.
>>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO THE
AUGUST 16TH, 2022, MEETING OF
THE TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE
COMING TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 9:31 A.M., I'M ALEX
PEDERSEN THE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY J. MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT.
>> CHAIR ALEX PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT AND I THINK LISA
HERBOLD IS JOINING US SHORTLY.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
GOOD MORNING, AGAIN AND WELCOME
TO THE TRANSPORTATION SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
ON OUR AGENDA WE HAVE FIVE
ITEMS.
FIRST PART ONE OF TWO PUBLIC
MEETINGS WITH MAYOR'S NOMINEE
FOR THE NEW DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
SECOND I APREVIEW OF AN ALLEY
VACATION OF TAYLOR AND SIXTH
ALLEY.
THIRD, AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING
TWO PARCELS RELATED TO THE SOUTH
BRIDGE PROJECT.
FOURTH, WE'LL HEAR THE ANNUAL
REPORT ON SDOT ON SEATTLE
TRANSIT MEASURE AND LASTLY, A
PUBLIC HEARING BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND A VOTE ON
GRANTING UTILITY EASEMENTS TO
THE CITY OF REN TON.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
AT THIS TIME WE'RE OPENING TO
THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FOR THE TRANSPORTATION
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE.
FOR OUR HYBRID MEETING PEOPLE
ARE SIGNED UP TO GIVE PUBLIC
COMMENT ONLINE AND IN PERSON.
I WILL MODERATE THE COMMENT
PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
I'LL START WITH THE SPEAKERS
REGISTERED ONLINE AND CALL ON
SPEAKERS WHO SIGNED UP HERE IN
THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
I'LL MODERATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD BY GRANTING THE NORMAL
20-MINUTE PERIOD.
WE'LL CALL ON SPEAKERS TWO AT A
TIME IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY'RE REGISTERED.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED BUT
WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN UP
BEFORE THE END OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD BY GOING TO THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE AT SEATTLE.GOV
FORWARD SLASH COUNCIL OR BY
SIGNING UP AT THE SIGN IN SHEET
NEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENT
MICROPHONES TOWARDS THE FRONT OF
THE CHAMBER.
REMOTE SPEAKERS ONCE I CALL A
SPEAKER'S NAME STAFF WILL UNMUTE
THE APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND
THE PROMPT OF YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED WILL BE THE SPEAKER'S
CUE IT'S THEIR TURN TO SPEAK.
AS A RESMOINDER PUBLIC
COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO AN
ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA OR
OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT AND ONCE
YOU HEAR THAT, WRAP UP YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME PROVIDED, THE
SPEAKERS MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE
NEXT SPEAKER.
IF YOU'RE PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT REMOTELY, WE ASK YOU
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE AFTER
YOUR COMMENT.
THE REGULAR PUBLIC
COMMENT FOR THIS PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR 6
TO BEGIN SPEAKING.
FIRST WE'RE GOING TO HEAR AN
ONLINE SPEAKER ACTUALLY, THEY'RE
REGISTERED BUT NOT YET PRESENT.
SO WE'LL GO TO IN PERSON
SPEAKERS, GOR DEN PELFORD.
GOOD MORNING GORDON.
>>> GOOD MORNING, EXCITED ABOUT
GREG SPOTTS NOMINATION AND ALSO
THE 0-VISION FUNDING AND THE
WALKING TOUR WE HAD IN DISTRICT
TWO.
REALLY INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL.
MY HOPE IS THAT YOU ALL SAW THE
OPP ED WE PLACED IN THE SEATTLE
TIMES ABOUT THE NEED TO DO MORE
ON VISION ZERO DIRECTED TOWARDS
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE BUT THERE'S A
LOT SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL CAN DO
AS WELL.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN
DO TO GET 0-VISION ON TRACK IS
REDESIGN THE STREETS.
SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AROUND
THAT INCLUDE FUNDING AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS A LARGE ROLE
BUT SO DOES SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
IN TERMS OF WORKING WITH FEDERAL
AND STATE PROJECTS.
THERE'S THE NEED TO PRIORITIZE
SAFETY OVER SPEEDING WHEN IT
COMES TO INTERNAL PROJECT
CREATION.
I HOPE YOU WILL ASK MR. SPOTTS
ABOUT THAT IN TERMS OF HOW HE
SEES THE DEPARTMENT EVOLVING
AWAY FROM VEHICULAR LEVEL OF
SERVICE AND FOCUSED ON SAFETY.
THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
CHAMPIONING PROJECTS AND
STREAMLINING THE SEATTLE PROCESS
SO WE'RE ABLE TO DELIVER THESE
REALLY CRITICAL SAFETY
REDESIGNS.
FURTHER MORE, ALSO POLICY LOVERS
THAT CITY SEATTLE COUNCIL CAN
PULL AROUND PEDESTRIAN HEAD
START BEACONS, DESIGNATED LEFT
AND RIGHT TURN LANES AND MORE
RAISED CROSS WALKS AROUND TOWN
AND AS A LAST RESORT, THINKING
ABOUT ENFORCEMENT AND HOW TO
MOVE IT OUT OF SPED AND INTO
SDOT, SOMETHING SEATTLE VOTERS
SUPPORT.
THAT'S JUST SCRATCHING THE
SERVICE.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO PROVUD A MENU
OF POLICY LEVERS THAT YOU CAN
INVESTIGATE.
A LOT OF HAPPENING IN OTHER
CITIES LIKE NEW YORK JUST
ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THEY'RE
MOVING AHEAD WITH SPEED LIMITERS
ON MUNICIPAL VEHICLES SO HOPE WE
CAN WORK TOGETHER TO GET
0-VISION BACK ON TRACK.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BACK TO THE ONLINE SPEAKERS.
.
>> WE HAVE MAX BAKER.
.
>> HI THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
SO I'M A RESIDENT OF THE DUR
NEIGHBORHOOD NEARLY TWO AND HALF
YEARS SINCE THE BRIDGE CLOSURE.
THIS PROVIDED THE CITY TO
EXAMINE THE INFRASTRUCTURE
OPPORTUNITIES AND PROVIDE LIFE
SAVING FACILITIES FOR THOSE
OUTSIDE OF CARS.
THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ANY
GREATER EXTENT AND WE ARE NOW
RIDING IN THE SHADOW OF ROBERT
MASON'S GHOST BIKE WHICH IS A
BRIDGE WE SPENT MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS TO GET CARS FLOWING
AGAIN.
WE HAVE SEEN LITTLE TO NO
IMPROVEMENTS TO BIKING AND
WALKING STRUCTURES.
THE DELL RIDGE CONSTRUCTION WAS
PUT ON HOLD INDEFINITELY.
THESE MARGINAL BIKE LANES TO
REMAIN IN BUM LOW AND BIKE PATHS
THROUGH THE SPOKANE INTERSECTION
REMAIN CON VA LEWDED AND FADED
OFF THE PAVEMENT.
WE WERE ABLE TO RUN 50 MILES OF
STEEL ON THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE
IN TWO YEARS BUT WE CAN'T
PROVIDE 900 FEET OF SAFE BIKE
FACILITIES CONNECTING THE TRIAL
ALONG YOUTH MARGINAL WAY.
NOW AS THE BRIDGE IS OPENING WE
ANTICIPATE THE REALITY THAT CARS
ARE BACKING UP ON THE GREEN WAYS
AND USING NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS
AS CUT THROUGHS AND NOT STOPPING
AT UNMARKED CROSS WALKS.
OUR STREETS WILL BE CHOKED WITH
TRAFFIC WITHOUT CHANGES TO THE
LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE IT WILL BE
A FREE FOR ALL FOR THOSE OUTSIDE
OF CARS RISKING THEIR LIVES TO
GET AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I HOPE THE CITY WILL REFLECT ON
MR. MASON'S GHOST BIKE AS WE
BIKE DOWNTOWN IN OUR UNPROTECTED
BIKE LANES AND REALIZE IT
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.
.
>> I WANT TO NOTE LISA HERBOLD
IS HERE FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE HAVE ELLEN AND TRAVIS.
GO AHEAD COME UP TO THE
MICROPHONE HERE.
.
>> MY NAME IS ELLEN BUSTLE AND I
LIVE IN BALLARD AND WORK WITH
CENTRAL SEATTLE GREEN WAYS AS A
VOLUNTEER.
I'VE BEEN BIKING IN SEATTLE
SINCE I WAS ABOUT 23 AND I'M 54
NOW.
I HAVE ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN
VISION ZERO SINCE 2015 AND GOT
TO HOLD A SIGN FOR VISION ZERO A
LONG TIME AGO AND I'M GOING TO
READ OFF THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED RECENTLY.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GOING IN THE
WRONG DIRECTION AND WHICH TH IS
A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY I FEEL
LIKE BECAUSE WE REALLY NEED
PEOPLE TO FEEL SAFE IN OUR CITY
AND NOT GET CULLED JUST BEING ON
A SIDEWALK.
SO I'M GOING GO AHEAD AND READ
THE NAMES.
TRAVIS IS GOING TO HELP ME.
I DIDN'T BRING MY READING
GLASSES.
BEGAN LEE, CLIFFORD JONES,
NICHOLAS WOLF.
FRANKIE THOMPSON.
BELLIS WAYNE, ROB MASON, GLORIA
STAGE, JUAN ROBLES, VENN TON
MONROE, RA NA BOLTER, DEAN
TORBELSON.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO CITY KOUN
SUL THAT WE FIND AN ANSWER FOR
THIS PUBLIC HEALTH SITUATION.
NOT TO MENTION THAT WE'RE TRYING
TO BE A VISION ZERO CARBON
NEUTRAL CITY AND I'M NOT SURE
WHAT THE ANSWER IS BUT I ELECTED
CITY COUNCIL TO RESOLVE OR AT
LEAST ADDRESS THESE SITUATIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
.
>> MY NAME IS TRAVIS.
I LIVE IN CAP HILL.
I'VE BEEN BIKING SINCE I'M 24
AND NOW I'M 25 AND ALREADY I SEE
HOW INSANE IT IS IN THE CITY.
I'M NOT A PUBLIC POLICY EXPERT.
THAT'S YOUR JOB BUT ANECDOTELY,
I'VE HAD SO MANY EXPLETIVES
SCREAMED AT ME ON SEATTLE
STREETS AND IT'S A NATIONWIDE
PROBLEM.
IN CHICAGO I WAS THE VICTIM OF A
HIT-AND-RUN WHERE A WOMAN
PURPOSEFULLY RAN INTO ME WITH
HER CAR WHILE I WAS BIKING AND
CHICAGO POLICE DID NOTHING.
EVEN LAST NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME
FROM TH AIRPORT RIGHT OUTSIDE
MY BUILDING IN CAPITOL HILL I
WITNESSED A CAR WITH A WOMAN WHO
WAS INCREDIBLY INTOXICATED A
LEARNED LATER BARRELLED THROUGH
THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE GOING IN
BETWEEN TWO TREES WHICH PROBABLY
SAVED HER LIFE DESTROYING A
TRAFFIC SIGN AND THEN GETTING
OUFT CAR AND DRIVING AWAY WHERE
POLICE FOUND HER LATER BUT IT'S
JUST INSANE.
TRULY THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THIS
SITUATION IS REDUCE THE RELIANCE
ON CARS.
AS LONG AS PEOPLE HAVE TO DRIVE
TO WORK, GET GROCERIES AND GO TO
THE BAR, THERE'S GOING TO BE
TRAFFIC DEATHS.
THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC
SPEAKERS.
WE'LL CLOSE AND MOVE ON TO THE
AGENDA.
CLERK PLEASE READ THE FULL TITLE
INTO THE RECORD
AGENDA ITEM ONE APPOINTMENT
02333 APPOINTMENT OF GREG SPOTTS
DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A TERM TO
AUGUST 1ST, 2026, FOR BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
I I'D LIKE TO GIVE A WARM
WELCOME TO MAYOR HARL'S
EXECUTIVE MANAGER AND GREG
SPOTTS TO THE NOMINEE TO BE THE
NEXT DEPARTMENT OF SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I'M GRATEFUL TO THE MAYOR'S TEAM
FOR DELIVERING A STRONG
CANDIDATE FOR OUR CONSIDERATION.
TODAY'S COMMITTEE WILL HEAR
MR. SPOTTS INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
AND WILL RESERVE FULL QUESTION
AND ANSWER PERIOD FOR OUR
SEPTEMBER 6TH MEETING.
WE'RE FOLLOWING THE VETTING
PROCESS FOR ALL EXECUTIVE
NOMINEES AS OUTLINED IN
RESOLUTION 318-68 WE SENT STO
MR. SPOTTS FORMAL WRITTEN
QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL A FEW
DAYS AGO AND WE EXPECT TO
CIRCULATE HIS ANSWERS NEXT WEEK.
PLENTY OF TIME AT THE
SEPTEMBER 6TH MEETING FOR A
ROBUST Q AND A PERIOD FOLLOWED
BY HOPEFULLY A VOTE.
I KNOW MR. SPOTTS IS ALSO
AVAILABLE TO COUNCILMEMBERS
INDIVIDUALLY AT ANY TIME.
WITH THAT, OVER TO ADAMI EMORY.
>> GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMITTEES.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TODAY BEFORE
YOU TO INTRODUCE MAYOR HARL'S
NOMINEE FOR DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
GREG SPOTTS.
CONSIDERING THAT TRANSPORTATION
ACCOUNTS FOR 60% OF OUR CARBON
EMISSIONS IT'S NO ACCIDENT MAYOR
HAR REL ELECTED LOS ANGELES
STREETS LA CHIEF SUSTAINABLE
OFFICER TO SERVE AS HEAD OF
SDOT.
GREG HAS DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT
TO MITIGATING AND WARDING OFF
THE AFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
GIVEN HIS BACKGROUND HE INTENDS
TO USE DATA AND EVIDENCE TO
DEFINE OUR APPROACH TO SERIOUS
CHALLENGES RANGING PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY TO MAINTAINING
INFRASTRUCTURE, TO EQUITABLY
INVESTING IN OUR RIGHT OF WAYS.
HE'S UNAFRAID TO RE-EVALUATE
PAST DECISIONS IF THE EVIDENCE
DOESN'T JUSTIFY THEM.
THE MAYOR ELECTED GREG SPOTTS
FOLLOWING AN EXTENSIVE NATIONAL
SEARCH THAT WAS OVERSEEN AND
INFORMED BY 15 MEMBERS OF
SEATTLE STAKE HOLDER COMMITTEE.
FEATURING REPRESENTATIVES FROM
BACKGROUNDS IN FREIGHT, BIKES,
TRANSIT, BUSINESS, LABOR,
NEIGHBORHOODS AND MORE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE
SELECTION PROCESS IS INCLUDED IN
THE MAYOR'S COVER LETTER TO YOU.
BUT WE WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND
THANK THE SEARCH COMMITTEE
MEMBERS WHO HELPED INFORM THE
MAYOR'S DECISION TO REFER GREG
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY.
