>>> THE 2022 2022 MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER NOW. I'M ALEX
PEDERSEN. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
TAKE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER V STRAUSS
PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> PRESENT.
>> AN COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS
EXCUSED. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME
BACK TO THE TRANSPORTATION
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE. ON OUR AGENDA TODAY,
WE HAVE NINE ITEMS, WHICH
INCLUDES THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
FIRST ON THE AGENDA, THIS IS
SDOT RELATED LEGISLATION,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS THAT WOULD MAKE
PERMANENTLY THE EATERIES THAT
HELPED RESTAURANTS DURING COVID
THERE HAVE A COUPLE OF
AMENDMENTS LISTED ON THE AGENDA
AGENDA ITEMS TWO THROUGH SIX AR
FIVE PIECES OF LEGISLATION
THROUGH SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, INCLUDING TWO BILLS
TO ACCEPT LAND EASEMENTS, AND
THREE BILLS TO RELINQUISH LAND
EASEMENTS. IF THERE'S MINIMAL
COMMENT OR CONCERN DURING THOSE
THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS, I PREFER
TO SUSPEND THE COMMITTEE RULES,
AND VOTE ON THOSE ITEMS ON THE
SAME DAY AS THEIR PUBLIC
HEARING. ITEM SEVEN IS ABOUT A
CITY COMPOST PURCHASING
AGREEMENT. THIS LEGISLATION IS
REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AND
ENCOURAGES THE PUNISH OF LOCALL
SOURCED COMPOST. WE'LL HAVE A
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT ON THAT, TO
PROVIDE A MORE THOROUGHLY
DEFINITION OF COMPOST, WHICH
REFERENCES THE WASHINGTON
ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE. ITEM 8 AUTHOR ICES USE
WITH THE HATCHERY WITH THE
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH
AND WILDLIFE. THE NINTH AND
FINAL IS THE DUWAMISH STORE INT
AGREEMENT. THAT BILL WOULD SHAR
THE COSTS OF A NEW DUWAMISH
BASIN RECOVERY WITH THE PORT OF
SEATTLE. SO AT THIS TIME, I WIL
GO ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT
SECTION OF THE AGENDA. FIRST,
I'VE GOT A NOTE HERE. I WANTED
TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE
CITY'S FRONTLINE WORKERS,
INCLUDING THE CREWS FROM OUR
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND OTHER DEMOCRATICS
FOR HANDLING THE SNOW AND ICY
WEATHER FROM LAST WEEK. I
CONNECTED WITH OUR SDOT DIRECTO
BEFORE AND AFTER THE SNOW
EVENTS. IT SEEMS CITY
GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE WAS
PROACTIVE AND THOROUGH, AND
MAXIMIZING SAFETY ON OUR
STREETS. YES, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. I WAS WONDERING, COUL
WE MOVE THE SDOT AGENDA ITEM
BACK ONE OR TWO SPOTS ON THE
AGENDA?
>> YEAH, SO IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, WE COULD AMEND THE
AGENDA TO MAKE OUR OWN AGENDA
ITEM ONE. MOVE THAT BACK A
COUPLE PLACES SO WE WOULD HEAR
ITEMS TWO AND THREE FIRST. IS
THAT WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING?
>> YES, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> GREAT. IF THERE ARE NO
OBJECTION, WE'LL AMEND THE
OBJECTION TO HANDLE ITEMS TWO
AND THREE. WE'LL STILL CALL THE
AGENDA ITEMS TWO AND THREE
THOUGH. LET'S GO AHEAD AND OPEN
THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FOR THE TRANSPORTATION
AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A HYBRID
PROCESS. SO PEOPLE CAN SPEAK
HERE IN PERSON OR ONLINE. WE'VE
GOT NOBODY SIGNED UP IN PERSON
YET, AND WE'VE GOT THREE PEOPLE
SIGNED UP ONLINE. SO I'LL GO
AHEAD AND READ THE INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THIS. ANY SPEAKERS WHO
HAPPEN TO SHOW UP IN COUNCIL
CHAMBERS WILL COME LATER. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO
20 MINUTES. WE'LL GIVE EACH
SPEAKER THE TRADITIONAL TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK BECAUSE WE DO
HAVE A FULL AGENDA OF THE NINE
ITEMS AND SEVERAL PUBLIC
HEARINGS. THIS IS FOR THE
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING,
THIS IS NOT FOR THE GENERAL
PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE'LL CALL ON
SPEAKERS IN THE ORDER THEY WERE
REGISTERED ON THE WEBSITE. YOU
BY USING THE SIGN IN SHEET NEAR
THE PUBLIC MICROPHONE TOWARD TH
FRONT OF THIS COUNCIL CHAMBER.
REMOTE SPEAKERS, ONCE I CALL A
SPEAKER'S NAME, STAFF WILL
UNMUTE THE APPROPRIATE
MICROPHONE, AND AN AUTOMATIC
PROMPT WILL BE ITS YOUR TURN TO
SPEAK, AND YOU MUST PLUS STAR 6
TO BEGIN SPEAKING. AS A
REMINDER, PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD
RELATE TO AN ITEM ON TODAY'S
AGENDA, OR TO OUR COMMITTEE'S
OVERSITE RESPONSIBILITIES.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WITH
TEN SECONDS OR LEFT. IF SPEAKER
DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS, THE
SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON TH
NEXT SPEAKER. IF YOU'RE
PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT
REMOTELY, ONCE YOU HAVE
COMPLETED YOUR COMMENT, WE ASK
THAT YOU DISCONNECT FROM THE
LINE. IF YOU PLAN ON FOLLOWING
THE MEETING, PLEASE DO SO VIA
THE SEATTLE CHANNEL, OR THE
OTHER LISTENING OPTIONS. WE
BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON
THE LIST. PLEASE REMEMBER TO
PRESS STAR SIX BEFORE SPEAKING.
WE'VE GOT STEVE HOOPER, FOLLOWE
BY GORDON. GO AHEAD, STEVE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR PAID
PEDERSEN. ON BEHALF OF THE
ENTIRE SEATTLE RESTAURANT
ALLIANCE, WE WANT TO EXPRESS OU
FULL SUPPORT FOR COUNSEL BILL
120429 TO MAKE SAFE START
PERMITS OPEN FOR EXHIBIT. GIVIN
OPERATORS THE CERTAINTY TO MAKE
THE INVESTMENT THESE HAVE IN
THEIR OUTDOOR DINING SPACES BOT
THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC AND THE
ONCOMING BASIS. STREET PERMITS
HAVE BEEN CRITICAL IN HELPING
NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANTS
THROUGHOUT OUR CITY SURVIVE THE
PANDEMIC, AND PROVIDE MUCH
NEEDED REST AND RELAXATION TO
GUESTS. MAKING THIS PROGRAM
PERMAENT WILL ENSURE THAT IT'S
EQUITABLE, AND ASSESSABLE
THROUGHOUT OUR CITY, REGARDLESS
OF THE SIZE OF THE BUSINESS THA
IS APPLYING. IT'S BEEN WILDLY
POPULAR WITH RESIDENTS,
OPERATORS, AND ENSURES VIBRANCY
IN OUR NEIGHBORS. SEATTLE
RESTAURANT ALLIANCE WOULD
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN'S SENTIMENT IN
AMENDMENT TWO. WE FEEL THE BEST
APPROACH MOVING FORWARD IS A
RECORDING REQUIREMENT, WHICH CA
WHY WE ARE SUPPORTING AMENDMENT
THREE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU TO SDO
FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. WE
REALLY APPRECIATED ALL OF THE
HARD WORK OF EACH OF YOU, AND
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN PULLING
THIS ALL TOGETHER. WITH THAT,
I'LL CEDE THE REST OF OF MY
TIME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE
GORDON, FOLLOWED BY TAYLOR. GO
AHEAD, GORDON.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS
I WORK FOR SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD
GREENWAYS, AND I JUST WANTED TO
GO OVER SOME RAPID FIRE Q AND A
THAT I'VE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC
ON THIS TOPIC. FIRST IS, IT
HASN'T REALLY BEEN USED IN
SEATTLE, AND THE ANSWER IS
OVERWHELMINGLY BEEN YES. AS YOU
HEARD FROM STEVE, 300 PLUS SMAL
BUSINESSES HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE
OF THE PROGRAM. IT'S MADE IT
EASIER FOR BUSINESSES TO
PARTNERSHIP, WITH LOWER FEES,
AND THIS PERMANENT PROGRAM
CONTINUES. THE SECOND IS, DO
PEOPLE LIKE IT? AND THE ANSWER
IS OVERWHELMINGLY YES. WE DID
SOME POLLING LAST YEAR WITH
NORTHWEST PROGRESSIVE INSTITUTE
THAT FOUND 84% OF SEATTLE VOTER
REALLY SUPPORTED THIS PROGRAM.
SDOT HAS FOUND SIMILAR LEVELS O
SUPPORT IN THEIR SURVEYS. THE
THIRD QUESTION IS, IS ARE FOOD
TRUCKS BAD FOR BRICK AND MORTAR
BUSINESSES? THE ANSWER IS NO. I
TENDS TO BE A NET POSITIVE
OVERALL, BECAUSE THESE SORT OF
CREATE A CLUSTER OF
OPPORTUNITIES AND FOLKS, YOU
KNOW, LIKE TO TAKE BALLARD
AVENUE, AND LIKE TO GO OUT FOR
MULTIPLE OPTIONS. THE FOURTH IS
WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THE REST
AND READY APPEARANCE OF SOME OF
THESE STRUCTURES? IS THAT A
PERMANENT KIND OF THING? I THIN
THE ANSWER IS PROVIDING THIS
PERMANENT PROGRAM WILL ALLOW
THESE RESTAURANTS AND OTHER
BUSINESSES TO ALLOW IN BETTER
LOOKING, MORE PERMANENT
STRUCTURES. INNER TERMS OF
ACCESSIBILITY, WE'VE HEARD THAT
AS A KEY CONCERN. AND WE'RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO KEEPING THOS
CLEAR ZONES FREE. THAT'S BAKED
INTO THE LEGISLATION, AND THE
CHALLENGE IS OFTEN WHEN IT COME
TO IMPLEMENTATION. ARE THESE
TAKING AWAY PUBLIC SPACE? THE
ANSWER IS NO. WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT PARKING SPACES WHERE YOU
HAVE TO OWN OR OPERATE A CAR.
AND LASTLY, TAX REDUCTION. WHAT
WE'VE SEEN IS IT'S REALLY --
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE'VE GOT
TAYLOR. GO AHEAD, TAYLOR.
