>>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AT
CITY HALL.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING OF THE FULL CITY
COUNCIL COME TO ORDER, 2 PM,
I'M BRUCE HARRELL, PRESIDENT OF
THE COUNCIL.
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> GONZALEZ, HERBOLD,
GONZALEZ, MOSQUEDA, O'BRIEN,
PACHECO, PRESIDENT HARRELL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
NO OBJECTION, IT IS ADOPTED.
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL
BE ADOPTED, WE WILL MAKE SOME
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA WHEN WE
GET TO THE ITEMS THAT REQUIRE
THOSE CHANGES.
RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NO CHANGES
TO THE AGENDA AT THIS POINT,
THE OBJECTION WILL PROCEED, THE
AGENDA ADOPTED.
THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 5 AND
12 2019 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
HAVE BEEN REVIEWED, IF THERE'S
NO OBJECTION, THE NOTES WILL BE
SIGNED.
NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE
BEING SIGNED.
PRESENTATIONS, I'M NOT AWARE OF
ANY PRESENTATIONS WE HAVE THIS
OFTEN, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL
TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM
THAT APPEARS ON OUR AGENDA
TODAY, THE AGENDA FROM THE 2019
WORK PROGRAM AND PUBLIC,
EXTENDED FOR 20 MINUTES AND
SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO
MINUTES.
WE WILL CALL YOU IN THE ORDER
YOU SIGNED UP.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WE WILL START OFF WITH MARCY
CARPENTER.
PLEASE TAKE THE MIDDLE MIC.
MARCY AND VANESSA, IF YOU'RE
HERE, YOU CAN USE THE OTHER MIC.
YES, THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
IS VANESSA HERE?
WE CAN SHARE THE MIDDLE MIC TOO
, WE CAN DO THAT FOR NOW.
GO AHEAD.
ONE AFTER THE OTHER.
>> OKAY, MY NAME IS MARCY
CARPENTER, I LIVE IN WEST
SEATTLE, I'M A LIFELONG
TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATE, A
FORMER MEMBER OF THE TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD, HOPEFULLY YOU
ALL RECEIVED MY EMAIL I SENT
TODAY.
I AM SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THE
MASS TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE AND
STRICTLY WANT TO CALL OUT A
COUPLE THINGS, I KNOW YOU ARE
NOT CONCERNED TODAY, THERE
NEEDS TO BE MUCH BETTER
MAINTENANCE OF OUR SIDEWALKS SO
PEOPLE LIKE ME DON'T FALL AND
GET A CRACKED RIB LIKE I DID
EARLIER THIS SUMMER IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD IN WEST SEATTLE.
ASK.
CAME OUT, BY THE WAY, LITTLE
SWATCHES OF PAINT ALL THE
PLACES WHICH ARE UNEVEN WHICH
DOES NOT HELP ME A LOT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SPEAK TO
BIKE AND SCOOTER SHARE IN
SEATTLE.
I'M IN FAVOR OF ALL ALTERNATIVE
MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, I'M IN
FAVOR OF EDUCATING THE PUBLIC,
USERS OF THESE SHARE VEHICLES
AND I'M IN FAVOR OF ADDING MORE
BIKE LANES SO MORE PEOPLE WILL
FEEL SAFE RIDING AND MORE OFF
SIDEWALK OPTIONS FOR RIDERS.
HOWEVER, THE CITY ALSO NEEDS TO
LOOK AT CREATING SOME KIND OF
FINE FOR PEOPLE THAT PARK
ILLEGAL, ILLEGALLY AND
DANGEROUSLY.
THE FINE NEEDS TO BE SET UP SO
IT DOESN'T CREATE AN UNDUE
BURDEN FOR LOW INCOME FOLKS,
WHO MIGHT CHOOSE THESE OPTIONS.
WE DON'T ALLOW RENTAL CAR
DRIVERS TO PARK ILLEGALLY AND
DANGEROUSLY WITH IMPUNITY AND
WOULD NOT ALLOW SHARE VEHICLE
RIDERS TO DO THAT EITHER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MARCY.
VANESSA WILL BE THE NEXT TO
SPEAKER AND VANESSA WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY KATIE WILSON.
>> MY NAME IS VANESSA, I WOULD
LIKE TO SAY I SUPPORT BARRIER
FREE ACCESS.
>> THANK YOU, VANESSA.
>> I'M CLARK MATTHEWS, ALSO WITH
-- RIGHTS, I LIVE IN COLUMBIA
CITY AND WORK IN THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT.
I THINK THE CITY COUNCIL HAS A
REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO
PASS A WIN-WIN RESOLUTION WITH
THE OUTSIDE STREET BIKE
PARKING.
I THINK IT IS EASY FOR FOLKS
WITH DISABILITIES TO BE PITTED
AGAINST THE TRANSIT NEEDS OF
OTHERS.
CERTAINLY, I DON'T LIKE HAVING
BICYCLES IN MY WAY ON THE
SIDEWALK.
WHAT HAS BEEN GREAT IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE MASS
TRANSIT GROUP, THEY DON'T USE
BIKES ON SIDEWALKS EITHER.
SCOOTERS AND RIDERS DON'T WANT
TO RIDE, THEY NEED A SAFE
ALTERNATIVE TO THE STREET.
HAVING AN SHARPEST
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BIKES AND
SCOOTERS, NOT ONLY IS IT BETTER
FOR THE PASSENGERS AND PEOPLE
THE RIDE THOSE, IT IS BETTER
FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T RIDE
THOSE, BETTER FOR PEDESTRIANS.
I THINK TAKING, HAVING ON
STREET PARKING EVERY BLOCK IN
FRONT OF THE PARK STOP SIGN WAS
A GREAT SOLUTION, ALL YOU DO IS
CREATE A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR
EVERYBODY.
I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT WAIT FOR
YOU FOLKS TO PASS THE TRANSIT
BILL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW WOULD
LIKE TO COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU BOTH OF YOU HE
ROOTED FOR THE RIGHTS AND THE
VIEO YOU DID LAST YEAR
BLOCKING THE BOX.
IT WAS SPECTACULAR, WE GOT VERY
CLOSE AND WILL DO IT AGAIN AND
I THINK BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE
LEGISLATURE.
>> MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP.
>> THANK YOU, VANESSA.
KATIE, BEFORE YOU SPEAK, I WANT
TO MAKE SURE I DID NOT MESS UP.
THERE WERE SEVERAL SIGNATURES
OF VANESSA, VANESSA CLARK AND
ANNA.
>> EVERYONE IS COVERED.
>> OKAY, THEN IT WILL BE CARL.
>> HI, COUNCILMEMBERS, THANKS
FOR HEARING US TODAY.
I'M HERE TO EXPRESS THE SUPPORT
OF THE TRANSIT RIDERS UNION FOR
THE THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION
YOU WILL BE CONSIDERING TODAY
ABOUT PROTECTED BIKE LANES AND
ALSO BIKE PARKING.
I WANT TO SPEAK FOR A MOMENT AS
A PERSON WHO RIDES MY BIKE
ALMOST EVERY DAY AROUND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND I LOVE
RIDING MY BIKE, A GREAT WAY TO
GET AROUND BUT I NOTICE AS I'VE
BEEN GETTING OLDER, ALTHOUGH
I'M BECOMING A MORE EXPERIENCED
BICYCLIST, I ALSO FEEL LESS
INVINCIBLE.
YOU KNOW, BIKING AROUND
DOWNTOWN FOR EXAMPLE, I FIND
MYSELF ON FOURTH AVENUE A LOT,
IT IS SCARY, THAT BIKE LANE IS
NOT PARTICULARLY SAFELY TO
BEGIN WITH AND IT KIND OF ENDS.
I HAVE HAD SOME CALLS, WHICH
ARE LITTLE TOO CLOSE FOR
COMFORT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, EVERYTHING
YOU CAN DO TO ACCELERATE
BUILDING PROTECTED BIKE LANES
IN, BOTH SO PEOPLE FEEL
COMFORTABLE RIDE BIKES AND
CHOOSING THAT OPTION AND ALSO
PEOPLE THAT BIKE STOPPED DYING.
SUPER SUPER IMPORTANT.
SECONDLY, I KNOW AS SOMEONE
THAT PARKS MY BIKE A LOT AROUND
SEATTLE, I'M ALSO GUILTY OF
PARKING IN PLACES THAT PROBABLY
CREATE ACCESS PROBLEMS FOR
PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS AND OTHER
DISABILITIES.
SOMETIMES, THAT IS MY FAULT AND
SOMETIMES THERE'S NOWHERE TO
PARK THE BIKE.
STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF BUILDING
MORE ON STREET BIKE PARKING SO
WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF
CONFLICT AND EVERYONE CAN USE
OUR SIDEWALKS.
THANK YOU.
>>> FOLLOWING CARL WILL BE
MERLIN RAINWATER.
>> I SEEM TO HAVE LOST MY
SCRIPT HERE, ONE MOMENT.
I'M SORRY.
HI.
I'M CARL ALEX PAULS, EMPLOYED
BY PRIVATE COMPANY WITH MANY
PRIVATE AFFILIATIONS.
I'M ALSO YOUR CONSTITUENT IN
VOLUNTEER PARK NEIGHBORHOOD AND
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT ALL
SOLUTIONS TO OUR CLIMATE
PROBLEM.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE
COUNCIL TO ASK QUESTIONS,
ESPECIALLY AS I HAVE NOT SEEN
RESPONSE ON THIS TOPIC FROM
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU, WE
WERE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE AND
I HOPED TO EXPLORE THE PROBLEMS
ON SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS BEEN
WORKING ON THIS SEVERAL YEARS
NOW, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO
DELAY THE VOTE UNNECESSARILY.
THERE IS AN IMPORTANT
REQUIREMENT HERE, ONCE CITY
LIGHT ENTERS THE HIGH-SPEED
TRADING MARKET, THE WINDOW OF
OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE LOCAL
CONSTRAINTS ON THE CARBON AND
CONTENT OF OUR ELECTRICITY
SUPPLY WILL BE CONSTRAINED BY
THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF THOSE
DECISIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COUNCIL
MOVE FORWARD IN ESTABLISHING
THE OVERSIHT BOARD RELATED TO
THE SEATTLE GREEN NEW DEAL AND
ONLY THEN PAST 119571,
CONTINGENT ON THE OVERSIGHT OF
THAT BOARD.
WITH THE HEARTACHE OF LOOKING
FOR FUNDS TO KEEP IT CLEAN IF
WE HAVE A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT
FOR CLEAN ELECTRICITY.
WITHOUT SUCH A LEGISLATIVE
REQUIREMENT FOR CLEAN
ELECTRICITY, CB 119571 WILL BE
A GIFT TO THE FOSSIL FUEL
INDUSTRY.
IT IS TRUE WE HAVE A WEALTH OF
CLEAN ELECTRICITY IN WASHINGTON
AND SOME OF THIS IS PART OF
CITY LIGHTS RESOURCES.
OPERATING IS CONTINGENT ON OUR
ABILITY TO SATISFY OUR OWN
POWER DEMAND AT ANY TIME.
THIS MEANS OPERATING
DISPENSABLE FOSSIL FUEL, HYDRO
OR STORAGE POWER AROUND-THE-
CLOCK AND UNBURDENED BY WATER
USE OR HABITAT RULES.
IN CALIFORNIA, THAT SERVICE IS
PROVIDED BY FRAK GAS.
WHEN WE BUY POWER ON THE EI
HIM, IT WILL BE FROM CHEAP
FRONT DESK AND HAVE NO
REQUIREMENT TO USE ENERGY
STORAGE INSTEAD.
OUR STATE'S CLEAN ELECTRICITY
LAW, 5116 WILL NOT SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACT CITY LIGHTS POWER
PURCHASES UNTIL 2044, MORE THAN
A DECADE AFTER THE WORLD
INEVITABLY FEELS --
>> YOU NEED TO WRAP IT UP.
THANK YOU, CARL.
CARL.
CARL, CAN YOU WRAP UP PLEASE?
>> 11571 IS A BETRAYAL OF THE
SEATTLE GREEN NEW DEAL AND
CONSTITUENTS LIKE ME.
>> THUMBS-UP WAS NOT WHAT I WAS
LOOKING FOR, BOTTOM LINE, LAST
SENTENCE, GO AHEAD.
>> SORRY, THAT WAS MY
CONCLUSION.
>> I'M SORRY, YOU SPEAK OVER.
>> YES, I FOUGHT TO
UNSUCCESSFULLY PASS INITIATIVE
1631 AND I FEEL THIS BILL NEEDS
TO INCLUDE CLEAN ELECTRICITY.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
OUR NEXT TWO SPEAKERS WILL BE
MERLIN RAINWATER AND KATHY
TUTTLE.
AND THEN ALICE LOCKHART.
>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS
MERLIN RAINWATER.
I LIVE JUST OFF MADISON STREET
ON 25th AND I USE MY BIKE FOR
MY MAIN SOURCE OF
TRANSPORTATION.
I'M 73 THIS YEAR AND HOPE TO
CONTINUE TO USE MY BIKE THAT
WAY WHEN I'M 83.
SO, I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR
OF THE THREE ITEMS RELATED TO
ACCELERATING AND PRIORITIZING
THE BUILDING OF FACILITIES IN
SEATTLE.
I PARTICULARLY WANT TO THANK
THE FRIENDS FROM ROOTED IN
RIGHTS THAT HAVE HIGHLIGHTED
THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING
TOGETHER WITH ALL MODES OF
NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION,
NON-CAR TRANSPORTATION.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE
TEMPORARILY DISABLED A FEW
YEARS AGO AND I GOT AROUND BY
WHEELCHAIR AND TRANSIT.
IT WAS DEFINITELY EYE-OPENING
TO EXPERIENCE THE MANY BARRIERS
TO MOBILITY AND ALSO TO BE AWARE
OF HOW OUR CURRENT
INFRASTRUCTURE DOES NOT
ADEQUATELY TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION THE POSSIBLE
CONFLICTS OR THE EXISTING
CONFLICTS BETWEEN WALKING,
BIKING, AND PEOPLE WITH
IMPAIRED MOBILITY.
SO, I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
CONSIDERING THE TWO RESOLUTIONS
IN THE ORDINANCE.
WE DESPERATELY NEED BETTER BIKE
FACILITIES. AS A COMPONENT OF
MOVING OUR COMMITMENT TO A
GREEN NEW DEAL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HI, COUNCILMEMBERS.
ON KATHY TUTTLE, I RODE MY BIKE
HERE TODAY, I OFTEN RIDE MY BIKE
WHEN I COME DOWNTOWN, IT MAKES
SENSE TIMEWISE AND MY
POCKETBOOK.
IT IS THE CHEAPEST AND FASTEST
WAY TO GET HERE.
AS AN EXPERT IN TRAFFIC SAFETY,
HOWEVER, ALONG THE WAY, I'M
LOOKING ALL THE TIME IT WHERE
PLACES HAVE BEEN HIT OR KILLED
AND IT IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE
AT THIS POINT.
