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>>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING.
THE JULY 2nd, 2024 MEETING OF
THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE
2024 TRANSPORTATION LEVY WILL
COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:34 A.M.
I AM ROB SAKA, CHAIR OF THE
SELECT COMMITTEE. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> PRESENT.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR SAKA?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE NINE
MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. ALL
RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, GOOD
MORNING, HELLO. WELCOME,
EVERYONE, COLLEAGUES, MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC, PEOPLE VIEWING
ONLINE OR ON THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL, WELCOME TO WHAT WE ARE
HOPING IS THE FINAL MEETING OF
THIS SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE
2024 TRANSPORTATION LEVY. WHEN
THIS COMMISSION BEGAN ITS WORK
WAY BACK IN MAY, WHICH SEEMS
LIKE A LONG TIME AGO NOW, I
KICKED OFF OUR VERY FIRST
MEETING BY REMINDING US OF THE
INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY THAT IS
BEFORE US, AN OPPORTUNITY TO
REALLY ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND
BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR
SEATTLE, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY
TO DELIVER THE EVERYDAY BASICS
IN AN EXTRAORDINARY WAY. THIS
IS NOW THE SEVENTH MEETING OF
THIS VERY SELECT COMMITTEE OVER
JUST THE PAST TWO MONTHS. TWO
OF THOSE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN
PUBLIC HEARINGS, EXCLUSIVELY
FOCUSED ON HEARING DIRECTLY
FROM OUR COMMUNITY. LIKE
MYSELF, I AM SURE THAT EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF YOU, ALL, HAVE
ALSO SPENT MANY MORE WEEKS,
DAYS, AND HOURS TALKING WITH
PEOPLE AND WORKING WITH
ANALYSTS. NOW IS THE TIME FOR
ACTION. WE'VE GOT ONE CHANCE
TO GET THIS RIGHT. WHILE WE
HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO HERE
TODAY TO TAKE IMPORTANT VOTES
ON AMENDMENTS, I HAVE NO DOUBT
THAT THIS COMMITTEE WILL SEND A
LEVY PACKAGE TO THE BALLOT THAT
MEETS THE MOMENT AND DELIVERS
ON THE FULL BASICS. I WILL
BEGIN OUR MEETING BY PROPOSING
A REVISED CHAIRS AMENDMENT, AND
AS THE ROLL IS CALLED, I
PROPOSE MY INITIAL CHAIR'S
AMENDMENT ON MAY 31st. SINCE
THEN, I HAVE WORKED CLOSELY
WITH EACH OF YOU, COLLEAGUES,
OUR COMMUNITY, AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS TO GET FEEDBACK,
DRIVE CONSENSUS, AND FINE-TUNE
THE DETAILS OF THIS PROPOSAL.
THROUGH THAT VERY INTENSIVE
ENGAGEMENT, AND PROCESS, I
HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR THAT WE
NEED A BALANCED PROPOSAL. WE
NEED A LEVY THAT DELIVERS ON
THE BASICS OF MAINTENANCE AND
MODERNIZATION, AND WE NEED TO
BE MINDFUL THAT THIS WILL HAVE
A REAL IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S BANK
ACCOUNTS AND LIVELIHOODS. THIS
ISN'T MONOPOLY MONEY WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT HERE. WE ARE
ASKING REAL PEOPLE TO MAKE A
SACRIFICE IN EXCHANGE FOR A
SAFER, MORE EFFICIENT, AND
BETTER MAINTAINED
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT
BENEFITS ALL OF US. THROUGH
COLLABORATION, CONSENSUS -- AND
YES, COMPROMISE -- I AM PROUD
TO PRESENT A PROPOSAL TODAY
THAT DOES BOTH. IT IS A
PROPOSAL THAT WE CAN ALL BE
PROUD OF AND UNITE BEHIND. WE
WILL HEAR MORE FROM CENTRAL
STAFF MOMENTARILY, BUT IN
BRIEF, THIS REVISED CHAIR'S
PACKAGE WILL FUND MAINTENANCE
AND MODERNIZATION PROJECTS. IT
WILL IN BEST IN OUR SAFETY,
ECONOMY, AND CLIMATE, AND IT
WILL BRING MORE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND TRANSPARENCY OVER LEVY
SPENDING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
TRULY ACHIEVING OUR INTENDED
GOALS. THIS LEVY PROPOSAL WILL
DO ALL OF THAT. WITHOUT
INCREASING THE COST TO
TAXPAYERS, COMPARED TO THE
PRIOR CHAIR'S AMENDMENT.
IMPORTANTLY, THIS PROPOSAL
WOULD ALSO CREATE A BRAND-NEW
GRANT PROGRAM, AN INNOVATIVE
SET OF NEW PROGRAMS TO HELP
MITIGATE THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF
THE TAXES ON OUR MOST
VULNERABLE. IT DOES ALL OF THAT
BY INCLUDING FUNDING TO ENSURE
PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY WITH TAX
EXEMPTIONS AND EXCEPTIONS, LIKE
MANY OF OUR SENIORS, PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES, AND DISABLED
VETERANS, ARE TAKING FULL
ADVANTAGE OF THOSE TAX BREAKS
AND MADE AWARE OF THEM. I THANK
EACH OF YOU, COLLEAGUES,
CENTRAL STAFF, MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC, FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND
COLLABORATION TO HELP GET US TO
THIS VERY MOMENT. IT REMAINS TO
BE SEEN, TO BE HONEST, IT
REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHERE WE
WILL LAND WITH OUR FINAL LEVY
PROPOSAL AFTER TODAY'S SERIES
OF VOTES. HOWEVER, I'M
CONFIDENT -- ABSOLUTELY
CONFIDENT -- THAT BECAUSE OF
OUR VERY INTENSIVE ENGAGEMENT,
RIGOROUS DEBATE, AND STRONG
COLLABORATION ACROSS
DIFFERENCES , ALL OF THAT HAS
RESULTED IN MAKING THE FINAL
THING WE DO PASS TODAY A MUCH
STRONGER LEVY PASSAGE TO SEND
BEFORE VOTERS. WE ARE AT THE
FINISH LINE. WE ARE AT THE
FINISH LINE, COLLEAGUES. IT IS
TIME TO LEAN IN AND FINISH
STRONG. LET'S GO! VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH, SORRY TO PUT YOU
ON THE SPOT, BUT DO YOU HAVE
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I
DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS. I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING THE
PUBLIC COMMENT FROM FOLKS, AND
I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE WORKED
REALLY HARD. SO, I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU
HAVE DONE. I KNOW THIS WAS A
HEAVY LIST OF A TRANSPORTATION
LEVY THAT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT
ON OUR CITY, AND I APPRECIATE
YOU ALWAYS PUTTING ME ON THE
SPOT. I ALWAYS KNOW THAT YOU
WILL. SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THE DISCUSSION TODAY WITH THE
REST OF THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
>> MADAM VICE CHAIR, THANK YOU.
WHILE I DO APPRECIATE YOUR
STRONG COLLABORATION AND
INVOLVEMENT AND WISE GUIDANCE,
SAGE COUNCIL NOT ONLY HERE AT
THE DAIS, BUT BEHIND THE
SCENES, AS WELL, WORKING WITH
ME TO CRAFT OUR PROPOSAL HERE.
IN ANY EVENT, THANK YOU. WELL,
THAT'S IT! I SUPPOSE WE WILL
NOW MOVE ON TO THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC
COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA, AND WITHIN
THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE.
CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> CHAIR, CURRENTLY, WE HAVE
ABOUT 33 IN PERSON SPEAKERS
SIGNED UP AND THERE ARE 11
REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> ALL RIGHT. EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE.
WE WILL START WITH IN PERSON
SPEAKERS, FIRST. CLERK, CAN YOU
PLEASE READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT
INSTRUCTIONS?
>> THE PUBLIC --
>> THAT IS DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR,
WE ARE TRYING TO CONDUCT
IMPORTANT COUNCIL BUSINESS. IF
YOU SIGNED UP, YOU WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. ALL
RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, CLARK.
>> OKAY, THE PUBLIC COMMENT
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL
BE CAUGHT IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY ARE REGISTERED. SPEAKERS
WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN SETS OF
10 IN PERSON AND 10 REMOTE
SPEAKERS UNTIL PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD HAS ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL
HEAR A TIME WHEN THERE IS 10
SECONDS LEFT IN THEIR TIME, AT
THAT TIME THE MIC WILL BE MUTED
AND IF THEY DO NOT FINISH THE
COMMENTS IN THE ALLOTTED TIME,
TO THE COMMENTED SPEAKER. AND
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST IN-PERSON SPEAKER ON
THE LIST. SO, OUR FIRST
IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS HEATHER,
AND FOLLOWED BY THAT WILL BE
CAROL.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. FOR
THE RECORD, MY NAME IS HEATHER,
POLITICAL DIRECTOR FOR WORKERS
86 AND ALSO THE VICE PRESIDENT
OF THE SEATTLE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL.
HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF OVER
20,000 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND
THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS THE
REGION AND THE 19 AFFILIATE
UNIONS, HERE TO EXPRESS OUR
STRONG SUPPORT FOR THIS LEVY. I
HAVE A LOT MORE ON MY PAGE THAN
ONE MINUTE, SO I WILL KEEP IT
BRIEF, THEN SUBMIT WRITTEN, IF
THAT IS OKAY. SO, WE STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS
PACKAGE AND MOVE IT FORWARD.
THE STVY IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION
OF GOOD, LIVING WAGE, FAMILY
JOBS FOR SKILLED CRAFTSPEOPLE,
BRINGS HUNDREDS OF NEW ENTRANTS
INTO THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD
THROUGH APPRENTICESHIP AND
TRAINING, AND THEY WILL CREATE
PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY FOR
WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR,
VETERANS, AND OTHERS WHO ARE
DISADVANTAGED IN CONSTRUCTION
CAREERS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF MOVING THIS
PACKAGE FORWARD TODAY. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, CHAIR
SAKA, AND TO SO MANY OF YOU WHO
HAVE HELPED -- EXCUSE ME -- WHO
HAVE HAD HELP GET THIS
PROPOSAL. ANYWAY, PLEASE PASS
IT. WE LOVE IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT IN-PERSON SPEAKER
IS CARA AND FOLLOWED BY THAT
WILL BE RACHEL SMITH.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR SAKA,
AND SELECT COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I
AM WITH THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION. AS YOU FINALIZE
THIS TRANSPORTATION LEVY, WE
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
INCORPORATING OUR KEY PRIORITY
IS TO INVEST IN A VIBRANT
DOWNTOWN, PRIORITIZE SAFETY,
MAKE TRANSIT MORE RELIABLE, AND
KEEP STREETS AND BRIDGES IN
GOOD CONDITION. WE URGE YOU TO
PRESERVE 15 MILLION FOR
DOWNTOWN. DOWNTOWN SEATTLE IS
EVERYONE'S NEIGHBORHOOD AND
THESE INVESTMENTS ARE CRITICAL
FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HELPS
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WORK AND
VISIT, AS WELL AS THE MORE THAN
100,000 PEOPLE WHO CALL
DOWNTOWN HOME. KEEP THE LEVY
AFFORDABLE. DO NOT INCREASE THE
TOTAL SIZE, BEYOND THE CHAIR'S
PROPOSAL TO KEEP IT AFFORDABLE
FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES. BOLSTER
ACCOUNTABILITY. APPROVED THE
CHAIR'S AMENDMENT AND SPENDING
RESTRICTIONS AND RESOURCE THE
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO
PROVIDE INDEPENDENT PURVIEW.
SET ACHIEVABLE GOALS. APPROVED
A LEVY PLAN THAT CAN BE
REALISTICALLY A COMPOST IN
EIGHT YEARS. IMPROVE PUBLIC
CONFIDENCE WITH A DELIVERY PLAN
SO WE CAN SUBMIT THESE
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT IN-PERSON SPEAKER
IS RACHEL SMITH, FOLLOWED BY
THAT IS JERRY POOR.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
RACHEL SMITH AND I AM HERE
TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE NEARLY
2500 MEMBERS AT THE SEATTLE
METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. THE CHAMBER
ENTHUSIASTICALLY PARTICIPATED
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION LEVY,
BECAUSE A THRIVING, EQUITABLE,
REGIONAL ECONOMY -- WHICH IS
OUR MISSION -- IS PREDICATED ON
SEATTLE BEING ABLE TO SAFELY
AND RELIABLE TRAVEL WITHIN THE
CITY AND TO SURROUNDING AREAS.
WE THANK CHAIR SAKA AND THE
COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION,
OF MAYOR HARRELL'S PROPOSAL
AND YOUR EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN
ACCOUNTABILITY. WE ASK YOU NOT
TO INCREASE THE PROPOSED LEVY
BETWEEN THE 1.55 BILLION
PROPOSED IN THE CHAIR'S
AMENDMENT. WE BELIEVE SDOT CAN
DELIVER THIS PACKAGE AND IT
STRIKES THE RIGHT BALANCE IN
MEETING OUR TRANSPORTATION
NEEDS AND KEEPING IN MIND VOTER
CONCERN ABOUT AFFORDABILITY. WE
ALSO ASK THAT YOU REMOVE THE
STUDY TO TRANSPORTATION IMPACT
FEES AS AN IMPACT SOURCE. THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND LABOR
COMMITTEE VOTED IN FAVOR OF
THAT AND WE BELIEVE THE FUNDING
TASK FORCE IS THE APPROPRIATE
PLACE FOR OUR CONVERSATION
ABOUT ALTERNATIVE FUNDING.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR WORK
ON THIS IMPORTANT --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS JERRY
POOR, FOLLOWED BY THAT WILL BE
TIA.
>> SELECT COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I
AM JERRY POOR FROM THE PORT OF
SEATTLE AND MY COMMENTS SUPPORT
FUNDING SDOT IN MULTIPLE MODES
AT THE $1.5 BILLION LEVEL. WE
SPECIFICALLY ASK THAT YOU
SUPPORT THE FREIGHT FUNDING AT
$45 MILLION AS PROPOSED IN THE
ORIGINAL CHAIR'S AMENDMENT
FROM JUNE. THANK YOU TOO MANY
OF YOU WHO HAVE SUPPORTED SAFE
AND EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF
GOODS, THE PROTECTION OF THE
MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL
CENTERS, AND THE UNDERPINNING
OF LIVABILITY IN OUR CITY,
CRITICAL TO LIVING WAGE JOBS IN
OUR ECONOMY. WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE FREIGHT NETWORK
HAS BOTH FULL FUNDING AND
FLEXIBILITY TO ADDRESS THE
OVERFLOWING NEEDS FOR SIMPLE
PAVEMENT REPAIRS AND FIXES.
THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING
FOR UNDERFUNDED MINOR AND LAST
TRUCK STREETS WHICH ARE
OTHERWISE OVERLOOKED.
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENTS -- PLEASE SUPPORT
THE INCREASED BUDGET OF $45
MILLION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT TO WORK TOGETHER TO
INCREASE SAFETY,
SUSTAINABILITY, AND FINALLY
INVEST IN FREIGHT MOBILITY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. OUR
NEXT IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS TIA,
AND FOLLOWED BY THAT IS ALEX
TSIMERMAN.
>> MY NAME IS TIA, I AM A 30
YEAR RESIDENT OF PIONEER SQUARE
AND I WANT TO SHARE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY
THOUGHTS ON THE LEVY. MY
COLLEAGUE, ROB SAKA, HAS WORKED
HARD TO BRING THIS LEVY
FORWARD. THE PROPOSED LEVY
TAKES CARE OF OUR CENTRAL NEEDS
LIKE BRIDGE REPAIR, PAVING
STREETS, NEW SIDEWALKS, BUT IT
ALSO LOOKS PROACTIVELY INTO OUR
FUTURE TO CONNECT NEIGHBORHOODS
AND INVEST IN SAFE, MODERN, AND
RELIABLE, WELL-MAINTAINED
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR
EVERYONE. TRANSIT LINKS PEOPLE
TO HOUSING, AND TO JOBS, AND TO
OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY, AND THE
LEVY LINKS PEOPLE TO THESE
OPPORTUNITIES. THE LEVY THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SOCCER PROPOSES
IS BALANCED AND IT IS
PRACTICAL. I AM VERY PROUD TO
GET BEHIND THIS LEVY AND
ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE TO
SUPPORT IT. I ALSO SIGNED UP
REMOTELY, SO WHEN THAT HAPPENS,
JUST SKIP ME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS ALEX
TSIMERMAN, AND FOLLOWING HIM
WILL BE CONSTANCE WILSON.
>> MY NAME IS ALEX TSIMERMAN.
THIS 750,000 IDIOT BECAUSE OF
YOU. YOU GIVE ONE MINUTE FOR
LAST MEETING FOR ALMOST $2
BILLION, YEAH? LOOK AT THIS,
VERY QUIET, TYPICAL FOR
SEATTLE. 750,000, IDIOT. YOU
NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.
WHAT ABOUT US, WHO ARE
SPEAKING? NO, YOU DON'T CARE
ABOUT THIS, THIS 750,000
BECAUSE YOU DO EXACTLY THE
SAME, LIKE A NAZI, FASCIST. YOU
ARE THIS. BUT, I AM FINISHED
RIGHT NOW, YES. AMERICA START
BEING GREAT AGAIN. STAND UP,
AMERICA. STOP THIS NAZI PIG.
>> ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT
IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS CONSTANCE
WILSON, AND FOLLOWED BY THAT IS
JANICE STAN.
>> I'M CONSTANCE WILSON,
CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE
BROWARD LANDMARK RESIDENT
COUNCIL. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT $20 MILLION WILL BE TAKEN
FROM THE FUND FOR THE UPKEEP OF
THE STREETS THAT WILL BENEFIT
ALL SEATTLEITES AND WILL BE
USED TO FINISH THE BIKE TRAIL
DOWN LARRY AVENUE, WHICH WILL
ULTIMATELY ENDANGER OUR
RESIDENTS ON LEARY. OVER 160
ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED PEOPLE
LIVE IN OUR BUILDING AND MUST
CROSS THE AREA OF THE PROPOSED
BICYCLE PATH TO GET INTO CARS
AND OTHER VEHICLES. WE DO NOT
OPPOSE THE BURKE GILMAN TRAIL,
BUT WE DO OPPOSE HAVING THE
TRAIL GO PAST OUR FRONT DOOR.
IT IS DANGEROUS, PLEASE VOTE NO
ON THE AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT
IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS JANICE
STAN, AND FOLLOWED BY THAT WILL
BE DEBORAH CURTIS.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
JANICE STAN. I AM NEARLY 82
YEARS OLD AND I LIVE IN BALLARD
LANDMARK. THE PROPOSAL TO PUT
THE BIKE TRAIL DOWN THERE ON
THE AVENUE IS DANGEROUS TO US.
WHEN I GO OUT TO WALK, I CAN
BARELY SEE. I AM NEARLY BLIND.
TO HAVE A BIKE TRAIL THIS CLOSE
TO THE SIDEWALK IS A DANGER TO
ALL OF US. MOST OF US HAVE SOME
IMPAIRMENTS OF SOME KIND THAT
KEEPS US FROM WALKING STEADILY
AND SAFELY. A BIKE TRAIL
REPRESENTS A THREAT TO US. SDOT
HAS WORKED WITH US TO TRY TO
COME UP WITH A CONCESSION. WE
THANK THEM FOR THAT, BUT IT
WON'T WORK. PLEASE, VOTE NO ON
THE AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT IN-PERSON SPEAKER
IS DEBORAH CURTIS. FOLLOWED BY
THAT IS RILEY ATKINSON.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
DEBORAH CURTIS. I AM ALSO 87
YEARS OLD, AND CURRENTLY LIVE
AT BALLARD LANDMARK. I AM A
RESIDENT, AND I COME BEFORE YOU
TODAY TO ASSERT THAT THE
MISSING LINK OF THE BERT
GAMBLIN TRAIL NOT BE RELOCATED
DOWN ON THE AVENUE. IN FRONT OF
OUR BUILDING, IT REPRESENTS A
SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD FOR
BOTH MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBORS.
TO OPTIMIZE STRENGTH AND
FITNESS EVERY DAY, I WALKED
FROM THE BUILDING AND
THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
FREQUENTLY CROSSING LEARY
AVENUE. AS WELL, I TAKE THE 40
BUS TO AND FROM ROYAL HALL AND
ELSEWHERE IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
HEALTHY BUSINESSES, LOYAL
PATRONS NEED A SAFE ENVIRONMENT
THAT CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO THE
VIBRANT COMMUNITY THAT BOLLARD
HAS BECOME. LET'S ENSURE IT
CAN CONTINUE TO BE THAT WAY FOR
US, ALL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. OUR
LAST IN-PERSON SPEAKER BEFORE
ALTERNATING TO REMOTE IS RILEY
ATKINSON.
>> MY NAME IS RILEY ATKINSON. I
AM 87 YEARS OLD, AND LIVE IN
BALLARD LANDMARK, SENIOR
COMMUNITY, 5433 YEAR AVENUE. I
AM HERE BECAUSE OF VERY SERIOUS
SAFETY ISSUES. AS YOU KNOW, THE
CITY PLANS TO BUILD A BICYCLE
PATH ALONG LEARY AVENUE ON OUR
SIDE OF THE STREET. THE MIXTURE
OF SENIORS AND BICYCLES WOULD
BE A DISASTER WAITING TO
HAPPEN. ENTERING AND EXITING
OUR FRONT DOOR WOULD REQUIRE
OUR SENIORS TO CROSS THE PATH,
AND MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE
PROBLEMS HE IS -- SEEING,
HEARING, NOT TO MENTION
MOBILITY ISSUES, WALKERS AND
WHEELCHAIRS. SO, OUR SENIORS
WOULD BE AT SERIOUS RISK OF
COLLISION WITH BIKES. FURTHER,
THE ACCESS OF PEOPLE TO AND
FROM EMERGENCY SERVICE VEHICLES
AND PRINTED FAMILY VEHICLES
WOULD QUITE LIKELY BE
COMPROMISED. WE ARE NOT AGAINST
THE FIX, BUT WE URGE YOU TO GO
AGAINST THE AMENDMENT AND LEVY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, NOW WE ARE ALTERNATING
TO REMOTE SPEAKERS. OUR FIRST
REMOTE SPEAKER IS KATE RUBIN
AND FOLLOWED BY KATE WILL BE
MEGAN CRUZ. JUST A REMINDER TO
OUR SPEAKERS, ONCE YOU HEAR
"YOU ARE UNMUTED," YOU WILL
HAVE TO PRESS *6.
>> MY NAME IS MATTHEW
SCHIFFMAN, I LIVED IN BALLARD
IN MY HUSBAND THIS YEAR, HE IS
89, I AM 88. I'M HERE TO
PROTEST THE BUILDING OF THE
BIKE TRAIL PORTION. I AM
OPPOSED PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF
THE SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF,
AND ALL OF MY FELLOW RESIDENTS.
I HAVE A HEARING PROBLEM, WHICH
MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO
HEAR BIKES COMING, AND BECAUSE
I TRIP AND FALL A GREAT DEAL, I
ALWAYS LOOK AT THE GROUND WHEN
I WALK, THEREFORE I AM NOT
PREPARED FOR BICYCLES COMING. I
HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING
STRUCK BY A BICYCLE WHEN I WAS
CROSSING THE STREET IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. IN THE 1980s
AND I STILL HAVE THE SCARS AS A
REMINDER OF THAT TERRIBLE
EXPERIENCE. THEREFORE, WE HAVE
A VULNERABLE POPULATION, ONE
THAT THE CITY SHOULD VALUE, AND
ANY DESIGN THAT DOES NOT TAKE
THIS INTO CONSIDERATION IS
FLAWED AND SHOULD NOT BE USED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, BACK TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS. KATE RUBIN, ARE YOU
STILL THERE?
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
KATE RUBIN. I AM THE
COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHERE WE
BEAR THE BRUNT OF SEATTLE
TRAFFIC DEATHS. I AM CALLING
TODAY TO URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
TRENT COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
AMENDED TO INCREASE THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY. YOU ARE
WILLING TO INVEST IN A SAFER,
MORE EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM. OUR NEIGHBORS ARE DYING
FROM PREVENTABLE COLLISIONS AND
TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS ARE
THE BIGGEST GREENHOUSE GAS
CONTRIBUTOR. IT IS NOT
ACCEPTABLE THAT DISABLED
CHILDREN AND ELDERS FACE A
DISPERSION AT RISK ON OUR
STREETS. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO
PIT CENTRAL PROGRAMS AGAINST
EACH OTHER. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE
TO CHOOSE BETWEEN NEW SIDEWALKS
AND REPAIRING EXISTING ONES,
WHICH MEANS SAFE ROUTES FOR
KIDS IN EQUITY-BASED PROJECTS.
WE NEED MORE SIDEWALKS AND
IMPROVED TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY
ACCESSIBLE TO THE PEOPLE WHO
LIVE, WORK, AND VISIT HERE.
PLEASE SUPPORT A $1.7 BILLION
LEVY THAT INVESTS IN OUR
FUTURE. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
REMOTE SPEAKER IS MEGAN CRUZ,
AND FOLLOWED BY MEGAN WILL BE
SANCHEZ.
>> GOOD MORNING. I AM MEGAN
CRUZ IN DISTRICT SEVEN.
SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THE LATEST
AMENDMENT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
PASS CHAIR SAKA'S $45 MILLION
FREIGHT BUDGET TO FUND CRITICAL
ROAD REPAIR AND TO PLAN FOR NEW
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE,
LIKE OFFSTREET TRUCK LOADING.
FREIGHT DELIVERY TRUCKS ARE
GROWING FASTER THAN ALL OF THE
OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
IN SEATTLE. STUDIES HERE SHOW
THAT WHEN THESE VEHICLES CAN
MOVE SAFELY AND EASILY THROUGH
OUR STREETS, IT MAKES OUR ROADS
SAFER FOR ALL USERS, AND IT
REDUCES CONGESTION AND
POLLUTION. THIS LEVY INCREASE
WILL GO DIRECTLY TO HELPING
THIS. IN ADDITION, ON
RESOLUTION 32.137, I SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S
AMENDMENT FOR SPECIAL OVERSIGHT
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ACROSS ALL
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION,
ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM OUR FIRST
THREE SPONSORS. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK ON THESE ISSUES AND
YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT
REMOTE SPEAKER IS SANCHEZ, AND
FOLLOWED BY SANCHEZ WILL BE
TIFFANY McCOY.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS SANCHEZ,
AND I AM CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
AMENDMENT TO RAISE THE LEVY TO
$1.7 BILLION. POLLS CONDUCTED
BY CHANGE RESEARCH FOUND 79% OF
VOTERS WOULD APPROVE THIS LEVEL
OF FUNDING AND THAT TWO THIRDS
OF THOSE WOULD GO EVEN HIGHER,
SUPPORTING A $1.9 BILLION
LEVEL, WHICH WOULD BUILD MORE
SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PROJECTS.
WE CAN'T HIT VITAL PRIORITIES
AGAINST EACH OTHER. WE NEED TO
BOTH BUILD NEW SIDEWALKS IN THE
AREAS OF SEATTLE WITHOUT
CURRENT ACCESS TO ALLOW THE
LAST MILES TO CONNECT TO OUR
TRANSIT SYSTEM, AND WE NEED TO
ALSO REPAIR SIDEWALKS ALL OVER
THE CITY THAT ARE CURRENTLY A
DANGER TO OUR NEIGHBORS. WE
ALSO SHOULDN'T HAVE TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, SO
OUR NEIGHBORS CAN GATHER, OR
PROTECT A BIKE LANE, SO WE CAN
GET IN BETWEEN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND VISIT OUR
FRIENDS AND FAMILY ALL OVER THE
CITY. WE NEED ALL OF THESE
THINGS AND POLLING SHOWS THAT
VOTERS WILL PASS A LEVY.
>> ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT REMOTE
SPEAKER IS TIFFANY McCOY.
FOLLOWED BY TIFFANY WILL BE
ETHAN ROBINSON.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
TIFFANY McCOY. I AM THE POLICY
AND ADVOCACY DIRECTOR AT HOUSE
OUR NEIGHBORS AND ALSO A
DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS LIVING
IN THE ARBOR HEIGHTS
NEIGHBORHOOD AND I AM A
HOMEOWNER. I AM CALLING TO
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S AMENDMENT, TOO, FOR
THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY. I AM
CURRENTLY HAPPY TO PAY MORE IN
PROPERTY TAXES TO FUND THESE
CRITICAL, NON-CAR
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS YOU CAN
FIND WITHIN THIS AMENDMENT. AND
I AGREE, WE DO ONLY HAVE ONE
CHANCE TO GET THIS
TRANSPORTATION LEVY RIGHT. BUT,
RIGHT NOW, PEDESTRIANS,
CYCLISTS, ARE BEING KILLED ON
OUR STREETS WEEKLY DUE TO CARS
AND NON-SAFE ROADS. THIS
TRANSPORTATION LEVY NEEDS TO
INVEST IN THE PREVENTION OF
THESE VEHICULAR DEATHS. GOING
BACK TO BASICS, BUT ENSURING
THE SAFETY OF SATELLITES CAN
GET AROUND OUR CITY OUTSIDE OF
THE CAR. THE PRIMA CRISIS IS
HERE AND GOING BACK TO BASICS,
IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE OUR FREEDOM
FOR BIKING. PLEASE PASS THIS --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT REMOTE
SPEAKER IS ETHAN ROBINSON, AND
FOLLOWED BY ETHAN WILL BE
MARISSA.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
ETHAN ROBINSON. I AM HERE TO
EXPRESS OUR STRONG OPPOSITION
TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT THAT
WOULD OPEN THE DOOR TO A RESULT
IN A TRANSPORTATION IMPACT THAT
IS UNMITIGATED. WHETHER IN THIS
AMENDMENT OR OTHER
TRANSPORTATION RISKS,
EXACERBATING THIS. WHEN THIS
WAS CONSIDERED LAST YEAR, WE
HIGHLIGHTED THE NEGATIVE
IMPACT. DECREASE HOUSING
PRODUCTION, INCREASE THE BURDEN
ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITES AND
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT
RENTERS AND HOMEBUYERS. IT IS
ONE THING TO IMPLEMENT A FEE ON
MORE EXPENSIVE HOUSING TO PAY
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LIKE
PROGRAMS, LIKE YOU MENTIONED.
IMPLEMENTING FEES ON HOUSING
FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS,
ONLY STAPLES HOUSING PRODUCTION
AT A TIME WHEN WE DESPERATELY
NEED MORE HOUSING.
ADDITIONALLY, THE MANDATORY
HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY
PROGRAM, THERE WAS OVER A YEAR
OF PUBLIC DEBATE. WOULD YOU
PLEASE CONSIDER THIS AMENDMENT?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER IS
MARISSA, AND FOLLOWED BY
MARISSA IS BJ LAST.
>> HI. MY NAME IS MARISSA. I AM
A VOLUNTEER WITH LAKE CITY
COLLECTIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE, A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 4, AND A
MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORTATION
EQUITY WORKGROUP. I AM HERE TO
VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE $41
MILLION NEED FOR INITIATED
SAFETY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AND
THE LEVY PROPOSED BY MAYOR
HARRELL. I HAVE SEEN IT IN
PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED IN SOME
MEMBERS' LACK OF COMMITMENT TO
THE SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE,
FOR CUTS TO THIS PROGRAM THAT
BUILD EQUITABLE SITUATIONS FOR
BIPOC, AGING COMMUNITIES. WE
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE
ORIGINAL PROPOSAL BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
AMENDMENT SIX, TO REINSTATE THE
$41 MILLION INVESTMENT. AGAIN,
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK HER AND
ALL THE MEMBERS THAT CULTIVATE
PARTNERSHIP AND BUILD EQUITABLE
TRANSPORTATION OUTCOMES FOR ALL
IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER IS
BJ LAST AND FOLLOWED BY DJ WILL
BE LAKE CITY COLLECTIVE.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BJ
LAST. I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT
OF COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY AND REALLY
INCREASE ACTUAL SPENDING ON
CONSTRUCTION, TRYING TO MAKE
OUR TRANSIT NETWORK MORE SAFE.
I REALLY DON'T SUPPORT THE
CURRENT LEVY BECAUSE IT IS
REALLY CAR CENTRIC AND
REINFORCES WHICH AREAS OF THE
CITY CAN HAVE PEDESTRIAN AND
BIKE SAFETY, PEDESTRIAN AND
BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WHICH
AREAS OF THE CITY DON'T. IT
REALLY REINFORCES WHICH AREAS
OF THE CITY TRAFFIC DEATHS ARE
ALWAYS CONCENTRATED IN. SO, THE
CURRENT PROPOSED LEVY, FOR
EXAMPLE, IT CUTS FIVE LOTS --
SIDEWALK FUNDING FOR SIDEWALK
REPAIRS. SO, I GUESS WE SHOULD
GIVE UP BUILDING SIDEWALKS
ANYWHERE IN THE CITY THAT
DOESN'T HAVE THEM, BUT I GUESS
THE SIDEWALKS WERE ALWAYS GET
PREPARED PROPERLY. AND ALSO,
THE EQUITY FOCUS NEIGHBORHOOD
SAFETY PROGRAM, ANOTHER GREAT
WAY TO HELP SHIRT THAT
TRANSPORTATION DOESN'T REMAIN
DEEPLY CONCENTRATED IN DISTRICT
TWO.
