>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
TODAY IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1,
2021.
IT IS OUR LAST DAY OF THE
BUDGET DEEP DIVE.
I'M TERESA MOSQUEDA, CHAIR OF
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. MADAME
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> HERE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
SPECTRA MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA IN FRONT
OF US TODAY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
BEING PRESENT WITH US ON OUR
FINAL DAY WITH TWO SESSIONS TO
DO THE BUDGET DEEP DIVE OF THE
PROPOSAL THAT WE RECEIVED FROM
THE MAYOR ON MONDAY OF THIS
WEEK.
WE WILL START WITH A NEW ITEM
ON OUR AGENDA THAT WAS REQUESTED
BY COUNCILMEMBERS TO HAVE
MEMBERS FROM THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PRESENT.
I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR
QUICK WORK TO BE PRESENT FOR US
SO WE CAN LOOK AT THEIR BUDGET
DETAILS AS WELL.
WE WILL HAVE THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AND SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
. THAT WILL COVER OUR FIRST
SESSION.
IN THE AFTERNOON, WE WILL HAVE
A PRESENTATION ON THE COVID
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORT
ALONG WITH THE HSD PRESENTATION
FROM YESTERDAY.
THAT WAS ITEM NUMBER THREE.
IT IS EVERYTHING RELATED TO
HUMAN SERVICES THAT IS NOT
RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS
SERVICES.
IF THERE WAS NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
AS A REMINDER, WE WILL HAVE A
RECESS BETWEEN 1:00 P.M.
AND 2:00 P.M.
AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE SIGNED
UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT SO I WILL
GO INTO READING THOSE
INDIVIDUALS.
WE WILL READ THREE NAMES AT A
TIME.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO STATE YOUR
NAME AND NOTE THAT YOU WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
YOU WILL HEAR A 10 SECOND CHIME
WHEN IT IS TIME TO WRAP UP YOUR
COMMENTS.
THAT IS YOUR INDICATION TO
PROVIDE YOUR LAST FEW THOUGHTS
BEFORE THE MICROPHONE CUTS OFF.
WHEN YOU ARE DONE SPEAKING,
PLEASE DO DISCONNECT AND CALL
BACK IN ON THE LISTEN IN LINE.
WHEN IT IS YOUR TIME TO SPEAK,
YOU WILL HEAR YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED AND THAT IS YOUR
INVITATION TO HIT á6 SO WE CAN
HEAR YOUR LINE TO HELP MAKE
SURE YOU ARE COMING THROUGH
LOUD AND CLEAR.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
YOU.
WE DO HAVE A HARD STOP ON
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY AT 10:00
A.M.
AND WE HAVE 13 PEOPLE SIGNED UP
TO SPEAK SO WE WILL GET FOLKS A
TWO MINUTE ALLOTMENT AND WE
WILL INTO HEAR FROM EVERYONE.
THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS ARE
ALICE LOCKHART, BRADY NORDSTROM
AND LAURA LOW.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR STARTING US OFF,
ALICE.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
I'M ALICE LOCKHART SPEAKING
FOR 350 SEATTLE AND ALSO
SEATTLE'S COALITION.
I WOULD LIKE TO BRING A CLIMATE
FOCUS TO THE SDOT BUDGET.
THIS MORNING, EMAILED EACH OF
YOU THE SOLITARY BUDGET ON
TRANSPORTATION.
THIS OUTLINES THE SDOT BUDGET
THAT WE NEED FOR A CITY WHERE
WE CAN ALL THRIVE.
THE BUDGET ADDRESS PROMISED
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND A
GREEN NEW DEAL BUT GAVE ZERO
SPECIFICS. THE MAYORAL BUDGET
FOR SDOT, LIKE OTHERS BEFORE
IT, REFLECTS THAT LEVEL OF
PRIORITY.
I KNOW OUR HUMAN BRAINS TEND TO
FOCUS ON THE EMERGENCY CLOSEST
TO HAND IN THE SDOT BUDGET
STRETCHES THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE AND OTHER MOVEMENTS AND
ADMITS THAT THIS FOCUS WOULD,
AND I QUOTE, LIMIT FUTURE
INVESTMENTS IN OTHER CITY
PROJECTS LONG-TERM.
COUNCIL, OUR TRANSPORTATION
EMISSIONS ARE NOT GOING DOWN.
BRINGING THEM DOWN IS EVERY BIT
AS URGENT AN EMERGENCY AS
BRIDGES.
IN A DROUGHT STRICKEN WORLD,
OUR KIDS WON'T BE ABLE TO EAT
BRIDGES BUT WE DO HAVE A CHOICE
. WE WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO WORK
WITH YOUR STAFF TO ALIGN THE
SDOT BUDGET WITH THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET PRIORITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT PERSON IS BRADY
NORDSTROM.
GOOD MORNING, BRADY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS BRADY NORDSTROM AND
I AM WITH SEATTLE FOR EVERYONE.
WE ARE A BROAD COALITION OF
NONPROFIT AND PRIVATE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROVIDERS, LABOR AND BUSINESS
GROUPS, SOCIAL JUSTICE
ADVOCATES, ENVIRONMENTALISTS,
URBANISTS AND NEIGHBORS.
WE UNITE AROUND THE CONVICTION
THAT EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF
INCOME LEVEL OR BACKGROUND,
SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO A SAFE,
STABLE, AND AFFORDABLE HOME.
SEATTLE FOR EVERYONE STRONGLY
SUPPORTS AN INCREASE TO THE
OPCD FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY
OUTREACH FOR THE MAJOR
CONFERENCE A PLAN UPDATE FOR
2024.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE THE CURRENT
AMOUNT IS ENOUGH FOR OUTREACH
AND ENGAGEMENT.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS THE
FOUNDATION OF FUTURE LAND USE
THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE IN A
CITY AND CAN BETTER ENSURE THAT
OUR LAND-USE ALIGNS WITH OUR
VALUES FOR EQUITY, ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITY, AND INCLUSION.
SEATTLE FOR EVERYONE ALSO
SUPPORTS AN ADEQUATE AJIT FOR
OPCD TO STUDY AND PROPOSE
ALTERNATIVES TO MODERNIZE FOR
ZONING AND CODES FOR PLAN
UPDATE PROCESSES.
WITHOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
AND STUDY, WE RISK MAKING
DECISIONS THAT CAN CAUSE HARM
OR UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES FOR
THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
AS WE FACE CONTEMPORARY
CHALLENGES, WE CALL ON THE CITY
TO MAKE AN INCLUSIVE AND HIGH
INFORMATION DECISION BY
ADEQUATELY ENDING OPCD IN THE
2024 MAJOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
PROCESS.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING, LAURA.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS LAURA AND I AM
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
ACTION PLAN.
WE ARE A GROUP WITH OVER 50
VOLUNTEERS.
WE HAVE OVER 7000 FOLLOWERS ON
TWITTER.
WE HAVE JOINED WITH OVER 100
GROUPS AND GROWING TO SUPPORT
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
PLEASE READ IT THIS WEEKEND IF
YOU HAVE NOT DUG INTO IT YET.
TODAY WE ARE CALLING TO
HIGHLIGHT THE STRUGGLE RELATED
TO UPCOMING COST PLAN AND TO
ECHO WHAT YOU JUST HEARD FROM
BRADY.
WE ALSO WANT TO MENTION DESIGN
REVIEWS.
WE KNOW THAT IS NOT BEING
BROUGHT UP TODAY BUT THE FOCUS
IS CONNECTED.
WE KNOW IT IS NOT A FOCUS OF
THE BUDGET BUT WE REALLY WANT
TO FOCUS ON THAT AS WELL RIGHT
NOW.
AS BRADY SAID, PLEASE ROBUSTLY
FUND OPCD.
WE NEED ENOUGH STAFF TO DO THE
DEEPER ANALYSIS.
WE NEED EQUITABLE COMMUNITY
OUTREACH.
WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THINGS LIKE
DISABILITY JUSTICE AND RACIAL
EQUITY. THAT WILL TAKE THE
ABILITY TO GRANT OUT SOME OF
THAT COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO
TRUSTED PARTNERS.
I WANT TO SWITCH TO THE SBC I
BUDGET WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A
PRESENTATION AS WE CAN BUT IS
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL AS WE DO
THE WORK IN OPCD.
WE NEED TO TOTALLY APPROACH OUR
NEXT PLAN.
SOME PEOPLE CALL IT REDLINING.
WE HAVE THE NEW TECHNICAL
SUMMARY FROM A SMALL GROUP OF
STAKEHOLDERS THAT I WILL BE
EMAILING TO YOU AGAIN. WE NEED
AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM FROM
OPCD TO DO SERIOUS OUTREACH
PROJECTS TO FIND OUT HOW TO HAVE
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AROUND
DESIGN, SOMETHING THAT
POLITICIANS HAVE DONE BUT WE
KNOW THAT IN ORDER FOR THE
DESIGN TO BE EQUITABLE, THERE
NEEDS TO BE A STRONG IMMUNITY
CONVERSATION.
PLEASE FUND THAT.
LAST OF ALL, PLEASE READ THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET. SO MUCH
WORK, MONTHS WENT INTO MAKING
THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
KATIE WILSON, KAREN TAYLOR, AND
MARLON RAINWATER.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
THIS IS KATIE WILSON.
I AM HERE REPRESENTING THE
TRANSIT [INDISCERNIBLE].
WE ARE PART OF THE SEATTLE
SUSTAINABLE COALITION. WE
SUPPORT THE WHOLE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET VISION AND WE ASK YOU TO
CONTINUE TO WORK LAST YEAR FROM
DIVESTING IN POLICING AND
INVESTING A COMMUNITY.
IN THIS TRANSPORTATION BUDGET,
WE ARE ASKING FOR $40 MILLION
IN NEW INVESTMENTS IN BUS
SERVICE, BUS LANES, AND BUS
PRIORITY AND $60 MILLION IN
WALKING, ROLLING, AND BIKING IN
THE STRUCTURE.
HERE IS THE THING.
EVEN IF THIS ADDITIONAL $100
MILLION INVESTMENT HAPPENS, WE
ARE NOW MOVING NEARLY FAST
ENOUGH TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE AND
EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
THAT TACKLES THE CLIMATE CRISIS
AND MAKES MOBILITY A HUMAN
RIGHT.
FOR EXAMPLE, THERE IS A
PROFOUND NEED FOR SIDEWALKS AND
NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
WE BELIEVE THE CITY NEEDS TO
MOVE TOWARD FREE PUBLIC TRANSIT
. FOR THESE AND MANY OTHER CITY
PRIORITIES, THERE IS A NEED FOR
NEW PROGRESSIVE REVENUE.
THE JUMPSTART TAX LAST YEAR IS
A SIGNIFICANT START IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION BUT IT IS A
FIRST STEP.
WE NEED TO GO FURTHER TO REFORM
OUR TAX CODE.
NOT ONLY TO GENERATE NEW
REVENUE BUT ALSO TO REDUCE
REGRESSIVE TAXES.
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET BELIEVES
THIS IS A PROJECT THE CITY
NEEDS TO TAKE SERIOUSLY IN THE
FIRST STEP IS TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE.
WE ARE ASKING THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL TAKE ACTION IN THIS
BUDGET PROCESS TO CREATE A TASK
FORCE OF COMMUNITY EXPERTS THAT
CAN RESEARCH PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE OPTIONS, BOTH THOSE THE
CITY ALREADY HAS THE AUTHORITY
TO PURSUE AND OTHERS I WOULD BE
POSSIBLE WITH NEW AUTHORIZATION
FROM THE STATE THAT IS A. THIS
IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECT
AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT
ONLY USE THIS BUDGET TO ADDRESS
THE CITY'S IMMEDIATE PROBLEM
BUT LOOKAHEAD AND SET THE CITY
UP TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ON LARGER
AND MORE ADEQUATE STEPS MOVING
FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KATIE.
GOOD MORNING, KAREN.
>> HI THERE.
MY NAME IS KAREN.
I AM A MEMBER OF THE UNION.
THANK YOU TO OUR LEADER BEFORE
ME.
I AM TRANSIT DEPENDENT.
THIS MEANS THAT I AM SUPER POOR
AND I HAVE TO TAKE THE BUS.
I AM CALLING TO SUPPORT THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET IN THE SENSE
THAT YOU GUYS ARE SIMPLY SAYING
INVEST IN COMMUNITIES,
SPECIFICALLY TRANSIT. YOU
ALREADY HEARD THAT WE ARE
JOINING WITH THE MASS COALITION
BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
YOU KNOW WE ARE ASKING FOR AN
ADDITIONAL $40 MILLION TO ADD
100,000 PLUS HOURS, KEY BUS
LANES AND KEY PRIORITY AT
INTERSECTIONS.
I KNOW BUSES ARE UNGLAMOROUS BUT
THEY ARE SUPER IMPORTANT TO
FOLKS LIKE ME. WE ARE BECOMING
A LARGER AND LARGER PART OF THE
CITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARLON.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS MARLON RAINWATER.
I USE THE PRONOUN SHE/HER AND I
AM REPRESENTING THE SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAY.
I WANT TO ADOPT THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET.
I AM CALLING TO URGE YOU TO
PLEASE USE THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET AS A STARTING POINT IN
EVALUATING THE MAYOR'S 2020
BUDGET. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
DIVEST FROM POLICING AND
PUNISHMENT AND INVEST IN CARING
AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY.
I AM 75 YEARS OLD.
I AM A HEALTHY, MOBILE TRAVELER.
I PREFER TO TRAVEL BY BIKE OR
TO WALK AND I OFTEN PUT MY BIKE
ON THE BUS OR THE LIGHT RAIL.
I HAD AN EPISODE A FEW YEARS
AGO WHEN I BROKE MY HIP AND WAS
DEPENDENT ON A WHEELCHAIR.
AT THAT TIME, IT WAS MADE
EXCEEDINGLY CLEAR TO ME HOW
DRAMATICALLY THE MISSING LINKS
AND THE POOR CONNECTIONS
BETWEEN OUR VARIOUS SUSTAINABLE
AND CLIMATE FRIENDLY
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CAN BE.
A MISSING CURB RAMP OR BROKEN
SIDEWALK IS AN INSURMOUNTABLE
BARRIER FOR A WHEELCHAIR USER
TRAVELING BY BUS OR BY LIGHT
RAIL.
BUSES THAT RUN ONLY EVERY HALF
HOUR ARE NOT FUNCTIONING
CONNECTIONS TO LIGHT-RAIL.
PROTECTED BY CLAIMS THAT END
INTO FAST-MOVING TRAFFIC WON'T
WORK FOR FAMILIES TRYING TO GET
THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL.
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET DOES HAVE
SOME SMALL POSITIVE INCREASES.
WE ARE HAPPY, FOR EXAMPLE, TO
SEE FUNDING FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORKGROUP
BUT WE CANNOT ACHIEVE OUR
CLIMATE GOALS OR OUR EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS UNLESS WE
DRAMATICALLY SHIFT OUR
TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES AWAY
FROM CARS.
AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, WE
ARE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL
$100 MILLION FOR EQUITABLE,
CLIMATE FRIENDLY INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR PEOPLE WALKING, BIKING,
ROLLING, AND USING TRANSIT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
RACHEL SCHAEFER, DOUG DRUM, AND
JUSTIN AUSTIN.
RACHEL, YOU ARE LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT SO PLEASE DIAL IN IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
I AM GOING TO MOVE ON TO DOUG.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS DOUG DRUM WITH THE
URBANIST AND WE SUPPORT THE
VISION LAID OUT BY THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET COALITION.
TODAY WE WILL SPEAK ABOUT
TRANSIT, WHICH GOT $40 MILLION
OF ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET. WE BELIEVE
THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE
STILL HAVE NOT RETURNED TO THE
SERVICE LEVELS THAT WE HAD
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND THE
RENEWAL OF THE AS CPD,
ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN THAT MEASURE
DID NOT GET US BACK TO WHERE WE
WERE.
IT WAS GREAT THAT THE COUNCIL
INCREASED WHAT THE MAYOR
PROPOSED BUT WE ARE STILL
BEHIND ON SERVICE.
THAT MEANS WORKING CLASS FOLKS
HAVE A HARDER TIME GETTING TO
WORK.
IF WE TOP THAT UP, WE CAN
RETURN TO THE TRANSIT GROWTH
THAT WE WERE ON TREND TO BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC TO GET PEOPLE BACK
IN BUSES AND THAT WILL HELP OUR
CLIMATE GOAL.
THERE WAS ALSO MONEY FOR MORE
BUS LANES.
BUSES ARE FASTER.
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET STILL DOES
NOT GET US OUT OF THE RUT WE
ARE AND WHERE WE ARE NOT
MEETING OUR SEATTLE PLEDGES,
GENERALLY JUST NOT A VISION FOR
A CITY OF THE FUTURE.
STILL, JUST GETTING SUCKED IN
TO GO ALONG, GET ALONG. THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE IS TAKING
UP A HUGE CHUNK OF THAT BUDGET,
MAKING IT LOOK BIGGER THAN IT
OTHERWISE IS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS AND
WE HOPE THAT THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
CAN BE IMPROVED UPON.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
GOOD MORNING, JUSTIN.
YOU ARE UP NEXT.
>> GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL.
I AM A RENTER LIVING IN
DISTRICT 2 AND I AM CALLING AS
A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE TRANSIT
RIDERS UNION.
WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET COALITION AND
WE SUPPORT THE ENTIRE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET INCLUDING
CONTINUED DIVESTMENT FROM SPD
AND ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN
HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMS IN
BY PUNK COMMUNITIES.
MORE INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC
TRANSIT BIKE LANES AND
ESPECIALLY IN SIDEWALKS.
I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED MOST OF
MY TIME IN SEATTLE AND THE
PERIPHERIES.
I KNOW THAT THE CITY STRUGGLES
TO CREATE PLACES THAT ARE SAFE
FOR PEOPLE TO WALK AROUND.
DESPITE A DECREASE IN TRAFFIC
WITH COVID, PEDESTRIAN RELATED
VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS
STAYED FLAT AND EVEN INCREASED
FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.
WE CAN MAKE A SIGNIFICANT
STRIDE TOWARD ACHIEVING THE
GOALS OF THE VISION ZERO BY
RAPIDLY EXPANDING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SIDEWALKS AS
WELL AS ADOPTING THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET RECOMMENDATION OF
THROWING OUT CAMERAS TO MAKE
CROSSWALKS SAFER FOR
PEDESTRIANS TO WALK INROADS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING AND.
THE LAST THREE SPEAKERS ARE
CARLA CANTOR, LAURYN HILL, AND
ADDIE SMITH.
GOOD MORNING, CARLA.
EXCUSE ME, SORRY.
CLARA.
APOLOGIES FOR THE
MISPRONUNCIATION.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS CLARA CANTOR AND I
AM A MEMBER OF THE
[INDISCERNIBLE].
[INDISCERNIBLE]
>> CLARA, I JUST WANTED TO LET
YOU KNOW YOU ARE GETTING A
LITTLE BIT CUT OFF.
I AM WONDERING IF THE
CONNECTION MIGHT BE BAD OR IF
IT IS ON SPEAKER.
WE CAN START YOUR TIME AGAIN.
>> IS THAT BETTER?
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
LET'S START YOUR TIME AGAIN.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS CLARA CANTOR AND I
AM A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER WITH
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD
GREENWAY'S.
I AM A MEMBER OF THE GROUP TO
GET POLICE OUT OF TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT.
I AM PERSONALLY SOMEONE WHO
GETS AROUND BY BIKE AND BY
WALKING TO TRANSIT AND I AM
HERE SPEAKING THIS MORNING AS A
MEMBER OF THE MASS COALITION IN
SUPPORT OF THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET
ALONGSIDE MEMBERS OF THE OTHER
COMMENTERS THIS MORNING.
I AM HERE ASKING FOR COUNCIL TO
PLEASE SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET AS A STARTING POINT IN
VALIDATING THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
AND INVESTING IN COMMUNITIES.
I ALSO WANT TO TALK
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET, THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET INCLUDES AN
ADDITIONAL $100 MILLION
INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR PEOPLE WALKING, ROLLING,
BIKING AND IN-TRANSIT AND THAT
IS REFLECTIVE OF WHAT IS
POSSIBLE WITH OUR CURRENT
FUNDING LEVELS.
THAT IS NOT REFLECTIVE OF THE
CURRENT NEED IN THE CITY.
OUR CITY NEEDS A MASSIVE
INVESTMENT IN ORDER TO EFFECT
THE CHANGE WE NEED. 23 PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN KILLED WHILE WALKING
AND BIKING ON OUR STREETS SO
FAR THIS YEAR AND WE HAVE NOT
EVEN REALLY HIT THE POINT OF
THE YEAR WHERE WE HAVE HIGHER
NUMBERS OF TRAGEDIES LIKE THAT
BECAUSE OF THE DARKNESS IN THE
WINTER.
MANY MORE HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY
INJURED, HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES,
OR CHANGED THE WAY THAT THEY
CHOOSE TO GET WHERE TO GO
BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF BEING
HIT BY A CAR OR BEING OUT ON
THE STREET.
OUR LACK OF SAFE PLACES TO WALK
AND BIKE AND CROSS THE STREET,
MOST DRAMATICALLY IMPACTS
DISABLED PEOPLE, PARENTS WITH
STROLLERS, ELDERS, PEOPLE
LIVING IN LOW INCOME
NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR.
I KNOW THAT WHEN I AM WALKING
AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I AM
WALKING WITH MY KID ON STREETS
WITHOUT SIDEWALKS.
I AM PUSHING MY STROLLER UP AND
DOWN CURBS AND OVER CRACKS IN
THE SIDEWALK.
I AM SOMEONE WHO IS STRONG
ENOUGH TO DO THAT.
THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE IN
WHEELCHAIRS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE
OPTION.
I SEE PEOPLE WHEELING DOWN THE
SIDE OF THE STREET IN THE
GUTTER BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET
UP ON THE SIDEWALK OR KNOW THAT
THERE IS A CRACK THERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CLARA.
GOOD MORNING, LAUREN.
THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN.
>> HELLO.
MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
THANK YOU FOR CHECKING.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
I AM SPEAKING TOWARD THE PARKS
BUDGET. I SUPPORT THE RESTORE
OF IT AND IT SHOULD ALSO BE
INCREASED TO REFUND THE
SOUNDVIEW PLAYFIELD AND ALSO
MAGNUSSON FIELD 12.
SOUNDVIEW WAS FULLY FUNDED TWO
YEARS AGO AND THE PERMIT WAS
DONE.
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS ARE DONE
AND NOW IT IS SCHEDULED A
COUPLE OF YEARS OFF.
MAGNUSSON FIELD 12 IS OUT IN
THE FAR DISTANT FUTURE.
SPORTS FIELDS PROVIDE A HEALTHY
OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY DURING
THE PANDEMIC.
MY DAUGHTER PLAYS SOCCER AND IT
HAS BEEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
HAS GOTTEN US THROUGH.
HAVING A LIT SPORTS FIELD WILL
ADD 2000 RENTABLE HOURS -- I
WAS AT PRACTICE THE OTHER NIGHT
UP IN SHORELINE SINCE THERE IS
NOT ENOUGH SEATTLE FIELDS AND
THERE WAS 40 OR 50 PEOPLE.
THERE CAN BE 60,000 PARTICIPANT
HOURS.
WE REALLY NEED TO INVEST MORE
IN PLAY FIELDS. THE CITY HAS
INCREASED OVER 200,000 PEOPLE
IN 10 YEARS AND THERE HAS BEEN
LITTLE INCREASE IN PLAY FIELDS.
PLEASE INVEST IN THIS.
I WILL TAKE ANYMORE OF YOUR
TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE LAST PERSON ON OUR LIST IS
ADDIE SMITH.
GOOD MORNING, ADDIE.
>> HELLO.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS ADDIE SMITH.
I AM CALLING ON THE CITY,
GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE, AND HOUSE
AND SENATE DEMOCRATS AND
WASHINGTON STATE TO STOP THE
SWEEPS AND INVEST IN HOUSING
FOR ALL.
I SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET
AND DIVEST FROM SPD.
ALL CITIES IN THIS STATE MUST
DEFUND POLICE.
WASHINGTON STATE WOULD BE
NUMBER ONE IN HATE CRIMES IF
POLICE WERE ACTUALLY
[INDISCERNIBLE].
I WANT TO ALSO SPEAK ABOUT
WASHINGTON STATE RESIDENTIAL
LANDLORD TENANT LAW 59.18.130
PARAGRAPH 8. THE HOUSE
DEMOCRATS PASSED THIS LAW.
IT EVEN'S PREDOMINANTLY BLACK
PEOPLE FROM THEIR APARTMENTS
AND HOUSINGS FOR ASSAULTING
ANOTHER PERSON RESULTING IN
ARREST. THERE WAS NO ADDITION
TO THIS LAW THAT INCLUDES SELF-
DEFENSE.
BLACK WOMEN AND WASHINGTON
STATE ARE BEING ATTACKED,
STALKED, HARASSED, AND
THREATENED BY WHITE PEOPLE IN
THIS STATE. SPECIFICALLY,
POLICE AND MERCER ISLAND ARE
REFUSING TO WRITE POLICE
EPORTS WHEN BLACK WOMEN FEA
FOR THEIR LIVES AFTER MULTIPLE
ATTACKS AND FIGHT BACK, THEY
ARE RESTED.
THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW TO
A BLACK WOMAN WHO WAS LIVING ON
MERCER ISLAND.
SHE IS BEING EVICTED BECAUSE OF
THIS LAW AND IT NEEDS TO
CHANGE.
THIS LAW NEEDS TO CHANGE.
IT IS TARGETING BLACK PEOPLE.
IF YOU ARE ARRESTED FOR
DEFENDING YOURSELF, NOT ONLY DO
YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
CLEARING YOUR NAME OF CRIMINAL
CHARGES, BUT THERE IS NO WAY
OUT OF THE EVICTION UNDER THIS
LAW.
THIS LAW HAS TO CHANGE OR THERE
NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING
IMPLEMENTED TO INCLUDE SELF-
DEFENSE OR STAYING IN YOUR HOME
IF YOU ALLEGED SELF-DEFENSE
UNTIL YOUR NAME IS CLEARED IN A
CRIMINAL COURT, NOT IN AN
EVICTION CIVIL COURT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN
TODAY.
CALLERS, THAT DOES INCLUDE ALL
OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SIGNED
UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THAT OUR
PRESENT TODAY.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE DIALING
IN.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
DIVE INTO THE ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
WE DO HAVE A FULL AGENDA AGAIN
TODAY SO I APPRECIATE YOUR
PATIENCE AND DO APPRECIATE YOUR
PARTICIPATION AS WELL.
>>> CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1. OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> WONDERFUL.
I WANT TO WELCOME MEMBERS OF
OPCD, THE OFFICE OF PLANNING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT . I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
QUICK TURNAROUND WITH THE
REQUESTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
TO HAVE MORE OF A DEEP DIVE
INTO THE PROPOSED BUDGET IN
FRONT OF US.
I SAY THAT THAT IS A GOOD
THING.
THERE WAS A LOT OF INTEREST
HERE.
I UNDERSTAND THIS ISSUE CROSSES
LAND-USE AND TOUCHES ON
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT. THERE
ARE MULTIPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS
WHO ARE ON SCREEN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN
HAVING THIS TODAY.
úWE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
START WITH DIRECTOR RICO
QUIRINDONGO AND THEN WE WILL
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE HAVE WITH US TODAY DIRECTOR
RICO QUIRINDONGO , INTERIM
DIRECTOR, UBAX GARDHEERE ,
MICHAEL HUBNER , AND MELISSA
LAWRIE FROM OPCD ALONG WITH
BEN NOBLE, DIRECTOR OF THE CITY
'S BUDGET OFFICE.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU
FIRST AND THEN I WILL TURN OVER
THE CHERUB LANDINGS AND WE WILL
SEE THE ECONOMIC DEPONENT
CHAIR.
THEN, WE WILL OPEN FOR
QUESTIONS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
AWESOME.
CAN YOU ADVANCE TO THE NEXT
SLIDE?
THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THE
TIME TO ADD US TO YOUR
EXTREMELY FULL AGENDA TODAY.
WE WILL TRY TO BE EFFICIENT IN
OUR PRESENTATION.
I AM GOING TO TURN OVER THIS
FIRST SLIDE TO MELISSA WHO
DIRECTS ALL OF OUR BUDGET
ACTIVITIES FOR OUR OFFICE.
MELISSA, DO YOU WANT TO TALK
PEOPLE THROUGH THE NUMBERS IN
FRONT OF US?
>> SURE.
THANK YOU.
HELLO.
I AM MELISSA LAWRIE, A FINANCE
MANAGER FOR THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT . THIS IS THE SLIDE
YOU HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF
THIS WEEK WITH A SUMMARY OF
OPCD 'S BUDGET FOR 2021 AND
2022.
YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SOME
SHIFTING AROUND IN THE NUMBERS
HERE, BOTH BETWEEN THE ADOPTED
AND REVISED AND PROPOSED
BUDGETS AND ALSO BETWEEN THE
GENERAL FUND AND OTHER FUNDING
SOURCES.
THIS IS, PRIMARILY -- THERE IS
TWO MAIN REASONS FOR THIS.
ONE IS THAT OPCD HAS RECEIVED A
NUMBER OF NEW FUNDING SOURCES
FOR OUR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS.
ALL OF THAT FUNDING HAS BEEN
AWARDED.
NOT ALL OF IT HAS BEEN SPENT.
THAT BUDGET CARRIES FORWARD.
YOU SEE THE UNSPENT BUDGET FROM
THE PREVIOUS YEAR SHOW UP IN
THE REVISED BUDGET. THAT IS THE
JOB BETWEEN 2021 AND ADOPTED
AND REVISED.
YOU WILL ALSO SEE A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN GENERAL FUNDS AND OTHER
FUND ALLOCATIONS, WHICH WAS
PARTIALLY DUE TO SHIFTING
REVENUE PROJECTIONS FOR A SHORT-
TERM TAX IN 2020 AND 2021.
IN 2022, THERE WAS THE ADDITION
OF THE NEW PAYROLL TAX REVENUE.
THERE IS AN INCREASE THERE AS
WELL.
FINALLY, YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR
2022 PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES
THE ADDITION OF 4.5 FTEs. WE
WILL DISCUSS THOSE IN THE
COMING SLIDES AS WE GO INTO OUR
HIGHLIGHTS AND CHANGES TO THE
PROPOSED BUDGET.
>> NEXT SLIDE.
>> I WILL TURN IT OVER TO UBAX
GARDHEERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
NEXT INITIATIVE.
>> THANK YOU, RICO.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE EDI
PROPOSED BUDGETS WHICH MAINTAIN
5 MILLION. IT MAINTAINS THE
$430,000 OF THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND
ALSO ADDS $3.3 MILLION OF
FUNDING.
ALSO, THIS INCLUDES THREE NEW
POSITIONS, A GRANT AND CONCEPT
SPECIALIST AND TWO NEW PROJECT
MANAGERS.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, EDI IS PROJECT
MANAGING 46 PROJECTS INCLUDING
21 NEW PROJECTS. WE ALSO
ANTICIPATE THIS ASSIGNMENT TO
THE MANAGEMENT OF 11 NEW
INVESTMENT FRONT CONCEPTS FOR
LAND ACQUISITION.
THE GRANTS AND CONTACTS MANAGER
WILL ADMINISTER THE GRANT
PROCESSES AND THE CONTACT FOLKS
FOR THE EDI AND INVESTMENT
FRONT INCLUDING COMPLIANCE.
THERE ARE TWO NEW PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT POSITIONS
FOR EDI.
THOSE TAKE ON NEW EDI AND PRE-
FUNDED PROJECTS AND ABSORB
PROJECTS FROM OTHER MANAGERS
WHO ARE CURRENTLY OVERCAPACITY.
WE ALSO HAVE DOUBLED THE NUMBER
OF FEDERAL CONTACTS FROM 2021.
ALSO, WE ANTICIPATE TO SEE A
LARGER CONTRACT IN 2022 AS A
RESULT OF THE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING.
THAT IS WHY OPCD AND EDI IS
LOOKING FOR THOSE THREE NEW
POSITIONS.
I ALSO WANT TO ADD THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE
DISCUSSED WITH OUR ADVISORY
BOARD WHO IS OPEN TO MAKING
SURE THAT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF
THE PROGRAM WORKS AND IS OPEN
TO THE PERCENTAGE OF ADMIN'S
GOING INTO PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
FOR ITEMS TWO AND THREE, I
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MICHAEL
HUBNER SPEAK TO THOSE.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU, MICHAEL.
>> EXCELLENT, RICO.
MICHAEL HUBNER, LONG-RANGE
PLANNING MANAGER IN OPCD.
I WILL FIRST SPEAK TO THE
COMPANY . THE UPDATE IS BEING
FUNDED IN THREE PHASES
BEGINNING THIS YEAR WITH THE
BUDGET FOR 2021.
THE SECOND PHASE, WHICH IS THE
TOPIC FOR TODAY, WILL INCLUDE
THE BULK OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT AND OUTREACH
AND ENGAGEMENT WORK AND WILL BE
FUNDED AT A $350,000 LEVEL IN
2022.
THIS INCLUDES A $220,000
INCREASE IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET
ON TOP OF THE 130,000 THAT IS
ALREADY IN OUR BASELINE BUDGET
FOR 2021.
THE IMPORTANT THING TO CONSIDER
WITH RESPECT TO THE PROJECT IS
THAT THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET
OVER THE FULL THREE YEARS,
INCLUDING ANTICIPATED 2023
FUNDS IS $425,000 FOR THE EIF
AND $150,000 FOR THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
OPCD IS CURRENTLY PREPARING TO
LAUNCH THE UPDATE THIS FALL.
WE ARE COORDINATING CLOSELY
WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS, MOST
NOTABLY THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS.
WITH SDOT, PARTICULARLY ON
ANALYSIS AND DATA,
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND
POLICY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
WE INTEND TO USE THE FUNDING
FOR THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
CONSISTENT WITH AN APPROACH
WHICH WE RECENTLY PRESENTED TO
THE LAND-USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE. THE FOCUSES OUR
RESOURCES ON REACHING OUT TO
THEM PARTNERING WITH BICOP AND
OTHER MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
AND SUPPORTS A RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT.
WITH RESPECT TO THE EIF, WE
EXPECT THIS COMPANY HAS A PLAN
PROCESS TO ADDRESS THE FIRST
MAJOR UPDATE OF THE CITY'S
URBAN VILLAGE STRATEGIES WHICH
WAS ADOPTED IN 1994.
WITH THAT IN MIND AND FOR THIS
EIF, WE ANTICIPATE THERE BEING
A WIDER RANGE OF ALTERNATIVES
TO WHERE AND HOW THE CITY GROWS
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DECADES
INCLUDING ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE
INFORMED BY RECENTLY COMPLETED
RACIAL EQUITY ANALYSIS OF OUR
CURRENT SEATTLE 2035 PLAN.
I AM GOING TO TURN TO THE
REGIONAL GROWTH CENTER AREA
PLANNING WHICH IS RELATED TO THE
APPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT I WILL
EXPLAIN.
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES $150,000 TO INITIATE
WORK ON THE REGIONAL GROWTH
CENTERS AND VARIOUS PLANNING.
THIS IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT
ELEMENT OF WHAT WE ARE DOING IN
LONG-RANGE PLANNING OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
THERE ARE SIX REGIONALLY
DESIGNATED GROWTH CENTERS IN
THE CITY.
THESE ARE DESIGNATED BY THE
COUNCIL.
THEY INCLUDE DOWNTOWN, OBTAIN,
THE UNIVERSITY A STRICT AND
THESE ARE PLACES THE REGION HAS
AGREED SHOULD PLAY A MAJOR ROLE
IN PLANNING FOR FUTURE GROWTH
AND THE DESIGNATION OF
SPECIFICALLY TIED TO ACCESS TO
TRADITIONAL FUNDING PROGRAMS.
SOME AREA PLANS WHICH WOULD
LIKELY BE ADOPTED AS PROPONENTS
OF THE COMPANY PLAN ADDRESS OUR
DIVERSE GROWTH, NEEDS, AND
POLICIES INCLUDING LAND-USE,
INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING AND
OTHER AREAS OF POLICY
DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC
IMPLEMENTATION.
THE INTENT HERE IS TO SUPPORT
LONG RANGE AND EQUITABLE
RECOVERY AND VITALITY FOR THESE
IMPORTANT PLACES IN THE CITY.
WHY ARE WE TAKING THIS ON NOW?
REGIONAL POLICY ADOPTED OVER
THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS
ESTABLISHES A REQUIREMENT THAT
CITIES HAVE UPDATED AREA PLANS
IN PLACE BY 2025.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY
WITH STAFF, WHICH WILL REVIEW
ND CERTIFY THE ADOPTIVE PLANS
TO IDENTIFY THAT THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT BODY OF WORK THAT
IS NEEDED FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
JUST AS IMPORTANT, THIS WORK
WILL BRING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
PLANS FOR THE CENTERS, MOST OF
WHICH ARE A COUPLE OF DECADES
OLD, CURRENT AND RELEVANT TO
THE CHALLENGES AHEAD.
RICO, DO YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING?
>> I WOULD.
THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS I
WOULD NOTE. ONE RELATED TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAJOR UPDATE
. YOU HEARD MICHAEL MAKE A
REFERENCE TO THE $150,000 BUDGET
THAT WE HAVE FOR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT OVER THE COURSE OF
THE NEXT THREE YEARS. WHAT WE
ARE AWARE OF IS THAT WE ARE IN
A NEW CLIMATE THAN WE WERE A
COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. WITH THE
TRAGEDY OF GEORGE FLOYD,
BREONNA TAYLOR, AND SO MANY
OTHERS AND THE RACIAL AWAKENING
AND RECKONING THAT THE NATION
IS DEALING WITH, WHAT WE KNOW
AS WE LOOK AT THE UPDATE IS
THAT THERE IS AN ENHANCED LEVEL
OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT WE
NEED TO REACH OUT INTO
COMMUNITIES TO HEAR FROM THE
PEOPLE ALL THAT WE ARE TRYING
TO REPRESENT AND THAT WE ARE
TRYING TO SERVE WELL TO GET AN
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE NEED TO
AFFECT CHANGE WITH OUR
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND PLAN FOR
THE FUTURE AND RECONCILE SOME
OF THE VERY CHALLENGING PATHS
WE HAVE FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT
OR OTHER POLICY RESTRICTIONS
THAT HAVE MADE GENERATIONAL
WEALTH NOT POSSIBLE FOR MANY OF
OUR BICOP COMMUNITIES.
THAT BUDGET THAT WE HAVE NOW
-- WELL, I WILL SAY THIS.
WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN
WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE ARE
PROVIDED.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT WE
HAVE IN FRONT OF US CURRENTLY.
WHAT WE DO KNOW, PARTICULARLY
RELATED TO THE DISCUSSIONS WITH
THE CITY AND THE WORK WE HAVE
BEEN DOING TO TRY TO COMPENSATE
THE COMMUNITY FOR INVOLVEMENT IN
EXTENDED PLANNING EFFORTS AND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS.
THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE
CURRENTLY DID NOT ORIGINALLY
CONTEMPLATE THAT LEVEL OF
REIMBURSEMENT.
THOSE ARE SOME THINGS WE'VE GOT
TO FIGURE OUT AND THAT WILL
TAKE SOME TIME.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS
THAT ARE DOING THAT.
WE ARE CERTAINLY NO EXCEPTION.
RELATED TO REGIONAL GROWTH
CENTER AND SUB AREA PLANNING,
VERY EXCITED TO HAVE $150,000
IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO BE
SOME START UP FUNDS TO KICKOFF
THE SUB AREA PLANNING THAT WE
NEED TO DO. AS YOU HEARD
MICHAEL STATE, WE HAVE SIX
SUBAREA PLANS -- FROM THE WAY I
HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT IT, WE
REALLY NEED TO RUN THE PLANNING
PARALLEL TO THE FOUNDATIONAL
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAJOR
UPDATE.
THAT REGIONAL GROWTH CENTER
SUBAREA PLANNING IS SUPPLEMENTAL
AND COMPLIMENTARY BUT WHAT I AM
SAYING IS, IT IS ADDITIONAL
WORK.
THERE IS A MUCH LARGER BUDGET
BEYOND THE $150,000 THAT WE
NEED TO LOOK AT OVER THE COURSE
OF THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THIS
IS ENOUGH TO GET US STARTED BUT
WE WILL WANT TO BE IN
CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL TO
KNOW WHAT THE EFFORT NEEDS TO
LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> THESE LAST TWO ITEMS, I WILL
SPEAK TO.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED BY THE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT IS IN
THE PROPOSED BUDGET. WE WERE
ADDING $2.5 MILLION TO EXPAND
OUR EXISTING VALLEY PROGRAM.
THE FUNDING INCLUDES NEW
PROGRAM COORDINATOR POSITIONS
AND PART OF THE ENHANCED
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND BEST
COMMUNITY ASSETS INCLUDING THE
COMMUNITY CENTER, NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER, GEORGETOWN GATHERING
SPACES AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT
DEVELOPMENTS AT THE TWO
ELECTRIC SITES WERE OUT LAST
WEEK FOR A GREAT PRESIDENT TO
TALK ABOUT THIS WORK.
THE WORK IS INTENDED TO FOSTER
CLIMATE AND COMMUNITY
RESILIENCE, PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AND
ADVANCE A RANGE OF COMMUNITY
REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTED IN THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY ACTION PLAN.
WE ARE CLOSE TO COORDINATING
BOTH WHAT OSC AND SDOT
REGARDING THIS WORK AS WELL AS
WHAT OTHER OUTSIDE AGENCIES HAVE
BUDGET FOR THE PROGRAM.
YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD ME
SPEAK ABOUT THIS NEED BEFORE.
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IN
DIGITIZING THE COMP PLAN.
WE REALLY HAD A STRONG NEED TO
HAVE A PLAN THERE WITHIN OUR
STAFF AS A PERMANENT POSITION.
WE HAVE AN INDIGENOUS SEATTLE
PROGRAMMER WHERE WE HAVE
INTERNS COME IN FOR A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME EVERY YEAR FOR A
NUMBER OF MONTHS BUT HAVING A
FULL TIME POSITION TO HELP US
DEVELOP FRAMEWORKS AND PROCESSES
FOR INCORPORATING INDIGENOUS
PLANNING CONCEPTS INTO OUR WORK
AND TO OUR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT IS REALLY CRITICAL.
THAT POSITION WILL ALSO EXPAND
THE CITY'S PLANNING APPROACH
AND INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO
ENGAGE WITH THAT INDIGENOUS
SEATTLE WORK. AND, OUR
ENGAGEMENT OF INDIGENOUS
SEATTLE RESIDENTS.
THE INTENT IS TO ENABLE THE
CITY TO TRANSFORM -- OR,
TRANSITION TO THE ERASURE OF
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AND
EXPERIENCES TO INSTEAD, A
PROCESS WHERE INDIGENOUS
METHODOLOGIES ARE INCORPORATED
AND IMPLEMENTED IN OUR WORK.
NEXT SLIDE.
>> SO, LOOKING AT OUR WORK
THROUGH A RACIAL EQUITY FRAME,
$17 MILLION IN NEW INVESTMENTS
SEEK TO ADVANCE OUR WORK TO
COMBAT SYSTEMIC RACISM,
ELIMINATE RACIAL DISPARITIES,
AND SUPPORT RACIAL EQUITY.
AS WE HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED,
WE HAVE THE EDI DOLLARS TO THE
TUNE OF THE ADDITIONAL $14.3
MILLION. HOUR DUWAMISH VALLEY
PROGRAM WORK AND THE ADDITIONAL
$2.5 MILLION. THEN, THE COMP
PLAN OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT,
AN ADDITIONAL $50,000.
THE INDIGENOUS PLANNING
POSITION, $159,000.
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT ZONING,
THIS ONE FOR $25,000 IS WORK WE
ARE DOING CURRENTLY AND WILL
CONTINUE IN 2022 TO ADDRESS
BARRIERS IN OUR LAND USE AND
ZONING REGULATIONS THAT MAKE IT
DIFFICULT FOR EDI AND OTHER
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND OF
ELEMENT PROJECTS TO SUCCEED.
HOUR TRAINING FOR STAFF
INTERNALLY IS $26,000 THIS YEAR
AND THAT IS ALSO PLANNING
COMMISSION AND TRAINING. THEN,
REAL ESTATE DATA, $13,000. THAT
IS TO INCREASE MONITORING OF
DISPLACEMENT AND COMMUNITY
SUPPORTER AND INFORM POLICY
DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
STRATEGIES.
I BELIEVE THAT WAS OUR LAST
SLIDE.
WITH THAT, I WOULD OPEN UP FOR
QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU.
THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST ON
COUNCIL IN MAKING SURE THAT WE
GET TO SOME OF THESE PROMISEE'S
. I AM GOING TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND I SEE THREE
PEOPLE IN THE LINEUP.
WE WILL GO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I SEE
WAS WELL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
GRACIOUSNESS, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
PATTY, COULD YOU PUT THE SLIDE
BACKUP?
MY QUESTIONS ARE CONNECTED TO
THE SLIDESHOW.
>> DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY?
YOU ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO AS
WELL.
>> IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO
GET TO WORK WITH YOU ALL. YOU
ALL DO AMAZING WORK. I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
ALLOCATING YOU APPROPRIATE
RESOURCES THAT YOU NEED TO BE
SUCCESSFUL WITH YOUR WORK,
ESPECIALLY AS THE MAJOR UPDATE
IS COMING.
COMING ON SLIDE TWO, I JUST
WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THIS $14.3
MILLION FOR EDI IS ALL ADDITIVE
FROM JUMPSTART AND THAT IS IN
LINE WITH THE SPENDING
PRIORITIES OUTLINED BY COUNCIL
. HAS THERE BEEN A CHANGE MADE?
>> THIS SHOULD SAY GENERAL
FUND.
THAT IS APPLYING THE FORMULA
WITH THE LEGISLATION.
THIS IS THE FUNDING TARGET FOR
2022 UNDER THE JUMPSTART
ORDINANCE FOR EDI. IT IS NOT
THE ONLY FUNDING THAT GOES TO
EDI BUT FOR YOUR SPECIFIC
QUESTION, YES.
>> TO ANSWER THAT SPECIFIC
QUESTION, IT IS YES?
>> YES.
>> GREAT.
WANT TO HEAR IT IS IN LINE WITH
THE SPENDING PRIORITIES.
AND NOW I KNOW IT IS ADDITIVE.
THANK YOU.
STAYING ON THIS SLIDE FOR A
MINUTE, BASED ON THE OPCD 'S
PRESENTATION LAST WEEK, WE
ANTICIPATED ALLOCATING $450,000
TOWARD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
OUTREACH AND INCLUSION OVER
THREE YEARS. THAT WOULD LEAVE
$200,000 FOR WORK ON THE IMPACT
STATEMENT.
DO I RECALL THIS CORRECTLY OR
HAS IT BEEN CHANGED SINCE LAST
TUESDAY?
>> THERE HAS NOT BEEN A CHANGE
SINCE THE LAST TIME WE REVIEWED
THE NUMBERS.
>> OKAY.
>> IF I MAY, A POINT OF
CLARIFICATION.
OVER THE FULL THREE YEARS FOR
THE PROJECT, IT IS $150,000 FOR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
$425,000 TOTAL FOR THE EIS FOR
THE THREE YEARS FOR THE PROJECT.
>> OKAY.
SO, IS THAT WHERE THE BUDGET
ALSO INDICATES ADDITIONAL
FUNDING OF $575,000 FOR THE
2023 BUDGET?
IF NOT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ELABORATE ON THAT?
>> MELISSA, MAYBE YOU COULD
CHIME IN TO HELP EXPLAIN THE
RAISING OF THE BUDGET OVER THE
THREE BUDGET CYCLES?
>> SURE.
FOR THE COMP PLAN BUDGET, IT IS
ESTIMATED TO BE $575,000 TOTAL,
SPREAD OVER THREE YEARS.
WE HAD $130,000 IN 2021, THIS
YEAR.
WE WILL HAVE $350,000 IN 2022
AND THE FINAL $95,000 WILL BE
2023.
THAT ALL ADDS UP TO THE
$575,000 FOR THE COMP PLAN
OVERALL MAJOR UPDATE.
>> THAT IS HELPFUL
EQUIVOCATION.
I MAY FOLLOW-UP OFF-LINE WITH
MORE QUESTIONS.
STAYING ON THIS SLIDE, I KNOW
THAT IN PREVIOUS MAJOR UPDATE
CYCLES, THE CITY RECEIVED A
HIGHER AMOUNT OF FUNDING.
IS $150,000 OVER THREE YEARS
SUFFICIENT FOR THE ROBUST
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
SIMILAR TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN OUTREACH? WHAT WOULD FULLY
FUNDING THAT PROJECT LOOK LIKE?
IF YOU ARE NOT AT LIBERTY TO
ANSWER, I AM HAPPY TO TAKE THE
ANSWER FROM BEN NOBLE.
>> I WILL TAKE A PASS. BEN, IF
YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE, PLEASE.
MY PERSPECTIVE -- I BELIEVE AS
WE LOOK AT ENGAGEMENT OF BOTH
COMMUNITY LIAISONS AND
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, THAT
WE WILL ENGAGE, WE WILL DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN WITH LIMITED
BUDGET THAT WE HAVE. THE SIMPLE
REALITY IS WITH THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WE ARE TRYING TO REACH
OUT TO, THE NUMBER OF
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE ARE
TRYING TO GET INTO THE
DISCUSSION, IF WE HAD A GREATER
LEVEL OF RESOURCES, WE WOULD
PUT IT TO GREATER USE.
WE HAVE A DRAFT OUTLINE THAT
MICHAEL HAS PUT TOGETHER
REGARDING HOW WE WOULD ALLOCATE
THAT $150,000 OVER THE THREE
YEARS. WE CERTAINLY HAVE THE
ABILITY TO IDENTIFY WHERE THERE
ARE WHAT -- I DON'T KNOW HOW
ELSE TO CHARACTERIZE IT.
WHERE THERE ARE SOME GAPS, WE
HAVE BEEN DOING EIGHT ROBUST
COORDINATION WITH SDOT RELATED
TO THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
PLAN AND THE 1.5 THAT THEY HAVE
FOR A SIMILAR TIME PERIOD FOR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO FIGURE
OUT WHERE WE ALIGN OUR EFFORTS,
WHERE WE PLUG IN. THAT HAS ALSO
ALLOWED US TO IDENTIFY WHERE
THERE ARE SOME GAPS THAT WE
COULD FILL.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE AT LEAST
$150,000 WOULD BE A START FOR
THIS YEAR AND I WILL BE
CONTINUING TO WATCH THIS
PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF
FUNDING FOR THE OUTREACH THAT
IS REQUIRED FOR SUCH A LARGE
UPKEEP.
MAJOR UPDATES ONLY HAPPEN OUT
OF CYCLE, ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS
AT MINIMUM.
>> IF I MIGHT, THAT WAS EXACTLY
THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE EXECUTIVE
IN BRINGING THE CORE PROPOSAL.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE
FINANCIALLY CONSTRAINED AT THE
MOMENT AS WE ARE IN RECOVERY
MODE.
AS RICO QUIRINDONGO MENTIONED,
HE IS IN DISCUSSION WITH OTHER
LEADERS ABOUT THE OVERALL
OUTREACH EFFORT AND A VARIETY
OF MAJOR FRONTS.
THIS IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE
BY DEFINITION BUT WE DO HAVE
SDOT OUT AND THERE IS A
POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY TO -- IN
TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT, TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO STREAMLINE THOSE
EFFORTS IF THERE MAY BE A SIDE
BENEFIT.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT AS THE
PROCESS CONTINUES, THERE MIGHT
BE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES.
THE BUDGET FOR 2022 IS PUT
TOGETHER IN A CONSTRAINED
ENVIRONMENT.
>> EXCELLENT.
WE WILL STAY CONNECTED ON THIS.
IN THE PAST, COUNCIL ADOPTED
ALTERNATIVES TO OUR CURRENT
STRATEGY.
DO YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDING
AT THIS TIME FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH EIS BUT
WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO CONSIDER
APPROPRIATE CHANGES TO ZONING?
IN PARTICULAR, SINGLE FAMILIES
IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS?
>> I WILL HAVE YOUR ADDRESS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS '
QUESTION.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WOULD ALSO
SAY REGARDING THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT BALANCE, AS BEN HAD
JUST MENTIONED, WE ARE LOOKING
AT A FRAMEWORK AND HOW, ACROSS
MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS, WE CAN
MAXIMIZE RESOURCE AND HOW WE
ENGAGE COMMUNITY.
PART OF THE DISCUSSION I'M
INTERESTED IN CONTINUING IN 22
IS TO WHAT EXTENT CAN WE
POTENTIALLY ESTABLISH SOME
STANDARD FRAMEWORK THAT WE
SHARE RELATED TO HOW WE
COMPENSATE COMMUNITY IN OUR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESSES.
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THAT
COMES BACK AND HITS OUR BUDGET
LINE ITEM. THAT IS JUST ANOTHER
PIECE THAT I HAVE A CRITICAL
EYE ON.
MICHAEL, DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'
QUESTION THERE?
>> CERTAINLY.
THE SUN IS COMING THROUGH MY
WINDOW THERE.
APOLOGIES.
I THINK I CAN BE HELPFUL IN
EXPLAINING THAT THE $425,000
SHOULD BE THOUGHT OF AS A BASE
BUDGET, IF YOU WILL. FOR A
POINT OF COMPARISON, THE EIS
FOR THE LAST CONFERENCE A PLAN
UPDATE, THE FULL COST WAS A BIT
MORE THAN THAT, AROUND
$500,000.
THAT WAS A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO
IN 2014, 2015 TIMEFRAME.
OUR APPROACH TO THIS IS WE ARE
GOING TO GO INTO THIS AND
PRECURE CONSULTANTS SUPPORT
THIS YEAR.
WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITHIN THE
BUDGET THAT WE HAVE.
THROUGH THAT PROCESS, AND AS WE
CONSIDER OUR MULTIPLE NEEDS AND
THE DESIRE TO GET THE MORE BANG
FOR OUR BUCK FROM THIS
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS PROJECT
-- WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS WE
ARE LOOKING AT A WIDE RANGE OF
ALTERNATIVES WHICH INCLUDES
LOOKING AT POTENTIAL ROLES
GOING FORWARD OR NEW ROLES FOR
URBAN CENTERS AND VILLAGES, FOR
STATION AREAS WHEN PLANNING OUR
LIGHT RAIL, FOR POTENTIALLY NEW
AREAS OF THE CITY AND COMPLETE
AND EQUITABLE 15 MINUTE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND LOOKING
BROADLY AT NEW ROLES FOR SINGLE
FAMILY AREAS ACROSS THE CITY.
THAT IS A LOT TO ANALYZE.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE
A LOT OF ATTENTION AROUND
CLIMATE IMPACTS AND EQUITY AND
DISPLACEMENT IMPACTS. THOSE ARE
ADDITIONAL ANALYTICAL PIECES IN
THE WORK.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE MAY BE
SIGNIFICANT CODE OF ELEMENT TO
IMPLEMENT THE PLAN WHEN WE GET
TO THE FINISH LINE.
ALL OF THOSE PIECES -- WE
ANTICIPATE THERE WILL BE SOME
COST IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE.
THE $425,000 IS THE BASE BUT
THERE MAY BE COST DRIVERS TO
ADDRESS ALL OF THE OTHER ACTORS
AND POLICY ISSUES GOING FORWARD
. WE CAN GET BACK TO YOU TO LET
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
>> OKAY.
THAT IS HELPFUL.
MY LAST QUESTION ON THIS SLIDE,
I SEE YOUR BUDGET INCLUDES NEW
FUNDING FOR GROWTH CENTER
PLANNING.
I AM NOT SURE WE HAVE HAD
ROBUST DISCUSSION ON THIS
PROJECT. CAN YOU ELABORATE WHAT
THIS PROJECT IS AND MAYBE TAKE
A SUB BULLET TO HELP ME
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS
SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO DO WHAT
YOU WANT TO DO?
>> I WILL START OFF AND
MICHAEL, YOU CAN WEIGH IN.
IF YOU LOOK AT OUR URBAN
VILLAGE MAP, WE HAVE SIX
SUBAREAS THAT THE PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL IN 2018
ADOPTED A REQUIREMENT WHERE THE
CITY OF SEATTLE NOW NEEDS TO
CREATE THEY PLAN AROUND EACH OF
THOSE SUBAREAS THAT THEN GETS
TIED BACK TO TRANSPORTATION
DOLLARS THAT THE CITY RECEIVES.
THE TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION OF
THOSE SIX -- MICHAEL, CORRECT
ME IF I AM WRONG -- IS NOT
EXPLICITLY ALIGNED WITH
COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR PLAN
UPDATES.
HOWEVER, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE
REQUIREMENT OF THE SUBAREA
PLANNING OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR
THE COMP PLAN MAJOR UPDATES,
THERE ARE SOME OVERLAPS AND
DEFICIENCIES THERE WHICH WILL
ALSO BE ACHIEVED BY RUNNING
THAT WORK PARALLEL TO THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN WORK
. OUR HOPE -- FIRST, THERE IS A
NEED. THERE IS A NEED THAT WAS
NOT COMPENSATED.
IT HAS NOT BEEN COMPENSATED IN
PREVIOUS CITY OF SEATTLE
BUDGETING. IT IS A NEW COST. I
THINK THAT COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, TO THE EXTENT THAT
YOUR COMMITTEE HAS AN INTEREST
IN SEEING IT, THERE IS A LARGER
THREE YEAR PLAN THAT WE COULD
TALK ABOUT THAT IN MY MIND,
LOOKED AT INVESTING IN TWO
SUBAREA PLANS A YEAR, WHAT IS
THE LEVEL OF COSTS RELATED TO
THAT.
THE $150,000 IS REALLY JUST A
SMALLER DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT
ALLOWS US TO RING A CONSULTANT
ON BOARD TO BEGIN FLUSHING OUT
THAT PLAN FOR THE SIX SUBAREA
PLANS. THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL
AMOUNT OF WORK TO DO THERE THAT
IS SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE BASE COMP
PLAN MAJOR UPDATE WORK.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
ADD TO THAT, MICHAEL?
>> YEAH.
PERHAPS THIS PUTS A FINE POINT
ON IT BUT I THINK THERE IS A
CITY DRIVEN NEED AND A REGIONAL
RESPONSIBILITY PIECE TO THIS AS
TO WHY WE ARE TAKING THIS ON NOW
. AS RICO WAS EXPLAINING, THERE
IS A REGIONAL EXPECTATION.
I KNOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN THE
PROCESS AND THE REGIONAL CENTER
'S FRAMEWORK, WHICH WAS THE
ORIGINAL POLICY CHANGE IN A
TIMEFRAME FOR DOING VERY
SPECIFIC AND PLACE-BASED
PLANNING AROUND THE REGIONAL
GROWTH CENTERS. THIS WAS
ESTABLISHED THEN AND FURTHER
CODIFIED. WHAT WE WANT TO DO AS
A CITY AND AS AN OFFICE IS DO
THE WORK THAT IS COMMENSURATE
WITH WHAT OTHER CITIES IN THE
CENTER ARE DOING. IT PUTS US IN
A GOOD POSITION TO MAINTAIN
ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL
TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS AND
GROUND RESEARCH WITH
COMPETITIVE PROCESSES EACH YEAR
. IN 2025, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL
WILL BE REVIEWING ALL OF THE
CENTERS AND THE PLANS AND
CERTIFYING THOSE PLANS. IF THE
CITY WERE NOT TO HAVE THOSE
PLANS AT THAT POINT IN TIME, IT
COULD PUT SOME OF THAT FUNDING
ACCESSIBILITY AT RISK.
INTERNALLY, WE ALSO KNOW THAT
LOOKING AT THE COMPANY HAS A
PLANS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS
-- WE HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD
PLANNING POLICIES IN THE COMP
PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN, NORTHGATE.
WE HAVE POLICIES IN THE PLAN
RIGHT NOW BUT THEY ARE REALLY
OLD.
THEY ARE TRULY NOT VERY
MEANINGFUL AT THIS POINT IN
TIME AND LOOKING FORWARD.
WE HAVE THE CITY AS WELL TO HAVE
FRESH FINES WITH THAT COMMUNITY
AROUND THE CENTER SPECIFIC
POLICIES.
A LOT OF THE GROWTH WILL BE
CENTERED.
IT WILL REQUIRE STAFFING WHICH
WE ARE TRYING TO STEP UP AS
WELL AS BUDGET FOR CONSULTANTS.
>> THANK YOU.
QUITE HELPFUL.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
THESE ARE LONGER-RANGE PLANS
THAN THIS BUDGET, WHICH IS JUST
FOR THE NEXT YEAR. PATTY, IF
YOU COULD ADVANCE TO SLIDE THREE
, THIS IS NOT REALLY A QUESTION
BUT MORE OF A COMMON.
MY STOP HAS MET A FEW TIMES
WITH RESIDENTS ADVOCATING FOR
MORE RESOURCES FOR THE DUWAMISH
VALLEY ACTION PLAN . JUST
MAKING A NOTE THAT CALLING UP
MY APPRECIATION THAT THIS IS
INCLUDED IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET.
THINK YOU. SLIDE FOUR, IF YOU
COULD, PATTY.
I WILL ONLY ASK TWO MORE
QUESTIONS AND THEN I WILL LET MY
COLLEAGUES ASK QUESTIONS AS
WELL.
JUST UNDERSTANDING THE $50,000
FOR COMP PLAN OUTREACH, IS THIS
ADDITIVE TO THE EARLIER TOTAL
OR IS THIS THE $50,000 THAT WAS
SET ASIDE SPECIFICALLY FOR
ENGAGEMENT WITH BICOP
COMMUNITIES?
>> THERE IS $100,000 AND THIS
$50,000 FOR NEXT YEAR. THAT IS
THE $150,000 TOTAL.
>> SO A SUBSECTION?
>> CORRECT.
SO, SLIDE FIVE IS GENERAL
QUESTIONS.
BRINGING UP, YOU HAVE LONG
DISCUSSED COMPLETED THE CROWN
HILL COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN IN
TIME FOR COUNCIL TO ADOPT PLAN
RESOLUTION THIS DECEMBER.
I JUST WANTED TO CHECK IN.
WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF
THE REACTION PLAN?
IS IT ON TRACK?
>> IT IS ON TRACK.
>> GREAT. DO YOU HAVE THE
RESOURCES YOU NEED TO DEVELOP
THE DESIGN GUIDELINES NEXT YEAR?
>> THAT IS IN OUR WORK FOR 2022.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS BUT
I WILL HOLD THEM BECAUSE I HAVE
A FEELING MY COLLEAGUES MIGHT
ASK THE SAME QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH . PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
I WANT TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT I DON'T ACTUALLY SIT ON
THIS COMMITTEE. FORGIVE ME IF I
AM ASKING QUESTIONS THAT YOU
HAVE ALREADY PRESENTED ON.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
AND THEN I HAVE A COUPLE OF
LINE ITEM QUESTIONS.
SO, LET'S SEE.
I WANT TO FIRST -- WE ARE
TALKING SO MUCH ABOUT THE COMP
PLAN SO I WILL START THERE.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHO HAS
BEEN PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT CITY PLANNERS AND OUR
LEADERS REALLY ENGAGE IN
PRINCIPLES THAT REDUCE BARRIERS
CREATED BY FORMS OF OPPRESSION.
WE KNOW THAT THIS DEPARTMENT IN
PARTICULAR HAS A LOT OF HARM TO
REPAIR BECAUSE OF OUR CITY'S
PAST PRACTICES.
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE ALL
ENGAGING WITH THE PLANNING
COMMISSION AND PARTICULARLY
EDI, DOING A LOT OF IMPORTANT
WORK THERE. AS WE MOVE INTO THE
COMP PLAN PROCESS, I THINK IT
WILL BE IMPORTANT IN THE
DISCUSSION THAT WE HAVE HAD
ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
IT IS SOMETHING I AM VERY
INTERESTED IN.
THE COMP PLAN -- WE ARE
STARTING THE EIS PROCESS.
FOLKS IN THIS EID ARE VERY
FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THEY WILL BE
ENGAGING IN TWO PROCESSES GIVEN
THAT THE SOUND TRANSIT IS ALSO
HAPPENING.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT KEPT
COMING UP AND THIS QUESTION IS
AROUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
TRANSLATION SERVICES.
IF YOU HAVE THIS LEVEL OF
DETAIL RIGHT NOW, I AM VERY
INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT THE
BUDGET IS FOR TRANSLATING
DOCUMENTS, FOR PROVIDING
TRANSLATION SERVICES THROUGH
THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AS YOU
MOVE FORWARD THERE.
MAYBE WHAT I WILL DO IS ASK IF
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR US TO HAVE A
MORE FLESHED OUT UNDERSTANDING,
A TABLE, A CHART TO SEE HOW
THIS $575,000 IS BEING PLANNED
OVER THE ENTIRE PHASE OF THE
COMP PLAN PROCESS RATHER THAN
YEAR-BY-YEAR BECAUSE IT IS HARD
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON.
IT SOUNDS TO ME THAT YOU ARE
SAVING THE $150,000 IS NOT
SUFFICIENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU
THINK IS SUFFICIENT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE DOING THIS THE
RIGHT WAY. AS YOU KNOW, THIS
WORK AFFECTS THE ENVIRONMENT
AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND
WORK IN IT. IT IS HOW THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO
EXPERIENCE THIS LONG-TERM --
THEY ARE MY PRIORITY.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN
ENGAGE IN THIS PROCESS IN A
MEANINGFUL WAY.
IF YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT
YOU THINK IT WOULD DO TO DO
THIS RIGHT -- I THINK THIS IS A
QUESTION COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
ASKED BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR
THE ANSWER.
>> I WOULD SAY A COUPLE OF
THINGS.
FIRST AROUND TRANSLATION
SERVICES, I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER
I CAN IDENTIFY AT THE MOMENT. I
CAN SAY, AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THIS
MEETING -- YOU JUST HAVE TO
TELL ME HOW QUICKLY WE CAN TURN
IT AROUND.
WE CAN PROVIDE YOU A BREAKDOWN
THAT SHOWS THE $575,000, HOW IT
IS SPREAD OUT CURRENTLY OVER
THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD AND HOW
IT IS BROKEN DOWN, WHAT EACH
CASE REPRESENTS.
THAT SHOULD BE A PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD EXERCISE FOR
US.
WE CAN DO THAT IN THE FORM OF A
TABLE.
WHEN WE DO THAT -- IT WOULD
ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO IDENTIFY THAT IN WORKING WITH
SDOT AND LOOKING AT OUR SHARED
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY,
WE CAN IDENTIFY GAPS WITHIN
THAT THAT WOULD PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
>> OKAY.
I WILL SAY ADDITIONAL FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES.
>> I UNDERSTAND. IF WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT AUTHENTIC
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THAT
TAKES MONEY.
PEOPLE NEED CHILDCARE.
THEY NEED FOOD IF THEY ARE
COMING TO EVENING MEETINGS.
THEY NEED TRANSLATION SERVICES
IF THEY COME FROM CERTAIN
COMMUNITIES.
THEY SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR
THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE THAT
THEY ARE CONTRIBUTING TO OUR
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
I TOTALLY GET THAT THIS IS AN
EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION.
WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO IMPACT
THE WAY NEIGHBORHOODS LOOK FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME, IT IS AN
INVESTMENT WE NEED TO BE
WILLING TO MAKE. I DON'T THINK
YOU NEED TO BE AFRAID OF
TELLING US HOW MUCH IT WILL
COST.
I THINK WE NEED TO BE PREPARED
FOR THAT FIGURE AND THEN FIGURE
OUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO DO IT.
>> MOVING ON, I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT -- I FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS ALL
WEEK.
I WILL ASK ONE MORE TIME TO SEE
IF I CAN GET CLARITY.
IT IS THE EDI AND THE
INVESTMENT FUND.
FIRST, I WANT TO SAY, JUST TO
CLEAR UP THE RECORD, WHAT WE
HAVE PROPOSED RIGHT NOW FOR EDI
IS $14 MILLION. THAT IS NOT
WHAT WAS IN THE SPEND PLAN FOR
JUMPSTART.
I WANT TO CLEAR THAT UP.
THE SPEND PLAN INDICATED 9%
GIVEN THE EXPECTED REVENUE THAT
WOULD BE MORE LIKE $21 MILLION
FOR EDI. I THINK -- WHAT I AM
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HERE -- I
UNDERSTAND WHERE EDI CAME FROM.
THAT IS A PROCESS.
I WAS PART OF THAT PROCESS WHEN
I WAS PARTICIPATING IN SOUTH
FLORIDA.
COMMUNITIES DEVELOPED THE IDEA,
THAT IT IT ON THE PROPOSED IT
TO COUNCIL.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS.
THE EDI BOARD JUST GOT SEATED
AFTER YEARS OF ADVOCACY. IT IS
CLEAR TO ME WHERE THAT CAME
FROM AND WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT
FOR US TO INVEST IN THAT.
I THINK THAT THIS IS NOT
ANTIRACIST STRATEGY.
IT IS VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT
WRINGING COMMUNITY IN AND
SEATING POWER AND DECISION-
MAKING TO COMMUNITY.
THAT IS AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. IT IS AS AUTHENTIC
A PROCESS AS I HAVE SEEN FROM
THE CITY SO I AM REALLY EXCITED
WE ARE DOING A. I THINK WE
SHOULD BE REALLY PROUD AS A
CITY THAT THAT IS WHAT WE ARE
DOING.
IT IS FRANKLY WHY I FOUGHT SO
HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
INVESTMENT FROM JUMPSTART WAS
INCLUDED.
WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THE
EXPANSION OF THE STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT FUND. THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT WAS CREATED AS A
ONE-OFF BECAUSE OF THE SALE OF
THE MERCER MEGA BLOCK. IT SEEMS
TO ME THAT IF WHAT OUR REAL
GOAL HERE IS TO EXPAND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN
COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROJECT, THEN
WE ALREADY HAVE THAT.
WE HAVE EDI. I WOULD PREFER TO
SEE AN INCREASE IN STAFF AND
RESOURCES FOR EDI TO EXPAND
THEIR ANTIRACIST WORK THAN TO
TRY TO DUPLICATE WHAT THAT IS
IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT ENGAGE
THE PROCESS THE WAY EDI DID.
ALL OF THAT IS TO SAY, I WOULD
RATHER SEE US BUILD UP EDI THEN
TRY TO LOCATE SOMETHING.
WE NEED TO BE REALLY CAREFUL
ABOUT CREATING NEW POTS OF
MONEY AND NEW PROGRAMS WITHOUT
THAT AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT TO
SUPPORT IT. I DO THINK THAT IS
IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH
ANTIRACIST PRINCIPLES.
I KNOW THAT IS NOT REALLY A
QUESTION BUT IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR US TO PAUSE THROUGHOUT THIS
PROCESS AND THINK ABOUT HOW WE
CAN ACHIEVE THE GOALS THAT WE
ARE AIMING FOR BUT DO IT IN A
WAY THAT IS STRATEGIC AND
HONORS THE WORK THAT THE
COMMUNITY HAS DONE AND THAT IS
FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
IF WHAT WE ARE SAYING IS THAT
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS NEED MORE
STAFFING TO DO THEIR WORK WELL,
THAT IS A DIFFERENT QUESTION.
I WILL STOP THERE TO SEE IF YOU
WANT TO RESPOND OR SEE IF I
SHOULD GO ON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, BEFORE I
SPEAK, I KNOW THAT BOTH
DIRECTORS MAY HAVE SOME
COMMENTS.
I DO HAVE THREE OTHER PEOPLE IN
THE QUEUE.
THERE WAS AN IMPORTANT, YOU
HAVE MADE TO PUT ON THE RECORD
SO WE CAN HAVE THAT AS A
CENTRAL PIECE REST TO COME BACK
TO AS WE SEE OUR PRIORITIES.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
VALUE STATEMENT THAT YOU HAVE
-- IT IS AN IMPORTANT, AND YOU
HAVE.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO
NECESSARILY DEBATE THAT COMMENT
RIGHT NOW.
>> OKAY.
>> I DID HAVE ONE OTHER
QUESTION ABOUT MY DISTRICT IF I
COULD.
>> OKAY.
I WILL ASK YOU TO THROW OUT
YOUR QUESTION QUICKLY AND THEN
WE WILL MOVE ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THERE ENOUGH.
WE HAVE TO $.5 MILLION IN THE
DUWAMISH PROGRAM . IT IS
EXCITING TO SEE.
IT INCLUDES THE SOUTHPARK
COMMUNITY CENTER AND SOUTHPARK
NEIGHBORED CENTER ANY
GEORGETOWN GATHERING SPACE.
I AM INTERESTED IN WHAT EVER
AND SHE HATES THOSE KINDS OF
SPACES. WE WOULD CERTAINLY LOVE
TO HAVE A GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY
CENTER OR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
AS WELL.
MY OTHER QUESTION AROUND THAT
IS, HOW ARE YOU WORKING TO
BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH
DUWAMISH TRIBAL SERVICES AS YOU
INVEST IN THIS WORK AROUND
THAT?
THANK YOU.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD, DIRECTOR.
>> THANK YOU.
IF I CAN TAKE A STEP BACK FOR
30 SECONDS TO MAKE A NOTE. THE
EDI TEAM DROVE THE INVESTMENT
FUND PROCESS THAT WE ENGAGED
INSTEAD OF THE COMMUNITY
ADVISORY GROUP THIS YEAR. OUR
CONVERSATION AROUND 2022 IS
THAT THE $5 MILLION OF BASE
FUNDING AND THE $14.3 MILLION OF
PAYROLL TAX JUMPSTART FUNDING,
WE ARE TREATING THAT AS ONE
BUCKET AND ONE EFFORT WITH ONE
TEAM. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL
BETTER ADDRESS THAT CONCERN.
>> LET ME SAY ONE MORE.
I AM HOPING TO CLARIFY.
I MAY HAVE BEEN A SOURCE OF
CONFUSION.
WE AGREE ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE.
WE ARE NOT PROPOSING WE
CONTINUE THE STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT FUND AS ITS OWN
STANDALONE THING.
IT WAS A ONE-TIME ALLOCATION OF
RESOURCES.
WE ARE SAYING THAT THERE IS $30
MILLION TOTAL, HALF OF WHICH IS
GOING TO EDI. THAT IS THE RIGHT
THING.
WHY HAVE TWO SEPARATE PROCESSES
THAT COVER LARGELY THE SAME
SPACE? I'M NOT SAYING IT IS
IDENTICAL BUT CERTAINLY THE
STAFF CAN WORK TO CRAFT AN
APPROACH THAT CAPTURES THE
PRINCIPLES OF BOTH TO THE
EXTENT THEY ARE DIFFERENT.
THAT IS THE IDEA. THE COUNCIL'S
RESPECTIVE ON INCREASING THE EDI
ONGOING ALLOCATION IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE IDEAS THAT
WE ARE UNDERLYING THE ONE-TIME
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FUND. IN
SOME WAYS, IT IS A LABELING
THING.
>> DO YOU HAVE AN ANSWER TO
THAT SECOND QUESTION?
>> SURE.
I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION
AROUND THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
INVESTMENTS.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A MORE
EXPANSIVE DISCUSSION. I WOULD
BRING DAVID GOLDBERG AND ALBERTO
IN TO TALK ABOUT THAT PROGRAM
OVERALL.
MY DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND I WERE A
PART OF A UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON STUDIO WELLNESS
TRIBAL SERVICES EARLIER THIS
YEAR TO TALK ABOUT THEIR NEEDS
AND PLANNING EFFORTS. THE SHORT
VERSION IS THERE IS A LOT TO
TALK ABOUT, WHICH I AM SUPER
EXCITED ABOUT.
WE HAD A LITTLE PLANNING
SESSION YESTERDAY.
I THINK WE COULD PUT TOGETHER
SOME MATERIALS TO LINE UP THE
CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE ALL BEEN
HAVING AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE
OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE WITH THE
DOLLARS THAT ARE IN PLAY AND
WHAT HAS COME THROUGH ONE
STRATEGIC LENS, IF THAT MAKES
ANY SENSE. I AM 100% ON BOARD
THERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE ARE GOING TO GO TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND THEN
GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU.
I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE A FEW
COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES MADE A
POINT I WAS GOING TO
UNDERSCORE.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH
-- I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT
OPCD WAS THE FIRST CITY
DEPARTMENT TO USE THE INDIGENT
ICED AND DECOLONIZATION LANGUAGE
, EVER IN THE HISTORY OF THIS
CITY, WHICH HAS NEVER HAPPENED.
IT IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE
TRADITIONALLY WOULD HAVE AN
INDIGENOUS AND NATIVE PERSON IN
THE EXECUTIVE, NEVER ON THE
LEGISLATIVE SIDE.
HAVING THE INDIGENOUS PLANNER
IS GOING TO WORK PHENOMENALLY
WELL AND DOVETAIL WITH THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISOR COUNCIL THAT
THIS COUNCIL PASSED AND NOW WE
ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF PASSING
THE ORDINANCE FOR THAT STAFF
ARE TO BE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE QUESTION THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES ASKED , ALL OF THOSE
THREE INDIVIDUALS WILL WORK
TOGETHER.
WE WILL BE HOLISTIC OF
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, THE
COLONIZATION PIECE, GOVERNMENT
TO GOVERNMENT RELATIONS,
STRENGTHENING OUR RELATIONSHIPS
WITH LOCAL TRIBES AND URBAN
INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS.
WE TAKE THAT OUT OF THE ONE
PERSON THAT GETS DROPPED INTO
THE EXECUTIVE OR IN ON THE
LEGISLATIVE.
THAT IS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL
LEGACY TO CONTINUE AND FOR US
AS THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE PROUD
OF. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, AS
YOU KNOW, SAM WAS THE FIRST
CITY DIRECTOR TO HAVE A FOUR
PART SERIES ABOUT INDIGENOUS IN
THE HISTORY OF SEATTLE WITH
HISTORIAN SCHOLARS AND SOME
PHENOMENAL INTELLECTUALS
NATIONALLY. HE IMPARTED ALL OF
THE KNOWLEDGE TO BAKE INTO
OPCD.
NO WITH THE CITY HAS DONE THAT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
LEGACY THAT YOU ARE CONTINUING.
WHEN I WAS MAKING A JOKE ABOUT
HOW ELDERS GO FIRST, THAT IS
WHERE WE GOT STARTED.
AS WE HAVE SHARED WITH YOU
BEFORE, WHAT WE ARE LEARNING IS
THAT YOU DO NEED TO LEAVE.
WHEN YOU DO LEAVE, YOU LEAVE A
LEGACY.
I AM REALLY GLAD YOU ARE
WORKING WITH DUWAMISH AND ALL
OF THE OTHER TRIBES AND NATIVE
AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS.
I THINK WE HAVE COME A LONG
WAY.
THANK YOU.
AND, I MIGHT APPLY FOR THAT
JOB.
I DON'T KNOW.
I AM JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AS I AM SURE IS ANTICIPATED BY
OUR FRIENDS AT OPCD, I DO HAVE
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY PROGRAM
FUNDING.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
INVESTMENTS THAT ARE BEING
PROPOSED TO MAKE A REALITY IN A
MORE EXPEDITED FASHION. JUST
SOME QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE BEEN
ASKING AROUND THE FUNDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNITY ELECT
SITE.
ONE, IS THE INTENTION FOR THOSE
FUNDS TO BE OPERATION OR
CAPITAL DOLLARS?
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I AM
ASKING IS RECENTLY, THE COUNCIL
AUTHORIZED THE PURCHASE OF A
PARCEL FOR $3.9 MILLION BUT
WITH ONLY $1 MILLION IN HAND
WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
POTENTIALLY WE COULD GET FULL
FUNDING FROM THE CONSERVATION
FUTURES FUNDING IN COUNTY.
THEY HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT
THE MONEY WOULD ONLY BE
AVAILABLE AFTER THE UNITY
CONVERSATIONS WHICH HAVE NOT
HAPPENED TO THE EXTENT THEY
WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN.
IT APPEARS THAT THE $1 MILLION
MAY BE COMING FROM EITHER PARKS
OR EDI.
JUST WONDERING IF THE INTENTION
OF PART OF THIS $2.3 MILLION TO
COVER THE REMAINING GAP IN
FUNDING.
THE OTHER QUESTION IS, WHAT IS
THE TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY
CONVERSATION.
I WANT TO NOTE THAT SOON AFTER
WE VOTED IN THE PARKS COMMITTEE
ON THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE
PURCHASE OF THE PARCEL, FOLKS
IN SOUTH PARK DID REACH OUT TO
ME. THEY ARE REALLY CONCERNED
THAT IF WE ARE TRANSFERRING
THIS PARCEL TO PARKS THAT THEY
WILL BE IN THE SAME BIND THEY
WILL BE IN WITH THE PLAZA
PROPERTY, MAINLY THAT PROPERTY
THAT IS IN THE OWNERSHIP OF THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT CAN ONLY BE
USED FOR PARKS PURPOSES.
THE VISION FOR THIS PROPERTY,
SIMILAR TO WHAT THEIR VISION
WAS WITH THE OTHER PROPERTY.
THE VISION WITH THIS ONE IS
BROADER THAN A PARK'S USE. THEY
HAVE DESCRIBED IT AS A
MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING, A ONE-
STOP CULTURAL ANGER WHERE LOCAL
FAMILIES CAN ACCESS
OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES,
MULTI GENERATIONAL SPACE FOR
LEARNING, RETAIL, AFFORDABLE
CHILDCARE.
THERE IS ANOTHER HOUSING PROJECT
. THIS PARTICULAR SENTENCE I
JUST READ IS A GOAL FOR THE
ACQUISITION OF THE UNITY
PROPERTY.
MAYBE I SHOULD BE BRINGING THIS
TO PARKS. I HAVE DONE AND I CAN
DO IT AGAIN.
I KNOW THAT BEING PLANNERS, THE
SHOP AT EDI AND OPCD HAVE THE
BIG PICTURE PLANNING GOALS FOR
THESE PROJECTS IN MIND AND I AM
GUESSING THAT THEY HAVE SOME
INSIGHT FOR ME THAT I CAN SHARE
WITH THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR QUESTION.
I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU A PRETTY
BROAD ANSWER RIGHT NOW BUT I
WOULD SAY WE SHOULD SCHEDULE
SOME TIME FOR YOU AND I TO SIT
DOWN WITH DAVID GOLDBERG TO
TALK ABOUT THE BREAKDOWN OF THE
DOLLARS. I CAN'T DIRECTLY
ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE
BREAKDOWN TODAY.
THERE IS A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT
PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES AND
ACTIVITIES WITH COMMUNITY.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT I WAS DOWN
AT THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
COMMUNITY A WEEK AGO YESTERDAY
MEETING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THERE WERE A FEW OF US FROM THE
CITY THERE TALKING ABOUT A
RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING THAT
WHOLE LIST YOU JUST WENT
THROUGH ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES.
THE OTHER THING I CAN SAY IS YES
, BRINGING THE QUESTION ABOUT
THE UNITY ELECTRIC ACQUISITION
TO PARKS IS GOOD IN TERMS OF
CLOSING THE LOOP. THIS IS AN
ACTIVE CONVERSATION THAT JESUS
AND I ARE IN REGARDING THE
STEWARDSHIP OF THAT SITE AND
UNDERSTAND THAT THE INTENT IS
IT IS NOT JUST TO BE A SITE FOR
TRADITIONAL PARK USE..
ALSO KNOW THAT THERE IS A DRAFT
THAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOGETHER
THAT WOULD POINT TO WHAT FUTURE
OPPORTUNITIES ARE BEYOND THE
ACQUISITION.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK WE HAVE A MEETING IN
THE WORKS AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY AND
YOUR FOCUS ON THIS PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS
WELL.
>> MY TURN.
GOOD MORNING.
I HAVE A FEW QUICK QUESTIONS.
I HAD A SERIES OF QUESTIONS
AROUND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT THAT I THINK WE HAVE
EXHAUSTED OUR EXPLORATION OF
THAT AREA.
I WILL JUST INDICATE TO THE
DEPARTMENT MY INTEREST IN
MAKING SURE THAT WHATEVER THE
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT IS, IN
TERMS OF HOW IT IS RESOURCED
AND AT WHAT LEVEL IT IS
RESOURCED, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE
THE DEPARTMENT TO KEEP AN EYE
LOOKING TOWARD HOW THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAN ADVANCE
THE NEED TO BUILD TRULY
COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE
-- THOSE EFFORTS WILL BE
IMPORTANT TO MAKING SURE WE ARE
ABLE TO ERADICATE SOME OF THE
BARRIERS TO ENTRY AND PRODUCING
MORE EQUITY THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.
I JUST WANTED TO PUNCTUATE THAT
CONVERSATION WITH MY INTEREST
IN MAKING SURE THAT OUR
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT IS
FOCUSED AT THE OUTCOME OF HOW
WE FACILITATE THE VISION AROUND
BUILDING COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOODS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
ON THE TONE OF COMPLETE
NEIGHBORHOODS, I BELIEVE THAT A
COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOOD --
NEIGHBORHOODS WILL REMAIN
INCOMPLETE SO LONG AS WE DON'T
CENTER THE ABILITY TO CREATE OR
ENHANCE OUR CHILDCARE STRUCTURE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
I WAS WONDERING IF, RICO, YOU
ARE MICHAEL, OR WHOMEVER, CAN
TALK TO US ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
WORK THAT WE HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSING THIS MORNING INCLUDES
ANY COMPONENTS RELATED TO HOW
WE CAN MORE EASILY SITE AND HOW
WE CAN MAKE MORE PLENTIFUL THE
OPTIONS OF HAVING BOTH HOME-
BASED CHILDCARE CENTERS IN
CENTER-BASED CHILD CARE OPTIONS
THROUGHOUT OUR COMPLETE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS A REALLY
GOOD QUESTION.
I THINK YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT
OUR STAFF, AND PARTICULARLY OUR
EI TEAM, IS FOCUSED ON THIS
ISSUE AND FINDING WAYS TO FUND
DAYCARE CENTER OPPORTUNITIES
AND WORK WITH THOSE WHO ARE
DOING THE WORK IN THAT
COMMUNITY.
MICHAEL HUBNER, IF YOU ARE
STILL ON THE LINE, DO YOU WANT
TO ADDRESS OUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT
'S QUESTION BRIEFLY BEFORE I GO
ON AS I DO?
>> YES.
CERTAINLY.
BRIEFLY, WHAT I CAN SAY IS WE
ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE
EXPLORING THIS CONCEPT OF
COMPLETE INCLUSIVE 15 MINUTE
NEIGHBORHOODS. IT IS
POTENTIALLY REALLY ENGAGEMENT
FOR COMMUNITIES AROUND
COMPREHENSIVE PLANS
SPECIFICALLY.
IT DOES CHALLENGE US TO LOOK AT
ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS OF WHAT
MAKES A COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOOD,
INCLUDING CHILDCARE AND
EDUCATION. AT THE SAME TIME,
JUST PUTTING THIS IN THE
CONTEXT, THE COMP PLAN IS A
HIGH LEVEL POLICY DOCUMENT.
IT WILL NOT DO EVERYTHING WE
WILL NEED TO DO AS A CITY TO
CREATE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES IN
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS AND
COMMUNITIES BUT WHAT WE CAN AND
WOULD BE DOING IS LOOKING AT
OUR LAND USE POLICIES AS A
GROWTH STRATEGY AND HOW IT
FRAMES THE RULES FOR DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE CITY, OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS. AT THE VERY
LEAST, ADDRESS ANY BARRIERS TO
EXPANDING CHILDCARE OPTIONS IN
NEIGHBORHOODS AND AN ENDEAVORED
TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO
IDENTIFY WHAT THE COMP PLAN CAN
DO TO MAKE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES
REAL.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WOULD
SAY THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD
TO THAT -- I AM A RECOVERING
ARCHITECT. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
INVESTED IN PLANNING AND THEN
HOW DOES THAT STRIVE DOWN TO
SINGLE SITE SOLUTION?
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE
ECOSYSTEM IN TERMS OF THE WHOLE
AND THAT IS RELATED TO FAMILY
FOUNDATIONS.
WE HAVE THIS ISSUE OF CHILD CARE
AND SUPPORTING WORKING FAMILIES
. IT IS A CRITICAL PIECE OF THAT
DISCUSSION.
AS MICHAEL HAS SAID, AS WE LOOK
AT THE FRAMEWORK THAT IS
ESTABLISHED BY THE COMP PLAN
MAJOR UPDATE AND HOW WE TAKE
PIECES OF THAT HIT, OUR LAND USE
POLICY CHANGES AND THEN PIECES
OF THAT IN TERMS OF HOW WE PUT
FUNDING INTO THE COMMUNITY
THROUGH OUR EDI PROGRAM AND
SOME OF OUR OTHER POLICIES.
I THINK THERE IS A HEALTHY
ECOSYSTEM THAT WE CAN SUPPORT
WHICH IS MULTIFACETED.
WHEN I LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY OF
FRAMEWORK THAT BEN AND I ARE
BRINGING TO THE SUBCABINET,
THAT IS A PLACE WHERE WE ARE
TRYING TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION
FOR WHERE IT HITS.
ALSO, HOW IT IS SUPPORTED BY
THE DEPARTMENT'S.
I GUESS ALL I WANTED TO SAY IS
IT IS A CRITICAL ISSUE. IT IS
TOTALLY TOP OF MIND FOR US.
>> GREAT. I JUST WANT TO RESTATE
OUR SUPPORT FOR MAKING SURE IT
IS CONTINUOUS TO BE PART OF THE
CONVERSATION AND ALSO THAT WE
UTILIZE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE OUR
SHARED GOALS AND CREATING
GREATER AMOUNTS OF CHILDCARE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
I AM TALKING ABOUT THOSE HOME-
BASED CHILDCARE OPPORTUNITIES
AND CENTER-BASED CHILD CARE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF OUR
FAMILIES ACROSS THE CITY.
IN THE SPIRIT OF CREATING
CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN OUR
DEPARTMENTS, I WANTED TO REMIND
EVERYONE -- I AM SURE YOU
ALREADY KNOW THIS BUT OUR
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DOES
HAVE SOME REPORTS OF WORK THEY
HAVE DONE TO IDENTIFY WHAT
SPECIFIC ZONING CHANGES WOULD
NEED TO OCCUR IN ORDER TO
FACILITATE A BETTER BUILT
ENVIRONMENT POLICY TO ALLOW
CHILDCARE INFRASTRUCTURE TO
PERMEATE THROUGHOUT OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WOULD JUST OFFER THAT UP. MY
OFFICE IS HAPPY TO SEND THAT TO
YOU ALL OF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT
YET AND WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL
TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND TAKE
IT INTO CONSIDERATION AND HAVE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TWO CREATE
SHARED COMMITMENTS AROUND THAT.
THE LAST THING I WANTED TO
TOUCH ON AND THEN I WILL HAND IT
BACK OVER TO THE CHAIR IS
REALLY AROUND -- COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS TOUCHED ON THIS A
LITTLE BIT.
I JUST WANT TO LIFT UP THOSE
COMMENTS. I WANT TO ECHO SOME
OF THOSE COMMENTS BY SIMPLY
ASKING WHAT OPCD THINKS THEY
NEED IN TERMS OF TOOLS TO BE
ABLE TO SIMPLIFY AND MODERNIZE
OUR ZONING LAND USE URBAN
DESIGN AND REVIEW GUIDELINES
AND ANY OTHER RELATED CODES
THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
OR THROUGH SOME OTHER MECHANISM.
I THINK THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT
SOME OF OUR CODES AND LAWS AND
SYSTEMS ARE OUTDATED IN MANY
WAYS. I SUPPOSE WHAT I AM
LOOKING FOR IS SOME SENSE FROM
YOU ALL ABOUT WHAT KIND OF
TOOLS OR RESOURCE WOULD BE
NECESSARY THROUGH OUR CURRENT
BUDGETING PROCESS THAT WOULD
ALLOW YOU ALL TO TAKE A VERY
HOLISTIC VIEW OF THOSE OUTDATED
CODES AND SYSTEMS TO GET THIS
MOVING TOWARD A MORE MODERN SET
OF APPLICABLE CODES IN THIS AREA
. I AM THINKING ABOUT THE WHOLE
THING.
ZONING, LAND-USE, URBAN DESIGN,
GUIDELINES, ANYTHING ELSE THAT
I MAY HAVE LISTED.
>> THAT IS THE SMALL QUESTION.
>> I ONLY LIKE TO ASK SMALL
QUESTIONS.
>> I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION.
WHILE I AM PROBABLY NOT
PREPARED TO DO FULL JUSTICE TO
THE ANSWER, I DO BELIEVE THAT
WE CAN ACHIEVE SOCIAL CHANGE
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH
ENGAGEMENT. I THINK THAT THE
COMMUNITY -- THE COMP PLAN
NEEDS UPDATE AND A ROBUST
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH IT AT
THE SAME TIME WE ARE WORKING
ACROSS DEPARTMENTS WILL BE THE
NEXT STEPS TO GETTING THERE. AS
WE BRING GONE AN INDIGENOUS
PLANNER AND AS WE BRING ON A
CONSULTANT FOR THE EIS AND FOR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND FOR
THE SUBAREA PLAN, WORK TO FRAME
WHAT COMES NEXT -- I WILL BE IN
A MUCH BETTER POSITION TO
PROVIDE YOU SOME MORE CONCRETE
ANSWERS. I
DO HEAR ON THE REGULAR -- THE
CONVERSATION AROUND PERMIT
PROCESSES, DESIGN REVIEW, THOSE
ARE ONES THAT HAVE COME TO ME
AS WELL.
THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT WE
ARE GOING TO DO TO TAKE A LOOK
AT THE PROCESSING WE HAVE IN
PLACE AND HOW WE OPEN UP SOME
DOORS TO PROVIDE MORE RESOURCES
TO SMALL BUSINESS, BICOP
COMMUNITIES TO NAVIGATE OUR
PROCESSES AND TO DO MORE AND TO
DO BETTER TO SUPPORT
GENERATIONAL WEALTH. THERE IS A
LOT TO LEAVE THERE. I DO
APPRECIATE THE QUESTION.
I THINK THAT WHAT WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE RESOURCES
THAT WE HAVE IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET, WE ARE VERY EXCITED
ABOUT.
THE ADDITIONAL STAFFING
OPPORTUNITIES WILL HELP US
BUILD ADDITIONAL MOMENTUM IN
THAT WHOLE LIST OF AREAS THAT
YOU JUST WENT THROUGH. I THINK
I AM GOING TO NEED TO GET INTO
IT A LITTLE BIT MORE TO BE ABLE
TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL TO TALK
ABOUT WHERE I SEE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES, IF THAT MAKES
SENSE.
>> THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN THAT
QUESTION ABOUT HOW OUR OUTDATED
CODES AND LAWS HAVE REALLY
RESULTED IN CREATING A LOT OF
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
SOME MIGHT ARGUE INTENDED
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ACTUALLY
ACHIEVING THE GOAL OF HAVING
COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOODS.
I AM VERY INTERESTED IN
IDENTIFYING WAYS THAT WE CAN
ENGAGE IN THAT REFORM WORK TO
ADVANCE OUR GOALS AROUND EQUITY
AND MAKING OUR CITY MORE
SUSTAINABLE AS WELL. JUST A
REAL-LIFE EXAMPLE IS, I KNOW
THAT THERE ARE $25,000 INCLUDED
IN THIS BUDGET TO ADDRESS CODE
BARRIERS TO EDI, FOR EXAMPLE.
I JUST WONDER WHETHER THAT
COULD SERVE AS A LEARNING
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SEE IF WE
CAN BRING WHATEVER LESSONS
LEARNED IN THAT NARROWER CONTEXT
. ALSO, RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS
HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME WE
ARE CONSIDERING MODIFICATIONS
TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I AM
LOOKING FOR HELP AND GUIDANCE
IN FIGURING OUT HOW TO CREATE
SENIORITY SO WE DON'T MISS THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR ANOTHER DECADE.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
I WAS JUST A CO-CHAIR FOR
NATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE OF
ARCHITECTS WITH [INDISCERNIBLE]
TALKING ABOUT HISTORIC ROUTES
OF RACISM AND HOW THAT AFFECTS
CITIES IN UNDERSTANDING THE
CITY OF SEATTLE IS NOT UNIQUE
IN THIS UNFORTUNATE LEGACY.
IT WILL TAKE US A VERY LONG TIME
. I THINK WE COULD HAVE SOME
OPPORTUNITIES AND A NEW
ROADMAP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE GETTING TOWARD THE
END OF THIS TIME.
WE ARE LITTLE BIT OVER.
>> I JUST WANT TO SIGNAL MY
INTEREST AS WELL IN HAVING OPCD
AND SD CI WORK TOGETHER TO
START A MEANINGFUL PROCESS
REVIEW OF THE DESIGN REVIEW
PROCESS.
IT DOES NOT MEET OUR GOALS. I
DO THINK IT IS TIME FOR US TO
REVIEW THAT.
I KNOW THERE ARE LOTS OF FOLKS
HEARING FROM COMMUNITY AS WELL.
>> I AM SORRY.
WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP. I
LOVE THE WORK WE ARE DOING TO
GATHER. I
HEAR YOU.
WE NEED TO JUMP INTO THIS IN
2022 AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I
KNOW YOU HAD A FEW EXTRA
QUESTIONS.
ANYTHING BURNING YOU WOULD LIKE
TO GET OUT RIGHT NOW?
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL HOLD MY QUESTIONS IN
INTEREST OF TIME.
>> WE DO HAVE A CLOSE OF
BUSINESS BY TODAY FOR ALLIE AND
PATTY. THANK YOU FOR COLLECTING
THOSE QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WILL SEND MY
QUESTIONS ALONG WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AS WELL.
ALL OF YOU HAVE TOUCHED ON ALL
OF THE ISSUES I WAS GOING TO
SAY.
TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE LONG
OVERDUE ANALYSIS AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY POLICY CHANGES
NEEDED IN OUR ZONING POLICIES,
IT WILL TAKE EVEN LONGER IF
YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS NOT
FULLY FUNDED.
WE HAVE NOT ONLY A LEGACY TO
UPROOT BUT WE HAVE EVIDENCE BY
YOUR INCREDIBLE STAFF THROUGH
THE RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT THAT
WE HAVE FUNDED THAT YOUR TEAM
WORK DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS INCLUDING PUGET SOUND
TO HAVE A ROADMAP FOR HOW THOSE
POLICY CHANGES SHOULD BE
IMPLEMENTED.
I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR
TEAM FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT
YOU DID ON THAT RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT.
I THINK THAT PROVIDES NOT ONLY
THE STRATEGIES FOR HOW WE CAN
CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE COMP
PLAN PROCESS, A GREAT MODEL,
BUT IT PROVIDES THE
JUSTIFICATION FOR THE URGENCY
TO DO IT NOW.
THIS WILL BE A BIG PRIORITY FOR
US IN THIS 2022 BUDGET TO
FINALIZE A BUDGET THAT INCLUDES
THE FUNDING, THE BREAKDOWN THAT
WILL BE HELPFUL IN RESPONSE TO
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS TO
INCLUDE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO
HAVE THE FULL AMOUNT FOR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INCLUDING
CONTRACTS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION TO HELP US ENGAGE.
WHEN WE DO IT RIGHT, IT MEANS
AS WE LOOK AT SINGLE-FAMILY
ZONING AS REQUESTED IN, WE
DON'T HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN LATER
AND BE DUPLICATIVE. I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE IN THAT ANALYSIS AS
WELL WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
FUNDING IS NEEDED TO INCLUDE
THE STUDY OF SINGLE ZONING
FAMILIES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AS WELL.
I WILL BE ASKING SOME ALOE UP
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE $25,000
WITH EQUITABLE ZONING BARRIERS
THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE
. I AM JUST MAKING SURE I
UNDERSTAND THE PROGRAM AND
WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS FUNDED
AS WELL.
WITH THAT, ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SAY?
>> I WOULD SAY A COUPLE OF
THINGS.
ONE, REGARDING THE DEADLINE, IT
SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT WE
WILL GET TODAY THAT WE NEED TO
ANSWER BY THE END OF THE DAY
TODAY.
>> NO.
THAT WOULD BE AMAZING IF YOU
COULD DO THAT BUT WE ARE GOING
TO SEND THOSE TO OUR TEAM.
IF AN INTERNAL COUNCILMEMBER --
WE ARE COLLECTING ALL OF THE
QUESTIONS AND YOU ARE NOT
INUNDATED WITH QUESTIONS FROM A
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT OFFICES.
WE WILL COLLECT THOSE AND YOU
WILL HAVE A STREAMLINED
PRACTICE FOR EACH APARTMENT.
NO DEADLINE FOR YOU ALL.
YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL TO
GET US INFORMATION AND WE WILL
WORK WITH YOU OVER THE NEXT TWO
MONTHS.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
I WANT TO SAY -- I AM SORRY.
I'M GOING TO SOUND LIKE A GIDDY
SCHOOL CHILD FOR A SECOND.
SUPER EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO
PRESENT TO ALL OF YOU TODAY AND
ALL OF THE QUESTIONS.
TOTALLY AMAZING AND -- THIS IS
-- I WILL JUST SPEAK FOR
MYSELF.
THIS IS WHAT GETS ME OUT OF BED
EVERY MORNING. I
SEE AND FEEL HOW THE WORK THAT
WE DO SUPPORTS COMMUNITY. WHEN
WE DON'T DO IT WELL, HOW IT
HARMS COMMUNITY.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE THINGS
YOU HAVE ASKED ABOUT TODAY.
PART OF THE WORK I HAVE SEEN US
DOING THIS YEAR -- DESPITE
COVID, DESPITE THIS TERRIBLE
PANDEMIC THAT WE HAVE HAD TO
LIVE THROUGH, GETTING OUT INTO
THE COMMUNITY, MEETING AND
TALKING WITH PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT
THEIR NEEDS ARE, SEEING HOW
THAT RELATES BACK TO THE
POLICIES WE ARE PUTTING IN
PLACE AND THE DOLLARS WE ARE
FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY LED
PROJECTS, I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO
ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF
THE WORK AND AM SUPER EXCITED
THAT YOU ADDED US TO YOUR BUSY
CALENDAR TO BE ABLE TO TALK
WITH YOU TODAY.
JUST A LOT OF THANKS. I KNOW
OUR STAFF WAS EXCITED TO DO
THIS AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
EVERYBODY IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT
YOUR FUTURE WORK, WHICH WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE SET UP FOR
SUCCESS AND COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY FOR ALL OF
YOUR WORK.
>> CAN YOU PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD?
>> SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SPEAKING OF MAKING SURE OUR
COMMUNITY IS INCLUSIVE, THAT
NOT ONLY INCLUDES MAKING SURE
OUR ROADS ARE CONNECTED BUT
THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS THE
ABILITY TO WALK AND BIKE AND BE
SAFE AND BE FREE FROM HARM BY
AUTOMOBILES AND MAKING SURE
EVERYTHING LITERALLY RUNS ON
TIME.
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE DIRECT DIRT
SAM ZIMBABWE WITH US FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
ALSO, KRIS CASTLEMAN.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE BEN NOBLE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
I AM GOING TO TURN INTO
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON FOR SOME
PENING QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
WITH THAT, WE WILL SEND IT OVER
TO SAM ZIMBABWE.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I DON'T KNOW IF DIRECTOR NOBLE
WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE I
JUMP IN BUT UNLESS HE COMES ON
CAMERA, I WILL TAKE IT AWAY
SINCE I KNOW WE ARE RUNNING
OVERTIME.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PRESENT OUR BUDGET THIS
MORNING.
MAYOR DURKAN'S PROPOSED BUDGET
CONTINUES AND EXPANDS PROPOSED
WORK THAT IS UNDERWAY.
THAT IS WORK PROVIDING SAFE,
EQUITABLE, AFFORDABLE TRAVEL
OPTIONS FOR TODAY AND FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS.
THE PRIORITIES FOR OUR BUDGET
WERE DEVELOPED WITH INPUT FROM
OUR SOCIAL JUSTICE CHANGE TEAM
AND INFORM THROUGH OUR ONGOING
ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY
WORKGROUP.
CONSIDERS THE BROAD PORTFOLIO
OF WORK WHICH THE 1100+ WOMEN
AND MEN OF SDOT DELIVER EACH
AND EVERY DAY.
WORK RANGING FROM MANAGING
IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE
OUR STREETS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS,
TREES, SIDEWALKS, AREA WAYS AND
RIDGES TO WELCOMING NEW PARKING
ENFORCEMENT COLLEAGUES TO THE
DEPARTMENT.
TO ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE
CRISIS AND KEEPING TRAVELERS
SAFE.
FOR SDOT, AS FOR ALL OF US,
2020 WAS A YEAR OF UNCERTAINTY
AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
CRISIS WAS BEHIND EVERY DOOR.
2021 HAS BEEN A YEAR OF
RELATIVE STABILITY AND THE
ABILITY TO CATCH UP A LITTLE
BIT ON WHAT WE COULD NOT DO IN
2020.
2022, AS REFLECTED IN OUR
PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD BE ONE OF
EXCITING PROGRESS AND A
PLATFORM FOR ADDRESSING THE
CRITICAL INVESTMENT NEEDS IN
OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM GOING
FORWARD.
TO THAT POINT, WE ARE ON BUDGET
AND ON SCHEDULE TO REPAIR THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE SO IT IS
SAFE TO USE BY MID-2022.
WE CONTINUE INVESTING IN
DUWAMISH VALLEY NEIGHBORHOODS
BEARING THE BRUNT OF WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE DETOUR'S . WE
ARE BUILDING COMMUNITY
REQUESTED PROJECTS TO REDUCE
TRAFFIC IMPACTS IN THE MAYOR'S
BUDGET INCLUDES $1.75 MILLION
TO IMPROVE 8th AVENUE SOUTH AND
GATEWAY PARK NORTH AND LINK THE
GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY TO ITS
ONLY WATERFRONT ACCESS POINT.
TO REDUCE THE NEED TO DRIVE
DURING THIS TIME OF THE BRIDGE
THE ENCLOSED, WE ARE FUNDING
WATER TAXI SERVICE TO AND FROM
WEST SEATTLE THIS WINTER AND
PARTNERING WITH KING COUNTY
METRO ON THE FLIP YOUR TRIP
PROGRAM.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET ADVANCES
OUR LEVY TO MOVE SEATTLE TO
BOATERS AND WE ARE REACHING
IMPORTANT MILESTONES IN THE LEVY
. THIS WEEKEND, WE WILL WRAP UP
WORK TO EXTEND THE FOURTH
AVENUE PROTECTED BIKE LANE
DOWNTOWN AND COMPLETE THE
CENTER CITY BIKE NETWORK, THE
PRETTY TO FUND THE BIKE MASTER
PLAN.
VITAL BUS PROJECTS ARE BREAKING
GROUND LIKE THE MADISON RAPID
RIDE G LINE.
WE BROKE GROUND ON THE
YESTERDAY.
AND WRAPPING UP THE DELL RIDGE
RAPID LINE SET TO START
OPERATING IN 2022.
THESE PROJECTS COUPLED WITH
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN THE
TRANSIT CORRIDOR'S OFFER PEOPLE
FREQUENT, RELIABLE, SUCCESSFUL
BUS SERVICE.
BUS SERVICE CONNECTING
SEATTLEITES TO IMPLEMENT HUBS,
HOUSING, CULTURAL DESTINATIONS.
IT TAKES MORE THAN BUILDING
PROJECTS TO MAKE THESE LOW
CARBON TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
SUCCESSFUL.
IN 2022, $32 MILLION WAS BEING
INVESTED IN ONGOING AND PLANNED
TRANSIT SERVICE THANKS TO THE
SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE
OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED BY VOTERS
IN 2020.
TO KEEP PEOPLE AND GOODS
MOVING, WE ARE FINISHING MAJOR
STREET AND SIDEWALK PROJECTS
AROUND THE CITY AND WE ARE
BUILDING AND REPAIRING BRIDGES.
THE LAST WOODEN BRIDGE ON A
MAJOR STREET HAS BEEN REPLACED
AND OPEN FOR BUSINESS THIS
SUMMER. THE JOHN LEWIS MEMORIAL
BRIDGE NOW RECONNECTS
NEIGHBORHOODS DIVIDED BY I-5
FOR DECADES. KEEPS PEOPLE
WALKING, ROLLING, AND BIKING
BETWEEN NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE
IN THE NEW LIGHT RAIL SERVICE
AT NORTHGATE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING
WITH SOME OF YOU TOMORROW.
LIGHT RAIL SERVICES PROJECTED
TO ADD MORE THAN 40,000 DAILY
RIDERS TO THE ALREADY 80,000
TAKING THE SYSTEM IN NORMAL
TIMES.
ALONG WITH THESE MAJOR
PROJECTS, WE SEISMICALLY
RETROFIT BRIDGES AND CONDUCT
BRIDGE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.
WE KNOW THAT WE STILL HAVE A
LOT TO DO.
THE BUDGET ALLOCATES $6 MILLION
TO REPLACE AND UPGRADE
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL
COMPONENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY AND
SUPPORTS REPAIRS TO THE BRIDGE.
THANK YOU TO CANCEL FOR
PROVIDING A MUCH NEEDED REVENUE
SOURCE OF THE VEHICLE LICENSE
FEE.
WE COMPLETED YOUR REQUIREMENT
THIS YEAR TO DO ENGAGEMENT AND
WE HAVE BEGAN DEPLOYING THOSE
RESOURCES TO CRITICAL NEEDS AND
HAVE INCLUDED THE COMMUNITY LED
SPEND PLAN IN THIS PROPOSED
BUDGET.
WE ARE STILL SEEING TOO MANY
SERIOUS INJURIES AND TRAFFIC
DEBTS AND WE ARE NOT ON TRACK
TO REACH SEATTLE'S COMMITMENTS
TO ELIMINATE FATALITIES AND
SERIOUS INJURIES.
THE BUDGET INVESTS IN
ADDITIONAL $4.5 BILLION IN
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS TO
IMPROVE SAFETY FOR ALL
TRAVELERS OVER AND ABOVE WHAT
GOES INTO OUR ONGOING WORK.
IT INCLUDES REDESIGNING STREETS
WITH A HISTORY OF SERIOUS AND
FATAL CRASHES, GIVING
PEDESTRIANS TIME TO START
CROSSING THE STREET BEFORE
PEOPLE DRIVING START TO MOVE.
IT INVESTS IN SAFETY BASICS
LIKE ADDING ADA COMPLIANT RAMPS
, SIDEWALKS AND BIKE LANES AND
REPAINTING SIDEWALKS.
THE BUDGET SETS THE STAGE FOR
INVESTMENTS THAT SERVE AS A
PLATFORM FOR THE FUTURE. THERE
ARE RESOURCES FOR ONGOING MAJOR
INVESTMENTS IN A SAFE AND
RELIABLE AND LOW CARBON
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
WE COMPLETE A TRANSPORTATION
EQUITY FRAMEWORK THAT POINTS
THE WAY TOWARD A HOLISTIC
APPROACH TO TRANSPORTATION THAT
SERVES OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY AND
BEGINS TO REPAIR THE IMPACT OF
INEQUITIES THAT HAVE HELD OUR
CITY BACK.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY CLOSELY ALIGN THE
WORK OF THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT
TEAM WITH THE VIEW TOWARD
REIMAGINING COMMUNITY SAFETY.
THE BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING TO
INTEGRATE AND UPDATE OUR MASTER
PLAN. THIS EFFORT ALIGNS WITH
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
THAT I JUST HEARD THE
DISCUSSION OF AND THROUGH
INCLUSIVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, WE
EXPECT TO CREATE DIVISION
SERVING AS A FRAMEWORK FOR A
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PACKAGE.
THIS FRAMEWORK ALLOWS US THE
FLEXIBILITY TO RESPOND TO A
FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE
AND OTHER FEDERAL FUNDING BEING
DISCUSSED IN D.C. RIGHT NOW.
I WILL RETURN TO WHERE I
STARTED IN CONCLUSION.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET CONSIDERS
WORK FOR WHICH WE ARE
RESPONSIBLE.
IT HELPS US MAKE PROGRESS
TOWARD OUR VISION ZERO GOALS,
SUPPORTS EQUITABLE RECOVERY,
DELIVERS ON OUR
>>> IT WAS APPROVED IN THIS YEAR
'S 2nd QUARTER SUPPLEMENTAL.
JUST A NOTE HERE THAT WE ARE
RETOOLING OUR TOOL TO AVOID
THIS IN FUTURE YEARS AND THIS
WILL BE EXPLAINED FURTHER A
LITTLE LATER ON.
THE MAJORITY OF INCREASED
APPROPRIATION AND OTHER FUNDS
COMES FROM LEVERAGING NEWLY
AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN HIGH-
PRIORITY PROGRAMS.
YOU WILL SEE MENTION OF MANY OF
THESE INVESTMENTS IN THE COMING
SLIDES.
WHILE MOST REVENUE SOURCES ARE
FORECAST TO REMAIN IN LINE WITH
PRIOR PROTECTIONS AND AS I
MENTIONED, GAS TAX REVENUES ARE
EXPECTED TO DIP FURTHER, THE
FORECAST HAS IMPROVED FOR
SEVERAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
SOURCES INCLUDING THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT
SALES TASK THAT WAS APPROVED BY
VOTERS LAST FALL.
REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAXES FOR
WHEAT THAT SUPPORT CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS, SCHOOL SAFETY
TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN
IMPROVEMENT FUNDS WHICH, IN
OTHER WORDS, ARE THE SCHOOLS
OWN CAMERAS AND REVENUES FROM
BOTH THE ORIGINAL AND THE NEW
$20 VEHICLE LICENSE FEE.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE REVENUES
COMING IN FROM THE PILOT
PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATED TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS AND THE
PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES NEW
INVESTMENTS FROM THE CUMULATIVE
FUND.
NOW, TURNING TO POSITIONS. SDOT
'S PROPOSED BUDGET DOES INCLUDE
A SIZABLE INCREASE IN ROLES.
THE GREAT MAJORITY OF THESE
POSITIONS ARE RELATED TO THE
PARKING ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM AND
ARE BEING TRANSFERRED IN FROM
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SDOT IS PROPOSING APPROPRIATION
OF 10 NEW POSITIONS ACROSS SIX
WORK AREAS WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT TO PERFORM CRITICAL
SERVICES THAT CAN'T BE PROVIDED
WITH EXISTING STAFF.
FINALLY, THIS BUDGET IDENTIFIES
25 EXISTING TEMPORARY OR TERM
LIMITED POSITIONS WHICH
REPRESENT REGULAR ONGOING WORK
ESSENTIAL TO OUR DELIVERY OF
PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND
PROJECTS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING
TO ESTABLISH REGULAR POSITIONS
TO DO THIS WORK. THE TERMS OF
THOSE TEMPORARY POSITIONS ARE
ABOUT TO EXPIRE.
WE HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL OPTIONS
TO ADDRESS THESE CRITICAL
STAFFING NEEDS AND ARE
THEREFORE REQUESTING THIS
ADDITIONAL POSITION AUTHORITY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COST FOR
THESE 25 POSITIONS ARE ALREADY
BUILT INTO OUR BASE BUDGET AND
WILL REQUIRE NO ADDITIONAL
BUDGET AUTHORITY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THESE NEXT SEVEN SLIDES TOUCH
UPON SOME OF THE MORE
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE
BUDGET IN 2022.
PARKING ENFORCEMENT.
THIS CHANGE REFLECTS THE
TRANSFER THE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM FROM SPD TO
SDOT. WHEN COUNCIL MOVED THE
PROGRAM TO SDOT IN SEPTEMBER,
THAT ACTION ONLY UPDATED THE
2021 BUDGET. THIS CHANGE
UPDATES SDOT'S BUDGET AND
REFLECTS AN ENTIRE YEAR OF
OPERATION FOR THE PROGRAM.
INCLUDED IN THE TRANSFER OF
INDIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE PROGRAM AS IT EXISTED IN
SPD.
IN ADDITION, MANY PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROVIDE
CRITICAL TRAFFIC CONTROL
SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.
$800,000 OF OVERTIME BUDGET FOR
SPECIAL EVENTS IS ALSO
TRANSFERRED TO SDOT.
ITEM 2, CITYWIDE TRANSPORTATION
PLAN, THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT WAS
ALREADY MENTIONED A FEW TIMES
DURING OPD'S PRESENTATION AND
THAT SAM SPOKE TO EARLIER.
THIS EFFORT IS ALREADY UNDERWAY
THINGS TO YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE
2021 VEHICLE LICENSE FEE SPEND
PLAN. AS SAM INDICATED, THIS
PLANNING EFFORT WILL ESTABLISH
A RENEWED LONG-RANGE PLAN FOR
OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
ORGANIZED AROUND COMMUNITY
ASPIRATIONS AND OUR SDOT
VISIONS, VALUES, AND
PERFORMANCE GOALS, MAINLY
EQUITY, SUSTAINABILITY, SAFETY,
AND STEWARDSHIP. IN ADDITION TO
MOBILITY AND ACCESS FUNCTIONS,
WE WILL RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT
ROLE OUR STREETS PLAY IN
PROVIDING PUBLIC SPACES AND
ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY.
WE INTEND TO CONSULT WITH
PEOPLE WHO MAY BE HARDER TO
REACH, EXPLORING NEW FORMATS
AND STRUCTURES TO BUILD
PARTNERSHIPS.
WE REDUCE BARRIERS TO
PARTICIPATION AND GAIN INPUT TO
ADDRESS AND REPAIR BARRIERS TO
OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OR
WHERE INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN
LACKING.
THE PLAN WILL ADDRESS BOTH
CAPITAL AND PROGRAMMATIC SYSTEM
INVESTMENT NEEDS INCLUDING
MAINTENANCE NEEDS AND WILL
IDENTIFY POTENTIAL
TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIES.
THESE PLANNING EFFORTS WILL BE
ALIGNED WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
UPDATE THAT ALL OF YOU WERE
JUST DISCUSSING AND ENGAGEMENT
EFFORTSREPLACE THE LEVEE TO REM
SEAT WHICH EX HIRES IN 2024.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
ITEM NUMBER 3, BRIDGES, IN
ADDITION TO THE BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE BUSINESS PROCESS
UPDATE WHICH IS DESCRIBED IN
THIS SLIDE, THIS CHANGE
SUPPORTS NEW INVESTMENTS IN OUR
CITY'S BRIDGES.
AS SAM MENTIONED, THE
UNIVERSITY, BALLARD AND SPOKANE
BRINGS WILL RECEIVE $4.3
MILLION OF RESOURCES TO REPLACE
AND UPGRADE VARIOUS MECHANICAL
AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO
ENSURE CONTINUED OPERATIONS.
THESE BRIDGES PROVIDE VITAL
CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY
FOR TRANSIT, VEHICULAR,
PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE TRAFFIC
AND PRESERVE MARITIME
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE VARIOUS
BODIES OF WATER.
THE REMAINING APPROPRIATIONS
WILL SUPPORT REPAIRS FOR THE
FOURTH AVENUE SOUTH BRIDGE
COMMONSLY REFERRED TO AS FOURTH
OVER ARGO AS SAM MENTIONED.
THIS IS A PRIMARY CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE GEORGETOWN AND
DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE STRUCTURES AGE, HIGHER
VOLUME OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AND
INCREASED VEHICLE WEIGHT LOADS
CAUSED DETERIORATION OF THE END
OF THE MAIN SPAN PIERS.
REPAIRS MUST BE MADE.
ITEM NUMBER 4, THE NEW VEHICLE
LICENSE FEE SPENT PLAN.
AS SAM INDICATED, SDOT'S
PROPOSED BUDGET CONTINUES THE
PLAN FOR THE NEW $20 VLF
REVENUES INVESTING IN PRIORITY
PROGRAMS THAT MEETS SDOT GOALS
AS WELL AS THE GOALS AND VALUES
HELD BY TRANSPORTATION
STAKEHOLDERS, LABOR
REPRESENTATIVES AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WITH REGARD TO THE USE
OF THE NEW $20 VLF.
THE SPEND PLAN CENTERS ON THE
THEME OF EQUITY, SAFETY,
MAINTENANCE AND MEETING CLIMATE
CHANGE.
THE SELECT PROGRAMS CAN MAKE
PROGRESS FOR IMPROVING THE
AREAS THROUGH MAINTAINING
EXISTING TRANSPORTATION ASSETS.
THE FUNDED OPERATING PROGRAMS
ARE CITYWIDE TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING, PROCESS BEACON
MAINTENANCE, BICYCLE
MAINTENANCE, CROSSWALK
REMARKING, BICYCLE LANE
MAINTENANCE AND BRIDGE AND
STRUCTURE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT.
THE FUNDED CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS ARE SIDEWALK SAFETY
REPAIR, VISION ZERO AND ADA
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS FOR
PROGRAMS AND ACCESSIBLE
PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS.
THESE ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE
$20 VLF PRIORITIZATION PROCESS
WE CONDUCTED TO SOLICIT
EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER AND
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND INPUT AS
DIRECTED BY COUNCIL SPENDING
PROVISO ACCOMPANYING THE
ADOPTION OF THE 2021 BUDGET.
THIS INVESTMENT REPRESENTS A
FULL YEAR OF FUNDING THAT
CONTINUES THE 2021 ADOPTED
SPEND PLAN THAT YOU ADOPTED
EARLIER AND IT AL LINES WITH
THE LATEST REVENUE FORECAST FOR
THE NEW $20 VLF.
SLIDE 4, PLEASE.
ITEM 5, SDOT RESET PROGRAM.
RESET IS RECOVERING WITH
SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE
TRANSPORTATION.
RESET IS FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING
THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF
THE EVENTS OF THE PAST 18
MONTHS AND HOW RECOVERY EFFORTS
SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES HARDEST HIT AND
HAVE HISTORICALLY SEEN LESS
INVESTMENT IN TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE PROJECTS IN RAINIER BEACH
AND SOUTH BEACON HILL AIMED TO
CREATE VIBRANT RECOVERY THROUGH
PEDESTRIAN TRANSIT ACCESS AND
LIFE ABILITY IMPROVEMENTS
INCLUDING STREET LIGHTING
IMPROVEMENTS, PEDESTRIAN PAVING
PROJECTS, CROSSWALKS, CURB
RAMPS AND PAVEMENT MARKING AND
PAINTING.
ITEM 6, THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE
DESCRIPTION OF THIS ITEM ON
THIS SLIDE HAS AN ERROR.
THE ACTUAL APPROPRIATION AMOUNT
IS $19.2 MILLION AND THE
APPROPRIATIONS CHANGE IS 71%.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS ERROR.
WE DIDN'T CATCH IT IN TIME
BEFORE WE SENT THE SLIDE DECK
OVER TO YOU.
SDOT'S PROPOSED BUDGET DOES
INCLUDE AN APPROPRIATION
INCREASE OF $19.2 MILLION TO
SUPPORT ONGOING AND PLANNED
TRANSIT SERVICE INVESTMENTS
FUNDED BY SPDD PROPOSITION ONE
PASSED BY VOTERS IN NOVEMBER OF
2020.
OUR PROPOSED CIP INCLUDING $9
MILLION FOR THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT
THE DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF BUS
ONLY LANES AND OTHER TRANSIT
PRIORITY PROJECTS IN 2022 TO
2027.
THIS PROJECT -- THIS BUDGET
ADJUSTMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH
THE SPENDING ALLOCATIONS
IDENTIFIED IN ORDINANCE 126115
RELATED TO SBDD.
IT INCLUDES A BUDGET NEUTRAL
CONVERSION OF ONE EMERGENCY
POSITION TO A PERMANENT
POSITION.
THAT IS ONE OF THE 25 THAT I
MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
ITEM 7 SOUND TRANSIT PROGRAMS.
IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR SOUND
TRANSIT WEST SEATTLE BALLARD
LINK EXTENSION PROJECT, THIS
ITEM INVESTS IN STAFF RESOURCES
TO PROVIDE CRITICAL
INFORMATION, ANALYSIS AND
ENGINEERING EXPERTISE IN
COLLABORATION WITH OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO DETERMINE THE
BEST ALIGNMENT FOR THE NEW
LINE.
THIS ITEM CREATES A CITY
POSITION TO
>>> YOU WILL HAVE TO BEAR WITH
ME BECAUSE I JUST SKIPPED TOO
FAR AHEAD.
ITEM 8, CENTRE CITY CONNECTOR.
SOUND TRANSIT'S CONTINUED
FORWARD MOMENTUM ON THE PROJECT
IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT SEATTLE
STREETCAR OPERATIONS BOTH IN
ITS CURRENT CONFIGURATION AND
SOUTH LAKE UNION LINES AS WELL
AS A NETWORK WHEN EXPANDED BY
THE CENTRE CITY CONNECTOR
PROJECT.
DEPENDING ON TIMING, POTENTIALLY
TO CONSTRUCTION TO BETTER
IDENTIFY THE EXTENT OF THESE
IMPACTS AND INFORM NEGOTIATIONS
WITH SOUND TRANSIT, AN UPDATE
TO THE STREETCAR PROJECT IS
NEEDED.
CURRENT PLANS AND TECHNICAL
ANNOUNCES ARE THREE YEARS OLD.
IN MANY CASES, SEVERAL YEARS
OLD.
MANY CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED
REQUIRING UPDATES ON KEY
PROJECT ASPECTS INCLUDING
COSTS, TIMELINE, RIDERSHIP,
OPERATING MODEL AND VEHICLE
PURCHASE OPTIONS.
SDOT IS PROPOSING A C-3 PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT UPDATE TO PREPARE
PLANNING LEVEL TECHNICAL
ANALYSIS AND CONDUCT OUTREACH.
THIS ANALYSIS WILL HELP INFORM
A DECISION-MAKING PROCESS BY
DEFINING A PATH TO ADVANCE THE
PROJECT, ANSWER CRITICAL
OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS AND
SUPPORT A COMMON UNDERSTANDING
OF THE PROJECT'S SCHEDULE
BUDGET PLAN. THE REQUEST USES
TAXES INTENDED FOR STREETCAR
CAPITAL AND OPERATIONS.
RESOLUTION 31914 DIRECT THESE
REVENUES TO BE USED IN SUPPORT
OF PROJECTS RELATED TO
TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT AND
SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING THE
CENTRE CITY STREETCAR CONNECT.
THE PROJECT IS ONE OF FIVE HIGH
PRIORITY, HIGH-CAPACITY
PROJECTS IDENTIFIED IN BOTH THE
20 2012 AND 2016 TRANSIT MASTER
PLANS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> ITEM 9, DUWAMISH VALLEY 8th
AVENUE SOUTH INDUSTRY AND
IMPROVEMENTS.
SDOT IS EXCITED TO BE A PARTNER
IN THE DUWAMISH ACTION PLAN
AND THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES FUNDING TO SUPPORT
THIS PROGRAM.
THE LARGEST PORTION OF THE
FUNDING WOULD GO TO THE 8th
AVENUE SOUTH SHORELINE STREET
AND PART, ALSO KNOWN AS GATEWAY
PARK NORTH IN GEORGETOWN.
DESIGN ELEMENTS MAY INCLUDE
TREES, NATIVE PLANTS, RAIN
GARDENS, BENCHES OR TABLES NEXT
TO AN EDUCATIONAL KIOSK AND
RIVERBANK STABILIZATION.
FUNDING WOULD BE ALLOCATED TO
DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE
THE PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS
BETWEEN THE GEORGETOWN
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG
8th AVENUE SOUTH FROM EAST
MARGINAL WAY TO GATEWAY PARK
NORTH.
DESIGN ELEMENTS THERE INCLUDE
SIDEWALK REPAIR, DRAINAGE
IMPROVEMENTS, TREES, AND
PLANTINGS.
>>> SIGNIFICANT INTERIM
MILESTONES BEING ACHIEVED BY
2030 REQUIRES A CONCERTED
EFFORT ACROSS DEPARTMENTS.
SDOT IS A CRITICAL PARTNER IN
THIS EFFORT AS TRANSPORTATION
EMISSIONS CURRENTLY MAKE UP
OVER 60% OF THE CITY'S TOTAL
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
WE ARE REPRIORITIZING $300,000
OF GENERAL FUND TO FUND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AN SDOT CLIMATE
IMITATION PLAN THAT ADVANCE
DEPARTMENTAL PROJECTS AND
PROGRAMS TO MEET CLIMATE GOALS.
THE SDOT CLIMATE IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN WILL BE INFORMED BY THE
BUILDOUT OF SDOT'S CURRENT
PROTOTYPE, CLIENT AND
CONGESTION CALCULATOR.
THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDES
RESOURCES TO PURCHASE
TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITY DATA,
CRITICAL TO CALCULATING
EMISSIONS BASELINES AND
TRACKING PROGRESS TOWARD CLIMATE
GOALS THROUGH SHORT, MID, AND
LONG-TERM POLICY AND
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
PRIORITIES.
SECONDLY, WE ARE DIRECTING A
PORTION OF THE REVENUES WITHIN
OUR GENERAL FUND TO CONTINUE
FUNDING FOR THE TRANSPORTATION
EQUITY WORK GROUP BEYOND 2021
AND ON AN ONGOING BASIS TO
SUPPORT THE SUPPORT AND WORK IN
DELIVERING TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WITH A
FOCUS ON POSITIVE IMPACTS TO
BICOP COMMUNITIES.
NOW WE ARE READY FOR THE NEXT
SLIDE.
THANK YOU.
>>> RV AND AND CAME IN RESPONSE.
SDOT IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE
CITY TEAM FOCUSED ON KEEPING
RIGHT-OF-WAY CLEAR OF DEBRIS
AND OBSTRUCTIONS TO IMPROVE
PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND USE
OF THESE PUBLIC RESOURCES.
SDOT WILL CONTINUE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY CLEAN
TEAMS RESPONSE ALONG WITH THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO PROVIDE A
COORDINATED RAPID RESPONSE TO
ADDRESS HOTSPOTS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
IN ADDITION TO THE FUNDING
ALLOCATIONS MENTIONED HERE,
SDOT IS A RECIPIENT OF FUNDING
TO SUPPORT THE CLEANEST CITIES
INITIATIVE THAT STARTED EARLIER
THIS YEAR AND IS CONTINUING
INTO 2022.
ITEM 12.
CIP REALIGNMENT.
AS I INDICATED EARLIER, SDOT IS
IMPLEMENTING A NEW CAPITAL
BUDGET PROCESS THAT REALIGNS
THE DEPARTMENT'S SIX-YEAR CIP
BUDGET TO THE LATEST PROJECT
SPENDING PLANS WHICH ARE
UPDATED AND COMMUNICATED TO
COUNCIL IN THE PUBLIC MORE
FREQUENTLY THAN THE ANNUAL
BUDGET.
THIS CHANGE REPRESENTS A MORE
ACCURATE PICTURE OF SDOT'S
INTENDED SPENDING AND HAS NO
IMPACT ON THAT TIMING OR
DELIVERABLES OF ANY OF OUR CIP
PROJECTS.
WE INTEND TO MAKE THIS PART OF
AN ANNUAL SYNCHRONIZATION OF
OUR CAPITAL BUDGET AND SPEND
PLAN TO ENSURE GREATER
TRANSPARENCY AND MORE UP-TO-
DATE INFORMATION ON SDOT'S
CAPITAL BUDGET PROGRAM AND
PROJECTS.
A LARGE PORTION OF ST'S COT IS
THE PORTFOLIO.
NOW I'M GOING TO MOVE TO A
SPECIFIC FOCUS ON THE LEVY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> AS YOU CAN SEE, SDOT'S 2022
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE
REMAINING YEARS OF THE NEW
SEATTLE LEVY PORTFOLIO IS
INCREASING BY $47.4 MILLION
COMPARED TO HOW THE LEVY
PORTFOLIO WAS BUDGETED IN THE
2021 CIP. THIS IS LARGELY DUE
TO A SHIFT OF $35 MILLION IN
2021 TO THE REMAINING YEARS OF
THE LEVY AS A RESULT OF BETTER
SDOT SPEND PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROJECTS.
THIS CHANGE UNDERSCORES THE
NEED FOR SDOT TO REALIGN OUR
CIP AS I JUST DESCRIBED.
ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPOSAL
INCLUDES $14.2 MILLION OF NEW
LOCAL INVESTMENTS INTO THE
PORTFOLIO FROM THE NEW $20 DLF.
THESE INVESTMENTS ARE
CONSISTENT WITH THE $20 PIRATE
IS ASIAN PROCESS WE CONDUCTED
EARLIER THIS YEAR TO SOLICIT
EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER AND
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND INPUT AS
DIRECTED BY THE COUNCIL SPENDING
ACCOMPANYING THE ADOPTION OF
THE 2021 BUDGET.
THIS DOUBLES DOWN ON THE
COMMITMENT TO SAFETY, INVESTING
AN ADDITIONAL $11.3 MILLION IN
PROGRAMS SUCH AS VISION ZERO,
SIDEWALK SAFETY REPAIR, CURB
RAMPS, AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL
IMPROVEMENTS.
IT ALSO DIRECTS NEARLY $2
MILLION TO MAINTAINING OUR
CURRENT BRIDGE ASSETS BY
INVESTING INTO OUR BRIDGE REPAIR
BACKLOG PROGRAM.
THAT COMPLETES MY PORTION OF
THE PRESENTATION AND I AM GOING
TO TURN IT BACK TO SAM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> YOU CAN ADVANCE TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
THIS IS THE LAST SLIDE AND THEN
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE
DISCUSSION.
YOU HAVE HEARD US TALK ABOUT
RACIAL EQUITY THROUGHOUT.
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A
COUPLE OF PLACES -- THREE BROAD
AREAS THAT OUR BUDGET REFLECTS
OUR COMMITMENT TO RACIAL
EQUITY.
THE FIRST IS IN OUR INVESTMENTS
IN OUR TRANSPORTATION ASSETS
AD PROGRAMS.
WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORK
GROUP AND THE PROGRAMS THAT WE
DELIVER THROUGH THE SEATTLE
TRANSIT MEASURE, THROUGH THAT
VOTER APPROVED PROPOSITION ONE.
THERE ARE PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS
THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT THAT
ARE COMMITTED TO DELIVERING
SERVICES AND USING OUR
INVESTMENTS TO ADVANCE RACIAL
EQUITY.
THE SECOND IS IN OUR
CONTRACTING AND PURCHASING.
LAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO
ACHIEVE A 38% PARTICIPATION IN
OUR CONSULTANT CONTRACTS AND A
17% PURCHASING THROUGH THE
PROVIDERS.
HE 38% EXCEEDED OUR GOA
THE 17% FELL JUST SHORT OF OUR
PURCHASING GOALS.
WHEN WE LOOK BELOW THOSE TOP
LINE NUMBERS, WE KNOW THAT WE
HAVE A LOT OF WORK STILL TO DO
IN DEEPENING THE EQUITY
PARTICIPATION TO MINORITY OWNED
FIRMS IN BOTH CONTRACTING AND
PURCHASING.
THE THIRD IS IN ADVANCING OUR
WORK INTERNALLY AND BUILDING A
DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE
. WE MADE A LOT OF STRIDES IN
THE LAST YEAR BUT STILL HAVE A
LOT OF WORK TO DO.
WE STOOD UP EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
PROGRAM AS REQUIRED FOR TRANSIT
AGENCY OF OUR SIZE. WE HAVE
DEEPENED OUR WORK WITH OUR
CHANGE TEAM AND OUR EMPLOYEE
RESOURCE GROUPS, OUR RACE-BASED
DIVINITY GROUPS AROUND
TRAINING, PARTICIPATION IN
BUDGET OF ELEMENT PROCESS AND
IN WORKING TO MAKE SDOT AN
INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE WORKPLACE
BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT TO DO.
THOSE INITIATIVES REMAIN BAKED
INTO OUR BUDGET AS A WHOLE.
WE HAVE TALKED FOR QUITE A LONG
TIME.
WE WILL BE QUIET HERE AND TURN
IT BACK TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS
AND DISCUSSIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE THE IN-DEPTH
PRESENTATION AND WE WILL TURN
IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN FOR QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR ZIMBABWE.
YOU HAVE DEALT WITH A LOT. AS
WELL AS THE SUCCESSFUL RENEWAL
OF OUR TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT TO SUPPORT TRANSIT AT
ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS WORKED ON.
I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE SDOT
WORKERS IN THE FIELD.
THEY HAVE BEEN BUSY ON MULTIPLE
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
IT WAS NICE TO TALK WITH THE
BRIDGES AND STRUCTURES TEAM ON
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE THIS
WEEK.
IT IS GREAT TO HEAR THAT THAT
IS ON TIME FOR RESTORATION OF
THAT BRIDGE.
I APPRECIATE THE FOCUS IN THE
BUDGET ON VISION ZERO SAFETY
INVESTMENTS AND THE NEED TO
INTEGRATE VARIOUS PLANS FOR
EACH MODE OF TRANSPORTATION.
I KNOW WE ARE ALL EXCITED ABOUT
THE OPENING OF THE THREE LIGHT-
RAIL STATION'S.
SDOT IS WORKING WITH KING
COUNTY METRO TO CONNECT TRANSIT
RIDERS TO THESE LONG-AWAITED
GENERATIONAL INVESTMENTS.
I DO WANT TO COMMENT ON SOME
ISSUES I SEE WITH THE BUDGET
RIGHT NOW.
I KNOW OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS
WILL HAVE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
. I AM SEEING, ONCE AGAIN, A
BUDGET PROPOSAL THAT SEVERELY
UNDER FUNDS BIG INFRASTRUCTURE
NEEDS. AS WE EMERGE FROM COVID
AND TRY TO KICKSTART OUR
ECONOMY, I BELIEVE OUR CITY AND
REGION WOULD BE IN MUCH BETTER
SHAPE IF WE AVOID ANOTHER YEAR
OF UNDERFUNDING. BRIDGES
CONNECT OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR
REGION. WE ARE REMINDED BY THE
CLOSURE OF THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE AND THE SUBSEQUENT CITY
AUDITOR REPORT ON BRIDGES THAT
BRIDGES IMPACT MOBILITY OF
EVERYONE, INCLUDING TRANSIT
RIDERS GETTING TWO JOBS, TRUCK
DRIVERS DELIVERING FOOD.
THE BUDGET MISSES AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE LOCAL
MATCHING DOLLARS THAT WILL BE
NEEDED TO LEVERAGE FEDERAL
DOLLARS FROM EITHER A
CONGRESSIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
BILL THAT IS ADOPTED OR IF BOTH
ARE ADOPTED.
BASED ON MY READ OF THIS BUDGET
PROPOSAL, I AM SEEING ONLY $1.5
MILLION MORE IN 2022 FOR BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE.
I KNOW OUR CENTRAL STAFF WILL
BE DIGGING INTO THAT TO SEE HOW
MUCH IS TRULY ADDITIVE TOWARD
THAT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
PROVIDING AND CRAFTING YOUR
LIST OF POTENTIAL FUTURE BRIDGE
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS,
GETTING THAT TO US ON TIME.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE EXECUTIVE
DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE FULLY
FUNDED THOSE.
YOU HAVE A LIST OF PROJECTS
WITH A POTENTIAL COST BUT NOT
ACTUALLY PROVIDING FUNDS TO DO
THAT.
THAT WOULD THEN SHIFT OVER TO
THE IDEA THAT SOME OF US
FLOATED PREVIOUSLY.
INTEREST RATES ARE AT HISTORIC
LOWS.
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE READY
FOR MORE JOBS.
THE BEST WAY TO MAXIMIZE SEATTLE
FROM RECEIVING FUNDS IS TO BE
READY WITH LOCAL MATCHING
DOLLARS.
THAT GETS US BACK TO THE IDEA
OF ISSUING BONDS TO FUND THESE
UPFRONT. WHEN WE DEBATED THIS
LAST TIME, WE WERE TRYING TO
DIVVY UP $7 MILLION.
I THINK THAT CONSTRAINED OUR
OPTIONS BUT NOW WE ARE LOOKING
AT YOUR ENTIRE $700 MILLION
BUDGET.
I AM HOPING WE CAN GO BIG AND
MAKE UP FOR LOST GROUND. ONE
IDEA IS TO CONSIDER A MODEST
INCREASE TO THE COMMERCIAL
PARKING TAX. THIS IS GOING TO BE
A YES AND SITUATION.
I KNOW A LOT OF US LIKE THE WAY
YOU HAVE ALLOCATED THAT VEHICLE
LICENSE FEE DOLLARS.
THOSE THINGS CAN BE FUNDED AND
WE CAN DO MORE FOR BRIDGES IF
WE ISSUE BONDS. I LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES
ON THAT SO WE CAN AVOID KICKING
THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD OR
MISSING THIS MOMENT.
REGARDING THE CENTER CITY
CONNECTOR, I DO WANT TO
REITERATE CONCERNS I HAVE ABOUT
THAT PROJECT. I DON'T SUPPORT
THAT PROJECT.
I FEEL THAT IT IS REDUNDANT
CONSIDERING THE LIGHT RAIL
LINES AND BUS LINES RUN ALONG
THE SAME PATH.
I THINK THERE ARE BETTER WAYS
WE CAN INVEST THAT $2.4 MILLION.
THEN, THE MONEY THE PROJECT
WOULD COST LATER COULD BE
INVESTED IN OTHER CLIMATE
ADAPTATION PROJECTS OR VISION
ZERO SAFETY PROJECTS. THAT
RESOLUTION THAT WAS MENTIONED,
31914, TRANSPORTATION AND
TRANSIT PROJECTS INCLUDING AND
NOT LIMITED TO.
THERE WAS A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY
IN HOW WE USE THAT FUNDING.
THOSE ARE MY OPENING REMARKS
ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE.
HAPPY TO HEAR ANY RESPONSE TO
THAT.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBERS WILL HAVE
OTHER QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> MAYBE I WILL RESPOND IN
INTEREST OF TIME TO THE LOCAL
LEVERAGE QUESTION IN FEDERAL
GRANTS.
I KNOW THAT IS AN ONGOING
QUESTION.
IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHAT WILL
HAPPEN WITH THE FEDERAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BILL. WE WILL
SEE WHERE IT GOES.
IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THERE WILL
BE SOME RESOURCES ALLOCATED IN
THE NORMAL PROCESS TO STATES,
SOME THROUGH THE REGIONS TO PRC
AND SOME DISCRETIONARY.
THE TIMING OF WHEN THOSE
RESOURCES BECOME AVAILABLE TO
US AND HOW WE CAN APPLY THEM TO
PROJECTS IS UNCERTAIN.
I HAVE BEEN HOPEFUL IN THE LAST
NINE MONTHS IN WAYS THAT I WAS
NOT FOR FOUR YEARS BEFORE THAT
ABOUT HOW WE ARE ABLE TO ACCESS
THOSE FUNDS. WE HAVE GOTTEN
OVER $130 MILLION IN FEDERAL
GRANTS THIS YEAR WE HAVE ALWAYS
MATCHED THOSE RESOURCES.
WE HAVE LOOKED AT WHERE THOSE
PROJECTS WERE FROM A READINESS
PERSPECTIVE AND BE ABLE TO TAKE
DOWN THOSE RESOURCES FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHEN THEY
ARE AVAILABLE.
I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE WILL BE
ABLE TO DO THAT. IT IS A LITTLE
BIT PREMATURE FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE TO SET ASIDE LOCAL
DOLLARS BEFORE WE KNOW MORE
ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING.
REST ASSURED THAT WHEN THOSE
FEDERAL RESOURCES BECOME
AVAILABLE, WE HAVE DONE IT THIS
YEAR AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO
THAT. I HAVE STRONG CONFIDENCE
IN OUR ABILITY AS A CITY TO
ACCESS THOSE INVESTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, DID YOU
HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS THIS MORNING?
>> NOT AT THIS TIME.
MAYBE AT THE END.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HAVE COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
AND I WILL PUT MYSELF IN THE
QUEUE TOO.
WE HAVE ABOUT 20 MORE MINUTES
FOR THIS CONVERSATION.
COLLEAGUES, PLEASE KEEP YOUR
REMARKS TO A MINIMUM AND FOCUS
ON THE QUESTIONS SO WE CAN GET
TO THE FINAL PRESENTATION THIS
MORNING AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I
HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND I WILL
TELL YOU NOW THAT THEY ARE ALL
ABOUT PEDESTRIANS.
I AM INTERESTED TO KNOW,
LOOKING AT THE COST OF
EFFECTIVE'S, IT LOOKS LIKE THE
ESTIMATED COST TO BUILD ONE
BLOCK OF A SIDEWALK IS $400,000
. THAT LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO DO
IT THE WAY WE WOULD LIKE.
I AM INTERESTED IN LEARNING A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT GOES INTO
THAT COST, WHY IT IS SO
EXPENSIVE?
AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE PARTS OF
THE CITY SOUTH END WHERE THERE
ARE NO SIDEWALKS. WE ARE
LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN BEGIN TO
ADDRESS THAT BUT HAVING A BASIC
UNDERSTANDING OF COST FOR THE
SIDEWALK WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> SURE.
I CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THAT AND WE CAN FOLLOW UP A
LITTLE BIT MORE.
A LOT OF THE COSTS THAT GOES
INTO OUR COMMUNITIES -- THOSE
THAT DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS OFTEN
DON'T HAVE DRAINAGE AND
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS NECESSARY
TO MAKE A SIDEWALK WORK. A LOT
OF WHAT GOES INTO OUR
TRADITIONAL SIDEWALKS IS WHEN
WE DO THOSE CHANGES TO BUILD A
SIDEWALK.
WE ALSO IMPACT DRAINAGE OF THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY AND HAVE TO INSTALL
CURB AND GUTTER AND SOME OF THE
DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURES THAT
GOES INTO IT.
THAT IS OFTEN THE BIGGEST
SINGLE COST THAT GOES INTO THE
INCREMENT OF COST.
WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT ON OUR
PRIORITY PEDESTRIAN NETWORK AND
LOOK FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
SOME OF OUR PROJECTS ALSO TAKE
A LITTLE MORE EFFORT BECAUSE WE
ARE WORKING WITH ADJACENT
PROPERTY OWNERS AND DEALING
WITH DRIVEWAYS AND OTHER ACCESS
ISSUES.
THAT TAKES MORE DESIGN AND
EFFORT IN TERMS OF EASEMENT OR
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS
ACQUISITION.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I AM INTERESTED IN LEARNING
MORE ABOUT THE HOME ZONE. I
KNOW WE HAVE A PILOT
IMPLEMENTATION.
THERE WERE SEVERAL
NEIGHBORHOODS IN DISTRICT 2
THAT WERE INTERESTED.
I KNOW THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT -- YOU KNOW WHERE I AM
GOING.
WE ARE TRYING TO LOOK FOR
ALTERNATIVES IF BUILDING
SIDEWALKS IS PROHIBITIVE. WHAT
ARE SOME OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE
HAVE FOR INCREASING SAFETY?
I AM ASKING BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A
LOT OF YOUNG KIDS WALKING AND
BIKING TO SCHOOL.
WE HAVE ELDERS.
WE HAVE FOLKS WITH MOBILITY
ISSUES WHO ARE TRYING TO GET
AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS
SAFELY. IN AREAS LIKE NORTH AND
SOUTH SEATTLE WHERE THE
SIDEWALKS DON'T EXIST, I FEEL A
SENSE OF URGENCY FOR FIGURING
OUT SOME SOLUTION AND REALLY
STARTING TO MOVE TOWARD
SOMETHING.
I LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING WITH
YOU MORE ABOUT THAT.
ESPECIALLY -- CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HOME ZONES
AND HOW WE USE SUPPORT
IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT?
>> YEAH.
THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
THE HOMES ZONE PROGRAM HAS BEEN
SOMETHING WE HAVE TRIED.
RATHER THAN DOING TRAFFIC
COMBING ON A BLOCK BY BLOCK
LEVEL WHERE WE OFTEN PUT A
SPEED HUMP HERE IN THE NEXT
STREET STARTS TO SEE A
DIVERSION OF TRAFFIC AND YOU
ARE CHASING AFTER SPEED HUMPS,
LOOKING AT A COMMUNITYWIDE
APPROACH, ENGAGING ABOUT HOW
PEOPLE USE THE STREETS WHERE
DESTINATIONS ARE AND THEN
WORKING TO DO A COMPREHENSIVE
TRAFFIC CALMING SOLUTION AT A
NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE.
WE HAVE DONE A COUPLE OF RAPID
IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS AS PART
OF THE RECONNECT WEST SEATTLE
PROGRAM THROUGH THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE CLOSURE AND WE
HAVE HAD SOME ENGAGEMENTS WITH
THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
BEARING FRUIT NOW.
IT IS EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO DO
THAT ON A COMMUNITY BASIS AND
THEN THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN
REPLICATE THAT AND SCALE IT UP
TO REACH MORE COMMUNITIES
ACROSS THE CITY.
IN THE END, IT ENDS UP HELPING
US MAKE COMMUNITIES SUCCESSFUL
WITHOUT DUPLICATING RESOURCES.
WE CONNECT PEOPLE TO WHERE THEY
NEED TO GO OF ALL AGES AND
ABILITIES.
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT
ROLLOUT AND TO SEEING WHAT WE
CAN SCALE UP TO GET THAT DONE.
THE LAST TWO THINGS I WANT TO
LEARN ABOUT IS PROPOSED FUNDING
FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL IS
$2.75 MILLION.
THAT SEEMS LOW. I WOULD BE
INTERESTED TO HEAR WHAT --
WHERE THAT IS HOUSED IN THE
BUDGET WITH THE ZERO GOAL AND
-- 2021 IS ON TRACK TO BE THE
DEADLIEST YEAR OF PEOPLE KILLED
BY CARS IN THE CITY.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO HEAR
WHAT YOUR VISION ZERO TEAM
BELIEVES ARE THE BIGGEST NEEDS
TO DO THEIR WORK AND WHAT THE
PROPOSED VISION ZERO BUDGET
WOULD INCLUDE IF WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT CAPITAL.
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO START TO
ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS SO WE CAN
ELIMINATE PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES?
>> THIS IS ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT
OF A CHALLENGE WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT OUR BUDGET.
EFFORTS GET BAKED INTO THE
WHOLE OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET AND
OUR OPERATING BUDGET TOO. SOME
OF THE INCREMENT AROUND VISION
ZERO ARE WHEN WE GO TO HIGHEST
CRASH LOCATIONS -- WE HAVE
SCALED UP SOME OF OUR CITYWIDE
IMPLEMENTATION OF PEDESTRIAN
FIRST SIGNALS WHERE PEDESTRIANS
GET A HEAD START BEFORE CARS
START TO DRIVE. THAT HELPS CUT
DOWN TURNING CRASHES.
WE ALSO REDUCE SPEED LIMITS
ACROSS THE CITY OVER THE COURSE
OF 2020 AND INTO THE BEGINNING
PART OF THIS YEAR AND WILL BE
EVALUATING THAT TO SEE WHERE
THAT HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE AND
WHAT OTHER STEPS ARE NEEDED.
WITH THE VISION ZERO PROGRAM,
WE OFTEN DO SMALL PILOT EFFORTS
THAT THEN, WHEN THEY LOOK LIKE
THEY ARE BEARING FRUIT, WE CAN
SCALE UP AND DO MORE OF A
CITYWIDE LEVEL.
A LOT OF THOSE EFFORTS ARE
BAKED INTO OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS
OVERALL.
I WOULD ALSO SAY ON SAFE ROUTES
TO SCHOOL, SOMEWHAT SIMILAR.
WHEN OUR PROJECTS ARE
CONNECTING TO SCHOOLS, WE ARE
DOING SOME OF THOSE THINGS
SEPARATELY.
WE ARE ONLY FOCUSED ON THE
ACCESS TO SCHOOL WHEN IT IS A
STANDALONE IS A PROGRAM LIKE
THAT.
WE CAN PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT
MORE DETAIL ON THE SPECIFIC
PROJECTS THAT ARE FUNDED IN
2022.
>> I FEEL FRUSTRATED AND I FEEL
LIKE LOTS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS
FEEL FRUSTRATED.
WHAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY OBVIOUS
SAFETY SOLUTION, A PAINTED
CROSSWALK, FLASHING SIGNAL,
SOMETHING VERY OFTEN REQUIRES A
WHOLE COMMUNITY PROCESS AND
APPLYING FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND. THERE IS A LOT
OF BARRIERS FOR SOME COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO GET WHAT THEY FEEL
LIKE IS BASIC SAFETY THAT THE
CITY SHOULD BE PROVIDING.
I HAVE TO SAY, I AGREE.
WE SHOULD NOT BE ASKING OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ENGAGE AND
ORGANIZE TO APPLY FOR A GRANT
TO GET A SIDEWALK OR A CROSSWALK
THAT WE SHOULD BE PROVIDING.
THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
I KNOW THAT IS A RESOURCE
QUESTION BUT I AM INTERESTED IN
WORKING WITH YOU TO FIGURE OUT
HOW WE START TO MOVE IN A
DIRECTION THAT JUST ASSUMES
THAT THE CITY WILL PROVIDE THE
KIND OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS THAT OUR NEIGHBORS
DESERVE.
I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER,
MORALES.
WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I SEE
YOU AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MY QUESTIONS ARE IN A SIMILAR
VEIN TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
PEOPLE ASK ME ALL THE TIME WHAT
I AM SURPRISED ABOUT FROM
SERVING ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF THINGS
BUT IT HAS BEEN AN
UNCONVENTIONAL YEAR AND A HALF.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COMES UP
A LOT IN MY DISTRICT AS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES JUST
STATED IS HUGE DEMAND FOR
TRAFFIC CALLING.
A HUGE MAN FOR PROTECTED BIKE
LANES.
I KNEW THAT IT WAS OUT THERE
BUT I HAD BEEN SURPRISED.
SIMILAR TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, HUGE PENT-UP
FRUSTRATION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BEEN ORGANIZING FOR YEARS TO
TRY TO GET SOME KIND OF BASIC
PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT AND
FEEL LIKE THEY CAN'T GET
THROUGH ALL OF THE BUREAUCRACY.
I WILL SAY, DIRECTOR ZIMBABWE,
THE TEAM AT SDOT HAS BEEN VERY
HELPFUL IN TALKING ABOUT THESE
PROJECTS AND QUEUING THEM UP.
IT HAS BEEN A COVID ERA
RESOURCE ISSUE.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
BILL WHO HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE
AND HELPFUL IN FLAGGING THINGS
AND VALIDATING THE MERIT OF A
LOT OF THESE REQUESTS.
THE CONCERN OVER RESOURCES
REMAIN.
I AM GOING TO PUT MY CARDS ON
THE TABLE A LITTLE BIT HERE.
SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A BIG
INTEREST FOR MY OFFICE AND A
LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE -- I
HAVE BEEN TALKING TO CENTRAL
STAFF OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS,
EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF A
1% INCREASE IN THE COMMERCIAL
PARKING TAX WHICH WOULD RAISE
$3.2 MILLION A YEAR AND REALLY
DEDICATING THAT AS A DEDICATED
RESOURCE TO REALIZING A LOT OF
OUR VISION ZERO GOALS.
A LOT OF OUR TRAFFIC CALMING
PROJECTS, PROTECTED BIKE LANES,
THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE
IT REAL, SUSTAINED INVESTMENT
WITH AN INVESTMENT YEAR-OVER-
YEAR TO KEEP DRIVING TOWARD OUR
GOAL OF VISION ZERO BY 2030.
CALVIN DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.
I AM HAPPY TO HAVE CALVIN CHOW
ON OUR CENTRAL STAFF DELIVER
THIS MEMO TO ALL COUNCIL
OFFICES.
I HAVE BEEN INCLUDING CHAIR
PEDERSEN SINCE THIS IS HIS
POLICY AREA THROUGHOUT MY
EXPIRATION OF THIS PROCESS AND
I AM HAPPY TO HAVE IT
DISTRIBUTED NOW THAT WE ARE IN
BUDGET.
THE QUESTION HERE, DIRECTOR
ZIMBABWE, WOULD BE, IF WE HAVE
THAT $3.2 MILLION RESOURCE,
WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY FOR
THE COUNCIL TO ALLOCATE IT AS A
DEDICATED SOURCE OF FUNDING TO
REALLY CONFRONT OUR VISION ZERO
GOALS AND REALLY EMPOWER YOU
AND YOUR DEPARTMENT TO START
PUTTING MONEY INTO THESE
PROJECTS IN A REALLY SUSTAINED
WAY TO DRIVE THAT KIND OF A
VISION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
LET ME SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS.
I RECOGNIZE WE HAVE HAD
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS.
WE DID NOT DO A LOT OF THINGS
IN 2020.
THAT WAS PARTLY AS A RESULT OF
OUR WORKING REALLY HARD TO KEEP
OUR EMPLOYEES SAFE. THE SECOND
IS, I THINK WHAT YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT WITH ONGOING
RESOURCES THAT SERVE SOME OF
THESE PROGRAMMATIC GOALS ALIGNS
WELL WITH THE $20 VEHICLE
LICENSE FEE THAT COUNCIL
ADOPTED LAST YEAR.
WHEN WE DEVELOPED THE SPEND PLAN
AND THAT IS WHAT IS IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET, WE TOOK THOSE
THROUGH THE BUDGET AND
ALLOCATED THAT IN AN ONGOING
WAY THAT HELPS US GO AGAINST IT.
THAT CAN START TO MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE.
I WOULD LOOK TO THAT PROCESS TO
LOOK IN THE VEINS OF WHERE WE
HAVE ALREADY DONE SOME OF THAT
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AROUND
SOME OF OUR NEEDS AND EQUITY
ASSET MAINTENANCE, SAFETY, AND
OUR CLIMATE INVESTMENTS AND
REALLY LOOK TO THAT SPEND PLAN
PROCESS AS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
BECOME AVAILABLE.
WE THOUGHT OF THAT AS A THING
THAT CAN BE CONSISTENT AND
SOMETHING THAT CAN BE SCALED
OVER TIME TO HIT THOSE PROGRAMS
THAT WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
FOR US, HAVING THOSE ONGOING
REVENUE STREAMS TO MEET SOME OF
THOSE THINGS WE HAVE STRUGGLED
TO DO IN THE PAST REALLY HELPED
US TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE STAFF
IT, HOW WE BUILD A PIPELINE,
HOW WE ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITIES
AND A RELIABLE WAY RATHER THAN
ONLY LOOKING AT EPISODIC ONE
OFF CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT CAN
TAKE A BIT LONGER, ESPECIALLY
IF WE ARE TRYING TO LEVERAGE
OTHER RESOURCES AS WELL.
SOME OF OUR ONGOING PROGRAMS
LEVERAGE RESOURCES.
WE GOT SOME STATE RESOURCES
OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR
ARE SOME ADDITIONAL PEDESTRIAN
MEDIAN ISLANDS. IF WE HAD NOT
BEEN TAKING ABOUT HOW TO DO
THOSE SAFE CROSSINGS, WE WOULD
NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS
SOME OF THE STATE RESOURCES AS
WELL.
>> CAN I GET A QUICK
CLARIFICATION THERE? I
APPRECIATE THE ANSWER.
I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, YOU
ARE SAYING IF THERE MORE WAR
RESOURCES, THE COUNCIL WOULD
GUIDE US TOWARD DISTRIBUTING
THEM IN ACCORDANCE TO THAT
OUTREACH PROCESS?
YOU ARE NOT IMPLYING THAT YOU
HAVE PLENTY OF RESOURCE ALREADY
THROUGH THAT. YOU GUYS WOULD
HAVE CAPACITY TO TAKE ON MORE
INVESTMENT IN THOSE AREAS IF WE
WERE TO PROVIDE THEM?
>> $3.2 MILLION -- WE WOULD
HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW TO DELIVER
ON THAT.
FOR US, SOMETIMES EVEN THESE
ONGOING RESOURCES, THE VLF LAST
YEAR THAT PASSED, WE HAD SIX
MONTHS TO PREPARE FOR SIX
MONTHS OF DELIVERY. SOME OF THE
PLACES WHERE YOU ARE SEEING
SOME POSITION ADS IN OUR
PROPOSED BUDGET, THESE
RESOURCES DO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL
PEOPLE.
WE HAVE ADDRESSED SOME OF THAT.
IT DREW TEMPORARY WORK AND
TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS. AS WE
SAID THIS YEAR, THOSE BECOME
PERMANENT ONGOING IF THERE ARE
THE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEM.
A LOT OF THOSE ADDITIONAL STAFF
RESOURCES WILL BE NECESSARY TO
DELIVER THE SMALLER PROJECTS.
THAT SOMETIMES CREATES
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL
CONTRACTING SERVICES.
DO I KNOW EXACTLY HOW WE WOULD
DELIVER THE ADDITIONAL NOW?
NO BUT THAT IS A RESOURCE THAT
WE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD
BE NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY
DELIVER THAT AS WELL.
I AM MOSTLY SAYING THAT IF
THERE ARE INCREMENTAL RESOURCES
, ALLOCATING THOSE INTO THE
PROGRAMS AS WE HAVE STARTED TO
OUTLINE IN THE BUDGET WILL HELP
US COLLABORATE AND DELIVER
THOSE PROGRAMS AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
>> GREAT. WE WILL CERTAINLY BE
IN TOUCH.
I HAVE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS BUT
I WILL SUBMIT THOSE IN WRITING
CONSIDERING THE TIME.
I WILL CLOSE OUT HERE AND SAY I
APPRECIATE CHAIR PEDERSEN 'S
COMMENTS ABOUT PURSUING THE
COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX AS A
RESOURCE.
WE HAVE NOT RAISED THAT TAX IN
A DECADE.
A SMALL INCREASE THAT IS
MARGINAL PROBABLY WOULD NOT
HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON
BUSINESSES. DEFINITELY GOING TO
REACH OUT TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES IN THIS AREA.
THE THREE OF US CAN GET
TOGETHER ON SOME KIND OF GREEN
SHEET PROPOSAL HERE TO LEAN
INTO THESE INVESTMENTS THAT WE
HAVE FLAGGED AS BEING CRITICAL
AND IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
HOLDING THE REST OF YOUR
QUESTIONS.
WE ARE GOING TO BE DROPPING THE
SHEETS THIS YEAR.
IT WILL BE VERY EXCITING AND
STRAIGHTFORWARD.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MORE
ON THAT POSSIBLE SHARED
AMENDMENT. WE WILL HAVE ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION.
IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO TALK
MORE ABOUT THE WHY. KEEP YOUR
COMMENTS SHORT.
WE HAVE 10 MORE MINUTES FOR
THIS SECTION.
MYSELF AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD ARE IN THE QUEUE HERE.
I'M GOING TO ASK A VERY SHORT
QUESTION ON SLIGHT TWO IF WE
CAN.
WE ARE LOOKING AT PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
FOR ME, ARE ALL OF THE COSTS
RELATED TO PERSONNEL OR ARE
THESE COSTS INCLUDING --
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, YOU
ARE OFF MUTE.
PATTY, IF YOU DON'T MIND TEEING
UP SLIDE NUMBER TWO, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
GO AHEAD, DIRECTOR.
>> I MISSED THE LAST PART OF
THAT.
CAN YOU REPEAT THAT?
>> WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THE
COST OF PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS, I AM WONDERING IF ALL
OF THESE COSTS ARE RELATED TO
PERSONNEL OR IS THIS ALSO
INCLUDING THE ONE TIME COST FOR
TRANSFERRING PERSONNEL OVER?
>> TRANSFERRING OVER
RESPONSIBILITIES.
IS IT ALL PERSONNEL?
>> AND I JUMP IN ON THIS?
>> GO AHEAD, KRIS.
>> I CAN TAKE MY READING
GLASSES OFF NOW.
THE COST RELATED TO THE 120 IN
TERMS OF LABOR, BENEFITS, THAT
IS INCLUDED IN THAT LUMP SUM.
THERE IS STILL SOME WORK TO DO
TO FIGURE OUT THE SUPPORT NEEDS
FOR TRAINING, FOR EXAMPLE AND
HOW THE PROGRAM FITS IN AND
NESTLES IN AND REPEATS SUPPORT
SERVICES FROM SDOT SUCH AS THE
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
ENTERPRISEWIDE SUPPORT SERVICES.
ALL OF THE SALARY AND BENEFITS
AND SUCH ARE INCLUDED.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
>> YEAH. EVERYTHING IS INCLUDED.
OKAY.
RELATED TO THE INTEGRATED
TRANSPORTATION PLAN, I AM GLAD
TO SEE THE PLANNING FOR THE B
RENEWAL BEGINNING.
THIS IS REALLY EXCITING.
NEXT YEAR, WITH CONVERSATIONS
AROUND A 15 MINUTE CITY
CONTINUES.
WHAT TRANSIT NEEDS FOR THE
FUTURE OF SEATTLE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
ETIQUETTE RESOURCES FOR OUR
EARLY OUTREACH.
HOW DO RESOURCES COMPARE FROM
THE PREVIOUS MOVE SEATTLE LEVY
TO THIS ONE AROUND EQUITABLE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT?
DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE ARE
INCREASING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
OR THE INITIAL CONVERSATIONS ON
MOVE SEATTLE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK THAT IS PART OF WHY YOU
SEE SUCH A LARGE NUMBER HERE.
IT IS NOT ONLY TARGETED AROUND
THE RENEWAL OF A FUNDING
MEASURE BUT ABOUT THE
ENGAGEMENT EARLY AT THE
PLANNING PROCESS. WE BRING
FORWARD A FUNDING MEASURE THAT
DEEPENS OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY
AND CLIMATE AND SAFETY AND
ASSET STEWARDSHIP ALONG WITH
BRINGING IT ALONG WITH
COMMUNITY.
REACHING COMMUNITIES
MEANINGFULLY IS REALLY
CHALLENGING AND I LISTEN TO
THAT CONVRSATION WITH THE
DIRECTOR ABOUT THAT PLAN. WE
ARE WORKING TO ALIGN THESE
EFFORTS THAT WERE NOT OUT THERE
IN MULTIPLE PLACES.
THIS IS ALSO THE ROLLUP OF
MODAL PLANNING AS IT HAS
TRADITIONALLY BEEN DONE IN THE
CITY TO PUT RESOURCES INTO
INTEGRATING THOSE MODAL PLANS.
THERE IS TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT
AND RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED
TO INFORM THAT AND BE INFORMED
BY THAT COMMUNITY PROCESS AS
WELL.
AS KRIS SAID, WE ARE BRINGING A
CONSULTANT TEAM ON BOARD.
THIS IS OUR BEST ESTIMATE RIGHT
NOW, SORT OF THE RESOURCES THAT
WE SEE IN THE NEAR TERM.
AS WE BEGIN TO SCOPE THE WORK
IN MORE DETAIL AND LOOK TOWARD
LAUNCHING THIS WORK IN 2022,
THAT WILL BE ONGOING WITH HOW
WE WORK WITH COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH
COMMUNITY LIAISONS TO HELP US
DO SOME OF THAT EARLY SCOPING
AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WILL
MEAN TO DO THE INTEGRATED
TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT SERVES
AS THE BASELINE FOR A REAL
ROBUST FUNDING DISCUSSION.
>> I THINK WE CAN TELL THAT WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THE
DEPARTMENTS HAVE FULL FUNDING
WITH EQUITABLE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
IT WILL COST US MORE MONEY AND
MORE TIME IN THE BACKEND.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW
YOU FEEL LIKE IT IS FULLY
FUNDED.
IF SOMETHING COMES UP, WE WOULD
LOVE TO HAVE THAT FLAG.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
ON SLIDE SEVEN, TALK ABOUT
REMEDIATION. I THINK WE WILL
TALK MORE THE NEXT PRESENTATION
WITH PARKS. THERE IS AN OVERALL
QUESTION ABOUT WHERE THE BEST
DEPARTMENT IS TO RESPOND TO
REMEDIATION.
JUST DOUBLE CHECKING, IS THE
AMOUNT FOR REMEDIATION ON SLIDE
SEVEN FOR A CALENDAR YEAR OR IS
THAT ALSO ENDING IN AUGUST?
>> I WILL TAKE THIS ONE.
THE AMOUNT RELATED TO RV
REMEDIATION IS AN ONGOING AMOUNT
THAT IS SUPPORT TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND THEIR WORK
. SDOT IS PROVIDING FINANCIAL
SUPPORT TO THE ACTIVITIES ON AN
ONGOING BASIS BEGINNING IN 2021.
YOU SEE IT AS A NEGATIVE NUMBER
BECAUSE IT IS A TRANSFER FROM
OUR EXISTING RESOURCE BASE OVER
TO SPU.
>> I GET THAT.
OVERALL, WE WILL BE CONCERNED
ABOUT ANY CLEANUP ENDING IN
AUGUST BUT WE WILL TALK MORE
ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THE OCCASION ON
THE SLIDE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
LAST COMMENT.
>> MY EASIEST QUESTION -- I
WILL GET IN TROUBLE IF I DON'T
ASK THIS QUESTION.
I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE REMAINS ON
SCHEDULE FOR MID 2022
COMPLETION OF THE REPAIR AND
OPENING UP THE BRIDGE TO
TRAFFIC.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
ON THE TOPIC OF BRIDGES, I WANT
TO THANK SDOT FOR COMPLYING WITH
THE REQUESTS THAT THE COUNCIL
MADE IN ORDINANCE 12 6327 IN
SENDING OVER A LIST OF PROJECTS
THAT COULD BE FUNDED BY A $100
MILLION FUNDING IN 2022
INCLUDING $75 MILLION OF BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE AND OTHER PROJECTS.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
MY QUESTION IS ON SLIDE FIVE,
THE SOUND TRANSIT PROGRAM. IT
ADDS $691,000 FOR TWO STDs, ONE
BEING SOUNDED BY SOUND TRANSIT.
HOW MANY EXISTING POSITIONS ARE
THERE?
WILL THESE POSITIONS FACILITATE
FASTER ACTION ON THE CITY SIDE
OF THE PROJECTS?
>> THERE ARE TWO EXISTING
POSITIONS THAT ARE WHOLLY FUNDED
IN THE SOUND TRANSIT PROGRAMS
BUT WE DO FUND AND HAVE
RESOURCES DEPARTMENTWIDE AND
CITYWIDE THAT ARE LOOKING TO
ACCELERATE AND ADVANCE THE
PROGRAM.
SOME OF THOSE ARE REIMBURSABLE.
SOME OF THE WORK DIRECTLY
RELATED TO PERMITTING AND SOME
OF THE WORK WITH SOUND TRANSIT
WOULD EVENTUALLY BE REIMBURSABLE
. SOME OF THAT IS AROUND THE
CITY'S WORK, PREPARING FOR
ENGAGING IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROCESS BUT ALSO PREPARING FOR
STATIONARY PLANNING AND OTHER
ACTIVITIES.
THERE ARE ONLY A FEW PEOPLE WHO
ARE 100% DEDICATED BUT THERE
ARE OTHERS WHO ARE OUT THERE.
WE HAD CLOSE TO 200 REVIEWERS
ON AN ADMINISTRATIVE DRAFT OF
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT AND EXPECT TO HAVE
THE SAME NUMBER OF TECHNICAL
EFFORTS ACROSS THE CITY WORKING
ON REVIEW OF THE DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.
>> A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I
WORKED WITH A COALITION TO DO A
STUDY WITH THE EVANS SCHOOL ON
PREPARE.
I APPRECITE COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES ' QUESTION.
SIDEWALK REPAIR IS ANOTHER ONE
OF THOSE ISSUES THAT IS
IMPORTANT TO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
THERE WERE A SERIES OF
RECOMMENDATIONS. OUR REPORT WAS
IN JUNE 2020.
I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS
FITS IN THE CATEGORY OF THINGS
WHILE HANDLING COVID AND THE
FAILURE OF THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN TO
BUT I AM WONDERING WHETHER OR
NOT THIS BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING
FOR ANY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS,
PARTICULARLY -- WHAT HOPEFULLY
IS LOW HANGING FRUIT, MAYBE
STARTING WITH THE FIVE-YEAR
PLAN TO CARRY OUT THE TEMPORARY
FIXES ON A PLAN ROTATING A FIVE-
YEAR GRID ACROSS THE CITY'S
ENTIRE SIDEWALK NETWORK.
>> YEAH.
IT DOES.
THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES. SOME
OF THOSE VEHICLE LICENSE FEE
RESOURCES THAT WE MENTIONED ARE
GOING TOWARD SIDEWALK SAFETY
REPAIR.
WE HAVE ALSO CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH OUR EXISTING RESOURCES TO
GET TO THAT PROACTIVE FIVE-YEAR
CHEMIN BEVEL APPROACH. THERE IS
ALSO AN AUDIT THAT THE CITY
AUDITOR HAS ONGOING THAT WAS
REQUESTED LAST YEAR AROUND THIS
. AS THAT COMES, WE ARE HAPPY
TO ENGAGE ON SOME OF THOSE
OTHER POLICY RELATED ITEMS AS
WELL.
>> GREAT. I MIGHT SEND A COUPLE
OF OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME
OF THESE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS.
LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST,
WE ARE REALLY OVERTIME.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS A
VERY SHORT QUESTION.
>> OKAY.
THE CENTER CITY CONNECTOR, THE
CIP LISTS $92 MILLION IN
UNSECURED FUNDING.
IT SAYS UNSECURED FUNDING
STRATEGY, SDOT WILL WORK WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO DETERMINE
THE FUTURE OF THE PROJECT.
SEPARATELY, THE CIP NOTES $50
MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING.
I AM JUST CONFIRMING THAT THIS
WILL REQUIRE FEDERAL
REAUTHORIZATION OF THE FUNDING
AND WE ARE LOOKING AT $140
MILLION OR SO OF A FUNDING GAP,
ASSUMING THERE HAVE NOT BEEN
COST INCREASES.
>> JESUS OWES ME A BEER FOR
GOING LONGER THAN MY ALLOTTED
TIME BUT LET ME TAKE A COUPLE
OF SECONDS TO ANSWER THIS.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT AS WE
THINK ABOUT THE PROJECT AND
WHERE WE ARE WITH A. IF YOU
REMEMBER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,
WE HAD A LOT OF THIS DISCUSSION
AGAIN. IN 2019, THERE WAS A
FUNDING PLAN.
THAN THE PANDEMIC HIT. WE WERE
NOT ABLE TO DO SOME OF THE WORK
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT BUT WE
STILL NEED TO DO SOME OF THAT
WORK TO FIGURE OUT THE CAPITAL
NEEDS, THE VEHICLE NEEDS, THE
OPERATING PLAN FOR THE PROJECT.
IT WILL REQUIRE FEDERAL
RESOURCES.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS MOVED
FROM GOING ON A LINE ITEM
AUTHORIZATION APPROACH TO MAJOR
TRAFFIC PROJECTS INTO A
READINESS.
IF WE DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ARE
READY, WE ARE ABLE TO ACCESS
THOSE SMALL STARTS GRANT DOLLARS
. WE KNOW HAVE EXPERIENCE
MAKING IT THROUGH THAT PROCESS
AND SUCCESSFULLY SECURING $80
MILLION IN FEDERAL RESOURCES
GOING TO THE MADISON BUS
TRANSIT PROJECT.
WE MADE IT THROUGH THE
READINESS PROCESS, WHICH WAS
CHALLENGING.
IT WAS CHALLENGING TO
DEMONSTRATE OUR READINESS TO
FTA BUT WE NOW KNOWS WHAT GOES
INTO THAT AND WE ARE A LOT MORE
CONFIDENT IN OUR ABILITY TO
ACCESS THOSE FEDERAL RESOURCES
IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE A READY
PROJECT THAT IS READY TO GO.
A LOT OF WHAT IS GOING INTO
THIS IS MAKING SURE THAT WE
HAVE THE FUNDAMENTALS DOWN,
THAT WE CAN DEMONSTRATE TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT WE ARE
A GOOD GRANTEE FOR THIS
PROJECT.
PERFORMANCE WISE, THE PROJECT
HAS PERFORMED VERY WELL FROM A
SMALL STARTS GRANT PROPOSAL.
CONNECTS TO EXISTING STREETCAR
LINES THAT HAVE SEEN INCREASING
RIDERSHIP PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC
. AS PART OF THIS INTEGRATED
DOWNTOWN TRANSIT NETWORK. IT IS
FILLING IN GAPS THAT ARE NOT
CURRENTLY FILLED OR DON'T PLAN
TO BE FILLED.
I AM HAPPY TO TALK IN MORE
DETAIL ABOUT THAT BUT THIS
RESOURCE IS ABOUT MAKING SURE
THAT WE HAVE A READY PROJECT TO
ACCESS THE FEDERAL DOLLARS.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO ECHO THE APPRECIATION
FROM EVERYONE WITH CHAIR
PEDERSEN LEADING OFF OUR
APPRECIATION, OF COURSE.
WE KNOW MANY OF YOUR STAFF
MEMBERS WERE OUT IN COMMUNITY
HELPING TO NOT ONLY FILL
POTHOLES BUT TO FIX THESE
BRIDGES.
WE KNOW IT DOES NOT TAKE A
BRIDGE ENGINEER TO KNOW YOU'RE
MOVING AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
HAVING WEST SEATTLE CONNECTED
AND HAVING OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE
THE FUNDING THAT THEY NEED.
MORE TO COME AND TO CONNECT OUR
CITY WITH NOT JUST CARS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU.
PLEASE PASS ON OUR APPRECIATION
TO YOUR STAFF AS WELL.
I OWE YOU BOTH BEERS.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TAKE
YOUR TIME THIS MORNING.
APOLOGIES FOR THE ABRUPT END TO
TRANSPORTATION AND FOR THE
SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME WE HAVE
FOR PARKS.
WE DO HAVE 35 MINUTES.
I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN IN FRONT
OF US ALREADY YESTERDAY SO
THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK.
MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM NUMBER THREE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 3, SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE DIRECTOR JESUS AGUIRRE
-- EXCUSE ME SOP
SUPERINTENDENT WILL PARKS AND
WE HAVE MICHELE FINNEGAN AND
DIRECTOR BEN NOBLE WITH US.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
LET'S START WITH YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE YOU HANDING IT OVER TO ME?
>> WE ARE TURNING IT OVER TO
JESUS AGUIRRE AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> I AM GOOD.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THAT ELDER
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, MADAM CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR
2022.
I WANT TO APPRECIATE AS WE JUMP
INTO THIS THE GREAT WORK --
EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT LISTED
ON THIS PRESENTATION, AMY
WILLIAMS AND MICHELLE FINNIGAN
HAVE DEVELOPED THIS BUDGET AND
HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE
TEAM.
I WANT TO EXPRESS GREAT
APPRECIATION FOR ALL OF THEIR
WORK ON THIS. AMY AND MICHELLE
WILL BE ON THE CALL TO HELP
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF I AM
NOT ABLE TO.
I WILL GO THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION HERE.
AS WE JUMP INTO THIS, WE WILL GO
TO THE FIRST SLIDE.
IT IS OBVIOUSLY THE BUDGET
SUMMARY.
OUR 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
FOCUSES ON THREE THINGS.
ECONOMIC RECOVERY INCLUDING THE
RESTORATION OF PANDEMIC THAT
WERE ADOPTED THAT IMPACTED OUR
PARK FUND, OUR GENERAL FUND AND
OUR REAL ESTATE FUND. THIS
PROPOSED BUDGET REALIGNS
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT OUR
COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, ADDRESSES
RISING COSTS DUE TO INFLATION
IN THIS ONGOING BIDDING CLIMATE
WE HAVE BUT IT ALSO INCREASES
OUR INVESTMENTS IN PARKS AND
PUBLIC SPACES FOR ALL COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
OUR 2021 ADOPTED BUDGET
INCLUDES ABOUT $98 MILLION IN
FEDERAL FUNDING AND $130 MILLION
IN OTHER RESOURCES WHICH ARE
COMPRISED OF SEVERAL FUNDS. THE
PARK DISTRICT FUNDING, AS I
MENTIONED.
THIS INCLUDES KING COUNTY B
FUNDING AND SOME OTHER SMALLER
CAPITAL FUNDS.
IN OUR 2020 ADOPTED BUDGET, WE
HAVE 939 FULL-TIME STAFF. IN
TERMS OF OUR REVISED 2021, IT
REFLECTS $3.1 MILLION CHANGE IN
WHICH THE FUNDING WAS ADDED
THIS YEAR FROM THE CLEAN CITIES
INITIATIVE. ALSO, IT SHOWS $182
MILLION INCREASE WITH OTHER
APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE 2021
ADOPTED BUDGET.
THIS INCLUDES $162 MILLION IN
CAPITAL CARRYOVER WHICH
INCLUDES PROJECTS THAT ARE
ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUCTION,
SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING
HELD LIKE THE FREEWAY PARK WORD,
GREEN LAKE SMALL CRAFT CENTER,
VOLUNTEER PARK. THERE WAS A LOT
OF FUNDING THERE THAT IS
ALREADY COMMITTED.
THIS INCLUDES $30 MILLION FOR
COVID-19 PACKAGE AS PART OF THE
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN AND AN $18
MILLION FOR THE TWO
SUPPLEMENTAL CHANGES THAT WERE
SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL.
AS YOU WILL SEE, WE MADE SOME
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO OUR
2021 BUDGET TO ALIGN THE BUDGET
WITH OUR EXPENSE.
THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A --
IT DOES NOT SHOW UP IN TERMS OF
THE DIFFERENCE BUT THERE IS A
LITTLE BIT OF A GAP IN THE ST
EASE.
IT JUST REFLECTS A TECHNICAL
ADJUSTMENT TO CAPTURE THE DATA.
IN TERMS OF OUR 2022 PROPOSED
BUDGET, IF WE COMPARE 2022
GENERAL FUNDS TO 2021 ADOPTED
FUNDS, WE WILL GO THROUGH THESE
IN DETAIL IN THE ACCOMPANYING
SLIDES.
WE HAVE AN $11 MILLION INCREASE
IN RESOURCES AS COMPARED TO THE
2021 ADOPTED BUDGET.
THE BULK OF IT IS THE
RESTORATION OF GENERAL FUNDS.
IN COMPARING 22 TWO OTHER
THIS IN DETAILS BUT THIS ROUGH
INCLUDES A $43 MILLION INCREAS
IN OTHER FUNDING COMPARED TO
2021.
OF THAT, THERE IS A $40 MILLION
INVESTMENT WHICH INCLUDES OTHER
ITEMS.
THEN, OUR STD WITH AN DECREASE
-- WE WILL EXPLAIN THE PROPOSAL
THERE. FINALLY, COMPARING ON
THIS SLIDE THE 22 PROPOSED TO
THE 21 REVISED.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN
GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION OF
$8.3 MILLION WITH NETTING OUT
$3.1 MILLION FROM THE CLEAN
CITY FUND AND A REDUCTION IN
OTHER APPROPRIATIONS SETS OUT
THE $183 MILLION ONE TIME
CAPITAL PLUS $43 MILLION. WE
WILL GO INTO DETAIL.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> AS I MENTIONED, IN 2021, OUR
GENERAL BUDGET WAS REDUCED BY
$11.4 MILLION DUE TO PANDEMIC
RELATED REVENUE LOSSES.
THIS REDUCTION WAS PARTIALLY
OFFSET BY REALIGNING $7.7
MILLION AT THE TIME FROM PARK
DISTRICT FUNDING FROM OUR
CAPITAL BUDGET, MOVING THAT
OVER TO OUR OPERATING BUDGET.
THE REMAINING BALANCE OF $3.7
MILLION TO GET TO THAT OVERALL
REDUCTION WAS DONE WITH INTERNAL
ONGOING REDUCTIONS, COST
LEADINGS THAT WERE DONE WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT.
OUR 22 BUDGET INCREASES THE
GENERAL FUND BY THAT $7.7
MILLION WHICH THEN INCLUDES THE
CORRESPONDING CHANGES
THROUGHOUT THE PARK DISTRICT
FOR THE OPERATING BUDGET.
ALSO, ON THE CAPITAL SIDE, THE
BASELINE $7.7 MILLION OF PARK
DISTRICT RESOURCES TOOK OVER
THOSE REDUCTIONS THAT WERE
IMPACTED LAST YEAR.
THEY INCLUDE BRINGING BACK THE
ALLOCATION FOR PARKLAND
ACQUISITION FUNDS, FOR MAJOR
PROJECT CHALLENGE FUNDS AND THE
BACKLOG.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET THEN TAKES
5.4 MILLION OF THOSE DOLLARS
AND ALLOCATES THEM DIFFERENTLY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> OUR PROPOSED BUDGET
REALIGNED $5.4 MILLION OF THE
CAPITAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT
EQUITY GOALS AND THE COSTS
DESCRIBED ON THIS SLIDE. THIS
INVESTMENT ALLOWS SPR TO
INCREASE OUR HUMAN AND SOURCES
SUPPORT. IT GETS US TO 16 TOTAL
ON OUR STAFF.
THIS IS SUPPORTED BY $700,000
IN OUR REALIGNMENT TO THE
ACQUISITION FUNDING THAT CAME
BACK.
>> SPECIFICALLY, A WORKFORCE
EQUITY ADVISOR REALLY HAS BEEN
-- NEEDS TO BE FILLED WITH
ANTIRACIST DELIVERABLES.
IT HAS A BUSINESS MAINTENANCE
DIVISION WHICH IS OUR LARGEST
DIVISION. IT INCREASES CAPACITY
FOR PERFORMANCE REPORTING,
DEALING WITH LEAVE OF ABSENCES
AND OTHER MANAGERIAL NEEDS TO
SUPPORT A LARGE STAFF.
IT RECLASSIFIES FOUR EXISTING
POSITIONS TO RELINE WITH JOBS
AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
IN TERMS OF LINE 3, THE SECOND
COMPONENT OF OUR PROPOSED
EQUITY INVESTMENT INCLUDES
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR OUR
PATHWAY TO EQUITY WORK.
THIS IS OUR COMMITMENT TO THE
INITIATIVE AND IT CALLS ON US
TO CHALLENGE BARRIERS. OUR
DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZES THERE IS
MUCH WORK TO DO IN WORKING TO
POSITION OURSELVES AS A
LEARNING ORGANIZATION.
THISWORK REQUIRES ADDITIONAL
AND DEDICATED RESOURCES.
THIS INVESTMENT WILL ALLOW US
AT SPR TO EXPAND OUR EQUITY
TEAM BY ADDING THREE NEW EQUITY
FOCUSED POSITIONS TO OUR FOCUS
DEPARTMENTWIDE.
ONE WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE
ENVIRONMENT LINE OF BUSINESS
ALONG WITH ESTABLISHING A
BUDGET FOR OUR CHANGED TEAM TO
SUPPORT THEIR ONGOING WORK. THE
PROPOSED FUNDING FOR THIS
CHANGE IS $600,000. IT ALSO
INCLUDES $300,000 FROM THE MPD
ACQUISITION BUDGET THAT WAS
SHOWN ON THE SLIDE EARLIER AND
MATCHED BY $300,000 OF
REALLOCATION OF OUR BASELINE
OPERATING COSTS.
IN TERMS OF ITEM 4, THE BUDGET
ALSO RELOCATES $300,000 FROM
THE CHALLENGE FUND TO BEGIN
TRANSITIONING TO A NEW PROGRAM
WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED AND
INCLUDED PARTS OF THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO MAKE THIS
GRANT PROGRAM MORE EFFECTIVE.
THIS INVESTMENT WILL FOCUS ON
PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY
GROUPS AND MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
TO PARKS AND REC FACILITIES.
THIS ADDS TWO POSITIONS. AS I
MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING, THIS
BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES THE FIRST
FUNDING CYCLE THAT ENDED IN 2020
. THESE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
INCLUDING 2022 OUR BRIDGE YEARS
. WHEN WE BEGIN THE NEXT
FUNDING CYCLE -- IN THOSE YEARS
WE USE RESOURCES INCLUDING
APPROPRIATIONS OF INTEREST
EARNINGS, FUND BALANCE AND
DELAYING THE LOAN TO COVER COST
INCREASES FOR THOSE TWO YEARS
INCLUDING THINGS LIKE UTILITIES.
THESE STRATEGIES WILL NOT BE
SUSTAINABLE WHAT WE IMPLEMENT
THE PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION AT
THE 2.5 INFLATIONARY CAP. THE
22 PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES
ONGOING REDIRECTION OF MPD
RESOURCES TO COVER THE
INFLATIONARY INCREASES.
THAT GOES BEYOND THE 2.5.
IT INCLUDE SPACE COSTS THAT
HAVE COMPOUNDED OVER TIME LIKE
UTILITY INCREASES AND
ANTICIPATED WAGE INCREASES
WHICH WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE
RESULTS OF THE LABOR
NEGOTIATION.
YOU ONLY SEE A NET CHANGE OF $1
MILLION FOR WHAT IS COVERED BY
MAJOR MAINTENANCE FUNDING.
THE REMAINING $3.1 MILLION
COVERS OPERATING COSTS INCLUDED
IN THE BASIC SENSE THAT ARE
ALREADY APPROPRIATED.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES
OTHER EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN
SEVERAL AREAS INCLUDING IN OUR
RECREATION AREA.
SINCE FALL OF 2020, WE HAVE HAD
A TEAM OF SPR EMPLOYEES WHO WERE
REDEVELOPED TO EMPLOY CAREER
CENTER PROGRAMMING SERVING 6000
PARTICIPANTS FROM AUGUST
THROUGH DECEMBER 2020 IN THE
MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC. THIS WAS
WITH THE REALIZATION THAT OUR
COMMUNITY STILL NEEDED
RECREATION PROGRAMMING BUT WE
NEEDED TO BRING THAT
PROGRAMMING OUTSIDE OF THE
WALLS OF THE SHUTTERED
COMMUNITY CENTER.
THIS PROPOSED BUDGET TRANSFERS
$660,000 FOR MULTIPLE FUNDS
WITHIN OUR OWN BUDGET TO
FORMALIZE THIS MOBILE
RECREATION PILOT. THIS DELIVERS
PROGRAMMING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
COMMUNITIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND USES EQUITY MAPS TO SUPPORT
IT.
FUNDING WILL BE REALLOCATED
FROM A COUPLE OF AREAS.
ONE IS FROM THE OUTDOOR
OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM WHICH
REPRESENTS JUST UNDER $260,000.
THEN, THE OPERATIONS OF THE
COMMUNITY CENTER WHICH IS JUST
UNDER $300,000.
THAT WILL ESTABLISH THESE TWO
PERMANENT CHANGES.
IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT
WILL USE SAVINGS PLAN COMMUNITY
CENTER CLOSURES FOR 2022 GIVEN
WE ARE NOT ABLE TO OPERATE AS
WE WERE PRE-PANDEMIC.
THAT WILL FUND A THIRD
TEMPORARY TEAM.
THE NUMBER YOU SEE HERE OF
$10,000 REFLECTS AN ADDITIONAL
SMALL GRANT. IN TERMS OF THE
NEXT LINE ITEM, THIS MAKES A
PERMANENT POSITION THAT HAS
BEEN PLACED IN EARLY 2020.
THIS POSITION IS A LIAISON
BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND RECREATION AND OUR PARTNERS
THAT WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT THE
GROWING BODY OF WORK THAT IS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM IN
OUR FACILITIES.
THE POSITION WILL BE FUNDED
WITH REVENUE GENERATED FROM
THIRD-PARTY PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS
THAT OPERATE WITHIN THE
FACILITIES.
IT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN US AND THE
THIRD-PARTY PRESCHOOL PROVIDERS
IN ADDITION TO OVERALL EFFORTS
AND EARLY LEARNING INITIATIVES.
ITEM 8 SHOWED A PROPOSED BUDGET
ITEM THAT PROVIDES $200,000 IN
ONE TIME BILL FUNDS TO RISE
ABOVE.
RISE ABOVE PROVIDES EDUCATION
AND OUTREACH TO NATIVE YOUTH IN
THE SEATTLE.
COUNCIL ADDED $100,000 IN 2022
THIS INITIATIVE AND THIS
INCREASES THAT TO 2022.
FINALLY, ON THIS SLIDE, LINE 9
SHOWS AN INCREASE IN ONGOING
APPROPRIATION FOR LANGUAGE
SERVICE STIPENDS.
FOR THE COALITION OF SERVICE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT, CITY EMPLOYEES WHO
ARE MULTILINGUAL AND PROVIDE
LANGUAGE SERVICES SUCH AS
INTERPRETATION OR TRANSLATION
AS PART OF THEIR BUSINESS
RELATED SITUATIONS ARE NOW
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A MONTHLY
STIPEND FOR THESE LANGUAGE
SKILLS.
THE AMOUNT IN 2022 IS JUST AN
ESTIMATE BASED ON AN ANALYSIS
OF EMPLOYEES WHO WILL BE
ELIGIBLE FOR THIS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> OUR 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
INCREASES FUNDING AND STAFF
CAPACITY FOR OUR ROLE IN
MAINTAINING SAFE SPACES IN BOTH
PARKS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
WE DISCUSSED A COUPLE OF THESE
YESTERDAY.
ITEM 10 REFERS TO CLEAN CITY
FUNDING.
THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE
FUNDING FOR THE CLEAN CITY
INITIATIVE THROUGH AUGUST 2022
AND THIS ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH THE CITY IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES. SPECIFICALLY, THE
PROPOSED BUDGET CONTINUES
FUNDING TO PROVIDE ENHANCED
TRASH REMOVAL INCLUDING
DUMPING, GARBAGE COLLECTION,
LITTER PICKUP, POWER WASHING,
GRAFFITI REMOVAL, STORM DRAIN
CLEANING, LIGHTING, RE PLAYERS
AND REPLACEMENT. THE WORK IS
ABOVE AND BEYOND OUR ROUTINE
WORK THAT TYPICALLY GOES INTO
THESE AREAS DURING THE YEAR.
IT SHOWS IN THE FRONT COLUMNS
THAT WORK IS PART OF THE
CLIPPER INVESTMENT.
ITEM 11 -- WE DISCUSSED THIS
ONE A LITTLE BIT YESTERDAY.
THIS ADDS $900,000 IN
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT
THE INCREASED DEMAND ON SPR IN
TERMS OF THE IMPACTS OF SERVING
THE UNSHELTERED POPULATIONS IN
OUR PARKS INCLUDING LITTER
REMOVAL, WE TAKE THE LEAD IN THE
STORAGE OF PERSONAL BELONGINGS
WHEN FOLKS ARE CONNECTED TO
HOUSING.
WE ALSO ADD ADDITIONAL CAPACITY
FOR DATA COLLECTION, REPORTING,
AND ADMINISTRATIVE WORK. THE
CHANGE IN OUR 2022 PROPOSED
BUDGET WILL ASSIST US IN
MEETING LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND
COUNCIL PATIENTS AROUND THIS
WORK . ITEM 12, WE ALSO
DISCUSSED THIS YESTERDAY.
AS OUR PARKS HAVE BEEN USED
DIFFERENTLY, THERE HAS BEEN
LOTS OF DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN
OCCURRING.
THIS LINE ITEM ADDS $2 MILLION
IN ONE-TIME FUNDING TO RESTORE
THE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN
SEVERELY DAMAGED.
THIS KIND OF RESTORATION VARIES
BY SITE, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE
OF DAMAGE AND THE WAY THAT IT
WAS USED.
THIS IS JUST AN ESTIMATE. ITEM
13 ALSO ADDS FUNDING TO SUPPORT
OUR EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE PARK
CODE COMPLIANCE AND ADDRESS
ISSUES RELATED TO SAFETY OF
PARKS. WE ARE PROPOSING $300,000
TO CONTRACT WITH SECURITY. THIS
IS TO SUPPORT OUR LATE-NIGHT
PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE
SUPPORTIVE BEACH CLOSURES. THIS
ALSO ADDS $40,000 TO INCREASE A
DISPATCHER POSITION FROM HALF-
TIME TO FULL-TIME JUST TO
RESPOND TO INCREASED CALL
VOLUME.
IT ALSO ALLOCATES FUNDING AS WE
SEEK NEW APPROACHES TO
INVESTIGATE BEST PRACTICES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS WE SEEK
TO PROVIDE SAFE OUTDOOR SPACES
FOR ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
FINALLY ON THIS SLIDE, ITEM 14.
IT IS RELATED TO MAINTENANCE.
THIS INCREASES THE FUNDING FOR
THE MAINTENANCE OF THE FORT
LAWTON PROPERTY.
THE CITY IS LEASING IT FROM THE
U.S. ARMY. IT ALLOWS US TO
INCREASE SECURITY AND MAINTAIN
THE SITE AND THIS REPRESENTS
HALF OF THE COSTS THAT ARE
BEING SHARED WITH OTHERS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> ON THE CAPITAL SIDE, IN
ADDITION TO THE MPD FUNDING ON
THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE 22
PROPOSED BUDGET ADDS $23 MILLION
INTO CAPITAL PROJECTS INCLUDING
$16.7 MILLION FOR MAJOR
MAINTENANCE PRIORITIES WHICH --
SOME OF THE ITEMS INCLUDE
THINGS LIKE PLUMBING FOR ADA
PROJECTS, FUNDING TO SUPPORT
THE BLOCKED PROJECT ADJUSTING
PROJECT THAT WE ARE IN THE
MIDDLE OF AND ALSO CREATING A
NEW PROJECT FOR THINGS LIKE THE
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE. THAT IS $2.2
MILLION IN 2022 BUT WE ESTIMATE
THAT IS A $5 MILLION PROJECT.
IT ALSO INCLUDES THE DELAYING OF
FUTURE PROJECTS TO ACCOMMODATE
THE NEEDS THROUGH 2022 AND 2024.
$1.25 MILLION HAVE BEEN ADDED
TO THE MAJOR PROJECT CHALLENGE
FUND TO SUPPORT THE SMALL CRAFT
CENTER AND THEIR FUNDRAISING
EFFORTS AS WELL AS THE SOUTH
PARK COMMUNITY CENTER. THAT
BUILDS ON THE $1.5 MILLION.
THIS BUDGET INCLUDES $1.5
MILLION PER OUTDOORS FOR ALL
AND THERE RENOVATION PROJECT AS
WELL AS FUNDING OTHER PROJECTS
AND $3 MILLION IS ADDED TO THE
REPLACEMENT OF [INDISCERNIBLE].
>> GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE LAST
ON HERE, THE PARK FUND BALANCE
ON ITEM 16.
AS COUNCIL IS AWARE , WE
PROVIDED A RELIABLE FUNDING
SOURCE TO ALLOW US TO PAY THE
OPERATION COMMISSION.
IT ALLOWED US TO RETAIN OUR
EMPLOYEES TO PROVIDE PARKS AND
RECREATION SERVICES AS BEING
SAFE.
IN ADDITION, THROUGHOUT THE
PANDEMIC, WE IMPLEMENTED A
PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AND VERY
CONSERVATIVE FISCAL MANAGEMENT
APPROACH TO OUR EXPENDITURE.
AS A RESULT OF THE GREAT DEPTH
OF OUR STAFF, WE WERE ABLE TO
IDENTIFY $9.5 MILLION OF FUND
BALANCE IN OUR PARK FUND IT
WILL BE USED TO UTILIZE CERTAIN
CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WERE
IMPLEMENTED DURING THE PANDEMIC
. THIS INCLUDES RESTORING $3.5
MILLION TOWARD DEVELOPING NEW
PARKS AND LAND BANKS THAT WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARD.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT IN 2020 WE ALLOCATED $4.7
MILLION OF PARK DISTRICT MONEY.
IT IMPACTED NUMEROUS PROJECTS.
WE ARE REPLENISHING $1 MILLION
FROM ACQUISITION FUNDING HERE.
WE ARE ALSO ESTABLISHING A $5
MILLION RESERVE FOR THE FUTURE
RENOVATION OF THE LAKE CITY
COMMITTEE CENTER.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
THIS COMMITMENT IS IN ADDITION
TO THE FUNDING OF $11.5 MILLION
PLUS A $5 MILLION COMMITMENT
THAT IS MADE IN THE ENDORSED
BUDGET THAT WOULD BE FUNDED AS
PART OF THE NEXT CYCLE OF THE
PARKS DISTRICT.
AS WE KNOW, THIS GETS US MUCH
CLOSER TO FULLY FUNDING THE
PROJECT.
THEN, OF COURSE, WE WILL ALIGN
ALL OF THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR
THE PROJECTS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> FINALLY, I WANT TO REITERATE
THE EQUITY IN ALIGNING OUR
FISCAL RESOURCES TO THE VALUE
OF EQUITY AND THE COMMITMENT OF
THE ORGANIZATION.
OVERALL, OUR 2022 PROPOSED
BUDGET HAS EQUITY WITH BOTH
OPERATING AND CAPITAL PROPOSALS
. WE TAKE THIS APPROACH IN
SUPPORT OF A NEED TO RECOVER
FROM THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND
ASSOCIATED ECONOMIC CRISES
ALONG WITH A NEED TO MEET WITH
DELIBERATE STRATEGIES TO
RESPOND TO THE RACIAL RECKONING
HIGHLIGHTING THIS HISTORICAL
AND ONGOING SYSTEMIC RACISM
THAT EXISTS IN OUR INSTITUTION.
THESE INVESTMENTS ARE IN
ADDITION TO THE EQUITY WORK WE
ALREADY DO AS PART OF OUR DAILY
OPERATION INCLUDING CONTRACTING
WITH FIRMS, ADVANCING EQUITY IN
OUR HIRING PRACTICES AND TO
REQUIRE OUR TRAINING LIKE GET
MOVING TO FOCUS ON BICOP
COMMUNITIES.
THE CHANGES ARE BEING BUILT ON
OUR OVERALL EFFORT AND WE
CONTINUE TO BUILD AN ANTIRACIST
WORKFORCE AND WORKPLACE AND TO
LEAD WITH EQUITY IN HOW WE
DELIVER SERVICES TO THE
COMMUNITY.
WITH THAT, I KNOW WE ARE SHORT
ON TIME SO I WILL STOP AND I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ , ANY
COUNCILS?
>> THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY
INTERESTING BUDGET CYCLE.
AS YOU KNOW, SEATTLE PARKS AND
REC, THEIR DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE
CORRESPONDING BUDGET REPORTS
SPANS BETWEEN MANY DEPARTMENTS
NOW THAT WE DID NOT DO IN THE
PAST, MOST NOTABLY WITH SDOT AND
OTHERS INCLUDING THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOUSING
AUTHORITY.
WE HAVE THIS PRESENTATION TODAY
ON CLEAN CITIES.
I WANT TO FOCUS ON THAT.
YESTERDAY, WHEN WE WENT THROUGH
THE CITYWIDE HOMELESSNESS
RESPONSE, NOTABLY SLIDE THREE
AND 22.
THIS AFTERNOON, WITH THE COVID
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY, PAGE 21.
WE HAVE PARKS DOING THINGS THAT
THEY DID NOT TRADITIONALLY DO
BUT ARE RESPONDING TO AND HAVE
BEEN LASER FOCUSED ON THE
PANDEMIC. WE ARE ASKING MORE OF
OUR EMPLOYEES. WE ARE
REQUESTING WE WORK WITH JESUS
ON THIS ON THE TRAINING IN THE
DATA BUT ALSO LASER FOCUSED ON
PARK EMPLOYEE SAFETY.
THAT BEING SAID, I WANTED TO
POINT OUT THAT I AM GLAD WE ARE
RESTORING BUT I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE MORE.
$7.7 MILLION BACK INTO PARKS.
BOTH PARKS AND LIBRARIES GAVE
UP MONEY OUT OF THEIR BUDGET
BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND TO
RESPOND TO COVID. I'M GLAD TO
HEAR THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
RETAIN OUR EMPLOYEES, WHICH HAS
BEEN GREAT.
WE DO WANT TO EXPAND THE
TRAINING AND THE DATA SO WE
CANNOT HAVE PEOPLE DOING JOBS
THAT THEY DID NOT SIGN UP TO DO
. THIS LAST YEAR HAS BEEN VERY
INTENSE ABOUT EMPLOYEE SAFETY.
WE HAVE MET WITH LABOR AND
FOLKS ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS AND
WE SEE THAT IS PROVIDED FOR IN
THIS BUDGET.
MY ONLY CONCERN ON THE CLEAN
CITY INITIATIVE -- TWO THINGS.
WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH
SDOT -- YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH SDOT AND OTHERS SINCE THE
WINTER. WE HAVE BEEN CORDONING
THAT AND NOW WE WILL FOLD IN
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOUSING AUTHORITY.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT AND IT
LOOKS LIKE WE ARE MORE
INSTITUTIONALIZING IT.
WITH ALL OF THAT IN MIND -- I
KNOW WE HAVE THREE
PRESENTATIONS GOING THAT ARE
ALL FOCUSED ON PARKS AND THE
CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE AND ALSO
HAVING THE SANITATION SYSTEMS,
THE HANDWASHING, ALSO PICKING
UP THE NEEDLES IN THE TRASH.
MY CONCERN IS THIS. WE TALKED
ABOUT THIS SO I'M NOT DOING A
GOTCHA THING.
I AM CONCERNED THAT WE ARE ONLY
FUNDED THROUGH AUGUST 2022.
I DON'T THINK WE WILL BE OUT OF
THE WOODS ON THE PANDEMIC OR
THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.
EVEN BEFORE WE HAD COVID, WE
HAD BEEN SEEING WHAT THE
HYGIENE ISSUES ARE. WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT IT WITH SPU AS
WELL.
THE GOOD THING THAT HAS COME
OUT OF THIS IS THE ORGANIZATION
AND THE DELEGATING AND HOW THIS
CITY DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN
WORKING REALLY WELL WITH SDOT
AND SPU AND NOW HSB KING
COUNTY.
THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, WE WILL
HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF HOW THAT
ALL GELS WITH SOME OF THESE
FOLKS MERGING INTO KING COUNTY
HOUSING AUTHORITY.
I LIKE WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES ASKED YESTERDAY WHICH
CONTINUES TO PUSH THAT WE KEEP
THE GEOGRAPHIC ENTITY PIECE IN
THERE THAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON
THE NONPROFIT GROUPS THAT ARE
ALREADY PROVIDING SERVICES TO
THOSE PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOODS
TO GET PEOPLE INDOORS.
AS YOU KNOW AND WHAT I HAVE
LEARNED FROM YOUR EMPLOYEES,
PARKS IS DOING MORE THAN JUST
CLEANING UP AND RESTORING,
PARTICULARLY WITH COMMUNITY
CENTERS.
I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATIONS
AND THE PRESENTATION WE WILL
HAVE THIS AFTERNOON.
I WAS LOOKING AT IT ON PAGE 21,
THE CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE. WHAT
I WILL BE COMING BACK AT AND
WHAT I WILL ASK MY COLLEAGUES
TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT IS
THAT EXECUTIVES SHOULD RULE
BEYOND AUGUST 2022.
I KNOW WHY.
AS WE ALL HAVE LEARNED THAT THE
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IS NOT
GOING TO GO AWAY.
EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A
HOMELESSNESS PLAN WHETHER THEY
ARE WASHD.O.T., SDOT, SOUND
TRANSIT, THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE ALL HAVE TO DO THIS AND HAVE
THEM PLAN.
SHOULD BE PART OF A
GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION, A
SERVICE THAT IS FUNDED AND NOT
JUST A ONE AND DONE DEAL.
I THINK THIS WILL BE PART OF
WHAT GOVERNMENT DELIVERS.
THANK YOU.
>> WELL SAID, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
ON THIS COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ SAID
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER FOR ANY
COMMENTS.
YOU HAVE HEARD A LARGE NUMBER
OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS OVER THE
LAST 2 1/2 DAYS TALK ABOUT HOW
HEALTH AND HYGIENE ALONG WITH
HOUSING ARE OUR TOP PRIORITIES.
I WANT TO EXPLORE WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ JUST SAID.
THAT IS TRADITIONALLY NOT WHAT
PARKS HAS TAKEN ON AND HOW WE
ADDRESS THIS BUDGET GOING
FORWARD OVER THE NEXT TWO
MONTHS.
IT WILL BE IMPERATIVE FOR ME
THAT WE CENTER OUR
CONVERSATIONS AROUND HEALTH,
HYGIENE, AND HOUSING AND THAT
WE ASK OURSELVES THE RIGHT
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
THAT IS BEING HOUSED INTERNALLY
IN THE RIGHT PLACE TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE SETTING YOU ALL UP FOR
SUCCESS SO THE COMMUNITY CAN BE
SUCCESSFUL.
I KNOW THERE WILL BE MORE
CONVERSATIONS ON THAT BUT FOR
OUR COUNCIL , THIS WILL BE A
HUGE PRIORITY TO SEE THAT FOR
CALENDAR YEAR 2022.
>> I APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT, AS YOU
BOTH HAVE SAID, TO RECOGNIZE
THAT THE STAFF OF SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION REALLY STEP UP
THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC. NOT
JUST TO DO WHAT WE COULD WITHIN
THE REGULR WORK BUT REALLY
DOING MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN WE
NORMALLY DO. OUR STAFF ARE THE
KIND OF INDIVIDUALS WHO STEP UP
AND DO WHAT IS NECESSARY.
THAT SAID, THEIR WORK HAS
CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.
WE NEED TO FOCUS ON ENSURING
THAT THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO
CLEAN UP AS WELL AS THE SUPPORT
IN MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
THINKING THROUGH WHAT IS
APPROPRIATE FOR STAFF MEMBERS
TO BE DOING.
I APPRECIATE THAT WE CAN
CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS. I WILL END WITH
EXPRESSING MY GRATITUDE TO THE
TEAM AT SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION FOR ALWAYS STEPPING
UP. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, WITH
REGARD TO THE CLEAN CITIES
INITIATIVE, WE INCLUDED IT
THROUGH AUGUST.
THE IDEA IS THEY WILL
SUPPLEMENT AND ENHANCE WHAT WE
NORMALLY DO ON A REGULAR BASIS.
AS THIS PANDEMIC HAS BEEN
UNPREDICTABLE, WE UNDERSTAND
THAT THOSE THINGS CHANGE.
WE ARE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU
TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT
COUNCIL WILL MEAN.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THOSE COMMENTS.
I AM NOT SEEING -- ACCUSE ME,
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ , DID YOU
HAVE ANYTHING ELSE?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
HANDS RIGHT NOW.
I WANT TO JUST ASK ONE VERY
BRIEF QUESTION.
ON SLIDE FIVE, IT TALKS ABOUT
THE SOUTHPARK COMMUNITY CENTER.
FOR INVESTMENTS THAT ARE
LOOKING AT EXPANDING THE
DUWAMISH PROGRAM, WE KNOW THERE
ARE COMMUNITY GOALS AROUND
NONPROFIT SPACE. IS THERE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO ENGAGE EVEN FURTHER
IN THE INVESTMENTS IN THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY FOR POTENTIAL
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP , WE HAVE
HEARD A LOT OF FRUSTRATION OVER
THE YEARS.
FOLKS HAVE WANTED TO HAVE
LEADERSHIP. ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AS WE LOOK
AT THAT?
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT AND CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY'S
INTEREST.
ONE PROJECT THAT I AM EXCITED
ABOUT THAT JUST CLOSED, WHICH
IS PURCHASING A PROPERTY, THE
IDEA IS WE'VE GOT A FEW YEARS
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH
IT.
WE ACCEPTED THE LEASE THAT IS
CURRENTLY ON SITE.
THE IDEA IS TO WORK WITH OUR
PARTNERS HERE TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT WE CAN DO THERE.
WE WANT TO BE VERY THOUGHTFUL
ABOUT THE LEGALITIES OF THE
FUNDING AND HOW WE CAN DO THAT
BUT THAT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING
WE ARE INTERESTED IN TRYING TO
SORT THROUGH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE HAVE ONE MORE MINUTE. I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR A
VERY BRIEF QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO -- THIS IS A
QUESTION ABOUT SOUTHPARK.
WE KNOW THT BECAUSE OF
RENOVATIONS IN THE SIDE OF THE
BUILDING AS WELL AS
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE UPCOMING
YEAR THAT THE COMMUNITY CENTER
IS PLANNED TO BE CLOSED IN THE
FOURTH QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR.
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
HISTORICALLY THERE WAS A LOT OF
ACTIVITY THAT GOES ON IN THIS
BUILDING AND THE COMMUNITY HAS
SO MANY BARRIERS FOR THE REST
OF THE CITY.
THERE IS AN INCREASE INPUT
TRAFFIC WITH THE BRIDGE CLOSURE.
THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE ROOF
REPLACEMENT, HVAC SYSTEM
UPGRADES, RENOVATION OF KITCHEN
SPACES.
I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WORK
WILL REQUIRE THAT THE FACILITY
BE CLOSED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.
WHAT ELSE IS AVAILABLE TO THE
YOUNG PEOPLE?
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD HAS THE
HIGHEST PER CAPITA OF ANY
NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY.
I WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE
HAVE PLANNED AS AN ALTERNATIVE
FOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES
BEYOND THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE
ARE MAKING WITH YOUTH
LEADERSHIP IN THE DUWAMISH
ACTION PLAN.
>> THANK YOU.
I AGREE.
THIS IS A CHALLENGE WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING THROUGH.
WE STARTED THESE CONVERSATIONS
PRE-PANDEMIC.
WE HAVE NOT YET FOUND AN
ALTERNATE SITE.
WE WILL WORK TO SEE WHAT WE CAN
DO.
ON ONE LEVEL, THIS IS A
TREMENDOUSLY EXCITING PROJECT
BECAUSE THE ENTIRE CAMPUS WILL
GET TRANSFORMED.
IT IS GREAT BUT WE'VE GOT TO
WORK THROUGH THE CHALLENGE HERE
ON THE INTERIM PACE. ONE OF THE
PROPOSALS WE'VE GOT IN THIS
BUDGET IS THIS IDEA OF WRECK IN
THE STREETS.
WE NEED TO MOVE OUR RECREATION
AND PROGRAMMING OUTSIDE OF THE
WALLS OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
THIS WAS NOT EVEN PRE-PANDEMIC.
WE WANT TO GO OUT TO
COMMUNITIES TO TRY TO DO AS
MUCH PROGRAMMING AS POSSIBLE.
WE WILL BE DOING SOME OF THAT
BUT THIS IS A CHALLENGE WE ARE
TRYING TO RESOLVE.
>> GREAT QUESTION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I AM NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS. WE SEE PARTS OF PARKS
REPRESENTED IN ALMOST EVERY
PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM MEMBERS
WHO WE KNOW HAVE TRULY BEEN A
CENTRAL IN THIS TIME OF THE
PANDEMIC AND IN MANY WAYS HAVE
PUT THEIR HEALTH AND THEIR
FAMILY HEALTH ON THE LINE BY
BEING OUT THERE EVERY TIME.
YOU HAVE HELPED TO CREATE MORE
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOR
EVERYONE.
LAYS PASS ON OUR APPRECIATION
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU OVER THE NEXT TWO
MONTHS.
WE WILL HAVE QUESTIONS TO COME
ABOUT HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU ALL
AND MAKE SURE WE ARE
APPROPRIATELY HOUSING OUR
OUTREACH AND CLEANUP IN THE
RIGHT SPOT.
I KNOW THERE WILL BE FUTURE
QUESTIONS ON THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU HAVE
DONE AND ON TOP OF YOUR ALREADY
BUSY WORKLOADS.
WE APPRECIATE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
>> IT IS AN HONOR TO BE A PART
OF THIS.
SUCH A GREAT TEAM.
THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO RECESS
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION.
WE WILL GO TO RESOURCE RECESS
UNTIL 2:00 WHERE WE WILL HAVE
OUR FINAL SESSION.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, WE ARE
ADJOURNED UNTIL 2:00.