>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US US
HERE AGAIN AT THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING. THIS IS A CONTINUATION
OF OUR OCTOBER 27th, 2022
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING. THE TIME IS 2:00 P.M.
AND THE COMMITTEE WILL
RECONVENE BACK FROM RECESS. WE
ARE NOW IN ORDER. WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ORDER?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STROUSE?
>> I APOLOGIZE. I SAID 2:00
P.M. IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT SO WE
WILL GO INTO RECESS FOR TWO
MORE MINUTES AND WE WILL LET
PEOPLE COME BACK INTO THE
MEETING. THANK YOU.
>>> WITH THAT, MADAM CLERK, DO
YOU MIND CALLING THE ROLL FOR
THE GOOD OF THE ORDER?
>> PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> EIGHT PRESENT. AND WHEN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES REJOINS
US, WE WILL NOTE HER PRESENCE
FOR THE RECORD AS WELL. TO
ORIENT US AS WE COME OUT OF THE
RECESS, WE WERE STILL IN THE
ITEM NUMBER 2 ON OUR AGENDA. ON
AGENDA ITEM HSC38. WE HAVE
HEARD FROM THE SPONSOR WHO
ORIENTED US TO THE IMPORTANCE
OF THE AMENDMENT FROM HER
PURVIEW AS WELL AS THE ANALYSIS
FROM CENTRAL STAFF. WE ARE NOW
AT THE DISCUSSION AND DEBATE
PORTION. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
SURE THAT COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
IS RECOGNIZED FIRST AND THEN WE
WILL HAVE COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
AND NELSON IN THE QUEUE.
>> MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU. THAT
HAND WAS UP FROM A PREVIOUS
ITEM BUT I'M HAPPY TO SAY I
SUPPORT THIS ITEM AND
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD BRINGING IT FORWARD.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, YOU
THINK FOR OUTLINING THE
QUESTIONS BEFORE THE RECESS AND
IF YOU DON'T MIND STATING THOSE
FOR THE RECORD AND THEN WE WILL
TURN IT OVER TO CENTRAL STAFF.
>> GREAT. I WILL REITERATE IN
MY NOTES AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD OFF LINE SENT
INFORMATION AS WELL AND I WILL
LET HER FILL IN AS WELL. I
WANTED TO TO KNOW WHAT THE
BUDGET HISTORY WAS SINCE LEEDS
INCEPTION, BEGINNING AND AMOUNT
TO DATE. IF LEEDS SHOULD
OPERATE AT SCALE BY 2023, WHAT
AMOUNT WAS THAT AT SCALE?
>> SHALL I START?
>> YES, YOU CAN AND YOUR VIDEO
IS NOT ON IN CASE YOU WANTED
IT. I WOULD LIKE IT ON. I'M
HAVING AN I.T. ISSUE THAT
HOPEFULLY WILL BE RESOLVED.
THIS IS CENTRAL STAFF COMING TO
YOU WITHOUT VIDEO SEMPRARILY.
MAYBE THAT WILL WORK. THANK
YOU. WITH REPRESENT TO AT
SCALE, THE INTENT OF RESOLUTION
31916, I WOULD LIKE TO READ
SECTION TWO OF THAT RESOLUTION.
IT STATES THE CITY INTENDS THAT
THE LEAD PROGRAM OPERATE BY
SCALE BY 2023 WITH SCALE
UNDERSTOOD TO MEAN THE PROGRAM
WILL HAVE APPROPRIATE FUNDING
TO ACCEPT ALL PRIORITY
QUALIFYING ARREST AND SOCIAL
CONTACT REFERRALS CITY WIDE
PURSUANT TO THE OPERATIONAL
PROTOCOL CURRENTLY APPROVED BY
THE LEAD POLICY COORDINATING
GROUP. SO SCALE IS NOT A
NUMBER. SCALE IS QUALITATIVE.
THE PROGRAM IS OPERATING AT
SCALE WHEN EVERYONE WHO IS
REFERRED TO THE PROGRAM CAN BE
SUPPORTED BY THE PROGRAM. IF I
MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO READ
SECTION THREE OF THAT ORDINANCE
-- OF THAT RESOLUTION. SECTION
THREE STATES THAT THE CITY
INTENDS THAT LEAD BE SUPPORTED
THROUGH A SECURE MIX OF PUBLIC
FUNDING SOURCES INCLUDING CITY
FUNDING AND SOME COMPATION OF
COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL
MEDICAID FUNDING. I HAVE
INFORMATION TO SHARE ABOUT CITY
HISTORY FUNDING OF THE PROGRAM,
I DON'T HAVE THE SAME
INFORMATION SHOWING THE FUNDING
THAT THE PDA HAS RECEIVED OVER
THE YEARS FROM THOSE SOURCES. I
WILL TRY TO GET IT. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTANDING THE
FULL FUNDING PICTURE FOR THAT
PROGRAM.
>> MADAM CHAIR, IF I MAY?
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. THE REASON I ASK,
I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE
MERITS. AND I DON'T BELIEVE
EVERYONE BELIEVES WE WILL
ARREST FOLKS OUT OF THIS
PROBLEM AND I DON'T WANT TO GO
INTO THE SUCCESS OR NOT SUCCESS
TODAY OF LEAD. I'M TRYING TO
PUT INTO THE FOUR CORNERS OF
ANY DOCUMENT WHAT HAS BEEN THE
BUDGET HISTORY WHEN WE STARTED
FUNDING IT AND HOW MUCH IT HAS
GROWN. IF I REMEMBER TIMES,
THERE WERE A FEW TIMES WE
DOUBLED THEIR BUDGET. I WANT TO
SEE WHAT THE HISTORY IS. WHEN
WE GET TO SOMETHING MORE
SUBJECTIVE, WHAT IS APPROPRIATE
FUNDING? IF I WERE TO USE THAT
RESOLUTION FOR THE 60 OTHER
BUDGET ASKS, THAT NUMBER COULD
BE ANYTHING. SO I'M TRYING TO
NARROW DOWN TO DECIDE IF I CAN
SUPPORT THIS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> ALTHOUGH THE RESOLUTION DOES
NOT NAME WHAT AT SCALE IS
BECAUSE IT IS AT A
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SCALE
MAY CHANGE BUT OUR COMMITMENT
IS TO WORK TOWARDS FULLY
FUNDING LEAD SO IT CAN ACCEPT
ALL ELIGIBLE REFERRALS. THEY
ARE NOT ABLE TO FUND THOSE THEY
ARE SERVING BECAUSE THEY HAVE
TO TURN AWAY PEOPLE WHO ARE
OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR THE
SERVICES. MADAM PRESIDENT, I
DID SEND YOU MATERIALS ON THE
BREAK AND THOSE MATERIALS DO
HAVE A NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH
AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT SCALE IS.
>> THANK YOU, ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
>> SURE. I REVIEWED THE REPORT
THAT COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
SHARED WITH COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ OVER THE LUNCH BREAK. IT
WAS PREPARED BY JEFF SIMMS IN
SEPTEMBER OF 2021. IT CITES A
FIGURE OF ALMOST 2600 REFERRALS
IN TERMS OF OPERATION AT SCALE.
FOR A POINT OF COMPARISON, THE
CURRENT LEAD CONTRACT WITH HSD
IS BASED ON AN ASSUMPTION OF
482 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. SO IT
WOULD BE ACCORDING TO LEADS
ESTIMATE AS OF SOMETIME IN
2021, A VERY SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE TO BE OPERATING AT
SCALE.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> AND TO VAFR, THE PROPOSAL,
ALTHOUGH I'M SPEAKING TO THE
COMMITMENT TO TRY AND FUND LEAD
AT SCALE, THE PROPOSAL DOES NOT
DO SO. WHAT THE PROPOSAL IS
INTENDED TO DO IS TO BRING IT
TO OUR INTENDED 2022 BASELINE
FUNDING. BECAUSE THERE WAS A
REDUCTION IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET THAT WAS UNINTENTIONAL.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IS NEXT UP
IN THE QUEUE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO JUST
TO CONTEXTUALIZE MY QUESTION,
APPARENTLY THERE ARE 748 ACTIVE
CLIENTS IN LEAD. THERE IS A
DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THAT AND
WHAT STAFF WAS TOLD IN A RECENT
CONVERSATION WHICH WAS 569.
ONLY 28 OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE
CONNECTED TO MENTAL HEALTH
PROGRAMS AND 31 ARE CONNECTED
TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER
PROGRAMS. I THINK IT WAS MAYBE
THE REPRESENTATION OR THE
DOCUMENT YOU CITED FROM 2021
BUT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS
PRESENTATION THAT SEEMED TO
INDICATE ONLY 120 PEOPLE HAVE
EXITED THE PROGRAM . I FIND
THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. THE CITY
OF SEATTLE IS FUNDING 48FTE'S
FOR LEAD AND ALMOST 20 FOR CO
LEAD. THAT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE.
IT IS MORE THAN OED. WHAT I'M
GETTING AT IS WHAT ARE WE GOING
TO GET WITH THE ADDITIONAL 7.8.
HOW IS THAT IN ADDITION TO LEAD
AND COLEAD? THEY HAVE
CONSTRAINED WHAT THEY CAN DO IN
THAT PROGRAM BY THE HOUSING
THAT IS AVAILABLE. IT WILL BE
FUNDING A NEW TINY HOME VILLAGE
AS WELL. HOW IS THAT
APPORTIONED AND A NOD TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S COMMENTS
BEFORE ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY. I
AM NEW HERE AND I WILL LIKE TO
KNOW WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES WE
ARE ASKING FOR WITH THE LEAD
PROGRAM? I KNOW THAT 85%
OCCUPATION IS THE INTENDED
OUTCOME FOR CO-LEAD. SO I GUESS
A BETTER WAY OF THINKING ABOUT
THAT IS WHEN WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT SOME OF THIS, AS THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAID THERE
SEEMS TO BE AN INCREASE. I WILL
LIKE TO KNOW THE FIXED COSTS TO
RUN THE PROGRAM. TO WHAT EXTENT
TO THE EXPENSES INCREASE WITH
EACH NEW CLIENT? AND IS THAT
AMOUNT DIFFERENT FOR LEAD AND
CO-LEAD? THANK YOU.
>> SO I WILL TRY TO ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS YOU ASK AND IF I MISS
ONE, JUMP IN. IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT CO-LEAD CAN
SUPPORT UP TO 72 CLIENTS. I
WILL CONFIRM THAT. THE FUNDING
INCREASE THAT IS PROPOSED WITH
THIS COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION
WOULD SUPPORT BOTH LEAD AND
COLEAD AT ITS CURRENT NECESSARY
FUNDING LEVELS. IT WOULD
PROVIDE AN INCREASE TO GROW
LEAD PARTICIPATION TO THAT
SCALE LEVEL THAT WE KEEP
TALKING ABOUT WHICH MAY BE AS
HIGH AS 2600 PEOPLE AND IT MAY
BE EVEN HIGHER. IN TERMS OF A
FUNCTION FOR YOU KNOW,
UNDERSTANDING THE COSTS OF THE
COLEAD AND THE LEAD PROGRAMS, I
DON'T HAVE A VERY GOOD SENSE OF
THAT. I THINK THAT I WOULD --
CENTRAL STAFF WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING ONE IF
IT IS POSSIBLE TO DO THAT. WE
WOULD BE HAPPY TO WORK ON THAT
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS,
POSSIBLY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE COLLEAGUES IN HSD AND CBO.
>> OKAY. I'M SEEING NODS.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, ANYTHING
ELSE?
>> NO.
>> THANKS. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN? PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS REMINDING
ME THAT GOING FORWARD FOR NEXT
BUDGET SEASON, WE COULD COME UP
WITH A STANDARD CHECK LIST THAT
CENTRAL STAFF USES TO COLLECT
DUE DILIGENCE FOR CAPITAL
PROJECTS. WE ARE OFTEN ASKING
AT THE LAST MINUTE FL THE
SOURCES AND USES OF FUND SO WE
CAN SEE WHAT RELATES TOGETHER,
HOW MUCH OTHERS ARE
CONTRIBUTING, THE REASON FOR
COST INCREASES. FOR THE
OPERATING PROGRAMS, A STANDARD
DUE DILIGENCE CHECK LIST, A
LAST COUPLE OF OPERATING
STATEMENTS, A PROPOSED BUDGET
GOING FORWARD, A NONPROFIT
TYPICALLY PROVIDING AUDIT. JUST
HAVING THESE BASIC DUE
DILIGENCE, CENTRAL STAFF MAY
ALREADY HAVE BUT IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL TO GET A STANDARD LIST
THAT WAY PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY EXPECT THIS IS A
STANDARD LIST THAT WE ASK FOR.
IT WOULD BE A SHORT LIST BUT A
BASIC ONE, MUCH LESS THAN WHAT
ANY LENDER WOULD ASK. THEY
WOULD BE GETTING THIS STUFF AS
A MATTER OF COURSE. IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL. THAT IS A PROJECT FOR
THE FUTURE. IT IS REMINDING ME
THAT IT IS HELPFUL TO HAVE THIS
BASIC DUE DILIGENCE IN HAND.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER. I'M
WONDERING IF ALI OR ESTER, IF
YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT
THOSE MICROCOMMENTS? I WILL
ALSO NOTE THE FRUSTRATION WE
ARE ALL EXPERIENCING OF HAVING
TO DO THE BUDGET DELIBERATIONS
WITHIN AN EIGHT WEEK PERIOD
WHEN OTHER BRANCHES GET
MULTIPLE MONTHS. I WAS TALKING
TO KANSAS CITY AND THEY START
THEIR BUDGET PROCESS NOW AND GO
THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR ON
LEGISLATIVE RELATED ITEMS AND
USE JANUARY, FEBRUARY, AND
MARCH TO GET INTO THE BUDGET.
MAYBE ON THE LIST OF THINGS TO
DO TO EXPAND OUT THE NUMBER OF
MONTHS BY CHARTER WE HAVE TO
REVIEW THE BUDGET GIVEN OUR
RESPONSIBILITIES AS A
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. ANNEI SEE
YOUR HAND UP AND ALI YOU ARE
OFF MUTE TOO.
>> IF I CAN TAKE THE QUESTION
FIRST AND THEN YOU CAN JUMP IN.
IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL, I
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE TIME AND
ABILITY TO SCRUTINIZE THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET WITH
THE DUE DILIGENT AS WELL AS
YOUR INDIVIDUAL ASKS. I THINK
FRANKLY, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT
FOR SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS
FORWARD TO HAVING CONVERSATIONS
WITH COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN. I
THINK THERE IS SOMETHING THERE
THAT WE COULD LOOK INTO BUT I
THINK IT WOULD HAVE TO BE
BALANCED WITH WHAT IS
ACHIEVABLE IN THIS 8-WEEK
PERIOD AND I THINK IT SHOULD
START WITH A REQUIREMENT THAT
ALL OF THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
SPENDING IS ALSO -- YOU ARE
PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION
TO SCRUTINIZE THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET AS WELL AS YOUR
INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS. SO ANYWAY,
I'M HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU
DURING THE YEAR BECAUSE I WOULD
LOVE A STANDARDIZED CHECK LIST
TO SUPPORT SOME OF THIS. WE DO
OUR BEST TO GET AS MUCH
INFORMATION AS WE CAN, AS BEST
AS WE CAN. AND VERIFY THE
PROPOSED INVESTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE?
>> NOTHING TO ADD TO THAT
CONVERSATION. I JUST WANTED TO
MAKE SURE IT WASN'T ELIDING THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S INTEREST IN
THE HISTORY OF CITY FUNDING FOR
THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S
ASSOCIATION. I DO HAVE THAT
INFORMATION. IT IS WHAT I
PULLED TOGETHER OVER LUNCH WITH
A BIG AND MUCH APPRECIATED
ASSIST FROM COLLEAGUES AT THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE. I WOULD
LIKE TO COMPILE THIS, VET IT
INTERNALLY AND SEND IT TO
COUNCILMEMBERS TOMORROW. ONE
THING I WANT TO SHARE IS THAT
IT BECOMES DIFFICULT, STARTING
IN 2020 TO TALK ABOUT LEAD
PROGRAM COSTS BECAUSE IT WAS
DURING THAT YEAR THAT THE
PUBLIC DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION
LAUNCHED CO-LEAD. CO-LEAD WAS
LAUNCHED IN RESPONSE TO A
CRITICAL NEED THAT WAS
IDENTIFIED DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THERE WAS NOT TIME TO SIT
AROUND AND SAY, HERE'S HOW MANY
PEOPLE WILL SERVE, HERE'S WHAT
IT IS GOING TO COST. AND
CO-LEAD HAS JUST KIND OF BEEN
CATCHING UP AS A PROGRAM OVER
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SO
WHAT I HAVE IS FUNDING TO THE
PDA AND SINCE 2020, IT IS
FUNDING FOR BOTH LEAD AND
CO-LEAD IF THAT MAKES ANY
SENSE. AS I SAID BEFORE, WE ARE
CURRENTLY WORKING WITH CBO AND
HSD TO TEASE A PART THE
PROGRAMS AND DEVELOP A COMMON
UNDERING OF WHAT THE BUDGET
NEED IS.
>> SO IN 2020, THE PDA RECEIVED
6.1 MILLION FROM THE CITY. THAT
YEAR COUNCIL ADDED 3.5 MILLION
TO 2.6 MILLION IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET. IN 2021, THE PDA
RECEIVED $9.2 MILLION. THAT
INCLUDES AN INCREMENT OF $3
MILLION FROM COUNCIL THAT WAS
ADDED IN JUNE OF THAT YEAR. IN
2022, THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE
PDA WAS $3.9 MILLION FOR A
TOTAL OF $10.4 MILLION AS THE
CBA DESCRIBES, THERE IS NOW AN
UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS NOT.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES
$13.9 MILLION. IF THIS CBA IS
ACCEPTED THE TOTAL WOULD BE
$21.7 MILLION. I HAVE PAST
YEARS TOO. THEY ARE A LITTLE
LESS INTERESTING.
>> ALL RIGHT. PLEASE DO SEND
THAT AROUND. AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, I WILL GO TO BE FOR
THE LAST COMMENT ON THIS SO WE
CAN KEEP GOING THANK YOU SO
MUCH. AND BROADLY, I MENTIONED
EARLIER THAT I MENTIONED THE
NUMBER OF JURISDICTIONS WORLD
WIDE THAT USE LEAD. I WANT
TOMAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
THAT NOT ONLY IS THIS A MODEL
THAT HAS BEEN REPLICATED INTO
JURISDICTIONS ALL OVER THE
WORLD WORLD BUT IT IS EVIDENCE
BASED. AND WASHINGTON STATE HAS
BASED ITS ENTIRE STATEWIDE
DIVERSION PROGRAM, $45 MILLION
ON LEAD. LEAD REPORTS OUTCOMES
EVERY SINGLE MONTH. IT IS THE
ONLY DIVERSION PROGRAM THAT
EXISTS THAT POLICE HAVE ACCESS
TO. THAT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
COMPONENT OF THIS PARTICULAR
DEVERSION MODEL. OUTCOMES ARE
REPORTED MONTHLY AND THE
NUMBERS ARE WELL ESTABLISHED.
I'M HAPPY TO TRY TO FACILITATE
SHARING THAT INFORMATION WITH
COUNCILMEMBERS. I JUST WANTED
TO ROUND OUT MY COMMENTS WITH
THAT, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE
YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THE $7.8
MILLION DELTA IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO CLOSE. I
UNDERSTAND AS YOU NOTED THAT IT
WAS AN OVERSIGHT. MAYBE PERHAPS
MISUNDERSTANDING THAT IS NOW
CORRECTED. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU
WORKING WITH THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE AND HELPING TO IDENTIFY
A PATHWAY TO MAKE SURE THE
CRITICAL SERVICES CONTINUE TO
RECEIVE FUNDING BECAUSE IT IS
THE PEOPLE WHO BENEFIT FROM THE
SERVICES. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE
CLOSE. THEN WE WILL HAVE TWO
WALK ON AMENDMENTS. LET'S GO ON
TO NUMBER 39.
