SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 MEETING OF TE
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE PUBLC
UTILITIES COMMITTEE. IT WILL
COME TO ORDER NOW. THE NINE TIME
TIME IS 9:32 AM. WILL LECLERC PE
LECLERC PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT? >
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> FIVE PRESENT. IF THERE IS NO,
NO OBJECTION, THE PROPOSED
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, IT WILL BE ADOPTE.
BE ADOPTED. ON OUR AGENDA TODAYE
HAVE 28 ITEMS. THAT INCLUDES 22
APPOINTMENTS TO THE VARIOUS
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARDS.
FIRST ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE
NINE APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
SEATTLE FREIGHT ADVISORY BOARD
AND THEN SEVEN TO THE SEATTLE
BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD AND SIX
TO THE SEATTLE TRANSIT ADVISORY
BOARD. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
APPOINTEES LOOKING TO SERVE THER
CITY. ITEM 23 IS AN ORDINANCE
THAT AUTHORIZES AN UPDATED
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SE
AND THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESPONSES ON MAINTAINING THE
PORTAGE BAY BRIDGE AND ROANOKE D
PROJECT. AS YOU MAY RECALL,
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES CAME TR
COMMITTEE ON SEPTEMBER 6 TO PRET
THEIR UPDATED RATES FOR SOLID
WASTE REMOVAL. WE SHOULD BE REAY
TO VOTE ON THAT. NEXT, WE WILL
HAVE TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION G
LEGISLATION REGARDING DRAINAGE D
DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE. WE WILL BEE
TO VOTE ON THE DRAINAGE PIECE
TODAY. DUE TO A TECHNICAL
CORRECTION, THE WASTEWATER PIECE
IS IN THE FORM OF DRAFT
LEGISLATION THAT WE CAN VOTE ONT
THE NEXT FULL COUNCIL MEETING. E
CAN DISCUSS IT TODAY. WE HAVE TO
HAVE TWO INFORMATION ITEMS FROME
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION. THE FIRST IS A
PLAN TO EXPAND THE CURRENT PILOT
PILOT PROGRAM FOR SHARED TRANSIT
TRANSIT STOPS. WE WILL HAVE AN E
TO THE LONG-TERM RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR THE SAFESTAR PERMIT
PROGRAM, WHICH WILL BE SPONSOREY
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. WE WILL VOTE THAT OUT
OF COMMITTEE IN EARLY DECEMBER.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION AND
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE. FOR OUR HYBRID MEET,
HYBRID MEETING, WE HAVE PEOPLE
SIGN UP TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT
BOTH ONLINE AND IN PERSON. I
WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
COMMENT PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING.
FOLLOWING MATTER. I WILL CALL ON
CALL ON SPEAKERS ONLINE, THEN
THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP IN THE
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THIS
MEETING IS NORMALLY UP TO 20 MI.
I WILL CALL ON SPEAKERS TWO AT A
A TIME IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED ON THE WEBSITE
IN HERE AT CITY HALL. IF YOU
HAVE NOT REGISTERED, BUT WOULD E
TO SPEAK, YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE
END OF THIS, THIS COMMENT PERIOD
BY USING THE SIGN IN SHEET NEAR
NEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENT MICROPHE
TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THIS
COUNCIL CHAMBER OR ONLINE. FOR
REMOTE SPEAKERS, ONCE I CALL THE
OF THE SPEAKER, THE STAFF WILL
MUTE THE APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE.
A PROMPT WILL BE THE KEY WITH E
SPEAKER THAT IT WILL BE THEIR
TURN TO SPEAK. THEY MUST PRESS
á6 TO BEGIN SPEAKING. FOR ALL
PUBLIC COMMENT IS, WE START BY G
THE NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING IT SHOULD BE
SOMETHING BELONGING TO TODAY'S A
OR OUR OVERSIGHT
RESPONSIBILITIES. SPEAKERS WILL
HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE
SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE ALLOTTED
THE ALLOTTED TIME. ONCE YOU HEAR
HEAR THE CHIME, WE ASK THAT YOUP
UP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU
DO NOT, THE MICROPHONE WILL BE D
BE MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALM THT
SPEAKER. IF YOU ARE PROVIDING
PUBLIC COMMENT REMOTELY, WE ASK
THAT YOU DISCONNECT FROM THE
LINE ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED
YOUR COMMENT. IF YOU PLAN TO COE
FOLLOWING THE MEETING, PLEASE DO
THROUGH SEATTLE CHANNEL OR BY LG
OPTIONS LIST IT ON THE AGENDA.
THE REGULAR PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FOR THIS COMMITTEE MEETIG
COMMITTEE MEETING IS NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKERS ON THE LIST. PLEASE
REMEMBER TO PRESS á6 BEFORE
SPEAKING. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS
AUSTIN MILLER, FOLLOWED BY SHAN.
SHANE DOMBROWSKI. GO-AHEAD, AUS.
GO-AHEAD, AUSTIN.
>> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS. ON
BEHALF OF THE SEATTLE RESTAURANT
SEATTLE RESTAURANT ALLIANCE, I
WANT TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR
THE SAFESTAR PROPOSAL FOR
OUTDOOR DINING. I WANT TO THANKU
FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE EXTENSION
EXTENSION OF THE PROGRAM, GIVING
GIVING OPERATORS THE ABILITY TO
PLAN AHEAD AND MAKE INVESTMENTSN
INVESTMENTS IN THEIR OUTDOOR SPE
DURING THE PANDEMIC. THIS HAS
BEEN CRITICAL IN HELPING
RESTAURANTS OFFER ALTERNATIVE
DINING OPTIONS. WE HAVE HAD TRES
SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM FROM ALL
ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS. IN THIS PM
PERMANENT WILL ENSURE THIS
PROGRAM IS EQUITABLE AND
ACCEPTABLE FOR ALL WHO WANT TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM HAS
BEEN WIDELY POPULAR WITH
RESIDENTS AND PARTICIPANTS,
LIKE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSID.
THANK YOU TO THE SDOT TEAM FOR
THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS ISSUE.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE
SHANE FOLLOWED BY GORDON.
GO-AHEAD, SHANE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THEE
INITIATIVE INVOLVING SIDEWALK
CAFES. IT HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC
ADDITION TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I
SEEK IT OUT NEARBY BECAUSE IT IS
IS SO LIVELY. I WANT TO SEE
LOCAL BUSINESSES SUCCEED AND
THEY NEED OUR SUPPORT MORE THAN.
THAN EVER. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO
HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'VE GOT
GORDON. GO-AHEAD, GORDON.
>> MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY
NAME IS GORDON. I'M CALLING IN
ABOUT THE CAFC STREETS PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. CITIES LIKE BOSTON AND
SAN FRANCISCO HAVE ALL
UNFORTUNATELY SMOTHERED THEIR
PROGRAMS WITH EXCESSIVE FEES AND
FEES AND REGULATIONS. IT IS CALD
IS CALLED THE REGULATORY HUG OFH
OF DEATH, IF YOU WILL. IT IS A
RELIEF TO SEE SEATTLE GET IT RI.
THIS IS AFFORDABLE,
APPROACHABLE, AND FLEXIBLE. THE
FEES ARE MODEST, ALTHOUGH SOME
SMALLER BUSINESSES MAY STILL
NEED A SUBSIDY. THE REDTAPE HAS
BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. WE E
HEARD THAT MANY SMALL BUSINESSES
SMALL BUSINESSES WILL NEED SOME
HELP NAVIGATING THE APPLICATION
PROCESS. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AN
EFFORT TO TAKE A PROACTIVE APPRH
TO SOME OF THESE SMALL
BUSINESSES LIKE CID TO HELP NAVE
HELP NAVIGATE THIS EXCITING
PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS FLEXIBLE
FLEXIBLE BY ALLOWING FURTHER
CHANGES TO BE AT THE DIRECTOR
LEVEL RATHER THAN THROUGH LEGISN
TO RESPOND TO ANY UNFORESEEN
ISSUES THAT COME UP. I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
ALYSE NELSON FOR THIS. THE CHS
THE CHANGES SEEM MODEST, PERHAPS
PERHAPS TOO MODEST THE COST TO
OPERATE A TRUCK IN SEATTLE IS
$32,000 IN SEATTLE. BUT IT IS A
STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I
HOPE YOU WILL PASS THE
LEGISLATION SOON. THANK YOU VERY
VERY MUCH. THAT APPEARS TO
CONCLUDE OUR ONLINE SPEAKERS. WE
WE HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE SIGNED UP
WHO IS NOT PRESENT. THAT WE
DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS E
SPEAKERS HERE IN THE CITY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS TODAY. SO THAT
CONCLUDES OUR LIST OF SPEAKERS
HERE FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE FIRST
THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE ITEM ON
OUR AGENDA. WITH THE CLERK PLEAE
READ THE FULL TITLE OF THE FIRST
NINE AGENDA ITEMS IN THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS, 2363, 2378,
APPOINTMENTS OF NIGEL BARRON,
PISTOL PFIZER, DAN McKISSON,
DANIEL DID -- STANLEY W. RYTER,
AND OTHERS. AND THEN THE
APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MEMBERS OFE
OF THE FREIGHT ADVISORY BOARD
THROUGH MAY 31, 2023.
>> AS I MENTIONED AT THE TOP OF
THE MEETING, WE'VE GOT 22
APPOINTMENTS TODAY. THE FIRST
NINE ARE FOR THE FREIGHT
ADVISORY BOARD. THE FREIGHT
ADVISORY BOARD PROVIDES INPUT
ON CITY POLICIES, PLANS, AND
PROJECTS AS THEY MAY RELATE TO
FREIGHT CAPACITY, SAFETY,
ACCESS, AND MOBILITY THROUGHOUT
OUR CITY, WITH A FOCUS ON THE
INDUSTRIAL LANDS AND THE
BUSINESSES THEY SUPPORT. WE HAVA
FEW APPOINTEES HERE, AT LEAST TO
LEAST TWO IN PERSON TODAY. AND
THEN WE HAVE SOME FOLKS HERE
THROUGH ZOOM. SO BEAR WITH THISR
THIS YEAR AS WE HEAR FROM EACH N
EACH PERSON WHO IS ABLE TO MAKE
IT TODAY. AS USUAL, THE APPOINTT
PACKETS ARE ATTACHED TO THE
AGENDA. YOU CAN SEE THEIR RESUM,
WHETHER IT IS A CITY COUNCIL APT
COUNCIL APPOINTMENT OR A MAYORA.
I WANT TO THANK SDOT FOR THEIR
COLLABORATION ON ALL OF THESE A.
THESE APPOINTMENTS. THAT IS AS E
GET PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THESE D
BATCH THEM TOGETHER SO WE CAN BG
THEM THROUGH OUR COMMITTEE AND O
THE FULL CITY COUNCIL. WE
APPRECIATE THE APPOINTEES WHO AE
WILLING TO SERVE THE CITY IN
THIS WAY. WILL PROBABLY ASK FORE
WHO ARE PRESENT TO TELL US A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR
BACKGROUND AND WHY THEY WOULD LE
TO SERVE ON THIS PARTICULAR
ADVISORY BOARD. FIRST, WE WILL
TURN IT OVER TO OUR DEPARTMENT
REPRESENTATIVE HERE TODAY, WHO
IS HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
GOOD MORNING, CHRIS.
>> THANK YOU. >
>> GO AHEAD AND PULL THAT MICROE
REALLY CLOSE.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS A LIAISN
TO THE SEATTLE FREIGHT ADVISORY
BOARD, IT HAS BEEN MY
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A GREAT
DEAL FROM THE VOLUNTEERS WHO
HAVE HAD MEMBERS SPEAK OVER THE
YEARS. THE GOAL OF MAINTAINING
AND IMPROVING THIS TO SERVE THE
CITY OF SEATTLE HAS BEEN PREEMIT
BEEN PREEMINENT FOR THE PEOPLE
WHO HAVE SERVED. AND FOR THE
PEOPLE COMING IN, THEY HAVE EXPD
HAVE EXPRESSED SOME THE SAME INS
AND GOALS IN THE ABILITY OF CREG
A LONG-TERM NETWORK OF SUPPORT
TO MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE
WHO LIVE WITHIN OUR LIMITS OF
THE CITY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED
WHEN THEY NEED IT.
>> GREAT. LET'S HEAR FROM THE FT
TWO APPOINTEES WHO ARE HERE IN
THE CHAMBERS TOGETHER, REMEMBER
TO PULL THOSE MICROPHONES CLOSE
TO YOU. WE WILL THEN GO TO THE
APPOINTEES JOINING US VIA ZOOM.
TELL US BRIEFLY ABOUT YOUR BACKD
AND WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS NIGEL BARR.
I LIVE IN RAINIER BEACH. I
TRAVERSE THE CITY EVERY DAY. I
AM EXCITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
THE FREIGHT ADVISORY BOARD. I
RUN A VOTE YARD AND WE TAKE A
LOT OF OVERSIZED LOADS AND HAVE
A LOT AFRAID. I'M EXCITED TO
PARTICIPATION IN A PROGRAM THAT
WILL KEEP FREIGHT MOVING IN THE
CITY SO WE CAN HAVE A DIVERSE
AND ROBUST ECONOMY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I AM DAN McKISSON.
. I AM REPRESENTING MARITIME. IF
IF APPOINTED, THIS WILL BE MY
SECOND TERM ON THIS COMMITTEE. I
COMMITTEE. I LOOK FORWARD TO COG
TO WORK GETTING FREIGHT THROUGH
THE CITY. IT IS APPARENT THAT IT
IT IS IMPORTANT TO THE MARITIMES
IN THE CITY AND THROUGHOUT THE E
AND BEYOND. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE
A FEW MORE APPOINTEES ON ZOOM. S
IS FOR THE FREIGHT ADVISORY
BOARD. LET'S HEAR FROM THEM. IY
NEED HELP FROM THE CLERK TO SEEO
IS HERE. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WHY
WHY DON'T WE HEAR NEXT FROM
RACHAEL LUDWICK. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU HEAR
ME?
>> YES.
>> I AM RACHAEL LUDWICK. I AM A
TECH WORKER, AND I WORK FOR A
HARDWARE STARTUP. I WAS INTERESD
WAS INTERESTED IN THE FREIGHT BD
FREIGHT BOARD BECAUSE I'M
INTERESTED IN TRANSPORTATION.
COMPANY, WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT
ABOUT THAT OVER THE YEARS. THE
BIGGER REASON IS, AS SOMEONE WHS
DISABLED, MY BIG INTEREST IS IN
HOW WE MAKE FREIGHT WORK THAT
INTO OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING
DISABLED PEOPLE. THERE ARE A LOT
LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT
TO DISABLED PEOPLE, AND THEN
ALSO TO SERVE THE ENTIRE
COMMUNITY. ONE OF MY BIG
MOTIVATIONS WAS TO HELP OUT WITH
OUT WITH THAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT, WL
HEAR FROM DAN KELLY AND THEN ST.
THEN STANLEY. COMMITTEE MEMBERS
MAY HAVE SOME COMMENTS OR QUEST.
OR QUESTIONS.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DAN
KELLY. I WORK FOR MARINE TRANSPN
MARINE TRANSPORTATION FOR OVER 0
YEARS. I AM RELATIVELY NEW TO TE
SEATTLE AREA IS. I GOT ENGAGED
WITH SDOT. WE MANAGE ABOUT 100 .
100 ACRES. I AM INTERESTED IN JG
THIS BOARD AND UNDERSTANDING
WHAT CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES THERE ARE HERE IN
SEATTLE FOR FREIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL HEAR
FROM STANLEY AND THEN WE HAVE
SOMEBODY JOINING US IN PERSON, S
WELL. GO AHEAD, STANLEY. GOOD M,
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. I
AM STANLEY RYTER, A 30 YEAR REST
YEAR RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND AIKEN COUNTY NATIVE.
NATIVE. I AM CURRENTLY LIVING IN
IN GREEN LAKE. I AM A
PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEER. I D
A COUPLE OF DECADES IN BRIDGE
DESIGN AND TRANSPORTATION.
CURRENTLY, I DO CAPITAL DESIGN
AND CONSTRUCTION. I'M A PROJECTR
FOR THE PORT OF TACOMA. I HAVE A
A BIG PASSION FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. I HAVE A PASSION FOR --
ONE OF MY MAIN GOALS IS TO KEET
MOVING THROUGH THE CITY SAFELY.
I KNOW THERE ARE LOTS OF
CHALLENGES. SEATTLE IS A GREAT
CITY. I WANT TO KEEP THE FREIGHT
FREIGHT MOVING AND KEEP ALL OF
THOSE MARITIME JOBS. THAT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LASTLY,
WE HAVE HERE IN THE CHAMBERS
HOWARD VICTOR AGNEW. GOOD
MORNING. TELL US A LITTLE BIT AT
YOURSELF AND YOUR BACKGROUND AND
BACKGROUND AND WHY YOU WOULD
LIKE TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD.
>> GOOD MORNING. I AM A TRUCK
DRIVER CURRENTLY HAVING DOWN IN
LAKEWOOD. I AM DRIVING FOR
MEDLINE, A MEDICAL SUPPLIER. I
HAVE BEEN MAKING DELIVERIES IN E
SEATTLE AREA AND BEYOND FOR
ABOUT FIVE YEARS NOW. I GET TO
SEE A LOT OF THINGS, SPEND A LOT
LOT OF TIME IN TRAFFIC. I SEE A
LOT OF ISSUES. I HOPE TO CONTRIE
TO CONTRIBUTE THE PERSPECTIVE OY
WHO HAS TO MAKE DELIVERIES IN
THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGAIN,
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WE'VE GOT --
HELLO. WE'VE GOT ANOTHER PERSON
ONLINE HERE, ERIC WRIGHT. SORRY
I MISSED YOU EARLIER.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ERIC
IS ERIC WRIGHT. I WAS BORN IN
PORTLAND. I HAD FAMILY IN
SEATTLE. I GREW UP BETWEEN THE
TWO CITIES. MY GRANDFATHER OWNED
OWNED A SMALL BUSINESS IN GEORGN
IN THE MID-2000s. I STARTED AS R
AND RAN A SMALL CAREER COMPANY
IN SEATTLE AND PUGET SOUND. I ST
I SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE IN LOGIS
IN LOGISTICS IN SOME FORM OR
FASHION. THE LAST COUPLE OF YEA,
I HAVE BECOME DEEPLY INTERESTEDN
THE CHANGING LOGISTICS LANDSCAPH
THE ADVENT OF DIFFERENT TECHNOL.
DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES. I LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE WORK
OF THE ADVISORY BOARD AND ASSISG
WHERE I CAN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THEE
HAVE ONE LAST PERSON HERE. GO
AHEAD AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND AND WHY
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THE T
ADVISORY BOARD. YOU MIGHT BE ON.
ON MUTE. THERE YOU GO. GO AHEAD.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. ANYWAY, MY
NAME IS AL. I AM WITH A
LOGISTICS COMPANY IN SEATTLE. I
OPERATE FIVE WAREHOUSES, ADDING
A SIXTH. WE ARE APPROXIMATELY 1
MILLION SQUARE FEET WITH 50
TRUCK DRIVERS WHO DO DELIVERIESD
DELIVERIES AND DIFFERENT THINGS
IN THE NORTHWEST AREA. I HAVE
BEEN IN MARINE TRANSPORTATION,
DOING DIRECT TRANSPORTATION IN
AND AROUND THE SEATTLE-TACOMA
AREA FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS. I
GREW UP HERE IN TACOMA AND THIS
IS MY HOMETOWN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FORR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. WE WILL
SEE IF ANY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. JUSA
REMINDER TO THE VIEWING PUBLIC
THAT ALL OF THESE APPOINTMENT
PACKETS ARE ONLINE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN
TODAY IN PERSON. IT IS NICE TO E
TO SEE FOLKS. WHEN I HEARD YOU
WERE HERE, I HAD TO COME DOWN.
NIGEL, I PASS YOUR SHOP EVERY D.
EVERY DAY. WHAT STANDS OUT TO ME
OUT TO ME IS THAT FOLKS DON'T RY
DON'T REALLY, DON'T ALWAYS REALE
ALWAYS REALIZE THAT THE VOTE
LIFT OUT OF THE CANAL IS SO
CLOSE. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS 50 FT
50 FEET. IF FOLKS THINK THAT A
VOTE IS UNWIELDY ON WATER,
úTHINK ABOUT IT ON LAND. THAT I
WHAT STANDS OUT TO ME WHEN I PAS
BY YOUR SHOP. FOR THE ABILITY TE
TO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER GT
THAT VOTE AROUND OUR CITY THAT
IS BECOMING MORE DENSE,
CONGESTED, AND NARROW IN OUR
STREETS, IT IS ALWAYS IMPRESSIV.
I KNOW YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THIS
BOARD WILL BE INCREDIBLY IMPORT.
OUR MARITIME COMMUNITY, THAT ISE
ECONOMY THAT DOES NOT FLUCTUATE
AS TECH, AEROSPACE, ALL OF THESE
THESE OTHER INDUSTRIES FLUCTUAT.
INDUSTRIES FLUCTUATE. THIS IS
THE CLOSEST FRESHWATER PORT TO
THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE BERIG
SEA. THERE IS A REASON THAT OURY
OUR ECONOMY HAS ALWAYS BEEN GOOD
BEEN GOOD EVEN BEFORE OTHER
PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS COOL I
ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS COOL, FOR
THE RECORD. YOUR PERSPECTIVE
WILL BE INCREDIBLE. DAN, SINCE
YOU. IF WE CANNOT GET THE GOODS
OFF OF OUR SHIPS AND INTO
GROCERY STORES AND LOGISTICS
SOBS, NOBODY HAS ANY PRODUCT.
PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE CLOTHES TO
WEAR, FOOD TO EAT. I AM
INCREDIBLY THANKFUL. HOWARD, YOS
WELL, EVERYONE ONLINE, THIS IS A
IS A VOLUNTEER SERVICE. YOU DONT
HAVE TO DO THIS. I APPRECIATE
YOU TAKING THE TIME OUT OF YOUR
LIFE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PAYING
ATTENTION TO THE RIGHT THINGS. E
ARE TALKING ABOUT THE OUTER LOOF
GREEN LAKE, WHERE ONE OF THE
LANES THAT IS A BUS ONLY LANE TO
LANE TO THE SOUTH IS GOING TO BD
BE USED FOR A BIKE TRAIL. THAT
IS NOT WHAT WE ARE HERE TO TALK
ABOUT. WHEN SDOT WAS GIVEN THE S
TO COME BACK, THE SLIP LANE ONTO
ONTO AURORA RIGHT THERE AT 63rd,
I HAD SOMEBODY REACH OUT TO ME
AND SAY, DID YOU THINK ABOUT
FREIGHT? I ADMIT WHAT I DON'T
KNOW. IN MY MIND, I WAS LIKE, WT
KIND OF FREIGHT WOULD COME ON RP
THERE? THEY REMINDED ME THAT IF
A SEMITRUCK IT'S OFF OF THE
AURORA BRIDGE AND THEY ARE
FACING NORTH, THERE IS ONLY ONE
PLACE FOR THEM TO GET BACK ONTO.
