THE
PARTIES CONCERNED WHEN IT WAS
CREATED. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
COMPLETED OVER A YEAR AGO.
IT IS DISCOURAGING THAT TRAINS
WILL RETURN IN JANUARY AND THE
QUIET ZONE WILL STILL NOT BE IN
PLACE BECAUSE NOBODY GAVE IT
PROPER PRIORITY.
PLEASE DON'T DELAY THIS PROJECT
ANY LONGER.
THE SOONER THE COMMUNITY CAN
LEEP AT NIGHT.
THEY RUN THOSE TRAINS 24/7.
WE NEED THIS THING IN PLACE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT WE HAVE PAUL CASEY. GO
AHEAD, PAUL.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS PAUL CASEY AND I
HAVE LIVED IN WEST SEATTLE
SINCE 1978.
I LIVE AT 2653 BELVEDERE AVENUE
SOUTHWEST.
IT IS ABOUT THREE-QUARTERS OF A
MILE FROM TERMINAL 5. I AM NOT
GOING TO SAY MUCH BECAUSE I
WILL ECHO EXACTLY WHAT JIM JUST
SAID HERE I WAS GOING TO SAY
EVERYTHING VERBATIM TO WHAT HE
SAID.
THE THING IS, I WILL ALSO ADD
ONTO THAT HE DID MAKE REFERENCE
TO THIS, THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN
AGREED UPON TO DO AND THE
SOONER THE BETTER FOR EVERYBODY.
THE HORNS HAVE BEEN AN
INCREDIBLY BIG DISTRACTION. IT
HAS WOKEN US UP AT NIGHT. THIS
ONE INDIVIDUAL LAYS ON THE HORN
FOR 35 FOR 40 SECONDS AT A TIME
. IT IS WAKING UP EVERYONE ON
THE EAST SIDE OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT.
PLEASE IMPLEMENT THIS QUIET ZONE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THOSE COMMENTS HERE COLLEAGUES,
THAT CONCLUDES OUR LIST OF
PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD JOINED US
BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT STARTED,
SO WELCOME, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO ITEM
1. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE SHORT TITLE OF THE FIRST
AGENDA ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, RESOLUTION AT
32016, A RESOLUTION RELATING TO
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
HUSKY STADIUM TRANSPORTATION
MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR A BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE WITH US TODAY OUR
ESSENTIAL STAFF ANALYST CALVIN
CHOW. GOOD MORNING, CALVIN.
WE GOT THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WITH
US, WHO IS PROPOSING OR ASKING
US TO IMPROVE THEIR UPDATED
MANAGEMENT PLAN WHICH HAS BEEN
IN PLACE FOR DECADES. IT IS
TIME FOR AN UPDATE.
AS I MENTIONED NEAR THE START
OF THE AGENDA, ALL WE HAVE ON
THE AGENDA IS AN AMENDMENT TO
THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION THAT
ACCOMPANIES THE TRANSPORTATION
MANAGEMENT PLAN.
I CAN TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET AN
INTRODUCTION FROM FOLKS.
CALVIN, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO SET US UP WITH, WE
WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANKS, COUNCILMEMBER. I
THINK WE SHOULD GO THROUGH THE
CONSULTATION FIRST AND I CAN
HELP THE COUNCIL WITH THE
CONVERSATION AFTERWARDS.
>> WELCOME SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION.
WHOEVER WANTS TO TAKE IT AWAY
AND INTRODUCE THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON TOO.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS ANN SUTPHIN . I AM A
MOBILITY SOLUTIONS MANAGER IN
THE TRANSIT MOBILITY DIVISION.
MYSELF, DUSTY RASMUSSEN , AND
DAN ERICKSON WILL DO A BRIEF
PRESENTATION I GIVE YOU
BACKGROUND ON THE PLAN.
>> THANK YOU.
YOUR AUDIO IS A LITTLE CHOPPY.
IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE IS
DRUMMING.
WE CAN HANDLE THAT. I DON'T
KNOW IF THERE IS A WAY TO
ADJUST IT.
>> I WILL PUT ON A HEADSET IF
YOU WILL ALLOW ME A MOMENT TO
PAUSE.
WE ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION TO
GO UP.
>> GREAT.
LET'S PULL UP THE PRESENTATION.
>> I HOPE THIS IS BETTER.
I HAVE A RATTLING LAPTOP. TOO
MUCH HOME AND REMOTE WORKS, I
THINK.
THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
THE PURPOSE OF OUR PRESENTATION
IS TO OVERVIEW THE ACTION AND
UPDATE THE TRANSPORTATION
MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE HUSKY
STADIUM, ON THE SOUTH END OF
THE CAMPUS.
NEXT SLIDE?
THIS IS SIMPLY OUR DEPARTMENT,
WHICH IS OUR VISIN, MISSION,
AND CORE VALUES WHICH DIRECT
ALL OF OUR WORK.
NEXT SLIDE? OUR GOAL IS TO COVER
THE PURPOSE OF THE UPDATE, THE
TMP UPDATE TO GIVE YOU SOME
BACKGROUND ON THE EXISTING
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN
THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL IN 1986.
WE ALSO WILL OVERVIEW THE
PROPOSED ORDER NEW TMP BEFORE
YOU, INCLUDING ITS PURPOSE AND
OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES,
PROVIDE YOU SOME NEXT STEPS
AFTER YOUR ACTION, WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN WITH THE PROPOSED ACTION
AND NEXT STEPS IF YOU WERE TO
ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AND
PROVIDE TIME FOR QUESTIONS.
NEXT SLIDE?
THE PURPOSE OF THE UPDATES TO
THE HUSKY STADIUM TMP, FIRST
WHAT IS A TMP? A TRANSPORTATION
MANAGEMENT PLAN IS A PLAN OR
PROGRAM THAT THE VENUE OPERATOR
MUST CARRY OUT TO MANAGE
TRANSPORTATION RELATED IMPACTS
FOR EVENTS AT THE STADIUM BY
HAVING A SPECIFIC PLAN OR
PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR THOSE
EVENT DAYS.
THE CURRENT HUSKY STADIUM TMP
WAS ADOPTED IN 1986.
THAT WAS ASSOCIATED -- THAT
REQUIREMENT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH
A LAND USE ACTION OR PERMITTING
ACTION WHERE THE EXPANDED THE
STADIUM CAPACITY FROM 58,000 TO
72,000.
THE TMP THAT IS IN PLACE FROM
1986 WAS ADOPTED BY A CITY
COUNCIL RESOLUTION AND PACKET.
IF YOU TAKE THE TIME TO SCROLL
THROUGH, THERE IS A VERY
DETAILED DOCUMENT THAT HAS VERY
DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT GAME
DAY OPERATIONS ALMOST TO THE
POINT OF IT IDENTIFIES WHAT
CONES NEED TO BE PUT OUT AND IT
ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY FOR
CHANGING.
IT IS A CUMBERSOME PROCESS TO
MODIFY THE TMP TO ADDRESS
UPDATED CONDITIONS.
STRATEGIES IN THE TMP FROM 1986
ARE ALSO OUTDATED.
THE TRANSPORTATION AND
ENVIRONMENT HAS CHANGED
DRAMATICALLY.
ONE EXAMPLE WOULD BE THERE IS A
LIGHT RAIL STATEMENT THAT WAS
NOT ENVISIONED IN 1986.
NEXT SLIDE. I AM GOING TO
INTRODUCE NOW DAN ERICKSON
FROM UW ATHLETICS DIVISION AND
HE WILL GIVE YOU SOME
BACKGROUND ON THE TMP THAT HAS
BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 1986, HOW
THEY HAVE USED IT, AND SOME OF
HIS INSIGHTS ON IT.
>> THANK YOU. HUSKY STADIUM
CURRENTLY OPERATES AND WAS
DEVELOPED FOR THE 1987 FALL
SEASON. IT WAS DEVELOPED AS A
RESPONSE OF THE NORTH UPPER DECK
, WHICH INCREASED STADIUM
CAPACITY FROM 58,000 TO 72,000
FANS. THE GOAL IS TO
ACCOMMODATE THE CROWD CAPACITY
AND HAVE LESS RELIANCE ON
PARKING IN THE CENTRAL AREAS
AND TO EXPEDITEPOSTGAME
TRAFFIC.
THOSE ARE GOOD GOALS BUT THEY
ARE NOT SUFFICIENT FOR 2021.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. TO
ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS
ESTABLISHED IN 1980s, HUSKY
FANS WERE PROVIDED WITH A FREE
TRANSIT SCRIPT TO RIDE THE BUSES
. A VERY DETAILED FLOW OF
PARKING AROUND THE STADIUM WAS
CREATED AND WE CREATED AN
INTERCEPT SURVEY TO MODIFY
TRANSPORTATION AND TWO
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES WERE ALSO
CREATED. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
TMP FROM THE MID-80s HAS BEEN
OUTDATED. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH OUR PARTNERS TO BE CURRENT
WITH THE TIMES BUT WE NEED TO
START LOOKING AHEAD FOR THE
NEXT 30 YEARS AND BEYOND.
THE NEW TMP MODERNIZES OUR
APPROACH TO UPDATE
TRANSPORTATION MODELS IN
SEATTLE.
OUR CURRENT 87 GOAL IS 71% FOR
AUTOMOBILES AND 16% FOR BUSES.
WITH THAT, THAT INCLUDES THE
LIGHT RAIL OUR FANS HAVE BEEN
WRITING.
THIS ADDRESSES MODERN
CHALLENGES SINCE 1987. IT
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES OUR NON-
AUTO GOALS AND THOSE GOALS ARE
ALIGNED WITH THE EXPANSION OF
LIGHT RAIL SERVICE.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IS
INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE TO MORE
EFFICIENTLY EXPEDITE POSTGAME
TRAFFIC.
THIS INCLUDES A SEPARATE
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN
FOR WEEKDAY FOOTBALL GAMES,
WHICH IS ONLY SOMETHING THAT
HAS COME UP IN THE LAST 10
YEARS AND IT PROVIDES
OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY TO
ADDRESS CURRENT AND FUTURE
TRANSPORTATION CHOICES, SUCH AS
ELECTRIC SCOOTERS AND A VARIETY
OF OTHER MOBILITY OPTIONS. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE?
TO DEVELOP THE TMP, WE
DEVELOPED THEM IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH KING COUNTY METRO, AS PD,
AND THROUGH EXTENSIVE OUTREACH.
THAT THE DEVELOPMENT WE HAVE
DEVELOPED MORE ASPIRATIONAL
GOALS AND ARE COMMITTED TO
INVESTING IN THE CITY
INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THESE
GOALS.
I BELIEVE I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO DUSTY.
>> I WILL TAKE IT QUICK.
THANK YOU.
THIS NEXT SECTION WE WANT TO
OVERVIEW FOR YOU WHAT IS IN THE
PROPOSED TMP. IT IS FOUND AS AN
ATTACHMENT TO THE RESOLUTION.
IT IS A 34 PAGE DOCUMENT. IT IS
A FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT THAT WILL
GUIDE AN ANNUAL OPERATIONS PLAN
THAT DUSTY AND I WILL EXPLAIN
IN MORE DETAIL.
THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THIS 38
PAGE FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT HAS
PROGRAMMATIC AREAS THAT COVER
TRANSIT, PEDESTRIAN ACCESS,
BICYCLE MOBILITY, WHICH IS LIKE
CHER AND SCOOTER SHARE.
RIDE-SHARE'S, SUCH AS UBER AND
LYFT . WE ARE TELLING FANS
EXPECTATIONS TRAGEDY LINK TO
EVENTS.
NEXT SLIDE?
THE FIRST KEY GOAL SETTING IS
AROUND GOALS, PERFORMANCE GOALS
TO REDUCE AUTO USAGE BY
ATTENDEES.
DAN ALLUDED TO THAT.
THIS GRAPHIC SHOWS WITH THE 1986
GOALS WERE AND THE NEW GOALS. I
AM BREAKING THIS DOWN BY
PRIVATE VEHICLE AND NON-AUTO
VEHICLE.
THE NEW TMP HAS PHASED GOALS
THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH YEARS
THAT ARE TIED TO EXPANSION OF
THE LIGHT RAIL SERVICE, WHICH
DIRECTLY SERVE THE STATION WITH
A LIGHT RAIL STATION ADJACENT TO
HUSKY STADIUM. NEXT SLIDE?
>> IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THAT
PREVIOUS SLIDE, I THINK WE HAVE
A QUESTION FROM A COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> SURE.
>> THANK YOU.
THE FOOTNOTES THAT EAST LINK IS
PLANNING TO OPEN IN 2023, THE
CHART SHOWS 54% NON-AUTO USE IN
2022 FOR EVENT ATTENDEES AND 8%
IN 2024 WHEN LYNWOOD LINK OPENS
IN 2024, BUT I DO NOT SEE ANY
GOALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2023
LINK OPENING.
>> YEAH. WE DECIDED TO NOTE
THAT CHANGE BUT NOT TO SET OR
DO THAT IN THE INCREMENT OF 2022
AND 2024, RECOGNIZING EAST LINK
WILL FACTOR INTO THE 2024
GOALSETTING.
>> I SEE.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY STATS ON THE
2019 ACTUALS?
>> I WOULD LOOK TO DAN FOR THAT
. I THINK DAN MIGHT BE ABLE TO
PULL IT UP QUICKER THAN I.
MAYBE WE COULD GET TO THAT IN
THE END.
>> 1986 WAS VERY LOW FOR
TRANSIT USE. SINCE HUSKY
STADIUM OPENED AND SINCE THEN,
IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE
HOW THE 2019 OR 2018 ACTUALS
COMPARE TO THE GOAL FOR 2022,
WHETHER WE ARE ACTUALLY
EXCEEDING.
>> I BELIEVE IN THE TMP
DOCUMENT ITSELF, IT IS AN
ATTACHMENT. THERE IS A HISTORIC
TRENDING.
IT IS ON PAGE FIVE OF THE
DOCUMENT.
IT SHOWS SOME OF THE SHARE
TRENDING OF ATTENDEES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT MAJOR GOAL SET IN
THE FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT IS A
NEWLY INTRODUCED GOAL AROUND
REDUCING IMPACTS OF THE
OPERATIONS OF THE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS NETWORK.
I AM GOING TO INTRODUCE DUSTY
RASMUSSEN FROM OUR
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS
DIVISION TO EXPLAIN THIS NEW
GOAL THAT WE SET AND HOW IT
WILL DRIVE AN ANNUAL OPERATIONS
PLAN, A DOCUMENT THAT IS
REQUIRED AS PART OF THIS NEW
TMP UPDATE.
DUSTY?
>> THANKS, ANN , AND THANKS TO
EVERYONE ON THE CALL.
THIS NEW TMP HAS A SECONDARY
GOAL. WE ARE WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PARTNERS
ALONG HERE REALIZING THAT THE
IMPACT OF THE STADIUM ISN'T
JUST AT THE STADIUM.
THERE ARE IMPACTS WITHIN THE
WHOLE SUB AREA.
THIS GOALIE CAME UP WITH WAS TO
BASICALLY REDUCE DURATION OF
THE MOBILITY DISRUPTIONS
POSTEVENT MOSTLY.
