>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. TAKE
YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING THE SEAE
CITY COUNCIL'S SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEETING. TODAY IS THUY
IS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13th. THE
TIME IS 9:31 A.M. I AM TERESA
MOSQUEDA. WILL WE PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAME CL.
MADAME CLERK. I WILL MAKE SURE
TO ANNOUNCE OUR COLLEAGUES IF
THEY JOIN US AND WHEN THEY JOIN
US LATER TODAY. I WANT TO THANK
YOU ALL FOR RING HERE TODAY.
THIS IS DAY THREE OF WEEK THREE
IN A FOUR LONG PROCESS OF DOING
A DEEP DIVE INTO THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET OF 2023 AND
2024. TODAY, WE WILL FOCUS ON
THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
THE PROPOSED ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
PEO TRANSFER FROM DEPARTMENT F
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
-- FINALLY, THE COMMUNITY SAFETD
COMMUNICATION CENTER. THE FOUR
DEPARTMENT TODAY ARE SDOT, THE
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TRIP PEO .
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S AGENDA IS A ADOPTED. WE
ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE ONG
CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO HAVE WITH THE DEPARTMENTS. TK
THROUGH THE ISSUE IDENTIFICATIOS
IDENTIFICATION MEMOS AS WELL. I
WANT TO WELCOME TO THE STAGE
HERE TODAY OUR FEARLESS LEADER,
ESTHER HANDY. SHE WILL BE WITH S
HERE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I WANT
TO THANK DEPUTY ALY PENNUCI . OF
OF COURSE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO
HAVE A DUSTY DIRECTOR OF STUDENT
BUDGETS OFFICE. THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE WITH US TODAY.
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, COLLEAGUES,
WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE SAME S
THAT WE USED YESTERDAY. I THINK
YOU AGAIN TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR GETTING US GOING IN
THE MORNING. WE HAVE WORKED OUT
WORKED OUT A PROCESS THAT I THIK
I THINK LEAVES ROOM FOR ROBUST .
ROBUST DISCUSSION. AS A
REMINDER, AS WE GET INTO EACH OF
OF THE PRESENTATIONS, DEPENDING
ON WHICH DEPARTMENT IT IS, IF
THERE IS A COUNCILMEMBER WHO HAS
HAS -- OVER THAT DEPARTMENT, I
WILL TURN IT TO THEM TO ADD IN
THE OPENING REMARKS AND GIVEN
THE CHANCE TO WELCOME COLLEAGUES
COLLEAGUES FROM THAT DEPARTMENT.
. THEY SEE EACH OTHER QUITE
FREQUENTLY. THE DEPARTMENT WILL
WALK THROUGH THEIR MEMO --
EXCUSE ME, THEIR POWERPOINT PRE.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE
COUNCILMEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE A
QUESTION, OF COURSE, FEEL FREE
TO RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT IS ALSO
ALSO TRUE FOR OUR CENTRAL STAFF.
STAFF MEMBERS. FOR THE TEAM FROL
STAFF, IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING, AN
AN ISSUE THAT MIGHT BE ADDRESSED
LATER, AN ISSUE OF
IDENTIFICATION, OR QUESTIONS YOU
YOU HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED TO
YOU DEPARTMENTS, WE ARE ALSO
ENCOURAGING THE CENTRAL STAFF TM
STAFF TEAM TO CHIME IN, AS WELL.
THEN WE WILL GET TO THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM CENTRAL
CENTRAL STAFF ON THE ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION MEMOS THAT THEY
HAVE CREATED, AND WALKED TO THE
POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS. THIS
IS A CHANCE FOR US ON THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH TO HEAR FROME
NONPARTISAN CENTRAL STAFF TEAM,
THEIR ANALYSIS, ANY QUESTIONS,
CONCERNS, OR ISSUES THAT THEY
HAVE IDENTIFIED. COUNCILMEMBERS,
COUNCILMEMBERS, PLEASE FEEL FREO
RAISE YOUR HAND AND ASK QUESTIO.
ASK QUESTIONS. YOU'RE ALSO
WELCOME TO WEIGH IN WITH ANY
THOUGHTS YOU MIGHT HAVE. IF NEE,
IF NEEDED, WE HAVE JULIE DINGELY
DINGELY FROM THE BUDGETS
OFFICE, AS WELL, WITH ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE IN THA.
THAT TIME. OF COURSE, THE
DEPARTMENTS, FEEL FREE TO TAKE F
TAKE YOURSELF OFF OF CAMERA, ORF
IF YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO.
WE HAVE COMBINED THE TWO EFFORTN
THIS ONE WEEK IN THIS GO AROUND.
THEIR IP QUESTIONS AND CONCERN.
AND CONCERNS.
OR CONCERN. FIRST, WE WILL WALKU
DEPARTMENTS, THEN THROUGH
CENTRAL STAFF. COUNCILMEMBERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO ASK QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT. ALL RIGHT,
RIGHT, SEEMS LIKE IT WORKED OUT.
OUT OKAY. WITH THAT, MADAME
CLERK, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET RT
ON IN. WE ARE ON TIME AND 9:35 .
LET'S MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 1.
>> SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPN
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> OUR NEW DIRECTOR, AS WELL AS
KRIS CASTLEMAN. NEXT, IT WILL
BE TRAN50 -- OFF A 15 AND ESTHER
ESTHER HANDY. I WANT TO WELCOME
WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
PEDERSEN. CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE THAT HAS OVERSIGHT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE SOME
OPENING COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA. I
I WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR GREG
SPOTTS AND KRIS CASTLEMAN FOR
BEING HERE TODAY AND FOR YOUR UG
YOUR UPCOMING PRESENTATION,
WHICH WAS POSTED ONLINE. I APPRE
ALL THE WORK THAT THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAE
HAS DONE, AND ALL OF THE
COLLABORATION FROM THE SDOT AND
THE BUDGET OFFICE , QUESTIONS
FROM THE CENTRAL STAFF. A BIG TS
BIG THANKS YOU TO -- WE LOOK
FORWARD TO THE PRESENTATION THIS
THIS MORNING, AS WELL. THE
BUDGET FOR THIS PARTICULAR -- AS
AS WELL AS FLUCTUATING CAPITAL S
CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR MULTIPLE
MODES OF TRANSPORTATION WITH MUE
SOURCES OF FUNDING. THERE IS A T
TO LIKE ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
PROPOSAL, SUCH AS THE SUPPORT
FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT. TWO KEY ITE,
KEY ITEMS, I WILL SORT OF LAYOUT
THINGS BEFORE WE GET TO THE
PRESENTATION HERE. I'M LOOKING
AT THIS BUDGET TO INCREASE
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. DOES THIS DO
ENOUGH TO PRIORITIZE THE BRIDGEE
BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE IN LIGHT
OF THE 2020 BRIDGE AUDIT AND THE
THE CLOSURE OF THE WEST SEATTLE.
SEATTLE BRIDGE. DIRECTOR HANDY,
AS WELL, AND HER OPENING REMARK.
OPENING REMARKS. BEING ABLE TO
REDUCE TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND
SERIOUS INJURIES. OUR GOAL IS TO
TO REDUCE FATALITIES AND SERIOUS
SERIOUS INJURIES TO ZERO BY THE
YEAR 2030. I APPRECIATE THAT AS
A SHARED PRIORITY. LAUNCHING A
TOP TO BOTTOM REVIEW. WE ARE ACY
ARE ACTUALLY PROJECTING A 20% RN
20% REDUCTION. DROPPING FROM THE
COVID ERA SPIKE FATALITIES LAS.
LAST WEEK. 23 FATALITIES BY THE
END OF -- EACH FATALITY IS
UNACCEPTABLE. IT IS A TRAGEDY.
WE MUST INCREASE OUR INVESTMENTS
IN IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS
TO ELIMINATE THESE HORRIFIC
COLLISIONS. I WANT TO REPORT THE
REPORT THE MOST RECENT DATA TO
SEPTEMBER 30th OF THIS YEAR.
SEVEN PEOPLE IN CARS. SINCE 2015
, THE MAJORITY OF TRAFFIC FATALS
TRAFFIC FATALITIES ARE SIMILAR
TO PEDESTRIANS. 61% FOLLOWED BY.
BY 39%. FOLLOWED BY 9% ON BIKES.
IN TERMS OF THE INVESTMENTS --
WE ARE THINKING 34% INCREASE. A7
A 147 PERCENT INCREASE. WE WANTO
WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT.
THE DATE IS BEING ADDRESSED
THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS H.
PROCESS HERE. A PEDESTRIAN IN A
WHEELCHAIR WAS KILLED JUST THIS.
THIS WEEK. I WANT TO UNDERSTAND
THE -- ALLOCATION, WHAT APPEARS
TO BE THAT WAY. THE PEDESTRIAN
AND BIKE SAFETY PROJECT ACROSS .
ACROSS I-5. COUNCIL PROVIDED THE
THE DESIGN AND IT IS NOT BEING
IMPLEMENTED IN THIS BUDGET.
REGARDING BRIDGES, ANOTHER
SAFETY CONCERN THAT I SEE IN THS
PROPOSAL WAS A DECREASE IN
FUNDING FOR MAINTAINING AND
REPLACING THE BRIDGE INFRASTRUCE
BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE, AS WE
HAVE TALKED ABOUT A LOT AT CITY.
CITY COUNCIL. THEY KEEP OUR REGL
OUR REGIONAL ECONOMY MOVING. THE
THE CITY SUFFERED THROUGH THE 22
CLOSURE ON THE WEST SEATTLE BRI.
SEATTLE BRIDGE. I APPRECIATE THE
THE NEW LEADERSHIP AMPLIFYING
BRIDGES AS BEING NECESSARY FOR
OUR COMMUNITY, AND OF COURSE, M.
COURSE, MOBILITY. I AM HEARING
THOSE WORDS AND APPRECIATING TH.
APPRECIATING THEM. I'M JUST NOT
SEEING IT REFLECT IN THE DOLLAR.
THE DOLLARS. THE REFUNDING SEEMS
SEEMS TO BE GOING IN THE RIGHT .
RIGHT DIRECTION. CAPITAL INVESTS
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS IS DECLINING
DECLINING BY 42 MILLION. FROM 42
42 MILLION TO 25 MILLION, WHICH
IS A 41% REDUCTION. WE WILL WANT
WANT TO DIG INTO THAT. I DO WANT
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE -- I
APPRECIATE THE EARLY LEADERSHIP.
EARLY LEADERSHIPS. THE
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS, AND HOPE
FOR PROJECTS WILL EXCEED THE
FUNDING FOR US TODAY. I WILL BE
OPEN TO INCREASING REVENUE
SOURCES FOR INCREASED
INVESTMENTS FOR BRIDGE SAFETY
AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. PREPARING
PREPARING FOR TODAY, WE LEARNED
THAT SCHOOLS ON SPEEDING CAMERA,
SPEEDING CAMERAS, THEY ARE AT
ONLY 14 PUBLIC SCHOOL LOCATIONS.
SCHOOL LOCATIONS. WE HAVE 100
PUBLIC SCHOOL LOCATIONS. 80% OFC
SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE THIS
PEDESTRIAN -- SPEED CAMERAS.
THEY COST ABOUT 60-70,000 TO IN.
TO INSTALL. THEY GENERATE ABOUT
FOUR TIMES AS MUCH REVENUE.
THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA. I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE OPENING REMARKS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I WANT TO THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, FOR
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
TRANSPORTATION. THANKS FOR THE
EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF SOME OF
THE ISSUES -- ALSO WANT TO WELCE
TO WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HER.
BEING HERE. GOOD MORNING, THANKS
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> GOOD MORNING. IT IS GREAT TO
HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE, MY FIRST T
HEARING IN SEATTLE. IT IS AN
EXCITING TIME FOR
TRANSPORTATION, A MIXED REVENUE.
AND PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE, CEG
SAFETY AND EQUITY. I WANT TO TAE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE THE L
ON TWO PUBLIC COMMITMENTS ON TH.
AN EXECUTIVE SPONSOR AND A PROJT
MANAGER WHO HAVE COMMENCED THE P
TO BOTTOM REVIEW OF VISION ZEROT
WILL BE COMPLETED AND PUBLISHEDN
EARLY 2023. THE PORTFOLIO OF
BRIDGES, I HAVE TRANSFERRED A MR
INTO THE ROADWAY STRUCTURE DIVIN
TO DRIVE COMPLETION OF THE
BRIDGE AUDIT RECOMMENDATION. THE
THE RECOMMENDATION TO FOCUS OUR.
OUR S.MAINTENANCE STAFF ON S.--
SDOT , RATHER THAN REIMBURSING
THEIR TIME. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUR
PLANNING ISSUE EFFORTS. THE MAYS
BUDGET PROPOSAL, IT THOUGHTFULLS
IN THESE THOUGHTFUL ANSWERS ISS.
ANSWERS ISSUES.
COMPLETED PLAN -- FUNDING MEASU.
FUNDING MEASURE. THE LINK
EXTENSION OFFERS OUR CITY A ONCE
ONCE IN A GENERATION OPPORTUNITY
OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW CAR AND MOB,
AND MOBILITY, AND WORLD-CLASS --
A $10 BILLION PORTFOLIO OF
TRANSPORTATION MEGAPROJECTS, I
KNOW THAT THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAS
CONSEQUENTIAL DECISIONS ARE MADE
MADE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF A P.
A PROJECT. NOW IS THE TIME TO
STAFF UP AND FULLY ENGAGED ON
DESIGN AND ENGINEERING
POSITIONS. FINALLY, S.STAFF ARE
BRINGING A ONE SEATTLE APPROACHO
APPROACH TO CONTRIBUTING TO
EFFORTS TO ENHANCE THE ECONOMICT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ACROSS ALL
ALL OF THESE POLICIES, POLICIES,
POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS, SDOT
WILL BE A RESPONSIVE INNOVATOR
OF TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE -
ACCOUNTABLE -- I WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANE
OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION,
KRIS CASTLEMAN.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE A.
I AM KRIS CASTLEMAN, DIRECTOR OF
OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION.
I WILL BE GETTING INTO SOME OF
THE MORE SPECIFIC DETAIL ABOUT
THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND PROGRAM.
I WILL START WITH A LOOK AT THE
THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK, AND THENT
SOME OF THE DISCRETE CHANGES.
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING REMAINS
UNSTEADY. WHILE SDOT HAS SEEN
INCREASES, THESE ARE LARGELY --
AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT
THE GENERAL SERVICE. THE CITY S
CITY COMMERCIALS PARKING TECHS
HAVE NOT GET RECOVERED TO
PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. THE REBOUND
ARE IN PARTICULAR, VERY UNCERT.
VERY UNCERTAIN. REBOUNDING TO
PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS OF 2024.
THAT INCLUDES THE ADDITIONAL
REVENUE GENERATED PUT INTO PLACE
THIS YEAR. THAT IS A CHANGE INR
FROM WHAT WE SEE NOW. IT'S
FLEXIBILITY AND SUPPORT OF THE
CITY'S TRANSPORTATION NEEDS MAIN
WE HAVE HAD TO -- FEATURE OF
CPT DOLLARS TO BALANCE THE BUDG.
THE BUDGET. IN ADDITION,
REVENUES FROM THE CAR LINES
CONTINUES TO FALL SHORT OF
PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, AND ARE
UNABLE TO -- ON THE CPT, WHICH
IS USED TO KEEP THE STREETCAR
OPERATING FUND SOLVENT. AS A
RESULT, WE ARE RELYING HEAVILY
ON THE BALANCE, AS WELL AS
INCREASED USE OF
NON-TRANSPORTATION FUND SOURCES,
SOURCES, SUCH AS THE GENERAL FUD
GENERAL FUND AND THE PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX TO SEE US THROUGH
THE NEXT TWO YEARS. WITH REGARD
-- EXCUSE ME, THE 2023-2024 PROD
2023-2024 PROPOSED GENERAL FUND
BUDGET IS REDUCED BY $13.5 MILL,
$13.5 MILLION, AND $11.8 MILLIO.
$11.8 MILLION. COMPARED TO --
THIS CHANGE IS DRIVEN LARGELY BY
BY THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAM, A GENERAL FUND ACTIVITY
TO THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTME.
POLICE DEPARTMENT. ALMOST $21
MILLION IN 2023 AND $21.5
MILLION IN 2024. WE HAVE ALSO
REDUCED THE BASELINE BUDGET BY
$2.8 MILLION EACH YEAR TO
SUPPORT OVERALL CITY BALANCING .
BALANCING NEEDS. THOSE
REDUCTIONS ARE OFFSET SOMEWHAT
BY THE GENERAL FUND INVESTMENTS
ELSEWHERE IN THE PORTFOLIO. FOR
EXAMPLE, FUNDING FOR CLEAN
SEATTLE WORK IS MOSTLY COMING TH
A NEW GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIO,
WHICH WILL BE REVIEWED IN MORE
DETAIL AT TOMORROW'S SPECIAL
PRESENTATION ON CLEAN SEATTLE.
TURNING TO NON-GENERAL FUND, OR
OTHER RESOURCES. YOU CAN SEE
THAT THE 2023-2024 LEVELS HAVE
INCREASED OVER THE 2022 ADOPTED,
ADOPTED BUDGET, BUT ARE
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE 2022
2022 REVISED BUDGET. THE 2022
REVISED BUDGET INCREASE IS
MAINLY DO TO CAPITAL CARRYFORWAD
CAPITAL CARRYFORWARD OF UNSPENT
2021 FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE
CONTINUATION THIS YEAR. THE 2022
2022 REVISED BUDGET IS ALSO
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN FUTURE
FUTURE YEARS, DO TO A VARIETY O.
OF FACTORS. FOR EXAMPLE, MANY
DISCRETE PROJECTS ARE UNDER CONN
UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR ON COURSE
FOR FINAL DELIVERY IN 2022. YOU
WILL NOTE, TOO, THAT IT IS LOWER
THAN 2023. THE INCREASE OVER
THE FUNDS OVER THE REVISED
BUDGET COMES FROM SMALLER INCREE
INVESTMENTS IN A VARIETY OF PRO,
OF PROJECTS, SOME OF WHICH WE
WOULD TURN TO IN A FEW MOMENTS.
FIRST, I WANT TO REVIEW THE
CHANGES TO THE STAFF LEVELS. AS
YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SIDE, THE D
BUDGET INCREASE IN THE BUDGET A.
BUDGET ACCOUNT. THE MAJORITY IS
RELATED TO THE TRANSFER OF 123
FTE'S. AS WELL AS THE TRANSFER
OF ANOTHER POSITION TO THE
OFFICE FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND
THE ENVIRONMENT. AT THE SAME
TIME, THEY ARE MOVING TO OTHER .
OTHER DEPARTMENT. WE ARE
PROPOSING THE CREATION OF 27 NES
NEW POSITIONS IN AREAS WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE
CRITICAL SERVICES THAT CAN'T BE
PROVIDED WITH EXISTING STAFF.
THIS INCLUDES SERVICES FOR THE N
SEATTLE PROGRAM, AND SUPPORT FO-
FOR -- EXTENSION PROJECT, WHICH
WILL HAVE AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON
THE CITY. WE WILL COME BACK TO T
IN A FEW MINUTES. TEMPORARY OR
TERM POSITIONS WITH -- OF
SERVICES AND PROJECTS. WE ARE
PROPOSING TO ESTABLISH ONGOING
DECISIONS TO DO THIS WORK MOVIN.
MOVING FORWARD. A CALL FOR THOSE
THOSE POSITIONS IS ALREADY BUILT
BUILT INTO THE 2023 BASE BUDGET.
. IT WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY
ADDITIONAL BUDGET AUTHORITY.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO
REVIEW SOME OF THE MORE DISCRETE
DISCRETE PROPOSALS IN OUR BUDGE.
OUR BUDGET. EXCUSE ME. I HAD TO
ADVANCE MY OWN SPEAKING NOTES. G
MENTIONED THE ONGOING
COMMITMENT. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THREE INVESTMENT IN THE PROPOSE.
PROPOSED BUDGET. THE FIRST TWO
ARE ON THE SLIDE. WE ARE PLEASED
PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO INVEST THS
INTO 13 PROJECTS. SAFER AND MORE
PLACES TO -- WILL RECEIVE SAFETS
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, SOME FLASH.
SOME FLASHLIGHTS. THE SCHOOL
COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORS WILL BE
ENGAGED IN WALKING AUDIT. I JUST
JUST LOST MY SLIDE. HERE WE ARE.
SPEED HUMPS, AND STREET SIGNS L
BE INSTALLED. THEN THE AVENUE
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. THIS
CRITICAL SAFETY PROJECT IS IN
THE PROPOSED 2022 SUPPLEMENTAL.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCIL,
FOR YOUR SUPPORT THROUGH THE
PROCESS OF DOING THIS RESEARCH.
WE ARE EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD H
THIS PROJECT THAT IS KEY TO
MOVING THE NEEDLE. A STUDY IS
NOW IN PROGRESS IN 2023-2024.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE THIRD
INVESTMENT COMES FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION MEASURE TO INCREE
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS BY LIFTING E
ANNUAL CAP ON SMALL PROJECTS. TE
INVESTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY --
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. NOW, WE WILN
TO TWO PROJECTS RELATED. THE
EAST MARGINAL PROJECT, HEAVY
MOVEMENT AND SAFETY ALONG THE
HEADWAYS. THAT IS THE FIRST ONE
I WANT TO NOTE. WITH THIS
INVESTMENT OVER THE -- THE NORTT
NORTH SEGMENT WILL BE FULLY
FUNDED. WE WILL BE ABLE TO
PROCEED WITH THE SEGMENT. HOWEV,
SEGMENT. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT
YET FULLY FUNDED. WE ARE WORKING
WORKING WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS ON
STAKEHOLDERS ON THE PROJECT TO
DETERMINE THE FUNDING GAP. WE WL
CONTINUE TO PURSUE ALL POTENTIAL
POTENTIAL AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
NEXT, WE ARE EAGER TO PARTNER
WITH THE OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT
AND ALL DOWNTOWN STAKEHOLDERS ON
ON THE DOWNTOWN MOBILITY STUDY
TO UNDERSTAND HOW TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IMPROVEMES
CAN BEST SUPPORT ALL MEMBERS OFE
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS R
CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE CIT.
THIS WILL ALSO INFORM FUTURE
DECISIONS RELATED NOT JUST TO TE
PROPOSED -- THE WEST SEATTLE LIK
SEATTLE LINK EXTENSION AND TRANN
AND TRANSPORTATION AROUND THE C.
THE CITY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> ACTUALLY, I WILL ASK YOU TO
PAUSE HERE REALLY QUICKLY. I WAT
TO TAKE A FEW QUESTIONS. I HAVE
A FEW QUESTIONS ON THE SEATTLE C
SEATTLE CLINIC. HELP ME
UNDERSTAND HERE, THIS PROJECT IS
PROJECT IS CLEARLY A KEY COMPONT
KEY COMPONENT OF THE TMC TEXT
MESSAGE PACKAGE THAT THE
STAKEHOLDERS CAME UP WITH. THE
CONCERN AROUND STAKEHOLDER PRIOS
STAKEHOLDER PRIORITIES, OR FOR
THE PACKAGE ON TUESDAY WHEN WE
DID AN OVERVIEW OF THE REVENUE
ASSUMPTIONS IN THE PROPOSED BUD.
PROPOSED BUDGETS. WE KNOW THIS
WAS A BIG PRIORITY. WE HAVE
HEARD CONCERNS FROM MEMBERS THAT
MEMBERS THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN
A PART OF THE DECISION-MAKING TO
TO DEFER PROGRESS ON THIS. I'M
WONDERING IF YOU CAN ELABORATE
-- THAT IS A BIG CONCERN OF MIN.
OF MINE. THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION. A CONCN
THAT I SEE, THE DECISION HERE LS
LIKE IT WILL CONTINUE TO DEFER
MAKING PROGRESS ON THIS PROJECT.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO
ADD ABOUT THE PROCESS THE
DEPARTMENT MAY HAVE GONE THROUG?
OR THE ADMINISTRATION?
>> WE HAVE REMAINED COMMITTED TO
TO ENGAGING WITH ALL STAKEHOLDE.
ALL STAKEHOLDERS. NOT ONLY THE
CONNECTOR PROJECT, OF COURSE THE
THE ENTIRE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY. I
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU SEE THT
CALVIN HAS HIS HAND RAISED. I WL
BE QUICK. THIS IS REALLY AN
IMPORTANT TIME TO CONTINUE TO
PAUSE THE PROJECT WILL TAKE UP
THE CONCERNS THAT NOT ONLY
COUNCILMEMBERS, BUT ALSO RESIDE.
ALSO RESIDENTS. PEOPLE IN THE DN
POPULATION HAVE EXPRESSED ABOUT
THIRD AVENUE. UNDERSTANDING HOW
THE PROJECT FITS
IT IS MEANT TO BE A TEMPORARY PE
THAT ALLOWS US TO REALLY --
COURSES THAT SUPPORT
TRANSPORTATION.
>> OKAY. I SEE A FEW HANDS. I
WILL CALL CALVIN FROM CENTRAL
SOUTH, AND COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. YES, THERE SUPPORT. IK
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR THIS REIMG
THIS REIMAGINING -- I DON'T KNOW
DON'T KNOW THE RIGHT WORD IS.
RESHAPING OF THIRD AVENUE. I JUT
DON'T WANT THAT VOTE OF SUPPORT
FOR THE VISIONARY WORK THAT NEES
TO BE DONE TO BE USED AS
JUSTIFICATION FOR KEEPING THIS
PROJECT ON HOLD. MY VOTE WAS NOE
OF WANTING TO SEE THIS PROJECT
ON HOLD, THOUGH I UNDERSTAND
THERE ARE BROAD DISCUSSIONS THAT
THAT HAPPEN. THOSE WOULD TAKE SO
SO MANY MORE YEARS. TO SUPPORT
THIRD AVENUE NOT BEING A DESIRE
TO SEE THIS PROJECT BE FURTHER D
ON HOLD. CALVIN FROM CENTRAL
STAFF, WELCOME TO THE STAGE.
>> THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. CALVIN CHOWL
STAFF. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHTE
TWO OUTSTANDING ISSUES. HOW IS
DOWNTOWN MOBILITY COMING BACK,
AND WHAT DO WE EXPECT TO COMMIT
TO THE PREVIOUS TIME, WHEN IT IS
IS FIRST -- THE SECOND ISSUE,
THE FINANCIAL PLAN, AND HAVING
AN ACTUAL FINANCIAL PLAN THAT
SUPPORTS THE LONG-TERM OPERATIOS
OF IT. THERE STILL A LOT OF OUTG
QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU WILL BE INN
TO VOTE YES OR NO.
>> IN QUEUE. NOW THAT WOULD BE E
BE REFLECTIVE OF THE
RELATIONSHIP WE ARE TRYING TO BD
TO BUILD. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
HE ALLUDED TO SOME OF MY QUESTI.
MY QUESTIONS. ONE THAT I HAVE, I
I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK IN TIME.
TIME. A DISCUSSION I HAD WITH TE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE
MOBILITY STUDY THAT THIS ITEM
TOUCHES ON. THERE IS
DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DIFFERT
DEPARTMENTS ON HOW TO DO IT. THE
COMES BACK TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHA,
IT REALLY WOULD HAVE MADE MORE
SENSE FOR THIS TO BE WITH SDOT ,
, OR WHATEVER. THEN WE LOSE A
YEAR OF PROGRESS. I WOULD HOPE
THAT 2023 COULD REALLY BE A YEAR
WILL WE MAKE SIGNIFICANT
PROGRESS ON THIRD AVENUE.
RECONFIGURING DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
FOR THE FUTURE OF WHAT IT WOULD
LOOK LIKE. THIS IS YOUR
OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THATC
THAT TOPIC THAT WE DISCUSSED
YESTERDAY, SINCE WE HAVE THE
SDOT TEAM HERE WITH US TODAY.
WE REALLY LIKE YOUR FEEDBACK ONW
THAT WILL WORK, AND YOUR VISION
FOR COOPERATING WITH THAT STUDY,
, SO THAT WE CAN MOVE ON TO ALLF
THE THINGS THAT WE WILL UNLOCK,G
THIRD AVENUE CHANGES. CENTER
CITY CONNECTOR, ALL OF THESE THS
THESE THINGS THAT SEEM TO BE
CAPPED BY COMPLETING THOSE STUD.
CAN WE GET THE DEPARTMENTS TAKEN
HOW THAT IS BEING ORGANIZED? SOT
WE CAN MOVE ON TO ALL OF THE
THINGS THAT WE WILL UNLOCK, INCG
THIRD AVENUE CHANGES. THESE
THINGS WILL BE CAPPED. CAN WE
GET THE DEPARTMENTS TAKE ON HOW
THAT WORK IS BEING ORGANIZED ANR
THAT MAKES SENSE?
>> GOOD IDEA, COUNCILMEMBER LEW.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. DIRECTOR
SPOTTS, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I WANT TO -- AND THE COMMENTS
COMMENTS THAT COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS IS MADE. I'M LIVING IN
SOUTH LAKE UNION AND DOWNTOWN C.
DOWNTOWN CONTINUOUSLY. THIS IS
EXTREMELY URGENTLY NEEDED. WITH
MY COLLEAGUE IN THE DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE, WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ME.
BEEN MEETING. THIS IS A CRITICAL
CRITICAL PIECE OF WORK THAT
CAN'T WAIT.
>> OH YEAH. THAT IS GREAT THAT U
GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW THIS
WILL WORK GOING FORWARD. HELPING
HELPING TO KEEP THAT COALITION .
COALITION TOGETHER. I DON'T WANY
WANT MY QUESTION TO BE PERCEIVED
AS SKEPTICAL. WE CAN DO IT REAY
WELL AT THE CITY. I THINK I JUSE
JUST HAVE SORT OF A CALLUS BUILP
CALLUS BUILDUP FROM THE PREVIOUS
PREVIOUS TWO YEARS. BEING
PERCEIVED AS AMBIGUITY AND
NOTHING EVER HAPPENS. THAT WAS
THE ONLY REASON I WANTED TO
QUEUE IT UP. I GUESS THE
QUESTION IS JUST, AS WE ARE ORGG
THIS WORK THROUGH OUR BUDGET PRS
BUDGET PRIORITIES, IT SOUNDS
LIKE FROM YOUR ANSWER, YOU ARE
TOTALLY FINE WITH THAT STUDY
SITTING IN OED, AND YOU ARE
CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL PRODUCE
PRODUCE A PROJECT AND PRODUCE IT
IT IN A TIMELY WAY. THAT IS FIN.
IS FINE. I HAVE COMPLETE
CONFIDENCE IN THE ABILITY OF YOU
YOU GUYS TO DO THE WORK. I JUST
WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT. I LOOK D
TO FOLLOWING UP ON IT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER NEL,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THAT I SEE
SEE A HAND? DIRECTOR SPOTTS,
THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER. WHILE
WHILE WE HAVE A PAUSE, CAN I GO
BACK ONE SLIDE. ON THE CONCEPT
AND THE THEME, MOVING FORWARD,
CONFIGURING THAT THE PRIORITIES
DESK AND YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASU?
TRANSIT MEASURE? WHAT TYPE OF
MATERIAL CHANGES ARE TALKING
ABOUT SPECIFICALLY? IN WHAT SPEC
WHAT SPECIFIC PROJECTS ARE BEING
BEING THE PRIORITIZE? IS FUNDING
FUNDING ACROSS THE BOARD? I SEE
CALVIN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THIS IS THE ONE OF THE ISSUES
ISSUES I HAVE KEYED UP. IN MIGHE
HELPFUL TO HOLD.
>> OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. IF YOU
HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO
IDENTIFY FOR US, YOU ARE WELCOME
WELCOME TO DO THAT, AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I'M LOOKING
LOOKING FORWARD TO CALVIN'S
CONVERSATION WITH YOU LATER. WE
ARE NOT REDUCING ANY PROJECTS
WITH THE PROPOSED MATERIAL CHAN.
MATERIAL CHANGE. THE FAIR
COVERAGE, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR
SERVICE CHANGES. IT IS NOT
CURRENTLY IS MUCH IS A CONCERN,
GIVEN CHANGES AT THE STATE LEVEL
LEVEL WITH REGARD TO THE YOUTH
TRANSIT FAIR PROVISION, AND
ALSO, WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY
WITH REGARD TO TRANSIT
RIDERSHIP. THIS IS A GOOD TIME
FOR US TO TURN OUR ATTENTION TO
INCREASE SMALL CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS THE -- THAT
IMPROVE SAFETY FOR TRANSIT USERS
.
>> I THINK TRANSIT RIDERSHIP
DEMAND IS NOT REBOUNDED TO
PRE-PANDEMIC MEASURES. BECAUSE
OF THAT, EXPANDING ON TRANSIT
OVERALL IS A LITTLE BIT LOWER
THAN HISTORICALLY. WE CAN LOOK R
OTHER THINGS TO SPEND AND ON.
THE PROPOSAL HERE TO INCREASE
THE SPENDING OF THE CAPITAL. I
HAVE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON THE
THE CATEGORIES, AND HOW THOSE
ARE RELATED.
>> OKAY. THIS IS EXCITING. I
INTERRUPTED YOU. I THINK WHERE
WERE ABOUT TO GO TO SLIDE FIVE.
I WILL KNOW, THE FIRST TIME
SINCE MARCH OF 2020, THE RAPID T
RAPID RIGHT C LINE WAS TOTALLY .
TOTALLY FULL. THERE WERE TWO OR
THREE SEATS THE OTHER DAY. HAD A
A LITTLE COVID PANIC. IT WAS EXG
WAS EXCITING TO SEE THE LINE
FULL AGAIN. I RECOGNIZE THAT
MIGHT BE ON JUST A FEW DAYS, BEE
PEOPLE ARE SPACING OUT THE TIMES
THE TIMES THEY COME INTO THE OFE
DEAL. LET'S GO AHEAD.
>> YES. I HAVE NOTICED MY BUSES
A LITTLE MORE CROWDED, TOO. THAT
THAT IS EXCITING.
>> THIS LIGHT FOCUSES ATTENTION
ON THE PROJECT, WHICH GREG AND I
I HAVE MENTIONED ALREADY. THIS
IS ENTERING A NEW PHASE, AS WE
BEGIN WORK AND SUPPORT OF THE
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STAT.
IMPACT STATEMENT. WE ARE ALSO PD
ALSO PREPARED FOR THE PERMITTING
PERMITTING OF THE LARGEST
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN
SEATTLE'S HISTORY. S.NEED TO
EXPAND OUR TEAM WITH DESIGN, PEG
DESIGN, PERMITTING, PLANNING,
AND THIS IS THROUGH VARIOUS
PERMITTING AND REVIEW PROCESSES.
BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE CITY'S PT
CITY'S PROJECT, WE DO NOT
CONTROL THE TIMELINE, WE WON'T
HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO ENSURE
THE ALIGNMENT TO REFLECT THE
CITY'S PRIORITY FOR THE VALUES
WE HAVE LEARNED FROM ENGAGEMENT
WITH COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT SEA.
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE. THIS
PROJECT, IF DONE CORRECTLY, WILL
WILL MAKE INCREDIBLY MEANINGFULS
MEANINGFUL STRIDES TO REDUCING
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WITH A
STRONG EMPHASIS IN MEETING THE S
OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS
AS IMPROVING OUR CITY'S TRANSPON
CITY'S TRANSPORTATION ALONG
SEVERAL KEY TRAVEL CORRIDORS.
WE ARE. IN PRIOR COUNCIL
TRANSPORTATIONS, S.IN RECENT
YEARS HAS INCLUDED THIS SIDE.
BECAUSE THE LEVY TO MOVE SEATTLS
SUCH A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT,
WE FEEL IT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT
TO PROVIDE A QUICK UPDATE. WE DO
DO PROVIDE OTHER REPORTS TO THE.
THE LEVY TO MOVE SEATTLE WILL BE
BE MOVING INTO ITS FINAL TWO YE.
TWO YEARS. WE ARE FOCUSING ON
MEETING THE COMMITMENTS ACROSS E
ACROSS THE PORTFOLIO, DESPITE
THE CONSTRAINTS WE HAVE FACED IN
IN RECENT YEARS. THIS IS INCLUDG
IS INCLUDING COST INCREASES. WE
ARE REALLOCATING PROGRAMS THAT
ARE AHEAD ON DELIVERY, AND WILL
MEET ALL OF THEIR TARGETS. THEYE
NEED OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO RH
THE GOALS. THIS REPROGRAMMING HS
BEEN DONE IN CONSULTATION WITH E
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. I'M EXCITEO
SAY THAT WE ARE GETTING VERY CLE
ON PRETTY MUCH EVERY PROGRAM WIH
A COUPLE OF NOTED EXCEPTIONS, OE
OF WHICH, WE HAVE A PROJECT WITE
LEVY PORTFOLIO WITH THE -- AND
DO TO
CHANGES. THAT IS ONE EXAMPLE --
FROM 2015. OTHERWISE, WE ARE
REALLY DOING WONDERFUL. WE HAD A
A LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
MEETING ON TUESDAY. WE WERE ABLE
ABLE TO SHARE WITH THEM OUR
PROGRESS ACROSS THE PORTFOLIO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO
HOLD THIS UNTIL AFTER THE
PRESENTATION AS AN ISSUE NOT
RAISED IN THE PRESENTATION.
SINCE THERE WAS MENTION OF THE Y
THE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEG
COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WEEK, IT
SEEMED AN APPROPRIATE TIME. THIS
THIS WAS BROUGHT TO ME. THE
ATTENTION TO WHICH IT WAS
BROUGHT TO ME BECAUSE OF THE CON
THE CONVERSATION IN THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. THAT IS THE
THE FUTURE OF THE BOULEVARD
PROJECT. THIS IS FULLY FUNDED IN
IN THE 2015 MOVE LEVY. THAT WAS
PUT ON HOLD IN EARLY 2018
BECAUSE OF CONCERN THAT THE INVT
THE INVESTMENT WOULD BE ABOUT
$14 MILLION IN AN AREA THAT
MIGHT BE TORN UP, DEPENDING ON
WHERE THE ALIGNMENT WAS CHOSEN.
I SUPPORTED THAT DECISION TO PUT
PUT THAT ON HOLD UNTIL THE
ALIGNMENT DECISIONS WERE MADE. I
I SUPPORTED THE DECISION WITH
SOME CONTINGENCIES. IT NOTES THT
NOTES THAT SDOT WILL MOVE FORWD
MOVE FORWARD FOR WAS SEATTLE.
THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE -- AND
AND THAT WAS A COMMITMENT THAT
WAS MADE TO ME, TO THE
CONSTITUENTS WHO WORK REALLY
HARD TO GET FULL FUNDING IN THE
MOVE LEVY. IN THE COMMUNITY
AROUND FOR LEROY, SUPPORTERS ANS
AND USERS. GIVEN THE FACT THAT
THE BOARD PLANS TO ADOPT A FINAL
FINAL ALTERNATIVE NEXT YEAR, I
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR AN UPDATE. MY
MY UNDERSTANDING, THE
CONVERSATION IN THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE MEETING RECENTLY WAS
THAT THE PROJECT WASN'T MOVING
FORWARD, AND THERE IS NO FUNDIN.
FUNDING LISTED.
ONE THING THAT WE DO WITH THE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WE
SHIFT FUNDING WITHIN THE TIME HN
TIME HORIZON., THAT FLEXIBILITYS
US TO ADVANCE PROJECTS THAT ARE
MOVING FORWARD, AND MOVE FUNDING
FUNDING OUT FOR PROJECTS THAT
HAVE BEEN DELAYED, OR POSTPONED
FOR WHATEVER REASONS. I'M TRYING
TRYING TO RECALL THE
CONVERSATION FROM TUESDAY NIGHT.
I BELIEVE THAT THE PROJECT IS
APPROPRIATELY PAUSED WHILE WE
WORK THROUGH THE FINAL -- AND
WHILE THE TRANSIT BOARD MAKES
ITS DECISION. AT THE TIME THAT
WE UNDERSTAND THE FULL ALIGNMEN-
ALIGNMENT -- IT WILL BE IN THE T
THE MOST -- PICKING BACK UP ON
THE FOLLOWING PROJECT AT THAT T.
THAT TIME.
>> CALVIN, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHIG
TO ADD?
>> JUST TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE
CIP DOES NOT SHOW ANY NEW
SEATTLE FUNDING PROJECTS FOR
2023-2024. THIS IS QUESTIONING
THAT I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THE
DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR DOING SO,
SO. AGAIN, THIS IS ONE OF THE
FEW PROJECTS OF THIS SIZE THAT
WAS FULLY FUNDED BY THE LEVY. I
UNDERSTAND THAT A BUREAUCRATIC
DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CAPE
TO CAPTURE THE ONGOING
COMMITMENT TO THE PROJECT. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
MEMORIALIZED THAT INVESTMENT. WE
WE SPENT OVER I THINK $1 MILLION
MILLION IN PLANNING FOR THE
PROJECT. AGAIN, THE VOTERS OF
WEST SEATTLE VOTED ON THE LEVY
WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
FULLY FUNDED PROJECT WOULD MOVE.
MOVE FORWARD. WE AGREED TO PAUSE
WORK BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO
SPEND $40 MILLION IN AN AREA
THAT IN LESS THAN 19 YEARS COULD
COULD DIG UP AGAIN. WE HEARD
LOUD AND CLEAR THAT S.WAS GOING
TO STILL BE COMMITTED TO DOING
THE WORK. WE REALLY APPRECIATE
ANY HELP I CAN GET IN MOVING
THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HER.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBAL. OKAY. YES.
YES? OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER MORE
ALICE, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> WELL I HAVE A SIMILAR LINE O.
OF QUESTIONING. MAYBE CALVIN CAN
CAN WEIGH IN. THIS IS A PROJECT
THAT HAS BEEN ON AND OFF THE RA.
THE RADAR. WERE NOT THE RADAR, T
ON AND OFF THE LIST OF PROJECTS
FOR 7 YEARS NOW? WE WOULD JUST
LIKE TO UNDERSTAND --
UNDERSTANDING THAT S STOCK IS
MOVING FORWARD, WHETHER THERE'S
ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM
THE SOUTH TRANSIT SITE THAT
WOULD BE HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, I WILL FOLLOWP
ON THAT, AS WELL. I THINK WE ARE
ARE MOSTLY JUST FOLLOWING THEIR.
THEIR SCHEDULE. I WILL FOLLOW
THAT AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
THE FUNDING IS FOR IT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYG
ELSE FROM THE DEPARTMENT? OKAY,
LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. FINAL SLIDE
, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE TWO OF
THE REDUCTIONS INCLUDED IN THE
BUDGET THAT REPRESENT THE DIFFIT
THE DIFFICULT CHOICES WE HAVE
HAD TO MAKE TO BALANCE A BUDGETN
THE FACE OF SO MANY NEEDS IN SUH
IN SUCH CONSTRAINED RESOURCES.
THERE ARE TWO PROGRAMS THAT ARE
IDENTIFIED HERE. THE FIRST IS
THE YOUR VOICE, YOUR CHOICE PRO.
CHOICE PROGRAM. AS NOTED, WE ARG
THIS PROGRAM IN LITTLE OF THE
PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
BUDGET PROGRAM IN 2023. I WANT
TO ASSURE EVERYONE HERE TODAY,
AND EVERYONE WHO IS LISTENING, S
S THAT WILL BE ABLE TO DELIVER D
COMPLETE ALL PROJECTS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY IN OUR PIPELINE FOR YR
VOICE, YOUR CHOICE. EVERYTHING
THAT WE HAVE COMMITTED TO, AND
HAVE INITIATED IN ONE FORM OR A,
OR ANOTHER, WE WILL SEE TO
COMPLETION. THE SECOND PROJECT
THAT I WANTED TO DRAW YOUR
ATTENTION TO IS THE REDEFINED P.
REDEFINED PROJECT. THIS IS AN IG
PROJECT ON MANY LEVELS. THE
PROJECT WILL RETAIN TWO
IMPORTANT FUNDING PROCESSES. WE
ARE ALREADY DEVELOPING A REVISED
REVISED SCOPE FOR THE PROJECT TO
TO MAXIMIZE OUR ABILITY TO MEET
COMMUNITY AND PARTNER EXPECTATIS
WITH THE FUNDING THAT REMAINS IN
IN THE PROCESS. WE WILL ALSO BE
CONTINUALLY SEEKING SOLUTIONS TO
TO RESTORE THE FULL SCOPE OF THE
THE PROJECT, IF POSSIBLE IN THE.
THE FUTURE.
>> ALL RIGHT. A NUMBER OF QUESTN
ON THIS, COUNCILMEMBER FIRST,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO FOCUS IN
IN ON THE MEASURE A LITTLE BIT.
FIRST, AS SOME CLARIFYING QUEST.
CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. WHEN IT
SETS THE BUDGET FOR THIS IN
2023, 5.4 MILLION, IS THAT THE T
THE AMOUNT THAT IS REQUIRED TO
GET THE THOMAS STREET PROJECTS
ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND OVER TH?
THE TOP? LIKE THAT IS WHAT FULLG
WOULD BE IF IT WERE TO BE FULLY
FUNDED.
>> 4 MILLION REPRESENTS THE
FUNDING THAT REMAINS IN THE PROT
FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, AND
FROM THE -- FUNDING. IT IS JUST
A BET -- ABOUT AT 100% DESIGN
NOW WITH HIS 2022 PROPOSED, WHAT
WHAT WE HAD ASSUMED, OR WHAT WAN
THE BASE FOR 2023 FOR THE
BUDGET. WITHIN HALF CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION FUNDING AVAILABLE
TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. MUCH OF
OF THAT CONSTRUCTION FUNDING, AS
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT COMES FROM
VERY VULNERABLE CITY RESOURCES
THAT ARE NEEDED TO BALANCE A
VARIETY OF COMPETING NEEDS
ACROSS THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND
ACROSS ALL COMMUNITIES. FOR
RIGHT NOW, DURING THIS TIME OF
DIFFICULTY, THE GENERAL FUND AND
SOME OF THE TRANSPORTATION FUND
ARE BEING REMOVED FROM JUST PR.
JUST PROJECT. THE 5.4 MILLION IS
IS WHAT REMAINS. AS I NOTED, WEE
RE-SCOPING THE PROJECT NOW TO
SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE 5.4.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,
QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER?
>> YES, PARTLY. SO WHAT IS THE A
BETWEEN 5.4, AND WHAT WOULD BE
REQUIRED TO BUILD OUT THE THOMAS
THOMAS STREET PROJECT?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO JUST ADD UP
ALL OF THE LITTLE RED NUMBERS
RIGHT THERE. THAT 5.4, PLUS WHAT
WHAT YOU SEE IN THAT COLUMN FOR
THOSE NUMBERS, IT REPRESENTS
NEARLY, I THINK NEARLY FULL
CONSTRUCTION FUNDING.
>> SO IT IS A TOOL MILLION
DOLLAR QUESTION, IT LOOKS LIKE?
>> YES. A LITTLE OVER.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, I THOUGHT I WD
PAUSE REALLY QUICK TO SEE IF
CALVIN HAD NOTHING HE WANTED TO
ADD?
ú>> YES. THEY ARE REALLY FOCUSE
ON THE SEATTLE -- I THINK THE I,
THE ISSUE, THEY WERE ALL
PROPOSED TO BE DELIVERED AS ONE,
ONE CONTINUOUS CONNECTION, AND
THE EFFICIENCY FOR -- WE ARE AT
A STAGE WHERE THE DEPARTMENT ISG
TO FIGURE OUT, CAN THEY
ACCOMPLISH THOSE ELEMENTS WITH E
AVAILABLE FUNDING? OR DOES IT
MAKE SENSE TO HOLD ON AND DELIVR
THIS ALTOGETHER AS ONE PROJECT?
IT WAS AT LEAST 2.5 MILLION,
DECIDING HOW THAT CONSTRUCTION
PHASING WORKS.
>> OKAY. WOULD IT BE FAIR WHEN
DESIGN IS COMPLETED TO SAY THIS
IS A SHOVEL READY PROJECT AT
THIS POINT? LIKE IF THE CAPITAL
MONEY WAS THERE, IT WOULD BE
READY TO GO?
>> NOT BEING THE P.M. FOR THE
PROJECT OR THE PROGRAM OWNER, I
DON'T WANT TO GO ON RECORD TO SY
YES OR NO. WE COULD FOLLOW UP WH
YOU AFTERWARD. I WOULD LIKE THA.
THAT OPPORTUNITY.
>> THE DEPARTMENT HAS SAID THAT
THEY EXPECT TO GET SOME FINAL
DESIGN WITHIN THE AVAILABLE
FUNDING. NEXT YEAR, IT WOULD BEH
THE SIGNIFICANT DECISION -- BUT
YOU WOULD BE COMPLETE WITH DESI.
WITH DESIGN.
>> YES. IT SHOULD BE COMPLETE
NEXT YEAR. EXCUSE ME, NEXT MONT.
NEXT MONTH.
>> OKAY. SORRY. I GUESS I
MISHEARD EARLIER. I GUESS IT IS
NEARLY COMPLETE.
>> I THINK IT IS WITHIN ONE
MONTHS TIME, IF NOT LESS.
>> I DO THIS WANT TO FLAG FOR A
CENTRAL STAFF AND COLLEAGUES
THAT RESTORING THIS FUNDING TO
KEEP IT ON TRACK, IT IS SOMETHIG
IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE A
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET PRIORITY R
MY OFFICE. IT IS A PROJECT THATY
OFFICE HAS PARTNERED WITH COLLES
TO KEEP GOING FORWARD THROUGHOUT
THE PANDEMIC. IT SOUNDS LIKE THT
IS LED TO THE PRETTY
CONSTRUCTION WORK, LIKE IT IS
ALLOWED THAT TO GO FORWARD, WHIH
HAS BEEN GOOD. IT IS AN
INCREDIBLY CRITICAL PROJECT FOR
A LOT OF THE WORK WE ARE DOING N
THE UPTOWN AND THE UNION NEIGHB.
UNION NEIGHBORHOODS. 25% OF THE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN GOING TO
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA ARE USING
THOMAS STREET, ACCORDING TO THE
DATA THEY ARE COLLECTING. THAT
IS NOT TO MENTION, IN TERMS OF E
OF THE TRANSPORTATION LANDSCAPE
OF DOWNTOWN, THIS IS ONE OF THEW
THE FEW PEDESTRIAN --
IMPROVEMENTS FOR DOWNTOWN THAT
WAS A PART OF THAT OVERALL DALE.
MAKING SURE THIS COMMITMENT IS
CAPPED AND STAYS ON TIME, THAT
WILL BE A BIG PRIORITY. REALLY
BEING THE ARCHITECT OF PUTTING S
PUTTING THIS INTO THE BUDGET,
AND OUR PLANNING FOR THIS PART
OF THE CITY. NOT ONLY WORKING WH
-- IN HER OFFICE, BUT IN BEING D
SUPPORTER OF THIS PROJECT ON THL
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. T
IS SOMETHING I'LL BE LOOKING AT.