ONTO AURORA. THAT IS RIGHT
THERE. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE
NECESSARY CHANGES SO WE TRUCK
GET BACK ON THERE WITHOUT HAVING
HAVING TO TAKE A BOTH LANES. IF
WE DON'T HAVE YOUR PERSPECTIVE,E
WILL NOT GET OUR GROCERIES. WE T
HAVE A 15 MINUTE CITY WHERE PEOE
CAN WALK AND ACCESS EVERYTHING 5
MINUTES FROM THEIR HOUSE. THAT S
WHY I AM INCREDIBLY THANKFUL. CG
HERE, YOU MUST SEE IT ALL. THANK
THANK YOU, HOWARD, FOR YOUR PERE
YOUR PERSPECTIVE GETTING UP FROM
FROM LAKEWOOD. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME, GENTLEMEN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COMMITTEE MEMBERS, ANR
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR THE
FREIGHT ADVISORY BOARD
APPOINTEES? EXCELLENT. AGAIN,
THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR JOINING
US HERE TODAY IN PERSON OR ON Z.
ON ZOOM. COUNCILMEMBERS, I WOULE
TO MOVE THESE ITEMS NOW. I NOW
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND AND THE CITY COUNCIL S
COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS APPROVE ALL
ALL OF THESE APPOINTMENTS ON THE
THE AGENDA. IS VERY SECOND?
>> SECOND PERIOD
>> THANK YOU. BEFORE WE VOTE,
ARE THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
CALL THE ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENTS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN ?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.E
RECOMMENDATION WILL BE SENT TO
THIS SEPTEMBER 27 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HE.
BEING HERE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE FULL TITLES OF
THE 10th THROUGH 16th AGENDA
ITEMS INTO THE RECORD?
>> APPOINTMENTS 2349 THROUGH
2354 AND 2379, APPOINTMENTS OFTF
AS A MEMBER OF THE BICYCLE
ADVISORY BOARD , APPOINTMENTS OF
PETER BRYAN, MAX J. GREEN,
QUINN THOMAS KELLY, DONNA McBAIN
McBAIN EVANS, AND CHRISTINE C. Z
C. STAWITZ, AND JOSEPH ROBERTS H
ROBERTS THROUGH 2024.
>> THAT SEATTLE BICYCLE ADVISORY
BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD ADVISES
ON CONCERNS AND NEEDS OF THE
BICYCLE COMMUNITY. THEY WORK TE
BICYCLING A VIABLE CHOICE THROUH
CHOICE THROUGH PLANNING EFFORTS
AND PARTICIPATION. WE HAVE HERE
SIMON BLENSKI FROM SDOT, THE L.
THE LIAISON. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SIMON
BLENSKI WITH SDOT. I AM THE STF
LIAISON FOR THE BICYCLE ADVISORY
ADVISORY BOARD. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, AS YOU MENTIONED, THE
THE BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD
ADVISES THE COUNCIL AND THE
MAYOR ON PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE G
IMPROVE BIKING IN SEATTLE. WE
HAVE 12 SEATS ON THE BOARD, AND
I AM HERE TODAY TO RECOMMEND THT
THE APPOINTMENT OF A BIG BATCH
OF SEVEN NEW MEMBERS, MOST OF
WHICH ARE HERE TODAY. I AM HAPPO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OF -- THERE
IS AT LEAST ONE MEMBER AND
POSSIBLY TWO THAT HAVE NOT BEEN
ABLE TO JOIN. I CAN SPEAK ON BEF
OF THEM AT THE END.
>> WE DO HAVE SOME OF THEM
JOINING US THROUGH ZOOM. JUST A
REMINDER, THEIR APPOINTMENT PACS
APPOINTMENT PACKETS ARE ALSO
ONLINE WITH OUR COMMITTEE
AGENDA. I HAVE A LIST OF WHO WE
HAVE HERE IN PERSON OR ON ZOOM.
I CAN JUST GO ALPHABETICALLY BY
LAST NAME. SO -- AND WHEN I CALL
CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU COULD BRY
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR
BACKGROUND AND WHY YOU WOULD LIE
TO SERVE. I THINK FIRST WE HAVEY
BOTTORFF.
>> GOOD MORNING. I AM A GRADUATE
GRADUATE STUDENT AT WASHINGTON G
WASHINGTON STUDYING BIOLOGY. I K
I WORK ON SOUTH LAKE UNION. I
USUALLY BIKE DOWN TO WORK. I
HAVE LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR FIVE
YEARS AND I HAVE BEEN BIKING A
LOT. I'M INTERESTED IN PROMOTING
AS A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND
AND DEMOTING CONDITIONS FOR
BICYCLISTS IN THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, LET'S HEAR M
HEAR FROM PETER BRYAN.
>> HELLO, I AM PETER BRYAN. LIKE
LIKE EVERYONE TODAY, I AM A KEEN
A KEEN CYCLIST TOO I AM SPEAKING
SPEAKING TODAY FROM MY OFFICE IN
OFFICE IN REDMOND, WHERE I WENT
BIKING THIS MORNING. I ALSO BIKE
FOR RECREATION AROUND THE CITY.
THE CITY. I HAVE A LOT OF
ENGAGEMENT WITH DIFFERENT CYCLIS
DIFFERENT CYCLISTS WITH
DIFFERENT NEEDS AND DIFFERENT
PRIORITIES. I HOPE TO BRING MY
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF
THOSE GROUPS TO WORK THE CITY
DOES TO HELP TACKLE SOME OF THE
MOST PRESSING ISSUES OUR CITY
FACES THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT
AND UPTAKE OF CYCLING. AS YOU CN
PROBABLY TELL FROM MY ACCENT, I
AM NOT FROM SEATTLE ORIGINALLY.
I MOVED HERE ABOUT 3 1/2 YEARS
AGO. PRIOR TO THAT, I LIVED IN R
OF BIG CITIES ACROSS EUROPE
WHERE THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR
OWN BICYCLING TRANSFORMATIONS. I
TRANSFORMATIONS. I HOPE TO BRING
MY LIVED EXPERIENCE IN THOSE PS
TO HELP INFORM THE GREAT WORK
SDOT HAS ALREADY DONE AND IS
PLANNING TO DO IN THE FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT, WE
WE CAN HEAR FROM QUINN KELLY.
>> MY NAME IS QUINN KELLY. I AM
A PLANNER AT TOOL DESIGNS. I
LIVE A BLOCK AWAY FROM CITY
HALL. I BIKE INTO WORK FROM
COLUMBIA CITY. MY PROFESSIONAL E
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CENTERS
AROUND PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR
COMPLETE TRAILS, STREETS, AND
PUBLIC SPACES. I HAVE SEVERAL
PASSED AND ONGOING RESEARCH
PROCESS PROJECTS REGARDING
CLIMATE ADAPTATION. OUTSIDE OF ,
I LIKE TO SPEND TIME EXPLORING
THE CITY, READING IN THE PARK. I
I GREW UP IN FAYETTEVILLE, ARKA.
I HAVE SPENT THE LAST 10 YEARS
LIVING IN NEW YORK. I MOVED TO
SEATTLE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR
AGO. I AM REALLY THRILLED TO BE
A PART OF THE BIKE ADVISORY
BOARD, HELPING TO SHAPE THE
APPROACH OF THE CITY TO
IMPROVING BIKING CONDITIONS AND
HOPEFULLY WORKING WITH MANY OF .
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. LET'S CIRCLE BACK
TO MAX GREEN, WHO JOINED US.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> MORNING.
>> WE ARE DOING INTROS? SORRY, I
I JUST JOINED.
>> YEAH, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUD
YOUR BACKGROUND, AND THEN WHY
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THE
BIKE BOARD.
>> MY NAME IS MAX. I HAVE BEEN N
SEATTLE SIX YEARS. I HAVE BEEN
BIKING THAT WHOLE TIME AND
BEFORE THEN, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
I WORK IN A MARKETING
DEPARTMENT. I LOVE THE OUTDOORS,
OUTDOORS, LOVE BICYCLING. THREE
YEARS AGO, I WOULD HAVE SAID I S
A ROAD CYCLIST. DURING THE
PANDEMIC, I DISCOVERED MOUNTAIN
BIKING AND ALSO BECAME A FATHER.
FATHER. MOST OF MY BIKING
EXPERIENCE IN THE CITY INVOLVESA
BIKE SEAT AND A TODDLER AND
DODGING TRAFFIC. SUGGEST A
REALLY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE. I
AM REALLY EXCITED TO ENGAGE WITH
WITH THIS GROUP AND GET MORE
ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY AROUND
SAFETY, ESPECIALLY WITH TRYING
TO USE A BIKE INSTEAD OF A CAR
AND MAKING THOSE SAFETY
DECISIONS A PARENT. THAT IS WHAT
WHAT I AM HERE TO REPRESENT. I'M
I'M EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT IT.
>>
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE
DONNA EVANS. GO AHEAD.
>> YES, GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU HR
ME ALL RIGHT?
>> YES, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
DONNA McBAIN EVANS. I AM DELIGHD
TO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED TO THE
BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD. I HAVED
SEATTLE MY HOME SINCE 1983. I
NOW LIVE IN BELLTOWN, T█HOUGH I
HAVE LIVED IN MANY OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CITY. I
HAVE BEEN AN AVID CYCLIST MOST F
MY ADULT LIFE. I HAVE HAD MY
SHARE OF CAR DOORS OPENED ON ME.
I HAVE WRITTEN THROUGH BROKEN S
AND RUBBLE. I HAVE HAD CLOSE
CALLS DUE TO INATTENTIVE DRIVERD
DRIVERS AND ANGRY DRIVERS. I
THINK THAT LONG HISTORY OF
WRITING -- RIDING HELPS TO MAKE
THE CITY PLEASURABLE. IN THE
LAST 10 YEARS, THE BICYCLING INE
BICYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE HAS
REALLY BEEN IMPROVED. IN MY HOM,
HOME NEIGHBORHOOD, THE 2nd AVENE
2nd AVENUE PROTECTED BIKE LANES
ARE AMAZING. THERE IS ALSO A NIE
A NICE BIKE RAMP ON BELL STREET
AND AN AMAZING PATH ON WESTLAKE
UNION. AND THEN THE NEW EARLY
SIGNALS FOR WALKERS ACROSS THE
STREET A REALLY FANTASTIC. I
THINK ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE
HELPED TRANSFORM THE EXPERIENCEF
EXPERIENCE OF WALKING AND
CYCLING IN THE CITY CENTER. I'MY
EXCITED TO BE PART OF A TEAM THT
WILL EXPAND THESE KINDS OF
IMPROVEMENTS TO OTHER PARTS OF
THE CITY AND HELP MAKE BETTER CS
BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOODS. I'M
EXCITED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND WHAT
WHAT IT TAKES TO ACCOMMODATE
LOTS OF COMPETING INTERESTS. I'Y
EXCITED TO JOIN THE TEAM. THAT
IS WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE
CHRISTINE STAWITZ.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS CHRISTINE
STAWITZ. I'M EXCITED TO BE ON
THE BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD. MYD
MY BACKGROUND, MY UNDERGRADUATEE
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IS IN
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. THAT I MOVD
I MOVED TO SEATTLE IN 2008 AND
WORKED FOR MICROSOFT FOR A FEW
YEARS AND GOT A PHD. I AM REALLD
REALLY INTERESTED IN BOTH BECAUE
AS AN ENGINEER, I AM INTERESTED
IN THE PROCESS OF TRAFFIC ENGING
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND
OPTIMIZING THE CITY ROUTES FOR
DIFFERENT KINDS OF
TRANSPORTATION. AND THEN AS A FS
A FISHERIES RESEARCHER, I WORK A
A LOT ON MAKING FISHERIES REMAIN
REMAIN SUSTAINABLE AND
PROFITABLE UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE.
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS TO MORE
CLIMATE FRIENDLY MODES OF TRANSN
OF TRANSPORTATION IS A GOOD WAY
OF DOING THAT. I HAVE BEEN IN SE
FOR 14 YEARS, COMMUTING BY BIKEE
WHOLE TIME. I HAVE STARTED USING
USING BIKING AS A WAY TO GET MYS
TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND DAYCARE.
I SHARE THAT CONCERN. ALSO FOR
PART OF MY TIME IN SEATTLE, I
LIVED ON EASTLAKE AVENUE. NOW IE
I LIVE IN NORTHEAST SEATTLE. I'M
SEATTLE. I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE
EASTLAKE BIKE LANE PROJECT GO
THROUGH. AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS
EXPERIENCED A LOT OF TIME BIKING
BIKING THERE IN THE PASSED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THINK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK
THOSE ARE THE APPOINTEES THAT
WE HAVE JOINING US TODAY. AGAINE
PACKETS FOR EVERYBODY OUR ONLIN.
OUR ONLINE. I WANT TO SEE IF THS
HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS T
THIS GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, GO AHEAD.
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I FIRST WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO IS
WHO IS WILLING TO SERVE. I AM
ESPECIALLY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT
THERE ARE PARENTS HERE WHO HAVE
AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT
MEANS TO TRY TO NAVIGATE WITH
YOUR KIDS ON A BIKE THROUGH OUR
CITY STREETS. THAT WILL BRING AN
AN IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE. I FIRT
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON THIS
BOARD. I THINK MY QUESTION IS
REALLY FOR SIMON. I SUSPECT IF
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT WAS HERE,E
MIGHT BE ASKING THE SAME
QUESTION, WHICH IS, CAN YOU TALK
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOUT
YOU RECRUIT FOR THIS BOARD? I AM
AM NOTICING ON THE SHEET THAT
LIST OUT THE MEMBERSHIP, THE DIS
THE DISTRICTS THEY REPRESENT,
THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE BOARD MS
BOARD MEMBERS, IT IS MOSTLY MAL,
MOSTLY WHITE, AND FEW PEOPLE FRM
PEOPLE FROM -- THERE IS NOBODY
FROM WEST SEATTLE OR A DISTRICT
THAT IS PREDOMINATELY FROM
PEOPLE OF COLOR. I WOULD JUST
LIKE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HOW WE AS COUNCILMEMBERS MIGHT T
MIGHT SUPPORT THE BICYCLE BOARD,
THE PEDESTRIAN BOARDS IN
HELPING BRING TO YOUR CONSIDERAN
YOUR CONSIDERATION PEOPLE WHO HE
WHO HAVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF
LIVED EXPERIENCE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. OUR
RECRUITMENT, WE TRY AND CAST A
WIDE NET, AS WIDE AS POSSIBLE, S
WELL AS FOCUSING IN ON AREAS OF
THE CITY WITH DEMOGRAPHICS THAT
WE KNOW ARE NOT CURRENTLY
REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD. IN
ADDITION TO SENDING OUT
COMMUNICATIONS, WE REACH OUT TO
ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY, INCLUDING BIKE SPECIFIC
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORKED WITH
HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUN,
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. I RECOGNIE
I RECOGNIZE YOUR COMMENTS. I
RECOGNIZE THE CURRENT MAKEUP OF
THE BOARD. THAT IS SOMETHING WE
ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO WORK ON GOG
FORWARD. WE HAVE HEARD FROM
OTHERS ABOUT A GENERAL COMMENT
OF THE BOARD, AND IT PROBABLY
APPLIES TO MOST BOARDS, JUST
GENERAL COMMITMENTS AND THE TIME
TIME THAT IS REQUIRED TO PARTIC.
TO PARTICIPATE. WE ARE ALWAYS
TRYING TO REDUCE THE BARRIERS T.
TO PARTICIPATION. ONCE WE DO FID
DO FIND GOOD MEMBERS, WE REALLY
TRY TO SUPPORT THEM AND MAKE IT
EASY TO PARTICIPATE. THAT IS SO
THEY DO NOT HAVE A POOR EXPERIEE
AND CAN SPREAD THE WORD THAT THY
ARE, IT IS AN EFFECTIVE PLACE TO
TO PARTICIPATE IN AND MAKE
CHANGE. THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENT.
YOUR COMMENTS. WE HAVE TO DO
RECRUITMENT EVERY YEAR
BASICALLY. THERE IS ALWAYS OPPOS
TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS, IMPROE
THIS, IMPROVE THE RECRUITMENT P.
>> OKAY. ARE YOU MEETING
VIRTUALLY? ARE YOUR MEETINGS
VIRTUAL RIGHT NOW? OR ARE YOU MG
IN PERSON? IT IS SIMILAR TO THIS
TO THIS COUNCIL MEETING, WHERE
THERE ARE HYBRID OPTIONS, BOTH N
AND VIRTAL. MOST MEMBERS PARTICE
VIRTUALLY.
>> I MAY FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ANDT
YOUR SCHEDULE. I AM ASSUMING THC
IS WELCOME TO ATTEND AND
PARTICIPATE. I WOULD BE INTERESD
IN SHARING A VIRTUAL LINK TO
FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN
ENGAGING WITH YOU IN SOME WAY.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK Y.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU. SIMON, I THOUGHT
I HEARD SOMEBODY -- WAS THAT ONE
ON THE FREIGHT ADVISORY BOARD?
>> YES. YES, PETER BRYAN IS
FROM DISTRICT 5 ON THE BIKE
BOARD.
>> OKAY. YOU CAN NEVER UNRING
THAT BELL ONCE YOU HEAR IT IN
YOUR EARS. THIS IS A QUESTION
FOR ALL OF THE NOMINEES TODAY. L
FREE TO JUMP IN AS YOU FEEL FIT.
FIT. THE QUESTION IS AROUND
ELECTRIFICATION OF BICYCLES AND,
AND SCOOTERS, ALLOWING FOR MOREE
MORE PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE
FELT COMFORTABLE OR HAD THE
ENERGY OR THE ABILITY TO USE
BICYCLES, SCOOTERS, AND OTHER
MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. HOW DO
WE SHIFT OUR THINKING NOW THAT S
IS A MORE PREVALENT WAY TO GET ?
GET AROUND? I GUESS NONE OF THE
NOMINEES HAVE ANYTHING TO SHAREN
THAT.
>> I AM HAPPY TO SHARE SOME OF
MY THOUGHTS.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I THINK THE ELECTRIFICATION
OF BICYCLES IS A HUGE
OPPORTUNITY, PARTICULARLY IN A Y
LIKE SEATTLE WITH AS MANY HILLS
AS IT HAS. THERE ARE PLENTY OF
BARRIERS TO ENTRY FOR CYCLING,
HILLS BEING ONE OF THEM. MY WIFE
WIFE IS SOMEONE WHO BASICALLY
ADOPTED CYCLING AS A MAIN MODE F
MODE OF TRANSPORT THROUGH
ELECTRIFICATION. IT IS SOMETHING
IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD
DEFINITELY EMBRACE. THERE ARE CS
INHERENT WITH IT. YOU ARE
STARTING TO MIX MULTIPLE SPEEDS
OF TRAFFIC IN NARROW BIKE LANES.
LANES. I THINK IT IS SOMETHING T
SHOULD BE MUCH MORE ENCOURAGED N
ENCOURAGED THAN DISCOURAGED.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK CHRISTINE
HAS HER HAND UP, TOO.
>> I AGREE WITH PETER ON
EMBRACING ELECTRIFICATION. I
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT WHEN YOU
WHEN YOU HAVE 60 POUNDS OF KIDSN
THE BACK OF YOUR BIKE AND YOU
ARE TRYING TO GO UP A HILL. I AE
MY e-BIKE A LOT. THERE IS A WIDE
WIDE RANGE IN TERMS OF MAX SPEED
MAX SPEED ON e-BIKES. THE SPEEDT
SPEED LIMIT UNCERTAIN TRAILS
MIGHT BE 15 MILES PER HOUR.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE FLYING BY
ME. SOME MODELS OF e-BIKE MAY GO
TOO FAST TO BE ON SOME OF THE
BIKE TRAILS AND SHOULD STICK TO
THE STREETS. I ALSO THINK THAT
THERE IS A COST BARRIER, EATING
BACK TO THAT EQUITY PIECE. MOSTS
MOST e-BIKES ARE OUT OF THE
PRICE RANGE OF A LOT OF PEOPLE.
I KNOW REI RECENTLY INTRODUCED A
A LOWER-COST MODEL OF e-BIKE. ID
LOVE TO SEE MORE LOWER-COST
e-BIKES BECOME AVAILABLE TO
COMMUNITIES. I THINK THAT IS A G
BARRIER THERE.
>> THANK YOU. MAX GREEN?
>> I HEARD REI, SO THAT IS WHENI
GUESS I COME IN. e-BIKES HAVE A
HUGE PLACE IN THE OVERALL TRANSN
ECOSYSTEM. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHG
THAT WAS SAID AROUND SPEED. I
THINK THERE IS SAFETY AND PEOPLO
ARE AT VARIOUS SKILL LEVELS, AS
WELL. THERE ARE RENTALS THAT SID
THE CITY THAT YOU CAN ACCESS WIH
A SMARTPHONE AND THE RIGHT WAY
OF MIXING THOSE. WHAT IS THE
RIGHT OWNERSHIP MODEL? I THINK
ACCESSIBILITY IS THE NUMBER ONE
PEACE WITH e-BIKES. IT HAS SERVD
HAS SERVED VERY WELL IN TERMS OF
OF REPLACING CARS. I THINK IT IS
IS DOING REALLY WELL. BUT
BRINGING DOWN THE PRICE POINT IN
POINT IN MAKING e-BIKE OWNERSHIP
REALLY TOP OF MIND WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT, WHAT IS MY FIRST
VEHICLE, THAT COULD BE VERY
INTERESTING. IT COULD CHANGE A .
A LOT.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR
JOINING IN ON THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, DID YOU
HAVE ANYTHING ELSE?
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE NOT BEEN
ABLE TO BUY AN e-BIKE AT THIS
TIME. I USE THE DIFFERENT TYPESF
SCOOTERS AND I FOUND IT TO BE AL
WAY TO GET AROUND TOWN. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?
>> THANK YOU. SORT OF ALONG
THESE LINES OF THE EASE OF
GETTING AROUND ON AN e-BIKE AND
THE EXPENSE OF THEM, I WONDER IF
IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ABOUT BIKE
SHARE AND HOW THOSE PROGRAMS WO?
PROGRAMS WORK? I WAS VISITING
LAST WINTER OUR SISTER CITY IN
FRANCE AND THEY HAVE AN AMAZING
BIKE SHARE PROGRAM THAT OFFERS
CARGO BIKES, ELECTRIC BIKES, AN
ARRAY OF OPTIONS FOR FOLKS. IT
IS VERY POPULAR AND THEY EVEN
OFFER SUBSCRIPTIONS. YOU CAN
RENT A BIKE FOR THE WHOLE YEAR.
THEY ARE WORKING WITH CORPORATES
TO DO THAT FOR SOME EMPLOYEES. I
I WONDER IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY
THOUGHTS ABOUT WHETHER SOMETHING
SOMETHING LIKE THAT MIGHT WORK
HERE AS A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE
RATHER THAN RENTING IT FOR 15
MINUTES TO GET SOMEWHERE.
>> I SEE HANDS GOING UP FROM
PETER AND MAX. GO AHEAD, PETER.
>> THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE T.