>> HI, I'M TAYLOR. I OWN A SMAL
BREWERY. SNAPSHOT BREWERY, AND
WE'VE HAD OUR STREET CAFE,
SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF THE
PANDEMIC, AND I JUST WANT TO
SHOW MY SUPPORT AND OF THE OTHE
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THAT I'LL
TALK TO IN OUR OBSERVE COMMUNIT
IN GREENWOOD. I KNOW ARE IN HUG
FAVOR OF MAKING THIS PROGRAM
PERMANENT. ABOUT HALFWAY THROUG
THE PROGRAM, WE DECIDED TO GO
AND TEAR DOWN OUR ORIGINAL CAFE
AND BUILD A MORE PERMANENT
STRUCTURE THAT WAS BETTER FOR
THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES THAT
WAS, YOU KNOW, SEE THROUGH, SO
YOU COULD STILL SEE THE STORE
FRONT. AND YOU KNOW, THAT
REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT
AND I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK AROUND
THE CITY, I BELIEVE THAT LOTS O
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE SORT
OF MADE THE SAME DECISION WE
HAVE, AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT
ITERATIONS TO A LOT OF THESE
HISTORIC CAFES WHICH HAS REALLY
REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT
ON ALL OF OUR PART. AND THEY'RE
REALLY LOVED BY THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW
MANY PEOPLE COME INTO OUR
BUSINESS EVERY DAY, AND ASK US
THE FIRST QUESTION OUT OF THEIR
MOUTH IS, OR FIRST COMMENT IS,
HOPE THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO
LET YOU KEEP THESE PERMANENT.
SDOT HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER I
THIS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, AN
WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE T
TRANSITION THESE INTO PERMANENT
CAFES, TO BETTER SERVE THE
COMMUNITY. I DO BELIEVE THAT
SOME, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY ARE NEVER REALLY GOIN
TO FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING INTO
A CROWDED RESTAURANT, AND
PREFER, YOU KNOW, THE HEALTH
BENEFITS THAT THESE STREET CAFE
OFFER. I GUESS THAT'S MY TIME.
BUT YEAH. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OU
LIST OF SPEAKERS FROM THE
GENERAL PUBLIC ON THIS PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. NOW WE'LL MOVE
TO THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA WILL
MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM TWO, FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. I'LL
SPEAK TO THIS. THE PRESENTATION
IS ACTUALLY FOR ITEMS TWO
THROUGH SIX. I DON'T ANTICIPATE
PUBLIC, I'M NOT SEEING PUBLIC
COMMENTERS FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARING, SO I THINK WE'LL GET
THROUGH THOSE PRETTY QUICKLY. S
WE'LL JUST TREAT THOSE AS A
GROUP, TWO THROUGH SIX, BECAUSE
THEY'RE ALL TOGETHER. THE
PARLIAMENTAL PROCEDURE IS
ALREADY LINED UP FOR THAT, AND
THEN WE'LL GET BACK TO ITEM
NUMBER ONE ON THE AGENDA. SO
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM TWO?
>> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES,
DECLARING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS REALTYING TO SEWER AND
STORM EASE.MENTS IN SEATTLE.
AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER
OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
EASE SUCH RIGHTS, FOR BRIEFING,
PUBLIC DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE
VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. ITEMS TWO THROUGH
SIX ON THE AGENDA ARE
INTERRELATED, AND WE HAVE
SEATTLE PUBLIC STAFF HERE TO
GIVE US ONE PRESENTATION ON ALL
FIVE COUNCIL BILLS. THREE OF
THESE ARE RELINQUISHING
EASEMENTS. AFTER THE
PRESENTATION ON FIVE, WE WILL
ADDRESS EACH ISSUE SEPARATELY
FOR VOTES. FOR EACH OF THE THRE
PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE'LL USE THEM
SIMILAR TO OUR REGULAR PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. LOOKING ONLINE,
WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP
FOR THOSE THREE. IF THERE IS
MINIMAL DISCUSSION IN THE PUBLI
HEARING, OR AMONG OURSELVES, WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND ATTEMPT TO
SUSPEND THE RULES TO VOTE ON
THOSE COUNCIL BILLS TODAY, THE
SAME DAY AS THEIR PUBLIC
HEARINGS. I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE HARD WORK SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES PUT INTO THESE BILLS,
AND THAT SHOW THE PRESENTATION
AMENDMENT. IF YOU HAD AN OPENIN
REMARK IN DETERMINING IN THESE
EASEMENTS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. GOOD MORNING
COUNCILMEMBER STAFF. CORRECT. S
FROM TIME TO TIME IN ORDER TO
PROPERLY INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN
THEIR FACILITIES, SPU DOES COME
BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO REQUEST
EASEMENT ACCEPTANCES, OR
RELINQUISHMENTS. I DON'T REALLY
HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, OTHER THA
WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY PROVIDED.
BUT I WILL SAY I HAVE REVIEWED
THE ITEMS, AND I DON'T HAVE
ISSUES OR CONCERNS TO BRING TO
THE COMMITTEE'S ATTENTION.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY,
LET'S PUT UP THE PRESENTATION
AND WE'LL GET STARTED AFTER WE
HEAR THE PRESENTATION. ONCE YOU
HAVE THE PRESENTATION UP, FOLKS
FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES,
FEEL FREE TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES.
>> HELLO? IS MY MIC LIVE?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. SO MY NAME IS JACQUES
RODRIGUEZ, AND I AM THE SPU'S
INTERIM PROPERTY MANAGER. SO
LIKE YOU HEARD, TODAY WE HAVE
FIVE ORDINANCES ACCEPTING
EASEMENTS. THESE ARE BUNDLING
ORDINANCES AS PART OF OUR
STREAMLINE EASEMENT ACCEPTANCE
PROCESS. THESE ORDINANCE RATIFY
AND CONFIRM PROPERTY RATES
BETWEEN 2019 AND 2022. SO TODAY
WE HAVE GERRY CARUSO PRESENTING
THE SEAT ORDINANCES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JACQUES. AND GOOD
MORNING, AND WELCOME. COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND TRANSPORTATION, AN
COUNCILMEMBERS. AND THANK YOU
FOR ATTENDING THIS PRESENTATION
MY NAME IS GERRY CARUSO. I'M A
SENIOR REAL PROPERTY AGENT OF
THE FINANCIAL AND RISK SERVICES
BRANCH OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES. I'M HERE TO PRESENT
FIVE ORDINANCES FOR SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. THE FIVE ORDINANCES
BEING PRESENTED TODAY ARE
DIVIDED BY FUND SOURCE, WATER
LINE OF BUSINESS, AND DRAINAGE,
AND WASTEWATER LINES OF
BUSINESS, AND ACCEPTANCE MANNER
EASEMENT RELINQUISHES. THE
EASEMENTS WERE GRANTED TO THE
CITY FOR NO MONETARY
CONSIDERATION AS A CONDITION OF
DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION, THE
PROPERTY RIGHTS SECURED AND OR
RELEASED BY THESE ORDINANCES AR
FOR EASEMENT RIGHTS ONLY, AND
NOT FULL OWNERSHIP RIGHTS. AS
NONCITY-OWNED PROPERTIES
DEVELOPED, DRAINAGE AND SEWER
LINES ARE OFTEN RELOCATED, OR
RETIRED TO ENABLE FULL USE AND
DEVELOPMENT OF A SITE. AND WHEN
THESE PIPES ARE RELOCATED, THE
EASEMENTS SERVING THEM ARE NO
LONGER NEEDED. COUNCIL BILL
120470, AND 47 # AUTHORIZE THE
RELEASE OF DRAINAGE, AND
WASTEWATER EASEMENTS FOR STORM
AND SEWER PIPES THAT HAVE BEEN
RELOCATED, AND ARE NO LONGER
NEEDED FOR THE MUNICIPAL SEWAGE
AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM. THIS MAP
DEPICTS THE LOCATION OF THE
EASE. S BEING RELEASED BY
COUNCIL BILL 120470. AND THIS
MAP DEPICTS THE EASEMENTS FOR
COUNCIL BILL 120472. AND
SIMILAR TO THE DRAINAGE
RELINQUISHMENT, WATER LINES MAY
ALSO BE RELOCATED OR RETIRED T
ENABLE MORE EFFICIENT SITE
DEVELOPMENT. WHEN THAT OCCURS,
THE EASEMENTS SERVING THOSE
LINES NEED TO BE RELEASED.
COUNCIL BILL 120474. THE
EASE.MENT IS NOT PART OF, NOR
NEEDED FOR THE MUNICIPAL WATER
SYSTEM. ER THIS IS THE LOCATION
OF THE WATER MAIN EASEMENT,
BEING RELEASED BY COUNCIL BILL
120474. DEVELOPMENT OF NON-CIT
OWNED PROPERTY OFTEN ALSO
INCLUDES INSTALLING NEW
DRAINAGE, AND SEWAGE PIPES TO
SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT. THE
EASEMENTS THROUGH COUNSEL BILL
120471, GRANT THE CITY TO
MAINTAIN THE DRAINAGE VALVES,
PIPES, AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE
OWNED BY SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND INSTALLED ON
NON-CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. THIS
MAP DEPICTS THE LOCATION OF THE
EASEMENTS BEING ACCEPTED
COUNCIL BILL 120471. AND LIKE
THE DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER
ACCEPTANCE EASE.. MENT
ORDINANCE, IT REQUIRES FILLING
OTHER FACILITIES. THE EASEMENTS
REQUIRED THROUGH COUNCIL BILL
120473 AUTHORIZE THE ACCEPTANCE
OF EASEMENTS GRANTED TO THE
CITY TO OPERATE, MAINTAIN, AND
REPLACE PIPES, METERS, AND
VALVES OWNED BY SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
INSTALLED ON NON-CITY-OWNED
PROPERTY. THIS MAP DEPICTS THE
LOCATION OF THE EASEMENTS BEING
RELEASED BY COUNCIL BILL 120473
ON THE NEXT SLIDE IS A LIST OF
STREET ADDRESSES OF THE ACQUIRE
EASEMENTS. AND THIS CONCLUDES
MY PRESENTATION. I WOULD BE
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE ON ANY OF THESE
FIVE ORDINANCES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER
NEATLY FOR US IN A SINGLE
PRESENTATION. COUNCIL, THIS
RELATES TO THE FIVE BILLS. LET'
GO AHEAD, AND OPEN AND CLOSE
THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN
WE'LL SEE IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBER
ON THE FIRST BILL, WHICH WAS
COUNCIL BILL 120470. OKAY, THE
LINK HEARING ON COUNSEL BILL
120470 IS NOW OPEN. AGAIN, I'M
NOT SEEING ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED
UP FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING. WIL
>> SINCE THERE ARE NO MEMBERS O
THE PUBLIC REGISTERED TO SPEAK
FOR THIS COUNCIL BILL HEARING O
120470, THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS
NOW CLOSED. COLLEAGUES ARE THER
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS COUNCIL BILL? AND AGAIN, M
HOPE IS TO, IF THERE ARE NO
MAJOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, TO
GO AHEAD AND SUSPEND THE RULES,
SO WE CAN VOTE ON THIS TODAY.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST WAN
TO THANK GERRY FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION. VERY CLEAR. FOR
ME, UNDERSTANDING THIS, IT IS W
HAVE WATER LINES THAT NEED TO B
MOVED, AND WE HAVE SEWER AND
WASTEWATER LINES THAT NEED TO B
MOVED. WE HAVE NEW LINES GOING
IN, AND WE HAVE OLD LINES GOING
OUT. AND THAT IS THE BASE, AND
SUMMARY OF ALL OF THIS
LEGISLATION. I HAVE NO PROBLEM
SUSPENDING THE RULES TODAY, AND
I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE GERRY
AND JACQUES. A GREAT
PRESENTATION TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES ANY
OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
OKAY, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO ALLOW THE COMMITTE
TO VOTE ON A RECOMMENDATION ON
COUNCIL BILL 120470 ON THE SAME
DAY THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED,
AND THE COMMITTEE WILL VOTE NOW
COUNCILMEMBERS, I MOVE THAT THE
COUNCIL RECOMMEND THE CITY
COUNCIL SILL PASS 12047. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THE COUNCIL BILL.