AS A MAYOR NOTED IN HIS LETTER,
GREG UNDERSTANDS THAT WE MUST
EMBED SAFETY ACROSS ALL
PROJECTS, VIEW EVERY DECISION
THROUGH A CLIMATE LENS AND BUILD
A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CENTERED
ON EQUITY, QUALITY
INFRASTRUCTURE AND MULTIMODAL
SOLUTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBERS, I KNOW YOU EACH
HAVE YOUR TRANSPORTATION
PRIORITIES AND GREG HAS MADE
HIMSELF AVAILABLE TO MEET WITH
YOU TO DISCUSS HUZ BACKGROUND
AND YOUR INTERESTS.
YOU KNOW YOUR DISTRICT BETTER
THAN ANYONE SO HE'S EXCITED TO
LEARN FROM YOU AND HEAR YOUR
IDEAS.
AFTER SPENDING SOME TIME WITH
HIM, I THINK YOU WILL RECOGNIZE
HIS TALENT, CAPABILITY TO MANAGE
SDOT IN A WAY THAT ALIGNS WITH
OUR VALUES AND WITH THAT, LET ME
JUST TURN IT OVER TO GREG TO
OFFER HIS INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
.
>> THANK YOU, I'M HAPPY TO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE
MEETING VIRTUALLY AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO MEETING THE
COUNCILMEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY
SOON.
IN THE THREE WEEKS SINCE MAYOR
HAR REL ANNOUNCED ME AS NOMINEE
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
WITH STAFFS, STAKE HOLDERS AND
VARIOUS DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.
THESE CONVERSATIONS HAVE MADE ME
EVEN MORE EXCITED ABOUT JOINING
SDOT AND BECOMING A MEMBER OF
THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY.
I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HOST COMMITTEE CHAIR ALEX
PEDERSEN ON A VISIT WITH SDOT
CREWS ON THE UNIVERSITY BRIDGE.
THANK YOU CHAIR FOR YOUR WARM
WELCOME TO SEATTLE.
I SPENT THE LAST TEN YEARS
HELPING LOS ANGELES BECOME MORE
WALKABLE, TRANSIT TRENDILY, MORE
SAFE AND GREENER AND MORE CLIENT
RESILIENT AT THE BUREAUS OF
STREETS LA.
FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS I'VE
HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND CHIEF
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER.
SINCE JANUAR I'VE SUPPORTED THE
DIRECTOR ACROSS THE 1500 PERSON
ORGANIZATION.
PRIOR TO JOINING STREETS LA, I
WORKED IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR
VERGOSA FOR FOUR YEARS.
THE FIRST TWO YEARS AS DIRECTOR
OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND
THE FOLLOWING TWO YEARS AS
DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT DELIVERY.
THESE TWO ROLES GAVE ME A CHANCE
TO LAUNCH ACCELERATE AND
TROUBLESHOOT LARGE COMPLEX
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS INCLUDING
SERVING AS THE MAYOR'S LEAD ON A
$10 BILLION PORTFOLIO OF
TRANSPORTATION MEGA PROJECTS
WHICH INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION
OF TWO DOZEN BRIDGES AND A
HANDFUL OF SUBWAY TUNNELS.
I'M CONFIDENT THAT MY EXPERIENCE
IN LOS ANGELES HAS PREPARED ME
WELL FOR DELIVERING ON SDOT'S
GOALS OF EQUITY, SAFETY,
MOBILITY, SUSTAINABILITY,
LIVABILITY AND EXCELLENCE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A FEW
THOUGHTS ABOUT EACH GOAL.
REGARDING EQUITY, ONE OF MY TOP
PRIORITIES WILL BE TO ACTUALIZE
SDOT TRANSPORTATION EQUITY FRAME
WORK AND EMBED ITS PRINCIPLES
AND RECOMMENDATIONS INTO THE
DAILY WORK OF EVERY PART OF THE
DEPARTMENT.
I'VE BEEN STUDYING THE FRAME
WORK SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE
RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND IT'S ONE
OF THE REASONS WHY I BECAME SO
PASSIONATE ABOUT PURSUING THIS
ROLE.
IN MEETING SDOT STAFF OVER THE
PAST SIX WEEKS, I'M IMPRESS
WINDOW THEIR EXPERTISE AND
SKILLS AND ALSO THE PASSION FOR
EQUITY THAT EXISTS AT ALL LEVELS
OF THE ORGANIZATION.
I PLAN TO WORK CLOSELY WITH
EMILY AND THE SDOT TEAM AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON REALIZING
THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THE FRAME
WORK.
REGARDING ASSAULT WITH A
FIREARMTY IN MY INTERACTIONS
WITH SEATTLE IETS, I'VE HEARD
LOUD AND CLEAR THAT SAFETY IS
PRIORITY NUMBER ONE.
SAFETY FOR PEDESTRIANS, SAFETY
FOR PEOPLE BIKING, SAFETY FOR
THE THOUSANDS OF SEATTLEITES WHO
DRIVE, WALK AND ROLL ACROSS
BRIDGES EVERY DAY.
MY FIRST TWO AREAS FROM FOCUS TO
LABOR DAY TO NEW YEARS WILL BE A
TOP TO BOTTOM REVIEW OF VISION
ZERO AND A CLOSER LOOK AT THE
BRIDGE PROGRAM.
I WANT TO ENSURE SDOT HAS THE
PEOPLE, SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY
TO ENGINEER OUR STREETS FOR
ENHANCED SAFETY AND TO UTILIZE
BEST PRACTICES IN ASSET
MANAGEMENT AND MAINTAIN, REPAIR,
RETRO FIT AND WHEN NECESSARY,
REPLACE BRIDGE ASSETS.
REGARDING MOBILITY YOU WILL FIND
ME AN AGENT TO MAKE SEATTLE MORE
TRANSIT, WALKABLE AND BIKER
FRIENDLY.
I'M EAGER TO MEET MY COUNTER
PARTS AT KING COUNTY METRO AND
THRILLED TO BE JOINING SDOT AS
PLANS FOR THE SOUND TRANSIT
EXPANSION GET UNDERWAY.
OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM NEEDS
TO MOVE GOODS IN ADDITION TO
PEOPLE.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THE PHRASE
"IF YOU GOT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT
IT."
IT'S TRUE TODAY BUT IN THE
NEAR FUTURE, YOUR PACKAGE OR
DINNER MIGHT BE DELIVERED BY A
PERSON ON AN E-BIKE OR A SMALL
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING HOW
GOODS MOVE ACROSS SEATTLE
CURRENTLY AND DISCUSSING WITH
STAKE HOLDERS HOW TO SUPPORT
ZERO CARBON GOODS MOVEMENT IN
THE FUTURE.
REGARDING SUSTAINABILITY AND
LIVABILITY, I INTEND TO UNLOCK
SDOT'S CREATIVE POTENTIAL TO
DESIGN, CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN
HOLISTIC MULTIBENEFITED
INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORKING WITH
OUR SIBLING DEPARTMENTS WE CAN
INCORPORATE EMERGING INNOVATIONS
IN URBAN GREENING, STORM WATER
MANAGEMENT, BIO DIVERSITY AND
CLIMATE RESILIENCE.
I HOPE TO LEAD THE WAY TO
GREENING SDOT STATIONS BRINGING
IN LOW CARBON FUELS INTO THE
FLEET OPERATED BY STREETS LA.
THE LAST OF SDOT'S VALUES IS
EXCELLENCE AND I WOULD LIKE TO
REPEAT SOMETHING I SAID LAST
MONTH.
IN MY VIEW AN EXCELLENCE PUBLIC
AGENCY MUST BE RESPONSIVE,
COLLABORATIVE, INNOVATIVE, TRANS
TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE.
I'VE BUILT MY PUBLIC SECTOR
CAREER ON THESE PRINCIPLES AND
YU CAN COUNT ON ME TO BE GUIDED
BY THEM IN THIS NEW ROLE.
IN LOS ANGELES WE HAVE 15
COUNCILMEMBERS AND I BUILT
STRONG AND COLLABORATIVE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH ONE.
YOU WILL FIND ME TO BE A FORTH
RIGHT, HELPFUL, CARING AND OPEN
MINDED PARTNER IN OUR IMPORTANT
WORK TOGETHER.
I WOULD LIKE TO CONCLUDE WITH A
THOUGHT ABOUT MY LEADERSHIP
STYLE.
I'M A BOOTS ON THE GROUND LEADER
WITH AN ASPIRATIONAL AND
INSPIRATIONAL STYLE.
I PLAN TO LAUNCH A LISTENING
TOUR AS SOON AS I BEGIN WORK AS
ACTING DIRECTOR ON SEPTEMBER 7TH
MEETING PEOPLE IN SEATTLE FOR
COFFEE AND BIKING, RIDING AND
WALKING TRANSIT WITH THEM
INCLUDING IN THE INDUSTRIAL
ZONES.
I COMMIT TO EACH OF YOU I'LL
MEET YOU AND KWOUR CONSTITUENTS
ON THE STREETS TO SEE WHAT'S
WORKING AND WHAT NEEDS
IMPROVEMENT.
AT STREETS LA OUR GREATEST
SUCCESSES INVOLVED CO-CREATING
PROJECTS WITH THE COMMUNITY
ACCORDING TO EACH COMMUNITY'S
UNIQUE HISTORY, NEEDS AND
ASPIRATIONS.
IF CONFIRMED AS SDOT DIRECTOR, I
WILL BE GUIDED BY THE MAYOR'S
ONE SEATTLE VISION BRINGING
PEOPLE TOGETHER AROUND COMMON
GOALS TO REALIZE THE FULL
POTENTIAL OF THIS INNOVATIVE
DIVERSE AND PROGRESSIVE CITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE TODAY.
.
>> THANK YOU, MR. SPOTTS FOR
MAKING YOURSELF AVAILABLE TO US
TODAY.
FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC THE
APPOINTMENT PACKET FROM MAYOR
HAR REL WHICH IS ON OUR ONLINE
AGENDA TODAY HAS A LOT OF
INFORMATION ABOUT MR. SPOTTS AND
HIS BACKGROUND AND A LETTER FROM
THE MAYOR AS WELL.
THE COUNCIL LOOKS FORWARD TO
RECEIVING YOUR WRITTEN ANSWERS
NEXT WEEK WHICH WE WILL POST
ONLINE.
APPRECIATE ALL THE PARTICIPATION
BY THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO
SUBMIT QUESTIONS ON SEVERAL
THINGS INCLUDING VISION ZERO.
WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN ON
SEPTEMBER 6TH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SEE YOU SOON.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM TWO.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE OF THE SECOND AGENDA
ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO CLERK FILED
314497 A PETITION OF BRE BMR LLC
FOR THE VACATION OF THE ALLEY AT
LOTS 7 THROUGH 12 INCLUSIVE
BLOCK 67 FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
CLERK FILE 314497 AS AN EARLY
PREVIEW OF A PETITION FROM REAL
ESTATE DEVELOPERS ASKING THE
CITY OF SEATTLE TO VACATE AN
ALLEY TWO BLOCKS EAST OF THE
SPACE NEEDLE, SPECIFICALLY THE
ALLEY CURRENTLY BOUNDED BY
THOMAS STREET AND JOHN STREET
AND BY SIXTH AVENUE NORTH AND
TAYLOR AVENUE NORTH.
WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THIS ITEM
TODAY BUT SDOT WILL WELCOME
COMMENTS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS
IN EXCHANGE FOR THE POTENTIAL
ALLEY VACATION AND BENEFITS SO
WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO PRESENTERS
STARRING BEVERLY BARNETT FROM
SDOT AND I WANTED TO SAY HELLO
TO OUR CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF AND ASK IF HE HAD OPENING
REMARKS ABOUT THIS ITEM.
>> JUST TO EXPAND A LITTLE BIT
ON WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE
PURPOSE OF TODAY'S MEETING.
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO
PROVIDE INPUT ON THE
APPROPRIATENESS OF THE VACATION
AND TO IDENTIFY CONCERNS YOU MAY
HAVE WITH THE VACATION PROPOSAL
AND IDENTIFY ANY CONCERNS OR
PRIORITIES FOR THE PROPOSED
PUBLIC BENEFIT PACKAGE SO I'LL
HAND IT OVER TO BEVERLY.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR GETTING THIS
PROJECT UP.
AS THE CHAIR AND LIZ INDICATED,
THIS IS PROVIDED FOR IN THE
POLICIES WE COME TO THE CITY
COUNCIL WITH AN EARLY
PRESENTATION ON A NEW PROJECT
BEFORE WE START THE REALLY HEAVY
REVIEW PROCEDURES, IT CREATES AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO
KNOW IT'S IN THE DOOR AND
SPECIFICALLY, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE COUNCIL TO RAISE QUESTIONS
OR PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON THINGS
THEY WANT US TO LOOK AT AS WE GO
THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS.
TODAY I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT
WHAT SDOT WILL LOOK AT WITH AN
ALLEY VACATION.
MICHAEL JENKINS IS GOING TO TALK
ABOUT THE DESIGN COMMISSION
PROCESS AND EXPECTATIONS.
THEN WE HAVE A POWERPOINT THAT
RYAN BUSSARD AND BRAD ROCK WILL
COVER AND THEY REPRESENT THE
APPLICANT SIDE.
BRAD IS WITH BIO MED REALTY AND
RYAN IS WITH AN ARCHITECTURE
FIRM.
WE HAVE ABOUT 12 OR SO SLIDES SO
GIVEN THE DEPTH OF THE AGENDA,
IF WE'RE GOING TOO DEEP ON
ANYTHING, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
AND WE'LL MOVE MORE QUICKLY SO
THAT WHEN WE GET THROUGH
EVERYTHING, YOU CAN SHARE YOUR
THOUGHTS WITH US.
I'LL START KWUKLY
TALKING ABOUT AN ALLEY VACATION
WHAT SDOT LOOKS AT AND WHAT WE
ARE GUIDED BY TO SPEND OUR TIME
ON IN THE REVIEW AND IN OUR
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL.
WITH ALLEY VACATIONS, THE
BIGGEST THING IS THAT WE DON'T
WANT TO SEE AN INSIDE OUT BLOCK
WHERE WE DO AN ALLEY VACATION
THAT DOES COOL THINGS IN THE
INTERIOR BUT THEN THERE'S NOT A
PLACE FOR SERVICES AND ACCESS
AND LOADING AND RECYCLING BINS.
SO A KEY LOOK WITH AN ALLEY
VACATION IS FOR EVERYONE IN THE
REVIEW TO LOOK AT HOW IS THE
BLOCK ACCESSED AND WHERE ARE
THERE DROP OFF AND LOADING
SPACES AND HOW ARE SERVICES AND
PARKING HANDLED?
SO THAT'S A KEY FOR US.
THE OTHER THING WE LOOK AT IS
THE CONTEXT.
SO THIS IS AN AREA THAT IS
REALLY ANTICIPATED TO SEE A LOT
OF CHANGE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW THIS
PROJECT FIT INTO THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE'RE SEEING A
LOT OF CHANGE IN AND HOW DOES IT
RELATE TO WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT
DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITY THAT
WILL OCCUR AROUND IT.
WE ALSO ALWAYS LOOK AT COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
HOW INVOLVED IS THE COMMUNITY?
