>>> THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.
I AM TERESA MOSQUEDA.
CHAIR OF THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
IT IS 2:04 P.M.
WE WILL COME BACK TO ORDER AND
PROCEED WITH ITEMS OF BUSINESS
FROM OUR MORNING RECESSED
AGENDA.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL.
MORALES.
>> HERE,.
>> PEDERSON.
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT.
>> HERE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> GONZALEZ.
>> HERE.
HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> LEWIS.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA,.
>> PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
AND HERBOLD AND LEWIS ARE
EXCUSED FOR APPOINTMENTS.
THEY WILL JOIN US LATER.
AND WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN
THEY ARE BACK IN THE MEETING
WITH US.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
JOINING US AGAIN.
AND THANKS TO THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE WITH US
THIS AFTERNOON, YOU ARE THE
FINAL HURRAH.
WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN TWO-AND-
A-HALF DAYS OF DISCUSSION ON
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED 2021
BUDGET.
AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE
WITH US TODAY, FOLKS FIRST FROM
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
WILL YOU READ INTO THE RECORD
ITEM NUMBER THREE?
>> AGENDA ITEM 3. SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DIRECTOR ZIMBABWE.
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
AN WE HAVE MEMBERS OF YOUR TEAM
HERE.
KRIS CASTENMAN.
ALSO FROM SDOT.
AND THANKS BEN NOBLE.
IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR HIM.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MANY
PRESSING ISSUES IN THE
TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT
WORLD.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON WHO
CHAIRS OUR COMMITTEE FOR SOME
OPENING COMMENTS ANDLY TURN IT
OVER TO DIRECTOR ZIMBABWE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
AND THANK YOU.
AS WE SEE AT ALL LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT THROUGHOUT OUR
NATION, THE BUDGET FOR OUR
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS
FACING THE REALITY OF BACK TO
BACK BUDGET DEFICITS.
AS TRANSPORTATION REVENUE
SOURCES DROP DRAMATICALLY DUE
TO THE COVID PANDEMIC AND THE
RELATED ECONOMIC RECESSION.
IN LIGHT OF THE BUDGET
DEFICITS, I KNOW DIRECTOR
ZIMBABWE AND HIS EXECUTIVE TEAM
OF EXPERTS AT SDOT HAVE BEEN
WORKING HARD TO PRIORITIZE OUR
INVESTMENTS TO DETERMINE WHERE
TO TRIM EXPENSES, PAUSE
PROJECTS.
GIVE EXTRA ATTENTION TO THINGS
LIKE THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE.
AND, DESPITE TEMPORARY
REDUCTIONS ELSEWHERE, I'M GLAD
TO SEE THE MAYOR AND SDOT
STRIVING TO MAINTAIN FUNDING
LEVELS FOR MAINTENANCE OF OUR
CITY'S AGING BRIDGES.
SIMILAR TO THE 2020 INVESTMENT
LEVELS.
HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO
REMIND EVERYBODY THAT OUR CITY
AUDITOR'S RECENT REPORT ON ALL
BRIDGES THROUGHOUT OUR CITY
CALLS FOR SUBSTANTIALLY MORE
SPENDING ON BRIDGE MAINTENANCE
TO KEEP THEM SAFE AND
FUNCTIONAL.
I APPRECIATE SDOT CONCURRING
WITH THE AUDITOR'S
RECOMMENDATIONS ON THIS NEED.
THEREFORE, IF THERE ARE ANY
OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE OR
CHANGE SZOT'S BUDGET BETWEEN
NOW AND THEN THE COUNCIL ADOPTS
IT, IF THE REVENUE FORECAST
IMPROVES OR IF WE FIND SAVINGS
ELSEWHERE IN THE BUDGET, I
WOULD HOPE TO SEE MORE DOLLARS
GO INTO BRIDGE MAINTENANCE SO
WE TRULY ACKNOWLEDGE THE
ALARMING WAKEUP CALL FROM THE
SUDDEN CLOSURE OF THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE.
AND NOW, THE RECOGNITION OF THE
POOR CONDITION OF SEVERAL OTHER
CITY BRIDGES.
I'LL HAVE QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT
THE PROCESS, BUT I THINK SDOT
IS OFF TO A SOLID START WITH
OUR FISCAL CONSTRAINTS.
I BELIEVE THEY ARE DOING THEIR
BEST TO KEEP PEOPLE AND FREIGHT
MOVING.
TO ENCOURAGE TRANSIT.
TO BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND TO KEEP PEDESTRIANS SAFE
THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
SDOT TODAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR
PEDERSON.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU DIRECTOR
ZIMBABWE.
GREAT TO HAVE YOUR TEAM HERE,
WE WILL TURN IT BACK TO YOU.
>> I'LL GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN
OPENING, KRIS CASTLEMAN, OUR
FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR
WILL TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE
DETAILS OF THE BUDGET AND I'LL
COME BACK AT THE END TO TALK
SOME OF THE CONCLUSIONS.
AS ALWAYS, IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO
INTERRUPT AND ASK AT ANY POINT
AS WE GO THROUGH THIS
PRESENTATION.
AS WE ALL CAN ACUTELY
UNDERSTAND THE MAYOR'S 2021
PROPOSED BUDGET COMES DURING A
SERIES OF CHALLENGES FOR THE
CITY.
A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
AN ECONOMIC RECESSION, A CIVIL
RIGHTS RECKONING.
DEVASTATING WILD FIRES
EXACERBATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE.
A CONTINUED HOUSING CRISIS.
INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES IN
OUR CITY HAVE COMBINED TO MAKE
THIS BUDGET UNLIKE ANY OTHER.
THEY ARE SIGNIFICANT ON THEIR
OWN LET ALONE AT THE SAME TIME.
SDOT FACES SIGNIFICANT BUDGET
CHALLENGES DUE TO THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC AND SPECIFIC DECLINING
REVENUES.
THE MAJORITY OF PROJECTS
NONETHELESS REMAIN ON TRACK.
OUR APPROACH TO MEETING THE
CURRENT BUDGET SHORTFALL
RECOGNIZES THAT THE REVENUE
WILL RECOVER AS THE ECONOMY
DOES AND THERE IS A GREAT DEAL
OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHEN AND
HOW THAT WILL HAPPEN.
TO THE GREATEST EXTENT
POSSIBILITY, WE MAY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SCALE BACK UP
OUR INVESTMENTS ON THESE
CRITICAL NEEDS.
WE WANT TO BE CLEAR EYED.
HOWEVER, ABOUT THE IMMEDIATE
CHALLENGES BEFORE US IN 2021.
AND, BEYOND.
WE IN SEATTLE ARE AN
EXCEPTIONAL CITY.
BUT WE ARE NOT AN EXCEPTION
WHEN IT COMES TO THE STAGGERING
IMPACTS THAT COVID-19 HAS HAD
AND CONTINUES TO HAVE ON OUR
ECONOMY.
JUST LIKE ALL CITIES LARGE AND
SMALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS, SINCE
MARCH, 2020, OUR ECONOMY HAS
BEEN HIT AGAIN AND AGAIN.
AND, THESE ARE NOT LEVELS OF
IMPACT THAT CAN BE TWEAKED AT
THE MARGIN.
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
SOME OF THE TRANSPORTATION
SPECIFIC REVENUE SOURCES.
IT REQUIRES HARD DECISIONS
ACROSS THE BOARD AND WITH REAL
CONSEQUENCES AND IMPACTS.
IN MANY WAYS, THIS IS ACUTELY
SO FOR SDOT IN 2021.
WE ARE FACING SIGNIFICANT
DECLINES AND PROJECTED
REVENUES.
AS WE MOVE INTO 2021, OUR
FUNDING GAP WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
$81 MILLION.
THE ACTIONS WE TOOK IN 2020 AND
PROPOSE TO TAKE IN 2021 SHOULD
PREVENT DEEPER CUTS IN THE
FUTURE.
SDOT IS FUNDED BY A VARIETY OF
LOCAL AND STATE FUNDING
SOURCES.
WE RELY ON FEDERAL AND REGIONAL
GRANTS AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS
TO SUPPORT MANY OF OUR CAPITAL
PROJECTS. SDO @'S LOCAL
REVENUES CONTINUE TO DECLINE
RAPIDLY AND THERE IS CONCERN
ABOUT THE FUTURE OF STATE
FUNDING LEVELS.
WE ARE FACING HISTORIC
SHORTFALLS IN FUNDING SOURCES
ACROSS THE BOARD.
WE MADE HARD DECISIONS THROUGH
2020.
FROZE SPENDING, PAUSED OR
DELAYED PROJECTS AND SPENT ON
ONE TIME REVENUE SOURCES TO
LIMIT THE IMPACTS WHILE
MAINTAINING EXISTING STAFFING
LEVELS. WE STILL FACED HARD
CHOICES ON WHICH WOULD BE
PAUSED.
THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDED
OR REMOVED FROM THE PAUSED LIST
AND THESE CHALLENGES CARRY WITH
US INTO 2021.
THE KEY SOURCES OF REVENUE ARE
SENSITIVE TO THE UP AND DOWN
ECONOMY.
IN ALL INSTANCES, IT WILL BE
INCUMBENT ON US TO HOW WE
ALLOCATE THE FEWER RESOURCES TO
MEET THE DEMANDS OF THESE
CHALLENGING TIMES.
AS WE CENTER THE NEEDS OF
COMMUNITIES AND ADDRESS OUR OWN
ONGOING ASSET MAINTENANCE NEEDS
ACROSS OUR PORTFOLIO, IT IS
EVER MORE IMPORTANT.
ONE WAY WE WILL BE SEEKING
INPUT FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS
THE CITY IS THROUGH THE MOVE
SEATTLE LEVEE ASSESSMENT
PROCESS.
A REVIEW OF OUR COMMITMENTS AS
WE PASS THE MIDPOINT OF THAT.
WE WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO
PRIORITIZE RESOURCES FOR
EMERGING NEEDS LIKE OUR COVID-
19 RESPONSE.
EFFORTS TO SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES AND THE WEST SEATTLE
HIGH-RISE BRIDGE.
FEEDBACK FROM STAKE HOLDERS IN
THE PUBLIC WILL PLAY AN
IMPORTANT ROLE IN SHAPING OUR
PATH FORWARD.
ALL OF OUR DECISIONS WERE
FILTERED THROUGH A CORE VALUES
FRAME WORK THAT HAS AND WILL
CONTINUE TO GUIDE SDOT THROUGH
CHEESE CHOPPY WATERS INCLUDING
ENGAGING IN AN EQUITY RECOVERY
PROCESS TO MINIMIZE DIRECT
IMPACTS TO VULNERABLE AND
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
AS THE CITY AND AS THE
DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE
UNDERINVESTED IN MANY OF OUR
COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY, THE
BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT.
THE HISTORIC IMPACTS OF THE
COVID-19.
IT MEANS WE MUST TAKE AN EQUITY
LENS TO ALL OF OUR BUDGET
DECISIONS.
WE MUST ENSURE OUR
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MEETS THE
NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY OF COLOR
AND ALL INCOMES AND ABILITIES.
OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD A RACIALLY
EQUITABLE AND SOCIALLY JUST
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
WHILE BUDGET REDUCTIONS IMPACT
ALL SEATTLEITES IT IS MY WORK
TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN
COMMUNITIES INCLUDING AUTHENTIC
ENGAGEMENT ON LONG STANDING
NEEDS.
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE A
COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AROUND
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY AND HOW
TRANSPORTATION IS AN IMPORTANT
COMPONENT TO COMMUNITY HEALTH
AND SAFETY.
WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN
THIS DIALOGUE.
BE TRANSPARENT ON HOW AND WHY
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DIGGAL
INVESTMENTS ARE CHANGING WITH
AN EQUITY LENS AND REMAIN
NIMBLE IN HOW WE MEET COMMUNITY
NEEDS AS PART OF THE CITY WIDE
CONVERSATION AND CONVERSATION.
SECOND VALUE IS PRESERVING SDOT
CAPACITY FOR RAPID RECOVERY
EFFORTS.
THIS MAINTAINS OUR ABILITY TO
RESPOND TO OUR EMERGING NEEDS.
DRIVE ECONOMIC RECOVERY
EFFORTS.
AND MOVE RAPIDLY WITH OUR OWN
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE MITIGATION
EFFORTS AND OTHER ISSUES AS
THEY EMERGE.
OUR THIRD IS TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC
SAFETY.
MAINTAINING SAFETY FOR THE
TRAVELING PUBLIC IS A TOP
PRIORITY FOR US AT SDOT.
ASSET MAINTENANCE.
VISION ZERO PROGRAMS, SDOT IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF
EVERYONE IN OUR SYSTEM.
AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE
INVESTING IN ALL OF OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE.
WITHIN THIS BROADER CONTEXT
COMES THE CRITICAL
CONSIDERATION OF BRIDGE
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AS
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON SAID
BEFORE.
THIS WAS UNDERSCORED IN THE
HELPFUL REPORT BY THE OFFICE OF
THE CITY AUDITOR ON VEHICLE
BRIDGE INS THE CITY.
THERE'S A CRITICAL NEED FOR NEW
BRIDGE MAINTENANCE FUNDING
CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS SDOT
ASSESSMENTS.
UNTIL WE WORK TO FIND
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS, THIS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE A KEY
CHALLENGE THAT CANNOT BE
RESOLVED WITHOUT NEW RESOURCES
AND TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION
PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONS.
THE NEXT VALUE IS TO CONSIDER
OUR FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE
CHANGE BY PRIORITIZING OUR
úMULTIMODAL INVESTMENTS.
WE CANNOT FAIL TO MAKE PROGRESS
IN OUR FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE
CHANGE.
TRANSPORTATION IS THE NUMBER
ONE CONTRIBUTOR TO GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS IN SEATTLE AND WE
WILL CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE
LOWERING CARBON EMISSIONS FROM
THIS SECTOR.
THE NEXT VALUE IS MAXIMIZING
FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES.
WE NEED TO RETAIN OUR READINESS
TO RETAIN GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS
THAT LEVERAGE OUR INVESTMENTS
AS A CITY.
THE LAST OF THOSE IS
MAINTAINING FLEXIBILITY AND
FUNDING IN OUR PROGRAMS.
WE HAVE CHOSEN TO POSTPONE
DISCREET CAPITAL PROJECTS
MAINTAINING FUNDING IN PROGRAMS
THAT DELIVER ON OUR COMMITMENTS
AND PRIORITIES AND MAINTAIN
BASIC SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
WE WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, THE
CITY AND SDOT WILL BE VERY BUSY
IN 2021 DELIVERING ON MANY
PROJECTS CREATURING CRITICAL
MILESTONES ALONG THE WAY.
DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, WE HAVE
CONTINUED TO DELIVER IN EVERY
WAY POSSIBLE WHILE FACING
COMPETING PRIORITIES.
LIMITED STAFF RESOURCES.
THE SUCCESSES CAN BE SEEN
ACROSS TOWN.
WE HAVE THE LANDER STREET
OVERPASS WHICH WILL OPEN NEXT
WEEK.
THE FAIR VIEW BRIDGE
REPLACEMENT.
NEW SIDEWALKS.
PAVEMENT ON NORTH 40th AND
50th AS PART OF GREEN LAKE AND
WALLINGFORD.
NORTHEAST PACIFIC STREET NEXT
TO UW MEDICAL HOSPITAL.
>>> WE HAVE COMPLETED SEISMIC
RETRO FIT WORK AND HAVE SIMILAR
EFFORTS ON THE HOUSE STREET
BRIDGE WRAPPING UP THIS WINTER.
WE HAVE CLEARED FEDERAL
READINESS REQUIREMENTS ON THE
MADISON BRT CORRIDOR.
WE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION ON
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE FOURTH
AVENUE PROTECTED BIKE LANE.
THIS IS JUST A FEW OF THE
SUCCESSES WE HAVE HAD AS A
DEPARTMENT.
THE REALITY IS WE NEED TO
CONTINUE OUR INVESTMENT IN THE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
DESPITE THE THINGS OUTSIDE OF
OUR CONTROL.
IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS,
THERE ARE IMPORTANT AREAS WHERE
WE CAN HAVE SOME CONTROL AND BE
VERY INTENTIONAL IN OUR
ACTIONS.
THE LEVEE ASSESSMENT PROCESS IS
ONE OF THOSE.
HOW WE CAN CENTER EQUITY IN
CURRENT LEVY.
AND, PROGRESSIVE TOOLS WE NEED
TO DELIVER ON ALL COMMITMENTS
WE HAVE AS A DEPARTMENT AND AS
A CITY.
AS THE FASTEST GROWING CITY OF
THE LAST DECADE, WE HAVE HA LOT
OF CATCHING UP TO DO.
THIS IS HIGHLIGHTED AGAIN ON
THE CITY AUDITOR.
AT THE SAME TIME, AS, THE
PANDEMIC HAS IMPACTED ALL OF
OUR REVENUE STREAM.
THE FACT THAT THE INITIATIVE
976 WHICH FURTHER LIMITS THOSE
REVENUE STREAMS MAKES CLEAR WE
NEED TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS IN
WASHINGTON DC AND OLYMPIA ABOUT
SUSTAINABLE SCALE ABLE SOURCES
OF REVENUE TO FUND OUR
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
BEFORE I MOVE ON AND TURN IT
OVER TO CHRIS AND I AM GETTING
TO THE END OF THIS
INTRODUCTION, I WOULD LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED
TRANSFER OF PARKING ENFORCEMENT
FUNCTIONS TO SDOT.
THIS ARE PRESENTS OVER 120 HARD
WORKING WOMEN AND MEN.
WE HAVE HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP
WITH OUR CURB SIDE TEAM AND THE
PARK ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
THERE ARE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES
BRINGING THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT
AND IMPLEMENTATION CLOSER
TOGETHER.
SEEING HOW THE ROLE OF PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CAN BE
BROADENED. I
SUPPORT, I AND THE REST OF SDOT
ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITIES THIS POTENTIAL
TRANSFOR PRESENTS.
SO WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF BIG
CHALLENGES.
ONES WE CAN TACKLE TOGETHER AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT
WITH YOU ALL AND THE COMMUNITY
TO MAP OUT AN EQUITABLE
INCLUSIVE IMPACTFUL PATH
FORWARD.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO CHRIS CASTLEMAN TO TALK
THROUGH SOME OF THE DETAILED
ELEMENTS OF OUR BUDGET AND I
WILL COME BACK AT THE END TO
TALK ABOUT A FEW OTHER ITEMS.
AND AGAIN, IF THERE'S ANY
QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT OR ANY
POINT IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE
FEEL FREE.
>> THANK YOU SAM.
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
MAY I ASK THAT THE PRESENTATION
PLEASE COME UP.
>> WHILE THAT IS COMING UP.
DIRECTOR ZIMBABWE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPENING
COMMENTS AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON.
DIRECTOR ZIMBABWE, YOUR
COMMENTS ARE BY FAR THE MOST
INCLUSIVE OF THE RECKONING THAT
WE CURRENTLY HAVE RIGHT NOW.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU
UNDERSCORE THE COVID, THE
ECONOMIC CRISIS AND OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE CRISIS ARE ALL
INTERWOVEN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND
CONNECTING THE DOTS ON THOSE
PIECESMENT VERY WELL SAID.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T SEE YOUR
PRESENTATION YET.
>> I DON'T EITHER.
>> I CAN TRY TO BRING IT UP AS
WELL.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE
COULD SHARE HIS SCREEN, THAT
WOULD BE BETTER THAN ME DOING
IT.
WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> HOW DOES THAT LOOK?
>> PERFECT.
>> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU, SAM.
>> SURE.
MULTITALENTED.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, AGAIN, GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH WHAT
IS HAPPENING WITH SDOT'S BUDGET
IN 2020 AND 2021.
I'LL BE LOOKING A LITTLE BIT IN
THIS DIRECTION BECAUSE THIS IS
WHERE MY NOTES ARE.
SO I APOLOGIZE.
I'M NOT LOOKING DIRECTLY IN THE
CAMERA BUT I THINK YOU ARE
PROBABLY ALL LOOKING AT THE
SLIDE TECH.
SO, I'LL BE WALKING YOU THROUGH
THE HIGH LEVEL VIEW OF OUR
PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDING KEY
CHANGES TO OUR BUDGET AN CIP.
AND OTHER NOTEWORTHY ITEMS.
AND I WILL BE SPEAKING DIRECTLY
FROM THE SLIDES YOU HAVE IN
FRONT OF YOU.
FOR THE GENERAL FUND, THIS
SLIDE DEMONSTRATES THE
SIGNIFICANT GENERAL FUND
REDUCTION SDOT TOOK THIS YEAR
IN THE 2020 REBALANCING EFFORT.
LARGELY TO HELP THE CITY
BALANCE DECLINING REVENUES DUE
TO COVID-19 IMPACTS.
YOU'LL SEE THAT OUR 2020
REVISED GENERAL FUND
APPROPRIATION IS 25% LOWER THAN
THE 2020 ADOPTED.
HOWEVER, IN THE 2021 PROPOSED
BUDGET, SDOT'S GENERAL FUND
APPROPRIATION HAS A $15.8
MILLION INCREASE WHICH ISN'T
CALLED OUT SPECIFICALLY ON THIS
SLIDE.
BUT, YOU'LL SEE IT IN THE NEXT
SLIDE.
AND, THIS IS DUE TO THE
TRANSFER OF THE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT FUNCTION FROM SPD
TO SDOT.
THIS INCREASE IS PARTIALLY
OFFSET BY YET ADDITIONAL
GENERAL FUND REDUCTIONS THAT
ARE NEEDED ONCE AGAIN IN
SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S OVERALL
BALANCING EFFORTS FOR 2021.
IN OTHER APPROPRIATIONS, THE
2020 REVISED OTHER
APPROPRIATION NUMBER IS NOT AN
APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON
WITH THE ADOPTED OR PROPOSED
VIEWS.
THIS IS BECAUSE SDOT'S REVISED
BUDGET INCLUDES CAPITAL CARRY
FORWARD.
SPECIFICALLY, THE NET $319
MILLION INCREASE IN 2020
REVISED OTHER INCLUDE AS 227,
EXCUSE ME, $277 MILLION CARRY
FORWARD OF 2019 CAPITAL
FUNDING.
$13MILLION IN FEW FUNDING FOR
CAPITAL PROJECTS AND A
REDUCTION IN BUDGETS RELATED TO
COVID-19 AND OTHER SMALL
ADJUSTMENTS.
I WANT TO POINT OUT THIS
OVERALL CHANGE IS IN FACT
INCLUSIVE OF $73 MILLION
ALLOCATED TO THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE PROGRAM IMMEDIATE
RESPONSE.
OVERALL, FOR THE DEPARTMENT,
YOU'LL NOTE THAT WE DO HAVE AN
FT INCREASE.
THIS IS DUE TO THE TRANSFER OF
THE FTE COMING OVER FROM SPD.
123 IN TOTAL INCLUDING INDIRECT
SUPPORT POSITIONS.
A TRANSFER OF THE POSITION FROM
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS AND THE AGGREGATION
OF THREE VACANT POSITIONS.
NEXT SLIDE.
>> ON THE OVERALL BUDGET.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON, ARE
THERE ANY EXCELLENTS?
>> I APPRECIATE THEM
HIGHLIGHTING THE COMPLEXITY OF
TRYING TO COMPARE APPLES TO
APPLES.
IT IS HARD WITH THE CARRY
FORWARD.
AND, THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT
EXPLAINING, WALKING FOLKS
THROUGH THAT.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> SO, THE NEXT THREE SLIDES
WILL TOUCH UPON SOME OF THE
MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO
SDOT'S BUDGET IN 2021.
I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION
TO ONE THING RIGHT FROM THE
START.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WHERE
ASTERISKS ARE SHOWN, WE ARE
HIGHLIGHTING FOR YOUR AWARENESS
THAT THERE COULD BE IMPACTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PARTICULAR
BUDGET CHANGE THAT ARE NOT
REFLECTED THROUGH ACTUAL FTE
CHANGES BUT WE EXPECT TO MANAGE
THE STAFFERRING IMPACTS WITHIN
OUR EXISTING POSITION
AUTHORITY.
ALL RIGHT, SO PARKING
ENFORCEMENT.
SAM ALREADY MENTIONED IT.
AS DID COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON.
SO, ITEM NUMBER ONE IN THE
GENERAL FUND.
THIS CHANGE REFLECTS THE
PROGRAM FROM SPD TO SDOT.
INCLUDED ARE ALL DIRECT AND
INDIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE PROGRAM.
IN ADDITION, MANY PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROVIDE
TRAFFIC SUPPORT FOR EVENTS.
WITHIN THIS NUMBER IS $800,000
OF OVERTIME FOR SPECIAL EVENTS
THAT IS ALSO TRANSFERRED TO
SDOT.
AS I MENTIONED, THE CHANGE
INCLUDES THE TRANSFER OF 123
FTE FROM SPD TO SDOT.
ALL RIGHT.
ITEM NUMBER TWO.
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE PROGRAM.
EARLIER THIS SUMMER, THE
COUNCIL PASSED LEGISLATION
CREATING THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
THE PROPOSED APPROPRIATION OF
30.5 MILLION YOU SEE ON THIS
SLIDE TO THE CIP PROGRAM IN
2021 FUNDS EMERGENCY REPAIRS
AND BRIDGE STABILIZATION WORK
FOR THE WEST SEATTLE HIGH
BRIDGE THAT MAY INCLUDE SHORING
OR CONTROLLED REMOVAL.
ANALYSIS AND DESIGN.
IT ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING FOR
REPAIRS AND ENHANCEMENTS TO THE
SPOKANE SWING BRIDGE OR LOW
BRIDGE.
THIS CIP PROGRAM FUNDS
RECONNECT SEATTLE.
A BROAD MULTIMODAL STRATEGY TO
ACCOMMODATE CROSS DUAMISH
TRAVEL.
SO, THIS IS THE PERSON WITH THE
ASTERISK.
WHY THIS PERSON DOES NOT RESULT
IN THE CREATION OF NEW FTE,
THERE ARE POSITIVE CHANGES FOR
STAFF POSITIONS AS THEY SHIFT
FROM WORK THAT MAY NO LONGER BE
FUNDED ELSEWHERE IN THE
DEPARTMENT TO WORK THAT
SUPPORTS THIS PROGRAM.
>> ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ONTO ITEM NUMBER THREE.
THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
BENEFIT DISTRICT.
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS STPD.
IN NOVEMBER 2014, VOTERS
APPROVED THE STPD PROPOSITION
ONE WHICH PROVIDES A $60
VEHICLE LICENSE FEE.
AND A .1% SALES TAX TO PURCHASE
ENHANCED TRANSIT SERVICE FROM
KING COUNTY METRO, SUPPORT LOW
INCOME TRANSIT ACCESS PROGRAMS.
STPD FUNDS THE ORCA OPPORTUNITY
PROGRAM AND LIMITED TRANSIT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.
THIS MEASURE EXPIRES ON
DECEMBER 31st AS YOU ALL KNOW.
SO, THIS CHANGE REMOVES THE
ASSOCIATED BUDGET FROM SDOT'S
BASELINE OPERATING BUDGET.
AS A RESULT OF YOUR ACTION
EARLIER THIS SUMMER, A NEW
INITIATIVE WILL BE CONSIDERED
BY VOTERS THIS NOVEMBER.
TO GO INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1
SHOULD IT PASS.
THAT PROPOSAL WILL INCLUDE
FUNDING FOR KING COUNTY METRO
SERVICE, TRANSIT RELATED
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
TRANSIT ACCESS PROGRAMS AN
OTHER EMERGING NEEDS.
IF APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, IT
WILL NEED TO BE ESTABLISHED.
SO FUTURE SUPPLEMENTAL ACTION
WILL BE NECESSARY.
THIS ALSO HAS AN ASTERISK.
SDOT HAS ALLOCATED STAFFING
RESOURCES TO THE EXISTING
MEASURE IN SUPPORT OF THE
PROGRAM.
AND THE SERVICES THAT IT
PROVIDES.
IN THE EVENT THAT THE NEW
MEASURE PASSES, STAFFING
RESOURCES WILL BE DEDICATED TO
SUPPORT THE NEW PROGRAM.
>> CHRIS, REALLY QUICKLY ON
THAT LAST SLIDE, SPECIFICALLY
AS IT RELATE TO THE BENEFITS
DISTRICT.
YOU MENTIONED WE WILL NEED TO
HAVE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET ACTION
DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF
PROPOSITION ONE.
DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF WHETHER
THAT WILL OCCUR IN DECEMBER FOR
EXAMPLE OR ARE WE LOOKING AT
FIRST QUARTER OF 2021?
>> WELL, I BELIEVE, SO,
DIRECTOR NOBLE CAN CORRECT ME
IF I MISSTATE THIS.
BUT WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE
RESULTS OF THE ELECTION TO BE
CERTIFID.
BECAUSE THE CHANGE WOULD BE FOR
THE 2021, IT WOULD BE A CHANGE
TO THE 2021 ADOPTED BUDGET.
THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE
ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A
SUPPLEMENTAL IN 2021.
I DON'T BELIEVE THE COUNCIL CAN
AMEND THE 2021 ADOPTED BUDGET
IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR.
DID I GET THAT RIGHT?
>> I THINK THERE WON'T BE ANY
HARM IN WAITING UNTIL THE FIRST
PART OF NEXT YEAR.
ALTERNATIVELY, WE MAY HAVE
DEPENDING ON THE CLARITY OR NOT
OF THE INITIAL RESULTS, WHERE
THINGS ARE HEADED.
WE CAN SORT OUT THE DETAILS.
I DON'T THINK THEY WILL BE AN
ISSUE.
>> SO, IN OTHER WORDS, FOR
PURPOSES OF OUR BUDGET EXERCISE
THIS FALL, WE DON'T NEED TO
CHANGE COURSE OR ACCOMMODATE
OUR BUDGETING PROCESS BASED ON
WHATEVER RESULTS COME OUT OF
THIS FALLS ELECTION CYCLE.
THAT'S SORT OF WHAT I'M TRYING
TO SUSS OUT HERE.
WE WILL LIKELY KNOW THE RESULTS
OF THE ELECTION AND LIKE WE
HAVE CERTIFICATION BEFORE THE
FINAL VOTE ON THE 2021 BUDGET.
>> I THINK THAT IS ACCURATE.
I MEAN, WE TRY TO RUSH TO AMEND
THAT.
BUT I DON'T THINK THEY WILL BE
NECESSARY.
WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
TAKE IT UP AFTERWARDS.
WE CAN WORK THAT OUT.
>> GREAT, JUST WANTED TO GET A
SENSE OF THAT IN TERMS OF
PROCESS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
IT'S A GOOD ONE.
ALL RIGHT, SO MOVING ONTO ITEM
NUMBER FOUR.
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY
TAX REVENUES.
SORRY.
SOMETHING POPPED UP ON MY
SCREEN.
TNC TAX REVENUES ARE ESTIMATED
TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN
WHAT IS PLANNED AND SDOT HAS
HAD TO PAUSE MANY PROJECTS
ORIGINALLY SLATED TO BE FUNDED
BY THOSE REVENUES.
THIS HAS RESULTED IN STAFFING,
IN CHANGING TO STAFFING PLANS
THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT.
AS BEFORE, WE WERE ABLE TO
MITIGATE THAT.
THESE REVENUES EXIST IN THE
GENERAL FUND.
THIS REFLECTS THE NET DECREASE
FOR THE APPROPRIATIONS OF THOSE
PROJECTS RESULT OF THE
PROJECTED DECLINE REVENUES.
HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO
NOTE THAT $1.2 MILLION OF TNC
FUNDING IS PROPOSED TO BE
PROGRAMMED FOR FOUR CAPITAL
PROJECTS IN 2021.
THOSE ARE WEST MARGINAL WAY
IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE CIP PROJECT.
FREIGHT SPOT IMPROVEMENTS.
