>>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING AN
WELCOME. THE JULY 18th, 2023
MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION
AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 9:30 A.M. I'M ALEX
PEDERSEN, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> THREE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU AND I KNOW WE'LL B
JOINED BY THE OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS SOON. COLLEAGUES, IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
PROPOSED AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. GOOD MORNING
AGAIN AND WELCOME TO THE
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
TODAY WE HAVE SIX ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA, FIVE OF WHICH ARE FOR A
POSSIBLE VOTE. FIRST ON OUR
AGENDA, WE HAVE COUNCIL BILL
120614, WHICH AUTHORIZES S. TO
ACCEPT VARIOUS GRANTS FOR
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT HAV
ALREADY BEEN CONSIDERED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL IN THE PAST. THE
SECOND ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE
COUNCIL BILL 120613, WHICH IS
SKY BRIDGE PERMIT RECOMMENDED B
SGOT TO RENEW AND EXTEND
APPROVAL TO MAINTAIN THE SKY
BRIDGE ACROSS THIRD AVENUE,
BETWEEN PINE AND STEWART. THIR
ON THE AGENDA IS COUNCIL BILL
120 600, WHICH IS FOUND SOLD BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND ME T
IMPROVE SAFETY. THIS LEGISLATIO
DESIGNATES CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN
THE CITY HAS DANGEROUS SPEED
ZONES , TO AUTHORIZE AUTOMATED
CAMERA ENFORCEMENT THAT WILL
INCREASE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
WITHOUT THE NEED FOR OFFICERS I
THE FIELD. WE'VE GOT TWO
AMENDMENTS. THE FIRST IS A
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT FROM CENTRA
STAFF, AND THE SECOND AMENDMENT
ADDS ADDITIONAL ZONES THAT
DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBERS
IDENTIFIED AS STREETS
SUSCEPTIBLE TO RECKLESS DRIVING
THOSE DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBERS
MAY OF COURSE SPEAK TO THOSE
ADDITIONS WHEN WE GET TO THOSE
WITH AMENDMENT TWO, AND I
SUPPORT THOSE ABSOLUTELY. FORTH
ON OUR AGENDA IS A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION FROM THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON
THEIR ANNUAL EQUITY REPORT.
FAITH ON THE AGENDA IS COUNCIL
BILL 120611, RECOMMENDED BY TH
CITY'S FINANCIAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, FAS, WHICH APPROVES
PROPERTY TRANSFER FROM SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR REGNIER BEAC
HIGH SCHOOL. WE WILL HAVE A
HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AND IF AL
GOES WELL, WE CAN SUSPEND THE
RULES TO ADVANCE THIS ITEM OUT
OF OUR COMMITTEE TODAY. WE DO
HAVE A FULL COMMITTEE ON AUGUST
1st. AND FINALLY, THE LAST ITE
ON OUR AGENDA IS COUNCIL BILL
120612, WHICH WOULD APPROVE A
CONTRACT FOR PROCESSING AND
COMPOSTING FOOD AND YARD WASTE
AND OTHER ORGANICS AS
RECOMMENDED BY SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES. SO NEXT ON OUR
AGENDA, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE
TO PUBLIC COMMENT. I'LL GO AHEA
AND READ THE PROCEDURES FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. IT LOOKS LIKE W
JUST HAVE TWO OR THREE PEOPLE
SIGNED UP AND NOBODY ON LINE.
THEY ARE ALL IN PERSON. SO THIS
TIME WE'LL OPEN THE GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENTS PERIOD FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE. FOR
OUR HYBRID MEETING WE DO HAVE
PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO GIVE PUBLIC
COMMENT IN PERSON. NOBODY ON
LINE YET BUT THEY CAN STILL SIG
UP ONLINE. I WILL MODERATE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER -- STARTING
WITH THE SPEAKERS WHO HAVE
REGISTERED HERE IN PERSON. I'LL
CALL ON THEM TWO AT A TIME. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THIS
MEETING IS UP TO 20 MINUTES, BU
I DON'T THINK WE'LL NEED THAT.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK. I'LL CALL ON
THE SPEAKERS TWO AT A TIME IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
SIGNED UP. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET
SIGNED UP OR REGISTERED, YOU CA
GO AHEAD AND DO THAT NOW ONLINE
YOU CAN GO TO
SEATTLE.GOV/COUNSEL. SO FOR
REMOTE SPEAKERS, IF ANY SHOW UP
ONCE I CALL YOUR NAME, STAFF
WILL UNMUTE THE APPROPRIATE
MICROPHONE AND AUTOMATIC
PROMPT. IF YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTE
IT WILL BE THE SPEAKER'S Q THAT
IT'S THEIR TURN TO SPEAK AND TH
SPEAKER MUST PRESS STAR SIX TO
BEGIN SPEAKING. FOR EVERYBODY,
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY STATIN
YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING. AS A REMINDER, THE
PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE TO
AN ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA, OR T
OUR COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT
RESPONSIBILITIES. SPEAKERS WILL
HEAR A TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE
LEFT, SO THE CHIME MEANS YOU
STILL HAVE 10 SECONDS, BUT BEGI
TO WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT
WHEN YOU HEAR THAT CHIME. IF
SPEAKERS DO NOT AND THEIR
COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME, THE SPEAKER'S
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER. IF YOU ARE PROVIDING
PUBLIC COMMENT REMOTELY, ONCE
YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR COMMENT
WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE, AND I
YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE FOLLOWING
THIS MEETING, PLEASE DO SO VIA
SEATTLE CHANNEL. AND I DID WANT
TO ANNOUNCE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IS PRESENT AS WELL. ALL
RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND --
LET ME JUST CHECK ONE THING
HERE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN
WITH THE SPEAKERS WHO ARE IN
PERSON. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND
HEAR FROM -- DRUMROLL. SHEILA
MEAD FOLLOWED BY JODY ALBRIGHT.
GOOD MORNING, SHEILA. AND PULL
THAT MICROPHONE REALLY CLOSE TO
YOUR SELF.
>> OKAY. MY NAME IS SHEILA MEAD
AND I'M HERE TO COMMENT ON CB
120600. OKAY. I SPOKE ON JUNE
20th TO YOU ABOUT SPEEDING ON
HARBOR AVENUE SOUTHWEST AND
ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF CAMERAS
ON THESE STREETS. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND PEDERSEN INITIATED
THE BILL. I'M A MEMBER OF A
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP WHO LIVE ON
THESE STREETS. FROM JUNE 24th T
JULY 1st, I CALLED THE POLICE
DAILY. THE CALLS AT TIMES WERE
UP TO 10 TIMES A DAY. I CALLED
AFTER I KEPT A TALLY OF UP TO 4
CARS SPEEDING AT TIMES. THIS
WOULD HAPPEN MOSTLY ON FRIDAY,
SATURDAY, SUNDAY. I WAS TOLD TO
CALL WITH EACH INCIDENT. I FELT
UNCOMFORTABLE DOING THIS, AS I
REALIZE THE POLICE ARE LIMITED
AS TO WHAT THEY COULD DO. THIS
COUNCIL IS WHO CAN PUT A STOP T
THIS VERY UNSAFE PRACTICE OF
SPEEDING. ON JULY 1st TO THE
SEVENTH I WROTE DAILY EMAILS TO
EACH OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS OF M
EXPERIENCES LIVING ON HARBOR
AVENUE AND DRIVING ALKI. THIS
WAS AN EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE THE
PASSAGE OF THIS PROPOSED BILL.
BEFORE AND AFTER THE SPEED
BUMPS, THE STREET ALLOWS FOR
RACING. THE NOISE POLLUTION OF
THE FAST CARS IS NOT PLEASANT.
THE NOISE AND SPEEDING GO
TOGETHER. OF COURSE THE NIGHTLY
SPEEDING AND NOISE CONTINUE. OU
GROUP IS DEEPLY AFFECTED BY THE
HAPPENINGS OF JUNE 16th, WITH
THE SPEEDER RUNNING A DRIVER
INTO THE WATER. I HOPE CAMERAS
AND SPEED BUMPS CAN BE INSTALLE
BY AUGUST 1st. THIS HAS GONE ON
LONG ENOUGH. THERE HAS BEEN NO
-- OKAY.
>> THANK YOU. AND YOU CAN ALSO
-- THANK YOU FOR WRITING TO US.
WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, AND
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
>> HI, I'M JODY ALBRIGHT AND I'
ALSO SPEAKING OF 120600. I
BELONG TO THE SAME GRASSROOTS
COMMUNITY GROUP WHO CAME
TOGETHER OVER THE UNSAFE
PRACTICES THAT WE ARE SEEING ON
AN HOURLY BASIS ON ALKI,
ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS
THE RECENTLY INSTALLED SPEED
HUMPS ARE HELPFUL, BUT THEY'RE
NOT ENOUGH. THEY ONLY SLOW
RACERS ON A PORTION OF THIS
ROADWAY AND SUNDAY'S ACCIDENT
WHICH HAS LEFT A DRIVER
FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE IN
HARBORVIEW AFTER BEING HIT AND
REDIRECTED IN THE WATER BY A CA
GOING IN EXCESS OF 90 MILES AN
HOUR IS EVIDENCE OF THIS.
UNFORTUNATELY, SPEEDING BEHAVIO
IS NOT UNUSUAL AND MORE ACTION
IS NEEDED TO INCREASE SAFETY
IMMEDIATELY. EVERY DAY AND NIGH
ALONG ALKI AND HARBOR AVENUE,
BETWEEN THE SPEED HUMPS ON
HARBOR AND THE BUSINESS DISTRIC
OF ALKI, WE SEE IN HERE
HIGH-SPEED CARS AND MOTORCYCLES
DRIVING AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS. IN
THE LAST TWO MONTHS ALONG THIS
STRETCH OF ROAD, A SPEEDING CAR
HAS KNOCKED DOWN A LIGHT POLE,
TWO CARS PARKED ALONG ALKI WERE
TOTALED BY SPEEDING CARS
CRASHING INTO THEM, A FAMILY HA
A NEAR MISS FROM A SPEEDING CAR
PASSING ANOTHER CAR AT A
CROSSWALK WHILE THEY WERE TRYIN
TO CROSS, AND MOTORCYCLES RACIN
AND DOING WHEELIES ON THE ROAD,
THE BIKE TRAIL, AND EVEN THE
NARROW PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY. CAN
YOU IMAGINE IF THE LIGHT POLE O
THE CARS HAD BEEN PEOPLE, OR IF
THE PEDESTRIANS HAD BEEN UNABLE
TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE
MOTORCYCLES ON THE WALKWAYS?
IT'S GETTING VERY DANGEROUS TO
ENJOY THE ALKI AREA. WE NEED
YOUR HELP TO PROTECT THE LIVES
OF THE RESIDENCE, THE VISITING
FAMILIES, AND THE THOUSANDS OF
TOURERS TO COME TO VISIT ALKI.
WE NEED IMMEDIATE ACTION TO
IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL SAFETY
MEASURES ON ALKI. THIS INCLUDES
ENFORCEMENT OF OUR CURRENT LAWS
SPEEDING AND SOUND ORDINANCES,
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS OF SPEED HUMP
TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEEDING CARS,
AND FINALLY, THE CAMERAS TO
ENABLE PROSECUTIONS OF
VIOLATIONS. I CANNOT THINK OF A
MORE COMPELLING REASON THAN
SUNDAY'S TRAGIC ACCIDENT IN THE
1300 BLOCK OF ALKI. FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES HEARING TO
APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
THREE, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> NEXT WE HAVE ANDREW KIDDING
>> GOOD MORNING. IT'S KID. MY
NAME IS ANDREW KIDDER AND I LIV
IN THE STEWART PARK
NEIGHBORHOOD. THANKS FOR HEARIN
MY TESTIMONY IN FAVOR OF
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT SPEEDING.
THE DATA ON CARS HITTING
PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS IN
SEATTLE SHOWS DEATHS AND
INJURIES ARE ON THE RISE. THE
STATISTICS FEEL ABSTRACT. FOR
ME, THIS DATA IS PERSONAL. I
HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS AND
RELATIVES WHO HAVE HIT BY CAR
DRIVERS WHILE WALKING OR BIKING
SOME HAVE SUSTAINED
LIFE-CHANGING INJURIES, ONE DIE
IN A COLLISION. SPEED IS A
CAUSAL FACTOR IN A VERY HIGH
PERCENTAGE OF AUTOMOBILE CRASHE
AND THE LETHALITY OF CAR CRASHE
INCREASES EXPONENTIALLY WHEN TH
VEHICLE IS GOING MORE THAN 30
MILES PER HOUR. THE DATA ON
USING AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT OF
SPEED CAMERAS IS CLEAR.
WINDSPEED CAMERAS ARE INSTALLED
THEY REDUCE GENERAL TRAFFIC
SPEED AND PREVENT COLLISIONS. T
CHOOSE TO NOT IMPLEMENT SPEED
CAMERAS IS TO CHOOSE TO ALLOW
PREVENTABLE INJURIES AND DEATHS
TO CONTINUE. SPEED CAMERAS ARE
GENERALLY NOT POPULAR AND
CONCERNS ABOUT GOVERNMENT
SURVEILLANCE AND EQUITABLE
IMPLEMENTATION ARE LEGITIMATE.
THESE ISSUES, HOWEVER, CAN BE
ADDRESSED IN HOW THE PROGRAM IS
DESIGNED. IN ADDITION, THIS
PROGRAM SHOULD NOT BE DESIGNED
AS A REVENUE GENERATOR, HITTING
UP PEOPLE GOING FIVE TO 10 MILE
PER HOUR OVER THE SPEED LIMIT.
IT SHOULD TARGET RECKLESS
DRIVING. FINALLY, THE CONCERN
THAT DRIVERS MIGHT GET CAUGHT
DRIVING RECKLESSLY IS NOT
LEGITIMATE. AS ELECTED LEADERS
DO URGE YOU TO MAKE THE RIGHT T
VOTE INSTEAD OF THE POPULAR ONE
PLEASE IMPLEMENT A WELL-DESIGNE
SPEED CAMERA PROGRAM. IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> JUST CHECKING ONLINE HERE,
COLLEAGUES, IT APPEARS THAT
THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS SIGNED UP
ONLINE AND SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AN
CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS
PERIOD. THANKS FOR EVERYBODY WH
SHOWED UP TODAY. OKAY. LET'S GO
AHEAD AND GET TO THE FIRST ITEM
OUT OF THE SIX ITEMS TODAY. WIL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE SHORT
TITLE OF THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, COUNCIL BILL
120614, AN ORDINANCE RELATING T
GRANT FUNDS FROM NON-CITY
SOURCES, AUTHORIZING THE HEADS
OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS TO ACCEP
SPECIFIED GRANTS AND EXECUTE
RELATED AGREEMENTS FOR AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY. FOR
BREATHING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ARE GO
>> THANK YOU, TODAY WE HAVE THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION HERE TO WALK US
THROUGH THIS ORDINANCE ACCEPTIN
A HANDFUL OF VARIOUS GRANTS. AL
RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, CHRIS
GODWIN.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER.