WILL THE CLERK PEAS CALL THE
ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS COUNCIL
BILL 120470. ITEM TWO ON OUR
AGENDA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION
CARRIES, AND THE COMMITTEE TO
PASS 120470 WILL BE SENT TO THE
TEASE 13th MEETING. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ THE SHORT
TITLE OF THE THIRD AGENDA ITEM.
>> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
ACCEPTING EASEMENTS GRANTED TO
THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR
INSTALLATION, OPERATION, AND
MAINTENANCE OF SANITARY SEWERS,
STORM DRAINS, AND PERMITS AT
VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN SEATTLE.
UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. FOR
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, AND COLLEAGUES, A
WE DISCUSSED BEFORE, THIS IS ON
OF THE FIVE COUNCIL BILLS THAT
SPU STAFF ALREADY ADDRESSED IN
THEIR PRESENTATION. THAT'S
PUBLISHED ONLINE WITH THE
AGENDA. I WILL LOT NEED A PUBLI
HEARING FOR THIS, AS WE'RE
ACCEPTING. ARE THERE ANY FINAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, BEFORE I
MOVE TO VOTE ON THIS AGENDA ITE
120471? AND AGAIN, WE APPRECIAT
THE ANALYSIS, AND COMMENTS OF
OUR CITY COUNCIL SILL CENTRAL
STAFF, BRIAN GOODNIGHT THAT
THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH THESE
FIVE BILLS. COUNCILMEMBERS, I
KNOW MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL SILL
PASS 120471. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THE COUNCIL BILL.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS COUNCIL
BILL 120471, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
THREE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE COMMITTEE
PASSES 120471, IT WILL BE SENT
TO THE DECEMBER 13th MEETING.
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR,
COUNCILMEMBER 120472. AND
ORDINANCE RELATED TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, DECLARING
CERTAIN PROPERTY RIGHTS WITHIN
SEATTLE AS BEING SURPLUS TO SEE
UTILITY NEEDS. AUTHORIZING THE
GENERAL MANAGER/CEO OF PUBLIC
UTILITIES. FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE VOTE, AND
PUBLIC HEARING.
>> THANK YOU, YES. WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE ONTO OUR SECOND PUBLIC
HEARING. THIS IS FOR COUNCIL
BILL 120472. THE PUBLIC HEARING
ON COUNCIL BILL 120472 IS NOW
OPEN. NOT SEEING ANY SPEAKERS,
REGISTERED TO SPEAK FOR THIS
COUNCIL BILL AT THIS SPECIAL
PUBLIC HEARING, SO WILL THE
STAFF PLEASE CONFIRM THAT YOU'R
ALSO NOT SEEING ANYBODY SIGNED
UP FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING?
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
>> SINCE THERE'S NOT A MEMBER O
THE PUBLIC REGISTERED TO SPEAK
FOR THIS COUNCIL BILL, THE
PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
AND WE WILL ASK OUR COLLEAGUES,
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ABOUT THIS COUNCIL BIL
120472 WHICH WAS ALREADY
INCLUDED IN OUR PRESENTATION AN
ALREADY ANALYZED BY CITY COUNCI
CENTRAL STAFF? OKAY. AGAIN, IF
THERE'S NO OBSERVATION, THE
COUNCIL BILLS WILL BE SUSPENDED
TO ALLOW A VOTE ON THE SAME DAY
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED, AN
THE COMMITTEE WILL VOTE ON THE
RECOMMENDATION. COUNCILMEMBERS
NOW MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL PASS
COUNCIL BILL 120472. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THIS COUNCIL BILL.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL A
ROLL TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120472?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION
CARRIES. COUNCIL BILL 120472
WILL BE SENT TO THE DECEMBER
13th CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE RAID THE FIFTH
AGENDA ITEM.
>> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR
MAINTENANCE OF HYDRANTS, WATT
CONSIDER DRAINS, AND PERMITS
NECESSARY FOR WATER . PLACING
THE JURISDICTION UNDER SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THIS AGAIN IS ACCEPTING AN
EASEMENT. SO NO PUBLIC HEARING
ON THIS ONE. WE'VE JUST GOT THI
AND ONE MORE LEFT AND THEN WE'L
GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER ONE ON
OUR AGENDA. AGAIN, WE HAD A
PRESENTATION ALREADY ON THIS. I
WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL PASS 120473, ITEM
FIVE ON OUR AGENDA. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THIS BILL. ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM
MEMBERS? AALL RIGHT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
PASS 120473 ON OUR AGENDA?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN, YES.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, 4-0.
>> IT WILL BE SENT TO THE
DECEMBER 13 COUNCIL MEETING.
FINALLY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND REA
THE SHORT TITLE OF THE SIXTH
AGENDA ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM SIX.
COUNCILMEMBER BILL 120474.
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
DECLARING THE RIGHTS BEING
SURPLUS TO CITY NEEDS,
AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER
AND CEO OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO EASE RIGHTS.
>> THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD AND
FINAL PUBLIC HEARING, AND IT'S
FOR THIS COUNCIL BILL 120474.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN
ON COUNCIL BILL 120474. AGAIN,
NOT SEEING ANY SPEAKERS ON MY
END, CAN WE CONFIRM FROM ALLEGE
I.T. THAT YOU'RE NOT SEEING
SPEAKERS AS WELL?
>> OKAY, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND NOTE THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS
FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING ON
COUNCIL BILL 120474. SO WE'LL G
AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC
HEARING. AND AGAIN, COLLEAGUES,
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, WE'LL
GO AHEAD AND SUSPEND THE COUNCI
RULES TO ALLOW THE COMMITTEE TO
VOTE ON A RECOMMENDATION ON THI
COUNCIL BILL 120474 ON THE SAME
DAY THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED. TH
COMMITTEE WILL VOTE ON THE
RECOMMENDATIONS. ANY FINAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS
LAST OF THE SPU EASEMENT BILLS?
ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS I MOV
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THE
COUNCIL PASS COUNCIL BILL
120474. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. AND RECOMMENDED
PASSAGE OF THE COUNCIL BILL.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120474, ITEM NUMBER SIX ON OUR
AGENDA. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES. FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION
CARRIES. IN THE PASSAGE OF
120474 WILL BE SENT TO THE
DECEMBER 13th SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, WE'LL GO BACK TO
AGENDA ITEM ONE ON OUR AGENDA.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS AT WOR
AS A SPONSOR ON COUNCIL BILL
ONE.
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE. COUNCIL
BILL 120469, AN ORDINANCE
RELATED TO STREET AND SIDEWALK
USE TO MAKE PERMANENT ELEMENTS
OF THE TEMPORARY BUSINESS
RECOVERY PERMIT PROGRAM THAT
AUTHORIZED VENDING, MERCHANDISE
DISPLAY, OUTDOOR CAFES AND
STREET CLOSURES IN THE CITY
DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FO
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. THIS LEGISLATION
IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. I BELIEVE WE'RE FIRST
GOING TO HEAR FROM OUR SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WITH A PRESENTATION. WE DID HEA
FROM THEM SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, AN
WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM ALYSE
NELSON AND JOE MILLER FROM SDOT
FIRST, I DIDN'T KNOW. WE DID
HAVE OUR CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF HERE, CALVIN CHOW. CALVIN
YOU'RE BECOME TO SET THE TABLE,
OR WE CAN ALSO OPEN IT UP TO YO
LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.
>> SURE COUNCILMEMBERS, JUST A
REMAINDER WE DID HAVE A
PRESENTATION ON THE LEGISLATION
BACK IN SEPTEMBER. THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS I CAN SPEA
TO YOU ABOUT AT THE END OF THE
PRESENTATION, BUT I THINK WE
SHOULD JUST JUMP INTO THE SDOT
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT, HI, EVERYONE. IT'
GREAT TO BE HERE. THANK YOU
COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK AGAIN ABOUT OUR PROGRAM. S
THIS POWERPOINT IS ACTUALLY THE
SAME POWERPOINT WE GAVE IN OUR
SEPTEMBER BRIEFING. WE THOUGHT
THAT JUST MADE SENSE TO GO OVER
HIGH LEVEL, JUST A REMINDER
SESSION. WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO THE
PACKAGE SINCE SEPTEMBER. SO MY
NAME IS ALYSE NELLSON. I'M THE
STREET USE PUBLIC SERVICE
MANAGER. JOEL MILLER IS ALSO
HERE ON MY TEAM TODAY. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO QUICKLY WALKING YOU
THROUGH THIS, AND DIGGING INTO
ANY DETAILS AS YOU SEE FIT. NEX
SLIDE. THIS IS S DOT'S VISION
MISSION, AND VALUES SLIDE. I'D
LIKE TO POINT OUT HOW THE SAFE
START PROGRAM IN THIS
LEGISLATIVE ARE PROPOSAL REALLY
DELIVERS ON OUR CORE VALUES,
INCLUDING LIVEABILITY. WE SEE
THAT AS A PRIMARY ONE, WHERE
WE'RE CREATING GREAT
NEIGHBORHOOD SPACES THAT PEOPLE
REALLY ENJOY. BUT WE DO HAVE TH
PERMITTING PROGRAM. PART OF THA
IS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALSO
CONSIDERING SAFETY AND ABILITY.