THAT IS BASICALLY WITHIN THE
SUB AREA OF THE DISTRICT TRYING
TO RETURN TO OUR BASELINE NORMAL
NONEVENT CONDITIONS. OUR
PRELIMINARY GOAL WAS 60 TO 75
MINUTES, SO GETTING BACK DOWN
TO BASELINE POST EVENT SO WE
CAN OPERATE THE COMMUNITY AND
THE IMPACT THE COMMUNITY IS
EXPERIENCING IS MINIMIZED AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
DAN MENTIONED WE ARE INVESTING
RESOURCES IN THE TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE SO THAT WE CAN
COLLECT TRAVEL TIMES AND WE CAN
IDENTIFY WHEN PEOPLE GOING TO
THE GAMES ARE LEAVING AND
ADJUST THE SIGNAL SYSTEM TO
HELP VEHICLES AND TO HELP
PEOPLE OUT INTO THE GREATER
AREA REGION.
WITHIN THAT, WE HAVE PERFORMANCE
MONITORING GOALS. THEY WILL
REFLECT DATA ON TRAVEL TIMES.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS WE
WILL DO TO SEE HOW WE ARE
DOING.
ANNUALLY WE WILL BE COLLECTING
THESE GOALS. IF YOU GO TO THE
NEXT SLIDE, WE WILL LEAD INTO
WHAT WE ARE CALLING THIS ANNUAL
OPERATIONS PLAN. TODAY WE ARE
FOCUSING SPECIFICALLY ON THE
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN,
WHICH IS A SEPARATE DOCUMENT
THAT BASICALLY CALLS OUT THE
OPERATIONS PLAN OR ADDRESSES
THE OPERATIONS PLAN.
THIS WAS A ONE TIME THIS IS HOW
WE ARE GOING TO OPERATE
EVERYTHING.
THIS IS THE ANNUAL OPERATIONS
PLAN TO MORE OR LESS ALLOW FOR
CHANGING CONDITIONS OUT THERE
TO BE IDENTIFIED THROUGH OUR
SURVEYS AND PERFORMANCE
MONITORING ENTER THE ON
BOARDING OF TECHNOLOGIES AND
WHATNOT TO BASICALLY UPDATE
THIS PLAN WHICH WILL INCLUDE
THE TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS.
IT INCLUDES STRATEGIES FOR
TRANSIT.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS WE
WILL BE IDENTIFYING ANNUALLY TO
BASICALLY UPDATE THIS PLAN TO
BEST FACILITATE AND MEET THOSE
GOALS THAT ARE IN THE TMP. IF
YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU
CAN KIND OF SEE THE TIMELINE OF
HOW WE PLAN ON DOING THIS.
DAN MENTIONED THERE USED TO BE
TWO ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND
EACH HAD A SEPARATE ROLE AND IT
WAS TOUGH TO GET THEM TOGETHER.
THIS TMP CREATES A SINGLE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IF YOU LOOK
AROUND, BASICALLY IT IS A CYCLE
EVERY YEAR. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE
THE GAMES, WE IMPLEMENT THE
PLAN WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR THE
YEAR, WE PERFORM ALL OF THE
DATA COLLECTION SURVEYS AND
WHATNOT. WE HAVE AN ANNUAL
REPORT THAT WILL BE PRODUCED
AND THE REPORT WILL BE
EVALUATED WITH THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE. WE WILL COME UP WITH
SPECIFIC NEW STRATEGIES IF
NECESSARY, IF WE ARE NOT
COMPLETING THE GOALS. FROM THAT
WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATED
OPERATIONS PLAN ANNUALLY THAT
WE WILL USE FOR THE FOLLOWING
SEASON TO TRY TO MINIMIZE THE
IMPACTS WE HAVE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE GROUP
CONSISTS OF CHAIRS AND A NUMBER
OF FOLKS THROUGHOUT THE
COMMUNITY AND DIFFERENT
PARTNERS.
>> AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THAT
ACRONYM AT THE BOTTOM,
C.U.C.A.C.
, THAT IS WHERE THE COMMUNITY
WOULD BE HAVING INPUT ON THE
ANNUAL BASIS.
THANK YOU.
>> I THINK WITH THAT, I CAN
TURN IT BACK OVER TO ANN AND
SHE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE COMPARISONS AND THE
NEXT STEPS.
>> THANK YOU, DUSTY. THE NEXT
SLIDES ARE A SIMPLIFIED
COMPARISON MATRIX FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL.
WE DO HAVE THE COUNCIL PACKAGE
IN A MORE DETAILED COMPARISON
MATRIX OF WHAT KEY ELEMENTS OF
THE 1986 TMP AND WHAT IS
PROPOSED IN THE NEW TMP. I
THINK WE HAVE COVERED A LOT OF
THAT ALREADY.
WE ARE MOVING FROM A VERY
DETAILED DOCUMENT WITH A LOT OF
SPECIFICATION TO A FRAMEWORK
DOCUMENT ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL
AND PULLING OUT AN OPERATIONS
PLAN THAT COULD BE UPDATED AS
LONG AS IT IS ALIGNED WITH THE
TMP DOCUMENT. THAT WILL BE
UPDATED ANNUALLY.
IT HAS APPROACHED GOALS,
STRATEGY, AND OBJECTIVES.
THRESHOLDS ARE CLARIFIED. IN
THE DOCUMENT, IT SHOWS WHEN THE
TMP GOES INTO EFFECT AND THE
NUMBER OF EVENTS THAT ARE
ALLOWED IN THE STADIUM.
THE ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS IS A
SIMPLIFIED THROUGH THE
OPERATIONS PLAN.
WE STREAMLINE A SOMEWHAT ONEROUS
AND CUMBERSOME TWO TIERED
ADVISORY SYSTEM THAT DIDN'T
WORK VERY WELL IN THE PAST.
WE HAVE A FORMALIZED PERFORMANCE
TRAINING. ANNUALLY IN THE PAST,
HUSKY STADIUM DID TURN IN AN
ANNUAL REPORT BUT THIS MAKES
THE REPORTING AND PERFORMANCE
REVIEW PROCESS CLEAR.
>> THANK YOU, ANN . CALVIN CHOW
HAS A COMMENT OR QUESTION.
>> THANKS. ANN , AS YOU'RE
GOING THROUGH THIS, THESE ARE
THE DETAILED DIFFERENCES BUT I
WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT
REALLY DOES UPDATED TMP IS MUCH
MORE IN LINE WITH TMPS THAT WE
HAVE FOR OTHER MAJOR
INSTITUTION PLANS. THE WAY WE
TEND TO DO THESE NOW IS TO
ESTABLISH THE OVERARCHING
PERFORMANCE GOALS AND
ESTABLISHING SORT OF ONGOING
MONITORING AND LIMITATION TO BE
FLEXIBLE TO CHANGING CONDITIONS
. AS MUCH AS THERE ARE LOT OF
DETAILS AND SPECIFIC CHANGES,
THE BIGGEST CHANGE BETWEEN 1986
AND 2021 IS OUR WHOLE APPROACH
TO THIS SORT OF ADAPTED
MANAGEMENT. I ALSO WOULD NOTE
THAT TYPICALLY WE WOULD SEE TMP
COME FORWARD AS PART OF
DEVELOPMENT ACTION OR PART OF
THE MASTER PLAN. THE 1986
PROPOSAL CAME ABOUT BECAUSE THE
HUSKY STADIUM WAS INCREASING
DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY, OR
SEATING CAPACITY AT THE STADIUM
AND THERE IS NO ACTION AT HUSKY
STADIUM NOW. THIS REALLY IS
ABOUT SORT OF UPDATING AN OUT
OF DATE PROCESS MORE THAN
ANYTHING AND BEING ABLE TO
TRACK THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY
AND WITH STAFF INVOLVED AS THEY
GO FORWARD.
I DIDN'T WANT US TO GET TOO
LOST IN THE MINUTIA OF WHAT IS
CHANGING AND ALSO REMEMBER THE
BROADER STRATEGY CHANGE THAT IS
GOING ON HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS. I WILL QUICKLY COVER
THIS LAST SLIDE.
WE ALREADY REVIEWED MAJOR GOALS
AND KEY CHANGES, PROPOSED
CHANGES IN THE STRATEGY.
ONE ITEM OF BIG CHANGE WAS AN
EMPHASIS AND IT NEEDING
UPDATING IS THE AREA ABOUT
TRYING TO SUPPORT INCREASED
TRANSIT USES.
WE HAVE HAD A HUGE GROWTH AND A
LOT OF THAT IS ABOUT THE RICH
GROWTH OF OUR TRANSIT NETWORK
OVER 37 YEARS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. AT THE TIME, THERE WAS
NOT SUCH A RICH NETWORK AND THE
UW PROVIDED AND STILL PROVIDES
A SPECIAL SERVICE FOR GAME DAY
PARKING LOT TO HUSKY STADIUM.
SOME OF THAT SPECIAL SERVICE NO
LONGER MAKES SENSE BECAUSE THE
REGIONAL TRANSIT IS REPLACING
THAT. A GOOD UPCOMING EXAMPLE
WITH THE OPENING OF NORTHGATE
LIGHT RAIL STATION IN OCTOBER.
THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE
SPECIAL BUS SERVICE FROM
PARKING REDLINE AND THAT WOULD
NOT MAKE SENSE ANYMORE. THIS
ALLOWS THE PHASING OUT OVER
TIME AND ADMINISTRATIVELY WITH
THE REVIEW OF THE SPECIAL
SERVICE.
IF WE FIND AN ACCEPTABLE
ALTERNATIVE IS AVAILABLE.
SIMILARLY AT THE TIME THERE IS
REFERENCE TO FREE TRANSIT SCRIPT
. THAT WAS BASICALLY BACK IN
1986 FOR THOSE WRITING THE
SPECIAL SERVICE.
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE
TICKETS FOR FREE.
WE HAVE BEEN GIVING THEM A
WAIVER FOR THE PAST SEVERAL
YEARS AND HAVE NOT SEEN ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN RIDERSHIP.
HUSKY STADIUM STILL PAYS FOR
THE SPECIAL SERVICE, BUT THE
TICKET IS A BUNDLED UP IN THE
TICKET PASS.
OTHER THINGS THAT WERE NOT
ENVISIONED AT THE TIME, RIDE-
SHARE. THERE WAS A HEAVY FOCUS
IN 1986 FOR RIDE-SHARE.
UBER AND LYFT DID NOT EXIST.
UW HAS RIDE-SHARE ON THEIR OWN
CAMPUS. THEY BRING RIDE
OPERATORS AND REQUIRE THEM TO
COME ONTO THEIR CAMPUS SO THEY
DO NOT IMPACT THE GENERAL
PURPOSE TRAFFIC.
THOSE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS I WILL
FOCUS ON FOR THE DIFFERENCES.
SO, WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS?
THIS SAYS JULY, BUT WE ARE HERE
IN AUGUST.
IF THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO ACT
ON THE RESOLUTION, YOU WILL BE
ADOPTING THAT HIGHER-LEVEL TMP.
WE WOULD USE THAT AS A GUIDE FOR
WORKING WITH OUR ADVISORY
COMMITTEE TO FINALIZE AN
OPERATIONAL PLAN THAT WOULD GO
INTO EFFECT FOR THE 2022 SEASON
. THAT CONCLUDES OUR
PRESENTATION. WE WILL OPEN IT
UP FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU.
WE WILL ALSO HEAR FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AS
WELL.
I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM. IS
OUR SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION SUPPORTS THIS PLAN.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> WE DO SUPPORT IT. IT IS NOT
IN THE PACKET, BUT THE WHOLE
RESOLUTION SAID THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE NEEDED TO MAKE A
RECOMMENDATION.
THERE IS A BROAD ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
THE COMMITTEE MET IN 2020, BUT
THE PANDEMIC DELAYED THINGS.
THEY MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO
COUNCIL TO ADOPT THIS.
OUR DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL
RECOMMEND ADOPTION BY THE
COUNCIL.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
CALVIN CHOW AND CENTRAL STAFF,
THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING THIS .
I APPRECIATE THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON. THEY COULD HAVE
APPROACHED THIS IN MANY WAYS
AND THEY WENT ABOUT THIS WITH A
VERY THOROUGH PROCESS AND ALSO
CONSULTED A LOT OF COMMUNITY
GROUPS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN
THEY WERE GETTING STARTED WITH
THIS. I APPRECIATE THAT.
IS WORLD-CLASS EDUCATIONAL
ASSET IS HEADQUARTERED IN
DISTRICT FOR.
IT HAS AN IMPACT ON A LOT OF
SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
THERE IS A NEUTRAL INTEREST IN
INCREASING TRANSIT FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT AND FOR REDUCING
TRAFFIC CONGESTION DURING BIG
EVENTS, SO I APPRECIATE THE
OUTREACH.
MY OFFICE HAS DONE ADDITIONAL
OUTREACH AS WELL ONCE THE PLAN
WAS FINISHED FOR REVIEW AND I
WILL TALK MORE ABOUT MY
AMENDMENT LATER. I JUST WANTED
TO KNOW IF THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON AND SALLY CLARK, DID
YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY BRIEF
COMMENTS BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP
FOR QUESTIONS ON THE UNDERLYING
RESOLUTION?
>> DAN, JULIE, AND I WORKED
THIS OUT AHEAD OF TIME.
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS
HAVE BEEN PART OF THE TEAM
WORKING WITH SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION TO FIGURE OUT
HOW YOU VOLUNTARILY UPDATE THE
TMP, WHICH WE ARE NOT SURE HAS
HAPPENED BEFORE SO WE ARE A
LITTLE BIT OF A GUINEA PIG FOR
YOU ALL.
IT HAS TAKEN A LONG TIME.
WE TOOK SOME STEPS AND WE DID A
PROTECTIVE EIS. IT ACTUALLY
REALLY HELPED US STRUCTURE OUR
OUTREACH TO GROUPS. THAT WAS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE CLEAR
WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS ABOUT THE
FACT WE WERE DOING AN UPDATE
AND WHAT WE ARE HOPING TO
ACHIEVE WITH AN UPDATE.
WE HAVE USED THAT INSTRUCTOR TO
DO THAT.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT SDOT
STAFF HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL
FIGURING OUT WHAT A REVISED TMP
FOR HUSKY STADIUM COULD DO. WE
THINK IT IS A GOOD PLAN. IT IS
CERTAINLY IN THE INTEREST OF
THE UNIVERSITY TO HAVE A PLAN
WE CAN ACTUALLY USE YEAR TO
YEAR MORE EFFECTIVELY.
WE CAN KEEP GOING WITH THE OLD
ONE. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO
UPDATE IT BUT IT SEEMED
RIDICULOUS TO KEEP TRYING TO
MAKE THIS 1986 PLAN WORK GIVEN
CLIMATE AND GIVEN THE
UNIVERSITY'S INTEREST, GIVEN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD INTEREST IN
MOBILITY AND SAFETY AROUND THE
STADIUM.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR WORK
AND GIVEN EVERYTHING YOU HAVE
ON YOUR CALENDAR, YOU ARE
TRYING TO MOVE TOWARD THIS AND
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ON THE
AGENDA.
WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS
THAT WE WILL SHARE WITH YOUR
OFFICE IN ADVANCE, SO WE LOOK
FORWARD TO EXCHANGING THOSE.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE UNDERLYING
RESOLUTION AND TRANSPORTATION
MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HUSKY
STADIUM DURING BIG EVENTS?
