GOOD AFTERNOON. THE SEPTEMBER
26TH, SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
WILL COME BACK TO ORDER. IT IS
2:30 P.M. I'M DAN STRAUSS.
PLEASE CALL ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, SAKA,
SOLOMON, HOLLINGSWORTH ,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
COUNCILMEMBER RINK. CHAIR
STRAUSS.
>> FIVE PRESENT .
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL ANNOUNCE
OTHERS AS THEY COME IN.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE WANTED ME
TO ANNOUNCED IT WAS A VETERANS
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH --
THAT WE ARE ON TIME. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE. THEY HAVE
TRAINED YOU WELL. WITH THAT, WE
WILL JUMP RIGHT BACK INTO THE
DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS. WE
HAVE THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION WITH US. DIRECTOR
EMORY, SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. AND
WE ARE STARTING ABOUT 30 MINUTES
AFTER ANTICIPATED BECAUSE
MORNING SESSION RAN LONG. AND SO
HERE WE GO . I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO THE BOTH OF YOU TO WALK
US THROUGH YOUR PRESENTATION. WE
HAVE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND RI
NCK WITH US AS WELL. I WOULD ASK
TO HOLD QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END
AND THEN TURNED OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AS CHAIR OF
THE COMMITTEE AND OPEN IT UP FOR
OTHER QUESTIONS. JUST
RECOGNIZING THAT WE CONTROL OUR
OWN DESTINY. WE CAN BE HERE
UNTIL 6:00 P.M. OR WE CAN BE
HERE UNTIL 4:00 P.M. THOSE ARE
OUR CHOICES AS COUNCILMEMBERS
TODAY. WITHTHAT, I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO YOU, DIRECTOR EMERY.
WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU. IF YOU
WANT TO INTRODUCE AND TAKE US TO
YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS AND
GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M JOINED BY MY ESTEEMED
COLLEAGUE, OUR FINANCE
DEPARTMENT --
>> I'M SORRY.
>> DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
>> AND CHRIS FROM FINANCE IS HER
NICKNAME. IN THE BACK, I HAVE
CHRIS GODWIN, WHO WAS OUR BUDGET
MET -- BUDGET MANAGER. AND THEN
OUR ESTEEMED COUNCIL LIAISON.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US .
>> REALLY QUICK, I SEE DIRECTOR
NOBLE WANTED TO JUMP IN REALLY
QUICK.
>> CHRIS GODWIN. FORMER CENTRAL
STAFF IN TURN.
>> WITH THAT, I'M REMINDED TO
THANK STAFF FOR THE PARTNERSHIP.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE HOW THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED 2026 BUDGET SUPPORTS
TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES THAT
BENEFIT OUR CITY, ITS RESIDENTS
AND THE ECONOMY. THIS BUDGET
BUILDS ON EFFORTS ALREADY
UNDERWAY TO MAKE SEATTLE A
VIBRANT AND WELCOMING CITY . IT
SUPPORTS ATTRACTING BUSINESSES
TO DOWNTOWN , PREPARING US FOR
FIFA EVANS AND MANAGING
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS LIKE THE
REVIVE I5 NEXT FIVE IMPACT IN
THE CITY STREETS. IN 2025, WE
DELIVERED RESULTS INCLUDING
WRAPPING UP A KEY LEVY TO MOVE
CL PROJECTS LIKE THE ALASKAN WAY
SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT,
BUILDING A CRITICAL GAP AND
INSTALLING OUR FIRST EVER
FREIGHT BUS LANE IN SODO AND WE
SHIFTED TO MORE CREW DELIVERED
ENHANCEMENTS AS WE KICKED OFF
THE NEW LEVY, ALLOWING US TO
TACKLE A WIDE VARIETY OF
PROJECTS AND ADAPT QUICKLY TO
WEATHER OR EMERGING ISSUES. FOR
EXAMPLE, ALREADY THIS YEAR, WE
HAVE MADE A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN
8000 SIDEWALK REPAIRS AND
COMPLETED ABOUT 90 BRIDGE
PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE
PROJECTS. WE HAVE PLANTED 130
TREES AND MARKED ABOUT 1300
CROSSWALKS . THISSUMMER, WE
OPENED 24/7 BUS LANE ALONG
AURORA AVENUE JUST IN TIME FOR
THE FIFA CLUB [ INAUDIBLE ]
WHICH HAS THE HIGHEST RIDERSHIP.
THIS ALSO IMPROVED AND PROVIDED
BUSINESSES -- BENEFITS FOR THE
FIRST PHASE OF REVIVE I-5 THAT
WE SUPPORTED THE SUMMER AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGHOUT
2026, AND 2027. AND SO ADDING
EFFORTS TO ADD WALKABLE BUS
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NORTH
SEATTLE AREA WHEN THE NEW
PINEHURST LIGHT-RAIL STATION
OPENS, THE INFRASTRUCTURE PEOPLE
NEED TO GET THROUGH. AND WE ARE
PARTNERING WITH THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT TO DO THE SAME IN
THE SOUTHEAST OF SEATTLE AS WE
PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE OF THE [
INAUDIBLE ] STATION. THANK YOU
TO THE VOTERS MEASURE, WE WERE
ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE THAN 1.2
MILLION FREE TRANSIT RIDES FOR
LOCAL FAMILIES IN NEED IN 2024
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT
IN 2025 AS WELL. PARTNERING
WITH WS NOT , METRO AND TOWN
TRENCH IT HAS HELPED US WITH
MAJOR PROJECTS LIKE THE
PRESERVATION OF REVIVE I-5 WHICH
IS IMPACTING THE CLOSURE. WE ARE
LEARNING VALUABLE LESSONS THAT
WILL HELP GUIDE US AND PREPARE
FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR OF 2026,
AND 2027. AS YOU HEAR, THE 2026
BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING TO
EXPAND STAFFING FOR STREET USE
INSPECTIONS AND TO ADDRESS THE
UNPERMITTED VENDING, ESPECIALLY
DURING EVENTS, EVENINGS AND
WEEKENDS AT A POPULAR
DESTINATION. IT ALSO SUPPORTS
DOWNTOWN CLEANUP EFFORTS .
GRAFFITIREMOVAL AND ACTIVATION
OF PROJECTS CREATING PUBLIC
SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY,
CONNECT WITH FRIENDS AND OF
COURSE PEOPLE WATCHING WHICH I
TEND TO ENJOY TO DO IN THOSE
PLACES. INVESTMENTS AND
PESTERING SAFETY AT THE PIKE
PLACE MARKET AND EXPANSION OF
TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA ALIGNS
WITH OUR VISION ZERO GOALS OF
ELIMINATING TRAFFIC DEATHS AND
SERIOUS INJURIES. AND WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE 2027 LEVY,
FUNDING IS RESTORED TO MANY
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT WERE
PREVIOUSLY REDUCED. I THINK YOU
WILL FIND THE PROPOSED BUDGET
REFLECTIVE AND A THOUGHTFUL
APPROACH TO INVESTING IN THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
TODAY WHILE WE BUILD FOR THE
FUTURE. WILL PASS IT ON TO CHRIS
CASTLEMAN TO WALK US THROUGH THE
BUDGET EXERCISE .
>> IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I
HAVE DONE THIS. LAST YEAR, I WAS
HOME RECOVERING FROM KNEE
SURGERY. A LITTLE RUSTY. THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBERS FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY AND
WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROPOSED
BUDGET . THE BUDGET PROPOSAL
WERE -- REFLECT THE REALIGNMENT
OF THE S.D.O.T. REALLOCATION IN
SUPPORT OF CITY EFFORTS TO
MANAGE THIS VERY CRITICAL
RESOURCE OF THE GENERAL FUND
ACROSS SO MANY IMPORTANT
COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. OUR 2026
ENDORSED BUDGET OF THE GENERAL
FUND ALLOCATION WAS REDUCED BY
4.4 MILLION, OR 8% ACROSS
MULTIPLE SERVICE AREAS WHERE WE
WILL NEED TO WORK ON MINIMIZING
IMPACT TO THE SERVICE DELIVERY.
AND SO S.D.O.T., AS WITH THE
REST OF THE CITY FAMILY,
PARTICIPATED IN SUPPORTING THE
REBALANCING EFFORTS FOR THE
GENERAL FUND . HOWEVER, THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET DOES
INCLUDE NONE -- NEW GENERAL
FUND ALLOCATIONS IN SUPPORT OF
KEY CITY PRIORITIES LIKE THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION TEAM AND THE
GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROGRAM, TO
NAME A COUPLE . THIS IS WHY THE
PROPOSED BUDGET APPEARS HIGHER
THAN THE ENDORSED BUDGET FOR
2026. AS YOU CAN SEE, FROM THE
TABLE IN FRONT OF YOU. EVEN WITH
THE 8% REDUCTION . AND SO JUST
QUICKLY, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE
2026 PROPOSED GENERAL FUND IS
HIGHER THAN 26 ENDORSED AS FOR
THE OTHER FUNDS. AND YOU CAN SEE
WE ARE MAKING SOME ADDITION ASKS
IN 2026 OVER THE 2026 ENDORSED.
THIS BUDGET MAINTAINS OUR
COMMITMENT TO MEANINGFUL
INVESTMENTS OF GOVERNANCE,
SAFETY AND INVESTING IN OUR
COMMUNITIES . THESE ARE THE
THEMES THROUGH WHICH WE ARE
GOING TO ORGANIZE KEY HIGHLIGHTS
FROM OUR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR YOU
TODAY . BUT FIRST , WE WANT TO
TALK ABOUT INVESTING FOR
TOMORROW, TODAY. BY NOW, YOU ARE
FAMILIAR WITH THIS GRAPHIC. IT
HIGHLIGHTS THE THOROUGH
COMMUNITY DRIVEN APPROACH TO
IDENTIFYING FUNDING AND LIVING
PROJECTS AND SERVICES. THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
SHAPED BY OVER TWO YEARS OF
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND ADOPTED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL , SETS THE
VISION FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS FOR
THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN
THIS COMMUNITY. THE VOTER
APPROVED SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
LEVY FUNDS THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS
OF THIS VISION AND AN ANNUAL
REPORT WILL PROVIDE CLEAR
UPDATES UNPLANNED, NEAR-TERM
PROJECTS AND THE PROGRESS ALONG
THE WAY . WE UNDERSTAND THAT
GREAT TRANSIT IS ESSENTIAL TO
KEEPING SEATTLE MOVING NOW AND
IN THE FUTURE. THAT IS WHY THE
VOTER APPROVED SEATTLE TRANSIT
MEASURE , WHICH PLAYS A KEY ROLE
IN OUR SUCCESS, FUNDING SERVICE
HOURS BEYOND TRADITIONAL COMMUTE
TIMES , AS DEMAND SPREADS AND
STRENGTHENING OUR PARTNERSHIP
WITH OUR SOUND TRANSIT PARTNER
AGENCY, IS SO VERY IMPORTANT .
WE FULLY COMMITTED TO ADVANCING
LIGHT RAIL ACROSS THE CITY AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUND TRANSIT.
AND YOUR SUPPORT HAS BEEN
CRITICAL IN HELPING US TO STAFF
UP AND STREAMLINE PERMITTING.
AND AT THE HEART OF ALL OF OUR
EFFORTS IS OUR EQUITY FRAMEWORK
, ENSURING WE DELIVER A
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT IS
SAFE, FAIR AND SUSTAINABLE FOR
EVERYONE . AND WITH THIS
BACKGROUND IN MIND, I WILL WALK
YOU THROUGH OUR KEY HIGHLIGHTS .
TOO FAST. STARTING WITH GOOD
GOVERNANCE. AS I MENTIONED. I'M
GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT TO READ
THESE OUT LOUD FOR THE BENEFIT
OF THE VIEWING AUDIENCE AS WELL
. AT S.D.O.T., WE TAKE CARE OF
WHAT WE HAVE. WE INVEST WISELY
AND WE WORK AS ONE SEATTLE
ACROSS DEPARTMENTS AND
INITIATIVES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
YOU AND WITH OUR COMMUNITY. THE
FIRST HIGHLIGHT I WANT TO SHARE
WITH YOU IS ABOUT THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY AND THE
STAFFING UPDATE. LAST YEAR, WE
HELD ON HIRING AND THE FIRST
PART OF 2024 IN LIGHT OF THE
CITY'S CONSTRAINED FINANCIAL
SITUATION . AND UNTIL WE KNEW IF
THE NEW LEVY WOULD BE APPROVED
BY VOTERS IN THE FALL . THIS
YEAR, FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF
THE LEVY, WE STARTED IN EARNEST
, BACKFILL EXISTING VACANT
POSITIONS, AND RECRUIT FOR THE
NEW LEVY POSITIONS APPROVED BY
COUNCIL . AND WE ARE SEEING
RESULTS. THE COUNCIL GRANTED US
72 NEW LEVY STAFF FOR 2025.
ABOUT 30% OF THOSE ARE CREW
POSITIONS AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO
BE ABLE TO REPORT THAT ALL OF
THOSE EITHER ARE OR WILL BE
FILLED BY THE END OF THE YEAR
WITH RESPECT TO THE CREW
POSITIONS. AND WE ARE ON TRACK,
OVERALL, TO HAVE 80% OF THE 2025
LEVY POSITIONS FILLED BEFORE
JANUARY . WE ARE CONTINUING THE
HIRING PROCESS FOR THE REMAINING
2025 LEVY POSITIONS AND THE 44
ADDITIONAL LEVY STAFF THAT YOU
APPROVED IN THE 2026 ENDORSED
BUDGET AND INTERFACE MOVING INTO
2026. JUST OVER HALF OF THOSE 44
ARE ALSO CREW AND IN SUPPORT OF
THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION LEVY
WORK. BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE ABOUT
60 LEVY POSITIONS STILL TO FILL
AS WE ENTER 2026 , ALONG WITH
OTHER IMPORTANT RECRUITMENTS
NEXT YEAR THAT WILL ATTRACT [
INAUDIBLE ] AND WITH
CONSIDERATION OF THE PRACTICAL
REALITY OF THE HIRING TIMELINES
AND SOMETIMES THE NEED TO
SEQUENCE CERTAIN POSITIONS . FOR
EXAMPLE, YOU MIGHT BRING ON A
NEW TEAM SUPERVISOR BEFORE YOU
ACTUALLY POPULATE THE TEAM. WE
REALIZE THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY
TO HOLD ON TO A FULL YEAR'S
LABOR BUDGET FOR THOSE NEW LEVY
POSITIONS. SO WE ARE TAKING THE
ACTION TO REALIGN THE LABOR
BUDGET FOR THE LEVY IN 2026 TO
BETTER REFLECT WHAT WE
ANTICIPATE TO NEED AND LABOR
COST FOR NEXT YEAR. THE NEXT
GOOD GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHT I
WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IS THE
PARKING POSITION TRANSFER. WE
HAVE ALIGNED WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES TO CONSOLIDATE THE
CITY'S PAY STATION MAINTENANCE
AND OPERATIONS INTO S.D.O.T. FOR
GREATER ORGANIZATIONAL
EFFICIENCY FOR THE CITY . THIS
ACKNOWLEDGES THE CITY DECREASE
AND COIN USE TO PAY FOR ON
STREET PARKING. AS YOU KNOW ,
USERS CAN PAY FOR ON STREET
PARKING BY THE PAY BY PHONE APP
, WHICH USES A CREDIT CARD OR
DEBIT CARD OR THEY CAN USE THE
PAY STATIONS AND SIDEWALKS. PAY
BY PHONE PAYMENT ACCOUNTS FOR
ABOUT 80% OF PAID PARKING . THE
PAY STATIONS, WHICH ACCOUNT FOR
THE REMAINING 20%, DO ACCEPT
DEBIT AND CREDIT CARDS AND THEY
ACCEPT COINS . OF THE REMAINING
20%, ONLY 2% IS PAID WITH COINS
. BYBRINGING THIS POSITIONS
INTO THE S.D.O.T. PARKING STOP
AND REDISTRIBUTE IN PAY STATION
MAINTENANCE AND CREDIT CARD
SECURITY INSURANCE WORK AMONG
STAFF , WE CAN IMPROVE OVERALL
SERVICE LEVELS ACROSS THE
INVENTORY OF OUR ON STREET
PARKING PAY STATIONS . IDO NEED
TO MAKE A CORRECTION ON THE
SLIDE. WE INADVERTENTLY
INDICATED THAT ALL THREE OF THE
POSITIONS TRANSFERRING OVER FROM
XAS ARE VACANT WHEN IN FACT,
ONLY TWO OF THEM ARE . SO I
APOLOGIZE FOR THE ERROR .
>> FOR THE CHAIR'S PREROGATIVE
TO CLARIFY THE RECORDS, YOU ARE
BRINGING OVER THREE POSITIONS.
ONE IS FILLED. IS THAT PERSON
COMING FROM FAS, TO S.D.O.T.?
>> YES, THEY ARE.
>> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU .
>> MOVING ON. IF THE BUTTON
WILL HELP ME OUT HERE. THERE WE
GO. NEW STREET USE CONSTRUCTION
. AS YOU ARE KEENLY AWARE,
MOVING INTO A HEIGHTENED PERIOD
OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AND
MAJOR EVENTS AFFECTING THE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ,
INCLUDING THOSE INVOLVING THE
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
PARTNERS, WSDOT AND VARIOUS
PROJECTS INCLUDING THE
CONTINUATION OF 'REVIVE I-5'
AND OF COURSE SOUND TRANSIT'S
LINK LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM EXPANSION
. ADDING STREET USE INSPECTORS
MAKE SURE CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE
WELL MAINTAINED AND PEOPLE CAN
CONTINUE TO MOVE AROUND THEM
EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY . WHETHER
THEY ARE WALKING, ROLLING, IN
TRANSIT OR DRIVING. WITH OUR
CURRENT STAFFING, WE ARE ONLY
ABLE TO GET TO ABOUT HALF OF THE
SCHEDULED INSPECTIONS WITHIN THE
TIMEFRAME. THEY ARE ORIGINALLY
INTENDED TO OCCUR . ADDING THESE
THREE POSITIONS STARTS TO CLOSE
THE GAP. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE
DELAY. THE BUTTON IS QUITE
STICKY. HERE WE ARE. SAFETY. THE
SECOND ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE AND
PRIORITY. AT S.D.O.T., WE LEAD
WITH SAFETY FOR ALL TRAVELERS IN
SEATTLE. I WOULD LIKE TO START
WITH SOME IMPROVEMENTS AT PIKE
PLACE MARKET. WE HAD A
PRODUCTIVE PARTNERSHIP --
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PIKE PLACE
EDA TO PILOT IMAGING VEHICLE
ACCESS TO THE BUSY, LIVELY AND
NARROW SPACE FOR ONLY AUTHORIZED
DRIVERS. THIS PILOT HAS ALLOWED
US TO GATHER VALUABLE FEEDBACK
FROM BUSINESSES, INDIVIDUALS
RELYING ON ADA ACCESS AND THE
EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. AS THE
PILOT CONTINUES , WE ARE
EXPLORING SOLUTIONS TO FURTHER
ENHANCE SAFETY, INCLUDING THE
USE OF BARRIERS TO PREVENT
VEHICLE RAMMING WHILE ENSURING
WE ADDRESS THE PRIORITY OF EASY
DELIVERY ACCESS FOR VENDORS AND
BUSINESSES. THIS TWO
MILLION-DOLLAR PROPOSED
INVESTMENT , INCLUDED IN THE
BUDGET, IS A CRITICAL STEP
TOWARD PROTECTING VISITORS TO
THIS ICONIC SEATTLE DESTINATION.