>>> OUR NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER IS
LAKE CITY COLLECTIVE, AND
FOLLOWED BY LAKE CITY
COLLECTIVE, WILL BE CATHY DUNN.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. WE ARE --
>> LAKE CITY COLLECTIVE.
>> AND WE ARE HERE, TAKING TIME
FROM OUR SUMMER CAMP TO SPEAK
BEFORE YOU. WE RECENTLY
DISCOVERED THAT OUR COMMUNITY
LED MIDDLEBROOKS HEALTHY
STREETS PROJECT WAS REMOVED
FROM THE LIST OF INITIAL
STREETS AND PUBLIX -- PUBLIC
SPACES. LAST WEEK, WE TALKED TO
PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE U.S. AND
CANADA WHO CAME TO OUR PROJECT.
SO WITH ME, I HAVE MEMBERS HERE
FROM KIDS TO SENIORS THAT WOULD
LIKE TO SHARE WHY THIS IS
IMPORTANT.
>> MY NAME IS LISA FERNANDEZ.
THIS WAS AN IDEA FROM THE
COMMUNITY, BY THE COMMUNITY,
FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE PROBLEMS
IN ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN
IMPLEMENTED BY NEIGHBORS WHO
HAVE BEEN ON SCENE. WE NEED A
PROJECT THAT ENABLES THIS TO BE
COMPLETED. THIS IS A GREAT AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE PROJECT, AND --
>> OKAY. OUR LAST SIGNED UP
REMOTE SPEAKER IS KATIE.
>> HELLO, CHAIR SAKA, AND
COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM KATIE FROM
THE NORTH EYESIGHT STAKEHOLDER
GROUP. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK ON THIS
TRANSPORTATION LEVY AND EXPRESS
OUR SUPPORT FOR THE LEVY
PACKAGE. I ALSO WANT TO
SPECIFICALLY EXPRESS SUPPORT TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR HIS
AMENDMENT FOR FIGHTING IN THE
HIGHWAY IN NORTH SEATTLE.
FUNDING TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
LIKE THIS IS THE FIRST AND
IMPORTANT STEP TO HELP
RECONNECT COMMUNITIES DIVIDED
BY HIGHWAYS AND WILL ALSO HELP
US REALIZE COMMUNITY BENEFITS
LIKE HOUSING OPEN SPACE, LIKE
IN PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS AND MORE
FROM ANY FUTURE WORK, TO
UPGRADE I-5 THREE SEATTLE,
PROJECTS SUCH AS HIGHWAY LIFTS
WILL BENEFITS TEND OF THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
I URGE YOU TO LIFT THESE
STUDIES IN THE FINAL LEVY
PACKAGE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, BACK TO IN PERSON
SPEAKERS. OUR FIRST IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS STEFAN GILL,
FOLLOWED BY STEFAN WILL BE
MAXINE SHIPMAN.
>> FIRST ONE WAS THE LADY THAT
WENT ON THE LAST LIST.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME, NOW?
>> YES, SIR.
>> MY NAME IS STEFAN GILL. I
LIVE AT THE BALLARD LANDMARK
SENIOR COMMUNITY AND I HAVE
BEEN THERE FOR SEVEN YEARS. I
AM A COACH HERE OF THE RESIDENT
SAFETY TASK FORCE. I HAVE BEEN
DEEPLY INVOLVED WITH THE
MISSING LINK PROJECT. I AM 83
YEARS OLD, I AM KIND OF A
YOUNGSTER HERE. I CHOSE TO LIVE
AT BALLARD LANDMARK BECAUSE IT
IS A PLACE THAT IS SAFE AND
SECURE, AS A WHOLE. I KNOW
OTHERS ARE HERE FOR THE SAME
REASON -- THAT OTHERS ARE HERE
FOR THE SAME REASON. I PLAN TO
LIVE THERE FOR THE REMAINDER OF
MY LIFE, HOPEFULLY SAFE AND
SECURE. THE PRESENT PLAN, THE
MISSING LINK PLAN, IS NOT SAFE
OR SECURE, AND CERTAINLY IS NOT
-- PAY ATTENTION TO THE HEALTH
AND DANGERS THAT ARISE. I AM
NOT A PROTESTER. I HAVE TRIED
TO COOPERATE ROUTINELY WITH THE
CITY, AND --
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS MAXINE
SHIPMAN. FOLLOWED BY MAXINE
WILL BE EUGENE WASSERMAN.
>> I BELIEVE I ALREADY SPOKE,
SO, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS EUGENE WASSERMAN,
FOLLOWED BY EUGENE WILL BE
SUSAN KERSHNER.
>> HI, I'M EUGENE WASSERMAN
FROM THE NORTH SEATTLE
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION. FIRST,
WE WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR AND
EVERYBODY FOR PUTTING
ADDITIONAL MONEY INTO BUILDING,
WE ARE HAPPY ABOUT THAT, AND
THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE
COUNCIL. BUT, ONE THING THAT IS
MISSING FROM THE PACKAGE IS THE
BURKE GILMAN TRAIL EXTENSION,
OR THE MISSING LINK, AS YOU
HEARD OF. THE ROUTES THAT THE
CITY IS LOOKING AT AS PLANNED
IS THE SAFEST ROUTE. IF YOU
WANT TO HAVE THE MISSING LINK
COMPLETED. THE OTHER, WE HAVE
FOUGHT THE OTHER PROPOSALS,
WHICH WERE DEEMED UNSAFE, AND
WE TRULY BELIEVE THEY ARE. WE
FEEL THAT THE CITY COULD WORK
WITH THE GROUP THAT IS HERE
TODAY, AND IT IS ONLY ONE
GROUP, IT IS NOT LIKE A WHOLE
STREET. AND, FIND A WAY TO DO
THIS. IF YOU CANNOT, IF THE
CITY CANNOT FIND A WAY TO DO
THIS, THEN YOU MIGHT AS WELL
RIP OUT THE BICYCLE STUFF FROM
YOUR PLAN BECAUSE THIS WILL
OCCUR WHEREVER WE HAVE BICYCLE
PATHS GOING IN FRONT OF
MULTIPLE FAMILY BUILDINGS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. SO, OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS SUSAN KERSHNER.
FOLLOWED BY SUSAN WILL BE
HOWARD GREENWICH. FOLLOWED BY
HOWARD, WILL BE CATHY DUNN.
>> HI, MY NAME IS SUSAN
KERSHNER, I AM ALSO A RESIDENT
AT THE BALLARD LANDMARK. I
MOVED THERE SIX MONTHS AGO
AFTER MY HUSBAND DIED TO BE
LESS ISOLATED, AND PART OF A
COMMUNITY. SO, I HAVE SEEN THE
MOBILITY PROBLEMS WITH PEOPLE
AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES, ALSO.
YOU KNOW, I GREATLY SUPPORT
BICYCLE COMMUNITIES. MY NEPHEW
WORKS FOR THE CITY AND COMMUTES
BY BICYCLE EVERY DAY, AND I
LOVE HIM. [ LAUGHTER ] I ALSO
LOVE LIVING IN BALLARD, AND ME,
MYSELF, HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
VISION AND DEPTH PERCEPTION, SO
IT IS HARD FOR ME TO BE AWARE
OF MY SURROUNDINGS, WHEN I'M
STEPPING OFF OF A CURB OR INTO
A VEHICLE. SO, I GREATLY
SUPPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION,
BUT I THINK THAT THIS PIECE OF
THE BICYCLE ROUTE SHOULD BE
RECONSIDERED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, ONE MOMENT. SO --
OKAY. SO, OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS HOWARD GREENWICH,
FOLLOWED BY HOWARD WILL BE
CATHY DUNN, AND FOLLOWED BY
CATHY WILL BE TYLER VASQUEZ. MY
COHORT HAS LET ME KNOW, TO MOVE
THINGS ALONG FASTER, IT WOULD
BE GREAT IF YOU COULD LINE UP
AT THE MICROPHONES, SO, HOWARD,
THEN CATHY DUNN, THEN TYLER
VASQUEZ.
>> IS MOURNING, CHAIR, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS HOWARD
GREENWICH, I AM DIRECTOR OF THE
SOUNDSTAGE, HERE TO URGE THE
BOARD TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES' AMENDMENT TWO, WHICH
WOULD INCREASE THE LEAD BY $150
MILLION AND INCLUDE $5 MILLION
FOR COMMUNITY LEAD PLANNING
AROUND STATIONS ON GRAND
STREET. WHEN THE MOVE SEATTLE
LEVY WAS ON THE BALLOT IN 2015,
SEATTLE WAS STILL EMERGING FROM
A GREAT RECESSION, AND CITY
LEADERS WERE WORRIED THAT
WORKING-CLASS VOTERS IN
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE WOULD VOTE NO
ON THE PROPERTY TAX, AND BIPOC
LED COMMUNITY GROUPS IN THE
VALLEY ADVOCATED TO INCLUDE A
$10 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING FOR
A NEW GRAHAM STREET STATION,
WHICH HAS BEEN LED AS A
TANGIBLE BENEFIT TO THE
COMMUNITY. COUNCIL INCLUDED IT
AND THE LEVY WON. BUT, THE $10
MILLION IN LEVY FUNDS WERE
NEVER SPENT ON GRAHAM STREET.
WE HAD $5 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY
LEAD PLANNING AROUND THE CID
STATIONS AND THE GRAHAM STREET
STATION TO MAKE GOOD ON THAT
PROMISE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. OUR
NEXT IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS CATHY
DUNN. FOLLOWED BY CATHY IS
TYLER VASQUEZ, AND FOLLOWED BY
TYLER IS AARON VASCO. PLEASE
COME ALIGN ABOUT THE
MICROPHONES IF YOU ARE NEXT.
CATHY?
>> I AM CATHY DUNN, WITH A K,
NOT A C. I STRONGLY SUPPORT
TAMMY MORALES' AMENDMENT TO
INCREASE THAT TRANSPORTATION
LEVY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, BECAUSE
THAT IS OUR NUMBER ONE
PRIORITY, AND THERE ARE SO MANY
VULNERABLE PEOPLE WALKING,
BIKING, IN WHEELCHAIRS IN THIS
CITY. I AM 73 YEARS OLD. I USED
MY BIKE TO GET HERE, AND TODAY,
I WILL BE RIDING ON FIFTH
AVENUE WITH SPEEDING AFT --
TRAFFIC, ON MY BIKE, WHERE WE
ARE GOING TO PAVE IN THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY. LET'S PUT
A BIKE LANE ON THERE, BECAUSE I
CAN'T BIKE -- I MEAN, I AM
BIKING IN SPEEDING TRAFFIC, I
AM 73 YEARS OLD, I'M GETTING
MORE AND MORE SCARED, AND I
JUST THINK THAT PEOPLE WILL
VOTE FOR THIS LEVY. THIS IS OUR
CHANCE TO GET A GOOD, SOLID
LEVY THAT WILL ACTUALLY HOLD US
THROUGH EIGHT YEARS. AND THERE
IS SO MUCH THAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE, SO MANY MISSING LINKS.
EVERY DAY, ALMOST EVERY WEEK, I
BIKE ON --
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS TYLER VASQUEZ,
FOLLOWED BY TYLER WILL BE ERIN
MUSSER, AND FOLLOWED BY ERIN,
WILL BE CECILIA BLACK.
>> GOOD MORNING, SELECT
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS TYLER VASQUEZ, I AM THE
SEATTLE ADVOCATE FOR CASCADE
BICYCLE CLUB. WE ARE HAPPY TO
SEE THAT CHAIR SAKA'S PACKAGE
MOSTLY RETAINS THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSAL. AS A RESULT, THIS
INVESTMENT WILL FILL GAPS IN
OUR BIKE NETWORK, MAINTAINED
BICYCLE LANES, AND INVEST IN
SOUTH SEATTLE. ADDITIONALLY, WE
ARE SUPPORTIVE OF AMENDMENTS
THAT ADD ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO
THE BIKE PROGRAM. THESE
AMENDMENTS ARE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS' PROJECT, AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
AMENDMENT. THIS LEVY PROPOSAL
PROVIDES FUNDAMENTAL ESSENTIALS
FOR PEOPLE BIKING AND TRAVELING
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE. THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING TO OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT. ALSO, THANK YOU FOR
ALL THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE
DONE, LISTENING TO MANY
CONSTITUENTS THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING THE FINAL PROPOSAL, AND
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE VOTERS
VOTING ON THIS IN NOVEMBER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS ERIN MUSSER, AND
FOLLOWED BY ERIN, WILL BE
CECILIA BLACK. FOLLOWED BY
SICILIA, WILL BE JUDY SMITH.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
ERIN MUSSER, I REPRESENT THE
DISABILITY MOBILITY INITIATIVE,
AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR BEING HERE THROUGH THIS
SHORT, LITTLE TIME OF WORKING
WITH US. I APPRECIATE ALL OF
THE TIME -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
I APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO
SPEAK TO US. I HIGHLY, HIGHLY
HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE TAMMY
MORALES' INITIATIVE, HER
AMENDMENT, I MEAN. THAT WOULD
BE SO GREAT. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN
ME ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE
SEATTLE TIMES, TALKING ABOUT
HOW AN INCH ON A WHEELCHAIR, IF
THERE IS A BUMP, REPRESENTS A
FOOT ON THE STREET FOR A PERSON
WHO IS WALKING OR DRIVING.
IMAGINE ME GOING OVER AN INCH
ON THE SIDEWALK. IMAGINE GOING
BY ON THE FREEWAY, YOU GO OVER
A FOOT HIGH BUMP, THAT WOULD
NOT BE GOOD. YOUR COFFEE WOULD
GO EVERYWHERE, YOU WOULD STILL
SAY, "WHEN IS THE CITY GOING TO
FIX THESE STREETS?"
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT IN-PERSON SPEAKER
IS CECILIA BLACK, AND THE NEXT
SPEAKER IS JUDY SMITH.
>> MY NAME IS CECILIA BLACK, I
AM A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER FOR
WASHINGTON. BETWEEN 2016 AND
2020, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
WERE INVOLVED IN 4% OF TOTAL
VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, AND YET
ACCOUNTED FOR 53% OF PEOPLE
KILLED. WHEN 60% OF OUR STREETS
ARE INACCESSIBLE BECAUSE OF
BROKEN OR MISSING SIDEWALKS, WE
HAVE TO PUT OUR BODIES IN THE
LINE OF TRAFFIC TO BE FOUR
HOUSES. EVERY MEMBER ON THIS
COUNCIL HAS FLAGGED OR PROPOSED
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR PROJECTS
THAT WILL MAKE OUR
TRANSPORTATION SAFER AND MORE
ACCESSIBLE, BUT THIS FUNDING
WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT IF IT
COMES FROM CUTS TO EQUALLY
VITAL PROGRAMS. I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
AMENDMENT, AND FUND THESE
PROJECTS BY INCREASING THE
LEVEL -- LEVY. WHILE ROADS ARE
MAINTAINED, IT IS NOWHERE
COMPARABLE TO THE LEVEL OF
SIDEWALKS. I'M DISAPPOINTED TO
SEE SIDEWALK REPAIR AND
SIDEWALK PLANS GET RIPPED
FUNDING. LASTLY, WE HAVE A
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS
NOT BECAUSE WE NEED A BETTER
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, BUT
BECAUSE OUR LAND-USE DECISIONS
AND HOUSING POLICY ARE --
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR LAST
IN-PERSON SPEAKER FOR THIS
SECTION IS JUDY SMITH.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
JUDY SMITH. MY 74-YEAR-OLD
HUSBAND AND I RECENTLY BOUGHT
E-BIKES AND THEY HAVE FLATTENED
THE HILLS AROUND OUR HOME IN
EAST BIKE NEIGHBORHOOD. RIDING
OUR BIKES IS OFTEN FASTER THAN
DRIVING AND PARKING AND IT IS
ALWAYS A LOT MORE FUN. AS AN
ASIDE, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD
TO PROTECTED BIKE LANES ON
EASTLAKE AVENUE. THEY CAN'T BE
BUILT FAST ENOUGH, AND NEITHER
CAN OTHER PROTECTED BIKE
INFRASTRUCTURE. I HAVE FOUND
THAT THERE ARE MANY MISSING
LINKS, WHERE BIKE LANES
SUDDENLY COME TO AN END, BUT
THE VALID LINK IS THE WORST FOR
SO MANY PEOPLE, AND I AM GLAD
IT WILL FINALLY BE ADDRESSED
WITH THIS LEVY. LET'S FOLLOW
THE EXAMPLE OF OTHER GREAT
CITIES AROUND THE WORLD THAT
PRIORITIZE WALKING, BIKING, AND
TRANSIT. MORE PEOPLE NOW BIKE
IN PARIS THAN DRIVE AND THAT
HAS HAPPENED JUST IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS WITH THE RECENT
MEASURES AGGRESSIVE BIKE
INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN. LET'S
PASS THE FULL LEVY, AND MAKE
WALKING AND BIKING EASIER, FOR
OUR HEALTH AND FOR THE HEALTH
OF THE PLANET.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY, CHAIR, WE
HAVE HAD SOME PEOPLE SIGN UP
REMOTELY, SO I'M GOING TO
SWITCH THAT UP, IF THAT IS ALL
RIGHT. SO, I AM SEEING SOME
NAMES, AND THEY ARE NOT
PRESENT. BUT, JUST IN CASE,
DIANA VALDES, DIANA? I AM NOT
SEEING DIANA ONLINE. OKAY.
ALEXIS ROSARIO? I AM NOT SEEING
ALEXIS. OH, OKAY. I SEE DIANA.
SO, DIANA, OKAY. I SEE YOU ARE
ONLINE.
>> HELLO?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
>> HI, MY NAME IS DIANA VALDES.
I AM A FORMER ORGANIZER IN THE
LAKE CITY COMMUNITY AND I WOULD
LIKE TO BRING OUR KIDS TO THE
COMMUNITY, AND HAVE THE BUDGET
TO BRING OUR WATER FEATURE FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE KIDS. THANK
YOU.
>> MY NAME IS DIANA, I AM 16
YEARS OLD. OUR SUMMERS ARE VERY
HOT IN THESE MONTHS, AND THEY
ARE NOT ABLE TO TAKE US TO
OTHER PLACES TO REFRESH. WE
WANT TO HAVE RESOURCES, AND FOR
THIS TO BECOME A REALITY.
>> HI, MY NAME IS ANSLEY
HERNANDEZ. I AM 7 YEARS OLD. I
HAVE MET OTHER CHILDREN LIKE
ME. I LIKE BEING OUTSIDE.
>> HI, MY NAME IS ALEXIS. I AM
18 YEARS OLD. AT THE HEALTHY
STREET PLAZA, WE AS A COMMUNITY
ARE BUILDING SO I CAN PLAY AND
HANG OUT WITH MY FRIENDS
BECAUSE BEFORE, I DIDN'T.
>> HI, I AM 13 YEARS OLD AND I
HAVE BEEN A MEMBER FOR A VERY
LONG TIME. OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD
COME TOGETHER SO KIDS CAN ENJOY
THEIR CHILDHOOD. THANK YOU.
>> CHAIR, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAD
MULTIPLE PEOPLE SIGN UP USING
THE SAME PHONE NUMBER, IS IT
OKAY IF WE PROCEED AS IF THEY
ARE ALL REGISTERED
INDIVIDUALLY?
>> YEAH, THAT IS FINE, WE WILL
PIVOT BACK THE CYCLE TO THE IN
PERSON.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY, YOU ARE UNMUTED AGAIN.
IF THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO
WANT TO TALK, WE HAVE MARIA DE
LA SANTOS.
>> HI, OH.
>> HELLO. [ SPEAKING IN A
NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] OKAY?
>> HI, I AM MARIA. I AM 71
YEARS OLD. I WOULD LIKE A WATER
STATION, BECAUSE TWO YEARS AGO,
THERE WAS A SENIOR LIKE ME WHO
DIED BECAUSE OF THE HEAT. THAT
IS WHAT I WANT, THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, I AM VIC. I AM 11
YEARS OLD. I HAVE SEEN OTHER
COMMUNITIES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT HAVE THIS. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. I THINK EVERYBODY WHO
IS SIGNED UP SPOKE. I HEARD
EVERYONE'S NAME. SO, WE ARE
GOING TO GO TO OUR NEXT REMOTE
SPEAKER, WHO IS ALBERTO
ALVAREZ.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
THE AVERAGE COMMUTE TIME IS AT
LEAST 30 MINUTES, ON A GOOD
DAY, OFTEN WITH GRIDLOCKED
TRAFFIC, THIS COULD BE 45
MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THOUGH IT
IS GOOD TO HAVE BETTER ROADS
FOR CAR TRAFFIC, IT IS JUST AS
IMPORTANT TO GET PEOPLE WHO
WALK, BIKE, OR ROLL, THE RIGHT
CIRCUMSTANCES TO GET AROUND THE
CITY. SOME ARE NEAR DISREPAIR
OR WORSE, NONEXISTENT. BIKE
PATHS ARE NOT ALL SEPARATED
FROM CARS. IF YOUR PLAN IS TO
GET PEOPLE DOWN INTO THE
DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR, THEY NEED
BETTER OPTIONS. DRIVING IS NOT
ALWAYS THE BEST OPTION. IT IS
IN FACT FAR MORE COSTLY. YOU
HAVE TO GIVE PEOPLE WHO USE
THESE SERVICES LIKE SIDEWALKS
OR BIKE PATHS, A LOT BETTER
OPTIONS. PLEASE SUPPORT THE
MORALE IS AMENDMENTS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, CHAIR, THAT WAS ALL OF
OUR SPEAKERS, CURRENTLY. SO, WE
WILL BE SWITCHING BACK TO IN
PERSON. SO, SAME AS LAST TIME.
OUR FIRST IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS
BRITNEY POST, FOLLOWED BY
BRITNEY WILL BE PARKER DAWSON.
FOLLOWED BY PARKER IS WILLETTA
WILLIAMS. IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE
NEXT, PLEASE TRY TO LINE UP BY
THE MICS, IF YOU CAN. SO,
BRITNEY BROS IS OUR FIRST
SPEAKER FOR THIS SET.
>> MY NAME IS BRITTANY BROS. I
WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE TO
SAY THAT YOU SHOULD SUPPORT THE
PROPOSED LEVY, IT IS THE ONLY
WAY TO SUPPORT PEOPLE THAT ARE
BIKING, WALKING, ROLLING, FOR
TRANSIT OTHERWISE YOU ARE
PITTING EVERYTHING AGAINST
CARS. AS SOMEONE THAT CANNOT
DRIVE AND WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO
DRIVE, THE ONLY WAY TO GET
AROUND THIS CITY IS EITHER BY
WALKING, BIKING, OR TAKING
TRANSIT. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS
CITY IS NOT SUPER ACCESSIBLE IN
THAT ASPECT. IF I GO SOUTH OF
I-90, I RUN INTO PROBLEMS
BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A LOT OF
TRANSIT AT TIMES AND SIDEWALKS
ARE SOMETIMES NONEXISTENT. IF I
GO NORTH, WELL, SIDEWALKS
AREN'T THERE AND THE TRANSIT
ISN'T THE GREATEST.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CITY IS
VERY CAR HEAVY, AND THAT HAS
BEEN A FACTOR SINCE THE 1950s.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WASN'T
YOUR FAULT, BUT YOU HAVE THE
CHANCE TO CORRECT THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
AMENDMENT HELPS DO THAT. GO BIG
AND HIT VISION ZERO. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> OKAY, OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS PARKER DAWSON.
FOLLOWED BY PARKER WILL BE
WILLETTA WILLIAMS. FOLLOWED BY
WILLETTA WILL BE ERIC.
>> GOOD MORNING. PARKER DAWSON
WITH NATIONAL BUILDERS SPEAKING
IN OPPOSITION TO AMENDMENT
SEVEN, AS WELL AS A SMALL
PORTION OF AMENDMENT ONE AND
AMENDMENT TWO. IN NOVEMBER,
YOUR CONSTITUENTS WILL BE
VOTING ON A $1.5 BILLION LEVY
WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THEIR
HARD EARNED DOLLARS ARE GOING
TO BUILD REAL THINGS, AND IT
WOULD SUCK MORE WASTE FOR
LATER. BEARING WITH THE TASK
FORCE TO STUDY REMOTE -- SORRY
-- TO STUDY "SUPPLEMENTAL
FUNDING SOURCES" IS A BETRAYAL
AGAINST THE PURPOSE OF THIS
LEVY AND TO ALL THE VOTERS WHO
YOU ARE ASKING TO APPROVE THIS
METRIC. WEATHER ONE DOLLAR OR
$5 MILLION, THE REQUEST TO
STUDY ALTERNATIVE FUNDING
SOURCES LIKE IMPACT FEES IS
TONE DEAF TO OUR DECADE-LONG
HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY
CRISIS AND IS AN INAPPROPRIATE
ALLOCATION OF DOLLARS THAT
REALLY SHOULD BE USED TO BUILD
THE SIDEWALKS, THE BRIDGES, THE
ROADWAYS, THAT WE DESPERATELY
NEED TODAY. SO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS WILLETTA WILLIAMS,
FOLLOWED BY LOW -- WILLETTA IS
ERIC, AND FOLLOWED BY ERIC IS
MATTHEW S.
>> HEY, MY NAME IS WILLETTA
WILLIAMS, I AM FROM WSOS, AND I
AM ALSO HERE AS A SENIOR, A
YOUNG SENIOR. I AM HERE TO
SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. IT MAKES
IT POSSIBLE FOR EVERYBODY TO
GET WHERE THEY HAVE TO GO, IT
INCLUDES EVERYBODY. THE YOUNG
PEOPLE, THE OLD PEOPLE. IT PUTS
MONEY BACK INTO EQUITY FOCUSED
PROGRAMS, AND IT DOESN'T HIT
US -- PIT US AGAINST EACH
OTHER. IT HELPS US GET TO WHERE
WE WANT TO GO. BEFORE THAT, I
WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT THIS IS
IN PERSON, BUT SINCE I AM
ACHING AND SLOW, I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT SHE
MADE TO SUPPORT MY POPULATION,
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT OFTEN REALLY
THOUGHT ABOUT, EVEN THOUGH I AM
A YOUNG ONE IN HERE. SO, THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS ERIC. FOLLOWED BY
ERIC IS MATTHEW S, AND FOLLOWED
BY MATTHEW S, IS TYLER
BLACKWELL.
>> HELLO, I AM ERIC. PLEASE
NOTE "NO," ON AMENDMENT THREE.
I AM A BIKE COMMUTER AND I WANT
THE MISSING LINK TO BE
COMMUTED, BUT LEARY IS THE
WRONG PLACE. SAFETY FIRST. YOU
HAVE HEARD FROM SENIORS. BUT,
LEARY IS ALSO MORE DANGEROUS
FOR BICYCLES. IT CROSSES MORE
ACTIVE DRIVEWAYS AND SIDE
STREETS. COMMUNITY INPUT, THIS
ROUTE WAS PREFERRED BY AN
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF TRAIL
USERS. FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY --
THE REQUEST FOR THE MISSING
LINK IS $20 MILLION, FOUR TIMES
THE COST OF THE SHELL SHALL
ROUTE AND THAT IS LIKELY TO
GROW BECAUSE OF UNDERGROUND
UTILITIES. THE MAIN ARGUMENT
FOR THE LEARY ROUTE IS THE
DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING, HOWEVER
WE SHOULDN'T CHOOSE A LOUSY
PLAN BECAUSE THE BETTER PLAN IS
HELD HOSTAGE BY A FEW
BUSINESSES AND THEIR LAWYERS.
BEERY IS THE WRONG PLACE FOR A
BIKE TRAIL, IT IS WRONG FOR
SENIORS, AT WRONG FOR CYCLISTS.
I ASK YOU TO VOTE NO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE,
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING,
AND CHEERING, AND ALL OF THAT
STUFF AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS MATTHEW S. FOLLOWED
BY MATTHEW IS TYLER BLACKWELL.
FOLLOWED BY TYLER BLACKWELL IS
MARSHALL BENDER.
>> GOOD MORNING, PRESIDENT
NELSON, CHAIR SAKA, VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I AM THE AVID
DIRECTOR, WE ARE A NONPROFIT
THAT SUPPORTS SAFE, EQUITABLY
TRANSPORTATION FOR ALL
WASHINGTONIANS. I WANT TO SPEAK
TO YOU TODAY ABOUT THE LEVY.
THIS IS A ONCE IN A DECADE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SEATTLE A
MORE ACCESSIBLE CITY, BUT TO
SUCCEED WE MUST FUND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD EQUABLE
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, THIS
ENSURES THAT ALL PEOPLE CAN
PARTICIPATE IN PROCESS TO
IMPROVE THEIR OWN
NEIGHBORHOODS. BASED ON
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY
WORKGROUP, IT WOULD ALLOW SDOT
TO WORK WITH MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES TO MEET THEIR
NEEDS. IT HAS GENERATED
EXCITEMENT FOR A BROAD
COALITION OF STAKEHOLDERS TO
MOTIVATE VOTERS ACROSS THE
CITY. THIS PROGRAM WOULD HOLD
BACK OUR CITIES EQUITY
PROGRESS. WE ASKED THE COUNCIL
TO SUPPORT AMENDMENTS THAT
WOULD SUPPORT FULL FUNDING TO
THIS CRITICAL PROGRAM. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH YOU ON A STRONG PROPOSAL
TO BRING TO VOTERS. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU OUT ON
THE TRAIL, ADVOCATING FOR THIS
LEVY. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS TYLER BLACKWELL.
FOLLOWED BY TYLER, IS MARSHALL
BENDER. FOLLOWED BY MARSHALL,
IS NICK SANTELLI. AGAIN, IF YOU
KNOW YOU ARE NEXT, PLEASE TRY
TO LINE UP, IF YOU CAN.
>> GOOD MORNING, SELECT
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS TYLER
BLACKWELL, AND I AM A
TRANSPORTATION PLANNER FOR THE
SOTO BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA.
WE REPRESENT ABOUT 1200
BUSINESSES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN IN
THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND WE
ADVOCATE FOR SAFETY AND
ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL MODES.
FREIGHT IS ONE MODE THAT HAS
BEEN UNDERFUNDED AND
UNDERSTAFFED DESPITE BEING
ESSENTIAL FOR ALL OF US HERE
TODAY. A NEW, FREE PROGRAM WITH
PROPER FUNDING WOULD ALLOW FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
GRADE VISION ZERO DESIGN
STRATEGIES. THE MAINTENANCE OF
LAST MILE CONNECTIONS FOR
SERVING CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE ABILITY
TO LEVERAGE FUNDS FOR
ADDITIONAL FREIGHT PROJECTS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION ON THIS MANNER
AND FOR THE LEVY AS A WHOLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS MARSHALL BENDER.
FOLLOWED BY MARSHALL, IS NICK
SANTELLI, AT FOLLOWED BY NICK
SANTELLI ISRAEL HOLTZMAN.
>> HELLO, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I AM A MEMBER OF
DISTRICT FIVE LIVING IN THE
NORTHGATE'S KITCHEN AND I AM
HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR A YES VOTE
ON COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. WHERE I
LIVE, THERE AREN'T EVEN
SIDEWALKS, SO I AM LUCKY TO BE
AN ABLE-BODIED PERSON, BUT IF I
WERE IN A WHEELCHAIR OR HAVE
MOBILITY ISSUES, I COULD NOT
GET AROUND WHERE I LIVE. WE
NEED TO BUILD MORE SIDEWALKS.
ALSO, WE NEED TO SAVE THE 20
BUS. THE 20 BUS IS A GREAT
NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTOR AND IF
WE DELETE THIS FROM SERVICE,
STUDENTS, DISABLED PEOPLE,
OLDER RESIDENTS, CHILDREN,
EVERYBODY, WOULD BE LEFT OUT
FROM TAKING THE BUS. WE NEED
MORE PEOPLE, WE NEED TO INVEST
IN BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE. BIKING
PEOPLE DIE ON OUR STREETS EVERY
DAY, THEY DIE OVER THERE, IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD, IN SOUTH SEATTLE
AND NOTHING GETS DONE ABOUT IT.
I DON'T OWN A CAR, I AM A
MEMBER OF THE WRITERS UNION, I
DO THAT AS A POLITICAL CHOICE
BUT WE NEED TO DO THIS SO
PEOPLE CAN STOP DYING ON OUR
STREETS. IT IS A TRAGEDY AND IT
SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I LIVED IN
EUROPE IN THE PAST NINE MONTHS
IN VIENNA, PEOPLE DON'T DIE ON
THE STREETS THERE, BUT THEY DO
HERE. WE CAN CHANGE THAT NOW.