ARE THERE THINGS THAT CAME OUT
OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN
THAT WE SHOULD BE ADDRESSING
WHETHER IT'S CONCERNS ABOUT
ACCESS OR RECOMMENDATIONS ON
DESIGN OR GOALS AROUND PUBLIC
BENEFIT SO THAT'S ALWAYS A KEY
PIECE.
THE LAST THING WE LOOK AT OF
COURSE IS PUBLIC BENEFIT.
THIS IS A KEY ELEMENT I THINK
FOR THE COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
AND WE TRY TO LOOK AT COMMUNITY
PRIORITIES, WHETHER THERE'S
ADOPTED PLANS OR GOALS, WHAT IS
SDOT OR OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS
WORKING ON THAT WE CAN MAXIMIZE
THINGS.
AND WE ALSO LOOK AT WHETHER
WE'RE SEEING THINGS THAT MIGHT
BE CONSIDERED GOOD DESIGN
BECAUSE THEY WANT THIS TO BE A
REALLY SUCCESSFUL PROJECT OR
WHETHER THE ITEMS PROPOSED
REALLY ELEVATE TO BE PUBLIC
BENEFIT AS DEFINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL AND STREET VACATION
POLICIES SO THAT'S A NUTSHELL OF
WHAT OUR WORK WILL ENTAIL AND
ONCE WE GET THROUGH THIS, WE'LL
START THE FORMAL REVIEW PROCESS
MORE IN EARNEST.
I THINK WE ANTICIPATED THAT
MICHAEL JENKINS WOULD SPEAK AND
THEN BRAD AND RYAN WILL JUMP IN
WITH THE POWERPOINT.
.
>> BEVERLY, YOU GAVE MY
PRESENTATION.
SO JUST IN A NUTSHELL, THE
COMMISSION REALLY LOOKS AT TWO
FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS FOR THE
COUNCIL AND MAKES
RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE
IMPLICATIONS OF THE LOSS OF THE
ALLEY AND MOVING FUNCTIONS FROM
THAT ALLEY INTO PLACES WITHIN
THE PUBLIC REALM THAT THE PUBLIC
MAY NOT NORMALLY INTERACT WITH.
ALL THE THINGS BEVERLY INDICATED
AS WELL AS LARGER QUESTIONS
ABOUT HOW YOU RECONFIGURE THE
SITE AND POTENTIAL PUBLIC
BENEFITS ACTUALLY TRULY ARE
PUBLIC AND INTERACT WITH THE
PUBLIC AS AN EXTENSION OF THAT
REALM.
I THINK BEVERLY REALLY HIT IT ON
THE HEAD UNDERSCORING THE NEED
AND EXPECTATION FRS THE CITY TO
SEE A ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
STRATEGY THAT RESULTS IN
TANGIBLE PUBLIC BENEFITS THAT
THE PUBLIC CAN IDENTIY, SEE AND
UTILIZE AND REALLY HOW THE
PUBLIC WILL LOOK AT THE ELEMENTS
THAT MAY REFLECT OR EXTEND THE
IDENTITY AND FUNCTION OF THE
BUILDING RATHER THAN TRULY
PUBLIC SPACE.
WITH THAT I'LL MUTE AND THROW IT
TO THE PRESENTERS.
>>> SO RYAN AND BRAD YOU'RE UP
AND THEN I THINK BILL WILL SHARE
THIS SCREEN FOR THE
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU BEFRLY AND MICHAEL.
FIRST OFF MY NAME IS BRAD ROCK
AND I'M WITH BIO MED REALTY
DIRECTOR OF LIFE SCIENCE
BUILDINGS AND OFFICES AS WELL.
WE CURRENTLY OWN AND OPERATE
VARIOUS BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY AND I KNOW THIS IS AN
EXCITING PROJECT FOR US FOR
MULTIPLE REASONS BUT ONE IS JUST
HOW WE TAKE THIS SPACE AND
REDEVELOP IT TO ACTIVATE THE
LOWER LEVELS AND GROUND PLANE TO
ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE
AND PUBLIC EXPERIENCE AND I KNOW
RYAN WILL WALK US THROUGH THIS
SO I'LL HAND IT OVER TO HIM.
>>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS
MY NAME IS RYAN BUSSARD I'M AN
ARCHITECT WITH PERKINS AND WILL.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SHOW YOU THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THERE'S SOME REALLY INTERESTING
ASPECTS TO THE PROJECT.
WE ARE LOOKING AT BUILDING A
HIGH-TECH OFFICE LIFE SCIENCE
BLOCK WITH TWO BUILDINGS NINE
AND 8 STORIES OUNCE BLOCK.
AS PART OF THAT WE'RE REQUESTING
THE ALLEY VACATION AND WE THINK
THERE'S INTERESTING BENEFITS TO
THAT HAPPENING WITHIN THE
PROJECT.
ONE IS THAT IT ALLOWS US TO
REALLY THINK ABOUT CREATING
SAFER PEDESTRIAN FLOWS AND
IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN FLOWS ON THE
SITE.
WITHIN THIS PROJECT AREA WE'RE
ACTUALLY LOOKING AT CREATING A
NEW NORTHWEST OPEN SPACE PARK ON
THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE
BLOCK AND ONE ON THE SOUTHEAST.
WE'RE SEEING THE VACANT ALLIES
BEING THIS NEW GREEN STRIP
CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS
THAT REALLY ALLOWS US TO LINK
DIAGNOSALLY THE NEW PUBLIC OPEN
SPACES.
THE OTHER IS AS YOU CAN SEE,
THOMAS STREET WE KNOW
URBANISTICLY IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT GREEN STREET CONNECTOR
SPANNING EAST AND WEST ACROSS
THE SEATTLE CENTER TO SOUTH LAKE
UNION NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS WILL ALLOW US TO REINFORCE
THAT GREEN STREET, REMOVE A CURB
CUT THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS FROM
THE ALLEY ON TO THAT AS WELL AS
CONNECT THE OPEN SPACE AND
PUBLIC AMENITIES PROVIDED ON THE
SITE.
WE ALSO THINK BY REMOVING THE
TRAFFIC AND LOADING FUNCTIONS
WITHIN THE BLOCK TO PUSHING IT
BELOW GRADE, WE CAN MINIMIZE THE
NUMBER OF CURB CUTS AND THE
LOADING AND VEHICULAR LOADING OF
THE ALLEY WAY AND WE THINK THESE
THINGS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A
POSITIVE ENFORCED NEIGHBORHOOD
CHARACTER.
WE ALWAYS MAKE LARGE SLIDES SO
THEY TAKE A MINUTE TO LOAD.
THIS SHOWS WHERE WE
ARE IN THE PROCESS.
WE'RE IN THE GREEN BAR TODAY.
WE SUBMITTED OUR MASTER USE
PERMIT.
PRIOR TO THAT, WE HAVE DONE A
NUMBER OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH
MEETINGS WITH UPTOWN ALLIANCE AS
WELL AS COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
WE HAD OUR PRELIMINARY MEETING
WITH SDOT AS WELL AS EARLY
DESIGN GUIDANCE MEETINGS WHICH
WE PASSED ON APRIL 20TH.
NEXT SLIDE.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS
AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE
PROJECT.
WE CONTRIBUTED TO THAT IN A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS BOTH
THROUGH ELECTRONIC AND DIGITAL
METHODS, PRINTED OUTREACH WITH
750 LETTERS SENT TO BUSINESSES
AND RESIDENTS WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY AND 500-FOOT RADIUS OF
THE SITE.
WE HAD OUR PROJECT HOTLINE AND
VIRTUAL HOUSE MEETINGS AS WELL
AS COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS IN
PARTICULAR WITH UPTOWN ALLIANCE
GROUP.
TO FAMILIARIZE YOU
WITH THE SITE INDICATED IN BLUE
HERE, IT'S AT A REALLY
INTERESTING SPOT WITHIN THE
CITY.
IT'S IN THE UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD
BUT AT THIS INTERSECTION OF THE
DOWNTOWN CORE SEATTLE CENTER.
THESE NINE SQUARE REMNANT
BETWEEN 5 AND 7TH AVENUE AND
SOUTH LAKE UNION AS YOU CAN SEE
THE BORDER TO THE NORTH BY THE
BILL AND MELINDA FOUNDATION AND
AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS
THOSE WITH THE SUBSTATIONS
DIRECTLY NORTH.
THE INTERESTING ASPECT IN
PARTICULAR, THE NORTH SOUTH
ALLEY VACATION SHOWS TO MAKE
THIS VERTICAL BETWEEN THESE OPEN
SPACES ESTABLISHED IN THE
SOUTHEAST, LOWER RIGHT AND UPPER
LEFT HAND CORNERS OF THE SITE
AND REALLY THINK OF THIS
PEDESTRIAN WALK WAY WHICH
CONNECTS DENNY PARK TO SEATTLE
CENTER ACROSS OUR SITE AS WELL
AS REINFORCING THOMAS STREET AS
YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THE GREEN
LOCATED TO THE NORTH.
WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU
WITH THE PROJECT IF WE WEREN'T
ALLOWED TO VACATE THE ALLEY.
THIS IS AN ANALYSIS WE PREPARED
SHOWING THE MASS ON THE SITE.
IT'S BEEN ROTATE SOD THE ALLEY
IS GOING LEFT TO RIGHT ON THE
PAGE.
YOU CAN SEE HERE WITH A
TRADITIONAL CONFIGURATION OF AN
ALLEY, I SHOULD MENTION THOMAS
STREET WITH THE SUBSTATION TO
THE LEFT, THE ALLEY DOES NOT
CONTINUE IN TERMS OF THE PATTERN
TO THE NORTH.
IF IT WAS KEPT ON SITE, YOU CAN
SEE THE NUMBER OF LOADING SPACES
FOR AREAS OFF THE ALLEY SO IT
BECOMES MUCH ABOUT THE ALLEY
BEING A LOADING SURFACE ZONE AS
WELL AS WE NEED AT LEAST TWO
PARKING RAMP ENTERS INTO THE
GARAGES TO MAINTAIN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS THE
SPACE SO RESOLVING TWO BELOW
GRADE PODIUMS.
NEXT SLIDE.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE IN
THE VIEW ON THE UPPER RIGHT AND
DOWN BELOW, REALLY CREATES THE
ALLEY AS A SPACE FOR VEHICLES
LOADING AND SERVICE.
NEXT SLIDE.
OUR PROPOSAL TRIED TO
RETHINK THIS IN MANY WAYS.
YOU CAN SEE HERE THOMAS STREET
ON THE LEFT AND THE IDEA OF
CREATING A LARGE OPEN SPACE AND
NURTURES THE GREEN STREET.
THE SPACE TO THE SOUTHEAST ON
THE UPPER RIGHT AND THIS IDEA OF
REALLY HAVING THIS ALLEY SPACE
CONVERTED TO PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY
CONNECTOR FULL OF GREENERY AND
PEOPLE ACTIVITY.
WE HAVE MOVED OUR BIKE LOCKER
ROOM AND STORAGE AREAS UP OFF
THE ALLEY SPACE.
AS WELL AS THE FITNESS AREA SO
LOTS OF ACTIVITIES AND EYES ON
THE STREET AS WELL AS TURNING IT
BACK TO PEOPLE AND COMMUTERS.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE HERE WE WOULD
BE PROPOSING ONLY ONE FRONT FOR
THE ENTIRE PROJECT AND PUSH OUR
LOADING AND SERVICE BELOW GRADE.
NEXT SLIDE.
IN MANY WAYS YOU CAN SEE HERE IN
THE LOWER LEFT THE IDEA THAT
THOMAS STREET NOW DOES NOT HAVE
A CURB OFF THE ALLEY.
IT ALLOWS US TO THINK ABOUT
ENHANCING THE GREEN STREET AND
EXTENDING THAT INTO THE PLAZA
OPEN SPACE.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE UPPER RIGHT
HAND VIEWS IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO
INCORPORATE ART, GREENERY AND
SEATING AREAS INTO THE ALLEY
SPACE.
NEXT SLIDE.
WE HAVE REALLY THOUGHT THE
NUMBER OF PUBLIC BENEFIT
CONCEPTS WE'RE WORKING ON TO
HAVE THAT.
THE IMPROVEMENT OF GREEN STREET
HAVING OPEN SPACE IN THIS
DIAGONAL CONNECTOR CONNECTING
PLAZA SPACE AS CROSS THE SITE.
SO THE CONTINUATION OF THIS OPEN
SPACE AND THE IDEA THAT IT WOULD
ALSO ENHANCE PLACE MAKING NOT
ONLY INSIDE TP SITE BUT AROUND
THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE
LOOKING INTO THE PARK SPACES.
WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO INHIBITOR
GET OUR CLASS 3 PEDESTRIAN
STREETS TO THE SOUTH.
THINKING ABOUT THE CONNECTION
FROM DENNY PARK UP THROUGH THE
SITE OVER THE SEATTLE CENTER
BECOMING A NEW PATH WAY AND NEW
PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION.
I THINK WE HAVE THREE MORE
SLIDES TO SHOW YOU VIEWS OF THAT
SPACE.
SO THIS IS LOOKING AT THE NEW
PARK LET ON THE SOUTHEAST.
WHERE THE EVERGREEN AND PLANTS
ARE SHOWN IS WHERE THE ALLEY
EXISTS TODAY SO WE'RE REPLACING
THAT TO MAKE IT PART OF THE PARK
SPACE.
THIS IS NOW STANDING
AT THE NORTH END SUBSTATION AND
THOMAS STREET AT YOUR BACK
LOOKING SOUTH.
SO REALLY THINKING OF ACTIVITY,
THE FITNESS CENTER, LOBBY SPACES
AND THE COMMUTER BIKE STATIONS
AND SEATING AREA ALL TAKING OVER
THE SPACE MAKING IT A RICH
PUBLIC REALM.
>>> ALSO THINKING ABOUT REALLY
ENHANCING THOMAS STREET.
THIS IS LOOKING NORTH SO REALLY
PULLING THE GREEN STREET DOWN
INTO THE PLAZA AND INTO THIS NEW
SPACE WE CREATED BETWEEN THE
BUILDINGS.
THAT'S OUR LAST SLIDE.
>>> SO THAT COVERS OUR
PRESENTATION SO WE'RE ALL HERE
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND TO HEAR
WHAT GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION WE
SHOULD INCLUDE IN OUR REVIEW
MOVING FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
I'VE GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, THANKING PRIOR
CITY COUNCILS FOR SETTING UP
THIS PROCESS BY WHICH WE HAVE
THREE BITES OF THE APPLE HERE.
THIS IS THE EARLY PREVIEW, THEN
COMING BACK FOR US TO APPROVE IT
OR NOT WITH THE PUBLIC BENEFITS,
ETC, AND THEN FINALLY, AFTER ITS
DONE TO CONFIRM IT'S BEEN DONE
ACCORDING TO OUR APPROVAL.
SO IN TERMS OF THE -- AND I KNOW
THE DISTRICT CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
ANDREW LOUIS HIS OFFICE WILL BE
LOOKING CAREFULLY AT THIS TOO
AND CONNECTING WITH
CONSTITUENTS -- IN TERMS OF THE
EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT ARE
THERE AN THIS IS A BIT OUTSIDE
THE SCOPE OF THE ALLEY VACATION
ISSUE BUT ARE THERE ANY
RESIDENTIAL UNITS?