>> HSD39A1 IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. THIS COUNCIL BUDGET
WOULD PROVIDE $600,000 IN
GENERAL FUNDS TO 2023 TO HSD TO
EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE CURRENT
GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM
AND PROVIDES A REQUIREMENT OF
FUNDS TO BE SPENT ONLY FOR THAT
PURPOSE. HSD PROVIDES FUNDING
WHICH IS ONGOING IN THE
2023-2024 PROPOSED BUDGET TO
SUPPORT THE COLLECTIVE OF KING
COUNTY. THAT ORGANIZATION HAS
DEVELOPED A GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT
INCLUDES A WIDE RANGE OF
SERVICES INCLUDING INCIDENT
RESPONSE, HOSPITAL BAIZED
RESPONSE AND FOLLOW UP CARE FOR
VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE AND
INTENSE ENGAGEMENT TO WRAP
AROUND SERVICE FOR VICTIMS OF
GUN VIOLENCE. THE CURRENT
PROGRAM IS TARGETED TO YOUNG
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN
AND BOYS. 16 TO 24 IS THE AGE
RANGE THEY WORK FOR. THIS
PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE
REGIONAL PEACE KEEPERS TO
DEVELOP A NEW PROGRAM THAT
INCORPORATES THE SAME ELEMENTS
OF RESPONSE, CARE, ENGAGEMENT,
AND FOLLOW UP BUT IS TARGETED
FOR MEN AGED 25 TO 40.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE
APPRECIATE THE DESCRIPTION. AS
WE ARE TOO AWARE, GUN VIOLENCE
IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. I
APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF MAYOR
HARRELL, POLICE CHIEF DIAZ,
BOTH SPEAKING TO THIS, ACTING
IN THIS AREA AS WELL AS THE
LEADERSHIP OF KING COUNTY
EXECUTIVE CONSTNEEN IN PULLING
TOGETHER A GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION ADVISORY GROUP. WE
WILL BE HAVING A SYMPOSIUM ON
FRIDAY TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE
COUNTY INVESTMENTS. BUT WE ARE
A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE COUNTY
INVESTMENTS. AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, AS THE COUNTY IS
PROVIDING A SERVICE THAT THE
COUNTY WANTS TO LOOK INTO
RATHER THAN REINVENTING IT, THE
CITY BUYS INTO THE SERVICES. IN
THIS CASE, THE CITY HAS
INVESTED IN $2 MILLION OF FUNDS
IN THE 2022 BUDGET FOR SUPPORT
OF THE REGIONAL PEACE KEEPERS
INITIATIVE. IN JULY, MY PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE HOSTED TWO SEPARATE
COMMITTEE BRIEFINGS ON THE
APPROACH. THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
AND REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE WITH
INTERVENTION, PREVENTION, AND
RESTORATION PROGRAM. AGAIN,
THIS IS APPROACH THAT SEATTLE
HAS INVESTED IN. THE FOCUS OF
THE EXISTING PROGRAM HAS BEEN
ON YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE
AGES OF 16 AND 24. AT ONE OF
THE TWO COMMITTEE BRIEFINGS,
THE HARBOR VIEW HOSPITAL LINKED
VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM AND
WITH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
-- I'M SORRY. THE COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAY PRESENTED DATA
SHOWING MUCH HIGHER INCIDENTSES
OF GUN VIOLENCE IN THE 25 TO 40
AGE GROUP THAN THOSE UNDER 24.
SO ANECDOTALLY, THOSE WHO WORK
ON THE GROUND IN THE AREA,
INCLUDING OUR POLICE CHIEF, ARE
SEEING REDUCTIONS IN GUN
VIOLENCE FOR THE FOLKS
COMMITTING GUN VIOLENCE UNDER
24. BUT THEY ARE SEEING A
DRASTIC INCREASE IN THE 25 TO
40. THE WAY THIS PROGRAM WORKS
IS, THE WRAP AROUND SERVICES
FOR VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILY
MEMBERS BASED ON THE KNOWLEDGE
THAT WE HAVE THAT PEOPLE WHO
ARE VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE ARE
MORE LIKELY TO BE PERPETRATORS
OF GUN VIOLENCE IN THE FUTURE.
SO THESE SERVICES ARE REALLY
CRITICAL TO REDUCING THE
LIKELIHOOD OF THAT O CURING. SO
THE HOPE IS THAT THIS
ADDITIONAL FUNDING WOULD EXTEND
THE ABILITY TO WORK WITH THE
PARTNERS AT KING COUNTY HEALTH
AS WELL AS THOSE WITH THE PEACE
KEEPER COLLECTORS TO EXPAND THE
PROGRAM TO SERVE THIS OLDER
COHORT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT THE MIX OF WRAP AROUND
SERVICES, THE STAFFING, TO MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE A PEER MODEL, THE
MIX OF THE SERVICES AND THE
STAFFING FOR AN OLDER COHORT IS
GOING TO NEED SOME FROM THE
EXISTING MODEL. BUT THE
EXISTING MODEL WORKS. BUT WE
NEED TO SHOW SOME URGENCY TO
ADJUST IT TO WORK FOR THE OLDER
COHORT. I CALLED FOR US TO DO
THE WORK IN JULY IN 2022. AS
THE BUREAUCRACY OFTEN IS, IT'S
SLOW MOVING BUT I'M HOPING WE
CAN GET THIS UP AND RUNNING AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.
>> .
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
IN 2021-2022, THE BASE IS $17
MILLION? AND THIS YEAR IN THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET -- I'M SORRY, I
CAN READ THIS BETTER. HAS THERE
BEEN A -- I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
MORE --.
>> WE CURRENTLY HAVE A $10
MILLION INVESTMENT IN THE
REGIONAL PEACE KEEPERS
INITIATIVE. THE FUNDS HAVE GONE
OVER TO KING COUNTY AND KING
COUNTY HAS CONTRACTED THEM. SO
THE BASELINE FUNDING IS $2
MILLION.
>> OKAY. I WILL HAVE TO READ
THIS MORE CLOSELY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THIS? OKAY,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I AM
GOING TO ADD MY NAME AS A
COSPONSOR ON THIS ONE AS WELL.
>> LET'S MOVE ON. DID YOU HAVE
SOMETHING ELSE?
>> I DID NOT BUT IF YOU WOULD
LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
THIS PROGRAM OR THE HISTORICAL
FUNDING, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
FOLLOW UP. THERE IS ANOTHER ONE
CALLED THE SAFETY ISSUE THAT
THERE IS FUNDING FOR. THAT MAY
BE WHAT YOU ARE THINKING OF.
YOU ARE SO KIND NOT TO CORRECT
OR CLARIFY. WHEN I SAID THE
BASELINE FUNDING, I WAS
REFERRING TO THE 2021 FUNDING.
I BELIEVE THIS HAS $1.5 MILLION
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> THAT CLARIFIES. OKAY.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO
CLARIFY?
>> I'M NOT PARTICULAR WITH THE
$17 MILLION FIGURE. I WILL WORK
WITH COUNCILMEMBER NELSON OFF
LINE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY I CAN WE ARE GOOD TO
MOVE ON.
>> MOVING TO HSD4021 WHICH IS
CONSERED BY STROUSE AND
COSPONSORED BY HERBOLD AND
LEWIS. THIS WOULD PROVIDE
$101,000 GENERAL FUND IN 2023
AND $124,000 GENERAL FUND IN
2024, ONGOING TO PRESERVE THE
CURRENT SIZE OF THE CRISIS
RESPONSE TEAM OR CRT. THAT SIZE
IS FIVE MEMBERS. IN THIS
MORNING'S SESSION, WE DISCUSSED
THE ROLE OF THE MOBILE CRISIS
TEAM AS A CONTRACTED CRISIS
RESPONSE SERVICE PROVIDER TO
THE CITY. THE CRT IS A SUBUNIT
OF THE MOBILE CRISIS TEAM. ITS
MEMBERS DEPLOY ALONG SIDE SPD
OFFICERS RESPONDING TO CALLS
THAT INVOLVE A BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CONCERN. THIS IS SO THEY
CAN PROVIDE A THERAPEUTIC
RESPONSE OR ONE THAT COMES FROM
A CASE MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE
RATHER THAN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
CONTRACT FUNDING FOR ALL OTHER
MEMBERS WAS INCREASED EARLIER
THIS YEAR WHEN KING COUNTY
INCREASED FOR RESPONDERS. IT
DID NOT INCREASE AT THE SAME
TIME AS THE COUNTY DID BUT
BECAUSE THE TEAM MEMBERS
PERFORM ESSENTIALLY THE SAME
WORK AS OTHER MOBILE MEMBERS,
THE CRT UNION BARGAINED WAGE
PARITY. THIS LET TO A FUNDING
GAP. THAT WILL BE $101,000,
FEDERAL FUND IN 2023. THIS
COUNCIL BUDGET WOULD FILL THAT
GAP SO THAT THE CRT CAN
CONTINUE AS A FIVE PERSON TEAM
RATHER THAN REDUCING TO FOUR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STROUSE.
>> THANK YOU SHARE. AND I WILL
BE BRIEF AND SAY THE REGIONAL
PEACE KEEPERS COLLECTIVE, I'M A
HUGE SUPPORTER OF. I HAVE SEEN
THE WORK FIRST-HAND. IF I WAS
NOT LIMITED TO ONE ADDITIONAL
COSPONSOR PER DAY, I WOULD HAVE
COSPONSORED THAT. SO WITH THE
CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM, THIS
AMENDMENT IS IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE EARLIER MOBILE HEALTH
CRISIS RESPONSE CONTINUUM OF
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MOBILE
CRISIS AND INTERVENTION
SERVICES. THE CRISIS RESPONSE
TEAM HAS FIVE DESIGNATED MENTAL
HEALTH PROVIDERS WHO WORK WITH
SPECIALLY TRAINED SPD UNITS TO
PROVIDE A WHOLISTIC APPROACH TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT ENCOUNTERS WITH
INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES. THE SERVICES
PROVIDED REQUIRE THE SAME
CERTIFICATION AND CREDENTIALS
AND IMPOSE THE SAME RISKS AS
THE MOBILE CRISIS AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPONSE
TEAMS. YET, THERE IS A FUNDING
DISCREPANCY. THE FUNDING WOULD
INCREASE THE RESPONSE TEAM'S
FUNDING TO PROVIDE WAGE PARITY
ACROSS FIRST RESPONDERS AND
AVOID STAFF BEING PATE
DIFFERENT AMOUNTS WHICH COULD
RESULT. THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT
EXPAND THE TEAM. IT DOES ENSURE
IT DOES NOT REDUCE.
>> THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER, I'M NOT
SEEING ANYTHING.
>> HOW CAN I GET SOME OF THAT
SUNSHINE IN WEST SEATTLE?
>> WE WILL SEND IT FROM
BALLARD.
>> JUST TO CORRECT MYSELF, IT
SAYS NOT TO EXCEED $17 MILLION.
>> OKAY. GREAT. MORE
CLAIREIFICATION COMING ON THAT.
LET'S GO ON TO THE LAST ONE IN
OUR ROLL. DO I HAVE THAT RIGHT?
THEN WE ARE AT 300. HELLO,
KARINA?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M WITH
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. THE NEXT
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION IS
HSD-300-A1. IT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
MORALES IS MOSQUEDA. THIS WOULD
REQUEST THAT THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT PROVIDE A REPORT ON
CONTRACTING WITH HUMAN SERVICES
PROVIDERS. AS PREVIOUSLY
DISCUSSED THIS MORNING, COUNCIL
PASSED LEGISLATION IN 2019,
REQUIRING HSD TO PROVIDE ANNUAL
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT WITH
CONTRACTS FOR HUMAN SERVICES
PROVIDERS AND SUBMIT A REPORT
TO COUNCIL BY MARCH 31st OF
THIS YEAR EVALUATING THE
REQUIREMENT AND PROVIDING
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES. IN
CONSIDERATION OF THE TROUBLE
FACING HSD AND COMPLETING THIS
REPORT AND THE PROPOSED CHANGES
TO THE REQUIRED INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENTS AND THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET, THE STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT WOULD
PROVIDE HSD WITH MORE TIME TO
SUBMIT THE REPORT AND REQUEST
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
INCLUDING A DEMONSTRATED
ASSESSMENT OF THE FINDINGS FROM
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON'S
COMPARABLE WORTH WAGE ANALYSIS
OF HUMAN SERVICES WORK FUNDED
BY HSD AND THE WASHINGTON STATE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WAGE
STUDY OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING PROVIDERS. IN
DEVELOPING THE REPORT, HSD
SHOULD COORDINATE WITH HOUSING
TO INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
PROVIDERS AND CONDUCT STAKE
HOLDER ENGAGEMENT WITH HUMAN
SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SUCH AS
KING COUNTY AND THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY. HSD SHOULD SUBMIT
THE REPORT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE BY
JUNE 20th OF 2023. WITH THAT, I
HAND IT OVER TO THE PRIMARY
SPONSOR, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> NOT A LOT TO ADD. NOTICING
THE REPORT REQUIRED ON 126865
EARLIER IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING THIS MORNING, THIS
REPORT WAS DUE EARLIER THIS
YEAR. AS NOTED EARLIER BECAUSE
OF HSD'S WORK LOAD, THEY DID
NOT DO THE REPORT. I WOULD HAVE
SAID THAT A REPORT LIKE THIS
MAY BE A GOOD INDICATOR OF WHAT
TO EXPECT IN A FUTURE YEAR'S
BUDGET AS IT RELATES TO
COMPLIANCE WITH 125865. I'M
EAGER TO EXTEND THE REPORTING
DATE TO JUNE 20th, 2023. SO WE
WILL HAVE A GOOD INDICATION OF
WHAT HSD AND THE EXECUTIVE ARE
THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE YEARS
CONTRACT CHANGES TO COMPLY WITH
THE ORDINANCE . EXCITED TO MOVE
THIS FORWARD. THERE MAY BE SOME
CHANGES IN SUBSUBSEQUENT ROUNDS
TO SOME OF THE LANGUAGE BECAUSE
WE ARE CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE STAKE HOLDERS WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH. I THINK
FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE
REITERATE THE REQUIREMENTS OF
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S
ORDINANCE, 125865 AS WELL AS
LAYERING ON THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS OF THE TWO OTHER
BODIES OF WORK THAT ARE
PENDING, ONE COMING FROM HSD,
THE CITY'S FUNDING EQUITY
ANALYSIS, AND THE OTHER COMING
FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE ON THEIR PERMIT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. WE WILL ALL
BE USEFUL INFORMATION FOR US TO
HAVE IN JUNE, PRIOR TO GETTING
A 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER, I DON'T SEE
HANDS SO I'M GOING TO JUMP IN.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH THE
OFFICE TO INCLUDE A SPECIFIC
REFERENCE TO THE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WORK FORCE
WAGES AND CALLING FOR
CORDINATION WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING. THE COUNTY AND STATE
PARTNERS AND OUR PROVIDER
PARTNERS CONTINUE TO TRY TO
COLLECTIVELY IDENTIFY
ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES AND
STRATEGIES TO PLAN TO ADDRESS
THE WAGES. I THINK THAT THIS IS
A REALLY CRITICAL PIECE THAT WE
WANT TO CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE
EVERY CHANCE WE GET AS WE
INVEST IN MORE HOUSING AND KEEP
PEOPLE HOUSED. WE HAVE TO
INVEST IN THE PROVIDERS THAT
PROVIDE THAT STABILITY. GIVEN
THE WAGE DISPARITIES WE TALKED
ABOUT TODAY, THE COST OF
INFLATION NOT KEEPING PACE WITH
THE COST OF THEIR WAGES FOR
COST OF LIVING IN THE REGION,
WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
STRATEGIES FOR ALL AVAILABLE
FUNDING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE AND ALSO
TO DESC FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP
IN CONTINUING TO RAISE THIS AT
EVERY LEVEL AS WE SEEK TO FIND
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. I SAID I
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
FOLLOWING UP WITH YOU ON A
NUMBER OF THINGS BUT THIS WAS A
HUGE PRIORITY. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. WE HAVE TWO WALK ON
AMENDMENTS IF I UNDERSTAND
CORRECTLY. I'M LOOKING AT ALI.
AND WE WILL GET THROUGH THE
LAST TWO DEPARTMENTS AFTER
THAT, FOLKS. SO LET'S KEEP
GOING AHEAD. GO AHEAD, I SEE
AMY ON THE LINE -- NO. WHO IS
WALKING US THROUGH THE NEXT
WALK ON AMENDMENT?
>> MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS KARINA
BOWL. I CAN DESCRIBE THIS
AMENDMENT.
>> I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
>> IT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT. IT WOULD
AD3.5 BILLION GENERAL FUNDS TO
MAKE ABORTIONS FREE IN SEATTLE.
THIS WOULD HAPPEN THROUGH A
CONTRACT WITH KING COUNTY
PUBLIC HEALTH. THE FUNDS WOULD
COVER THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND
DIRECT COST PROVIDING FREE
APPORTIONS IN SEATTLE FOR LOCAL
RESIDENTS AND ALSO PEOPLE
COMING TO SEATTLE FOR CARE FROM
OTHER JURISDICTIONS INCLUDING
THOSE COMING FROM STATES THAT
HAVE RESTRICTED OR BANNED
ABORTION. WITH THAT, I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO THE SPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU, GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU. AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING TODAY, THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD FUND MAKING ABORTION FREE
IN SEATTLE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN
SEATTLE AND AS KARINA
MENTIONED, FREE FOR PEOPLE
COMING TO SEATTLE TO SEEK
SANCTUARY FROM STATES THAT HAVE
CRIMINALIZED REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTHCARE. TO BE CLEAR, ALL
HEALTHCARE SHOULD BE FREE FOR
EVERYONE. WE NEED A SINGLE
PAYER UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM SO WORKERS ARE NOT
GOUGED BY THE HOSPITAL AND
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES AND
WORRIED ABOUT HIGH BILLS IF
THEY GO TO THE DOCTOR WITH ALL
OF THE DAMAGE THAT THE FOR
PROFIT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM DOES
TO THE FINANCES OF REGULAR
WORKING PEOPLE. MAKING ABORTION
PUBLICLY FUNDED IN SEATTLE IS
ONE SMALL PART OF THAT. IT WILL
SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE AT A TIME
WHEN THE RIGHT WING IS
CRIMINALIZING ABORTION IN
STATES AROUND THE COUNTRY AFTER
THE RULING WHICH WAS THE SINGLE
MOST ATTACK ON ABORTION RIGHTS
IN THE LAST 50 YEARS. IF
SEATTLE WERE TO STAND UP TO THE
ATTACKS OF THE RIGHT WING AND
MAKE ABORTION FREE, IT WOULD
SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE AROUND THE
COUNTRY. IT WOULD BE A POWERFUL
ADDITION TO THE SANCTUARY
LEGISLATION THAT WAS PUT
FORWARD BY MY OFFICE AND VOTED
ON THIS PAST SUMMER WHICH IS
PERHAPS THE MOST CRUCIAL TYPE
OF LEGISLATION TO BE PASSED AT
A LOCAL LEVEL SINCE THE DOBBS
RULING. IT MADE SEATTLE THE
FIRST SANCTUARY CITY FOR
PATIENTS AND SURVIVORS, FLEEING
PROSECUTION IF THEIR HOME STATE
HAS LAWS AGAINST ABORTION. THAT
LEGISLATION INSPIRED SIMILAR
LEGISLATION BEING WON BY
SOCIALISTS IN THE CITY OF
CHICAGO AND ON THE CITY COUNCIL
AND ALSO IN DEIGN COUNTY,
WISCONSIN WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT
BECAUSE THAT IS A TRIGGER BAN
STATE. BECAUSE ABORTION IS
RELATIVELY INEXTENSIVE THAN
OTHER PROCEDURES, IT CAN BE
FUNDED PUBLICLY FOR A MODERATE
COST. THE CITY AND COUNTY
PROVIDE SOME FUNDS FOR ABORTION
ACCESS AND EARLIER THIS
MORNING, I COSPONSORED AN
AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE
FUNDING BUT NONE OF THOSE ARE
UNIVERSAL FREE FOR ALL SYSTEMS
LIKE THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT
WOULD CREATE, FOR ABORTION THAT
IS. IT IS ONLY FOR ABORTION
ACCESS. OBVIOUSLY, WE NEED THE
LARGER SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM FOR
ALL HEALTHCARE NEEDS. THE CITY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF HAVE
ESTIMATED IT WOULD ONLY COST
$3.5 MILLION TO ESTABLISH THIS
PROGRAM. I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE WORK OF AMY AND KARINA
MAKING THE ESTIMATE. ANY TIME A
NEW PROGRAM IS BEING
ESTABLISHED, THE NEW COSTS ARE
ONLY AN ESTIMATE. AND IN THIS
CASE, IT'S NO DIFFERENT. BUT
THE QUESTION IS NOT OF
SOMETHING UNIQUE IN THIS CASE,
ANY TIME A NEW PROGRAM IS BEING
STARTED, THERE WILL BE THAT
LEARNING CURVE SO THAT IS NOT
THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS
DO COUNCILMEMBERS SUPPORT THIS,
POLITICALLY, HAVING THE FREE
ABORTION ACCESS FOR EVERYONE OR
NOT. THAT IS THE QUESTION . AND
ALSO WE KNOW THAT THE COSTS ARE
GOING TO BE FAR FROM
PROHIBITIVE. IF THE COUNCIL
SUPPORTS THE BUDGET AMENDMENT,
IT WILL REQUIRE A NEW PROGRAM
TO BE ESTABLISHED AND
ADMINISTERED. SO AS I SAID, IT
WILL HAVE WHATEVER ISSUES THAT
IT WILL NEED TO DEAL WITH FOR A
NEW PROGRAM BUT THAT IS TRUE
FOR ANY PROGRAM. AS I SAID, IT
IS A QUESTION OF WHETHER THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY COUNCILMEMBERS
BELIEVE IT IS A PRIORITY. IF IT
IS, IT CAN BE DONE, JUST LIKE
WHEN THE CITY MADE COVID
TESTING FREE FOR EVERYONE AT
THE BEGINNING OF 2020. I ALSO
SHARE THAT OVER 6,000 WORKING
PEOPLE IN OUR CITY HAVE SIGNED
PETITIONS IN SUPPORT OF THIS
PROPOSAL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. ARE THERE ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'M NOT
SEEING ANY. LET'S MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT AMENDMENT.
>> THIS ONE IS ME, AMY GORE
FROM COUNCIL STAFF. THE NEXT
ACTION IS HSD WALK ON 2. THE
PRIME SPONSOR IS COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. THIS WOULD ADD $6
MILLION IN GENERAL FUND IN 2023
TO HSD FOR TINY HOME VILLAGES
FOR THREE NEW TINY HOME
VILLAGES. THAT WOULD INCLUDE
$2.4 MILLION IN ONE TIME FUNDS
FOR START UP COSTS AND $3.6
MILLION FOR ONGOING FUNDS FOR
OPERATIONS OF THE VILLAGES.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO THE COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>>.