THIS FUNDING ENSURES THAT WE CAN
MOVE FROM STUDYING POTENTIAL
SOLUTIONS AND ALIGNING AND
LIMITATION WITH FIFA WORLD CUP
PREPARATION, MAKING PLACES THAT
WILL BE VISITED BY A LOT OF
PEOPLE, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS
ALIKE LIKE PIKE PLACE MARKET
EVEN SAFER. OVER THE REMAINING
MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, WE WILL BE
CONDUCTING A STUDY ON DIFFERENT
TYPES OF BARRIERS WHICH WILL
PROVIDE THE INSIGHT NEEDED TO
MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS FOR
2026. OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET PDA, WILL
ENSURE THE FINAL APPROACH WILL
BE THOUGHTFUL, INCLUSIVE AND
TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE CHARACTER
AND NEEDS OF THIS AREA. NEXT AS
THE 12th AVENUE RETAINING WALL
CONSTRUCTION ITEM . THIS SECTION
ADDRESSES THE NEED TO REPAIR AND
PRESERVE A PORTION OF THE 12th
AVENUE SOUTH ON BEACON HILL THAT
WAS DAMAGED DURING WINTER STORMS
IN 2021, AND 2022 AND WHERE WE
HAD A TEMPORARY SAFETY MEASURE
IN SOIL RETENTION SYSTEMS IN
PLACE. THIS REQUEST PROVIDES THE
FUNDING FOR A DESIGN AND THE
START OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE
PERMANENT SOLUTION. THIS IS A
TWO-YEAR PROJECT AND WE
ANTICIPATE IDENTIFYING
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO COMPLETE
CONSTRUCTION IN 2027 IN THE
UPCOMING BIANNUAL BUDGET
PROCESS. THIS ITEM FUNDS THE
WORK IN 2026 ON THE PROJECT
WILL, BECAUSE OF ITS COMPLEXITY,
CONTINUE INTO 2027. AND NOW,
AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY
CAMERAS. THIS YEAR, IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT , OUR FOCUS
HAS BEEN ON INSTALLING 37
TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS AT 19 NEW
SCHOOL SITES TO ENHANCE SAFETY
FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES .
WHILE VENDOR CAPACITY HAS
PRESENTED CHALLENGES TO THE
TIMELINE , WE HAVE MADE GOOD
PROGRESS. CAMERAS ARE INSTALLED
AT 10 LOCATIONS AND SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT EXPECTS TO ENERGIZE THEM
OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. CAMERAS
WILL THEN BE OPERATIONAL WITHIN
1-2 DAYS OF ENERGIZATION. THE
PRIMARY DELAY TO THE EFFORT AS A
VENDOR'S ENGINEERING CAPACITY ,
ALONG WITH NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR
POWER SUPPLY . ALSOEARLIER
TODAY, WE ARE SAYING AMONG
OURSELVES THAT WE DON'T THINK
THE VENDOR EVER RECEIVED AS MANY
REQUESTS FOR CAMERAS AT ONE TIME
AS THEY HAVE NOW . WE WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS WELL. FOR
THE REMAINDER OF 2025, THE
VENDOR WILL FOCUS ON COMPLETING
THE SCHOOL ZONE CAMERA EXPANSION
. IN THE MEANTIME, STAFF ARE
FINALIZING THE 10 LOCATIONS FOR
THE FIRST 20 FULL-TIME SPEED
CAMERAS. THIS INCLUDES THE FIVE
LOCATIONS WE HAVE ALREADY
COMMITTED TO INSTALLING AND FIVE
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS INCLUDED
AND PROPOSED. THESE LOCATIONS
WILL BE ALONG HIGH-SPEED
CORRIDORS AND AREAS WITH A
HISTORY OF SERIOUS INJURIES
INCLUDING FORMER RACING ZONES ,
AS IDENTIFIED IN A HIGH INJURY
NETWORK AND WE WILL APPLY
LESSONS LEARNED FROM WORKING ON
THE SCHOOL ZONES TO THE SPACE OF
OUR WORK. EQUITY IS OF COURSE A
KEY FACTOR IN OUR
DECISION-MAKING AS REQUIRED BY
STATE LAW AND BECAUSE OF COURSE
IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO . WE
ARE USING THE CITY'S RACIAL AND
SOCIAL EQUITY INDEX TO HELP
ENSURE FAIR OUTCOMES.
INSTALLATION RELIES ON THE SPD
ABILITY TO ISSUE RECORDERS AND
ROLL FINDING SOLUTIONS TO THE
ENGINEER'S TECHNICAL
CHALLENGES. TO ASSIST WITH
COORDINATION AND HELP PROBLEM
SOLVE A THE 2026 BUDGET ALSO
PROPOSES ONE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE
DEDICATED TO MAKING THE PROGRAM
SUCCESSFUL AND TO MEET STATE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. CURRENT
EXPECTATIONS ARE TO HAVE SPD
ISSUE A WORK AUTHORIZATION TO
THE VENDOR FOR THE FULL-TIME
SPEED CAMERAS SOON AFTER THE
BUDGET IS PASSED LATER THIS FALL
. WE WILL THEN DEVELOP A
SCHEDULE FOR INSTALLATION AND
ACTIVATION BASED ON CURRENT
EXPERIENCE IN THIS WORK . WE
EXPECT THE ENGINEERING AND
INSTALLATION PROCESS COULD TAKE
BETWEEN 12-18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE
AND WE WILL BE SURE TO PROVIDE
YOU WITH UPDATES AS WE GO. AS
CAMERAS BECOME OPERATIONAL IN
2027, WE FEEL OBLIGATED TO POINT
OUT THAT SPD AND THE SEATTLE
MENACE A POOL COURT WILL REQUIRE
FUNDING ALLOCATIONS TO MANAGE
THEIR PORTION OF THE TRAFFIC
SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM. MOVING ON
TO COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS. AT
WIND FIVE, WE BELIEVE STREETS
ARE FOR PEOPLE AND CONTRIBUTE TO
THE PLACES WE LOVE. ADDRESSING
UNPERMITTED VENDING. DUE TO THE
PANDEMIC, WE SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCED PENDING ENFORCEMENT
AROUND STADIUMS AND NIGHTLIFE
AREAS LIKE CAPITOL HILL. AS
OPERATIONS HAVE RETURNED TO
NORMAL NORMAL, WE HAVE SEEN A
SHARP RISE IN ILLEGAL VENDING
AND NON-COMPLIANCE. EVEN AFTER
OUTREACH AND CITATIONS. THIS IS
PARTLY BECAUSE WE LACK REGULAR
ENFORCEMENT AND RARELY [
INAUDIBLE ] EQUIPMENT. LEGALLY
CONSISTENT ABATEMENT ACTIONS
WILL IMPROVE COMPLIANCE. WE ALSO
RECOGNIZE THAT VENDING AND
PUBLIC SPACES OFFER A VALUABLE ,
LOW BARRIER PATHWAY TO BUSINESS
OWNERSHIP AND WE REMAIN
COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING IT . OUR
GOAL IS TO STRIKE THE RIGHT
BALANCE BETWEEN ENFORCEMENT AND
EDUCATION TO HELP VENDORS
SUCCEED WHILE ENSURING
COMPLIANCE . AND SO THIS
PROPOSAL ADDS THREE STAFF
MEMBERS AND FUNDING TO SUPPORT
BETTER ATTENTION TO UNPERMITTED
VENDING IN AREAS AROUND THE CITY
PARTICULARLY BUSY SPORTS AREAS
AND AREAS OF CULTURAL ACTIVITY.
AND VENUES. -- PARDON ME. THERE
WE ARE. GRAFFITIPREVENTION AND
ABATEMENT. I BELIEVE YOU HEARD
EARLIER FROM THE SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ABOUT
THE FIVE PILLARS OF THE ONE
SEATTLE GRAFFITI PLAN AND THE
COLLABORATION BETWEEN SEATTLE
PARKS, THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE AND WIND FIVE UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
S.D.O.T. IS PROUD TO BE A
PARTNER IN THE ONE SEATTLE
GRAFFITI TEAM BY REMOVING AND
WORKING TO PREVENT GRAFFITI IN
THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND ON
TRANSPORTATION . THISIS ONE OF
THE REASONS WHY OUR GENERAL FUND
INCREASE OCCURRED IN THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET BY
ADDING 5FTE TO SUPPORT THIS
IMPORTANT WORK. DOWNTOWN DAILY
CLEANING . THIS BUDGET ALSO
INCLUDES A SIGNIFICANT FURTHER
INVESTMENT IN THE WIND FIVE
CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORTING A
CLEAN AND SAFE SPACE FOR
RESIDENTS, WORKERS AND VISITORS
TO ENJOY . OVER $4 MILLION OF
GENERAL FUNDS AND 16 NEW
POSITIONS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE
WIND FIVE DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION
TEAM AND OUR WERE TO PROVIDE
DAILY CLEANING, TRASH MITIGATION
AND ALLEY, STREET AND SIDEWALK
CLEANING AND DEODORIZING. IN
DOWNTOWN LITTLE SAIGON. BY
EXPANDING THE WORK NOW AT
PIONEER SQUARE , THE PIKE PINE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT ON A
CONSISTENT BASIS. AT THIS POINT,
I AM NOW GOING TO TURN IT BACK
OVER TO THE DIRECTOR , DIRECTOR
AND RAY, FOR OUR LAST SITE SLIDE
AND CLOSING REMARKS.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A BIG
YEAR AHEAD OF US. WITH LARGE
EVENTS AND MAJOR CONSTRUCTION
PLANNED. BUT SEATTLE WILL BE
OPEN AND WELCOMING EVERYONE TO
CONTINUE ENJOYING EVERYTHING THE
CITY HAS TO OFFER . WE WILL USE
A TRANSPORTATION LEVY AND THE
SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE TO MAKE
SAFETY UPGRADES , HELPING THE
VULNERABLE USERS TO MOVE
COMFORTABLY AROUND THE CITY AND
TO CONTINUE INVESTING AND BUS
SERVICES AND TRANSIT
AMBASSADORS. SOUND TRANSIT
EXPECTS TO OPEN LINE TWO , TO
BEGIN OPERATION ACROSS
INTERSTATE 90. WE EXPECT TO
COMPLETE ROUTE 40 UPGRADES BY
THE SPRING AND MAKE A
SUBSTANTIAL ADVANCEMENT TOWARD
COMPLETING THE RAPID J LINE BY
THE END OF THIS YEAR. WE HAVE
SEEN WHAT CAN HAPPEN WITH RAPID
RIDE G . ONEYEAR ANNIVERSARY.
60% INCREASE I WOULD REPEAT THAT
AGAIN. 60% INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP
FROM ONE SERVICE STARTED IN
SEPTEMBER OF 2024. TRANSIT
CONTINUES TO BE A GREAT WAY TO
GO. I ALWAYS SAY THIS. FOR YOU
LEAVE HOME, BE SURE TO GRAB YOUR
ORCA CARD AND YOUR BIKE HELMET
SO YOU CAN BIKE, SCOOT AND TAKE
TRANSIT WHEREVER THE RESIDENTS
ARE HEADING. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE
THAT WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER.
WIND FIVE IN OUR PARTNERS ARE
HERE TO KEEP BUSINESSES THRIVING
THRIVING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION AND FOR HAVING US HERE
.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR EMORY. IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE TO SHARE AT
THIS TIME?
>> NOTHING RIGHT NOW.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER ROB SAKA
OVERSEEING THE DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND THANK
YOU WIND FIVE FOR JOINING US.
THANK YOU DIRECTOR EMORY AND
MISS CASTLEMAN, WE APPRECIATE
YOUR PRESENTATION OF THE
PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE ANALYSIS
THAT WENT INTO THE WORK. AS
CHAIR OF THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE, I HAVE APPRECIATED
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH
YOU ALL AND COLLABORATE ON THE
WIND FIVE SIDE WITH THE OFFICE
IN THE CITY ADVANCING THE SHARED
COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY AND
MAKING PROGRESS ON A NUMBER OF
THINGS INCLUDING CHAMPIONING
SOME BOLD INVESTMENTS TOGETHER.
AND SO SOME OF THE WORK WE KNOW
INCLUDES THE RECENT VOTER
APPROVED, KEEP SEATTLE MOVING
LEVY. THE ANNUAL LEVY DELIVERY
PLAN . WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE
COMING UP EARLY NEXT YEAR,
COLLEAGUES. A FRIENDLY REMINDER
PICK LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TASK
FORCE DISTRICT PROJECT FUND.
THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF STRATEGIC
WORK INITIATIVES AND WORK
STREAMS AT A HIGH LEVEL PROGRAM
LEVEL ONLY THAT DOES NOT EVEN
TOUCH THE MANY INDIVIDUAL
PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE PARTNERED
ON OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
THANK YOU AGAIN, DIRECTOR EMORY
FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH ME IN
MY OFFICE . AND A SPECIAL SHOUT
OUT TO ALL THE WORKERS AT WIND
FIVE, WHETHER THEY ON THE
VARIOUS ENGINEERING OR PLANNING
TEAMS OR WHATEVER THE ROLE. THEY
ALL DID TERRIFIC WORK. IT IS
HARD WORK BUT IT IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT WORK. I WOULD ARGUE
SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK
OUR CITY DOES. AND I KNOW THERE
IS A LOT OF RIGHTFUL CONCERN
RIGHT NOW AMONG THE SEATTLE
RESIDENTS THAT -- OF WHAT IS
GOING ON AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL,
THE CURRENT FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION AND WE ARE BEING
CALLED UPON TO STEP UP AND ACT,
INCLUDING BACKFILL SOME
IMPORTANT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR
BETTER SUPPORTING HUMAN SERVICES
AND BETTER SUPPORT OUR IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE COMMITTEES. AND WE
HAD THE INITIAL OVERVIEW OF THAT
YESTERDAY AND WE WILL CONTINUE
TO DO THAT. THERE MIGHT BE
OPPORTUNITIES, COLLEAGUES, FOR
US TO DO MORE OF THAT SUPPORT
MORE OF THAT IMPORTANT WORK,
GIVEN OUR CURRENT TIMES DURING
THE BUDGET PROCESS . NOW THE
BALL IS OFFICIALLY IN OUR COURT
ON THE COUNCIL SIDE. I ALSO
DON'T WANT US TO EVER FORGET
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOW VITAL IT
IS TO OUR ENTIRE CITY . AND HOW
EVERYONE, EVERYONE OF US ,
RELIES ON IT EVERY DAY . IT
CONNECTS PEOPLE TO COMMUNITIES .
IT HELPS STIMULATE THE ECONOMY .
WE NEED TO KEEP PEOPLE MOVING
SAFELY. WE HAVE A CORE
RESPONSIBILITY TO DO EXACTLY
THAT. SO LET US NOT FORGET THE
IMPORTANT WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
. ANDITS INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES
AND A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO THE
FRONTLINE CREWS AT WIND FIVE,
THE POTHOLED RANGERS . I SAW
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ACROSS THE
STREET A FEW WEEKS BACK. WE WERE
WALKING INTO CITY HALL TOGETHER.
AND I JUST LEFT SAYING HELLO AND
SENDING MY THANKS TO THE
POTHOLED RANGERS. THE S.D.O.T.
POTHOLED RANGERS THAT ARE
COINCIDENT LEAP PARKED ACROSS
THE STREET. I THINK THE CHAIR
MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE
SURPRISED. AND EXCITED ABOUT
THIS -- AND THE TERRIFIC WORK
THE POTHOLED RANGERS DO. I
REALLY MEAN IT. AND THEY DO
EXCELLENT WORK. LET'S MAKE SURE
THEY ARE WELL FUNDED AS PART OF
THE PROCESS . COLLEAGUES, AS YOU
RECALL, DURING THIS TIME LAST
YEAR, WHEN WE ANALYZED THE DEN
PROPOSED BUDGET, IT DID NOT
ACCOUNT FOR THE PAST LEVY. THAT
MADE ENGAGING WITH THE BUDGET
VERY CHALLENGING . LIKELY THIS
YEAR, WE DO NOT FACE THE SAME
CHALLENGE . BUT DURING LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET, THIS COUNSEL
BUILT ON THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
BUDGET FOR WIND FIVE INCLUDING
ADDING INVESTMENTS FOR NONSCHOOL
SPEED ZONE AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT
CAMERAS , NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, INVESTMENTS
IN TRAFFIC OR TRANSIT SAFETY,
INCLUDING TRANSIT AMBASSADORS
PAPER HEALTH TEAMS AND TRANSIT
SECURITY SERVICES AND THE LIKE.
GOING FORWARD, MANY OF MY
QUESTIONS TODAY WILL BE FOCUSED
AROUND FOLLOWING UP ON SOME OF
THOSE ITEMS. MY FIRST QUESTION
HERE FOR YOU ALL IS, AND LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET, AYE FIVE
MENTIONED CHALLENGES AROUND
MAINTENANCE AND ASSETS LINKED TO
THE PREVIOUS LEVY ENDING FLAT OR
DECLINING REVENUE. TODAY, WIND
FIVE NOTED CONCERNS AROUND
REVENUE COUPLED WITH INCREASING
COST. AND SO I'M CURIOUS A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING, HOW IS
S.D.O.T. GRAPPLING WITH ECONOMIC
CHALLENGES WHILE MAINTAINING A
COMMITMENT TO DELIVER ON THE
NUTS AND BOLTS , BASICS,
EVERYDAY BASICS THAT OUR CITY'S
RESIDENTS EXPECT ?
>> THANK YOU. GREAT QUESTION.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU ALL, OUR
TRANSPORTATION LEVY 2024, AS YOU
KNOW, IS BASED ON THE STRUCTURE
WE HAVE AN HEAVILY FUNDED . WE
ARE SEEING A DECLINE IN OTHER
TRANSPORTATION SOURCES, REVENUE
SOURCES . BUT WE CONTINUE TO
ADVANCE THESE FOR THE LEVY .
WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE OTHER
SPOT IMPROVEMENTS AND CORE
SERVICES THAT RELY ON THE OTHER
SOURCES . WE WILL CONTINUE TO
COMMUNICATE ALSO WHAT THE
CHALLENGES WOULD BE IF THERE ARE
ANY BECAUSE WE ADVANCE OUR
EFFORT. THE LEVY IS CARRYING US
FORWARD AND DOING A LOT OF OUR
PRESERVATION WORK, AS YOU KNOW.
AND IN OUR PARTNERSHIP, WE HAVE
A VERY STRONG PRESERVATION LEVY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THE
WORK AND INFORM, AS WE HAVE
CHALLENGES, IF THERE IS THE
OTHER COLOR OF MONEY OF THE
TRANSPORTATION REVENUE [
INAUDIBLE ] OR ANY IMPLICATION
OF THOSE EFFORTS.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ALONG, I
HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT A
SPECIFIC -- PROGRESS -- A
SPECIFIC ASSET CLASS OF OUR
BROADER INFRASTRUCTURE INVENTORY
. SO SIDEWALKS. AS YOU KNOW,
LAST YEAR'S VOTER APPROVED LEVY
INCLUDED THE BIGGEST, BOLDEST,
MOST TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENT
IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW
SIDEWALKS IN THE CITY'S HISTORY
AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW
SIDEWALKS ALONG WITH SIDEWALK
REPAIR IS A VERY IMPORTANT
PRIORITY FOR ME AND MY OFFICE
AND I KNOW MANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES. EVERYONE AT THE END
OF THE DAY IS THE PEDESTRIAN AT
SOME POINT IN THEIR JOURNEYS,
AND THEIR LIVES. AND SO WE'D
LOVE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND SOME
OF THE DEPARTMENT'S INITIAL
PROGRESS WITH RESPECT TO
IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THESE BOLD
NEW SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION
INVESTMENTS IN THIS NEW VOTER
APPROVED LEVY AND THEN, HOW IS
THE PROPOSED BUDGET BETTER
POSITIONING THE DEPARTMENT TO
CONTINUE THAT PROGRESS NEXT YEAR
?
>> ANOTHER GREAT QUESTION. THE
SIDEWALK IS A VERY IMPORTANT
ASSET FOR OUR VULNERABLE USERS.
LESSONS TO LEARN FROM THE NEW
SEATTLE LEVY, WE INCORPORATED
WHAT WE CALL CREW DELIVERABLE
WORK. SO IT IS FRONTLOADED IN
THE LEVY WHICH IS TACKLING THAT
TASK YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT WHICH
IS BUILDING AFFORDABLE SIDEWALKS
. WE HAVE BEEN IN THOSE WALKS
WITH THE COMMUNITY. IT IS THE
MOST REWARDING PROCESS TO SEE IN
REAL LIFE, WALKING THROUGH THE
CHALLENGES THAT RESIDENTS ARE
FACING BECAUSE THEY ARE
NAVIGATING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY .
COMPARED TO THE MOVE SEATTLE [
INAUDIBLE ] , YOU WILL SEE A LOT
OF GREATER PROGRESS BECAUSE OF
THE PIVOT TO A CREW DELIVERABLE
APPROACH THAT WE HAVE
INCORPORATED . WE DO HAVE THE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TASK
FORCE FOR CITY COUNCIL IN
IMPLEMENTING THOSE THINGS WHICH
ALSO HELPS US IN ADVANCING
BEYOND THE 350 BLOCKS OF
SIDEWALKS INCORPORATED INTO THIS
TRANSPORTATION LEVY . AND WHAT
THE FUTURE PATH WOULD BE TO HELP
SHAPE THAT AS WELL. WE TAKE THIS
ELEMENT VERY SERIOUSLY AS IT IS
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR
VULNERABLE USERS. I WOULD SAY
THAT WE HAVE MADE GREAT
PROGRESS. YOU WILL SEE THAT WITH
THE LEVY OVERSIGHT REPORT. IN
YEAR ONE, COMPARED TO THE
LESSONS WE HAVE DONE JUST
BECAUSE OF THE STRATEGY WE
SELECTED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ON TO THE
TOPIC OF TRANSIT SECURITY.
TRANSIT SECURITY REMAINS A TOP
PRIORITY FOR ME AND MY OFFICE.
AND LAST YEAR, AS I NOTED
EARLIER, THE COUNCIL MADE A
NUMBER OF BOLD INVESTMENTS IN
THIS SPACE IN PARTICULAR AS WELL
AS REQUESTING S.D.O.T. REPORT ON
AND LAMENTING SERVICES AND
POLICIES AND WE RECEIVED A
REPORT EARLIER THIS MONTH. THANK
YOU FOR THAT. BUT WE WOULD LOVE
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AS WELL,
HOW HAS THE DEPARTMENT USED
THESE RESOURCES ALLOCATED TO THE
DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY FOR
TRANSIT SECURITY AND SAFETY ?
ANDWHAT IS THE PLAN AND PROPOSAL
WITH RESPECT TO TRANSIT SECURITY
AND SAFETY IN THE CURRENT
PROPOSED BUDGET ?
>> WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
KING COUNTY METRO WHO ACTUALLY
DELIVERS THE SERVICE. THEY
CONDUCT THE HIRING AND OF
LIMITATION OF THOSE SAFETY
AMBASSADORS AND SO FORTH. NOT
JUST EXCLUSIVE TO KING COUNTY
METRO BUT INCLUSIVE HISTORY CAR
WHICH IS THE ONLY TRANSIT
OPERATION THAT THE CITY OWNS. WE
MIMIC THE SAME STRATEGY . THERE
IS A REGIONAL TRANSIT SAFETY
FORUM THAT THE COUNTY HAS HOSTED
REGIONALLY. WE ARE IMPLEMENTING
THOSE THINGS AND PAYING TOWARD
THOSE. OF COURSE, THE SDM IS THE
SOURCE IN WHICH THIS IS PAYING
FOR, IN ADDITION TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE ADDED
REVENUE FOR BUDGET THAT YOU GUYS
HAVE ADOPTED LAST YEAR. AND SO
IT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT TASK AS
WE THINK ABOUT RENEWAL OF SDM,
THAT IT WOULD BE INCORPORATED IN
-- AS A STANDARD SERVICE MOVING
FORWARD AS IT IS NEEDED TO MAKE
OUR RIDERS SAFE.
>> THANK YOU. VERY IMPORTANT
THAT PEOPLE ARE SAFE AND FEEL
SAFE WHEN THEY ARE RIDING OUR
TRANSIT OR DRIVING OR OPERATING
OUR TRANSIT IN CASE OF METRO OR
SOUND TRANSIT AND THE LIKE AND
WE WOULD BE REMISS IF WE DIDN'T
MENTION , ONE OF THE TRAGIC
VICTIMS THAT I THINK HELPED
SPARK A SENSE OF URGENCY UNDER
MORE POLITICIANS , AND THAT IS
KING COUNTY OPERATOR, SEAN YI M
WHO WAS TRAGICALLY MURDERED
EARLY DECEMBER . OURCOLLEAGUES,
AS YOU RECALL, WE ADDED OUR
WHOLE TRANSIT SECURITY AND
SAFETY INVESTMENTS EARLIER THAN
THAT , IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER.
AND SINCE THEN, I THINK THERE
ARE MORE OF US HERE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS TRULY A
PRIORITY FOR ALL. WE WILL BE
LOOKING FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES.
AND JUST SO YOU KNOW,
COLLEAGUES, HAVE CONNECTED WITH
MY COUNTERPART ON THE TRANSIT
SIDE AND THE KING COUNTY
COUNCIL. SO COUNCILMEMBER
QUINN. I THINK HE DOES SIT ON
THE RECENTLY STOOD UP TASK FORCE
FOR TRANSIT SECURITY . THEY ARE
MAKING GREAT PROGRESS IN
EXPECTING A FINAL REPORT ON THAT
AND EARLY NEXT YEAR, WE WILL
PROBABLY INVITE FOLKS TO POINT
THAT OUT ON OUR COMMITTEE. I'M
SURE THERE IS MORE WE CAN DO TO
SUPPORT THAT THIS YEAR AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. A COUPLE
QUESTIONS I WILL GET ON THE
RECORD. NO FOLLOW-UP BUT LET'S
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION
OFF-LINE . EXCESSIVE NOISE IS AN
ISSUE FACING MANY COMMUNITIES
FROM NEIGHBORS -- FROM CARS AND
PEOPLE WHO ARE OUTSIDE THE
STADIUM'S AND ARENAS, FOR
EXAMPLE, AND WE HAVE EXISTING
CODE THAT LIMITS EXCESSIVE NOISE
AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A PENDING
PROPOSAL FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON ADDITIONAL
LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS THE
IMPLICATION PIECE . REGARDLESS,
MY OFFICE IS MET -- HAS MET WITH
THE SEATTLE MARINERS AND MEETING
SOON WITH THE SEAHAWKS AS WELL.
AND FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE
STADIUM PERSPECTIVE. I BELIEVE
S.D.O.T. HAS A RULE ENFORCING
THE LOUD NOISE. THAT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING AS WELL. AT LEAST
IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY . THEY HAVE
THE EQUIPMENT. THEYTYPICALLY
ACCOMPANY STD. AND THERE IS A
CORONATION CHALLENGE BETWEEN THE
DEPARTMENT OF WHO IS ON FIRST
AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT.
WE WOULD LOVE TO FOLLOW-UP
OFF-LINE ABOUT THAT IN
PARTICULAR . NEXT, WE WANT TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE
PERFORMANCE TRICKS FOR SOME OF
THE TRANSIT SERVICES THAT WE
OPERATE . WE ARE IN A LIMITED
BUDGET ENVIRONMENT. WE INVEST IN
TRANSIT SERVICES IN A THOUGHTFUL
MANNER KEEPING A CAREFUL EYE OUT
FOR REDUNDANCY AND OVERLAPPING
SERVICES AND I NOTE THAT THE
CURRENT PROPOSAL IS FOR 3.4
MILLION TO RUN THE STREETCARS .
WE ALSO OPERATE THE SEATTLE
MONORAIL AS WELL. THOSE TWO
AGENCIES WE OWN. KING COUNTY
METRO OPERATES. THE TOTAL CITY
SUBSIDY FOR 26 IS 13.4 MILLION.
WE WOULD LOVE TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT RIDERSHIP
, PERFORMANCE TRENDS FOR BOTH OF
THOSE LINES AND SPECIFICALLY,
THE SOUTH LAKE UNION STREETCAR
AS WELL AND MONORAIL. AND
UNDERSTAND THE PERFORMANCE OF
THAT. AND I APPRECIATE MY
COLLEAGUES AND COUNCILMEMBERS
SOLOMON AND RINCK EARLIER FOR
RAISING THE LAKE WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD SAFETY PROJECTS AND
PLANS AND THE COORDINATION
REQUIRED . IINTENTIONALLY BIT
MY TONGUE BECAUSE WE ARE OUT OF
TIME AND I KNOW ANOTHER
RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT IS COMING
UP NEXT. WE LEARNED THERE IS A
SHARE RESPONSIBILITY WITH PARKS
AND S.D.O.T. IN NETWORK. I WOULD
SURE THAT MY OFFICE HAS BEEN
MEETING WITH IMPACTING MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY AND IN MY ROLE
AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE,
CITYWIDE COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES
ONE OF THE RESPONSIBLE
DEPARTMENTS. MEETING WITH FOLKS,
INCLUDING THE RAINIER VALLEY
GREENWAYS, BIKE WORKS AND MORE .
AND I SHARE A DESIRE THAT WE
NEED TO DO TO -- WE NEED TO DO
MORE TO ADDRESS ROAD SAFETY ON
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD AND
THERE IS A PENDING ANALYSIS BY
THE DEPARTMENT , OR IN THIS
CASE, THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FROM SHARED
DECISION-MAKING AND DECISIONS
LOOMING. I WOULD LIKE US AS A
CITY TO BETTER ADDRESS SAFETY ON
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD.
THATCONCLUDES MY COMMENTS AND
QUESTIONS . CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS AND I
APPRECIATE THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE CHAIR. AND THE
REMAINING UNDISPUTED KING OF
POTHOLES. DIRECTOR EMERY,
WELCOME BACK . DIRECTOR EDER AND
DIRECTOR NOBLE. I APPRECIATE
YOUR DISCUSSION ABOUT GOOD
GOVERNANCE. IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT . THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN I THINK IS A
GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT . SO MUCH
SO THAT I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED IT IN
MY DISCUSSIONS ON THE SEATTLE
HOUSING PLAN. HOPLEY THAT DOES
NOT CAUSE ANY CHALLENGES WITHIN
THE MAYOR'S TEAM. I HAVE TALKED
TO DIRECTOR -- THE DIRECTOR
ABOUT THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE.
IT'S NOT JUST A PLAN BUT IT IS
THE PRACTICES THAT GO INTO IT.
THIS BREAKS DOWN DIFFERENT
PLANNING PIECES OF IT. AND I
THINK IT IS A GREAT MODEL . NOW
I GET A CHANCE TO SAY IT TO YOU
FROM THIS POSITION. SO THANK
YOU. ALSO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WORK IN TERMS OF PARTNERING WITH
THE PIKE PLACE MARKET PDA. I
THINK THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
THE COLLABORATION AND THE WORK
GOING ON BETWEEN WIND FIVE AND
THE PDA AT PIKE PLACE MARKET. A
GREAT MODEL IN TERMS OF MOVING
FORWARD. AND THEN LOOKING OUT
FOR ALTERNATIVES AND
POSSIBILITIES. AND IDEAS ABOUT
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE
SITUATION RIGHT NOW AND ALL THE
WORK YOU ARE DOING . IT IS NOT
JUST S.D.O.T. BUT THERE IS
UTILITY WORK. TO HAVE THOSE
PIECES INTEGRATED AND
COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AND THE
PROGRESS MADE IS VERY STRONG FOR
PIKE PLACE. THE STREET ITSELF.
SO, THANK YOU. IT IS IMPORTANT
TO HAVE IT DONE BEFORE THE FIFA
WORLD CUP. SO THANK YOU. ALSO
THE BROADER PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC
SAFETY WORK. I THINK THIS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT, PARTNERING
WERE NEED BE, TO FURTHER
PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC SAFETY . IT
IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND
INITIATIVES TO DO THAT ARE
IMPORTANT. AND I'M STARTING TO
USE THE TERM GREATER DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION TEAM. WE HAVE THE
DOWNTOWN AS PART OF THE DISTRICT
7 COUNCIL. AS NOTED, THERE IS
SOME THAT GOES OUTSIDE AND TO
D1, TWO AND THREE. AND
CAPTURING OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND THIS WORK AND THE GREATER
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION TEAM REALLY
RELIES ON DEPARTMENTS COMING
TOGETHER. SO WIND FIVE
PARTICIPATING IN THAT IS KEY. AS
IS THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM. THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAMWORK IS SO
IMPORTANT. PARTICULARLY BECAUSE
THERE IS THIS PLACE-BASED
APPROACH. AND IT MAKES A
DIFFERENT. WHEN I'M IN THE
VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS , HAVING A
CLEAN STREET TO GO WITH THE
EFFORTS THAT SPD MIGHT BE DOING
OR THAT THE CARE DEPARTMENT
MIGHT BE DOING OR EVERY OTHER
DEPARTMENT . IT REALLY HELPS .
THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS, THE
UNPERMITTED VENDING. I'M NOT
SURE IF YOU ARE PART OF THIS BUT
EVERY THURSDAY, FOR THE
FARMER'S MARKET, WOULD
INITIALLY STARTED IS ONE PERSON
BELOW THE RADAR AND THEN POPPED
UP INTO THE UNPERMITTED VENDING
SITUATION. WHEN I WENT BY
YESTERDAY, THERE WAS NOTHING.
I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS S.D.O.T.
OR SOMEONE ELSE INVOLVED. OR
SOME ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN
TERMS OF CLEANING UP. IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR THE CLEANING UP OF
THE FARMER'S MARKET MARKET. IT
ISN'T JUST THE FARMER'S MARKET
THERE BUT THE OTHER FARMER'S
MARKET TOO. THEY ARE WORKING
HARD TO DELIVER A SERVICE FOR
THE COMMUNITY AND IF IT IS BEING
LEVERAGED IN A WAY THAT IS NOT
APPROPRIATE, THAT IS NOT RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.
AND BY THE WAY, THIS IS
IMPORTANT WITH CLIMATE PLEDGE
ARENA. I HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS
WITH THEM AND THEIR
REPRESENTATIVES. THERE IS SO
MUCH GOING ON. JUST THIS WEEK ,
TUESDAY NIGHT, IT WAS THE JONAS
BROTHERS. WEDNESDAY, LINCOLN
PARK. LAST NIGHT, THE WHO. THIS
WEEKEND, SEATTLE KRAKEN. THERE
IS SO MUCH GOING ON IN THIS
UNPERMITTED RENDING PEACE IS
IMPORTANT. AND THAT IS WHEN IT
BECOMES A MAJOR PROBLEM. WE NEED
TO BE DOING THINGS RIGHT IN THAT
PERSPECTIVE. BACK TO
TRANSPORTATION MORE GENERALLY.
THIS GOES TO THE TRANSPORTATION
PLAN. THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS. THE
STREET PROGRAM AND PEDESTRIAN
PROGRAM. AM INTERESTED IN THE
BRIDGE PROGRAM AND MOVING
FORWARD. AND THE FREIGHT
PROGRAM. THE BRIDGE PROGRAM ,
AS I HAVE NOTED, D7 IS REALLY A
PENINSULA . IF YOU TAKE THE SIX
BRIDGES THAT GO OVER THE NRA,
BALLARD, FREMONT AND THE ROAR
BRIDGES AND THE I-5 BRIDGES, WE
ARE REALLY INDEPENDENCE LIFFEY
THINK ABOUT IT. THIS IS KEY.
MAGNOLIA BRIDGE IS PROBABLY ONE
OF THE KEY PIECES THERE. PART OF
THIS AND WORKING WITH MY
COLLEAGUE AND FELLOW MAGNOLIA
AND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, IS
THE EMERGENCY ACCESS FROM THE
MARINA IN ORDER TO GET UP AND
PROVIDE THAT URGENCY ACCESS FOR
RESPONDERS IF THE BRIDGE WAS TO
COME DOWN. FOR THOSE THAT HAVE
STOOD UNDERNEATH IT , YOU CAN
IMAGINE IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH. I
THINK HAVING THOSE PIECES MOVE
FORWARD IN THE FREIGHT PROGRAM
AND ENSURING THAT WE CAN GET
MOVEMENT ALONG THE ROADS AND YOU
ARE CONSTANTLY --I'M CONSTANTLY
APPRISED -- NOT SURPRISED BUT
SEEING WHERE LOGISTICS IS DONE
ON THE STREETS AND IT JUST
MESSES UP THE TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK. THE ROAD TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK AND THAT IS SPECIFIC FOR
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, MARITIME
PIECES. [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT. AND WITH
THAT RELATIVELY SHORT , CHAIR,
I'M WILLING TO PASS IT OFF, I
BELIEVE TO THE COUNCILMEMBER TO
MY RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. WE SHOULD HAVE HAD
YOU THIS MORNING . ANYTHING YOU
WANT TO SHARE ?