IT IS SOMETHING I HAVE BEEN
DOING MANY YEARS AND I
UNDERSTAND PROGRESS TAKES TIME
BUT I THINK TIME IS UP HERE.
FOUR YEARS AGO, IN NOVEMBER
2015, SEATTLE VOTERS
OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED THE
SEATTLE LEVY.
WE WORKED HARD TO GET THIS LEVY
PASSED BECAUSE NOT JUST BECAUSE
WE KNEW WE WOULD FIX OUR
CRUMBLY INFRASTRUCTURE BUT
BECAUSE WE BELIEVED OUR LEADERS
WERE FINALLY READY TO STEP UP
AND MAKE STREETS FOR PEOPLE,
STREETS FOR PEOPLE THAT WALK,
TAKE TRANSIT AND PEOPLE THAT
USE THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS.
BUT WE WERE WRONG. IN THE PAST
FOUR YEARS, MOST OF OUR BILLION-
DOLLAR LEVY HAS NOT GONE INTO
STREETS FOR PEOPLE, IT HAS GONE
INTO INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEOPLE
WHO DRIVE, NOT BUILDING THE
BETTER STREETS WE LONG FOR, NOT
BUILDING THE STREETS WE PUT A
DOWN PAYMENT ON.
AND WE TRUSTED OUR MONEY TO YOU
TO BUILD THESE STREETS FOR
PEOPLE.
IT IS TIME TO GET THESE STREETS
BELTS, IMPROVE OUR SAFETY,
EQUITY, AIR QUALITY, ECONOMIC
VITALITY, AND CLIMATE.
PASSING THE MASS COALITION
PACKAGE IS SIMPLY A DOWN
PAYMENT ON THE LEVY REPAST AND
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
PEOPLE WHO WALK, BIKE, USE
TRANSIT, IT IS THE START OF A
COURSE CORRECTION TOWARD A CITY
WE REALLY NEED NOW.
PLEASE PASS EVERYTHING IN THAT
PASS COALITION PACKAGE, AND
THAT IS A STARTING POINT, GET
FURTHER, DO BETTER, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
FOLLOWING ALICE WILL BE BROCK
HOWELL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
I CAME DOWN HERE TODAY, I'M
SORRY, I'M ALICE WITH 350
SEATTLE, I CAME DOWN HERE TO
THANK ALL OF YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR WORK ON THE MASS
TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE, NOT
JUST THESE THREE PIECES OF IT
THAT THE UPCOMING PIECES, WE
KNOW YOU'RE SUPER BUSY IN THIS
TINY PERIOD BETWEEN THE BREAK
AND BUDGET SEASON AND WE SO
APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT.
THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE
WHO CARE ABOUT HOW WE CAN GET
FROM PLACE TO PLACE IN THE CITY
AND AS IN MY CASE, ABOVE
CLIMATE.
SO THANK YOU.
HOWEVER, I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT
THIS, I HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS
ABOUT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT,
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE THAT ADDS
THE TAGLINE, WITH EXPECTATION
THE FINAL SCOPE AND DESIGN OF
THE PROJECT REFLECT CONTINUED
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INPUT
PROJECT INCLUDING ENGAGEMENT
AND INPUT OF THE BUSINESS
DISTRICT STAKEHOLDERS ON THE
IMPACTED ROUTE.
MY CONCERN IS, I WOULD
CERTAINLY HOPE SDOT DID THEIR
HOMEWORK, BY THE TIME WE GET TO
REPAVING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
HAS BEEN COMPLETED, IT HAS BEEN
EXCELLENT, INCLUDED BUSINESS
DISTRICT STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL
AS OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHO HAVE A
STAKE IN SAFE THERE AND CLIMATE
FRIENDLY TRANSPORTATION.
THEREFORE, I WOULD EXPECT THE
FINAL BIT TO BE INFORMATIONAL
RATHER THAN TO BE IN THE NATURE
OF ANY KIND OF DECISION IN
POINT.
FURTHERMORE, I FEEL THERE'S
AMBIGUITY HERE, BASICALLY, I'M
SORRY BY SINGLING OUT BUSINESS
DISTRICT STAKEHOLDERS, I THINK
ALL STAKEHOLDERS SHOULD BE
EQUAL IN THIS.
AND CERTAINLY, EVERYBODY HAS A
TINY STEAK IN EVERY BIKE LANE.
THAT CAN'T BE OVERLOOKED AT ANY
STAGE IN THE PROCESS.
SO, YOU KNOW, AMEND THE
AMENDMENT TO MAKE IT MORE
INFORMATIONAL OR MORE ABOUT ALL
OF US. WITHOUT THAT, IT IS EIGHT
NOT CONFIDENT AMENDMENT.
>> BEFORE YOU PROCEED, ANDREW
WILL FOLLOW BROCK AND THEN
STEPHEN VANDER.
>> MY NAME IS BROCK HALL, I'M
REPRESENTING BICYCLE SECURITY
ADVISORS, SPEAKING IN PART OF
THE RESOLUTION TO GREATLY
INCREASE BIKING CAROUSE.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK READ AND
RISE WASHINGTON FOR MAKING THIS
A HIGH PRIORITY.
HELPING MORE BY CAROUSE WILL
HELP GET DOCKLESS BIKES OFF THE
SIDEWALK, BLOCKING THE WAY OF
PEOPLE THAT NEED TO USE
MOBILITY DEVICES, OR HAVE SIGHT
CHALLENGES OR ARE BLIND.
IN ADDITION, BY CAROUSE MAKE
THE STREETS SAFER, THEY HELP
MAKE SURE DRIVERS SIGHTLINES ARE
UNOBSTRUCTED.
THEY SHORTEN THE PEDESTRIAN
CROSS DISTANCE.
WE CAN ONLY HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE
BIKING AS WE HAVE SAFE PLACES
FOR PEOPLE TO PARK THEIR BIKES.
THE CITY COUNCIL AND SDOT HAS
DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS IN
RECENT YEARS TO GET US THERE
INCLUDING 2018, THE UPDATE TO
THE LAND CODE, THE AMENDMENT TO
THE LEGISLATION BY
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO, MAKING
SURE WE HAVE BIKE PARKING IN
NEW BUILDINGS, SDOT DOING WORK
IN TERMS OF DESIGN BIKE RACKS
IN A BETTER WAY THAT MAKES IT
MORE CONVENIENT TO LIKE LOCK
BIKES SO THEY ARE LESS
EXPENSIVE TO PROCURE.
AND THE EXPANSION OF THE BIKE
RACKS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
THIS IS THE NEXT STEP AND I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE IT.
I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE NEWS
QUITE A BIT LOOKING AT
HURRICANE DORIAN.
THIS IS THE FOURTH CATEGORY
FIVE HURRICANE THAT'S BEEN
COMING.
MOST OF OUR GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS ARE COMING FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR HERE IN
THE REGION.
WE NEED TO GO ALL IN TO FIXING
THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO
ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE LOCALLY.
I URGE YOU TO DO AS MUCH AS YOU
CAN THROUGH THE GREEN NEW DEAL
AND THE MASS TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE THAT YOU CAN.
HOPEFULLY, THERE'S A LOT MORE
COMING.
BUT WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE THE
STEP FOR VISION ZERO AND
CLIMATE CHANGE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANDREW, THEN STEPHEN AND MARY.
>> HI, CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS ANDREA AND I CAME
HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT FULLY THE
SEATTLE GMD ALONG WITH THE MASS
COALITIONS PROPOSED PACKAGE. I
THINK RIGHT NOW, IT IS KIND OF
A TURNING POINT FOR THE CITY
WITH THE DIRECTION WE PLAN ON
TAKING.
WHERE THE CITY WANTS TO GO.
IF WE LOOK AT HOW SEATTLE'S
PROGRESS IN THE VISION ZERO IS
CURRENTLY NEGATIVE, WE ARE
LOOKING AT INCREASED NUMBER OF
PEOPLE GETTING HURT ON OUR
STREETS JUST TRYING TO GO TO
WORK OR SCHOOL OR DO WHATEVER
IT IS THEY NEED TO DO.
IF WE LOOK AT AMERICA, NUMBER
ONE KILLER OF PEOPLE UNDER THE
AGE OF 35 OR OVER THE AGE OF
NUMBER ONE, THAT HIS VEHICLE
ACCIDENTS.
IT IS ALREADY TOO LATE, SEATTLE
NEEDS TO GET IN GEAR TO TAKE A
LOOK AT THE SAFETY OF ALL USERS.
BECAUSE AS SOMEONE WHO WRITES
MY BIKE TO AND FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY, THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS ME ON A
DAILY BASIS.
I'M DUMBFOUNDED GIVEN THE
GREATEST SOURCE OF EMISSIONS TO
SEATTLE IS ONCE AGAIN
TRANSPORTATION.
IT IS KIND OF A NO-BRAINER WE
NEED TO START ADDRESSING THIS
AND TAKING THIS ISSUE
SERIOUSLY.
I'M HOPING CITY COUNCIL CAN
PASS EVERYTHING ON THE MASS
COALITION TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE.
IN THE SPIRIT OF THE GMD, YOU
GUYS HAD PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED,
YOU GUYS WOULD BE OKAY AND GET
THIS DONE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, I
APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK
YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE.
>> THANK YOU, HI, STEPHEN.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
MY NAME IS STEPHEN VANDER, I
LIVE AND WORK IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, HAVE 13 YEARS AND
INTEND TO DO SO MUCH LONGER, I
AM A CYCLIST.
I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO ITEMS
THREE AND FIVE ON TODAY'S
AGENDA, COUNCIL BILL 119601 AND
RESOLUTION 31898, BOTH
CONCERNING THE FIVE ROADMASTER
BICYCLE PLAN OF 2014.
CB 119 601 RUNS DIAMETRICALLY
COUNTER TO THE NEEDS OF THE
CITY TO CONTINUALLY ASSESS
IMPACTS FROM AND PLANNING FOR
CONTINUED GROWTH AND CHANGE IS
IN TROUBLE PATTERNS IN OUR
CITY.
IT IS ANTI-PROGRESSIVE.
IT SEEKS TO ENSHRINE IDEAS THAT
MAY SOON BE OUTDATED IN A
BUREAUCRATIC PRISON OF REDTAPE.
IT FOR THE RESTRAINS NEW
TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY
TECHNOLOGY TO A RULE THAT
SUGGESTS BETTER ALTERNATIVES
MUST ALSO BE CHEAPER.
IT IS WORTH NOTING CB 119601,
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE, BY A
FORUM COMPRISING OF TWO MEMBERS,
BOTH OF WHO ARE LAYING DUCKS ON
THE COUNCIL.
RESOLUTION 31894 VOTED ONE VOTE
OF COMMITTEE, ALSO FROM A
MEMBER LEAVING THE COUNCIL WHO
WILL NOT HAVE TO BE OVER THE
AFTERMATH.
THIS IS LEGISLATION ONLY MITCH
McCONNELL COULD LOVE.
THE COUNCIL SHOULD RISE TO ITS
RESPONSIBILITY BY PUTTING
RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT AHEAD OF
A LEGACY OF MYOPIC AND
POTENTIALLY USELESS
INFRASTRUCTURE.
I URGE THE COUNCIL TO REJECT CB
19 TEAM 601 AND RESOLUTION
31894.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ONE MOMENT, I CALLED THREE
NAMES.
MEG WADE, AND PAULINE AND
GLENN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS MARY WILEY.
I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THAT AI
SEATTLE IN SUPPORT OF THE MASS
TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE
INITIATIVES ON THE AGENDA.
WE FEEL THE MASS COALITION
PACKAGE ALIGNS QUITE EQUALLY
WITH OUR SHARED VALUES AND
GOALS AT THE AIC SEATTLE.
SOME OF THOSE BULLET POINTS
BEING EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION
SOLUTIONS FOR ALL. WALKING AND
CYCLING AS SAFE AND VIABLE
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION,
SUPPORTIVE INITIATIVES THAT
MAXIMIZE THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
OVER ANY SPECIFIC MODE OR
SYSTEM AND PROMOTES THE
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR
EVERYONE INCLUDING THOSE WHO
ARE CURRENTLY UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS REDESIGN
OF OUR CAR CENTRIC ROADWAYS FOR
GREATER MULTIMODAL SAFETY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MARY.
>> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS MEG, I'M WITH 350
SEATTLE.
FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO
SAY IN RESPONSE TO AN EARLIER
COMMENT, I WELCOME ALL OF YOU
CONTINUING TO GOVERN TRUCK
ENTIRE TERM FOR WHICH YOU ARE
ELECTED AND CONTINUED TO
REPRESENT US, THAT IS WHAT WE
HAVE YOU HERE TO DO.
NOT UNTIL THE NEXT ELECTION
CYCLE STARTS, THANK YOU FOR
CONTINUING TO DO THAT, THAT IS
WHAT WE NEED FROM OUR
REPRESENTATIVES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WAS GOING TO STAY, STOP
THE CLOCK, I'M TALKING, THERE'S
NOTHING LAME OR DUCK LIKE ABOUT
ANYONE ON THIS DAIS.
PLEASE PROCEED.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THAT UP.
I HEARD IT MANY TIMES OVER THE
LAST FEW WEEKS AND THOSE OF US
WORKING HARD AND WILL WORK HARD
THROUGH DECEMBER 31, I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THERE IS NO LAME DUCK
UP HERE.
>> ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR THE WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING
ON THESE INITIATIVES, RELATED
TO TRANSPORTATION.
I DO THINK THEY FOLLOW IN THE
SPIRIT OF SO MUCH THE COUNCIL
IS MOVING AROUND TRYING TO MAKE
OUR CITY JUST AND LIMIT
FRIENDLY.
I THINK WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT
AS WE ARE UTILIZING PUBLIC
RESOURCES, NOT JUST COMING UP
WITH NEW REVENUE SOURCES FOR
PROJECTS WE MAKE FOR THE CITY,
BUT THINKING OF THE RIGHT-OF-
WAY AS A PUBLIC RESOURCE THAT
CAN BE PART OF FUNDING THE
GREEN NEW DEAL.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CREATING
PARKING FOR ALTERNATIVE
TRANSPORTATION THAT KEEPS
PATHWAYS SAFE FOR OUR
COLLEAGUES HERE, THAT IS A
RESOURCE WE CAN UTILIZE AND I
THINK THAT IS WHY THE PARKING
ORDINANCE IS REALLY FANTASTIC
AND I'M SUPER APPRECIATIVE OF
THE ORDINANCE ABOUT MOVING
FORWARD BIKE LANES.
I WANT TO ECHO SOME CONCERNS
AROUND THE EXACT LANGUAGE IN
THAT AMENDMENT, KNOWING
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SHOULD BE
ESPECIALLY WITH COMMUNITIES
MOST LEFT BEHIND AND ARE
SUFFERING MOST FROM CLIMATE
CHANGE, I'M NOT SURE OUR
BUSINESS DISTRICTS ARE ALWAYS
THAT.
THERE ARE SOMETIMES THEY
OVERLAP, I DON'T KNOW IF THE
WORDING, AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS
GETS OUT WHAT WE WANT OUT OF
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESSES
FROM SDOT AND AROUND
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.
