>> GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME,
THE SENTIMENT FIFTH MEETING OF
THE TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITY
COMMITTEES WILL COME TO ORDER.
I'M ALEX PEDERSEN, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN ?
>> PRESENT .
>> THREE PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS SAWANT AND
STRAUSS ARE EXCUSED. THE
PROPOSED AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED
. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THE CHAIR 'S
REPORT. GOOD MORNING , AGAIN,
WELCOME TO THE TRANSPORTATION
AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE AS WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS
ON OUR AGENDA, ONE IS FOR A
POSSIBLE VOTE. FIRST ON THE
AGENDA, SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIE
IS HERE TO INTRODUCE NEW
PROPOSED WATER RATES. NEXT TO
THEIR EFFORTS TO MANAGE THEIR
COSTS, THEY ARE PROPOSING GOOD
NEWS , CUSTOMERS WILL SEE A
LOWER RISE IN WATER RATES. A
LOWER PRICE THAN PREVIOUSLY
ANTICIPATED. DESPITE
INFLATIONARY PRESSURES, THE
INCREASE IN WATER RATES WILL B
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE
COUNCIL AUTHORIZED AS PART OF
THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN AND
THE RATE PATH. SECOND , WE WILL
BRIEFLY REITERATE OUR
DISCUSSION FROM EARLIER THIS
YEAR REGARDING THE LIST OF
TRAFFIC SAFETY AND OTHER
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS ELIGIBL
TO RECEIVE TRANSPORTATION
IMPACT FEE REVENUE WHENEVER
THAT SOURCE MAY BE FINALLY
AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
AS WE KNOW , IMPACT FEES ARE
ALREADY AUTHORIZED BY THE STAT
AND UTILIZED BY 70 OTHER CITIES
IN WASHINGTON STATE . HOWEVER,
SEATTLE REMAINS A STUBBORN
OUTLIER BECAUSE , INSTEAD OF
CHARGING IMPACT FEES, WE CHARGE
A SLEW OF REGRESSIVE TAXES AND
OTHER FEES TO PAY FOR
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. WE HAV
NEW INFORMATION SINCE WE
DISCUSSED IMPACT FEE PROJECTS I
MARCH . IN THE MONTH OF MAY , M
OFFICE ENGAGED IN A SURVEY FOR
WHICH ASKED 1000 SEATTLE ADULTS
THEIR VIEWS ON IMPACT FEES. WE
WILL GO OVER THOSE RESULTS,
WHICH WERE VERY POSITIVE. WE
WILL HOPEFULLY REITERATE A
MAJORITY SUPPORT FOR IMPACT FEE
ON THIS COMMITTEE AND LIST THE
NEXT STEPS AS THE REAL ACTION
TAKES PLACE IN THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE. THIS IS A MODEL
SOURCE OF FUNDING AS THE CITY
CONSIDERS WHETHER TO ASK VOTER
TO FUND ANOTHER TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE NEXT YEA
WHEN THE MOVE SEATTLE PROPERTY
TAX SUNSETS. THIRD , THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WILL PRESENT THEIR DRAFT SEATTL
TRANSPORTATION PLAN WHICH THEY
RELEASED ON AUGUST 24th . ONCE
FINALIZED, THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN DOCUMENT I
LIKELY TO SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR
TRANSPORTATION DECISION-MAKING
IN SEATTLE FOR THE NEXT 20
YEARS. THE STP WILL ALSO SERVE
AS A TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF
THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THA
STATE LAW REQUIRES CITIES TO
REVAMP EVERY EIGHT YEARS. THAT
WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT YEAR.
FINALLY, THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION WHICH REDUCE
LEGISLATION TO TEMPORARILY WAIV
THEIR FEES FOR FOOD TRUCKS AND
CARS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. BEFOR
PUBLIC COMMENT , I DO WANT TO
HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR TH
LIVES THAT ENDED IN VIOLENCE
OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND .
INCLUDING TWO CHILDREN WHO DIE
IN A FIRE IN THE WALLINGFORD
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK
THE FIRST RESPONDERS, THOSE WHO
SHOWED UP AT THE SCENE AND
WALLINGFORD , AND OTHER
INCIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THE PUBLIC IS STILL SEEKING
DETAILS ON THOSE STEPS FROM TH
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE 911
CALL CENTER. LET'S GO TO
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS AGENDA
I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ THE
STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR PUBLI
COMMENT. WE WILL OPEN THE
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT TIME FO
THE TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE FOR
OUR HYBRID MEETING WITH PEOPLE
SIGNED UP TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMEN
ONLINE AND IN PERSON. PUBLIC
COMMENT FOR THIS MEETING WILL
BE UP TO 20 MINUTES AND EACH
SPEAKER IS GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO
SPEAK AS I WILL CALL ON THEM
TWO AT A TIME IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED ON TH
WEBSITE OF THE COUNCIL OR THE
SIGN UP SHEET IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS. IF YOU HAVE NOT
REGISTERED TO SPEAK BUT WOULD
LIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN UP
BEFORE THE END OF THIS PUBLIC
COMMENT TIME BY GOING TO THE
COUNCIL WEBSITE OR BY USING TH
SIGN IN SHEET NEAR THE PUBLIC
COMMENT MICROPHONE AT THE FRON
OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. FOR
REMOTE SPEAKERS, STAFF WILL
UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE AND
AUTOMATIC PROMPT OF, YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED MEANS IT IS YOUR
TIME AND YOU MUST PRESS STAR SI
TO BEGIN SPEAKING. WHEN IT IS
YOUR TURN. FOR ALL PUBLIC
COMMENTS, STATE YOUR NAME AND
THE ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING. AS
A REMINDER , PUBLIC COMMENT
SHOULD RELATE TO AN ITEM ON TH
AGENDA OR TO OUR COMMITTEE'S
OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT IN THE
ALLOTTED TIME. YOU CAN KEEP
GOING FOR ANOTHER 10 SECONDS
WHEN YOU HEAR THE CHIME. IF YO
DO NOT STOP YOUR COMMENTS , YOU
WILL BE MUTED SO WE CAN CALL ON
THE NECK SPEAKER. IF YOU ARE
PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT
REMOTELY, WHEN YOU HAVE
COMPLETED YOUR COMMENT, PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE . IF
YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE FOLLOWING
THE MEETING, DO SO VIA THE
AWARD-WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL O
USING THE LISTING OPTIONS ON
THE AGENDA. THE REGULAR PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD FOR THIS
MEETING IS OPEN AND WE WILL
BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON
THE LIST. LET'S GO AHEAD AND D
THE ONLINE SPEAKERS FIRST. WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND START WITH
REBECCA SLATER, FOLLOWED BY
BRAD RISINGER. GO AHEAD,
REBECCA. DO WE NEED TO SHOW TH
CLOCK ? WE WILL DO THAT IN A
MINUTE . REBECCA, GO AHEAD AND
PRESS ÷6.
>> OKAY. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 4.
TO REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL
PRIORITIZE THE TRANSPORTATION
PLAN THAT ACHIEVES OUR VISION
ZERO GOALS ABOVE ALL ELSE . I
HAVE CONFIDENCE OUR CURRENT
APPROACH IS NOT WORKING AND WE
MUCH TAKE BOULDER ACTION TO EN
TRAFFIC DEATHS AND INJURIES. W
WERE EXCITED TO USE A NEW
CROSSWALK AND A DRIVER HAD TO
SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES, SHE
ACCELERATED TOWARDS ME WHEN I
LOOKED AT HER AND MY FIVE MONTH
OLD. I WAS IN THE CROSSWALK AND
HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. ONE OF
MANY EXAMPLES . I EMAILED THE
COUNCIL THIS MORNING ABOUT
ANOTHER ILLEGAL RIGHT TURN ON
RED. I WAS ALMOST HIT THIS
MORNING JOGGING. SIGNAGE IS
CLEARLY NOT ENOUGH AND
REGULATION IS NOT ENOUGH AS WE
NEED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
PRIORITIZES WALKERS AND RUNNERS
ABOVE ALL OTHERS. OUR LIVES
AND THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN ,
INCLUDING MY BABY , USE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEPEND ON IT
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE BRA
FOLLOWED BY PAT FOLEY. BRAD?
>> GOOD MORNING , COUNCIL
MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. MY
NAME IS BRAD AND I LIVE IN
DISTRICT 7, THE WEST COAST
REGIONAL PRESIDENT OF FORTERRA,
A SUBSIDIARY OF THE COUNTRIES
LARGEST HOMEBUILDERS. OVER THE
LAST 10 YEARS , WE HAVE BUILT O
ARE BUILDING MORE THAN 2400
APARTMENT HOMES IN SEATTLE WITH
VOLUNTARILY -- OVER 500 NEW
AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR LOW INCOM
EARNERS. INCLUDING 110 HOMES
IN THE FIRST HIGH-RISE. WE HAV
VOLUNTARILY -- WE CARE ABOUT
THIS COMMUNITY AND ITS
AFFORDABILITY. AS A RESIDENT O
SEATTLE , I WANT TO DO WHAT IS
BEST FOR OUR CITY, IMPACT FEES
AT THIS TIME ARE NOT IT . OUR
INDUSTRY IS IN THE SPIRIT AS
RISING COST AND HIGH INTEREST
RATES HAVE FLIPPED THE SWITCH O
FINANCIAL ABILITY OF NEW
DEVELOPMENTS. WITH CAP RATES
MOVING FROM THE LOW 3% TO OVER
5%, WE HAVE SEEN VALUE PLUMMET
AND NOW COSTS APPROXIMATELY 20%
MORE TO BUILD IN SEATTLE THAN I
DOES TO PURCHASE AN EXISTING
COMMUNITY. WE CANNOT EXACERBATE
THIS. SEATTLE HAS SEEN FEW NE
PERMITS FOR MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2023,
NEW PERMITS ARE DOWN 62% OVER
THE LAST YEAR. THOUSANDS OF
UNITS ARE OFF SINCE 2019. NOW,
AS TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS THE
CENTER WHICH EQUATES TO
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER HOME,
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER PROJECT
WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FINANC
OUR NEW DEVELOPMENT. IT IS TOO
MUCH. PROJECTS ARE ALREADY NO
FINANCIAL. ADDING THIS TAX
WILL ONLY EXACERBATE THE
PROBLEM. FOR EXAMPLE --
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, PAT FOLEY,
THEN DEB BARKER.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK. I AM
WITH LATE UNION PARTNERS. A
COFOUNDER OF THE COMPANY. WE
ARE A LOCAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
, WE HAVE BUILT THOUSANDS OF
UNITS IN SEATTLE AND DONE A LO
OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE
CITY. WE TRY VERY HARD TO
CREATE MIXED INCOME COMMUNITIES
FOR EXAMPLE , WE CREATED AND
DEVELOPED THE MIDTOWN SQUARE
PROJECT. WE TRANSACTED AND
SOLD 20% OF THE BLOCK TO THE
LAND TRUST OF THE CITY. WE ARE
NOW 50% AFFORDABLE AND 50%
MARKET RATE. WE ARE DOING THE
SAME THING AT GRAND STREET
COMMONS. RIGHT NEXT TO THE
FUTURE LIGHT RAIL STATION.
THESE TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE
PROPOSED , IF GOING FORWARD, WE
WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
DEVELOP EITHER OF THOSE PROJECT
WHICH WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY
LIMITED THE AMOUNT OF ADDITIONA
AFFORDABLE UNITS OR MIXED INCOM
UNITS IN THE CITY. I WOULD SAY
THE SAME AS BRAD JUST DID WITH
THE APPLICATIONS INTO THE CITY,
THEY ARE DOWN TO A VERY SLOW
PACE RIGHT NOW. WE NEED TO KEE
UP WITH PRODUCTION. I THINK NO
IS THE BETTER TIME TO FOCUS ON
POLICIES THAT BRING HOUSING TO
MARKET QUICKER. I UNDERSTAND TH
NEED FOR TRANSPORTATION FUNDS,
BUT WE HAVE A RENEWAL THAT
COMING UP. IT IS A MUCH MORE
APPROPRIATE FUNDING SOURCE FOR
THESE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS .
I AM IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT AND
EXCITED ABOUT IT. RATHER THAN
ASKING RENTERS TO FOOT THE BILL
THROUGH HIGHER RENT, WE --
RENT CAN ONLY BE WHAT THE MARKE
SAYS THEY ARE. IF WE CANNOT
BUILD PROJECTS, READ WILL GO U
IN THE CITY. I WOULD URGE THE
COUNCIL TO TAKE THESE THINGS
INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN
EVALUATING THE IMPACT FEES AND
NOT TO MOVE THEM FORWARD. THAN
YOU.