>> AS AMY SAID, THIS SPECIAL
AMENDMENT WOULD ADD FUNDING FOR
AN ADDITIONAL THREE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES TO BE ESTABLISHED IN
SEATTLE. THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN
THE AMENDMENT EARLIER WHICH
RESTORES FUNDING TO THE
EXISTING VILLAGES. THIS WOULD
BE AN EXPANSION TO CREATE THREE
ADDITIONAL VILLAGES, TO CREATE
MORE TINY HOUSES SO COMMUNITY
MEMBERS IN BRIDGE BRIDGES AND
PARKS HAVE SOME WHERE TO GO. IT
AVERAGES $800,000 IN ONE TIME
COSTS AND OPERATING AND
PROVIDING SERVICES AT A TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE COSTS ON AVERAGE
$1.2 MILLION A YEAR. SO THIS
AMENDMENT FUNDS ESTABLISHING
AND OPERATING THREE NEW
VILLAGES IN 2023 AND THEN
CONTINUING THE OPERATING COSTS
FOR THOSE THREE VILLAGES IN
2024. LEHI HAS REPORTED THEY
HAVE THE CAPACITY AND LOCATIONS
TO CREATE AT LEAST THREE
ADDITIONAL VILLAGES IN 2023 IF
THERE WERE FUNDING. REGARDING
THE PUBLIC HEARING FROM TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE RESIDENTS ABOUT
THE POWERFUL IMPACT THE
VILLAGES HAVE HAD ON THEIR
LIVES. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST
TIME THE COUNCIL HAS HEARD
THIS. FOR YEARS THIS HAS BEEN
UNLIKE ANY OTHER HOMELESS
SERVICE FUNDED BY THE SERVICE.
WHEN PEOPLE COME YEAR AFTER
YEAR, PERSONAL STORIES OF
HOMELESSNESS, COUNCILMEMBERS
SHOULD TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. IT IS
NOT JUST ABOUT THAT TESTIMONY.
IT IS ABOUT THE MATERIAL FACT
OF HOW MUCH HOMELESSNESS IS
RAGING IN OUR CITY AND HOW
URGENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS.
IT'S THE PRIMARY FUNDING THAT
WE NEED. WE NEED TO INCREASE
THE AMAZON TAX IN ORDER TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE DOING AS MUCH
AS POSSIBLE ON THAT FRONT. BUT
IN AN IMMEDIATE SENSE, TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES HAVE A UNIQUE
ROLE IN OFFERING SHELTER TO
COMMUNITY, HUMANITY AND DIGNITY
TO THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. THAT'S WHY MY OFFICE
PROPOSED A FIRST FUNDING
LEGISLATION DURING THIS BUDGET
TO THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET CAMPAIGN
MANY YEARS AGO. THIS IS WHY WE
HAVE PROPOSED NEW VILLAGES
DURING THE BUDGET TO THE
CAMPAIGN EVERY YEAR. THIS IS
WHY WE SPONSOR THEM, ONLY
LEGISLATION PERMITTING TINY
VILLAGES. THIS IS WHY I HOPE
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL SUPPORT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CREATE NEW
VILLAGES THIS YEAR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
HANDS AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU.
THAT DOES WRAP THE SUMMARY OF
THE HSD ITEMS RELATED. AT THIS
POINT, LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM
NUMBER THREE.
>> THE SEAT DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> WONDERFUL. HERE WE GO.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, A
NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS IN THIS
CATEGORY AS WELL. SO FOLKS WE
HAVE ALL OF THESE PLUS SPD TO
GET THROUGH TODAY. LET'S START
OFF AND I DO HOPE THAT FOLKS
CAN STAY AT LEAST UNTIL 5:00
AND THERE MAY BE SOME BUT LET'S
GET OUT OF HERE ON TIME AS
POSSIBLE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. ITEM SDOT1
A1 OFFERED BY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS WITH SUPPORT FROM STROUSE
AND NELSON. THIS ITEM WOULD
PROVIDE $500,000 IN BUDGET FROM
THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE AND
HOLD THOSE FUNDS SOLEY FOR A
WATER FRONT SHUTTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR QUEUEING THAT
UP. I WILL BE BRIEF ON THIS.
FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
KING COUNTY HAS APPROPRIATED
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO
SUPPORT THIS SHUTTLE SERVICE
FOR THE SEATTLE WATER FRONT. I
DO THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT
INVESTMENT FOR THE VITALITY OF
THE WATER FRONT AND TO DECREASE
THE RELIANCE OF ON SITE PARKING
NEAR THE WATER FRONT THE PEOPLE
TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ACCESS IT VIA SHUTTLE FROM
PARTS OF THE CITY THAT ARE
BETTER SERVED BY TRANSIT OR
AREAS THAT HAVE EXISTING
PARKING, NOT NECESSITATING THE
CONSTRUCTION OR AVAILABILITY OF
NEW PARKING IN THE PROXIMITY OF
THE WATER FRONT. AND GIVEN THE
ADVANCED HOUR AND THAT WE ARE
JUST GETTING TO SDOT. I WILL
LEAVE IT AT THAT NOW. YOU ARE
WELCOME TO TAKE QUESTIONS OFF
LINE. FUNDING OF THE CITY IS
NECESSARY TO UNLOCK THE KING
COUNTY MONEY FOR THIS PURPOSE.
>> THANK YOU. I SEE HAND,
COUNCILMEMBER STROUSE, GO
AHEAD.
>> I WILL BE BRIEF AND THE
TECHNICAL TERM FOR THE SHUTTLE
IS THE FREE WATER FRONT
SHUTTLE. I THINK THE NAME SAYS
IT ALL. IT CONNECTS THE
CONVENTION CENTER, WEST LAKE,
AND TOURISTS DOWN TO THE WATER
FRONT THAT IS A BIT OF A
TRANSIT DESERT. FOR ANYONE THAT
WANTS TO RIDE, IT IS A FREE
SHUTTLE THAT GOES TO THE WATER
FRONT. I THINK THE NAME SAYS IT
ALL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBERS,
LET'S MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM.
>> SORRY, SDOT2A1 OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
SPONSORSHIP WITH NELSON. IT
WOULD ADD $500,000 ONE TIME FOR
THE BALLARD STREET SCAPE
IMPROVEMENTS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. THE WORK ON
BALLARD AVENUE TO USE IT AS A
FOR POLICY MAKING IS GOING
WELL. WE HAVE USED IT AS A
PILOT BECAUSE IT IS NOT A
THROUGH STREET. IT IS IN A
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. WE HAVE
SOME ADDITIONAL WORK TO DO
BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED. THAT IS
IMPROVING INTERIM CONDITIONS.
IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN OUT TO SEE
THE INTERIM CHANGES WE HAVE
MADE. THERE IS ANOTHER ROUND OF
IMPROVEMENTS TO ADD LIGHTING
FOR THE STREETS. MOST
IMPORTANTLY, LEAVE THE HISTORIC
DISTRICT GUIDELINES. THIS ISN'T
A HISTORIC DISTRICT. FUNDING
FOR THIS NEXT ROUND INCLUDES
IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE INTERIM
DESIGNS AS WELL AS MAKING SURE
THE PERGOLAS ARE MEETING
HISTORIC DESIGN STANDARDS. WE
ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THIS ROLL
OUT CITY WIDE AS A POLICY.
>> THANK YOU. I'M NOT SEEING
ANY HANDS AT THIS POINT. ALL
RIGHT, NUMBER 3?
>> SDO3A1 IS OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS SUPPORTED
BY COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
LEWIS. IT WOULD ADD $300,000
FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BREWERY
DISTRICT OF BALLARD.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS? I KEEP WONDERING IF
THE BREWERY STRICT IS LIKE AN
OFFICIAL THING OR A COLLOQUIAL
THING.
>> IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.
THIS WORK RIGHT HERE, WHILE IT
IS TRANSPORTATION RELATED,
RATHER THAN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT RELATED IS HELPING
TO FORMALIZE THIS SPACE. WHAT
WE HAVE IS AN INDUSTRIAL AREA
THAT HAS A LOT OF INCREASED
USE. WE ARE ALSO ROLLING IN OUR
LEARY TRIANGLE WORK INTO THE
BREWERY DISTRICT AT LARGE.
THERE ARE THREE CORRIDORS THAT
WE WANT TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
TO. THAT IS 14th AVENUE BETWEEN
MARKET STREET AND THE SHIP
CANAL. 9th AVENUE BETWEEN
MARKET STREET AND CONNECTING TO
THE LEARY TRIANGLE. AND 53rd
STREET WHICH CONNECTS, A
SIGNALIZED CROSSING FOR
PEDESTRIANS ONLY AT 15th AVENUE
NORTHWEST, CONNECTING THAT
THROUGH GILMAN PARK OVER TO
SIXTH AVENUE WHICH WE ARE
HOPING TO HAVE A GREEN WAY.
THIS SUNEKTS THE BREWERY STRICT
TO BALLARD AND FREE MONT AS
WELL. IF YOU HAVE BEEN ON 14th
AVENUE, YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN
COLLISIONS BECAUSE THERE IS A
LOT OF WILLIAMSBURG THAT NEEDS
TO BE DONE TO MAKE IT -- TO
MEET OUR VISION ZERO GOALS, TO
REDUCE COLLISIONS BETWEEN CARS,
TO REDUCE COLLISIONS BETWEEN
PEOPLE, BIKES, AND ALL FORMS OF
TRANSPORTATION. I WILL PUT THIS
AS THE ICING ON THE CAKE. THERE
ARE STILL TRAIN TRACKS IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THAT ARE NOT
USED ANYMORE. THIS MODEST
REQUEST OF $300,000 IS JUST
GOING TO GET THIS WORK STARTED
AND WE WILL FOCUS ON SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS FIRST TO MAKE IT A
SAFER AND MORE VIBRANT AREA OF
THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS ON
THIS ONE. I THINK WE CAN GO
AHEAD AND MOVE ON.
>> THE NEXT ITEM IS OFFERED BY
-- SDOT5A1 IS OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAW. IT WOULD
ADD $250,000 IN 2023 AND 2024
TO PLANT TREES IN THE RIGHT OF
WAY.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, SHARE. JUST LAST
WEEK'S WILDFIRE SMOKE TEACHES
US ANYTHING IS THAT CLIMATE
CHANGE IS AN EXINTELLIGENCE
THREAT THAT NEEDS ALL HANDS ON
DECK INCLUDING INCREASING THE
URBAN TREE CANOPY. THE CANOPY
HAS CLINED. THIS WILL PLANT AND
ESTABLISH ABOUT 350 NEW CLIMATE
CHANGE RESILIENT TREES IN THE
RIGHT OF WAY IN ENVIRONMENTAL
EQUITY PRIORITY COMMUNITIES AND
LOW TREE COMMUNITIES IN
SEATTLE. THIS WILL MOVE US OF
THE GOAL OF 30% URBAN FOREST
CANOPY. IT IS NOT COMPLICATED.
LET'S PLANT THE TREES ON THE
STREET. WHY THIS IS SO
IMPORTANT IS ON OUR STREETS AND
SIDEWALKS IS AN INCREDIBLE
AMOUNT OF CONCRETE WHICH
INCREASES THE HEAT. IF WE CAN
NOT GET THIS WITH A TREE
CANOPY, WE ARE MISSING OUT . I
KNOW WE HAD RETREE BALLARD IN
THE '90s. IF PEOPLE SEE
PICTURES OF OLD BALLARD, THERE
WAS NOT A TREE IN SIGHT. IT IS
THIS WORK THAT GETS THE TREES
LINED AND THAT'S WHY I'M
PUTTING IT FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO
BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM. I WOULD
JUST INDICATE AS A BROADER
THEME THAT THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY
AVAILABLE IN THE INFLATION
REDUCTION ACT THAT CAN MATCH
CITY ADDITIONS TO TREES. SO I
WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER BID HERE
THAT WITH THIS ADD AS WELL AS
ADDS IN PARKS AND OTHER LINE
ITEMS, THAT WE REALLY WORK WITH
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENT
RELATIONS TO MATCH THESE
INVESTMENTS AND SEEK SOME OF
THAT FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR AN
AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY AROUND
PLANTING MORE TREES IN THE
PUBLIC SPACES AND THE PUBLIC
RIGHT OF WAYS. I WOULD LIKE TO
BE ADDED TO THIS AND HOPE THE
INVESTMENT CAN UNLOCK MORE
MONEY IN
>>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS HAS ADDED HIS NAME AS A
COSPONSOR TO THIS AMENDMENT.
>> LET'S GET GOING. HELLO ,
GREG.
>> HELLO, MADAM CHAIR AND
COUNCIL. GREG DOSS , CENTRAL
STAFF HERE TO PRESENT THE NEXT
ONE TO YOU, WHICH IS A LONG
ONE. THIS ITEM WOULD REDUCE
REPOSE FUNDING IN FTE FOR THE
CITY'S PARKING ENFORCEMENT UNIT
BY 20 MILLION GF IN 2023 ,
ONGOING AND 123 FTE AND SPD
AND ADD 20 MILLION GENERAL
FUND IN 2023 AND 123 FTE TO
ELIMINATE THE PROPOSED
TRANSFER OF THE CITY 'S PARKING
ENFORCEMENT UNIT . IT WOULD
IMPOSE A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
>> THAT WAS A SHORT SUMMARY
FOR A LONG ONE. THANK YOU, GREG
. ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD?
>> YES. IN ADDITION TO THE
TRANSACTIONS , YOU , MADAM
CHAIR, HAVE INCLUDED A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
AND A MENU OF POTENTIAL
ACTIONS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO GO
THROUGHOUT YOUR DIRECTION . I
WOULD ASK TO FLIP DOWN TO
THAT SLIDE TEXT IF IT IS
THERE.
>> GO AHEAD. I WILL DO SOME
SUMMARIES AND COMMENTS AFTER
YOU PROVIDE THE FULL
PRESENTATION.
>> I THINK HE'S PROBABLY
FLIPPING TO IT.
>> WHILE HE IS GETTING THERE --
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M SORRY?
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT, PATTY. I
APOLOGIZE. I AM GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND START DESCRIBING IT.
THE STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT WOULD REQUEST THAT AN
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM BE
FORMED TO DETERMINE WHICH
EXISTING OR NEW CITY DEPARTMENT
WOULD PROVIDE AN OPTIMAL
PERMANENT HOME FOR THE CITY'S
PARKING ENFORCEMENT UNIT. THAT
IDT WOULD PRODUCE A REPORT BY
MAY 31 . IT WOULD RECOMMEND A
DEPARTMENT THAT ALIGNED WITH
THE CITY'S CODIFIED POLICY
GOALS . IN ORDINANCE 126233
AND ALSO IN COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION SPD 500 B002 , WHICH
WOULD EXPAND THE ROLE AND
PROVIDE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A
GREATER ROLE IN CIVILIAN
PROVIDED SAFETY SERVICES. THE
PEO WOULD ASK THE IDT TO LOOK
AT A NUMBER OF UNIQUE NEEDS OF
THE SUPERVISORS , SOME OF WHICH
MIGHT INCLUDE OPERATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO
HOUSE 123 FTEs , ADEQUATE
OFFICE SPACE AND FLEET
FACILITIES, COLLABORATIVE
WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
DEPARTMENT MANAGERS, PEO'S ,
THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
GUILD AND PROTECT 17
SUPERVISORS, ACCESS TO EMPLOYEE
WELL-BEING AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMS THAT
OFFER WELLNESS RESOURCES AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL
GROWTH . THE REPORT WOULD ALSO
POTENTIALLY RECOMMEND THE
ADDITION OF NEW RESOURCES ,
REORGANIZATION OF EXISTING CITY
DEPARTMENT STAFF OR SPACE ,
ACQUISITION OF NEW FACILITIES
OR ANY OTHER CHANGE THAT MAY BE
NECESSARY FOR THE IDENTIFIED
DEPARTMENT TO BE FULLY EQUIPPED
TO SUPPORT THE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT UNIT AND REACH THE
GOALS . THE IDT WOULD INCLUDE
THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL'S
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE. IT WOULD
INCLUDE THE COUNCIL BUDGET
CHAIR, COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF,
LABOR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
GUILD, THE SENIOR DEPUTY MAYOR
AND HER EXECUTIVE BRANCH
APPOINTEES. AGAIN, IT WOULD BE
DUE ON MAY 31. THAT IS MY
SUMMARY . MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU
WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT, THEN I
CAN GO INTO THE TABLE NEXT.
>> YOU KNOW, GREG , I THINK I
WILL MAKE COMMENTS AFTER YOU
PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL REMARKS
ON THE TABLE BECAUSE I THINK IT
ROUNDS OUT THE PROPOSAL HERE.
>> HAPPY TO DO THAT. WHEN I
STARTED TO PUT TOGETHER THIS
TABLE OF COSTS FOR
TRANSFERRING THE PEO -- OR,
FOR RETAINING THE PEO UNIT,
SORRY , IT WAS ORIGINALLY
ENVISIONED AS A MENU OF
POTENTIAL COSTS , SOMETHING
THAT WOULD BE A LA CART THAT
THE COUNCIL WOULD PICK FROM.
AS WE HAVE DONE MORE RESEARCH
INTO THIS TRANSFER, I THINK
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED -- WHAT
STAFF IS LEARNING IS THAT
THESE ARE NOT DISCRETIONARY.
WHAT I WOULD START AT A SUPER
HIGH LEVEL BEFORE I GET INTO
THE TABLE IS TO SAY THAT TO
RETAIN SDOT -- TO RETAIN THE
PDO'S IN SDOT WOULD REQUIRE
THE FUNDING OF SDOT OVERHEAD .
ALSO, THE FUNDING OF OVERHEAD
ON SPECIAL EVENTS OVER TIME
THAT IS CURRENTLY NOT FUNDED.
IF YOU WERE TO DO THAT FOR THE
ENTIRE UNIT, YOU WOULD BE
LOOKING AT -- THE COUNCIL WOULD
BE LOOKING AT ADDING 8.3
MILLION GENERAL FUND FOR THE
LABOR COST ASSOCIATED WITH
PEO'S . THAT IS THE OVERHEAD
COMPONENT THAT WOULD NEED TO
BE ADDED . ALSO, ANOTHER 3.1
MILLION FOR THE OVERHEAD
COMPONENT FOR OVERTIME. THAT
WOULD BE A TOTAL OF 11.4
MILLION . THAT WOULD BE THE
FULL MEAL DEAL FOR FUNDING ALL
OF THE PEOS AND THE SPECIAL
EVENTS WORK THAT THEY WOULD
NEED TO DO AND THE OVERTIME
THAT SDOT -- THE OVERHEAD THAT
SDOT WOULD NEED TO GO AHEAD
AND FUND THE COSTS . THAT IS
THE BIG THING IN FRONT OF YOU .
THERE ARE SOME SMALLER NUMBERS
, FIRST BEING, PATTY, IF YOU
WOULD GO UP . 1000 WOULD
PROVIDE FOR NEW UNIFORMS AND
THAT WOULD INCLUDE A CAP,
SHIRT, PANTS, BELT BUCKLE,
EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE JACKET
ITSELF. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF
A PATCH, A COMMITTEE THAT PEOS
AND SDOT PUT TOGETHER TO LOOK
AT THE NEW UNIFORMS . A SECOND
LINE ON THIS TABLE WOULD SHOW
, FOR $407,000, THEY COULD
REINSTATE SUNDAY ENFORCEMENT.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY
HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FUND DUE
TO A LACK OF OVERTIME FUNDING.
THAT WOULD PROVIDE FOR
ENFORCEMENT AT PARKS , WEEKEND
MARKETS, PIKE PLACE MARKET AND
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION SITES.
THEN, THE LAST TWO ITEMS, IF
THE COUNCIL CHOSE NOT TO FUND
THE WHOLE PACKAGE THAT I
MENTIONED, THE $8.3 MILLION OF
OVERHEAD COSTS FOR THE PEO
UNIT AND THE $3.1 MILLION OF
COSTS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS --
IF THEY CHOSE NOT TO FUND THOSE
THINGS, THEN WHAT IT WOULD
MEAN IS THAT SDOT WOULD HAVE TO
HOLD VACANCIES FOR THEIR PEO
UNIT. THEY WOULD HAVE TO HOLD
ABOUT 45 VACANCIES OUT OF 105
PEOS AND 12 SUPERVISORS IN
ORDER TO MEET THEIR OVERHEAD
COSTS . WHAT YOU HAVE HERE ON
THESE TWO ROWS ARE SORT OF A
BARE-BONES APPROACH . IF THE
COUNCIL WERE TO PROVIDE $4.7
MILLION IN GENERAL FUND, IT
WOULD ALLOW SDOT TO STAFF UP TO
90 PEOS AND 10 SUPERVISORS AND
THEN IT WOULD ALLOW FOR $3.1
MILLION OF THE OVERHEAD. IT IS
A SMALLER APPROACH BUT KEEPS
THE PEOS AT SDOT AND PAYS FOR
THE OVERHEAD COSTS THAT SDOT
WOULD NEED TO CONTINUE TO
FUNCTION AND NOT HOLD ANY
FURTHER VACANCIES. THAT IS A
LOT. I WILL STOP AND ASK IF
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. I KNOW
COUNCIL CHAIR MOSQUEDA, YOU
WANTED TO SPEAK TO ALL OF THIS
INFORMATION.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
GREG. THEY GAVE HER WALKING
THROUGH THAT. I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL
APPROACH WITH THIS. THANK YOU,
CALVIN, AS WELL FOR THE INPUT
YOU HAVE HAD. I WANTED TO START
BY REMINDING FOLKS THAT THIS IS
THE LAST OF MY OMNIBUS
AMENDMENTS AND WE HAVE THREE WE
ARE BRINGING FORWARD FOR
DAYLIGHTING AND DISCUSSION
TODAY. THE REVENUE REALIGNMENT
WAS THE FIRST ONE. THE SECOND
ONE WAS THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM
DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD ABOUT
SOLUTIONS BEYOND REMOVAL. HERE
TODAY, WE HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION. OBVIOUSLY,
THIS IS STILL A WORK IN
PROGRESS. I WANT TO STATE THAT
THIS IS AN EFFORT TO TRY TO
OUTLINE SOME VARIOUS
STRATEGIES, A MULTILAYERED
APPROACH, THAT OUR OFFICE HAS
BEEN CONSIDERING AND AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DAYLIGHT SOME OF
THOSE DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE HAD.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS, I
WANT TO NOTE THAT THROUGH
CONVERSATIONS I HAVE HAD WITH
MEMBERS FROM THE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
SUPERVISORS, IT IS VERY CLEAR
THAT THERE ARE SOME
SIGNIFICANT AND SERIOUS
CONCERNS WITHIN THE EXISTING
STRUCTURE AT SDOT THAT SHOULD
BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY.