I BELIEVE THAT, THERE , AGAIN,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HI, I'M PAULINE REPRESENTING
-- I REALIZED I WAS STANDING
HERE, I AM BALANCING ON MY
RIGHT FOOT BECAUSE MY LEFT
ANKLE, ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, I
STEPPED IN A SIDEWALK HOLE
WHILE BOARDING A BUS THAT WAS
LEFT BY THE CREW, THEY MOVED
ONE OF METRO TRANSIT'S HUGE
SIGNS AND DID NOT REPAIR IT.
WHO WHAT I SUE?
METRO TRANSIT OR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I THOUGHT I WOULD BE OKAY IN
FOUR WEEKS.
IT STILL HURTS.
ANYWAY, THE SAFETY ISSUE IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME, THERE
ARE A LOT OF HOLES AND HAZARDS
AROUND.
RECENTLY, I NOTICED BETWEEN
METRO TRANSIT AND A PAIR OF
THIRTYSOMETHING BIKERS, A
COUPLE THAT SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
BETTER, THEY WERE DODGING IN
AND OUT OF THE BUSES DURING THE
PEAK HOURS ON THIRD AVENUE.
WAVED ALONGSIDE US ON THE
DRIVER SIDE AND OUT FRONT AND
SHADOWING US BETWEEN THE
SIDEWALK AND THE BUSES.
I'M THINKING LIKE, IF WE HIT
THEM, NOT ONLY WOULD THEY HAVE
GOTTEN HURT, A WHOLE LOT OF
PEOPLE'S WIVES WOULD BE
DISRUPTED FOR A WHILE.
I WOULD SAY COMPLETE THE BIKE
SAFETY PLANS IN PLACE, THEY
NEED TO BE EXPANDED. DON'T TRY
TO AVOID RESPONSIBILITY, IF THE
PLAN IS THERE, AND PLUMMET IT.
I KNOW IT CAN BE KIND OF
CHALLENGING.
I KNOW IN WEST SEATTLE, THEY
WERE FOLLOWING THE MODEL ON
DEXTER AVENUE, THE SIDEWALK AND
THEN BIKE LANE AND I WAIT FOR
THE BUSES, TO KEEP IT SEPARATE.
I HAVE HAD TOO MANY ENCOUNTERS
ON THE SIDEWALK WITH EITHER
BIKERS OR SKATEBOARDERS OR
PEOPLE WAITING FOR BUSES.
BECAUSE OF MY PROBLEM WITH THE
SORE ANKLE, SOMETIMES IT IS A
SORE KNEE. I DON'T MOVE THAT
FAST OUT OF THE WAY.
>> THANK YOU, PAULA.
>> ANYTHING YOU COULD DO, THANK
YOU.
>> GLENN, BEFORE YOU PROCEED,
WHAT WE CALL THE LAST THREE
NAMES.
SETH, BRIDE, AND CARA.
SETH, BRY AND CLEAR.
>> HI, I'M SETH, FATHER OF TWO,
WE GET AROUND ICICLE PART OF
THE TIME.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
THE MASS TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE
AND TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU
HAVE DONE AND WILL DO,
INCLUDING UP TO DECEMBER 31.
TO KEEP MOVING THIS FORWARD.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SPEAK ON
THE REDUCTION OF BIKE SHARES
RECENTLY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
MONTHS.
I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE
THE PARKING OF THE BIKE SHARES
IS A PROBLEM, THE CITY, NUMBER
ONE, HAS NOT PROVIDED ENOUGH
SPACES TO PARK AND.
AND TWO, WE ARE REMOVING THE
KIND OF TRANSPORTATION WE WANT
TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE.
UNLESS YOU'RE GOING TO REMOVE
1000 CARS EVERY MONTH, SPD
WRITES 50 OR MORE TICKETS,
PLEASE STOP, IT MAKES NO SENSE.
IF YOU WANT TO FIND THE
COMPANIES TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO
COME UP WITH A WAY THAT WE AS
BIKE USERS, PARK THEM CORRECTLY
, FINE.
I SUPPORT THAT.
BUT REMOVING THE BIKES MAKES
ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE.
WE SHOULD BE EXPANDING THAT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO, IN
RELATION TO THE BILL REQUIRING
THE DMP TO BE IMPLEMENTED FOR
LARGE PROJECTS, THANK YOU BUT I
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK YOU NEED
TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT 35th
AVENUE NORTHEAST.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STREET,
EVERYBODY KNOWS IT IS
DANGEROUS.
EVERYONE OF YOU UP THERE KNOWS
EVERY TIME SOMEBODY ON BICYCLE
RIDES DOWN THAT STREET, THEY
PUT THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY.
EVERYONE IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
KNOWS THIS, I KNOW IT IS
POLITICALLY SENSITIVE.
BUT WE NEED TO FIX THAT ONE,
NOT JUST MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T
HAPPEN AGAIN, YOU NEED TO FIX
THAT ONE BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS SETH, I
REPRESENT CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB.
I WANT TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
THE MASS TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE, PARTICULARLY THE TWO
RESOLUTIONS AND BICYCLE SAFETY
ORDINANCE.
REGARDING THE BMP RESOLUTION,
WE WANTED TO MAKE NOTE THE
COUNCIL IS ECHOING WHAT THE
MAYOR AND SDOT DIRECTOR
INDICATED, WHICH IS THEY WANT
TO DEFINE FUNDING FOR A LOT OF
PIECES IN THE BICYCLE MASTER
PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
I WANT TO SAY IT IS GOOD TO SEE
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ON THE
SAME PAGE AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH BOTH COUNCIL
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO FIND
FUNDING FOR PIECES IN THE
BICYCLE MASTER PLAN.
REGARDING THE BICYCLE SAFETY
ORDINANCE, I JUST WANT TO SAY
THE COMPLETE STREETS ORDINANCE
ALREADY DIRECTS SDOT TO CREATE
STREETS FOR ALL USERS.
THIS ORDINANCE JUST STRENGTHENS
THAT COMPLETE STREETS EFFORT.
SO THAT WE CAN HAVE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
FOR THE ROUTES WE ALREADY ARE
PROMISED TO IMPROVE FOR OUR
VULNERABLE USERS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT IS GOOD
PRACTICE TO DO THINGS THAT IS
PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE, INKING
OF THESE THINGS, WHEN WE ARE
REPAVING STREETS AS OPPOSED TO
AFTER REPAVING PROJECT.
LASTLY, I WANT TO MENTION OUR
SUPPORT FOR THE BIKE CORRALS
AND POTENTIALLY UPCOMING
SHARED MOBILITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
THE LAST TWO SPEAKERS ARE BRY
AND BRIE, I'M SORRY.
>> I'M BRIEF, I HAVE SAID A LOT
OF WHAT I WANTED TO SAY, I
WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE COMMON
SENSE OF ALL THREE OF THESE,
THE RESOLUTIONS AND THE
ORDINANCE TODAY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN TO
HOW IMPORTANT THE PARKING
ORDINANCE IS FOR ACCESSIBILITY
AND ALSO FOR SAFETY OF PEOPLE
HAVING VISIBILITY ON THE
STREET, KEEP THEM FROM PARKING
NEXT TO STREET SIGNS, STOP
SIGNS.
YAY.
THE OTHER TWO I SEE REALLY
ABOUT MONEY, THE BICYCLE SAFETY
ORDINANCE, WHICH WOULD REALLY
PUT A LITTLE TEETH INTO OUR
EXISTING STREETS POLICY, LET'S
USE THE MONEY EFFICIENTLY.
THERE'S NO MORE COST EFFECTIVE
WAY TO BUILD THE BIKE LANES WE
HAVE SAID WE WERE GOING TO
BUILD THAN TO DO IT ALREADY
TEARING UP THE STREETS.
I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH THE
CONCERNS ABOUT HOW COMMUNITY
OUTREACH IS DONE, THOSE OF YOU
THAT KNOW ME, KNOW THAT I'M
ABOUT COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
IT IS ABOUT THE PROCESS, IT IS
MEANINGFUL AND NOT AWAY FOR
SOMEONE TO THROW A WRENCH INTO
OUR PROJECT LAST MINUTE IN A
WAY THAT IS DISINGENUOUS.
DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO FINISH
THAT SO IT IS TRUE COMMUNITY
OUTREACH.
AND THE THIRD IS ABOUT THE AREAS
LEFT OUT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN, WHICH ARE THE AREAS, THE
GREATEST CONCERNS OF EQUITY AND
THIS INVESTED IN THE PAST.
THEY ARE PROBABLY THE MOST
CRITICAL AREAS TO FUND.
SO, I'M STRONGLY, STRONGLY
ENCOURAGING YOU TO MAKE SURE
THOSE ACTUALLY GET FUNDED.
AND THAT'S ALL, THANKS.
>> THANKS.
CLEAR, LAST SPEAKER.
>> HELLO.
I WILL JUST HOLD THAT.
MY NAME IS CLAIRE, ORGANIZER
FOR SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS
GREENWAYS.
>> SORRY, YOU STARTED -- THERE
YOU GO, GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS CLAIRE, WITH
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS
GREENWAYS, I'M HERE TO THANK
THE COUNCIL FOR ALL OF YOUR
HARD WORK ON THE MASS
TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE.
BOTH THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND
ALSO WHAT IS COMING UP OVER THE
COURSE OF SEPTEMBER AND THROUGH
BUDGET SEASON.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE THREE
PIECES MOVING TODAY BUT ALSO TO
SPEAK A LITTLE MORE GENERALLY
ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE AS A WHOLE.
WE HAVE REACHED A POINT WHERE
WE HAVE 10 YEARS TO DRASTICALLY
CHANGE HOW WE GET AROUND OUR
CITY AND ANYTHING WE ARE ABLE
TO DO TO HELP THAT IS GOING TO
BE HELPFUL TO OUR CAUSE.
THIS PACKAGE IS NOT EVERYTHING
BUT IT IS A SET OF STEPS AND
POLICY CHANGES THAT WE AT THE
MASS COALITION LEAVE CAN BE
DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
AND EACH OF THOSE SMALL STEPS
WILL HELP US TO CHANGE HOW WE
GET AROUND AS A CITY.
AS KATHY MENTIONED EARLIER, I
KNOW STUDIES HAVE SHOWN, THIS
IS SOMETHING SEATTLEITES REALLY
WANT IN RESPECT TO THE BIKE
PIECES, 60 % OF SEATTLEITES
SAID THEY WANT TO BIKE MORE
THAN THEY CURRENTLY DO AND THE
BIGGEST REASON THEY DON'T IS
FEAR OF SAFETY.
THE DEATHS ON OUR STREET AND
SERIOUS NJURIES ARE CURRENTLY
AT A 10 YEAR HIGH, THAT IS A
MAJOR PROBLEM, PARTICULARLY FOR
CITY COMMITTED TO VISION ZERO,
THIS IS ALSO ABOUT OUR CLIMATE,
TRANSPORTATION IS THE BIGGEST
PIECE OF OUR CLIMATE EMISSIONS
IN SEATTLE AND WE ARE NOT
REALLY DOING THAT MUCH RIGHT
NOW TO CHANGE THAT.
PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF
HELPING PEOPLE GET AROUND BY
OTHER MODES, PARTICULARLY WITH
NEW TYPES OF MOBILITY COMING UP
LIKE SCOOTERS.
WE HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO HELP
PEOPLE USE THOSE MODES WHILE
ALSO MAKING SURE IT IS NOT
GETTING IN THE WAY OF MOBILITY
FOR OTHER FOLKS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, THANK YOU FOR
TAKING THE TIME TO SHARE YOUR
IDEAS AND OPINIONS WITH US.
WE WILL MOVE TO THE SECTION OF
THE PAYMENT OF THE BILLS,
PLEASE READ THE TITLES.
>> COUNCIL HILL 1196 11 FOR THE
WEEK OF AUGUST 5, 2019 THROUGH
AUGUST 9, 2019, COUNCIL BILL
1196 12, CLAIMS OF THE WEEK OF
AUGUST 12 2019 THROUGH AUGUST
16, 2018 AND ORDER PAYMENT
THEREOF AND COUNCIL BILL 1196
13 UPPER GRIDDED MONIES TO PAY
OUT TO THE CLAIMS OF THE WEEK
OF AUGUST 19, 2018 THROUGH
AUGUST 23, 2019 ORDERING
PAYMENT THEREOF.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
WE WILL VOTE ON THESE
INDIVIDUALLY'S.
I WILL MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL
BILL 119611, THE SECOND FOR
THE BILL PASSED, FOR THE
COMMENTS?
CALL THE ROLL.
>> BACK SHOT, GONZALEZ,
JUAREZ, MOSQUEDA, O'BRIEN,
PACHECO, SAWANT, PRESENT HERO.
>> NONE OPPOSED.
IT IS THAT.
MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
991692. ANY COMMENTS?
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> BACK SHOT, GONZALEZ,
HERBOLD, JUAREZ, MOSQUEDA,
O'BRIEN, PACHECO, SAWANT,
PRESIDENT HARRELL.
NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> BILL PASSED, AND
ASSIGNMENTS, COUNCIL BILL
119613 , THE SECOND FOR THE
BILL PASSED, READY FOR COMMENTS.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> BACK SHOT, GONZALEZ,
HERBOLD, JUAREZ, MOSQUEDA,
O'BRIEN, PACHECO, SAWANT,
PRESIDENT HARRELL.
>> NONE OPPOSED.
BILL PASSES INTO SIGNAGE.
JUST LIKE A WELL OILED MACHINE.
JUST ONE SECOND.
OKAY, PLEASE READ THE FIRST
AGENDA ITEM FROM THE CIVIL
RIGHTS UTILITIES ECONOMIC AND
ARTS COMMITTEE.
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE.
CITY BILL 119584 AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
PROPERTIES; CONFORMING THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE WITH
CHANGES IN STATE LAW; AMENDING
SECTIONS 7.24.020, 7.24.030,
22.202.080, 22.206.160,
22.206.180, 22.210.030, AND
22.902.120 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE COUNCILLOR THE PAST.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I SPONSORED RESOLUTION 31681
, THAT PROPOSED CERTAIN
LEGISLATIVE CHANGES FROM
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION AND HOUSING
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT
IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC HARMS IN
OUR EVICTION SYSTEM IMPACTING
TENANTS AND MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY
WOMEN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN
COMMUNITY, SENIORS AND TRANS
PEOPLE.
FOLLOWING UP ON RESOLUTION 31861
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE
COUNCIL, IN THE 2019 STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION, ADVOCATES
AT THE STATE LEVEL AND HOUSING
CHAMPIONS WERE SUCCESSFUL IN
PASSING CHANGES TO THE
RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD TENANT ACT.
SENATE BILL 5600 WAS SPONSORED
BY SENATORS -- AND HOUSE BILL
1440, SPONSORED BY
REPRESENTATIVES ROBINSON AND
MacQUARIE.
THE BILLS IN EFFECT SINCE THE
END OF JULY.
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS IS
CONDUCTING OUTREACH IN
EDUCATION ON THE CHANGES IN THE
SPILL.
