ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 MEETING OF
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:31
A.M. I AM CHAIR OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>>
THERE ARE THREE MEMBERS
PRESENT.
>> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER WOO
JOINED EARLIER. WE WILL GIVE
HER A MOMENT TO CONFIRM HER
ATTENDANCE. WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND GET STARTED. WE DO HAVE A
QUORUM. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. SEEING NO OBJECTION.
THE AGENDA IS HEREBY ADOPTED.
ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK,
COLLEAGUES FROM A TWO-WEEK
RECESS. LOTS GOING ON. A LOT OF
EXCITING THINGS HERE IN THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. WE
HAVE A VERY STACKED AGENDA
TODAY , IN PART, CATCHING UP ON
THE BACKLOG OF APPOINTMENTS.
BUT ALSO, SOME OTHER
SUBSTANTIVE ITEMS, INCLUDING A
TASK FORCE RESOLUTION TO
IMPLEMENT AN IMPORTANT ITEM
FROM THE LEVY. ALSO, THE NUTS
AND BOLTS OF WHAT WE DO HERE IN
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
STREET ALLEYWAY VACATION,
NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA
TODAY. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,
COLLEAGUES, I HOPE YOU ALL
ENJOYED YOUR COFFEE RIGHT THERE
AT THE DAY IS FOR YOU. ENTER
POLICY PERSON, COURTESY OF ME
AND MY OFFICE. REALLY, COURTESY
OF JOHN AND CITY GRIND
DOWNSTAIRS. YOU ARE ALL REGULAR
CUSTOMERS . I HOPE YOU ENJOY
THAT TO HELP GET YOU STARTED
WITH THE MORNING JOLT. WE WILL
NOW OPEN 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? DO CURRENTLY WE HAVE SIX
IN PERSON SIGNED UP AND NO
REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> ALL RIGHT. EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES
. WE WILL START WITH THE IN
PERSON SPEAKERS. CLERK, CAN YOU
READ THE PUBLIC, INSTRUCTIONS?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 20
MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE
CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL
ALTERNATE BETWEEN SETS OF IN
PERSON AND REMOTE SPEAKERS
UNTIL THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
HAS ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
ON THEIR TIME. THE MIC WILL BE
MUTED IF THEY DO NOT AND THERE,
WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE WILL
BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON
THE LIST.
>> IS THERE A TIMER I CAN LOOK
AT? OKAY. I WASN'T SURE. I
HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION TV --
TOO. I HAVE A PHOTO.
>> YOU CAN SUBMIT THAT INTO THE
RECORD AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> FEEL FREE TO HOLD IT UP IF
IT IS INCORPORATED INTO YOUR
COMMENTS. BEFORE WE GET
STARTED, I NOTICED THAT VICE
CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH HAS JOINED.
WELCOME.
>> OKAY. HELLO, I AM HERE TODAY
WITH MY NEIGHBORS TO PROVIDE
COMMENTS ABOUT AN UNSAFE,
UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTION
LOCATED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE INTERSECTION IS AT 49th
AVENUE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST
GRAHAM STREET IN WEST SEATTLE.
IN 2015 MY 15-YEAR-OLD SON AND
I WERE DRIVING TO SCHOOL FOR
BAND CAMP AT 9:00 IN THE
MORNING WHEN OUR LIVES WERE
LITERALLY TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.
AS I WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON
SOUTHWEST GRAHAM, ANOTHER CAR
TRAVELING NORTH OF 49th AVENUE
SOUTH WEST SLAMMED INTO HER CAR
AT THIS INTERSECTION. OUR CAR
WAS HIT SO HARD THAT WE SPUN,
ROLLED AND CAME TO A STOP
DRIVERS SIDE UP. WE HAD TO BE
CUT OUT OF THE CAR BY THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT. FORTUNATELY, THANKS
TO AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS, WE
WERE NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.
THAT IS A PHOTO OF THE CAR WE
WERE CUT OUT OF. WE LIKE TO SAY
OUR SUV BECAME A CONVERTIBLE
THAT DAY. AFTER MY ACCIDENT,
TWO THINGS BECAME CLEAR. ONE,
ALMOST EVERY NEIGHBOR TOLD ME
ABOUT THEIR OWN NEAR MISSES OR
FENDER BENDERS AT THIS
INTERSECTION . TWO, A FEW OF MY
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE NEW TO
SEATTLE, TOLD ME THAT UNTIL MY
ACCIDENT, THEY DID NOT REALIZE
THIS WAS AN UNCONTROLLED
INTERSECTION, OR THEY CONFESSED
TO ME THEY DID NOT UNDERSTAND
WHO HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY. AS AN
ASIDE, THE OTHER DRIVER WHO HIT
ME, INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT,
HAD MOVED TO SEATTLE WITHIN THE
PREVIOUS YEAR. I DO NOT WANT
ANYONE ELSE TO GO THROUGH THIS
EXPERIENCE. UNFORTUNATELY,
ACCIDENTS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.
AS THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE, PLEASE REMEMBER
THOSE OF US WHO LIVE NEAR THESE
UNSAFE, UNCONTROLLED
INTERSECTIONS. THEY ARE PROBLEM
. TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WE NEED
YOUR HELP. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO
MAKE THESE UNCONTROLLED
INTERSECTIONS SAFE. THANK YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO LOOK, I WILL
SUBMIT IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BOB CLIFFORD.
>>
HANG ON. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. I
AM HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT MY
NEIGHBORS IN THE EFFORT TO
BRING ABOUT SOME SOLUTION TO
THE UNSAFE INTERSECTION AT 49th
AVENUE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST
GRAHAM STREET. WE HAVE LIVED IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 24 YEARS.
I HAVE OBSERVED MANY SPEEDERS
HEADING SOUTH TOWARD THE GRAHAM
STREET INTERSECTION OVER THE
YEARS. UNLESS YOU ARE A
RESIDENT, WESTBOUND DRIVERS ON
GRAHAM HAVE NO INDICATION THAT
49th IS ANYTHING BUT A SLEEPY
RESIDENTIAL STREET. THIS IS A
RECIPE FOR AN ACCIDENT. WE ARE
IN AN OLDER AREA OF WHAT
SEATTLE, BUT IT IS CHANGING IN
IMPORTANT WAYS. HOMES ARE
TURNING OVER NOW AS OLDER
RESIDENTS SELL AND ARE REPLACED
BY YOUNGER FAMILIES. THIS MEANS
MORE KIDS ON BIKES AND PLAYING
OUTDOORS. WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL
RESIDENTS NEARBY THAT ARE SIGHT
IMPAIRED. AS WE ALL KNOW,
SHOPPING ONLINE THESE DAYS,
ESPECIALLY DURING AND AFTER THE
PANDEMIC, HAS EXPLODED AND HAS
LED TO ALL KINDS OF DELIVERY
SERVICES IN ADDITION TO THE
USUAL AMAZON , UPS AND FEDEX
DELIVERY TRUCKS THAT WE ARE ALL
FAMILIAR WITH. PRIVATE DELIVERY
CONTRACTORS FOR THESE ONLINE
SALES USE THEIR OWN VEHICLES,
AND MANY OF THESE DELIVERY
DRIVERS ARE NOT AWARE OF THE
DANGERS OF THIS UNCONTROLLED
INTERSECTION. OUR REQUEST IS
FOR SOME SORT OF TRAFFIC
CALMING MECHANISM TO SLOW
DRIVERS DOWN . WE WOULD LIKE A
TRAFFIC CIRCLE, BUT WE ARE OPEN
TO WORKING WITH THE CITY ON ANY
PRACTICAL SOLUTION. WE ARE
EXCITED TO SUPPORT THE UPCOMING
TRANSPORTATION LEVY. THANKS FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM KAREN.
>> GOOD MORNING. I LIVE ON
MORGAN STREET , 4908, JUST ONE
AND A HALF BLOCKS FROM THIS
UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTION. I
HAVE COME ALSO WITH MY
NEIGHBORS HERE TO ASK THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR HELP IN MAKING THIS
PROBLEMATIC INTERSECTION SAFER.
I BOUGHT MY HOME ABOUT A YEAR
AGO, PARTLY BECAUSE OF ITS SAFE
AND QUIET LOCATION, AND PARTLY
BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER AND TWO
YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN LIVE
NEARBY. I DO A LOT OF WALKING.
I AM OFTEN SEEING PEOPLE
SPEEDING THROUGH THAT
INTERSECTION. WE HAVE NUMEROUS
YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE AREA .
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON
BIKES. THERE ARE YOUNG BOYS
PLAYING BASKETBALL. THEY RUN
THROUGH THE STREETS, AND IT IS
A PROBLEM. I OFTEN WALK JUST
NORTH OF THIS INTERSECTION ,
49th AND GRAHAM, UP TO WHERE
THERE IS A SMALL ROUNDABOUT.
I'VE SEEN SIGNIFICANT
REDUCTION IN SPEED BECAUSE OF
THAT ROUNDABOUT. ONE OF MY NEW
FRIENDS IN THE AREA IS SIGHT
IMPAIRED. I HAVE HEARD HER SAY,
I AM VISUALLY IMPAIRED, AND I
WALK USING A RED AND WHITE
CANE. THIS INTERSECTION IS VERY
DANGEROUS. MY HOPE IS THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL WILL HELP US IN
COMING TO A SOLUTION FOR THIS
PROBLEM AND MAKE THE COMMUNITY
SAFER . THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM.
>> WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM ROGER
.
>> HELLO. I AM A RECENTLY
RETIRED PEDIATRICIAN . OUR
PEDIATRIC PRACTICES A BIT OF A
WEST LINN SEATTLE LANDMARK. WE
HAVE SERVE THE COMMUNITY NOW
FOR 70 YEARS. WHEN IT COMES TO
THE MEMBERS OF THE WEST SEATTLE
COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT
CONCERNS THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
OF MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW
NEIGHBORS, I DO SOMETHING, WE
ALL DO SOMETHING. EACH ONE OF
US HERE, ALL FIVE OF US, ARE
DEEPLY CONCERNED REGARDING THE
ONGOING DANGER THAT THE
UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTION AT
49th AVENUE SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTHWEST GRAHAM REPRESENT . I
KNOW WE APPEARED JUST AS A
SMALL GROUP, BUT WE HAVE BEEN
TASKED TO REPRESENT THE WISHES
OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR
NEIGHBORS HERE TODAY. WE
REPRESENT SOMEBODY CONCERNED
NEIGHBORS . ALL OF THEM ARE
QUITE INFURIATED REALLY BECAUSE
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM HAVE
BEEN INVOLVED IN AT LEAST ONE
NEAR MISS AT THIS INTERSECTION.
UNFORTUNATELY, SEVERAL HAVE
BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS.
MOST INVOLVING A CAR WHOSE
DRIVER IS COMPLETELY OBLIVIOUS
TO THE FACT THAT THIS
INTERSECTION IS UNCONTROLLED,
AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY. BUT NOT UNTIL
RECENTLY, UNTIL THE LATEST
ACCIDENT INVOLVING HERE, DO WE
UNDERSTAND THAT UNLESS THIS IS
AN ACTUAL POLICE REPORT
RECORDED ON THE INCIDENT THERE
IS NO RECORD OF ANY ACCIDENT
EVER HAVING OCCURRED. NO
POLICE, NO RECORD. ONE OF OUR
NEIGHBORS IS A PARAPLEGIC WHO
IS WHEELCHAIR-BOUND. THERE IS A
LOCAL DAYCARE WITH A DOZEN KIDS
JUST UP THE STREET. THERE IS AN
ADULT HOME TWO BLOCKS NORTH .
WE ARE SIMPLY ASKING YOU, THE
CITY COUNCIL TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE, TO PLEASE WORK WITH
US TO MAKE THE SAFE TO
NAVIGATE.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> NEXT UP, AND I APOLOGIZE IN
THE PRONUNCIATION, [ INAUDIBLE
]
>> THANK YOU. I TOO EXPRESS
SAFETY CONCERNS OVER THE
INTERSECTION AT 49th AVENUE
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST GRAHAM
STREET. OUR FAMILY LIVES ON
50th AVENUE, AND BECAUSE IT IS
A DEAD-END STREET, WE CANNOT
LEAVE OUR HOME WITHOUT PASSING
THROUGH THIS INTERSECTION. I
DROVE 63 YEARS WITH NO
ACCIDENTS UNTIL APRIL 16 WHEN I
WAS BROADSIDED, RESULTING IN
$16,000 OF DAMAGES TO MY CAR,
THE TOTALING OF THE OTHER CAR,
AND A CONCUSSION FOR THE DRIVER
WE CALL THE 911, BUT BECAUSE
OUR ACCIDENT DID NOT QUALIFY,
NO POLICE ARRIVED, AND NO
POLICE REPORT WAS WRITTEN. SO
WHAT MAKES THIS INTERSECTION SO
DANGEROUS? FIRST, 49th AVENUE
SOUTHWEST RUNS 1 1/4 MILES WITH
EVERY FOUR-WAY INTERSECTION
CONTROLLED, EXCEPT THIS ONE.
SECOND, FROM 49th AVENUE
SOUTHWEST GRAHAM IT APPEARS TO
A DEAD END AT 50th, WHICH OF
COURSE, IT DOES NOT. AND THIRD,
SAME DAY DELIVERY SERVICES
BRING MANY DRIVERS WHO ARE
UNFAMILIAR WITH THE DANGERS
PRESENT IN THIS INTERSECTION.
ON AUGUST 7, 2027 -- ON AUGUST
7, 27 NEIGHBORS MET WITH SDOT
TO EXPRESS OUR CONCERN, AND
THREE DAYS LATER WE MET WITH
YOU, COUNCILMAN SAKA, AND WE
ARE HERE IN RESPONSE TO YOUR
KIND RESIDENT -- INVITATION TO
MAKE THIS PRESENTATION
PREFERRED SOLUTION, WE WOULD
LOVE TO HAVE A TRAFFIC CIRCLE.
IF INSTALLED, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
GIRL SCOUT TROOP HAS COMMITTED
TO PLANT AND MAINTAIN NATIVE
VEGETATION APPROVED BY SDOT.
DOCUMENTING ARE CONCERNED, WE
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING, 72
SIGNED CARDS FROM NEIGHBORS WHO
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS
SITUATION , THE NAMES OF THE 27
PEOPLE , ALONG WITH THE
PHOTOGRAPH OF THOSE WHO MET
WITH MATT , AND FINALLY, A LIST
OF THE 27 PEOPLE WHO MET WITH
MATT , AND A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE
SAME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> THE LAST PUBLIC SPEAKER IS
LILY HAYWARD.
>> THANK YOU PEERK GOOD
MORNING, CHAIR SAKA, VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH AND MEMBERS OF
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. I
AM HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE
MORE THAN 2500 MEMBERS OF THE
SEATTLE METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
OF RESOLUTION 32145 AND ASK FOR
APPROVAL. AS YOU KNOW, THE
CHAMBER MEMBERS WERE ENGAGED IN
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSED
TRANSPORTATION LEVY BECAUSE THE
THRIVING, EQUITABLE AND
INCLUSIVE REGIONAL ECONOMY,
WHICH IS OUR MISSION, IS
PREDICATED ON SEATTLEITES BEING
ABLE TO SAFELY AND RELIABLY
TRAVEL WITHIN THE CITY AND
SURROUNDING AREAS. THE
RESOLUTION ON TODAY'S AGENDA
ESTABLISHES A TASK FORCE TO
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
FUNDING THE LONG-TERM NEEDS,
INCLUDING BRIDGES, ROADS AND
SIDEWALKS. WE APPRECIATE THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND CITY
COUNCIL ADVANCING THIS
RESOLUTION NOW SO THAT THE
SUPPORT WORKER BEGIN IF VOTERS
APPROVE THE LEVY. WE ARE NOT
ALONE IN STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP
WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
NEEDS. WASHED OUT FACES A
NEARLY FULL SHORTFALL TO KEEP
THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN A GOOD
STATE OF REPAIR. SINCE THE
FIRST TRANSPORTATION LEVY IN
2005, THE CITY HAS BECOME MORE
RELIANT ON VOTER APPROVED
REVENUE TO PAY FOR
TRANSPORTATION WHILE THE
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION TO
THIS CORE GOVERNMENT
RESPONSIBILITY HAS DECREASED.