IN ADDITION TO THIS AMENDMENT,
AS YOU HEARD FROM GREG, AND IN
ADDITION TO THE STRATEGIES I AM
OUTLINING FOR A SUGGESTED
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TASK FORCE TO
LOOK FOR A PERMANENT HOME,
WHEREVER THAT MAY BE FOR THE
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
UNIT, I AM ALSO SUGGESTING
THAT THIS COUNCIL COULD PROPOSE
IMMEDIATE SOLUTIONS TO HELP
SUPPORT SOME OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES THAT HAVE
BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION
THAT NEED IMMEDIATE ACTION .
MANY OF THESE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE
STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAD A
DAY OFF IN THREE WEEKS BECAUSE
OF THE UNDERSTAFFING THAT THEY
CURRENTLY HAVE. SOME OF THE
SUPERVISORS HAVE NOTED THAT
THEY HAVE BEEN ASKED TO WORK
OUT OF MANAGEMENT ROLES THAT
DON'T FIT THEIR SKILLS AND THE
REASON THEY ARE CURRENTLY
WITHIN SDOT. WE HAVE HEARD
FROM FOLKS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE
THE SUPPORT THEY NEED OR EVEN
THE PAPER TO WRITE THE TICKETS
ON, LET ALONE THE ENVELOPES TO
STICK THEM IN . WE NEED TO HELP
MAKE SURE THAT THESE WORKERS,
WHO ARE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN
FOR THE CITY, WHO ARE SHOWING
UP DAY IN AND DAY OUT, OFTEN
WEEKS ON END WITHOUT A DAY OFF
HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED .
THAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A
CITY BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE
AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO
ENSURE THAT THERE IS RESOURCES
TO SUPPORT THESE WORKERS AND
TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE IS
IMMEDIATE ACTION THAT DOES NOT
REQUIRE LEGISLATION, THAT WE
ARE WORKING ON THAT. THAT IS
WHY, IN ADDITION TO THE
STRATEGY I AM OUTLINING FOR
2023 , I AM ALSO SUGGESTING
SOME IMMEDIATE INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BUDGET TO
HELP ENSURE THAT THESE WORKERS
ARE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND
DIGNITY BUT ALSO THAT WE DON'T
QUICKLY ACT TO MOVE FOLKS WHEN
WE KNOW THAT THE MAYOR HAS SAID
HIMSELF, IN THE OUTLINE OF THE
SPEECH , THAT THE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MOVED TO
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT MAY
NOT BE THEIR PERMANENT HOME. I
AM SUGGESTING THAT INSTEAD OF
MOVING THEM AT THIS MOMENT , WE
HAVE A THOUGHTFUL, INTENTIONAL
CONVERSATION WITH THE
EXECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH,
WITH THE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE
WORKERS THEMSELVES AND OUTLINE
A SERIES OF THINGS THEY NEED IN
ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN ANY
DEPARTMENT THAT THEY GO TO AND
ONCE WE HAVE LOOKED AT THE
LIST OF THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED,
THEN WE DO AN ASSESSMENT
COLLECTIVELY TO IDENTIFY WHICH
DEPARTMENT THEY MAY BE BEST
SUITED FOR. WE HAD A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONS OVER THE LAST
YEAR IS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND COMMUNICATION
CENTER, COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
DEPARTMENT INITIALLY . IT WAS
ARGUED FROM THE PREVIOUS
ADMINISTRATION AT SDOT THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WAS MORE APPROPRIATE . THERE IS
NOW THIS ONGOING CONVERSATION
ABOUT A POTENTIAL FOURTH
PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT. LET'S
HAVE AN INTENTIONAL
CONVERSATION ABOUT WHERE FOLKS
SHOULD MOVE BEFORE MOVE TAKES
PLACE AND RECOGNIZE THAT SOME
OF THESE ISSUES THAT FOLKS ARE
FACING ARE VERY SERIOUS AND
IMPORTANT ISSUES STANDING IN
THE WAY OF PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO
DO THEIR JOBS ARE ADDRESSED IN
EVERY ASPECT THAT WE CAN IN
THIS BUDGET BUT NOT QUICKLY
MOVE FOLKS TO A DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENT THAT THEY MIGHT END
UP MOVING WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO
24 MONTHS . I REALLY
APPRECIATE, COLLEAGUES, THAT
THERE IS JOINT INTEREST IN
MAKING SURE THAT THE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE THE
SUPPORT THEY NEED TO DO THEIR
WORK AND I HOPE , THROUGH THIS
AMENDMENT, THAT FOLKS SEE THAT
MY INTENTION IS TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE INTENTIONAL, TAKE
THE TEMPERATURE DOWN,
DEPOLITICIZE THE DISCUSSION
ABOUT WHERE THEY SHOULD GO,
AND CONCENTRATE ON WHAT THE
WORKERS THEMSELVES NEED
STRUCTURALLY VERSUS ASSUMING
THAT IT CAN BE WITHIN ONE
DEPARTMENT OR ANOTHER HERE .
THAT IS WHY I AM SUGGESTING
THAT THEY WOULD STAY AT SDOT
FOR THE COURSE OF THIS
ANALYSIS. WE HAVE BUMPED UP THE
TIME TO REPORT BACK TO THE
COUNCIL IN MAY SO THAT THE
COUNCIL COULD RECEIVE
RECOMMENDATIONS PRIOR TO THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. IF THE
DESIRE OUT OF THE
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TASK FORCE IS
TO MOVE THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER UNIT, INCLUDING
OFFICERS AND SUPERVISORS, WE
WOULD THEN HAVE THE INFORMATION
PRIOR TO OUR SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. THAT WOULD
ALLOW FOR US TO PUT INTO PLACE
ANY SORT OF STRUCTURAL CHANGES
NEEDED AS OUTLINED IN GREG'S
MEMO HERE TO ANSWER ALL OF
THESE QUESTIONS AND HAVE THE
RESOURCES NEEDED TO ENSURE A
SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION. IT
WOULD ALSO ALLOW FOR US TO THEN
BUILD A 2024 BUDGET WITH A
PERMANENT HOME FOR THESE
INDIVIDUALS . I REALLY HOPE
THAT FOLKS GET THE CHANCE TO
SIT WITH THIS. OBVIOUSLY THERE
IS NOT A VOTE TODAY AND THERE
WAS NO PROXY VOTES WE ARE
HAVING BUT I WANTED TO DAYLIGHT
THIS AS PART OF A STRATEGY THAT
WE COULD HAVE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT, WITH LABOR
REPRESENTATIVES, WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND WITH US TO
ENSURE THERE IS A PERMANENT
HOME THAT ALIGNS WITH A MISSION
AND VISION IN THE ORDINANCE
THAT WE PASSED LAST YEAR , THAT
WE HAVE A PARKING ENFORCEMENT
DIVISION THAT CAN HELP SERVE
THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT
THEY SAY THEY WANT TO DO AND
ARE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN
WITH THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES
BUT ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
A STRATEGY AND A PATHWAY
TOWARD A PERMANENT HOME BEFORE
ANY MOVE HAPPENS . PATTY, YOU
ARE WELCOME TO KEEP THAT ONE
PAGER UP BECAUSE I THINK IT IS
A HELPFUL SUMMARY AND I AM
SURE WE WILL HAVE MORE
QUESTIONS ON IT AND I MIGHT ASK
YOU TO SCROLL TO ONE OF THOSE
SECTIONS ON THE TABLE QUICKLY
AS WELL. JUST A FEW MORE
THINGS AND I WILL TURN IT BACK
TO GREG FOR ADDITIONAL CONTEXT
OR CLARIFICATION, IF NEEDED.
IN ADDITION TO THE INTENTIONAL
CONVERSATION WITH THE
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TASK FORCE ,
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ACTION
ITEMS THAT IS RIGHT THERE IN
THE TABLE ON THE SCREEN. THE
EXAMPLE HERE OF A PATCH OR A
UNIFORM CHANGE THAT COULD BE
MADE , THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
THE PARKING DEPARTMENT OFFICERS
HAVE WANTED THEMSELVES. THEY
CREATED A COMMISSION TO DESIGN
THEIR OWN PATCHES. THIS IS ONE
EXAMPLE OF A SERIES OF
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY WANT
TO HAVE TO HAVE UNIQUE PATCHES
SO THAT THEIR UNIT CAN BE
RECOGNIZED . THIS HAS NOT BEEN
DEPLOYED OR FUNDED YET AND I
THINK THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO INVEST IN
THE WORK THAT THE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PUT INTO
DESIGNING THESE PATCHES SO I AM
SUGGESTING IN THIS BUDGET THAT
WE MOVE FORWARD AND INCLUDE
THESE PATCHES AND UNIFORM
CHANGES IN THIS YEAR 'S BUDGET.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE HEARD OF
A NOTED HIGH NUMBER OF OFFICERS
HAVING TO WORK OVERTIME. AS WE
STRIVE TO REACH HIRING GOALS AS
OUTLINED IN THE PROPOSAL HERE
, WE WANT TO SUPPORT THEM WITH
ADDITIONAL OVERTIME TO MAKE
SURE THEY ARE BEING COMPENSATED
FOR THIS WORK. I ALSO THINK
THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO INTENTIONALLY WORK TO
MAKE SURE THAT BETWEEN THE
LABOR REPRESENTATIVES AND THE
EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT
THAT ANY OF THESE IMMEDIATE
ISSUES REGARDING WHERE PEOPLE
ARE BEING ASKED TO WORK ON THE
TYPE OF WORK THEY ARE DOING
THAT MIGHT NOT CONFORM WITH
THE S█KILLS AND STRUCTURE OF TH
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
WERE SUPERVISORS BE IMMEDIATELY
ADDRESSED SO THAT WORKERS
REALLY FEEL THAT THEY ARE BEING
USED IN THE SKILLS AND
EXPERTISE THAT THEY HAVE WHEN
THEY CAME OVER AND VOLUNTARILY
SUGGESTED TO MOVE FROM THEIR
PLACE TWO YEARS AGO, TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY HAVE ALL OF THE
SUPPORT THEY NEED TO ADDRESS
THE CONCERNS WE ARE HEARING
AROUND STRUCTURE WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT. I KNOW THAT SOME
OF THIS IS OUTSIDE OF WHAT SOME
OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CAN
DO SO MY HOPE IS THAT THEY WILL
SEE SOME IMMEDIATE ACTION IN
TERMS OF INVESTMENTS IN THE
BUDGET, A PATHWAY TOWARD
POSSIBLE MOVEMENT IN MIDYEAR
NEXT YEAR, RECOGNIZING THAT NO
ONE IS COMMITTED TO A SPECIFIC
DEPARTMENT AND THAT NEEDS TO
COME OUT OF THE IDT TASK FORCE
. OPEN IN TERMS OF WHERE THEY
SHOULD GO BUT LET'S HAVE AN
INTENTIONAL CONVERSATION BEFORE
MOVING THEM. I KNOW THAT MUCH
OF THIS WORK IS YET TO BE
FLUSHED OUT . A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONS STILL TO BE HAD
WITH MEMBERS OF LABOR AND THE
EXECUTIVE OFFICE AS WELL . THIS
IS MY PROPOSAL I AM BRINGING
FORWARD IN THE SPIRIT OF
TRANSPARENCY AND I HOPE THAT IT
IS SHOWING GOOD FAITH IN
TRYING TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS
A LONG-TERM, STABLE PLACE FOR
OUR MUCH VALUED PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND
SUPERVISORS TO HAVE THE SUPPORT
AND STRUCTURE THEY NEED AND IN
THE MEANTIME, I AM SUGGESTING
WE PROVIDE SOME IMMEDIATE
RELIEF IN TERMS OF SOME OF
THESE INVESTMENTS THAT WILL
HELP SHOW ACTION BUT ALSO
COMMIT TO A PROCESS THAT GETS
US TO A LONG-TERM , STABLE HOME
THAT AFFECTS THE WORK AND THE
STRUCTURE NEEDED IN NO MATTER
WHICH DEPARTMENT WE DECIDE ON
AFTER THE IDP. GREG, I WILL
ASK IF YOU HAD ANYTHING
CLARIFYING AND THEN I WILL TURN
TO COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE OF
THINGS THAT I SHOULD HAVE SAID
BUT DIDN'T. A COUPLE ON THE
TABLE . THE ADD ONE FTE
PERSONNEL
>> TO HUMAN RESOURCES DEDICATED
TO RECRUITING PEOS AND THE
BACK GROUNDING SERVICES, THOSE
AMOUNTS , THE FTA WOULD BE
ABOUT $126,000 AND THE BACK
GROUNDING SERVICES WOULD BE
$30,000. THOSE WOULD NOT BE
GENERAL FUND AMOUNTS. THOSE
WOULD BE SDOT INTERNAL COSTS ,
OVERHEAD FUNDED. IT IS THE
CASE THAT THEY WOULD BE
POTENTIALLY ADDED BY SDOT SO
THEY COULD RECRUIT UP TO THE
90 PEOS AND THE 10
SUPERVISORS THAT I HAVE LAID
HERE IN THIS -- I AM CALLING
IT BARE-BONES. THE CITY DOES
NOT HAVE THAT MANY PEOS RIGHT
NOW SO THEY WOULD NEED TO
RECRUIT UP TO THAT LEVEL TO
GET TO THAT POINT. THE OTHER
THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT
THAT I DID NOT POINT OUT IN MY
OPENING COMMENTS IS , THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR POINTING
OUT THAT THERE IS A NONLABOR
COMPONENT THAT WOULD NEED TO BE
ADDRESSED. SDOT HAS TALKED
WITH STAFF ABOUT THAT. IT
COULD BE AS HIGH AS $2.5
MILLION. STAFF IS RESEARCHING
TO SEE HOW MUCH OF THAT FUNDING
WOULD BE NEEDED IN THE SHORT
TERM. THIS IDT DID ITS WORK .
FUNDING FOR THINGS LIKE
IMPOUND COSTS AND VEHICLES
FOR THE SUPERVISORS . WE ARE
LOOKING AT THAT TO SEE HOW MUCH
WOULD BE NEEDED NEXT YEAR AS
OPPOSED TO LONGER-TERM
INVESTMENTS. THAT IS STILL AN
ONGOING PUSH THERE. THAT IS ALL
I HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, GREG. COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU,
MADAM CHAIR , WORKING ON THIS
ISSUE. I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT,
AS PART OF THE LONGER-TERM
CONVERSATION THAT YOU ARE
IDENTIFYING SOME IMMEDIATE
INVESTMENTS THAT CAN ADDRESS
SOME OF THE CONCERNING ISSUES
THAT PEOS ARE MANAGING RIGHT
NOW . ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE
HAD HEARD ABOUT -- I DON'T SEE
IT FLAGGED FOR THE IDT TO
GRAPPLE WITH , BUT IT IS THE
ISSUE OF THE ACCESS TO
[INDISCERNIBLE]. I KNOW THAT
THE CHIEF HAD EXPLAINED A
NUMBER OF MONTHS AGO THAT THEY
HAD DEVELOPED SORT OF A WORK
AROUND TO THE LACK OF ACCESS
AND THAT IS THE HOT SHEET . I
AM WONDERING, GREG , DID YOU
FIND OUT ANYTHING MORE ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS WORKING?
IF NOT, IS THERE SOMETHING
THAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE IT
WORK THAT HER? I BELIEVE THE
LACK OF ACCESS IS PART OF THE
UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE . THAT
IS AN EXAMPLE OF ANOTHER THING
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF
THERE IS A WAY TO IDENTIFY IN
THE VERY, VERY NEAR TERM
SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THAT --
WHAT IS APPARENTLY HAMPERING
THE ABILITY TO DO THEIR JOB IF
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR A
WORK AROUND WHILE WE LOOK AT
TRYING TO GET THEM ACCESS. WHAT
COULD WE DO NOW TO ADDRESS THAT
ISSUE THAT I THINK IS A REAL
BARRIER FOR PEOS DOING THEIR
JOB ?
>> I THINK THAT -- I THINK
THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A
DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THE
DATA THAT PEOS NEED TO DO THEIR
WORK AND THAT DATA BEING
VEHICLE INFORMATION, DISABLED
PLACARD INFORMATION, SOME OF
WHICH MAY BE ATTAINABLE FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND
OTHER DATA SOURCES. THE
CRIMINAL INFORMATION THAT CAN
ONLY BE OBTAINED THROUGH
SIEGES. THAT INFORMATION, IT
IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE
ARE OTHER REASONS FOR WANTING
AND I THINK THAT IT MIGHT BE
BEST , GIVEN THE FACT THAT
THERE IS AN UNFAIR LABOR
PRACTICE ON THAT, THAT WE HAVE
THAT DISCUSSION OFF-LINE.
>> THANK YOU, GREG.
>> I UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE A
NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
OFF-LINE BUT I WANT TO RESTATE
MY INTEREST IN SEEING IF WE
CAN WORK TO TRY TO RESOLVE
SOME OF THOSE ISSUES. I THINK
OUR ABILITY TO RESOLVE SOME OF
THOSE ISSUES SOONER RATHER THAN
LATER, RATHER THAN CRUNCHING
IT TO THIS IDT . IF THERE IS
SOMETHING WE CAN DO NOW, I
THINK IT WILL MAKE THAT
CONVERSATION THAT IS PART OF
THE IDT GO MUCH BETTER . JUST
REALLY WANT TO -- I DON'T KNOW
IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY BUDGET
QUESTIONS PUT IN ABOUT TRYING
TO PARSE OUT WHAT INFORMATION
THEY HAVE ACCESS TO NOW VERSUS
WHAT INFORMATION THEY WOULD
HAVE ACCESS TO . I THINK THAT
WOULD BE A HELPFUL BUDGET
QUESTION TO PUT IN IF WE HAVE
NOT ALREADY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, I WILL LOOK
FORWARD TO TALKING WITH YOU
ABOUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU. IF THERE IS ANY
IMMEDIATE -- IF THERE ARE
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS THAT ARE
LEGISLATIVELY SUPPORTIVE WITH
FUNDING, THAT WOULD BE
SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN ADDING TO THIS
TABLE OF POTENTIAL IMMEDIATE
INVESTMENTS AS WE SEEK TO FIND
THAT A LONG-TERM HOME. I
APPRECIATE YOU RAISING THE
COUNCILMEMBER. I THINK IT WAS A
SURPRISE TO MOST OF US IN THE
DISCUSSION LAST TIME TO HAVE IT
EXPRESSLY SET ON THE RECORD
THAT WE DID NOT GET ACCESS TO
ALL OF THIS INFORMATION ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL BARRIERS WHEN WE
WERE DISCUSSING THIS WITH THE
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION. I
REALLY APPRECIATE GREG , YOU
DIGGING IN AND DIGGING FAST ON
THESE ISSUES. AGAIN, IF THERE
IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO
THIS TABLE, TO ADDRESS ANY
FUNDING NEEDS FOR ANY IMMEDIATE
ACTION TO INCREASE AVAILABILITY
TO THAT DATA. I WOULD BE VERY
INTERESTED IN THAT. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I
JUST GOT A NOTE FROM SDOT'S
BUDGET DIRECTOR AND THEY ARE
LOOKING INTO THOSE DATA ISSUES.
AS I MENTIONED , THE
INFORMATION I GOT BACK FROM SPD
IS THAT THERE IS A LIKELY
CONNECTION THAT CAN BE MADE
WITH DOL THAT CAN GET BACK SOME
OF THIS DATA. IT IS SOMETHING
THAT THE CITY IS WORKING ON
NOW. IT IS ADDRESSING SOME OF
THESE THINGS. THAT IS JUST ONE
DIFFERENT COMPONENT THAT WE
CAN TALK ABOUT OFF-LINE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> THE MAYOR SAID THAT THIS
WAS NOT NECESSARILY A PERMANENT
LOCATION TO MOVE THEM BACK TO
SPD. I AM STRUGGLING TO
UNDERSTAND WHY WE NEED AN IDT.
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS ROOM
FOR CONVERSATION. THIS -- OUR
PACKET SAYS WE SHOULD CONSIDER
THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF PEOS AND
SUPERVISORS. IF WE WANT TO DO
THAT, SHOULDN'T WE LISTEN TO
THE WORKERS? THERE WAS A SURVEY
THAT SAYS NEARLY 80% OF
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
WANT TO RETURN TO SPD. I DON'T
KNOW HOW MUCH STOCK WE ARE
PUTTING IN THAT BUT WE HAVE
SOME DATA THERE. THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE HAS NOTED THAT THIS --
PUTTING IT BACK WOULD GIVE THEM
ACCESS TO THE DATABASES THAT
WE WERE DISCUSSING. THAT SOLVED
THAT PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING
-- ALSO, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES
COMPLAINTS THERE ARE BUT I
THINK THE MOVE ITSELF WAS ONE
OF THEM. SO, MAYBE JUST KEEPING
THEM IN SPD COULD SOLVE PART
OF THAT . WOULD SPD 'S
DISCIPLINARY SYSTEM PROVIDE
ACCESS -- WOULD THEY STILL BE
PERFORMING AN OVERSIGHT
FUNCTION OF THE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IF THEY
ARE OUTSIDE OF THE DEPARTMENT?
