>>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING
EVERYONE! THE MARCH 18, 2225
MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE COMES TO ORDER. I'M
ROB SAKA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS
PRESENT.
>> EXCELLENT. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. THE AGENDA IS HEREBY
ADOPTED. GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC, COLLEAGUES, THOSE
TUNING IN ON THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL. THANKS FOR JOINING US
FOR TODAY'S MEETING OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
TODAY'S FIRST TOPIC WILL BE A
PRESENTATION ON THE LINK LIGHT
RAIL EXTENSIONS OF OUR CITY. WE
HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM SOUND
TRANSIT, THE AGENCY ITSELF. AND
MEMBERS OF OUR OWN CITY
DELEGATION THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR IMPLEMENTATION FROM A LOCAL
CITY IMPLEMENTATION PERSPECTIVE.
SO, THAT INCLUDES SDOT AND SDCI
SO THANK YOU EVERYONE IN ADVANCE
FOR JOINING US TODAY. I AM A
PROUD AND ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORTER
OF THE VARIOUS SOUND TRANSIT
PROJECTS AND THE VARIOUS TRANSIT
INVESTMENT INS GENERAL FOR THE
CITY INCLUDING THE WEST SEATTLE
AND BALLARD EXTENSIONS. THE LINK
LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION TO WEST
SEATTLE IS A MUCH NEEDED
TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT TO
CONNECT DISTRICT 1 TO THE REST
OF SEATTLE. WHILE SUPPORTING
THIS PROJECT, I ALSO WANT TO
MAKE CLEAR TO SOUND TRANSIT AND
EXPECTATION OF MINE, MY HOPE OF
MINE IS THAT THE AGENCY WORK
WITH THOSE DIRECTLY AFFECTED AND
DISPLACED BY THIS IMPORTANT
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT AND DOING OUR BEST TO
THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE MADE WHOLE AS
PART OF THE DISPLACEMENT
PROCESS. I HAVE COMMUNICATED
THIS TO SOUND TRANSIT BOARD AND
THE INTERIM CEO. MEMBERS IN A
LETTER THAT I SENT YESTERDAY.
BASICALLY DOCUMENTING AND
MEMORIALIZING MY POSITIONS WITH
THE AGENCY THAT I HAVE HAD ALL
ALONG AND IN MY CONVERSATIONS
WITH COMMUNITY AS WELL. AND, SO
I SENT THAT LETTER YESTERDAY. I
LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE
ABOUT THE STATUS OF THIS PROJECT
TODAY AND HOW SOUND TRANSIT WILL
WORK WITH IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.
AGAIN, MAKE THEM WHOLE. AND THE
THING WITHIN OUR SPAN, HOW WE
CAN HELP FROM A LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PERSPECTIVE. WE WILL LEARN ABOUT
THAT AND KICK OFF AN IMPORTANT
CONVERSATION. OUR SECOND ITEM
WILL BE A BRIEFING AND
CONVERSATION ON A SKY BRIDGE
PROJECT JUST UP THE STREET ON
TOWN HALL. AN IMPORTANT PROJECT
THAT CONNECTS TWO COUNCIL
DISTRICTS. THE COUNCIL DISTRICT
FOR MY ESTEEMED VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH AND THE
DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM
QUEEN ANNE. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. I KNOW THIS PROJECT IS
UNIQUE IN THAT IS SKY BRIDGE
CROSSES BETWEEN BOTH DISTRICTS 3
AND DISTRICT 7 SO REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO HEARING FROM THOSE IN
THE PROJECT. THANK YOU FOR
COMING TODAY. I UNDERSTAND THERE
ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO
SUPPORT THAT. SO THAT SAID,
ENOUGH CHAIR'S COMMENTS AND
THROAT CLEARING. WE WILL NOW
MOVE TO THE HYBRID PUBLIC
PERIOD. THEY SHOULD RELATE TO
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND
WITHIN THE PER VIEW OF THIS
COMMITTEE. HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP?
>> CURRENTLY, WE HAVE FIVE IN
PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP AND
THERE IS ONE REMOTE SPEAKER.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. EACH
SPEAKER WILL HAVE APPROXIMATELY
TWO MINUTES AND WE WILL START
WITH THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS
FIRST. CLERK, CAN YOU READ THE
PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MATTER. IT IS UP TO 20
MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL
ALTERNATE BETWEEN SETS OF
IN-PERSON AND REMOTE SPEAKERS
UNTIL THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT
OF THEIR TIME. THEIR MICS WILL
BE MUTE IF THEY DO NOT STOP WHEN
THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER, THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THE FIRST
SPEAKER IS JORDAN CRAWLEY
FOLLOWED BY DOUG PALMER.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M JORDAN CRAWLEY REPRESENTING
A CHILD CARE CENTER. I HAVE BEEN
HARD AT WORK FIGHTING FOR THE 70
BUSINESSES DISPLACED BY THE LINK
EXTENSION. LET ME BE CLEAR. I
SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. EQUITABLE
ACCESS TO MASS TRANSIT IS
CERTAIN TO OUR GROWING
COMMUNITY. HAVING GROWN UP IN
WEST SEATTLE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED
ITS GROWTH FIRSTHAND AND BELIEVE
LIGHT RAIL IS AN IMPORTANT STEP
FORWARD FOR OUR ECONOMY AND
ENVIRONMENT. IN 2022, I WORKED
WITH THE LAST COUNCIL TO MAKE
THE CITY'S SUPPORT CONTINGENT
UPON THE IMPACTS OF ESSENTIAL
SERVICES. IN 2023 I GATHERED
STAKE HOLDERS FOR JUST
COMPENSATION. I WORKED WITH THE
COUNTY TO EXPLORE SUPPORTING
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
DISPLACED COMMUNITY RESOURCES
AND WORKED TO PASS HB1733 WHICH
CARRIED UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FLU
THE HOUSE AND WILL RAISE THE
STATUTORY CAP. I HAVE DONE ALL
THIS RAISING KIDS. HOLDING DOWN
A FULL TIME JOB BUT HAVE SEEN
NOTHING OF SUBSTANCE OF THIS
COUNCIL FROM 2023 WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. WE HAVE SEEN NO INTEREST
IN THIS COUNCIL IN DOING THE
WORK TO KEEP BUSINESSES LIKE MY
FAMILY IN OPERATION. WE NEED
ACTION. THAT ENSURES WE CONTINUE
TO THRIVE. ACTION THAT INVESTS
IN COMMUNITY TO EXPAND ACCESS TO
ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. HEALTH
CARE, CHILD CARE. I WOULD LIKE
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR
ENCOURAGING THE REST OF THIS
COUNCIL TO DO THE SAME. LET'S
GET SOMETHING DONE FOR OUR
COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS DOUG
PALMER. FOLLOWED BY ED MERCUSE.
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M DOUG
PALMER, A RESIDENT OF THE
SKYLINE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE SKY
BRIDGE. AS SOME OF YOU KNOW,
SKYLINE IS A C█ONTINUING CARE
FACILITY LOCATED A FEW BLOCKS UP
THE HILL. WE TOTAL 445
RESIDENTS. MOST IN INDEPENDENT
LIVING. MANY IN HEALTH CARE
UNITS. THE PROPOSED SKY BRIDGE
WOULD CROSS 8th AVENUE
CONNECTING THE PARTS OF OUR
COMMUNITY SEPARATED BY THE
STREET. AND TWO OF OUR CITY
COUNCIL DISTRICTS NOTED
PREVIOUSLY. I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK A A NUMBER OF MY FELLOW
RESIDENTS FOR SHOWING UP TODAY
TO DEMONSTRATE THE ENTHUSIASTIC
SUPPORT FOR THE SKY BRIDGE THAT
OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY HAS. THE
AVERAGE AGE OF OUR RESIDENCE IS
83. A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF THEM
USE WALKERS, WHEELCHAIRS,
WALKING AIDS. OR ARE VISUALLY
IMPAIRED. MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO
CROSS THE STREET. PARTICULARLY
IN BAD WEATHER. THERE ARE ALSO
TOO MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO
SIMPLY DON'T CROSS THE STREET
AT ALL DUE TO THE DANGERS THEY
PERCEIVE THUS FOREGOING MANY
ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD ENHANCE
THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. ANOTHER
RESIDENT WILL SPEAK IN A MINUTE
FURTHER TO THE DIFFICULTIES MANY
OF US WOULD FACE WHICH WOULD BE
ALLEVIATED BY A SKY BRIDGE. WE
ARE EXCITED TO HAVE GOTTEN THIS
FAR INTO THE PROCESS AND EXCITED
TO SEE A SKY BRIDGE ON THE
HORIZON. WE HOPE YOU WILL MOVE
THIS FORWARD TO FULL CITY
COUNCIL APPROVAL AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE TO GET IT BUILT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SIR.
>> UP NEXT IS ED MERSUCE
FOLLOWED BY JIM DEMAN.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'M A
RESIDENT OF SKYLINE. I HAVE BEEN
THERE THREE YEARS. WHEN I MOVED
IN, I WAS NORMALLY MOBILE.
SUBSEQUENTLY DUE TO ILLNESS I
HAVE TO USE A WALKER. WHAT WAS A
TRIVIAL TRIP BETWEEN BUILDINGS
IS NOW A JOURNEY FRAUGHT WITH
SEVERAL BARRIERS. I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT SKYLINE IS ONE
COMMUNITY. AND THERE ARE DINING
ROOMS, IN ONE FACILITY. POOL ON
ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. LECTURES
AN PERFORMANCES SO WE NEED TO BE
ABLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH. AS I
SAY, WHAT WAS A TRIVIAL
INCONVENIENCE FOR ABOUT A THREE
MINUTE TRIP HAS NOW BECOME A BIT
OF A JOURNEY WHICH TAKES ME
ABOUT 11 TO 12 MINUTES SO YOU
HAVE TO WALK DOWN THE SIDEWALK.
CROSS THE CROSSWALK, GO BACK UP
AROUND. WE USE A PROXIMITY BADGE
TO OPEN A DOOR. DOESN'T SOUND
LIKE MUCH. BUT IF YOU KNOW THAT
CORNER, IT CAN BE FORMIDABLE
WIND AND RAIN. IT IS HAZARDOUS
IF THERE IS ANY ICE AND IT IS
VERY BUSY. TRAFFIC PARTICULARLY
BETWEEN 6:00 P.M. AND 6:00 P.M.
BECAUSE PEOPLE GO SOUTH ON 8th
TO GET TO JAMES. FOR SEVERAL OF
US IT IS A BARRIER. THERE ARE
COUPLES SAY SYMMETRIC IN THEIR
AGING. ONE WOULD BE IN ASSISTED
LIVING IN MEMORY CARE, THE OTHER
INDEPENDENT. IT IS A REAL
BARRIER FOR THEM TO STAY IN
TOUCH. THANKS FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU SIR.
>> NEXT UP IS JIM DEMAIN
FOLLOWED BY OUR LAST IN PERSON
SPEAKER JACK WIZMARK.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JIM
DEMAIN. I'M AN 86-YEAR-OLD
RESIDENT OF SKYLINE. HAVING
MOVED THERE FROM THE EAST SIDE
MORE THAN 10 YEARS AGO, OUR
RESIDENTS ADVOCATED FOR A SKY
BRIDGE BECAUSE OF SAFETY
CONCERNS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE
INITIAL EFFORTS TO GET APPROVAL
DID NOT WORK OUT SO THE NEW
TOWER OPENED SUBSEQUENTLY IN
2024 WITHOUT A SKY BRIDGE. A
RECENT SURVEY SHOWS 96% OF US
STRONGLY SUPPORT SKY BRIDGE. WE
FIND IT VERY ENCOURAGING TO
FINALLY BE IN FRONT OF YOUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. THE
RESIDENTS WITH MOBILE IMPAIRMENT
ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE. I'M NOT
IN THAT SITUATION AT THE MOMENT.
BUT IF MY SPINAL STENOSIS
PROGRESSES I WILL BENEFIT. WE
APPLAUD THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
VISITING OUR COMMUNITY,
SUPPORTING THE SKY BRIDGE
PROPOSAL. WE HAVE CHOSEN TO LIVE
IN A VIBRANT SETTING AND WE FEEL
FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN A CITY
WHICH PRIORITIZES AN ENVIRONMENT
OF SAFETY AND VIZ ABILITY
ACCESS. WE URGE YOU TO MOVE THE
SKY BRIDGE PROPOSAL FORWARD TO
THE FULL CITY COUNCIL AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE SO WE CAN GET THAT
BRIDGE BUILT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JACK?
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
JACK. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 6. I
FOLLOW TRANSPORTATION PRETTY
CLOSELY. I WROTE AN EMAIL TO
YOU, TO THE MEMBERS THIS
WEEKEND. I WANT YOU TO PAY VERY
CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE CENTRAL
STAFF MEMO. THAT THERE ARE
IMPORTANT FISCAL QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE LINK EXTENSION.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE POINTS OUT
WE WE ARE IN A COASTAL CITY.
THERE ARE TWO HIGH TIDES EVERY
24 HOURS. WE DOE KNOW ABOUT THE
SECOND HIGH TIDE THAT IS COMING.
HOW BIG WILL THE DEFICIT BE? MY
GUESS IS IT WILL BE MUCH HIGHER.