BIKE MASTER PLAN BIKE LANE
PROJECTS AND PEDESTRIAN
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
IN ADDITION, AS SAM MENTIONED
IN HIS OPENING REMARKS,
$300,000 OF REVENUES ARE
PROPOSED TO PROVIDE CONTINUING
SUPPORT TO SDOT'S
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORK.
AS NOTED IN THE BUDGET BOOK
NARRATIVE, THESE FUNDS WILL BE
AVAILABLE ONLY AFTER OTHER CITY
OBLIGATIONS ARE MET.
THOSE INCLUDE FUNDING FIXED
COST FOR TAX IMPLEMENTATION AND
ADMINISTRATION IN THE
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
PAYING BACK OF INTERFUND LOANS
FOR 2020 EXPENDITURES.
AND, FUNDING THE DISPUTE
RESOLUTION CENTER.
ALL RIGHT.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
>> SO SORRY.
I'LL COME BACK TO IT.
I HAVE A QUESTION ON NUMBER
FOUR, BUT, LET'S GET THROUGH
THIS SLIDE AND WE WILL TAKE
QUESTIONS ON THIS.
>> NUMBER FIVE.
STREETCAR.
COVID-19 IMPACTS TO THE CITY'S
REVENUE AND ALSO TO TRANSIT USE
HAVE LED TO THE NEED TO REDUCE
THE FREQUENCY OF SERVICE, THE
NUMBER OF TRAIN CARS, AND THE
HOURS OF STREETCAR OPERATION
FOR THE TWO EXISTING STREETCAR
LINES IN SOUTH LAKE UNION AND
FIRST HILL.
THE REDUCTION SERVICE LEVELS
ARE 10% LOWER THAN THE JANUARY
2020 SERVICE LEVELS.
THIS CHANGE RESULTS IN THE
ELIMINATION OF FOUR OPERATOR
POSITIONS AT KING COUNTY METRO.
ALL OF WHICH ARE CURRENTLY
VACANT.
AND SUPPORTING PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION, THE CENTER CITY
CONNECTOR OR THE C3 STREETCAR
PROJECT IS PAUSED WITH THE
CURRENT PROJECT BUDGET MOVED TO
OUTSIDE THE CURRENT BUDGET
FRAMEWORK.
ITEM NUMBER 6. RAPID RIDE CND
LINES.
AS PART OF SOUND TRANSIT'S SPD
PROGRAM, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
RAPID RIDE LINES ARE PART OF
THE EARLY COMMITMENTS.
SDOT AND METRO HAVE WORKED WITH
SOUND TRANSIT FOR A FUNDING
AGREEMENT TO ADVANCE THIS WORK
THAT WILL BEGIN IN 2021.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KRIS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
MY QUESTION IS ON ITEM NUMBER
FOUR.
ON SUBSECTION 2, AND SUBSECTION
3, AN SUBSECTION 4. FREIGHT
SPOT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
PROTECTED BIKE LANES.
VISION ZERO PROJECTS.
HAVE THESE SPECIFIC PROJECTS
BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME?
IF SO, FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW UP
WITH ME OFFLINE.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW
HOW WE ARE IMPROVING THE
FREIGHT MOBILITY THROUGHOUT OUR
C CITY.
AND CREATING PROTECTED BIKE
LANES.
I WILL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE MY THANKS FOR THE FOURTH
AVENUE PROTECTED BIKE LANE.
THANK YOU.
>> YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE ALL
EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT WERE
SUPPORTED BY SOME OF THE
REVENUES WHERE WE HAVE SEEN
REDUCTIONS.
SO, THIS WOULD BE ADDING FUNDS
BACK IN TO REPLACE THE
DISPLACED REVENUES.
USING THE SAME PROGRAM
PRIORITIZATION EFFORTS.
WE ARE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH
MORE SPECIFICS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS.
LY JUMP IN, SO, MY QUESTION
RELATES TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR
HERE ON SIDE THREE.
TO SUPPORT THE EQUITY PROGRAM.
THE PROPOSAL NOTES THESE FUNDS
CAN'T BE SPENT UNTIL TNC TAX
PROCEEDS ARE SPENT TO A, FUND
TNC TAX LIMITATION
ADMINISTRATION AND OLS.
AND, PAY BACK INTERFUND LOANS
FOR 2020 EXPENDITURES.
FINALLY, TO FUND THE DISPUTE
RESOLUTION CENTER.
BUT WHAT, IF ANY IMPACTS COULD
THERE BE TO THE TRANSPORTATION
EQUITY PROGRAM?
WHAT WOULD THE IMPACT BE ON
THIS TYPE OF SWAB?
>> WE ADD ANTICIPATED REVENUES
COMING IN, IN 2020 THAT DIDN'T
MATERIALIZE.
AS WE MOVE INTO 2021, IF THE
REVENUE PROJECTIONS CONTINUE TO
FLUCTUATE, WE DON'T ANTICIPATE
THE AMOUNT WE ARE CURRENTLY
ANTICIPATING.
WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK FOR OTHER
WAYS TO CONTINUE THAT WORK.
INCLUDING, I MEAN, THERE'S
OTHER WAYS FOR US TO DO THAT
THROUGH OUR EXISTING DEPARTMENT
OVERHEAD OR OTHER WAYS TO
POTENTIALLY ACCOMPLISH THAT.
THAT REMAINS A CORE PRIORITY
AND VALUE OF OURS SUPPORTING
THAT EQUITY GROUP.
WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH
THE AGENDA.
I THINK THE WORK OF THAT GROUP
CONTINUES TO BE AN IMPORTANT
PRIORITY.
>> THANK YOU.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU
WANTED TO ADD TO THAT?
>> IT'S NOT REALLY A SWAP.
IT IS JUST BEING VERY CLEAR, WE
WILL DO ALL THE OTHER THINGS
FIRST.
I WOULD GO TO SDOT.
BUT, YOU RAISE A GOOD POINT.
DIRECTOR ZIMBABWE DESCRIBED IT.
IF THE REVENUES DON'T EMERGE,
AND WE WANTED TO PURSUE THE
WORK, WE WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER
HOW TO REPRIORITIZE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BOTH DIRECTORS.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ITEM NUMBER 7, THE MOVE
SEATTLE LEVY PORTFOLIO.
WE ARE PLEASED THAT MOVE
SEATTLE LEVY PROPERTY TAX
PROCEEDS REMAIN RELATIVELY
STABLE THIS YEAR AND ARE
PROJECTED TO REMAIN SO IN 2021.
BUT, LOCAL FUNDS WITHIN THE
2021 MOVE SEATTLE LEVY
PORTFOLIO HAVE BEEN REDUCED,
REFLECTING REDUCED REVENUE
PROJECTIONS FOR SDOT ACROSS THE
BOARD.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE YEAR TO
YEAR CHANGE.
AND, SO, IT ESSENTIALLY SHOWS
THE CHANGES IN LOCAL FUNDS.
THE NEXT TWO SLIDES SHOW THE
MOVE SEATTLE BUDGET FOR THE
REMAINING FOUR YEARS OF THE
LEVY.
FOR 2021, THROUGH 2024, LOCAL
FUNDS ARE REDUCED FROM THE
PORTFOLIO BY A TOTAL OF $71.6
MILLION.
PROJECTED AT THIS POINT.
WE'LL GET TO THAT IN MORE
DETAIL IN A FEW MINUTES.
ALTHOUGH, THE CHANGE IS A
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION, WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO MITIGATE IMPACTS
TO STAFF BY IMPLEMENTING HIRING
FREEZE, REALLOCATING STAFF TO
OTHER PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS AND
BY BRINGING ADDITIONAL WORK IN
HOUSE RATHER THAN USING OUTSIDE
VENDORS.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
BRIDGE MAINTENANCE.
THIS REFERS TO ONGOING BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES IN
SDOT'S BUDGET.
WE WANTED TO CALL OUT OUR
INVESTMENT IN THIS IMPORTANT
WORK IS UNCHANGED.
EXCEPT FOR A SMALL INFLATIONARY
INCREASE.
AND FINALLY, ITEM NUMBER 9.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE
MADISON STREET BUS RAPID
TRANSIT PROJECT OR BRT ALSO
KNOWN AS THE RAPID RIDE G LINE
IN 2021.
THIS COUNCIL APPROVED AN
UPDATED CIP AND FUNDING PLAN
FROM MADISON BRT.
THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD OF
DIRECTORS APPROVED THE CITY'S
FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH SOUND
TRANSIT FOR THE PROJECT.
FINALLY, SDOT HAS COMPLETED THE
REMAINING ELEMENTS NEEDED TO
RECEIVE A SMALL STARTS GRANT.
THE PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO
BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN 2021.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS
SLIDE?
>> NOT SEEING ANY HANDS.
I DO WANT TO ASK ON ITEM NUMBER
7 WITH THE MOVE SEATTLE LEVY.
WHEN WE SEE A 69% REDUCTION, IT
IS VERY CONCERNING.
I UNDERSTAND THAT IT REFLECTS
THE REALITY OF THE REVENUE
PROJECTIONS FOR THAT SPECIFIC
LEVY.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE THESE
PROJECTIONS WERE DONE, THREE,
FOUR WEEKS AGO, AND GIVEN THE
NEWS AT THE STATE LEVEL THAT WE
CAN ANTICIPATE LESS DIRE
PROJECTIONS SINCE THE STATE
REVENUE FORECAST IS SLIGHTLY
BETTER THAN ANTICIPATED?
I KNOW DIRECTOR NEVILLE SPOKE
TO OUR OVERALL PROJECTIONS FOR
THE CITY SINCE WE ARE LARGELY
DEPENDENT ON REGRESSIVE
STRAINS.
BUT, SPECIFIC THE MOVE SEATTLE
LEVY, ANY HOPE THERE?
>> WELL, THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE.
I WILL LET SAM RESPOND TO YOUR
QUESTION, BUT I WILL POINT OUT,
YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
THIS BUDGET PROPOSAL WAS
DEVELOPED OVER THE COURSE OF
THE SUMMER.
AND WAS FINALIZED REALLY IN
AUGUST AND IN SEPTEMBER.
AND SO ALL THE NUMBERS THAT YOU
SEE ARE ABOUT OUR PROJECTED
REVENUES ARE FROM A PARTICULAR
POINT IN TIME.
>> I WILL TAKE A FEW SWIPES AT
THAT AND LET DIRECTOR NOBLE
RESPOND.
JUST ONE THING TO CLARIFY HERE.
THE NONLEVY LOCAL DOLLARS THAT
GO INTO THE PROGRAM.
AND H LEVY DOLLARS THEMSELVES,
LEVERAGE, LOCAL DOLLARS AS WELL
AS OTHER GRANT FUNDING SOURCES
TO COMPRISE THE WHOLE OF THE
LEVY PROGRAM.
SO, THIS 59% REPRESENTS THE
REDUCTION IN THE LEVY DOLLARS A
PART OF THE ANTICIPATED PROGRAM
IN 2021.
FROM THE 2020 ADOPTED.
IT IS A SIGNIFICNT IMPACT.
AND IT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE GOOD
TO TRANSITION HERE, I CAN COME
BACK, THIS SHOWS THE 21-24
THROUGH THE REMAINING LIFE OF
THE LEVY.
THE OVERALL IMPACT WE
ANTICIPATE.
WHICH MAYBE IS A LITTLE LESS
DIRE THAN IS SHOWN FROM THAT
59% REDUCTION THERE.
WE DO ANTICIPATE A LITTLE BIT
MORE $60.7 MILLION OF THE
OVERALL LEVY PROGRAM TO BE
REDUCED OVER THE COURSE OF A
FOUR YEAR PERIOD.
AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS TO,
SHOW THE REDUCTIONS IN THE
CONTEXT OF THE THREE LEVY
CATEGORIES.
SAFE ROUTES.
MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, CONGESTION
RELIEF.
THE FOLLOWING SLIDE, THIS ONE
HERE SHOWS THOSE AS A PORTION
OF THE DOLLARS THAT MAKE UP
PART OF THE LEVY.
SO, WE HAVE THE LEVY DOLLARS AT
THE BOTTOM.
THOSE REMAIN CONSISTENT.
THOSE ARE THE BASELINE FUNDS.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN A SUBSTANTIAL
CHANGE IN THE PROJECTIONS
THERE.
THE LIGHT BLUE IS THE LOCAL
FUNDS.
THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE
SEEN THE MOST IMPACT, A
COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT
FUNDING, THE NEXT IS THE
LEVERAGE.
AND YOU SEE A LARGE PORTION OF
THE PURPLE GROWING.
AND, THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF OUR
GRANT FUNDING SOURCES TO BE
DETERMINED.
NOT TO BE CONSIDERED.
WE KEEP THOSE AS TO BE
DETERMINED.
FROM BASELINE TO PROPOSED.
SO, OVERALL, THE IMPACT ON THE
LEVY PROGRAM AS A WHOLE COMES
FROM THE DECLINE IN THOSE LOCAL
SOURCES.
AND, I THINK AS IF, RECOVERY
TAKES A DIFFERENT PATH THAN WE
HAVE PROJECTED AT THIS POINT,
WE CAN TAKE STEPS TO REALLOCATE
THOSE TO THE LEVY PROGRAMS
WHERE WE ARE TAKING REDUCTIONS
NOW.
>> DIRECTOR ZIMBABWE, THANK YOU
FOR THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON.
I'M NOT SURE YOU HAD OTHER
THINGS TO ADD.
I JUMPED TO THE CONCLUSION IT
WAS RELATED TO A REDUCTION IN
LEVY FUNDS BUT YOU POINTED OUT
THIS IS NONLEVY FUNDS AND YOUR
SLIDE SAYS THAT.
SO IF IT IS COMING FROM OTHER
LOCAL FUNDS DOES THAT MEAN IT
IS MORE OF A POLICY CHOICE?
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, YOU
KNOW, THE LEVY PROGRAM AS A
WHOLE GOES TO TAKE THE LEVY
DOLLARS AND PUTS IN THE LOCAL
FUNDS TO DELIVER ON THE OVERALL
PROGRAM.
SO, AS THE LOCAL FUNDS, FUNDING
THE REVENUES, THE PROJECTIONS
GO DOWN, WE HAVE TAKEN, YOU
KNOW, WE ARE TAKING THE
REDUCTIONS IN THE OVERALL
PROGRAM.
THERE IS A POLICY DECISION AND
SOMETHING THAT IS IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET IS TO BRING
FORWARD SOME OF THE DOLLARS
THAT WE ANTICIPATE LATER IN THE
LEVY TO MINIMIZE THE SHORT TERM
IMPACT OF SOME OF THESE LOCAL
DOLLAR REDUCTIONS.
AND SO, BECAUSE THE LEVY IS A
STABLE FUNDING SOURCE AND WE
HAVE SOME RESOURCES WE
ANTICIPATE COMING THROUGH FOR
PROJECTS THAT HAVE NOT YET
BEGUN ANTICIPATED FOR LATER.
PULLING THOSE RESOURCES FORWARD
INTO 2021, THAT WILL HELP US
KEEP THE LEVY PROGRAM MOVING AT
THE SAME SPEED IT WAS MOVING AT
ROUGHLY WHILE WE SEE WHAT
HAPPENS INTO THE FUTURE WITH
OUR REVENUES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WILL MOVE ON, AND AGAIN,
HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON
ANY PART OF THE BUDGET.
BUT ONE THING WE WANTED TO
TOUCH ON IS HOW THE DEPARTMENT,
I ADDRESSED IN SOME OF THE
OPENING REMARKS BUT HOW OUR
DEPARTMENT BUDGET ADDRESSES
RACIAL EQUITY.
AS I SAID BEFORE, AS A CITY AND
AS A DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE
UNDERINVESTED IN MANY OF OUR
COMMUNITIES.
AND THE BLACK LIVES MATTER
MOVEMENT.
THE IMPACTS OF A HEALTH AND
ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE.
IT MEANS WE HAVE TO TAKE AN
EQUITY LENS TO ALL OF OUR
BUDGET DECISIONS AND WE ARE
KEENLY AWARE OF THE DECISIONS
WE MAKE DIRECTLY IMPACT RACIAL
EQUITY INTERNALLY AND IN THE
COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
WE HAVE BEEN MINDFUL IN OUR
PROPOSALS TO MINIMALIZE THE
DIRECT IMPACTS TO THE
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES WITH OUR
PROJECT PAUSES IN PARTICULAR.