I CAN MOVE THE ITEM AND I CAN
TRY TO MOVE MY AMENDMENT AND WE
CAN TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN, BUT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR PEDERSEN. I
WILL TRY TURNING ON MY VIDEO
BUT I HAVE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY
WITH CONNECTIVITY TODAY, SO IF
IT STARTS BLEEDING OUT, I MIGHT
COME BACK. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
WHAT SALLY CLARK JUST SAID
ABOUT RE-UPDATING THIS PLAN AND
BEING A GUINEA PIG. IT DOESN'T
MAKE SENSE TO CONTINUE WORKING
ON SOMETHING FROM 1986 WHEN WE
HAVE LIGHT RAIL COMING TO HUSKY
STADIUM NOW. I WILL HIGHLIGHT
SOMETHING I SAID IN THE
REGIONAL TRANSIT COMMITTEE. IT
WAS NOT THIS COMMITTEE, BUT A
COUNTY AND CITY COMMITTEE.
THERE WAS CONVERSATION ABOUT
BUILDING PARKING STRUCTURES AT
LIGHT RAIL STATIONS THROUGHO%T
THE CITY AND THROUGHOUT THE
REGION.
IF WE HAD BUILT A PARKING
STRUCTURE AT HUSKY STADIUM, IT
WOULD NOT HAVE HAD LONG-TERM
POSITIVE IMPACTS BECAUSE AS IT
CONTINUES TO GROW, WE HAVE SO
MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES AND
OPTIONS AND WAYS TO GET PEOPLE
IN AND OUT OF GAMES, WORK, PLAY
. THE ARBORETUM IS RIGHT THERE
NEAR HUSKY STADIUM. NOTHING
FURTHER TO ADD. I JUST WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THE GOOD WORK OF
SALLY CLARK AND ALL OF THE
STAKEHOLDERS HERE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBERS , ANY OTHER
COMMENTS?
WE CAN CHIME IN LATER AS WELL.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE
RESOLUTION. I WILL MOVE MY
AMENDMENT AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT
THE SPECIFICS OF THE AMENDMENT
AND CALVIN CAN WALK US THROUGH
IT.
CALVIN, CAN YOU SHARE YOUR
SCREEN WITH THE AMENDMENT WHEN
WE ARE READY?
WE WILL GIVE THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON A CHANCE AS WELL AND
THE COUNCILMEMBERS CAN CONFER.
COUNCILMEMBERS, I NOW
RECOMMEND THE COMMITTEE MOVE
PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION 32016,
ITEM 1 ON OUR AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
TO AMEND RESOLUTION 32016 AS
PRESENTED IN AMENDMENT ONE ON
THE AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO CONSIDER AMENDING THE
RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED IN ITEM
1. I WILL ADDRESS THIS ITEM
QUICKLY AND WE WILL MOVE TO
QUESTIONS.
UNIVERSAL ACTION WILL HAVE SOME
COMMENTS ON IT.
WE WILL TURN IT OVER JUST TO
THE COUNCILMEMBERS AT THE END
OF THE DEBATE HERE.
COUNCILMEMBERS, I BELIEVE WE
SHARE A GOAL TO MAKE SURE THE
CITY IS NOT PAYING FOR THE COST
OF INCREASED TRAFFIC DURING
SPORTING EVENTS. I ALSO DO NOT
THINK WE WANT TO LEAVE IT OPEN-
ENDED AS TO WHEN THE
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN
GETS UPDATED AGAIN.
AS SHOWN ON THE AGENDA, ITEM 1
WOULD HIGHLIGHT THE HUSKY
STADIUM TRANSPORTATION PLAN NON-
AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL GOALS. WE
WILL TALK ABOUT PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY, THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THE COST.
IT WOULD ALSO DIRECT THE
TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP TO
HAVE IT OPEN THAT THEY WOULD BE
CONSIDERING SETTING HIGHER NON-
AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL MODE HOLES.
IT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE THAT THEY
SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO CITY
COUNCIL BY NO LATER THAN 2036.
THAT IS VERY FAR AWAY, BUT
THERE IS NO DATE CURRENTLY, SO
THE IDEA WE COULD WORK THIS OUT
WITH STAFF AND COME UP WITH A
DATE THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE.
BREAKING THOSE GENERAL COMMENTS
DOWN INTO SPECIFICS HERE, WE
GOT A COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS AND
RECITALS.
THE RECITALS ARE SIMPLY LIFTING
UP WHAT THOSE GOALS ARE SAYING
ABOUT THE NON-AUTOMOBILE GOALS
AND TALKING ABOUT THE NEED TO
FOCUS ON PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS.
AND THEN THE ACTUAL SECTIONS OF
THE RESOLUTION WE WOULD BRING
CHANGE, WE WOULD AMEND SECTION
TWO TO BASICALLY ENCOURAGE THAT
GROUP MEETING EVERY YEAR ON THE
OPERATIONS PLAN TO CONSIDER
HIGHER GOALS.
A LOT OF THE BENEFIT HAS
ALREADY BEEN ATTAINED THROUGH
THE OPENING OF HUSKY STADIUM
LIGHT RAIL STATION. WE WANT TO
HAVE THAT GROUP CONSIDER
INCREASING THE GOALS OF NON-
AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC AS TIME GOES
ON. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE
IMPROVEMENTS LATER TO HAVE MORE
PEOPLE RIDING TRANSIT.
IF WE GO DOWN TO THE NEXT
SECTIONS, THIS IS ALSO
APPRECIATIVE OF THE FACT THAT
THEY WROTE THIS TO SAY THEY
WILL COVER COST AND THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD CLARIFY
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL AND
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE TRANSIT
SUCH AS BUSES, SHUTTLES, AND
CHARTER SERVICES IF NECESSARY.
SECTION 6 IS HAVING THEM COME
BACK IN 15 YEARS TO UPDATE THE
PLAN, OR WITHIN 15 YEARS.
CALVIN AND I CAN ANSWER
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SPECIFICS.
I KNOW THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON HAS CONCERNS ABOUT
SOME OF THESE.
COLLEAGUES, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE
IMMEDIATE QUESTIONS, WE WILL
HEAR FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON ABOUT THEIR INPUT ON
THIS AMENDMENT AND WE CAN JUST
CONFIRM AMONGST OURSELVES AS
TREND 27 AND ASK CALVIN CHOW
QUESTIONS. IF UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON WANTS TO GIVE US
THEIR INPUT ON THIS NOW, GO
AHEAD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> SURE.
I AM IN A SEMI-PUBLIC PLACE, SO
I APOLOGIZE THAT I DO NOT SOUND
MUFFLED HERE.
THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUITY TO
GET SOME PERSPECTIVE AND
FEEDBACK.
IT IS THREE PLACES WHERE WE
TOOK A LOOK AT THESE MONDAY AND
TUESDAY MORNING.
IN THE SECOND WHEREAS, THE
UNIVERSITY IS OBVIOUSLY VERY
AWARE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE
NEEDS IN THE NORTHEAST SEATTLE.
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
WE HAVE ONGOING SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS TO PEDESTRIAN AREAS
THAT HAPPEN ON CAMPUS AND WE
ARE VERY AWARE OF THE WORK THAT
NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
I THINK OUR CHALLENGE IS THAT
LAST PHRASE, ENHANCED SIDEWALKS
NEAR HUSKY STADIUM.
WHILE THAT IS NEEDED, ONE THING
WE ARE SENSITIVE TO IS WHERE
THE EMPHASIS IS AND THAT
SPECIFICITY. THERE MAY BE
PROJECTS THAT COME ALONG THAT
OTHER PARTIES ARE PART OF.
THERE MAY BE REVIEWS OF
PEDESTRIAN NEEDS.
THEY ARE OUTSIDE AND MORE
URGENT THAN THE PATHWAYS.
THAT WHEREAS SEEMS LIKE IT
COULD LAND WITH THE SAME IMPACT
BY ENDING IT WITH IMPROVE THE
SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS AND
PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS, WHICH
ALLOWS THAT OPENNESS WHETHER IT
IS A NORTH/SOUTH OR ADJACENT IN
ANOTHER WAY TO THE AREA.
NOT CONTESTING THE GOAL OF THAT
WHEREAS AT ALL, BUT THAT
SPECIFICITY IS A CHALLENGE.
THE SECOND COMMENT WE HAD WAS
REGARDING THE NEW SECTION 2
DOWN BELOW THERE.
THE NEW SECTION 2, IF WE COULD
SCROLL UP A LITTLE BIT THAT
WOULD BE GREAT.
OKAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOT CONTROL
OF THE SCREEN.
OH, THERE WE GO.
SO, THE ANNUAL REVIEW AND THE
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE -- I FEEL
LIKE I AM SKIPPING ONE.
YEAH, TO CONSIDER THE GOALS
THAT WOULD BE MORE AGGRESSIVE
THAN THOSE THAT ARE SET IN THE
TMP.
THE TMP IS THE GOVERNING
DOCUMENT. THE TMP HAS BEEN
WORKED OUT AND REFINED AND
NEGOTIATED WITH SDOT STAFF.
THE CHALLENGE FOR THE
UNIVERSITY IS IF WE ARE OPENING
THE DOOR TO ANY GOALS
ESTABLISHED BEYOND THOSE IN THE
TMP, THAT RAISES THE CHALLENGE
THAT THE TMP IS NO LONGER THE
GOVERNING DOCUMENT FROM WHICH
WE BUILD THE PLANT EVERY YEAR.
THE UNIVERSITY OF COURSE WHAT
WOULD PREFER TO HAVE THAT
GOVERNING GOAL DOCUMENT BE WHAT
WE ARE DRIVING TOWARDS ON A
REGULAR LONG TERM BASIS.
AND FINALLY, THE COMMENT
REGARDING HAVING THE 2036
RECOMMENDATION FROM THE
ADVISORY GROUP ABOUT WHETHER TO
OR ABOUT HOW TO IN THIS CASE
UPDATE THE TMP. I THINK WE
WOULD LIKE TO BE OPEN IF IT
NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. WE
SUGGESTED IF NEEDED.
I AM NOT CLEAR ABOUT WHETHER
THIS REQUIREMENT IS PRESENT IN
OTHER NEW TMPS THAT THE CITIES
ADOPTING FOR OTHER MAJOR
FACILITIES. I THINK HONESTLY
THE UNIVERSITY WANTS TO BE IN
ALIGNMENT AND I THINK WE HAVE A
QUESTION ABOUT IS THIS A NEW
STANDARD THAT THE CITY IS
ADOPTING FOR ALL?
IS IT SPECIAL TO THE UNIVERSITY?
IS THIS SOMETHING WE SHOULD
DETERMINE TOGETHER WITH SDOT
AND THE UNIVERSITY AND ALL OF
THE OTHER PARTNERS AT THE TABLE
, WHETHER AN UPDATE IS
NECESSARY?
IF THAT IS UNDERSTOOD IN THIS,
THEN IT WOULDN'T BE REQUIRED
AND IT WOULD BE RUN TO THE
TECHNICAL ADVISORY IF THEY FEEL
IT IS NECESSARY AND IN THE BEST
INTEREST, THEN I THINK WE ARE
FINE.
I THINK THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CALVIN, DID YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ON THAT? PARTICULARLY
ON THE LAST ITEM. ANY THOUGHTS
ON THAT?
>> I THINK THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON TMP IS A VERY
UNUSUAL ANIMAL COMPARED TO THE
OTHER ONES WE HAVE IN THE CITY.
YOU KNOW, MOST OF THEM ARE
ESTABLISHED AND ARE MOVING
FORWARD AND ONGOING.
THIS ONE STANDS APART IN TERMS
OF ITS HISTORY AND WHERE WE ARE
IN UPDATING IT. I THINK THAT
THE IDEA BEHIND THE SECTION 6
LANGUAGE DID SORT OF
INCORPORATE THE IDEA THAT THE
TECHNICAL ADVISORY WOULD COMPLY
IF IT WAS A GOOD IDEA, ALTHOUGH
NOT NECESSARILY EXPLICIT.
THAT MAY BE A DISTINCTION
WITHOUT MUCH MEANING IF IT
COMES TO IT, BUT IT MAY BE
IMPORTANT TO SPECIFY WHAT YOUR
EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR HOW THE
TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP
APPROACHES THAT ISSUE.
>> I THINK WE ARE POINTING OUT
HOW, YOU KNOW, IT IS AMAZING
THAT THE 1986 VERSION HAS BEEN
IN PLACE FOR SO LONG AND GIVING
IT A LARGE RUNWAY OF 15 YEARS,
I THINK I AM FINE WITH THE WAY
THE AMENDMENT IS WRITTEN. AS IS
TREND 27, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ABOUT THE AMENDMENT?
YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR
PEDERSEN.
I THINK I HAVE HEARD SALLY'S
MESSAGE AROUND FEELING THAT
THERE WAS NOT CERTAINTY HERE. I
GUESS I AM JUST ASKING FOR A
LITTLE BIT MORE EXPLANATION
AROUND WHY THIS PARTICULAR
LANGUAGE OR WHAT PART OF THIS
LANGUAGE IS CAUSING CONCERNS
VAGUENESS IN THE READING. ING
>> IS IT OKAY IF WE ASK YOU TO
ANSWER THE QUESTION?
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER IT.
>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE
LAST SECTION ABOUT 2036?
>> I AM TRYING TO GET A SENSE.
AND TO TELL ME IF I'M OUT OF
ORDER.
>> IT IS OKAY. AT SOME POINT,
IT WILL JUST BE US BUT IF YOU
HAVE A DIRECT QUESTION, LET'S
ASK THEM FOR SURE.
>> SALLY, I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU
SAY THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE
AMENDMENT THAT CREATED A LACK
OF CERTAINTY OR VAGUENESS.
I APOLOGIZE FOR MY QUESTION TO
BEGIN WITH.
I AM GETTING OVER A HEAD COLD
AND IT IS MAKING ME LESS
ARTICULATE. I WOULD LIKE TO GET
A CLEAR SENSE OF WHAT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
BELIEVES IS NOT CLEAR, OR IS
MUDDYING THE WATERS IN A
DIFFERENT WAY IN THIS AMENDMENT
. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
THAT.
>> SURE.
I CAN GIVE THIS A QUICK TRY.
I UNDERSTAND YOU ALL, OR WE
WANT TO BE PART OF THE
DISCUSSION.
THERE ARE THREE PARTS OF
COUNCILMAN PEDERSEN'S PRACTICE.
THE FIRST IS NORTH AND SOUTH OF
THE STADIUM. THAT CERTAINLY
CAME UP IN PUBLIC FEEDBACK WHEN
WE WERE DOING COMMUNITY
CONVERSATIONS.
I THINK WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE NOT LEAVING IT IMPLICIT THAT
HUSKY STADIUM ACTIVITIES ARE
NECESSARILY THE ONLY THING THAT
CONTRIBUTES TO THE NEED FOR
INTEREST HER IN THE GREATER
AREA.
THE SECOND ONE I THINK IS MAYBE
WHERE THE VAGUENESS OR THE
UNCERTAINTY IS MORE OF AN ISSUE
FOR US.
THAT IS THE GOALS FOR MOBILITY,
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF AUTOMOBILES,
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PEDESTRIANS,
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BIKES?
REALLY WE MADE IT INTO TWO
BUCKETS, AUTO AND NON-AUTO.
THOSE GOALS ARE SET IN THE TMP
AS A GOVERNING DOCUMENT WITH
GOALS THAT GET TOUGHER FOR THE
UNIVERSITY TO MEET EVERY TIME A
LENGTH OF LIGHT RAIL OPENS UP,
WHICH IS AS IT SHOULD BE. WE
SHOULD CONTINUE TO WORK AS HARD
AS WE CAN EVERY YEAR WHETHER
THE LIGHT RAIL IS OPENING UP OR
NOT TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBERS
COMING TO THE STADIUM.