EQUITY HAS BEEN A CORE TENANT O
THIS WORK ALONG THE WAY. NEXT
SLIDE. SO WE'LL KIND OF REALLY
QUICKLY HIT THE BACKGROUND, AND
GO OVER THE OUTREACH, AND WHAT
WE'VE REALLY SEEN OVER THE
COURSE OF PUTTING TOGETHER THIS
PACKAGE. IF WE HAVE OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS, WE'LL AGAIN TR
TO STAY HIGH LEVEL, AND BIG IN
AS YOU SEE FIT. NEXT SLIDE. SO
THE CURB SPACE. THIS IS A 101
SLIDE TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND TH
DIFFERENT ZONES THAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT. I'M ACTUALLY
SURPRISED THIS SLIDE'S HERE,
BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS
ON OUR POWERPOINT, BUT I CAN
ROLL WITH IT. YOU HAVE THE THRE
THEN THE PEDESTRIAN CLEAR ZONE,
WHERE IT'S ALWAYS KEPT CLEAR FO
PEOPLE WALKING. THEN THE
FURNITURE ZONE IS THIS BOX TWO.
THEN NUMBER ONE IS THE CURB
SPACE. THAT'S WHERE YOU MAY FIN
PARKING, BUT WE ALSO ALLOW CURB
SPACE CAFES. NEXT SLIDE. ALL
RIGHT, SO OUR TIMELINE FROM
WHERE WE'VE BEEN, WE LAUNCHED
THE SAFE START PROGRAM IN JUNE
2020, AND WE'VE BEEN DOING
EVALUATION, AND ENGAGEMENT EVER
SINCE. WE CAME FORWARD WITH
DRAFT LONG TERM PROGRAMATTIC
RECOMMENDATIONS. NOW WE'RE
CONTINUING INTO THIS FALL AND
WINTER, AND THE SAFE START PLAN
WILL END IN 2023. NEXT SLIDE.
OKAY. I'M JUST GOING TO NOTE, I
DON'T KNOW IF IT MATTERS, BUT
THIS ISN'T THE RIGHT POWERPOINT
I CAN ROLL WITH THIS ONE, FOR
SURE. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW
IT'S DIFFERENT. THAN THE ONE
FROM SEPTEMBER.
>> ALYSE, I CAN BRING UP THE
OTHER ONE.
>> OKAY.
>> I'M JUST WORRIED THAT THERE
MIGHT BE THINGS THAT WE'VE
CHANGED IF THIS IS OUR JULY ONE
>> YEAH, LET'S TAKE, CLAIRE, IF
WE CHAIR, IF WE COULD JUST TAK
A MOMENT.
>> NO WORRIES, LET'S SWITCH TO
THE OTHER POINT.
>> I MEET HAVE A FEW REMARKS. S
COLLEAGUES I'VE BEEN WAITING FO
THIS DAY SINCE BEFORE I EVEN
THOUGHT I WOULD RUN FOR OFFICE.
I HAVE WANTED TO SEE US HAVE
MORE VIBRANT STREET SERVICES, B
USING OUR ENTREPRENEUR SPIRIT O
OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. LONG AGO,
I WOULD LUKE AT THE STREET CAFE
THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE TO US, AN
IT WAS MAYBE THREE FEET OFF OF
THE PROPERTY LINE, OR WE HAD A
GENERALIZED PUBLIC SPACE IN THE
CURB SPACE THAT DIDN'T
NECESSARILY BELONG TO ANYONE, S
IT REALLY BELONGED TO NO ONE IN
SOME WAYS. AND WHAT WE HE FOUND
DURING THE PANDEMIC IS THAT WHE
WE GIVE SMALL BUSINESSES THE,
MAKING IT A REASONABLE FEE WHIC
WE HAVE BEFORE US TODAY, AND
MAKING IT A REASONABLE PROCESS.
WE SAW SMALL BUSINESSES REALLY
ADOPT THIS ACROSS OUR CITY. SO
TODAY THIS IS OUR FINAL STEP IN
THE PATHWAY TO PERMANENCE, FOR
STREET DINING. AND MANY OTHER
TYPES OF STREET USE FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES. THIS LEGISLATION
INCORPORATES ASPECTS OF THE
DESIGNS I'VE BEEN HOLDING FOR
BALLARD AVENUE. THROUGHOUT THIS
PROCESS, SDOT AND I HAVE WORKED
TO ENSURE THESE RULES ARE RIGHT
SIZED FOR SEATTLE. THAT THERE'S
ADEQUATE TRANSITION TIME FOR
BUSINESSES. THERE'S FLEXIBLE
OPTIONS FOR YEAR-ROUND VIBRANCY
AND THAT SEATTLE'S BUSINESSES
ARE SUPPORTED AS THEY ITEN TO
RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC. THIS
LEGISLATION IT INFORMED AGAIN B
THE PILOT ON BALLARD AVENUE. ON
THING THAT I REALLY WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT IS THAT WE COULD HAVE
RUSHED TO CREATE THIS
LEGISLATION A FEW YEARS AGO, AN
INSTEAD SDOT SPENT THEIR TIME
MAKING SURE THAT SMALL
BUSINESSES HAD S DOT'S TIME TO
APPROVE THESE PERMITS. TO MAKE
SURE THAT BUSINESSES WEREN'T
WAITING IN LINE, THAT THERE
WEREN'T UNNECESSARY BARRIERS
WHILE WE TOOK THE TIME TO FIGUR
OUT THESE RIGHT SIZED
LEGISLATION FOR OUR CITY. WE'VE
SEEN THESE ADOPT EARLY, AND
CLOSE EARLY. I REALLY WANT TO
THANK ALYSE, JOEL, DIDI, AND
EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS
PARTICIPATED TO GET THESE TO
COST RIGHT. REALLY, THE REASON
THESE OUTDOOR DINING SPACES ARE
SUCCESS. ARE BECAUSE OF THE
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS USING
THEIR ENTREPRENEUR SPIRIT TO
MAKE OUR CITY MORE VIBRANT.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. TO OUR TEAM FROM
SDOT, ARE YOU READY WITH THE
POWERPOINT?
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
>> I APPRECIATE THE TIME THERE.
I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE
INACCURATE INFORMATION IN CASE
THAT WASN'T TO DATE.
>> SURE.
>> SO THANKS FOR GETTING THIS
ONE UP. SO BASICALLY, CAN WE GO
ONE SLIDE BACK? I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT WHAT TYPES OF BUSINES
USE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHEN W
SAY SAFE STAR. SO OUTDOOR
DINING, MERCHANDISE DISPLAY,
FOOD VENDING AND STREET
ACTIVATION. THINGS LIKE STREET
CLOSURES THAT ARE SMALL AND
MID-SCALE. NEXT SLIDE. TO AGAIN
THIS IS BRINGING FORWARD THE
LESSONS THAT WE'VE LEARNED
DURING THE PANDEMIC TO OUR
PERMANENT PROGRAMS. THAT'S THE
INTENT OF THIS LEGISLATIVE
PACKAGE. THE PROGRAM WILL END I
2023. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. PART
OF OUR EFFORT WAS TO LOOK AT
HOW OF THIS LINES UP YOU WITH
POLICIES. THESE SCREEN SHOTS AR
AN EXAMPLE OF PLANS WE HAVE
REVIEWED. WE FOUND OUR PROGRAM
DELIVERS ON A LOT OF POLICIES
THAT ARE FOUND IN CITY PLANS.
NEXT SLIDE. WE'VE ALSO DONE
QUITE A BIT OF OUTREACH. WE'RE
REALLY PROUD OF THE OUTREACH
WE'VE DONE AND ENGAGEMENT FROM
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, RESIDENTS,
COMMITTEE, AND ADVOCATES. WE DI
A GENERAL SURVEY WITH OVER
10,000 RESPONSES. IT WAS VERY
POSITIVE. WE'VE ALSO CONNECTED
COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND MET
ONE-ON-ONE WITH A VARIETY OF
STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING BIPOCK
ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE.
COMMUNITY GROUPS. WE'VE DONE OU
SIPA CHECKLISTS, AS WELL AS BLO
POSTS. NEXT SLIDE. HERE'S JUST
A GRAPHIC TO SHOW THE SUPPORT W
SAW. YOU'LL SEE HIGH LEVELS OF
SUPPORT FOR EVERYTHING AND KIND
OF OFF THE CHART SUPPORT FOR
TRUCKS AND THE REALM. HERE'S TH
TIMELINE SLIDE FOR NEXT. WHAT'S
NEXT UP. SO WE'RE HERE, FALL,
WINTER, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO
CALL IT. WE HOPE TO HAVE THE
LEGISLATION IN EFFECT IN
MID-JANUARY ASSUMING THAT WE
HAVE A VOTE, AND IT MOVES
THROUGH TO COUNCIL. OUR SAFE
START PERMITS WILL EXPIRE AS
PLANNED ON JANUARY 1st. WE'RE
WORKING TO GET VENDERS SET UP
WITH A NEW PERMIT. WE THINK WE
NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME TO GET
SET UP. WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN
EXTENSION INTO JUNE 30th WITH
THIS PACKAGE. THEN CAFES CAN
COME IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY TO
GET THEIR APPLICATIONS IN THE
DOOR. WE'LL WORK WITH THEM TO
GET THAT BEFORE JUNE 30th.
THEY'LL HAVE UNTIL NEXT SUMMER
AND FALL. FIND A COMPLIANCE FOR
ANY CHANGES BY THE END OF NEXT
YEAR. NEXT SLIDE. SO JUST HIGH
LEVEL, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO
STAY HIGH LEVEL HERE. OUR
OVERALL GOALS, WE CONSIDER THIS
ON DELIVERING ON RESILIENCE.
WE'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT HOW I
CAN BE A GREAT SPACE TO QUICKLY
NAVIGATE. WE WANT TO LOWER OUR
BARE AREAS OR PARTICIPATION,
ESPECIALLY FOR BIPOCK OWNED
BUSINESSES, INCLUDING OUR
VENDERS. WE WANT TO PROVIDE NEW
TOOLS AND OPTIONS FOR ACTIVATIN
SEATTLE'S PUBLIC SPACE AND MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE A WAY TO
EVALUATE, AND IMPROVE OVER TIME
NEXT SLIDE. TO DIAL IT IN A STE
DEEPER, YOU KNOW, FOR OUTDOOR
DINING, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
CAN PLAN FOR LONGER LASTING, AR
STURDY INSTRUCTIONS, THAT REALL
ENCOURAGE THAT YEARLAND ROUND
VIBRANCY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE SPACE FOR FLOATING AS
WELL AS ACT VASE. FOR
MERCHANDISE DISPLAY, WE WANT TO
SIMPLIFY OUR PROCESS, AND
ACTUALLY REMOVE A PERMIT
REQUIREMENT, IF YOU'RE JUST
PUTTING UP A REAL ESTATE TAIL
RACK IN FRONT OF YOUR BUSINESS.