I WANT TO CONFIRM NO
DISPLACEMENT OCCURRING.
WITH THE DEVELOPMENT.
>> THE EXISTING BUILDINGS ON THE
SITE ARE A MOTEL AND GROUP OF
SMALL OFFICE BUILDINGS SO NO
RESIDENTIAL UNITS DISPLACED.
>> OKAY.
AND THEN PART OF YOUR NORMAL
PROCESS WILL BE TO CHECK IN WITH
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MAKE
SURE THAT THEY DON'T NEED ACCESS
TO THE ALLEY?
I KNOW THAT'S PART OF YOUR
STANDARD PROCESS, CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
THROUGH SDOT'S STREET
IMPROVEMENT PERMIT PROCESS, ALL
OF THE UTILITY AND EMERGENCY
ACCESS IMPACTS ARE EXAMINED AND
I THINK THEY DO A THOROUGH JOB
WITH THAT SO THAT'S DEFINITELY A
FACTOR.
>> IN TERPS OF THE PUBLIC
OUTREACH, THANK YOU FOR
EXPLAINING YOUR PROCESS FOR THAT
AND HAVE YOU GOTTEN SPECIFIC
SFEED BACK FROM RESIDENTS THAT
WOULD BE OR SMALL BUSINESSES OR
ANYBODY THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED
IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA?
HOW IS THAT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
INFORMED ON WHAT YOU'RE
PROPOSING TO DO HERE?
?
>> THAT'S FOR THE DEVELOPERS.
>> SURE, WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE
DIFFERENT TOWN HALL MEETINGS
WHICH DIDN'T GARNER MUCH
FEEDBACK BUT UPTOWN ALLIANCE WAS
A POSITIVE MEETING WITH THEM
WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE IN
THEIR FEEDBACK, HEAR THEIR
THOUGHTS AND IDEAS AROUND THIS.
AND THEY WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF
THE ALLEY VACATION AND LIKED THE
IDEA OF HOW IT CREATED
CONNECTIVITY FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SO UPTOWN IS GREAT
IN PROVIDING FEEDBACK SO FAR.
>> THANK YOU.
I ADMIT AT FIRST GLANCE, IT'S
NICE THAT IT'S NOT THE BUILDING
TAKING OVER THE ENTIRE BLOCK BUT
IT'S ENABLING THAT PUBLIC ACCESS
THROUGH SOME GREENERY THERE AS
WELL.
BUT HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THE
PUBLIC WILL SEE IT AS PUBLIC
ACCESS THAT IT'S IN THE PUBLIC
REALM?
SIGNALS ARE GIVEN THAT PEOPLE
CAN CUT THROUGH IN BETWEEN THE
TWO BUILDINGS ON FOOT?
>> SURE.
GO FOR IT KATIE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN,
I'LL LET BRAD JUMP IN BUT I WANT
YOU TO ALSO UNDERSTAND THE
NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMUNITIES WE
STILL HAVE TO GO.
WE ARE JUST AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE PROCESS SO THROUGH BOTH THE
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION
MEETINGS AS WELL AS THE DESIGN
REVIEW BOARD MEETINGS, ONE OF
THE FOCAL POINTS OF MEETINGS HAS
BEEN MAKING THIS OPEN SPACE FEEL
AS PUBLIC AS POSSIBLE AND THAT
WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE FOCUS I
THINK BOTH FOR BIO MED AND THE
DESIGN TEAM AS WELL AS THE
AGENCIES LOOKING AT THIS AND
RESPONDING TO ANY PUBLIC COMMENT
AS WELL.
>> AND MY LAST QUESTION IS -- GO
AHEAD BRAD.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IT'S
CRITICAL FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE AS
WELL FROM THE PUBLIC REALM AND
ALSO THE TENANT REALLY M TO HAVE
THE OPEN SPACE.
IT'S IMPORTANT IT FEELS OPEN AND
PUBLIC.
>> THANK YOU.
MY LAST QUESTION IS ABOUT HOW
YOUR WORKERS WILL BE GETTING TO
AND FROM THE BUILDING.
YOU MENTIONED THE GREEN STREET
THERE BEING DEVELOPED.
WILL YOU HAVE THE VEHICLE
PARKING, BIKE PARKING,
ELECTRICAL VEHICLE PARKING?
HOW ARE PEOPLE GOING TO BE
ENCOURAGED TO GET THERE?
TAKING THE MONORAIL AND OTHER
NONSINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES?
>> SO, WE ARE LOOKING AT BOTH
HAVING A VAURT OF ITEMS SO WE
TALKED ABOUT BIKE STORAGE AND
LOCKERS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY
TRANSIT VIA BIKES.
WE WILL HAVE STALLS AND
EVERYTHING ELSE.
THE OTHER NICE THING ABOUT THIS
LOCATION IS IT'S ON THE BUS
ROUTE SO VERY CONNECT TUF BOTH
NORTH, SOUTHEAST AND WEST.
SO WE FEEL THIS HAS GREAT
ACCESSIBILITY IN THAT DIRECTION
AS WELL.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
CONTINUING TO DO OUR TOPIC
MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WORK THROUGH
THAT.
AND WE'LL HAVE A BETTER LENS OF
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION AS
WELL.
I THINK FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE
SIDE, WE'RE STARTING TO PLAN
THAT DIRECTION.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO
ALSO LOOK INTO ORCA CARDS FOR
YOUR EMPLOYEES.
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU.
RETURNING TO THE SUBJECT OF THE
OPEN SPACE, A FEW YEARS AGO THE
CITY PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO
IDENTIFYING AND SIGNING
PRIVATELY OWNED PUBLIC SPACES
THROUGH THE POPS -- IT WAS POPOS
FOR A WHILE BUT SDUDED THAT
WASN'T GOOD SO WE'RE CALLING IT
POPS.
SO I WAS WONDERING OPEN SPAUSS
LIKE THESE DERIVE FROM A PUBLIC
BENEFIT AGREEMENT SIGNED UNDER
THE POPS PROGRAM?
>> YES, WE SIGNED THEM AND
PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC OPEN USE AND
PROVIDE FIRST AMENDMENT
PROTECTIONS AND THAT'S PART OF
THE PROPERTY USE AND DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT THAT WOULD BE RECORDED
SO THAT IF THE BUILDING IS SOLD
OR CHANGES OVER TIME, THOSE ARE
GUARANTEES AND WHATEVER ENDS UP
ON SITE PRIVATE OPEN SPACE THAT
IS INTENDED TO BE PUBLIC BENEFIT
AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE REPUBLICAN
LUCK, WE WOULD WORK ON THOSE
GUARANTEES TO LAST OVER TIME.
>> FANTASTIC, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS EARLY PREVIEW OF THE
PROPOSED ALLEY VACATION?
ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY J. MORALES?
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE A PROCEDURAL QUESTION.
DO WE HAVE THE TIME LINE FOR
WHEN WE WILL HEAR NEXT AND
VOTING?
>> WE WOULD NOT ANTICIPATE THAT
THIS WOULD BE UP BEFORE NEXT
SPRING.
THIS REALLY IS JUST A KICK OFF
SO THEY'RE DOING THE DESIGN
COMMISSION REVIEW, THE DESIGN
REVIEW BOARD AT SDCI AND THE
ZONING PLANS AND EXAMINATION SO
THE REAL SUBSTANTIVE WORK IS
GETTING UNDERWAY AND THIS IS
TARGETED FOR JULY 2023.
>> OKAY SO NEXT SUMMER MAYBE WE
WILL HAVE A BRIEFING.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TIME
LINE BACK UP.
OKAY.
VERY GOOD.
THANKS VERY MUCH AND I
APPRECIATE IT.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTIONS
CHAIR ALEX PEDERSEN.
I HAD ONE OF THE SAME QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD ABOUT
THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
AND TO BEVERLY BARNETT AT SDOT,
AS YOU START TO PUT TOGETHER
PUBLIC BENEFIT PACKAGE I'M SURE
YOU WILL BE CONSULTING WITH
VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE
DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBER JUST TO
GET ADDITIONAL INPUT ON THOSE
SPECIFICS BEFORE ANYTHING IS
FINALIZED AND PUT BEFORE US.
YES, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO
THAT, THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, THIS IS
MICHAEL JENKINS.
WE ALSO TRY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMISSION
MEETINGS WHERE WE LOOK AT THE
STRENGTH OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
PACKAGE THAT COUNCIL STAFF IS
INVITED TO THOSE.
CERTAINLY WE ARE HAPPY TO SEND
INVITES TO ANY COUNCILMEMBERS ON
THE CALL OR IN GENERAL.
>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE VALUE THAT
THE DESIGN COMMISSION PROVIDES
FOR THESE PROJECTS.
ALL RIGHT, WELL THANKS
EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE ON THIS
ITEM.
AND WE WILL COMBO AHEAD AND MOVE
ON TO AGENDA ITEM THREE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE COULD BE SILL BILL
120384 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE SOUTH BRIDGE PROJECT
THORDZING THE DIRECTOR TO
ACCEPT, RECORD ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE A QUICK CLAIM
DEED FROM KING COUNTY, POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, PROPERTIES SITUATED
IN LOTS 9-13 BLOCK 37 SOUTH
PARK.
FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
.
>> THANK YOU.
COULD BE SILL BILL 120384 WOULD
ACCEPT TWO PROPERTIES FROM KING
COUNTY.
THIS IS A STRAIGHTFORWARD BILL
CONSIDERING THE ACCEPTANCE OF
THE PROPERTIES NECESSARY TO
COMPLY WITH THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT, WE HAVE GOT SDOT HERE
WITH US AND WE ALSO HAVE CALVIN
CHOW OUR CENTRAL STAFF, DID YOU
WANT TO MAKE INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS?
>> YOU COVERED IT.
THIS IS LEGISLATION TO CLOSE OUT
THE SOUTH PARK BRIDGE PROJECT
AND SDOT DID A GOOD PRESENTATION
ON IT.
I LOOKED AT THE LEGISLATION WITH
NO CONCERNS.
>> THANK YOU, VERY HELPFUL TO
KNOW APPRECIATE IT.
GOOD MORNING, GRETCHEN.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THERE'S A PRESENTATION, OKAY.
GREAT.
I'M HERE TODAY TO REQUEST THAT
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION
ACCEPTING A QUICK CLEAN DEED
FROM KING COUNTY CONVEYING TWO
PARCELS OF PROPERTY IN
CONNECTION WITH THE SOUTH PARK
BRIDGE PROJECT.
THIS LEGISLATION ALSO PLACES THE
PROPERTY UNDER THE JURISDICTION
OF THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND LEAVES ITS
OFFICE RIGHT AWAY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THE PROJECT WAS
DESIGNED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC
SAFETY AT THE FIVE LAKE
INTERSECTION OF 14TH AVENUE
SOUTH.
DALLAS AVENUE SOUTH AND SOUTH
SULLIVAN STREET BY CONSTRUCTING
A NEW RESILIENT BRIDGE OVER THE
DUMAS WATER WAY.
NEXT SLIDE.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE SLIDE, THE
INTERSECTION AND SOUTH PARK
APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN LANDING
OF THE BRIDGE.
NEXT SLIDE.
YOU CAN SEE THE
ORIGINAL BRIDGE LISTED ON THE
NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTRY AND
DESIGNATED AS A KING COUNTY
LANDMARK.
THE BRIDGE WAS BUILT-IN 1931 AND
CLOSED IN 2010 DUE TO SAFETY
CONCERNS.
KING COUNTY SUBSEQUENTLY
IMPLEMENTED A CAPITOL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, THE SOUTH
PARK BRIDGE PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT
A NEW BRIDGE TO ADDRESS
CONCERNS.
THE PUBLIC'S REQUEST
THE NEW BRIDGE ARCHITECTURALLY
EMULATES THE PRESERVED ASPECTS
OF THE ORIGINAL HISTORIC BRIDGE.
IT OPENED ON JUNE 30TH, 2014.
NEXT SLIDE.
ORDINANCES 1, 2, 3 AND
101 PASSED IN SEPTEMBER 2, 0009,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER
INTO A LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH KING
COUNTY REGARDING PROPERTY TO ACT
SITUATION FOR THIS PROJECT.
IN 2010 KING COUNTY AND THE CITY
ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT
SETTING FORTH THE PETITIONS BY
WHICH KING COUNTY WOULD TRANSFER
PROPERTY AND ACQUIRED FURTHER
PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE LIMITS.
AFTER PROJECT CONSTRUCTION AND
UPON MUTUAL AGREEMENT.
KING COUNTY AND THE CITY
RECENTLY AGREED UPON TWO PARCELS
OF PROPERTY TOTALLY
APPROXIMATELY 81,000 SQUARE FEET
THAT WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THE
CITY FROM THE COUNTY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THE
TWO PARCELS AT THE INTERSECTION
HERE NEAR THE KOURN APPROACH OF
THE BRIDGE.
NEXT SLIDE.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE
PROPERTY IS NECESSARY TO SATISFY
THE PROVISIONS OF THE INNER
LOCAL AGREEMENT.
NEXT SLIDE.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBERS COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, WE DO INTEND TO VOTE ON
THIS TODAY.
AS CALVIN CHOW MENTIONED, THIS
IS ESSENTIALLY A MINISTERIAL
DUTY FOR THE INNER LOCAL
GREECHLT.
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU.
THOUGH MINUTE SERIALMINISTERIAL,
THIS PROPERTY IS
ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE SOUTH
PARKLAND BANK SITE PARK
DEVELOPMENT AREA.
IT'S AN AREA THAT CAN FOR THE
SOUTH PARK PLAZA AND THERE'S --
IF WE STILL HAVE THE DESIGN
COMMISSION HERE -- THEY WILL
REMEMBER THE PRESENTATION BACK
IN NOVEMBER AND SO WE WOULD LOVE
TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE PURPOSE
WITH THESE PARCELS, WHAT THE
PROPOSED USE IS, WHAT SORT OF
OUTREACH HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE
CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OF THE
PARCELS AND WHAT WILL THE IMPACT
BE OF THE NEW OWNERSHIP OF THE
PARCELS.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT
AND PLANNING WITH THE SOUTH PARK
COMMUNITY ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE SOUTH PARK PLAZA ACROSS
THE STREET.
AND JUST WONDERING LIKE HOW THE
DISCUSSION AROUND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAZA HAS
BEEN INTEGRATED INTO THE
DISCUSSION OF THE TRANSFER OF
THESE PARCELS.
AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE
SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE DECISION
TO TRANSFER THESE PROPERTIES TO
SDOT RATHER THAN PARKS WE WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR THAT.
THERE IS SOME RETHINKING OF
PRIOR DECISIONS TO TRANSFER
PROPERTY TO PARKS BECAUSE OF THE
LIMITATIONS ON WHAT CAN BE DONE
WITH PROPERTY TRANSFER TO PARKS
SO MAYBE THAT IS SOME OF THE
THINKING.
WE WOULD LOVE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU.
.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER
THAT.
>> GO AHEAD
THE PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED SO
THAT SDOT CAN OPERATE AND
MAINTAIN THE BRIDGE ITSELF WITH
RESPECT TO OUTREACH OR THE
NEGOTIATIONS THAT WAS THE
COMMUNITY NOT AWARE OF.