>> NEXT WE HAVE DEB BARKER. GO
AHEAD, DEB.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS
HELLO , SEPTEMBER, MADE THE RAI
HOLD OFF. SO THESE KEY
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS CAN BE
COMPLETED. I WAS GOING TO HAV
A FAIRLY BROKEN RECORD TYPE O
PROMOTION FOR THE IMPACT FEES
BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING
TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES FOR THE
LAST 15 YEARS. I AM A FORMER
EMPLOYEE OF A MUNICIPALITY
THAT GRATEFULLY ADOPTED TRAFFI
IMPACT FEES. WAS VERY
SUCCESSFUL IN HAVING BUDGET -
A TRANSPORTATION BUDGET THAT
DID NOT BREAK THE BENCH , I
WILL NOT GO THERE, DEB
BARKER,BY THE WAY, DISTRICT 1,
I AM TIRED OF DEVELOPERS WHO
HAVE THESE IMPACT FEES BECAUSE
THEIR FINANCIAL WOES , FOR
WHATEVER FINANCIAL DISASTERS
GOING ON RIGHT NOW , I HAVE
HEARD THIS SAID IN 2008 AND IN
2015, WHEN DOES THE FINANCIAL
POSITION OF THE CITY OF SEATTL
AND THE CITY TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE START TO COUNT?
SUPPORT TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES ,
IT IS A KNOWN EFFECTIVE TOOL.
DON'T YOU FEEL SOMEWHAT FOOLISH
, RIDICULOUS FOR BEING ONE OF
THE ONLY CITIES THAT JUST
CANNOT BRING HIMSELF TO ADOPT
THESE? THINGS WILL PROGRESS AN
FINANCIAL SITUATIONS WILL
RESOLVE AND DEVELOPERS WILL
CONTINUE TO MAKE THEIR FUNDING
AND MAKE THEIR MONEY. BUT
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES NEED
TO BE ADOPTED NOW. PLEASE
SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION IMPACT
FEES. ALL THE BRIDGES RELY ON
IT. THANK YOU.
>> IN PERSON WE HAVE ELI
JOHNSON.
>> HELLO , MY NAME IS ELI
JOHNSON AND I REPRESENT A
STARTUP BASED IN SILICON
VALLEY. WE RECENTLY ADOPTED A
BLANKET CONTRACT WITH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE TRYING TO GROW THE
PARTNERSHIP. I WANT TO MAKE A
PHYSICAL PRESENCE. COMMERCE I
A MARKETPLACE OR WEBSITE, LIKE
AMAZON, WHERE YOU CAN PURCHASE
ALL YOUR ITEMS. TRANSPORTATION
PUBLIC UTILITIES, PAPER CLIPS,
PAPER , TRUCKS , CARS. WHAT
SETS US APART IS OUR VENDOR
TEAM. IF YOU CANNOT FIND A
CERTAIN ITEM , WE CAN FIND THE
VENDOR THAT HAS THAT. IF YOU
WANT TO PURCHASE FROM MINORITY
OWNED , VETERAN OWNED , LOCAL
BUSINESS , WE WILL FIND THEM FO
YOU AND BE ABLE TO ACT AS THE
CONDUIT OF THE ENTIRE PROCESS.
WE FIND WHAT YOU NEED , THE
VENDOR THAT YOU NEED, WE SPEAK
TO THE VENDOR, IF YOU WANT TO D
BIDS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO. WE CA
HELP WITH THE PURCHASING ORDER.
INSTEAD OF HAVING TO HAVE
DIFFERENT EXCEL SHEETS AND
FINDING YOUR OWN THINGS,
BECAUSE WE HAVE STARTED THIS
RELATIONSHIP , I WANTED TO BE
PHYSICALLY HERE TO PROMOTE HOW
WE CAN HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES
AND HELP THE CITY COME AND HELP
OUR COMPANY, IT IS OUR COMPANY
WHICH IS VERY VIRTUAL. I WOUL
LIKE TO BE AND I AM THE FIRST
PERSON THAT YOU CAN TALK TO IF
YOU'RE HAVING PROBLEMS SECURIN
THINGS OR PROBLEMS WITH VENDORS
, OR PROBLEMS WITH MINIMUMS OR
FINDING THINGS. WE ALREADY HAV
A SEATTLE PORTAL. MY NAME IS
ELI JOHNSON. I WOULD REALLY
LIKE TO MEET IN PERSON. I KNOW
THIS IS A VIRTUAL BUT THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES
OUR LIST OF PUBLIC COMMENTORS.
WE WILL CLOSE OUT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. WE NEED THE
CLERK -- WE WILL ASK THE CLER
TO READ THE FIRST TITLE OF THE
FIRST AGENDA ITEM INTO THE
RECORD.
>> A DRAFT ORDINANCE RELATING
TO RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER
SERVICES OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, REVISING WATER RATES
AND CHARGES, AND CREDITS TO
LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS; AND
AMENDING SECTIONS 21.04.430,
21.04.440, AND 21.76.040 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
WILL WALK US THROUGH THIS
UPDATE ON WATER RATES, SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES OPERATES WITHI
A SET RATE PATH SET BY
RESOLUTION, A SIX YEAR TIME
HORIZON FOR THE THREE MAIN
LINES OF BUSINESS , WATER, SOLI
WASTE, AND WASTEWATER WE
TYPICALLY SEE AN INCREASE IN
THESE RATES EVERY YEAR TO KEEP
UP WITH RISING COSTS . THE RAT
INCREASE SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES IS PROPOSING WITH HIS
COUNCIL BILL IS SIGNIFICANTLY
LESS THAN EXPECTED WHEN
COMPARED WITH THE CURRENT
APPROVED RATE PATH. IT IS WELL
BELOW THE RATE OF INFLATION. I
AM PROUD OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES FOR HEATING OUR CALLS
TO PRIORITIZE LOW RATES AND
WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE
DILIGENT OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE
CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL FOR THEI
STEADFAST EFFORTS TO MONITOR
COSTS AND RATES AT SPU . WE
WILL SEE HOW SPU AND THE
REFERENCE BENEFIT ALL 750,000
OF OUR CONSTITUENTS AND MORE.
WE WILL HEAR THIS FOR THE FIRST
TIME TODAY AND AGAIN AT OUR
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING ON
SEPTEMBER 19th. WHEN I AM
HOPING WE CAN PASS THEIR COUNCI
BILL OUT OF OUR COMMITTEE. I DO
-- BEFORE I TURN OVER TO OUR
PRESENTERS AT SPU, I WANT TO
THANK COUNCIL STAFF FOR THEIR
ONGOING REVIEW OF THE
LEGISLATION THUS FAR . THE
LEGISLATION WE HAVE IN FRONT OF
US IS JUST A DRAFT LANGUAGE AN
THE BILL WILL BE FORMALLY
INTRODUCED BEFORE THE NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING, AND THEN WE
WILL ACT ON IT THEN AND HEAR
FROM BRIAN GOOD NIGHT AT THAT
POINT, ON SEPTEMBER 19th
COMMITTEE. I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO OUR PRESENTERS FROM SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, WELCOME TO OU
GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO OF SPU
ANDREW LEE.
>> THANK YOU. AS HE MENTIONED
WE ARE GOING TO BRIEF YOU ON
THE PROPOSED WATER RATES FOR TH
YEARS 2024 THROUGH 2026. EACH
YEAR WE BRING THE COUNCIL A
RATE PROPOSAL FOR ONE OF OUR
THREE LINES OF BUSINESS, WATER,
DRAINAGE, WASTEWATER, OR SOLID
WASTE , FOR CONSIDERATION ON A
THREE-YEAR CYCLE AND THIS YEAR
WE ARE DOING THE WATER LINE OF
BUSINESS. YOU WILL RECALL THAT,
TWO YEARS AGO, THE COUNCIL
APPROVED A SIX YEAR STRATEGIC
BUSINESS PLAN WHICH GUIDES OUR
INVESTMENTS , SERVICE LEVELS
AND RATE PATHS THROUGH 2026. AS
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
MENTIONED, I AM HAPPY TO REPORT
THAT OUR PROPOSED NEW WATER
RATES ARE WELL BELOW THOSE THA
WERE ADOPTED IN THE STRATEGIC
BUSINESS PLAN OF SPU. THE KEY
REASONS INCLUDE THE FACT THAT W
ARE IN A BETTER STARTING
FINANCIAL POSITION BECAUSE OF
HER REDUCED DEBT BURDEN, AND
PROJECTING LOWER SPENDING THAN
WE ESTIMATED EARLIER. WITH THA
INTRODUCTION, I WILL HEAD OFF T
OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR TO PROVIDE
MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WATER
RATE PROPOSAL.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CARL
AND I'M WITH THE FINANCE
DIVISION AT SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES . I AM HERE TO TALK
ABOUT OUR WATER RATE STUDY
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UPDATING
WATER RATES BEGINNING NEXT YEAR
2024 THROUGH 2026. I WILL WALK
THROUGH THE PROPOSED RATES AS
THEY COMPARE TO THE CURRENT
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN . I WIL
GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES OF WATER
BILL IMPACTS AND HIGHLIGHT SOME
OF THE GREAT DESIGN WORK THAT
WENT INTO THIS PROPOSAL. AND
THEN WE HAVE A FEW BACKGROUND
SLIDES ON OUR WATER SYSTEM AND
THE WATER FUND REVENUE AND
SPENDING. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO
HERE IS OUR PROPOSAL AS IT
RELATES TO THE STRATEGIC
BUSINESS PLAN. THERE WERE TWO
TABLES, THE TOP TABLE SHOWS TH
COUNCIL APPROVED STRATEGIC
BUSINESS PLAN RATE PATH. IN THE
LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THIS
TOP TABLE , IT SHOWS THE
COMBINED AVERAGE RATE OF 4.2%,
AND THIS IS THE RATE WE TRY TO
STAY UP OR COME IN BELOW. THE
BOTTOM TABLE SHOWS THE UPDATED
INDIVIDUAL RATES AS ADOPTED BY
COUNCIL IN GRAY. AS WELL AS OU
WATER RATE PROPOSAL, WHICH IS I
BLUE. WE ARE PROPOSING A
CONSISTENT RATE PATH OF 2% OVE
THE THREE YEARS. THIS IS BELOW
INFLATION FOR THE NEXT THREE
YEARS AND PRESENTS A SMOOTH AN
AFFORDABLE RATE PATH FOR
CUSTOMERS . YOU WILL NOTICE ,
FOR THE WATER LINE OF BUSINESS
IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN
WHAT WE HAD ASSUMED IN THE
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN. THE
OTHER GOOD NEWS IS THAT, WITH
THESE PROPOSED WATER RATE
CHANGES, WE WILL STAY UNDER THE
APPROVED AVERAGE COMBINED RATE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE RIGHT-HAND
CORNER OF THE BOTTOM TABLE , I
IS AT 4% , WHICH IS LOWER THAN
THE ADOPTED 4.2% FROM THE UPPE
TABLE. A MAJOR CHANGE RELATED
TO THE LOWER RATES INCLUDE
REDUCED SPENDING , ABOUT $7
MILLION ANNUALLY IN OPERATIONS
AND MAINTENANCE REDUCTIONS.
WITH THE CAPITAL PROGRAM, WE
EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN CIP
SPENDING IN 2021 THROUGH 2023
BECAUSE OF SUPPLY CHAIN AND
WORKFORCE LIMITATIONS , AT THE
SAME TIME, WE ACHIEVED
CONSIDERABLE SAVINGS FROM THE
2021 AND 2022 BOND ISSUANCE IS
THAT SAY BEST INTEREST AS WE
RESTRUCTURED OUR DEBT SERVICE.
THE REDUCED CIP SPENDING ALSO
ALLOWED FOR NO BOND ISSUES IN
2023 WHICH REDUCED DEBT BURDEN
ASSUMPTIONS FOR 2024 . DEBT
SERVICE IS ABOUT LOW $11 MILLIO
LESS THAN WHAT WE ASSUMED IN TH
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN. THAT
IS MORE SAVINGS THAT WE CAN PAS
ALONG TO THE RATE PAYERS. WE
ADJUSTED OUR DRINKING WATER
CONSUMPTION PROJECTS ,
RESIDENTIAL WENT UP WHEN PEOPLE
ARE WORKING FROM HOME, LIKEWISE
, COMMERCIAL WIND DOWN
CONSIDERABLY. WITH THE PANDEMI
IMPACTING US LITTLER, WE EXPEC
CONSUMPTION TO RISE IN 2024 AN
2025 BUT REMAINED RELATIVELY
FLAT IN 2026, PARTICULARLY AS
THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR RAMPS UP
CONSUMPTIONS TO LEVELS BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC. WE INCREASED OUR
UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM
ASSUMPTION EACH YEAR OF THE
WATER RATES . ABOUT $500,000 PE
YEAR. HERE IS A TABLE OF THE
EXPECTED BILL IMPACTS WITH THE
RATES PROPOSAL. RIGHT NOW , TH
TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL BILL FOR
WATER IS ABOUT 4866 PER MONTH
WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE AN INCREAS
IN 2024 FOR RESIDENTIAL BECAUS
OF HE VOLUME CHANGES IN THE
RATE STUDY. THE INCREASE IN
RESIDENTIAL VOLUMES BECAUSE OF
WORK FROM HOME MAKES THE
CURRENT RATES SUFFICIENT FOR
THE RESIDENTIAL CLASS TO MEET
OUR NEEDED REVENUE PROJECTIONS
FOR A TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMER, THERE WILL BE NO BILL
CHANGED IN 2024, FOLLOWED BY
INCREASES OF ONE DOLLAR AND 202
AND $1.05 IN 2026. HOWEVER ,
FOR COMMERCIAL, THEY ARE SEEING
INCREASES ACROSS THE BOARD.