I'M LOOKING AT WHERE THOSE
PROJECTS ARE.
WE HAVE CHOSEN TO, WHERE IT IS
POSSIBLE TO PAUSE LARGER
DISCREET CAPITAL PROJECTS SO
THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DELIVER ON
PROGRAM WORK THAT HAS A FAR
REACHING AND POSITIVE IMPACT ON
ALL SEATTLE COMMUNITIES BUT
ENABLES US TO FOCUS.
WE DO PROGRAM LEVEL ANALYSES TO
DETERMINE.
AND OUR MODAL PLANS FOR PEOPLE
WALKING, ROLLING, BIKING,
TAKING TRANSIT.
AND DELIVERING FREIGHT,
SUPPORTING EQUITABLE
PRIORITIZATION.
WE ANTY PAT AS SDOT ENGAGES
WITH COMMUNITIES AROUND
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS IN THE
POST COVID RECOVERY PROCESS, WE
WILL BE ABLE TO FURTHER REFINE
OUR PRIORITIES AND INVESTMENTS.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE
ENGAGING WITH THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW.
THERE ARE SOME IMPACTS TO THE
PROPOSED BUDGET.
POTENTIAL IMPACT TO COMMUNITY
USERS.
CAPITAL PROJECTS TO BUILD OUT
OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND
REDUCTIONS TO SERVICE LEVELS.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES COULD
REDUCE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
VARIOUS COMMUNITIES AND
TRAVELERS TO KEEP OR GAIN
BETTER ACCESS TO SAFER
TRANSPORTATION MODE CITY WIDE.
AND, THESE RESOURCES CAN BE
FOCUSED ON GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
WITH A SOCIAL JUSTICE LENS.
AND IMPACTS OVERALL COULD
LIKELY FURTHER AFFECT THOSE WHO
HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN
UNDESERVED.
PEOPLE TRAVEL ACROSS THE CITY
AND THOSE IMPACTS TEND TO FALL
DISPROPORTIONATELY ON THE
COMMUNITY.
UTILIZING WOMEN AND MINORITY
OWN BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IS ONE
F THE WAYS SDOT AND THE CITY
PRIORITIZE OUR COMMITMENT TO
EQUITY.
I JUST GOT AN UPDATE ON OUR
PROGRESS TOWARD OUR GOALS WE
SET FOR OURSELVES AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
WE SET A 34% RATE FOR
CONSULTING, THROUGH THE END OF
AUGUST, WE HAD, WE WERE
SLIGHTLY EXCEEDING OUR
CONSULTING GOAL WITH 36.7 OF
OUR SPENDING GOING TO OUR
FIRMS.
WE TAKE A RACIAL EQUITY LOOK AT
THAT AS WELL.
WE KNOW WE NEED TO DEEPEN THE
RACIAL EQUITY PROPORTION OF
THAT.
WE DO VERY WELL WITH OUR WOMEN
OWNED BUSINESSES AND STRUGGLE
MORE WITH MINORITY OWNED
BUSINESSES.
AS WE PAUSE OR REDUCE SOME
CAPITAL ASSET REPAIR PROJECTS,
THOSE COULD REDUCE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTRACTORS
WHO PARTICIPATE IN PROJECT
DELIVERY.
ENGAGEMENT, DESIGN,
CONSTRUCTION.
A DOWNSTREAM EFFECT OF OUR
EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE WORK
FORCE DIVERSITY COULD MEAN AS
WE SHIFT CAPITAL PROJECT WORK
TO SDOT STAFF AND CREWS, WE
COULD HAVE SOME OF THOSE
IMPACTS.
WE HAVE SOME POTENTIAL IMPACT
TO OUR CITY WIDE CAPACITY FOR
PLANNING AND RACIAL EQUITY
ANALYSIS AS WE LOOK AT THE
RESOURCES NEEDED FOR PLANNING,
DATA GATHERING ANALYSIS,
POLICY, LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT.
AND, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ANALYSIS.
WE THINK THOSE CAN BE MITIGATED
BUT THOSE ARE PLACES WHERE SOME
OF THE REDUCTIONS OVERALL AND
HOW WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT THOSE
AND KEEP SOME OF OUR INVESTMENT
WORK GOING.
WE ARE VERY MINDFUL ABOUT NOT
HAMPERING OUR LONG TERM ABILITY
TO ADVANCE THOSE CRITICAL
PRIORITIES AS WELL.
THEN, WE HAVE MANAGED TO
MINIMIZE THE IMPACT INTERNALLY
TO OUR STAFFING LEVELS.
BUT, WE STILL NEED TO TAKE
ACTION AS A DEPARTMENT TO
ATTRACT AND RETAIN A DIVERSE
AND INCLUSIVE WORK FORCE.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS WE
HAVE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO
ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT FOR OUR
DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION
ADVANCEMENT AND BUILDING THE
DIVERSITY OF OUR TEAM AS A
WHOLE.
I WILL TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT OUR
SUPPORT OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND
A LOT WE HAVE DONE OVER THE
COVID RESPONSE AND A LOT WE
ANTICIPATE HAPPENING THIS YEAR
INTO NEXT YEAR.
WE HAVE STREAMLINED OUR TOOLS
TO BE NIMBLE AND INNOVATIVE AND
HELPED OUR SEATTLE BUSINESSES
SURVIVE.
ON MARCH 17, EARLY ON IN THE
PANDEMIC, WE LAUNCHED FOOD
PRIORITY PICK UP.
AND WE HAVE THEM AT 531
LOCATIONS.
IN MAY, WE LAUNCH THE CURB SIDE
PRIORITY PICKUP ZONES FOR
RETAIL.
WE MADE THOSE EASY FOR
BUSINESSES TO REQUEST AND FOR
US TO DEPLOY.
WHEN THE STAY HOME STAY HEALTHY
ORDERS WERE LIFTED IN JUNE, WE
STARTED OFFERING FREE SIX MONTH
PERMITS FOR CURB SIDE AND
SIDEWALK USES.
WE HAVE APPROVED 140 PERMITS.
MORE UNDER REVIEW.
A LOT OF THOSE ARE FOCUSED ON
FOOD.
AND YOU CAN SEE ONE IN THE
PICTURE HERE IN THE BACKGROUND
THERE.
THAT IS ISLAND TIME.
ISLAND SOUL STREET CAFE IN
COLUMBIA CITY.
IN AUGUST, THE SEATTLE TOGETHER
STREETS PROGRAM BEGAN
TEMPORARILY CLOSING BLOCKS AND
PROVIDING SIGNS, TABLES, AND
CHAIRS TO SUPPORT TAKEOUT.
SOON IN THE CID, FOR A MURAL
INSTALLATION.
AND, WE HAVE LINKED THESE BLOCK
CLOSURES TO OUR STAY HEALTHY
STREETS AND WORKED IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH SOME OF THE
COMMUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS ASSET AS
WELL.
WE HAVE MADE IN AN EFFORT TO
MAKE OUR PROGRAMS MORE
ACCESSIBLE, THIS INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE
LANGUAGES.
WE ARE DOING PHONE
CONSULTATIONS WITH BUSINESSES
TO SUPPORT IN THEIR
APPLICATIONS.
LAST THING WE PARTNERED WITH
OAD TO SUPPORT THE SMALL
BUSINESS GRANTS PROCESS THEY
HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERING OVER
THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR.
>> THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF
THE PRESENTATION AS A WHOLE.
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY MORE
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU DIRECTOR ZIMBABWE
AND KRIS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
AS WELL.
I KNOW IN THE LAST SLIDE, THERE
WAS A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM FOR THE
STREET WALK SIDEWALKS AND
STREET VACANCIES TO GO INTO
EFFECT.
COUNCILMEMBER MOR ALES?
>> I HAVE A COMMENT.
>> AND I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON?
>> NO THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH DIRECTOR
ZIMBABWE.
>> CAREFUL OUT THERE!
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I AM NOT SURE THAT WAS AIMED
AT ME.
I KNOW WHAT A CRUTCH EVERY
DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY IS IN.
PARTICULARLY YOURS, SOY
APPRECIATE THE HARD DECISIONS
YOU HAVE HAVING TO MAKE ABOUT
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.
AND I DO WANT TO SAY
PARTICULARLY WHEN WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT RACIAL EQUITY AND
THE ABILITY OF OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO HAVE DISABILITIES
TO GET AROUND.
IT IS REALLY HARD TO SEE THAT
SO MUCH OF OUR, YOU KNOW,
PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE
INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS HAVE BEEN
CUT.
AND SO, I DO WANT TO MENTION
THAT AS YOU WERE SAYING, IF
THERE IS ANY FUTURE OPPORTUNITY
TO INCREASE THOSE INVESTMENTS,
PARTICULARLY IF WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT THE CLIMATE IMPACT, THE
HEALTH IMPACT, THAT NOT HAVING
ALTERNATIVE MODES EASILY
ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, ALL THESE THINGS ARE
CONNECTED AND TIED TOGETHER.
AND SO, I THINK IT IS SMART
INVESTMENT TO BE MAKING IN OUR
NEIGHBORS FOR ALL KINDS OF
REASONS.
AND, WOULD LOVE TO TALK WITH
YOU AND BE IN TOUCH ABOUT HOW
WE CAN MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AS
SOON AS WE KNOW ABOUT RESOURCES
THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE
LOCATION, BUT PERHAPS WE NEED A
STREET DIET WHERE YOU ARE AT.
TO SLOW DOWN THAT TRAFFIC.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE
WORK SDOT AND THE EXECUTIVE'S
OFFICE HAS DONE TO CREATE CAFE
STREETS.
SEATTLE TOGETHER STREETS AND
THE USE OF OUR RIGHTS OF WAY
FORTOUS BE ABLE TO PHYSICALLY
DISTANCE.
AND, ALSO, BENEFIT THE ECONOMY.
I KNOW THAT THE CAFE STREETS
AND THE SIDEWALK, THE EXTENDED
SIDEWALK CAFE PERMITS WERE
ROLLED OUT MORE THAN HALFWAY
THROUGH THE SUMMER.
I WONDER DO WE HAVE PLANS IN
PLACE FOR THIS PROGRAM TO BE
EXTENDED INTO THE WINTER?
AND, IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC
POLICY PARAMETERS THAT WE WILL
BE PUTTING IN PLACE TO ASSIST
FOLKS DEALING WITH THE
WINTERTIME MONTHS?
WHETHER IT IS HEATERS, TENTS.
I KNOW CURRENTLY, BUSINESSES
HAVE TO ROLL ALL OF THEIR
BELONGINGS BACK INTO THEIR
STORE AT THE END OF THE NIGHT.
AND THAT CAN BE MORE DIFFICULT
AS MORE IMPLEMENTS ARE NEEDED
TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM RAIN,
WIND, COLD, ET CETERA.
AND THEN, ALSO, JUST FLAGGING
NEW YORK CITY HAS ALSO DONE
THIS.
THERE'S A FRENCH CAFE THAT USES
BUBBLES.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT
ARTICLE ABOUT PEOPLE DINING IN
BUBBLES.
I HOPE WE CAN SEE SOMETHING
LIKE THAT AS WELL.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK THOSE ARE THE GREAT
QUESTIONS.
AND, WE ARE WORKING TO ADDRESS
THOSE AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, EVERY
BUSINESS IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
AND, EVERY BUSINESS HAS
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT NEEDS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS
SUCCESSFUL ABOUT THE ROLLOUT OF
OUR EXISTING PROGRAM IS THAT WE
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT
BUSINESSES THROUGH THAT
PROCESS.
AND, YOU KNOW, NOT HAVE THEM
TRY TO SORT OF FIND THE RIGHT
ROCK AND SHOW IT TO US.
BUT COACH THEM THROUGH THE
PROCESS.
AS WE GET TO OVERHEAD
PROTECTION AND HEATERS, THAT'S
A PLACE WHERE WE WANT TO GIVE
REALLY CLEAR DIRECTION SO THAT
BUSINESSES ARE NOT INVESTING IN
THINGS THAT END UP NOT BEING
APPROVE ABLE.
WE HAVE ALSO LEARNED THE LAST
MONTH OR SO HOW PEOPLE ARE
USING THE STREET AND HOW WE CAN
CONTINUE TO HELP SUPPORT IT.
AND ONE OF THE PLACES WHERE WE
DEFINITELY HAVE HEARD THE
FEEDBACK IS THAT SOME PEOPLE DO
WANT TO BRING THEIR THINGS IN
OVERNIGHT AND SOME PEOPLE
DON'T.
AND HOW WE CAN HELP PEOPLE
CONTINUE TO USE THE RIGHT OF
WAY.
THE WEATHER IS PRETTY DECENT
BUT IT STARTS RAINING AND
GETTING COLDER IN OCTOBER.
SO THERE IS SOME URGENCY IN
GETTING THESE ISSUES RESOLVED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS SLIDE
AS WELL.
FOR PROGRAMMING AND RESPONSE TO
COVID SUCH AS THE HEALTHY
STREETS OR THE STREET
SIDEWALKS, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE
SITES, THE LOCATIONS, THE
EQUITY ANALYSIS THAT GOES INTO
THIS.
AND THEN, WE DIDN'T TALK A TON
ABOUT THE HEALTHY STREETS BUT
THEY WERE ROLLED OUT IN
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS.
WHICH REALLY I THINK LIMITED
THE SUCCESS OF PRIORITIZING
NEIGHBORHOODS OF COLOR AND
THOSE WHO NEEDED TRAFFIC
CALMING MEASURES.
AND WE HAD A DISPARITY IN TERMS
OF WHERE THE GREENWAYS AND
TRAFFIC CALMING AREAS ARE.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT ANY OTHER
EFFORTS THAT YOU ARE WORKING
ONTO EXPAND BEYOND OUR EXISTING
MODEL OF USING GREENWAYS?
TO TRY TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
USING MORE FLEXIBLE DESIGN
STRATEGIES.
THE CONCEPT ON THE IMAGES IS A
PLACE TO EXERCISE WHILE WE WERE
IN THE MIDST OF COVID.
BUT A LOT OF FOLKS ARE USING
THOSE AREAS AS SAFER PLACES TO
RIDE THEIR BIKES TOUR WALK TO
PLACES OF BUSINESS.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT EXPANDING
BEYOND THE EXISTING HEALTHY
STREET PROGRAM?
>> THOSE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS.
SO, THE EXISTING PROGRAMS I
BELIEVE WE ARE NOW AT 27 MILES
OF STAY HEALTHY STREETS ACROSS
THE CITY.
WE DID TAKE AN EQUITY LENS IN
IDENTIFYING THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD
GREENWAYS.
THAT WE WOULD UPGRADE TO THOSE.
AND FIND PLACES THAT WERE
UNDERSERVED FROM OTHER SORT OF
RECREATION OR NEIGHBORHOOD
ACCESS PERSPECTIVE.
ONE PIECE OF FEEDBACK THAT WE
DID GET EARLY ON IN THE PROGRAM
IS THAT THE STREET CLOSED
LANGUAGE WHICH IS NECESSARY
BECAUSE OF, TO ALLOW
PEDESTRIANS TO WALK IN THE
STREET, WE HAVE TO CALL THE
STREET CLOSED.
FELT EXCLUSIONARY.
AND IN PLACES THAT ARE
EXPERIENCING GENTRIFICATION.
PEOPLE FELT THEY HAD
EXPERIENCES OF BEING ASKED WHY
THEY WERE ON THAT BLOCK IN A
CAR.
AND SO, IN SOME COMMUNITIES, IT
HAD THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE
CONVERSE TO WHAT OUR INTENTION
WAS.
WHAT IT MIGHT MEAN TO MAKE THE
INVESTMENTS PERMANENT AND
CREATE THE SAFE WALKING AND
BIKING ENVIRONMENT, WE WANTED
TO BE REALLY INTENTIONAL ABOUT
HOW WE ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY
AD DON'T END UP WITH
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
IN TERMS OF EXPANDING THOSE, WE
CONTINUE TO MAKE GREENWAY
INVESTMENTS.