>> AND WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PARTNERSHIP, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. WE HAVE BEEN AT PIKE
PLACE MARKET WITH PDA. I
APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND
COLLABORATION SPACE THAT YOU
CREATED FOR US .
>> WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. I
APPRECIATE MY TEAM'S EFFORT FOR
THAT. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND THANK
YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY .
WHEREAS COUNCILMEMBER WAS A
LITTLE BIT SHORT, I'M AFRAID I
HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS AND
I'M HOPING WE CAN GET THROUGH
THEM. STARTING OFF WITH FIFA
PREPARATIONS AND SEEING THE 3.6
MILLION FOR FIFA 2026
PREPARATIONS, HOW DO WE MAKE
SURE THESE FIFA PERFORATIONS
LEAD TO LONG-TERM TRANSIT SAFETY
OUTCOMES FOR COMMUNITIES? WE
KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF
COMMITTEE CONCERNS ABOUT FIFA
AND OUR GUESTS USING MAY
NEIGHBORHOODS AS PARKING LOTS
RATHER THAN WINNING FOR
INVESTMENT BACK INTO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS. CAN YOU TELL US
SOME OF THE LONG-TERM
IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCESSIBILITY
YOU MENTIONED ? NOT JUST FOR
VISITORS BUT FOR THOSE WHO CALL
THESE NEIGHBORHOODS HOME ?
>> THANK YOU. VERY IMPORTANT
QUESTION. WE ARE FORTUNATE IN
SEATTLE THAT WE HAVE BUILT UP
INFRASTRUCTURE. ESPECIALLY THE
STADIUM ON THE SOUTH END OF OUR
DOWNTOWN WITH A VERY RICH
TRANSIT SERVICES. OUR GOAL FOR
WIND SIX IS 80% OF ATTENDEES
WILL BE NON- VEHICLE MODE. WE
WILL ENCOURAGE WALKING AND WE
WILL ENCOURAGE TRANSIT AND WE
WILL ENCOURAGE SCOOTERS AND
BIKING. AND TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL
, WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT OUR
LAST BIT OF BIKE LANES ARE
CONNECTED WE ARE MAKING SURE
THAT OUR SIDEWALKS DON'T HAVE
ANY TRIPPING HAZARDS OR SO
FOURTH. WE ARE MAKING SURE ADA
RAMPS ARE ACCESSIBLE. ALL THE
AMENITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
WILL BE SUPPORTING THE WALK
ABILITY AND TRANSIT AND THAT
WILL BE TWEAKED, ADJUSTED. AND
MAKE SURE IT IS REFINED. WE ARE
LOOKING AT THE STADIUM TO THE
SEATTLE CENTER TO BE THE CORE
CORRIDOR FOR MOVING PEOPLE. WE
ARE ALSO GOING TO BE TAKING AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR, WHAT WOULD AND
NONGAME DAY LOOK LIKE IN
SEATTLE. THERE IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT
COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOODS OUTSIDE
OF THE SEATTLE CENTER AND THE
STADIUM SECTOR . AGAIN, JUST
REALLY PUSHING THAT ENVIRONMENT
AND RICH TRANSIT SERVICES THAT
WE HAVE AN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
THOSE THINGS AND AIMING FOR THE
80% NON- VEHICLE INITIATIVE
TRAVEL MODE FOR THOSE THAT ARE
COMING TO VISIT US.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. MOVING US
TO THE 1.6 MILLION IN ADDRESSING
UNPERMITTED VENDING AND RIGHT OF
WAYS.
>> CARDS ON THE TABLE, I LOVE TO
GET MY [ INAUDIBLE ] AND I HAVE
HAD MANY A MIDNIGHT VEGGIE DOG
ON PIKE. I'M CURIOUS. WHAT DO
WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY, ADDRESS
UNPERMITTED VENDING ? WHAT DOES
THAT INTERACTION LOOK LIKE?
>> APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. WE
SEE IT AS A SMALL BUSINESS
STARTUP. WE APPROACH THINGS WITH
EDUCATION FIRST AND MAKING SURE
THERE IS A PERMIT PROCESS AND
HOW WE CAN STREAMLINE THOSE
THINGS. BEFORE WE EVEN DO
CITATION. THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET
IS GOING TO HELP US IN
ADDRESSING BOTH -- OUR TIME.
WHERE WE DON'T HAVE THE
PERSONNEL. WE HAVE AN 8:00 UNTIL
FIVE CUT PERSONNEL THAT
ADDRESSES THIS THING. IN
REALITY, THE SURGES HAPPENING AT
EVENTS OUTSIDE THE EVENING AND
WEEKENDS AND SO FORTH. THIS
WOULD ADDRESS PERSONNEL TO WALK
THROUGH, LIKE I SAID. WE LEAD
WITH EDUCATION AND WITH
INFORMATION SHARING. FOR THOSE
THAT DO IT IN COMPLIANCE, WE
WANT TO INVITE PEOPLE TO DO
THOSE THINGS IF THEY FOLLOW THE
PROCESS. BEFORE WE DO ABATEMENT
OF EQUIPMENT AND SO FORTH, WE DO
CITATION . IF IT IS A REPEATED
THING. WE WOULD STEP IT UP TO
ABATEMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND SO
FORTH. AND IN ALL HONESTY, WE
WANT TO BE MEETING THE
COMPLIANCE OF REQUIRED
RIGHT-OF-WAY AND INVITE PEOPLE
TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THAT
PERMITTING PROCESS. AND IF THAT
IS NOT HAPPENING OR THERE IS A
VIOLATION CONSTANTLY, THEN THE
WORST WOULD BE OBLIGATING THE
EQUIPMENT.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU LEAVING WITH
THE APPROACH OF EDUCATION. I
THINK WHEN THIS WAS ANNOUNCED,
THE IMMEDIATE CONCERN I HEARD
FROM MEMBERS WAS THAT IT COULD
BE CHALLENGING TO GET A PERMIT.
SO CONCERNED ABOUT INEQUITIES
PLAYING OUT IN TERMS OF WHO GETS
A PERMIT AND WHO DOES NOT. AND
WE CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM
COMMUNITY GROUPS ON HOW -- HOW
VENDORS CAN LEAD TO PUBLIC SPACE
ACTIVATION WHICH ALSO RESULTS IN
CAN CREATE MORE OF A SENSE OF
SAFETY TOO. SOFINDING WAYS, AS
YOU STATED, IN MANY CASES, THESE
ARE SMALL BUSINESSES GOING TO
POP UP AND WE WANT TO FIND WAYS
TO SUPPORT THAT. IT IS THE
INTENTION OF THE DEPARTMENT TO
TAKE AN EDUCATION ORIENTED
APPROACH .
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
>> FOR THE PURPOSE OF MY
CLARITY, THE PREMISE THEY WOULD
BE GETTING WOULD BE THROUGH
WHICH DEPARTMENT?
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] AND S.D.O.T.
>> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY
HARD , OVER SEVERAL YEARS AND WE
CONTINUE TO DO SO TO MAKE THE
PERMITTING PROCESSES AS
ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE WHO NEEDS
TO PARTICIPATE. BY THAT, I MEAN
MAKE IT EASY FOR THEM TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PERMITTING
REQUIREMENTS ARE . LEADING
PEOPLE TO THE PROCESS AND REALLY
TAKING A CLOSE LOOK AT THE FEE
STRUCTURE AND TAKING INTO
CONSIDERATION EQUITY AS WELL AS
COMPLIANCE NEEDS. AND WE LEAD
WITH THAT VALUE WHEN IT COMES TO
PERMITTING. IT IS SAFETY AND
REGULATION AND ITS COMMUNITY
SUPPORT.
>> APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD LIKE
TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION ON
THAT PIECE . MOVING US ALONG TO
-- 4.1 MILLION FOR DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION TEAM. CAN WE GET MORE
INFORMATION ON DAILY CLEANING
EFFORTS, PARTICULARLY HOW WIND
FIVE ENGAGES WITH PARTNERS.
PANEER SQUARE AND THE CID BOTH
HAVE BIA 'S THAT ARE CARRYING
OUT THIS WORK. HOW DOES THIS
WORK OVERLAP WITH WHAT
COMMUNITIES ARE CURRENTLY DOING
AND CAN YOU ELABORATE ON WHICH
PARTS OF THE CITY WILL BE
RECEIVING NEW SERVICES VERSUS
THOSE THAT THEY RECEIVE THE SAME
LEVEL OF SERVICES .
>> THIS IS COMPLEMENTARY TO
WHAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE
DOING. WE WILL GET YOU
SCHEDULING. LIKE HOW MANY TIMES
AND WHERE AND GUIDED BY THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. IDT.
CENTRALIZING THE IDT EFFORT. AND
SEQUENCING WHERE AND FREQUENCY
OF CLEANING AND WHAT IT ENTAILS.
IT IS PRESSURE WASHING ,
ABATEMENT OF GRAFFITI IN AREAS.
DOES THAT SATISFY?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR
THAT. AND MOVING US ALONG, I
HAVE QUESTIONS ON GRAFFITI. AND
WE HAD THE DISCUSSION WITH PARKS
ALSO ON GRAFFITI. SO I WOULD
LOVE TO HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING AND TERMS OF THE
WIND EFFECT APPROACH AND I'M
CURIOUS WHERE WE SEE THE
GRAFFITI ABATEMENT WORK SHOWING
UP ACROSS THE CITY BUDGET. HOW
IS S.D.O.T. LOOKING AT ENSURING
THIS INVESTMENT IN HER FEET HE
ABATEMENT IS SERVING AS MORE
THAN A ONE-TIME INVESTMENT IN
THE COMMUNITIES AN ONGOING,
THINKING ABOUT EFFORTS TO
PREVENT FUTURE GRAFFITI ?
>> THERE IS THE I DT THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE THAT ENCOMPASSES
MULTIPLE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS .
ANDS.D.O.T. IS ONE OF THEM.
HAVE ASSETS , REGULATORY SCIENCE
AND THE PARKING METERS AND SO
FORTH, WE HAVE RETAINING WALLS
AND BRIDGES THAT WE ABATE
GRAFFITI. THE JOYOUS THING ABOUT
THIS GRAFFITI EFFORT IS THE
MURALS. S.D.O.T. HAPPENS TO OWN
LARGER RETAINING WALLS. WITHOUT
A MURAL, VERY ATTRACTIVE FOR
GRAFFITI TAGGING. IMPLEMENTING
THE MURALS IS A STRATEGY IN
WHICH THE I DT IS PUSHING
FORWARD AND IT IS BEAUTIFYING
OUR CITY AND CARRYING IMPORTANT
MESSAGES. I HEARD A PDS TALKING
ABOUT THE CAMPUS PARKWAY. THAT
YOU SHOULD DRIVE THROUGH . IT
IS BEAUTIFUL. IT IS A VERY LARGE
RETAINING WALL OWNED BY [
INAUDIBLE ] IT USED TO BE
GRAFFITI ATTRACTION FOR TAGGING
AND NOW IT TELLS THE BEAUTIFUL
STORY AND THE ARTISTS THAT PUT
IT TOGETHER. THAT IS HOW WE ARE
PREVENTING FUTURE TAGGING AND OF
COURSE, ABATING THOSE THAT ARE
SHOWING UP . IT WAS A SURGE
PAST -- POST PANDEMIC. IT HAS
BEEN A HUGE SURGE. WE ARE
COMPLYING WITH THAT AND
MAINTAINING, GUIDED BY THE IDT .
>> THANK YOU FOR WALKING US
THROUGH THAT. AND I'M GOING TO
KEEP GOING TO MY LIST. THANK
YOU, CHAIR. TAKING US TO 1.4
MILLION FOR AUTOMATED SAFETY
CAMERAS, CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH
AN OFFER AN ADDITIONAL FT E,
DOES THIS TAP -- THIS FTE DEAL
WITH THE TICKETING PROCESS. I
WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT
WAS FORMERLY DONE THROUGH THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT AND HOW
IS THE DEPARTMENT WORKING -- HOW
WILL THE AUTOMATED SAFETY CAMERA
PROGRAM REALLY STRIKE THE
BALANCE BETWEEN TRANSIT SAFETY
WHILE NOT RINGING ON MORE EQUITY
CONCERNS ?
>> THE FTE WILL DO A COUPLE OF
THINGS. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT
REPORTING THAT THE STATE
LEGISLATION IS MANDATING . SO WE
WILL BE WORKING ON THAT AND
DOING THE COORDINATION WITH --
IT IS A THREE-LEGGED APPROACH ,
THE AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY
CAMERA. THE SPD. SEATTLE IN A
CIVIL COURT AND S.D.O.T.
PARTNERSHIP. SO THE POSITION
WILL BE HELPING TO COORDINATE
AND MOVE THINGS ALONG. AND IN
TERMS OF EQUITY, THE STATE HAS
BUILT IN A VERY SIGNIFICANT
EQUITY LENS , MAKING SURE
COMMUNITY IS NOT INUNDATED WITH
THE CAMERAS. MAKING IT A DATA
DRIVEN PROCESS AND APPROACH.
AND SO WE ARE VERY INTENSIVELY
LOOKING TO THE PROCESS AND
MAKING SURE WE HAVE AN EQUITY
LENS AND IMPLEMENTING THE SAFETY
STRATEGY ALONG THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HAVE ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS?
>> YES. THANK YOU FOR WALKING US
THROUGH THAT. TAKING US TO THE
HALF-MILLION FOR THE JOINT
ENFORCEMENT TEAM . IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THE STATE LIQUOR
AND CANNABIS BOARD ANNOUNCED IN
2024 THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER
PARTICIPATE IN OUR CITY'S JOINT
ENFORCEMENT TEAM. I'M WONDERING
MORE ABOUT THE ROUTER STRATEGY
WITH THE JOINT ENFORCEMENT TEAM
AND , WHAT IS THE GOAL OF
INCREASING TEAM OUTINGS FROM 18,
TO 50 ?
>> CHRIS WILL TAKE THIS ONE.
>> I WILL TAKE THIS ONE BY
SAYING THAT WE HAVE TO GET BACK
TO, COUNSEL. I WILL TELL YOU
THAT WE ARE ADDING ONE POSITION
TO S.D.O.T. S.D.O.T. OF COURSE
WITH GRAFFITI AND MANY OTHER
THINGS, WE ARE ONE PARTNER IN A
CROSS DEPARTMENTAL EFFORT OF
COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND
PURPOSES OF THE JET. WE WILL
HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE AND OUR OWN SM 'S THAT
ARE NOT HERE TODAY ABOUT THE
WIND FIVE PARTICIPATION.
>> I WILL USE THE CHAIR'S
PREROGATIVE. THE JET TEAM HAS
BEEN HOUSED WITHIN THE FINANCE
AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
WHICH IS THE DEPARTMENT THAT
REPORTS TO MY COMMITTEE. WE HAD
THIS CONVERSATION LAST WEEK WHEN
THEY WERE SHARING THAT THEY
WOULD BE EXPANDING THE TEAM. AND
I QUICKLY REMINDED THEM OF THE
EXPERIENCE THAT HAPPENED ON
CAPITOL HILL. AND WAS LIKE, YOU
HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME, THAT WE
ARE EXPANDING THE TEAM AT THIS
TIME. THERE WAS STRONG
REASSURANCE THAT THE STATE'S
TEAM IS VERY SEPARATE FROM THE
CITY'S TEAM. AND IT WILL BE
FOCUSED MOSTLY ON COMMERCIAL,
BUSINESS ENFORCEMENT. AND NOT
TARGETING THE ESTABLISHMENTS
THAT WERE TARGETED BY THE STATE
. THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM
TALKING TO SUBJECT MATTER
EXPERTS, WHICH CAN BE REFERRED
TO AS SME 'S. I WOULD ASK THAT
WE DON'T USE ACRONYMS IN THE
COMMITTEE .
>> MY APOLOGIES.
>> I WAS REASSURED BECAUSE I HAD
A VERY INTENSE REACTION TO THAT
NEWS. AND JUST SHARING IN THE
COMAS OF THE COMMITTEE TODAY
THAT MY FEARS WERE ALLEVIATED .
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT ADDITIONAL
DETAIL, CHAIR. I KNOW I DON'T
SIT ON YOUR COMMITTEE SO THAT IS
HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND. THE ROOT
OF THAT QUESTION IS, THERE IS A
LOT OF FEAR FACING COMMUNITIES
RIGHT NOW. AND SO SIMILAR GOT
REACTION TO THAT. I THINK IT IS
AN IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION AND
I'M GLAD WE COULD GET THAT
INFORMATION OUT HERE TODAY AND
IN THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR
THAT. LOOKING TOWARD THE TWO
MILLION-DOLLAR INVESTMENT WITH
PIKE PLACE BOLLARDS. I LIKE TO
KNOW WHERE THAT APARTMENT IS
LOOKING NEXT. IS IMPORTANT FOR
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. WHAT ARE THE
AREAS THE COMMITTEE IS TRACKING?
THAT MAY BE NEXT IN LINE FOR
BALLARD'S?
>> OCCIDENTAL IS SOMETHING WE
ARE LOOKING AT. PIONEER SQUARE
ALLIANCE, TO RELET A TEMPORARY
AND LIMITATION TO SUPPORT THE
FIFA AND CONTINUING TO THE
STADIUM AREA. RIGHT NOW IT
HAPPENS DURING GAME TIME. BUT WE
WANT TO MAKE PERMANENT. PHASE 2,
WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING. THE
PHASE 2 OCCIDENTAL ENVISIONING
OF THAT CONTINUUM OF THAT
CORRIDOR WOULD BE ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE . WITH THE
STATE LEGISLATION OF PEOPLE'S
SPACES THAT WE ARE CREATING, WE
WILL BECOME HERE WITH
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD SPARK UP
MORE SPACES CREATING AND IT
WOULD BE TIED WITH THOSE SAFETY
AMENITIES AS WE ACTIVATE THOSE
SPACES AS WELL. MORE TO COME IN
THE FUTURE .
>> LED TO HEAR IT. THANK YOU.
>> I KNOW FOR MANY OF THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TRANSIT
SAFETY IS ONE OF MINE. WHAT
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS, IF ANY
COME WITH THIS BUDGET
IMPLEMENTING INTO PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY SPECIFICALLY ? WHAT ARE
THE OTHER INVESTMENTS YOU WOULD
HIGHLIGHT?