FAVORITE TOPICS. I THINK THE
METHOD OF RENTING BIKES IN THE
CITY IS TERRIBLY EXPENSIVE. IT S
IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. HAVING
LIVED IN A COUPLE OF CITIES,
MAINLY LONDON AND BRUSSELS, THAT
THAT HAVE HAD VERY SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAMS, THE THINGS THAT MADE
THEM SUCCESSFUL WERE THE FACT TT
FACT THAT THEY WERE CITY-RUN, WH
KEPT THEM AFFORDABLE. THE COST
OF AN ANNUAL USE OF A BIKE IN LN
WAS MUCH CHEAPER THAN IT WAS
TAKING ANY OTHER FORM OF
TRANSIT. SECONDLY, HAVING A DOCK
DOCK BASED SYSTEM IS, I BELIEVER
FOR PEDESTRIANS. IT ALLOWS YOU
TO PREDICT YOUR JOURNEYS. YOU
CAN SAY I WANT TO GO FROM POINTA
TO POINT B. THEY WILL MOST
LIKELY HAVE BICYCLES THERE. AT
THE MOMENT, AND I TRY TO USE
LINE BIKES, YOU PULL OUT YOUR P,
YOUR PHONE, YOU LOOK AT THE APP,
AND YOU MIGHT HAVE BIKES NEAR U
NEAR YOU IN A SERVICEABLE
CONDITION. YOU DON'T KNOW. THE
COST TO GO EVEN A RELATIVELY
SHORT TRIP IS PROHIBITIVE EVEN
FOR SOMEONE LIKE MYSELF WHO HAS
A RELATIVELY HIGH INCOME. WE SHD
DEFINITELY BE PRIORITIZING A
BIKE RENTAL SYSTEM THAT IS MUCH
MORE EQUITABLE AND MUCH MORE REE
FOR PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU. MAX?
>> I WOULD JUST ADD THAT I THINK
THINK THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE I HAE
BECOME AWARE OF IN RECENT YEARS
IS WHERE BIKES END UP,
ESPECIALLY ON THE SIDEWALK, ANDW
THAT CREATES MOBILITY ISSUES FOR
A WHOLE OTHER SET OF STREET
USERS, PARTICULARLY PEOPLE IN
WHEELCHAIRS OR THE BLIND, WHICH
WE HAVE A LARGE POPULATION OF IN
IN SEATTLE, ESPECIALLY SOUTH
SEATTLE. I AGREE WITH WHAT PETER
PETER IS SAYING. ARE THERE
DOCKING STATIONS, AND THINGS
LIKE THAT? I AGREE ABOUT WHAT HD
AROUND COST. I THINK THAT IS
HUGELY IMPORTANT. IN TERMS OF A
SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, ONE OF THE
OF THE BENEFITS OF THE RENTAL
PROGRAMS WE DO HAVE IN PLACE IS
THAT THERE ARE NO STORAGE
ISSUES. YOU CAN JUST GO TO THE
STREET AND PICK ONE UP, WHICH IK
I THINK, ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE
INCREASING THE HOUSING SUPPLY
WITH SMALLER UNITS, YOU THINK
ABOUT A YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC OR
POTENTIALLY A LESS AFFLUENT
DEMOGRAPHIC BEING ABLE TO ACCESS
TO ACCESS A BIKE THAT THEY DON'T
DON'T HAVE TO STORE THEMSELVES.
THAT COULD BE HUGELY IMPACTFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COLLEAGUES,
MUCH. COLLEAGUES, I APPRECIATE E
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. IF YOU
ARE READY, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND
MOVE THESE APPOINTMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TOE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL FIRM
APPOINTMENTS 2349 THROUGH 2354 D
2354 AND 2379 TWO THE BICYCLE
ADVISORY BOARD. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. ANY FINAL COMMENTS
FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
OKAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALE
ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDN
TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENTS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES. FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS CONFIM
THE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE SENT TE
SEPTEMBER 27 CITY COUNCIL MEETI.
THANK YOU, SIMON. WILL THE CLERK
CLERK DO THE TRANSIT ADVISORY
BOARD ? WE HAVE A TECHNICAL QUEN
TECHNICAL QUESTION ON ONE OF
THEM. WE WILL DO THE FIRST ONE Y
ITSELF SO WE CAN MAKE THAT
CORRECTION, THEN WE WILL GO TO
THE LARGER BATCH. WITH THE CLERK
CLERK PLEASE READ THE FULL TITLE
OF THE 17th AGENDA ITEM INTO
THE RECORD?
>> APPOINTMENT 2367, APPOINTMENT
APPOINTMENT OF ASHWIN
CHRISTOPHER MILLER AS A MEMBER
OF THE SEATTLE TRANSIT ADVISORYD
THROUGH 2024, FOR BRIEFING AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WE HAVE A TECHNICAL QUESTION
AND CORRECTION TO THE TITLE OF S
APPOINTMENT. I WILL BE INTRODUCG
THAT SHORTLY. IN THE FIRST INTRE
THE PUBLIC TO THE TRANSIT ADVISY
BOARD. IT IS A BOARD OF 12 MEM,
12 MEMBERS, FIVE APPOINTED BY CY
COUNCIL, SIX BY THE MAYOR, AND
ONE THROUGH A YOUTH ADULT
MEMBER. THE BOARD ADVISES ON
MATTERS RELATED TO PUBLIC MASS .
MASS TRANSIT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND
SAY HELLO TO SDOT. WE HAVE
CLIFF MOUNTJOY-VENNING FROM
SDOT HERE. THE TECHNICAL
CORRECTION IS JUST THE NAME OF
THE APPOINTEE. THE NAME OF THE
PERSON IS CHRISTOPHER MILLER, SO
SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND HEAR FRM
HEAR FROM CLIFF MOUNTJOY-VENNIN.
MOUNTJOY-VENNING . WOULD YOU
LIKE TO INTRODUCE CHRISTOPHER
MILLER TO US?
>> THANK YOU, MEMBER PEDERSEN.
THE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD
ADVISES THE COUNCIL AND CITY
APPOINTMENTS ON MATTERS RELATED
TO TRANCE. WE WILL HEAR FROM AS
DOTS THAT AS WELL AS OUR COLLEAS
OUR COLLEAGUES AT SOUND TRANSIT.
TRANSIT. WE HAVE A SPECIFIC TASK
SPECIFIC TASK TO PROVIDE
OVERSIGHT FOR THE SEATTLE TRANST
MEASURE AMONG ALL OTHER TRANSIT.
TRANSIT PROJECTS. I WILL GO AHED
AND INTRODUCE CHRIS MILLER, WHOM
WHOM I BELIEVE IS HERE IN THE M.
THE MEETING. CHRIS, YOU CAN GO
AHEAD AND UNMUTE AND TURN ON
YOUR CAMERA. CHRIS MILLER IS A
PLANNING STUDENT AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND
USED TO BE A BUS DRIVER PREVIOU.
GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. YOU CAN SAY WHY YOU
ARE INTERESTED IN THE BOARD.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
CHRIS MILLER. AS CLIFF
MENTIONED, I AM A MASTER STUDENT
MASTER STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITF
WASHINGTON IN SEATTLE. I
PREVIOUSLY HAD A BACKGROUND IN
POLITICAL MEDICATIONS. I WORKED
FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN
CALIFORNIA ON HIS COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AS HIS
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR. I AD
I ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF CAA
DAVIS, WHERE I RECEIVED A DEGREE
A DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
POLICY AND PLANNING. WHILE I
EARNED MY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE,
I ALSO WAS A TRANSIT DRIVER. IT
IS A COMPLETELY STUDENT DRIVEN
AND OPERATED TRANSIT SYSTEM.
DURING MY CAREER, I DROVE BUSES
FOR FOUR YEARS. EVERYTHING FROM
A SMALL BUS TO A VINTAGE LONDON
DOUBLE-DECKER BUS, AS WELL. AS A
A NOUN 27-YEAR-OLD WHO HAS PREVY
DRIVEN TRANSIT AND SERVICE, I
THINK I HAVE A PERSPECTIVE ON
TRANSIT IN TERMS OF THE FACT
THAT I DON'T OWN A CAR. I GET
AROUND THROUGH TRANSIT WHEREVER
I GO. IN THE UNITED STATES, IT
IS DIFFICULT TO DO THAT RELATIVE
RELATIVE TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND
OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. I HOPE
THAT IN SERVING ON THE TRANSIT Y
BOARD, I CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE SE
TRANSIT SYSTEM BETTER. I THINK
THAT SEATTLE OUT OF A LOT OF MUS
IN THE COUNTRY HAS A ROBUST
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THAT IS
ONE OF THE REASONS I WANTED TO
MOVE TO SEATTLE, THE ACCESS ANDM
THAT THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
THAT WE ALREADY HAVE OFFERS. I
AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THE BOARD AND SEEING HOW FR
WE CAN TAKE SEATTLE'S
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS
GOING TO BE A GREAT PERSPECTIVE
TO BRING TO THE TRANCE POURED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO VOLUNTEER FOR THIS.
COLLEAGUES, I WILL GO AHEAD ANDE
THE MOTION TO CORRECT THE NAME
OF THE APPOINTMENT. THEN WE CAN
VOTE ON THE APPOINTMENT AND GET
TO THE OTHER TRANSIT ADVISORY
BOARD APPOINTEES. ANY COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS ON THIS APPOINTEE E
WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE IT FORWARD?
OKAY. I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE
THE MOTION. AS I MENTIONED, I AM
AM MAKING THIS TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT TO CORRECT THE NAME OF
OF THE APPOINTEE FOR APPOINTMENT
2367. THE CORRECT NAME IS
CHRISTOPHER MILLER. SO WE ARE DG
THE NAME AT THE BEGINNING. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
RECORD WILL BE AMENDED TO CORRET
THE NAME OF THE APPOINTMENT BY G
BY DELETING THE NAME ASHWIN
BEFORE CHRISTOPHER. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE APPOINTMENT IS
AMENDED TO REFLECT THE CORRECT
NAME OF THE APPOINTEE. LET'S GO
AHEAD AND MOVE THIS CONFIRMATIO.
THIS CONFIRMATION. I WOULD LIKE
TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE APPOINTMENT
NUMBER 02367 AS CORRECTED. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. ANY FINAL COMMENTS
COMMENTS BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL
RIGHT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE AND THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE CORRECTED A?
CORRECTED APPOINTMENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COM
THE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE SENT TE
SEPTEMBER 27 CITY COUNCIL MEETI.
CAN YOU READ THE NEXT ONES INTE
RECORD?
>> APPOINTMENTS 23642 -- 2364
THROUGH 2366, 2368, AND 2380. IT
IT WILL BE A TERM UNTIL AUGUST
2, 2024. IT ALSO INCLUDES REAPPS
INCLUDES REAPPOINTMENTS AS MEMBS
AS MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE
TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD FOR
TERMS UNTIL AUGUST 2, 2024. THIS
THIS IS FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WE ARE CONTINUING WITH THE AS
TO THE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD. L
TURN IT BACK OVER TO CLIFF FROM
SDOT TO INTRODUCE THESE APPOINT.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANKS. AS YOU HEARD, WE HAVE
FIVE MORE APPOINTMENTS. THREE R
NEW MEMBERS AND TWO HAVE SERVED
ON THE BOARD ALREADY AND ARE
EXCITED TO CONTINUE. WE WILL GOD
AND GET STARTED WITH ASHWIN, THL
THE ACTUAL ASHWIN THIS TIME. YOU
TIME. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND
INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
>> HELLO, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS.
IS ASHWIN. I AM LOOKING TO BE AW
MEMBER OF THE TRANSIT ADVISORY
BOARD. I AM VERY NEW TO SEATTLEG
MOVED HERE JUST OVER A YEAR AGO.
YEAR AGO. I'M EXCITED FOR THE OY
TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD. MY
ROOMMATE HAS A CAR THAT WE USE
TO GET OUT FOR HIKES NOW AND TH.
BESIDES THAT, I MOVED TO THE
CITY ENTIRELY THROUGH TRANSIT,
THE ONE LINE, THE 10, THE EIGHT,
THE TWO. I BELIEVE TRANSIT IS
THE LIFEBLOOD OF EVERY CITY. THE
CITY. THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TOE
WITHIN THE CITY IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT. I BELIEVE THAT TRANST
THAT TRANSIT IS THE FUTURE, ESPY
FUTURE, ESPECIALLY AS FOSSIL
FUELS BEGIN TO WANE AND CLIMATES
TO CHANGE. I THINK SEATTLE IS
SUCH AN EXCITING CITY WITH HOW
IT IS INVESTING IN TRANSIT
OPTIONS. THERE IS SO MUCH TO DOG
FORWARD. I AM INCREDIBLY EXCITED
INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO JOIN THIS
BOARD AND GIVE MY PERSPECTIVE TO
TO HELP SEATTLE'S TRANSIT SYSTEM
SYSTEM BECOME THE BEST VERSION F
ITSELF THAT IT CAN BE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IN OUR
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WE HAVE JOSHUA
JOSHUA HIRSCHLAND IN PERSON.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURD
AND WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN
THE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD.
>> I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTEN
INTERESTED IN URBAN PLANNING AND
THE TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS AND
AND SERVICES AND PEOPLE. I HAVE
A DEGREE IN URBAN STUDIES FROM
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. I INTERNEDT
NEW YORK CITY HALL, WORKING ON
CONGESTION. AT MY DAY JOB AT AM,
AT AMAZON, I WORK ON DELIVERING
GROCERY BOXES FROM GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES AND FROM COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS TO FOOD INSECURE S
WHO ARE IN NEED. I HAVE BEEN A
RESIDENT OF SEATTLE FOR EIGHT
YEARS. THAT IS MY ENTIRE ADULT E
ADULT LIFE LIVING IN CITIES,
ALMOST ALL OF THAT WITHOUT A
VEHICLE OF MY OWN UNTIL I HAD K.
HAD KIDS. I BELIEVE THAT TRANSIT
TRANSIT IS NECESSARY AND VITAL.
MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME THAT
SOMETHING TO DO IS TO BE OF
SERVICE AND COMMIT YOURSELF TO G
BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. MY GOAL
IS TO BRING MY KNOWLEDGE AND
BACKGROUND AND PASSION TO THIS K
TO MAKE SURE THAT SEATTLE HAS
AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND RELE
AND RELIABLE TRANSIT FOR ALL WHO
ALL WHO NEED IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN
PERSON. IT'S TURN IT OVER TO, I
THINK WE HAVE SANDRO PANI AND
ARTHUR KUNIYUKI.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M HERE FOR R.
FOR REAPPOINTMENT. THIS HAS BEEN
HAS BEEN VERY EXCITING. IT HAS
BEEN INTERESTING TO BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE AS PART OF THE
TRANSIT BOARD. I AM VERY GRATEFL
VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE AGS
THE AGENCIES WHO COME AND VISIT
US AND SEEK THE OPINION OF THE D
AND INPUT ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS
GOING ON. IT IS EVEN MORE INTERG
TO ALSO HEAR ABOUT OUR OTHER
TRANSIT BOARDS. WITHIN OUR
BOARD, WE ARE LOOKING TOWARDS
NEW GOALS. WE HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSING MORE COLLABORATION
WITH THE BICYCLE, FREIGHT, AND
PEDESTRIAN BOARDS. JUST HEARINGE
DIFFERENT OPINIONS AND WHY
PEOPLE ARE JOINING THE BOARDS
TODAY, I THINK IT IS EVEN MORE
IMPORTANT. THERE IS SO MUCH
INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN OUR
TRANSPORTATION AND HOW WE MOVE
PEOPLE AND GOODS. I'M EXCITED TO
TO CONTINUE ON SUPPORTING THE
CITY AND OUR TRANSIT AGENCIES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S GO
GO TO ARTHUR. THANKS FOR BEING E
AGAIN, ARTHUR.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, EVE.
MORNING, EVERYBODY. I AM A THIRD
THIRD GENERATION SEATTLE
RESIDENT. I WORK DOWNTOWN. I,
LIKE SANDRO, WOULD LIKE TO BE
REAPPOINTED TO THE TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD. I HAVE LEARNED
SO MUCH OVER THE PASSED TWO
YEARS. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUEO
GIVE BACK TO MY COMMUNITY. WE WL
BE MEETING WITH THE NEW SDOT
DIRECTOR SHORTLY AND LEARNING
ABOUT HIS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.E
ARE ALSO ABLE TO WORK WITH OUR
OTHER BOARDS AND CONTRIBUTE TO E
AMAZING SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION .
TRANSPORTATION PLAN. FINALLY, ON
ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I WAS SO
HAPPY TO SEE MY PHONE LIGHT UP R
9:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY WITH THE S
THE NEWS THAT THE WEST SEATTLE E
IS OPENING EARLY. I WOULD LIKE
TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO MADE THAT
THAT POSSIBLE. THAT WAS A GREATG
FOR THOSE OF US WHO LIVE IN THE.
IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS CLIFF
CLIFF HAD MENTIONED EARLIER,
JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THIS, THIS
PARTICULAR ADVISORY BOARD HAS A
SPECIAL ROLE IN OVERSEEING SALEX
SALES TAX THAT WE ADMINISTER TO
BOOST TRANSIT SERVICE IN
SEATTLE. THE TRANSPORTATION
BENEFIT DISTRICT FUND, ALSO
KNOWN AS THE SEATTLE TRANSIT
MEASURE. WE APPRECIATE THE
OVERSIGHT ROLE THEY PROVIDE FOR
THAT. THAT WILL BE IMPORTANT AS
EVERY YEAR WE HAVE TO DECIDE HOO
SPEND THOSE FUNDS THAT WERE
APPROVED BY VOTERS. IT IS AN IMT
ROLE THAT THEY PLAY IN ADVISINGS
ON THAT. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S
EVERYONE'S WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
SERVE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
OR QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE
TRANSIT BOARD? ALL RIGHT,
COLLEAGUES. I WILL GO AHEAD ANDE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THT
RECOMMEND THAT CITY COUNCIL
CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS 2364 THROUH
2364 THROUGH 2366 AND ALSO 2368D
2368 AND 2380. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS MOVED AND D
TO RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
THESE APPOINTMENTS. BEFORE WE
VOTE, ANY FINAL COMMENTS? WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
ON THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONO
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENTS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENTS WILL BT
TO THE SEPTEMBER 27 CITY COUNCI.
THANKS TO ALL THE APPOINTEES
FOR BEING HERE AND ALSO THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. THANK YOU.
LEGISLATIVE ITEMS HERE. AGENDA
ITEM 23, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE FULL TITLE OF THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM INTO THE RECORD WE
>> AGENDA ITEM 23, CB 120419, AE
RELATING TO THE STATE ROUTE 520
BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND HIGH
OCCUPANCY VEHICLE PROGRAM;
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN
AMENDMENT TO GENERAL MAINTENANCT
GMB 1094 BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEE
AND THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, TOD
THE PORTAGE BAY BRIDGE AND
ROANOKE LID PROJECT. THIS IS
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS OUS
THE MAINTENANCE ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN THE
CITY AND THE STATE THAT HAVE
BEEN WORKED OUT BETWEEN THE
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AS
AS WELL AS PARKS, CITY LIGHT,
AND CIEL UTILITIES. THIS IS REGG
IS REGARDING THE PORTAGE BAY BRE
PORTAGE BAY BRIDGEAND ROANOKE LD
PROJECT. THIS HAS GONE THROUGHE
DESIGN REVIEW FROM 2011 AND
2012. THEN THERE WERE DESIGN
REFINEMENTS FROM 2014 AND 2015.
THIS IS INVOLVING THE CITY GOVET
AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.
ACCORDING TO STAFF, THIS LEGISLN
THIS LEGISLATION BASICALLY
CONSOLIDATES NEARLY A DECADE OF
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THIS
AGREEMENT. IN ADDITION TO WSDOT
AND SDOT, WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM
CITY COUNCIL STAFF WHO WROTE A R
A MEMBER ON THIS COUNCIL BILL
AND CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS IF THEY
THEY ARISE. I APPRECIATE SDOT AD
SDOT AND WSDOT BEING HERE, AS W.
AS WELL. CALVIN, ARE THERE ANY Y
REMARKS YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
ON THIS LEGISLATION?
>> I THINK YOU COVERED MOST OF
IT. I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE T
REITERATE THAT A LOT OF THE DESN
DECISIONS WENT THROUGH AN EXTENE
PROCESS DIRECTED BY THE STATE LE
OVER THE PASSED 10 YEARS OR SO.
SO. WHAT THIS LEGISLATION IN
FRONT OF YOU IS DOING IS FOCUSIG
ON THE NEXT CONSTRUCTION PROJECO
COME OUT OF THIS PROGRAM AND REY
AND REALLY MAKE SURE THAT THE
EXISTING MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS
BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE STATE R
HOW THAT IS, HOW THAT AFFECTS
THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE. I KNOW
THAT SDOT AND WSDOT HAVE A THORH
PRESENTATION. I AM HAPPY TO HELP
TO HELP SUPPORT THE DISCUSSION
GOING FURTHER.
>> BEFORE WE START THE
PRESENTATION, YOU CAN GO AHEAD
AND PUT THAT UP ON THE SCREEN. O
WANT TO THANK THE STATE
LEGISLATURE FOR PROVIDING THE
FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET STARTED
HERE. HELLO, MEMBERS OF CITY
COUNCIL, TRANSPORTATION AND
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING
HAVING US HERE TO DISCUSS THIS
AMENDMENT TO GMB 1094. I AM CUY
SERVING AS THE INTERIM DIRECTOR
FOR THE PROGRAM FOR THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. I
AM JOINED HERE BY OMAR
JEPPERSON, WHO IS THE PROGRAM R
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR. I ALSO JD
ALSO JOINED BY THE PROGRAM ADMI,
DAWN YANKAUSKAS. WITH THAT, I
WILL HAND IT OVER TO DAWN TO
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROG.
THE PROGRAM.
>> COULD YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLI?
NEXT SLIDE? THANK YOU AND HELLO
CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME ISN
YANKAUSKAS. I AM THE DEPUTY
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE 50
THE 520 PROGRAM. BEFORE WE DISCS
WE DISCUSS THE AMENDMENT TO ADD
THE UPCOMING PORTAGE BAY BRIDGE
AND ROANOKE LID PROJECT, I
WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE
HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST DECADE.
BE REBUILT THE HIGHWAY EASTSIDE
SEGMENT BETWEEN FOUR OR FIVE AND
WASHINGTON. WE COMPLETED THE
FIRST OF TWO PARALLEL WEST
APPROACH BRIDGES OVER UNION BAY.
BAY. WE ARE NOW DELIVERING WHAT
WE ARE CALLING THE BEST OF THE T
THE REST. THIS INCLUDES THE
PROJECT IN ORANGE, WHICH IS IN .
IN CONSTRUCTION. WE ARE
PROJECTING TO END ON THAT
PROJECT IN 2024. AND THEN THE
I-5 EXPRESS LANES PROJECT IN
TURQUOISE, THIS IS IN CONSTRUCTN
AS WELL. IT IS SLATED TO END INY
2024. AND THEN THE NEXT PROJECTN
DARK BLUE WILL BE FOCUSING ON
BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION IN 2024
AND LAST APPROXIMATELY SIX
YEARS. THIS HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE
RESPONSIBLE FOR A $400 MILLION
SHORTFALL LAST YEAR. THE LEGISLE
THE LEGISLATURE RECOGNIZES
CRITICAL SAFETY NEEDS AND
INCLUDED $400 MILLION IN THE
FINAL BUDGET TO KEEP THE PROJECT
THE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD ON
SCHEDULE. THE LAST PROJECT IS
THE ONE IN GREEN. THIS PROJECT
IS CURRENTLY NOT FUNDED. WE WOUD
NEED TO ENGAGE WITH STAKEHOLDERS
STAKEHOLDERS TO CHART A PLAN
FORWARD. SO MOVING ON TO THE
NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS OUR FIRST
PROJECT. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE
KEY FEATURES OF THE UPCOMING PR.
AS YOU ARE LIKELY AWARE, THE
CURRENT PORTAGE BAY BRIDGE IS AT
RISK OF COLLAPSE IF THERE IS A
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE. TO MAKE THE E
SAFER, WE WILL BE REPLACING THED
BRIDGE AND BUILDING TWO NEW
PARALLEL BRIDGES TO MODERN
SEISMIC CODE. IN ADDITION TO NE,
THE PROJECT HAS SEVERAL OTHER
KEY FEATURES THAT ARE THE RESULT
RESULT OF OVER 15 YEARS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL COLLABORATION, DEN
COLLABORATION, DESIGN
ENHANCEMENTS WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, THE SEATTLE DESIGN COMN
AND COMMUNITIES, AND MANY OTHER
CITY PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS.
THIS INCLUDES THREE EXTENSIVE
DESIGN PROCESSES THAT WERE MENT,
WERE MENTIONED, THROUGH THE 2011
2011 FINAL IMPACT STATEMENT. THE
THE FIRST WAS THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY DESIGN PROCESS IN 201D
2012. THE SECOND WAS IN 2014 AND
2015, WHERE WE FINALIZED THE
FINAL CONCEPT DESIGN REPORT THAT
REPORT THAT PROVIDES THE BASIS
FOR THE DESIGN OF THE REST OF
THE COMPONENTS. IN 2019, WE HOST
HOST A SERIES OF EXTENSIVE
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPSD
WITH EXTENSIVE CORONATION WITH
THE SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION TO
TO BUILD UPON THE OUTCOMES OF TE
OF THESE PREVIOUS DESIGN
PROCESSES AND DEVELOP A
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR THE
PORTAGE BAY BRIDGE AND ROANOKE
LID PROJECT. SOME OF THE
ELEMENTS THAT WERE REFINED AS A
RESULT OF THESE PROCESSES ARE ID
IN THE GRAPHIC ON THIS SLIDE, WH
INCLUDES THREE ACRES OF
ACCESSIBLE OPEN SPACE FOR THE
ROANOKE LID, LOCATED BETWEEN
10th AVENUE EAST AND DELMAR DRIE
DELMAR DRIVE, WITH FOUR IDENTIFG
VIEWPOINTS EXTENDING THE
14-POINT WIDE REGIONAL TRAIL FRM
TRAIL FROM MONTLAKE TO CAPITOL
HILL. WE ALSO REFINED THE
NON-LOWRISE TRAILS IN THE
ROANOKE LID AREA AND MAKE
CONNECTIONS FROM THE 520 TRAIL
TO THE CITY'S NONMOTORIZED NETWK
NONMOTORIZED NETWORK BOTH IN THE
THE VICINITY OF THE LID AND THE
EAST SIDE OF BRIDGE BAY. WE ARE
ALSO CONSTRUCTING A BICYCLE AND
PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION ACROSS I-.
ACROSS I-5. ON THIS PROJECT, IT
WILL BE A DESIGN BUILD PROJECT.
THE CONTRACTOR WILL FINALIZE THT
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT THE
PROJECT. WITH RESPECT THE
TIMELINE, WE ARE CURRENTLY
FOCUSED ON FINALIZING THE
INITIAL DESIGN OF THE BRIDGE AND
AND THE LID AND DRAFTING THE
LANGUAGE FOR OUR REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS FOR CONTRACTORS TO BID
. WE WILL BE PUBLISHING THE
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS THIS.
THIS NOVEMBER. FROM THERE, BASEN
BASED ON HOW MANY CONTRACTORS
APPLY, WE WILL BE NEARING DOWN
TO THREE QUALIFIED BIDDERS. AND
WE WILL ADVERTISE A REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS TO THOSE WHO ARE
QUALIFIED IN JANUARY 2023. WE
WILL THEN AWARD THE CONTRACT IN
LATE SUMMER 2023 AND BEGIN
CONSTRUCTION IN 2024. IT IS ESTD
IS ESTIMATED THAT CONSTRUCTION
WILL BE APPROXIMATELY SIX YEARSE
ANTICIPATE THE PROJECT WILL BE
COMPLETE SOMETIME IN 2030, 2031.
COULD WE ADVANCE TO THE NEXT
SLIDE? HERE THERE ARE SEVERAL
RENDERINGS OF THE PORTAGE BAY
BRIDGE AND ROANOKE LID PROJECT.S
I MENTIONED ON THE PREVIOUS
SLIDE, COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCED THE
DESIGN CONCEPT, INCLUDING THE BX
THE BOX SCOOTER STRUCTURE FOR
THE UPCOMING BRIDGES, WHICH IS
THE PICTURE TO THE LEFT. AND THN
AND THEN THE NONMOTORIZED
CONNECTIONS FOR NONMOTORIZED
TRAVEL WILL USE OPEN SPACE ON
ROANOKE LID FOR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, WHICH YOU CAN SEE ON
THE SLIDE TO THE RIGHT. THESE
REFINEMENTS ARE THE RESULT OF A
2019 CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PROCESS
WHICH WAS ENDORSED BY THE DESIGN
DESIGN COMMISSION IN 2020. THESE
2020. THESE ARE EXCITING
IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY
THAT WILL GREATLY IMPROVE
CONNECTIVITY AND NONMOTORIZED
TRAVEL IN THE AREA. THEY ALSO RE
SOME COORDINATION REGARDING HOW
THE FACILITIES WILL BE MAINTAIN.
WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT BACK
OVER TO GANTH.
>> THAT BRINGS US TO THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR THE PORTE
BAY AND ROANOKE LID PROJECT. IN,
IN 2019, THE COUNCIL PASSED AN
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF GMD 1094. IT
ESTABLISHED THE OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE FOR THE MONTLAKE PR.
MONTLAKE PROJECT. AS WITH THE
MONTLAKE PROJECT, THIS PROJECT
ALSO INCLUDES MANY IMPROVEMENTSO
IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY STRUCTURE
AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE OUTREACS
OUTREACH PROCESS THAT WAS REFERD
TO EARLIER. WE DOCUMENTED THE ME
THE MAINTENANCE FOR PROJECT
IMPROVEMENTS AND ELEMENTS. THIS
PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD
AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT TO THE
EXISTING AGREEMENT THAT COVERS
THE PORTAGE BAY AND ROANOKE LID
PROJECT WHICH WILL SUPPORT THE
SAME METHODOLOGY. THIS AMENDMENT
, WHICH IS PART OF THE CITY
GUIDELINES FOR WASHINGTON, WILL
PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK ON HOW THE S
ARE RESPONSIBLE. THE IMPORTANT
THING IS THAT SDOT WORK CLOSELYH
CLOSELY WITH WSDOT, PARKS, CITY,
CITY LIGHT, AND SPU ON
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS FOR
THIS NEW INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
WILL BUILD AS A PART OF THE
PORTAGE BAY AND ROANOKE LID PRO.
LID PROJECT. I WILL HAND IT OVER
A REVIEW OF THE COMPLETE LIST.
>> THE PORTAGE BAY PROJECT
INCLUDES NEW CITY INFRASTRUCTUR,
IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY INFRASTRUC,
CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND
IMPROVEMENTS AS THE RESULT OF OH
PROCESSES AND COORDINATION WITHE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE SEATTLE
DESIGN COMMISSION. AS WITH THE
MONTLAKE PROJECT, THE PORTAGE
BAY PROJECT INCLUDES CITY
INFRASTRUCTURE, IMPROVEMENTS ONH
ITEMS AS CITY, STREET, AND
SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS,
PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE PATHS AND
CONNECTIONS, A NEW ROANOKE LID
INCLUDING COMMUNIQUC COMMUNITY
CONNECTION OPEN SPACES, AND OTHR
AND OTHER AMENITIES AND
LANDSCAPING. THE AMENDMENTS HELN
THE SAME METHODOLOGY THAT WAS
USED FOR THE MONTLAKE PROJECT. S
PROJECT. OUTLINES MAINTENANCE,
OPERATIONS, ROLES, AND RESPONSIS
AND RESPONSIBILITY'S FOR
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BE CONSTD
AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. IN
GENERAL, WSDOT IS RESPONSIBLE FR
RESPONSIBLE FOR 520 FACILITIES D
FACILITIES AND THE ON RAMPS AND
OFF RAMPS. THE CITY IS RESPONSIE
FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY
RIGHT AWAY. FOR CITY STREETS
SUCH AS 10th AND DELMAR, THERE
ARE SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES ON
THE STRUCTURE. THE CITY IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ROADWAY ANDD
AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES. THE
CITY IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR MA.
FOR MAINTENANCE. UNIQUE FEATUREF
THIS PROJECT WERE DRIVEN BY THE
PROCESSES AND COORDINATION WITH
THE CITY AND WSDOT, SUCH AS THE
LOCAL TRAIL CONNECTIONS. WSDOT
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 520 TRAI.
TRAIL ITSELF. THE OVERLOOKS AND
VIEWPOINTS ON THE LID, UBER GOOD
OPEN SPACES AND LANDSCAPED
AREAS SUCH AS THE ROANOKE LID.
IN THOSE CASES, WSDOT IS RESPONE
FOR THE STRUCTURE AND SDOT IS RE
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TOPSOIL, IRR,
TOPSOIL, IRRIGATION, SYSTEMS, P,
SYSTEMS, PLANTS, PATHWAYS,
SIDEWALKS, URBAN DESIGN ELEMENTS
. JUST AS WITH THE MONTLAKE PRO,
MONTLAKE PROJECT, WSDOT IS
PROVIDING FUNDING TOWARDS LANDSG
TOWARDS LANDSCAPING. AS
MENTIONED EARLIER, WE ARE FINALG
ARE FINALIZING THE REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS TO MAKE WAY FOR THE
JANUARY WORK. THIS IS IMPORTANT
THAT OPERATION RESPONSE
ABILITIES ARE IDENTIFIED AND
FORMALIZED THROUGH THIS
AMENDMENT NOW. THAT IS SO
APPLICABLE ENTITIES ARE INCLUDED
INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT, AS
WELL AS IDENTIFYING REVIEW AND
ACCEPTANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
DURING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
OF THE PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS.
WITH THAT, MOVING ON TO THE LAS,
LAST SLIDE, I WANTED TO THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREST
TO PRESENT TO THE COMMUNITY
TODAY. WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AT THIS.
THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DID GT
DID GET A PRE-BRIEFING ON THIS
LAST WEEK AND HAVE BEEN FOLLOWIG
THE PROJECT. I WANTED TO GIVE AN
CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF AN Y
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS
ANYTHING HE MAY WANT TO HIGHLIG.
TO HIGHLIGHT. IN TERMS OF THE
FINANCIAL DEAL, IT SEEMS THAT
THE STATE IS PAYING FOR THIS
NECESSARY REPLACEMENT OF THE
BRIDGE. IT IS AN INFRASTRUCTURE
SAFETY IMPROVEMENT. THERE ARE
AMENITIES AND MITIGATION AND
BEAUTIFUL PROJECTS GOING IN.
EVEN THOUGH THE CITY OF SEATTLE
WILL BE MAINTAINING SOME OF THOE
OF THOSE, WE ARE GETTING SOME FS
FROM THE STATE TO DO THAT EACH .
EACH YEAR. THIS AGREEMENT IS
PROVIDING CLARITY ABOUT WHO DOES
DOES WHAT. DOES THAT SUM IT UP?
PLEASE ELABORATE AND LET US KNOW
KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS, CAL.
THIS, CALVIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, I THINK THAT S
A GOOD SUMMARY. EXECUTIVE DID
IDENTIFY SOME OF THE INCREASED
MAINTENANCE COSTS ASSOCIATED WIH
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT
GOING FORWARD. THEY IDENTIFIED
AN ANNUAL COST OF $56,000 FOR
SDOT AND $100,000 FOR SPU
RELATED TO THE PROJECT. THEY WEE
NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ESTIMATES
FOR PARKS OR CITY LIGHT. THOSE
WOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THE INF,
THE INFRASTRUCTURE, TAKING CARE
OF THE ASSETS ONCE IT IS TURNEDR
TO WAS. AS YOU MENTIONED, AS THT
IS BEING BUILT, THEY ARE
INCREASING NEW INFRASTRUCTURE TT
SUPPORTS THESE CITY SERVICES,
CITY USES AS PART OF THE PROJEC.
THE PROJECT.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ABOUT THIS BILL, WHICH
HAS AN AMENDMENT TO THE
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
AGREEMENT FOR THE PORTAGE BAY
/ROANOKE PROJECT? OKAY. IN TERMF
WHAT IS NEXT FOR THIS, CALVIN,
AFTER THIS GETS APPROVED, WSDOT
WILL BE DOING WHAT THE JUST
PRESENTED HERE, GETTING
CONTINUING CONSTRUCTION. WHEN DE
DO WE EXPECT THAT THE CITY WILL
BE TAKING OVER CERTAIN ASPECTS
OF THIS? APPROXIMATELY WHAT YEA?
WHAT YEAR?
>> WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE
WILL BE COMPLETE, THERE WILL BEA
CLOSEOUT PROCESS AND TRANSFER OF
AND TRANSFER OF ASSETS. I THINKE
ARE LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE,
ACTUALLY, THAT IS PROBABLY A
QUESTION FOR DAWN ON WHAT THE SE
IS LOOKING LIKE NOW.
>> WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL BE
BE DONE WITH CONSTRUCTION OF
THIS PROJECT IN 2030/2031.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, I
APPRECIATE THE THOROUGH
PRESENTATION TODAY WE GOT FROM T
FROM WSDOT AND I APPRECIATE THE
INVOLVEMENT OF ALL THOSE CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND THE ONGOING SWEY
ENGAGEMENT THAT HAS BEEN
HAPPENING. I APPRECIATE CALVIN
TAKING A FINAL LOOK AT IT FOR US
US TODAY TO RECOMMEND IT FOR A .
A VOTE. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, I WILL GO
WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THIS ITE.
COUNCILMEMBERS, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF
OF COUNCIL BILL 120419. IS THERE
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
OF THE BILL. THIS IS COUNCIL
BILL 120419. ANY LAST-MINUTE
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS COUNCIL
BILL 120419?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
PASSED COUNCIL BILL 120419 WILL
WILL BE SENT TO THE SEPTEMBER 2L
CITY MEETING. CAN YOU READ THE T
AGENDA ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> CB 120410, AN ORDINANCE RELAG
TO THE SOLID WASTE SYSTEM OF
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES;
REVISING RATES AND CHARGES FOR
SOLID WASTE SERVICES; REVISING S
TO LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS FOR SOLD
WASTE SERVICES; AND AMENDING SES
OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> COLLEAGUES, WE HAD A PRESENTN
A PRESENTATION ON SEPTEMBER 6 AT
AT OUR COMMITTEE. WE HAVE GONE D
AND REATTACHED THAT TO TODAY'S .
TODAY'S AGENDA. THAT PRESENTATIN
THAT PRESENTATION CONFIRMED BIG
PICTURE THAT THE OVERALL SEATTLE
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES RATES
WILL INCREASE BY AN AVERAGE OF
ONLY 4% INSTEAD OF THE RATE PATH
PATH WE HAD PREVIOUSLY APPROVED
OF UP TO 4.2%. THAT IS GOOD NEWR
THE OVERALL SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES RATES. THAT IS EVEN WH
EVEN WITH THE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS
ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE WILL VOTE OY
FOR SOLID WASTE RATES. SO WE HAE
WE HAVE BRIAN GOODNIGHT HERE
FROM CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
STAFF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR MEMO.
WE HAVE THE CEO AND GENERAL
MANAGER OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILIS
HERE, AS WELL, ANDREW LEE. I
KNOW WE HAD A FULL PRESENTATION
LAST TIME. TODAY IS AN ABBREVIAD
AN ABBREVIATED SUMMARY AND ALSO
HAVING CENTRAL STAFF DISCUSS
THEIR MEMO. LET'S GO AHEAD AND
TURN IT OVER FIRST TO CENTRAL S.
THEN WE HAVE ANDREW LEE HERE ANS
TEAM IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR PEDERSEN.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 8
COUNCILMEMBERS. 38 WITH CENTRAL.
CENTRAL STAFF. AS CHAIR PEDERSEN
PEDERSEN INDICATED, THIS PROPOSL
WAS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETIG
ON SEPTEMBER 6. INCLUDED A
BRIEFING FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC UT.
AS A REMINDER, COUNCIL
CONTINUES RATESETTING
LEGISLATION FOR ONE OF THE THREE
THE THREE SPU UTILITIES EACH YER
EACH YEAR, WITH THE RATES SET
FOR A THREE-YEAR PERIOD. COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL 120410 WOULD SET
SOLID WASTE RATES THROUGH THE
2023 THROUGH 2025 PERIOD,
INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL RATES FOR
RBG AND ORGANIC SERVICE, INITIAL
INITIAL FEES AND CHARGES, AND TR
STATION RATES FOR CELL PHONE
CUSTOMERS. THE BILL WOULD ADVISE
LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE CREDITS
FOR QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS WHO DO
NOT RECEIVE SPU BILLS. IN ADDITN
TO THE PRESENTATION PROVIDED BY
STAFF, THERE IS A MEMO ATTACHED
TO THE AGENDA TODAY. THERE ARE W
THINGS I WILL HIGHLIGHT. UNLIKE
THE RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL COLLECTION, THE PROPD
THE PROPOSED TRANSFER STATION RS
STATION RATES WOULD ONLY
INCREASE ONCE DURING THE
THREE-YEAR PERIOD. THIS MODIFICN
WAS SUGGESTED BY WASTE
OPERATIONS STAFF IN SPU AS WAY
TO SIMPLIFIED THE ADMINISTRATION
SIMPLIFIED THE ADMINISTRATION OF
OF THE RATES BY TRANSPORTATION
STAFF AND TO REDUCE CUSTOMER CO.
SECOND, ASSISTING WITH THE
PREVIOUS SOLID WASTE SETTING
CYCLE, SPU IS PROPOSING TO FUND
ITS ENTIRE PROGRAM WITH CASH
RATHER THAN ISSUING ADDITIONAL
DEBT. TOTAL CAPITAL SPENDING PLD
SPENDING PLANNED DURING THE RATE
RATE PERIOD IS APPROXIMATELY $5.
$52 MILLION. THIRD, THE RATE STY
PERFORMED BY SPU STAFF EJECTS
THAT THE SOLID WASTE FUND WILL E
AN OPERATING CASH BALANCE OF
APPROXIMATELY $118 MILLION BY
2025. SPU HAS ADOPTED A
FINANCIAL POLICY TO MAINTAIN A
CASH BALANCE THAT IS SUFFICIENTO
COVER AT LEAST 20 DAYS OF THEIR
CONTRACT EXPENSE. FOR THE LAST
SEVEN YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT HAS
HAD A MORE CONSERVATIVE INTERNAL
INTERNAL TARGET TO COVER 45 DAYF
OPERATING EXPENSE. FOR 2023,
THIS INTERNAL TARGET WOULD BE
APPROXIMATELY $27 MILLION. IT IS
IT IS CLEAR THAT SPU IS
PROJECTED TO HAVE MORE CASH ON
HAND THAN IS NECESSARY TO MEET
HIS FINANCIAL POLICY. A PORTIONF
THE PROJECT THE CASH BALANCES
ATTRIBUTABLE TO DELAYED CAPITAL
PROJECTS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR IN FUTURE YEARS. SPU IS
CONSIDERING OTHER POSSIBLE USES
FOR THE REMAINING CASH BALANCE,
SUCH AS PAYING DOWN OUTSTANDINGT
OBLIGATIONS. IF THIS IS OKAY, I
WILL SHARE MY SCREEN FOR THE LAT
FEW COMMENTS TO YOU CAN SEE RATE
SEE RATE AMOUNTS THAT I WILL BE
REFERRING TO. LET ME SHARE THIS
RIGHT HERE. HOPEFULLY YOU ALL
CAN SEE THAT RATE SCREEN. IN MAY
MAY OF LAST YEAR, THE COUNCIL
ADOPTED RESOLUTION 32000, WHICH
ADOPTED AN UPDATED STRATEGIC
BUSINESS PLAN FOR SPU COVERING E
PERIOD FROM 2021 TO 2026.
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANS, CHART
REFERRED TO AS SPP'S IDENTIFY
THINGS SUCH AS LONG-TERM GOALS
OF THE DEPARTMENT, SHORT-TERM
STRATEGIES, AND RECOMMEND A
THREE-YEAR RATE PATH AND
FORECAST. AS YOU CAN SEE, SPP CS
SPP COVERS ALL THREE YEARS OF
THE DEPARTMENTS UTILITIES. IT
COVERS WATER, WASTEWATER,
DRAINAGE, AND SOLID WASTE. THESE
THESE ARE TYPICALLY THE
REFERENCE POINT FOR COMPARING
PROPOSED RATE LEGISLATION FOR S.
FOR SPU. AS CHAIR PEDERSEN SAIDM
A BIG PICTURE PERSPECTIVE, THE
OVERALL PROJECTED RATE PATH OF
THE SPP OVER THE SIX-YEAR PERIO,
SIX-YEAR PERIOD, AND SIX-YEAR
AVERAGE RATE FOR SOLID WASTE WA.
WAS 2.4%. THE BILL BEFORE YOU TY
PROPOSES SOLID WASTE RATES FUNNY
FUNNY DIFFERENT THAN THOSE ADOPD
THOSE ADOPTED IN THE SPP WITH AR
RATE IN 2023, THE SAME RATE IN
2024, AND A HIGHER RATE FOR 202.
FOR 2025. AS WAS DESCRIBED IN
THE LAST MEETING, THESE DIFFERES
ARE THE RESULT OF AN UPDATED
RATE STUDY AND LARGELY DRIVEN BY
BY HIGHER CONTRACT EXPENSES AND
INFLATIONARY ESTIMATES. AND THEN
THEN LASTLY, THIS FINAL SLIDE SS
THE ENTIRE RATE PATH AND
FORECAST PERIOD UPDATED TO
REFLECT THE CURRENT SOLID WASTE
PROPOSAL, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL
RATES THAT THE COUNCIL HAS ADOPD
SINCE THE SPP WAS APPROVED IN MY
2021. WAS ON THE ADDITIONAL BLUE
BLUE BOXES. IT ALSO INCORPORATES
INCORPORATES REVISED FORECAST ES
FORECAST ESTIMATES THAT ARE
SHOWN IN THE YELLOW TINTED
CELLS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE L
COMBINED RATE AVERAGE IS
ESTIMATED TO BE 4% OR SLIGHTLY R
THAN THE 4.2% ADOPTED IN THE
SBP. THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS.
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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRIAN.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU PULLING
EVERYTHING TOGETHER LIKE THAT.
IT CAN GET COMPLICATED OVER
MULTIPLE YEARS TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE KEEPING THE PROMISES OF THE
ORIGINAL RATE PATH WE APPROVED.
IN THIS CASE, COMING IN BELOW
OVERALL. TODAY, THE ORDINANCE IS
IS SPECIFICALLY FOR ONE OF THE
BUSINESSES OF SOLID WASTE. JUST
WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU HAD ANY C.
ANY COMMENTS. FEEL FREE. I KNOW
YOU'RE GOING TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS. WE WILL GIVE YOU THE
FLOOR IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS
THAT THAT ALL COMMANDS IF WE
HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FROM COLLEAGUES.
>> NO, I BELIEVE HE DID A GREAT
JOB SUMMARIZING THE PROPOSAL.
THANK YOU, BRIAN.
>> VERY GOOD. WE HAVE AN
EXTENSIVE PRESENTATION AT THE
LAST COMMITTEE MEETING. WE ARE
VOTING ON THE BILL TODAY. IF
THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, THAT'S WHY.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND COUNCR
AND COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT CAN GO
FIRST.
>> GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR PEDERSEN,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. MY
COMMENTS ARE ABOUT THE VOTE,
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE DESCRIBING THIS CORRECTLY.
YOU ARE RIGHT, CHAIR PEDERSEN,
WE DID HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT
THIS IN THE LAST COMMITTEE.
THERE ARE INCREASES IN THE RATES
THAT WERE LOWER THAN PROJECTED
ORIGINALLY.
>> CORRECT.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AS MY STAFF
INFORMED YOU, CHAIR PEDERSEN, A
LITTLE WHILE AGO, I WILL BE
VOTING NO ON THIS BILL, WHICH IS
IS CONSISTENT WITH RATE
INCREASES. THIS BILL INCLUDES
THE SPU RATE HEIGHT FOR NEXT YE.
NEXT YEAR. I REALLY APPRECIATE
ALL THE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO
MAKING THOSE RATE HEIGHT SMALLER
SMALLER THAN THEY WERE PROJECTED
PROJECTED TO BE. EVERYTHING COUS
EVERYTHING COUNTS.
>> INFLATION IS OUT OF CONTROL.S
CONTROL. WORKERS PAYCHECKS ARE
BEING STRETCHED FARTHER AND FAR.
AND FARTHER. THE ECONOMISTS ARE
PREDICTING WE WILL HAVE A ROUGH
LANDING FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE. I E
I BELIEVE OFFICIALS HAVE A
SPECIAL OBLIGATION TO ENSURE THE
THE INCREASED UTILITY COSTS ARED
ARE COVERED. AND NO RATE
INCREASES ON WORKING HOUSES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS
COMMENTS AND CLARIFYING. THESE
ARE RATE INCREASES. ONE OF THE S
THE HIGHLIGHTS IS THAT THEY ARE
NOT OVERALL INCREASING AS HIGH S
HIGH AS THE COUNCIL ORIGINALLY
APPROVED, FOR THE RATE PATH. YOU
YOU ARE RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. THEY ARE A RATE
INCREASE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
BRINGING THAT TO US . THAT
PERSPECTIVE. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANALYSIS AND
AND THE BRIEFING OF ME
BEFOREHAND. DIRECTOR LEE, YOUR
TEAMS WORK ON THIS. IT HAS BEEN
MENTIONED A COUPLE TIMES
ALREADY. THE RATES YOU ARE
BRINGING FORWARD TO US ARE LESS
THAN WHAT WE HAD AUTHORIZED TO
BRING FORWARD. IT IS LESS THAN
INFLATION. I KNOW INFLATION IS E
IS THE WORD ON EVERYONE'S MIND
BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS COSTING
MORE. I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU KEEPING THE CUSTOMERS,
EVERYDAY SEATTLEITES IN MIND,
WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO KEEP YOUR
RATES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. EITHER
EITHER THROUGH DEFERRED PROJECTS
PROJECTS WHICH WE KNOW WE NEED
TO KEEP DRINKING WATER AND USING
USING OUR SEWER SYSTEM. I
APPRECIATE YOU KEEPING THE RATES
RATES AS LOW AS YOU POSSIBLY
CAN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
>> ANY OTHER COSTS QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE SOLID WASTE RATES?
YES, I ECHO THOSE THANKS TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, FOR
MANAGING THE COSTS SO WELL, AND
TRYING TO KEEP THE NORTHSTAR OF
HERE IS WHAT WE PROMISED. YOU
ARE COMING IN BELOW WHAT THE
COUNCIL HAD AUTHORIZED PREVIOUS.
AUTHORIZED PREVIOUSLY. ANY
INCREASE IS DIFFICULT. YOU ARE
MANAGING THE COSTS FROM SEVERAL
DIFFERENT ANGLES ON MULTIPLE
LINES OF BUSINESS, AND ULTIMATEY
AND ULTIMATELY THE RATE INCREASE
INCREASE WILL BE LOWER THAN WE
HAD AUTHORIZED. THANK YOU FOR T.
FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES.
COLLEAGUES. I WILL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE THIS ITEM. I NOW MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
PASSAGE OF COUNSEL BILL 120410,
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO MOVE COUNSEL
BILL 120410. ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THEL
THE ROLL FOR THIS.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> No.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES. FOUR IN FAVOR, ONE OPP.
ONE OPPOSED.
>> IT WILL BE SENT I BELIEVE TO
THE OCTOBER 4th FULL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY, THANK
YOU. THANKS, EVERYBODY FOR THAT
DISCUSSION I APPRECIATE THE
VERBOSE DISCUSSION, AS WE LIKE
TO SAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE FULL TITLES OF THE NEXO
NEXT TWO GENDERS INTO THE RECOR.
THE RECORD.
>> ITEM NUMBER 25. 120417. IN
ORDER AND RELATING TO DRAIN IT
SERVICES OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILS
PUBLIC UTILITIES UTILITIES
ADJUSTING DRAINAGE RATE CODE TO
AUTOMATICALLY PASS THEIR CHANGEO
CHANGES TO TREATMENT RATES
CHARGED BY EXTERNAL WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PROVIDERS. AMENDING
SECTION 21.3 3.30 OF SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ENABLE
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF CREDITS
TO LOW INCOME DRAINAGE CUSTOMERS
. FOR BREAKFAST DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE. ITEM 26. DRAFT
LEGISLATION RELATED TO
WASTEWATER SERVICES OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES ADJUSTING
WASTEWATER RATES CODE TO
AUTOMATICALLY PASS THROUGH
CHANGES TO TREATMENT RATES
CHARGED BY EXTERNAL WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PROVIDERS. AMENDING
SECTION 21.28 POINT 040 OF
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ENABLE
ENABLE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT TO
LOW INCOME WASTEWATER CUSTOMERS.
CUSTOMERS. FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES I KNOW
SALLY LITTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
AND I ARE EAGER TO HAVE US
STREAMLINE HOW THE CITY EXCEPT
THE MANDATORY PASTOR RATES WE
ARE REQUIRED TO ACCEPT FROM KIN.
KING COUNTY. LEANING TO DRAINAGE
DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER
SERVICES. THOSE CHARGES APPEAR
ON EACH CUSTOMERS BILL. THE
PASTOR RATES WERE UNABLE TO
CHANGE, UNLIKE THE CONTROL WE
HAVE OVER SOLID WASTE RATES AND
DRINKING WATER RATES. SIMILAR TO
TO WHAT PASTOR ON ELECTRICITY.
COUNSEL BILL FOR DRAINAGE CAN BE
VOTED ON TODAY. DUE TO A
DRAFTING CHANGE. THAT IS
PRESENTED AS DRAFT LEGISLATION.
WE CAN SIGNAL OUR SUPPORT FOR
THAT TODAY, HOPEFULLY. THAT WILL
WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO FULL
COUNCIL. BRIAN GOOD NIGHT, FROM
FROM COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF HAS
WRITTEN A MEMO ON THIS
LEGISLATION AS WELL, ATTACHED TO
TO THE AGENDA. WE HAVE SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES HERE WITH US
FOR A PRESENTATION. JUST WANTED
TO OPEN IT UP TO BRIAN BEFORE WE
PASS IT OVER.
>> I WILL ECHO WHAT YOU SAID, IT
IT APPLIES TO THE DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER RATES. THE BILL THAT
IS SEPARATE THAT IS BEING
INTRODUCED TODAY, DEALS WITH THE
THE WAYS WATER RATES. 120410. IT
IT IS PLANNED TO HEAD TO FULL C.
FULL COUNCIL. THE DISCUSSION
APPLIES TO BOTH OF THE BILLS. I
WANTED TO REITERATE THAT. I'M
HAPPY TO TURN IT OVER TO SPU FOR
FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING ANDREW LEE, HI
MARIA.
ú>> CHAIR PEDERSEN AND MEMBERS F
OF THE COMMITTEE, INC. YOU
AGAIN FOR HAVING US HERE. I AM
THE GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. I WILL
WILL ADD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS
BEFORE PASSING IT OFF TO MARIA
COE, OUR SUPERVISOR. THE CITY
ALSO HAS AN AGREEMENT TO TREAT
THE STORM WATER. THE COUNTY AND
ITS PREDECESSOR, METRO, HAVE
BEEN PERFORMING THIS FUNCTION
SINCE THE 1960s. AS PART OF THE
CONTRACT, THE KING COUNTY
COUNCIL SETS RATES FOR SERVICES.
SERVICES. BY CONTRACT, AS COUNCR
AS COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
REFERENCE, WE ARE OBLIGATED TO
PASS THOSE RATES ON TO
CUSTOMERS. TO FORMALLY UPDATE
OUR TREATMENT RATES AND RECOUP
THE EXPENSE. TODAY WE ARE HERE
TO PROPOSE LEGISLATION THAT WILL
WILL AUTOMATE THIS PROCESS SO
THE COUNTIES ADOPTED WASTEWATERT
WASTEWATER TREATMENT RATES ARE
INCORPORATED INTO THE DRAINAGE
AND WASTEWATER RATES WITHOUT
SLIP SEPARATE REGISTRATION. THIS
THIS LEGISLATION IS CONSISTENT H
CONSISTENT WITH THE BONNEVILLE R
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION. SEATTLE CITY LIT
CITY LIGHT PASS-THROUGH FOR BPA
RATE CHANGES. IT IS ALSO SIMILAR
SIMILAR TO LEGISLATION THAT
OTHER CITIES AND AGENCIES AROUND
AROUND THE COUNTY HAVE ADOPTED.
THE PROPOSE LEGISLATION DOES NOT
NOT TAKE AWAY THE CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORITY TO SET WASTEWATER
RATES, WHICH WILL CONTINUE ON A
THREE-YEAR CYCLE. NOR DOES A CHE
A CHANGE THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS
RATE PLAN EVERY THREE YEARS.
THIS IS ALSO DOES NOT REMOVE OUR
OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE INPUT TO
THE COUNTY ON PROPOSED RATES. WE
WE RETAIN THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE
PROVIDE INPUT THROUGH THE
METROPOLITAN WATER POLLUTION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH IS
ESTABLISHED BY STATE LAW.
ESTABLISHED BY COUNTY CHARTER.
WE ALSO HAVE CONTINUOUS DIRECT
COMMAND EDUCATION WITH THE
EXECUTIVE, COUNSEL AND STAFF AT
NATURAL RESOURCES WASTEWATER
TREATMENT AND DIVISION. LASTLY,
WANT TO MENTION THERE WAS WORK
INITIATED BY CHAIR PEDERSEN IN
2021. SPU IS CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH THE COUNTY AND THE REGION
TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES FOR THE
REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM. WE
ARE HOPEFUL THAT STUDY, WHICH
WILL WRAP UP TOWARDS THE END OF
THE YEAR, WILL YIELD GOOD
OUTCOMES AND IN AREAS SUCH AS R,
AS RATES, IMPROVEMENTS, POLICY,
AND LONG-TERM PROCESSING. WITH
THAT, I WILL PASS IT ON TO OUR
RATES MANAGER, MARIA COE, WHO
WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON THE
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TODAY WE
WE ARE MEETING TO DISCUSS THE
LEGISLATION THAT WILL REMOVE THE
THE NEED TO UPDATE THE TREATMENT
TREATMENT RATE ON AN ANNUAL
BASIS THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS. THE IDEA IS TO CREATE
EFFICIENCIES AND MITIGATE SPU'S
FINANCIAL RISK. WE ARE GOING TO
BEGIN WITH A QUICK OVERVIEW. THE
THE PROPOSE LEGISLATION. MOVE ON
ON TO THE DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER SYSTEM. AND THEN LOOK
LOOK AT THE KING COUNTY
TREATMENT COSTS, AND FINALLY
DISCUSS OUR NEXT STEPS. OUR
CURRENT PRACTICE IS TWO FOLD.
EVERY THIRD YEAR, WHEN COUNSEL
IS APPROVING A RATE STUDY, WE
INCLUDE THE KING COUNTY
TREATMENT RATE FOR THE ENSUING
RATE YEAR. THIS WAS LAST DONE IN
IN 2021, WHEN WE PROPOSED THE
2022 THROUGH 2024 RATES. KING
COUNTY ADOPTED THE 2022
TREATMENT INCREASE AT THAT TIME
AND WE ARE ABLE TO INCORPORATE T
INCORPORATE IT INTO THE 2022
RATE COUNCIL APPROVED. FOR YEARS
YEARS WE ARE ARE NOT PROPOSING
NEW RATES, FOR THIS RECYCLE, WE
WOULD BE COMING TO COUNSEL WITHN
WITH LEGISLATION IN EACH YEAR TO
TO ADOPT A TREATMENT RATES. IN
AN EFFORT TO MITIGATE OUR
FINANCIAL RISK, AND BURDENS, WE
ARE PROPOSING THIS NEW MECHANISM
MECHANISM THAT WILL ALLOW FOR
SEAMLESS INTEGRATION OF THE
COUNTIES TREATMENT RATE INTO THE
THE DRAINAGE AND SEWER RATES.
THE LANGUAGE ARE BORROWED FROM
SEATTLE CITIES ALSO RATES THAT
ARE SIMILARLY INTEGRATED INTO
CITY LIGHT RATES. THERE ARE
MULTIPLE ADVANTAGES TO THIS
AUTOMATIC PASS-THROUGH. COUNSEL
STILL RETAINS AUTHORITY OVER
RATES THROUGH THE STRATEGIC
BUSINESS PLAN, AND THREE-YEAR
RATE SETTING PROCESS. IT ALLOWS
SPU TO MANAGE THE RISKS. IT
STREAMLINES THE PROCESS, AND IT
ALSO IS CONSISTENT WITH HOW
OTHER MUNICIPALITIES APPROACH
THIS CHARGE. FINALLY, IT ALIGNS
SPU WITH CITY LIGHTS WHOLESALE
RATE PROCESS. THIS SLIDE SHOWS E
SHOWS THE TWO DIFFERENT
COMPONENTS OF OUR WASTEWATER AND
AND DRAINAGE STRUCTURES. ONE IS
THE TREATMENT RATE, WHICH
ACCOUNTS FOR TWO THIRDS OF THE
OVERALL WASTEWATER RATE AND IS
SET TO RECOVER ALL FUNDS
ASSOCIATED WITH TREATMENT COST.
THIS INCLUDES CITY AND CITY TAX.
THE ONE THIRD COMPONENT IS OUR
SYSTEM RATE, WHICH PAYS FOR
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
EXPENSES. CAPITAL PROGRAM, DEBT
SERVICE, TAXES, AND ALSO PROGRAS
PROGRAM CREDITS RELATED TO THE
DISCOUNT PROGRAM. THERE ARE
THREE COMPONENTS TO THE REVENUE
THAT NEED TO BE COLLECTED FOR
TREATMENT. THE TREATMENT EXPENSE
EXPENSE PAID TO KING COUNTY,
BASED ON WATER CONSUMPTION. THE
CITY TAX PAID ON REVENUE
COLLECTED BY THE UTILITY. AND
THE AMOUNTS PROVIDED THROUGH THE
THE DISCOUNT PROGRAM. YOU CAN
SEE THE TOTAL SUM OF 203.1
BILLION IS WHAT WE NEED TO
COLLECT FOR TREATMENT REVENUE.
THAT IS CALLED OUR REVENUE
REQUIREMENT. WE DIVIDE THIS BY
BILLABLE UNITS, OR 100 CUBIC FET
CUBIC FEET, AND WITH THAT WE
COME OUT WITH THE $9.96 SENT
TREATMENT RATE THAT WILL BE
ADDED TO THE RATE WE PASS ON TO
CUSTOMERS FOR SEWER. STORMWATER
RATES ARE DETERMINED FOR THE TWO
COMPONENTS WITH THE SAME STEPSG
STEPS ALLOCATING DURING THE
PROCESS EVERY THREE YEARS.
SEATTLE AND THE MAJORITY OF THE
KING COUNTY AREA OR IN A
LONG-TERM CONTRACT FOR SEWER
TREATMENT. THIS HAS BEEN SINCE
THE 1960s. THE CONTRACT REQUIRES
REQUIRES ANNUAL ADOPTION OF A
TREATMENT RATE, THAT WE AS THE
AGENCIES PARTICIPATING IN THE
CONTRACT, ARE REQUIRED TO
RECOVER FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. KINY
KING COUNTY COUNCIL IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ADOPTING THE
TREATMENT RATE, WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE IMPACTOR
SEVERAL SOURCES. THE REGIONAL
WATER QUALITY COMMUNITY. DIRECT
COMMUNICATION TO KING COUNTY
COUNCIL, DIRECTED OF, AND
NATURAL RESOURCES AND PARKS. AS
GENERAL MANAGER LEE ALSO STATED,
STATED, WE ARE CONTINUING TO EVE
GOVERNMENT ALTERNATIVES AND
APPROVING THIS AUTOMATIC
TREATMENT RATE IS ALSO IN
ALIGNMENT WITH CONTRAPUNTAL
OBLIGATIONS TO KING COUNTY
COUNTY. IT IS ALSO CONSISTENT
WITH OUR SISTER UTILITY, SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT, AND THERE
ADMINISTRATION RATES. UNDER THIS
THIS LEGISLATION, SPU WILL
CONTINUE TO PROPOSE FOR COUNSEL
TO ADOPT SIX-YEAR STRATEGIC
BUSINESS PLAN AND RATE STUDIES.
SPU'S ADOPTED STRATEGIC PLAN
ASSUMED A 4% TREATMENT RATE
INCREASE, BASED ON THE COUNTIES
PRODUCTION OF ADOPTION OF THE
PLAN. THE RATE ADOPTED FOR 2023
IS ACTUALLY 1.75% HIGHER, COMING
COMING IN AT 5.75% INSTEAD OF TE
OF THE 4% THAT WAS ASSUMED WHEN
THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN WAS.
WAS ADOPTED. THESE ANNUAL
TREATMENT RATE INCREASES WILL
REQUIRE US TO SUBMIT A
DISTILLATION EVERY YEAR TO
INCREASE THAT COMPONENT. TO
REDUCE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN
BURDEN AND FINANCIAL RISK, WE
ARE PROPOSING THIS LEGISLATION
TO ALLOW US TO AUTOMATICALLY
INCREASE THE TREATMENT PORTION
TO RECOVER THE EXPENSES
INCREASING DUE TO THE COUNTY TRT
COUNTY TREATMENT RATE CHANGES.
THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE
CURRENT RATE PATH, WITH THIS
PROPOSAL FOR THE KING COUNTY
TREATMENT RATES AT 5.57 PERCENT.
. THIS IS ALSO THE SAME RATE
PATH YOU SAW ON SEPTEMBER 6th,
WHEN YOU REVIEWED THE SOLID
WASTE RATES. IN THE LIGHT GRAY,
THE SOLID WASTE RATES WERE ONES
VOTED ON BY THIS COMMITTEE.
ALSO, THIS STILL SHOWS THE 4% SC
4% STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN AND
WILL RATE PATH. OUR NEXT STEPS
ARE CONSIDERATION AT THIS COMMI.
THIS COMMITTEE. IF THIS DOES NOT
NOT RECEIVE A FAVORABLE VOTE, WL
WE WILL NEED TO PURSUE FOR
LEGISLATION OF ADOPTION OF THE
STANDALONE TREATMENT RATE INCRES
RATE INCREASES ASSOCIATED WITH
WASTEWATER AND DRAINAGE IMMEDIA.
DRAINAGE IMMEDIATELY. ANY QUEST?
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. REALLY
APPRECIATE HOW YOU ARTICULATED
THIS. I APPRECIATE BRIAN
GOODNIGHT'S WORK ON THIS. THE Y
IT IS STRUCTURED NOW, WE HAVE NY
NO SAY AND NO POWER TO CHANGE
WHAT THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL APS
COUNCIL APPROVES ON WASTEWATER
AND DRAINAGE RATES. IT IS A
MANDATORY PASS-THROUGH TO US. IT
TYPICALLY SHOWS UP TO US IN THE
THE ORDINANCE WE ARE APPROVING,
IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. THIS
WILL BE MAKING IT TO MILLER TO
THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS WHERE
THE BONNEVILLE POWER
ADMINISTRATION PASSES THROUGH
THEIR INCREASES AND RATES TO US.
THERE IS NO SEPARATE VOTE ON T.
ON THAT. THERE ARE WAYS WE CAN
GET INVOLVED. A COUPLE US SERVE
ON THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
WATER QUALITY CONTROL COMMITTEE.
WE DO NOT HAVE A VOTE THERE EIR
THERE EITHER, BUT THAT IS WHERE
THOSE RATES ARE FIRST DISCUSSED
FROM THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT OF
OF KING COUNTY. IT IS REALLY THE
THE KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE, KING
COUNTY COUNCIL, THAT'S WHO WE
SHOULD BE CALLING WHEN THEY SEE
THE WASTEWATER RATES GO UP. THEY
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE
COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THOSE.
THIS IS SIMPLY STREAMLINING THA.
THAT PROCESS. IT HAS NO IMPACT
TO COME THROUGH US. HAPPY TO HER
TO HEAR ANYMORE FROM YOU ON THAT
THAT BEFORE WE GET COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS? DOES THAT SUM
SUM IT UP? OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR
PEDERSEN, YOU DID ADDRESS ONE
OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD. I DO
UNDERSTAND THIS IS LEGALLY
REQUIRED PASTOR. WE DO NOT HAVE
DISCRETION ON IT. IT FEELS TO MT
ME THAT, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT STR,
NOT STREAMLINED, AND IT MAY BE C
BE BUREAUCRATIC TO DO A THING
EVERY YEAR AND VOTE ON IT WHEN
WE LEGALLY DO NOT HAVE
DISCRETION ON IT. IT FEELS TO MT
ME THAT IT AT LEAST GIVES US AN
ENTRY POINT TO ENGAGE WITH KING.
KING COUNTY. ABOUT WASTEWATER
RATES. I RECOGNIZE WE HAVE
REPRESENTATION ON THE REGIONAL
WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE, AS YOUY
YOU SAY. WE DO NOT HAVE A VOTE
ON RATES. I KNOW YOU SHARE MY CN
MY CONCERN ABOUT SOME OF THE PRT
THE PROJECT DID RATE INCREASES
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS,
DRIVEN BY A LOT OF CAPITAL EXPE.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. I AM A
LITTLE HESITANT, ALTHOUGH I DO
HEAR THE LOGIC OF YOUR ARGUMENT
THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR POLITICAL
POLITICAL LEVERAGE MAY NOT BE,
IN REALITY, SOMETHING WE CAN USE
USE IN HAVING TO APPROVE THESE
PASTORS EVERY YEAR. JUST TALKING
TALKING THROUGH MY THOUGHT
PROCESS THERE, AND RECOGNIZING
AND APPRECIATING YOU ADDRESSINGT
ADDRESSING IT, CHAIR PEDERSEN.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE
TRANSPARENCY AROUND THE PASS-T.
THE PASS-THROUGH. WE WORK WITH
SEATTLE UTILITIES TO CREATE
TRANSPARENCY FOR THE UTILITY TA.
UTILITY TAX. THAT IS SHOWN ON
SPU BILLS. IS THIS PASS-THROUGH
SHOWN BROKEN OUT ON BILLS
SIMILAR TO THE UTILITY PACKETS ?
PACKETS ARE?
>> GO AHEAD, SORRY MARIA,
PLEASE.
>> ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BILL, IT
IT DOES STATE IT MOVES WE HAVE
60 TO 67% IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE
THE KING COUNTY TREATMENT RATE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, WHEN
WE RECEIVE THE ORDINANCE AND
IT'S FINALIZED, IT IS ALREADY
APPROVED BY KING COUNTY
COUNCIL. THERE IS NO -- IF WE
HAD A MAJORITY NO VOTE ON THAT,
WE WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF THE
LEGAL AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY
COUNTY ON HOW THIS WHOLE SYSTEM
IS SET UP. ON THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL
COMMITTEE, WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO
USE THAT AS LEVERAGE. NEXT YEAR,
YEAR, JUST YOU WAIT, WE ARE
GOING TO RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT
THESE RATES. IT FALLS ON DEAF E.
DEAF EARS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY
LEGAL AUTHORITY TO DO THAT. WE
ARE SETTING OURSELVES UP TO MISS
MISS COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC T
WE ARE SOMEHOW INVOLVED IN THOSE
THOSE RATES WHEN THEY NEED TO BE
BE CALLING THEIR COUNCILMEMBERS
WHEN THE DRAINAGE RATES
INCREASE. YEAH. SIMILAR TO THE
IDEA THAT CAME FROM THE POWER
ADMINISTRATION ISSUE THAT HAS JT
HAS JUST PASSED RIGHT THROUGH.
WE ARE NOT ASKED FOR THE
MANDATORY VOTE ON THAT. WE DO
HAVE, AS THE PRESENTATION POINTS
POINTS OUT, WE HAVE MULTIPLE
ENTRY POINTS TO DISCUSS IT, AND
GET A HEADS UP ON IT. AND TALK
TO KING COUNTY COUNCILMEMBERS AD
COUNCILMEMBERS AND TELL OUR
CONSTITUENTS TO CALL KING COUNTY
COUNTY COUNCIL. IF ANDREW LEE OR
OR MARIA WANT TO ADD ANYTHING,
WE CAN GO TO COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. WE ARE
ACTIVELY ENGAGED. I CANNOT
STRESS HOW MUCH WE TRY TO ENGAGE
TO ENGAGE WITH THE COUNTY TO
GIVE FEEDBACK ON THE RATE INCRE.
RATE INCREASES. TO REALLY
EVALUATE ALL THE PROPOSALS, AS
WELL AS THE OPTIONS. WE
DEFINITELY TRY TO EXERCISE THAT
ABILITY WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT .
>> THANK YOU CHAIR PEDERSEN, I
WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS ITEM,
FOR PREVIOUS REASONS. IF THIS
PASSES, FOR THE MOST PART, IT WL
IT WILL NOT BE NEEDING A
PROACTIVE ROLE IN THE RATES FOR
KING COUNTY. CERTAINLY THERE
WON'T BE AN EXPLICIT VOTE ON
RATE INCREASES THAT ORIGINALLY
ARE IN KING COUNTY. I UNDERSTAND
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING
ABOUT OTHER FORMS OF ENGAGEMENT,
ENGAGEMENT, WHICH CERTAINLY
SHOULD BE DONE. THE BUCK SHOULD
STOP WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS.
WHILE IT IS TRUE THE RATE INCRES
RATE INCREASES ARE VOTED ON BY
THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL, AND SEE
AND SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT
IN CONTROL OF THEM. THEY HAVE AS
AS MUCH OBLIGATION TO ENSURE THE
THE RATE INCREASE DOES NOT LAND
ON THE SHOULDERS OF WORKING FAM.
WORKING FAMILIES. COULD PUSH
SEATTLE COUNCILMEMBERS TO REJECT
REJECT THE RATE INCREASES FROM
KING COUNTY COUNCIL LET IT OFFI.
IT OFFICIALS. THEN IT WILL FORCE
FORCE THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL TO
TO TAKE A DIFFERENT POSITION.
SUBSIDIZED RACE RATE INCREASES
WITH BUSINESSES. I WOULD WANT TO
TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE
NO ON RATE INCREASE IF THAT
WERE TO HAPPEN. THIS BILL WOULD
DO MORE OF THAT OPTION FOR THE
FUTURE. FOR THAT REASON, I WILL
BE VOTING NO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, JUST A REMINDER FOR
US, IN TERMS OF WHEN WE ARE
APPROVING, FOR EXAMPLE, STRATEGC
BUSINESS PLAN AND THE RATE PATH,
LIKE THE SLIDES WE SAW EARLIERY
EARLIER TODAY WHERE WE SEE THE
FOUR LINES OF BUSINESS, THERE'S
AN OPPORTUNITY THERE FOR US TO
OPINE ON WHAT WE THINK IS COMING
COMING DOWN FROM KING COUNTY.
SEE HOW IT FITS WITH THE SEATTLE
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITY BILL. ANO
AND TO ASK THE WASTEWAER
TREATMENT DIVISION. SEE WHAT
THEY CAN DO TO MANAGE THEIR COSS
THEIR COSTS. I KNOW SEATTLE PUBC
UTILITIES IS DOING THAT ON SOLID
SOLID WASTE, FRESHWATER. I KNOW
THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT
DIVISION TRIES TO DO THAT. I THK
I THINK WHEN WE DO HAVE MULTIPLE
MULTIPLE POINTS, WHERE WE CAN
RAISE OUR CONCERNS, IT DOES NOT
HAVE TO BE AT THE TIME WHEN IT'S
IT'S TOO LATE. WHEN WE ARE
FORCED, BY LAW, TO DO A YES VOTE
VOTE ON SOMETHING WE DO NOT LIK.
NOT LIKE. I ENCOURAGE ANYBODY
WHO WANTS TO JOIN ME FOR THOSE
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL S
CONTROL MEETINGS TO PUSH ON THAT
THAT ISSUE, TO MAKE SURE THOSE S
THOSE COSTS ARE BEING MANAGED.
WE DO HAVE AGING ASSET MANAGEMET
ASSET MANAGEMENT PROBLEM WITH
WASTEWATER TREATMENT. WE DO HAVE
HAVE A LOT OF STRESS ON THE SYS.
THE SYSTEM. OFTEN RATES NEED TO
GO UP THERE. MAYBE NOT AS HIGH
OR IN THE TIME AND HERE THEY ARE
ARE BEING PROPOSED BY KING
COUNTY. THERE ARE PLENTY OF
OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO WEIGH IN
IN ON THAT, INCLUDING THE
OFFICIAL OPPORTUNITY HERE WHEN
WE APPROVE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN
AND RATE PATHS. EVEN TODAY, WHEN
WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOLID
WASTE RATES, WHERE WE GET THE
FULL PICTURE. WE SEE THE INCREAS
THE INCREASES. THAT'S AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COMPLAIN
ABOUT THOSE RATE INCREASES, AND
TO PROTEST THOSE. IT DOES NOT
HAVE TO BE ON A MANDATORY VOTE
FOR SOMETHING WE DO NOT HAVE ANY
ANY CONTROL OVER. I REALLY
APPRECIATE SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES PUTTING THIS TOGETHER,
TOGETHER, SIMILAR TO THE
PASS-THROUGH FROM BONNEVILLE.
ANYTHING TO ADD FROM ANDREW LEE,
LEE, BRIAN GOODNIGHT, MARIA
COE? COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS
THIS BILL? WE ARE GOING TO VOTE
ON THE DRAINAGE PORTION. IT IS
BASICALLY IDENTICAL OF THE
WASTEWATER ONE. THERE WAS A
TECHNICAL ERROR IN THE TITLE
THAT WAS BEING FIXED. THOSE WILL
WILL BOTH ARRIVE AT THE CITY COL
CITY COUNCIL AT THE SAME TIME,
SO THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE
SEPARATE VOTES ON THIS. OKAY. I
WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE ITEM
THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US. ONE
MOMENT HERE, LET ME GET MY NOTE.
NOTES STRAIGHT. WHAT I'M GOING
TO BE DOING IS MOVING THE
DRAINAGE ONE, WHICH IS 120417, S
120417, AS BRIAN GOODNIGHT SAID,
SAID, THE NEW VERSION IS 120421,
120421, AND WILL SHOW UP LATER
AT FULL CITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER
OCTOBER 4th. WILL SEE HOW IT
GOES. COUNCILMEMBERS, I WOULD TO
TO MOVE THE COUNSELING MOVES
120417. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AN.
AND SECONDED.
>> ANY LAST-MINUTE COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. WILL THE K
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
FOR THE RECOMMENDATION TO PASS
120417.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> 120417 WILL BE SENT TO THE OR
4th CITY COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCR
MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER 120421
WILL SHOW UP SO THEY CAN BOTH BE
BE VOTED ON BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
COUNCIL. I APPRECIATE THE
DISCUSSION ON THAT. I APPRECIATE
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES HARD
WORK ON THAT. ALSO, BRIAN
GOODNIGHT FROM CENTRAL STAFF,
THE HARD WORK ON THAT . WE ARE
GOING TO PIVOT BACK TO TRANSPOR.
TO TRANSPORTATION. WE HAVE TWO
MORE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> I HAVE A HARD STOP AT 11:45.
11:45. IS IT POSSIBLE TO SWITCH
THE TWO ITEMS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
IS THE SPONSOR , WHICH IS CURREY
THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND READ AGENDA
ITEM 28 IN THE RECORD, AND PIVOT
PIVOT BACK TO ITEM 27, IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. OKAY. HEARING NO
OBJECTION WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
HERE THE LAST ITEM FIRST. THE
SAFE STARTS. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND READ THE
FULL TITLE OF ITEM 28 INTO THE ?
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 20. LONG-TERM
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SAFE START
PERMITTING FOR BRIEFING AND DIS.
AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. THIS LEGISLATION
IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. A PERMANENT SAFE START
START PROGRAM THAT EXPAND HOUSE
CITY. THE CITY ALLOWS PUBLIC
STREETS FOR OUTDOOR DINING AND
OTHER PURPOSES. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY
ANY INTRODUCTORY REMARKS?
>> SURE. I'M GOING TO SAY A LOT
OF THINGS YOU WILL HEAR THEM
SAY. I WILL GET THIS OUT OF THE
WAY IN CASE I HAPPEN TO LEAVE.
YOU WILL HEAR WHAT WE HAVE GOING
GOING ON. MY BILL BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE IS THE FINAL STEP IN
THE PATHWAY TO PERMANENCE TO
HAVE OUTDOOR DINING AND BUSINESS
AND BUSINESSES AS A PERMANENT
FEATURE OF OUR CITIES FABRIC.
WHEN WE GIVE SEATTLEITES THE
PERMISSION AND AVENUE TO USE THR
USE THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL
SPIRIT. OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND
BUSINESS DISTRICTS. THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
OWNERS TO USE THIS TO THEIR
FULLEST EXTENT IS THAT THEY NEE.
NEED CERTAINTY. CERTAINTY IS
WHAT THIS BILL IS PROVIDING. AS
REMINDER, THIS PROGRAM OPENED IN
IN AUGUST 2020. IT WAS A WILD SS
WILD SUCCESS FROM THE BEGINNING.
BEGINNING. AUGUST 2020 START MS.
MS. THE WARMER SUMMER MONTHS. IT
IT GAVE A THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TEST IT IN THE WINTER.
BUSINESSES STILL SUCCEEDED. THEY
THEY BUILT STRUCTURES DURING WHT
DURING WHAT WE WERE TOLD WAS A
TEMPORARY SITUATION. BUSINESS
OWNERS DO NOT INITIALLY INVEST S
INVEST INSTRUCTORS TO TRULY MEET
MEET THEIR NEEDS. THEY INVESTED
IN TEMPORARY MEASURES. BUSINESSS
MEASURES. BUSINESSES NEEDED
THEIR STRUCTURES TO BE WARM IN
COLD WEATHER AND PROVIDE SHADE
AND RESPITE FOR DINERS AND
SUMMER MONTHS. I WANT TO PAROLE
APPLAUD SDOT FOR GETTING PERMITS
PERMITS OUT THE DOOR RATHER THAG
THAN FINALIZING EARLY IN THE
DAYS OF THE PANDEMIC. THE NEEDS
OF LOCAL BUSINESSES WERE PRIORI.
THIS DECISION MEANS THE PATHWAY
TO PERMANENCY TO TAKE A LITTLE
LONGER. MORE BUSINESSES WERE SE.
AFTER THE INITIAL YEARS OF SDOTD
SDOT NEEDED THIS TIME TO FINALIE
TO FINALIZE REGULATIONS. WE HAD
AN EXTENSION MAY 2021, AND THEN
FEBRUARY OF 2022 AS WELL. THIS
TEMPORARY PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY
SET TO SUNSET IN 2023 AS SDOT
RETURNS TO OPTIONS THAT WE ARE
HERE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. THIS
PROGRAM IS NOT JUST FOR
RESTAURANTS. RETAIL AND OTHER
BUSINESSES CAN ALSO UTILIZE
THEIR OUTDOOR SPACES. BUSINESSES
BUSINESSES LIKE STANDARD GOODS
ON BALLARD AVENUE HAVING AREA
THAT THEY SHARE WITH ADJACENT
RESTAURANTS. IT'S ATTRACTED
PEOPLE TO THE RESTAURANT AND THE
THE OUTDOOR DINING AREA. THIS IS
IS MORE THAN DINING. THERE ARE
SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF
PERMITS. WE WILL GET INTO THEM
IN A COUPLE MINUTES. SIX
DIFFERENT TYPES OF PERMITS.
OUTDOOR CAFE PERMIT. OUTDOOR
MERCHANDISE DISPLAY PERMIT.
VENDING PERMITS. OUTDOOR CLOSUR.
OUTDOOR CLOSURES. [ INAUDIBLE ]
PICKUP DRIVERS. SOME OF THE
CHANGES WERE [ INAUDIBLE ] IN
THE PAST WE DID NOT TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT THAT THESE BUSINESSES
WOULD HAVE AN INCREASED SALES
TAX. WE HAD A PUNITIVE COST
STRUCTURE WITH ANNUAL FEES. SOME
SOME IN EXCESS OF $2000 A YEAR.
WHILE I STILL HAVE A QUESTIONS
AND WHAT IS BEFORE US TODAY, WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT AN INITIAL FEF
FEE OF $1200 PER YEAR, OR $100
PER MONTH. RENEWAL AT 588
DOLLARS PER YEAR, OR $50 PER
MONTH. I KNOW WE'VE DONE A
COUPLE OF EXTENSIONS AND IT'S
TAKEN A WHILE SINCE MY INITIAL
COMING TO YOU, CHAIR PEDERSEN,
WITH THE IDEA OF HAVING THESE
AS FIXTURES IN OUR STREETS
DURING THE PANDEMIC. TAKING THE
TIME NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THE
NEEDS OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS,
RATHER THAN RUSHING TO CREATE RS
CREATE RULES, WE HAVE THE BILL
BEFORE THIS PROVIDING CERTAINTY
AND POLICIES THE RIGHT SIZE FORR
CITY. WE'VE HEARD FEEDBACK FROM
ALL TYPES OF BUSINESSES. TO DATE
DATE OVER 300 SAFE START
PROGRAMS ACROSS THE CITY. DURING
DURING THIS PERIOD SDOT RAN A
SURVEY WITH OVER 10,000
RESPONSES IN 2021. HIGH LEVELS
OF SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM.
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY
SHOWED HIGH LEVELS OF SUPPORT.
THAT CAME FROM RESIDENTS,
CUSTOMERS, AND BUSINESS OWNERS.
EVEN BUSINESS OWNERS NOT
PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM EXD
PROGRAM EXPRESSED A HIGH LEVEL
OF SUPPORT. SDOT IS SETTING
THESE RULES FOR US. TALKING
ABOUT EQUITY. WANTING TO MAKE SE
IT'S SUCCESSFUL IN ALL
NEIGHBORHOODS, NOT JUST SOME.
SAFETY, AS WE MOVE OUT OF THE
INITIAL PHASE AND THE STRUCTURES
STRUCTURES ARE STRUCTURALLY
SOUND. SAFE FOR PEOPLE WALKING
OR DRIVING. ACCESS TO MAKE SURE
THERE IS ACCESS FOR DELIVERIES
AND PICKUPS. DROP OFF SPACE.
CUSTOMERS, ET CETERA.
SUSTAINABILITY, INSURANCE FINANY
INSURANCE FINANCIALLY
SUSTAINABLE FOR SDOT, AND THE CY
THE CERTAINTY FOR BUSINESS OWNE.
BUSINESS OWNERS. JUST SO HAPPY
SDOT IS HERE, ENSURING WE HAVE A
A GOOD SET OF RULES THAT ALLOW
ATTICA TRANSMISSION TIME FOR BU.
FOR BUSINESSES. SUPPORTING
SEATTLE BUSINESSES AS THEY
CONTINUE TO RECOVER FROM THE PA.
THE PANDEMIC. JUST IN CLOSING, I
I KNOW I SAID A LOT. WE HAVE THE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHIFT THE WAY
WAY WE HAVE USED OUR STREETS. WE
WE HAVE THE PATHWAY TO MAKE
STREET CAFES A PERMANENT FEATURE
FEATURE OF OUR CITY. WE HAVE THE
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DRIVE OF
BUSINESS OWNERS TO MAKE THIS A .
A SUCCESS. NOW WE HAVE THE
CERTAINTY BUSINESSES NEED TO
SUCCEED. STREET DINING IN
SEATTLE IS HERE TO STAY PERMANE.
STAY PERMANENTLY. I AM JUST
EXCITED WE HAVE TAKEN THE TIME
TO GET IT RIGHT. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. WELCOME SDOT. GO AHEAD
AND PULL YOUR PRESENTATION A. I
DO WANT TO THINK CALVIN, ON
CENTRAL STAFF, FOR HIS ANALYSIS.
MAYBE THERE WILL BE MORE TO
COME ON THAT. CALVIN, DID YOU
WANT TO MAKE ANY OPENING REMARKS
REMARKS BEFORE WE GO THROUGH SDS
THROUGH SDOT'S PRESENTATION?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER. I
GUESS THE ITEMS I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT, THIS IS AN
INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING. SDOT DID
PUBLISH PUBLIC DRAFT OF THIS IT
IN AUGUST, SO THERE ARE DRAFT
LEGISLATION THAT IS THE BASIS
FOR THIS. THE LEGISLATION WILL E
WILL COME MORE FORMALLY TO THE E
THE COMMITTEE AFTER THE BUDGET.
THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT IS THIS IS AS MUCH
ABOUT HOW SDOT IS PROPOSING TO N
THEIR PROGRAM. THEY WERE ABLE TO
TO DO THE EXISTING TEMPORARY
SAFE STREETS PROGRAM WITH THE
EXISTING CODE LANGUAGE. REALLY
THE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENT WAS
TO DEAL WITH THE PERMIT FEES.
THIS IS REALLY A CLEANUP OF THE
CODE LANGUAGE, IN GENERAL, TO
ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE TO DO
THESE TYPE OF ADMINISTRATIVE
CHANGES. I THINK THEY SHOULD
PROBABLY TALK ABOUT HOW THE
RULES ARE PROPOSED TO BE USED,
AND TO THEIR PRESENTATION. THAN.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CALVIN. GOOD
MORNING, SDOT TEAM.
>> HI. MY NAME IS ALYSE NELSON.
I WILL BE LEADING THE
PRESENTATION TODAY FOR SDOT. I'M
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE, COUNSEL,
AND GIVE YOU THIS UPDATE ON
WHERE WE ARE AT WITH OUR
TRANSITION FROM THE SAFE START
PERMITTING , BACK TO LONG-TERM
OPPORTUNITIES. I AM THE MANAGER
FOR SDOT STREET USED DIVISION.
WITH ME HERE TODAY IS JOEL
MILLER. HE'S ON MY TEAM. WE
ALSO HAVE LIZ SHELDON. STREET
USED DIVISION DIRECTOR. I WILL
HELP WITH QUESTIONS AS WE GO
THROUGH. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE
WE ALWAYS LIKE TO GROUND OUR PRS
OUR PROGRAMS IN VALUES AND
GOALS. WITH THIS PROGRAM, WE
REALLY SEE HOW PEOPLE HAVE
ENJOYED SAFE START PERMITS.
THEY'RE ASKING FOR MORE. MORE
STREET CLOSURES, MORE DISPLAYS.
NOT LESS. WE WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT AND ENSURE WE ARE LININGR
LINING FOR CORE VALUES. WE SEE
HOW WE ARE DELIVERING ON OUR
LIVABILITY CORE VALUE TO MAKE
GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS. WE HAVE COE
HAVE COME ACROSS PERMANENT
PROCESSES IN PLACE, THINKING
ABOUT SAFETY, MOBILITY AND SUST.
AND SUSTAINABILITY. TO ENSURE WE
WE ARE BUILDING EQUITY INTO THE
OUR FRAMEWORK. NEXT SLIDE. TODAY
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU A
A BRIEF BACKGROUND TO TALK ABOUT
ABOUT WHERE WE HAVE BEEN FOR
OUTREACH DURING THE PROGRAM.
GIVE AN UPDATE ON OUR TIMELINE
OF NEXT STEPS, AND HIGHLIGHT THE
THE PROPOSED CHANGES. NEXT SLID.
NEXT SLIDE. JUST TO ORIENT
TODAY, I THINK COUNCILMEMBER STS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS DID A
GREAT JOB. THERE ARE FOUR
PROGRAM AREAS THAT AFFECT THE
WITH THIS PACKAGE. OUTDOOR
DINING, WHICH INCLUDES SIDEWALKD
SIDEWALKS AND CURBS CAFES.
MERCHANDISE DISPLAY THAT CAN BE
ON THE SIDEWALK. THINK ABOUT A
SALE RACK, THE KIND OF THING.
STREET, FOOD, FLOUR VENDING.
STREET ACTIVATION, WHICH
INCLUDES STREET CLOSURES. MID
AND SMALL-SCALE COMMUNITY
EVENTS. NEXT SLIDE. A QUICK
BACKGROUND. WE LAUNCHED OUR
PROGRAM IN SUMMER OF 2022
RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC
CONDITIONS. WE USED EXISTING
TOOLS WE ALREADY HAD THAT
INTRODUCED FREE AND STREAMLINE
PERMITS TO GET HIS MISSES OUT ON
ON THE SIDEWALKS AND STREETS
WICKLEY SO THEY COULD KEEP THEIR
THEIR BUSINESSES GOING. TODAY WE
WE HAVE ISSUED 300 PERMITS. WE
ARE LOOKING TO SUNSET THIS
PROGRAM AND RETURN TO EXISTING T
EXISTING PERMIT OPTIONS, BUT TAN
THE LESSONS WE HAVE LEARNED
ALONG THE WAY INTO THIS PACKAGE.
PACKAGE. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE
HERE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. IN
ADDITION TO THE CORE VALUES, WE
WANT TO LOOK AT HOW THIS PROGRAM
PROGRAM ALIGNS WITH OVERALL CITY
CITY POLICY. WE LOOKED AT THE P,
THE PLANS, CLIMATE ACTION PLAN,
SDOT'S PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN,
AS WELL AS THE TRANSPORTATION
FRAMEWORK SEE THIS PROGRAM IS
HELPING TO DELIVER ON POLICIES
CONTAINED WITHIN THOSE
DOCUMENTS. NEXT SLIDE. NEXT WE
WILL TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT OUR OUTH
PROCESS. WE HAVE BEEN DOING A
LOT OF OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT.
WE HAD A MULTIPRONGED APPROACH.
INCLUDING ALL THE THINGS YOU SEE
SEE ON THE SLIDE. SURVEYS,
COMMUNITY MEETINGS. EVALUATIONS,
EVALUATIONS, AND GENERAL PUBLIC
AWARENESS. WHAT UPDATES WE HAVE.
HAVE. WE'VE DONE A LOT. WE'VE HD
FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE.
OVERWHELMINGLY, PEOPLE HAVE
ENJOYED THE SAFE START PROGRAM.
OUR SURVEY HAD OVER 10,000
RESPONSES. THERE WAS HIGH LEVEL
SUPPORT IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD,
INCLUDING BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS,
RESIDENTS, AND CUSTOMERS. EVEN
BUSINESSES THAT DID NOT
PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY IN THE SAFT
SAFE START PROGRAM EXPRESSED A
HIGH LEVEL OF SUPPORT. AFTER THE
THE SURVEY WE LOOK TO SEE WHAT
GAPS WE HAD, AND THEN REACHED
OUT DIRECTLY TO KEY
STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE
SEATTLE RESTAURANT ALLIANCE.
DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES, AS
WELL AS MAKING SURE WE TALKED TO
TO STAKEHOLDERS. SINCE WE CAME
TO YOU IN JULY, THE LAST TIME WE
WE WERE HERE, WE DID PUBLISH ALL
ALL OF OUR DRAFTS. THE RULES AND
AND ORDINANCE. AS WELL AS OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. SINCE THEN
THEN WE HAVE CONTINUED TO HEAR
OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE THINGS,
JUST TO NOTE SOME FOLKS EXPRESS
CONCERNS ABOUT FEES. MANY ALSO
FOUND THEY WERE PRETTY
REASONABLE WHERE WE LANDED.
WE'VE HEARD SOME CONCERN FROM RS
FROM RESTAURANTS ABOUT THE
VENDING CHANGES. ALL THE VENDORS
VENDORS ARE SUPPORTED OF THESE
CHANGES. JUST IN GENERAL,
OVERALL, WE CONTINUE TO HEAR EXT
AND ENTHUSIASM ABOUT THE
PROGRAM. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS OUR
OUR GRAPHIC THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE
RESULTS OF OUR 2021 SURVEY THAT
HAD THE 10,000 RESPONSES. YOU
CAN SEE THERE WAS GREAT SUCCESS
OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE. 90% SUT
90% SUPPORT FOR CAFES. REALLY
CLOSE TO THAT FOR FOOD TRUCKS. A
A LITTLE LESS FOR RETAIL
DISPLAYS, ALTHOUGH STILL
POSITIVE. NEXT SLIDE. JUST A
BRIEF TIMELINE OF WHAT'S NEXT.
WE ARE HERE TODAY. WE PLAN ON
HAVING LEGISLATION THAT COUNSEL
CAN VOTE ON IN DECEMBER, SO WHEN
WHEN THE NEW LEGISLATION BECOMES
BECOMES EFFECTIVE, WE HAVE SAFE
START PERMITS. ALL ARE CURRENTLY
CURRENTLY SET TO EXPIRE IN
JANUARY OF 2023. WE WOULD LIKE
TO ASK FOR AN EXTENSION FOR THE
OUTDOOR DINING DISPLAY AND
STREET CLOSURE PERMITS TO ALLOW
THEM TO BE EXTENDED TO JUNE 30t.
JUNE 30th. THAT WILL BUILD TIME
FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN AND APPLY.
APPLY. WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP OUR
OUR VENDING PERMITS AT JANUARY
31st SO WE CAN GET THOSE
HANDLED, FIGURE OUT WHAT VENDORS
VENDORS STILL NEED SITES, AND
OPEN THEM UP TO NEW VENDORS, AS
THERE IS INTEREST. WE WILL DO
THAT SOONER THAN LATER. ALSO
WORK WITH THE CAFES AND DISPLAYS
DISPLAYS TO GET THEM UNDER A NEW
NEW PERMITS BY JUNE 30th. AND
THEN GIVE A GRACE PERIOD FOR
PEOPLE TO BUILD ANY CHANGES THAT
THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED FOR THEIR
THEIR CAFES, OR DISPLAY STRUCTU.
DISPLAY STRUCTURES. BEFORE WE
DIG INTO THE NITTY-GRITTY, SOME
OVERALL GOALS FROM HOW WE ARE
THINKING ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. WE
REALLY WANT TO CONTINUE TO BUILD
BUILD ON THE VIBRANCY,
LIVABILITY AND RESILIENCE BENEF.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
LOWERING BARRIERS TO
PARTICIPATION, ESPECIALLY FOR
BIPOC- OWNED BUSINESSES. THE
FLEXIBLE APPROACH INTO THE PROG.
THE PROGRAM. NEXT SLIDE. FOR PRC
FOR PROGRAMMATIC GOALS, LOOKING
AT THE FOUR AREAS WE ARE TALKING
TALKING ABOUT. OUTDOOR DINING.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
PLANNING FOR YEAR-ROUND VIBRANCY
, THAT INCLUDES RECOGNIZING
STRUCTURES ARE HERE TO STAY. WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE
DURABLE AND DESIGNED FOR THE
LONGER-LASTING SEASONS THAT THEY
THEY WILL BE OUT. WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE MANAGING THE
CURB APPROPRIATELY AND BALANCING
AND BALANCING CURB SPACE LOADING
LOADING FOR PASSENGERS AND FREI.
AND FREIGHT. THESE CAFES AND STT
CLOSURES BRING. FOR MERCHANDISE,
WE ARE LOOKING AT SIMPLIFYING
OUR PROCESS WHEN WE HAVE THOSE
SIMPLE STOREFRONT DISPLAYS
AGAINST THE BUILDING. FOR
VENDORS, WE WANT TO HELP THE SML
THE SMALL BIPOC-OWNED
BUSINESSES. OPENING
OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN BUSINESSED
BUSINESSES AND CONTRACT. THINGSE
THINGS LIKE BREWERIES. ALLOW FOR
FOR FOOD TRUCK PODS, WHERE
THAT'S APPROPRIATE. AND CREATE
MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW
VENDORS TO TRY OUT IN SEATTLE.
STREET ACTIVATION. WE WANT TO
ENCOURAGE MORE COMMUNITY AND
BUSINESS USE OF SEATTLE STREETS.
IN ADDITION TO SHORT-TERM
EVENTS WE WANT TO CREATE
SEASONAL AND YEAR-ROUND
ACTIVATIONS AS WELL. NEXT SLIDE.
SLIDE. WE ARE GOING TO DIG IN.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO STAY QUICK
OH I KNOW THERE IS ONE MORE SDOT
SDOT PRESENTATION. FOR OUTDOOR
DINING, WE WERE WITH COUNSEL NOT
NOT TOO LONG AGO, 2019, AND WE
DID SOME PRETTY MAJOR OVERHAULS
OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH MORE TO DO
WITH THAT. THE BIG CHANGES YOU
WILL BE VOTING ON OUR FEE
RELATED. YOU WILL SEE THAT WE
ARE LOOKING AT A LONG-TERM
INSURANCE OF $1220 FOR A CAFE. A
A YEAR-ROUND CAFE. $200 FOR ANY
ADDITIONAL AREA. IF YOU HAVE A
CURB SPACE AND FRONTED SPACE,
YOU WOULD NEED THE 1200+ THE 20.
THE 200. THAT IS THE FIRST YEAR.
YEAR. AFTER THAT THEY WOULD BE
$580. WE ARE ALSO OPENING A
SEASONAL OPTION. IF YOU WANT TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SUMMER
MONTHS, YOU COULD HAVE A PERMIT
FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER FOR $500.
WE ARE NO LONGER GOING TO BE
CHARGING OCCUPATION FEES FOR USE
USE OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
THESE ISSUANCE FEES COVER OUR
PUBLIC SPACE MANAGEMENT TEAM TI.
TEAM TIME. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER
CHARGES ACROSS THE CITY THAT MAY
MAY NEED TO BE REVIEWED FOR ANY
GIVEN APPLICATION. THOSE ARE THE
ARE THE FEE SCHEDULE UPDATES.
JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE
CHANGES WE ARE WORKING ON. WE
ARE ENHANCING STANDARDS FOR
STRUCTURAL DESIGN. WE ARE
LOOKING AT ESTABLISHING THE
MAXIMUM LENGTH. 40 FEET. ABOUT
TWO SPARKING PARKING SPACES. WE
HAVE A LITTLE FLEXIBILITY ABOVE
OR BELOW THAT, AS NECESSARY. WE
ARE LOOKING TO ESTABLISH
EMERGENCY ACCESS GAPS. MAKING SE
FIREFIGHTERS CAN GET INTO
SIDEWALKS AND BUSINESSES. WE
WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE FLEXIBLET
FLEXIBLE ABOUT PLATFORMS. THEY
WILL NOT BE REQUIRED, BUT THEY
WILL BE ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED
ON THE SIDEWALKS AND MORE CASES.
CASES. FINALLY WE DO HAVE ROBUST
ROBUST PERMITTING
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION, TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE BEING WELL
USED. FOR VENDING, THIS IS A
PLACE WHERE MORE CHANGES ARE
HAPPENING WITHIN THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE. WE ARE FOLLOWING
FOLLOWING THE FORMAT WE USED FOR
FOR THE SIDEWALK CAFE CHANGES IN
IN OUR VENDING CODE. WE ARE
REMOVING DETAILS THAT ARE BETTER
BETTER HOUSED WITHIN THE SDOT
DIRECTOR RULE, FROM THE CODE TO
THE ROLE. THOSE ARE THE CHANGES.
CHANGES. THE ORDINANCE. WE ARE
LOOKING TO REMOVE THE STRICT
PROHIBITIONS THAT ARE EXISTING
IN THE CODE. MOVE TOWARDS
SETBACKS AND GUIDANCE THAT ARE
IN THE DIRECTORS ROLE TO HELP
REVIEWERS AND BUSINESSES
UNDERSTAND HOW WE WILL BE
THINKING ABOUT THESE USES. WERE
ALSO LOOKING TO HAVE MORE FLEXIY
MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THE TYPE OFG
OF VENDING. WE WOULD LIKE TO
ALLOW FOR MERCHANDISE. ARTS AND
CRAFTS VENDING. WE WANT TO START
START OUT SLOW BY ALLOWING THAT
DURING EVENTS ONLY. THAT'S ONE
THING WE ARE LOOKING TO ADD AND
DEVELOP UPON. ASUS XFL PILOT WE
HAD DURING THE PANDEMIC, CALLED
MARKET STREET. OUR FEES ARE
PRETTY MUCH STAYING SIMILAR. WE
WILL KEEP OCCUPATION FEES TO USE
USE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE
ISSUANCE FEES ARE MAYBE GOING UP
UP A LITTLE BIT. BUT THEY ALSO G
ALSO BRING FOOD REVIEW, RATHER
THAN THAT BEING AN HOURLY REVIEW
REVIEW THAT IS SEPARATED. MORE
CERTAINTY FOR OUR VENDORS. WE
ARE ADDING MORE TOOLS FOR NEW
VENDORS WITH A TRIAL PERMIT.
REDUCING COSTS. THOSE WILL BE A
LITTLE LESS EXPENSIVE, AND ALLOW
ALLOW FOR NEW VENDORS TO TRY
THINGS OUT. JUST TO NOTE A LOT F
THE BUFFERS ARE MOVING FROM THE
CODE INTO THE ROLE. WE ARE
LOOKING AT PROVIDING MORE OPPORS
MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE CITED.
RECOGNIZING THEY HAVE BEEN
IMPACT DURING THE PANDEMIC. AS S
AS WORKERS LEFT OFFICE IS DOWNT,
IS DOWNTOWN, THEIR CUSTOMER BASD
UP. WE WANT TO PROVIDE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO GET
BACK TO BUSINESS, AND BE ABLE TO
TO TRY OUT MORE SITE, TO SEE
WHERE THE CUSTOMERS ARE, AND
WHERE THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL
WITH THIS MOVING FORWARD AFTER
THE PANDEMIC, AND INTO THE NEW
NORMAL. NEXT SLIDE. FOR
MERCHANDISE DISPLAY, WE ARE
CREATING A CHAPTER, MIMICKING
THE SIDEWALK CAFE CODE AGAIN.
JUST TO CLARIFY OUR MERCHANDISE
DISPLAY RULES, WHICH ARE KIND OF
OF PACKAGED WITHIN THE VENDING
CODE IN THE PAST. WE ARE ALSO
INTRODUCING A NEW DIRECTORS
RULE. WE WILL MAKE STANDARDS
THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THOSE
FRONTAGE ZONE BUSINESS DISPLAYS.
IF YOU HAVE A SALES RACK OR
TABLE OUTSIDE TOUCHING YOUR
BUILDING, YOU CAN DO THAT
WITHOUT AN SDOT PERMIT, IF YOU
FOLLOW THE RULES WE WILL HAVE IN
IN THE DIRECTORS RULE. WE STILR
STILL OFFER PERMITS FOR
FURNITURE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE A REVIEW PROCESS SO THAT
THAT IT SET UP CORRECTLY. WE ARE
ARE GOING TO DISALLOW CURB SPACE
RETAIL DISPLAY, WHICH WE TRIED
OUT DURING THE SAFE START
PERMITTING. WE DID NOT SEE IT
USED VERY OFTEN, WITH EXCEPTION
FOR STREET CLOSURES. WE WILL
ALLOW IT AS AN OVERARCHING
STREET CLOSURE. OUTSIDE OF THAT,
THAT, THERE IS SO MUCH NEED TO
BALANCE CURB SPACE USE. WE THOUT
WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE ONE
THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO
ALLOW MOVING FORWARD. WE WILL BE
BE ADDING A REQUIREMENT FOR DIVS
FOR DIVERTERS, MAKE SURE WE HAVT
HAVE THAT UNIVERSAL ACCESS.
AGAIN, PERMITTING
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION WILL
BE INFECTED. THIS IS THE FOURTH
AND FINAL AREA FOR THE SAFE
START PACKAGE. THERE IS NO
MODIFICATIONS FOR STREET
ACTIVATION THAT NEED TO BE MADE
TO THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT CREATIN
REQUIREMENTS TO ENCOURAGE NOT
JUST EVENTS, DAY OF EVENTS, BUT
ALSO FOR A FULL YEAR AND
SEASONAL ACTIVATIONS IN THE STR.
THE STREET. BUSINESSES AND
COMMUNITY GROUPS CAN TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO ALLOW BUSINESSES TO
CLOSE THE STREET. IF IT'S A
SIGNAL BUSINESS, WE WANT TO MAKE
MAKE SURE THEY ARE OFFERING
PUBLIC SEATING OR COMMUNITY
PROGRAMMING SO THERE'S BETTER
BALANCE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE U.
PRIVATE USE. PRIVATE STREET
CLOSURES, THINGS LIKE WEDDINGS
THAT GET PERMITTED, WILL ONLY BE
BE ALLOWED FOR THOSE SHORTER
DURATION EVENTS. THE FEE
SCHEDULE WILL CHARGE FULL COST
RECOVERY FOR PRIVATE EVENTS. WE
WILL HAVE REDUCED COSTS FOR
PUBLIC EVENTS AND ACTIVATIONS WE
WE SEE HAVING AN IMPORTANT RULE
OF BRINGING LIVABILITY TO SEAT.
TO SEATTLE. LAST SLIDE. THERE'SO
THERE'S ALSO SOME OVERALL
CHANGES WE ARE MAKING TO TITLE
15 THAT WILL ADD ADDITIONAL
FLEXIBILITY FOR US. WE ARE USING
USING IT IN THE PROPOSAL AND MAY
MAY BUILD UPON IN THE FUTURE.
ONE IS TO ALLOW USES OF RIGHT
AWAY WITHOUT PERMITS. THAT IS
BEING USED FOR MERCHANDISE
DISPLAY. WE WILL LOOK AT WHERE
IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE TO BUILD
UPON THAT MODEL IN THE FUTURE.
WE ARE ALSO MAKING SOME
ALLOWANCES TO CREATE EXCEPTIONS
FROM INSURANCE. AGAIN, THAT WILE
WILL BE MOVING FROM THE CODE
INTO THE DIRECTORS RULE WITH TE
WITH THE RISK MANAGEMENT GROUP
AND THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO GET
GET THAT RIGHT. FINALLY, WE WANT
WANT TO HAVE ABILITY TO CLOSE
OLD PERMITS THAT ARE STALE,
WHERE THERE HAS NOT BEEN
ACTIVITY. RIGHT NOW THERE IS NOT
CLEAR COAT AUTHORITY FOR THAT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CLOSE
THOSE OUT AND KEEP THEM CLEAN
WITH GOOD INFORMATION. WITH THAT
, I THINK IT WILL BE THE LAST
SLIDE. AGAIN, I REALLY THINK YOU
YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. I HAVE
JOEL AND LIZ HERE. WE ARE HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU
MIGHT HAVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST TO
ASSURE YOU, WE ARE GOING TO HEAR
HEAR THE LEGISLATION AND PLAN TO
TO VOTE ON IT ON OUR DECEMBER
6th COMMITTEE MEETING. AS YOU
KNOW, WE ARE ABOUT TO ENTER OUR
TWO MONTH BUDGET REVIEW AND
AMENDMENT AND ADOPTION PROCESS.
WE APPRECIATE THIS FULL
EXPLANATION OF THE LEGISLATION
TODAY, SO WE CAN MOVE QUICKLY ON
ON DECEMBER 6. I DO HAVE A
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. WE HAVE
SOME OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS WHO MY
HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. ON
YOUR SURVEY, I KNOW YOU HAD
SEVERAL THOUSAND RESPONDENTS,
BUT HOW MANY OF THOSE WERE ACTUY
WERE ACTUALLY BUSINESSES, OR
SMALL BUSINESSES?
>> I BELIEVE WE HAD AROUND 275
BUSINESSES THAT RESPONDED TO THE
THE SURVEY DIRECTLY. REPORTED
THEY WERE A BUSINESS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR
CLARIFYING THAT. I KNOW NEW YORY
YORK CITY HAS IMPLEMENTED A
SIMILAR PROGRAM. THE NEW YORK
TIMES WROTE SEVERAL ARTICLES ON.
ON THIS. THE CONCERNS RAISED BY
RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEARBY. THE
MAYOR IS TRYING TO WORK THROUGH
THOSE. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD
LOOKED AT THOSE EXPERIENCES,
AND HOW YOU MIGHT BE MITIGATING
HOSE CONCERNS WITH THIS.
THIS LEGISLATION. IN MY DISTRICT
DISTRICT WE HAVE A LOT OF
TAKE-OUT BUSINESSES THAT MIGHT
WANT TO ENSURE THEIR FOOD CAN BE
BE PICKED UP AND DELIVERED, AND
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
DELIVERY SERVICES CAN ACCESS
THEIR RESTAURANTS, EVEN THOUGH
THEY ARE NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
OF THE SIDEWALK OR OUTDOOR
DINING SITUATIONS. WE JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE TAKE-OUT RESTAURANS
TAKE-OUT RESTAURANTS ARE ACCOMM.
ARE ACCOMMODATED. I THINK IN THE
THE PRE-BRIEFING YOU TALKED A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. IF YOU
CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
TEMPORARY SPACES HE PROVIDE FOR
PICK UP THERE. YOU MENTIONED IN
THE SURVEY, HAS DISABILITY
RIGHTS OF WASHINGTON OFFICIALLY
OPINED ON THIS BILL YET, OR IS
THAT SOMETHING YOU ARE SEEKING?
I AM INTERESTED TO HEAR WHAT
DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON HAS
HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT. I MIGHT
HAVE ONE COMMENT AT THE END, BUT
BUT IF YOU COULD ADDRESS THOSE
QUICKLY, WOULD APPRECIATE IT,
AND THEN WE WILL GO TO COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HAPPY TO. THE NEW YORK CITY
EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE BEEN PAYING
ATTENTION TO THE NEWS, AND
TALKING TO OUR COLLEAGUES ACROSS
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IN CA.
IN CANADA. WE ARE IN THIS PERIOD
PERIOD OF EVERYBODY IS DOING IT
ALL AT THE SAME TIME. WE ARE
DOING A LOT OF LEARNING AND
LISTENING FROM OTHER CITIES THAT
THAT ARE A LITTLE AHEAD OR
BEHIND US. NEW YORK CITY, I THIK
I THINK THEY'VE HAD DIFFERENT
EXPERIENCE THAN SEATTLE. I THINK
WE ARE NOT SEEING SOME OF THE
CONCERNS FROM RESIDENTS THAT
THEY HAVE SEEN IN NEW YORK.
PERHAPS THAT'S TO THE DIFFERENCE
DIFFERENCE OF URBAN FORM. I
WOULD NOTE, AS FAR AS THE STRUCS
THE STRUCTURES THEY ARE HAVING
TO TAKE OUTS OF THE RIGHT AWAY
FOR EXAMPLE, THAT ARE NOT BEING
USED BY BUSINESSES, I THINK WE
ARE A LITTLE AHEAD OF THE CURVEM
MAY BE OTHER CITIES. WE DO HAVE
A SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM OF
INSPECTORS WITHIN OUR TEAM. WE
HAVE COAT AUTHORITY TO WRITE
CITATIONS, AND OTHER TYPES OF
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE.
TAKE. WE PROACTIVELY DO ANNUAL
INSPECTIONS ON THESE USES. I
THINK THERE'S A LOT WE DO ALREAY
DO ALREADY DO AND CONTINUE TO
BUILD UPON. REGARDING
ENFORCEMENT. AS WELL AS WITH THE
THE DIRECTORS RULE, WE LOOK TO
BEEF UP OUR MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATION CONDITIONS. THAT IS
WHAT THE COMMITTEE IS AGREEING .
AGREEING TO. TO GET A PERMIT. WE
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERD
THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE
EXPECTING. I THINK THOSE TYPES
OF TOOLS WILL HELP US AVOID SOME
SOME OF THAT CONCERN ABOUT
MAINTENANCE OR OPERATION THAT WE
WE HAVE SEEN IN OTHER SPACES
SUCH AS NEW YORK. FOR TAKE-OUT S
TAKE-OUT RESTAURANTS, AGAIN, AS
WE LOOK AT THE OVERALL LENGTH WE
WE ARE ALLOWING FOR CURB SPACE
CAFES, I THINK DURING THE EARLY
PART OF THE PANDEMIC, IT WAS
ACTIVATION AND GETTING PEOPLE
OUT TO USE THE STREET AS NUMBER
ONE PRIORITY. WE DID NOT DO A
LOT. EVERYTHING WAS ADOPTION.
MAYBE NOT BUS LANES AND BIKE
LANES. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF
IF WE COULD FIT A RESTAURANT ON
THE STREET, WE WOULD. THAT WAS
HOW WE WERE THINKING ABOUT IT.
WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES IN CURB SPACE. A
GROUP WITHIN SDOT THAT MANAGES
CURB SPACE ALLOCATION AND
PARKING. AS WE RETURNED TO THE
NEW NORMAL, SO TO SPEAK, THAT IS
IS WHY WE HAVE SET THE STANDARD
OF 40 FEET IS MAXIMUM LENGTH.
REALLY PROVIDING THE INTENT WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
BALANCING THE CURB SPACE.
LOADING IN PARTICULAR IS IMPORTT
IS IMPORTANT FOR FREIGHT AND
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY. PEOPLE LOA.
PEOPLE LOADING. THERE WILL BE
SOME CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO MAE
TO MAKE TO REBALANCE THAT ALLOCN
THAT ALLOCATION MOVING FORWARD.
I AM GOING TO LET JOEL TAKE IT
ON THE QUESTION ABOUT DISABILIT.
DISABILITY RIGHTS.