BILLS FOR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS
INCREASE MORE QUICKLY IN 2024 T
MEET REVENUE REQUIREMENTS. ONE
ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT
IS THAT 90 UNIT APARTMENT
BUILDINGS. THE BUILDING WOULD
SEE A $55 INCREASE STARTING IN
2024. HOW APARTMENT UNITS ARE
BILLED FOR WATER AND OTHER
METERED UTILITIES IS THAT THE
DISCRETION OF THE PROPERTY
MANAGERS . BUT THE PER UNIT
INCREASE IN THE 90 UNIT
BUILDING IS ABOUT $1.22 BY
2026. YOU COMPARE THAT TO
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND BY
2026 THEY WOULD HAVE AN
INCREASE OF ABOUT $2.05.
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE ON THE
WHOLE ARE PAYING MORE THAN
RENTERS. ONE AREA WE WANTED T
FOCUS ON FOR THE STUDY WAS
REVENUE STABILITY. THE MAJORIT
OF OUR REVENUE IS CONSUMPTION
BASED , MEANING WE CHARGE FOR
WHAT YOU USE. IT IS A VERY
CONSERVATION FORWARD APPROACH.
MANY UTILITY RATES HAVE A MODEL
FOCUSED ON FIXED CHARGES IN AN
EFFORT TO STABILIZE THE
REVENUES. THE REGIONAL , I THIN
NATIONAL AVERAGE, IS OVER 40%
OF REVENUE COMES FROM FIXED
CHARGES. WHILE SPU HAD 25.7%
IN 2022. THE RATE STUDY
PROPOSAL INCREASES FIXED
CHARGES SLIGHTLY TO 27.7% BY
2026. BUT THAT REALLY HELPS
WITH OUR REVENUE STABILITY. SP
FEELS , AFTER THE TURBULENCE O
COVID , RIGHT NOW , THE BENEFIT
OF INCREASED REVENUE STABILITY
OUTWEIGH THE DOWNSIDES OF A
REDUCED CONSERVATION PRICING.
I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT OUR
RESIDENTIAL CONSUMPTION FORECAS
NEEDS TO HAVE NO INCREASE IN
THE RATE FOR 2024. SPEAKING OF
COVID , THE WATER SYSTEM HAS
SEEN DECLINING CONSUMPTION FOR
LONG TIME. MORE RECENTLY ,
SYSTEMWIDE CONSUMPTION WAS BELO
FORECASTS FOR 2019 AND 2020
INTO THE PANDEMIC. CONSUMPTION
HAS APPEARED TO HAVE STABILIZE
SOMEWHAT AFTER THE 2020
DISRUPTION. THOUGH AT A
SLIGHTLY LOWER LEVEL THAN
AVERAGE. THE FORECAST MOVING
FORWARD IS SIMILAR TO WHAT
OCCURRED IN 2022 AND WHAT IS
PROJECTED FOR 2023. WATER
REVENUE COMES FROM A DIVERSE
SET OF CUSTOMERS. LOOKING AT
THE PIE CHART, IN 2022 , RETAIL
RATE CUSTOMERS PROVIDED ABOUT
71% OF OPERATING REVENUE , THAT
IS RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS PROVIDED
35% WHILE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS
PROVIDED ABOUT 36% . COMMERCIAL
IS STILL RECOVERING FROM THE
PANDEMIC AND IS USUALLY AROUND
38% OF RETAIL REVENUE. OUR
WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS PROVIDE
ABOUT 20% OF OUR REVENUE. IF YO
LOOK AT OUR CHART ON THE RIGHT,
EXPENDITURE GROWTH IS EXPECTE
TO AVERAGE ABOUT 3.5% FOR THE
THREE YEARS IN THE RATE STUDY,
2024 THROUGH 2026 , AND THE
PRIMARY DRIVERS FOR GROWTH ARE
LISTED. OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE, THAT IS PROJECTED
TO GROW ABOUT 6.1% PER YEAR ,
THAT IS PAYROLL, HEALTHCARE,
PENSIONS, FUEL COSTS, SUPPLY
COSTS , TAXES ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE 2.5% OVER THAT TIME.
SURPRISINGLY , DEBT SERVICE IS
EXPECTED TO DECLINE FROM 2023
LEVELS. IT IS DECLINING ABOUT
$8 MILLION IN 2024 BECAUSE OF
LOWER CAPITAL SPENDING AND LESS
BORROWING IN RECENT YEARS. IN
ADDITION , WE HAVE WORKED HARD
TO MAXIMIZE OUR DEBT REFINANCIN
OPERATIONS TO LOWER DEBT SERVIC
, INCLUDING ACHIEVING ABOUT $5.
MILLION IN SAVINGS OVER THE
RATE TIME FROM REFINANCING
BONDS IN 2021 AND 2022. NEXT
STEPS, AS COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN MENTIONED, COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF WILL PRESENT A
SUMMARY TO YOU ON SEPTEMBER
19th WITH A HOPE FOR A FULL
COUNCIL VOTE ON THE 26th ,
ASSUMING COMMITTEE APPROVAL TO
MOVE FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU. COULD WE KEEP TH
PRESENTATION OF IF WE HAVE
QUESTIONS? COLLEAGUES HEARING
SEPTEMBER 19th AT OUR COMMITTEE
AND BRIAN FROM CENTRAL STAFF
WILL WEIGH IN AT THAT POINT.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN RED FLAGS. IT
IS GOOD NEWS THE RATE IS LOWER
THAN ANTICIPATED. I CAN START
OFF WITH A COMMENT AND
QUESTIONS. WOULD YOU MIND GOIN
BACK TO SLIDE NUMBER SIX? I
THINK YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS BUT
I WANTED TO PUT A POINT ON --
FINER POINT ON THIS , THERE IS
BULLET POINT , THE THIRD ONE,
UNDER THE FIRST BULLET POINT,
THE SUB BULLET POINT NUMBER
THREE, INCREASING SUMMER RATES
STILL APPLIES TO RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMERS. I JUST PAID MY BILL
YESTERDAY. TO CONFIRM , IN
TERMS OF CONSERVING WATER,
THERE IS STILL THAT BUILT-IN
PRICE , HIGHER PRICE POINT, AS
THE QUANTITY GOES UP, CORRECT?
IT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO CONSERV
WATER BECAUSE THEY PAY MORE AS
THE QUANTITY PASSES THROUGH --
PASSES CERTAIN THRESHOLDS ?
>> CORRECT.
>> GOOD. LET'S SEE HERE, ARE
THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES? AGAI
, WE WILL HEAR IT IN TWO WEEKS
AT OUR COMMITTEE AGAIN SO NO
PRESSURE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE
QUESTIONS NOW. I REALLY DO WAN
TO COMMEND SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES FOR MANAGING THEIR
COSTS, BRINGING THE RATE PATH
DOWN, SPECIALLY FOR THE WATER
RATES. I BELIEVE THIS IS YOUR
AVERAGE WAS 3.4% INCREASE AND
NOW IT IS GOING TO BE 2%. THAT
DROP IN 1.4 POINTS FROM 3.4%
TO 2%, IS , ON A PERCENTAGE
BASIS , A DROP OF 41% . I
APPRECIATE YOU STILL HAVE THE
CONSERVATION PRICE POINTS IN
THERE AS WELL. THIS IS GOOD FO
CONSUMERS. SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES , EVERYBODY PAYS THIS
BILL IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER,
SO BRING THE RATES DOWN IS
HELPFUL BECAUSE UTILITY BILLS
ARE REGRESSIVE , AND OF COURSE
I CANNOT RESIST PUTTING IN A
PLUG FOR THE BILL THAT WE HAV
INTRODUCED, COUNCIL BUILT 120
602 , I INTRODUCED IT ON JUNE
13th, AND HOPE YOU WILL GAIN
SUPPORT WHEN IT COMES TO THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE OR BUDGET
COMMITTEE LATER THIS YEAR, TO
REPEAL THE WATER TAX THAT CITY
HALL CHARGES TO ALL SPU
CUSTOMERS , THE 15.5% . THAT
HAS GAINED SUPPORT SINCE IT HAS
BEEN INTRODUCED. WE HAVE THE
SPU CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL WHO
SUPPORTS IT, MERCY HOUSING,
CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB, SOLID GROUN
, AND THE FOUNDER OF THE
PROGRESSIVE THINK TANK ,
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTE.
THEY ALL SUPPORT ELIMINATING
THAT REGRESSIVE TAX ON OUR
DRINKING WATER. THAT IS 120602
AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT
MORE LATER. ANY OTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT ITEM? OKAY. I WANT
TO THANK SPU , THE LEADERSHIP,
AND THE TEAM THAT WORKS ON THES
, AND EVERYBODY THROUGHOUT THE
ORGANIZATION WHO WORKS TO MANAG
COST SO WE CAN PASS THE SAVING
ON TO OUR CONSTITUENTS. WE WIL
SEE YOU BACK HERE ON SEPTEMBER
19th.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU, KARL. PLEASE
READ THE FULL TITLE OF THE
SECOND VISION ITEM?
>> PROJECT LIST FOR
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES . FO
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS JUST A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION AS THE
REAL ACTION IS TAKING PLACE IN
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE. BUT WE
DID WANT TO REVISIT THIS HERE.
WE WENT OVER A PROJECT LIST FOR
THE PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE
ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION
IMPACT THE REVENUE IN MARCH. WE
HAVE SOME NEW INFORMATION TODAY
. AS WE HAVE HEARD MANY TIMES,
ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS IMPACT FEES
ARE ALREADY AUTHORIZED BY THE
STATE AND UTILIZED BY 70 OTHER
CITIES IN WASHINGTON. HOWEVER,
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS A
STUBBORN OUTLIER. WE ARE
CHARGING OTHER TAXES AND FEES
TO PAY FOR TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS. BACK IN MARCH , WE
GOT AN UPDATE FROM THAT SET --
CITY COUNCIL STAFF ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION PROJECT ELIGIBLE
FOR THESE FEES, BASICALLY
ANYTHING IN THE MODAL PLANS THA
WE HAVE FOR PEDESTRIANS AND
TRANSIT. BECAUSE WE HAVE A
LIMITED TIME BETWEEN NOW AND TH
START OF OUR BUDGET REVIEW
SEASON, AND NEXT WEEK THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE WILL BE
DISCUSSING A NECESSARY BUT
INSUFFICIENT CONDITION TO CHARG
IMPACT FEES , WHICH WILL BE A
QUICK AMENDMENT TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, I THOUGHT I
MADE SENSE TO REPOST THE WIDE
ARRAY OF PROJECTS THAT COULD BE
FUNDED SO THEY ARE ATTACHED TO
THE AGENDA , AND DISCUSS THE
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR IMPACT
FEES. WHENEVER CITY HALL
FINALLY AUTHORIZES IMPACT FEES,
WE CAN USE THE REVENUE TO FUND
MOST PROJECTS IN THE MODAL PLAN
THAT WE HAVE . PEDESTRIANS
TRANSIT, FREIGHT, BICYCLES TO
ADVANCE OUR REVISION 0 GOALS .
SOMEBODY WAS TALKING ABOUT THE
NEED TO IMPROVE OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE TO DO THAT. THAT
TAKES MONEY. BUT THE COUNCIL
AND THE MAYOR NEED TO ACT . WE
HAVE NEW INFORMATION , IN MAY,
MY OFFICE DID A SURVEY ASKING
1000 SEATTLE ADULT THEIR VIEWS
ON IMPACT FEES AND THIS
STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY
CONFIRMS WHAT MANY OF US
ALREADY SUSPECTED, OVERWHELMING
PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IMPACT FEES.
THE NUMBER WAS 75% SUPPORTING
IMPACT FEES. AFTER BEING ASKED
PRO AND CON QUESTIONS ABOUT
IMPACT FEES, THERE WAS STILL A
DURABLE SUPER MAJORITY OF
SUPPORT . MORE THAN TWO THIRDS
STILL SUPPORTED IMPACT FEES
AFTER THE BACK-AND-FORTH
QUESTIONS. I BELIEVE THAT
PEOPLE SEE IMPACT FEES AS A
VITAL SOURCE OF FUNDING BEFORE
THE CITY CONSIDERS ASKING VOTER
TO FUND ANOTHER TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE NEXT YEA
WHEN THE MOVE SEATTLE PROPERTY
TAX ON SUCH. THE GOOD NEWS IS W
CAN EXEMPT LOW INCOME HOUSING
PROJECTS, CHILDCARE CENTERS, AN
NONPROFIT FACILITIES FROM THOSE
IMPACT FEES. IF SEATTLE SETS
THE RATES , IF SEATTLE SETS
RATES THAT ARE COMPARABLE TO
NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS, AND
SEO EXPERIENCE A SIMILAR GROWTH
THE IMPACT THE PROGRAM COULD
GENERATE $500 MILLION OVER 10
YEARS. MY CONTEXT, THE MOVE
SEATTLE LEVY WAS $930 MILLION
OVER NINE YEARS, SO BASICALLY I
COULD COVER HALF OF THE COST.