WE ARE NOT KEEPING PACE WITH
MAINTENANCE PRESERVATION AND
CAPITAL INVESTMENT NEEDS. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, CITY
COUNCIL, SDOT AND THE TASK
FORCE TO DEVELOP A
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING PLAN TO ADDRESS THE
NEED, WILL KEEP IN MIND VOTER
CONCERNS ABOUT AFFORDABILITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT WAS THE LAST SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU. I NOTICED THAT
COUNCILMEMBER WOO IS NOW
PRESENT. WELCOME . I WANT TO
THANK ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS
THAT CARVED OUT THE TIME TO
TESTIFY THIS MORNING AND
ACTUALLY SHOW UP IN PERSON TO
DO EXACTLY THAT. EVERYONE. THE
FIRST GROUP WAS -- ARE MY
NEIGHBORS IN WEST SEATTLE, AND
ALSO MY CONSTITUENTS IN
DISTRICT 1 1. REALLY DELIGHTED
YOU ALL CAME AND SHARED YOUR
STORY AND PERSPECTIVE WITH US
ON REALLY IMPORTANT
NITTY-GRITTY SAFETY ISSUES THAT
IMPACT, OBVIOUSLY, THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT IMPACTS
EVERYONE IN WEST SEATTLE . IT
IMPACTS EVERYONE IN THE BROADER
CITY. THESE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY
CHALLENGES ARE REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR ME PERSONALLY AS
CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. I'M
HOPING TO DRIVE IMPACT AND
REDUCE AND ACHIEVE, BETTER
CHIEF, THE GOAL OF ZERO
SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENTS AND
INJURIES IN TRAFFIC -RELATED
DEATHS. SO WE HAVE A HUGE
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR
COMING , A FEW OF YOU, AS WAS
ALLUDED TO. A FEW OF YOU, I HAD
THE PLEASURE OF JOINING YOU IN
MY OFFICE HOURS A FEW WEEKS
AGO. COLLEAGUES, THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT STUFF. WE GOT TO DO
EXCITING AND SEXY WORK ON THE
LEVY, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER
THINGS RECENTLY, BUT THIS IS
THE NITTY-GRITTY STUFF THAT
MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLES
LIVES . I UNDERSTAND, AS THEY
APTLY NOTED, THAT OUR
COLLEAGUES AND PARTNERS AT SDOT
HAVE BEEN GREAT IN BEING
RESPONSIVE TO THEIR NEEDS. I
APPLAUD AND APPRECIATE THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS AND WILLINGNESS
TO WORK WITH THEM, INCLUDING
MATT FROM SDOT. THANK YOU. THE
PEOPLE, THE RELEVANT
STAKEHOLDERS FROM SDOT, MANY OF
THEM ARE DIRECTLY IN THIS ROOM.
ICY BILL HERE, -- ICY BILL
HERE, THE COUNCIL LIAISON. I
WANT YOU TO KNOW PUBLICLY THE
SAME THING I SHARED IN THAT
ROOM. YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT
MAKING SURE THAT SDOT HAS THE
RESOURCES IT NEEDS TO CARRY OUT
THE NEEDED SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS,
WHETHER THAT BE A TRAFFIC
CIRCLE OR -- WHICH COSTS A LOT
OF MONEY, OR SOMETHING MORE
LIGHTWEIGHT AND DURABLE IN THE
NEAR-TERM. WHATEVER IT IS, WHO
WAS IT? ONE OF MY STAFFERS
JOINED ME AT THAT MEETING. WE
FOLLOWED UP WITH SDOT OFF-LINE.
THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE, THE
PARTNERS RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING
THE WORK, ARE RIGHT HERE. I
WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT, FROM
A RESOURCING PERSPECTIVE, YOU
HAVE MY FULL COMMITMENT THAT
WHATEVER THE NEED IS, IT WILL
BE MET FROM MY END. I TRUST OUR
PARTNERS IN SDOT TO LIVE UP TO
THEIR END. THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT
SO FAR. WE WILL CONTINUE THAT
COLLABORATION TO MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE WHAT YOU NEED. I THINK
THERE ARE NUMBER OF BUCKETS OR
POTS OF MONEY WE COULD
POTENTIALLY USE, THE EXECUTIVE
COULD POTENTIALLY USE, TO
ADDRESS THIS. IN THE PROPOSED
B, THERE WAS THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
INITIATED SAFETY PROGRAM. I
THINK THIS IS ONE OF MANY
POSSIBILITIES FOR CREATIVE USES
OF THOSE FUNDS , BUT YOU KNOW,
THERE ARE MANY OTHER WAYS.
BOTTOM LINE, WE NEED TO DO
BETTER. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE
KIDS AND OTHER FOLDABLE USERS.
WHEN YOU SHARED WITH ME THAT
YOU WEREN'T SURE -- IT WAS A
CLEAR TO YOU, IT SOUNDS LIKE
FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE AT LEAST,
THIS WAS YOUR INCIDENT, AND IT
WAS NOT CAPTURED IN THE DATA
THAT THE CITY TRACKS AND
COLLECTS IN TERMS OF
SIGNIFICANT INJURIES OR DEATHS
, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FORMAL
REPORT. THAT IS CONCERNING TO
ME. OUR DATA NEEDS TO BE
ACCURATE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE STANDARD IS CURRENTLY, BUT
YOU KNOW, HERE YOU ARE TODAY .
BASED OFF OF THESE TESTIMONIES,
IT STRIKES ME AS SOMETHING THAT
SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT DATA
. WE NEED TO MAKE DATA INFORMED
DECISIONS. WE ALSO SHOULD NOT
WAIT UNTIL BAD THINGS HAPPEN
EITHER AND BE REACTIVE. WE NEED
TO BE PROACTIVE IN KNOWN
PORTABLE SPOTS. WE NEED TO
TARGET OUR INVESTMENTS TOWARDS
THOSE, INCLUDING THIS KNOWN
AREA NEAR MORGAN STREET ,
SPECIFICALLY SOUTHWEST GRAHAM
AND 49th AVENUE SOUTHWEST. IN
ANY EVENT, THANK YOU ALL FOR
JOINING US TODAY. APPRECIATE
THE PARTNERSHIP AND
COLLABORATION FROM THE
GOVERNING PARTNERS AT SDOT AND
YOUR ENGAGEMENT ON THIS MATTER
SO FAR. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU ALL TO DRIVE
RESOLUTION HERE AS QUICKLY AND
EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. ICY
COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL HAD A
COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS
MORNING, AND TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
I ONCE WAS IN YOUR SHOES . MY
BLACK WATCH HAD ON, PLUS WE GOT
COUNCILMEMBER TOM RASMUSSEN TO
COME TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD,
BECAUSE WE HAD A DANGEROUS NET
CASH INTERSECTION. BOTTOM LINE,
SDOT CAME IN. NOW WE HAVE A
FOUR WAY STOP. IT IS SO KEY. I
WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO
CONTINUE TO ENGAGE AND DO WHAT
YOU ARE DOING. ENGAGE ALL
STAKEHOLDERS. ONE OF THE THINGS
WE LEARNED WAS KING COUNTY
METRO HAD ALIGNED THERE. THEY
WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN SOLVING
THIS PROBLEM. THE METRO BUS
DRIVERS WERE HAVING A PROBLEM
AS WELL. IDENTIFY ALL
STAKEHOLDERS AND ENGAGE. I ALSO
WANTED TO JUMP ON BECAUSE I AM
A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED
REGARDING THE PUBLIC SAFETY
PERSPECTIVE. I ALREADY ASKED MY
STAFF TO CHECK IN WHY YOUR
ACCIDENT WAS NOT INCLUDED. IT
SEEMED TO BE SERIOUS ENOUGH TO
WARRANT A RESPONSE AND REPORT.
I ALREADY NOTED TO MY TEAM.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> MY STAFF WILL DO IT
AFTERWARDS. THE QUESTION IS
ALREADY BEING ASKED. WE NEED TO
ENSURE. DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS
NEED TO HAVE GOOD DATA. IF YOUR
ACCIDENT IS NOT INCLUDED, THAT
IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF NOT GOOD
DATA. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU
TO THE CHAMBER ON THE LEVY TOO.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
CATTLE -- KETTLE. THANK YOU,
AGAIN, NEIGHBORS AND
CONSTITUENTS. I WANTED ALL
THESE IMPORTANT INFORMATION
THAT I LOVE SEEING THIS, BY THE
WAY. HERE IS A PICTURE OF,
PRESUMABLY, ALL THE NEIGHBORS
IN THIS AREA WHO SIGNED ALL
THESE CARDS . I DON'T KNOW IF
THIS WAS DONE AT NEIGHBORHOOD
NIGHT OUT A FEW WEEKS AGO OR
SOME OTHER TIME, BUT THIS IS
LOVELY. THIS FILLS MY CUP
SEEING ALL THE HARD WORK WHEN
NEIGHBORS ORGANIZE ON SEEMINGLY
LITTLE THINGS THAT ACTUALLY
MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AGAIN, THANK
YOU ALL FOR SHOWING UP. YOU
HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT MAKING
SURE WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED TO BE
SUCCESSFUL AND KEEP YOU ALL
SAFE . THE SAME ISSUE WAS
REPLICATED ACROSS THE CITY.
THANK YOU AGAIN . ALL RIGHT.
WELL, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER 136 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH
SIX, APPOINTMENTS 2951, 2952,
2956, 2957, 2959, AND 2961,
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
OF NICOLE CALLAIS, MARC
HOECKER, NIGEL BARON, DAN
GATCHET, DAN McKISSON, AND
STANLEY RYTER AS MEMBERS OF
SEATTLE FREIGHT ADVISORY BOARD
FOR TERMS OF MAY 31, 2026.
>> THANK YOU. WILL THE
PRESENTERS JOIN US AT THE TABLE
AND SHARE YOUR PRESENTATION?
ONCE READY, PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES AND BEGIN YOUR
PRESENTATIONS.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CHRIS
EAVES, THE FREIGHT BOARD
LIAISON . TODAY WE ARE BRINGING
FORWARD NEW MEMBERS FOR
APPOINTMENT . MARC HOECKER AND
NICOLE CALLAIS, MARC HOECKER IS
HERE AND THE COAL IS
UNFORTUNATELY DELAYED. I'M SO
SORRY. NICOLE, PLEASE COME UP.
MY APOLOGIES.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I WOULD
ASK THAT THEY INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES FOR COUNCIL.
>> MARC HOECKER, I HAVE BEEN IN
THIS REGION FOR ABOUT FIVE
YEARS. CAME FROM THE EAST COAST
AND HAVE WORKED IN RAIL, BOTH
FREIGHT AND PASSENGER, AS WELL
AS AN AMAZON LOGISTICS AND TECH
AND CURRENTLY AT WSB IN THEIR
FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS PRACTICE.
HAPPY TO BE HERE. AND REALLY
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND
LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS 50. I BEEN
WORKING SUPPLY CHAIN FOR ABOUT
14 YEARS NOW WITH A
TRANSPORTATION BACKGROUND ON
IMPORTS, EXPORTS, LTL, DOMESTIC
FREIGHT. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING
AT BOEING AND REALLY EXCITED
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE RE-APPOINTEES ARE NOT
HERE AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
THEY ARE BUSY DOING GOOD WORK.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? ALL
RIGHT. WELL, COLLEAGUES . DO
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? I DO NOTE THAT WE HAD
A SIGNIFICANT BACKLOG ON THESE
REALLY IMPORTANT COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENTS . AND SO, WE ARE
STARTING FIRST TODAY WITH
FREIGHT . I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
KENDALL IS , -- KETTLE IS. WE
HAVE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY
APPOINTMENT AS WELL. WE WILL
HAVE A FEW OTHERS. BUT THIS IS
THE FIRST BEFORE THE END OF THE
YEAR. I HAVE READ ALL THE
APPOINTMENT PACKAGES. YOU BOTH
HERE TODAY ARE EXCEPTIONALLY
WELL-QUALIFIED FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE , AS WITH THE
ENTIRE SLATE. I AM EXCITED,
PERSONALLY, TO BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT THIS GROUP MOVING
FORWARD SO THEY CAN CONTINUE
THE CITY'S GREAT WORK. THE
COLLEAGUES, I DO WELCOME ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVES. VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH, DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD? I LIKE HOW YOU
PUT ME ON THE SPOT.
>> EVERY TIME.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
BESIDES JUST GRATEFUL FOR YOU
ALL SERVING. WE KNOW THESE ARE
ALL VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT AS THE
CITY CONTINUES TO GROW AND
WE'LL TALK ABOUT SIDEWALKS AND
STREETS THAT WE DON'T FORGET
THAT A LOT OF THE GOODS WE
ALWAYS GO DOWN TO THE STORE AND
GET OR ARE ORDERING, WE RELY
HEAVILY ON THE FREIGHT MOVEMENT
AND TRANSPORTATION WITHIN OUR
CITY TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE
DELIVERIES. VERY GRATEFUL FOR
YOUR SERVICE. THAT IS ALL I
HAVE GOT . THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME VICE
CHAIR. GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> I WILL BE BRIEF. CAN YOU
REMIND ME, ARE YOU THE ONLY
PERSON IN SDOT DOING FREIGHT
WORK? OR DO WE HAVE ONE MORE?
>> WE HAVE ANOTHER PERSON BY
THE NAME OF TRACY TATE WHO
FOCUSES ON RAIL OPERATIONS.
>> AS FAR AS FOR WHEELED
OPERATIONS GO, YOU ARE
EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT IN SDOT?
>> WE ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE.
>> I AM JUST CALLING OUT HOW
CRITICAL YOU ARE TO OUR ENTIRE
DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE THE ABILITY
TO MOVE GOODS AND MATERIALS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY IS BOTH AN
ECONOMIC DRIVER, AS WELL AS A
QUALITY OF LIFE DRIVER. WHEN I
SAY THAT, I MEAN THAT WHEN WE
LOOK AT THE 15 MINUTE CITY, YOU
CAN ONLY GET A 15 MINUTE CITY
IF YOU HAVE A SEMITRUCK ROLLING
INTO THE LOADING DOCK. IT IS
REALLY JUST THAT SIMPLE AND
PART OF ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS I
PUT FORWARD TO THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY THAT CHAIR
SAKA INCORPORATED IN HIS
STRIKER WAS REGARDING GETTING,
FROM THE NEWLY DESIGNATED
MARITIME AND MANUFACTURING
LOGISTICS THAT HAS THE HIGHEST
LEVEL OF INDUSTRIAL PROTECTION
IN OUR CITY, MAKING SURE THAT
HAS CONNECTIONS TO OUR
FREEWAYS. AS WE WERE DOING SOME
OF THE WORK ON THE
TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, WE
RECOGNIZED IT IS VERY DIFFICULT
TO GET FROM THE HEART OF OUR
MARITIME SECTOR IN DISTRICT 6
TO THE INTERSTATE . IF WE
CAN'T CONNECT OUR MARITIME
MANUFACTURING LOGISTICS ZONES
TO HER INTERSTATES, WE ARE
STUCK. I KNOW A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE THAT WE ARE APPROVING
TODAY I HAVE WORKED WITH ON
THIS. I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH
FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO , CHRIS,
AND TO EVERYONE ON THE ADVISORY
BOARD FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER
SERVICE. YOU HAVE GIVEN EXTRA
BANDWIDTH TO CHRIS. APPRECIATE
YOU ALL. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. I APPRECIATE THOSE
COMMENTS . I AM REMINDED THAT
THERE ARE MULTIPLE CHAMPIONS OF
FREIGHT ON THIS COMMITTEE AND
COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AS WELL.