THE FISCAL POWER OF SEATTLE IS
NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO RESCUE ST3
LINK. THERE IS PROBABLY GOING TO
HAVE TO BE A RESET. NO MATTER
HOW SMART THE PLANNERS ARE AT
SDOT OR THE ADOPT OF WATERFRONT,
THEY ARE JUST LIKE TALENTED
SWEEPERS SWEEPING AGAINST THE
TIDE. THAT IS GOING TO COME. WE
HAVE THE PROBLEM OF A STORM
COMING FROM DC. DO YOU THINK THE
TRUMP FTA IS GOING TO HELP
SEATTLE? I SUSPECT THEY WILL
NOT. SO PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL
WITH OUR RESOURCES I DON'T
THINK THE RESOURCES OF MOVE
SEATTLE CAN RESCUE THE SD3 LINK.
FINALLY, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION
NOT JUST TO THE COST OF BUILDING
THESE EXTENSIONS BUT ALSO TO THE
BENEFITS THEY WILL PROVIDE. THE
EXECUTIVE AND MAYOR ARE PUSHING
AN ALIGNMENT TO SPLIT CID
STATION AND THAT WILL BE BAD FOR
THE SYSTEM FOR 100 YEARS. THE
SYSTEM WILL BE MUCH WEAKER
OTHERWISE.
>> WE WILL MOVE TO OUR LAST
SPEAKER REMOTE. DAVID HAYNES.
WHEN YOU ARE GIVEN THE GO,
PLEASE HIT STAR SIX.
>> THINK. COUNCIL SHOULD REJECT
THE BONN TOGGLE FROM TRANSIT
THAT GOES FROM SEATTLE TO
BALLARD. THIS PROJECT ORIGINATED
FROM THE POWER MONGERING
PROGRESSIVE WHO LIVED IN THE
AREA WHO WANTED TO BUILD THEIR
GREEN FRIENDLY FOOLISHLY
BELIEVING WE NEEDED A $12
BILLION TRACK THAT GOES ALMOST A
WALK'S THROUGH FROM WEST
SEATTLE. NEEDING A DIFFERENT
TRAIN TRACK AND THEN FROM
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE TO BALLARD
WHICH YOU CAN GET TO FROM A
MULTITUDE OF BUSES IF THEY
IMPROVE THE ROUTE OR STUCK A
TRAIN THAT WOULD CONNECT YOU TO
THE 44. INSTEAD, THEY WANT IT TO
BE MORE COMPLICATED AND
RIDICULOUS USING A TRAIN TO
COMPETE WITH THE BUS THEY
SABOTAGED. REMEMBER WHEN THE
ELEVATORS BROKE DOWN AT SOUND
TRANSIT? REMEMBER HOW THE
ESCALATORS ALWAYS BREAK DOWN
LEAVING YOU INCONVENIENCED IN
REMEMBER THE FACT THEY HAVE TO
CLOSE DOWN ONE SIDE OF THE TRACK
AND STAIR THE SAME TRACK GOING
BOTH WAYS. REMEMBER WHEN THE
CONTRACTOR THAT COUNTED WON IT
IS WAS OVERSEEING DECIDED TO
CHANGE THE SIZE OF THE REBAR TO
POCKET THE DIFFERENCE THAT HOLDS
UP THE ELEVATED TRAIN TRACKS
HEADED TO SEATAC? NOBODY WAS
HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY OF THAT
AND THEY DIDN'T FIX IT. THERE
IS SO MUCH MONEY INVOLVED AND
THE WRONG PEOPLE ARE OVERSEEING
IT. WE NEED AN INVESTIGATION OF
ALL THE PEOPLE WHO DONATE TO
POLITICIANS MAKING MONEY OFF OF
SOUND TRANSIT PROJECTS. THERE IS
STILL NO CONCERTED EFFORT TO
MAKE IT SAFE TO GO NEAR THE
ALREADY ESTABLISHED PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION OPTION. THAT
JUSTIFIED BUYING A CAR TO
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIVING
BECAUSE YOU CANNOT RELY ON
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN SEATTLE
BECAUSE IT IS TOTALLY UNSAFE AND
INEFFICIENT.
>> THANK YOU DAVID. CHAIR, THAT
CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WILL
MOVE ONTO THE FIRST ITEM OF
BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK READ
ITEM ONE IN THE RECORD?
>> ST3 SEATTLE LINK LIGHT RAIL
EXTENSIONS.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. WILL OUR
PRESENTERS PLEASE JOIN US AT THE
TABLE AND SHARE YOUR
PRESENTATIONS? ONCE READY.
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND
BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATIONS.
>>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
BRAD OWEN. I AM THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF SOUND TRANSIT'S
DELIVERY PROGRAM. I'M JOINED BY
JASON HAMPTON WITH THE
EXTENSION. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY. WE
ARE EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE STATUS UPDATES WITH THE
LINK EXTENSION PROJECTS. I'M
NEW TO SOUND TRANSIT. I JOINED
ROUGHLY SIX MONTHS AGO. I JOINED
FROM LA METRO WHERE I SPENT 30
YEARS BUILDING PROJECTS OF
SIMILAR SIZE AND CAPACITY AND
I'M EXCITED TO WORK ON THIS
PROJECT. THESE PROJECTS. IT IS
ONE OF THE REASONS I DECIDED TO
COME TO SEATTLE. IT'S AN
AMAZING PROGRAM. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE PARTNERSHIP THE
TRANSIT HAS WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WHO
SUPPORTS US AND PROVIDES
LEADERSHIP. YOUR REASON
PRECIPITATION IS APPRECIATED. WE
ALSO HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP
IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. WE ARE
GRATEFUL FOR THE COLLABORATIVE
RELATIONSHIP THAT HELPED US
CONTINUE TO BUILD WITH DIRECTOR
BRADY AND THE NEW OFFICE OF THE
WATERFRONT SOUND TRANSIT. I'M
GLAD WE HAVE THE HARD WORKING
PEERS AND COLLEAGUES AT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE TO HELP US DO THIS.
SO JASON AND I ARE GOING TO
PROVIDE SOME UPDATES. WITH THAT,
JASON WILL JUMP INTO THE
PRESENTATION.
>> THANKS BRAD. CHAIR SAKA,
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THANKS
FOR HAVING US. I WILL START WITH
A COUPLE OF HIGH LEVEL STRIDES
AND THEN HAND IT BACK TO BRAD.
THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS THE KEY
BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT. IT
REDUCES TRAVEL TIME FROM ALASKA
TO WEST LAKE JUNCTION BY 58%. A
TRIP ON A RAPID RIDE BUS TAKES
30 MINUTES. IT WOULD BE DOWN TO
ABOUT 16 MINUTES WITH THE
PROJECT. IT PROVIDES TRANSIT
SERVICE RELIABILITY. ONCE THE
BALLARD PROJECT IS ONLINE,
CREATE A REGIONAL NETWORK OF
LIGHT RAIL. IT FACILITATES
REDEVELOPMENT IN THE STATION. WE
WOULD HAVE AN INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AROUND
WEST SEATTLE. IT PROVIDES A
TRAVEL OPTION FOR REASONS THAT
MAY HAPPEN AT THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE OR THE SPOKANE STREET
BRIDGE IS BACKED UP OR
SUBSTITUTE DOWN FOR ANY REASON
AS IT WAS FOR COVID. JUST A
COUPLE OF SLIDES ON THE
BACKGROUND. SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS
THE ENTIRE PHASES OF THE PROJECT
STARTING BACK IN 2017 FOLLOWING
THE ST3 APPROVAL IN 2016. WE
STARTED PLANNING IN EARNEST IN
2017. THAT HAS CONTINUED THROUGH
THIS YEAR. WE WILL SHIFT INTO
THE DESIGN PHASE VERY SOON. BRAD
WILL TALK ABOUT THAT PROCESS.
AND WE ANTICIPATE STARTING
CONSTRUCTION IN 2027 WITH AN
EXPECTED OPENING DATE AROUND
2032. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS
SLIDE REALLY HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF
THE WORK WE HAVE AHEAD OF US. AS
WE TRANSITION INTO THE
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE, WE WILL
START DOING THINGS LIKE FINAL
DESIGN, EARLY CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITIES. AND WE SHOW PROPERTY
ACQUISITION AND RELOCATION ON
HERE. I KNOW CHAIR SAKA, THIS IS
SOMETHING WE HAVE DISCUSSED
BEFORE. WE DO HAVE SOME EARLY
APPROVALS. TYPICALLY, PROPERTY
ACQUISITION HAPPENS AFTER THE
RECORD OF DECISION WHICH WE
ANTICIPATE IN THE COMING MONTHS
FROM FTA BUT IN ORDER TO BEGIN
ROBUST CONVERSATIONS AND PROVIDE
THE ACCESS TO THE RELOCATION
BENEFITS, WE STARTED EARLY. FOR
THOSE PROPERTIES OR BUSINESSES
THAT HAVEN'T RECEIVED APPROVAL
YET, WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH THEM TO REALLY HELP THEM
UNDERSTAND WHAT OPTIONS WILL
BECOME AVAILABLE AND MOVE INTO
THE ROBUST ACQUISITION PHASE AND
HELP THEM FIND NEW HOMES IN THE
COMMUNITY THEY SERVE.
>> THANKS JASON. I WANTED TO
RECOGNIZE THE MOTION YOU SEE ON
THE SCREEN THERE RECOGNIZING
SOME OF THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES
AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THE
PROJECT BEFORE US. THIS DIRECT
IT IS STAFF TO DEVELOP A WORK
PLAN ON FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES
TO IMPROVE THE AGENCY'S
FINANCIAL SITUATION AND MOVE THE
WEST SEATTLE AND BALLARD
PROJECTS THROUGH THE DESIGN TO
FORM THE PROJECT BASELINE. THIS
IS BEING APPLIED
PROGRAMMATICALLY. AND UNDER OUR
BOARD'S LEADERSHIP, WE ARE
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON THIS AND
WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE UPDATES
IN THE FUTURE. NEXT SLIDE. WE
ARE MOVING INTO THE BALLARD LINK
EXTENSION IN THE NEXT PIECE. IT
ADDS NEARLY EIGHT MILES OF LIGHT
RAIL SERVICE INCLUDING A
CRITICAL LIGHT RAIL ONLY
DOWNTOWN TUNNEL. THIS TUNNEL IS
CRITICAL TO THE OPERATIONS THE
LONG TERM OPERATIONS OF THE
ENTIRE SOUND TRANSIT BUILT OUT
PROGRAM. IT INCLUDES NINE NEW
STATIONS FROM THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT UP TO
BALLARD. NEXT SLIDE, WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROJECT TIME LINE SO WE ARE IN
THE PROJECT PLANNING PHASE RIGHT
NOW SHOWN IN GREEN, WE PLAN TO
MOVE INTO THE DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION PHASES FOLLOWING
THE PLANNING PHASE BUT AS YOU
CAN SEE THERE, WE A ROUGHLY A
YEAR OUT FROM WHAT WE BELIEVE
THE END OF THE PLANNING PHASE TO
BE. THE NEXT SLIDE, WE WILL DIVE
INTO THE DETAILS A LITTLE BIT SO
YOU CAN SEE THE STAR IN THE
MIDDLE THERE. WE ARE HERE, WE
JUST COMPLETED ADDITIONAL
NEPASCOPING AND ARE WORKING
TOWARD PUBLISHING A DRAFT FOR
THE BALLARD LINK EXTENSION SOME
TIME IN LATER 2025. THAT WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY A FORMAL PUBLIC
COMMENT. AND FOR THE BOARD TO
MODIFY THE ALTERNATIVE FOR THE
SOUND TRANSIT BOARD. WE WILL
RETURN TO THE BOARD FOR THE
PROJECT TO BE BUILT. THIS SLIDE
SHOWS THE ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE
BEING STUDIED. THE FULL
ALTERNATIVES IN PRELIMINARY
ENGINEERING. THE PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE IS SHOWN IN PINK.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE ALL THE
ALTERNATIVES ARE GOING TO
RECEIVE THE SAME LEVEL OF
ANALYSIS IN THE EIS, PE IS ONLY
BEING PERFORMED ON THE PREFERRED
PREFERRED. A SOUTH LAKE UNION
STATION ON HARRISON AND AN
ORIGINAL ALTERNATIVE KNOWN AS
DT1. WE ARE GOING TO CARRY
FORWARD AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
THE WEST ALTERNATIVE THAT WOULD
CONSOLIDATE THE DENNY AND SOUTH
LAKE UNION STATIONS. NEXT SLIDE.
>> JUST WANT TO QUICKLY GO
THROUGH THE OPERATING PLAN. WHEN
THE WEST SEATTLE LINK EXTENSION
OPENS AND WHEN BALLARD OPENS AND
THE REST OF THE ST3 PROJECTS ARE
ONLINE. THIS SHOWS THE OPERATING
PLAN, THE PINK LINE. THE NUMBER
3 THERE WITH WEST SEATTLE WOULD
OPEN WITH AN EXTENSION FROM WEST
SEATTLE JUNCTION NEIGHBORHOOD TO
THE SODO STATION. TO THE ONE
LINE SHOWN IN GREEN. AND TRAVEL
SOUTH TOWARD FEDERAL WAY AND
TACOMA OR NORTH TOWARD LYNNWOOD.
THERE WOULD BE A TRANSFER AT THE
SDO STATION. KING COUNTY METRO
WILL RUN THE RAPID WIDE BUSES.