IN THE SPIRIT OF PROGRESSIVE TA
REFORM, LONG-OVERDUE IN SEATTLE
I AM IMPOSING THIS ONE-TIME FEE
OR ONE TIME FOR PROJECTS, IT
COULD HELP TO LOWER PROPERTY
TAXES GOING FORWARD , DEPENDING
ON HOW WE STRUCTURE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE. IN
ADDITION TO THE POLL WE
CONDUCTED, WHICH CONFIRMED SUPE
MAJORITY SUPPORT FOR IMPACT
FEES, WE RECEIVED A LETTER ON
JULY 22nd FROM THE TRANSIT
RIDERS UNION WHICH STATED, IT I
"SUPPORTING AN ADDED POST
PROJECT LIST DRAWN FROM THE
MODAL PLANS TO A COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN THIS FALL." THEY STATED
THAT THE TRANSIT RIDERS UNION
URGED THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT
THIS FIRST STEP IN KEEPING
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES ON
THE TABLE AS A FUNDING SOURCE.
THE LETTER SAID THAT IMPACT THE
REVENUE COULD FUND RESPIRATION
PROJECT TO GET SEATTLE ON TRACK
IN MEETING ITS STATED CLIMATE
GOALS. ON AUGUST 16th, WE
RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE
DIRECTOR OF THE DISABILITY
MOBILITY INITIATIVE, CALLING ON
THE CITY COUNCIL TO FUND THE
CONSTRUCTION OF MISSING
SIDEWALKS AND THEY STATED THAT
THE DISABILITY MOBILITY
INITIATIVE SUPPORTS THE CITY
COUNCIL EXPLORING TRANSPORTATIO
BACK TO THESE AS A POSSIBLE
SOURCE FOR THE NECESSITY OF
INCREASING FUNDING FOR THIS
ESSENTIAL NEED OF SIDEWALKS.
COLLEAGUES , TODAY , WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBERS HERBOLD AND
MORALES. AND I HAVE A STATEMEN
FROM COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT WHO
COULD NOT JOIN US TODAY.
>> THE PRESENTATION ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS ITEM , CORRECT?
>> THE PRESENTATION WAS REALLY
JUST -- WE HAVE THE POLL
RESULTS AND WE WANTED TO PUT
THAT ON THE AGENDA. WE WANTED T
NOTE THAT WE RECEIVED A COUPLE
OF LETTERS IN SUPPORT WE KNOW
THE REAL ACTION IS TAKING PLACE
NEXT WEEK IN THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE AND THIS WAS REALLY
JUST TO GET THIS INFORMATION OU
THERE. BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH
LIMITED TIME TO TAKE ACTION.
>> VERY HELPFUL. I KNOW , FROM
SPEAKING WITH YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN , THAT
THEY HAVE BEEN DOING GREAT WORK
ON THE IMPACT FEES , AND OTHER
FEES ALLOWED BY OTHER
JURISDICTIONS. IS THAT
INFORMATION THAT WILL BE
PROVIDED IN THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK??
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> OKAY. I REMEMBER THERE WERE
SOME FANTASTIC CHARTS THAT SHOW
WHERE SEATTLE IS IN
COMPARISON TO THE OTHER CITIES.
I THINK THAT INFORMATION
CONCERNS HOUSING DEVELOPERS ,
AND IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO
SHARE THAT WITH OUR COLLEAGUES
SOON.
>> YES , I CAN PUT THAT UP ON
MY WEBSITE AS WELL.
PEDERSON.SEATTLE.GOV, SEARCH
TO IMPACT FEES . THERE IS A
CHART THAT SHOWS THAT WE ARE
THE ONLY CITY THAT DOES NOT
CHARGE IMPACT FEES. ANOTHER BAR
CHART THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY
CENTRAL STAFF WHICH SHOWS, EVEN
IF YOU WERE TO COUNT MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FEES, AN
WE ADDED IMPACT FEES ON TOP OF
THAT FOR TRANSPORTATION , WE
WOULD STILL BE IN LINE WITH
SEVERAL COMPETING JURISDICTIONS
AND NOTING THAT MHA, THAT WA
IN EXCHANGE FOR ADDITIONAL
DENSITY THAT BENEFITED THE
DEVELOPMENTS . EVEN IF YOU JUST
SHOWED THAT IS JUST A COST AND
NOT A BENEFIT, WE WOULD STILL
BE IN LINE WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS WHEN YOU COMBINE
ALL OF THOSE FEES BECAUSE WE
WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE FAC
THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE FEES
BEING CHARGED . EVEN WITH THOSE
WE ARE IN LINE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I FOUND
THAT INFORMATION TO BE SO
INCREDIBLY COMPELLING AND ,
SHALL WE SAY, MYTH BUSTING,
ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
TRANSPORTATION, IMPACT FEES,
AND, AS YOU SAID, MR. CHAIR,
THIS STEP IS ONLY TO
INCORPORATE INTO THE COMP PLANE
BIKE, PED, AND TRANSIT
PROJECTS, AND OTHER
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT
WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR IMPACT
FEES SHOULD THE PROGRAM BE
PASSED. THIS DOES NOT IN ITSEL
ESTABLISH A RATE OR A PROGRAM.
MUCH OF THE CONCERNS WE ARE
HEARING IS MORE RELATED TO THE
POTENTIAL RATE OF A
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE. AND
I REALLY THINK THIS
CONVERSATION THAT WE ARE HAVIN
RIGHT NOW , AND THAT THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE WILL HAVE, ONLY
ABOUT PRESERVING THE ABILITY TO
DELIBERATE ON THOSE NEXT STEPS
WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT
ESTABLISHING A TRANSPOTATION
IMPACT FEE UNTIL WE
INCORPORATE INTO THE COMP PLAN
A POTENTIAL PROJECT LIST. IT
IS A PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENT. I
IS NOT ITSELF ESTABLISHING A
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE.
ANOTHER REALLY IMPORTANT POINT
TO MAKE , THAT YOU YOURSELF HAV
MADE, MR. CHAIR, THE MOVE LEVY
RENEWAL WILL BE UP NEXT YEAR.
THE NEEDS ARE HIGH FOR
MAINTENANCE AND OTHER
INFRASTRUCTURE. WE KNOW THAT
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES
CANNOT BE USED FOR THINGS THA
ARE MAINTENANCE LIKE. THE
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE COULD
ONLY BE USED FOR INFRASTRUCTUR
NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH GROWTH.
LIKE THE BACKLOG OF MAINTENANCE
NEEDS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES CAN
ADDRESS. BUT THE LEVY CAN'T.
PRESERVING AS MUCH AS THE LEVY
AS WE CAN FOR THIS PURCHASE
WHILE LOOKING AT MAKING NEW
INVESTMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH
GROWTH , WITH FUTURE DISCUSSION
AROUND THE IMPACT FEES , IS AN
IMPORTANT CONVERSATION TO HAVE.
WE NEED TO DO THIS LEADING UP
TO THE LEVY. AGAIN , THE RATE
STUDY WE HAVE ALL TALKED ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL RATE STRUCTURE,
ANY PROGRAM THAT WAS ESTABLISHE
CAN BE SET AT ANY LEVEL BELOW
THAT. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY
REFERENCED THE FACT THAT OUR
INTENTION , AS SUPPORTERS OF TH
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES, HAS
BEEN TO INCLUDE EXCEPTIONS TO
LOW INCOME HOUSING . WE HAVE
ALSO TALKED ABOUT EXCEPTIONS FO
CHILDCARE FACILITIES. THIS IS
AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION , A
CONVERSATION WE HAVE BEEN HAVIN
SINCE 2014 AT LEAST. I
APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS
WE HEARD TODAY, EXPRESSING SOM
FRUSTRATION THAT THE COUNCIL
HAS NOT YET ACTED. I AM HOPING
THE CONVERSATION IN THE LAND US
COMMITTEE, COMBINED WITH THE
GREAT CENTRAL STAFF ANALYSIS WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, CA
TAKE AS THIS NEXT BABY STEP
TOWARDS THE LIBERATION AROUND
THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR COSPONSORING
THAT AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN,
COUNCIL BILL WHICH WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT NEXT WEEK IN THE
LAND-USE MEETING.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> I AM HAVING COMPUTER ISSUES
I AM STILL ON MY PHONE. I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION. I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LAND-US
COMMITTEE. I AGREE THAT THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR US TO
BE ABLE TO INCREASE OUR OPTION
FOR HOW WE ADDRESS THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE WILL BE
SEEING IN THE FUTURE. I WILL
SAY , YOU KNOW , THIS IS
PROBABLY A CONVERSATION WE WILL
HAVE IN THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE,
BUT I AM ALSO INTERESTED IN
MAKING SURE, TO THE EXTENT
POSSIBLE, THAT SOME OF OUR
OTHER PERMITTING AND DESIGN
PROCESSES THAT ALSO CONTRIBUTE
TO THE COST OF THESE PROJECTS
CAN BE MITIGATED. IF WE ARE
ABLE TO DO BOTH, REDUCE THE
TIME IT TAKES FOR A PROJECT TO
GET PERMITTED, DRAMATICALLY
REDUCE IT , IT TAKES FAR TOO
LONG. THAT CAN HELP ADDRESS SOM
OF THE CHALLENGES DEVELOPERS
HAVE WITH HAVING THEIR PROJECTS
PENCILED. I THINK THIS HAS TO
BE A BOTH AND CONVERSATION AND
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
CONVERSATION AND LOOKING FORWAR
TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO INCLUDE
THIS AS AN OPTION IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SO WE CAN
DIG INTO WHAT A PROGRAM MAY LOO
LIKE IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. I APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT WHO IS NO
HERE BUT IT'S IN THE STATEMENT
. I WILL READ THAT INTO THE
RECORD, THIS IS FROM
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT , DEVELOPE
IMPACT FEES ARE JUST A SMALL TA
ON THE CORPORATE DEVELOPERS WH
HAVE MADE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS IF NOT BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN PROFIT. LIKE ALL
OTHER TAXES ON BIG BUSINESS,
MOST DEMOCRATIC PARTY
POLITICIANS NEVER SEEM
INTERESTED IN PUTTING A
DEVELOPER AND IMPACT FEES TO A
VOTE, THE BUREAUCRATIC LABYRINT
WORKING PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED TO
NAVIGATE IN ORDER TO BRING THE
TO A VOTE IS STAGGERING. THERE
NEEDS TO BE A STUDY INTO THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AN
AN AMENDMENT TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN , ONLY THEN
CAN THERE BE ACTUAL LEGISLATION
BECAUSE ALL OTHER STEPS HAPPEN
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS , THERE ARE
MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE
POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT TO
QUIETLY AVOID A VOTE AS THEY
HAVE DONE FOR THE PAST HALF
DECADE. MOST DEMOCRATS
SIMULTANEOUSLY OPINE ABOUT
BUDGET SHORTFALLS AND IGNORE TH
POSSIBILITY OF IMPACT FEES THAT
COULD FUND TENS OF MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS EACH YEAR FOR TRANSIT,
ROADS, AND PARKS. IN THE PAST
NINE YEARS , I CONTINUE TO URGE
THE COUNCIL TO PASS DEVELOPER
IMPACT FEES. EVEN NOW WHEN THE
STUDIES ARE ALL COMPLETE AND NO
LEGAL OBSTACLES TO IMPLEMENT
IMPACT FEES ON WHAT THE
DEVELOPERS, I EXPECT SOME
COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL MANEUVER T
ATTEMPT TO PREVENT A VOTE.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
FOR SENDING THAT STATEMENT . I
READ A PART OF IT. I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AS WEL
TO IMPACT FEES . YOU HAVE BEEN
LEADER ON THESE. YOU HAD US
AMEND SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
BENEFIT DISTRICT WITH RECITALS
CALLING FOR IMPACT FEES IN 2020
REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT
AND WANTED TO HEAR THAT SUPPOR
TODAY AS WE GET READY FOR NEXT
WEEK. NEXT STEPS , THE IMPACT
FEE AMENDMENT TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, 120635, I
SCHEDULED TO BE DISCUSSED IN TH
LAND-USE COMMITTEE. WE CANNOT
VOTE ON THAT UNTIL THE BUDGET
PROCESS , THE ANNUAL AMENDMENT
TIME FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WAS ALREADY USED UP FOR THE
INDUSTRIAL LAND-USE UPDATES
EARLIER THIS YEAR. THEREFORE ,
ACCORDING TO STATE LAW, WE CAN
MAKE ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONFERENCE A PLAN ONLY AT
THE TIME THE COUNCIL ADOPTS THE
BUDGET WHICH WOULD BE IN
NOVEMBER. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWIN
US TO USE THIS TIME.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU. THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE ACTION, THERE IS A
COMMITTEE VOTE PLANNED BUT IT
WILL BE JUST A RECOMMENDATION.
A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FULL
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AT THE TIM
OF THE BUDGET PASSAGE , CORRECT
>> I THINK THERE WILL AT LEAST
BE A DISCUSSION OF THE ITEMS ,
NOT SURE THERE WILL BE A
COMMITTEE VOTE. THERE WILL BE
ENOUGH DISCUSSION SO , IF WE AR
ABLE TO ACT IN NOVEMBER, WE CAN
ACT. I CANNOT SPEAK FOR THE
CHAIR.
>> VERY HELPFUL , I APPRECIATE
THAT .
>> THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON T
THE THIRD AGENDA ITEM, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE
INTO THE RECORD ?
>> DRAFT SEATTLE TRANSPORTATIO
PLAN , FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU . THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS
HERE TO PRESENT THE DRAFT
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN THA
THEY RELEASED ON AUGUST 24th.
