>>> WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [ ROLL
BEING CALLED ]
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FOUR
MEMBERS PRESENT. IF THERE ARE
NO OBJECTIONS, THE AGENDA WILL
BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTIONS, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WELCOME TO THE SEVENTH
MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. HERE TO TALK ABOUT A
SKY BRIDGE AND PERMIT RULES FOR
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH
CENTER. THE TRANSPORTATION
SELECT COMMITTEE STARTS AT
10:30 A.M. RIGHT HERE IN
CHAMBERS. WE WILL NOW OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
YOU SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA AND WITHIN THE
PURVIEW OF THIS SPECIFIC
COMMITTEE. THE TRANSPORTATION
ISSUES THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING
TODAY BETWEEN THIS COMMITTEE
WILL BE LIMITING PUBLIC COMMENT
TO 20 MINUTES. YOU ARE WELCOME
TO SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS ONLINE.
HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP
TODAY?
>> WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS
SIGNED UP TODAY.
>> ALL RIGHT. EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE APPROXIMATELY THREE
MINUTES. WE ARE ENDING AFTER 20
MINUTES. WE WILL START WITH THE
IN PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST.
CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE
PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. IT IS 20
MINUTES, SPEAKERS WILL BE
CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY ARE REGISTERED. SPEAKERS
WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN IN
PERSON AND REMOTE SPEAKERS
UNTIL THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
HAS ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
OF THE TIME. SPEAKERS WILL BE
MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENT IN THE ALLOTTED TIME.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. WHO
IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN. THAT WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY STEVE COSTELLO.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
ALEXANDER, I CANNOT SPEAK ABOUT
TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE I HAVE,
HUNDRED TIMES TO SPEAK ABOUT
TRANSPORTATION AND THIS
PROBLEM. [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL
LANGUAGE ] NOTHING WILL BE
CHANGED. BECAUSE YOU ARE
ADOPTING THE SAME, THE SAME,
THE SAME, FOR MANY YEARS, I
SPEAK ABOUT SOMETHING TO GIVE
PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK ,
YELLOW BALSA, ONE MINUTE, TWO
MINUTES, 20 SECONDS, 15
SECONDS, IT'S OKAY. YOU HAVE A
RIGHT TO DO THIS. I HAVE A
RIGHT TO SPEAK TOO BECAUSE I
HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT,
FIRST AMENDMENT, FREEDOM OF
SPEECH, I CAN BRING YOU NINE
CIRCLES, MANY COURT DECISIONS,
PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A
RIGHT TO SPEAK. THREE MINUTES,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNSEL,
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE
DOING. NOT EVERYONE WILL SPEAK
FOR THREE MINUTES. WHAT IS
HAPPENING WITH THE DEMOCRAT
MAFIA. RIGHT NOW THEY CUT AND
CUT SPEECH EVERYWHERE.
EVERYONE. GIVES AN OPINION,
THEY CUT AND CUT AND CUT, NO
ONE HAS DIFFERENT OPINION IN
SEATTLE. I HAVE NOTICED FOR
MANY YEARS. IF YOU HAVE A
DIFFERENT OPINION ABOUT
SOMETHING SPECIFIC, YOU CANNOT
CHANGE. SEATTLE WILL COME BACK.
IT IS A PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 20
YEARS. IT IS ABSOLUTELY
PSYCHOPATH. HOW IS THIS
POSSIBLE? HE IS A PSYCHOPATH.
FOR TWO AND HALF YEARS, ONE
Q&A. I REMEMBER BEFORE, MAYOR,
VERY GOOD MAYOR. EVERY TWO
WEEKS FOR 40 YEARS I PRESENTED
AND THERE IS A CHANCE WHERE WE
KEEP TALKING ABOUT DETAILS.
MAYBE WE HAVE ONE MINUTE, 30
SECONDS, WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT
THE DETAILS. HOW I CAN BRING MY
IDEA IN ONE MINUTE AND 20
SECONDS? CAN SOMEBODY EXPLAIN
TO YOU THIS SITUATION? THE OPEN
ROOM IN CITY HALL, YOU CAN
CHANGE THE RULES, IT'S OKAY.
PEOPLE COME FOR THREE MINUTES
TALKING ABOUT WHATEVER THEY
WANT. WHAT WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT
NOW. LAST CHANCE. ALL
GENERATIONS FOR ANOTHER 20 OR
30 YEARS, GOING TO GARBAGE.
LOOK AT WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE
TALKING ABOUT ON THE INTERNET,
EVERYWHERE. IT IS A CRITICAL
YEAR RIGHT NOW. GIVE PEOPLE A
CHANCE TO BE AMERICAN. STAND
UP, AMERICA. BE A REAL
AMERICAN. FIGHTING FOR AMERICA
FOR THE REST OF OUR LIFE. THAT
IS THIS IDEA. FOR THE LAST
REMAINING 60 YEARS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> STEVE COSTELLO FOLLOWED BY
IRIS AND MEN WHO WILL BE
JOINING US REMOTELY.