VOTE YES ON THIS AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS NICK SANTELLI.
FOLLOWED BY NICK, IS RITA
HOLTZMAN. FOLLOWED BY RITA IS
CHARLOTTE STARK.
>> HI, MY NAME IS NICK. I AM A
DISTRICT 3 VOTER AND I DON'T
DRIVE. WE NEED A LARGER AND
MORE AMBITIOUS LEVY, SO PLEASE
VOTE YES ON COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES' AMENDMENT TO INCREASE
THE SIZE OF IT. POLLING SHOWS
THAT SEATTLEITES WANT MORE
SIDEWALKS AND BUS LANES, THIS
IS A WAY TO CONNECT OUR
COMMUNITIES TOGETHER, ALLOW
PEOPLE TO GET THE DISTRICT --
DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. I DON'T
SHOP IN DISTRICT TWO, I DON'T
GO TO DISTRICT FIVE BECAUSE IF
I WALK THERE THERE ARE NO
SIDEWALKS. SAME THING FOR
TRANSIT LANES. THERE ARE NO
BUSES THAT ARE CONNECTING OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER. THIS
MEANS IT IS THAT FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES COMBAT FOR THE
ECONOMY, BAD FOR SAFETY. I'VE
HEARD FROM SO MANY PEOPLE KNOW
THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE DYING ON
OUR STREETS AND THEY DON'T
FEEL SAFE GOING AROUND. THERE
ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE WHO DON'T GO ANYWHERE
BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE AND THEY
KNOW IT IS NOT SAFE TO DO THAT,
THAT MEANS THEY ARE NOT
SHOPPING IN OUR COMMUNITIES,
NOT STAYING IN SEATTLE AND NOT
DOING ANYTHING TO MAKE OUR
COMMUNITIES MORE VIBRANT.
PLEASE SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES' AMENDMENT TO INCREASE
THE SIZE OF THE LEVY. WE NEED
MORE SIDEWALKS, WE NEED MORE
BUS LANES, WE NEED MORE BIKE
LANES. WE NEED A FILLER
AMENDMENT FOR VISION ZERO,
WHICH IS INCREASINGLY LOOK LIKE
WE ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT
MOVE, AT ALL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS RITA HOLTZMAN.
FOLLOWED BY RITA IS CHARLOTTE
STARK, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY
CHARLOTTE IS MORGAN PITTMAN.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
ALL OF THE EXCELLENT WORK YOU
HAVE PUT INTO THE AMENDMENTS
YOU WILL BE REVIEWING TODAY. MY
NAME IS RITA HOLTZMAN. AS YOU
RECALL, I AND THE WIDOW OF
STEVE HOLTZMAN WHO DIED LAST
DECEMBER AS THE RESULT OF A
COLLISION BETWEEN A MOTORIST
AND STEVE, WHO WAS BIKING IN
OUR WEST SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF MY
HUSBAND'S DEATH AND THE
ALARMING OF OTHER RECENT
TRAFFIC DEATHS AND SERIOUS
INJURIES ON SEATTLE STREETS, IT
WOULD BE HARD TO OVERSTATE HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO ME THAT WE,
AS A CITY, PRIORITIZE TRAFFIC
SAFETY, NO MATTER IF YOU ARE
TRAVELING BY PUBLIC CAR,
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION, IN A
WHEELCHAIR, OR ON FOOT.
THEREFORE, I AM PLEASED TO SEE
THE EMPHASIS THAT HAS BEEN
PLACED ON SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
FOR ALL MODES OF
TRANSPORTATION. FOR SEATTLE TO
CONTINUE TO THRIVE
ECONOMICALLY, WE MUST ALSO BE
ABLE TO DRIVE SOCIALLY, AND BE
SAFE PHYSICALLY. THE AMENDMENTS
UNDER CONSIDERATION TODAY TO
OFFER SOME AMAZING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR BALANCING
THOSE NEEDS. PLEASE VOTE
THOUGHTFULLY AND
COMPASSIONATELY ON THEM. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS CHARLOTTE
STARK. FOLLOWED BY CHARLOTTE,
IS MORGAN PITTMAN. FOLLOWED BY
MORGAN, IS CARLO.
>> GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I AM
PRESIDENT OF ALKI COMMUNITY
COUNCIL, A RESIDENT, OBVIOUSLY,
OF DISTRICT 1, AND A RESIDENT
OF ALKI FOR THE LAST 4 1/2
YEARS. I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF
TO SUPPORT CHAIR SAKA'S LEVY
FOR FOUR REASONS. PRIMARILY,
ALKI IS IN CRISIS. WE HAVE A
PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS ON OUR
STREETS, ASSOCIATED WITH THE
DANGERS OF STREET RACING, THAT
CAN BE MITIGATED WITH TRAFFIC
COMBING AND OTHER TRAFFIC
MEASURES, SUCH AS TRAFFIC
CAMERAS. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA FURTHER AND WITH THE
ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL TO ADDRESS
THESE ISSUES, BECAUSE WE HAVE
LOST TOO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE TO
THE VIOLENCE AND THE STREET
RACING, AS WELL AS A PROFOUND
AMOUNT OF HIT AND RUNS. IN
ADDITION, WE HAVE THE SEATTLE
BRIDGE, THE FUNDING FOR BRIDGES
-- WHICH WE FULLY SUPPORT --
REPAIRING, REPAVING ROADS,
WHICH WAS A NUMBER ONE
PRIORITY. AND ALSO --
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS MORGAN
PITTMAN, FOLLOWED BY MORGAN IS
CARLO. FOLLOWED BY CARLO IS
STEPHEN PATTILLO.
>> THE CURRENT LEVY IS TO CAR
CENTRIC. IT IS ALSO TOO
EXPENSIVE. TO DO MORE, WE HAVE
TO SPEND LESS AND BE MORE
CREATIVE. $126 MILLION FOR
SIDEWALKS IS $250,000 PER
BLOCK, WHICH IS INTERESTINGLY
LESS THAN WHAT WE HAVE SPENT
HISTORICALLY, SO THAT IS
PROBABLY NOT RIGHT. BUT,
$250,000 PER BLOCK IS A LOT.
WHY DON'T WE JUST TAKE SOME OF
THE STREET, GIVE IT TO
PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS? WE
CAN DO THAT FOR FAR LESS WITH
TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES. THAT
SOUNDS A BIT CRAZY, BUT
CONSIDER THIS, IT WOULD IMPROVE
CYCLIST AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY,
YOU ARE GOING TO REDUCE WATER
RUNOFF. BY THE WAY, THERE IS A
$600 MILLION WASTEWATER PROJECT
IN BALLARD, A SINGLE PROJECT.
WASTEWATER IS A BIG DEAL. WHEN
YOU BRING THE CITY WITHIN AN
INCH OF ITS LIFE -- MOST
CRITICALLY, IT REDUCES THE
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
THAT WE HAVE A NEED FOR. I
REALIZE IT IS THE 11th HOUR AND
YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE A VOTE.
PLEASE ENSURE THIS LEVY ALLOWS
FLEXIBILITY --
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS CARLO. FOLLOWED BY
CARLO IS STEVE, AND FOLLOWED BY
STEVE IS CLAIRE CANTOR.
>> HELLO, AGAIN, EVERYBODY. I
THINK I MET WITH ALMOST
EVERYBODY HERE ON THE COUNCIL,
SO FAR. BUT, MY NAME IS CARLO.
I AM A DISTRICT FIVE RESIDENT,
I VOLUNTEER MY FREE TIME WITH
THE AURORA REIMAGINE COALITION.
I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
$1.7 MILLION AMENDMENT TO THE
LEVY. IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, LAST
NIGHT, ANOTHER WOMAN WAS KILLED
ON AURORA AVENUE NORTH AT 10:00
P.M. RIDING HER MOTORCYCLE WHEN
SHE WAS STRUCK BY AN SUV. SHE
WAS HEADING SOUTH THROUGH THE
WALLINGFORD-FREMONT SECTION.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER DEATH THAT
COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY
BETTER STREET RECONFIGURATION
AND SOMETHING THIS LEVY CAN
HELP TO DO AND HELP US
ACCOMPLISH. TO REFLECT ON YOUR
REMARKS THIS MORNING, CHAIR
SAKA, I WANTED TO ASK THAT YOU
ALSO PLEASE CONSIDER NOT JUST
THE MONETARY SACRIFICE THAT WE
ASK OUR RESIDENTS TO MAKE, BUT
THE CONTINUAL SACRIFICE THAT WE
CAN AVOID ON OUR STREETS, THAT
PEOPLE ARE ALREADY MAKING ON
THE WAY TO WORK, ON THE WAY TO
SCHOOL, AND TO AND FROM THEIR
HOMES. SO, PLEASE SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE LEVY
TO $1.7 MILLION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS STEVE REBELLO,
FOLLOWED BY STEVE IS CLAIRE
CANTOR. AND FOLLOWED BY CLAIRE
IS KAT MUNSON.
>> I HEAR A LOT ABOUT SAFETY.
AURORA AVENUE HAS BEEN A
CONCERN OF MINE. YOUR REDUCTION
OF FOUR LANE ROADS TO THE TWO
LANE ROADS HAS NOT GIVEN THE
SAFETY YOU ALL HAVE TALKED
ABOUT. MATTER OF FACT, WE ARE
HAVING MORE PEOPLE, ACTUALLY,
GETTING HURT, BECAUSE WE HAVE
FEWER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD AND
MORE CONGESTION BECAUSE OF THE
FACT THAT WE REDUCED CAPACITY!
NOW, ON AURORA, YOU PROBABLY
ARE NOT AWARE -- WELL, YOU MAY
BE AWARE OF JUST A FEW
OVERPASSES FOR SAFETY, WHICH
ARE GENERALLY NOT MAINTAINED
VERY WELL, BUT I BET MOST OF
YOU DON'T KNOW THERE IS AN
UNDERPASS -- EXCUSE ME -- THERE
WAS AN UNDERPASS FOR
PEDESTRIANS. THE CITY CLOSED IT
MANY YEARS AGO. SAFETY SEEMS
LIKE A BEACON TO BE USED JUST
BEFORE YOU DO THE SWITCH. RIGHT
NOW, YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING AT
HOW MUCH OF THIS PROPOSAL
REALLY GOES TO SAFETY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, OUR NEXT IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS CLAIRE CANTOR.
FOLLOWED BY CLAIRE IS KAT
MUNSON AND SO FAR, THAT IS OUR
LAST IN-PERSON SPEAKER.
>> HI, MY NAME IS CLAIRE
CANTOR, ORGANIZER FOR SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS. YOU
HAVE HEARD FROM DOZENS OF
DIFFERENT SPEAKERS TONIGHT, YOU
HAVE HAD 1600 EMAILS, TO
PROVIDE A LARGER LEVY OF AT
LEAST $1.7 MILLION, ASKING YOU
TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES' AMENDMENT. ALL OF
THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
PRIORITIZING VISION ZERO,
ASKING FOR BIKE LANES, FREE
PROJECTS, WE ABSOLUTELY CANNOT
PITCH THESE NEEDS AGAINST EACH
OTHER WHEN WE HAVE THE MEANS TO
FUND ALL OF THEM AND ACTUALLY
HAVE A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
THAT WORKS FOR ALL OF US,
INCLUDING THE 40% OF SEATTLE
THAT DOESN'T DRIVE. POLLING
SHOWS THAT 79% OF SEATTLE
VOTERS WILL SUPPORT THAT LEVY.
IN FACT, THE CITY'S OWN
POLLING SHOWS THAT THE ONLY
SALIENT ARGUMENT THAT ACTUALLY
DECREASES SUPPORT AMONG VOTERS
IS THAT IT DOESN'T GO FAR
ENOUGH. THAT WILL DRAMATICALLY
HELP THE LEVY GAIN SUPPORT MORE
THIS FALL, ESPECIALLY FROM
STRONG SUPPORTERS WHO ARE
ESSENTIAL TO WINNING THE LEVY
CAMPAIGN. THE INCREASE WILL
COST THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER --
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, OUR FINAL IN-PERSON
SPEAKER IS KAT MUNSON.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS KAT
MUNSON, I AM THE POLICY AND
CAMPAIGN ASSOCIATE AT REAL
CHANGE HOMELESS EMPOWERMENT
PROJECT. I AM ALSO A RESIDENT
OF DISTRICT 4, WHERE I HAVE
BEEN A HOMEOWNER FOR OVER 20
YEARS. I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO
PASS COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
PROPOSED AMENDMENT, INCREASING
THE LEVY TO $1.7 MILLION. IT
WOULD TRULY BE A PRIVILEGE AS A
HOMEOWNER TO PAY AN
INCREMENTALLY SMALL AMOUNT TO
SEE ALL CRUCIAL INVESTMENTS IN
SIDEWALKS AND SAFETY IMPLEMENT
IT AND TO NOT HAVE TO SEE
CHOICES MADE BETWEEN THOSE THAT
WOULD IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF
LIFE AND EVEN PRESERVE LIFE FOR
THOSE WHO TAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT,
WALK, BITE, AND ROLL. AS A
REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR REAL
CHANGE STREET PAPER VENDORS,
WHOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH POLICE
IS TENUOUS AT BEST, I WOULD
ALSO LIKE TO SPECIFICALLY
ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY ON
TRANSIT. ARMED OFFICERS DO NOT
BELONG ON PUBLIC TRANSIT, FULL
STOP. TRANSIT SAFETY SHOULD BE
CENTERED IN A COMPREHENSIVE
APPROACH THAT INCLUDES
PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING, CLEAN
BUSES, AND TRAINED SOCIAL
SERVICES AND NONENFORCEMENT
PERSONNEL. PLEASE VOTE ON
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE MORE
FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THE CHAIR, I
BELIEVE THAT WAS ALL OF OUR
SIGNED UP SPEAKERS.
>> ALL RIGHT! WELL, THANK YOU,
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, FOR
SHARING YOUR FEEDBACK HERE WITH
US, MANY OF WHICH, WE HAVE
HEARD MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT
THE COURSE OF THESE PAST TWO, 2
1/2 MONTHS. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON
TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE WRITE --
READ THE SHORT TITLE OF ITEM
ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> ITEM NUMBER ONE, 120788, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO
TRANSPORTATION PROVIDING FOR
THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE CITY AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD NOVEMBER
5th, 2024, A PROPOSITION
AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO LEVY
REGULAR PROPERTY TAXES FOR UP
TO EIGHT YEARS IN EXCESS OF THE
LIMITATION ON LEVEES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. IT LOOKS
LIKE CALVIN CHOW, OUR CENTRAL
POLICY EXPERT, HAS JOINED US AT
THE TABLE. CALVIN WILL PROVIDE
US WITH THE HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW
OF AMENDMENTS, ONE THROUGH
EIGHT. AFTER HIS PRESENTATION,
I WILL MOVE HIS BILL, THE MAIN
BILL, THAT WAS TRANSMITTED, AND
THEN THE REVISED CHAIR'S
PACKAGE, AND THEN EACH SPONSOR
WILL MOVE THEIR RESPECTIVE
AMENDMENTS. AND AFTER
PERCEIVING A SECOND, CALVIN
WILL PROVIDE A MORE DETAILED
OVERVIEW OF EACH INDIVIDUAL
AMENDMENT BEFORE VOTING ON EACH
INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENT. SO, A
LITTLE MORE COMPLEX, A LOT MORE
COMPLEX, TO BE HONEST, THEN THE
ITEMS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE US.
MANY, IF NOT ALL OF THE ITEMS
THAT HAVE COME BEFORE US THIS
YEAR. SO, WHAT IS GOING TO
HAPPEN IS, AFTER A PASS OF THE
BATON, PASS THE MIC OVER TO CAL
IN A MOMENT, BUT WHAT IS GOING
TO HAPPEN, COLLEAGUES, WE ARE
GOING TO MOVE TO CONSIDER THE
ORIGINAL, TRANSMITTED LEVY
LEGISLATION. AT THAT POINT --
BUT, WE ARE NOT GOING TO VOTE
ON IT -- AT THAT POINT, WE ARE
GOING TO MOVE TO CONSIDER THE
"REVISED CHAIR'S PACKAGE" THAT
IS REVISED SHARE PACKAGE
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, VERSION
2, THE ONE THAT I HAD MENTIONED
IN COUNCIL BRIEFING YESTERDAY.
BUT, WE ARE NOT GOING TO VOTE
ON IT. THEN, WE ARE GOING TO
TAKE UP, INDIVIDUALLY, EVERY
SINGLE LAST COUNCILMEMBER
AMENDMENT, SO WE WILL NOT VOTE
ON THE FIRST TWO ITEMS WE MOVE,
BECAUSE ALL OF THE
COUNCILMEMBER AMENDMENTS ARE
PEGGED TO, AND MODELED AFTER,
AND USED AS THE BASE OF THE
REVISED CHAIR'S PACKAGE. SO,
WE WILL THEN TAKE UP AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
AMENDMENT. IF THAT AMENDMENT
PASSES, IT WOULD THEREFORE
OBVIATE THE NEED TO DISCUSS AND
CONSIDER THE SUBSEQUENT
AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT CAPTURES
AND PICKS UP THOSE AMENDMENTS.
AT THAT POINT, WE WOULD THEN
MOVE ON TO AND VOTE ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, AS
AMENDED, BYE, POTENTIALLY,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
AMENDMENT. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES' AMENDMENT , AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO, DOES NOT PASS, WE
WILL, IN TURN, TAKE UP EACH
INDIVIDUAL ITEM AND VOTE ON
EACH INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENT
BEFORE REVERTING BACK AND
FINALLY VOTING ON A POTENTIALLY
AMENDED FORM OF THE "REVISED
CHAIR'S AMENDMENT." WHICH IS,
AGAIN, AMENDMENT ONE VERSION 2
FOR THOSE FOLLOWING ALONG. SO,
COMPLEX, PROCEDURALLY. IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST LET ME
KNOW. BUT, HERE WE GO. SO, GO
AHEAD, CAL.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS, CALVIN CHOW
WITH CITY CENTRAL STAFF. MY
OVERVIEW, I ACTUALLY JUST
WANTED TO SAY THIS TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, THAT THERE
ARE EIGHT AMENDMENTS IN FRONT
OF YOU, SEVEN ON THE AGENDA,
AND ANOTHER ONE FROM
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON THAT IS A
WALK ON. AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
IS THE CHAIR'S REVISED
PACKAGE, AND IT WILL BECOME THE
NEW BASE. WE WILL DISCUSS IT,
BUT WE WILL NOT BE VOTING ON IT
UNTIL WE HEAR ALL OF THE
REMAINING AMENDMENTS, BECAUSE
THOSE REMAINING AMENDMENTS TO
CHANGE THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE.
ONCE WE HAVE HEARD ALL THE
AMENDMENTS AND VOTED ON A
REMAINDER, WE WILL COME BACK TO
VOTE ON ONE LEGISLATION. SO,
WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER, IF
YOU ARE READY, I CAN GO OVER
YOUR AMENDMENT ONE.
>> SURE. OKAY. SO, AMENDMENT
ONE, VERSION 2 FROM
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, IT IS THE
REVISED CHAIR'S PACKAGE. WE
TRY TO FOCUS ON THE CHANGES OF
WHAT WAS PRESENTED IN COMMITTEE
TWO WEEKS AGO. THIS AMENDMENT,
IF YOU RECALL, INCREASES THE
SIZE OF THE LEVY FROM ONE $.45
BILLION TO $1.55 BILLION. IT
ESTIMATES THE BILL FROM ABOUT
499.
>> CAL, PARDON ME, I AM
WONDERING IF ACTUALLY THIS IS A
QUESTION FOR OUR CLERKS, SHOULD
WE MOVE THE BASE ORIGINALLY
TRANSMITTED BILL FIRST, BEFORE
WE ENTER INTO DISCUSSION?
>> YEAH, YEAH. SO, LET'S DO
THAT. SO, PARDON ME, CAL, WE
WILL GET BACK TO YOU IN A
MOMENT. I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF
COUNTABLE 120788. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED AND
PASSAGE OF THE BILL. ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT,
HEARING ON. I MOVED TO AMEND
COUNCIL BUILD 120788 -- OR,
EXCUSE ME -- I MOVED TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL 120788 AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT NUMBER
ONE, VERSION 2, ON THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT. IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND COUNCIL BUILD
120788 AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION 2.
BEFORE I ADDRESS THIS
AMENDMENT, HERE WE ARE. WE HAVE
CAL, OUR CENTRAL STAFF AFTER
BIRTH TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW
AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY,
COLLEAGUES, FOR YOU TO ASK
POLICY RELATED QUESTIONS AFTER
HE IS DONE.
>> I APOLOGIZE FOR JUMPING THE
GUN. SHALL I GET BACK INTO IT?
>> YOU ARE RIGHT ON TRACK.
FORTUNATELY, I HAVE A HANDY
SCRIPT HERE.
>> SO, MOST OF THE CHANGES FROM
THE DRAFT CHAIR'S PACKAGE ARE
INCLUDED IN THE SPENDING
BREAKDOWN, SO THIS IS
ATTACHMENT A, AS YOU WILL
RECALL. CHAIR'S AMENDMENT ADDS
$7 MILLION FOR STATE HOUSE FOR
SCHOOLS, ADD $7 MILLION FOR A
NEW NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE TRAFFIC
SAFETY PROGRAM. IT REDUCES
$15.5 MILLION FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATED SAFETY
PROGRAM. IT ADDS $6 MILLION FOR
THE TRANSIT PASSENGER SAFETY
PROGRAM. IT ADDS $48 MILLION
FOR NEW SIDEWALKS, AND INCLUDES
SOME LANGUAGE ABOUT
PRIORITIZING LOCATIONS WITHIN
ONE MILES OF SCHOOLS AND
TRAFFIC STOPS, AS WELL AS
IDENTIFYING LOCATIONS THAT
PROGRAMS WOULD BE DELIVERED IN
DISTRICT FIVE, DISTRICT 2,
DISTRICT 1, PROPORTIONAL TO
WHERE THOSE SIDEWALKS ARE. IT
ADDS $15 MILLION FOR SIDEWALK
SAFETY REPAIR, $10 MILLION FOR
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING, $20
MILLION FOR FREIGHT AND GOODS
MOVEMENT, INCLUDING $5 MILLION
FOR LEARY WAY INDUSTRIAL ZONE
SAFETY AND $5 MILLION FOR A
PORT CONNECTION PROGRAM. IT
ADDS $1 MILLION FOR OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AUDITING AND
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. IT ADDS
$1.5 MILLION FOR PROPERTY TAX
RELIEF, OUTREACH, AND
EDUCATION. IT INCLUDES A NEW
SECTION, THE DURABLE
INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTION PROGRAM
MOVES TO THE GOOD GOVERNMENTS
AND EQUITABLE INITIATIVES
DEPARTMENT, AND IT CALLS FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LONG-TERM
STRATEGY FOR SIDEWALKS,
BRIDGES, AND ROADS. IT WOULD
REVISE THE ROADWAY MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM TO REMOVE 35th AVENUE
SOUTHWEST MORGAN TO HOLD IT AND
ADD SOUTHWEST MORGAN, INSTEAD.
IT REVISES THAT PROGRAM TO
INCLUDE FALTER WAY. IT REVISES
THE VISION ZERO ELEMENT TO
IDENTIFY RAYNOR AVENUE SOUTH ON
THE LIST OF PRIORITY CORRIDORS.
IT REVISES THE PROTECTED BIKE
LANES PROGRAM TO ADD 12th
AVENUE, FROM EAST MADISON TO
HOSE A RUN ALL BRIDGE. IT ADDS
NORTH 37th AND ROOSEVELT WAY TO
THE CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS
PROGRAM. IT INCLUDES A REVISED
LANGUAGE FOR THE AURORA AVENUE
NORTH SAFETY PROGRAM. IT ADDS
NORTHWEST SIXTH AVENUE FROM
NORTHWEST 58th IN CARRINGTON
PARK TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
GREENWAY PROJECT. IT MAKES
CHANGES TO THE DESCRIPTION OF
THE BALLARD AND MAGNOLIA BRIDGE
DESCRIPTIONS. IT INCLUDES
PEDESTRIANS IMPROVEMENTS ON
BALLARD AVENUE -- OR, EXCUSE ME
-- TO BALLARD BRIDGE, AND THE
SEISMIC STUDY FOR IMPROVEMENT
ACCESS TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF
THE MODE OF MAGNOLIA BRIDGE AND
OF THE STRUCTURE PROGRAM. IT
MAKES ADDITIONS TO THE TRANSIT
IMPROVEMENTS AND LIGHT RAIL
PROGRAM, TO ADD ACCESS
IMPROVEMENTS TO SOME TRANSIT
RAIL STATIONS AND FUTURE
TRANSIT SYSTEM EXPANSIONS. IT
CREATES A NEW CATEGORY FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE FUNDING
STRATEGY FOR I-5 5, BY ADDING
PROTECTED BIKE LANES TO COVER
THAT COST. IT REVISES THE URBAN
FORESTRY PROGRAM TO HIGHLIGHT
THE SUPPORT FOR THE SOCIAL
WATERFRONT PROJECT AND PIPELINE
CORRIDOR FOR MAINTENANCE. IT
ADVISES THE PEDESTRIAN BIKE
LANE IMPROVEMENTS TO HIGHLIGHT
A PROJECT IN HONOR OF STEVE
HOLTZMAN. IT REVISED THE
TRANSIT ACCESS AND ACCESS LIGHT
RAIL PROGRAM TO INCLUDE
SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-BASED
PLANNING FOR THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT LIGHT
RAIL STATION. THE PACKAGE
ESTABLISHES NEW EIGHT-YEAR LEVY
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE
LEVY. THIS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT
WAS ESTABLISHED IN NEW SEATTLE.
IT RE-ESTABLISHES THE CHAIR OF
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AS
A MEMBER OF THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AND HAS AN
ASPIRATIONAL GOAL FOR TWO OF
THE MEMBERS TO HAVE LOBBYING
EXPERIENCE. IT ALSO REQUIRES
DASHBOARD REPORTING OF THESE
PROGRAMS, SIMILAR TO WHAT HAS
BEEN IN PLACE FOR SEATTLE AND
IDENTIFIES ATTACHMENT A FOR THE
BASIS OF REPORTING ON
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. LASTLY, THERE
ARE A NUMBER OF CHANGES TO
RECITALS. COUNCILMEMBER, UNLESS
THERE ARE QUESTIONS, I WILL
TURN IT BACK TO YOU.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU. SO,
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
POLICY RELATED QUESTIONS FOR
CENTRAL STAFF? ALL RIGHT.
HEARING -- LET ME DOUBLE CHECK
HERE. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I DON'T
HAVE A QUESTION, IS THIS A TIME
TO MAKE A STATEMENT?
>> LET ME GO AHEAD -- IF IT IS
A STATEMENT, LET ME GO AHEAD
AND TEE IT UP IN MY OWN WORDS,
I GUESS. AND THEN, WE CAN OPEN
IT UP FOR COMMENTS AND
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, IF ANY.
SO, I GUESS, FIRST OFF, A QUICK
HOUSEKEEPING ITEM, I -- SO,
WHAT WE ARE CONSIDERING HERE IS
VERY COMPLEX, HIGHLY TECHNICAL,
NITTY-GRITTY TRANSPORTATION
POLICY, AND RESOURCING, AND
PLANNING. WE ARE MAKING THESE
DECISIONS, RIGHT HERE THROUGH
THE COURSE OF THIS LEVY IN
THESE CONVERSATIONS. AGAIN,
HIGHLY COMPLEX, VERY TECHNICAL,
AND SO I ASKED CAL TO CREATE
TWO VERSIONS OF AMENDMENT ONE.
ONE THAT IS ESSENTIALLY A
REDLINE, KIND OF TRACKS CHANGES
VERSION. ONE THAT INCLUDES
THOSE REDLINES AND TRACK
CHANGES, AND ALSO IS ANNOTATED
TO HELP FACILITATE REVIEW BY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, SO WE
CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND -- I KNOW
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE AND
COLLEAGUES, I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE. I HAVE
HAD ONE ON ONE OFF-LINE
CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU, ALL. I
SEE THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE
CHARTS UP ON THEIR OFFICES WITH
LIKE, MAPPING OUT, WHERE THIS
COMES FROM, AND WHO IS THE
SOURCE, AND WHY. SO, I AM
FAMILIAR WITH TRACING THE ARC
OF EACH AND EVERY ONE
INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL AMENDMENT
AND HOW ONE WOULD END UP IN THE
REVISED CHAIR'S PACKAGE, BUT I
DID ASK FOR THAT, SO THE
ANNOTATED VERSION AGAIN TO HELP
FACILITATE REVIEW HERE, SO
THANK YOU, CAL, FOR CREATING
THAT. SO, HOUSEKEEPING ASIDE,
COLLEAGUES, THIS HOUSE REVISED
CHAIR PACKAGE, IT IS A BALANCED
PROPOSAL, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED
TO CONSOLIDATE AND HARMONIZE,
TO THE FULL EXTENT POSSIBLE,
THE VARIOUS AMENDMENTS FROM
INDIVIDUAL COUNCILMEMBERS. IT
IS THE DIRECT RESULT OF
CONSENSUS, COLLABORATION, AND
AGAIN, COMPROMISE. ALL OF
WHICH, ARE REFLECTED IN ONE
COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSAL. IT IS
SPECIFICALLY STRUCTURED TO HELP
STREAMLINE VOTING ON THIS VERY
COMPLEX, TECHNICAL TOPIC, AND
OTHERWISE, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE
AS MANY OF THESE CONSENSUS
ITEMS BAKED INTO ONE PACKAGE,
WE WOULD BE HERE ALL DAY, AND
VOTING ON INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS
ALL DAY. SO, THEREFORE, IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT WE MIGHT NOT
POTENTIALLY LOVE EACH AND EVERY
INDIVIDUAL ELEMENT OR FEATURE
CONTAINED IN THE BROADER
CHAIR'S PACKAGE PROPOSAL. THE
GOAL IS FOR US TO -- LIKE THE
ENTIRE PACKAGE ENOUGH TO ENABLE
THIS BODY TO CONSIDER IT AS ONE
AMENDMENT, FOR PURPOSES, AGAIN,
OF STREAMLINING AND SIMPLIFYING
OUR FINAL VOTE TODAY. SO, IN
ANY EVENT -- COLLEAGUES, AS YOU
ALSO HEARD, THIS REVISED
CHAIR'S PACKAGE HAS BEEN
IMPROVED, IMPROVED GREATLY BY
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. JUST
TO NAME A FEW OF THOSE
IMPROVEMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, BECAUSE OF YOUR WORK,
AND DEDICATION, THAT INCLUDES A
STRONGER PACKAGE FOR VISION
ZERO AND BICYCLE SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOUTH END.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
WE ARE PUTTING MORE FUSS
FUNDING INTO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS AND THE CREATION
OF NET NEW SIDEWALKS IN PLACES
WHERE THEY DON'T EXIST,
ESPECIALLY DISTRICT FIVE. NOT
JUST DISTRICT FIVE. SO, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY ON THAT.
THAT IS ALSO COMPLEMENTED BY
YOUR ADVOCACY FOR ALREADY
EXISTING SIDEWALKS THAT WE KNOW
SOME OF WHICH ARE IN A BAD
STATE OF DISREPAIR. THANK YOU
FOR THAT. THAT, ALONG WITH YOUR
ADVOCACY, AND YOUR EFFORTS,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, FOR
ENSURING OUR KIDS HAVE SAFE
ROUTES TO SCHOOLS, AND IN TURN,
THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THIS LEVY
IS ACTUALLY SERIOUS ABOUT
KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE ON OUR
STREETS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE
WAYS, COLLEAGUES, TO SHAPE THE
CONTOURS OF THIS LEVY. THIS IS
A LEVY PROCESS, WE HAVE SEEN A
FEW OF THEM, AND THERE IS A
GOOD INTRODUCTION PROCESS.
MAKING SURE WE SHAPE WITH THE
REVISED CHAIR'S PACKAGE LOOKS
LIKE AT THE FRONT END, RATHER
THAN GOING THROUGH THE
AMENDMENT PROCESS. AND WE HAVE
TAKEN A MIXED APPROACH TO ALL
OF THAT. ALL OF THAT IS
IMPORTANT AND WELCOME. BUT
AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHT
PARTNERSHIP ON CRAFTING THE
PACKAGE HERE. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, TOGETHER, WE HAVE
CREATED A CRITICAL, CRITICAL
FUNDING FOR MANY DISTRICT SIX
PRIORITIES. A LOT OF THEM.