I CAN DEFINITELY RESEARCH THAT
ISSUE AND GET BACK TO THE
COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, I'M NOT
FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS
NECESSARILY BUT I DO KNOW THAT
OFTEN TIMES WHEN THESE
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS ACQUIRE
PROPERTY, IT'S USUALLY DONE WITH
RESTRICTIVE FUNDS AND OFTEN
TIMES GAS TAX WHICH LIMITS HOW
THAT PROPERTY CAN BE DEDISPOSED
WHICH MAY EXPLAIN WHY IT HAS TO
GO RIGHT AWAY AND CAN BE
TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER GENERAL
GOVERNMENT USE IF IT COULD BE
DEEMED SURPLUS AND COMPENSATED
BECAUSE STHOZ RESOURCES ARE
RESTRICTED THAT WAY.
I DON'T KNOW THAT FOR A FACT,
JUST OFTEN WHAT HAPPENS WITH
THESE TYPES OF PROPERTY
CONVEYANCES BUT THAT'S SOMETHING
I CAN DO MORE RESEARCH IN AND
LOOK INTO FOR YOU.
>> APPRECIATE THAT, CALVIN.
I UNDERSTAND THE ORIGINAL USE OF
THE PARCELS.
I'M ASKING WHETHER OR NOT THERE
ARE PLANNED FUTURE USES AND
SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE SAYING THAT
THERE AREN'T ANY AT THIS POINT.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> FUTURE USES FOR THE PARCELS?
>> RIGHT.
>> NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
>> OKAY.
I THINK THESE ARE LIKELY PARCELS
THAT WERE ACQUIRED EARLIER ON IN
THE PROCESS AND IDENTIFIED EARLY
ON TO HELP SUPPORT THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRIDGE AND
WE NOW IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO
BE PART OF KING COUNTY'S
PROPERTY.
WE INHERITED IT AS RIGHT OF WAY.
IT'S A QUESTION OF WHAT WE MIGHT
USE IT FOR OR WHETHER IT MIGHT
BE SURPLUS.
>> OKAY AND WHAT IS THE TERM
MEAN THIS IS GETTING TO WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING CALVIN, WHAT'S THE
TERM MEAN LAYS THE PROPERTY OFF
AS RIGHT OF WAY ON SLIDE THREE?
>> WITHOUT GETTING INTO
TECHNICALITIES THAT I'M SURE I
WOULDN'T SAY CORRECTLY, THAT
MIGHT BE A BETTER QUESTION FOR
GRETCHEN TO ANSWER.
>> WHY WAIT ARE PROPERTY RIGHTS
ACQUIRED FOR TRANSPORTATION OR
UTILITY PURPOSES.
>> SO WHAT IS "LAYS OFF OF RIGHT
AWAY" MEAN?
>> IT MEANS IT'S WE'RE
CONFIRMING WE'RE GOING TO TREAT
THIS AS RIGHT OF WAY.
I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT TERM AND
WHERE IT COMES FROM BUT IT'S
LIKE SIMILAR TO A PLOTTING TERM
WHEN WE LOOK AT A PIECE OF
PROPERTY AND IDENTIFY THE RIGHTS
OF WAY, WE CALL THAT LAYING OFF
THE WAY.
>> DESIGNATING IT AS RIGHT OF
WAY.
ANOTHER TERM.
>> OKAY IT'S A LEGAL TERM.
>> THANK YOU.
HI BILL.
OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE THE FOLLOW UP TO
THE ANSWER ON THE QUESTIONS.
APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LISA
HERBOLD.
YES, IF SDOT AND CENTRAL STAFF
CAN FOLLOW UP WITH COUNCILMEMBER
LISA HERBOLD AND IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT FOR KING
COUNTY TO PROVIDE THESE TO THE
CITY AND WE'RE DESIGNATING SDOT
AS A RECIPIENT, THAT WAS THE
ORIGINAL AGREEMENT BUT DOESN'T
PROCOLLUDE THE CITY GOVERNMENT
FROM THEN DOING SOMETHING ELSE
WITH THE PARCELS LATER IF THAT
WOULD BE DEEMED BETTER.
SO REALLY THIS IS JUST THE
HAPPENED OFF FROM THE COUNTY
BACK TO THE CITY AS I UNDERSTAND
IT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD,
IS IT OKAY IF WE MOVE THIS OUT
OF COMMITTEE TODAY?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> OKAY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON THIS ITEM?
OKAY, THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE THAT.
COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M GOING TO
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF 120384 ITEM
THREE ON OUR AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
THIS COUNCIL BILL.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE AND THE ECONOMY
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS COULD BE
SILL BILL 120384.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY J.
MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR ALEX PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION CARRIES
AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THE BILL PASS WILL BE SENT TO
THE SEPTEMBER 6TH CITY COUNCIL
MEETING SO THAT IS ACTUALLY
CONVENIENT THAT THERE'S PLENTY
OF TIME BETWEEN NOW AND
SEPTEMBER 6TH ON THIS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GRETCHEN
AND CHOW.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
FULL TITLE OF THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE
ANNUAL REPORT FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES AS WE KNOW THE
SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE ALSO
KNOWN AS THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT
IS THAT .15 SALES TAX THAT 80%
OF VOTERS APPROVED IN
NOVEMBER 2020 FOR EXTRA BUS
SERVICE AND RELATED PROJECTS
OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND
WHILE THIS PRESENTATION IS
MAINLY A LOOK BACK ON 2021, THE
COUNCIL WILL EVENTUALLY NEED TO
APPROVE A SPEND PLAN FOR 2023
AND WILL LIKELY HAVE ADJUST MS
BECAUSE THE STATE GOVERNMENT IS
NOW FUNDING THE FREE PASSES FOR
YOUTH 18 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER.
AND OF COURSE WE HAVE GOT
INCREASING INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
IN THE CITY AS WELL.
I WANT TO HAVE A SPECIAL THANK
YOU TO TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD
WITH AN OFFICIAL OVERSIGHT ROLE
FOR THIS IMPORTANT PROPERTY TAX
MEASURE SO LET'S TURN IT OVER TO
THE GREAT CREW AT SDOT AND ALSO
WE HAVE CALVIN CHOW ON CENTRAL
STAFF AS WELL.
WELCOME SDOT TEAM.
>> THANK YOU, I THINK WE'RE
DPOING A QUICK ROUND OF
INTRODUCTIONS SINCE WE HAVE A
CREW WITH US HERE TODAY.
MY NAME IS NICO MARTINUCCI AND
I'M THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR
SEATTLE TRANSIT.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER
CANDIDATEIDA LORENZANA.
>> I'M THE TRANSPORTATION ACCESS
PROGRAM MANAGER AS SDOT.
TO ART.
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M ART
KUNIYUKI COVICE CHAIR OF THE
TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD AND I'LL
BE SPEAKING AFTER THE
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, ART WE ARE JOINED
BY ONE COLLEAGUE FROM METRO THIS
MORNING, GRAYDON?
>> HI I'M GRAYDON NEW MAN THE
PLANNING SUPERVISOR AT KING
COUNTY METRO.
>> WONDERFUL AND THEN BILL THE
SLIDES WHEN YOU'RE READY.
FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US
HERE THIS MORNING CHT WE'RE
EXCITED TO PRESENT TO YOU THE
FINDINGS FROM OUR YEAR ONE AS
WE'RE CALLING ANNUAL REPORT.
SOME THINK OF IT AS THE 7-YEAR
REPORT.
WE'LL GET INTO THAT.
NEXT SLIDE.
JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF TODAY'S
PRESENTATION, WANTED TO PROVIDE
BACKGROUND AND HISTORY SUNS WE
OFTEN ONLY COME ONCE A YEAR TO
THE COMMITTEE SO JUST TO GET US
ON THE SAME FOOTING ABOUT WHY
WE'RE HERE AND WHAT THIS PROGRAM
FUNDS.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAMS
FUNDED BY THE SEATTLE TRANSIT
MEASURE AND TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT
WHAT'S NEXT IN FUTURE SPENDING
OPPORTUNITIES AND THEN ART IS
HERE WITH US TODAY TO PROVIDE
THAT REPORT OUT FROM THE TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
GREAT SO JUST TAKE A STEP BACK
FROM THE PROGRAM ITSELF.
WE HAVE SEVEN TRANSIT AGENCIES
THAT OPERATE WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
MOST OF THE BUS SERVICE IN THE
CITY IS OPERATED BY KING COUNTY
METRO TRANSIT.
WE ALSO HAVE SOUND TRANSIT WHICH
OPERATES LIGHT LINK RAIL AS WELL
AS BUS SERVICE AND COMMUNITY
TRANSIT FROM THE NORTH END
COMMUTER RAIL ALSO PROVIDED BY
SOUND TRANSIT PASSENGER AND CAR
FARE SERVICES OPERATED BY
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES AND THE
WATER TAXI, MONORAIL AND MORE ON
TOP OF THAT.
THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE OR
STM AS YOU MAY HEAR US REFER TO
IT, PRIMARILY PURCHASES
ADDITIONAL BUS TRIPS ON EXISTING
KIG COUNTY METRO ROUTES SO WE
TAKE A LOOK AT THE SYSTEM AND
IDENTIFY PLACES ON THE SCHEDULE
TO ADD MORE LINES SO THIS IS
COMING MORE FREQUENTLY OR LATER
INTO THE EVENING OR EARLIER IN
THE MORNING.
THIS OF COURSE IS NOT OUR ONLY
TRANSIT PROGRAM AT SDOT.
THIS COMPLIMENTS OUR OTHER
ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE FARE
PROGRAMMING UNDER THE SEATTLE
TRANSIT MEASURE AS WELL AS
LARGER CAPITAL PROJECTS OUTSIDE
THE MEASURE PLUS THE PROGRAM OR
TRANSIT SPOT IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>> THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE
ITSELF WAS PASSED BY SEATTLE
VOTERS IN NOVEMBER 2020 AS CHAIR
ALEX PEDERSEN MENTIONED.
IT REMACED A SIMILAR MEASURE
PASSED BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2014.
WHICH EXPIRED AT THE END OF 2020
AND THE NEW MEASURE CONTINUES A
LOT OF THE SAME PROGRAMMING PUT
INTO PLACE FROM THAT FIRST
MEASURE.
JUST A QUICK NOTE THAT ORIGINAL
MEASURE WAS FUNDED BY A .1%
SALES TAX AND $60 VEHICLE
LICENSE FEE OR CAR TAB FEE.
THE RENEWED MEASURE LEVIES JUST
A .15 SALES VENUE TAX EQUIVALENT
TO 15 CENTS ON A $100 PURCHASE.
IT BEGAN IN APRIL OF 2021 AND
CONTINUES THROUGH MARCH OF 2027.
ON AVERAGE THAT .15 SALES TAX
RAISES $50 MILLION A YEAR FOR
TRANSIT SERVICE AND ACCESS
IMPROVEMENTS THAT I MENTIONED
BRIEFLY AND ARE THE FOCUS OF THE
PRESENTATION AND AS CHAIR ALEX
PEDERSEN MENTIONED OVERSIGHT IS
PROVIDED BY THE TRANSIT ADVISORY
BOARD.
THE PROGRAMS TAKE
UPMOST OF THE REVENUE WE
COLLECT.
63 CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR GOES
TOWARDS FUNDING ADDITIONAL BUS
TRIPS ON KING COUNTY METRO
ROUTES.
12 CENTS GOES TOWARDS THE
EMERGING NEEDS PROGRAM WE'LL
TALK ABOUT LATER IN THE
PRESENTATION ABOUT 15 CENTS FOR
THE ACCESS PROGRAM.
6 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR FOR OUR
CAPITOL PROJECTS AND 4 CENTS FOR
PLANNING ANALYSIS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GOING TO
JUMP INTO TRANSIT SERVICE
INVESTMENTS.
I JUST OR NOTED US THIS GRAPH
SHOWS FOUR YEARS OF REV KNEW
COLLECTED AND EXPENDITURES ON
JUST TRANSIT SERVIC FROM THE
BEGINNING OF 2019 THROUGH THE
END OF 2022.
SO THIS REALLY COVERS THE LAST
TWO YEARS OF THE PREVIOUS
MEASURE AND THE FIRST TWO YEARS
OF THE CURRENT MEASURE.
BACK IN 2019 THAT SECOND TO LAST
YEAR OF THE PREVIOUS MEASURE ARE
IN A STABLE BUDGETARY POSITION.
WE WERE SPENDING LESS ON SERVICE
THAN WE WERE BRINGING IN REVENUE
AND THE GAP WAS MADE UP BY OUR
NONSERVICE PROGRAMS WHICH ARE
NOT REFLECTED IN THE GAP.
2019 WAS THE HIGH WATER MARK FOR
THOSE TRANSIT SERVICE
INVESTMENTS WE WERE FUNDING AT
THAT TIME.
WE WERE FUNDING 350 ANNUAL
SERVICE HOURS WHICH AMOUNTED TO
ABOUT 8% OF KING COUNTY METRO'S
NETWORK.
IN NOVEMBER OF 2019 STATEWIDE
VOTERS PASSED INITIATIVE 976
WHICH MANY OF US WILL REMEMBER
LIMITED A LOT OF CAR RELATED
TAXES AND FEES THROUGHOUT THE
STATE INCLUDING THE $60 VEHICLE
LICENSE FEE WE WERE COLLECTING
AT THE TIME AND THAT MADE UP
HALF OF THE REVENUE THAT WAS
FUNDING ALL OF THE SERVICE AND
TRANSIT RELATED PROGRAMS THROUGH
THE MEASURE.
WE FELT THAT LIMITATION REALLY
BEGINNING IN Q-4 OF THAT YEAR
BUT FULLY FELT IT AS WE MOVE
INTO 2020 AND HAD A FULL QUARTER
IN WHICH WE WERE NOT ABLE TO
SPEND THAT $60 VEHICLE LICENSE
FEE REVENUE.
OF COURSE THE FIRST QUARTER 2020
WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC SO WE HAD TWO
MAIN IMPACTS TO THE PROGRAM JUST
FROM THAT ALONE.
ON THE REVENUE SIDE WE BEGAN TO
SEE THE OTHER HALF OF THE
REVENUE THAT .1 SALES TAX TO
DECLINE STEEPLY AS FOLKS STAYED
HOME AND SPENDING LESS MONEY.
ON THE OTHER SIDE WE SAW THE
COST OF THE SERVICE THAT WE WERE
BUYING INCREASE QUITE SUDDENLY
SO WITH THESE TWO OPPOSING
FORCES PULLING IN OPPOSITE
DIRECTIONS WE HAD TO MAKE A
DIFFICULT DECISION TO CUT HALF
OF THE SERVICE HOURS WE WERE
PURCHASING AT THE TIME IN THE
SEPTEMBER 2020 SERVICE CHANGE.
FORTUNATELY, AS WE HAVE
DISCUSSED, REPLACEMENT MEASURE
WAS PLACED ON THE NOVEMBER 2020
BALLOT AND WAS APPROVED BY
SEATTLE VOTERS AND LEVIES NOW
THAT .15 SALES TAX TODAY.