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING TO NOTIFY
LANDLORDS WHO ARE CURRENTLY
REGISTERED WITH THE RENTAL
REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION
DATABASE, ABOUT 19,000
LANDLORDS AND THEY HAVE BEEN
INCORPORATED INTO FUTURE
CURRICULUM, THE NEW
REQUIREMENTS UNDER STATE LAW.
THIS HARMONIZATION BILL, BEFORE
US TODAY MAKES CONSISTENT WITH
OUR OWN UNIQUE CITY LAWS, THE
NEW RIGHTS GRANTED TO TENANTS
BY STATE LAW.
AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF
THE AUGUST 13 CIVIL RIGHTS,
UTILITIES, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, AND ARTS
COMMITTEE.
WHAT THE LEGISLATION DOES,
THREE PRIMARY THINGS.
FIRST, IT EXTENDS WHAT WAS A
MERE THREE DAYS TENANTS HAD TO
PAY RENT OR FACE EVICTION, FOR
WHICH THE REASON FOR NOT PAYING
THE RENT WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED
BY A JUDGE, ONLY LOOKS AT
WHETHER OR NOT THE RENT WAS
PAID WITHIN THREE DAYS.
THE NEW LAW GIVES TENANTS 14
DAYS FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT.
THIS EXTENDS THE AMOUNT OF TIME
THE TENANT HAS TO ACCESS
SERVICES, SUPPORT FOR THE NEXT
PAY PERIOD IN ORDER TO
POTENTIALLY GET CAUGHT UP AND
AVOID EVICTION PROCEEDINGS.
SECONDLY, THE BILL REDEFINES
RENT AS "RECURRING AND PERIODIC
CHARGES" IDENTIFIED IN THE
RENTAL AGREEMENT.
THE REASON THIS IS IMPORTANT,
IT ALLOWS A REQUIREMENT THAT
RENT BE APPLIED, PAST DUE RENT
BE APPLIED BEFORE OTHER COSTS
LIKE LATE PAYMENT, DAMAGES,
LEGAL COST, OR OTHER FEES.
THAT MAKES SURE WHEN A TENANT
IS BEHIND IN RENT AND ALSO HAS
OTHER COSTS OWING LIKE LATE
FEES, WHEN THE TENANT PAYS THE
PAST DUE RENT, IT GETS APPLIED
TO THE RENT SHOWING TO BE OWED
AND ENSURES THE REINSTATEMENT
OF TENANCY IS BASED ON THAT
RENT AND NOT THE OTHER COSTS.
FINALLY, THE BILL EXTENDS THE
MINIMUM NOTICE OF ALL RENT
INCREASES IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO 60 DAYS.
AND UNDER CURRENT LAW, MOST
RENT INCREASES CAN ONLY GO INTO
EFFECT AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE
WITH THE EXCEPTION IN SEATTLE
FOR RENT INCREASES GREATER THAN
10 %, THEY PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED
60 DAY NOTICE. UNDER THIS NEW
LAW, ALL RENT INCREASES,
REGARDLESS OF THEIR SIZE, WILL
ONLY BE EFFECTIVE WITH A FULL
60 DAYS NOTICE.
AND THOSE ARE THE MAIN POINTS
OF THE BILL.
WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER COUPLE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION WE ARE
GOING TO BE CONTINUING TO WORK
THROUGH OUR COMMITTEE, ALSO
COMING OUT OF THE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION, HOUSING JUSTICE
PROJECT, LOSING HOME REPORT
DOUBLE, WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT
ANOTHER TIME.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THE LEGISLATION? OKAY, LOOKS
LIKE WE ARE GOOD.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> BACK SHOT, GONZALEZ,
HERBOLD, JUAREZ, MOSQUEDA,
O'BRIEN, PACHECO, SAWANT,
PRESIDENT HARRELL.
NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES.
PLEASE READ THE REPORT OF THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119608 AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY-
OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 702
ROY STREET IN A PORTION OF LOT
4, BLOCK 2, EDEN ADDITION TO
THE CITY OF EIGHT RECOMMENDS WE
PASS.
>> I WILL MOVE TO HOLD THIS,
I'VE BEEN INFORMED WE SHOULD BE
PASSING THIS CONCURRENTLY WITH
THE OTHER PIECE OF LEGISLATION
RELEASE TO THE MEGA BLOCK, WHICH
POTENTIALLY WILL COME OUT OF
COMMITTEE FRIDAY, BEFORE THE
COUNCIL TWO WEEKS FROM
YESTERDAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO HOLD
COUNCIL BILL 119608 UNTIL
SEPTEMBER 16 2019.
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECOND TO HOLD
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO UNTIL
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE HOLD
SAY AYE?
OPPOSED?
THE AYES HAVE IT.
IT WILL BE HELD.
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
THREE.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119601 AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
CONSTRUCTION OF PROTECTED
BICYCLE LANES; REQUIRING MAJOR
PAVING PROJECTS TO INCLUDE
PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES AS
IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE BICYCLE MASTER PLAN;
AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 15.80
TO THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE COMMUNITY RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASSES AMENDED.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS ORDINANCE IS REALLY
DIRECTED TOWARD SAFETY,
SPECIFICALLY SAFETY FOR
BICYCLISTS IN OUR CITY.
THE ORDINANCE IS REALLY
INTENDED TO ENSURE WE UPHOLD
THE COMMITMENTS WE MADE THROUGH
THE PLANS, THE BICYCLE MASTER
PLAN, TO BUILD THE FACILITIES,
PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES LAID
OUT IN THAT PROJECT.
WHAT THE ORDINANCE WOULD DO,
REQUIRE REPAVING PROJECTS ON
ARTERIALS, MAJOR REPAVING
PROJECTS IDENTIFIED AS BEING
MORE THAN $1 MILLION.
IF THAT ARTERIAL IS SLATED IN
THE BICYCLE MASTER PLAN IS
HAVING AN PROTECTED BIKE LANE,
THE EXPECTATION IS WHEN THEY DO
THE PROJECT, THEY NEED TO
INCLUDE THE PROTECTED BIKE
LANE, A COUPLE THINGS I WANT TO
SPEAK OF, ONE IS THE SAFETY
ISSUE, A LOT OF WORK GOES INTO
MAKING AND UPDATING THE PLANS
AND A LOT OF FIGHT GOES INTO
HOW TO BUILD A NETWORK OF BIKE
LANES IN THIS CASE THAT ALLOW
PEOPLE TO SAFELY GET AROUND THE
CITY, NOT SO MUCH FOLKS LIKE
MYSELF, WHO HAVE BEEN BICYCLING
THE MOST DAYS THE LAST 20
YEARS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF
PEOPLE INTERESTED IN CYCLING
BUT DON'T YOU THINK TODAY, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A
NETWORK FOR THAT.
I HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ
SPEAK TO HER EXPERIENCE IN
COPENHAGEN WHICH IS VASTLY
DIFFERENT THAN OURS.
WHERE, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON
THE DAY, THE MAJORITY OF THE
PEOPLE ARE COMMUTING VIA
BICYCLE, IT IS A WHEREFROM A A
PLACE OF CLIMATE PERSPECTIVE
AND HUMAN HEALTH PERSPECTIVE,
WE WOULD LIKE TO GET TO, IT
REQUIRES COMMITMENT TO MAKING
THE SAFE LANES.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD THE
INFRASTRUCTURE, THE MOST COST-
EFFECTIVE TIME TO DO THAT IS
WHEN YOU ARE ALREADY CARRYING
UP THE STREET AND REDOING IT.
BY REQUIRING FOLKS DOING THE
REPAVING PROJECT, REQUIRING THE
DEPARTMENT INSTALLS THE
FACILITY AT THE POINT WHERE
THEY ARE DOING THE WORK, THE
MARGINAL COST FOR THAT IS
MINIMAL TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
IT IS THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE
WAY TO ACHIEVE THE SAFETY
NETWORK WE ARE TRYING TO
ACHIEVE.
WHAT I WANT TO BE CLEAR, WE
WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
IMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, I IMAGINE
IN DISCUSSION.
IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
THERE'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, WE
HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE
DESIRE OF THAT, THE EXPECTATION
FOLKS HAVE THOSE ENGAGEMENTS.
MY INTENT WITH THIS
LEGISLATION, IT IS NOT
COMMITTEE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS,
SHOULD WE DO THIS OR NOT, THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, BIKE
MASTER PLAN HAS ALREADY DECIDED
THIS IS A PLACE WE NEED THAT
FACILITY BUT RATHER, HOW DO WE
DO IT? DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO BE
ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STREET
OR THE WESTSIDE?
HOW DO WE DEAL WITH
INTERSECTIONS?
HOW DO WE MAKE SURE IN THE CASE
OF BUSINESS DISTRICTS, PROPER
LOADOUT ZONES SO THEY CONTINUE
TO HAVE ACCESS, THERE ARE LOTS
OF VERY NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE
ADDRESSED AND FRANKLY, THE CITY
HAS A GREAT TRACK RECORD OF
DOING THAT WELL.
THERE'S A FEW EXCEPTIONS BUT IN
GENERAL, REALLY WELL.
THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATION
IS TO MAKE SURE WE STICK TO
THAT MOVING FORWARD.
I WILL PAUSE THERE, I THINK
THERE'S OTHER DISCUSSIONS.
>> OKAY, I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD MENTIONED AND DRAFTED
AN AMENDMENT. FOR SECTION 1 AND
GAVE US THE LANGUAGE.
KIT, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT
X
>> I DO WANT TO SPEAK TO MY
INTENT IN THE AMENDMENT ITSELF.
I REFERRED TO THE NEED FOR
CONTINUED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
AND INPUT IN THE PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT.
I SPEAK SPECIFICALLY, GENERALLY
FIRST ABOUT COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND THENCE
PACIFICALLY ABOUT THE NEED FOR
BUSINESS DISTRICT STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT.
THE INTENT IS NOT TO SUGGEST
ONE SET OF STAKEHOLDERS IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN ANY OTHER.
THE INTENT IS TO REFLECT A
REALITY WE SEE AND THAT I HAVE
ACTUALLY WORKED WITH BUSINESS
DISTRICT STAKEHOLDERS WITH BIKE
LANE AND THUS LINE
IMPLEMENTATION IN AVALON, OF
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO PROJECT
COMPLETION TO HAVE THESE
STAKEHOLDERS AT THE TABLE
BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
YOU DON'T.
AND YOU ARE AT 90 % DESIGN AND
THE ENGAGEMENT HAS NOT BEEN
DEEP ABOUT WHAT THOSE IMPACTS
ARE.
I CHAIR THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE
WITH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, THEY FEEL STRONGLY
AS WELL, AS IT RELATES TO
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS, THE
RELATIONSHIPS THEY DEVELOP IN
THESE BUSINESS DISTRICTS ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE, WHEN
YOU'RE AT 10 %, 30 %, 50 % AND
10 % OF THE DESIGN PHASES.
THAT WAS MY INTENT, IF YOU WANT
TO GET THE PROJECT DONE, THE
REALITY IS, IF FOLKS WHO
ACTUALLY OWN PROPERTY ON THE
BIKE ROUTE AND ARE DOING
BUSINESS OUT OF THE PROPERTY ON
THE BIKE ROUTE ARE NOT ENGAGED,
EARLY ON AND THROUGHOUT, IT IS
GOING TO INEVITABLY DELAY AND
SOMETIMES DERAIL THE PROJECT
ITSELF.
ALL THAT SAID, IF PEOPLE FEEL
MORE COMFORTABLE REMOVING THE
REFERENCE TO THE BUSINESS
DISTRICT, I'M OKAY DOING THAT.
YOU KNOW, THIS AMENDMENT IS
ABOUT OUR DESIRE, THE COUNCIL'S
DESIRE TO HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY
AS IT RELATES TO BOTH THOSE
INSTANCES WHEN A PROJECT, SDOT
DECIDES A PROJECT IS NOT MOVING
AS FORWARD AS WELL AS THOSE
FORWARD. WHEN IT IS MOVING
IT IS OUT OF OUR DESIRE, I
THINK, TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF
THE COUNCIL'S IN TENTS AND
PLANS, IF THE WILL OF THE
COUNCIL IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THE BILL WITH THE LANGUAGE
THAT DOES NOT CALL OUT BUSINESS
DISTRICTS, I WILL HAVE FAITH
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WRIT
LARGE DOES INCLUDE BUSINESS
DISTRICTS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> I'M ACTUALLY DISAPPOINTED
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS
PULLING HER AMENDMENT.
I SAW YOUR INTENT, THOSE OF US
THAT HAVE DEALT WITH THE BIKE
LANE ISSUE UNDERSTAND HAVING
THE BUSINESS DISTRICT
STAKEHOLDERS IN THERE DOES NOT
MEET ONE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS
IS MORE IMPORTANT OR HURT MORE
THAN OTHERS.
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED IN LESSONS
LEARNED IN BIKE LANES AND
COMMUNITIES, WHAT WE HAVE WATCH
AND I LEARNED SINCE 2007, WITH
THE BIKE MASTER PLAN THAT HAS
GONE THROUGH FIVE ITERATIONS,
EACH TIME WE HAVE PAUSE WHEN WE
LOOK AT SAFETY, RIDERSHIP,
EQUITY, INFRASTRUCTURE, RACE
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES, WHEN
WE FIRST I PASSED THE PLAN, THE
FIRST TWO IDEALS WERE IN 2007,
SAFETY AND RIDERSHIP.
FIVE MORE IMPORTANT VALUES
BECAME INTEGRATED.
THEY BECAME INTEGRATED BECAUSE
THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER AND
SAID YOU PASSED A LAW, IT IS
WORKING, THERE ARE OTHER IDEAS
THAT NEED TO BE FOLDED IN, THE
OTHER COUNCIL AGREED AND PASSED
IT.
ONE OF THE IMPORTANT ONES TO
ME, SAFETY AND RIDERSHIP WAS
THE EQUITY, RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE ISSUE, WE NEED MORE
BIKE LANES SOUTH OF SHIP CANAL
NOT JUST DISTRICT 1 AND TWO.
WHEN I READ COUNCILMEMBER'S
AMENDMENT IT MADE COMPLETE
SENSE TO ME, YOU CAN HAVE, WE
CANNOT PRETEND THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY IS NOT IMPACTED.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN, CORRECT
ME IF I'M WRONG, MY
UNDERSTANDING IS BIKE LANES ARE
EXEMPTED FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT REVIEW, EIAS,
SOMEONE MADE THAT DECISION,
NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, GOOD OR
BAD, THE POINT IS, WE MAKE THE
DECISIONS ALL THE TIME, IT IS
NOT ONE STAKEHOLDER GROUP IS
MORE IMPORTANT, IT IS
RECOGNIZING COMMUNITY ALSO
INCLUDES AND SHOULD HAVE, TOO UP
THE ISSUES BUSINESS DISTRICTS
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.
I THINK WE HEARD THAT LOUD AND
CLEAR.
THAT IS WHAT I WANTED TO ADD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER --
>> BREE, IF YOU'RE HERE, I WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU AND
ACKNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID
ABOUT GENUINE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT EARLY ON, SOMETHING
I KNOW CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB HAS
BEN ADVOCATING AS HAVE ALL OF
US UP HERE.