INCLUDING BRIDGE MAINTENANCE
AND MODERNIZATION FOR THE
BALLARD AND MAGNOLIA BRIDGES,
AS WELL AS FUNDING FOR SPECIFIC
NEW FREIGHT INVESTMENTS WHICH
WILL HELP KEEP OUR ECONOMY
MOVING. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE --
YOU HAVE BEEN ANOTHER STRONG
CHAMPION FOR FREIGHT AND CARGO
MOBILITY FOR THIS PACKAGE. I
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THAT. IN ADDITION, YOUR
FEEDBACK AND CONSULTATION, AND
ADVICE, HAS RESULTED IN
IMPORTANT CALLOUTS THAT WILL
ENSURE THIS LEVY THAT OUR LEVY
PROJECTS TAKE THE NEEDS OF OUR
EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AT THE
FULL COUNT OF CONSIDERATION.
BUT, TO BE HONEST, I WOULD
EXPECT NOTHING LESS FROM THE
MEN OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, ALWAYS FINDING A
PUBLIC SAFETY TIE, AND THERE IT
IS, A STRONG NEXUS. SO, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR POINT OF YOU AND
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THESE.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, YOU HAVE
BEEN AN INCREDIBLE CHAMPION OF
ENVIRONMENTALISM AND
SUSTAINABILITY, AND OUR WORK TO
ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE FOR THIS
PACKAGE. I APPRECIATE YOU AND
ALL THAT YOU DO. LAST BUT NOT
LEAST, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON, YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT
FOR LEVY BILLS, AND STRONG
OVERSIGHT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
HAS BEEN CRITICAL. YOU ARE THE
TRUE ARCHITECT, YOU ARE THE
ORIGINAL ARCHITECT OF THE GOOD
GOVERNANCE THAT SEEMS TO
DOMINATE THIS BODY HERE. SO, I
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
CONVERSATIONS, HELPING TO
STRENGTHEN WHAT WE HAVE HERE. I
WANT TO TALK, FOR A MOMENT,
ABOUT ONE IMPORTANT ADDITION
THAT I MADE, THAT I BELIEVE IS
TRULY EMBLEMATIC OF THESE LEVY
PROPOSALS, OVERALL FOCUSED ON
SAFETY. SO, MY REVISED PROPOSED
PACKAGE WILL CALL FOR THE
CREATION OF A PROTECTED BIKE
LANE PACKAGE IN WEST SEATTLE TO
BE NAMED IN HONOR OF STEVE
HOLTZMAN, STEVE WAS A LEADER.
IN THE SEATTLE CYCLING
COMMUNITY, AND IN DECEMBER,
TRAGICALLY, SHE WAS RIDING ON A
MARINE VIEW DRIVE AND HE WAS
HIT AND KILLED BY A PERSON
DRIVING A CAR. I KNOW HOW
IMPORTANT STEVE WAS TO BOTH HIS
LOVED ONES AND OUR BROADER
COMMUNITY. INCLUDING HIS WIFE,
RITA, WE HAVE SEEN HERE SHOW UP
OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THEY HAVE
BEEN HERE JUST ABOUT EVERY
SINGLE MEETING. REMINDING US,
DEMANDING THAT WE, AS A BODY,
AS A COUNCIL, AS A CITY, NEED
TO DO A BETTER JOB OF
PROTECTING PEOPLE ON OUR
STREETS. AND THROUGH THIS LEVY
PACKAGE, WE WILL. IT IS ONLY
RIGHT THAT THIS PROJECT BE
NAMED IN STEVE'S HONOR. NOT
JUST IN REMEMBRANCE OF STEVE
AND HIS LEGACY, RITA, BUT AS AN
IMPORTANT REMINDER TO ALL OF
US, JUST HOW CRITICAL THESE
INVESTMENTS ARE, AND IN
PEOPLE'S EVERYDAY LIVES. THANK
YOU, RITA, FOR CONTINUING TO
SHOW UP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ADVICE, AND SUGGESTIONS, AND
CONVERSATIONS OFF-LINE. THANK
YOU STEVE'S BROTHER, AS WELL.
STEVE'S LIFE MATTERED. AND SO
DO THE COUNTLESS LIVES OF
PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE LOST ON OUR
ROADS, OVER THE YEARS. IT IS MY
HOPE AND EXPECTATION THAT THIS
LEVY WILL BE THE START OF
SOMETHING THAT CAN HELP PUT US
ON A BETTER TRACK AND BETTER
FOOTING TO MAKE MUCH BETTER
PROJECT IN ACHIEVING OUR VISION
ZERO GOALS. ALL RIGHT. SO,
MOVING ON. I WELCOME ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, FEEDBACK.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THIS
MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I AM JUST
GOING TO PULL THIS UP. THANK
YOU FOR INCLUDING ALL OF MY
CITYWIDE OR DEFINITION CHANGE
AMENDMENTS. MY TWO AMENDMENTS
THAT WERE DISTRICT SPECIFIC,
ARE NOT JUST MY PROJECTS, THEY
ARE DISTRICT FOR AND DISTRICT
FIVE PROJECTS. I DEFINITELY
APPRECIATE YOU INCLUDING ALL OF
THESE AMENDMENTS IN YOUR
PACKAGE. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
INCLUDED DON'T JUST TOUCH
DISTRICT SIX, THEY TOUCHED
DISTRICT 1, DISTRICT 4,
DISTRICT 6, AND DISTRICT SEVEN.
SO, I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT I
HAVE A LOT OF DISTRICT SIX
PROJECTS IN HERE. THERE WERE
TWO THAT ARE ALSO BROADER THAN
JUST MY DISTRICT. COLLEAGUES, I
WILL BE BRINGING MY SPECIFIC
DISTRICT AMENDMENTS FORWARD
SHORTLY. I JUST WANT TO TAKE
THIS MOMENT TO DISCUSS THE
CHANGES IN THE FREIGHT
PROGRAMS, WHICH I PUT FORWARD
PREVIOUSLY AS INVESTMENTS. I
REALIZE THAT BECAUSE I WAS
SHORT ON TIME IN OUR LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING, I DIDN'T
FINISH MY POINT ENTIRELY. I
SPOKE ABOUT CHANGES IN
INDUSTRIAL BUFFER ZONES THAT
HOST OFFICE SPACES. WHAT I
DIDN'T AND -- DIDN'T MENTION
IS THAT THESE CHANGES ALREADY
OCCURRED AND THE MOVEMENT
THROUGH THESE CHANGES IS EVEN
MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER
BECAUSE THESE NEW ZONING
CHANGES HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE,
THEY CREATE NEW PRESSURES ON
OUR INDUSTRIAL ZONES. CREATING
THESE ZONING CHANGES, WE DID
INCREASE PROTECTIONS FOR THE
MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS
ZONES. SO, WHILE THERE IS A
LITTLE FLEXIBILITY PUT ON THE
BUFFERS AND THE EDGES, WE CAN
INCREASE OUR DEDICATION TO OUR
MANUFACTURING IN LOGISTICS
ZONES. AS A PROJECT NOTE, THESE
ARE THE INDUSTRIES THAT ARE
OUTPERFORMING NATIONAL AVERAGES
IN OUR CITY, FOR OUR REVENUE
SOURCES. I MAKE MY REQUEST IN
THE LEVY MORE FOCUSED. I HAVE
WORKED WITH CHAIR SAKA TO
UPDATE THE LANGUAGE, JUST TO
SAY SPECIFICALLY, RATHER THAN
HAVING $10 MILLION AND $5
MILLION INTO TWO ITEMS.
CONNECTING THE MARITIME
MANUFACTURING LOGISTIC ZONES,
AND FOR THE BALLARD
MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL
CITY INTO THE LIGHT POINTS OF
INTERSTATE 5. THE OTHER $5
MILLION WITHIN THE FREIGHT LINE
ITEMS WILL BE USED FOR
CONNECTING THE PORT OF SEATTLE
FACILITIES TO INTERSTATE 90 OR
INTERSTATE 5. I BELIEVE THESE
CHANGES WILL KEEP US MOVING AND
BETTER CONNECT OUR COURTS TO
I-90 WHICH IS A DIRECT
CONNECTION TO THE HEART OF
AMERICA AND ALL THE WAY UP TO
BOSTON.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. I WILL ECHO THE
SENTIMENT THAT YOU EXPRESSED,
YOUR AMENDMENTS -- BROADLY
SPEAKING, THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY
CITYWIDE PROJECTS AND
INITIATIVES. WHAT WE ARE DOING
HERE, COLLEAGUES, FRIENDLY
REMINDER, WE ARE CRAFTING THE
BEST TRANSPORTATION PROPOSAL
FOR AN ENTIRE CITYWIDE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. IT IS
TRUE THAT THERE WERE CERTAIN
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS THAT ARE
CUT AND PROPOSED IN INDIVIDUAL
DISTRICTS, BUT WE CAN'T --
PEOPLE AREN'T CONFINED TO ONE
DISTRICT AND THERE IS SO MUCH
CROSS-POLLINATION AND SO MUCH
DEPENDENCIES AND
INTERDEPENDENCIES BETWEEN
PROJECTS, ROADS, AND BRIDGES IN
ONE PROJECT THAN THE OTHER. SO,
ANYWAY, I AGREE, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, CITYWIDE, AND EVERY
LAST ONE OF US, YOURSELF
INCLUDED, EVEN GOT SOME --
THERE ARE SOME NICE THINGS IN
THERE THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD
ABOUT. SO, IN ANY EVENT,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. SORRY, I
AM STILL GETTING OVER A
LONG-STANDING COLD, APPARENTLY.
THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA. -- I
WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR
STAFF AND CENTRAL STAFF, YOU
ALL HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD
THESE PAST FEW MONTHS AND YOU
DESERVE KUDOS FOR ADVANCING
THIS STRONG PACKAGE. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MEETING
WITH ME SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE
LAST THREE MONTHS TO DISCUSS MY
PRIORITIES AND FOR
INCORPORATING MANY OF THEM IN
THE PACKAGE, INCLUDING
CONNECTING BIKE FRAGMENTS IN
SOUTH SEATTLE, AND
INCORPORATING MY FOCUS ON
VISION ZERO FOR BETTER
SIDEWALKS ACROSS THE CITY, SO I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AS
MY COLLEAGUES KNOW, I DO HAVE
AN AMENDMENT THAT WE WILL BE
VOTING ON LATER TO EXPAND THE
LEVY, AND THAT WILL -- I DO
WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR AND HIS
TEAM FOR SOME REALLY STRONG
WORK. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERSHIP, AND I WANT TO PASS
THROUGH ALL OF THE PRAISE,
KUDOS, AND THANKS TO MY OWN
TEAM, AS WELL, LAYLA BIZARRE
AND CHIEF STAFF, ELAINE CO., AS
WELL AS OUR CENTRAL STAFF
EXPERTS, CALVIN, AMELIA, JODY,
SO MANY OF OUR CLERKS AND
PEOPLE -- IT IS A LOT TO DO
THIS. I AM CHAIR OF THIS
COMMITTEE, BUT THERE ARE SO
MANY PEOPLE THAT WON'T SEE YOU
OR ARE LESS VISIBLE, BUT THEY
MADE THIS WORK BETTER AND I AM
GRATEFUL FOR THE GUIDANCE AND
COUNCIL AND HARD WORK. SO,
THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA. YES,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COLLABORATION, EARLY AND OFTEN.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ALSO
THANK YOU TO THE COLLEAGUES IN
THE DAIS AND REMOTE FOR
DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD AND
ALSO TO MR. CHOW FROM CENTRAL
STAFF FOR HIS ADVICE AND
COUNCIL AS TO GO THROUGH THAT
PROCESS INDIVIDUALLY AND
COLLECTIVELY HERE. I ALSO WANT
TO THANK THE COMMUNITY, THE
PUBLIC SPEAKERS, THE GROUPS
HAVE COME MANY TIMES. AS THE
CHAIR'S HAVE NOTED, WE HAVE
HAD MANY REPEAT PEOPLE. I
APPRECIATE THE EFFORT IT TAKES
TO COME HERE, AND TO TESTIFY
THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENT. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK THE GROUPS WHO
COMMENTED HERE. AND I HAVE MET
IN MY OFFICE, OR IN DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS. IN THE DISTRICT
SEVEN COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY
THE DISTRICT SEVEN NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL, WHICH HAS, YOU KNOW,
DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB, IN TERMS
OF GIVING ADVICE, AND ALSO --
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A BASE HERE
WE ARE WORKING FROM, SO THANK
YOU TO MAYOR HARRELL AND
DIRECTOR SPOTS, WHO ARE SITTING
HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WITH HIS
TEAM BEHIND HIM, AND THE PRESS
-- BEST BRIEF THAT EXISTS HERE.
THANK YOU, ALL. I APPRECIATE
THIS LEVY, FOR ITS BALANCED
APPROACH, FOR THE NUTS AND
BOLTS OUR CITY NEEDS FOR
TRANSPORTATION. NUMBER ONE IS
VISION ZERO. WE HAVE TO WORK.
THE ISSUES -- SIDEWALKS HAVE
BEEN SO KEY. BIKE LANES, OTHER
EFFORTS TO ADDRESS -- ADDRESS
PEDESTRIAN AND TRAFFIC SAFETY
CONCERNS, IT IS SO FOCUSED AND
SO NEEDED. I HAVE ALSO NOTED
WITHIN VISION ZERO, THESE
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY FOCUS FUNDS
ARE ALSO IMPORTANT. WE HAVE A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FUNDS, BUT
THEY ALL KIND OF DO THE SAME
THING. I JUST WANTED TO PLEDGE
AGAIN THAT FROM THE DISTRICT
SEVEN PERSPECTIVE, THOSE FUNDS
WILL BE FOCUSED ON VISION ZERO,
ON TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE
THAT CLEAR BECAUSE I RECOGNIZE
THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES
OF NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDS, BUT FOR
DISTRICT 7, THEY ARE ALL KIND
OF GOING TO GO TO THE SAME
PLACE, IN TERMS OF DISTRICT
ZERO. SECOND, THE BRIDGE IS SO
IMPORTANT. AS WE KNOW IN
DISTRICT 7, THE MAGNOLIA BRIDGE
FLIES OVER THE MAVIS BRIDGES, I
HAVE SAID MANY TIMES, DISTRICT
7, IN REALITY, IS A PENINSULA,
BUT IT ALSO CONNECTS TO ALL OF
THE DISTRICTS. DISTRICT FIVE,
DISTRICT 4, DISTRICT 3,
DISTRICT 2. NOT SO MUCH
DISTRICT ONE, BUT DISTRICT ONE
WITH WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE KNOWS
HOW IMPORTANT DISTRICTS ARE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
BOND IN ENSURING THAT BRIDGES
ARE SO ESSENTIAL TO WHAT WE ARE
DOING. ALSO, FOR
SUSTAINABILITY. YOU MENTIONED,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, BUT THANK
YOU, AS WELL, FOR YOUR
INVESTMENTS IN EV, BECAUSE THIS
IS IMPORTANT, IN TERMS OF
SUSTAINABILITY, BUT IT IS ALSO
IMPORTANT TO ENSURE -- YOU
KNOW, THIS GOES TO ROADS --
THAT OUR BUSES, OUR ELECTRIC
BUSES HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO
OVER. I THINK THAT IS A POINT
THAT IS OFTEN MISSED AND I JUST
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
BECAUSE THEY DO CARRY OUR
ELECTRIC BUSES. FOUR FREIGHTS,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
FONDNESS AND YOUR COMMUNITY
THAT SPOKE UP ON THIS ISSUE. WE
HEARD THE LEADERS HERE. IT IS
SO IMPORTANT, RELATED TO OUR
PORT. BUT, IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT
FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD PIECE. AS
I MENTIONED IN I THINK THE LAST
MEETING, FOOD DESERTS COULD BE
THE LACK OF A GROCERY STORE,
BUT FOOD DESERTS COULD ALSO
MEAN YOU HAVE A GROCERY STORE,
BUT IF FREIGHT CAN'T GET THE
GOODS TO THE GROCERY STORE, YOU
END UP IN THE SAME PLACE, SO
THIS IS WHERE FREIGHT IS
IMPORTANT. ON THIS POINT, I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WHO IS A
PARTNER ON THIS PIECE, ALONG
WITH YOURSELF, CHAIR SAKA, AND
OTHERS IN THE COMMITTEE.
LASTLY, GOOD GOVERNANCE. ON THE
LINES OF EVERYTHING, THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP FONDNESS. THIS IS
SOMETHING WE NEED TO BUILD ON.
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS
FANTASTIC. I'M NOT SURE IF THE
EXECUTIVE TRULY LOVES IT, BUT I
THINK THEY WERE LEARNED TO. I
THINK IT WILL BE FANTASTIC.
BOTTOM LINE, I SUPPORT THIS
CHAIR'S PACKAGE. SO, THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. CAN I
CLARIFY, WE ARE NOT YET VOTING
ON THIS?
>> NOT YET VOTING, NO. RIGHT
OPPORTUNITY, IF YOU WOULD SO
LIKE, TO COMMENT ON THE REVISED
CHAIR'S PACKAGE, WHICH
SPECIFICALLY IS AMENDMENT ONE,
VERSION 2. YEAH.
>> AND WHAT WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON IT
AFTER WE GO THROUGH ALL THE
AMENDMENTS? OR, SHOULD WE
COMMENT NOW? SORRY. POINT OF
CLARIFICATION.
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SO, NOW
WOULD BE PREFERRED, BUT WE WILL
FIND TIME LATER, TWO POINT
>> THEN, THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THEN, I WILL SAY, I, TOO, WANT
TO ECHO THE GRATITUDE TO OUR
STAFF HELPING MR. CHOW, FOLKS
IN YOUR OFFICE, AND ALL OF THE
FOLKS THAT HELP AND SUPPORT US
AS WE ARE DELIBERATING ON ALL
OF THE LEGISLATION, AND IN
PARTICULAR, THIS LEGISLATION
WHICH WAS, AS COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH MENTIONED, A
HEAVY LIFT. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WORKED
DILIGENTLY TO WORK WITH ALL OF
US INDIVIDUALLY BEHIND THE
SCENES TO HAVE THOUGHTFUL
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW TO BEST
INCORPORATE THE NEEDS OF OUR
PARTICULAR DISTRICTS IN THE
PACKAGE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. WE
KNOW THAT THE LISTS AND THE
INCLUSIONS ARE NOT EXHAUSTIVE,
OF WHAT IS NEEDED IN THIS CITY.
BUT YET, I WILL SAY, AS YOU AND
I DISCUSSED, ADJUSTED FOR
INFLATION, THE LEVY RENEWAL
WOULD HAVE BEEN $1.2 BILLION
LET RELATIVE TO THE ORIGINAL
LEVY PACKAGE, AND THIS ADDS
ANOTHER $350 MILLION TO THAT TO
ADDRESS THE NEED FOR INCREASED
INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS,
EXPANSION OF MUCH-NEEDED
SIDEWALKS ACROSS THE CITY,
INCLUDING THE REPAIRING OF
SIDEWALKS ACROSS THE CITY. AND
OF COURSE, OF PARTICULAR
IMPORTANCE, THE CONSTITUENTS IN
DISTRICT 4, PEDESTRIAN -- A --
ADDRESSING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE 22 SCHOOLS
IN OUR DISTRICT, AND IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT THE STUDENTS
HAVE ROUTES THAT ARE SAFE
WALKING TO AND FROM SCHOOL,
RIDING TO AND FROM SCHOOL,
TAKING BUSES TO AND FROM
SCHOOL. I DEEPLY APPRECIATE
YOUR EFFORTS TO WORK WITH YOU
AND MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS LARGE
AND COMPLEX PROJECT. YOU ALSO
INCORPORATED MY CHANGES TO
ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY, BECAUSE
THIS IS A BIG PACKAGE. YOU AND
YOUR STAFF WORKED DILIGENTLY
WITH US TO ENSURE THAT YOUR
PACKAGE REFLECTED OUR NEEDS. AS
I SAID EARLIER, AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE. AND OF COURSE, ALL
THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS
AND WORK IN THIS LEVY ARE
NEEDED ACROSS THE CITY FOR THE
BENEFIT OF ALL OF THE RESIDENTS
OF SEATTLE. AS WE MOVE FROM ONE
DISTRICT TO ANOTHER AS
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. I ALSO
APPRECIATED THE FEEDBACK, VERY
IMPORTANT, FROM THE D4
CONSTITUENTS. I KNOW THIS IS A
LOT TO ASK OF RESIDENCE. THERE
WERE MANY NEEDS TO BALANCE, TO
ENSURE ROADS, BRIDGES,
SIDEWALKS, AND VISION ZERO
GOALS WERE ADDRESSED. BECAUSE
OF THE SIZE OF THIS PACKAGE, I
WORK -- WORKED WITH YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, TO
INCORPORATE CHANGES TO ADD BACK
THE ACCOUNTABILITY LANGUAGE
FROM THE SEATTLE LEVY,
REQUIRING SDOT TO COME BEFORE
COUNCIL FOR ANY REALLOCATION OF
MORE THAN 10% BETWEEN THE
IDENTIFIED LEVY CATEGORIES IN
THE PACKAGE, THEREFORE GIVING
COUNCIL AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH
IN ON CHANGES AND ALSO TO
ENSURE THAT INVESTMENTS ARE
BEING CARRIED OUT ACROSS THE
CITY, THE ENTIRE CITY. SO, I
WANT TO AGAIN SEND A GRATITUDE
TO THE D4 RESIDENTS ARE NOT
JUST CAME IN CHAMBERS, WHO
CALLED, WHO WROTE, WHO TALKED
TO ME AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY
MEETINGS I HAVE ATTENDED
THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, THAT
WERE NOT PARTICULAR JUST TO THE
LEVY, BUT AS I WAS OUT IN THE
COMMUNITY, I HEARD A LOT OF
PEOPLE PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS
LEVY AND IT IS SOMETHING WE ARE
ASKING RESIDENTS A LOT OF. AND
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW
YOU WEIGHED, I WEIGHED, MANY OF
OUR COLLEAGUES WAITED, AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. FAX, YOU DID PUSH HARD.
AND FOR STRONGER
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CONTROLS,
AND MATCHING VERBIAGE FROM THE
2015 ORDINANCE, AUTHORIZING THE
LEVY TO THIS ONE. AND SO,
AGAIN, THIS LEVY IS BETTER
BECAUSE OF YOU AND EVERY LAST
ONE OF YOU, COLLEAGUES. LET'S
SEE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT? GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST
REALLY QUICK, TO ORIENT MY
COLLEAGUES TO SOME COMMENTS I
WILL BE MAKING LATER IN
RESPONSE TO SOME OF THESE
AMENDMENTS, AND ALSO JUST TO
SET OFF THE TONE I WOULD LIKE
TO STRIKE -- WHICH IS ONE OF
GRATITUDE, CHAIR -- AS YOU WILL
RECALL, MY INITIAL FEEDBACK TO
YOU WHEN YOU ARE ASKING
COUNCILMEMBERS WHAT THEY
WANTED, I SAID, DON'T MAKE IT
BIGGER THAN THE MAYORS LEVY AND
FOCUS ON MAINTAINING OUR
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE,
BECAUSE AS THEY USED TO SAY --
AND THE SAYING I GREW UP WITH
-- A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE.
WITH THAT, I WAS REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING A
HANDLE ON OUR MAINTENANCE
BACKLOG, BECAUSE FILLING
POTHOLES AND FIXING SIDEWALKS
ALL THE TIME GETS MORE
EXPENSIVE IF WE ARE NOT, YOU
KNOW, MAKING SURE WE ARE
REPAIRING ON A REGULAR
SCHEDULE. ALL OF THAT ASIDE, I
DID PUT FORWARD AN AMENDMENT TO
TRANSFER $20 MILLION OF THE
ADDITIONAL -- WELL, OF THE
DOUBLING OF THE MAYORS ORIGINAL
AMOUNT FOR SIDEWALKS, SO THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSAL HAD $63
MILLION FOR NEW SIDEWALKS. WE
PUT IN AN ADDITIONAL $63
MILLION, I PUT IN AN AMENDMENT
TO TRANSFER $20 MILLION TO
SIDEWALK REPAIR. I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU CARRYING THAT
SENTIMENT FORWARD. IT WAS
REDUCED TO 15 MILLION, WHICH IS
FINE. THAT MAINTAINS THE
PROPORTION OF THE NEW REPAIR,
SIDEWALKS, IN THE MAYOR'S
BUDGET. BUT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR HEARING ME. IT WASN'T
CLEAR TO ME THAT SDOT HAD THE
CAPACITY TO EVEN DO THAT MUCH
WORK, AND, YOU KNOW, I AM
SKEPTICAL, SCARED -- STILL. I
REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU NOT
PUSHING BACK ON THAT TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE PRIORITIZING
REPAIR, ALSO. I ALSO WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THE
ANNUAL ALLOCATION FOR
RIGHT-OF-WAY IMPROVEMENTS THAT
WE ARE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED
TO PERFORM OR TO PROVIDE AS
PART OF THE WATERFRONT PROJECT.
AND I WILL MENTION, I HAVE AN
AMENDMENT THAT JUST ADDS A
TWEAK TO THAT AND I WANTED TO
THANK YOU FOR THAT, TOO.
FINALLY, I WOULD INITIALLY ASK
THE CHAIR TO CONCLUDE $7
MILLION FOR A NEW -- NOT A NEW
-- REVAMPED NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE
STREETS PROGRAM IN RESPONSE TO
FEEDBACK FROM PUBLIC COMMENT,
AND THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY FUNDED
UNDER THE NEW SEATTLE LEVY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WAS NOT
INCLUDED, BUT I DO APPRECIATE
THAT YOU DID INCLUDE A $7
MILLION FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD
SCALE TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM,
WHICH WOULD SUPPORT MANY OF THE
SAME PROJECTS IN THE SAME SORT
OF SPIRIT. SO, I KNOW HOW HARD
YOU WORK TO REFLECT
COUNCILMEMBERS' PRIORITIES IN
HERE. CITYWIDE, I DO HAVE A
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, SO I
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND I THINK
YOU DID THE BEST YOU COULD, AND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF
YOUR WORK.
>> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE THAT.
LET'S SEE -- COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR
SAKA. I, TOO, JUST WANT TO TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE COLLABORATION
THAT YOU PARTICIPATE IN WITH
MYSELF AND WITH ALL OF US. I
FELT IT WAS A VERY COLLEGIAL
PROCESS, AND I CANNOT BE MORE
GRATEFUL THAN YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO CONTINUE TO HEAR ME BEAT THE
DRUM ABOUT MORE AND MORE AND
MORE SIDEWALKS. AND LOOKING
AHEAD A WAY TO TRY TO BE
EQUITABLE IN THE DISTRIBUTION
OF SIDEWALKS ACROSS OUR CITY, I
KNOW THAT ALL DISTRICTS BENEFIT
FROM IT, ALTHOUGH THEY ALL
BENEFIT FROM SIDEWALK REPAIR,
AND I APPRECIATE THE EMPHASIS
ON PROVIDING MORE MONEY FOR
SIDEWALK REPAIR. BUT, ANYWAY,
JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING TO THAT. I DID DROP A
NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS, BECAUSE I
HAD TO DECIDE WHAT IS MOST
IMPORTANT TO MY DISTRICT, AND
REALLY, TO THIS CITY AS A
WHOLE. IT CAME DOWN TO
SIDEWALKS, AND MAKING SURE THAT
IS WHERE I FOCUS MY ENERGIES.
AND THEN, ALSO LOOKING AT THE
ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE, AND I
APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH ME
AROUND THE INFRASTRUCTURE
SOLUTIONS AND GETTING SOME
CLARITY, AND SOME TIMELINES
THERE FOR THE LARGER, BIG
PROJECTS AHEAD OF US, AND
GIVING US -- ALLOWING THE
DEPARTMENT TO USE WHATEVER
TIMEFRAME THEY NEED TO, BUT
GIVING THEM A DATE UPON WHICH
THE NEED TO GET BACK TO US ON
WHAT THOSE IDEAS WERE FOR HOW
WE ARE GOING TO ADDRESS SOME
PRETTY MAJOR CHALLENGES GOING
FORWARD. SO, ANYWAY, I DO THINK
YOU CAME UP WITH A GREAT
PACKAGE. AS YOU SAID, IT IS A
GIVE AND TAKE. I AM ALWAYS
GOING TO VOTE FOR MOE
SIDEWALKS. BUT, ANYWAY, THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
COLLABORATION ON THIS.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. AND
COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> I WILL MAKE THIS REALLY
QUICK BECAUSE I KNOW WE WANT TO
GET TO THE VOTES, BUT I ALSO
WANT TO ECHO MY COLLEAGUES'
THANK YOU AND GRATITUDE TOWARD
YOU AND YOUR STAFF, AS WELL AS
CENTRAL STAFF, AND PUBLIC FOR
SENDING IN ALL OF THE COMMENTS.
I AM SO EXCITED THAT THIS
PACKAGE WILL DO THE MOST AMOUNT
OF GOOD FOR THE MOST AMOUNT OF
PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY INVESTMENTS
IN SIDEWALKS, BRIDGES, AND ALL
OF THE BASICS. SO, I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COLLABORATION. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA HAS BEEN MEETING WITH US
ONCE PER WEEK, AND COURTING US
IN THE SIDEWAYS, TALKING ABOUT
HIS PACKAGE AND ALL OF THE NEW
AND DIFFERENT AMENDMENTS BEING
PROPOSED, SO I KNOW A LOT OF
WORK WENT INTO THIS, SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, AGAIN, ALL. I
WILL PASS THROUGH ALL OF THE
GRAYS -- PRAISE AND GRATITUDE
TO OUR STAFF AND OUR SHARED
CENTRAL STAFF EXPERTS FOR ALL
OF THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS. IT
IS A LOT, BUT WE ARE ALMOST
THERE. SO, IN A COUPLE COMMENTS
CALLING OUT THE SMALLER SCALE,
SO THAT WAS PROBABLY THE
BIGGEST, AS WE CAN PROBABLY SEE
IN THIS REVISED PACKAGE. THAT
WAS THE BIGGEST ATTENTION AREA.
WE ALL AGREE ON THE NEED FOR
SMALLER SCALE, NEIGHBORHOOD
LEVEL SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. THE
QUESTION IS, SO YOU CAN CALL IT
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS, YOU CAN
CALL IT DISTRICT PROJECT FUND
FOR THE IDEA -- ALTHOUGH THERE
IS NO CLEAR GUIDANCE OR
DIRECTION YET, THAT WILL COME
LATER -- BUT, DISTRICT PROJECT
PLAN WHERE WE, INDIVIDUALLY AS
COUNCILMEMBERS, DETERMINE WHICH
SPECIFIC SMALLER SCALE PROJECTS
IN OUR DISTRICTS WOULD BE
COVERED, OR WHAT I DID NOW IS
CREATE WHAT WE DID IN THIS
REVISED CHAIR'S PACKAGE, IS
CREATE A FUND THAT CAN BE
ALLOCATED TOWARD ALL THE ABOVE,
OR ONE OF THOSE THINGS. LIKE,
SOMETHING ELSE TO COVER THOSE
SPECIFIED ITEMS, AS DESCRIBED
SPECIFICALLY IN THAT CATEGORY.
SO, WE ALL AGREE THAT WE NEED
SMALLER SCALE SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS. THE QUESTION IS
WHO DECIDES. SO, THIS FINAL
REVISED PACKAGE, WHERE WE
LANDED, I THINK WE WILL FLEX A
CONSENSUS, AND THAT HELPS US
MOVE THIS THING ALONG, AS WELL.
FINALLY, I WILL NOTE THAT -- I
THINK IT IS CLEAR, BUT JUST FOR
CRYSTAL CLARITY -- WE ARE NOT
VOTING ON AMENDMENT ONE JUST
YET, WHICH IS THE REVISED CHAIR
PACKAGE, AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE
AMENDMENTS 2 THROUGH 8 ARE
AMENDMENTS TO WHAT IS NOW THE
BASE CHAIR REVISED PACKAGE. SO,
I WILL GET THROUGH THESE
AMENDMENTS BEFORE FINALLY
VOTING ON THE REVISED CHAIR'S
PACKAGE. ALL RIGHT. THAT SAID,
I WILL -- ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS? ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON
AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION 2?
>> MR. CHAIR?
>> YEAH?
>> I MOVE AMENDMENT TWO, AS
PRESENTED IN THE PACKAGE.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT, IT HAS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND AMENDMENT
ONE, VERSION 2, AS PRESENTED ON
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'
AMENDMENT TWO . BEFORE THE
SPONSOR ADDRESSES IT, I WILL
ASK CENTRAL STAFF TO PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW OF THIS. THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY, COLLEAGUES, FOR
YOU, ALL, TO ASK POLICY RELATED
QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVE ANY.