TO BE HONEST, THIS IS SOMETHING
WE CAN ALL , BECAUSE WHEN WE
HAVE A STRONG AND VIBRANT
FREIGHT CORRIDOR , AND WERE
ABLE TO PRESERVE THE SAFE AND
FREE FLOW OF GOODS AND SERVICES
AND STRONG INGRESS AND EGRESS
ROUTES, AND MAINTAIN ROBUST
CHANNELS OF COMMERCE, WE ALL
WIN. YES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE. YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE
AT SDOT DOING THIS IMPORTANT
WORK. IT IS APPRECIATED BY ME ,
AS WELL AS HIS ENTIRE
COMMITTEE. I SEE ONE MORE
COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE
AND FOR YOUR SERVICE . AS
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
NOTED, BEING A VOLUNTEER TAKES
TIME AND EFFORT AND TAKES AWAY
FROM YOUR PERSONAL LIFE. REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU LETTING YOUR
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND
WHAT YOU CAN BRING TO THE
TABLE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. IT
IS REALLY GOOD TO BE INTRODUCED
TO YOU. I WOULD LOVE TO GET
YOUR VIEW OF THE FREIGHT WORLD.
MAYBE WE CAN SET THAT UP WITH
ESSENTIAL STAFF . I THINK IT
WOULD BE GREAT, BECAUSE AS
CHAIR SAKA SAID, THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO ME , BOTH FROM A
DISTRICT 7 PERSPECTIVE, BUT
ALSO FROM THE BORDER -- BROADER
PERSPECTIVE IN MY INTEREST TO
THE PORT, MARITIME, FISHING
INDUSTRIES, AND TO WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WAS
SAYING. YOU KNOW, WE CAN HAVE A
FOOD DESERT BECAUSE THERE IS NO
GROCERY STORE IN A CERTAIN PART
OF THE CITY, BUT IF THAT STORE
IS BUILT BUT HAS EMPTY SHELLS
BECAUSE TRUCKS CAN'T GET TO
IT, YOU STILL HAVE A FOOD
DESERT. WE REALLY NEED TO
ENSURE THAT THE WHOLE OF THE
CITY , FROM A LOGISTICS POINT
OF VIEW, CAN BE TAKEN CARE OF.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. TO
GET YOUR INSIGHT WOULD BE VERY
IMPORTANT. I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES HERE
WHO HAVE THE MARITIME BOUNDARY
WITH DISTRICTS 1 AND 6 ALONG
WITH US, PLUS THE OTHER
MEMBERS, HOLLINGSWORTH AND WOO,
ON THESE ISSUES. VERY IMPORTANT
. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. ESPECIALLY HIGHLIGHTING
AND AMPLIFYING EVEN FURTHER
VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH, GREAT
COMMENTS ABOUT THE NATURE OF
THIS ONE. 100% ALL VOLUNTEER
POWERED WORK. VERY IMPORTANT.
I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF
SERVING ON A NUMBER OF LOCAL
BOARDS, ALL VOLUNTEER BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS. OVER THE YEARS
BEFORE JOINING THE COUNCIL. IT
IS SERVICE WORK. NO DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT I AM DOING RIGHT NOW.
IT REQUIRES SACRIFICE. YOU ALL
COULD'VE CHOSEN TO BE DOING
ANY NUMBER OF GREAT THINGS WITH
YOUR TIME, TALENT AND TREASURE,
AND OUR CITY IS GRATEFUL YOU
HAVE CHOSEN THIS AS ONE OF
THEM. THANK YOU. I WANT YOU TO
KNOW YOUR WORK IS GREATLY
RESPECTED, APPRECIATED AND
VALUED. I WILL TELL YOU THAT
FIRSTHAND. FOR EXAMPLE, I READ
THE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
THAT RECENTLY PRODUCED A REPORT
, 15 PLUS PAGES OR SO WITH A
NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS. I
READ EVERY LAST PAGE OF THAT
MULTIPLE TIMES, DOGEARED THE
HECK OUT OF IT. I MARKED IT UP
AND REFERENCED IT MULTIPLE
TIMES. AS WE WENT THROUGH THE
LEVY DELIBERATIONS AND MAKING
SURE THAT CERTAIN FEATURES AND
ELEMENTS OF THAT THAT I WANTED
TO MAKE SURE WERE REFLECTED IN
HER FINAL PROPOSAL, AND SO, YOU
KNOW, I WILL BE CLOSELY
REVIEWING AND MAKING SURE I
HAVE AN INFORMED PERSPECTIVE OF
ALL YOUR WORK, WHETHER IT IS
THE FREIGHT, ADVISORY,
PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE, ALL OF
THEM. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
AND IMPACTFUL. THANK YOU ALL
FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND
COMMITMENT. THAT SAID, I MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
2951, 2952, 2956, 2957, 2959 ,
AND 2961. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT. IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT. ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? HEARING AND
SEEING THEM. WILL THE CLERK
CALL THE ROLE?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> THERE ARE FIVE VOTES IN
FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> EXCELLENT. THE MOTION
CARRIES IN THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT COUNCIL
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENTS WILL
BE SENT TO THE SEPTEMBER 10,
2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING .
MOVING ON TO ITEMS NUMBER SEVEN
THROUGH 13. OUR NEXT ITEM OF
BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THAT INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 7 THROUGH 13,
APPOINTMENTS 2949, 2950, 2953,
2954, 2955, 2958, AND 2960.
APPOINTMENT OF DELANEY LIND AS
MEMBER SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN
ADVISORY BOARD FOR THURMAN
MARCH 31, 2025, APPOINTMENTS
AND REAPPOINTMENTS OF STEVIE
RAY BROWN, TRENT 25, CHRIS
GRGICH, AND WES MILLS AS MEMBER
SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY
BOARD FOR TERMS THROUGH MARCH
31, 2026.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELCOME. PLEASE
JOIN US AT THE TABLE AS YOU ARE
RIGHT NOW PRESENTERS . ONCE
READY, INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND
BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATIONS.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US HERE TODAY. MY NAME
IS CHRIS KARTHEISER. I'M THE
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT LEAD FOR
THE NEW SIDEWALKS PROGRAM AT
SDOT AND THE STAFF LIAISON TO
THE SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY
BOARD. WE CALL IT FOR SHORT
BECAUSE IT IS A MOUTHFUL. I'M
HERE WITH APPOINTEES . WE HAVE
NEW APPOINTMENTS THAT YOU
LISTED, AS WELL AS ONE
RETURNING MEMBER IS HERE WITH
US TODAY AS WELL. I WANT TO
THANK WES MILLS, ONE OF OUR
CURRENT COCHAIRS , FOR TAKING
THE TIME TO BE HERE TODAY. I
WILL LET THE MEMBERS THAT ARE
AT THE TABLE INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES . I BELIEVE WE HAVE
TWO APPOINTEES ONLINE AS WELL.
I AM NOT SURE HOW THAT WORKS.
SHOULD BE TRACY AND STEVIE
ONLINE.
>> HI, EVERYONE. GOOD TO BE
HERE. I AM A RESIDENT AND
RENTER IN GEORGETOWN.
>> I AM DELANEY LIND. I AM A
RESIDENT IN SEATTLE. I HAVE
BEEN SERVING AS THE ENGAGE
BOARD MEMBER. I WOULD LIKE TO
CONTINUE AS AN APPOINTED
REGULAR MEMBER.
>> I AM WES MILLS. I LIVE IN
NORTHGATE AND HAVE BEEN COCHAIR
OF PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD
FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. THIS WILL
HOPEFULLY BE MY FIRST
REAPPOINTMENT TO DO ANOTHER
TWO-YEAR TERM. THANK YOU.
>> I SEE TRACY IS ONLINE. YOU
WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF?
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> GREAT. I AM A RESIDENT OF
LOWER FREMONT. I HAVE BEEN IN
SEATTLE SINCE 2001. I AM A
LIFETIME PEDESTRIAN AS I WAS
BORN WITH CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA
AND IDENTIFY AS LOW VISION FOR
GETTING AROUND ON THE SIDEWALKS
IS HOW I GET AROUND.
>> THANKS.
>> STEVIE RAY, ARE YOU ONLINE?
>> HE IS NOT ONLINE.
>> THAT IS EVERYBODY WE HAVE IN
ATTENDANCE TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
CHRIS. PROPOSED MEMBERS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS OF THIS
COMMITTEE, REALLY EXCITING AND
IMPACTFUL WORK. ACTUALLY,
CHRIS, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING A
MOMENT OR TWO TO BRIEFLY TO YAP
-- TEA UP HIGH LEVEL THE THRUST
OF THIS WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE,
THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
AND HOW THE CITY LEVERAGES
THEIR INSIGHTS TO BE BETTER?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU CHAIR
SAKA AND MEMBEROF
COMMITTEE. THE PEDESTRIAN
ADVISORY BOARD IS TASKED WITH
ADVISING THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL ON TASK RELATED TO
PEDESTRIAN ELEMENTS AT SEATTLE
AND SDOT. A LOT OF WHAT COMES
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, YOU WERE
TALKING ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY EARLIER ,
THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
CAME UP NUMEROUS TIMES
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT
MEETINGS. THE BOARD DOES TAKE
STANCES AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY AT
THE CITY, AS WELL AS CERTAIN
PROJECTS MAY ALSO COME. MOST
RECENTLY, IT WAS NORTH 130th
STREET IN THE PLANNING STAGE.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME TO
THE BOARD AS WELL. AND SO,
GENERALLY ANYTHING THAT IMPACTS
THE PEDESTRIAN REALM AND HOW WE
ARE WORKING ON THE PEDESTRIAN
REALM AT SDOT. SOME OF IT HAS
TO DO DIRECTLY WITH THE NEW
SIDEWALKS PROGRAM I MENTIONED,
WHICH I WORK ON. IT IS NICE TO
GET THE ADVISEMENT OF THE BOARD
ON THAT AND OTHER THINGS THAT
COME UP . ANOTHER THING THAT
HAS COME UP RECENTLY WAS THE
KIOSKS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT
IS GOING THROUGH THE DESIGN
COMMITTEE AND OTHER THINGS
RIGHT NOW AS WELL. IT REALLY
VARIES ON ANYTHING THAT CAN
IMPACT THE PEDESTRIAN REALM. WE
ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. THE BOARD HAS A PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD AT THE BEGINNING
OF EACH MEETING. FOLKS WILL
COME, AND SIMILAR TO HOW IT
WORKS TODAY, BRING UP THINGS
RANGING FROM SCOOTER SHARE TO
SPECIFIC THINGS IN FRONT OF
THEIR HOUSE THAT MIGHT BE VERY
SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS BROUGHT UP
TODAY IN TERMS OF SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR
FROM ANYONE ON THE BOARD, WES
COULD POTENTIALLY SPEAK TO HIM.
BUT THAT IS GENERALLY MY
PERCEPTION.
>> THAT IS VERY HELPFUL. IF YOU
HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD,
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVE DIRECTLY AS
COCHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. TO ECHO WHAT
CHRIS SAID, IT IS LARGELY A LOT
OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FOR
THINGS LIKE , WE'RE ALL
PEDESTRIANS AT SOME POINT. THIS
IS ONE OF THE FEW GROUPS IN THE
CITY I KNOW SOLELY FOCUSED ON
PEOPLE WHO ARE WALKING AND
ROLLING TO GET TO THE VARIOUS
PARTS OF THE CITY. MY WIFE AND
I DON'T DRIVE. WE ARE HAVING A
KEEN INTEREST IN THIS. I KNOW
THAT TRACY, THAT IS ONE OF HER
MOTIVATIONS AS WELL FOR
APPLYING TO JOIN. WE TRY TO GET
INVOLVED IN ALL THE VARIOUS
THINGS LIKE NORTHEAST 130th. AS
FOLKS PROBABLY SAW THIS
WEEKEND, WE OPENED FOUR NEW
LIGHT RAIL STATIONS.
CONNECTIVITY TO THOSE WILL BE
VITALLY IMPORTANT. DISCUSSIONS
AROUND NORTHEAST 145th HAVE
COME UP. A LOT OF WHAT IT LOOKS
LIKE TO BE OUTSIDE OF A CAR IN
SEATTLE.
>> LOVE IT. REALLY APPRECIATE
THIS IMPORTANT BODY OF WORK .
THE FUTURE FOR PEDESTRIANS IN
SEATTLE IS VERY BRIGHT. YOU
MENTIONED SOMETHING LIKE,
EVERYONE IS A PEDESTRIAN. I
DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SPECIFIC
BREAKDOWN OF PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE
TO WALK VERSUS TAKE THE BUS
VERSUS DRIVE VERSUS BIKE,
WHATEVER IT IS, HOW THEY CHOOSE
TO GET AROUND IN THE CITY . IT
IS LESS RELEVANT, BUT I DO KNOW
THAT 100% OF US ARE PEDESTRIANS
AT SOME POINT IN OUR JOURNEY.
SO THAT IS WHY THIS WORK IS
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. WE ALL
WIN WILL WE CAN ALL SAFELY GET
AROUND FROM A PEDESTRIAN
PERSPECTIVE. AND SO, I
CAREFULLY LOOKED AT SOME OF THE
WORK, REFLECTED WITH THE
BROADER COMMITTEE HERE. AS YOU
KNOW, SOME OF IT DEFINITELY
INFORMED WHERE WE LANDED IN THE
PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION LEVY,
DOING MORE FOR LEVY THE ARE GO
DECIDE HERE IN A FEW SHORT
MONTHS. BUILDING OUT TONS OF
NEW SIDEWALKS. BECAUSE AGAIN,
EVERYONE BENEFITS WHEN WE CAN
ALL SAFELY GET AROUND. GLAD TO
HEAR THERE IS A DIVERSITY OF
PERSPECTIVE REFLECTED HERE IN
THIS LATE. I NOTICED TRACY AND
HER LOW VISION , AND PEOPLE
WITH -- IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT,
ESPECIALLY ON THE PEDESTRIAN
SIDE, THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE
DIFFERENTLY ABLED REFLECTED ON
THIS IMPORTANT BODY OF WORK.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL .
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I'M
EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO VOTE YES
TODAY. COLLEAGUES, I WELCOME
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM
YOUR PERSPECTIVE. I WILL START
WITH COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> A QUICK QUESTION . FIRST,
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY FOR BEING
HERE AND FOR THE WORK YOU DO
WITH SDOT. REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. ON THE BOARD, IS THERE ANY
DIRECT DISTRICTS 7
REPRESENTATION?
>> YOU KNOW, I WOULD HAVE TO
LOOK AT THE ROSTER. I CAN GET
BACK TO YOU TODAY ON THAT IF
YOU WOULD LIKE.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. IN THE
MEANTIME, I'M GOING TO SAY
THAT TIMMONS, -- TIMMONS-CRAIG,
I WILL COUNSEL -- COUNT THAT AS
DISTRICT 7. IT IS AN EXTENSION
OF QUEEN ANNE, IF YOU WILL. THE
REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE, EVEN
IN MY OWN DISTRICT, THE
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE VERY
DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF
PEDESTRIAN PIECES, LIKE
DOWNTOWN WITH A BIG CHUNK OF
DISTRICT 7 WITH GREAT SIDEWALKS
WITH THE NEW BUILD AND
EVERYTHING. BUT OTHER AREAS IT
IS BAD. WE RECENTLY HAD A
JUDGMENT IN TERMS OF THE POOR
STATE OF A LOT OF THE SIDEWALKS
THAT WE HAVE IN QUEEN ANNE AND
MAGNOLIA. THAT IS ONE ELEMENT.