WE CONTINUE TOIC TO EXPAND, WE
IMPLEMENTED THE HOME ZONES.
AND, SO, I THINK IT IS
INCUMBENT UPON US TO CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES
THROUGH THIS AND FIGURE OUT HOW
WE MAINTAIN ACCESS AND IMPROVE
SAFETY FOR PEOPLE WALKING AND
BIKING.
AS PATTERNS OF MOVEMENT HAVE
ALSO SHIFTED RADICALLY.
SO PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET TO
AND FROM THEIR LOCAL
NEIGHBORHOODS WALKING AND
BIKING.
THE COMMUTE DOWNTOWN MIGHT BE
LESS IMPORTANT FOR SOME PEOPLE
IN SOME PARTS OF THE CITY AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT'S HELPFUL.
A SIMILAR LINE OF QUESTIONING
FOR OUR SLIDE FIVE.
WE ARE DEALING WITH THE REALITY
OF HAVING TO MAKE TOUGH
DECISIONS RIGHT NOW.
ABSENT ALL OF THE REVENUE THAT
WE NEED.
BUT, CAN YOU DESCRIBE FOR US
THE PROCESS THAT WENT INTO
IDENTIFYING WHICH PROJECTS
WITHIN THE MOVE SEATTLE
PORTFOLIO WOULD MOVE FORWARD
AND WHICH ONES WOULD BE PUT ON
HOLD?
HOW DID THOSE PROJECTS GET
IDENTIFIED, WHICH STAKE HOLDERS
WERE AT THE TABLE AND WAS THERE
SOME SORT OF WEIGHT GIVEN TO
THE VISION ZERO PROJECTS OR THE
CLIMATE PRIORITY PROJECTS.
>> THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT
QUESTION.
SO, I TALKED A LITTLE BIT EARLY
ON ABOUT SOME OF THE VALUE
FRAMEWORK THAT WE PUT IN PLACE
TO GUIDE OUR APPROACH TO THE
OVERALL BUDGET AND HAD APPLIED
TO THE PROPOSALS ON THE LEVY
PROGRAM IN PARTICULAR.
THOSE WERE ABOUT EQUITY CENTER
RECOVERY PROCESS.
MAINTAINING OUR STAFF CAPACITY
FOR RAPID RECOVERY EFFORTS.
ADDRESSING OUR SAFETY AND
INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES.
THE CLIMATE CHANGE PIECE,
MAXIMIZING OUR FEDERAL AND
STATE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
AND THEN, BECAUSING DISCREET
PROJECTS TO DIRECT RESOURCES
AND INVESTMENTS SO PLACES WE
MIGHT BE HELPFUL IN TERMS OF
RECOVERY OR MAYBE SMALLER SCALE
CHANGES.
WE ALSO WITHIN THIS LEVY
PROGRAM, THIS IS THE FOUR YEAR
LOOK AT THE BUDGET.
HAD TO LOOK AT THE TIMING OF
WHEN PROJECTS OR PROGRAMS WILL
BE READY FOR INVESTMENT.
SO, THIS REALLY BOILS DOWN A
LOT OF THAT COMPLEXITY INTO
SOME CHANGES AT THE HIGH MOVE
SEATTLE LEVY CATEGORIES ON
TUESDAY, WE WILL GO INTO A LOT
MORE DETAIL WITH THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW THESE
CHANGES AFFECT INDIVIDUAL
PROGRAMS WITHIN THE LEVY.
THERE'S 30, 31 DISCREET
PROGRAMS WITHIN THESE THREE BIG
CATEGORIES.
THAT ALSO FEEDS INTO OUR LEVY
ASSESSMENT PROCESS.
WE HAVE HAD TO DO THIS IN THESE
RAPIDLY CHANGING REVENUE
PROJECTIONS.
AN AGAIN, THE LOCAL DOLLARS
THAT SUPPORT THE LARGER
PROGRAM.
THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY WORKING
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND OUR
WORK GROUP WHERE WE CAN SEE IF
THOSE ARE THE RIGHT PROPOSALS
WE HAVE MADE.
SOME OF THOSE MAY NEED TO COME
BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR IF
THERE'S LARGER CHANGES IN
ALLOCATIONS ACROSS THESE MOVE
SEATTLE LEVY CATEGORIES.
SOME OF THEM HAVE TO GO TO THE
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
WE ARE HAPPY TO STAY ENGAGED
CAN THE UTILITIES COMMITTEE AS
WE MOVE FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WE WILL
LOOK FORWARD TO MORE ON THAT
TUESDAY.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
HANDS OR MESSAGES HERE FROM
FOLKS WHO HAVE QUESTIONS AT
THIS POINT, DIRECTOR ZIMBABWE,
WE KNOW THERE WILL BE MORE
QUESTIONS IN THE FUTURE AS THIS
IS A HUGE COMPONENT OF NOT JUST
THE BUDGET, BUT THE VALUES AND
THE PRIORITIES OF THIS COUNCIL.
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SAFE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON, ANY
CLOSING COMMENTS FROM YOU?
>> THANK YOU, NO, I HAVE NO
FURTHER COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
>> DIRECTOR ZIMBABWE?
>> I THINK I HAVE SPOKEN
ENOUGH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
THANKS AGAIN, KRIS.
AND PASS ON OUR APPRECIATION TO
YOUR TEAM FOR WORKING ON THIS
PRESENTATION FOR US AND ALL THE
WORK THAT WENT INTO CORRECTING
THE BUDGET ON YOUR END THIS
SUMMER.
>> I THINK A FEW OF THEM ARE
WATCHING SO THANK YOU FOR
THANKING THEM AS WELL.
>> HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> YOU TOO.
>> OKAY,.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, WE ARE ON OUR LAST
PRESENTATION.
AND, AS I SPOKE TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREG ABOUT
SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST,
DIRECTOR AGUIRRE.
>> AGENDA NUMBER 4. SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> WONDERFUL.
WE HAVE WITH US DIRECTOR JESUS
AGUIRRE, AND SUPERINTENDENT OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AN
RECREATION, MICHELE FINNEGAN
AND AMY WILLIAMS FROM SPR AS
WELL.
AND BEN NOBLE, WE ARE ALMOST
DONE.
YOU HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR THREE
DAYS.
I APPRECIATE YOU BEING WITH US
AS WELL ON THIS LAST
PRESENTATION.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, YOU ARE THE PROUD CHAIR
IN THE COMMITTEE WITH PARKS AN
RECREATION.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOME
OPENING COMMENTS?
>> YES, I HAVE A FEW, THANK YOU
MADAME CHAIR.
IS TRACY WITH US AS WELL FROM
CENTRAL STAFF?
>> YES, I SEE HER ON THE LINE.
>> OKAY, GOOD.
WELL, THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR.
BECAUSE, WE HAVE THIS REALLY
WONDERFUL CONSISTENT AND
CONTINUED COMMUNICATION WITH
THE SUPERINTENDENT, A LOT OF
WHAT HE WILL SHARE TODAY ISN'T
GOING TO BE COMPLETELY NEW
EXCEPT FOR SOME OF THE SPECIFIC
NUMBERS.
WE HAD A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH
THE POWER POINT.
WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT FOR OUR
COLLEAGUE TO PAY PARTICULAR
ATTENTION TO, IS THE EMPHASIS
ON THE ADS, THE REDUCTIONS, AND
THE COST-SAVING MEASURES ON
NUMBER ONE, THE OPERATING
BUDGET WHICH I BELIEVE IS SLIDE
SIX AND HAS ABOUT NINE AREAS
THAT WE HAVE SPOKEN TO SINCE WE
HAVE BEEN IN QUARANTINE
LOCKDOWN.
AND, THE ISSUES AND, THE WEEKLY
REPORTS WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN.
AND THEN, THE CAPITAL BUDGET
WHICH IS SLIDE EIGHT.
EIGHT AREAS.
SO IN REGARDS TO THAT, WHAT WE
WERE FOCUSED ON WAS THE GENERAL
FUND.
IN PARTICULAR, THE METROPOLITAN
PARKS DISTRICT.
AS YOU KNOW, THE MPD GOVERNING
BOARD IS ALSO THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL.
I AY HAVE COMMENTS ON THAT
WHEN WE GET TO SLIDE 10 AND 11.
MY PARTICULAR INTEREST AND I'M
SURE THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL
ADDRESS IT IS THE GENERAL FUND
AND MPD REALIGNMENT.
THE PARK FUND AND THE MPD
REALIGNMENT.
I DO WANT TO ADD ON A PERSONAL
NOTE, IN ADDITION, IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR THIS BODY TO
REMEMBER DUE TO THE
UNPRECEDENTED EMERGENCY, WE
HAVE REDUCED OUR FINANCIAL
COMMITMENT TO SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION BELOW PREVIOUS
COMMITMENTS AND LEVELS AS EVERY
DEPARTMENT ACROSS THE BOARDS
HAVE.
AS RESOURCES BOUNCE BACK, WE
NEED TO HONOR THOSE
COMMITMENTS.
WE RECEIVED MANY EMAILS AND
COMMENTS ABOUT PEOPLE CONCERNED
ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO
MAINTAIN PREVIOUS COMMITMENTS.
FINALLY, I WANT TO APPRECIATE
THE FOCUS AND SERIOUSNESS AND
BEING EQUITY CENTERS.
AS CHAIR OF THE PARKS
COMMITTEE, I HAVE WITNESSED THE
ATTENTION TO DETAIL WHEN
PROVIDING SERVICES TO OUR
VULNERABLE POPULATION IN OUR
CITY, ESPECIALLY COVID.
WHEN WE NEEDED FREE CHILD CARE
FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS, THE CITY
WAS THERE.
WHEN WE NEEDED SPACE, PARKS SET
UP THEIR COMMUNITY CENTERS
IMMEDIATELY.
PARTICULARLY TO OFFER SERVICES
FOR THE UNSHELTERED.
MY WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT HAVE BEEN
HELPFUL TO TRACK AND STAY UP TO
DATE WITH PARK ACTIVITY TO KEEP
OUR FACILITIES SAFE AND
ACCESSIBLE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE
SUPERINTENDENT'S PRESENTATION
AND COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES.
JUST BRIEFLY, I MAY HAVE SOME
COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO THE
OCTOBER 19th PUBLIC HEARING
THAT WE WILL HAVE.
AND OF COURSE, THE NOVEMBER
23rd METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT MEETING TO SEE HOW
THAT WHAT THE VOTERS PASS I
BELIEVE IN 2014.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO SUPERINTENDENT AGUIRRE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
AND COUNCILMEMBERS RECOGNIZING
THAT IT IS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
AND THOUGH WE ARE THE BEST, YOU
SAVED US FOR LAST.
BUT THERE ARE FOLKS TIRED.
SO I WILL TRY TO GO THROUGH
QUICKLY.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF
INFORMATION HERE AND I WANT TO
MAKE SURE I'M ABLE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS AND TRY TO PROVIDE
YOU WITH AN OVERVIEW.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
TIME.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET.
BUT I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE
ABOUT OUR 2020 BUDGET.
BECAUSE, ON TUESDAY, AS THE
MAYOR SUBMITTED HER 2021
BUDGET, WE ALSO SENT TO YOU,
SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO OUR
2020 BUDGET RELATED TO
ADDITIONAL REVENUE CHALLENGES
WITH OUR PARK FUND.
BEFORE I JUMP IN, I WANT TO
MENTION ON THE CALLER ON THIS
VIRTUAL TABLE, WE HAVE MICHELLE
FINNEGAN WHO OVERSEES THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUDGET AS
WELL AS AMY WILLIAMS.
SHE AND HER TEAM DO ALL OF THE
WORK BEHIND, IN FRONT OF,
BELOW, THE SCENE TO MAKE SURE
THESE NUMBERS ADD UP.
SOILY GO AHEAD AND JUMP IN TO
THE SLIDES HERE.
AS THE COUNCILMEMBER STATED, WE
HAVE BEEN DOING WORK VERY
DIFFERENT THIS YEAR AS IN
PREVIOUS YEARS.
SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL THAT
PARKS AND RECREATION STARTED
OUR YEAR REALLY AT THE
PRECIPICE OF AN EXCITING TIME.
WE ADOPTED A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR
THE NEXT SIX OR SEVEN YEARS AND
WE WERE ABOUT TO KICK OFF A
FINANCIAL PLAN FOR THE PARK
DISTRICT.
WE HAD HELD OUR PUBLIC MEETING
BEFORE THE GOVERNOR'S STAY HOME
ORDER.
NOT TO GO AGAIN INTO THE DETAIL
OF WHAT 2020 HAS BROUGHT US.
THE PANDEMIC, THE SEVERAL
RIGHTS RECKONING.
AND EVEN INFRASTRUCTURE
RECKONING.
LIKE OTHER AGENCIES WE WOULD BE
JUMPED INTO THIS COVID
RESPONSE.
WE PIVOTED OUR OPERATIONS.
AND SO, IN SUPPORT OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WE SET UP
SHELTERS IN THREE OF OUR
COMMUNITY CENTERS TO SUPPORT
OUR HOMELESS POPULATION.
WE ALSO OPENED UP FIVE FREE
SHOWER SITES TO PROVIDE THAT
SERVICE TO FOLKS.
WE SET UP CHILD CARE FOR FOLKS
AND CONTINUE DO THAT.
WE DID IT IN THE SPRING AND
SUMMER AND CONTINUE TO DO IT
NOW.
WE CONTINUE TO ENSURE ALL OF
OUR OUTDOOR COMFORT STATIONS
ARE OPEN.
AND CLEAN.
AND WE CONTINUE TO CLEAN THEM
ON AN ENHANCED LEVEL.
AND THEN OF COURSE, WE WERE
REALLY FOCUSED ON KEEPING OUR
PARKS OPEN.
RECOGNIZING THAT PARKS AND OPEN
SPACE AND GREEN SPACE IS REALLY
CRITICAL FOR OUR COMMUNITIES,
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE ALL
LOCKED DOWN AND IT IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL BEING.
OUR SENIORS WHO FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING WERE NOT ABLE TO COME
OUT OF THEIR HOMES.
SO WE DID A LOT OF VIRTUAL
PROGRAMMING FOR THOSE FOLKS
MOSTLY HIGH IMPACTED BY THE
PANDEMIC.
AND, IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO
NOTE THAT MUCH OF THIS WORK WAS
DONE WITH A SIGNIFICANTLY
DIMINISHED TEAM.
WE HAD ALMOST 100 STAFF MEMBERS
THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO COME TO
WORK BECAUSE THEY WERE IN HIGH
RISK CATEGORIES.
AND, I WOULD BE REMISS IN NOT
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A QUICK
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY THINK THE
TEAM, THE SEATTLE PARK AND
RECREATION EMPLOYEES WHO EVERY
DAY IN SUCH DIFFICULT
SITUATIONS STEP UP AND DO THE
THINGS THAT I TALKED ABOUT.
BUT JUST GENERALLY KEEP OUR
SYSTEM GOING.
AND THEY DO THAT EACH AND EVERY
DAY.
SO I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF
THIS TEAM.
SO, WE DID THIS, YOU KNOW, WE
PROVIDED THESE CRITICAL
SERVICES AND HAD TO BEGIN TO
ADDRESS THIS SIGNIFICANT GAPS,
PARTICULARLY WITH OUR PARK
FUND.
THIS IS IN TERMS OF 2020
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU ARE
GETTING.
JUST, TO SORT OF QUICKLY GIVE
YOU AN OVERVIEW.
20% OF OUR BUDGET IS A PARK
FUND PRESENTED FROM FEES,
CHARGES FOR PROGRAMS AND
RENTALS.
17% OF OUR BUDGET IS REAPED.
THIS PARK DISTRICT HAS BEEN AN
INCREDIBLY FLEXIBLE SOURCE OF
FUNDING THAT HAS ALLOWED US TO
WEATHER WHAT OUR TREMENDOUS
REVENUE AND FUNDING GAPS.
AGAIN, AS WE DID IN 2020, THE
REVISED BUDGET YOU ACTED ON
RECENTLY, WE DID THE SAME THING
FOR THE SECOND PACKAGE.
THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THIS
REVENUE LOSS FOR THE PARKS
FUND.