>> SO, COUNCILMEMBER, AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO WOULD INCREASE THE
SIZE OF THE LEVY TO $1.7
BILLION. THIS WOULD INCREASE
THE MEDIAN ASSESSED VALUE OF
PROPERTY TAX, APPROXIMATELY
$547 IN THE FIRST YEAR. IT
WOULD ADVISE THE EIGHT-YEAR
LEVY APPROPRIATIONS CONSISTENT
WITH A $1.7 BILLION LEVY, AND
IT WOULD MAKE A NUMBER OF
REVISIONS TO THE SPENDING
BREAKDOWN. THIS INCLUDES ADDING
BACK FUNDING FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE SAFETY
PROGRAM, ADDING $30 MILLION FOR
OUR ROADWAYS TO COVER SOME OF
THE COUNCIL PRIORITIES THAT WE
ARE ESTABLISHING IN THE
PACKAGE. ADD $5 MILLION
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE GRANT IN
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT -LIKE RAIL STATION AND
INTERNATIONAL PLANNING. AT
$14.5 MILLION FOR NEW
SIDEWALKS, $10 MILLION FOR
SIDEWALK SAFETY REPAIR, $5
MILLION FOR CROSSING
IMPROVEMENTS, $5 MILLION FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS, $20
MILLION FOR PROTECTED BIKE
LANES, $20 MILLION FOR THE
GURMAN TRAIL EXPANSION. IT
WOULD ALSO ADD $10 MILLION FOR
THE BALLARD STREET PROPOSAL,
AND $15 MILLION FOR THE URBAN
FORESTRY TO SUPPORT PLANTING OF
STREET TREES, IN MAINTENANCE
PRIORITY AREAS.
>> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AS A SPONSOR OF
AMENDMENT TWO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
IT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR
SAKA, AND THANKS, CAL. BEFORE I
GET INTO MY AMENDMENT, I WANT
TO TAKE SOME TIME TO GROUND US,
AND WHY I THINK WE ARE ALL
HEARING THIS TRANSPORTATION
LEVY IS SO IMPORTANT. I HAVE
SPOKEN MANY TIMES ABOUT THE
HIGH RATE OF TRAFFIC FATALITIES
IN MY DISTRICT, BUT THE
FATALITIES ARE HAPPENING ALL
OVER THE CITY, AND INCREASING
OUR INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY
INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD
DRAMATICALLY CHANGE OUR ABILITY
TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION ZERO
GOALS. SO, I WANT TO HONOR THE
FAMILIES AND THE INDIVIDUALS BY
READING OUT THE NAMES OF THE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED ON OUR
ROADWAYS THIS YEAR. AS OF JULY
2nd, 2024. ON JANUARY 11th,
BRIAN WAS KILLED WHILE WALKING
ON ELLIOTT AVENUE AND STRUCK BY
A MOTORIST. ON JANUARY 14th,
LUCY WAS DRIVING ON MLK AND
KILLED IN HER VEHICLE. ON
JANUARY 24th, NICHOLAS WAS
WALKING BETWEEN FOURTH AND
DIAGONAL AVENUE SOUTH, WHEN HE
WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A CAR.
ON JANUARY 27th, YASMINE WAS IN
A CAR ON AIRPORT WAY WHEN SHE
WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY
ANOTHER VEHICLE. ON MARCH 1st,
ANNETTE WAS WALKING ON
NORTHEAST AVENUE, WHEN THEY
WERE STRUCK AND KILLED BY A
CAR. ON MAY 1st, FOREST WAS ON
A MOTORCYCLE ON FIRST AND
LUCILLE WHEN THEY WERE KILLED
BY A DUMP TRUCK. ON MAY 27th,
PATRINA WAS WALKING ON UNION
STREET WHEN SHE WAS HIT BY A
CAR AND PASSED AWAY DUE TO A
HEAD INJURY IN THE HOSPITAL,
DAYS LATER. ON MAY 23rd, WE
SOUGHT -- SAW THREE
TRANSPORTATION RELATED DEATHS
IN ONE DAY. STEPHEN WAS WALKING
ON AURORA WHEN HE WAS KILLED BY
A VEHICLE. JACOB WAS ON A
MOTORCYCLE WHEN SHE WAS HIT ON
AURORA AND 1/37. SUZANNE WAS
KILLED IN A CAR ON FOURTH AND
WASHINGTON WHEN SHE WAS
REAR-ENDED. ON MAY 24th, JOHN
WAS WALKING ON ALL BID MINOR,
WHEN HE FELL ON OUR SIDEWALK
AND WAS HIT BY A CAR. ON MAY
26th, CHERYL WAS HIT BY A CAR
ON 12th AND BELLER. ON MAY
29th, EUNICE DIED WHILE
TRAVELING ON MLK WAY. ON JUNE
3rd, AN INDIVIDUAL ON A
MOTORCYCLE WAS KILLED ON NORTH
80th STREET, AND WE HAVE JUST
HEARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENT
THAT SOMEONE ELSE DIED ON
AURORA LAST NIGHT. OVER THE
LAST FEW MONTHS, WE, AS A
COUNCIL, HAVE HEARD LOUD AND
CLEAR FROM CONSTITUENTS ACROSS
EVERY DISTRICT IN THE CITY,
THAT PEOPLE WANT A FULL
TRANSPORTATION LEVY PACKAGE
THAT PRIORITIZES SAFETY
INVESTMENTS FOR ALL OF US. AS
WE HAVE ALL SAID, THIS COUNCIL
HAS A ONCE IN A DECADE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHAPE OUR
CITY'S TRANSPORTATION
INVESTMENTS TO CENTER MOBILITY
AND SAFETY FOR EVERYONE WHO
USES OUR STREETS, AND WHILE
SEATTLE HAS HAD A GOAL TO
ELIMINATE TRAFFIC FATALITIES
AND SERIOUS INJURIES, SINCE
2015, WE HAVE SEEN FATALITIES
INCREASE ACROSS WASHINGTON
STATE AND ACROSS THE CITY. AT
THE LAST SELECT COMMITTEE, I
WORKED WITH MY TEAM AND CENTRAL
STAFF TO ADD UP THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS OF EVERY
COUNCILMEMBER FOR SIDEWALKS,
PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT,
FREIGHT, AND MORE. AND THOSE
THINGS TOTALED ABOUT $150
MILLION. INCREASING THE
CHAIR'S PACKAGE WILL COST THE
AVERAGE HOMEOWNER AN AVERAGE OF
$48 PER YEAR OR ABOUT FOUR
DOLLARS PER MONTH. THAT MEANS
FOR AN ADDITIONAL FOUR DOLLARS
PER MONTH, WE CAN IMPLEMENT A
LEVY PACKAGE THAT PRIORITIZES
SAFETY AND INCORPORATES EVERY
COUNCILMEMBER'S AMENDMENTS
WITHOUT PITTING OUR AMENDMENTS
AGAINST ONE ANOTHER, AND
WITHOUT REDUCING FUNDS FROM ONE
PRIORITY CATEGORY FOR ANOTHER.
I DO WANT TO CALL OUT ONE
ELEMENT IN THIS AMENDMENT. THE
NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATED SAFETY
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, AS
SOMEBODY HAS SAID RECENTLY,
THIS PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE IT STARTS TO REPAIR THE
HARM THAT STARTED WHEN WE BUILT
OUR HIGHWAYS AND FREIGHT ROUTES
THROUGH BIPOC COMMUNITIES AND
LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. NOT
JUST IN THE SOUTH END, BUT IN
WEST SEATTLE, AND NORTH
SEATTLE, AND THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT. THIS PROGRAM IS
IMPORTANT. IT IS NOT JUST
ANOTHER COMMUNITY POT OF MONEY.
IT IS VERY SPECIFICALLY MEANT
TO ADDRESS THE RACIAL EQUITY
HARMS THAT HAVE BEEN CAUSED
THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY,
PARTICULARLY IN AREAS WITH HIGH
EQUITY ANALYSIS. SO, IT HELPS
ENSURE THAT THE NEEDS OF
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE MET
BY CO-CREATING PROJECTS WITH
THE COMMUNITY. FOCUSING ON
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WITH OUR
NEIGHBORS, AND INCORPORATING
COMMUNITIES INTO THE
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. SO,
WHILE I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THE IDEA OF HAVING
DISCRETIONARY FUNDS FOR EACH
DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBER, I THINK
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT NOT
COME AT THE EXPENSE OF THIS
PROGRAM THAT WAS VERY
INTENTIONALLY CREATED TO
ADDRESS A VERY SPECIFIC HARM
ACROSS THE CITY BUT
PARTICULARLY IN COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR ACROSS THE CITY. WE
CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON SAFETY
AND SAFETY COMES IN ALL FORMS.
WE HAVE THE POWER TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT ALL OF THESE
COLLISIONS AND DEATHS THAT WE
KEEP HEARING ABOUT. MY
AMENDMENT WOULD FUND EVERY
COUNCIL DISTRICTS PRIORITIES,
EVERY SAFETY PRIORITY THAT WAS
IDENTIFIED BY MY COLLEAGUES,
AND I WILL SAY THAT IF THIS
PASSES, IT WILL ALSO GET US
CLOSER TO ENDING DISCUSSION ON
THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM.
SINCE MOST OF THE SUBSEQUENT
AMENDMENTS ARE ALREADY INCLUDED
HERE. THESE ARE INVESTMENTS IN
OUR COMMUNITY'S HEALTH AND
SAFETY. THESE ARE BASIC PUBLIC
SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE. THEY
WILL IMPROVE OUR CITY FOR
DECADES TO COME. WE CAN'T
AFFORD TO BE WEIGHT -- IN WHAT
OUR VISION COULD LOOK LIKE.
LIVES ARE QUITE LITERALLY
DEPENDING ON IT EVERY DAY.
COLLEAGUES, I KNOW THIS IS A
BIG ASK. I THINK WE HAVE
DEMONSTRATED OUR COMMITMENT TO
KEEPING OUR NEIGHBORS SAFE AND
I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I WANT TO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, FOR YOUR
BOLD INITIATIVE, TO BUILD ON AN
ALREADY ROBUST PACKAGE FOR AN
INCLUSIVE LEVY THAT REALLY
WOULD DELIVER ON THE VARIOUS
TRANSIT COMPETING
OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH ARE ALL
IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND
ALL OF WHICH ULTIMATELY FOCUS
ON MAKING THIS A SAFER AND MORE
EQUITABLE COMMUNITY, AND ONE IN
WHICH ALL MODES OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE OF EQUAL
VALUE, AND ARE -- PROVIDE
EQUALLY FOR ALL. SO, IT IS A
BIG ASK, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU
BEING WILLING TO PUT IT OUT
THERE FOR OUR CONSIDERATION. I
APPRECIATE YOUR SPEAKING WITH
MY OFFICE AND ALL THE OTHER
OFFICES ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT
WE ARE HOPING TO ACHIEVE WITH
THIS, AND GIVE US AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATION. AS I SAID
EARLIER, I WILL ALWAYS VOTE FOR
MORE SIDEWALKS BECAUSE I REALLY
DO BELIEVE THEY ARE FUNDAMENTAL
TO A TRULY FAVORED PEDESTRIAN
-- WELL, THEY ARE FUNDAMENTAL
TO A CITY, AND TO PEDESTRIAN
MOBILITY. FOR THOSE REASONS, I
AM GOING TO BE VOTING IN FAVOR
OF YOUR AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> THANK YOU. I AM CONCERNED
ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT, BECAUSE I
FEEL THAT IF PASSED, IT COULD
PUT THE PASSAGE OF THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY IN JEOPARDY
AT THE BALLOT BOX IN NOVEMBER,
AND THAT WOULD BE DISASTROUS
FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR GROWING
CITY. WE HAVE HEARD THAT OUR
RESIDENTS ARE BEING SQUEEZED
OUT OF SEATTLE AND DISPLACED,
AND THAT IS LARGELY DUE TO
INCREASING HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY. POLLING ON THIS
SPECIFIC BALLOT MEASURE MAY
INDICATE WILLINGNESS TO PAY
INCREMENTALLY MORE , UP TO 1.7,
BUT THESE POLLS, WHENEVER THEY
ARE PUT BEFORE THE VOTERS OR
LIKELY VOTERS, NO MATTER WHAT
THE BALLOT BE, WHETHER IT BE
HOUSING, OR PARKS, OR
TRANSPORTATION, IT NEVER TELLS
THE VOTERS HOW MUCH THEY ARE
PAYING IN AN AGGREGATE, BASED
ON THE CUMULATIVE INCREASE OF
EACH OF OUR LEVEES. SO, I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT HOW MUCH THIS
WILL ADD TO THE COST OF NOT
JUST PROPERTY TAXES, BUT
PEOPLE'S RENT, AND WE DO NEED
TO RECOGNIZE THAT EVEN IN
PROGRESSIVE SEATTLE, IT IS A
THING. WE HEAR IT MORE AND MORE
THERE, THERE ARE POLLS THAT
SUGGEST THE SAME. OUR VOTERS,
OUR RESIDENTS, WANT TO SEE THAT
WE ARE DELIVERING ON THESE
SERVICES FIRST, BEFORE BEING
ASKED TO PONY UP MORE MONEY.
SO, THE SIZE IS ONE FACTOR BUT
AS I SAID IN MY OPENING
COMMENTS, I AM ALSO CONCERNED
ABOUT THE ABILITY AS TO DELIVER
ON AN INCREASED LIST OF
PROJECTS. NOT NECESSARILY LIST,
BUT INCREASED AMOUNTS, PER THE
CATEGORIES IN ATTACHMENT A.
ACCORDING TO THE QUARTER ONE
LEVY REPORT FROM 2024 -- WHICH
WAS DATED JUNE 7th -- IT
APPEARS THAT THERE WAS $19.9
MILLION OF UNDER SPENDING IN
Q1. SO, YOU KNOW, THE
LEGISLATION HAS STRONG
GUARDRAILS ON ALLOCATIONS FOR
DIFFERENT PROJECTS, AND I
RECOGNIZE THAT WE WILL BE
ASKING SDOT TO PUT TOGETHER AN
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, BUT THAT
IS -- I JUST THINK IT IS WRONG
TO COLLECT MORE MONEY THAN WE
ARE ACTUALLY ABLE TO SPEND ON
PROJECTS THAT WE SAY ARE
ESSENTIAL, AND QUARTER TO
QUARTER, YEAR-TO-YEAR, GET ON
BUILD. THOSE ARE THE TWO MAIN
REASONS WHY I WILL BE VOTING
AGAINST THIS. BUT, MY VOTE IS
NOT A VOTE AGAINST VISION ZERO,
AGAINST SAFETY. CLEARLY, THAT
IS IMPORTANT. I THINK THERE ARE
OTHER WAYS THAT ARE MENTIONED
IN THE RESOLUTION, OTHER WAYS
TO IMPROVE SAFETY, WHICH DOES
HAVE TO DO WITH WHAT SOME OF
THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS HAVE
MENTIONED, ON ENFORCING OUR
EXISTING TRAFFIC LAWS, AND
MAKING SURE THAT REVENUES FROM
OUR ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS ARE
BEING USED FOR SAFETY IN SCHOOL
AND OTHER MEASURES. SO, I
DON'T THINK ANYBODY HERE IS
AGAINST SAFETY, NO MATTER WHAT
THEIR VOTE IS ON THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, BUT I
JUST WANTED TO SIGNAL WHY I
WILL BE VOTING NO, BUT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING
FORWARD THE SENTIMENTS THAT WE
ALL SHARE, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA, AND
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, FOR THIS AMENDMENT. I
APPRECIATE, VERY MUCH, THE NEED
FOR MORE TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCLUDE WHAT
IS IN THIS AMENDMENT. SO OFTEN
OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE NOTED
THE INFLATIONARY ASPECTS OF
COUNCIL ACTIONS FOR WORKING IN
THE COMMUNITY, AND OTHER AREAS
WITHIN DISCTRICT 7, AND I HAVE
SEEN HOW THE IMPACTS ARE REAL.
YOU COULD JUST TRY TO GET A NEW
ROOF, TRY TO GET YOUR HOUSE
PAINTED, REPLACE AND GALVANIZE
WATER LINES. WE JUST HAD A
MEETING WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, TALKING ABOUT
SUPPORTING SIDE SEWER LINE
REPLACEMENTS BECAUSE OF HIGH
COST. THINKING ABOUT RATE
CHARGES, ON PUGET SOUND ENERGY,
RUNNING REGIONAL WATER QUALITY,
LOOKING AT WHAT IS IN THE
FUTURE. THE RATE PIECES ARE
GOING TO BE CLIMBING. THIS IS
ALL EXPENSIVE, DUE TO THE LOCAL
INFLATIONARY PRESSURES. I KNOW
THIS SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE A
HOMEOWNER CONVERSATION RIGHT
NOW, BUT IT IS ALSO FOR
RENTERS. FOR ANY LANDLORD WHO
IS DEALING WITH THESE SAME
PRESSURES, THIS GETS PASSED TO
RENTERS AND AS AN EXPENSE IN
THAT BUSINESS. ONE THING I
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, TOO, IS
THAT THE 800 K NUMBER IS A
NUMBER THAT IS PUSHED OUT, THAT
IS WHAT KING COUNTY ASSESSOR'S
ESSAY. SOMEBODY MAY HAVE BOUGHT
THAT HOUSE AT 200,000, SO THAT
800,000, USUALLY, PEOPLE BUY --
PARTICULARLY IN THIS MARKET --
AT THE TOP OF THEIR BUDGET,
WHAT THEY CAN AFFORD. SO, THAT
IS A DOUBLING. SO, THESE TAX
RATES AND THE CHARGES THAT SHOW
UP DOUBLE OR QUADRUPLE WHAT MAY
BE. IT IS NOT LIKE EVERYBODY
BOUGHT THAT HOUSE AT 800 K, AND
IT WOULD JUST BE -- NO, IT IS
BASED ON THE ECONOMICS OF EACH
FAMILY, ACED ON HOW THEY BOUGHT
THEIR HOME AND HOW IT PLAYS
OUT. THIS GOES FOR ABOVE IT, AS
WELL. IN TERMS OF 800 MIGHT BE
THE LIMIT FOR THAT FAMILY, BUT
THAT IS MUCH MORE NOW. THESE
ARE PRESSURES THAT THE FAMILY
IS FACING. OFTEN, THIS
CHALLENGE IS THAT THERE IS
LIMITED CAPACITY. THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT WAS JUST ALLUDING TO,
AND WHEN DEMAND OUTSTRIPS IT,
WE END UP GETTING LESS FOR EACH
DOLLAR SPENT. THIS LOCAL
INFLATIONARY PEACE, WITH WHAT
THE COUNCIL IS DOING, WITH THE
AMOUNT OF MONEY WE ARE PLACING
-- WHICH IS ALL GOOD IN WHAT WE
ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE -- BUT
ALSO, THERE ARE INFLATIONARY
PRESSURES LOCALLY, WHICH IN
TURN MEANS WE GET LESS FOR EACH
DOLLAR SPENT AS WE MOVE
FORWARD, SO WE NEED TO BE
MINDFUL OF THAT. ALSO, I SHOULD
NOTE THAT BECOMING A
STAY-AT-HOME DAD -- WHICH, I'M
QUITE FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN
BEFORE I TOOK ON THIS ROLE --
HELPS INFORM MY PERSPECTIVE, AS
WELL. I SAW FIRSTHAND HOW
FAMILIES NAVIGATE, TRYING TO
AFFORD LIFE IN SEATTLE. AT
FIRST, I SAW WHERE CHILDCARE
BEGAN. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE, IN
TERMS OF THE CHALLENGES
FAMILIES ARE FACING ON THAT.
BUT EVEN IN TERMS OF BASIC
NECESSITIES, WITH THE PANDEMIC,
EVERYTHING INCREASED. I KNOW
VERY WELL THAT A HALF-GALLON OF
MILK WENT FROM $2.67 TO $4.99,
AND THIS IS ACROSS THE BOARD,
SO THESE PRESSURES ARE ON THESE
FAMILIES. WHETHER YOU ARE A
HOMEOWNER, RENTER, WHATEVER IT
MAY BE. AND I AM CONCERNED,
GENERALLY, ABOUT THE
AFFORDABILITY CRISIS WE ARE
FACING. I AM VERY CONCERNED
BECAUSE THERE ARE RUMBLINGS
ABOUT IT NOW. I HAVE SEEN IT IN
SEATTLE TIMES, I HAVE SEEN IT
IN THE STRANGER, BUT MY CONCERN
IS WHEN WE GET TO NOVEMBER,
THINGS LIKE THIS TEND TO BUILD
UP, AND IT MAY PUT AT RISK, THE
LEVY. AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE
AND SUPPORT VERY MUCH THE
DIFFERENT PIECES IN THE
AMENDMENT, I WILL BE VOTING
"NO" ON IT FOR THOSE VERY
REASONS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
WOO?
>> THANK YOU, AND I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PACKAGE.
WHILE I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
GETTING OUR GOAL TO VISION ZERO
IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE,
PEOPLE ARE DYING ON OUR ROADS,
AND THAT IS IMPORTANT, AND WE
SHOULD ALL WORK TOWARD VISION
ZERO. I AM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT
AFFORDABILITY. I READ THE
RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT, WHERE
THEY DID ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT
OF TAXES ON LOW INCOME AND
BIPOC COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE.
THEY DID AN ANALYSIS ON THAT,
AND I KIND OF BOOKMARKED IT.
BUT, TO SUM IT UP, I THINK OUR
TAX SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT
DIFFERENT RACIAL POPULATION,
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AGING
ADULTS, LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES,
KEY FINDING, PROPERTY TAXES
HAVE MORE OF A NEGATIVE IMPACT
ON BIPOC RENTERS. 100% OF THESE
TAXES ARE PASSED FROM
LANDLORDS' INCENTIVES. THERE
IS OTHER KEY FINDINGS HERE THAT
MAKES ME REALLY WORRIED ABOUT
THE AFFORDABILITY REGARDING TWO
COMMUNITIES. THAT HAVE NOT SEEN
INVESTMENTS TO PROPERTY TAXES,
ESPECIALLY IN OUR COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR. SO, ESPECIALLY IN
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, BUT ALSO
WORRIED THAT THIS RISK DOES NOT
PASS, AND THEN WE WILL NOT HAVE
ANY FUNDING FOR ANY
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING. I
GUESS, ANY PROJECTS GOING
FORWARD. SO, I SUPPORT CHAIR
SAKA'S AMENDMENT, I THINK THAT
STRIKES A GOOD BALANCE. I THINK
WE WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE
STATE LEVEL AND REALLY ADVOCATE
FOR PROGRESSIVE TAXATION. WE
HAVE ONE OF THE MOST REGRESSIVE
SYSTEMS IN THE NATION, SO I
THINK WE NEED TO FIRST ATTACK
THAT BEFORE LEVERAGING MORE
TRANSPORTATION TAXES IN OUR
LEVY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO
SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES COMING TO
TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS BILL
BECAUSE I ALWAYS UP POINT --
APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP AND
AS MANY TIMES AS WE AGREED TO
DISAGREE, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
WE ALWAYS WORK TOGETHER AND
ALWAYS REACH OUT TO EACH OTHER
WHEN WE HAVE AN IDEA. SO, I
APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION
THERE, OR YOU COMING TO TALK TO
ME ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR
PACKAGE THAT YOU HAVE MADE. I
WILL SAY, WE HAVE HEARD FROM
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS UP HERE
ABOUT THE CONCERN AND THE
INCREASE IN THE FUNDING FOR THE
LEVY OVERALL. WHEN THE MAYOR
SENT DOWN HIS PACKAGE, I HEARD
FROM CONSTITUENTS THAT ARE VERY
CONCERNED THAT HAD STICKER
SHOCK, AND WE HAVE ADDED TO IT,
AS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT, WE
HAVE TALKED ABOUT WHY THIS
WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL AD, AND
IT IS ONE THAT FOLKS IN THE
DISTRICT AND THAT I HAVE HEARD
AT VARIOUS COMMITTEE MEETINGS
HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT. FOLKS ARE
COPING WITH INFLATED PRICES OF
EVERYDAY NECESSITIES,
PARTICULARLY POST-PANDEMIC, AND
THEY ARE FEELING OVERBURDENED.
I AM REALLY SENSITIVE TO THAT.
YOU KNOW, WE ALSO KNOW -- AND I
WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, RENTERS
ALSO ARE IMPACTED BY THIS,
BECAUSE OFTEN TIMES, PROPERTY
OWNERS, WHEN THEIR PROPERTY TAX
INCREASES, THEY PASS ON OR HAVE
TO PASS ON SOME OF THAT COST TO
RENTERS, WHICH WE KNOW,
SOMETIMES, OVERWHELMINGLY
IMPACT FOLKS THAT CANNOT EVEN
AFFORD TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN
HOMES IN THIS CITY, SO I AM
SENSITIVE TO THAT, AS WELL, AND
I AM SENSITIVE TO THE COST TO
FOLKS IN UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IMPACTED
BY THIS PRICE INCREASE. WE ALSO
KNOW -- AND I HAVE HEARD ABOUT
-- A SHORTAGE OF CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS IN THE CITY, WHICH HAS
IMPACTED OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER
PROJECTS ON TIME. WE KNOW THAT
WE ARE STILL COMPLETING
PROJECTS FROM THE ORIGINAL MOVE
SEATTLE LEVY. THOSE ARE NOT
COMPLETED, AND I HAVE HEARD
FROM CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. AND SO,
YOU KNOW, THAT IS REAL. WE CAN
ADD THE COST, BUT IF WE DON'T
DELIVER ON THE PROJECT BECAUSE
WE DON'T HAVE THE PEOPLE POWER
THAT WE NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE
PROJECTS, IT IS NOT GOING TO
MAKE THE DIFFERENCE THAT WE ALL
WANT TO MAKE TOGETHER. I DO
THAT -- BELIEVE THAT WE SITTING
UP HERE, WORKING WITH OUR
CONSTITUENTS, WHETHER THEY ARE
DISTRICT OR CITYWIDE, ALL CARE
AND AGREE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE
INVESTMENTS TO PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY AND VISION ZERO. WE NEED
MORE SIDEWALKS, WE NEED MORE
ROUTES TO SCHOOLS, WE NEED TO
IMPROVE ROADS NOT JUST FOR
FOLKS THAT ARE IN OUR CARS, FOR
OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM,
WHICH I AM ALWAYS ADVOCATING
FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE. AND I THINK
WE ALL AGREE ON THAT, SO I
APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. I WILL
BE VOTING "NO" FOR THE
EXPANSION, BASED ON MY
CONCERNS, JUST IN GENERAL,
ABOUT CONTINUING TO INCREASE
THIS PACKAGE AND FROM WHAT I
HAVE HEARD FROM MY
CONSTITUENTS. BUT, APPRECIATE
YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES. I JUST WANTED TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO CLARIFY FOR
YOU, COLLEAGUES, I APPRECIATE
THE AMENDMENT SPONSOR, IT DID
INCLUDE MY AMENDMENTS WITH THIS
PACKAGE BEFORE CHECKING IN WITH
ME. I WILL SAY I ABSOLUTELY
APPRECIATE BEING THOUGHT OF, SO
AS I SAID TO YOU PRIVATELY, I
WILL SAY IN PUBLIC, THANK YOU
FOR INCLUDING ME IN THIS. I
WILL SAY TWO THREE AMENDMENTS I
WILL SAY I THINK ARE ABLE TO BE
FUNDED WITH LINE ITEMS. I
APPRECIATE BEING INCLUDED IN
HERE, HOWEVER I WILL BE
ABSTAINING ON THIS MOTION HERE
TODAY. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ARE
THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER 2.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AND I JUST MAKE A FINAL
REMARK, PLEASE?
>> YES, YES, GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. I
APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND WHERE
EVERYBODY IS COMING FROM. I
WILL SAY THAT JUST FOR THE VIEW
IN PUBLIC, WE DID RECEIVE
THOUSANDS OF EMAILS AND DOZENS
OF FOLKS CAME IN AND TESTIFIED
ABOUT THEIR WILLINGNESS TO
SUPPORT A LEVY AT THIS SIZE.
OUR CITY'S POLLING ALSO
SUPPORTS A $1.7 BILLION LEVY
AND EVEN DEMONSTRATES SUPPORT
FOR A $1.9 BILLION LEVY. I WILL
NOTE THAT INFLATION FOR SDOT
PROJECTS IS UP 67% FROM WHEN
THE LAST LEVY WAS PASSED, WHICH
OF COURSE IS PART OF THE REASON
WHY WE NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO COMPLETE THE PROJECTS.
NEVERTHELESS, I THINK I KNOW
WHERE THIS IS GOING. I DO HOPE
THAT MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE
WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
PROPERTY TAXES AS ONE OF THE
FEW TOOLS CITY'S HAVE TO PAY
FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES,
WILL SUPPORT GREATER
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE IN THE FALL
AS WE HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ON
HOW WE ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THE
THINGS WE NEED TO PAY FOR IN
THIS CITY. ULTIMATELY, WHETHER
OR NOT THE LEVY PASSES IS NOT
UP TO THE COUNCIL, IS UP TO THE
VOTERS, AND VOTERS DEMONSTRATE
THEY SUPPORT INVESTING IN
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT
GIVES PEOPLE CHOICES FOR HOW TO
GET AROUND SAFELY,
CONVENIENTLY, AND AFFORDABLY. I
THINK WE HAVE HEARD FOR THE
LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THAT FOLKS
WOULD SUPPORT THIS KIND OF A
LEVY, AND I WILL CLOSE THERE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE
ARE NO FINAL COMMENTS ON THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 2,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO?
>> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> FRIEND A?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> .
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> NO.
>> PFISTER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> NAY.
>> THAT WAS A NO? OKAY, COOL.
CHAIR SAKA?
>> NO. SO, CHAIR, THAT IS TWO
IN FAVOR, SIX OPPOSED, AND ONE
ABSTENTION.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION FAILS,
AND AMENDMENT TWO IS NOT
ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS -- SO, THIS IS WHERE
WE ARE GOING TO PICK UP THE
MOVEMENT IN INTRODUCTION AND
CONSIDERATION OF SUBSEQUENT
COUNCILMEMBER AMENDMENTS, IN
NUMERICAL ORDER. SO, AGAIN,
MOTION FAILS, AMENDMENT TWO IS
NOT ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT ONE,
VERSION 2? AND THIS IS WHERE --
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WILL COME
IN, AND --
>> I'M JUST CHECKING, ARE YOU
HOPING TO MOVE AMENDMENT THREE?
OR, ARE WE GOING BACK TO
AMENDMENT ONE?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. I APPROVE
AMENDMENT THREE TWO COUNCIL
13788.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT, IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND SPECIFICALLY
AMENDMENT -- AND IF I AM WRONG,
CORRECT ME -- BUT, I THINK YOU
WERE TALKING ABOUT MOVING AND
SECONDING AMENDMENT ONE,
VERSION 2, AS PRESENTED IN
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'
AMENDMENT THREE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WAS
AMENDING THE CHAIR'S REVISED
PACKAGE IN AMENDMENT ONE,
VERSION 2 POINT
>> YES, SO, EVERYTHING I JUST
SAID? BEFORE THE SPONSOR
ADDRESSES IT, I WILL ASK
CENTRAL STAFF TO PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW OF THIS, AND THIS IS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS TO
ASK POLICY RELATED QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER FREED FOR
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, IT IS A
NEW PROGRAM FOR THE TRAIL
EXTENSION ALONG MARKET AND
LARRY AVENUE. THE BICYCLE
SAFETY ELEMENT, IT ADDS $20
MILLION FOR THIS PURPOSE AND
REDUCES $20 MILLION IN THE
ARTERIAL ROADWAY MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM. THAT FUNDING IS
EARMARKED FOR GRANT PATCH AND
PROJECT READINESS WITHIN THE
PAVEMENT PROGRAM.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
CALVIN. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
AS A SPONSOR, YOU ARE NOW
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
IT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THIS WILL
PROBABLY BE MY LONGEST SPEAKING
PORTION OF THE MEETING, SO
APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE. I AM
GOING TO ADDRESS THE FUNDING,
STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND INPUT,
INCLUDING WORK BETWEEN SDOT AND
RESIDENTS OF THE VALLEY. A
BRIEF SUMMARY. CHAIR, I HEARD
FROM THE LAST COMMITTEE MEETING
THAT I WAS BREAKING UP AND HARD
TO HEAR, SO IF THAT IS
HAPPENING, PLEASE INTERRUPT ME.