SO PEOPLE WILL HAVE A NEW OPTION
TO TRAVEL FROM WEST SEATTLE TO
SODO, THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO
HAVE THE OPTION THEY CURRENTLY
HAVE AND DIFFERENT CHOICES. IN
THE OPERATING PLAN FOR 2022,
ONCE THE ST3 PROJECTS ARE ONLINE
AND BALLARD IS OPEN, THE THREE
LINE SHOWN IN PINK WOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EXISTING
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE TRANSIT TUNNEL
NORTH ALL THE WAY TO EVERETT.
AND THE BALLARD LINE WOULD
TRAVEL SOUTH AND CONTINUE TO
TACOMA. AND THERE WOULD BE
CONNECTIONS TO THE 2 LINE. WHEN
THAT OPENS ACROSS THE LAKE. THAT
IS ILLUSTRATED HERE WITH THE
TACOMA LINK LIGHT RAIL HERE.
>> AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR
PRESENTATION. HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS.
>> NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
SOUND TRANSIT FOR THE
PRESENTATION TODAY. SHORTLY, WE
WILL INTRODUCE OUR CITY FOLKS
FROM SDOT . AND COLLEAGUE, I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ CALVIN
CHOW'S SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE
MEMO FROM A MONTH AGO THAT
TALKED ABOUT MANY OF THESE
ISSUES. AN INSIGHTFUL MEMO HERE.
THIS IS AN EXTRA COPY WE PRINTED
OUT. BUT MY DOG EARED COPY IS AT
MY DESK. IT REALLY TEES UP THE
ISSUES. GREAT ANALYSIS. I'M
GOING TO SEE IF ANY OF MY
COUNCIL MEMBER COLLEAGUES HAVE
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. BUT
BEFORE WE DO THAT, THIS IS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO IN PART
ADDRESS SOME SPECIFIC CONCERN
ABOUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF
THE SOUND TRANSIT EXPANSION
PROJECT. PARTICULARLY WITH
RESPECT FOR THE WEST SEATTLE
PROJECT. IT IS A WIDELY KNOWN
WELL DOCUMENTED WIDELY REPORTED
BUDGET SHORTFALL. IT WILL RESULT
IN SOME REVISED SCOPING, DEEP
ANALYSIS TO DISCERN WHAT KIND OF
COST SAVING MEASURES COULD BE
TAKEN. ULTIMATELY TEEING UP TO
THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD. I'M
LOOKING AT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
HERE. ALL HA IS TO SAY, CAN YOU
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TIME
LINE TO ADDRESS THAT AND HOW
THAT IMPACTS THE PROJECT IN WEST
SEATTLE. AND I THINK THIS WOULD
BE A GOOD SEGWAY TO OUR CITY
DELEGATION HERE TO TALK ABOUT
THE CITY'S ROLE AND
RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS THAT
OR NOT. SO STARTING WITH SOUND
TRANSIT FIRST.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT
QUESTION. SO, COST OF PROJECTS
ACROSS THE NATION ARE INCREASING
SPECIFICALLY INFRASTRUCTURE.
DEMANDS FOR LABOR MATERIALS
EQUIPMENT ARE DRIVING COSTS UP
ACROSS THE BOARD. REAL ESTATE
COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE
ATTRIBUTING TO SOME OF THE HIGH
E COSTS YOU SEE IN THE EARLIER
PHASES OF THE PROJECT. I
MENTIONED LABOR. BUT THERE IS A
CONTRACTOR SHORTAGE. WE HAVE
GONE THROUGH A PERIOD OF
SIGNIFICANT GROWTH. THE
CONTRACTORS CAN PICK AND CHOOSE
WHICH PROJECTS THEY WANT TO
BUILD. SO WE ARE FIGHTING
THROUGH ALL THAT IN A DENSE
URBAN ENVIRONMENT TRYING TO
BUILD WHILE WE MITIGATE IMPACTS
TO THE COMMUNITY THERE. SO WE
ARE COMMITTED TO TRYING TO
IMPROVE THE AGENCY'S POSITION
AS YOU IN THE EARLY PHASES OF
THE PROJECT THERE IS A TENDENCY
TO LOOK AT THE WORST CASE
SCENARIOS. WE DON'T WANT TO
INDICATE THE PROJECT WILL COST
LESS THAN IT WILL. THERE IS A
TENDENCY TO BE CONSERVATIVE. WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING
NUMBERS DOWN LOOKING AT THE PE
DESIGN SO WHEN THE SOUND TRANSIT
BOARD SELECTED THE PROJECT TO BE
BUILT. WE CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG
THOSE LINES. AS IT RELATES TO
SOME OF THE COST AND WHEN YOU
WILL SEE SOME OF THOSE CHANGES
WE ARE WORKING TOWARD A FALL
TIME LINE TO HELP US GET SOME
MORE CLARITY ON THE COST OF THE
PROJECTS.
>> THANK YOU. AND CAN YOU
CLARIFY AND CONFIRM THE TOTAL
PRESENCE BUDGET DEFICIT AND
SHORTFALL FOR BUILDING THAT WEST
SEATTLE EXTENSION AS CURRENTLY
SCOPED AND PLANNED? HOW MUCH
SHORT ARE WE?
>> SO OUR CURRENT ESTIMATE THAT
WE HAVE IS ROUGHLY 6.8 TO TO
$7.4 BILLION. AND THE FINANCIAL
PLAN WE HAVE THE ALLOCATED
FUNDING IS 4.1.
>> OKAY. AND THE TIME LINE YOU
HAD IN MIND FOR BOARD ACTION IS
LATER THAT FALL TO ADDRESS THE
SCOPING AND COST ISSUES?
>> YES. IT IS A MULTITIERED
APPROACHMENT SOME OF THE
EFFICIENCIES WE CAN REALIZE IN
HOUSE. THERE ARE MEANS AND
METHODS IN HOW WE BUILD THINGS.
THERE ARE OTHER DECISION IT IS
BOARD WILL NEED TO MAKE IF THERE
ARE SCOPING ELEMENTS WE DECIDE
TO DEFER. THE BOARD WILL NEED TO
WEIGH IN ON THOSE. FOR WEST
SEATTLE IT IS AHEAD OF THE MAJOR
ST3 LINK EXTENSIONS SO WE WOULD
IMAGINE SOME OF THE WEST SEATTLE
DECISIONS COMING SOONER.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS
CHOMPING AT THE BIT AND I LOOK
FORWARD AND I'M EAGER TO HEAR
HIS UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AND
INSIGHTS INTO THIS MATTER
RELATED TO SOUND TRANSIT. I WANT
TO FINISH MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT
HERE. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING
THAT FIRST COMPONENT OF THE
QUESTION. NOW, I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO THE CITY SIDE TO PROVIDE
CLARITY ON THE SECOND QUESTION.
WHAT IS THE CITY'S ROLE
FINANCIALLY? IS THE LEVY IN
PLAY?
>> I WAS THINKING WE COULD
INTRODUCE OURSELVES BEFORE WE
ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I'M
ANGELA BRADY. I'M THE OFFICE OF
THE WATERFRONT CIVIC PROJECTS
DIRECTOR. I'M SARA MAXANA.
>> LINDSAY KING, AND I WILL TAKE
AN ATTEMPT AT ANSWERING THAT
EXCELLENT QUESTION. THERE ARE
TWO ROLES NOW DEFINES FOR THE
CITY WITH DIRECT IMPACT ON
FINANCES OF THESE PROJECTS. THE
FIRST THROUGH OUR STREAMLINING,
WE ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO HELP
DELIVER THESE PROJECTS FASTER.
AND EVERY MONTH WE TAKE OFF OF
THE PERMIT TIME IS MONEY SAVED
BY THE PROJECT. SOUND TRANSIT IS
COUNTING ON THE CITY TAKING
THESE MEASURES TO EXPEDITE
PERMITTING. THAT IS A HUGE BODY
OF WORK THAT WE'LL BE TALKING A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT IN OUR
PRESENTATION IN A FEW MINUTES
BUT WE WILL ALSO BE COMEING TO
YOU FOR LEGISLATION LATER THIS
YEARMENT THE SECOND WAY THE CITY
HAS DEFINED ROLE RIGHT NOW IN
DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE FINANCES
OF THE PROJECT IS THROUGH THIRD
PARTY FUNDING. HAVING A ROLE TO
HELP ADDRESS THE DELTA BETWEEN
THE AFFORDABLE PROJECT OR WHAT
IS IN THEIR FINANCIAL PLAN AND
THE ADDITIONAL COST THAT
DISCREET SCOPE ELEMENTS COULD
INCUR IF THIRD PARTY IS
REQUESTING THEY BE INCLUDED. SO
DATING BACK TO 2023 AND BOARD
ACTIONS THAT WAS A DELTA
IDENTIFIED AND IN THAT BOARD OF
ACTION, IT WAS STATED THE CITY
OF SEATTLE WOULD BE WORKING
COLLABORATIVELY TO ADDRESS THAT
DELTA. THAT DELTA AT THE TIME
WAS FOR BOTH WEST SEATTLE AND
BALLARD. AND THERE HAVE BEEN A
LOT OF COST CHANGES THAT HAVE
HAPPENED AND NEW COSTEST MA'AMS
COMING OUT SINCE THEN. SO THE
CONVERSATION IS ONGOING IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS ABOUT WHAT
THE THIRD PARTY CONTRIBUTION
WILL LOOK LIKE FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU. SO I'M HEARING,
FINANCIALLY WE ARE ON THE HOOK
FROM A CITY OF SEATTLE
PERSPECTIVE FOR TWO THINGS. THAT
ARE ULTIMATELY ENABLEMENT. IT IS
NOT LIKE WE ARE DIRECTLY
RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSTRUCTION, IT
IS PERMIT STREAMLINING AND THEN
ANY KIND OF THIRD PARTY FUNDING
WITH THE COUNTY. KING COUNTY.
THE CITY. OTHERS NOT INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITING TO THE CITY THE
COUNTY AND OTHERS ADDRESSING
POTENTIALLY THE DELTA. CAN YOU
PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF WHAT THAT
COULD LOOK LIKE IN WHERE WE LAND
ON THE TOTAL CITY INVESTMENT BUT
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES THAT
THIRD PARTY FUNDING WOULD
CONTRIBUTE TO?
>> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER
THAT. THE BOARD MOTION AND WOULD
WELCOME MY SOUND TRANSIT
COLLEAGUES TO RESPOND AS WELL.
THE BOARD MOTIONS I HAVE
IDENTIFIED PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
FOR BALLARD AND WEST SEATTLE
IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC SEGMENTS
THAT WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL
THIRD PARTY FUNDING. AN EXAMPLE
I COULD GIVE IN THE BALLARD LINK
EXTENSION PROJECT AND THE BOARD
MOTION IDENTIFYING PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE FOR STUDYING THE
DEIS SELECTED THE TUNNEL TO 15th
AVENUE NORTHWEST. THAT
ALTERNATIVE IS MORE EXPENSIVE
THAN THE TUNNEL TO 14th AVENUE
NORTHWEST. THE CITY WAS A STRONG
ADVOCATE AND COMMUNITY WAS A
STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THAT TUNNEL
OPTION TO 15th NORTHWEST SO THAT
IS AN INSTANCE WHERE THERE COULD
BE A THIRD PARTY CONTRIBUTION
EXPECTED.
>> SO REPORTING AND EIS
COMMISSIONING. ALL RIGHT, THANK
YOU. NOW, OH, GO AHEAD.
>> I WOULD LET YOU PROVIDE A
LITTLE BACKGROUND OF THE THIRD
PARTY FUNDING CONVERSATION.
BECAUSE I THINK IT HAS A LONG
HISTORY AND I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR THIS COUNCIL TO BE
AWARE OF IT. IT STEMS FROM WHEN
THE BALLOT MEASURE WAS BEING PUT
TOGETHER BACK BEFORE 2016 AND
THERE WAS A PERCEIVED DIFFERENCE
OF DOLLAR VALUES. OF THE
FUNDAMENTAL CHOICES. THAT
DISCREPANCY HAS KIND OF LARGELY
GONE AWAY. BUT THERE ARE OTHER
SCOPE CHANGES LIKE THE 15th
AVENUE ONE MORE DIRECT TO SCOPE
CHANGES THAT ARE IN PLAY. I
THINK THE BIGGEST EXAMPLE OF
THIRD PARTY FUNDING IS STILL THE
BELLEVUE DOWNTOWN TUNNEL. WHERE
BELLEVUE WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE
FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HELP MAKE
THAT BE PART OF THE PROJECT.
THERE IS NO PROPOSAL CURRENTLY.
IT IS A CONCEPT THAT PEOPLE ARE
EXPLORING WITH VARIOUS FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES THAT MIGHT BE
AVAILABLE. ONE THAT THE STATE
MADE AVAILABLE WOULD INCOMPASS
THE ENTIRE CITY OF SEATTLE TAX
BASE. THERE MIGHT BE OTHER
FINANCIAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE. BUT
THERE IS NO PROPOSAL THAT I'M
AWARE OF AT THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU. AND THEN FINALLY.
JUST TO CLOSE THIS OUT, WHEN I
ASKED ABOUT WHETHER THE RECENT
VOTER APPROVED LEVY FUNDS COULD
BE USED I SENSED A STRONG
REACTION. COULD YOU PROVIDE
CLARITY ON WHETHER THE VOTER
APPROVED LEVY FUNDS LEVERAGE
THAT?