WE ALSO WANT TO AT MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRICK AND
MORTAR. WE WANT TO ALLOW FOOD
TRUCK PODS WHERE THAT SEEMS
APPROPRIATE, AND OPEN MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR VENDING IN
SEATTLE. STREET ACTIVATION,
THAT'S OUR STREET CLOSURES. WE
REALLY WANT TO SEE MORE PUBLIC
AND COMMUNITY USE OF SEATTLE
STREETS FOR SOME OF THOSE FUN
EVENTS THAT REALLY MAKE SEATTLE
A SPECIAL PLACE. NEXT SLIDE. SO
NOW I'M GOING TO SKIP THESE
SLIDES AND GO ALL THE WAY TO TH
LAST SIDE. THESE ARE REALLY THE
DIALED IN DETAILS THAT WE TALKE
ABOUT IN SEPTEMBER, AND NOTHING
REALLY HAS CHANGED. I'M HAPPY T
DIG IN AS YOU SEE FIT, BUT IF I
NOT, THAT ENDS MY PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER, SO
WE'LL GO TO SOME QUESTIONS ABOU
THE BASE LEGISLATION AND THEN W
WILL START THE PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURE TO MOVE A COUPLE OF
THE AMENDMENTS AND THEN WE'LL
EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED TO
AMENDMENT TWO. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS PLEASE?
>> YEAH, THANK YOU TO THE SDOT
TEAM. IT IS EXCITING TO SEE THA
WE'RE SORT OF EASING UP ON SOME
OF THE RESTRICTIONS FOR STREET
VENDING AND STREET CAFES. I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I THINK IT
HELPS CREATE, YOU KNOW, VIBRANT
NEIGHBORHOODS, INCREASES
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY. IT'S ALL
PART OF HOW WE GROW OUR LOCAL
COMMITTEE. I AM A LITTLE BIT
CONCERNED, I WILL SAY, ABOUT TH
FEE STRUCTURE. THE MEMO WE HAVE
FROM CENTRAL STAFF INDICATES IT
WAS DEVELOPED WITH THE GOAL OF
FULL COST RECOVERY, WHICH I
TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. YOU KNOW, I
UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO SUPPORT
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
PROGRAM, BUT THAT FEELS A LITTL
BIT IN CONTRADICTION TO THE GOA
OF REALLY SUPPORTING SMALL
BUSINESSES AND REDUCING THE
BARRIERS TO ENTRY FOR
MICROBUSINESSES, PARTICULARLY A
IT RELATES TO FOOD TRUCKS. SO
I'M WONDERING IF IT'S POSSIBLE
TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK
DOWN OF THE COST OF PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION? AND I'M ALSO
JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF TH
GOAL IS TO RECOVER COSTS, WHAT
HAPPENS IF COSTS GO UP? OR IF
THE NUMBER OF PERMITS, YOU KNOW
THAT ARE ANTICIPATED IS
DIFFERENT.
>> SURE. WOULD YOU LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, WOULD YO
LIKE SDOT TO ANSWER THAT, OR
CENTRAL STAFF, OR THE SPONSOR?
>> SDOT, IF YOU DEVELOPED THIS
FEE STRUCTURE, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT IF YOU COULD HELP ANSWER
THOSE.
>> YEAH. I GUESS WHAT I WOULD
SAY HIGH LEVEL IS THAT STREET
USE OPERATES AS A COST CENTER.
SO WE DO NEED TO RECOUP THE COS
OF OUR TIME WE SPEND ISSUING
PERMITS. THAT'S WHAT THE BASIS
OF OUR FEE STRUCTURE IS, MAKING
SURE THAT WE RECOUP THOSE COSTS
WE DID LOOK AT REMOVING
OCCUPATION FEES IN CERTAIN CASE
THOSE ARE, YOU KNOW, MORE BASED
ON THE POLICY OF, YOU KNOW, USE
OF THE RIGHT OF WAY. BUT THE
ISSUANCE FEES ARE KIND OF MORE
BASED ON TIME SPENT. WE DO
EVALUATE THAT ON AN ONGOING
BASIS TO SEE HOW IT'S MATCHING
UP WITH, YOU KNOW, OUR
RESOURCES, AND IT COULD GO UP O
DOWN OVERTIME BASED ON KIND OF,
LIKE YOU SAID, THE AMOUNT OF
PERMITS WE GET. THE TIME IT'S
TAKING US. WE HAVE A LOT OF LEA
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT CHAMPIONS
WITHIN OUR TEAM, AND WE DO LOOK
AT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR
PROCESSES GOING FORWARD, SO I
MEAN, I KNOW FEES DON'T USUALLY
GO DOWN, BUT WE DO LIKE TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE KEEPING OUR PROCESSE
AS LEAN AS WE CAN.
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WANTS TO WEIGH IN TOO.
>> I TOO HAVE SOME CONCERNS WIT
THE PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE. SO
THAT'S SEPARATE. JUST FOR
COLLEAGUES, OUR OWN GENERAL
AWARENESS, THERE IS THE
APPLICATION AND PERMIT FOR THE
STRUCTURE AND THE SPACE FEE.
THAT'S FOR CAFES, THAT'S $1,222
FOR YOUR FIRST ONE. THEN IT
DROPS DOWN TO, I BELIEVE $650
FOR RENEWAL FEES. SO THAT, FOR
STREET CAFES IN PARTICULAR, HAS
GONE DOWN FROM ABOUT $3,000 FOR
EACH PERMIT DOWN TO 1200 AND
THEN 600 PER PERMIT. I KNOW SOM
OF THE OTHER FEES FOR THE OTHER
TYPES OF PERMITS HAVE GONE UP
JUST SLIGHTLY, BUT THEY'RE ALL,
AS A GROUPING, IT IS LOWER THAN
IT HAPPEN BEFORE. WHAT'S GIVING
ME A BIT OF PAUSE, IS THE
PERMIT, OR LICENSING FEES FOR
THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF
SDOT'S DOMAIN. THINK
ELECTRICAL, SEWER OR WATER. IN
SOME CASES WHETHER YOU HAVE TO
MOVE A PARKING METER, OR
SOMETHING WITH THE STREET, THE
POWER POLES, ET CETERA. THIS IS
WHERE THE COST BECOMES A LITTLE
MORE INCONSISTENT. SO I WAS
TALKING WITH SDOT JUST THIS WEE
ABOUT HOW DO WE MAKE THIS MORE
CONSISTENT? SO IF THE SDOT
OPERATIONS CREW GETS STUCK IN
TRAFFIC, THAT ACTUALLY INCREASE
THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY AR
SPENDING ON THIS PROJECT,
INCREASING THAT COSTS. SO HOW D
WE MAKE THIS MORE FOCUSED SO
THAT WE ARE REDUCING COSTS FOR
OUR BUSINESSES. HAVING A FLAT
FEE, ALSO GIVES ME PAUSE,
BECAUSE THEN SOME BUSINESSES
THAT NEED TO HAVE WORK DONE IN
FRONT OF THEIR BUSINESS ARE
HAVING A LOT OF HOURS FOR A VER
LOW PRICE, AMEND SOME BUSINESSE
HAVE A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIM
FOR THAT SAME PRICE. SO I JUST
WANT TO SHARE, TAKE THIS MOMENT
TO SHARE WITH YOU, COUNCILMEMBE
MORALES. I SHARE THESE CONCERNS
AND I'M GOING TO CONTINUE
WORKING WITH SDOT TO ADDRESS
THIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, AND COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. I SEE CALVIN CHOW FRO
OUR CENTRAL STAFF HAS HIS HAND
UP. GO AHEAD.
>> I JUST WANTED TO JUST
HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS IS GETTING
LITTLE BIT BEYOND THE PURVIEW O
THE SDOT COSTS IN GENERAL. WHY
DO THESE THINGS SPEAK TO THE
CHALLENGES THAT MIGHT BE BASED
ON LOCATION, THAT ARE NOT REALL
TIED TO THE SDOT REGULATORY
AUTHORITY, THIS MAY BE GETTING,
SPEAKING TO, KIND OF A MORE
SMALL BUSINESS ORIENTED FOCUS I
THE CITY IN GENERAL. I THINK
THERE ARE LIMITS AS TO HOW MUCH
WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE TYPES OF
ISSUES IN THE SDOT STREET USE
FEE SCHEDULE, AND SORT OF
ALYSE'S PROGRAM. ALYSE AND
JOEL'S PROGRAM. IT MAY REQUIRE
US ENGAGEMENT WITH OED, AND HOW
WE'RE TRYING TO PROMOTE THESE
TYPES OF BUSINESSES.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT, CALVIN.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE
PASSED THIS INITIAL LANGUAGE,
AND I AM SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY
ABOUT FOOD TRUCKS, I SHOULD
PROBABLY SAY THAT. WHEN WE
PASSED THAT INITIAL LANGUAGE IN
2011, I WAS WORKING AS A FOOD
SYSTEMS CONSULTANT, AND TEACHIN
A WORKSHOP AT HIGHLINE COLLEGE
ABOUT HOW TO GROW YOUR FOOD
RELATED BUSINESS. I CAN TELL YO
THE COST OF OPERATING A FOOD
TRUCK DOES NOT SUPPORT THE GOAL
OF SUPPORTING MICROENTERPRISES.
SO THAT IS PART OF WHERE I'M
COMING FROM, AND LOOKING AT HOW
THIS WORKS. THAT LEGISLATION
RESPONDED TO A LOT OF, YOU KNOW
WORRY ABOUT THE IMPACTS ON
NEIGHBORHOODS, ON SCHOOLS, ON
OTHER BUSINESSES, SO THERE WAS
LOT OF RESTRICTIONS ON IT. AND
WILL SAY TO CALVIN'S POINT, THE
COST OF OPERATING THESE TRUCKS
IS HIGH, IN PART BECAUSE OF
PUBLIC HEALTH PERMITTING AND TH
NEED TO PRODUCE FOOD AT A
COMMISSIONRY, AND IN PART
BECAUSE OF CITY'S RESTRICTIONS
AND FEES. SO I KNOW THERE'S BEE
SOME STATE LEVEL CHANGES THAT
ARE EASING UP ON THIS, AND
MAKING IT EASIER TO OPERATE A
FOOD TRUCK. I JUST, AS SOMEBODY
WHO'S BEEN REALLY SUPPORTIVE IN
TRYING TO ENCOURAGE,
PARTICULARLY A VERY SMALL
IMMIGRANT OWNED FOOD RELATED
BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, I AM ALSO
INTERESTED IN MAYBE WORKING WIT
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TO
HELP REDUCE THE COST FOR THESE
MICROBUSINESSES. ALL THAT SAID,
THIS REALLY DOES ALIGN SEATTLE
WITH THE REACH COLLATION THAT
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS TO REALLY WORK
US TOWARD THE GOAL OF INCREASIN
ACCESS TO NEIGBORHOOD GOODS AND
SERVICES. SO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, I'D BE INTERESTED IN
COSPONSORING IF YOU ARE LOOKING
FOR COSPONSORSHIP FOR THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, FOR THIS BILL? WELCOME
TO IT. COME ON IN.