THE FUNDING OF THIS AMENDMENT
COMES FROM UTILIZING THE GRANT
MATCH PROJECT READINESS LINE
ITEM, WITHIN THE ARTERIAL
ROADWAY AND MAINTENANCE. THIS
FUNDING DOES NOT CUT ANY
PROJECTS, AND THIS IS
UNACCOUNTABLE FUNDING, BECAUSE
IT IS A $26 MILLION THAT ARE
NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SINGLE
PROJECT. YES, THERE ARE OFTEN
TIMES COST OVERRUNS AND JUST
ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR PROJECTS
AND THAT IS THROUGHOUT. IN THE
PAST WEEK, OFTEN TIMES, REAL
ESTATE TAX WAS USED TO FUND
THOSE GAPS. REAL ESTATE TAX HAS
BEEN DOWN THE LAST FEW YEARS,
WHICH IS WHY YOU HAVEN'T HEARD
ABOUT IT IN ANY NEWS. WHEN IT
DOES RETURN -- BECAUSE IT WILL
-- WE WILL SEE IT USED
REGULARLY. WITH THIS TYPE OF
PROJECT, IN PARTICULAR..
ESSENTIALLY, THIS AMENDMENT
BRINGS ACCOUNTABILITY TO A LINE
ITEM THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED
WITH ANY PROJECT IN THE LEVY.
ANYONE PROJECT WITHIN THE LEVY.
WHAT THIS PROJECT DOES DO IS
COMPLETE THE MISSING PART OF
THE TRAIL. AS I SAID LAST TIME
THE FIRST MISSING LINK WAS IN
1934, AND OVER THESE LAST THREE
DECADES, WE HAVE WITNESSED
INEXTRICABLE CONFLICT. IN MY
TIME IN OFFICE, I HAVE PROPOSED
A NEW WAY OF FINDING THE
MISSING LINK WHICH IS BROAD
SUPPORT FOR BOTH THE BICYCLE
LANE AND STAKEHOLDERS. I WILL
GET INTO TALKING ABOUT THIS
OUTREACH RIGHT NOW, BUT AS YOU
HEARD TODAY, POSSIBLY FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, THE
NORTH SEATTLE INVESTOR
ASSOCIATION AND THE CASCADE
BICYCLE CLUB SPOKE AT PUBLIC
COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF THIS
AMENDMENT. THERE HAVE LITERALLY
BEEN PRESS CONFERENCES IN THE
PAST THAT HAVE OCCURRED,
COMPLETING THE MISSING LINK.
AND YET, IT IS STILL NOT
COMPLETE. TODAY, WE DO HAVE
BROAD SUPPORT BEFORE DOING A
PRESS RELEASE OR A PRESS
STATEMENT. AS I MENTIONED AT
THE LAST MEETING, SOME
COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES STILL
HAVE SOME CONCERNS AND SDOT IS
WORKING WITH TENANTS ALONG THE
ROUTE AND PROPERTY OWNERS TO
MEET THEIR NEEDS. LANDMARK
RESIDENTS ARE A GROUP THAT SDOT
IS CONTINUING TO WORK WITH
DIRECTLY, I MET WITH THEM WITH
A NUMBER OF TIMES. WITH THE
DESIGN OF THIS PROJECT, YOU
WILL SEE MANY OF THE CONCERNS
THAT THE RESIDENTS ADDRESSED,
AND I WILL STILL SAY THAT THERE
IS WORK TO DO TO MAKE THE TRAIL
EVEN SAFER FOR THE RESIDENTS.
BETWEEN THE 10% AND 30% DESIGN,
THERE ARE CHANGES TO THE DESIGN
WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED AT 30%.
AS WELL, BETWEEN 30% AND FINAL
DESIGN, THERE WILL BE MANY
BENCHMARKS, 60, 90% DESIGNS,
AND THERE WILL BE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE HOW
THIS DESIGN WORKS FOR THE
RESIDENTS. ON THE WEBSITE TODAY
IS THE 10% DESIGN. THE FRONT
DOOR OF THE BALLOT LANDMARK
DOES OPEN UP TO A 10 FOOT
SIDEWALK WITH A 10 FOOT TRAIL
AND A FIVE FOOT BUFFER. IF
RESIDENTS ARE CORRECT, THERE IS
NO BUFFER BETWEEN SIDEWALK AND
THE TRAIL IN FRONT OF THEIR
FRONT DOOR. WHEN SDOT RELEASES
THE 30% DESIGN SHORTLY, YOU
WILL SEE THE PRODUCT OF SDOT
WORKING WITH THE MANAGEMENTS.
AND THEN, SEPARATING THE TRAIL
FROM THE SIDEWALK WILL BE A
MARKED DRIVEWAY SO SENIORS
DON'T HAVE TO CROSS THE TRAIL
TO REACH THEIR CARS. AND TO
CREATE THE LARGEST POSSIBLE
BUFFER BETWEEN THE FULL
SIDEWALK AND THE TRAIL. I KNOW
SDOT AND I KNOW I AM COMMITTED
TO CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT
FOR THIS LANDMARK BECAUSE THEIR
SAFETY IS THE KEY TO THE
SUCCESS OF COMPLETING THE TRAIL
MISSING LINK. AND I WILL TAKE
THIS MOMENT TO SAY WE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH RESIDENTS
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE THIS AS
SAFE AS POSSIBLE. I WILL NOW
SHIFT INTO'S SUMMARIZING ABOUT
THIS AMENDMENT. IN LAST YEAR'S
MARITIME INDUSTRIAL ZONING
CHANGE, THE ZONING CHANGES IN
THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE 2007, WE ADDED
FLEXIBILITY TO LEARY WAY, WHICH
INCREASED PROTECTIONS FOR
INDUSTRIAL ZONING ON SHELL
SCHOLL AVENUE. LEARY NOW CAN
ALLOW SOME HOUSING IN THE
COMMERCIAL ZONE, WHEREAS
SHELLSHOAL IS IN THE MOST
PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIAL ZONE IN
OUR CITY. I WILL ALSO ADDRESS
SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS
THAT I HEARD TODAY AND I SHARED
THIS LAST TIME. YES, THIS
AMENDMENT IS MORE EXPENSIVE
THAN PUTTING A 10 FOOT WIDE
STRIP OF ASPHALT THROUGH THE
INDUSTRIAL ZONE. BECAUSE THE
PROPOSAL, THEN, IS BEFORE YOU
TODAY, FIXES THE BROKEN
SIDEWALKS. IT CREATES A 25% TO
35% WIDER AREA THAT INCLUDES
THE SIDEWALKS, AND MULTIUSE
TRAIL, AS COMPARED TO
SHELLSHOAL, WHICH IS A NARROW
STRIP OF ASPHALT THROUGH THE
INDUSTRIAL AREA WITHOUT A
SIDEWALK. SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT -- AND I WILL CLOSE
HERE, CHAIR -- SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT, COLLEAGUES, GIVES
YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP PUT
A THREE DECADE ARGUMENT TO REST
AND BE ASSURED THAT WE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
RESIDENTS OF THE VALLEY TO
ENSURE THEIR SAFETY. AGAIN, IN
SUMMARIZING HERE, NEVER BEFORE
HAVE I EVER HEARD NORTH SEATTLE
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION PASS ON
THE SAME SIDE. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
ON AMENDMENT THREE? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> I JUST HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
RIGHT NOW FOR STENCIL STAFF,
CAL. SO, THIS USES $20 MILLION
OF A FUND THAT IS IN TOTAL, $26
MILLION, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES, THIS IS A PROGRAM, $26
MILLION WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO
DO SOME PROJECT READINESS AND
SEEK ADDITIONAL GRANTS
AVAILABLE FOR GRAB MATCH AND
THAT IS THE LINE ITEMS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS
IDENTIFIED.
>> OKAY, SO, I HAVE ASKED THIS
IN THE PAST -- NOT IN THIS
CLEAR OF A WAY -- BUT, HOW MUCH
-- SO, IT WOULD LEAVE $6
MILLION LEFT IN A GRANT MATCH
PROGRAM, AND SO, HAVE YOU
LOOKED AT WHAT PROJECTS COULD
POTENTIALLY LOSE THAT MATCH IF
THIS WERE TO GO FORWARD, AND
THE $20 MILLION COULD BE USED
JUST FOR THIS ONE PROJECT?
>> PROJECTS AREN'T IDENTIFIED
AT THIS TIME, IT IS MONEY THAT
IS SET ASIDE OVER THE COURSE OF
A EIGHT YEARS. SO, IF THAT
RISES, THAT IS A REVENUE SOURCE
I DO HAVE AVAILABLE TO LOOK FOR
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, BUT AT
THIS TIME, I AM NOT AWARE OF
SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT HAVE
BEEN IDENTIFIED.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA, THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I
DEFINITELY LOOK FOR A SOLUTION
TO THE BURKE GILMAN TRAIL. BUT,
I WANT TO ASK, MR. CHOW,
FOLLOWING UP ON THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THE GRANT MATCH AND
GRANT READINESS PIECE, USUALLY,
USING THE LAST LEVY, THIS GRANT
MONEY TO 26, WHICH WOULD BE
ALLOCATED BETWEEN THIS AND THE
NEXT AMENDMENT, WHAT WOULD THAT
BE EXPECTED TO GENERATE IN
TERMS OF ADDITIONAL MONIES THAT
ARE BEING MATCHED TO THE GRANT?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
CURRENT ESTIMATE IS FOR ROAD
PROJECTS, BUT I BELIEVE -- I
WOULD EXPECT SOMETHING ON THE
ORDER OF MAYBE ABOUT 40% TO 50%
TYPE OF LEVERAGE, IS WHAT I
WOULD EXPECT. BUT HONESTLY, I
HAVE NOT LOOKED TO SEE WHAT OUR
REQUIREMENTS HAS BEEN, OUR
SUCCESSES HAVE BEEN FOR
SEATTLE.
>> SO, I NOTE THAT WE HAVE
LEADERS FROM SDOT IN THE
AUDIENCE. I KNOW THEY WEREN'T
ON THE AGENDA. BUT, BILL
LAVORO, WOULD IT BE OUT OF
ORDER IF WE ASKED THEM TO COME
IN AND COMMENT ON THIS? SO, YOU
ARE INVITED UP HERE, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE. SDOT TO -- WHAT IS
THAT? YEAH, THAT'S FINE.
>> 40% TO 50% IS ABOUT THE
RIGHT RANGE FOR PROJECTS THAT
WE CAN LEVERAGE WITH FEDERAL
DOLLARS. SO, THEY ARE DOLLARS
THAT WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR
FEDERAL FUNDING, BUT FOR THE
PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE
THAT WOULD SEEK FEDERAL FUNDING
FOR, WE WOULD EXPECT A 40% TO
50% RANGE IN LEVERAGING.
>> SO, POSSIBLY, THE $26
MILLION COULD MEAN $40 MILLION?
SO, THIS IS A $40 MILLION
DECISION, REGARDING THE
SOURCING OF THIS, ESSENTIALLY,
ROUGHLY? I'M JUST ASKING FOR
-- YOU KNOW, AT THE TOP END,
$40 MILLION? YOU COULD ADDRESS
THIS, ALSO, THROUGH THE REGULAR
BUDGET PROCESS AS WE WORK
THROUGH SDOT'S BUDGET? YOU
KNOW, IN THE STANDARD BUDGETING
PROCESS?
>> ARE YOU SPEAKING ABOUT THE
TRAIL PROPOSAL?
>> YES.
>> WELL --
>> AND TO BE HONEST, THE NEXT
ONE, TOO.
>> YES, YOU COULD.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
FINAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE? I WILL
-- SO, COUNCILMEMBER WOO, AND
THEN COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. GO
AHEAD.
>> WHAT PROJECTS HAVE TYPICALLY
BEEN FUNDED, PREVIOUSLY, FROM
THIS PROJECT FUNDING? SORRY.
>> THE IDEA IS THAT AS GRANTS
BECOME AVAILABLE, WE LOOK AT
OUR ROSTER, AND WE IDENTIFY
WHICH PROJECTS ARE IN WORKS OR
IDEAS THAT TRY TO GET THEM DONE
AND MATCH THEM UP WITH THE
GRANT AVAILABILITY AS PROGRAMS
GO SO AT THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I
AM NOT SURE WHICH SPECIFIC
PAVEMENT PROGRAMS HAVE RECEIVED
FEDERAL FUNDING, BUT IT IS A
PART OF HOW WE DO FUND THESE
PROJECTS.
>> WHAT WAS THE FUNDING FOR IT
LAST YEAR, OR LAST LEVY?
>> THE AMOUNT OF LEVERAGE WE
HAD IN SEATTLE? YEAH.
>> SORRY, STAFF WILL TRY TO
ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
APPARENTLY, IT IS ABOUT $100
MILLION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO, DID YOU
HAVE ANY OTHER --?
>> OH, NO.
>> OKAY. THAT WAS AWKWARD.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES, FOR SOME WONDERFUL
QUESTIONS. I WILL JUST
SUMMARIZE WHAT YOU HAVE ALL
HEARD, BUT PROJECTS THAT WOULD
UTILIZE THE FUNDING WITHIN
THESE LINE ITEM ARE NIL. BUT I
WILL SHARE SOME HISTORICAL
CONTEXT THAT WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
IN THE PAST IS PROJECTS THAT
HAVE MATCHED MORE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING IN THESE MOMENTS TO
RECEIVE FEDERAL OR MORE GRANTS.
THEY RECEIVE THESE IN THE
ANNUAL OR BIANNUAL BUDGET. YOU
WILL SEE EXCISE TAX, OR GENERAL
FUND, WHERE A MIXTURE OF BOTH.
SO, I WILL NOTE IN THIS MOMENT
THAT THE GRANT MATCH NEEDS
ARISE FOR PROJECTS WITHIN THE
ARTERIAL ROADWAY MAINTENANCE
SUBSET. WE WILL BE READY TO
SUPPORT THESE EFFORTS, AS HAS
BEEN DONE ALMOST EVERY YEAR.
WHAT IS NOT LIKELY KNOWN IS
THAT GENERAL FUND DOLLARS ARE
ADDED TO SDOT'S BUDGET, EVERY
SINGLE YEAR, AND WE ALWAYS ARE
OF THE MINERAL GENERAL FUND
REQUIREMENT THAT IS EXCLUSIVELY
STATED IN THE LEVY. SO, WHILE
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF UNKNOWNS,
WHAT I CAN ALSO SHARE IS THAT
THERE IS A PATHWAY TO ENSURE
THAT SDOT , THESE PROJECTS, AND
OUR CITY ARE WHOLE, WHILE YOU
ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT THAT INCREASES
ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THIS
LEVY. THANK YOU, CHAIR, THANK
YOU, COLLEAGUES, AND THANK YOU,
BILL, FOR COMING IN HERE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. SO, I AM
SEEING NO OTHER HANDS OR
COMMENTS, SO IF THERE ARE NO
OTHER FINAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM NUMBER
THREE, WITH THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION
OF AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE? OH,
OH -- EXCUSE ME. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, GO AHEAD.
>> DO WE HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF
FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE PAST
RECENT YEARS? I MEAN, HAS OUR
RELIANCE ON GAP FUNDING
INCREASED?
>> I WOULD SAY THAT RIGHT NOW,
THE LEVY IS NOT PLEDGING AS
MUCH AS A LEVERAGE COMMITMENT
AS WE ANTICIPATED IN SEATTLE,
PARTLY BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY
KNOW WHAT THE GRANT ENVIRONMENT
IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE OVER THE
NEXT EIGHT YEARS, SO WE ARE
TRYING TO BE A LITTLE MORE
CONSERVATIVE IN OUR ESTIMATES
OF WHAT GRANTS COULD BE
AVAILABLE. BUT, BEYOND THAT, I
DON'T KNOW, SPECIFICALLY, WHAT
WAS PROMISED AT THAT TIME.
>> OKAY, BECAUSE IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION HAS RECENTLY
LOWERED THE GRANT MATCH
THRESHOLD FROM MUNICIPALITIES
TO 20%. SO, WITH THAT, I WAS
JUST WONDERING WHEN WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THE NUMBER OF
PROJECTS, AND HOW FAR THAT
MONEY COULD GO X THAT IS WHAT
IS FACTORING INTO MY THINKING,
AS WELL. THANKS.
>> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> I WAS JUST CURIOUS, SINCE WE
DO HAVE THE BENCH, DOES SDOT
HAVE A FORMAL POSITION IN TERMS
OF THE GRANT MATCH ITEM, AS IT
RELATES TO THESE TWO
AMENDMENTS?
>> YOU ARE WELCOME TO COMMENT
ON IT, IF YOU SO CHOOSE.
>> AND IT LINES UP WITH WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS -- AGAIN,
I SUPPORT THE IDEA. MY CONCERN
IS, YOU KNOW, GIVING UP THAT
40%, 50%, AND COULD THAT BE
TAKEN CARE OF -- BECAUSE I AM
PLEDGING TO SUPPORT THE BURKE
GILMAN PROCESS, AND ALSO
DEFINITELY THE 14th, BUT HOW
BEST TO DO THAT?
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT AFTERNOON. GREG SPOTS,
YOLANDA HO FOR DIRECTOR, I'M
HAPPY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU. SDOT
DOESN'T HAVE A POSITION ON
THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, BUT
TO EXPLAIN THE THINKING OF THE
EXECUTIVE AND TO MAKE THE LEVY
PROPOSAL, THE THINKING WAS TO
BE POSITIONED WELL TO RESPOND
QUICKLY WHEN GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES ARISE AND TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THEM. THE CURRENT
LEVY TO MOVE SEATTLE ATTRACTED
MORE THAN $400 MILLION OF GRANT
MONEY WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT FOR
A $930 MILLION LEVY. SO, THE
THINKING OF THE EXECUTIVE AND
PROPOSING IT AS IT IS, WITH A
READY SOURCE OF MATCH MONEY, SO
THAT IF A GRANT CAME ALONG THAT
WAS WELL ALIGNED WITH ONE OF
OUR PROJECTS, WE WOULDN'T HAVE
TO POTENTIALLY PURSUE SOME SORT
OF COUNCIL PROCESS TO IDENTIFY
MATCHING FUNDING, AND WE COULD
GET AN APPLICATION IN BY THE
DEADLINE, HAVING A PROJECT
READINESS FUND OF MATCHING
AVAILABLE, THAT WAS THE
THINKING.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
DIRECTOR SPOTS. I JUST WANT TO
SAY, I SUPPORT BOTH PROJECTS,
BUT I WANT TO SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS THE
BUDGET CHAIR, TO WORK THROUGH
THE SDOT BUDGET TO GET BOTH,
BOTH ARE VERY IMPORTANT FIRST
MOVES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY FINAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS,
COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. JUST USING
THE CHAIR THAT IS PRESENT IN
ALL MEETINGS, WHERE THE SPONSOR
OF THE AMENDMENT HAS THE LAST
WORD, THAT IS ALL I AM SAYING
HERE. I THINK THE QUESTIONS ARE
REAL AND AGAIN I PLEDGE TO MAKE
SURE THESE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
COME UP QUICKLY. THERE ARE MORE
MECHANISMS AVAILABLE IN THESE
SPOTS TO USE OVERALL,
CORRECTLY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ALL RIGHT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER
THREE?
>> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR SAKA?
>> NO.
>> CHAIR, THAT IS FOUR IN FAVOR
AND FIGHT AGAINST.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION FAILS,
AND AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE IS
NOT ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT ONE,
VERSION 2? THIS IS WHERE,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR WOULD
COME IN.
>> I MOVE TO FORWARD THE BOARDS
PACKAGE.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT, IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND AMENDMENT
ONE, VERSION 2 AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT 4. BEFORE THE SPONSOR
ADDRESSES IT, I WILL ASK
ESSENTIAL STAFF TO PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW. THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WALK -- ASK
POWER RELATED QUESTIONS.
>> FOR COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
WE WOULD ADD THESE TO THE LIST
OF PROJECTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM. COST OF THIS PROJECT
IS $6 MILLION AND WOULD
IDENTIFY -- WE WOULD INTEND TO
USE THE SAME LINE ITEM FOR
GRANT MATCH AND PROJECT
READINESS.
>> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, AS A SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
IT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WILL
ADDRESS THE FUNDING SOURCE.
JUST TO STATE THAT IF YOU GO TO
14th AVENUE NORTHWEST, THERE
ARE TRAIN TRACKS IN THE ROAD
THAT HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE
BEFORE 1936. THE MEDIANS ALSO
CREATE EIGHT POINTS OF CONFLICT
IN EACH INTERSECTION. PUTS
TRAVEL LANES DOWN THE TRACKS OF
THE CENTER OF RIGHT AWAY. THIS
IS SIMILAR TO MOST
INTERSECTIONS AND RETAINS
PARKING TO BACK INTO THE MIDDLE
OF PARKING ALONG THE STREET.
SDOT RECENTLY ADDED FOUR WAY
STOPS TO THE INTERSECTION AFTER
MANY COLLISIONS THAT RULED
PEOPLE OVER, AND PUSHED PEOPLE
AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED INTO
BUILDINGS. THIS HAS STOPPED
COLLISIONS THAT WILL ROLL CARS
OVER AND IN SUMMARY, THE
PROPOSAL RAISES DANGEROUS
POINTS OF CONFLICT AND PREPARES
US FOR THE STATION. THANK YOU,
CHAIR. NOTHING ELSE TO ADD.
>> ALL RIGHT. COLLEAGUES, ANY
OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, ON
AMENDMENT 4? HEARING NONE. I
WILL SAY, OUT OF ALL OF THE
AMENDMENTS I HAVE SEEN FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THIS ONE
IS THE LEAST COSTLY, AND I WILL
LEAVE IT THERE. GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA. I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
THIS IS THE ONE I SUPPORT THE
MOST. FROM A GOOD GOVERNANCE
POINT OF VIEW, AND HOW THAT
PROGRAM IS NIMBLE TO ATTRACT
MORE MONEY. I THINK IT IS JUST
A SMART WAY OF DOING BUSINESS.
I RECOGNIZE SOME POINTS IN
TERMS OF THE SPONSOR,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. BUT, I
WILL SAY PUBLICLY HERE NOW THAT
IF THIS DOES NOT PASS, I WILL
WORK WITH COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
THROUGH THE NORMAL BUDGETING
PROCESS TO ENSURE THE 14th
AVENUE IS DONE.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT 4? IF
NOT, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THE LAST
WORD.
>> NO FURTHER COMMENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER 4?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> NO.
>> AND CHAIR SAKA?
>> NO.
>> THAT IS THREE IN FAVOR, SIX
OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION FAILS
AND AMENDMENT 4 IS NOT ADOPTED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON
AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION 2?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THIS IS
WHERE --
>> THANK YOU. I MOVE AMENDMENT
FIVE.
>> SECOND..
>> ALL RIGHT. IT'S -- SO, WE
ARE CONSIDERING -- THIS IS
AMENDMENT FIVE, OKAY. IT IS
MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMENDMENT
ONE, VERSION 2, AS PRESENTED IN
AMENDMENT FIVE. BEFORE THE
SPONSOR ADDRESSES IT, I WILL
ASK ESSENTIAL STAFF TO PROVIDE
AN OVERVIEW OF THIS, AND THIS
IS AN OPPORTUNITY, COLLEAGUES,
FOR YOU, ALL, TO ASK POLICY
RELATED QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER'S, AMENDMENT
FIVE, AS A DIFFERENT CATEGORY
TO THE KIRKLAND STREET PROGRESS
AND IT IS $5 MILLION FOR THIS
PURPOSE AND IT TAKES THAT MONEY
FROM THE NEW SIDEWALKS PROGRAM,
2 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS FOR NEW
SIDEWALKS INTO A HALF-MILLION
DOLLARS FOR SIDEWALKS IN NEED
OF REPAIR.
>> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, AS THE AMENDMENT
SPONSOR, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
SPEAK TO IT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, THIS IS A
NEW TYPE OF STREET WE ARE
PROPOSING, A CURB WITH STREET
THAT COULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED A
SIDEWALK STREET BECAUSE THE
LEVEL OF THE SIDEWALK AND THE
STREET ARE THE SAME, SO THAT WE
ARE ABLE TO USE THE SIDEWALK
SPACE AND THE STREET SPACE. MY
ORIGINAL AMENDMENT USED
SIDEWALK FUNDS AND ELECTRIC
VEHICLE FUNDS. THE PROPOSAL
HERE IS ONLY USING FOR SIDEWALK
FUNDS BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO
KEEP MY AMENDMENTS IN THE TYPE
OF FUNDING THAT IS LIKE WHAT
THE PROJECT IS, HOWEVER
NOTICING THAT THESE ARE NOT
FALLING ON LISTENING EARS.
COLLEAGUES, IF YOU SUPPORT THIS
PROJECT BUT NOT THE FUNDING
SOURCE, PLEASE DO WORK WITH ME
TO LET ME HELP, I WILL TRY TO
FIND ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE.
STILL, I BELIEVE SIDEWALK
FUNDING TO BE AN APPROPRIATE
SOURCE, BECAUSE WE HAVE HEARD
FROM ANALYSTS, IT IS UNCLEAR IF
SDOT CAN MOVE THE SIDEWALKS. WE
DESIRE, EVEN IF WE PUT THAT
MONEY IN THERE, THIS PROJECT
WILL MOVE FORWARD OR SIDEWALK
POLICY. LIKE WE HAVE BEEN DOING
FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, ON
CAFE EMERGENCE STREET AND
BALLARD AVENUE, SINCE THE
BEGINNING WE HAVE HAD A DESIRE
TO HAVE CURT LEWIS STREETS ON
BALLARD AVENUE. BY DOING SO, IT
WILL CREATE A MUCH MORE
WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT, A BETTER
FABRIC FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD
BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE A
SIDEWALK GOING THROUGH YOUR
CAFE, IT FEELS DIFFERENT. IF
YOU CAN IMAGINE YOURSELF IN A
PARISIAN CAFE, AS PEOPLE ARE
WALKING THROUGH THE STREETS. I
WANT TO BE CLEAR, WE ARE NOT
REMOVING CARS FROM BALLARD
AVENUE, WE ARE NOT REMOVING
PARKING. OPERATIONS WILL BE
SIMILAR TO HOW THEY ARE TODAY.
THE REASON THAT WE NEED TO MAKE
THIS A SIDEWALK STREET IS
BECAUSE IF THERE IS A CURB, YOU
CAN'T HAVE IT AGAINST THE
BUILDING. IF YOU DO, YOU WILL
HAVE TO HAVE A CURB CUT AT
EVERY SINGLE ENTRANCE OF A
BUILDING AND THAT JUST DOES NOT
WORK WELL. SO, WE WANT TO
CREATE A CURB WITH STREET OR
SIDEWALK STREET TO MAKE THE
STREET BETTER FOR BUILDINGS AND
CREATE MORE SPACE FOR BUSINESS
ACTIVITY. THANK YOU, CHAIR AND
COLLEAGUES.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
YEAH, I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR
THAT I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST
THIS AND I VOTED AGAINST THE
OTHER TWO, OBVIOUSLY. NOT
BECAUSE I DON'T SUPPORT THE
UNDERLYING PROJECTS. I DO
SUPPORT THE UNDERLYING
PROJECTS, AND AS COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE HAS MENTIONED, I WOULD
BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ON A
BUDGET AND FINDING ANOTHER WAY
TO BUDGET. MY OBJECTION HAS
BEEN TO THE FUNDING SOURCES, IN
ALL THREE OF THESE. CLEARLY, MY
OBJECTION IS TO TAKING FROM
SIDEWALKS, BOTH THE NEED FOR
ALTERNATIVE SIDEWALKS, AS WELL
AS THE NEED FOR SIDEWALK
REPAIR. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR
SIDEWALKS HAS CONTINUED TO BE
WHITTLED DOWN AND WE DO HAVE A
COMMITMENT FROM SDOT, THEY ARE
ABLE TO DELIVER WHAT WE HAVE IN
THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE, AND I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT UNDERMINING
THEIR ABILITY TO COMPLETE THAT
WORK. AND LOOKING AT
ALTERNATIVE SIDEWALKS, WHICH IS
A MAJOR PORTION OF THE INTENT
OF THE PACKAGE HERE. SO, IT IS
NOT TO THE UNDERLYING PROJECT
THAT IS THE OBJECTION, IT IS TO
-- AND AGAIN, WE ARE IN THIS
POSITION OF HAVING TO PULL FROM
ONE BUCKET TO ANOTHER, THAT IS
MY POSITION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, -- COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WILL BE
ABSTAINING ON THIS AMENDMENT
BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I
THINK THIS IDEA OF CURT LEWIS
STREETS AND THIS PEDESTRIAN
PATHWAY THROUGH OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. I, LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, STRUGGLE
WITH THE PARTICULAR FUNDING
SOURCE, BUT I THINK THIS IS A
GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE DIRECTION
WE SHOULD BE MOVING AS A CITY
TO MAKE OUR STREETS AT LEAST,
YOU KNOW, IN COMMERCIAL AREAS,
TO MAKE ONE PEDESTRIAN ICED
STREET AVAILABLE SO THAT PEOPLE
CAN NAVIGATE THROUGH THE
BUSINESS AREA IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFELY. BUT, I
WILL BE ABSTAINING ON THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I ECHO MY
COLLEAGUES SENTIMENTS ABOUT THE
FUNDING SOURCE. I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THESE
AMENDMENTS FORWARD AND AGREED
ON THE UNDERLYING -- I WOULD
LOVE TO SEE THIS ACROSS THE
CITY IN MANY OF OUR DISTRICTS
AND JUST ACROSS THE CITY. BUT,
YOU KNOW, WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE
AND APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS AND
ALSO IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT ATTACHMENT IS NOT MEANT TO
BE EXHAUSTIVE, AND IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS, THERE
WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THESE
PARTICULAR PROJECTS, AS WELL,
OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE NAMED
IN ALL OF YOUR AMENDMENTS. SO,
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, I ECHO THAT SENTIMENT,
AS WELL. I DO STRONGLY SUPPORT
THE UNDERLYING PROJECTS.
PROBABLY IN THAT EXACT ORDER,
HOW THEY APPEARED HERE FROM AN
AMENDMENT PERSPECTIVE, AND I
KNOW HOW CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
GROSSING OUT THE BURKE GILMAN
TRAIL, ACTUALLY ADDRESSING ONCE
AND FOR ALL THE MISSING LINK IN
OUR CITY IS TO YOU, TO DISTRICT
6, TO THE ENTIRE CITY. AND I AM
COMMITTED TO WORKING ALONGSIDE
YOU, TO PARTNER TOGETHER
THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS TO
ACTUALLY PROPERLY FUND THIS. MY
UNDERLYING CONCERNS REST IN THE
FUNDING SOURCE, NOT THE
PROJECT. AND I DO SUPPORT THE
PROJECT. SO, IN ANY EVENT,
COLLEAGUES, ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? IF NOT --
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR YOUR
THOUGHTS ON THAT.
>> YEAH, GO AHEAD, YOU GET THE
LAST WORD.
>> YEAH, JUST SAYING THANK YOU
FOR YOUR THOUGHTS. NOTHING
OTHER THAN THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT FIVE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> NO.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> NO.
>> CHAIR SAKA?
>> NO.
>> ALL RIGHT. CHAIR, THAT WAS
ONE IN FAVOR, 7 OPPOSED, AND
ONE ABSTENTION.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION FAILS,
AND AMENDMENT FIVE IS NOT
ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
ON AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION 2?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> IS THAT ME?
>> YES.
>> YES. WE ARE ON NUMBER SIX
NOW, AREN'T WE?
>> YES, YES, YES.
>> OKAY. SORRY, EVERYONE. OKAY,
SO, THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO --
OH, KAL, WERE YOU GOING TO -- I
MOVE AMENDMENT SIX.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU .
>> ALL RIGHT, IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMENDMENT ONE,
VERSION TWO, AND BEFORE THE
SPONSOR ADDRESSES IT, I WILL
ASK KAL TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW.
THIS, COLLEAGUES, IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ASK POLICY
RELATED QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, AMENDMENT
SIX FROM COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
ADDS $14 MILLION TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE AND
SAFETY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AND
REDUCES $14 MILLION FROM THE
DISTRICT PROJECT FUND, WHICH
WOULD ILLUMINATE THAT PROGRAM
FROM THE BUDGET.
>> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AS SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
IT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO
JUST REITERATE WHAT I SAID
ABOUT THIS EARLIER, IN MY OTHER
AMENDMENT, WHICH IS THAT THIS
PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT
STARTS TO REPAIR HARM THAT
STARTED WHEN WE REBUILT OUR
HIGHWAYS AND TRADE ROUTES
THROUGH BIPOC COMMUNITIES AND
LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES, IN MANY
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY.
