>>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING.
SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2025, MEETING OF
THE TRANSPORT FACIAL COMMITTEE
WILL COME TO ORDER. IT'S 10:01.
I AM SOB SAKA WHEN THE EXITO
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMAN KETTLE.
>>
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RANKK.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE. VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH? CHAIR SAKA.
>> THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING AND SEEING NO
OBJECTION THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING
TODAY'S MEETING OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. I HOPE
YOU HAD A RESTFUL RECESS THE
PAST FEW WEEKS. FIRST AND
FOREMOST, HAPPY BELATED LABOR
DAY. ON THAT NOTE, I WANT TO
ESPECIALLY CALL OUT OUR
TRANSPORTATION CREWS ON THE
FRONT LINE WHO ARE OUT ON OUR
SIDEWALKS, STREETS, BRIDGES, AND
MORE DOING THE NEEDED REPAIRS
AND BUILDING OUR TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE TO KEEP OUR CITY
MOVING TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGE
IN OUR VARIOUS COMMUNITIES
ACROSS OUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS. I
WANT TO THANK SDOT AND OUR OWN
CENTRAL STAFF ESPECIALLY CAL
CHOW FOR THE WORK ON THE
IMPORTANT POLICY FOR THIS
COMMITTEE AND OUR RESPECTIVE
COMMUNITIES. OUR SECOND SET
AGENDA ITEMS IS ON SDOT SIDEWALK
PROGRAMS LOOKING AT SIDEWALK
REPAIR, NEW SIDEWALK
CONSTRUCTION, AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING FROM THE DEPARTMENT
ON THEIR WORK TO'S DRESS OUR
MISSING SIDEWALK NETWORK. ALL
MAJOR PRIORITIES FOR ME IN THIS
COMMITTEE, MY OFFICE. LASTLY, WE
WILL BE HEARING AN EXECUTIVE
GENERATED LEGISLATION RELATED TO
AN E-CARGO BIKE PERMIT PROGRAM.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING
MORE ON THAT SHORTLY. THAT SAID,
WE WILL NOW MOVE ONTO OUR HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD PUBLIC
COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND WITHIN
THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE.
CLERK HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
ASSIGNED UP TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE THREE IN
PERSON SPEAKERS, AND TWO REMOTE.
>> ALL RIGHT. EXDENT. EACH
SPEAKER WILL HAVE APPROXIMATELY
TWO MINUTES. 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 MANNER. PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS UP TO 20 MINUTES.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED.
SPEAKERS WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN
SETS OF INPERSON AND REMOTE
UNTIL THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS M CSS
WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DON'T END
IN THE ALLOTTED TIME. PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN AND WE
WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAK
OWNER THE LIST, BRADLEY HOPKINS.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL [INAUDIBLE]
>> I LIVE IN SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD. IN SEATTLE WE
ENJOY FREE LIMITED ACTION HE'S
I-5 STATE ROUTE 99 AND LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD. MAPPING
TECHNOLOGY HAS REINTERPRETED
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD AS A
MAJOR ARTERIAL TO AVOID RAINIER.
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
ENJOYED A RESTRIPING, A GLOWUP
IF YOU WILL, WITH WIDE FOG
LINES, PAINTED SPEED BUMPS AND
YELLOW STRIPING IN THE MILLEDEL.
THE CHANGES MADE IT EASIER FOR
DRIVERS TO CAPRI HENCE APEX OF
EACH CORN ALLOWING GREATER
COMFORT TO TAKE THE ROAD AT
HIGHER SPEED. IN MY PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE SPEEDS INFUSED SINCE
ROW STRIPING HAS OCCURRED. THE
FIVE LINES VERY INDISTANT IF THE
PARK GRASS SOMETIMES LEAVING IT
AS MUCH AS A FOOT BETWEEN PAINT
AND GRASS AND SOMETIMES LEAVING
NOTHING. IN MY PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE DRIVERS ARE MUST MORE
ASSERTING DIRECTING RECYCLIST TO
GET IN THE BIKE LANE. THERE IS
NO BIKE LANE. LAKE WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD IS A PARK AND PARK
WITH NO STOP SIGNS FROM STEWART
PARK TO LADRONA DRIVE. ON AUGUST
13th, I WAS VICTIM OF A
HIT-AND-RUN COLLISION ON LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD BETWEEN
GENESEE AND LAKE PARK DRIVE. AT
APPROXIMATELY LAKE WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD AND BOLDEN. THIS IS
[INAUDIBLE] LAKE WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD CRATE FOOD ARMULTIUSE
PASS WITH A TALL DIVIDER
PROTECTING FAMILIES FROM FROM
EXPRESSWAY. THE PLANS WERE -- I
AM A CASUALTY OF THE DECISION. I
ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES AND
CAN SPEAK TO YOU TODAY. OTHERS
HAVE NOT BEEN SO WILL YOUNG I
IN. MY STORY WAS FEATURED IN AN
ARTICLE IN [INAUDIBLE] I AM
AFRAID THE PAINTING REPRESENTS
TWO STEPS BACKWARDS AND THE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MESSAGING
AROUND COMMISSION ZERO. AND
MEMORY HOLDING OF THE ORIGINAL
PLAN UNDERCUTS THAT MESSAGING.
INSTITUTE ORIGINAL SAFETY PLAN
AND MAKE LAKE WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD A PARK AGAIN. SAFE FOR
FAMILIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> NEXT UP IS NICK SADDLE? ALL
RIGHT.
>> HELLO. HELLO. YEAH, IT IS.
HELLO, COUNCIL I AM NICK A
FREQUENT RIDER OF MY FAVORITE
BUS ROUTE 8. THE LEAST RELIABLE
WITH 40% OF BUSES ON TIME.
THAT'S FAR SHORT OF METRO'S
80% ON TIME AND HAS MOST RIDERS
PER SERVICE AND IT'S ONE OF THE
BUSIEST BUSES. YOU MAY HAVE
NOTICED US IN THE RACE TWO
MONTHS AGO CHALLENGING RIDERS TO
DO THE SLOWEST THING AND BEAT
THE BUS. PEOPLE JUGGLED JUMPED
ROWS AND THREE LEGGED RACE AND
BEAT THE BUS THAT ALWAYS GOES
1.5 MILES PER HOUR ACROSS SOUTH
LAKE UNION. FOR TWO YEARS NOW
SDOT HAS BEEN STUDYING THE ROUTE
AND NOW THEY FINISHED THE
ANALYSIS AND AGREED BUS LANES
ARE NEEDED BUT THEY SAID DRIVERS
WOULD WAKE 34 MINUTES TO GET TO
CAPITOL HILL. THEY DON'T DO
ANALYSIS ON ALTERNATE ROUTES AND
DON'T FACTOR IN THE BUS THAT'S
GOING TO TAKE FIVE MINUTES
INSTEAD OF 25 MINUTES. TO GET
FROM SOUTH LAKE UNION UP TO
CAPITOL HILL. THIS CITY HAS SO
MANY GOALS AROUND MODE SHIFT
CLIMATE, LIVEABILITY AND BYESY
BUSS ARE -- IF THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION CAN'T MAKE THE
BUS FASTER THAN JUMPING ROPE,
WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE DOING? I
CHALLENGE ALL OF YOU TO PLEASE
TELL SDOT TO REVERSE DECISION
REANALYZE THE TRAFFIC AND
PRIORITIZE TRANSIT ALONG THE
CORRIDOR. IT IS SO DESPERATELY
NEEDED AND SO URGENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER IS
JASON LEE.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL AND
WELCOME BACK FROM RECESS. MY
NAME IS JASON LEE AND I COLAID
THE CAMPAIGN WITH NICK. I WOULD
LIKE TO START BY THANKING VICE
CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH AND KETTLE
WHOSE OFFICE WE MET WITH OR WILL
BE. ROUTE 8 IS THE MOST RELIABLE
BUS. LIKE NICK MENTIONED WE
SHOWED IT'S SLOWING THAT WALKER
BUT HOPSCOTCH JUMPING ROPE, LEAP
FROGGING AND THE LIST GOES ON.
UNFORTUNATELY SDOT IS UNDEFERRED
ADD CONCERNED AND ANNOUNCED
NEIGHBORS DRIVE TO WORK INSTEAD
OF TAKING BETTER CHOICES. THANK
YOU.
>>> WE WILL NOW GO TO OUR TWO
REMOTE SPEAKERS FIRST TANKLIN
JONES. WHEN YOU ARE PERMITTED TO
SPEAK, HIT THE STAR 6.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. THIS
IS FRANKLIN JONES. COUNTER AND
CEO URBAN THEREFOREY IN
PORTLAND, ORGAN. AND I AM
CALLING IN TODAY TO OFFER MY
SUPPORT FOR THE ECARGO BIKE
COMMERCIAL E-CARGO BIKE PROGRAM.
I HAVE OWNED AND OPERATED
BEELINE URBAN DELIVERY FOR THE
PAST 15 YEARS PROVIDING LAST
MILE DELIVERY THROUGHOUT THE
CENTRAL CORE OF PORTLAND. I WANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE STRONG LEADERSHIP
FROM SDOT AND CLIMATE OFFICE ON
BRINGING THIS PROGRAM TO COUNCIL
CARGO BIKES REPRESENT A VERY
VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO OUR
TRADITIONAL VAN BASED DELIVERIES
WITHOUT SERVICE LEVEL DECREASES.
I WANT TO OFFER MY FULL SUPPORT
OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IN
PURSUIT OF A MORE LIVEABLE
COMMUNITY AND CONTINUED
EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF GOODS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> OKAY. LAST THAT IT'S OKAY FO
TO SMOKE AT THE BUS STOP. AND
SHE SAID SOMETHING LIKE, THEY
ARE ALLOWED TO DO THAT. I WAS
LIKE WHAT DO YOU MEAN? SHE IS
LIKE THIS IS IS NOT MY
RESPONSIBILITY. THEY CAN DO
WHATEVER THEY WANT. I ONLY
PATROL THE SECOND FLOOR AT THE
PLATFORM. AND SHE SAYS I TELL
PEOPLE NOT TO SMOKE UP THERE ALL
THE TIME. I WAS LIKE DO YOU
TICKET THEM? SHE IS LIKE NO. I
WAS LIKE CAN YOU LET THE PEOPLE
KNOW THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO
THAT HERE. AND SHE SAYS, I
DON'T LISTEN TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
NOT PAYING ME. AND I WAS LIKE
THE TAXPAYERS PAY YOU WHY CAN'T
YOU JUST DO YOUR JOB AND SHE IS
LIKE THIS IS NOT PART OF MY
RESPONSIBILITY. SO, I AM
WONDERING, LIKE, EXACTLY WHAT
PRIVATE SECURITY INTERPRETATION
OF THE RULES OF LAW ALLOW FOR
SOME UNTRUSTWORTHY LAZY TRANSIT
SECURITY WHO DOESN'T DO THEIR
JOB BETWEEN SOUNDING LIGHT RAIN
AND TRANSFER TO THE KING COUNTY
METRO THAT MAKES IT CRIME
POSSIBLE AND UNTENABLE TO RELY
--
>> THANK YOU DAVID.
>>> CHAIR THAT IS THE CONCLUSION
OF ALL OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WILL
NOW MOVE ONTO OUR FIRST TWO
ITEMS OF BUSINESS. THEY ARE
RELATED. SO, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEMS ONE AND TWO
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE RESOLUTION
32179. RESOLUTION REGARDING THE
OPERATION OF A COUNCIL DISTRICT
FUND/DISTRICT PROJECT FUND AS
PROVIDED IN THE 2025 ADOPTED
BUDGET AND 2025-2030 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THROUGH
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION SDOT
002-A-1. AGENDA ITEM TWO ORDER
INNOCENCE RELATING TO THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AMENDING
ORDINANCE 127156 WHICH ADOPTED
THE 2025 BUDGET INCLUDING THE
2025-2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM RENAMING COUNCIL
DISTRICT FUND CIP PROJECT TO THE
DISTRICT PROJECT FUND CIP
PROJECT AND LIFTING A PROVISO.
>> THANK YOU. AND LOOKS LIKE OUR
PRESENTERS JOINED US AT THE
TABLE. WELCOME. PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES AND WHEN READY, BEGIN
YOUR PRESENTATIONS.
>> THANK YOU. BILL LAPORT, SDOT.
>> SIMON BOLINSKI PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT DIVISION.
>> GOOD MORNING JIM CURTIN
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT DIVISION,
DIRECTOR. SDOT.
>> CALVIN CHOW CENTRAL STAFF AND
I WANT TO MAKE FEW CONDUCTUAL
REMARKS BEFORE TURNING IT OVER
TO SDOT TO REMIND YOU CONCEPT
THAT'S IN FRONTS OF US TODAY
WAS. ORIGINALLY PROPOSED AS PART
OF THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY
PROPOSAL BUT DID NOT MAKE IT
THROUGH TO THE LEVY THAT WAS
APPROVED BY VOTERS, AND THE
COUNCIL ESTABLISHED THE PROPOSAL
IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. FUNDING
IT FOR TWO YEARS $7 MILLION 2025
AND 2026, WE ALSO IMPOSED A
SPENDING PROVISO THAT THE MONEY
COULD NOT BE SPENT UNTIL THERE
WAS FURTHER AUTHORIZED BY THE
COUNCIL. WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT
OF YOU IS A RESOLUTION THAT SORT
OF ACKNOWLEDGES THE POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES FOR OPERATIONALIZING
THE PROGRAM AND THAT'S WHAT THE
PRESENTATION WILL FOCUS ON. AND
THEN WE HAVE A SECOND PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT LIFTS THE
PROVISO CHANGES THE NAME TO THE
PROVICE -- OF THE PROGRAM AND
GIVES THEM THE AUTHORITY TO
ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD AND SPEND
MONEY. SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN
IT OVER TO SDOT.
>> OF THANKS, CAL AND THANKS FOR
HAVING US HERE THIS MORNING
COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOU'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH SDOT HEALED
LEADERSHIP, BILL, MEGAN AND
MEGAN AND CAL AND REST OF THE
CONSULTATION TEAMS TO DEVELOP
THE PARAMETERS AND WE ARE HERE
TODAY TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF
THAT WORK AS WE TAKE WHEN YOU'VE
DEVELOPED AND TURN IT INTO A
PROGRAM. I WANT TO NOTE THIS
PROGRAM WILL BE LIVING IN
SDOT'S PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION HOME TO MANY OF SDOT'S
MOST PEA LOVED PROGRAMS I WOULD
LIKE TO SAY. INCLUDING SAFE
ROUTES TO SCHOOL, ACCELERATED
SIDEWALKS, BIKE FACILITIES,
FREIGHT PROGRAM, ADA PROGRAM AND
I OVERSEE THE PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT SEAM AND SIMON IS A
KEY PLAYER AND HE WILL BE
OVERSEEING THIS PROGRAM FOR
SDOT. SIMON HAS SUPER LONG
HISTORY OF DEVELOPING PROJECTS
OF ALL SCOPES AND SIZES. AND HAS
EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE LEADING
COMMUNITY ORIENTED PROGRAMS FOR
SDOT. HE IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING
THE NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATED
SAFETY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, THE
NISBI A NEW LEVY PROGRAMS AND
PREVIOUSLY OVERSAW THE
NEIGHBORHOOD STREET FUND. SO,
LOTS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH
THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP
PROJECTS AND GET THOSE THINGS
BUILT. SO YOU ARE IN GOOD HANDS.
AND I THINK WITH THAT WE ARE
EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS
PROGRAM AND I THINK WE CAN JUMP
INTO THE DISCUSSION HERE. SO,
THE AS CAL NOTED, THE 2025
BUDGET SET UP THE PARAMETERS FOR
THIS PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDED
NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE FUNDING,
NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE TRAFFIC
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND
PRIORITIES AT THE DIRECTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL. THERE IS $7
MILLION IN 2025 AND ANOTHER $7
MILLION IN 2026 TO FUND THE
WORK. THESE ARE CAPITAL DOLLARS
SO IN UNSPENT FUNDS WILL BE
ROLLED OVER INTO FUTURE YEARS.
AND DO WANT TO NOTE THERE IS NO
SECURED FUNDING FOR 2027 AND
BEYOND. SO TODAY, WE WILL SHARE
THE PROPOSED OPERATIONAL
PROCEDURES INCLUDING PROJECT
SELECTION PROCESS, SELECTION
CONSIDERATION, AND
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND
CONSIDERATION. AND WITH THAT,
SIMON.
>> SO, YEAH, WE WANTED TO START
OFF BY SHOWING YOU THE PROPOSED
ANNUAL PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR THE
DISTRICT PROJECT FUND. OUTLINING
HOW COUNCIL WILL WORK WITH SDOT
TO GET PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED.
THIS SCHEDULE IS INFORMED BY THE
PROJECT DELIVERY PROCESS AND
TYPICAL SPECIFIC DATES AND
MILESTONES INCLUDED IN THE
COUNCIL BILL. SO THE FIRST KEY
DATE IS MARCH 1ST, AND THE
COUNCIL BILL THAT SAYS IS THE
DATE WHERE COUNCILMEMBERS SHOULD
STRIVE TO SUBMIT PROJECTS TO
SDOT FOR REVIEW. BUT AHEAD OF
THAT, INCLUDING INFORMATION WE
WILL SHARE WITH YOU TODAY, WILL
SHARE A NUMBER OF RESOURCES WITH
YOU TO HELP WITH THAT GENERATION
AND MIDDLE TASK DOT AND WE WILL
TALK ABOUT THOSE RESOURCES IN A
MOMENT. AFTER YOU SUBMIT
PROJECTS ON MARCH 1ST, WE WILL
SDOT WILL TAKE TIME TO REVIEW
THE PROJECT IDEAS, LOOK AT
FEASIBILITY, AND DEVELOP COST
ESTIMATES FOR THE PROJECTS. AND
WE WILL REPORT BACK TO YOU BY
MAY 1ST, AND YOU WILL HAVE A
MONTH TO CONSIDER THAT REVIEW,
THE COST ESTIMATES AND MAKE A
FINAL DECISION OF WHICH PROJECTS
YOU WOULD LIKE TO FUND BY JUNE
1ST. AFTER THAT, WE WILL KIND OF
EMBARK ON TYPICAL SDOT DELIVERY
PROCESS WITH PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, AND THEN
CONSTRUCTION WITHIN ABOUT TWO
ONE TO TWO YEARS OF PROJECT
SELECTION. WANT TO KNOW THE ONE
TO TWO YEAR TIME TRIM A TYPICAL
PROJECT DELIVERY AND SIMPLE
PROJECTS MAY BE ABLE TO BE
DELIVERED MORE QUICKLY AND MORE
COMPLEX PROJECTS CLOSER TO THE
TWO-YEAR MARK. SO NEXT WE WILL
GO INTO MORE DETAIL FOR HOW YOU
CAN SUBMIT PROJECT CANDIDATES TO
SDOT. SO, PER THE LEGISLATION,
FIRST GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE
BASIC CRITERIA, PROJECTS SHOULD
BE NEIGHBORHOOD SCALED TRAFFIC
SAFETY EMERGING SAFETY CONCERNS
AND REQUESTS FROM COMMUNITY.
PROJECTS MUST ADHERE TO CITY AND
FEDERAL STANDARDS. GUIDELINES
AND BEST PRACTICES. AND PROJECTS
SHOULD BE A MAXIMUM HAVE A
MAXIMUM ANNUAL COST OF A MILLION
DOLLARS PER DISTRICT. AND THIS
COULD BE A LARGER PROJECT THAT
COST $1 MILLION OR POTENTIALLY
MULTIPLE SMALLER IMPROVEMENT
THAT TOTAL $1 MILLION. SO TO
CONSISTENTLY COLLECT THE PROJECT
IDEAS FROM YOU ACROSS ALL
DISTRICTS, WE WILL BE PROVIDING
YOU WITH SIMPLE FORM TO SUBMIT
ARE IDEAS INCLUDING BASIC
INFORMATION LIKE THE PROJECT
LOCATION, THE PROJECT GOALS,
DESCRIPTION OF ANY EXISTING
ISSUES, AND ALSO POTENTIAL
DESIGN SOLUTIONS THAT YOU YOUR
OFFICES OR THE COMMUNITY HAVE
ALREADY CONSIDERED OR PROPOSED.
WE APPRECIATE BACKGROUND AND
PRIOR ENGAGEMENT OR OUTREACH
THAT'S BEEN DONE WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND GENERAL COMMUNITY
CONSIDERATIONS AS THEY RELATE TO
THE PROPOSALS. OUR FORM WILL
ALLOW YOU TO SUBMIT MULTIPLE
PROJECT IDEALS. AND WE ACTUALLY
HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THAT IN THE
EVENT POTENTIALLY THE TOP
PRIORITY IS NOT FEASIBLE AS
PROPOSED, AND POTENTIALLY IT'S
HIGHER COST HAVING MULTIPLE
PROJECTS REALLY WE THINK WOULD
PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY DURING THIS
REVIEW PROCESS. SO, TO HELP
IDENTIFY POTENTIAL PROJECT
IDEALS WE ARE DEVELOPING A FEW
RESOURCES TO HELP YOU. THE FIRST
ONE IS SOMETHING WE ARE CALLING
THE PROJECT IDEA TOOLBOX. SO
THIS WILL BE A LIST OF COMMON
IMPROVEMENTS THAT ADDRESS
FREQUENT REQUESTS TO SDOT
ADDRESSING COMMENT SAFETY,
ISSUES SUCH AS CROSSING
IMPROVEMENTS, OR TRAFFIC
CALLING. THE TOOLBOX WILL
INCLUDE A CATEGORIZED LIST OF
IMPROVEMENTS SHORT DESCRIPTIONS
AS WELL AS A RANGE OF TYPICAL
COST ESTIMATES FOR THE
IMPROVEMENTS TO REALLY GIVE YOU
A BALL PARK IDEA OF HOW MUCH
THESE TYPES PROJECTS COULD COST
SO YOU CAN WORK WITH THE MILLION
DOLLAR BUDGET. THESE ARE
CONCEPTUAL COST ESTIMATES. SO
IT'S TO GET YOU STARTED, BUT
DURING THAT REVIEW PROCESS, WE
WILL DEVELOP MORE DETAILED COST
ESTIMATE BASED ON SPECIFICS. BUT
SCOPE THAT'S PROPOSED AS WELL
AS THE LOCATION THAT'S PROPOSED.
THE OTHER RESOURCE THAT WE WILL
SHARE WITH YOU IS A LIST OF
UNFUNDED COMMUNITY REQUESTS THAT
HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN SUBMITTED
TO SDOT BUT HAVE NOT BEEN
CONSTRUCTED YET. THESE COME FROM
OTHER COMMUNITY FOCUSED PROGRAMS
SUCH AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREET
FUND, YOUR VOICE, YOUR CHOICE
AND SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL
PROGRAM. SO WE ARE IN THE
PROCESS OF COMPILING THOSE
IDEALS AND LOOKS LIKE WE WILL
HAVE 7 TO 10 IDEAS PER DISTREK
TO SHARE IN THE EVENT YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN SEEING THOSE. SO
MOVING ON, WE WILL TALK THROUGH
HOW SDOT WILL REVIEW THE PROJECT
CANDIDATES THAT YOU SUBMIT.
AGAIN, WE WILL LOOK AT THE
FEASIBILITY OF PROJECT IDEAS
BASED ON OUR STANDARDS, FEDERAL
STANDARDS, GUIDELINES AND BEST
PRACTICES. WE MAY NEED TO
COLLECT NEW DATA SUCH AS THE
SPEED OF VEHICLES, PEDESTRIAN
AND BIKE COUNTS FOR THAT
LOCATION. WE WILL IDENTIFY ANY
POTENTIAL RISKS AS WELL AS ANY
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXAMPLE AER.
>> OVERLAPPING PROJECT WE CAN
LEVERAGE OR EYE PARTNER WITH WE
WILL IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP MORE
SPECIFIC COST ESTIMATES BASED ON
LOCATION AND PROPOLLSAL. WE WILL
REPORT BACK BY MAY 1ST AND THAN
YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER MONTH TO
CONSIDER THAT REVIEW AND MAKE A
FINAL DECISION FOR WHICH
PROJECTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO
FINANCED FINANCE BY JUNE 1ST. WE
WANTED TO NOTE MANY FACTORS GO
TO DETERMINING PROJECT
FEASIBILITY AND COSTS. SO,
SOMETHINGS LIKE THE STREET
CHARACTERISTICS, IS IT ARTERIAL
OR RESIDENTIAL STREET, A
DESIGNATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE
ROUTE. EXISTING CONDITIONS SUCH
AS HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE USING THE
STREET, HOW MUCH SPACE WE HAVE
TO WORK WITH, HOW MUCH RIGHT OF
WAY WE HAVE TO WORK WITH. I
MENTIONED EARLIER WE WILL USE
LOW THE CAL AND FEDERAL
STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES. THIS
WILL PARTICULARLY COME INTO PLAY
IF WE ARE LOOKING AT CROSSING
IMPROVEMENTS. JUST WANTED TO
NOTE THAT. ADDITIONAL WORK MAYBE
REQUIRED. SO, YOU KNOW FOR
EXAMPLE, IF WE ARE WORKING ON
ONE CORNER, WE MAY NEED TO
ACTUALLY UPGRADE THE CURB RAMPS
TO THE ADA COMPLIANT AND
RELOCATE DRAINAGE
INFRASTRUCTURE. THESE ARE ALL
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS BUT MAY
INCREASE THE COST OF THE
PROJECT. AND THEN, SDOT MOST OF
THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL PROBABLY
BE UNDER THE PURVIEW OF SDOT BUT
WE MAY NEED TO WORK WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES SUCH AS
COULDN'T KENT COUNTY METRO OR
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT DEPENDING ON
THE SCOPE. LASTLY DURING THE
PROCESS, WE WANTED TO SAY THAT
WE WANT TO SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR
DISTRICTS, AND HAVE THIS BE A
COLLABORATIVE PROCESS. BECAUSE
IF A PROJECT CONDITION DATE IS
DETERMINED TO NOT BE FEASIBLE OR
HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED COSTS,
WE WILL WANT TO WORK WITH YOU TO
FIND AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION.
SO, THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BEING
A DIFFERENT DESIGN, REDUCING
SCOPE, LOOKING AT DIFFERENT
MATERIALS. WE TRY TO WORK WITH
YOU TO MUTE MEET THE ORIGINAL
PROJECT GOALS. SO, AFTER
PROJECTS ARE SELECTED FOR
FUNDING, A STAFF WILL START
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WOULD
OCCUR WITHIN ONE TO TWO YEARS OF
PROJECT SELECTION. AGAIN,
WANTING TO NOTE SIM PEL PROJECTS
SUCH AS SMALL SIGNING AND
STRIPING PROJECTS, MORE
MAINTENANCE FOCUSED IMPROVEMENTS
MAY BE ABLE TO BE COMPLETED
SOONER AND MORE COMPLEX PROJECTS
MAY TAKE LONGER CLOSER TO THAT
TWO-YEAR MARK. AND WE WILL DO
OUR BEST DURING THAT PROJECT
REVIEW PROCESS TO I YOU KNOW,
FLAG ANY POTENTIAL SCHEDULE
ISSUES YOU KNOW MAYBE THIS
PROJECT IS FEASIBLE, BUT YOU
KNOW IT WOULD BE CLOSER TO THAT
TWO-YEAR MARK FOR DELIVERY. AND
THEN OF COURSE, WE WILL PROVIDE
YOU KNOW ONGOING UPDATES TO YOU
AND COMMUNITY AS APPROPRIATE. WE
ARE PROPOSING TO PROVIDE REGULAR
QUARTERLY UPDATES ON THE PROJECT
PROGRESS OF SELECTED PROJECTS.
AND WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE AN
ANNUAL PROGRAM UPDATE BY
SEPTEMBER 30th. THIS IS
SOMETHING INCLUDED IN THE
LEGISLATION JUST ON THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS BUT ALSO
EXPENDITURES OF THE PROGRAM AND
ONGOING COMMUNICATION WITH YOU
PROVIDING TIMELY UPDATES TO I YO
AND COMMUNITY. SO BEFORE YOU
TODAY, YOU ARE CONSIDERING
COUNCIL ACTION ON RESOLUTION
32179 AND COUNCIL BILL 121058.
WHICH WILL HELP GUIDE THE
PROGRAM AND LIFT THE BUDGET
PROVISO. ASSUMING THAT MOVES
FORWARD, WE SHARE ALL THE
RESOURCES I MENTIONED EARLIER,
INCLUDING THE PROJECT IDEA
TOOLBOX, THE LIST OF UNFUNDED
COMMUNITY REQUESTS THEN OF
COURSE THE PROJECT REQUEST PHONE
ANTS NEXT MILESTONE IS
SUBMITTING PROJECT IDEAS FOR OUR
REVIEW BY MARCH 1ST OF NEXT
YEAR. THAT CONCLUDES OUR
PRESENTATION. BUT WE ARE HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THIS VERY INSIGHTFUL
PRESENTATION. I WILL WELCOME ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES, BUT FIRST AND
FOREMOST, LET ME SHARE A REAL
WORLD EXAMPLE HOW I -- A PROGRAM
LIKE THIS IS SO SORELY NEEDED
NOW MORE THAN EVER. SO, AS THE
DEPARTMENT ALY NOTED, THERE ARE
A NUMBER OF TERRIFIC PROGRAMS
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO FUND
ANY NUMBER OF ONGOING SAFETY
CHALLENGES, MAKE ANY NUMBER OF
NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE SAFETY
UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS. THOSE
RANGE FROM LET'S SEE THE SAFE
ROUTES TO SCHOOL, NEIGHBORHOOD,
THE LEGACY NEIGHBORHOOD STREET
FUND, NEW NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATED
SAFETY PROGRAM, THE LEGACY YOUR
VOICE YOUR CHOICE, ET CETERA, ET
CETERA. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF TERRIFIC
PROGRAMS THAT THE DEPARTMENT
LEVERAGES TO BUILD THESE
IMPORTANT SAFETY INVESTMENTS.
AND THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO
LOOKING AT EVALUATING THESE
BASED OFF THE CRITERIA, IN MANY
CASES BASED OFF EVALUATION
CRITERIA WE APPROVED IN THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN LAST
YEAR. IN TERMS OF PRIORITIZATION
DEPENDING ON THE SCOPE OF THE
PROJECT AND SCALE OF THE
PROJECT. BUT THEY ARE, AGAIN,
ALSO LOOKING AT THESE FROM A
CITY WIDE PERSPECTIVE 84 SQUARE
MILES OF LAND ACROSS THE CITY
AND PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY
CONSTITUTES WHAT, 26, 27% OR SO
OF THAT. SO THEY ARE -- THEY
HAVE A LOT OF AREA TO COVER FROM
A CITY WIDE PERSPECTIVE. AND SO,
WE WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE DEPARTMENT IS WELL RESOURCED
AND WELL FUNDED, EVERYONE RELIES
HEAVILY ON TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT, THAT SAID,
THERE -- YOU KNOW THE PROGRAMS
ARE NOT UNCAPPED IN TERMS OF
DOLLAR AMOUNT, INVESTMENT. SO,
THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF
TIMES WHEN, YOU KNOW, IN MY YEAR
AND A HALF PLUS BEING IN OFFICE,
WHERE WE REACHED OUT TO THE
DEPARTMENT ELEVATED A CONCERN,
OR REQUEST FROM A COMMUNITY ON A
PARTICULAR PROJECT, AND WE
LEARNED THAT, WELL, IT'S ON THE
RADAR, JUST NO NEAR TERM FUNDING
PATH. AND SO, SO, THAT'S WHAT
THIS IS INTEND TO BE A SOLUTION
TO ADDRESS. WELL, OKAY, THAT'S
GREAT. NOW THERE'S ANOTHER
OPTION TO DO SOMETHING. A IT
MIGHT NOT BE THE FULL SCALE
WHATEVER THE CONSTITUENT OR
RESIDENT WANTS IN TERMS OF
SAFETY, ADDRESSING SAFETY NEEDS
IN THAT SPECIFIC AREA, BUT THE
IDEA IS WE CAN DO SOMETHING. AND
TO BUMP IT UP ELEVATE AND
ESCALATE THE PROJECT IN THE CUE.
SO TO SPEAK. SO, ONE EXAMPLE IN
MY DISTRICT, I WILL SHARE IS IT
WAS ON THE DEPARTMENT'S RADAR,
BUT LOOKING TO BUILD A NEW
SIDEWALK. THERE ARE A LOT OF
CONSTITUENT CONCERNS A NEW
SIDEWALK BETWEEN 26th AND DEL
RIDGE ALONG HUDSON, RIGHT, RIGHT
ACROSS FROM THE DISABLED
AMERICAN VETERANS. AND A LOT OF
SCHOOL CHILDREN USE THAT AREA. A
LOT OF TO TRANSIT TO SCHOOL, AND
IT'S SAFE ROUTES TO TRANSIT
INVESTMENT. AND SO, WORKING WITH
THE DEPARTMENT SECURED A
COMMITMENT I THINK PLANNING
DESIGN FOR THAT SIDEWALK TWO
BLOCKS OF SIDEWALK IS UNDERWAY
RIGHT NOW PERMITTING AND THEY
WILL -- YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO
CONSTRUCT THAT NEXT YEAR. HAD
THIS PROJECT BEEN IN PLACE OR
THE PROGRAM BEEN IN PLACE YOU
KNOW, BACK IN JANUARY OR
FEBRUARY LAST YEAR WHEN I
STARTED, MAYBE WE WOULD HAVE
BUMPED IT UP IN THE CUE. WHO
KNOWS. BUT, THE IDEA IS PROVIDE
ANOTHER MECHANISM TO ADD NEW
PROJECT IDEAS FROM COMMUNITY TO
ADDRESS SMALL MICRONEIGHBORHOOD
SCALE SAFETY INVESTMENTS AND
UPGRADES. SO, ALL RIGHT. THAT'S
MY TWO CENTS FROM THE CHEAP
SEATS. I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER
TO MY COLLEAGUES LOOKS LIKE THE
FIRSTHAND IS COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA. THANK
YOU MR. CURTIN AND MR. BLENSKI
FOR JOINING MR. L.A. BORDE AND
OUR OWN CENTRAL STAFF MR. CHOW
WELCOME THIS MORNING. WELCOME AS
WE START TO HEAD INTO FALL AND
HEAD INTO THE BUDGET SEASON,
WHICH THIS IS ALL TIED IN. I
ALSO APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENTS. I DO RECOGNIZE I SAW
AN ARTICLE FROM THE URBAN
TALKING ABOUT THE EIGHT SO I
KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PIECES
TIED TO THAT. AND, OF COURSE, IN
THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITY,
TO AS YOU ARE NOTING. THESE ARE
IMPORTANT TOPICS TO RAISE AND
DISCUSS. SO THANK YOU FOR THE
PUBLIC COMMENT. IN MY -- HE USED
TO BE TEN YEARS AGO, I USED TO
BE ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT USED
TO COME VISIT WITH OR COME MEET
WITH SDOT FOR YOUR VOICE YOUR
CHOICE, THE SMALL SPARKS AND ALL
THESE THINGS. AND WE USED IT TO
GREAT LEVERAGE FOR OUR COMMUNITY
FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN THIS
CASE THE QUEEN ANNE
NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I THINK IT IS
A GOOD MODEL. AND I RECOGNIZE
THAT SOMETIMES THE LOUDEST
VOICES, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THAT
CHALLENGE TO GET THE SQUEAKY
WHEEL GETS THE GREASE KIND OF
CONCEPT. AND SO I RECOGNIZE THE
NEED FOR AN EQUITABLE PUSH
AROUND THE CITY. AND I THINK WE
HAVE DONE THAT. I THINK WE HAVE
DONE THAT WITH PARKS. I CAN TELL
YOU FROM PARK UPGRADES, YOU
KNOW, THAT'S HAPPENED. AND NOW
THE REVERSE IS SOMEWHAT THE CASE
WHERE THE NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE
QUEEN ANNE DON'T NECESSARILY
HAVE UPGRADED PARKS. SO THAT'S
IMPORTANT. BUT I THINK WHAT'S
IMPORTANT HERE IS THE CONNECTION
TO COMMUNITY. AND I THINK THIS
IS IMPORTANT FOR SDOT AS WELL AS
FOR FROM THE COUNCIL
PERSPECTIVE. A AND WE HAVE KIND
OF LOST THAT SO THE ENGANGMENT
OPTIONS HAVE BEEN LOST. I THINK
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND
OF, YOU KNOW, SHOW THE COMMUNITY
THAT, HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU
CARE ABOUT FROM YOUR OWN VOICE.
AND GUESS WHAT, SDOT IS GOING TO
DO IT OBVIOUSLY THROUGH THE
COUNCIL. I THINK THAT'S AN
IMPORTANT LINK BECAUSE SDOT HAS
BEEN DOING GREAT WORK. BUT A
TALK TO LOST PEOPLE AND THERE'S
FRUSTRATION WITH SDOT AND THIS
IS A WAY TO KIND OF GARNER THAT
KIND OF COMMUNICATION AND
CONNECTION AND BUILD A
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE VARIOUS
NEIGHBORHOODS. AND SO, YOU KNOW,
I AM IN FAVOR OF THIS ASIVE
SPOKE TO CHAIR SAKA AND SUPPORT
USED THAT EXPERIENCE. I ALSO
THINKING, GOING BACK TO
EQUITABLE PIECE, THIS IS THE WAY
TO BUILD THE CIVIC COMMUNITY,
TOO. AND DISTRICT 7 WE ARE WELL
ORGANIZED IN THAT RESPECT. QUEEN
ANNE SOUTH LAKE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL THOSE GUYS ARE ORGANIZED
AND STRONG. BELL TOWN HAS BELL
TOWN UNITED AND BELLTOWN
COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND BRAND NEW
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND
THESE FOLKS ARE, YOU KNOW, COME
TOGETHER QUITE WELL TO ADVOCATE
FOR THEMSELVES. BUT A PROGRAM
LIKE THIS COULD HELP THE OTHER
AREAS OF CITY KIND OF DRAW OUT,
YOU KNOW THAT, COMMUNITY TO COME
TOGETHER AND THEN SPEAK THEIR
VOICE WHATEVER ISSUE IS OF
INTEREST TO THEM. IN THIS CASE,
SAFETY UPGRADE SPECIFICALLY FOR
THE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND I THINK
THAT COULD BE A CATALYST TO KIND
OF HELP BUILD THE CIVIC
COMMUNITY IN OTHER AREAS OF THE
CITY THAT MAY NOT BE AS ROBUST
AS IN DISTRICT 7. I THINK
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE.
THINK THIS PROGRAM CAN HELP IN
THAT. AND SO THOSE ARE SOME OF
THE REASONS THAT I SUPPORT THIS.
AND ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE WHY
SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO MOVE AWAY
FROM IT. YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF
ENSURING ALL PARTS OF THE CITY
ARE COVERED. BUT I THINK WE ARE
IN A GOOD PLACE, AND THIS IS, AS
I TALK ABOUT PENDULUM THEORY,
THIS IS THE PENDULUM COMING BACK
A LITTLE BIT. BUT I THINK WE ARE
IN A GOOD PLACE WHERE WE CAN
HAVE THIS WITH COMMUNITY, BUT
ALSO ENSURE ALL OUTER AREAS OF
THE CITY ARE COVERED. AND SO, I
AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS. NOW, I
RECOGNIZE THERE'S WORK TO THIS,
AND WE DON'T WANT TO INCREASE
OVERHEAD, SO FOR MY POINT OF
VIEW, CHAIR, I AM LEVERAGE THE
EXPERTISE WHAT MAY BE ON THE
SHELF WORKING WITH COMMUNITY
PRIORITIZING SCHOOLS, ALL TYPES
OF SCHOOLS, PARKS, LIKE ACCESS,
YOU KNOW, I AM THINKING MORE
YOUNG PEOPLE GETTING TO PARKS.
YOUNG PEOPLE GETTING TO VARIOUS
TYPES OF SCHOOLS. YOU KNOW, WE
DO THAT IN SO MANY DIFFERENT
WAYS AS AN INVESTMENT IN THE
CITY. TO YOUNG PEOPLE. ALL THE
WAY THROUGH YOU KNOW COMMUNITY
COLLEGE HERE IN OUR CITY. SO
THOSE WOULD BE KIND OF THE
APPROACH I WILL TAKE TO THIS,
AND I WILL ALSO BE WORKING A
COLLABORATING WITH OUR CITY
WADES BECAUSE I RECOGNIZE THAT
THIS HAS A BIT OF A STRONG
DISTRICT FEEL TO IT. AND I NOTED
BY THE WAY AND MENTIONED
URBANIST THE REPORTER IS
HIGHLIGHTING THIS PIECE, AND IN
THAT BALANCE BETWEEN THE CITY
WIDE APPROACH AND THEN THE
DISTRICT APPROACH. AGAIN, I
THINK WE CAN FIND A GOOD BALANCE
TO THAT. SO, SO, I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. I
DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO LAY
DOWN LIKE THE BACKGROUND AND YOU
KNOW THE APPROACH AND I JUST
LOOK FORWARD, MY TEAM, MY
DISTRICT DIRECTOR WILL BE ON
POINT WITH THIS, WORKING WITH --
WE HAVE DISTRICT 7 NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL, OUR COUNCIL OF COUNCILS
IF YOU WILL WORKING WITH THEM TO
GET DOWN KNOT NEIGHBORHOODS TO
GET IDEALS AND BOUNCING THEM OFF
WHAT SDOT AND TRANSPORTATION
HAS. YOU KNOW AND BEING SMART
ABOUT IT. BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT
BIG FUNDS. AND IF YOU SPEND A
LOT OF TIME, YOU KNOW, DOING A
LOT OF PLANNING, DOING A LOT OF
THIS AND THAT, ALL OF A SUDDEN
THE DOLLARS ARE EATEN UP PRETTY
QUICK. WE WANT TO BE SMART AND
EFFECTIVE WITH THIS TOO. I WILL
PARTNER WITH SDOT FROM THE
LABORDE IF WE GO TOO CUTE BY
HALF IF THAT INCREASES THE COST
NOBODY NOPE LET'S FOCUS HOW WE
CAN BE MOST EFFECTIVE. SO, WITH
THAT, CHAIR, I THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AGAIN. AND AGAIN THANK YOU
FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS COME TODAY.
I THINK THERE'S SOME FOLKS FROM
THE DEPARTMENT TO INCLUDE ONE I
SAW OVER BREAK WHEN I WAS TAKING
MY DAUGHTER TO SOCCER PRACTICE.
SHE JUST WAVED AND GAVE HERSELF
AWAY. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR AND THANK YOU
ALL FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
YOU KNOW, I AM ALWAYS GOING TO
BE SUPPORTIVE OF INCREASING OUR
INVESTMENTS IN THE IMPORTANT
PROJECTS. AND AS ONE OF OUR CITY
WIDE REPRESENTATIVES, YOU KNOW,
I AM FAMILIAR WITH A NUMBER OF
PROJECT IN EVERY DISTRICT THAT
TO SEE STREET SAFETY AND KECKS
AROUND THE CITY. COUNCILMEMBER
KETEL ALLUDED TO THE CITY WILD
ROLE IN THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT
AND I WANT TO HONE IN ON THIS
POINT AND SEE IF WE CAN CLARE.
>> I HOW DOES SDOT SEE THE ROLE
OF THE CITY WIDE REPRESENTATIVES
IN THIS PROGRAM?
>> SO COUNCILMEMBER IF I COULD
SPEAK TO THE LEDGES LACE IN
FRONT OF YOU ESTABLISHS THE
PRINCIPLES. IT -- IT DOES SPEAK
TO THE EXPECTATION THAT THE
DISTRICT ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER
IS SPEAK FOR THE DISTRICT AND
REALLY TRIES TO ENCOURAGE CITY
WIDE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO WORK
THROUGH THE DISTRICT COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE
PRIORITIES FOR THAT DISTRICT
ARE. BUT ALONG THE LINES OF YOU
KNOW TRYING TO FOLLOW DIRECTION
FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, THIS IS
DISTRICT FOCUSED WITH THE
EXPECTATION THE MONEY WILL BE
SPLIT EVENLY AMONG ALL SEVEN
DISTRICTS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION, CAL. AND UNDER
THE SO I AM REALLY EXCITED TO
SEE US MOVE FORWARD,
PARTICULARLY SO WE CAN SEE
WHAT'S ON UNFUNDED COMMUNITY
REQUEST LIST AND OTHER PROJECTS
IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT. A
QUICK POINT OF CURIOSITY FOR THE
UNFUNDED COMMUNED REQUESTS HOW
ARE YOU WORKING WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS TO BETTER INFORM
THAT? I AM THINKING ABOUT
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND
OTHER PROGRAMS WITHIN SEPARATE
DEPARTMENTS THAT HAS AN EAR TO
THE GROUND IN TERMS WHAT HAVE
THE COMMUNITY MAY BE LOOKING
FOR?
>> YEAH, FOR THE UNFUNDED LIST,
OUR CURRENT SCOPE INCLUDES JUST
A STAT PROGRAMS AT THIS TIME.
WHICH INCLUDES PREVIOUSLY
SUBMITTED PROJECTS FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOOD STREET FUND, YOUR
VOICE YOUR CHOICE AND SAFE
ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM. YEAH,
IF THERE'S INTEREST IN
EXPLORING WORK FOR OTHER
DEPARTMENTS WE ARE OPEN TO THAT.
OR IF YOU HEARD OTHER IDEA AS
WELL, WE ARE DEFINITELY OPEN TO
EXPANDING THAT SCOPE, TOO.
>> I ALSO WANT TO CLARIFY WE
WILL BE SHARING THE INFORMATION
ABOUT THOSE PAST DISTRICT
REQUESTS FOR ALL DISTRICTS WITH
YOU AND THE OTHER CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I.
>> I ALSO WANTED TO ADD THIS
TYPE OF PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND
FOR QUITE SOMETIME IN DIFFERENT
VARIATIONS AND SOMETIMES WORKED
THROUGH A DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOOD AND SOMETIMES
SEPARATE. THERE'S SOME BUILT IN
COORDINATION. I THINK IF THE
PROJECTS GET MORE COMPLICATED SO
IT'S MORE INTERDISCIPLINARY AND
GOES BEYOND THE TRANSPORTATION
SIDE OF IT, I THINK THAT LEADS
TO THE COMPLEXITY PROBLEM AND SO
THE ISSUE IS THIS IS NOT VERY
MUCH MONEY. THE MORE COMPLEX THE
PROJECT GETS, THE MORE WE START
SPENDING DOWN DOLLARS ON DESIGN
AND CONSULT SUPTUAL ANALYSIS. IT
MAY BE THAT A CRITICAL PRIORITY
FOR A DISTRICT AND MAY MAKE
SENSE BUT I THINK WE SHOULD BE
CAUTIOUS ABOUT THIS NOT
NECESSARILY BEING A HUGE POT OF
MONEY TO DO A LOT OF THAT.
>> UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU ALL FOR
HIGHLIGHTING THAT. CHAIR I
DON'T HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
FOR TODAY BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH EACH ONE OF THE
DISTRICT SPECIFIC COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND SEEING THIS PROGRAM
TO FRUITION.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
RINCK AND YOUR FEEDBACK AND MY
COMMIT MEAN THE TO YOU AND OUR
CITY WIDE COLLEAGUES IS THAT I
THINK THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM IS A
CREATURE OF OUR DISTRICT ARE
FAIRLY NEW, ABOUT TEN YEARS OR
SO, DISTRICT BASED SYSTEM WE
LIVE IN CITY GOVERNMENT HERE.
BUT MY COMMITMENT TO YOU AND OUR
CITY WIDE COLLEAGUES IS LET'S
WORK TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, I AM
HAPPY TO MAKE SURE YOUR FEEDBACK
IS INCLUDED. IF YOU HAVE STRONG
FEELINGS ON ONE THING OR THE
OTHER, BUT ULTIMATELY THIS IS
ABOUT RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY
NEEDS. THIS IS ABOUT MAKING SURE
WE KEEP THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE.
THIS IS ABOUT EXPANDING ACCESS
THROUGH OUR TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE. SO AT THE CORE
IT'S ABOUT COLLABORATION AS
WELL. AND TO THAT END, I WANT TO
THANK THE DEPARTMENT AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR THEIR CLOSE
COLLABORATION IN THIS, IN
DRAFTING THIS PROPOSED
LEGISLATION. THIS -- WE REALLY
WORKED HAND AND HAND TO DEVELOP
THIS AND COCREATE THIS TOGETHER,
AND RIDES FREQUENTED BY THE FACT
THE MAYOR'S SIGNATURE IS
SIGNING PREEMPTIVELY, YOU KNOW,
THE CURRENT FORM OF THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION. AND ON THIS
RESOLUTION. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S
BEST WHEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES ARE ALIGNED
ON LAUNCHING A NEW EFFORT AS
IMPORTANT AND CONSEQUENCE AS
THIS. AND SO, TO THAT END,
AGAIN, WANT TO THANK THE
DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR CLOSE
COLLABORATION AND MAKING SURE
THAT WE ARE ALIGNED ON APPROACH,
ON VISION, AND GOALS. AND I
THINK WHERE WE LANDED DOES A
GREAT JOB OF THAT. ALSO MINDFUL
OF I HEARD COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
MENTION THIS EARLIER. MINDFUL OF
THE OVERHEAD THAT MIGHT BE
IMPOSED AS A RESULT OF THIS. AND
SO, YOU KNOW, TO THAT END, I
WILL NOTE THAT AS CAL NOTED,
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY VARIATION OF
SOMETHING THAT OF OTHER THINGS
THAT HAVE BEEN TRIED IN THE
PAST. AND SO, SO, I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH
THE DEPARTMENT. TURNING TO SLIDE
FIVE, WHERE THE INTAKE PROCESS
ESSENTIALLY IDEATION AND INTAKE
PROCESS, THIS IS HOW I THINK
THIS IS GOING TO WORK BEST IS A
COLLABORATION. SO, WE
COLLABORATED CLOSELY TO GET TO
THIS POINT IN TERMS OF PUTTING
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
PROPOSED LEGISLATION TOGETHER
BEFORE US. BUT AS WE ACTUALLY
IMPLEMENT AND OPERATIONALIZE
THIS, WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO
CONTINUE TO RELY ON THAT CLOSE
COLLABORATION, KIND OF HOW I
VIEW THIS AS WE ARE BOTH
COOWNERS OF EVERYTHING HERE. WE,
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND
EXECUTIVE BRANCH. PRIMARY OWNERS
FROM A PROJECT LOCATION
PERSPECTIVE, FROM PROJECT GOALS
PERSPECTIVE AND GOALS OF ISSUES
ON THE SLIDE IS INDIVIDUAL
COUNCIL MEMBER. AND SURFACING
THEIR IDEAS AND CONCERNS
FEEDBACK THEY ARE HEARING FROM
THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES AND
DISTRICTS. AND THEN, WELL,
EVERYTHING ON THAT, THE -- AT
LEAST AT THIS STAGE, THE PRIMARY
OWNER WILL BE THE COUNCIL
MEMBER. BUT, AS YOU HAVE TO GO
THROUGH AS WE TALKED ABOUT, THE
FEASIBILITY STUDYING AND LIKE TO
DETERMINE AND SOME OF THAT --
SOME OF THE PROPOSALS MIGHT
TRIGGER OTHER UPGRADES AND MIGHT
ESSENTIALLYCH FOR A LACK OF A
BETTER TERMS MUCK UP SOMETHING
AND MOVE IT FAR JOINED THE
ORIGINAL INTEND SCOPE, AND SO,
IN TERMS OF FINAL DESIGN
SOLUTIONS, THE PRIMARY OWNER
THERE IS THE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE
MY OWN GREAT IDEAS THAT I
ELEVATE ON BEHALF OF MY
CONSTITUENTS, BUT AT END OF THE
DAY I AM NOT A TRAFFIC ENGINEER,
SO, SO -- SO, YOU ALL ARE. YOU
ARE THE EXPERTS. SO YOU ALL OWN
ARE THE PRIMARY OWNERS OF THE
FINAL DESIGNS AND SOLUTION AND
IMPLEMENTING THOSE IN A TIMELY
MANNER. SO. I WANT TO THANK THE
DEPARTMENT AGAIN FOR THE WORK ON
THIS. WOULD HAVE IDEALLY --
ANYWAY -- WE WILL BE VOTING ON
THIS AT OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING. SO, THANK YOU AGAIN.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS
ITEM FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER?
NOPE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
AGAIN. WE WILL NOW MOVE ONTO OUR
THIRD ITEM OF BUSINESS. WELL THE
CLERK WILL YOU READ ITEM THREE
INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE AGENDA ITEM 3 SDOT
SIDEWALK PROGRAM REPAIR AND NEW
CONSTRUCTION.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WILL
OUR NEWEST PRESENTERS PLEASE
JOIN US AT THE TABLE AND SHARE
YOUR PRESENTATIONS. ONCE READY,
DO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, AND
START YOUR PRESENTATIONS. AND
WHILE WE ARE MAKING THIS
TRANSITION AND BEFORE SOMEONE
STEPS OUT OF ROOMISH WANT TO
NOTE MR. BLENSKI, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH YOUR COLLEAGUES HYPED YOU
UP HERE AT THE TABLE TODAY. AND
THEN IN VARIOUS PREP MEETINGS
AND BRIEFINGS AND COCREATIONS OF
THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION THAT
I'VE HAD WITH THE DEPARTMENT,
THE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP, THEY
HAVE ALSO HYPED YOU UP A LOT.
WHICH IS A GREAT SIGN. SO, SO,
BASED OFF WHAT I HEARD, I AM
CONFIDENT IN YOUR ABILITY TO
HELP EXECUTE AND IT'S NOT JUST
ONE PERSON IT'S THE ENTIRE
TEAM, YOU MR. CURTIN. AND SO,
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL
YOUR HARD WORK TO GET TO THIS
POINT AND LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING CLOSELY WITH YOU TO HELP
EXECUTE AND OPERATIONALIZE THIS
GREAT IDEA. SO. AWESOME. THANK
YOU. WELL WELCOME.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS JINNY
GREEN, SDOT SIDEWALK PROGRAM.
>> I AM ELSA TIBBITSITS PAVEMENT
ENGINEERING.
>> DARREN MORGAN DIVISION
DIRECTOR AT URBAN AND FORESTRY
DIVISION. I AM HERE TO SUPPORT
THE PRESENTERS. THE PROGRAM
LIVES IN THE PAVING SIGNS OF
MASHING DIVISION, AND I TURN IT
BACK TO JINNY TO GET US STARTED.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS
SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM.
>> ABSOLUTELY. FIRST AND
FOREMOST, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US TODAY. COLLEAGUES, I
WANT TO LEVEL SET HERE QUICKLY.
SO, LAST YEAR, DURING THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY
CONVERSATIONS WE INVITED THE
DEPARTMENT. THEY GAVE A GREAT
PRESENTATION ON THE SIDEWALK
PROGRAM ALL UP WITH MORE OF A
FOCUS EMPHASIS ON THE MIDSTING
SIDEWALK NETWORK, ANTS
OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW SIDEWALK
CONSTRUCTION, AND THE LIKE, AND
SO, THIS YEAR, I INVITED THEM
BACK TO STILL GIVE THAT ALL UP
FOCUS, BUT THIS TIME,
HIGHLIGHTING MORE THE
OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE WITH RESPECT
TO THE SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM
AND OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE BETTER
REPAIRS BECAUSE I KNOW BOTH ARE
IMPORTANT FOR, YOU KNOW THIS
COUNCIL AND YOU ALL INDIVIDUALLY
IN YOUR RESPECTIVE OFFICES. SO,
WE ARE GOING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE OPPORTUNITY ACROSS THE CITY
FOR SIDEWALKS IN GENERAL, BUT
FOCUSING THIS TIME MORE A LITTLE
MORE ON THE SIDEWALK REPAIR. SO,
THANK YOU, SORRY. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. IN TODAY'S
AGENDA, WE WILL BE GOING OVER A
REALLY BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE
SIDEWALKS PROGRAM. BUT THE BULK
OF THE PRESENTATION WILL BE ON
THE SIDEWALK SAFETY REPAIR
PROGRAM, AND THEN CLOSING
REMARKS ABOUT SIDEWALK
MAINTENANCE URBAN FORESTRY AND
ALSO FUTURE SIDEWALK SAFETY
REPAIR PROGRAM. AND BILL WILL
PRESENT THE NEW SIDEWALK SLIDES.