>> EXCELLENT. AND WE'VE GOT S
DOT'S HAND UP. ALYSE, PLEASE.
>> I JUST THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE
RELEVANT TO NOTE THAT COUNCIL
HAS MADE SOME CHANGES IN THE
PAST FEW YEARS TO OUR VENDING
FEE SCHEDULE, THAT HAVE LOWERED
THE FEES. PREVENTING,
SPECIFICALLY THE INTENT OF THIS
SCHEDULE IN FRONT OF YOU, ISN'T
TO INCREASE FEES FOR VENDING,
IT'S ACTUALLY PROVIDING A LITTL
BIT MORE CERTAINTY FOR VENDERS
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT CHARGING AN
HOURLY REVIEW FEE ANYMORE. IT'S
PART OF OUR ISSUANCE FEE. SO
NOW, NEW VENDERS WILL KIND OF
KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT INSTEAD OF
HAVING APPEAR ISSUANCE FEE PLUS
HOURLY REVIEWS AT PUBLIC SPACE
MANAGEMENT IS CHARGING. SO I
JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT
CONTEXT, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN
SOME GREAT WORK THAT YOU ALL
HAVE DONE WITH US, TO REDUCE
FEES FOR VENDERS. WE REMOVED A
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION FEE AND
OTHERS. JUST THOUGHT THAT MIGHT
BE USEFUL TOO.
>> YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT,
ALYSE. THE HOURLY REVIEW IS
CERTAINLY PROBLEMATIC. I THINK
WHAT WE REALLY SHOULD BE SEEK
SOMETHING A GOAL OF NOT HAVING
SDOT GET STUCK IN TRAFFIC FOR
ANYTHING TOO.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS FOR
THE DISCUSSION ON THE BASE
LEGISLATION, WHICH LEADS US TO
AMENDMENT ONE. LET ME GO AHEAD
AND MOVE THE BILL, AND THEN WE
CAN ADDRESS AMENDMENT ONE THAT
ACTUALLY DISCUSSES FEES. SO
COUNCILMEMBERS, I'LL MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> GREAT, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. NOW I'LL INVITE
DISCUSSION OF AMENDMENT ONE, SO
WE CAN MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT.
AND THEN WE CAN SECOND ONE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, DO YOU
WANT TO MOVE AMENDMENT ONE?
>> SURE, I'D BE HAPPY TO. I'LL
NOW MOVE TO AID AMEND ON
AMENDMENT ONE. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED.
WE'VE GOT ONE MORE AMENDMENT
AFTER THIS, BUT LET'S GO AHEAD
AND DISCUSS AMENDMENT ONE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, IF YOU
WANT TO DISCUSS IT, AND THEN WE
CAN TURN IT OVER TO CALVIN.
>> CAL, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT
AWAY, THIS IS TECHNICALLY AN
UPDATE, BECAUSE WE HAD PLANNED
TO PASS THIS BILL EARLIER THIS
SUMMER. DUE TO OTHER SCHEDULING
ISSUES, WE'RE HERE NOW. IT'S
TECHNICAL IN NATURE.
>> IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY POLICY
CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION. SIS THE LEGISLATIO
WAS TRANSMITTED, FROM WAS AN
UPDATED FEE SCHEDULE FILED WITH
THE CLERKS. THIS WOULD AMENDMEN
AMEND SECTION 44 TO SHOW THE
CHANGES TO WHAT THE CURRENT LAW
FOR THE FEE SCHEDULE IS, AND
HAVE A CLEAN SCHEDULE THIS S DO
CAN PUBLISH. THIS IS REALLY TO
PROVIDE BETTER TRANSPARENCY. IT
AMENDS SECTION 44 TO HAVE A
REPLACEMENT ATTACHMENT A, WHICH
SHOWS THE RED LINE CHANGES TO
THE STREET EASEMENT FEE. THEN
NEW ATTACHMENT B.
>> THIS WAS THE FEE SCHEDULE
WHERE I JUST SHARED THAT I HAVE
THAT'S GIVING ME A LITTLE BIT O
PAUSE AND SOME CONCERN. I THINK
THIS IS THE BEST THAT WE HAVE
AVAILABLE TO US TODAY, AND WE
SHOULD PASS THIS WHILE WE TRY T
FIGURE OUT A BETTER WAY TO BOTH
HAVE COST RECOVERY, AND PROVIDE
SERVICES TO OUR SEATTLEITES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, AND THANK YOU CALVIN.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT
ONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND
AMENDMENT ONE IS ADOPTED. SO
I'LL GO AHEAD, SO AMENDMENT TWO
WAS PUT ON FOR DISCUSSION
PURPOSES, BUT I'M GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND MOVE AMENDMENT THREE,
A AND THEN I'LL HAVE SOME
COMMENTS ABOUT ALL THAT. SO I
KNOW MOVE TO AMEND ON AMENDMEN
3, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN SECONDED TO MOVE.
SO AMENDMENT THREE IS NOW BEFOR
US FOR DISCUSSION. IT'S A
REPORTING REQUIREMENT. SO IF YO
COULD GO AHEAD AND EXPLAIN THIS
AMENDMENT, THEN I COULD SPEAK T
IT.
>> SURE. THIS AMENDMENT REQUIRE
THAT S DOT COME BACK TO COUNCIL
IT ASKS FOR A PUBLIC REPORT IN
MAY OF 2024. THAT PRELIMINARY
REPORT WOULD COVER SORT OF HOW
THEY WOULD -- THEIR APPROACH TO
EVALUATING THE PROGRAM, AND WHA
PRELIMINARY FINDINGS THAT THEY
HAVE WITH THE FINAL REPORT DUE
AT END OF DECEMBER 31st, 2024.
>> THANK YOU, CALVIN. I
COORDINATED ON THIS S DOT
AMENDMENT LANGUAGE. COLLEAGUES,
USUALLY, I PUT FORTH AMENDMENT
TWO, ON THE EXISTING 50-FOOT
RULE FOR FOOD TRUCKS. AMENDMENT
THREE REQUIRES SDOT TO REPORT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE IN 2024
ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THI
LEGISLATION, INCLUDING THE
IMPACT OF REMOVING THE FOOD
TRUCK DISTANCE RULE. I JUST WAN
TO ACKNOWLEDGE INITIAL CONCERNS
THAT WERE BROUGHT FORWARD, FROM
A COUPLE OF BUSINESS IMPROVEMEN
AREAS, REGARDING S DOT'S
PROPOSAL TO REMOVE THE 50-FOOT
RULE FOR TRUCKS. I WANT TO THAN
S DOT FOR ADDRESSING THEIR
CONCERNS. BASED ON THAT
STAKEHOLDERRING BY S DOT, AND
THE PREPONDERANCE OF PUBLIC
COMMENT IN FAVOR OF REMOVING TH
50-FOOT RULE, WE'RE JUST GOING
TO VOTE ON THIS AMENDMENT THREE
RATHER THAN AMENDMENT TWO. FOR
SOME CONTEXT, COUNCIL PASSED AN
ORDINANCE IN 2011 TO ALLOW THEM
TO OPERATE ON CITY STREETS. THE
THERE WAS THIS 50-FOOT RULE IN
PLACE. TO MITIGATE THE POTENTIA
EFFECTS TO SMALL EXISTING
BUSINESSES THAT TAKE ON THE RIS
OF ADDITIONAL EXPENSES OF
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, INVENTORY
WAGES FOR WORKERS TO KEEP THEIR
BRICK AND MORTAR OPERATIONS
AFLOAT. SO AMENDMENT TWO WAS IN
RESPONSE TO THOSE INITIAL
CONCERNS AND TO HONOR THAT
RESEARCH THAT WAS DONE BACK IN
2011. SO MUCH OF THE LEGISLATIO
WAS FOCUSED ON THE EXCITING
ELEMENTS OF THE CAFE STREET
EATERIES, AND THE FOOD WAS NOT
HIGHLIGHTED AS MUCH, THIS IS TO
LIFT IT UP AND DISCUSS IT, BUT
WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT COMING
IN, URGING US TO GET RID OF THE
50-FOOT RULE, WE'LL JUST MOVE T
THIS AMENDMENT THREE. I HAVE A
LOT OF SMALL BRICK AND MORTAR
BUSINESSES IN THE HEART OF THE
DISTRICT. APPROXIMATELY 65% OF
THOSE BUSINESSES ARE OWNED BY
WOMEN, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. I
JUST WANT TODAY MAKE SURE WE AI
THIS. GLAD THERE WAS ADDITIONAL
DISCUSSION, BUT JUST MOVING ONT
AMENDMENT THREE. ALSO, ONE OF
THE CONCERNS I HAVE IS SDOT IS
REALLY FOCUSED ON MOBILITY,
SAFETY ON STREETS,
INFRASTRUCTURE, CLIMATE CHANGE.