THIS SAYS A TECHNICAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE, WOULD YOU CONSIDER
SOME OTHER GOALS THAT ARE BEYOND
WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SET IN
THE TMP?
THAT GIVES ME AND THE
UNIVERSITY SOME QUALMS ABOUT
OKAY, I THOUGHT WE UNDERSTOOD
WHAT THE BOUNDARIES WERE ABOUT
THOSE COULD BE BEYOND WHAT ARE
SET OUT FOR US IN THE TMP,
AROUND WHICH WE WILL MAKE PLANS
AND BUILD BUDGETS AND FIGURE
OUT HOW TO ACHIEVE THOSE ON THE
MULTI-YEAR BASIS, AS LIGHT RAIL
CONTINUES TO OPEN AND BEYOND
THAT.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE
DOWN AUTOMOBILE NUMBERS. THE
VAGUENESS AND UNCERTAINTY OF
WHAT COULD BE EXPECTED OF
ATHLETICS AND THE UNIVERSITY IS
MOSTLY WRAPPED UP IN THAT
SECOND ONE.
>> AUDIT.
THAT IS HELPFUL. I WILL SHIFT
IT BACK TO STAFF NOW.
CALVIN, HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE
LAST POINT AROUND THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT IN SECTION 2. YOU
KNOW, HELP ME SORT OF UNDERSTAND
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS FROM
THE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
PLAN PERSPECTIVE. IF WE HAVE
THIS TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP
AND THEY DO ESTABLISH OR
RECOMMEND, I SUPPOSE, MORE
AGGRESSIVE GOALS THAN ARE
CURRENTLY ESTABLISHED IN WHAT
WILL SOON BE AN ADOPTED TMP.
HOW DOES THAT -- HOW DOES THAT
-- I MEAN, DO THE
RECOMMENDATIONS NEED TO COME
BACK TO THE COUNCIL?
IS IT ACTUALLY POSSIBLE FOR
THOSE THINGS TO BE
AUTOMATICALLY INCORPORATED INTO
THE OPERATIONS PLAN?
>> THE ADVISORY GROUP APPROVES
THE PLAN WITHOUT FUTURE COUNCIL
APPROVAL, SO THIS IS DELEGATING
TO THAT BODY. DOES THE PROPOSED
PLAN MAKES SENSE?
I THINK THE INTENT OF THIS
PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO SAY
THAT THE TMP GOALS ARE
ESSENTIALLY BEFORE. I THINK
THIS IS SORT OF ATTENDED TO
CONSIDER A SITUATION WHERE IF
WE DEMONSTRATE ONE YEAR WE ARE
SIGNIFICANTLY BEATING THE
GOALS, THEN THAT SHOULD BE SORT
OF A WAY WE MOVE FORWARD. YOU
KNOW, THAT IS KIND OF THE
SITUATION WE ARE IN NOW QUITE
FRANKLY.
IT IS MUCH BETTER THAN THE 1986
TMP PROPOSAL.
YOU KNOW, IT DOES LEAVE IT
BASICALLY UP TO THE ADVISORY
GROUP TO INTERPRET WHAT THAT
MEANS.
IN SOME WAYS, THAT SORT OF
AUTHORITY IS ALWAYS DELEGATED
TO THIS STRUCTURE THAT THE
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHES.
>> SO THE STRUCTURE WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT HERE IN TERMS OF
THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP
AND THIS EXERCISE OF LET'S SAY
REEVALUATION BASED ON PROGRESS
OF MEETING THE GOALS IS NOT AN
EXTRAORDINARY PROCESS?
>> IT IS REALLY EMPHASIZING THE
ROLE THAT THE TECHNICAL
ADVISORY GROUP PLAYS IN
IMPROVING THE GOAL AND
REVIEWING PAST PERFORMANCE.
IT IS EXPLICIT IN SAYING SHOULD
THAT BE MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN
WHAT WE HAVE, WHAT WOULD BE
ADOPTED HERE? I THINK IN TERMS
OF THE AUTHORITY, IT IS THE
SAME THAT THE CENTRAL ADVISORY
GROUP WOULD HAVE.
>> OKAY.
IT IS NOT MODIFYING THE SCOPE
OF THE ADVISORY GROUP?
>> I DON'T BELIEVE SO.
>> OKAY.
ONE LAST QUESTION, DOES -- IS
THERE OTHER LANGUAGE IN THE TMP
THAT DESCRIBES THE GOALS AS THE
MINIMUM AS OPPOSED TO THE
MAXIMUM?
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS
CALLED OUT THAT WAY.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US
TO RECOGNIZE THAT ALL OF OUR
DATA INFORMATION REALLY COMES
BASED OFF OF ATTENDEES SURVEY
THAT HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR OR
TWICE A YEAR. THERE IS A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LACK OF
PRECISION THAT I THINK IS
IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE.
IT IS NOT LIKE WE ARE COUNTING
ABSOLUTELY EVERY THING.
IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE KIND OF A
GUIDE THAT WE SINK TO OVERTIME.
I KNOW WHEN I LOOKED AT SOME OF
THE HISTORY OF HOW IT UDUB HAS
ACCOMPLISHED THIS, THAT CAN BE
BASED ON WAS IT RAINING TODAY
THAT GAME WAS TAKING PLACE?
I DON'T WANT US TO READ TOO
MUCH INTO THE TARGETS.
THEY ARE MEANT TO BE GOALS.
THEY ARE MEANT TO BE GUIDING
PRINCIPLES TO HELP FOCUS THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANNUAL
OPERATIONS PLAN IS. I THINK IN
THAT CONTEXT, I THINK THAT IS
IN THERE WITH THE TMP. I DON'T
KNOW IF IT IS NECESSARILY
EXPLICIT ABOUT ALWAYS STRIVING
FOR THE HIGHEST, BUT THAT IS
LARGELY WHY I THINK THE
UNIVERSITY HAS COME BACK TO ASK
TO UPDATE THIS. IT IS HARD TO
TALK WITH SURROUNDING
NEIGHBORHOODS ABOUT THE
REQUIREMENTS WHEN IT IS
SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN
REGULARLY EXCEEDING FOR THE
PAST 20 YEARS.
>> YEAH.
THANK YOU, CALVIN, FOR THAT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE
THIS ON THE RECORD, SOME OF
THOSE POINTS THAT YOU JUST MADE
SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO THAT.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO CHAIR
PEDERSEN.
>> THE REASON I'M COMFORTABLE
WITH THIS LANGUAGE, IT SAYS IT
WILL CONSIDER WHETHER TO DO IT.
IT IS HIGHLIGHTING THAT WE WANT
TO STRIVE FOR MORE AND MORE
TRANSIT AS TIME GOES ON AND
DIDN'T WANT TO JUST BAKE IT IN.
WE WANT TO STRIVE FOR MORE
TRANSIT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU.
I WAS GOING TO BASICALLY MAKE
THE SAME POINT.
INHERENT IN THIS LANGUAGE AS I
SEE IT IS THAT THE ADVISORY
GROUP COULD DETERMINE THAT MORE
AGGRESSIVE GOALS ARE NOT
WARRANTED.
THAT IS SORT OF INHERENT IN
THEIR ROLE AND IN THE "WILL
CONSIDER" LANGUAGE.
THEY COULD CONSIDER AND THEY
COULD DETERMINE THAT MORE
AGGRESSIVE GOALS ARE NOT
WARRANTED.
THAT IS HOW I AM MORE READING IT
AND I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT ON
THE RECORD THAT THAT IS HOW I
AM READING THIS LANGUAGE AS
WELL.
THE OTHER CONCERNS WE HAVE HEARD
FROM UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO
PERHAPS TOO MUCH SPECIFICITY IN
THE SECOND PROPOSED NEW RECITAL
, INTERESTED TO KNOW, CHAIR
PEDERSEN, IF YOU ARE OPEN TO
STRIKING THE LANGUAGE INCLUDING
ENHANCED SIDEWALKS NORTH AND
SOUTH OF HUSKY STADIUM, AND
WHETHER OR NOT YOU WOULD
CONSIDER THAT TO YOUR AMENDMENT
.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS CAME FROM A LOT OF
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY
GROUPS.
WE WERE HEARING FROM THE TEAMS
ON PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND
SIDEWALKS.
THAT WAS SAID OVER AND OVER. I
APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK FROM
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AS
WELL.
MAYBE THE WAY OF HANDLING DOES
IS TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE HERE
SO IT IS NOT AS SPECIFIC TO SAY
SOMETHING LIKE -- IT CURRENTLY
SAYS ENHANCED SIDEWALKS NORTH
AND SOUTH OF HUSKY STADIUM. I
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN CHANGING
THAT TO WHICH COULD INCLUDE
ENHANCED ENDS TO SIDEWALKS NEAR
HUSKY STADIUM.
AGAIN, IT WOULD SAY WHICH COULD
INCLUDE ENHANCEMENTS TO
SIDEWALKS NEAR HUSKY STADIUM.
IT IS NOT ANYTHING SPECIFIC
ABOUT NORTH OR SOUTH, EVEN
THOUGH THAT WAS THE COMMENT WE
GOT FROM COMMUNITY GROUPS.
IT WOULD USE THE WORD "NEAR"
AND IT WOULD SAY, "COULD INCLUDE
." AND AGAIN, FOR PERSPECTIVE
TO THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
LISTENING INTO THIS
CONVERSATION TODAY, IT IS A
RECITAL AND A RESOLUTION.
WOULD THAT WORK FOR COLLEAGUES
TO MODIFY OR SOFT IN THIS
LANGUAGE AND INSTEAD OF SAYING
ENCLOSED SIDEWALKS, WE COULD
TAKE INCLUDING ENHANCEMENTS TO
SIDEWALKS NEAR HUSKY STADIUM.
IN WHICH CASE, I CAN GO AHEAD
AND INCORPORATE THAT INTO AN
AMENDMENT. SO THEN I WILL GO
AHEAD AND MOVE THAT.
THERE IS A MOTION ON THE TABLE
TO AMEND RESOLUTION ONE. I WILL
JUMP ON TOP OF THAT MOTION AND
MOVED TO AMEND AMENDMENT ONE BY
REVISING THE LAST CLAUSE, SECOND
PROPOSED RECITAL BY REPLACING
THE WORDS ENHANCED SIDEWALKS
NORTH AND SOUTH OF HUSKY
STADIUM, WHICH COULD INCLUDE
SIDEWALKS NEAR HUSKY STADIUM.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE
AMENDMENT?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE REVISION TO
AMENDMENT ONE?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
REVISED AMENDMENT ONE?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> THE REVISED AMENDMENT ONE IS
ADOPTED.
ANY FINAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ON THE FINAL RESOLUTION AS
AMENDED WITH THE ADVISED
AMENDMENT ONE?
OKAY, COLLEAGUES. I WILL GO
AHEAD AND GET THE REVISED
RESOLUTION.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE
RESOLUTION 32016 AS AMENDED BY
THE REVISED AMENDMENT ONE?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED
WILL BE SENT FOR APPROVAL TO
THE SEPTEMBER 13th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING, WHICH IS THE NEXT CITY
COUNCIL MEETING THAT WE HAVE. I
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S INPUT
AND PATIENCE. I KNOW THAT IS
THE LONGEST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA
FOR TODAY, I BELIEVE.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU
TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
I APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFUL
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR AND
THANK YOU TO THE COUNCILMEMBERS
. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU, SDOT . WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, APPOINTMENT
02027, REAPPOINTMENT OF WARREN
AAKERVIK JR. AS MEMBER,
SEATTLE FREIGHT ADVISORY BOARD,
FOR A TERM TO MAY 31st, 2022
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE FIVE
APPOINTMENTS. THIS IS A
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE FREIGHT
ADVISORY BOARD.
WE'VE GOT CHRISTOPHER EAVES TO
TALK ABOUT THIS.
>> I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF WARREN
AAKERVIK JR. TO THE FREIGHT
ADVISORY BOARD.
IN TERMS OF BACKGROUND, HE HAS
BEEN A LONG TIME MEMBER
PROVIDING INPUT AND CONTEXT FOR
THE FISHING INDUSTRY AND
DELIVERY EXPECTATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBERS , WE HAVE
ALREADY APPOINTMENT PACKET BUT
WERE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR THIS APPOINTMENT?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND THANK
YOU, CHRIS. I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THE CONVERSATION I
HAD WITH MR. AAKERVIK . ONE
THING HE HAS STRESSED TO ME
WHICH I WILL SHARE WITH THE
COMMITTEE TODAY IS THAT ANYTIME
WE WANT TO GO TO THE STORE TO
PICK UP WHETHER IT IS A SODA, A
ROLE OF TOILET PAPER, OR BANANAS
, THOSE GOODS HAVE TO GET TO
THE STORE SOMEHOW AND THOSE
GOODS MOVED BY TRUCK THROUGH
OUR COMMUNITY.
IT IS NOT A CHANCE WE COULD
LIVE THE LIVES WE LIVE FOR IT
NOT BE THE FREIGHT
TRANSPORTATION THROUGHOUT OUR
COMMUNITY.
THAT IS SOMETIMES AN UNSEEN
ASPECT OF OUR CITY.
IT IS ONE THAT WE RELY
INCREDIBLY UPON FOR OUR
COMMUNITY. CHRIS, IS THERE
ANYTHING I MISSED?
>> NO.
HE IS RELATIVELY GOOD ALSO ABOUT
SUPPORT FOR TRANSIT AND
UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK NEEDS TO
WORK FOR ALL NUMBERS.
>> THAT IS A REALLY GOOD WAY TO
ROUND THAT OUT. IF ANYONE IS
INTERESTED IN HAVING A
THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATION, THANK
YOU, CHRIS AND THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF 2027,
ITEM 2 ON OUR AGENDA. IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT TO BE APPROVED FOR
THE FULL COUNCIL?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, KNOWN
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
WE WILL MOVE TO THE SEPTEMBER
13th CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THANK YOU, CHRIS. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF
THE NEXT TWO AGENDA ITEMS INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM THREE AND FOUR,
APPOINTMENT 2028 AND 2029,
REAPPOINTMENT OF YASIR ALFARAG
AND ANDREA LAI AS MEMBERS,
SEATTLE BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD,
THEIR TERMS TO AUGUST 31st, 2023
FOR BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WE HAVE ANOTHER SDOT MEMBER
WITH US TODAY TO TALK ABOUT
THESE APPOINTMENTS.
GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS SIMON BLENSKI AND I
AM HERE TODAY TO RECOMMEND A
REAPPOINTMENT OF TWO MEMBERS
FOR A SECOND TERM THROUGH A 2023
. THE FIRST IS YASIR ALFARAG .
HE STARTED SERVING ON THE BOARD
THIS PAST JANUARY, 2021 AFTER
FOLLOWING A MIDTERM VACANCY.
HE HAS BEEN A VERY ACTIVE
MEMBER OF THE BOARD,
CONTRIBUTING TO BOARD
DISCUSSIONS. HE IS CURRENTLY A
STUDENT AT UDUB . SECOND IS
ANDREA LAI . ANDREA HAS SERVED
ON THE BOARDS IN 2019 AND HAS
BEEN A VERY ACTIVE MEMBER ON
THE BOARD. SHE HAS SERVED AS
SECRETARY HELPING KEEP
EVERYTHING GENERALLY ORGANIZED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, I KNOW YOU HAVE
LOOKED AT THE APPOINTMENT PACKET
. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
WELL, LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE
THESE ITEMS FORWARD.
