>>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING. THE
APRIL 1, 2025 MEETING OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WILL
COME TO ORDER, NO JOKE. IT IS
9:35 A.M.. I'M ROB SAKA, CHAIR
OF TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ARE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? VICE
CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR SAKA?
>> HERE SNFRMENT.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE THREE
MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> EXCELLENT, TIGHT QUORUM TODAY
BUT WE DO HAVE QUORUM. ALL
RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO
OBJECTIONS, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING AND SEEING NO
OMGZS, THE AGENDA IS HEREBY
ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT AND GOOD
MORNING, COLLEAGUES, MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC TO TODAY'S
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS EXCUSED
FROM TODAY'S MEETING AND SO IS
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. OUR FIRST
TOPIC WILL BE A BRIEF
PRESENTATION BY CENTRAL STAFF
FOLLOWED BY A PRESENTATION FROM
THE EXECUTIVEDERMENT, SDOT
REGARDING THE AUTOMATED SAFETY
CAMERAS IN THE CITY. FUNDING OF
THE TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN A
PRIORITY FOR ME AND MANY OF YOU
AND COLLEAGUES THAT DON'T SIT
ON THIS COMMITTEE THAT ARE PART
OF THE BROADER COUNCIL. DURING
THE 2024 BUDGET DELIBERATIONS,
LED THE CHARGE FOR FUNDING FOR
$1.18 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE
EXPANSION OF CAMERAS OUTSIDE OF
SCHOOL ZONES TO ADDRESS THE
NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES WHO ARE
CLAMORING FOR THIS KIND OF
TECHNOLOGY. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR THE
CRITICAL INVESTMENT TO KEEP
PEOPLE ON THE ROADS. TECHNOLOGY
WHEN RESPONSIBLY EMPLOYED IS A
CRUCIAL TOOL ADDRESSING UNLAWFUL
BEHAVIOR IN THE CITY. I HAVE
BEEN A STRONG PROPONENT OF
WASHINGTON STATE AUTHORIZING
MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDING SEATTLE
TO DEPLOY AUTOMATED NOISE
ENFORCEMENT CAMERA TEG
TECHNOLOGY. THAT'S WHY I WAS
PROUD TO SPONSOR LEGISLATIVE
INTENT OR SPD TO STUDY WHAT
POSSIBLE DEPLOYMENT SHOULD LOOK
LIKE SHOULD THE STATE DECIDE TO
ACT IN EXPLICITLY AUTHORIZED
ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY. I ALSO
TESTIFIED BEFORE THE STATE
LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT
STATE AUTHORIZATION OF THIS
TECHNOLOGY, AND ULTIMATELY LED
EFFORTS WHERE THIS COUNCIL AND
THE MAYOR GOT ON BOARD AS WELL
AND UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO
SUPPORT AUTHORIZING THIS
LEGISLATION AND MAKE IT A
PRIORITY AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR
THE CITY AND ALL NINE
COUNCILMEMBERS SIGNED ON THAT
LETTER AS DID THE MAYOR. WE HAVE
ALSO ON THIS COUNCIL BEEN STRONG
SUPPORTERS OF OTHER IMPORTANT
KECKNOLOGY TOOLS LIKE CCTV AND
REALTIME CRIME CENTER
LEGISLATION, SPEARHEADED BY OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE TO MY
RIGHT. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR HIS
INTEREST, HIS LEADERSHIP ON THAT
AND INTEREST IN PARTNERSHIP AND
COLLABORATION WITH AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING
THE ITEMS THAT WOULD BE
INITIALLY PRESENTED TO US TODAY.
TODAY'S PRESENTATION BY SDOT
WILL HIGHLIGHT THE AUTOMATION
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS INCLUDING
PREVIEWING CITY LEGISLATION THAT
WILL COME VERY QUICKLY BEFORE
THIS COMMITTEE TO HELP ENSURE
THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS
TECHNOLOGY IN LIGHT OF RECENT
CHANGES TO STATE LAW LAST YEAR.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT POLICY AREA
FOR MY OFFICE, MY CONSTITUENTS,
AND FOR THE CITY. JUST LIKE I
KNOW IT IS AN IMPORTANT POLICY
PRIORITY FOR MANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES. I WILL BE LOOGING
FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO PROVIDE A
CLEAR TIME TABLE FOR SUBMISSION
OF THE LEGISLATION AND
DEPLOYMENT OF THESE CAMERAS. SO
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE PRESENTERS
FOR ATTENDING TODAY AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. OUR
SECOND AGENDA ITEM WILL BE A
HEARING ON RESOLUTION # 2166. WE
HEARD THIS RESOLUTION AT THE
LAST TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING ON MARCH 18. THIS
RESOLUTION PERTAINS TO THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A SKY BRIDGE
THAT CONNECTS DISTRICTS 3 AND 7,
BOTH OF WHICH ARE ADEQUATELY AND
APPROPRIATELY REPRESENTED ON
THIS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
SO TYPICALLY CONSTRUCTING SKY
BRIDGES ARE THE EXCEPTION, NOT
THE RULE IN THE CITY. THIS IS A
GREAT PROJECT BUT AS I SAID IN
THE LAST COMMITTEE MEETING, I
LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS
RESOLUTION TODAY AND HELPING THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE IMPACTED
RESIDENTS AND PROJECT MANAGERS
TAKE THE NEXT STEPS TO BRING
THIS TO LIFE. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL
NOW OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT
SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA AND WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF
THE COMMITTEE. CLERK, HOW MANY
SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE THREE IN
PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP AND
TWO REMOTE.
>> ALL RIGHT. EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES. WE
WILL START WITH IN PERSON
SPEAKERS FIRST. CLERK, CAN YOU
PLEASE READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT
INSTRUCTIONS.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PERIOD IS
UP TO 20 MINUTES, SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED UNDERORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL
HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE
LEFT OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS'
MICS WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO
NOT END THE COMMENTS AT THE
ALLOTTED TIME. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND
WE BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER
ON THE LIST. THAT IS CLARA
CANTER, FOLLOWED BY HEATHER
PEAL.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? MY NAME IS
CLARA CANTER. I'M SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF WHO'S STREET, OUR
STREETS. WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH
SDOT WE COLLECT BIPOC COMMUNITY
FEEDBACK ABOUT AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT IN SEATTLE. MANY OF
THE STREETS IN SEATTLE,
ESPECIALLY IN BIPOC
NEIGHBORHOODS AND LOW INCOME
NEIGHBORHOODS ON THE SOUTH END
WHERE I LIVE ARE DESIGNED TO
ENCOURAGE DRIVERS TO SPEED. WE
HAVE SEVERAL EXPECTATIONS ON HOW
THE POLICY CAN REDUCE SPEED AND
HARM TO THE COMMUNITIES. FIRST
IS TO BUILD PHYSICAL
IMPROVEMENTS AND SLOW SPEEDERS.
THINGS LIKE SPEED BUMPS AND STOP
SIGNS ARE CHEAPER AND FASTER TO
INSTALL, HAVE NO ONGOING
OPERATING COSTS AND SLOW
SPEEDING 24/7. SET FINES AT A
REASONABLE LEVEL AND ISSUE
WARNINGS FOR ALL FIRSTTIME
VIOLATORS. PROGRAMS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY HAVE FOUND THAT $50
FINES OR WARNINGS DISCOURAGE
DRIVERS FROM GETTING A SECOND
TICKET TO OUR $275 FINES AND ARE
MORE LIKELY TO BE PAID. OFFER AN
ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT OPTION. WE
CURRENTLY REQUIRE 14 HOURS OF
COMMUNITY SERVICE PER TICKET FOR
ANYONE WHO IS NOT ABLE TO PAY
WHICH IS PROHIBITIVE FOR MANY
PEOPLE. CLARIFY AND STRENGTHEN
DATA PROTECTION. DIRECT REVENUE
TOWARDS PHYSICAL STREET SAFETY
IMPROVEMENT. I DID SEND A LETTER
TO COUNCILMEMBERS WITH OUR FULL
RECOMMENDATIONS. I WOULD
ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ IT AND
REACH OUT HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. WE HAVE BEEN DEEP
DIVING ON AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT
FOR YEARS NOW AND WE WANT TO GET
THIS RIGHT FOR THE SAFETY AND
HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY, THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP HEATHER
PEAL FOLLOWED BY MAX BAKER.
>> HEATHER PEAL, I'M THE
PRESIDENT OF FRIENDS OF THE
MARKET. MY COMMENTS TODAY ARE MY
OWN COMMENTS. USUALLY WE ARE
HEARING ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE WANT
FROM THE MARKET, AT THE MARKET.
I'M COMING TO YOU AS AN
ADVOCATE FOR FARMERS AT PIKE
PLACE MARKET. FRIENDS OF THE
MARKET HAS BEEN ADVOCATING FOR
FARMERS TO INCREASE IN NUMBERS
FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. IN THE
PAST YEAR, I HAVE BEEN
COORDINATING A COMMITTEE WHO
BRINGS THAT TOGETHER. THESE ARE
ASKS OF THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE FOR HELP THAT COME
FROM THE RESEARCH, MY
CONVERSATIONS WITH FARMERS,
FORMER PRGS DA FARM STAFF AND
CURRENT PDA FARM STAFF. ASK SDOT
TO GEOFFENSE PARK PLACE TO
PREVENT GEDIRECTED TRIPS. SDOT
INSTALLED A GEFENCE TOKEEP RIDE
SHARE DRIVERS TO PICK UP THERE.
THE PDA HAS ASKED RIDE SHARE
DRIVERS TO PICK UP AND DROP OFF
ON FIRST AVENUE. THAT'S
WORKING. THAT'S NOT WHY A
GEOFFENSE IS NEEDED. REESTABLISH
A TRAFFIC OFFICER ON PIKE PLACE.
HISTORICALLY UNTIL SOME YEARS
AGO, THERE WAS AN SPD OFFICER
MANAGING PARKING ON PARK PLACE
WHICH IS NOT PART OF THE MARKET
SECURITIES JOB. THE STREET
FUNCTIONS AT ITS BEST WITH
SPD'S MANAGEMENT. WE NEED YOUR
ADVOCACY ARE FOR HELP WITH THIS.
THE MARKET FARMERS HAVE HAD
THEIR SURFACE PARKING DIMINISHED
BY THE MARKET FRONT PROJECT THAT
STARTED IN 2017 THERE NEEDS TO
BE FARMER ONLY PARKING ON
WESTERN AVENUE FROM PINE TO
VIRGINIA. THE ONLY OVERHEAD
PARKING IS OFF OF WESTERN BEHIND
THE HERITAGE PLACE OR HERITAGE
HOUSE. IT'S NOT WORKING, IT'S
TOO HARD TO GET IN THERE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I'M LEAVING
PACKETS FOR ALL FIVE
COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU.
>>ALIST IN PERSON SPEAKER, MAX
BAKER.
>> GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, MY NAME IS MAX. I
LIVE IN NORTH ELREG. I'M
FRUSTRATED AND ARY ON WHAT KEEPS
HAPPENING ON 27. TRAFFIC ON 26,
DIVERTERS AND OTHER BASIC SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS MAKE THE GREENWAY
WORK AS IT SHOULD. I WAS ON THE
CALL WHEN THESE WERE PRESENTED
YEARS AGO. I SHARED MY STORY OF
GETTING. I SHARED STORIES IN
GOOD FAITH HOPING THEY WOULD
MAKE THE CASE FOR ACTION.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA CALLED THE
POINTS TERRIBLE AND DISMISSING
THE CONCERNS OUT RIGHT. WITHOUT
THE PROTECTIONS, I HAVE SEEN THE
CONSEQUENCES FIRST-HAND. I HAVE
WITNESS A PERSON STRUCK BY A
CAR, BREAKING HER LEG WHILE THE
PERSON SPED AWAY. ANOTHER
INCIDENT TOOK A PERSON'S LIFE A
BLOCK SOUTH. ON THE GREENWAY,
CARS SPED AWAY ON 26, RACING
PASSED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION
OF GENESSEE WHERE THE TRAFFIC
DIVERTER WAS PLANNED. THE
TRAFFIC THROUGH HELPED TO
ESCAPE. WHAT IS MORE FRUSTRATING
IS COUNCILMEMBER SAKA LIVES IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HE KNOWS THE
STREET. WHEN GIVEN THE CHANCE,
HE CHOSE FASTER CARS OVER THE
SAFETY OF HIS NEIGHBORS. WHEN
SIMILAR PROBLEMS ARRIVED IN
WEALTHIER NEIGHBORHOODS,
COUNCILMEMBER HAS NO TROUBLE
PUSHING FOR SPEED BUMPS AND
REMOVAL OF PARKING. WHY IS OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD TREATED
DIFFERENTLY? WE NEED THE SAFETY
MEASURES WE WERE PROMISED AND WE
NEED THEM NOW, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY WE WILL NOW
SWITCH TO REMOTE. FIRST UP DAVID
HAINES, REMEMBERTO HIT STAR 6.
>> IT IS PRETTY PATHETIC THAT M
EFFORT TO SHUT DOWN THE DRUG
CULTURE IN THE SAME AREA.
COUNCIL NEEDS TO REALIZE THAT
ABUSIVE FARE ENFORCEMENT IS
UNACCEPTABLE, WHERE THEY WILL
BOTHER YOU, WHETHER YOU PAID OR
NOT, YET THE SAME ENFORCERS WILL
PURPOSELY IGNORE ALL OF THE
HORRIBLE CRIMES IN AND ORND THE
BUS STOPS, TUNNEL ENTRANCES,
ACTING LIKE THAT'S NOT THEIR
RESPONSIBILITY. METRO AND SOUND
TRANSIT REFUSE TO IMPROVE
SPEAKERS WITH DESIGNED TO MAKE
YOU DEAF. IT WILL ARE RESULT IN
POOR ENFORCEMENT. THE SECOND
ISSUE IS BETWEEN THE PORT AND
HIGHWAY. WE NEED TO CALM THE
ROAD RAGE AT THE INTERSECTION
WHERE THE MARINERS PLAY AND
WHERE FUTURE HOUSING IS GOING. I
HAVE WITNESSED BEAT UP TOXIC
DRUGS, FLOWING THEIR DIESEL GAS
PEDALS, HAUPGING THE AIR HORN,
RUNNING A RED LIGHT, ACTING LIKE
THEY ARE ARE MAKING A RUNNING
START TO MAKE IT UP THE HILL ON
THE HIGHWAY, VIOLATING THE SPEED
LIMIT. WE NEED TO CALM THE ROAD
RAMG AND MAKE THE SPEED LIMIT 20
OR 25 WITH A RED LIGHT AUTOMATIC
TICKET ENFORCEMENT WHERE PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO GET A TICKET FOR
RUNNING A RED LIGHT OR SPEEDING
THROUGH IT. IT IS NOT GOING TO
HAMPER THE PORT OPERATIONS. IT
IS NOT GOING TO DENY THE FLOW OF
CONTAINERS. IT IS JUST GOING TO
BE RESPECTFUL AND CONSIDERATE OF
THE LOCALS. THAT'S NOT A LOT TO
ASK BUT CERTAIN PEOPLE WILL OVER
REACT AND KNEE JERK RESPONSE
ACTING LIKE WE HAVE TO LEAVE
THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE. WE HAVE
TO CALM THE ROAD RAGE. IT IS TOO
MUCH TO DEAL WITH. IT IS SO BAD
THAT PEOPLE MIGHT AS WELL GET A
BUNCH OF EGGS AND START CHUNKING
THEM AT THE TRUCK. WE NEED TO
BRING THE HIGHWAY PROTESTERS
DOWN TO THE INTERSECTION AND
BLOCK IT OUT OF PRINCIPAL. IF
THEY WILL NOT BE RESPECTFUL AT
ALL BECAUSE WE ARE BEING OVER
DRAMATIC WITH THE RIDICULOUS
DEMANDS THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO
SPEED BETWEEN THE PORT AND
HIGHWAY AND RUNNING LATE AND
TRYING TO DRIVE TO BOSTON. IT IS
THE MOST RIDICULOUS POSITION.
>> THANK YOU , DAVID. JOHN
WRIGHT, ARE YOU PRESENT? LAST
CALL, JOHN? THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE ON
TOTHE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, I
WANT TO QUICKLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND
APPRECIATE SOME OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENT TODAY. ALL OF IT. AND
ONE PUBLIC COMMENTER
SPECIFICALLY HIGHILATED AN ISSUE
IN DEL RIDGE ON 26 IN REFERENCE
A MOMENT OF TIME FOUR PLUS YEARS
AGO WHEN I WAS A NEIGHBORHOOD
ADVOCATE, BEFORE I RAN FOR
OFFICE. I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT
DAY BECAUSE IT WAS THE DAY OF
THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IN
2020 AND A LOT OF US SKIPPED
THAT DEBATE SO WE CAN JOIN THIS
CALL WITH SDOT AND TALK ABOUT
PROPOSED PLANS. I APPRECIATE THE
FEEDBACK. MY RECOLLECTION FROM
THAT PHONE CALL WAS THAT THE
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF
COMMUNITY SUPPORT EXPLICITLY
REJECTED A PROPOSAL BY THE
DEPARTMENT TO INSTALL A TRAFFIC
DIVERTER ON 26th TO PREVENT
LEFT-HAND TURNS ON GENESSEE. AND
I UNDERSTAND IT WASN'T A
UNANIMOUS CONSENSUS OR VIEW BUT
IT IS A VIEW THAT I CERTAINLY
CHAMPIONED AT THE TIME AND I
WILL CONTINUE TO CHAMPION TODAY.
IT MAKES NO SENSE . IT'S A HEAD
SCRATCHER IN MY VIEW TO INSTALL
A TRAFFIC DIVERTER AND PREVENT
LEFT-HAND TURNS IN A FOOD
DESERT, RENDERING DEL RIDGE THE
ONLY SINGLE POINT OF ACCESS TO
ANY FRESH FOODS, VEGETABLES,
WHAT SO EVER. THAT OR GOING UP
THAT STEEP SNAKE HILL, 29th OR
30th. IT DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF
SENSE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE TO
INSTALL SUCH A DRASTIC MEASURE
THAT HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON
NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES
INCLUDING IN A FOOD DESERT. THAT
SAID, I WELCOME ANY FEEDBACK
ABOUT HOW THE DEPARTMENT CAN
MAKE 26 SAFER SHORT OF
INSTALLING A BARRIER PREVENTING
LEFT TURNS ONTO GENESSEE, IN A
FOOD DESERT. I WELCOME THOSE
IDEAS AND PROPOSALS, IN ANY
EVENT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT WAS
OUR LAST REGISTERED SPEAKER,
RIGHT? OKAY. COOL, WE WILL NOW
MOVE ON TOOUR FIRST ITEM OF
BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> DEPLOYMENT OF AUTOMATED
TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS IN
SEATTLE.
>> GOOD MORNING, LISH WHITTSON,
COUNTY CENTRAL STAFF.
>> VENU NEMANI, SDOT.
>> I'M GOING TO PROVIDE A QUICK
REFRESHER ON COUNCIL ACTIONS
REGARDING AUTOMATED TRAFFIC
SAFETY CAMERAS OR ATSC. THE
COUNTY HAS 20 YEARS OF HISTORY
USING ATSC BUT THERE HAS BEEN A
LOT OF ACTIVITY IN THE LAST
YEARS. THE 2023 BUDGET INCLUDED
AUTHORIZATION TO DOUBLE THE
SCHOOL ZONE CAMERA PROGRAM BUT
THIS WAS NOT IMPLEMENTED DUE TO
OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS. THE
2025 BUDGET INCLUDES A NUMBER OF
ACTION
ENFORCEMENT INCLUDING FUNDING TO
DEPLOY ADDITIONAL SCHOOL
CAMERAS. AS CHAIR SAKA NOTED,
THERE IS ALSO FUNDING IN THE
2025 BUDGET TO EXPAND CAMERAS
OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL ZONES AND
CANNOT BE SPENT UNTIL AUTHORIZED
BY COUNCIL. AUTOMATED NOISE
ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY, FINALLY
IN FEBRUARY, THE COUNCIL SIGNED
A LETTER OF SUPPORT TO AUTHORIZE
THAT TECHNOLOGY. THAT
LEGISLATION PASSED THE STATE
HOUSE AND A HEARING WAS HELD IN
THE STATE HOUSE YESTERDAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'LL HAND IT OVER TO SDOT.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR SAKA,
VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH AND
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK ABOUT THE AUTOMATED TRAFFIC
SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM WITHIN THE
CITY AT LARGE. AS ALWAYS, I
WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN MY
PRESENTATION WITH AN OVERVIEW OF
MISSION, VALUES, AND GOALS AT
SDOT. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT
SAFETY AND EQUITY ARE KEY CORE
VALUES THAT GUIDE ALL OF OUR
EFFORTS AS IT RELATES TO
AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY
CAMERAS. IN TODAY'S REPRESENT
PRESENTATION, I WILLYOU A
BRIEF BACK GRNED ON THE TRAFFIC
SAFETY CAMERAS AND DEBUTS IN THE
CITY. GO OVER WHAT KIND OF
TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS DO WE
HAVE AND HOW THEY ARE
PERFORMING. I WILL ALSO TAKE A
MOMENT TO EXPLAIN THE ROLE
VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS PLAY IN
BRINGING TOGETHER THE CAMERA
PROGRAM. I TOUCH UPON OR
HIGHLIGHT THE CHANGES TO THE
STATE LAW THAT CAME INTO EFFECT
IN JUNE OF 2024. AND FINALLY
FINISHED MY PRESENTATION WITH
SOME SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM
ACTIVITIES HERE IN THE CR. SO AS
YOU KNOW, SPEED IS AN ELEMENT OF
THE APPROACH TO ACHIEVE VISION
ZERO GOAL. THERE IS A NEW
APPROACH TO SAFETY PUBLISHED AND
ALSO A LIST OF COUNTERSAFETY
MEASURES WITH DRONE ENHANCER
TRAFFIC SAFETY ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. UNDER SPEED MAN MGMENT,
SPEED SAFETY CAMERAS ARE
IDENTIFIED AS A PRONE SAFETY
MEASURES THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE
GRAPHIC ON THE RIGHT-HAND SITE
THAT INFLUENCES NOT ONLY THE
SPEEDS BUT ALSO THE CRASHES THAT
WE ARE SEEING ON OUR SKROENZ. WE
HAVE BEEN USING SAFETY CAMERAS
IN SEATTLE SINCE 2006. IT WAS A
QUICK LIST OF THE TYPES OF
SAFETY CAMERAS IN OPERATION
TODAY. WE CAN GO OVER THESE IN
MORE DETAIL. SO LET'S START
WITH SAFETY CAMERAS. THESE ARE
THE FIRST TYPE OF SAFETY CAMERAS
THAT WERE AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN
THE CITY. BACK IN 2006, WE HAD
COMPLETED A PILOT STUDY TO LOOK
AT SAFETY CAMERAS AND CONCLUDED
THAT THEY HELP IN REDUCING RED
LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY 50%. THESE
TYPES OF CAMERAS WERE AUTHORIZED
FOR PERMANENT USE IN 2008. SINCE
THAT TIME OR THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS, WE HAVE INSTALLED CAMERAS
AT 23 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ACROSS
THE CITY. THESE LOCATIONS WERE
FINALLY CHOSEN BASED ON THE
COLLISION FREQUENCY, THE
OBSERVED VIOLATION RATE AND THE
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. I
WANT TO SAY THAT DURING THIS
TIME, OUR THOUGHTS AND VIEWS OF
EQUITY WAS STILL EVOLVING AND IT
WAS NOT A PART OF THE WHOLE
CONSIDERATION ON WHERE THE
CAMERAS WERE GOING. IT WAS
PRIMARILY GUIDED BY THE SAFETY
NEED AT THE TIME. SO HOW DO
THESE CAMERAS PERFORM BEYOND THE
INITIAL PILOT PERIOD? SEVEN
YEARS AGO, WE HAD SOME PERFORM
PS METRICS AS IT REGULATES
SAFETY CAMERAS, LOOKING AT FIVE
YEARS BEFORE AND FIVE YEARS
AFTER THE CAMERAS WERE INSTALLED
AND COMPARED THEM TO OTHER
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY WIDE
WHERE THERE WERE NO CAMERAS.
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS THAT THERE
IS MUCH SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN
ALL TYPES OF CRASH SEVERITIES,
AT LOCATIONS WHERE THERE ARE
CAMERAS PRESENT COMPARED TO
OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE THEY ARE
NOT PRESENT. WE HAVE SEEN
SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS AT PLACES
WITH CAMERAS. SO LET ME JUMP A
LITTLE BIT OVER IN TERMS OF
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND TALK
ABOUT THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
AND SAFETY CAMERAS. AS WAS
MENTIONED BEFORE, THESE WERE
AUTHORIZED ON A PILOT BASIS BY
THE STATE LEGISLATURE BACK IN
2020. TODAY, WE HAVE ABOUT SIX
LOCATIONS WHERE WE OPERATE
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR WHAT WE
CALL BUSTLING CAMERAS AND SIX
ALLICATIONS WHERE WE AUTHORIZE
AND HAVE AN OPERATION BLOCK THE
BOX CAMERAS WHERE WE TRY TO KEEP
THE CROSSWALK CLEAR. WE HAVE
USED ONE MORE CAMERA CALLED A
RESTRICTED LANE WHERE THE
CAMERAS OPERATE TO, KIND OF A
CERTAIN CLATSZ OF VEHICLES FROM
ACCESSING. WHEN THE BRIDGE WAS
CLOSED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE HAD
TO MANAGE THE AXLES ON THE LOW
BRIDGE WHICH WAS A KEY
CONNECTION TO SEATTLE. WE USED
THE CAMERA TO MONITOR AND MANAGE
ACCESS ON THE LOW BRIDGE. WHEN
THE HIGH BRIDGE WAS REOPENED,
THIS HAS SINCE DEATHIVATED AND
IS NOT IN OPERATION TODAY. SO
THESE TWO TYPES OF CAMERAS ARE
PERFORMING, WE ARE CONTINUING TO
EVALUATE THEM. I CAN SHARE SOME
METRICS TODAY. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN
ACROSS ALL SIX LOCATIONS, ABOUT
11,000 CITATIONS BEING ISSUED ON
AVERAGE IN A MONTH. AND ABOUT
1700 ARE FOR BLOCK THE BOX
ACROSS ALL LOCATIONS. THE NEED
TO PUSH TIMING DURING PEAK
PERIODS WHEN THERE IS HIGHER
CONGESTION. SO BLOCK THE BOX IS
GEARED TOWARDS BENEFITTING
OPERATIONS DURING PEAK PERIODS
BUT THEY HELP PEOPLE FROM
GETTING INTO THE AREA, THE
INTERSECTION THAT WE WANT TO
KEEP CLEAR FOR OTHER USERS AT
OTHER TIMES OF THE DAY. NOW WE
DO TRACK SOMETHING CALLED
RESITIVISM RATE. IT MEANS WHAT
PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE HAVE
RECEIVED A CITATION GO ON TO
RECEIVE ANOTHER CITATION. FOR
BLOCK THE BOX, THE DATA
INDICATES THAT THE CITATION --
THE RECIDIVISM RATE IS ABOUT
10%. IT IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE
HAVE BEEN SEEING WITH OUR SCHOOL
ZONE AND OUR CAMERAS TOO. IN OUR
BUSTLING CAMERA, MUCH HIGHER, IN
THE MID-30s. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF
THESE CAMERAS AND ISSUE A MORE
BROADER HEALTH BENEFIT AND
UNDERSTAND THIS MORE BROADLY AND
ISSUE A REPORT ON HOW THE
CAMERAS ARE WORKING. SO WITH
THAT, LET ME JUMP BACK IN TO
SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS. SO THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT WE ARE DOING A
LOT OF WORK ON THESE DAYS.
SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS HAVE BEEN
AUTHORIZED FOR USE BACK IN 2008.
AND AT THE TIME, WHEN WE FIRST
STARTED AUTHORIZATION, MONITOR
SPEEDS WITHIN THE SCHOOL ZONES,
WE PRIMARILY STARTED WITH USING
MOBILE SPEED CAMERAS. WE DON'T
USE THEM ANYMORE. WE
DISCONTINUED THE USE IN 2020. WE
SWITCHED FROM MOBILE OPERATION
TO FIXED CAMERAS IN 2012, 2013.
WE OPERATE FIXED SCHOOL ZONE
CAMERAS AT 19 DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY. NOW
THIS IS WHEN WE START TO GET
MORE INTO DEFINING THE SAFETY
NEED AND LOOKING AT THE HOW AND
WHEN WE SHOULD INSTALL THESE
SCHOOL ZONES CAMERAS. IT
MONITORS FEED ACROSS ALL ZONES.
THE WAY WE APPROACH INSTALLING,
WE FIND LOCATIONS FOR THE SCHOOL
ZONE SPEED CAMERAS, LOOK AT WHAT
WE CALL THE 85th PERCENTILE
SPEED, THE SPEED AT WHICH 85% OF
PEOPLE TRAVEL AT. I NEED TO FIND
THOSE SCHOOL ZONES THAT ARE
SEEING SPEEDS ABOUT 20 MILES PER
HOUR. AS YOU KNOW, SCHOOL ZONES,
WHEN THEY ARE IN OPERATION, THE
SPEEDS ARE RESTRICTED TO 20
MILES PER HOUR WITHIN THE SCHOOL
ZONE. TO IDENTIFY THE SCHOOLS
THAT HAVE 30 MILES OR MORE FOR
SAFETY CAMERAS AND WE ALSO TOOK
AN ADDITIONAL STEP IN ENSURING
THAT THERE ENGINEERING ELEMENTS,
WOULD BE FLASHING BEACONS THAT
GRAB THE ATTENTION OF MOTORISTS
AND IDENTIFY THEM AND ELEVATE
THE ATTENTION TO THE SCHOOL ZONE
THEY ARE IN. AND WE MADE SURE
THAT THE ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT
IS PRESENT BEFORE THE
CONSTRAINTS OF SCHOOL ZONE
SAFETY CAMERAS. THE SPEEDS ARE
ARE STILL HIGHER, THAT'S WHEN
WE START TO CONFER A LOCATION
FOR INSTALLING SCHOOL ZONE
SAFETY CAMERA. SO HOW ARE THEY
FUNCTIONING? HERE'S AN
INFOGRAPHIC THAT TELLS YOU ABOUT
IT. ONE THING WE ARE SEEING IS
THAT MORE THAN 60% OF PEOPLE WHO
GET A CITATION, THE NUMBER OF
VIOLATIONS WE ARE SEEING IN THE
SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS CONTINUE TO
KEEP DECREASING BY 60% OR MORE
WITH THE PERIOD WE HAVE
MONITORED. THIS IS KIND OF
REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHAT
THIS INDICATES IS FEWER AND
FEWER PEOPLE ARE GETTING TO
VIOLATE THE SCHOOL ZONES. IT IS
FOSTERING BEHAVIORAL CHANGE THAT
WE INTEND TO SEE WITH ALL OF THE
SAFETY CAMERAS. ANOTHER KEY
STATISTIC THAT YOU SEE IN THE
GRAPHIC IS THAT ABOUT 90% OF THE
PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE A CITATION
DID NOT RECEIVE ANOTHER CITATION
WHICH AGAIN POINTS TO BEHAVIORAL
CHANGE THAT WE REALLY WANT TO
FOSTER WITH THE SAFETY CAMERAS
IN ADDITION TO THE SAFETY
BENEFITS WE ARE SEEING. WE ARE
SEEING THAT WITHIN SCHOOL ZONES
THAT HAVE A SAFETY CAMERA. THE
TOTAL CRASHES HAVE GONE DOWN
50%, AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE
SCHOOL OPERATING HOURS, THE
OPENING AND CLOSING HOURS, THESE
CRASHES HAVE GONE DOWN BY 70%
WHERE THESE CAMERAS ARE LOCATED.
WE HAVE SEEN A MODEST DECREASE
OF AVERAGE SPEEDS WHICH IS
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT METRIC FROM
THE 85th PERCENTILE SPEED WHICH
HAS SEEN A REDUCTION. OVERALL,
THE SCHOOL ZONE SAFETY CAMERAS
ARE PROVING TO BE BENEFICIAL. SO
AS YOU HAVE HEARD, WE ARE
CURRENTLY WORKING DILIGENTLY TO
EXPAND THE SCHOOL ZONE SAFETY
CAMERA PROGRAM. WE HAVE BEEN
DIRECTED TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF
SCHOOL ZONE SAFETY CAMERAS AND
WE ARE PREPARED TO INSTALL THESE
CAMERAS AND 19 ADDITIONAL SCHOOL
ZONES AND ACROSS THE CITY. WE
HAVE THE SAME DATA DRIVEN
APPROACH FOR THE LOCATIONS,
LOOKING AT THE SPEEDS WITHIN THE
SCHOOL ZONES. AND ONLY
PRIORITIZING THOSE LOCATIONS
THAT ALREADY HAD ENGINEERING
IMPROVEMENTS. THE SCHOOL ZONE
SIGNING, ONLY THOSE LOCATIONS
ARE CONSIDERED FOR POTENTIAL
SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS. HERE IS A
QUICK TRAFFIC OF WHERE THE
EXISTING SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS ARE
LOCATED ACROSS THE CITY AND
WHERE THE PLANNED EXPANSION
WITHIN THE CITY IS GOING TO
HAPPEN THIS YEAR. ONE THING THAT
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THE
EQUITY PRIORITY PEERS SHOWN IN
THE BACKGROUND OF THE MAP, WE
HAVE USED THE SOCIO ECONOMIC
INDEX AS A COOL TO IDENTIFY
PRIORITY ACROSS THE CITY. WHEN
THE SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM GOT
STARTED BACK IN THE EARLY 2010S,
EQUITY WAS STILL A CONCEPT THAT
WAS BEING ADOPTED INTO THE DAY
TOIN VARIOUS
CITY DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING SDOT.
FOR THIS PARTICULAR EXPANSION,
WE HAVE LAYERED ON TOP OF THE
SAFETY NEEDS AND TO IDENTIFY THE
LOCATIONS. THE PAST LOCATIONS
WERE SKEWED MORE TOWARDS HIGHEST
OR SECOND HIGHEST EQUITY
PRIORITY IN THE CITY BUT WE HAVE
BEEN DELIBERATE IN IDENTIFYING
AND DISTRIBUTING THE PLANNED
SCHOOL ZONE CAMERA EXPANSION TO
NOT INTO THE HIGHEST AND SECOND
HIGHEST EQUITY PRIORITY AREAS
AND MORE EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTE
THE CAMERAS ACROSS THE CITY WHEN
WE ARE DONE. WE ARE DILIGENTLY
WORKING TO COMPLETE THE
EXPANSION THIS YEAR. VERY
LIKELY, YOU WOULD SEE ABOUT HALF
OF THE LOCATIONS COME ON LINE
BEFORE THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR,
2026, 2025 YEAR STARTS AND
FINISH ACTIVATING ALL OF THESE
SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS BY THE END
OF THE YEAR. LET ME ME TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY
PROGRAMS IS REALALY A
COLLABORATION BETWEEN THREE CITY
DEPARTMENTS, SDOT, SBD AND
COURT. WE ALL HAVE SPEFK ROLES
TO PLAY WITHIN THIS PROGRAM. AND
SDOT PRIMARILY TAKES CARE OF
ENGINEERING SIDE. WE IDENTIFY
LOCATIONS, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
OF POTENTIAL EXPANSIONS. WE
COORDINATE WITH OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS ON THE DESIGN
CONSTRUCTION AND PERMITTING
DESTRUCTION ININSTRUCTION. WOE
ALSO MANAGE INVESTMENT OF SAEFT
ON THE REVENUES WE RECEIVE FROM
CAMERAS. WE ALSO ENGAGE IN
PUBLIC WITH MODIFICATIONS. WE
TAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO
EXPAND AND WHERE TO CITE THEM
AND ALSO SEE THE ENGINEERING
DESIGN PERMITTING AND
CONSTRUCTION OF THE CAMERAS. SPD
ALSO PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE. THEY
ARE THE DEPARTMENT, LISTED AS
VENDOR. SAFETY CAMERAS WITHIN
THE CITY ARE NOT FULLY OWNED BY
THE CITY CONTRACTS WITH THIRD
PARTY VENDOR TO PROVIDE SAFETY
CAMERAS THAT ARE NO UP FRONT
COST INCURRED BY THE CITY TO
INSTALL THE CAMERAS BUT THE
VENDOR DOES CHARGE THE CITY ON
AN ONGOING BASIS, A MONTHLY FEE
ON A PER CAMERA BASIS THE FEE IS
ROUGHLY $4,000, PLUS OR MINUS A
COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS DEPENDING
ON THE CAMERA TYPE. SBD MANAGES
THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
VENDOR. THE VENDOR PROVIDES A
LOT OF BACK END SERVICES TO
IDENTIFY THE INFRACTIONS AND
COMPOUND THE VIOLATIONS TO BE
REVIEWED BY SBD. IT STARTS WITH
SBD ISSUING WITH THUSHG
AUTHORIZATION TO RENDER ANY NEW
IMPORTANT CAMERAS. THEY PLAY AN
IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE VIEWING
AND ISSUING CITATIONS. AS YOU
MAY KNOW, SPD IS REQUIRED TO
ISSUE A CITATION WITHIN AND THEY
MAKE A JUDGMENT ON WHETHER TO
ISSUE A CITATION OR NOT. MUNI
COURT ALSO PLAYS A ROLE. THEY
ISSUE THE COURT PROCEEDINGS,
ISSUE THE PAYMENTS AND MANAGE
THE FINE MITIGATION PROGRAMS. SO
IT IS SDOT, MUNI COURT AND THE
SAFETY PROGRAM. SO LET ME TAKE A
MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT FINE
MITIGATION OPTIONS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE
WHO ARE RECEIVING PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE. YOU CAN ASK FOR
TICKET DEBT REDUCTION. YOU CAN
SET UP A PAYMENT PLAN WITH THE
MUNI COURT. YOU CAN ASK FOR
COMMUNITY SERVICE , A UNIFIED
PAYMENT PROGRAM, SOMETHING THAT
A PERSON MIGHT BE RESPONSIBLE TO
PAYING TO THE CITY. WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE
OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO
PEOPLE ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. WE
ARE WORKING TO SEE HOW WE CAN
REDUCE THE BARRIERS TO ACCESS OF
THE OPTIONS AND MAKE THEM
AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO MOST
NEED THEM. WITH THAT, LET ME
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A FEW
HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT THE 2024
LEGISLATION THAT BASICALLY
PASSED LAST YEAR. AND MADE KIND
OF SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO
HOW THE SAFETY CAMERAS ARE
ADMINISTERED ACROSS THE CITY.
NOW, THE NEW STATE LAW, NOW IT
IS NOT LEGISLATION ANYMORE. THE
NEW STATE LAW ALLOWS CITATION
REDUCED BY CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
PREVIOUSLY, WE WERE CONSTRAINED
BY THOSE WITHIN SPD TO LOOK AT
POTENTIALLY EXPANDING SAFETY
CAMERAS. THE NEW LAW DOES MAKE
IT EASIER TO TAP INTO A LARGER
POOL OF POTENTIAL REVIEWERS FOR
SAFETY CAMERA INFRACTIONS THAT
NEED TO BE REVIEWED AND ISSUE
CITATIONS. EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS
BEEN A TRACTS WITH SDOT, IT
SPECIFICALLY ASKS FOR SAFETY AND
EQUITY ANALYSIS WHEN INSTALLING
OR RELOCATING NEW AND EXISTING
CAMERAS. IT INCLUDES THE ANNUAL
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, ASKS FOR
REPORTS TO BE SENT TO WASHINGTON
TRAFFIC COMMISSION EVERY YEAR.
IT AUTHORIZED, MADE A LOT OF
CHANGES TO THE SAFETY CAMERAS
UNDER THE STATE LAW WHERE THE
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CAMERA. .
AND IT ASSUMES THE AUTHORIZATION
FOR A RACING ZONE CAMERA AND
EXPANDED THE TYPES OF SPEED
CAMERAS, FULL-TIME SPEED CAMERAS
THAT CAN WE INSTALLED IN THAT
CATEGORY. THE GIVES FLEXIBILITY
FOR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS THE
ABILITY TO PAY, DEVELOP AND
AGREE TO PAY LATER, TO MAKE THAT
POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE
WHO MIGHT NEED TO USE THAT AND
TAILOR THE FINE MITIGATION OR A
FINE THAT CAN BE PAID FOR THE
CITATION. AND IT EXPLICITTY
REQUIRES THE PENALTY REDUCTION
FOR THOSE RECEIVING PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE. NOW THE LAST
REQUIREMENT IS ALREADY BEING
IMPLEMENTED BY OUR SET SPILL CO.
IT IS IN OPERATION TODAY. HERE
IS A SNAP SHOT OF ALL OF THE
CAMERAS ALLOWED. THE ONES IN
GRAY ARE THE CAMERA TYPES THAT
WE CURRENTLY ARE USING EXCEPT
FOR THE RECEPTOR LANE CAMERA
THAT WAS DEACTIVATED. THE NEW
CAMERAS, FERRY QUEUEING ARE SOME
OF THE NEW EDITIONS TO THE
CAMERAS ALLOWED WITH THE STATE
LAW PASSED LAST YEAR. LET ME
GIVE YOU A VIEW OF THE
LEGISLATION. WE HAVE A NEED TO
REALIGN OUR SEATTLE CORE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE LAW
PASSED LAST YEAR. IN ADDITION TO
THAT, THAT IS A PRIME OBJECTIVE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE
LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN
CONSOLIDATE OUR FINANCIAL
POLICIES SO THE YOUZ OF REVENUES
GENERATED BOY SAFETY CAMERAS. WE
ALSO ARE LOOKING TO FACILITATE
PROGRAM. IT HAS BEEN PIECE MEAL
SO FAR, TAKEN UP BY VARIOUS
PROGRAMS WITHIN SDOT. WE ARE
LOOKING TO CONSOLIDATE ALL OF
THE REVENUES AND THERE ARE A LOT
OF EXCEPTIONS IN THE SEATTLE
PORT ON THE USE OF THE REVENUE
WITHIN THE SAFETY CAMERAS AND
THEN UPDATE THE ELIGIBLE USERS
TO REFLECT THE CONSOLIDATION.
LASTLY, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
WHAT YOU WILL BE SEEING IN 2025.
YOU ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO SEE
VERY SOON NEW LOCAL LEGISLATION
THAT WILL BE AIMED TO ALIGN WITH
THE PROVISIONS IN THE STATE LAW.
TO ADD TO THAT, WE WILL ALSO BE
PUBLISHING GUIDANCE THAT WOULD
HELP ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS
MANAGE THE SAFETY PROGRAM. THIS
GUIDANCE WILL ASK AROUND CITING
AND CRITERIA FOR CITING ANY NEW
CAMERAS. IF YOU HAVE A FAVORITE
FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
PERFORMANCE METRICS THAT WOULD
LIKE TO MONITOR EVERY YEAR TO
ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A NEED TO
UPERATE THESE CAMERAS AND ALSO
TOG ABOUT SOME COUNTERMEASURES
THAT WE WANT TO INSTALL. WE
DEFINITELY WANT TO REVIEW THESE.
THEY WILL BE REVIEWING THE
CAMERAS AND MEASURES AND SEE
WHAT ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENTS WE
CAN PAIR WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE SAFETY CAMERAS. WE WORK
TOWARDS DEPLOYING AND ACTIVATING
ALL 19 NEW SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS
EXPANSIONS, SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS
THAT ARE PLANNED. WE WILL
COMPLETE THE EVALUATION OF BLOCK
THE BOX AND BUSTLING CAMERA
TYPES THAT WE HAVE BEEN USING
FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. AND ALSO
COMPLETE SAFETY AND EQUITY
ANALYSIS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW
FOR FULL-TIME SPEED CAMERAS.
THEY ARE NEW TO THE CITY. WE
HAVEN'T USED THIS PARTICULAR
CAMERA TYPE. THEY ONLY OPERATE
FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, THE
SCHOOL OPENING AND CLOSING HOURS
BUT NOT ON A FULL-TIME BASIS. WE
HAVE A NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE
OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES THAT
POSES. WE ARE TEEING IF WE CAN
DO AN INITIAL DEPLOYMENT. THAT
IS WHAT WE WILL BE DOING IN
2025, CURRENTLY PLANNED. I WANT
TO CLOSE MY PRESENTATION SAYING
THAT WE VIEW THE SAFETY CAMERAS
AS A TEMPORARY MEASURE. WE WANT
TO PAIR ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENTS
ALONG WITH THE SAFETY CAMERAS ON
AN ANNUAL BASIS AND MAKE
DECISIONS ON WHEN WE CAN
POTENTIALLY REMOVE OR ELIMINATE
A PARTICULAR CAMERA. AFTER A
BEHAVIORAL CHANGE, WE WANT TO
SEE THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS
ISSUED GO DOWN AT A PARTICULAR
LOCATION. AND THOSE SAFETY
BENEFITS WE SEE AND THE
BEHAVIORAL BENEFITS THAT WE WANT
TO SEE SUSTAINED FOR A LONGER
PERIOD. SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THIS TIME AND
OPPORTUNITY. I WILL BE HAPPY TO
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT
HAVE, THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU
CHIEF SAFETY OFFICER NEMANI FOR
THE PRESENTATION AND LISH,
APPRECIATE YOU CHIMING IN AT THE
BEGINNING TO SET THE TABLE AND
TEEING UP ALL OF THE MANY
WONDERFUL INVESTMENTS AND
IMPLEMENTING AND AUTHORIZING
INVESTMENTS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS
DONE TO PARTNER WITH THE
EXECUTIVE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN
BRING THESE IMPORTANT
INVESTMENTS TO LIFE. I NOTE THAT
TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS ARE ONE
OF 40 PLUS PROVEN
COUNTERMEASURES UNDER THE
FEDERAL SAFE SYSTEMS APPROACH TO
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE ON OUR ROADS.
SO IT IS ONE OFMANY PROVEN
COUNTERMEASURES, ENGINEERING
COUNTERMEASURES AND STRATEGIES
THAT WE CAN TAKE. SO WE NEED A
BLENDED APPROACH. THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT ONE OF THOSE. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN. I'LL NO
TAKE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES. IF VICE CHAIR HAS --
I CAN'T VIEW THE HANDS UP
FUNCTION. GO AHEAD ,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA. YES,
USE MY SCREEN. THANK YOU MR.
NEMANI FOR COMING TODAY. REALLY
APPRECIATE THE BRIEFING. AND MR.
LABORE FILLING IN FOR STEFAN AND
OUR OWN MR. WHITTSON AND MR.
TRANSPORTATION FOR US ON THE
SECOND FLOOR. IT IS A TIMELY
BRIEFING BECAUSE IT TIES INTO A
NUMBER OF THINGS TO INCLOUD WHAT
IS HAPPENING ON PUBLIC SAFETY.
IT'S ALSO TIMELY IN THE SENSE
THAT WE ARE IN A PERIOD OF
TRANSITION. AS WE SIT HERE
LISTENING TO THE BRIEFING, IT IS
IN THE BACKDROP OF OTHER THINGS,
US COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC
FOR EXAMPLE. ALL OF A SUDDEN,
THE PENDULUM SWUNG AND EVERYONE
WAS WORKING FROM HOME BUT THEN
WE HAD THE PERIOD OF CHANGE. I
KNEW THIS WHEN I WAS ON THE
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNCIL. WE WOULD
GET BRIEFINGS FROM SDOT,
THROUGHOUT DISTRICT 7 IN TERMS
OF BUS LANES, BIKE LANES, AND
THE LIKE. SO YOU HAVE THIS
DYNAMIC OF PUTTING THE PIECES
INTO PLAY AND THEN THE PENDULUM
SHIFTING FROM THE PANDEMIC. WE
ARE IN A PERIOD OF TRANSITION
AND THERE WILL BE ANGST. WE
HEARD IT IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT
WHICH I WILL GET TO LATER BY THE
WAY. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
US TO SHOW WE ARE ON TOP OF IT.
ONE WAY TO ENABLE US IS THE USE
OF CAMERAS. THIS GOES TO THE
IDEA OF PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL.
TO BRING AN IDEA FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY HERE, IF WE DO NOTHING
WITH RESPECT TO SCHOOLS, AND WE
KNOW ABOUT IT AND DO NOTHING, IT
IS ALMOST LIKE WE ARE PERMITTING
IT WHICH IS THE FUNDAMENTAL
BASIS OF PERMITTING THE
ENVIRONMENT WHICH WE ARE DEALING
WITH ON THE SAFETY FRONT. WE
NEED TO DO THESE THINGS BETTER.
IT SHOULD NOT JUST BE TECHNOLOGY
AS NOTED IN THE COMMENT OF
PIKE'S PLACE. HAVING OFFICERS
ON THE BEAT WAS SO HELPFUL. IT
INFLUENCES WHAT HAPPENS TO
DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS. WE ARE
IN A NEW DYNAMIC. IT IS
INTERESTING TO RECEIVE THIS
BRIEFING AS WE ARE SHIFTING. WE
ARE NOT IN A STEADY STATE YET. I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT
A COMPREHENSIVE CAMERA PROGRAM
AND YOU LAID IT OUT PRETTY WELL.
I RECOGNIZE ONE YEAR THEY WERE
SUPPOSED TO BE LAYING OUT AND
INSTALLING THE CAMERAS BUT YOU
ARE SHOWING THAT YOU ARE GOING
THROUGH THE DUE DILIGENCE
PROCESS. IN DOING THE DUE
DILIGENCE PROCESS, I DON'T
THINK WE SHOULD BE SAYING,
WHERE'S ALL THE CAMERAS
ALREADY. IF YOU ARE DOING THE
WORK IN TERMS OF THE DATA SETS
AND SPEEDING, I APPRECIATE THE
EQUITY PIECES TOO WHICH IS
IMPORTANT. ALTHOUGH AT THE END
OF THE DAY, IT'S ABOUT SAFETY
IN TERMS OF WHAT'S
HAPPENING,PLERLY AROUND SCHOOLS.
THESE ARE THE THINGS I'M
LOOKING AT. I NOTED THE PIKE'S
PLACE , HAVING THAT, SHOWING WE
ARE ARE NOT ALLOWING DOUBLE
PASHING BECAUSE THAT CREATES
SITUATIONS WHERE WE ARE
FRUSTRATED WHICH CREATES
SPEEDING. IT SHOWS FUNCTIONING
GOVERNMENT. PARKING ENFORCEMENT,
IT SHOWS THE CITY GOVERNMENT IS
WORKING AND WOE SHOULD BE
STRIVING TO DO THIS WHOLE SET.
ONE LAST PIECE TO THIS AS I WAS
WRITING NOTES TO MYSELF. IF YOU
ARE WONDERING WHAT WE ARE DOG UP
HERE, I HAVE THREE SCREENS AND
NOTES WE ARE WRITING IN TERMS OF
NOTES AND COMMENTS JUST IN CASE
THE BRIEFERS AT THE TABLE ARE
WONDERING WHAT THE
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE DOING. BUT
ONE IS LIKE THE TRAFFIC COMMENT
MEASURE. AS I LISTEN TO YOUR
BRIEFING, I SIT ON THE CITY WIDE
COMMITTEE AND YOU KNOW FROM THE
COMMITTEE, THERE IS NOTHING FROM
D7 ON THE LIST. I'M LOOKING AT
BECAUSE I KNOW WHERE MY SCHOOLS
ARE, THE ONE WHERE I DROP MY
DAUGHTER OFF, I CAN SEE THE D7
SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE AS MANY AS
OTHER DISTRICTS BUT WE DON'T
HAVE THE SITUATION WHERE YOU
HAVE AREAS WHERE YOU CAN REALLY
SPEED BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
THOSE THOROUGHFARES. WE DON'T
HAVE SCHOOLS NEXT TO THE
THOROUGHFARES. BUT TRAFFIC
MEASURES DO HELP LIKE IN QUEEN
ANNE, AT SEVENTH AND McGRAW,
THERE IS A TRAFFIC COLUMN. AT
SEVENTH AND THE NEXT BLOCK UP AT
THE SIDE OF THE COVE, THERE IS A
STOP SIGN IN THE CROSSWALK.
THESE KINDS OF THINGS HELP. THIS
COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT NEEDS TO BE
IN PLACE. I SEE THE TRAFFIC
SAFETY CAMERAS BEING A PART OF
THIS PLACE. I DO APPRECIATE THE
WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING RELATED
TO THE PIECES WHERE IT IS DON'T
BLOCK THE BLOCK WHICH IS HARD
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HAVE STREETS
WITH HILLS AND THEN THE NEXT
THING YOU HAVE A SITUATION WHERE
YOU ARE IN THE BLOCK AND STUCK
ANGSTING. NO QUESTIONS IN ALL
THAT BUT I HAVE ONE QUESTION
THAT TIES INTO THIS A LITTLE
DIFFERENTLY AND IT DOESN'T
REALLY SHOW UP OR WON'T COME UP
AS AN OPTION BECAUSE IT WAS
DEACTIVATED. THE ONLINE CALLER
WAS TALKING ABOUT THE TRUCKERS.
OBVIOUSLY, WE JUST WENT THROUGH
A VERY INVOLVED PROCESS FOR A
PIECE OF LEGISLATION. BUT YOU
JUST HEARD IT TODAY, THE
TRUCKERS ARE THE BAD GUY.
TRUCKERS WERE HERE FIRST. THE
PORT WAS HERE FIRST. YOU CAN
ALREADY SEE THAT LAY OF THE
LAND, THE SET UP, WHERE WE ARE
MOVING TOWARDS. MR. LABORD, YOU
MAY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS
QUESTION BUT I UNDERSTAND IN
DECEMBER 23, THE COUNCIL PASSED
A REQUEST FOR A STUDY FOR
BASICALLY THE FREIGHT PROGRAM
FROM I-95 TO THE PORT. I DON'T
BELIEVE THAT STUDY HAS BEEN
COMPLETED YET. I WOULD LIKE TO
THIS EFFORT INTO THE FREIGHT
WORLD. IT IS NOT JUST A SCHOOL
THING OR A GENERAL, THOSE AREAS
CLOSE TO I-5 IN TERMS OF
AVOIDING BACKUPS. IT IS A
FREIGHT SOTO THING. WE HEARD IT
WITH THE CALL IN. WE NEED TO
LOOK AT THAT. WE NEED TO LOOK AT
HOW WE CAN MOVE THE TRUCKS
SAFELY, WHETHER IT IS, MAYBE IT
IS A TRUCK ONLY LANE. WE HAVE
BUS LANES, WHY CAN'T WE HAVE
TRUCK LANES? I DON'T THINK A
CAMERA COULD BE PART OF THAT
BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE
CAMERA WAS DEACTIVATED. I WILL
FORGET WHAT SLIDE IT WAS ON. WE
NEED TO LOOK AT THAT PIECE TOO
AND UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN CREATE
A SITUATION BECAUSE IT IS
INCOMPATIBLE. BIG TRUCKS,
DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE HAD
DEMONSTRATIONS ON HOW HARD IT IS
TO SEE CARS WHEN THEY ARE
DARTING IN AND OUT, THAT WAS NOT
TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. BUT WE HAVE
TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT MOVING
FORWARD, DESPITE WHAT HAPPENED
IN THAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
HERE WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE, WE SHOULD BE LOOKING
AT HOW TO SUPPORT THE FREIGHT
MOVEMENT AND DO IT IN A SAFE WAY
WHEN WE HAVE COMPATIBLE USES OF
THE ROAD. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK REGARDING
THE STUDY THAT I WAS TOLD ABOUT.
IF THERE IS A STUDY AND WHEN IT
WILL BE COMPLETE.
>> I BELIEVE THE STUDY IS FROM
THE RESOLUTION DUE NEXT YEAR. I
COULD CHECK ON THAT TO BE SURE.
I KNOW THAT IS A COORDINATED
EFFORT WITH SDOT AND SBCI.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. IF MR.
NEMANI AND HIS TEAM IS DOING THE
DUE DILIGENCE ON THE
INSTALLATION OF CAMERAS,
OBVIOUSLY IT TAKES TIME FOR THE
PROPER STUDY. IT IS IMPORTANT.
AND IT IS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE
LEGISLATION WE DID AND THE
LITTLE TIDBITS LIKE THE CALL IN
WE GOT TODAY. SO THANK YOU
CHAIR.
>> ONE OTHER THING TO MENTION,
YOU MENTIONED TRUCK LANES AND
SOMETHING THAT SDOT WILL BE
PILOTING, I BELIEVE NEXT YEAR IS
FREIGHT AND TRANSIT LANE ON WEST
LAKE AVENUE NORTH. THAT WILL BE,
THE RIGHT LANE EACH DIRECTION,
LARGER TRUCKS WILL BE ALLOWED IN
THE LANE. IT WILL START WITH
TRANSIT ONLY FOR SIX MONTHS TO
GET SOME PERFORMANCE MEASURES
FROM THAT AND THEN DO ANOTHER
SIX MONTHS WITH FREIGHT AND
TRUCKS AND THEN ANALYZE THE
PERFORMANCE FOR BOTH TYPES OF
VEHICLES AND FROM THERE, COULD
POTENTIALLY CONVERT TO A
PERMANENT PROGRAM. THANK YOU FOR
THAT UPDATE, APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. ALL RIGHT. A FEW
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU AGAIN. I
APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION. I
NOTE THAT NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE IN
MY DISTRICT, AND OTHER
DISTRICTS, MAG SEN PARK, THE
GOLDEN GARDENS, L TOWN AND
DISTRICT 7, AMONG OTHERS
EXPERIENCING VERY HIGH NUMBER OF
PROBLEM STREET RACING AND THESE
ARE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT COULD
DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM HAVING
CAMERAS EMPLOYED THERE. I DO
SUPPORT A THOUGHTFUL DEPLOYMENT
OF THESE. THAT'S WHAT I WAS
GETTING EARLIER AT MY CHAIR'S
REMARKS AT THE OPENING, THAT WE
NEED THESE CAMERAS TO BE
RESPONSIBLY DEPLOYED AND THAT
INCLUDES MAKING SURE WE HAVE A
DATA BASE APPROACH AND ENSURES
WE THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDER THE
EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS WHICH IS
BY THE WAY, WHY WE ARE NOT ON
THAT EARLIER EXAMPLE, EXCHANGE
WE HAD AT THE BEGINNING, WE ARE
NOT GOING TO SHOEHORN AND
PREVENT FRESH FOOD ACCESS IN A
HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY AND MUCK
UP CONGESTION IN A NEIGHBORHOOD
IN NORTH DEL RIDGE BY INSTALLING
A TRAFFIC BARRIER BECAUSE THERE
ARE EQUITY CONCERNS WE NEED TO
THINK THROUGH. AMONG OTHER
FACTORS. WE NEED TO BE
THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THIS. OUR
CONSTITUENTS ARE ALSO ON THE
OTHER HAND, FED UP AND IMPATIENT
AROUND SOME OF THE PROBLEM
ACTIVITIES PERTAINING TO RACING
WE ARE SEEING IN A VARIETY OF
COMMUNITIES. AND I SHARE THAT
FRUSTRATION AND CONCERN. AND
I'M FED UP TOO. SO THAT'S WHY
WE ARE DOING A LOT. WE HAVE DONE
A LOT. WE WILL DO MORE AS LISH
NOTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS
CONVERSATION. TEEING UP THE
VARIOUS COUNCIL ENABLEMENT
PIECES TO DO THAT. I'M PROUD
THAT AND I APPRECIATE THE
EXECUTIVE FOR PUTTING TOGETHER
THIS LEGISLATION THAT WE WILL
HEAR LATER THIS MONTH IN THIS
COMMITTEE THAT INCORPORATES,
DOES ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT
CALTEED UP IN THE MEMO TO ME, TO
START DEPLOYING, THAT
INCORPORATES 2024 CHANGE TO SEE
STATE LAW AMONG OTHER THINGS. I
APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK AND
DEDICATION FROM THE XEGATIVE
DEPARTMENT, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
DEPUTY MAYOR, CLOSE CONTACT WITH
HER ABOUT THIS AND THEN LAST
WEEK ON THURSDAY, I HAD A GREAT
CONVERSATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY
DAVIDSON. LATER HER CIVIL CHIEF,
MR. TOM COUPLE WHO OVER SEES THE
LEGAL TEAM RESPONSIBLE FOR
REVIEWING ANY PROPOSED
LEGISLATION AND I UNDERSTAND
THEY FINALIZED AND COMPLETED ON
THURSDAY THEIR LEGAL REVIEW OF
THE EXECUTIVE'S DRAFT
LEGISLATION. SO WE LOOK AT THAT
BEING TRANSMITTED DOWN TO THIS
FLOOR ASAP. EARLIER THIS
MORNING, I DIRECTEDSTAFF,
BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
NODES TO BE DONE, WE MADE SOME
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS, $1.18
MILLION I BELIEVE DURING --
IT'S ON LISH'S SLIDE -- TO
AUTHORIZE AND INVEST IN
NONSCHOOL SPEED CAMERAS. EARLIER
THIS MORNING I DIRECTED STAFF TO
START DRAFTING, PROVISO LIFT
LEGISLATION. WE ARE GOING TO DO
BOTH, CONSIDER AND REVIEW BOTH
IN PARALLEL, THE AUTHORIZING
SPEED CAMERA LEGISLATION AND THE
PROVISO LIFT LEGISLATION. SO WE
ARE GOING TO EXPEDDITE ON OUR
END AND CLEAR THE BACK LOG ON
OUR END TO MAKE SURE WE CAN BE
AS EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE AS
POSSIBLE TO GET THESE DEPLOYED.
REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION, THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR OVERVIEW AND
SHARING THE EXECUTIVE'S CURRENT
PLANS RESPECT TO DEPLOYMENT
AROUND SOME OF THE SCHOOL SPEED
CAMERA EXPANSION. REGARDING THE
DEPARTMENT'S PLAN AND TIMELINE
FOR DEPLOYING NONSCHOOL
AUTOMATED SPEED CAMERAS IN
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE CLAMORING
FOR THEM LIKE MAG SEN PARK ET
CETERA, WHICH IS A HUGE PRIORITY
OF THE COUNCIL. CAN YOU GIVE A
QUICK UP DATE ON WHEN YOU
ANTICIPATE PLANNING OF
DEPLOYMENT OF NONSCHOOL SPEED
CAMERAS THAT HAVE BEEN
AUTHORIZED AND REFLECT A
SIGNIFICANT PRIORITY OF THE
COUNCIL?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
QUESTION CHAIR SAKA. WE ARE
ABSOLUTELY FOG FD ON
CONSTRUCTING AND ACTIVATING THE
SCHOOL ZONE SAFETY CAMERAS THIS
YEAR. I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT
THERE ARE A LOT MORE -- THE
BUDGET THAT WAS ALLOTTED FOR THE
NONSKROOL ZONE CAMERAS, RIGHT
NOW WE ARE FOCUSING ON MAKING
SURE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS HAPPEN AND
ALSO FINISH THE NECESSARY SAFETY
AND EQUITY STUDIES THAT ARE
NECESSARY BEFORE WE CAN MOVE
FORWARD WITH ANY POTENTIAL
DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION OF
FULL-TIME SPEED CAMERAS IN
SCHOOL ZONES. WE ARE COMMITTED
TO COMPLETING THE STUDIES. WE DO
NOT HAVE A TIME FRAME FOR WHEN
THE DEPLOYMENT MOST LIKELY WOULD
HAPPEN ON THE NONSCHOOL ZONE
CAMERAS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT INITIAL
RESPONSE. I'LL BE HONEST. THAT
IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT
I HEARD ENOUR CONVERSATION
EARLIER WITH THE DEPARTMENT. AND
I HATE TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT,
BUT I HEARD DURING THAT
CONVERSATION THAT YOU ANTICIPATE
STARTING TO DEPLOY INITIALLY,
NONSCHOOL SPEED CAMERAS BY THE
END OF 2025. IS THAT NOLONGER
CORRECT?
>> INTENT IS TO DO ALL OF THE
WORK AND HOPEFULLY START TO
DEPLOY THEM AT THE END OF THE
YEAR BUT THEY WOULD NOT BE
OPERATIONAL UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT BUT YEAH,
OKAY. THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH
OUR EARLIER CONVERSATION. START
THE WORK, START DEPLOYING. THEY
WOULDN'T BE ONLINE AND FULLY
OPERATIONAL UNTIL 26 I GUESS.
>> YES. I SHOULD PROBABLY
CLARIFY, THERE ARE VARIABLES IN
HOW FAST WE DEPLITHEM. THE
SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS, WE STARTED
PLANNING FOR THIS YEAR LAST
JULY. FROM SPD TO THE VENDOR. SO
THERE ARE SEVERAL STEPS
INCLUDING NOT JUST THE STUDIES
BUT YOU KNOW, THE ACTUAL
DETERMINING THE LOCATION, POWER
AVAILABILITY AND SOMETIMES POWER
NEEDS TO BE HOOKED UP TO THE
LOCATION AND THAT INVOLVES
ANOTHER DEPARTMENT. WE ARE
DEPENDENT ON SPD FEELING LIKE
THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO EXPAND
THEIR ABILITY TO REVIEW
CITATIONS. THEY CAN EMPLOY
TRAINED SDOT EMPLOYEES AS WELL
AS SAFE PARKING EMPLOYEES. BUT
IT IS HOW THEY DO THAT, UP TO
SPD. SO THERE IS A LOT OF
COOPERATION THAT IS REQUIRED AND
SOMETIMES CAPACITY CAN BE AN
ISSUE.
>> FAIR ENOUGH. CAPACITY OF ALL
DEPARTMENTED COULD BE AN ISSUE.
I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOME
VARIABLES. A VARIETY OF FACTORS
AT PLAY. SO WITH RESPECT TO
SIDING, THERE ARE ALREADY SLIDES
AND BUDGET INVESTMENT. I
MENTIONED THEM AT THE TOP. ELK
HIGH AVENUE, MAGNUSON PARK AND
BELLTOWN. THERE ARE FOUR FOR
YOU. AS A STARTING POINT. AND BY
THE WAY, UNDER 2024 CHANGES TO
STATE LAW, AT LEAST THREE OF
THOSE ARE AUTHORIZED BECAUSE
THERE IS A PARKS -- THEY CAN BE
DEPLOYED IN PARKS NOW. AT LEAST
THROW OF THOSE, WE TOOK CARE OF
THE SIDING FOR YOU. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO PARTNERRING WITH YOU
AND SUPPORTING YOU AND MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO
DEPLOY THESE AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE BUT MAKING SURE IT IS A
THOUGHTFUL, BALANCED APPROACH AS
WELL AND FULFILLING OUR DUE
DILIGENCE REQUIREMENTS AND
MINIMIZING UNINTENDED IMPACT AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> THAT'S SOMETHING THAT STATE
LAW REQUIRES. THERE NEEDS TO BE
BOTH JUSTIFICATION IN TERMS OF
TRAFFIC AND EQUITY FOR SITING
THAT CAMERA.
>> OKAY, AWESOME. WELL,
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVE? GOOD TO GO ? ALL
RIGHT. I GOT THE THUMBS UP FROM
VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH, THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU AGAIN,
SDOT PARTNERS, MR. WHITTSON,
ALWAYS APPRECIATE
YOURCLUBERATION ON THIS AND
LET'S GO. LET'S DO THESE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
THIS WORK AND CONSIDERING THIS
LEGISLATION AND THE PROVISO LIFT
LEGISLATION IN TANDEM. AND
SUPPORTING YOUR PENDING
DEPLOYMENT. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU AGAIN. WE WILL MOVE ON
TO THE SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD.
>> RESOLUTION 32166, GRANDING
CONCEPIAL APPROVAL TO OPERATE
AND MAINTAIN A PEDESTRIAN SKY
BRIDGE OVER EIGHT AVENUE NORTH
OF JERRY STREET AS APROPOSED BY
DBA SKY LINE IN THE FIRST HILL
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> OKAY. WILL OUR PRESENTER
PLEASE JOIN US AT THE TABLE, AND
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND BEGIN THE
PRESENTATION.
>> LISH WHITTSON, STAFF CENTRAL
STAFF. YOU RECEIVED A
PRESENTATION ON THIS AT THE LAST
MEETING AND I THINK
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE FAMILIAR WITH
IT. I WILL GIVE YOU HIGHLIGHTS
AND I CAN PULL IT UP IF YOU WANT
TO SEE PICTURES ET CETERA. THIS
RESOLUTION WOULD APPROVE AN
APPLICATION FOR A SKY BRIDGE
OVER EIGHTH AVENUE, SOUTH OF
COLUMBIA STREET FOR THE SKYLINE
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY. IT WOULD
CONNECT THE TWO SENIOR LIVING
TOWERS OWNED BY SKYLINE SO
RESIDENTS CAN SAFELY CROSS EIGHT
AVENUE AND ACCESS THE DIFFERENT
FACILITIES IN THE DIFFERENT
TOWERS. APPROVAL OF THE
RESOLUTION WOULD ALLOW FOR THE
-- WOULD DIRECT SDOT TO
NEGOTIATE FINAL APPROVAL
DOCUMENTS WITH THE APPLICANTS.
THEY WILL COME BACK WITH AN
ORDINANCE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER,
REFLECTING THE CONDITIONS LAID
OUT UNDERRESOLUTION AND THAT
WOULD GRANT THEM APPROVAL TO
BUILD AND INSTALL THE SKY
BRIDGE.
>> EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. THANK
YOU FOR THE QUICK REFRESH THERE,
LISH. AT THIS POINT, I KNOW THIS
IS A HUGE PRIORITY FOR MY
DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES AT THE
DIS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT
CONNECTS THEIR TWO DISTRICTS,
VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. SO I
WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTION
FROM YOU ALL, STARTING WITH VICE
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU AND
THE TEAM FOR GETTING THIS ON THE
AGENDA AS WELL AND TAKING IT ON
IN COMMITTEE, KNOWING HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS AND THANKING
SDOT FOR THEIR WORK IN THIS. I
HAVE SAID IN MY COMMENTS HOW
IMPORTANT THIS SKY BRIDGE IS FOR
THE TWO COMMUNITIES AND SO JUST
WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA AND
THANK YOU TO SDOT AS WELL.
LOOKING FORWARD TO -- I JUST RAN
INTO A RESIDENT A COUPLEAL OF
DAYS AGO EWHOSE HUSBAND LIVES IN
THE MEMORY CARE ON THE EAST SIDE
OF THE POWER, SO IN MY DISTRICT,
THE BETTER SIDE OF SKY LINE. SHE
LIVES -- I'M JUST PLAYING. SHE
LIVES IN COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S
DISTRICT. SO WALKING BACK AND
FORTH TO VISIT HIM IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT. HAVING THE SKY BRIDGE
WOULD HELP WITH THE SAFETY OF
THAT. IT ALSO HAS GREAT BENEFITS
FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ART AND
SAFETY. JUST WANTED TO THANK
EVERYONE. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN
ALONG JOURNEY.
>> EXCELLENT. MADAM VICE CHAIR,
GO AHEAD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR SAKA. I DO
APPRECIATE THE PROPOSAL TO HAVE
A BRIDGE CONNECT D3 AND D7. AS
FATE TURNED OUT AS THE DISTRICTS
WERE REFORMED, IT HAS CREATED AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS
CONNECTION. THAT'S NOT THE
REASON TO DO IT. I UNDERSTAND
THE GENERAL POINT IN TERMS OF
SKY BRIDGES BUT FOR ME, ANY
TIME, WHEN I HAVE BEEN IN FIRST
HILL, ANY TIME I SEE THE HEALTH,
MEDICAL PIECE TO A SKY BRIDGE,
WHETHER IT IS SWEDISH, THE
DIFFERENT AREAS OF FIRST HILL OR
IN THIS CASE, GIVEN BY A
FANTASTIC EXAMPLE BY
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, THE
MEDICAL, THE MEMORY CARE, ALL OF
THESE KINDS OF ASPECTS MAKE THIS
CASE VERY UNIQUE AND WORTHY OF
OUR SUPPORT. I DO WANT TO THANK
PARKS FOR ENGAGING ON THIS AND
DOING THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PIECE.
I WAS GETTING A TOUR OF FROWAY
PARK AND A TOUR BY THE FIRST
HILL ASSOCIATION IN ADDITION TO
THE FREE WAY PARK ASSOCIATION,
SOMETHING WE CAN TALK ABOUT
LATER. BUT THE -- IT SHOWED HOW
IMPORTANT THIS IS, THE WORK THAT
WENT INTO THIS FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD TOO. THIS GOES TO
THE PUBLIC BENEFITS. WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT THE PARK TO PARK
LOOP, WALKING IN THAT AREA AND
IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE
PUBLIC BENEFITS, THE ENHANCED
IMPROVEMENTS ALONG EIGHTH. YOU
HAD MULTIPLE EXAMPLES OF THAT.
IT MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THIS IS
AN IMPROVEMENT FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IN ADDITION TO THE
RESIDENTS OF THE TWO PARTS OF
THE SKY LINE COMMUNITY. SO WITH
THAT SAID, MR. CHAIR, I'M IN
SUPPORT OF THIS OBVIOUSLY, BASE
SUPPORT.
>> ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT. THANK
YOU EVERYONE. IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. I
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
32166. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED AND
THIRD. TO RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION 32166. ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? HEARING AND
SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT
RESOLUTION 32166?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
COUNCILMEMBER SKRAUS? VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> THERE ARE THREE VOTES IN
FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED.
>> EXCELLENT. THE MOTION CARRIES
AND THE RESOLUTION WILL BE SENT
TO THE APRIL 28, 2025 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. BEFORE WE
ADJOURN JUST WANT TO SHARE, WE
HAVE EXCHANGES IN PUBLIC OPENLY,
AND HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS IN
PLAIN SIGHT, OPEN, TRANSPARENT,
THAT'S THE NATURE OF THE WORK
HERE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
EARLIER AT THE OUTSET, THERE WAS
SOME CONVERSATION AROUND AND
PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTING A
SPECIFIC PROPOSED DESIGN
SOLUTION ON 26 WHICH IS AN
ESEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAY
AND GENESSEE IN MY DISTRICT IN
WEST SEATTLE. I INDICATED AND I
MAINTAINED STRONGLY THAT I DO
NOT SUPPORT A DIVERTER THAT
WOULD PREVENT LEFT TURNS IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS ALREADY
HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED BEFORE
ME, HISTORICALLY
UNDERREPRESENTED AND IS ALSO A
FOOD DESERT, AN A NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT IS ALREADY EXCEPTIONALLY
NARROW WITH DEL RIDGE, 25th,
26th, AND THOSE ARE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND 26th IS A
GREENWAY. SO TO PREVENT AND CUT
OFF ACCESS IN SUCH A
NEIGHBORHOOD IN MY VIEW DOES NOT
MAKE SENSE. BUT I AM AGAIN OPEN
TO HEARING OTHER SOLUTIONS THAT
ARE MORE WORKABLE FOR SLOWING
TRAFFIC. I USE THAT SAME ROAD
EVERY DAY WITH MY KIDS. AND I
AGREE THERE IS MORE THAT THE
DEPARTMENT COULD DO TO SLOW CARS
DOWN THERE AND I SUPPORT THEIR
EFFORTS TO DO EXACTLY THAT SHORT
OF PUTTING A TRAFFIC DIVERTER
RIGHT THERE. HIGHLIGHTING THE
IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND
WRITTEN FEEDBACK AS WELL. SO I
APPRECIATE MR. BAKER WHO TOOK
THE TIME TO SHOW UP TODAY OUT OF
HIS BUSY SCHEDULE TO SHARE HIS
FEEDBACK AND TESTIFY ON THIS
BEHALF -- OR ON THAT IMPORTANT
ISSUE IMPACTING THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD. DURING THE COURSE
OF THIS MEETING RECEIVED A
CONSTITUENT EMAIL, SOMEONE WHO
WAS PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT
SPECIFIC EXCHANGE AND PROPOSED
THEIR OWN SOLUTION, IN REALTIME
AND SO I WANT TO THANK MR. ROCK
FOR THE SUGGESTION TO PUT A
FOURWAY STOP ON THE INTERSECTION
OF GENESSEE AND 26 WHICH SEEMS
LIKE A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL AND
WORKABLE COMPROMISE AND IT'S
SOMETHING THAT I WOULD STRONGLY
SUPPORT IF THE DEPARTMENT
CHOOSES TO IMPLEMENT. SO THOSE
ARE THE KIND OF IDEAS THAT I
THINK HELP MAKE US BETTER. AND I
APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S FEEDBACK
AND PERSPECTIVE HERE. THESE ARE
NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES. PEOPLE CARE
DEEPLY ABOUT THEM AS DO I. AND
THERE IT IS. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S
MEETING AGENDA. OUR NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING IS ON APRIL 15
AT 9:30 A.M. IS THERE ANY FINAL
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE BEFORE WE ADJOURN
TODAY? SEEING AND HEARING NONE,
WE ARE HEREBY ADJOURNED. IT IS
10:45 A.M., THANK YOU.
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