AT. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS A $2.5
MILLION QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. I
HAD SOME QUESTIONS I WANTED TO
OF COURSE EXPRESS THAT THIS HASN
A COUNCIL PRIORITY . I WAS
SUPPORTIVE OF THE -- I AM
DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT IT IS
BEING POTENTIALLY PUT ON HOLD. I
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
UNDERSTAND BETTER THE FUNDING
THAT IS AVAILABLE, IN MY
CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO CHATTING A
LITTLE BIT MORE WHEN WE HEAR ABT
THE FINALIZING OF THE DESIGN
PROCESS NEXT MONTH. I LOOK
FORWARD TO CHATTING WITH YOU. I
THINK THAT IS THE END OF THEIR
TRANSPORTATION. IS THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR SLIDES THAT
COUNSELORS WANTED TO GO BACK TO?
TO? YOU MUST'VE ANSWERED ALL OFR
OF THEIR QUESTIONS, KRIS. THANK
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WALKING US
US THROUGH THAT. DINGELY, PLEASE
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> FIRST, THANK YOU TO KRIS AND
HER TEAM . AND SPOTTS FOR THE
PRESENTATION. PLEASE INDULGE ME
, GOING INTO THE SDOT BUDGET,
KNOWING THAT WE HAD TO FIGURE
OUT A WAY , GIVEN A SIGNIFICANT
CHALLENGE JUST WITHIN AS DARK,
THERE ARE NO EASY CHOICES IN
THAT CHOICE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT
ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS,
AND EVERY PROJECT IS THERE
BECAUSE IT WAS CHAMPIONED AT ONE
AT ONE POINT, RIGHT? BY EITHER
ONE OF YOU, OR PREVIOUS
ADMINISTRATION, OR THIS ADMINIS.
THIS ADMINISTRATION. THERE ARE
NO EASY CHOICES. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP, AS
WE WILL GET TO CONTINUE TO KEEP
SDOT IN BALANCE MOVING FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR
DINGELY. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO
DIRECTOR SPOTTS FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP, AS WE KNOW YOU ARE
STARTING A NEW. AS YOU CAN TELL,
TELL, THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST
IN THESE PROJECTS. THE VISIONS
AND SUPPORT FROM VOTERS.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS?
>> YEAH. I'M SORRY. ONE LESS QU.
LESS QUESTION. DIRECTOR SPOTTS,
WHEN WE SPOKE ON THE ZOOM, I
MENTIONED TO MY THOUGHTS ABOUT E
MAINTENANCE ISSUES IN THE CID. I
I HAVE ENGAGED CENTRAL STAFF AND
AND THE BOARD ABOUT CHANGES, ORS
OR INCREASES TO JUST BASIC
STREET PREPARE, NOT CURB CUT NE,
CUT NECESSARILY, BUT ARE THERE
ANY REDUCTIONS TO ALLOCATIONS
FOR THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, AND
ANTICIPATING GOING FORWARD? IN
GENERAL WITH THAT POT OF MONEY?
>> I DID DO -- I WAS TAKEN ON A
LISTENING TO HER, PRETTY MUCH
WALKED ALMOST EVERY SINGLE BLOCK
WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ADVOCATED
ADVOCATES AND FOR PROFITS. IT
WAS VERY COMPELLING TO ME, ALL
OF THE CULTURAL RICHNESS. IN
FACT, I HAD STAFFERS WHO HAD
BEEN WALKING VERY CLOSELY IN
THAT AREA FOR MANY YEARS. WE ALL
ALL SORT OF MADE A COMMITMENT,
IMPROVING THE MAINTENANCE AND TE
AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THERE. WE
TALKED ABOUT PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
ISSUES WE OBSERVED. I'LL BE VERY
BE VERY CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH
THOSE EFFORTS.
>> MIGHT HAVE BEEN TAKEN ON THE
TOUR BY THE SAME PEOPLE I DID.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
APPRECIATE IT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THIS IS A BROADER QUESTION
FOR THE SDOT TEAM HERE. I HAVE
BEEN THINKING OF WAYS TO
POTENTIALLY, THROUGH THE BUDGET
PROCESS, STRUCTURE SOME KIND OFN
OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, OUR
OVERSIGHT FUNCTION, AND THE DEPT
THE DEPARTMENT. JUST MORE
BROADLY ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF NATIONAL
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
INFRASTRUCTURE, IN LIGHT OF THE
BIDENS ADMINISTRATION'S EMPHASIS
EMPHASIS ON BUILDING HIGH-SPEED-
HIGH-SPEED -- OR URBAN
TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS. THERE
HAS BEEN AN EMPHASIS ON THE FACT
THE FACT THAT IN THE UNITED STA,
IT IS FAR MORE EXPENSIVE. IT
TAKES A LOT LONGER, AND IS A LOT
LOT LESS EFFICIENT IN OUR ABILIY
OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER LARGE
CAPITAL PROJECTS. A LOT OF THAT
CAN BE ATTRIBUTED -- IT IS
SOMETIMES MISLEADINGLY
ATTRIBUTED TO COST OF LABOR.
THEY COMPENSATE PEOPLE WHO DO
THE LABOR, BUILDING INFRASTRUCTE
BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE QUITE W.
QUITE WELL. IT IS CLEARLY NOT T.
NOT THAT. IT REALLY COMES DOWN O
DOWN TO THE DIFFERENT LAWS AND S
AND SYSTEMS, AND MODES OF APPEAL
THAT ARE UNIQUE TO THE SYSTEM
THAT ADD UP, AND IT MAY TAKE
FOREVER. I WONDER IF WE MIGHT
COLLABORATE. SOME OF THOSE MIGHT
MIGHT BE WITHIN OUR POWER TO CH.
TO CHANGE. MANY OF THEM WILL NO.
NOT BE. SEEKING SOME KIND OF
FEDERAL ACTION. I WONDER IF
THERE MIGHT BE A WAY, MAYBE
THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, THIS
THIS WOULD BE THE WAY TO DO IT.
SO WAY TO COLLABORATE ON WILL BE
BE COULD MAKE AS A CITY. TO DRIE
THE COST DOWN, AND SOMEHOW QUANY
WHAT SOME OF THOSE WOULD LEAD TO
TO THE BOTTOM LINE AS A CITY. I
WILL NOT CITE EXTENSIVELY,
BECAUSE WE ARE LIMITED ON TIME.
THERE IS A REALLY GOOD PIECE IN
THE NEW YORK TIMES THAT WAS
PUBLISHED ON MAY 29th EARLIER
THIS YEAR CALLED WHAT AMERICA
NEEDS. A LIBERALISM THAT BUILDS
AND DISCUSSES A LOT OF THESE TH.
THESE THINGS. I WOULD REALLY
LIKE TO SEE US AS A CITY TO BE ,
BE INNOVATIVE, CUTTING RED TAPE,
TAPE, TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TE
OF TIME IT TAKES FOR THINGS TO
GET PERMITTED TO EXEMPT CERTAINS
CERTAIN PROJECTS FROM NEEDLESS Y
AND REDUNDANT REVIEWS THAT DON'Y
DON'T REALLY DO MUCH OF
ANYTHING, EXCEPT COST THE
TAXPAYER MONEY AND SLOW DOWN OUR
OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER THIS
CRITICAL STRUCTURE. I JUST
WANTED TO FLAG THAT AS A FUTURE
AREA OF INTEREST TO ME, IN KIND
OF CALLING TO QUESTION SOME OF E
PRACTICES WE TAKE FOR GRANTED, T
THEY MAKE EVERYTHING TAKE FOREV.
TAKE FOREVER. THAT HAS BEEN A
RUNNING THEME THROUGHOUT TODAY'.
TODAY'S SESSION. WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE BEEG
BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR 10 YEARS
THAT NEVER GET DONE BECAUSE OF
ENDLESS APPEALS, THE IMPACT OF
-- AND OTHER THINGS. I WOULD
LIKE US TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION AND BOLDLY CONFRONTED
. THAT WE HAVE A SENSE OF URGENY
OF URGENCY TO GET ALL OF THIS. E
HAVE ALL OF THESE REGULATIONS TT
INFLATE COSTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, I LIKE YOUR
RESPONSE TO THAT. I'M EQUALLY
PASSIONATE IN ALL OF THOSE THIN.
THOSE THINGS. MOST OF MY ROLES
IN GOVERNMENT OVER THE YEARS
HAVE BEEN TO ACCELERATE OR
TROUBLESHOOT LARGE CAPITAL PROJ.
CAPITAL PROJECTS. MY FAVORITE
BOOK ABOUT THE PUBLIC SECTOR,
INSTRUCTIONS TO DELIVER, WHO
REIGNED THE -- ONCE WE GET THE
TOP TO BOTTOM REVIEW FINISHED,
A PROJECT THAT I HAVE AS A
LEADER, AND SDOT IS TO LOOK INTO
INTO THE WHOLE CAPITAL PROJECT
DELIVERY SYSTEM AND WHERE
EFFICIENCIES CAN BE FOUND, BOTHN
BOTH WITHIN REFORMS, LIKE YOU
ARE MENTIONING, COUNCILMEMBER. I
I AM VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THES,
AND I INTEND TO BRING A DECADE D
A HALF OF -- TO RAISING THAT UP
AS AN AREA OF COLLABORATION. I
DO WANT TO SAY, ONE BRIGHT SPOT,
SPOT, THERE IS A HUGE SHORTAGE
IN INFRASTRUCTURE RIGHT NOW. MY
COLLEAGUES AT MAJOR ENGINEERINGS
ENGINEERING FIRMS ARE HAVING A
TREMENDOUS TROUBLE STAFFING
THEIR PROJECTS. THE VACANCY
RIGHT AT SDOT IS VERY LOW. I'M
VERY, VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. WE
WE ARE RETAINING ENGINEERING AND
ENGINEERING AND DESIGN TALENT,
AND THE OTHER ASSOCIATED PROFES,
ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS, BETTER
THAN OUR COMPETITORS FOR THAT T.
THAT TALENT. THAT IS SOMETHING,I
WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS AN EVENR
PLACE TO WORK IN THE FUTURE, SOE
CAN KEEP HAVING AN EDGE.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR
THAT DISCUSSION AND
CONVERSATION. I THINK WE WILL
TRANSITION TO THE CENTRAL STAFFH
OF THEIR ISSUE IDENTIFICATION.
SOME OF THESE TOPICS HAVE
ALREADY BEGUN BEING DISCUSSED BY
BY THIS PREVIOUS -- AND AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DIVE DEEPR
DIVE DEEPER. WE WILL HEAR MORE
FROM THE CENTRAL STAFF ANALYSIS
OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY
HAVE ARE COVERED IN THEIR REVIEW
REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET SO
SO FAR. WITH THAT, I WILL ONCE
AGAIN WELCOME 15 AND THANK HIM
FOR THE DEEP DIVE HE HAS ALREAD.
ALREADY DONE. WE ARE HOPING TO
FIELD SOME OF THOSE FOR EARLIER.
EARLIER QUESTIONS. THIS IS A
CHANCE FOR YOU ALL TO ASK
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. NOBODY HAS
HAS BEEN SHY THIS MORNING. THIS
IS VERY HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND
THE ISSUES THEY ARE LOOKING AT.
THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL OF THAT WOK
THAT WORK. I JUST WANT TO SAY TS
SAY THANKS, AS THAT WAS A
LENGTHY DISCUSSION. CALVIN, GOOD
GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR BEING .
BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I
I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION HERE
HERE HIGHLIGHTING ISSUES THAT I
WANT TO RAISE FOR CONSIDERATION.
CONSIDERATION. THESE ISSUES ARE
MORE DETAILED IN MY MEMOIR THAT
IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. WE
HAVE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION ON
MANY OF THESE. I WILL TRY TO KEP
TO KEEP THE FRAMING A LITTLE SH.
LITTLE SHORTER. I WILL WANT TO
SEE IF THERE ARE ISSUES THAT YOU
YOU WANT TO DIVE DEEPER INTO.
THE FIRST, THE FUNDING FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION FROM -- BEGINNING
BEGINNING IN 2022, SDOT BEGAN
WORK ON THE OVERHAUL OF THE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN DOCUMENTS. A
A WAY TO INTEGRATE ALL OF THEIRS
THEIR PLANS. THE IDEA WAS TO UST
USE THAT AS THE BASIS FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT FOR THE .
THE UPDATE. THIS BUDGET ADDS $70
ADDS $700,000 TO SUPPORT THE
OUTREACH COMPONENT OF THE PLAN,Y
PLAN, PARTICULARLY WITH THE TRAN
AND LANGUAGE DEPENDENCY
OUTREACH. THAT WOULD BE WORK
THAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT YEAR TO
TRY TO COMPLETE THE PLAN FOR
COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AT THE
END OF 2023. THAT WILL ALSO
INFORM THE IDEA OF WHAT WE MIGHT
MIGHT PLAN FOR. THAT WOULD
REALLY HALF TO BE IN PLACE BY
THE MIDDLE OF 2024 TO GO TO
VOTERS IF YOU WANTED TO REPLACE
THE LEVY WHICH EXPIRES AT THE
END OF 2024. TO THAT END, THIS S
MONEY, 2.5 MILLION FOR THE
FUTURE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING P.
FUNDING PLAN. I WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THIS WAS HIGHLIGHTED FOR --
-- WE COULD REVISE THE
SPENDING, YOU COULD PROVIDE
POLICY GUIDANCE ON SPECIFIC ISS.
SPECIFIC ISSUES. YOU WANT TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE COVERED IN
THE FUNDING PLAN, OR NO CHANGE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CALVIN.
A FEW QUESTIONS ON THIS, IN THE
2022 BUDGET, HE HOLDS THE -- TO
ENSURE THAT THERE WAS EQUITABLE.
EQUITABLE OUTREACH. I'M
WONDERING, DOES THIS REMAIN IN ?
DO WE NEED TO REINSTATE THIS
LANGUAGE?
>> THERE IS SOME MONEY THAT
STAYS WITH THAT, SO IT REMAINS
IN EFFECT ON THE IS EXTENDS FUN.
EXTENDS FUNDS. THIS IS REALLY
GEARED TOWARD ADDITIONAL
COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND
SPECIFICALLY LANGUAGE AND
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. I THINK
IT IS IN LINE WITH THE DIRECTION
DIRECTION LAST YEAR.
>> OKAY. THAT IS HELPFUL. DIREC?
DIRECT RESPONSE?
>> I JUST WANTED TO REALLY
EMPHASIZE OUR COMMITMENT. ONE OF
OF THE REASONS I TOOK THIS JOB,
I THOUGHT THAT THE S.FRAMEWORK
IS REALLY CATEGORY LEADING IN
THE UNITED STATES. IT IS A GREAT
-- OF MINE. HERE IN THE LARGER
PLANNING FOR THE CITY, ESPECIAL.
CITY, ESPECIALLY. YOU HAVE A COT
FROM US AS AN AGENCY, AND ALL OF
OF THE PEOPLE WORKING ON THIS.
SOME OF THE VERY INNOVATIVE PRS
THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THAT FRAM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. .
CALVIN, I THINK YOU CAN KEEP GO.
>> NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO THIS E
IS THE SPENDING ON THE VISION ZO
VISION ZERO SERIES OF PROGRAMS.
THIS IS THE GOAL OF LIMITING TRC
LIMITING TRAFFIC FATALITIES BY .
BY 2023. IT IS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFICULT TO TOUCH ON ALL OF THE
THE SPENDING THAT IS IN THE SDOT
SDOT BUDGET. REALLY, TRAFFIC
SAFETY SHOULD AFFECT EVERYTHING
THAT THE DEPARTMENT DOES. ON THE
THE NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE A LIST
OF THE PROJECTS THAT I FEEL REAY
FEEL REALLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE
DELIVERY OF VISION ZERO. THE
DEPARTMENT -- PLEASE GO TO THE
NEXT SLIDE -- THE PROPOSED
BUDGET DOES SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASE SPENDING IN 2023. SOME
OF THIS INCREASE WAS PLANNED
PREVIOUSLY. THE SIX-YEAR
SPENDING PLAN. IT ALSO ADDS
ABOUT 14 MILLION MORE TO THESE S
THESE PROGRAMS AS A NEW
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR BROS WITE
BUDGET. A LARGE PART OF THAT IS
TIED TO THE NEW SEATTLE -- THAT
SUPPORT THAT WORK. IT DOES GO
DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. AGAIN, AS
OPTIONS, YOU COULD CONSIDER
REVISING --
>> THANKS, KEVIN. SOME COMMENTS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE ABOUT
THIS THROUGHOUT THE LAST FEW
DAYS. I THINK TO ECHO SOME OF MS
MY COLLEAGUES -- SEEN THEM EVERY
EVERY DAY. THAT WAS ALSO EXPRESD
ALSO EXPRESSED AFTER A RESPONSE,
RESPONSE, BUT WE NEED -- MORE
THAN EVER. WE SEE MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE BEING HIT BY VEHICLES,
MANY OF THEM HIT AND RUN. I JUST
JUST WANT TO LIGHT THAT THIS IS
AN AREA FAST TO PROTECT THE FUNG
THE FUNDING. ALSO, NOTE THAT
THERE IS MUCH MORE THAT WE NEED
TO DO. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
HEARING FROM OUR COLLEAGUES.
>> I'M ALSO GLAD TO SEE SOMEWHAT
SOMEWHAT OF AN INCREASE. I HAVE
SET IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN, 50%
OF THE FATALITIES IN THE CITY,
DO TO STREET VIOLENCE, HAPPENED
IN MY DISTRICT. MY HOPE IS THAT
WE ALL HAVE A SENSE OF URGENCY.
WE SPEND $108 MILLION FIXING THE
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE
RELATIVELY QUICK. THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT MOVES CARS AND
TRUCKS, BUT THERE IS NO
SIDEWALK, NO BICYCLE
INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE BRIDGE. I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE US INVEST IN A
A SIMILAR WAY IN THE URGENCY OF
MAKING SURE THAT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE WE NEED TO KEEP
PEOPLE SAFE ON OUR STREETS IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, THROUGH AREAS
AREAS WHERE THERE IS NOT JUST
FREIGHT TRAFFIC, BUT PEDESTRIANS
PEDESTRIANS ACCESSING SERVICES,
AND JUST TRYING TO USE THE AREA
AS A NEIGHBORHOOD. WE NEED TO
HAVE A SIMILAR SENSE OF URGENCY
TO GET THOSE THINGS FIXED, AS
WELL. I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS INCR,
THIS INCREASE, AND LOOK FORWARD
TO IS COMMITTING MORE, AS WE
CAN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR TITLE.
IT SAYS CM. WE NEED A CP.
>> ALL RIGHT, GET ON THAT.
>> SO FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, .
YOU, WELCOME. I'M GLAD YOU ARE
HERE AND WE HAD A GREAT DISCUSS.
GREAT DISCUSSION. NOW WE ARE
INTO THE EXCITING WORLD OF
TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE A FEW
THINGS -- SINCE I HAVE BEEN
ELECTED, -- FINALLY, SDOT PUT
MONEY IN THE SIDEWALK FOR
IMPROVEMENTS. IF YOU CAN GIVE
MONEY FOR THAT, I DON'T KNOW WHT
YOU CAN GIVE MONEY FOR. THANK
YOU. IT IS FINALLY IN THERE. I
WANT TO THANK SDOT, THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, AND JULIE FOR RECOGNIZIG
THIS NEED. I HAVE BEEN -- WHAT
IS THIS? MY SIXTH BUDGET,
SEVENTH BUDGET CYCLE. THE HIGH
INTENSE TRAFFIC AREAS LIKE
SCHOOLS, BUS STOPS, LIBRARIES,
COMMUNITY CENTERS. THAT IS WHAT
WE ARE SEEING IN THE NORTH. I
DON'T HAVE IT AT THE TOP OF MY ,
HOW MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IT
WOULD TAKE TO ACTUALLY MEET THE
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS ABOUT
SIDEWALKS. I REMEMBERED BEING IN
BEING IN THE BILLIONS. THAT WE
DO KEEP FOCUSING ON THOSE FOOT
TRAFFIC AREAS. IN PARTICULAR,
NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS COMING ONT
ON THAT -- PEOPLE ARE STARTING
TO WALK TOWARD THE RAIL. THOSE
ARE THE AREAS I HAVE BEEN TRYING
BEEN TRYING TO FOCUS ON NOW.
BEFORE, IT WAS MAINLY SCHOOLS,
COMMUNITY CENTERS, CHURCHES,
THOSE TYPES OF AREAS. ALSO,
WHICH I NORMALLY DON'T DO THIS,
BUT I'M GOING TO DO IT. ON THE
$50 MILLION GRANTED FROM THE
STATE PACKAGE, PAST BY HIM BACK
IN MARCH OF 2022. AT LEAST MY DT
MY DISTRICT HAS THREE STATE HIGS
STATE HIGHWAYS IN I-5. AT ONE
POINT, I THINK IT WAS LAST YEAR,
WE HAD THE HIGHEST INCIDENCE OF
OF PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES. AGAIN,
AGAIN, THE MONEY THAT HAS NOW CE
THROUGH FROM THE STATE FOR THE
AURORA AVENUE, WORKING WITH THE
CITY, OR THE -- FOLK, GETTING
THAT MONEY AND ATTENTION ON AUR.
ON AURORA. BETWEEN 5-6. I'M
HOPING WE CAN CONTINUE THAT,
WORKING WITH YOU. THAT IS STILL
AN ISSUE. THERE'S STILL A LOT TO
LOT TO BE DONE THERE. I WANT TOK
CALVIN FOR DOING THE ISSUE IDENN
AND HELPING US PUT TOGETHER WHAR
NEEDS WERE IN THE BUDGET. ALSO,F
COURSE WITH TRANSIT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. DIRECT RESPONSE?
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO
RESPOND WITH A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM
FOR THE KNEES THAT YOU ARE SID.
I HAVE BEEN AT LEAST FOUR
COMMUNITY WALKS IN THE LAST
MONTH. WHEN YOU WALK WITH PARENS
WITH PARENTS ON THE ROUTE WHERE
THEY TAKE THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL
AND THERE IS NO SIDEWALK, SO
THEY WALK IN THE STREET. WAYS IS
IS TELLING PEOPLE TO GET THROUG.
GET THROUGH. YOU CAN SEE A REALY
UNIQUE SET OF CHALLENGES THAT WE
WE NEED TO ADDRESS. I ALSO DO
WANT TO SAY, I FIND THAT THIS GT
THIS GRANT IS LIKE A ONCE IN A
GENERATION OPPORTUNITY.
OPPORTUNITY IS ALSO MAGNIFIED BY
BY AN ALIGNMENT THAT WE HAVE WIH
THEM ABOUT MODERNIZING, UPDATIN,
AND HUMANIZING AURORA. I DON'T
THINK THERE HAS EVER BEEN SO
MUCH ALIGNMENT ABOUT HOW THE
STATE HIGHWAYS COULD BECOME MORE
MORE PEOPLE FOCUSED THAN THERE
IS RIGHT NOW BETWEEN SDOT -- MY
MY FRIEND IS THE TRAFFIC
ENGINEER THERE. WE HAVE WALKED
IT SEVERAL TIMES IN THE TIMES I
HAVE BEEN HERE. I THINK THERE IS
THERE IS VERY EXCITING PROGRESS
COMING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. MAKE THANK YOU. I
WOULD JUST BE VERY BRIEF. I ALSO
ALSO JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY
MY APPRECIATION FOR THE DIRECT E
DIRECT RESPONSE TRAINING MYSELF
AND SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS AROUND
DISTRICT SEVEN. IN THE FEW SHOR,
SHORT WEEKS, THE AMOUNT OF TIME
HE SPENT ON THE GROUND WITH ALLF
US, IT HAS BEEN VERY APPRECIATE.
I HOPE AT LEAST TO SOME ACTION N
SOME PROJECTS. I WOULD BE REMISF
I DIDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPRECE
AND APPRECIATE THE -- PUBLISHED,
, EMPHASIZING THE URGENCY. I
LOOK FORWARD TO US CRAFTING THE
BUDGET -- WITH THE RESOURCES TO
GET IT DONE. I THINK THIS IS A
GOOD START. HOPEFULLY, WE WILL
BE ABLE TO PUT FORWARD SOME
PROPOSALS TO BUILD ON THEM.
THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE MORE ISSUES TO WALK
THERE. LET'S KEEP GOING WITH THE
THE SLIDES HERE.
>> THANK YOU. ISSUE NUMBER THREE
-- AS MENTIONED AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION,
THEY INCLUDED AN AUDIT IN
SEPTEMBER OF 2020, AND
IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF RECOMMENS
OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF
BEING IMPLEMENTED. WHAT I HAVE
WANTED TO DO IS TO HIGHLIGHT THT
OF SPENDING RELATED TO THE
PROGRAMMING, IN GENERAL. IF YOU
COULD PLEASE GO TO THE NEXT SLI.
NEXT SLIDE. YOU WILL SEE THAT
BRIDGE SPENDING DOES GO DOWN
FROM 2022 TO 2023. THIS IS
REPORTED PREVIOUSLY IN LAST
YEAR'S CIP. THIS DOESN'T
NECESSARILY REFLECT THE CHANGE
IN POLICY. THE PROPOSED BUDGET Y
DOES INCREASE SOME SPENDING FORE
BRIDGE PAINTING PROGRAM IN 2023,
IN 2023-2024, REDUCES SOME OF
THAT FUNDING IN '24-'26.
LARGELY, THE PROGRAM IS
UNCHANGED FROM WHAT WAS IDENTIFD
WAS IDENTIFIED -- THE RESPONSE T
RESPONSE PROJECT. WHILE THE
BRIDGES HAS REOPENED, THERE IS E
IS THE -- SLING BRIDGE. THEY
STILL HAVE WORK TO BE ACCOMPLIS.