ANOTHER THING RELATED TO
PEDESTRIANS, I THINK ABOUT OUR
NEW WATERFRONT, THE NEW BIKE
PATH. IN THE IDEA OF
GEO-FENCING, BECAUSE WE'RE
TRYING TO HAVE THAT SEPARATION
FROM THE PEDESTRIANS FROM THOSE
ON WHEELS OF DIFFERENT TYPES.
IS THAT AN AREA YOU ARE WORKING
IN TERMS OF USING TECHNOLOGY TO
ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THAT
SEPARATION FOR THE SAFETY OF
PEDESTRIANS?
>> CHAIR SAKA AND COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE , CAN ASK A CLARIFYING
QUESTION?
>> SURE.
>> ARE YOU ASKING IF THE
PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD IS
WORKING ON THAT?
>> YOU CAN ANSWER FOR BOTH THE
BOARD AND SDOT. IT IS JUST A
MATTER OF, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO
BE MINDFUL OF HOW WE CAN USE
TECHNOLOGY LIKE GEO-FENCING TO
HELP PROTECT OUR PEDESTRIANS.
>> YEAH. THANK YOU AGAIN . I
WILL SAY THAT, SINCE I HAVE
BEEN STAFF LIAISON, WHICH IS
ABOUT NINE MONTHS OR SO, THAT
TOPIC HAS COME UP IN THE
CONTEXT OF SCOOTER SHARE . VERY
BRIEFLY. WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN
INTO DETAIL ON IT AS FAR AS I
CAN RECALL. I WOULD SAY IT IS
SOMETHING OF INTEREST. AND SO,
I AM FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT
SCOOTER SHARE WILL CONTINUE TO
BE A TOPIC THAT THE PEDESTRIAN
ADVISORY BOARD REMAINS
INTERESTED IN, ALTHOUGH
OBVIOUSLY THAT IS UP TO THEM AS
BOARD MEMBERS. BUT IT IS
SOMETHING THAT HAS COME UP WITH
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AS WELL.
I THINK IT IS DEFINITELY
RELEVANT TO THE PEDESTRIAN
REALM. AS FAR AS SDOT, I WANT
TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO ANSWER ON
BEHALF OF SDOT BECAUSE THAT IS
NOT MY AREA OF EXPERTISE. BUT I
KNOW THERE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE
WORKING ON OUR SCOOTER SHARE
AND OTHER SHARED MOBILITY
THINGS , AND SDOT WOULD BE
HAPPY, IN GENERAL, TO GET YOU
MORE INFORMATION ON THAT .
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THEY'RE MORE APT TO RESPOND
TO THAT QUESTION THE MYSELF.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU DO
GET PUBLIC,. I GET A LOT OF
COMMENTS ON IT TOO. I BRING UP
THE WATERFRONT PROJECT BECAUSE
I THINK THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF
DOING IT RIGHT. IT IS NOT
COMPLETE YET, I DON'T THINK.
BUT IT IS AN EXAMPLE IN TERMS
OF THE PLANS AND HOW TO DO THIS
RIGHT. I ALSO KNOW THERE ARE
OTHER AREAS WITHIN DISTRICT 7
AND THE CITY THAT CAN ALSO USE
AND BUILD ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE
WATERFRONT IN TERMS OF THAT..
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE
LIVELY DISCUSSION HERE,
COLLEAGUES. I THINK THIS IS YET
ANOTHER EXCEPTIONALLY
WELL-QUALIFIED SLATE . I REALLY
DO APPRECIATE AND APPLAUD YOUR
GREAT WORK AND CONTRIBUTIONS
TOWARD MAKING A SAFER , MORE
ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN
EXPERIENCE FOR ALL IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE . AS WE KNOW, WE
HAVE 20% DUST 27% SIDEWALK
CAFÉ IN THE CITY. THIS
PROPOSED LEVY MAKES GREAT
PROGRESS TOWARDS CLOSING THAT.
IS NOT THE ONLY THING THAT
VOTERS WILL DECIDE. IT IS NOT
THE ONLY THING. THAT IS KIND OF
A GOOD SEGUE IN A FEW MOMENTS
TO THE PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING TASK FORCE THAT WE ARE
GOING TO TAKE UP HERE IN A
MOMENT, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE
BETTER PROGRESS ON THAT, AND
SIGNIFICANTLY CLOSING THE GAP.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK.
EXCITED TO SUPPORT YOU TODAY. I
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENTS 2949, 2950, 2953,
2954, 2955, 2958, AND 2960. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT. IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT. ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS? HEARING NONE AND SEE
NONE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> THERE ARE FIVE VOTES IN
FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED. YOU ARE
RIGHT. EXCELLENT. THE MOTION
CARRIES. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THE COUNCIL
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE
SENT TO THE SEPTEMBER TWIN 2024
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE WILL
NOW MOVE INTO ITEM 14. PLEASE
READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 14, APPOINTMENT
2962, APPOINTMENT OF MARIS
ZIVARTS AS MEMBER SEATTLE
SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
FOR A TERM OF MARCH 31, 2027.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. WILL BE
PRESENTED PLEASE JOIN US AT THE
TABLE AND SHARE YOUR
PRESENTATION? ONCE READY,
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND
BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> WELCOME.
>> GOOD MORNING, ALL. THANKS
FOR HAVING US HERE. I AM DIANE
WALSH. I WORK ON THE SAFER
SCHOOL PROGRAM AT SDOT. JUST AS
A LITTLE BACKGROUND, THE SCHOOL
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WAS
CREATED IN 1975 TO BRING
TOGETHER SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
, THE CITY AND PARENTS TO BRING
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS NEW SCHOOL
CROSSWALK FOUND THAT LOCATION,
CROSSING GUARD ASSIGNMENTS,
PLACEMENT OF PROSECCO, TRAFFIC
CIRCULATION PLANS FOR NEW
SCHOOLS, AND ANY OTHER POLICIES
THAT PERTAIN TO SUPPORTING SAFE
ROUTES TO SCHOOL FOR SEATTLE
FAMILIES. THE SAFETY COMMITTEE
IS MADE UP OF 11
REPRESENTATIVES FROM SDOT, SPS,
KING COUNTY METRO AND SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS
ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF PARENTS,
ONE MEMBER REPRESENTING
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, ONE MEMBER
REPRESENTING BICYCLE SAFETY AND
THREE AT-LARGE MEMBERS. TODAY
WE HAVE ONE NEW CANDIDATE FOR
APPOINTMENT , MARIS ZIVARTS
FROM DISTRICT 2, RECOMMENDED BY
THE MAYOR AS A GENERAL MEMBER
OF THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE WITH THE TERM THROUGH
MARCH 31, 2020 SPRING -- 2027.
EXCUSE ME. HE IS A RESEARCH
INDICATIONS DIRECTOR AT UNITE
HERE AND IS ALSO A FATHER TO A
SECOND GRADER. HE HELPED
ORGANIZE AND CHAPERONE THE K-8
-- EIGHT BIKE FEST LAST YEAR IN
RAINIER BEACH. THAT IS AN
ORGANIZED BICYCLE RIDE TO AND
FROM SCHOOL WERE A NUMBER OF
ADULT CHAPERONE KIDS ALONG
DESIGNATED CROWDS SO THEY CAN
SAFELY GET TO AND FROM SCHOOL.
I WILL HAVE HIM NOW INTRODUCE
HIMSELF.
>> GOOD MORNING, COMMITTEE. MY
DAY JOB , I'M RESEARCH
DIRECTOR FOR THE HOTEL WORKERS
UNION HERE IN SEATTLE. I LIVE
IN HILLMAN CITY . I AM THE
FATHER OF A SON WHO WILL START
SECOND GRADE TOMORROW IN THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. I
AM HAPPY TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THE
IMPORTANT WORK OF THE COMMITTEE
TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS CAN GET
TO SCHOOL SAFELY.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU .
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOUR
SACRIFICE IN SERVICE TO THE
CITY HERE. REALLY IMPORTANT
STUFF. SOUTH -- SAFE ROUTES TO
SCHOOL. I'M A PUBLIC-SCHOOL
DAD OF THREE MYSELF. OF AN
INCOMING KINDERGARTNER . SORRY,
THREE KIDS. A LOT GOING ON.
KINDERGARTNER, SECOND-GRADER,
AND INCOMING FIFTH GRADER ALL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO KEEPING OUR
SCHOOLS ACCESSIBLE AND SAFE IS
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. A
VITAL BODY OF WORK. I KNOW THAT
FIRSTHAND. THANK YOU FOR ALL
YOUR HARD WORK TOWARDS KEEPING
OUR SCHOOLS AND PATHWAYS TO
THEM SAFE. COLLEAGUES, WELCOME
ANY COMMENTS, ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS IF YOU
HAVE ANY FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
>> THANK YOU. VERY EXCITED TO
HAVE YOU AND YOUR PERSPECTIVE
IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY . I
THINK WE MET AT A CHILD CENTER
EVENT FOR A NEW SIDEWALK. GLAD
TO SEE YOU HERE IN THE CITY
FAMILY. IT TOOK YOU LONG
ENOUGH. TO THANK YOU.
>> THAT WAS FRIENDLY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. WELL,
LET'S SEE. I MOVE -- I WELCOME
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS.
>> JUST, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR COMING. VERY IMPORTANT
WORK. WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF
THIS WORK DONE IN QUEEN ANNE
AND DISTRICT 7. WE NEED TO
CONTINUE IN OTHER AREAS LIKE
MAGNOLIA AND OTHER PARTS OF THE
CITY. REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT
YOU ARE STEPPING INTO. THANK
YOU.
>> COMING FROM ANOTHER DAD OF A
YOUNG SCHOOL-AGED CHILD. THANK
YOU.
>> TODAY.
>> ALL RIGHT. SHOUT OUT, BY THE
WAY, TO ALL THE PARENTS WHO MAY
BE WATCHING OR IN THE ROOM . A
LITTLE APPREHENSIVE, AS I AM,
ABOUT SCHOOL STARTING TOMORROW
AND WHAT THAT PORTENDS FOR THE
SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR KIDS
AND INTEGRATING THAT WITH OUR
WORK SCHEDULES AND EVERYTHING
LIKE THAT. A LOT OF FEELINGS, A
LOT OF THINGS. I HEAR YOU ALL.
I AM FEELING IT TOO. WE WILL
ALL BE FINE. SHADOW TO ALL THE
WORKING PARENTS OUT THERE,
ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOUNG KIDS.
ALL RIGHT, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
2962. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT. MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT. ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS?
>> I JUST HAVE A QUICK HEADS UP
THAT THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE WILL BE PRESENTING
OUR ANNUAL REPORT AT ONE OF
THESE UPCOMING TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETINGS. SO LOOK FOR
THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU . IT IS
MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY OTHER
FIRM AND -- FURTHER COMMENTS
AND QUESTIONS? HEARING AND
SEEING NONE. WILL THE CLERK
CALL THE ROLE?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> THERE ARE FIVE VOTES IN
FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS. IT WILL
BE SENT TO THE SEPTEMBER 10,
2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
CONGRATULATIONS. WE WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO THE ITEM NUMBER 15.
LUCKY NUMBER 15. WITH THE CLERK
READ ITEM 15 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 15, RESOLUTION
32145, RESOLUTION RELATING TO
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
RESPONDED TO RESOLUTION 32137
REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND
RECOMMENDATIONS OF A
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TASK
FORCE TO DEVELOP POLICY AND
FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
LONG-TERM TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, WITH
SPECIFIC FOCUS ON BUILDING OUT
SEATTLE'S SIDEWALK NETWORK,
IMPROVING EXISTING SIDEWALKS,
IMPROVING PAVEMENT CONDITION,
AND REPLACING OR REHABILITATING
AGING BRIDGES.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. IT LOOKS
LIKE THE PRESENTERS HAVE JOINED
US AT THE TABLE. ONCE READY,
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN
YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR
AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM
DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT SDOT.
ANDROID WITH THE MAN WHO NEEDS
NO INTRODUCTION , AS WELL AS.
>> COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME BACK
SINCE YOU PASSED THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY AMENDMENT,
OR UPDATE. WE ARE HERE TO
DISCUSS WITH YOU TODAY THE
PROPOSED APPROACH FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TASK
FORCE. IT WAS AN IMPORTANT
COMPANION STRATEGY FOR THE 2024
TRANSPORTATION LEVY. IT WAS
ALSO PART OF THE RESOLUTION ,
THE COMPANION RESOLUTION, THE
COUNCIL PASSED WHEN ADOPTING
THAT ORDINANCE. INCLUDED A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DATES AND
REQUIREMENTS FOR RETURNING BACK
WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. WE
DID TRANSMIT A DRAFT. THE FIRST
OF THE DATES WAS IN AUGUST 2024
TO COME BACK WITH A PROPOSAL
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
TASK FORCE, WHICH IS WHAT WE
ARE HERE TO DO TODAY. WITH
THAT, I WILL HEAD OVER TO MAKE
A SHEPHERD FOR THE
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
CHAIR SAKA, VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH AND MEMBERS OF
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL HERE AGAIN.
WHEN THE LEVEE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE WROTE A LETTER TO YOU
RECOMMENDING A RENEWAL OF A
TRANSPORTATION LEVY, THEY DID
NOT STOP THERE. THEY ALSO
RECOMMENDED A BROADER
TRANSPORTATION APPROACH TO
CONSIDER OTHER REVENUE SOURCES
OR APPROACHES IN ADDITION TO
THE LEVEE TO ADDRESS OUR
DETERIORATING ROADWAYS, BRIDGES
AND OUR SAFETY NEEDS. THISCOMME
WITH WHAT SDOT HAS BEEN DOING
INTERNALLY OURSELVES TOWARDS
DEVELOPING OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT
APPROACH IT IS CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED THROUGH
RECENT AUDITS OF BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE AND SIDEWALK
PROGRAMS. IT IS ALSO CONSISTENT
WITH WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE
COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND THE
LEVEE RENEWAL DEVELOPMENT WHERE
WE HEARD CONSISTENT EMPHASIS
AND SUPPORT FOR INVESTMENT IN
BRIDGES, PAVING, AND SIDEWALKS,
AND WITH SAFETY. TAKING A
BROADER HOLISTIC LOOK AT OUR
ASSETS AND THE STRATEGIES TO
ADDRESS THEM IS ALSO IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE DIRECTION
YOU PROVIDED US IN THE LEVEE
ORDINANCE AND THE RESOLUTION.
THE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TASK
FORCE , ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
FROM THE GOOD PEOPLE OF SEATTLE
TO VOLUNTEER THEIR EXPERTISE
AND THEIR INPUT INTO THIS
CRITICAL WORK . OUR APPROACH
WOULD BE TO BEGIN WITH OUR
CURRENT CONTEXT. WHAT DO WE
KNOW AND WHERE ARE WE TODAY?
THAT IS CONDITIONS OF ASSETS,
THE CURRENT POLICIES, THE AUDIT
RESULTS I MENTIONED, AND OTHER
PLACES SO WE CAN CREATE A
SHARED STARTING POINT FOR ALL
OF THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS. WE
BRING INTO THAT LIFECYCLE
INFORMATION . THOSE ARE WORDS
THAT ARE EXCITING TO SOME
PEOPLE. BUT IT REALLY GIVES US
THE CHANCE TO THINK LONG-TERM
ABOUT OUR ASSET NEEDS. WE CAN
LOOK THREE YEARS INTO THE
FUTURE AND WHAT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD REQUIRE.