ONCE FINALIZED , THE DOCUMENT
WILL LIKELY SERVE AS A GUIDE
FOR TRANSPORTATION
DECISION-MAKING IN SEATTLE FOR
THE NEXT 20 YEARS. THE STP WIL
BE PART OF THE COMPANY TO PLAY
NEXT YEAR , WHICH WE REVAMPED
EVERY EIGHT YEARS . A LOT OF
WORK HAS BEEN PUT INTO THIS
PRESENTATION AND THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN . I WILL
RESERVE MY COMMENTS FOR
AFTERWARDS. GOOD MORNING,
DIRECTOR SPOTTS.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD.
>> HAPPY TO BE HERE TO PRESENT
THIS IMPORTANT ITEM AND
IMPRESSED AND GRATEFUL TO ALL O
THE STAFF AT SDOT WHO WAS WORK
THIS , MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE HAV
TOUCHED IT AT ONE TIME OR
ANOTHER AND OUR FEAR IS CO-LEAD
ARE HERE, JONATHAN AND JOANNA
A COUPLE OF INTRODUCTORY
COMMENTS I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.
THERE IS TWO VERY IMPORTANT ,
NEW THINGS ABOUT THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT ARE
DIFFERENT THAN HOW THIS TYPE OF
PLANNING HAS BEEN DONE IN THE
PAST. ONE , IN THE PAST, SDOT
HAD INDIVIDUAL MODAL PLANS, A
BICYCLE PLAN, FREIGHT PLAN,
PEDESTRIAN PLAN , AND A TRANSIT
PLAN. THOSE PLANS WERE MADE AT
DIFFERENT TIMES, SOMETIMES BY
DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AND THERE IS
A LIMIT TO HOW USEFUL A SINGL
MODE PLAN MAY BE , AND IT
DOESN'T NECESSARILY ENVISION
WHERE MULTIPLE MODES MAY NEED
TO COEXIST. IT IS A TREMENDOUS
PIECE OF WORK TO CREATE AN ALL
MODAL PLAN WHICH IS WHAT THIS
GRAPH COMPRISES. NOT ONLY
SUPERSEDING ALL FOUR OF THOSE
PLANS BUT WITH NEW ELEMENTS
LIKE, FOR PUBLIC SPACE
ACTIVATION, AND , WHAT IT WILL
DO FOR US , IT WILL ENABLE US T
IDENTIFY LOCATIONS WHERE WE
HAVE MULTIPLE PRIORITIES SO
THAT WE CAN THINK THROUGH
CREATING THOUGHTFUL PROJECTS
WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT ADDRESS
THOSE COMMON AND SHARED NEEDS.
THE SECOND THING I WANT TO
MENTION, THERE HAS BEEN A VERY
THOUGHTFUL AND THAT CREATED
OUTREACH AS PART OF THE PROCESS
WHICH I'M IMPRESSED WITH AND
PROUD OF. IT IS INSPIRED BY THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY PLAN ,
EQUITY FRAMEWORK THAT SDOT
HAD . IT WAS JUST BEING PUT I
PLACE WHEN I ARRIVED A YEAR AGO
ONE OF THE REASONS I TOOK THIS
JOB WAS BECAUSE I WAS SO
IMPRESSED WITH THIS FRAMEWORK O
HOW TO CONDUCT TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING AND IMPLANTATION MORE
EQUITABLY. THIS PLAN HAS BEE
MADE TO WANT TO TAKE THE
CONVERSATION TO PEOPLE WHO DO
NOT KNOW THERE IS A TABLE.
RATHER THAN JUST INVITING MORE
PEOPLE TO THE TABLE, BRINGING
THE TABLE TO PEOPLE. ONE OF TH
MANY EXAMPLES OF INNOVATIVE
OUTREACH I HAPPEN TO WITNESS
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH
YOU , WE WORKED WITH A
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION WH
WORKS WITH PEOPLE FROM THE
COUNTRY NORMALLY CALLED
CAMBODIA. WE IDENTIFIED A
GROUP OF YOUTH AND A COHORT OF
ELDERS. WE TOOK THEM ON A
SERIES OF TRANSIT FIELD TRIPS.
WE HAD IN LANGUAGE CULTURALLY
RELEVANT DIALOGUE ABOUT HOW -
WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE FOR A
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. AND WE
HAD A WRAP UP OF IT AND THIS
GROUP OF ELDER WOMEN CATERED
THE EVENT AND COOK FOR
EVERYBODY FROM HOME. I GOT TO
SIT WITH THEM. THIS EXPERIENCE
OF HAVING THE GOVERNMENT REACH
OUT TO THEM IN THEIR LANGUAGE ,
WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENC
THE TRANSIT SYSTEM, TO COMMEN
ON IT AND HOW TRANSPORTATION ,
WHAT THEIR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS
ARE , IT WAS NOT ONLY MEANINGFU
FOR THEM TO BE A PART OF IT, BU
PEOPLE TOOK ME ASIDE AND SAID ,
IN THEIR COUNTRY, THEIR
GOVERNMENT HAD DONE VIOLENCE TO
THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES , AND
THEY HAD DEEP DISTRUST OF
GOVERNMENT WHICH WAS VERY
HEALING NOW TO INTERACT WITH US
IN THIS WAY. I AM VERY PROUD O
THE TEAM THAT HAS ENGAGED IN
KIND OF DEPTH OF OUTREACH TO
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY AND
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES
THAT INFORMS THIS PLAN. WITH
THAT, I WILL PASS IT TO THE TEA
TO GET INTO THE DETAILS.
JONATHAN , ARE YOU UP?
>> I AM UP.
>> JOANNA, GREAT .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, CHAIR PEDERSEN, AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS , WE ARE HAPP
TO BE BACK WITH YOU TODAY
HAVING BEEN TO COUNCIL LAST ON
FEBRUARY 23 . WHERE WE SHARED
WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE
COMMUNITY. SINCE THEN , WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON DEVELOPING THE
DRAFT STP. WE LAUNCHED ON
AUGUST 24th. TODAY , WE HOPE T
PROVIDE SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE
DRAFT PLAN AND QUICK UPDATES ON
THE STP. NEXT SLIDE. REAL
QUICKLY, TOUCHING BASE ON THE
RELATION OF THE STP WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN . THE SLIDE
-- SORRY , NEXT SLIDE. PERFEC
HIM A THANK YOU. THIS SLIDE
HIGHLIGHTS THE RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE ONE SEATTLE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH IS
BEING DEVELOPED PARALLEL TO THI
WORK WHERE WE ARE AS
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
DEVELOPING THE 20 YEAR VISION
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
COMPLEMENTARY TO THE PLAN IS A
20 YEAR LAND-USE FOR THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. AS NOTED EARLIER B
CHAIR PEDERSEN , THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL CONTAI
THE STP AS PART OF THE
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF THE
COPPER INTO PLAN VISION AND
POLICIES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
THE STP ITSELF WILL CONTAIN THE
GOALS, KEY MOVES, AND
PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND
IMPLEMENTATION AND STRATEGY OF
HOW WE REACH POLICIES THAT
COMPLEMENT THE TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK. AS THIS IS LOOKING TO
ACCOMMODATE GROWTH , EXPECTATIO
OF ALMOST 1 MILLION PEOPLE, THE
COMPLEMENTARY TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM THAT WILL SERVE THAT
GROWTH IS BEING ADDRESSED
THROUGH THE STP. I REALLY WANT
TO SHOUT OUT TO THE STP , THE
FIRST CITYWIDE MULTIMODAL PLAN
THAT ATTEMPTS TO INTEGRATE ALL
KEY FUNCTIONS OF THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY INTO A SINGLE
PLAN. A ROBUST CONVERSATION I
BEING ABLE TO HOLISTICALLY LOOK
AT OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AL
AT ONCE. IN REGARDS TO WHAT WE
HAVE BEEN UP TO FOR THIS
PROJECT, NEXT SLIDE SHOWS SOM
OF THE STP TIMELINE WE HAVE
BEEN STEPPING THROUGH . ALL TH
WAY FROM TAKING THIS PROJECT OF
IN MAY OF 2022 , WE HAVE HAD
TWO FACES OF ENGAGEMENT TO
RECEIVE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ON
ITEMS SUCH AS CHALLENGES,
OPPORTUNITIES, THAT VISION,
GOALS, KEY MOVES TO MAKE SURE
WE REACH OUR GOALS , AND
FEEDBACK FROM THE TRANSPORTATIO
NETWORK MAPS FROM THE CITY AS
OUTLINED ON THE TIMELINE SHOWN
ON THE SCREEN. WE ARE NOW
LAUNCHED IN OUR THIRD PHASE OF
ENGAGEMENT WHICH STARTED ON
AUGUST 24th. IT WAS RELEASED A
DRAFT STP FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND
COMMENTS, ADDITIONALLY TO THE
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT IS OUT FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT . AFTER THE CLOSE OF
THIS, STAFF WILL REFINE STP
BASED ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND
DEVELOP THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTA
IMPACT . WE ANTICIPATE THE CITY
COUNCIL CONSIDERATION FOR
ADOPTION IN EARLY 2024. THAT I
WHEN A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS
WILL OCCUR AS A PART OF THE
PROCESS AS WELL. AT THIS TIME,
I WOULD LIKE TO HANDED OVER TO
JONATHAN LEWIS WHO WILL GO OVE
THE COMPONENTS OF THE STP.
>> THANK YOU , JOANNA. AND
DIRECTOR SPOTTS, AND THE
COUNCIL FOR HAVING US TODAY.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN, IT CAN BE
A LITTLE BIT OVERWHELMING FOR
MOST PEOPLE. I THOUGHT WE WOUL
TAKE SOME TIME TO WALK THROUGH
THE DIFFERENT PIECES AND WHAT
IS CALLED ON THE WEBSITE PART
ONE AND PART TWO DOCUMENTS AND
HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER. FOR 90
TO 99% OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN
SEATTLE , THEY HAVE AN INTEREST
IN THIS PLAN. THERE IS WHAT IS
CALLED THE PART ONE DOCUMENT.
THIS INCLUDES, THAT VISION AN
GOALS ON THE KEY MOVES. THIS I
WRITTEN TO BE MORE LIKE THE
PEOPLE MAGAZINE OF
TRANSPORTATION PLANS, MUCH
EASIER TO READ , MORE PICTURES
AND GRAPHICS. FOR THOSE WHO
WANT TO DIG INTO THE DETAILS ,
THERE IS WHAT IS CALLED THE PAR
2 DOCUMENT. IT IS MANY TIMES
LONGER WITH A LOT MORE DETAIL.
IF YOU ARE THE TYPE OF PERSON
THAT IS INTERESTED IN ALL THE
GRITTY DETAILS , POLICY DETAILS
, 600+ PAGE DOCUMENT IS FOR YOU
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEXT
16 OR SO SLIDES TO WALK YOU
THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT PIECES.
AT THE VERY TOP IS THE STATEMEN
OF VISION. WE HAVE A LOT OF
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
WORKSHOP FOR THIS VISION
STATEMENT THROUGH SEVERAL
ROUNDS OF THE ENGAGEMENT
PROCESS. YOU CAN SEE THE
CURRENT DRAFT VERSION HERE. IT
IS THE LONG-TERM ASPIRATIONAL ,
WHAT IS THE END STATE 20 YEARS
OUT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM? ON THE NEXT SLIDE ARE
SIX GOALS. THE ICON HERE ,
THESE GOALS ARE UNIMPORTANT
ORGANIZING FRAME FOR THE ENTIR
DOCUMENT. BOTH PART ONE AND
PART 2. YOU WILL SEE THESE
LITTLE ICONS AND THE SIX GOAL
STATEMENTS SHOWING UP ALL THE
WAY THROUGH, FROM THE KEY MOVES
INTO THE PART TWO DOCUMENTS ,
ALL OF THE ELEMENTS, AND TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. FOR
-- THAT IS GREAT, NEXT SLIDE,
THAT IS FINE. SORRY, BILL,
BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
THERE YOU GO. UNDER THE GOALS
ARE THE KEY MOVES, WE HAVE 23 O
THESE. STILL IN THE PART ONE
DOCUMENT. THESE ARE KEY AND
IMPORTANT STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS
FOR THE DEPARTMENT. AS JOANNA
MENTIONED , THESE ARE THE THING
THAT A LOT OF TIMES CUT ACROSS
THE MODE SPECIFIC PLANNING WE
HAD DONE IN THE PAST. IN SOME
WAYS , THIS WORK WAS FALLING I
THE INTERSTITIAL SPACES OF THE
DEPARTMENT , SO WE WANTED TO
ELEVATE IT AND SHOWCASE THESE
CROSSCUTTING ACTIONS. AND ALS
ANCHOR THEM TO OUR GOALS. IF
YOU ARE WATCHING FROM HOME,
BUCKLE UP, THE NEXT 10 SLIDES
WALK YOU THROUGH THIS AND
PROBABLY MORE DETAIL THAN MOST
PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN . IT I
THE HEART OF THE PLANT AND I
WANTED TO SPEND SOME TIME HERE
TODAY. THE FIRST IS SAFETY.
VISION ZERO CONTINUES TO BE A
TOP 40 FOR THE DEPARTMENT. OUR
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT SAYS W
LEAVE THE SAFETY IN OUR
DECISION-MAKING FOR STREETS
OVER ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.