DUE TO LIMITATIONS AND HOW NEW
SALES TAX COLLECTION CAN BE
IMPLEMENTED THAT COLLECTION DID
NOT BEGIN UNTIL APRIL 1ST OF
2021.
SO WE HAD A GAP IN REVENUE
COLLECTION AT THE END OF 2020 TO
THE BEGINNING OF THE COLLECTION
IN APRIL 1ST OF 2021.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE WERE
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE OTHER
HALF OF THE TRANSIT SERVICE
INVEST MS AS WELL AS OUR FAIR
PROGRAMS AND CAPITAL PROJECT
COMMITMENTS.
WITH THIS IN MUND AND LOOKING
TOWARDS A STARTING OFF THE
PROGRAM ON A BALANCED FOOT, WE
NEEDED TO MAKE ONE MORE
ADDITIONAL CUT TO THE TRANSIT
SERVICE INVESTMENTS WE'RE
PURCHASING AS PART OF THE
OCTOBER 2021 SERVICE CHANGE.
THAT WAS ALIGNED TEMPORARILY AND
SPATIALLY WITH THE OPENING OF
THE THREE NEW LINK LIGHT RAIL
STATIONS AND ASSOCIATED
MULTIAGENCY BUS RESTRUCTURE THAT
HAPPENS TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.
AS WE MOVED INTO 2022 AND
LOOKING FORWARD, WE FIND
OURSELVES BACK IN THE STABLE
BUDGETARY POSITION AND ABLE TO
IDENTIFY PLACES FOR GROWTH AND
LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO BEGIN
TO REBUILD A LOT OF THE
PROGRAMMING PARTICULARLY IN OUR
TRANSIT SERVICE INVESTMENT.
NEXT SLIDE.
SO TO TAKE US BACK FOR A MOMENT
TO THAT SEPTEMBER 2020 SERVICE
CHANGE, THAT WAS THE MOMENT THAT
GIVEN THE BUDGETARY IMPACTS WE
NEEDED TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT
DECISION TO CUT HALF OF THE
SERVICE INVESTMENTS WE WERE
FUNDING, WE TRIED TO MAINTAIN
SERVICE ON THE ROAD THAT WAS
SUPPORTIVE OF THE RIDERSHIP
PATTERNS WE'RE SEEING THROUGHOUT
THE PANDEMIC.
WHAT'S REFLECTED HERE, THE
SERVICE HOURS AND TRIPS THAT WE
DID NOT CUT AS PART OF THAT
REDUCTION.
THE MAP ON THE LEFT WERE THE
HOURS CONTINUING TO FUND ON THE
ROUTES THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND
ON THE RIGHT, IN ORANGE THOSE
RIDERSHIP PATTERNS WERE
CONTINUING TO SEE RIDERSHIP
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE.
I'M SURE MANY OF US IF I CAN
SORT OF PROJECT US BACK TO THE
MOMENT WHEN WE WERE ASKED TO
STAY HOME AND ONLY GO OUT FOR
ESSENTIAL TRIPS, AT THAT TIME
METRO WAS STILL SEEING AT SOME
TIMES 150,000 RIDES PER DAY AND
WE KNEW THESE WERE FOLKS THAT
DOESN'T HAVE AN OPTION.
THEY WERE TRANSIT DEPENDENT OR
ESSENTIAL WORKERS MAKING TRIPS
SO WE WERE TRYING TO ENSURE THE
SERVICE INVESTMENTS WE'RE
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE
CRITICAL TRAVEL PATTERNS AND
THIS IS DATA INPUT THAT WILL
CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE SERVICE
INVEST MS IN THE FUTURE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
TODAY WE FUND ABOUT 3200 WEEKLY
TRIPS ON KING COUNTY METRO
ROUTES.
ABOUT 75% OF THOSE ARE ON
WEEKDAYS.
THAT PERCENTAGE DOES TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT THERE ARE FIVE WEEKDAYS
IN A WEEK.
ON A PER WEEKDAY BASIS, WE FUND
500 TRIPS COMPARED TO 300 TRIPS
ON SATURDAY AND 450 TRIPS ON
SUNDAYS.
ONLY ABOUT ONE IN FIVE
OF THE TRIPS WE FUND ARE DURING
THOSE TYPICAL AM AND PM COMMUTE
PERIODS LEAVING FOUR OR FIVE
HELPING TO FILL A LOT OF GAPS IN
OUR TRANSIT NETWORK THAT IF
FILLED HELP MOVE US TOWARDS A
TRANSIT SYSTEM IN THE CITY
THAT'S FUNCTIONAL FOR MORE TRIPS
AND HELPS PUSH TOWARDS GOALS OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND SINGLE
OCCUPANCY VEHICLE TRIP REDUCTION
AND OF COURSE EQUITY FOR THOSE
POPULATIONS THAT CONTINUE TO
DEPEND ON TRANSIT AS A PRIMARY
MODE OF TRANSPORTATION.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
YES, AND I WILL HAND IT OFF TO
LAURA TO GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF
THE TRANSPORTATION ACCESS
PROGRAM.
>> THANKS SO MUCH NICO AND GOOD
MORNING COUNCIL.
SO AS I SAID PREVIOUSLY MY NAME
IS LAURA LEE AND THE
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM MANAGER
AT SDOT.
TRANSPORTATION ACCESS YOU MAY
HAVE PREVIOUS KNOWN IT'S THE LOW
INCOME ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING.
WE RENAMED IT.
THERE'S SIX PRIMARY PROGRAMS IN
OUR PORTFOLIO THAT I'LL BE
CHATTING WITH YOU ABOUT.
AND IT REALLY IS BROKEN DOWN
INTO TWO BUCKETS SO OUR FAIR
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS AS WELL AS
COMMUNITY CENTERED EDUCATION AND
ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT
PARTICULARLY FOCUS ON IMPROVING
RIDER CONFIDENCE FOR YAUTH AND
SENIORS.
SO THIS IS A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW
OF THE RIDER SHAPE DATA FROM
THREE KEY PROGRAMS.
YOUTH AND PROMISE SCHOLARS ARE
COMBINED SO THAT'S PREVIOUSLY
THE ORCA CARDS WE PROVIDED TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS,
AVAILABLE FOR ALL MIDDLE AND
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SO THOSE
ARE FOLKS SCHOLARS WHO GRADUATED
FROM A SEATTLE PUBLIC HIGH
SCHOOL AND AS PART OF THE
PROMISE SCHOLAR PROGRAM ARE ABLE
TO ATTEND THEIR FIRST TWO YEARS
TUITION FREE OF COLLEGE.
SO WE OFFER THEM AN ORCA CARD AS
WELL.
YOU ALSO SEE OUR RIDERSHIP DATA
ON THE SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
PILOT SO CURRENTLY WE OFFER
ABOUT A LITTLE UNDER 2,000 CARDS
TO SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
RESIDENTS AT ABOUT 24 SEATTLE
SHA PROPERTIES SO IT'S A MORE
RESTRICTED PROGRAM AND WE OFFER
THE CARDS TO INDIVIDUALS 18-64
WHO LIVE AT THE 34% MEDIAN AREA
INCOME AND THAT PROGRAM BEGAN IN
2019.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THEN YOU WILL SEE A RECOVERY
CARD PROGRAM JUST LAUNCHED IN
JUNE OF LAST YEAR.
IT'S OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM
TO DATE WHICH IS VERY EXCITING
AND IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC.
WE WERE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE FULLY
SUBSIDIZED CARD TO FOOD SERVICE
AND CONVENIENT STORE WORKERS IN
CHINA TOWN DISTRICT AND PIONEER
SQUARE.
PHASE TWO OF THE PROGRAM LAUNCH
ND JUNE OF THIS YEAR WHERE WE
EXPAPD TO THE SAME INDUSTRIES AT
RAIN NER AND OTHELLO BEACH SO
IT'S INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL AND
HAS BEEN HELPFUL FOR THE
COMMUNITY AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
ACTUALLY GO BACK.
SO OVERALL OUR FAIR SUBSIDY
PROGRAMS ARE A HUGE SUCCESS.
WE WERE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE OVER
21,000 CARDS TO THE POPULATIONS
I MENTIONED AND THEY HAVE TAKEN
A LITTLE UNDER 2 MILLION TRIPS
IN THIS FIRST YEAR OF SEATTLE
TRANSIT WHICH IS A GREAT SUCCESS
AND REALLY SPEAKS TO THE NEED OF
THESE PROGRAMS CONTINUING.
IT ALSO SHOWS THAT USERS WHO
BENEFITTED FROM THE CARDS IN
TOTAL SAVED A LITTLE OVER
$4 MILLION SO REALLY GLAD WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE
INVESTING IN THESE POPULATIONS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO THEN THESE ARE NOT OUR FAIR
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS BUT OUR
EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES SO WE WORK WITH
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTNER
AND BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR
POPULATIONS NEED TO GAIN RIDER
CONFIDENCE.
SO WE HAVE OUR SENIOR PROGRAM
AND HELP THEM ENROLL IN THE
REGIONAL REDUCED FAIR PERMIT
CARD WHICH IS AN ORCA CARD FOR
SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING
WITH DISABILITIES.
LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO
PARTNER WITH SENIOR CENTERS TO
TAKE THEM ON TWO FIELD TRIPS.
WE HELPED PEOPLE TAKE THE WATER
TAXI AND HAVE LUNCH AND OUR
YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AS
WELL.
WE PARTNERED WITH TWO LOCAL
NONPROFITS WHO SPECIFICALLY WORK
WITH BIPOC YOUTH AND NATIVE
YOUTH AND HELPED CREATE MEDIA
PRESENTATIONS ON HOW YOUTH IS
ACCESSING TRANSIT AND TAKING IT
BACK INTO THE COMMUNITIES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
.
>> I WILL TALK ABOUT THE TWO
FINAL PIECES OF THE SEATTLE
TRANSIT MEASURE FIRST CAPITAL
PROJECTS.
THIS WAS A CATEGORY THAT WAS
ADDED TO THE PREVIOUS
PROPOSITION ONE BACK IN 2018 AND
WAS CARRIED OVER IN SPIRIT TO
THE REPLACEMENT MEASURE.
WE HAVE UP TO THREE MILLION
DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT
TRANSIT CAPITAL PROJECTS WHICH
IN THE CAPITAL WORLD WE'RE
TALKING SMALL SCALE
IMPROVEMENTS.
WE HAVE THREE BUS LANE PROJECTS
THAT ARE UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW.
THESE WERE LOCATIONS AND ROUTES
IDENTIFIED THROUGHOUT
DEPARTMENT'S BROADER COVID
RECOVERY PLANNING EFFORTS.
AND INCLUDE AURORA AVENUE NORTH
WHICH WILL SEE A NORTHBOUND BUS
LANE TO COMPLIMENT EXISTING
SOUTHBOUND BUS LANE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
JUMPING AROUND TO 15TH ELLIOTT
AVENUE LOOKING TO EXPAND THE
TIME RESTRICTIONS TO INCLUDE
MORE PERIODS IN THE DAY WHEN
WE'RE SEEING THE SPREAD AND
PEOPLE COMMUTING AND THEN RAINER
AVENUE SOUTH, THE MOST IMPACTFUL
EARLY MODELING ON THIS PROJECT
SHOWS THE TIME SAVING MEASURED
IN MINUTES WHICH IN THE TRAN SUT
CAPITAL AND SPEED AND
RELIABILITY WORLD IS NOTABLE.
IF WE SEE THESE OUTCOMES AS
PLANNED, WE COULD SEE AS MUCH AS
FIVE MINUTES SAVED ON SOME OF
THE TRIPS WHICH IS NOT ONLY
SOMETHING WE WILL EXPERIENCE IN
TERMS OF SAVINGS AND OPERATIONAL
RESOURCES BUT REALLY APPROACHES
THAT THRESHOLD WHERE RIDERS FEEL
A DIFFERENCE AND THAT'S A REALLY
IMPORTANT OUTCOME.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
OUR FINAL CATEGORY IS THE
EMERGING NEEDS CATEGORY THAT IS
THE NEWEST CATEGORY NEW TO THE
RENEWED MEASURE.
REALLY CAME ABOUT IN RECOGNITION
THAT THIS MEASURE WAS PUT IN AT
A TIME WHEN THE CITY WAS
EXPERIENCING MAJOR ACUTE IMPACTS
TO ITS MOBILITY AND THE ONE THAT
CAME TO MIND WAS TOP OF THE MIND
AT THE TIME WAS REALLY THE LONG
TERM CLOSURE OF THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE.
SO WITH THIS FUND AVAILABLE AND
SPENDING AUTHORITY, WE WERE ABLE
TO DEPLOY THESE RESOURCES TO
HELP MITIGATE THOSE IMPACTS FOR
FOLKS ON AND AROUND THE
PENINSULA.
WE DID THAT IN TWO MAIN WAYS.
THE FIRST WAS ADDITIONAL TRANSIT
TRIPS ON ALL DAY ROUTES IN
SEATTLE.
FUNCTIONALLY VERY SIMILAR TO THE
CORE PURPOSE, THOSE TRANSIT
SERVICE FREQUENT IMPROVEMENTS
BUT WITH A TARGETED FOCUS ON
IMPROVING FREQUENT FOR FOLKS IN
WEST SEATTLE.
THIS TOOK THE FORM OF ADDITIONAL
FREQUENT ON ROUTES 50, 60, 120.
THE 50 IN PARTICULAR WE WERE
ABLE TO DOUBLE FREQUENT DURING
THE DAY BRINGING IT UP TO
15-MINUTE FREQUENT TRANSIT
NETWORK STANDARD STILL OPERATING
TODAY AND IN FUNCTION THESE ARE
TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENTS TO HELP
ACCOMMODATE THE ADDITIONAL
DEMAND.
AND WE TRIED TO ALIGN THEM IN
TERMS OF TIME OF DAY WITH THOSE
TIME PERIODS WHERE THE LOW
BRIDGE WAS CLOSED TO GENERAL
PURPOSE TRAFFIC TO PROVIDE THAT
ADDITIONAL CAPACITY.
THEN SECOND, WE LAUNCHED AN
INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
I'M SURE YOU SAW THIS OUT IN THE
WIDE FUNDED THROUGH THE SEATTLE
TRANSIT MEASURE AND KING COUNTY
METRO.
THE GOAL HERE WAS REALLY TO PUT
SOME WEIGHT BEHIND SOME
SIGNIFICANT MODE SHIFT TARGETS
IDENTIFIED DURING THE EARLY
PLANNING OF HOW WE WILL MITIGATE
THE BRIDGE CLOSURE LONG TERM.
THE FLIP YOUR TRIP PROGRAM
INCLUDES TRAVEL INCENTIVES AND
TRAVEL OPTION WORKSHOPS AND PERM
TRIP PLANNING ASSISTANCE.