WE DID INCORPORATE THAT.
LIFECYCLE INFORMATION IN THOSE
INVESTMENT SCENARIOS FROM THE
ASSET MANAGEMENT APPROACH . AND
THEN WE BRING IN PRACTICAL
FUNDING TOOLS. WE KNOW THERE
HAS BEEN A LOT OF THINKING
RECENTLY ABOUT THE UNIVERSAL
FUNDING TOOLS , AND CONSISTENT
WITH THIS RESOLUTION, I THINK
WITH DIRECTION FROM THE
COUNCIL, IS TO FOCUS ON WHAT IS
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS
THE CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US. WE
CAN PUT THE FUNDING TOOLS AND
THE NEEDS TOGETHER INTO
SCENARIOS AND THE TASK FORCE
CAN USE THOSE TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS. ANOTHER WAY TO
LOOK AT IT IS ON THE SLIDE. IN
ESSENCE, WE START WITH THE BIG
BROAD PICTURE. WE DEEPER DIVE
INTO THE POLICIES, THE ASSET
NEEDS AND REVENUE OPTIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ONE OF THE
CRITICAL ASSET CLASSES THAT WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT, AND THAT WE
BRING IT ALL TOGETHER. WE HAVE
TO SYNTHESIZE IT AND
PRIORITIZE. THAT IS WHAT WE BE
ASKING THE TASK FORCE TO DO TO
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU AND
TO THE MAYOR. AN EXAMPLE OF
WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE. WE
JUST BOUGHT ONE. IT IS
SIDEWALKS. WE KNOW THE CONCERN
AND INTEREST. TO HIGHLIGHT JUST
WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE FOR
THE TASK FORCE, HERE IS LOOKING
AT BOTH SIDEWALK REPAIR AND
STRATEGIES TO BUILD MORE NEW
SIDEWALKS. FOR SIDEWALKS, WE
HAVE THE SIDEWALK AUDIT AS A
STARTING POINT. IT IS ALREADY
LOOKING AT EXISTING POLICIES.
IT HAS LOOKED AT OUR PRACTICES,
PARTICULARLY AROUND SIDEWALK
REPAIR ENFORCEMENT. IT HAS MADE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON NEW PROGRAMS
OR CHANGES TO EXISTING PROGRAMS
OR POLICIES THAT COULD INCREASE
THE RATE AT WHICH ADJACENT
PROPERTY OWNERS FIX THEIR
BUCKLES AND CRACKED SIDEWALKS.
OTHER CITIES HAVE CREATED
PROGRAMS, SUCH AS SIDEWALKS GET
REPAIRED WHEN THE HOUSE SELLS
TO A NEW OWNER, OR THEY HAVE
CREATED PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME
PROPERTY OWNERS TO SUPPLEMENT
THE REPAIR OF THEIR ADJACENT
SIDEWALKS. THE AUDIT IS ALSO A
GOOD PLACE TO START WHEN
CONSIDERING NEW SIDEWALK
CONSTRUCTION IN THE 20 YOUR
GOALS FOR THE BLOCKS WE WANT TO
BUILD. IT CAN LOOK , AND WHAT
WE CAN ASK THE TASK FORCE TO
DO, IS TO LOOK AT THE
DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS. WHO
IS REQUIRED TO BUILD THE
SIDEWALKS. WE CAN ALSO EXPLORE
STRATEGIES FOR HOW THE CITY
COULD BUILD MORE SIDEWALKS MORE
EFFICIENTLY, MORE
COST-EFFECTIVELY. IN ADDITION
TO LOOKING AT THE CURRENT
POLICIES AND PROGRAMS, THEN WE
BRING IN THE FUNDING. WHAT
FUNDING STREAMS ARE THE MOST
APPROPRIATE TO APPLY TO THIS
PARTICULAR CHALLENGE? AND WE
WOULD DO THIS AS WELL FOR
BRIDGES AND FOR PAVING.
>> THE OUTCOMES OF THE TASK
FORCE WOULD BE A SET OF
ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS.
SOMETHING FOR YOU AND FOR THE
MAYOR TO LOOK AT THAT COULD
HELP TO GUIDE THE NEXT STEP.
EXAMPLES COULD INCLUDE POLICY
CHANGES SO THAT MORE SIDEWALKS
ARE REPAIRED BY ADJACENT
PROPERTY OWNERS. OR A DEFINED
BOND MEASURE FOR BRIDGE OR
SEAWALL REPLACEMENT. OR
RECOMMENDED POLICY ACTIONS FOR
US, THE CITY, TO PURSUE AT THE
STATE THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO
BUILD MORE SIDEWALKS, LESS
EXPENSIVELY. THAT IS JUST A
SAMPLE. IN TERMS OF WHO WE
WOULD BE HELPING TO COME TO THE
TASK FORCE AND BRING THEIR
EXPERTISE , IT IS GOING TO TAKE
A LOT OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE,
AS WELL AS BROAD COMMUNITY
SUPPORT TO ADDRESS THE FUNDING
CHALLENGES AND THE POLICY
CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US. WE
WOULD HOPE TO HAVE ON THE TASK
FORCE BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES,
COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES,
PARTICULARLY FROM COMMUNITIES
THAT MAYBE ARE VERY RELIANT ON
A BRIDGE TO GET IN AND OUT, OR
DON'T HAVE ANY SIDEWALKS.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MODAL
BOARDS AS WELL AS THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY
WORKGROUP. THE PEOPLE WHO BUILD
AND REPAIR THE INFRASTRUCTURE
FROM THE LABOR IN THE BUILDING
TRADES , THE DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY, AND ADVOCATES FOR
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. WE WOULD
WANT TO SUPPORT THIS GROUP WITH
A SKILLED PROFESSIONAL
FACILITATOR AND A CONSULTANT
TEAM THAT COULD BRING EXPERTISE
TO THE ISSUES OF TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING AND FINANCE TO PROJECT
DELIVERY AND POLICIES. THEN WE
WOULD ALSO SUPPORT THAT TASK
FORCE WITH AN INTERNAL TEAM,
NOT JUST OF SDOT, BUT
REPRESENTATION FROM ALL THE
DEPARTMENTS WHO WILL TOUCH ON
THIS. CD FINANCE, CITY BUDGET
OFFICE. SO THE RESOLUTION
BEFORE YOU TODAY WOULD BE
ACTIVATED IF THE LEVY IS
APPROVED BY VOTERS IN NOVEMBER
. AT A HIGH LEVEL, WE WOULD AIM
TO SEAT THE TASK FORCE IN EARLY
2025. WE WOULD PROVIDE UPDATES
TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
EXECUTIVE EVERY SIX MONTHS
THROUGHOUT AND COMPLETE THE
WORK IN 2027. THE FIRST QUARTER
OF NEXT YEAR WOULD BE FOCUSED
ON RECRUITMENT AND ON BOARDING
OF BOTH THE CONSULTANTS AND THE
TASK FORCE MEMBERS WITH THE
EXPECTATION OR GOAL OF CALLING
THE FIRST MEETING TO ORDER INTO
TWO 2025. WITH THAT, WE LOOK
FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS AND
DISCUSSION. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH .
REALLY APPRECIATE THIS
PRESENTATION. WHILE I HAVE OUR
OWN EXPERT HERE , CALVIN, DO
YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ? I DO NOTE THE GREAT
MEMO THEY SENT OUT A FEW WEEKS
BACK. COLLEAGUES, I BUMPED IT
UP TO THE TOP OF YOUR INBOXES
EARLIER THIS MORNING JUST FOR
QUICK REFERENCE. I KNOW YOU ALL
READ IT AS WELL, THE EXCELLENT
SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE FOR
THIS BILL. WE HAVE HER OWN
CENTRAL STAFF TO DO HER OWN
ANALYSIS. GREAT WORK. I READ IT
AND LOVE IT. YOU HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE TO ADD FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVE?
>> I JUST AFFIRM THAT THE
PROPOSAL FOLLOWS THE COUNCIL
DIRECTION IN THE RESOLUTION
FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR. AND
THAT WITH THIS APPROVAL ON THIS
RESOLUTION, THIS WOULD BE
HANDLED ADMINISTRATIVELY INTO
WE GET FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE EXPECT THAT COUNCIL WOULD BE
CONSULTED, BUT WE WOULD NOT
EXPECT ANY FORMAL ADDITIONAL
ACTION UNTIL THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE END OF
THE PROCESS. CENTRAL STAFF
EXPECT TO BE ENGAGED AND TO
FOLLOW THE WORK OF THE TASK
FORCE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
YEARS IF THE LEVY PASSES.
>> THANK YOU. REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT. THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS
AT SDOT HERE FOR TEEING THIS UP
AND SHARING YOUR OVERVIEW.
REALLY HELPFUL. ALSO,
APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS AT SDOT
, THE EXECUTIVE SDOT TEAM, FOR
YOUR WORK IN CO-COLLABORATING
ON THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION
WITH ME . WE TOOK THE PEN
TOGETHER AND CREATED THIS TO
IMPLEMENT OUR GREAT IDEAS FROM
THE LEVY LEGISLATION . SO HERE
IS THE RESULT. APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION
THAT WENT ON INTO THAT. THIS IS
HOW GOVERNMENT GET STUFF DONE.
LOVE THIS BILL. COLLEAGUES,
FYI, AND WILL HAVE A FAIRLY
MINOR AMENDMENT BASICALLY JUST
CALLING OUT THE COMPANION
RESOLUTION IN ADDITION TO THE
COUNCIL BILL WE PASSED AS PART
OF THIS . VERY MINOR STUFF. I
AM CONTEMPLATING SOMETHING A
LITTLE MORE SUBSTANTIVE, BUT
STILL FAIRLY BENIGN IN TERMS OF
AN AMENDMENT. FOR THOSE
REASONS, AND ALSO BECAUSE THIS
WAS INTRODUCED RIGHT BEFORE A
COUNCIL RECESS. I UNDERSTAND
THERE ARE 1 MILLION THINGS YOU
ALL ARE CONSIDERING. SO WE WILL
NOT BE VOTING ON THIS TODAY.
WILL VOTE ON THIS AT OUR VERY
FINAL MEETING, WHICH IS IN TWO
WEEKS. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS, LET ME KNOW. PLEASE
HAVE THOSE AND WORK WITH CALVIN
AND CENTRAL STAFF TO MAKE SURE
THOSE ARE FINALIZED BY EARLY
NEXT WEEK , MONDAY OR TUESDAY.
TUESDAY SOUNDS ABOUT GOOD. WE
WILL GO FROM THERE. LIKE I
SAID, I HAVE ONE. COLLEAGUES, I
WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVES. GO AHEAD ,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THANK
YOU, EVERYONE FOR COMING. YOU
ARE STILL MY FAVORITE BRIEFER.
APPRECIATE THAT. AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUMMARY. REALLY
IMPORTANT. FOR ME, TWO THINGS.
ONE IS GOOD GOVERNANCE. AND
TWO, THIS NEEDS TO BE PART OF
THE PITCH IN TERMS OF PROMOTING
THE LEVY AND GETTING THE LEVY
PASSED, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS
IMPORTANT. AND I DO RECOGNIZE
AND SUPPORT ALL THE DISCUSSION
ABOUT SIDEWALKS, BUT I WILL
COME BACK TO THE FACT THAT
DISTRICT 7 A LOT OF WAYS IS A
PENINSULA BECAUSE OF ALL OUR
BRIDGES. SO PLEASE, LET'S KEEP
A FOCUS ON BRIDGES AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT COMMENTS. NOTING THAT
IT IS A GREAT WAY TO TEE UP
THIS LEVY PROPOSAL THE VOTERS
WILL DECIDE ON IN A FEW SHORT
MONTHS. AND ALSO, THIS LEVY, IT
RENDERS THE BALL OF THE BALL,
SO TO SPEAK FOR THREE CORE
ASSET CLASSES, SIDEWALKS,
ROADS, PAVEMENT, AND THEN, OF
COURSE, BRIDGES. THREE THINGS ,
THREE IMPORTANT NEEDS , SO THAT
IS THE THRUST OF THIS WORK. IT
IS TO UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS
NEEDS , FUNDING SOURCES AND
STRATEGIES AND OPTIONS AND
PROPOSING A SERIES OF
RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP US
BETTER ACHIEVE WHAT WE ALL
WANT, TO MAKE BETTER, MORE
URGENT PROGRESS ON THE OVERALL
STATE OF OUR BRIDGES, OUR
ROADS, WHICH IN MY VIEW, NEED
SIGNIFICANT REPAIR AND
INVESTMENT . THESE POTHOLES ARE
PESKY , BUT I ASPIRE TO BE
POTHOLE ROYALTY ALONGSIDE YOU
ALL. BUT EVEN BETTER BEING THE
KINGS AND QUEENS AND ROYALTY OF
POTHOLE REPAIR, BUT EVEN BETTER
THAN THAT IS POTHOLE
PREVENTION. THAT MEANS DOING
THE WORK OF GETTING, DIGGING
DEEP AND DOING SOME MAJOR
PAYMENT REHABILITATION WORK,
WHICH IS MORE COSTLY AND
EXPENSIVE AND MORE TIME
INTENSIVE AND RESOURCE
INTENSIVE, BUT PETE PREVENTS A
LOT OF POTHOLES. THIS WORK HERE
OF THIS COMMITTEE IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO
, AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, TO
SHARE SOME OF THIS IMPORTANT
WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY GIVEN
THE GRAVITY OF IT , AND MAKE
SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS A SAY ,
BRING FOLKS TOGETHER, AND TEE
UP RECOMMENDATIONS. LOVE THIS
WORK. LOOKING FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THIS IN A COUPLE OF
WEEKS AND TAKING IT UP AGAIN.
THANK YOU ALL. ANY OTHER FINAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES OR ANY OF OUR
PARTNERS HERE AT THE TABLE?
HEARING NONE AND SEEING NONE.
THANK YOU, AGAIN. APPRECIATE
THIS. WE WILL TAKE THIS UP
AGAIN AT THE VERY NEXT
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE
ON TO ITEM 16 . WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 16 INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 16. CLERK FILE
314497. PETITION OF BRE-BMR LLC
FOR THE VACATION OF ALLIE AND
LOTS 7 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE,
BLOCK 67, DENNY'S PARK
ADDITION TO NORTH SEATTLE BE
THE BLOCK BOUNDED BY JOHN
STREET, THOMAS STREET, TAYLOR
AVENUE NORTH AND 6th AVENUE
NORTH.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. WILL THE
PRESENTERS PLEASE JOIN US AT
THE TABLE AND SHARE YOUR
PRESENTATION WHEN READY. GO
AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES
AND START YOUR PRESENTATION.
>>
>> FIRST, THANK YOU FOR HAVING
US HERE.
>> DO YOU WANT TO HIT THE MIC?
>> GREEN LIGHT IS ON.
>> COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
>> MICHAEL JENKINS, DIRECTOR OF
THE SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION.
>> REALTY.
>> WELCOME.
>> ARCHITECT AND DESIGN
PRINCIPLE .
>> WELCOME. HEARD YOU MORE
CLEARLY THAT TIME. GREAT JOB.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO
PRESENTING HERE ARE PROJECT AT
TAYLOR AND 6th AVENUE AS WE
LOOK AT THE ALLEY VACATION
AROUND THIS DEVELOPMENT. REAL
QUICK, OUR TEAM HERE IS
PURKETT, RYAN AND MYSELF DOING
THE PRESENTATION TODAY. HAPPY
TO HAVE DONE THE WORK WE DID
EARLY ON WITH THE COMMITTEE
GETTING TO THIS POINT AND
WORKING THROUGH THE VARIOUS
EFFORTS . AS WE START TO TALK
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION, WE WILL
GET INTO MORE THE DETAILS, BUT
WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE FUNDING
WE'VE OUTLINED IN THIS AS
WELL. IT IS SOMETHING WE WANT
TO CONTINUE TO DIAL IN ON
AND.EXACTLY THAT WE ARE HERE IN
SUPPORT OF THAT FROM OUR SIDE
AS WE DO THIS PRESENTATION.