BE ACCOMPLISHED. THEIR PROJECT
WILL FULLY CLOSEOUT UNTIL LIKELY
LIKELY THE FALL OF NEXT YEAR.
OPTIONS YOU MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER, REVISING FOR THE
BRIDGES.
>> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS AND COUNCILMEMBER PETERSO.
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON.
>> THANK YOU. I DO THINK IT IS T
TO ACKNOWLEDGE, WHILE WE ARE
TACKLING A LOT OF BIG PROBLEMS
AS A CITY, AND THE PROBLEMS THAT
THAT WE FACE RELATE TO PUBLIC SY
AND HOMELESSNESS. I THINK IT
DOES BEHOOVE US TO PUT OUR EYES
FORWARD OVER THE NEXT DECADE.
JUST PUTTING OUR CARDS ON THE T.
THE TABLE. WE KNOW MAJOR BRIDGE
FAILURES WILL BE SOMETHING THAT
WE NEED TO GRAPPLE WITH, BASED
ON THE AUDIT THAT WAS CONDUCTED
IN 2020, AND THE RESULTS -- THEY
THEY WERE IN POOR CONDITION. MAY
IN FAIR CONDITION. IF NOT
PROPERLY MAINTAINED, OR IF THERE
THERE AREN'T PLANS TO IN SOME
PLACES, REPLACE BRIDGE INFRASTR,
BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE, WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH A LOT
LOT OF BRIDGE FAILURES THE WAY
WE DEALT WITH THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE, WHICH WAS A CATASTROPHE.
I DO WANT TO WORK WITH THE DEP.
HOPEFULLY, THIS IS DESPITE OUR .
IT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
BUILD A STRATEGY AROUND THIS. TY
TACKLE THE FOUR CORNERS. REALLY
STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT WE CAN DO
AND IN A WAY THAT ALSO CENTERS
AROUND VISION ZERO AND OTHER
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. IT DOES
DOES NOT PIT MAKING PROGRESS ONR
BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE AGAINST
SAFETY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND
AND SAFETY ON MAJOR MATERIALS
THROUGH INVESTMENT AND VISION Z.
VISION ZERO. WE DO NEED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE REALITY THAT IN
A CITY WITH LOTS OF CONNECTIONS,
, THESE MAJOR BRIDGE FAILURES TO
FAILURES TO BECOME MASSIVE
EVENTS THAT CAN BE MORE
STRESSFUL TO TAKE CARE OF WHEN
THE EVENT IS REALIZED AND THE
BRIDGES UNUSABLE. THAT IS TO
FOCUS ON IT PROACTIVELY. I JUST
WANT TO VOICE MY SUPPORT AS A
MEMBER OF THE BRIDGE CAUCUS ON
THE COUNCIL. TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE AVOID FUTURE SITUATIONS LIKE
THE BRIDGE, AND MAKE SURE THAT
WE DO NOT HAVE FUTURE
DISRUPTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
MAJOR BRIDGE FAILURES. WE KNOW
THEY ARE GOING TO BE COMING,
BASED ON THE CURRENT STATE OF
OUR BRIDGE NETWORK.
>> I SURE HOPE I AM A MEMBER OF.
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT HAS
HAS BEEN SAID.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, YOU ARE STILL
ON YOU, SORRY.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
FIRST, I JUST WANT TO PAUSE AND
THINK THE WORKERS WHO WERE OUT E
OUT THERE ON THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS, GETTING
THAT RESTORED SO QUICKLY. I KNOW
KNOW THAT WHEN WE HAD PROPOSED 0
MILLION, AND AUTHORIZED 100
MILLION OF BRIDGE BOGS, BONDS, I
I KNOW THAT THEY WERE VERY
EXCITED ABOUT THE IDEA OF
GETTING TO WORK ON THESE BRIDGE
PROJECTS, INCLUDING A COUPLE OF
THE PROJECTS THAT WERE PROMISED
IN THE MOVE SEATTLE LEVY BACK I.
IN 2015. SDOT DROPPED FROM THE
LIST OF SEISMIC PROJECTS. I
THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS
REASONS THERE APPEARS TO BE A DE
A DECLINE BECAUSE THEY DROPPED A
A COUPLE OF BRIDGES FROM THE
THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR SOME
RESPONSE FROM SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -F
THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE WHILE WE
ARE HEARING CONCERNS ABOUT
BRIDGES, BUT THEY ARE NOT SAYING
SAYING THAT REFLECTED IN THE
NUMBERS HERE.
>> I SAW SOME NODS.
>> I CAN DO IT. I'M ALSO TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT MYSELF
BACK ON CAMERA. I DID SOMETHING
FUNNY WITH ZOOM. MUCH MORE USE
TO -- THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE
COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE MADE, AND
AND THE QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ASKE.
I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THEM.
THE NUMBERS ARE PREVENTING
THEMSELVES, AND IT DOES LOOK
ODD. I CAN'T DISAGREE WITH THAT.
I'LL COME TO THAT IN A MOMENT.
AS YOU SEE IN THE SLIDES, NUMBE,
NUMBER ONE, AS YOU GET THROUGH
THE PROPOSED BUDGET IN CIP, YOU
WILL SEE IN '23 AND '24, WE ARE-
ARE -- SOME FUNDING THAT CAME
FROM GRANT PARTNERS ON PROJECTS
THAT HAVE CLOSED. WE HAVE TO
RETURN THE FUNDING TO THEM. THAT
THAT IS DECREASES TO THE LEVEL
THAT WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE CIP.
THE PROJECTS CAME IN UNDER BUDG.
UNDER BUDGET. THOSE FUNDS CAN BE
BE REDIRECTED TO OTHER PROJECTS.
SECONDLY, WE ARE MOVING SOME OF
OF OUR FUNDING INTO THE OUTER
YEARS, AWAY FROM '23-YOUR MAY 2.
MAY 24. AS WE GIVE OURSELVES
SOME LEEWAY, THINKING THROUGH
HOW BEST TO APPROACH THE SEISMIS
SEISMIC PROJECTS, GIVEN THE
COMPLEXITY OF THE PROJECT, THEY
ARE A GREAT EXPENSE. AS HAS BEEN
BEEN NOTED, WITH REGARD TO THE
LEVY PORTFOLIO, WE DID REMOVE A
NUMBER OF SIDES PROJECTS OFF OF
OUR TO DO LIST DURING THE COVID.
COVID SITUATION. WE SIMPLY RAN
OUT OF MONEY, AND ALSO, THE
SEISMIC PROJECTS WERE PROVING TO
PROVING TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE AS
WERE ORIGINALLY OUTLINED IN THEY
PORTFOLIO WHEN WE WENT TO THE
VOTERS. THE VOTERS WHO VOTED ON
THE 2015 BALLOT PROPOSAL, THEY
SAW A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT
DIDN'T PENCIL OUT IN REAL TIME
WHEN WE GOT INTO 2020-2021-2022.
WE ARE ALSO UPGRADING OUR
DESIGN STANDARDS WITH CURRENT
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, WITH
REGARD TO SAFETY, AND THEIR --
THAT HAS WENT INTO OUR
CALCULATIONS, AS WELL. THE
LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED, WITH
REGARD TO THE COST OF DOING THE
SEISMIC PROJECTS, JUST SIMPLE
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN COST,
AND THEN DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
FROM MEETING THE FEDERAL REQUIR.
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. IT JUST
GOT MORE EXPENSIVE, FUNDING WENT
WENT DOWN IN COVID, AND WE DID
ACTIVELY TAKE THE PROJECTS OFF
OF OUR TO DO LIST. WE WORKED
REALLY HARD WITH THE LEVER LEE -
LEE -- TO TALK ABOUT WHAT OUR
OPTIONS ARE. WE ARE NOW
COMMITTED TO TAKING ANOTHER LOOK
LOOK AT THE PROJECTS, AND SEEING
SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO AND DELIVR
AND DELIVER WITHIN THE REMAINING
REMAINING LIFE OF THE LEVY, AND
ALSO POST LEVY, USING LEVY POST
-- THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO PUT
TOWARD THOSE PROJECTS. WE ARE
STILL IN PROCESS OF FIGURING OUT
OUT WHAT THAT PORTFOLIO WOULD LK
LIKE. WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKINGD
LOOKING FORWARD TO POTENTIAL
FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
DOWN THE ROAD TO SUPPLEMENT THE
FUNDING THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE .
AVAILABLE LOCALLY. WE DON'T
DISAGREE THAT THE SEISMIC
PROJECTS ARE IMPORTANT. IT IS
SIMPLY A MATTER OF GETTING THE S
THE PROJECTS RE-GEARED,
ACCORDING TO NEW REQUIREMENTS IN
IN DESIGN AND SAFETY STANDARDS,
AND ALSO ASSEMBLING THE COMPLETE
COMPLETE PACKAGE. I WANT TO BE ,
BE CLEAR, WHEN I MENTIONED THE
LEVY PORTFOLIO EARLIER DOING MY,
MY PRESENTATION, AND I NOTED
THAT WE WERE MOVING FUNDING FROS
FROM PROGRAMS THAT WERE ON
TARGET TO DELIVER THEIR 2015
GOALS, AND PUTTING THEM INTO PRS
INTO PROGRAMS THAT WERE BEHIND ,
BEHIND TARGET, WE WERE ONLY DOIG
THAT IN THAT SCENARIO. BECAUSE
BRIDGE SEISMIC IS BEHIND IN ITS,
ITS DELIVERY, WE HAVE NOT MOVED
ANY FUNDING OUT OF THERE IN THEM
THE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT ANY OTHE.
OTHER PROJECTS. IT REMAINS IN
TACT, IT IS JUST SIFTING AROUND.
YOU'RE ALSO SEEING SOME OF THE
FUNDING BEING RETURNED.
>> OKAY. I THINK SHE HAS PARTIA.
PARTIAL RESPONSE. KEVIN HAS
ANOTHER COMMENT IN RESPONSE TO
THE QUESTION. I WILL GO BACK TOR
TO COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR A
FOLLOW-UP TO MAKE SURE IT WAS
FULLY ANSWERED. WE STILL HAVE
SIX MORE ISSUES AND
IDENTIFICATION ITEMS TO GO THROH
GO THROUGH WITH THE GOAL OF
HAVING THIS WRAPPED UP IN 10
MINUTES, BUT WE WILL PROBABLY GO
GO A LITTLE BIT OVER. LET'S GO
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW FOLKS TO
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERT
ANSWERS THAT COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN HAS BROUGHT UP .
SMACKED TWO QUICK THINGS. ONE,
THERE IS AN INSPIRING LEVY WE
ARE WORKING WITH. THEY ARE NOT
THERE BECAUSE THERE IS AN OPPORY
AN OPPORTUNITY TO POTENTIALLY GO
GO OUT FOR ANOTHER LEVY. RIGHT?
THEY ARE NOT THERE BECAUSE THE
LEVY IS ONLY OVER THE -- THE
SECOND THING, JUST TO REMIND
FOLKS OF SOMETHING THAT I MENTID
I MENTIONED JUST LAST WEEK, OR
THE WEEK BEFORE DURING THE
OVERVIEW PRESENTATION OF THE BU.
THE BUDGET. IN SO MANY WAYS,
THE BUDGET FOR SDOT -- THEY WIL
THEY WILL ULTIMATELY BE
AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OVER
OVER THIS TIME HORIZON. AS MANY
AS YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE HEARD FROM
HEARD FROM OUR FRIENDS IN OIR, N
, BIPARTISAN BRIDGE INVESTMENT
PROJECT IS MAKING THE SINGLE LAT
SINGLE LARGEST INVESTMENT IN
BRIDGES SINCE THE CONSTRUCTION F
THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
$12.5 BILLION OVER FOUR YEARS.
WE ALSO DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS
JUST YET OF WHO WILL GET THOSE .
THOSE FUNDS. YOU CAN REST
ASSURED THAT THE SDOT TEAM IS
WORKING REALLY HARD TO FIGURE T
FIGURE OUT WHAT OF THOSE
INVESTMENTS MAKE THE MOST SENSE.
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT F
MONEY ON THE TABLE THAT WE CAN
ALSO BE IN A POSITION TO GO
AFTER IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MON.
>> OKAY.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT WE
ARE REMINDING OURSELVES THAT THS
IS JUST THE SPENDING ON BRIDGES.
BRIDGES. WHEN IT COMES TO REPLAT
TO REPLACEMENT OF OUR LARGE INF,
LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE, THOSE ARE
VERY, VERY LARGE PROJECTS.
ACTUALLY, REALLY FOCUSED ON --
TO BE ABLE TO GO AFTER MONEY ON
THOSE LARGER PROJECTS. THERE IS
THAT PLANNING THAT WILL NEED TO
BE PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING PACKAGE, AND POTENTIALLY
THE BIPARTISAN LAW JUST NOW.
>>
>> ANY FOLLOW-UP?
>> YES, THANK YOU. IN TERMS OF
WORKING FOR FEDERAL MONEY, I WAD
WAS DISAPPOINTED SDOT DID NOT
APPLY FOR THE MEGA GRANT
PROJECT. I KNOW WE AUTHORIZE 100
100 MILLION IN BED BONDS. ONE OF
OF THE ARGUMENTS, YOU MIGHT GET
FEDERAL MONEY. SDOT DID NOT
APPLY FOR THAT. THEY WEREN'T
QUITE READY TO APPLY, EVEN
THOUGH THOSE BRIDGE PROJECTS
PROMISED, THERE WAS SIX YEARS TO
TO GET READY FOR THAT. I JUST
WANT TO BE CAREFUL. WE MENTIONED
MENTIONED ABOUT RENEWING THE LEY
THE LEVY, JUST BEING MINDFUL OF
WHAT VOTERS MIGHT BE THINKING
WITH THAT, IN TERMS OF KEEPING
OUR PROMISES ON THESE PROGRAMS
TO NOT ASSUME THAT THE LEVY WILL
WILL BE RENEWED. WE MIGHT HAD TO
TO GET CREATIVE FROM OTHER
REVENUE SOURCES. WE TALKED A LOT
SEISMIC. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT
THAT THE STRUCTURE IS MAJOR MAI.
MAJOR MAINTENANCE. IT IS ALSO
SHOWING A DECREASE. THE AUDITOR
SAID WE SHOULD BE SPENDING
34-$100 MILLION A YEAR ON MAINT.
ON MAINTENANCE. I WANT TO SEE IF
IF WE CAN BUMP UP THESE NUMBERSA
LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. I WILL KEEP US MOVING.
I WILL GO TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, AND OF COURSE THE
DEPARTMENT IS WELCOME TO WEIGH
IN . I WANTED TO GET
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S COMMENT
COMMENT IN, THEN WE CAN KEEP
GOING.
>> THINK. -- BACK ON NOVEMBER
2016, DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS,
PROCESS, THE COUNCIL VOTED TO AE
TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE TO
ISSUE BONDS FOR HOUSING CONSTRU.
HOUSING CONSTRUCTION. THIS WAS
BEFORE ROBUST FUNDING. IT WAS A
SIGNAL FROM THE COUNCIL THAT WE
WANTED TO SEE THE CITY DOING
MUCH MORE WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT
IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAN WE
WERE DOING. THIS WAS A PROPOSAL
THAT, AGAIN, IT PASSED THE
COUNCIL, 7-2. THERE WAS SIGNIFIT
WAS SIGNIFICANT -- IN THE EXECUE
THE EXECUTIVE TO MOVING FORWARD.
BOTH THE MAYOR OPPOSED IT, THE
FINANCE DIRECTOR OPPOSED THE.
OUR OWN BUDGET CHAIR AT THE TIME
THE TIME OPPOSED IT. THE COUNCIL
COUNCIL FELT VERY STRONGLY THAT
WE NEEDED TO MAKE THIS MOVE. WEE
FINALLY SUCCESSFUL, WE PASSED
THE AUTHORIZATION IN 2016. I
DON'T BELIEVE THE HOUSING BONDS
WERE ISSUED IN TWO 2018. IT TOOK
TOOK SOME DOING. I AM WONDERING,
WONDERING, WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE WERE WANTG
TO PURSUE. HE REMINDED US OUR
PRIOR ACTION -- WHAT ARE OUR ALS
OUR ALTERNATIVES IN THE CASE
THAT THIS MAY BE A LACK --
>> COUNCILMEMBER
>> COUNCILMEMBER, THE DECISIONS
HVE COME DOWN TO THE FINANCIAL .
FINANCIAL PLANNING. IT IS ABOUT
MOVING MONEY AROUND, TAKING UP
THE FUNDING YOU WOULD USE IN THE
IN THE 20 YEARS AND USING IT UP
FRONT. IN THAT CONTEXT, I REALLY
REALLY THINK -- FUNDING PLAN.
THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
RETHINK ALL OF SDOT'S PRIORITIES
PRIORITIES . TO ADD SOME MONEY
FOR CONSULTANT. REBASING THE
FINANCIAL ASSUMPTIONS, AND THAT
WILL BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE .
COMPREHENSIVE OPTION. COUNCIL
COULD OF COURSE PURSUE THE
OPTIONS AS THEY HAVE IN THE PAS.
THE PAST. NOTING OF COURSE THAT
THE INTEREST RECORD IS IN FLUX
RIGHT NOW. I THINK IN MANY WAYS,
IT IS THE PRIORITY OF -- BASED
ON WHAT THE COUNCIL HAS SET.
>> OKAY.
>> I THINK IN THAT CASE, -- HE
REALLY SPEARHEADED THE USE OF TE
OF THE TAX. I'M MORE INTERESTED
IN THE PLANNING ASPECT AND THE
MECHANICAL STEPS WE WOULD NEED O
TAKE TO ISSUE BONDS.
>> MOSTLY, WE WOULD HAD TO
IDENTIFY -- WOULD DO WE WANT TOT
OUT OF THE BUDGET IN THE
UPCOMING YEARS, TO BE ABLE TO
PAY THE SERVICE TO ISSUE BONDS.
>> OR INCREASE REVENUE?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GREAT QUESTION. ALSO, I WOULE
WOULD ENCOURAGE A CONVERSATION H
CONVERSATION WITH DEPUTY DIRECTR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR PENNUCI. SHE,
MYSELF, AND DINGELY .
OBVIOUSLY, AN ADVISORY BODY ONL.
BODY ONLY. BUT INTERESTING INFON
INTERESTING INFORMATION. THAT
MIGHT BE HELPFUL, AS WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN. WAS
THAT A LEFTOVER HAND? IT WAS A
LEFTOVER HAND. I THINK WE HAVE
CONCLUDED THIS SLIDE. LET'S
CONTINUE, CALVIN. THE NEXT IS
YOU -- ISSUE IS THE SEATTLE
TRANSIT MEASURE. IF YOU COULD
SWITCH TO THE NEXT LOT? I JUST
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, THIS IS THR
APPROVED 2020 MEASURE THAT
IMPOSED A SALES TAX. IT RAISES T
RAISES ABOUT 52 MILLION A YEAR.
IT IS SORT OF LIMITED UNDER SOME
SPENDING CATEGORIES. SERVICES
ARE UNLIMITED. THAT IS THE
PURPOSE OF THE MEASURE. THERE WS
UP TO 9 MILLION AUTHORIZE FOR N,
UP TO 10 MILLION -- AND
MAINTENANCE CAPITAL PROGRAMS.
THAT WAS APPROVED AS PART OF
THAT MEASURE. THIS SHOWS YOU
LAST YEAR, THE PROPOSED BUDGET .
BUDGET SPENDING. YOU WILL SEE
THAT THE SERVICE IS MAINTAINING
THE 2022 LEVELS. TIED TO WHERE
WE ARE WITH TRANSIT DEMAND AND
THE ABILITY TO ASK FOR NEW
SERVICE FROM METRO. THE PROPOSET
PROPOSED BUDGET DOES BASICALLY
MAINTAIN THE SAME LEVEL OF NEED.
OF NEEDS. I DO NOT HAVE RETAIL
ON WHAT THE PROPOSED SPENDING
FOR THE NEEDS IS. A LOT OF THE
2021-2022 SPENDING WAS REALLY IT
IN SUPPORT. I'M NOT ABLE TO
SPEAK ON WITH THE PROPOSED
2022-23 SPENDING IS. IT DOES
INCREASE TO 9 MILLION IN 23-202.
IN 23-2024. IN SEPTEMBER, THE
REGIONAL TRANSIT PROVIDERS IMPLD
PROVIDERS IMPLEMENTED -- WHICH
BASICALLY DOES ELIMINATE $3
MILLION OF FUNDING THAT WE HAVE
BEEN USING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS.
I DO NOT HAVE DETAIL ON WHAT THE
THE PROPOSED SPENDING IS FOR
2023-2024. THE DEPARTMENT IS
PROPOSING TO BASICALLY DOUBLE
THE SPENDING, UP TO $6 MILLION.
THIS DOES REQUIRE COUNCIL
LEGISLATION TO RAISE THE
SPENDING CAP. THAT IS ALSO
SUBMITTED FOR YOU. YOU COULD
PROPOSE SPENDING LIMITS,
ADJUSTING THE SPENDING CAPSULE
OF THE --, AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, KEVIN. I WILL
ECHO. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE
ENOUGH INFORMATION HERE ON WITH
THE SPENDING PLAN IS. OBVIOUSLY,
OBVIOUSLY, THE DEPARTMENTS HERE
CAN HEAR OUR INTEREST. I WANT TO
TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THE MUCH
ANTICIPATED, AND STILL HIGHLY DD
HIGHLY DESIRED SUPERBLOCK
ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED. I WANT TK
TO THANK DIRECTOR SPOTTS, WHO
WILL BE STILL GOING ON A TO HER
THE DISCUSSION. THIS WAS, I
THINK FOR 2 YEARS IN A ROW, WE
HAVE ASKED FOR AN ANALYSIS ON
CREATING A BROADER STYLE SUPERB.
STYLE SUPERBLOCK. DID YOU HAVE G
YOU WANTED TO ADD?
>> YES, THANK YOU. I WOULD LOVE
TO EXPLORE HOW WE CAN TAKE THE
WORLD'S GREAT CONCEPTS AND
POTENTIALLY APPLY THEM IN SEATT.
IN SEATTLE. I AM REALLY EXCITED
TO ENGAGE IN THAT WITH YOU. I'M
GRADUALLY GETTING UP TO SPEED IN
SPEED IN THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.
IT IS VERY INTERESTING. WE NO
LONGER NEED TO SUBSIDIZE THE
FARES, THAT IS HAPPENING AT A MO
LEVEL NOW. THAT FREES UP MONEY,
BUT THE CHALLENGE OF BUS
OPERATORS, BY EVEN MORE
ADDITIONAL SERVICE THAN WHAT WE
WERE BUYING IS HARD. THIS IS A
GOOD TIME TO MAKE THE
LEGISLATIVE CHANGE TO ALLOW US O
THE SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE
THE BUS SYSTEM. WE ARE
CONSTRAINED A BIT IN THE ABILITY
ABILITY TO PASSING MONEY ALONG
TO KING COUNTY METRO BECAUSE WE
NO LONGER NEED TO BUY FAIR CARDS
FAIR CARDS FOR USE. THERE IS A
SHORTAGE OF BUS OPERATORS. THAT
IS WHY THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO
FIX SOME OF THOSE SMALL-SCALE IS
SMALL-SCALE ISSUES THAT ARE
MAKING IT HARD TO GET ON AND OFF
OFF THE BUS, OR HARD FOR THE BUS
BUS TO NAVIGATE THE STREETS.
>> OKAY.
THANKS. THINGS, AS WELL, FOR THE
THE COMMITMENT TO FOLLOW UP ON
THE CENTRAL STAFF AND OUR
CONCERNS. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA. I
JUST WANT TO ECHO THE CONCERN
ABOUT LACK OF INFORMATION HERE
ABOUT THE EMERGING NEEDS
CATEGORY, AND ALSO THE EXCESS
PROGRAMS. IF SOMEBODY ELSE IS
PICKING UP $3 MILLION, TAB -WIS,
TAB -WISE, WHY ARE CERTAIN
NUMBERS GOING UP. MAYBE WE NEED
TO INCREASE THE INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE BY MORE
THAN THE $6 MILLION TO SATISFY
SOME OF THE REQUESTS WE HAVE
BEEN HEARING TODAY FROM COLLEAG.
FROM COLLEAGUES. WE NEED TO KNOW
KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS
BEFORE WE DO THAT. ALSO, I
BELIEVE THERE IS A LINE ITEM
THAT IS NOT HERE, IN TERMS OF R.
OF RESERVES. THAT WILL BE
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT DETAIL.
ALSO, JUST REMINDING OURSELVES,
THIS IS THE MOST REGRESSIVE TAX
THAT WE IMPOSE, THE SALES TAX.
AS PROVOCATIVE AS IT MAY SOUND,
MAYBE WE SHOULD ALSO BE
THINKING, THAT WE HAD TO
ACTUALLY CHARGE THE FULL AMOUNT
OF THE SALES TAX? MAYBE THERE IA
YEAR THAT THERE CAN BE A PART OF
OF THAT IF THE FUNDING IS NOT N.
NOT NEEDED. I THINK WE ARE
HEARING THAT THE FUNDING IS
NEEDED FOR THE CAPITAL SIDE OF .
OF THINGS. MIGHT WANT TO THINK
ABOUT GOING ABOVE THAT 6
MILLION. THANK YOU.
>> LET ME JUST ADD, THERE IS
ADDITIONAL DETAIL AVAILABLE. I'M
I'M SORRY IT HASN'T FLOWED TO
YOU YET. I HAVE BEEN BRIEFED IN
MUCH MORE DETAIL ON THIS. THERE
ARE SOME THINGS ARE -- THAT YOU
MAY FIND EXCITING, TOO. NOW THAT
THAT WE DON'T NEED TO FIND THE
CARDS FOR YOUTH, WE ARE LOOKING
AT FUNDING THEM FOR A LOT OF THE
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC HOUSING
RESIDENTS. WE ARE LOOKING AT
WAYS WE CAN HELP ADD TO MOBILITY
TO MOBILITY AND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THE ELDERLY. THERE IS A LOT
OF OPPORTUNITY FOR INNOVATION
WITHIN THE USAGE OF THESE FUNDS.