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE
DID HAVE A NUMBER OF MEETINGS,
BOTH WITH DISABILITY RIGHTS
WASHINGTON, AND THE WASHINGTON
CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL
FEDERATION FOR THE BLIND. WE DID
DID NOT GO SO FAR AS TO SAY HEY,
WE WILL FULLY SIGN OFF ON THIS.
THIS. WE DID NOT HEAR ANY BIGGET
ANY BIGGEST ISSUES OR PROTEST
FROM THEM. I THINK THEY
APPRECIATED THE DIFFERENT USES
RIGHT AWAY. ALSO TRYING TO CENTR
TO CENTER THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERI.
PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE. PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES, SO THEY CAN
ADVOCATE OUR SIDEWALKS AND GET
THROUGH THESE AREAS. I THINK
THAT IS ADDRESSED IN THESE ROLES
ROLES AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, COUNCIL
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD .
>> THANK YOU. A COUPLE QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SURVEY. IF
YOU COVERED THIS, I APOLOGIZE.
THE SURVEY NOTES 90% APPROVAL
FOR THE SIDEWALK CAFES, AND
SIDEWALK RETAIL, AND SIDEWALK DY
SIDEWALK DISPLAY AT 65 AND 59% .
59% RESPECTIVELY. RETAIL DISPLAY
, IS THAT JUST A DEFINITIONAL
QUESTION FIRST, THEY ARE NOT
ACTUALLY SELLING PRODUCTS? THEY
ARE BASICALLY ADVERTISING THEIR
PRODUCTS BY HAVING A SELECTION
OUT FRONT THAT ARE NOT FOR SALE,
FOR SALE, BUT IF YOU GO INSIDE
THE STORE THEY ARE FOR SALE?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> CAN YOU MAYBE GIVE WHAT YOUR
CONCLUSIONS ARE ABOUT THE LOWER
LEVELS OF SUPPORT FOR THOSE TWO?
TWO CATEGORIES?
>> ONE THING TO NOTE, BECAUSE OF
OF THE LOW LEVEL OF SUPPORT AND
THE NEED TO BALANCE CURB SPACE
ALLOCATION, THAT'S ONE REASON
WHY WE ARE NO LONGER GOING TO AW
TO ALLOW RETAIL DISPLAY IN THE
CURB SPACE, EXCEPT WHEN THERE IS
IS AN OVERALL PLAN FOR THE
STREET CLOSURE. AN EXAMPLE, POLD
EXAMPLE, POLLARD AVENUE STREET E
STREET CLOSURE, INCLUDES RETAIL
SPACES. THAT COULD CONTINUE. A
STANDALONE DISPLAY IN A CURB
SPACE IS NOT SOMETHING WE WOULD
ALLOW MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS
LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE. I THINK THT
THINK THAT IS HOW --
>> THANK YOU FOR UNDERSCORING
THAT.
>> I THINK PEOPLE IN GENERAL
RESPONDED TO THE VIBRANCY OF
SEEING PEOPLE OUT USING SPACE. .
SPACE. TALKING. MAYBE THE
EXPERIENCE THEY WERE SEEING
PEOPLE NAVIGATING A SALE RACK
WASN'T WHAT THEY ENJOYED OR APPD
OR APPRECIATED THE MOST. IT WAS
STILL OVERALL POSITIVE. WE SEE A
A VALUE IN HAVING RETAILERS BE
ABLE TO PUT OUT A RACK OR THAT
KIND OF THING ON A SIDEWALK. WE
ARE MAKING SURE THERE IS
ADEQUATE MOBILITY. I THINK THAT
MIGHT BE PART OF THE PROBLEM,
TOO. MAKING SURE WE GET THAT
RIGHT. THERE IS SIDEWALK SPACE R
PEOPLE TO WALK. IT'S NOT LIKE
YOU ARE GETTING CROWDED AND
HAVING A LESS THAN IDEAL EXPERI.
IDEAL EXPERIENCE. OUR RULES WILL
WILL HELP MAKE SURE THERE IS
ADEQUATE SIDEWALK SPACE AND
CLEARANCE. WE ARE LOOKING AT
OFFERING SALES RACKS WITH A
DIVERTER OR PLANTER TO MAKE SURE
SURE SOMEONE WITH A CANE WILL
SEE THAT. THEY NEED TO MOVE ON
THE PATH AWAY FROM THE BUILDING
FRONTAGE. I THINK IT WILL BE A
GOOD AND IMPORTANT VALUE ADD FOR
FOR THE DISTRICT.
>> THANK YOU. A QUICK FOLLOW-UP.
MY GUT IS SOMEHOW LINKED TO
PEDESTRIANS AS WELL. MAYBE
HAVING, AS YOU SAY, A POSITIVE
FEELING ABOUT SEEING PEOPLE
EATING AND DRINKING, AND HAVING
COMMITTED THE OUTSIDE, VERSUS
SELLING A PRODUCT. AS IT RELATES
RELTES TO THE PEDESTRIAN
CIRCULATION ISSUE, THOUGH, WHAT
CAN WE DO TO MITIGATE THE
IMPACTS WE AREN'T ALREADY DOING?
DOING? I HAVE A HARD TIME CONCEG
TIME CONCEIVING OF THERE BEING
MORE PEDESTRIAN IMPACTS WITH THE
THE RETAIL USE OF SIDEWALKS. THE
THE OUTDOOR DINING I HAVE SEEN,
WHERE WE GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TOE
TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS. THE
IMPACTS ARE GREATER. MAYBE WE
ARE JUST DOING MORE FOR OUTDOOR,
OUTDOOR EATING, FOR BUFFERS,
THEN WE ARE THINKING IS
NECESSARY FOR THE RETAIL SIDE.
I'M THINKING OUT LOUD HERE.
>> YEAH, THEY HAVE SIMILAR
REQUIREMENTS AROUND WHAT WE LOOR
LOOK FOR AROUND SIDEWALK AND
PEDESTRIAN CLEARANCE. I GUESS I
WOULD SAY, WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW
WE HAVE BETTER EYES OUT ON OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH OUR
INSPECTORS. WE DEFINITELY HAVE N
HAVE AN EDUCATION FIRST ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY WHEN WE THINK ABOUT EN.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY
KNOWS THE RULES. PARTLY, WHAT WE
WE ARE WORKING ON NOW, IN
BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN THIS
PACKAGE IS FINALIZED IS THE
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. HOW DO WE
WE MAKE SURE BUSINESSES KNOW
WHAT THE RULES ARE. THEY ARE SET
SET UP FOR SUCCESS. WE ARE
LOOKING AT DOING MORE TO EXPLAIE
EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF A.D.AE
A.D.A. GUIDANCE. I THINK MAYBE H
TOOLS LIKE THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE
SURE FOLKS ARE MORE AWARE. AS WE
WE NEED TO, WE CAN USE OUR
INSPECTORS IN THE FIELD TO HAVE
EYES ON THE STREET AND WORK WITH
WITH BUSINESSES. THIS ISN'T
QUITE RIGHT, LET'S GET IT RIGHT.
RIGHT. THIS CAN BE A WIN WIN FO.
FOR NEIGHBORHOODS. I SEE YOU
HAVE YOUR HAND UP.
>> MAYBE IT ALSO MIGHT HAVE TO
DO WITH OUTDOOR SEATING SPACE
FOR DINING IS GENERALLY SPEAKING
SPEAKING A BIGGER USE. I'M
WONDERING IF THAT'S REFLECTED IN
IN THE UPTAKE FOR BUSINESSES
ASKING FOR THESE PERMITS. THE
300, DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF THE
BREAKDOWN TO GET THE SENSE OF
WHERE THE BUSINESSES ARE COMING
FROM?
>> YEAH. FOR THE 300 STATES SAVE
SAVE START PROGRAMS WE HAD, THEY
THEY WERE INITIALLY TO CAFES
DOING OUTDOOR DINING. I THINK WE
WE HAD AROUND -- I DON'T HAVE
THE NUMBERS OFF AND -- AROUND A
DOZEN OR 18 MAXIMUM, ANYTIME WE
ARE DOING RETAIL DISPLAY. MANY
WERE WITHIN STREET CLOSURE
PERMITTED AREAS. MERCHANDISE
DISPLAY HAS BEEN RELATIVELY UND.
RELATIVELY UNDERUTILIZED. IT IS
SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE EITHER
DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH HAVING
THEIR GOODS ON THE SIDEWALK.
IT'S NOT OVERWHELMINGLY UTILIZE
PERMANENT OPTION WE'VE HAD. I
THINK BY ME REMOVING THE PERMIT
FOR THE FRONTAGE SUN WE WILL SEE
SEE MORE, OR THERE WILL BE MORE
THAT ARE UNPERMITTED THAT
HOPEFULLY THROUGH THIS EDUCATION
EDUCATION PROCESS WILL LEARN
ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS WE HAVE,
AND SET UP MORE SUCCESSFULLY
MOVING FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU. ONE MUST COME IN.
WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU GOT THE
CONCERNS RAISED BY THE BROADWAY
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA, ABOUT
ABOUT FOOD TRUCK PROXIMITY.
MAYBE YOU WILL GET MORE COMMENTS
COMMENTS ON THIS. I WANT TO MAKE
MAKE SURE YOU CONSIDER THAT.
THEY SEEM TO HAVE THAT PARTICULR
THAT PARTICULAR ONE IN THE CITY.
TRYING TO RE-ESTABLISH THEMSELS
RE-ESTABLISH THEMSELVES
POST-PANDEMIC. I JUST WANTED TO
MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR SENDING THAT TO
TO US. WE WILL DEFINITELY FOLLOW
FOLLOW UP WITH THEM. WE HAVE
BEEN DOING A LOT OF TALKING AND
BRIEFINGS WITH THEM ACROSS THE
CITY. I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD A
CHANCE TO TALK DIRECTLY TO THEM.
THEM. WE WILL FOLLOW UP AND DIG
INTO THE DETAILS AND LET THEM
KNOW WHAT IS IN THEIR, AND HEAR
THEIR CONCERNS AND SEE WHAT WE
CAN DO TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL
ON THE SAME PAGE.
>> THANK YOU. ALEX, IF THERE ARE
ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR THIS. WE WILL GO TO THE LAST
LAST ITEM WE WILL ZIP THROUGH
QUICKLY HERE. WE WILL READ THIS
INTO THE RECORD. ITEM 27. GO
AHEAD AND READ THE ITEM INTO
RECORD, COMMITTEE CLERK KIRK
>> AGENDA
>> AGENDA ITEM 27. SHARED
TRANSIT STOPS, FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
└> THANK YOU. WITH THE RECOMMEND
THE RECOMMENDED PERMANENT
PROGRAM FOR SHARED TRANSIT
STOPS. WE APPRECIATE EIGHT DID A
A PILOT PROGRAM. THIS IS THE
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PILOT
PROGRAM, WITH THE GOAL OF TRYING
TRYING TO MAKE TRANSIT OPTIONS
AVAILABLE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS .
AS POSSIBLE. TO THIS SDOT TEAM,
GO AHEAD AND RUN THROUGH YOUR
SLIDES, AND WE WILL SEE IF WE
HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
>> HI THERE, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR HAVING US. FIRST OFF, I WANT
WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF,
MICHELLE ABUNAJA, AND BEN
SMITH, WHO IS ON THE CALL BUT
UNABLE TO PRESENT TODAY. HE WILL
WILL TAKE QUESTIONS. NEXT SLIDE.
I WILL BE AS QUICK AS I CAN. WE
WE ARE GOING TO COVER THE
PROGRAM GOALS AND BACKGROUND.
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE SHARED
STOPS PILOT. OUR SHARED STOPS
PROGRAM PROPOSAL AND REVIEW OF
THE COUNCIL ACTION VERSUS THE
DIRECTORS RULE. AND A TIMELINE
FOR CURRENT ACTION AND FUTURE CS
FUTURE CHANGES, AS WELL AS NEXT
STEPS. FOR THE PROGRAM GOALS,
EMPLOYER SHARED TRANSIT STOPS
PROGRAM. WE ARE HOPING TO RETAIC
RETAIN PUBLIC TRANSIT AS A
PRIORITY AND MANAGE SHUTTLES AS
COMPLEMENTARY TO THE EXISTING
SERVICE. WE ARE HOPING TO
PROVIDE EMPLOYERS WITH
CONSISTENCY AND CLARITY FOR
SHUTTLE LOADING. ENCOURAGE
INCREASED USE OF SHARED MODES BY
BY OFFERING MORE OPTIONS TO TAKE
TAKE TRANSIT THROUGH THIS PROGR.
THIS PROGRAM. SUPPORT DOWNTOWN
RECOVERY. WE ALSO HAVE
FORTHCOMING ACTION IN DECEMBER,
INCLUDING THE PROPOSED ORDINANC,
PROPOSED ORDINANCE, PERMITTING
SDOT TO ESTABLISH A PERMANENT
PROGRAM. AND AMEND THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPT FEE ST.
FEE STRUCTURE. FOR THE
BACKGROUND OF OUR PROGRAM.
SINGLE-EMPLOYER SHUTTLES WERE
AUTHORIZED BY STATE LAW. THE
PILOT PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED I5
IN 2005 TO CREATE A MORE
CONGRUENT SYSTEM. THE PILOT
ESTABLISHED WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE
THE WHITE CURB ZONE. AND THE FEE
FEE OF $300 IN THE MUNICIPAL
CODE. IT WAS IN RESPONSE TO THE
GROWING DEMAND FOR RELIABLE
ACCESS TO THE CURB. NEXT SLIDE.
IN 2017, THE EMPLOYER SHARED
TRANSIT STOPS PILOT PARTNERED WH
PARTNERED WITH SEATTLE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WHO HAD FOR
SHARED STOPS. MICROSOFT WITH
EIGHT SHARED STOPS. IN OCTOBER
2008 AND WE FOUND THERE WERE NO
MAJOR IMPACTS TO TRANSIT OR
ROADWAY OPERATIONS. THERE WERE
BEST PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS
INCLUDING ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AND
CLOSE PARTNERSHIPS. THAT'S WITH
EMPLOYERS IN THE FUTURE. THE PIE
PIE WAS OVERALL SUCCESSFUL. WE
HAD NO NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FROM
EMPLOYERS. I'M GOING TO PASS THS
PASS THIS TO BREANNA.
>> THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITE.
ITEM TODAY. WHAT WE ARE
PROPOSING AND WHAT WE WOULD TRAT
WOULD TRANSMIT IN THE FUTURE IS
A PROPOSAL TO MAKE THE PILOT
PROGRAM INTO A PERMANENT PROGRAM
. AS PART OF THE ACTION WE WOULD
WOULD ESTABLISH A NEW FEE STRUC.
FEE STRUCTURE. WE WOULD
FORMALIZE THE APPLICATION
PROCESS AND ADD SOME CLARITY ANA
AND CRITERIA TO THAT PART OF THE
THE PROGRAM. AND THEN WE WOULD
ALSO INTRODUCE SOME NEW
REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA WE WILL
COLLECT ABOUT SHUTTLE OPERATIONS
OPERATIONS THROUGH THE
PERMITTING PROCESS. IN TERMS OF
THE FEE STRUCTURE, IT MAY BE
NICE TO BE FOLLOWING THE PRIOR
PRESENTATION, BECAUSE WE LOOK TO
TO STREET USE. WE WILL BE
INCREASING THE ANNUAL SHUTTLE
VEHICLE PERMIT FEE FROM $300,
WHICH HAS BEEN SET IN THE CITY
CODE SINCE 2005, TO $600. WE
WOULD TIE IT TO INFLATION GOING
FORWARD. WE WOULD ALSO INTRODUCE
AN HOURLY STAFF FEE THAT WOULD
COVER THE TIME FOR MANAGING THIS
THIS PROGRAM AND MAKE SURE IT'S
NOT DETRACTING FROM OUR BASELINE
BASELINE WORK AND PRIORITIES.
AND THEN WE WOULD ALSO CHARGE AN
AN ANNUAL SHARED TRANSIT STOP
USE FEE OF $5000 PER LOCATION
PER YEAR, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE
REDUCED RATES AVAILABLE FOR
CERTAIN TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS
THAT MEET OUR CRITERIA FOR
MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITU.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. WE DID
DID MODEL THIS FEE STRUCTURE
AFTER THE STREET USE VENDING
RIGHT-OF-WAY PROGRAM, WHICH WE
JUST HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT.
IN TERMS OF THE PROCESS, WE
WOULD BE COLLECT THING
ADDITIONAL DATA IN THIS NEW PROM
NEW PROGRAM. CURRENT CONDITIONS,
CONDITIONS, WE DON'T NECESSARILY
NECESSARILY HAVE A LOT OF
INSIGHT INTO SHUTTLE OPERATIONS.
OPERATIONS. THAT WOULD BEGIN
WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGM
THE PROGRAM. WE WOULD ALSO HAVE
A NEW APPLICATION PROCESS WHICH
WOULD STREAMLINE THE INTAKE PROS
INTAKE PROCESS. RIGHT NOW WE ARE
ARE MANAGING REQUESTS FOR NEW ON
ON AN AD HOC BASIS. WE WOULD HAE
A DEFINED PROCESS FOR HOW WE
ACCOUNT FOR STAFF TIME AND HOW
IT'S CHARGED TO THE PERMITTING .
PERMITTING PROCESS. WE HAVE
TRIED TO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT
WHICH STOPS ARE APPROPRIATE FORG
FOR SHARING WITH PRIVATE
EMPLOYERS SHUTTLES. REALLY
KEEPING AN EYE TOWARDS
CONFLICTS. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF A
OF CRITERIA THAT WOULD EXCLUDE
STOPS WITH HIGH RIDERSHIP. RAPID
RAPID RIDE STOPS AND BIKE
FACILITIES AND OTHER POTENTIAL .
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THE
APPROVAL OF ANY GIVEN PERMIT
DEPENDS ON THE SHUTTLE AND THE
DETAILS OF THAT STOP LOCATION.
ALL OF THE DETAILS OF THE
APPLICATION PROCESS ARE INCLUDED
INCLUDED IN NEW DIRECTORS RULE.
THAT ALSO INCLUDES A CAP ON THE
NUMBER OF STOPS THAT ANY SINGLE
EMPLOYER CAN REQUEST. ALSO HAS E
HAS SOME CITYWIDE CAPS ON THE
NUMBER OF STOPS THAT COULD BE
PART OF THIS SHARED STOPS PROGR.
STOPS PROGRAM. IT ALSO PROVIDES
SOME CLARITY IN TERMS OF HOW THE
THE PERMITTING PROCESS WORKS,
AND IF WE NEED TO REVOKE OR
CHANGE A PERMIT. WHAT WE WOULD
BE TRANSMITTING IN TERMS OF
COUNSEL ACTION, THERE WOULD BE
AN ORDINANCE THAT UPDATES THE
MUNICIPAL CODE IN TITLE 11. THAT
THAT IS WHAT GIVES THE PROGRAM
AUTHORIZATION AND UPDATES ALL
THE RELATIVE DEFINITIONS AND
TERMS, AND ADOPTS THE PROPOSED
FEE STRUCTURE. THAT IS ACCOMPAND
IS ACCOMPANIED BY DIRECTORS
RULE, WHICH, LIKE I SAID DEFINED
DEFINED THE APPLICATION PROCESS
AND CLARIFIES WHAT EMPLOYERS
NEED TO DO. IN ORDER TO APPLY
AND WHAT CONDITIONS THEIR
APPLICATIONS WOULD BE APPROVED.
IT ALSO OUTLINES THE SDOT STAFF
PROCEDURES AND RATES. OUR INTENT
IS TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION
TODAY, AND TRANSMIT THE
LEGISLATION BEFORE THE END OF
THE YEAR. HOPEFULLY IMPLEMENT
THE PROGRAM IN 2023. ANNUALLY,
BEGINNING IN 2024, THROUGH THE
BUDGET PROCESS, WE WOULD REVIEW
THE SHUTTLE VEHICLE PERMIT FEES,
, AS WELL AS OUR OWN HOURLY
REVIEW FEES. KEEPING THOSE IN
LINE WITH WHAT STREET USES.
EVERY TWO YEARS, STARTING IN
2025, WE WOULD TAKE A MORE
HOLISTIC LOOK AT THE MIX OF
FEES. HOW THE PROCESS IS
WORKING. WHAT CAPS WE HAVE AND
ARE WORKING WELL. COME BACK TO
THE COUNCIL IF ANY CHANGES ARE
NEEDED. UPDATE THE DIRECTORS
RULE IF WE NEED TO. THEN WE CAN
ALSO UPDATE THE DIRECTORS RULE
IF WE NEEDED TO IN THE FUTURE.
WE'VE CONDUCTED PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH FROM THE
INITIAL PILOT PROGRAM. FROM 201.
2017 TUNEUP. WE WORKED CLOSELY
WITH OUR TRANSIT PARTNERS. WE'VE
WE'VE DONE PEER REVIEW WITH
OTHER CITIES. JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT WE ALSO HAD GREAT ENGT
GREAT ENGAGEMENT FROM EMPLOYERS
WHO ARE OVERALL APPROVING OF
THIS APPROACH. WELCOMING OF OPTS
OF OPTIONS TO ADD INTO THEIR MIX
MIX OF TRANSPORTATION DEMAND
MANAGEMENT, AND PROVIDING
EMPLOYEES WITH TRAVEL OPTIONS. I
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT MANY
OF THESE EMPLOYERS ALSO DO OFFER
OFFER THEIR EMPLOYEES TRANSIT
PASSES, BIKE BENEFITS, AND THE
SHUTTLES ARE SEEN AS ONE
ADDITIONAL TOOL IN THE TOOL KIT
TO DIS-INCENTIVIZE FOLKS FROM
DRIVING ALONE. IN TERMS OF NEXT,
NEXT STEPS,, I THINK WE ARE
STILL HOPING TO TRANSMIT THE LEN
IN OCTOBER, AND PUBLISH THE
DIRECTORS RULE. WE WOULD HOPE TO
TO RETURN IN DECEMBER TO THIS
COMMITTEE, AND IF WE ARE ABLE TO
TO KEEP MOVING ON THAT SCHEDULE,
SCHEDULE, WE CAN IMPLEMENT THE
PROGRAM IN EARLY 2023 AND START
TRANSITIONING THE CURRENT PILOTS
PILOT PARTICIPANTS TO THE FULL
PROGRAM, AND ALSO BE ABLE TO
ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM ANY NEW
NEW EMPLOYERS THAT ARE
INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING.
THAT IS ALL WE HAVE FOR TODAY.
HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND
ALSO HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
WHEN WE NEXT COME BACK.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE THOROUGH
PRESENTATION. I'M VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM. I
APPRECIATE ALL THE RESEARCH YOU
HAVE DONE TO THE PILOTS. WE
DEFINITELY WILL HAVE YOU BACK TO
TO CONSIDER THE LEGISLATION IN
DECEMBER. OUR COMMITTEE
COLLEAGUES, AND HE COMMENTS OR ?
OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU SO
SO MUCH FOR THIS. WE WILL LOOK D
LOOK FORWARD TO DIVING INTO THE
ACTUAL LEGISLATION IN REVIEWING
THE DRAFT DIRECTORS REVEALED
SHORTLY. ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES.
THAT WAS OUR LAST ITEM. THE TIME
TIME IS 12:22 P.M. THIS
CONCLUDES THE SEPTEMBER 20th
2022 MEETING OF THE PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMITTEE. DUE TO THE
EXHAUST OF THE REVIEW PROCESS, S
PROCESS, THIS NORMALLY EXPENDS
REGULAR COMMITTEES DURING
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. WE ARE
PLANNING OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6.
THANK YOU, WE ARE ADJOURNED.