THAT IS ONE THING YOU CAN
FOLLOW-UP WITH ME . I WAS
LOOKING AT THE PROPOSED MENU
OF STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT. THIS SAYS THEY NEED
ADEQUATE OFFICE SPACE AND FLEET
ABILITIES. I AM TAKING ABOUT A
BIG PARKING LOT. I DON'T KNOW
HOW MANY OTHER PLACES IN THE
CITY HAVE THAT BUT THE NEXT
PAGE SAYS THE REPORT MAY ALSO
RECOMMEND ACQUISITION OF NEW
FACILITIES. THAT MAKES ME A
LITTLE NERVOUS THAT WE MIGHT
HAVE TO BUY A FACILITY TO
LOCATE THOSE VEHICLES. I AM
JUST SIGNALING SOME CONCERN
THERE . I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
THE OVERTIME, THE ADDING
FUNDING FOR OVERTIME. IT SAYS
THE OVERTIME WOULD SUPPORT A
STADIUM AND OTHER SPECIAL
EVENTS. WE HAVE HAD A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT ALREADY
BEING REIMBURSED BY AT LEAST
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA. IS THIS
A SEPARATE ITEM ? WOULD THAT
CONTRACT HAVE TO BE
RENEGOTIATED? THE PEOS ARE NO
LONGER IN SPD OR SDOT . CAN
YOU EXPLAIN THAT?
>> IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE,
THE $3.1 MILLION IS LARGELY AN
AMOUNT THAT IS NECESSARY FOR
SDOT'S OVERHEAD ON THE
OVERTIME COSTS . IT IS NOT JUST
THE MONEY THAT WOULD BE NEEDED
TO PAY THE PEOS. IT IS ALSO
THE MONEY THAT IS NEEDED TO
COVER SDOT 'S INTERNAL OVERHEAD
ALLOCATION.
>> WOULD THAT NOT BE NEEDED IF
IT WERE TO GO TO CSC SEE BUT
IT WOULD BE NECESSARY IF IT
WENT TO, FOR EXAMPLE, PARKS?
>> IT WOULD NOT BE NEEDED IF IT
GOES TO A GENERAL FUND FUNDED
AGENCY LIKE THE CSCC OR TO
SPD . I CAN'T SPEAK FOR PARKS .
I DON'T KNOW THEIR FUNDING
MODEL WELL ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO
ANSWER THAT QUESTION AND
WHETHER OR NOT THEY TACK
OVERHEAD ONTO THEIR PERSONNEL
COSTS.
>> OKAY. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, WE WILL CONTINUE TO
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION SOME OF
THE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS THAT
YOU BROUGHT UP TODAY AS WE
THINK THROUGH THIS APPROACH
MORE AND DEVELOP THIS A LITTLE
BIT MORE BUT I WANTED TO MAKE
SURE TO SHARE IT WITH YOU AND
THANK YOU FOR THIS INITIAL
FEEDBACK. GREG, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR WALKING US THROUGH
THAT PRESENTATION. COLLEAGUES,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
GRACIOUSNESS WITH CONSIDERING
THE VARIOUSOMNIBUS APPROACHES
I HAVE OUTLINED FOR SOME OF
THE SIGNIFICANT POLICY CHANGES
THAT WERE PRESENTED TO US. I
WANTED TO AIR THOSE FOR THE
SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY. I THINK
WE ARE READY TO MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT ITEM.
>> THE NEXT ITEM IS SDT YOU
101. THIS ITEM IS OFFERED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD WITH
SUPPORT FROM COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. IT WOULD ADD $7.5
MILLION IN 2023 AND $7.5
MILLION IN 2024 TO RESTORE
FUNDS TO A BOULEVARD PROJECT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU, CALVIN, FOR THE
DESCRIPTION. THANK YOU, AS WELL
TO COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON AS
WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
FOR CO-CHAIRING. THIS ITEM
WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING TO
COMPLETE THE PROJECT . THIS
WAS THE ONLY PROJECT IN 2015
THAT WAS FULLY FUNDED WITH LEVY
DOLLARS. IT WAS FUNDED WITH
$16 MILLION IN MOVE LEVY
FUNDING AND THAT WAS BECAUSE OF
THE SUCCESSFUL CHAMPIONING OF
THIS INVESTMENT BY FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER RASMUSSEN. HE
PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN
BRINGING THIS FORWARD FOR
FUNDING . BECAUSE OF THE STRONG
COMMUNITY SUPPORT -- WE HAVE
HEARD PEOPLE CONTACTUS OVER
THE LAST FEW WEEKS TO SAY THAT
PART OF THE REASON WHY THEY
VOTED FOR THE 2015 MOVE LEVY
WAS BECAUSE OF THE SIGNS THAT
SAID THAT THE FAUNTLEROY
PROJECT WOULD BE DEFUNDED. WE
HEARD FROM WEST SEATTLE BIKES
CONNECTIONS YESTERDAY , NOTING
THAT TRANSPORTATION AND
BUSINESS GROUPS WORKED TO MAKE
THE PROJECT RESPONSIVE WITH
BOTH CITYWIDE TRANSPORTATION
GOALS AND LONG-HELD COMMUNITY
NEEDS. IT IMPROVED MOBILITY
AND SAFETY FOR PEOPLE WALKING,
BIKING, RIDING BUSES, DRIVING
CARS AND TRUCKS . THE LEVY
FUNDS WERE PLACED ON HOLD IN
2018 TO AVOID THE DUPLICATION
OF ACTIVITY WITH SOUND TRANSIT
AND A POSSIBLE ELEVATED LINE
IN THAT AREA. THE FACT THAT WE
PUT THOSE FUNDS ON HOLD IN
2018 WAS NOT AN INDICATION
THAT WE DID NOT WANT THE
PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD IF
THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH
SOUND TRANSIT. UNFORTUNATELY,
THOSE FUNDS HAVE SINCE BEEN
DIVERTED . DESPITE THE FACT
THAT IS NOTED IN THE NARRATIVE
ON THIS, SOUND TRANSIT HAS
DESIGNED A TUNNEL OPTION THAT
ELIMINATES CONFLICT WITH THE
PROJECT , 100% DESIGN WAS
COMPLETED IN 2017 FOR THE
FAUNTLEROY BOULEVARD PROJECT .
SDOT -- ONE PLACING THE
PROJECT ON HOLD, THEY WERE
VERY, VERY CLEAR WITH ME AND
THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT DID NOT
MEAN THAT THE PROJECT WOULD
LOSE FUNDING. IF IT IS NOT
GOING TO BE LEVY FUNDING, WE
NEED TO FIND OTHER DOLLARS TO
FULFILL THAT COMMITMENT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. I
AM NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THIS ONE RIGHT
NOW. I THINK WE ARE GOOD TO GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT ITEM IS 102 A 1 .
IT WOULD ADD $3.6 MILLION OF
GENERAL FUNDS TO SDOT FOR HOME
ZONE VISION ZERO IMPLEMENTATION
PROJECTS. THE $3.6 MILLION
REPRESENTS THE REMAINDER OF THE
RED LIGHT CAMERA FUNDING THAT
GENERALLY GOES TO THE GENERAL
FUND UNDER SMC CODE . 20% OF
THE RED LIGHT CAMERA REVENUES
GO TO SAFE SCHOOLS AND
PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT
FUNDS . THIS WOULD REPRESENT
THE REMAINING 80% OF CAMERA
RESOURCES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH .
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, CALVIN . AS YOU SAID,
THIS WOULD BRING MONEY BACK TO
SDOT THAT WAS DIVERTED TO THE
GENERAL FUND IN 2018. THIS
WOULD FUND VISION ZERO'S
PEDESTRIAN SPOT IMPROVEMENTS,
CONE ZONES AND WOULD ALSO
HARMONIZE WITH THE 20% THAT THE
MAYOR HAS RESERVED FOR SAFE
ROUTES TO SCHOOL . PART OF THE
REASON WE WANT TO DO THAT -- I
AM GOING TO SHARE SOME FIGURES
THAT WE HEARD THIS SUMMER IN
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
IN 2018, 61% OF PEOPLE KILLED
BY PEOPLE DRIVING CARS WERE
WALKING, USING A MOBILITY
DEVICE, OR BIKING. 71% WERE
HIT OR KILLED IN DISTRICTS
ONE, 2, 5. 63% WERE IN
DISTRICTS 2 AND 5, AREAS OF
THE CITY WITH MORE PARKING
SPACES THAN SIDEWALKS. HUNDREDS
OF MILES MORE FOR CAR
INFRASTRUCTURE THEN SAFE
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEOPLE WHO
CAN'T DRIVE . IN 2021, AS I
HAVE SAID BEFORE, 56% OF ALL
TRAFFIC FATALITIES OCCURRED IN
THE STREETS OF SOUTH SEATTLE.
93% OF PEOPLE WHO WERE
NON-DRIVERS KILLED BY PEOPLE
ALL DRIVING LOST THEIR LIVES
ON MULTILANE ARTERIALS. IN
ADDITION TO THAT , JUST SINCE
SATURDAY, THREE PEOPLE WHO WERE
NOT DRIVING WERE HIT BY PEOPLE
DRIVING CARS IN SOUTH SEATTLE
INCLUDING TWO PEOPLE JUST THIS
MORNING WHO WERE KILLED IN
GEORGETOWN. AT LEAST ONE OF
THESE WAS A HIT AND RUN . SO,
ALL OF THESE ARE SITUATIONS
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF
WE WERE INVESTING IN SAFETY
INFRASTRUCTURE, IF WE WERE
INVESTING IN SIDEWALKS,
HARDENED CENTERLINES, TRAFFIC
CIRCLES, SPEED BUMPS. THE FACT
THAT WE HAVE NOT DONE THIS,
THAT ALL OF THIS PEOPLE DIED ON
STREETS DESIGNED BY THE CITY
OVER THE LAST FIVE GENERATIONS
, THAT IS A POLICY CHOICE AND
WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENT CHOICE
BY INVESTING IN SAFE
INFRASTRUCTURE. BY PROVIDING
ONGOING FUNDING FOR HOME
ZONES, WE CAN MOVE THE PROGRAM
FROM ITS MULTI-YEAR PILOT
STATUS TO A FULL-FLEDGED
PROGRAM IN THE CITY. THIS WILL
@BRING MORE OF THE LOW-COST,
HIGH REWARD TRAFFIC CALMING
OPTIONS TO THE CITY . FOR THE
COST OF ONE SIDE WALK A BLOCK ,
WE COULD FUND FIVE SQUARE
BLOCKS OF HOME ZONES WITH THIS
PROGRAM. WITH THE FUNDING
PROPOSED , WE COULD DO THAT
SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR ACROSS THE
CITY AND PLACES THAT ARE
LACKING PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE IDEA WITH THIS AMENDMENT IS
THAT WE MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT
WHERE THOSE FIVE BLOCKS A YEAR
WOULD BE FUNDED BASED ON THE
DATA OF WHICH AREAS NEED IT THE
MOST. FOR NOW, THAT WOULD BE
THE FIRST ROUND IN DISTRICT 2
IN 2023 AND 2024 UNTIL THE
SHARE OF FATALITIES IN THE
SOUTH AND IS ON PAR WITH THE
REST OF THE CITY. FOLLOWING
THAT , THE IDEA WOULD BE THAT
FUNDS WOULD BE APPROPRIATED TO
THE NEXT AREA OF LATEST NEED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I AM ALREADY ON
HERE AS A SPONSOR BUT I DO
WANT TO INDICATE THAT IT WAS A
GREAT PLEASURE TO WORK WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND FOR
OUR OFFICES TO WORK TOGETHER
AND COORDINATE ON THIS REALLY
IMPORTANT BUDGET ACTION. I
UNDERSCORE THE URGENCY AND THE
NECESSITY OF MOVING FORWARD
WITH THESE CRITICAL INVESTMENTS
TO REALLY EMPHASIZE THAT THE
ATTAINABLE PROGRESS, IF THERE
IS REALLY DEDICATED FOCUS AND
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AND
FOLLOW-THROUGH ON THIS REALLY
ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE. I
RODE A BIKE INTO WORK TODAY.
THERE WERE SEVERAL PARTS OF MY
ROUTE THAT WERE UNPROTECTED
AND THAT EXPOSED ME TO
POTENTIAL VULNERABILITY. WE
REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE,
ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE BEING
REMINDED OF WEATHER THAT TENDS
TO BE WETTER AND DARKER IN
SEATTLE , ROADWAYS THAT ARE
DEFINED PRIMARILY FOR SINGLE
VEHICLE TRAFFIC POSE A HAZARD
TO PEOPLE USING OTHER MODES
THAT HAS TO BE AND CAN BE
FIXED. VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT
THIS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
BUILDING ON THIS PROGRESS AND
REACHING VISION ZERO.
>> THANK YOU AND THANKS FOR
YOUR COSPONSORSHIP ON THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU. I TOO WOULD LIKE
TO ADD MY NAME AS A COSPONSOR .
I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE
CURRENT STATE OF THE
REQUIREMENTS TO DEDICATE
AUTOMATED CAMERA ENFORCEMENT
REVENUE TO INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
MAKES WALKING AND BIKING
MORE SAFE . I REMEMBER, THERE
WAS, OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, AN
EFFORT TO SCALE UP THAT
COMMITMENT. IT STARTED OUT THAT
10%. WE INCREASED IT TO 20%.
PEOPLE'S ACCEPTANCE OF
AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
INCREASES EXPONENTIALLY WHEN
THEY SEE THAT THE FUNDS
GATHERED THROUGH AUTOMATED
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ARE
ACTUALLY INVESTED IN THIS KIND
OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT BENEFITS
PEOPLE WHO WALK IN AREAS THAT
ARE LESS SAFE AND BIKE IN AREAS
THAT ARE LESS SAFE. I AM JUST
INTERESTED TO KNOW , IS THE
PROPOSED BUDGET IN COMPLIANCE
WITH THE DEDICATION
REQUIREMENT? WOULD IT BE
HELPFUL FOR PURPOSES OF
IDENTIFYING A FUNDS SOURCE FOR
THIS TO INCREASE THAT
PERCENTAGE FROM 20% TO SOME
OTHER NUMBER?
>> THE PROPOSED BUDGET DOES
COMPLY WITH THE CURRENT CODE
WHICH IS 20% GOING TO SDOT FOR
-- NOT FOR THESE PURPOSES BUT
FOR THE SCHOOL SAFETY PURPOSES
. CERTAINLY, YOU COULD CONSIDER
CHANGING THAT . YOU HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO DECIDE WHAT THAT
SHOULD BE. THE PROPOSED BUDGET
DOES ASSUME THAT THOSE
RESOURCES ARE SUPPORTING THE
GENERAL FUND IN GENERAL SO IT
WOULD HAVE A BALANCING EFFECT
ON THE GENERAL FUND.
>> CALVIN, DID YOU HAVE A
FOLLOW-UP ON THAT?
>> I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT
IF WE EARMARK MORE OF THESE
CAMERA ENFORCEMENT DOLLARS
TOWARD THIS INFRASTRUCTURE
THAT IT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON
OTHER GENERAL FUNDS ,
SUPPORTED FUNCTIONS OF THE
CITY. TO THE EXTENT THAT WE
WANT VISION ZERO TWO BE A
SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM, IT MIGHT
BE WORTH LOOKING FOR A MORE
SUSTAINABLE, ONGOING FUND
SOURCE THAT IS MORE PEGGED TO
MEET THE NEED. I DID RECEIVE
A LINE OF QUESTIONS FROM SOME
CONSTITUENTS WHO WERE
CONCERNED ABOUT CONTINUED
EXPANSION OF AUTOMATED
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND IT
JUST SEEMS LIKE , IF WE ARE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO USE THIS
AS A TOOL -- AND WE ARE, I
BELIEVE. THE STATE HAS GIVEN US
AUTHORIZATION TO EXPAND
AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
BEYOND THE BUS LANES, SCHOOL
ZONES , AND RED LIGHT CAMERAS .
THEY HAVE GIVEN US THE
AUTHORITY TO EXPAND ALSO TO
AREAS THAT ARE DESIGNATED AS
DRAGON AREAS AND AREAS THAT ARE
ON PARKWAYS . I JUST THINK IT
WOULD BE GOOD TO LOOK AT
PROVIDING SOME ASSURANCES THAT
THE FUND IS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT ARE
FUNDS THAT ARE DIRECTLY BEING
INVESTED TO A PERCENTAGE
LARGER THAN 20% IN MAKING
THESE COMMUNITIES SAFER FOR
WALKING AND BIKING.
>> CALVIN, I SEE ANOTHER HAND
UP.
>> I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP
ON THAT. THERE IS DIFFERENT
STATE AUTHORITY FOR THE
DIFFERENT KINDS OF CAMERAS.
SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS, 100% OF
THAT HAS TO GO TO SUPPORT THE
SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAMS. FOR THE
BLOCK THE BOX, THE NEW
AUTHORITY , HALF OF THAT HAS TO
GO TO SUPPORT THE STATES
ACCESSIBILITY FUND . HALF OF IT
HAS TO BE USED AS
ACCESSIBILITY FUNDS FOR US. THE
ONLY STATE SOURCE IS FOR THE
RED LIGHT CAMERAS. THAT IS THE
ONE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO
INTO GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
>> VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU.
>> I AM NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL HANDS ON THIS.
ANYTHING ELSE?
>> OKAY. LET'S KEEP MOVING.
AFTER THIS, I WILL HAVE AN
UPDATE ON TIMING.
>> THE NEXT ITEM IS AND START
103 LETTER A 1. THIS ITEM
WOULD DEPLOY -- IT WOULD
DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE SCHOOL
ZONE CAMERA PROGRAM OVER THE
NEXT TWO YEARS. THERE ARE TWO
ELEMENTS TO THIS, THE SDOT
ELEMENT AND THE ONE THAT WOULD
FUND THE PROGRAM SPENDING. FOR
THAT PURPOSE, THIS WOULD ADD $1
MILLION IN 2024 AS A
PLACEHOLDER AS WE FIND OUT WHAT
THAT ACTUAL NUMBER WILL BE AS
THE IMPLEMENTATION IS DEVELOPED
AND THEN TO IMPLEMENT WITH THE
EXPECTATION THAT IT WOULD BE A
MUCH LARGER NUMBER OVER TIME.
THEN IT ADDS MONEY IN 2023,
$1.7 MILLION IN 2024 TO THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO EXPAND
THE CAMERA PROGRAMS TO GET THE
NUMBER OF CAMERAS OUT THERE TO
DOUBLE THAT AMOUNT SINCE THEY
ARE THE ONES THAT CONTRACT WITH
A THIRD-PARTY VENDOR FOR
GETTING THE CAMERAS OPERATIONAL
AND HOLDING THOSE OPERATIONAL
COSTS.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN. HELLO
, CHAIR OF TRANSPORTATION.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD DOUBLE THE
SCHOOL ZONE ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAM WHICH IS CONSISTENT
WITH GOALS TO INCREASE
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY FOR
SCHOOLCHILDREN. THIS IS ONE
SAFETY TOOL BUT IT IS AN
EFFECTIVE SAFETY TOOL FOR
SEVERAL REASONS. IT PROTECTS
VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TRYING
TO WALK SAFELY TO AND FROM
SCHOOL. IT REMOVES THE NEED FOR
POLICE RESPONSE IN THE FIELD
AND IT ULTIMATELY GENERATES
NET REVENUES WHICH WOULD BE
ADDED TO MORE VISION ZERO
PROGRAMS . THIS PLAN IS TO
INVEST THE $1 MILLION TO BEGIN
THE ADDITIONAL INSTALLATIONS
AND INVEST MORE IN 2024 TO
COMPLETE THE DOUBLING. THE
BUDGET ACTION WOULD ENABLE THE
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF
35 ADDITIONAL CAMERAS,
BENEFITING AT LEAST 18
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL ZONES ACROSS
SEATTLE. HISTORICALLY, THESE
CAMERAS CAN RAISE AN AVERAGE
OF $300,000 EACH IN GROSS
REVENUE WHICH GREATLY EXCEEDS
THE COST TO INSTALL EACH
CAMERA. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY
103 PHYSICAL LOCATIONS AT
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHICH
MEANS 80% OF THE SCHOOLS DO NOT
BENEFIT FROM SCHOOL ZONE SPEED
ENFORCEMENT CAMERA PROTECTIONS.
THIS AMENDMENT IS AN OFFICIAL
WAY TO KEEP SCHOOLCHILDREN
SAFE. AS WE EXPECT FUTURE
BUDGET GAPS, IT CAN RAISE
ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT WE CAN
REINVEST IN SCHOOL SAFETY
TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO
BE ADDED AS A COSPONSOR TO
THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
ADDING HIS NAME. FOR THE
RECORD, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
HAD BEEN ASKED TO BE ADDED TO
102 PREVIOUSLY AND I DON'T
THINK I REITERATED THAT AS I
USUALLY DO, JUST FOR THE
PURPOSES, IF WE COULD GET
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ADDED AND
THEN COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS
ADDED TO 103.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO
FLAG A FEW QUESTIONS THAT I AM
HOPING WE CAN WORK ON ANSWERING
AS THIS PROPOSAL MOVES
FORWARD. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF CAMERAS
THAT ARE PLACED IN
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR -- THERE
IS AN ANALYSIS OF WHERE CAMERAS
ARE PLACED SO THAT WE MAKE
SURE WE HAVE AN EQUITABLE
BALANCE ACROSS THE CITY. I
KNOW A LOT OF WHAT DRIVES THAT
IS ACTUAL TRAFFIC DATA ABOUT
COLLISIONS AND SPEEDING BUT I
WOULD APPRECIATE HAVING AN
ANALYSIS OF WHERE CAMERAS ARE
LOCATED. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A
REQUEST -- WE DETERMINE
WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A DELAY
FOR THE INITIAL VIOLATIONS FOR
CAMERAS TO BE A WARNING
INSTEAD OF A TICKET .