SIMILARLY, WE REALLY RELIED ON
THE PARK DISTRICT.
I'LL GO INTO THOSE DETAILS
HERE.
>> OKAY.
SO, MORE SPECIFICALLY, AGAIN,
THIS IS OUR 2020 REBALANCING OF
THE PARK FUND.
OUR BUDGET FOR 2020 ORIGINALLY
ASSUMED ABOUT $40 MILLION.
BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-
19, WE ARE ESTIMATING A
SIGNIFICANT SHORTFALL THERE TO
THE TUNE OF $19.2 MILLION.
MUCH OF OUR WORK IS BRINGING
PEOPLE TOGETHER, CREATING
ACTIVITIES FOR FOLKS.
PERMITTING OUR FACILITIES.
THAT CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT
IN MARCH.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE
PROVIDED HUNDREDS OF REFUNDS TO
FOLKS WHO HAD ALREADY RESERVED
AND PAID FOR ACTIVITIES AND WE
PARTICIPATED IN THE MAYOR'S
INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES AND OUR OWN PARTNERS
BY PROVIDING RENT WAIVERS AND
DEFERRALS FOR THE FOLKS IN OUR
BUILDINGS.
AND REALLY LOOKING FOR OTHER
WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS.
SO THAT REVENUE SHORTFALL WAS
PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.
úAS YOU CAN SEE BY THE CHART
HERE, THE WAY WE ARE PROPOSING
TO ADDRESS IT IS THROUGH SOME
SAVINGS.
THESE VACANCIES I MENTIONED
REDUCING OUR OVERALL USE OF
TEMPORARY LABOR AND OTHER
NONLABOR SAVERRINGS.
ALSO, ON THE POSITIVE SIDE OF
THINGS, WE RECEIVED $2 MILLION
TO SUPPORT OUR SOCIAL DISTANCE
AMBASSADOR FUND.
THE REMAINING $6.9 MILLION WE
ARE PROPOSING TO MEET THE GAP
WITH FURTHER PARK DISTRICT RE
ALIGNMENT.
SOME VACANCIES IN THE PARK
DISTRICT.
SOME REDUCTION INS PROGRAMMING
REDUCED FOR 2020 GIVEN THE
HEALTH RESTRICTIONS THAT COVID
IS CREATING IN TERMS OF THE
GROUPINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THEN, WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING
CONTINUING TO DEFER CAPITAL P
PROJECTS.
I WILL CALL OUT A COUPLE.
THIS SUPPORTS OUR GREEN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP.
I KNOW WE WILL HAVE MORE OF AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THAT
WITH OUR BUDGET.
WE ALSO SUBMITTED A STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT TO GIVE
YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE
AND SOME OF THE MODIFICATIONS
WE NEED TO MAKE.
I WILL AILING CALL OUT ANOTHER
ONE I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO
RAISE.
YOU WILL SEE HERE, THE SMITH
COVE PHASE ONE PROJECT IS BEING
PUT ON HOLD AS PART OF THIS
PROPOSAL AND THESE ARE
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT.
WE MADE THESE DECISIONS IN OUR
CAPITAL REDUCTIONS IN LINE WITH
OUR OTHER LAND BANK SITES WE
PUT MOST OF THOSE ON HOLD.
WE DID CARVE OUT A FEW THAT
SPECIFICALLY SERVE BPOC
COMMUNITIES.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, NOTING THESE
VARIOUS PROGRAMS, SOME OF THEM
HAVE SOME FUNDING REMAINING IN
THEM.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE ARTS IN THE
PARK, THOSE ARE PROGRAMS WHERE
WE PROVIDE FUNDS TO COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE
úACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT OUR
MISSION.
THOSE ACTIVITIES CAN'T HAPPEN
IN THE COVID PANDEMIC.
MANY OF THOSE WERE HOLDING
VACANCIES.
MANY ARE ACTIVITIES THAT
WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HAPPEN
ANYWAY.
SO I CAN ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS ON THE SLIDE.
AND I CAN KEEP GOING.
I KNOW FOLKS ARE PROBABLY
TIRED.
>> WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT PARKS!
VERY EXCITED.
AND TOTALLY HOPE YOU ARE
WILLING TO ENGAGE WITH OUR
QUESTIONS HERE.
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> NO, I'M JUST SO EXCITED
ABOUT PARKS.
>> DON'T LET THE DAY OR THE
TIME CONFUSE YOU, WE ARE MORE
THAN ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, TAKE
IT AWAY.
>> SUPERINTENDENT, YOU SUMMED
IT UP WELL.
NONE OF THESE ARE EASY
DECISIONS IN THESE TOUGH TIMES.
I SO APPRECIATE THE TOUGH
CHOICES YOU HAVE HAD TO MAKE.
I HOPE YOU CAN TELL US A LITTLE
MORE ABOUT THE SAVING OUR
FORESTS LINE ITEM.
AND THEN, WHILE I UNDERSTAND
THAT WE NEED TO PUT SMITH COVE
BACK ON PAUSE, I WILL SHARE
WITH YOU, I STILL DO HAVE THE
PHOTOGRAPH FROM I THINK IT WAS
MAYOR MCGINN.
FROM SO MANY YEARS AGO WHEN THE
PARK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE STARTED
UP.
I PLEDGE TO YOULY CONTINUE TO
SAVE THIS PHOTOGRAPH UNTIL WE
TAKE THE NEXT ONE.
AND JUST UNDERSTAND IT IS A
HARD DECISION.
>> I CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE ANOTHER
PHOTO, HOPEFULLY SOON.
IN TERMS OF YOU QUESTION ABOUT
SAVING OUR FOREST.
SO, THE LINE ITEM HERE IS, SAVE
OR FOREST FUNDS OUR GREEN
SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP.
IT IS ABOUT RESTORING OUR URBAN
FOREST.
THERE ARE BOTH OPERATING AND
CAPITAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THAT.
WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING HERE IS
JUST I THINK A COUPLE OF
VACANCIES BEING HELD.
AS I MENTIONED AT THE
BEGINNING, OUR GREEN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP IS AT A POINT WHERE
WE HAVE LEARNED A TON IN THE
DECADE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
IT.
WE HAVE TO REIMAGINE IT A
LITTLE BIT TO MAKE SURE IT
CACHES UP WITH WHAT WE HAVE
LEARNED ON FOREST RESTORATION.
WHAT IT COSTS TO DO THESE
THINGS.
THAT DOESN'T IN ANY WAY, SHAPE,
OR FORM INDICATE THAT WE DON'T
REMAIN ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO
OUR URBAN FOREST AS IT SUPPORTS
A LARGER ENVIRONMENTAL
FOOTPRINT HERE MAKING SURE WE
ARE DOING OUR PART TO MITIGATE
THE CLIMATE CHANGE.
>> THANK YOU.
AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE A KEEN
INTEREST IN OUR URBAN CANOPY.
IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO
OR IF YOU WANT TO PUT ME TO
WORK ON SOME TRAILS, I HAD SOME
FORESTRY WORK IN MY PAST AND I
WOULD BE HAPPY TO JOIN YOU.
>> GREAT TO KNOW THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THAN YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> SUPERINTENDENT, AGUIRRE, I
WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE ONE
TIME PARK FUND EXPENDITURE
SAVINGS.
SO IT LISTS THERE, THAT IS SORT
OF IS A SAVINGS FROM VACANCIES.
TEMPORARY LABOR.
OTHER NONLABOR SAVINGS.
I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR ME
THAT IS ACTUALLY IN
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT 6, LAST YEAR.
AND I THINK THE PREVIOUS YEAR I
HAD ADVOCATED FOR PARK
AMBASSADORS.
AND ALSO, THE PORTLAND LOU.
AND COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW AT
THE TIME WAS A REAL ALLY IN MY
DESIRE TO SEE THOSE SERVICES
FUNDED.
I DO BELIEVE IF I RECALL, THOSE
WERE TEMPORARY POSITIONS.
JUST WANTED TO GET AN
UNDERSTANDING OF THAT IS GOING
TO BE IMPACTED.
OR IF THAT IS IMPACTED.
>> .
>> I WILL HAVE TO GET YOU A
MORE SPECIFIC ANSWER TO THIS.
THESE ARE THE VACANCIES AND THE
REDUCED TEMPORARY LABOR.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT LINE ITEM
WAS IMPACTED BY THIS, BUT I CAN
GET YOU THAT ANSWER.
>> I APPRECIATE IT.
I THINK IT CONTINUES TO BE A
HIGH PRIORITY FOR ME.
AND, I WOULD APPRECIATE KNOWING
A LITTLE MORE DETAIL.
IF THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE
APPROACH THERE TO MEET THE
ONGOING NEEDS ON BALLARD'S
COMMON PARK AS IT RELATES TO
HYGIENE NEEDS.
AND, PARK AMBASSADOR NEEDS, ET
CETERA, ET CETERA.
AND LASTLY, I WOULD JUST SAY, I
TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE
DECISIONS YOU HAVE TO MAKE
AROUND SAVINGS TO OFFSET PARK
FUND.
WE ARE HAVING TO MAKE DIFFICULT
DECISIONS AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE
TO SEE THE FOREST THROUGH THE
TREES.
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
KEEPING OUR EYE ON THE PRIZE IN
TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT WE
CAN COME BACK TO THESE REALLY
IMPORTANT PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE
BEGUN AS I'M SURE IS A SHARED
PRIORITY THERE.
COUNCILMEMBER SALLY BAGSHAW
SCREENED SOMEWHERE IN DISTRICT
SEVEN, JUST WITHOUT EVEN
KNOWING WE HAVE SMITH COVE
PHASE ONE DELAYS.
THAT IS A HIGH PRIORITY FOR HER
AND A LEGACY PROJECT FOR HER.
AND, REALLY SINCERELY I HOPE WE
CAN GET BACK TO FINALLY GETTING
THAT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
BUT ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND THAT
THESE ARE DIFFICULT DECISIONS.
AND, I UNDERSTAND WHAT IS
FUELING THE SORT OF FILTERS
THAT YOU ARE APPLYING HERE.
THAT NECESSITATE THAT DELAY.
>> THANK YOU.
AND ACTUALLY, JUST TO GO BACK
TO YOUR QUESTION, ALSO,
REMINDING MYSELF WE ARE STILL
IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC.
SO A LOT OF THE WORK WE CAN'T
DO RIGHT NOW, FOR ONE.
BUT, THESE ARE ONE TIME COSTS.
EITHER WAY, THAT LINE IS NOT
IMPACTED BY THE REDUCTIONS.
>> I KNOW SOME OF THE
ACTIVATION WORK WAS
SPECIFICALLY TIED TO THE
IMPACTS RELATED TO SOME OF THE
UNSHELTERED POPULATION THAT
LIVES IN AND NEAR THE PARK.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE RECONCILING WHAT THE
TRUE PURPOSE IS OF THOSE
SERVICES.
WHICH ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT
THAN JUST ACTIVATION FOR
RECREATION PURPOSES.
BUT HAPPY TO HAVE ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ALL
ABOUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
SHOULD I GO ON?
>> YES.
I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW.
I'M NOT KIDDING.
I'M GETTING MESSAGES FROM
PEOPLE SAYING YAY, PARKS!
EXCLAMATION POINT.
AND IT'S NOT COMING FROM
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> YES IT IS.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING OUR
GRAND FINALE HERE.
>> THANKS, I APPRECIATE THAT.
SO, THEN MOVING ONTO 2021, SO,
OUR 2021 BUDGET STILL ASSUMES
THERE I AN ONGOING COVID-19
EMERGENCY AND WE WILL CONTINUE
TO PROVIDE RESPONSE THERE WITH
SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES.
ALSO ASSUMES THERE WILL BE
ONGOING REDUCTIONS IN SOCIAL
ACTIVITIES.
THE NEEDSOF OUR COMMUNITY ARE
SIGNIFICANT AND WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE.
THE WAY WE FRAMED AND CREATED A
2021 BUDGET RECOGNIZES THESE
THINGS.
RECOGNIZES THAT OUR WORK
SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES AND WHAT
WE REALLY FOCUS ON WAS TRYING
TO MAINTAIN THAT OPERATIONAL
CAPACITY.
THAT'S WHERE YOU WILL SEE MUCH
OF OUR LOSSES.
YEAH, THE REVENUE LOSSES AND
REDUCTIONS IS PUSHING OUT SOME
OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
AGAIN, WE ARE A PEOPLE FOCUSED
ORGANIZATION AND WE WANT TO
CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR
COMMUNITY.
ESPECIALLY AS WE BEGIN TO BE
ABLE TO WRAP UP.
SO, I'LL GO INTO MORE DETAIL.
BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU A BROAD
OVERVIEW OF HOW SIGNIFICANT THE
REDUCTIONS FOR 2021 ARE FOR US.
THEY INCLUDE AN $11.4 MILLION
REDUCTION IN OUR GENERAL FUND
WHICH WE ARE OFFSETTING BUT
FUNDING REALIGNMENT TO THE PARK
DISTRICT.
TO THE TUNE OF 8.9 MILLION AND
$1.3 MILLION REDUCTIONS IN
SPENDING AND SHIFTING SOME DEBT
SERVICE PAYMENTS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT 11.4
MILLION GENERAL FUND REDUCTION,
WE HAVE A $19.3 MILLION
REDUCTION.
JUST LIKE I MENTIONED, JUST
WENT OVER FOR 2020, IN 2021, WE
ARE ANTICIPATING A FURTHER PARK
FUND REVENUE GAP OF $10.5
MILLION.
WE EXPECT IT TO BE BETTER.
BUT THE CAVEAT HERE, WE BUILT
THE BUDGET ON THE ASSUMPTION
THAT DURING 2021, WE WILL, IT
ALLOWS US TO BRING GATHERINGS
TOGETHER OF 50 PEOPLE OR LESS,
WE WOULD BE ABLE TO OPEN OUR
BUILDINGS TO THE CAPACITY OF
58% OR LESS.
THAT HAS CHANGED.
THE GATHERINGS ARE 10 OR LESS.
AND THE BUILDINGS 25% OR LESS
CAPACITY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT MEANS THAT
THESE PROJECTIONS WILL LIKELY
NOT COME TO BEAR AND THE
PICTURE MIGHT LOOK WORSE.
SO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I
AM COMPLETELY UP FRONT ABOUT
THAT.
LET ME GO ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE.
BEFORE WE DIG MORE DEEPLY INTO
THE NUMBERS.
WE ARE A PEOPLE CENTERED
ORGANIZATION AND OUR FOCUS IS
REALLY ABOUT SERVING OUR
NEEDIEST PEOPLE.
AND, OUR ORGANIZATION REALLY AS
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAS STATED
IN THE BEGINNING, WE ARE
FOCUSED ON BECOMING AN ANTI-
RACIST EQUITY CENTER
ORGANIZATION THROUGH OUR WORK.
WE HAVE TRIED TO DO THAT IN OUR
RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC IN 2020.
BUT AS WELL AS OUR 2021
PLANNING AND OUR PLANNING
BEYOND.
NOT TO STATE THE OBVIOUS, BUT
THIS CRISIS, PROBABLY LIKE
EVERY CRISIS,
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS OUR
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND WE
ANTICIPATE THAT WITH THE WORK
THAT WE DO, THAT WHATEVER
PRIORITIES WERE EMERGING PRIOR
TO THIS CRISIS AN ALL OF THESE
EXCITING CONVERSATIONS WE ARE
HAVING AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC
PROCESS, PRIORITIES WILL
CONTINUE TO CHANGE.
SO, THAT HAS REQUIRED US TO
LOOK AT HOW WE MAKE THE
DECISIONS AND APPLYING RACIAL
EQUITY ANALYSIS.
BOTH THE SHORT TERM AND LONG
TERM FUNDING DECISIONS.
OBVIOUSLY GOES INTO PICKING
WHICH CAPITAL PROJECTS WE PUT
ON HOLD IN WHICH WHICH WE TRY
TO CONTINUE AND PROGRAM AS MUCH
AS WE CAN.
AND, REALLY, AS WE GO INTO THE
NEXT CYCLE OF THE PARK
DISTRICT, THIS HAS PROVEN TO BE
FLEXIBLE, A HELPFUL SOURCE OF
FUNDING FOR US.