AND THAT IS CONTINUED TO BE
CENTERED IN THIS WORK WE ARE
DOING. IT BUILDS ON THE WORK
OF THE MODE SPECIFIC PLANS ,
WHICH HAD SPECIFIC STRATEGIES.
AND WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO BUILD
ON THE RECENT TOP TO BOTTOM
REVIEW COMPLETED EARLIER THIS
YEAR. NOW WE ARE FOCUSED ON HO
THE DEPARTMENT IS ORGANIZED ,
SAFE SYSTEMS APPROACH , WHICH I
A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT
HOW WE ARE ORGANIZED FOR SAFET
IN THE DEPARTMENT IN ADDITION
TO THE ACTIONS WE TAKE ON THE
STREETS. AND HOW WE CULTIVATE
A SAFETY CULTURE AT THE
DEPARTMENT. ALL OF THAT IS IN
HERE. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, ONE O
THE HIGHLIGHTS IS REDUCING
VEHICLE SPEEDS, IT IS NO
SURPRISE TO PEOPLE THAT SPEED
IS HIGHLY CORRELATED WITH SAFET
. ONE LITTLE FACT FOR TODAY, A
THREE MILE-PER-HOUR REDUCTION I
AVERAGE SPEED ON A CORRIDOR
REDUCES FATAL CRASHES BY 50%
AND INJURY CRASHES BY 27%.
SMALL CHANGES IN HOW WE DESIGN
OUR STREET TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE
TO DRIVE SAFELY MAKES A HUGE
DIFFERENCE. STREET DESIGN IS
ONE OF THE STRATEGIES. ONE OF
THE PEOPLE MENTIONED THAT IN
THE OPENING PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. TRAFFIC CALMING ON
NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. WHAT IS
NEW IS A VEHICLE ELEMENT. THERE
IS A BIG DISCUSSION ON VEHICLE
SAFETY AND VEHICLE SPEEDS IN
THAT NEW COMPONENT. ON THE NEX
SLIDE , IT HIGHLIGHTS EQUITY,
THE CITY HAS HAD A SOCIAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVE FOR MANY
YEARS AND WE HIGHLIGHTED THE
WORK OF OUR FRAMEWORK THAT WAS
RECENTLY COMPLETED. WE BUILT O
THOSE VERY ROBUST ACTIVITIES ,
PLANNING EFFORTS TO THINK ABOU
THREE KEY PLACES. ONE , HOW W
ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY . WE
HIGHLIGHTED THE WORK JOANNA HA
LED, IN THIS PROCESS. BEYOND
HOW WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE PEOPL
, BOTH IN PLANNING AND THE
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES, AND
THEN ONE OF THE WAYS IN WHICH
PEOPLE CAN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE
IN THE CURRENT PHASE OF
ENGAGEMENT IS HELPING US DEVELO
OUR IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY .
HOW DO WE PRIORITIZE INVESTMENT
ACROSS THE CITY? A THIRD ONE
IS AROUND THE COST OF
TRANSPORTATION. THE NUMBER OF
CROSSCUTTING STRATEGIES TO MAK
THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MORE
AFFORDABLE. BOTH IN TERMS OF
DISCOUNTED WORKER CARS TO MAK
ACCESS TO TRANSIT , NEW PROPOSE
PROGRAMMING AROUND AFFORDABLE
ACCESS TO CAR SHARE , AND
SCOOTER SHARE. AND, A WHOLE
PACKAGE OF WAYS TO CREATE A
MORE AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, THI
IS A PART OF OUR ONGOING WORK.
ALONG WITH REVIEWING THE DRAFT
PLAN OF CONTINUING TO FLUSH OU
THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
AND WHERE AND WHEN WE INVEST
IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IS A
KEY PART OF THAT. IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOOLKIT WE AR
DEVELOPING WITH THEM IS A BIG
FOCUS. THIS WILL BE DEVELOPED
IN CHAPTER FOUR IN THE
DOCUMENT. OKAY COME ON THE
NEXT SLIDE, CLIMATE ACTION . OU
NEXT MAJOR GOAL AREA. CITY
COUNCIL HAS ESTABLISHED THE
GOAL OF CARBON NEUTRAL
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM BY 2050.
THIS IS A VERY AMBITIOUS GOAL
FOR THE CITY. BECAUSE WE HAVE
A CARBON FREE ELECTRICAL GRID
IN THE CITY , THE MAJORITY OF
OUR EMISSIONS ARE FROM
TRANSPORTATION. ABOUT 62%. AS
A CITY , WE HAVE SEEN REDUCTION
IN PER CAPITA EMISSIONS , BUT
BECAUSE WE ARE GROWING SO FAST
FROM OUR TOTAL EMISSIONS HAVE
STAYED RELATIVELY FLAT, SLIGHTL
DOWN BUT IT LOOKS MORE FLAT
THEN DOWN. WE NEED TO SEE A BI
CHANGE. THIS INCLUDES BOTH
MODE SHIFT , SHIFTING AWAY FRO
DRIVING, THAT MEANS WALKING,
BICYCLING , TAKING TRANSIT , AN
ALSO ELECTRIFICATION. ON THE
NEXT SLIDE YOU WILL SEE, THE
ROLE OF SDOT IS -- I SHOULD
FIRST TAKE THE CITY HAS A
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
BLUEPRINT. THAT CUTS ACROSS ,
OBVIOUSLY THE CITY, OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY , MANY PEOPLE
ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT, ACROSS
THE CITY , INCLUDING SDOT ,
THE ROLE OF SDOT, WE DON'T
RUN THE TRANSIT SYSTEM AND MOS
OF THE ADMISSIONS ARE FROM
PRIVATE VEHICLES. OUR ROLE IS
TO ENCOURAGE , REGULATE, SUPPOR
. WE PLAY A ROLE IN HELPING
METRO ON SOME OF THEIR BUS
PURCHASES. THROUGH OUR
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT
IN REGULATING THINGS LIKE
SCOOTER SHARE AND BICYCLE SHARE
FOR COMPANIES . ON STREET
CHARGING IS ONE OF THE
COMPONENTS , THE BEST CHARGING
IS OFFSTREET BUT WE WILL
CONTINUE TO MEET THE NEEDS FOR
IN STREET CHARGING. OVER THE
COMING DECADES. ON THE NEXT
SLIDE IS THE MOBILITY RELATED
KEY MOVES. YOU CAN SEE THOSE
FIVE MOVES. WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT THE HEART OF
TRANSPORTATION, PEOPLE USUALLY
THINK ABOUT MOBILITY FIRST.
GETTING FROM ONE PLACE TO
ANOTHER. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
PLAY A A FUNCTION IN THIS . I
WILL HIGHLIGHT TWO MOVES ON
THIS ONE SO YOU CAN SEE ABOUT
TRANSIT ON THE NEXT SLIDE . I
MENTIONED THE BENEFIT DISTRICT
WHERE THE CITY PURCHASES
ADDITIONAL BUS SERVICE HOURS.
ADDITIONAL SERVICE AND MORE
FREQUENT BUS RUNS. WE ALSO
MAKE STREET IMPROVEMENTS, BUS
LANES , WE UPDATE OUR SIGNALS T
BE MORE FRIENDLY TO TRANSIT. W
HAVE A ROLE IN BUS STOPS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT. BIG PICTURE
IS THERE WILL BE SOME IMPORTAN
SHIFTS OVER THE NEXT TWO DECADE
AROUND WHEN MY RAIL CONTINUES
TO GROW AND EXPAND , HOW DOES
THE BUS SYSTEM CHANGE WITH
THOSE EXPANSIONS. WE WILL SEE
FEWER ROUTES COMING ALL THE WA
DOWNTOWN , MORE RESTRUCTURING
OF SERVICE AROUND OUR LIGHT RAI
STATIONS. THIS CREATES A LOT
OF OPPORTUNITIES AND HAS BEEN
BIG FOCUS OF THE PLAN. WE HAVE
DONE AN AMAZING JOB SERVING
TRIPS FROM RESIDENTIAL AREAS T
DOWNTOWN AND BACK. NOW THERE I
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE MORE O
THOSE TRIP TYPES THAT DON'T
ONLY GO STRAIGHT TO DOWNTOWN
WITH THE EXPANSION OF LIGHT
RAIL. AN EXCITING TIME FOR
TRANSIT. ANOTHER FOCUS ON THE
NEXT SLIDE IS AROUND FREIGHT
AND GOODS MOVEMENT. IN A
GROWING CITY -- NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE . A GROWING CITY MEANS
INCREASED CONGESTION . HOW DO W
KEEP FREIGHT MOVING IN THE FACE
OF THAT? A PROPOSAL -- POLICY
PROPOSAL IN THIS PLAN WHICH WE
WILL DO A PILOT ON, HAVING
COMBINED FREIGHT AND TRANSIT
LANES IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES.
THIS CAN BE A GREAT WIN-WIN TO
KEEP BUSES AND FREIGHT MOVING,
ESPECIALLY WITH CONNECTIONS INT
THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS, FROM
THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS TO THE
INTERSTATE AND THINGS LIKE
THAT. THE OTHER BIG KEY
DIRECTION FOR THE PLAN IS ON
GOODS DELIVERY. HUGE EXPANSION
IN SMALL PACKAGE DELIVERY AND
HOW DO WE MANAGE THAT AND MEET
THE NEEDS OF THE IN-STREET
PACKAGE DELIVERY? FOUR MORE
SLIDES. THE NEW FOCUS FOR THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS
ON STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES,
THE LIVABILITY AREA WHICH HAD
BEEN UNDERDEVELOPED BY THE
DEPARTMENT. THAT INCLUDES THE
VARIETY OF NEW TOOLS AND
STRATEGIES SURROUNDING
SUPPORTING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMERCIAL AREAS TO HAVE MORE
VITAL STREETS SUPPORTING
THOSE. A GOOD EXAMPLE MAY BE
FESTIVAL STREET ON BEACON HILL.
THINKING ABOUT STREETS AS
PUBLIC SPACES, AN EXAMPLE IS
OCCIDENTAL AVENUE. ON THE ONE
OTHER AREA IS IN THE IDEA OF
COMMUNITY AND MOBILITY HUBS. ON
THE NEXT SLIDE, ON BEACON HILL
WHAT I THINK IS A GOOD EXAMPLE
IN THE CITY TODAY, INCLUDING
FESTIVAL STREET I JUST
MENTIONED , IT HAS A PUBLIC
SPACE COMPONENT , GREAT BICYCLE
PARKING, LONG-TERM BICYCLE
PARKING , THE BUSES STOPPED
RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE LIGHT RAI
STATION. WITH SO MANY NEW LIGH
RAIL STATIONS, AND THE GROWTH
OF LIGHT RAIL, THINK ABOUT HOW
TO MAKE THOSE WORK AND BE BEST
CONNECTED TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
A GREAT TEAM AT BOTH SOUND
TRANSIT AND THE CITY WORKING O
THIS WITH METRO. AND THINKING
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND
MOBILITY HUBS. LAST BUT NOT
LEAST , ON THE NEXT SLIDE, OUR
FOCUS ON MAINTENANCE AND
MODERNIZATION, AND THIS INCLUDE
TWO BIG IDEAS. ONE ,
MAINTAINING OUR SYSTEM. WE ALS
NEED TO BE REPOSITIONING OUR
SYSTEM TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWT
. THAT IS PART ONE. PART TWO I
THE NEW TECHNOLOGY , FOR
MOBILITY COMING TO OUR STREETS
AND HOW DO WE MANAGE AND
LEVERAGE THOSE? WE HAVE A NEW
MOBILITY ELEMENT THAT HELPS US
DO THAT. LAST SLIDE IN THE
SECTION I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
WHAT MAY BE ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS IN THE PLAN,
WE OBVIOUSLY NEED TO CONTINUE
MAINTAINING OUR SYSTEM BUT , A
WE DO, LEVERAGE THOSE
INVESTMENTS FOR SYSTEM
TRANSPORTATION TO MOVE MORE
PEOPLE, CREATING A SAFER AND
MORE EQUITABLE SYSTEM AND
ACCOMMODATING THAT FUTURE
GROWTH. AN EXAMPLE HERE, THE
DELL RIDGE , THE RESURFACING WA
HALF THE COST OF THE CORRIDOR
PROJECT . WE UPGRADED THE
SIDEWALKS, BUS STOP , LEVERAGIN
THAT RESURFACING INVESTMENT T
TRANSFORM THAT CORRIDOR TO GE
WAY MORE PEOPLE UP AND DOWN
THE AREA. JOANNA WILL TALK MOR
ABOUT THE NEXT PHASE OF
ENGAGEMENT AND WHERE WE ARE
HEADED.
>> THANK YOU , JONATHAN. I HAV
BEEN OUT IN THE COMMUNITY SINCE
MAY OF 2022, VIRTUAL AND
IN-PERSON MEETINGS HAVE BEEN
CONDUCTED, ESPECIALLY AS THE
COMMUNITY HAS OPENED UP AFTER
THE PANDEMIC. AND STATISTICALL
VALID SURVEY CONDUCTED AS PART
OF PHASE TWO. WE HAVE ENGAGED
OUR COMMUNITY CITYWIDE , BUT I
WANT TO EMPHASIZE OUR FOCUS TO
REACH OUT TO COMMUNITIES AND NO
TRADITIONALLY BEEN ENGAGED IN
OUR PLANNING PROCESS. SETTING
TABLES AND INVITING PEOPLE TO
THE TABLES IN THE RIGHT WAY.