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL FIND THIS
ADDITIONAL DETAIL REALLY
INTERESTING, AND ALSO LOOK
FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH
ALL OF YOU ON TAKING A FRESH LOK
FRESH LOOK AT THE MOST IMPACTFUS
IMPACTFUL WAYS THAT WE CAN DRIVT
DRIVE EXCELLENT, EQUITABLE OUTC.
EQUITABLE OUTCOMES.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY, LET'S
CONTINUE, CALVIN.
>> THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 5, THE
SOUND TRANSIT PROGRAM. THIS HAS
COME UP IN YOUR DISCUSSION WITH
OPC THE. I WON'T GO INTO TOO
MUCH DETAIL ON IT. SDOT IS
PROPOSING TO ADD 12 FTE TO WORK
WORK ON THIS PROJECT. JUMPSTART
REVENUES FOR THE CITY CONTRIBUT.
CITY CONTRIBUTION. THERE IS ALSO
ALSO WORK THAT SOUND TRANSIT
WILL BE PAYING FOR. MAYBE AT
THIS POINT, I WILL TAKE YOUR
LEAD ON TO WHAT QUESTIONS YOU WT
TO DIVE INTO WITH THE DEPARTMEN.
DEPARTMENT NEAR. I THINK MANY OF
OF YOUR QUESTIONS YESTERDAY SHOD
REALLY BE DIRECTED TOWARD SDOT
AND HOW THEY ENVISION THIS WOR.
THIS WORKING.
>> OKAY. I APPRECIATE YOU
INVITING THAT. I DO WANT TO HAVE
HAVE A FEW COMMENTS HERE FOR THD
THE RECORD IN THE ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION SECTION. AGAIN,
COUNCILMEMBERS CONTINUE TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR MAKING SURE
THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PLUG
PLUG BUDGET HOLDS AND PROTECT
AGAINST THE BUDGETING. I ALSO TK
ALSO THINK, SIMILARLY, WE ALSO
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT
CREATING A SYSTEM WHERE WE ARE
USING FUNDS, ADDITIONAL REVENUE
THAT IS COMING IN, TO THE
INVESTMENTS. I WILL RAISE
CONCERN HERE THAT I'VE MENTIONED
I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE. I WANT TO
TO REITERATE A CONCERN ABOUT THE
THE INVESTMENTS IN THE OUTREACH
AND ENGAGEMENT, PREVIOUSLY
HOUSED IN DEPARTMENTS AND NEIGH.
AND NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY WERE
PREVIOUSLY FUNDED WITH USING
JUMPSTART FUNDING, WHICH WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE ADDED IN FOR
ONGOING INITIATIVES THAT THE
CITY REALLY NEEDS AS ADDITIONAL.
ADDITIONAL FUNDING. I'M ALSO COD
ALSO CONCERNED THAT SOME OF THE
INVESTMENTS THAT ARE BEING
PROPOSED, SPECIFICALLY THE USE
OF JUMPSTART, ARE NOT
NECESSARILY FOCUSED ON THE
COMMUNITIES HARDEST HIT BY
CLIMATE IMPACTS. PART OF THE
INVESTMENTS THAT I THINK JUMPSTT
THINK JUMPSTART, RENEW DEAL,
SPEND PLAN, THEY SPECIFICALLY DD
SPECIFICALLY DEFINED MAKING SURE
SURE THAT THE INVESTMENTS WERE
GOING TO, OF COURSE, A GREENER Y
GREENER ECONOMY IN ALL WAYS, BUT
BUT THAT WE REALLY FOCUSED
THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS ON THE
COMMUNITIES HARDEST HIT BY
CLIMATE CHANGE. I THINK IN THIS
SPECIFIC EXAMPLE, THERE IS AN
OVERLY BROAD -- OF THE SPEND PL.
SPEND PLAN. THAT IS NOT TO
CRITICIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS
THIS WORK OR NOT TO UNDERMINED
WHY THIS IS CRITICAL FOR OUR CIY
OUR CITY, THE GREENER
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS GENERALLY
OPTIONS GENERALLY IN OUR CITY,
BUT SPECIFIC TO THE USE OF JUMP.
OF JUMPSTART. IF WE ARE NOT SEEN
SEEN THESE AS HIGHER THAN
EXTIRPATED REVENUES AGAINST
BUDGET CUTS AND, IN MY OPINION,
THE LIBERAL INTERPRETATION OF
WHAT THE SPEND PLAN CURRENTLY
HAS, THEN I WILL CONTINUE TO
RAISE QUESTIONS. I'M ALSO
HEARING FROM ADVOCATE THAT THEY
ALSO DO NOT THINK THIS FALLS IN
LINE WITH THE SCOPE AND THE
INTENT OF JUMPSTART,
SPECIFICALLY THE GREEN INVESTME,
GREEN INVESTMENTS, AND THE
OVERSIGHT BOARD PRIORITIES. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY
TRUE TO THE INTENTION OF THAT SD
PLAN, WHILE ALSO, AS WE HAVE EX,
SHOWING FLEXIBILITY FOR PREVENTG
AGAINST CUTS. A FOCUS ON THE
COMMUNITIES MOST IMPORTANT BY
CLIMATE CHANGE. WHILE I THINK
THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK, THE
FUNDING FROM GREENER DEALING
INVESTMENTS FROM JUMPSTART, THIS
THIS LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THE DEFN
THE DEFINITION -- I WILL
CONTINUE TO SEE HOW WE CAN
RECONFIGURE THIS TO SUPPORT HISK
HIS WORK, BUT NOT HAVE IT TIED
DIRECTLY TO JUMPSTART. I THINK
THAT IS PROBABLY CLEAR FROM SOMF
THE COMMENTS I'VE MADE BEFORE. I
BEFORE. I JUST WANTED TO POINT
THAT OUT. I DON'T SEE ADDITIONAL
ADDITIONAL HANDS ON THIS.
CALVIN, ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY.
DIRECTOR DINGELY.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR IN
THE COUNCILS STATEMENT OF
SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT FOR THE
WORK THAT IS HERE. I THINK
THEY'RE PROBABLY 15-16 WORD THAT
THAT WE WORK IN GOOD FAITH TO TY
TO INTERPRET. PEOPLE HAVE
DIFFERENT DETERMINATIONS OF WHAT
OF WHAT THOSE WORDS MEAN. THIS
IS OUR FIRST TIME GOING THROUGH
THIS TOGETHER. RIGHT? THIS IS A
REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US O
LEARN ABOUT THE POLICY INTENT
AND TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MAKES THE
THE MOST SENSE GOING FORWARD. I
DID WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE POINT
YOU MAY ABOUT HOW CRITICAL THIS
WORK IS. WHETHER YOU DECIDE THIS
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS
ELIGIBLE FOR JUMPSTART SPENDING,
JUMPSTART SPENDING, IT DOES NEED
NEED TO HAPPEN FOR OUR REASON TT
REASON THAT DIRECTOR SPOTTS HASD
PREVIOUSLY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDER.
YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I THINK
I THINK WE CAN MOVE ON.
>> NEXT ITEM, ISSUE 6. THIS IS
CLEAN SEATTLE. THIS WILL BE THET
OF A BROADER DISCUSSION TOMORRO.
I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WHERE
SDOT SPECIFICALLY IS HERE.
CURRENTLY, SDOT BASICALLY PROVS
ABOUT $1.1 MILLION TO PARKS FOR
FOR THEIR SPECIAL MAINTENANCE TM
TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP SERVICES FOR
FOR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THIS YEAR,
YEAR, AS THOUGHT ALSO RECEIVED Y
RECEIVED MONEY FROM THE
CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL
RECOVERY FUND THAT LET THEM
STAND UP ON ADDITIONAL RIGHT
AWAY CLEANING TEAMS, USING
TEMPORARY LABEL. LABOR. THIS IS
TO ADD 3.6 MILLION OF GENERAL F,
GENERAL FUND, 18 FTE'S TO
ESSENTIALLY MAKE THAT TEAM PERM.
TEAM PERMANENT. THE INTENT IS TO
TO STAND UP THE SAME MODEL THAT
THEY HAVE MAINTAINED, THE
EXISTING LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT
SDOT HAS , THEN TO INTEGRATE THT
INTEGRATE THAT IN THE CAROTENE
DELIVERY THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED.
DISCUSSED TOMORROW.
>> THANKS, CALVIN. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, THEN COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> THANK YOU, CALVIN. I'M
INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT OUTSIDEF
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY MEANS. WHERE
DOES THIS ALLOW THE TEAM TO WOR?
TO WORK?
>> CURRENTLY, WHEN PARKS HAVE
THEIR SPECIAL ENHANCEMENT TEAM,
BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE SDOT
FUNDING GOING TO THEM, THEY ARE
ARE ABLE TO WORK ON PARKS,
PROPERTY, AND IF THEY HAD TO
CLEAN UP THE SIDEWALK OR OTHER
STREET AND SIDEWALK RIGHT AWAY,
THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THAT WORK.
THEY CAN APPROPRIATELY SIGN THEM
THEM TO THE TRANSPORTATION FUND.
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS. THIS IS
SORT OF THE RECIPROCAL IDEA THAG
GENERAL FUND TO THE
TRANSPORTATION MONEY THAT IS
ALREADY IN THE BUDGET TO SUPPORT
TO SUPPORT THIS WORK, THAT WOULD
WOULD MEAN THAT SDOT CREWS COULD
COULD BE WORKING ON A STREET AND
STREET AND SIDEWALK. IF THERE
WERE ADDITIONAL CLEANUP THAT HAD
HAD TO HAPPEN ON OTHER
CITY-OWNED PROPERTY, THEY COULD
DO THAT WORK, AS WELL. THEY ARE
FUNDED BY GENERAL FUND TO
SUPPORT THAT. I BELIEVE THE IDEA
IDEA IN THE UNIFIED CAROTENE, TY
WOULD BE SOMEWHAT INTERCHANGEAB.
SOMEWHAT INTERCHANGEABLE. THEY
COULD BE DIRECTED TOWARD A
LOCATION THAT IS IDENTIFIED, AND
AND WOULD BE CONSTRAINED TO STOP
STOP AT THE BORDERS OF THE
PROPERTY, IF YOU WILL.
>> FOLLOW-UP, COUNCILMEMBER?
>> JUST MULLING.
>> WE WILL GET OTHER COMMENTS O.
ON THAT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO FLAG FOR THE
FOR THE COMMITTEE THAT WE WILL
HAVE TIME DEDICATED TOMORROW
MORNING TO TALK ABOUT CLEAN SEAE
CLEAN SEATTLE AND IT UNIFIED
CAROTENE COLLECTIVELY, INCLUDING
INCLUDING THE INVESTMENT, SDOT
AND SPU. I ENCOURAGE A LIGHT
TOUCH ON THIS TODAY AND KNOW
THAT YOU WILL HAVE A DEEPER DIVE
DIVE TO SEE AND DISCUSS THE
PROGRAM AS A WHOLE TOMORROW MOR.
TOMORROW MORNING.
>> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, THIS
THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN EFFICIENCY
AS DESCRIBED BY CALVIN RIGHT NOW
NOW THAT WE REALLY DO NEED. YOU
DON'T HAVE TO DO TWO TEAMS OUT
TO DO THE SAME AREA. THAT MAKES.
MAKES SENSE. I SUPPORT THIS
BUDGET ITEM AND WOULD VOTE FOR
NO CHANGE. IS THERE GRAFFITI
REMOVAL INCLUDED IN HERE? OR IS
THAT SEPARATE?
>> GRAFFITI REMOVAL IS A SPU PR.
THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED TOMORROWN
THE CLEAN CITY UNIFIED CAROTENE
DISCUSSION.
>> IT DEPENDS ON WHOSE PROPERTY
IS GRAFFITIED. I LOOK FORWARD TO
TO THAT DISCUSSION. THIS RIGHT
OF WAYS THAT NEED CLEANING, THEY
THEY ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST
COMPLAINTS THAT I GET FROM
PEOPLE AROUND THE CITY. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE
ADDITIONAL HANDS ON THIS. YES, I
I WILL JUST REPEAT WHAT CALVIN
AND DIRECT THE -- ENCAMPMENT
REMOVAL AND CLEANUP INVESTMENTS
UNDER THE TITLE OF UNIFIED
CAROTENE. THAT IS FOR TOMORROW.
OBVIOUSLY, WE REMAIN INTERESTED
IN SEEING HOW WE CAN OF COURSE
PROVIDE THE CLEANUP TO THE
COMMUNITY, SERVICES NEEDED FOR
THOSE LIVING IN A SHELTER, AND
WHERE FUNDING CAN BE DIRECTED FR
DIRECTED FOR OUTREACH AND
INCREASED SAFELY IN
NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT WILL BE THE
FOCUS THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO HAG
IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT THERE ARE
MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS THAT ALL
HAVE SOME COMPONENT OF WHAT HAS
BEEN CALLED THE UNIFIED CAROTEN.
UNIFIED CAROTENE. WILL HAVE TO
DO TRY TO HAVE THAT CONDENSED T.
CONDENSED TOMORROW. OKAY. LET'S
KEEP GOING.
>> NEXT BITE, PLEASE. -- SLIDE,.
SLIDE, PLEASE. PLEASE SKIP AHEAD
AHEAD TO THE NEXT ITEM.
>> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. HELLO. IT
IT IS STILL MORNING. I SAID GOOD
GOOD AFTERNOON, BUT GOOD
MORNING, STILL. THIS FIRST ISSUE
ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH THE TRANSFR
THE TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY
FOR MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT OF E
WATERFRONT PARKS AND OPEN
SPACES. EXCUSE ME. PARKS AND
PUBLIC SPACES IN THE BUDGET, AS
PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR. FROM THE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
FUNDS, THE SEATTLE CENTER. THAT
IS AS WELL AS SOME CORRESPONDIN.
CORRESPONDING POSITIONS. FOR
THESE TO BE SPENT, THE
DELEGATION NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
THERE IS A LEGISLATION THAT CAME
THAT CAME ALONG WITH THE PACKAG.
THE PACKAGE. THEY RECOMMEND THAT
THAT THERE ISN'T TIME TO
CONSIDER THAT AS PART OF THE BU.
SO WE HAVE SOME OPTIONS. ONE, TO
TO HOLD THE LEGISLATION FOR CONN
IN PROVIDING THOSE BUDGET
CHANGES. ANOTHER WOULD BE NO CHE
NO CHANGE, AND PASS THE
LEGISLATION AS IT WAS SENT. WE
WON'T REALLY HAVE TIME TO DELVE
INTO THAT DURING BUDGET --
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS CAN BE TAKN
UP IN THE COMMITTEE IN DECEMBERI
WILL STOP THERE AND LEAVE SPACE
FOR QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUE?
ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, ERIC, I'M
NOT SEEING ANY. THERE MAY BE
SOME THAT PEOPLE SEND YOU LATER,
LATER, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT IS FANTASTIC, TOO. THISE
THIS ISSUE, NUMBER NINE, IT
COULD BE CORRALLED WITH THE
PREVIOUS ONE. IT SHARES THE NEED
NEED FOR FUTURE ORGANIZATION.
THIS ONE ADDED TO THE FINANCE
AND MINISTRATION SERVICES. THE
DEPARTMENT WOULD BE IN THE NEW
CAPITAL PROJECT. IT WOULD PURCHE
WOULD PURCHASE BUILDINGS ON THET
THE WATERFRONT AND THE TRIBAL -.
-- CENTER. FEBRUARY 8th OR MARCH
MARCH NEXT YEAR. UNTIL THAT
FUTURE LEGISLATION, OR NO CHANG.
NO CHANGE.
>> THANKS AGAIN, ERIC. I'M NOT
SEEING ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS
ONE.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE .
APPRECIATE IT.
>> EXCUSE ME, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> OH, I HAD THE HANDLE, I'M
SORRY. I SHOULD'VE USED THE
LITTLE HAND THING.
>> LET ME SCOOT OVER MY SCREEN .
SCREEN HERE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I WILL BE VERY, VERY BRIEF.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT SINCE 2.
SINCE 2016. WE MAY BE THE FIRST
AGAIN ON THE WEST COAST TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS. SECOND OF
ALL, WE WILL START OUT WITH THEN
THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MAY BE
THE TRIBES HAVING A -- TO SELL .
SELL STUFF. IT HAD TO BE A CENT.
A CENTERPIECE. THE RECOGNITION
HERE. I'M REALLY PLEASED -- I'M
GLAD TO SEE THAT THIS IS COMIC -
COMIC -- FINALLY COME TO
FRUITION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT
THAT REMINDER. GLAD TO SEE IT
HAS GROWN HERE.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> SIMILARLY VERY, VERY -- JUST
WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE
SLIGHTLY AWKWARD SEQUENCING THAT
THAT ERIC SORT OF ALLUDED TO.
SOME OF THIS WILL INVOLVE LEGIN
THAT MIGHT BE COMING LATER, AFTR
WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER SOME OF
THESE WIDGET ADS. JUST
ACKNOWLEDGING, AS THE CHAIR OF
THE COMMITTEE, ALL OF THESE --
HAVE SUPPORT. SOME OF THEM ARE
ALLUDED TO WITHIN THE WORK WE DD
WE DID. I DON'T ENVISION THESE
BEING POLICY DISCUSSIONS.
WEIGHING ON PEOPLE IS SOMETHING
THAT GETS THEM PAUSED. THE
TRAVEL PARTNERS WITH EVERYBODY O
MAKE SURE THIS COMES TOGETHER.
TO KIND OF -- LOOKING FORWARD TO
TO SUPPORTING THESE REALLY
IMPORTANT DADS AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO BUILDING --
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THANKS.
>> THANKS. THESE WATERFRONT
DOLLARS, THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY
COMMITTED FUNDS AS REQUIRED INTO
REQUIRED INTO THE LEGISLATION AG
THE WATERFRONT LI D FOR
WATERFRONT PARK OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
BEEN RETAINED IN PARKS, SHIFTING
SHIFTING MOST OF THOSE FUNCTIONS
FROM THE PARKS TO THE SEATTLE
CENTER, AS I UNDERSTAND IT. THIS
BEEN WIDELY VETTED AFTER LAST Y.
LAST YEAR. THE EXECUTIVE, BOTH
PARKS AND SEATTLE CENTER, THEY .
THEY SUPPORTED. THIS NEEDS TO
BE, I BELIEVE, COMMITTED NOW IN
THE POSITIONS CREATED FOR THAT
TRANSITION TO OCCUR IN A TIMELY.
TIMELY FASHION. I JUST WANT TO
CONCUR THAT THE TIMING IS AWKWA.
IS AWKWARD. WITH THE DECISION TD
MORE FUNDING, BEGINNING IN 2025
FOR THE ADDITIONAL SECURITY THAT
THAT WOULD BE NEEDED. THAT IS
CONTACTS I THINK WE WILL BE TAKG
FORWARD INTO THESE DISCUSSIONS..
>> THANK YOU.
>> IS THAT AN OLD HAND?
>> YES, THAT IS AN OLD HAND.
>> LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> THANK YOU. THE TWO ITEMS I
HAVE, THE FIRST WE HAVE IS IN
THE INCREASE TO THE RESTRICTED G
ZONE PERMITS. THAT PROPOSAL WOUD
BE TO INCREASE THE PERMIT FROM 5
FROM $65-$95. THE GUEST PERMITS
FROM $35-$95. ALL THE PERMITS
WILL BE THE SAME. THESE HAVEN'T
BEEN ADJUSTED SINCE 2010.
>> OKAY. I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESN
ON THIS. I'M NOT SEEING ANOTHER.
ANOTHER HAND. I WOULD LIKE MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPEND PLA.
SPEND PLAN. DO WE HAVE ANY
INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPACT ON
THE RESTRICTED PARKING ZONE
PARKING PERMIT INCREASES ON THE?
THE BUDGET? AND I SPECIFICALLY D
SPECIFICALLY INTERESTED IN WHAT
EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS HAVE BEEN
PUT FORWARD WITH THIS PROPOSAL.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT COUNCIL
SHOULD BE AWARE OF? GO AHEAD, .
AHEAD, CALVIN.
>> I CAN FOLLOW UP ON THAT FOR
YOU. I THINK THERE ARE TWO SOMET
SEPARATE ISSUES. IT DOES RELY ON
ON THE INCREASE, BUT THEY ARE
BROADLY SPEAKING. THE PROPOSED
FUNDING IS NOT TIED TO
IMPLEMENTING THIS INCREASE. I'LL
I'LL HAVE TO DIG INTO EXACTLY
WHAT THE BUDGET IS PROPOSING TO
SPEND THE MONEY ON. THE
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THEY
SHOULD RAISE THE RATES VERSUS
WHAT THEY SPEND MONEY ON.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. IN TERMS OF THE SPEND N
SPEND PLAN, I'M LOOKING AT OUR
FRIENDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT, IS
THERE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU
YOU CAN SHARE SO THAT WE CAN
UNDERSTAND THAT MORE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY
ABSOLUTELY DO THAT, AND WILL.
AND WE WILL ALSO ADDRESS YOUR
OTHER CONCERN.
>> APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. I THINK WE CAN GO ON TO
NUMBER 14.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS RELATED TO
TO THE TRANSIT MEASURE. THERE IS
IS LEGISLATION TO INCREASE, AND
3 MILLION -- WE HAVE COVERED
THIS IN A PREVIOUS CONVERSATION.
>> OKAY. THANKS. ANY QUESTIONS
ON THAT? I THINK THE SAME
QUESTION FOR ME WOULD BE TRYING
TO GET A MORE DETAILED LIST OF
WHAT PROJECTS WOULD BE FUNDED BY
BY THIS INCREASE. UNSEEN NODS
FROM TRANSPORTATION.
>> YES. ABSOLUTELY. WE RECEIVED
A QUESTION ARE READY. THE
ACCOUNT ON ASKING THAT
INFORMATION. I BELIEVE IT IS
EITHER IN HIS INBOX, OR WILL BE.
BE SOON. DETAILING OUT THE SPEN.
SPEND PLAN.
>> OKAY. EXCELLENT. CALVIN, DOES
DOES THAT GET US THROUGH YOUR
WHOLE PRESENTATION?
>> YES, IT DOES. THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
>> GREAT. THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD
CONVERSATION, A LONG
CONVERSATION. THANK YOU TO THE M
AT SDOT , TO THE NEW DIRECTOR. I
I THINK EVERYONE APPRECIATES HEG
YOUR VISION FOR HOW TO BRING
SOME OF THESE VISIONS TO FRUITIN
TO FRUITION. I WILL ALSO
UNDERSCORE MY CONCERN WHEN IT RS
IT RELATES TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY, GOIG
AFTER EVERY FEDERAL PENNY THAT
IS AVAILABLE. EVERY STATE
DOLLAR, AS WELL. WE JUST SIMPLY
CAN'T ADDRESS THESE ISSUES ON
OUR OWN. I WANT TO TABLE MY
THING. THERE WAS AN INCREDIBLE
ARTICLE. I WILL DROP IT INTO OUL
MEDIA AGAIN. IT WAS FEATURED ON
NPR TWO WEEKS AGO. IT WAS ON THE
THE NATIONAL STAGE, TALKING
ABOUT HOW CITIES ARE REALLY ON
THE RECEIVING END OF HAVING TO
RESPOND TO SOME THE YEARS,
DECADES OF INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUS.
INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING. AS WE
SEE MORE PEOPLE MOVED TO OUR CI,
WE ARE RESPONDING TO ISSUES ON A
ON A GREATER SCALE THAT WE HAVE
NEVER HAD TO RESPOND TO. THAT
INCLUDES HOUSING,
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ALSO WHAT IS
IS NEEDED TO BE PREPARED FOR
BUILDING GREENER AND WELCOMING
CLIMATE REFUGEES WILL BE COMINGO
OUR CITIES, AS THEY GET PUSHED T
PUSHED OUT OF THEIR REGION AND
OUT OF THEIR PRINTS WHILE THE
TOWNS, EITHER DID TO ECONOMIC HP
OR CLIMATE IMPACTS. THEY REALLY
JUST UNDERSCORED FOR US ALL OF
THE ISSUES WE WORK ON. THIS IS
WHERE PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO
COME TO LARGER CITIES LIKE SEAT.
WE JUST DO NOT HAVE THE
RESOURCES TO DO THIS ALONE.
THERE VENTURE COMMITMENTS TODAY-
TODAY -- MORE REVENUE OPTIONS G.
OPTIONS GENERALLY. WE REALLY HAD
HAD TO GO AFTER THOSE FEDERAL DS
FEDERAL DOLLARS. THANKS AGAIN
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND BEING
HERE TODAY.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON. I
AM PLEASED TO SEE SOME OF OUR S.
I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING ON
THE LINE. YOU FOR YOUR FLEXIBIL.
YOUR FLEXIBILITY. WE DO HAVE
ITEM NUMBER TWO. MADAM CLERK, IF
IF YOU COULD READ ITEM NUMBER
TWO INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE PROPOSED PARKING TRANSFER
TRANSFER FOR BRIEFING AND DISCU.
AND DISCUSSION.
>> WELCOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELCOME TO THE INTERIM CHIEF,
ADRIAN DIAZ, AND 206-684-8808 --
-- ANGELA SOCCI . THEY WILL GO
THROUGH THEIR SPECIFIC PEO
OFFICE TRANSFER, RIGHT? THE
LATER TODAY, WE WILL HAVE OUR
FRIENDS HERE AS WELL TO CONTINUE
TO CONTINUE WITH THE
CONVERSATION MORE BROADLY WITH
THE DEPARTMENT. FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF -- WE WILL HAVE
GREG DOSS, AND ESTHER HANDY AS
WELL. I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS
THAT THIS IS A DISCUSSION
SPECIFIC TO THE PARKING
OFFICERS, NOT TO SPD ARE THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT GENER.
DEPARTMENT GENERALLY. WE WILL
HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, AS I
NOTED, LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
SPECIFIC TO THE -- COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD, YOU CONTINUE TO
BE OUR CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
AS THIS RELATES TO PUBLIC SAFETY
SAFETY AND REIMAGINING POLICING,
, AND HOW WE THINK ABOUT
PERSONNEL WITHIN PUBLIC SAFETY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO OFFER OPENING
COMMENTS? AND INTRODUCE OUR PAN.
OUR PANEL.
>> SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUST
JUST AS FAR AS THE CONTEXT FOR
THE DISCUSSIONS, TRANSFERRING
THE P.O.'S BACK TO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, THAT IS NOT MY
PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE. I HAVE
ADVOCATED PREVIOUSLY, AND AS MAY
AS MANY OF OUR PEO'S THEMSELVES
ARGUED FOR THIS COUNCIL IN
THEIR PUBLIC TESTIMONY IN PRIOR
BUDGET SESSIONS. THE PEO'S HAVE
A WORKFORCE DRIVEN VISION FOR
HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO A NEW
PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT. THIS
IS A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMET
WE CREATED WHEN WE CREATED THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATION CENTER. AGAIN, THE
THE PEO'S CALLED ON US IN
COUNCIL MEETINGS TO SHARE THEIR
WORKFORCE VISION FOR TAKING ON
WORK THAT IS CURRENTLY DONE BY
SWORN OFFICERS, BUT SHOULD NOT .
NOT BE. THEY HAD A LOT OF REALLY
REALLY GREAT IDEAS ABOUT HOW
THEY COULD DO THAT WORK. THEY
WERE CONCERNED THAT A MOVE TO
SDOT WOULD STRAIN THEIR ABILITY.
ABILITY . I DO UNDERSTAND THAT
THE PEO'S CONDUCTED THEIR OWN
SURVEY RECENTLY, ASKING WHETHER
OR NOT THEY PREFERRED SPD OVER
SDOT BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE
ISSUES THAT HAVE ARISEN WITH
THEIR BEING HOUSED IN SDOT. I
WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WOULD BE
MOVED TO -- THEY LOBBIED THE
COUNCIL VERY VIGOROUSLY. I
CHANGED MY POSITION ONLY AFTER
IT WAS APPARENT. YOU KNOW, THE
COUNCIL VOTED ONCE FOR THE MOVE
TO CSC SEE. WE LATER REVERSED
OURSELVES. I CHANGED MY POSITION
POSITION WHEN IT WAS APPARENT TT
SDOT HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN LOBG
THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL TO
SUPPORT THAT MOVE. IT IS
FRUSTRATING TO SEE THE PROBLEMS
THAT HAVE ARISEN WITH THAT MOVE.
AGAIN, GIVEN HOW VIGOROUSLY
SDOT LOBBIED FOR THEM TO COME
TO THAT DEPARTMENT KAI AM --, I
AM INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE T
MORE ABOUT THE SURVEY THEY HAVE.
HAVE CONDUCTED. THEY GAVE ONLY
THE OPTIONS BETWEEN SPD AND
SDOT, AND NOT THE THIRD PUBLICY
PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT, AS
ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED. ALSO, COD
ALSO, CONCERNED ABOUT THE LABOR
ISSUES THAT HAVE ARISEN WITH THE
THE MOVE TO S THAT -- SDOT. I
WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND MORE
WHY THOSE LABOR ISSUES COULD NOT
COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. I
WILL HOLD UNTIL THE APPROPRIATEE
APPROPRIATE TIME PER YOUR
DIRECTION. I APPRECIATE THE
PANEL BEING HERE WITH US TODAY.
TO TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AS
WELL AS OTHERS IN THE DEPARTMEN.
DEPARTMENT BUDGET.
>> THINK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. WE
APPRECIATE THE GROUNDING AND TH%
THE REMINDER OF HOW THIS CAME TO
TO BE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. I
WANT TO ALSO WELCOME SENIOR
DEPUTY MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING HERE WITH US AS PART
OF THE DEPARTMENT, OR EXECUTIVE
COMPONENT OF THIS PRESENTATION.
I DID NOT SEE YOU ON THE LINE
EARLIER, SO APOLOGIES FOR THAT.
I THINK I WILL HAVE COUNCIL
NUMBER HERBOLD A THE LAST WORK,N
WE WILL TURN IT OVER FOR YOU.
>> SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE ALSO IND
ALSO INCLUDED SOME OF THE MORE
GENERAL SPD BUDGET REMARKS. I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK
THE DEPARTMENT AND THE EXECUTIVE
EXECUTIVE FOR THE INCREASED
TRANSPARENCY. IT IS A REAL
IMPROVEMENT. THANK YOU AS WELL O
WELL TO CBO. AS THAT MEMO NOTESD
NOTES, SPD INCURRED A LOSS OF
318 OFFICER SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF 2020. THAT MAKES THE
CONVERSATION AROUND COMMUNITY
SAFETY CHALLENGING AND NECESSAR.
AND NECESSARY. FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC, I JUST WANT FOLKS TO
ALSO BE AWARE THAT THERE IS A
SEPARATE UPDATE OF THE
CONSIDERATION OF 911 ALTERNATIVS
911 ALTERNATIVES IN THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATION SECTOR. IF YOU
DON'T HEAR US TALKING ABOUT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVES,
THAT IS BECAUSE IT WILL COME INA
PRESENTATION FOLLOWING. IN
QUEUE.
>> EXCELLENT, GREAT. IT IS 11:45
. THAT WAS THE START OF THE
PARKING ENFORCEMENT SPECIFIC --
WILL GO TO 1:00. WE'LL TAKE A
BREAK FROM 1:00 TO 2:00. THEN WE
WE WILL SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON
ALL THINGS SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
POLICE RELATED. WE WILL
TRANSITION TO THE COMMUNICATIONR
AND CONCLUDE OUR DAY AT 5:00.
JUST TO REMIND US BETWEEN NOW AD
1:00 P.M., PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS IS THE TOPIC. THANK
YOU, SENIOR DEPUTY MAYOR FOR
BEING HERE WITH US. I'M HAPPY TN
TO YOU TO OPEN US UP. WE DO HAVE
HAVE THE PANEL WITH THE
DEPARTMENT, AS WELL. I'M SURE
YOU HANDED TO THEM AFTERWARDS. I
I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO GIVE YOUA
CHANCE TO SAY COMMENTS.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, CHAIR FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. I
DID WANT TO ADD A COUPLE OF
THINGS AS CONTEXT TO THE PEO
CONVERSATION BEFORE WE ENTER IT.
REALLY, LISTENING TO OUR
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
THEY CAME TO THE NEW ADMINISTRAN
NEW ADMINISTRATION SOMETIME IN
THE SECOND QUARTER. LATE SECONDR
SECOND QUARTER, TO REALLY SHARE
WITH US THEIR EXPERIENCES AS
EMPLOYEES IS -- YOU WILL SEE AS
WE GO THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION,
THERE IS ROOM FOR THERE TO BE 0
PARKING ENFORCERS UNDER THEIR
CURRENT CONFIGURATION. THEY HAVE
HAVE ABOUT 80. THERE HAVE BEEN O
NEW HIRES UNDER THEIR CURRENT C.
CURRENT CONFIGURATION. QUITE
CANDIDLY, THEY ARE HAVING A VERY
VERY DIFFICULT TIME COVERING ALL
COVERING ALL OF THE TERRITORY.
THEY ARE A REVENUE GENERATING
SOURCE FOR THE SEATTLE. AS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD POINTED
OUT, A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES WITH
CHALLENGES WITH THE TRANSITION
TO THEIR CURRENT POSITION IN
SDOT. I THINK WE HAVE STATED,
THIS MAY NOT BE THEIR FINAL HOM.
FINAL HOME. FOR WHERE WE ARE
RIGHT NOW, AND WHO WAS IN THE
BEST POSITION TO BE ABLE TO ADD
THEM EFFECTIVELY DO THEIR WORK
AND THEIR JOBS FOR THE CITY,
THIS IS THE BEST CURRENT HOME.
WE DID NOT DIRECT THEIR SURVEY.
THEY PROVIDED A SURVEY TO THE M.
THE MEMBERS. AS THE EXECUTIVE, E
HAD NO IDEA THE QUESTIONS THEY
WOULD ASK THEIR MEMBERS. NO IDEA
IDEA THE LENGTH OF THE SURVEY,
THE TOPICS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
THOSE THINGS. THAT CAME FROM THR
MEMBERSHIP BECAUSE THEY HAD SO Y
SO MANY OF THEIR MEMBERS. SO
MANY OF THEIR STAFF THAT WERE
THREATENING, QUITE CANDIDLY, TO.
TO LEAVE. WE WERE TRYING TO FIGE
OUT HOW WE COULD SUPPORT
RETAINING AS MANY OF THOSE PEO'S
PEO'S AS POSSIBLE. THAT IS THE
SURVEY THEY PROVIDED BACK TO US.
YOU WILL SEE THE RESULTS. 78.9,
78.9, NEARLY 80% HAVE FOUND
THEIR CURRENT SITUATION UNTENAB.
SITUATION UNTENABLE. IT HAS NOTD
OUT WELL FOR THE CITY. I THINK
THE $4.5 MILLION IN REFUNDED
PARKING TICKET, THAT CERTAINLY
HAS NOT HELPED OUR SITUATION IN
TERMS OF THE BUDGET GAP. WE ARE
LOOKING AT WHAT IS THE BEST WAYO
GET THROUGH THE NEXT -- WHILE WE
WE STAND AT WHAT WILL BE A MORE
COMPLETE PUBLIC SAFETY PACKAGE.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER Y
QUESTIONS, BUT I DON'T WANT TO
STAND IN THE WAY OF OUR
PRESENTATION. I AM REALLY
AVAILABLE AND HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS. THIS PRESENTATIOT
PRESENTATION WON'T HAVE ALL OF
THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE HAD
WITH THE LABOR UNION. THAT WAS
FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I
CAN PROVIDE SOME COLOR TO THAT,
AS THE EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN
MEETING WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP
AROUND THEIR LABEL CONCERNS AND
LABOR ISSUES. WITH THAT, I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO CHIEF DIAZ AND
HIS TEAM.
>> SO SORRY, CHIEF. WELCOME, AS.
AS WELL. THANK YOU. JUST TO ORID
TO ORIENTED US, THINK WE HAVE
ABOUT 20 MINUTES FOR DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATIONS WITH
THE GOAL OF GETTING INTO THE
COUNCIL DELIBERATIONS TO ISSUE
ADDENDA VACATION. I SOME THAT
WILL TAKE SOME TIME. REALLY,
THIS IS HEAVILY FOCUSED ON THE
DEPARTMENT PRESENTATION FOR THET
20 MINUTES. THE REMAINDER WOULDE
WOULD BE COUNCIL GENERATIONS
WITH CENTRAL STAFF. I JUST
WANTED TO SET THAT AS THE STAGEI
KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF
LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS. CS
THIS. COUNCILMEMBERS WHO DO HAVE
HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AND
QUESTIONS ABOUT IMPACT, PLEASE T
THOSE TO THE DEPARTMENT. WE WILL
WILL SAVE THE COUNCIL'S
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR
STATEMENTS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE
TO MAKE FOR THE SECTION DEVOTEDO
ISSUE IDENTIFICATION. OKAY.
CHIEF DIAZ, THANKS FOR YOUR
PATIENCE HERE. THANKS FOR BEIN.
BEING PRESENT.
>> THAT AFTERNOON TO ALL OF THE.
THANK YOU, SENIOR DEPUTY MAYOR R
PROVIDING THE CONTEXT TO WHAT IG
ON. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNIY
TO PRESENT TO EVERYONE TODAY.
TWO YEARS AGO, IN THE WAKE OF TE
MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD, AND RESE
TO QUALITY CALLS FOR A
WIDESPREAD REIMAGINING, THEY TRD
THEY TRANSFERRED NON-SWORN FUNCS
NON-SWORN FUNCTIONS FROM SPD TO
OTHER DEPARTMENTS. IN THE TWO
YEARS THAT FOLLOWED, WE CONTINUE
CONTINUE TO WORK ALONGSIDE OFFI.
ALONGSIDE OFFICERS. WE
COLLABORATED WITH SDOT MANAGEMET
TO ENSURE THEY WERE MAINTAINED.
MAINTAINED. THAT PARKING ENFORT
PARKING ENFORCEMENT, THEY WERE
WILL UTILIZE AS REINFORCERS. THN
SHOULD BE RETURNED TO SPD. ALL F
THIS WAS WELL-INTENTIONED. A NUR
OF CONSEQUENCES FROM THIS TRANS.
WILL GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE .
I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO OUR CHF
OPERATING OFFICER, MAXI, AS WELS
OUR -- THANK YOU. I WILL ALSO BN
THE LINE TO ANSWER ANY MORE IN-H
QUESTIONS, OR PARTS OF THE
QESTIONS.
>> THINK YOU, CHIEF. THIS IS ANA
SOCCI, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCER
SPD. I WILL GO THROUGH THIS SLIE
QUICKLY. IT IS JUST A SUMMARY OE
ACTUAL BUDGET CHANGES THAT ARE
HAPPENING. AS PART OF THOSE
CHANGE REQUESTS, WE WILL BE
TRANSFERRING FROM SDOT TO SPD
ROUGHLY $20 MILLION TO SUPPORT
THE OPERATION IN 2023, ALONG
WITH 123 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT P.
EQUIVALENT POSITIONS. IN 2024,
THAT INCREASES SLIGHTLY TO 20.5N
20.5 MILLION TO ACCOUNT FOR COSS
COST INCREASES, AND THE AMOUNT S
THE SAME FOR THAT YEAR, AS WELL.
WELL. WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT
OVER TO CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER,
BRIAN MAXI. ALSO, NEXT SLIDE, .
SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ON
THIS, AS WELL. I DO NOT THINK
OUR PRESENTATION WILL TAKE THE
FULL 20 MINUTES. MAYBE WE WOULD
GIVE YOU SOME OF YOUR TIME BACK.
I THINK MY JOB HERE IS TO
REALLY TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT
STATE OF THIS DIVISION. HOW TO
TRANSFER BACK. THEY DO NOT MAKEY
MAKE VERY -- TO HOW IT
FUNCTIONED, FOLLOWING THE
TRANSFER AT LEAST SOME OF THE S
THE VEHICLES ARE STILL BRANDED.
THIS WAS CHANGED TO A SEATTLE OF
-- IT WAS MADE BY SDOT.
ENSURING FLEXIBILITY INTO THE FE
THE FUTURE. THE TRANSFER OF THE
DIVISION TO SDOT THAT ADD A STE
A STRUCTURE, AND THAT STRUCTURE
WILL BE TRANSFERRING BACK TO SPD
. WE THINK THAT IS A GOOD NET GN
NET GAIN IN TERMS OF HOW TO
SUPERVISE THAT GROUP OF CITY EMS
CITY EMPLOYEES. THERE WERE
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES BECAUSE
THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS, AS MENTIONED EARLIER,
DROPPED TO 80, AS OPPOSED TO THE
TO THE FUND IT 103 FTES, WHICH T
WHICH LEFT THE GROUP SPREADING
THIN TRYING TO MEET THEIR
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE CITY.
ADDITIONALLY, BECAUSE THEY WERE
HOUSED AT SDOT, AS OPPOSED TO A
A POLICE APARTMENT, WHICH HAS AN
O.R. I, OR ORIGIN COAT FOR THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SY,
INFORMATION SYSTEM, THEY HAVE
LESS INFORMATION AS ANY SORT OF
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INFORMATN
INVESTIGATION INFORMATION. IT
HAD TO BE WITHHELD, EVEN THOUGH
THEY WERE STILL ON OUR BROADCAS.
BROADCAST RADIOS. WE COULD NOT
PROVIDE THE SAME LEVEL OF
INFORMATION THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY.
AS MENTIONED AGAIN, THEIR
NUMBERS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY REDU.
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. THEY ARE
LOOKING AT FILLING THE VACANCIES
VACANCIES IN THE DIVISION FORWA.
NEXT LIE, PLEASE. SO WHAT ARE TE
ARE THE BENEFITS AND DEFICIENCIS
AND DEFICIENCIES OF --
>> SORRY, DIRECTOR. EXCUSE ME.
I'M SORRY.
>> CAN WE GO BACK TO THE PREVIOS
LIE, I THINK? I APPRECIATE IT.
THE LANGUAGE HERE SAYS THE TOTAL
TOTAL NUMBER OF PEO'S WAS
REDUCED AFTER THE TRANSFER TO
SDOT. THAT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE
THAT IT IS A DIFFERENT
IMPRESSION OF WHAT I THOUGHT I
HEARD YOU SAY VERBALLY. THERE
WERE FUNDED POSITIONS IN THE DET
THE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY WEREN'?
WEREN'T FILLED? CAN YOU HELP ME?
ME UNDERSTAND?
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER. I THINK
YOUR STATEMENT THERE IS CORRECT.
THERE WERE STILL POSITIONS THAT
THAT WERE NOT FILLED. ANGELA, IS
IS THAT AN INCORRECT STATEMENT?
>> PLEASE PROVIDE CONTEXT TO
THAT, IF IT IS HELPFUL. THE ORIL
TRANSFER, THERE WAS OVER 130
POTENTIAL POSITIONS FOR PEO'S.
THAT IS BECAUSE WE ATTRIBUTE SO
MUCH TO THE 80. WHAT WE HAVE
TRANSMITTED TO YOU, IN ORDER TO
BALANCE SOME OF THE BUDGET, 120
ACTUAL PEO POSITIONS. WE HAVE
ACTUALLY TAKEN, IN ORDER FOR US
TO BALANCE THE BUDGET, 10 POSITS
10 POSITIONS UNTIL WE CAN
RECRUIT IN MAKEUP. WE HAVE
REDUCED IN THE BUDGET TRANSMITTD
TO YOU, WHERE THEY ORIGINALLY
HAD 130 POSITIONS, WE HAVE
REDUCED THOSE TO 120.
>> I WANT TO GIVE CALVIN A
CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON THAT
ANSWER, TOO. I HAVE A TAKE ON
HER QUESTION, AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. MY UNDERSTAND OF W
THIS HAS PLAYED OUT AT SDOT,
REALLY, THIS COMES DOWN TO HOW
SDOT'S ALLOCATION IS APPLIED
ACROSS DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCE.
FUNDING SOURCES. IT IS A BIT OF
AN ACCOUNTING ISSUE. THE AMOUNT
OF FUNDING THAT WAS TRANSFERRED
WITH THE POSITIONS TO SDOT DID
NOT FULLY COVER THE COSTS OF
THOSE TO BE DELIVERED IN S.. TO
MANAGE THEIR CRUNCH, THEY RELIED
RELIED ON VACANCIES TO NOT
OVERSPEND THEIR BUDGET.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TO
FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT, CALVIN.
THE INTENT OF THE COUNCIL WAS
TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUNDING
FOR THE SAME NUMBER OF PEO'S IN.
IN S.. BECAUSE SDOT BUILDS
BASICALLY THEIR OVERHEAD IN A
DIFFERENT WAY, THEN THE COST OF
THOSE POSITIONS, IT WAS A
GREATER COST, WHICH RESULTED IN
S.NOT HAVING SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO
TO FULLY HIRE THE NUMBER OF PEOS
THAT WE INTENDED THEM TO
COLLIER.
>> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. THE
THE OVERHEAD COSTS, THE
DIFFERENCE BEING THAT SPD, AS TE
GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENT, PAYS
THOSE AS THE ITEM. SDOT HAS TO
ALLOCATE THEM ACROSS ALL OF THE
LABOR.
>> BOY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT
, GIVEN THAT SDOT SO VIGOROUSLY
LOBBY COUNCIL FOR THIS MOVE. ID
HAVE BEEN GREAT IF WE HAD KNOWN
THIS WAS A PROBLEM. SO THAT WED
NOT INADVERTENTLY TOGETHER
CREATE THE CONDITIONS THAT I
THINK PARTIALLY LED TO THE YOU
WILL P, WHICH IS THE HUGE NUMBER
NUMBER OF VACANCIES IN THE PEO .
PEO DIVISION.
>> THINK YOU SO MUCH. I WAS
GOING TO ECHO THAT COMMENT. THIS
THIS ADDITIONAL COST WAS
DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING THAT
THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION AND
THE PREVIOUS MAYOR MADE KNOWN WN
SHE ADVOCATED -- I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT AS SHE NOTED, THE
INTENT, THE ASSUMPTION, AND ALL
OF OUR UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT
THE FULL NUMBER OF PERSONNEL,
BEING MOODS FROM SPD OVER TO
SDOT WITH NO REDUCTION. I AM
GLAD THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED SO
THAT IT IS VERY CLEAR. MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE
CONCERNED AROUND ANY REDUCTION
AND PERSONNEL, THAT THAT WAS NOD
BY THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION,
SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO CLARIFY THAT. THANK YOU FOR
THAT, COUNCILMEMBER. I THINK WE
HAVE ONLY ONE MORE SLIDE AS YOU
MENTIONED, RYAN. PRETTY SHORT
PRESENTATION. LET'S GO BACK TO
THE NEXT SLIDE. IS YOUR HAND RE?
HAND RESOLVED? EXCELLENT. OKAY.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, MR. MAXEY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. ONE
ONE OF THE BENEFITS TO SPD,
FIRST OF ALL, WE WILL INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE
RESOURCES AND FILL THOSE
PREVIOUSLY UNFILLED POSITIONS.
WE ALSO SEE SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN
IN STREAMLINING RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT, ESPECIALLY DURING
EVENTS AND OPERATIONS. THIS
REALLY COMES DOWN TO THE COORDID
MANAGEMENT OF THE OPERATIONS CE.
ONCE WE HAVE DIRECT SUPERVISOR L
SUPERVISOR CONTROL OVER THE
PEO'S, WE WILL BE ABLE TO DEPLOY
TO DEPLOY THEM ALONGSIDE OFFICES
ALONGSIDE OFFICERS, AND A MORE
ROBUST COLLABORATION BETWEEN
THOSE RESOURCES. IT IS NOT TO
SAY THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN
COLLABORATING WITH SDOT, HAVING
THAT DIRECT MANAGEMENT. THAT
WILL ALLOW US TO DEPLOY THEM
MORE EFFECTIVELY. ALSO, STRATEGY
ALSO, STRATEGICALLY -- GETTING
NEW ORDERS OUT GETTING THAT
THROUGH THEIR DEPARTMENT. AGAIN,
AGAIN, THIS IS THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE INFORMATION CONUNDRUM
WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO GIVE THEM
GIVE THEM THE SAME LEVEL OF
ACCESS TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFO.
JUSTICE INFORMATION. BECAUSE
THEY ARE STILL HOUSED WITHIN THE
THE FACILITIES, THEY HAVE ARE --
-- THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE SO.
THE ADDITIONAL DATA SECURITY ON
THE RADIO INFORMATION AND THE AY
TO RUN VEHICLES AND GET A
COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY, INCLUDING
INCLUDING WHETHER THEY ARE
STOLEN. IT WILL BE RESTORED.
THERE ARE EFFICIENCIES IN HAVING
HAVING A CONSISTENT POLICY, AS
WELL AS PROCESSES FOR THE EMPLO.
THE EMPLOYEES. AS MENTIONED
BEFORE, WE DID COLLABORATE. THEN
THE RESTORATION WILL HELP COMMUE
HELP COMMUNICATE COMMON POLICIES
AND ENSURE EVERYONE IS ON THE
SAME PAGE. LESS IS IS THE ISSUE
OF ACCOUNTABILITY. THEY DO WEARD
BADGES AND PRESENT AS UNIFORMED.
UNIFORMED PERSONNEL. I KNOW THEY
THEY ARE NOT ARMED PERSONNEL.
>> WE THINK THIS WILL RESTORE CR
RESTORE CLEAR ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEMS AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC THAT HAVE CONCERNS WILL
HAVE A COMMON AVENUE TO
INVESTIGATE THOSE CONCERNS.
AGAIN THIS GOES ALONG WITH BEINR
THE SAME POLICY AND MANUALS ANDS
AND EXPECTATIONS WE THINK THAT
IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS T.
THIS TRANSFER. THE LAST THING I
WILL SAY THAT IS NOT ON THE
SLIDE IS THAT WE AT SPD ARE
COMMITTED TO HAVING AN EFFECTIVE
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT
RETRANSFER OF THE PEO'S. THE
EXECUTIVE HAS CALLED FOR CHANGET
CHANGE MANAGEMENT,
ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFER STRUCTUE
TRANSFER STRUCTURE. UNLIKE LASTE
LAST TIME WE WILL HAVE THE
PROPER FOCUS. WE WILL HAVE THE
PROPER RESOURCES DEDICATED TO I.
TO IT. HE WILL SIGN AN INTERNAL
PROJECT MANAGER TO FOCUS ON THIS
ON THIS TO ENSURE THE CHANGES
ARE MADE EFFECTIVELY AND
QUICKLY. THAT BEING SAID THERE
ARE RELATIVELY FEW THINGS WE
HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT WILL BE NEY
BE NECESSARY IN THAT CHANGE.