>> I THINK MAKING SURE, THE
INTERSECTION, ACCESSING BUS
STOPS. THOSE ARE AMENITIES THAT
WE, IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, THAT WE
CONTROL . SO LIGHTING AROUND
SHELTERS. JUST THAT PEDESTRIAN
EXPERIENCE AS THEY ARE
NAVIGATING AND COMING TO THOSE
AMENITIES , THOSE ARE THE THINGS
WE WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING. AND WE
HAVE IMPROVEMENT IN THE LEVY
BUILT IN TO HELP LIFT THIS UP.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THOSE
INVESTMENTS THROUGH THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> TAKING US TO MY FINAL TWO
QUESTIONS, I PROMISE, CHAIR. HOW
WOULD YOU SAY THE WIND FOR
BUDGET IS ADDRESSING OUR GROWING
NEED FOR SIDEWALKS IN THE CITY
FOLKS I'M NOTING THIS ON
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S POINT AND
HIS FOCUS ON SIDEWALKS. I'M
NOTING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
WITHDREW 11 PIECES OF THE
AMERICANS WITH HIS ABILITIES ACT
GUIDANCE IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR.
WHILE THE GUIDANCE THAT WAS
WITHDRAWN DOES NOT DIRECTLY
SPEAK TO TRANSPORTATION ,
INCLUSIVE GUIDANCE FOR BRAILLE
USAGE, HOTEL AND LODGING,
PARKING SPACE AND ELEVATORS ,
ARE STILL IMPORTANT PARTS OUR
ACCESSIBILITY ECOSYSTEM AND MANY
OF OUR ADVOCATES OF COMMITTEE
PARTNERS HAVE STRESSED THE NEED
FOR BETTER SIDEWALKS IN TANDEM
THAT THE GUIDANCE IS BEING TAKEN
AWAY. CAN YOU SPEAK TO LOOKING
AT HOW RIGHT NOW, THE PROPOSED
BUDGET IS ADDRESSING SIDEWALK
EXPANSION ? OR ANYTHING YOU CAN
SPEAK TO IN REGARDS TO CHANGES
IN THE ADA?
>> AND WANT TO STRESS THE LEVY.
THE 350 BLOCKS. YOU GUYS SPOKE
VERY HIGHLY ABOUT SIDEWALKS AND
YOU UNDERSTOOD THE AMENITY AND
WHITE IS IMPORTANT FOR
VULNERABLE USERS. WE ARE GOING
TO CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THOSE
AS WE LOOK AT THE FUTURE. AND
THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE PATH
FORWARD , THE TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING TASK FORCE , HOW WE
REMEDY THOSE THINGS MOVING
FORWARD. TO THE FUTURE PATH AND
AS WE INVEST IN THE FRONT END OF
THE LEVY. IN TERMS OF ADA,
THOSE ARE STANDARD THINGS WE
BUILT INTO THE DESIGN CRITERIA.
WE HAVE THE APS PUSHBUTTON. [
INAUDIBLE ] ARE REQUIRED. YOU
CAN BUILD ANYTHING WITHOUT --
NOT JUST FOR OUR PROJECTS BUT
DEVELOPERS COMING IN. THAT LENDS
WILL NEVER GO AWAY FROM OUR
STANDARD SPECIFICATION. THAT IS
JUST CORE STANDARD PROCESS THAT
WE DO. SEATTLE WILL CONTINUE TO
ADVANCE THOSE THINGS. IT IS AN
IMPORTANT SAFETY CRITERIA. IT
IS MANDATORY. THAT IS HOW WE
VIEW IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR AFFIRMING THAT
.
>> MY LAST QUESTION. I WOULD BE
REMISS TO FIGHT DIDN'T MENTION
IT HERE. TRANSIT RELIABILITY.
BETWEEN THE RAINIER BUS LANES,
ROUTE 40, RAPID RIGHT TO CAP
COME WE HAVE GREAT FOR STRUCTURE
HERE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITIES
THAT WE HAVE CHALLENGES WITH
RELIABILITY. WHAT INVESTMENTS
ARE BEING MADE WITH THE BUDGET
THAT WILL ENSURE THAT WE ARE
CONTINUING TO MAKE PROGRESS
ADDRESSING THESE CHALLENGES ?
>> I WANT MY LEGACY TO BE KNOWN
AS THE BUSTLING , RED LANE
WOMEN. I BELIEVE IN TRANSIT
RELIABILITY AND I BELIEVE IT --
I BELIEVE TRANSIT MODE IS WHAT
WILL GET US OUT OF THE GROWTH WE
ARE FACING AN RELIABILITY. AND
THAT TRANSIT IS ACCESSIBLE FOR
ALL ALL. FOR MY MOM, WHO HAD
MOBILITY CHALLENGES , TO LITTLE
KIDS. IT IS JUST THE FREEDOM
THAT IT BRINGS TO OUR RESIDENTS
WORK AND IT IS IMPORTANT. WE
TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.
IMPLEMENTING THE TRANSIT LANE ON
AURORA 24/7. I'M SUPER EXCITED
ABOUT THE FOURTH AVENUE WHICH IS
THE FIRST ONE WE COMBINED
FREIGHT AND TRANSIT CORRIDOR ON
FOURTH AVENUE. IF YOU HAVE NOT
SEEN IT, GO OUT AND SEE IT. IT
IS BEAUTIFUL. LIABILITY TO
TRANSIT IS MANDATORY. AND I KNOW
YOU TALKED ABOUT ROUTE EIGHT.
ROUTE EIGHT. THIS IS WHERE THE
PRACTITIONERS COME IN TO DO A
BALANCING ACT. AND I HAPPEN TO
BE TRANSPORTATION MODELER IN MY
PREVIOUS RULE AND THE CHALLENGES
OF SEATTLE LIMITED RIGHT-OF-WAY
AND THE LIMITED EAST-WEST
CONNECTION . WITH CLIMATE
PLEDGE, CREATING CHALLENGES AND
SO FORTH. IF I COULD PAINT THAT
LITTLE SEGMENT ON DENNY, TO MAKE
ROUTE EIGHT BE PERFORMING RIGHT,
I WOULD DO IT. THEY ALSO HAVE TO
BE VERY CAREFUL IN TERMS OF
BALANCING OUTCOMES , THAT IT IS
NOT CREATING BURDEN ON OTHER
NORTH-SOUTH TRANSIT ROUTES
AROUND THAT AREA. WE HAVE TO
MAKE SURE IT IS MOVING IN THE
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE NOT
IMPACTED . WE NEED TO BE VERY
SYSTEMATIC IN TERMS OF
IMPLEMENTATION. WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY WITH THE 'REVIVE
I-5' CLOSURE COME TO TEST WHAT
IS DIVISION LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS
OF ACCESSING I-5 ON DENNY. WITH
THAT, WE CAN KNOW , WHERE PEOPLE
DISPERSING? AND WHEN THEY
DISBURSED, WHAT IS HAPPENING?
IDEALLY, FLIPPING THE TRIP IS A
MAGICAL THING. BUT IT DOESN'T
HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. YOU GRADUALLY
HAVE TO BRING IT ALONG. I'M NOT
AFRAID TO PUT THE TRANSIT LANE
WHERE IT IS IMPORTANT AND MAKES
SENSE. AND WE HAVE TO TAKE TIME
AWAY AND ASSESS AND EVALUATE, IT
IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO TAKE THAT
TIME. AND WITH 'REVIVE I-5'
COMING OUR WAY AND FIFA COMING
OUR WAY, EVERY NETWORK WILL BE
CONSTRAINED SIGNIFICANTLY. WE
HAVE TO LOOK AT IT THROUGH THAT
LENS AND DO SYSTEMATIC
INVITATION WHILE WE UNDERSTAND
THE NETWORK FAILURES AND WE
DON'T WANT TO FEEL IT RIGHT
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR EMORY.
THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. ONE HOUR AND 15
MINUTES REMAINING. WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH .
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND THANK
YOU DIRECTOR EMORY FOR BEING
HERE . S.D.O.T. I CAN VOUCH FOR
YOUR MANY YEARS OF WORK TRYING
TO MOVE PEOPLE AROUND THE CITY
IN YOUR PRIOR ROLLED DOING A
TRAFFIC SIGNALING AMONG OTHER
THINGS AT S.D.O.T. THIS IS A
CONVERSATION THAT YOU AND I HAVE
BEEN ENGAGED IN FOR MANY YEARS.
I CAN VOUCH FOR THE FACT THAT
THIS IS OF GREAT INTEREST TO
YOU. MAKING SURE WE ARE MOVING
FOLKS AROUND THE CITY AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE AND ALSO YOUR
SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT . WE
HAVE THAT IN COMMON. AND I WANT
TO UPLIFT YOUR VOICE IN TERMS OF
IMMIGRANT AND MIGRANT
COMMUNITIES. THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT YOU AND I HAVE TALKED A LOT
ABOUT . AND IT IS SOMETHING
REALLY IMPORTANT TO BOTH OF US.
WE HAVE AGREED ON AN ADVOCATE AT
S.D.O.T. AND IN THAT REGARD. A
WANT TO THANK YOU. YOU AND I
HAVE HAD A LOT OF HARD
CONVERSATIONS OVER THE YEARS.
LIKE I TOLD NATALIE WALTON
ANDERSON YESTERDAY, WE PUSH EACH
OTHER AND THAT IS HOW IT SHOULD
BE AND THAT WE ARE ALL THE
BETTER FOR IT . AND I HAVE
NOTHING BUT IMMENSE RESPECT FOR
YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY ALL OF
THAT. I WANT TO SAY, AS YOU
KNOW, DIRECTOR EMORY , MY BIG
CHALLENGE IN THE DISTRICT
CONTINUES TO BE THE TRAFFIC
COMING ALONG SANDPOINT WAY. I
WILL PUT THIS ON THE TABLE AGAIN
. WE REALLY NEED TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION.
IT IS NOT DISSIMILAR TO WHAT
MIKE COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA IS EXPERIENCING AN A LEI ?
FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, WE DID
SADLY HAVE A FATALITY . A
BELOVED MEMBER OF BRIAN
ELEMENTARY THAT PASSED AWAY.
GOT HIT BY A CAR ON SANDPOINT
WAY. THIS IS REALLY -- I HAVE
A SENSE OF URGENCY AROUND THIS
AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE THAT
HAPPEN FASTER? AND ALONG 95TH
STREET, NOT FAR AWAY AS WELL .
BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE
TOO. I SURE THAT WITH MIKE
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
AND FORMERLY COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THIS SINCE LAST YEAR. OF
WHAT TO STATE FOR THE RECORD
BECAUSE CONSTITUENTS KNOW I KEEP
PRESSING ON THE ISSUE, WHICH
ALSO CREATES THE AMPLIFICATION
OF NOISE. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND
I WENT TO MEET WITH LEGISLATORS
LAST YEAR AS PART OF LOBBY DAYS,
TO TALK ABOUT DOING SOMETHING
ABOUT THE NOISE GENERATED BY
CARS AND THE CAR RACING WE ARE
EXPERIENCING AT MAGNUSON AND
AROUND MAGNUSON AND AL KI AND
THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF SCHOOLS IN
THE DISTRICT AND WE ARE MAKING
SURE -- BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE
SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS.
THEYARE STILL NEEDING -- AT
LEAST THERE MIGHT BE SIDEWALKS
AROUND THE ACTUAL BUILDING BUT
IF YOU CROSS THE STREET AND KIDS
HAVE TO WALK FROM HOME TO THE
SCHOOL, IT CAN'T JUST BE AROUND
THE SCHOOL. IT HAS TO BE FROM
THEIR HOME TO THE SCHOOL , THAT
THERE IS AN AVAILABLE SIDEWALK
FOR THEM TO WALK ON. SO SAFE
WALK TO SCHOOL IS CRITICAL TO ME
AND BECAUSE OF THIS TRAFFIC
PIECE, MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE
FLASHING LIGHTS, THAT THOSE WORK
TO MAKE PEOPLE STOP AND YOU CAN
SEE THEM AT NIGHT. AND SO OUR
DAYS ARE SHORT IN THE WINTER
HERE. WE KNOW KIDS ARE OUT AND
ABOUT IN THE DARK TRYING TO
CROSS THESE STREETS AND TRAFFIC
IS ONLY GETTING HEAVIER AND
FASTER. AND SO EVEN WITHOUT THE
STREET RACING , THIS IS A BIG
ISSUE. WE KNOW THAT THE STREET
RACING IS AN ISSUE ON SANDPOINT
WAY. SO LET'S DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT . NOW AND NOT WAIT
FOR MORE FATALITIES TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. AND THEN,
SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT
THAT. AND I WANT TO KNOW HOW AN
THIS BUDGET, WE CAN ADDRESS THIS
. I KNOW I HAD YOUR COMMITMENT
TO DO SOMETHING ON SANDPOINT
WAY. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF
ISSUES BECAUSE OF THE EMERGENCY
VEHICLES AND I KNOW THE TRAFFIC
THERE HAS SOME CHALLENGES. I
KNOW WE CAN DO SOMETHING. SO
LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN PLEASE.
AND ON THE STREET VENDING SIDE,
I WOULD SAY, I HAVE WORKED WITH
S.D.O.T. FOR A LONG TIME. I KNOW
A LOT ABOUT THE GREAT WORK THEY
ARE DOING OVER THERE. I KNOW ON
THE STREET VENDING SIDE, I CAN
CONFIRM THAT TRINITY LEADS WITH
THAT EDUCATION PIECE PIECE. FOR
YEARS NOW, THIS HAS BEEN AN
ISSUE. NOT JUST ON THE SIDEWALK
BUT ON THE STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY.
EVEN THE FOOD TRUCKS. MAKING
SURE THEY ARE PERMITTED. I KNOW
THAT S.D.O.T. HAS ALWAYS LED
WITH AN EDUCATION PIECE AND
MAKING IT EASY AND NOT DIFFICULT
FOR FOLKS TO GET A PERMIT,
WHETHER IT'S HELPING WITH THE
FEES INVOLVED OR JUST MAKING THE
ABILITY TO GET THOSE FASTER AND
PROVIDE THAT TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE . I KNOW YOU DO THAT.
SO WHEN I KNOW YOU DO SOMETHING,
I WANT TO UPLIFT THAT UP. FOR
OTHER PIECES WE STRUGGLE WITH, I
WOULD POINT THOSE OUT. AND SO
I'M EQUAL THAT WAY. THANK YOU
FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES TO KNOW NOT JUST THE
ONES ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BUT IN
GENERAL, ACROSS THE CITY, LET'S
HELP SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS IS
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY AND IN
THE INTEREST OF TIME, I WILL CUT
IT UP THERE. I LOOK FORWARD TO
TALKING MORE ABOUT THE SAFE
RIDES TO SCHOOL AS WELL AS THAT
URGENT PIECE ABOUT THE TRAFFIC
COMING ALONG SANDPOINT WAY.
THANK YOU DIRECTOR. THANK YOU
CHAIR.
>> DIRECTOR EMORY. ANYTHING TO
SHARE?
>> YES. I LOOK FORWARD TO
PARTNERING WITH YOU AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS.
>> WONDERFUL. COMING IN
STRAIGHT FROM DISTRICT THREE,
THE ONE AND ONLY, COUNCILMEMBER
JOY SODO --HOLLINGSWORTH .
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.
DIRECTOR EMORY, CAN YOU REMIND
US HOW LONG YOU HAVE BEEN A
TRAFFIC ENGINEER?
>> 30 YEARS ?
>> 30 YEARS. WE ARE VERY
BLESSED TO HAVE YOU IN THIS
POSITION AS A TRAFFIC ENGINEER
AND BEING IN THIS SPOT .
PARTICULARLY BECAUSE YOU ARE A
TRAFFIC ENGINEER NUMBER ONE AND
NUMBER TWO, AND THEY ARE NOT IN
ANY ORDER. OF JUST NAMING THEM.
BUT ALSO, YOUR CONNECTION WITH
THE COMMUNITY. AND UNDERSTANDING
THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT
DON'T HAVE TRANSPARENT ACCESS
TO CITY HALL . THEY DON'T HAVE
TRANSPARENT ACCESS TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS
TO CERTAIN PIECES. AND SO YOU GO
OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND
LISTEN TO FOLKS TO GATHER
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT
TO SEE IN ARE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
THAT IS THE APPROACH THAT I
THINK IS VERY WELCOME IN SEATTLE
FROM PEOPLE BECAUSE OFTEN TIMES,
THEY CAN'T GET DOWN TO PUBLIC
COMMENT OR SEND E-MAILS. THEY
KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ARE
NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY GET
SOMETHING POSTED ON ASSIGN OR
THEY SEE CONSTRUCTION OUT THE
WINDOW. I JUST WANTED TO PUT
THAT OUT THERE BECAUSE I THINK
THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
ARE SITTING HERE WITH A DIRECTOR
THAT HAS 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
AS A TRAFFIC ENGINEER RUNNING A
DEPARTMENT AND HAS A DEEP
CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY . I
THINK THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.
THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT , JUST FOR INFORMATION
, BECAUSE I DID SEE THE STREET
VENDING ALLOCATION . AND I THINK
-- THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
FOR BRINGING THE ISSUES UP. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HIGHLIGHT THAT TRINITY HAS
ALWAYS LED WITH EDUCATION .
THATHAS BEEN A BIG COMPONENT TO
MAKING SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
LAWS AND REGULATIONS SO WE ARE
KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. AND WE ALWAYS
LED WITH THE COMBINATION OF
TRYING TO NAVIGATE AND SUPPORT
SMALL BUSINESSES THAT MIGHT HAVE
A BRICK-AND-MORTAR AND ALSO THE
PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST TRYING TO
MAKE ENDS MEET ON THE CORNER AND
SELL A HOT DOG -- IN ACTIVATING
THOSE SPACES AS WELL. AND SO WE
SHOULD HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE
THINGS. WE HAVE DISPENSER TRASH
FOR PIKE PINE FOR THE VENDORS
THAT COOK WITH OIL SO THEY CAN
DISPENSE IT. THERE WERE
COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEOPLE DUMPING
OIL STRAIGHT INTO THE SIDEWALK
OR DOWN THE DRAIN. SO THERE WAS
AN OIL DISPENSING -- NOT
MACHINES BUT B IN SAM .
WEADVOCATED OUR OFFICE, TWO
TIMES A DAY, FOR TRASH
MITIGATION AND PICKUP, FOR THE
EXTRA TRASH ON CAPITOL HILL.
SOME TRASH WAS LEFT WITH THOSE
VENDORS . SMALL BUSINESSES WOULD
HAVE HAD TO TAKE THAT COOL AND.