>> VERY BRIEFLY, THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF YOU
WOULD PROVE THE VACATION OF AN
ALLEY IN UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD .
BIOMED OWNS THE PROPERTY ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE ALLEY. THEY
ARE SEEKING APPROVAL. YOU HAVE
A PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR
THIS MEETING AND AT YOUR NEXT
MEETING IT WILL UP POTENTIALLY
FOR A VOTE.
>> GOOD MORNING. WE ARE ALWAYS
HAPPY TO BE HERE WHEN WE GET
THE CHANCE TO BRING A NEW
PROJECT TO THE COMMITTEE . I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING
SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET
ON THE AGENDA BEFORE YOU ARE
FULLY ENGAGED IN BUDGET. THANK
YOU FOR THAT. WHAT WE REALLY
WANT TO FOCUS ON A LOT IS THE
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION . THE
VISUAL DEPICTION IS A MUCH
BETTER WAY TO SEE THE PROJECT .
THE VISUAL DEPICTION IN THE
POWERPOINT REFLECTS ALL OF THE
PROCESSING WORK WE HAVE ALL
DONE WITHIN SDOT AND THE
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION AND
THE UTILITIES AND EVERYONE.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO
CONCENTRATE ON I DID WANT TO
BRIEFLY REMIND THE COMMITTEE
THAT YOU SEE EACH VACATION
THREE TIMES. SO WHEN THE
PETITION IS NEWLY INTRODUCED,
IT COMES TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
AN EARLY COMMITTEE BRIEFING.
THAT IS ADVISORY ONLY. THERE
ARE NO CONDITIONS OR
RECOMMENDATIONS. BUT IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO TO
PROVIDE ANY GUIDANCE IF YOU
CHOOSE AND TO LET THE PUBLIC
KNOW THAT THIS PROCESS HAS
BEGUN. STREET VACATIONS ARE
UNIQUELY LEGISLATED. THE
PETITION, THE APPLICATION IS
ACTUALLY TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
THAT IS YOUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY.
THE SUBSTANTIVE OPPORTUNITY IS
WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE TODAY.
STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL HOLD A PUBLIC
HEARING. THAT HAS BEEN NOTICED
AND SCHEDULED FOR TODAY. THIS
IS REALLY YOUR SUBSTANTIVE
DECISION. WE HAVE IN THE SDOT
RECOMMENDATION A SUMMARY OF ALL
THE PROCESS AND OUR TAKE ON HOW
THIS COMPLIES WITH THE GUIDANCE
PROVIDED IN THE STREET VACATION
POLICIES , AND WE HAVE
RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS THE
COVERS THINGS LIKE SUMMARY OF
THE DESIGN COMMISSION ACTION
AND SOME OF THE MORE TECHNICAL
ASPECTS. THAT IS JUST AVAILABLE
TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND TO THE
CITY COUNCIL. THE THIRD TIME
YOU SEE THE PROJECT IS WHEN WE
DO THE FINAL VACATION
ORDINANCE. THE CITY COUNCIL
PROVIDES THAT THAT IS ONLY DONE
AFTER ALL THE CONDITIONS ARE
MET. WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR ACTION
AT THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING
AND REFER THAT TO FULL COUNCIL,
WHATEVER THE ACTION AND,
ASSUMING IF YOU ADOPT IT WITH
CONDITIONS, YOU WOULD NOT SEE
THE FINAL ORDINANCE UNTIL ALL
FEES ARE PAID AND THE DEVELOPER
HAS MET THE CONDITIONS IMPOSED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL. SO THERE
CAN BE A BIG GAP, BUT THE
SUBSTANTIVE DECISION HAPPENS
NOW, AND THAT DOES ALLOW THE
DEVELOPER TO GO OUT AND
ACTUALLY BEGIN WORK ON THE
SITE. THE COUNCIL HAS
ESTABLISHED THAT, TO PROVIDE
ACCOUNTABILITY SO WE'RE NOT
CLOSING OUT AND DOING THE FINAL
ORDINANCE BEFORE THE COUNCIL
IT'S A CHANCE TO CHECK IN AND
SAY, YEAH, THE FEE IS PAID,
PUBLIC BENEFIT, READY TO GO.
THIS IS THE MIDDLE AND
SUBSTANTIVE PORTION. AS I SAID,
WE DO WANT TO RELY ON THE
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. IT IS
JUST A BETTER WAY TO SEE IT
THEN TALKING ABOUT THE WRITTEN
RECOMMENDATION. BUT WE DO WANT
MICHAEL JENKINS TO PROVIDE
BACKGROUND ON THE DESIGN
COMMISSION REVIEW . MUCH OF THE
PROCESSING WORK IS PRETTY
TECHNICAL IN NATURE. SO WE'RE
NOT GOING TO REALLY DIG IN ON
UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT FEATURES HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN CRITICAL IN THE
CITY COUNCIL MAKING THEIR
DECISION. WE ALSO HAVE
HISTORICALLY HAD THE COUNCIL
TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT THE
EXPERIENCE IS LIKE FOR MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC WHEN THEY'RE
JUST WALKING IN THE AREA ARE
WALKING AROUND A PROJECT SO
THAT ACCESS, THE STREETSCAPE
AND PUBLIC BENEFIT FEATURES
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CRITICAL
PIECES THAT ARE BETTER SEEN
THROUGH THE POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION . WE ARE ALL HERE
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS EITHER IN
THE MEETING OR IN BETWEEN
BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING. BUT I
THINK THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
MICHAEL CAN TALK ABOUT THIS.
>> THE COMMISSION APPLICANTS --
COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS
ARE IN THE REPORT. THE ONLY
THING I WOULD POINT OUT IS THAT
THE COMMISSION LOOKED AT THIS
THREE TIMES , WHAT THIS PROJECT
IS ABLE TO DO. IT CAN REALIZE A
VISION FOR THOMAS STREET. THE
COUNCIL AND STAKEHOLDERS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE REALLY
COMMITTED TO THIS. THIS
PROJECT, BY VACATING THE ALLEY,
IT ALLOWS THIS PROJECT TO NOT
ONLY PHYSICALLY CONTRIBUTE TO
WHAT WE HAVE WANTED THOMAS
STREET TO BE, BUT REALLY MAKING
AN UNPRECEDENTED FINANCIAL
COMMITMENT IN ITS TIMING , AS
WELL AS IMPLEMENTING OTHER
PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS YOU WILL
SEE IN THIS PRESENTATION. THE
COMMISSION WAS VERY PLEASED
WITH THE OUTCOME. THEY NOT ONLY
PROTECT THE REMAINING FUNCTIONS
OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, PUBLIC
TRUST, MAKING SURE THAT
CIRCULATION AND ACCESS ARE
PROVIDED FOR IN A WAY THAT
DOESN'T DEGRADE FROM THE
PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT, BUT
AGAIN, THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
PACKAGE THAT YOU WILL SEE IN A
FEW MOMENTS DOES TWO VERY
IMPORTANT THINGS. IT PROVIDES
MONEY UPFRONT IN A VERY
DIFFERENT WAY THAN WE WOULD
NORMALLY SEE, BUT ALSO CREATES
A SERIES OF PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE
SIZE AND SCALE OF THIS PROJECT
THAT REALLY SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO
THE POLICIES YOU ADOPTED IN
2018. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS LATER.
>> BRAD AND RYAN , ARE YOU
READY ?
>> THANK YOU. AS YOU CAN SEE
HERE, THIS IS THE PROJECT SITE
SHOWN ON THE AERIAL MAP. YOU
CAN SEE SOME OF THE ASPECTS WE
HAVE JUST TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS
OF THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS
ALSO WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY
WITHIN THE PROCESS IN TERMS OF
THE OVERALL . WE WILL GIVE YOU
MORE DETAILS AS TO THE HISTORY
OF THE PROJECT. THIS IS
SOMETHING WHERE WE HAVE HAD A
FAIRLY ROBUST COMMITTEE
OUTREACH THROUGHOUT THE
PROCESS. THESE PROJECTS TAKE A
LONG TIME. WE'VE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS FOR OVER THREE YEARS.
AS MICHAEL MENTIONED, WE'VE
HAD THREE DESIGN COMMISSION
MEETINGS, MULTIPLE MEETINGS AND
OUTREACH WITH THE COMMITTEE --
COMMUNITY AND DIFFERENT
STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE AREA.
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE
UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE
JUNCTURE , KIND OF A GATEWAY
FROM SEATTLE CENTER ADJACENT TO
DENNY'S PARK. THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR
THE SITE . THIS IS THE
PRESCRIPTIVE ZONING ON THE
SITE. THE THING TO POINT OUT
FOR THIS IS THAT IT EXISTED
ALMOST 4 DIFFERENT COMPONENTS
EXISTING WITHIN THAT THAT CAN
BE CONSTRUCTED WITH AROUND
12,000 SQUARE FEET OF OPEN
SPACE. OUR PROPOSAL DOUBLES THE
OPEN SPACE REMOVES THE
FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF THE ALLEY
SO THAT IT BECOMES A PEDESTRIAN
CONNECTOR INSTEAD. THE OTHER
COMPONENT IS, AS YOU CAN SEE,
THE ALLEY IS USED FOR SERVICE.
MULTIPLE LOADING IS POSSIBLE ,
FOUR DIFFERENT LOADING IN
ZONING AREAS, INCLUDING
DIFFERENT PARKING ACCESS.
>> THESE ARE SOME VIEWS OF THAT
PROPOSAL.
>> OUR PROPOSAL CHANGES THAT
QUITE A BIT, IN FACT. IT MAKES
THE PUBLIC SPACE AT THE EDGES
AND CORNERS OF THE SITE
DOUBLING THE OPEN SPACE
AVAILABLE ON THIS. YOU CAN SEE
ON THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST
QUADRANT AS WELL AS IT
CONVERTING THE ALLEY INTO A
PUBLIC SPACE THAT CONNECTS
THROUGH THE BLOCK. THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT BENEFITS WE
PROPOSED FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH
INCLUDE PRIMARILY FOCUS,
NOTCHES ON THE ALLEY SPACE AND
CONVERTING THAT TO A PUBLIC
SPACE, BUT ALSO THINK ABOUT THE
EDGES OF THE SITE, WHICH IS
SOMETHING WE'VE HEARD FROM THE
COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE
DESIGN COMMISSION. HERE ARE
SOME VIEWS OF THE NEW OPEN
SPACES THAT WE ARE PROPOSING,
BOTH AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER
AND NORTHWEST CORNERS OF THE
SITE. THE NORTHWEST CORNER IS A
VERY IMPORTANT QUARTER FOR US
BECAUSE OF THE CONNECTIVITY TO
THOMAS STREET, AND THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER SHOWN HERE IS
IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF
CONNECTIVITY TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> THE MIDBLOCK CONNECTOR IS
SEEN AS A VIBRANT PEDESTRIAN
ACTIVATED SPACE THAT CONNECTS
THOSE PARKLET, AS WELL AS A
NATURAL CONNECTOR ACROSS THE
SITE AS REIMAGINED WILL FLOW
FROM THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF
THE UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD INTO
THE GATEWAY IN SEATTLE CENTER.
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT HERE IS
A PRESENTATION THAT WAS
ORIGINALLY PROVIDED IN 2022. I
THINK WE HAVE A SEPARATE
PRESENTATION CREATED FOR THIS
MEETING. HE IS DOING A GREAT
JOB OF TALKING ABOUT THE
PROJECT. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN
GET UP-TO-DATE WITH THE
PRESENTATION.
>> WHILE WE GET THE LATEST
PRESENTATION UP HERE, QUICK
QUESTION. THIS IS FOR SDOT.
THANKS FOR FRAMING UP AND
REMINDING ALL OF US WHERE WE
ARE IN THIS GREAT PROCESS HERE
. WHERE AT THAT SECOND
MILESTONE PHASE, IF YOU WILL,
PUBLIC HEARING. CAN YOU REMIND
US WHEN THE FIRST EARLY
COMMITTEE ADVISORY PORTION,
WHEN THAT MEETING TOOK PLACE ?
>> WITH THIS PROJECT, THAT WAS
IN AUGUST 2022.
>> OKAY. SO OVER TWO YEARS AGO
NOW. IS THAT TIMELINE ABOUT TWO
YEARS TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, IS
THAT ABOUT RIGHT IN TERMS OF
DURATION?
>> IT IS ABOUT RIGHT. THE
PROJECT VERY. GENERALLY B.C.
VACATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
LARGER SCALE AND MORE COMPLEX
PROJECTS. ONCE THEY COME IN,
THERE IS OFTEN A PRETTY
COMPLICATED ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW, TRANSPORTATION
ANALYSIS, AND PART OF THAT , WE
HAVE SEEN THINGS MOVING A
LITTLE MORE SLOWLY AS THERE IS
NOT AS MUCH URGENCY WITH SOME
OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE ARE
SEEING. THAT IS FAIRLY
CONSISTENT.
>> CONSISTENT FOR A PROJECT OF
THIS COMPLEXITY AND SCOPE. IT
SOUNDS LIKE , I THINK -- IT
VARIES. THERE IS NO STANDARD,
BUT DEFINITELY SEEING SIX-MONTH
AND NINE-MONTH INTERVALS
BETWEEN THOSE, AND HERE WE ARE
FOR SOMETHING MORE COMPLEX TWO
YEARS PLUS. JUST TO REORIENT. I
KNOW MY COLLEAGUES ARE WELL
AWARE THIS NOW. WE HAD A
PRESENTATION EARLIER DURING
THIS YEAR . BUT YEAH, THANK
YOU. WE ALL SET?
>> WE ARE ALL SET. AS YOU CAN
SEE, THE RENDERINGS GOT A
LITTLE BIT BETTER AND MORE
REALISTIC. AS WE WERE SAYING,
THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS. THIS
IS THE MORE RESOLVED SITE PLAN
. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
DISCUSSION. WILL SHOW MORE
DETAIL AROUND PALMISTRY IN THE
IMPORTANCE OF THAT, WHICH IS TO
THE LEFT OF THIS AREA.
>> THE PROJECT COMPOSED OF TWO
HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS DEDICATED
TO LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD COMPOSED OF EIGHT
AND NINE STORIES WE HAVE
MENTIONED THE ALLEY VELCADE --
VACATION THAT ALLOWS MORE SPACE
NOT ONLY CONNECTING THAT, BUT
ALSO DEDICATED TO PEDESTRIAN
CONNECTIVITY THROUGH THE SITE
INTO THE LARGER NEIGHBORHOOD.
SOME OF THE THINGS WE HEARD
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS WAS THE
IMPORTANCE , IN THIS IS FROM A
DESIGN COMMISSION, TO THE
PUBLIC OUTREACH AND WORKING
WITH THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRATION , AND
ACTUAL CONNECTION IN TERMS OF
HISTORICAL REFERENCES, AND
PARTICULARLY, SEATTLE CENTER IN
THE WORLD FAIR, AND ALSO THINK
ABOUT THE CONNECTIVITY OF THE
INDUSTRY AND ROMAN THINK OF
THAT GREENSTREET CONDUCTION
NEIGHBORHOOD FABRIC.