I WANT TO SUPPORT THIS, I
REALLY BELIEVE REAL COMMUNITY
INPUT WILL ALSO RESULT IN WHAT
WE HAVE HEARD FROM COPENHAGEN
AND WHAT WE KNOW, THE BLOOMBERG
STUDIES IN NEW YORK CITY FOUND
GETTING COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS
INVOLVED AND LOCAL BUSINESSES
INVOLVED, THEIR BUSINESSES DO
BETTER WHEN THEY ARE GIVING A
THUMBS UP, THEY HAVE PLACES
WHERE PEOPLE CAN, AND PARKED
THEIR BIKES, BASED UPON WHAT WE
HAVE SEEN IN NEW YORK CITY AND
COPENHAGEN ALONE, WE KNOW
ECONOMICALLY, THIS WORKS.
SO, I WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF
THIS, FRANKLY IF YOU WANT TO
KEEP THE LANGUAGE THAT
IDENTIFIES BUSINESS DISTRICTS,
I'M FINE WITH THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN, YOU
SUPPORT YOUR AMENDMENT, I WILL
SUPPORT IT EITHER WAY.
THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD WORK AND
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING IS THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT HAS TO BE EARLY,
OFTEN AND REAL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHOT.
BEFORE WE CAN SEE PROCEED,
CONSIDER COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN'S AMENDMENT, WE DON'T
HAVE ANY ON THE TABLE, WE HAVE
TO SUSPEND THE RULES BECAUSE OF
THE TIME DEADLINE, A LITTLE BIT
BECAUSE OF THE LATENESS OF THE
AMENDMENT.
I WILL SUSPEND THE RULES TO BE
ABLE TO CONSIDER ANY POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS MADE BY
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN, TAKE IT
FROM THERE?
>> YES, THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, THE PUBLIC, I WANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE ARE BACK FROM
TWO-WEEK RECESS, I APOLOGIZE WE
ARE PLAYING A LITTLE CATCH
APPEAR AFTER DEADLINE, I
APPRECIATE THE FLEXIBILITY.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I
APPRECIATE YOU WORKING ON THE
LANGUAGE AND I AGREE WITH
EVERYTHING YOU SAID.
I KNOW THE INTENT IS ABSOLUTELY
THERE TOO, TO ENSURE WE DO A
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS INCLUDING
THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES I THINK
WE HEARD FROM FOLKS IN THE
COMMUNITY IN PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY, THE LANGUAGE CHOSE TO
SINGLE OUT BUSINESS DISTRICTS
AS AN AREA TO DO IT BECAUSE
THOSE ARE CRITICAL AREAS.
IT SAID BUSINESS DISTRICTS, NOT
BUSINESSES, SO ANYONE ALONG
THOSE LINES WOULD BE INCLUDED.
AND I ALSO HEAR FROM COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE IS INCLUDED INCLUDING
FOLKS THAT ARE HISTORICALLY
LEFT BEHIND.
I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT.
AT SOME POINT, WE START TO GET
INTO A SERIES, NOT TO EXCLUDE,
INCLUDING THESE TYPES OF FOLKS
AND THE LIST GETS REALLY LONG.
WHAT I'M PROPOSING HERE, KIND
OF BROADER HIGHER-LEVEL LANGUAGE
, AS COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ SAID, IT
IS CRITICAL BUSINESSES IN
BUSINESS DISTRICTS ARE
CONSULTED ALONG WITH OTHER
FOLKS.
WITH THE AMENDMENT WOULD DO IS,
UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS WHERE IT
CURRENTLY SAYS UNDER A,
WHENEVER THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION CONDUCTS A
MAJOR PROJECT ALONG A SEGMENT
OF THE PROTECTED BICYCLE LANE
NETWORK, A BICYCLE AND WITH
ADDED DIRECTIONALITY SHALL BE
ADDED ALONG THAT SEGMENT.
THE AMENDMENT WOULD ADD, EXTEND
THAT SENTENCE, WITH THE
EXPECTATION THE FINAL SCOPE AND
DESIGN OF THE PROJECT REFLECT
CONTINUED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
AND INPUT IN THE PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT ON HOW TO IMPLEMENT
THE PROTECTED BICYCLE LANE.
IT DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY
MENTION BUSINESSES,
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES,
RESIDENTS BUT THE INTENT, THIS
INCLUSION AND STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEENT SHOULD BE BROAD AND
INCLUSIVE.
I WILL PROPOSE THAT AMENDMENT,
YOU HAVE A COPY IN FRONT OF US,
I THINK THERE'S A FEW COPIES ON
THE PODIUM IF FOLKS WANT TO SEE
IT IN THE AUDIENCE.
AGAI, I APOLOGIZE FOR MAKING
THIS UP IN RESPONSE TO REAL-
TIME, THIS IS NOT THE IDEAL WAY
WE DO BUSINESS WITH FULL
COUNCIL, I APPRECIATE YOUR
INDULGENCE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN WHAT APPEARS TO BE
EXPANSIVE AND INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MEANINGFUL
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
I NEED A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WILL
SECOND.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
IS A MEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THE
ATTEMPT TO RECONCILE WHAT SEEMS
TO BE CONFLICTING LANGUAGE BUT
NOT NECESSARILY CONFLICTING IN
THE SENSE I THINK THE INTENT IS
THE SAME HERE.
THIS IS AN ORDINANCE, NOT A
RESOLUTION, THIS IS ACTUAL LAW
THE AGENCY WILL PRESUMABLY
REFER TO IN THE COURSE OF ITS
WORK IN IMPLEMENTING THE INTENT
AND ACTUAL LETTER OF THE LAW.
HOW WILL THE INTENT WE HAVE
BEEN DISCUSSING THE LAST FEW
MOMENTS BE ARTICULATED TO SDOT
IN TERMS OF THE
CHARACTERIZATION FROM THE DAIS,
THE ATTEMPT IS TO THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT IN THE BROADEST AND
MOST INCLUSIVE SENSE WHICH
WOULD INCLUDE THOSE BUSINESS
OWNERS AND RESIDENTS WITHIN OUR
BUSINESS DISTRICTS.
>> IN MY RECENT CONVERSATIONS,
I SAY OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS
WITH STAFF AT SDOT ON WHAT
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SHOULD
LOOK LIKE AROUND IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE BIKE MASTER PLAN.
I WOULD SAY WHAT I HAVE HEARD,
THEIR INTENT IS COMPLETELY
ALIGNED WITH WHAT WE ALL
DISCUSSED HERE TODAY.
THEY WANT TO DO ENGAGEMENT
EARLY.
THEY WANT TO DO IT AT A POINT
WHERE THERE'S STILL
OPPORTUNITIES TO INFLUENCE THE
ACTUAL DESIGN.
THEY WANT TO BE BROAD AND
EXCLUSIVE.
THAT INCLUDES THE OBVIOUS
STAKEHOLDERS THAT MAY OWN
BUSINESSES OR RIDE ALONG THE
CORRIDOR.
OR FOLKS FROM THE BROADER
COMMUNITY THAT WOULD HAVE
ACCESS TO THE CORRIDOR, ACCESS
THE BUSINESSES OR OTHER
FACILITIES ALONG THAT CORRIDOR
OR THEY COMMUTE THROUGH THAT
CORRIDOR, THAT IS THE ROUTE
THEY GO THROUGH.
I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT IN THE
FOLKS AT SDOT, THEIR INTENT IS
TO IMPLEMENT THIS, I THINK THEY
HAVE EXAMPLES WHERE THEY DO WELL
AND LIKE ANYTHING WITH THE
CITY, THERE'S ALSO EXAMPLES
WHERE THEY HAVE FALLEN SHORT.
AND SO, I'M NOT SURE OTHER
LANGUAGE TO PUT IN AT THIS
POINT, BUT I THINK WHAT IT WILL
REQUIRE IS A CONVERSATION,
PROBABLY MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS
TO ENSURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT
THIS LOOKS LIKE. THE GOOD NEWS
IS, THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT
MEET THIS CRITERIA THAT WILL BE
HAPPENING IN THE NEAR FUTURE WE
CAN START WORKING ON THIS
TOGETHER AND SAY, LET'S COME
BACK WITH A MODEL OF WHAT YOUR
ENGAGEMENT WILL LOOK LIKE ON A
PROJECT LIKE THAT RAPID RIDE
CORRIDOR ON EAST LAKE, AS AN
EXAMPLE.
HOW DO YOU PLAN TO ENGAGE
STAKEHOLDERS ALONG THAT
COMMUNITY ON HOW TO IMPLEMENT
THE BIKE MASTER PLAN?
>> I THINK, I APPRECIATE THAT,
I DON'T, I WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE
ALL OF THE AGENCY EMPLOYEES AND
LEADERS ARE WATCHING US ON THE
DAIS NOW AND HAVE A FULL ROBUST
UNDERSTANDING OF OUR INTENT AS
WE HAVE THESE DEBATES, I KNOW
THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY A
REALITY.
I KNOW THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY
TO POTENTIALLY INDICATE IN A
MORE FORMAL WAY TO SDOT AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT THE INTENT
AROUND THIS COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PIECE.
I DO THINK IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY
OF IMPROVEMENT FOR HOW WE
IMPLEMENT MANY OF OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INCLUDING BICYCLE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
I THINK IT IS WHERE WE CAN LOSE
THE MOST IN TERMS OF
CREDIBILITY AND TRUST
ADVOCATING FOR ONGOING
DEVELOPMENT OF A BICYCLE
NETWORK AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
WORKS FOR EVERYONE, PRIMARILY
FOR THOSE USING THEM, OF COURSE.
BUT I DO WORRY EXCLUDING A CALL
OUT OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS AREA
CAN BE INTERPRETED AS US WANTING
TO EXCLUDE ENGAGEMENT OF THOSE
VERY INDIVIDUALS.
ONE OF THE THINGS REALLY
IMPRESSIVE TO ME ON MY LEARNING
TRIP TO COPENHAGEN, HAVING A
MENTALITY AND CULTURE AROUND
THESE INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS
THAT IS REALLY CENTERING THE
CONCEPT OF GOING SOMEWHERE AS
OPPOSED TO PASSING THROUGH A
PLACE.
THAT IS REALLY SORT OF
ESSENTIAL TO CREATING PUBLIC
SPACE AND LIVABILITY WITHIN OUR
CITY.
SO, I WANT TO CHALLENGE US ALL,
AS URBAN, AS INFRASTRUCTURE,
NOT JUST TO PASS THROUGH
SOMETHING SAFELY, BUT GET TO
THAT PLACE AS WELL.
TO ME, THAT INCLUDES MAIN
STREET BUSINESSES WITHIN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS ESSENTIAL TO THE
CITY.
I ACCEPTED COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S LANGUAGE WITH THAT
INTENT IN MIND.
AND HOPE WE CAN FIND A WAY TO
EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE THAT TO
THE DEPARTMENT AND MAYOR'S
OFFICE.
MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO LEAVE
IT IN THE ORDINANCE BECAUSE IT
IS
>> ORDINANCE AND NOT A
RESOLUTION.
IF THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN
FIND AGREEMENT TO AT THIS
MOMENT, I HOPE THERE WILL BE AN
ALTERNATIVE WAY FOR US TO MAKE
úTHAT COMMUNICATION AND INTENT
CLEAR TO THE AGENCY.
>> COLLEAGUES, I DON'T HAVE, I
BELIEVE WHAT WE ARE DISCUSSING
HERE, THE DISTINCTION, INTENT
OF DISTINCTION DOES NOT EXIST.
I THINK WE ARE TRYING TO FEEL
THE SAME WAY, I'M FLEXIBLE TO
GO EITHER, I HAVE THE AMENDMENT
BEFORE ME, IF THE COLLEAGUES
WANT TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.
I WOULD SUGGEST, BECAUSE OF
YOUR COMMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ, WHICH I REALLY
APPRECIATE, WOULD BE AT
COMMITTEE SOMETIME BEFORE THE
END OF THE YEAR, TO WORK WITH
THE DIRECTOR OF SDOT AND THE
TEAM LEADING THE OUTREACH AND
HAVE THEM COME HAVE A
DISCUSSION WITH US ABOUT WHAT
THEIR INTERPRETATION OF THIS
IS, WHAT OUR INTENT IS IN A
PUBLIC FORUM TO HEAR HOW THEY
TALK ABOUT THAT AND PLAN TO DO
THAT.
>> CAN YOU INCLUDE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AS WELL?
>> WE CAN DO THAT, IT SOUNDS
GREAT.
WE WILL NOT HAVE THE FULL
BUDGET BUT WE CAN DO IT SHORTLY
AFTER, I'M NOT SURE OF THE
TIMING ON THAT.
MY AMENDMENT IS OUT THERE IS A
SECOND, IF FOLKS FEEL STRONGLY
GOING TO DIFFERENT DIRECTION,
I'M HAPPY TO CONSIDER IT TOO.
>> I DON'T THINK WE ARE ARGUING
IT.
>> WHAT I'M HEARING, WE CAN
PROCEED WITH THE A MOMENT, IT
HAS BEEN SECONDED, THERE IS A
NEED AND LEGISLATIVE TO
STRENGTHEN AND CLARIFY THE
INTENT OF OUR LANGUAGE, WE HAVE
OPPORTUNITIES THIS YEAR TO DO
THAT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING AT THIS
POINT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE VOTES WILL
FALL, I DON'T THINK ONE
EXCLUDES THE OTHER.
I CAN SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT
KNOWING WE MAY TAKE FURTHER
ACTION TO LEGISLATIVE OR
ARTICULATE OUR INTENT.
WE HAVE A LIVE AMENDMENT ON THE
TABLE, IS EVERYBODY READY TO
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT?
IS IT MOVED AND SECONDED,
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE PROPOSED
BY COUNCILMEMBER -- AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO, PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN IN FRONT
OF YOU, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR
SAY AYE.
>> AYE.
>> OPPOSED.
THE AYES HAVE IT.
THAT AMENDMENT PASSES.
THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON THE
AMENDED LEGISLATION.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER NEED TO
TALK ABOUT THE LEGISLATION AS
AMENDED NOW?
DID YOU HAVE ANY CLOSING WORDS
YOU WANTED TO SAY? ARE WE GOOD?
OKAY.
WE WILL VOTE ON THE AMENDED
LEGISLATION.
>> BAGSHOT.
>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL BACK
SHOT, GONZALEZ, MOSQUEDA,
O'BRIEN, PACHECO, SAWANT ,
PRESIDENT HARRELL.
NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
THE BILL PASSES.
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM --
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
>> RESOLUTION 31 898 A
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION DEVELOP A BUDGET
PROPOSAL FOR CREATING ON-STREET
BIKE AND E-SCOOTER PARKING.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
ADOPTION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> I WILL SPEAK BRIEFLY AND
GIVE A CHANCE FOR MIKE COLEY,
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO TO MAKE,.