AS OF THE BEGUNING OF THIS
MONTH, THERE WERE MORE THAN
10,000 ENROLLEES IN THE PROGRAM
WHO REDEEMED OVER 28,000 TRIPS
TO USE TRANSIT AND GET OUT OF
THEIR CARS AND TEST OUT OTHER
OPTIONS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO TALKING ABOUT WHAT
IS NEXT ON THE TRANSIT SERVICE
SIDE.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO FINALIZE
EQUITY FOCUS PRYTIZATION
CRITERIA TO HELP DIRECT FUTURE
SERVICE INVESTMENTS UNDER THE
PROGRAM AS WE LOOK TOWARDS THAT
GROWTH PERIOD OVER THE NEXT FEW
YEARS.
WE ARE COORDINATING AS WE HAVE
AND AS WE DO AND CONTINUE TO DO
COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH
COLLEAGUES AT KING COUNTY METRO
ON FUTURE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
AND OUR ABILITY TO GROW OUR
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO.
UNDER THE TRANSPORTATION ACCESS
PROGRAM, CHAIR ALEX PEDERSEN
MENTIONED WE ARE ALSO WORKING
WITH METRO AND OUR REGIONAL
TRANSIT AGENCY PARTNERS ON THIS
REGION WIDE SHIFT TO FREE YOUTH
FARES SO MAKING OUR YOUTH
PORTION OF THE ORCA OPPORTUNITY
PROGRAM OBSOLETE FOR FUNDING.
WE HAVE CURRENT
PARTICIPANTS IN THE YOUTH ORCA
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM THAT WILL
MOVE FROM THAT TO RECEIVING
BENEFIT REGION MORE BROADLY AND
INTEREST IN MAKING SURE THERE'S
NO INTERRUPTION TO CONTINUE TO
RIDE TRANSIT AND NOT PAY A DIME
FOR IT.
ON THE CAPITOL SIDE, I MENTIONED
WE HAVE THREE PROJECTS UNDERWAY.
THOSE ARE OUR FOCUS FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE YEARS BUT WE HAVE
CAPACITY IN OUR SPEND PLAN AND
DELIVERY PLAN FOR ADDITIONAL
PROJECTS OF THAT SCOPE AND
SCALE.
WE ARE REALLY LOOKING TO
CONTINUE IDENTIFYING THOSE AND
GET THEM SET UP FOR FUTURE
DELIVERY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
I WANT TO END QUICKLY
ON OUR SPEND PLAN.
SO THIS IS REALLY THAT MORE
LONGITUDINAL LOOK OVER THE LIFE
OF THE MEASURE.
WE FIND OURSELVES IN 2022
SPENDING LESS ON PROGRAMS THAN
WE ARE BRINGING IN REVENUE.
THAT IS A TEMPORARY CONDITION.
OUR CURRENT SPEND PLAN IS
BALANCED IN THE SENSE AS WE ARE
LOOKING TOWARDS THOSE GROWTH
OPPORTUNITIES AND ABLE TO INVEST
RESOURCES IN NEW TRANSIT SERVICE
INVESTMENTS AS WE AS IN
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND CAPITAL
PROJECTS, WE'LL VERY QUICKLY
REACH THAT POINT WHERE WE ARE
ABLE TO USE THOSE UNSPENT
RESOURCES TODAY IN THE FUTURE TO
SUPPORT HIGHER AND GREATER
PROGRAMMING.
THIS IS ALL I SHOULD MENTION
VERY FLEXIBLE AS WELL.
WE ARE CONSTANTLY RESPONDING TO
DEMAND IN TERMS OF THE SERVICES
THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY PURCHASE.
WE'RE ALSO RESPONDING TO THE
SALES TAX REVENUE PROJECTIONS
WHICH CAN CHANGE ON SOMETIMES
SEEMS LIKE A NEAR DAY-TO-DAY
BASIS SO MAKING SURE WE'RE
BUILDING FLEXIBILITY INTO THE
PLAN AND CONSTANTLY ADJUSTING
ASUMS SUMMATIONS AS THE PLAN
MATURES.
SO WITH THAT, I'M HANDING IT OFF
TO ART.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR A
GREAT PRESENTATION ON THE
TRANSIT MEASURES AND A REPORT.
MY NAME IS ART KUNIYUKI AND I'M
THE CO-CHAIR OF THE TAB.
ONE OF THE MANDATES IS TO
SERVICE THE PUBLIC OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE OF REVENUES COLLECTED
UNDER SEATTLE DISTRICT
PROPOSITION ONE KNOWN AS THE
SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE, STM AND
SUBMIT AN ANNUAL LETTER TO THE
CITY COUNCIL AFTER REVIEWING THE
ANNUAL REPORT.
THE TAB SUBMITTED THE LETTER TO
THE COUNCIL IN JUNE OF 2020 AND
I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT TWO
COMMENTS THIS MORNING IN THE
INTEREST OF TIME BUT HAPPY TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ABOUT THE LETTER'S CONTENTS.
MY FIRST HIGHLIGHT IS THE
RECOVERY CARD PROGRAM
DISTRIBUTED FULL FUNDED ORCA
CARDS TO WORKERS AND SMALL
BUSINESSES IN JUNE 2021 DURING
THE RECENT PANDEMIC TO ASSIST
THEM IN RECOVERY FOCUSING ON THE
CHINA TOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT AND PIONEER SCORE
AREAS.
THIS TRANSPORTATION ACCESS
PROGRAM WAS AN OVERWHELMING SUCK
ES AND IN ITS SIX MONTH PILOT IT
SERVED 1 THOUSAND 717 WORKERS
MAKING OVER 515,000 TRIPS AND
COLLECTIVELY SAVING OVER
$1.4 MILLION.
THE TAB FULLY SUPPORTS THE
PROGRAM AND ITS FOCUS ON BIPOC
AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY AS
PART OF THE ONGOING SOCIAL
JUSTICE AND RACIAL POLICIES IN
EFFECT.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR'S
ANNUAL REPORT AND THE RESULTS OF
THE PROGRAM EXPANSION INTO THE
RECENTLY ADDED RAINER BEACH AND
OTHELLO AREAS.
THE SECOND ITEM I'LL DISCUSS IS
THE EMERGING NEEDS CATEGORY
WHICH WAS CREATED IN 2020 WITH
THE PASSAGE OF THE STM AND
ALLOWS FOR FLEXIBLE FUNDING FOR
ACUTE MOBILITY NEEDS.
WHEN THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE WAS
CLOSED FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS IN
MARCH OF 2020, LATER ON STEM
FUNDS WERE USED TO ASSIST WITH
TEMPORARY TRANSIT SERVICE
INVESTMENTS ON KEY SEATTLE
ROUTES AND PROMOTE THE USE OF
ALTERNATIVE MODES OF TRAVEL.
THE TAB APPRECIATES HAVING THIS
CATEGORY AND FUNDING AVAILABLE
FOR UNFORESEEN SITUATIONS AND
WHEN THE BRIDGE REOPENS NEXT
MONTH THESE FUNDS WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR PURTH USES.
IN TERMS OF FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS
WE CLOSED OUR LETTER WITH TWO
COMMENTS.
ONE, TO MAKE USE OF DASH BOARDS
TO KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED ON
HOW MONIES ARE BEING ALLOCATED
AND IF POSSIBLE, TO RESUME THE
ISSUE OF THE REPORT IN THE FIRST
QUARTER OF THE YEAR.
SO ON BEHALF OF MY FELLOW TAB
MEMBERS I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
NICO AND THE STM TEAM ON THEIR
GREAT WORK AND THANK THE CITY
COUNCIL AND KING COUNTY METRO
MEMBERS AT THIS MEETING.
IF THERE'S QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, I WELCOME THEM.
.
>> THANK YOU, ART.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR
SERVICE, ART AND FOR ALL THE
VOLUNTEERS ON THE TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT OVERSIGHT
ROLE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LETTER AS WELL.
AND IF SDOT I DON'T KNOW DID YOU
FORMALLY RESPOND TO THEIR LETTER
OR ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO SAY
ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THEY
MADE?
>> WE HAVE NOT FORMALLY
RESPONDED.
I WILL SAY WE HAVE YET TO
TRANSMIT IT TO YOU ALL.
THAT'S COMING LATER THIS
AFTERNOON FOR YOUR FORMAL
REVIEW.
I'VE GOT QUESTION
ABOUT THE REPORT.
SO NICO YOU HAD FREQUENTLY
MENTIONED CUTS.
BUT WITH COMPARING IT TO 2019
THE PINNACLE OF SERVICE
PREPANDEMIC IS THAT CORRECT?
: YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
>> SO WE APPRECIATE YOU
ANALYZING THE DATA ON WHICH
LINES WERE STILL
>> TO RECONCILE WHAT YOU'RE
CALLING CUTS.
JUST WANTED THE PUBLIC TO KNOW
THIS WAS BASED ON THE 2019
PINNACLE.
WE HOPE TO GET TO THAT AT SOME
POINT.
ALTHOUGH WE KNOW PEOPLE ARE
WORKING FROM HOME, ALTHOUGH
THEY'VE GOTTEN THE HANG ON
THAT.
ALTHOUGH THEY STILL TALK WITH
THEIR MUTE BUTTON ON, AS I DO
AT TIMES.
SO CALVIN, I SAW YOUR HAND UP.
DID YOU WANT TO CHIME IN BEFORE
I KEEP GOING WITH MY QUESTIONS?
>> I THINK YOU MADE THE POINT
JUST THAT, I THINK WE ARE STILL
IN AN UNCERTAINTY ABOUT EXACTLY
HOW RIDERSHIP IS GOING TO COME
BACK.
THIS REPORT SHOWS THAT AND
SHOWING HOW S-DOT IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THES CHANGES.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO.
A LITTLE GRAIN OF SALT THAT WE
DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE
HOLDS.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING I'D
POINT OUT IS BECAUSE RIDERSHIP
HAS GONE DOWN, IT HAS INCREASED
THE OPERATING COST.
SO WE AREN'T GETTING QUITE AS
MUCH TRANSIT SERVICE FOR OUR
DOLLAR AS WE WERE AT THE HEIGHT
OF SPENDING.
I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER
CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT THESE REVENUES.
>> AND ON SLIDE 21, WHERE YOU
WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
SPENDING, THERE WAS A BAR
GRAPH.
I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT
THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE
RESERVES THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
COLLECTING OVER THE LAST COUPLE
OF YEARS AND WILL CONTINUE TO
COLLECT.
SO THERE WON'T BE THE CLIFF
THAT YOU'RE SHOWING IN 2027, IF
YOU WERE TO USE THE RESERVES AT
THAT POINT.
>> YES.
THAT'S CORRECT.
IF WE USE OUR RESERVES FOR THAT
LOWER POINT IN 2027, THEN THERE
WON'T BE THAT CLIFF, YEAH.
THIS ASSUMES WE HAVE USED THE
RESERVES FOR THE RAMP DOWN, I
GUESS, WOULD BE THE OTHER WAY
TO SAY THAT.
>> OKAY.
CALVIN, DID YOU WANT TO ADD TO
THAT?
>> YEAH.
I JUST, LOOKING AT THIS
GRAPHIC, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
TO NOTE THAT THIS ISN'T LIKE
THE RAINY DAY FUND, WHERE THE,
SORT OF THE EXCESS REVENUE IS
SORT OF PARTITIONED OFF IN A
CERTAIN FUND.
IT'S KEPT IN THE SAME FUND.
WHAT THEY'RE SHOWING IS SORT OF
THE HIGHER REVENUE REFLECTION
IN 2021 AND 2022.
AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE USING
TO FILL THE GAP IN THE OUTER
YEARS.
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL REVENUES
THAT MIGHT HELP SPLIT THE
DIFFERENCE.
BUT IN 2027, WE DO STILL EXPECT
TO GET SOME REVENUE.
IF YOU RECALL, WHEN THE MEASURE
WAS PUT TOGETHER, I BELIEVE IT
WAS COUNCILMEMBER STRASS PUSHED
US TO MOVE THIS INTO 2011 TO
ALLOW FOR THAT RASM DOWN, IN
CASE VOTERS DON'T APPROVE A
POTENTIAL RENEWAL IN 2026.
SOWHEN WE GET CLOSER TO THIS,
WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS OR
WHETHER WE HAVE TO RAMP DOWN,
IF NOT CONDITIONED.
THERE ARE SOME CONSIDERATIONS
WITH METRO'S OPERATIONS NTERMS
OF HOW QUICKLY THEY CAN RESPOND
TO OUR CHANGES IN SERVICE SO
THAT'S PART OF THE THINKING
HERE AS WELL.
BUT THE PLAN DOES SORT OF SHOW
TRANSIT SERVICE INCREASING TO
2026.
AND IF WE AREN'T, YOU KNOW, WE
WILL HAVE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
FUNDING MECHANISM WE MIGHT HAVE
TO PUT IN PLACE AT THAT TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
AND BECAUSE THIS IS A
REGRESSIVE SORT OF REVENUE, I'M
HOPEFUL THAT WILL HAVE OPTIONS
AT THAT POINT.
AND ONE REQUEST, I DO HAVE OF S-
DOT.
BECAUSE THE STATE WILL BE
PAYING FOR FREE YOUTH PASSES
AND, WILL THAT SAVE WHAT?
$3 MILLION A YEAR,
APPROXIMATELY?
>> THAT'S CORRECT, YEAH.
WE'RE HOPING TO REINVEST THAT
INTO OUR CONDITIONING PROGRAMS
WITHIN OUR BUDGET SCOPE.
YEAH.
>> OKAY.
AND SO WITH THAT SAVINGS, AND
WITRIDERSHIP IN FLUX, JUST TO
INCLUDE THE CITY COUNCIL, AS
YOU ARE, BRAINSTORMING ON WAYS
TO REALLOCATE FUNDING, JUST SO
IT'S NOT ANNOUNCED AND THEN
WE'RE REACTING TO IT, BUT TO
COLLABORATE WITH US UP FRONT ON
THAT, THAT WOULD BE
APPRECIATED.
I KNOW WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT
CAPITAL PROJECTS.
I KNOW THERE'S A -- THE WAY IT
WASSTRUCTURED, THERE WAS A
THEIR 3 MILLION CAP ON CAPITOL
PROJECTS.
BUT I KNOW WE'LL WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THAT MORE.
GO AHEAD, CALVIN.
>> JUST TO CONFIRM THAT WHILE
THE ADMINISTRATION DOES HAVE
THE LATITUDE TO DETERMINE HOW
THE MONEY IS SPENT WITHIN THE
CATEGORIES, THE COUNCIL DOES
SET THE BUDGET WITHIN THOSE
CATEGORIES.
SO WITHIN THE BOUNDS SET BY THE
VOTERS, IT WILL COME TO YOU IN
THE BUDGET ABOUT WHAT THE
SPENDING SHOULD BE, AMONGST
THOSE CATEGORIES.
GOOD.
IT'S GOOD TO KNOW WE HAVE THAT
AUTHORITY.
I'VE SEEN, I GUESS IN THE PAST,
IN THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION,
WHERE SOMETHING WAS JUST
ANNOUNCED AND COUNCIL WAS
REACTING TO IT.
SO WE'LL WANT TO BE BROUGHT IN
EARLIER IN THE PROCESS IF THERE
ARE ANY CHANGES.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> THANK YOU.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
PRESENTATION HERE TODAY.
A FEW QUESTIONS.
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT MY
APPRECIATION FOR THE ADDITIONAL
TRIPS IN D1, THE 50, 60, 120
AND THE C LINE.