REALLY FOCUSING ON HEARING THE
VOICES OF COLOR AND
REPRESENTING THEM IN
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES BUT
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK WE
HAVE DONE WITH SEVEN
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND RECOGNIZE THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS THIS MORNING,
INCLUDING THE ASIAN PACIFIC
AMERICAN ALLIANCE, THE CENTRAL
AREA OF COLLECTIVE,
SUSTAINABILITY ASSOCIATION ,
AND LEGACY OF INEQUALITY
LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION , AND
SMASH TO BOX. WITH THESE
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ,
AND ALSO PARTNERING WITH
COMMUNITY LIAISONS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMEN
OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO MAKE SURE
WE WERE ELEVATING THE VOICES O
THESE COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION
TO THE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON
MEETINGS, AS I NOTED, PHASE
TWO OUTREACH WAS A
STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY THA
CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTED OUR
INCLUSIVE OUTREACH WE CONDUCTED
ONE THING I WANTED TO EMPHASIZ
IS THAT , AS THE SPU IS LOOKIN
AT BOTH FUTURE AND TAKING CAR
OF WHAT WE HAVE , THE COMMUNITY
WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF BOTH OF
THESE EFFORTS AND I DID NOT
SEE A CONTRADICTION BETWEEN
THESE TWO WORK ELEMENTS THAT
SDOT IS DELIVERING.
ADDITIONALLY, AS PART OF THIS,
I WILL HIGHLIGHT IN THE NEXT
SLIDE , WHETHER THROUGH
COMMUNITY EVENTS , THE SURVEY ,
OR ONLINE AND OTHER TYPES OF
ENGAGEMENT, DESIRES REFLECTING
NOT MULTIPLE SEATTLE, BUT A
MOVE FOR ONE SEATTLE. WITH
THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO THE
NEXT LIGHT AND SHARE WHAT WE
HAVE BEEN HEARING OVER THESE
LAST ROUNDS OF ENGAGEMENT. I
WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT PEOPLE
ACROSS THE CITY MOVEMENTS OF GO
PERSONAL MOBILITY AS AT ODDS.
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IN A RAPIDLY
GROWING CITY SUCH AS SEATTLE,
WE CANNOT RELY ON PERSONAL
VEHICLES FOR MOBILITY WHEN WE
DON'T HAVE SPACE TO BUILD MORE
ROADS. TO GET WHERE THEY NEED
TO GO AND INCREASE THE NEED FOR
CAPACITY TO MORE EFFICIENT AND
RELIABLE TRANSIT SERVICE, MAKIN
SURE THE GOODS AND SERVICES CAN
CONTINUE TO MOVE EFFICIENTLY.
OUR COMMUNITY WANTS AN OPTION
TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY RIDE
BICYCLES FOR SHORT TRIPS , AND
THEY WANT THEMSELVES AND
CHILDREN AND PARENTS TO SAFELY
WALK, BICYCLE , AND ROLL AROUND
THE CITY. THIS DESIRE FOR SAFET
MOBILITY IS A DESIRE FOR CHOICE
THAT ARE SAFE AND RELIABLE. TH
SEATTLE RESIDENTS ACROSS THE
CITY FEEL THAT WE HAVE UNDER
INVESTED IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
WERE REDLINED AND WE BELIEVE
THIS IS TO ADDRESS -- IT IS
JUST TO ADDRESS CONFERENCES OF
UNDERINVESTMENT, EVEN IF IT
MEANS SOME NEIGHBORHOODS MAKE I
LESS INVESTMENT DURING THIS
TIME AROUND. ALSO , IN REGARDS
TO CLIMATE GOALS, PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND WE HAVE TO ADAPT TO
LOW CARBON OR CARBON FREE FUTUR
BASED ON DIFFERENT MODES OF
TRANSPORTATION, MORE CONDUCIVE
TO SHORTER TRIPS FOR WALKING,
ROLLING, AND BIKING. THOSE ARE
A NUMBER OF THINGS WE HAVE BEEN
HEARING AND CONTINUE TO PROCES
AS WE DEVELOP THE PLAN AND
MAKING SURE WE ARE REFLECTING
THE COMMUNITY VOICE IN THE
DRAFT PLAN THAT IS IN THE
COMMUNITY TODAY. IN THIS NEXT
SLIDE , I WANTED TO NOTE , THE
COUNCIL PROVISO AND STATEMENT O
LEGISLATIVE INTENT , RESPONSE,
AND HOW WE HAVE BEEN STEPPING
THROUGH THAT. THIS HAS BEEN A
TWO PART PROCESS FOR US ,
ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO OUR
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, SUBMITTING
THE WORK PLAN AND ENGAGEMENT
PLAN , AND CONTINUING TO
IDENTIFY WAYS TO SUPPORT
ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE SPU
PROCESS . ADDITIONALLY , AS PAR
OF THE PART TWO OF THIS, IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN ITSELF,
LOOKING AT HOW THE LIGHT RAIL
EXPANSION IS BEING ADDRESSED
AND WHICH PARTS OF THE DOCUMENT
THAT IS CONTAINED IN, INCLUDING
THE INTEGRATION OF MODAL PLAN
, AND STRATEGIES FOR INCLUDING
FEDERAL FUNDING , AND REDUCING
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED. THE
NEXT SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS WHAT WE
HAVE NEXT. IN REGARDS TO THE
CONTINUED WORK PLAN FOR THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION TEAM.
INCLUDING PHASE THREE , AS WE
HAVE NOTED IN THE VERY
BEGINNING, AND CONTINUING TO
GET ELEMENTS OF ENGAGEMENT,
ESPECIALLY AROUND THE DRAFT PLA
ITSELF, THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT , AND
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY . I AM
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GO TO OUR
ONLINE ENGAGEMENT HUB TO ENGAG
WITH US . AS NOTED , WE WILL
REFINE PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AND
VIEWING TRANSPORTATION ASSET
MANAGEMENT PLANS, AND
MULTIMODAL PROJECTS THAT
ADVANCE VISION AS WE SEE THOSE
GET DEVELOPED AS INPUTS INTO
STP. CLOSE OF COMMENTS WILL BE
IN LATE OCTOBER AND WE WILL
REFINE AND DEVELOP THE
RECOMMENDED STP BY THE MAYOR AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
AT THIS TIME , I WOULD LIKE TO
JUST CLOSE WITH A LITTLE BIT O
-- IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, AND , AS WE CONTINUE
TO STEP THROUGH ENGAGING OUR
COMMUNITY , LOOKING AT
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH
COUNCIL TO BUILD COMMUNITY
AWARENESS. I WOULD LIKE TO STO
AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. OR I
COULD IDENTIFY WAYS WE COULD
PARTNER WITH YOU AND YOUR
OFFICES TO BUILD AWARENESS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH . THANK
YOU DIRECTOR SPOTTS, JOANNA,
JONATHAN. PLEASE LEAVE THAT
SLIDE UP SO PEOPLE CAN SEE HOW
THEY CAN GET INVOLVED AND
PROVIDE ANOTHER ROUND OF INPUT
TO THIS VERY ROBUST DRAFT.
WANTED TO MAKE SOME INITIAL
COMMENTS AND I WILL OPEN IT UP
TO MY COLLEAGUES. AGAIN, THIS
IS A VISIONARY DOCUMENT WHICH
WILL SUPPORT DECISION-MAKING
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DECADES
IT SYNTHESIZES THE DISPARATE
MODAL PLANS . NOW YOU HAVE THE
DOCUMENT TO SERVE AS THE
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT FOR THE
BIG REDO OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN NEXT YEAR. THOSE TWO
ACHIEVEMENTS ARE COMMENDABLE.
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE
DIFFERENT WAYS YOU HAVE TRIED T
CONDUCT OUTREACH TO DO IT
DIFFERENTLY AND MORE
COMPREHENSIVELY. I APPRECIATE
THE VISION AND THE AMOUNT OF
TIME SPENT ON THIS. ALSO , I
LOOK FORWARD TO OTHER
DECISION-MAKING DOCUMENTS THAT
WE ARE STILL HOPING TO SEE SOON
THE BRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT
PLAN , AS WELL AS OTHER ASSET
MANAGEMENT PLANS THAT THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION HAS AND IS
UPDATING. I KNOW PEOPLE
STRUGGLING TO GET AROUND TOWN.
THEY ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT CAN
BE DONE NOW AND WHAT IS THE
VISION FOR THE FUTURE. I KNOW
THAT IS A TOUGH BALANCE. THE
POLLING WE DID , THE NUMBER ONE
ISSUE, TRANSPORTATION ISSUE ,
WAS FIXING POTHOLES AND REPAVIN
STREETS. THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY
TRANSIT. THERE WAS ALSO A
QUESTION IN OUR POLL ABOUT
BRIDGES AND 73% SAID THEY
WANTED TO FIX BRIDGES NOW AND
NOT WAIT TO FIX THEM. THE JOE
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN
MAKING GREAT STRIDES ACROSS THE
NATION WITH THEIR FIX-IT FIRST
FOCUS. I KNOW THE REST OF SDO
IS WORKING ON THAT AND WANT TO
SEE MORE OF THAT, 100 PEOPLE
TOUCHING THIS PLAN, I WANT TO
SEE THAT SAME LEVEL OF INTENSIT
FOR FIXING WHAT WE HAVE ,
INCLUDING OUR BRIDGES. THIS IS
MORE TO SET THE CONTEXT TO THE
PUBLIC, THIS TRANSPORTATION PLA
IS NOT EVERYTHING BECAUSE THER
ARE ASSET MANAGEMENT PLANS IN
ADDITION. I WAS HOPING, IF
DIRECTOR SPOTTS IS AVAILABLE
TO TALK ABOUT ASSET MANAGEMENT
PLANS TO FLUSH THAT OUT, THAT
WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
>> YES, THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MENTION THAT. I
AM VERY EXCITED THAT , BY THE
END OF THE YEAR , WE WILL HAVE
THE BRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT PLA
AND HAVE COMPLETED ALL THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE BRIDGE
AUDIT. THESE WERE IMPORTANT
COMMITMENTS I MADE IN MY
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS ONE YEAR
AGO. TOMORROW WILL BE THE ONE
YOUR DATE OF MY SECOND
CONFIRMATION HEARING. WE HAVE
HAD A LARGE PEOPLE FOCUSING O
A MUCH MORE SOPHISTICATED
APPROACH THAT HAS A SENSE OF
EXPECTED SERVICE LIFE FOR EACH
OF THE BRIDGES, AND
SO, I AM VERY EXCITED TO BRING
THAT FORWARD SHORTLY. AND THE
NON-TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS FOR
OUR NON-BRIDGE ASSETS. YEAR AN
DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE PLANS TO
GUIDE FUTURE INVESTMENTS FOR
ALL OF OUR MAJOR ACTIVITIES ,
FOR THE NON-BRIDGE ASSETS, THE
BRIDGE ASSETS, AND THE STREET
WORK PLANS CONTAINED WITHIN TH
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLANS. I
IS A REALLY GREAT SET UP FOR
STRATEGIC AND THOUGHTFUL
DECISION-MAKING . AND FOR
POLICYMAKERS, AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. THANK
YOU TO YOUR TEAM FOR GETTING
THE WORD OUT , MAKING COMMENTS
ON THIS DRAFT. STARTING WITH
PART ONE, WHICH IS MORE
DIGESTIBLE , AND THEN DIGGING
INTO PART TWO, IF YOU WANT TO.
I DID SEND THE LINKS OUT IN MY
RECENT NEWSLETTER AND I
ENCOURAGE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS
TO DO THAT. I HAVE POSTED OF
COURSE SOME INITIAL COMMENTS AN
COMMENTARY ON IT. THOSE ARE JUS
INITIAL THOUGHTS NOW. THAT IS
POSTED ON MY BLOG , AS WELL. IF
PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN THOSE
COMMENTS. THE BIG PICTURE WAS T
ALSO STAY FOCUSED ON WHAT WE
HAVE IN FRONT OF US TODAY AND
THE BACKLOG OF MAINTENANCE NEED
THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT IS WHILE
THIS OTHER WORK IS GOING ON,
FOR THE FUTURE COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR OUR
ESTEEMED TEAM HERE? YES,
COUNCILMEMBER ?
>> SORRY, MY CAMERA IS NOT
WORKING. I DO HAVE A FEW
QUESTIONS, IF I MIGHT . I WILL
START WITH MIGHT BE THE
HIGHER-LEVEL QUESTIONS. I AM
LOOKING AT SLIDE NINE, LEADING
WITH SAFETY. I HAD -- I
WONDER, COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT HOW THIS PLAN, AS A
WHOLE, YOU MENTIONED , YOU
KNOW, DESIGNING STREETS FOR
SAFETY. AND YOU LISTED A FEW
THINGS, INCLUDING POSTING SPEED
CHANGES AND TALKING ABOUT
VEHICLES. I WONDER IF YOU COULD
TALK ABOUT HOW DESIGNING STREET
FOR SAFETY LOOKS, ASIDE FROM
POSTING EXCHANGES . IN TERMS O
THE NEW COMPONENT OF VEHICLE
SAFETY , IF YOU COULD PLEASE
EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
WHAT THAT MEANS. I APOLOGIZE, I
HAVE NOT READ ALL 600 PAGES OF
THE PLAN. IF YOU COULD GIVE US
HIGH -LEVEL RESPONSES, THAT
WOULD BE GREAT.