THAT WAS SOMETHING AS WELL. THAT
IS TWO TIMES A DAY ON SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY . WE ALSO HAD ISSUES
WITH THE BLOCKING OF SIDEWALKS,
ADA AND SAFETY THINGS. ANOTHER
HAD BEEN TALKS ABOUT US FIGURING
OUT, ARE THERE SPECIAL LOCATIONS
WHERE WE CAN MAKE SURE PEOPLE
HAVE ACCESS TO THE SIDEWALK AND
THAT IT IS ADA COMPLIANT AND
ALSO MAKE SURE THE VENDORS ARE
SAFE AS WELL. AND WORKING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER AND CO-'S OFFICE
FOR A HANDWASHING STATION AS
WELL. AND THE BOARD OF HEALTH
AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, SO
PEOPLE CAN GET THERE PERMIT SO
THEY KNOW HOW TO HANDLE [
INAUDIBLE ] AND MAKE SURE NOBODY
IS GETTING SICK AND THOSE
ASPECTS. I THINK THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT AS WELL.
AND ALSO, WE KNOW THERE IS SOME
VENDOR TURF GOING ON. WHERE
VENDORS HAVE CERTAIN SPECIFIC
AREAS WHERE THEY HAVE THEIR
TURF. AND WE HAVE HAD TO
MITIGATE A LOT OF THOSE SAFETY
ISSUES AS WELL. WITH CERTAIN
ACTIVITY HAPPENING AND WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT MAYBE THERE IS A
DESIGNATION FOR VENDORS TO GO AS
WELL. AND SO , THESE ARE ALL IN
THAT HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT,
WHEN I SEE THAT INVESTMENT, IT
IS TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
CONTINUING THE CULTURE WE HAVE
OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE
COMING HERE AND MAKING ENDS MEET
FOR THEIR FAMILY BUT ALSO HAVING
SOME TYPE OF STRUCTURE AS WELL .
SO IT COULD BE LONG-TERM
SUCCESSFUL FOR PEOPLE WITH
SAFETY AND WITH HEALTH STANDARDS
AND REGULATIONS SO WE CAN MAKE
SURE COME THROUGH EDUCATION, IT
CAN BE SUSTAINABLE. I THINK
THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO
HIGHLIGHT AS WELL. THANK YOUMR.
CHAIR .
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. DIRECTOR EMORY,
ANYTHING TO SHARE?
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR KIND WORDS. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. AND
I ENJOY CO- CREATING WITH
COMMUNITY. I'M AN ENGINEER THAT
LIKES TO GO OUT AND SEE THINGS
IN REAL LIFE VERSUS PLANS.
ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY IS SUPER
IMPORTANT TO US. THANK YOU FOR
RECOGNIZING THAT .
>> WONDERFUL. COUNSEL MEMBER
SOLOMON .
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I'M
GOING TO GET RIGHT INTO IT. WE
HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT TRAFFIC
CONCERNS AND OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS. I WOULD BE REMISS
TO FIGHT DID NOT TALK ABOUT
DETAIL. PRIMARILY, WORKING WITH
LABORERS AND THE SOUTH PART OF
RAINIER AVENUE. BASICALLY
BETWEEN RAINIER BEACH AND CITY
LIMITS ABOUT TRAFFIC ISSUES THEY
HAVE HAD COME WITH CARS DRIVING
INTO THEIR GARAGES OR INTO THEIR
LIVING ROOMS OR BEDROOMS,
CAUSING A LOT OF VEHICLE DAMAGE
. AND I KNOW I HAVE SPOKEN WITH
-- I CAN'T REMOVE THE
GENTLEMAN'S NAME.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> YES. WHAT HE HAS BEEN DOING
WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND
KNOWING WHAT THE PD HAS BEEN
DOING IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT. IN TERMS OF
LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO SLOW
TRAFFIC DOWN ON THAT AND PREVENT
VEHICLES FROM WINDING UP IN
PEOPLE'S LIVING ROOMS. DO YOU
HAVE -- WHAT IS THE BUDGETARY
PLAN FOR THAT THAT?
>> RAINIER IS PART OF OUR HEIGHT
INJURY NETWORK. THERE ARE A LOT
OF VISION ZERO INVESTMENTS GOING
IN THERE. BOTH WITH THE [
INAUDIBLE ] AND THE NORTH --
THE SOUTH AND NORTH END OF IT.
SO THERE IS THE TRANSIT LANE
EXTENDING ON THE NORTH END. AND
THE SOUTH END, A LOT OF
IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE TO VERO
-- VISION ZERO SAFETY. AND WE
ARE HAPPY TO BRIEF YOU .
>> CROSSING IS IMPORTANT .
ACCESS. WE ARE HEARING A LOT OF
-- SIDEWALK -- DOES MINOR
SIDEWALK REPAIRS AND
ACCESSIBILITY AND SO FORTH. THEY
ARE THINGS WE ARE ENGAGING WITH
THE COMMUNITY ON AND RESOLVING
THOSE THINGS. THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF VISION
ZERO INVESTMENTS ALONG D2 AND
ALONG RAINIER SPECIFICALLY.
ALONG THAT CORRIDOR. I DON'T
KNOW. I CAN'T RATTLE ON
EXACTLY WHAT THOSE ARE RIGHT
NOW. BUT I'M HAPPY TO COME IN
AND BRIEF YOU EXTENSIVELY ON
EACH INVESTMENT .
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS LOOKING
AT IS THERE IS NO TRAFFIC
CONTROL BETWEEN RAINIER AND 57 ,
ALL THE WAY TO [ INAUDIBLE ]
I'M THINKING, AT THE VERY
MINIMUM , IF WE CAN PUT SOME
KIND OF TRAFFIC CONTROL RIGHT
THERE AT THAT BAND RIGHT ACROSS
FROM PLAYFIELD AND WHERE THE
ROAD GOES UP CORNELL , THAT
COULD HELP. AND THERE IS A
DISCUSSION OF PREVENTING OR AT
LEAST LIMITING THE ABILITY TO
USE THE CENTER LANE TO PASS AS
OPPOSED TO THE CENTER LANE TO
TURN. AM INTERESTED IN THAT AND
I'M INTERESTED IN ANY KIND OF
MEASURES THAT WOULD BE
IMPLEMENTED BETWEEN BASICALLY
RAINIER AND STEWARD OVER TO
RAINIER AND HENDERSON. BECAUSE
YOU HAVE THE APARTMENTS THERE,
YOU HAVE A DAYCARE THERE AND IT
IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR PARENTS TO
GET ACROSS THE STREET, TO GO
PICK KIDS UP AND DROP KIDS OFF.
SO EVEN THE IDEA OF RAISED
SIDEWALKS OR SOMETHING RIGHT
THERE AROUND 54TH OR 53rd , TO
MAKE IT EASIER OR MAKE IT SAFER
FOR PEOPLE TO CROSS THE STREET
THERE. I DID WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THE 12th AVENUE -- 3900TH
BLOCK OF 12th AVENUE, I HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH THOSE FOLKS
EVEN WHEN I WAS NOT ON THE
BEACON HEALTH COUNCIL. THEY WERE
TALKING BUT BASICALLY THERE
STREET FALLING OFF THE CLIFF.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT IS BEING
ADDRESSED AND I WANTED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. AND I ALSO
WANTED TO -- GETTING A LOT OF
ISSUES AROUND -- MENTIONED THE
NORTH PART OF RAINIER. I THINK
THAT IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS THAT
YOU ARE LOOKING AT DOING SOME
IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL.
>> THAT IS RIGHT. FROM -- THAT
SECTION FROM I I-90 AND THAT
SECTION TO DEARBORN.
>> SIDEWALKS . GREAT. A LOT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS DON'T HAVE
SIDEWALKS MAKING PEOPLE GO INTO
THE STREET WHERE THEY CONFLICT
WITH THE HE KILLER TRAFFIC. I'M
GLAD THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED.
FINAL THING . I JUST WANTED TO
BRING UP, WE TALKED ABOUT
BOLLARDS. WHAT I PUT ON MY CRIME
PREVENTION -- I PUT ON MY CRIME
PREVENTION HAT I THINK ABOUT HOW
MANY BUSINESSES HAVE HAD
VEHICLES DRIVEN THROUGH THEM FOR
BURGLARIES BASICALLY . THIS
WOULD HELP WITH THAT. PLANTER
BOXES WOULD HELP WITH THAT AS
WELL . MY QUESTION IS TWO FULL.
ONE, WOULD THOSE BUSINESSES NEED
TO GET A VARIANCE TO HAVE A
PLANTER BOX ON THE SIDEWALK?
ONTHE RIGHT-OF-WAY? THE SAME
WITH BOLLARDS? DO THEY NEED A
VARIANCE WAIVER OR WHATEVER?
SECOND, ISTHERE FUNDING -- IS
THERE A POT OF MONEY AVAILABLE
TO HELP THOSE BUSINESSES OFFSET
THE COST OF INSTALLATION OF
PLANTER BOXES OR BOLLARDS?
BECAUSE [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> IN TERMS OF -- IT IS A VERY
INTERESTING CONCEPT. -- WE HAVE
NOT THOUGHT ABOUT THE
CROSS-SECTION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY
AND REDUCING LANES AND REDUCING
SPEED. BUT THAT IS A BRILLIANT
IDEA. LET'S PUT THAT IN THE
TOOLBOX . I DON'T HAVE THE
RIGHT QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THE SIDEWALK
IS ADA ACCESSIBLE. I THINK WE
SHOULD EXPLORE IT. IT IS NOT A
STRATEGY WE THOUGHT ABOUT IN
TERMS OF COLLISION OR HIGH-SPEED
OR WERE THERE IS A RADIUS OR
SOMETHING CAUSING VEHICLES TO
RUN INTO THE BUILDINGS. BUT,
BRILLIANT IDEA .
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS I
HAVE HAD. I WOULD APPRECIATE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOU
OFF-LINE TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT I'M SEEING IN
THE DISTRICT AND THAT PEOPLE ARE
ASKING ME ABOUT. SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS ? ORI CAN START
GOING THROUGH MINE ? SEEING
NONE, I WILL ECHO, THAT WHEN I
SAW COUNCILMEMBER SAKA COME IN
FROM THE PARKING LOT I SAID TO
MYSELF, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA TAKES
THE BUS. WHY IS HE TAKING THAT?
AND IWOULD SAY, WITH THE PARK --
POTHOLE RANGERS, THAT WAS THE
LARGEST WHILE I EVER SAW ON HIS
FACE. TRUE JOY. OUT TO ECHO
WHAT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE SAID.
YOU AND ROLL HAS SET THE MODEL
ON HOW TO CREATE PLANS. I'M
SERIOUS. I WAS COMPLETELY
SKEPTICAL OF THE IDEA OF MERGING
ALL THE MULTIMODAL PLANS. I WAS
SKEPTICAL THAT THIS WOULD WORK.
YOU DID IT. YOU DID IT VERY WELL
. YOU DID IT SO WELL THAT WE ARE
STARTING TO MAKE OTHER
DEPARTMENTS TO IT. AND I WILL
MENTION THE CAVEAT THAT IT GETS
KNOTS -- IT STILL DOESN'T SOLVE
FOR WHICH MODE GETS PRIORITY ON
ANY GIVEN STREET . IT DOES
SHARE, HERE ARE THE DIFFERENT
MODES THAT HAVE TO BE TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT ON ANY GIVEN STREET. SO
THAT WAS ONE OF A COUPLE
REFERENCES THAT I WOULD SHARE
WHERE I HAD A PERSPECTIVE AND
YOU PROVED ME WRONG. THIS WAS
ONE OF THEM. AND YOU DID SUCH A
GOOD JOB. THE DEPARTMENT AS A
WHOLE DID SUCH A GOOD JOB THAT
YOU ARE NOW SETTING THE EXAMPLE
FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS . THEY
MIGHT NOT BE AS EXCITED AS YOU
ARE TO MERGE ALL THE PLANS.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE WAS WHEN THE
DEPARTMENT PROPOSED PAID PARKING
AROUND BALLARD COMMONS PARK , I
SAID, ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE IDEA.
HORRIBLE IDEA. AND I WAS WRONG.
IT HAS OPENED UP THE PARK AND A
VERY NICE WAY. IT HAS CREATED A
HIGHER TURNOVER THAT IS
IMPORTANT. DESPITE IT BEING IN A
RESIDENTIAL AREA WHERE FOLKS WHO
MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD RENT
BUT CAN AFFORD THE PARKING SPOT
IN THE BUILDING, IT IS CLOSE TO
THEM AND THERE IS A NEED THERE.
THAT IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHERE
I WAS WRONG. I SHARED THIS
MEETING WITH FOLKS FROM THE
S.D.O.T. TEAM IN MY OFFICE . I
DON'T WANT IT TO JUST BE A
MEETING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
I'M HERE SHOWING ON THE RECORD
THAT I CAN HAVE AN INCORRECT
PERCEPTION. THERE ARE OTHER
PLACES BUT WE WON'T GET INTO
THAT. JUST A THEME OF OUR BUDGET
SESSION HERE OVER THE LAST --
YESTERDAYAND TODAY , HAS BEEN
SHOWN SORRY. I CAN'T TELEPHONE
GETTING FEEDBACK OR IF THERE
SOMEONE SPEAKING LOUDLY IN THE
HALL .
>> I CAN HEAR SOMETHING .
>> SIR , WE CAN HEAR YOU . IF
YOU CAN LET THEM KNOW THAT WE
CAN HEAR THEM, THAT WOULD BE
VERY HELPFUL. I ENJOYED HAVING
THE MARRIED COUPLE COME IN HERE
FOR WEDDING PHOTOS YESTERDAY.
THIS ONE, LESS SO. ANYHOW. THE
THEME OF THE BUDGET HAS BEEN WE
HAVE MADE TWO YEAR, SIX YOUR
PLANS AND WE HAVE BEEN FLEXIBLE
TO ADJUST THEM. IN THE SESSION
NOW, WE ARE IN THE SECOND YEAR
OF A TWO YEAR PLAN FOR THE
ENDORSED BUDGET AND WE ARE
MAKING CHANGES. THE SAME THING
GOES FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGETS. MAKE A PLAN AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND WE
HAVE TO CHANGE ALONG THE WAY.
THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY WE
PASSED LAST YEAR WAS ONE OF THE
LARGEST LEVEES EVER . JUST. IT
, END OF THE SENTENCE. AND A
LESSON WE LEARNED FROM THE MOVE
SEATTLE LEVY WAS THAT WE CAN'T
WAIT. WE HAVE TO GET GOING RIGHT
AWAY . AND SO, I HAVE A COUPLE
OF QUESTIONS. I WILL PUT THEM
ALL OUT THERE AND LET YOU COME
BACK TO THEM. NUMBER ONE, HOW IS
THE FIRST YEAR GOING ? HAVE WE
STAFFED APPROPRIATELY? ARE WE
HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING OR
ROLLING OR MOVING? HOWEVER YOU
WANT TO SAY THAT. AND I WILL
SHARE ONE OF THE CHALLENGES I
ALREADY EXPERIENCED THIS YEAR
WHICH IS , WHEN RESIDENTS
BROUGHT ISSUES TO MY ATTENTION
THAT NEED TO BE SOLVED, I BRING
THEM TO THE DEPARTMENT IN THE
DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE IS, IT IS
NOT FUNDED IN THE LEVY. THE
QUESTION HERE IS, HOW DO WE MOVE
FORWARD TOGETHER, UNDERSTANDING
THAT IF THESE RESIDENTS HAD
BROUGHT ME THESE ISSUES A YEAR
AND A HALF AGO, I WOULD HAVE PUT
THEM IN THE LEVY , BUT THEY
DIDN'T. AND IT IS NOT INCUMBENT
UPON THEM. THEY DID KNOW WHAT
WAS THEIR TIMELINE. AND THEY
BROUGHT IT TO ME AND IT IS STILL
A REAL ISSUE. AND SO, HOW DO WE
MOVE FORWARD AND UNDERSTAND THAT
THE LEVY IS OUR NORTHSTAR AND A
YEAR LATER, IMPORTANT PRIORITIES
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT THE
LEVY DIDN'T NECESSARILY
IDENTIFY? HAD WE MAKE BOTH WORK
IN HOUSE THE FIRST YEAR GOING ?
>> AS I STATED EARLIER , AND
PIVOTING -- THESE PROJECTS WILL
COME IN -- PNSA PACKAGING TAKES
A LITTLE BIT LONGER. AND IT
TAKES PLANNING. WE HAVE DONE A
GREAT JOB OF ORIENTING EQUAL.
WE HAD SIGNIFICANT VACANCIES.
WE HIRED 220 FOLKS . WITH
COMBINATION WITH NEW LEVY [
INAUDIBLE ] AWARDING THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT AND GETTING THEM ALL
ORIENTED AND NAVIGATING THAT
SPACE HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL .
AND VERY PROUD OF THAT. AND SO
THE CREW IS OUT THERE DOING
THEIR THING. SO WHETHER IT IS
STARTING A DESIGN OR FINISHING
IT UP, OR EVEN FINISHING SOME.
YOU WILL BE VERY HAPPY AT THE
END OF THE REPORT TO SEE. I WANT
YOU TO KNOW, USUALLY, IN THE
LEVY, FIRST YEAR, IT IS THE
PLANNING AND ONBOARDING. AND
SEEING THE FINALIZED PROJECT
THIS YEAR IS A HUGE SUCCESS.
JUST THAT LITTLE PIVOT THAT WE
DID. I FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING
REALLY WELL . ANDIT WILL RAMP
UP. AND YOU JUST ADOPTED THE
SAME CAMP DP THREE-YEAR PLAN.
NOT JUST WILL THAT BE A GUIDING
PRINCIPLE FOR US ON THE LEVY
PACKAGING BUT IT IS ALSO OTHER
PROGRAMS AND CORE SERVICES THAT
HELP US. IT IS A TOOL THAT HELPS
US TO HAVE EXPENDITURE HORRIBLE
MENTATION PLAN THAT IS A THREE
YEAR LOOK. THAT IS GIVING US A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BREAK DOWN
SILOS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND
HELP US FIGURE OUT WHAT SORT OF
RESOURCES AND RELIANCE WE CAN
BUILD. EFFICIENCY IS TOP-TIER
FOR ME. WE ARE BRINGING
INEFFICIENCY. WE ARE RETHINKING
THE BUDGET STRUCTURE TO FIGURE
OUT HOW WE STRUCTURE TO MAKE
SURE THE REPORTING AND
EVALUATION , AND GIVING OUR
EMPLOYEE THE TOOLS THEY NEED AS
THEY ARE LEADING PROGRAMS AND SO
FORTH FOR THE BUDGET SCHEDULE.