APPARENTLY THERE IS A DATA
POINT THAT 95% OF SEATTLE
RESIDENTS DON'T RECEIVE A
SECOND TICKET AT SPECIFIC
CAMERA LOCATIONS AFTER
RECEIVING THE FIRST. SO, THEIR
BEHAVIOR HAS CHANGED AT THAT
PARTICULAR LOCATION. SO, I
BELIEVE WE SHOULD LOOK TO SEE
WHETHER OR NOT IT IS POSSIBLE
TO SEE IF WE CAN CHANGE
PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR WITH A
WARNING. THEN, JUST FLAGGING
WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS AN
ABILITY FOR SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
COURT'S TO DO MITIGATION OF
THESE TICKETS JUST LIKE THEY
DO WITH OTHER TICKETS AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> DID YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS
ABOUT THAT? ANY INDICATION --
IS THERE CURRENTLY A WARNING
POLICY REDUCED FINE FOR THE
FIRST VIOLATION?
>> I WILL DO A LITTLE MORE
RESEARCH INTO HOW THE COURT
ENGAGES IN THESE ISSUES AND GET
BACK TO YOU. THERE MAY BE WAYS
TO DIRECT MORE OF HOW THE
DEPLOYMENT OF THIS PROGRAM GOES
FORWARD . ANY DEPLOYMENT OF
CAMERAS WOULD GENERALLY BE
TIMED TO THE OPENING OF A NEW
SCHOOL YEAR SO THERE WOULD BE
SOME TIME TO ALREADY DEVELOP
THEIR PROGRAM ANYWAY. IF THERE
ARE SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS WANT TO MAKE
SURE ARE INCLUDED , THAT IS
SOMETHING WE COULD DRAFT OUT AS
WELL.
>> THAT IS HELPFUL TO GET MORE
INFORMATION. I HAD SIMILARLY
HAD QUESTIONS FROM AN EQUITY
LENS PERSPECTIVE. THEY ARE
RELATIVELY HIGH. WE WANT PEOPLE
TO SLOW DOWN AND NOT INJURE ANY
KIDDOS OR FAMILIES. WE ALSO
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
DETER FAST DRIVERS AND THAT
AREA BUT IT IS HIGH FOR A
REASON. THERE ARE LIVES AT
STAKE. I LIKE THE IDEA OF
LOOKING INTO THE EQUITY
INFORMATION A LITTLE BIT MORE
BUT APPLYING THESE ACROSS THE
CITY IN AN EQUITABLE WAY AS
WELL. CALVIN, YOU HAD
SOMETHING TO ADD?
>> I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
THE POINT OF ALL OF THESE
PROGRAMS IS FOR THEM TO PUT
THEMSELVES OUT OF BUSINESS. THE
GOAL IS TO GET PEOPLE TO STOP
BEHAVING POORLY IN THESE AREAS
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DEPLOY THE
CAMERAS . I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT.
>> IF THERE IS EQUITABLE
PLACEMENT, OBVIOUSLY MORE JUST
FROM A RACIAL PERSPECTIVE WITH
LESS LIKELIHOOD FOR BIASED.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, DID YOU
HAVE A FOLLOW-UP TO THAT?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS
A COSPONSOR, PLEASE.
>> EXCELLENT. I AM GOING TO
SHOW ALL OF OUR INTEREST IN
THIS AND ADD MY NAME AS A
COSPONSOR TOO. I LOOK FORWARD
TO GETTING ANSWERS TO THOSE
QUESTIONS TO ROUND OUT THIS
DISCUSSION. ANYTHING ELSE
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON?
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON ADDING
HER NAME AS A COSPONSOR.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS? WE ARE
MOVING ON. HERE IS MY
ANNOUNCEMENT. WE HAVE 15 MORE
AMENDMENTS. WE HAVE ONE HOUR 10
MINUTES. SO, ABOUT THREE TO
FOUR MINUTES PER AMENDMENT. I
WILL START KEEPING A TIMER ON
MY END TO KEEP US MOVING BUT
THERE STILL SHOULD BE PLENTY OF
TIME FOR DISCUSSION AND
QUESTIONS AS WELL.
>> NEXT ITEM IS SDOT-104-1A.
IT WOULD ADD $9.7 MILLION
ONGOING FOR THE MAINTENANCE
PROGRAMS.
>> LET'S GO, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUITO.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT
IS TO KEEP SEATTLE SAFE AND
CONNECTED BY ENSURING WE ARE
FUNDING THE BARE MINIMUM OF THE
AUDITORS' RECOMMENDATION FOR
ANNUAL MAINTENANCE OF OUR
MULTIMODAL BRIDGES . AS WE KNOW
FROM THAT DISTURBING BRIDGE
AUDIT WE OBTAINED IN 2020, OUR
CITY AUDITOR RECOMMENDS
INVESTING A RANGE OF $34
MILLION TO $132 MILLION
ANNUALLY . THEREFORE, THIS
AMENDMENT PROPOSES $9.7 MILLION
TO LIFT OUR INVESTMENTS UP TO
THAT MINIMUM AMOUNT OF $34
MILLION. IN THE WAKE OF THE
HARD LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE 2
1/2 YEAR CLOSURE OF THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE, THE DISTURBING
REVELATIONS OF THE BRIDGE
AUDIT, THE PERIODIC
MALFUNCTIONING OF OTHER
MULTIMODAL BRIDGES AND SDOT 'S
DECISION TO DECLINE THE $100
MILLION IN BOND AND WE HAD
AUTHORIZED IN 2021, IT IS
DISAPPOINTING THAT BRIDGESWERE
NOT BETTER FUNDED IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET. IT IS UP TO US
TO DO BETTER AND THIS AMENDMENT
CAN PUBLISH WHAT IS EXPECTED
FROM RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND
WORKERS TO KEEP SEATTLE'S AGING
BRIDGES OPEN AND SAFE , TO KEEP
OUR COMMITTEES CONNECTED AND
OUR ECONOMY MOVING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
IS THAT THEY LEFT HER HAND ?
OKAY. NO PROBLEM. COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONCEPT FOCUSED ON THESE
ISSUES. I'M NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL PEOPLE SIGNED UP
FOR COMMENTS. WE CAN MOVE ON.
>> NEXT ITEM IS SDOT-105-1A,
ALSO FROM COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN WITH SUPPORT FROM
SAWANT AND JUAREZ. THIS WOULD
ADD TO FUND ALL 17 LARGE
PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION
WITH THE MOVE SEATTLE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, CURRENTLY.
>> COLLEAGUES, AS YOU KNOW,
THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREET FUND
ENABLES COMMUNITIES TO PROPOSE
PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE SAFETY
PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN
IMPLEMENTED BY OUR SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
THE MOVE SEATTLE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE HAS ONLY ENOUGH
FUNDING TO BUILD APPROXIMATELY
NINE OF THE 17 QUALIFIED
PROJECTS PUT FORWARD RECENTLY
BY COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE. THE LIST IS PROVIDED
ON PAGE 2 OF THE AMENDMENT.
SEVERAL OF THESE PRODUCTS
ENABLE CHILDREN TO GET TO
SCHOOL SAFELY. THERE ARE ALSO
SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, NEW
CROSSWALKS , NEW PEDESTRIAN
SIGNALS. WHILE IT IS $6 MILLION
TOTAL, THERE IS ONLY $4 MILLION
AVAILABLE FROM THE MOVE SEATTLE
LEVY. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THIS
AMENDMENT TO INVEST AN
ADDITIONAL $3.6 MILLION FOR ALL
OF THESE IMPORTANT COMMUNITY
DRIVEN PROJECTS.
>> THANK YOU. I BELIEVE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT MAY HAVE
SOMETHING ON THIS.
>> I WILL BE BRIEF BECAUSE
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO
DO. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON GETTING THESE PROJECTS
FUNDED FOR SAFE STREETS , THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE HAD
NORTHGATE ELEMENTARY, HAZEL
WOLF, JANE ADDAMS AND INGRAM
HIGH SCHOOL THAT HAVE ALL BEEN
PART OF THE 17 PROJECTS, NONE
OF THEM BEING FUNDED. OUR
PRIORITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN AROUND
COMMUNITY CENTERS, LIGHT RAILS,
SCHOOLS, FACILITIES WHERE OUR
ELDERS LIVE. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL NUMBER PEDERSEN FOR
PICKING UP THE -- WHAT IS THE
WORD? WHATEVER. THANK YOU. I
AM TIRED OF TALKING ABOUT THIS.
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SO
LONG. THANK YOU.
>> THUMBS-UP AT THAT ONE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
>> LET'S MOVE ON.
>> NEXT ITEM IS SDOT-106-1A
ALSO FROM COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN WITH SUPPORT FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
LEWIS. IT WOULD ADD A NEW CRP
PROJECT IN SDOT FOR THE
NORTHEAST 45th STREET BRIDGE
CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
AND ADD $1.5 MILLION FOR THAT
PROJECT.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. LET'S GO TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
THE OVERPASS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
PROJECT IS AN OVERDUE VISION
ZERO PROJECT THAT, IF
IMPLEMENTED, CAN IMPROVE SAFETY
OF BOTH PEDESTRIANS AND
CYCLISTS. THE 45th STREET
OVERPASS IS A TREACHEROUS
SEGMENT WITH NARROW SIDEWALKS,
VERY LOW BARRIERS TO THE LANES
BELOW. NO BARRIER FROM TRAFFIC
LANES OFF THE BUSY ARTERIAL.
THE PLAN IS TO INSTALL SAFETY
FENCING ON ALL FOUR EDGES THAT
IS DECORATIVE, ILLUMINATED,
APPROVES SAFETY FOR BOTH
CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS WHO
USE THE SIDEWALKS. THESE
IMPROVEMENTS WERE PROMISED AS
PART OF THE 2015 MOVE SEATTLE
LEVY BUT NOT COMPLETED. THE
COUNCIL HAD A FORESIGHT TO FUND
THE DESIGN WORK AS PART OF THE
2022 BUDGET . THANK YOU. OBJECT
MADE IN TERMS OF DESIGN AND
COSTING OUT WHAT COULD BE DONE.
TODAY'S BUDGET AMENDMENT WOULD
IMPLEMENT IT. THIS IS A FIRST
AND LAST MILE CONNECTION TO THE
LIGHT-RAIL STATION THAT ANNEX
THE URBAN CENTER TO THE URBAN
VILLAGE. IT IS SUPPORTED BY
PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE ADVOCATES.
I ENCOURAGE OR SUPPORT TO GET
IT DONE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR . THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THIS
PROJECT IS OUTSIDE OF DISTRICT
6 AND IS THE LAST OR FIRST
MILE CONNECTION TO DISTRICT 6
RESIDENTS TO THE LIGHT RAIL .
WE DON'T HAVE LIGHT RAIL ON THE
WEST SIDE OF SEATTLE. IT WILL
TAKE SOME TIME TO GET IT. THIS
STATION SERVES AS THE CLOSEST
STATION FOR MANY DISTRICT 6
RESIDENTS. AS YOU WILL SEE
LATER, I RECEIVED MANY VISION
ZERO REQUESTS. THIS HAS BEEN
ONE THAT I HAVE RECEIVED MANY
TIMES OVER. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. LET'S
GET HER DONE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE, LET'S KEEP MOVING ON.
>>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> WELCOME BACK.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL COVER THE
NEXT AGENDA ITEM WHICH IS
SDOT-107-1A , SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ,
COSPONSORED BY STRAUSS AND
MORELLA'S . I WOULD LIKE TO
POINT OUT THAT THERE IS A
MISPRINT ON THE AMENDMENT SHEET
. IT IS LISTING COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AS THE COSPONSOR
INSTEAD OF COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND WE WILL CORRECT
THAT FOR FUTURE DISCUSSIONS.
THIS COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION
WOULD ADD $2.5 MILLION OF
TRANSPORTATION FUND TO SDOT TO
COMPLETE THE THOMAS STREET
REDESIGN. THIS PROJECT WAS AND
DEFINITELY PAUSED IN 2023
PROPOSED BUDGET AND SDOT
ESTIMATES A $3.5 MILLION
FUNDING GAP TO COMPLETE THE
PROJECT AS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
HERE WE ARE AGAIN TO TALK ABOUT
THE THOMAS STREET PROJECT. I
THINK MY OFFICE HAS SUPPORTED
REINSERTING THOMAS STREET AS A
PROJECT EVERY YEAR THAT I HAVE
SERVED ON THE COUNCIL. I DO
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS NOT JUST FOR HIS
COSPONSORSHIP OF THIS ITEM BUT
FOR HIS WORK IN THE OFFICE OF
COUNCILMEMBER BANK SHOT AND MY
PREDECESSOR FOR HER WORK
PRIOR TO MY SERVICE IN REALLY
BRINGING THIS PROJECT TOGETHER
AND GETTING IT IN THE BUDGET IN
THE FIRST PLACE. A BIG
COALITION HAS COME TOGETHER IN
THE LAST FEW DAYS. COLLEAGUES
SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER
SIGNED BY THE PARKS
FOUNDATION, SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS, CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA AMONG OTHER
SIGNATORIES. I WON'T GO THROUGH
THE WHOLE LIST. I APPRECIATE
THE URBANIST DISTRIBUTING A
SIGNATORY OF THE LETTER AND
ALSO DISTRIBUTING SOME KIND
WORDS ON THIS PROJECT OVER THE
LAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND WRITING
ABOUT IT. THIS PROJECT IS
ESSENTIAL TO STITCH TOGETHER
THE SOUTH LAKE UNION
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A MULTIMODAL
STREET THAT ALLOWS
CONNECTION TO THE INCREASINGLY
ACTIVATED SEATTLE CENTER CAMPUS
AND CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA. A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEOPLE
ATTENDING PROGRAMS AT THE NEW
CLIMATE PRIVILEGE ARE
ACCESSING THE SEATTLE CENTER
CAMPUS VIA THOMAS STREET.
THAT IS ONLY EXPECTED TO
EXPAND AND GROW. WE HAVE A
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR PLACE
MAKING AND TO HAVE A
CENTERPIECE OF THE SOUTH LAKE
UNION NEIGHBORHOOD BE A PLACE
THAT EMPHASIZES DIFFERENT MODES
OF TRAVEL , A SPACE THAT CAN BE
TRAVELED FOR COMMUNITY
FESTIVALS, A PLACE THAT CEDES
A PLACE PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED
FOR SINGLE VEHICLE SPACES.
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
INVESTMENT AND I APPRECIATE
THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS COME
TOGETHER AND REACHED OUT TO THE
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THIS AND
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
DISCUSS THIS OVER THE COURSE OF
THE BUDGET AND I DO HOPE TO SEE
IT INCLUDED IN THE ULTIMATE
FINAL PACKAGE THAT WE PUT
TOGETHER AS A COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE, LET'S KEEP MOVING.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA, BEFORE WE
DESCRIBE SDOT-108-A1, I WANTED
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A
STAFF ERROR ON THIS AMENDMENT
AND WE PUT IT TOGETHER NOT
ACCURATELY REFLECTING THE
SPONSORS' INTENT DUE TO A
MISCOMMUNICATION. FOR
DISCUSSION TODAY, WE HAVE
REVISED THE TITLE AND SUMMARY
ONLY TO DESCRIBE THE AD, THE
REDUCTION THAT WAS DESCRIBED IN
THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT THE
SPONSOR'S INTENT. I WANTED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS AN
ERROR IN THE AMENDMENT SHEET.
WE WILL UPDATE IT LATER. I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO DESCRIBE
THE END. 'S BACK THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM IS SDOT 101
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALE AS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND LEWIS AS
COSPONSORS. THIS BUDGET WOULD
ADD $300,000 OF FUNDING TO THE
MASTER PLAN PROTECTED BIKE
LANES, SPECIFICALLY WITH
CONCRETE BARRIERS AND
PROTECTED BIKE LANES WITH
COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 . THIS
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION -- THIS
PROJECT IS $1.3 MILLION.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS
WOULD PRIVIES SO $1.3 MILLION
. IT WOULD ALLOW US TO UPGRADE
THE 4.6 MILES OF BUFFERED BIKE
LANES THAT WE HAVE IN SOUTH
SEATTLE FROM THE PAINT AND
PLASTIC POST TO CONCRETE
BURIALS KNOWN COLLOQUIALLY AS
TORONTO BURIALS . I SPOKE IN
THE LAST CBA ABOUT WHY THIS IS
SO IMPORTANT. WE HAVE OVER HALF
OF TRAFFIC FATALITIES IN SOUTH
SEATTLE . WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT
NOW ARE THESE BUFFERS AND
PLASTIC POSTS AS BIKE LANES.
THIS IS THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF
INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE IN SOUTH
SEATTLE . THESE DON'T ACTUALLY
OFFER ANY PROTECTION . ANYONE
WHO HAS SEEN THEM DRIVEN OVER,
THEY KNOW. IN FACT, THIS
DESIGN STANDARD HAS BEEN USED
AS TEMPORARY LANES IN CITIES
ACROSS THE GLOBE. THEY WERE
USED FOR TEMPORARY BIKE LANES
DURING COVID. ALL OF THESE
CITIES ARE ALL REPLACING THOSE
-- THAT TEMPORARY
INFRASTRUCTURE WITH PERMANENT
CONCRETE PROTECTION. WE DO
HAVE THAT PROTECTION BIKE LANE
IN SEATTLE IN PLACES LIKE
GREEN LAKE AND THE U DISTRICT.
THIS WOULD OFFER THE SAME
PROTECTION TO FOLKS IN THE
SOUTH END WHICH IS IMPORTANT AS
CRITICAL SAFETY PROJECTS FOR
THE SOUTH END KEEP GETTING
DELAYED BY SDOT . WITNESS THE
RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS TO AGAIN
DELAY CONSTRUCTION OF THE BIKE
PATH IN BEACON HILL IN FAVOR OF
A THIRD STUDY OF THAT PROJECT .
SO , WE DISTRIBUTED A MEMO LAST
NIGHT , COLLEAGUES. THE KINDS
OF UPGRADES WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT THAT CAN INCREASE SAFETY
FOR NONDRIVERS, IT HAS BEEN
DOCUMENTED BY THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF CITY TRAFFIC
OFFICIALS AND WOULD MAKE A
POSITIVE CLIMATE IMPACT AS
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY NOTED
IN THEIR STUDY, NOTING THAT ON
AVERAGE 60% OF DRIVERS WOULD
SWITCH OUT OF SOME CAR TRIPS
FOR BIKING IF THEY HAD SAFE
INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE TO
THEM. THIS IS NOT JUST GOOD
FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE AND
OVERALL ROAD BUDGETS, KNOWING
THAT BIKES COST LESS DAMAGE ON
THE ROADS. IT ALSO HELPS REDUCE
OUR CO2 EMISSIONS. IT DECREASES
THE LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS
VEHICLE COLLISIONS. IT
INCREASES OVERALL COMMUNITY
HELP . IMPORTANTLY, IT GIVES
THE ONE IN THREE NONDRIVERS IN
OUR COMMUNITY A SAFE PLACE TO
MOVE AROUND THE CITY. THAT IS
WHAT I HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> DID YOU SAY THAT HALF OF ALL
OF THE DEATHS RELATED TO
PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE ACCIDENTS
ARE IN THE SOUTH END?
>> IN 2021, 56% ARE IN THE
SOUTH END.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR LIFTING
THAT UP. ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT
STATISTIC?
>> NOTHING TO ADD.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S KEEP
MOVING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM THE
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. THIS
NEXT ITEM IS SDOT-301-A1 . IS
A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT . IT WOULD REQUEST THAT
SDOT PROVIDE RECORDATION TO THE
CREW FOR COORDINATION ON
CONSTITUENT ISSUES IN
RESPONSE. THE PRIMARY SPONSOR
FOR THIS SLIDE, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> I MEET WITH DISTRICT 6
RESIDENTS EVERY WEEK AS PART OF
OFFICE HOURS AND TOWN HALL
EVENTS . MANY PEOPLE DURING
OFFICE HOURS AND THESE EVENTS
COME UP TO ME WITH VISION ZERO
REQUESTS FROM CROSSWALKS TO
SIDEWALKS TO STOP SIGNS TO
TRAFFIC CIRCLES. THIRD AVENUE
AT 76, 73rd, 72nd, 43rd . THESE
ARE JUST THE ONES THAT ARE OFF
THE TOP OF MY HEAD. EIGHTH AND
MARKET. 58 AT 32nd , 20th AT
15th , ALMOST EVERY TIME I
HOST OFFICE HOURS, THERE IS
SOMEBODY WITH A VISION ZERO
REQUEST. I WOULD LIKE FORMAL
DIRECTION FROM THE DEPARTMENT
ON HOW TO RELAY THESE REQUESTS
IN A WAY THAT ADDRESSES THESE
CONCERNS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? THANK
YOU, LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE NEXT
BUDGET ACTION IS SDOT 302 A1 .
THIS REQUEST IS ON THE
ESTIMATED COST OF MANUFACTURING
HISTORIC STREET NAME SIGNS .
THE WORK CAN BE DONE IN
COORDINATION WITH THE CITY
ACTIVISTS . THEY WOULD IDENTIFY
THE HISTORIC STREET NAMES IN
PROPOSED SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS
LIKE OLD BALLARD, GEORGETOWN
AND ESTIMATE THE COST OF
PROVIDING BROWN AND GREEN
STREET SIGNS SUCH AS ONE MIGHT
SEE IN THE NATIONAL DISTRICT
FOR THOSE INCORPORATED AREAS.