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF
APPOINTMENTS 02028 AND 02029 ON
THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
APPOINTMENT MOVED TO THE FULL
COUNCIL?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THESE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE
SET UP FOR APPROVALS AT THE
SEPTEMBER 13th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIMON.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
TITLE OF THE NEXT TWO AGENDA
ITEMS INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS FIVE AND SIX,
2030 AND 2031, REAPPOINTMENT OF
YASIR ALFARAG TO AND MICHELLE
ZEIDMAN FOR TERMS AUGUST 2nd,
2023 FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION,
AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE ANOTHER SDOT
REPRESENTATIVE .
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME
TODAY.
THE BOARD WAS CREATED IN 2015,
SOME OF OUR NEWER MOBILE
ADVISORY BOARDS.
I AM ADVISING THE CITY AND
PARTNERS ON TRANSIT AND TRANSIT
ISSUES IN SEATTLE AND MORE
SPECIFICALLY PROVIDING OVERSIGHT
UNDER THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT.
THE BOARD IS MADE OF 12 MEMBERS.
THERE ARE SIX APPOINTEES AND
ONE DEDICATION MEMBER.
AS THE COURT MENTIONED, WE HAVE
TWO REAPPOINTMENT IN FRONT OF
THE COMMITTEE TODAY, ERIN TIGHE
AND MICHELLE ZEIDMAN . I WOULD
LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ERIN'S STEADY
LEADERSHIP. IT WAS A TUMULTUOUS
YEAR FOR TRANSIT.
MICHELLE WILL BE ENTERING HER
SECOND TERM ON THE BOARD. SHE
HAS ALREADY STEPPED UP IN A BIG
WAY AS SECRETARY.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE APPOINTMENTS, I WOULD
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBERS ,
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE TWO
APPOINTMENTS? WELL, LET'S GO
AHEAD AND MOVE THESE FORWARD.
COUNCILMEMBERS, I RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF 02030 AND 02031,
ITEMS 5 AND 6 ON THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
I DO WANT TO JUST PAUSE AND SAY
I DO APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS ON
THE FREIGHT ADVISORY BOARD
APPOINTMENT.
WHEN WE GET FOLKS APPOINTED, IT
IS ALWAYS NICE WHEN THEY
RECOGNIZE THE OTHER MODES SO WE
HAVE COORDINATION AND TO THINK
HOLISTICALLY.
WE HAVE MANY ADVISORY BOARDS ON
TRANSPORTATION THE COMMITTEE
OVERSIGHT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF
THAT.
IT HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO
COORDINATE THE DIFFERENT WAYS
OF GETTING AROUND THE CITY.
ALL RIGHT, SO WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION OF
APPOINTMENTS APPROVED AND
MOVING TO THE FULL COUNCIL?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL WILL BE SENT FOR
APPROVAL ON SEPTEMBER 13th.
THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE OF
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 7, COUNCIL BILL
120138, AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE TERMINAL 5 QUIET ZONE
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT UNDER THE
FREIGHT SPOT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
ACQUIRE, ACCEPT, AND RECORD
BOTH TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS FROM ABUTTING
PROPERTY OWNERS LOCATED ALONG
WEST MARGINAL WAY SOUTHWEST
BETWEEN 17th AVENUE SOUTHWEST
AND DELRIDGE WAY SOUTHWEST,
NECESSARY OR CONVENIENT FOR THE
TERMINAL 5 QUIET ZONE
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT THROUGH
NEGOTIATION OR CONDEMNATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'VE
GOT REPRESENTATIVES FROM SDOT
TO WALK US THROUGH THIS.
I FIRST WANTED TO GET OUR CITY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY ANY OPENING
REMARKS OR SET THE TABLE FOR US
.
>> SURE.
I THINK SDOT HAS A
PRESENTATION ON THIS. I WOULD
LIKE TO REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT
ONE OF THE CONDITIONS FOR
DEVELOPING TERMINAL 5 WAS THAT
THE PORT AND SDOT SEEK A QUIET
TONE HERE.
THIS IS LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
SUPPORT THAT EFFORT.
>> THANK YOU.
WELCOME AGAIN, SDOT , JASON AND
JON . HI.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM JON LAYZER AND I AM HERE
TODAY SEEKING AUTHORIZATION
RELATED TO PROPERTY ACQUISITION
FOR THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT.
SDOT FREQUENTLY ACQUIRES
PROPERTY FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS
AND WE TYPICALLY DO THAT UNDER
THE AUTHORIZATION WITH THE
APPROVAL OF THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. IN THIS
INSTANCE HOWEVER, OUR
NEGOTIATIONS HAVE REACHED
IMPASSE AND WE ARE SEEKING
AUTHORIZATION TO INITIATE
CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS IN
ORDER TO COMPLETE THE
ACQUISITION.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
JASON, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
JASON IN A MINUTE TO TOUCH ON
THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT BUT
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IF YOU
COULD GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS
SLIDE, I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT
ALTHOUGH THE TITLE OF THE
PROJECT IS THE QUIET ZONE
PROJECT WHICH SPEAKS TO THE
LIVABILITY FOR RESIDENTS WHO
LIVE WITHIN EARSHOT OF THIS
FREIGHT, THE PROJECT HAS
SIGNIFICANT MOBILITY AND SAFETY
BENEFITS, SO IT TOUCHES ON MANY
CORE VALUES.
THANK YOU.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
JASON WILL TALK THROUGH A
LITTLE BACKGROUND ON WHAT A
RAILROAD QUIET ZONE IS AND THE
BACKGROUND OF THE SPECIFIC
TERMINAL 5 QUIET ZONE. WE WILL
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THE PROJECT AT HEALTH AND
THE ACQUISITION THAT WE ARE IN
THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATING.
WE WILL COMPLETE THE PROJECT
AND FINALIZE THE QUIET ZONE.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO JASON FIALKOFF . THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, JON . THANKS TO
EVERYONE FOR HAVING ME.
MY NAME IS JASON FIALKOFF .
JUST BEFORE WE GET INTO THE
DETAILS, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYBODY HAD A BASIC
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT A
RAILROAD QUIET ZONE IS. IT IS A
SEGMENT OF RAIL CORRIDOR WHERE
TRAINS ESSENTIALLY DO NOT HAVE
TO TOOT THEIR WHISTLES. WE ARE
ABLE TO IMPLEMENT QUIET ZONES
BY MAKING ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS
AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.
THERE MIGHT BE INSTANCES WHERE
THE TRAINS TOOT THEIR WHISTLES
IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OR
OTHER REGULATIONS, BUT A QUIET
ZONE MITIGATES NOISE. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE.
THIS SLIDE INDICATES THE
TIMELINE OF THE TERMINAL 5
QUIET ZONE PROJECT.
AS CALVIN MENTIONED EARLIER,
THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS
MODERNIZED TERMINAL 5 THROUGH
THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT PROCESS. THEY HAVE
IDENTIFIED NOISE IMPACT TO THE
ADJACENT COMMUNITY. THE
MODERNIZATION FOR TERMINAL 5
INDICATED THE QUIET ZONE. WE
HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH THE
PORT SINCE 2017 TO PLAN,
DESIGN, AND EVENTUALLY
IMPLEMENT THAT QUIET ZONE.
OUTREACH BEGAN A FEW YEARS AGO
AS WELL AS DESIGN AND WE ARE AT
THE POINT WHERE WE ARE WRAPPING
UP DESIGN THIS YEAR AND
ANTICIPATING STARTING
CONSTRUCTION NEXT YEAR AFTER
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE REPAIR
WORK IS COMPLETE.
WE ARE EXPECTING 10 MONTHS FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF THE QUIET ZONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT
-- ACTUALLY, CAN YOU PUT THAT
SLIDE BACK UP?
IS DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT THE
QUIET ZONE BE OPERATIONAL. IT
REQUIRES A LEVEL OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH THE PORT BE
SIGNED. I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS
IN DISTRICT 1 HAVE CONCERNS
WITH WHERE WE ARE IN THIS STAGE
OF NEGOTIATIONS AROUND THE
QUIET ZONE. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
AS WE HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMENT
THE ORIGINAL EIGHT FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE QUIET ZONE
WAS DECEMBER OF 2020.
WE ARE, INDEED, BEHIND. WE ARE
STILL ALIGNED WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS. I WANT TO ALSO
JUST RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT
SDOT AND THE PORT HAVE BEEN
DOING ON THIS PROJECT AND
RECOGNIZE THAT THE DELAYS ARE
RELATED TO THE EFFORTS OF SDOT
AND THE PORT IN NEGOTIATING WITH
THE BUSINESS TENANTS AROUND THE
DESIGN OF THE QUIET ZONE. THEIR
EXTENSIVE EFFORTS FOR
OUTSTANDING CONCERNS OF THE
TENANT.
I APPRECIATE THOSE EFFORTS AND
APPRECIATE THE UNDERLYING REASON
FOR THE DELAY.
I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
TO FOLKS WHO LIVE IN THE AREA
QUITE FAR FROM THE AREA,
ACTUALLY.
THE SOUND DOES CARRY AND I AM
HOPING WE CAN MOVE THIS FORWARD
TODAY.
YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THE
HISTORY AND THE BACKGROUND.
I WANT TO ALSO NOTE BECAUSE I
HAVE WORKED WITH CONSTITUENTS
TO DO THIS THAT ONE OF MY FIRST
BUDGET ACTIONS AS COUNCILMEMBER
WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
IN MY FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE
REQUESTING SDOT WORK WITH THE
PORT OF SEATTLE, THE FEDERAL
WHERE WAY ADMINISTRATION AND
THE RAILWAY COMPANY TO EXTEND
THE QUIET ZONE FROM TERMINA 5
TO THE DELL BRIDGEWAY. THAT WAS
IN 2016.
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT
HAS BEEN TAKEN TO GET US TO THE
POINT WE ARE AT NOW.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
IT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT.
ALL OF THE WORK THE DISTRICT
HAS DONE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO
HIGHLIGHT SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE NOT ONLY
HELPED TO GET THIS MOVING, BUT
HE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT
MOVING, THAT IS VERY HELPFUL TO
US, SO THANK YOU.
JASON, PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK
THAT WAS WELL SAID.
SO HERE YOU CAN SEE THE SCOPE
OF THE TERMINAL FIVE QUIET ZONE
PROJECT.
THE QUIET ZONE BEGINS ON THE
WESTSIDE AND CONTINUES ALONG
WEST MARGINAL WAY TO MARGINAL
PLACE SOUTHWEST. IT IS ABOUT A
HALF MILE SEGMENT. AGAIN, WE
ARE MITIGATING RAIL NOISE
THROUGH A SAFETY ENHANCED AND
AND MINOR SIMILAR IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS IS A PROJECT WE ARE
DELIVERING ON BEHALF OF AND AS
INDICATED EARLIER, THE ITEM ON
OUR CRITICAL PATH THAT IS
POTENTIALLY THE MOST IMPACTFUL
SCHEDULE IS PROPERTY ACQUISITION
OF A SMALL PIECE OF PROPERTY
NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE?
THIS SHOWS A LITTLE MORE DETAIL
OF THE QUIET ZONE, THE PROJECT
IMPACTS FIVE DIFFERENT RAILROAD
CROSSINGS IN THE AREA.
THE PROJECT WILL CONVERT THE
NORTH INTERSECTION TO AN
EMERGENCY VEHICLE CROSSING ONLY.
CROSSINGS TO AND FOR OUR
PRIVATE DRIVEWAYS WE HAVE
PROPOSED CONSOLIDATING TO CROSS
FREE, WHICH WE ARE PROPOSING
WIDENING AND ADDING A TRAFFIC
SIGNAL AND FINALLY CROSSING FIVE
IS ANOTHER DRIVEWAY WE ARE
CONVERTING TO ONE-WAY INBOUND.
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS COME OUT
OF A SAFETY DIAGNOSTIC MEETING
THAT IS THE FEDERAL RAILROAD
ADMINISTRATION, THE PORT, SDOT
, AND THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE
PRETTY CLEARLY SPELLED OUT IN
THE FEDERAL REGULATION. THAT IS
TO SAY THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A
LOT OF FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF
WHAT KIND OF IMPROVEMENTS WE
CAN MAKE AT THESE CROSSINGS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO IN ORDER TO WIDEN CROSSING
THREE AND AT A SIGNAL, WE NEED
TO ACQUIRE A SMALL PIECE OF
PROPERTY. OUTREACH TO THE
IMPACTED BUSINESS OWNERS BEGAN
IN 2018 AND WE HAVE MADE THOSE
INITIAL PROPERTY OFFERS TO
RIVERSIDE MILL EARLIER THIS
YEAR.
SINCE THEN, NEGOTIATIONS HAVE
STALLED WITHOUT THIS PROPERTY
ACQUISITION.
I THINK AS MOST OF US ARE
AWARE, WE ARE HERE TODAY
REQUESTING THE COUNCIL IMPROVE
LEGISLATION SO WE CAN ACQUIRE
THE PROPERTY NECESSARY TO KEEP
THE PROJECT MOVING.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO THIS AREA ZOOMS IN A LITTLE
MORE ON THE PROPERTY.
YOU CAN SEE THE LOWER SPOKANE
SWING BRIDGE GO OVER CROSSING
THREE. PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN
RED.
THE BLUE AREA IN THE TOP LEFT
CORNER IS THE PROPERTY THAT WE
NEED TO WIDEN THE CROSSING AND
ALLOW TRUCKS TO CONTINUE TO
ENTER AND EXIT ONTO THE PUBLIC
STREET THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO
SOME OF THE OTHER PROPERTY
OWNERS ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY
. AN EASEMENT IS NEEDED IN
ORDER TO INSTALL A CHAIN-LINK
FENCE ALONG THE RAIL LINE.
NOT A HUGE PIECE OF PROPERTY IN
TERMS OF THE LARGER PROPERTY.
>> IF YOU COULD LEAVE THAT UP
TO A MOMENT.
OBVIOUSLY TO PROVIDE AN OPTION
FOR CONDEMNATION IS A SERIOUS
THING FOR THE CITY GOVERNMENT
TO DO AND I WANT TO BE CAREFUL
ABOUT THIS.
THIS MAP IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
TO ME, THIS SHOWING IT IS THAT
LIGHT BLUE PORTION WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT.
THE PROPERTY OWNER YOU ARE
WORKING WITH OWNS THAT ENTIRE
READ BOUNDARY THERE.
CORRECT?
OKAY.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I BELIEVE THE PROPERTY
ACQUISITION IS ABOUT 3000
SQUARE FEET AND IT IS ONLY THE
PROPERTY ADJACENT TO WHERE WE
WILL WIDEN THE CROSSING.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT IS HELPFUL.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, YOUR
ELECTRONIC HAND IS RAISED.
IS THAT FROM THE PREVIOUS
THING?
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
GO AHEAD, JASON.
>> GREAT. AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, NEGOTIATIONS HAVE
STALLED.
THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS CONCERNS
ABOUT THE CHANGES TO PROPERTY
ACCESS, WHICH THIS SLIDE
INDICATES HERE. GOING FROM THE
TOP, I WANT TO KIND OF
ILLUSTRATE WHAT IT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE AS WELL AS WHAT
HAS CHANGED.