FOR THE RECORD I'M CHRIS GODWIN
FINANCE MANAGER FOR THE SEATTL
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH
WHAT SHOULD BE A FAIRLY QUICK
PRESENTATION ABOUT ACCEPT THING
SOME GRANT AWARDS. GO TO THE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE ALWAYS
LIKE TO START OUR PRESENTATIONS
AT S.WITH A BRIEF STATEMENT OF
OUR VISION, MISSION, VALUES AND
GOALS. SEATTLE IS A THRIVING,
EQUABLE COMMUNITY POWERED BY
DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION. WE
WERE ON A MISSION TO DELIVER A
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT
PROVIDES SAFE AND AFFORDABLE
ACCESS TO PLACES AND
OPPORTUNITIES, AND OUR CORE
VALUES ARE ALWAYS EQUITY,
SAFETY, MOBILITY,
SUSTAINABILITY, LIVABILITY AND
EXCELLENCE. UNDER THE DIRECTION
OF OUR DIRECTOR SPOTS, WE ALSO
STRIVE TO BE RESPONSIVE,
INNOVATIVE, TRANSPARENT AND
ACCOUNTABLE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE
ACCEPTING SOME ADDITIONAL
FEDERAL GRANT AWARDS. THE
ORIGINS VERY SO THE FIRST SET O
AWARDS ARE RELATED TO THE
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF
2021, ARPA FUNDING SOME
PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE
SEATTLE CENTER MONORAIL AND ON
STREETCARS FOR S.. AND THEN IN
MARCH '23 WE WERE AWARDED A $2
MILLION FEDERAL RAISE GRANT TO
HELP US WITH CURB SPACE
MANAGEMENT, AND IN APRIL 2023
THE REGIONAL COUNCIL REACHED OU
TO FDOT AND OFFERED TO AWARD A
FEDERAL GRANT FROM THEIR
CONTINGENCY LIST . THIS IS AN
INSTANCE WHEN THE PS RC
RECOGNIZES THEY'RE NOT GOING TO
BE ABLE TO EXPEND THE FEDERAL
AWARDS THAT THEY ARE PASSING ON
QUICKLY ENOUGH AND LOOK FOR
OPPORTUNITIES TO AWARD
ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS TO
DEPARTMENTS OR JURISDICTIONS
THAT CAN SPEND THEM SPEEDILY.
IT'S A COMMON PRACTICE. AND
BASED UPON THAT CONVERSATION,
THE CONFIRMED READINESS AND
THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCEPT AN
AWARD OF $1 BILLION IN
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE PS
RC. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>>> ALL RIGHT. SOME STATEMENTS
ABOUT THE PROJECT THAT WILL
RECEIVE FUNDING. THE FIRST ONE
IS THE SEATTLE CENTER MONORAIL
THAT WILL BE RECEIVING SOME OF
THE ARPA FUNDING TO FUND REVENU
MAINTENANCE AND REVENUE RECOVER
FUNDS FOR MONORAIL OPERATIONS
THAT STEM FROM TRAN 19. WE WILL
ALSO BE RECEIVING SOME FUNDING
FOR THE SEATTLE STREETCAR FIRST
HILL LINE AND THE SOUTH OF UNIO
LINE. AND AGAIN, IT'S JUST
OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES FOR THE
STREETCAR. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME
INCLUDE MITIGATING OPERATING
FUNDING DEFICITS CAUSED BY
COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THIS
ALLOWS THE SEATTLE STREET CAR,
BOTH OF THEM, TO CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE FREQUENT, RELIABLE, AND
EQUITABLE SERVICE TO TRANSIT
RIDERS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
SKIPPING TO THE SECOND ITEM ON
THIS ONE, BECAUSE I BUNDLED IT
WITH THE FIRST HILL STREETCAR
LINE, WE RECEIVED A $2 MILLION
RAISE GRANT TO IMPROVE HOW WE
MANAGE OUR CURB SPACE FOR
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN SPECIFIC
PILOTING DIGITALPERMITS,
ADDITIONAL INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOG
AND WE'LL BE USING THIS OVER
THE NEXT 18 MONTHS TO PILOT A
PROGRAM TO SEE IF WE CAN ADVANC
THIS OTHER GRANT UNDER PHASE
TWO. NEXT SLIDE. AND THEN ON
THIS LAST SLIDE, THIS COVERS
THOSE CONTINGENCY AWARDS WHERE
THE PS RC WAS LOOKING TO MOVE
SOME OF ITS AWARDS AROUND AND
THEY EXPENDED IT QUICKLY. WE
WILL BE RECEIVING ADDITIONAL
$1.1 MILLION TO SUPPORT
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM INVESTMENTS IN THE 80th
STREET CORRIDOR. THIS ALLOWS TO
UPGRADE AND INSTALL SIGNALS AND
LEADING INTERVALS TO IMPROVE
SAFETY FOR ALL TRAVEL MODES TO
AND THROUGH NORTH SEATTLE. AND
MOBILITY GAP IN HOUSING AND
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND
OTHER DAILY DESTINATIONS. WE
WILL ALSO BE USING A PORTION OF
THAT TO SUPPORT PIONEER SQUARE
HISTORIC RESTORATION AREA PHASE
ONE. THIS IS IN ORDER TO HELP
SHORE UP SOME AREA WAYS IN
PIONEER SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRIC
THAT ARE -- THAT NEED SOME
ATTENTION BECAUSE THEY'RE
CRUMBLING AND COULD BECOME A
SAFETY HAZARD. THAT NEXT SLIDE
THAT IS THE EXTENT OF OUR
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO THAN
OUR CENTRAL STAFF ANALYST,
CALVIN CHOW, WHO ALSO REVIEWED
THESE GRANT ACCEPTANCES.
WELCOME, CALVIN. DID YOU WANT T
SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, HAVE
ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER, NO CONCERNS
FROM CENTRAL STAFF. I'D SAY THA
MOST OF THESE ARE RELATIVELY
SMALL GRANTS THAT ARE MORE
ROUTINE IN NATURE. THE ONE THAT
IS PROBABLY THE MOST INTERESTIN
IS THE CURB SPACE GRANT, BECAUS
THAT IS THEIR NEW POLICY SPACE
FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND SOMETHIN
TO JUST WATCH AND SEE HOW THAT
PROGRESSES IN THE FUTURE.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS GRANT
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU. I DID HAVE A
QUESTION ABOUT THE ISSUE THAT'S
FLAGGED. I UNDERSTAND THE
CONCEPT OF CURB ACCESS BUT I SE
THE WORDS LAST MILE ATTACHED TO
THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS ITEM,
AND I THINK OF IT WITHIN THE
CONTEXT OF TRANSPORTATION
POLICY. I THINK OF LAST MILES
BEING A PARTICULAR THING THAT I
UNRELATED TO FREIGHT SO CAN YOU
JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF LAST MILE
WITH FREIGHT?
>> I BELIEVE IT'S VERY SIMILAR,
THE IDEA THAT S. IS ABOUT, THE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS ABOUT
MOVING GOODS AND PEOPLE, SO
AGAIN, IT'S THE SAME IDEA ABOUT
HOW TO GET THAT LAST DELIVERY O
GOODS FROM THE CURB TO PEOPLE'S
RESIDENCES. I BELIEVE THAT'S TH
CONCEPT, AND THIS IS ABOUT HOW
TO USE MORE TECHNOLOGY TO
IDENTIFY WHERE SPACES ARE
AVAILABLE, TO PRIORITIZE THAT,
TO PRICE IT. I DON'T HAVE MORE
DETAILS THAN THAT BUT THAT IS
SOMETHING I WOULD BE HAPPY TO
FOLLOW UP WITH THE DEPARTMENT
ON.
>> THINK OF FOR LAST MILE FOR
TRANSIT AND PEDESTRIAN. I THINK
OF IT AS BEING LIKE THERE'S NOT
SERVICE TO COMPLETE THAT LAST
MILE. I GUESS I'M JUST HAVING A
HARD TIME CONCEIVING OF THAT FO
FREIGHT, BUT WHAT I THINK I HEA
YOU SAY IS IT'S NOT SO MUCH THA
THE LAST MILE, IT'S THAT THERE
IS NOT CURB SERVICE AT THE
LOCATION OF THE DELIVERY,
REGARDLESS OF HOW FAR THAT IS.
>> I THINK THAT'S RIGHT. WE
HAVEN'T USED THIS TERMINOLOGY
MUCH IN THE FREIGHT SPACE
LOCALLY, THAT I'M AWARE OF, BUT
I THINK IT IS STILL IN THAT SOR
OF MENTALITY OF CURB SPACE IS
LIMITED, ESPECIALLY IN SOME
PARTS OF THE CITY, AND HOW DO W
-- PEOPLE ARE RELYING MORE ON
DOORSTEP DELIVERIES, SO HOW DO
WE DEAL WITH THAT TYPE OF ISSUE
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. COLLEAGUES, ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THI
GRANT ORDINANCE? REMINDS ME OF
YOUR OLD FORD QUOTE WHERE YOU
SAID WE HAVE MILES AND MILES TO
GO BEFORE WE ADOPT THE METRIC
SYSTEM. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND
MOVE THIS ITEM . COLLEAGUES, I
KNEW THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120614, ITEM 1 ON OUR
AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED, RECOMMENDED PASSAGE O
THIS COUNCIL BILL. ANY FINAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
VOTE? OKAY, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO PAS
THE COUNCIL BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
TO PASS THE COUNCIL BILL WILL B
SENT TO THE JULY 25 CITY COUNCI
MEETING. THANK YOU, CHRIS
GODWIN, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
FULL TITLE OF THE SECOND AGENDA
ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, COUNCIL BILL
120613, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING
300 PINE STREET CONDOMINIUM
ASSOCIATION PERMISSION TO
CONTINUE MAINTAINING AND
OPERATING A PEDESTRIAN SKY
BRIDGE OVER AND ACROSS THIRD
AVENUE BETWEEN PINE STREET AND
STEWART STREET, REPEALING
SECTION 9 OF ORDINANCE 124985
AND PROVIDING FOR ACCEPTANCE OF
THE PERMIT AND CONDITIONS. FOR
BREATHING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE THE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AN
CENTRAL STAFF ARE HERE TO TALK
ABOUT THIS PROPOSED RENEWAL AND
EXTENSION OF THE SKY BRIDGE.
BEFORE WE TURN IT OVER TO THE
PRESENTERS, I WANTED TO THANK
LISH WHITSON FOR HIS COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF REVIEW OF THE
ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY OPENING
COMMENTS?
>> JUST VERY BRIEFLY, THIS IS
RENEWAL OF A SKY BRIDGE PERMIT.
I DON'T THINK THE COMMITTEE HAS
SEEN MANY SKY BRIDGE PERMITS
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
THEY ARE A SPECIAL CATEGORY OF
TERM PERMIT THAT HAVE THEIR OWN
SORT OF EXPANDED REVIEW. BASED
ON THE IMPACTS OF SKY BRIDGES O
THE PUBLIC REALM.
>> THANK YOU. WELCOME, AMY GRA
OF S.. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I'M PRESENTING COUNCIL BILL
120613, SEEKING PERMISSION FOR
300 PINE STREET CONDOMINIUM
ASSOCIATION TO CONTINUE
MAINTAINING AND OPERATING A
PEDESTRIAN SKY BRIDGE OVER
THIRD AVENUE BETWEEN PINE STREE
AND STEWART STREET. THIS SKY
BRIDGE PROVIDES A PEDESTRIAN
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PARKING
GARAGE LOCATED AT 1601 THIRD
AVENUE AND THE RETAIL OFFICE
BUILDING LOCATED AT 300 PINE
STREET. THE SKY BRIDGE WAS
ORIGINALLY PERMITTED IN 1960 TO
ALLIED STORES, OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS THE BOND MARSH A, AND BY
MARCH IT WAS ACQUIRED BY MACY'S
IN 2016, COUNCIL PAST ORDINANCE
124985 RE-PERMITTING THE SKY
BRIDGE FOR A POTENTIAL OF UP TO
30 YEARS. PINE STREET
CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION ACQUIRE
THE PROPERTY AFTER MACY'S MOVED
OUT OF THE BUILDING AND
S.RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE? 300 PINE STREET
CONDO ASSOCIATION APPLIED TO
RENEW THE PERMIT FOR THE SECOND
TERM AS GRANTED UNDER THE
ORDINANCE. AT THE TIME OF THESE
RENEWALS, FDOT REVIEWS THE CLAS
TO ENSURE THAT THE USE IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL
PERMISSION GRANTED BY COUNCIL,
AND THAT NO OTHER USES HAVE BEE
ADDED . THE RENEWAL WILL BE FO
20 YEARS AND THE COUNCIL BILL
DETAILS ALL THE CONDITIONS OF
THE PERMIT INCLUDING FEES,
INSURANCE OBLIGATIONS,
INDEMNIFICATION, UPDATES THE
BOND AND MAKES MAINTENANCE
APPLICATIONS. IT ALSO REQUIRES
THE APPLICANT TO SUBMIT A
CONDITIONS REPORT EVERY TWO
YEARS AND SUBMIT IT TO S.. IT
DETAILS THE CONDITION OF THE SK
BRIDGE, AND HE CAUSES OF
CONCERN, TIMELINE POOL OF CARE
AND S.STAFF REVIEW THESE. AND I
THERE IS THINGS THAT ARE OF
CONCERN TO THEM, THEY FOLLOW UP
DIRECTLY WITH THE APPLICANT AND
WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THE
SKY BRIDGE REMAINS SAFE, AND A
PEDESTRIAN AND STREET BELOW
REMAINS SAFE. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. HERE ARE SOME EAST AND
WEST ORIENTATION VIEWS WITHIN
THE SKY BRIDGE. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. THIS SHOWS THE GENERAL
LOCATION OF THE SKY BRIDGE IN
THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE . 300 PINE STREET
CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION IS
SEEKING TO RENEW THIS PERMIT FO
THE 20 YEARS, AND IF APPROVED
WILL CONTINUE MAINTAINING AND
OPERATING THE PEDESTRIAN SKY
BRIDGE. IF THE ORDINANCE IS
APPROVED THE PERMIT WILL BE
RENEWED FOR UP TO 2043 AND THAT
IS IT. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE S.'S THOROUGH
REVIEW OF THESE. I SEEM TO
RECALL WHEN YOU WENT OUT THERE
AND TOOK THOSE PHOTOS, SO
APPRECIATE THAT IN PERSON DUE
DILIGENCE THERE, AND ALSO
MENTIONING THAT THE PERIODIC
REVIEW OF THE PHYSICAL CONDITIO
OF THESE SKY BRIDGES. SO
COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE TO A
VOTE ON BASICALLY EXTENDING THI
EXISTING SKY BRIDGE
AUTHORIZATION. ALL RIGHT. LISH,
DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING
AFTER THE PRESENTATION?
>> NO THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT. COLLEAGUES,
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL
RIGHT. COLLEAGUES, I NOW MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120613,
ITEM 2 ON OUR AGENDA. IS THERE
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED, RECOMMENDED
PASSAGE OF THE COUNCIL BILL. AR
THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE? OKAY,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE
COUNCIL BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION CARRIE
AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIO
PAST. THE COUNCIL BILL WILL BE
SENT TO THE JULY 25th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU AMY
GRAY AND S., AND LISH. WILL TH
CLERK READ THE THIRD AGENDA ITE
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 3, COUNCIL BILL
120 600, AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL USES FO
AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA
IN DESIGNATED RESTRICTED RACING
ZONES. FOR BREATHING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE BILL.
>> COLLEAGUES, AS YOU KNOW,
COUNCIL BILL 120 600 DESIGNATES
CERTAIN ZONES WITHIN THE CITY A
DANGEROUS SPEED ZONES AND
AUTHORIZES THE USE OF AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT TO CURB THE RECKLES
DRIVING THAT OCCURS THERE, SO W
IMPROVE SAFETY. I WANT TO THANK
EVERYBODY WHO EMAILED US IN
SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION.
EVERYBODY HAS PROVIDED PUBLIC
COMMENT, COME DOWN TO CITY HALL
WE'VE HEARD FROM PEOPLE ACROSS
THE CITY, INCLUDING WEST SEATTL
AND OF COURSE ACTIVE RESIDENCE
IN MY OWN DISTRICT 4 IN
NORTHEAST SEATTLE WHO HAVE
TIRELESSLY ADVOCATED FOR SAFETY
MEASURES TO BE IMPLICATED ALONG
SANDPOINT WAY AS WELL. AND I'M
GRATEFUL TO EVERYBODY WHO SHARE
THEIR STORY TO HELP MAKE OUR
COMMUNITY SAFER. AUTOMATED
CAMERA ENFORCEMENT IS AN
ELEGANT ENFORCEMENT ELIXIR THAT
DISCOURAGES RECKLESS DRIVING,
INCREASES PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, AN
REDUCES THE NEED FOR A
FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION BETWEE
DRIVERS AND THE POLICE. SO I'M
HOPING WE CAN ACT SWIFTLY TO
IMPLEMENT THIS ADDITIONAL
ENFORCEMENT TOOL TO CURB
CARELESS CAR COLLISIONS AND
PREVENT INJURY AND DEATH. WE DO
HAVE TWO AMENDMENTS TODAY AND I
KNOW A COSPONSOR, COUNCILMEMBE
HERBOLD, HAVE ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS HERE. LET ME DESCRIBE
THESE AMENDMENTS QUICKLY. THE
FIRST IS A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
FROM CENTRAL STAFF TO ADOPT MOR
CONSISTENT LANGUAGE FOR OUR
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE AND
AMENDMENT TWO DESIGNATES
ADDITIONAL DANGEROUS SPEED ZONE
TO OUR INITIAL LIST, THANKS TO
THE INPUT FROM CONCERNED
DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBERS. THEY
CAN SPEAK TO THOSE ADDITIONS
WHEN WE GET TO AMENDMENT TWO. S
LET'S JUST CHECK IN WITH CENTRA
STAFF. CALVIN CHOW, DID YOU
WANT TO MAKE ANY INTRODUCTORY
COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO INTO YOUR
PRESENTATION?
>> I THINK I'LL HOLD OFF UNTIL
I GIVE MY PRESENTATION. THANK
YOU.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT. AGAIN,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, DID YOU
WANT TO HAVE ANY INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS?
>> WHAT IS YOUR PREFERENCE, MR.
CHAIR? I COULD HOLD THEM IF
THAT'S PREFERRED.
>> IT'S WHATEVER YOU LIKE AND
YOU CAN SPEAK TWICE AS WELL.
>> THANKS, I'LL SAY A FEW
THINGS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH US HERE I
THIS BILL IN YOUR COMMITTEE, IN
YOUR COSPONSORSHIP. I THINK AS
MANY IN THE VIEWING PUBLIC NO,
AS DISTRICT 1 COUNCILMEMBER,
I'VE BEEN HEARING FOR YEARS FRO
WEST SEATTLE RESIDENTS ABOUT
DANGEROUS CAR DRAG RACING ALONG
ALKI AND HARBOR AVENUE AND WEST
MARGINAL WAY. THE DRAG RACING O
MARGINAL WAY IN PARTICULAR IS S
INTENSE THAT YOU CAN HEAR THE
DRAGRACING ALL THE WAY UP THE
HILL A COUPLE MILES AWAY, UP IN
BELRIDGE. THIS IS A SAFETY
ISSUE. SOUND OF THE SPEEDING IS
NOT THE MAIN ISSUE. THIS IS
REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE. IT
DESIGNATES RACING AREAS. THE
POINTS OF THE BILL DESIGNATING
RACING AREAS GIVES S.THE
AUTHORITY FOR AUTOMATED SPEED
ENFORCEMENT, MAKES THESE
SPECIFIC AREAS ELIGIBLE. THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS AUTHORIT
IS HOLY IN S.'S HAND. THE
LEGISLATION ITSELF DOES NOT
PROVIDE THE AUTHORITY. IT DOES
NOT ACTUALLY MAKE THE DECISION
TO INSTALL CAMERAS , NOR DOES I
SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE AN
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. IT NEEDS T
BE DONE SEPARATELY. MY OBJECTIV
IN MOVING THIS BILL FORWARD IS
TO REMOVE THE HURDLE OF THE
COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION, WHICH I
A NECESSARY STEP, BUT IT'S A
NECESSARY STEP THAT DOES NOT
NEED TO HAVE IN SEQUENTIALLY
AFTER S.MAKES DECISIONS AND
IMPLEMENTS PLANS. BY MAKING THI
DECISION FIRST, WHILE FDOT WORK
ON THOSE OTHER ELEMENTS, WE ARE
HOPING THAT WILL HELP SPEED
FINAL DECISION-MAKING AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW. WE
KNOW THAT UNDER THE LAW THAT W
PASSED IN 2022, THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL AREAS THAT ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT, AUTOMATED TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT, AND THERE IS
INCLUDED, BOTH THESE RACING
ZONES THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
TODAY, AS WELL AS SPEEDING ALON
WHAT THEY CALL I THINK PARK
ZONES. AND WE'VE JUST RECENTLY
GOTTEN MORE INFORMATION, ALMOST
A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER THE
LATEST LEGISLATION HAS BEEN
PASSED, ABOUT WHAT THE
DEFINITION OF A ZONE IS, SO
THAT'S GOING TO BE HELPFUL, AS
WELL. CAMERAS CAN CATCH SPEEDIN
BUT IN THIS CASE THEY AREN'T
AUTHORIZED LIKE WE'VE HEARD
ABOUT, DANGEROUS DRIVING OR
HAZARDOUS DRIVING. BUT I FIRMLY
BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE ARE SLOWIN
DOWN THERE DRIVING. THE
LIKELIHOOD THAT THEY'LL BE
DRIVING IN A HAZARDOUS FASHION
IS GREATLY REDUCED. IN THE ALKI
AND HARBOR AVENUE NEIGHBORHOODS
WE KNOW THERE IS SUPPORT FOR A
VARIETY OF SAFETY CHOICES THAT
ARE NOT FOCUSED ON LAW
ENFORCEMENT. ENGINEERING CHANGE
TO THE STREETS, THOSE SPEED
HUMPS WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED
SOME LACES, BUT THE COMMUNITY
HAS BEEN ASKING -- A COMMUNITY
MEETING THAT I WENT TO IN
DECEMBER, I THINK THEIR REQUEST
EVEN PREDATE THAT FOR ADDITIONA
SPEED HUMPS AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE AS WELL [ INAUDIBLE
RIVERA FOR HIS ADVOCACY FOR
INCREASING SAFETY INFRASTRUCTUR
INVESTMENT IN THIS AREA. I HAVE
A FEW MORE WORDS BUT AS OFFERE
BY CHAIR PEDERSEN, I'LL HOLD
THEM UNTIL LATER ON IN OUR
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. GREAT, I'LL HEAR
FROM OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS AN
CENTRAL STAFF'S PRESENTATION. G
AHEAD. OF COURSE WE HEARD THIS
ITEM IN A PREVIOUS COMMITTEE, S
THIS IS OUR SECOND TIME.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS
, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, CENTRA
STAFF. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD DI
A GREAT JOB SUMMARIZING THE
LEGISLATION BUT I JUST WANTED T
PUT IT ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU
AGAIN, REMIND YOU THAT LAST YEA
THE STATE DID PROVIDE YOU WITH
AUTHORITY FOR INCREASING CAMERA
FOR SPEED ENFORCEMENT. SO THE
PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD ADD
THAT TO OUR CODE. IT WOULD
ESTABLISH SIX STREETS AS
DESIGNATED RACING ZONES AND THE
IT ALSO HAS SOME ADDITIONAL
LANGUAGE AROUND HOLDING OFF
PREVENTING OF INSTALLATION OF
CAMERAS UNTIL THE EXECUTIVE HAS
RESPONDED TO THE COUNCIL'S
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
WHICH WE DO EXPECT TO RECEIVE
NEXT MONTH. AND ACTUAL
IMPLEMENTATION OF CAMERA
DEPLOYMENT DOES REQUIRE FUTURE
BUDGET ACTION AND ALSO REQUIRES
THE STATE REQUIRED EQUITY
ANALYSIS. THE BASE LEGISLATION
INCLUDES THESE SIX STREETS OR
ZONES AND THERE ARE SOME
ADDITIONAL ONES PROPOSED IN
AMENDMENT TWO. AND I THINK
UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS, I'L
KEEP THAT THERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO WHAT
WE'LL DO , SEE IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BASE
LEGISLATION. WE KNOW WE HAVE
AMENDMENT TWO THAT ADDS STREETS
AND WE WILL HAVE COLLEAGUES
SPEAK TO THOSE ADDED STREETS.
BUT LET'S GO AHEAD AND SEE IF
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST O
THE BASELINE BILL. THEN WE'LL
MOVE TO THE AMENDMENTS. ALL
RIGHT, SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS GO
AHEAD AND START THE
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE. GET TH
BILL IN FRONT OF US FORMALLY AN
THEN ONE IS THE TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT WHICH WE'LL DEAL WITH
FIRST, AND CALVIN WILL DESCRIBE
THAT WHEN WE GET TO THAT. AND
WHEN WE GET TO TWO, THE ONE
THAT'S IMPORTANT TOO MANY OF US
HERE, WE'LL GIVE PLENTY OF TIM
TO SPEAK TO THAT. COUNSELORS, I
NOW MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120 600, ITEM 3 ON OUR
AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. RECOMMENDED
PASSAGE OF THIS COUNCIL BILL.
COUNCILMEMBERS , I NOW MOVE TO
AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120 600 AS
PRESENTED ON THE COMMITTEE'S
AGENDA AS AMENDMENT ONE. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT AMENDMENT
ONE TO THE COUNCIL BILL 120 600
AMENDMENT ONE IS NOW BEFORE US
FOR DISCUSSION. IT'S A TECHNICA
AMENDMENT FROM CENTRAL STAFF TO
ADOPT SOME CONSISTENT LANGUAGE
HERE. SO GO AHEAD AND TURN IT
OVER, BACK TO CALVIN, TO WALK U
THROUGH THIS AMENDMENT ONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, AMENDMENT ON
IS REALLY JUST A TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT TO ESSENTIALLY, AS
DRAFTED, TO NOT USE THE LANGUAG
THAT WAS MOST RECENTLY ADOPTED
BY COUNCIL. SO THIS IS JUST A
CLEANUP TO MAKE IT CONSISTENT
WITH WHAT IS CURRENT LAW. THE
CHANGE DOES NOT CHANGE ANY OF
YOUR POLICY GOALS OR DIRECTION.
IT'S REALLY, PURELY TECHNICAL T
KIND OF MATCH THE EXISTING CODE
AND IT ALSO -- WE HAVE ALSO
RECEIVED ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION
RELATED TO CAMERAS FROM FDOT
THAT WILL BE TAKEN UP IN THE
COMMUNITY LATER, AND THIS
ENSURES THAT THERE'S NO CONFLIC
BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION, THAT WE ARE ALL
WORKING ON THE SAME CODE.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT
AMENDMENT ONE? OKAY, LET'S GO
AHEAD AND VOTE ON AMENDMENT ONE
GET THAT INCORPORATED INTO THE
BILL. THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO
AMENDMENT TWO. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
ADOPT AMENDMENT ONE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION CARRIE
AND AMENDMENT ONE IS ADOPTED.
COUNCILMEMBERS, I NOW MOVE TO
AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120 600 AS
PRESENTED ON THE COMMITTEE'S
AGENDA AS AMENDMENT TWO. IS
THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU. IT'S
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOP
AMENDMENT TWO. AMENDMENT TWO IS
NOW BEFORE US FOR DISCUSSION.
AND COLLEAGUES, WE CAN HAVE
CALVIN WALK US THROUGH AMENDMEN
TWO, AND THEN I KNEW A COUPLE O
YOU MAY WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS.
GO AHEAD, CALVIN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS.
AMENDMENT TWO ADDS FOUR
ADDITIONAL STREETS TO THE LIST
OF DESIGNATED RESTRICTED RACING
ZONES. THESE ARE SEAVIEW AVENUE
NORTHWEST THIRD AVENUE,
NORTHWEST ML KING JUNIOR AVENUE
SOUTH AND GRANDVIEW AVENUE
SOUTH. AND I HAVE A MAP JUST TO
ILLUSTRATE WHAT STREETS WE ARE
LOOKING AT HERE.
>> THANK YOU. REALLY APPRECIAT
COLLEAGUES ENGAGING IN THIS.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS SOMETHING THA
COULD BE AMENDED AGAIN IN THE
FUTURE AS OTHERS SEE THE
BENEFITS OF THIS LEGISLATION OR
WANT TO WEIGH IN. COLLEAGUES,
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT
THESE ADDITIONS? COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. YES, I WIL
ADDRESS THE AMENDMENT IN A
MOMENT, THE ADDITION INCLUDED
HERE. I DO WANT TO FIRST THANK
FOLKS WHO TESTIFY TODAY. I THAN
ANDREW KIDDER, WHO IS A
CONSTITUENT OF MINE IN DISTRICT
2. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR
PARTICIPATING HERE AND FOR
SHARING THE SORT OF NUANCE AND
CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE IN THE
SOUTH AND. WITH THIS WHOLE
CONVERSATION. I DO WANT TO THAN
CHAIR PEDERSEN AS WELL, FOR
INCORPORATING MY AMENDMENT INTO
THE OMNIBUS AMENDMENT PACKAGE.
I WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY WIS
I DIDN'T HAVE TO BRING THIS
AMENDMENT, BUT THE TRUTH IS THA
THE ONLY MECHANISM BEING
AFFORDED TO US, ESPECIALLY FOR
FOLKS IN THE SOUTH END, IS IN
ORDER TO KEEP US SAFE WHILE
USING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IS
SOMETHING LIKE TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT. I THINK S.'S OWN
ENGINEERS WOULD TELL YOU THAT
RELYING ON ENFORCEMENT FOR
TRAFFIC SAFETY IS ANTIQUATED. W
REALLY NEED TO BE LOOKING, AS I
SAID BEFORE, AT OUR STREET
DESIGN, AND WITH THE CHAIR'S
INDULGENCE, I WANT TO SHARE JUS
A FEW EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE
THINGS WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR I
DISTRICT 2 TO IMPROVE OUR PUBLI
SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE. ON LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, S.SPENT
$400,000 OF GENERAL FUND MONEY
AND WILL BE SPENDING 400 OF
PARKS LEVY MONEY TO SURVEY
PEOPLE ON SPEED BUMPS. THIS IS
FOR A DIMINISHED VERSION OF OUR
SUMMER BIKE LANE PROGRAM THAT'
EXISTED IN THE CITY FOR 50
YEARS. SO INSTEAD OF BUILDING
PROTECTED PATH FOR NONDRIVERS
ALONG LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
WE'LL BE STUDYING IT AGAIN. EVE
AS WE'VE EXPERIENCED HIT AND RU
AS AND MULTIPLE CARS ACTUALLY
DRIVING INTO THE LAKE ON BEACON
AVENUE, S.HAS STUDIED PARKING
IMPACTS THREE TIMES AND FINALLY
INSTALLED SPEED CUSHIONS. BUT
VIDEO EVIDENCE SHOWS US THAT IT
IS DOING NOTHING TO SLOW THE
SPEEDS ON THAT STREET. INSTEAD
WE COULD JUST BE IMPROVING THE
MULTIMODAL SAFETY ON THAT
AVENUE. THE DEPARTMENTS MADE TH
CHOICE TO DELAY, AGAIN,
PROTECTED BIKE LANES ON MLK NEA
JENKINS PARK. THEY MADE THE
CHOICE TO USE ONLY PAINT TO
ADDRESS SAFETY ON THE REST OF
MLK. FOR SEVEN MONTHS I HAVE
BEEN UNABLE TO GET AN UPDATE
FROM FDOT ABOUT SAFETY UP GRADE
TO PROTECT SELF AND BIKE LANES
THAT WE FULLY FUNDED IN THE LAS
BUDGET. FDOT HAS MADE THE CHOIC
TO HAVE PIECEMEAL BUS ONLY LANE
OR CONTINUOUS TURN ONLY LANES O
RAINIER, WHICH WE KNOW DRIVERS
USE AS THEIR OWN PERSONAL
EXPRESS LANES. INSTEAD OF USING
THE AMPLE SPACE ON THE ROAD TO
MAKE IT SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE, TO
MAKE IT CONVENIENT NORTH-SOUTH
CONNECTION FOR EVERYONE. I HAVE
TO SAY AGAIN, I FEEL LIKE I'VE
BEEN SAYING THIS FOR YEARS, I
DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY OVER AND
OVER AGAIN THE DEPARTMENT
CHOOSES TO DELAY SAFETY PROJECT
IN PLACES WHERE PEOPLE ARE
DYING, WHERE COLLISION FREQUENC
COULD BE USED TO SET A WATCH,
AND WHERE YET ANOTHER DRIVER ,
AS I MENTIONED, DROVE INTO LAKE
WASHINGTON, AND ANOTHER DRIVER
COMMITTED A FELONY HIT AND RUN
THIS WEEKEND ON THE SAME STREET
IN MARCH, ON MARCH 16th, FOUR
CHILDREN LOST THEIR MOTHER
FOREVER IN ANOTHER FELONY HIT
AND RUN WHERE THE STREET WHERE
SHE WAS MURDERED LOOKS EXACTLY
AS IT DID BEFORE, AND DETECTIVE
HAVE PROVIDED NO UPDATES TO HER
CHILDREN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED .
WE COULD BE PRIORITIZING ROAD
SAFETY IN EVERY DECISION WE
MAKE, ESPECIALLY DURING A
NATIONAL AND A LOCAL ROAD SAFET
CRISIS, AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE
TODAY, TALKING ABOUT THE
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENT,
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN BOXED INTO
THIS AS THE KIND OF DECISION
THAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO MAKE,
BECAUSE OF OUR LACK OF AMBITION
IN MAKING OUR STREETS SAFER FOR
CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS, AND
THEIR GRANDPARENTS, AND FOR
DISABLED PEOPLE. SO I AM NOT
EXAGGERATING. WE'VE HAD AT LEAS
TWO STREETS THAT I'VE INCLUDED
IN THIS AMENDMENT, MLK AND
RAINIER. WE'VE SEEN A COMBINED
270 COLLISIONS. THAT'S ACCORDIN
TO WSDOT'S 2022 DATA. THERE'S
150 MORE COLLISIONS ON THESE
TWO STREETS THAN THE REST OF TH
STREETS INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAG
COMBINED . THERE HAS BEEN 11
CRASHES ON RAINIER SINCE WE
FIRST TALKED ABOUT THIS BILL ON
JUNE 20th. THERE HAVE BEEN
ANOTHER SIX ON MLK, ACCORDING T
WSDOT CRASH DATA, AND WE STILL
HAVE NO MAJOR, MEANINGFUL SAFET
UPGRADES THAT HAVE BEN
PRIORITIZED IN THE SOUTH END. I
DON'T SEE ANY URGENCY TO
REDESIGN THESE STREETS TO SLOW
PEOPLE DOWN OR TO FAVOR ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION. MLK AND RAINIER
ARE MONUMENTS TO THE DECADES OF
HARM THAT'S BEEN DONE TO THE
SOUTH END. WHEN THEY WERE BUILT
THEY CUT THROUGH OUR
COMMUNITIES. WE ARE USED TO
SEPARATE AND SEGREGATE, POLLUTE
OUR VALLEY WITH NOISE AND CO2 .
FOR A TIME RESIDENCE IN THE
SOUTH AND HAVE BEEN FED THIS
IDEA THAT THESE ARE THE STREETS
WE DESERVE, THAT WE NEED
STREETS LIKE THIS, EVEN WHILE
THE CITY PUMPS MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS INTO OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD
IN ORDER TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND
ACCESSIBILITY, AND IMPROVE
TRANSIT, AND IMPROVE ROCK
ABILITY. SO HERE WE ARE AGAIN
OFFERING A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
AMENDMENT BECAUSE THAT'S THE
ONLY TOOL WE'VE REALLY BEEN
MEANINGFULLY OFFERED, AND STILL
MIKE IMPUNITY WANTS TO KNOW,
THERE IS THE EQUITY ANALYSIS.
WILL TICKETS BE ISSUED ON A
SLIDING SCALE? WHY DO WE NEED
MORE SURVEILLANCE AS MY
CONSTITUENTS COMMENTED TODAY?
UNTIL WE START TO PRIORITIZE TH
LIVES OF RESIDENTS OVER SPEED
AND EASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES,
UNTIL WE TRULY MAKE A CONCERTED
EFFORT TO REDESIGN OUR STREETS,
ENFORCEMENT IS WHAT WE HAVE. AN
AT THE VERY LEAST I WILL SAY I'
RATHER HAVE UNBIASED CAMERAS
CAPTURING LICENSE PLATES THEN
OFFICERS USING THEIR DISCRETION
TO PULL PEOPLE OVER, BECAUSE WE
KNOW WHAT CONSEQUENCES THAT CAN
OFTEN HAVE. SO I WANT TO THANK
YOU AGAIN, CHAIR, FOR WORKING
WITH ME TO INCLUDE THESE, AND I
WILL BE SUPPORTING THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
AMENDMENT? I DO WANT TO THANK
CHAIR STRAUSS FOR ALSO PROVIDIN
INPUT ON THIS. AND COUNCILMEMBE
HERBOLD FOR RECOGNIZING THE NEE
TO ACT URGENTLY ON THIS ISSUE,
RATHER THAN JUST WAITING FOR
EVERYTHING TO COME AT ONCE FROM
FDOT. THANKS FOR TAKING THAT
INITIATIVE FOR US. COLLEAGUES,
LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON
AMENDMENT TWO COME UNLESS THERE
ARE ANY OTHER COMMENTS. ALL
RIGHT. WE CAN COMMENT AT THE EN
AS WELL HERE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
ADOPT AMENDMENT TWO?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND
AMENDMENT TWO IS ADOPTED. THOSE
ARE OUR TWO AMENDMENTS TO THIS
BILL. COLLEAGUES, ANY FINAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
MOVE TO A FINAL VOTE ON THE BIL
AS AMENDED? COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, YES?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE A
FEW ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ABOUT
THE BILL ITSELF, BUT I ALSO DO
WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY T
TALK ABOUT A SPEEDING INCIDENT
THAT HAPPENED IN THE DISTRICT
LAST WEEKEND , ON SUNDAY
EVENING. THERE WAS A HORRIFIC
COLLISION ON ALKI AVENUE.
CONSTITUENTS ESTIMATED THAT THE
CAR WAS SPEEDING UPWARDS OF 75
MILES AN HOUR. THE OTHER CAR WA
THROWN OFF THE ROAD , OVER THE
TRAIL AND INTO THE WATER, AND
SUBMERGED. WE ARE FORTUNATE THA
NO PEDESTRIANS OR CYCLISTS WERE
HIT IN THIS AREA. THERE'S HIGH
PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST TRAFFIC
ONE PERSON REPORTED THAT THE
VEHICLE TOOK OUT NEARLY 15
CYCLISTS SHORTLY BEFORE THE
CRASH. THE COLLISION
DEMONSTRATES THE CLEAR NEED FOR
SAFETY APPROACHES SUCH AS NOT
ONLY SPEED CAMERAS, BUT ALSO, A
MENTIONED BEFORE, ACTUAL
PHYSICAL CHANGES TO THE STREET
INCLUDING THE SPEED HUMPS THAT
THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
REQUESTING FOR I BELIEVE THE
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL SPEED
HUMPS STARTED LAST AUGUST.
DURING PUBLIC COMMENT WE HEARD
OTHER EXAMPLES OF NEAR MISSES
FOR PEDESTRIANS. SO JUST IN
CLOSING, WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A
VERY RECENT EXAM PULL IN
DISTRICT. ALSO, WE'VE HEARD
QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE REVENUE
IS GOING TO BE USED. AND UNDER
STATE LAW, 50% OF THE FUNDS GO
TO THE STATE COOPER JONES
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ACCOUNT.
DOT IS PLANNING TO BRING FORWAR
LEGISLATION THAT REFERENCES THI
EXISTING REQUIREMENT. SO THAT
WILL PRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
A BROADER CONVERSATION ABOUT
WHERE TO DESIGNATE THE
ADDITIONAL REMAINING 50% OF
FUNDS, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO
KEEP IN MIND, AS WE HAVE
EXPERIENCED WITH AUTOMATED
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT, WHEN WE
DEDICATE THOSE FUNDS TO ROAD
SAFETY IMPROVEMENT, WE ALSO HAV
TO BE AWARE THAT REVENUE DOES
TEND TO GO DOWN AS DRIVERS
ADJUST. SO THAT CREATES SOME
SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES WHEN WE
WANT TO KEEP THE FUNDS THAT ARE
BEING USED TO PROVIDE SAFE
STREETS AROUND SCHOOL AREAS WHE
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO KEEP
FUNDING THOSE PROGRAMS AND WE
ARE USING FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH
CAMERA ENFORCEMENT. THOSE
DOLLARS TEND TO GO DOWN. WE KNO
THE BILL ADDRESSES OTHER
CONCERNS RAISED ABOUT TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT GENERALLY AND CAMER
ENFORCEMENT SPECIFICALLY. WE
WANT TO UPLIFT GREENWAYS AND
WHOSE STREETS, OUR STREETS,
ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE
CONSISTENTLY AND DOGGEDLY
RAISED, AND THIS LEGISLATION
ITSELF INCLUDES AN EXPECTATION
THAT THOSE CONCERNS WILL BE
ADDRESSED BY S DOT IN THEIR WOR
WITH THE TRANSPORTATION EQUITY
WORK GROUP, AND JUST CLOSING
WITH -- FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THAT WORK
LOOKS LIKE , AND SAYS THE
COUNCIL ANTICIPATES THAT SPD AN
S DOT WILL WORK WITH THE OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND S DOT'S
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORK GROU
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAMERA
ENFORCEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
PLUS ISSUES SUCH AS MEDICATING
THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS OF
FINES AND FOCUS ON THE HIGHEST
RISK BEHAVIOR, CREATING ALL
CITYWIDE DISTRIBUTION OF
CAMERAS, DEVELOPING A POLICY TO
PRIORITIZE PHYSICAL STREET
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS BEFORE
IMPLEMENTING TICKETING AND
ADDRESSING PRIVACY CONCERNS BY
COMPLEMENTING PUBLICIZE ASIAN
AND STRENGTHENING USE OF IMAGES
AND DATA COLLECTED BY AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS. AND
ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT FLAGGED IN
THIS PARTICULAR PASSAGE THAT I
JUST READ, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT
THE POLICY THAT S DOT USES, ONC
IMPLEMENTING ENFORCEMENT, IS A
SYSTEM OF WARNINGS FOR A PERIOD
OF TIME BEFORE TICKETS. SO JUST
WANTED TO LIFT THAT UP, AS WELL
. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU, CHAIR
PEDERSEN, FOR HEARING THIS
LEGISLATION, AND THANK YOU TO
THE DISTRICT ONE RESIDENCE WHO
HAVE BEEN SO HELPFUL IN PUSHING
THIS POLICY FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. CALVIN, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. I
JUST WANTED TO REITERATE AGAIN
THAT THERE WILL BE SOME
NECESSARY FUTURE BUDGET ACTIONS
TO DEAL WITH IMPLEMENTATION AND
HEARING AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
FOR THIS THAT COVERS NOT JUST
THE LOCATION AND INSTALLATION O
CAMERAS, BUT ALSO PROPER
STAFFING FOR ISSUING CITATIONS.
SO THIS BODY OF WORK WILL HAVE
TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL
PROBABLY A COUPLE MORE TIMES.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK YOU. I WANTED TO
SPEAK ONCE RATHER THAN SPEAK TO
THE AMENDMENT AND SPEAK TO THE
UNDERLYING BILL. I WANT TO THAN
YOU FOR INCLUDING THIRD AVENUE
AND SEAVIEW AVENUE. I'VE HEARD
IN THIS COMMITTEE QUITE A LOT O
TALK ABOUT ALKI AND HARBOR
AVENUE, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT
THIS OCCURS OUT NEAR GOLDEN
GARDENS AS WELL. PLACES WHERE
PEOPLE ENJOY THE SUMMER AND
DRIVE FAST IS A CONSISTENT
THEME THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
ADDING SEAVIEW AVENUE TO THIS
LIST. THE RESIDENCE THERE HAVE
BEEN ASKING FOR SPEED
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS FOR QUITE
SOME TIME, AND I'M GLAD THAT WE
ARE ABLE TO PUT THIS FORWARD.
IT'S NOT EVERYWHERE IN OUR CITY
I HAVE HEARD FOR A DESIRE TO
HAVE MORE TICKETING. HERE IS A
PLACE, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU HELPING BOTH MYSELF, MY D6
RESIDENTS, AND OUR CITY MOVE
FORWARD TO ADDRESS SPEEDING IN
PLACES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, PLAY,
STROLL AND ROLL. SO APPRECIATE
YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK YOU FOR
ADDING MY ADDITIONS TO YOUR
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. SO REALLY APPRECIATE
ALL THE ENGAGEMENT HERE. I THIN
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF CITY
COUNCIL WORKING COLLABORATIVELY
FINDING A POINT OF UNITY ON AN
ISSUE. THERE ARE LOTS OF
DIFFERENT TOOLS THAT WE NEED
HERE TO MAKE THIS WORK. THE
ENFORCEMENT TOOL IS JUST ONE OF
THOSE TOOLS AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY RALLYING
TOGETHER TO GET THIS DONE. I
LOOK FORWARD TO TEAMING UP WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND THE
UPCOMING BUDGET DISCUSSIONS SO
THAT WE CAN ALSO GET THOSE FUND
FOR INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS IMPLEMENTED. I DO
APPRECIATE RECENT CHANGES THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE AT S DOT UNDER
THE DIRECTION OF SPOTTS, GIVIN
A SAFETY OFFICER POSITION,
GIVING THAT PERSON
RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY
AND AUTHORITY SO THAT WE CAN GE
BETTER RESULTS HERE . OKAY
COLLEAGUE, LET'S GO AHEAD. IF
THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS,
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE
BILL AS AMENDED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL A ROLE ON THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO PAS
THE COUNCIL BILL AS AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR COME IN
UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION CARRIE
AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIO
PAST. THE COUNCIL BILL WILL BE
SENT TO THE JULY 25th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU,
EVERYBODY. LET'S GO TO THE NEX
AGENDA ITEM, AGENDA ITEM 4 .
THEN WE HAVE TWO MORE AFTER
THAT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE REA
THE FULL TITLE OF THE FOURTH
AGENDA ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 4, SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ANNUAL EQUITY REPORT FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS AN UPDATE
FROM OUR SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRIP ROTATION ON THEIR ANNUAL
REPORT ON EQUITY. SO LET'S GO
AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO S DOT
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M GREG SPOTTS
S DOT DIRECTOR. VERY HAPPY TO B
HERE THIS MORNING AND IT'S
EXCITING TO SEE THE COMMITTEE
FOCUSING ON SORT OF THE NEXUS
BETWEEN STREET SAFETY AND EQUIT
AND THAT'S SOMETHING I'M VERY,
VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT. YOU KNOW
WHEN I WAS PURSUING THIS JOB
OPPORTUNITY, I WAS REALLY VERY
IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY THAT S
DOT PULLED TOGETHER A
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORK
GROUP, WHICH THEN CREATED A
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY FRAMEWORK
AND I THOUGHT THAT FRAMEWORK WA
REALLY A BEST PRACTICE ACCOSTS
LARGE CITY DOTS IN THIS COUNTRY
AND IT MADE ME VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THE JOB. IN MY PREVIOUS
JOB IN LOS ANGELES AT STREETS
L.A., ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I
CHOSE TO WORK FOR L.A. AS
OPPOSED TO SOME OF THE SMALLER,
MORE AFFLUENT CITIES IN L.A.
COUNTY, IS THAT I'M REALLY
PASSIONATE ABOUT INVESTING IN
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. AND
WHEN I CAME BEFORE THIS
COMMITTEE, YOU KNOW, FOR
CONFIRMATION LAST SUMMER, I SAI
THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO
FOCUS MY TENURE ON SAFETY AND O
INVESTING IN UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES BY CO-CREATING
PROJECTS WITH THOSE COMMITMENTS
AND I ALSO FELT THAT IT'S REALL
GOING TO BE INCUMBENT TO TAKE
ALL THE EXCELLENT PRINCIPLES AN
TACTICS CONTAINED IN OUR
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY FRAMEWORK
AND BRING THEM TO LIFE, MAKE IT
SO THAT THE WAY WE ACTUALLY
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT PROJECTS
CENTERS EQUITY. MAKE IT SO THAT
THE WAY WE CONTRACT FOR WORK
PUTS MONEY IN THE POCKETS OF
MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES,
WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES, LOCAL
BUSINESSES. MAKE IT SO THAT THE
WAY THEY HIRE, PROMOTE AND TRAI
PEOPLE CENTERS EQUITY. AND TO D
THAT WE'VE BUILT UP A REALLY
TREMENDOUS GROWING SET OF STAFF
UNDER DEFINED LEADERSHIP OF
MICHELLE DOMINGO, WHO IS ABOUT
TO GO INTO THE SPECIFICS WITH
YOU. AND IT'S MY GOAL TO REALLY
PROVIDE THIS TEAM AND OTHER
TEAMS WITH MY FULL SUPPORT, AND
LIKE FULLY ACTUALIZING THE
SPIRIT AND POTENTIAL OF THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY FRAMEWORK
ACROSS ALL OF OUR INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL FACING ACTIVITIES. AND
I THINK YOU'LL BE VERY IMPRESSE
WITH WHAT YOU SEE AS THE
MULTIFACETED EFFORT THAT WE'RE
MAKING IN THIS REGARD. AND JUST
REGARDING THE PREVIOUS ITEM, I
DO WANT TO REITERATE MY TOTAL
COMMITMENT TO PROMPTLY AND
COMPLETELY ADVANCING ALL OF TH
PROJECTS IN OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM
WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON
PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN LONG
AWAITED IN THE SOUTH END, AND I
AM LASER FOCUSED EVERY DAY IN
ADVANCING THOSE PROJECTS THROUG
DESIGN AND INTO CONSTRUCTION,
AND I BELIEVE THERE WILL BE A
WHOLE LOT OF GOOD NEWS IN THAT
REGARD OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS.
AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE MICHELLE DOMINGO, WHO
IS RUNNING OUR EQUITY TEAM AND
WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECT OR
SPOTTS. WHAT A WONDERFUL
INTRODUCTION. THANK YOU. OKAY.
SO HERE WE ARE. HELLO AND THAN
YOU, COUNCIL, FOR INVITING US T
SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY ABOUT THE
GREAT WORK S DOT IS DOING ON
EQUITY, RACE, AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE. MY NAME IS MICHELLE
DOMINGO. I USE SHE/HER PRONOUNS
AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE
OFFICE OF EQUITY AND ECONOMIC
INCLUSION. AND I ALSO SERVE AS
THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNIT
OFFICER OR EEO OFFICER. THIS
PAST YEAR HAS SEEN ADDITIONAL
GROWTH IN OUR RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE WORK AT S DOT, WHERE WE
CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR PRACTICE
WORK OF EQUITY , INTERNALLY AND
EXTERNALLY, OR WHAT WE LIKE TO
SAY, EVERYONE'S WORK IS EQUITY
WORK. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO
SHARE WITH YOU TODAY THE WORK O
OUR DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAVE
ACHIEVED IN THE PAST YEAR, AND
SHIFTING OUR S DOT
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE TO
PRACTICE EQUITY IN ALL THE WORK
THAT WE DO. SO WE WILL HAVE TIM
FOR QUESTIONS, THOUGHTS, AND
RESPONSES AT THE END. SO WE
KINDLY ASK, WHEN YOU HAVE A
THOUGHT OR QUESTION, THAT YOU
PLEASE TAKE PEN AND PAPER AND
JOT IT DOWN, AND WE WILL HAVE
TIME AT THE END TO DISCUSS.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE
ENTIRE TIME TODAY TO GET THROUG
ALL OF THE PRESENTATION
MATERIALS AS WE HAVE PREPARED
FOR YOU THOROUGHLY TODAY. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE? OKAY. SO YOU CAN
SEE HERE, THE SLIDE THAT MY
COLLEAGUE CHRIS GODWIN PRESENTE
EARLIER, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT
EQUITY IS ONE OF OUR CORE VALUE
AND GOALS. SO THE S DOT OFFICE
OF EQUITY AND ECONOMIC
INCLUSION TEAM IS PRESENTING TO
COUNCIL TODAY ON THE EQUITY AND
RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK
THIS YEAR. THIS ANNUAL EQUITY
REPORT TO COUNCIL IS A REQUIRED
DELIVERABLE TO THE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS. THE REPORT OUT
ALSO SERVES AS A PULSE CHECK ON
WHERE WE ARE WITH EQUITY AS A
VALUE AND GOAL OF S.. FINALLY,
IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CELEBRATE EQUITY. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. WE WANTED TO DO A LITTL
BIT OF GROUNDING IN THE
PRESENTATION, SO WE ARE VISUAL
COMMUNICATORS HERE IN OUR TEAM,
AND THIS DIAGRAM SHOWS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EQUALITY
VERSUS EQUITY. THE DIAGRAM ON
THE LEFT, EVERYBODY GETS THE
SAME AMOUNT OF RESOURCES,
REGARDLESS OF IF IT'S NEEDED OR
RIGHT FOR THEM. ON THE RIGHT,
EQUITY DIFFERENTIATES THAT
EVERYONE GETS WHAT THEY ACTUALL
NEED, UNDERSTANDING THE
BARRIERS, CIRCUMSTANCES, AND
CONDITIONS OF THAT PERSON'S
SITUATION. FOR THE NEXT SLIDE I
ANOTHER VISUAL REPRESENTATION O
THESE. THERE WE GO. SINCE WE AR
MULTIMODAL WE CHOSE A DIAGRAM O
PEOPLE, CYCLISTS, EQUITY VERSU
EQUALITY. ON THE TOP YOU SEE
QUALITY IS THE MEASURE OF
SAMENESS. EACH OF THOSE PEOPLE
GET THE SAME TYPE OF BIKE.
EQUITY AT THE BOTTOM, HOWEVER,
IS A MEASURE OF FAIR TREATMENT,
OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTCOMES
ACROSS RACE, GENDER, CLASS AND
OTHER DYNAMICS. THIS DISTINCTIO
IS IMPORTANT. WE ARE TOLD THAT
TO BE FAIR WE MUST TREAT
EVERYONE THE SAME OR EQUAL.
HOWEVER, WHEN WE RECOGNIZE THE
LEGACY OF INSTITUTIONALIZED AND
STRUCTURAL RACISM, WE UNDERSTAN
THAT DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND
COMMUNITIES NEED DIFFERENT
RESOURCES, WHICH IS EQUITY. IN
ORDER TO BE EQUITABLE, WE
PROVIDE SPECIFIC, UNIQUE
RESOURCES THAT WILL SUPPORT
PEOPLE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES,
GETTING THEIR BASIC NEEDS MET,
AND RETAINED THEIR FULL
POTENTIAL. AND FOR THE MOST
PART, SAMENESS IS NOT ALWAYS TH
SAME AS FAIRNESS. IF THE
OPPRESSED GROUP REMAINS THIS
ADVANTAGED. A LEVEL GROUNDING O
HOW WE DO OUR WORK. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. SO HERE YOU SEE OE I,
THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND
ECONOMIC INCLUSION USES THIS
DIAGRAM OF THE UMBRELLA TO SHOW
HOW EQUITY IS AN OVERARCHING
VALUE AND GOAL AT S DOT. TO
FURTHER SOLIDIFY OUR COMMITMENT
TO EQUITY, S DOT HAS OUR OFFICE
OEE I, TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE
DEPARTMENT IN THE AREAS OF RACE
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE,
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY, EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY OR EEO
AND TITLE VI. THE OFFICE OF
EQUITY AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION I
RESPONSIBLE FOR LEADING THE
STRATEGIC VISION AND LEADERSHIP
IN THE PLANNING, EMOTION, AND
ADVANCEMENT OF EQUITY AND
DIVERSITY, AND LEADS S DOT TO
MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS. OEE I
PROMOTES AND UPHOLDS EQUITY S
DOT THROUGH INTERNAL ADVOCACY,
THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH
THE S.RST I CHANGE TEAM,
EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS AND TH
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORK GROU
. WE ARE LOCATED IN THE NEWLY
FORMED DIVISION OF EQUITY AND
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE, OR ECO-.
THIS LAST YEAR, 2022 THROUGH
2023, OUR OFFICE HAS CONTINUED
TO GROW, HIRING THREE NEW EQUIT
POSITIONS AND PARTNERING WITH S
DOT FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
AND S DOT TRANSIT, SOUND
TRANSIT, OR MATRIX EQUITY
POSITIONS. THOSE ARE VERY NEW
POSITIONS AND WE ARE EXCITED
ABOUT THOSE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WE HAVE A SLIDE HERE FOR EQUITY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT S DOT
OF HOW WE PROMOTE AND PRACTICE
AND SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONAL
CHANGE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES AT S DOT.
WE DO REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 2.0
CREDIT HOURS WHICH IS TIED TO
OUR ANNUAL A3 PERFORMANCE GOALS
AS A DELIVERABLE. HE ALSO OFFER
SIX LEARNING MODULES OPEN TO
ALL S DOT STAFF, WHICH TEACHES
THEM THE FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE
OF EQUITY AND ARE AVAILABLE TO
EXPERIENCE AGAIN ON CORNERSTONE
OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS
ALSO GREW THESE PAST TWO YEARS
TO A TOTAL OF SIX TO CREATE
SPACE, OFFER A CHANCE TO NETWOR
AND SOCIALIZE, WORK ON
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND T
RAISE AWARENESS OF RELEVANT
ISSUES. WE ARE ALSO OFFERING
TRAINING PROGRAMS OF EEO, TITLE
VI AND ALL OF S DOT STAFF. NOW
WE HEAR FROM OUR OEE I STAFFER
AND HER TITLE IS S DOT
COMPLIANCE MANAGER.
>> THANK YOU, MICHELLE. GOOD
MORNING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO
LISTEN TO OUR PRESENTATION. AS
MICHELLE MENTIONED, MY NAME IS
SOME ACIDIC, I USE SHE/HER
PRONOUNS AND IMS.'S COMPLIANCE
MANAGER. I'M VERY EXCITED TO
TELL YOU MORE ABOUT EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, OR EEO.
TITLE VI AND CONTRACTING EQUITY
WITHIN S DOT AND THE CITY
OVERALL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THIS DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATES THE
DIFFERENCES, AND SIMILARITIES
BETWEEN EEO AND TITLE VI AND
ALSO SERVES AS A REMINDER THAT
OUR WORKPLACE IS OUR INSIDE
COMMUNITY WHERE THE EXTERNAL
WORK WE DO IS FOR THE OUTSIDE
COMMUNITY, AND THAT BOTH ARE
EQUALLY IMPORTANT AND
INTERRELATED. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. WORKING ON OUR INSIDE
COMMUNITY AND BEING INTENTIONAL
WITH TRAININGS AND INTERNAL
AUDITS HAS BEEN OUR PRIORITY FO
THE LAST TWO YEARS. WE HAVE A
NEW EEO POLICY STATEMENT, A NEW
EEO COORDINATOR. WE ARE WORKIN
ON A NEW EEO PLAN AND WE HAVE
SHARED RESOURCES ON HOW THE EEO
COMPLAINT PROCESSES WITHIN
S.WORK WITH OUR STAFF. WE
CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE
INTERNALLY WITH S DOT STAFF,
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, OUR CHANG
TEAM, AND OTHER EMPLOYEE
RESOURCE GROUPS. WE WANT TO GET
A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO OUR
INTERNAL HR TEAM FOR THEIR
SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION IN TH
EEO WORK. THIS WORK IS IMPORTAN
BECAUSE OUR WORKFORCE EQUITY AN
WORKFORCE WORKPLACE SAFETY
ENSURE WE ARE BETTER ABLE TO
RETAIN THE AMAZING TALENT THAT
WE HAVE WITHIN S DOT. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. WE WILL HEAR FRO
ON YOUR FIN TECH NEXT IN THE
PRESENTATION ABOUT OUR 200-PLUS
TECH TACTICS THAT DEMONSTRATE
OUR COMMITMENT FOR SERVING THE
COMMUNITY EQUITABLY AND HOW OU
TITLE VI PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE
TECH IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH
FEDERAL COMPLIANCE. TITLE SIX
STATES THAT NO PERSON IN THE
UNITED STATES SHALL ON THE
GROUNDS OF RACE, COLOR, OR
NATIONAL ORIGIN BE EXCLUDED FRO
PARTICIPATION IN, BE DENIED THE
BENEFITS OF, OR BE SUBJECTED TO
DISCRIMINATE IN, IN ANY PROGRAM
OR ACTIVITY. OUR TITLE VI WORK
ENSURES REGULAR COORDINATION AN
COLLABORATION BETWEEN S DOT AND
THE OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE OFFICE O
CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS
WE'VE UPDATED AND SIMPLIFIED OU
TITLE VI LANGUAGE AND
TRANSLATED THEM INTO SEATTLE'S
TOP-TIER LANGUAGES, AND ADDED T
OUR CODES FOR EACH LANGUAGE.
EARLIER THIS YEAR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE UPDATED TITLE VI
NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE. WE
HAVE UPDATED OUR COMPLAINT
PROCESS AND WE'VE SIMPLIFIED OU
LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN OR LAP.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE CONTINUES T
NOTIFY THE PUBLIC OF THEIR
RIGHTS UNDER THE TITLE VI ACT O
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT AND THE CITY'S
OBLIGATION TO FULFILL THESE
DUTIES THROUGH ITS TITLE VI
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND
FEDERAL COMPLIANCE. AS A SIDE
NOTE, S DOT ALSO HAS A LANGUAGE
LIAISON STAFF MEMBER WHO CREATE
THE TERM BASE, WHICH IS THE
OFFICIAL LIST OF S.'S
TRANSLATIONS OF FREQUENTLY USED
TERMS AND NAMES SUCH AS
RIGHT-OF-WAY AND SEATTLE
STREETS. THESE ARE COMMONLY
TRANSLATED PIECES OF MATERIAL
THAT WE SHARE OUT WITH THE
COMMUNITY WHEN WE ARE WORKING O
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. OUR TERM
BASIS SET UP TO ENSURE
CONSISTENCY IN THE TRANSLATIONS
THAT WE PRODUCE AND SERVES AS A
TOOL FOR OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS
AND COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNER
AGENCIES TO USE WHEN REFERRING
TO OUR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS VENN
DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATES THAT RACE
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ARE NOT ONLY
A MORAL OBLIGATION, BUT ALSO OU
FEDERAL OBLIGATION. INSURING AN
MAINTAINING EQUITY IS EVERYONE'
WORK, SO WE CAN SEE WHERE THEY
OVERLAP AND INTERSECT WITH EACH
OTHER. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. IT'S
NOW GOING TO SWITCH OVER TO
CONTRACTING EQUITY. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. THANK YOU, BILL. OUR
EQUITY PROGRAM UPLIFTS WOMEN AN
MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES PARTICIPATION IN TH
CITY DEPARTMENT BY ELIMINATING
INTERNAL BARRIERS THROUGH
TRAINING, POLICY, SHARING BEST
PRACTICES, AND ADVOCATING FOR
IMPROVED SYSTEMS. ALSO SHARING
RESOURCES AND BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH FRIENDS IS A
TOP PRIORITY, WHILE ENCOURAGING
OUR PROJECT MANAGERS TO OWN
THESE RELATIONSHIPS. SOME OF OU
COMMITMENTS THIS YEAR INCLUDE
OUTREACHING TO SEATTLE, MEETING
OUT 2020 3S DOT, ONE OF THE
GOALS, I'M SORRY, INCREASING OU
OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THROUGH TRAINING AND SUPPORT
STAFF, AND PILOTING NEW
INITIATIVES WITH OUR PROJECT
MANAGERS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
OVERALL OUR CONSULTING AND
PURCHASING WENT DOWN IN 2022 BU
WE ANTICIPATED HIGHER SPENDING
IN 2023, WHICH WILL TRANSLATE T
A HIGHER WEMBY SPEND OVERALL. W
ALSO HAVE A STRETCH GOAL FOR S
DOT FOR PURCHASING IN 2023. OUR
FIVE YEAR AVERAGE FOR PURCHASIN
IS 19% BUT WE ARE WORKING
CLOSELY WITH OUR S.CONTRACTING
AND PURCHASING PARTNERS TO DRIV
WMBE UTILIZATION IN PURCHASING.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. TO ENSURE
WE AND BALANCE THE WORKLOAD OF
WMBE PROGRAM AND PROJECT
INIQUITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND CBOS, WE ARE PUSHING TO
ENSURE OUR SYSTEMS CAN KEEP UP
WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR
INTERNAL CONTRACTS, FINANCE,
ACCOUNTING, AND PROJECT CONTROL
CHAINS TO CONNECT OUR VARIOUS
DATA SYSTEMS IN S DOT TO BETTER
TRACK WMBE USED BY FUNDING
SOURCE AND ACROSS OUR DIVERSE
PROJECTS. WE ARE ALSO WORKING
WITH THE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE
CITY TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AN
CHALLENGES AROUND CONTRACTING
EQUITY, INCLUDING HOW WE ENSURE
OUR SYSTEMS KEEP PACE WITH OUR
PROJECTS AND FUNDING SYSTEMS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I'M SORRY,
CAN WE GO BACK THERE ONE MORE?
APOLOGIZE. NEXT WE WILL HEAR
FROM ANYA FIN TECH, OUR
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY MANAGER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SELMA. GOOD
MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING US. MY NAM
IS ANYA FIN TECH, I USE SHE/HE
PRONOUNS. MASSDOT'S
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY MANAGER.
WILL BE SHARING MORE WITH YOU
ABOUT OUR TRANSPORTATION EQUITY
PORTFOLIO AS WELL AS OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORK
GROUP, WHICH I'VE HAD THE
PRIVILEGE TO PARTNER WITH THEM
AND THE HONOR TO COLLABORATE
WITH THEM FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO WHAT WE
DO WITH THE TRANSPORTATION
EQUITY PROGRAM IS THAT WE
OVERSEE ADVICE AND WE SUPPORT
THE DEPARTMENTWIDE
IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY FRAMEWORK
OR WHAT WE CALL THE TEF, FOR
SHIRT. THE TEF REALLY GROUNDS
AND DIRECTS S DOT TO PROVIDE A
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT
SUPPORTS OUR BIPOC COMMUNITIES
AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAV
HISTORICALLY AND CURRENTLY UNDE
INVESTIGATED AND. WE ARE
CONTINUING TO PARTNER WITH OUR
KEY ADVISORY STAKEHOLDER GROUP,
THE TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORK
GROUP, THE TW, AND WE ARE
STARTING TO IMPLEMENT AND
INTEGRATE THE TEXT FOR ESTOP
POLICIES, PROCESSES AND
PRACTICES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THE TEST IS ONE TOOL TO
TRANSLATE POLICIES, PROCEDURES
AND PRACTICES TO ADDRESS
STRUCTURAL RACISM AND I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THE CENTERS OF THE
CITY'S RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVE. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN
THE SECOND YEAR OF
IMPLEMENTATION AND OUR TIMELINE
SPANS 220 28. WE HAVE 10 VALUES
WHICH YOU SEE IN THE VISUAL HER
ON OUR SLIDE AS DEPICTED IN OUR
CIRCLE DIAGRAM, AND WE ALSO HAV
220-PLUS TACTICS THAT WE
CODEVELOPED WITH MEMBERS OF THE
TW. EACH OF THESE VALUES HAVE
DEFINITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
DEVELOPED BY THE TW MEMBERS AND
PART OF OUR ROLE IN OE I IS TO
GUIDE US.STAFF TO CENTER THE
DEFINITION OF THESE VALUES AND
TO HAVE EQUITY WORK IN THEIR
RESPECTIVE PORTFOLIOS. IF YOU
HAVEN'T DONE SO YET, I ENCOURAG
COUNCILMEMBERS TO PLEASE LOOK A
THE DEFINITION OF EACH OF THESE
10 VALUES BECAUSE THESE ARE
PRINCIPLES THAT OUR DEPARTMENT
CENTERS WHEN WE USE EQUITY. IN
TERMS OF THE 220-PLUS
TECHNOLOGY, THEY ARE RANGING IN
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES FROM
ADVOCACY, POLICY, PROGRAM
TACTICS THAT ARE MORE CULTURAL
CHANGES FOR OUR DEPARTMENT, SUC
AS OUR INTERNAL PROCESSES AND
BEST PRACTICES. IMPLEMENTATION
OUR DEPARTMENT IS ABOUT
INTEGRATING THESE TACTICS INTO
EACH RESPECTIVE S.GOALS,
PRACTICE AND WORK PLAN SO THAT
WE AS A DEPARTMENT CAN BETTER
SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WE
HAVE HISTORICALLY AND CURRENTLY
UNDER INVESTED IN. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TEF.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO EMPHASIZE
THIS IS A DEPARTMENTWIDE LIST.
THIS IS NOT JUST OUR WORK IN OE
I OR TRANSPORTATION EQUITY AND
OUR PRACTICE IS TO PROMOTE
COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS
ACROSS OUR AREAS AND SERVICES A
WE LIKE TO CALL THEM WITHIN S
DOT TO IMPLEMENT THE TEST. I
MENTIONED EARLIER WE STARTED
IMPLEMENTING THE TEF IN 2022
AND KEY ESTAR INITIATIVES AND
PORTFOLIOS HAVE STARTED
INTEGRATING THE TEF INTO THEIR
WORK. ONE EXAMPLE IS THE SEATTL
TRANSPORTATION PLAN, THE STP,
AND I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT
TO OUR POLICY AND PLANNING TEAM
WHO ARE LEADING THE DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS OF THE STP AND ARE
FREQUENT COLLABORATORS OF OUR
OFFICE, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE TE
THE SPT TEAM HAS IDENTIFIED
IDENTITY IS ONE OF OUR KEY
PRIORITY GOALS AND BUILDING ON
THE EXCELLENT WORK OF THE TW AN
TEF, THE PLAN IS ADVANCING
SEVERAL DOZENS OF THE TEF
TACTICS. ONE OF THE WAYS THE S
HAVE DONE THIS IS THROUGH THE
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WHIC
IMPLEMENTS AND INTEGRATES
SEVERAL OF THE TOUGH TACTICS
UNDER THE VALUE OF ENGAGEMENT.
THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER EXAMPLE
FROM S DOT TEAMS IN
IMPLEMENTATION. I WISH I HAD
MORE TIME AND I WOULD LIKE TO
GIVE A BIG KUDOS TO S.STAFF WHO
ARE CONTINUALLY PUSHING
THEMSELVES TO INTEGRATE. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. WITH THE TW THIS
IS A CONTINUED COLLABORATION AN
PARTNERSHIP. WE ARE CONTINUING
TO COLLABORATE WITH THE TW IN
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TECH X.
THE GROUP IS CONTINUING AS A
COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP IN S
DOT AND SPECIFICALLY OUR OFFICE
WHICH IS SOMETHING THE COMMUNIT
MEMBERS HAVE ADVOCATED FOR. THE
TW IS SERVING AS COMMUNITY
STEWARDS. CONTINUE TO CONNECT
WITH THE GROUP ON A MONTHLY
BASIS TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING BETWEEN TW MEMBERS AND
S.STAFF IN KEY TECH TACTIC
IMPLEMENTATION. IF FOLKS CAN
RECALL A PREVIOUS SLIDE,
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
AND ONE OF THE WAYS WE DO THIS
IS THROUGH PRESS BUILDING IN
OUR RELATIONAL WORK WITH THE TW
RETURN TO THE TW TO IDENTIFY
ANNUALLY KEY PRIORITY ITEMS WE'
LIKE TO FOCUS ON IN CONNECTION
WITH TEF TACTIC IMPLEMENTATION.
IN 2023 THE GROUP HAS BEEN
ENGAGING WITH S DOT ON THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN,
TRANSPORTATION JUSTICE TOPICS,
AND EMERGENT TOPICS INCLUDING
CLIMATE ACTION. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBERS, AND WITH THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO PASS IT TO MY
COLLEAGUE, OUR ADVISOR BARBIE
DANIELLE DICARLO.
>> THANK YOU, ANYA. HELLO HI AN
GOOD MORNING. I AM BARBIE
DANIELLE DICARLO AND I SERVE AS
RACE STRATEGIC ADVISOR FOR S
DOT. I'D LIKE TO SAY FIRST THAT
WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE RSG
WORK WE DO IN S DOT. WE ARE
TAKING A HOLISTIC APPROACH AND
IT HAS BEEN VERY EXCITING. WE'V
BEEN BUILDING INCREDIBLE
RELATIONSHIPS IN OUR WORK AND
REALLY TAKING THE WORK AT THE
PACE OF TRUST . SO WE'D JUST
LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS
BEEN INVOLVED IN OUR WORK AND
HAS SUPPORTED OUR WORK UP UNTIL
NOW. OUR CHANGE TEAM IS
PASSIONATE AND COMMITTED ABOUT
THE RACIST LOCAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVE AND RSG FOCUSES ON
HOW TO ENERGIZE AND DO THE
EQUITY WORK AND HOW YOU ARE IN
RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER. A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW OUR TEAM I
ORGANIZED. GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. SO THE RSG I
CHANGE TEAM OFFERS MEMBERS
OPPORTUNITY TO SPECIALIZE IN
COMMITTEE SERVICE IN FIVE AREAS
TO DEEPEN CONNECTION AND
COMMITMENT TO S.'S VALUES, ON
THE LEARNING AND PRACTICE
COMMITTEE FORMERLY KNOWN AS
TRAINING COMMITTEE WORKS WITH
THE RST I ADVISOR TO OFFER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUING
EDUCATION AND LEARNING AROUND
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE RELATED
TOPICS AS IT RELATES TO OUR WOR
AT S DOT, AND WITH THE BRAND-NE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY FRAMEWORK
UNDERWAY, THE TEAM ADDED A
COMMITTEE TO SPECIFICALLY WORK
WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF TECH
TACTICS, WITH OVER 220 TECH
TACTICS WORKING ON TEAMS HAS
PROVEN EFFECTIVE AND A GREAT WA
TO UPLIFT ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
PRACTICE, AS WELL. THE CHANGE
TEAM INFUSES RSG I INTO THE TEF
TACTICS SO THE TEF TACTICS ARE
THE WHAT AND THE RS JI IS THE
HOW. THE INTEGRATION OF RS JI
PRACTICES INTO WORK PLANS HAS
BEEN AN ONGOING TRACTOR
SUPPORTED BY CHANGE TEAM MEMBER
ALONG WITH RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKI
SUPPORT, ALL WITH THE GOAL OF
SHARING CURRENT RS JI
INFORMATION AND PRACTICES ACROS
THE DEPARTMENT AND IMPROVING
WORK WITH AN EQUITY LENS. OUR
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE SHARES
OUT IMPORTANT RS JI INFORMATION
AND SUPPORTS OUR ANNUAL OUTREAC
TO BRING NEW TEAM MEMBERS ON,
AND OUR CHANGE TEAM USES A
MULTI-CHAIR MODEL AND WORKS WIT
CHANGE TEAM ALUMNI TO ENSURE
STRANGE TRANSITIONS SMOOTH
TRANSITIONS WHEN WELCOMING
EMPLOYEES TO OUR TEAM. THAT'S A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CHANGE
TEAM. THEY'RE WORKING ALL YEAR
LONG TO REALLY MAKE POSITIVE
CHANGE HAPPEN AT S DOT IN
HOLISTIC AND COLLABORATIVE WAY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKITS ARE MEANT TO
HELP US DO OUR WORK BETTER. WIT
IMPROVED LENS ON EQUITY AND HOW
WE PROVIDE OUR SERVICES. EACH
YEAR S DOT HIGHLIGHTS FOUR
TOOLKITS TO THE SEATTLE OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND THOSE ARE
POSTED ON SOC ARE'S WEBSITE. SO
THE FOLLOWING WE SUBMITTED THIS
YEAR. WE SUBMITTED AN AUTO
ENFORCEMENT LED BY VISION ZERO
THE VISION ZERO TEAM, ROAD
PRICING FOR EQUITABLE MOBILITY,
A SAFE STAR PROGRAM FROM THE
STREET YOU SEND A PUBLIC SPACE
MANAGEMENT GROUP AND THE LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD RACIAL
EQUITY ANALYSIS. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. WE LOVE OUR CHANGE TEA
AND THEY DO A LOT OF WORK. IT'S
A LOT OF ENERGY AND THERE ARE
HANDFUL OF FOLKS, MAYBE 17 OR 1
OR SO, AND SO WE CAN'T DO
EVERYTHING. SO WE HIGHLIGHTED
JUST A FEW THINGS THAT WE ARE
REALLY PROUD OF THIS YEAR. WE
WANT TO FIRST THANK THE OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS, THE CITYWIDE
CHANGE TEAMS AND THE COUNCIL FO
THE ENERGY AND EFFORT INTO
UNANIMOUSLY VOTING FOR THE RACE
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
INTO CITY ORDINANCE. WE ARE VER
PROUD OF THAT. THANK YOU SO MUC
FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THAT MEANS A
LOT. THE RS JI STARTED IN 2004,
SO IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND IT'S
LONG TIME, SO WELL DONE. S DOT
CHANGE TEAM PUTS THEIR ENERGY
IN MANY AREAS ACROSS THE
DEPARTMENT, SO HERE ARE A FEW
HIGHLIGHTS. THE TEAM MADE IT A
PRIORITY TO SUPPORT THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TACTICS, AS I
SAID BEFORE, OUTLINED IN THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY FRAMEWORK
WE KNOW THERE CAN BE A LOT TO
LEARN AND UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE
SO WE TAKE TIME AND MAKE TIME T
WORK WITH COLLEAGUES AND TEAMS
IN WORKING WITH THE TACTICS TO
DEFINITELY 100% CENTER EQUITY
AND FAIRNESS IN OUR SERVICE AT
DOT AND OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
COMMUNITY. THE CHANGE TEAM ALSO
DID EXCELLENT WORK COLLABORATIN
WITH CRUISE STAFF TO HAVE A
RELATIONSHIP BASED RS JI
LEARNING AND PRACTICE
OPPORTUNITY, SOMETHING NEW,
USING A COHORT MODEL TO OFFER
SPACE AND TIME, TO WALK THE TAL
OF THE RS JI. THIS IS A NEW WAY
OF OFFERING RS JI AT S DOT AND
IT HAS RECEIVED EXCELLENT BACK,
ESPECIALLY FROM THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE ENGAGING IN IT, THE CREW
FOLKS. AND FINALLY S DOT'S
CHANGE TEAM WORKED WITH THE
EXPLOIT EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE
COUNCIL TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE EMPLOYEE
WORKPLACE RELATIONSHIPS,
CONNECTIONS, ACCOUNT ABILITY TO
THE EMPLOYEES SURVEYED AT S DO
AND RELATIONSHIPS, WE TAKE A
COUPLE STEPS BACK, WE MOVE A
COUPLE STEPS FORWARD. WE KNOW
THAT THE EQUITY WORK MOVES. IT
MOVES WITH US AND WE TRY TO
REALLY MEET IT WHERE IT IS. SO
WE HAVE A LOT OF INTERESTING
EXPERIENCES OVER THE LAST COUPL
YEARS, WORKING WITH THE SURVEY
AND EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE COUNCIL
. WE WANT TO GIVE THEM A LOT OF
LOVE AND APPRECIATION FOR DOING
THE DIFFICULT WORK THAT IT TAKE
TO ANALYZE SURVEYS. AND WE JUS
WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE
CHANGE TEAM AND BEHALF OF RS JI
WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
WELCOMING THEM US TODAY,
ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TO GO
INTO WORK AND TO PRACTICE THE
WORK THAT WE'RE DOING HERE RIGH
NOW, EVEN AS WE ARE GIVING THIS
PRESENTATION. I WANT TO THANK
YOU SO MUCH AND I PASSED MY WOR
BACK TO MICHELLE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, BARBIE
DANIELLE. SO HERE ARE RESOURCE
LINKS IF YOU'D LIKE MORE
DETAILED INFORMATION ON ALL THE
WORK PRESENTED TODAY. AS YOU CA
SEE, WE ARE VERY BUSY PRACTICIN
THAT OPERATIONALIZING THE EQUIT
WORK AT S DOT AND WE CONTINUE T
PRACTICE THAT EQUITY WORK IS
EVERYONE'S WORK AT S DOT. AND A
ANYA MENTIONED EARLIER, WE MOVE
AT THE SPEED OF TRUST. VERY
IMPORTANT, MOVING AT THE SPEED
OF TRUST WHEN WE WORK WITH OUR
INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS AND WORK
WITH OUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL. FO
OUR NEXT STEPS WE CONTINUE THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY FRAMEWORK
, THE SUPPORT AND STRENGTH OF
EEO TITLE VI AND WMBE AS
PROGRAMS. WE EXPAND OUR
LEARNING, OUR PRACTICE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR RS JI AND
EQUITY, AND WE STRENGTHEN AND
EXPAND OUR CROSS COLLABORATION
WITH THE RS JI CHANGE TEAM AND
RESOURCE GROUPS TO IMPLEMENT TH
TACTICS IN OUR TRANSPORTATION
EQUITY WORK GROUP. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. AND THAT IS THE END OF
OUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR
ALLOWING US TIME AND THE SPACE
TO TALK ABOUT THE EQUITY WORK,
AND BEING HERE IS PART OF
PRACTICING THE EQUITY WORK, AND
THAT WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT
THE PRACTICE, AND WE JUST WANT
TO THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF
WE HAVE TIME BUT IF ANYONE HAS
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, I
THINK THIS WOULD BE THE TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
THOROUGH AND THOUGHTFUL REPORT
AND FOR SHARING SO MANY OF YOUR
TEAM WITH US TODAY SO WE CAN SE
ALL THOSE TALENTS AND HEAR FROM
THE INDIVIDUALS AND WHAT YOU'RE
WORKING ON FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I'LL BE
BRIEF. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
ALL FOR THE IN-DEPTH AND AMAZIN
PRESENTATION MOVING THIS WORK
FORWARD. I KNOW THAT THIS WORK
IS IN ADDITION TO YOUR DUTIES A
REGULARLY ASSIGNED, SO THIS IS
NOT WITHIN YOUR WORK
PORTFOLIOS. YOU'RE TAKING EXTRA
TIME, ENERGY, EMOTIONAL AND
PHYSICAL LABOR TO GET THIS WORK
DONE, TO TURN THOUGHTS INTO
ACTIONS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THA
I SEE YOUR WORK, I APPRECIATE
YOUR WORK AND I THANK YOU FOR
COMING AND PRESENTING IT TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AND I HOPE THAT
THE VIEWING PUBLIC AND OTHERS
ARE ABLE TO GET YOUR REPORTS. I
KNOW I'LL BE CIRCULATING MY
NEWSLETTER AND OTHERS WILL
CIRCULATE IT WIDELY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY AS WE
MOVE ON TO THESE OTHER ITEMS.
ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES. LET'S GO
ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ THE FULL TITL
OF THE FIFTH AGENDA ITEM INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 5, COUNCIL BILL
120611, AN ORDINANCE RELATING T
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
DECLARING PROPERTY AT 8817
SEWARD PARK AVENUE SOUTH,
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS THE FORMER
HENDERSON STREET PUMPING PLANT,
AS SURPLUS TO THE CITY'S NEEDS,
AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF THIS
REAL PROPERTY AS A DIRECT SALE
TO THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER
AND CEO OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO EXECUTE ALL
DOCUMENTS FOR THE SALE OF THE
PROPERTY, DESIGNATING THE
PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE AND
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING CERTAI
PRIOR AT. FOR PUBLIC HEARING,
BREATHING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. AS OUR COMMITTEE
CLERK MENTIONED, WE HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING TODAY FOR THIS
COUNCIL BILL 120611. THIS
COUNCIL BILL WILL APPROVE A
PROPERTY TRANSFER FROM SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR REGNIER BEAC
HIGH SCHOOL. DEPENDING ON THE
FEEDBACK WE GET, AND I DON'T
THINK WE ACTUALLY HAVE ANY
PUBLIC SPEAKERS HERE, SO IF THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FEEL
COMFORTABLE AFTER THE
PRESENTATION, IF THERE QUESTION
ARE ANSWERED, WE CAN CONSIDER
SUSPENDING THE RULES AND VOTING
LEGISLATION OUT. THE SAME DAY A
PUBLIC HEARING, AND LET'S JUST
DOUBLE CHECK HERE, SO I AM NOT
SEEING MANY SPEAKERS. WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND HAVE THE PRESENTATION
FIRST AND I'LL GO BACK AND OPEN
AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND WELCOME OUR
CITY TEAM HERE WHO IS
PRESENTING. WE'VE GOT KAREN FRO
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES DEPARTMENT. GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, AND GOOD MORNING, ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS KARE
GRUEN. I'M THE REAL ESTATE
SERVICES DIRECTOR FOR THE
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES DEPARTMENT HERE IN THE
CITY, AND WITH ME THIS MORNING
IS MIKE'S CONTACT. MIKE IS WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HE'S TH
PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE REGNIER
BEACH REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AT
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND
AGENDA-WISE, WE WILL BE COVERIN
WITH THE COMMITTEE COUNCIL BILL
120611. THAT COUNCIL BILL
WOULD AUTHORIZE SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO SELL A PARCEL OF
ITS PROPERTY DIRECTLY TO SEATTL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE SALE IS
PROPOSED TO PROMOTE AND TO
SUPPORT THE REPLACEMENT PROJECT
FOR THE REGNIER BEACH HIGH
SCHOOL PROJECT AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE WILL GO OVE
THE PROPERTY ITSELF AND DESCRIB
THAT THROUGH THE COMMITTEE. WE
WILL TALK ABOUT THE CITY'S
DISPOSITION PROCEDURES AND THE
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED FOR THIS
PARTICULAR PARCEL, AND THEN
WE'LL TURN THE PRESENTATION OVE
TO SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SO
THAT THEY CAN BRIEF THE
COMMITTEE ON THE REGNIER BEACH
HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT. WITH THAT
I WANT TO GET INTO THE HISTORY
OF THE PROPERTY WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT. THIS IS PROPERTY THAT WA
FIRST ACQUIRED BY THE CITY BACK
IN 1919 FOR THE HENDERSON STREE
PUMPING STATION. THAT PROJECT
WAS COMPLETED IN 1937. IN THE
1970S THE HENDERSON STREET
PUMPING STATION WAS
DECOMMISSIONED, SO SINCE THAT
TIME, ALTHOUGH BACK IN THE 30s
40s, 50s, THIS WAS CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE CITY .
SINCE THAT TIME THE PROPERTY HA
BEEN DECLARED ACCESS BY SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES BECAUSE IT NO
LONGER HOSTS CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. IT'S LOCATED AT 8817
SEWARD PARK AVENUE SOUTH. IT IS
EXEMPT FOR LOWRISE RESIDENTIAL
LAND THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE
PROPERTY IS $1.25 MILLION.
[ CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING ]
>> IT SURROUNDED BY THE CAMPUS
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AT RAINIER
BEACH. THE PROPOSAL TO MOVE TH
SALE FORWARD WOULD BE A
DISPOSITION OF CITY PROPERTY.
RESOLUTION 31837 IS WHAT THE
DEPARTMENTS FOLLOW FOR ANY
DISPOSITION TO THE PROPERTY. A
VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THAT IS
ENGAGING AND NOTIFYING THE
PUBLIC. THE DECLARATION OF THE
POLICY BEING ACCESS AND ALSO
THE PROPOSED USE OF THE POLICY
IN THIS CASE , THE PROPOSED USE
IS TO SELL IT TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOL FOR THE RAINIER BEACH
REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. --
WORKED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOOD COORDINATOR TO
NOTIFY 12 KEY COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS . YOU CAN SEE THI
ON THE SLIDE FOR THE BOTTOM . I
ORDER TO GET THE PUBLIC TO BE
INFORMED ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND
THE PROPOSAL WE ALSO TRANSLATE
MATERIALS INTO SEVEN DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. WE WORKED DIRECTLY
WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON
OUR NOTIFICATION AS WELL. IN
THE NEXT SLIDE YOU CAN SEE
WE'VE GOT A VERY PROMINENT SIGN
THAT WE POSTED ON THE SCHOOL
CAMPUS AND WITH THE REPLACEMENT
PROJECT SIGNAGE SO THAT
EVERYONE CAN SEE THE
DECLARATION OF POLICY AS WELL
AS WHAT THE CITY IS SUPPOSED TO
DO WITH THE PROPERTY. ALSO ON
OUR DISPOSITION PROCEDURES IS
TO HAVE THE CITY ASSESS WHETHER
ANY PARCEL IS RECOMMENDED FOR
DISPOSITION. IT COULD BE
DEVELOPED INTO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IF THAT IS A KEY CITY
PRIORITY. THE OFFICE OF HOUSIN
FOR THIS PARCEL , DID ASSESS TH
PARCEL AND CONCLUDE IT IS NOT A
GOOD CANDIDATE FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. THE FACTOR
THAT LED TO THAT CONCLUSION ARE
PROXIMITY TO THE HIGH SCHOOL ,
PARKING FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL, TH
SIZE OF THE PROPERTY , AND
ZONING WOULD LIMIT THE NUMBER O
UNITS THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED ON
THE PROPERTY FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. AND THE CAPACITY OF TH
PROPERTY TO SERVE OTHER PUBLIC
POLICY PRIORITIES , NAMELY, THE
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE HIGH
SCHOOL CAMPUS. WE ALSO WANTED
TO BRIEF THE COMMITTEE ON THE
VERY HIGH-LEVEL SALE TERMS.
THAT WOULD BE CAPTURED IN THE
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
THAT WOULD CLOSE ON OR BEFORE
DECEMBER 2nd, 2023. THE TERMS
WOULD BE AT THE APPRAISED PRICE
OF $1.25 MILLION. THAT WOULD B
PAID TO SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIE
AND THE FUNDS WOULD BE DEPOSITE
INTO THE DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER FUND. OF COURSE THE
SALE IS CONTINGENT UPON THE
APPROVAL OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. ON JUNE 7th THE SEATTL
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED
THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY.
WITH THIS COUNSEL BILL WE ARE
SUBMITTING TO THE COUNCIL THE
RECOMMENDATION THE CITY OF
SEATTLE APPROVED THE SALE TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE
REASON WE ARE HERE IS TO SUPPOR
THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT OF
THE RAINIER BEACH HIGH SCHOOL.
WILL TURN THIS PRESENTATION OVE
TO MIKE, WHO CAN BRIEF THE
COMMITTEE ON THAT IMPORTANT
PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU, KAREN. MY NAME I
MIKE, WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. THE CAPITAL PLANNING
GROUP . I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL
FOR INVITING ME TODAY TO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY HERE TO -- MY
ROLE IS TO PROVIDE THE
COUNCILMEMBERS WITH BACKGROUND
INFORMATION ABOUT CAPITAL
PROJECT THAT WILL BE GREATLY
BENEFITING FROM THE SALE
PROPERTY. THAT IS THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 292,000
SQUARE FOOT 1600 STUDENT
CAPACITY HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH
WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING HIGH
SCHOOL THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN
1960. THE TOTAL ANTICIPATED COS
IS $276 MILLION. THIS IS A
PROJECT THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS
BEEN ADVOCATING FOR FOR A GREAT
NUMBER OF YEARS. THAT DREAM
BECAME A REALITY IN 2019 AND
2022. CONSTRUCTION OF THE
PROJECT WILL BE PHASED, WITH
STUDENTS OCCUPYING THE
CLASSROOM FACILITIES IN THE
WINTER OF 2024. FINAL
COMPLETION WILL BE IN THE FALL
OF 2026 FOR THE PERFORMING ART
CENTER AND THE LANDSCAPED
EXTERIOR PARKING FEATURES WILL
BE COMPLETED AND ACTIVATED.
INSERTED ON THE SLIDE IS A LINK
TO ONE ARTICLE BY SEATTLE TIMES
ABOUT THE PROJECT . THE
COMMUNITY DESCRIBES AS THE CROW
JEWEL OF THE RAINIER BEACH --
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS
COLLABORATED SINCE 2017 ABOUT
THIS PROJECT WHICH HAS GARNERE
IN BARMAN SUPPORT. -- ENORMOU
SUPPORT. SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
HAS PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN
THE LAST YEARS. PERMITTING
DESIGN FOR -- ANTICIPATES THE
SALE OF THE PROPERTY TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN THIS SLIDE,
THE DRAWING ON THE LEFT IS AN
AERIAL VIEW OF THE COMPLETED
PROJECT LOCATED AT 8815 STEWAR
PARK AVENUE. IT INCLUDES A
SCHOOL, PLAYFIELD, AND SUPPORT
FACILITIES. THE SCHOOL BUILDING
IS IN THE CENTER, HIGHLIGHTED
IN WHITE, WITH THE BASEBALL,
SOFTBALL AUXILIARY FIELDS
LOCATED ABOVE THE SCHOOL TO TH
NORTH. AND THE FOOTBALL STADIUM
IS BELOW THE SCHOOL AND REMAIN
IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION. THE
PROPERTY IS HIGHLIGHTED IN
GREEN, AT THE LOWER RIGHT
PORTION OF THIS. IT IS LOCATED
AT THE CORNER OF HENDERSON AND
STEWART PARK SOUTH. IT OCCUPIES
I WILL REALLY WANT TO POINT OUT
A VERY PROMINENT LOCATION OF TH
SITE. THIS IS THE MAIN ENTRYWA
TO THE SCHOOL. THE DRAWING ON
THE RIGHT IS MORE DETAILED FOR
THE PROPERTY, OVERLAID ONTO OUR
CURRENT SIDE. AGAIN, I WANT TO
POINT OUT THIS IS A VERY
PROMINENT LOCATION ON A PROJEC
SITE AND IS THE MAIN PEDESTRIAN
ENTRYWAY TO THE SCHOOL. IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE OWN THE
PROPERTY , WHICH WILL ALLOW US
TO INSTALL THE LANDSCAPING, TH
SIDEWALK , AND THE PARKING
FACILITY HERE. IN ADDITION TO
THE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY ,
IN ADDITION, OWNERSHIP OF THE
PROPERTY WILL ALLOW US TO
MAINTAIN THE AREA . KEEP IN MIN
THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PUBLIC
ONLY SEES THE EXTERIOR OF THE
SCHOOL. THE MAIN THING IS
KEEPING THE LANDSCAPE AND LAWN
MAINTAINED , TO SHOW THAT WE AR
A GOOD STEWARD OF THE TAXPAYER
DOLLARS. LASTLY, WE WILL BE
USING THIS AREA TO CONNECT THE
UTILITIES INTO THE EXISTING
ABANDONED MALL THAT IS LOCATED
IN THE AREA. NEGATIVE IMPACTS
IF THE SALE DOESN'T GO THROUGH
WE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO
CONSTRUCT THE LANDSCAPE AND
PARKING FACILITIES, AS DEPICTED
HERE. THE MAIN PEDESTRIAN ENTRY
WILL HAVE TO BE LOCATED,
RESULTING IN A LESS DESIRABLE
AND HARDER TO MAINTAIN SITE.
WITH THAT I WILL CONCLUDE AND
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO FAS.
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES HAS
BEEN WORKING ON THIS AS WELL.
THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL DISTRIC
FOR THIS THOROUGH,
COLLABORATIVE PRESENTATION ON
THIS PARCEL. COLLEAGUES, DO YO
HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
I WILL ALSO DO THE PUBLIC
HEARING PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURE. THERE IS NOBODY
SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN PERSON OR
ONLINE. YES?