AS WE EMERGE FROM THIS
EMERGENCY, WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE
SOME DIFFICULT AND DEEP
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE
CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
AT PARKS AND RECREATION, WE ARE
FOCUSED ON BECOMING AN ANTI-
RACIST EQUITY CENTER
DEPARTMENT.
RACE IS AT THE FOUNDATION, BUT
WE RECOGNIZE THAT
INTERSECTIONALTY PLAYS A
SIGNIFICANT PART IN THE LEVELS
OF MARGINALIZATION PARTICULARLY
IN THE BPOC COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE USED MODIFIED RACIAL
TOOL KITS TO DIG INTO THESE
DECISIONS TO GUIDE ALL OF OUR
STAFF.
HOW TO EMBED RACIAL EQUITY.
AND OUR WORK FORCE DECISIONS.
WE ARE CONTINUE TO WORK ON
THAT.
IN OUR BUDGET, THERE WILL BE
IMPACTS TO OUR OPERATIONS AND
SOME OF THE REDUCTIONS REQUIRED
BY COVID-19, BECAUSE OF SOME OF
THE FUNDING HERE, WE WILL
RESULT IN A REDUCTION IN
ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
THE COMMUNITY CENTERS, WE CAN'T
OPEN THEM BACK UP TO THE EXTENT
THEY WERE BEFORE.
WE HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE
FACT THERE'S FIVE COMMUNITY
CENTERS THAT ARE UNDERGOING,
THEY STILL HAVE FUNDING FOR CIP
PROJECTS THAT CONTINUE TO BE
FUNDED.
THOSE WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR
LIKELY THE ENTIRETY OF THE
YEAR.
BUT, RECOGNIZING THAT IN SOME
OF THOSE COMMUNITIES, THERE'S A
GREAT NEED FOR PROGRAMMING SO
WE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMMING DURING
THOSE CLOSURES AND HAVE BEEN
PILING SOME OF THAT DURING THE
SUMMER.
I MENTIONED OUR POOLS.
POOLS GENERATE A LOT OF
REVENUE.
GIVEN THE HEALTH RESTRICTIONS
OF COVID-19 AND THE LOSS OF
REVENUE TIED TO THOSE
RESTRICTIONS, WE WON'T BE ABLE
TO OPEN ALL TEN OF OUR POOLS.
WE WILL BE PLANNING ON OPENING
JUST FIVE OF OUR POOLS.
AS WE MAKE THAT DECISION, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THE POOLS
SERVE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND
SO, WE HAVEN'T MADE THE FINAL
DECISIONS.
PROBABLY MEADOW BROOK IN THE
NORTH SIDE, SERVING A LOT OF
THE COMMUNITY IN LAKE CITY.
AND THEN, IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
WE WILL FOCUS ON OUR
SCHOLARSHIP MONEY FOR
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SWIM LESSONS.
ALLOWING FAMILIES TO REGISTER
FOR THAT.
WE KNOW THERE IS SUCH A
DISPARATE IMPACT.
PARTICULARLY OF DROWNINGS, ET
CETERA, FOR COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR.
WE DON'T WANT TO EXACERBATE
THAT.
WE ARE PRIORITIZING THESE
DIMINISHED RESOURCES.
WE KNOW THE IMPACT COMMUNITIES.
ACROSS THE CITY.
WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH US
ACROSS THE CITY.
WE HAVE MADE THOSE HARD
DECISIONS BY FOCUSING ON BPOC
COMMUNITIES.
THESE SITES AT SOUTH PARK, THE
SITE AT THE ADCC.
AND THE NORTH RAINIER SITE.
THOSE ARE TOUGH DECISIONS BUT
WE ARE WORKING TO DO THE BEST
THAT WE CAN.
>> DIRECTOR AGUIRRE, JUST
BEFORE YOU MOVE OFF THIS SLIDE,
I KNOW THE SUBSEQUENT SLIDES
WILL GET INTO THE LINE ITEM
REDUCTIONS AND WHERE SHIFTS ARE
OCCURRING.
BUT, SPECIFIC WILL USING OUR
ANTI-RACIST LENS, WE ARE REALLY
PROUD AND APPRECIATIVE OF THE
WORK THAT YOU AND THE FRONT
LINE WORKERS HAVE DONE SPECIFIC
TO CHILD CARE.
MAKING SHOWERS, AND SHELTER
SPACE AVAILABLE IN YOUR
COMMUNITY CENTERS.
GIVEN THAT THERE'S HIGHER
NUMBERS OF PEOPLE OF COLOR
WORKING AS ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
NEEDING ESSENTIAL CHILD CARE.
CAN YOU ADD A BROAD OVERVIEW TO
GIVE US A PREVIEW OF WHETHER OR
NOT IN 2021, THERE IS INCREASED
CAPACITY IN THE BUDGET FOR
SHOWERS AND SHELTERS THROUGH
YOUR COMMUNITY CENTERS?
AND IF THERE IS INCREASED
CAPACITY FOR CHILD CARE
RELATIVE TO THIS YEAR?
>> IN TERMS OF THE CAPACITY
QUESTION, SO, THE SHOWERS, WE
WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE
SITE WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING.
WE HAVE FIVE SITES THAT OPERATE
ACROSS THE CITY.
THE GREEN LAKE SITE WILL HAVE
CAPACITY.
WE ARE REPLACING SOME OF THE
BOILER SYSTEMS.
WE WORKED WITH SPU AS THEIR
CLEAN PROGRAM TO SET UP A
MOBILE SHOWER
THERE.
WE WILL HAVE IT AT LEAST THREE
DAYS A WEEK.
IN TERMS OF THE CHILD CARE AND
ONGOING SUPPORT FOR ESSENTIAL
WORKERS, WE ARE CONTINUING TO
WORK ON THOSE IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH DEAL.
CURRENTLY, WE ARE OPERATING
BOTH CHILD CARE, SCHOOL AGE
CHILD CARE AS WELL AS WE HAVE
SET UP SOME TEEN HUBS TO
SUPPORT OUR TEENAGERS WHO MIGHT
BE STRUGGLING WITH THE VIRTUAL
PROGRAM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS
OFFERING.
PROVIDING STAFF SUPPORT AS
WELL.
ACCESS TO INTERNET
CONNECTIVITY, ET CETERA.
IN TERMS OF WHETHER THAT IS
INCREASING OR DECREASING, WHERE
WE END UP WITH OUR ABILITY TO
HAVE OTHER PROGRAMS.
OUR CHILD CARE SHOULD CONTINUE.
SORT OF ASSESSING WHETHER WE
TRY TO CONSOLIDATE SOME OF
THOSE GROUPS SO WE CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE ACCESS TO THAT FOR A
LONGER PERIOD.
I'M NOT SURE IF I ANSWERED YOUR
QUESTION.
I FORGOT WHAT I WAS SAYING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I THINK THE TAKE AWAY WAS
THAT AT THE VERY LEAST, IT'S
MAINTENANCE AT THE SHOWER
FACILITIES.
CAPITAL PROJECTS WILL MOVE IN A
TRAILER FOR AT LEAST THREE
DAYS.
ON THE CHILD CARE, IT SOUNDED
LIKE BECAUSE OF DECREASED
ENROLLMENT, THERE MIGHT BE SOME
CONSOLIDATION.
ON BOTH FRONTS IT DIDN'T SOUND
LIKE A PLANNED INCREASE FOR
2021.
>> YOU ALSO MENTIONED
SHELTERING.
WE SUPPORT THE SHELTERING
STRATEGY.
IN REGULAR EMERGENCIES, WINTER
WEATHER, ET CETERA, WE HAVE
DONE SO DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
WE ARE POISED TO CONTINUE TO DO
THAT.
AS WE DO OUR PLANNING AND WE
SELECTED THE SITES FOR CHILD
CARE FOR EXAMPLE, WE DO OUR
BEST TO NOT HAVE CHILD CARE AT
THE SITES WE ANTICIPATE MIGHT
BECOME SHELTERS BECAUSE THEY
HAVE HISTORICALLY.
WE ARE TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT
BALANCE FOR THE LIMITED SPACE
THAT WE HAVE.
>> THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
>> I AM TRYING TO BE CONSCIOUS
IN TRYING TO LIMIT THOSE ITEMS
ON MY PRIORITY LIST.
I HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE
INTEREST IN LOOKING AT THE
POSSIBILITY OF HEALTH ONE BAN
BEING ADDED TO THE PROPOSAL AND
I WOULD LIKE TO SIGNAL INTEREST
IN PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CHILD
CARE CAPACITY AND THERE ARE A
NUMBER INTERESTED THIS THIS.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU, WITH COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ AND STRAUSS, I KNOW YOU
HAVE TAKEN SOME LEADERSHIP
ROLES ON EXPANDING CHILD CARE.
THIS IS A PRIORITY FOR OUR
ENTIRE COUNCIL.
WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
MORE ON THE LESSONS LEARNED IN
TERMS OF CAPACITY AND SPACE.
IF THEY ARE LESS FULL THAN YOU
ANTICIPATED BUT WE KNOW THAT
ALL OF THE NATIONAL REPORTS
CONTINUE SO SAY WITHOUT ACCESS
TO CHILD CARE, WE WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO RECOVER ECONOMICALLY.
THIS IS A BIG PRIORITY.
TO SEE HOW WE CAN LOOK AT
VARIOUS PARTNER TO DO THAT
WITH.
>> IF I MAY, JUST A LITTLE MORE
ON THE CHILD CARE.
MAYBE TAKE ADVANTAGE AND DO A
LITTLE BIT OF A COMMERCIAL.
WE HAVE SPACE, WE HAVE
SCHOLARSHIP MONEY AVAILABLE FOR
THE COMMUNITIES, FOR THE
FAMILIES WHO NEED THAT.
WE HAVE SEEN THOUGH WE ARE
UNDERENROLLED, THE NEED IS
THERE.
SERVING THE STUDENTS FURTHEST
FROM EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE, WE
HAVE A LARGER PROPORTION OF THE
FAMILIES THAT ARE PARTICIPATING
NOW THAT ARE RECEIVING
SCHOLARSHIP.
THAN WE NORMALLY DO IN A
REGULAR SCHOOL AGE CARE
PROGRAM.
WE KNOW THE NEED IS THERE AN
FOLKS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
IT.
SO, PLEASE, IF YOU NEED IT,
COME AND REGISTER.
>> THANK YOU.
AN WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU,
I WOULD LOVE TO PUSH THAT
INFORMATION OUT TO OUR COUNCIL
CHANNELS AS WELL.
IF WE COULD GET THAT INFO ON
THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> MAY I CONTINUE?
OH, I'M SORRY.
>> I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE
SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS TEAM AT
PARKS FOR RECOGNIZING WHO IS
LIVERING AT MAGNUSON PARK.
THERE WAS A RECENT CENSUS DONE
ON THE AFFORDING HOUSING
PROJECT THERE.
AND IT IS 61%.
I WANT TO APPRECIATE HIS
ATTENTION TO THE PARK, NOT ONLY
AS A REGIONAL ASPECT, BUT ALSO,
THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE LIVING
THERE AND NEED ACCESS TO
PROGRAMMING THERE AT THE PARK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
SHOULD I CONTINUE?
>> YES.
PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS.
SO, THEN, DIGGING INTO THE
ACTUAL NUMBERS HERE, LET ME
MAKE SURE I DIDN'T SKIP.
SO, THIS SLIDE IS, I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON TALKED
APPLES AND ORANGES.
THERE'S A LOT HIGH LEVEL.
THERE'S A LOT OF LINES THAT GO
INTO THIS.
ON THIS SLIDE, MAYBE RATHER
THAN TRY AND GO IN AND
UNDERSTAND SOME OF THESE APPLES
TO APPLES COMPARISONS.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF
THINGS HERE.
ONE THING OF NOTE HERE, YOU
WILL SEE, THIS IS ALMOST THE
SAME.
WE REALLY WERE FOCUSED ON
KEEPING OUR WORK FORCE INTACT
THOUGH WE ARE HOLING MANY
VACANCIES.
WE HAVE ONE POSITION WE ARE
AGGREGATING AS PART OF THIS
PROCESS.
THE OTHER THING I WILL
HIGHLIGHT HERE IS THE REDUCTION
IN RATE.
I WILL GET INTO MORE DETAIL
THERE.
BUT, IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO
START GOING INTO SOME OF THE
DETAIL.
AND THIS IS A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE
OF QUESTIONS ON THIS HIGHER
LEVEL.
>> OKAY.
>> SIMILARLY HERE, I AND THE
TEAM CAN ANSWER SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS.
AS WE MENTIONED OUR APPROACH TO
THE 2021 BUDGET WAS ABOUT
CAPTURING SAVINGS THROUGH THE
EFFICIENCY'S REDUCTIONS,
VACANCIES AND MITIGATING
ONGOING ONE TIME REVENUE
ISSUES.
SO, THESE NEXT FEW SLIDES, AS
THE OTHER AGENCIES GO THROUGH,
THERE'S REDUCTIONS, COST
SAVINGS.
AND THEN, AFTER THESE, I WILL
GO THROUGH SOME OF THE
REALIGNMENTS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE
HAVE DONE IN 2020.
SO, AGAIN, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
THERE IS SOME EFFICIENCY,
SAVINGS CAPTURED FROM
EFFICIENCIES IN A COUPLE OF OUR
DIVISIONS.
MOST OF THESE ARE LOOKING AT
NONLABOR COSTS, ET CETERA.
BUT I CAN CONTINUE, UNLESS
THERE ARE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON
THESE.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND I THINK IT IS FAIR TO SAY
THERE IS NOT AN OVERALL STE
ELIMINATION FOR PARKS SO THAT'S
A FAIR ASSUMPTION.
>> CORRECT.
THE TOTAL IS ONE FT WE ARE
ELIMINATED.
WE HAVE A LOT OF VACANCIES THAT
ARE HELPING US MOVE THESE
SHORTFALLS BUT THAT'S CORRECT.
THIS NEXT SLIDE AGAIN, I CAN GO
INTO ANY DETAIL.
I WILL MAYBE CALL OUT LINE SIX
HERE TALKS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
THAT ONE FTE.
OUR VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
SUPERVISOR WHO IS MANAGING THE
PROGRAM UNIT.
THAT FUNCTION IS MOVING TO
SOMEONE ELSE.
WE ARE ELIMINATING THAT
POSITION.
I WILL NOTE, LINE ITEM FIVE
HERE, IS MORE OF AN OPERATIONAL
CHANGE THAT DOES CAPTURE SOME
SAVINGS.
YOU MAY KNOW ALKI COMMUNITY
CENTER IS A PRETTY SMALL
COMMUNITY CENTER ADJACENT TO
ALKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
TECHNICALLY, IT IS CLASSIFIED
AS A FULL SERVICE COMMUNITY
CENTER BUT PRIMARILY, IT
PROVIDES CHILD CARE AND EARLY
LEARNING AND WHAT THIS CHANGE
DOES IS OFFICIALLY MOVE IT AWAY
FROM BEING A FULL SERVICE
COMMUNITY CENTER TO A CHILD
CARE HUB.
SHOULDN'T CHANGE MUCH FROM THE
PROGRAMMING STANDPOINT.
HOPEFULLY, YOU WILL SEE THOUGH
THIS IS A SMALL RECAPTURE OF
FUNDS GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT
CHALLENGE OF WHO WE HAD, I
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF
THOSE.
>> MOVING ONTO THIS SLIDE, SO,
THIS SLIDE, AGAIN, GOES THROUGH
BOTH SOME REDUCTIONS AND COST
SAVING MEASURES IN OUR PARK
FUND.
THERE IS SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS
THAT HAVE CAUSED, WE TALKED
ABOUT SOME OF THE CAPITAL
PROJECTS, SOME OF OUR CIP
PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN EITHER
ELIMINATED, MOST OF THESE HAVE
OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.
BUT, THE REAP FUNDING HAS BEEN
ELIMINATED OR PUSHED OUT
SEVERAL YEARS.
THINGS LIKE OUR COMFORT
SITUATION.
BALL LIGHTING, REPLACEMENT.