THE LEVY PROPOSAL, AS
TRANSMITTED BY THE MAYOR, DOES
INCLUDE THIS PROGRAM. IT EQUIPS
SDOT WITH THE RESOURCES TO
INVEST IN HISTORICALLY UNDER
INVESTED COMMUNITIES AND
FOCUSES INVESTMENTS IN AREAS OF
HIGH EQUITY PRIORITY. THESE
LEVY INVESTMENTS PROVIDE ACCESS
TO OPPORTUNITY AND BENEFIT
PEOPLE ACROSS DISTRICTS AND WE
KNOW THAT TRANSPORTATION IS
ESSENTIAL TO ACCESS KEY
SERVICES LIKE JOBS, AND
EDUCATION, AND HEALTHCARE, AND
ENTERTAINMENT, EVEN. ADDRESSING
TRANSPORTATION AND EQUITIES
HELPS TO REDUCE DISPROPORTIONAT
E RATES OF ILLNESS, DEATH,
SOCIAL ISOLATION, POVERTY, THE
LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF POLLUTION,
AND LIMITED ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITIES AND WEALTH. SOME
OF THE KEY EQUITY PRINCIPLES
THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
THAT WE PASSED LAST YEAR GUIDE
THIS LEVY PROPOSAL. THOSE
PRINCIPLES INCLUDE CENTERING
THE VOICES OF COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, OR UNDERREPRESENTED
GROUPS IN PLANNING AND
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES.
ADDRESSING INEQUITIES IN THE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM BY
PRIORITIZING INVESTMENTS FOR
IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. REMOVING
COST AS A BARRIER, SO EVERYONE
CAN TAKE THE TRIPS THEY NEED TO
MAKE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND
SUPPORTING SHIFTS TOWARD
NONPUNITIVE TRANSPORTATION
APPROACHES THAT REDUCE HARM AND
ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY ON CITY
STREETS. SO, THIS AMENDMENT
INCORPORATES GUIDANCE FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY
WORKGROUP, AND IS IN THE
CURRENT LEVY TO REMOVE
SEATTLE'S EQUITY WORK PROGRAM.
PROGRAMS LIKE THE PEOPLE
STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES AND
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATED
SAFETY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM HELP
ENSURE THAT THE NEEDS OF
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE MET,
BY ALLOWING COMMUNITIES TO
CO-CREATE PROJECTS, BY FOCUSING
ON RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, AND
INCORPORATING COMMUNITIES INTO
THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
AND AS I SAID BEFORE, I SHARE
THE EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE IDEA
OF DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBERS
HAVING A SMALL POT OF
DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TO SUPPORT
NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECTS, AND TO
MEET OUR TRANSPORTATION EQUITY
GOALS, AND GIVEN THE
CONSTRAINTS OF THIS LEVY, I
TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE AN
OBLIGATION TO SET ASIDE SOME
LEVY DOLLARS, SPECIFICALLY FOR
PRIORITIZING A PROGRAM THAT IS
INTENDED TO ADDRESS PAST HARMS
AND TO SUPPORT EQUITABLE
ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN
DECISION-MAKING. SO,
COLLEAGUES, I AM ASKING FOR
YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS
AMENDMENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS TO AMENDMENT
SIX? IT LOOKS LIKE VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. MR. CHAIR,
I REALLY WANT TO APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
BRINGING THIS AMENDMENT. I AM
GOING TO BE SUPPORTING IT. I
THINK FAR TOO OFTEN, WE GET
REALLY HYPER FOCUSED AND OUR
POLICY, POLICY, POLICY, AND
DON'T UNDERSTAND THERE IS A
PRACTICE, THERE IS AN
IMPLEMENTATION, AND THERE IS
ALSO AN IMPACT. A PRIME EXAMPLE
OF THIS, WE HAVE -- AND KUDOS
TO SDOT FOR THIS. I KNOW A LOT
OF TIMES, YOU PROBABLY DON'T
GET A LOT OF PRAISE -- BUT,
KUDOS TO YOU, ALL. THERE IS A
CHURCH THAT IS RIGHT ACROSS THE
STREET FROM THE MLK TENNIS
CENTER, PASTOR HERD, AND WE
HAVE PUT BIKE LANES ALONG MLK.
AND SO, IT IS CONNECTING
CENTRAL DISTRICT, SOUTH, AND
THROUGH THE WORK OF THE ACCESS,
AND LOOKING AT IT FROM AN
EQUITY PERSPECTIVE, SDOT
UNDERSTOOD THAT CHURCH -- THIS
HISTORICALLY BLACK CHURCH -- A
LOT THE RESIDENTS DO NOT LIVE
IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
ANYMORE, THEY HAVE TO DRIVE IN.
SO, THEY RESERVED PARKING SPOTS
ALONG MLK AND THEY ALSO DO AN
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, SO THEY
INTEGRATED THE BIKE LANES WITH
SOME PARKING SPOTS, LOADING
ZONES, FOR THE KIDS TO BE ABLE
TO OFFLOAD FROM WHEN THEY COME
DOWN TO THE CHURCH. AND A PART
OF THAT IS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU
WERE A PLANNER, YOU WOULD SAY,
HEY, THIS CONNECTS A TO B. A
LOT OF TIMES, I THINK THIS
WORKGROUP INTERTWINES, AND
INTERCONNECTS, AND ALSO CREATES
A WAY FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T
HAVE TIME TO COME DOWN HERE AND
BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, TESTIFY,
OR BE ONLINE. THEY ARE AT WORK
MOST OF THE TIME. SO, THIS
GROUP CREATES A VOICE FOR THOSE
PEOPLE, SO THAT IT FEELS LIKE
SDOT IS REALLY CONNECTED AND
EMBEDDED IN THE COMMUNITY, AND
PEOPLE FEEL HEARD. WE HAVE ONLY
SEEN THE BEGINNINGS OF THIS
WORK, THIS WORK IS VERY NEW
WITH THIS WORKGROUP, AND I
THINK WE HAVEN'T SEEN A
LONG-LASTING IMPACT OF WHAT
THIS COULD DO. SO, I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS, AND THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK
YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. COLLEAGUES, ANY
OTHER FINAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS
ON AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A
QUESTION, JUST MORE INFORMATION
ON HOW THESE ARE NEIGHBORHOOD
INITIATED AND COCREATED, IF YOU
COULD JUST FILL OUT A LITTLE
BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THAT
THOUGHT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS MIGHT
BE SOMETHING FOR THE SDOT STAFF
TO SPEAK TO. BEFORE THEY DO, I
WILL JUST FRAME IT UP, THIS IS
ESSENTIALLY A REBRANDING,
RENAMING OF THE LEGACY PROGRAM,
WHICH IS RETIRED. AND IN FAVOR
OF THIS NEW PROGRAM, THE PRIOR
NAME OF THE PROGRAM WAS
NEIGHBORHOOD STREET FUND, SO
THE REBRANDING, RENAMING,
FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT. I
THINK THERE IS AN INTENDED
OPERATIONAL DIFFERENCE,
DISTINCTION, THAT I WILL BE
IMPLEMENTING TO OPERATIONALIZE,
WHICH I AM NOT PARTICULARLY
CLEAR ON. BUT, WE HAVE SDOT
HERE, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I, PERSONALLY, HAVE BEEN
VERY INVOLVED IN THE CREATION
OF THIS PROGRAM, BASED ON A
LISTENING TOUR THAT I DID LATE
LAST YEAR AND EARLY THIS YEAR.
AND IN MEETING WITH
REPRESENTATIVES OF UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES, I ASKED PEOPLE,
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO WORK
EFFECTIVELY WITH US, IN MAKING
THE STREET CHANGES THAT YOU SEE
ARE NEEDED? OVER AND OVER
AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THAT WE NEED
MULTIYEAR FUNDING, AND WE NEED
A DEDICATED POINT OF CONTACT
WHO GETS TO KNOW US, AND GETS
TO KNOW OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND
DOESN'T MOVE ON WHEN THERE IS
A NEW PROJECT. SO, I DON'T
ACTUALLY FEEL THAT THIS IS A
REBRANDING OF AN EXISTING
PROGRAM, RESPECTFULLY. I FEEL
THAT THIS IS A REVISION AND HOW
WE INTERACT WITH HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO
BUILD DEEP AND LASTING
RELATIONSHIPS, AND BE ABLE TO
ITERATE WITH THEM, OVER
MULTIPLE YEARS COME IN WAVES OF
SMALL IMPROVEMENTS. AND IT IS A
WAY TO LIFT UP VOICES OF PEOPLE
WHO DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS
OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS.
PREVIOUS PROGRAMS WERE
APPLICATION BASED, AND AN
APPLICATION BASED, COMPETITIVE
PROGRAM, ADVANTAGES PEOPLE WITH
MORE SOCIAL CAPITAL. OUR IDEA
HERE REALLY IS TO BRING TO THE
TABLE, PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T KNOW
THERE WAS A TABLE, AND INVITE
COLLABORATION AMONG FOLKS WHO
HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES TO
ENGAGE WITH CITY GOVERNMENT
WITHIN THE TRADITIONAL MEANS.
>> HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM
NEIGHBORHOOD STREET FUND?
>> WELL, NEIGHBORHOOD STREET
FUND WAS AN APPLICATION BASED
PROCESS, WHERE COMMUNITIES PUT
TOGETHER A DETAILED APPLICATION
AND COMPETE FOR FUNDING.
USUALLY, YOU END UP WITH
APPLICATIONS FROM COMMUNITIES
THAT HAVE LAWYERS, AND URBAN
PLANNERS, AND OTHER KNOWLEDGE
WORKERS, AND THEN WHO ARE ABLE
TO PUT FORWARD THE REALLY
COMPETITIVE APPLICATION. THE
IDEA HERE IS TO BRING
OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE CHANGE TO
COMMUNITIES WHOSE FIRST
LANGUAGE ISN'T ENGLISH, TO
COMMUNITIES WHO PREVIOUSLY
HAVEN'T HAD DEEPER
RELATIONSHIPS IN CITY HALL OR
ANY RELATIONSHIPS IN CITY HALL.
SO, THERE IS AN IDEA OF REALLY
TRYING TO UPLIFT FORCES AND
CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE
WHO OTHERWISE WOULDN'T BE
ENGAGED WITH US.
>> SO, WHO DECIDES, UNDER A
NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATED STREET
FUND?
>> ULTIMATELY, IT WOULD BE THE
DEPARTMENT'S DECISIONS. THEY
WOULD ULTIMATELY ROLE UP TO ME.
BUT, THE IDEA IS REALLY TO DO
DEEP OUTREACH, AND BUILD
LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH
SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES THAT WE
HELP UNCOVER THROUGH OUR
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY
WORKGROUP, A GROUP OF
VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE HELPING US
UNDERSTAND WHO AND HOW TO MAKE
THESE RELATIONSHIPS THAT
PREVIOUSLY MAY NOT HAVE EXISTED
IN THE FULLEST FORM THAT THEY
COULD.
>> IN THE ABSENCE OF THE SLUSH
FUND, DOES SDOT NOT UNDERTAKE
ANY OF THAT WORK NOW,
CURRENTLY?
>> I'M SORRY, BUT I DON'T SEE
IT AS A SLUSH FUND, WHATSOEVER.
I AM NOT --
>> OKAY, DOES SDOT ENGAGE --
SO, CHARACTERIZE IT HOWEVER YOU
WANT. DOES SDOT NOT ENGAGE IN
THIS UNDERLYING WORK, THAT YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT NOW?
>> THIS PROPOSED PROGRAM IS BY
THE EXECUTIVE TO SUPPLEMENT
PREVIOUS WAVES OF INVESTMENT
AND MAKE INVESTMENT IN A NEW
WAY TO BRING PEOPLE INTO THE
CIRCLE OF POWER, WHO PREVIOUSLY
HAVE NOT FELT INCLUDED.
>> SO, SDOT DOES OR DOES NOT
CURRENTLY ENGAGE IN SIMILAR
EFFORTS, IN THE ABSENCE OF THIS
PROGRAM?
>> THIS PROGRAM IS A RESPONSE
TO WHAT I HEARD, IN MEETING
WITH UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
ABOUT HOW WE COULD IMPROVE
EMPOWERING THEM, OR WORKING
WITH THEM MORE EFFECTIVELY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> CHAIR, I HAD A COUPLE MORE
QUESTIONS, IF I MAY.
>> YES, GO AHEAD AND FINISH OUT
YOUR LINE OF QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU.
>> OKAY, SO, I NOTICED THE
CHAIR HAD ACTUALLY PUT IN HERE
ACROSS ALL DISTRICTS -- SO, YOU
KNOW, DISTRICT FIVE HAS A LOT
OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND
I THINK WE ARE JUST SORT OF
BECOMING AWARE OF THE FACT THAT
THERE IS -- THERE ARE SO MANY
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN
DISTRICT FIVE, QUITE A
DIVERSITY OF SOCIOECONOMIC
STATUS, AS WELL AS RACE,
ETHNICITY, RELIGIOUS
ORIENTATION. SO, I AM JUST
CURIOUS ABOUT -- YOU TALKED
ABOUT THESE COMMUNITIES BEING
IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE SDOT
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE. HOW ARE YOU MAKING
SURE THAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY
ACCESSING COMMUNITIES IN OTHER
DISTRICTS, THAT HAVEN'T
TRADITIONALLY, NECESSARILY,
BEEN ACCESSED?
>> WELL, THE LAKE CITY
COLLECTIVE IS ONE OF THE FOLKS
WHO INSPIRED THIS INVESTMENT
PROPOSAL, AND WE HAVE WORKED
WITH THEM, WE HAVE ALSO FUNDED
THEM AT TIMES, THEY HAVE TAKEN
ME ON SEVERAL WALKS, AND I AM
ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THE LAKE
CITY COLLECTIVE, AT THE PRESS
CONFERENCE WHEN THE MAYOR PUT
OUT HIS ADVISED PROPOSAL. SO,
THAT IS EXACTLY THE TYPE OF
COMMUNITY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. AND THERE
ARE ALSO ADDITIONAL
COMMUNITIES, BUT THEY ARE GREAT
GATEWAY, I GUESS, TO THOSE
COMMUNITIES. SO, THIS WOULD BE
PULLING FROM THE DISTRICT
PROJECT FUND, AND MY THINKING
ABOUT THE DISTRICT PROJECT
FUND, IT HAD BASICALLY BEEN A
FUND THAT WOULD DO EVERYTHING
THAT IS BASICALLY ENUMERATED IN
THESE OTHER BUCKETS, BUT MY
QUESTION IS, SO, IF WE TAKE THE
MONEY AND PUT AN END TO THE
DISTRICT PROJECT FUND, HOW DO
WE ADDRESS THE EMERGENT SAFETY
CONCERNS AND REQUESTS THAT WE
WILL GET FROM CONSTITUENTS, AS
THINGS ARISE THAT WE CAN'T
ANTICIPATE? LIKE CHANGING THE
STREETS IN RESPONSE TO GUN
VIOLENCE, THAT HAS SUDDENLY
ESCALATED, OR DRAINAGE ISSUES.
YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT DO COME
UP THAT ARE DISTRICT SPECIFIC.
>> WELL, I THINK THE DEPARTMENT
WOULD HAVE TO RELY ON THE
UNDERFUNDED PROGRAMS. YOU WOULD
LOOK AT THESE VISION ZERO
PROGRAMS AS ANOTHER
PROGRAMMATIC SOURCE OF FUNDING
FOR THESE TYPES OF
IMPROVEMENTS. IT COULD PUT MORE
DEMAND ON SERVICES THROUGH
THOSE OTHER PROGRAMS. BUT, I
THINK IN LARGE PART, WE ARE
GETTING INTO SOME ORIENTATION
ISSUES, WHERE WE DON'T
ACTUALLY HAVE DETAILS ON HOW
THESE PROGRAMS WOULD BE
ADMINISTERED, SO THERE IS A
LITTLE BIT OF A WORK THAT WILL
NEED TO BE DECIDED DURING
FUTURE BUDGETS, IF THIS PROGRAM
GOES THROUGH TO IDENTIFY
EXACTLY HOW THAT WILL BE DONE.
COUNCIL STILL HAS TO APPROVE
FUNDING, EVEN IF VOTERS ALLOW
US TO USE THESE FUNDS. THE
COUNCIL WILL STILL BE INVOLVED
IN ACTUALLY DOING
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PROGRAM
AND IDENTIFYING HOW THOSE
THINGS WOULD WORK. I THINK THE
PROGRAM THAT I WOULD MOST
DIRECTLY LOOK AT, IF THE
DISTRICT PROGRAM IS THERE, IS
THIS ZERO VISION PROGRAM.
POTENTIALLY, SAFETY FOR OUR
SCHOOLS COULD ALSO DO SOME. AND
THEN, THERE IS THE $7 MILLION
THAT CHAIR SAKA HAS PUT INTO
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE TRAFFIC
SAFETY PROGRAM, THAT COULD BE
USED FOR THESE KINDS OF
PROJECTS, AS WELL.
>> AND THEN, THE DISTRICT CAN
COME DIRECTLY TO -- LIKE, WE
CAN TAKE A DISTRICT FOCUS
APPROACH IN ADDRESSING ISSUES,
RATHER THAN IT BEING A CITYWIDE
ISSUE IN THOSE FUNDS?
>> THAT WOULD BE A FUTURE
DECISION FOR COUNCIL, BUT THIS
WOULD ASK THE VOTERS TO GIVE
PERMISSION FOR $7 MILLION, FOR
INSTANCE, IN THE SCALE PROJECT,
AND THE DECISION OF HOW THAT
WOULD BE SPENT WOULD BE A
FUTURE COUNCIL DECISION.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, FOR THOSE
QUESTIONS AHEAD, EQUAL
QUESTIONS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE
AS PART OF THIS. I GUESS ONE
THING I WANT TO UNDERSCORE IS,
IT SHOULDN'T JUST BE ONE
BUCKET WE IDENTIFIED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING THE
NEEDS ACROSS UNDERSERVED AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ACROSS THE
CITY. IT REALLY IS SOMETHING
THAT SHOULD BE DEPARTMENTWIDE.
I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE WORKING
WITH COMMUNITIES, AS PART OF
THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM. BUT, I
OFTEN GET CONCERNED WHEN A
PARTICULAR PROGRAM IS
HIGHLIGHTED FOR SOMETHING THAT
WE SHOULD BE DOING EVERY DAY,
AS PART OF OUR EVERYDAY WORK,
ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS IN THE
CITY, INCLUDING SDOT. SO,
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW
YOU ALL PLAN TO MAKE SURE YOU
ARE INCORPORATING COMMUNITY
VOICE AND THE VOICES OF BIPOC
COMMUNITY AND ALL THE WORK THAT
YOU DO. I JUST FELT IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT,
TOO, AND THEN PARTICULARLY WITH
THIS FUND, YOU KNOW, WE ALSO,
IN MAGNUSON PARK, A COMMUNITY
BOTH AT MERCY HOUSE AND SOLID
GROUND THAT WILL BE PART OF
THIS CONVERSATION, BECAUSE THEY
ARE HAVING SPEEDING ISSUES AT
STANDPOINT. MAYBE WHAT I WOULD
HAVE CALLED BACK IN THE DAY AS
DRAGRACING, SO THOSE ARE ISSUES
THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, AND
HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE A PART
OF THIS CONVERSATION FOR THE
FAMILIES THERE. AND THEN, YOU
KNOW, AS PART OF THE CHAIR'S
PACKAGE, I KNOW THERE IS
FUNDING FOR THIS AND THE
DISTRICT SPECIFIC AND I ALSO
KNOW THAT THE OLD VERSION OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING, OR
WHAT IT WAS CALLED -- I'M
SORRY, I CAN'T REMEMBER NOW --
FUND. YES, I WAS NOT AWARE THAT
YOU NEEDED TO HAVE LEGAL
ASSISTANCE OR ANYTHING OF THAT
NATURE. I HAVE HEARD FOLKS FROM
THE DISTRICT TALK ABOUT
IDENTIFYING A STREET CIRCLE AND
BEING ABLE TO -- YES, THEY HAD
TO APPLY, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE
NOT EVERYONE HAD HAD A LAWYER
INVOLVED, SO IS THAT PART OF
THE REQUIREMENTS, OR THE
CRITERIA? OR, ARE YOU SAYING
THAT FOLKS ON THEIR OWN ACCORD,
JUST DO IT? I JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY. AND THEN, I WILL JUST
FINISH OUT AND LET YOU CLARIFY,
THERE IS A NEED IN MY MIND FOR
DISTRICT SPECIFIC WORK, AS
WELL, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW WE
HAVE CONSTITUENTS THAT ARE
IDENTIFYING CERTAIN THINGS THAT
NEED TO BE OF THE SMALLER
SCALE, WHICH I THINK WAS THE
POINT OF THIS, IDENTIFIED IN
THE DISTRICT. SO, YOU KNOW,
SUPPORT BOTH. I KNOW THEY ARE
BOTH IN THE CHAIR PACKAGE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER --
>> OH, SORRY, CHAIR, CAN WE LET
DIRECTOR SPOTS ADDRESS THE
QUESTION?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY. I
WASN'T MEANING TO SAY YOU
NEEDED LEGAL OR URBAN PLANNING
COMPETENCY TO MAKE AN
APPLICATION, BUT WE HAVE
LEARNED IN OUR INDUSTRY THAT
COMPETITIVE APPLICATION BASED
PROCESSES TEND TO BIAS TOWARD
COMMUNITIES WITH MORE SOCIAL
CAPITAL OR KNOWLEDGE WORKERS,
AT SKILL, PUTTING TOGETHER AN
APPLICATION, AND COMMUNITIES
WHOSE FIRST LANGUAGE IS IN
ENGLISH, FOR EXAMPLE, DON'T
HAVE THE CAPABILITIES TO PUT
TOGETHER A COMPETITIVE
APPLICATION AND THAT IS WHY WE
ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS
OF ENGAGING DEEPLY WITH THOSE
COMMUNITIES AND EMPOWERING
THEM.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU ANSWERING
THAT AND AGAIN, I HOPE NOT JUST
WITH THIS, BUT ALL APPLICATIONS
RESIDENTS ACROSS THIS CITY PUT
IN, I HOPE THAT YOU WILL OFFER
ASSISTANCE, AND YOU CAN LOOK AT
THE APPLICATION AND NO MY
THOUGHTS, AND WHETHER SOMEONE
IS PUTTING IN AN APPLICATION,
THERE IDENTIFYING A NEED. I
THINK YOU ALL AS THE EXPERTS
WOULD HELP COMMUNITY FIGURE OUT
HOW TO ADDRESS THAT NEED. AND
THAT WAS WRITTEN OUT BY A
PROFESSIONAL, BUT WE WOULD BE
THE ONES HELPING, ONCE THEY
IDENTIFY WHAT THE NEED IS, YOU
CAN SERVE TO HELP THE
CONSTITUENTS WITH THAT. AS PART
OF THAT, OR ANY OTHER
APPLICATION THAT IS COMING
THROUGH SDOT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA. ALSO,
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, FOR HIGHLIGHTING THIS
PROGRAM, THIS CONCEPT, IN A LOT
OF WAYS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
DIRECT RESPONSE AND YOUR
ANSWERS TO IT. I WILL SAY, I
USED TO BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE
THAT WERE, YOU KNOW, COMING
TOGETHER AS A GROUP TO ADVOCATE
FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE
SAFE STREETS FUND, THE SPARKS
FUND, IT WAS MORE THAN THAT AND
A LOT OF THOSE PREDATED THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISTRICT
SYSTEM, TOO. AND SO, I
RECOGNIZE THE POINT AND I DO
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A
NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE SAFETY
PROGRAM WITH THAT CONCEPT AND
THAT KIND OF UNDERLYING
POSITION. I WOULD SAY, YOU
KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE DISTRICT
FUND, I HAVE ALREADY SAID THE
FOCUS IS GOING TO BE ON TRAFFIC
AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE. YOU KNOW, IN TERMS
OF BEING DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVES, I DO KNOW MY
DISTRICT VERY WELL, AND SO, THE
SOUTH SLOPE, THE EAST SLOPE,
THE LOWER EAST SLOPE OF
MAGNOLIA DOESN'T GET THE
ATTENTION. SO, IT HELPS TO HAVE
A DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE TO
HIGHLIGHT, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
AREA VERY WELL AND THERE ARE
OTHER PARTS OF MAGNOLIA -- THE
STEREOTYPE IS ONE, AT THE TOP.
BUT, THERE IS TO THE NORTH INTO
THE LOWER EAST SLOPE,
PARTICULARLY BY THE TRACKS, IT
IS A DIFFICULT AREA THAT HAS
NEEDS FROM A TRAFFIC AND
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PERSPECTIVE.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I COULD,
YOU KNOW, WORK THROUGH, IN
TERMS FROM A DISTRICT
PERSPECTIVE, PARTICULARLY
BECAUSE I CHARGE MY DISTRICTS
AND NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL WITH
THESE KINDS OF THINGS, AS WELL.
AS YOU KNOW FROM OUR
SPREADSHEET THAT WE GAVE YOU,
WE ARE DEFINITELY WORKING THIS
PIECE. SO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ANSWERS, THANK YOU FOR
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, AND I
WILL JUST PLEDGE, AGAIN, TO
BASICALLY HAVE DISCTRICT 7, MY
OFFICE, MY SELF, MY OFFICE IN
THE DISCTRICT 7 NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL, REALLY OPERATE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVES AND
SAFE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. SO,
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I GUESS I
WOULD ASK CHAIR -- I'M LOOKING
AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE
TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMS, AND
THERE IS $7 MILLION IN THERE. I
AM JUST WONDERING, HOW DOES,
PERHAPS, THAT PROGRAM DIFFER
FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATED
SAFETY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM? AND
I AM WONDERING WHETHER AN
AMENDMENT MIGHT BE IN ORDER TO
PUT THAT $7 MILLION -- TO
TRANSFER THAT $7 MILLION INTO A
NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATED SAFETY
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
>> YEAH, SO, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. WHAT YOU
ARE PROPOSING GETS TO THE HEART
OF THE CHALLENGE HERE, AND THIS
IS THE NUMBER ONE RUB, IN TERMS
OF CONSOLIDATING IT ALL,
HARMONIZING AS BEST AS
POSSIBLE, EVERYONE'S FEEDBACK.
THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE AREA OF
-- WE HAD THE MOST VARIANCE, I
SUPPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO HOW
THIS SPECIFIC MONEY IS INTENDED
TO BE FUNDED, OR BE ALLOCATED,
IN WHICH SPECIFIC PROGRAM AND
POT. SO, HOW IT IS CURRENTLY
PLANNED AND PROPOSED, THIS
GENERIC, SMALL, WHATEVER IT IS
CALLED IN THAT ATTACHMENT, IT
COULD BE -- THE IDEA IS THAT IT
COULD BE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD
INITIATED SAFETY, IT COULD BE
FOR DISTRICT PROJECT FUND. SOME
OF YOU COLLEAGUES MOVED A LOT
OF THAT OR ALL OF IT TO
DISTRICT PROJECT FUNDS. SOME OF
YOU REALLY LOVED DISTRICT
PROJECT FUNDS. AND MORE COULD
BE FOR ANY NUMBER OF
INVESTMENTS, WITHIN THAT
CATEGORY. BUT, HIGH LEVEL, WE
ALIGN AND AGREE ON THE NEED FOR
HIGHER SCALE SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS. SO, THAT IS THE
COMPROMISE POSITION THAT WE
TOOK IN THIS PROPOSED CHAIR'S
PACKAGE, THAT THERE WERE SUCH
STRONG FEELINGS -- AND A COUPLE
OTHER COMMENTS FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE, AS WELL. FIRST, I
NOTE THAT THE EXECUTIVES OWN
PROPOSAL REDUCED THE
NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATED STREET
FUND. FROM THE APRIL DRAFT
AMOUNT, WHAT WAS IT, $46
MILLION? $47 MILLION? I DON'T
KNOW. IT TO THE FINAL PROPOSED
AMOUNT IN MAY, OF $41 MILLION.
EXECUTIVES OWN PROPOSAL DID
THAT! AND SO, WHAT WE ARE
DOING, IS REALLOCATING THAT TO
SOME OTHER AREAS THAT REFLECT
THIS COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES, AND
ALL THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN --
WE WILL VOTE ON IT IN A MOMENT.
AND THEN -- BUT, I DO THINK
BECAUSE IT IS A BRAND-NEW
PROGRAM, AS DIRECTOR SPOTS
APTLY NOTED, IT IS A BRAND-NEW
PROGRAM, I THINK THERE ARE
QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW IT IS GOING
TO BE ADMINISTERED, EXACTLY. I
GET THE CONCEPT AND THE IDEA,
BUT THERE ARE VALID QUESTIONS
ABOUT HOW IT REMAINS TO BE
IMPLEMENT IT. AND THAT IS WHY
THE GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION THAT
WE ARE PROVIDING IN THE
COMPANION RESOLUTION,
SPECIFICALLY REQUESTS AN
EXECUTIVE PROPOSAL IN HOW THIS
WILL BE IMPLEMENTED, AMONG
OTHER THINGS. SAME THING FOR
DISTRICT PROJECT FUND, WHICH IN
ITSELF IS A NET NEW THING. SO,
IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE
DISTRICT PROJECT FUND AND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE SAFETY,
THIS IS THE COMPROMISED
POSITION THAT WE TOOK, AND
AGAIN, THIS $7 MILLION --
AGAIN, WE ALL AGREE YOU CAN
CALL IT WHATEVER YOU WANT,
CATEGORIZE IT IN WHATEVER
BUCKET OR SUB CATEGORIZE IT IN
WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE, BUT
BROADLY, WHAT IT IS IS THE SAME
THING, SMALLER SCALE SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS IN NEIGHBORHOODS
AND COMMUNITIES, AND AGAIN, I
GET THE NEED FOR EQUITY AND
MAKING SURE THAT COMMUNITIES
WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN
MARGINALIZED, AND
DISENFRANCHISED, AND IGNORED
FROM THESE SAFETY PROJECTS,
ROAD PROJECTS, ET CETERA, HAVE
THEIR VOICES CENTERED, FOR
ONCE. I ALSO THINK THAT THERE
IS A LOT OF THIS -- A LOT OF
THIS IMPLEMENTATION REMAINS TO
BE SEEN, AND YOU CAN'T JUST
LET THE TERM EQUITY OR
COMMUNITY ON SOMETHING AND
EXPECT IT WILL YIELD
IMMEDIATELY EQUITABLE OR
COMMUNITY DRIVEN RESULTS, SO
THAT IS WHY -- SO, THIS IS A
LONG WAY OF SAYING THIS IS A
COMPROMISE APPROACH THAT
RECOGNIZES THE COMPETING
VISIONS OF WHERE THESE SMALLER
SCALE IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AS AMENDMENT SPONSOR,
YOU ARE WELCOME TO HAVE THE
LAST WORD, IF YOU SO CHOOSE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I
APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION HERE.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SPOTS, AS
WELL. I APPRECIATE THE
DISCUSSION. I THINK I DO WANT
TO BE CLEAR THAT THE INTENT FOR
THIS PROGRAM IS NOT JUST FOR
DISTRICT TWO. WE HAVE LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT
THE CITY, WE HAVE COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO, THIS TRANSPORTATION EQUITY
WORKGROUP IS WORKING, OR
ATTEMPTING TO WORK WITH ALL OF
THEM SO THOSE COMMUNITIES CAN
GET ACCESS TO THEIR GOVERNMENT
AND TO DECISION-MAKING. AND SO,
I WILL JUST SAY THAT I THINK
THIS WORK IS IMPORTANT. WE HAVE
RACE AND SOCIAL JUST IN ITS --
JUSTICE ORDINANCE IN THIS CITY,
WE HAVE EQUITY PRINCIPLES AND
GOALS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO
REACH IN THIS CITY. THIS
PARTICULAR WORK FALLS UNDER
THAT BUCKET, SO I DO THINK IT
IS IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT
THE PEOPLE DOING THIS WORK, AND
SUPPORT THEM BEING OUT IN
COMMUNITY TO TRY TO MAKE SURE
THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS GET
ACCESS TO THEIR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. AND SO, YEAH. I
WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT, AND I
THINK I WILL ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. ALL RIGHT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT SIX?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> SECOND.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR SAKA?
>> NO.
>> OKAY, ONE SECOND. OKAY,
CHAIR, THAT IS FOUR IN FAVOR,
THREE OPPOSED, AND TWO
ABSTENTIONS.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION
CARRIES, AND AMENDMENT SIX IS
ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
ON -- OR, EXCUSE ME -- WE ARE
GOING TO TAKE UP AMENDMENT 7,
AND AMENDMENTS NUMBER 7 AND
EIGHT IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT,
THERE IS A LOT OF PARTS,
PEOPLE, AND, YOU NO, SO, WE ARE
GOING TO TAKE -- WE ARE GOING
TO PAUSE FOR 10 MINUTES. WE ARE
GOING TO TAKE A RECESS. IF --
LET'S SEE HERE. SO, IF THERE
ARE NO OBJECTIONS, WE WILL BE
IN RECESS UNTIL 1:08 P.M.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, WE ARE
RECESSED UNTIL 1:08 P.M.
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>>> ALL RIGHT. THIS MEETING
WILL RETURN TO ORDER. IT IS
1:10 P.M., PICKING UP WHERE WE
LAST LEFT OFF. A MOTION TO
AMEND THE CHAIR'S AMENDMENT,
THROUGH AMENDMENT SIX, THAT IS
ADOPTED. SO, AT THIS POINT, WE
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE OTHER
STUFF. SO, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT ONE,
VERSION 2, AS AMENDED?