ON THE NORTH, THERE IS A CITY
STREET THAT WE COMMONLY REFER
TO AS A LOCAL BUSINESS ACCESS
ROAD.
SDOT HAS IMPROVED THIS OVER
THE PAST YEAR AS WELL AS
IMPROVED THE TERMINAL 5 ACCESS
BRIDGE, WHICH PROVIDES ACCESS
TO THE SPOKANE SWING BRIDGE.
THAT ACCESS WILL REMAIN AND HAS
BEEN IMPROVED. BELOW IT IS WHAT
I HAVE BEEN CALLING CROSSING
THREE.
IT IS THE RAIL CROSSING THAT WE
ARE PLANNING TO WIDEN.
WE WILL ADD A SIGNAL TO PROVIDE
INBOUND AND OUTBOUND ACCESS.
BELOW IT IS THE PRIVATE DRIVEWAY
THAT WE ARE CONSOLIDATING AND
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE IMAGE IS
THE OTHER PRIVATE DRIVEWAY THAT
WE ARE PLANNING TO CONVERT FROM
TWO WAY ACCESS TO ONE-WAY
INBOUND ACCESS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO I THINK A LOT OF ARE
INTERESTED IN WHAT IS REMAINING
IN ORDER TO GET FROM HERE TO
FINAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
PROJECT AS WELL AS
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE QUIET ZONE.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE
PROPERTY ACQUISITION FOLLOWED
BY COMPILING THE FINAL DOCUMENT
GOING TO ADVERTISEMENT. AFTER
THAT CONSTRUCTION, THERE ARE A
FEW THINGS THAT IMPACT
CONSTRUCTION.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING STARTING IN
THE THIRD QUARTER, SO PROBABLY
THE LATE SUMMER WITH AN IMPACT
TO WEST MARGINAL WAY IN ORDER
TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW SIGNAL. WE
EXPECT TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT
IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2023.
THIS SCHEDULE IS OUR BEST
ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW, BUT IT IS
RELIANT ON A FEW THINGS, NAMELY
THE SUCCESSFUL PROPERTY
ACQUISITION.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO NEGOTIATE
OUR FINAL AGREEMENTS WITH THE
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION.
WE ARE PRETTY CLOSE, BUT WE
MOVE AT THE PACE OF THE RAIL.
FINALLY THE COMPLETION OF THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE REPAIR
PROJECT.
ONCE THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED,
WE CAN THEN FILE THE NO KNOWN
NOTICE ESTABLISHMENT. THAT IS A
PROCESS THAT IS MAILED OUT TO
THE IMPACTED STAKEHOLDERS.
THERE IS A 50 DAY COMMENT
PERIOD AND ONCE IT HAS
ESTABLISHED AND COMPLETED, THE
QUIET ZONE CAN BE ESTABLISHED
AND WE CAN BEGIN MITIGATING
RAIL NOISE.
THAT IS MY PRESENTATION FOR
TODAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I SUPPORT PASSING THIS TO THE
COMMITTEE TODAY.
BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH TIME
BETWEEN THE COMMITTEE MEETING
IN THE NEXT COUNCIL ON TEMPER
13, THIS DOES ENABLE US TO BE
OUT IN THE PUBLIC REALM LONGER
THAN USUAL, WHICH IS A GOOD
THING. CALVIN, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS OR ANYTHING YOU WANT
TO ADD?
>> I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD RIGHT
NOW.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS , ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.
WELL THANKS TO SDOT FOR ALL OF
THEIR WORK ON THIS. HOPEFULLY
THINGS WILL GO SMOOTHLY AND WE
CAN PICK UP THE PACE ON THIS
PROJECT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
TAKE A VOTE ON THIS RIGHT NOW.
COUNCILMEMBERS, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE PASS COUNCIL BILL
120138, ITEM 7 ON OUR AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE THAT THE BILL BE APPROVED
FOR THE FULL COUNCIL?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. IT WILL
BE SENT FOR APPROVAL AT THE
SEPTEMBER 13 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FROM
SDOT . WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE SHORT TITLE OF THE
NEXT AGENDA ITEM INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 8, COUNCIL BILL
120159 , AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO GRANT FUNDS FROM THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER NON-
CITY SOURCES FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THIS WOULD ACCEPT VARIOUS
GRANTS TOTALING $40.5 MILLION
INCLUDING GRANT FOR THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE, PS RC GRANT FOR
15th AVENUE SOUTH AND PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY FOR AURORA AVENUE NORTH.
I AM HAPPY TO TURN IT OVER TO
SDOT . CALVIN, DID YOU HAVE ANY
OPENING REMARKS?
>> THERE ARE BUDGET
APPROPRIATIONS BEING REQUESTED
FOR THE 15th AVENUE SOUTH AND
AURORA AVENUE PROJECTS. THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE PROJECT HAS
SIGNIFICANT ALREADY FOR THE
BUDGET. TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
OFTEN COMES ON WITH PRETTY
PRESCRIBED TIMELINES.
WHILE MOST OF OUR OTHER GRANTS
FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS, THESE
AVE TO BE HANDLED OUTSIDE THAT
PROCESS TO BE ON THE TIMELINES
OF THE GRANT AGENCIES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE CONTEXT.
I APPRECIATE IT. WELCOME
AGAIN, SDOT .
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR PEDERSEN.
I AM JOANNA VALENCIA HERE WITH
SDOT AND I WILL HAVE KYLE
PRESENT HIMSELF HERE KYLE?
>> I AM KYLE BUTLER, A
FINANCIAL POLICY MEMBER WITH
SDOT . I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
JOANNA WHO WILL GO OVER THE
BACKGROUND.
>> NEXT SLIDE. ALL RIGHT, SO AS
CALVIN MENTIONED, WE ARE IN
THIS FUNNY IN BETWEEN PERIOD
AND LEADING UP TO KEY THREE.
THIS IS LARGELY DO TO AS CALVIN
MENTIONED THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THE GRANT TIMELINE. THIS REALLY
CENTERS AROUND OUR NEED TO
OPERATE THE GRANT BEFORE THE
REPAIR GOES OUT FOR
CONSTRUCTION.
FOR 15th AVENUE, WHICH IS
CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND
AURORA AVENUE, WHICH THEY NEED
TO KEEP THE PROJECT ON SCHEDULE.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND
IT STARTS PUTTING TOGETHER
PLANS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO AND
THROUGH FUTURE GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO
CONSTRUCT ANY SORT OF PROJECTS
THAT MAY RESULT AS PART OF THIS
PLANNING OPPORTUNITY WITH
AURORA AVENUE. NEXT SLIDE?
REAL QUICKLY, WE RECEIVED $11.6
MILLION AND $12 MILLION VIA
THEIR LOCAL BRIDGE FUNDING.
THIS IS PRETTY EXCITING NEWS
AND I AM HAPPY TO SHARE THAT
THIS BRINGS US UP TO $37.7
MILLION TO SUPPORT THE
CONSTRUCTION FOR THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE. I AM PRETTY
PROUD OF THE EFFORTS OF THE
GRANT TEAM TO BE ABLE TO PUT
THIS PACKAGE TOGETHER THIS
BRINGS US TO 70% OF THE FUNDING
. ADDITIONALLY, JUST A QUICK
UPDATE ON THE PROJECT. WE ARE
AT A 60% DESIGN UPDATE. WE ARE
CONTINUING TO WORK ON A CONTRACT
WITH OUR CONSULTING FIRM IN
ORDER TO GET THAT TO 100%
DESIGN AND ALSO WORKING ON
EARLY WORK PACKAGES FOR THE
PROJECT THAT INCLUDES LISTED
ITEMS THAT ARE BEING COVERED.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE?
AND SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL
HAND IT OVER TO KYLE TO GO OVER
THE 15th AVENUE PROJECT IN
AURORA AND CLOSE IT OFF WITH A
FINAL SUMMARY ON THE REQUEST
FOR YOU TODAY.
>> THANKS, JOANNA.
THIS IS A PAVING PROJECT. THE
PART OF THE PROJECT RECEIVING
THE GRANT, THIS WENT THROUGH A
PROCESS WITH THE REGIONAL
COUNCIL WHERE WE HAD ALREADY
RECEIVED $1.4 MILLION IN GRANT
FUNDS FOR THIS AND THE PROJECT
IS UNDERWAY AND IN CONSTRUCTION
RIGHT NOW.
THERE IS A SURPLUS PROCESS
WHERE IF THEY RECEIVE ANY EXTRA
FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, THEY LOOK TO
DISTRIBUTE THEM TO PROJECTS
THAT HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH
THE SCORING PROCESS AND THAT
MIGHT BE IN CONSTRUCTION.
15th AVENUE SOUTH ENDED UP
BEING ON THAT LIST. WE WERE
ABLE TO ACCEPT AN ADDITIONAL
$750,000 TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARD
THE PACKAGE.
THAT IS JUST A PROJECT THAT WAS
ALREADY IN CONSTRUCTION.
THIS IS ADDITIONAL MONEY TO
SDOT THAT WILL HAVE LESS LOCAL
SPEND ON IT. WE COULD SAY
POTENTIALLY FOR OTHER USES.
NEXT SLIDE.
THE AURORA AVENUE NORTH PLANNING
WAS A COMPETITIVE PROCESS IN
THE STATE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
PROGRAM.
THIS IS KEY TO NOTE THIS IS FOR
PLANNING WORK.
THE TIMELINE WE WANT TO GET
GOING IN FALL AND ANALYSIS
STARTING IN 2022. THE REASON
THAT IS COMING TODAY FOR
APPROPRIATION AND ACCEPTANCE IS
TO GET THE IMPORTANT WORK
STARTED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
THAT WILL BE NICE. IT IS HARD
TO SAY HOW THINGS WILL WORK OUT
WITH FUTURE FUNDING PACKAGES,
BUT THERE IS A LOT GOING ON AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL ABOUT LARGE
INFRASTRUCTURE. THE EARLIER WE
CAN DO OUR PLANNING, THE BETTER
PREPARED WE ARE FOR FUTURE
OPPORTUNITIES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO IN
SUMMARY, THIS GRANT ACCEPTANCE
HAS FOUR ACCEPTANCES FOR THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE AND THOSE
TWO FOR 15th AND AURORA AVENUE.
THE AMOUNT WE ARE ACCEPTING IS
JUST OVER $40 MILLION.
SOMETHING TO NOTE HERE, THE
PORT OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY,
THOSE ARE STILL ACTIVE AND WE
ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR
PARTNERS THERE TO MAKE SURE IT
IS PRODUCTIVE.
THOSE AMOUNTS WE ARE ASKING YOU
TO ACCEPT THE GRANT IN ADVANCE
OF US ACTUALLY HAVING IT
FINALIZED.
THOSE ARE UP TO $10 MILLION AND
UP TO $5 MILLION FOR THOSE
AMOUNTS.
IF WE HAVE THIS ACCEPTANCE IN
HAND, IT WILL MAKE IT EVEN
QUICKER AND FASTER TO APPLY
THAT FUNDING TO THE PROJECT.
WE CONTINUE TO MOVE VERY
QUICKLY ON THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND DO LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED
HELP FINALIZING THOSE
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PORT OR
KING COUNTY.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU.
I AM CURIOUS WHETHER OR NOT THE
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PORT AND
THE COUNTY ARE DEDICATED TO
SPECIFIC PROJECT ELEMENTS, OR
IS IT GENERAL TO THE WHOLE
PROJECT?
>> WE ARE HAVING PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATIONS BUT THEY ARE NOT
FINAL YET.
ONCE WE DO HAVE THOSE, WE WOULD
BE HAPPY TO SHARE THEM WITH
YOU.
>> FAIR ENOUGH.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS , ANY
QUESTIONS ACCEPTING THESE
GRANTS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK JOANNA
AND KYLE AND OTHERS FROM TRENCH
SDOT . IT WAS A VERY IMPRESSIVE
NUMBER.
JOANNA, I THINK YOU SAID IT WAS
LIKE 70%.
AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN DOING
WORK ON THE ORIGINAL COUNCIL ,
I HAVE REALLY APPRECIATED THE
GOOD STAFFING AND GOOD
STRATEGIC SENSE AND NEGOTIATION
THAT JOANNA AND KYLE AND OTHERS
AT SDOT HAVE BROUGHT TO BEAR
IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH
REGIONAL PARTNERS.
I AM REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF
THAT HARD, IMPORTANT WORK TO
MAKE SURE WE GET THE FUNDING WE
NEED TO FINALLY FIX OUR BRIDGE
AND GET IT REOPENED FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE ENTIRE REGION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I AGREE. THANK YOU FOR THAT
GRANT AS WELL. THAT IS
SOMETHING WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT
WITH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. WE NEED
TO ADDRESS AURORA AVENUE.
THANK YOU, SDOT , FOR ALL OF
THE HARD WORK. I WILL MOVE THIS
ITEM NOW.
COUNCILMEMBERS, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THE PASSAGE
OF COUNCIL BILL 120138. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> OH, DO YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M SORRY.
LET ME GO BACK TO THAT.
I NEED TO MOVE A DIFFERENT BILL
NUMBER.
ONE MOMENT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, I RECOMMEND
THE PASSAGE OF 120159, ITEM 8
ON OUR AGENDA. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BILL BE
APPROVED TO THE FULL COUNCIL?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. THE BILL
IS GOING TO BE SENT FOR
APPROVAL AT THE SEPTEMBER 13th
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THANK YOU, JOANNA AND KYLE.
AND CALVIN. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE OF
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 9, COUNCIL BILL
120160 , AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE CITY LIKE DEPARTMENT
ADDING A NEW CHAPTER TO CHAPTER
21.49 OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE TO ESTABLISH THE RENEWABLE
PLUS PROGRAM, FOR BREATHING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> TODAY IS JUST A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM.
IT WILL COME BACK TO US IN
SEPTEMBER BUT WE ARE PLEASED TO
SEE OUR GENERAL MANAGER DEBORAH
SMITH HERE AND HER TEAM. I JUST
WANTED TO KNOW IF OUR CENTRAL
STAFF WANTED TO ADD ANYTHING?
>> COUNCILMEMBERS , I AM
STAFFING OR STANDING IN FOR
ERIC CONTI. I WILL TAKE NOTES.
>> THANK YOU.
WELCOME, GENERAL MANAGER SMITH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
I AM HAPPY TO BE HERE.
THIS IS EXCITING.
THIS IS A VERY FORWARD PIECE OF
WORK. WE HAVE BEEN MOVING THIS
FORWARD IN CLOSE COLLABORATION
WITH CUSTOMERS AND ACROSS THE
UTILITY, SO WE ARE VERY HAPPY
TO BE HERE AND SHARE WITH YOU.
WE HAVE PROVIDED INFORMATION IN
THE PAST.
SCOTT COOPER WILL BE OUR CHIEF
GUY ON THE GROUND.
HE WILL BE PROVIDING ALL OF THE
DETAILS.
WE HAVE ROBERT CROMWELL, WHO IS
IN CHARGE OF OUR CUSTOMER
ENERGY SOLUTIONS. HE IS HERE AS
WELL TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
AS I SAID, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
DAY AND AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM
FOR THE CITY IN MANY WAYS. IT
IS RESPONSIVE TO AND IN
RESPONSE TO A DIRECT ASK FROM
SOME OF OUR LARGEST CUSTOMERS.