HOW DO WE EMPOWER THEM TO HAVE
ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION SO
THAT THEY ARE INFORMED AND ARE
PROACTIVE IN LEADING THEIR
PROGRAMS. A BIG PROPONENT OF
THAT YOUR GIVING ALL THE TOOLS
TO THE AMAZING EMPLOYEES WE HAVE
THAT WORK REALLY HARD. DAY AFTER
DAY. AND SO, THE OTHER THING IS
TRANSPARENCY. WE HAVE TO BE --
IF YOU ARE DISAPPOINTED AND
THINGS ARE BEING PHRASED TO SAY,
IT IS NOT IN THE LEVY, WE HAVE
TO COMMUNICATE TO YOU WHY IN THE
PRIORITIZATION AND WHATEVER THE
DATA TELLS YOU. HOW IS IT RUN
THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN TERMS OF
PRIORITY ? AND WHY WASN'T IT
IMPROVED? AND HOW CAN WE
IMPLEMENT IT IF WE HAVE THE
FUNDING IF IT IS PART OF THE
LEVY ? WE WOULD LIKE TO RESET
THE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. AND
WE HAVE TO DO BETTER IF WE ARE
NOT GETTING THAT INFORMATION.
THAT IS THE PLACE RAY NEED TO
TAKE IT NEXT NEXT AND FIGURING
OUT, WHY AREN'T YOU GETTING THE
THOROUGH INFORMATION TO HELP YOU
DECIDE OR EVEN UNDERSTAND HOW A
PARTICULAR THING IS NOT FUNDED
OR HOW IT FALLS WITHIN THE
CITYWIDE PRIORITIZATION ?
>> THANK YOU. WHAT YOU JUST HIT
ON HAS BEEN SOMETHING
PERCOLATING FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS. I THINK IT WAS THREE
YEARS AGO THAT I SPONSORED THE
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT,
ASKING THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE
US , AS DISTRICT COUNCIL AND
EVEN BEFORE ANYONE ELSE SITTING
ON THIS NOW, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ WAS THEY ARE. EVEN BEFORE
ANY THE COUNCILMEMBERS WERE
HERE, I PASSED A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT ASKING, HOW
DOES THE DEPARTMENT WANT
DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
SHARE THINGS WE ARE HEARING IN
THE DISTRICT AND BE RESPONSIVE ?
AND WITH THE COUNCIL CURRENTLY
SEATED DURING THE LEVY , WE
PASSED THE COUNCIL DISTRICT
FUND. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE
DEPARTMENT TOOK A YEAR TO CREATE
THAT FRAMEWORK. I SHARE THIS
BECAUSE THE SENTIMENTS I'M
SHARING WITH YOU TODAY ARE NOT
NEW. THEY ARE NOT BECAUSE OF
YOUR LEADERSHIP OR ANY
PARTICULAR STAFF MEMBER OF THE
DEPARTMENT . THIS HAS BEEN A
CHALLENGE OVER A NUMBER OF
YEARS. IT IS SOMETHING THAT I
HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HELP YOU --
I THINK YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
HELP ME . I THINK THAT WE ARE
ALL CIRCLING AROUND A BARREL OF,
HOW DO WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO
OUR LEVY DELIVERABLES AND REMAIN
FLEXIBLE TO ADJUST THE CHANGING
DYNAMICS AND CHANGING NEEDS OF
SEATTLEITES? I SEE THAT YOU ARE
ABLE TO IMPLEMENT VISION ZERO IN
A MUCH FASTER AND MORE EFFECTIVE
WAY THAN YOU WERE -- AND WHEN I
SAY YOU, I MEAN THE DEPARTMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO COME
UNDER THE LAST MAYOR. AND THAT
IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN
REALLY WELCOMED BY SO MANY. I
HAD SOMEBODY JUST THIS WEEK
ASKING FOR SPEED BUMPS ON THE
MAIN ARTERIAL . IT IS BECAUSE
THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE CROSSING
THE STREET AT A MARKED CROSSWALK
THAT IS MIDBLOCK . AND I DON'T
THINK THEY WOULD HAVE MADE THAT
REQUEST FIVE YEARS AGO. GRANTED
THEY WANTED THE RAPID FLASHING
BEGINS. I WANT TO SHARE WITH
THEN THE BACKLOG AND THEY SAID,
CAN WE JUST HAVE THE SPEED
BUMPS? I SAID SICK -- SEND IT IN
AND WE WILL GO FROM THERE. I
FIGURED OUT MY OWN WAYS OF DOING
IT. I DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO
GO THROUGH THE LINE BY LINE
EXAMPLES. AND PUTTING IT ON THE
RECORD THAT THIS HAS BEEN A
CHALLENGE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
I WOULD LIKE TO FIND SOME
RESOLUTION WITH IT.
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU.
>> WONDERFUL .
>> AND OTHER TOUGH QUESTION. BUT
PROBABLY NOT DIRECTLY IN YOUR
PURVIEW. SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
BENEFIT DOLLARS. WHO MANAGES
THESE FUNDS? IS IT METRO? IS IT
S.D.O.T.? I KEEP ASKING BOTH
DEPARTMENTS. EVERY TIME I
ASKED, EACH DEPARTMENT SAYS IT
IS THE OTHER ONE.
>> WE MANAGE IT.
>> YES.
>> THEY DELIVER SERVICES.
>> THE QUESTIONS I HAVE ARE NOT
APPROPRIATE FOR THE RECORD. I
WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AFTER
THE MEETING. IT HAS BEEN A GOOD
-- A BIG CHALLENGE. WE HAVE SO
MANY DOLLARS THAT I THINK MANY
SEATTLEITES WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
METRO DELIVER THAT SERVICE ?
EACH YEAR, WE ARE FOUND WITH
EXCESS DOLLARS WHICH IN MY
OPINION, WE CAN'T GET METRO TO
SPEND. I WILL COME BACK TO YOU
ON THAT ONE.
>> STICKING IN THAT LANE, PUN
INTENDED, A HUGE FAN OF THE
TRAILHEAD DIRECT SERVICE. IS A
PART OF THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT?
OR IS THAT SIMPLY METRO?
>> DO WE FUND IT FULLY?
>> PARTIALLY.
>> PARTIALLY .
>> OKAY. FORMER COUNSEL STAFF --
HERE IS CHRIS. CHRIS IS BACK.
WERE YOU THE AYE MAKING THE
PHONE CALL IN THE BACK HALLWAY.
THANK YOU. APOLOGIES FORTHE
REFERENCE. SO BILL AND CHRIS
JUST SAVED THE DAY. I BRING UP
THE TROLL HAD DIRECT SERVICE
BECAUSE IT IS EASIER TO GET BY
BUS TO MOUNT SINAI THEN IT IS TO
GOLDEN GARDENS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS
SHOCKED AND DISMAYED. I MEAN,
IT'S CRAZY. ANYWAY. I WILL TAKE
IT DOWN A NOTCH JUST TO SAY ,
THE CLOSEST BUSES ARE EITHER 2
MILES AWAY ON FLAT OR A
HALF-MILE AWAY WITH A 300-FOOT
INCLINE. WITH DARK UNLIT STAIRS
THAT NIGHT NIGHT, TO THE POINT
THAT I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE WALKING
UP THE NARROW ROAD OF GOLDEN
GARDENS AT NIGHT. I WOULD LOVE
TO WORK WITH YOU AND FIND A WAY
THAT WE CAN GET THE TRAILHEAD
DIRECT SERVICE TO GOLDEN GARDENS
, JUST IN THE SUMMER. WE DON'T
HAVE TO DO IT ALL YEAR. I PLANT
THAT WITH YOU RIGHT NOW BECAUSE,
WHEN I REALIZED IT WAS EASIER
FOR ME TO GET BY BUS TO MOUNT
SINAI FROM BALLARD THEN TO GET
TO GOLDEN GARDENS , IT KIND OF
TOOK MY BREATH AWAY THERE FOR A
MINUTE. ANY INITIAL THOUGHTS?
>> IT JUST TELLS ME WE NEED TO
DO MORE FLIPPING THE TRIP IN THE
CITY.
>> SHARED STREETS. I WOULD PUT
IT ON THE RECORD THAT I'M
INTERESTED IN PASSING THAT
LEGISLATION LATER THIS YEAR. I
WANT TO COME BACK TO UNPERMITTED
BENDING ENFORCEMENT. HEARING
THE EARLIER CONVERSATION HELPED
ANSWER SOME OF MY INITIAL
QUESTIONS. WHEN I -- I'M GOING
TO USE -- I BELIEVE THE GO
TRUCK THAT SHOWS UP ON 105TH AND
AURORA, THAT IS THE MOST
POSITIVE ACTIVATION I HAVE SEEN
ON THAT STREET CORNER IN YEARS .
THE MUSIC IS GREAT. THE FOOD IS
GOOD. IT BRINGS PEOPLE FOR A
POSITIVE REASON INTO THE PARKING
LOT . YOU ARE NOT A TRUE CITY IF
YOU DON'T HAVE STREET FOOD.
>> THAT WAS ME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, I KNOW
IT IS YOUR DISTRICT. CAN I TALK
ABOUT IT?
>> THE FRIED BREAD STAND. I WILL
LET THAT GO. I WILL BE QUIET. I
HAVE TO MUTE.
>> ALL I'M SAYING IS YOU ARE
NOT A REAL CITY IF YOU DON'T
HAVE STREET FOOD. THERE IS A
LEVEL OF EXCITEMENT. WHAT I'M
HEARING FROM YOU ABOUT THE
ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT , AND
THAT IN PARTICULAR YOU
STREAMLINED THIS PERMITTING . I
WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT I'M
UNDERSTANDING THIS CORRECTLY.
ARE THESE INSPECTORS THE ENTRY
POINT INTO THE PERMIT PROCESS
AND HELPING THE BUSINESSES ,
ABOVEBOARD, RATHER THAN WHAT I
THINK MANY PEOPLE ASSUMED, WHICH
IS THAT THESE WOULD BE PUNITIVE
FINE ORIENTED ENFORCEMENT. RV
UNDERSTANDING THAT?
>> THE EDUCATION PIECE IS TO
WALK THEM THROUGH THE PERMITTING
AND THE PROCESS AND SO FORTH. I
JUST WANT TO SAY, SEATTLE --
WIND FIVE LAWRENCE FROM OUR
INTERACTIONS. THIS IS AN
EVOLUTION. WHATEVER WE ARE
HEARING AND ENCOUNTERING, WE
HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE TAKING
THOSE LESSONS LEARNED AND
ADAPTING IT TO THE PERMITTING
PROCESS . IF IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE CAN PARTNER
WITH OED -- ILOVE HOW YOU SAID
THAT IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY IN
SOME CASES. IT IS A HINDRANCE AS
WELL. HOW DO YOU DECIPHER THOSE
THINGS? HOW DO YOU LIFT UP THAT
OPPORTUNITY WHILE YOU ARE
ADDRESSING THE IMPACT THAT THIS
COULD BRING TO OTHER SPACES ? I
THINK SEEING IT THROUGH THAT
LENS AND LIFTING UP THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES, WE SHOULD LEARN
MORE FROM THOSE -- IS THAT THE
TACO MEAT --
>> YES.
>> THERE IS ONE OF THOSE AT THE
45 AND I-5 JUNCTION. YOU SEE
PEOPLE COMING INTO THIS
ABANDONED PARKING LOT. THANK YOU
FOR LIFTING THAT UP HONESTLY.
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT I THINK
OF TO SAY, HOW DO WE HARNESS
THIS AND WHAT ARE THE ITEMS WE
NEED TO DO? WHAT IS THE
CHALLENGE FOR THE VENDOR TO GET
THE APPROPRIATE PERMIT? WHAT ARE
THE OBSTACLES?
>> ITS LEARN MORE FROM THE
OUTREACH THAT WE DO AND LET'S
TURN IT INTO AN OPPORTUNITY .
AND COMPLIANCE AND FOLLOWING OUR
RULES .
>> FANTASTIC. YOU BROUGHT UP
FREIGHT AND BUS LANES. THE FIRST
ONE BEING AND LIMITED IN SODO.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
PROJECTS OF ROUTE 40 IS THAT IT
WOULD BE A FREIGHT AND BUS ONLY
LANE. TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THAT
HAS CHANGED .
>> IT IS PHASE 2.
>> WE ARE NOT LEADING WITH IT
BUT IT WILL COME.
>> I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A
MEETING X-MEN DATE IN FREMONT
ABOUT IT. AND SO WE WILL CHECK
IN WITH YOU ABOUT THE COMMITTEE
MEETING ABOUT THAT . I WOULD
LIKE FOR MY TEAM TO ATTEND IF
THAT IS HAPPENING. I WILL BE
STUCK HERE WITH ANOTHER EIGHT
HOURS OF A BUDGET MEETING. SPEED
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS, I KNOW IT
HAS BEEN DISCUSSED. WANTING TO
ASKED -- TO ASK THE DIRECT
SCHEDULE QUESTION OF, WHAT IS
THE TIMELINE FOR GETTING THESE
CAMERAS UP AND RUNNING ? AND
THEN YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THE
OTHER PARTS, WHICH ARE, THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
THE SEATTLE MENACE OF COURT
PROPERLY RESOURCED TO BE ABLE TO
PROCESS THESE NEW TICKETS. IF
YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER, I
WILL ASK THEM. I WANT TO NOTE,
WE HAVE BEEN PINING FOR A YEAR.
HOW CAN WE HELP? WHAT IS THE
SCHEDULE?
>> I FEEL THE DISAPPOINTMENT
WITH YOU AS WELL. IT IS A
THIRD-PARTY CONTRACT MANAGED BY
SPD. THEY PUT IN ALL THE DEVICES
AND SO FORTH AND MANAGE THOSE
THINGS. AS CHRIS MENTIONED IN
THE PRESENTATION , THIS IS THE
HIGHEST NUMBER OF AND LIMITATION
WHICH IS 37 CAMERAS AT 19
LOCATIONS. AND WE ARE SEEING THE
CHALLENGES THAT THEY ARE FACING
IN TERMS OF AND LIMITATION .
INSTALLING. THEY BRING IN THEIR
OWN CONTRACTOR TO INSTALL THE
CAMERAS AND OTHER THINGS.
EVERYTHING ON THE CITY SIDE FOR
THE PERMITTING AND GETTING POWER
, HAS BEEN AN AMAZING PARTNER
MAKING SURE IT IS A PRIORITY .
WE ARE EVEN STEPPING IN TO DO
TREE TRIMMING AND SO FORTH. JUST
TO HELP. ANDANY MOVE WE ARE
DOING, WE ARE NOT SEEING THE
TRAJECTORY ON THE OTHER END AS
FAST. AND THERE WAS A PERSONNEL
CHANGE THAT THEY HAVE DONE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR WHICH
KIND OF GAVE IT THE HICCUP. ON
SO I WILL SIT WITH THE CHIEF ON
MONDAY TO STRATEGIZE ON WHAT WE
DO , THE THIRD-PARTY THING. AND
THEN, FOR THE CORRIDORS WE ARE
FACING AN COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
TALKED ABOUT THE RACING GOING
ON. WHILE WE ARE WAITING FOR THE
CAMERAS TO INSTALL, WHAT IS THE
TARGETED ENFORCEMENT? AND WITH
SPD SITTING THERE AND SO FORTH,
IT SEEMS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
SOME CASES . I WILL START THAT
CONVERSATION WITH THE CHIEF AND
SEE, WHAT CAN WE DO FOR THOSE .
>> CAMERAS ARE THE PERMANENT
LONG-TERM OUTCOME. WE ARE SEEING
ENORMOUS DELAY FROM THIS VENDOR
. IT IS LOOKING LIKE 12-18
MONTHS , AND LIMITATION. AND
SO, I WOULD BRING THAT UP TO
SAY, ARE THERE GREAT OF WAYS AND
HELPING THE THIRD-PARTY? CAN WE
FORCE THEM TO HAVE MULTIPLE
CREWS TO INSTALL IN MULTIPLE
PLACES? WHAT IS THE HINDRANCE
FOR THE CHALLENGE THEY ARE
FACING ? WE WILL DEEP DIVE INTO
THAT ELEMENT AND I WILL BE ABLE
TO REPORT TO YOU ALL. THERE ARE
CHALLENGING CORRIDORS THAT OUR
RESIDENTS ARE -- WHICH IS A
TOUCHING POINT TO YOU ALL. WE
WILL EXPLOIT THOSE AND WE WILL
WALK THROUGH IT TOGETHER .
>> I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF
THE VALUES YOU BRING TO THE
TABLE, WHICH YOU SHARED EARLIER,
WHICH IS TRANSPARENCY. YOU
DEMONSTRATED THAT IN ACTION IN
THIS CONVERSATION. I CANNOT
THANK YOU ENOUGH. A LOT OF
PEOPLE WILL JUST PUNT THE
QUESTION AND SAY, CAN I TALK TO
YOU LATER ABOUT IT? WHAT IS
REALLY IMPRESSIVE FOR ME ABOUT
THE DEPARTMENT'S DATA ON
CAMERAS IS THAT NINE OUT OF 10
PEOPLE NEVER GET A SECOND
TICKET. THAT MEANS IF WE PUT IN
THESE SPEED CAMERAS, WE DON'T
NECESSARILY NEED TO PUT IN A
SPEED HUMP. WOULD I RATHER PUT
IN A SPEED HUMP THAN SOMEONE GET
HIT? ABSOLUTELY. YOU DON'T HAVE
TO ASK ME TWICE. WHAT I RATHER
HAVE A CAMERA THAN A SPEED HUMP
? 100%. EVERY DAY. I DON'T
WANT US TO GET WRAPPED AROUND AN
AXLE OF JUST TRYING TO STOP
PEOPLE FROM GETTING INJURED AND
HAVING THE RIGHT TOOL IN THE
TOOLBOX. THANK YOU FOR THAT
TRANSPARENT ANSWER. LAST
QUESTION IS ABOUT BOLLARDS. AND
MENTIONED THAT THE RESIDENTS ON
STROUD AVENUE OVER BY GREEN LAKE
HAVE SUBMITTED A PETITION. I
SHARED IT WITH YOU BUT I'M
LETTING THEM KNOW ON THE RECORD
THAT I HAVE SHARED IT WITH YOU
AS WELL. LAST QUESTION.
>> WE HAVE CONNECTED WITH THEM
TOO. WE WILL VISIT THEM AND WALK
THROUGH.
>> GREAT. WHEN YOU DO THE
WALK-THROUGH, I WOULD LOVE MY
TEAM TO JOIN YOU TOO.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
>> LAST QUESTION IS ABOUT THE
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY BOLLARDS. WE
HAVE HEARD GREAT INTEREST ACROSS
THE CITY FROM FARMERS MARKETS TO
EVERYDAY EVENTS. SEATTLE CENTER
REPRESENTED THE ONES AT PIKE
PLACE AND SEATTLE CENTER WILL BE
RETRACTABLE OR SET IN PLACE
RATHER THAN THE MOVABLE, WHERE
YOU CAN MOVE THE BOLLARDS FROM
PLACE TO PLACE WITH THE TWO
WHEELS ATTACHED TO THEM. IS
THERE A STRATEGIC DECISION AS TO
WHY WE ARE MAKING THAT CHOICE?