AND I JUST WANT TO SEE HOW THIS
IMPACTS WORK LOAD IN THE FUTURE
I THINK THAT THERE IS SOME
ECONOMIES OF SCALE ALREADY BUIL
IN, SO IT MAY NOT IMPACT WORK
LOAD OF SDOT, BUT THAT WILL BE
ANOTHER THING I'M INTERESTED IN
SEEING, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT
SETS UP A DIRECTOR'S RULE. I
KNOW OUR SDOT DIRECTOR NEEDS TO
BE FOCUSED ON THOSE OTHER THING
AS WELL. WE'LL LEARN A LOT FROM
THIS AMENDMENT, THAT'S A
REPORTING REQUIREMENT, AND I'M
EXCITED TO MOVE THIS AMENDMENT,
AND ULTIMATELY THE BILL OUT OF
COMMITTEE TODAY. ANY COMMENTS O
QUESTIONS ON AMENDMENT THREE?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. THANK
YOU, CHAIR PEDERSEN. I'M HAVING
A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH THIS
AMENDMENT. I APPROXIMATE FULLY
AGREE WITH THE NOTION OF NEEDIN
TO EVALUATE OUR PROGRAMS AND
MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE HAVING
SUCCESS, AND MEETING THEIR
INTENDED PURPOSES. BUT THE
PRESUMPTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT
SEEMS TO BE THAT WE SHOULD
PROTECT EXISTING BUSINESSES FRO
COMPETITION, AND I DON'T
NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THAT. WE
HEAR OFTEN THAT THE CITY SHOULD
BE REDUCING REGULATION ON
BUSINESSES. IT IS NOT CLEAR TO
ME WHY MANY OF THESE FOOD TRUCK
SHOULD BE MONITORED FOR THEIR
IMPACT ON A NEIGHBORING
BUSINESS. WE DON'T ASK ANYTHING
OF THE REPORTCATIONS IN THIS
CITY THAT REGULARLY SQUEEZE OUT
INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES THROUGH
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS. SO I
FEEL LIKE WHILE ASUPPORT THE
NOTION OF EVALUATING OUR
PROGRAM, THE IDEA OF MONITORING
THESE PARTICULAR BUSINESSES
RATHER THAN OTHERS, FOR HOW THE
IMPACT ONE ANOTHER, I DON'T
THINK IS AN APPROPRIATE POLICY
GOAL, SO I WON'T BE SUPPORTING
THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANKS FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
YEAH, JUST LOOKING AT THE
LANGUAGE ITSELF OF THE
AMENDMENT, IT'S REALLY
REQUESTING INFORMATION AND I
DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE AFRAID
TO GET THE INFORMATION. SO I
WOULD NEED THIS TO SUPPORT THE
BILL, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE
SDOT'S WILLINGNESS TO REPORT
BACK TO US ON THIS. WE DID WORK
OUT THE TIME FRAME TO GIVE THEM
PLENTY OF TIME TO CHECK IN WITH
US NEXT YEAR. ACTUALLY, IT'S NO
UNTIL 2024 THAT THEY HAVE TO
CHECK BACK IN WITH US. I
APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION
WITH SDOT ON THIS. COLLEAGUES,
ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CAL
THE ROLL ON ADOPTION OF COUNCI
BILL THREE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER IS SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES 3-1.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON
THE LEGISLATION IN COUNCILMEMBE
STRAUSS, DID YOU WANT TO CLOSE
US OUT ON ANYTHING?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, I JUST WAN
TO THANK EVERYONE IN PUBLIC
SPACE MANAGEMENT, AND ALSO
ANGELA STEEL, WHO HAS BEEN A
PART OF OUR CREW FOR A VERY LON
TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, WE LOST HE
DURING THE PANDEMIC NOT RELATED
TO COVID. AND THIS WAS TOUGH.
THIS WAS AT A MOMENT WHEN THESE
PERMITTED NEEDED TO BE ISSUED,
AND WE NEEDED TO CREATE THIS
LEGISLATION, AND A LOT OF THIS
WORK. WE'RE ALL STANDING ON HER
SHOULDERS. SO I'M VERY EXCITED
FOR THIS LEGISLATION AND FOR OU
OUTDOOR DINING TO BECOME A
PERMANENT FIXTURE OF THE CITY,
AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE
WORKING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, AN
AGAIN, THE BIGGEST KUDOS AND
COMPLEMENTS TO ALL OF OUR
BUSINESS OWNERS WHO GOT OUT
THERE WITH HAMMERS AND DRILLS,
AND NAIL GUNS, AND MADE THESE
TRUCKTURES BEAUTIFUL FOR OUR
CITY, AND FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T
SO BEAUTIFUL, NOW YOU HAVE TIME
TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE AND MAK
THOSE BEAUTIFUL. SO JUST VERY
EXCITED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COLLEAGUES ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BILL? WIL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL TO PASS
THE BILL AS AMENDED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN,..
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE AGAINST.
>> IT WILL BE SEND TO THE
DECEMBER 13 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. ALL RIGHT COLLEAGUES,
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOV
AND FAST FORWARD TO AGENDA ITEM
SEVEN ON OUR, YEAH, AGENDA ITEM
SEVEN, THEN WE'VE GOT EIGHT AND
NINE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE FULL TITLE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120-4277.
ESTABLISHING A COMPOST
PROCUREMENT CENTER FOR THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSS, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS, I
ENCOURAGES THE PURCHASE OF THE
LOCALLY SOURCED COMPOST. I DO
HAVE A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT,
WHICH I WILL INTRODUCE AFTER TH
PRESENTATION. THAT AMENDMENT
WOULD REVISE THE DEFINITION OF
COMPOST PRODUCTS TO ADD CLARITY
AND TO REFERENCE THE DEFINITION
RELEVANT IN THE WASHINGTON
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. BUT FIRST,
LET'S WELCOME IN OUR PRESENTERS
BRIAN GOODNIGHT, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE. DO YOU HAVE ANY
OPENING REMARKS BEFORE THE
PRESENTATION?
>> NO COMMENTS. I'M HAPPY TO
TURN IT OVER TO SPU. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, OKAY. WELCOME TO
MAGGIE AND PRESLEY.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS MAGGIE YUSE, AND I'M
HAPPY TO BE COPRESENTING THIS
CITYWIDE COMPOST PROCUREMENT
ORDINANCE WITH PRESLEY PALMER
FROM FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND WE HAV
ALSO GOT KATE KURTZ ON THE LINE
FROM SPU, WHO IS OUR ORGANICS
PROGRAM LEAD, AND CAN ANSWER AN
OF YOUR MORE TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS. THE PURPOSE IS TO
SERVE COMPOST IN CITY PROJECTS
THAT INCLUDES BOTH IN HOUSE AND
CONTRACTED PROJECTS ACROSS CITY
DEMOCRATICS, AND COULD BE
ANYTHING FROM CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS TO LANDSCAPING AND
GREEN LEGISLATION. THIS WAS
REQUIRED BY A '22 STATE LAW THA
WENT INTO EFFECT OVER THIS
SUMMER. THE ORDINANCE ALSO
REQUIRES CITY DEPARTMENTS TO
CONDUCT EDUCATION OUTREACH ON
THE VALUE OF COMPOSITE, AND
REPORT BACK TO THE STATE HOW
MUCH COMPOST WAS PURCHASED. TH
BENEFITS ARE THAT IT'S
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFICIAL TO USE
COMPOST AND KEEP COMPOSITE AS A
VIABLE, MARKETABLE PRODUCT. IT
ALSO ENSURES THAT THE CITY IS I
COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.
>> THANK YOU MAGGIE. HELLO
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
PRESLEY PALMER. HERE IN
CONTRACTING, WHICH IS A DIVISIO
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES
AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, OR
FAS FOR SHORT. THIS BREAKS DOWN
THE ROLES AND LIABLES BETWEEN
FAS AND THE DEPARTMENTS THAT US
COMPOSITE. TO CONDUCT
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ABOUT THE
VALUE OF USING COMPOSITE, AND
TWO, THE DEPARTMENTS SHARE
INFORMATION WITH FAS ABOUT HOW
MUCH COMPOST THEY USE EACH YEAR
THIS INCLUDES TOTAL TONS OF
ORGANIC MATERIAL THEY'VE
DIVERTED EACH YEAR, AND COST OF
MATERIALS PURCHASED EACH YEAR,
AND SOURCE OF THE COMPOSTED
PRODUCTS PURCHASED. THEY WILL
REQUIRE THE INFORMATION
SUBMITTING A REPORT TO THE STAT
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY, EVERY TW
YEARS, BEGINNING DECEMBER 2024.
THIS WILL ENSURE THAT THE CITY
MEETS ITS REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
FOR THE COMPOSITE PROCURE.
ORDINANCE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND
WE'D LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS FOR US.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST
WANTED TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY
AGAIN TO BRIAN GOODKNIGHT
WHETHER YOU HAD ANY COMMENTS ON
THE BASE LEGISLATION. OTHERWISE
I CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE
BILL, AND WE CAN DISCUSS THE
AMENDMENT.
>> NO COMMENTS. THE BILL HAS
BEEN REVIEWED, AND IT IS, AS
STAFF HAS SAID, IT'S IN
COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.
>> SO COUNCILMEMBERS, I'LL MOVE
THE BILL, AND INTRODUCE THE
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. I RECOMMEN
THE CITY COUNCIL PASS COUNCIL
BILL 120477. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. RECOMMENDED
PASSAGE OF THE COUNCIL BILL.
COUNCILMEMBERS I'LL GO AHEAD AN
-- LET'S HEAR FROM , YEAH, I'LL
GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE
AMENDMENT. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. SO LET'S TURN IT
OVER TO BRIAN GOODKNIGHT TO
DISCUSS AMENDMENT ONE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR PEDERSEN.
JUST ONE MOMENT HERE WHILE I
SHARE MY SCREEN. HOPEFULLY YOU
ALL CAN SEE THAT AMENDMENT. AS
YOU INDICATED EARLIER, SO THE
AMENDMENT IS FAIRLY SIMPLE AND
BRIEF THAT IT WOULD REVISE THE
DEFINITION FOR COMPOST PRODUCTS
WHICH WOULD BE A NEW PORTION OF
THE CODE. SO THE REVISED
DEFINITION REFERS TO, MAKES
REFERENCE TO THE WASHINGTON
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, WHERE THE
TERM COMPOSTED MATERIAL IS
DEFINED. TO PROVIDE CLARITY
AROUND WHAT THE DEFINITION IS,
AND THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE. AS INDICATED EARLIER,
STAFF FROM SPU, IF YOU WANTED T
GET INTO THE DETAILS OF IT COUL
PROBABLY PROVIDE A BETTER
DEFINITION OF THE DIFFERENCES.
>> THANK YOU, YES. MAGGIE, OR
PRESLEY, IF YOU HAVE ANY
COMMENTS ON THAT, BUT I THINK
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT
MORE CLEAR, AND THEN LINK BACK
TO THE ACTUAL WASHINGTON CODE.
SINCE THAT'S THE INTENT OF THE
OVERALL PRESENTATION.
>> IT'S TO CLARIFY THE
DEFINITION OF COMPOSITE PRODUCT
SO IT WOULDN'T BE CONFUSED WITH
BARK, WOODCHIP, OR MULCH.
>> ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, IF
THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I WILL
GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR A VOTE ON
IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON THIS
BILL BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE BILL
AS AMENDED?
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
ON THE ROLL TO PASS AS AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION
CARRIES. IT WILL BE SENT TO THE
DECEMBER 13 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TIGHTAL TITLE OF THE
EIGHTH AGENDA ITEM.
>> AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL
MANAGER AND CEO OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO EXECUTE AND
ENTER AN AGREEMENT TO OPERATE
THE CEDAR RIVER HATCHERY.
>> THIS AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTIO
AGREEMENT WITH THE WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
FOR HATCHERY OPERATIONS, AND
WILL CONTINUE THE OPERATIONS, I
BELIEVE UNTIL SUMMER OF 2024.
HERE TO EXPLAIN THE DETAILS, I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO CAROL.
WE'VE GOT A PRESENTATION. HI
CAROL.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES TO
SHARE MY SCREEN. SO TODAY WE
HAVE AN ORDINANCE FOR
AUTHORIZATION OF AN INTERAGENCY
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE WASHINGTO
STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND
WILDLIFE AND SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES. I'M CAROL VOLK. SO
FOR A LITTLE ORIENTATION, THE
CITY OWNS AND OPERATES A
HATCHERY AT LANDSBURG, WHICH IS
OUT NEAR MAPLE VALLEY. IT'S ALS
THE LOCATION OF OUR DIVERSION
DAM, WHICH IS USED TO DIVERT
DRINKING WATER FROM THE CEDAR
RIVER. THE HATCHERY HAS BEEN IN
PLACE SINCE ABOUT 1991 AND
OPERATED BY THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON SINCE THAT TIME.