IT WILL IMPACT OUR PORTFOLIO
AND WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE
DIVERSIFYING OUR RESOURCE MIX.
IT IS CONSISTENT WITH
DIRECTIONS FOR THE CITY.
IT IS A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE
THAT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE US
FORWARD TOWARD BEING A GREENER
SEATTLE AND REDUCING OUR CARBON
BASE. WITH THAT, I WILL TURN
THINGS OVER TO SCOTT. THE REST
OF US ARE HERE TO JUST CHIME IN
AND PROVIDE SUPPORT, SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, DEBORAH.
YOU WANT TO GET THE SLIDE GOING
THERE?
GREAT.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS SCOTT COOPER
WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. AS
DEBORAH SAID, I AM THE LEAD ON
THE PROGRAM DESIGN AND HAVE BEEN
FOR THE PAST 10 OR 12 MONTHS OR
SO. I WILL GIVE YOU AN INTERVIEW
OF WHAT THIS IS. WE WILL
DISCUSS WHY WE ARE DOING IT AND
GET A LITTLE BIT OF DETAILS ON
HOW THE PROGRAM IS SET UP AND
HOW IT WORKS.
IF YOU COULD MOVE TO THE NEXT
SLIDE THERE.
THIS IS THE RENEWABLE PLUS
PROGRAM.
THERE ARE TWO PIECES TO THIS
EFFECTIVELY.
NUMBER ONE, THIS PROGRAM WILL
ALLOW US, CITY LIGHT, TO
INTEGRATE NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY
RESOURCES AND INTEGRATE THEM
INTO OUR ENERGY MIX. THE OTHER
PIECE IS THAT WE WILL BE
CONTRACTING WITH CUSTOMERS TO
HAVE THEIR SUBSCRIBED LOAD THAT
THEY HAVE SIGNED UP FOR COVERED
BY THE RENEWABLE RESOURCE.
SO, WHY IS IT THAT WE ARE
SEEKING THIS PROGRAM?
WE HAVE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF
OUR LARGE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS
THAT HAVE AGGRESSIVE AND
SPECIFIC SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
THAT WHILE THEY ARE SATISFIED
AND HAPPY WITH THEIR ENERGY
THAT WE OFFER, THEY ARE LOOKING
FOR MORE AND DIFFERENT
OFFERINGS THAN WHAT WE HAVE.
THIS IS REALLY AN EFFORT FOR
US, CITY LIGHT, TO BE
RESPONSIVE TO THOSE BIG AND
IMPORTANT CUSTOMERS THAT WE ARE
SERVING TO MEET THEIR
SUSTAINABILITY GOALS AND NEEDS.
BEYOND THE CUSTOMER PIECE, AS
DEBORAH MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS
IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AT
CITY LIGHT TO GO OUT AND
INTEGRATE A NEW RENEWABLE
RESOURCE INTO OUR ENERGY
PORTFOLIO.
THIS WOULD BE A DEVELOPMENT
THAT WOULDN'T OCCUR OTHERWISE.
THIS IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO BE FORWARD THINKING
AND GET AHEAD OF THIS. THE THIRD
LAST POINT THERE TO HIGHLIGHT
THE CITY LIGHT, KIND OF THE
MIDDLEMAN FOR SUSTAINABILITY
GOALS THEY WILL CONNECT THE
DEATHS AND BE THE MIDDLEMAN AND
MAKE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE
CUSTOMERS . FOR CUSTOMERS THAT
HAVE THESE SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
, THEY'RE LOOKING TO PARTNER
WITH US, CITY LIGHT. WE ARE
HAPPY TO BE IN THE DECISION TO
HELP SMOOTH THAT OUT.
NEXT SLIDE?
SO WHAT THIS ORDINANCE IS AND
WHAT IT DOES, THERE ARE TWO
MAIN PIECES. THIS WILL
ESTABLISH THE RENEWABLE PLUS
PROGRAM AND THE SECOND PIECE IS
FOCUSED ON CONTRACT AUTHORITY.
THIS WILL PROVIDE CITY LIGHT
WITH THE AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT
28. ONE WITH THE RENEWABLE
ENERGY PARTNERS THROUGH A POWER
PURCHASE AGREEMENTS, AND TWO,
CUSTOMERS SEEKING TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE PROGRAM. A COUPLE THINGS
TO NOTE ON THAT. CITY LIGHT
CURRENTLY HAS A FIVE YEAR
CONTRACT AND AUTHORITY TO
CAPITALIZE THESE BIG PROJECTS
THAT RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPS
ARE LOOKING FOR.
NEED THE AUTHORITY TO WORK WITH
THOSE DEVELOPERS. ON THE
CUSTOMER SIDE, WE ARE WORKING
ON MATCHING THE CUSTOMER
AGREEMENT WITH THE POWER SOURCE
AGREEMENT TO HELP CAPITALIZE THE
RENEWABLE ENERGY AGREEMENT AND
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PASSING
ALONG THE BENEFITS FROM THE
CUSTOMERS TO HELP PAY FOR THE
CONTRACT WE WILL BE SIGNING UP
FOR FOR THIS RESOURCE.
LAST THING, SORRY.
THIS IS ONLY FOR THE RENEWABLE
PLUS PROGRAM. THIS DOES NOT
APPLY BROADLY TO ANY OTHER
BUSINESS.
NEXT SLIDE. SO I WILL JUMP IN A
BIT INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THE
PROGRAM DESIGN AND WHAT IT IS
AND HOW IT WORKS.
THIS IS CITY LIGHT SEEKING TO
CONTRACT FOR BRAND-NEW RENEWABLE
RESOURCES, LIKE WIND OR SOLAR
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND
IMPLEMENT THOSE INTO THE CITY
LIGHT PORTFOLIO. THE ENERGY
WILL BE TRANSMITTED BACK TO
CITY LIGHT'S LOAD.
THE NEW PIECE IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR US AND OUR
CUSTOMERS. THEY WANT TO
DEMONSTRATE, OUR CUSTOMERS,
THAT THEY ARE HAVING A 1 TO 1
IMPACT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
. WE ARE LIMITED WITH THE SCOPE
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
THE SECOND PIECE THERE IS
TARGETING OUR LARGE COMMERCIAL
CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE LARGE
AGGRESSIVE SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
. WE HAVE TALKED WITH OUR UNIT.
WE HAVE TALKED WITH A LOT OF
LARGE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE KEEN
ON THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM. REALLY
A BEDROCK FOR THIS IS US BEING
VERY CAREFUL AND THOUGHTFUL ON
HOW WE DESIGNED THIS PROGRAM TO
AVOID SHIFTING COSTS TO
NONPARTICIPANTS AND TO MAKE
SURE THERE IS NO BLEED OVER FOR
THE COST OF THIS PROGRAM TO
CUSTOMERS THAT ARE NOT
PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. I
WILL COVER THAT A LITTLE LATER
AS WELL.
THE PRODUCT THAT WE WILL BE
TRANSACTING WITH FOR CUSTOMERS
THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS
PROGRAM, THIS IS CALLED BUNDLED
ENERGY. THERE ARE TWO PIECES TO
THIS.
PARTICIPATING CUSTOMERS ARE
SEEKING TO AS I SAID REALLY
PROVE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN
THIS PROGRAM AND IS TYING
DIRECTLY TO THE NEW RESOURCE.
THIS ENERGY WILL BE DELIVERED
TO CITY LIGHT LOAD.
AND TWO, THE RENEWABLE ENERGY
CERTIFICATES, THESE ARE THE
GREEN ATTRIBUTES THAT COME WITH
THE RESOURCE.
THAT IS PART OF WHAT WE ARE
DELIVERING TO THE CUSTOMERS.
THIS IS THE MEANS BY WHICH WE
TRANSACT WITH PARTICIPATING
CUSTOMERS ON THIS PROGRAM.
THE PARTICIPATING CUSTOMERS
WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE
ON TOP OF THEIR BASE RATE FROM
PARTICIPATION WITH THE PROGRAM.
THIS IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE OR
AFFECT THEIR NORMAL BILLS IN
ANY WAY.
THIS IS ON TOP OF WHAT THEY ARE
ALREADY PAYING FOR THE
SUBSCRIBED LOAD THEY HAVE
CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE WITH THIS
PROGRAM. THE LAST BULLET HERE
TIES UP WITH NONPARTICIPANTS.
OUR PROGRAM TEAM HAS TAKEN A
REALLY CAREFUL LOOK AT THIS
USING OUR INTEGRATED RESOURCE
PLAN TO ANALYZE EXACTLY WHAT WE
EXPECT THE PROGRAM AND THE COST
AND BENEFITS TO BE TO SORT OUT
WHAT THE COST OF THE PROGRAM
WILL BE AND TO PASS THE
INCREMENTAL COSTS THROUGH
PARTICIPATING CUSTOMERS. NEXT
SLIDE. SO ON THE CUSTOMER FRONT,
WE ARE TARGETING LARGER
CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROGRAM.
WE HAVE DONE OUTREACH TO ALL OF
THE CUSTOMERS WE HAVE IDENTIFIED
TO HAVE A LARGE ANNUAL LOAD.
THAT IS ON THE ORDER OF 60 OR
70 CUSTOMERS THAT FIT THAT
MINIMUM THRESHOLD. THERE IS A
SMALLER SUBSET OF CUSTOMERS WE
HAVE HAD AN ONGOING DIALOGUE
WITH THAT ARE INTERESTED IN
LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM
THAT HAVE SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
THAT THIS MAY HELP MEET. WE
HAVE PRESENTATIONS FROM A
NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS AND A BACK
AND FORTH DIALOGUE TO WORK ON
THE PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS PROGRAM WILL FIT THEIR
NEDS AS WELL AS THEIR OWN.
ULTIMATELY THIS IS PART OF THE
AUTHORITY WE ARE SEEKING
THROUGH THE ORDINANCE HERE.
THIS IS A LONG-TERM AGREEMENT
FOR THIS PROGRAM FOR LIKELY
TEND TO 15 YEARS TO COMMIT TO
PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM.
DEBORAH, I SEE YOU POPPING UP.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD
LIKE TO ADD?
>> LATE LAST YEAR WE RELEASED A
REQUEST FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS
AND WE GOT A REALLY ROBUST
RESPONSE, WHICH WAS GREAT TO SEE
. WE SAW 30 TO 35 RESPONSES FROM
DEVELOPERS IN WASHINGTON,
OREGON, IDAHO, MONTANA. WE HAVE
AN EVALUATION FRAMEWORK WE ARE
USING TO WHITTLE THAT DOWN,
GIVEN THE RESTRAINT OF THE
PROGRAM AND CUSTOMER RELATED.
WE ARE WORKING DOWN THE SHORT
LIST.
IT IS LOCATED IN EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND OREGON.
ALL OF THESE PROJECTS ARE BRAND-
NEW.
THE DEVELOPERS HAVE DONE THEIR
PERMANENT DUE DILIGENCE AND
HAVE SET THE TABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THESE PROJECTS.
THEY ARE SEEKING CONTRACTS WITH
OFF TAKERS.
WE HAVE AS I MENTIONED
EVALUATED THESE PROJECTS BASED
ON PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THE EQUITY
ANALYSIS, WE'VE TAKEN A CLOSE
LOOK AT THAT AND HAVE
INCORPORATED IT INTO OUR
FRAMEWORK AND WHAT MIGHT BE THE
IMPACTS OF SUCH A PROGRAM AND
WHAT THAT RESOURCE WOULD BE. WE
ARE EVALUATING THESE PROJECTS
BASED ON THE CRITERIA SUCH AS
THE WORKFORCE JOBS IMPACT
COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THESE
RESOURCES WOULD BE BASED. HE
COULD BE OPERATIONS OR THE TYPE
OF COMMITTEE OUTREACH BENEFIT
AND THEY WOULD POTENTIALLY BE
BASED AS WELL.
THAT IS PART OF OUR FRAMEWORK.
NEXT SLIDE.
ALMOST WRAPPING UP, I WANTED TO
REITERATE THE VALUE OF THIS
PROGRAM FOR OUR PARTICIPATING
CUSTOMERS.
THIS IS A PRODUCT AND PROGRAM
THAT WILL HELP THEM MEET
SUSTAINABILITY GOALS AND MANY
OF THEM WOULD HAVE TROUBLE
WITHOUT PARTNERSHIP.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM THESE
CUSTOMERS THAT ARE INTERESTED
IN THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM, THEY
ARE KEEN TO DEMONSTRATING
PARTNERSHIP. THAT REALLY ALIGNS
WITH THE VALUES FOR CITY LIGHT
AS WELL.
ON THE CITY LIGHT FRONT FOR US,
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US,
CITY LIGHT, TO RESPOND TO THE
CHANGING ENERGY MARKET.
SOME OF OUR BIGGER CUSTOMERS
ARE GETTING MORE SOPHISTICATED
IN ENERGY NEEDS AND GOALS.
FRANKLY WE ARE BEING PUSHED TO
DO MORE AND DO BETTER BY THEM.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO ADAPT AND BE RESPONSIVE TO
OUR CUSTOMER NEEDS.
AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE TAKING A
CLOSE LOOK AT THE PROGRAM AND
HOW IT WILL AFFECT OUR
RESILIENCY. WE WILL ANALYZE THIS
AHEAD OF WHEN WE WOULD HAVE
OTHERWISE IN THE ABSENCE OF A
PROGRAM LIKE THIS.
AND LASTLY, THIS WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
DEMONSTRATE REGIONAL LEADERSHIP
AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF
RENEWABLE ENERGY HERE IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
AND LAST SLIDE.
I WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE
TIMELINE HERE.
THE FIRST FEW LINES ARE THE
WORK WE HAVE DONE.
DOING THE PROGRAM DESIGN, THE
RATE DESIGN, EVALUATION AND
SELECTION OF THE POTENTIAL
RESOURCE FOR THE PROGRAM, THERE
ARE BOLDED ITEMS RIGHT THERE.
WE ARE HERE TODAY WITH THE
BRIEFING. AS COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN MENTIONED, THERE WILL
BE A VOTE ON THE 15th AND THE
COUNCIL WILL PUT THIS ON
SEPTEMBER 20th.
FOLLOWING THAT, WE WILL BE
MOVING INTO CONTRACTING THE
RESOURCE AND CONTRACTING WITH
CUSTOMERS FOR THIS PROGRAM. AS
I MENTIONED, BECAUSE THIS IS A
NEW RENEWABLE RESOURCE
>> IT DEPENDS ON THE SPECIFIC
RESOURCES SELECTED.
ONE THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT,
THE LAST BOLDED ITEM IS
REFERRING BACK TO THE PROGRAM
RATES. AS YOU KNOW, WE COME TO
CITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH OUR
RATES AND WE WILL ESTABLISH A
NEW RATE FOR THIS PROGRAM. WE
ARE NOT SEEKING TO DO THIS NOW.
THIS WILL FOLLOW AFTER WE GET
INTO THE CONTRACTING PART.
WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO
COUCNIL NEXT YEAR TO PASS THAT
PROGRAM RATE.
>> THANK YOU.
GO AHEAD, COUNCIL.
>> I WANTED TO ASK, WHEN THE
RATE COMES FORWARD, IT WOULD
INCLUDE THINGS SUCH AS THE
TRANSMISSION COST TO BRING THE
NEW POWERS INTO SEATTLE AS
ATTACHED TO THIS PROGRAM,
TRYING TO KEEP THE COST
CONTAINED.
