PLEASE STAND BY FOR REALTIME
CAPTIONS.
>>
>>> IT IS SEPTEMBER 16
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMISSION WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 9:30 ONE.
I AM ALEX PEDERSON.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
>> MU?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALE IS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> GONZALEZ, HAVE YOU FOUND
YOUR MUTE?
>> HELLO?
>> YES.
I WAS DOING THE ROLE.
>> HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND CHAIR PEDERSON?
>> HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE FOR PRESIDENT AND WE
ARE EXPECTING COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
WILL ANNOUNCE HER ARRIVAL WHEN
SHE ARRIVES.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION WE
WILL ADOPT THE AGENDA.
TODAY'S AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
>> NEXT ITEM IS THE CHAIR'S
REPORT OF -- I HAVE SEVEN ITEMS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE.
THIS INCLUDES THE INTERNET FOR
ALL ACTION PLAN AND THE BRIDGE
AUDIT REPORT.
WE REQUESTED BOTH ITEMS TO BE
PRESENTED TO US BEFORE THE
MAYOR PRESENTED HER BUDGET TO
THE CITY COUNCIL.
I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, THE SEATTLE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY TEAM FOR THEIR REPORT
. THE CITY AUDITOR FOR THE
BRIDGE AUDIT INCLUDING THE
COOPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
A BIG THANK YOU FOR THEIR HARD
WORK TO MEET THESE DEADLINES TO
GIVE EVERYBODY BETTER
INFORMATION TO MAKE TIMELY
DECISIONS.
TODAY ON OUR AGENDA WE HAVE
COUNCIL BILLS THAT I HOPE WE
CAN PASS OUT OF COMMITTEE
TODAY.
HAS EVERYBODY WAS SIDING ON
TODAY IT WAS HEARTWARMING TO
SEE ALL THIS TALENT AND
PROFESSIONALS SERVING THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE SIDING ON
FROM THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS
AND WE ARE REALLY FORTUNATE TO
WORKING FOR THE CITY IN THIS
CAPACITY AND WE WILL SEE THEIR
GREAT WORK TODAY.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. I ASK
EVERYONE PLEASE CONTINUE TO BE
PATIENT AS WE LEARN TO OPERATE
THIS NEW SYSTEM IN REAL TIME.
WE ARE EXPLORING WAYS TO FINE-
TUNE THIS PROCESS.
IT REMAINS AT THE STRONG INTENT
OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE
AGENDAS.
THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO ADJUST THESE IF WE
DEEM THIS SYSTEM IS UNSUITABLE
OR BEING ABUSED AND IN A MANNER
IN WHICH WE ARE ABLE TO CONDUCT
-- WE NEED TO CONDUCT ARE
NECESSARY BUSINESS.
I WILL MODERAT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER.
IT WILL BE UP TO 20 MINUTES.
I DON'T THINK WE WILL NEED THAT
TODAY.
EACH SPEAKER GIVES TWO MINUTES
TO SPEAK.
I WILL: TWO AT A TIME.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE ONLY HAVE ONE
SPEAKER RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU'RE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE
THE END OF THIS TIME.
GO TO THE COUNCIL WEBSITE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS
LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL A SPEAKER'S NAME,
OUR STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND THE
PROMPT OF, YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTE
IT WILL PRESS YOU TO SPEAK.
YOU MUST PRESS STAR SIX.
>> THIS SHOULD RELATE TO
SOMETHING ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
YOU WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT ONCE YOU HEAR
THE CHIME, PLEASE WRAPUP YOUR
COMMENT.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT AND THEIR
COMMENTS PROVIDED THE SPEAKERS
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC
COMMENT, DISCONNECT FROM THE
LINE.
IF YOU FOLLOW THE MEETING YOU
CAN DO THAT VIA THIS SEATTLE
CHANNEL OR THE LISTING OPTIONS
ON THE AGENDA.
>> PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW OPEN.
WE HAVE THE FIRST SPEAKER ON
THE LIST, STAR SIX BEFORE
SPEAKING.
THAT IS EUGENE WASSERMAN.
WELCOMED.
>> GO AHEAD AND PRESS STAR SIX
ON YOUR PHONE TO BEGIN
SPEAKING.
>> COLLEAGUES MR. WASSERMAN IS
THE ONLY SPEAKER SO WE ARE
GOING TO GIVE HIM A FEW SECONDS
HERE. IT IS SHOWING HE IS
PRESENT.
WE JUST KNEW NEED YOU TO PRESS
STAR SIX AND BEGIN SPEAKING.
>> MR. WASSERMAN, PLEASE PRESS
STAR SIX AND BEGIN YOUR
COMMENTS.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK OUR CITY
CLERK, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT
HEARING FROM MR. WASSERMAN WHO
IS OUR PUBLIC SPEAKER SIGNED UP
HERE, I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE --
MR. WASSERMAN?
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>>.
I'M SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION.
>> I AM EUGENE WASSERMAN, THE
PRESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION
REPRESENTING BUSINESSES ON THE
SHIP CANAL.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH
LINK LIGHT RAIL AND THE CITY'S
BALANCE STUDY AND I PERSONALLY
HAVE SPENT YEARS ON COMMITTEES
ON THE SOUTH PARK BRIDGE AND
THE 520 PROJECT.
WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE ORDER
THAT WAS DONE WE FEEL IT IS
JUST A STARTING POINT.
THE CITY NEEDS TO TAKE A SOLID
LOOK AT THE BRIDGES THAT GO OVER
THE WATERWAYS AND AUDIBLE.
THOSE ARE EXPENSIVE THINGS TO
FIX.
IF THEY MALFUNCTION THEY CREATE
A LOT OF PROBLEMS FOR EVERYONE,
THE COAST GUARD RULES THE
WATERWAYS ON THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE AND IF A BRIDGE GETS
STUCK AND CANNOT GO UP THE CITY
WOULD BE FORCED TO DECOMMISSION
IT TO CLEAR SPACE FOR THE
MARITIME INDUSTRY.
I THINK THE ESTIMATE IS AROUND
271 MILLION AND CLOSE TO 5
BILLION EXCUSE ME 500 MILLION
TO BUILD A NEW BRIDGE.
SO THESE THINGS ARE REALLY
EXPENSIVE AND WE NEED A FULLY
BASED PROGRAM TO DO THEM OVER
THE NEXT 10 TO 15 YEARS WHICH
MIGHT REQUIRE FUNDING AND STUFF
LIKE THAT.
IS DIFFERENT THAN BUILDING LIKE
THE RAILROAD BRIDGE WHERE YOU
GO OVER SOLID PLAN.
SO WHILE IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WANT
TO RAMP ON FUNDING FOR THIS I
THINK YOU COULD USE NEXT YEAR
TO CREATE A NEW CATEGORY FOR
BRIDGES AND ALSO WE WOULD LIKE
TO SEE YOU START ON AN EIS FOR
THE [ INAUDIBLE ] BRIDGE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, MR. WASSERMAN.
>> WE ARE JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
MR. WASSERMAN WAS OUR ONLY
SPEAKER SIGNED UP.
THAT IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
WE WILL CLOSE COMMENTS . WE ARE
READY TO GET INTO OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
1 INTO THE RECORD?
>> INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT REPORT TO THE CITY
COUNCIL TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE ON EXISTING
AND PROPOSED SHORT-TERM
SOLUTIONS TO INCREASE INTERNET
ACCESS.
THANK YOU.
>> BEFORE WE TURN IT OVER TO
OUR PRESENTERS FROM THE
EXECUTIVES I WANT TO MAKE SOME
REMARKS ABOUT THIS INTERNET FOR
ALL REPORT.
IT WAS REQUESTED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL VIA RESOLUTION AND I
WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ AND MORALES
. WE KNOW SEATTLE IS A CITY
THAT PRIDES ITSELF ON WORLD-
CLASS TECHNOLOGY. THE COVID
PRICES IS THERE AND WE HAVE
INJUSTICES OF THE DIGITAL
DIVIDE.
WE CALLED ON THIS TO ACHIEVE
INTERNET FOR ALL BECAUSE WE CAN
NO LONGER ALLOW LIMITED ACCESS
TO THE INTERNET TO PREVENT OR
HINDER SMALL BUSINESSES.
IT IS TIME THAT WE PROVIDE MORE
RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS
TO THE INTERNET AS PART OF THE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR SOCIAL
JUSTICE, EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
THIS REPORT FROM THE MAYOR AND
HER TEAM IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL SPUR
SEATTLE'S LONG-TERM EFFORTS TO
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE AND INTERNET
TO ALL COMMUNITY SO WE CAN
ACHIEVE INTERNET FOR ALL.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ, DO
YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS
BEFORE WE JUMP INTO THIS?
>> JUST TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING IT FORWARD AND THANK
YOU TO THE PEOPLE IN MY OFFICE
FOR THE WORK DONE ON SUGGESTING
SOME MODIFICATIONS AND ENGAGING
WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND JUST TO
MAKE SURE WE WERE ON THE SAME
PAGE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS
ISSUE.
WHEN THE FIRST TALKED ABOUT
THIS ISSUE I DON'T THINK WE
IMAGINED THAT WE WOULD BE IN
SUCH A VIRTUAL WORLD AND
INTERNET ACCESS HAS BECOME MUCH
MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER
BEFORE.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
ONGOING COLLABORATION AND WORK
BETWEEN US AND THE EXECUTIVE
ADDRESSING THIS IMPORTANT
ISSUE.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
THIS IS REALLY A GOOD EXAMPLE
OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE
BRANCHES.
I WANT TO THANK CAROL ON MY
STAFF AS WELL AND CENTRAL STAFF
AND I'M GLAD TO SEE ALL THESE
GREAT PROFESSIONALS HERE TO
PRESENT THIS.
WE HAVE MANY.
WELCOME.
GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT AWAY.
>> OKAY.
GO AHEAD, BRIAN.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU.
FOR THE RECORD I AM BRIAN
HOLIDAY THE POLICY ADVISOR.
WE WANT TO THANK COUNCIL AS WE
ALL WORK TOGETHER TOWARD THIS
INITIATIVE AND TO DEVELOP THIS
REPORT BEFORE YOU TODAY.
AS WE CONTINUE TO RESPOND FROM
COVID-19, THE IMPORTANCE OF
RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE
BROADBAND INTERNET IS MORE
CRITICAL THAN EVER BEFORE.
WE KNOW THAT ACCESS TO
TECHNOLOGY AND AUDIBLE
INCLUDING WORKFORCE READINESS
PROGRAMS.
EARLIER THIS SPRING AND
THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER WE GOT TO
WORK TO [ INAUDIBLE ] A NEW
STRATEGY AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS,
SCHOOLS, EMPLOYERS AND PRIVATE
AND PHILOSOPHICAL PARTNERS
WOULD BE CRITICAL TO RISE TO
THE OCCASION AT HAND.
APPLYING FOR JOBS, GOING TO
SCHOOL AND KEEPING IN TOUCH
WITH LOVE ONCE ALL OF THESE
TASK ARE DONE MAKING INTERNET
ACCESS VITAL TO OUR COMMUNITIES
AND THE ECONOMY.
THIS WAS THE FNS.
AN AUTO WITH THE NEW ROAD MAC
AND AN ACTION PLAN TO INCREASE
THE ADOPTION OF A BROADBAND
INTERNET.
I WILL CLOSE BY STATING ON
BEHALF OF THE MAYOR THAT WE
APPRECIATE THE ALIGNMENT WITH
COUNCIL ON THE SHARED
PRIORITIES.
WE WILL PURSUE MORE
PARTNERSHIPS TO MAKE SURE ALL
[ INAUDIBLE ] HAVE ACCESS.
>> WITH THAT, I WILL HANDED
OVER TO TRACY.
>> I WANT TO QUICKLY RECAP WHAT
THE INTERNET FOR ALL RESOLUTION
AND REPORT WE WILL BE
PRESENTING AN OVERVIEW OF THE
REPORT IN THIS PRESENTATION.
WE WILL FOCUS ON GAP ANALYSIS,
LESSONS LEARNED'S AN ACTION
PLAN AND AGAIN THERE IS MUCH
MORE DETAIL IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE REPORT THAT HAS
BEEN SUBMITTED.
I WANT TO REMIND OURSELVES THAT
THIS HAS BEEN A COLLECTION OF
ACTIVITY AND ACTION BY MANY AND
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
PRESENTATION AND WE WELCOME
YOUR FEEDBACK.
I AM JOINED TODAY BY DELIA
BURKE, ALICE LAWSON AND VIC
TANG WHO WILL HELP PRESENT.
>> AS WE HAVE MENTIONED, THE
IMPORTANCE OF INTERNET FOR
EVERYONE IS CRITICAL.
IT IS A RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
ISSUE AND THE PANDEMIC HAS
INTENSIFIED THIS.
MUCH OF OUR DATA IS RELATED TO
THE 2018 INFORMATION BUT WE
KNOW WITH COVID-19 THINGS HAVE
INTENSIFIED.
WE WORK TO EMBRACE DIGITAL
EQUITY AND IT HAS BEEN A PART
OF OUR CULTURE AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BE PART OF THE
SOLUTION AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO
ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
>> BEFORE WE GET STARTED IN THE
MECHANICS OF OUR REPORT I WANT
TO REMIND US OF THE AREAS WE
ARE CONTINUING TO FOCUS ON.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR AVENUES TO
ADVANCE DIGITAL EQUITY AND MANY
ARE IN PLAY.
WE HAVE A TECH MATCHING FUND.
WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC INTERNET ACCESS
AND WE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE LOW-
COST INTERNET OUTREACH.
WE HAVE DIGITAL BRIDGE WHICH IS
A NEW INITIATIVE FOR UNEMPLOYED
WORKERS AND WE ARE PARTNERING
WITH MANY AGENCIES AND
HIGHLIGHT FOR EXAMPLE THE
LIBRARY AS INITIATING A HOTSPOT
PROGRAM.
>> JUST TO ADD A LITTLE MORE
CONTEXT AND REMIND OURSELVES
THAT THIS IS BEEN AN ISSUE THE
CITY HAS CHAMPIONED FOR MANY
YEARS, I WANT US TO REMIND
OURSELVES HOW FAR WE HAVE COME
AND WHERE WE NEED TO GO.
IF YOU LOOKED AT THIS CHART,
YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE MADE
SUBSTANTIAL PRIDE JUST AS
PROGRESS OVER THE YEARS.
2000 WAS 18% AND NOW WE ARE
ABOUT 95% THIS DOES NOT MEAN WE
ARE DONE.
IT SHOWS THAT WE HAVE MORE TO
DO.
WE ARE MOVING TO INTERNET
ADOPTION.
>> SO, HOW DO WE HELP? I THINK
IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
OUR CURRENT STATE.
THE FIRST PIECES THAT WE ARE
WELL CONNECTED CITY.
IF YOU LOOK, 95% OF HOUSEHOLDS
HAVE INTERNET ACCESS.
WE HAVE MOVED THE NEEDLE,
ESPECIALLY FROM 2013 TO 2018.
WE STILL HAVE ADOPTION GAPS.
THESE ARE IN CONCENTRATED
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND WE ALSO
FOUND THAT THIS IS EXPLAINED BY
AFFORDABILITY, NOT NECESSARILY
INFRASTRUCTURE.
WHEN WE LOOK AT WHO IS IMPACTED
BY THIS 5% OF THESE HOUSE COME
INTO PLAY.
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WE ARE
TRYING TO REACH.
>> AS IT RELATES TO THE FINDING
-- THE 5% OF HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT
INTERNET THESE ARE
AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGES AND
NOT INFRASTRUCTURE.
I JUST WANT TO FLAG THAT I HAVE
WORKED WITH CONSTITUENTS IN THE
PAST WHERE IT DEFINITELY WAS AN
INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE AND WE
WORKED WITH COMCAST AND CENTURY
LINK AND THEY WANTED TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO CONNECT
CERTAIN HOMES.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING, DOES
THIS ANALYSIS ONLY COVER THE GAP
IN ACCESS TO INTERNET FOR
PEOPLE FOR WHOM THERE IS AT
AFFORDABILITY ISSUE?
DOES IT INCLUDE THOSE POCKETS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHERE THERE
IS AN INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE IF
THERE IS NO ACCESS?
>> YOU WILL SEE TARGETED
RECOMMENDATION ASKING US TO
LOOK AT SPECIFIC AREAS TO
ADDRESS AN ISSUE.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> NOW, LOOKING AT WHERE THE
GAPS ARE, I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE KEY
CHARACTERISTICS OF THOSE
GROUPS.
WE FIND THAT LOW INCOME IS A
VERY PREDOMINANT -- HIGH
INDICATOR OF HOMES WITHOUT
INTERNET ACCESS.
SOME OF THESE OTHER AREAS ARE
NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
THESE ARE SOME TRAITS ABOUT
HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT INTERNET
ACCESS.
OLDER ADULTS, THOSE WITH
DISABILITIES OR THOSE WITH
ENGLISH AS NOT THERE FIRST AND
LANGUAGE.
THESE HOUSEHOLDS MAY STRUGGLE
WITH HAVING INTERNET AT HOME.
WE FOUND A DIRECT CORRELATION
BETWEEN INCOME, THOSE OVER
50,000 DOES NOT HAVE AN
INTERNET ACCESS ISSUE.
THOSE WITH LOWER INCOMES,
ESPECIALLY UNDER 25,000 DO TEND
TO HAVE ADOPTION ISSUES.
>> AGAIN, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT WE'RE SEEING THE GAP IN
SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS.
PART OF THIS ANALYSIS IS
HELPING TO INFORM OUR
STRATEGIES.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE AREAS THAT
WE SEE IN SEATTLE, THESE ARE
THE AREAS THAT ARE HAVING THE
HIGHEST ISSUES WITH INTERNET
ADOPTION.
SO SOUTH-CENTRAL SEATTLE,
PIONEER SQUARE, THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT, NEW
HOLLY, RAINIER VALLEY, BEACON
HILL, LOVE SEATTLE AND AREAS OF
DOWNTOWN AND LAKE CITY.
YOU WILL SEE THOSE AREAS
HIGHLIGHTED IN THE LIGHT BLUE
ON THE MAP.
AGAIN, THIS INFORMATION CAN BE
USED AS WE DEVELOP OUR
STRATEGY.
>> I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND
LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT
FROM HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT
INTERNET ACCESS.
THIS INFORMS OUR STRATEGY THAT
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE STRUGGLES
THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITHOUT
INTERNET ACCESS, THESE ARE THE
BARRIERS MOST COMMONLY CITED.
MANY INDICATE THE PRIMARY
BARRIER IS COST.
SOME DO NOT HAVE A DEVICE TO
ACCESS THE INTERNET.
OTHERS SITE CREDIT OR DEPOSIT
REQUIREMENTS.
WE HAVE A GROUP THAT SIMPLY
DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO USE THE
TECHNOLOGY OR THEY SAY THE
INTERNET IS TOO SLOW OR THEY
DON'T TRUST IT.
ONE THING THAT WE ARE FINDING
IS THAT IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT A
SINGLE FACTOR.
TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM YOU NEED
TO TAKE A COLLECTION OF THESE
ITEMS AND SOLVE FOR ALL.
IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU HAVE
ACCESS AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO
USE THE TECHNOLOGY OR YOU MAY
úNOT HAVE A DEVICE.
SOME SOLUTIONS LOOK AT THINGS
HOLISTICALLY.
>> IN THE REPORT WHAT WE DO IS
OUTLINE THE GAPS, THEN WE MOVE
TOWARD HOW DO WE PLAN OUR
ACTION ITEMS?
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS
IS A COLLECTION OF MANY
PEOPLE'S INPUT AND
ORGANIZATIONS.
ON THE TOP BAR, WE WILL HEAR A
LITTLE BIT FROM DELIA ABOUT
THOSE PARTNERSHIPS.
WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, MANY
DEPARTMENTS, THE SCHOOLS,
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND PRIVATE SECTORS.
THIS CENTER OF THE CHART
REFLECTS OUR NORTH STAR.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THEIR
WORK IS VERY IMPORTANT.
WE CAN DO THIS TO SUPPORT THEM.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE UNIVERSAL
INTERNET ADOPTION.
WE KNOW WE NEED TO FOCUS ON
INCREASING THE ADOPTION RATE
SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE WITH
ANNUAL INCOMES UNDER 25.
WHO REPRESENTS THE BAR ON THE
BOTTOM.
STUDENTS, JOBSEEKERS, LOW
INCOME, THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE
THAT NEED OUR HELP.
DELIA, CAN YOU SHARE ABOUT OUR
PARTNERSHIPS?
>> SURE.
THANK YOU.
>> PARTNERSHIPS HAVE BEEN
ESSENTIAL OVER THE YEARS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO DEEPENING
THESE RELATIONSHIPS.
THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAS BEEN A
GREAT PARTNER FUNDING AND IN
DONATING EQUIPMENT AND LENDING
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO PROJECT.
PHILANTHROPY PLAYS A ROLE AND
WE WANT TO ALIGN WITH NEW
INITIATIVES COMING FORWARD.
ANCHOR INSTITUTION LIKE THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC
LIBRARY MAY HAVE BEEN KEY
PARTNERS IN HELPING US REACH
THOSE RESIDENTS, STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES WHO ARE THE MOST
ORGANIZATION.
>> THERE ARE TRUSTED
AMBASSADORS TO DELIVER SERVICES
TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE. WE HAVE
DEALT WITH 360 GROUPS THROUGH
THIS PROGRAM.
WE WORK WITH KING COUNTY AND
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY
ADVISORY BOARD AND THE DIGITAL
EQUITY LEARNING NETWORK.
NOW, I WILL PASS THIS OVER TO
MARY KAY.
>> THIS SLIDE POINTS TO LESSONS
LEARNED.
IT ASKS US TO'S STUDY CITIES [
INAUDIBLE ] WE LOOKED AT RECENT
NEWS. BROADBAND AND FIBER
SYSTEMS SEATTLE AND NATIONAL
STUDIES.
IN THE DIGITAL EQUITY PLANS OF
SEVERAL MAJOR CITIES, THE
LESSONS LEARNED ALIGN WITH OUR
ACTIONS BETWEEN WHAT YOU SEE ON
THE SLIDE.
PRIORITIZED RESIDENCE WITH
LOWER INCOMES, PROVIDE PROGRAMS
AND SKILLS TRAINING AND REDUCE
SIGN UP ERRORS AND ENSURE
RESIDENTS CONNECT WITH
AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
ON THE SCREEN YOU WILL SEE THE
SYMBOL FOR THE NATIONAL
TRAILBLAZERS.
THIS IS ONE OF 15 CITIES TO
RECEIVE THIS FOR ADVANCING
BROADBAND ACCESS.
HIGH INTERNET ADOPTION RATE AND
SUSTAINED DIGITAL HISTORY WORK
IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE A MICRO
APPROACH AND [ INAUDIBLE ]
TRACY WILL PRESENT HOW WE
DEVELOPED THE ACTION PLAN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO WE HEARD FROM DELIA AND
DAN.
AS WE PUT UP OUR ACTION PLAN WE
WANTED TO LEVERAGE LESSONS
LEARNED AND CULTIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS WITH INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS AND USE
THIS INFORMATION TO FORMULATE
OUR ACTION PLAN.
WE ARE FOCUSED, WHEN WE LOOK AT
THE GAPS WE FOCUS ON GEOGRAPHIC
AREAS.
WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
INFRASTRUCTURE AND LOOK AT THE
ROOT CAUSE.
AGAIN, WE ARE LOOKING FOR
HOLISTIC LOOK WHEN WE PUT
TOGETHER OUR ACTION PLANS.
>> I'M SORRY.
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO NOW IS
WE HAVE EIGHT ACTION PLAN
STRATEGIES.
WHAT WE WILL DO IS LOOK AT
THESE INDIVIDUALLY WITH A
COUPLE OF EXAMPLES SO YOU GET A
FLAVOR OF HOW WE PLAN TO
PROCEED WITH ADDRESSING
INTERNET FOR ALL.
I WANT TO THEN HEAR FROM ALICE
ON A COUPLE OF PREFERRED
STRATEGIES.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM GOING TO SPEAK TO OUR
FIRST TWO STRATEGIES WHICH IS
AREAS WHERE THE CITY HAS BEEN
DOING A LOT OF WORK OVER THE
YEARS AND HAS MADE A BIG
CONTRIBUTION AS TO WHY WE ARE
UP TO 95% ADOPTION RATE.
THESE AREAS WILL HELP US CLOSE
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND WE WILL
CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE THEM.
FIRST WE WANT TO RAISE
AWARENESS OF PROGRAMS FOR LOW-
COST ACCESS TO INTERNET SERVICE
AND DEVICES.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM OUR 2018
TECH ACCESS READY WHEN WE HAD
53% AWARENESS RESPONSE RATES
FOR THESE PROGRAMS.
THIS IS SOMETHING WHERE GOVE IT
HAS REALLY HELPED US SINCE GOVE
AND THERE HAS BEEN RAMPED UP
EFFORTS WITH THE COMMUNITY-
BASED PARTNERS WHO HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN OUR PARTNERS AS WELL AS
THE OFFICE OF CABLE
COMMUNICATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT
CLIENTS WHO HAVE INTENSIFIED
NEEDS FOR CONNECTIVITY ARE
GETTING SUPPORT TO SIGN UP FOR
LOW-COST PROGRAMS.
THIS INCLUDES COLLABORATION WE
HAVE DONE WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND HELPING THEM SET UP [
INAUDIBLE ] SO THEY CAN SPONSOR
SOME LOW COST PROGRAMS FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD SO THE HOUSEHOLD
DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY SIX MONTHS
INITIALLY.
A LOT OF GOOD WORK HAS BEEN
DONE.
WE HAVE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT AND
ADOPT THESE PROGRAMS TO HAVE
SERVICES AND DEVICES.
WE KNOW THE LOW-COST SERVICE
PROGRAMS ARE NOT A PERFECT
SOLUTION FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T
HAVE STABLE HOUSING.
THAT IS BECAUSE THE PROGRAMS
REQUIRE A WIRELINE CONNECTION.
THE DIGITAL EQUITY STUDY TOLD US
THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT REQUIRE CONNECTIONS THEY
NEED A MOBILE OPTION FOR
CONNECTIVITY.
THAT PUSHES US TOWARD OUR
SECOND STRATEGY WHICH IS A
FOCUS ON EXPANDING PUBLIC WI-FI
AVAILABLE.
PARTICULARLY WE WILL FOCUS ON
THE DIGITAL EQUITY AREAS THAT
WERE MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE
PRESENTATION.
YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED RESEARCH
AND WE THINK THESE ARE AREAS
WHERE WE CAN EXPAND PUBLIC WI-
FI AND IT WILL HAVE THE
GREATEST COMMUNITY IMPACT.
WE ARE GOING TO, AS A MORE
IMMEDIATE ACTIVITY, HAVE THE
PUBLIC LIBRARIES DEPLOY [
INAUDIBLE ] OUTSIDE THEIR
BRANCHES.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK
STRATEGICALLY THROUGHOUT THE
CITY AND THE COMMUNITY CENTERS
WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE INTERNAL
CONNECTIVITY, HOW WE MIGHT MAKE
THAT EXTERNAL.
THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS THERE
COULD BE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE
AREA.
>>
THANK YOU.
LOOKING AHEAD TO STRATEGY
NUMBER 3, WE HAVE PARTNERED
WITH ORGANIZATIONS. THIS
STRATEGY REALLY REFLECTS HOW WE
ARE CONTINUING TO PARTNER WITH
ORGANIZATIONS TO INCLUDE AND
PROVIDE DIGITAL INCLUSION
PROGRAMS.
SOME EXAMPLES THAT WE HAVE HERE
ARE TO CONTINUE OUR PROGRAMS,
FOR EXAMPLE THE DIGITAL BRIDGE.
THAT ALSO RECOGNIZES THAT WE
HAVE IN A HOLISTIC MODEL, THAT
WE NEED TO HAVE WITH TRAIN THE
TRAINER MODEL SO WE PROVIDE NOT
ONLY THE ACCESS, THE ADDITIONAL
SKILLS NEEDED AS WELL TO
PROVIDE A COMPLETE PICTURE FOR
RESIDENTS THE NEED INTERNET
ACCESS.
THERE IS A DIGITAL NAVIGATOR
SUGGESTION AS PART OF THE
ACTION PLAN.
STRATEGY NUMBER 4 REGARDS
PRIVATE SECTOR. WE HAVE SEEN A
GREAT OUT REACH WITH BUSINESS
AND TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES
ABOUT WATING TO HELP.
WE NEED TO PARTNER WITH THESE
ORGANIZATION TO SECURE THE
SUPPORT WE NEED FOR INTERNET
FOR ALL.
THERE HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS
POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT FROM THE
PRIVATE SECTOR.
WE THANK THEM.
>> NEXT, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
STRATEGY NUMBER FIVE.
THAT HAS TO DO WITH CHAMPIONING
LEGISLATION AND POLICIES.
THERE IS MUCH GOING ON AT THE
STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL AND WE
WANT TO CONTINUE TO CHAMPION
THOSE CAUSES.
THE DIGITAL EQUITY ACT IS ONLY
ONE EXAMPLE AND WE CAN TAKE A
LOOK INWARD AS WELL EXPLORING
WHAT POLICIES WE HAVE TWO
ENABLE INTERNET ACCESS FOR ALL
NEW AFFORDING HOUSE MEANT
INVESTMENTS.
THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF
COMPONENTS TO LOOK AT FOR THE
ACTION PLAN.
STRATEGY NUMBER 6 LOOKS AT THE
REGIONAL COLLABORATION.
WE KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT
HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALL WITHIN
THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
WE HAVE MUCH [ INAUDIBLE ] WITH
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
WE HAVE CITY AND COUNTY ACTION.
HAVING A REGIONAL COLLABORATION
FOR THESE MANY DIFFERENT
AVENUES IS A RECOMMENDATION IN
THE REPORT.
ALICE, BACK TO YOU.
>> OKAY.
STRATEGY NUMBER SEVEN IS
WORKING TO ALIGN WITH THE
COVERT MITIGATION EFFORTS GOING
ON TO PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY.
DURING THIS TIME ISPS ARE
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDERS
HAVE STEPPED UP AND THEY HAVE
BEEN GREAT PARTNERS TO HELP LOW-
COST RESIDENCE FOR
CONNECTIVITY.
ONE THING WE DO TO MEASURE OUR
SUCCESS IS THE TECH ACCESS
STUDY.
WE DON'T DO THAT EXCEPT EVERY
FOUR YEARS.
GETTING MORE DATA IN THE
INTERIM YEARS ABOUT THE SUCCESS
AT THESE LOW COST ADOPTIONS
WILL BE KEY FOR US TO TRY OUR
PROCESS.
WE WILL WORK WITH THOSE
CARRIERS WHO HAVE THAT DATA TO
TRY TO GET ACCESS TO IT SO WE
CAN SEE HOW MUCH SUCCESS WE
HAVE BEEN GETTING IN THE SHORT-
TERM.
THAT WILL HELP US KEEP OUR FOCUS
AND STRATEGY ON WHERE THERE
COULD BE GAPS. ANOTHER FOCUS
AREA IS THAT DURING COVERT WE
HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESSFUL
OUTCOMES.
ONE IS A LOW-COST INTERNET
PROGRAM PROVIDED BY THE CITY
PRIOR TO MARCH.
THEY OFFERED 10 TO 18 MEGABIT
SERVICE WHICH WAS SUBSTANDARD
EVEN BY FEDERAL LOGIN
DEFINITION.
AS OF MARCH IT WAS INCREASED TO
25 MEGABIT AND THEY HAVE
COMMITTED TO KEEP THAT AS THE
ONGOING SERVICE LEVELS FOR
THESE PROGRAMS.
THAT IS A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT HAVING SO
MANY PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLDS
TRYING TO CONNECT AT THE SAME
TIME HAS CAUSED SOME SERVICE
AND SPEED CAN STRENGTHS AND WE
GET COMPLAINTS OF THAT.
WE BELIEVE THAT THE 25 MEGABIT
SERVICE AS A BASELINE.
WE WANT TO HAVE A STRATEGY
FOCUSING ON HOW TO INCREASE THE
SERVICE LEVELS FOR OUR LOW-COST
PROGRAMS ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH
FAMILIES WHERE THERE ARE
MULTIPLE USERS IN THE
HOUSEHOLD.
AND OUR NEXT STRATEGY, THIS IS
WHAT YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT THE
POCKETS WE HAVE IN THE CITY
WHERE THERE HAVE NOT BEEN
WIRELINE CONNECTIONS OR IT HAS
NOT BEEN UPGRADED TO GIVE
SOMEONE WIRED CONNECTIVITY.
WE NEED TO CONSTANTLY TRACK NEW
TECHNOLOGIES OR MERGING TO
OFFER INTERNET SERVICE
SPECIFICALLY AND INCREASE THE
CAPACITY OF EXISTING SERVICES.
THERE IS A LOT GOING ON HERE.
HERE ARE SOME ON THE SLIDE.
WE TALK ABOUT IT IN THE REPORT
BUT THESE ARE OPPORTUNITIES WE
THINK ARE IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER
TO HELP US WITH THE MICRO
TARGETING WHEN WE FIND SPECIFIC
NEED AREAS.
ONE SOLUTION WOULD WORK IN ONE
AREA BUT NOT NECESSARILY
ANOTHER.
FOR EXAMPLE IF THERE IS NOT
WIRELINE CONNECTIVITY, MAYBE A
BLOCK THAT WAS NOT BUILT OUT
AND IS NOW EXPENSIVE TO DO.
THE SOLUTION IS A FIXED
WIRELESS OR INCREASED SATELLITE
INTERNET AS THOSE OPTIONS ARE
IMPROVING.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK THOSE
AND IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF
THE ECOSYSTEM OF THE INTERNET
TO ALWAYS BE AWARE OF
INNOVATION GOING ON AND CLOSELY
MONITOR THAT AND ALIGN IT AS
THE NEEDS BECOME GREATER AND WE
BECOME AWARE OF THOSE
SITUATIONS.
>> TRACY, BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> FOR QUICK WRAP UP, I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE TIMELINE
AND MILESTONES. SO OUR WORK HAS
BEEN IN 2020 REALLY, WE HAVE
PUT ENERGY AND EFFORT INTO THE
REPORT WITH AN EMPHASIS TO GAP
ANALYSIS.
WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE
SCHOOLS.
WE ARE CONTINUING OUR PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT WITH DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS AND AGAIN,
FOSTERING THOSE CONDITIONS.
THAT IS WORK UNDERWAY AND WILL
CONTINUE.
IN 2021 WE WILL PROVIDE AN
UPDATE AND A LITTLE MORE
EXPLANATION ON EVALUATION
OUTCOMES, FOR EXAMPLE.
AND THEN, AGAIN, CONTINUING TO
PROVIDE UPDATES AND PARTNER ON
HOW WE DEVELOP INTERNET FOR
ALL.
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2022 AND 2023,
OUR NORTHSTAR, THE DATA POINTS
TO UNIVERSAL INTERNET ADOPTION
IN THOSE YEARS.
WE WILL FOCUS ON THE AREAS OF
NEED. WE WANT TO REMIND
HOUSEHOLDS WITH ANNUAL INCOMES
UNDER 25 IS A KEY GROUP FOR US
TO HELP MOVE THE NEEDLE ON.
SO THOSE ARE AN OVERVIEW OF THE
TIMELINE AND KEY MILESTONES.
WE WANT TO HAVE A FEW WORDS
FROM OUR CTO BUT QUICKLY WE
WILL DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS.
>> TRACY, IF I MAY ASK A
QUESTION ABOUT THE MILESTONES,
IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THAT
SLIDE, JUST TO CLARIFY A COUPLE
OF ITEMS.
THIS IS IMPORTANT SO WE ARE
MEASURING OUR SUCCESS AND I
KNOW THE RESOLUTION ALSO CALLED
FOR AN EVALUATION OF HOW WE ARE
DOING AND SO, LOOKING AT OUR
PROGRESS TO GOALS WILL BE
IMPORTANT.
I WANTED TO CLARIFY THE 20,000
INTERNET CONNECTIONS AND
DIVISIVE.
THAT IS 20,000 CONNECTIONS PLUS
20,000 DEVICES?
>> WHAT THIS WILL REALLY
REPRESENT IS THE NEED. I
-- WE MAY HAVE INTERNET
CONNECTIONS AND DON'T NEED
DIVISIVE.
YOU MAY NEED DEVICES BUT
ALREADY HAVE THE CONNECTION.
OUR GOAL WILL BE TO REPORT BACK
ON WHAT IS REQUIRED TO MEET THE
NEED.
>> THAT MAKES SENSE OVERALL.
I KNOW YOU CAME UP WITH THE
20,000 NUMBER BASED PARTLY ON
THE 17,000+ HOUSEHOLDS WITH THE
GAP.
I WANTED TO CONFIRM OR NOT THAT
, SAYING 20,000 IS BOTH
COMBINING INTERNET CONNECTIONS
AND DEVICES.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT.
ABSOLUTELY.
>> THERE MAY BE SOME OVERLAP IN
THERE COULD BE MORE IN SOME
PLACES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
>> DID YOU WANT ME TO GO AHEAD?
>> SURE.
>> OKAY.
I WON'T TAKE TOO MUCH OF YOUR
TIME.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO PRESENT.
I WAS SPEAKING WITH A
COUNTERPART IN ANOTHER CITY IN
THE UNITED STATES AND SPEAKING
ABOUT THIS REPORT COMING UP AND
THEY HEARD THE 95% MARK THEY
SEEMED TO SUGGEST THE MISSION
WAS ACCOMPLISHED BECAUSE IN
THEIR REGION 95 WOULD BE AN
AGGRESSIVE TARGET.
I SAID TO THAT PERSON AND I AM
SHARING IT WITH YOU, FOR THE US
THIS REMAINS A WORK IN PROCESS.
WE ARE CHALLENGING OURSELVES
THAT WE WON'T STOP ON WHAT WE
NEED TO DO TO BRING THAT NUMBER
DOWN TO ZERO.
THE MORE YOU CAN PUT US ON THE
SPOT AND EXPECT THAT WE COME
BACK TO YOU WITH REGULAR
UPDATES ON SOME OF THE WORK WE
HAVE PUT IN FRONT OF YOU, THE
BETTER.
NOW WE NEED TO DO SOME
MICROLEVEL TARGETED STRATEGIES
BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A
VERY SMALL CHUNK OF SEATTLE
THAT HAVE SPECIFIC NEEDS.
OUR STRATEGIES AND TACTICS WILL
NEED TO ALIGN WITH THOSE.
WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS THAT
YOU HAVE I WILL BE HAPPY TO
TAKE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, ANY
QUESTIONS FOR SEATTLE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OR THEIR
SERVICE?
>> I KNOW YOU MAY HAVE
QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK
THEM AT ANY TIME BUT IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS NOW, THEY
ARE WELCOME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALE ASK?
>> THANK YOU.
I DO WANT TO THANK THIS TEAM.
I KNOW THIS IS LAYERED AND
COMPLEX AND A HUGE UNDERTAKING.
I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAS
GONE INTO THIS REPORT AND THE
WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING TO TRY
TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.
HAVE TO SAY THAT I FEEL A
LITTLE FRUSTRATED BECAUSE WHAT
I HEAR YOU SAY IS THAT THERE IS
A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF OUR
COMMUNITY THAT HAS, FOR MANY
DIFFERENT REASONS HAS TROUBLE
ACCESSING THE INTERNET.
I AM SURE A LOT OF THAT IS
LANGUAGE, PORTABILITY AND
LACKING INFRASTRUCTURE, LACKING
IN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE
INTERNET WORKS SET OF AT ALL
AND IT SEEMS COUNTERINTUITIVE
TO ME THAT THE ANSWER TO THAT
PROBLEM IS TO SUGGEST RESEARCH
ON ASSORTED TECHNOLOGIES,
DIFFERENT NEEDS, DIFFERENT
PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES AND
I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT SOLVES
THE PROBLEM OF SPEAKING FROM MY
DISTRICT AND PARTICULAR,
COMMUNITY THAT HAS LAYERS OF
CHALLENGES.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A MORE
HOLISTIC AND MORE UNIFORM
APPROACH WOULD MAKE IT EASIER.
THERE WOULD BE ONE THING TO
EXPLAIN AND ONE WAY TO ACCESS
AND PAY FOR THINGS.
THAT IS TO MOVE TOWARD MAKING
THIS A PUBLIC UTILITY.
I KNOW THAT IS A DIFFERENT
CONVERSATION.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT
SPEAKING FOR DISTRICT 2 WHO
HAVE MANY OF THE CHALLENGES YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT, OFFERING A
MENU OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO
DIFFERENT PEOPLE DOES NOT SEEM
LIKE THE RIGHT APPROACH TO
SOLVING THE PROBLEM.
>> UMASS P2:QUICKLY?
>> SO THIS PRESENTATION DID
DEFINITELY EMPHASIZE THE
SERVICE ACCESS PORTION OF IT.
OUR WORK DEFINITELY HAS BEEN
HOLISTIC IN LOOKING AT DIGITAL
EQUITY AS BEING ACCESS TO THE
INTERNET AND HOW TO USE A
DEVICE AND THE APPLICATIONS ON
THAT DEVICE.
A LOT OF THAT TYPE OF WORK IS
WITH COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT IS PART
OF IT AND YOU WILL SEE MORE OF
THAT IN THE REPORT. IT IS A KEY
FOCUS FOR US.
ONE PROGRAM WE STOOD UP IN THE
LAST FEW MONTHS WAS ALSO
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE
JOBS DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S CALLED DIGITAL BRIDGE.
IT IS GIVING THEM A DEVICE, ONE
ON ONE SKILLS TRAINING. WE HAVE
WORK. WE KNOW WHERE THE
PROFOUND NEED IS.
GIVING THEM A HOTSPOT IS JUST
THE BEGINNING.
IT IS A LOT OF HARD ONE-ON-ONE
WORK OFTEN TO HELP WITH OTHER
SOLUTIONS. THAT IS WHY THIS
CITY HAS TO ALIGN COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS WHO WORK WITH
THOSE RESIDENTS AND KNOW THEIR
SPECIFIC NEEDS AND LANGUAGES SO
SOME STRATEGIES SUPPORT
ORGANIZATIONS AT THAT LEVEL.
>> I CAN ALSO BUILD ON THAT.
THERE WAS A SLIDE THERE THAT
SHOWED SIX DIFFERENT REASONS WHY
THERE ARE THOSE GAPS THAT
EXIST.
ONE OF THEM WAS ABOUT THE
DEVICE AND OTHERS SAID THEY
DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET INTERNET
ACCESS.
THE POINT TO MAKE IS THAT WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT STRATEGIES, WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT A HOLISTIC
STRATEGY FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE
AREAS.
THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS
CONFUSE THE PERSON ON THE OTHER
END THAT IS LOOKING FOR HELP BY
TELLING THEM THERE ARE 10
DIFFERENT TYPES OF OPTIONS THAT
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO CHOOSE
FROM.
IS SIMPLE SOLUTION. DO IT
HOLISTICALLY FOR EACH ONE OF
THOSE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
I KNOW WHEN THE MAYOR SUBMITS
HER BUDGET WE WILL LOOK
CAREFULLY AT HOW THE DOLLARS
ARE ALLOCATED SO WE CAN CLOSE
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.
YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR SLIDE THAT
STRATEGY OF TRAINING THE
TRAINERS AND GETTING PEOPLE
MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE
DEVICES.
IT HAS TO BE COMPETENT AND
THERE WILL BE LANGUAGE BARRIERS
THAT NEED TO BE OVERCOME.
IF THAT MEANS THAT WE NEED TO
FUND MORE COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT
ALREADY HAVE THOSE CONNECTIONS
AND SPEAK THOSE LANGUAGES TO
GET TO EXPAND THIS ACCESS AND
ADOPTION, THAT IS SOMETHING WE
COULD ALSO HANDLE DURING THE
BUDGET PROCESS EVEN THOUGH WE
ARE FACING MASSIVE BUDGET
DEFICITS. IF WE SPEND OUR MONEY
WISELY I AM HOPING WE CAN MOVE
THE NEEDLE FORWARD AND MEET
THESE MILESTONES AND YOU WILL
BE BACK TO OUR COMMITTEE IN A
FEW MONTHS AS WELL SO WE WILL
HAVE THE FULL BUDGET PROCESS
AND THEN YOU WILL COME BACK SO
WE CAN SEE HOW THE PROGRESS IS
GOING AND DECIDE WHETHER WE
NEED TO FOCUS ON OTHER PATHS AS
WELL.
>> OKAY.
ANY FINAL QUESTIONS WHILE THEY
ARE HERE?
>> OKAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR
YOUR HARD WORK.
NOW THAT HARD WORK WILL
CONTINUE TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT
THIS BUT WE APPRECIATE THE
COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION
ON THIS EFFORT AND WE WILL
CONTINUE TO ASK THE TOUGH
QUESTIONS AND TRY TO MOVE THE
NEEDLE FORWARD ON THIS.
THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
WE ARE ON TO ITEM 2. WITH THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 2
>>> PRESENTATION BY SEATTLE
OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR,
STRATEGIC APPROACH TO VEHICLE
BRIDGE MAINS IS WARRANTED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO WE HAVE WITH US THE CITY
AUDITOR.
FOR THE PEOPLE VIEWING, THE
CITY AUDITOR IS PART OF THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNOR
MEANT.
THEY HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR
WITH THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING
OFFICE AND IT IS VERY USEFUL
AND IMPORTANT TO HELP THE CITY
COUNCIL AND THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH LOOK INTO THINGS GOING
ON IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND
WITH A $6.5 BILLION BUDGET
THERE'S LOTS TO LOOK AT AND WE
-- THIS REPORT WAS AFTER THE
QUESTIONS CAME UP ABOUT HOW ARE
THE OTHER BRIDGES DOING AND
WHAT ARE THE PHYSICAL
CONDITIONS?
IS THERE SOMETHING WE SHOULD DO
DIFFERENTLY?
I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR ENABLING THIS AS
WELL.
LISA HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED
WITH THE SEATTLE BRIDGE.
IN THIS REPORT, THERE HAVE BEEN
RADIO REPORTS ABOUT THIS
ALREADY.
WE ARE EAGER TO HEAR DIRECTLY
FROM THE CITY AUDITOR TODAY.
THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION COOPERATED VERY
MUCH ON THIS REPORT AND CONCURS
WITH THESE RECOMMENDATIONS IN
THIS AUDIT REPORT.
WE WILL HEAR A LITTLE BIT FROM
THEM AS WELL.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY
AUDITOR DAVID G JONES.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING
A REQUEST FOR THIS AUDIT.
I THINK IT IS A TIMELY TOPIC.
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO
OUR OFFICE.
I WANT TO TELL THE VIEWING
PUBLIC, IF YOU WANT TO SEE A
COPY OF THE REPORT YOU CAN SEE
IT THROUGH THE AGENDA . IT IS
ALSO AVAILABLE IN OUR OFFICE AT
THE WEBSITE WHICH IS WWW..
SEATTLE.GOV/CITY AUDITOR.
NOW I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE
PEOPLE WHO REALLY DID THE WORK
ON THE AUDIT.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT
THINK MELISSA ALDERSON FOR HER
WORK ON THIS AND ALSO LUISA
MOTA'S AUNTIE WHO HELPED ON THIS
AUDIT.
MANY THANKS FOR GETTING THIS
DONE.
AS YOU SAID IN A REALLY QUICK
AND TIMELY MANNER.
YOU NEEDED THE COUNCIL FOR
BUDGET SO I WILL TURN IT OVER
NOW TO SEAN AND JANE.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID.
GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD MY
NAME IS SHAWN THE BLEAK I AM
WITH THE OFFICE OF CITY
AUDITOR.
MY COLLEAGUE, JANE AND I WILL
PROVIDE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE
AUDIT OF BRIDGES.
THIS WAS PROMPTED OVER CONCERNS
ABOUT THE BRIDGE PORTFOLIO
FOLLOWING THE EMERGENCY CLOSURE
OF THE WEST SEATTLE HIGH
BRIDGE.
LET ME MAKE IT CLEAR THAT OUR
AUDIT WAS NOT AN INVESTIGATION
INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THAT
BRIDGE, INSTEAD THE INVESTMENTS
WE HAVE A CITY HAVE MADE IN THE
MAINTENANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR THE D.O.T.
TO TAKE AND PRESERVE AND
PROTECT OUR TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM.
>> THE THREE KEY TAKEAWAYS OF
OUR AUDIT ARE LISTED HERE.
FIRST, BASED ON CONDITION, THE
BRIDGE PORTFOLIO IS SIMILAR TO
OTHER CITIES IN THE UNITED
STATES.
SINCE MOST OF THE NATIONS
BRIDGES ARE AGING, THIS IS NOT
A GREAT PLACE TO BE.
WE FOUND WE ARE SPENDING THE
AMOUNT SET ON BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE.
THE AMOUNT NEEDED FOR THE
UPKEEP OF BRIDGES IS FAR
GREATER THAN WHAT THE CITY HAS
SET ASIDE FOR THESE PURPOSES.
THIRD, WE HAVE SEVERAL
RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS TO
HELP US SHIFT TO A MORE
REACTIVE APPROACH AND ESTABLISH
WHAT EXPERTS CALL A STRATEGIC
BRIDGE PRESERVATION PROGRAM.
BEFORE GIVING THIS TO CHANGE,
WE ARE TAKING STEPS IN THAT
DIRECTION HAS CONCURRED WITH
OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> JANE?
>> YES.
GOOD MORNING.
SO THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS WHAT
WE HAVE LOOKED AT.
THERE WERE 77 VEHICLE BRIDGE
THAT WE OWN AND MAINTAIN.
S.SPEAKS ABOUT HAVING 124
BRIDGES BUT THAT INCLUDES
BRIDGES WITH PEDESTRIAN
BRIDGES, TUNNELS, SHORTER THAN
20 FEET AND THOSE JOINED WITH
OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
THAT IS A DIFFERENCE THERE.
ANOTHER TECHNICAL NOTICE THAT
WE USED FEDERAL HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATION.
NATIONAL BRIDGE INVENTORY.
SOMETIMES THEY COUNT BRIDGES
BASED ON ENGINEERING COMPONENTS
SO THEY MIGHT COUNT WHAT WE
WOULD CONSIDER ONE BRIDGE AS 2.
IN THIS THEY COUNTED THE
UNIVERSITY BRIDGE AS TO
BRIDGES.
WE FOUND 22 IN GOOD CONDITION
AND FIVE IN POOR, THOSE ARE
ESSENTIALLY FOUR.
FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH WHICH IS
BEING REPLACED, MAGNOLIA AND
THE UNIVERSITY BRIDGE.
>> AND AS WE SAW IN THE LAST
SLIDE MOST VEHICULAR BRIDGES --
EXCUSE ME.
WE HAVE A QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JANE, MY QUESTION IS ON
SLIDE 3. THIS IS VERY HELPFUL
FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHICH
BRIDGES WITHIN THE CITY ARE IN
GOOD FARE IN POOR CONDITION AND
WE ARE ALREADY INTERVENING IN
SOME OF THE POOR CONDITIONED
AREAS.
WHEN WE CHATTED YESTERDAY WE
DISCUSSED HOW THE MINNEAPOLIS
BRIDGE WAS IN FAIR CONDITION
AND THE BRIDGE ON INTERSTATE 5
WAS ALSO IN FAIR CONDITION AND
THEY COLLAPSE.
THAT WAS DUE TO AN EXTERNAL
VARIABLES.
THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION LOAD AND
OCCURRING AND OF RUSH-HOUR
TRAFFIC AND AN OVERSIZED TRUCK
STRUCK ONE OF THE STRUCTURAL
BEAMS AND THE OTHER.
WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THESE
BRIDGES, IS IT YOUR SENSE THAT
WITHOUT AN EXTERNAL VARIABLE
THESE BRIDGES THAT ARE IN FAIR
CONDITION, AS LONG AS THEY
RECEIVE INSPECTION, SHOULD BE
FINE?
>> SEAN, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE
THAT QUESTION?
>> SHORTLY.
>> THANK YOU.
I WOULD -- THE DATA ARE NOT
GRANULE ENOUGH TO MAKE THAT
DETERMINATION THAT YOU ARE
SUGGESTION.
WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE ONGOING
YOU CAN INSPECTIONS.
THEY ARE REQUIRED TO BE
INSPECTED AT LEAST EVERY TWO
YEARS AND SUMMER INSPECTED MORE
FREQUENTLY.
USING THE DATA TO DETERMINE
WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR
FIXED WOULD NOT BE A GOOD IDEA.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I GUESS MY QUESTION WAS ALSO
HIGHLIGHTING THE FACT THAT EVEN
IF WE HAVE A BRIDGE THAT IS IN
FAIR CONDITION IF AN EXTERNAL
VARIABLE COMES INTO PLAY, WE
COULD SEE THE BRIDGE HAVING
SOME STENCIL PROBLEMS LIKE WHAT
HAPPENED.
LOOKING AT THE FOURTH AVENUE
SOUTH BRIDGE, HOW DO WE
DETERMINE THE LENGTH OF USE
THAT BRIDGE HAS?
>> YOU DO THAT BY A VERY FINE-
GRAINED ANALYSIS OF THE BRIDGE
IS USEFUL LIGHTS.
THE ORIGINAL DESIGN, THE AGE OF
THE BRIDGE HAS AN IMPACT.
THERE IS NOT A DIRECT
CORRELATION.
WE NEED TO UPDATE THE USEFUL
LIFE OF BRIDGES BASED ON
CURRENT CONDITION DATA DOWN TO
THE COMPONENT LEVEL.
THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT.
YOU INSPECT THEM BY COMPONENT
AND LOOK AT IT THAT WAY.
>> IS THAT HELPFUL?
>> SEAN, DO YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING TO THAT?
>> NO.
>> OKAY.
I'M SORRY.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
NOT ANOTHER QUESTION, VERY
RESPONSE TO THE EARLIER
OBSERVATION FROM THE FAIR RATED
BRIDGES.
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE WAS
RATED FAIR.
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT I'M
PRETTY SURE.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT.
SO WHEN WE RECOMMEND LOOKING AT
THE BRIDGES IN A MORE GRANULE OR
COMPONENT I THINK WHAT WE WILL
FIND, ONE HYPOTHESIS IS THAT
THE 50 BRIDGES IN FAIR
CONDITION, SOME OF THOSE SHOW A
MORE IMMEDIATE NEED TO ADDRESS
A CONCERN.
>> ABSENT AN EXTERNAL
INVOLVEMENT AS CUSTOMER STRAUSS
WAS POINTING OUT.
>> YES.
>> JANE AND SEAN, IS THAT YOUR
UNDERSTANDING WHEN YOU DO A
COMPONENT BY COMPONENT
ANALYSIS, SOME OF THE BRIDGES
IN BROADER, FAIR CONDITION MAY
NEED MORE IMMEDIATE REPAIR?
>> THAT IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON, MAY
I SPEAK FOR A QUICK MOMENT?
>> YES.
AHEAD.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO WHAT
WAS SAID.
WE HAVE AN INSPECTION FREQUENCY
FOR ALL OF THE BRIDGES AND THAT
IS WHERE WE GET THESE RATINGS
AND RESULTS.
WHEN WE SEE THINGS THAT GIVE US
CONCERN OR CREATE AN INABILITY
FOR THE BRIDGES TO NOT CARRY
THE TRAFFIC OR LOAD THEY ARE
CARRYING.
WE TAKE ACTION.
I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT
IF WE SAW ANYTHING IN THE
INSPECTION WE WOULD TAKE ACTION
ON THEM.
>> AND I THINK FOR THIS
DISCUSSION WE WILL HAVE THE
AUDITOR RUN THROUGH THEIR
ENTIRE REPORT AND THEN IF THERE
ARE ANY COMMENTS AT THE END,
JUST KNOW THINGS DURING THE
PRESENTATION AND WE CAN HEAR
FROM S.D.O.T.
AND WE CAN WRAP IT ALL UP AT
THE VERY END.
>> PLEASE CONTINUE, SHAWNA
JANE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
SO AS WE NOTED, THE REGULAR
BRIDGES ARE IN FAIR CONDITION
BUT THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY
GOOD NEWS AS MANY ARE OLD.
IN FACT, THE MEDIAN AGE OF THE
77 VEHICULAR BRIDGES WE
ANALYZED IS 70 YEARS.
SUMMER REACHING THE END OF
THEIR EXPECTED LIFE AND WILL
NEED MORE COSTLY REPAIRS.