>> I CAN START AND MAYBE HAVE
STAFF JUMPING WITH MORE DETAIL.
A LOT OF OUR THINKING AROUND,
YOU KNOW, HOW TO DESIGN STREETS
FOR SAFETY IS REFINED BY THE
FINDINGS AND THE VISIONS OF TH
TOP-TO-BOTTOM REVIEW. WE HAVE
ELEVATED THE CHIEF , TO BE THE
SAFETY ADMINISTRATOR OF SDOT,
HE AND HIS STAFF ARE WORKING O
A SAFETY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
IT WILL COME OUT , PROBABLY
EARLY NEXT YEAR. AND THAT WILL
BE IN ADDITION TO THE THREE
OTHER PLANS WE MENTIONED, THERE
WILL BE A LOT OF DETAIL ON HOW
WE ARE PURSUING VISION ZERO OVE
THE NEXT THREE CALENDAR YEARS
IN THAT PLAN. BUT I THINK THAT
ONE OF THE GREATER BENEFIT OF
HAVING, SORT OF THE ALL-MODE
PLAN , WE CAN TEASE OUT PLACES
WHERE, YOU KNOW, BIKES AND
FREIGHT AND BUS NEED TO
COEXIST, OR BIKE AND BUS NEEDS
TO COEXIST. THE KEY ARTERIES I
OUR CITY, WHICH ARE CRITICALLY
VALUABLE TO THE ROADS, WE CAN
BE MAKING THOUGHTFUL DESIGNS I
PLACE. A PROJECT LIKE THAT THAT
I AM VERY PROUD OF, YOU KNOW, W
ARE JUST GETTING READY -- WE
HAVE AWARDED THE CONTRACT, BUT
CONSTRUCTION HAS NOT BEGUN ON
THE EAST MARGINAL WAY PROJECT.
THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT FREIGH
AND BIKE CORRIDOR TO WEST
SEATTLE, AS WELL. IT WILL CREAT
CONCRETE SEPARATION IN BETWEEN
THOSE TWO MODES, HAVING
IDENTIFIED THAT BOTH OF THEM
REALLY NEED TO SHARE THAT
IMPORTANT NORTH -SOUTH CT. ARE.
STP, BY INCORPORATING THE MODES
TOGETHER WILL REALLY HELP US TO
IDENTIFY WHAT WE NEED TO BE
THINKING VERY CAREFULLY,
MULTIPLE MODES WORKING TOGETHER
AND I WILL NOW PASS IT TO STAF
FOR FURTHER COMMENT.
>> SURE, THANKS, GREG. WHEN W
ARE THINKING ABOUT DESIGNING A
STREET , YOU KNOW, BEYOND JUST
REPOSTING THE SPEED LIMIT, A
LOT OF PEOPLE CAN IMAGINE AN
INTERSTATE, DESIGNED TO GO
REALLY FAST, AND A STREET , IN
YOUR DISTRICT, LIKE CALIFORNIA,
OR MANY STREETS IN PIONEER
SQUARE , IT IS JUST REALLY HARD
TO GO REALLY FAST, RIGHT? THER
IS ON STREET PARKING, THE LANES
ARE NARROWER, THERE IS FREQUENT
CROSSWALK , SIGNALS , LOTS OF
THINGS THAT HELP TO CONVEY A
SENSE THAT THIS IS A PLACE
WHERE THERE WAS A LOT MORE GOIN
ON.
>> LET ME, SORRY TO INTERRUPT,
BUT , THAT IS NOT MY DISTRICT.
THAT IS THE ONE.
>> I AM SORRY , COUNCILMEMBER.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ASKED
THE QUESTION.
>> THAT IS QUITE ALL RIGHT. I
APPRECIATE YOUR VERY USEFUL LIS
OF WAYS TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC,
NONE OF THOSE THINGS EXIST ON
RAINIER OR MLK WAY. WE DO HAVE
STREETS WHERE IT IS HARDER TO G
FAST AND POSTING A SPEED CHANGE
MAY BE USEFUL, IT DISTRICT TWO
THAT IS NOT THE CASE. AND SO I
WILL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE
PLAN AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUED CONVERSATION HERE. BU
I AM INTERESTED IN KNOWING, YOU
KNOW, WHAT SPECIFIC CHANGES AR
GOING TO BE MADE ON THE
CORRIDORS THAT WE HAVE, AND I
SOME OF THESE ARTERIALS WHERE W
CAN POST 25 MILES PER HOUR, BU
THAT WILL NOT STOP SOMEONE FROM
SPEEDING THROUGH. I AM
INTERESTED IN CONTINUING THAT
CONVERSATION. MAYBE WHAT I WIL
ASK, AS LONG AS WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT DESIGN, HOW THE PLAN
ADDRESSES THE PRIORITIES OF
DEALING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND
HERE AGAIN, IT IS A DESIGN
QUESTION FOR ME AND I APPRECIAT
THAT WE ARE TRANSITIONING TO
ELECTRIFICATION AND WE ARE
TRYING TO GET OUR METRO BUS
ROUTES ELECTRIFIED. BUT WHAT
ELSE CAN WE DO TO REALLY MAKE
GETTING ON THE BUS THE EASIER
CHOICE? I AM INTERESTED,
SPECIFICALLY, WHAT IT MEANS FOR
HOW WE ARE DESIGNING OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR STREETS,
TO HELP FACILITATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU . ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ? THERE
IS A QUESTION ON TIMING . IS
THERE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT THAT GOES ALONG WITH
THIS ? IS THERE A DEADLINE FOR
PEOPLE TO COMMENT ON THIS
SEPARATE FROM THE ACTUAL
TRANSPORTATION PLAN? I THINK
THERE MAY BE AN EARLIER
DEADLINE. I WANT PEOPLE TO BE
AWARE THERE IS THIS EIS PERIOD
>> YES, CHAIRMAN PEDERSEN. THE
PERIOD DOES END. THE DRAFT
PLAN COMMENTARY ENDS ON OCTOBER
3rd.
>> OH, OKAY, THANK YOU.
OCTOBER 16th FOR THE EIS AND
OCTOBER 3rd FOR THIS ROUND OF
COMMENTS ON STP?
>> YES.
>> GREAT , THAT IS HELPFUL.
OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I KNOW THAT COUNCILMEMBERS MAY
REACH OUT TO YOU AS THEY DIG
THROUGH THE PLAN. THANK YOU FOR
BEING AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL
PUBLIC AND OUR CONSTITUENTS AS
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION TODAY, I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, LET'
MOVE ONTO THE LAST AGENDA ITEM
TODAY. WITH A CLICK READ THE
TITLE?
>> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
STREET AND SIDEWALK USE , AND
THE FEE SCHEDULE OUTLINED BY 1
474 OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE.
>> THANK YOU, TODAY , ANOTHER
ESTEEMED TEAM FROM SDOT WILL
WALK US THROUGH THE PROPOSAL TO
TEMPORARILY ELIMINATE CERTAIN
FEES FROM FOOD TRUCKS AND
VENTING CARTS THIS WILL BE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO WE WIL
GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO
ELYSE FROM SDOT. GOOD MORNING
>> GOOD MORNING, NICE TO BE
HERE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US. I AM GLAD I GOT TO
LISTEN TO THE MEETING ABOUT STP
VERY EXCITING STUFF. SO, BILL
IS GOING TO SHARE THE
PRESENTATION. IT LOOKS LIKE IT
IS JUST LOADING FOR ME. IT IS
NOT QUITE THERE YET. THERE IT
IS. TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
THE STREET USE FEE SCHEDULE AN
SOME AMENDMENTS, DELIMITED TO
THE DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN.
MY NAME IS ELISE NELSON. I AM
THE MANAGER FOR THE PUBLIC SPAC
GROUP, PUBLIC STREET USE. I AM
HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY. OKAY,
NEXT SLIDE. WE ARE GOING TO
START WITH THE SDOT VISION
MISSION VALUES AND GOALS. OUR
EQUITABLE COMMITTEE, POWERED BY
TRANSPORTATION, WE HAVE SIX COR
VALUES THAT WILL HELP US TO BE
ACHIEVING THIS VISION EQUITY,
SAFETY, MOBILITY,
SUSTAINABILITY, LIVABILITY, AND
I THINK TODAY, WHEN WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THE STREET USE
FEE SCHEDULE, THE TYPES OF
THINGS WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT
IS TO HELP US ACHIEVE LIVABLE
NEIGHBORHOODS, THESE TYPES OF
ACTIVITIES BRING VULNERABILITY
TO OUR CITY STREETS. SO, TODAY
OUR PRESENTATION AND THE
AMENDMENTS IN FRONT OF YOU, ARE
TO MAKE CERTAIN USES OF THE
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY , BASICALLY
WE ARE LOOKING AT SMALL-SCALE
COMMUNITY EVENTS. THOSE WILL BE
FREE UNTIL JANUARY 1st, 2026,
WITH THIS PROPOSAL. NEXT SLIDE
THIS WILL BE A PRETTY BRIEF
PRESENTATION. WE ARE GOING TO G
OVER THE BACKGROUND, THE
PROPOSAL ITSELF, THEN WE WILL
HAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS, IF
NEEDED. SO, THE BACKGROUND FOR
THIS CURRENT AMENDMENT IS
RELATED TO THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN THAT IS
CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. THE PLAN
REALLY CALLS FOR US TO SUPPORT
COMMUNITY-DRIVEN ACTIVATION,
CREATING SOME GREAT ACTIVATION
OF OUR PUBLIC SPACES. ONE WAY
THE CITY CAN HELP MAKE THAT
HAPPEN IS TO LOOK AT ELIMINATIN
THE FEES FOR THIS TYPE OF
ACTIVITY. SO FOR STREET USE, WE
ISSUE PERMITS FOR BOTH
TEMPORARY AND YEAR-ROUND
VENDORS, FOOD CARTS, PUBLIC USE
, LIKE SMALL-SCALE BLOCK
PARTIES, MEDIUM-SCALE COMMUNITY
EVENTS. WE WILL HELP TO
ACTIVATE PUBLIC SPACES ACROSS
THE CITY. ONE THING THAT WE
KNOW AS WELL, THE IMPETUS FOR
THIS ACTION IS THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN. JUST, YOU
KNOW, WE WILL BE MAKING THESE
CHANGES AND APPLYING THEM
THROUGHOUT THE STATE, NOT JUST
DOWNTOWN ITSELF. I THINK THAT
WILL BE GREAT, BECAUSE THEN MOR
PEOPLE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
KIND OF COMING UP WITH SOME
GREAT COMMUNITY ACTIVATION THAT
THEY CAN DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AS WELL AS OFFERING VENDORS A
LITTLE BIT MORE OPPORTUNITY TO
TRY OUT BENDING ACROSS THE
CITY, AS WELL AS IN DOWNTOWN YE
AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE FOR PUBLIC
EVENTS ON OUR STREETS AND
SIDEWALKS. AS WELL AS THE
TEMPORARY AND YEAR-WITHOUT
PERMITS THAT WE ISSUE . SO, THA
IS IT FOR TODAY. I AM HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THESE
CHANGES WILL REALLY HELP US TO
DELIVER ON OUR GOALS WITH THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN. WE AR
EXCITED TO BE MOVING FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, I
KNOW THAT THE GOAL IS TO PASS
THIS , PRIOR TO THE BUDGET
SEASON STARTING. SO, WE WILL BE
ABLE TO DO THAT, HAVING IT BAC
FOR PASSAGE ON SEPTEMBER 19th
THAT IT WILL GO TO THE COUNCIL
MEETING THAT NEXT WEEK. AND
CIAO WILL BE AVAILABLE . THE
FISCAL NOTE IS IMPORTANT . IT I
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE CIT
WOULD FORGO A RELATIVELY SMALL
AMOUNT OF FEE REVENUE. THIS IS
TEMPORARY PROGRAM. IT CAN BE
REVISITED IN A COUPLE OF YEARS
COLLEAGUES , ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS NOW? OTHERWISE, WE
WILL BE ABLE TO RAPIDLY MOVE
THIS FORWARD , AT THE NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING. ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU FOR THAT BRIEF
PRESENTATION. WE HAVE ALL OF TH
INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO HIT
THE GROUND RUNNING AT THE NEXT
COMMUNITY MEETING. WE WILL DO
THIS ON TIME FOR SDOT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BYE-BYE. OKAY,
COLLEAGUES? THAT WAS THE LAST
ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. SO, THIS
CONCLUDES THE -- THE TIME IS
11:15 A.M., THIS CONCLUDES THE
MEETING. THE NEXT MEETING WILL
BE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th , AT
9:30 A.M., AND AS A REMINDER,
CITY COUNCIL TYPICALLY SUSPENDS
COMMUNITY MEETINGS. OUR MEETIN
WILL DEFINITELY BE THE LAST
MEETING BEFORE DECEMBER. ALL
RIGHT? WELL, THANK YOU. WE AR
ADJOURNED. BYE-BYE.