IS THAT RIGHT?
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
THIS, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER
WITH THE CLIMATE ANALYSIS WE
ARE DOING TO DEVELOP THE
PROGRAM RATE FOR THIS, LOOKING
AT ALL OF THE INCREMENTAL COSTS
FOR THE PROGRAM.
THAT IS THE PPA COST FOR THE
ENERGY ITSELF, TRANSMISSION,
INTEGRATION. WE ARE LOOKING AT
RESOURCE ADEQUACY, OUR NET
SOURCE REVENUE, COMPLIANCE
ISSUES, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
OBVIOUSLY ALL OF THOSE PIECES
WILL BE RULED INTO THAT PROGRAM
RATE.
>> THANK YOU.
AND, BIG PICTURE HERE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE CITY LIGHT
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ITS
POSITION AS A MAJOR RETAIL
UTILITY TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT
OF RENEWABLE ENERGY. COUNCIL
MEMBERS, THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO
SEND YOUR QUESTIONS INTO
CENTRAL STAFF SO THEY CAN START
TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND
PRODUCE A MEMO FOR US,
ANALYZING THIS PROPOSAL BEFORE
IT COMES BACK TO OUR COMMITTEE
ON SEPTEMBER 15. ONE OF THE
THINGS I WANT TO MAKE SURE IS
THAT, IN TERMS OF CAPITAL
PROJECTS BEING DEVELOPED FOR
RENEWABLE ENERGY, TO MAKE SURE
THAT THOSE CUSTOMERS -- WE ARE
UNDERSTANDING WHAT OUR RISKS
ARE VERSUS WHAT THEIR RISKS ARE,
UNDERSTANDING THE RISK OF
DEVELOPING CAPITAL PROJECT'S IS
PUT ONTO THE CUSTOMER SO THAT
THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE ANY
SURPRISES IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL
RISK OR LIABILITY. COUNCIL
MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS AT THIS TIME?
OKAY.
GENERAL MANAGER SMITH, DID YOU
WANT TO CLOSE IT OUT WITH
ANYTHING?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING
YOUR QUESTIONS. AS SCOTT SAID,
THIS IS SOMETHING NEW FOR US.
I THINK STAFF HAS DONE A GREAT
JOB OF REALLY TRYING TO ISOLATE
THE RISK AND MAKE CERTAIN IT IS
LANDING WITH THE RIGHT FOLKS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING WITH
YOU AND RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS
AND WORKING WITH ERIC AND
CALVIN TO DO NOW BETWEEN WHEN
WE COME BACK AND IN SEPTEMBER.
I KNOW YOU ARE AWARE TOO BUT
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE GOT
TO MAKE A CALL HERE FOR IS
TIMING IS CRITICAL.
WE ARE WORKING WITH A
PARTICULAR ARENA THAT HAS A
VERY AGGRESSIVE GOAL AROUND A
CERTIFICATION FOR THEIR
BUILDING.
THEY HAVE A TIMELINE AND INDEED
THEY HAVE A LETTER OF INTENT
THE UTILITY. THE CALENDAR THAT
SCOTT SHARED WORKS PERFECTLY
BUT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
WIGGLE ROOM.
GIVEN THAT THE CITY HAS PUT A
LOT OF EFFORT INTO WORKING WITH
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEIR ASPIRATIONAL
GOALS ARE ACHIEVED, AND THAT
THEY ARE THE NET ZERO FACILITY
THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF AS A
CITY, WE LOOK FORWARD TO
BRINGING THIS HOME FOR THEM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS JUST A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION TODAY.
WE WILL CONSIDER THIS AGAIN ON
SEPTEMBER 15.
GET YOUR QUESTIONS INTO CENTRAL
STAFF. THANK YOU, CALVIN FOR
PINCH HITTING FOR ERIC TODAY.
THANK YOU, CITY LIGHT.
WE APPRECIATED.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR FINAL
THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WHICH
IS OUR OTHER FAVORITE UTILITY,
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES .
WILLIE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLES OF THE FINAL THREE
ITEMS INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS 10 THROUGH 12,
COUNCIL BILLS 120128 THROUGH
120130. AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO
DRAINAGE SERVICES OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, ADJUSTING
DRAINAGE RATES TO PASS THROUGH
CHANGES TO TREATMENT RATES
CHARGED BY KING COUNTY AND
CAPITAL FINANCING REQUIREMENTS.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
WASTEWATER SERVICES OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, ADJUSTING
WASTEWATER RATE TO PASS THROUGH
CHANGES TO TREATMENT RATES
CHARGED BY KING COUNTY AND AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO CHANGES
FOR WATER SERVICES OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, REVISING
WATER RATES AND CHARGES AND
CREDITS TO LOW INCOME
CUSTOMERS.
FOR BREATHING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS THE SECOND
TIME WE WILL DISCUSS THE THREE
UTILITY RATE ORDINANCES FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES WHICH
WILL BE IMPLANTING THE
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
THE RATE HAS ALREADY BEEN
ENDORSED BY THE CUSTOMER REVIEW
PANEL, RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY
AND ADOPTED BY THE FULL COUNCIL
BE A RESOLUTION 32000.
BRIAN GOOD NIGHT DEVOUR COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF MADE CORRECTION
TO TWO OF THE BILLS.
AFTER WE HAVE A DISCUSSION HERE,
I WILL MOVE THE SUBSTITUTE
VERSIONS OF THOSE TWO BILLS.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, WE HAD GOOD
NEWS WITH AVERAGE SP RATES
COMING IN LOWER THAN WHAT WAS
PROMISED DURING THE PREVIOUS
STRATEGIC PLAN.
THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE THINGS
TO A VARIETY OF FACTORS
INCLUDING IDEAS PROPOSED BY THE
FORMER COMMUNITY CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AS WELL
AS A LASER FOCUS OF MANAGING
COSTS.
AS WE KNOW, KEEPING RATES LOW
IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE UTILITY
EXPENSIVE ARE ESSENTIALLY
REGRESSIVE WITH LOWER INCOME
HOUSES PAYING A LARGER
PERCENTAGE OF THE HOUSE WILL
ENCUMBER UTILITY BILLS.
WE STRIVE TO MINIMIZE THAT
BURDEN WITH OUR UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM.
I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO
BRIAN GOODNIGHT OF CITY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF AND THEN
WE CAN HEAR FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBER'S.
AS YOU SAID, BRIAN GOODNIGHT .
I WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY
AND THEN DESCRIBE THE
SUBSTITUTE BILLS AND THEN OPEN
IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THESE THREE COUNCIL BILLS WILL
ESTABLISH RATES FOR DRAINAGE,
WASTEWATER, AND WATER LINES OF
BUSINESS RESPECTIVELY FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES OR SPU
THE FIRST TWO BILLS, 120128
INCHES FOR DRAINAGE AND 120129
WHICH IS FOR WASTEWATER WILL
ESTABLISH RATES FOR A THREE-
YEAR PERIOD FROM 2022 THROUGH
2024.
THE THIRD BILL, WHICH IS 120130
DEALS WITH WATER AND WILL ONLY
ESTABLISH RATES FOR A TWO YEAR
PERIOD FOR 2022 AND 2023.
TYPICALLY, THE COUNCIL
CONSIDERS RATES SETTING
LEGISLATION FOR ONE OF US TO
USE OF STATE UTILITIES EACH
YEAR WITH RATES BEING SET FOR A
THREE-YEAR PERIOD.
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND
ECONOMIC IMPACTS, THE EXECUTIVE
DID NOT PROPOSE LEGISLATION
RATES FOR 2021 ACCORDING TO THE
REGULAR SCHEDULE.
THIS YEAR, TO GET BACK ON
TRACK, IN ADDITION TO THE
REGULARLY SCHEDULED UPDATES
RELATED TO WASTEWATER, THERE IS
ALSO THE LEGISLATION COVERING
THE WATER LINE OF BUSINESS.
THE COMMITTEE DID RECEIVE A
BRIEFING FROM STAFF ON THE
PROPOSED RATE INCREASES. THERE
IS A MEMO ON TODAY'S AGENDA
THAT DESCRIBES THE PROPOSAL AND
COMPARES THE RATES AGAINST THE
RATES INCLUDED IN THE STRATEGIC
BUSINESS PLAN AT THE COUNCIL
ADOPTED IN MAY. VERY, VERY
BRIEFLY, THE PROPOSED INCREASES
FOR WASTEWATER ARE LOWER THAN
THE RATE INCREASES AND THE
ENDORSED BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE
FIRST TWO YEARS ARE SLIGHTLY
HIGHER THAN THE BUSINESS PLAN
FOR THE THIRD YEAR.
OVERALL, ACCORDING TO THE
UPDATED FORECAST, THESE
PROPOSED RATES ALONG WITH THE
OUT YEARS WOULD RESULT IN A SIX
YEAR AVERAGE BEING LOWER THAN
THE AVERAGES MADE IN THE
BUSINESS PLAN.
WITH RESPECT TO THE WATER LINE
OF BUSINESS, THE PROPOSED RATES
FOR BOTH YEARS AS WELL AS THE
FIXED YEAR AVERAGE ARE LOWER
THAN WHAT WAS ADOPTED WITH THIS
PLAN.
ONE OF THE LARGEST DRIVERS FOR
THOSE RATES FOR ALL THREE BILLS
ARE GENERALLY LOWER RELATES TO
SPU'S ABILITY TO TAKE ANCHORAGE
OF THE ENVIRONMENT, SWAPPING
OUT HIGH INTEREST RATES FOR LOW
INTEREST RATE DEBT.
ADDITIONALLY, THE RATE STUDIES
THAT WERE PERFORMED AT THE
BASIS FOR THE PROPOSAL UPDATED
THE ASSUMPTION PATTERNS,
EXPECTATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC,
UPDATED ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING
KING COUNTY'S TIMING AND MAKES
ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT
'S USE OF ITS RELATIVELY HIGH
CASH BALANCES.
LASTLY, AS COMMITTEE CHAIR
PETERSON MENTIONED IN HIS
OPENING REMARKS, LAST TWO BILLS
ARE THE BILLS FOR DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER AND DO REQUIRE AN
EMPHASIS FOR THE TRANSMITTED
VERSIONS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA
AND EMAILED OUT LAST WEEK ARE
SUBSTITUTE VERSIONS.
THE SUBSTITUTE BILLS DO A
COUPLE OF THINGS.
THEY CORRECT AN COMMISSION IN
SECTION NUMBERING.
A SIMPLE MISTAKE.
SECOND, THEY WOULD REPLACE
INCORRECT WASTEWATER RATES FOR
2023 AND 2024 WITH CREDIT VALUE.
THE RATE STUDY THAT ACCOMPANIES
THE BILL MAKES ASSUMPTIONS
REGARDING THE FUTURE INCREASES
TO KING COUNTY'S WASTEWATER
TREATMENT RATE.
AT THIS TIME, THEY ONLY
FORMALLY ADOPTED THE RATE FOR
2022.
THE BILLS THEMSELVES SHOULD
ONLY INCLUDE THE RATE INCREASE
FOR 2022 BUT NOT THE PROJECTED
INCREASES FOR 2023 AND 2024.
THE BILL TRANSMITTED BY THE
EXECUTIVE DID INADVERTENTLY
PROTECT THOSE INCREASES.
AS AN ASIDE, WHEN KING COUNTY
DOES FORMALLY ADOPT THE
TREATMENT RATE INCREASES, SPU
WILL TRANSLATE SEPARATE
LEGISLATIONS PROPOSING
AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAINAGE OR
WASTEWATER RATES AND THE COUNCIL
MOST RECENTLY APPROVED
ADJUSTMENTS OF THIS TYPE LAST
FALL.
BOTH OF THE PREPARED
SUBSTITUTES HAVE VERSION
NUMBERS OF ETA FOR REFERENCE.
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
ALSO MARIA COE AND KARL STICKEL
ARE HERE AS WELL AND AVAILABLE
FOR QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT EXCELLENT
SUMMARY AND THE EXCELLENT STAFF
WORK TO NOTE THE DISCREPANCIES
IN PUTTING FORWARD THE
SUBSTITUTE BILLS. I APPRECIATE
THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, SINCE WE DID
HAVE AN EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION
ABOUT THIS WHEN WE FIRST HEARD
THESE ITEMS AND OF COURSE WE
PROVED THE RATE AS THE OF THE
RESOLUTION IN MAY, I AM NOT
EXPECTING A LOT OF DISCUSSION
HERE BUT WE DO HAVE SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES HERE IF WE
HAVE MORE QUESTIONS NOW.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND START THE
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE.
I WILL MOVE THE UNDERLYING
BILLS AND THEN I WILL QUICKLY
HAVE MOTIONS TO SUBSTITUTE AND
THEN WE CAN VOTE ON THE THREE
BILLS FOR SPU'S RATES. COUNCIL
MEMBERS, I NOW MOVED TO
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
120128 , ITEM 10 ON OUR AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
I NOW MOVE THE PROPOSED
SUBSTITUTE AS PRESENTED ON THE
AGENDA AS D 2 LETTER A. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
SUBSTITUTE?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE
AS PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA?
>> [ ROLL BRING CALLED ].
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. THIS
WILL COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 13.
>> THAT WAS GETTING THE
SUBSTITUTE IN THERE.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS -- WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE --
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> IT WAS NOT SUPER IMPORTANT.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK SPU
GENERAL MANAGER AND YOU MAC,
PEDERSEN FOR EVERYBODY'S HARD
WORK AND CONTINUING TO BRING
DOWN THE RATE PATH FROM THE
ENDORSED RATE OF 5.2% IN 2017
TO NOW 3.9%.
EVEN AMIDST A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
THE CITY IS WORKING REALLY HARD
TO PUT CUSTOMERS AND
AFFORDABILITY FIRST AND I
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT
HAS GONE INTO THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION WILL BE APPROVED
ACCORDING TO THE FULL COUNCIL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE COMMITTEE RECOGNIZES THE
BILL DESCENT TO APPROVAL TO THE
SEPTEMBER 13 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. I NOW WOULD LIKE TO
MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL 120129, ITEM
11 ON OUR AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF THE BILL.
I NOW MOVE THE PROPOSED
SUBSTITUTE AS PRESENTED ON THE
AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
THE SUBSTITUTE BILL AS
PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
THIS SUBSTITUTE MAKES A
TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
SUBSTITUTE?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE
AS PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT MOTION CARRIES.
ARE THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS
BEFORE WE PUT THE BOAT ON THE
SUBSTITUTED BILL?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE FOR THE
BILL BEING PROVED?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THAT
MANY RECOGNIZES THE BILL BE SENT
FOR APPROVAL TO THE SEPTEMBER
13 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS LAST BILL
DID NOT HAVE A SUBSTITUTE SO I
WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT AND
THEN WE CAN HAVE ANY FINAL
COMMENTS AFTER I DO THAT.
I NOW MOVE THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
120130 ITEM 12 ON OUR AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED, THE RECOMMENDED
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
ARE THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT IT BE
APPROVED ACCORDING TO THE FULL
COUNCIL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION IS
THAT THE BILL BE SENT TO
APPROVAL TO THE SEPTEMBER 13
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
COLLEAGUES, THAT CONCLUDES THE
ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA FOR THE
AUGUST 18, 2021 MEETING OF THE
TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE PLANS
TO MEET AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 15.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY FOR
ATTENDING.
OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED.