>>> WELCOME TO THE JULY 5th,
2020 MEETING OF THE PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING.
THE TIME IS 9:33 A.M.
I'M ALEX PEDERSEN, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S PROPOSED AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME TO
THE TRANSPORTATION SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE
MEET.
ON OUR AGENDA TODAY, WE HAVE
JUST TWO ITEMS.
A WARM WELCOME.
I THINK WE MIGHT BE JOINED BY A
COUPLE OF COLLEAGUES WHO ARE
NOT OWN THE TRANSPORTATION
AGENDA, AND I WILL WELCOME
THEM.
THE FIRST IS THE ARTICLE OF THE
TRANSPORTATION, WHICH IS
ACCEPTING GRANTS.
THEN THE ITEM WE'VE ALL BEEN
WAITING FOR, WHICH IS THE
RESOLUTION ON SOUND TRANSIT
EXPANSION, AND I'LL SPEAK MORE
TO THAT WHEN WE GET TO THAT
ITEM.
BUT FIRST, LET'S GO AHEAD AND
JUMP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
AT THIS TIME, WE
WILL OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS ON THE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, WE'LL BE
GIVING EACH PERSON TWO MINUTES
TO SPEAK.
SO WE'LL EXTEND THE PUBLIC
COMMENT MEETING FROM 15 MINUTES
TO 30 MINUTES, BECAUSE THERE
ARE ABOUT 15 PEOPLE SPEAKING.
I THINK WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
TACKLE THE ONLINE SPEAKERS
FIRST.
THEN WE'LL GO TO OUR CITY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
I WILL CALL ON THE SPEAKERS TWO
AT A TIME, AND IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY'RE REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE, AND THOSE IN
THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
IF YOU'VE NOT YET REGISTERED TO
SPEAK, BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU
CAN GO TO THE COUNSEL WEBSITE,
OR BY SIGNING UP IN FRONT OF
THE CHAMBERS.
OUR STAFF HERE WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE, AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROPRIETOR WILL BE
THE SPEAKER'S CUE THAT IT'S
THEIR TURN TO SPEAK, AND THE
SPEAKER WILL PRESS STAR 6 TO
BEGIN SPEAKING.
FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTERS,
PLEASE BEGIN BY STATING THE
ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
AS A REMAINDER, A PUBLIC
COMMENT AT THIS COMMITTEE
SHOULD RELATE TO AN ITEM ON
TODAY'S AGENDA, OR TO OUR
OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME.
ONCE YOU HEAR THAT CHIME, WE
ASK THAT YOU BEGIN TO WRAP UP
THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT, IF
SPEAKERS DO NOT WRAP UP THEIR
COMMENTS, THE SPEAKER'S
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
IF YOU'RE PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT REMOTELY, ONCE YOU HAVE
COMPLETED YOUR COMMENT, WE ASK
THAT YOU CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE
ON THE LINE, OR THE OPTIONS ON
THE AGENDA.
OKAY THE REGULAR PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FOR THIS MEETING IS NOW
OPEN.
WE BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKERS ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
6. I'M PULLING UP THAT SPEAKER
LIST.
FIRST, WE'VE GOT JOE RILEY,
FOLLOWED BY BETTY LAO.
GO AHEAD, JOE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, ESTEEMED
COUNCILMEMBERS AND STAFF.
MY NAME IS JOE RILEY.
PUBLIC DIRECTOR AT SEATTLE
SUBWAY.
WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST
FISCALLY IMMORAL DECISION THE
CITY CAN MAKE TODAY FOR
MILLIONS OF TRANSIT RIDERS IS
TO ENSURE SOUND TRANSIT BUILDS
ST3 TO NOT HAMPER OUR ABILITY
TO EXPAND BEYOND SOUND TRANSIT
3. DESPITE REFERENCE IN THE
RESOLUTION, THE RESOLUTION DOES
NOT SPECIFY THE NEED TO BUILD
IN SMALL EXPANSION TRACKS AT
KEY STATIONS SOUND TRANSIT
WON'T ACT, AND FUTURE
EXPANDABILITY WON'T BE
POSSIBLE.
PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE SYSTEM
RIGHTS OF WAY TO BE USED
SYSTEMWIDE.
FINALLY, CHINATOWN AND BALLARD
REQUEST YOUR ATTENTION.
BALLARD'S ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF
MAJOR PLAYERS, INCLUDING THE
BALLARD ALLIANCE, NORDIC
MUSEUM, AND SMALL BUSINESS
COMMUNITY HAVE STRONGLY PUSHED
BACK AGAINST ANY STATION
SPECIFIC TEAM, AND WISHES 20th
OR 22nd AVENUE WAS POSSIBLE.
IN CHINATOWN ID, DEEP FOREST
AND FIFTH STATION OPTIONS ARE
SO DISLIKED, AND UNUSABLE TO
RIDERS THAT TODAY'S RESOLUTION
MUST COMPLETELY REMOVE THEM
FROM STUDY WHEN VIABLE
SHALLOWER OPTIONS DO EXIST.
INSTEAD, PLEASE REQUEST THEY'RE
SOUND TRANSIT LISTEN TO THE
COMMUNITY, BY STUDYING MORE
4th AVENUE OPTIONS, INCLUDING
CROSSING OVER THE EXISTING
TUNNEL, AND NOT UNDER TO ENSURE
THE ENTIRE DOWNTOWN TUNNEL, AND
RIDER EXPERIENCE AT CID IS
SHALLOW AND USEABLE TO RIDERS.
SOUND TRANSIT WILL NOT
PRIORITIZE SEATTLE ISSUES.
WE MUST TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, NEXT, WE HAVE
BETTY LAO FOLLOWED BY MEGAN
HANNON.
GO AHEAD, BETTY.
>> IN AM ON?
>> AM I ON?
>> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> HI, DRAFT RESOLUTION 32055
IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION OF EQUITY, INCLUSION,
AND TRANSPARENCY WITH SOUND
TRANSIT, BUT MORE CAN BE DONE.
FIRST, SOUND TRANSIT SHOULD
DEVELOP OPTIONS FOR THE FOURTH
AVENUE SHALLOW ALTERNATIVE.
AT LEAST TWO AS THEY DID FOR
THE FIFTH AVENUE ALTERNATIVE,
AND AS YOU HEARD SUGGESTED BY
THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER, JOEL
RILEY.
SECONDLY, IN MAY, SOUND TRANSIT
PRESENTED COST SAVINGS AND
REFINEMENT FOR EVERY LIGHT RAIL
SEGMENT EXCEPT THE C ID.
THEY STILL NEED TO DO LIKE THEY
DID FOR ALL THE OTHER SEGMENTS
A LIGHT RAIL.
PLEASE ADD THAT TO THE
RESOLUTION 32055.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT WE HAVE MEGAN HANNON,
FOLLOWED BY DEB BARKER.
GO AHEAD, MEGAN.
MEGAN, PRESS STAR 6. MEGAN
HANNON.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS MEGHANEN, AND I AM
REPRESENTING THE 2500 MEMBERS
OF THE SEATTLE METROPOLITAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HERE TO
COMMENT ON THE RECOMMENDED
PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE FOR THE
WEST SEATTLE, AND BALLARD LINK
EXTENSION.
WE URGE YOUR RESOLUTION AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND ASK
FOR YOUR CONTINUED ON BEHALF OF
THE COMMUNITY.
THIS RESOLUTION IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE IT CLEARLY COMMUNICATES
THE CITY'S POSITION TO SOUND
TRANSIT.
THE BEST OUTCOME IS AN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND
SOUND TRANSIT ON A PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE THAT WE WORK
TOGETHER TO ADVANCE THE COSTS,
AND RISKS AND DELIVER THE
PROJECT AS COMMITTED TO THE
VOTERS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COMMENT TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT, WE HAVE DEB BARKER
FOLLOWED BY NISHA.
GO AHEAD, DEB.
>> HELLO, THIS IS DEB BARKER.
I'M A WEST SEATTLE RESIDENT,
AND I WANT TO THROW IN MY
SUPPORT FOR THE AMENDMENT
NUMBER 1 TO RESOLUTION 32055.
SPECIFICALLY, I DO HAVE SOME
CONCERNS THAT I'D LIKE TO
VOCALIZE RIGHT NOW.
THE CONDITIONS FOR SUBSECTION
2B, THE DELRIDGE SEGMENT, THE
CONDITIONS ARE DELIGHTFULLY
WIMPY, AVOIDANCE OF MITIGATION
IMPACTS OR RELOCATION OF
PROVIDERS.
I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THE
DELL 6, AND PRETTY MUCH
ANYTHING THAT RUNS THE LIGHT
RAIL SYSTEM ALONG THE ANDOVER
CORRIDOR IS FLAWED.
I FEEL THAT THERE ARE
PEDESTRIAN, NOT ONLY PEDESTRIAN
TRUCKS INTERACTIONS THAT SEEM
TO BE REPEATING THINGS THAT
OCCUR IN THE SOUTH END, ON THE
PEDESTRIAN TRAIN ACCIDENTS, BUT
I BELIEVE THAT THE CONFLICT
WITH THE STEEL MILL ARE NOT
EASILY, OR DON'T REALLY FALWELL
TO AVOIDANCE OF MITIGATION OR
RELOCATION OF PROVIDERS.
I REALLY ENCOURAE THE COUNCIL
TO STRENGTHEN THE CONDITIONS IN
ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM TO BE
ABLE TO DELIVER A REALLY GREAT
AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION 32055.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR
LISTENING, AND I APPRECIATE
THIS TOUGH DECISION.
PLEASE HOLD SOUND TRANSIT
ACCOUNTABLE.
WE IN WEST SEATTLE DESERVE AS
MUCH PARITY AS YOU'RE GIVING TO
BALLARD WITH ITS TUNNELS AND
STATION AREAS.
PLEASE STRENGTHEN YOUR
AMENDMENT AND I WILL THEN
SUPPORT IT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, NEXT WE HAVE
NISHA NORIA, FOLLOWED BY NIHAD
NORIA.
GO AHEAD, NISHA.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS NISHA.
I'M A RESIDENT OF A LOWER QUEEN
ANNE BELLTOWN AREA, AND MY
FAMILY OWNS THE CIVIC HOTEL AND
I'M HERE REGARDING THE SOUND
TRANSIT PROPOSAL.
THE CITY SHOULD URGE SOUND
TRANSIT TO CONSIDER ANOTHER
ALTERNATIVE.
ONE THAT DOESN'T CAUSE ADVERSE
TRAFFIC IMPACTS BY BLOCKING AN
ON/OFF RAMP TO SR99, WHICH
COULD BE ADDRESSED BY EXPLORING
LOCATIONS.
PRIOR TO THE RESOLUTION TO
STUDY THE TRAFFIC AND
ACCESSIBILITY PATH OF THE SOUTH
STATION.
MY ENTIRE FAMILY HAS
CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH TO THE
CIVIC HOTEL OVER TIME, SOME
WORKING THE FRONT DESK, SOME
DOING TIME KEEPING.
THE CURRENT PROPOSAL REQUIRES
ACQUIRING THE PROPERTY FOR
STAGING AND SELLING THE LAND
AFTER MOST LIKELY TO A LARGE
DEVELOPER.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITY
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESS.
WE AROUND SAYING NO TO PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.
WE VERY MUCH SUPPORT IT.
HOWEVER, WE'RE ASKING THE CITY
COUNCIL TO WORK WITH US, TO
FIND AN ALTERNATIVE THAT
DOESN'T HELP BIG DEVELOPERS AT
THE EXPANSION OF SMALL,
MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES, THAT
CAN ALSO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION
OF PUBLIC TRANSIT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT, WE HAVE NIHA FOLLOWED BY
J DIFFERENT A JUDA STEVENSON.
>> HELLO, GOOD MORNING.
I'M CALLING ABOUT THE SOUTH
LAKE UNION PROPOSED STATION BY
SOUND TRANSIT.
I AM THE COFOUNDER OF THE CIVIC
HOTEL, AND WE HAVE BEEN AT THAT
CORNER SINCE 1962.
OUR FAMILY HAS ACQUIRED THAT
PROPERTY FOR THE PAST TWO
DECADES, AND THAT CORNER HAS
CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY.
AND WE HAVE CHANGED WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I DO IMPLORE
THAT CITY COUNCIL TO EXPLORE
MOVING WITH THE STATION TO
FIFTH AVENUE NORTH, OR SEVENTH
AVENUE AND THOMAS.
DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE
TUNNEL, OR NOT THE TUNNEL, I'M
SORRY, THE PROPOSED STATION,
THE BLOCKAGE OF SR-99 ON AND
OFF, AND ALSO THE TUNNEL, WILL
BE UNAVAILABLE DURING
CONSTRUCTION, AND EVEN
AFTERWARDS.
IN 2019, THESE WHEN SEVENTH
AVENUE WAS REROUTED TO THAT
STREET, AND ANYONE BEFORE
COVID, BETWEEN 3:00 AND 7:00
P.M., IT WAS A NIGHTMARE TO GET
IN AND OUT OF.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
SOUND TRANSIT, AND SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ARE DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE
AND MAKING SURE THAT THE
TRAFFIC AND ACCESSIBILITY
IMPACTS ARE TRULY STUDIED FOR
THE SOUTH LAKE UNION STATION.
SORRY, THAT IS MY CHILD IN THE
BACKGROUND.
AND SUPPORT PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.
WE HAVE ENJOYED IT.
OUR GUESTS THAT COME TO SEE
THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY OF SEATTLE,
ENJOY THE QUALITY OF METRO AND
COMMENT HOW EASY IT IS, AND WE
SUPPORT IT.
BUT WE REALLY DO HOPE THAT YOU
LOOK AT THE ACCESSIBILITY OF
THAT, AND ALSO IMPACTS OF
DISPLACING MINORITY OWNED
BUSINESSES.
TO DISPLACE A HOTEL IS NOT AS
SIMPLE AS MOVING IT TO ANOTHER
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND ALSO
SOMETHING THAT WAS ONCE
AFFORDABLE TO MANY IS NO LONGER
AFFORDABLE TO ANY.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE'VE GOT JUDA STEVENSON,
FOLLOWED BY LUCY BAREFOOT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBERS AND CHAIRPERSON
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT
TODAY'S COMMITTEE MEETING.
MY NAME IS JUDA STEVENSON, AND
I'M A RESIDENT OF WEST SEATTLE.
I HAVE TWO COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO
MAKE TODAY REGARDS TO 32055,
PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
THE NEW PREFERRED ALTERNATIVES
IN THE WEST SEATTLE LIGHT RAIL
EXPANSION.
I WANT TO THANK ALL THE
COUNCILMEMBERS IN CREATING
AMENDMENT 1 TO WITHHOLD ANY
RECOMMENDATION FOR A STATION
AND A LINE IN DELL RIDGE, AND I
URGE THIS FULL COMMITTEE TO
STRENGTHEN THAT LANGUAGE EVEN
FURTHER IN SECTION 2B REGARDING
THE MITIGATING IMPACTS AND
RELOCATING DISPLACED SERVICES
IN DELRIDGE.
AMENDMENT 1 RECOGNIZES THAT NO
AMOUNT OF GEOGRAPHIC
CONVENIENCE CAN JUSTIFY THE
DECISION.
OR THE INCREDIBLE LACK OF
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY SOUND
TRANSIT IN THERE DEIS STUDY.
THE PROBLEMS GO FAR BEYOND
THAT, INCLUDING A PEDESTRIAN,
AND FREIGHT TRAFFIC CONFLICTS,
TRANSFER SERVICE, INTERFERENCE
WITH ACCESS TO PUBLIC
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND ON AND
ON.
SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING
THIS IN AMENDMENT 1, AND FOR
CODIFYING IT INTO THE FULL
RESOLUTION TODAY.
MY SECOND COMMENT IS TO URGE
THIS COMMITTEE AND THE
COUNCILMEMBERS TO GO EVEN
FURTHER IN USING YOUR
INFLUENTIAL TO DROP DELL 6
ENTIRELY FROM CONSIDERATION.
IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, THIS
CITY COUNCIL, AND BOARD
MEETINGS HAVE BEGUN A NEW
PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE.
IT'S CLEAR THE ONLY REASON AN
EXTREME NORTHERN STATION
ALIGNMENT IN DELRIDGE, SUCH AS
DELL 5 OR DELL 6 ARE BEING
CONSIDERED IS BECAUSE IT
DELIVERS THE TRAIN TO THE
UNDERGROUND JUNCTION.
DEFINITELY AN IMPORTANT THING
TO CONSIDER, BUT BRINGING
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY LIGHT
RAIL SERVICE TO SEATTLE MUST
NOT BECOME SIMPLY A --
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE LUCY BAREFOOT,
FOLLOWED BY JORDAN CROWLEY.
JUST A REMAINDER TO OUR
SPEAKERS, YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL
YOUR COMMENTS TO COUNCIL AT
SEATTLE.GOV.
GO AHEAD, LUCY BAREFOOT.
>> HI, THIS IS LUCY BAREFOOT.
I AM A NEIGHBOR OF THE WEST
SEATTLE DELRIDGE AREA.
TODAY I WANT TO URGE SEATTLE
COUNCILMEMBERS TO OPPOSE THE
AMENDMENT FOR NO RECOMMENDATION
TO DELL 6. I BELIEVE THAT OUR [
INAUDIBLE ] HEARD IN THE LAST
MEETING, AND I ALSO URGE MORE
INFORMATION.
THE GATHERING OF MORE
INFORMATION TO SPEAK TO THE
ROUND THAT WOULD SERVE NOT ONLY
WEST SEATTLE, BUT FUTURE PEOPLE
OF COLOR IN THE WHITE CENTER
AND DELRIDGE AREA.
SO INSTEAD OF A SHORTSIGHTED
DESIGN AND ROUTE, I URGE MORE
INFORMATION SO THAT IT CAN BE
FOR FUTURE EXPANSION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME
AND THANK YOU FOR THE
RECOMMENDATION.
IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE REMOVE DELL
6. THAT IS MY COMMENT FOR
TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE JORDAN CROWLEY
FOLLOWED BY MIKE STEWART.
>> MY NAME IS JORDAN CROWLEY.
DIRECTOR OF ALKI BEACH ACADEMY.
I FIRST WANT TO START BY
THANKING THE COUNCILMEMBERS AND
OTHER CITY STAFF WHO HAVE MADE
AN EFFORT IN RECENT WEEKS TO
CONNECT WITH OUR PROGRAM,
WORKING TO ADDRESS OUR
CONCERNS.
PROMOTING CHILDCARE IS
EQUITABLE TO THE OPPORTUNITY
RICH NEIGHBORHOODS IN AREAS
LIKE DELRIDGE.
AS COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE AWARE,
THEY FAIL TO IDENTIFY THE
IRREPARABLE DAMAGE DELL 5 AND
DELL 6 WOULD INFLICT ON OUR
COMMUNITY'S CHILDCARE SUPPLY.
AMENDMENT 1 IS A GOOD FIRST
STEP, AND I HOPE THIS AND
CONTINUED EFFORTS MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN HOW THEY MOVE
FORWARD IN SEATTLE.
I HOPE THIS COMMITTEE WILL
SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT, BOTH
HERE AND AT FULL COUNSEL AND DO
WHAT YOU CAN TO MAKE SURE THIS
IMPORTANT PROJECT IS LED BY
CAUTION AND NOT NEGLIGENCE.
OUR HOPE IS THAT WE ARE HERE TO
SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS IT
CONTINUES TO GROW.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE MIKE STEWART.
GO AHEAD, MIKE.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
MIKE STEWART, I'M THE DIRECTER
OF THE BALLARD ALLIANCE,
REPRESENTING THOUSANDS OF
RESIDENTS IN BALLARD.
BALLARD HAS BEEN UNITED SINCE
DAY ONE IN ITS DESIRE FOR A
TUNNELED APPROACH WITH A
STATION LOCATED ON NORTHWEST
MARKET STREET AT 15th AVENUE
NORTHWEST.
THE STATION PLACE IN THIS
LOCATION WILL NOT ONLY SERVE
THE ABUNDANCE OF THE RESIDENTS
AND TRANSIT RIDERS, IT WILL
ALSO HELP PREFER OUR MARITIME
AND INDUSTRIAL LANES.
LET ME BE CLEAR, THERE IS NO
CONSTITUENCY SUPPORT FOR A
14th AVENUE STATION.
A STATION LOCATED AT 15th IS
THE ONLY OPTION THAT WILL
ENSURE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
A 14th AVENUE STATION WOULD PUT
PEDESTRIANS AT RISK WITH THE
LONG CROSSING OF 15th AVENUE.
93% OF ALL TRAFFIC FATALITIES
HAPPEN WHEN CROSSING AN
ARTERIAL.
IT COULD SEE A SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE IN CROSSINGS, NOT ONLY
A MAJOR INTERIOR, IT'S A MAJOR
FREIGHT CORRIDOR, AND IT'S THE
THIRD BUSIEST NORTH SOUND
TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR IN THE
CITY SECOND END TO I-5, AND
STATE ROUTE 99.
ADDITIONALLY, A 14th EACH
STATION WILL COMPLETELY MISS
THE MARKET, SERVING BALLARD.
THERE ARE MORE THAN 1,000
RESIDENTIAL UNITS PLANNED WEST
OF 22nd AVENUE NORTHWEST, MORE
THAN A HALF MILE WEST OF 14.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND IN
APPROXIMATELY $150 MILLION
DIFFERENCE IN A STATION
LOCATION, REPRESENTS LESS THAN
1% OF THE TOTAL PROJECT COST,
AND IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
AN ALIGNMENT THAT WORKS FOR THE
COMMITTEE, VERSUS ONE THAT
HASN'T LISTED TO THE FEEDBACK
OF BALLARD RESIDENTS I WANT TO
THANKAL OF YOU FOR YOUR HARD
WORK, TO ENSURE THIS IS A
SUCCESSFUL 100 YEAR PROJECT
THAT WORKS FOR THE COMMUNITIES
IT SERVES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM SPEAKERS
HERE IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
FIRST UP WE'VE GOT ALEX
ZIMMERMAN FOLLOWED BY MARGARITE
RICHARD.
GO AHEAD, MR. ZIMMERMAN.
>> NAZI FASCIST.
MY NAME ALEX ZIMMERMAN AND I'M
A BIT CONFUSED.
WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE A NAZI,
PSYCHOPATH?
NEVER SHOW MY SIGN.
NEVER SOW MY FACE.
SO TWO PEOPLE COME HERE, THE
BLACK WOMAN AND JEW.
IT'S NOT DISCRIMINATION LOOK AT
ME LIKE YOU ARE A NEW NAZI
PSYCHOPATH.
SO I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
GENDER NUMBER ONE, IT'S ABOUT
MONEY.
AND I TALK ABOUT THIS MANY
TIME.
WE HAVE SPEED RIGHT NOW, 25
MILES PER HOUR.
IT'S $6 GAS, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS
MEAN, IT'S A TON OF MONEY WE
SPEND WITH THIS SPEED.
BUT IT'S ONLY ONE POINT, AND
ANOTHER POINT WHEN WE HAVE SO
LOW MILES WHY WE COVER WITH
CAMERA, WE DON'T HAVE SENSE,
ABSOLUTELY.
SO LAST TEN YEAR WE SENT 50% TO
ARIZONA.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEN ARE
TALKING ABOUT.
DOZEN AND DOZEN OF MILLION OF
DOLLARS.
WE DON'T HAVE MONEY NOW FOR
EVERYBODY.
FOR A NORMAL LIFE.
WHY WOULDN'T YOU SPEND TO OUR
CORPORATION IN ARIZONA WHEN WE
CAN KEEP THIS ALL HERE FOR
PROCTOR TO LEAVE YOU PEOPLE
MORE MONEY.
THIS EXACTLY WHAT WE IS DOING
RIGHT NOW.
SENATOR TALK ABOUT THIS RIGHT
NOW THREE MONTH FOR TAXES CUT
FOR CASINO BECAUSE IT'S A REAL
POINT [ INAUDIBLE ] IT'S NUMBER
ONE.
AND NUMBER TWO I CAN TALK ABOUT
THIS FOR MEAN YEAR.
WHY PROCESSING STREET?
STREET ONLY FOR BUSES.
AND BUSES GOING STREET FOR, YOU
KNOW WHAT THIS MEAN, DON'T HAVE
SENSE.
IT'S DIFFERENT OF 100 FEET.
MOVE BUSES FROM STREET TO THREE
STREET IS GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.
WE KEEP OUR MONEY.
YOU MAKE LIFE COMFORTABLE FOR
PEOPLE.
SO THEN YOU STOP ACTING LIKE A
PSYCHOPATH.
IDIOTA.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE MARGARITE
RICHARD.
>> YES, GOOD DAY, MY NAME IS
MARGARITE.
I ONLY COME DOWN HERE BECAUSE I
HAVE A RIGHT TO.
BUT THERE'S BEEN FEW
DISTURBANCES LATELY IN 2022,
WHICH I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I SAY WHY DO THESE PEOPLE
BECOME A PART OF OUR LIFE WHERE
IT COULD BE A DESTRUCTIVE MODE?
YOU KNOW, HOW WEAPONS OF MASS
DESTRUCTION?
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M CONCERNED
ABOUT, AND I WILL REMAIN UNTIL
SOMEONE TELLS ME WHY THEY TELL
US TO GO TALK TO OUR
REPRESENTATIVES THAT DON'T
REPRESENT US.
CALL FOR A REPRESENTATIVE, BUT
YOU DON'T REPRESENT ME.
THIS IS ALL LIKE FELIX THE CAT
REACHING INTO A BAG OF TRICKS,
AND I'M NOT NO TRICK.
THANK GOD I KNOW WHO I AM.
SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH TRANSPORTATION?
YES, I DO TAKE TRANSPORTATION.
I'VE SAID MANY THINGS ABOUT
TRANSPORTATION.
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT WAS
DONE WITH THE THINGS THAT I
SAID ABOUT TRANSPORTATION.
I SAID WAIT A MINUTE.
EVEN WITH SOUND TRANSIT GOING
DOWN AND TESTIFYING BUT THEY
DID FINALLY SAY, WELL, I THINK
WE CAN LET CERTAIN AGE GROUPS
NOT PAY TO GET ON THIS
MACHINERY.
BUT I'M STILL HAVING ILLNESSES
WHEN I TAKE THE RAPID RIDE
BECAUSE IT'S TOO BUMPY.
I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT IS IT THE
BUS OR THE ROADS?
I SAY, WELL WAIT A MINUTE.
MAYBE IF I GET SO RICKETY,
RACKETY LIKE THE SCARECROW IN
"THE WIZARD OF OZ," THEN YOU'LL
BELIEVE ME, HUH?
WHEN I COME IN HERE, YOU KNOW,
GOING LIKE THIS, THEN YOU'LL
BELIEVE ME.
IF I REALLY LOOK LIKE I'M NOT
HUMAN ANYMORE.
ALTHOUGH YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES THAT CONCLUDES OUR
LIST OF SPEAKERS FROM THE
GENERAL PUBLIC.
NOW WE WILL MOVE ONTO THE FIRST
LEGISLATIVE ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE INTO RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 1. AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO GRAND FUNDS FROM
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZING THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO SPECIFY
GRANTS RELATED ON BEHALF OF AND
FOR THE CITY.
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES WE'LL BE JOINED HERE
BY THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO SOME QUICK
OPENING REMARKS.
THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER 120358
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF
SDOT TO ACCEPT GRANTS TOTALING
$3.7 MILLION, AND TO EXECUTE
RELATED AGREEMENTS ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY.
THAT AMENDS THE ADOPTED BUDGET,
BUT REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH IT,
IT ADDS THESE GRANTS TO THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, REVISING
ALLEGATIONS AND SPENDING
IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
WE HAVE WITH US TODAY CHRIS
GODWIN FROM THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AND A QUICK PRESENTATION TO
PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL.
GOOD MORNING.
AND GOOD MORNING, CHRIS.
YES.
WELCOME, AND FEEL FREE TO HAVE
THE SCREEN SHARED FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION.
>> ALL RIGHT.
YEP, I'LL BRING UP THE
PRESENTATION NOW.
IT'S ALREADY UP.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS
FOR THE RECORD CHRIS GODWIN, I
AM THE FINANCIAL MANAGER FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
IT IS A PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD
PIECE OF LEGISLATION, SO I
DON'T EXPECT A LENGTHY
PRESENTATION AND I WILL JUST
MOVE THROUGH IT, SO WE CAN MOVE
ONTO THE NEXT ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA.
FOR THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE?
JUST A QUICK REMINDER OF SDOT'S
VISION, VALUES AND GOALS.
WE ENVISION A THRIVING
COMMUNITY POWERED BY DEPENDABLE
TRANSPORTATION AT OUR CORE WE
VALUE EQUITY, SAFETY,
SUSTAINABILITY, LIVEABILITY,
AND EXCELLENCE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO WHAT BRINGS US HERE TODAY IS
THAT IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, THE
PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL
REACHED OUT TO SEATTLE AND
ASKED IF WE COULD INCREASE OUR
FUNDING FOR FEDERALLY GRANT
SUPPORTED PROJECTS THAT HAVE
ALREADY RECEIVED FEDERAL GRANT
AWARDS FROM THE PSRC.
SO WHILE THE PROJECTS IN THIS
ORDINANCE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED
FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FROM THE
PSRC AND HAVE BEEN REWARDED,
AND WE'VE ACCEPTED THOSE GRANTS
IN PRIOR LEGISLATION, AT THE
END OF THE BUDGET CYCLE, THE
PSRC REVIEWS ANY BUDGET
REQUIREMENTS THEY DON'T THINK
THEY'RE GOING TO MEET, AND LOOK
FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECTS TO FUND
THE GRANT FUNDING TO, SO THEY
CAN USE THE ENTIRETY OF THEIR
BUDGET, OTHERWISE IT REVERTSES
TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
IT'S A COMMON PRACTICE.
FOR THIS CYCLE, A TOTAL OF $3.7
MILLION.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THESE, A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS
SHOULD LOOK VERY FAMILIAR TO
YOU.
YOU'VE SEEN THEM DISCUSSED HERE
AND OTHER FORMS.
THE FIRST PROJECT THAT WILL BE
RECEIVING ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS
THE FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH.
THIS IS PART OF OUR RAPID RIDE
J PROJECT.
THIS WILL IMPROVE TRANSIT TIME,
RELIABILITY, AND ALSO HAVE SOME
BICYCLE SAFETY.
WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON THIS A
LITTLE WHILE AGO, WHERE I CAME
TO THE SMALL [ INAUDIBLE ]
GRANT, BUT THIS IS THE NORTH
SEGMENT IS RECONSTRUCTING EAST
MARGINAL WAY FROM SOUTH
MASSACHUSETTS TO SPOKANE
STREET.
WE'RE ALSO ADDING PROTECTED
BIKE LANES AND MAKING
ADJUSTMENTS TO SOME OF THE
TRAFFIC SIGNAL INFRASTRUCTURE
ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WE WOULD ALSO BE RECEIVING
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR MLK, FOR
PBL.
SO A PROTECTED BIKE LANE.
THIS WOULD CONSTRUCT BETWEEN
RAINIER, AND JUDKINS.
WE'LL BE RECEIVING ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR THE NORTHGATE TO
DOWNTOWN TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS,
ALSO CALLED THE ROUTE 40
TRANSIT PLUS MULTICORRIDOR.
AGAIN, THIS WOULD INCLUDE SOME
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING
DEDICATED BUS LANES SIGNAL
UPGRADES AND SIDEWALKS AS WELL.
THE LAST ITEM ON THE LIST IS A
VERY SMALL INCREASE TO SOME OF
THE WORK THAT WE DO FOR
TRANSPORTATION DEMAND
MANAGEMENT.
THE OVERALL BODY OF WORK FOR
TRANSPORTATION DEMAND
MANAGEMENT REALLY SUPPORTS THE
CITY COMMUTE INTRODUCTION
PROGRAM, THAT'S ALL OF OUR ORCA
CARDS, AND TO SMALLER EMPLOYEES
TO INVEST IN ORCA CARDS, AND
IMPLEMENT EVENT FOCUSED,
INCLUDING WAY FINDING FOR
PEDESTRIANS.
AGAIN, THE TOTAL IS 3.7
MILLION.
OR 3.68, IS WHAT WE HAD ON THE
FIRST SLIDE.
ALL OF THESE PROJECTS RECEIVED
FEDERAL FUNDING PREVIOUSLY, AND
WE WOULD RECOMMEND APRORVEGGAL.
APPROVAL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
PRESENTATION.
COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THESE REGIONAL DOLLARS THAT
WOULD BE FLOWING INTO EXISTING
PROJECTS, TOTALING $3.7
MILLION?
OKAY, I DON'T SEE ANY
QUESTIONS.
SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE.
I'M NOW MOVING THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNSEL BILL 120358.
ITEM ONE ON OUR AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED.
I RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THIS
COUNCIL BILL.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
OKAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS 120358.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION
CARRIES, AND THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE BILL
PASSED WILL BE SENT TO THE JULY
12 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
ALL RIGHT WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE FULL TITLE OF THE NEXT
AND FINAL AGENDA ITEM INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO.
A RESOLUTION RELATING TO SOUND
TRANSIT, PROVIDING
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SOUND
TRANSIT BOARD AS TO THE
SELECTION OF THE PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE FOR THE WEST
SEATTLE AND BALLARD LINK
EXTENSIONS PROJECT TO BE
STUDIED IN THE FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT,
FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES AS WE DISCUSSED A
MONTH AGO, THIS IS RESOLUTION
320355.
IT'S A JOINT RESOLUTION BETWEEN
THE EXECUTIVE AND THE CITY
COUNCIL TO PROVIDE SOUND
TRANSIT WITH SOME
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WEST
SEATTLE, AND BALLARD LINK
EXTENSIONS.
AS YOU MAY RECALL ON FEBRUARY
15, SOUND TRANSIT PRESENTED AT
OUR COMMITTEE, THEIR DRAFT
OPTIONS ON ROUTES FROM THE
DEIS.
SOUND TRANSIT PRESENTED WITH
MORE DETAILS ON OPTIONS.
ON JUNE 7, WE HAD A LENGTHY
DISCUSSION OF THIS RESOLUTION
AT OUR COMMITTEE.
TODAY WE HAVE WITH US, SARA
MAXANA FROM THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
WHO IS THE CITY'S DESIGNATED ON
THIS ISSUE.
THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS THAT MAY ARISE DURING
TODAY'S DISCUSSIONS AND
CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THE
PRESENTATION THAT WE ALREADY
SAW ON JUNE 7th, THAT LENGTHY
PRESENTATION ON THE RESOLUTION.
THE WEST SEATTLE AND BALLARD
LINK EXTENSIONS WILL BE THE
BIGGEST INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT
TO DATE, IMPACTING OUR CITY.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE
WORK THAT SOUND TRANSIT HAS
DONE TO THIS POINT, AT THIS
POINT.
AS WELL AS ALL THE INPUT FROM
OUR CITY OF SEATTLE
DEPARTMENTS, ESPECIALLY FROM
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, A SPECIAL
GRATITUDE FOR SARA MAXANA, AND
MARSHAL FOSTER AND CALVIN CHOW,
AS WELL AS ALL THE CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS WHO HAVE ENGAGED DEEPLY
IN THIS PROCESS, AND THE
IMPORTANCE, AND DIFFICULTY OF
EXPANDING THIS MASS REGIONAL
SYSTEM.
LOTS OF DECISIONS FOR THE 18
MEMBER SOUND TRANSIT BOARD TO
MAKE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
MONTHS AND YEARS, AND HOW, THIS
IS HOW BEST TO EXPAND THE LIGHT
RAIL SYSTEM.
THOSE 18 BOARD MEMBERS
REPRESENTING THREE COUNTIES AND
SEVERAL CITIES HAVE A VERY
TOUGH JOB TO REACH CONSENSUS
AND KEEP THESE MEGAPROJECTS
MOVING FORWARD.
THIS INCLUDES THE NINE SEGMENTS
OF THE WEST SEATTLE BALLARD
LINK EXTENSION, WHICH ARE ALL
WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND
WHICH BENEFIT THE REGION.
FROM THE OPTIONS IN THE DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT,
THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD WILL
DECIDE THEIR PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVES TO STUDY FOR THE
FINAL EIS.
A GOAL OF THIS RESOLUTION IS
REALLY TO ARTICULATE A WELL
INFORMED SENSE OF INPUT, THAT'S
SENSITIVE TO OUR DIVERSE
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND ULTIMATELY
BENEFIT FROM THE FINAL PRODUCT.
OUR CITIES EXECUTIVE BRANCH
INCLUDING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND SDOT HAVE COLLABORATED WITH
COUNCIL ON THIS JOINT
RESOLUTION, 32055.
SO SEATTLE CAN AMPLIFY OUR
INPUT.
WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING THE
REGIONAL APPROACH OF MAYOR
HARRELL, AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ WHO SERVE ON THE SOUND
TRANSIT BOARD FOR SEATTLE.
SEATTLE'S BEEN THE BIGGEST
SUPPORTER OF SEATTLE TRANSIT,
AND CONTINUES TO BE THE CRUCIAL
LINCHPIN FOR THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
DOING RIGHT BY SEATTLE WILL
BENEFIT THE REGION, BECAUSE IT
WILL SMOOTH AND SPEED
IMPLEMENTATION.
TIME IS MONEY.
THIS MEGAPROJECT WILL REQUIRE
NUMEROUS CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
AND OTHER APPROVAL TO ENABLE
THIS ENTIRE REGIONAL EXPANSION
TO COME ONLINE AND CONNECT OUR
COMMUNITIES FASTER, SO THE
BROADER BUYIN TODAY, PROVIDED
BY THIS RESOLUTION COULD NOT
ONLY CLARIFY SEATTLE
LEADERSHIP'S VIEWS ON CERTAIN
SEGMENT OF THE SYSTEM, BUT ALSO
SAVE TIME FOR THE GREATER GOOD
OF THE THREE COUNTY REGION.
NOW WHILE SOUND TRANSIT
SCHEDULE AND MEETINGS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE, THE SOUND
TRANSIT EXPANSION COMMITTEE IS
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO MEET AS
EARLY AS JULY 14.
SO OUR JULY 5 MEETING TODAY
WOULD BE THE LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING WE COULD HAVE TO VOTE
ON THIS RESOLUTION IN TIME.
ALREADY PUBLISHED ON TODAY'S
AGENDA IS A COLLECTION OF
REVISIONS TO THE RESOLUTION
PRESENTED AS AMENDMENT ONE.
AS I UNDERSTAND, CENTRAL STAFF
HAS STITCHED TOGETHER THESE
POTENTIAL REVISIONS BASED ON
LARGE PART ON THE ISSUES RAISED
ON OUR JUNE 7 MEETING AND
SUBSEQUENT PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE
BEFORE US, SO THERE WILL BE
SOME PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE TO
GET ALL THE AMENDMENTS BEFORE
US FOR OUR AMPLE DISCUSSION AND
CONSIDERATION AND VOTING.
I'D LIKE TO GET STARTED BY
PUTTING BASE RESOLUTION BEFORE
US, THEN I'D LIKE TO GET THE
CONSOLIDATED AMENDMENT ONE
BEFORE US.
THEN WE CAN HAVE CENTRAL STAFF
WALK US THROUGH THE PROPOSED
REVISIONS CONTAINED IN
AMENDMENT 1, AND ADDRESS ANY
QUESTIONS WITH THE BASED.
THERE WILL BE AMENDMENT NUMBER
TWO, FROM COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, AND 3 FROM
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
DON'T WORRY, WE'VE GOT PLENTY
OF TIME TO DISCUSS THESE BEFORE
WE FINALIZE OUR VOTE TODAY.
SO AGAIN, I'M JUST GOING TO GET
US STARTED BY PUTTING THE BASE
LEGISLATION BEFORE US, AND THEN
THE AMENDMENT 1 THAT WAS ON THE
AGENDA BEFORE US, AND WE WILL
RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBERS AFTER
WE HEAR FROM CALVIN CHOW.
AGAIN, SARA MAXANA FROM SDOT IS
HERE WITH US AS WELL.
SO COLLEAGUES, I KNOW MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 32055,
ITEM 1 ON OUR AGENDA, IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED.
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION OF 32055.
AND NOW I MOVE TO AMEND AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT 1 ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT AMENDMENT
1. AMENDMENT 1 IS NOW WITH
ALWAYS ALONG WITH THE BASE
LEGISLATION.
THERE'S GOING TO BE AN
AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT 1
SHORTLY.
BUT I WANTED TO GIVE US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WALK THROUGH THE
PARTS OF AMENDMENT 1 FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, WHICH YOU CAN
ALSO SEE IF YOU GO TO THE CITY
COUNCIL WEBSITE, TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE, AND LOOK ON TODAY'S
AGENDA, AMENDMENT 1 IS THERE.
WELCOME CALVIN CHOW.
>> THANK YOU.
I PUT ON THE SCREEN THE TEXT TO
AMENDMENT 1. AS YOU MENTIONED
EARLIER, IT IS LARGELY FOLLOWED
UP OF DISCUSSION COUNCILMEMBERS
HAD.
TWO COMMITTEE MEETINGS AGO.
I CAN WALK THROUGH THE SPECIFIC
SECTIONS THAT ARE IMPACTED.
AMENDMENT 1 WOULD AFFECT THE
DELRIDGE SEGMENT RECOMMENDATION
TO STATE THAT THERE IS NO
PREFERENCE AT THIS TIME.
IT CALLS OUT THE IMPACTS TO
ALKI BEACH ACADEMY, AND
RESOURCES AS IMPACTS THAT NEED
TO BE FULLY ANALYZED, AND
IDENTIFIES THAT AVOIDANCE, OR
MITIGATION OF THE IMPACTS OR
THE RELOCATION OF THOSE
SERVICES IS A CONDITION FOR THE
CITY SUPPORT OF DELL 6 IN THE
FUTURE.
THE AMENDMENT ALSO MAKES
CHANGES TO THE SOUTH INTERBAY
SEGMENT.
IT STATES THAT WHILE WE DO NOT
HAVE A SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION
FOR THE SEGMENT THAT WE WOULD
SUPPORT THE SMITH COVE STATION
LOCATION AT WEST GALA STREET.
AND THIS IS WHAT IS SHOWN IN
THE SIB1 ALIGNMENT, BECAUSE OF
ITS SUPPORT FOR TRANSIT
CONNECTIONS TO MAGNOLIA.
IT WOULD ALSO MAKE SOME CHANGES
TO THE INTERBAY, AND BALLARD
SEGMENT.
IT WOULD IDENTIFY THE SEATTLE
STORM FACILITY AND OTHER
COMMUNITY ASSETS IN INTERBAY.
THERE'S NO SUBSTATION THERE,
BUT THERE IS PROPERTY FOR A
FUTURE SUBSTATION, AS WELL AS
STATES THAT THE 14th AVENUE
NORTHWEST STATION ALTERNATIVE
IS UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE OF THE
STATION ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES
THAT IT RAISES AS OPPOSED TO
15th AVENUE.
>> THANK YOU, AND WE ARE GOING
TO HEAR FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
ABOUT THESE AMENDMENTS AND
AGAIN, THERE WILL BE AN
AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT ONE.
I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SARA NELSON HAS
BEEN PRESENT FROM THE BEGINNING
OF THIS ITEM.
WHILE NOT A COMMITTEE MEMBER,
NON-COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE
INVITED TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE
DISCUSSION OR SPEAK TO THE
DISCUSSION.
SO THANK YOU, CALVIN CHOW FOR
GOING THROUGH THE CONTENTS OF
AMENDMENT ONE, AND WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS
AMEND IN A MOMENT.
I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE SARA
FROM THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION WHO HAS WORKED
REALLY HARD ON THIS PROCESS
WITH SOUND TRANSIT, AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO AS OUR CITY'S
DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE.
I WANTED TO GIVE SARA A CHANCE.
DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO ANY OF
THESE ITEMS IN AMENDMENT 1?
>> I DO NOT NEED TO SPEAK TO
ANY OF THEM AT THIS TIME IN
DETAIL.
BUT JUST AT A HIGH LEVEL, I
WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERSHIP AND ALL OF THE
OFFICES WORKING ON THESE
AMENDMENTS, AND THAT THE
AMENDMENTS DO NOT FUNDMENTALY
CHANGE THE RECOMMENDATION, BUT
REALLY ADD SOME NEEDED
SPECIFICITY OF IMPORTANCE TO
COUNCILMEMBERS, AND RESPOND TO
FEEDBACK, THAT'S BEEN HEARD IN
THIS PROCESS.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO COLLEAGUES THE FLOOR IS OPEN
TO YOU ALL TO SPEAK TO THIS
AMENDMENT ONE, AND ALSO, WE
WILL BE GETTING, I KNOW WE HAVE
AN AMENDMENT TO THIS AMENDMENT
AS WELL.
SO WHOEVER WANTS TO JUMP IN
FIRST.
BUT AGAIN, THERE'S PLENTY OF
TIME HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I CAN'T TELL.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD OF ME.
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> BEAR WITH ME, AND I'LL
MUDDLE THROUGH IT.
THANKS SO MUCH.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOLKS
FOR [ INAUDIBLE ]
COUNCILMEMBERS, ESPECIALLY
COUNCIL CHAIR PEDERSEN, AND
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR
ENGAGING ON THIS PARTICULAR
AMENDMENT RELATED TO THE WEST
SEATTLE SEGMENT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE SELECTING
THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE, AND
FOR NOTING THOSE INCIDENTS
WHERE WE DON'T HAVE A
PREFERENCE.
AS IT RELATES TO THE LANGUAGE
IN THE BASE BILL, WE KNOW THAT
FOR THE WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION,
THERE'S STRONG COMMUNITY
SUPPORT FOR TUNNEL OPTION AND I
SUPPORT THAT.
THE TUNNEL WOULD MINIMIZE
IMPACT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
BUSINESSESES, AND PROVIDE THE
BEST APPROACH FOR LONG TERM
SUCCESS IN THE HEALTH OF THE
WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION
COMMUNITY, AND WE KNOW THAT AN
ELEVATED SEGMENT INTO THE HEART
OF THE WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION
URBAN VILLAGE, AND ON
FAUNTLEROY WAY SOUTHWEST WOULD
BE COMPLETELY [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR
SEATTLE, AND IT WOULD INCLUDE
IMPACTS THAT SIMPLY COULD NOT
BE MITIGATED.
SO THE MAIN TUNNEL HAS A
COMPARABLE COST ESTIMATE TO
ELEVATED OPTIONS, AND IS A
REALLY IMPORTANT ITERATION FOR
A REGIONAL PROJECT.
AS IT RELATES TO THE DUWAMISH
CROSSING, RECOGNIZE THAT THERE
IS COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE AND
BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH CROSSINGS
HAVE THEIR IMPACT.
SOUTH CROSSING IS CONDITIONED
ON ADEQUATE MITIGATION OF
ACCESS TO PARKS, AND NATURAL
HABITAT AT THE WEST DUWAMISH
GREEN BELT.
THAT'S THE LANGUAGE THAT'S IN
THE BASE BILL.
BUT AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY
TO THE AMENDMENT FOR US, I
REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER SOME
LANGUAGE RECOGNIZING THAT THERE
IS NO CLEAR COMMUNITY CONSENSUS
ON THIS SEGMENT, ALL ALIGNMENTS
HAVE IMPACTS ON RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES.