>> YEAH, AND AS COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA SAID, WE HAVE WE HAD A
PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE
PRESENTATION MARCH 19th IF TO
EXWANT TO LOOK IT UP MARCH 19th,
2024 ON THE NEW SIDEWALK PROGRAM
AS IT FED INTO THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEVY. AND YO
PASSED A LEVY ORDER INNOCENCE
APPROVED BY VOTERS THAT PROVIDED
$111 MILLION OVER EIGHT YEARS
FOR NEW SIDEWALKS 320 BLOCKS OF
NEW SIDEWALKS WITH 250 OF THOSE
TO BE DELIVERED IN THE FIRST
FOUR YEARS OF THE LEVY. AND WE
STARTED THAT WORK THIS YEAR
WITH, I WILL GET TO THE
DELIVERABLES IN MOMENT. BUT ONE
OF THE FIRST ELEMENTS OF
FIGURING OUT WORKING WITH
COMMUNITIES TO FIGURE OUT WHERE
THE PRIORITIES FOR NEW SIDEWALKS
WOULD EXIST IS WE STARTED A
SERIES OF EIGHT EARLIER THIS
YEAR EIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD WALK
SHOPS THAT HAVE BEEN HELD SO FAR
AND THEY ARE LISTED ON THE
SLIDE. AND WE HAVE TWO MORE
PLANNED FOR THIS COMING FALL IN
CEDAR PARK AND ASH ARBOR
HEIGHTS. THE -- WE ALSO HAD
SEVERAL SIDEWALKS THAT WERE
ALREADY IN SOME LEVEL OF
PLANNING AND DESIGN THAT COULD
BE DELIVERED THIS YEAR. AND WE
EXPECT TO DELIVER 40 TO 50 BLOCK
FACES OF NEW SIDEWALK BY THE END
OF 2025. AND THEN THOSE SIDEWALK
WALKS THAT I MENTIONED WE DID
WITH COMMUNITY, THOSE ARE
LEADING TO -- YOU WILL SEE
SEVERAL REPORTS COMING FROM
THOSE WALK SHOPS OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE WEEKS AND WILL PROVIDE
THE BASIS OF THE SIDEWALKS WE
WILL START DELIVERING IN 2026.
AND THAT WILL INCLUDE 70 BLOCKS
IN DESIGN FOR CONSTRUCTION NEXT
YEAR. AND THEN I WILL HAND IT
OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE JINNY AND
MY OTHER COLLEAGUES TO TALK
ABOUT THE REPAIR PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU. SO THE SIDEWALK
SAFETY REPAIR PROGRAMWAY OFTEN
REFER TO AS SSRP. SO IF I
MENTION THOSE ACRONYMS, THAT'S
WHAT THAT REFERS TO. BASICALLY,
THIS PROGRAM OVERSEES
MAINTENANCE OF THE CITY'S
EXISTING SIDEWALK NETWORK. THE
GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO MAKE
SIDEWALKS SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE.
AND IT'S FOUND REPAIR SIDEWALKS
THAT ARE DAMAGED BY SDOT STREET
TREES OR ADJACENT TO CITY-OWNED
PROPERTY. WE PERFORM FULL
SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT MOSTLY IN
CONCRETE, SOMETIMES IN ASPHALT,
AND WE ALSO INCLUDE THE
PREVENTIVE MINUTENCE THAT
INCLUDES THE SHIMS AND BEVELS
WHICH IS THE GRINDING WORK. SO,
SEATTLE SIDEWALK NETWORK
INCLUDES OVER 34,000 BLOCKS OF
SIDEWALK. AND THAT MEASURES TO
BE ABOUT 2300 MILES. IN 2017,
THERE WAS LARGE DATA COLLECTION
EFFORT ALONG ALL THE KNOWN
SIDEWALKS IN SEATTLE. SDOT HIRED
INTERNS IN ONE SUMMER TO COLLECT
OBSERVATION DATA, AND THESE
THINGS INCLUDED UPLIFTS WHERE
THERE ARE MEASURABLE VERTICAL
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SIDEWALKS
SURFACES. SURFACE CONDITIONS,
THOSE ARE THINGS LIKE CRACKING.
AND OBSTRUCTION IT IS LIKE
VEGETATION OVERGROWTH THAT
BLOCKS PART OF THE SIDEWALK OR
STEEP CROSS SLOPES. THE PRIMARY
GOAL WAS TO SELECT THE
OBSERVATION TO INFORM THE REPAIR
NEEDS AND BASED ON THE COLLECTED
INFORMATION WE ESTABLISHED A
STANDARD CONDITION RATING SYSTEM
FOR SIDEWALKS. THAT MEANS EACH
SIDEWALK WOULD BE RATED AS
EXCELLENT, GOOD, FAIR, POOR, OR
VERY POOR. AM SO THE PROGRAM USE
THE CONDITION RATING FOR
PROJECTS SELECT AND PRIORITIZING
REPAIRS. THE MAP ON THE RIGHT OF
THE SLIDE SHOWS CONDITION RATING
OF THE SIDEWALKS WITH GOOD
SIDEWALK SHOWING UP IN GREEN.
FAIR IN YELLOW AND POOR IN RED.
IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE ALL
THE DIFFERENT COLORS, BUT IT
KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF
WHAT THE SIDEWALK CONDITIONS
LOOK LIKE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
IN 2021, THERE WAS AN AUDIT
CONDUCTED ON THE SIDEWALK
PROGRAM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW
SDOT MANAGES ITS SIDEWALK
REPAIR. IT ALSO FOLLOWED UP ON A
REPORT FOR POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SIDEWALK
REPAIR IN 2020, WHICH WAS
CONDUCTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON'S EVANS SCHOOL OF
PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNANCE.
FROM THAT REPORT, FROM THAT
AUDIT CAME SIX KEY
RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THOSE ARE
STREAMLINED ENFORCEMENT METHODS,
EXPLORING THE USE OF A BUY SELL
OR REPAIR ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING
A SIDEWALK REPAIR FINANCING
PROGRAM, INSTITUTE AN
INCOME-BASED COST-SHARING
PROGRAM. IMPLEMENTING A
FIVE-YEAR SIDEWALK SHIM AND
BEVEL PLAN. AND SIMPLIFYING THE
PERMITTING PROCESS FOR PROPERTY
OWNERS. THE FIRST FOUR
RECOMMENDATIONS HERES ARE
CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT WITH A
TASK FORCE SET UP TO ASSESS
STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THE
EXISTING SIDEWALK NETWORK. AND
SO, THOSE THINGS INVOLVE CHANGES
IN THE RCW AND THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE AND IMPLEMENTING
THESE OTHER COST-SHARING
PROGRAMS. THE LAST TWO
RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN
IMPLEMENTED. BY MEANS OF A
PROACTIVE BEVELING AND REQUEST
BASED SHIMMING PROGRAM. AND THE
SIMPLIFIED SIDEWALK REPAIR
PERMITTING PROCESS INCLUDES AN
UPDATED SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE AND
REPAIR GUIDE WEB PAGE WITH
CONTINUED IMPROVEMENTS IN
CUSTOMER SERVICE THROUGH VIRTUAL
COACHING AND IN-PERSON SUPPORT
AT THE CUSTOMER INFORMATION DESK
AT THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL TOWER.
THE SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM IS
SUPPORTED BY THREE FULL-TIME
STAFF FOR THE PROGRAM. WE ARE
ALSO ASSISTED BY SIX CONCRETE
CREWS, TWO ASPHALT CREWS, FOUR
STREET MAINTENANCE CREWS WHO
PERFORM THE SHIMS. OUR BEVELING
CONTRACTOR AND THEN OF COURSE,
OUR PARTNERS IN CAPITAL PROJECTS
AND OTHER LARGE PROJECT GROUPS
WITHIN SDOT. PROPERTY OWNER
RESPONSIBILITIES. SO,
PROBABILITY OWNERS HAVE
RESPONSIBILITIES AS WELL TO KEEP
OUR SIDEWALKS IN GOOD AND SAFE
CONDITION. THOSE DUTIES INCLUDE
CLEARING SNOW AND ICE FROM
SIDEWALKS OR CLEARING LEAVES AND
VEGETATION. AND THEN MAKING
REPAIRS TO SIDEWALKS THAT THEY
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR. AND OUR
ENFORCEMENT METHOD TO REMIND THE
PROPERTY OWNERS OF THESE
RESPONSIBILITIES COMES IN THE
FORM OF NOTICE LETTERS. THE CITY
RECEIVES MANY REQUESTS TO MAKE
SIDEWALK REPAIR AND A LARGE
PORTION OF SIDEWALK REPAIR
REQUESTS ARE ACTUALLY PRIVATE
PROPERTY OWNERS'
RESPONSIBILITIES. BUT MANY ARE
NOT ACTUALLY AWARE OF THAT. SO
PART OF SDOT'S ROLE IS TO HELP
EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT
MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND THAT INVOLVES SENDING NOTICE
LETTERS TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS
AND THEN DIRECTING THEM TO SOME
OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE IN
PLACE LIKE THE SIDEWALK
ACCESSIBILITY GUIDE. AND PUBLIC
FACING MAPS LIKE THE SIDEWALK
RESEARCH GUIDE. THIS INFORMATION
HELPS RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY
OWNERS UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE.
IT'S ACTUALLY A SHARED ROLE IN
KEEPING OUR SIDEWALKS IN GOOD
CONDITION, AND THAN IT ALSO
HELPS THEM TO GUIDE THEM THROUGH
THE PERMITTING PROCESS. OKAY. I
WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT AN
ONGOING SIDEWALK REPAIR PROJECT
THAT'S ON BEACON AVENUE. IT'S
A PROJECT THAT PROPOSES
IMPROVEMENTS ALONG BOTH SIDES OF
BEACON AVENUE BETWEEN SOUTH
JUNEAU STREET AND SOUTH MORGAN
STREET WHERE MATURE TREES
UPLIFTED AND DAMAGED THE
SIDEWALKS. THERE ARE CHALLENGES
WHEN THERE ARE CITY POLICIES IN
PLACE THAT SOMETIMES HAVE
COMPETING GOALS. THINGS LIKE THE
CITY'S GOAL TO INCREASE TREE
CANOPY COVERAGE WHILE ACHIEVING
ADA ACCESSIBLE SIDEWALKS.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE METHODS AND
TIMES NEW AND INNOVATIVE
SOLUTIONS THAT SDOT USES TO
ACHIEVE BOTH THESE GOALS. SO, IN
THE EXAMPLE SHOWN HERE, AT
BIKEON AVENUE NEAR SOUTH GRAHAM
STREET, WE WERE ABLE TO NARROW
THE SIDEWALK AND WIDEN THE TREE
PIT TO ACCOMMODATE THE LARGER
ROOTS OF THE TRIAL WHILE THE
SIDEWALK WAS SLIGHTLY RAISED, TO
RAMP UP OVER THE TREE ROOTS. SO
THE TREE WAS RETAINED AND THE
SIDEWALK BECAME MORE ACCESSIBLE.
HERE'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE SHOWING
A SIDEWALK NEAR SOUTH JUNEAU
STREET, THE WIDE PLANTING STRIPS
ON THIS SIDE ALLOWED FOR THE
SIDEWALK TO BE NARROWED SLIGHTLY
RAISED, GIVING MORE ROOM TO THE
ROOT ZONE OF THE TREE. AND THEN
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF A NEWER
DESIGN SOLUTION THAT WE RECENTLY
PILOTED ON BEACON AVENUE. IT IS
AN ALUMINUM PLATE THAT THE
BRIDGES OVER THE LARGE TREE
ROOTS REPLACING A STANDARD
CONCRETE SIDEWALK. STANDARD
SIDEWALKS ARE THREE AND A HALF
INCHES THICK, WHICH CAN REQUIRE
EXTENSIVE ROOT PRUNING. THAT
COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE
HEALTH OF A TREE. SO, THE SLIM
METAL PLATE WHICH IS ABOUT A
QUARTER INCH THICK, ALLOWS US TO
KEEP THE LARGER ROOTS INTACT,
ALLOWING US TO SAVE THE TREE AND
EXTEND ITS LIFE. SO OUR PROGRAM
UTILIZES VARIOUS FACTORS
INCLUDING SORRY TO PRIORITIZE
REPAIRS AND SELECT OUR PROJECTS.
SO, ONE OF THE INPUTS IS THE
PRIORITIZATION MODEL. SO I
MENTIONED EARLIER THERE WAS A
SIDEWALK CONDITION ASSESSMENT IN
2017. SO, FROM THAT DATA THAT
WAS COLLECTED WE DEVELOPED A
PRIORITIZATION MODEL WHERE EACH
SIDEWALK WAS RATED ON CATEGORIES
OF SAFETY, MOBILITY, IMPAIRMENT,
COSTS, AND USAGE. AND USAGE IS
THE PROXIMITY OF THE SIDEWALK TO
IMPORTANT DESTINATIONS LIKE
SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENT SERVICES,
TRANSIT AND HOSPITALS. SO THIS
IS A TOOL THAT OUR PROGRAM USES
IN PROJECT PLANNING. WE ALSO
LEVERAGE OPPORTUNITIES WITH A
LOT OF OUR ADA CURB RAMP
PROJECTS AND SOME LARGER PAVING
PROJECTS, LIKE THE AAC,
PROTECTED BIKE LANE PROJECTS
TRANSIT. GEOGRAPHIC SOCIAL
JUSTICE DISTRIBUTION. WE USE GIS
DATA AND GEOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE DISTRIBUTION AS ONE OF
THOSE CRITERIA FOR SELECTING
PROJECTS. AND WE USE RACE AND
SOCIAL INDEX MAP WHICH USES --
HAS INFORMATION ON RACE,
ETHNICITY RELATED DEMOGRAPHICS
ON DATA WITH DATA ON SO IS
ECONOMIC AND HEALTH
DISADVANTAGES TO TUNED WHERE
POPULATION MAKE UP PROPORTIONS
OF NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS. THERE
ARE ALSO EMERGENT REPAIR NEEDS.
OR HIGH COMPLAINT LOCATIONS ON A
CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. SO SOMETIMES
WE MIGHT NEED TO PIVOT AND
ADDRESS AN EMERGENT REPAIR NEED.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, IN FEBRUARY,
THERE WAS A WIND STORM EVENT
THAT CAUSED NUMEROUS TREES IN
SEATTLE TO FALL OVER. SO WE WERE
ABLE TO INCLUDE THESE UNEXPECTED
LOCATIONS FOR REPAIR SHIFTING
PRIORITIES AND OUR PAVING CREWS
SCHEDULES TO ACCOMMODATE THESE.
PROACTIVE BEVELS, SINCE 2020,
OUR PROGRAM HAS INCLUDED A
PROACTIVE BEVELING PROGRAM.
WHERE WE IMPLEMENTED A GRID TYPE
OF APPROACH. SO GRIDS ARE
PLANNED IN HIGH PEDESTRIAN
AREAS. AREAS LIKE AROUND TRANSIT
FACILITIES, AND BECAUSE OF THIS
TYPE OF WORK, DOES NOT ACTUALLY
DEPEND ON OUR CREW AVAILABILITY,
WE ARE ABLE TO PERFORM MORE
BEVELING WORK USING OUR
CONTRACTOR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND ALTHOUGH THIS TYPE OF WORK
IS SMALLER IN SCOPE, IT BRINGS A
LOT OF VALUE BECAUSE IT HELPS TO
REDUCE THE RISK OF TRIP AND FALL
CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS THAT ARE
BROUGHT AGAINST THE CITY. THIS
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION LEVY. SO
OUR LEVY GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE
34,000 SPOT REPAIRS OVER EIGHT
YEARS. AND THE TARGET FOR PER
YEAR IS 4250 SIDEWALK SPOT
REPAIRS PER YEAR WITH BEVELS AND
SHIMS. THE BACKLOG. THERE'S
ESTIMATED UP TO $1.3 BILLION
NEEDED TO FULLY REPAIR ALL
SIDEWALKS AND REMOVE OBSTACLES.
SO, THIS IS WHAT SDOT ESTIMATES
AS THE AMOUNT NEEDED TO REPAIR
ALL OF THE IDENTIFIED
OBSERVATIONS ON ALL THE SEATTLE
SIDEWALKS INCLUDING THOSE
ADJACENT TO PRIVATE PROPERTIES,
AND BRINGING THEM UP TO ADA
COMPLIANCE. THE TOTAL
REPLACEMENT VALUE OF ALL THE
SEATTLE SIDEWALKS IS ABOUT $5.9
BILLION. AND THIS YEAR, TO DATE,
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHIM AND
BEVEL 11,543 LOCATIONS. AND ALSO
REPAIR 21.7 BLOCK EQUIVALENT OF
SIDEWALK WITH $8 MILLION BUDGET.
AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO ELSA.
>> SO THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRAM
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO USE
OUR FORCES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC
ABOUT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND
DUTIES TO HELP US REPAIR THE
SIDEWALKS. WHAT SOME PROPERTY
OWNERS DON'T REALIZE IS THEY
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING
PART OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY
NEXT TO THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING
THE SIDEWALKS AND PLANTER STRIP
OR THE ROAD SHOULDER IF
UNIMPROVED. PROPERTY OWNERS ARE
ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR MAN TANG
UNPAVED ALLEYS NEXT TO THEIR
PROPERTY. WE ALSO HAVE A TASK
FORCE IN DEVELOP AS JINNY
MENTIONED EARLIER. THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY INCLUDED
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE TASK
FORCE TO ADVICE ON OPTION FOR
FUNDING AND POLICIES THAT MAY
IMPROVE THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK
LONG-TERM AND SCOPE RELATED TO
SIDEWALK REPAIR POLICIES THAT
WAS INTRODUCED IN RESOLUTION
32145. WITH THE LARGER BUDGET
THIS YEAR, AND UNDER THE NEW
LEVY, WE ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE
LARGER PAVING PROJECTS FOR
SIDEWALKS SUCH AS THE BEACON
PROJECT. WHEREAS, WE IN PRIOR
YEARS, WOULD BE MORE SPOT DRIVEN
AND WE CAN NOW MOVE THROUGH A
NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAKE REPAIRS
SIX BLOCKS AS A TIME AS OPPOSED
TO ONE LOCATION. SO THAT'S BEEN
REALLY GREAT. LET'S SEE WHAT WE
WILL CONTINUE WITH SHIM AND
BEVELING EFFORTS AS THE PROGRAMS
WORK TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THE
UPLIFTS AND REDUCE CLAIMS. AND
WE UNDERSTAND WE KNOW THAT
INNOVATION SOLUTIONS ARE THE KEY
SO WE WILL KEEP USING YOU KNOW,
OUR MINDS AND COME UP WITH
STRATEGIES THAT SEEM TO SOLVE
THESE PROBLEMS OUT IN THE FIELD.
AND WE HAVE GOALS TO INCORPORATE
LIKE THE PLATE JINNY MENTIONED
INTO THE STANDARD PLANS ONCE WE
PILOT THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DARREN.
>> THANK YOU, ELSA. APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT A
FEW WAYS IN WHICH WE COLLABORATE
ACROSS DIVISIONS WITHIN OUR
DEPARTMENT. THE RIGHT OF WAY
MAINTENANCE AND URBAN FORESTRY
DIVISION DELIVERS THE REACTIVE
SHIMS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
EARLIER TO ADDRESS THE UPLIFTS
AND MITIGATE RISK. THAT'S THE
SAME TEAM PERFORMING POTHOLE
REPAIR THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO,
THEY ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT
THE CITY TO PERFORM THAT
FUNCTION THROUGH THE GUIDANCE OF
THE SSRP PROGRAM. AS WE TALKED
ABOUT EARLIER, WITH THE CONFLICT
AND THE EFFORTS TO RESOLVE
INFRASTRUCTURE CONFLICTS BETWEEN
TREES AND SIDEWALKS, WE HAVE
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND
ARBORISTS ON STAFF TO PROVIDE
EXPERT SUPPORT ON TREE MANAGE
MEN AND CANOPY COVERAGE AND
TREES IN PLANTING PROJECTS AND
AS WE PERFORM CONSTRUCTION
AROUND THE ASSETS. AND ALSO, WE
HAVE A VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
TEAM WITHIN RIGHT OF WAY
MAINTENANCE THAT PERFORMS
VEGETATION CUT BACK,
PARTICULARLY, AROUND LANDSCAPES
THAT THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE TO
MAINTAIN TO ENSURE THAT THE
PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE IS
OPTIMIZED THROUGH THE AREAS AS
SHOWN IN THE PHOTO HERE. SO JUST
REALLY PROUD OF THE
COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION
THAT OCCURS BETWEEN THE
DIVISION. MUTUAL SUPPORT AND THE
CROSS TRADE AND TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE THAT WE RELY ON EVERY
DAY TO DELIVER COMPLEX PROJECTS
TO ON THE OPTIMIZE THE
RESOURCERS OF THE PROGRAM. SO
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SDOT,
APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION
HERE. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUES TO SEE IF THERE ARE
ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS,
FEEDBACK. I SO COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, CHAIR, SAKA.
>> ACTUALLY IF YOU DON'T MIND,
I NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
HAS HER HAND UP AND YOU SPOKE
FIRST LAST TIME IF I WANT TO
GIVE HER THE RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL.
>> MY HAND IS NOT UP SO IT'S
ALL HERS.
>> TO SPEAK FIRST THIS TIME. YOU
CAN YIELD YOUR TIME BACK IF YOU
WOULD LIKE. BUT I WANT TO BE
INCLUES ANY OF THIS PROCESS AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
INCLUSIVITY CHAIR, APPRECIATE
IT. MIXING IT UP. APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
I KNOW -- KNOW FROM A LOT OF
COMMUNITY DISCUSSION THERE'S
HIGH DESIRE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE EXPANDING OUR SIDEWALK
NETWORK. IT'S AN URGENT NEED
AND I KNOW OUR TIMELINE FOR
BEING ABLE TO MEET THE FULL NEED
HAS SOME CHALLENGES BUT I KNOW
WE HAVE A ROBUST PROGRAM AND NEW
INVESTMENTS INTO SIDEWALK
INFRASTRUCTURE COMING OUR WAY.
SO THANK YOU FOR THIS
PRESENTATION. I WANTED TO BRING
UP SOMETHING THAT CAME TO LIGHT
TO THIS BODY LAST WEEK. IT WAS A
LETTER ISN'T BY OUR GREEN NEW
DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD.
HIGHLIGHTING TECHNOLOGY THAT IS
NEW TECHNOLOGY FROM MY
UNDERSTANDING, BUT LOW CARBON
CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY. THEY SENT
ALONG THIS LETTER TO US
HIGHLIGHTING SUPPORT FOR IT AND
ALSO HIGHLIGHTING THAT THE MLK
LABOR COUNCIL HAS PASSED A
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THIS
TECHNOLOGY. THIS TECHNOLOGY
WOULD GENERATE THOUSANDS OF NEW
JOBS FOR THE REGION, AND IT HAS
BEEN HIGHLIGHTED BY THE C40
CITY'S REPORT THAT THE
CONSTRUCTION SECTOR CURRENTLY
ACCOUNTS FOR 23% OF OUR
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. WITH
CONCRETE PRODUCTION BEING A
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR. SO, I
AM BRINGING THE POINTS UP AS A
POINT OF CURIOSITY ARE THERE
OPPORTUNITIES TO INNOVATE OR
IMPLEMENT THE NEW TECHNOLOGY.
>> I CAN TAKE THAT. THANK YOU
FOR THAT QUESTION. THE CITY HAS
BEEN PRETTY INNOVATIVE BY
LEADING EFFORTS FOR GREEN
CONCRETE ALREADY. WE DO HAVE OUR
INNER STANDARDS AND CONCRETE
SPECS GREEN CARBON OPTIONS
ALREADY EMBED INTO THE CONCRETE
WE USE. AND SO, WE ARE CURRENTLY
AWARE OF THAT LETTER THAT WAS
SENT TO YOU. AND WE ARE LOOKING
WITH AND WORKING WITH SOME
VENDORS TO SEE IF THERE ARE
OTHER INNOVATIVE THINGS THAT ARE
OUT THERE THAT WE HADN'T, YOU
KNOW, REVIEWED YET. SO, WE ARE
LOOKING AT IT FOR SURE.
>> YEAH, AND WE ARE ALSO WORKING
CLOSELY WITH AND ALWAYS DO WORK
CLOSELY WITH SPU'S MATERIALS AS
THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
APPROVING THE USE OF CERTAIN
MATERIALS. AND ONE OTHER NOTE,
THAT I LEARNED IN THE THE LAST
FEW WEEKS IS WE ALSO, FOR A LOT
OF OUR NEW SIDEWALKS, WE USE A
LOT OF RECYCLED CONCRETE, WHICH
IS ANOTHER WAY THAT WE, YOU
KNOW, TRY TO REDUCE CARBON
FOOTPRINT OF OUR SIDEWALK
PROGRAM.
>> FABULOUS. GREAT TO HEAR ALL
ARE ALREADY ON IT. WE LOVE TO
HEAR UPDATES AS YOU CONTINUE ON
THAT PATH. AND APPRECIATE ALL
THE COLLABORATION YOU ALL HAVE
BEEN DOING IN TERMS OF
IDENTIFICATION PROJECTS. I AM
CURIOUS IF YOU ALL HAVE HAD
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE
DISABILITY COMMISSION? I KNOW
MANY OF OUR SIDEWALK PROJECTS
HAVE AN EYE TOWARDS ADA
ACCESSIBILITY BUT WANT TO
UNDERSTAND IF WE'VE BEEN
ENGAGING THE COMMISSION.
>> YEAH BEFORE I HAND IT OVER TO
THE OTHER FOLKS, WE HAVE AN ADA
PROGRAM LEAD IN THE DEPARTMENT
WHO WORKS FOR IN PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT UNDER JIM CURTIN AND
HE HAS AN ADVISORY COUNCIL OF
PEOPLE FROM THE -- PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES COMMUNITY. IT'S --
THERE'S SOME OVERLAP WITH
DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION OR
DISABILITY COMMISSION, BUT IT'S
NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME PEOPLE.
IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
VERY FOCUSED ON BOTH PEOPLE WITH
VISION IMPAIRMENTS AS WELL AS
PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS WHO REALLY
RELY ON SIDEWALKS TO BE IN GOOD
REPAIR AND TO BE OBSTRUCTION
FREE.
>> WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE ADA GROUP TO
INCORPORATE SOME OF ADDITIONAL
SIDEWALK REPAIR THAT'S PART OF
THE OVERALL ADA AND THERE
SIGNIFICANCE PLAN. SO WE ARE IN
THE EARLY PHASES OF KIND OF
DISCUSS SOMETHING AND DEVELOPING
HOW WE CAN BETTER PARTNER WITH
SOME OF THESE TO LEVERAGE, YOU
KNOW, THE CREWS AND HOW WE CAN
INCORPORATE BOTH GOALS AND
CREATE PROJECTS WHERE WE CAN
IMPACT THE COMMUNITY IN A WAY
WHERE MINIMIZING THE
CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS BUT HAVING
AN OVERALL BENEFICIAL IMPACT TO
THE NEIGHBORHOODS. YEAH.
>> FABULOUS. THANK YOU ALL FOR
YOUR WORK. THOSE ARE ALL MY
QUESTIONS FOR TODAY, CHAIR.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.
>> THANK EXCELLENT. COUNCIL
MEMBER RINCK THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR SAKA. I WANT
TO WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PRESENTATION MISS GREEN.
AND MISS TIBBITS AND MR. MORGAN.
I APPRECIATE YOU COMING HERE
BECAUSE IT HIGHLIGHTS A NUMBER
OF THINGS, AND I GET THIS ON A
REGULAR BASIS. AND, FOR EXAMPLE,
ON SOCIAL MEDIA I SEE WITHIN
QUEEN ANNE CONTEXT, PEOPLE ARE
GOING AROUND TAKING PICTURES OF
SIDEWALKS WHERE VEGETATION, YOU
GOT THREE BLOCKS THE THREE
SQUARE SEGMENT OF THE SIDEWALK
WHERE THE VEGETATION COME IN
ONE-THIRD OR TWO-THIRDS AND SOME
CASE NEARLY THE WHOLE SIDEWALK.
AND SO, THEY ARE RAISING THEIR
AWARENESS OUT OF, THINK, THEIR
WALK OR FRUSTRATION AS THEY WALK
AROUND, AND YOU KNOW, I
UNDERSTAND THAT. AND, SO, I
THINK THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO LEVERAGE ON MULTIPLE
LEVELS, SIDEWALKS AND WHAT WE
ARE DOING WITH THEM. SO THANK
YOU FOR THAT. I WILL GET INTO
THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. FIRST,
THOUGH, APPRECIATE THE
PRESENTATION AND THEN AS YOU SEE
WITH THE ASSESSMENT, DISTRICT 7,
I MEAN I HAVE THREE REGIONAL
CENTERS WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION,
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE ALL THE
SIDEWALKS THAT ARE DONE AS PART
OF THAT NEW CONSTRUCTION SOUTH
LAKE UNION IS A BRAND NEW CITY.
WEST LAKE, EAST LAKE, PARTS OF
EAST LAKE. SO DISTRICT 7 IN
LARGE PART IS WELL COVERED.
QUEEN ANNE MAGNOLIA OBVIOUSLY
INNER BAY THE MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL AND THERE'S NO
SIDEWALKS THERE. EXCEPT FOR THE
DRIVEIS PART. SO, DISTRICT 7 IS
PRETTY WELL COVERED IN TERMS OF
HAVING SIDEWALKS. AND I WANTED
TO NOTE, AND I SAID THIS LAST
YEAR AS PART OF THE, YOU KNOW,
THE PLAN AND LEVY THAT I SUPPORT
HAVING A FOCUS ON NEW SIDEWALKS
FOR DISTRICTS LIKE 1, 2 AND 5
FOR EXAMPLE. AND THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR THE EQUITY PIECE
IN TERMS OF MASSIVE AREAS THAT
DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS AT ALL.
WHICH IS A, YOU KNOW, IT'S
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PIECE. AND SO
I RECOGNIZE THAT. AND I
DEFINITELY SUPPORT, AS A
DISTRICT 7 REPRESENTATIVE,
FOCUSING ON THOSE OTHER
DISTRICTS THAT ARE IN DEEP NEED
FOR HAVING SIDEWALKS AT ALL. AND
SO, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT
POINT. I WILL SAY, AND I IUNDER
TANNED IN THOSE OTHER AREAS OF
THE CITY THERE'S REPAIR
REQUIREMENTS. WE HAVE SOME I DO
NOTE IN DISTRICT 3 HAVING A LOT
OF REPAIR REQUIREMENTS. THAT
SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED
SIDEWALKS OR LITIGATION, AND HOW
IS THAT FACTORED IN. BECAUSE, I
WOULDN'T GO INTO EXACT CASE BUT
IN DISTRICT 7 EXECUTIVE SESSION
WE HEAR FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY
WE WILL HAVE TO GO BECAUSE THIS
IS GOING TO -- WE ARE GOING TO
LOSE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO
BE THE EXPECTED, YOU KNOW, SO
AND SO FORTH. OR LIKELY I SHOULD
SAY LIKELY. WE ARE AT RISK OF
LOSING THIS PROBABLY BET ARE WAY
OF SAYING IT. AND THAT IS A
MAJOR ISSUE. AND SO, THAT COULD
EAT UP YOU KNOW OUR SIDEWALK IF
OUR SIDEWALKS ARE CAUSING
LITIGATION THAT GOES INTO
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF AWARD
DAMAGES. AND SO, HOW IS THAT
FACTORED IN IN TERMS OF
CALCULATING THE NEEDS FOR THE
REPAIRS. CAN I CAN TELL YOU, AS
I SAID IN THE MEETING, EXECUTIVE
SESSION, EVERY OTHER BLOCK IS A
THREAT FOR HAVING SOME TIME OF
AWORD ACTION. CAN YOU SPEAK TO
THAT PART IN TERMINATION OF
COORDINATION IN TERMS OF LEGAL
RISKS AND HOW YOU ARE TRYING TO
ANTICIPATE THOSE KINDS OF
ISSUES?
>> YEAH. WELL, WE -- WE FIND
THAT THE BEVELING AND SHIMMING
WORK REALLY HAS IN MORE OF AN
IMMEDIATE IMPACT WHEN IT COMES
TO MITIGATING THOSE RISKS. SO,
WE ARE CONTINUING TO TRY TO BE
MORE RESPONSIVE WHEN IT COMES TO
THE REQUEST THAT WE RECEIVE. SO
THEY GO DIRECTLY TO THE CREWS.
AND OCCASIONALLY, WE DO GET A
LOCATION WHERE SOMEONE MAY HAVE
TRIPPED AND FELL ON AN UPLIFT,
SO WE WEREN'T -- WE HAVE
REGULAR MEETINGS WITH OUR SDOT
PLAINS GROUP, AND SO WE LOOK AT
THOSE LOCATIONS WHERE IT MIGHT
OCCURRING MORE OFTEN, OR JUST
SPOTS WHERE WE REALLY WANT TO
PRIORITIZE THOSE. SO, WE
HIGHLIGHT THOSE BY ACTUALLY
MAKING SURE THEY GET DONE WITHIN
THAT WEEK. WHETHER IT'S A SHIM,
WHETHER IT'S REPAIR, OR
NOTIFYING THE PROPERTY OWNER. SO
WE TRY TO BE PRETTY QUICK ABOUT
HOW WE ARE MITIGATING THAT. BUT,
OVERALL, I -- THE BEVELING
EFFORT, I FEEL, IS ALSO A WAY
THAT WE ARE TRYING TO GET AHEAD
OF IT BEFORE SOMEBODY TRIPS AND
SO WE ARE TRYING TO, HOPEFULLY,
GET TO AS MUCH OF THE CITY AS
POSSIBLE THAT HAS SIDEWALKS WITH
THE BEVELING WORK. RIGHT NOW, WE
ARE FOCUSING ON SOUTH LAKE UNION
RIGHT NOW WITH UPCOMING FIFA
WORK KNOWING THERE'S GOING TO
BE A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.
SO WE ARE FOCUSING ON THAT. AND
SO HOPEFULLY, THAT PROACTIVE
WORK IS GOING TO, YOU KNOW,
PRESENT SOME OF THOSE FROM
HAPPENING. BUT, AS THEY HAPPEN,
WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE
LEGAL TEAM AND THE CLAIMS GROUP
TO TRY TO RESOLVE THEM QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE.
>> BUT IN RELATION TO REPAIRS WE
HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER LOOK ANGLE
AND THAT PIECE HAS GOT TO BE
THERE. WHEN YOU DO, AND THANK
YOU FOR THAT. AND TRUST ME,
BETWEEN MAGNOLIA AND QUEEN ANNE
AND LORD QUEEN ANNE PARTS OF
UPTOWN THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT
OF WORK IN THAT AREA FOR SHIMS
AND BEVELS. WHEN YOU GO AROUND
AND SEE THIS, THIS KIND OF GOES
TO THE TREE QUESTION, YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES PEOPLE ON THEIR OWN
INITIATIVE PLANT TREES THEY
THINK WOULD BE GREAT AT THIS
LOCATION. AND IT TURNS OUT THEY
ARE NOT. AND THEY GROW LIKE
CRAZY, AND THE ROOT STRUCTURE IS
CRAZY. AND THE DISRUPTION TO THE
SIDEWALKS TO CONTINUE USE OF THE
WORD CRAZY, AND THAT REALLY
CREATES, YOU KNOW, A LEGAL AND
JUST PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
CHALLENGE. WHEN PEOPLE ARE
PLANTING TREES THAT SHOULD NOT
BE PLANTED IN THE STRIP, WHAT
KIND OF ACTION DOES THE CITY,
WHAT DOES THE DEPARTMENT TAKE IN
TERMS OF THAT?
>> I GET THE TREE QUESTIONS.
>> OKAY.
>> SO, YES, WITH URBAN FORESTRY,
WE HAVE A TEAM THAT WORKS
DILIGENTLY TO COMMUNICATE BACK
TO PROPERTY OWNERS, THEIR
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MAINTENANCE
PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO
TREES. AND WE HAVE A PERMIT
PROCESS WE ASK PEOPLE TO RUN
THROUGH SO WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE THEM ON
THE APPROPRIATE TREE SELECTION.
FOR THE CONDITIONS THAT ARE OUT
THERE. WE HAVE MINIMUM PLANTING
STRIP WIDTH AND A VARIETY OF
TREES WE RECOMMEND FOR SMALL
CONSTRAINED PLACE AND LARGER
MATURING TREES FOR AREAS WHERE
WE HAVE MORE SPACE. NOT EVERYONE
FOLLOWS THAT GUIDANCE, AS YOU
WELL KNOW AND ARE AWARE OF. AND
SOMETIMES THAT DOES CAUSE
CHALLENGES, YOU KNOW, TO
ADJACENT SIDEWALK. AND SO WHAT
WE DO IS WORK THROUGH, YOU KNOW,
EDUCATION FIRST APPROACH. BUT
ALSO, THAT CAN LEAD TO SOME
ENFORCEMENT IF SIDEWALKS NEED TO
BE REPAIRED ADJACENT TO TREES
THAT WERE NOT PLANTED BY THE
CITY. AND SO THOSE CAN BE SOME
CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS, AND
WE ARE THERE TO PROVIDE
EXPERTISE ON POLICY AS WELL AS,
YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE, YOU KNOW,
THE HEALTH AND LIKELIHOOD OF
SURVIVOR OF THAT TREE SHOULD
CONSTRUCTION GET UNDERWAY. SO,
CASE-BY-CASE SCENARIO THERE. BUT
AS YOU SAID, SOME TREES WERE
PLANTED MAYBE WITHOUT A PERMIT.
WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO
GRANT REMOVAL IN ALL OF THOSE
CASES. BUT WE WILL PROVIDE
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND LOOK AT
EXISTING POLICIES AS WELL AS
CONDITION OF THE SIDEWALK WHEN
WE ARE FACED WITH THAT
SITUATION.
>> THANK YOU. AND I THINK
THAT'S SOMETHING, BY THE WAY,
IMPROBABLE CHAIR, IMPROBABLE
GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS MYSELF.
I WILL BE, YOU KNOW, I WILL
LEARN BY DOING BECAUSE I DO HAVE
A TREE IN THE STRIP THAT I THINK
NEEDS SOME WORK AND JUST TO WORK
-- WHICH HIGHLIGHTS ANOTHER
ISSUE. LIKE, YES, I CAN WORK,
YOU KNOW, WITH THE CITY, WITH
SDOT AND MY PERSONAL CAPACITY,
AND IT WILL BE EDUCATIONAL NO
DOUBT. BUT I CAN SEE THE COSTS
OF DEALING WITH THE STRIP -- THE
TREES IN THE STRIP PARTICULARLY
IN AREAS LIKE QUEEN ANNE
MAGNOLIA WHERE THE TREES ARE
MASSIVE, AND THEY ARE LARGE AND
THE COSTS TO SOME COMPANY WOULD
BE TO USE THE WORD AGAIN CRAZY,
VERY HIGH. AND BEYOND THE MEANS
OF THAT PROPERTY OWNER. HOW DO
WE DEAL WITH THOSE KIND OF
TREES? IN SOME AREAS IT'S TAKEN
CARE OF BECAUSE OF BUS LINES AND
THEY COME THROUGH AND CLEAN UP
THEIR -- YOU KNOW THE POWER
LINES FOR THE BUSES AND THE
LIKE. AND SOME OTHER THINGS LIKE
THAT. BUT IS THERE A WAY TO
ASSIST IN THESE WHAT COULD BE A
DANGEROUS SITUATION BUT IS SUCH
A PROJECT THAT IT IS BEYOND THE
ABILITY OF THAT HOME OWNER TO
REALLY TAKE CARE OF?
>> WELL, CURRENTLY WE DON'T
HAVE A POLICY OR SYSTEM IN PLACE
THAT ADDRESSES THAT
SPECIFICALLY. I THINK WHAT I
WOULD SAY IS, AGAIN, WE WORK
CLOSELY WITH PROPERTY OWNERS TO
EDUCATE THEM ON OPPORTUNITIES
AND OPTIONS THAT EXIST, AND IN
SOME CASES, THE SIDEWALK REPAIR
AND OR TREE MAINTENANCE ADJACENT
TO OR TREAT MAINTENANCE CAN BE A
SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE, ESPECIALLY
FOR SOME LARGER MATURE TREES. AS
OUR CITY GETS OLDER AND OLDER,
AND YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR RIGHT
OF WAY TREES ARE WELL OVER 80
YEARS OLD, THEY INTRODUCE, YOU
KNOW, SOME SIGNIFICANT
MAINTENANCE CHALLENGES. YOU
KNOW, BUT WE ARE HERE TO
SUPPORT. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
REGISTERED TREE SERVICE
PROVIDERS ON OUR WEBSITE. AND WE
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET SEVERAL
DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON THE BEST
APPROACH.
>> THANK YOU, AND IT ALSO COMES
INTO PLAY WHETHER YOU ARE IN A
RESIDENTIAL STREET OR ARTERIAL
BECAUSE ARTERIAL REQUIRES MOST
LIKELY SHUTTING DOWN THE STREET,
THEN FLAG PERSON KNELL, SO
FORTH, WHICH ADDS TO THE COST, I
WOULD THINK.
>> CORRECT. SO, I JUST RAISE
THIS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
SOMETHING THAT WE NEED ADDRESS,
AND I MYSELF WILL BE ADDRESSING
IN MY OWN PERSONAL CONTACTS. AND
SO, SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
TO KIND OF WALK THROUGH THESE
LITTLE BIT. AND I ALSO
APPRECIATE THE, YOU KNOW, THE
FLYER THAT WE HAVE HERE,
PARTICULARLY SOMEBODY WHO IS IN
THE SHOES 6-3 YOU DON'T KNOW HOW
MANY TIMES I BANKED MY HEAD,
8-TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR
EXAMPLE. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL A
NUMBER OF TIMES. I WOULD LIKE TO
GET THIS OUT TO, AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, FOR THE OTHER BRIEFING,
YOU KNOW OUR DISTRICT 7
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL AND GET IT
OUT TO THIS IS THE PROPERTY
OWNER RESPONSIBILITY SLIDE. THAT
FLYER THAT YOU HAVE THERE. AND
GET IT OUT TO TO THE COMMUNITY
IN DIFFERENT WAYS. VIA THE
NEWSLETTER, GET IT OUT TO THE
COMMUNITY COUNCILS, GET IT MAYBE
SOCIAL MEDIA SOMEHOW, BECAUSE I
THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE IF PEOPLE DO THESE
PIECES EARLY, YOU KNOW,
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE IS ALWAYS
A GOOD THING, WE MAY FORESTALL
OR PUSH TO THE RIGHT YOU KNOW
ANY CHALLENGING SITUATION EITHER
SHIM OR BEVEL OR SOMETHING MORE
-- YOU KNOW, HERE REQUIREMENT
KIND OF WORK. I WOULD LOVE TO
WORK WITH THE STEAM BUILD MR.
LABOR DOCTOR. AND GETTING IT OUT
TO ORDE AND WE I THINK IT WOULD
BE HELPFUL NALL WE WOULD BE
HAPPY TO GET THAT OUT TO YOU.
>> TO INCLUDE THE CITY WIDES.
>> AS WELL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, THANK
YOU. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AS WELL
WITH A VERY BEAR MINIMUM QUORUM
HERE ON THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC IT
PROVES IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT
TOPIC, AND SO I WANT TO THANK
THE DEPARTMENT FOR SHARING YOUR
INCITES AND EXPERTISE AND
HEARING AND TAKING OUR FEEDBACK,
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO PARTNER TOGETHER TO MAKE
BETTER PROGRESS ON THE STATE OF
OUR SIDEWALK REPAIR OPPORTUNITY
AND BROADER MISSING SIDEWALK
NETWORK AS WELL. AND I SEE MR.
MAXY IN THE AUDIENCE HERE.
WELCOME. HE IS THE SDOT
EXECUTIVE THAT OVERSEES THE
EXCUSE OF THE FRONT LINE CREWS
THAT ARE DOING THIS WORK. SO
REALLY, REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT
STUFF THANK YOU AGAIN. LOOKING
FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE
PARTNERSHIP ON THIS. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR CALLING
OUT THE SEATTLE DISABILITY
COMMISSION. I MET WITH THEM THIS
SUMMER SOME TIME, JULYISH, AND I
MET EARLIER THIS YEAR IN THE
SPRING SOME TIME WITH FOLKS FROM
THE BROADER DISABILITY
COMMUNITY. LEADERS IN THE
BROADER DISABILITY COMMUNITY.
INCLUDING SOME FOLKS FROM
DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON AND
OTHERS. AND THIS OPPORTUNITY
ADDRESS MISSING SIDEWALK NETWORK
AND ADDRESS OUR SIDEWALKS CAME
UP, OF COURSE, AND I KNOW IT'S
A PRIORITY FOR OUR CITY, AND WE
HAVE HEARD MEMBERS FROM THE
VARIOUS DISABILITY AND
ACCESSIBILITY COMMUNITIES COME
TELL US AT THIS COMMITTEE, AT
OUR REGULAR FULL COUNCIL HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE BETTER
CLOSE THE MISSING SIDEWALK
NETWORK AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
WE MORE QUICKLY ADDRESS THE
BROKEN SIDEWALK GAP AN
OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE HERE. SO YOU
ALL ARE DOING THE WORK.
APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED
PARTNERSHIP ON THIS. FINAL THING
I WILL NOTE IS ON YOUR SLIDE I
DON'T KNOW THREE, NO SLIDE
NUMBERS, TWO OR THREE, THE NEW
SIDEWALK PROGRAM WHERE YOU CALL
THE VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS, PROUD
TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO JOIN ON
HALF OF THOSE AND DEL RIDGE,
HIGHLAND PARK, SOUTH PARK, AND
SO FAR THIS YEAR, AND LOOK
FORWARD TO JOINING AT LEAST ONE
MORE, THE ONE IN MY DISTRICT AND
I AM LOOKING RIGHT NOW AT MR.
BILL LABORDE, PLEASE WORK WITH
MY OFFICE TO MAKE SURE AND
OPTIMIZE THAT FOR MY ATTENDANCE
BECAUSE I WOULD LOVE TO GO. ALL
RIGHT. ANY FINAL COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS HEARING SEEING NONE
LET'S MOVE THIS ALONG. WE WILL
NOW MOVE ON TO THE FOURTH ITEM
OF BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM FOUR INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM TO COUNCIL BILL
121040 ORDINANCE RELATING TO NEW
VEHICLE TYPES AND CURB ALLOW
ANDS FOR E-CARGO BIKE DELIVERY
ESTABLISHING A NEW VEHICLE TYPE
FOR E-CARGO BIKES AND
ESTABLISHING RULES FOR OPERATION
PARKING AND LOADING FOR
E-BARRINGO BIKE DELIVERY AND
CLARIFYING NEW CURB ALLOWANCE
AND ECARGO BIKE DELIVERY AND
ADDING NEW SECTION 11.23.430 AND
11.40.300 TO AND AMENDING
SECTIONS 11.14.055, 11.23.120,
11.31.121 AND 11.76.015 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU. I AM
CATHERINE RICE AND LEAD THE
CARGO BIKE.
>> AND MIKE. HE STEY. SO IF
IT'S OKAY, WE WILL GO AHEAD. I
HAVE A COUPLE INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS KATHERINE IS DOING THE
BULK OF THE PRESENTATION. I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT
THE PROGRAM. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON IT FOR A COUPLE YEARS
NOW AS KATHERINE WILL REFERENCE.
IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN THE
MAYOR'S 2022 AND 2025 EXECUTIVE
ORDERS. RELATED TO CLIMATE. AND
IN TERMS OF USING ECARGO BIKES
AS POTENTIAL URBAN GOODS
DELIVERY METHOD. WE HAVE BEEN
WORK OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS
WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT STAKE
HOLDERS OPERATORS SUCH AS
BEELINE WHO YOU HEARD FROM IN
THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.
COMPANIES THAT ARE ALREADY OR
THINKING ABOUT USING E-CARGO
BIKES FOR URBAN GOODS DELIVERY.
IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THIS WORK
GETTING CLOSE TO COMING TO
FRUITION AND WITH THAT I WILL
LET KATHERINE GIVE THE BULK OF
THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU. EXCITED TO BRIEF
COUNCIL MEMBERS ON EXCITING
TOPIC. AND JUST AN OVERVIEW OF
OUR AGENDA HERE. I WILL GAVE
BRIEF CONNECTION TO THE CITY
WIDE GOALS THAT MIKE ALLUDED TO,
AND WE WILL DIVE PRETTY QUICKLY
INTO THE DRAFT LEGISLATION AND
PERMIT OVERVIEW TO SHOW YOU WHAT
WE ARE SUGGESTIONS WITHIN THE
ORDINANCE. AND HIGHLIGHT
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT
WE ARE EXCITED TO UPLIFT THROUGH
THE NEW WORK AS WELL. SO FIRST
OFF, THE MAIN POINT OF THIS
LEGISLATION REALLY IS TO SUPPORT
OUR GROWING CLIMATE AGENDA
WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. AS
MIKE MENTIONED, IT WAS MENTIONED
AS A PRIORITY IN BOTH THE 2022
AND 2025 CLIMATE EXECUTIVE
ORDERS. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK
MENTIONED C40 CITIES WE RECEIVED
TWO C40 CITIES GRANTS FOR THE
WORK WHICH IS FANTASTIC TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION
WHICH WERE SUPPORTED IN THE
UNITED STATES AND ABROAD TO MAKE
SURE WE CAN BEST FIT A PROGRAM
FOR SEATTLE IN THIS SECTOR AS
WELL. TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS
IN SEATTLE MAKES UP EXACTLY 58%
OF OUR TOTAL EMISSIONS WHICH IS
A PRETTY HEFTY CHUNK AND THE
DIRTIEST OF THAT SECTOR COMES
FROM FREIGHT AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE CREATING PROGRAMS
THAT UPLIFT THE WORK AS WE MOVE
FORWARD. ALSO MENTION THAT THE
CARGO BIKES WERE MENTIONED IN
THE SDOT CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY
AND TOOL IN THE LOCAL
NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVES WORK.
SO A LITTLE DEEPER DIVE INTO WHY
CARGO BIKES. WE HAVE MENTIONED
THE EMISSIONS BENEFITS AND
ENABLING GROWTH IN STEREO
EMISSION FREE MODES MAKING SURE
WE CREATE PATHWAYS FOR
BUSINESSES TO TRANSITION THEIR
FLEETS TO ZERO EMISSION OPTIONS
ABOUT THIS'S A BENEFIT FROM
DECREASING CONGESTION AND
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE CIRCLING IN
TRAFFIC ON OUR STREETS.
SUPPORTING MODES OF SMALLER
VEHICLES OPENS UP SPACE AT CURB
FOR OUR LARGER TRUCKS. AND
LIMITS INSTANCE OF DOUBLE
PARKING AND AREAS WHERE TRUCKS
MIGHT BE PARKING WHERE THERE'S
NOT SPACE FOR THEM AT THOSE CURB
AREAS. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CREATE SAFER STREETS A-SUPPORT
VISION ZERO GOALS. A LOT OF
TIMES WHEN THERE'S NOT SPACE
FOR TRUCKS SMALLER VEHICLES PARK
IN SPACES THAT DON'T LIMIT
VISIBILITY FOR OTHER PEOPLE THAT
ARE WALKING, BIKING AND ROLLING
ON OUR STREETS AS WELL. AND THEN
LASTLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD
PAR PART NOSHIP WITH SEATTLE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY. WE ARE
HEARING FROM THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY THEY ARE INTERESTED IN
THE CREATIVE OPTIONS. AND WE
WANT TO CONTINUE TO HEAR THE
REQUESTS AND MAWK SURE WE ARE
CREATING SAFE PATHWAYS IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE TO SUPPORT THEM.
SO WHAT WILL THE PROGRAM
ADDRESS? DELIVERY ACTIVITY
CONTINUES TO GROW IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. WE NOTICE WE HAVE SEEN
THE TREND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT
COVID. THIS PICTURE ON THE LEFT
IS A SNAPSHOT OF ONE DAY OF
DELIVERY ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE
CITY. AND EACH DOT IS 20
VEHICLES SO YOU CAN QUICKLY SEE
THE DEPTH DELIVERY ACTIVITY
TAKES WITHIN THE CITY. WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT BUSINESSES AND
FREIGHT PARTNERS ARE, YOU KNOW,
SUPPORTED IN THIS NEXT PATHWAY.
AND WE ARE HEARING FROM THEM
THEY ARE INTERESTED IN THE
PROGRAMS AS WELL. E-CARGO BIKES
OFFER EFFICIENCY AND COST
BENEFITS. CHEAPER FROM OPERATING
AND MAINTENANCE PERSPECTIVE AND
OFFER EFFICIENCY BENEFITS WHEN
WE SEE CONGESTED TIMES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS WELL. AND
THEN LASTLY WITH THE LEGISLATION
PROVIDES A LEGAL FRAMEWORK TO
GUIDE ENCOURAGE INTERESTED
DELIVERY OPERATORS. WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE SETTING CLEAR
STANDARDS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
OF WHAT TYPES OF VEHICLES WE
WOULD LIKE TO SEE FUNCTIONS ON
THE CITY STREETS AND CREATING
SAFE STANDARDS IN ORDER FOR THEM
TO LAUNCH IN THE CITY IN THE
FUTURE. SO DIVING INTO THE
LEGISLATION, OUR PROPOSED
LEGISLATION TAKES THREE ACTIONS
TO HELP CATALYZE THE ECHO SYSTEM
FIRST IS A -- WE ARE OPENING UP
OUR CURBSIDE ACCESS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THESE NEW VEHICLES HAVE
AMPLE SPACE TO PARK AND LOAD
SAFELY WITHIN OUR STREETS. AND
THEN CREATING A FORMAL PERMIT
STRUCTURE WHICH WILL PROVIDE
GUIDANCE FOR DELIVERY OPERATORS
AND ALLOW THEM TO --OUS TO
COLLECT DATA AS WELL AS THE
BIKES OPERATE ON OUR STREETS. SO
FIRST OFF, WE ARE FOCUSING ON
ESTABLISHING SOME VERY CLEAR
BIKE FORM FACTORS. WHICH WE
WORKED ON THIS LEGISLATION WITH
PEER CITIES THROUGHOUT THE
UNITED STATES AND ABROAD ALINING
WITH STANDARDS BOTH FROM
MANUFACTURERS AND CITIES WHERE
THESE ARE ALREADY FUNCTIONING.
WE HAVE LEARNED FROM PROGRAMS
THAT HAVE LAUNCHED BEFORE US AND
BEEN ABLE TO TAKE FEET OF WHERE
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ADJUST
STANDARDS TO BE MORE SAFETY FOR
THE THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
WORKED WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS TO
INFORM THE LEGISLATION AS WELL.
SO FIRST OFF, WE ARE GOING TO BE
ALLOWING BIKES TO HAVE TWO THREE
OR FOUR WHEELS WITHIN THE
PROGRAM. WE ARE HEARING FROM
THOSE LARGE FREIGHT OPERATORS
THEY ARE MOVING TOWARDS QUADS
AND OPENING UP A CRITICAL
PATHWAY TO SAFELY OPERATE ON THE
STREETS IS CRITICAL THROUGH THE
LEGISLATION. AND THEY WILL HAVE
A MAXIMUM BIKE WIDTH OF 48
INCHES WHICH IS A STANDARD IN
THE UNITED STATES. IT'S THE
STANDARD SIDE WE SEE FOR FREIGHT
DELIVERIES AND IS ALSO APPROVED
BY THE SEATTLE BIKE TEAM AND
TRANSPORTATION OPERATION TO
SAFELY OPERATE WITHIN THE
PROTECTED BIKE LANE NETWORK AS
WELL. THE POWER TRAIN ALINES
WITH FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR
BATTERY SAFETY MAKING SURE WE
ARE HAVING A MAXIMUM POWER
OUTPUT OF 750 WATTS, AND
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT ELECTRIC
ASSISTED DRIVE. AND THEN LASTLY,
WE WORKED WITH THE SEATTLE BIKE
ADVISORY BOARD TO INFORM THE
SPEED LIMITS THAT WE ARE SETTING
FOR CARGO BIKES. SO WE ARE
REQUIRING A MAXIMUM PEACE OF 15
MILES PER HOUR WHICH IS LOWER
THAN PERSONAL ELECTRIC BIKES
WHICH CAN TRAVEL 20 MILES PER
HOUR WITHIN THE BIKE LANE
NETWORK. THESE ARE SOME OF THE
EXAMPLES WHAT WE SEE FOR
ELECTRIC CARGO BIKES IN OTHER
PEER CITIES. QUICK OINT LEFT,
THE TOP YOU WILL SEE A BIKE THAT
OPERATES IN LONDON FOR LAUNDRY
DELIVERY. AND ON THE RIGHT, ARE
TWO EXAMPLES IN NEW YORK CITY
THAT WE SEE OPERATING TODAY. AND
AT THE BOTTOM IS IN LONDON. FOR
WINDOW WASHING SERVICES. THE
SECOND PIECE IN THE LEGISLATION
IS CURB ACCESS. SO THE BIGGEST
BENEFIT THAT COMES FROM CARGO
BIKE DELIVERY IS GETTING AS
CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE FINAL
DESTINATION. AND SO AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE WERE ALLOWING BIKES TO
PARK SAFELY AT THE CURB CLOSE TO
THEIR FINAL DESTINATION. SO THE
INTENT WITH THE LEGISLATION IS
ON ANY GIVEN BLOCK WHEN CARGO
BIKE IS MAKING A DELIVERY THEY
MAY HAVE ONE SPACE WHERE THEY
CAN SAFELY PULL OVER AND MAKE A
QUICK DELIVERY ON OUR STREETS.
WE ARE OPENING UP ZONES IN BOTH
BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS,
INCLUDING OUR TIME LIMITED AND
MOST OF OUR LOAD ZONES ARE PAID
PARKING AREAS. OUR RESTRICTED
PARKING ZONES AND THEN ALSO OUR
UNRESTRICTED PARKING ZONES. AND
THEN LASTLY, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THIS PERKNIT PROGRAM IS
STREAMED LINE FOR BUSINESSES
INTERESTED IN PAR TIS PITTING.
PERMITS WILL BE AVAILABLE
THROUGH SDOT TRAFFIC PERMIT
COUNTER. AND IN ORDER TO GET A
PERMIT THE APPLICANT MUST HAVE A
VALID SEATTLE BUSINESS LICENSE.
THEY WILL PLACE THE PERMIT PLATE
WE ARE DEVELOPING WITH THE ACELA
TEAM ON BACK OF THE BIKE OR
TRAILER TO DISPLAY THE PERMIT
NUMBER AND ALSO THE COMPANY NAME
WE ARE WORKING WITH SEATTLE
PARKING ENFORCEMENT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE DEVELOPING CLEAR
STANDARDS WITH THEIR STAFF SO
THEY FEEL SUPPORTED WHEN GOING
OUT FOR ENFORCEMENT WITH THE NEW
VEHICLES AS WELL. WE WILL BE
REQUIRING THAT EACH BIKE PAY AS
FEE OF $100 STARTING AFTER 6
MONTHS WE ARE PROPOSING WAIVING
THE FEE FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS
TO INSPIRE PARTICIPATION IN THE
PROGRAM MOSTLY FROM SMALL TO
MEDIUM BUSINESS COMMUNITY. IT'S
FINANCIAL INVESTMENT TO TAKE A
CHANCE ON THE PROGRAM. AND SO WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE OPENING
UP THE PATHWAY TO SUPPORT THEM
AS WELL. EARLY ON IN THE PROGRAM
ADOPTION. I MENTIONED EARLY ON
WE ARE LOOKING TO COLLECT SOME
DATA FROM PARTICIPATING
BUSINESSES. REALLY TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE INFORMING HOW THE
PROGRAM CAN GROW IN THE FUTURE.
SO, WE WILL BE COLLECTING
INFORMATION ON HOW MANY PACKAGES
DELIVERED BY CARGO BIKES PER
QUARTER. HOW MANY VEHICLE MILES
TRAVELED BY CARGO BIKES TO
INFORM THE EMISSIONS GOALS I
MENTIONED EARLIER AND COLLECTING
INFORMATION ON ZIP CODE SPECIFIC
OPERATION AREAS. THIS IS TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE BEING SUPPORTIVE OF
BUSINESS DISTRICTS AND YOU KNOW
CHECKING IN WITH THEM SPEAR
ODDCALLY TO MAKE SURE BIKES ARE
NOT NEGATIVELY AFFECTING
OPERATION AND HEARING FROM
BUSINESSES HOW THEY INTERACT
WITH THE NEW VEHICLE TYPE. SO
LASTLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES COME OUT
OF THIS WORK. WE HAVE DONE ABOUT
FOUR YEARS OF ENGAGEMENT AND
OUTREACH AROUND THIS WORK WHICH
TAUGHT US A LOT ABOUT WHICH
PARTNERS MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN
EXPLORING SEATTLE'S NEXT LAUNCH
CITY. WE ARE WORKING, YOU KNOW,
AT HOME WITH OUR SDOT SAFETY
TEAM TO DEVELOP A E-CARGO BIKE
PROGRAM FOR INCIDENT RESPONSE.
IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS CARGO
BIKES CAN ACCESS AREAS WITH THE
CITY THAT VEHICLES MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO AND IT OPENS UP PATHWAYS
FOR US TO DO PLANNING THERE. WE
ARE UPLIFTING OUR LOCAL
AMBASSADORS AND EARLY ADOPTERS
SO WE ACTUALLY DO SEE CARGO BIKE
DELIVERY WITHIN THE CITY. A
PIZZA COMPANY IS MOST FAMOUS FOR
IT HERE AND THEN LOOKING TO LIFT
UP OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES THAT
WANT TO ADOPT THESE AS WELL. WE
HEARD FROM LARGE FREIGHT
PARTNERS LIKE AMAZON AND DHL
THEY ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING
SEATTLE BE THE NEXT LAUNCH CITY
FOR OPERATIONS. AND THEN,
SUPPORTING LOGISTICS COMPANIES
AS WELL. YOU HEARD FROM BEELINE
CARGO BIKE LAGISTICS HIGHLIGHTED
IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT
HAND-PICKTURE. THEY HAVE BEEN
OPERATING CARGO BIKE IN PORTLAND
FOR OVER A DECADE AND WANT
SEATTLE TO BE THE NEXT LAUNCH
CITY AS THEY HAVE BUSINESSES
HERE THEY WORK WITH IN PORTLAND
AS WELL. LASTLY WANT TO CONTINUE
REDUCE ADOPTION BARRIERS FOR
SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE BUSINESSES.
THIS IS IMPORTANT AND UNIQUE FOR
SEATTLE PROGRAM COMPARED TO
OTHER PEER CITIES POP WE WILL
EXPLORE HOW TO PROVIDE CARGO
BIKES ON A PAY PER USE THROUGH A
LENDING LIBRARY FOR BUSINESSES
THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN
ADOPTING THE VEHICLES BUT NEED A
LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO SEE IF
THEY FIT THEIR FLEET OPERATIONS.
AND SO WE ARE PURSUING THOSE
CONCEPTS ALONGSIDE OUR OTHER
CLIMATE PROJECTS WITHIN SDOT. SO
JUST A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT'S NEXT
FOR US. TODAY, OF COURSE WE ARE
HERE BRIEFING YOU ON THE
LEGISLATION. WE ARE ALREADY
WORKING WITH ACELA TEAM TO
DEVELOP THE PERMIT PROIT IS I
MENTIONED EARLIER. AND PLAN TO
CONTINUE OUR OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE FALL. AND
Q4 OF THIS YEAR TO CONFIRM
PARTICIPATING BUSINESS AND MAKE
SURE THEY HAVE SUPPORT FROM US.
FROM THE JUMP MAKING SURE THEY
HAVE UNDERSTAND THE STANDARDS
AND THAT THEY CAN HAVE A
SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH WITHIN THE
CITY. AND THEN HOPE TO LAUNCH
THE PROGRAM BY Q4 OR Q1 OF NEXT
YEAR. WHICH WOULD ALLOW US TO
MEET THE 2025 CLIMATE EXECUTIVE
ORDER DEADLINE. SO THAT'S OUR
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY. AND
WE CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, MISS
RICE. MR. ESTEY AND MR. LABOR
DOCTOR. FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I
WILL OPEN IT UP TO MY
COLLEAGUES. I NOTE THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF EXAM CHAMPIONS OF
FREIGHT AND CARGO MOBILITY ON
THIS COMMITTEE AND AT THIS VERY
DAY RIGHT NOW. I KNOW I CANNOT
EXPECT A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS. BUT I WILL TURN IT
OVER -- FROM'S SO MUCH
SHRIVELRY RIGHT NOW AT THIS DESK
WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS RINCK AND
KETTLE.
>> MAYBE MR. LABORDE CAN PICK
WHO GOES FIRST.
>> EVENY MEANY. YOU WENT FIRST
LAST TIME GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU MR.
ESTEY AND MISS RICE FOR BEING
HERE AND MR. CHOW FOR COMING
BACK. THANK YOU. OF COURSE MR.
LABORDE. ARE YOU WITH THE
FREIGHT PROGRAM?
>> I WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH
CHRIS EAVES IN THE FREIGHT
PROGRAM SO I AM A LEAD OF OUR
NEW LEVY ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM
ACTUALLY WITHIN CURB SITE
MANAGEMENT BUT I WORK CLOSELY
WITH OUR FREIGHT PROGRAM AND OUR
CLIMATE OFFICE WITHIN POLICY AND
PLANNING.
>> SO YOU HAD THE LEAD YOUR
OFFICE HAS THE LEAD BUT THE
FREIGHT PROGRAM IS OBVIOUSLY,.
>> VERY CLOSELY LINKED YES, ALL
THESE WERE REVIEWED BY CHRIS
EAVES FREIGHT TEAM AND THEN WE
ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
HIM TO, YOU KNOW, PLAN FUTURE
COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM AS
WELL TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN
LINE WITH THE FREIGHT PROGRAM AS
WELL.
>> I AM SURE MY COLLEAGUE
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK IS BIG ON
FREIGHT, TOO, BUT AHEAD OF LAST
YEAR'S TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND
THE LEVY, CHAIR AND I, WE WERE
PUSHING STRONGLY ON FREIGHT FOR
A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT GOOD
REASONS. SO, I JUST WANTED TO
ENSURE THAT FREIGHT PROGRAM WAS
ACTIVELY ENGAGED. I FIGURED AS
MUCH, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO ASK
THE QUESTION. THE -- YOU KNOW
WHEN I -- I GET A LOT FROM
CONSTITUENTS YOU KNOW, IN TERMS
OF -- AND THIS IS AN ANOTHER
VERSION OF E-MOBILITY AND FOR
THE RECORD I AM FULLY SUPPORTIVE
OF BIKE LANES AND EVERYTHING,
ALONG THOSE LINES. AND WE NEED
TO EXPAND AND YOU KNOW BE
CONNECTED AND REALLY BUILD THAT
OUT. BUT WE ALSO NEED OUR
E-MOBILITY TYPE SCOOTERS AND YOU
KNOW THE VARIOUS BIKES TO USE
THOSE LANES, USE THE DEDICATED
LANES WHERE THE VARYING TYPES OF
LANES AND SO FORTH. AND WE NEED
THEM TO FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE
ROAD. NOT BE SCREAMING DOWN OUR
SIDEWALKS BECAUSE I HEAR FROM
COUNTLESS CONSTITUENTS REGARDING
THAT PEDESTRIAN SAFETY THREAT
THAT EXIST. IT'S REAL. I'VE
SEEN IT MYSELF. COUNTLESS MANY
TIMES. AND SO THIS IS KIND OF
LIKE GOING INTO A NEW AREA IN A
WAY. IN TERMS OF E-MOBILITY, BUT
THIS TIME FOR COMMERCIAL REASONS
FOR CARGO, FOR LOGISTICS. AND
SO, THAT'S MY TEE UP. WILL
THESE ENTITIES BE OPERATING MORE
LIKE MOTORCYCLES OR MOTOR
VEHICLES CARS, AND RULES OF THE
ROAD AND NOT BE JUMPING UP ON
SIDEWALKS. I MEAN, SO ARE THEY
DESIGNED -- IS THE WHOLE IDEA
FOR THEM TO BASICALLY BE A TRIKE
AND BE REGISTERED AND LICENSED
ALL ALONG THOSE LANES?
>> YES, AND THE REASON THAT WE
ARE BRINGING THIS PROGRAM
FORWARD BEFORE WE SEE A LOT OF
ACTIVITY IN SEATTLE IS LIKE YOU
SAID, TO CREATE THOSE SAFE
STANDARDS HERE FIRST. AND A
CITIES WHERE WE SAW BEFORE THEY
HAD STANDARDS IN PLACE WE WOULD
SEE THE SIDEWALK CONFLICTS AND
THAT'S WHY WE INTENTIONALLY
OPENED UP SPACE FOR THE LARGER
VEHICLES TO PARK AND LIMIT
PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK CONCERNS.
THAT WAS THE FIRST AND FOREMOST
DESIRE OF THE PROGRAM TO MAKE
SURE THESE WERE WOMAN RATING
MORE LIKE VEHICLES PERMITTED
THROUGH THE SYSTEM THAT CAN BE
CITED BY OUR PARKING ENFORCEMENT
STAFF. AND YOU KNOW FOLLOW THOSE
RULES OF THE ROAD LIKE ANY OTHER
VEHICLE THAT'S OPERATING IN
THOSE SPACES.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY
IMPORTANT. HOW DO YOU DEFINE
CARGO?
>> IT'S GREAT QUESTION.
>> IT'S A LEADING QUESTION BUT
IT'S A QUESTION.
>> FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS
PROGRAM, WE HAVE BEEN DEFINING
IT AS THE DELIVERY OF GOODS AND
SERVICES. AND SO, WE WANT TO
OPEN IT UP FOR PARCEL DELIVERY,
FOOD DELIVERY, SERVICE DELIVERY,
THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION
ACTUALLY OPERATES CARGO BIKES TO
CLEAN UP STREETS USING BIKES
DOWNTOWN. AND SO FOR THE PURPOSE
OF THIS PROGRAM, IT IS LIMITED
TO THOSE SMALLER PACKAGES,
SMALLER GOODS THAT WE SEE
DELIVERED THROUGH THE CITY.
THERE WILL NATURALLY BE GOODS
AND CARGO THAT CANNOT BE
DELIVERED BY BIKE JUST BECAUSE
IT'S NOT SUITABLE FOR THE USE
CASE. BUT FOR THIS, WE ARE
CONSIDERING PARCEL FOOD AND
SERVICES IS THE MAIN THREE.
>> I ASK BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS
ANOTHER AREA I GET A LOT FROM
CONSTITUENTS, PARTICULARLY
BECAUSE I HAVE DISTRICT 7, AND
SO I HAVE MOST OF DOWNTOWN. NOT
ALL OF IT, IMPORTANTLY NOT THE
STADIUMS FOR EXAMPLE AND THIS IS
THE TIE-IN. IS I GO TO MARINERS
GAME THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH
NO BOUNCE A STRIKE, AND.
>> IT WAS A STRIKE.
>> AND WHEN I LEFT, I HAD MY
FATHER-IN-LAW WITH ME, IN ORDER
TO GET BACK TO OUR VEHICLE, AND
SO WE TOOK A BIKE TAXI. AND HAD
MY DAUGHTER WITH ME SO IT WAS
JUST THE THREE OF PUSP THAT WAS
A E-TICKET THEME PARK RIDE. YES.
I MEAN, WE ARE FLYING UP ON THE
STREET, COME BACK THE WHOLE TIME
FRANK SINATRA IS ON -- I WON'T
SING BUT IN AND OUT. AND ALL THE
ABOVE. AND WE WERE CARGO. HUMAN
CARGO. BUT WE WERE CARGO. ARE
E-TAXIES PART OF THIS
LEGISLATION?
>> LIKE, SO, AS I UNDERSTAND IT.
>> LIKE TACKIES.
>> I THINK THEY ARE PEDY CABS
AND THERE'S.
>> THERE'S PEDICAB AND HE WAS
NOT PEDALING. HE HAD A BATTERY
PACK. SPEEDS WE WERE GOING IT'S
IT WAS A E-TICKET RIDE.
>> OUR INTENT IS THAT WOULD BE
COVERED ELSEWHERE. WE WOULDN'T
CONSIDER UNDER THE E-CARGO BIKE
DEFAMATION WHAT YOU JUST
DESCRIBED. I MEAN I THINK THAT
IS HANDLED ELSEWHERE. I THINK
IT'S FAIR FOR US TO SAVE SPACE
TO TALK WITH OTHERS AND SDOT AND
OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY LIKE FAS
ABOUT WHAT REGULATION TYPES
DEVICES YOU ARE DESCRIBING LOOKS
LIKE VERSUS WHAT WE ARE THINKING
ABOUT IN TERMS OF URBAN GOODS
DELIVERY.
>> CAN I PLANT A SUGGESTION MR.
LABORDE. THAT THE DEPARTMENT,
THE ADMINISTRATION, AND REALLY
US, SHOULD CONSIDER A PARALLEL
PIECE OF LEGISLATION TO COVER
THIS AREA. I RECOGNIZE IT'S
DIFFERENT. BUT IT IS VERY -- A
CHALLENGE ON THE WATER FRONT.