WE HEARD TODAY FROM A LOT OF
FOLKS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYONE HERE, THAT COMMENT TO
THE NEED TO HAVE MORE MOBILITY
OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE AND THE
NEED TO ENSURE WE PROVIDE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENFORCEMENT
TO ENSURE THE PEOPLE USING THE
VARIOUS MOBILITY OPTIONS DO IT
APPROPRIATELY.
THIS SPECIFIC PIECE OF
LEGISLATION IS A STEP IN
GETTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE
BUILT SO THERE ARE PLACES FOR
FOLKS TO PARK THEIR BICYCLES,
SCOOTERS OR WHATEVER COMES
ALONG NEXT IN THE MOBILITY
WORLD.
THERE IS CONTINUED WORK TO DO
WITH ENFORCEMENT, I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS,
MARCIE, YOUR COMMENTS IN
PARTICULAR, YOU HELPED SHARE
WITH ME OVER THE LAST WEEK AND
ANOTHER JURISDICTION WHERE I
BELIEVE ONE OF THE E-SCOOTERS
SHARE COMPANIES HAD CREATED
PENALTIES FOR FOLKS PARKING,
CUSTOMERS PARKING THE SCOOTERS
INAPPROPRIATELY.
I THINK THAT IS AN ENFORCEMENT
STEP WE NEED TO DO, WE DON'T
HAVE E-SCOOTERS BUT WE DO HAVE
BIKES.
I THINK WE SHOULD STEP UP OUR
ENFORCEMENT AND WORK WITH THE
COMPANIES IN OUR CITIES TO HOLD
THEIR CUSTOMERS ACCOUNTABLE AND
MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ENOUGH
PLACE TO DO AND I APPRECIATE
YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT MAKING SURE
WE ARE SIMPLY NOT PENALIZING
LOW INCOME FOLKS AND MAKING IT
SO THEY NO LONGER CAN AFFORD TO
HAVE ACCESS TO THE TYPE OF
MOBILITY OPTIONS SOME
COMMUNITIES MAY BE IN MOST NEED
OF HAVING. IT IS COMPLEX.
THE THING THAT GIVES ME HOPE,
THERE'S AN AMAZING GROUP OF
ADVOCATES THAT REPRESENT A
BROAD SWATH OF OUR COMMUNITY
THAT ARE THOUGHTFULLY ENGAGED
FINDING SOLUTIONS AND WE WILL
WORK THROUGH THAT IS A CITY, IF
WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL AND
HAVING FOLKS ENGAGED IS AN
AMAZING THING.
I'M SORRY, I SPOKE TO ON.
I WILL HANDED OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO.
>> FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE
COMMUNITY ADVOCATES WITH THE
MASS COALITION FOR DOING SO
MUCH WORK AS WELL AS ADVOCACY
HERE TODAY AND PRIOR.
MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN AND MOSQUEDA THAT HAD
COME WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AND
AMENDMENTS IN COMMITTEE, THE
BUDGET PROPOSAL, RESOLUTION IS
TO ASK SDOT TO COME BACK TO US
WITH A BUDGET PROPOSAL TO
DOUBLE BY THE NUMBER OF BIKE
SHARE AND SCOOTER PARKING
SPACES BY NEXT YEAR AS WELL AS
INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR
FINANCIAL PENALTIES TO ENFORCE
PROPER PARKING OF THE BIKE
SHARE AND SCOOTERS, AS WE HEARD
TODAY DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE NEED FOR US TO HAVE BETTER
ENFORCEMENT OF THESE MOBILITY
OPTIONS.
I'M EXCITED TO HAVE VOTED THIS
OUT OF COMMITTEE AND HOPEFULLY
BE ABLE TO GET THIS OUT OF
COUNCIL TODAY SO WE CAN HAVE
OUR ASSIGNMENT BEFORE US BEFORE
I GET TO THE BUDGET LATER THIS
MONTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PACHECO.
ANYMORE COMMENTS ON THE
RESOLUTION? COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
PRESIDENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBERS PACHECO AND O'BRIEN,
FOR TAKING THE FIRST STEPS ON
THIS LEGISLATION TO HELP US GET
SCOOTERS INTO SEATTLE IN A SAFE
AND RESPONSIBLE WAY.
I THINK WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
HEAR FROM A NUMBER OF TRANSIT
ADVOCATES OR MULTIMODAL
TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATES THERE
IS A DESIRE TO HELP PROMOTE
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
TRANSIT OPTIONS THAT CREATE
EQUITY AND ALSO BUILD HEALTHY
COMMUNITIES.
I REALLY WANT TO WAIT MARY AND
OTHERS THAT TESTIFIED TODAY TO
MAKE SURE AS WE ROLL OUT ANY
PROGRAM OR PILOT, WE ARE DOING
SO IN DIRECT CONVERSATION WITH
COMMUNITIES, THAT COULD
POTENTIALLY BENEFIT FROM THE
CREATION OF SCOOTERS, FOR
EXAMPLE, BUT ALSO WE ARE TAKING
INTO CONSIDERATION ALL OF THE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
I THINK CREATING CORRALS AND
MAKING THOSE AVAILABLE FOR
BIKES AND SCOOTERS IN THE
FUTURE HELPS US PROACTIVELY
RESPOND TO THE CONCERNS WE HAVE
SEEN IN OTHER CITIES.
WE CAN DO THAT IN A WAY THAT
LEARNS FROM OTHER CITIES AND
HOW THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE
THOSE SCOOTERS OFF THE SIDEWALK
AND OUT OF THE RAMS THAT ALLOW
FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE EASY AND
SAFE ACCESS TO OUR PROTECTED
SIDEWALKS AND I THINK IT IS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO
CREATE THESE CORRALS NOW COME
IS SO WHEN WE POTENTIALLY ROLL
OUT POLICY IN THE FUTURE, WE
HAVE A PLACE FOR THESE BIKES
AND SCOOTERS TO GO IN THE
FUTURE.
THE OTHER TWO THINGS I THINK
ARE REALLY EXCITING ABOUT US
HAVING THIS CONVERSATION, ONE
WAS GLENN MENTIONED, DOVETAILS,
WE WANT THERE TO BE MORE ACCESS
TO BIKES AND SCOOTERS IN THE
FUTURE, NOT NECESSARILY
PENALIZE PEOPLE FOR NOT PUTTING
THEM IN THE RIGHT PLACE BY
HAVING NOT AS MUCH ACCESS TO
SCOOTERS, I'M SORRY, TO THOSE
BIKES.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A PLACE TO PUT
THOSE BIKES, CREATING THE
CORRALS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
AND THE LAST THING I WILL
MENTION I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO,
I THINK AS WE CREATE MORE SOUND
POLICIES LIKE THIS, IT BEHOOVES
US TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT OTHER
CITIES HAVE DONE, ESPECIALLY
AROUND LABOR PROTECTIONS, WHAT
WE SAW IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO,
THEY DO NOT USE INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS, THEY REQUIRE
COMPANIES TO HAVE ACTUAL
WORKERS AND EMPLOYEES, THAT CAN
HELP US CREATE MORE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND
RESPONSIBILITY IN TERMS OF HOW
THESE COMPANIES ARE INTERACTING
WITH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND
THE DIRE LABOR CENTERS WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE IN OUR CITY.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THESE HIGHER
STANDARDS WE ARE PUTTING INTO
PLACE NOW.
I THINK IT'S A UP WELL TO
IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES FROM
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND I THINK
OVERALL, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
MAKING SURE WE DON'T HAVE A
POINT IN TIME CHECK IN WITH KEY
STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING
DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMUNITY,
HAVE THAT BUILT INTO FUTURE
LEGISLATION, HOW WE HAVE THE
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ALL
ALONG THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE
THAT CORRALS AND FUTURE
LEGISLATION ON TRANSIT OPTIONS
REALLY DO MEET EVERYBODY'S
NEEDS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING
THIS UP AND LET'S GET SCOOTING.
I HAD TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE
THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION? WE ARE
GOOD.
OKAY.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE
RESOLUTION PLEASE VOTE AYE.
>> AYE.
>> THOSE OPPOSED ABOUT NO.
THE MOTION APPROVED AND WE WILL
SIGN A. PLEASE READ THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM.
AGENDA ITEM 531894 A RESOLUTION
RELATING TO THE FUNDING OF
PRIORITY PROJECTS IN THE 2019-
2024 BICYCLE MASTER PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN; REQUESTING
THAT THE MAYOR COMMIT TO
BUILDING OUT THE BICYCLE MASTER
PLAN AND IDENTIFY FUNDING FOR
PRIORITY BICYCLE MASTER PLAN
PROJECTS IN THE MAYOR'S 2020
PROPOSED BUDGET.
THE COMMUNITY RECOMMENDS A
RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> THANK YOU, ONE MORE, AS WE
WORK THROUGH THESE EXCITING
ISSUES.
THIS, GO BACK TO A BRIEF
YESTERDAY, GO BACK TO MARCH,
TRADITIONALLY THIS TIME EACH
YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE PRESENTS
EMPLOY MENTATION PLAN FOR ALL
PLANS INCLUDING THE BIKE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, BLASTER IT
WAS DELAYED BECAUSE SOME OF THE
WORK AROUND SEATTLE LEVY,
ONGOING INTEREST TO FURTHER
ENGAGE WITH VARIOUS
STAKEHOLDERS, WE DID NOT GET
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UNTIL MARCH
OF THIS YEAR.
AT THE TIME IMPLEMENTATION CAME
OUT, THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN
AMONG VARIOUS COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, THE IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN HAD MISSED THE MARK.
I WANT TO SAY, I APPRECIATE
BOTH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
HEARD THE COMMENTS AND TOOK
THEM TO HEART.
THEY WENT OUT AND VERY QUICKLY
TURNED AROUND AND DID, I
BELIEVE THEY DID FIVE COMMUNITY
MEETINGS TO GET STAKEHOLDER
INPUT ON HEARING THOSE CONCERNS.
THEY CAME BACK IN JUNE WITH A
REVISED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN,
THAT ATTEMPTED TO ADDRESS THE
CONCERNS THEY HEARD AND THOSE
COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
I THOUGHT THEY DID A REALLY
GOOD JOB, VERY RESPONSIVE.
THE REALITY WAS, EVEN THEN, AT
THAT POINT, THE FISCAL REALITY
OF SOME OF THE CHALLENGES
AROUND THE NEW SEATTLE LEVY,
THERE WEE SOME PROJECTS THAT
REALLY NEED TO BE BUILT IN THE
NEXT FEW YEARS THAT ARE NOT
CURRENTLY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN.
BUT THE PHYSICAL REALITY BEING
WHAT IT IS, LOOKING AT THE
CHAIR OF THE BUDGET PROCESS,
THE ONLY TO BUILD THE PROJECTS
WITH THE CURRENT BUDGET WOULD
BE TO CANCEL OTHER PROJECTS
THAT ARE ALSO IMPORTANT.
INSTEAD OF FIGHTING OVER A
SMALL PIE, FIGURE OUT HOW TO
MAKE THE PIE A LITTLE BIT
BIGGER.
WITH THIS REVOLUTION DOES, A
COUPLE PRIORITY AREAS ASK THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND DEPARTMENT
FIND WAYS PRIORITIZE AND BUDGET
THOSE PROJECTS.
SPECIFICALLY, THE CURRENT
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, ONE OF THE
MAJOR SHORTCOMINGS, THAT END OF
THE MOVE SEATTLE LEVY, ALL WE
BUILT WAS IN THE PLAN RIGHT
NOW, THERE WILL NOT BE A
CONNECTION FROM SOUTHEAST
SEATTLE TO DOWNTOWN.
IF AFTER THE BILLION-DOLLAR
LEVY IS COMPLETED, WE ARE
LACKING SAFE CONNECTION FOR
RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE TO CONNECT TO
DOWNTOWN, THAT WILL HAVE BEEN A
FAILURE.
THIS CALLS ON SPECIFICALLY,
NAMES OUT PROJECTS, THREE OF
THEM ON BEACON AVENUE SOUTH,
CONNECTION FROM GEORGETOWN TO
DOWNTOWN, CONNECTION ON MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR. WAY, WE WANT TO
FIND FUNDING FOR, ASK THE MAYOR
TO FIND FUNDING FOR.
THE GREAT THING, THE BUDGET IS
TO BE PRESENTED TO US IN A
COUPLE WEEKS, HOPEFULLY,
THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THAT AND WE TALK ABOUT OTHER
REVENUE SOURCES THAT MAKE,
INCLUDING THE SALE OF THE
MERCER MEGA BLOCK, WHICH
HOPEFULLY WILL BE APPROVED IN
THE NEXT WEEK AND WHEN THE
BUDGET COMES TO THE COUNCIL, WE
HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND
TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS AND
DEDICATE THOSE TO THEM.
IN ADDITION TO SOUTHEAST
SEATTLE, IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT A
COUPLE PIECES OF INFRASTRUCTURE
DOWNTOWN THAT ARE IMPORTANT
PIECES OF THE NETWORK TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE A SAFE DOWNTOWN TO
A BIKE LANE ON FOURTH AVENUE
AND ALSO PROTECTED BIKE LANE ON
ALASKA WAY BETWEEN VIRGINIA
STREET AND THE ELLIOTT BAY
TRAIL.
WITH THAT, I BELIEVE MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE A COUPLE
AMENDMENTS ON A COUPLE PROJECTS
VERY CONSISTENT THAT GOES TO
THIS.
ONE OF THOSE WAS PRESENTED THIS
MORNING, I BELIEVE ONE WILL
REQUIRE SUSPENSION OF RULES
BECAUSE IT CAME A LITTLE AFTER.
>> IT WAS COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
HAS A FIRST AMENDMENT.
WE WILL ADDRESS FIRST.
>> I MOVE TO MOVE RESOLUTION 81
SIZE FOR SECTION 2 ADDING
SUBSECTION H INCLUDING
GEORGETOWN SOUTH PARK TRAIL AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT ONE.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED, AT A SANCTION TO H.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK?
>> I WOULD.
I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND ON THIS PARTICULAR
PROJECT, UNDER COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HARRELL LEADERSHIP,
THE BUDGET FOR 2018 AND IN
RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY RECORDS
FROM BOTH DISTRICTS, THE
COUNCIL ADDED FOR THE OUTREACH
PLANNING AND DESIGN OF THE
PROJECT.
NAY PROJECT WEBSITE NOTES THE
FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
CURRENTLY UNDERFUNDED.
AND I MET WITH THE MASS
COALITION A COUPLE WEEKS AGO,
RECEIVED SOME SUPPORT FOR THIS
BEING A PRIORITY PROJECT AND
WANT TO SAY SOUTH PARK IS
CALLED OUT IN THE RECITALS OF
THE BILL, IT IS IMPORTANT WE
FOLLOW UP WITH ACTION AS IT
RELATES TO IMPORTANT PROJECTS
TO THE SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD AND YOUR WORK ON THIS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE WILL
VOTE ON THE MINUTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, HAS IT BEEN
SECONDED?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT AS DESCRIBED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
VOTE AYE.
OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE IT.