>> THIS IS MORE DETAILED TO
ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT THE
OVERALL TIMELINE OF THE
SCHEDULE. STARTING IN 2021 THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH, WHICH IS
A KEY COMPONENT OF THE DESIGN
AND THE FORMATION OF THE
PROJECT MINUTE WITH HER FRIENDS
AT SDOT TO FORM THE RATIONALE
AND MAKE SURE WE ARE IN
ALIGNMENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE
CITY AND CONCLUDING EVEN TO
THIS YEAR WITH A THIRD DESIGN
COMMISSION MEETING AS WELL AS
CONTINUING OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH.
THIS IS THE AREA WE ARE
VACATING. THIS IS THE ALLEY .
NORTH IS NOW FACING UP. YOU CAN
SEE ONE OF THE CHALLENGES AND
THINGS WE HEARD IS THE BENEFIT
OF THIS OTHER THAN TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT IS ALSO
DISRUPTING THE FLOW OF THE
SERVICE RELATED ITEMS INTO
THOMAS STREET, INTO
GREENSTREET, BY REMOVING THIS
ALLEY. YOU CAN SEE ALSO IN THE
LARGER CONTEXT THE PATTERN OF
ALLEYS THAT EXIST . IN FACT,
THE ALLEY DOESN'T CONTINUE
THROUGH OUR SITE TO THOMAS
STREET TO THE BLOCK TO THE
NORTH . SO THERE IS NO
FUNCTIONALITY DISRUPTED TO THE
NORTH OF OUR SITE. YOU CAN ALSO
SEE WITHIN THE PHOTOS OF THIS
THAT IT IS QUITE A VERY
NEIGHBORHOOD FROM OTHER
RESEARCH BUILDINGS TO PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE TO RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS. ALL THE CROSSROADS
AND GATEWAY OF SEATTLE CENTER.
AS I WAS ELUDING TO IN THE
EARLIER SECTION OF THE
PRESENTATION, WE HEARD A LOT
ABOUT THE INFORMAL AND FORMAL
CONNECTIVITY ACROSS THIS AREA
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTING
DENNY'S PARK IN SOUTH LAKE
UNION AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF
THE UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS
TO SEATTLE CENTER, BOTH ALONG
THOMAS STREET, BUT ALSO LIES
ALONG JOHN STREET CUTTING
THROUGH THIS BLOCK TO GET TO
THE GATEWAY OF SEATTLE CENTER.
WE ARE ALSO REMINDED
CONTINUOUSLY IN THE PROCESS OF
NOT JUST THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
MIDBLOCK CONNECTOR THROUGH THE
FORMER ALLEY, BUT ALSO THE
EDGES OF THE SITE. WE SPENT A
LOT OF TIME THINKING ABOUT THE
EDGE OF THE SITE TO BE ACTIVE,
POROUS. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE
TOP LEFT VIEW, ACTIVE IN TERMS
OF ON THOMAS STREET WITH
DIFFERENT AMENITIES, PUBLIC
AMENITIES, SEATING AREAS,
RESPITES, CANOPIES FOR WEATHER
PROTECTION, AS WELL AS PARKLET
SPIRIT YOU CAN SEE REMINISCENT
OF THE ARCHES AND HISTORICAL
LANGUAGE THAT WE SAW IN SEATTLE
CENTER. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER,
THE PRESCRIPTIVE ZONING CREATES
SEVERAL CHALLENGES . THE BULK
IS 50,000 SQUARE FEET LARGER
THAN OUR PROPOSAL, AND IT HAS
HALF THE OPEN-SPACE WE ARE
PROPOSING AS WE WILL SEE IN THE
FLOOR PLANS LEFT AND RIGHT ARE
PROPOSALS TO THE RIGHT. YOU CAN
SEE HOW THE SERVICE RELATED
ITEMS REALLY CREATE CHALLENGES
ALONG THOMAS STREET WITH FOUR
SEPARATE LOADING AND SERVICE
ZONES, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE
PARKING GARAGE ENTRIES INTO
THIS. WE HAVE CONSOLIDATED ALL
OUR LOADING SERVICE FOR BOTH
PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY INTO
ONE ENTRY POINT ON THE SOUTH
CORNER OF THE SITE OFF OF JOHN
STREET. ALL SERVICE AREAS,
PARKING GARAGE AND LOADING
AREAS ARE BELOW GRADE, BELOW
THE BLOCK, WHICH ALLOWS US TO
OPEN THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE
FOR PEDESTRIANS AND ACTIVITY.
IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
OVERVIEW, THERE IS A MIX OF
DIFFERENT BENEFITS WE HAVE
PROVIDED. THE OFFSTREET OR
OFF-SITE THOMAS GREEN STREET
FUNDING WILL BE INITIALLY
CONTRIBUTED TO THAT, WHICH IS
$2.4 MILLION TO COMPLETE THE
GATEWAY PIECE OF THOMAS STREET
AT SEATTLE CENTER. I WILL SHOW
THE GRAPHIC OF WHERE THAT IS
LOCATED. WE PROVIDE A QUITE A
BIT OF AMENITIES AND
IMPROVEMENTS ON SITE, WHICH
INCLUDE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS
SHOWING MORE DETAIL, CANOPIES,
TREE COVER, AS WELL AS
ADDITIONAL PEDESTRIAN
AMENITIES. IN THIS GRAPHIC YOU
CAN SEE IN THE BRIGHT PINK THE
AREA WHERE THE WILL BE
CONTRIBUTED FOR THE REMAINING
LAST SIGNIFICANT PIECE FOR THE
GREENSTREET. THIS PROJECT WILL
ALSO BE IMPROVING THE FRONTAGE
IN BLUE OPPOSITE OR ADJACENT TO
OUR SITE FOR THE GREENSTREET.
IN MANY WAYS, IT HELPS TO
COMPLETE THE MISSING LINKS
ALONG THE GREENSTREET. AND IN
MORE DETAIL, THE AREA WE WOULD
BE IMPROVING AS PART OF THIS
PROJECT. THE PIECE THAT IS LEFT
OUT IS ACTUALLY BEING BUILT AS
PART OF THE 223 FIFTH AVENUE
PROJECTS. AND THEN, AS I
MENTIONED, WE'VE HEARD ABOUT
THE DESIRE FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON
SITE. YOU CAN SEE THE BEFORE OR
THE CODE MINIMUM OPTION ON THE
LEFT. AND THEN ON THE RIGHT ARE
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROPOSAL
WHICH INCLUDES ADDITIONAL WITH
ONTO TAYLOR AVENUE AND 6th
AVENUE CONTRIBUTING TO TREE
CANOPIES. AS WELL AS RESPITE
AND AMENITY ZONES FOR
PEDESTRIANS MOVING ALONG THAT
ZONE. THE PROJECT IS
ANTICIPATED TO BE PHASED FROM
WEST TO EAST. OUR CONTRIBUTION
TO THE THOMAS GREEN, THOMAS
STREET WILL BE AS PART OF PHASE
1 IN ITS ENTIRETY. AND THEN WE
WILL DELIVER THE ADDITIONAL
PUBLIC BENEFITS ON-SITE AS THEY
MAKE SENSE PER THE PHASING. ON
SITE ON THE WEST PORTION, THE
TREE CANOPIES, CANOPIES AND
OTHER SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS
WILL BE DELIVERED AS THAT
PROJECT IS CONSTRUCTED, AND
THEN FOLLOWING THESE, THE
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC BENEFITS WILL
BE CONSTRUCTED. LASTLY WE
WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF
THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST FOR
THAT. BUT ALSO, A FAIRLY
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PUBLIC
BENEFITS DELIVERED ON-SITE IN
TOTAL OF ALMOST $4.8 MILLION.
THAT IS THE CONCLUSION OF PART
ONE AND PART TWO PRESENTATION.
>> AWESOME. I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR
PATIENCE WHILE WE FIGURED THAT
OUT. KIND OF TOOK A MINUTE
LOOKING AT THAT SAYING, THAT
SEEMS KIND OF GRAY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I THINK THE ONE
VALUE IS THAT IT DOES SHOW ,
THAT WOULD'VE BEEN THE IMAGES
YOU SAW IN 2022 AT THE
BEGINNING. AND IT SHOWS HOW A
DEVELOPER REFINES THE CONCEPT
ON THE BASIS OF THEIR OWN
ARCHITECTURAL WORK MOVING INTO
GREATER LEVEL OF DETAIL, BUT
THE INPUT FROM ALL THE VARIOUS
AGENCY REVIEWS. KIND OF AN
ACCIDENTAL REVIEW, BUT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
PATIENCE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. REALLY
APPRECIATE THE OVERVIEW HERE. I
AM GOING TO ALLOW MY COLLEAGUES
AN OPPORTUNITY, BUT BECAUSE --
YOU KNOW, TO SHARE ANY COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE, BUT
BEFORE WE GET THERE, THIS IS
OFFICIALLY A PUBLIC HEARING. WE
ARE GOING TO START THAT OFF
RIGHT NOW. WE WILL NOW OPEN THE
PUBLIC HEARING AND HOLD
QUESTIONS UNTIL AFTER THE
PUBLIC HEARING PORTION. THAT
SAID, AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I
AM NOW OPENING THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON FILE 314497. HOW
MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP FOR
THIS PUBLIC HEARING?
>> WE HAVE ZERO REMOTE SPEAKERS
AND ZERO IN PERSON SPEAKERS.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELL, SEEING
THERE IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC REGISTERED FOR THIS
PUBLIC HEARING ON 314497, THIS
PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
SO I WILL NOW OPEN UP
DISCUSSION , COLLEAGUES, TO THE
COMMITTEE. AT THIS TIME, THE
INTENT IS TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM
AT THE SEPTEMBER 17
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING , BUT DO ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HERE HAVE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? AS
STANDARD PRACTICE, I WILL START
WITH MY DISTINGUISHED VICE
CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AT
THIS TIME, I DON'T HAVE ANY
COMMENTS. I SEE THAT OUR OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS
AND COMMENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO
PASS THE MIC TO THEM.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, VICE
CHAIR. FIRST UP , I WAS GOING
TO CALL ON HIM NEXT ANYWAY,
BECAUSE THIS IS HIS SISTER,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA AND
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING.
THIS IS PRETTY EXCITING IN THE
SENSE THAT THIS IS ESSENTIALLY
A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD. ONE THING I
NOTE FROM MY TENURE ON THE
QUEEN AND COMMUNITY COUNCIL A
PARTNERSHIP WITH UPTOWN
ALLIANCE WAS , POST THE VIADUCT
AS THE TUNNEL WAS COMING
AROUND, THIS IS KIND OF A NO
MAN'S LAND. NOW WE ARE
CREATING THESE EAST-WEST
NETWORKS, THESE PIECES THAT ARE
SO IMPORTANT. THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT PIECE TO THAT. REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. I DO HAVE THE
HISTORY IN TERMS OF THE SKATE
PARK. ALL THOSE LITTLE THINGS,
PARTICULARLY WITH THOMAS
STREET, WHICH WAS IDENTIFIED
EARLY ON AS THAT MAIN ARTERY
BETWEEN THE TWO AREAS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS.
REGARDING ALLEY VACATIONS, FOR
ME, FIRST IS LOGISTICS ,
SUPPORTING LOGISTICS . THIS
PLAN SPEAKS TO THAT IN TERMS OF
THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL
LOADING DOCKS. AS I ALWAYS SAY,
LOADING DOCKS ARE SO KEY,
PARTICULARLY DOWNTOWN. THAT IS
MORE OF A LAND-USE QUESTION,
BUT THE VICE CHAIR IS HERE FROM
LAND USE. SO I WILL DROP THAT
IN. AS IT RELATES TO
TRANSPORTATION, VERY IMPORTANT,
PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THIS TAKES
IT OFF THOMAS STREET. THAT WAS
A KEY POINT. THIS GOES TO, IN
ADDITION TO LOGISTICS,
TRANSPORTATION, PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY, KEY WITH PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY. WE JUST HAD THE
ADVISORY BOARD HERE IN TERMS OF
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO WITH
THOMAS STREET. THANK YOU FOR
THOSE PIECES THAT ARE INVOLVED.
I ALSO APPRECIATE , I FORGET
WHICH DOCUMENT IT WAS IN, THE
DESIGN REVIEW AND COMMUNITY
OUTREACH. I RECOGNIZE DESIGN
REVIEW IS A DIRTY WORD IN SOME
COMMUNITIES, BUT I FAVORED
DESIGN REVIEW BECAUSE IT REALLY
BRINGS IN THE COMMUNITIES.
GUESS WHAT, THERE ARE A LOT OF
SMART IDEAS THAT COME OUT OF
THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW THIS FROM
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, BUT ALSO
UPTOWN ALLIANCE AND SOUTH LAKE
UNION COMMUNITY COUNCIL. I
NOTED THEY ARE ON YOUR LIST, A
GREAT LIST OF COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS, REACHING OUT IS
SO IMPORTANT. I REALLY WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMUNITY
OUTREACH AND THAT REVIEW AND
INCORPORATING. NO DOUBT, THERE
WERE A LOT OF COMMENTS. I KNOW
THESE GROUPS. ONE THING ABOUT
DISTRICT 7, THERE ARE A LOT OF
VERY SMART AND ACCOMPLISHED
PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT THE STAGE
OF LIFE WHERE THEY HAVE TIME TO
PUT THAT EXPERIENCE AND
KNOWLEDGE AND DRIVE TO USE,
WHICH KEEPS ME ON MY TOES. BUT
IT GOES TO A BETTER PROJECT.
REALLY APPRECIATE REBUILDING
THIS CONNECTOR BETWEEN UPTOWN
ALLIANCE AND SOUTH LAKE UNION
AND SO FORTH. I THINK IT IS
FANTASTIC. ONE THINK I MAY HAVE
MISSED, FROM MY COLLEAGUES,
WHAT PEOPLE DON'T NECESSARILY
KNOW, IN TERMS OF THIS AREA OF
THE CITY AND AREA OF DISTRICT
7, THERE IS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT
TECH . OBVIOUSLY, AMAZON, WE
WORK CLOSELY WITH AMAZON. I
MEET WITH THEM ON A REGULAR
BASIS, AND ALL THE OTHER TECH
WE HAVE, GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK
AND SO FORTH. BUT ONE THING
THAT IS NOT TRULY APPRECIATED,
I DON'T THINK, A LITTLE BIT OF
IT BECAUSE OF THE ALLEN
INSTITUTE, IS THE LIFE-SCIENCES
PIECE. I HAVE BEEN DOWN IN
EASTLAKE. HUGE LIFE-SCIENCES
AREA THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY.
GOES INTO SOUTH LAKE UNION IN
THIS AREA. I SEE THIS PROJECT
AS AN EXTENSION OF THAT. I
THINK IT IS REALLY SOMETHING WE
NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AS A CITY,
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE ARE
BUILDING UP THIS ELEMENT OF
TECH, THE BIOSCIENCE PIECE.
BECAUSE OF MY WORK IN MEETING
WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM THE
DEVELOPER SIDE TO FOLKS THAT
ARE THE ALLEN INSTITUTE AND SO
FORTH , ONE THING I LEARNED IS
-- I AM SAYING THIS NOT SO MUCH
FOR, BUT FOR CITY LIGHT. I'VE
HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
DIRECTOR ON THIS IN TERMS OF
ELECTRICAL UTILITY PIECES. WE
NEED TO HAVE A STABLE UTILITY
BASE FOR OUR LIFE-SCIENCES,
PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF
ELECTRICITY. THE ELECTRICAL
SIDE OF THINGS. SO HAVING
GENERATORS AND THE LIKE IT'S
GOING TO BE KEY TO THESE KINDS
OF PROJECTS. I SAY THIS BECAUSE
WE NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT
WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MOVE
FORWARD IN TERMS OF ENSURING
THAT WE HAVE A STRONG AND
STABLE ELECTRICAL SOURCE FOR
OUR LIFE-SCIENCES COMMUNITY,
BECAUSE IF SOMETHING GOES DOWN,
THE LOSS OF THAT RESEARCH AND
SO FORTH COULD BE CATASTROPHIC.
I JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT IS
SOMETHING FOR US TO THINK
ABOUT. IT IS A LITTLE BIT
BEYOND TRANSPORTATION, BUT I
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT REALLY SPOKEN TOD
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. AGAIN, THANK
YOU FOR THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
RATE LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS,
MOST OF WHICH I KNOW QUITE
WELL. I APPRECIATE THE DESIGN
REVIEW INPUT AND REBUILDING,
AND ACTUALLY CREATING THIS NEW
NEIGHBORHOOD I THINK IT IS
FANTASTIC. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. APPRECIATE YOUR
THOUGHTFUL CONTRIBUTIONS HERE.
NEXT UP ON THE LIST IS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. IF YOU
DON'T MIND, I WILL ALLOW OUR
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER WOO,
WHO IS NOT YET HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY, HER
HAND IS UP AS WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. QUICK
QUESTION. I ALSO WANT TO ECHO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
EVERYONE ELSE'S EXCITEMENT
OVER THE PROGRESS WE MADE ON
THIS COMPLEX . I HAD A QUESTION
REGARDING GARBAGE COLLECTION.
IT IS ONLY ONE TENANT ON THE
GROUND FLOOR RETAIL. I ASSUME
EVERYTHING IS GOING THROUGH THE
LOADING DOCK.
>> CORRECT. THERE IS A CENTRAL
LOADING DOCK INCLUDING GARBAGE
AND RECYCLING SIZE FOR THE
ENTIRE PROJECT. THAT WILL BE
CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF THE
FIRST PHASE. THAT WOULD SUPPORT
BOTH THE EAST AND WEST
BUILDINGS.
>> THAT IS ALL BELOW GRADE AS
WELL.
>> CAN YOU SPEAK INTO THE
MICROPHONE?
>> THAT IS ALSO ALL BELOW
GRADE. IT COMES INTO THE MAIN
ENTRANCE ALLEY.
>> GREAT TO HEAR. IT IS NOT
GOING TO BE DUMPSTERS OUTSIDE.
>> WE TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION
TOO WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEING
MIXED-USE WITH RESIDENTIAL AS
WELL HAVING THAT INSIDE THE
BUILDING HELPS CONTROL THE
NOISE AS WELL. THAT WAS ALSO A
COMPONENT OF THE
DECISION-MAKING.
>> SOUNDS LIKE THE LOADING DOCK
WILL BE LARGE ENOUGH TO FIT A
GARBAGE TRUCK.
>> -- SETTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
HAS CONFIRMED THAT ALREADY.
THEIR TRUCKS FIT WITHIN OUR
GARAGE.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> I WILL BE REALLY BRIEF SINCE
WE ARE TWO HOURS INTO THIS AND
JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR
WORK HERE FULLY SUPPORTIVE.
REALLY GLAD WE DIDN'T GO WITH
THE NO VACATION OPTION THAT WAS
BEYOND THE GRAY SCALE NOT A
GOOD DESIGN. I WILL SUBMIT FOR
YOU, I KNOW WE'RE LEGALLY
DOING AN ALLEY VACATION TODAY,
AND WHAT I SEE IS ACTUALLY
PRESERVING THE ALLEY FUNCTION
IN A NEW WAY FOR DOWNTOWN.
COLLEAGUES, I KNOW YOU PROBABLY
HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THOMAS
STREET. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT SEVEN
YEARS AS WE HAVE HAD THIS
PROGRAM RUNNING TO TRY TO
IMPROVE IT, AND THIS IS REALLY
-- I MEAN, WE HAVE TO GET IT
ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS ON THIS
WORK. THIS IS SUCH A GREAT
ADDITION. FULLY SUPPORTIVE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE VOTE.
THANK YOU, CHAIR .
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I DO
HAVE TWO QUESTIONS, FAIRLY
QUICK. BOTH RELATED. YOU
MENTIONED THAT THE INITIAL
EARLY COMMITTEE ADVISORY
MEETING WAS TAKING PLACE IN
AUGUST 20 22. A LITTLE OVER TWO
YEARS AGO NOW. ALMOST EXACTLY.
I AM CURIOUS TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND , AT A HIGH LEVEL,
WHAT KIND OF COUNCIL DIRECTION
AND FEEDBACK YOU HEARD AT THAT
EARLY MEETING TWO YEARS AGO, IN
AUGUST 2022, AND HOW HAS THAT
FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION
SPECIFICALLY BEEN INCORPORATED
INTO THE PROPOSED PUBLIC
BENEFITS IN THE CURRENT
PLANNING PHASE TODAY . THAT IS
QUESTION NUMBER ONE. WHAT KIND
OF FEEDBACK DID YOU HEAR AND
HOW WAS IT INCORPORATED? AND
ALSO ON THE COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS SIDE, SAME
PRESSURE. WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK
TO DO HERE ALONG THE WAY AS
PART OF THE JOURNEY, AND HOW
WAS THAT INCORPORATED? COUNCIL
AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.
>> THE PROCESS IS ACTUALLY
REALLY INSIGHTFUL FROM THE
COMMITTEE SIDE. WE LOOKED AT
THE COMMUNITY AND THAT PROJECT.
LOOKING AT HOW WE BRING IN THE
COMMUNITY AND REALLY LEVERAGE
THAT. THIS BUT IT WAS SITUATED
IN THE LOCATION THAT HAD A LOT
OF GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT. SO WE
FOCUSED IN ON THAT. YOU CAN SEE
THAT FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND
PRESENTATIONS HOW THAT EVOLVED.
WE ALSO HEARD A LOT OF GREAT
FEEDBACK AROUND BIKE
ACCESSIBILITY THAT IS WHERE
THOMAS STREET CAME IN AS AN
IMPORTANT ASPECT FOR GETTING
BIKING TO THE BUILDING, AND HOW
WE BRIDGE THAT INTO IT AND LOOK
AT THE STREET AND TAKE THAT
INTO CONSIDERATION. WE HEARD
GREAT FEEDBACK AROUND THE
SAFETY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD . WE
HEARD THAT BOTH FROM THE
COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE
COMMITTEE. THAT WAS SOMETHING
FROM BOTH SIDES, HOW TO MAKE
THIS FEEL LIKE A SAFER
NEIGHBORHOOD AND DEVELOP A
SAFETY ASPECT OF THIS . THAT
WAS A BIG COMPONENT OF HOW WE
LOOKED AT A LOT OF THE DESIGN
ELEMENTS AS WELL. FROM A
COMMUNITY SITE, SAFETY WAS A
BIG PIECE. TYING BACK TO THE
CITY CENTER, WHEN THEY SAW A
LOT OF THE IMAGERY OF THE
ARCHES AND STUFF LIKE THAT,
TIME BACK TO SEATTLE CITY
CENTER AND THAT ELEMENT. THEY
WERE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF
THAT. IT SPOKE WELL TO BEING
INTEGRATED INTO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT NOT BEING
DIFFERENT IT WAS TRYING TO
LEVERAGE THE COMMUNITY AROUND
US AND NOT TRYING TO BUILD
SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT WAS SOME THE
FEEDBACK WE GOT . AGAIN, ONE OF
THE FEEDBACK WE GOT FLIGHTS
FROM THE CASCADE CYCLIST GROUPS
AROUND THE BIKE ACCESSIBILITY
GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THEM.
APPRECIATED THAT AS WELL. ALSO,
HOW TO MAKE THIS A SAFE SPACE
TO GET OFF YOUR BIKE AND WALK
INTO THE SPACE AND NOT HAVE TO
GO TO A LOADING DOCK TO ACCESS
BIKE STORAGE. IT ACTUALLY
LOCKED SAFELY INTO THE
BUILDING. THAT ELEMENT. GREAT
FEEDBACK FROM THAT.
>> I THINK THOSE COVER IT.
THERE'S ALSO BEEN A STRONG
DESIRE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER,
FOR THE CONNECTIVITY OF THE
LARGER NEIGHBORHOOD. NOT JUST
HAVING THE FOCUS BE IN WORD,
EVEN THOUGH THE NEW MIDBLOCK
CONNECTOR WILL BE FANTASTIC,
BUT THE EDGES AND HOW THEY
CONNECT TO THE LARGER
COMMUNITY. A LOT OF FOCUS ON
THE OPEN SPACE AND HOW THOSE
ENERGIZE THOMAS STREET AND ALSO
CONNECT TO THE RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS
TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF
US.
>> AWESOME. ANYTHING ELSE?
>> I THINK THE COMMITTEE WAS
OVERALL POSITIVE IN 2022 AND
DID NOT HAVE REALLY SPECIFIC
THINGS LIKE PLANTING MORE
TREES, BUT IT WAS A POSITIVE
LOOK THAT WAS KIND OF A
CONSISTENT MESSAGE TO LOOK AT
THE CONTEXT OF THE PROJECT AND
THE STREET ENVIRONMENT AND A
BALANCE OF WHAT THEY ACHIEVE
WITH WHAT THE PUBLIC GIVES UP
AND WHAT THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
PROPOSAL IS. WE HAD AN EARLY
POSITIVE MEETING , AND ALL
THOSE CONCEPTS IN THE POLICIES
AND CAME FROM THE EARLY
GUIDANCE, I THINK, ARE
REFLECTED HERE. OF COURSE, THE
DESIGN COMMISSION DOES A PRETTY
RIGOROUS REVIEW TOO. WE RELY ON
THEM A LOT.
>> IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE THE
TEAMS COMMITMENT. THE
COMMISSION PUSHED HARD IN
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHO THE
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO USE AS A
CONNECTION AND WHY THEY WOULD
WANT TO USE IT. WHAT I THINK
THE ARCHITECTURE AND
DEVELOPMENT TEAM REALLY ROSE TO
THE OCCASION AND LOOKED AT WAYS
TO MAKE THE AREA ACTIVATED
THROUGH ARCHITECTURE THROUGH
LIGHTING, THROUGH THE WAY USES
WERE OCCURRING, BOTH AT GRADE
AND IN THE INTERIOR , TO MAKE
SURE THAT, NOT ONLY IS THIS A
PLACE THE PUBLIC WANTS TO BE,
NOT TO SIMPLY THE PEOPLE WOULD
BE WORKING THERE, BUT YOU ARE
PROVIDING THEM WITH AN
IMPORTANT CONNECTION THAT THEY
WOULD VALUE. WHERE THE OPEN
SPACES ARE PROVIDED, HOW THE
BUILDINGS ARE DESIGNED TO OPEN
UP ON BOTH ENDS, AND MAKING
SURE THAT THAT PHYSICAL AND
VISUAL CONNECTION IS CLEAR SO
PEOPLE WANT TO USE IT AND FEEL
SAFE. I THINK , AGAIN, WE
PUSHED YOU ON IT, AND THEY
DEFINITELY ROSE TO THE EQUATION
-- OCCASION. IS IN THE OUTCOME
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
>> YES. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU
FOR SHARING THAT. YEAH, IT
SOUNDS LIKE AT THE LAST MEETING
TWO YEARS AGO, I WAS ON THE
COMMITTEE AT THE TIME, BUT IT
SOUNDS LIKE HIGH LEVEL. THERE
WAS NO SPECIFIC FEEDBACK IN
TERMS OF PLANT MORE TREES HERE
OR ANYTHING OF THE LIKE. THAT
IS -- COUNCIL FEEDBACK CAN BE
VERY SPECIFIC AND GRANULAR LIKE
THAT, OR ANOTHER EXAMPLE, LIKE
SURE YOU FIX OR ADD OR REPAIR A
SIDEWALK. IT CAN BE MORE
HIGH-LEVEL LIKE, LIKE I HEARD ,
AS COUNCIL WANTED TO MAKE SURE
HIGH-LEVEL THERE WERE SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS. A SHARED
COMMITMENT FROM COMMUNITY AS
WELL. MY WHOLE PURPOSE, I
WANTED TO FLESH OUT TO VALIDATE
MY ASSUMPTIONS, MY IMPRESSION
IS THAT COUNCIL FEEDBACK AND
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK WAS
THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDERED AS PART
OF THE PROCESS, SPECIFICALLY
INCORPORATED . AND TO THE
EXTENT IT WASN'T FOR WHATEVER
REASON, THERE IS A RATIONAL AND
JUSTIFIABLE EXPLANATION FOR WHY
AND WHY NOT. THANK YOU FOR
SHARING THAT. COLLEAGUES, ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
HERE? ALL RIGHT. I KNOW COUNCIL
MEMBERS STUFF IS LIKE, CHAIR
SAKA, THIS IS A LONG MEETING. I
CAN MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT
LONGER. I WILL GIVE YOU
TRANSPORTATION UPDATES.
>> IF I MAY. GO AHEAD.
>> WE HAD A REALLY EXCITING
WEEKEND THIS LAST WEEKEND
OPENING SOUND TRANSIT'S NEW
STATIONS CONNECTING THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO SNOHOMISH COUNTY. I
HAVE TO TELL YOU, IN A HALF
MILES NEVER FELT SO LONG IN MY
LIFE. IT REALLY IS A PRETTY BIG
GENERATIONAL MOMENT WHERE IT IS
NOT JUST CONNECTING KING COUNTY
AND SNOHOMISH COUNTY WITH LIGHT
RAIL, WE CONNECTED THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WITH SNOHOMISH COUNTY.
25% OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY BUSES
COMMUNITY TRANSIT ARE NOW
ENDING AT THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION. I HEARD THIS MORNING
FROM STAFF THAT IT WAS STANDING
ROOM ONLY ON THE LIGHT RAIL BY
ROOSEVELT LINE. THIS IS A
REALLY BIG MOMENT FOR ENTIRE
REGION. JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIRMAN
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN REPRESENTING OUR
VOICE ON THAT IMPORTANT
COMMITTEE, SOUND TRANSIT AND
THAT BOARD. A HUGE NEW PROJECT
THAT BENEFITS A LOT OF PEOPLE.
IN ANY EVENT, COLLEAGUES, I
KNOW THIS IS A FAIRLY LONGER
MEETING . BRACE YOURSELVES, THE
NEXT ONE WILL LIKELY ALSO BE
FAIRLY LONG. WE WILL FINALIZE
THE REALLY IMPORTANT BUSINESS
HERE BUT MY HOPE IS WE WILL NOT
NEED TO CALL A SPECIAL
COMMITTEE MEETING TO FINALIZE
EVERYTHING BEFORE BUDGET, BUT
STAY TUNED JUST IN CASE. THAT
SAID, COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S
MEETING AGENDA . THE NEXT
MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 17 AT 9:30
A.M. . THE NEXT MEETING IS
SEPTEMBER 17 AT 9:30 A.M. IS
THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
BEFORE WE ADJOURN? HEARING ON
AND SEEING NONE, FIRST BEFORE
WE ADJOURN, LET ME GET A
SPECIAL SHOUT OUT, KUDOS TO MY
STAFFERS , LEILA AND IAN. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK THE LAST
COUPLE WEEKS AND THIS WEEKEND
AFTER A LONG AND PROTRACTED SET
OF TIME AWAY FOR FOLKS. PAYING
ATTENTION TO DETAIL SEATTLE
CHANNEL, CAN YOU GET THE BACK
OF ME? I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE
CLERKS HERE . LEILA AND IAN.
THEY HAVE DONE A LOT OF HARD
WORK. RIGHT DOWN HERE,
INCLUDING CORE DATING LOGISTICS
AND GETTING THINGS LIKE COFFEE
FOR YOU AND YOUR STAFFERS.
APPRECIATE THE WORK OF EVERYONE
, ESPECIALLY MY OWN. THANK YOU
ALL. YOU'RE NO FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE, IT IS 11:27 A.M. AND
WE ARE ADJOURNED.