THERE ARE SOME PHYSICAL ISSUES H
BILLING CODES AND THOSE
STRUCTURES. THERE IS ONE PIECE F
SOFTWARE THAT WAS TRANSFERRED TO
TO SDOT THAT WILL HAVE TO
TRANSFER BACK BUT FOR THE MOST T
MOST PART WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE
IDENTIFIED THE SYSTEMS CAN BE RD
BE REINSTATED TO THEIR PREVIOUS
CONDITION AND WE ARE OPTIMISTIC
IT WILL HAPPEN EFFICIENTLY AND .
AND WELL. AT THAT POINT I WILL N
IT OVER TO QUESTIONS AND AM
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANYTHING YOU MAY
MAY HAVE ON YOUR MIND. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE SUMMARY PR.
SUMMARY PRESENTATION. QUESTIONS?
>> I WANTED TO SAY REGARDING
THIS PROPOSED TRANSFER THAT I
BELIEVE IT IS UP TO EACH MAYOR
TO DECIDE WHAT THEY NEED TO ENFE
THESE LAWS AND OUR CURRENT MAYOR
MAYOR HAS CONCLUDED THIS TO BE E
MOST EFFICIENT ROUTE TO ENFORCE
PARKING SO I SUPPORT HIS
DECISION. I KNOW THE GENERAL
PUBLIC CARES THAT THIS WORK GET
DONE AND PARKING IS ENFORCED AND
AND FINES ARE COLLECTED. WE KEEP
KEEP THE REVENUE AND DEPLOY THAE
THAT REVENUE TO BENEFIT THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE SO I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS MOVE.
>> THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS OR?
OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. I WILL HAVEA
FEW QUESTIONS. YOU MENTIONED
THERE IS CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND L
TRANSFER FUNCTIONS THE CURRENT
ADMINISTRATION IS PRIORITIZING O
ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION. I AG
WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S BEEN AN S
OF HOW TO ADDRESS THOSE PAST BAS
TO EFFICIENTLY DOING THE PEO
WORK UNDER SDOT HAS BEEN
CONSIDERED FIRST? SOME OF THE
THINGS I'M HEARING AND SEEING IN
IN THE PRESENTATION SOUNDS LIKE
IT'S A FUNCTION OF MAYBE
UNWILLINGNESS TO SHARE
INFORMATION OR INABILITY TO
SHARE INFORMATION FROM SPD TO TE
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
UNDER SDOT. SO IF THEY
COMMITMENT IS TO TRY TO MAKE SUE
THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE ALL THE
RESOURCES TO SHARE INFORMATION,
ESPECIALLY WHICH VEHICLES MIGHT
BE STOLEN WHY DON'T WE START
THEIR X DO WE HAVE A CONVERSATIN
ABOUT WHAT RESOURCES THE PARKINT
OFFICERS MAY NEED UNDER SDOT TOE
GREATER ACCESS TO THE DATA WHILE
WHILE STILL BEING HELD AT SDOT?
>> THESE ARE SOME OF THE RULES
THAT ARE NOT ACTUALLY RUN BY THE
THE DEPARTMENT, BY THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS RUN
THROUGH THE WASHINGTON STATE
SERVICES AND THE NCIC. BECAUSE
WE ARE A PROTECTED DEPARTMENT,
AN OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT THAT IS
NOT ACTUALLY FUNDED BY S WOULD
NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THAT
INFORMATION. WHEN A VEHICLE IS N
IS STOLEN, A PEO IS NOT ABLE TO
GAIN ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. IF THEY ARE INSIDE
THE DEPARTMENT AND OF GONE
THROUGH THE REQUIREMENTS THEY DO
THEY DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVS
HAVE ACCESS. THIS ISSUE HAD NOT
COME UP BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN IE
DEPARTMENT FOR 30 OR 40 YEARS ST
NEVER HAD BEEN AN ISSUE PRIOR TT
TRANSFER.
>> MADAM CHAIR, IF I COULD JUSTE
IN. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING NOW
THE WAY THIS ISSUE IS HANDLED IS
HANDLED IS THAT SPD PROVIDES TOT
TO SDOT, AND I'M NOT SURE ON THE
THE FREQUENCY OF THIS, A HOT
SHEET THAT LISTS STOLEN VEHICLES
THAT PEO'S CAN USE TO DETERMINE
TO DETERMINE IF A VEHICLE, IF
THERE IS CRIMINAL NEXUS THERE
WERE STOLEN AND I WOULD ASK THE
CHIEF TO VERIFY THAT AND TALK
ABOUT HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS.
>>
>> WE CAN VERIFY THAT. JUST
HAVING THE VEHICLE PLATE LISTED
AS STOLEN. BUT THE ACTUAL
INFORMATION OF THE VEHICLE WOULT
BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE
GIVEN. REGISTERED OWNERS AND
ADDRESSES AND OTHER INFORMATIOND
INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WHETHER
THE VEHICLE IS READY FOR IMPOUND
IMPOUND OR NOT IMPOUNDED OR
RECOVERY. THERE ARE SOME OTHER N
OTHER INFORMATION. I CAN PROVIDE
CAN PROVIDE MORE IN-DEPTH TO GRG
TO GREG'S QUESTION OF THE HOT
SHEET.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU. I'M WONDERING AS
IT RELATES TO THE ACCESS . I
UNDERSTAND YOU TO BE SAYING THAN
WITH A SPECIAL COMMISSION FOR
PEOS THERE IS NO WAY FOR SPD TOR
TO ADMINISTER THOSE SPECIAL
COMMISSION OFFICERS GETTING APPD
GETTING APPROVED AND THAT IS
YOUR LEGAL ANALYSIS THAT HAS BEN
HAS BEEN, I GUESS, CONFIRMED
BOTH WITHIN AND EXTERNAL TO THE?
THE DEPARTMENT?
>> I THINK, CO MAXI CAN YOU FIL?
FILL IN?
>> CERTAINLY I'M NOT PURPORTINGO
OFFER A LEGAL OPINION ON THIS
ISSUE BUT WE DID EXPLORE THE
AUTHORIZATION IS HELD BY THE
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL AND IT S
WITH THE ORI CODES ON WHAT
INFORMATION CAN BE GIVEN OUT AND
AND THERE IS DIFFERENT ANALYSIS
FOR JUST THE FACILITY ACCESS FOR
FOR CJIS ACCESS AND DATA ACCESS
ACCESS OF CJIS INFORMATION AND
WE WERE ABLE TO CLEAR THE FIRST
HURDLE OF GIVING THEM ACCESS TO
OUR BUILDING AS THEY ARE
CURRENTLY HOUSED WITHIN SPD BUT
THERE IS CERTAIN INFORMATION
THAT WE COULD NOT TRANSFER OUT
VIA RADIO TO THEM. I THINK AND I
I WILL CONFIRM THIS AND YOUR QUN
IS A GOOD ONE. WITH THE HOT SHES
I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN DO IS GIVE
GIVE THEM STATIC UPDATES AS TO
THESE LISTS OF STOLEN CARS
RATHER THAN WHEN THEY FIND A
VEHICLE HAVING THEM CONFIRM IT
IN THE FIELD IN REAL TIME. I
THINK THAT IS THE DISTINCTION
BUT I WILL FOLLOW UP AND MAKE
SURE WE HAVE FULL CLARITY ON
THAT ISSUE.
>> AND DO YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THAT?
>> I DO. THANK YOU. I CHECKED WH
CHECKED WITH THE CHIEF AT THE CC
BECAUSE I WAS INTERESTED TO KNOW
KNOW IF THE PEOS COULD GET CJIS
CLEARANCE THROUGH THE CSCC. THC
HAS CJIS CLEARANCE FOR THEIR
DISPATCHERS UNDER AND AND O.R.
I CODE. AND WHAT I HAD BEEN TOLD
TOLD BY THE DIRECTOR IS THAT ONE
ONE OF HIS STAFF CHECKED IN WITE
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL AND WASD
THAT PEOS ON NONPERFORMING
CRIMINAL JUSTICE PURPOSE AND
WOULD NOT BE ISSUED CJIS ACCESS
UNDER THE NON- CSCC OR UNDER
SDOT. SO, THAT IS THE LATEST
INFORMATION WE HAVE AT THE TIME
WHETHER OR NOT ANY LEGAL
ANALYSIS COULD TRUMP WHAT W SP
WAS SAYING TO THIS DATA CENTER R
CENTER MANAGER, WE WOULD HAVE TO
HAVE TO DO MORE RESEARCH?
>> IT SEEMS VERY PECULIAR GIVEN
THAT WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS THEE
REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY ARE AT
THAT THE WORDS YOU SPOKE SUGGEST
THEY THINK WHAT THEY ARE DOING
IS DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHEREY
ARE HOUSED AND THAT IS NOT THE .
THE CASE. I WOULD DEFINITELY BED
BE INTERESTED IN DELVING MORE
DEEPLY HERE.
>> THANK YOU. SENIOR DEPUTY
MAYOR GO AHEAD.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY THE POINT,
AND WE DON'T OWN THESE
DATABASES. THIS IS JUST TO HAS S
TO THEM. THE DATABASES ARE
PROVIDED ACCESS TO BY THOSE
WORKING FOR CERTIFIED LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND BECAUSE
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT RECOGNIZED
AS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, SDT
AGENCIES, SDOT OR CSCC, BECAUSE
THEY'RE NOT RECOGNIZED AS LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, THEY DON'T
DON'T HAVE THE SAME ACCESS AS
SPD WHICH IS A RECOGNIZED LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. SO THAT WOUD
HAVE TO BE A CHANGING OF LAWS AE
CITY LAW IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE
ABILITY TO HAVE ACCESS.
>> ARE HOPEFULLY SOME SORT OF AN
AN ADMINISTRATIVE CLARIFICATION.
CRAIG, DID YOU SAY CSCC DOES HE
DOES HAVE CJIS CLEARANCE FOR DI?
>> YES. THEY DO. THEY HAVE A
SPECIAL DESIGNATION THAT IS GIVN
OUT TO NON-CRIMINAL JUSTICE
AGENCIES THAT ARE PERFORMING
CRIMINAL JUSTICE PURPOSE BUT AS
I SAID, WSP INFORMED THE CSCC
WHEN THEY WERE DOING SOME INVESN
THAT THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THE
PEOS COULD BE DESIGNATED AS
DOING A CRIMINAL JUSTICE PURPOS.
JUSTICE PURPOSE.
>> VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OR
SENIOR DEPUTY MAYOR? I THINK IT
WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HEAR MORE
FROM THE FOLKS WHO WERE PART OFE
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION AND/OR L
STAFF HE WAS HELPING US ANALYZEE
PROPOSALS, THE COMPETING
PROPOSALS AT THE TIME TO EITHER
MOVE THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS TO THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER OR
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AS REQUESTED BY
THE THEN MAYOR JENNY DURKAN. THE
THE REASON I LIKE TO HAVE THE
FOLKS WORKING ON THEIR PREVIOUS
ANALYSIS, AND HERE IS BECAUSE
NOWHERE IN THOSE DELIBERATIONS
DID I EVER HEAR A CONCERN RAISED
RAISED ABOUT PARKING ENFORCEMENT
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS NOT HAVING
ACCESS TO THAT DATA. REGARDLESS
OF WHERE PEOPLE WANTED THE
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO
END UP, MY RECOLLECTION IS THATY
WAS ON BOARD WITH HELPING TO
MOVE THEM OUT, ALONG WITH, AS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD NOTED, THE
THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
OFFICERS THEMSELVES WHO WANTED
TO BE PART OF REIMAGINING WHAT
THEIR WORK WOULD LOOK LIKE. SO
NUMBER ONE, DID THIS COME UP,
AND I'M JUST FORGETTING ABOUT IT
IT IN OUR DELIBERATIONS TWO
YEARS AGO. BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE
SEEMS LIKE THAT WOULD'VE BEEN AN
AN IMPEDIMENT TO MOVING THEM INE
FIRST PLACE. AND NUMBER TWO, AND
AND THIS IS NOT DIRECTED AT THE
CURRENT ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE I
I THINK YOU HAVE ALL BEEN TRYINO
IDENTIFY WHERE THERE HAS BEEN
CHALLENGES WITH IMPLEMENTATION E
YOU HAVE ARRIVED, BUT WHY WERE
THESE INDIVIDUALS NEVER OFFERED
A UNIFORM OR BADGE THAT DID NOT
SAY SPD? I THINK THAT'S PROBLEMC
IF OUR ENTIRE EFFORT WAS TO TRYO
REDUCE WHAT PEOPLE PERCEIVED TO
BE ADDITIONAL POLICE PRESENCE
DUE TO PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS BEING IN NEIGHBORHOODS
AND I'M CONCERNED ON BOTH FRONT.
BOTH FRONTS. IS THERE ANYBODY
WHO COULD OFFER A REMINDER ON
WHETHER OR NOT THAT ISSUE CAME
UP AT ALL IN 2020 AND WHY THESE
INDIVIDUALS WERE NEVER OFFERED A
A CHANGE IN UNIFORM OR BADGE?
>> I WILL OFFER A COUPLE
COMMENTS. I WAS NOT HERE AT THE
COUNCIL AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS
DISCUSSED THAT BASED ON
CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR TEAM I
THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY THE
COUNSELOR WAS NOT PROVIDED
COMPLETE INFORMATION AT DURING
THOSE DELIBERATIONS FROM THE
ADMINISTRATION ABOUT THE
IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS THAT YOU
ARE DISCUSSING. I THINK ALL OF E
OF THOSE ARE REALLY VALID AND FR
QUESTIONS ABOUT STANDING THIS
OUT AND I DON'T THINK THE COUNCL
HAD COMPLETE INFORMATION
PROVIDED TO THEM AT THE TIME. I
CAN'T SPEAK AT THIS MOMENT
WHETHER IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE
RAPID NATURE OR THE WHY BUT CAN
CLARIFY BASED ON CONVERSATIONS I
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ALL OF
THAT ON THE TABLE.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR
HANDEY. I ASK THAT BECAUSE I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THE TAKE AWAY
IS NOT THAT A DECISION WAS MADE
HAPHAZARDLY. THAT IT WAS MADE
SOLELY BY COUNCIL AT THE TIME.
THIS WAS A JOINT DECISION
BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE
COUNCIL IN 2020 AND I THINK
THERE HAS BEEN SOME ASSUMPTIONS
MADE BY THOSE WHO ARE COVERING
THE ISSUE OF THE PARKING TICKET
THAT THAT SOMEHOW WAS CONNECTED
TO A QUICK DECISION WHEN IT WAS
VERY MUCH A JOINT DECISION
INFORMED BY THE PREVIOUS ADMININ
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION ON TERMS
TERMS OF WHERE THEY WANTED FOLKS
FOLKS TO GO AND I ALSO DON'T BEE
DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE FINAL
DECISION ON WHERE AND WHERE AND
IF COMMISSIONS SHOULD HAPPEN
THAT LED TO HAVING TO PAY OUT
THOSE PARKING TICKETS BALLS AT
SDOT'S FEET. I DO BELIEVE THERES
SOME ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS THAT'S
NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND MORE OF
WHERE SPD'S INTERPRETATION OF
WHAT THE LAW WAS LED TO HAVING
TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS NOT TO T
A COMMISSION AND THAT SET I ALSO
ALSO WANT TO THANK THE SENIOR DY
SENIOR DEPUTY MAYOR AND MAYOR
HARRELL WHO ACTED WITH URGENCY
WHEN THEY REALIZED THERE WAS A
GAP N THE COMMISSIONS TO TRY TO
TO MAKE SURE THEY RIGHTED THAT.
THAT WRONG. THIS IS A MUCH LONGR
CONVERSATION WE'VE HAD OVER THE
COURSE OF TWO YEARS SO IT'S FRU,
AS YOU CAN TELL, TO HAVE TO NOW
LEARN INFORMATION THAT SHOULD
HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE IN 2020. BUO
AS THE CHAIR PUBLIC SAFETY AND
VICE CHAIR OF BUDGET IS NOTING
IT SEEMS THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES
OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO JOINTLY
LOOK AT WAYS TO TRY TO MITIGATE
FOR SOME OF THE LACK OF SUPPORTR
LACK OF INFORMATION THAT SOME OF
OF THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS ARE ABLE TO PERCEIVE IN
IN THEIR CURRENT PLACE SO I LOOK
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THIS ADMINISN
AND TO HELPING TO MAKE SURE
THESE WORKERS HAVE THE SUPPORT T
THEY NEED SO THEY HAVE AN ADDEDT
OF BEING PART OF COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND ALSO THEY GET THE
SUPPORT THEY NEED WITHIN THE
CITY FAMILY. SENIOR DEPUTY MAYO,
I SEE YOUR HAND.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS
AND WANT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE
DONE EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN. WED
INTO A NUMBER OF SURPRISES AT TE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND WE TRY
WE TRY TO PUT OUT AS MANY SURPRS
MANY SURPRISES, AS MANY FIRES AS
FIRES AS WE COULD AS QUICKLY AS
WE COULD. WE DID TRY TO ACT AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE ONCE WE FINT
FIND OUT WHERE THESE GAPS WERE
AND THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF
THOSE, AS YOU MENTIONED, WHERE
IT WAS AS MUCH OF A SURPRISE TO
US AS IT WAS TO YOU. I THINK WHN
WE HAD TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION
-- I WILL SAY THAT WE CONTINUEO
TRY TO WORK AS CLEARLY AS POSSIE
THROUGH THESE CHALLENGES AND WE
HAVE WORKED REALLY CLOSELY
INDIRECTLY WITH THE PEOS AROUND
WHAT THEY THINK CAN HELP THEM DR
JOBS RIGHT NOW. WE ALSO HAVE
HEARD FROM THEM PRETTY CLEARLY T
CLEARLY THAT THEY WOULD WELCOME
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH
ANY ON COUNCIL WHO WOULD WANT TO
TO MEET WITH THEM AND TALK WITH
THEM . I KNOW THAT A NUMBER OF U
HAVE PRETTY GOOD RELATIONSHIPS
WITH THEM. THEY DID WANT ME TO
EXTEND THE OFFER TO BE AVAILABLE
AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY WHO WOULD
WANT TO MEET WITH THEM AND SPEAK
SPEAK TO THEM ABOUT THE
CHALLENGES THEY HAVE HAD OVER TE
LAST YEAR. THAT OFFER IS OPEN. I
I JUST WANTED TO ENSURE THAT YOL
KNEW IT AND THEY ARE ANXIOUS TO
COME TO A SUCCESSFUL RESOLUTION
FOR THEIR TEAM, AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, SENIOR DEPUTY MAY.
I SEE TWO CANDIDATES.
>> I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS
RESPECT FOR THE WORK THAT WAS
DONE IN THE PAST THAT LED TO THE
DECISION TO MOVE THE PEOS OUT F
OUT OF SPD. I UNDERSTAND THAT AD
THAT AND COMING IN NEW I'M
TAKING IN ALL THIS INFORMATION
NOW AND WE CAN'T GO BACK AND
UNDO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAD
THAT HAPPENED THAT LED TO THE TT
ISSUE, ET CETERA. BUT I'M
LOOKING FORWARD AND THINKING
ABOUT WHAT COULD SAVE THE CITY Y
CITY MONEY, AND WHAT IS THE THIG
THE WORKERS THEMSELVES AND WHAT
IS THEIR PREFERENCE. THAT IS THE
AND THOSE OF THE THINGS I'M
TAKING FORWARD IN THIS
DISCUSSION. THANKS
>> THANK YOU. THIS MAY BE A GOOG
GOOD UPCOMING LOOK AT BUT WE WIL
HAVE. ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE T?
WE TRANSITION?
>> I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
ABOUT THE NUMBERS AGAIN. AND
MAYBE THIS WILL BECOME CLEARER
IN THE CENTRAL STAFF OPTIONS.
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS BASICALLR
BASICALLY FOR A UNIT, FUNDING IS
IS OR WAS IN THE POLICE BUDGET
IS $18 MILLION AND I THINK
THAT'S WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE
AND WOULD MOVE TO SDOT. BACK TO.
TO SPD. THAT $18 MILLION UNIT IS
TO FIND ABOUT 100 20 SOME ODD S
ODD POSITIONS BUT IF WE KEEP
THAT UNIT IN SDOT, THAT $18
MILLION UNIT NEEDS TO INCREASE O
26 MILLION? I'M TRYING TO GET A
PER PEO CALCULATION OF THE DIFFE
THE DIFFERENCE OF WHAT IT COST
FOR AN FTE IN BOTH DEPARTMENTS
JUST TO RECONCILE? THAT SEEMS
LIKE A LOT. THAT IS MORE THAN HF
THAN HALF THE CURRENT FUNDING
FOR THE UNIT AND IF YOU ARE
SAYING IT'S GOING TO COST HALF S
MUCH MORE TO FUND THE SAME
NUMBER OF OFFICERS, AGAIN, TRYIG
TO GET A HANDLE ON THE PER FTE
ASSUMPTIONS THERE.
>> OKAY. I SEE GREG AND JULIE
AND THAT ORDER. WE WILL TAKE IT
IN THAT ORDER.
>> THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO SAY
TO SAY THAT CAL AND I WILL GET
TO SOME OF THE PHYSICAL DETAILS.
DETAILS. WE WILL NOT HAVE A PER
PEO COST FOR YOU. WE COULD DO TT
DO THAT LATER BUT WE WILL DIVE
INTO THE DETAIL THAT WILL EXPLAN
WILL EXPLAIN SDOT COST
ALLOCATION AND HOW WE GET TO IT.
IT. IT'S ACTUALLY MORE LIKE A
$.3 MILLION. CAL DID RESEARCH
AND REFINED THAT NUMBER AND WE
WILL EXPLAIN ALL THAT WHEN WE DO
>> EXCELLENT.SENTATION?
WE WILL TAKE THIS AS A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSITION AND,
DIRECTOR, PLEASE SHARE YOUR LAST
LAST COMMENTS AS PART OF THIS P.
THIS PANEL.
>> THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE. IT
WILL BE COVERED IN THE ISSUE
I.D. SO I'M HAPPY TO DO IT THEN?
? BE MET WITH THAT I WANT TO
THANK THE MEMBERS FROM THE
DEPARTMENT WHO HAVE BEEN HERE
AND I WANT TO THANK THE SENIOR
DEPUTY MAYOR AND MAYOR HARRELL
FOR THE OVERVIEW AND
REPRESENTATION FROM THIS
ADMINISTRATION THAT WE WILL
TRANSITION NOW TO THE CENTRAL
STAFF-GUIDED ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION AND COLLEAGUES,
I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE LET GRG
LET GREG AND CALVIN AND ANYONE E
FROM CENTRAL STAFF WALKED
THROUGH THE FULL ISSUE IDENTIFIN
BECAUSE IT'S ONLY, TWO SLIDES.
THREE SLIDES. DO I UNDERSTAND
THAT CORRECTLY? IT IS JUST ONE
ISSUE I.D. OVER THREE SLIDES?
>>
>> IS A RELATIVELY BRIEF
PRESENTATION OF A FEW SLIDES ANT
WILL BE QUICK BECAUSE C.O.O.
MAXEY ELOQUENTLY WENT OVER A BUH
OF STUFF I WAS GOING TO SAY
PICKS THE BACK EXCELLENT. PLEASE
>> THANK YOU. GREG DOSS, CENTRAL
CENTRAL STAFF. MY COLLEAGUE WILE
JOINING ME AND WE WILL PING-PONG
PING-PONG BACK AND FORTH BUT I
WILL START. I THINK YOU ALREADY
HAVE PLENTY OF BACKGROUND. AS I
SAID I WILL DIVE INTO DETAIL ON
THE FISCAL TRANSACTIONS. AS
TRAN06 AND OTHERS HAVE SAID
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A $20
MILLION TRANSFER MADE UP OF
THREE PARTS. ABOUT $80 MILLION T
TRANSFERS THE 123 FTE E AND THAT
THAT IS THE TRANSFER OF THE
ACUAL UNIT, A SALARY AND
BENEFITS. ABOUT $1.1 MILLION FOE
TRANSFER OF CITYWIDE CHARGES FOR
FOR CENTRAL COSTS. WHAT THIS ISS
IS IS SDOT IS GIVING BACK TO SPD
ALL OF THE MONEY THAT IS SPENT
TO PAY FOR FLEETS, FACILITIES, S
, COMPUTERS, EMPLOYMENT, SD HR G
HR HIRING, ALTHOUGH CENTRAL
COSTS THE CITY CHARGE EACH DEPAT
EACH DEPARTMENT. THOSE COSTS
WERE MOVED FROM SPD OVER TO SDOD
NOW THEY ARE COMING BACK TO SPDD
THE LAST COMPONENT IS $829,000 T
$829,000 THAT IS DISTINCT TO THE
THE PEO UNIT FOR OVERTIME FOR
PARKING ENFORCEMENT AND SPECIAL
EVNTS. AND FOR SOME BACKGROUND,
, WHEN IT COMES TO WORKING ANY
KIND OF OVERTIME, GENERALLY PEOS
PEOS SPEND ABOUT 75% OF THE
OVERTIME HOURS WORKING SPECIAL S
SPECIAL EVENTS AND ABOUT 25% OF
THEIR HOURS WORKING PARKING ENFT
WHEN THEY ARE GETTING PAID OVER.
PAID OVERTIME. THAT'S WHAT'S
COMING OVER WITH THAT $829,000.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO
POINT OUT HERE. THIS ONE $.1
MILLION IN CITYWIDE CHARGES FOR
CENTRAL COSTS. I WON'T REFER TO
THAT AS OVERHEAD, PER SE. THAT S
A DISTINCT PIECE WHICH IS FLEETS
FLEETS AND FACILITIES AND TECH
INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT DOES NOT
INCLUDE THE SDOT DEPARTMENT
COSTS THAT WE WILL TALK ABOUT IN
ABOUT IN A MINUTE. SDOT HAS ITS
OWN INDIRECT COSTS AND DIRECT
COSTS, SUCH AS THE OFFICE OF
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINIS.