THAT WOULD BE THE PUBLIC
SEATTLE UTILITIES COMMITTEE BY
MIDSUMMER . SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES AND PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. BALLARD
WAS THE SECOND LARGEST CITY ,
THE SEVENTH LARGEST CITY IN
WASHINGTON STATE UNTIL 1907
WHERE A DEAD HORSE SHOWED UP IN
OUR RESERVOIR . WE HAD OUR OWN
STREET NAMES. I AM CURRENTLY AT
OUR DISTRICT OFFICE NEXT TO
THE BALLARD LIBRARY CUSTOMER
SERVICE CENTER . THE STREET
SIGN SAYS 56th AND 22nd AVENUE
NORTHWEST . BEFORE 1907, THIS
WAS STATE STREET AND THIRD
AVENUE . OTHER JURISDICTIONS
WITHIN OUR CITY THAT WERE
ANNEXED IN 1907 WERE BRYANT ,
WEST SEATTLE , AND GEORGETOWN.
THIS REQUEST IS -- I KNOW WE
HAVE ONLINE MAPS . WE HAVE
HISTORICAL MAPS. I DON'T
NECESSARILY KNOW -- I THINK IT
WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW
HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO
REPLACE THESE STREET SIGNS THAT
IDENTIFY WITH THE FORMER
STREETS WERE? RIGHT NOW WE'VE
GOT PILES ON SOME CORNERS AND
BALLARD OF WHAT THE FORMER
STREET SIGNS WERE BUT IT IS NOT
CONSISTENT THROUGH ALL STREETS.
I AM NOT JUST REPRESENTING
BALLARD IN MY DISTRICT BUT I
DID MAKE A REQUEST FOR OTHER
CITIES THAT WERE ANNEXED. WE
WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THE FIGURE
IS . IF IT IS A REASONABLE
AMOUNT OF MONEY, IT WOULD BE A
GREAT WAY TO ADD VIBRANCY TO
OUR CITY STREETS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON
THAT? THANK YOU FOR SHARING
THAT HISTORY. LET'S GET GOING.
>> ITEM SDOT-303-A1 IS OFFERED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS . IT IS
A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT REQUESTING REPORT FROM
SDOT ON PARKING RATE POLICY.
THERE ARE TWO QUESTIONS. ONE
IS SPECIFICALLY THE STANDARDS
AND PERFORMANCE RULES THAT THE
CITY HAS IN CODE AND TO REVIEW
THOSE AND MAKE ANY
RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAKE CHANGES
TO THOSE POLICIES WHICH HAS
BEEN LARGELY UNCHANGED SINCE
2010. THERE COULD BE POLICY
UPDATES THAT THE CITY COULD
PURSUE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ?
>> THANK YOU . ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT I LOOKED AT OVER
THE COURSE OF THIS BUDGET CYCLE
WAS THE POTENTIAL OF PURSUING
A REVENUE SOURCE THAT THE CITY
OF PORTLAND USES WHERE THERE
IS A SMALL SURCHARGE ON
PARKING WHERE I BELIEVE THEY
CALL IT -- THEY CAPTURE THE
IMPACT OF DRIVING AND PARKING
ON GLOBAL CLIMATE AND USE THAT
MONEY FOR ALTERNATIVE
INVESTMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION.
INVESTMENTS OF THAT SORT MAY
BE PREEMPTED BY OVERLY
RESTRICT LIVE ESTATE LANGUAGE
ON HOW WE CAN ESSENTIALLY
CHARGE FOR PARKING AND HOW
THAT MONEY COULD BE
DISTRIBUTED. THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO QUEUE UP POLICY
DISCUSSION THAT LOOKS AT WHAT
IS PURELY WITHIN OUR POWER TO
REGULATE ON STREET PARKING AND
WHERE WE COULD GET SOME MORE
FLEXIBILITY FROM THE STATE TO
DIVERSIFY THAT TOOL OF
ESSENTIALLY LEASING OUR PUBLIC
RIGHT-OF-WAY SPACE FOR PEOPLE
TO TEMPORARILY STORE THEIR
PRIVATE VEHICLES AND REINVEST
THAT MONEY INTO SOME OF THE
TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES WE
HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR
MOST OF THE AFTERNOON THAT ARE
DESPERATELY UNDER RESOURCED AND
NEED MORE SUPPORT. SO, THAT IS
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO HERE.
BACK OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL HANDS,
COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU FOR
THE EXAMPLE FROM PORTLAND.
LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> THE NEXT ITEM IS
SDOT-502-B1. THIS ITEM WOULD
AMEND -- IT WOULD MAKE
AMENDMENTS TO SOME BUDGET
LEGISLATION RELATED TO SEATTLE
TRANSIT MEASURES WITH SPENDING
CATEGORIES. THE PROPOSED
BUDGET HAS A PROPOSAL TO
INCREASE THE ANNUAL SPENDING
LIMIT FOR TRANSIT CAPITAL FROM
$3 MILLION-$6 MILLION. THIS
PROPOSED BUDGET ACTION HERE
WOULD INCREASE THAT BY A
FURTHER $3.5 MILLION AND MAKE
A CHANGE WITHIN THE BUDGET TO
DIVERT THE INITIAL $3.5 MILLION
FROM SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE
FUNDING TO TRANSIT CAPITAL
PROJECTS. IT IS OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN WITH
SUPPORT FROM COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND NELSON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> COLLEAGUES, THANKS TO A NEW
STATE LAW, SEATTLE RESIDENTS
18 AND UNDER ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
FREE YOUTH FAIRS WHEN RIDING
TRANSIT INCLUDING BUSES. THAT
MEANS OUR SEATTLE TRANSIT
MEASURE, ALSO KNOWN AS SPD NO
LONGER NEEDS TO PROVIDE THAT
ANNUALLY. DUE TO THE INCREASED
NEEDS FOR TRANSIT RELATED
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, A LOT
THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED TODAY,
THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO USE AT
LEAST, TEMPORARILY, THAT ANNUAL
SAVINGS TO FUND THE NUMEROUS
THINGS WE ARE EAGER TO FUND?
IT WOULD BE AN UP TO AMOUNT BUT
IT WOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY IN
HAND . TRANSIT RELATED CAPITAL
PROJECTS IMPROVE SAFETY AS WELL
AS RELIABILITY AND SPEED ARE
PUBLIC MASS TRANSIT,
PARTICULARLY FOR BUSES. IT CAN
ATTRACT MORE TRANSIT RIDERS.
IN THE FACE OF BUDGET GAPS THIS
YEAR AND NEXT, IT COULD PROVIDE
IMPORTANT FLEXIBILITY FOR OUR
INCREASED CAPITAL NEEDS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ON THIS ONE?
>> I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION
ON THIS. OF COURSE, CENTRAL
STAFF, IF YOU WANT TO ANSWER AS
WELL. DO WE HAVE PROJECTS
IDENTIFIED FOR THE FUNDS THAT
ARE PROPOSED TO BE TRANSFERRED
TO THE TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT?
>> NO . THAT IS SO YOU CAN WORK
OUT WITH YOUR BALANCING
PACKETS. THIS IS A SOURCE OF
FUNDS THAT YOU CAN USE FOR THE
BALANCING PACKAGE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I DO HAVE SOME BETTER DETAIL
INTO WHAT IS BEHIND THE
EXECUTIVE BUDGET THAT I WOULD
BE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU IS
YOU ARE CONSIDERING PUTTING
TOGETHER YOUR BUDGET PACKET.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU.
ANYTHING ELSE? LET'S KEEP
GOING.
>> NEXT ITEM IS SDOT-504-A.
THIS PASSES LEGISLATION TO
PROPOSE A MICRO MOBILITY
COMPANY TAX OF $0.25 PER RIDE
WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. IT
WOULD ADD $540,000 TO MAKE THE
NECESSARY SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS
TO BEGIN COLLECTING THE TAX.
IT IS OFFERED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS WITH SUPPORT BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS ANOTHER PROPOSAL
THAT COMES FROM PORTLAND,
OREGON WHEN THEY ADOPTED THE
MICRO MOBILITY POLICIES AND
2018. ONE OF THE POLICIES THEY
ATTACHED WAS A $0.25 PER USE
TAX ON FOLKS WHO WERE USING
THE MICRO MOBILITY PLATFORMS TO
CREATE A DEDICATED FUND FOR THE
EXPANSION MAINTENANCE AND
PROTECTION OF BIKE
INFRASTRUCTURE. THE PROPOSAL ,
AS INDICATED -- I DON'T KNOW
IF CALVIN INDICATED WHAT THE
PROJECTION WOULD RAISE BUT IT
IS ESTIMATED -- I THINK THAT
WE CAN FULLY EXPECT THAT THE
NUMBER IS ONLY GOING TO GROW
AS THESE MICRO MOBILITY
PLATFORMS BECOME MORE POPULAR
AND MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. THERE WAS A
GOOD SITE LINE PIECE FOR
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN DISCUSSING THE
MERITS OF THIS APPROACH FROM
JULY 11, 2018 BY MICHAEL
ANDERSON INDICATING THAT THE
INVESTMENT , CREATING A
DEDICATED AND FULLY OWNED
SOURCE FOR THIS INFRASTRUCTURE
COULD CREATE AN ORGANIC
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
VIABILITY BETWEEN THESE MODES
OF TRANSIT AND THEIR SAFETY AND
HOW BROADLY THEY ARE ADOPTED.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS INCLUDED
IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE
AMENDMENT HERE IN TERMS OF THE
AVERAGE COST BUT I THINK THE
AVERAGE TRIP FOR ONE OF THESE
RIDES RIGHT NOW RUNS $6 IN
THE AGGREGATE COST. THIS WOULD
ESSENTIALLY ADD SEATTLE IS 25
TO THAT . MY PERSONAL TRIP TO
WORK TODAY RAN $9.25 . IT
WOULD BE $9.50 UNDER THIS
POLICY. WITH THAT, I WILL
TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE CHAIR
BUT I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
AS WE LOOK AT HOW WE ARE
FUNDING THESE TRANSPORTATION
PRIORITIES TO LOOK AT SOME OF
THE ACTIVITIES THAT IS
HAPPENING AT THE CITY WITH
WAYS WE CAN BROADEN OUR BASE TO
CONTRIBUTE TO FUNDING A LOT OF
THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE
>> THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS 'S
PROPOSAL DOES SPECIFY THE
SPECIFIC USES OF THE TAX
PROCEEDS TO DO THE
ADMINISTRATIVE COST AS WELL AS
THE PROGRAMS AND THAT WILL
INCLUDE -- IT WOULD FORGO THE
TAX FOR RIDES THAT ARE UNDER
THE INCOME ELIGIBLE RATES THAT
THE MICRO MOBILITY COMPANIES
CHARGE.
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR
THE SPONSORS. THERE WAS
SOMEONE WHO DID THE STAKEHOLDER
ASSESSMENT ON SOME OF THE
MOBILITY ADVOCATES WHO REALLY
WANT TO PROMOTE THIS TYPE OF
ALTERNATIVE TO A CAR IF THEY
HAVE ANY FEEDBACK.
>> I HAVE CONSULTED WITH
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS
. SOME OF THE OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS WE HAVE BEEN
DOING ON THOMAS STREET , FOR
EXAMPLE BUT HAVE NOT REALLY
RECEIVED A FIRM RESPONSE. WE
HAVE A LONG LIST OF DEMANDS
FOR INCREASING
INFRASTRUCTURES THAT THIS TAX
AIMS TO DEVELOP AND
RECONCILING THOSE THINGS. I
WOULD PERSONALLY RATHER HAVE
THIS FUNDING SOURCE AND HAVE
MORE OF THOSE PROJECTS OVER
TIME. WE CAN DISCUSS AS WE
RECONCILE OUR AMBITIONS WITH
OUR REVENUE .
>> ONE MORE QUICK QUESTION FOR
CALVIN . IS THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL DATA FROM OTHER
CITIES ON -- IS THAT WHAT YOU
MENTIONED ? DO WE HAVE THE DATA
ON SIMILARLY SITUATED CITIES
THAT HAVE INCREASED THE AMOUNT
AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT
AFFECTS RIDERSHIP?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT
-- ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES WITH
TRYING TO PROJECT MICRO
MOBILITY IS WE REALLY HAVE THE
REPORTING THAT HAS BEEN DONE
RECENTLY. WE SEE A LOT OF
FLUCTUATION IN THE USE AND THE
PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED HOW THE
COMPANIES HAVE DEPLOYED . WE DO
GET SOME INFORMATION FROM SDOT
ABOUT WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE
WHICH INCLUDES WHAT THE
AVERAGE COST LOOKS LIKE . IT
IS A LITTLE BIT REMOVED. IT IS
NOT A DIRECT RESPONSE. IT IS
NOT THE MOST COMPLETE DATA.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. HE FOR I
GO TO COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS , DID YOU
HAVE A RESPONSE?
>> IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE,
FOR EXAMPLE, IT INDICATES THAT
THERE HAS BEEN 2 MILLION
INDIVIDUAL TRIPS IN THE CITY
OF PORTLAND SINCE 2018. I
DON'T KNOW HOW OUTDATED THAT IS
BUT THESE MICRO MOBILITY
PLATFORMS ARE STILL VERY
VIABLE PLATFORMS IN THE CITY OF
PORTLAND , FOR WHATEVER THAT IS
WORTH . ASSESSING WHETHER IT
HAS HAD AN IMPACT, THE OTHER
THING I WOULD INDICATE IS THAT
A LOT OF THESE PLATFORMS HAVE
EQUITY OR OTHER KINDS OF
PROGRAMS THAT PEOPLE CAN ENTER
INTO AND THE WAY THAT THIS
LEGISLATION IS WRITTEN, IT
ENVISIONS EXEMPTING THOSE
TRIPS. THERE IS A WAY TO BUILD
EQUITY INTO THE PRICING, INTO A
TAX LIKE THIS BY ESSENTIALLY
EXCLUDING THE TRIPS THAT ARE
TAKEN BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE
ACCOUNTS . THAT IS AN
IMPORTANT THING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS BUDGET
AMENDMENT CREATING THIS NEW
TAX. THE PROPOSED TAX HAS A
SIMILAR STRUCTURE TO A SALES
TAX IN THAT IT IS A TAX ON
EACH TRANSACTION THE CUSTOMER
PAYS. BECAUSE IT IS A TAX ON
EACH TRANSACTION, IT IS
VIRTUALLY INEVITABLE THAT THE
COMPANIES WILL PASS THIS TAX
DIRECTLY ONTO WORKING PEOPLE.
THEY ARE NOTORIOUSLY AGGRESSIVE
WITH POOR AND WORKING-CLASS
PEOPLE PAYING A MUCH HIGHER
PERCENTAGE OF THEIR INCOME ON
THE TAXES THAN THE WEALTHY. I
BELIEVE THIS WILL BE THE SAME.
I DON'T SEE HOW IT IS
DIFFERENT. IN SOME CASES, I
HAVE SUPPORTED TAXES IF THEY
FUND ESSENTIAL SERVICES. EACH
TIME I HAVE MADE A POINT, THEY
SAY THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS NEED
TO BRING THE PROGRESSIVE
REVENUES THROUGH THE CITY AND
THE STATE. WE BADLY NEED THAT .
IN THIS CASE, THE CENTRAL
STAFF ANALYSIS -- THE
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WOULD BE
$140,000. FOR THE FIRST YEAR,
REVENUE WOULD BE USED TO
ADMINISTER ITS OWN COLLECTION.
HOPEFULLY THAT WOULD BE A
BETTER MARGIN IN THE FUTURE
YEARS. HOWEVER , THIS IS
INCREDIBLY WEAK REVENUE. IT IS
STRIKINGLY BUT NOT SURPRISING
THE DEMOCRATS ARE NOT WILLING
-- THEY DON'T HAVE THE
POLITICAL WILL TO BRING FORWARD
SOMETHING LIKE DEVELOPER IMPACT
FEE RAISING VERY LITTLE MONEY
AS A REQUIRED SPONSOR AND
COSPONSOR BUT NOT ONE OTHER
COUNCILMEMBER HAS BEEN WILLING
SO FAR TO COSPONSOR THE BUDGET
AMENDMENT INCREASE OF BIG
BUSINESS TAX RATE OF THE AMAZON
TAX WHICH IS A VERY
PROGRESSIVE TAX. SALES TAXES
ARE AS BAD AS THEY COME IN
TERMS OF AGGRESSIVE TAXES BUT
INCREASING THE AMAZON TAX TO
DIVERT THE PROPOSED BUDGET .
THIS CONTRAST SHOWS WHERE THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY ELECTED
OFFICIALS REALLY STAND AND HOW
MUCH POLITICAL POWER BIG
BUSINESS HAS IN CITY HALL TO
AVOID THE BEGINNING OF THEIR
FAIR SHARE OF TAXES.
>> WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON. IS
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ON THIS ONE? OKAY. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF , SDOT-501-181
IS THE LAST TRANSPORTATION
ACTION IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY.
IT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
LEWIS. THIS BUDGET ACTION WOULD
ADOPT LEGISLATION TO INCREASE
THE VEHICLE LICENSE FEE BY $10
FROM $40-$50 PER VEHICLE. $50
IS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THE CITY
MAY CHARGE IN VEHICLE LICENSE
FEES UNDER STATE LAW. THE END
OF THIS YEAR IS THE FIRST TIME
THE CITY ACTING AS THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BENEFIT
IS AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE A $50
FEE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO SORRY. YOU ARE NOT DONE.
>> THERE WAS A LOT MORE TO
THIS. SORRY.
>> WE ARE HERE FOR IT.
>> IN 2023, THE ESTIMATE WAS TO
BRING IN $2 MILLION FOR
TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES. IN
2024, IT IS ESTIMATED TO RAISE
$4 MILLION A YEAR. THE PROPOSED
BILL WOULD ALLOCATE $1.5
MILLION OF 2023 FUNDS TO
PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ON THE
NORTHEAST DISTRICT I-5
OVERPASS. THIS COMES WITH
BUDGET ACTION THAT DOES NOT
ALLOCATE THE FUNDS TO THE COP
PROJECT THAT WILL NEED TO BE
DONE TO ALLOW THE IMPROVEMENTS
TO BE BUILT WHICH SHOULD NOT BE
MUCH TROUBLE. YOU SAW EARLIER
THIS AFTERNOON SDOT 106-A-1
WHICH CREATES A PROJECT. THE
REMAINDER OF THE FUNDING IN
2023 , APPROXIMATELY $460,000
WOULD BE ALLOCATED TO
MAINTENANCE BRIDGE PROJECTS.
THE FUNDS WOULD BE FOR BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE AND PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY. THE COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION INCLUDES ENSURING THE
FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED IN 2023 AND
USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN SKATER
AND A NOD TO MY BRAVE
COSPONSORS . COLLEAGUES, AS WE
CONFRONT TOUGH DECISIONS IN
THE COMING WEEKS DUE TO BUDGET
CONSTRAINTS, I WANTED TO OFFER
UP AN ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF
REVENUE FOR TRANSPORTATION
SAFETY PROJECTS. THIS AMENDMENT
PROPOSES TO INCREASE THE
VEHICLE LICENSE FEE BY $10
WOULD RAISE AN ADDITIONAL $4
MILLION PER YEAR . IT WOULD
RAISE JUST $2 MILLION IN 2023.
WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO WITH
THAT IS HAVE IT GO TO SOME
PROJECTS WE TALKED ABOUT
EARLIER. I KNOW WE ARE NOT
IDENTIFYING SOURCES OF FUNDS
FOR A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS WE
ARE PUTTING FORWARD BUT THEY
WANTED TO DO THAT WITH A COUPLE
OF THESE. IN 2023, $1.5 MILLION
WOULD GO TO THE 45th STREET
PROJECT SO IT COULD BE FULLY
FUNDED . THE REMAINING PORTION
FOR BRIDGE MAINTENANCE BUT
GOING FORWARD IS WHEN IT WOULD
REALLY OPEN UP . YOU GOT $2
MILLION A YEAR PROVISION ZERO
SAFETY PROJECTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS,
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS
ONE? I SEE A FEW HANDS BUT I
CAN'T TELL IF LEWIS IS AN OLD
ONE.
>> OLD HAND.
>> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT,
YOU ARE UP .
>> JUST LIKE IN THE PREVIOUS
AGENDA ITEM, I DO NOT SUPPORT
THIS PROPOSAL TO INCREASE
AGGRESSIVE TAXES THAT
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT POOR
AND WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE. THE
VEHICLE LICENSE FEE IS ONE OF
THE MOST REGRESSIVE TAXES IN
WASHINGTON STATE .
WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE ARE SO
OUTRAGED BY IT THAT THE
RIGHT-WING HAS BEEN ABLE TO USE
THAT OUTRAGE IN REPEATED
ATTEMPTS TO REFUND
TRANSPORTATION . IT IS STUNNING
THIS KEEPS COMING BACK FROM THE
DEMOCRATS AND I ABSOLUTELY
OPPOSE IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CAN I ASK CENTRAL STAFF THE
CURRENT BREAKDOWNS OF THE
SPENDING PLAN. IS THAT TOO
BROAD OF A QUESTION? SHOULD I
FOLLOW UP WITH YOU?
>> WE CAN GET YOU THAT
INFORMATION.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THIS MAYBE A TIME-LIMITED
PROGRAM BUT WASN'T THERE A
DLF REBATE PROGRAM FOR INCOME
ELIGIBLE PEOPLE?
>> GO AHEAD, CAL.