>> I HAVE BEEN COMING AND
SPEAKING TO THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE, I AM UNACCUSTOMED TO
THREE MINUTES. THAT'S A GOOD
THOUGHT. THE REASON WHY I CAME
DOWN TODAY WAS WHAT IS GOING TO
FOLLOW. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
MOBILITY IN SEATTLE. ALL OF THE
STOP SIGNS APPEARING ON FORMER
ARTERIALS, NO RIGHT TURNS. WE
ARE HAVING ADDITIONAL ONE-WAY
SITUATIONS. I KNOW THAT SEATTLE
HAS A PROGRAM TO TRY AND STOP
PEDESTRIANS FROM BEING HURT OR
KILLED. BUT THE NUMBERS ARE NOT
GOING THAT WAY. MAYBE, JUST
MAYBE, THE ACTIONS OF THE CITY
OF SEATTLE MIGHT POSSIBLY HAVE
SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT. AS
SOMEONE WHO HAS TO DO SOME
DRIVING ESPECIALLY FOR WORK, I
FIND THAT WHEN PEOPLE GET
JAMMED UP, SOMETIMES THEY MAKE
DECISIONS THEY WOULD NOT MAKE
IF TRAFFIC WAS ACTUALLY
FLOWING. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED
MADISON STREET HAS BEEN TORN UP
FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
THESE THINGS CONTRIBUTE. IF YOU
ARE GOING TO REDO THE CITY,
THAT TAKES FAR MORE TIME THAN
SIMPLY PAVING. I THINK WE HAVE
A FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION OF IF IT
IS WORTH IT IN MANY WAYS. IT
APPEARS IN SEATTLE, THIS GOES
BACK LONG BEFORE YOU FOLKS. I
WAS TOLD ONCE WHEN THE LEVY WAS
DEFEATED THAT IT IS NOT THE END
OF IT. WE PUT FUNDING
MECHANISMS BEFORE THE PUBLIC.
HERE IS WHERE THE DECISIONS ARE
MADE. THEY WERE RIGHT, THEY
CONTINUED TO TAKE MONEY FROM
OTHER SOURCES FOR THE PROJECT.
EVEN THOUGH THE PUBLIC DECIDED
NOT TO FUND IT. I WOULD ASK YOU
TO TAKE A REAL SERIOUS LOOK AT
WHAT KIND OF A CITY WE ARE
GETTING FOR MOBILITY. BECAUSE
YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE ELECTRIC
CARS, GAS CARS, YOU WILL
CERTAINLY HAVE TRUCKS. I
WAITING FOR THE FIRST
REFRIGERATOR TO BE DELIVERED ON
A BUS. AND I THINK THAT WE NEED
TO TAKE A REAL GOOD LOOK AT
WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING. NOT
JUST WITH THE THEOLOGIES. I WAS
TOLD AT ONE OF THE MEETINGS
THAT EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL.
MORE PEOPLE ARE DYING, WE ARE
DOING SAFE THINGS. I DON'T
THINK I'M PREPARED TO SHUT UP.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS IRIS AND MEN. PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I AM A MEMBER OF
PEOPLE FOR CLIMATE ACTION. I AM
SPEAKING ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION MONEY. I
APPRECIATE THAT THE PROPOSED
LEVY IS BIGGER THAN THE LAST
ONE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE
POPULATION GROWTH. THE
PRIORITIES ARE SKEWED TOWARDS
AUTOMOBILE. IN ORDER TO MEET
THE CLIMATE TARGET OF REDUCING
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. IT
MAKES UP 60% OF THE CARBON
EMISSIONS. THIS AIR AND NOISE
POLLUTION IS CONCENTRATED ALONG
THE FREIGHT ROOTS. AND LOW
INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THEY
CONTINUE TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ACROSS THOSE CORE
DOORS. WE NEED A LEVY THAT
DESIGNATES 50% OF FUNDING
TOWARDS WALKING, BIKING, AND
TAKING TRANSIT. THE MAYOR'S
UPDATED PROPOSAL WILL CONTINUE
CAR DEPENDENCY BY INCREASING
CAR FOCUSED SPENDING BY 33%
COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS LEVY.
SLASHING FUNDING BY 60%. THE
CITY IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE
CLIMATE GOALS. WE NEED A LEVY
THAT WILL FUND THE INCREASES IN
TRANSIT WALKING TRIPS. IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE CLIMATE
CHANGE FRAMEWORK. THESE CHANGES
ARE DIFFICULT AND TRANSITIONS
ARE HARD. A LOT OF US ARE
ATTACHED TO GAS POWERED CARS.