>> THE HATCHERY FULFILLS
MITIGATION FOR SPU WATER
DIVERSION AT LANDSBERG. THE
WATER DIVISION FOR DRINKING
WATER INTO THE UPPER CEDAR RIVE
WATERSHED FOR MANY DECADES. THE
CITY INSTALLED A FISH LADDER AT
THE DAM IN 2003 THAT ALLOWED TH
SALMON TO PASS ABOVE THE WATER
DIVERSION, BUT DUE TO WATER
QUALITY CONCERNS, WE INCLUDED
CLAUSES TO ALLOW BOCKAGE OF SOC
EYE INTO THE FUTURE. SO THE
HATCHERY IS ACTUALLY MITIGATION
FOR THE CONTINUED SOCK EYE
BLOCKAGE. WE HAVE TWO LEGAL
AGREEMENTS THAT THIS MITIGATION
OF THE HATCHERY FULFILLS. THE
FIRST IS THE LANCEBERG
MITIGATION AGREEMENT. IN IN
AGREEMENT, WE SPECIFICALLY HAVE
AGREED TO RELEASE FISH OF THE
NATURAL SIZE TO THE CEDAR RIVER
THIS AGREEMENT WAS PART OF THE
HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN THAT
WAS SIGNED IN THE EARLY 2000s.
THE SECOND AGREEMENT IS WITH TH
MUCKLESHOOT TRIBE. IT'S FOR THE
MUCKLESHOOT SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT, WE
COMMITTED TO OPERATE THIS
HATCHERY UNTIL 2051. AS FAR AS
WHAT OCCURS AT THE SOCKEYE
OPERATION, IT INCLUDES THE FISH
ADULTS, THIS WAS PUT IN PLACE I
RENTON UNDER 405, YOU MIGHT HAV
SEEN THAT, IT INCLUDES SPAWNING
OF THOSE SOCKEYE BACK AT THE
HATCHERY, AND INCUBATING THE
FERTILIZED EGGS AND RELEASING
THEM SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER
THEY'VE BEEN RELEASED AT THE
HATCHERY. THEY COMPLETE THEIR
LIFE CYCLE BY SPENDING SOME TIM
OUT IN WASHINGTON, AND RETURNIN
BACK IN ABOUT FOUR YEARS. SO TH
ORDINANCE ITSELF INCLUDES
AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE THIS
AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT O
FISH AND WILDLIFE OPERATIONS. W
PREVIOUSLY HAD A FIVE YEAR
INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT WITH THE
STATE TO DO THIS. BUT THIS
ORDINANCE AND AGREEMENT WILL
ONLY LAST UNTIL SUMMER OF 2024.
THE TIGHTAL INTERAGENCY
AGREEMENT COST IS ABOUT $2.14
MILLION. WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS COUNCIL
BILL? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT
THOROUGH PRESENTATION. WE DON'T
HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
AND BRIAN GOODKNIGHT, ANYTHING
TO ADD?
>> NOTHING TO ADD, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT
COUNCILMEMBERS, I'LL GO AHEAD
AND MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL PASS
COUNCIL BILL 120475, ITEM NUMBE
8 ON OUR AGENDA. IS THERE IS A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. MOVED AND
SECONDED. ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
>> ALL RIGHT WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION CARIES
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
PASS 120475 WILL BE SENT TO THE
DECEMBER 13 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
CAROL, AND THANKS BRIAN. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE FULL
TITLE OF THE NINTH AND FINAL
AGENDA TITLE INTO THE RECORD.
>> AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO DESIGNATE
WITH KING COUNTY, THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, TO COST SHARE A
DUWAMISH BASIN THAT WILL PROVID
STAFF SERVICES IN THE DUWAMISH
AREA.
>> THANK YOU, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, AND SHE
IS EXCUSED TODAY. SO JUST STATE
BRIEF OFLY THAT THIS WOULD COST
SHARE THE NEW DUWAMISH PATIENT
SALMON STORED WITH TUKWILA, AND
THE PORT OF SEATTLE. I SUPPORT
THIS BILL AS WELL. AND WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION
FROM THE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
FIRST, BRIAN GOODKNIGHT, DID YO
HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO SAY
IN THE BEGINNING?
>> NO CHAIR. NO INTRODUCTORY
COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARIN
THIS TODAY. I WILL GO AHEAD AND
SHARE MY SCREEN. HANG ON. LET M
DO IT THIS WAY.
>> OKAY. SO TODAY, LET'S GO TO
THE NEXT SLIDE HERE. WE ARE
SEEKING APPROVAL TO AUTHORIZE
EXECUTION OF A NEW INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT TO COST SHARE THE
STEWARD WITH KING COUNTY
TUKWILA, AND THE PORT OF
SEATTLE. I WANT TO GIVE A LITTL
BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE BASIN
STEWARDS AND WHAT THEY ARE.
BASIN STEWARDS ARE HOUSED AT
KING COUNTY. AND YOU CAN SEE
HERE ON THIS MAP, THEY ARE IN
MANY OF THE RURAL BASINS IN OUR
COUNTY, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ONE
IN THE DUWAMISH. THEY WORK TO
ADVANCE ON THE GROUND, AN
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SALMON
HABITAT PLANS. THEY'RE A REALLY
GOOD COMMUNITY RESOURCE. THEY
CAN IMPROVE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. THEY REALLY HELP
PUSH FORWARD THE POSITIVE
OUTCOMES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
SEE FROM OUR SALMON RECOVERY,
LEVERAGING RESOURCES, GETTING
PROJECTS DONE. GETTING GRANT
FUNDING. WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH
LAND OWNERS. AND THEN, THIS IS
FOCUSED ON CHINOOK. SO SALMON
RECOVERY, YOU JUST HEARD ABOUT
SOCKEYE, BUT SALMON RECOVERY IN
OUR AREA IS USUALLY FOCUSED ON
CHINOOK. EACH OF THE BASINS HAV
A PLAN, AND THOSE ROLL UP TO BE
THE RECOVERY PLAN FOR OUR
REGION. YOU CAN SEE HERE THE
PICTURE ON THE LEFT IS THE LONG
DECLINE. THE STEEP DECLINE OF
THE CHINOOK RUNS AND KIND OF
WHERE THEY ARE TODAY. THE
BASIN, WE CALL IT WATER NINE
RESOURCE AREA. THIS IS THE GREE
DUWAMISH. THERE ARE 17 LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE WORKING
TOGETHER IN THIS BASIN. AND IT
IS SORT OF GOVERNED IN THE
ECOSYSTEM, AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, WHO CARES VERY DEEPLY
ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND THE
STEWARD POSITION IS THE
CO-SHARE. SEATTLE IS A
CONTRIBUTING MEMBER TO THE
FORUM. WE PAY ABOUT $147,000 IN
2002. THAT'S FUNDED THROUGH THE
DRAINAGE FUND. SO THIS STEWARD
WOULD FOCUS ON THAT IN THE
DUWAMISH PORTION OF THE BASIN.
THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE POSITION.
S THAT A VERY UNIQUE BASIN. THE
PERSON WILL BE KIND MUCH A POIN
PERSON TO COLLABORATE PROJECTS.
WE FEEL THAT WE HAVE BEEN
MISSING OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANC
PROJECTS. THIS IS A COMPLEX
BASIN WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE
ISSUES. AND THE CLEANUP EFFORTS
SO THE POSITION, THERE'S A LOT
OF SUPPORT, BOTH POLITICAL AND
COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THIS
POSITION. AND THEY WILL BE
LEVERAGING, AND MAXIMIZING
METHODS. A COUPLE OF DETAILS
ABOUT THE POSITION SO THERE ARE
THE FOREPARTIES WE MENTIONED.
THIS IS A COST SHARE. BUT THE
COST SHARE IS ADVANTAGEOUS FOR
SEATTLE. WE DO NOT HAVE BASIN
STEWARDS, AND WE DON'T HAVE A
PROGRAM. SO THE DAY-TO-DAY
PERSON WILL BE MANAGED WITH KIN
COUNTY, BY THE OTHER BASIN
STEWARDS. THERE WILL BE A
DUWAMISH BASIN MANAGEMENT TEAM
THAT SPU WILL SIT ON TO HELP
GUIDE THEIR WORK. THE AGREEMENT
GOES THROUGH 2026, AND CAN BE
EXTENDED. IT DOES ENCOURAGE
FUTURE COST SHARING PARTNERS. S
FOR EXAMPLE, THE OVERALL SALMON
RECOVERY GROUP FOR THAT BASIN
HAS CONTRIBUTED FOR 2022, AND
THAT MONEY IS BEING HELD. THE
POSITION IS STILL BEING HIRED.
BUT FOR 2023, COST SHARING A
PORTION OF THE POSITION. THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, WE ARE
PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE
FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT BECOMING
A FINANCIAL PARTNER IN THE
FUTURE. THESE ARE THE COST
SHARES, SO FOR 2022, OUR SHARE
WAS 56,500. THEN THE SPLITS WER
NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE FOUR
PARTIES. THEN THE PRIORITIES FO
THIS POSITION, AND THE RECOVERY
EFFORT IN THE DUWAMISH AND THE
NEAR STORE ARE PROTECTING MARIN
SHORELINES, PROTECTING AND
ENHANCING THE S TRAIN HABITAT,
IMPROVING WATER SANITARY. AND
THAT IS MY SHORT PRESENTATION.
AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BRIAN
GOODKNIGHT, ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> NOTHING TO ADD, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES OR
CENTRAL STAFF ON THIS FINAL ITE
ON OUR AGENDA? GREAT, I WANT TO
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
FOR SPONSORS THIS, AND HER HARD
WORK ON THAT REGIONAL COMMITTEE
THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
ABOUT, BUT IT DOES REALLY
IMPORTANT WORK. COUNCILMEMBERS,
I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THIS ITE
THEN. COUNCILMEMBERS I MOVE THA
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF COUNCIL BILL 120476. IS THER
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120476.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS? OKAY, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
TO PASS 120476?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES. CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> 4-0, THE MOTION PASSES.
>> THE DECEMBER 13th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING IS THE LAST FUL
CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE YEA
THAT'S SCHEDULED. COLLEAGUES,
THE TIME IS 11:00 A.M., AND THI
CONCLUDES THE DECEMBER 6th, 202
MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE. WE WILL HAVE A
SPECIAL MIDDLE EASTING OF THE
COMMITTEE ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 1
AT 9:30 A.M. THANK YOU, AND WE
ARE ADJOURNED.