AND ADMINISTRATION. THEY HAVE
INDIRECT COSTS THAT INCLUDES
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT. THEY
HAVE A POOL OF EMPLOYEE-PAID BES
EMPLOYEE-PAID BENEFITS. I'M NOTG
TO GET TOO MUCH INTO IT TO SAY T
SDOT GATHERS ITS OWN INTERNAL
COSTS AND THEN DISTRIBUTES OR
ALLOCATES THOSE OUT TO ITS
FUNDS. THAT IS SEPARATE AND APAT
AND APART FROM THIS ONE $.1 MIL.
IT'S ADDED TO THIS ONE $.1
MILLION. THOSE THINGS, WHEN WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT THOSE THINGS D
SPD, THE MANAGEMENT, THE CHIEFS,
CHIEFS, THE FOLKS THAT WOULD
OVERSEE THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT
UNIT AT A HIGHER LEVEL LIKE THE
CAPTAIN LEVEL OR THE CHIEF
LEVEL, THOSE FOLKS ARE ALREADY D
FOR BY THE GENERAL FUND. SO
THERE IS NO COST TO MOVE THEM
BACK TO SPD. BUT, IF THEY STAY
IN SDOT, THEN THOSE COSTS FOR
SDOT ARE ALLOCATED OUT TO THE FS
THE FUNDS. AND WITH THAT I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO CALVIN TO
EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORKS.
>> THANK
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT DISTINCTION. I WANT TT
THIS ISN'T REALLY A POLICY
CHOICE SO MUCH AS IT'S DONE BY
ACCOUNTING AND STAYING CLEAR
WITH FUNDING SOURCES BUT THE
BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE E
DEPARTMENT IS FUNDED BY A GENERL
FUND. IT IS ONE FUND AND WE CAN
LINE ITEM DOES COSTS AND BUDGET
THOSE APPROPRIATELY. THE ISSUE
FOR SDOT IS THEY HAVE MULTIPLE D
SOURCES INCLUDING REIMBURSABLESD
TRANSIT THING FOR SOME COSTS.
GRANT FUNDING COMING FROM THE
STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO
HOW DO YOU ALLOCATE THOSE
DEPARTMENT COSTS ACROSS ALL
THESE DIFFERENT FUND SOURCESIN A
WAY THAT'S EQUITABLE AND CAN BE
ACCOUNTED FOR ACCORDING TO THE
BEST ACCOUNTING PRACTICES? THE
WAY THAT SDOT DOES IT IS BY
ROLLING THOSE INTO A TOTAL COSTF
ESSENTIALLY OVERHEAD OF INDIRECT
OF INDIRECT COSTS AND ALLOCATINE
COSTS BASED ON EMPLOYEE HOURS W.
HOURS WORKED. YOU CAN IMAGINE
THIS MEANS IF YOU HAVE A
CONSTRUCTION WORKER WORKING ON
THE WSDOT GRANT PROJECT, THE
TIME THEY SPENT WORKING ON THATT
THAT PROJECT, THEY WOULD COVER A
COVER A PORTION OF THE OVERHEAD
FROM WSDOT THROUGH THE MONEY
SPENT ON THE PROJECT. CONVERSELY
CONVERSELY THEY WOULD DO THAT FR
OTHER PROJECTS WITH DIFFERENT FG
SOURCES. IT LEADS TO A VERY ESOC
AND CONVOLUTED COST RECOVERY MO.
RECOVERY MODEL. IF YOU COULD GOO
THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS SLIDE SHOWU
ESSENTIALLY WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE IF YOU LEFT THE PEOS
IN SDOT OR NOT AND HOW THOSE
COST ALLOCATIONS CHANGE AMONG DT
FUND SOURCES. IT IS NOT AN
OVERALL CHANGE IN THE TOTAL COST
COST OF THESE INDIRECT COSTS, BT
IT CHANGES VERY MUCH WHO BEARS
THOSE COSTS AND IT'S REALLY
BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 12L
FUND-SUPPORTED NEW SDOT EMPLOYES
SDOT EMPLOYEES THAT WORK ON
GENERAL FUND WORK AND SO ARE ASD
A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL OF THE INDIT
COSTS IN THAT LABOR SHIFT.
>> I JUST WANT TO JUMP IN HERE
AND PUT A FINER POINT ON THAT
LAST PIECE. THIS GOES FOR THE CS
AND VIEWING PUBLIC. IT DOES NOT
COST MORE TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE
AS A WHOLE TO HAVE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT AND SPD OR IN SDOT.
DIFFERENT FUNDS PAY FOR THE COST
COST OF PARKING ENFORCEMENT
DEPENDING ON WHERE IT LIVES AND
SO THIS ISSUE THAT THERE HAS
BEEN A LOT OF CONCERN THAT THERE
THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL COST AND
IT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL $8 MIN
COST TO THE GENERAL FUND, AND WD
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT GENERAL
FUND DEFICIT THIS YEAR AND SO
THAT IS A CHOICE ON THE TABLE.
WE ALSO HEARD THIS MORNING THATT
IS FACING MANY SHORTFALLS TOO
AND THERE ARE TOUGH DECISIONS
THERE ABOUT WHICH PROJECTS TO P.
SO THE CHOICE HERE IS NOT WHERE
DOES THE COST MORE. IT IS,
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE A POLICY
CHOICE AWARDED THE THING PARKING
PARKING ENFORCEMENT SHOULD LIVE
BASED ON THAT POLICY CHOICE, A
DIFFERENT SET OF FUNDS ARE GOINO
PAY.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HANDEY AD
I WANT TO THANK GREG DOSS WHO
WALKED ME AND MY TEAM THROUGH
THAT POINT. GREG, YOU EXPLAINEDT
WELL AND, CALVIN, YOU HAVE SHOWN
THE DOLLAR FIGURES HERE TO MAKE
MAKE THE POINT. THE DISTINCTION
THAT CENTRAL STAFF MADE FOR ME
IS THIS IS NOT ACTUALLY COST SAS
MECHANISM, IT'S A COST AVOIDANCE
AVOIDANCE MECHANISM FOR CERTAINS
VERSUS OTHERS SO I WANT THAT TO
SET IN WITH COUNCILMEMBERS.
DIRECTOR HANDEY SUMMARIZE THE
POINT THAT CAME FROM CENTRAL
STAFF AS WELL AND IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO CENTER THIN
POLICY DECISIONS. I KNOW I HAVET
A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT
REVENUE AND OUR NEED FOR JOINT
REVENUE AND I WANT TO THANK THE
JOINT EFFORTS BETWEEN THE
COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE O
HALL WAS A STICKLEY LOOK AT
REVENUE IN THE PARTNERSHIP AND
THE CO-LEADERSHIP WE ARE SHOWING
ON FINDING NEW REVENUE
GENERALLY FOR THE CITY FAMILY.
THERE IS NO QUESTION WE ALL ARE
TRYING TO ADDRESS THE REVENUE
SITUATION TOGETHER. AND MY SINCE
APPRECIATION FOR THIS JOINT EFF.
JOINT EFFORT. ON THIS ONE I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO
COLLECTIVELY THINK ABOUT THE
POLICY CHOICES THAT WE ARE BEING
BEING ASKED TO MAKE VERSUS JUST
THINKING ABOUT CERTAIN REVENUE
STREAMS SO THANK YOU FOR UNDERSG
THAT AND SEPARATE TO THIS, THANU
TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND OUR
FRIENDS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND THE SENIOR DEPUTY MAYOR FOR
THE FUTURE WORK WE WILL ALL DO N
REVENUE GAPS GOING FORWARD. THAT
FORWARD. THAT IS A JOINT EFFORTD
AM PROUD OF THAT WORK TOGETHER
AND ALSO APPRECIATE THAT CENTRAL
THAT CENTRAL STAFF HAS
ELABORATED MORE ON THE CHOICE IN
CHOICE IN FRONT OF US ON THIS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , PLEASE O
AHEAD.
>> AND CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR H,
APPRECIATE YOU MAKING THAT
DISTINCTION BUT I'M TRYING TO
GET MY ARMS AROUND HOW THAT IS
A DISTINCTION WITH A DIFFERENCE.
. IF WE MAKE THE POLICY DECISIOO
KEEP PEOS IN SDOT, HOW WE AVOID
A SITUATION THAT HAS OCCURRED,
AND I BELIEVE IS ONE OF THE
PRECIPITATING FACTORS FOR THE UL
UL P WHERE WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT
WHO WILL RESPOND TO THAT POLICY
DECISION BY NOT HIRING THE NUMBR
OF FTEs, IF WE DON'T ADD THE ADL
THE ADDITIONAL $8.3 MILLION IN .
IN FUNDING. I THINK THERE ARE
MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES HERE, AND IK
ONE OF THEM IS ENSURING THE
DEPARTMENT IS FULLY STAFFED AND
THAT OUR WORKFORCE IS SUPPORTED
BY OUR ENGAGEMENT IN ADDRESSING
THE VACANCIES THAT ARE CREATING
MORE ISSUES FOR THE DEPARTMENT D
DEPARTMENT AND LEADING TO
CAPACITY CHALLENGES AND
ADDRESSING OTHER POLICY NEEDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE WORK THEY
DO. SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
IF THE END RESULT IS IN ORDER TO
TO ENSURE THAT THE NUMBER OF
FTEs ARE HIRED TO SERVE AS PEOS
THAT WE WANT TO AND WE ALSO MAKE
MAKE THE POLICY DECISION IF IT
WERE TO MAKE THE POLICY DECISIOT
THEY WERE TO STAY AND SDOT, ISNT
IT STILL TRUE THAT IN ORDER TO
HAVE BOTH THOSE THINGS BE
ACCOMPLISHED WE WOULD HAVE TO
FIND THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING?
>> YES. THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CLARIFY. I WILL TAKE A CRACK AT
IT AND INVITE KAL OR GREG IF I T
GET IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
THE FUNDING TO S-TYPE FROM THE
GENERAL FUND FROM PEOs WOULD BET
IN 2023 AND THEN IT WAS IN 2022.
WE WOULD FUND THE FULL
POSITIONS PLUS THE GENERAL FUND
WOULD FUND $8.3 MILLION OF THE
OVERHEAD OF THE SDOT OVERHEAD SO
SO THAT SDOT DID NOT HAVE TO UND
TO UNDERSTAND OR HOLD VACANCIES
OPEN. THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN
WHAT WAS DONE IN THE PAST AND IE
PAST THE GENERAL FUND DID NOT FD
NOT FUND, OR DID NOT BUDGET FOR
THE PORTION OF SDOT OVERHEAD BUT
BUT DID HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OVER
TIME. AND WHEN I SAY THERE ISN'T
A DIFFERENCE IN THE ABSOLUTE
COST TO THE CITY, ON CAL'S
CHART, IT SHOWS $93 MILLION OFF
OFF THE BOTTOM. THAT IS THE
AMOUNT EXPECTED FOR SDOT'S
OVERHEAD NEXT YEAR.. THAT IS
GOING TO GET PAID EITHER WAY.
WHETHER IT'S BY THE LIST OF
FUNDS DESCRIBED THERE. THE
DIFFERENCE IS IF THE PEOs ARE AT
AT SDOT THE GENERAL FUND WILL
PAY FOR A BIGGER PART OF THAT OD
THAT OVERHEAD IF THE PEOs ARE AT
ARE AT SPD, THE GENERAL FUND
WILL PAY A SMALLER PART OF THE
OVERHEAD.. AS YOU WILL SEE IN TE
LAST COLUMN OF CHANGE, THE RED S
SHOW IF THE GENERAL FUND IS
PAYING $8.3 MILLION OF THAT
STATIC $93 MILLION, WE EXPECT CS
EXPECT COSTS SAVINGS IN THE
TRANSPORTATION FUND AND WE SEE
THE LEVY FUND AND THE TRANSPORTN
BENEFIT DISTRICT FUND, ET
CETERA. PART OF WHAT KAL ALLUDEO
IS IT'S CHALLENGING BECAUSE
THOSE ARE NOT LINE ITEM OVERHEAS
OVERHEAD ITEMS IN THE SDOT
BUDGET SO THE ACCOUNTING IS NOTE
AS CRYSTAL-CLEAR AS JUST DOING D
TO SWAP, AS WE WOULD LIKE. THAT
SAID WE KNOW THERE WILL BE COSTS
COST SAVINGS. WE ARE A
SOPHISTICATED CITY AND WE CAN
THINK ABOUT HOW TO APPROACH THAT
THAT ACCOUNTING ISSUE.
>> GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR
FOR THE CLARIFICATION. I THINK I
I SEE A HAND.
>> YOU SAW MY HAND. I'M TRYING O
TRYING TO SORT THIS ALL OUT FOR
MYSELF AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS
THIS IS AN INTERNAL FUNDING ISSE
AND WONDERING ABOUT IF THERE IS
A WAY TO GIVE SDOT A BREAK ON
THE COST OF PEOs OR ADDRESS THE
DIFFERENCE IN INDIRECT COST
ALLOCATION FOR THEM RATHER THAN
MAKE THIS GIANT MOVE? SOMETHING
TO TALK ABOUT OFF-LINE. I'M JUS.
JUST BRAINSTORMING.
>> THANK YOU. AND THAT IS WHAT S
WEEK IS ALL ABOUT. TRYING TO
SURFACE SOME OF OUR QUESTIONS FR
FURTHER ANALYSIS AS WE CONTINUER
THE NEXT FIVE WEEKS. CAL AND
THEN DIRECTOR, I THINK I SAW
YOUR HAND?
>> I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
THE ESTAR COST ALLOCATION IS
REALLY ABOUT HAVING A DEFENSIBLE
ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE FOR HOW WE
WE ALLOCATE THOSE COSTS TO ALL
OUR OTHER FUNDERS AND EVERYONE
ELSE, ALL THE MONEY THAT IS DIRD
THROUGH SDOT. IT'S VERY HARD TO
EXPLAIN IF YOU'RE GOING TO CUT A
CUT A SPECIAL DEAL FOR ONE
SPECIFIC PROGRAM THAT WE DO IN
SDOT. IT WOULD BE HARD TO HOLD
ONTO OUR COST ALLOCATION FOR FEL
GRANTS OR STATE GRANTS OR SOUND
TRANSIT FUNDING IF WE START
MAKING EXCEPTIONS IN OUR POLICI.
OUR POLICIES.
>> GOOD FLAG. THANK YOU.
DIRECTOR?
>> I'M GOING TO BE A BIT STRANGE
BIT STRANGE FOR A MOMENT AND
TAKE A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE THE
FACT THAT IT'S VERY CLEAR FOR
THE NERDY AMONG US THAT OUR
TEAMS ARE WORKING REALLY WELL TR
BECAUSE DIRECTOR HANDEY AND CAL
CAL HAVE EXPLAINED IT SO WELL
AND HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THESE
ISSUES SO I WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO CELEBRATE BECAUSE THAT
THAT IS ENCOURAGING THAT WE ARE
ALL ON THE SAME PAGE ON THE FACS
AROUND THIS . WE ARE TRULY
HAVING A CONVERSATION AROUND
WHAT THE POLICY IS HERE. AND
IT'S NOT JUST ON THE COST, AS
YOU HEARD FROM SPD. THERE ARE
MANY OPERATIONAL CONCERNS THEY
HAVE RAISED. AND TO GO REALLY IN
IN THE WEEDS WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
OF STANDARD, INDIRECT COST MODES
IN THE CITY THAT WE USE AND SDOT
SDOT HAS SELECTED ONE OF THOSE
MODELS IF THERE IS NOT A COST L
COST MODEL, TO ECHO THE POINT
THAT WAS JUST MADE, THAT WOULD
ELIMINATE THIS REQUIREMENT AND L
ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE
CLEAN FINANCIALS. REALLY
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION AND
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TAKE A
MOMENT TO CELEBRATE OUR TEAMS.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING US
TO WHERE WE HAVE REALLY COMMON
AND SHARED INTEREST AND THAT ISN
GREATER TRANSPARENCY IN THE
BUDGETING. I KNOW THE CHAIR OF
PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE VICE CHAIRD
I HAVE SAID THIS TODAY BUT I WET
TO LIFT UP THE COLLABORATION AND
AND WILLINGNESS TO SHARE
INFORMATION BETWEEN THE EXECUTIE
AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. IT IS A
NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT AND I THK
IT'S LEADING TO IMPROVED DISCUSN
ABOUT THE BUDGET OVER ALL. AS
YOU CAN TELL SOME OF THE
FRUSTRATION ABOUT NOT HAVING THS
INFORMATION TWO YEARS AGO, IF
ANYTHING, IT'S BEEN VERY
HEARTENING TO SEE THE LEVEL OF
OPEN BOOKS THAT ARE BEING SHAREN
THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE
BRANCH AND I WILL CREDIT THE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, WHO SUGGESTED
THIS FORMAT SO WE COULD HAVE
THIS BACK-AND-FORTH. IT MAKES IT
IT CHALLENGING, AS I NOTED COME
UP FOR THE DIRECTOR. MAKES IT G
FOR ME TO MAKE SURE I'M
FACILITATING A DISCUSSION VERSUS
VERSUS A DEBATE, SOMETIMES. BUT
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE
OF WHERE HAVING FOLKS AT THE
TABLE TO TALK TO QUESTIONS FROMA
TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE AND IMPAC,
IN VALUES AND POLICY PERSPECTIVE
POLICY PERSPECTIVE FROM THAT
COUNCIL IS IMPORTANT . WITH THAT
THAT AND BECAUSE I DON'T SEE
ADDITIONAL HAND AS I AM WILLING
TO WRAP THIS UP ON THAT POSITIVE
AND IT DOES SOUND LIKE THERE IS
A LOT OF WORK TO DO STILL. I
THINK THERE IS A LOT OF QUESTIOS
THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED TODAY. I'M
SURE WE WILL ALL BE WORKING VERY
VERY CLOSELY BETWEEN EXECUTIVE
AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES TO GET
THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. AND I
THINK THERE IS MORE TO COME ON
THIS TOPIC. WE WILL SEPARATE
THIS TOPIC FROM SEATTLE POLICE T
POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERALLY
WHICH WHEN WE RECONVENE AT 2:00
P.M. WE WILL DIVE INTO THE DETAS
OF THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENS
PROPOSED BUDGET. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FOR THE
PANEL WE HAVE HERE OR ADDITIONAL
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS I MAY HAVE
PREEMPTIVELY CUT OFF RELATED TO
PEOs? THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK
THANK THE TEAM FROM CENTRAL STAF
FOR WALKING THROUGH THE DETAILS
OF THIS PRESENTATION WITH
COUNCILMEMBERS TO GET PREPARED
FOR ONE OF THE BIGGER TOPICS
AMONG THIS AND THE HST. WE HAVE
SURFACED A FEW ISSUES WE WILL
JOINTLY WORK ON TO TRY TO
ADDRESS IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS
BUT THIS IS BEEN A HELPFUL DISCN
WITH THE SENIOR DEPUTY MAYOR.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR, AND EVERYOE
FROM THE SPD TEAM. THANK YOU FOR
FOR JOINING US. DO GO ENJOY YOU.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL RECESS UNTIL 2:00 .
2:00 P.M. EXCUSE ME, THERE IS NT
AN OBJECTION BUT MAYBE A COMMEN.
A COMMENT. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MAYBE
MAYBE IT'S AN OBJECTION. I'M
OKAY WITH THAT?
>> IT'S A QUESTION. I THOUGHT WE
WE WERE ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT
ABOUT THE OPTIONS THAT CENTRAL
STAFF DEVELOPED ON THIS ONE OR L
WE WAIT UNTIL AFTER LUNCH FOR T?
>> YEAH. I WOULD LIKE TO WRAP UP
UP THIS PRESENTATION. I THOUGHTE
WERE AT A CLOSING SPOT BUT I
GUESS WE DID NOT GET TO SLIDE
NUMBER THREE.
>> MADAM CHAIR, EVERYTHING ON
SLIDE NUMBER THREE, THE CHIEF
OPERATING OFFICER MAXEY BROUGHT
UP. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO
ADD. UNLESS COUNCIL HAD
QUESTIONS PICK
>> LET'S ASK COUNCILMEMBERS IF
THEY HAD ANY QUESTIONS. SORRY
FURTHER PREMATURE TAKEDOWN OF
THE SLIDES. I THINK WE ARE ON
SLIDE NUMBER THREE.
>> I THINK THE OPTIONS ARE, AS
HAS BEEN DISCUSSED BUT YOU HAVE
THE OPTION TO RETAIN THE PEOs
AND SDOT WITH THE ISSUE OF HOW O
WE ADDRESS THE GENERAL FUND OR
VACANCIES AND SDOT PICK YOU HAVE
HAVE THE OPTION TO CONSIDER
LOOKING AT PUTTING THEM IN A
DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE CSCC. ON
OPTION TO GO WITH THE PROPOSAL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AS IT RELATES TO THE OPTIONS
OF EITHER KEEPING THEM IN SDOTR
SDOT OR KEEPING THEM AT CSCC, DO
DO WE HAVE AN ANALYSIS FROM
CENTRAL STAFF ON THE WHAT WE
WOULD ALSO NEED TO DO BEYOND THE
BEYOND THE FISCAL IMPACTS,
BEYOND ADDRESSING THE CJIS ISSUE
ISSUE AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF
BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE
ISSUES ? I KNOW ONE OF THE OBJES
HERE IS TO TRY TO RESOLVE UNFAIR
UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE CLAIMS AND
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE --
OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE A LOT OF
POLICY OBJECTIVES WE WANT TO ACH
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THT
IN DISCUSSING THESE OPTIONS WE
HAVE OUR EYES WIDE OPEN ON WHAT
IT WILL TAKE TO ADDRESS THOSE
MULTIPLE POLICY OBJECTIVES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I
THINK I CAN ADDRESS THAT . YES
WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK THIS
ISSUE AND THAT IS WHY I REACHEDT
TO THE CSCC TO SEE IF THERE WAS
A WAY PEOs COULD GET AN O.R. I
NUMBER WITHIN THE CSCC AND STILL
STILL CONTINUING TO WORK THAT TO
TO SEE HOW THEY MIGHT GET ACCESS
ACCESS TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE OR
STOLEN VEHICLE INFORMATION SO,
YES, WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK
THE ISSUE.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS WITH CSCC
CSCC THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES, AS,
AS WELL, THAT WOULD BE CHALLENG,
NOT INSURMOUNTABLE, BUT I THINK
IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE
HAD DISCUSSED THERE BEING A SEV,
A SEVERAL-MONTH, I THINK A SIX ,
THE TIME WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING
DISCUSSING THIS ORIGINALLY.
BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME HR LIMITS
HR LIMITATIONS AND WE WOULD ESSY
WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE DOUBLING
THE SIZE OF THEIR STAFF WHEREAS
MOVING 100 PEOPLE INTO SPD ARE
MOVING 100 PEOPLE INTO SDOT DOES
SDOT DOES NOT CREATE THESE HR SS
HR STRAINS AS MUCH AS,
BASICALLY, ALMOST DOUBLING THE
STAFF WOULD IF WE WOULD MOVE
THEM INTO CSCC. I THINK THAT IS
ANOTHER ISSUE THAT HAS SOME
POTENTIAL COST DRIVERS
ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS A GOOD FLG
AND I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE FROM
FROM GREG ABOUT THE WORK THAT IS
IS ONGOING TO LOOK AT HOW WE MET
WE MEET THE PARKING ENFORCEMENTS
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS NEEDS SO
THEY CAN DO THEIR JOB EFFECTIVE.
JOB EFFECTIVELY. AND I THINK IF
THERE IS ANYTHING, THE END GOAL,
END GOAL, I BELIEVE, IS TO MAKEE
THEY HAVE THE TOOLS SO THEY CANO
THEIR JOB. THAT WILL BE WHERE IK
WE ALL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
NEED IS BEING MET. AND I BELIEVT
WAS THE INTENTION BEHIND THIS
MOVE. IF WE CAN MEET THAT GOAL
AND AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT O,
THAT WILL BE A BIG PRIORITY OF .
AND I THINK WE MAY HAVE GIVEN
INITIALLY NINE MONTHS. I THINK
IT WAS SEPTEMBER WE ENDED UP MOG
PEOs OVER TO SDOT. WE DID KNOW E
WAS A NEED FOR A LONG ON-RAMP AD
ON-RAMP AND THERE WAS CONCERN
AND FRUSTRATED THAT IT DID NOT
LEAD TO THE SMOOTH TRANSITION
THAT WAS ENVISIONED AND LOOK FOD
TO HEARING MORE FROM GREG FOR
THE ANALYSIS ON HOW WE CAN CONTE
TO IDENTIFY THE SUPPORTS THE
WORKERS NEED TO DO THEIR JOBS E.
>
>> I WAS EXCITED TO END ON A
COME TOGETHER MOMENT. I JUMPED .
JUMPED AHEAD. THANK YOU FOR
POINTING OUT SLIDE THREE AND FOR
AND FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, THAT
PUBLIC, THAT WAS THE LAST SLIDE
ON THE PEO PRESENTATION. MORE
ANALYSIS TO COME FROM CENTRAL SF
ON OPTION B, WHICH I APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD RAISING
AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THOE
DETAILS AS WE CONSIDER THIS ITEM
ITEM IN OUR DELIBERATIONS ON THL
BUDGET. AND I FAILED TO MENTION
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS THIS
AFTERNOON . THE REMAINDER OF THE
OF THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENC
BUDGET AND WE WILL SEPARATELY
HAVE THE COMMUNICATIONS SAFETY,
THE COMMUNITY SAFETY