WE HAVE TO RISE UP TOGETHER AS
A COMMUNITY AND BE WILLING TO
SUPPORT THE CHANGES THAT WE
NEED TO IN ORDER TO MAKE OUR
CITY SUSTAINABLE AND DECREASE
AIR POLLUTION AND TAKE CARE OF
EACH OTHER. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK. THERE ARE
NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS, WE WILL
PROCEED TO THE OTHER ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. VICE CHAIR, THIS
COMMITTEE IS HERE, PRESENT, AND
ACCOUNTED FOR, WELCOME. WE WILL
NOW MOVE ON TO THE OTHER ITTHE
READ THE TWO AGENDA ITEMS, ONE
AND TWO INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, COUNSEL
BILL, 124240. AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER
CENTER PERMISSION TO CONTINUE
MAINTAINING AND OPERATING AN
EXISTING SKY BRIDGE OVER AND
ACROSS EASTLAKE AVENUE EAST
NORTH OF ALOHA STREET REPEALING
SECTION 8 OF ORDINANCE 124240
AND PROVIDING THE ACCEPTANCE OF
THE PERMIT AND COMMISSIONS. THE
NEXT IS COUNSEL BILL 120764
WITH AN EXISTING SERVICE TUNNEL
OVER EASTLAKE AVENUE EAST EAST
OF ALOHA STREET. AND PROVIDING
ACCEPTANCE OF THE PERMIT AND
CONDITIONS.
>> THE PRESENTERS OF ALREADY
JOINED US AT THE TABLE.
WELCOME, ONCE YOU ARE READY,
SHARE YOUR PRESENTATIONS,
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN.
>> AMY GRAY, SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION.
>> WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU
THIS MORNING IS FAIRLY ROUTINE.
A SET OF TWO TERM PERMIT
APPLICATIONS THAT ARE UP FOR
RENEWAL. A SKY BRIDGE AND
TUNNEL FOR THE CANCER CENTER.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU
REGARDING THESE TWO COUNSEL
BILLS THAT WILL RENEW THE TERM
PERMITS FOR THE FRED HUTCHINSON
CANCER CENTER. THIS WILL COVER
THE SKY BRIDGE AND SERVICE
TUNNEL THAT YOU WILL BE VOTING
ON SEPARATELY. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE.
>> THEY ARE OVER AND UNDER
EASTLAKE AVENUE EAST EAST OF
ALOHA STREET. IT WAS APPROVED
IN A SERVICE TUNNEL IN 2012.
THESE STRUCTURES CONNECT THE
VACCINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
CENTER. THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE
CENTER WANTS TO CURE INFECTIOUS
DISEASES LIKE HIV AND
INFECTIONS OF GLOBAL HEALTH
IMPORTANCE. THEY ARE
COLLABORATIVELY WORKING TO
IMPROVE TREATMENT OF SERIOUS
INFECTIONS AMONG IMMUNE
COMPROMISED PATIENTS. WE WOULD
RECOMMEND THAT YOU RETURN THESE
TWO PERMITS. THIS WILL UPDATE
THE FEES, MAINTENANCE
OBLIGATIONS, INSURANCE, BOND
AMOUNT, AND OTHER CONDITIONS OF
THE PERMIT. THIS IMAGE SHOWS ON
THE RIGHT, THE INTERIOR OF THE
SERVICE TUNNEL. NEXT. THIS
CAMPUS MAP SHOWS THE FRED
HUTCHINSON FACILITY AND THE SKY
BRIDGE IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND
CORNER CONNECTS THE VACCINE AND
INFECTIOUS DISEASE DIVISION
THAT IS SEPARATED FROM THE REST
OF THE CAMPUS BY EASTLAKE
AVENUE EAST. TODAY WE ARE
RECOMMENDING COUNCIL APPROVE
THESE TWO BILLS FOR FRED
HUTCHINSON TO OPERATE THE
SERVICE TUNNEL. IF THE
ORDINANCE IS PASSED AND THE
PERMIT WILL EXPIRE IN 2044.
NEXT SLIDE. SORRY. THIS LAST
SLIDE SHOWS THE IMAGE OF THE
SKY BRIDGE CONNECTING. I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
PRESENTERS? GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THIS IS VERY ROUTINE. I DO
NOT SEE A REASON AS GOOD AS
THIS TO PASS THIS. I HAVE FULL
SUPPORT, COLLEAGUES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO
HAVE COME. I AM VERY SUPPORTIVE
OF THE WORK THAT FRED
HUTCHINSON IS DOING IN THE
MEDICAL FIELD. FOR ME, WE DO
NOT WANT SKY BRIDGES ALL OVER
THE CITY. THIS IS SOMETHING WE
SHOULD BE LOOKING TO SUPPORT
HERE IN EASTLAKE WITH FRED
HUTCH AND FIRST HILL WITH THE
HOSPITALS. AND THE SENIOR
CENTERS THAT HAVE A MEDICAL
ASPECT TO THEIR WORK AND
CONNECTIONS. YEAH, DEFINITELY
WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE BEING
HERE AND I SUPPORT THE
RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE?
