ALL RIGHT , GOOD MORNING ,
DECEMBER 2nd, 2025 MEETING OF
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
WILL COME TO ORDER, IT IS 9:31
A.M., I AM CHAIR OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> RINCK?
>> STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
CHAIR SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> THREE MEMBERS PRESENT .
>> I DO NOT THINK THE MICROPHONE
IS ON OF COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND
WE HAVE FOUR . IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING AND SEEING NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS HEREBY
ADOPTED. GOOD MORNING , MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC, COLLEAGUES OF OUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE . I
HOPE YOU HAD A RESTFUL
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY . AS FOR
ME, I WAS SAYING I OVERATE A
LOT, HAD GREAT FAMILY TIME,
RELAXATION TIME WITH MY FAMILY ,
I HOPE YOU WERE ABLE TO DO THE
SAME. WE ARE RIGHT BACK AT IT.
EAGER AND EXCITED TO BE AT THE
GROUND RUNNING BEFORE WE CLOSE
OUT THIS YEAR AND GOING TO OUR
COUNCIL RECESS , ANNUAL COUNCIL
RECESS AT THE END OF DECEMBER .
BEFORE WE START THE AGENDA
TODAY, I WANT TO BRIEFLY REFLECT
ON A FEW OF THE GREAT
TRANSPORTATION POLICY WORK
ACHIEVEMENTS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO WORK ON TOGETHER THIS YEAR .
INCLUDING MOST RECENTLY DURING
OUR ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. AND
THE FINAL ADOPTED BUDGET THAT WE
RECENTLY PASSED UNANIMOUSLY , BY
THE WAY, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF
EXCITING TRANSPORTATION
INVESTMENTS TO MAKE OUR SYSTEM
MORE SAFE , RELIABLE, AND
ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL. THIS
INCLUDES $1.4 MILLION FOR
SANDPOINT BAY NORTHEAST
IMPROVEMENT, $1 MILLION IN SDOT
FOR SIX AVENUE NORTHWEST FREEWAY
IMPROVEMENTS , $1 MILLION FOR
EIGHTH AVENUE NORTHWEST SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS, A ONE
MILLION-DOLLAR TRANSPORTATION
FUND INVESTMENT FOR REMOVABLE
SAFETY BARRIERS AT FARMERS
MARKETS , YEAR-ROUND FARMERS
MARKETS , $600,000 FOR TRAFFIC
AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT RAINIER
AVENUE SOUTH AND CORNELL AVENUE
SOUTH, $500,000 FOR SDOT FOR A
GOLDEN GARDENS TRANSIT SERVICE
PILOT , WE WERE ABLE TO FUND A
BRAND-NEW , UPDATED TRANSIT
STUDY , FUNDED ALSO A BRAND-NEW
TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY
OFFICER , INVEST IN NEW CHARGING
STATIONS FOR e-BIKES AND POWER
CHAIRS , AT CITY HALL . IN THE
PROCESS, WE FULFILLED A
LONG-STANDING COMMUNITY NEED,
THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR YEARS
FOR THAT SAME LEVEL OF
MICRO-MOBILITY AND
ACCESSIBILITY, CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE , CLIMATE
FRIENDLY INFRASTRUCTURE. WE WERE
ABLE TO DELIVER. WE BOOSTED THE
NUMBER OF SCOOTER CORRALS ACROSS
OUR CITY TO PROMOTE SAFETY AND
ACCESSIBILITY. THERE IS $23
MILLION IN OUR RECENTLY ADOPTED
BUDGET FOR NEW SIDEWALKS,
CITYWIDE . THAT IS A SLIVER OF
THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY
-RELATED INVESTMENTS AND
INNOVATIONS WE WORKED ON DURING
OUR BUDGET ALONE. SHOUT OUT TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS , IN THAT
NONEXHAUSTIVE LIST , WE LEARNED
THAT THE DISTRICT 6 WAS WELL
TAKEN CARE OF, BUT THE WHOLE
CITY , EVERYONE BENEFITS WHEN
EVERYONE IN OUR CITY IS ABLE TO
REALIZE THE BENEFITS AND PROMISE
OF THESE EXCITING INVESTMENTS .
THAT WAS JUST THE BUDGET . ASIDE
FROM BUDGET COME IN 2025, AS WE
LOOK TO CLOSE OUT THIS CALENDAR
YEAR, THIS COMMITTEE HAS FOCUSED
ON THREE HIGH-LEVEL THEMES ,
SUCCESS, ACCOUNTABILITY , AND
ENSURING A STRONG START TO THE
LEVY , BOOSTING TRANSIT SAFETY
AND SECURITY, AND FINALLY ,
DRIVING INNOVATION . WITH
RESPECT TO ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ENSURING A STRONG START TO THE
LEVY, WE SUCCESSFULLY STOOD UP
AND CONFIRMED A LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE . WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE
APPOINTMENTS HERE TODAY FROM OUR
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES AS
WELL. WE ALSO PASSED A BOLD LEVY
DELIVERY PLAN , BETTER
POSITIONING THE DEPARTMENT TO
HAVE A STRONG START FOR SUCCESS
EARLIER THIS YEAR . THAT IS ONE
OF THE AGENDA ITEMS LATER TODAY,
WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE PROGRESS
AND LOOK AHEAD FOR GOING FORWARD
NEXT YEAR. THE SECOND THING WE
WORKED ON TOGETHER THIS YEAR,
IMPROVING TRANSIT SAFETY AND
SECURITY FOR ALL . EARLIER THIS
YEAR, WE CONVENED A REGIONAL
TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY
ROUNDTABLE , BRINGING TOGETHER
PARTNERS ACROSS TRANSIT
AGENCIES, OPERATORS , WORKERS
WITH LOCAL 587 , MEMBERS FROM
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND
OTHERS, TO TALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS
AND WE ENDED UP LIMITING SOME OF
THE SOLUTIONS DURING THE BUDGET
THIS YEAR. THIRD AND FINALLY ,
WE FOCUSED ON INNOVATION, PROUD
TO SHARE THAT WE STARTED A
BRAND-NEW DISTRICT PROJECT FUND
TO HELP OUR DISTRICT
COUNCILMEMBERS BETTER RESPOND TO
OUR CONSTITUENTS AND DELIVER
CRITICALLY NEEDED SAFETY
INVESTMENTS , THOSE MICROSCALE
SAFETY INVESTMENTS THAT GIVE US
A NEW STOP SIGN, MAYBE AROUND
ABOUT , MARKINGS ON THE
CROSSWALK, TO HELP KEEP PEOPLE
STAY SAFE IN THEIR OWN
NEIGHBORHOODS. WE STARTED A
BRAND-NEW E CARGO BIKE
PERMITTING PROGRAM , THE FIRST
OF ITS KIND LEGISLATION , FOR
THOSE WHO LIKE FIRST OF ITS KIND
LEGISLATION, THERE ARE A FEW
MODELS THAT EXIST ACROSS THE
COUNTRY , INCLUDING IN NEW YORK,
BUT WE STARTED THE FIRST OF ITS
KIND PIZZA LEGISLATION TO
SUPPORT OUR PROGRAM FOR E CARGO
BIKE PERMITS. FINALLY, WE PASSED
A NEW AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC SAFETY
CAMERA AUTHORIZATION AND
LEGISLATION TO INCORPORATE AND
IMPLEMENT RECENT CHANGES TO
STATE LAW AND BETTER POSITION
OUR CITY TO IMPLEMENT ONE OF THE
FEDERALLY APPROVED SAFE SYSTEMS
APPROACH COUNTERMEASURES TO KEEP
PEOPLE SAFE ON OUR ROADS. DOES
NOT SEEM LIKE WE HAVE DONE A
LOT, WHEN YOU LOOK BACK , AT THE
INDIVIDUAL COMMITTEE LEVEL OR
INDIVIDUAL LEVEL AT THE BUDGET,
BUT, IN HINDSIGHT, WE HAVE
INDEED ACCOMPLISHED A LOT
TOGETHER. THERE IS PLENTY MORE
WORK TO DO . THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES, MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC, FOR MAKING OUR CITY A
BETTER PLACE THROUGH THIS WORK
AND MORE. MOVING ON TO THE
AGENDA TODAY, SEVERAL
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
TO OUR LOCAL BOARDS AND AN
APPOINTMENT THAT I MENTIONED TO
THE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. AN
EXCITING PRESENTATION FROM SDOT
ON THE LEVY DELIVERY PLAN
PROGRESS . AND LOOK AHEAD .
FINALLY, BRIEFING AND DISCUSSING
TWO IMPORTANT PIECES OF SDOT
LEGISLATION TO ENABLE TWO VITAL
PROJECTS ACROSS OUR CITY. ALL
RIGHT, THAT SAID , WE WILL MOVE
ON TO THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD, PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD
RELATE TO THE AGENDA TODAY OR
WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS
COMMITTEE, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> ONE IN PERSON AND ONE REMOTE.
>> EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE
APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES, WE
WILL START WITH INVERSES BECAUSE
FIRST . SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS
WILL BE MODERATED , THE PUBLIC
COMMENT IS UP TO 20 MINUTES AND
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED ON IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED, SPEAKERS WILL
ALTERNATE BETWEEN SETS OF IN
PERSON AND REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL
THE PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVE ENDED .
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WITH
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT, THE
MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF
THEY DO NOT STOP THERE COMMENTS
WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER. PUBLIC COMMENT IS OPEN
AND WE BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER, WILL NOAH WILLIAMS COME
TO THE PODIUM?
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS, FROM WEST
SEATTLE ON THE C-LINE, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK THIS SESSION IN
ALL THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT
FUNDING AND PLANNING YOU ARE
DOING. FOR JUST GOING FORWARD
FOR THIS NEXT YEAR, THE COUNCIL
PRIORITIZE BASIC FUNDAMENTALS WE
HAVE BEEN GETTING GOOD AT HERE
IN THE CITY. THAT INCLUDES A
USEFUL TRANSIT NETWORK THAT
ALLOWS YOU TO GET FROM AS MANY
PLACES TO AS MANY PLACES IN AS
LITTLE TIME AS POSSIBLE , THAT
MEANS A FREQUENT TRANSIT NETWORK
WHICH WE CAN ONLY AFFORD BY
MAKING EFFICIENT USE OF
OPERATORS TIME, THE BEST WAY TO
DO THAT IS TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD
MORE FREQUENCY IS TO ADD BUS
LANES AND MORE PLACES TO ALLOW
YOU ARE BUS OPERATORS TO
PERFORMING THE SAME AMOUNT OF
WORK BECAUSE THE BUS ROUTE IS
FASTER. FURTHERMORE, RAPID RIDE
CONSTRUCTION HURDLES, THAT WORLD
HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT ROCKY
THESE LAST FEW YEARS AND THERE
ARE IMPROVEMENTS WE CAN PURSUE
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
RAPID RIDE PROJECTS AND NOT
NECESSARILY TAKE AS LONG INTO
THE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE YOU
MENTIONED, I THINK WE CAN DO
SOME THINGS INVOLVING
ACCOUNTABILITY OF CONTRACTORS
AND VETTING THEM MORE, MAKING
SURE WE SELECT CONTRACTORS THAT
ARE BASED ON CRITERIA INCLUDING
PERFORMANCE, PAST PERFORMANCE
AND QUALITY OF WORK, NOT JUST
THE BID PRICE , AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE, USING PUBLIC-SECTOR
TALENT FOR IMPROVEMENTS THAT
FALL UNDER THE THRESHOLD THAT
REQUIRES THEM TO CONTRACT OUT .
THERE ARE TECHNOLOGY
IMPROVEMENTS, TECHNOLOGY HAS
CHANGED IN THE LAST 15 YEARS AND
YOU CAN PURSE -- PURCHASE THINGS
-- THAT USED TO BE HARDWIRED,
THAT CAN BE PURSUED TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FASTER.
AND IN LESS TIME. THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH .
>> WE WILL SWITCH TO OUR REMOTE
SPEAKER , DAVID HAYNES, WHEN YOU
ARE READY, PRESS STAR 6 TO
UNMUTE AND TAKE IT AWAY.
>> DAVID I SEE YOU ARE PRESENT.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? HELLO?
UNFORTUNATE THAT LINK LIGHT RAIL
WILL BE CLOSED THIS WEEKEND,
NONSTOP PROBLEM WITH THE
INTEGRITY OF THE OVERSIGHT AND
THEIR PRODUCTION OF THIS LINE .
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT
THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO CONSIDER
GREENLIGHT PRIORITY WITH THE
RAPID RIDE AND THE OTHER BUSES
SO THEY CAN GET THROUGH
CONGESTION OF THE
DISCOMBOBULATED RED LIGHT ON
THIRD AVENUE, WHEN YOU ARE
WAITING UNTIL THE NEXT DECADE
FOR THE LINK LIGHT RAIL, FOR
SEATTLE, THE GREEN LIGHTS THAT
TRIGGER WHEN THE BUS APPROACHED,
YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TO STOP AT
THE LIGHT ON THE BUS STOP AT THE
NEXT LIGHT . YOU CAN GET TO THAT
LIGHT, DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT,
GET TO THE BUS STOP AND EXPEDITE
IT WOULD HELP OFFSET THE
FRUSTRATION PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO
GET TO SEATTLE NEEDING A [
INDISCERNIBLE ] TO THE THREE
STOPS, THEY HAVE TO STOP AT A
STREETLIGHT. PART OF THE PROBLEM
IS, IT IS STILL COMPLETELY NOT
SAFE ALL THROUGHOUT SEATTLE.
CERTAIN PEOPLE THAT DESIRE TO
SWEEP EVERYBODY OUT OF THE
DOWNTOWN AREA, STILL NOT SAFE IN
BETWEEN PINE AND PIKE , BUT THE
POLICE CHIEF AND THE TRANSIT
KEEP ARGUING ABOUT WHO WAS
RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEARING OUT THE
BUS STOP AND AROUND THE BUS STOP
. ONE OF THE WORST PLACES TO
MAKE A TRANSFER IS AT THIRD AND
BELL STREET WITH A BLACK AND
BROWN DRUG PUSHERS COMPETE TO
DESTROY THE FILAMENTS LIFE AND
LISTED AS LOW-LEVEL
MISDEMEANORS, MAKING LIFE A
LIVING HELL. CONCERNING WHEN
YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH THERE
BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT
WIPED OUT INDIVIDUAL WILL BLOW
METH SMOKE THINKING THEY'RE SO
COOL. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] AROUND
THE TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING ,
POLLUTED [ INDISCERNIBLE ] . WE
STILL NEED TO IMPROVE THE
TRANSFERS BETWEEN LINK LIGHT
RAIL AND THE METRO, ON THE
ARTERIES AND CORRIDORS, THEY ARE
TAKING --
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MORE
REGISTERED SPEAKERS ?
>> NO ADDITIONAL REGISTERED
SPEAKERS .
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR
FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS , FIRST ,
I WANT TO NOTE THAT VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH IS HERE , PRESENT
AND ACCOUNTED FOR AND WE HAVE A
FULL FIVE MEMBER COMMITTEE. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 1
INTO THE RECORD ?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, APPOINTMENT
03344, APPOINTMENT OF TIMOTHY
HARRISON CHANG AS MEMBER,
TRANSPORTATION LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE, FOR A TERM TO
DECEMBER 2028.
>> PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES
AND BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION, WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS
TODAY , AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE
CALENDAR, THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE MEMBER, OTHERS, WE
WILL TRY TO MOVE THROUGH THEM AS
EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE , GIVING
ADEQUATE TIME . WE WILL TRY TO
MOVE THROUGH THESE AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE
CRITICAL TRANSITION PHASE. GO
AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES .
>> GOOD MORNING . I AM KATIE
OLSEN WITH THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND
TRANSPORTATION EVERY OVERSIGHT
LAST LEVY OVERSIGHT --
INTRODUCING OUR NEWEST
APPOINTEE, REPRESENTING DISTRICT
7, TIMOTHY CHANG, FOR FORMAL
CONFIRMATION, HE CANNOT BE HERE
BUT HAS MADE A STATEMENT I WILL
BE ON HIS BEHALF. A REMINDER
THAT WE ARE TASKED WITH
OVERSEEING TRANSPORTATION LEVY
SPENDING, REVENUES, AND
DELIVERY, MEMBERS SERVE FOUR
YEAR TERMS, THE FIRST MEETING IS
THIS PAST JUNE, MEMBERS SINCE
THEN HAVE BEEN MEETING
APPROXIMATELY MONTHLY TO ONBOARD
WITH THE WORK OF SDOT AND ADVISE
ON OPERATING EFFORTS .
TIMOTHY'S STATEMENT IS AS
FOLLOWS , I WOULD LIKE TO SERVE
ON THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE BECAUSE I
HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST IN
SEEING OUR CITY'S
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK BECOME
SAFER, MORE EFFICIENT, AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY . AS
SOMEONE WHO REGULARLY USES ALL
THE MAJOR MODES OF
TRANSPORTATION IN SEATTLE,
WALKING, BIKING, TRANSIT,
DRIVING, AND EVEN THE WATER
TAXI, I UNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF ALLOWING
ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
THAT NEEDS DIVERT -- MEETS THE
DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY
AND AM COMMITTED TO PROMOTING
TRANSPARENCY , ACCOUNTABILITY,
AND GOOD GOVERNANCE, ESPECIALLY
WHEN IT COMES TO MANAGING PUBLIC
RESOURCES . MY EXPERIENCE AS AN
AUDITOR WILL HELP ME WHILE
SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE TO
HELP ENSURE THAT TRANSPORTATION
LEVY FUNDS ARE UTILIZED WISELY
IN ACCORDANCE TO THE LEVY
DELIVERED -- I LOOK FORWARD TO
GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC
DOLLARS AND THE SUCCESSFUL
DELIVERY OF THE TRANSPORTATION
LEVY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU . ALL RIGHT. DO ANY
OF MY FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE
PROPOSED APPOINTMENT? LOOKS LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> I WANT TO FOLLOW UP, THANK
YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF
TIMOTHY, TO HIGHLIGHT, WITH HIS
RECORD, HE HAS A WIDE RANGING
RECORD, EXPERIENCE, HE USES
ARGUABLY EVERY PIECE OF
TRANSPORTATION IN THE CITY ,
INCLUDING THE WATER TAXI. WITH
THIS EXPERIENCE AND THE PRICE
WATERHOUSE COOPERS EXPERIENCE,
AS THE CHAIR KNOWS, GOOD
GOVERNANCE AND AUDITS GO
HAND-IN-HAND AND HAVING AN
EXPERIENCE REALLY BRING
SOMETHING TO THE TABLE. I THINK
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE COULD
USE . THANK YOU, CHAIR .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON
THE PROPOSED APPOINTMENT ?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I MOVE
THE COMMITTEE CONFIRM 03344.
>> SECOND.
>> ANY FINAL COMMENTS? HEARING
AND SEEING NONE, NEW, WILL THE
COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON RECOMMENDATION TO
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT .
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> RINCK?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> AYE.
>> SAKA?
>> AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES AND
IT WILL BE SENT TO THE DECEMBER
19, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
ITEMS OF BUSINESS, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM TWO
THROUGH SIX ?
>> APPOINTMENTS -- APPOINTMENTS
AND REAPPOINTMENT OF TYLER
BLACKWELL, GIOVANNI MOTTOLESE,
HERB KROHN, WAYLON ROBERT,
STUART THOMPSON, FROM -- TO MAY
31, 2027.
>> NEW PRESENTERS JOIN US AND
WHEN READY INTRODUCE YOURSELVES
AND BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> BAKER COUNCIL, TRANSPORTATION
PLANNER WITH THE FREIGHT AND
RAIL PROGRAM, LIAISON FOR THE
SEATTLE FREIGHT ADVISORY BOARD ,
12 MEMBER BOARD THAT ADVISES THE
CITY ON THE IMPACT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND LAND-USE
POLICIES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED
TO FREIGHT AND GOODS MOVEMENT.
SUPPORT RAIL AND MANUFACTURING
-- TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT
THREE APPOINTEES , TYLER
BLACKWELL, GIOVANNI MOTTOLESE. I
WOULD LIKE TO RELATE TO, SERVE
ON THE SEATTLE FREIGHT ADVISORY
BOARD, I AM ALSO GRATEFUL TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR
NOMINATING ME AND BRINGING MY
NAME FORWARD FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION , IT IS AN HONOR
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS AWARD
AND I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE
TRUST PLACED IN ME, SOMEONE WHO
LIVED IN SEATTLE ALL OF MY LIFE,
I'VE WITNESSED FIRSTHAND THE
CITY'S REMARKABLE GROWTH AND
TRANSFORMATION, THESE CHANGES
HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON
THE -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ] I AM
EXCITED TO TAKE ON THIS ROLE AND
I AM COMMITTED IN MY CAPACITY AS
A MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO WORK
COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE COUNCIL
AND MAYOR AND MY GOAL IS TO
IDENTIFY AND LIMIT SOLUTIONS
THAT ADDRESS AND CHALLENGE --
ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES INVOLVED
IN ENJOYING THE SAFETY AND
EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT IN
SEATTLE. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT
GIOVANNI MOTTOLESE, SENIOR
SUPPLY-CHAIN PROGRAM MANAGER AT
MICROSOFT, SIGNIFICANT
BACKGROUND AS AN ENGINEER AND
PROGRAM MANAGER WITH 10 YEARS OF
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH
CLOUD COMPUTING, INFRASTRUCTURE
AND MANUFACTURING AND RETAIL
OPERATIONS, PASSIONATE ABOUT
BUILDING AND SCALING INNOVATIVE
PRODUCTS, PROGRAMS, SERVICES TO
SOLVE REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES.
LIKE TO GIVE A SHORT BIO ON
TYLER BLACKWELL, CURRENTLY
TRANSPORTATION PLANNER WITH THE
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA , A
TRANSPORTATION PLANNER WITH
EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC POLICY,
INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, AND
STRATEGIC CIVIC ADVISING ADEPT
AT STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT,
SPATIAL ANALYSIS, CROSS SECTOR
COLLABORATION, SUCCESS IN
PROMOTING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
RESPONSIBLE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS
AND TRANSPARENT CITY PROCESSES .
IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOME
WORDS.
>> GOOD MORNING . TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE , COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND
SHARE SAKA -- CHAIR SAKA. I AM
TYLER BLACKWELL, YOU ALL HAVE
KNOWN ME FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS,
AS WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR
CLEANER, SAFER FREIGHT THAT
ENSURES BOTH EFFICIENCY ,
SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE -- JUST
THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE IT IS A
PRIORITY IN DAY-TO-DAY
OPERATIONS FOR THE CITY AND THE
REGION AND NATIONALLY . I AM
OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
GIOVANNI MOTTOLESE, I AM HONORED
TO BE HERE, MY FIRST EXPERIENCE
IN THIS AREA AND EXCITED. HAVING
THIS OPPORTUNITY. I HAVE BEEN IN
SEATTLE FOR SEVEN YEARS. THE
CITY SECOND TO WHAT I HAVE LIVED
THE MOST BESIDES MY HOMETOWN
I'M EXCITED TO GET BACK -- [
INDISCERNIBLE ] I AM VERY
PASSIONATE ABOUT SUPPLY CHAINS
AND WOULD LIKE TO APPLY THAT.
>> THAT IS ALL.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE TWO IN
PERSON. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
IN PERSON , TYLER AND GIOVANNI.
WHAT IS -- CHOOSE YOUR OWN
ADVENTURE, CHOOSE WHICH QUESTION
TO ANSWER , WHAT EXCITES YOU THE
MOST ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SERVE ON THIS FREIGHT ADVISORY
BOARD? OR WHAT IS THE NUMBER ONE
THING YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH ON
THIS COOL BOARD? WHICHEVER WANTS
TO JUMP IN.
>> I WILL JUMP IN. ONE OF THE
BIGGEST OPPORTUNITIES IS DOING
MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION THAT
ENSURES A SAFE MOVEMENT FOR ALL
GOODS AND PEOPLE . ONE OF THE
THINGS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
IS THE CROSS COLLABORATION WITH
THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AND
EMPLOYEES WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO PROBLEM SOLVE SOME OF
THESE CHALLENGING ISSUES WE ARE
SEEING ON THE ROADWAYS.
CORRIDORS THAT ARE FRUSTRATING
FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE THAT
PLAY A VITAL ROLE. TRYING TO
FIND WAYS TO WORK AND CREATE NEW
SOLUTION THAT SUPPORT ALL MODES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE FACT
MY KNOWLEDGE AND MY BACKGROUND ,
MORE PRACTICAL THE VOLUNTEERING
I HAVE DONE IS NOT WHERE I
UTILIZE MY FACIAL SKILLS,
OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT -- [
INDISCERNIBLE ] CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND
MANAGING LARGE-SCALE PROGRAMS,
FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE , TO
MAKE SURE THE PROGRAMS CAN MOVE
FAST IN A MUCH LEANER WAY,
EFFICIENTLY, PROVIDING ALL THE
TOOLS I PUT IN MY SKILL SET.
>> THANK YOU . THAT MAKES SENSE
. I WANT TO THANK YOU TYLER,
GIOVANNI, THREE OTHER MEMBERS
WHO COULD NOT BE PRESENT TODAY.
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO STEP UP AND
SERVE OUR CITY IN SUCH A WAY
THAT IS HIGHLY IMPACTFUL, BEYOND
WORDS, WAYS WE CAN'T DESCRIBE,
THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF
THESE COMMISSIONS ARE 100%
VOLUNTEER POWER, YOU ARE
STEPPING UP TO DEVOTE YOUR TIME,
TALENT , ENERGY TO SERVE OUR
CITY . IN THIS CASE, MORE
SPECIFICALLY IMPROVE OUR
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ,
OUR FREIGHT AND CARGO MOBILITY,
AND NETWORK, CANNOT THANK YOU
ENOUGH , THAT GOES TO EVERYONE
IN THE ROOM, PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT
HERE, NOMINEES TODAY, SOME OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK AND, WE
, AS A CITY , GRATEFUL FOR YOU
STEPPING UP. TYLER, MY OFFICE
HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH
YOU IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES, IN
YOUR DAY JOB ROLE OF -- IN THE
SODO BIA, APPRECIATE YOUR
THOUGHTFUL GUIDANCE AND ADVICE.
GIOVANNI, I APPRECIATE YOUR BIG
TECH BACKGROUND, MICROSOFT,
AMAZON, A VALUABLE SET OF
SKILLS, YOU CAN LEVERAGE TO HELP
OUR CITY MOVE FORWARD BETTER.
SO, THANK YOU. DO ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> I WANTED TO SAY, GOOD
MORNING, WELCOME, THE FREIGHT
PROGRAM AND THE FREIGHT
COMMISSION IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
THIS HAS COME UP WITH THIS
COUNCIL , COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
CHAIR SAKE, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF
DISCUSSION, WE HAVE DONE SOME
WORK ON BUDGET, CHAIR SAKA HAS
NOTED , OFTEN FORGOTTEN , THE
FREIGHT PROGRAM, THE TEAM AT
SDOT I WANTED TO NOTE THAT, AND
THE KEY THING IS I'M PART MY
ITALIAN, WITH THE LEVY -- WE
NEED THE -- WE NEED IT TODAY,
PARDON MY ITALIAN. I HAD TO
THROW THAT OUR THERE. IT IS
ABOUT NOT PUSHING IT OFF TO THE
FUTURE. INSTEAD, DO IT TODAY .
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> I DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU JUST
SAID MEANS BUT IT SOUNDED GREAT
AND IT STARTED HALFWAY DECENT
BASED ON THE REACTION OF
GIOVANNI. ANY FINAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? ALL
RIGHT. I MOVE THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENTS 03329 THROUGH
03332. 033346. SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. FURTHER
COMMENTS? NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> RINCK ?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH ?
>> YES.
>> SAKA?
>> YES. CONFIRMED.
CONGRATULATIONS . THANK YOU,
AGAIN . OUR NEXT ITEM, WILL THE
COURT PLEASE READ SEVEN THROUGH
9 INTO THE RECORD.
>> ITEM 7 THROUGH NINE, 03342,
03343, AND 03347, APPOINTMENTS
AND REAPPOINTMENTS OF LILY
ANDUALEM, DELANEY LIND, AND
CHRIS CHRIS MacKAY SEATTLE
PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD, FOR A
TERM TO MARCH 31, 2027.
>> PLEASE, INTRODUCE YOURSELVES
AND BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR
SAKA, MY NAME IS CAILIN HENLEY,
STAFF LIAISON TO THE CELEBRATION
ADVISORY BOARD, -- SEATTLE
PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD.
>> I MEANT IS THE NEW SIDEWALK
PROGRAM, GREENWAYS AND OTHER
PROGRAMS. SIMILAR TO THOSE.
>> THE SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE BOARD ,
ADVISES CITY ON MANNERS RELATED
TO SAFETY AND ACCESS, THEIR
INPUT GUIDES DESIGN POLICY,
PROJECT ELEMENT , AND PROGRAM
MONITORING. I AM HERE WITH THREE
APPOINTEES , SO, I WOULD LIKE TO
FIRST INTRODUCE LILY ANDUALEM.
>> HELLO.
>> HI, I AM A LOCAL RESIDENT IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
NEIGHBORHOOD AND LIVING IN
SEATTLE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS
. I WILL ADMIT, I HAVE NO FORMAL
BACKGROUND IN URBAN PLANNING BUT
I DO HAVE A STRONG PASSION FOR
PUTTING MY LOCAL COMMUNITY AND
EXPERIENCES IN CORPORATE,
FINANCE, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND
CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
. SEATTLE IS THE FIRST PLACE I
HAVE LIVED THAT HAS PROVIDED A
SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND I CANNOT
EMPHASIZE WHAT JOY THAT IS
BROUGHT ME, I WANT TO HELP MAKE
THIS A REALITY FOR ALL OUR
RESIDENTS SERVING ON THE SEATTLE
PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD. I
LEARNED HOW DIFFERENT PEOPLE
WITH DIFFERENT NEEDS MAY BE
EXPRESSING OUR STREETS WITH
UNDUE HARDSHIP, ONE OF MY
PERSONAL GOALS ON THE BOARD IS
TO ADVOCATE FOR ACCESSIBILITY AS
A PRIMARY OBJECTIVE FOR A
FUNCTIONAL PEDESTRIAN
EXPERIENCE. LASTLY , I AM
GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
AND WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
CONSIDERING ME FOR APPOINTMENT.
>> NEXT IS DELANEY LIND FOR
REAPPOINTMENT, NOT HERE TODAY.
NEXT, CHRIS MacKAY.
>> THANK YOU. ROB, THANK YOU FOR
NOMINATING ME. A LOT OF MY
REASONS ARE PERSONAL, I AM A BIG
WALKER, I PROBABLY PUT IN 20,000
MILES AROUND THE CITY BY FOOT ,
I LOVE TO WALK AND WOULD LIKE TO
BE ABLE TO -- ENCOURAGING MORE
PEOPLE TO WALK BECAUSE IT IS
HEALTHY AND BETTER FOR THE CITY
. ALSO, TO WORK ON THOSE
PROBLEMATIC INTERSECTIONS THAT
ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS , I SEE
THEM IN SEATTLE MYSELF. AND
ACCESSIBILITY , I THINK THAT IS
SO IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY THOSE
AREAS OF OUR CITY THAT STILL DO
NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS, THAT IS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. I COME AT
IT FROM MY PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE
AND AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE WEST
SEATTLE JUNCTION BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION . AND I HAVE THE EAR
OF THE PEOPLE OVER THERE . IF
THEY HAVE ISSUES, THEY CALL ME,
I BRING THOSE TO THE SPORT AS
WELL. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING
ME.
>> THE OTHER APPOINTMENT WHO IS
NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA TODAY
BUT WHOSE APPOINTMENT WE
UNDERSTAND WILL BE APPROVED WITH
THE OTHERS AT FULL COUNCIL WOULD
LIKE TO SHARE SOME COMMENTS.
ROBY.
>> HI, COUNCIL, LONGTIME SEATTLE
RESIDENT. BIG WALKER . USER OF
THE BUS. CYCLIST . I HAVE BEEN
INTERESTED IN THIS COMMITTEE, AS
A BUSINESS OWNER, I CREATED THE
COMPANY THAT EMPLOYED 50 PEOPLE
AT OUR PEAK AND RAN IT, THE
CONSIDERATIONS AROUND
TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY ,
WALKING TO AND FROM OTHER
TRANSPORTATION WERE INTERESTING
CONVERSATIONS WITH EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE COME
IMPORTANT TO ME TO GIVE BACK TO
THE SEATTLE THAT I LOVE , AS A
RESULT, THAT IS WHY I AM HERE.
>> THANK YOU, THAT IS ALL .
REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE OF
YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE OUR CITY IN
SUCH A MANNER, THIS IS AWESOME.
I THINK PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, AND
-- WELL, CHOOSING TO BE A
PEDESTRIAN IS ONE OF THE --
SOMETHING THAT IS NOT A CHOICE.
WE ARE WHERE WE CHOOSE TO SCOOT
, BIKE , DRIVE , TAKE TRANSIT ,
HUNDRED PERCENT OF US ARE
PEDESTRIANS AT SOME POINT IN OUR
JOURNEY . PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ,
OUR PEDESTRIAN NETWORK CONNECTS
ALL OF US, THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE
IN THE GLUE THAT CONNECTS ALL OF
US. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT WORK
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL
FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN
SUCH A WAY. ROBY, YOUR PAPERWORK
WAS NOT SUBMITTED IN TIME TO GET
ON THE AGENDA BUT WE WILL
CONSIDER AND HOPEFULLY
CONFIRMING YOUR APPOINTMENT IN
OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. THANK
YOU FOR CARVING UP A TIME TO BE
HERE TODAY. COLLEAGUES , DO YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? FOR
ANY OF THE SLATE? HEARING AND
SEEING NONE -- COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK?
>> A COMMENT AND EXPRESSING
GRATITUDE FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO SERVE, I AM A WALKER AND
THINKING ABOUT WAYS WE CAN BUILD
A CITY THAT SUPPORTS MORE OF
THAT -- PEDESTRIAN ACCESS SAFELY
. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE
SPENDING YOUR TIME VOLUNTEERING
ON THIS REALLY IMPORTANT
COMMISSION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH EACH OF YOU WHEN IT
COMES TO IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN
WALKWAYS ABOUT OUR CITY AND
ADDRESSING OUR MOST DANGEROUS
CROSSINGS, TOO MANY NEIGHBORS
HAVE DIED ON OUR STREETS AT
TIMES BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A
SAFE PLACE TO CROSS THE STREET.
I FIND THAT TO BE ENTIRELY
UNACCEPTABLE AND SOMETHING WE
NEED TO PRIORITIZE . I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
EACH OF YOU AND I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
PARTICIPATE ON THE BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS. THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU. TO PILE ON , 27%
MISSING SIDEWALK ACROSS OUR
CITY, LOOK TO NEIGHBORHOODS,
INCLUDING SOME OF THOSE -- CHRIS
IN WEST SEATTLE, DELTA RIDGE,
ARBOR HEIGHTS , CERTAIN PARTS OF
HIGHLAND PARK, THROUGHOUT THE
CITY, COUNCIL DISTRICT 2, 5,
EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT AND EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD HAS AT LEAST SOME
MISSING SIDEWALKS , BEFORE THE
LEVY , THAT VOTERS APPROVED
UNDER THE THEN CURRENT PACE OF
CONSTRUCTION , WOULD HAVE TAKEN
500 YEARS FOR THE CITY TO FILL
THAT MISSING SIDEWALK GAP.
PROVIDED $120 MILLION , WHICH IS
A GENERATIONAL INVESTMENT IN NEW
SIDEWALKS, STILL PLENTY MORE TO
DO. THAT WILL GET US AT LEAST
350 BLOCKS OF NEW SIDEWALKS.
PLENTY OF MORE WORK TO DO. I
ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT
HOW WE CAN BETTER ADDRESS THE
MISSING SIDEWALK NETWORK. WE
HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
BROKEN SIDEWALKS , IF YOU WILL.
IN BAD STATE OF REPAIR, TRIPPING
HAZARDS, ACCESSIBILITY THAT DO
NOT MAKE OUR NETWORK ACCESSIBLE
. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE
ABOUT THAT. ALSO, MORE PROBABLY,
ACCESSIBILITY AND A.D.A.
COMPLIANCE, THOSE THREE THINGS,
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND SAFETY,
ARE IMPORTANT PRIORITIES, I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT
THOSE AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO RUN WITH . BECAUSE
THE THREE OF YOU HAVE TAKEN TIME
OUT OF YOUR BUSY DAY, I WILL ASK
ONE QUICK QUESTION OF ALL OF
YOU, A COROLLARY OF WHAT I JUST
ADDED -- ASKED OF THE EARLIER
BOARD, WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED
ABOUT IN TERMS OF JOINING THE
PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD ? OR ,
WHAT IS THE NUMBER ONE THING YOU
WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON IN YOUR
TIME ON THE BOARD? WHOEVER WANTS
TO JUMP IN.
>> I FEEL LIKE THE DANGEROUS
SIDEWALK CROSSINGS WILL BE
APPROPRIATE TO LOOK AT, FIGURING
OUT WHICH ONES ARE MOST
PROBLEMATIC, I HAVE IDENTIFIED A
FEW IN SEATTLE MYSELF. THERE IS
NO EXCUSE FOR SOMEBODY DYING IN
A CROSSWALK.
>> FOR ME, UNDERSTANDING HOW I
CAN GO FROM SOMEONE WHO MAYBE IS
JUST WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND
I SEE SOMETHING, THAT REALLY
SUCKS, I WISH IT WAS NOT LIKE
THAT, TO HOPEFULLY LEARNING HOW
TO CHANNEL THAT AND MAKE A
CHANGE THROUGH MY TIME ON THE
BOARD.
>> FOR ME , UNDERSTANDING THAT
GOVERNANCE IS CHALLENGING, FROM
THE OUTSIDE, STARTING TO BE ON
THE INSIDE AND BE MORE OF A
PARTICIPANT AS OPPOSED TO
SOMEBODY ON THE OUTSIDE AS AN
OBSERVER IS IMPORTANT.
>> THANK YOU . APPRECIATE THE
COMMENTS AND REFLECTIONS. THANK
YOU ALL , YOU ARE VERY WELL
QUALIFIED AND READY TO SERVE ON
THIS BOARD . THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS , QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES, I RECOMMEND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE
APPOINTMENT . IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO CONFIRM
THE APPOINTMENT.
>> KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> RINCK?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH ?
>> YES.
>> SAKA?
>> AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES AND
IT WILL BE SENT TO THE DECEMBER
NIGHT, 2025 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. CONGRATULATIONS. WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM OF
BUSINESS, PLEASE READ ITEM 10
THROUGH 14 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEMS 10 THROUGH 14,
APPOINTMENTS 3333 THROUGH 03336
AND 033345, APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS OF PRIYADHARSHINI
BALAN, ZACH BURTON, DANA
COPPERNOLL-HOUSTON, CAROLYN
TILLINGER, DANIEL WOLPERT TO
SEATTLE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD
UNTIL AUGUST 31, 2027.
>> PLEASE INTRODUCED HERSELF AND
BEGIN .
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
CAROLYN BIRKENFELD,
TRANSPORTATION PLANNER AT SDOT
AND STAFF LIAISON TO THE TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD . THE TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD IS MADE UP OF 12
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO MEET
MONTHLY TO ADVISE THE CITY ON
PUBLIC TRANSIT RELATED MATTERS
IN SEATTLE, THE BOARD FUNCTIONS
AS THE PUBLIC ADVISORY FOR
SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE [
INDISCERNIBLE ] . THE BOARD IS
INVOLVED WITH ALL THINGS
TRANSIT, REVIEW CAPITAL PROJECTS
TO TRANSIT SERVICE NETWORK
CHANGES AND ACCESS PROGRAMS ,
TODAY, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD --
PUTTING FORWARD WHAT NEW
APPOINTMENT AND FOUR
REAPPOINTMENTS, THE NEW
CANDIDATE, IS HERE IN PERSON,
DANIEL WOLPERT, OUR FOUR
REAPPOINTMENTS ARE NOT HERE
TODAY. WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT
OVER TO DANIEL.
>> GREETING, REALLY GRATEFUL TO
BE HERE, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME
, FOR MOVING MY APPOINTMENT
FORWARD . REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED
IN THE CITY , AND SPECIFICALLY
WITH TRANSIT AND TRANSPORTATION.
IT WAS ABOUT -- ALMOST 6 DECADES
AGO THAT MY FAMILY AND I
PARTICIPATED IN A BIKE RIDE
SPONSORED BY CITY COUNCILMEMBER
IN LOS ANGELES TO DEVELOP THE
FIRST BIKE PATHS IN THE NATION.
SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
WITH AND INTERESTED IN PROMOTING
TRANSPORTATION , OTHER THAN
SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES. IT IS
GREAT TO SEE WHAT SEATTLE IS
DOING. I THINK THAT THE LEVY AT
ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE
HAPPENING IN THE CITY, WE HAVE A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO
REALLY MOVE FORWARD THE CULTURE
OF MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION. I
TAKE ALL THE FORMS OF
TRANSPORTATION, INCLUDING --
SEATTLE WATER TAXI GOT DISSED A
BIT, BUT WE LOVE THE WATER TAXI
AND CONNECTED TO ALL THE OTHER
TRANSPORTATION . IT IS WONDERFUL
TO BE HERE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
SERVING.
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS ALL.
>> EXCELLENT . THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN
THIS MANNER AND SHARING A LITTLE
BIT OF YOUR BACKGROUND AND YOUR
JOURNEY, THAT ULTIMATELY BROUGHT
YOU TO THE TABLE TODAY, QUITE
LITERALLY . DO ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? HEARING AND SEEING
NONE, I WILL ASK -- THE SAME
QUESTION, I THINK YOU ARE VERY
WELL QUALIFIED, WHAT IS THE
NUMBER ONE THING YOU ARE EXCITED
TO WORK ON IF APPROVED OR, WHAT
EXCITES YOU THE MOST ABOUT THIS?
>> YEAH, SO JUST, TO FRAME THAT
IN TERMS OF A STORY, SIX OR
SEVEN YEARS AGO, I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH IN SOUTH
KOREA, I WENT TO SEOUL, SOUTH
KOREA, A CITY OF 20 MILLION
PEOPLE, YOU CAN GET TO EVERY
CORNER OF THE CITY IN WI-FI
ENABLED , COMFORTABLE ,
BEAUTIFUL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
. IF YOU GET ON THE FREEWAY IN
SEOUL A 5:00 IN THE AFTERNOON ON
ANY DAY OF THE WEEK, THERE IS NO
TRAFFIC BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS
USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. SO,
TO ME, THAT IS KIND OF THE GOLD
STANDARD OF WHERE WE WOULD LOVE
TO BE IN TERMS OF A CITY AND A
SOCIETY. I THINK, WITH WHAT THE
CITY IS DOING, WITH THE LEVY ,
WITH ALL THESE PROJECTS THAT ARE
MOVING FORWARD, THAT IS GETTING
US IN THAT DIRECTION AND I AM
EXCITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.
>> THANK YOU . HAVE NOT BEEN TO
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA YET, BUT
AWARE OF THE ROBUST TRANSIT
INFRASTRUCTURE. LIMITED OR NO
TRAFFIC CONGESTION DURING RUSH
HOUR. YES , I COULD NOT AGREE
MORE, THAT IS THE GOAL AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE .
AND THE RECOGNITION OF THAT, AND
WILLINGNESS TO BETTER POSITION
OUR CITY TO GET US THERE. ALL
RIGHT. WELL, IF THERE ARE NO
FINAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS , I
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENTS 03333 THROUGH
033336 AND 03345. SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? HEARING AND
SEEING NONE, WILL THE COMMITTEE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE RECOMMENDATION?
>> KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> RINCK?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS ?
>> YES.
>> SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> 5-0. THE MOTION CARRIES AND
HE WILL BE SENT TO THE DECEMBER
NIGHT, 2025 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. CONGRATULATIONS AND
THANK YOU AGAIN. WE WILL MOVE ON
TO OUR NEXT ITEM , WITH A CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEMS 15 THROUGH 19
INTO THE RECORD?
>> 15 THROUGH 19 , APPOINTMENTS
03337 THROUGH 03341,
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
OF JOAN CHEN AS MEMBER SEATTLE
BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD, UNTIL
AUGUST 31st, MEMBERS, QUINN
KELLY, -- MADIN AKPO-ESAMBE,
KSENIA I. ERSHOVA, TAYLOR HOM,
NIA RANSOM UNTIL AUGUST OF 2027
?
>> WHEN YOU ARE PREPARED, BEGIN
YOUR PRESENTATION .
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY
. MY NAME IS QUINN KELLY,
TRANSPORTATION PLANNER AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN
THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
AND STAFF LIAISON FOR THE
SEATTLE BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD.
BIKE BOARD ADVISES ON PROJECTS
AND POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT
IMPACT CYCLING CONDITIONS IN
SEATTLE . THE VISION OF THE
BOARD IS TO MAKE SEATTLE A
WORLD-CLASS CITY FOR BICYCLING
AND MAKE BICYCLING A VIABLE
TRANSPORTATION FOR SPIKE
ENCOURAGING ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION AND POLICY AND
PLANNING EFFORTS THROUGHOUT ALL
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE
BOARD WORKS TO BUILD A MORE
INCLUSIVE CYCLING COMMUNITY BY
REPRESENTING THE NEEDS OF THE
DIVERSE POPULATION OF BICYCLISTS
IN THE CITY. WE HAVE ONE NEW
APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD AND
FOUR REAPPOINTMENTS. OUR FIRST
NEW DUBLIN ONLY NEW APPOINTEE IS
JOAN CHEN, BRINGING A BREATH OF
EXPERIENCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE
AND SPATIAL DESIGN FROM HER ROLE
AS A LANDSCAPE DESIGNER, SHE HAS
A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE I'M USING
BIKES AS TRANSPORTATION IN
BEIJING, AUSTIN, NEW YORK, IOWA,
AND BIKING THROUGHOUT SEATTLE,
SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING
BIKING A VIABLE OPTION FOR
EVERYONE BY ADDRESSING
GEOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES IN
CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE BETWEEN
SEATTLE'S NEIGHBORHOODS. WE
HAVE JOAN WITH US TODAY.
>> HELLO, JOAN, BIKE COMMUTER
AND TRANSIT USER. A LANDSCAPE
DESIGNER. I AM REALLY EXCITED TO
REPRESENT THE CITY COMPLETING
OUT STREETS AND A PLACE WHERE I
CAN TAKE MY BIKE TO LOCAL
TRANSIT RELIABLY, WHICH IS HUGE.
I AM HONORED FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THE
SEATTLE ICICLE ADVISORY BOARD --
SEATTLE BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD
THAT I HAVE BEEN PART OF FOR THE
LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. DEDICATED
TO IMPROVING BICYCLE
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY. I
WOULD LOVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO
MULTIMODAL INFRASTRUCTURE . WE
CAN CITY ANY FLATTER, BUT WE CAN
MAKE OUR STREETS AND
INTERSECTIONS MORE SAFER AND
MORE EQUITABLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IN ADDITION, FOUR
REAPPOINTMENTS, MADIN
AKPO-ESAMBE, ENTHUSIASTIC BIKE
RIDER AND RAINIER BEACH RESIDENT
, IMPROVING BIKE SAFETY IN THE
RAINIER VALLEY, KSENIA I.
ERSHOVA, A DOCTOR, PROVIDING A
PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE AND
LEADS THE COMMITTEE ON UPCOMING
BICYCLE PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE
2024 TRANSPORTATION LEVY. TAYLOR
HOM, AN ACTIVE BOARD MEMBER FOR
VALUING -- PROVIDING VALUABLE
SPEED -- AND LISA SUBCOMMITTEE
EXPLOIT BY CONNECTIONS
THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH END OF THE
CITY, AND NIA RANSOM, WHO SERVED
AS COCHAIR OF THE BIKE ADVISORY
BOARD FACILITATING BOARD
MEETINGS AND LEADING PLANNING
FOR THE 2024 BOARD RETREAT.
>> AWESOME. DO ANY OF MY FELLOW
COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS? HEARING AND SEEING
NONE, I WILL SAY THAT, AGAIN,
EMPHASIZING MY GRATITUDE FOR YOU
ALL FOR SERVING, OR RE-SERVING,
JOAN, APPRECIATE YOU FOR BEING
HERE TODAY, FOR YOUR
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE VULNERABLE
USER STATUS OF CYCLISTS IN OUR
CITY . AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO
HELPING TO BETTER EMPOWER OUR
CITY TO BE BETTER AND MAKE
APPROPRIATE SAFETY UPGRADES
ACROSS OUR CITY, TO NOT JUST
CYCLISTS BUT EVERYONE. I WILL
ASK YOU A QUESTION, A LITTLE
DEPARTURE FROM THE EARLIER LINE
OF QUESTIONING. IT IS AN
IMPORTANT ONE. YOU TALKED ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY FOR
CYCLISTS . IS THERE A PARTICULAR
EXAMPLE OF A CITY PROVIDED
SAFETY UPGRADE ACROSS OUR CITY?
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OR ANYWHERE
ACROSS THE CITY THAT YOU ARE
EXCITED ABOUT? YOU THINK IS
MAKING AN IMPACT THAT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO SEE MORE OF? THERE ARE
DOZENS OF FEDERALLY APPROVED
COUNTERMEASURES TO BOOST SAFETY
ON OUR ROADS , INCLUDING FOR
CYCLISTS, BUT THERE IS A LONG
EFFORT TO MAKE MANY OF THOSE
UPGRADES AS POSSIBLE, INCLUDING
THROUGH RECENT FUNDING OF OUR
TRANSPORTATION LEVY . IS THERE
AN EXAMPLE THAT YOU LIKE ACROSS
THE CITY?
>> YES, TWO THAT COME TO MIND IN
MY DAILY COMMUTE, PIKE PINE
PROTECTED BIKE LANES, WHEN I
FIRST MOVED TO SEATTLE, I WAS
BIKING IN A BUSTLING GOING UP
HILLS WHICH PROBABLY ANNOYED
EVERYBODY. PROTECTED BIKE LANES
THAT WITH HIM IN THE LAST TWO
YEARS. THE COMPLETION OF THE
WATERFRONT. BIKE TRAIL. NOW
THERE IS A CONTINUOUS CONNECTION
FROM INNER BAY TO THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE, THAT IS HUGE IN
MAKING NOT JUST SAFER SEGMENTS
BUT A SAFE AND COMPLETE NETWORK
IN THE CITY. I WANT TO BE A PART
OF THE CONVERSATION SO THAT CAN
GET BUILT IN THE CITY.
>> SUPER COOL. YOU MENTIONED THE
VOLUMINOUS HILLS WE HAVE IN
SEATTLE, ABSOLUTELY TRUE, I AM A
FAIR WEATHER BIKER, THESE DAYS,
BUT I DO BIKE WHEN -- IN THE
THREE OR FOUR MONTHS WHEN IT IS
NICE, I DO NOT LOVE THE HILLS,
IN AN EARLY LIFE, I WAS AN AVID
CYCLIST IN SAN FRANCISCO,
ANOTHER CITY WITH A DENSE, URBAN
ENVIRONMENT, BIKE-FRIENDLY CITY.
ONE THING I APPRECIATED ABOUT
SAN FRANCISCO , THEY HAD A
WIGGLE , A NETWORK TO HELP GET
AROUND AND , SOME OF THE STEEP
HILLS, TRAVELING FROM ONE POINT
IN THE CITY TO ANOTHER , TO
MINIMIZE , YOU ARE GOING UPHILL
REGARDLESS, BUT TO MAKE IT MORE
GRADUAL AND EASY AS POSSIBLE, WE
NEED A WIGGLE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE OR BETTER WIGGLE.
EQUIVALENT, I WILL SAY. THESE
HILLS DON'T MAKE IT GOOD FOR
ALL, ESPECIALLY FAIR WEATHER
CYCLISTS LIKE MYSELF. THANK YOU
. I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENTS 03337 TO 03341.
SECOND ?
>> SECOND .
>> MOVED AND SECONDED . ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE TO CONFIRM
THE APPOINTMENTS?
>> KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> RINCK?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS ?
>> YES.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH ?
>> YES.
>> SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> 5-0.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
CONGRATULATIONS , THANK YOU
AGAIN, JOAN. OUR NEXT ITEM OF
BUSINESS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEMS 20 AND 21 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> APPOINTMENTS 03265 AND 03266,
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
OF ELIZABETH DAY AND NOA GUTER
AS MEMBERS OF SEATTLE SCHOOL
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE TO
MARCH 31, 2028.
>> OUR PRESENTERS HAVE JOINED
US.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
DIANE WALSH AND [ INDISCERNIBLE
] . I SERVED AS THE PRINTED
LIAISON AND MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. THE
SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
WAS CREATED IN 1975 TO BRING
TOGETHER A SET OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
, THE CITY, AND PARENTS TO
IMPROVE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL
AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS NEW
SCHOOL CROSSWALK LOCATIONS WALKS
ON BOUNDARIES , CROSSING GUARD
ASSIGNMENTS, REPLACEMENT OF
CROSSING GUARDS, ADVISES ON
TRAFFIC CIRCULATION PLANS, AND
ANY OTHER POLICIES THAT PERTAIN
TO SUPPORTING SAFE ROUTES TO
SCHOOL FOR SEATTLE FAMILIES .
THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF 11
REPRESENTATIVES FROM SDOT , SPS,
KING COUNTY METRO , THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, ONE MEMBER
REPRESENTING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY,
ONE MEMBER REPRESENTING BICYCLE
SAFETY, AND THREE MEMBERS AT
LARGE . WE HAVE ONE NEW
CANDIDATE FOR APPOINTMENT,
ELIZABETH DAY FROM DISTRICT 5 ,
AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF PARENTS,
FOR THE TRIP THROUGH MARCH 31st
OF 2028 . BETH IS A WETLAND
BIOLOGIST WHO IS HERE TODAY AND
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ANALYST WHO IS PASSIONATE ABOUT
CYCLING AS A MODE OF
TRANSPORTATION AND INTEREST
PARTICULARLY IN MAKING A FOR
FAMILIES TO WALK AND BIKE TO
SCHOOL. I WILL LET HER INTRODUCE
HERSELF.
>> I AM BETH DAY, RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 5 IN CROWN HILL, THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE
ON THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. I AM A MOTHER OF TWO
KIDS IN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND I GOT PASSIONATE ABOUT SAFE
STREETS WHEN MY KIDS WERE
LITTLE. WE WOULD WALK IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD , WHICH HAS NO
SIDEWALKS. IT COULD BE SOMEWHAT
INTIMIDATING AND SCARY WITH
SMALL CHILDREN. MY BACKGROUND IS
IN WETLAND BIOLOGY , SCIENCE, I
HAVE A STRONG BACKGROUND IN
DATA. I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY
MASTERS DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION SYSTEMS . I AM
PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT HOW
MY MAPPING AND DATA BACKGROUND
CAN HELP WITH THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE, BECAUSE WE DO
A LOT OF THE WALK ZONES FOR THE
LOCAL SCHOOLS. I HAVE DEEP
KNOWLEDGE OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, I BECAME INVOLVED IN
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADVOCACY
DURING COVID. WHEN I STARTED
LISTENING TO THE SCHOOL BOARD
MEETINGS AND THAT SUCKED ME IN.
ONE OF THE THINGS I HOPE TO
BRING TO THE COMMITTEE'S
CONNECTION BETWEEN PARENTS AND
-- TO RAISE AWARENESS AS A WAY
TO GET THINGS DONE AROUND
SCHOOLS . THANK YOU AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO SERVING ON THE BOARD.
>> THANK YOU, BETH, I APPRECIATE
YOU BEING HERE TODAY AND YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE, IN A
PROFOUND AND IMPACTFUL MANNER
FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR
KIDS. THIS IS SOME OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT WORK WE DO FROM A
TRANSPORTATION POLICY PLANNING
PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU .
COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> FIRST, THANK YOU, MS. DAY,
FOR COMING AND VOLUNTEERING,
THIS COMES UP AGAIN AND AGAIN
WITH A LONG LIST WE HAVE TODAY
BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS LOOKING TO
STEP UP AND VOLUNTEER. USUALLY,
W█E COME INTO THIS POSITION, DO
SIMILAR WORK, WHICH INFORMS YOUR
DECISION, FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE,
THANK YOU , IT DOES TAKE TIME
AND EFFORT TO STEP UP AND DEVOTE
YOUR TIME TO PUBLIC SERVICE . I
WANT TO ASK - MAKE A STATEMENT,
THERE HAS BEEN A GREAT WORK IN
THE SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT 7, I DO
NOT HAVE A LOT IN DISTRICT 7,
THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, BUT I
HAVE A PLETHORA OF OTHER
SCHOOLS, I HAVE SEEN SOME GREAT
WORK AROUND THE SEATTLE SCHOOL
DISTRICT SCHOOLS , WHICH IS
GREAT, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WHERE THEY DID GREAT WORK IN
TERMS OF TRAFFIC SAFETY FOR
SCHOOLS. IT IS SCHOOL TRAFFIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE, NOT SEATTLE
SCHOOL DISTRICT TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, THE OTHER OBSERVATION
I HAVE MADE, AS A PARENT OF A
DAUGHTER, STAY-AT-HOME DAD UNTIL
I TOOK ON THIS JOB, PARTNERSHIPS
BETWEEN THE VARYING SCHOOLS AND
PARKS. I WANTED TO RAISE THAT,
SOMETIMES , I THINK THE OTHER
SCHOOLS AND THE PARKS AND
CONNECTIONS WITH SCHOOLS MAY GET
LOST, I WANTED TO RAISE THAT AND
IF YOU HAD ANYTHING TO COMMENT
FROM YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE, ON
THAT POINT, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR
IT.
>> I TOTALLY AGREE, I LIVED IN
QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH HAS
THE PARK, PLAYFIELD ASSOCIATED
WITH IT , I AGREE, SINCE A LOT
OF THE PARKS AND SCHOOLS TEND TO
BE TOGETHER AND CONNECTED BY
GREENWAYS, IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO
LOOK INTO HOW WE CAN BETTER
CONNECT THOSE TOGETHER . AS YOU
WERE SAYING, NOT JUST PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, IT IS PRIVATE SCHOOLS,
THE SAFETY OF ALL CHILDREN , NO
MATTER HOW THEY GET TO SCHOOL. I
AGREE, THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. FINAL COMMENTS? BETH,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT
AND WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN THIS
MANNER, GREAT TO SEE A FELLOW
PARENT OF YOUNGER KIDS BEING
WILLING TO STEP UP AND SERVE. DO
THIS IMPORTANT WORK . QUESTION I
HAVE FOR YOU, WHAT GRADES ARE
YOUR KIDS?
>> A SIXTH AND SECOND GRADER.
>> OKAY, I HAVE A SIXTH, THIRD,
FIRST, VERY INTERESTING, MIDDLE
SCHOOL, YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH
THE 67. IF YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW.
IF YOU DON'T, COUNT YOURSELF
LUCKY . THE STRUGGLES OF
PARENTHOOD ARE REAL. KIDS THESE
DAYS. ON A SERIOUS NOTE, WHAT
ARE THE TOP THREE SCHOOLS YOU
WOULD SEE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
IN?
>> MAN, THAT IS HARD.
>> TOP ONE.
>> AND A LOT OF CONVERSATION
ABOUT WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
AFTER THE TRAGEDY, LAST YEAR,
THIS PAST YEAR, THAT IS
SOMETHING AT THE TOP OF MY
THOUGHTS . THERE HAS BEEN SOME
WORK BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO
SEE THAT FOLLOW-THROUGH FURTHER.
NORTH SEATTLE, THERE IS THE
ISSUES CROSSING AURORA , AND OUT
OF THE SCHOOLS BF DAY AND LIKE
DANIEL BEGLEY , WILSON PACIFIC
AREA, THOSE ALL HAVE TO DEAL
WITH CROSSING AURORA AND WE HAVE
SOME SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS BUT
WORKING ON MAKING THOSE REALLY
VIABLE WAYS FOR KIDS TO GET
AROUND. WE DID THE TRAFFIC
COUNTS AND DISCUSS THAT
INFORMATION. IT IS SURPRISING
HOW FEW KIDS WALK, I THINK A LOT
OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH PERCEIVED
-- PERCEPTION OF THE SAFETY IN
WALKING TO SCHOOLS . ESPECIALLY
IN THOSE AREAS WHERE THERE ARE
THESE MAJOR ARTERIALS THAT WE
WOULD LIKE TO SEE WORK TO MAKE
THEM -- TO WORK ON THAT
PERCEPTION OF SAFETY.
>> YES. LOVE IT. APPRECIATE YOU
AND YOUR COMMENTS. THE
PERSPECTIVE THAT YOU BRING. VERY
VALUABLE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. I
MOVED THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
03265 AND 03266. SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROPE FOR
RECOMMENDATION OF CONFIRMED
APPOINTMENTS?
>> KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> RINCK?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES. HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> SAKA?
>> YES. MOTION CARRIES. SENT TO
THE DECEMBER NIGHT , 2025 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. CONGRATULATIONS
, AGAIN . WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 22
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 22, SDOT LEVY
DELIVERY PLAN PROGRESS AND 2026
LOOK AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. OUR PRESENTERS ARE
CURRENTLY JOINING US AT THE
TABLE , PANELISTS, THANK YOU,
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN
YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR
BEARING WITH US AS WE
THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDERED AND
MOVED THOSE IMPORTANT NOMINEES
FORWARD. AND MORE FUN STUFF
AHEAD.
>> MEGAN HOYT, ACTING DEPUTY
DIRECTOR AT SDOT .
>> SERENA LEHMAN, LEVY MANAGER
AT SDOT , PREVIOUS LIAISON FOR
THE BIKE ADVISORY BOARD , HAVE A
FIRST AND SIX GREATER. 67, I
DIED INSIDE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. WE
ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION LEVY WE
PASSED LAST YEAR AND WHAT IT WAS
LIKE IN 2025, WHAT WE DELIVERED
, AS WE LOOK FORWARD, HOW WE
WILL TALK ABOUT 2026, REPORTING
AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE LEVY,
AS I WAS -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ] --
OUR AGENDA TODAY, IS TO REMIND
US WHAT WE CREATED TOGETHER IN
THE 2024 TRANSPORTATION LEVY, A
REFRESH THE FUN PART, WE GET TO
SHOW -- SHE WILL RUN TO THE
HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2025 AND THERE
WAS A LOT OF THOSE AND THEY ARE
PRETTY EXCITING . WE WILL START
TALKING ABOUT WHAT REPORTING
WILL LOOK LIKE , HOW THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS INFORMING
BUT WE WILL BE REPORTING ON, HOW
WE ARE REPORTING, AND IT IS
ALMOST THAT TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE
COME OUT WITH OUR NEXT LEVY
DELIVERY PLAN , PLANNING
DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING IN
2026. HERE IS OUR REMINDER OF
THE DONUT FROM LAST YEAR, THAT
WE APPROVED, THE BIGGEST
REMINDER IS HOW MANY DIFFERENT
WEDGES THERE WERE, SOME ARE
THINGS WE HAVE DONE FOR A LONG
TIME, WE DO REALLY WELL AND WE
KNEW WE COULD REALLY START THE
LEVY STRONG FROM A READINESS
PERSPECTIVE AND COME OUT IN 2025
BUILDING A LOT OF THOSE THINGS.
AT WHICH THINGS ARE NEW PROGRAMS
THAT WE ALSO NEED TO DEVELOP. WE
HAD A MIXTURE OF THOSE THINGS.
AS WE SEGUE TO THE FUN PART, THE
LEVY GAVE US THESE DEFINED
BUCKETS . WHEN WE WERE HERE
TALKING ABOUT READINESS, WE SAID
WHICH THINGS WILL TAKE SOME
THOUGHT, AND IT HAPPENED THE WAY
WE THOUGHT, THE NEW PROGRAMS
THAT NEED TO HAVE SOME
THOUGHTFUL PROGRAMMING AND
THINKING ABOUT HOW THEY ARE
MOVING DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF
DELIVERABLES IN 2025, BUT THINGS
WE KNEW HOW TO DO REALLY DID . I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO SERENA
BECAUSE HER LEVY TEAM HAS DONE A
GOOD JOB OF TRACKING, THIS LOOK
SO SIMPLE ON THE SCREEN, WE HAVE
SOME ORGANIZATION, IN REALITY,
IT IS REALLY HARD TO TAKE ALL OF
THE WORK WE DO FUNDED BY THE
LEVY AND MAKE SURE IT IS IN THE
RIGHT BUCKET, THAT WE ARE
REPORTING IT THE RIGHT WAY , I
APPRECIATE THE WORK SHE IS DOING
AND EXCITED TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE
DID.
>> WE WILL WALK THROUGH A SERIES
OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN 2025,
SOME HIGHLIGHTS, KEY MILESTONES
WE HAVE HIT. WE HIT THE GROUND
RUNNING ON JANUARY 1st WITH ALL
SORTS OF WORK AND DELIVERED
HUNDREDS OF CREW DELIVERED
PROJECTS, HOSTING 10 COMMUNITY
NEW SIDEWALK WALKS THIS YEAR ,
AND SO MUCH MORE . I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ALL THIS
INFORMATION, THIS HAS BEEN WORK
SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE
DEPARTMENT . AS WE HAVE HEARD IN
OUR PREVIOUS CONFIRMATION
HEARINGS, WORK THROUGHOUT. AS WE
ALREADY TALKED ABOUT, WE
ESTABLISHED OUR NEW LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WHICH PLAYS
A KEY ROLE IN HOW THE DEPARTMENT
IS TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE
TO THE PUBLIC AS WE DELIVER ON
THIS LEVY. WE HAVE HIRED 52
POSITIONS WITH SEVERAL MORE
SLATED TO BE HIRED BY THE END OF
THE YEAR TO SUPPORT OUR OVERALL
LEVY DELIVERY, AND STARTING KEY
NEW PROGRAMS IN THE PORTFOLIO .
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE WORKED
CLOSELY WITH CITY COUNCIL TO
LIFT THE PROVISO BY DELIVERING
ON LEVY SPENDING BY DELIVERING A
DETAILED LEVY PLAN TO ALL OF YOU
LAST JANUARY. WE WILL CIRCLE
BACK IN TERMS OF WHAT IS COMING
UP IN 2026. I WILL WALK THROUGH
A SERIES OF PHOTOS HIGHLIGHTING
WHAT WE HAVE DONE OVER THIS LAST
YEAR. IN OUR VISION 0 SCHOOL AND
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY PROGRAM, WE
USE THIS FUNDING TO TARGETED
COMMUNITY REQUEST TO STREETS,
SIDEWALKS COME IN A SECTION TO
REDUCE TRAFFIC RELIGIONS, SEVERE
INJURIES AT THE LEAST, A FEW
HIGHLIGHTS OF PROJECTS THAT IT
HAPPENED ACROSS THE CITY, WE
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE
NEW PROGRAMS THAT THE LEVY HAS
ALLOWED US TO START INCLUDING
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE TRAFFIC
SAFETY PROGRAM, WHICH WORKS
CLOSELY NEIGHBORS AND DEVELOP
SMALL-SCALE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS,
AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE
SAFETY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WHICH
HAS TAKEN A LOT OF THE WORK OUT
OF THE COMMITTEE WALKS, [
INDISCERNIBLE ] . WE WILL
DELIVER PROJECTS NEXT YEAR WHICH
WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT. THIS
LEVY -- A LARGE PART OF LEVY
FUNDS OUR ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF
OUR ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY . THESE
FUNDS ARE USED TO PREPARE
ARTERIAL STREETS THAT CARRY
BUSES, TRUCKS, CARS , AND
IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR
PEOPLE WALKING , BIKING,
ROLLING, TAKING TRANSIT, WE
STARTED THE DESIGN OF SOME OF
OUR MAJOR CORRIDOR PROJECTS, YOU
MAY NOT WORK ON THE GROUND,
STARTING THE KEY PLANNING AND
DESIGN, YOU WILL START SEEING
THOSE CONSTRUCTION IN A COUPLE
OF YEARS. THAT IS A KEY
MILESTONE WE NEED TO MAKE THIS
YEAR TO STAY ON TRACK WITH
DELIVERING OUR LEVY PORTFOLIO. A
NEW PLACE WE FUNDED TO THE LEVY
IS [ INDISCERNIBLE ] AND WE HAVE
BEEN -- POTHOLE PROGRAM, OUR
GOAL WAS TO FILL POTHOLES WITHIN
80% WITHIN 72 HOURS AND WE HIT
THAT AT 90%. NEXT SLIDE. SO,
MOVING ON TO OUR BRIDGES AND
STRUCTURES HIGHLIGHTS, THIS IS A
PROGRAM WHERE WE MADE SOME
ADJUSTMENTS IN TERMS OF HOW WE
MADE IMPROVEMENTS AND USING OUR
FUNDS FOR THE BRIDGES PROGRAM,
WE WANT TO KEEP BRIDGES AND
STRUCTURES AND RELIABLE
CONDITION [ INDISCERNIBLE ]. WE
STARTED OUR BRAND-NEW BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM , DOING
ONGOING MAINTENANCE BUT THIS
FUNDING ALLOWED US TO MAKE THE
RIGHT INVESTMENTS AT THE RIGHT
TIME TO MAINTAIN OUR BRIDGES
INFRASTRUCTURE. THEY ALSO
STARTED OUR AREA WASTE PROGRAM,
DONE 12 INSPECTIONS AND NO WHAT
FUTURE INVESTMENT WE NEED TO
MAKE TO KEEP THOSE STANDING. OUR
TRANSIT CONNECTIONS PROGRAM,
THIS PROGRAM CONNECTS PEOPLE
SAFETY TO TRANSFER THE HUBS
INCLUDING STATIONS AND BUS
STOPS, A KEY THING WE DID THIS
YEAR WAS STARTED OUR TRANSIT
PASSENGER SAFETY PROGRAM WHERE
WE USED LEVY FUNDING TO SUPPORT
THE HIRING OF EIGHT NEW METRO
TRANSIT SAFETY OFFICERS AND MADE
40 TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS TO
INCREASE THE ACCESS TO BUSES AND
EXPERIENCE OF RIDERS ACROSS THE
CITY. AND, SO, OUR PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY PROGRAM , THE PROGRAM WE
HAVE TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE TIMES
DURING OUR BOARD HEARINGS, WE
ARE BUILDING NEW SIDEWALKS, WE
HAVE BUILT 36 BLOCKS OF NEW
SIDEWALKS AND MOST WILL BE
COMPLETE BY THE END OF THIS
YEAR, HOSTING 10 WALKS, USING
THOSE TO REFORM WHERE
COMMUNITIES NEED TO SIDEWALKS,
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM COMMUNITY
THAT IS HOPING TO DRIVE THE
PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE
DONE OVER 12,000 SIDEWALK SPOTS
SAFETY REPAIRS . WHILE ADDING
SIDEWALKS IS VERY IMPORTANT,
MAKING SURE THEY ARE MAINTAINED
AND SAFE FOR USERS IS EQUALLY AS
IMPORTANT. WE HAVE ADDED 37
ADDITIONAL CROSSING
IMPROVEMENTS. SIGNALS AND
OPERATIONS, GOT MY PAGES ALL
MIXED UP . PART OF THE SIGNALS
AND OPERATIONS PROGRAM, UPGRADE
TRAFFIC SIGNALS FOR SAFE AND
RELIABLE MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE
CITY, IN -- IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN
AND BIKE IS EXHIBITED AND
TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DURING LARGE
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS. WE HAVE
INSTALLED ONE NEW TRAFFIC
SIGNAL, RESPONDED TO OVER 8500
QUERIES TO TRANSPORTATION
OPERATIONS CENTER AND THE
PICTURE IN THE MIDDLE IS THE
HUB, THE BRAIN OF THE APARTMENT
WATCHING HOW OUR ROADS [
INDISCERNIBLE ] . I WANT TO
NOTE, WHILE WE INSTALLED ONE NEW
TRAFFIC SIGNAL, WE WILL BE
INSTALLING 10 OVER THE COURSE OF
THE LEVY AND WE DO IMPROVEMENTS
TO OTHER PROGRAMS IN TERMS OF
TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENT .
WHILE YOU MAY SEE IT PRIMARILY
IN THIS CATEGORY, YOU WILL SEE
THEM IN MAJOR PAVING PROGRAMS
AND OTHER PROGRAMS. OUR BICYCLE
SAFETY PROGRAM, THIS PROGRAM WE
STARTED TWO NEW PROGRAMS
INCLUDING OUR BIKE LANE
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM , YOU CAN
SEE A PICTURE AT THE BOTTOM OF
OUR STREET SWEEPER THAT GOES
THROUGH AND MAINTAINING THE
PROTECTED BIKE LANES AND REGULAR
CADENCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO
ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NOT
SLIPPERY LEAVES, NO DEBRIS
FORMING IS CLEANED UP, WE HAVE
BEGUN UPGRADING THE BIKE LANES.
FOR THOSE WHO TRACKED CLOSELY,
WE HAVE INSTALLED PROTECTED BIKE
LANES WITH A POST SITUATION AND
WE HAVE NOT BEEN MOVING TOWARDS
THE CURRENT BEST PRACTICE OF
INSTALLING A VARIETY OF TYPES OF
MORE PERMANENT BARRIERS. IN THE
TOP LEFT YOU CAN SEE ONE
EXAMPLE. WE WILL BE DOING THAT
IN 30% OF THE NETWORK ACROSS THE
CITY. OUR PEOPLE , STREETS,
PUBLIX PUBLIC -- IMPROVE
LIGHTING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
BUSINESS DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, PEOPLE CAN ENJOY
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] . THIS IS A
NEW PROGRAM THAT WAS IDENTIFIED
TO THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
PLAN AND WE WERE VERY EXCITED TO
BUILD THIS WITH LEVY DOLLARS .
WE STARTED THIS PROJECT THIS
YEAR, WE ARE SEEING TWO LARGE
PROJECTS ON THE WAY, INCLUDING
-- OCCIDENTAL PROMENADE. CLIMATE
AND RESILIENCY, WE HAVE --
ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE
DIRECTLY , MANY OF THE LEVY
PROGRAM SUPPORT REDUCTIONS TO
CLIMATE CHANGE TO OTHER METHODS
OF BICYCLE SAFETY, BUT THIS
FOCUSES ON HOW WE CAN SUPPORT
KIND OF CLIMATE CHANGE DIRECTLY
. REDUCING COLLECTION -- WE
STARTED THE CLIMATE
ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM AT WE
ARE EVALUATING 30 EXISTING EV
CHARGING SITES , TO UNDERSTAND
HOW THEY ARE USED, AS WE
IMPLEMENT WE CAN DO IT USING
LESSONS LEARNED AND WE STARTED
OUR NEW LOW POLLUTION
NEIGHBORHOODS. FREIGHT AND GOODS
, THIS PROGRAM MAKES FREIGHT
IMPROVEMENTS TO SUPPORT TRUCKS
DELIVERING GOODS AND PROVIDING
SERVICES. MUCH MORE [
INDISCERNIBLE ] . HE SPOTTED
PERMITS INCLUDING AIRPORT WAY
SOUTH, DIAGONAL AVENUE SOUTH ,
RIGHT-OF-WAY ACTIVATION, WE MADE
PROGRESS WITH THE URBAN FREIGHT
LAB AND CONTINUE TO COLLECT
DATA. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE
MAJOR LEVEE PROGRAMS, GOOD
GOVERNANCE AND EQUITABLE
IMPLEMENTATION, THIS PART OF THE
LEVY FUNDS SUPPORTING THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AT HIS WORK
INCLUDING ALLOWING IT -- WORKING
TO CONDUCT AUDITS AS NEEDED , WE
ALSO STARTED THE TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING TASK FORCE , THIS TASK
FORCE IS PASSED WITH LOOKING AT
-- HOW WE ARE INVESTING IN
ARTERIALS , SIDEWALKS, BRIDGES
TO THE LONG-TERM AND HOW WE WILL
FUND THAT TO MEET CERTAIN
STANDARDS FOR THOSE DIFFERENT
ASSET . WE WILL BEGIN PLANNING
FOR OUR PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION
OUTREACH. WE HAVE DONE A LOT
THIS YEAR . WE HIT THE GROUND
RUNNING AND HAVE BEEN DELIVERING
UTILIZING OUR CREWS, BEEN
ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY AND WE
ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE THAT
MOMENTUM GOING INTO 2026. I WILL
BRIEFLY TALKED ON OUR LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE REPORTING ,
AS WE HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED, WE
STARTED THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE THIS JUNE AND IT IS --
WE HAVE HAD THE LAST TWO LEVIES
BUT TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY TO SEATTLE
TAXPAYERS , THEY ACT AS AN
ADVISORY BOARD TO CITY COUNCIL,
THE MAYOR, AND SDOT , SDOT
UTILIZES THEM AS A PRIMARY VOICE
WITH PROGRAMS , PERFORMANCE ON
LEVEE PROGRAMS , AND HOW WE ARE
SPENDING LEVY PROCEEDS. WE WORK
THE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO
PROVIDE REPORTS , PRESENTATIONS,
WE REPORT ON THE LEVY THROUGH A
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS
INCLUDING BLOG POSTS, SITE
VISITS TO LEVEE PROJECTS, AND
THE DASHBOARD. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO ONBOARD
THEM OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS
AND ALSO TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
MEANS TO THEM FROM SDOT AS WE
REPORT ON THE LEVY ON AN ONGOING
BASIS. BASED ON THE FEEDBACK,
AND BY COUNCIL ORDINANCE, WE
WILL PUBLISH AN ANNUAL DELIVERY
PLAN, BY COUNCIL RESOLUTION, DUE
JANUARY 31st, AND PROVIDING
QUARTERLY UPDATES ON LEVY
DELIVERY AND SPENDING TO THE LOC
AND PUBLISHED ON A PUBLIC
DASHBOARD IN MAY, AUGUST, AND
NOVEMBER . THE OFFICIAL
DASHBOARD LAUNCH IN JANUARY 2026
AND ALSO YOU WILL RECEIVE
QUARTER ONE THROUGH QUARTER FOUR
OF 2025 PERFORMANCE REPORT IN
JANUARY . WE WILL BE PUBLISHING
AN ANNUAL REPORT AND UPDATING
THE DASHBOARD IN MARCH OF EACH
YEAR . MARCH OF 2026, YOU WILL
SEE A SUMMARY OF ALL THE WORK WE
HAVE DONE THROUGH 2025. SOME OF
THE FEEDBACK WE HEARD, IN
ADDITION TO WANTING TO TRACK
PROGRESS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS,
THEY WANTED TO UNDERSTAND HOW
THE LEVY WORK TIED TO THE
OVERALL SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
PLAN OUTCOMES AND WE WILL BE
RELYING ON THE SCP PERFORMANCE
REPORT PUBLISHED EVERY TWO YEARS
TO SEE HOW THE LEVY WORK IS
SUPPORTING THE OVERALL CITY. ONE
OF THE KEY THINGS IN THE LEVY
LEGISLATION IS PUBLISHED ON THE
DASHBOARD. WE WORKED WITH THE
LOC TO -- WE ARE MAKING THOSE
UPDATES WHICH WAS IN JANUARY BUT
THAT DASHBOARD -- EACH PROGRAM
QUARTERLY ON WHAT PROJECTS HAVE
BEEN COMPLETED, INFORMATION ON
WORK THAT IS IN PROGRESS, AND
LEVY SPENDING, AND PARTNERSHIP
FUNDS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE
YEAR . THERE WILL BE A MAP OF
COMPLETED DELIVERABLES. HERE WE
ARE , MOVING INTO 2026, WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON OUR
2026 LEVY DELIVERY PLAN, THE
DELIVERY PLAN WE PUBLISHED IN
JANUARY 2025 WAS THE MOST
DETAILED LEVY DELIVERY PLAN WE
HAVE PLACED IN THE HISTORY OF
SEATTLE, THE INTENT OF THAT VERY
DETAILED DELIVERY PLAN WAS TO
INFORM THE COUNCIL AND THE
COMMUNITY , SET EXPECTATIONS
ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN OVER THE
UPCOMING YEAR, BUT IT IS A
COUPLE GET A DOCUMENT WHEN WE
PUBLISH WITH THAT LEVEL OF
DETAIL WHEN WE TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION WHAT IS HAPPENING
AROUND THE CITY, HOW LONG A
PROJECT TAKES TO DELIVER, AND
OUR CAPACITY AT WHAT IS
HAPPENING BASED ON OTHER NEEDS
THAT ARE EMERGING. SO, AS I
MENTIONED, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
CLOSELY TO DEVELOP DELIVERY
DELIVERY PLAN AND ON TRACK TO
SUBMIT THIS BY JANUARY 31st OF
2026 , AS I MENTIONED, THERE
WILL BE A SIMILAR LEVEL OF
DETAIL IN JANUARY , WE PLAN TO
START SHOPPING AT A DRAFT TO
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS IN THERE
THAT PEOPLE EXPECT TO BE IN
THERE WITH NO SURPRISES . WE
HAVE BEEN INCORPORATING LESSONS
LEARNED FROM THIS YEAR AND
PREVIOUS LEVIES IN TERMS OF THE
TIMELINES AND HOW WE DELIVER .
WE WANT TO ENSURE WE ARE WORKING
CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITIES TO
ESTABLISH EXPECTATIONS AND
GENERATE FEEDBACK AS WE MOVE
THROUGH . NEXT YEAR IS A SPECIAL
YEAR, 2026 WITH THE FIFA WORLD
CUP COMING TO SEATTLE AN
ADDITIONAL WORK BY WSDOT, WHICH
IMPACT THE CAPACITIVE SDOT AND
HOW WE COMPLETE THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE SEATTLE RESIDENTS AND
PEOPLE MOVING THROUGH AND IN AND
OUT OF SEATTLE ARE ABLE TO DO
THAT SMOOTHLY AND IT MAY IMPACT
THE TIMELINES IN WHICH WE CAN
DELIVER OUR WORK. WE ARE WORKING
VERY HARD TO MAKE OUR BEST
ESTIMATES POSSIBLE TO WHAT WE
WILL BE DELIVERING NEXT YEAR.
STAY TUNED. I SHARED -- THAT IS
IT OF THE FORMAL PRESENTATION. I
AM SURE THERE ARE QUESTIONS. I
LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING WITH
YOU DOWN THE ROAD WHEN WE COME
BACK WITH THE LEVY DELIVERY
PLAN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, APPRECIATE
YOUR INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATION AND
UPDATE ON THIS IMPORTANT
BODYWORK. COLLEAGUES , QUESTIONS
, COMMENTS? STARTING OFF WITH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE AND YOUR
PRESENTATION, I DO LIKE THE END
OF YOUR SUMMARY, LOOKING FOR A
SIMILAR THING ON THE PUBLIC
SAFETY SIDE. FIRST QUESTION ON
BRIDGES, YOU NOTED THE SHIP
CANAL BRIDGES , I WANTED TO ASK
ABOUT THE MAGNOLIA BRIDGE, WHICH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND I HAVE
BEEN ENGAGING ON. WE HAD
EMERGENCY ACCESS FROM THE MARINA
AT THE BASE OF THE BRIDGE ON THE
MAGNOLIA SIDE UP TO 34th STREET,
THE BEACHES . CAN YOU SPEAK TO
THAT ?
>> LET ME LOOK AT MY NOTES
REALLY QUICKLY. MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT , FOR THE MAGNOLIA
BRIDGE, WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS
ON UPDATING THE STUDY, THAT IS
IN PROGRESS IN TERMS OF THE
SPECIFICS OF HOW THE EMERGENCY
ACCESS DOWN TO THE MARINA IS
INCLUDED I AM HAPPY TO GET BACK
TO YOU WITH ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
>> WHAT IS THE TIMELINE ON THE
STUDY FOR THE BRIDGE?
>> I DO NOT HAVE THAT OFF THE
TOP OF MY HEAD, I CAN GET BACK
TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT IS IN CONTRACT, WE ARE
WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT, I CAN
FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
>> ALSO, REALLY APPRECIATE THE
FREIGHT PROGRAM UPDATES, JOINING
THE DISCUSSION EARLIER, PIECES
OF THE LEVY ON THE WORK THAT IS
BEING DONE. ALSO, THE BIKE LANES
, DISTRICT 7, AND A LOT OF BIKE
LANES, THE MAINTENANCE ,
PARTICULARLY THIS TYPE OF YOUR,
PROTECTED AND UNPROTECTED BIKE
LANES, I GET ALL OF DISTRICT, I
NOTICED AREAS THAT NEED
ATTENTION CAN LAST THING WE NEED
IS A MAJOR BIKE SPILL THAT
CREATES AND EXECUTIVE SESSION
BRIEFING FOR US . THANK YOU FOR
THE WORK, VIGILANCE , SOONER
LEAVES WILL ALL BE DOWN. [
INDISCERNIBLE ]. BY THE WAY , ON
THAT POINT, SIDEWALKS , I
APPRECIATE YOUR POINT, IN TERMS
OF NEW SIDEWALKS , DISTRICT 1,
2, 5 NEED TO BE THE PRIORITY,
DISTRICT 7, NOT SO MUCH IN THE
DOWNTOWN AREA, GENERALLY NOT AN
ISSUE, QUEEN ANN PARTS OF
MAGNOLIA TO HAVE BROKEN
SIDEWALKS, ON THAT FRONT , I
WOULD LOVE TO MEET WITH YOU
OFF-LINE . ONE EXAMPLE, THAT IS
RAISED ON THAT, SOMETHING COULD
BE DONE AS AN ALLEY IN THE
SIDEWALK , WE CAN DRASTICALLY.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAY , WE
HAVE NOT PASSED THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN YET BUT SOON
TO DO IT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
PART OF THIS IS THE QUEEN ANNE
BOULEVARD PARK TO THE NEXT STEP,
IT IS A PART-TRENTON PROJECT AND
I WOULD LOVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH
THAT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD
GREENWAY PIECE. IT GOES TO
PROTECT THE BIKE LANES AND
THINGS WE CAN PROMOTE THAT WILL
BE PHASE 2 AFTER THE COMP PLAN
PIECES ARE DONE . YOU HAVE
NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC, FOR THE
DISTRICTS, I WILL DEFINITELY BE
WORKING WITH SDOT ,
OFF-THE-SHELF , VISION ZERO ,
THINGS ARE COMING OUT OF
COMMUNITY WITH TRAFFIC CALMING.
SO THE [ INDISCERNIBLE ] -- NOTE
EXOTIC REQUEST THE
STRAIGHTFORWARD ALONG THOSE
LINES. AND THEN, FINALLY, I
WANTED TO NOTE, THANK YOU FOR
BRING UP THE OVERSIGHT PIECES ,
SUPER IMPORTANT, EVERY WEEK OR
MONTH WE HEAR SOMETHING NEW,
LOOKING AT KING COUNTY SIDE OF
THINGS AND WE HAVE TO AVOID THE
CITY VERSION OF WHAT IS
HAPPENING WITH KING COUNTY. WE
HAVE TO DO OUR AUDITS , AND THE
RESULTS. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THINGS ARE DONE RIGHT . THIS IS
A MASSIVE LEVY. CONGRATULATIONS
TO CHAIR SAKA FOR HIS WORK ON
IT, AS WE CARRY IT OUT, WE HAVE
TO DO IT RIGHT AND HAVE OUR
AUDIT PIECES SQUARED AWAY. AT
THE END OF THE DAY, WE CAN SAY,
GOOD GOVERNANCE .
>> WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE
BOARD EXPENSES, I WAS ON THE
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR THE
BRIDGING THE GAP LEVY, THAT HAS
BEEN AN ONGOING PRINCIPAL SINCE
THE FIRST LEVY, IF THE VOTERS
ARE WILLING TO TRUST US, WE NEED
TO SHOW THEM WHAT WE'RE DOING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATES,
YOU COVERED LEVY IMPLEMENTATION,
I AM CURIOUS ON A COUPLE POINTS
AND I WANT TO ASK IF YOU
PROGRESS UPDATE RELATED TO NO
RIGHT ON RED SIGN INSTALLATION?
A LITTLE SPECIFIC, SORRY.
>> I KNOW THEY ARE MAKING
AMAZING PROGRESS, THEY GIVE US A
WEEKLY UPDATE AND THERE ARE
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS NOTED EVERY
WEEK. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE
NEEDLE IS MOVING ON HOW MUCH
THEY HAVE LEFT.
>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT AS
A FOLLOW-UP. SLIDE 16, PLANTED
133 TREES SO FAR, WHAT CAN WE DO
TO SPEED UP THE DEPLOYMENT OF
TREES?
>> WHAT WAS THE QUESTION?
>> WHAT CAN WE DO TO ADVANCE
WORK SPEED UP THE DEPLOYMENT OF
STREET TREES?
>> A LOT OF THE WAYS -- THE SPOT
TREE PLACEMENT ON A SINGLE BLOCK
, A LOT OF TREES GET PLANTED
WHEN WE BUILT NEW SIDEWALKS,
WHEN WE HAVE MAJOR CORRIDORS , A
LOT OF WORK HAPPENS LIKE THAT.
NATURALLY, WHERE THAT WILL
HAPPEN , SOME OF THE BIGGER
PROJECTS COME OUT AND DO
PLANTING. I THINK -- DO YOU HAVE
OTHER DETAILS?
>> NO.
>> WE WORK WITH OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT,
I FEEL LIKE IT WAS COMING TO A
CONCLUSION THIS YEAR , OR EARLY
NEXT YEAR TO HELP US GUIDE HOW
WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THEM.
>> THANK YOU. WE ADOPTED A STATE
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOCUSED ON
SHARED TREATABLE LIMITATION AS
PART OF THE BUDGET AND I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
HIS LEADERSHIP , I WAS A
COSPONSOR AS WELL, COULD YOU
HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT THE WORK
HAS BEEN TO DATE ON THE STREETS
AND CAN THE LEVY BE USED TO
FURTHER SUPPORT THIS WORK ? IS
THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
INTO THIS 2026 IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN?
>> FOR 2026 IMPLEMENTATION IS A
REAL DEAL FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST
COUPLE OF PROJECTS, BUT WE'RE
WORKING ON RIGHT NOW IS
DEVELOPING THE CRITERIA THAT
WILL BE APPLIED FOR SHARED
STREETS. THE CRITERIA IS
IMPORTANT , BECAUSE WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE WE CAN EFFECTUATE THAT
SPEED LIMIT ALLOWED UNDER THE
STATE SHARED STREETS LAW. THE
BIG QUESTION FOR US IS, WE HAVE
LEGISLATION READY TO GO TO
ENABLE IT , COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WORKED ON THAT, THE
QUESTION IS , WHETHER WE NEED TO
COMPLETE THE WORK ON THE
CRITERIA AND DO ANALYSIS ON IT
BEFORE THE BILL IS APPROVED BY
COUNCIL . WE ARE TRYING TO SORT
THROUGH THAT RIGHT NOW. IF WE DO
NOT NEED APPROVAL, OF THE
CRITERIA, BEFORE THE LEGISLATION
IS PASSED, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD
QUICKLY, IF WE DO NEED TO DO
SEPA ANALYSIS, REALISTICALLY A
FEW MORE MONTHS BECAUSE WE HAVE
TO GET THE CRITERIA RIGHT, NOT
JUST TO MAKE SURE IT IS SAFE BUT
BECAUSE WE HAVE STATE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS THAT COME WITH THE
NEW LAW.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE . I
AM HEARING FROM COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO WANT TO BRING THIS
TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM
HEARING ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD
PETITIONS ASKING FOR SHARED
STREETS WHICH I THINK IS A
FABULOUS THING . THANK YOU FOR
THE UPDATE, THAT GIVES ME WHAT I
NEED TO TALK TO FOLKS ABOUT WHAT
THEY CAN EXPECT. ADDITIONALLY,
THERE WAS A NOTE ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TASK
FORCE, YOU NOTED THAT YOU HAVE
HIRED A CONSULTANT , CAN YOU
HELP ME UNDERSTAND, IS THIS TASK
FORCE SEATED YET?
>> NO, EARLY 2026.
>> I TOOK A LOOK BACK, THIS WAS
ADOPTED BEFORE MY TIME I COUNCIL
THAT I DID LOOK BACK AT THE
FUNDING LEGISLATION AND I KNOW
THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE
FIRST CONVENING OF THIS TASK
FORCE IN QUARTER 2 OF THIS YEAR.
I AM WONDERING WHAT WE CAN DO TO
GET THIS BACK ON THE TIMELINE.
AS A BODY , WE HAVE A LOT OF
PRIORITIES AS IT RELATES TO
TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS, WE
KNOW THAT FEDERAL FUNDING IS A
CONSTANT MINISTRY THESE DAYS. --
CONSTANT MYSTERY THESE DAYS,
WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET ON
TIMELINE SO WE CAN IDENTIFY
THESE FUNDING SOURCES TO FUND
THESE IMPORTANT PROJECTS?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. OUR
GOAL IS THAT, BY JANUARY FIRST
23 NINE, WE WILL HAVE A LAUNDRY
STRATEGY [ INDISCERNIBLE ] AND
WE ARE INTENDING TO GET THE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TASK
FORCE SEATED IN EARLY 2026 AND
WE BELIEVE WE CAN MEET THOSE
DEADLINES OUTLINED IN THE
LEGISLATION. WHEN IT COMES TIME
TO APPOINTMENTS , AS WE ENGAGE
WITH YOU, CONTINUE TO BE
RESPONSIVE AND BE TIMELY IN
HELPING US .
>> I WILL ADD THAT, IT DID NOT
START WHEN WE THOUGHT IT WAS BUT
WE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS
DELAY TO COMMENT REALLY
WELL-ORGANIZED. WHAT THIS TASK
FORCE IS GOING TO DO, PRETTY BIG
. MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ALL
ALIGNED IN THE EXPECTATIONS OF
WHAT THE TASK FORCE IS GOING TO
DO AND WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO
NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IS WHY WE
ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT
NOW. WE ARE SET UP IN A GOOD
PLACE TO COME TOGETHER EARLY
NEXT YEAR WITH A REAL PLAN FOR
THE TASK FORCE WOULD DO AND
BEING READY TO SELECT AND SEAT
THE MEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT UPDATE
, ENCOURAGING TO HEAR. I WILL
NOTE THESE AS A FOLLOW-UP AND
TURNED BACK TO THE CHAIR, A
FOLLOW-UP INTO HOW OUR LEVY
INVESTMENTS ARE CUP LIMITING US
AND PREPARING US FOR FIFA WORLD
CUP FOR NEXT YEAR? AND, WANT A
FOLLOW-UP ABOUT SAFE ROUTES FOR
SCHOOLS. THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR
THE TIME, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
INTEREST.
>> GREAT QUESTIONS. WITH RESPECT
TO THE TASK FORCE, FINANCIAL
TASK FORCE , A REFRESHER MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC FOLLOWING ALONG,
THE FINANCIAL TASK FORCE ,
TRANSPORTATION FINANCIAL TASK
FORCE IS A BODY OF WORK ,
ADVISORY BOARD THAT WAS SET UP
WHEN WE PASSED THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY LEGISLATION
TWO YEARS AGO WITH THE GOAL OF
FIGURING OUT -- WE STARTED WITH
THE RECOGNITION THAT OUR $1.55
BILLION LEVY , ONE OF THE
LARGEST IN SEATTLE HISTORY, EVEN
IF IT WAS DOUBLE THAT, $3
MILLION LEVY, WAS NOT GOING TO
MEET THE VAST NEEDS , TO BETTER
ADDRESS AND MAKE OUR BROADER
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CITYWIDE
SAFER AND MORE RELIABLE , AND
MORE DURABLE AND EFFECTIVE. SO,
A PROPERTY TAX, A LEVY, IS ONE
OF ONLY -- IT IS ONE SOURCE OF
REVENUE. THE IDEAS, WHAT ELSE
CAN WE DO WITH THREE ASSET
CLASSES IN PARTICULAR,
SIDEWALKS, BRIDGES, AND ROADS ,
LOOKING AT THOSE THREE ASSET
CLASSES, WHAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING
MECHANISMS OR LEVERS CAN WE PULL
, TO HAVE THE POLITICAL WILL, AS
POLICYMAKERS, TO STRONGER
INVESTMENTS IN EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF THOSE THREE FUNCTIONAL
AREAS? CALLED OUT SOME SPECIFIC
EXAMPLES TO STUDY , FOR EXAMPLE
, IMPACT FEES THE TRANSPORTATION
IMPACT FEES FOR SIDEWALKS, THERE
IS A NUMBER OF OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES, THE QUESTION IS,
WHAT IS THE MOST THOUGHTFUL
APPROACH ? AND A TIMELINE TO DO
THAT? THAT IS SOMETHING MY
OFFICE AND I, TOO , AM EAGER TO
SEE THIS LEVY , OR THE TASK
FORCE LEGISLATION BEING
TRANSMITTED AND SET UP ONCE AND
FOR ALL. I HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH YOU ALL BEHIND-THE-SCENES
YEAR-ROUND TO DO EXACTLY THAT. I
THINK THE DEPARTMENT DID A GREAT
JOB IN STANDING UP THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE , QUICKLY.
AND GETTING THEM UP AND RUNNING
. AS BETWEEN THE TWO, THAT IS
THE MORE IMPORTANT OF THE BODIES
. AND WE ALSO NEED TO WALK AND
CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME, SO TO
SPEAK , LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THAT
EFFORT TO STAND UP , THAT
IMPORTANT BODY UP ONCE AND FOR
ALL. THERE ARE SOME PAST-DUE
DELIVERABLES AND MILESTONES WE
NEED TO REACH. VERY IMPORTANT
WORK. THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING
THAT, COUNCILMEMBER NINE. FINAL
QUICK COMMENT I HAVE, WHEN I
HEARD POTHOLES, I PERKED UP A
BIT. LOOK, I WILL SAY THIS, WHEN
WE DEVELOP A LEVY, WE CRAFTED
THIS EXCITING PACKAGE WE PUT
BEFORE VOTERS AND INTENTIONALLY
INCLUDED A COMMITMENT, AT LEAST
80% OF THE REPORTED POTHOLES
WOULD BE FILLED WITHIN 72 HOURS.
AND, I THINK THAT WAS AMBITIOUS
AT THE TIME, CLEARLY AMBITIOUS
GOAL AT THE TIME , BUT IT WAS
ACHIEVABLE AND GOOD TO HEAR WE
ARE , NOT ONLY MEETING THAT
STANDARD, BUT EXCEEDING IT. THAT
IS AN IMPORTANT THING THAT I
HOPE IS NOT LOST IN HIS
CONVERSATION AND THE
NITTY-GRITTY TRANSPORTATION
POLICY TOPICS WE HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSING TODAY ABOUT THE LEVY
. SO FAR, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
EXCEED THE THRESHOLD TO FILL 90%
OF REPORTED POTHOLES WITHIN 72
HOURS . 90% . A+ WORK. "A" WORK.
A+ WOULD BE 95% . IT IS
EXCELLENT WORK. AND, YOU KNOW,
THE NEW STANDARD TO CONTINUE TO
BUILD UPON. WEATHER DEPENDENCIES
IN PARTICULAR, BUT THAT SHOULD
BE OUR TRUE NORTH STAR. GOING
ABOVE AND BEYOND . KUDOS TO THE
DEPARTMENT FOR DOING THAT WORK,
SUCH AMAZING WORK . SOME OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT WORK FRONT LINE
CREWS PERFORM ACROSS OUR CITY.
COMMENTS , QUICK QUESTION ON THE
STATUS OF HIRING, ON THE SAME
SLIDE THAT TALKED ABOUT
POTHOLES, THERE WAS A NOTE THAT
SAID THE DEPARTMENT HIRED 52
POSITIONS TO SUPPORT LEVY
DELIVERY AND HELP PROGRAMS,
WHICH IS GREAT , A GOOD START. I
RECALL , DURING THE LAST LEVY,
THAT WAS ONE OF THE LAGGARD
ITEMS, WE COULD NOT STAFF UP TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE STAFFED UP AND
READY FOR THIS, THE DEPARTMENT
IS WELL PREPARED WE CALL ON THE
READINESS PLAN, A LOT OF IT
CULMINATED LAST YEAR IN THE
DEPARTMENT PROPOSING I THINK 77
NEW BRAND-NEW POSITIONS WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT TO HELP MAKE SURE
WE ARE OFF TO A STRONG START .
OF THOSE 77, OR 70+, IT WAS
70-SOMETHING POSITIONS
AUTHORIZED OR REQUESTED AND
AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL , SOUNDS
LIKE TODAY YOU HAVE HIRED 52.
WHAT IS THE PLAN TO HIRE THE
REMAINING 20+ AND WHAT FUNCTIONS
DO THOSE REMAINING 20+ POSITIONS
GENERALLY PERFORM ?
>> I CAN ANSWER THE FIRST HALF
OF THE QUESTION, 52 OF THE 72
HAVE BEEN HIRED, SEVEN POSITIONS
ARE LIKELY HIRED BY THE END OF
THE YEAR. THE REMAINING 12 WE
EXPECT TO BE COMPLETED IN THE
FIRST QUARTER OF 2026.
>> THE SAME WAY , A LOT OF THE
WORK WE HAVE DONE, WE HAVE DONE
IT BEFORE, SOME THINGS ARE
BRAND-NEW . THE THINGS THAT WE
HIRE THE FASTEST WERE THE ONES
WHERE IT WAS ANOTHER OF SOMEONE
WHO ALREADY DID THE JOB AND WE
WERE DOING MORE OF THE SAME
THING, THAT IS EASY TO HAVE A
JOB DESCRIPTION , TO GO TO THE
PROCESS AND TO GET THE POSITION
APPROVED. FOR SOME OF THE NEW
PROGRAMS , IT WAS A LITTLE MORE
CHALLENGING AND WE HAVE BEEN
DOING MULTIPLE ITERATIONS OF
WHAT SOME OF THE JOB DUTIES ARE
FOR THE THINGS WE DO NOT DO IT
NOW . THERE IS NOT A GOOD MODEL
OF HOW IT FITS INTO THE
DEPARTMENT . POSITIONS NOT HIRED
YET HAVE MOSTLY FALL INTO THE
CATEGORY, OUR GEO TEAMS WHO WILL
DO THE TRANSFORMATIONAL WORK
WITH COMMUNITIES , THAT IS A
BRAND-NEW THING AND IT TOOK A
WHILE TO FIGURE OUT THE RIGHT
POSITION. WE HAVE SOME SIGNAL
APPRENTICE POSITIONS WHERE WE
NEEDED TO GET THE LEAD TO PUT
THE PROGRAM TOGETHER FIRST . THE
ONES THAT ARE LINGERING ARE
MOSTLY BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW
THING. WE HAD REALLY FAST
SUCCESS WITH THE ONES THAT WERE
LIKE, WE ARE DOING MORE AND WE
NEED THREE MORE PEOPLE TO DO
THIS JOB.
>> GOT IT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I
WILL CLOSE BY NOTING THAT THE
DEPARTMENT IS OFF TO A STRONG
START FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS KEEP
SEATTLE MOVING LEVY . I DO NOT
KNOW IF THERE IS AN OFFICIAL
NAME BUT THAT MAKES THE MOST
LOGICAL SENSE TO KEEP SEATTLE
MOVING LEVY, THE DEPARTMENT IS
OFF TO A VERY STRONG START.
THANKS IN LARGE PART TO SUPPORT
AND FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY.
GUIDANCE AND COLLABORATION FROM
THIS BODY, THIS COUNCIL , KUDOS
TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE
INITIAL WORK TODAY. I WILL ALSO
SAY THAT , IN 2026, THE PRESSURE
AND INTENSITY ONLY RATCHETS UP
EVEN MORE BECAUSE EVERY YEAR
THAT BUILDS UP IS INCREASINGLY
MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE YEAR
BEFORE IT. YEARS TWO, THREE , 4,
DURING THE NOW EXPIRED MOVE
SEATTLE LEVY, WE HAD TO GO TO
THAT RESET. THESE ARE -- KUDOS
TO THE GREAT JOB SO FAR, PAT ON
THE BACK, HIGH FIVE, GREAT JOB
SO FAR. NEXT YEAR AND GOING
FORWARD, THE INTENSITY AND
PRESSURE TO DELIVER EFFECTIVELY
AND EFFICIENTLY IS ONLY GOING TO
CONTINUE TO RATCHET UP AND
MOUNT. I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT YOU AND
PARTNER WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE DELIVERING ON OUR
COMMITMENTS TO THE VOTERS AND IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE OF WHICH I AM A
CURRENT MEMBER. SO, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY FINAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MY
COLLEAGUES? HEARING NONE, WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM OF
BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM 23 INTO THE RECORD?
>> 23, AN ORDINANCE VACATING THE
ALLEY IN BLOCK 24, HEIRS OF
SARAH A. BELL'S SECOND
ADDITION, IN THE DENNY TRIANGLE
NEIGHBORHOOD; AND ACCEPTING A
PROPERTY USE AND DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT, ON THE PETITION OF
GID DEVELOPMENT GROUP AND THE
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT. CLERK FILE 313843.
>> SHARE YOUR PRESENTATIONS ,
THESE NEXT TWO ITEMS, HOPEFULLY
WE CAN GET THROUGH WITH EIGHT TO
TEN MINUTES OR SO. WE ARE NOT
VOTING TODAY.
>> LISH WHITSON.
>> THE LEGISLATION IS THE FINAL
ORDINANCE FOR A VACATION,
TENTATIVELY APPROVED BY THE
COUNCIL IN 2018, AND FACILITATED
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PARK AND
MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURE. AS YOU HOPEFULLY
REMEMBER, STREET VACATIONS ARE
MULTISTAGE PROCESSES . AT THIS
POINT, THE PROJECT HAD BEEN
BUILT, CONDITIONS COUNCIL PLACED
ON THE VACATION HAVE BEEN MET,
AND AT THE STATE FOR THE COUNCIL
WILL GRANT FINAL APPROVAL OF THE
VACATION TRANSFERRING THE
PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN VACATED
TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY.
>> THANK YOU FOR GETTING US ON
THE AGENDA . WE KNOW THINGS GET
BACKED UP WITH BUDGETS AND WE
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WE ARE
GOING TO SPEND OUR TIME ON THE
SLIDE PRESENTATION , BUT WE WANT
TO GET A LITTLE BUSINESS OUT OF
THE WAY BEFORE WE TAKE A LOOK AT
THAT. WE CAN GO TO THE
PRESENTATION REALLY QUICKLY. AS
LISH NOTED, CITY COUNCIL
ESTABLISHED A TWO STEP APPROVAL
PROCESS FOR VACATIONS AND A TOOL
THE CITY COUNCIL USES TO ENSURE
ACCOUNTABILITY BEFORE WE CLOSE
OUT THE STREET OR ALLEY VACATION
. THE SUBSTANTIVE APPROVAL IS
MADE WHEN SDOT BRINGS FORWARD
THE CLERK FILED WITH THE SDOT
RECOMMENDATION AND SUGGESTED
CONDITIONS , THE CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS A PUBLIC HEARING AS
DIRECTED BY STATE LAW, AND THE
CITY COUNCIL HAS BROAD
DISCRETION TO GRANT THE VACATION
AND DETERMINING THE CONDITIONS ,
AND THE TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THE
PROJECT SHOULD BE BEGUN OR
COMPLETED . THE DEVELOPER ,
AFTER THAT SUBSTANTIVE APPROVAL,
MAY CLOSE THE ALLEY, BUILT OVER
THE ALLEY, DO ALL THE THINGS,
THE FINAL ORDINANCE IS HELD OUT
UNTIL THE END OF THE PROCESS.
GENERALLY, AFTER THE DEVELOPMENT
IS DONE AND OPEN FOR BUSINESS ,
BECAUSE MANY OF THE THINGS THE
COUNCIL CARES ABOUT , THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT , THE URBAN DESIGN
ELEMENTS, SOME OF THE VERY LAST
THINGS THAT GO IN, PART OF OUR
TASK IS TO COME IN AND , ALL THE
CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN MET , ALL
THE FEES HAVE BEEN PAID, AND IT
IS READY AND APPROPRIATE FOR THE
COUNCIL TO TAKE UP THE FINAL
STEP . WE ALSO WANT TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW HOW THE
PROJECT TURNED OUT AND WHAT THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT , FEATURES AND
ELEMENTS ARE . I WOULD NOTE THAT
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL,
THIS IS A PRIVATE APPLICANT AND
PARKS DEPARTMENT THAT WERE ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE ALLEY THAT
CAME IN AS CO-APPLICANTS ,
CO-PETITIONERS , THEY WILL LOOK
AT THE VISUALS, WHICH IS A MUCH
BETTER WAY TO EXPLAIN THIS AND
WE CAN GO THROUGH THIS QUICKLY
AND -- BUT WE ARE HERE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS. THIS IS DISTRICT 7.
>> IF YOU COULD BRIEFLY WALK
THROUGH THOSE PUBLIC BENEFITS
AND THAT IS THE KEY FEATURES AND
ITEMS THAT MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES
ARE INTERESTED IN, WE CAN OPEN
IT UP FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
AFTER THAT .
>> I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED THE TASK
OF GOING TO THE PUBLIC BENEFITS,
AS BEVERLY INDICATED, ALLEY
VACATIONS WERE BEING ASSOCIATED
WITH A PROJECT OR OVER THE
ALLEY, NOT THE CASE HERE, THIS
IS THE CASE OF BUILDING A BETTER
PARK. THESE APPLICANTS CAME TO
ME, GID OUT OF BOSTON CAME TO
MEET 12 OR 13 YEARS AGO AND
SAID, THEY HAVE THE SITE, THIS
WAS AN ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
FACILITY, RAMSHACKLE , PARKS
BOUGHT IT, THE FIRST DOWNTOWN
PARK -- PART HAD NO MONEY TO
BUILD IT OUT THEY SAID , WE WANT
TO BUILD A TOWER ON THE WAY THE
CODE WORKS DOWNTOWN, IT REQUIRES
PROJECTS TO TAKE VOTING ACCESS
-- LOADING ACCESS AND PARKING
ACCESS OFF THE ALLEY, IF WE
BUILD THE PROJECT THE WAY WE ARE
SUPPOSED TO BUILD IT, THE PARK
WOULD'VE BEEN FACING A LOADING
DOCK AND A GARAGE ACCESS. I TOLD
THE CLIENT , I WILL WORK WITH
YOU ON THIS PROJECT ON ONE
CONDITION, WE ARE GOING TO
VACATE THE ALLEY. BECAUSE WE'RE
NOT GOING TO END UP WITH A
PROJECT AND WITH THE NEW PARK
WITH THAT KIND OF CONDITION.
THEY AGREED . WHAT WE DID, AS
YOU CAN SEE IN THIS SLIDE, GID ,
AS PART OF A SEPARATE
TRANSACTION WITH PARKS,
DEMOLISHED THE ENTERPRISE
FACILITY AND FILLED THE PARK
SITE AND BROUGHT IT UP TO ROUGH
GREAT SO THEY CAN INSTALL THE
IMPROVEMENTS AND DEFRAY ALL
THOSE COSTS . THIS IS A LIST OF
PUBLIC BENEFITS. WE WILL SKIP
THIS AND GO TO THE ONE BY ONE.
THE FIRST ONE IS EXPAND THE PARK
IMPROVEMENTS WHAT WE HAVE DONE ,
TYPICALLY ON THE YELLOW LINE,
THAT IS THE ALLEY BEING VACATED.
WE WORKED OUT WITH PARKS ,
RATHER THAN DRAWING THE VACATION
LINE DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE
ALLEY, WE STAGGERED THE VACATION
PROPERTY LINES SO THAT THEY
ENHANCED THE ABILITY TO PART AND
PARKS IS GETTING MORE PROPERTY
AS A RESULT OF THIS. THE PRIVATE
APPLICANT PROPERTY IS USED AS A
SPELL OUT AREA FOR A CAFE TO
ACTIVATE THE AREA. NEXT SLIDE.
LET'S SEE, THAT IS THE
ACTIVATION POINT I MADE, THE
SPELL OUT AREA , THAT IS
REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE. NEXT SLIDE. THE SAFETY
AND ENHANCEMENT, THESE ARE PARKS
AND RECREATION ITEMS ,
CONVERTING IT INTO A PARK , PARK
BELIEVED THEY WOULD BE BETTER
ABLE COME UNDER THE CODE, TO
MONITOR ACTIVITIES . AND THE
LAST PARKS ONE WAS EXPAND EVENTS
AND PROGRAMS, WHEN THE PARK WAS
BUILT, THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ROLL THESE OUT AND MADE
COMMITMENTS AND THAT IS WHAT
THEY ARE DOING. PRIVATE SIDE IS
NEXT. COMMITMENT TO RETAIL, TO
ACTIVATE THE PARK, THE COVENANT
WE SIGNED SAYS THIS SPACE THAT
OPENED OUT INTO THE PARK HAS TO
BE USED FOR STREET-LEVEL, CAFE ,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. NEXT SLIDE.
WE GAVE, AS PART OF THIS, PUBLIC
BENEFIT, PRIVATE OWNER GAVE
PARKS PERMANENT USE OF BUILDOUT
, PERMANENT USE OF STORAGE AREA
AND LOVE WITH PARKS IT IS
DIFFICULT TO STORE EQUIPMENT YOU
USE EASILY . THIS WAS
INCORPORATED IN THE PROJECT AND
PARKS HAS THE ONLY KEY. NEXT
ONE. THIS IS MY COMMENT ABOUT
HOW THE AREA, INSTEAD OF DRAWING
A LINE DOWN THE CENTER OF THE
ALLEY, PARKS HAS MORE. NEXT
SLIDE . WE ADDED LANDSCAPING
AROUND THE SITE, THE IMAGE ON
THE LEFT SHOWS A REQUIRED
STANDARD LANDSCAPING, THE IMAGE
ON THE RIGHT IS THE LANDSCAPING
THAT WAS REQUIRED. THEN, THIS
WAS A SLIDE INDICATING THE
APPLICANT DID NOT GET THE
BENEFITS [ INDISCERNIBLE ] . A
BETTER PROJECT, BETTER PARK ,
BETTER REPRESENTATION. NEXT
SLIDE. AS PART OF THIS , A
QUESTION CAME UP EARLIER, PARKS
AND STALLS PLAY EQUIPMENT , WE
TOOK PICTURES OF THE PLAY
EQUIPMENT, ACTIVELY USED . I
THINK THAT IS IT. THANKS.
>> THANK YOUR FOR THIS
PRESENTATION . COLLEAGUES, WE
ARE AT THE LAST STAGE FOR THIS
PROPOSAL. I WELCOME ANY
QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. GO
AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> I WANTED TO THANK MS. BURNETT
AND MR. McCULLOUGH. AN IMPORTANT
AREA TO BUILD A COMMUNITY,
VISITED SHAKE SHACK ACROSS THE
STREET A FEW TIMES. I SEE PEOPLE
USING THE PARK AS IN THE
PICTURE, NOT IN THE POURING
RAIN, BUT I HAVE SEEN THAT USE
OF THE PARK IN THAT AREA.
ACTIVATION IS KEY. IN TERMS OF,
BRINGING ALL THESE PIECES
TOGETHER , SEEING THE
IMPROVEMENT, PUTTING THE OVERALL
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] . TO THE POINT
OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD BE
ENVIOUS IN TERMS OF THE
ACTIVATION , QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
THE NEIGHBORHOOD, PUBLIC SAFETY,
ALL THE REST. HAVING THESE
DIFFERENT PIECES ARE IMPORTANT.
I AM WEARY ABOUT ALLEY
VACATIONS, THEY PULL LOGISTICS
OUT OF DESIGN REVIEW BECAUSE OF
COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL
LOADING DOCKS, THE LOGISTICS
PIECE, THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT ,
OPEN SPACE , THE PARTNERSHIP
WITH PARKS THAT MAKES THIS
DIFFERENT, THE DIFFERENT PIECES
THAT YOU, MR. McCULLOUGH, HAVE
MENTIONED. AS THE DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVE, I SUPPORT IT AND
WILL USE IT IN THE FUTURE
VISITING SHAKE SHACK OR OTHER
BUSINESSES IN THE AREA, TOO.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. I WANT TO THANK YOU,
THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
IT IS NOT A VOTING ITEM TODAY.
IT IS IMPORTANT WE HEARD IT ON
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. THIS IS
ANOTHER DISTRICT 7 PROJECT. ALL
THE COOL, SHINY THINGS INDUSTRY
7, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> YOUR JEALOUSY IS COMING OUT
LOUD AND CLEAR .
>> UNAPOLOGETICALLY, I HAVE SOME
PERMITTING ENVY. PROJECTS OUT OF
DISTRICT 7, I WILL CONSIDER
USING CHAIR'S PREROGATIVE TOO
SLOW WALK SOME OF THESE . THANK
YOU . LET US MOVE ON TO THE
FINAL ITEM OF BUSINESS, WILL THE
COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
24 INTO THE AGENDA?
>> AGENDA ITEM 24, COUNCIL BILL
121022, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING
HST LESSEE WEST SEATTLE LLC
PERMISSION TO CONTINUE
MAINTAINING AND OPERATING A
PEDESTRIAN SKYBRIDGE OVER AND
ACROSS VIRGINIA STREET, BETWEEN
5th AVENUE AND 6th AVENUE, FOR A
15-YEAR TERM, RENEWABLE FOR ONE
SUCCESSIVE 15-YEAR TERM,
SPECIFYING THE CONDITIONS UNDER
WHICH THIS PERMIT IS GRANTED,
AND PROVIDING FOR THE ACCEPTANCE
OF THE PERMIT AND CONDITIONS.
>> THANK YOU . THE SWAPPED OUT
BEVERLY FOR AMY. I WILL ASK THIS
BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES, MORE
STRAIGHTFORWARD BECAUSE OF
REMOVAL, FOCUSING ON THE
BENEFITS.
>> MY NAME IS AMY GRAY AND I
WORK FOR THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION , THIS IS A
RE-PERMITTING OF AN EXISTING SKY
BRIDGE OVER VIRGINIA STREET
BETWEEN FIFTH AVENUE AND SIXTH
AVENUE, ORIGINALLY PERMITTED IN
1981 AND PROVIDES A HISTORY AND
ACCESS BETWEEN THE WESTIN HOTEL
AND PARKING GARAGE. IF YOU PASS
THIS ORDINANCE, THE FIRST TERM
WILL BE 15 YEARS WITH ONE
RENEWABLE TERM AND IT DETAILS ON
THE OBLIGATIONS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HOTEL.
THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE WESTIN
HOTEL, AT THE END OF THE FINAL
EXPRESSION OF A 30 YEAR TERM,
SKY BRIDGE NEEDS TO PROVIDE A
PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE NEXT 30
YEARS. THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WAS
DOING MAINTENANCE AND UPDATING
THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR THE
GIANT SEQUOIA TREE , IT IS IN
THE TRAFFIC ISLAND . THE TREE
WAS ORIGINALLY FROM 1973, PART
OF FORWARD THRUST, IN THE 1960s,
APPROVED UNIFICATION OF SEATTLE,
INCLUDING VEGETATION AND TRAFFIC
TRIANGLES DOWNTOWN. THE TREE HAD
GONE THROUGH SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
THROUGHOUT HIS YEARS, INCLUDING
THE MAN IN THE TREE INCIDENT IN
2016 WHEN THE PERSON WENT UP AND
OCCUPIED THE TREE AND DESTROYED
THE CROWN. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE
TREE RECENTLY GIVEN A FOUR TO
ONE ODDS OF SURVIVAL , IT HAD A
SMALL PLASTIC CONTAINER
CONSTRICTING THE ROOTS , IT HAD
TREE LIGHTING THAT HAD BEEN ON
FOR YEARS RESTRICTING THE GROWTH
OF THE TREE AND THE ABILITY TO
GAIN NUTRIENTS. THE WESTIN HOTEL
UPGRADED IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND
IMPROVE SOIL CONDITIONS AND
REMOVE THE HOLIDAY LIGHTING
ADDING SEVERAL YEARS. THIS WAS
WORK THAT WORKED WITH THE CLIENT
-- SDOT WORKED WITH THE CLIENT
AND THEY SAY GIVES IT MORE
YEARS, THE TREE IN DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE. NEXT SLIDE . THESE ARE
IMAGES OF THE SKYBRIDGE ,
AFFECTIONATELY WE CALL IT THE
HAMSTER DESIGN OF THE 1980s. --
HAMSTER RUN DESIGN OF THE 1980s.
NEAR THE WESTIN HOTEL AND AMAZON
CAMPUS. WE RECOMMEND COUNCIL
APPROVED THIS WITH THE EXISTING
PEDESTRIAN SKYBRIDGE, IF
APPROVED , THE PERMIT WILL BE IN
PLACE UNTIL 2041 . I AM HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE TO
ADD?
>> I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
WESTIN HOTEL, WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT IT, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT
THIS . OUR OBLIGATION -- NOT ONE
AND DONE. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO
MANAGE THE HEALTH OF THE TREE
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS.
>> COLLEAGUES , QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ?
>> I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS IS
ALSO INDUSTRY 7. -- IN DISTRICT
7. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I KNOW.
>> THANK YOU FOR NOTHING
DISTRICT 7. A SHOUT OUT TO THE
WESTIN HOTEL, FOR THE WORK YOU
DO, IN THE GREATER DOWNTOWN
AREA. AND, I HAVE TO SAY, THE
WORK RELATED TO THE SEQUOIA IS
VERY IMPORTANT. THAT IS A TRUE
PUBLIC BENEFIT. TO LOSE THAT
TREE -- A SHAME, TRAGIC . IT
GOES TO WHAT WE ARE AS A CITY,
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT AS A
CITY ? I TALK WITH NATIVE
COMMUNITIES, THE IDEA WE ARE --
I KNOW WE CANNOT REPLANT TREES
EVERYWHERE, WE HAVE DECIDUOUS
TREES, THAT IS PART OF OUR
IDENTITY. WHEN WE DO PROJECTS,
WHETHER THE WALK , WATERFRONT,
YOU HAVE TO GET THE EVERGREEN
PIECE IN, BUT WE HAVE TO
MAINTAINED THESE EFFORTS FROM
DECADES PAST IN TERMS OF
MAINTAINING WHAT MAKES SEATTLE
SEATTLE . THIS SEQUOIA IS REALLY
A LITMUS TEST IN TERMS OF OUR
COMMITMENT TO THAT. I THANK THE
TEAM, WITH THE IRRIGATION PIECES
, ANYTHING TO PROTECT IT, AND, I
AM NOT GOING TO SAY IT, IN TERMS
OF THE REFERENCES TO THE RECENT
PAST, BUT WE NEED TO ENSURE IT
IS GOOD MOVING FORWARD. THANK
YOU, CHAIR, I SUPPORT THIS
RENEWAL OF THE SKYBRIDGE .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. THIS PROJECT IS ONE THAT
I AM KEENLY FAMILIAR WITH , THE
SKYBRIDGE CONNECTED TO THE
WESTIN, ATTENDED MANY EVENTS AND
COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AT THE
WESTIN, USED IT AND WILL
CONTINUE TO USE IT . A VERY
IMPORTANT PROJECT. ALL RIGHT,
THANK YOU, ALL. WE WILL TAKE
THESE UP AT THE NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING. DO ANY OF MANY FELLOW
COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF THE AGENDA AND THE NEXT
MEETING IS DECEMBER 16th AT 9:30
A.M.. IS THERE ANY FINAL
BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
BEFORE WE ADJOURNED ? HEARING
AND SEEING NONE, WE ARE
ADJOURNED AT 11:41 A.M.