>> THERE IS NOTHING IN THE
ORDINANCE YOU PASSED AND THAT
VOTERS APPROVED THAT WOULD HAVE
THIRD PARTY FUNDING COVERED BY
LEVY FUNDS. THE ONLY LEVY
ELEMENTS RELATED TO THE PROJECT
ARE STATION ACCESS PROJECTS THAT
THE CITY HAS INVESTED IN, THE
FIRST TWO PHASES OF SOUND
TRANSIT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR
PROVIDING THE MUCH NEEDED
CLARITY. NOW COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. AND THANK
YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND
INTEREST IN WHAT IS GOING ON. I
HAVE TRIED TO CHANNEL YOU MANY
TIMES. I ALMOST ALWAYS USE THE
MONIKER DAD FROM DALE RIDGE AT
OUR BOARD MEETING WHERE I WAS
ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF DALE
RIDGE TO ENSURE THAT THE
PROPERTIES THAT HAVE MOVED
FORWARD IN BEING PER PURCHASED
WOULD BE KEPT IN THE COMMUNITY.
ABOUT CREATING CONSISTENCY. AND
PREDICTABILITY. I WILL SHARE
THAT COSTS ARE CHANGING VERY
RAPIDLY AS OUR BIGGEST COST
DRIVER HAS BEEN CONCRETE. THAT
MAY BE TURNING TO STEEL. WE KNOW
THESE GUIDEWAYS REQUIRE A LOT OF
CONCRETE AND STEEL. AND I WILL
SAY THAT JUST TOUCHING ON THE
BUDGET, WHAT YOU HAVE CONVEYED
IS ACCURATE THAT THERE ARE
BUDGET CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US.
THAT IS SOMETHING EVERYONE IS
CLEAR EYED ABOUT. IN A MEETING I
HAD YESTERDAY WHERE MY ANSWERS
WEREN'T FULLY, WHERE MY
QUESTIONS WERE NOT FULLY
ANSWERED. WHAT WAS ANSWERED FOR
ME IS THERE IS A FRAMEWORK BEING
DEVELOPED FOR OUR DECISION
MAKING TO GO FORWARD REGARDING
THE BUDGET AND PROJECTS. WE ARE
SEEING THIS WITH THE WEST
SEATTLE PROJECT. WE ARE ENGAGING
IN SEQUENTIAL DECISION MAKING.
RATHER THAN A PAST PRACTICE TO
IMPROVE THE ENTIRE PROJECT. THE
ENTIRE LINE ALL AT ONCE. AT THIS
TIME, SOUND TRANSIT HAS CHANGED
HOW WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS SO
WE ARE NOT GETTING AHEAD OF
OURSELVES. WHEN WE ARE LOOKING
AT THE LARGE PROJECTS, THE COST
OF STEEL MIGHT RISE OR THE PRICE
OF CONCRETE MIGHT DROP. IF WE
LOCKED IN A PRICE TODAY FOR ALL
FUTURE WORK, WE WOULD BE PUTTING
OURSELVES AT A DISADVANTAGE. THE
OTHER ASPECT IS REGARDING THE
SPINE OF SOUND TRANSIT, THE
FOLKS IN PIERCE COUNTY AND IN
SNOHOMISH COUNTY STILL, WE HAVE
REACHED SNOHOMISH COUNTY NOW.
BUT FOLKS IN EVERETT STILL HAVE
NO LIGHT RAIL TO RIDE. AND THE
SAME WITH GETTING DOWN TO
TACOMA. WE ARE GOING TO BE
TALKING ABOUT BOEING ACCESS INFO
STATION IN A MOMENT. AND ONE OF
THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AT SOUND
TRANSIT EXPANSION COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK WAS REALLY RAISING THE
CONCERNS THAT WITHOUT
UNDERSTANDING WHAT A BUDGET
FRAMEWORK IS TODAY BECAUSE IT IS
NEAR TO BE COMPLETED AFTER THE
WORK HAS COME IN AND MADE A LOT
OF IMPORTANT CHANGES. WHAT THE
BIRD MEMBER FROM PIERCE COUNTY
SAID, ARE WE GOING TO BE
SPENDING MORE WHEN THE SPINE HAS
NOT YET REACHED PIERCE COUNTY?
PEOPLE WERE NOT HAVING THE AIM
BENEFIT WE ARE IN SEATTLE. WHEN
I'M LOOKING AT WHAT THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGES FOR SEATTLE ARE,
PEOPLE RELY ON THE SOUND TRAN
SET TO GET TO WORK, IF THE LINE
IS DOWN, I KNOW THAT EVERYONE IS
RUNNING 20 MINUTES LATE. THE
BIGGEST PROBLEM FOR FOLKS IN
EVERETT IS THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE
A TRAIN TO RIDE. AS THIS IS A
REGIONAL SYSTEM, I BRING THAT
BACK BECAUSE THE BUDGET QUESTION
YOU ASKED IS NOT JUST ABOUT WEST
SEATTLE OR BALLOT. JACK THE
PUBLIC COMMENTER SAID WE DO NOT
HAVE UPDATED COST ESTIMATES FOR
BALLARD. THESE ARE ALL FACTORS.
THAT'S WHY I HAVE THE FRAMEWORK
SO CRITICAL. WHEN WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT WHAT IS SEATTLE ON THE
HOOK FOR OR NOT ON THE HOOK FOR,
ONE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT
SOUND TRANSIT HAS MADE IN THE
LAST YEAR IS CREATING BETTERMENT
POLICIES. SO WHAT IS THE LOCAL
JURISDICTION ON THE HOOK FOR
COMPARED TO WHAT WAS IN SOUND
TRANSIT'S JURISDICTION. BUT
WHATEVER WE HAVE PUT ASIDE IN
THE LEVY IS NOT ENOUGH TO FILL
THIS HOLE. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH
MONEY FROM THE GEOGRAPHIC
JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. NOT ENOUGH TAXPAYERS IN
THAT JURISDICTION TO DO
EVERYTHING. THESE PROJECTS AS
YOU CORRECTLY MENTIONED, CHAIR,
YOUR QUESTION BACK TO THE
PAYABLE WAS DID YOU SAY MILLIONS
OR BILLIONS? THIS PROJECT WILL
REPRESENT THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
AND DOLLARS IN THE DOOR SINCE
THE FREEWAYS. WHEN WE LOOK AT
THE FORECAST WE RECEIVED IN THIS
FALL, THEY CREATED THE BUDGET
HOLD MID BUDGET SESSION. THAT
WAS DIRECTLY DUE TO SALES TAX
ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTIONS. I
SEE SOME CARPENTER INS THE ROOM.
WE KNOW YOU HAVEN'T HAD WORK IN
FOUR MONTHS. RIGHT? AND WE KNOW
WHEN SOUND TRANSIT COMES IN AND
WE PUT BUILDING TRADES TO WORK,
WE WILL SEE MORE TAX DOLLARS IN
A WAY WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN A LONG
TIME. SO I SHARE ALL OF THIS AS
THE CONTEXT. WHEN I LOOK AT HOW
ARE WE MAKING REFINEMENTS, THERE
ARE THREE THINGS I LOOK AT FOR
SAVINGS. BECAUSE IT IS NOT JUST
COST. BUT COST IS ONE OF THEM.
TIME. AND IMPACT ON COMMUNITY.
THOSE ARE THE THREE THINGS I'M
LOOKING FORWARD AS FAR AS COST
SAVINGS OR SAVINGS IN GENERAL. I
AM GOING TO STOP TALKING. I'M
GOING TO JUST MAKE ONE LAST PLUG
WHICH IS THAT MAY 10th WE WILL
BE OPENING TWO NEW LIGHT RAIL
STATIONS NOT IN SEATTLE. IN
REDMOND. I'M JUST AS EXCITED
AND PLEASED. WE SHOULD ALL GO
OUT THERE. MAY 10th. REDMOND.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, AND
BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO OUR CITY
DELEGATION, AND OUR PORTIONS OF
THE PRESENTATION, I WELCOME ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FROM THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES.
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, LET'S
PIVOT. LET'S KEEP MOVING.
>> GREAT. SO SARA WILL START OFF
OUR PRESENTATION. I WILL TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE
ORDER AND SARA WILL ROUND IT
OUT.
>> CHAIR SAKA, COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO BE IN
FRONT OF YOU TO INTRODUCE YOU TO
OUR ST3 CITY TEAM. ST3 ENJOYED
73% OF THE YES VOTE BACK IN
2016. THE BALLARD LINK
EXTENSION, BOEING ACCESS ROAD
REPRESENT THE BIGGEST IN THE
CITY'S HISTORY. THE PROJECTS
HAVE TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO
RETHINK HOW WE ARE MOVING AROUND
THE CITY. HOW WE ARE GETTING TO
OUR HOMES, OUR JOBS, OUR
DESTINATIONS. BUT ALSO AS IT IS
BEING CONSTRUCTED THROUGH
EXISTING COMMUNITIES, ALSO BRING
THE POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS. IT IS PART OF OUR
EFFORT TO BRING TOGETHER
DEPARTMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
WORK TO STREAMLINE THE PLANING
PERMITTING AND DELIVERY OF THESE
INVESTMENTS IN SEATTLE AND BRING
IT ONLINE AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE. THERE ARE SEVERAL
ROLES THAT THE CITY PLAYS IN
HELPING DELIVER THESE PROJECTS.
WE HAVE REGULATORY ROADS. THESE
PERTAIN ESPECIALLY TO PROJECT
REVIEW AND PERMITTING. WE HAVE
PARTNERING ROLES THAT ARE
DEFINED IN OUR 2018 PARTNERING
AGREEMENT WITH SOUND TRANSIT
THAT FOCUS ON HOW WE WILL
COLLABORATE AND FOCUS OUR
COOPERATION ACROSS CITY
DEPARTMENTS. THE COORDINATION
WITH TRANSIT STAFF AND WORKING
TOWARD THE PERMITTING. WE HAVE
DELIVERY ROLES. THE CITY OF
SEATTLE MIGHT BE DELIVERING
PIECES OF THE PROJECT ITSELF.
THIS IMAGE CAPTURES WELL THE
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. THE
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN
STATIONARY WITH SOUND
TRANSITMENT THE LEAD FOR THE
SYSTEM ITSELF INCLUDEING THE
STATIONS. THE PARTNERSHIP OF
COPLANNING FOR THE IMMEDIATE
STATION CONTEXT IN THE VICINITY
OF THE STATIONS AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE PLANNING EFFORTS IN THE
QUARTER MILE TO HALF MILE RADIUS
AROUND THE STATIONS.
>> OUR ST3 CITY TEAM IS LED BY
THE OFFICE OF WATERFRONT AND
SOUND TRANSIT. COORDINATES THE
EFFORTS ACROSS EIGHT DIFFERENT
TOPICAL WORK GROUPS AND CITY
DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN ONE WAY
OR ANOTHER. WHILE LED BY ANGELA
BRADY, WE RELY ON THE LEADERSHIP
AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE OF
ALL OF THE CITY DEPARTMENTS. WE
HAVE A PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM
THAT COORDINATES ACROSS THOSE
DEPARTMENTS AND WORK GROUPS.
JUST THINK OF THE FLAVOR OF THE
KIND OF WORK. AT PIGEON POINT.
THE WEST SEATTLE LINK EXTENSION
GUIDEWAY WILL BE GOING ACROSS
THE WEST DOWAMISH GREEN BELT.
WORKING ON HABITAT PRESENTATION.
WE ARE SUPPORTING ALL OF THE
IMPACTS TO TREES. ESTABLISHING A
REPOLICE STATIONMENT PLAN PER
CITY POLICY. THE LEADS THERE,
SDCI, SDOT AND OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY. WE ARE
IDENTIFYING NEW PARKLAND. TO
MITIGATE THREE ACRES THAT WILL
BE TAKEN OUT TO MAKE WAY WITH
THE WEST SEATTLE GUIDEWAY
CONSTRUCTION AND PLANS WITH
INITIATIVE 42. SDOT LEADING
THERE. JUST OTHER DEPARTMENTS
WITH PIVOTAL ROLES, THERE IS
UTILITY, THE OPCD LEADING ALL OF
OUR STATIONARY OF PLANNING WORK.
>> LIGHT RAIL EXPANSION IN
SEATTLE TO THE BEST OF OUR
ABILITY. BUT LAUNCHING WITH KEY
INITIATIVES. THE FIRST IS THE
ORGANIZATION. WE ARE EXPANDING
THE OFFICE OF THE WATERFRONT AND
CIVIC PROJECTS TO INCLUDE SOUND
TRANSIT, UNDER MY DIRECTION. MY
OFFICE HAS A STRONG TRACK RECORD
OF WORKING ACROSS DEPARTMENTS,
AGENCIES, TRANSFORMATIVE
PROJECTS IN SEATTLE AND WE ARE
EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS ONE
AS WELL. IT WILL LEAD THE
DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATION TO
STREAM LIGHT PROCESSES AND SARA
WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN
DETAIL IN A MINUTE. RESOURCES,
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER REFERENCES,
THE NEW 2025-2026 BUDGET
AUTHORITY WHICH HELPS FUND
ADDITIONAL STAFF ACROSS CITY
DEPARTMENTS, TO SUPPORT DESIGN
AND WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD
A RESOURCE PLAN IN THE COMING
MONTHS SOME TIME THIS YEAR. AND
RIDER EXPERIENCE IN
COLLABORATION WITH OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND WITH SOUND
TRANSIT. OUR OFFICE WILL PRODUCE
A FOUR YEAR WORK PLAN.
IDENTIFYING KEY OPPORTUNITIES AS
IT RELATES TO THE DELIVERY OF A
SAFE AND EXCELLENT TRANSIT
EXPERIENCE INCLUDING STATIONARY
PLANNING AND DESIGN. ACCESS
IMPROVEMENTS. EQUITABLE TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TO BUILD
CONNECTED COMMUNITIES. THANK
YOU.