THESE PROGRAMS WE CONTINUE TO
DO TO BETTER THE MAINTENANCE
ON.
SOME OF THOSE HAVE BEEN LIMIT.
OTHERS HAVE BEEN PUSHED OUT.
AGAIN, JUST TO TRY TO MAKE THE
NUMBERS MATCH.
AND BALANCE THE BUDGET.
SO, THIS SLIDE, AGAIN, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO NOTE HERE THAT
EVEN KNOW FOR 2021, IT DOESN'T
SHOW THE SPECIFIC REDUCTIONS.
BUT AGAIN, OUR REAP FUNDING HAS
BEEN REDUCED FOR THE ENTIRE
CIP, THE SIX YEAR CIP.
I WANTED TO ALL OUT THAT WE
WILL IMPACT COMMUNITIES.
AND, THE QUEEN ANNE WEST QUEEN
ANNE PLAY FIELD CONVERSION
PROJECT HAS BEEN PUSHED OUT
FROM 2024.
IT WILL GO OUT BEYOND THE SIX
YEAR CIP PROGRAM.
AND THE OTHER BACKLOG PROJECTS
SIGNIFICANTLY HAVE BEEN REDUC
ED.
I'LL KEEP GOING UNLESS YOU
THROW SOMETHING AT ME.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
DIRECTOR NOBLE.
DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING?
>> I WANTED TO COMMENT, THE
IMPACTS IS DOWN FOR THIS YEAR,
2020 AND 2021.
AND THE CIP IS A SIX YEAR
PLANNING DOCUMENT.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE LONG RUN
IMPACTS THERE.
IN ADDITION, I THINK I
HIGHLIGHTED THIS.
WE ARE DIRECTING A SIGNIFICANT
CHAIR OF READ INTO THE BONDS
ISSUE.
ON THE WEST SEATTLE RIDGE.
THERE IS THE REVENUE PRESSURE
AND THE EXPENDITURE PRESSURE.
AND YOU SEE THIS AS AN IMPACT
OVER THE FULL SIX YEARS CIP.
SOMEONE IS A LITTLE UNDER THE
WEATHER TODAY.
>> WELCOME TO THE MEETING.
THANK YOU DIRECTOR.
>> THANK YOU.
AGAIN,LY CONTINUE UNLESS FOLKS
HAVE QUESTIONS.
THIS FOCUSES ON OUR REDUCTION
IN THE GENERAL FUND.
WITH SOME EXPENDITURE SAVINGS.
LABOR.
I MENTIONED EARLY ON, THAT
THERE IS ALSO A DEBT SERVICE
SWAP WITH THE GENERAL FUND NOW
BEING MOV ED OVER AND
CONTINUING WITH SOME OF THESE
REALIGNMENTS.
SOME OF THE LANDING SITES FOR
EXAMPLE, THIS IS OPPORTUNISTIC
THAT WE PUT SEVERAL ON HOLD AS
PART OF OUR 2020 BUDGET.
WE DON'T NEED TO MAINTAIN AND
OPERATE THEM TO THE SAME LEVEL
SO WE RECAPTURED $1.2 MILLION
IN SAVINGS FROM THE PARK
DISTRICT.
WE HAVE REDUCED OUR PARKLAND
ACQUISITION PROGRAM.
AND, IT WILL NOW FOCUS ON
ACQUIRING MORE GREEN SPACES AND
GREEN BELT IN AREAS WHICH TEND
TO BE LOWER IN COST.
BUT STRATEGICALLY, WE ARE
KEEPING A STAFF PERSON TO MAKE
SURE THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT GO
INTO ANY AND ACQUISITION THAT
TAKE MANY YEARS, WE BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
HOMEOWNERS AND LANDOWNERS
INTERESTED.
WE ALSO HAVE REDUCED THE MAJOR
PROJECTS CHALLENGE FUND WHICH
IS A GRANT PROGRAM.
THAT WAS ALREADY GOING TO BE
REENVISIONED IN EQUITY.
AND THEN, WE ARE CON CONTINUING
MAJOR MAINTENANCE BACKLOG
FUNDED BY THE PARK DISTRICT.
AND, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, ALL OF
THESE REDUCTIONS WILL CAUSE US
TO ONCE ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE
APROVED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT
OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT WE WILL
LOOK AT HOW WE MANAGE FROM THE
CRADLE TO THE GRAVE TO MAKE
SURE WE MAINTAIN THESE ASSETS
IN A WAY SO WE DON'T LOSE THEM
GIVEN THE REDUCTION IN SOME OF
THESE PROGRAMS, ALSO LOOKING AT
LIFE SAFETY.
LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE
BUILDINGS ARE LITERALLY FALLING
APART.
WE HAVE TO PRESERVE THE ASSETS
LOOKING AT ENVIRONMENTAL
EFFICIENCIES.
OVER OVERALL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
WILL BE REDONE ONCE WE GET
THROUGH ALL OF THESE CHANGES.
SO IN TERMS OF THE PARK FUND,
IN 2020, WE ARE EXPECTING A
$19.2 MILLION PARK FUND FOR
2021.
WE WERE HOPING FOR A $10.5
MILLION REDUCTION, BUT THIS WAS
BUILT ON A PHASE THREE SCHEME
THAT HAS NOW CHANGED.
WE WILL HAVE TO KEEP MONITORING
THAT VERY, VERY CLOSELY.
THE WAY THAT WE ARE MEETING
THIS IS AGAIN THROUGH A SAVINGS
PROGRAM, VACANCIES, TEMPORARY
LABOR IN PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE
PARK FUND.
AND THEN, FURTHERING SOME OF
THE ONE-TIME SAVINGS FROM PARK
DISTRICT REALIGNMENT.
AGAIN, SAVORING OUR FOREST LINE
ITEM.
THE ARTS IN THE PARKS, THE
BETTER PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH ET
CETERA.
THESE PROGRAMS, I WILL SAY THAT
MOST OF THESE ARE HOLDING
VACANCIES, BETTER PROGRAMS FOR
YOUTH ARE HOLDING VACANCIES AND
STOPPING ONE OF OUR QUALITY
ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS BUT WE ARE
CONTINUING TO DO PROGRAM.
ALL OF THESE LINE ITEMS WILL
TRY TO FURTHER THE INTENTS OF
THOSE PROGRAMS BUT OF COURSE,
WE ARE REDUCING THEM.
AND THE LAST ONE HERE, I WILL
NOTE, IS THE WATERFRONT.
THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT.
IT IS BASICALLY MOVING OUT OF
THE PARK DISTRICT.
AND, FUNDING IT WITH OTHER
SOURCES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS ON
THIS.
>> OKAY.
WELL, THAT'S REALLY THE GIST OF
OUR BUDGET.
AGAIN, VERY, VERY SIGNIFICANT
REDUCTIONS IN ALL OF OUR FUNDS.
AND OF COURSE, UTILIZING THE
úPARK DISTRICT.
AND I WILL SAY, I THINK WE ARE
INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE THAT THE
VOTERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS
HAVE CREATED THIS PARK
DISTRICT.
MY PEERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
DON'T HAVE SITUATIONS LIKE THIS
WHERE THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
EMERGE IN THE SAME WAY I THINK
WE WILL BE ABLE TO EMERGE.
IN TERMS OF THE NEXT STEP FOR
US, AS COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
MENTIONED.
I WILL PAUSE BECAUSE I THINK
SHE HAD QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
HERE.
OCTOBER 19, YOU WILL BE
PRESENTED WITH THE CITY
ORINANCE, THE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY AND PARK
DISTRICT THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO
DELAY THE PLANNING OF THE NEXT
SIX YEAR CYCLE FOR A YEAR BASED
ON THE EMERGENCY SITUATION.
AND THERE IS THE TWIN ORDINANCE
THAT AUTHORIZES THIS WITH PARK
DISTRICT RESOLUTION.
AND WE WILL PRESENT TO YOU AN
OVERVIEW OF THE VERY SPECIFIC
PARK DISTRICT 2021 BUDGET.
ON NOVEMBER 23, WE WILL PRESENT
TO YOU A RESOLUTION THAT AMENDS
OUR 2020 PARK DISTRICT BUDGET
TO REVISE ALL THE ALLOCATIONS.
ANOTHER ORDINANCE THAT WILL
SUSPEND THE GENERAL FUND FOR
2021 THAT WILL REFLECT SOME OF
THE CHANGES WE ARE PROPOSING
HERE.
AND THEN, A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT
OUR 2021 PART DISTRICT BUDGET
AS WELL AS SETTING THE PROPERTY
TAX LEVY LEVEL FOR 2021.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> THANK YOU, I WAS ACTUALLY
GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE
OCTOBER 19th METROPOLITAN PARK
MEETING.
THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT THAT
WE WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING
ON THE PROPOSED 2021 BUDGET AND
TAKING IT TO AMENDMENT THAT
WOULD APPROPRIATELY DELAY THE
202021, 2026 PLANNING CYCLE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
GUIDANCE AND KEEPING THESE
THINGS STREAMLINED AND
ORGANIZED BECAUSE IT GETS REAL
TRICKY.
I WILL REITERATE, AFTER WE VOTE
ON OUR 2021 BUDGET, ON
NOVEMBER 23rd , THE
METROPOLITAN PARK WILL VOTE.
WE WILL THEN VOTE, WE HAVE VOTE
AS THE BOARD, THE COUNCIL ON
THE 2020 REVISED BUDGET, AND
THE ADOPTION OF THE 2020 BUDGET
AT THE SAME TIME.
SO, THIS IS STANDARD AFTER WE
VOTE ON THE REGULAR BUDGET.
AND IT WILL HAPPEN ON THE SAME
DAY THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT S
THE CITY'S BUDGET.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT I
ASKED THE SUPERINTENDENT IF HE
GOT TOGETHER WITH DIRECTOR
ZIMBABWE AT SDOT AND IF THEY
GOT TOGETHER TO DO THEIR HOME
WORK.
BECAUSE THEIR POWER POINTS LOOK
A LOT ALIKE.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, WE DIDN'T.
I WATCHED HIS PRESENTATION
SAYING OH, WE SHOULD HAVE DONE
THAT, MAYBE WE WILL NEXT TIME.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU JESUS,
AS ALWAYS, IT'S A PLEASURE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND CHAIR
PARKS.
I APPRECIATE THE REMINDER ABOUT
THE WAY IN WHICH THE PARK'S
DISTRICT BUDGET PROCESS
OVERLAPS WITH OUR BUDGET.
AS, THE CHAIR OF PARKS KNOWS, I
WAS MESSAGING HER SAYING
OCTOBER 19, TELL ME MORE.
SO, THIS IS A VERY GOOD
REMINDER.
WE WILL LOOK INTO HOW ELSE WE
CAN STAY ENGAGED AND HOW WE CAN
SUPPORT YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER
ON HOW THIS DOVE TAILS WITH US
LOOKING TO FINALIZE THE BUDGET.
>> IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE?
>> NO.
JUST, OTHER THAN ENDING WITH
APPRECIATION TO ALL OF YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS, DIRECTOR NOBLE
AND HIS ENTIRE TEAM.
AND OF COURSE MY TEAM WHO
REALLY DID ALL THE WORK IN
GETTING US TO THIS BUDGET.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS
WILL ALLOW US TO REALLY RESPOND
TO THESE INCREDIBLE NEEDS OF
OUR COMMUNITY AS WE START TO
EMERGE FROM THIS.
SO, NO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
TIME.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME..
WE HAVE TAKEN ALL OF YOUR DAY:
WE WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR
TEAM FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND
ALL OF THE WORK YOU DO.
I KNOW YOU MENTIONED YOUR
APPRECIATION FOR YOUR PARK'S
TEAM AND THE FRONT LINE STAFF
WHO HAVE STEPPED UP TO PROVIDE
SERVICES FOR THOSE MOST
VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THEM AS
WELL.
I WANT TO ECHO WHAT YOU
MENTIONED.
THANKS TO DIRECTOR NOBLE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
THROUGHOUT THE LAST THREE DAYS.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, ALL OF
THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE ON
THIS PROPOSED BUDGET.
WE KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING
NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS AND DOING
SO FOR MONTHS.
AND, WE HOPE THAT EVERYBODY HAS
THE CHANCE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT
OF A BREATHER AND RELAX A
LITTLE IN UPCOMING WEEK.
DIRECTOR NOBLE, GOOD TO SEE
YOU.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR
WORK AND DO PASS ON OUR BEST
WISHES TO YOUR LITTLE ONE WHO
IS RECOVERING FROM A LITTLE
COUGH THERE.
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
AND WE APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH YOU THE
PAST FEW DAYS.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT
FEW WEEKS AS WELL.
>> YEAH, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
THANK YOU DIRECTOR NOBLE.
FOLKS, JUST AS A REMINDER, WE
HAVE ALL OF OUR FORM As OR
ISSUE IDENTIFICATION FORMS DUE
OCTOBER 8 AT 5:00 P.M.
THAT IS THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK,
AND WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 AT 5:30 P.M.
WE WILL TRY TO TAKE EVERYBODY
WHO SIGNS UP.
SO IF YOU ARE ABLE TO JOIN US,
THAT IS TREMENDOUS, WE
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME IN
ADVANCED CALLINGS BUT
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE OTHER
OBLIGATIONS AS WELL AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW ANY
RECORDED PUBLIC TESTIMONY BUT
IT IS HELPFUL FOR US AS WE
THINK ABOUT ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION.
THIS CENTRAL STAFF PRESENTATION
WILL IDENTIFY POTENTIAL BUDGET
ITEMS THAT YOU ALL FLAG IN YOUR
FORM As . THIS IS THE CHANCE TO
FLAG FOR OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS
WHAT YOU HAVE IN TERMS OF
CHANGES, THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
PROPOSE.
ADDITIONS, REDUCTIONS, AND WAYS
THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE
BUDGET POTENTIALLY CHANGE.
THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
THESE TO BE TURNED IN ON TIME.
THANK YOU FOR AFFIRMING THAT,
ON TIME, OCTOBER 8 AT 5:00 P.M.
THOSE MEMOS WILL BE GENERATED
FOR OUR REVIEWS WHICH ARE
SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 15 AND
16.
ALSO, ON THE 20th AND THE 21st
. SO, WE MUST GET THOSE FORM As
TURNED IN ON TIME.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
PLEASE DO REACH OUT TO ALLI,
MYSELF, PATTY.
OUR OFFICE, WE WILL BE SENDING
A MEMO AROUND ON MONDAY.
JUST AS A REMINDER TO FOLKS AS
WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK, IT HAS
BEEN A LONG WEEK, BUT WE REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANKS AGAIN TO PATTY FOR ALL
OF THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE FOR
SENDING OUT THE FORMS.
AND, THEY WILL BE DOING THAT
AGAIN WITH EACH OF THE FORMS
THAT ARE FORTHCOMING IN THE
UPCOMING MONTH-AND-A-HALF.
APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU GUYS
HAVE DONE.
ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND IT
IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE
THESE CONVERSATIONS IN PUBLIC,
BRING IN THE QUESTIONS AN
CONCERNS WE HAVE HEARD FROM
RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT OUR
COMMUNITIES AND THAT WE
CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER,
COLLABORATIVELY, ASK TOUGH
QUESTIONS, AND, REALLY PUSH FOR
THOSE ANSWERS AS YOU ALL HAVE
DONE SO THAT WE CAN CREATE A
BUDGET DOCUMENT THAT REALLY
REFLECTS OUR VALUES IN THE NEXT
TWO MONTHS TO BE ABLE TO PUT
SOMETHING FORWARD WE ARE ALL
úPROUD OF.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK.
I DON'T SEE ANYBODY RAISING
THEIR HAND.
ALLIE, SELL YOUR CENTRAL STAFF
TEAM, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE
WORK THEY HAVE DONE, WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
ALL.
IT AND COMMUNICATIONS AND THE
CLERK'S TEAM, THANK YOU FOR
GETTING US THROUGH THESE LAST
LONG THREE DAYS.
FURTHER COMMENT, TODAY'S
MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYBODY.
SEE YOU MONDAY AT THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S BRIEFING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU!
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