OKAY.
>> I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION,
THE EXTENSION OF THIS PERMIT
WILL AMONG OTHER THINGS MODIFY
THE OBLIGATIONS BETWEEN THE
PARTIES, I WOULD LOVE TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND EXACTLY HOW.
>> IT JUST UPDATES STANDARD
LANGUAGE THAT WAS ADOPTED 13
YEARS AGO. WHAT THE LANGUAGE
DOES IS IT PROTECTS THE CITY'S
INTEREST. THE OBLIGATIONS AND
INSURANCE ALL HOLD FRED HUTCH
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY HARM THAT
WOULD BE CAUSED BY SOMETHING
HAPPENING TO THE SKY BRIDGE IN
THE PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL ON THE
ROADWAY TO THE STREETS. IT
BRINGS THAT LEGAL LANGUAGE THAT
IS A DECADE OLD UP-TO-DATE TO
CURRENT STANDARDS.
>> IS IT AN UNCAPPED
OBLIGATION?
>> SPECIFIED IN THE ORDINANCE,
THERE IS A SEPARATE SECTION
THAT TALKS ABOUT THE INSURANCE
REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE 5
MILLION. THERE ARE DIFFERENT
LEVELS. I GET THIS INFORMATION
DIRECTLY FROM THE CITY RISK
MANAGERS. IT SETS A LIMIT THAT
THE POLICY COVERAGE THEY NEED
TO DO A NAMES THE CITY AS
ADDITIONALLY INSURED IN THAT.
>> THE INSURANCE CAPS, ARE
THERE ANY CAR VOTES FOR CERTAIN
INSTANCES?
>> I DO NOT BELIEVE SO, NO.
>> AS A TECHNOLOGY LAWYER, I
USED TO WRITE THOSE ALL THE
TIME. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
STUFF. AS IT RELATES TO THE
RISK MANAGEMENT PROFILE AND HOW
WE REDUCE AND MINIMIZE RISK FOR
THE CITY.
>> THE BONUS OF HAVING YOUR
CHAIR WHO HAS A JD.
>> I JUST DO WHATEVER THEY SAY.
AS FAR AS WRITING THAT SECTION
OF THE ORDINANCE.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. COLLEAGUES, UNLESS THERE
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I
RECOMMEND THAT WE PASS COUNSEL
BILL 120764. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. ALL RIGHT, THE
MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. WE WILL BEGIN THE
DISCUSSION OF COUNSEL BILL
120764. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
COLLEAGUES?
>> NOTHING FURTHER.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON COUNSEL BILL
120764?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] CHAIR,
THERE ARE FIVE VOTES IN FAVOR.
>> THIS WILL BE SENT TO THE MAY
14th 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
ALL RIGHT, WE GOT THAT ITEM OUT
OF THE WAY. I NOW MOVE TO
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNSEL
BILL 120765. IS THERE A SECOND?
I'M PRETTY SURE I SAW THAT
THIRD IN THE LATEST EDITION OF
ROBERT'S RULES. COURTESY OF
AMELIA. WE WILL PROCEED WITH
THE DISCUSSION OF COUNSEL BILL
120765. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
DISCUSSION?
>> I HAVE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH
ALL OF THE COLLEAGUES THIS
YEAR, THINGS ARE DONE
DIFFERENTLY AND I CAN TELL YOU,
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY
TIME OF CITY COUNCIL THAT THE
ENTIRE COMMITTEE HAS SECONDED A
BILL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, THAT SPEAKS TO THE
BROADER INTENT AND
COLLABORATION THAT WE ALL HAVE
TO BE GOOD COLLEAGUES AND
PARTNERS FOR EACH OTHER AND
SUPPORT EACH OTHER THE BEST
THAT WE CAN. AND MAINTAINED
TRUE TO THE WAR PRINCIPLES AND
VALUES. AGAIN, GETTING THE
PEOPLE WHO WORKED ON. AND
HAVING A LITTLE FUN WHILE WE
ARE AT IT. THANK YOU.
>> CHAIR SAKA I DO APPRECIATE
THE COUNCILMEMBER HISTORIAN
THAT IS BROUGHT BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL FOR COUNSEL BILL 120765?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] CHAIR,
THERE ARE FIVE VOTES IN FAVOR.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION
CARRIES AND THE RECOMMENDATION
THAT COUNSEL BILL 120765 WILL
BE SENT TO THE MAY 14th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. THAT WAS
GREAT, 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 FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR
OR SO. IT IS 9:54 A.M.