>>> SO THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES
THAT ROUND US OUT ARE AN
OVERVIEW OF THE UPCOMING CITY
LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT SD3. AS
CHAIR SAKA NOTED, THE CITY HAS
SPECIFIC ROLES IN INABLING THE
PROJECT OR ALLOWING THE PROJECT
TO BE CONSTRUCTED THROUGH THE
CITY. RCW IDENTIFIES LIGHT RAIL
AS AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITY
THAT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO
CITE AND LAYS OUT EXPECTATIONS
FOR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO
ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO CODES
OR REGULATIONS OR POLICIES THAT
ARE GOING TO INHIBIT OR PRECLUDE
THE CITING OF LIGHT RAIL. WE
HAVE OUR PARTNERING AGREEMENT IN
DELIVERING THESE PROJECTS AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND THAT REQUIRES
COLLABORATION AND ADVANCE OF
PERMITTING TO STREAMLINE THE
PERMIT REVIEW PROCESS. AND IT IS
THROUGH THAT WORK THAT
COLLABORATION THAT WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC CODE RELATED
ISSUES THAT CAN BE BETTER, BE
AMENDED IN ORDER TO BETTER
FACILITATE THE DELIVERY OF LIGHT
RAIL IN THE CITY. SO COMING UP,
WE ARE INTENDING TO TRANSMIT TO
YOU SEVERAL BODIES OF
LEGISLATION. LAND USE CODE
AMENDMENTS TO LIGHT RAIL
FACILITIES TAKING A LOOK AT ALL
OF OUR LAND USE CODES. TO
STREAMLINE AND FACILE IT THE
PERMIT PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT
ALL OF THE ST3 PROJECTS ARE TO
BE PERMITTED IN AN EXPEDITED
MANNER. THERE WILL ALSO BE
SPECIFIC LEGISLATION TO ADOPT
THE WEST SEATTLE LINK EXTENSION
PROJECT. THAT LEGISLATION IS
REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO ISSUE PERMITS. WE
WILL HAVE AN ST3 CITY RESOURCING
PLAN THAT WILL BE DELIVERED
LATER THIS YEAR. IN FUTURE YEARS
THERE WILL BE A SIMILAR ACTION
TO ADOPT THE SOUTH GRAHAM STREET
STATION AND THE BALLARD LINK
EXTENSION PROJECT AS WELL AS A
VARIETY OF AGREEMENTS PERTAINING
TO ALL O THE PROJECTS. REGARDING
REAL PROPERTY OR RIGHT OF WAY
TRANSFERS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS
DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED,
IT IS THAT OFFICE OF THE
WATERFRONT CIVIC PROJECTS AND
SOUND TRANSIT AT THE FRAMEWORK
FOR CONVENING AND COORDINATING
ACROSS ALL OF THEMENT THES. AND
WITH THAT, THANK YOU MUCH FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I'M HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE
COMMITTEE HAS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS
PRESENTATION. AND SHARING OUT
FROM A CITY PERSPECTIVE. OUR
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND
HOW WE CAN BEST INABLE THIS
PROJECT. OUR OWN CENTRAL STAFF,
CAL CHOW, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE TO ADD?
>> NO.
>> AT THIS POINT I WELCOME ANY
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES STARTING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> I WANT TO WELCOME THE SOUND
TRANSIT TEAM. WELCOME TO THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. TO THE
CHAMBERS HERE. IN THE DEN.
THOUGH THIS IS RELATIVELY QUIET
COMPARED TO OTHER TIMES. WE'LL
TALK ABOUT THAT OFFLINE SOME
TIME. AND TO THE NEW TEAM
ESTABLISHED WITH DIRECTOR BRADY.
THANK YOU FOR COMING AS WELL.
AND WE HAVE SDOT AND CENTRAL
STAFF ALWAYS A KEY RESOURCE FOR
US HERE ON THE CENTRAL STAFF ON
THE COUNCIL. SO IF YOU REALLY
WANT TO KNOW THE ANSWERS THESE
ARE THE KEY PEOPLE. TO START
WITH HERE, IN ADDITION TO
WELCOMES AND THANK YOU, PUBLIC
COMMENT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO
I DO IN TERMS OF THIS TOPIC.
FIRST I WANT TO WELCOME OUR
FRIENDS FROM THE SKYLINE
COMMUNITY. IN TERMS OF THIS
TOPIC, I APPRECIATE MR.
WIZNER'S COMMENTS. HE APPLIED
TO MY NEWSLETTER YESTERDAY. IT
COMES FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT
PLACES RELATE TODAY SOUND
TRANSIT. I WAS LISTENING TO THAT
TOPIC BEING DISCUSSED ON THE
SEATTLE NICE PODCAST. ABOUT THIS
BEING A REGIONAL SYSTEM. MR.
GEORGE JOINING THE BOARD L. IT
BOARD THERE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO
HAVE THIS PUBLIC COMMENT. IT
HELPS PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF WHO
HAVE A BIT OF A FOCUS ON PUBLIC
SAFETY. BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO
GET THAT ON THE GROUND COMMUNITY
INPUT. AND I APPRECIATE WE HAVE
RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE REGIONAL
SYSTEM. SO THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR YOUR
COMMENTS. AND YOU KNOW, THAT
IDEA OF BEING A TEAM PLAYER.
THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR SOUND
TRANSIT 3 AND THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY AND
THE PORT OF SEATTLE. IN TERMS OF
BEING MINDFUL OF OUR REGIONAL
COMMITMENTS AND THE LIKE. THE
BUDGET WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT.
AS SOMEBODY NOTED WE ARE IN A
NEW ENVIRONMENT AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL. TARIFFS, STEEL, ALUMINUM.
YOU SEE ALL THE COSTS. I DO LIKE
AS RETIRED NAVY, THERE ARE A LOT
OF HEAD WINDS FACING US. AND I
DO APPRECIATE WHAT WE ARE TRYING
TO DO ON THE CITY LEVEL. MY MAIN
QUESTION IS ONE THING I SEE
MISSING AND MAYBE THERE IS A
REASON. BUT IS TO ADDRESS THE
TACTICAL IMPACTS. THE MAJORITY
OF THE LINE IS IN MY DISTRICT.
DISTRICT 7. SO I TALK TO THEM ON
A REGULAR BASIS. THEY WILL TAKE
THAT HARD LEFT ON REPUBLICAN
HEADED EAST IS THE MITIGATION
PIECE. AS THE WORK IS BEING DONE
ON THAT AREA, OFFSETS COULD BE
OTHER AREAS. IF THE SOUTH LIKE
UNION SIDE IS BEING WORKED ON AT
THE SAME TIME, THE MIDSECTION IS
IN LOCKDOWN FOR EIGHT YEARS. HOW
CAN PEOPLE STILL LIVE THEIR
LIVES? YOU MENTIONED THE KING
COUNTY METRO BUSES. THAT'S ONE
THING. BUT REPUBLICAN WILL BE AN
OPEN PIT FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW
MANY YEARS. IT IS NOT MENTIONED
IN THE SLIDES. AND I JUST WANT
TO RAISE THAT BECAUSE NOTHING
WILL TURN PEOPLE OFF OF A
PROJECT. AND I RECOGNIZE THERE
WILL BE PAIN. AS SOMEONE WHO
WENT TO SCHOOL IN BOSTON, I
THINK ABOUT THE T. AT SOME
POINT, THAT HAD TO BE PAINFUL.
MORE RECENTLY THE KING COUNTY
METRO HAD THREE TOURS IN DC. I
LIVED OVERSEAS. THEY ALL HAD
GREAT PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS. NO
DOUBT, THERE WAS THIS PERIOD OF
PAIN IN ORDER TO GET IT TO WHERE
THEY ARE TODAY. BUT HOW CAN WE
LOOK TO MITIGATE THAT? SO THAT
IS ONE OF MY MAIN CONCERNS. I
JUST WANT TO RAISE IT BECAUSE I
DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE SLIDES AND
I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BRING IT UP. THANK YOU ALL
AGAIN. THANK YOU CHAIR.
>> I WILL LET ANYONE RESPOND
WITH ANY COMMENTS. IF YOU HAVE
ANY.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN.
WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE
DIFFICULT TO BUILD. WITHOUT
IMPACTING THAT REGION. WE NEED
TO DO IT IN PARTNERSHIP. YOU
KNOW. IT IS NOT JUST US GOING
AND BUILDING THINGS. WE HAVE
STARTED OUT REACH TO THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SOME OF
THE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE AREA. GOING TO
CONTINUE THAT ALL THE WAY UP
THROUGH BALLARD. AND THIS GOES
FOR WEST SEATTLE AS WELL. THE
FIRST STEP IS RECOGNIZING WHAT
THE IMPACTS ARE AT STREET LEVEL.
AS THEY ARE COMMUNICATED TO US
FROM THE PEOPLE BEING IMPACTED.
AND WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE CITY. TO IDENTIFY WAYS
AROUND THAT AS EARLY AS WE CAN.
AND DURING THE CONSTRUCTION
PROCESS. PROVIDING AN AVENUE FOR
PEOPLE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO
US. THE ABILITY FOR US TO MAKE
REALTIME DECISIONS TO WHAT WE
ARE DOING. THAT IS IMPERATIVE.
WE RECOGNIZE YOUR CONCERN. WE
SHARE YOUR CONCERNS AND ARE
WORKING TO MITIGATE THOSE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IF I
COULD ALSO ADD, IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER WHERE THE
PROJECTS ARE IN THEIR
DEVELOPMENT PHASE. BECAUSE WE
ARE MOVING INTO A DESIGN PHASE
FOR WES SEATTLE WHEREAS BALLARD
IS STILL IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL
SORT OF PLANNING PHASE. YOU HAVE
TO DO THE DESIGN AND FIGURE OUT
WHAT THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS WILL
LOOK LIKE TO FIGURE OUT
CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCING. WHAT
THE REQUIREMENTS TO THE
CONTRACTOR WILL BE. THAT IS IN
THE FUTURE. IT IS ALL ABOUT
IDENTIFYING THE NEED TO INFORM
THAT WORK. WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO
MAKING THOSE COMMITMENTS AND THE
PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING IN WHAT
DO WE REQUIRE THE CONTRACTORS TO
DO FUNDAMENTALLY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. AND
THANK YOU FOR TODAY'S
PRESENTATION. MY QUESTION
PERTAINS TO SO, ST3 CITY TEAM
AND SOUND TRANSIT ARE WORKING ON
THE MITIGATION OF PIGEON POINT
AND WEST DUWAMISH GREEN BELT.
ARE THERE SIMILAR PLANS TO THE
CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE CID, THE
DISTRICT WITH THE LOWEST RATES
OF CANOPY COVER IN SEATTLE.
>> YES IS THE SHORT ANSWER. I
WILL NOTE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT STATION
AREAS ARE PART OF THE BALLARD
LINK EXTENSION. WHILE A LOT OF
WORK IS HAPPENING IN IDENTIFYING
MITIGATION FOR WEST SEATTLE
BECAUSE OF WHERE WEST SEATTLE
LINK IS IN, IN THE PROCESS,
BALLARD IS STILL IN THE PLANNING
AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHASE. WE ARE
NOT AS FAR ALONG AS WE ARE IN
OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUND
TRANSIT THERE. I WILL NOTE AND
POINT TO OUR EFFORTS WITH SOUND
TRANSIT AND KING COUNTY, THE
SOUTH DOWNTOWN PUB PLANNING
EFFORT. IDENTIFYING WELL IN
ADVANCE A VARIETY OF MOBILITY
AND ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN
BE MADE TO IDENTIFY CHALLENGES
IN THAT COMMUNITY AROUND THOSE
STATIONS AND OTHER COMMUNITY
IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES. THAT
EFFORT IS CULMINATING IN I
BELIEVE AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
THAT IS EXPECTED LATER THIS
YEAR. I WILL NOTE THAT THERE IS
A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP. THE NEXT
MAJOR COMMUNITY WORKSHOP IS ON
APRIL 2nd COMING UP IN A FEW
WEEKS WHERE THERE WILL BE A
REPORTING OUT ON SOME OF THE
COMMUNITY DRIVEN MOBILITY
IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED.
>> FABULOUS. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND I KNOW AS A CAR. NOW I'M A
BUS COMMUTER BUT I WAS A LIGHT
RAIL COMMUNITIER FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS AND SO REALLY,
APPRECIATIVE. AND I KNOW HAVING
SERVICE TO LIGHT RAIL IS
IMPORTANT AND LIFE CHANGING FOR
A NUMBER OF FOLKS TRYING TO
COMMUTE. CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE ABLE TO EXPAND.
MINDFUL OF MITIGATING THE
IMPACTS OF THESE EXPANSIONS AND
ROOTING COMMUNITY IN HOW ARE WE
MOVING FORWARD. WHAT WILL THE
PROJECTS MEAN FOR COMMUNITIES.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PARTNERING
IN MITIGATING THOSE IMPACTS.
>> ANYONE ELSE? GO AHEAD.
>> I JUST THANK YOU CHAIR, JUST
BECAUSE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE LINE
GOING THROUGH D7. THIS PORTAL
SHOULD BE DRAVIS. THE MAPS SAY
ONE THING. WE SAY OTHERWISE. I
JUST JOKE BECAUSE IN THE SAME
WAY THAT I REPRESENTED
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AT THE BOARD,
I ALSO REPRESENTED YOU. THE
BOARD MADE THE DECISION TO
PURCHASE THE BANK ACROSS THE
STREET FROM DICK'S DRIVE IN.
THAT IS IN THE UPTOWN LOWER
QUEEN ANNE. THE FACE OF THE
COMMUNITY CANNOT BE BOARDED UP
BUILDINGS. JUST WANTED TO PUT
THAT ON THE RECORD. BACK TO YOU
CHAIR.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. FINAL
QUESTIONS FROM MY PERSPECTIVE.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND TURNING
BACK TO THE SECOND TO THE LAST
SLIDE. WHERE IT SAYS EXPECTED
CITY LEGISLATION. IT LISTS THREE
SPECIFIC PIECES OF LEGISLATION.
THIS YEAR IN 2025. FIRST OFF, IS
THAT ANTICIPATED TO BE AN
EXECUTIVE PROPOSED BUDGET ITEM?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
IT IS IN REGARD TO THE SET ASIDE
IN THE 2025 BUDGET OF FOR ST3
STAFFING RESOURCES PUT IN
FINANCIAL GENERAL AND THE
EXPECTATION WOULD BE THAT WE
COME BACK, THE EXECUTIVE WOULD
COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL WITH A
PROPOSAL FOR HOW THE RESOURCES
WOULD BE SPENT.
>> AND WHAT IS THE ANTICIPATED
TIME LINE FOR THAT?
>> Q2.
>> Q2, Q3, SOMETIMES IN THERE.
>> SPRING, SUMMER. OKAY. COOL,
THANK YOU. AND WITH RESPECT TO
THE FIRST TWO, SO, THE LAND USE
CODE AMENDMENTS. AS YOU TALK
ABOUT THE TIME LINE FOR THE
EXECUTIVE ON THAT ONE. CAN YOU
CLARIFY, IS THAT THE SAME THING
FOR THE SDOT TRANSIT WAY
AGREEMENTS FEATURE LEGISLATION?
>> THERE IS AN ORDINANCE THAT
WOULD APPEND THE WEST SEATTLE,
AN EXHIBIT OF THE WEST SEATTLE
EXTENSION BY WAY OF ORDINANCE
AND ALSO BE A RESOLUTION BY THE
CITY COUNCIL THAT ADOPTS THE
ALIGNMENT ITSELF. AND THOSE ARE
THE TWO ELEMENTS THAT ARE
NECESSARY TO ADOPT FORMALLY
ADOPT THE PROJECT BY THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU CONFIRM
THE ANTICIPATED TIME LINE?
>> WE ARE WAITING ON THE RECORD
OF DECISION. THE RESOLUTION OF
ANY SEPA RELATED ISSUES. SO
HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY VERY SOON.
>> GOT IT. THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
JOINING US TODAY. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION.
REALLY TIME LINE. IN TERMS OF US
BETTER UNDERSTANDING SOUND
TRANSIT'S PLANS. AND THE
IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS THAT
BENEFIT OUR ENTIRE REGION.
PERSONALLY, I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE EXPANSION OF THE WEST
SEATTLE LIGHT RAIL PROJECT AS
ANOTHER TRANSIT OPTION. AND I
KNOW MANY OF MY CONSTITUENTS ARE
AS WELL. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF
MY COLLEAGUES FOR SHARING YOUR
THOUGHTFUL CONTRIBUTIONS AND
INSIGHTS AS WELL. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR EXAMPLE. I
APPRECIATE YOUR UNIQUE INSIGHTS
AS A MEMBER OF THE SOUND TRANSIT
BOARD SO YOU HAVE DIRECT
DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY OR YOU
SHARE IN THAT AT THE SOUND
TRANSIT LEVEL. AND THEN, YOU
KNOW, HERE, ON THIS COMMITTEE, I
THINK IT PROVIDES A VERY UNIQUE
VALUABLE PERSPECTIVE SO I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. MOAN
MUSIC IS ONE OF THE IMPACTED
SMALL BUSINESSES THERE. MODE
MUSIC. THERE ARE SO MANY SMALL
BUSINESSES THERE THAT ARE
DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THIS
PROJECT. AND YOU KNOW, IT IS
CHALLENGING BECAUSE FOR ME, I'M
NOT ONLY THEIR COUNCIL MEMBER. I
HAVE DONE WALKING TOURS WITH
MODE MUSIC. I'M NOT ONLY THEIR
COUNCILMEMBER BUT I'M ALSO A
CUSTOMER. MY KIDS TOOK LESSONS
AT MODE MUSIC FOR MANY YEARS.
AND THEN, THREE KIDS, ALL IN
THEIR OWN ACTIVITY. BUT WE WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MODE MUSIC.
AN IMPORTANT BUSINESS IN OUR
NORTH DALE RIDGE COMMUNITY. I
LIVE THERE SO THIS ISN'T
HYPOTHETICAL TO ME. THIS IS REAL
LIFE. AND ANOTHER THING I HEARD
HERE FROM EVERYONE, EVERYONE
HERE IS DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT
THE IMPACTS OF THESE PROJECTS.
ON COMMUNITIES. AND EVERYONE IS
LASER FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE WE
WORK HARD TO MINIMIZE THOSE
IMPACTS. AND THAT LOOKS LIKE A
VARIETY OF THINGS. BUT WE ARE
ALL FOCUSED ON IT. AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BUILD
UPON SOME OF THOSE EFFORTS.
REALLY IMPORTANT WORK. EASY TO
SAY WHAT YOU ARE AGAINST. YOU
KNOW. BUT I AM FOR TRANSIT.
UNAPOLOGETICALLY. AND I'M ALSO
FOR MINIMIZING IMPACTS. ON
IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. SO IN ANY
EVENT, AND AGAIN, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR YOUR
REPRESENTATION. ON BEHALF OF OUR
CITY AND SERVICE. AS CHAIR OF
OUR CITIES, TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE, I DON'T HAVE A VOICE
OR SAY ON SOUND TRANSIT DECISION
BECAUSE I DON'T SIT ON THE
BOARD. SOME PEOPLE THINK CHAIR
OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
YOU SHOULD KNOW. I WOULD HAVE
LOVED TO. AND YOU KNOW, THAT IS
ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD HAVE
PROBABLY LOBBIED A LITTLE HARDER
BEHIND THE SCENES AFTER TAKING
OFFICE. TRY TO TAKE A SEAT. BUT
WE ONLY HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT.
BUT I DO WANT TO THINK
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR HIS
COLLABORATION. AND MAKING SURE
MY FEEDBACK IS REPRESENTED IN
HIS CHOICES AND HIS
REPRESENTATION OF OUR CITY. HE
PROBABLY DOES THE SAME WITH
OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS BUT I
APPRECIATE YOUR COLLABORATION,
YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER SO
FAR IN ALL OF THIS. AND MORE TO
COME OF COURSE.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND WITH
BRUCE HARRELL SITTING ON THE
BOARD AS WELL. ONE THING YOU
BROUGHT UP, CORRECTLY DESCRIBING
THE UNIQUE ODDITY OF BEING BOTH
A SOUND TRANSIT BOARD MEMBER AND
A SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.
AND, OFTENTIMES HAVING TO SWITCH
HATS IN THE SAME MEETING, THE
MEETING WITH SDOT AND SOUND
TRANSIT AND CITY LIGHT AND SOUND
TRANSIT. ONE THING I THAT WOULD
SHARE ON THE RECORD THAT WOULD
BE HELPFUL IS TO HAVE OUR
PARTNERS BACK TO DISCUSS THE AT
GRID CROSSINGS ON MARTIN LUTHER
KING. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS SECTIONS OF OUR SOUND
TRANSIT. SDOT HAS BEEN DOING A
BETTER JOB. I WILL SAY BEHIND
THE SCENES THERE HAVE BEEN SOME
WRINKLES. SO WITH YOUR
PARTNERSHIP BRINGING GREATER
ATTENTION, IT WILL BE HELPFUL.
>> WE HAD YOU WILL RECALL
COLLEAGUES AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC. WE HAD A VISION ZERO
BRIEFING FROM THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
ONE OF OUR LAST BRIEFINGS ON ONE
OF THE MAPS. WE NOTED A HOT
ZONE. HIGH INJURY AREA. NETWORK
OR WHATEVER THE TERMINOLOGY IS
CALLED AND THAT SAME EXACT
LOCATION. SO YES. WE WILL
DEFINITELY INVITE SOUND TRANSIT
BACK TO TALK MORE SPECIFICALLY
TO FOLLOW UP TO GIVE VISION ZERO
UPDATE BRIEFING. ALL RIGHT,
HERE WE HAVE IT. SO, THANK YOU
PRESENTERS. I'M NOT SEEING ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES SO WE WILL NOW
MOVE ONTO OUR SECOND ITEM OF
BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK READ
ITEM NUMBER 2 INTO THE RECORD?
>> RESOLUTION 32166. A
RESOLUTION GRANTING CONCEPTUAL
APPROVAL TO INSTALL AND OPERATE
A SKY BRIDGE. A SKYLINE IN THE
FIRST HILL NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WILL
OUR NEWEST PRESENTERS JOIN US AS
THE TABLE AND SHARE YOUR
PRESENTATION? INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES AND BEGIN YOUR
PRESENTATION .
>> GOOD MORNING, MICHAEL
JENKINS.
>> AMY GRAY.
>> LISH WHITSON.
>> MARK BRANDS.
>> SO, WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU
THIS MORNING IS A RESOLUTION TO
CONDITIONALLY APPROVE A SKY
BRIDGE ON FIRST HILL. AND YOU
WILL SEE MAPS AND LOCATIONS AND
PICTURES OF IT IN JUST A MINUTE.
THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF SKY
BRIDGE IS A TWO PHASE PROCESS.
FIRST YOU CONSIDER A RESOLUTION
THAT LAYS OUT A SERIES OF
CONDITIONS. THAT NEED TO BE MET
BEFORE THE APPLICANTS CAN
PROCEED WITH DEVELOPING
FINANCIAL APPROVAL DOCUMENTS
WITH THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION. THIS RESOLUTION
IS BASICALLY THE SUBSTANTIATIVE
PART OF YOUR DECISION MAKING.
WHEN YOU GET THE ORDINANCE
LATER, YOUR REVIEW SHOULD BE
WHETHER IT IS ABOUT THE
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION YOU ARE
ADOPTING. AND WITH THAT, I WILL
HAND IT OFF.
>> OKAY, GOOD MORNING AGAIN. AND
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT THE PROPOSED SKY BRIDGE
OVER EIGHT AVENUE FOR CONCEPTUAL
APPROVAL. THE SKY BRIDGE WILL
CONNECT TWO SENIOR FACILITIES AT
715, 8th AVENUE LOCATED IN
DISTRICT 7. COUNCILMEMBER
SETTLE'S DISTRICT. AND 725, 9th
AVENUE IN DISTRICT 3.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
DISTRICT. SO, THE SKY BRIDGE
WILL LITERALLY BRIDGE TWO
DISTRICTS. PUN INTENDED. NEXT
SLIDE PLEASE. NEW PERMIT
APPLICATIONS REQUIRE TWO STEPS
FOR APPROVAL. THE RESOLUTION IS
WHEN THE PROJECT IS TYPICALLY AT
60% DESIGN AND THEN COUNCIL
CONSIDERS THE PROPOSALS IF THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. THE
ORDINANCE IS THE SECOND AND
FINAL SET THAT SETS ALL THE
CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT LIKE
FEES, INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. ET
CETERA. WE ARE HERE FOR THE
FIRST STEP IN THE APPROVAL
PROCESS. THE IMAGE TO THE RIGHT
SHOWS THE OLYMPIC TOWER. IT
VALUES IT AGAINST THE CRITERIA,
PROVIDING ADEQUATE CLEARANCE. IS
IT ABOVE A DESIGNATED VIEW. IS
THERE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN
NATURAL LIGHT OR IMPACT ON
SAFETY. IT WILL BE PROVIDING A
NECESSARY ROUTE FOR THOSE
NEEDING ASSISTANCE. SKY BRIDGES
ARE ALSO REVIEWED BY THE SKY
BRIDGE REVIEW COMMITTEE. THEY
REQUIRE PUBLIC BENEFITS AND MARK
WILL GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT WHAT
THE PUBLIC BENEFITS ARE. AND
NOW, I WILL TURN OVER TO MICHAEL
TO TALK ABOUT THE SEATTLE DESIGN
COMMISSION'S ROLE IN EVALUATING
SKY BRIDGES.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
COUNCIL POLICY SET FORTH THE
ROLE OF THE DESIGN COMMISSION
HERE TO LOOK AT NEW OR EXISTING
SKY BRIDGES. WHAT ARE THE URBAN
DESIGN IMPLICATIONS AND THE
SECOND ARE IF WE SOLVE THE
PROBLEM OF URBAN DESIGN IMPACTS,
HOW DO YOU MITIGATE THROUGH A
PUBLIC BENEFIT PACKAGE THOSE
IMPACTS? AND THE URBAN DESIGN
IMPACTS THAT THE COMMISSION
POSED AND THE PROJECT POSES AND
I THINK THEY DID A VERY
EFFECTIVE JOB OF ANSWERING OUR
WHY IS IT NEEDED. WERE THERE
OPTIONS TO DO A TUNNEL. SECOND,
WHERE THE VISUAL IMPACTS AND YOU
WILL SEE IN THE PRESENTATION,
THE SKY BRIDGE IS ACTUALLY
FAIRLY LOW. CLOSE TO THE STREET.
IT MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR
ACCESS AND AUTOMOBILE MOVEMENT.
BUT IT IS A LITTLE LOW. AND WHAT
ARE THOSE IMPACTS. NUMBER THREE,
THE GENERAL IMPACT OF REMOVING
PEOPLE FROM THE STREET. HOW DO
WE OFFSET THAT? IN THIS
PARTICULAR AREA, THERE IS A LOT
OF PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT BETWEEN
THE TWO BUILDINGS. FINALLY, THE
PRECEDENT. NORMALLY, WE SEE AND
YOU ARE ASKED TO APPROVE SKY
BRIDGES FOR THE PUBLIC. THIS IS
ACTUALLY SERVING A PRIVATE
FACILITY. GENERALLY HOSPITALS
AND EDUCATION FACILITIES THAT
ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT. THE COMMISSION VOTED
TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL AND
REALLY BASED IN PART ON THE
STRENGTH OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
PACKAGE. THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
PACKAGE, THEY REINVEST IN 8th
AVENUE. IN FRONT OF THEIR
BUILDING AND THEIR NEW BUILDING.
THEY INVEST IN AN ENHANCED
INTERSECTION WITH NEW CURB AND
OTHER PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY
AMENITIES. THEY ALSO INVEST IN
PUBLIC ART TO ACTIVATE 8th
AVENUE IN FRONT OF THEIR
BUILDING. A HUGE FINANCIAL
COMMITMENT. THEY FUND A WAY
FINDING PROPOSAL THAT WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED BY A FIRST HILL
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN THE
NEW DEVELOPMENT. WHICH IS REALLY
AN INTERESTING IDEA. I WANT TO
JUST CLOSE AND SEND IT OVER TO
MARK HERE. SO HE CAN PRESENT. I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HOW WE
APPRECIATE THEM AND THEIR
RESIDENTS. IT IS A PLEASURE TO
HAVE THEM ACTIVE AND INTERESTED
IN THE WORK WE DO AND OUTCOME
THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROJECT. SO
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME AND
COMMITMENT. WITH THAT, I'LL
TURN IT TO MARK.
>> SO, THIS GRAPHIC SHOWS HOW WE
SPAN THE TWO DIRECTS. SO, THERE
ARE TWO BLOCKS ON THE RIGHT OF
THE SCREEN IS THE CASCADE TOWER
TO THE LEFT. THE PINK BOX IS THE
OLYMPIC TOWER. HE TOOK THE TIME
TO MEET WITH HIM. THIS IS
SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT IS AN
AGING COMMUNITY. WE ARE BRIDGING
TWO FACILITIES THAT ARE VITAL TO
THEIR LIVELIHOOD. BOTH MENTALLY
AND PHYSICALLY. SO REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THIS IS A
ZOOM IN OF THE ACTUAL BLOCK.
NORTH IS UP COLUMBIA STREET ON
THE TOP OF THE PAGE. THE BLUE
LINE SHOWS THE TWO DISTRICTS AND
HOW THE BRIDGE IS SPANNING IT.
THE BRIDGE IS OVER 100 FEET
LONG. IT ATTACHES TO EACH
BUILDING WITH NO FOOTINGS IN THE
STREET. THIS IS A 66-FOOT RITE
OF WAY. RIGHT OF WAY. WE ARE
THREADING THE NEEDLE TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE NOT AFFECTING THE
EXISTING STREET CANOPY. SO,
THESE ARE VIEWS, TWO VIEWS, THE
TOP VIEWS, WE HAVE STRIPPED THE
TREES AWAY ON THE LEFT OF THE
SCREEN. ON THE RIGHT, WE HAVE
SIGNIFICANT CANOPY SO IT SHOWS
HOW IT OBSCURES THE SKY BRIDGE
DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
COMMISSION ASKED US TO LOOK AT
IT AS A MORE PRAGMATIC PIECE OF
ARCHITECTURE THAT FITS WITHIN
THE SKYLINE TOWER VERNACULAR OR
LANGUAGE. SO THAT IS WHAT WE
DID. WE STRIPPED THAT DOWN AND
FOCUSED OUR ENERGIES ON THE
STREET LEVEL. TO THE LEFT, IT IS
STRIPPING AWAY THE TREES AND
ADDING THEM BACK. IT SHOWS HOW
THE CANOPY DOES OBSCURE THE VIEW
FOR A PORTION OF THE YEAR.
PUBLIC BENEFIT AS AMY MENTIONED
WE ARE OPERATED BY CODE TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC BENEFITS AND WE
WORK DIRECTLY WITH OUR COMMUNITY
TO COME UP WITH THESE. FIRST
HILL HAS AN AMAZING COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION. FIRST HILL
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS FIA. THEY
HAVE AN URBAN DESIGN PUBLIC
SPACE COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN
AROUND DECADES AND HAS HELPED TO
STEER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
DEVELOPMENT. THE FIRST STOP OF
PART OF OUR COMMITTEE IS MEMBERS
OF THE SKYLINE COMMITTEE. IT IS
THE PARK TO PARK LOOP. THIS IS
LEVERAGING CITY STREETS, RIGHTS
OF WAY. SO THAT IS THE YELLOW
LINE. OWL OF THE BENEFITS, OUR
PUBLIC BENEFITS BENEFIT THE
COMMUNITY AND ENHANCE THE PARK
TO PARK LOOP. AND I WILL GO
THROUGH THESE IN DETAIL. FIRST
TWO OPEN SPACE AND PUBLIC
ARTWORK TOGETHER, THAT IS A
DIRECT FRONTAGE AT SKYLINE
COMMUNITY. IT IS A DEEP SETBACK
FOR OUR PROPERTY. THESE ARE THE
FOUR. THEY WORK TOGETHER IN THE
DEEP SETBACK. I HAVE STRIPPED
THE TREES AWAY ON THE RIGHT OF
THE SCREEN SO YOU CAN SEE THE
IMPROVEMENT. THIS IS REALLY
CREATING A PARKLET SPACE.
LEVERAGING BOTH RIGHT OF WAY. TO
INTERPRET THESE ELEMENTS AND
IMPLEMENT THEM INTO THE
LANDSCAPE TO CREATE AN INVITING
SPACE FOR EVERYONE. BOTTOM LEFT
OF THE SCREEN, THESE ARE CURB
EXTENSIONS. OR, BULBS AS WE CALL
THEM. IT REDUCES THE CROSSING
LENGTH ACROSS THE STREET. SLOWS
CARS DOWN. THIS GETS VERY BUSY.
ESPECIALLY AT RUSH HOUR AS
PEOPLE PICK UP DROP OFF AND
LEAVE TO GO HOME. OR COME TO
WORK, SO WE ARE CALMING STREETS
DOWN AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO GO
UP TO THE ARTERIALS. THE FINAL
ONE IS PROTOTYPING A NEW WAY
FINDING PROGRAM. WE WORK
DIRECTLY WITH THE SEATTLE
PROGRAM. TO COME UP WITH A NEW
TYPOLOGY. THIS IS QUITE
EXCITING. IF YOU WALKED MARKET
TO MOHI, THE IS THE SAME
CONSULTANT HELPING US. WE ARE
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. LAST
SLIDE IS THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
MATRIX. IT DESCRIBES WHAT WE ARE
DOING AND IT ALSO PUTS A COST
ASSOCIATED PRICE TO WHAT IT IS
COSTING THE DEVELOPER TO PRODUCE
THESE. THIS IS JUST A HARD COST,
THE CONSTRUCTION COST. THERE ARE
ALL SORTS OF PERMITTING
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AS WELL.
AMY, I'LL HAND IT BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO
POINT OUT, TOO, THAT PUBLIC
BENEFITS, THERE IS NO COST TO
THE CITY. THEY ARE OPERATED BY
THE PERMIT HOLDER FOR THE LIFE
OF THE SKY BRIDGE. IT IS
SOMETHING THAT THE CITY DOES NOT
TAKE ON OURSELVES. SO, WE ARE
HERE TODAY, SDOT, TO RECOMMEND
CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE
PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN SKY BRIDGE.
IF THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED,
SDOT WILL REPAIR LEGISLATION.
AND THANK YOU, WE ARE HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
WILL TAKE QUESTIONS. TO DOUBLE
CLICK ON SOMETHING OUR OWN
CENTRAL STAFF MENTIONED. THE TWO
PHASE APPROACH IN THE PROCESS
FOR OUR REVIEW AND
CONSIDERATION. AND, POSSIBLE
APPROVAL OF THESE KIND OF
PROPOSED PERMITTING. THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL TO
PROVIDE ANY DIRECTIONAL GUIDANCE
OR FEEDBACK OR SUGGESTIONS IS
NOW. IS NOT AT THE ORDINANCE
STAGE THAT THE LAST MILE AND I
KNOW MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THE DEPARTMENT AND THE REVIEW
COMMISSION WORKS HARD TO MAKE
SURE THAT GUIDANCE IS ULTIMATELY
INCORPORATED ALONGSIDE THE
IMPACTED COMMUNITIES SO IT
WOULDN'T BE UNPRECEDENTED IF
PEOPLE WANTED TO CHANGE THINGS
AT THE ORDINANCE LEVEL. BUT, IT
WOULD ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY DELAY
AND MUCK THINGS UP. SO NOW IF WE
HAVE COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK OR
SUGGESTIONS, NOW IS THE EVENT.
COLLEAGUES, WE WELCOME COMMENTS
AND QUESTIONS STARTING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU TO
THE TEAM. WANTED TO FOCUS IN
HERE ABOUT THE PRECEDENT. AND
COLLEAGUES, THE REASON I FOCUSED
HERE FIRST IS BECAUSE WE HAVE
GOOD PRACTICE TO NOT PERMIT NEW
PRIVATE SKY BRIDGES. THERE IS A
REASON FOR THAT. I'M NOT
LEADING US ANYWHERE. SO WHY,
WHEN WAS THE LAST SKY BRIDGE
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PERMITTED,
WHEN WAS THE LAST PRIVATE SKY
BRIDGE PERMITTED. CAN WE DIG IN
A LITTLE BIT MORE AS TO WHY
DON'T WE DO THIS? BECAUSE THERE
IS GOOD REASON BEHIND IT?
>> YEAH. SDOT TAKES THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF ADMINISTERING
TITLE 15 VERY SERIOUSLY. WE
LIMIT THE PROLIFERATION OF SKY
BRIDGES. THERE IS A STRUCTURE
ANYBODY CAN SEE AND IT TAKES
PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS SO WE
TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY
SERIOUSLY. IT WAS GRANTED
APPROVAL IN 2016. SWEDISH RAN
INTO DELAYS. OPEN SPACE
IMPROVEMENTS ARE ELEMENTS.
ENHANCEMENTS TO THE SIDEWALK.
AND INTERSECTIONS, THINGS LIKE
THAT. THIS IS SCALED SIMILARLY
TO THAT. I THINK THE LAST FULLY
PRIVATE SKY BRIDGE WAS FRED
HUTCHESON. SO I THINK IT WAS
PROBABLY 2014, 2015. THERE IS NO
REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE. THE
STRUCTURE AND FOUNDATIONS WOULD
HAVE MADE IT COST PROHIBITIVE TO
PURSUE. REVIEWING THE DESIGN
COMMISSION. THERE ARE LOTS OF
LEVELS AND THE DIRECTOR TAKES
ALL THAT INFORMATION AND DECIDES
TO SEND LEGISLATION TO YOU AT
THIS TIME.
>> WE HAVE SET THE BAR,
CONTINUED TO SET IT HIGH WITH
THE MERIT OF THE CASE. THE
RESIDENT HAVES DONE AN AMAZING
JOB OF IMPROVING OUT AND
CONVINCING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
DESIGN COMMISSION IT HAS MERIT.
THE PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY. THE
GROUND PLAIN. IT WILL NOT
PROLIFERATE USE OF SKY BRIDGES.
BUT I GIVES COUNCIL DISCUSSION
POINTS HERE ABOUT POLICY AND
ABOUT WHAT YOU MIGHT CHARGE
OTHER. INCOME PROJECT. AND WHAT
YOU CHARGE SOMEBODY IS AT YOUR
DISCRETION SO THERE ARE TOOLS
YOU CAN USE TO MAKE THIS
EQUITABLE. THIS IS A COMMUNITY
THAT CAN AFFORD IT. NO QUALMS
ABOUT THAT. BUT THERE'S A GROUP
OF RESIDENTS THAT NEED IT AND
THAT IS CONSISTENT THROUGH THE
CITY. SO WHAT CAN YOU DO AS A
COUNCIL TO AFFECT USING YOUR OWN
TOOL KIT? WE'LL HAVE TO GO
THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS. THAT
DOES NOT CHANGE.
>> REALLY WELL SAID. AND, FOR
ME, IF THERE WERE TWO BUILDINGS,
PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT FOR ANYONE
TO RENT, I WOULD NOT SEE THAT AS
BEING A GOOD REASON TO ADD
ANOTHER SKY BRIDGE TO OUR CITY.
THE RESIDENTS HAVE MADE A VERY
GOOD CASE. IN THE LAST DECADE
PLUS, THE ONLY TWO NEW SKY
BRIDGES HAVE BEEN RELATED TO
MEDICAL NEEDS WHICH IS NOT SO
DIFFERENT HERE, SO THERE IS
CONSISTENCY THERE. THERE IS THE
IMPORTANCE OF TYING THE DECISION
IF WE ARE MAKING AN EXCEPTION.
BECAUSE THE ISSUE HERE IS THAT
SKY BRIDGES MAY FEEL GOOD RIGHT
NOW. WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN AN
ALLEY VACATION OR A TUNNEL.
BECAUSE IF WE DECIDE WILLY NILLY
TO PUT SKY BRIDGES THROUGHOUT
OUR CITY TODAY FOR WHAT WE
BELIEVE IS GOOD REASON,
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE YOU
BEING VERY UPSET ABOUT SKY
BRIDGE. IN THE PUBLIC REALM, SO
AS OUR CITY CHANGES, WHAT
DOESN'T CHANGE IS WHEN WE
CREATE THIS BUILT ENVIRONMENT.
THAT FOR ME IS THE REASON THAT
WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT
SKY BRIDGE. IN A DIFFERENT WAY
THAN TUNNEL PERMITS. WITH THAT,
COLLEAGUES, YOU MAY OR NAY MAY
NOT KNOW I DELIVERS THE NEWS
TRIBUNE TO. THERE MIGHT BE A PIT
CREW ON YOUR STREET FOR BRUNCH.
I THINK THAT IS HAPPENING
SATURDAY. I GO BACK TO, SORRY, I
DIGRESS FROM MY POINT. I GO BACK
TO THE POINT OF SKY BRIDGES AND
TUNNELS BEING DIFFERENT FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND OTHER PLACES
IN OUR COUNTRY. AND PLACES LIKE
MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, YOU SEE
SKY BRIDGES AND TUNNELS USED AT
A VERY HIGH RATE BECAUSE GOING
OUTSIDE IN THE WINTERTIME TAKES
15 MINUTES TO GET DRESSED AND
UNDRESSED. WHERE IN SEATTLE THIS
CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT FOR MOST
PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE
THE PUBLIC SPACE. IF WE HAVE A
PROLIFERATION OF SKY BRIDGES IT
MUCKS UP OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT.
THE RESIDENTS HAVE MADE A VERY
GOOD CASE AND I THINK IT MEETS
THE NEEDS FOR THE EXCEPTION IN
THIS CASE. PART OF THAT IS THE
AMOUNT OF PUBLIC BENEFIT. I WANT
TO MAKE A PLUG. IF ANYONE HAS
COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DINING
FACILITY, BRING THEM TO ME AFTER
THE COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR SAKA. I
REMEMBER GOING TO THE SKYLINE
COMMUNITY AND WHEN THEY FIRST
SAID THE SKY BRIDGE, THE FIRST
THING THAT CAME TO MY MIND WAS
THE SKY BRIDGE ON BONMARCHET.
NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT SO UNDERSTANDING
THIS IS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SKY
BRIDGE AND THE NEEDS THAT IS
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. AND I WANT
TO POINT OUT THE SKY BRIDGES IN
MINNESOTA ARE NOT AS PRETTY AS
THIS ONE THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNED
AS WELL. SO THAT IS NOTED. THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AND YOUR
TEAM FOR ACTUALLY PUTTING THIS
ON THE AGENDA. I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU ALL LISTENING TO
THIS. AND INPUTTING THIS REALLY
IMPORTANT ISSUE ON HERE. ALSO I
WANT TO THANK SDOT FOR THEIR
WORK AS WELL. MR. BRANDT MARK
FOR INTRODUCING US TO THIS EARLY
ON. AND MR. PALMER, YOU ARE THE
CHAIR OF THE SKY BRIDGE TASK
FORCE. YOU ARE VERY PERSISTENT
MY FRIEND. SO I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU. I JUST CALL YOU MR.
SKY BRIDGE ANY TIME I SAW YOU. I
ALSO WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. WE HAVE
LISTENED TO THIS AND HAVE BEEN
UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES FOR A
LONG TIME REGARDING SKY BRIDGE
AND I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS LONG BEFORE WE
GOT HERE. IT WAS A NO BRAINER
FOR US WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT THE
MEDICAL NEEDS AND THE HEALTH
PIECE TO THAT AND CONNECTING THE
TWO COMMUNITIES AND
UNDERSTANDING THERE WAS AN
ASSISTED. TO HAVE A HUSBAND IN
ONE AREA AND A WIFE IN THE OTHER
AND MAKING THAT CONNECTION TO
FOLKS WAS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
I HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO WALK
ALONG EIGHTH UP AND DOWN. AND WE
HAVE DECOMMISSIONED MADISON TO
BE MORE OF A TRANSIT FRIENDLY TO
ELEVATE BUSES AND LANES. THERE
IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC TO COME TO
AND FROM THE FREEWAY. AND HOW
INCREDIBLY UNSAFE IT IS PEOPLE
SPEEDING UP AND DOWN. IF YOU ARE
WALKING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN
THE TWO UNITS. I DO BELIEVE THAT
THE SKY BRIDGE THAT WILL BE ON
DISTRICT 3 SIDE WILL BE MORE
BEAUTIFUL THAN THE SKY BRIDGE
PART ON DISTRICT 7 AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S
DISTRICT. SO, ANYWAY, BUT I DO,
I UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THIS
IS. AS WELL. AND THEN ALSO, THE
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THAT THIS
IS. TALKING ABOUT AN EXCEPTION
TO THE RULE. BUT, UNDERSTANDING
AS WE ARE GROWING AS A CITY,
AND, AGING POPULATION AND
SHIFTING WHERE PEOPLE ARE LIVING
THAT A LOT OF THESE ASSISTED
LIVING FACILITIES, HOW IMPORTANT
THEY ARE. AND THEY HAVE A MAJOR,
MAJOR HEALTH COMPONENT TO THEM.
AND SO, UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU
KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS AN
EXCEPTION TO THE RULE. AND
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE
PRESENTATION TODAY AND FOR THIS
TO BE ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU
CHAIR SAKA.
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. AND I GUESS FIRST
OFF, AS SOMEONE WHO WAS BORN IN
MINNEAPOLIS, AND THEN GREW UP
OUT WEST IN WASHINGTON, LOOK,
THE SKY BRIDGES IN MINNESOTA ARE
PRETTY NICE, OKAY? BUT IN ANY
EVENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP. IT IS NO SECRET,
THIS IS ON THE AGENDA FOR A
REASON. WE HAVE A HUGE VOTE AND
A HUGELY IMPACTFUL TOPICS COMING
UP FOR CONSIDERATION AT OUR FULL
COUNCIL MEETING AT 2:00 P.M. I
PERSONALLY STILL HAVE SOME STUFF
TO DO AND MEETINGS TO DO TO
PREPARE FOR THAT. AND I WILL
TABLE THIS CONVERSATION TO THE
NEXT MEETING BUT I KNOW IT WAS
VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU THAT WE
HAVE THIS INITIAL CONVERSATION
NOW. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ADVOCACY AND PUTTING THIS
FORWARD. THIS IS A VERY
IMPORTANT TOPIC. AND CRITICALLY
NEEDED INVESTMENT TO CONNECT
THESE TWO COMMUNITIES. AND I
WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO WERE DIRECTLY
IMPACTED FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT
OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULES. MANY OF
YOU TESTIFYING FROM ANYWHERE IN
THE WORLD. YOU CHOSE TO BE HERE
AT OUR DRY, DULL, BORING
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE BECAUSE
YOU CARE AND I APPRECIATE IT. IN
ANY EVENT. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. I WANT TO
COMMEND THE SKYLINE COMMUNITY
FOR THEIR STRONG ORGANIZING.
BEFORE I EVEN CAME INTO OFFICE,
I BECAME AWARE OF THIS PROJECT.
IT MADE A WORLD OF SENSE. SO
I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS
TODAY. I KNOW I WAS ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE ALSO IN AN EVENT
THAT WAS HAPPENING AT THE
OLYMPIC TOWER. AND SEEING
FIRSTHAND, FOLKS CROSSING OVER
FROM THE CASCADE TOWER AREA.
GOING TO THE END OF THE BLOCK.
TRIUMPHING TO, BECAUSE THAT IS
THE BEST AVENUE FOR MANY TO
CROSS. IT IS JUST NOT TENABLE.
IT IS A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE. I
THINK COUNCILMEMBER, PARDON ME,
VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH LAID
OUT THE MATTERS REALLY CLEARLY.
THIS PROJECT JUST MAKES SENSE.
AND I WANT TO COMMEND VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH AND KETTLE. I WILL
BE EXCITED TO SUPPORT AND SEE
THIS THROUGH.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR SAKA. I
APPRECIATE PUBLIC COMMENT. I
HAVE TO SAY THE FOUR COMMENTERS
WERE WELL SPOKEN AND WELL
PRESENTED. SO THANK YOU. AND THE
COMMUNITY IS WELL REPRESENTED
HERE. NOT JUST THE SPEAKERS BUT
THOSE HERE AS WELL. AND
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU ARE NOT
THE ONLY ONE WHO FOUND OUT ABOUT
THIS PROJECT. I AM WELL AWARE OF
THIS PROJECT. WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WAS TALKING ABOUT IN THE
CITY APPROACH. AS IT WAS HINTED
AT BEFORE, AND THIS SOMEONE WHO
HAS BEEN IN FIRST HILL QUITE A
BIT IN YEARS PAST. MY DAUGHTER
WAS BORN AT SWEDISH. AND FROM
THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY, THE SKY
BRIDGES ARE VERY IMPORTANT. THE
MEDICAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY
ARE VERY IMPORTANT. AND
PARTICULARLY AT THIS STAGE OF
IF WIFE ARE
SEPARATEN THE CASCADE
AND THE OLYMPIC. AND THAT WOULD
BE IN A WAY TRAGIC. TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, TO EVERY
RULE THERE IS AN EXCEPTION. AND
THE EXCEPTION OF THE MEDICAL
CARE PIECE IS SO IMPORTANT.
HENCE MY SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT
FROM THE BEGINNING. I APPRECIATE
THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SDOT AND
DESIGN COMMISSION, THE TEAM. TO
ENGAGE. BECAUSE, I THINK IT IS
TAKEN TO THE NEXT STEP. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE INTERSECTION OF
8th AND MARION. I WILL SEED THE
DISTRICT 3 IN TERMS OF THE
BETTER SIDE. O OLYMPIC PROBABLY
HAS BETTER VIEWS. THE 8th AVENUE
IMPROVEMENTS WHICH IS EASIER ON
THE DISTRICT 3 SIDE. THE PUBLIC
ART. AND I REALLY LIKE THE WAY
FINDING PIECE, TOO. AS SOMEONE
WHO HAS DONE THE MARKET TO MOHI.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT WE HAVE
THE BELL STREET PROJECT RIGHT
NOW. THESE ARE IMPORTANT PIECES.
BECAUSE AS I HAVE NOTED MANY
TIMES, WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF
NORTH SOUTH IN OUR CITY BUT WE
NEED TO CONNECT EAST TO WEST.
AND WAY FAIRING IS ANOTHER WAY
TO CONNECT THE CONNECTIONS TO
DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS AND
PLACES OF INTEREST SO I
APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP. THE
BRIDGING BETWEEN THE CITY AND
THE COMMUNITY . I DEFINITELY
SUPPORT THIS PROJECT MOVING
FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE
WHO CAME IN.
>>> WELL SAID. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. WELL,
OKAY, THANK YOU AGAIN TO SUPPORT
THIS PROJECT. WE DON'T HEAR AND
VOTE ON THING INS THE SAME
MEETING. WE'LL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TEE THIS UP AGAIN
TO MOVE IT FORWARD. FOR THE
REASONS THAT WERE MENTIONED
INCLUDING MEDICAL NECESSITY, AND
WE ARE ABLE TO CULL TOGETHER
THROUGH OUR COLLECTIVE
CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION,
AROUND WHY AS A GENERAL
PRINCIPLE, THE PRIVATE TO
PRIVATE CONNECTION ON THE SKY
BRIDGE. AND WE ARE ABLE TO KIND
OF CULL TOGETHER WHY IT MAKE IT
IS PROPOSED PUBLIC BENEFITS THAT
MUCH MORE COMPELLING. THEY
SHOULD BE THAT MUCH MORE
COMPELLING. ALLURING AND
ATTRACTIVE AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD
BENEFIT AS A RESULT. AND I THINK
BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THAT, WE ARE IN A GREAT
POSITION. THE PUBLIC WILL
BENEFIT FROM THIS. AND NOT JUST
YOU ALL. AS PEOPLE IN THE
AUDIENCE AND WATCHING ONLINE
KNOW, OUR CITY HAS A UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY. NOT JUST OUR CITY.
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BUT,
TO DO BETTER TO ADDRESS TRAFFIC
DEATHS. AND SERIOUS BODILY
INJURIES ON OUR ROADS. AND SO,
THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO NOT HAVE
TO TAKE A SIDEWALK TRIP TO
CONNECT TO THAT NEXT FACILITY.
YOU GUYS LIKE BINGO? I LIKE
BINGO. BUT WHATEVER IT IS, FOR
WHATEVER REASON, THANK YOU
PANELISTS FOR JOINING US TODAY.
AND SHARING THIS PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC AND THE IMPACT AND
CARVING OUT THE TIME TO BE HERE
TODAY. SO DO ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? HEARING,
SEEING NONE, WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF TODAY'S MEETING! OUR
NEXT MEETING IS APRIL 1st AT
9:30 A.M. ANY FINAL BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE BEFORE
WE ADJOURN? HEARING, SEEING
NONE, THE COMMITTEE IS
ADJOURNED! IT IS 11:24 A.M.
THANK YOU.