IT'S VERY EVIDENT IN THE DRAFT
EIS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
ADDITION FROM THE EXECUTIVE TO
THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE
RESOLUTION, INCLUDING A REQUEST
FOR TRANSIT ACCESS STUDY FOR
COMMUNITIES, IDENTIFIED IN THE
RACIAL EQUITY TOOL KIT,
INCLUDING SOUTH DELRIDGE AND
WHITE CENTER.
AND THE RESOLUTION ALSO ADDED
MENTION OF HOW IMPORTANT
PROTECTIONS FOR LONG FELLOW
CREEK ARE.
THESE ARE REALLY HELPFUL
ADDITIONS AND I THANK YOU FOR
OFFERING THEM.
DELRIDGE FIVE AND SIX OPTIONS
WERE DEVELOPED TO MINIMIZE
IMPACTS ON YOUNGSTOWN
COMMUNITY.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT THEY WERE ADDED LATE IN
THE FISCAL PROCESS, AND THEY
WERE ADDED AT THE BOARD LEVEL.
SO THE POTENTIAL OF THESE
OPTIONS WEREN'T DISCUSSED
DURING THE SCOPING PROCESS.
SO AGAIN, THE DELRIDGE 5 AND 6
IMPACTS DID NOT HAVE SORT OF
THE THOROUGH DISCUSSION OF
THOSE IMPACTS DURING THE
SCOPING PROCESS, BECAUSE THEY
WERE LATE OPTIONS.
AND WE KNOW OF A COUPLE IMPACTS
FOR DELRIDGE 6, THAT HAVE COME
UP SINCE THE DRAFT EIS WAS
PUBLISHED, AS NOTED IN PUBLIC
COMMENT, THE DRAFT EIS DOES NOT
MENTION THE EXISTENCE OF THE
ALKI BEACH ACADEMY DAYCARE
CENTER AND THE SOCIAL RESOURCES
SECTION IN APPENDIX L., WHERE
YOU CAN SEE CARE CENTERS ON THE
LINE ARE NOTED.
THE IMPORTANCE OF A DAYCARE OF
THIS SIZE ON THE PENINSULA IS
MAGNIFIED BY THE CLOSURE.
AND THE CENTER PROVIDES CARE
FOR OVER 120 CHILDREN AND PLANS
TO EXPAND TO BE ABLE TO CARE
FOR 300 CHILDREN.
BUT AGAIN, THE FACT THAT THIS
LOCATION IS NOT EVEN NAMED IN
THE DRAFT EIS RAISES CONCERN
FOR ME THAT NOT ONLY WAS THE
ANALYSIS OF IMPACTS INADEQUATE
AS IT RELATES TO THIS
PARTICULAR SERVICE, BUT THAT
PERHAPS THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE
WAS UNKNOWN DURING THE
ANALYSIS.
AGAIN, ANOTHER IMPACT IS THE
TRANSITIONAL RESOURCES, SOCIAL
SERVICE, WHICH OFFERS 24/7
SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS
MENTAL ILLNESS WITH BOTH A
LIVING FACILITY ON SITE, AND
THE SERVICE CENTER.
THE LIVING FACILITIES DEPEND ON
24/7 INTERGRATED SERVICES
BETWEEN THE FOLKS RECEIVING THE
SERVICES, AS WELL AS THE FOLKS
LIVING THERE, AND THE DRAFT EIS
DOES NOT ADDRESS THE NURTURE OF
THE GRAM.
THE 31 HIGH NEED INDIVIDUALS
COULD BE FACED WITH 122 PEOPLE
PER MONTH LOSING ACCESS THAT
LONG CARE MENTAL ILLNESS
FACILITY MOVE CLIENTS AT THE
FACILITY WERE HOMELESS.
FURTHER THE PROPERTY BEAT
ITSELF TO A COVENANT REQUIRING
THE PROPERTY BE USED FOR THE
SERVICES FOR THE FORESEEABLE
FUTURE.
SO IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THESE
DEFICIENCIES, I DEVELOPED THE
PORTION OF THIS AMENDMENT THAT
RELATES TO WEST SEATTLE AND
SIMPLY SAYS THAT THE CITY IS
NOT ABLE [ INAUDIBLE ] THE
INADEQUATE ANALYSIS OF
SERVICES, AND NOTES THAT ONE,
IT DID NOT IDENTIFY THE ALKI
BEACH ACADEMY AS A POTENTIAL
IMPACTED SOCIAL RESOURCE AND
THEREFORE DID NOT FULLY ANALYZE
THE PROJECT'S IMPACT ON
DIFFERENT SERVICES.
AND SECONDLY, WHILE THE DEIS
IDENTIFIED TRANSITIONAL
RESOURCES IN THE LIST, THERE
WAS AN INADEQUATE ANALYSIS OF
IMPACT.
AND THEN FINALLY, IT STATES
THAT FUTURE SUPPORT FOR DELL 6
IS CONDITIONED ON AVOIDANCE, OR
MITIGATION OF IMPACTS OF
TRANSPORTATION OR HOUSING
PROVIDERS.
AGAIN, THESE ARE CONDITIONS
THAT ARE ACHIEVABLE, AND REALLY
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PUT THEM FORWARD AS A
COMMISSION AS NECESSARY FOR THE
PORT AUTHORITY.
APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
I THINK THIS IS JUST ANOTHER
DEMONSTRATION OF HOW THE
DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBERS KNOW
THEIR AREAS BETTER THAN
ANYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THIS
SOLID INPUT TO THIS FOR WEST
SEATTLE..
ANY COMMENTS AT THIS POINT?
>> SURE.
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> I WILL SPEAK TO THE LANGUAGE
THAT I ADDED INTO THIS
CONSOLIDATED AMENDMENT.
AND I'LL SPEAK TO THE BIT THAT
I'LL WANT TO CHANGE, EVEN
THOUGH WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT
THROUGH PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURE.
I JUST WANT TO FIRST BY
THANKING COUNCIL STAFF AND
CENTRAL STAFF FOR THE AMOUNT OF
TIME THEY'VE SPEND WITH ME OVER
THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS
RESOLUTION DOES NOT HAVE ANY
LEGAL TEETH.
THIS HAS BEEN A TOOL FOR
BRINGING MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY AND THE CITY TOGETHER
TO DISCUSS AND UNDERSTAND THE
DETAILS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
BEFORE THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD.
THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARDS BEING
THE ONES TO MAKE THE FINAL
RECOMMENDATION.
SO OFTENTIMES, I WANT TO ENSURE
THIS IS BROUGHT IN A GOOD
SPIRIT, BECAUSE OFTENTIMES
SITUATIONS LIKE THIS CAN CREATE
MORE ARGUMENT THAN SOLUTION,
AND I WANT TO SHARE THAT I KNOW
MY COLLEAGUES, I ESPECIALLY AM
HERE WITH THE DESIRE TO FIND
THE WAY FORWARD, BECAUSE WE'RE
ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD, BEING
A TRICOUNTY BOARD, I WANT
ANYONE LISTENING FROM SOUND
TRANSIT, I THINK YOU'VE HEARD
ME SAY THIS AT EVERY SINGLE
MEETING, IT IS AS IMPORTANT TO
GET TO EVERETT AND TACOMA AS IT
IS TO GET TO BALLARD AND WEST
SEATTLE.
WE WILL FIND A WAY.
I'M COMMIT TODAY SEEING OUR
LINES REACH PIERCE AND
SNOHOMISH COUNTY.
THE CORE OF PIERCE AND
SNOHOMISH COUNTY.
THE CONVERSATIONS I'M HAVING
WITH MEMBERS OF MY COMMUNITY,
AND I WOULD BE DOING A
DISSERVICE TO THEM, IF I WERE
NOT TO BRING THIS, EVEN THOUGH
I WANT TO WORK WITH GOOD SPIRIT
TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE SOLUTION
FORWARD.
I BRING THESE AMENDMENTS TO
REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE
I REPRESENT, AND I HAVE A
STRONG DESIRE TO WORK WITH SPD
BOARD MEMBERS WITH THE BUDGET
REALITY SOUND TRANSIT IS
EXPERIENCING.
THERE ARE TWO CRITERIA MOST
IMPORTANT TO MY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
THAT'S RIDERSHIP ACCESS AND
PROXIMITY TO THE HOUSING AND
COMMERCIAL CORE.
15th AVENUE WEST IS A BARRIER
WE MUST SOLVE FOR NO MATTER
WHERE THE STATION GOES.
CALVIN, IF YOU CAN REMIND ME OF
THE TWO OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE
WE'VE HAD TO CROSS?
I BELIEVE IT'S MONTLAKE, AND
BROADWAY, IS THAT CORRECT?
OR WERE THERE OTHER EXAMPLES OF
HIGH AMOUNTS OF VEHICLES ON THE
ROADWAY, THAT WE HAVE A STATION
AT, AND NEEDED TO CREATE A SAFE
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FOR.
>> THERE ARE TWO OTHER STATIONS
WHERE TWO OTHERS HAVE COME UP.
ON THE SOUTH HILL STATION,
THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL STATION
HEAD HOUSE THAT WAS PUT ON THE
WEST SIDE OF BROADWAY, SO THAT
RIDERS COULD ACCESS IT FROM
BOTH SIDES OF BROADWAY.
THEN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON STATION, THERE IS A
PEDESTRIAN STRUCTURE THAT
CROSSES OVER THE MONTLAKE
PACIFIC INTERCHANGE TO GET
RIDERS TO THE U DUB CAMPUS.
>> MONTLAKE, DOES IT HAVE A
HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE
VEHICULAR LEVEL OF SERVICE THAN
15th?
>> I BELIEVE I LOOKED AT THE
2018 TRAFFIC COUNTS.
AND THE INTERSECTION OF MARKET
AND 15th AVERAGED ABOUT 55,000
DAILY VEHICLES.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SO
THAT WOULD BE MONTLAKE AND
PACIFIC HAS ABOUT 61,000.
SO IT'S A BILL LITTLE BIT
HIGHER.
THEN THE BROADWAY, AND JOHN
LOCATION IS A LITTLE BIT LOWER
AT 29,500.
>> WAS THE MONTLAKE COUNT, WAS
IT AT THE BRIDGE?
>> THAT'S JUST THE VEHICLES
THAT ARE CROSSING ON PACIFIC
AVENUE AND MONTLAKE BOULEVARD.
SORT OF THAT COMBINATION OF
VEHICLES.
>> THANK YOU, CALVIN.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I
GOT THOSE POINTS CORRECT.
BECAUSE WHAT 15th AVENUE DOES
IS IT CREATES A BARRIER FOR US
TO MEET OUR VISION ZERO GOALS.
FOR US TO CONNECT THE HIGHEST
LEVEL OF RIDERSHIP, THE SOUND
TRANSIT ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATES
THE HIGHEST RIDERSHIP IS GOING
TO BE COMING FROM WEST OF
15th.
THE CONVERSATION YOU'LL HEAR
FROM ME TODAY IS HOW DO WE MAKE
THAT CROSSING SAFE, AND HOW DO
WE ENSURE WE HAVE THE HIGHEST
RIDERSHIP POSSIBLE?
WE UNDERSTAND WE NEED TO FIND
COST SAVINGS, AND I BELIEVE
THERE IS A WAY FORWARD.
AFTER THE INITIAL CONVERSATION
WITH THE INCREDIBLE CAHILL
RIDGE LAST WEEK, WE'RE ALREADY
DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF
OPPORTUNITIES.
WHAT STANDS OUT TO ME IS WE'RE
HAVING A BIT OF A TIF, A BIT OF
A FIGHT, AROUND 14th AND 15th
BECAUSE OF COST, AND I FULLY
UNDERSTAND THAT.
WHAT IS STANDING OUT TO ME
TODAY IS THAT FIFTH AVENUE IS
AN IN RIGHT OF WAY ALIGNMENT,
AND 15th IS A PRIVATE PROPERTY
ALIGNMENT.
WE NEED TO HAVE AN APPLES TO
APPLES COMPARISON.
THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT OF A
DECISION TO MAKE WITHOUT HAVING
AN EVEN COMPARISON.