AND/OR, CAN WE EXPAND THIS SO
THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PURCHASE
BOLLARDS THAT STOPPED CARS FROM
DRIVING INTO PEDESTRIAN AREAS
THAT CAN -- I GUESS THE QUESTION
IS, FOR FARMERS MARKETS , DOES
IT MAKE SENSE FOR THE CITY TO
PURCHASE BARRIERS THAT CAN BE
MOVED AROUND THE CITY . I THINK
OF THE FIFA WORLD CUP. THAT IS A
ONE-TIME EXPERIENCE AND IN THE
BARRIERS CAN BE REPURPOSED FOR
THE FARMER'S MARKET. OR SHOULD
WE BE GOING OUT FOR EACH OF THE
FARMERS MARKETS AND GETTING THEM
THEIR OWN TRAFFIC BOLLARDS? THAT
IS SOMETHING YOU CAN FOLLOW UP
WITH ME ABOUT. AS THE
CONVERSATIONS HAVE CONTINUED
OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, THAT IS
WHERE MY MIND HAS GONE .
>> I HAVE SEEN A PORTABLE
BARRIER THAT THE WATERFRONT
USES. IT IS AMAZING. I SEE A
VISION WHERE THE FARMER'S MARKET
COULD BE SERVED THROUGH THAT. I
THINK IT IS AN ONGOING DECISION
WE SHOULD HAVE AND HOW WE
PROTECT PEDESTRIANS IN THOSE
EVENTS.
>> I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP. IT IS AN ABSOLUTE
PLEASURE TO GET TO WORK WITH
YOU. AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE
OF THE EMPLOYEES AND THE PEOPLE
THAT MAKE S.D.O.T. RUN . WHEN
YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR CREW
DELIVERED RATHER THAN THE
THIRD-PARTY VENDORS, IT IS ALL
THE DIFFERENCE. OUR CREW
DELIVERED PROJECTS ARE SOME OF
THE BEST ON PROJECTS AND OUR
CITY. GETTING TO RUN INTO YOUR
CREW -- RUN INTO YOUR CREW
WORKING ON A SUNDAY IN AUGUST ON
ONE OF THE HOTTEST DAYS OF THE
YEAR, MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE
HAD -- THE CORNERS -- AND I'M
BLANKING ON THE WORD BECAUSE IT
IS 4:30 P.M. ON A FRIDAY. THE
CURB CUTS . THEY WERE OUT
WORKING ON ONE OF THE 90-DEGREE
DAYS . 90 DEGREES SUNDAYS, TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE
TO NAVIGATE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD
WITH GREATER EASE. AND SO TO ANY
TRINITY EMPLOYEE OUT THERE AND
THE CREWS, THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ENTIRE TEAM.
>> AND THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING
THE CREW . IALWAYS SAY THE BEST
ASSET A LEADER CAN HAVE AS THEIR
EMPLOYEE. I SERVE THEM AND I
TELL THEM, I'M HERE TO CLEAR
BARRIERS . I TELL MY EXECUTIVES
THAT I'M HERE TO CLEAR BARRIERS
FOR THE TEAM AND WE ARE BLESSED
TO HAVE THE MOST AMAZING STAFF
AND AMAZING CREW THAT WORKS HARD
. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE .
YOURPARTNERSHIP MEANS A LOT TO
ME. YOU BRING A GREAT VOICE AND
YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE
RESIDENTS IN A VERY INTIMATE WAY
WHICH ALLOWS US TO HEAR MORE
THEATER LENS. I REALLY ENJOY
WORKING WITH YOU AND CREATING
ISSUES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP AND THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US HERE.
>> WITH 30 MINUTES LEFT, WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON .
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, IF YOU
WANT TO SHARE ANY THOUGHTS AND
THEN WE WILL CLOSE WITH COUNCIL
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANTED TO
BRING UP SOMETHING QUICKLY. ONE
ISSUE THAT KEPT COMING INTO MY
INBOX WAS ABOUT TREES ON BEACON
BETWEEN MCCLELLAN AND SPOKANE
AND THE FEAR THAT A LOT OF THE
TREES WERE GOING TO BE REMOVED
BECAUSE THE ROOT SYSTEM HAD
REALLY DISRUPTED THE SIDEWALKS ,
TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS
PRESENTING MOBILITY CHALLENGES
FOR ANYONE WHO WAS SENT ABLE .
AND WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON BEACON
IS YOU FOUND A WAY TO PRESERVE
THE TREE AND GRADE THE SIDEWALKS
TO ALLOW FOR PEOPLE WITH LIMITED
MOBILITY OR MOBILITY CHALLENGES
TO ACTUALLY GET AROUND. I ALSO
HAVE SEEN THE COMMITMENT FROM
THE DEPARTMENT THAT ANY TREE
THAT WOULD BE REMOVED, WOULD BE
REPLACED WITH THE TREE AND AN
APPROPRIATE AREA THAT WOULDN'T
CAUSE THE SAME MOBILITY ISSUES.
I JUST WANTED TO CALL THAT OUT
AND ACKNOWLEDGE IT BECAUSE , I
LIVE RIGHT THERE. I HAVE WALKED
THE SIDEWALKS. I HAVE TRIPPED ON
THE SIDEWALKS. NOW WHAT I'M
SEEING ARE SIDEWALKS THAT ARE
MUCH MORE NAVIGABLE FOR FOLKS
THAT HAVE MOBILITY CHALLENGES
AND I WANT TO CALL THAT OUT AND
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU
MR. CHAIR .
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
ANYTHING TO SHARE ? YOU ARE NOT
RAISING HER HAND SO I'M JUST
CALLING. SEEING NOTHING.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, IF YOU WANT
TO CLOSE US OUT FOR THE DAY.
>> YOU NOTED THAT THERE ARE
ABOUT 30 MINUTES LEFT.
COLLEAGUES, THIS WILL ONLY TAKE
ABOUT 25 MINUTES. NO. I
RECOGNIZE ON THE ONLY THING
STANDING IN BETWEEN ALL OF US
AND THE WEEKEND. I JUST WANT TO
SAY A COUPLE QUICK THOUGHTS AND
SELF REFLECTION. FIRST OFF, IT
IS A GOOD INVESTMENT I THINK FOR
US IN THE DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS
UNPERMITTED VENDING. FOCUSING ON
EDUCATION AND FIRST OFF, LET ME
MAKE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR, I LOVE ,
LOVE, LOVE OUR ENTREPRENEURS AND
OUR CITY , INCLUDING THOSE WHO
SELL STREET FOOD FOR EXAMPLE.
ONE OF MY FIRST EXPERIENCES WITH
VENDORS AND OUR CITY WAS WHEN I
WAS 21 GOING TO THE LOCAL BAR
SCENE IN THE DISTRICT THAT I NOW
REPRESENT AT PINER SQUARE AND
SEEING THE HOTDOG VENDORS OUT
THERE AND GETTING THE SEATTLE
DOG. FOR ME, IT IS EXTRA CREAM
CHEESE AND EXTRA ONIONS AS WELL.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES I'M TOLD THAT
I'M A LITTLE EXTRA . BUT ALWAYS
AUTHENTIC, COLLEAGUES. ALWAYS
AUTHENTIC. I LOVE THESE MICRO-
ENTREPRENEURS. FOR THE REASONS
MENTIONED. I THINK EVERYONE HAS
A GOOD EXPERIENCE WITH THEM.
AND WITH THAT SAID, I ALSO HAVE
SPOKEN TO SMALL BUSINESSES . FOR
EXAMPLE, IN MY OWN DISTRICT IN
ALKI. THAT, THEY ARE CONCERNED
IN PART BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GET
ANY NUMBER OF PERMITS AND
LICENSES AND REGULATIONS TO BE
COMPLIANT . FOR THE CITY. THE
WHOLE ALPHABET SOUP OF
REGULATORY AGENCIES . AND ALSO,
IN SOME CASES, PAYING INTO THE
LOCAL CHAMBER TO GET ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT AND NETWORKING
OPPORTUNITIES, ET CETERA. AND 70
GOES RIGHT OUTSIDE THEIR SMALL
BUSINESS AND COME WITH NO PERMIT
OR LICENSE AND KIND OF UNDERCUTS
THEIR BUSINESS. AND THEN THERE
IS -- THE CITY ASPECT WHICH IS
THE UNPERMITTED VENDING AND
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY WHICH IS
THIS INITIATIVE HERE WHICH I
THINK IS A GOOD IDEA. AND THEN
THERE ARE THINGS WE HAVE LESS
DIRECT CONTROL OVER ABOUT LIKE
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH. THE
PUBLIC HEALTH LICENSE REQUIRED
FOR CERTAIN FOODS. AND IN ANY
EVENT, I THINK THIS DOES STRIKE
THE RIGHT BALANCE. ESPECIALLY IF
WE DO TRULY FOCUS ON THE
EDUCATION TO ADDRESSING ALL
CONCERNS . AND THE NEED. AND
HELPING PEOPLE GET COMPLIANT.
THAT IS THE GOAL . HELP PEOPLE
BE COMPLIANT. AND THAT IS THE
COMMITMENT I HEARD TODAY AND
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. ALSO, I
JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CLICK ON
SOME OF MY KUDOS AND PRAISE
LEVIED TOWARD YOU . AND
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
EARLIER, THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE
30 YEARS AS A TRAFFIC ENGINEER
AND ROBUST COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE
ON TOP OF THAT. YOU ARE A
TREMENDOUS ASSET TO THE
DEPARTMENT . THE ENTIRE CITY OF
SEATTLE AS WELL. AND YOU HAVE
BEEN A GREAT THOUGHT PARTNER. WE
ARE TREMENDOUSLY LUCKY TO HAVE
YOU IN THIS ROLE. YOU HAVE MET
WITH ME. YOU ARE ALWAYS
RESPONSIVE TO ME IN MY OFFICE.
YOU MET WITH ME MULTIPLE --
ANDCOMMUNITY, MULTIPLE TIMES.
JOINING ME FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE
MISSING SIDEWALK WALKING TOURS
IN DELRIDGE AND HIGHLAND PARK
AND SOUTHPARK. AND SOME
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
INDIVIDUALS PULLED ME ASIDE
AFTERWARDS AND SAID, WE HAVE
NEVER HAD THE S.D.O.T. DIRECTOR
COME AND WALK THE NEIGHBORHOOD
WITH US , LET ALONE THE WIND
DIRECTOR AND THEIR
COUNCILMEMBER. BOTH AT THE SAME
TIME. I THINK THAT SPEAKS
VOLUMES TO YOU AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND YOUR IMPACT .
ALSO, SOME OF YOUR EFFORTS ON
ADDRESSING THE UNSAFE CONDITIONS
ON FOURTH AVENUE FOR EXAMPLE,
FOR BIKES. AND THAT EFFORT THAT
YOU AND THE DEPARTMENT WERE ABLE
TO QUICKLY UNDERTAKE. I THINK
YOU HAVE A VERY UNIQUE, SAVVY
UNDERSTANDING OF OUR DISTRICT
BASED REPRESENTATION MODEL.
WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND WE
ARE ONLY ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO
THE MODEL . BUT I THINK YOU
HAVE A VERY ADVANCED
UNDERSTANDING OF THE NUANCES
INVOLVED. AND WHATEVER AGENCIES
WERE TALKING ABOUT , THEY WILL
APPROACH THINGS. ESPECIALLY
DEPARTMENT HEADS FROM A CITYWIDE
PERSPECTIVE. MAKES SENSE, RIGHT
? WE AS INDIVIDUAL
COUNCILMEMBERS AND THOSE THAT
REPRESENT COUNCIL DISTRICTS, WE
APPROACH THINGS THROUGH OUR
DISTRICT LINES AS WELL. AND SO I
THINK YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB
OF STRIKING THE BEST BALANCE AND
WORKING WITH ME AND MY DISTRICT
COLLEAGUES. CLEARLY MORE WORK TO
DO DO. WE ILLUMINATED THEIR
SOME OF THE CONVERSATION TODAY.
FOR EXAMPLE, THAT THERE IS MORE
WORK TO DO ON THAT. AND ALL, WE
ARE LIKELY TO HAVE YOU DIRECTOR
EMORY. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT
YOU DO. AND I, LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA LEVY PRAISE
AND HAVE COMFORTABLE
CONVERSATIONS LIKE WE DO
SOMETIMES AND ESPECIALLY IN
PRIVATE. I WILL SHARE THAT I
HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE
SLOWER THAN INTENSIVE PAID
ROLLOUT AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE
TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS CAMERAS.
AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THERE
ARE THIRD-PARTY DEPENDENCIES
WITH THE VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS
AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND THERE
ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE LESS
CONTROL OF LIKE SPD AND COURTS
AND I UNDERSTAND THE DEPENDENCY
CHALLENGE. AND THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO STREAMLINE
A LITTLE BIT AND DO MORE.
SPECIFICALLY WITH THESE
NONSCHOOL SPEED ZONE CAMERAS AND
SO WE HAVE HAD SOME INITIAL
PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
THAT. WE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP
AGAIN OFF-LINE . I'M CONCERNED
BECAUSE WE WROTE A BIG CHECK
LAST YEAR FOR THE SCHOOL AND
TRAFFIC SPEED ZONE CAMERAS AND
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET AND WE ADDED
ON TOP OF THAT FOR THE NON-
SPEED ZONE CAMERAS. AND THAT HAS
A REAL IMPACT ON TRAFFIC SAFETY
AND THOSE IMPACTED AREAS THAT WE
ANTICIPATED DEPLOYING THESE
RESOURCES TO ALSO NONTRIVIAL
IMPACT TO OUR REVENUE BUDGET AS
WELL, GIVEN THAT THOSE DO
GENERATE REVENUE. AND IN PART OF
THAT, LEADS TO ANOTHER
DOWNSTREAM SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE
30% OF THE MONEY GOES TO THE
DEPARTMENT. SOME COULD GO
TOWARDS SAFETY. SO WE DO HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE LATENCY AND
THE LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED
ROLLOUT. WANT TO HAVE A
REALISTIC, AMBITIOUS , BUT ALSO
AMBITIOUS TIMELINE AND WRITE THE
APPROPRIATE CHECK. IN ANY
EVENT, WE WILL CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION THERE. ALL THIS TO
SAY, THANK YOU, S.D.O.T., FOR
PRESENTING YOUR BUDGET TODAY AND
THANK YOU DIRECTOR EMORY FOR
YOUR PARTNERSHIP. I ALSO WANT TO
TAKE A MOMENT A PERSONAL
PRIVILEGE TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY
WIFE ALICIA, FOR TAKING ON SOME
ADDITIONAL UNANTICIPATED
LOGISTICS WITH KIDDO ACTIVITIES
TODAY , THIS AFTERNOON, FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. I WOULD HAVE
ORDINARILY EXCUSED MYSELF FOR
TAKING AT LEAST PART OF IT
REMOTELY. GIVEN THE TIMING.
IRECOGNIZE SHE HAS HER OWN VERY
BUSY AND DEMANDING JOB. BUT
OVERSEEING THIS COMMITTEE AND
THE PRESENTATION FROM THE
DEPARTMENT. I'M GRATEFUL FOR MY
WIFE'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR
FAMILY AND A NEIGHBOR CALLED HER
FIRST LADY OF DISTRICT 1 . AND I
CALL HER THAT IN LOVE. THANK YOU
FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. FLODO
FLODO. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION
TODAY. I WILL SHUT UP.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. THANK YOU TO YOUR WIFE FOR
PICKING UP THE KIDS WHEN YOU
WERE SUPPOSED TO.
>> I WILL PASS IT OVER TO
DIRECTOR NOBLE AND DIRECTOR
EMORY IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING. I
WANT TO PULL SOMETHING OUT WHEN
YOU ASK, WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK
LIKE THE FIRST DURABLE LEVY ?
YOU REMINDED US THAT ALL OTHER
LEVY, FIRST-YEAR PLANNING AND IN
THIS LEVY, YOU ALREADY CUT THE
RIBBON ON PROJECTS. THAT IS
HUGE. I WILL PASS IT OVER TO YOU
FOR THE LAST STATEMENT AND WE
WILL GO INTO CLOSING THE
COMMITTEE FOR THE WEEK.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE PARTNERSHIP. FOR
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, IT IS A
PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU AND
THE COMMITTEE AND ALL THE
IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS AND
STRATEGIES AND SO FORTH. I HAVE
PARTNERED WITH YOU. COUNSEL AND
CHAIR STRAUSS. IT HAS BEEN
VALUABLE. AND I SEE THE VALUE OF
PARTNERING WITH COUNCILMEMBERS
AS WE NAVIGATE THE NEIGHBORHOODS
AND BRING IN RESONANT VOICES
SHOWING UP TOGETHER . THAT PLAYS
A BIG ROLE. IT IS A HUGE
STATEMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR ADVANCING
ALL THE LEGISLATIONS THAT MEAN A
LOT TO ALL OF US AS WE ADVANCE
HIS AMAZING WORK .
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. WE HAD 30
MINUTES. THANK YOU FOR ONLY
TAKING 29 OF THEM. I WILL TAKE
THE FLOOR OVER TO DIRECTOR NOBLE
IN A SECOND TO REMIND US ALL
THAT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, WE
START AT 9:30 A.M. SHARP. PUBLIC
SAFETY DAY WITH THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, CARE
DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
THEN IN THE AFTERNOON, THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
TUESDAY,OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWED BY THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE AND S
DCI. WE WILL HIT THE GROUND
RUNNING MONDAY MORNING. HOPE YOU
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. DIRECTOR
NOBLE, LAST WORDS.
>> GENERAL REMINDER. TO LET YOU
KNOW THE WEST AND DEPOSED THE
LAST COUPLE OF DAYS DID NOT GET
ANSWER FROM THE BUDGET OFFICE.
WE ARE TRACKING AND WE WILL
CONFIRM THEM AND WE WILL POST
THEM, THE Q&A AND GET YOU THOSE
ANSWERS. I WANTED TO REMIND YOU
THAT YOU INDICATED THAT YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS , Q&A. TO COORDINATE
WITH YOUR STAFF SO THEY CAN
COORDINATE WITH THE CENTRAL
STAFF. AS WE POST THOSE, WE SEND
A PROACTIVE E-MAIL ON THE
EXECUTIVE SIDE SO THEY KNOW THEY
HAVE ARRIVED AND WE HAVE A THREE
DAY CLOCK THAT STARTS. AND THAT
CLOCK IS THE BEST EFFORTS CLOCK.
-- IN ANY CASE, WORKING WITH
CENTRAL STAFF TO MAKE SURE THE
PROCESS IS MOVING SMOOTHLY AND
GET ALL THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THAT IS
ALL I HAVE.
>> THANK YOU. SEEING AS WE HAVE
NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, -- SEEING
NONE, WE WILL MEET AGAIN MONDAY
MORNING AT 9:30 A.M. SHARP.