>> YES, CHAIR. I MOVED TO AMEND
AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION 2, AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT 7 ON THE
AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO AMEND AMENDMENT
ONE, VERSION 2, AS PRESENTED
VIA AMENDMENT 7 . BEFORE THE
SPONSOR ADDRESSES IT, I WILL
ASK CENTRAL STAFF TO PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW AND THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY, COLLEAGUES, FOR
YOU, ALL, TO ASK POLICY RELATED
QUESTIONS.
>> AMENDMENT 7, OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, MAKES SOME
CHANGES TO THE LANGUAGE IN YOUR
PACKAGE, RELATING TO THE
DURABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
SOLUTIONS. IT REPLACES LANGUAGE
TALKING ABOUT TRAFFIC IMPACT
FEES TO BE A LITTLE STRONGER,
AND REQUESTING A TRANSPORTATION
IMPACT FEE RATE STUDY AND
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PROPOSAL
BY JANUARY 1st, 2027.
>> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, AS A SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
IT.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. I JUST
WANTED TO NOTE THAT THIS
PROPOSAL IS JUST FOR
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES FOR
SIDEWALKS, AS OPPOSED TO
CHAIR'S PROPOSAL, WHICH IS FOR
BRIDGES, SIDEWALKS, AND
PAVEMENT NEEDS. SO, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WHAT I JUST WANT TO
SAY ABOUT THIS, IS THAT I
APPRECIATE THE CHAIR'S
AMENDMENT. THAT INCLUDES
REFERENCING OF INVESTIGATION OF
IMPACT FEES. MY AMENDMENT JUST
PUTS A LITTLE MORE FLESH ON
THOSE BONES, AND GIVES US A
DATE BY WHICH WE WOULD LIKE TO
SEE A PROPOSAL. ABOUT IMPACT
FEES. AND I NO PEOPLE, MANY
PEOPLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY, SOME IN THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY, SOME IN THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY,
ARE NOT NECESSARILY SUPPORTIVE
OF IMPACT FEES. I JUST WANTED
TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS A
PROPOSAL TO LOOK AT IMPACT
FEES. AND I THINK IT IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE --
PART OF OUR GOOD GOVERNANCE IS
THAT WE LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE
FUNDING SOURCES FOR ALL OF THE
NEEDS, THE TRANSPORTATION
NEEDS, THAT OUR CITY HAS, GOING
FORWARD. BECAUSE I THINK EVEN
THE PACKAGE THAT IS BEFORE US,
THE $1.55 MILLION IS A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY,
BUT IT WILL PLACE A BURDEN ON
OUR PROPERTY OWNERS, AND
PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE
LANDLORDS WILL BE PASSING THAT
ON TO TENANTS. AND I THINK WE
HAVE HEARD MY COLLEAGUES MAKE
MANY COMMENTS HERE, EARLIER, IN
RESPONSE TO THE AMENDMENT FOR A
HIGHER LEVY, THAT THIS HAS A
REAL POCKETBOOK IMPACT. AND IT
ABSOLUTELY DOES, AND WILL. SO,
I THINK IT IS INCUMBENT UPON
US, AS STEWARDS OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS, OF THEIR
POCKETBOOKS, BASICALLY, TO BE
LOOKING AT AND INVESTIGATING
ALL POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES
FOR THE NEEDS. AND SO, THAT IS
WHY I AM BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT
THE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
ACTUALLY RECOMMENDED THAT
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES BE
LOOKED AT, AS A POTENTIAL
FUNDING SOURCE. IF I MAY, I
WILL QUOTE FROM THEIR REPORT,
WHICH SAYS THAT IT SENDS MOST
NEW HOUSING AND OFFICES,
CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED IN
DENSE NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH HAVE
ACCESS TO MASS TRANSIT
SIDEWALKS AND BIKE LANES. IT
MAY BE ADVISABLE TO CONSIDER
IMPACT FEES, BASED ON THE
NUMBER OF CARS OR PARKING SPOTS
IN A NEW DEVELOPMENT. THIS
WOULD NOT ONLY BRING IN REVENUE
FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS,
BUT WOULD HELP THE CITY MEET
CLIMATE RELATED GOALS.
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES
SHOULD BE DESIGNED WITH A
CAREFUL EQUITY LENS, AND
EXTREMELY IMPORTANTLY, AND
EXCLUDE EXEMPTIONS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO, THAT IS
DEFINITELY THE ANALYSIS THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE. THE OTHER
THING THAT I WOULD NOTE, IS A
RECENT SURVEY HAS FOUND THERE
IS 75 SUPPORT FOR IMPACT FEES,
WHICH IS CERTAINLY A LEVEL OF
SUPPORT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO
LEVY ITSELF, AND WE WOULD NOTE
THAT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY
OF OTHER CITY'S HAVE IMPACT
FEES, INCLUDING SHORELINE,
KENMORE, NOT NECESSARILY KNOWN
AS BEING ANTI-DEVELOPER. SO,
AGAIN, THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS
SIMPLY TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF
THE CITY LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE
FUNDING SOURCES, THAT ARE NOT
GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE A
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON
PROPERTY TAXES, ON PROPERTY
OWNERS, ON INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
IN POSSESSION OF PROPERTY AS
LANDLORDS, AND HAVING TO PASS
IT ON TO RENTERS. AND SO, I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
ENGAGE IN THAT CONVERSATION,
THAT WE HAVE AN ISSUE FULLY
VETTED, SO WE CAN LOOK AT THE
PROS AND CONS, AND AT THAT
STAGE, MAKE THE DECISION THAT
WE NEED TO MAKE. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
AMENDMENT 7?
>> ARE WE --
>> WHAT IS THAT?
>> USUALLY, OUR CENTRAL STAFF
ANALYST --
>> THAT WOULD BE AT THE TOP OF
THE HOUR.
>> OKAY.
>> ALL RIGHT, HEARING THE
WEATHER -- GO AHEAD, IF YOU
HAVE -- YOU HAVE A QUESTION,
COMMENT?
>> YEAH.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> SO, TRANSPORTATION IMPACT
FEES ARE DRIVEN BY LAND-USE
CHANGES, EITHER ZONING CHANGES
OR CHANGES TO INCENTIVE ZONING.
AND AS AUTHORIZED BY THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT ACT, THEY REQUIRE
TWO STEP LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
FIRST, THE PLAN MUST BE AMENDED
TO ESTABLISH A LIST OF ELIGIBLE
PROJECTS. AND SECOND, AND
CEMENTING LEGISLATION MUST BE
DEVELOPED TO IMPOSE A FEE ON A
NEW DEVELOPMENT. DURING THIS
TIME, HAVE PUT TOGETHER
MULTIPLE STATEMENTS, I THINK
SINCE AS FAR BACK AS 2015 IN
RECITALS AND BUDGET DOCUMENTS
CITING THE COUNCIL'S INTENT TO
CONSIDER IMPACT FEES. LAST
FALL, THE COUNCIL CONSIDERED
BUT DID NOT PASS COUNCIL BILL
120365, AND THAT WAS LAST
NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER. THAT
LEGISLATION WOULD HAVE AMENDED
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO
ESTABLISH A LIST OF IMPACT FEE
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS, AND ONE
REASON IT FAILED IS BECAUSE
THAT LIST AND RATE STRUCTURE
WERE OUT OF DATE. SO, I AM NOT
ENTERING INTO A DISCUSSION OF
THE PROS AND CONS OF IMPACT
FEES, BUT I BELIEVE THE
DISCUSSION OVER HOW WE ARE
GOING TO PAY FOR TRANSPORTATION
CHANGES, DRIVEN BY
TRANSPORTATION FEES. I SEE THEM
AS A LAND-USE FUNCTION, AND WE
WILL BE ENTERING INTO A BIG,
LONG DISCUSSION IN LEGISLATION
ON THE COMP PLAN UPDATE, THIS
COMING YEAR. I THINK THAT IS A
MORE APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR THIS
DISCUSSION. WE HAVE ALREADY --
YOU NO, IT IS NOT A QUESTION.
WE HAVE HAD DEVELOPERS WEIGH IN
ON THIS, BUT WE HAVE ALSO HAD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS
WAY IN, IN OPPOSITION TO IMPACT
FEES. IT IS CLEARLY A
DISCUSSION THAT MERITS A LOT OF
COMPLEX THINKING, SO I WILL BE
VOTING AGAINST THIS, BECAUSE I
THINK WE WILL HAVE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT HOW
WE ARE GOING TO PAY FOR
TRANSPORTATION AND THE
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF THE
PLAN UPDATE, GOING FORWARD. AND
ALSO, ALREADY, WE DO HAVE
WITHIN THIS PACKAGE BEFORE US
THE FRAMEWORK OF A PROCESS TO
PUT FORWARD ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR DURABLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND
SIDEWALKS. SO, THAT IS WHY I
WILL BE VOTING AGAINST THIS.
>> THANK YOU. ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? IF NOT, I
WILL YIELD THE FLOOR TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR THE
LAST WORD. IF YOU SHOW SHOES.
>> OKAY, YEAH. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I
APPRECIATE THAT PERSPECTIVE. I
GUESS, WHAT I WOULD POINT OUT
IS THAT BECAUSE THIS IS LIMITED
TO SIDEWALKS, I DON'T THINK IT
NECESSARILY IS IN THE BEST
PLACE TO BE IN THE CONFINES,
REGARDING THE -- I THINK THE
DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD
BE FUNDING SIDEWALKS IS ONE
THAT IS APPROPRIATELY WITHIN
THE TRANSIT ARENA. AND IT IS
ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO
BE HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT,
RELATIVELY SOON. WE ARE SORT OF
BEHIND THE BALL ON THE PLAN AT
THIS POINT, BUT ANYWAY, MY MAIN
POINT BEING THAT REALLY THE
SIDEWALKS WHICH IS A CRITICAL
PIECE OF OUR TRANSIT
INFRASTRUCTURE, SO I DO THINK
IT IS AN APPROPRIATE PLACE. AND
ALSO, I THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE
TO BE HAVING SDOT AND OTHER
PEOPLE WHO WILL BE ON THE TASK
FORCE -- WHICH INCLUDES
BUSINESS LABORERS, SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERTS -- WHO HAVE ALL
DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS, AND OTHER
CONTEXTS, TO BE ENGAGED IN THAT
CONVERSATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IS THAT A
STALE HAND YOU HAVE THERE?
>> I PUT IT UP TO SAY WHAT I
JUST DID. I WILL TAKE IT DOWN.
>> OKAY, PERFECT. WELL,
COLLEAGUES, IF THERE ARE NO
FINAL COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT 7?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> NO.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> NO.
>> AND CHAIR SAKA?
>> NO.
>> OKAY. CHAIR, THAT IS ONE
VOTE IN FAVOR, AND 7 OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION FAILS,
AND AMENDMENT 7 IS NOT ADOPTED.
AT THIS POINT -- WE ARE CLOSE,
ALEX, WE ARE CLOSE, ON THIS, AT
LEAST. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
ON AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION 2, AS
AMENDED?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I MOVED
THE AMENDMENT EIGHT THAT WAS
DISTRIBUTED EARLIER THIS
MORNING, AND COUNCILMEMBERS
HAVE A HARD COPY NEXT TO THEM.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT. IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND AMENDMENT
ONE, VERSION 2, AS PRESENTED.
VIA COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S
AMENDMENT EIGHT WALK ON
AMENDMENT. BEFORE THE SPONSOR
ADDRESSES IT, I WILL ASK
CENTRAL STAFF TO PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW OF THIS AND THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS TO ASK
POLICY RELATED QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, AMENDMENT
EIGHT, OFFERED BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON, ADDS
CLARIFYING LANGUAGE TO THE
DESCRIPTION OF THE CENTRAL
WATERFRONT PROJECT TO INCLUDE
PIONEER SQUARE CONNECTIONS.
>> ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON, AS THE SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
IT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY
ORIGINAL AMENDMENT, WHICH I
THANKED THE CHAIR FOR,
INCLUDING IN THE PACKAGE, WOULD
ENSURE THAT A PORTION OF THE
URBAN FORESTRY FUNDING UNDER
THE CLIMATE RESILIENCY BULGES
-- BUDGET IS USED FOR
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE
CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO
PROVIDE AS PART OF THE
WATERFRONT PROJECT, AND THIS
MAKES EXPLICIT THAT THOSE
IMPROVEMENTS ALSO INCLUDE
IMPROVEMENTS ALONG PIONEER
SQUARE CONNECTIONS TO THE
WATERFRONT PROJECT, AS
REQUESTED BY THE FOLKS THAT
REQUESTED THE ORIGINAL
AMENDMENT, WHICH WAS THE
CENTRAL WATER SO -- WATERFRONT
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, ARE
THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT EIGHT?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA, THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR THE
AMENDMENT. I HAVE BEEN, MANY
TIMES, TO THE WATERFRONT, WITH
THIS FANTASTIC PROJECT THAT IS
NEARING COMPLETION. IT IS A
MARVEL, AND SOME OF THOSE
VISITS I HAVE HAD WITH THE
OFFICE OF THE WATERFRONT AND
ALSO WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE
WATERFRONT, THEY NOTED -- IN
BETHESDA I BELIEVE, TOO -- IN
THEIR DEPICTIONS OF THE
PROJECT, IT IS NOT JUST THE
WATERFRONT. WE HAVE THE BELL
eBAY CONNECTIONS PIECE, WHICH
WILL GO FURTHER NORTH, BUT WE
ALSO HAVE -- AND THAT IS A
SEPARATE PROJECT, I SHOULD NOTE
-- BUT, WE ALSO HAVE
CONNECTIONS INTO THE
NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES TO
INCLUDE PIONEER SQUARE. AND
THESE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO
ENSURE THAT THEY ARE A SET AND
THESE ARE PART OF THE
WATERFRONT PROJECT, AND TO
REALLY CREATE THE WORLD-CLASS
CONNECTION. THIS CONNECTS TO
THE SOTHO, TO THE STADIUMS, AS
WELL, AND THIS WILL REALLY SET
-- FOR MOVING FORWARD -- TO
ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THAT
BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT PROJECT,
WHICH IS GOING TO BE KEY FOR
RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE,
MOVING FORWARD, SO I SUPPORT
THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE, THE
ORIGINAL AMENDMENT SAID
"SUPPORT MAINTENANCE AND PLAID
ESTABLISHMENT FOR ELEMENTS OF
THE WATERFRONT PROJECT." IN
PIKE PINE CORRIDOR, IN
CORONATION WITH SEATTLE CENTER,
AND THIS WOULD ADD THE WORDS
"INCLUDING PIONEER SQUARE AND
CONNECTIONS," AFTER "CENTRAL
WATERFRONT PROJECT." THANKS.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO, COLLEAGUES,
IF THERE ARE NO FINAL QUESTIONS
-- HEARING ON. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER
EIGHT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> AND CHAIR SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR, THAT IS NINE VOTES IN
FAVOR.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION
CARRIES, AND AMENDMENT EIGHT IS
ADOPTED. LET'S SEE, ARE THERE
ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT
ONE, VERSION 2, AS SPECIFICALLY
AMENDED, JUST NOW? THAT WAS --
AND I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT WAS
THE LAST AMENDMENT BEFORE
TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON
AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION 2, AS
AMENDED. SO, ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT
ONE, VERSION 2, AS AMENDED BY
TWO AMENDMENTS? GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> SORRY, I JUST HAD A
QUESTION, DOES THIS INCLUDE
ATTACHMENT TWO, TO AMENDMENT
ONE, THAT WE WILL BE VOTING ON?
>> ATTACHMENT TWO?
>> YES, ATTACHMENT TWO IS THE
RECITALS, AND THAT WOULD BE A
PART OF THIS ACTION.
>> SO IT IS ALL A PART OF IT?
OKAY, THANKS.
>> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?
>> OH, I THOUGHT COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE HAD HIS HAND UP, FIRST.
OH, NO? OKAY.
>> IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A STALE
HAND, YEAH.
>> OKAY. ARE WE -- IS THIS OUR
FINAL COMMENT, OR ARE WE VOTING
NOW?
>> YES, FINAL COMMENTS, THEN WE
WILL REVOTE ON THE REVISED
PACKAGE, AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION
2, AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENTS 6
AND 8.
>> OKAY, VERY WELL. [ LAUGHTER
] WELL, I DO WANT TO START BY
THANKING YOU, CHAIR, AGAIN, AND
YOUR TEAM. I ALSO DID WANT TO
THANK THE SDOT STAFF WHO HAVE
BEEN BRIEFING ALL OF US,
SEPARATELY. CENTRAL STAFF HAS
BEEN BRIEFING ALL OF US, I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT
YOU HAVE BEEN DOING. I WILL
SAY, ONE OF THE EXAMPLES -- I
KNOW THE AMENDMENT DIDN'T PASS
-- BUT, I THINK IT IS JUST
IMPORTANT TO EXPLAIN, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF EVERYONE, AS AN
EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A PROJECT IN
MY DISTRICT, WHERE SEVERAL
YEARS AGO, THERE WERE LOTS OF
DIFFERENT PIECES OF SDOT
WORKING AT THAT . THERE WAS A
SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, THERE
WAS TREEPLANTING, THERE WAS
SIGNAL TIMING, AND DIFFERENT
PEOPLE FROM SDOT'S DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS WERE THERE, BUT
THEY WEREN'T TALKING TO ONE
ANOTHER, AND IT WAS LEAVING
COMMUNITY IN THIS WEIRD PLACE
OF HAVING TO FIGURE OUT WHO THE
RIGHT PERSON IS, AND HOW TO GET
ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PROJECTS
DONE. SO, I DO THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT THE DEPARTMENT
IS MOVING TOWARD, YOU KNOW,
GETTING OUT OF THOSE SILOS,
REALLY FOCUSING AND CENSORING
COMMUNITIES SO THAT WE CAN
DELIVER PROJECTS MORE
EQUITABLY, AND FASTER. SO, I
JUST WANT TO THANK THE
DEPARTMENT FOR THAT. SO, I DO
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE
PRIORITIES THAT ARE IN THE
CHAIR'S PACKAGE, THAT ARE
INCLUDED FOR DISTRICT TWO. WE
HAVE A LITTLE OVER $8 MILLION
IN NEW SIDEWALKS, THANKS TO THE
17% ALLOCATION FROM THE
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CATEGORY.
BIKE PROJECTS AT JUST OVER $67
MILLION. NOT ALL OF THE
PROJECTS THAT ARE LISTED THERE
I DISTRICT TWO, BUT MANY OF THE
PRIORITIES THAT ARE IN THAT
CATEGORY ARE FOR CONNECTING
FRAGMENTS OF THE BIKE NETWORK
IN THE SOUTH END. WE HAVE $6
MILLION FOR TRANSIT PASSENGER
SAFETY. WE HAVE INCLUDED IN THE
LIST OF PROJECTS, THE
STATIONARY PLANNING FOR GRAND
STREET AND FOR THE CID. IT DOES
NOT INCLUDE ANY SPECIFIC
FUNDING, WHICH I WILL ADMIT IS
A DISAPPOINTMENT. WE STARTED
WITH A $15 MILLION REQUEST AND
IN MY PACKAGE, WOULD HAVE HAD
$5 MILLION. SO, I STILL THINK
THAT IS IMPORTANT WORK AND I
HOPE THE DEPARTMENT WILL FIND
THE FUNDING TO ENSURE THAT THE
COMMUNITY GETS ACCESS TO THE
SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED FOR THAT
PROCESS. AND THEN, WE ADDED
RANIER AVENUE TO THE VISION
ZERO ESTIMATED INVESTMENTS, SO
THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE ADDRESSING ONE OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS STREETS IN THE CITY,
THEN ENSURING THAT NEIGHBORS --
WHETHER THEY ARE CROSSING THE
STREET TO GET TO SCHOOL OR
GOING TO THE LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE
BLIND, OR TRYING TO NAVIGATE
OUR BUS SYSTEM ALONG RANIER --
THAT THEY CAN DO SO SAFELY. SO,
I JUST WANTED A CHANCE TO
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE THINGS
FOR FOLKS IN THE SOUTH END, AND
TO THANK EVERYBODY IN THE
DEPARTMENT AND IN CENTRAL
STAFFING AND CHAIR SAKA'S TEAM
FOR THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. CAN I JUST SAY, I
REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU AND
YOUR COMMENTS JUST NOW. YOU PUT
TOGETHER A LOT OF THOUGHTFUL
AMENDMENTS THROUGHOUT THIS
PROCESS, AND YOU AND I HAVE HAD
REALLY PRODUCTIVE, DIRECT,
ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS ON THE
LEVY, AND IT TAKES A LEADER TO
BE WILLING TO STAND UP AND PUT
YOURSELF OUT THERE, AND HUMBLE
YOURSELF IF YOUR STUFF DOESN'T
GET PAST, AND MOVED, AND
SUPPORTED. MYSELF INCLUDED, BY
THE WAY. RIGHT BEFORE THIS, I
PUT TOGETHER WHAT I THOUGHT WAS
CONSENSUS, AND IT TURNS OUT, I
WAS WRONG AND THAT IS OKAY.
BUT, I AM HAPPY WITH THE FINAL
PACKAGE, I AM DELIGHTED WITH
THE FINAL PACKAGE, BECAUSE IT
REFLECTS A CITYWIDE VIEW AND
ALL OF US CAN CLAIM CREDIT, AND
IT DOES CENTER SAFELY
INVESTMENTS FOR THE WHOLE CITY
AND THIS IS SOMETHING TO BE
EXCITED ABOUT, RALLY AROUND,
AND UNITE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
30% OF SDOT'S BUDGET IS THE
LEVY AND IF IT DOESN'T PASS,
WELL, LET'S JUST SAY IT WOULD
BE CATASTROPHIC. THE ABILITY TO
CONDUCT BASIC ESSENTIAL
SERVICES ON THE LINE, I DON'T
WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE
I THINK WHERE WE ARE LANDING IS
PUTTING TOGETHER A PACKAGE THAT
WE CAN ALL BE EXCITED ABOUT, WE
CAN ALL RALLY AROUND, AND
ULTIMATELY, VOTERS ARE GOING TO
DECIDE ON. SO, ANYWAYS, VERY
THOUGHTFUL REMARKS. THANK YOU
FOR THOSE. ALL RIGHT, COOL. AND
ANY FINAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
OKAY. WILL THE CLERKS CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION 2, AS
AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SORRY, I WENT OUT OF ORDER.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR SAKA?
>> EMPHATIC YES.
>> OKAY, CHAIR, THAT IS EIGHT
VOTES IN FAVOR AND ONE
ABSTENTION.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION
CARRIES, AND AMENDMENT ONE,
VERSION 2 AS AMENDED IS
ADOPTED. COUNCIL COLLEAGUES,
RECALL THERE IS A PENDING
MOTION BEFORE US AND THAT IS
THE VERY FIRST THING WE MOVED,
AND THAT IS THE OFFICIALLY LED
TO -- LEVY LEGISLATION. SO,
THAT IS THE BILL, AS AMENDED,
JUST NOW, THAT IS BEFORE US. WE
WILL NEED TO VOTE TO TIE A BOW
ON EVERYTHING. ARE THERE ANY
FINAL COMMENTS ON THE BILL, AS
SPECIFICALLY AMENDED RIGHT NOW?
ALL RIGHT, HEARING ON. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
BILL PASS, AS AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR SAKA?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, CHAIR, THAT IS EIGHT
VOTES IN FAVOR AND ONE
ABSTENTION.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION
CARRIES AND THE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE BILL PASS, AS AMENDED,
WILL BE SENT TO THE JULY 9th
CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION. MOVING ON, WE
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND
ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF
ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO, RESOLUTION
32137, A RESOLUTION RELATING TO
TRANSPORTATION ACCOMPANYING AN
ORDINANCE REQUESTING THE 2024
TRANSPORTATION LEVY FOR
CITYWIDE TRANSPORTATION
MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS,
AND PROVIDING FURTHER DIRECTION
REGARDING PURPLE REPORTING END
OF LIMITATION OF THE PROGRAMS
TO BE FUNDED BY THE LEVY, TAKEN
FOR A VOTE.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. AND IT
LOOKS LIKE YOLANDA HO OF
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF HAS
JOINED US. WELCOME. SO, THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US AT THE
TABLE. YOLANDA WILL JOIN US
WITH A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF
AMENDMENTS ONE AND TWO. AFTER
PRESENTATION, I WILL MOVE THE
RESOLUTION -- AND THEN --
EXCUSE ME -- AMENDMENT SPONSORS
WILL MOVE THEIR RESPECTIVE
AMENDMENTS AND AFTER MOVING
SECOND, YOLANDA WILL PROVIDE A
MORE DETAILED OVERVIEW OF THE
AMENDMENT BEFORE VOTING ON EACH
AMENDMENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. YOLANDA HO,
CENTRAL STAFF. PREVIOUSLY, WE
DISCUSSED A PRE-INTRODUCTION
DRAFT, SO I JUST WANT TO
DISCUSS THE CHANGES THAT IS IN
THE VERSION BEFORE YOU. IT IS
LARGELY THE SAME AS WHAT WE
HAVE DISCUSSED A COUPLE OF
WEEKS AGO, BUT WE DID REVISE
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH'S
ITEM IN SUBSECTION 80 RELATED
TO A POST-PROJECT DESIGN AND
DELIVERY EVALUATION. WE REVISED
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES' ITEM IN
SECTION 4, SUBSECTION D,
RELATED TO I-5, TO INCLUDE A
REFERENCE TO THE SPECIFIC WORK
ITEMS DESCRIBED IN RESOLUTION
32100, THAT HAD BEEN ADOPTED BY
THE COUNCIL LAST YEAR, WITH THE
MAYOR'S CONCURRENCE. AND WE
ADDED A NEW SUBSECTION D, TO
SUBSECTION 4 AT COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE'S REQUEST SUPPORTING
THE ONGOING COLLABORATION
BETWEEN SDOT, SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, AND OTHER EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS TO ENSURE ACCESS FOR
EMERGENCY VEHICLES, WHEN
IMPLEMENTING RIGHT-OF-WAY
IMPROVEMENTS, TO INCREASE
SAFETY FOR THE TRAVELING
PUBLIC. AND WITH THAT, WE CAN
DISCUSS AMENDMENTS.
>> YEAH, FIRST OFF, I GUESS --
SO, THANK YOU, YOLANDA. I,
FIRST AND FOREMOST, MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE APPROVES ADOPTION
OF RESOLUTION 32137. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. AND SO,
AS SPONSOR, I WILL , I GUESS,
ADDRESS THIS ITEM TO
SUPPLEMENTS THE GREAT COMMENTS
ON, FACTUALLY, WHAT THIS DOES,
AND ACCOMPLISHES, THAT YOLANDA
JUST MENTIONED. THIS IS THE
RESULT, COLLEAGUES, OF A LOT OF
HARD WORK FROM YOU, ALL, AND A
LOT OF COLLABORATION ON HERE,
AT THE DAIS, AND KIND OF BEHIND
THE SCENES, AS WELL. SO, THANK
YOU FOR THE PARTNERSHIP AND THE
COLLABORATION. I MEAN, IT IS
PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY. THERE
IS AN ILLUSION, AND IN ANY
EVENT, BUT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE
RESOLUTION? WHO WAS THE FIRST,
WAS IT KETTLE?
>> MOORE.
>> OKAY, SO, OKAY, I MOVE TO
AMEND AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION 2,
TWO RESOLUTION 32137.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT. IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND RESOLUTION
32137, AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION 2, AND
BEFORE THE SPONSOR ADDRESSES IT
-- WELL, ACTUALLY, NO. WE
DIDN'T QUITE GET TO THE
AMENDMENT PORTION, WHERE YOU
WOULD COMMENT ON IT. SO, I
WOULD ASK YOLANDA TO PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW, AND REMINDER,
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU, ALL, TO
ASK POLICY RELATED QUESTIONS.
>> OKAY, SO, AMENDMENT ONE,
VERSION 2, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, WOULD
REVISE THE LIST OF SIDEWALK
LOCATIONS LISTED UNDER SECTION
2, SUBSECTION E TO REMOVE
LOCATIONS AND JUST MAKE SOME
MINOR CLARIFICATIONS.
>> ALL RIGHT. AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, AS SPONSOR OF THIS
AMENDMENT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
IN ORDER TO ADDRESS IT.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
CHAIR. THIS IS REALLY JUST A
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. THE FIRST
TWO WERE INCLUDED IN THE
CHAIR'S PACKAGE, SO I AM
TAKING THAT OUT OF THE
RESOLUTION. CLARIFYING THAT THE
PART THAT IS IN THE CHAIR'S
PACKAGE IS TO COMPLETE A
SECTION OF SIDEWALK, AND THEN I
ACTUALLY REMOVED TWO ADDITIONAL
PROJECTS TO NARROW THE NUMBER
OF PROJECTS THAT I WOULD BE
ASKING SDOT TO TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS ON THIS AMENDMENT?
ALL RIGHT. WELL, HEARING NONE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT
ONE, VERSION 2?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR SAKA?
>> YES.
>> ALL RIGHT, CHAIR, THAT IS
EIGHT IN FAVOR AND ONE
ABSTENTION.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION
CARRIES, AND AMENDMENT ONE,
VERSION 2 IS ADOPTED. SO, ARE
THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON
THE RESOLUTION, AS AMENDED, A
MOMENT AGO? I AM LOOKING AT
YOU, I AM LOOKING IN YOUR
DIRECTION, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> YES. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
AMENDMENT TWO, VERSION 1, TWO
RESOLUTION 32137, THE 2024
TRANSPORTATION LEVY RESOLUTION.
A NEW EMERGENCY RESPONSE
RECITAL.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT, IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION
32137, AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT TWO. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, AS SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
IN ORDER TO ADDRESS IT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR
SAKA. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT,
YOU KNOW, AS CHAIR OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, I AM
MEETING WITH FIRST RESPONDERS
ON A REGULAR BASIS, ACROSS ALL
AREAS. POLICE, AND FIRE, AND
OTHERS. IT HAS BECOME CLEAR TO
ME THAT WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT
THOSE CONSIDERATIONS ARE TAKEN
INTO ACCOUNT. AND THIS IS NOT
JUST FOR TRANSPORTATION, THIS
IS ALSO FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, TOO. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
OUR FIRST RESPONDERS CAN
RESPOND, BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T,
ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS WE ARE
DOING ON SO MANY FRONTS IS
GOING TO BE LOST BECAUSE WE
CAN'T GET TO THEM, OR WE
CAN'T GET THEM TO HARBORVIEW
OR TO THE NEXT STATION THAT
THEY NEED TO BE TAKEN TO. AND
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE
NEED TO ENSURE, THAT ARE PART
OF THE PLANNING PROCESS. AND
AGAIN, NOT JUST FOR
TRANSPORTATION, THIS GOES TO
THE COMMENTS, REGARDING HAVING
A PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT
REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. I THINK IT IS
STRAIGHTFORWARD, AND I THINK
ALL OF US HAVE BEEN TO FIRE
STATIONS, WE HAVE BEEN TO
PRECINCTS, AND WE HAVE SEEN
THIS FIRSTHAND IN OUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH FIRST
RESPONDERS, SO I WOULD ASK
EVERYONE TO SUPPORT THIS
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. AS ALWAYS, APPRECIATE
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS, HOPING
US BETTER DISCERN THE NEXUS
BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND
TRANSPORTATION, POLICY
PLANNING, AND SO, AMEN.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS ON THIS? THIS
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO?
OKAY, HEARING NONE. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER
TWO?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR, THAT IS EIGHT FLOATS
IN FAVOR.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION
FAIRIES. AMENDMENT TWO IS
ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS ON THE RESOLUTION, AS
SPECIFICALLY AMENDED BY
AMENDMENTS ONE AND TWO?
>> CORRECTION, THAT WAS NINE
VOTES IN FAVOR, SORRY.
>> HEARING NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED, AS
AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> OKAY, CHAIR, THAT IS NOT IN
FAVOR.
>> GREAT. THE MOTION CARRIES,
AND THE RESOLUTION THAT THE
RECOMMENDATION BE ADOPTED, WILL
BE SENT TO THE JULY 9th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION. WELL, ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. THANK
YOU, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, FOR
BEARING WITH US. THANK YOU,
CENTRAL STAFF, MY OWN STAFF.
THANK YOU, SDOT, FOR HANGING
TOUGH WITH US, THROUGH THIS
MARATHON. MORE WORK AHEAD. ONE
FINAL PROCEDURAL VOTE IN THE
HURDLE, BUT I FEEL GREAT ABOUT
WHERE WE LANDED TODAY. SO, WE
HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA. IS
THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
BEFORE WE ADJOURN? HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE, WE ARE
ADJOURNED. IT IS 1:46 P.M.