BECAUSE WE'RE MAKING A DECISION
THAT WOULD IMPACT RIDERSHIP,
LIVEABILITY, THE PROXIMITY TO
THE COMMERCIAL CORE BASED ON AN
UNEVEN ANALYSIS.
IT'S A GOOD ANALYSIS.
A VERY THOROUGH ANALYSIS.
IT'S JUST WE NEED TO BE
COMPARING THE DATA POINTS THAT
ARE MIRRORED.
I'LL SPEAK TO THE INTENT OF MY
AMENDMENT, AND THEN WE CAN DO
THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
LATER.
IN THE CHAIRS CONSOLIDATED
AMENDMENT, I HAVE LANGUAGE THAT
SAYS 14th AVENUE IS
UNACCEPTABLE.
AND I'D LIKE TO ADD ANY
ALIGNMENT ON 14th AVENUE
NORTHWEST IS UNACCEPTABLE
WITHOUT A STATION ENTRANCE WEST
OF 15th AVENUE NORTHWEST.
THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE WENT ON
TO SAY BASED ON THE CRITERIA IN
SECTION C. 14th HAS BEEN AN
UNACCEPTABLE TO LOCATION TO
COMMUNITY MEMBERS DUE TO IT
BEING FURTHER FROM THE CROSSING
CORE, AS WELL AS THE LACK OF
CROSSINGS FROM THE THIRD MOST
USED CROSSING CORE IN THE CITY,
ONLY BEHIND SR-99, AND I-5. IT
MIGHT SEEM LIKE JUST A BLOCK,
IT'S MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
15th AVENUE IS ALREADY A HALF
MILE FROM THE COMMERCIAL CORE.
THIS ALIGNMENT DOES NOT TAKE
INTO CONSIDERATION THE CROSSING
OF 15th.
MY CHANGED LANGUAGE CLARIFIES
THAT WHILE 14th IS NOT A
PREFERRED ALIGNMENT, AND I
THINK YOU HEARD MIKE STEWART
FROM THE BALLARD CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE STATE TODAY, HE
HASN'T, AND I HAVEN'T FOUND
ANYONE IN FAVOR OF 14th.
14th DOES BECOME UNACCEPTABLE
WHEN THERE'S NOT A STATION
ENTRANCE WEST OF 15th TO THE
CROSS FOR THE HIGH LEVEL THAT
THE STATE WILL USE.
SOUND TRANSIT ALREADY
DEMONSTRATES THE MOST RIDERS
WILL COME FROM WEST OF 15th.
SEVERELY LIMITED AT THE 14th
AVENUE AS IT IS ON THE BORDER
OF OUR INDUSTRIAL ZONE.
THE AMENDMENT TO MY INCLUDED
LANGUAGE CLARIFIES 14th BECOMES
UNALIGNABLE WHEN THERE'S NOT A
STATION WEST OF 15th.
THIS IS NOT A GOLD-PLATED
REQUEST, THIS IS A FUNDMENTAL
REQUEST.
WE KNOW WITHOUT ANALYSIS, WE
WON'T HAVE STRONG RIDERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
WE WILL DO THE PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURE TO MAKE THAT CHANGE
TO AMENDMENT ONE IN A MOMENT.
I WANT TO SEE IF COLLEAGUES
HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
BASE LEGISLATION OR ON
AMENDMENT ONE.
THEN WE'LL GET TO AMENDMENT TWO
AND THREE IN A MOMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YES, I APPRECIATE CHAIR
PEDERSEN, YOU BRINGING FORWARD
THIS RESOLUTION, BECAUSE I
RECOGNIZE, AND I THINK MOST
PEOPLE DO THAT THE STRONGER
THAT SEATTLE CAN BE IN STATING
OUR PREFERENCE BECAUSE THE
IMPACTS ARE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, THE BETTER OUR
POSITION IS ON THE WHOLE SOUND
TRANSIT BOARD.
SO I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSSS EMPHATIC STATEMENT
ABOUT 14th AS WELL.
I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS THAT
ALL THE ALTERNATIVES DO HAVE
PROBLEMS.
I'M PERSONALLY CONCERNED ABOUT
THE CIVIC HOTEL FOR EXAMPLE.
AND AS A CITYWIDE, I HAVE TO
BALANCE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO A
VOTE ULTIMATELY AT FULL
COUNCIL, I HAVE TO BALANCE ALL
THE ISSUES WITH THE DIFFERENT
ALIGNMENT PREFERENCES THAT
INDIVIDUAL COUNCILMEMBERS
EXPRESSION, AND ALSO AS A
WHOLE, THAT WE PUT FORWARD
BEFORE THE BOARD.
SO JUST STATING THAT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND VOICING MY
APPRECIATION FOR HAVING THIS
DISCUSSION TODAY.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING FOR
NON-COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO JOIN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
APPRECIATE THE CITYWIDE
PERSPECTIVE YOU BRING TO THIS
AS WELL.
LET'S GO AHEAD, IF THERE ARE NO
OTHER COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT
ONE, EXEMPT FOR AN AMENDMENT TO
AMENDMENT ONE, WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE IN A MOMENT, AGAIN, WE'RE
GOING TO GET TO AMENDMENT TWO
AND THREE, WHICH WERE
CIRCULATED BY EMAIL TO THE
COUNCILMEMBERS, COUNCILMEMBERS
AT COMMITTEES CAN ACTUALLY WALK
ON AMENDMENTS TO GET THEM
CIRCULATED VIA EMAIL IN ADVANCE
IS A GREAT HEADS UP.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I KNOW
YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO
AMENDMENT 1 THAT YOU
ARTICULATED ALREADY.
WOULD YOU MIND READING THAT
VERBATIM AGAIN INTO THE RECORD
AND THEN WE CAN MAKE A MOTION
TO PROVE THAT, AND WEAVE IT
INTO AMENDMENT 1.
>> THANK YOU.
I'D LIKE TO AMEND AMENDMENT 1
AS READS ANY ALIGNMENT ON 14th
AVENUE NORTHWEST IS
UNACCEPTABLE ADDING THE
LANGUAGE WITHOUT A STATION
ENTRANCE WEST OF 15th AVENUE
NORTHWEST AND THE BASE LANGUAGE
FINISHED WITH BASED ON CRITERIA
SECTION 1. C.
>> OKAY, SO AT THE END OF
AMENDMENT 1, IT'S AMENDING THAT
LANGUAGE TO SAY ON 14th AVENUE
NORTHWEST IS UNACCEPTABLE
WITHOUT A STATION ENTRANCE WEST
ON 15th NORTHWEST, BASED ON THE
CRITERIA ARTICULATED IN SECTION
1C?
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> OKAY, WELL I WILL SECOND
THAT MOTION.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT 1 FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTSES ON COUNCILMEMBER'S
STRAUSS'S AMENDMENT TO
AMENDMENT 1, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> EXCELLENT, THE MOTION PASSES
AND AMENDMENT ONE IS AMENDED AS
WE DISCUSSED.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP --
WELL NOW WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON
AMENDMENT ONE AS AMENDED.
SO WE HAVE AMENDMENT 1 BEFORE
US.
ALTHOUGH, LET ME DOUBLE CHECK
SOMETHING HERE.
AMENDMENT 2 IS NOT TECHNICALLY
AMENDING AMENDING AMENDMENT 1,
IT'S AMENDING THE BASE
LEGISLATION.
AMENDMENT 3 IS AMENDING VARIOUS
SECTIONS.
RESOLUTION SO WE CAN TAKE THAT
SEPARATELY.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND NOW VOTE
ON AMENDMENT 1 AS AMENDED.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON
AMENDMENT 1. OKAY.
ANY COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT 1 AS
AMENDED?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON AMENDMENT 1 AS AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION
CARRIES, AND AMENDMENT 1 AS
AMENDED IS APPROVED.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO ONTO
AMENDMENT 2, WHICH IS ALSO FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM
AMENDMENT 3 FROM COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT
AMENDMENT 2, AND THEN WE CAN
MOVE IT AND GET THAT BEFORE US?
>> YES, THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES FOR
LETTING ME BRING THIS TO YOU
THIS MORNING.
THIS IS AFTER ADDITIONAL
CONVERSATIONS WITH MANY PEOPLE
IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE WERE TRYING TO WHETHER OR TO
HOLD WHETHER OR NOT, I KNOW AS
TIME CHANGES, AS INFORMATION
CHANGES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
CHANGES, WE HAVE DIFFERENT
DECISIONS AND THINGS WE NEED TO
BE LOOKING AT TO MAKE OUR FINAL
DECISION.
SO SECTION 3, THIS WOULD ADD
LANGUAGE THAT SAYS THE CITY
SUPPORTS REEXAMINING BALLARD
TUNNEL ALIGNMENTS THAT WOULD
BETTER THE CENTER OF THE HUB
VILLAGE AND 22nd AVENUE
NORTHWEST WHILE TUNNEL OPTIONS
WEST OF 15th AVENUE NORTHWEST
DID NOT ADVANCE INTO THE DIES
BEFORE PROJECT SCENING, THAT
WAS INFLUENCED BY THE
SIGNIFICANTED ANTICIPATED COST
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ELEVATED
TUNNEL ALLIANCE AS THE DEIS HAS
SHOWN A NARROWING OF THE COST,
REGOING TUNNEL MAY IDENTIFY
OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE COSTS
OR BETTER SERVE THE ANTICIPATED
RIDERSHIP.
I WILL SAY IT WILL AND BETTER.
SO WITH THAT, CHAIR, I
UNDERSTAND THE ELECTED
OFFICIALS PRESENT DURING THE
LEVEL THREE SCREENING OF THESE
OPTIONS, FROM THE PRESENT OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AGREED TO
REMOVE OPTIONS WEST OF 15th,
AND THIS WAS AT A TIME WHEN WE
WERE STILL CONSIDERING A HIGH
LEVEL BRIDGE.
WE NOW KNOW THE HIGH LEVEL
BRIDGE IS NOT AN OPTION THAT WE
CAN MOVE FORWARD.
I BELIEVE WE NEED TO HAVE A
FULL UNDERSTANDING CLOSE TO THE
HEART OF OUR RIDERSHIP CORE AS
POSSIBLE.
ALL OF THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
CROSSING 15th STILL STAND.
WE KNOW THAT DOWNTOWN BALLARD
HAS THE STRONGEST PROJECTED
RIDERSHIP FROM SOUND TRANSIT
ANALYSIS.
WE KNOW THAT IT'S THE HEART OF
THE COMMISSION CORE.
WE KNOW IT IS HIGHER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT, AND
PRIOR AMENDMENT WEST OF 14th IS
BORDERING ON AN INDUSTRIAL
SCENE.
WE'RE NOT SEEING THOSE CHANGES
COMING.
JUST WITH THAT, I WANT TO OPEN
THE CONVERSATION BACK TO HAVING
ANALYSIS OF WHAT TUNNEL OPTIONS
ARE AVAILABLE TO SIDING A
STATION WEST OF 15th, BECAUSE
I'VE HEARD FROM MANY DURING THE
LEVEL 3 ANALYSIS, SEATTLE
ELECTEDS TOOK THIS OFF THE
TABLE.
I AS A SEATTLE ELECTED WITH NEW
INFORMATION, AND CHANGED
ENVIRONMENT, AND REQUESTING
THAT WE TAKE A SECOND LOOK.
I JUST UNDERSTAND THAT THE
ENGINEERING, AND PROPERTY COSTS
WILL DRIVE THIS DECISION, IT'S
JUST THAT WE NEED TO HAVE FULL
INFORMATION POSSIBLE BEFORE
MAKING A DECISION AS TO WHERE
TO SITE THE STATION.
SO I'M AGNOSTIC ABOUT WHAT
STREET.
I KNOW WE CALLED OUT 22nd AS
ONE LOCATION, BUT I'M AGNOSTIC
AS TO WHAT STREET IT REALLY IS,
I JUST ASK THAT WE TAKE A LOOK.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
SO I FEEL LIKE THIS IS IN THE
SPIRIT, WE'RE ALREADY FAMILIAR
WITH THIS CONCEPT OF TRYING TO
MOVE FURTHER WEST AND THERE'S A
LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THAT.
SO IT SEEMS TO MEET THE SPIRIT
OF WHAT'S ALREADY BEFORE US.
SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
I DO WANT TO HEAR FROM, TO SEE
WHETHER CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF OR SDOT WANT TO HAVE ANY
COMMENTS ON THIS PARTICULAR
AMENDMENT, AND WE'LL GET
COMMENTS FROM THEM ON AMENDMENT
3 AS WELL.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF
CENTRAL STAFF, OR SDOT HAVE ANY
COMMENTS ON THIS, AND OPEN THE
FLOOR UP FROM OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS, AND WE'LL ALSO
DO THE PARLIAMENTLY PROCEDURE.
>> I MAY WISH TO SPEAK TO IT.
>> THANK YOU, YEAH, I'LL JUST
SAY A COUPLE WORDS.
I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S
COMMENTS AND STATE THAT THEY
ARE AN ACCURATE REFLECTION OF
WHAT THE DEPARTMENTAL, AND
EXECUTIVE STAFF HAVE HEARD
THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
DURING THE DEIS PERIOD, AND
EVEN EARLIER FROM COMMUNITY
ABOUT A BETTER DESIRE TO SERVE
THE HEART OF BALLARD, WHICH IS
THE FASTEST GROWING
NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY.
IT'S ALSO ACCURATE THAT THERE
IS NEW INFORMATION THAT COULD
PROMPT A RECONSIDERATION OF
ALTERNATIVES THAT WOULD BE
FURTHER WEST.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE
AMENDMENT LANGUAGE DOES NOT
CHANGE THE DRAFT CITY POSITION
FOR AN ALTERNATIVE ON 15th.
BUT IT DOES DEMONSTRATE THAT
15th IS IN AND OF ITSELF, A
COMPROMISE FROM EARLIER OPTIONS
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FURTHER
WEST, AND WOULD HAVE BETTER
SERVED THE BALLARD COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE
YOUR AMENDMENT TOO?
>> I'D LOVE TO.
I MOVE TO PASS AMENDMENT 2 TO
RESOLUTION 32055.
>> SECOND.
OKAY IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMENDMENT
RESOLUTION 32055 WITH AMENDMENT
2. I APPRECIATE THAT BEING
SHARED ON THE SCREEN EARLIER
FOR THE PUBLIC IN THIS RECORDED
COMMITTEE MEETING.
COUNCILMEMBERS, COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON
AMENDMENT 2 TO RESOLUTION 32055
BEFORE WE VOTE ON IT?
OKAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON AMENDING
RESOLUTION 32055 WITH AMENDMENT
2 AS PRESENTED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE AMENDMENT 2
PASSES, AND IS NOW PART OF
RESOLUTION 32055 AS AMENDED.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
AMENDMENTLY WHICH WAS
RECOMMENDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER IS A WANT, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO AMENDMENT
3, TO RESOLUTION 32055.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR PEDERSEN, I
APOLOGIZE.
AS YOU STATED CORRECTLY, THIS
AMENDMENT WAS CIRCULATED BY MY
OFFICE EARLIER THIS MORNING.
IT'S AND AMENDMENT MY OFFICE IS
MOVING AT THE REQUEST OF
SEATTLE SUBWAY.
IT MAKES SIMPLE CHANGES TO
SEVERAL LINES OF THE RESOLUTION
IN SECTION 1, SUBSECTION B, IT
ADDS LANGUAGE TO PRIORITIZE
DESIGNS THAT SHORTEN THE TIME
IT TAKES TO GET TO AND FROM THE
LIGHT RAIL TRAINS.
ESSENTIALLY, THE MORE OFTEN
THEY WILL DO SO.
SUBSECTION 5 SEEKS TO MAXIMIZE
PUBLIC USE OF THE TRAINS AND
MINIMIZE COSTS BY USING PUBLIC
LAND WHERE REASONABLE.
SUBSECTION G EMPHASIZES THE
IMPORTANCE OF FUTURE EXPANSION
OF THE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM, AND
SUPPORTS DESIGN THAT WILL
ACCOMMODATE THAT.
AS I SAID, I'M MOVING THIS
AMENDMENT, WHICH HAS MANY OF
THESE ITEMS AT THE REQUEST OF
SEATTLE SUBWAY, BUT I WANTED TO
ADD THAT PREPARING FOR FUTURE
EXPANSION IS ALSO SOMETHING I
STRONGLY SUPPORT.
IN SECTION 2, SUBSECTION D, THE
AMENDMENT CIVILLY ADVOCATES FOR
PREPARING FOR FUTURE EXPANSION
BY BUILDING IN SOUTH [
INAUDIBLE ] WHICH ESSENTIALLY
ARE PLACES THAT THE TRACKS CAN
BE CONNECTED TO NEW LINES.
THE REMAINDER OF THE AMENDMENT
ADVOCATES FOR A SHALLOW CART
AND COVER STATION IN THE CIB
RATHER THAN A DEEP CART
STATION.
SEATTLE SUBWAY HAS ARGUED THAT
THIS WILL MAKE THE STATION FAR
MORE USEABLE, BECAUSE IT WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE TIME
ON ESCALATORS, AND MAKE FOR
EASY TRANSFERS TO OTHER LIGHTS.
THESE AMENDMENTS HAVE NOT YET
BEEN REVIEWED BY THE CITY
ATTORNEY OFFICE, BUT I EXPECT
IT WOULD PROBABLY MAKE SENSE TO
RAISE THEM FOR DISCUSSION AND
MOVE THEM FOR A VOTE LATER,
UNTIL COMMITTEE CHAIR AND
OTHERS FEEL THEY'RE READY TO
VOTE ON THIS NOW, IN WHICH
CASE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
SEATTLE SUBWAY HAS STRONGLY
ADVOCATED FOR EXPANDING LIGHT
RAIL, WHICH I THINK IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
MANY ARE TECHNICAL IN NATURE,
AND I DO NOT CLAIM TO BE AN
EXPERT.
HOWEVER, THE PRINCIPLE THAT WE
ADVOCATE FOR MAKING THE LIGHT
RAIL AS EASY TO EXPAND AS
POSSIBLE, AND PREPARING FOR
FUTURE EXPANSIONS IS SOMETHING
I STRONGLY SUPPORT.
THERE ARE AMENDMENTS, THEIR
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS MAKE SENSE
TO ME.
SO I SUPPORT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAKE THAT
POSSIBLE, AND I THANK SEATTLE
SUBWAY FOR ALL THE WORK THAT
THEY DO INCLUDING THEIR
ACTIVISM.
>> AS WE DID WITH AMENDMENT 2,
WE'LL HEAR WHETHER OUR CITY
CENTRAL STAFF OR SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CITY'S DESIGNATED
REPRESENTATIVE HAVE COMMENTS ON
THIS.
I DEFINITELY SUPPORT THE
CONCEPT OF BEING MINDFUL OF
FUTURE PROOFING THE SYSTEM SO
THAT IT CAN FURTHER EXPAND
BEYOND SOUND TRANSIT 3 IN THE
FUTURE.
I'M STRUGGLING WITH SOME OF
THESE DETAILS JUST BECAUSE I
APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENT BEING
CIRCULATED IN ADVANCE OF
COMMITTEE.
AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S A LITTLE
MORE COMPLEX THAN THE PREVIOUS
AMENDMENT WHICH WAS WORKING ON
SORT OF A SIMILAR ISSUE.
BUT WANTED TO HEAR FROM, SEE IF
CALVIN CHOW, OR SARA MAXWELL
HAVE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE CAN
GET COMMENTS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS?
>> I THINK SARA WOULD BE BEST
POSITIONED TO RESPOND.
>> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU.
YES, FIRST, THE LANGUAGE WAS
DISTRIBUTED THIS MORNING, SO I
HAVEN'T HAD MUCH OF A CHANCE TO
FULLY DIGEST OR EVALUATE IT,
BUT AT A HIGH LEVEL COULD OFFER
A COUPLE COMMENTS THAT MIGHT BE
USEFUL.
FIRST I WANT TO ABSOLUTELY
SECOND WHAT'S BEEN SAID A
COUPLE OF TIMES THAT THE
PRINCIPLES AND THE INTENTION
BEHIND THESE AMENDMENTS ARE
CONSISTENT ENTIRELY WITH THE
CITY'S WORK ON THIS PROJECT.
IT'S SOME OF THE SPECIFIC AND
MORE TECHNICAL LANGUAGE THAT
COULD POTENTIALLY BE
PROBLEMATIC, OR WOULD BENEFIT
FROM ADDITIONAL REVIEW.
I'LL MENTION A COUPLE OF THINGS
ON SOME OF THE SPECIFIC
LANGUAGE.
THE LANGUAGE THAT'S BEEN ADDED
TO THE LIST OF CORE VALUES.
THE FIVE VALUES THAT ARE STATED
IN THE ORIGINAL TEXT OF THE
RESOLUTION ARE AN ACCURATE
REFLECTION OF THE LENSES THAT
DEPARTMENT STAFF USED TO
DEVELOP THE RECOMMENDATION AND
RESOLUTION.
LISTING ADDITIONAL VALUES
DOESN'T CHANGE THAT.
PUBLIC SPACE AND ADAPTED
INFRASTRUCTURE, WHILE THESE
MIGHT BE GOOD INTENTIONS FOR
THE FUTURE OF THE PROJECT, WERE
NOT USED AS DIFFERENTIATORS TO
DEVELOP THIS RESOLUTION.
CERTAINLY, LANGUAGE ABOUT THOSE
INTENTIONS COULD BE RELEVANT,
BUT THEY WERE NOT USED TO
INFORM THIS RECOMMENDATION AS
KEY DIFFERENTIATORS OF THE
ALTERNATIVES.
FOR THE LANGUAGE RELATED TO THE
CID ALTERNATIVES, I DO WANT TO
MENTION THAT THREE STEPS
REPRESENTED ARE AN ACCURATE
REPRESENTATION OF HOW CITY
STAFF ARE TALKING FOR MANY
MONTHS NOW, INCLUDING DURING
THE DEIS COMMENT PERIOD, AND IN
RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK WE HEARD
FROM COMMITTEE IN WORKSHOPS
THAT WE PARTNERED WITH SOUND
TRANSIT ON.
NUMBER 2 CALLS OUT FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF MODIFICATIONS TO
THE FOURTH AND FIFTH AVENUE
LOCATIONS.
SO AT BEST, THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT LANGUAGE IS, WOULD BE
REDUNDANT, AND UNNECESSARY,
BECAUSE STEP TWO ALREADY CALLS
OUT THE NEED FOR EXAMINING
MODIFICATIONS.
MORE THAN THAT, THE INTENTION
BEHIND NUMBER 2, THAT STEP OF
WORKING WITH COMMUNITY TO
DEVELOP THOSE MODIFICATIONS
DELIBERATELY DIDN'T CALL OUT
SPECIFIC.
BECAUSE COMMITTEE IS ASKING
REPEATEDLY TO DEVELOP DHOWS
CONCEPTS IN A PUBLIC PROCESS
AND NOT PREDISPOSE WHICH ONES
ARE GOING TO BE VIABLE.
SO THIS LANGUAGE IN THE
AMENDMENT, AND LANGUAGE UNDER
MIDTOWN STATION THAT STATES
THAT THE CITY'S PREFERENCE
WOULD BE TO CONNECT TO THIS NEW
CONCEPT THAT'S BEING PROPOSED
FOR CID WITHOUT HAVING STUDIED
IT, OR DISCUSSED WITH COMMITTEE
SEEMS PRESUMPTIVE, AND
PROBLEMATIC, BUT THAT ALL SAID,
NUMBER 2 IN THAT STEP ALREADY
CALLS OUT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE FOURTH
AND FIFTH AVENUE ALTERNATIVES,
AND THAT PROCESS WOULD INCLUDE
A STUDY LIKE THIS IN THAT
PUBLIC PROCESS WITH THIS
COMMITTEE.
FINALLY, ON THE IDEA OF FUTURE
PROOFING.
THE INTENTION IS TO MAKE THOSE
ADJUSTMENTS NOW.
MAKE THOSE INVESTMENTS NOW TO
PREVENT ADDED COST LATER.
IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE ON THE
SO SURFACE.
FIRST FUTURE PROOFING MAY NOT
WORK.
THE DESIGN WAS MEANT TO BE
COMPATIBLE WITH FUTURE LIGHT
RAIL THAT WAS ENVISIONED TO USE
THAT TUNNEL AT A LATER DATE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE LIGHT RAIL
THAT WAS PUT IN THAT TUNNEL
NEEDED A DIFFERENT TRACK HEIGHT
AND GAUGE.
ALL OF THAT ADDITIONAL WORK,
NOT ONLY DID IT NOT SAVE
TAXPAYER MONEY, AS IT WAS
ORIGINALLY INTENDED, BUT
BECAUSE THOSE ASPECTS NEEDED TO
BE RESIGNED, AND RECONSTRUCTED,
IT ADDED TAXPAYER BURDEN.
SECOND, THESE FUTURE PROOFING
CONCEPTS WILL ADD TO THE
PROJECT.
BECAUSE THESE ARE EXPANSION TO
THE REGIONAL SYSTEM, THIS
SHOULD BE A REGIONAL COST TO
CONSIDER, NOT SOMETHING THAT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE SHOULD BE
SHOULDERING ITSELF.
FOR THOSE REASONS, WE WANT
ADDITIONAL TIME, AND
DISCUSSION, AND DELIBERATION
BEFORE STATING SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> I COULD ADD JUST TWO THINGS
TO THAT, ESPECIALLY ON THE IDEA
OF SORT OF THE REGIONAL
EXPANSION, THE SOUND TRANSIT
PLAN, EXPANSION CALLS FOR
POTENTIALLY EXTENDING THE
BALLARD SEGMENT TO THE U
DISTRICT, AND THE WEST SEGMENT,
POTENTIALLY TO BURIEN.
THOSE ARE THE POTENTIAL LONG
TERM PLANS.
THERE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE
SOME THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT THE
SPURS LOOK LIKE ON THE EXISTING
SYSTEM.
TO PUT ADDITIONAL SPURS
ELSEWHERE ON THE PROJECT, THE
COST IS UNKNOWN, AND SORT OF
THE IMPACTS IS UNKNOWN, BUT I
JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT THESE ARE
GOING TO BE FAIRLY LARGE
STRUCTURES AS AN EXAMPLE, THE
PINE STREET SUB TUNNEL JUST TO
THE EAST OF WESTLAKE WAS PUT
INTO PLACE SO THAT THE FUTURE
CONSTRUCTION TO CAPITOL HILL
WOULD NOT HAVE TO STOP SERVICE
THROUGH DOWNTOWN.
SO THAT WAS SIGNIFICANT
EXPENSE, A SIGNIFICANT
STRUCTURE HAD TO BE PUT IN
THERE'S.
THAT WAS THE LEVEL OF STRUCTURE
FOR AN ADDITIONAL SPUR, AND
BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T BE DOING
IT, YOU'D BE DOING IT ADJACENT
TO THE TUNNEL BORING MACHINE,
IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE
CUT AND COVER CONSTRUCTION AS
WELL.
SO IT WOULD POTENTIALLY HAVE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON THE
SURFACE.
THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT.
THIS ISN'T JUST SORT OF PUTTING
A DOORWAY IN THE STATION HALL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CONTEXT.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER COMMENTS
ON THIS AMENDMENT?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> SURE.
I APPRECIATE THIS AMENDMENT,
AND THE VALUES ARE VERY SIMILAR
TO WHAT I BELIEVE.
MY CONCERN IS IN THE LANGUAGE
REGARDING SECTION 2, JUST
BECAUSE OF THE LEVEL OF
SPECIFICITY THAT IS OUTSIDE MY
DISTRICT.
IF THIS WAS WITHIN MY DISTRICT,
I COULD KNOW EXACTLY IF I
AGREED OR DISAGREED SINCE I
HAVEN'T DONE THIS OUTREACH, I
DON'T KNOW AND NOT HAVING HAD
THE MOMENT TO DO THE RESEARCH
MYSELF, I'M NOT QUITE
COMFORTABLE VOTING ON THE
SECTIONS OF SECTION 2. I
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO
HAVE AS MANY VOTES TODAY.
BUT IS THERE AN ABILITY TO
SPLIT THIS AMENDMENT UP?
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE
COMMENTS.
LET ME THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A
SECOND.
IT MIGHT DEPEND ON COMMENTS
FROM OTHER COLLEAGUES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> I FIRST OF ALL, WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD SO WE
COULD DISCUSS IT.
MY OFFICE DID HAVE DISCUSSIONS
WITH SEATTLE SUBWAY ABOUT THIS
AS WELL.
WHILE I AGREE WITH THE ISSUES
THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS
THERE, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW,
IN THE CID, EVEN THE SHALLOW
OPTIONS FOR FOURTH AND FIFTH
ARE STILL 75, 85 FEET DEEP, AND
GIVEN THE, IN MY OPINION,
EGREGIOUS PROBLEMS THAT SOUND
TRANSIT IS HAVING WITH
ESCALATORS, HAVING THE SHALLOW
OPTION BE THAT DEEP IS REALLY
PROBLEMATIC.
SO I AGREE WITH THE NOTION THAT
WE NEED TO SEE IF IT'S POSSIBLE
TO HAVE SOMETHING SHALLOWER SO
IT'S EASY FOR PEOPLE TO GET OUT
OF THE STATION, AND TO THE
STREET LEVEL.
I DO THINK THAT THE LEVEL OF
SPECIFICITY IN HERE DOES
PREDISPOSE AS SARA WAS SAYING,
THE EXTENDED ENGAGEMENT WITH
FOLKS IN THE CID THAT IS
ALREADY BEING CONTEMPLATED, AND
THE SOUND TRANSIT HAS ALREADY
AGREED, AND WE'RE ALREADY, I
GUESS I SHOULD SAY, WE ARE
READY REQUESTING AN ADDITIONAL
6 TO 9 MONTH COMMUNITY
ENGAINMENT PROJECT WITH FOLKS
IN THE CID SO THAT WE CAN
IDENTIFY, YOU KNOW, WHAT
SPECIFICALLY THE CHALLENGES
ARE, AND WHAT ADDITIONAL
ALTERNATIVES FOLKS IN THE
COMMUNITY WANT TO HAVE
CONSIDERED.
SO FOR THAT REASON, I THINK I
APPRECIATE THE ABILITY TO HAVE
THIS CONVERSATION, BUT I DO
THINK THAT THE AMENDMENT, OR
SOME PARTS OF IT PROBABLY NEED
A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK BEFORE
WE ADD THEM INTO THE
RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE COLLEAGUES?
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN, CAN I JUST
ADD SOMETHING?
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT,
UNLESS COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
HAS SOMETHING TO ADD, AND THEN
YOU CAN ADDRESS EVERYBODY'S
COMMENTS?
WOULD THAT BE OKAY?
>> I'LL BE VERY BRIEF.
I'M JUST NOW WRAPPING MY ARMS
AROUND THIS.
I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT TO
BRING TO THE COMMITTEE THAT
CONCERNS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN
ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED BY SEATTLE
SUBWAY, BUT I AM INTENDING TO
ABSTAIN AT THIS POINT ON THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT.
THANKS.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
FOR THAT COMMENT.
AND COUNCILMEMBER IS A WANT,
SAWANT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ADDRESS ANY OF THE COMMENTS
MADE SO FAR?
>> YES, I APPRECIATE ALL THE
COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT
AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
AS I SAID IN MY INTRODUCTION OF
THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT, I'M
NOT NECESSARILY ASKING FOR A
VOTE TODAY BECAUSE IT'S NOT
SURPRISING THAT THERE ARE MANY
QUESTIONS, BECAUSE THERE'S A
LOT OF DETAILS CONTAINED IN THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
AND SO I'M HAPPY TO NOT MOVE
THE AMENDMENT TODAY, BUT
INSTEAD WORK WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
STAFF TO REVISE THE LANGUAGE TO
PREPARE FOR THE FULL CITY
COUNCIL, AND I ALSO WOULD URGE
SEATTLE SUBWAY TO ALSO BE A
PART OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS
BECAUSE THEN I THINK THAT WOULD
BE FRUITFUL IF MY OFFICE AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
SUBWAY COULD HAVE A MEETING ON
THIS, AND THEN WE ARE ABLE TO
PREPARE EITHER ONE AMENDMENT,
OR MAYBE MORE THAN ONE
AMENDMENT IF THAT'S THE
PREFERENCE, TO SPLIT THEM UP.
ALSO, I WOULD URGE OTHER
COUNCIL OFFICES TO BE INVOLVED
OF COURSE.
LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT HAS
BEEN RAISED SO FAR, THE OFFICE
IS MAKING NOTES DURING THIS
MEETING.
SO WE'LL DEFINITELY TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN
RAISED THUS FAR, BUT IF THERE
ARE ANY ADDITIONAL POINTS THEN
I REALLY URGE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
TO REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE WITH
THOSE POINTS AND WE'LL TAKE
THEM INTO CONSIDERATION.
AS I SAID, THE PRINCIPLE OF
PREPARING FOR FUTURE EXPANSION
IS WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO US.
SO LET'S FIGURE OUT THE DETAILS
TO BE ABLE.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
JUST FOR EVERYBODY VIEWING, I
THINK THERE'S WIDE RANGING
SUPPORT FOR LOOKING TO THE
FUTURE, AND MAKING SURE THE
DECISIONS SOUND TRANSIT MAKES
THAT ARE MINDFUL TO A FUTURE
EXPANSION, EVEN BEYOND SOUND
TRANSIT 3 AND DOESN'T MAKE
DECISIONS NOW THAT WOULD
INCLUDE THOSE OPTIONS IN THE
FUTURE.
IN THE SPIRIT OF THAT I THINK
IS, NEEDS TO BE, CONTINUED TO
BE REINFORCED, AND IS ALREADY,
A SARA SAID, ALREADY IN SOME OF
THE BASED DISCUSSIONS WITH
SOUND TRANSIT AND THE DEIS.
CERTAINLY SEATTLE SUBWAY AND
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CAN
CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE WITH SOUND
TRANSIT, AND I BELIEVE THEY'VE
SUBMITTED THOSE COMMENTS
THROUGH THE REGULAR DEIS
COMMENT PERIOD PROCESS AS WELL.
I THINK WHAT WE'LL DO HERE,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, I HEAR
YOU SAY NOT GOING TO MOVE IT AT
THIS TIME, AND YOU'RE GOING TO
REGROUP, AND CONNECT WITH SDOT
ON THIS.
>> YES, I THINK THAT'S WHAT
MAKES THE MOST SENSE.
>> OKAY.
WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, I THINK WE'VE GOT
OUR AMENDMENTED RESOLUTION,
32055 BEFORE US THAT'S BEEN
AMENDED WITH AMENDMENT 1, AND
AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT 1. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS ON 32055
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TAKES A
VOTE?
OKAY, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON ADOPTION OF
32055 AS AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER H HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> 5-0.
>> IT CAN BE AS EARLY AS JULY
12th CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR
THEIR DEEP ENGAGEMENT IN THIS,
AND I WANT TO THANK SOUND
TRANSIT STAFF, SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
STAFF, OUR CENTRAL STAFF,
EVERYBODY WHO'S WORKED ON THIS
FOR REALLY FOR YEARS, AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR YEARS.
WE'RE JUST STEWARDS IN THE
MIDDLE OF THIS PROCESS RIGHT
NOW.
WELL THAT WAS OUR LAST ITEM ON
OUR AGENDA.
SO COLLEAGUES, I'LL GO AHEAD
AND CONCLUDE THE MEETING.
THIS CONCLUDES THE JULY 5th,
2022 MEETING OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
WE ANTICIPATE OUR NEXT MEETING
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, JULY 19th.
THANK YOU, AND WE ARE
ADJOURNED.