COMPLICATED BECAUSE UNDER THE
BENEFIT AUTHORITY , WE HAVE
HISTORICALLY USED DLF FOR THE
PREVIOUS TRANSIT MEASURE AND
THAT MEASURE INCLUDED A REBATE
PROGRAM . THERE IS NOT
CURRENTLY ONE FOR THE
STANDARD IF YOU WILL.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ? OKAY.
GREAT . I LOOK FORWARD TO
GETTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FROM CENTRAL STAFF AND I KNOW
THAT THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH
THE FLOOR . I APPRECIATE AS
WELL ANY EFFORTS RIGHT NOW TO
LOOK AT REVENUE. I APPRECIATE
THE COLLECTIVE THINKING ACROSS
THE COUNCIL ON DIFFERENT
STRATEGIES THERE. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THOSE FORWARD. I
THINK THERE WAS ONE WALK ON
HERE.
>> DO WE GET GREG DOSS BACK FOR
THIS ONE? YOU ARE GETTING IN
HERE FOR THE NEXT ONE. OKAY.
CALVIN, THANK YOU FOR RUNNING
US OUT ON THIS ONE.
>> THIS IS OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. IT IS
RELATED TO THE 2022 BUDGET .
IT WOULD REDIRECT $100,000 OF
FUNDS FROM PARKS TO SDOT FOR
WATER SERVICE .
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU , CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
THE FUTURE WORK OF THIS WILL BE
WRAPPED UP INTO THAT BREWERY
DISTRICT REQUEST THAT I HAD A
COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO. WE
STARTED WITH THE LEARY
TRIANGLE. IT IS A TRIANGULAR
PIECE OF SDOT PROPERTY THAT
LOOKS LIKE A PARK . IT HAS BEEN
REHABILITATED THIS YEAR . THE
WATER METER HAS BEEN
REINSTATED. THERE WAS A STRONG
DESIRE TO HAVE A DOG PARK
THERE. ONCE WE GET THAT WORK
DONE, WE WILL LOOK AT CLOSING
9th AVENUE BETWEEN LEARY WAY
AND 47th, I BELIEVE IT IS. SO,
AS WE WERE DOING THIS WORK, THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT WAS NOT THE
RIGHT DEPARTMENT. WE THOUGHT
WE WOULD START ROLLING WITH
THE DOG PARK STRAIGHT OUT THE
GATE LAST YEAR. THAT WORK HAS
SLOWED DOWN. WE WILL GET TO IT
SHORTLY. ALL OF THAT SAID,
SDOT HAS DONE THE WORK. WE ARE
HOPING TO BE ABLE TO TRANSFER
THIS MONEY OVER SO THAT THEY
CAN FINISH THE WORK AND THEN
WE CAN ADDRESS THE DOG PARK AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. COMMENTS?
>> IF WE ARE TAKING COSPONSORS
FOR THIS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO
COSPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS
WELCOMED. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN COSPONSORING WALK ON
ONE FROM COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
.
>>> I AM NOT SEEING ANYTHING
ELSE ON THE SDOT AGENDA .
LET'S THANK OUR TEAM FROM
CENTRAL STAFF FOR ALL OF THE
WORK ON THAT LAST ITEM. WE ARE
GOING TO GET DONE ON TIME
TODAY. WE HAVE, I BELIEVE, TWO
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED
AND I THINK A WALK ON FOR THIS
SECTION. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE
IT. WELCOME BACK, GREG DOSS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
HAPPY TO CLOSE US OUT TODAY AND
END ALL YOUR TROUBLE . I'M
GOING TO START OUT TO DAY WITH
SPD-301-A-001. THIS IS ABOUT
FINANCE METRICS. THIS SLIDE
IS A CONTINUATION THAT THE
COUNCIL HAS HAD OVER THE LAST
FEW YEARS. IT IS BROUGHT TO
YOU BY COUNCILMEMBER HER BOLT
AND COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> NOT MUCH TO ADD . THIS
CONTINUES THE OVERSIGHT OF THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET . THIS
INFORMATION IS VERY USEFUL FOR
COMMITTEE BRIEFINGS AND IS
OFTEN FOUND ON THE AGENDA OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE. THE REQUEST
FOR REPORTS ARE BY FEBRUARY
24 FOR END OF YEAR DATA AND
APRIL 24 AND JULY 24
QUARTERLY REPORTS IN 2023.
WHAT IS NEW HERE IS A REQUEST
FOR AN UPDATE SOMETHING CALLED
THE TIMEKEEPING PROJECT. THIS
IS A PROJECT THAT SPD HAS
BEEN WORKING ON SINCE 2016 TO
COMPLY WITH THE OVERTIME AND
OFF DUTY WORK MANAGEMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE 2016 POLICE
DEPARTMENT OVERTIME CONTROLS
AUDIT . JUST -- THERE ARE
MANY RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
CITY AUDITOR FROM 2016 THAT
ARE IDENTIFIED AS IN PROGRESS
AND SPD HAS IDENTIFIED THE
WORK SCHEDULE PROJECT AS THE
THING THAT WILL HELP THEM
COME TO FULLY ADDRESS THE
AUDIT FINDINGS. JUST WANTING
TO MAKE SURE WE GET ON TRACK OR
GET BACK ON TRACK WITH THE
WORK WITH THESE REPORTS. THANK
YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THIS?
>> I DON'T SEE ANY. WE ARE
GOING TO KEEP PLUGGING AWAY
AND GETTING THAT INFO. LET'S
GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> SPD-302-A-001 IS A REQUEST
THAT SPD REPORT ON STAGE II OF
THE RISK MANAGEMENT COMMAND
PROJECT. THIS IS BROUGHT TO YOU
AGAIN BY COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
PEDERSEN. THIS SLI WOULD
REQUEST THAT THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT PROVIDE A REPORT ON
STAGE II OF THE PROJECT WHICH
WOULD PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THE
CALL CLASSIFIER TECHNOLOGY.
THIS IS A REAL-TIME CALL
TRIAGING SOLUTION THAT WOULD
ALLOW FOR A CLASSIFICATION OF
THE SEVERITY OF RISK OF ANY
GIVEN CALL BASED ON THE
HISTORICAL DATA OF THE
EMERGENCY CALLS ASSOCIATED
OUTCOMES . IT WOULD THEN TIE IN
WITH THE CLASSIFICATIONS THAT
YOU HEARD IN THE SEPTEMBER 27
, 2022 COMMITTEE MEETING AND
IT WOULD BUILD ON ITSELF USING
MACHINE LEARNING TO RECOMMEND
THE TYPE OF APPROPRIATE
NON-SWORN RESPONSE , OR A
CO-RESPONSE. THIS PARTICULAR
SPD-302-A-001 WOULD REQUEST
THAT THE DEPARTMENT REPORT
BACK ON WHETHER IT IS PLANNING
TO REQUEST EXTERNAL EXPERTS
AND/OR THE PUBLIC WOULD RETURN
ITS CALL CLASSIFICATIONS THAT
WERE PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON SEPTEMBER 27 , AS DETERMINED
EITHER BY THE ANALYSIS
ALGORITHM OR BY STAFF WHEN
THEY OVERRODE THE ALGORITHM.
THEN, ALSO, TO GO OVER THE
PROJECT IN GENERAL. THAT GO
LIVE DATE , THE MILESTONES THAT
WOULD BE NECESSARY TO REACH TO
PUT THIS INTO PLACE AT THE
CSCC. ALSO, ONCE IT STARTS
GATHERING DATA ON CALL
OUTCOMES, HOW THAT IS AFFECTED
DURING THE DEPLOYMENT OF
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE. FINALLY,
HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT OUR
ABILITY TO PREDICT STAFFING
FOR DEPLOYMENT OF AN
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE . THE
FIRST REPORT I WILL POINT OUT,
IS DUE ON JANUARY 31 AND THAT
IS JUST TO KEEP A TIGHT
TIMELINE GOING WITH THE
REPORTING PROCESS. THIS WAS ONE
THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A
WHILE AND THE LAST REPORT WAS
AUGUST . THIS WAS JUST
FOLLOWING UP ON THE LAST ONE TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL
STAYS INFORMED OF PROGRESS ON A
REGULAR BASIS . THAT IS ALL I
HAVE TO BRIEF.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM NOT
SEEING ANY -- I'M SORRY. I'M
GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FIRST.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO
ADD. THIS FOLLOWS UP ON LAST
YEAR'S STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT, FOLLOWING UP AFTER THE
NICK JR. REPORT ON 911 CALL
ANALYSIS. THAT REPORT ONLY
ANALYZED HOW 911 CALLS WERE
ORIGINALLY REPORTED AND WHAT
THE CALL TYPES WORK , HOW THEY
WERE ORIGINALLY IDENTIFIED.
THE REPORT IS THE NEXT
ITERATION OF THAT CALL
ANALYSIS AND IT INCLUDES HOW
THE 911 CALLS RESOLVED. AS I
MENTIONED EARLIER TODAY, I
THINK THE HEADLINE HERE IS THAT
THERE IS A LOT OF ALIGNMENT
BETWEEN THE RMD REPORT THAT
LOOKS BOTH AT HOW CALLS ARE
CLASSIFIED AT THE BEGINNING AND
THE END HASWELL IS ALIGNMENT
BETWEEN THAT REPORT AND THE
EARLIER NICK JR. REPORT THAT
LOOKED AT HOW CALLS WERE
ORIGINALLY CLASSIFIED. SO, 24%
OF CALLS ARE IDENTIFIED AS
TIER 4 CALLS . 87 DIFFERENT
CALL TYPES. TIER THREE CALLS
WERE ABOUT 49 DIFFERENT CALL
TYPES AND THAT IS ANOTHER
ALMOST 14% OF RESPONSES. THE
POLICE DEPARTMENTS THEMSELVES
ARE SAYING THAT AMONG THESE
CALL TYPES, UP TO NEARLY --
LET'S SEE HERE -- 38% , MIGHT
BE ABLE TO BE DIVERTED. THE
HEADLINE HERE WITH THE
ANALYSIS THUS FAR IS THAT IT
SUPPORTS MUCH OF WHAT WE HEARD
. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT
TO LIFT OFF IS THAT THE TIER
THREE IN THE EARLIER ANALYSIS
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT -- WHAT
THEY ARE CALLING IS A TIERED
RESPONSE MODEL. THE TIER 3
CALLS , EVEN THOUGH WE MIGHT BE
TALKING ABOUT A CO-RESPONSE ,
SPD IS ACKNOWLEDGING -- AND I
QUOTE, THE RESPONSE ECOSYSTEM
, POLICE AND FIRE, WOULD BE
AWARE THAT AN ALTERNATE
RESPONSE IS IN PROGRESS AND MAY
BE ABLE TO RAPIDLY INTERVENE
BUT WOULD NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE.
I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS ARE
CONCERNED THAT THE WORK THAT WE
ARE DOING AROUND DEVELOPING A
CO-RESPONSE STILL WOULD RESULT
IN POLICE OFFICERS BEING
DEPLOYED WITH THE CO-RESPONDER
AND THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY
THE DIRECTION WE ARE MOVING IN
. I WANT TO GIVE THAT AS
CONTEXT FOR WHY I AM VERY
OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THIS WORK
MOVING FORWARD. IT IS THE
COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT 911 CALLS
THAT IS DISTINCT FROM THE
PILOT THAT WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD ON IN A MORE NEAR-TERM
FASHION BUT THIS COMPREHENSIVE
LOOK AT THE 911 CALLS WILL
EVENTUALLY RESULT IN
DEPLOYMENT -- I AM EXCITED
ABOUT DOING THIS WORK AND
APPRECIATE THAT CENTRAL STAFF
WORKED ON IDENTIFYING THESE
ITEMS FOR THE SLI DIRECTLY
WITH SPD BOTH ON THE TIMELINE
AND THE ITEMS REPORTED OUT ON.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THAT? OKAY. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. I THINK WE HAVE
ONE WALK ON.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. THE LAST
ONE THAT YOU WILL HERE TODAY IS
SPD WALK ON ONE AND IT IS
BROUGHT TO YOU BY COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT THIS WOULD
REDUCE PROPOSED FUNDING FOR THE
GUNSHOT DETECTION SYSTEM BY $1
MILLION , ONGOING . THIS WOULD
REMOVE $1 MILLION -- REDUCE
$1 MILLION FROM THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WOULD BE
USED FOR THE GUNSHOT DETECTION
SYSTEM FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH,
PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT OF
THE SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU , CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
AS GREG SAID, THIS BUDGET
AMENDMENT WOULD CUT FROM THE
SPD BUDGET $1 MILLION THAT THE
MAYOR HAS PROPOSED TO BE USED
TO BUY THE SHOTSPOTTER
COMPANY'S PRODUCT. OVERALL, THE
FUNDING OF PROGRESSIVE
POLICING THAT PRIMARILY TARGETS
POOR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR CONTINUES TO BE AN AND
EFFECTIVE WAY TO KEEP THE
COMMUNITY SAFE. STUDIES SHOW
IT HAS NOT HAD AN IMPACT ON
CRIME. IN THIS CASE, CUTTING
THE FUNDING -- IT IS
[INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME]
>> THERE IS A REPORT FROM
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL THAT WE
SEE THAT THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RELATED
TO SHOTSPOTTER OR NOT,
CHICAGO FOUND THAT
[INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME]
>> --
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER. I THINK WE WERE
HAVING AUDIO AND TECHNICAL
ISSUES TODAY. WE COULD HEAR
YOU, IT SOUNDED A LITTLE BIT
LIKE YOU ARE TALKING INTO A 10
BUT I THINK WE ALL GOT IN AND A
LOT OF THAT WAS REITERATION OF
SOME OF THE COMMENTS AND THE
SOURCES AND THE REPORTS THAT WE
TALKED ABOUT THE FIRST TIME
THAT WE HEARD THE PRESENTATION
FROM THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR LIFTING UP THAT
DATA. SIMILARLY, I HAD PLANNED
ON ADDRESSING THIS IN THE CHAIR
'S BALANCING PACKAGE , GIVEN
THAT WE DON'T USUALLY PUT
FORWARD AMENDMENTS ON EACH OF
THE SPECIFIC LINE ITEM CUTS.
THAT IS WHY IT WAS NOT PUT
FORWARD BY MY OFFICE BUT SINCE
IT IS OUT HERE, I AM GOING TO
ADD MY NAME AS A COSPONSOR TO
THIS AS WELL. IS THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AS SOMEBODY WHO, IN
CONSULTATION WITH YOU, MADAM
CHAIR, HAD OFFERED TO PUT
FORWARD A CBA BUT DECLINED
BASED ON WHAT YOU JUST SHARED
WITH US , NOW THAT IS OUT HERE,
I TOO WOULD LIKE TO PUT MY NAME
ON IT.
>> WONDERFUL. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD ADDING HER NAME TO SPD
WALK ON ONE. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA ADDING ON AS A
COSPONSOR AS WELL. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ? OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO BUILDING ON THIS AND
OTHER ITEMS THAT WE MAY WANT TO
REPRIORITIZE WITHIN THE BUDGET.
GREG, THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR
LAST BUT NOT LEAST PRESENTER
AND WE KNOW THAT THERE IS MUCH,
MUCH MORE TO COME . I WANTED TO
GIVE FOLKS A SENSE OF WHAT TO
EXPECT AS WELL IN THE UPCOMING
WEEK . MAYBE I WILL ASK ALLIE
AS WELL TO CHIME IN ON THIS.
SINCE WE HAVE 10 MINUTES LEFT
-- I WILL TRY TO USE ALL OF IT
BUT I WANT TO USE IT AS A QUICK
SECOND FOR OUR PSA. YOU WILL
RECEIVE OUR WEEKLY MEMO ON
MONDAY THAT OUTLINES WHAT TO
EXPECT IN THE UPCOMING WEEK.
YOU HAVE THE CENTRAL STAFF
MEETINGS LED BY PATTY AND
OTHERS ON CENTRAL STAFF. WE
HIGHLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO
ATTEND THEM ON MONDAYS AND THEN
AGAIN ON THURSDAYS TO GET THE
LATEST UPDATES ON WHAT TO
EXPECT IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK .
THAT WILL ALL BE COMING BUT I
WANTED TO SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT
FOR YOU ALL THAT THERE WILL BE
A REVENUE FORECAST UPDATE . OUR
REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL DOES
MEET ON NOVEMBER 2 FROM NOON
UNTIL 2:00 P.M. THIS COUNCILS
PROJECTED ON SEATTLE CHANNEL
AND YOU CAN TUNE IN TO SEE THE
DELIBERATIONS THERE AND THE
INFORMATION THAT WE WILL ALL BE
RECEIVING IN REAL TIME BOTH
THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE AND
EXECUTIVE BRANCH WE SET UP THIS
PROJECT SO THAT EVERYBODY
RECEIVES THE INFORMATION AT THE
SAME TIME. AGAIN, NOON ON
MEMBER SECOND. ALL INDICATIONS
FROM THE NATIONAL NEWS, THE
LOCAL NEWS MAKE US ALL VERY
NERVOUS ABOUT THIS UPCOMING
FORECAST AND I THINK WE HAVE
SPENT THE LAST THREE DAYS
TALKING ABOUT ADS TO A BUDGET .
WE ARE GOING TO BE IN THE
POSITION OF HAVING TO MAKE MORE
TOUGH DECISIONS , EVEN WITH
SOME OF THE SUGGESTED REVENUE
THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED. THERE
IS NO EASY SOLUTION AND I AM
HOPING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO
SEE GREATER STABILITY IN OUR
LOCAL REGION AND ACROSS THE
NATION BUT I JUST WANTED TO
FLAG THE POTENTIAL IMPACT THAT
THE REVENUE FORECAST ON
NOVEMBER 2 COULD HAVE ON OUR
DELIBERATIONS . IT HAS BEEN
GREAT TO TALK ABOUT THE ADS AND
NOW WE WILL HAVE TO SQUARE IT
OUT WITH THE REVENUE FORECAST
COMING IN ON NOVEMBER 2. IN
ADDITION TO THAT, THROUGHOUT
NEXT WEEK, I KNOW THAT
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, OUR TEAM
WILL BE WORKING TO DIVE INTO
THE AMENDMENTS AS PRESENTED
GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND
WE WILL BE LOOKING TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ALL.
THANK YOU FOR BEING AVAILABLE
TO CENTRAL STAFF AS WE LOOK TO
REFINE SOME OF THE POSSIBLE
AMENDMENTS WE HAVE SUGGESTED
AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO TRY
TO MAKE A NUMBER OF THESE
PRIORITIES FIT IN WITH THE
EXISTING REVENUE AND POSSIBLE
NEW REVENUES THAT YOU HAVE
SUGGESTED. THANK YOU FOR
GETTING US THROUGH THE LAST
THREE DAYS, COLLEAGUES AND FOR
THE BACK-AND-FORTH DISCUSSION,
IT HAS BEEN PRODUCTIVE. I
APPRECIATE IT AND A BIG THANK
YOU TO CENTRAL STAFF FOR THE
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THEY
HAVE DONE AROUND THE CLOCK, AS
USUAL. I SEE THE DIRECTORS
ONLINE AND I WILL HAND IT OVER
TO SHARE ANY ADDITIONAL
UPDATES ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT IN
THE UPCOMING WEEK.
>> DIRECTOR HANDY, DID YOU WANT
TO CHIME IN? I AM HAPPY TO
OUTLINE THE WEEK A BIT BUT IF
YOU WANT TO JUMP IN --
>> YOU GO AHEAD. I AM HERE TO
HELP FIELD ANYTHING ELSE.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE A
LOT TO ADD TO WHAT CHAIR
MOSQUEDA JUST DESCRIBED. WE WE
QUICKLY PIVOTING TO WORK ON
CREATING INITIAL BALANCE
PACKAGE. I WON'T TROUBLE YOU
WITH ALL OF THE DETAILS THAT GO
INTO THAT WORK BUT WE WILL
JUST ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO START
REVISITING SOME OF THE ISSUE
ID MEMOS AND THE ATTACHMENTS ON
THE BALANCING ANALYSIS . THIS
IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGING
YEAR . AS YOU LOOK AT YOUR
PRIORITIES ALONGSIDE THE
BUDGET, IT IS LIKELY THAT YOU
WILL BE HAVING TO LOOK FOR
AREAS YOU ARE WILLING TO CUT
TO ADD SOME ITEMS. I WILL
ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO REVISIT
SOME OF THAT WORK AND I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET SOME OF
THE KEY PRIORITIES INTO THE
FINAL ADOPTED BUDGET. THANK
YOU.
>> I WILL JUST ADD THAT FOR
OUR CONVERSATION WITH THE
PUBLIC , THAT BALANCING PACKAGE
COMES OUT ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7
AND THE CENTRAL STAFF WILL BE
IN COMMITTEE BRIEFING ON THAT
PACKAGE, FOLLOWED BY A PUBLIC
HEARING ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8.
WE WILL ALL BE BACK IN A WEEK.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ? OKAY.
CENTRAL STAFF, I.T. , OUR
CLERKS , SECURITY , EVERYBODY
WHO IS BOTH ON THE FLOOR ARE
VIRTUALLY HELPING TO MANAGE
THESE MEETINGS, SEATTLE
CHANNEL, OUR STAFF, THANK YOU
ALL FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL
APPROACH TO PUTTING THIS ALL
TOGETHER. NOW WE HAVE THE
WISHLIST AND TIME TO SEE WHAT
WE CAN MAKE HAPPEN WITH THE
NEWS THAT WE RECEIVED NEXT WEEK
AS WELL. WITH THAT, HAVE A
GREAT WEEKEND. OBVIOUSLY, I
WILL SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND AND
YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT REST OF
YOUR EVENING. I JUST WANT TO
EMPHASIZE FIVE MINUTES BEFORE
FIVE. HAVE A WONDERFUL
EVENING. THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.