THE AMENDMENT PASSES, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
WE WILL CONSIDER COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW'S AMENDMENT, WE HAVE TO
SUSPEND THE RULES BECAUSE OF
THE TIME, IF NO ONE OBJECTS,
SUSPEND COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW'S
AMENDMENT.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO FORMALLY
REQUEST WE SUSPEND THE RULES OR
DID YOU JUST ACCOMPLISH IT?
>> I JUST ACCOMPLISH IT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO
AMEND THE RESOLUTION 31894
SECTION 2 BY ADDING A NEW
SUBSECTION WHAT WILL BE,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S
AMENDMENT PASSED, THE REASONING
BEHIND THIS IS SIMILAR, WE ARE
SPEAKING ABOUT MAKING THE
CONNECTIONS, WE HAVE IN OUR
PROPOSED AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF
US, ON WHAT IS ITEM F, TWO-WAY
PROTECTED BIKE LANE ON FOURTH
AVENUE CAN JUST END.
AS PART OF THE NORTH DOWNTOWN
MOBILITY ACTION PLAN, WE
SPECIFIED A CONNECTION OF FINE
STREET AND TAYLOR TO CONNECT
WITH THOMAS STREET.
TANKS TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE I
SERVE, WE HEARD EARLIER, WE HAD
DESIGNS ON THOMAS EARLIER THIS
SUMMER THAT WOULD CONNECT
THOMAS STREET, BOTH ON THE EAST
SIDE AND WEST SIDE OF SEATTLE
CENTER.
WHAT THIS PROPOSAL WILL DO, ADD
ABOUT SEVEN BLOCKS AND WHETHER
IT IS A GREENWAY OR SEPARATED
BACKPLANE, TO MAKE SURE BICYCLE
RIDERS COMING DOWN FOURTH
AVENUE WILL HAVE SAFE AND
SEPARATED BIKE LANE AND CAN
CONTINUE ON VINE AND TAYLOR TO
THOMAS.
IT IS ONE OF THESE SAFE
CONNECTIONS.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, I THINK
KATIE WILSON HAS LEFT, THE
POINT SHE WAS RAISING ABOUT 4th
AVENUE IS REALLY CRITICAL AS
SOMEONE WHO RIDES HER BIKE A
LOT, GOING DOWN FOURTH AVENUE,
WHEN IT JUST ENDS, IT BECOMES A
VERY UNSAFE SITUATION,
PARTICULARLY WITH ALL THE
INSTRUCTION GOING ON DOWNTOWN.
MICHAEL IS TO CONNECT 4th
AVENUE ALL THE WAY TO THE EAST
SIDE OF SEATTLE CENTER AND BY
ADDING THE SUBSECTION ON VINE
STREET, SECOND AVENUE TO THOMAS
STREET, WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW'S
AMENDMENT?
WE WILL CALL THIS INTIMATE
NUMBER TWO.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO HAS BEEN
DESCRIBED AND MOVED AND
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO, SAY AYE.
>> AYE.
>> OPPOSED, THE AYES HAVE IT,
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IS PASSED.
NOW, WE HAVE AN AMENDED
RESOLUTION 31894, COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN, ANY CLOSING REMARKS?
>> GOOD TO GO.
>> ANY REMARKS ON THE
LEGISLATION AS AMENDED?
WE ARE GOOD.
OKAY.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE
RESOLUTION AS AMENDED, PLEASE
VOTE AYE.
>> AYE.
>> THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO, THAT
MOTION PASSES AND RESOLUTION
ADOPTED AND GOES INTO SIGNAGE.
PLEASE READ THE REPORT OF THE
HOUSING HEALTH ENERGY, AND
COUNCIL BILL 119516. TTEE.
>> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT;
AUTHORIZING A LARGE SOLAR
PROGRAM FOR CUSTOMERS WITH
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
SIZED LARGER THAN 100 KILOWATTS
AND NOT GREATER THAN TWO
MEGAWATTS; AND ADDING A NEW
SECTION 21.49.083 TO THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE COMMUNITY RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASSES AMENDED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, TAKE
YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
PRESIDENT.
I WILL FILIBUSTER.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT TWO
PIECES OF LEGISLATION, WHICH I
THINK ARE IN LINE WITH THE CITY
COMMITMENT TO REDUCING OUR
CARBON FOOTPRINT AND PROMOTING
GREEN ENERGY AND GREENER
ECONOMY.
THE FIRST PIECE OF LEGISLATION
WE HAVE IS RELATED TO THE SOLAR
PROGRAM FOR CUSTOMERS IN LARGER
BUILDINGS.
THIS WILL HELP EXPAND THE
PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
AND MOVE AWAY FROM FOSSIL
FUELS.
I WANT TO UNDERSCORE THIS
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US IS A
NEW PROGRAM AT SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT, FOR LARGE-SCALE
PRODUCERS OF SOLAR ENERGY.
YOU CAN IMAGINE SOME OF OUR
LARGER MIDSIZE AND LARGER
BUILDINGS THAT HAVE FLAT ROOFS
THAT DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO
CURRENTLY ENGAGE IN GENERATING
SOLAR ENERGY AT THIS POINT.
NOW, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO BE
PART OF A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS
FOR THEM TO BE LARGE PRODUCERS
OF SOLAR ENERGY AND ESTABLISH A
LARGE COMMERCIAL SOLAR EXPORT
RATE IN SEATTLE'S MUNICIPAL
CODE.
THIS CAN BE UPDATED OVER TIME.
I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
FIRST, I WILL REITERATE A POINT
I MADE EARLIER, NONE OF THESE
POLICIES, WHETHER WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THE SOLAR PROGRAM
TODAY OR IN A SECOND, WE WILL
TALK ABOUT THE NEW ENERGY
MARKET, THESE ARE NOT THE END-
ALL BE-ALL TO CREATING A
GREENER ECONOMY.
THESE ARE POLICIES THAT HELP US
STRIVE TOWARD OUR COMMITMENT TO
CREATING MORE OPTIONS FOR
ENTERING INTO A GREENER ECONOMY
AND CREATING MORE GREEN
OPTIONS.
ALONG WITH TRANSPORTATION, WE
KNOW FROM THE REPORTS GENERATED
IN SEATTLE, BUILDING EMISSIONS
IS ONE OF THE LARGEST SOURCES OF
CARBON WARMING CLIMATE
EMISSIONS IN SEATTLE.
AS STATED IN OUR GREEN NEW DEAL
RESOLUTION THAT PASSED LAST
MONTH IN THIS CITY COUNCIL
CHAMBER, THANKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THAT, WE KNOW
HOUSING, HEALTH, ENERGY, AND
WORKERS
ACCOUNTED FOR GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS ON.
WE HAVE A LARGE-SCALE PRODUCER
THAT CONTRACT INDIVIDUALLY WITH
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, WE HAVE NOT
HAD A PROGRAM THAT CREATES
STANDARDS, RATES AND RULES ON
THE BOOK AS OF YET, THAT IS
WHAT THE LEGISLATION AIMS TO
DO.
THE LACK OF PREDICTABILITY OF
BENEFITS FROM INSTALLING SOLAR
INSTALLATIONS ON ROOFS CAN BE A
BARRIER RIGHT NOW FOR MORE
BUILDINGS AND ENTITIES TO ENTER
INTO THE CURRENT PROGRAM
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS.
WE NEED TO CREATE A PROJECT
THAT CREATES TRUE STANDARDS FOR
ON-SITE SOLAR ENERGY
GENERATION.
THIS WILL CREATE CONSISTENCY,
PREDICTAILITY AND HELP MAKE
SURE ON-SITE SOLAR PRODUCTION
IS ACTUALLY BEING ENCOURAGED
AND THIS ELECTRICITY GENERATED
ON-SITE CANNOT ONLY BE USED FOR
THOSE BUSINESSES GENERATING IT,
BUT ANY EXCESS ENERGY GENERATED
ON-SITE CAN ALSO BE CONVEYED
INTO CITY LIGHT SYSTEMS FOR USE
ELSEWHERE AND HELP SET UP
EXPORT RATES FOR CUSTOMERS TO
BE CREDITED SO THE EXCESS
ENERGY IS ACCOUNTED FOR.
WITH THAT, I WANT TO ALSO NOTE,
AARON HOUSE FROM MY OFFICE HAS
DONE A TON OF WORK ON THIS
LEGISLATION BEFORE WE BROUGHT
IT TO FULL COUNCIL AND
COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE THE
LABOR ADVOCATES, A FORMER
HOUSING ADVOCATES, ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENT WILL ADVOCATES WERE
AT THE TABLE TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL INPUT BEFORE HE
BROUGHT THE LEGISLATION FOR
INCLUDING FOLKS FROM ITW,
EMERALD CITIES, NORTHWEST
ENERGY COALITION AND SPARK
NORTHWET, TO MAKE SURE AS WE
MOVE FORWARD, ENCOURAGE HIGHER
LABOR STANDARDS, ENERGY
EFFICIENT STANDARDS INCLUDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TO
MAKING SURE WE WERE STRIVING
FOR HIGH-PERFORMING ENERGY
EFFICIENCY STANDARDS IN ALL
BUILDINGS.
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD FIRST
STEP AS WE LOOK AT TRYING TO
EXPAND SOLAR PRODUCTION, TO NEW
BUILDINGS OF VARIOUS SIZES AND
CONTINUE TO MEET WITH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES.
ALSO UNDERSTAND SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS
ON CREATING A VIRTUAL NET
METERING PROGRAM THAT MAKES
SURE THE ENERGY SAVINGS ARE
PASSED ALONG TO THE LOW INCOME
RESIDENTS, WHO ARE MORE THAN
LIKELY TO BE RENTERS IN THESE
BUILDINGS.
THAT IS A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF
THIS COMPONENT AS WELL.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN
TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, WHEN
WE LOOK AT GREEN ENERGY
STANDARDS IN BUILDINGS, WE HAVE
TO MAKE SURE RENTERS ARE
BENEFICIARIES OF THESE POLICIES
AS WELL.
THANKS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED.
TANKS TO AARON WITH YOUR QUICK
WORK WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS
AND TO CITY LIGHT FOR BEING
WILLING TO WORK WITH US ON THIS
LEGISLATION AND THE AMENDMENTS,
I THINK WITH THESE AMENDMENTS,
THE POLICY HAS BEEN
STRENGTHENED AND HELPS US
STRIVE TOWARD THAT COMMITMENT
OF AFFORDABILITY AND CLIMATE
PRIORITIES AS WE PUT FORWARD
THE SOLAR PROGRAM.
WE DO HAVE A SUBSTITUTE BILL,
YOU HAVE IT IN YOUR MATERIALS,
THERE'S NO NEED TO PASS OUT
MATERIALS. THANK YOU, AMELIA,
FOR INCLUDING THAT IN THE
COUNCIL MATERIALS SENT OUT ON
FRIDAY.
THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL THAT
INCLUDES TECHNICAL LANGUAGE.
I WILL RUN THROUGH THOSE TWO
COMPONENTS QUICKLY.
INCLUDED IN THE SUBSTITUTE BILL
IS CLARIFYING LANGUAGE ON HOW
THE SIZE OF THE SYSTEMS ARE
MEASURED, FOR EXAMPLE, THE
AMENDMENT EXPLICITLY STATES THE
PRACTICE OF MEASURING WILL BE
IN TERMS OF ALTERNATING CURRENT
OR A FEE. ALSO, CLARIFYING THE
EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE EXPORT
RATE OF THE SOLAR BILL, THIS
AMENDMENT MAKES IT CLEAR
REGARDLESS OF WHEN AN
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT
ASSIGNED, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU
SIGNED UP IN 2019 AND IT IS
2020, YOU ARE RECEIVING THE
2020 RATE.
ALL CUSTOMERS IN THE PROGRAM
ARE ON THE SAME UPDATED EXPORT
RATE EACH YEAR.
WITH THAT, MR. PRESIDENT, IF I
MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO A
AMEND COUNCIL BILL 119516 I
SUBSTITUTING VERSION 6 FOR
VERSION 1 A FOR THESE TECHNICAL
MINUTES.
>> VERY GOOD, IS THEIR SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED FOR THE
VERSION OF 1A, COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA DESCRIBED IT WELL, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AFTER
THAT DESCRIPTION? WE WILL VOTE
ON THE AMENDMENT NOW.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
OPPOSED. THAT AYES HAVE IT, IT
IS SUBSTITUTED.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SAY MORE OR READY
TO MOVE ON?
>> READY.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THE BILL? IF NOT, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
AMENDED BILL.
>> BAGSHAW , GONZALEZ,
HERBOLD, JUAREZ, MOSQUEDA ,
O'BRIEN, PACHECO, SAWANT,
PRESIDENT HARRELL.
NINE IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES INTO SIGNAGE.
READ ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
>> COUNCIL HILL 119571 AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT; AUTHORIZING
THE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER AND
PARTICIPATE IN THE WESTERN
ENERGY IMBALANCE MARKET,
INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO
EXECUTE ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
NECESSARY OR CONVENIENT TO
PARTICIPATING IN THE WESTERN
ENERGY IMBALANCE MARKET.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THIS IS THE SECOND
LEGISLATION WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT, ALLOWING FOR US TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE WESTERN
ENERGY AND BALANCE MARKET.
I WILL REITERATE THE COMMENT I
MADE, IN ORDER FOR US TO
ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND
GLOBAL WARMING, WE NEED RADICAL
POLICY CHANGES THAT WILL
ABSOLUTELY TAKE ON HOW WE HAVE
BUSINESS AS NORMAL.
THIS IS A COMPONENT OF A MUCH
LARGER CONVERSATION WE MUST BE
HAVING HOW TO CREATE GREENER
ENERGY OPTIONS.
THIS IS NOT THE END-ALL BE-ALL.
THE POLICY SOLUTION TO CREATING
GREEN ENERGY, BUT I THINK IT IS
AN IMPORTANT STEP MANY OF YOU
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A LONG
TIME TO MAKE SURE WE GET INTO
THE WESTERN ENERGY AND AND
BALANCE MARKET.
THIS HELPS US CREATE MORE
OPTIONS FOR GREENER ENERGY IN
THE MARKET AS WE LOOK AT MANY
OF THE WESTERN, MANY OF THE
WESTERN STATES, WHICH CREATE
HIGHER, I SHOULD SAY MORE
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO GREEN ENERGY
MEETING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
STANDARDS, CARBON REDUCTION
GOALS AND CREATE FINANCIAL
BENEFITS FOR OUR REGION AS WELL.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT WILL BE LEADING AS
THE FIRST PUBLIC ENTITY TO JOIN
THE WESTERN ENERGY IMBALANCE
MARKET TO MARKET INCREASES THE
RENEWABLE POWER AND PROVIDES
ACCESS DURING PEAK DEMAND
PERIODS.
AND WITH THE AMENDMENTS WE HAVE
INCLUDED IN THE LEGISLATION IN
FRONT OF YOU, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO WORK WITH A NUMBER OF FOLKS
TO GET SUPPORT FROM THE
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY
COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATIONS,
THAT HAVE BEEN STRONGLY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE PARTICIPATION
AS THE FIRST PUBLIC POWER
UTILITY IN THE NORTHWEST TO
JOIN.
I WANT TO THANK RENEWABLES
NORTHWEST, AN EARLY AND STRONG
SUPPORTER OF THE EI M PROPOSAL
BY ALL NORTHWEST UTILITIES.
I WANT TO THANK NRDC, WHO
SUPPORTED THE EXPANSION OF
WESTERN ENERGY MARKETS TO
FACILITATE THE TRANSITION OF
THE ENERGY SECTOR TO A LESS
CARBON INTENSIVE PORTFOLIO AND
TO NORTHWEST ENERGY COALITION
OF WHICH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS
ALSO BEEN A MEMBER FOR MANY
YEARS, THEY ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE
OF OUR EFFORTS TO TRY TO ENTER
INTO THIS MARKET AS WELL.
THIS IS AN INNOVATIVE REGIONAL
PARTNERSHIP THAT SUPPORTS
CLIMATE GOALS AND WILL INCREASE
REVENUES FOR OUR UTILITY AND
TOGETHER WITH THE SOLAR BILL
THAT WAS JUST VOTED ON, THESE
POLICIES REPRESENT, I THINK A
CRITICAL COMPONENT IN US
ADAPTING GREENER ENERGY, MORE
EFFICIENT ENERGY SYSTEMS AND
HELP MOVE US AWAY FROM FOSSIL
FUELS AND TOWARDS RENEWABLE
SOURCES AS WE WORK TO ADDRESS
CLIMATE CHANGE.
WITH THAT, THANKS AGAIN TO
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT FOR WORKING
WITH US AND T█O AARON HOUSE, WH
HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS PIECE
OF LEGISLATION THE PAST FEW
MONTHS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ON THE BILL? COUNCIL MEMBER
O'BRIEN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ONGOING WORK ON THIS.
I'M EXCITED TO GET THIS POINT
SUPPORTING THIS.
I WANT TO COMMENT, THERE IS
SOME RISK TO THIS.
AND I THINK IT IS ABSOLUTELY
THE RIGHT THING FOR US TO BE
DOING RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM A LOT OF
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING
SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT WORK
FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL
PERSPECTIVE ON THE ENERGY
MARKET AND BELIEVE BEING PART
OF THIS ENERGY MARKET WILL GIVE
US OPPORTUNITIES TO SELL OUR
100 % CLEAN ELECTRICITY TO
OTHER MARKETS BEYOND SEATTLE
AND ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
POTENTIAL MARKET ADVANTAGES WE
HAVE IN THAT, IN THE WESTERN
ENERGY MARKET.
WITH THAT ALSO COMES SOME RISK,
I THINK IT WILL REQUIRE ONGOING
DILIGENCE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
IN THE YEARS TO COME, TO BOTH
ENSURE THE MARKET IS PERFORMING
AS WE HOPE.
AGAIN, THE WILL BE DAYS WHERE
WE ARE WINNERS AND DAYS WERE
LOSERS AS A MARKET.
OVERALL, WE WANT TO ENSURE IT
IS WORKING TO OUR BENEFIT AND
ENSURE THE FOLKS AT CITY LIGHT
ARE PARTICIPATING IN THAT
MARKET IN APPROPRIATE WAYS.
I DON'T SAY THAT TO DENIGRATE
ANYONE AT CITY LIGHT, JUST THIS
IS A COMPLEX STRUCTURE AND WILL
REQUIRE THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES
AND EXPERTISE TO BE
PARTICIPATING IN THAT MARKET IN
A WAY THAT IS BENEFICIAL TO THE
RATEPAYERS OF SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT.
AND ALSO, HOPEFULLY TO THE
BROADER ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSE OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
I THINK THE COUNCIL HAS
EXPRESSED CONCERNS IN THE PAST,
CITY LIGHT HAS BEEN VERY
RESPONSIBLE DO THAT, DESIGNING
A SYSTEM AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW IT
WILL PLAY OUT.
I HAVE THE FAITH PEOPLE ARE
DOING THEIR BEST AND I FEEL
OPTIMISTIC IT WILL WORK OUT AND
I THINK WE PLANT TO MOVE
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE BILL?
IF NOT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> BAGSHAW , GONZALEZ,
HERBOLD, JUAREZ, MOSQUEDA,
O'BRIEN, PACHECO, SAWANT ,
PRESIDENT HARRELL.
EIGHT IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> APPROVED AND SIGNED.
PLEASE READ THE REPORT OF THE
FINANCE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE.
>> COUNCIL HILL 119577AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT; ADOPTING A 2019
CITYWIDE POSITION LIST.
THE COUNCIL HOPES IT WILL PASS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> WE WILL TECH TEAM, I WILL
ADDRESS ITEMS EIGHT, NINE, 11,
SHE WILL PICK UP ITEMS 10
THROUGH 15 WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT.
IN CASE ANYONE IS CONFUSED.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, COUNCIL BILL
119577 IS AN ORDINANCE THAT
RELATES TO OUR CITY EMPLOYMENT,
WHICH ADOPTS FOR 2019, A
CITYWIDE POSITION LIST.
I KNOW ALL OF YOU TOOK A LONG
LOOK AT THIS, IT IS 30 PAGES
WITH 4 POINT FONT, IT IDENTIFIES
12,106 POSITIONS.
I'M INTERESTED TO KNOW, THAT IS
ONLY .32 % INCREASE THAT IS 39
POSITIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR
FROM THE 2018 POSITIONS.
THE REASON THIS IS IMPORTANT,
ALL OF US KNOW THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IS ONE OF THE FASTEST
GROWING CITIES IN OUR NATION
AND AT THE SAME TIME, OUR MAYOR
AND WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO
KEEP THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS
DOWN AND BE AS RESPONSIVE AS
POSSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
WITHOUT, I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND
WE ADOPT THE BILL 119577.
>> YOU, COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> BAGSHAW, GONZALEZ, JUAREZ,
MOSQUEDA, PACHECO, SAWANT,
PRESIDENT HARRELL.
EIGHT IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSED AND SIGNED.
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM 9.
>> CB 119778 AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO CITY EMPLOYMENT;
ADJUSTING THE PAY ZONES FOR
TITLES IN THE CITY'S POWER
MARKETING COMPENSATION PROGRAM;
ESTABLISHING CHANGES TO
PROVISIONS IN THE POWER
MARKETING COMPENSATION PROGRAM;
AND RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
THE COMMUNITY RECOMMEND THE
BILL PASSED.
>> THIS BILL APPLIES TO TWO
INDIVIDUALS.
IT IS AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL
ALLOW THE CITY'S POWER
MARKETING COMPENSATION PROGRAM
THAT WILL COMPENSATE AS
INDIVIDUALS OUT HOURLY AND WILL
BE SALARY.
THIS ELLARD INCREASES WILL BE
ABSORBED THROUGH THE CITY LIGHT
BUDGET AND THE COMMUNITY
RECOMMENDS WE ADOPT COUNCIL
BILL 119578.
>> VERY GOOD, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
IF NOT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> BAGSHAW, MOSQUEDA, JUAREZ,
PACHECO, SAWANT, PRESIDENT
HARRELL.
EIGHT IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND SIGN.
>> PLEASE READ IT TO THEM ITEM
NUMBER 10.
>> CB 119591 AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT; DECLARING CERTAIN
REAL PROPERTY RIGHTS SURPLUS TO
THE NEEDS OF THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE
SALE OF A PORTION OF THE
PROPERTY TO SNOHOMISH COUNTY
FOR ROAD THE COMMUNITY
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSED.
>> IS A MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW TO ROLL
OUT FIVE OF THE BILLS HEARD IN
HER COMMITTEE AND TAKE
GRACIOUSLY HOST THE DISCUSSIONS
ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE.
THESE BILLS AS A WHOLE, RIGHT
REPRESENTS ROUTINE REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTIONS PART OF REGULAR
BUSINESS AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT,
THESE ARE NOT DISPOSITION
CHANGES, BUT OUR ROUTINE
BUSINESS ITEMS SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT IS REQUIRED TO GAIN
AUTHORIZATION FROM THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL.
THE FIRST ORDINANCE, ITEM
NUMBER 10 ALLOWS CITY LIGHT TO
SELL A SMALL PORTION OF
PROPERTY ON EACH SIDE OF 35th
AVENUE SOUTHEAST IN SNOHOMISH
COUNTY BUT RESERVE EASEMENT FOR
ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE
PURPOSES IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE
COUNTY TO HAVE ROADWAY
SUBMITTING PURPOSES, THE SALE
WOULD BE $41,000, I DON'T WANT
TO REITERATE, NOT BIG ENOUGH
PROPERTY TO BUILD HOUSING ON.
IT IS A SMALL SLIVER OF LAND WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
AND THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> BAGSHAW, GONZALEZ, HERBOLD,
JUAREZ, MOSQUEDA, O'BRIEN,
PACHECO, SAWANT, PRESIDENT
HARRELL.
NINE IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES, PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12, SHORT-
TERM.
>> 11.
I'M SORRY.
>> AGENDA ITEM 11 CB PURPOSES;
RESERVING AN EASEMENT 119603
FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE
PURPOSES; AND ACCEPTING THE
PAYMENT OF FAIR MARKET VALUE
FOR THE PROPERTY RIGHTS SOLD.
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>> THIS IS A PARCEL ON SOUTH
YAKIMA, IT IS PROPERTY THAT
WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOME
OWNERSHIP, THE TRANSFER OF
JURISDICTION WILL BETWEEN THE
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND AUTHORIZES THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING DIRECTOR TO
ENTER INTO A PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER
AND THE TWO DEVELOPERS,
HOMESTEAD COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
AND EDGE DEVELOPERS I IN C, 16
THREE-BEDROOM, TWO TOWNHOMES, 10
TERMINALLY AFFORDABLE TOWNHOMES
FOR HOMEBUYERS AT OR BELOW 60 %
EMI AND SIX MARKET RATE HOMES
IN ALL OF THE NET SALES
PROCEEDS WILL SUBSIDIZE THE
AFFORDABLE HOMES, WE RECOMMEND
COUNCIL BILL 119603 PASS AS
RECOMMENDED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
IF NOT, CALL THE ROLL AND THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> BAGSHAW, GONZALEZ, HERBOLD,
JUAREZ, MOSQUEDA, O'BRIEN,
PACHECO, SAWANT, PRESIDENT
HARRELL.
NINE IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
12, SHORT ITEM.
>>> COMMUNITY BILL 119498AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
TRANSFER OF CITY REAL PROPERTY
FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT;
DECLARING THE PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 1314, 1326, AND 1336 YAKIMA
AVENUE SOUTH ("PMA 1594")
SURPLUS TO THE CITY'S
>> THAT ALLOWS SEATTLE TO ADOPT
PROPERTIES AND PEND OREILLE
COUNTY.
IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
BOUNDARY LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
TO MANAGE PROJECT HABITAT LANDS
UNDER THE ORDINANCE OF 12502,
ONE PROPERTY IS 24.7 ACRES AND
THE OTHER IS 40 ACRES.
THE FUNDING FOR THIS WAS ALREADY
BUDGETED AND DOES NOT REQUIRE
NEW APPROPRIATION.
>> VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> BAGSHAW, GONZALEZ, HERBOLD,
JUAREZ, MOSQUEDA, O'BRIEN,
PACHECO, SAWANT, PRESIDENT
HARRELL.
NINE IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSED AND INTO
SIGNAGE.
FOR PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM 13.
>> CB 119533 THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THEY PASS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
ITEM NUMBER 13 ALLOWS THE
ACCEPTANCE OF 451 EASEMENTS FOR
OVERHEAD AND UNDERGROUND
ELECTRICAL RIGHTS IN KING
COUNTY.
THESE EASEMENTS ARE CONTAINED
IN SHORT PLOTS, LOT BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENTS AND UNIT LOT
SUBDIVISIONS, SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT PERIODICALLY REQUEST CITY
LIGHT EXCEPT BY ORDINANCE ALL
ELECTRICAL SERVICE EASEMENTS
REQUIRED FOR LAND-USE AND THIS
IS ONE EXAMPLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
IF NOT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> BAGSHAW, GONZALEZ, HERBOLD,
JUAREZ, MOSQUEDA, O'BRIEN,
PACHECO, SAWANT, PRESIDENT
HARRELL.
NINE IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND INTO
SIGNAGE.
READ THE NEXT ITEM.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119534AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT; ACCEPTING
VARIOUS EASEMENTS FOR OVERHEAD
AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL
RIGHTS IN KING COUNTY,
WASHINGTON; PLACING SAID
EASEMENTS UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT; AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> IT ALLOWS THE ACCEPTANCE OF
112 EASEMENTS FOR OVERHEA
UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL RIGHTS
IN KING COUNTY.
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT REQUIRES THE
OWNER OF A NEW OR ALTERED
ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDE THE
CITY OF SEATTLE WITH UTILITY
EASEMENT WHENEVER CITY LIGHT
CONTRACTORS PASS OVER UNDER OR
THROUGH THE PROPERTY OF ANOTHER
PERSON OR WHEN SERVICE
EQUIPMENT SUCH AS POLES OR
VAULTS LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY
SERVED ARE THE PROPERTY OF A
THIRD PARTY.
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT PERIODICALLY
REQUEST THE ORDINANCE BE PASSED
BY CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTING THE
DISTRIBUTION OF EASEMENTS AND
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT, CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> BAGSHAW, GONZALEZ, HERBOLD,
JUAREZ, MOSQUEDA, O'BRIEN,
PACHECO, SAWANT, PRESIDENT
HARRELL.
NINE IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSED INTO
SIGNAGE.
READ THE NEXT AGENDA.
>> AGENDA ITEM 15 COUNCIL HILL
119592 RELATING TO THE CITY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT, THE CITY
RECOMMENDED PASS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
THIS IS THE LAST OF THE FIVE
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW
CONSIDERED IN HER COMMITTEE.
IT ALLOWS THE NEGOTIATION OF
THE PURPOSE OF TWO HOUSES IN
PEND OREILLE COUNTY FOR
CONTRACTORS WORKING AT
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT IN
METALINE FALLS, WASHINGTON.
IT WOULD HAVE NUMEROUS PROJECTS
REQUIRED BY THE LICENSING OF
HYDROGEN FACILITY IN ANOTHER IS
A PART OF THE OVERHAUL OF
PROJECTS OF THE PROJECT'S LARGE
GENERATORS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> WE DO THINGS A LITTLE
DIFFERENTLY IN SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON, I UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU'RE STRUGGLING.
>> I'M GETTING CEREBRAL PALSY
OVER HERE.
>> HERE WE GO.
THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENTS,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> BAGSHAW, GONZALEZ, HERBOLD,
JUAREZ, MOSQUEDA, O'BRIEN.
PACHECO, SAWANT . PRESIDENT
HARRELL.
NINE IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND SIGN.
THAT CONCLUDES THE AGENDA
TODAY.
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS FROM THE
COUNCIL? OKAY, IF NOT.
WE STAND ADJOURN.
EVERYONE, HAVE A GREAT REST OF
THE DAY AND THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.