ALSO THINGS OF GOTTEN WORSE IN
THE LAST NINE YEARS.
15 BRIDGES WORSENED IN
CONDITION ONLY SIX IMPROVE.
>> THIS SLIDE, FOR CONTEXT WE
COMPARED SEATTLE WITH OTHERS
THAT HAVE SIMILAR POPULATIONS,
BRIDGE ISSUES OR GEOGRAPHIC
CHALLENGES.
THE TAKE AWAY IS THAT WE ARE
NOT AN OUTLIER IN TERMS OF THE
BRIDGE PORTFOLIO.
THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY GOOD
NEWS.
MANY JURISDICTIONS NATIONWIDE
HAVE UNFUNDED BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE NEEDS.
IN FACT, THE HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATION ESTIMATES THAT
OF THE 614,000 PUBLIC BRIDGES
IN THE UNITED STATES AN ANNUAL
INVESTMENT OF 24.6 BILLION IS
NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE BACKLOG
OF BRIDGE MAINTENANCE BY THE
YEAR 2032.
THIS IS A NATIONAL ISSUE.
>> FOR THIS SLIDE, WE GO BACK TO
S.D.O.T.
AND THEIR MAINTENANCE.
WE EXAMINED AND COMPARED THE
BUDGET GIVEN FOR BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE AND WHAT THEY
SPEND.
THE ORANGE LINE IN THE GRAPH IS
THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES IN THE
BLUE LINE IS THE BUDGET.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO SHOW
THAT FOR THE MOST PART THEY
SPEND WHAT IS ALLOCATED.
THERE ARE TWO EXCEPTIONS.
ONE EXAMPLE IS UNDER SPENDING
IN 2008 BUT OVERSPENDING IN
2009.
THIS WAS A PLANNED CYCLE AS A
SAVE OF FUNDS FROM ONE YEAR TO
USE ON THE NEXT YEAR ON A LARGE
PROJECT.
THAT IS JUST A BIG SUSPECTED.
THE OTHER EXCEPTION IS 2016 TO
2018 WHERE THEY UNDER SPENT
THEIR BUDGET.
THEY TOLD US THAT WAS BECAUSE
THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH STAFF
HOURS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE
WORK.
FOR CONTEXT, THE DIVISION
RESPONSIBLE FOR BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE HAS 51 EMPLOYEES
INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR,
SUPERVISORS, MANAGERS AND
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AS WELL AS
ENGINEERS AND MAINTENANCE CREWS.
THEY ALSO HAVE BRIDGE OPERATORS
THAT DO NOT DO MAINTENANCE
WORK.
THESE EMPLOYEES ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR STAIRWAYS, FAIRWAYS, REVIEW
OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS AND
ASSISTING WITH TRANSPORTATION
RELATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THE
IMPACT OF THIS WORK AND OTHER
WORK DONE FOR EXTERNAL PARTIES
LATER IN THIS PRESENTATION.
>> GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD
>> IT IS MY RECOLLECTION THAT
THE SPENDING PLAN PUTS LIMITS ON
ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDING
ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT
CATEGORIES IN A WAY THAT MIGHT
MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO SPEND
MORE MONEY ON BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE.
DID YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE
TRANSPORTATION SPENDING PLAN TO
SEE ABOUT THOSE LIMITATIONS?
>> WE DID NOT SPECIFICALLY.
WE LOOKED AT WHAT WAS IN THE
LEVY FOR BRIDGES.
I DON'T HAVE THAT FIGURE IN
FRONT OF ME.
WE DID LOOK AT THAT.
>> AND AT THE END WE CAN ASK IF
SHE WANTS TO ADDRESS THAT.
THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION ABOUT
THE LEVY ALLOCATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
SO FINALLY, MORE FUNDING IS
NEEDING.
I DON'T THINK THIS IS A
SURPRISE.
WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE
BACKGROUND ON HOW THEY COME UP
WITH THEIR ESTIMATES.
THEY USE THE INDUSTRY RULE OF
THUMB TO MAINTAIN A BRIDGE IN A
STATE OF GOOD REPAIR.
THAT IS ONE WHERE THE BRIDGE
CAN OPERATE AT FULL LEVEL.
THE INDUSTRY STANDARD IS ONE TO
3% OF TOTAL REPLACEMENT COST ON
BRIDGE MAINTENANCE EVERY YEAR.
SO WE USED THE 3.4 BILLION
REPLACEMENT VALUE FOR ALL
BRIDGES OVER 60 YEARS OLD AT 1%
WHICH IS 34 MILLION PER YEAR
THAT WE SHOULD BE SPENDING.
THE AVERAGE SPENDING FOR THE
PAST 14 YEARS OLD WAS 6.6
MILLION.
SO EVEN WITH THE MOST
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE THEY NEED
27 MILLION PER YEAR TO KEEP UP
WITH BRIDGE MAINTENANCE.
SO NOW SEAN WILL TALK ABOUT
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
GONZALEZ SHOULD DO TO MAKE THE
BEST OF THE RESOURCES THEY MAY
OBTAIN.
>> I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT
PREVIOUS SLIDE IF YOU DON'T
MIND GOING BACK TO IT.
THAT IS THE ONE PERCENT FIGURE
QUOTED IN THE MEDIA SO SPENDING
6.6 MILLION YET SHOULD BE
SPENDING 34 MILLION.
THAT IS BASED ON 1% BUT IT IS
REALLY ONE TO 3% THAT WOULD BE
THE BEST PRACTICE AND SO YOU
COULD BE OVER $100 MILLION IF
YOU DID 3%.
I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT
POINT TO NOTICE THAT THE GAP IS
LARGE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> VERY GOOD POINT.
>> OKAY.
SO THANK YOU.
FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE
PRESENTATION I'M GOING TO FOCUS
ON KEY AREAS FOR S.D.O.T.
TO ADDRESS.
FIRST OFF IS LAYING THE
GROUNDWORK FOR USING ANY
MAINTENANCE FUNDS EFFICIENTLY
AND EFFECTIVELY.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS A
DETERIORATION CURVE AND
ILLUSTRATES WHERE INVESTMENTS
AND BRIDGE MAINTENANCE MAKE THE
MOST SENT.
THAT IS UP IN THE GREEN ZONE.
THAT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE BY
INVESTING IN THAT AREA YOU CAN
EXPEND THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE
BRIDGE.
>> AS JANE MENTIONED THERE IS A
LARGE GAP BETWEEN WHAT IS
NEEDED FOR BRIDGE MAINTENANCE
AND WHAT THE CITY SETS ASIDE
FOR THAT.
TO CLOSE THAT GAP THERE NEEDS
TO BE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW LONG
EACH MAJOR COMPONENT OF EACH
BRIDGE WILL LAST.
WE LACK THE INFORMATION IN THE
X ACCESS.
WITHOUT THAT, THE CITY CANNOT
PROGRAM MONEY TO BRIDGES THAT
NEED THE MONEY THE MOST.
>> LET ME EMPHASIZE THIS POINT
AGAIN.
WE NOTE THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF
HAVING THAT INFORMATION IS, YOU
NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO PUT THE
MONEY YOU HAVE TO GET THE MOST
OUT OF IT.
OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO UPDATE
USEFUL LIFE ESTIMATES AND PLAN
THE MAINTENANCE WORK.
WITH THOSE ITEMS IN PLACE,
DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO CLOSE THE
FUNDING GAP.
>> THE SECOND ITEM IS
COMPLIANCE.
THE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
PRACTICES ARE AUDITED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT
FORMAL AUDIT IN 2023 IS NOT
PROACTIVELY INVITED OFFICIALS
TO DO AN INFORMAL REVIEW OF THE
BRIDGE PROGRAM THIS PAST FALL.
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIALS THAT
CONDUCTED THAT REVIEW, THEY
FOUND SOME ITEMS.
THEY NOTICED THAT COULD PUT US
OUT OF THE RUNNING FOR FEDERAL
DOLLARS AND LEAD TO
ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT.
SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO
ADDRESS THE ISSUES IDENTIFIED
IN THAT INFORMAL REVIEW.
>> THE THIRD AREA WHERE WE
RECOMMEND CHANGES TO BE MADE IS
IN REGARD TO REIMBURSABLE WORK.
THIS PICTURE SHOWS A BRIDGE
CREW INSPECTING A BRIDGE.
THESE EMPLOYEES HAVE CRITICAL
SKILLS THAT ARE BENEFICIAL TO
OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS AND ARE
ALSO DOING THE WORK FOR THE
STATE AND COUNTY.
WE FOUND THE AMOUNT OF
REIMBURSABLE WORK IS
SIGNIFICANT, 20% OF THE WORK
DONE BY THE BRIDGE MAINTENANCE
IS NOT ON S.D.O.T.
BRIDGES.
>> THAT MEANS LESS IS BEING DONE
AND IT CHANGES THE TYPE OF WORK
BEING DONE ON THE BRIDGES.
THE FIRST POINT IS PRETTY SELF-
EVIDENT.
I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE
SECOND.
ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS THAT WE
SPOKE WITH MAINTENANCE CREWS
MAY CHOOSE TO DO SMALLER BRIDGE
JOBS IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE
THE TIME THEY NEED TO DO THE
REIMBURSABLE WORK.
IT'S LIKE PUTTING THE CART
BEHIND THE HORSE.
THE IMPACT IS THAT THE WORK MAY
NOT BE DONE BECAUSE OF A TIMING
ISSUE WITH REIMBURSABLE WORK.
WE RECOMMEND REDUCING THAT
AMOUNT OF WORK. NEXT SLIDE.
THE LAST AREA HAS TO DO WITH
OVERSIGHT OF PRIVATE BRIDGES
úLIKE THE ONE SHOWN HERE.
THIS STRUCTURE IS A PEDESTRIAN
BRIDGE.
IT IT IS NOT OWNED BY THE CITY
BUT INSPECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO
DO A SAFETY INSPECTION ON THIS
AND OTHER PRIVATE BRIDGES EVERY
YEAR.
THE SAFETY OF THESE BRIDGES IS
VERY IMPORTANT BUT THE
FREQUENCY AND TYPE OF
INSPECTION WORK IS PROBABLY
UNNECESSARY GIVEN CURRENT
STANDARDS AND THE INSPECTIONS
AND OVERSIGHT THAT THE AUTO
OWNERS ALSO PROVIDE.
>> WE DISCOVERED THE REASON
THIS IS BEING DONE ANNUALLY FOR
THE BRIDGES IS NOT NECESSARILY
BECAUSE IT INCREASES THE SAFETY
OF THE BRIDGES RATHER AN OLD
REQUIREMENT FROM AN ORDINANCE
OF ABOUT 50 YEARS AGO. IT IS
WORTH NOTING THAT BACK THEN, IN
1968, THERE WAS VERY LITTLE
OVERSIGHT OF BRIDGES ANYWHERE
THE COUNTRY.
HAVING AN ORDINANCE LIKE THAT
MADE SENSE.
OUR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR
S.D.O.T.
TO USE ITS EXPERTISE TO PROPOSE
A NEW ORDINANCE THAT MAKES
SENSE FOR THIS DAY AND AGE.
>> OKAY.
--
>> PARDON ME, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> I WAS HOPING TO SPEAK TO YOU
ABOUT THE PRIVATE BRIDGES SLIDE
. YES.
THIS PERFECT.
SO I UNDERSTAND THE NEWER
BRIDGES ARE BUILT WITH A HIGHER
STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY BUT WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF OLDER BRIDGES
PRIVATELY OWNED THROUGHOUT THE
CITY, I AM THINKING OF THE ONE
ON WEST LAKE.
THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS NOT
MAINTAINING THE BRIDGE BECAUSE
THEY WERE DECIDING WHETHER TO
TAKE DOWN THE BRIDGE OR RETAIN
IT.
IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THE
INSPECTION BE REMAINED BECAUSE
WITHOUT PROPER MAINTENANCE, IT
WAS BEGINNING TO DETERIORATE.
CAN YOU DASHED YOU HAVE
RECOMMENDATIONS AS FAR AS IF
THERE IS A YEAR THE BRIDGE WAS
BUILT THAT FEWER INSPECTIONS
SHOULD TAKE PLACE?
IS THERE FURTHER GUIDANCE OR IS
THAT SIMPLY THAT WE NEED TO
REASSESS THIS AND UPDATE THIS
ORDINANCE?
>> OUR RECOMMENDATION LEAVES
THAT OPERATIONAL ORDINATE AGAIN
AS A NATION UP TO THE EXPERTS AT
S.D.O.T..
FROM OUR WORK ON THIS ISSUE WE
FOUND THAT USING SOMETHING
BROAD LIKE THE AGE OF THE
BRIDGE OR WHAT KIND OF ENTITY
OWNS IT IS NOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH
TO ADDRESS SAFETY RISK.
YOU COULD AVENUE BRIDGE THAT IS
UNSAFE AND AN OLD BRIDGE THAT
IS SAFE.
SO WE ARE ASKING THEM TO USE
HER EXPERTISE TO DEVELOP
SOMETHING THAT FITS WITH THE
VARIETY OF BRIDGES THAT WE HAVE
IN THAT AREA.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
YES.
SLIDE 15.
>> FINALLY, I WANT TO RETURN TO
THE OVERALL MESSAGE OF OUR
AUDIT.
BRIDGE CONDITIONS MIGHT LOOK
LIKE OTHER PLACES IN THE
COUNTRY, THAT IS NOT A GOOD
PLACE FOR US AS FAR AS THAT IS
CONCERNED.
>> THE CITY NEEDS TO INVEST
MORE IN BRIDGE MAINTENANCE AND
S.D.O.T.
HAS SPENT THE MONEY ALLOCATED
FOR THAT PURPOSE AND ADDING
MORE MONEY IS NOT THE ONLY
THING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
AS I DESCRIBED, UPDATING THE
USEFUL LIFE OF THE BRIDGES NEED
TO HAPPEN AND OTHER AREAS
SHOULD BE ADDRESSED INCLUDING
ADDRESSING THE INFORMAL REVIEW
FINDINGS, REDUCING THE AMOUNT
OF REIMBURSABLE WORK THE
MAINTENANCE CREWS DO AND
UPDATING THE OVERSIGHT OF
PRIVATE BRIDGES.
>> OKAY.
IN CONCLUSION I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE OUR GRATITUDE TO
S.D.O.T.
FOR THEIR COOPERATION AND TO
NOTE THAT THEY ARE TAKING STEPS
NOW TO IMPLEMENT MANY OF OUR
RECOMMENDATION.
>> EXCUSE ME.
IF I MAY ADD FOR THE PUBLIC,
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE AWARE OF
THIS.
ANY RECOMMENDATION IN OUR REPORT
SHOULD BE FOLLOWED UP ON IT
UNTIL IT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED
OR CLOSED SO JUST A NOTE ON
THAT.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE HAVE
MADE, WE DON'T JUST WALK THEM
AND WALK AWAY.
WE WILL TOUCH BASE WITH
S.D.O.T.
TO SEE WHAT PROGRESS THEY HAVE
MADE ON THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
WE WILL HEAR FROM S.D.O.T.
BRIEFLY AND THEN THE CITY
OFFICER.
COUNCILMAN HERBOLD, PLEASE.
>> I WANT TO PUT ON THE TABLE
ONE QUESTION FOR S.D.O.T.
AND THEN A QUESTION FOR THE
AUDITOR.
THE QUESTION FOR S.D.O.T.
IS -- IT RELATES TO THE BRIDGE
LOAD LEVEL READING.
I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT
BECAUSE OF LOAD LEVEL RATING
REGULATIONS FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT THAT S.D.O.T.
NEEDED TO RE-RATE THE LOAD
LEVELS FOR THE BRIDGES AND THAT
WAS GOING TO BE PART OF THIS
AUDIT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT IT COULD NOT BE
PART OF THE AUDIT IF THAT WAS
WORK THAT S.D.O.T.
NEEDED TO DO.
THEN MY OTHER QUESTION RELATES
MORE TO THE FACT THAT THIS
FOCUS ON MAINTENANCE AROUND
BRIDGES RAISES A BROADER
QUESTION FOR ASSET MAINTENANCE
OF OTHER S.D.O.T.
CAPITAL STRUCTURES WHICH I
UNDERSTAND THERE HAS NOT BEEN
AN ASSET MANAGEMENT STUDY SINCE
2015.
YOU CAN SEE THAT FROM TAKING A
LOOK AT THAT AN ASSET
MANAGEMENT STUDY AND TAKING A
LOOK AT THE VALUE OF
INFRASTRUCTURE, IT DOES YOU CAN
SEE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED
IS DATED.
SO GIVEN THAT WE HAVE TAKEN
THIS DEEP DIVE ON BRIDGES AND
LEARNED WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ON
BRIDGES DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO
DO IT WITH THINGS LIKE ARTERIAL
PAVEMENT AND OTHER HARD ASSETS
THAT S.D.O.T.
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING
MAINTENANCE ON?
>> WE CAN HEAR -- LAURA LIE
CAN PROBABLY ADDRESS THAT.
I KNOW ONE POINT IS THAT WHEN
WE DECIDED TO DO THE BRIDGE
AUDIT WAS TO REMIND US OF ALL
THE OTHER ASSETS THEY HAVE TO
MANAGE.
I THINK THEY HAVE A SHARED
INTEREST IN THIS.
IF WE CAN TURN IT OVER TO
S.D.O.T.
FOR BRIEF REMARKS AND SEE IF
THE AUDITOR HAS ANYTHING DAD.
>> THANK YOU.
SO I WANTED TO SHARE A FEW
THOUGHTS IN SUMMARY AND THEN I
WILL ROLL INTO ANSWERING THE
QUESTIONS I HEARD DURING THE
COURSE OF THE PRESENTATION SO
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING S.D.O.T.
AT THE TABLE TODAY.
I AM THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR
CAPITAL PROJECT DELIVERY.
WE WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON FOR INITIATING THIS
AUDIT AND THANK THE OFFICE OF
THE CITY AUDITOR FOR THEIR
EXCELLENT WORK AND THE
PROFESSIONAL WAY THAT THEY
HANDLED PUTTING THIS REPORT
TOGETHER.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT
MENTION AND THANK OUR S.D.O.T.
TEAM LED BY MATT DONAHUE AND
OUR FINANCE TEAM FOR PUTTING IN
THE TIME AND WORK TO WORK WITH
THE CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION
TOGETHER AND PUT FORWARD.
IT WAS A COLLABORATIVE
EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF US.
FROM S.D.O.T.
TO THE CITY TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WE COULD BENEFIT FROM
THE PROCESS AND THE REPORT
ITSELF.
IT CAUSE ATTENTION TO OUR
MAINTENANCE CHALLENGES AND WE
ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WHERE WE
GO FROM HERE.
A QUICK FEW POINTS THAT I WANT
TO MAKE.
FIRST PUBLIC SAFETY IS OUR
NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING
A COMPREHENSIVE AND PROTECTIVE
BRIDGE PROGRAM IN ALIGNMENT
WITH WHAT THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE
HAS PRESENTED.
AS YOU KNOW AND HAS BEEN SAID,
WE HAVE BEGUN THAT EFFORT.
WHEN IT COMES TO MAINTAINING
PUBLIC SAFETY, WE ALWAYS STRIVE
TO IMPROVE.
>> THE SECOND, THIS IS
IMPORTANT, THE CLOSURE OF THE
HIGH WILL RISE BRIDGE THIS YEAR
IS WHAT INSTIGATED THIS AUDIT,
IT IS ACTUALLY NOT THE RESULT.
THE CLOSURE IS NOT THE FAULT OF
ANY DEFICIENCY IN THE BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
THESE WERE IDENTIFIED AND
ADDRESSED AS A RESULT OF OUR
THOROUGH BRIDGE INSPECTION
PROGRAM WHICH HAD US INSPECTED
THAT AT TWICE THE RATE OF
FEDERAL GUIDELINES.
NEXT THE MOST CRITICAL
CHALLENGE WE FEEL WE FACE AS WE
WORK TOWARD THIS IS SCALING UP
FUNDING.
THE AUDIT INCLUDES SOME HELPFUL
PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE
WILL DEFINITELY IMPLEMENT TO BE
ABLE TO GAME A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE NEED
TO GO FROM HERE BUT THE
GREATEST CHALLENGE WE HAVE
FACED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FACE
IS SUSTAINABLE SCALABLE SOURCES
OF REVENUE.
THAT WILL DEVELOP A MORE
COMPREHENSIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM.
THAT IS A NOD TO OTHER ASSETS
THAT S.D.O.T.
AND ROADWAY STRUCTURES HAS TO
MAINTAIN.
CONSISTENT THE AUDIT DOES HAVE
FUNDING FOR BRIDGE MAINTENANCE.
AS WAS NOTED IN THE
PRESENTATION WITH $123 BILLION
BACKLOG NATIONWIDE, SEATTLE IS
NOT ALONE IN THIS TREND.
WE ARE ALIGNED WITH EVERY OTHER
MAJOR CITY IN AMERICA.
WHILE THAT IS A CITY STATE AND
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WIDE CHANGE
WE HAVE IMPORTANT WORK TO DO IN
ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT
A FULLY RESOURCED BREACH
MAINTENANCE PLAN LOOKS LIKE IN
TERMS OF TOTAL DOLLARS AND
SCOPE.
STAFFING RESOURCES AS WELL.
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT
WOULD TAKE FOR US TO BUILD UP
TO CAPACITY.
YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD THE
DIRECTORS SAY THAT IF WE HAD
THE MONEY TODAY TAKES US TIME
TO RAMP UP STAFFING RESOURCES
TO BE ABLE TO RETURN TO IT SO
MONEY IS NOT THE ONLY PIECE OF
THE PUZZLE.
THE WORKPLAN WE ARE PLANNING TO
DEVELOP WILL REFLECT THAT.
AS WAS NOTED, WE PARTIALLY
CONCERNE WITH RECOMMENDATION
NUMBER TWO DIGIT FOR
REIMBURSABLE WORK.
WITH SAFETY AS OUR NORTHSTAR
FOR ALL THAT WE DO, WE ARE
GRATEFUL FOR THIS REPORT AND
THE SUGGESTIONS AROUND KEEPING
THE TRAVELING PUBLIC SAFE AND
MANAGING THE MONEY RESPONSIBLY
BUT WE DISAGREE THAT THERE WORK
IN ITSELF IS A PROBLEM.
THE CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE ABLE
TO MAINTAIN MORE STAFF WITH
THAT REIMBURSABLE WORK THEN WE
WOULD BE ABLE TO WITH THE
EXISTING MAINTENANCE BUDGET SO
GIVES US FLEXIBILITY AND MORE
ABILITY TO RESPOND TO
EMERGENCIES, TRAINING,
DEVELOPMENT AND THAT KIND OF
THING.
SO THE REALLOCATION OF
RESOURCES TO REIMBURSABLE IS
DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE, FOR NOW
WITH FUNDING LEVELS THAT ALLOWS
US TO KEEP MORE STAFF ON BOARD.
SO THAT BRINGS US ALL TO OUR
GOAL TO FULLY FUND INSPECTION
AND MAINTENANCE STAFFING NEEDS
IN THE WAY WE COULD OUTLINE
BETTER WITH THIS WORK PLAN AND
HOW WE CAN DELIVER ON OUR
PROGRAM.
I CAN STOP THERE FOR A MOMENT
FOR QUESTIONS.
>> YES, PLEASE.
VICE CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR GREAT
WORK.
MY QUESTION YESTERDAY TO THE
AUDITOR'S TEAM WAS ACTUALLY A
RECOMMENDATION TO REIMBURSABLE
WORK BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT HAVING
A WORK CREW WITH A HIGH LEVEL
OF EXPERTISE FOR ANY DEPARTMENT
IS IMPORTANT.
MY QUESTION THERE WAS, YOU
PARTIALLY ANSWERED THIS, IS IT
AN ISSUE THAT WE JUST NEED A
LARGER CREW OR SHOULD WE START
HAVING THESE OTHER DEPARTMENTS
CREATE THEIR OWN INSPECTION
CREWS.
I DON'T HAVE A PREFERENCE.
IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT IT
SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE A HIGHER
LEVEL STAFF AND THEN A FOLLOW-
UP QUESTION TO THAT IS
REGARDING BUDGETING.
IS IT -- DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE A
SINGLE LINE ITEM FOR BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND
REPAIR ORDERS AS SCATTERED
THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET?
>> THANK YOU.
>> LET ME ANSWER THE SECOND
QUESTION FIRST.
IT IS IN A VARIETY OF PLACES.
SUMMER LEVY FIND IT, SOME ARE
NOT.
THE AUDITOR TEAM HAD TO GO IN
AND WORK WITH OUR FINANCE TEAM
AND MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTOOD
WHAT PIECES THEY WERE LOOKING
AT.
THE -- YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE
FULL DETAILS OF OUR MAINTENANCE
úAND REHAB AND REPLACEMENT
BUDGET TO UNDERSTAND THE
REASONS SOURCES WE HAVE TO
MAINTAIN OUR ASSETS AND SEAN
AND JAMIE MAY HAVE SOMETHING
MORE TO SAY.
AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOUR
FIRST QUESTION AROUND
REIMBURSABLES, WHAT WOULD
ACTUALLY BE IDEAL WOULD BE TO
INCREASE OUR FUNDING AND
STAFFING RESOURCES IN THE LONG
RUN, WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED TO
BE ABLE TO PLAN OUT AND BETTER
EXPLAIN AND PRESENT IN THE
FUTURE.
I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT EVEN AS
WE MAKE THOSE CHANGES, WE WOULD
STILL IDEALLY HAVE ENOUGH STAFF
THAT WE COULD HANDLE
REIMBURSABLE WORK SO WE COULD
HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY THAT COMES
WITH THAT AND BY HAVING THAT
REIMBURSABLE WORK PART OF WHAT
WE DO, THEN WE CAN HAVE A
LARGER STAFF THAN WE MIGHT
OTHERWISE HAVE DEPENDING ON
JUST THE BRIDGE MAINTENANCE
BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE CALVIN FROM THE
CENTRAL STAFF HERE.
I KNOW WHEN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
IS TRANSMITTED, HE AND WE ALL
WILL BE LOOKING CAREFULLY AT
THE BRIDGE MAINTENANCE LINE
ITEMS TO SEE, WAS THERE AN
ICREASE OR ARE WE MAINTAINING
THAT LEVEL?
>> THANK YOU. I THINK I WANTED
TO JUST UNDERSCORE SOMETHING IN
THIS PRESENTATION THAT THE
BRIDGES ARE VERY OLD AND THE
MEDIUM AGE IS 70.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MAINTENANCE,
IT BECOMES REPLACEMENT. A MUCH
LARGER PROJECT.
THAT HAPPENED AT FAIRVIEW AND
HAS BEEN THE CONVERSATION
AROUND MAGNOLIA AND OTHER
BIDGES.
THERE WAS A NEW SEATTLE LEVY
THAT EXPIRES AT THE END OF
2024.
IT HAD THREE CATEGORIES FOR
THIS.
THERE WAS $420 MILLION FOR
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.
IT MOVED SLIGHTLY WITH THE
FUTURE COUNCIL ACTION.
AS A WHOLE, THERE IS A SERIES
OF COMMITMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
MADE THE NEXT REAL OPPORTUNITY
TO CONSIDER WHAT WE DO ON A
AMOUNTS OF MONEY WILL BE WHEN
NEW SEATTLE COMES UP FOR
RENEWAL.:CONVERSATION WILL GIVE
OFFICIALS INFORMATION IN 2023.
SO WHAT DO WE DO TO HAVE THAT
BETTER INFORMATION AND LOOK AT
OUR ASSETS AND PUT SOMETHING
BEFORE VOTERS TO ADDRESS SOME
OF THESE NEEDS.
THERE ARE NEAR-TERM ISSUES THAT
WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR OUR
BUDGET CYCLE AND HOW WE DEAL
WITH THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE.
BUT, THIS IS BIG DOLLAR ITEMS
AS WELL SO WE NEED TO THINK
ABOUT IT IN TWO DIFFERENT
SCALES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CAN WE HEAR A FINAL WORD?
LAURA LIE, ARE YOU FINISHED
FROM S.D.O.T.
? THERE WERE A FEW OTHER
QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED BUT
IF YOU WANT TO RUSH I CAN CAB
GRAB THEM.
CALVIN GOT THE SEATTLE ONE.
JUST A NOTE IN TERMS OF THE
PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE WE
INSPECT.
ONE THING WE HAVE NOTED IS WE
COULD HIRE OUTSIDE RESOURCES TO
DO THEM OTHER THAN DRAWING FOR
MARTIN.
ALSO, MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL
WERE AWARE THAT WE LAST YEAR
CREATED ROADWAY STRUCTURES AS
ITS OWN DIVISION SO WE COULD
UNDERSTAND THE GROWING
MAINTENANCE NEEDS.
THEN THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT
THE BRIDGE LOAD RATING PROGRAM
AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE GOING
FORWARD WITH THE CHANGES FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
I WAS GOING TO CALL ON MATT
DONAHUE QUIGLEY TO RESPOND TO
THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS MATT DONAHUE.
I THINK WHAT WAS BEING REFERRED
TO IS THE MANDATE FROM THE
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.
THAT DICTATED THAT ALL OWNERS
OF CERTAIN TYPES OF BRIDGES ON
THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM
HAVE TO LOAD THEIR BRIDGES FOR
TWO NEW KINDS OF VEHICLES.
THEY ARE SPECIAL HALL VEHICLES
AN EMERGENCY VEHICLES.
SO, THAT RESULTED IN US
STARTING A PROGRAM DUE IN 2022
THAT WE LOAD RATE 69 BRIDGES
FOR THOSE SPECIFIC TRUCKS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON, I
THINK THAT IS EVERYTHING I HAD
NOTES ABOUT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> FOR THE BRIDGES THAT YOU
HAVE DONE THESE NEW LOAD LEVEL
RATINGS FOR, I UNDERSTAND THEY
ARE NOT ALL DUE UNTIL 2022.
BUT, MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT
THE REGULATORY CHANGE WAS BACK
IN 2014 OR 2015 AND THE CITIES
WERE GIVEN A LONG TIME TO
COMPLETE ALL THE LOAD LEVEL
RATINGS OF ALL OF THE ELIGIBLE
BRIDGES, -- THERE IS AN
EXPECTATION THAT WE DON'T JUST
WAIT UNTIL 2022 AND DO THEM ALL
AND THAT WE PHASE THE WORK IN
AND I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, FOR
THOSE BRIDGES THAT THE WORK HAS
ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED, HAS THE
CITY AUDITOR LOOKED AT THOSE
NEW LOAD LEVEL READINGS AS PART
OF THE CITY AUDIT ON BRIDGES
AND COME TO ANY CONCLUSIONS
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD
BE DOING DIFFERENTLY WITH THOSE
BRIDGES THAT HAVE -- ALREADY
HAD THIS WORK DONE, THESE NEW
RATINGS? AS WE KNOW, THIS IS
WHAT TRIGGERED IN SOME WAYS
GREATER SCRUTINY ON THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE.
I'M JUST WONDERING, IF WE WENT
THROUGH THAT SAME EXERCISE WITH
OTHER BRIDGES FOR WHICH WE HAVE
DONE THE NEW LOAD LEVEL RATINGS
ON, WOULD WE COME TO
CONCLUSIONS ABOUT BRIDGES THAT
ARE RATED FARE THAT NEED SOME
EXTRA ATTENTION?
>> A COUPLE OF THINGS.
IN THE AUDIT, LOAD RATING WAS
CONSIDERED IN RESPECT TO THE
BUDGET.
IF YOU LOOK UP BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE IT IS COMPRISED OF
FOUR COMPONENTS.
TWO OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND
INTO OUT OF CAPITAL.
I THINK WHEN I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING, LOAD RATING TAKES A
LOOK AT BRIDGE COMPONENTS FOR
TRUCK TYPE.
IT SAYS WILL THE BRIDGE HANDLE
THE LOAD FROM THAT VEHICLE.
IT IS NOT AN ASSESSMENT OF THE
BRIDGE.
THE AUDIT RECOMMENDATION ABOUT
GETTING DOWN TO THE BRIDGE
PRESERVATION PROGRAM COMPONENT
BY COMPONENT RATHER THAN JUST
USING AN EFFICIENCY RATING
WHICH IS WHAT WE DO NOW.
IT THAT SPEAKS MORE TO WHAT YOU
ARE ASKING FOR.
IF THE OVERALL RATING IS FAIR,
WE CAN IDENTIFY SPECIFIC
COMPONENTS THAT NEED TO BE
ADDRESSED EVEN THOUGH OVERALL
THE BRIDGES CONSIDERED FAIR.
>> THAT IS HELPFUL.
I HAVE MORE REFINEMENT OF MY
NOT VERY WELL STATED QUESTIONS
AS A FOLLOW-UP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MATT, IF YOU COULD STAY ON
THE LINE.
YOUR LAST COMMENT WAS SOMETHING
THAT WAS BROUGHT UP BY EUGENE
WASSERMAN TODAY REGARDING A
BRIDGE.
AS I WAS TRAVELING TO CITY HALL
TODAY IT WAS JUST AFTER 9 AM
AND I NOTICED THE BRIDGE WAS UP
WHICH IS OUTSIDE OF OUR TYPICAL
-- USUALLY THE BRIDGE DOES NOT
OPEN LIKE THAT.
I GUESS IT IS AFTER NINE.
NEVERMIND, LET ME RETRACT THAT.
I WAS WORRIED THE BRIDGE WAS
STUCK UP AND I TOOK THE FREMONT
COMPONENT LEVEL ISSUED. F THAT
I APPRECIATE YOU CALLING THAT
OUT AND ASK US TO LOOK AT THIS
COMPONENT BY COMPONENT.
I ALSO WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU REGARDING THE PRIVATE
BRIDGE INSPECTION.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE
AS THE CITY CHARGE THE OWNERS
OF THESE PRIVATE BRIDGES FOR
THE INSPECTIONS.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
I THINK THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF
THAT ORDINANCE ON THE SCREEN
TALKS ABOUT HOW WE CHARGE THEM
FOR THAT.
THAT IS WHY IT COULD BE EASY TO
GET CONSULTANTS TO FILL THAT
VOID.
AND ONE MORE THING BECAUSE IT
CAME UP, WE ARE WORKING ON THE
TRANSPORTATION ASSET MANAGEMENT
PLAN AND THE UPDATE FOR THAT.
>> OKAY.
TO YOUR POINT FROM EARLIER,
WITH THE REIMBURSABLE WORK AND
THE WORK THAT CAN BE EITHER --
WITH PRIVATE BRIDGES WHERE THE
FUNDING IS NOT AN ISSUE IT IS
THAT WE AS A CITY NEED TO TAKE
A STRONGER LOOK AT THE WORK
CREWS WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE.
I'M JUST PUTTING THAT IN THERE
FOR THE RECORD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU PEOPLE FROM THE
CITY AUDITOR AND S.D.O.T..
WE ARE GOING TO GIVE THE CITY
AUDITOR -- THEY MENTIONED THEY
WILL BE BACK IN FOLLOW-UP ON
THESE RECOMMENDATION.
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS FOR THEM THAT YOU
WANT TO ADDRESS, WE WILL HAVE
THEM BACK AT OUR COMMITTEE AND
THEY WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO DO
SO MUCH MORE WORK IN THIS
PERIOD OF TIME THAN WE
EXPECTED.
WE WERE HOPING TO GET THIS
PRELIMINARY REPORT TO THE MAYOR
TRANSMITTING HER BUDGET SO WE
COULD -- IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND INFORM
US AS WE DECIDE HOW TO AMEND
THE BUDGET.
THEY GOT A LOT MORE WORK DONE
IN ADVANCE AND THANKS A LOT TO
S.D.O.T..
WE WILL STILL HEAR FROM THEM
AGAIN.
SO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE
OF THEM ? ANY FINAL WORDS
BEFORE WE MOVE ON?
>> I WILL DEFER TO THE TEAM.
I DON'T KNOW IF SEAN OR JANE
HAD ANYTHING THEY WANTED TO
ADD?
>> THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE AND
COMPLICATED PROBLEM AND THE
CONSEQUENCES OF DOING NOTHING
ARE SEVERE.
I THINK THE GOOD NEWS STORY IS
THAT YOU HAVE S.D.O.T.
INTERESTED IN DOING THIS WORK.
WE ARE HOPING THIS WILL PUT US
IN A BETTER PLACE.
>> THANK YOU.
ONCE AGAIN, IT IS A
COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND LEGISLATIVE
BRANCHES GREATLY APPRECIATED.
>> OKAY.
THIS MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 3.
THERE IS A COUNCIL BILL.
WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM 3 INTO
THE RECORD?
>> WHILE PEOPLE ARE GETTING
THEMSELVES READY, COUNCIL BILL
119870 AND ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT
AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER
AND CEO TO EXECUTE A 10 YEAR
AGREEMENT WITH PEND OREILLE
COUNTY FOR LOSS OF REVENUES AND
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL BURDENS
FOR THE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT'S
OPERATION OF THE BOUNDARY
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT ON THE
PEND OREILLE RIVER PURSUANT TO
RCW 35 21 FOR 20 3521 FOR 25,
3521 426, AND 3541 427.
>> THANK YOU.
WE DO HAVE WITH US THIS CEO AND
GENERAL MANAGER OF SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR CENTRAL STAFF.
ERIC, DID YOU WANT TO SAY
ANYTHING TO INTRODUCE THIS OR
HANDED OVER TO DEBORAH SMITH.
>> WE CAN JUMP RIGHT IN.
I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ASK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
SO WE NEED TO COME UP WITH AN
ABBREVIATED TITLE FOR YOU.
>> WE CAN JUST GO WITH THE
GENERAL MANAGER.
THAT WORKS FOR ME.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.
IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO BE
BACK.
EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT WAY.
IT FEELS GOOD TO BE PICKING UP
PORK AND MOVING FORWARD.
WE WILL BRING ITEMS TO YOU
TODAY THAT I THINK -- NEXT WEEK
AS WELL.
IT'S GREAT THAT HE BE HERE AND
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> LET ME INTRODUCE THE TEAM.
WE HAVE ITEMS AND THEY WILL BE
INTRODUCED.
I AM THE FIRST TWO ITEMS THAT
WILL BE REVIEWING.
WE ALSO HAVE MIKE HAYNES ARE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND
THEN WE WILL SWITCH DIRECTIONS
AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT GREEN UP
AND THE METERING.
AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL FAIRLY --
MAYBE NOT ROUTINE, BUT THEY ARE
TACTICAL KINDS OF ISSUES WHEN
WE COME BEFORE YOU NEXT WE WILL
TALK ABOUT FAR-REACHING
TRANSPORTATION PLANS AND THAT IS
A MORE FORWARD-LOOKING PIECE OF
úWORK.
THESE ARE IMPORTANT PIECES.
WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO MIKE HAYNES.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING TO THE COMMITTEE
AND COUNCIL CHAIR.
I AM THE CHEAP CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER.
THIS CONSTITUTES A RENEWAL OF
AN EXISTING 10 YEAR AGREEMENT
THAT EXPIRED AT THE END OF
2019.
AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN HERE, WE
HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING THESE ON
ABOUT A 10 YEAR CYCLE.
WE HAVE A SIMILAR AGREEMENT
WITH OTHER COUNTIES.
THAT WILL COME DUE IN A COUPLE
OF YEARS TIME.
CONTEXT IS WHAT IT IS IN THIS
FIRST SLIDE.
A GIVES YOU THE AUTHORITY FROM
THE STATE TO REQUIRE US TO PAY
IMPACT FEES TO COUNTIES OUTSIDE
OUR JURISDICTION WHERE WE
OPERATE OUR HYDROELECTRIC PLANT.
>> WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THIS
PARTICULAR AGREEMENT THAT WE
HAVE NEGOTIATED WITH THE COUNTY
THE CITY IS OBLIGATED TO,
BECAUSE OF OUR PUBLICATION AND
BECAUSE WE BUILT A
HYDROELECTRIC PLANT. THIS
WRITTEN AGREEMENT REQUIRES
CONTINUED PAYMENTS BY STATE LAW
EVEN THOUGH THE CURRENT
CONTRACT IS EXPIRED.
WE CONTINUE TO PAY BASED ON THE
EXPIRED AGREEMENT FROM LAST
YEAR.
THAT WAS BUILT INTO THE RCW.
THE NEXT -- THE REASON WHY WE
DO THIS AND THE REASON IT IS IN
THE RCW IS IN FRONT OF YOU.
THESE ELEMENTS AFFECT THE
SAFETY, WELFARE AND PUBLIC
HEALTH.
THEY ARE IMPACTS HIGHLIGHTED IN
THE CONTEXT OF CONSTRUCTING A
MAJOR HYDRO PROJECT ON A RIVER
SYSTEM.
ONE THING I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
IS ROAD MAINTENANCE.
WE DO TAKE THAT PART VERY
SERIOUSLY.
THAT WAS A MAJOR COMPONENT
CONTRIBUTING TO THE CURRENT
RENEWAL AND NEGOTIATIONS THAT
TOOK PLACE LATE LAST YEAR AND
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
SO THIS IS THE BASIS FOR THE
DOLLARS.
GOING FORWARD, THE COUNTY WILL
TAKE THOSE DOLLARS AND
DISTRIBUTE THEM ACCORDING TO
THE CONSTRUCT IN THE AGREEMENT.
>> LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT,
ARBITRATION IS A CLAUSE WITHIN
THE RCW.
WE DID NOT HAVE TO GO THAT
ROUTE BECAUSE NEGOTIATIONS WERE
SUCCESSFUL.
THE COUNTY, MYSELF AND DEBRA
CAME TO AN AGREEMENT AND
EVERYONE IS IN AGREEMENT WITH
THE TERMS WE CAME UP WITH.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS
REPLACES AN AGREEMENT THAT
EXPIRED LAST YEAR.
WE ANTICIPATED BEING BACK HERE
IN ABOUT NINE YEARS TIME TO
PRESENT THE NEXT 10 YEAR
AGREEMENT.
NEXT SLIDE.
>> THIS SLIDE THE HIGHLIGHTS
THE ORDER AND MAGNITUDE OF THE
DOLLARS THAT ARE IN PLAY FOR
THE COUNTY.
THE COUNTY GETS THESE
DISBURSEMENTS IN QUARTERLY
PAYMENTS AND THEN THE COUNTY
DISPERSES PAYMENTS ACCORDING TO
PROVISIONS IN THE AGREEMENT.
>> THE AGREEMENT IDENTIFIES THE
COUNTY IS THE KEEPER OF THE
FUNDS AND DISBURSEMENT OF THE
AUTHORITY.
THERE ARE THREE TOWNS IN THE
CONTEXT.
CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OUR BOUNDARY
PROJECT.
DAY GET A PORTION OF THESE
FUNDS BY FORMULAS DISTRIBUTED
TO THEM FOR THE GENERAL FUNDS
AND ASSOCIATED WITH THAT OUR
THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT GET
APPROPRIATIONS BASED ON COUNTY
FORMULA. THE THREE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ARE LISTED HERE.
AS A POINT OF INFORMATION THE
SELKIRK SCHOOL DISTRICT, IF WE
HAVE SCHOOL-AGED KIDS OR
CHILDREN OF CITY EMPLOYEES THAT
WORK AT BOUNDARY THEY ARE MORE
THAN LIKELY ATTENDING THAT
SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND THEN, THAT LAST BULLET
CONFIRMS THE COUNTY DOES FUND
DISBURSEMENTS.
SO THAT WAS PRETTY QUICK.
I AM HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS
COUNCIL BILL?
>> OKAY.
>> WE WILL GO AHEAD.
I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS FROM
COLLEAGUES SO DASHED
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT
THE MEETING WITH SEATTLE CITY
BANK, YOUR TEAM IS EXCELLENT.
THEY WERE ABLE TO ANSWER ALL MY
QUESTIONS.
THIS IS VERY ROUTINE AND A
STANDARD PIECE OF LEGISLATION
SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR
MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE
TO MOVE THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 119870.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF THE BILL.
ANY COMMENTS?
>> OKAY.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THIS
BILL?
>> GONZALEZ?
HER BOLD?
>> MORALE IS?
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSON?
>> YES.
>> FIVE YES
>> ZERO NO.
THIS WILL BE SENT TO THE
SEPTEMBER 21 CITY COUNCILMEMBER
MEETING.
NOW ITEM NUMBER 4. PLEASE READ
THE ITEM FOR THE AGENDA.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119857 . AND
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT CLARIFYING
THAT RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE
CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT OWNED
HOUSING IN THE DIABLO COMMUNITY
ARE SUBJECT TO THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT'S RATES UNDER
CHAPTER 2149 AND 2156 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDING
SECTION 2156 030 OF THIS CODE
AND VERIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NOT GOING TO DO ADDITIONAL
INTRODUCTIONS.
THIS IS A FAIRLY HOUSEKEEPING
TYPE OF ITEM SO I WILL TURN IT
BACK OVER TO MIKE HAYNES AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU COUNCIL CHAIR.
THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE? THE
HISTORY OF THIS GOES WAY BACK
IN TIME BEFORE MY TIME. WE OWN
44 HOUSES IN THE DIABLO IN THE
NORTH CASCADES.
WE HAVE A FEW EMPLOYEES THAT
RECEIVE UTILITIES AS PART OF A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
OR THROUGH OFFERS BECAUSE OF
THEIR ESSENTIAL CAPACITY WITH
THE CITY AND THEIR DESIRE TO
LIVE IN OUR COMPANY TOWN.
OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO WORK AND
LIVE IN THE AREA SIGN RENTAL
AGREEMENTS REQUIRING THEM TO
PAY RENT AND UTILITIES.
>> SO THE LANGUAGE WE ARE
UPDATING AT THE RECOMMENDATION
OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT IS IN
FRONT OF YOU NOW THIS IS NOT
BEEN CHANGED IN A VERY LONG
TIME I BELIEVE THE LANGUAGE
DATES BACK INTO THE 70s.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAR
UP SOME AMBIGUITIES AND CLEAR
UP ANY CONFUSION FOR NEW
RENTERS AND EXISTING RENTERS
UNDER CURRENT LEASE AGREEMENTS.
THEN WE LOOK AT THE PROPOSED
AMENDED LANGUAGE AND THE
REVISED LANGUAGE FOR THE SMC
WHICH MAKES IT EXPLICIT THAT
EMPLOYEES LIVING IN COMPANY
HOUSING WILL PAY UTILITIES.
THAT IS THE GIST OF THIS
UPDATE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> SO, THIS IS SUMMARIZING WHAT
THE CODE APPLICATION DOES.
IT REQUIRES PEOPLE LIVING IN
THE TOWNS AND WORKING FOR THE
CITY TO PAY ELECTRIC RATES
SIMILAR TO ALL-CITY RESIDENCES
AND I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT
SOME RENTAL AGREEMENT 6+ LOVELY
REQUIRE THIS.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONFUSION
OR MISINTERPRETATION OF THIS
OVER THE YEARS THAT WE HAVE HAD
TO CLEAR UP ON A CASE-BY-CASE
BASIS AND AGAIN, THE DEPARTMENT
HAS BEEN RECOMMENDING THIS FOR
SOMETIME AND I'M GLAD WE ARE
FINALLY BRINGING IT TO THE
TABLE TODAY.
>> THE IMPACT IS THAT IT
CLARIFIES THAT EMPLOYEES WILL
BE PAYING UTILITIES WITH THE
RENTAL CONTRACT.
THIS IS NOT IMPACT EXISTING
ARRANGEMENTS BY LABOR AGREEMENT
OR HIRING LETTERS. THOSE
AGREEMENTS STAND.
THIS LANGUAGE IS CLEARING UP
WHAT HAS BEEN THE PRACTICE FOR
VERY LONG TIME AND THEN ALSO
MAKES IT VERY CLEAN FOR NEW
RENTERS COMING IN AND NEW
EMPLOYEES WHO WANT TO RENT
HOUSING WITH THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS THAT ARE EMBEDDED
INTO THE RENTAL AGREEMENT.
THAT WAS VERY FAST.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS BILL OR
THE PRESENTATION?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THIS IS JUST AN UPDATE TO
CLARIFY AND MAKE CONSISTENT
WHAT COULD BE CONFUSING LANGUAGE
AND IT IS WELL RECEIVED.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS
AVAILABLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WITH NO FURTHER QUESTIONS I
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGEOF
COUNCIL BILL 119857.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> GREAT.
>> SO WE WILL HAVE THE CLERK
READ THE ROLE AND THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THIS BILL
PASSED.
GONZALEZ?
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> HERBOLD?
>> MORALE IS?
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSON ?
>> YES.
>> FIVE YES.
>> THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THIS PASS WILL BE SENT TO
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON
SEPTEMBER 21.
NOW THE ITEM NUMBER 5. THAT'S
119871.
PLEASE READ ITEM 5 AND OF
RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119871. AND
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHING
UPDATED ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS FOR NET METERING
AND CUSTOMER REQUESTED NET
METERING AGGREGATION BILLING
ARRANGEMENTS AND AMENDING
SECTION 2129 082 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE ANOTHER SHORT
PRESENTATION BY CITY LIGHT.
GENERAL MANAGER SMITH, TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE BOTH
PROVISIONS AND OFFERINGS FROM
THE SOLUTIONS GROUP.
UP FIRST IS THE NETMEETING
ORDERING A TECHNICAL FIX AND I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO LORI FOR
PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU, LORD.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US THIS MORNING.
SO WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN
RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR A LONG
TIME AND WE HAVE A WHOLE SUITE
OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS.
THIS REQUEST TODAY IS TO ALIGN
OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE TO WITH
THE CITY ORDINANCE.
THAT GIVES ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO
TELL YOU OF THIS.
IN THE 1990S NET METERING WAS
ADOPTED.
OVER THE YEARS THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR NET METERING HAVE CHANGE.
INITIALLY UTILITIES WERE ASKED
TO HAVE A CAP OF .1% OF THEIR
1996 DEMAND.
FOR CITY LIGHT THAT MEANT 10
MEGAWATTS AND WE HIT 10
MEGAWATTS AND KEPT GOING.
THEY ONLY REQUIRED US TO MEET
THEIR CAP.
AS A MUNICIPAL UTILITY WE
ALLOWED ADDITIONAL CUSTOMERS TO
CONTINUE TO GET NET METERING
UNDER OUR OWN UMBRELLA.
TODAY, THE CAP FOR NET METERING
IS 4% OF THE 1990 6P DEMAND.
FOR CITY LIGHT THAT REPRESENTS
78 MEGAWATTS OF SOLAR.
OUR CURRENT TOTAL IS 41% OF
THAT.
WE HAVE CURRENTLY 32 MEGAWATTS
OF SOLAR CONNECTED. THAT IS 26
IN THE HOME SECTOR AND SIX IN
THE BUSINESS SECTOR.
SO WE DO SUPPORT SOLAR AND
OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTS
ACROSS ALL OF OUR PORTFOLIO.
IN ADDITION TO NET METERING WE
HAVE RECENTLY ADDED THE OPTION
TO AGGREGATE AND I WILL TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN THE
NEXT SLIDE.
IN ADDITION TO AN AGGREGATION
OPTION WE ARE LOOKING TO PILOT
A VIRTUAL NET METERING OPTION
IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WHAT THAT ALLOWS US FOR ONE
SYSTEM TO CREATE IT MULTIPLE
CUSTOMER BILLS WHICH WOULD BE
THE GREAT CASE TO ENABLE SOLAR
ON A MULTI FAMILY BUILDING.
WE LAST YEAR ADOPTED A LARGE
SOLAR PROGRAM WHICH CREATED A
CLEAR PROGRESS AND PURCHASE FOR
CUSTOMERS WHO WANTED TO EXCEED
UP TO TWO MEGAWATTS.
WE ALSO WORK WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTIONS VERY CLOSELY ON
THIS ENERGY CODE.
THE CODE HAS A CURRENT SOLAR
READY REQUIREMENT FOR MULTI
FAMILY BUILDINGS OVER THREE
STORIES AND COMMERCIAL.
THE NEW CODE WILL GO INTO
EFFECT AND IS CURRENTLY GOING
TO GO INTO EFFECT IN FEBRUARY.
IT IS UNDER REVIEW CURRENTLY.
IT REQUIRES SOLAR INSTALLED AT
THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION.
FOR RESIDENTIAL THERE IS NO
FIRM REQUIREMENT RIGHT NOW FOR
SOLAR BOATBUILDERS HAVE TO
CHOOSE CERTAIN ENERGY-EFFICIENT
OPTIONS AND SOLAR IS ONE OF
THOSE OPTIONS THEY CAN CHOOSE
FROM TO MEET CODE REQUIREMENTS.
>> I WILL TALK ABOUT OUR
VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS WITH THE
SECOND ITEM I WILL PRESENT ON.
THAT AGAIN IS A 20 YEAR EFFORT
BY SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO PROMOTE
RENEWABLE ENERGY IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
>> THE GREENUP PROGRAM IS
SUPPORTING ACTUAL PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT IN LOCAL SCHOOLS,
COMMUNITY CENTERS, NONPROFITS
AND FOCUSES ON AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
SO ACROSS THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE
SUPPORTED NET METERING AND SOLAR
FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
>> SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS
REQUEST IS BASICALLY TO ALIGN
THE SEATTLE CODE WITH THE STEAK
CODE.
THERE ARE TWO SIMPLE CHANGES.
THE FIRST CHANGES RELATIVE TO
HOW WE ACCOUNT FOR SOLAR ENERGY
IN NETMEETING CUSTOMERS GENERATE
POWER WITH THEIR SOLAR CELLS
AND IF THEY CONSUME IT INTERNAL
TO THE HOUSE THEY GET RETAIL
RATE.
IF THEY GENERATE MORE THAN THE
HOME CONSUMES:IT'S EXPORTED.
IT IS PUT IN A BANK.
THEY BANK ALL SUMMER LONG AND
THEN IN THE WINTER THEY WILL
PULL FROM THE BANK AND THEN THE
BANK IS CLEARED OUT AT A POINT
IN TIME.
PREVIOUSLY THAT HAD BEEN APRIL
30.
THE RCW HAS CHANGE THAT TO
MARCH 31 WHICH GIVES CUSTOMERS
ANOTHER MONTH TO ACQUIRE SOLAR
ASSUMING WE WILL GET SOME SOLAR
GENERATION IN APRIL THAT THEY
CAN PULL FROM IN THE WINTER.
SO A GREAT BENEFIT, SMALL
CHANGE.
THE SECOND PIECE THE RCW ALLOWS
FOR IS UTILITIES CAN RECOVER
ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF ALLOWING
NET METER AGGREGATION.
AGGREGATION IS WHEN YOU HAVE A
CUSTOMER WHO OWNS MORE THAN ONE
SOLAR ARRAY ON ADJACENT
PROPERTIES.
SO IF YOU HAVE A LARGE GARAGE
ON A PARCEL AND YOUR HOME NEXT-
DOOR ON A PARCEL AND THERE ARE
TWO METERS AND TWO SOLAR RAYS
YOU CAN NOW COMBINE THOSE TWO
ARE YOUR HOME CAN BENEFIT FROM
THE GENERATION ON THE GARAGE.
THAT IS REQUIRED IS TO MAKE
SOME CHANGES IN THE BILLING
SYSTEM SO UTILITIES CAN NOW
RECOVER THOSE COSTS.
WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS
PROVIDE A ONE-TIME SETTLEMENT
FEE TO DO THAT AGGREGATION IN
OUR SYSTEM.
>> WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
YOU ANSWERED ONE OF MY QUESTION
WHICH IS IS A SO ONE TIME FEE
AND NOMINAL TO COVER BASIC
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INCURRED.
I KNOW IT IS -- WE HAVE THE
ABILITY TO MAKE IT AN ANNUAL
FEE AND I APPRECIATE THAT IT IS
A ONE-TIME FEE.
THE OTHER QUESTION I WANTED TO
TEASE OUT AS IT SOUNDED LIKE THE
MOST IMPORTANT BENEFIT IS AS IT
CURRENTLY STANDS IF YOU HAVE
SOLAR ON YOUR GARAGE AND
ANOTHER ON YOUR BENEFIT THE
BENEFIT COULD ONLY BE USED ON
YOUR GARAGE.
THIS CHANGE WILL ALLOW THAT
ENERGY GENERATION FROM YOUR
GARAGE TO ALSO BE USED ON YOUR
HOME.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES.
WITH ROOFTOP SOLAR GENERATION
IS LIMITED TO THE ROOFTOP SIZE
SO THAT ALLOWS FOR PEOPLE TO
HAVE A SYSTEM THAT IS MORE IN
LINE WITH THEIR HOME ENERGY
CONSUMPTION.
>> AND FOR A FACT, WE HAVE TWO
PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN UP THIS
OPTION SO IT'S NOT A HIGH DEMAND
, NO BLACK FRIDAY RUSH TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF IT BUT I EXPECT
OVER TIME WE WILL GET MORE
CUSTOMERS.
>> EXCUSE ME, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
MAYBE I SHOULD'VE WAITED BUT I
HAD A CONSTITUENT CONTACT ME
ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY WERE
PRODUCING MORE ENERGY THAN THEY
NEEDED BOTH -- INCLUDING WHERE
YOU WOULD BANK THE ACCESS
ENERGY.
THEY DID NOT USE ALL THAT IN
THE WINTER MONTHS.
MY RECOLLECTION WAS THEY GOT A
RESPONSE TO THE ISSUE THAT THE
PRACTICES THAT THEY DON'T PAY
CUSTOMERS FOR OVERPRODUCING
ENERGY. AM ASSUMING THAT IS
STILL THE CASE EVEN WITH THIS
PROPOSAL BEFORE US TODAY.
IF THAT PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL
HAD ANOTHER STRUCTURE PERHAPS I
CULD CONTACT THAT CONSTITUENT
AND FIND OUT IF THERE IS
ANOTHER STRUCTURE AND IF THEY
WANT TO APPLY WHAT IS IN THEIR
BANK TOWARD THE COST ASSOCIATED
WITH ENERGY IN THE OTHER
STRUCTURE.
MOSTLY I WANT TO CONFIRM THAT
THE POLICY IS GOING TO REMAIN
THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO PAY
CUSTOMERS FOR OVERPRODUCING
ENERGY BEYOND THEIR ABILITY TO
USE IT WHEN THEY BANK THAT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
WE FEEL THAT THE CHANGE TO THE
SOLAR YEAR WILL ACTUALLY
BENEFIT THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO
END THE YEAR WITH OUT ANYTHING
LEFT IN THEIR BANK.
WE HAVE VERY FEW CUSTOMERS WHO
HAVE A BANK AT THE END OF THE
YEAR AND THAT GETS DISSOLVED
BACK TO THE UTILITY.
THERE IS NO CASH OUT AT THE END
OF THE YEAR, THAT IS CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> SO IT WILL EDIT THE
MUNICIPAL CODE AND AS A RESULT
OF THAT EDIT WE DON'T EXPECT
ANY BUDGETARY IMPACTS FROM
EITHER ITEM AND SO VERY MINOR
IMPACTS.
>> THANK YOU I THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PRESENTATION.
ANY FINAL QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
VOTE ON ITEM 5?
>> OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBERS I MOVE FOR
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 119871.
IS THERE SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU MOVED AND SECONDED
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
>> OKAY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
WE PASSES BILL GONZALES?
>> AYE
>> HERBOLD ? AYE STRAUSS ?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSON?
>> AYE.
FIVE AYE AND WE HAVE TWO MORE
COUNCIL BILLS.
ONE IS FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
AND ONE FROM S.D.O.T..
ITEM 6 WILL OCCUR CLARK PLEASE
READ THIS INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119885.
IN ORDER AND VINCE AMENDING
SECTION 2149 084 THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ENABLE OF
BROADER SWEEP OF VOLUNTARY
RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTIONS TO
CITY LIGHT CUSTOMERS.
>> THANK YOU.
GENERAL MANAGER SMITH?
>> YOU ARE ON MATT MUTE.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER SMALL
PIECE OF LEGISLATION BUT IT
WILL GIVE US INCREASED
FLEXIBILITY AND ALLOW US TO BE
MORE RESPONSIVE TO CUSTOMERS.
LORI WILL PRESENT.
BEFORE TURN IT OVER TO HER.
I WANTED TO CHECK IN AND SEE IF
CRAIG SMITH WANTED TO HAVE
ANYTHING TO SAY SINCE HE IS ON
THE CALL.
>> AND HE IS SILENT.
I WILL TAKE SILENCE AS
PERMISSION TO MOVE FORWARD AND
TURN THIS OVER TO LORI AGAIN.
BY THE WAY, I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU ALL HANGING IN THERE WITH
US.
I KNOW WE ARE RUNNING A BIT
LATE.
WE ARE VERY THANKFUL THAT YOU
ALL CARVED OUT THE TIME. THANK
YOU.
>> LORI?
>> OKAY.
SO VOLUNTARY GREEN POWER IT
PURCHASES A RENEWABLE ENERGY
PROGRAM.
THIS ONE IS FUN.
AS YOU KNOW SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
IS GREEN POWER.
WE HAVE HAD OUR LONG HISTORY OF
HYDROELECTRICITY AND SINCE 2005
WE HAVE BEEN CARBON NEUTRAL.
THESE PROGRAMS ALLOW OUR
CUSTOMERS TO GO BEYOND WHAT WE
ALREADY PROVIDE THEM WITH AND
SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF RENEWABLE
ENERGY IN THEIR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES AND IN SOME CASES A
RESULT AND SOME BEAUTIFUL OUR
WORK WHICH I THINK YOU ARE
FAMILIAR WITH THE SONIC BLOOM.
SO GO AHEAD AND PRESENT THE
NEXT SLIDE.
AGAIN, THIS IS A TWO DECADE
LONG JOURNEY THAT WE HAVE THAT
FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY.
IT STARTED OFF WITH
REQUIREMENTS BY THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON TO REQUIRE UTILITIES
TO OFFER A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM TO
PURCHASE ENERGY RESOURCES.
THE FIRST PROGRAM WE INITIATED
ACTUALLY TOOK THE QUALIFIED
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES
COMPONENT AND ADDED ANOTHER
ELEMENT WHICH WAS DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS.
WHILE CUSTOMERS WOULD SUBSCRIBE
TO PURCHASE QUALIFIED RESOURCES
WHICH WAS ADDITIVE ABOVE AND
BEYOND WHAT THEY WOULD GET FROM
THEIR ELECTRIC BILL AND
KILOWATT HOURS SUPPLIED BY CITY
LIGHT.
DOLLARS WOULD GO TO BY
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES
AND INVEST IN DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS.
YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN ONE OF
THESE PROJECTS SOMEWHERE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
LIKE I SHOWED IN THE FIRST SLIDE
THIS FAMOUS WHAT IS SONIC
BLOOM.
ANOTHER REPUTABLE ONE IS THE
SOLAR INSTALLATION ON THE SOUP.
THAT PROGRAM, BECAUSE IT HAD
THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AND
IT ACTUALLY CLOSED IN 2011
BECAUSE A SECONDARY PROGRAM HAD
BEEN ADOPTED TO CLEARLY ALLOCATE
AND GIVE CUSTOMERS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BUY RENEWABLE
ENERGY CREDITS.
SO LET'S GO TO THE SECOND
SLIDE.
GREEN UP WAS ESTABLISHED IN
2005.
THAT WAS INTENDED TO BE A VERY
TRAIGHTFORWARD AND SIMPLE W
FOR CUSTOMERS TO PURCHASE
QUALIFIED RENEWABLE ENERGY
CREDITS MORE ALIGNED WITH THE
MARKET RATE AND AGAIN ADDITIONAL
THINGS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON
WHAT PORTFOLIO OF RENEWABLE
ENERGY THEY WOULD LIKE TO
PURCHASE.
WE HAVE A VERY SIMPLE FORMULA.
IT IS A 369 DOLLAR CONTRIBUTION
FOR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS IT CAN
BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CREATIVE
AND FLEXIBLE.
WE HAVE OPERATED THIS PROGRAM
SINCE 2005.
DURING THE TIME WHEN WE HAVE
AUTHORITY TO DO CREATIVE THINGS
WE CONTINUED THE DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS.
WHEN THE GREEN POWER PURCHASE
PROGRAM ENDED AND GREEN UP WAS
ARE SO PAUL GRAHAM WE HAD TO
LINE ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS TO
PURCHASING RENEWABLE ENERGY
CREDITS WHICH, IN ORDER TO BE
QUALIFIED YOU HAVE TO GO
THROUGH A FEW HOOPS AND THERE
IS A CERTIFICATION BODY.
USUALLY IT IS NOT CLOSELY
ALIGNED TO SMALLER PROJECT.
DESPITE THAT THIS PROGRAM HAS
REALLY SUPPORTED, AS I SAID IN
MY ORIGINAL PRESENTATION A
NUMBER OF LOCAL RENEWABLE
PROJECTS IN SCHOOLS.
WE HAVE DONE SEVEN SCHOOLS WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
DISTRICTS.
WE ARE WORKING -- WE HAVE
FUNDED HARBORVIEW AND THE
SPECIFIC PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER
AND CURRENTLY THE PROGRAM IS
WORKING WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AS OUR FOCUS.
WE HAVE FOR PROJECTS IDENTIFIED
IN NEW CONSTRUCTIONS ON A
DEMONSTRATION PILOT AND AN
ADDITIONAL EIGHT PROJECTS IN
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SECTOR.
ALL OF THESE PROJECTS WILL BE
-- THE PURCHASE OF THE CREDITS
WHICH ACTUALLY OCCUR ONCE A
PROJECTS ARE UP AND RUNNING.
SO, AS WE HAVE TALKED TO TWO
CUSTOMERS AND LOOKED AT THEIR
INTEREST IN FUNDING RENEWABLE
ENERGY IN OUR COMMUNITY, THERE
IS AN INTEREST TO GO BACK TO A
PLACE WHERE IT IS NOT JUST
RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS THEY
ARE PURCHASING BUT MORE OF A
DIRECT FUNDING OF SOME OF THESE
LOCAL PROJECTS AND IN
PARTICULARLY ON AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
SO THE PROPOSED CHANGES THAT WE
HAVE ARE REALLY TO ALLOW SOME
FLEXIBILITY.
THE FIRST THING IS THAT THE
MUNICIPAL CODE USES GREEN UP AS
A PRODUCT AND WE FEEL THAT IS
BRANDED TO THE RENEWABLE ENERGY
CREDITS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE THAT
FROM THE ORDINANCE AND THE
SECOND PIECES THAT WE WOULD
LIKE TO ADD A SECTION TO THE
ORDINANCE, NOT TAKING AWAY FROM
ANYTHING THAT CURRENTLY EXIST
BUT ALLOWS US TO OFFER A
PRODUCT THAT DOES NOT ALLY WITH
THE RESOURCES.
THESE WOULD STILL BE PERMITTED
UNDER OUR RULES AND
REGULATIONS.
THEY WOULD COMPLY WITH ALL OF
OUR NET METERING AND
AGGREGATION PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS.
THEY WOULD ALLOW FOR CUSTOMERS
TO OPT INTO FUNDING THINGS THAT
ARE LITTLE BIT MORE CREATIVE
AND FLEXIBLE AND IN PARTICULAR
WE PERCEIVE OF FOCUS HERE ON
PROVIDING SOLAR AND LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
>> SO ONCE AGAIN, THESE
PROGRAMS ARE FULLY FUNDED BY
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS,
CUSTOMERS SELECT THEIR LEVEL OF
PARTICIPATION.
THAT PARTICIPATION RATE IS
AROUND 14,000 CUSTOMERS PER
YEAR.
IT HAS BEEN VERY STEADY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF CUSTOMERS WHO
ARE OUTSPOKEN IN THIS AREA AND
VERY INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING
THE COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, NO FINANCIAL IMPACTS TO
THESE CHANGES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
IF YOU COULD SWITCH BACK TO
SLIDE 3 AND 4, I WANTED TO HEAR
LITTLE BIT MORE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE
ENSURING THE CORRECT VOLTAGES
ON OUR NETWORK TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO ALL OF
-- TO HAVE THE CORRECT LOAD FOR
NECK WORK AND WE HAVE TO MAKE
BLIND PURCHASES OF ELECTRICITY
ON THE MARKET WHICH IN TURN
MEANS THAT WE ARE PURCHASING
DIRTY ELECTRICITY FROM CARBON
POLLUTING SOURCES AND THAT CITY
LIGHT DOES SUCH AN EXCELLENT
JOB OF OFFSETTING THESE
PURCHASES BY PURCHASING CARBON
CREDITS TO OFFSET THESE
PURCHASES, CAN YOU SHARE WITH
US HOW THAT ABILITY FOR US TO
KEEP CITY LIGHT CARBON NEUTRAL
IS DIFFERENT AND SEPARATE FROM
THIS GREEN EFFORT PROGRAM?
>> YES.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL
WHO OVERSEES OUR CARBON
NEUTRALITY PROGRAM.
I BELIEVE THAT IS PART OF THE
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN.
THOSE ARE WHOLESALE MARKET
PURCHASES AT PARK BULK LEVELS.
THE PURCHASES WE MAKE THROUGH
THE GREEN UP PROGRAMMER 26
MILLION CAN MAKE IT OUT WATTS
PER YEAR.
NOWHERE NEAR WHAT WE PURCHASE
FOR CITY LIGHT SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS.
THEY HAVE TWO SEPARATE
PROGRAMS.
THEY MAY BUY RENEWABLE ENERGY
FROM THE SAME PROJECTS, BUT
THEY ARE -- WHAT WE PURCHASE
FOR THE RENEWABLE ENERGY
PROGRAM IS CUSTOMER DRIVEN.
IT IS NOT RATEPAYER BASED.
>> THANK YOU.
SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT
THIS IS -- I MIGHT BE JUST
CALLING IT OUT, THIS IS AN
ADDITIONAL FEE OR CHARGE THAT A
CUSTOMER IS VOLUNTARILY PAYING
SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CREATE A
MORE GREEN ELECTRICAL NETWORK?
IS THAT CORRECT?
SO THE CUSTOMER IS OPTING INTO
AN ADDITIONAL FEES FOR THE
GREEN NETWORK?
>> THEY ARE OPTING INTO AN
ADDITIONAL FEE TO SUPPORT
RENEWABLE ENERGY IN OUR REGION
AND ALSO IN OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY.
THEY DON'T EXPECT THIS TO COME
TO THEIR HOME.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> AND CRAIG OR MIKE CAN CHIME
IN HERE IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO
ADD PERSPECTIVE.
OKAY.
SO THE PROGRAMS ARE DISTINCT
PROGRAMS.
THIS PROGRAM TODAY WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT IS FUNDED BY
CUSTOMERS AND THE ADDITIONAL
FLEXIBILITY IS CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT A LOT OF UTILITIES USE
TOO.
I WORKED FOR A LONG TIME.
THOSE CUSTOMERS HAVE THE
ABILITY TO SIGN UP AND THEN
THEY VOTE ON PROJECTS THEY WANT
TO FUN.
EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATES IN
THE PROGRAM GETS TO VOTE ON
COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT ALLOW
GENERALLY NONPROFITS OR SCHOOLS
TO INSTALL INFRASTRUCTURE THEY
PERHAPS OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO DO.
THE GREENHOUSE NATURAL GAS IS
PURCHASED PROJECTS. IT IS NOT A
[ INAUDIBLE ]. IT IS MORE, IN
ORDER TO GET CREDIT FOR
GREENING THEY HAVE TO HAVE
INVESTMENTS IN GREEN RESOURCES
OR PROJECTS THAT WOULD
OTHERWISE NOT BE DONE. IT IS
THE SAME CONCEPT.
IT IS GREENING AND OFFSETTING
CARBON IMPACTS FOR THE
RESOURCES YOU ARE PROCURING TO
SERVE LOAD AND YOU ARE DOING
THAT WITH SPECIFIC PROJECTS
THAT BRING VALUE TO THE LARGER
REGION.
AND, THOSE ARE FUNDS THAT ARE
BUDGETED EACH YEAR AND THEY ARE
EMBEDDED IN AND THEY ARE PART
OF THE REVENUE REQUIREMENT WE
USE.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT IS HELPFUL CLARIFICATION.
I WOULD LIKE THE RECORD TO
REFLECT THAT FOR THE SECOND
TIME IN THE PAST 30 DAYS WE ARE
TAKING PUBLIC POLICY DIRECTION
FROM THE CITY OF EUGENE,
OREGON.
THANK YOU.
>> MY APOLOGIES.
I DID HAVE ONE SECOND QUESTION
ONE SLIDE 4. THERE WE GO.
CAN YOU SHARE WITH US IF WE ARE
NOT USING THE RCW DETERMINED
QUALIFICATIONS FOR NEW
PROGRAMS, CAN YOU SHARE -- YOU
MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHERE SOME OF THE METRICS ARE
THAT YOU ARE USING TO IDENTIFY
WHAT QUALIFIES IN THIS PROJECT.
CAN YOU CLEARLY SHARE WITH US
WHAT QUALIFICATIONS ARE WE
USING TO DETERMINE WHICH
PROGRAMS ARE ELIGIBLE?
>> THERE IS A DEFINITION IN THE
RCW DEFINING A QUALIFIED
PROJECT AND EVERYTHING WE DO
FITS UNDER THAT DEFINITION.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT IS THAT WE
ARE NOT ENGAGING AS CERTIFIED
BODY TO CERTIFY THAT THE
PROJECTS QUALIFY.
THAT IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE
BURDEN WHEN YOU ARE DOING
SOMETHING LIKE A SMALL 10 KW
PROJECT TO GO THROUGH THE
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME
CERTIFIED BY REGIS.
THAT IS WHERE THE BURDEN IS.
THESE PROJECTS WILL BE FULLY
QUALIFIED AS RENEWABLE ENERGY
PROJECTS THROUGH ALL OF OUR
CODES AND INSPECTIONS AND
VALIDATIONS AND THE KILOWATT
HOURS WILL BE TRACKED IN OUR
SYSTEM AND ACCOUNTED FOR. THE
ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT WE ARE
NOT ENGAGING IN THIRD PARTIES
TO WALK-THROUGH PROCEDURES TO
QUALIFY THEM.
>> THANK YOU.
VERY HELPFUL.
>> OKAY.
LET'S WRAP THIS ONE UP.
OKAY.
THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTIONS.
ANY FINAL QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
TAKE THIS TO A VOTE?
>> OKAY.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
PACKAGE OF COUNCIL NUMBER
119885.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> YES.
>> I NEED FINAL COMMENTS?
>> OKAY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
GONZALEZ? HER BALD?
>> MORALE IS?
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSON?
>> YES.
>> MORALE US?
>> I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
AYE.
SO FIVE FOUR AYE.
THE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FROM THE SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT.
IT WAS GOOD SEEING YOU, AS
ALWAYS.
WE HAVE ONE LAST ITEM HERE.
THAT IS ITEM 7 WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THIS ITEM INTO THE
RECORD?
>> YES.
COUNCIL BILL 119883 , AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
126000 WHICH ADOPTED THE 2020
BUDGET INCLUDING THE 2020 TO
2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM REVISING PROJECT
ALLOCATIONS FROM THE MADISON
BUS RAPID TRANSIT, RAPID RIDE,
G LINE PROJECT AND CERTAIN
OTHER PROJECTS IN ORDINANCE OF
12600 INTO THE 2020 TO 2025
ADOPTED CIP AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> THANK YOU.
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION IS BACK FOR
THIS.
SO LAURA LIE, WILL YOU START US
OFF?
YES.
SEAN IS GOING TO GET THE
PRESENTATION LOADED.
SO, AS TOBY SAID, WE ARE HERE
TO TALK ABOUT -- WE HAVE SOME
GOOD NEWS TODAY.
WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
MADISON RAPID G LINE AND WE ARE
HERE TODAY IN FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR RECEIVING A
SMALL GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND FROM THERE I
WILL GET INTO THE DETAILS.
SO WE WILL GO THROUGH PROJECT
BACKGROUND TO SET THE STAGE AND
REVIEW THE SCHEDULE AND THEN
GET RIGHT TO THE PROPOSAL WHICH
IS WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY AND
THEN WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH
QUESTION.
>> OKAY.
AS WE USUALLY DO, OUR MISSION
AND CORE VALUES, THIS PROJECT
ADDRESSES EQUITIES, SAFETY,
SUSTAINABILITY AND WE ARE
HITTING ON ALL ACCOUNTS WITH
THIS PROJECT.
>> SO THE PURPOSE AND NEED, SO
THIS PROJECT INCLUDING QUITE A
BIT OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
ALONG THE LINE THAT YOU SEE
HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE, IT WILL
PROVIDE FAST, FREQUENT AND
RELIABLE SERVICE FROM DOWNTOWN
THROUGH THE MADISON VALLEY.
IT WILL SERVE NEIGHBORHOODS
EXPERIENCING RAPID GROWTH AND
HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED AND
WILL CONNECT RIDERS TO DOZENS
OF OTHER BUS ROUTES, THE LIGHT
RAIL AND FERRY SERVICES.
>> I AM GOING TO PASS IT ON TO
ERIC WHO IS THE PROJECT MANAGER
TO GET INTO THE DETAILS.
>> OKAY.
SO THIS IS ONE OF THE PREMIER
PROJECTS COMING OUT OF MOVE
SEATTLE.
THEY WILL BE OPERATING IT AS
RAPID RIDE G AND IT HAS THE KEY
FEATURES OF THE RAPID RIDE
PROGRAM.
BUSES WILL BE FREQUENT
THROUGHOUT THE DAY OPERATING
AND ARRIVING EVERY SIX MINUTES
DURING THE DAY AND THAT'S
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND 15
MINUTES IN THE EVENING AND ON
SUNDAY.
THERE WILL BE RAISED PLATFORMS
AND PAVEMENT TO MAKE LOADING
FASTER AND EASIER.
BETWEEN FIVE AND 12 AVENUE THE
PLATFORMS WILL RUN ON THE
INSIDE LANES SO THEY HAVE MORE
OR LESS INTERACTION WITH OTHER
TRAFFIC INCLUDING TRAVEL TIME.
THE TRAVEL TIME IS EXPECTED TO
IMPROVE BY ABOUT 35% GOING DOWN
TO 7.5 MINUTES ON THE WESTBOUND
DIRECTION.
FINALLY, THE PROJECT INCLUDES
IMPROVEMENTS TO ACCESS FOR
PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS.
THE IMAGE ON THE LOWER RIGHT OF
THE SLIDE SHOWS THE
INTERSECTION OF UNION AND 12
AVENUE WHERE WE ARE MAKING
IMPROVEMENTS TO PEDESTRIANS SO
THEY CAN ACCESS THE STATION
THERE AS WELL AS CARRYING
BICYCLES THROUGH A PROTECTED
SECTION THROUGH THAT
INTERSECTION CONNECTING TO THE
UNION TBL THAT IS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR.
>> THE PROJECT INCLUDES
ENHANCEMENTS FOR UTILITIES.
THERE WILL BE A NEW WATER MAIN
INSTALLED EAST OF BROADWAY. THE
NEW SEWER MAIN AS WELL EAST OF
BROADWAY AND THE CITY OF LIGHT
IS CONSTRUCTING THIS PROJECT IN
THE FIRST HILL AREA.
>> SO LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND,
THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THIS
ALTERNATIVE IN 2016.
THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED INTO
THE FDA'S SMALL STARTS PROGRAM
AS WELL LATER IN 2016.
WE COMPLETED OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT AND DOCUMENTED
EXCLUSIONS AND IT WAS APPROVED
BY THE END OF 2017.
LAST YEAR THE FDA ASSIGNED A
PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT
CONSULTANT TO THIS PROJECT.
THAT IS PART OF THEIR STANDARD
APPROACH FOR THEIR CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS GRANTS PROGRAM
PROJECTS INCLUDING SMALL STARTS
TO GO THROUGH THIS OVERSIGHT
PROCESS.
THEIR CONSULTANT LOOKS AT THE
OVERALL RISK, CAPACITY AND
CAPABILITY TO DELIVER THE
PROJECT TO ENSURE THE FUNDS
THEY ARE GIVING US ARE GOING TO
BE USED WISELY AT TUNE AND TO
COMPLETE THE PROJECT.
WE RECEIVED INPUT AFTER RISK
ASSESSMENT.
THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT HAD SOME
RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING A
RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE THE
OVERALL RISK I'M SORRY
CONTINGENCY CONSISTENT WITH FDA
REQUIREMENTS.
WE ALSO UPDATED THE PROJECT
MANAGEMENT PLAN IN RESPONSE TO
THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING
ADDING A FULL STAFFING PLAN FOR
CONSTRUCTION AND SUB PLANS THAT
NEEDED TO BE DOCUMENTED.
SO AT THE END OF JUNE, THE PMO
SEE ISSUED THEIR FINAL REPORT
AND THAT CONCLUDED THAT WE HAVE
THE RESOURCES AND CAPACITY TO
PLAN, DEVELOP AND COMPLETE THE
PROJECT AS WELL, THEY CONFIRMED
WE HAD ADDRESSED ALL THE OTHER
FINDINGS.
>> THE PMO SEE DID IDENTIFY A
FEW THINGS WE NEED TO COMPLETE
BEFORE WE GO INTO THE GRANT AND
THOSE ARE GOING TO BE GONE OVER
BY LORALEE IN THE NEXT SLIDE.
>> NEXT STEPS ARE THE AMENDMENT
TO THE CIP WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE
HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE DAY AND
THAT AMENDMENT INCORPORATES THE
CONTINGENCY THAT CAME OUT OF
THE PROCESS WITH THE PMO SEE.
THE ST3 PACKAGE APPROVED BY
VOTERS IN 2016 INCLUDES FUNDING
WHICH IS THE SECOND ITEM YOU
SEE HERE.
THEY ARE READY AND WAITING FOR
ACTION.
IT IS NOW INCLUDED IN THEIR
LARGER ASSESSMENT OF CASH FLOW
FUNDING DECISIONS AFFECTED BY
COVID-19.
THE MAYOR HAS CONTACTED SON
TRANSIT AND URGE THEM TO MOVE
THIS AGREEMENT FORWARD AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. AFTER ANTICIPATED
STATION OF THIS THE FUNDING
AGREEMENT WILL BE THE ONLY
THING THAT REMAINS.
SO, ONCE THOSE STEPS ARE
COMPLETE THEN FDA WILL PREPARE
THEIR GRANT AGREEMENT AND WE
ARE TARGETING AND HAVE BEEN
TARGETING THE END OF THE YEAR
FOR EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT.
WE ARE GETTING A READ FROM THE
FDA THAT IT IS GOING TO BE VERY
DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE
CONSIDERING EVERYTHING GOING ON
AND THE ELECTION ETC.
WE ARE STILL MAINTAINING THAT
IS OUR TARGET UNTIL AND IF WE
ARE UNABLE TO MEET IT AND WE
WILL MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE.
THEN FOLLOWING THE EXECUTION WE
WOULD ADVERTISE FOR
CONSTRUCTION.
WE ARE NOT RECOMMENDING
ADVERTISING FOR CONSTRUCTION IN
ADVANCE OF RECEIVING THE GRANT
AGREEMENT.
SOMETIMES WE HAVE THOSE AND IT
CAN GET A LETTER ALLOWING YOU TO
PROCEED AND THAT WOULD REQUIRE
US TO HAVE A PLAN TO FULFILL
THE 60 MILLION.
RIGHT NOW THE FOCUS IS GETTING
THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND THEN
ADVERTISE FOR CONSTRUCTION.
THIS WOULD GO INTO 2021 AND
THEN INCORPORATE THE IMPROVED
SCHEDULE FOR THE PROJECT AND
REVENUE SERVICE WOULD START IN
THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2024.
>> OUR AMENDMENT TO THE CIP ON
THIS SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE
2020 CIP AND THE FUNDS AND
AMENDED PROPOSAL.
THIS INCLUDES ADDITIONAL MOVE
SEATTLE FUNDS AND WE WOULD
DISCUSS THE DETAILS OF THAT ON
THE NEXT SLIDE.
I ALSO WANTED TO CALLOUT THE
CITY TRANSPORTATION FUNDS NOTED
HERE INCLUDING HISTORICAL FUNDS
, SOME VEHICLE LICENSE FEES AND
OTHER FUNDS SUCH AS THAT.
THEY ALREADY ARE ALLOCATED AND
HAVE BEEN SPENT.
THOSE ARE NOT THE FUNDS WE
EXPECT TO USE GOING FORWARD.
WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR
COUNTERPARTS AT CITY LIGHT TO
INCORPORATE STREETLIGHT
IMPROVEMENTS INTO THE PROJECTS
YOU SEE.
YOU CAN SEE THE KING COUNTY
COMMITMENT CONNECTING
WASHINGTON GRANT AND THOSE ALL
REMAIN THE SAME AND THEN WE
HAVE THE SOUND TRANSIT 3
AGREEMENT THAT WE WERE JUST
DISCUSSING AND THAT INCREASE
HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AND AGREED
TO AT SOUTH TRANSIT AND THAT
NEEDS TO GO TO THE APPROVAL
BOARD.
THEN WE HAVE THE SMALL STAR
STANDS AGREEMENT AND ARE SEE
MATT GRANT.
>> SO THEN SPECIFICALLY NOTING
THAT CHANGES IN THE CIP, AN
INCREASE TO THE SUB TRANSIT
AMOUNT OF ABOUT 7.2 MILLION.
AS FAR AS MOVE SEATTLE, BOTH
CHANGES ARE TO ADDRESS
CONTINGENCIES THROUGH THE
REVIEW.
WE HAD SAVINGS AND ABRIDGE
SEPARATION PROJECT.
THAT WILL BE MOVED OVER TO THIS
PROJECT TO FILL THAT CRAP AND
916,000 IN MONEY THAT WON'T BE
SPENT ON [ INAUDIBLE ] DUE TO
THE POSITIVE NATURE OF THAT
WORK?
>> THANK YOU FOR THESE --
SHOWING THE SOURCES OF FUNDS.
úTHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE
VIEWING AUDIENCE TO SEE THE
VAST MAJORITY OF THESE FUNDS
ARE NON-CITY FUNDS.
HOWEVER, A COUPLE OF ISSUES OF
CONCERN FOR ME, FILLING THE GAP
BASED ON WHAT YOU ARE HEARING
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON
WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE MORE OF
IN THIS BUDGET, FILLING THE GAP
DID COME FROM CITY FUNDS.
SEEING THE MOVE SEATTLE MONEY,
THE 20 $20 AMOUNT AND 15
MILLION GOING UP TO 19 MILLION,
IM -- ONE BENEFIT OF THIS
PROJECT IS THAT MOST OF THE
MONEY COMES FROM OTHER SOURCES
OTHER THAN CITY GOVERNMENT BUT
THAT MAKES THIS TRANSIT MONEY
IMPERATIVE TO FUND THIS AND AT
SOUND TRANSIT WE ARE STRUGGLING
THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND WITH
RIDERSHIP DOWN AND THEIR OWN
BUDGET DEFICIT.
IF THE SOUND TRANSIT MONEY IS
UNAVAILABLE I WANT TO SIGNAL MY
CONCERN THAT WHILE THIS
ALLOCATION OF CITY DOLLARS
MAKES SENSE TO SATISFY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND HAVE A
MORE REALISTIC BUDGET, I WANT TO
HAVE MY PERSONAL CONCERNS ABOUT
NOT HAVING ADDITIONAL CITY
DOLLARS INTO THIS PROJECT UNTIL
WE HAVE ANOTHER DISCUSSION
ABOUT THIS AND BROADER
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND WHAT
OUR PRIORITIES ARE IN ALL
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.
I KNOW YOU WOULD HAVE TO COME
BACK TO COUNCIL FOR THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT
WHILE I SUPPORT THIS
REALLOCATION IF THERE HAS TO
BE ANOTHER REALLOCATION THAT
MIGHT BE A CONCERN ESPECIALLY
WHEN WE JUST HEARD ABOUT THE
BRIDGE AUDIT AND SHOWING THE
NEEDS WE HAVE REGARDING BRIDGE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD HAD TO
GO TO ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.
SHE HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE MONEY
NEARLY 1 MILLION COMING OUT OF
THE PROJECT FROM WEST SEATTLE
TO SUPPLEMENT THIS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT
FOR YOU AND I AM SURE SHE WILL
TALK TO YOU OFF-LINE ABOUT
THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAPS?
>> THANK YOU.
I'M LOOKING FOR THAT UNMUTE
BUTTON.
THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO CENTER OR
FOCUS IN ON YOUR LAST COMMENT
ABOUT NEEDING ANOTHER
DISCUSSION IF CITY DOLLARS WERE
TO BE USED.
I THINK THAT IS FAIR AND
APPROPRIATE.
I DO WANT TO SIGNAL MY STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT IN
PARTICULAR, THIS ONE HAS A HIGH
LEVEL PRIORITY FOR ME EVEN
THOUGH IT'S NOT IN MY DISTRICT.
THIS PROJECT REALLY IS ONE OF
THOSE KEY CONNECTIONS OF MOVING
[ INAUDIBLE ] OF PEOPLE.
ONCE WE ARE PAST COVERT.
I AM MORE AND MORE CONVINCED
THAT WILL HAPPEN.
WHEN WE DO RETURN TO A MORE
STANDARD STYLE LIVELIHOOD WHERE
WE ARE USING TRANSIT MORE
READILY, THIS BUS ROUTE IS VERY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE
OPERATIONAL AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
I'M JUST SIGNALING MY SUPPORT
FOR USING WHAT WE UNDERSTAND AS
TRANSPORTATION RESTRICTED
DOLLARS TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT
BECAUSE BUS RAPID TRANSIT IS
DIFFERENT FROM RAPID RIDE.
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS
UTILIZED AND THIS PROJECT ON
MADISON GETS US SO MUCH CLOSER
TO THAT.
I WILL SIGNAL THAT EUGENE HAS A
TRUE BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM
AND THEIR SYSTEM HAS ITS OWN
DEDICATED LANES, LEVEL
PLATFORMS, ON DOOR BOARDING AND
ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS USE A
SINGLE LINE AND THAT ALLOWS FOR
TRANSFER FREQUENCY PLUS OR
MINUS ABOUT THREE MINUTES AS
COMPOSED. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO
ROLLOUT THE PEOPLE WITHOUT
USING CARS.
RAPID RIDE IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY FOR US.
SIGNALING THAT I SUPPORT THIS
AND ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION TO
SAVE DOLLARS AND SIGNALING THAT
I SUPPORT THIS PROJECT WITH A
HIGH LEVEL OF PRIORITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IF I MAY, ONE REQUEST I DO
HAVE, AS THIS GOES TO THE FULL
COUNCIL IS FOR THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE TO PUT THIS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WE SEE ON THE
SLIDES INTO THE FISCAL NOTE.
THE FISCAL NOTE IS NOT SHOWING
THE SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS
IN THEIR TOTALITY.
HERE WE HAVE A NICE SNAP SHOT
OF THE SOURCES.
THIS IS NOT IN THE FISCAL NOTE
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT IN
THE FISCAL NOTE AND THE USES OF
FUNDS.
WE SHOULD SEE A BREAKOUT OF
DESIGN CONSTRUCTION COST OF THE
BUSES, HOW MUCH WAS STREET
REFER FENCING.
WE NEED TO SEE THAT FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.
I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.
>> OKAY.
AND RESPONDING TO YOUR COMMENT,
WE ARE EXPECTING AT THIS POINT
THAT SOME TRANSIT WILL MOVE
DASHED TAKE ACTION NEXT WEEK TO
MOVE THINGS FORWARD WITH A FULL
REVIEW BY THE BOARD IN OCTOBER.
THINGS ARE MOVING IN A POSITIVE
DIRECTION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MAY I MAKE A QUICK LITTLE
REMARK?
>> YES, PLEASE.
I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THE
POINT BUT I ALSO WANT TO SIGNAL
MY SUPPORT FOR MOVING IN THIS
DIRECTION.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE HAS
BEEN INTENSIVE WORK DONE TO SEE
THIS PROJECT COME TO FRUITION
AND WHERE WE ARE ALL SITTING
AND SHELTERING IN PLACE RIGHT
NOW FOR NOT JUST COVERT REASON,
THE MASSIVE CLIMATE CRISIS
SINCE THOSE THAT WE ARE
EXPERIENCING CURRENTLY THROUGH
THE AIR QUALITY IMPACTS AS A
RESULT OF THE WILDFIRES.
I JUST THINK IT IS SO IMPORTANT
FOR US TO ADDRESS THE DUE
PROCESS ISSUES THAT CONGRESS
MEMBER PEDERSON HAS TO REMAIN
TO INVESTING AND THESE PUBLIC
TRANSIT PROJECTS ARE KEY
STRATEGIES.
IM LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THESE
EFFORTS AND TO WORKING WITH
COLLEAGUES ON MAKING SURE THAT
UNDERLYING CONCERNS ABOUT HOW TO
MAKE THE INVESTMENT SUSTAINABLE
ARE BROUGHT TO FRUITION.
THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR AND
S.AND OTHERS. I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT.
>> I APPRECIATE THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> WE ARE TWO QUESTIONS.
THAT IS ALL WE HAVE.
ANYTHING ELSE?
>> I THINK WE COVERED OUR
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE
FURTHER, WE WILL LOOK FORWARD
TO THAT HEAVED UP FISCAL NOTE
WHEN IT ADVANCES FORWARD, WHICH
I THINK IT WILL.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE
VOTE ON THIS?
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, I MOVE THAT
WE PASS 119883.
IS OUR SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> GREAT.
MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
>> OKAY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
THIS BILL PASSED.
>> GONZALEZ?
MORALES?
>> AYE
>> STRASSE?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSON ?
>> YES.
>> FOR AYE AND ZERO NO.
THE COMMITTEE WILL HAVE A
SPECIAL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 25
TO CATCH UP ON SEVERAL TIME
SENSITIVE ITEMS BEFORE OUR
BUDGET SEASON BEGINS.
AFTER SEPTEMBER 25 THE NEXT
MEETING WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR
DECEMBER 2 AND WE WILL PROBABLY
HAVE ONE ON DECEMBER 16 AS
WELL.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.
IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AND
WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED.
>>
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