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I DON'
HAVE QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO
THANK EVERYBODY FOR HELPING MAK
THIS HAPPEN. AS YOU SAID, THE
SCHOOL IS SO OUTDATED. IT'S VER
EXCITING IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD
TO THIS PROJECT IS UNDERWAY.
THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE A VERY
BEAUTIFUL NEW SCHOOL SOON. I
KNOW THAT THE STUDENTS ARE VERY
EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU
FOR WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO
MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. REALLY IMPORTANT TO
GET YOUR APPROVAL FOR THIS IN
YOUR DISTRICT. I WANTED TO
THANK BRIAN GOOD NIGHT FOR HIS
MEMO, ANALYZING THIS . I WANTED
TO ASK HIM IF HE HAD ANY
COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. I THINK
THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE
TIMING WE WANTED TO BE COGNIZAN
ABOUT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. IF THE
COMMITTEE DOES CHOOSE TO TAKE
ACTION TODAY THE RECOMMENDATION
FOR THE STAFF IS TO SEND THE
ITEM TO THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
ON AUGUST 8th RATHER THAN
EITHER OF THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS
THIS RELATES TO SOME OF THE
PROCESS STEPS THAT ARE CONTAINE
WITHIN THE CITY'S DISPOSITION
POLICIES. IN SHORT, THE
PROCEDURES REQUIRE A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE DISPOSITION AND
A NOTICE OF THAT 14 DAYS PRIOR,
WHICH FAS DID COMPLETE ON JULY
3rd. ANOTHER SECTION OF THE
PROCEDURES STATE THAT THE
COUNCIL WANT TO TAKE ACTION FOR
A 30 DAY PERIOD FOLLOWING NOTIC
OF THE LEGISLATION. IN ORDER TO
MEET THOSE PROCEDURAL TIME
FRAMES THE COUNCIL SHOULD TAKE
ACTION ON THE DISPOSITION UNTIL
DAYS AFTER THE JULY 3rd NOTICE.
THAT MAKES THE AUGUST 8th FULL
COUNCIL MEETING THE FIRST
POSSIBLE DATE.
>> UNDERSTOOD. COLLEAGUES, WE
HAVE A RELATIVELY FULL AGENDA O
AUGUST 1st. WITH THERE BEING N
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM I
WILL PROBABLY ASK IF THERE IS
COMFORT TO SUSPEND THE RULES AN
VOTE ON IT TODAY. AS WE DO
SOMETIMES, WE DIRECT THE CLERK'
TO HAVE IT ON A DIFFERENT DAY
NOT THE IMMEDIATE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING, BUT IN THIS CASE,
AUGUST 8th, TO ABIDE BY THOSE
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
MENTIONED BY BRIAN. LET ME GO
AHEAD AND OPEN AND CLOSE THIS
PUBLIC HEARING . THE PUBLIC
COMMENT RULES ARE THE SAME.
THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTERS
HERE. I WILL GO AHEAD AND
OFFICIALLY OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS
NOW OPEN FOR DISCUSSION OF
COUNSEL BILL 120611. SEEING
THAT THERE ARE NO PUBLIC
SPEAKERS IN THE CITY COUNCIL
CHAMBERS , THERE ARE NONE
ONLINE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC
HEARING. I THINK THAT HELPS
SUPPORT THE CONCEPT OF JUST
MOVING IT OUT OF OUR COMMITTEE
TODAY AND WE WILL PUT IT ON
THE AUGUST 8th COUNCIL MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? OTHERWISE
I WILL DO THE PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURE FOR THAT. LET'S GO
AHEAD AND SUSPEND THE RULES.
THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND VOTE
ON IT . I VOTE TO SUSPEND THE
COUNCIL RULES SO THAT OUR
COMMUNITY CAN VOTE ON THIS
LEGISLATION TODAY, THE SAME DAY
AS ITS PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE
A SECOND X
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO PROCEED TO A
VOTE ON THIS LEGISLATION THE
SAME DAY AS THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THERE WERE NO SPEAKERS TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE ON
THAT? LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL
THE ROLL TO SUSPEND THE RULES O
THIS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NOT A POST.
>> THE MOTION PASSES AND WE WIL
VOTE ON THIS BILL TODAY , SAME
AS PUBLIC HEARING. AGAIN, THERE
WERE NO SPEAKERS. I APPRECIATE
THE PRESENTATION FROM FAS AND
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT . COUNCIL
MEMBERS, I NOW MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF
COUNSEL BILL 120611, ITEM 5 ON
OUR AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THE COUNSEL BILL. AN
FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE VOTE? WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO PAS
THE COUNSEL BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD? COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES? COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> THREE IN FAVOR, NONE A POST.
>> THE COUNSEL BILL WILL BE
SENT TO THE AUGUST 8th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU, FAS ,
SCHOOL DISTRICT, EVERYBODY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
FULL TITLE OF THE SIXTH AGENDA
ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 6. COUNSEL BILL
120612. AN ORDINANCE RELATING T
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL
MANAGER/CEO OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS
WITH CEDAR GROVE COMPOSTING INC
AND -- ENTERPRISES INC. FOR
ORGANIC WASTE PROCESSING
SERVICES AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS .
>> CALLINGS, COUNSEL BILL 12061
WOULD APPROVE A CONTRACT FOR
PROCESSING AND COMPOSTING FOOD
AND YARD WASTE AND OTHER
ORGANICS. WE HAVE SEATTLE PUBLI
UTILITIES FOR THE
RECOMMENDATION. BEFORE I TURN I
OVER TO SPU I WANT TO THANK OU
COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF . BRIAN
DO YOU HAVE OPENING REMARKS OR
CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROPOSED
CONTRACT?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I DON'T
HAVE ANY OPENING REMARKS AND NO
CONCERNS FROM CENTRAL STAFF. I'
HAPPY TO TURN IT OVER TO SPU.
>> THANK YOU. WELCOME, SALLY AN
JEFF.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS JEFF FOWLER. I AM TH
DIRECTOR OF SOLID WASTE FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. WITH
ME TODAY IS SALLY HULSMAN, THE
NEWLY APPOINTED SOLID WASTE
CONTRACTOR. THE -- CONTRACTS
ARE TWO OF THE MAJOR CONTRACTS
SPU HAS TO MANAGE SOLID WASTE
IN SEATTLE. ORGANIC MATERIAL,
MAINLY CONSISTING OF YARD WASTE
AND FOOD WASTE , ARE BROUGHT TO
ONE OF OUR TWO TRANSFER STATION
BY THE COMMERCIAL HAULERS OR BY
CUSTOMERS. IT IS TRANSFERRED T
TRUCKS AND DELIVERED TO -- OR
LENZ TO BE PROCESSED INTO
COMPOST. NEXT SLIDE.
>> SORRY. I AM CHALLENGED WITH
MOVING IT FORWARD. I'M GOING TO
STOP SHARING FOR A SECOND. FOR
SOME REASON IT IS NOT
FORWARDING. OKAY. I WILL TRY
AGAIN. OKAY. SORRY. I HAVE TO
GO BACK.
>> IT'S OKAY. CONTINUE. PLEASE.
>> SORT OF. OKAY. LET'S TRY
THIS DIFFERENTLY.
>> WE HAVE A SECRET BACKUP
WAITING FOR YOU IF NECESSARY.
>> THAT MIGHT BE. TELL ME WHAT
YOU SEE NOW.
>> THAT'S FINE. THAT'S FINE.
>> OKAY. WHEN I DID THAT IT
WASN'T GOING TO FORWARD. OKAY.
THAT'S BETTER NOW.
>> GREAT. OKAY. THE PURPOSE
TODAY IS TO AUTHORIZE SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO EXECUTE
CONTRACTS WITH LENZ'S
ENTERPRISE AND CEDAR GROVE
COMPOSTING TO PROCESS WASTE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. FOR THIS
BRIEFING WE WILL GO OVER THE
CONTRACT PROCESS , THE TIMELINE
OF THAT PROCESS, SOME OF THE KE
ELEMENTS OF THE REQUESTS FOR
PROPOSAL THAT WE SENT OUT TO
CONTRACTORS, AND THE HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE NEW CONTRACTS. THE
CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRED NEXT
MARCH. PROPOSALS WERE ISSUED
LAST YEAR FOR CONSIDERATION BY
THE CONTRACTING COMMUNITY. WE
RECEIVED FOUR BIDS. IN THE END
THE CURRENT CONTRACTORS, LENZ
AND CEDAR GROVE, SCORED THE
HIGHEST AND WERE SELECTED FOR
NEW SIX-YEAR CONTRACTS. TWO
CONTRACTORS ALLOWS FOR
REDUNDANCY. HERE IS THE
HIGH-LEVEL TIMELINE OF THE
PROCESS. NEGOTIATIONS OCCURRED
OVER THIS PAST WINTER AND
SPRING. NOW WE ARE HERE FOR
ORDINANCE CONSIDERATION. NEXT
SLIDE. SOME OF THE KEY ASPECTS
OF THE RFP INCLUDE THE ABILITY
TO PROCESS ALL TYPES OF
COMPOSTABLE WASTE , INCLUDING
COMPOSTABLE PACKAGING . VENDOR
SERVICE-LEVEL FLEXIBILITY . THE
ABILITY TO TAKE MORE OR LESS
MATERIAL AS NEEDED. COST,
EXPERIENCE, AND PERFORMANCE OF
THE SERVICE. AND A FIRM THAT
COULD ASSIST US WITH CALLING OF
THE COMPOST AS NEEDED, AS WELL
AS EXPLORING FUTURE
POSSIBILITIES FOR PROJECTS. NEX
SLIDE. THESE WILL BE SIX-YEAR
CONTRACTS WITH TWO THREE-YEAR
EXTENSIONS AT THE CITY'S
OPTION. NEW FOR THIS IS A
THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION
PROCESS FOR SUIT -- FOOD
SERVICE WHERE SO WE CAN PROVID
GUIDANCE TO FOOD-SERVICE
BUSINESS CUSTOMERS ABOUT WHAT I
COMPOSTABLE LOCALLY. ALSO,
PROCESSORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE US WITH TESTS SUBMITTE
TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO
HELP US STAY BETTER INFORMED OF
THEIR OPERATIONS. NEXT SLIDE.
THE NEW CONTRACTS ARE ESTIMATED
TO COST $5.6 MILLION, WHICH IS
IN LINE WITH THE $5.5 MILLION
ASSUMED IN THE 2023-2025
BUDGET. THE SIX-YEAR CONTRACT
TERMS ARE IN LINE WITH THE $36
MILLION PROJECTION INCLUDED IN
RECENT SOLID WASTE RATES.
ANNUAL INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS IN
THIS CONTRACT ARE 80% OF THIS
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX , WHICH IS
THE SAME AS THE TERMS IN PRIOR.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE
TRANSPARENCY IN SEEKING THE BES
VALUE FOR RATEPAYERS THROUGH
THE COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR THE
PROPOSALS PROCESS. I KNOW THAT
IS REQUIRED AND EXPECTED. WE
BENEFIT FROM THAT. EVEN IF, IN
THIS CASE, IT LOOKS LIKE THE
EXISTING SERVICE PROVIDERS WON
THAT COMPETITION WE WILL END U
WITH A SIMILAR CONTRACT AS WELL
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, FROM OUR
CENTRAL STAFF ANALYSIS. THANK
YOU FOR GOING THROUGH THAT
PROCESS. I UNDERSTAND. CAN YOU
CONFIRM, BASED ON THE INTERNAL
PRESENTATION YOU PROVIDED TO ME
THAT THE OVERALL RATE PATH THA
THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, THAT
RATE PATH WILL NOT BE IMPACTED
BY THIS CONTRACT. IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> OKAY. I KNOW THAT WE ARE
VERY RATE SENSITIVE. WE WANT T
KEEP THOSE RATES AS LOW AS
POSSIBLE BECAUSE THEY ARE
REGRESSIVE. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW
THAT THIS CONTRACT WILL NOT
NEGATIVELY IMPACT RATES.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> -- WHETHER OR NOT IN THIS
CONTRACT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
THE TRUCKS HAULING THE COMPOST
AS WELL.
>> THIS IS HAULING FROM OUR
TRANSFER STATION. BASED ON THE
DISTANCE TO WHERE LENZ IS
LOCATED, THAT IS WHAT WAS TRUE
IN OUR LAST CONTRACT TOO. THEY
DO SOME OF THE HAULING .
>> GOT IT. IT'S OUR TRUCKS THA
HAUL TO CEDAR GROVE. NOT THEIRS
>> CORRECT. AND FROM THE HOME I
IS OUR COLLECTORS, DEPENDING ON
WHERE YOU LIVE IN THE CITY.
>> YOU ARE QUEUING INTO THE
BASIS OF MY QUESTION .
CONTRACTS, HAULING FROM HOME,
FOOD TRUCKS INCLUDE REQUIREMENT
FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES. AND IF
SO, IF THERE WERE ANY CONTRACTO
TRUCKS INVOLVED HERE , AND IT
SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE SAYING IT I
THE CITY THAT HALLS FROM CEDAR
GROVE. NOT THE CONTRACTOR. I
JUST WAS WONDERING WHETHER OR
NOT THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
NEGOTIATE GREEN TRUCKS,
ELECTRIC TRUCKS IN THIS
CONTRACT AS WELL. IT DOESN'T
SOUND LIKE THERE ARE ANY OTHER
TRUCKS INVOLVED.
>> LENZ DOES DO SOME OF THE
TRUCKING AND THEY ARE A BACKUP
IF WE HAVE ISSUES WITH TRUCKING
WE HAVE THAT AS A BACKUP. THAT
WAS THE INTENT OF THE CONTRACT,
TO HAVE REDUNDANCY. OUR TRUCKS
HAUL FROM OUR TRANSFER STATION
STATION TO CEDAR GROVE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CALLINGS, ANY OTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS
RECOMMENDATION FROM SPU? OKAY.
GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
>> THANKS. NOTHING TO REPORT
HERE REGARDING THIS CONTRACT.
SALLY HAS BEEN SO HELPFUL IN
SONY DIFFERENT WAYS IN
DISTRICTS SIX AND ACROSS SEATTL
WHEN IT COMES TO WASTE
MANAGEMENT. COULDN'T MISS THIS
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU ON THE
RECORD. THAT'S ALL, CHAIR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. BECAUSE THERE WA
THE COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL PROCESS, BECAUSE WE AR
FAMILIAR WITH THESE TWO
CONTRACTORS , THE CONTRACTS ARE
SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO WHAT I
ALREADY IN PLACE BECAUSE THERE
IS NO IN FACT ON RATES. I THIN
THIS SIMPLIFIES OUR
DECISION-MAKING TO GRANT THE
AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD
HERE . I WILL BE FINE VOTING
THIS AUTHORIZATION OUT OF
COMMITTEE TODAY, UNLESS THERE
ARE ANY DESIRE BY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO HEAR THIS ON AUGUST
1st. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS TIME
BETWEEN NOW AND FULL COUNSEL. I
JUST WANTED TO OFFER THAT UP.
WE DID HAVE NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS
ABOUT THIS ITEM EITHER. OKAY.
WITH THAT WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TODAY.
COUNCILMEMBERS, I NOW MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNSEL BILL 120612, ITEM 6 ON
OUR AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AN
SECONDED.
>> ANY FINAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE TO A
VOTE? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL IN THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE
COUNSEL BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> JEFF PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NOT A POST.
>> THE COUNSEL BILL WILL BE
SENT TO THE JULY 25th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU TO
OUR PRESENTERS FROM SPU AND THE
CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF .
COLLEAGUES, THIS CONCLUDES OUR
COMMITTEE TODAY . THE TIME IS
11:26 A.M. THE NEXT MEETING OF
THE TRANSPORTATION SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE WILL
BE TUESDAY, AUGUST 1st. THANK
YOU, EVERYBODY. WE ARE
ADJOURNED.