AND YOU KNOW, SO THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE
ARE NOT LIKE OUR MID-ADDORS THAT
GO SLOW FROM ONE POINT TO THE
OTHER PICKING UP TRASH. I AM NOT
KIDDING. IT WAS AN E-TICKET. MY
DAUGHTER LOVED IT. AND WE WERE
BOUNCING AROUND. YOU KNOW
CUTTING THROUGH THE NEW STREET
AS YOU COME AWAY FROM THE
T-MOBILE PARK THAT USED TO BE A
STREET STREET. YOU KNOW, YOU
HAVE THE ENTRANCE FROM THE
TUNNEL AND SUPPORT BUILDING AND
FLYING THROUGH THERE AND
CUTTING. AND IT'S SOMETHING
THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AND
I THINK, THE BIKES, THE PED
BIKES HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG
TIME AND THEY WENT SLOWER HUMAN
POWERED BUT WE ARE IN A NEW
WORD. THIS IS KIND OF GOES TO
YOUR EXAMPLE MISS RICE ABOUT
WHAT CAME FIRST. WELL IN THIS
CASE, THE MOTORIZED, THE BATTERY
PACKED TAXIES PERSONAL TAXIES
ARE OUT THERE ALREADY. SO THIS
WOULD BE A CATCH UP. BUT I THINK
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY
SERIOUSLY SHOULD BE CONSIDERING
A PARALLEL PIECE OF LEGISLATION
TO COVER THIS AREA BECAUSE IT IS
A HUGE, NOT JUST PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY BUT TRAFFIC SAFETY
BECAUSE WE WERE BOUNCING OUT
COMING IN AND BOUNCING OUT INTO
THE STREETS. AND I JUST THINK
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD
BE LOOKING AT. AND AT THE END OF
THE DAY, THOUGH, I LOVE THIS
BECAUSE IT GOES TO HOW CAN WE BE
BETTER FASTER QUICKER. AND WHAT
WE CANNOT DO AS A CITY IS HAVE
OUR LOGISTICS THROWN COMPLETELY
ONTO THE STREETS. AND THAT
HAPPENS SO MANY TIMES BECAUSE
IT'S GOING TO CREATE SO MANY
TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES. AND
THAT'S THE REASON WHY I ALWAYS
HAVE BEEN PUSHING LIKE, THE
DESIGN REVIEW HOLIDAY FOR
DOWNTOWN. PULLING OUT THE
LOADING DOCKS. BECAUSE WE HAVE
TO ENSURE THERE ARE BUILDINGS
THAT ARE LOGISTICAL SYSTEMS
COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL IS
GOOD BECAUSE THEN WE ARE NOT
FORCING IT ON THE STREET. I SEE
IT SO OFTEN. SO I SEE THIS
PROGRAM AS A WAY TO BY TAKING
THE BIGGER TRUCKS OFF AND HAVING
THE THINGS TAKEN CARE OF THIS
WAY. I THANK YOU FOR COMING AND
PRESENTING ON THIS. AND MR.
LABORDE TO ADDRESS THE MOTORIZED
PED BIKE ISSUE.
>> WE ITERATE WHAT MIKE SAID
ABOUT INVOLVING FAS BECAUSE
THEIR EXISTING ROLE AND
REGULATING RIDE SHARE AND TAXI
SERVICE. SINCE THERE'S A
CROSSOVER THERE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. GREAT
FEEDBACK HERE. GREAT POINTS AND
POTENTIALLY FOR PARALLEL
LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS THE
PEDESTRIAN AS SPENT OF THIS OR
THE HUMAN CARGO ASPECT OF THIS,
IF YOU WILL.
>> HUMAN CARGO.
>> ALSO, POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY
FOR AMENDING THE ORIGINAL
PROPOSED LEGISLATION IF YOU SO
CHOOSE. BUT, IN ANY EVENT,
POINTS WELL TAKEN.
>> IN COOPERATION. NOTHING
COMING OUT OF -- [INAUDIBLE]
>> BUT EXCELLENT POINTS MADE.
AND COUNCILMAN RINCK THE FLOOR
IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I AM GLAD
COUNCILMAN KETTLE WENT FIRST SO
I COULD GET MY HEAD AROUND
EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT HERE. THIS IS REALLY
EXCITING, AND INTERESTING AND I
AM EXCITED TO SEE US BE A BIT
MORE ON THE PROACTIVE SIDE IN
TERMS OF FIGURING OUT WHAT KIND
OF ROLE WILL THE E-CARGO BIKES
PLAY AND HOW WILL OUR EXISTING
LAWS AND JUST MANAGING CURB
ACCESS AND SO ON, HOW WE ARE
GOING TO DEAL WITH THAT. I WANT
EXAMINE COMMEND THE DEPARTMENT
FOR BEING PROACTIVE ON TO
MATTER. I HAVE A COUPLE SHORT
QUESTIONS FOR TODAY. ONE IS JUST
A POINT OF ALIGNMENT EARLIER
THIS YEAR WE PASSED OUR
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN. WHICH
IS VERY EXCITING. SO, JUST AS A
POINT OF CLARIFICATION, I KNOW
IN THAT PLAN AND I DID A DOUBLE
CHECK, WE DON'T HAVE ANY
MENTION OF E-CARGO BIKES LISTED
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THERE'S' ALIGNMENT I WANT I AM
SURE THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING SURE
THERE'S A ALIGNMENT BUT DO WE
HAVE PLANS FOR SCALING THE
CHARGING NETWORK, IS THERE ANY
-- ANYTHING TO BE CONCERNED
ABOUT OR ANY MISALIGNMENT
BETWEEN THIS EFFORT AND THAT
PLAN?
>> NO CONCERNS. WE HAVE BEEN
COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH
SEATTLE LIGHT AND IT FITS IN
BROADER FREIGHT ELECTRIFICATION
WE ARE HOPING TO MOVE FORWARDS
IN THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS. WHERE
CARGO BIKES MAKE A BIG IMPACT
WHEN WE INTEGRATE TO THE LARGER
FLEETS AS WELL WITH OUR FREIGHT
NETWORK. SO EXPLORING CONCEPTS
WITH CITY LIGHT WITH CARGO BIKES
TO COLOKATE CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BOTH BIKES
AND VEHICLES COMING INTO THE
CITY, CREATING WHAT THEY ARE
CALLING NEW YORK MICROHUB
CONCEPTS WHERE WE HAVE THOSE
COLLOCATED RESOURCES. AND SO
THAT MIGHT BE A FUTURE DESIGN
WITHIN THE PROGRAM BUT
COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH THE
TEAM UPLIFT THE WORK AND MAKE
SURE IT FITS IN THE BROAD
IRSTRATEGY.
>> FABULOUS. LOVE TO HEAR THAT.
AND ON THIS POINT ABOUT USAGE OF
THE STREET, I KNOW THIS PROPOSED
LEGISLATION SETS WIGGEDTH
MAXIMUM OF 48 INCH -- I THINK
THAT'S ON A SLIDE. NO THEY ARE
NOT NUMBERED. I AM WONDERING
BECAUSE FROM THE PICTURES THAT
WERE SHOWN THERE'S A FEW
DIFFERENT ITERATIONS OF THIS.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE
SMALLER MODELS. I IMAGINE THAT
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE
WOULDN'T FIT IN OUR BIKE LANES
BUT THERE MIGHT BE SOME THAT
COULD. HOW IS THE DEPARTMENT
THINKING ABOUT THAT KIND OF
INTERPLAY?
>> YEAH, SO ACTUALLY ALL OF THE
BIKES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE
SLIDE WOULD BE ABLE TO FIT
WITHIN THE PROTECTED BIKE LANE
NETWORK THEY FIT THE 48 INCH
WIDTH REQUIREMENT. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE BIKE
TEAM NETWORK WHERE WE ARE
EXPANDING OUR PROTECTED BIKE
LANES TO MAKE SURE THEY FIT
THOSE WITH REQUIREMENTS. THAT
WAY WE CAN SUPPORT THIS WITH
OTHER CITIES AS WELL. AND ALSO
MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL
THOSE ARE APPROVED WITHIN THE
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS
DIVISION. AND THEN YOU WILL SEE,
THERE'S DIFFERENT PARKING
STRUCTURES WITHIN CITIES THAT
HAVE LAUNCHED THESE PROGRAMS. WE
CHOSE NOT TO SET A LENGTH
REQUIREMENT HERE BECAUSE WE
DON'T SET LENGTH REQUIREMENTS
FOR OTHER VEHICLES IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. SO NEW YORK SET EYE
FOR ANGLE PARKING BECAUSE THERE
WAS A CONCERN FOR VEHICLES
JETTING NOW THE ROAD. WE ARE
LOOKING AT PARALLEL PARKING
WHERE WE ALLOW THE BIKES TO PARK
IN WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
>> AWESOME. I AM THINKING
THROUGH THAT I AM CURIOUS WE
EXPECT THEM TO FIT THROUGH MOST
BIKE LANES. I AM THINKING ABOUT
THE BIKE LANES DOWNTOWN TUCKLY
THE TWO-WAY ONES. WHERE IT WOULD
-- I IMAGINE WE NEED TO TAKE UP
ENTIRETY OF ONE. SO, I AM JUST
CURIOUS ABOUT THAT POINT. BUT,
HEARING THAT AT LEAST FOR THE
VAST MAJORITY OF THEM THEY
SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIT.
>> YEAH, JUST ASKING ABOUT THE
-- I THINK THE MINIMUM LANE
WIDTH FOR MOST BICYCLE
FACILITIES IS 5 FOOT LANE
DIRECTIONAL LANE. SO, THE
TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACKS YOU SEE
LIKE SECOND OR FOURTH AVENUE, I
THINK THEY ARE TYPICALLY ABOUT
10 FEET WIDE. SOMETIMES WIDER.
>> OKAY. GOT IT. IT JUST FEELS
SMALL WHEN YOU ARE RIDING ON IT,
SOMETIME. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU.
AND AS A FOLLOWING POINT FROM
THAT I KNOW YOU MENTIONED PIERCE
CITY A NUMBER OF TIMES. CAN YOU
SHARE WHAT THE PEER CITIES ARE.
>> WE WORKED CLOSEST WITH
BOSTON, NEW YORK CITY AND
WASHINGTON, D.C. NEW YORK CITY
ALREADY HAS STANDARDS IN PLACE
FOR CARGO BIKES, WASHINGTON,
D.C. AND BOSTON ARE HOPING TO
LAUNCH STANDARDS IN WE
COLLABORATED WITH LONDON
MONTREAL TORONTO, AND A COUPLE
OTHER CITIES IN EUROPE. THEY HAD
CARGO BIKE PROGRAMS ACTIVE FOR
FIVE TO TEN YEARS AND WE LEARNED
A LOT FROM THOSE SPACES. A LOT
OF THE CONNECTIONS FACILITATED
BY C40 CITIES SO THANK YOU TO
THEIR TEAM AS WELL. IT'S BEEN
REALLY CRITICAL FOR OUR TEAM TO
LEARN WHERE THE PROGRAMS HAVE
DONE REALLY WELL. BUT ALSO WHERE
THEY HAVE RUN INTO ISSUES. THAT
WAY WE CAN INFORM OUR PROGRAM TO
MAKE SURE WE DON'T HIT THOSE
SAME ROADBLOCKS IN THE FUTURE.
>> FABULOUS. AND MY LAST
QUESTION FOR TODAY IS ON SLIDE
10, WHERE WE LAY OUT THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITEES, I AM
WONDERING HOW WE LANDED ON THE
FEE OF $100. AND IS THAT TO BE
CONSIDERED AN ANNUAL FEE OR AN
ENTRANCE FEE, AND HOW IS THE
DEPARTMENT CONSIDERED A FLAT
REVERSEOUS SOMETHING MORE
PROGRESSIVE KEEPING TOWARDS THE
MIND OF WHO THE BUSINESS THAT IS
APPLYING FOR THE PERMIT MIGHT BE
HELP HOW DO WE LAND ON A FLAT
FEE STRUCTURES.
>> IT'S AN ANNUAL FEE OF $100
PER BICYCLE PERMITTED WHEREIN
THE PROGRAM. WE LOOKED HAT OUR
EXISTING COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
LOADS ON PROGRAM, AND WITHIN
THAT WE CHARGED $250 ANNUALLY
AND SO TO SUPPORT THE CLIMATE
GOALS AND LARGER VISION FOR THE
WORK WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THERE WAS INCENTIVE FOR
COMPANIES TO CONSIDER USING
BIKES INSTEAD OF LARGER STYLE
TRUCK. THAT'S THE REASONING
BEHIND THE DISCOUNT THERE. THE
FEE ITSELF WILL ALLOW US TO
RECOUP SOME OF THE WORK AND
MAINTENANCE FEES FOR ISSUING
PERMITS WORK ON SDOT SIDE. AND
KEEPING IT AS LOW AS POSSIBLE
FOR PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES.
IT'S AN INTERESTING THOUGHT TO
THINK ABOUT THE TYPES OF
BUSINESSES APPLYING FOR THESE,
AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE
COULD CONSIDER IN THE FUTURE. I
THINK IN TERMINATION OF THE
PERMIT VOLUME WE EXPECT TO SEE
IN THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS, WE
EXPECTED IT TO BE RELATIVELY LOW
CONSIDERING BUSINESSES READY TO
BE EARLY ADOPTERS. SHOULD WE HIT
A LOT OF FREIGHT COMPANIES
TAKING IT WITH MANY PERMITS,
THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD
CONSIDER AS AN AMENDMENT.
>> FABULOUS. AND THAT CONCLUDES
MY QUESTIONS. THANKS SO MUCH,
CHAIR AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE DEPARTMENT
AGAIN FOR SHARING THIS
PRESENTATION. THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION BEFORE US TODAY MORE
DETAILS WILL THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION BEFORE US TODAY. I
AM A HUGE SUPPORTER OF THE
PROGRAM MORE BROADLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO DIVING MORE DEEPLY
INTO THE WEEDS AND EXPLORING
EACH ASPECT OF THE PROPOSAL.
BUT, I THINK DIRECTIONALLY WE
ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND THIS
IS GREAT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
CAN HELP SUPPORT LAST MILE
CONNECTIONS AND DELIVERY, AND
WHICH IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT,
AND THE DEFINITION TO THE
EARLIER QUESTION ABOUT THE
DEFINITION OF CARGO, YOU KNOW, I
THINK THIS -- I THINK YOU ARE
SPOT ON IN TERMS OF INTERPRETING
THAT TO INCLUDE THE DELIVERY OF
GOODS AND SERVICES. I WOULD
ACTUALLY PICK UP AS PARTS OF THE
SERVICES PIECE HUMAN CARGO.
THAT'S A SERVICE. SOMEONE IS
PROVIDING TO PROVIDE. WE CAN GET
A DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOODS AND
SERVICES AND LAW SCHOOL I GOT IN
MANY OF THOSE. BUT, IN ANY
EVENT, THIS -- THE BROADER POINT
IS THAT THIS IS A VERY EXCITING
PROGRAM, VERY INNOVATIVE.
SUPERCOOL AS WELL. LOVE GEEKING
OUT ABOUT THIS KIND OF STUFF.
BECAUSE IT IS A FORM OF
MICROMOBILITY AS WAS NOTED. IT
ALSO HELPS FACILITATE COMMERCE
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE EXPAND A
NUMBER OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATING
AND BENEFITING FROM ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO A
BROADER ECONOMIC VITALITY FOR
ALL ACROSS THE CITY. SO SUPER
CALL ALL AROUND. LOVE THIS LOVE
THIS. LOVE THIS. TWO QUESTIONS.
THAT I WILL ADD MY PERSPECTIVE.
SO, LIKE AS WAS NOTED WE ARE NOT
RECREATING THE WHEEL HERE. WE'RE
SIMPLY BUILDING ON PROGRAMS AND
EFFORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND
INDEED ACROSS THE WORLD IN
CANADA, AND PARTS OF EUROPE,
LONDON, ET CETERA. AND TWO
QUESTIONS. YOU NOTED THAT YOU
KNOW, IT IS PART OF THE
COLLABORATION AND UNDERSTANDING
WHAT WORKS, AND WHAT HAS WORKED
IN SOME CASES WHAT HAS NOT
WORKED, OR AS YOU PUT IT WHERE
THESE OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAVE
RUN INTO ISSUES. WOULD LOVE TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND AT A HIGH
LEVEL WHAT THE ISSUES ARE WITH A
LITTLE MORE SPECIFICITY, AND
THEN TWO, COROLLARY OF THAT
WOULD BE HOW DO WE DESIGN THE
SEATTLE SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION
OF THIS PROGRAM TO ADDRESS SOME
OF THE THOSE LEARNING FROM OTHER
JURISDICTIONS?
>> YEAH, GREAT QUESTION. SO I
THINK TWO PIECES COME TO MIND TO
ME INITIALLY IN TERMS OF ISSUES
THAT WE NOTED. THE FIRST ONE
BEING THAT IT'S REALLY CRITICAL
TO PROVIDE AS MUCH SPACE AS
POSSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLES TO
HAVE THE VEHICLES. SOME CITIES
WOULD CREATE IT FOR CERTAIN
AREAS OR WHERE THE BUSINESS IS
OPERATING WHICH IS LIMITING WHEN
YOU THINK ABOUT LAST MILE AND
ALL THE PLACES OF THE CITY THEY
MIGHT BE ABLE TO REACH. THAT'S
WHY WITH THIS PROGRAM WE DECIDED
TO OPEN UP MULTIPLE TYPES OF
CURB ZONES. THAT WAY, IN ANY
PIECE OF THE CITY THEY MIGHT BE
ABLE TO HAVE A SPACE TO PARK
RATHER THAN PUTTING IN
DESIGNATED CARGO BIKE ZONES FOR
PARKING. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE
FIRST ONES, AND I THINK WHEN WE
THINK ABOUT THE FORM FACTORS,
THIS IS A REALLY RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING MARKET. WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO LEARN FROM MANUFACTURERS
AND LOGISTICS COMPANIES HOW IT
CHANGED OVER THE LAST FIVE TO
TEN YEARS. MANY CITIES AND
STATES THAT ADOPTED LEGISLATION
EARLY ON HAVE HAD TO ADJUST IT
BECAUSE THE VEHICLES ARE
CHANGING SO RAPIDLY. AND SO,
WHERE WE COULD, WITH THE FORM
FACTOR LEGISLATION WE ALLOWED
SPACE FOR INNOVATION. WE CAN'T
WANT TO BE TOO RESPIGOTED WITHIN
OUR CONFINES OF WHAT IS A CARGO
BIKE BEING BROAD WITH WHEN WE
CONSIDER GOODS AND SERVICE AND
BROAD WITH THE TYPES OF BIKES WE
ALIEU WITH THE TWO, THREE AND
FOUR WHEELS. AND IT GIVES US
SPACE TO CHANGE THAT IN THE
FUTURE IF WE DECIDE THAT'S
GOING IN ONE DIRECTION. BUT ALSO
DOESN'T LIMIT COMPANIES COMING
TO THE SIT WHY SEATTLE. SO WE
WANTED TO KEEP IT OPEN FOR THAT
INNOVATION AS WELL.
>> AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, AGAIN, FOR THIS
PRESENTATION HERE. LOOK FORWARD
TO LEARNING MORE AND WE WILL
TAKE THIS UP IN THE NEXT
COMMITTEE AGAIN. COLLEAGUES ANY
FINAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR
THE GOOD OF THE ORDER? HEARING
AND SEEING NONE, THANK YOU
AGAIN, WE HAVE REACHED THE END
OF TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA. OUR
NEXT MEETING IS ANTICIPATED TO
BE ON SEPTEMBER 16th AT 9:30
TUESDAY. ONE LAST CALL FOR FINAL
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR THE GOOD
OF THE ORDER? HEARING AND SEEING
NONE, WE ARE ADJOURNED. 12:05
P.M.