AND APPRECIATE THAT THESE
ADDITIONAL TRIPS IN PART HAVE
BEEN MADE AVAILABLE AS PART OF
OUR INVESTMENTS THROUGH THE
SEATTLE FOR ALL TRANSIT
MEASURE, FOR THIS CATEGORY OF
EMERGING NEEDS.
MY FIRST QUESTION IS, MY
RECOLLECTION IS THE COUNCIL
APPROVED A CATEGORY OF FUNDS
FOR THIS.
AND I'M WONDERING HOW THE
AUTHORIZATION FOR EMERGING
NEEDS CATEGORY COMPARES TO
ACTUAL USE.
ALSO, CHAIR, I HAVE THREE
QUESTIONS.
IF I COULD JUST GET THEM OUT
ALTOGETHER, IS THAT OKAY?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> PERFECT.
THANK YOU.
IN OVER THE WALL AND WINTER,
-DOT FUNDED ADDITIONAL WATER
TAXI TRIPS, WHICH AGAIN WAS
VERY APPRECIATED, APPRECIATED.
AND JUST WONDERING IF THAT WAS
THROUGH THE SEATTLE TRANSIT
MEASURE?
AND CAN YOU JUST TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT HOW S-DOT BALANCES
INVESTMENTS BETWEEN WATER TAXI
AND BUS TRANSIT, GIVEN, EVEN
THOUGH THE WATER TAXI IS SUPER
POPULAR, THE OPERATING COST IS,
IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER.
AND THEN LASTLY, UM, ON BUS
TRIP CANCELLATIONS, THEY
CONTINUE TO BE REALLY HIGH.
PARTICULARLY, IT APPEARS ON
SPECIFIC ROUTES.
I UNDERSTAND THESE
CANCELLATIONS ARE LINKED TO
STAFFING.
AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IN
PUBLIC SERVICE OR PRIVATE
INDUSTRY, EVERYBODY IS
IMPACTING BY STAFFING
CONSTRAINT RIGHT NOW.
BUT I'M JUST WONDERING HOW WE
WILL DRESS THIS IN THE SHORT
TERM TO KEEP ON TRACK.
AND WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE A
PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT
INDIVIDUAL ROUTES DON'T TAKE
THE BRUNT OF THESE STAFFING
SHORTAGES.
WHETHER THAT CIRCULATES OR
WHETHER OR NOT THAT SHORTAGE IS
FELT BY A PARTICULAR ROUTE.
AND WHETHER OR NOT THESE
CANCELLATIONS ARE CONSIDERED TO
BE A METRIC FOR THESE ANNUAL
REPORTS.
IT'S ONE THING TO REPORT ON,
YOU KNOW, PROJECTED NUMBER OF
TRIPS.
IN SPENDING, BUT IF THOSE TRIPS
AREN'T ABLE TO BE REALIZED, I
THINK WE NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT
WITH THAT AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE QUESTIONS.
I FURIOUSLY WROTE THEM DOWN AS
YOU WERE GOING, ON IF I MISSED
ANY PART OF IT, PLEASE TELL ME,
AND I WILL HAPPILY JUMP IN.
FOR THE THIRD QUESTION, REAL
QUICK.
WE HAVE OUR COLLEAGUE FROM KING
COUNTY METRO THAT I WILL PASS
IT OFF TO HIM AT THE END OF IT.
I WANT TO GIVE HIM THE HEADS UP
THERE.
IN TAKING IN ORDER.
SPENDING NEEDS UNDER
AUTHORIZATION.
WE OPERATE UNDER A CAP SYSTEM.
EACH HAS SORT OF A MAXIMUM
SPENDING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
DO, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
TRANSIT SERVICES.
THAT IS SORT OF THE "EVERYTHING
ELSE" CATEGORY AND THE MAXIMUM
CATEGORY.
AS I MENTIONED, CAPITOL
PROJECTS UP TO $3 MILLION.
THEN UP TO $10 MILLION.
AND FOR EMERGING NEEDS IS UP TO
$9 MILLION.
WE ASKED FOR $9 MILLION IN THE
2022 BUDGET PROCESS.
AND OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T KNOW
EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE GOING TO
END UP, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE
PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT.
WE'RE REALLY -- WE ARE
MAXIMIZING THE DELIVERY OF
THOSE RESOURCES TO THE EXTENT
THAT WE CAN.
WHAT THAT HOLDS FOR FUTURE
YEARS, BOY, IT'S ANYONE'S
GUESS.
THAT FLEXIBILITY REMAINS THERE.
IF WE HAVE SORT OF ANOTHER
ACUTE NEED THAT WE NEED TO HELP
ADDRESS AND MITIGATE.
WE HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN
THAT CATEGORY FOR NONACUTE
MOBILITY NEEDS AS WELL.
SO WE CAN PILOT THINGS IN
CONJUNCTION WITH KING COUNTY
METRO
FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE WANT TO TRY
SOMETHING NEW OUT OR TEST AN
EXPANSION OF SOMETHING.
SO THAT'S ALWAYS AN ELEMENT OF
FLEXIBILITY TO US, IF WE'RE IN
A GOOD POTENTIAL FUTURE OF NOT
HAVING TO RESPOND TO ACUTE
MOBILITY NEEDS.
>>> IN TERMS OF WATER TAXI
FUNDING, YES, S-DOT DID FUND
SORT OF A CONTINUATION OF MOST
OF THE SUMMER SAILING SCHEDULE,
THROUGH WINTER OF, END OF 2021,
BEGINNING OF 2022 WINTER.
THAT WAS FUNDED BY NOT OUR
PROGRAM BUT THE BROADER WEST
SEATTLE CONNECT PROGRAM.
WE DID FUND SOME WATER TAXI
SHUTTLE SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS.
WHICH WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET
OUT THE DOOR, AT THE BEGINNING,
DUE TO THOSE SAME STAFFING
CONSTRAINTS THAT EVERY STAFFING
IS DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW.
SO THAT WAS FIXED ROUTE RUBBER
TIRE, WHICH IS SORT OF OUR
BREAD AND BUTTER TO SUPPORT
THOSE, THOSE ADDITIONAL
SAILINGS FOR THE WATER TAXI.
SO IN TERMS OF, IMPLIED ANSWER
TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT
BALANCING WATER TAXI AND BUS.
IN THIS CASE, WE HAVEN'T FUNDED
ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE SORT OF
RUBBER TIRE TRANSIT
SPECIFICALLY.
IN TERMS OF CANCELLATIONS I'LL
SAY QUICKLY WIFE I HAND IT OVER
TO GRAYDON.
WE ARE INVOICED, BASED ON
ASSUMED OPERATED SERVICE, ON A
QUARTERLY BASIS.
SO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
YEAR, WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT
IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE, AND WE
GET A QUARTERLY LOOK LIKE BASED
ON THAT.
AFTER THE QUARTER IS OVER.
THERE IS A RECONCILIATION
PROCESS AT WHAT SERVICE WAS
OPERATED AT THAT TIME.
AND TAKE A LITTLE EXTRA, IF
COSTS WERE HIGHER THAN WE
ESTIMATED.
PUTTING ASIDE THE CUSTOMER
IMPACTS OF THE CANCELLATIONS
FOR A MOMENT.
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
JUST ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE AND
ENSURING GOOD TRACKING OF THAT,
FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.
WE SETTLE UP IN THE LONG RUN.
WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO
GRAYDON.
>> THANKS, NICO.
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTIONS
COUNCILMEMBER.
IT IS CERTAINLY AN ISSUE ON OUR
MIND.
AND AS MENTIONED A FEW TIMES,
TRANSIT AND TRANSIT AGENCIES
ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN REALLY
ANY ENTER PRIZE AT THIS POINT
THAT IS HAVING CHALLENGES ON
WORK FORCE AND TRANSIT IN
PARTICULAR HAS BEEN,
NATIONALLY, THAT HAS BEEN AN
ISSUE WITH TRANSIT AGENCIES
LOCALLY.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A UNIQUE
CONTEXT IN THAT AS WE'RE ALSO
TRYING TO RECRUIT OUR WORK
FORCE, TO DELIVER THE SERVICE
AND THE BUS NETWORK WE HAVE ON
THE STREET.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING TO RECRUIT
TO SUPPORT EXPANDED LIGHT RAIL
SERVICE IN THE REGION.
SO WE FACE THIS KIND OF DUAL
CONSTRAINT THAT PLACES A LITTLE
EXTRA PRESSURE ON OUR REGION IN
PARTICULAR.
BUT FOR YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
AROUND, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN ROUTES.
DO SOME ROUTES SEE MORE
CANCELLATIONS THAN OTHERS?
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE
TAKEN LOOKS AT.
WE DO HAVE REGULAR REPORTING
THAT COMES THROUGH, ABOUT WHICH
ROUTES ARE SEEING SIGNIFICANT
CANCELLATIONS.
AND TO BE HONEST, IT REALLY
DOES JUMP AROUND, WITH THE
ROUTE.
THERE'S REALLY NOT MUCH PATTERN
THAT IS DISCERNIBLE.
ALTHOUGH THAT CAN HAPPEN ON A
DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
THERE CAN BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE
CANCELLATIONS ON ONE ROUTE
VERSUS ANOTHER.
BUT THE TRENDS ARE REALLY
DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY.
THERE'S NOT REALLY A CLEAR
TREND THERE.
BUT WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IN
THE NEAR TERM TO SUPPORT THAT
IS WHEN WE DO WORK WITH OUR
OPERATIONS AND VEHICLE
MAINTENANCE DIVISIONS, TO
PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON WHICH
ROUTES THAT WE REALLY NEED TO
PRIORITIZE, DELIVERING THAT
SERVICE.
WE'RE NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO MEET
THOSE.
THAT GUIDANCE, JUST BASED ON
THE ACTUAL LOGISTICS OF GETTING
OPERATORS ASSIGNEDIT ROUTES ON
A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
BUT THAT PROCESS IS GUIDED BY
BOTH PRODUCTIVITY.
AND ENSURING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO
MEET THE DEMANDS OF WRITERS, AS
WELL AS EQUITY, SO ENSURING
THAT WE'RE NOT EITHER
DISPROPORTIONATELY, OR EVEN
PROPORTIONATELY, CANCELING
ROUTES WHO SERVE A HIGH AMOUNT
BY OUR POLICY.
WE'RE TRYING TO PRIORITIZE THAT
TO THE EXTENT WE CAN.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FALL
SERVICE CHANGE.
WE ARE IMPLEMENTING SERVICE
ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE INTENDED
TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF
CANCELLATIONS.
THAT'S REALLY ONE OF OUR MAIN
GOALS IS TO MOVE FORWARD AND
STABILIZING OUR SYSTEM.
AND RECOVERING OUR TRANSIT
SERVICE IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK
FORWARD TO IN FALL THAT WE
REALLY ARE INTENDING TO REDUCE
THE INCIDENTS OF CANCELLATIONS
THERE.
IT IS AN ISSUE WE'RE DEALING
WITH AND PARTICULARLY
CHALLENGING ONE, GIVEN THE WORK
FORCE WE'RE IN.
>> THANK YOU, GRAYDON.
IF I COULD ASK YOU TO FOLLOW UP
WITH A WRITTEN NARRATIVE.
I HAVE ONE CONSTITUENT IN
PARTICULAR WHO IS CHALLENGED
WITH REPEAT CANCELLATIONS OF
THE 21, WOULD LIKE TO BOTH BE
ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO THIS
CONSTITUENT WHAT YOU'RE DOING
NOW TO CENTER EQUITY
ANDPRODUCTIVITY.
IN MANAGING THOSE
CANCELLATIONS, ASKING DRIVERS
FROM OTHER ROUTES TO TAKE ON
ROUTES THAT MIGHT BE, THAT YOU
MIGHT SEE A PATTERN IN, AS WELL
AS THE LONG-TERM EFFORTS, I
WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE.
FOR THIS PARTICULAR
CONSTITUENT.
THANK YOU.
>> HAPPY TO DO THAT.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL PETERSON.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR
THIS.
THIS IS HELPFUL, UNDERSTANDING
HOW ALL OF THOSE DOLLARS HAVE
BEEN USED.
AND REALLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
FROM THE INFORMATION YOU'VE
GATHERED.
IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT THE
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM SEEMS TO
BE PROVIDING A PROFOUND SERVICE
TO OUR NEIGHBORS, 21,000 CARDS
GIVEN TO ESSENTIAL WORKERS, TO
YOUNG PEOPLE, TO PEOPLE WITH
LOW INCOME, MAKING 2 MILLION
TRIPS.
THESE CARDS AND SAVING
NEIGHBORS $4 MILLION, THAT'S
HUGE.
AND REALLY, I THINK, YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU COMBINE THAT WITH THE
FACT THAT AS YOU SAID, 80% OF
THESE TRIPS WERE NOT COMMUTING
DOWNTOWN, BUT REALLY TO GET
AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
I THINK IT'S JUST REALLY CLEAR
EVIDENCE THAT PEOPLE USE
TRANSIT TO GET TO ESSENTIAL
GOODS AND SERVICES.
AND IF THOSE THINGS ARE NOT
WITHIN REACH OF THEIR WALK
SHED, THEN IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE FREQUENT
RELIABLE BUS SERVICE, FOR
PEOPLE WHO COUNT ON IT TO DO
THE THINGS THEY NEED TO DO.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
WORK YOU'RE DOING AND FOR
PROVIDING US WITH THIS
INFORMATION.
I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS ISSUE OF, YOU KNOW, 80% OF
TRIPS BEING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
TRYING TO MOVE FROM
NEIGHBORHOOD TO NEIGHBORHOOD.
I GUESS THE FIRST THING IS, DO
YOU FINISH THAT REFLECTS
RIDERSHIP TRENDS OVERALL.
BUT WHAT I'M REALLY INTERESTED
IN IS WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE
DEPARTMENT AND FOR THE
PARTNERSHIP WITH METRO, ABOUT
LOOKING AT MORE CROSSTOWN BUS
SERVICE?
AND WHETHER THERE IS
RECONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO
THIS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT
SEEMS NOW TO REALLY BE BUILT ON
MOVING PEOPLE IN AND OUT, OR
EVEN THROUGH DOWNTOWN, RATHER
THAN HELPING PEOPLE STAY IN
THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO THAT'S KIND OF MY FIRST
QUESTION.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT 80% THAT
I MENTIONED IS NOT REFLECTIVE
OF USAGE.
IT'S ACTUALLY REFLECTIVE OF THE
SUPPLY OF ADDITIONAL TRANSIT
SERVICE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING.
SO OF THE 3200 TRIPS PER WEEK
THAT -- AND WHEN I SAY TRIPS, I
SHOULD CLARIFY.
THESE ARE LIKE ADDITIONAL LINES
ON THE SCHEDULE.
SO IT'S YOUR ROUTE GOING FROM
EVERY 15 MINUTES TO 12 MINUTES
OR EACH EVERY 10 MINUTES.
SO EACH ONE OF THOSE, WE COUNT
AS ONE TRIP FROM THE SUPPLY
SIDE.
AND OF THOSE, 80% ARE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE DAY, IN THE
EVENING, NIGHTTIME, OR ON
WEEKENDS.
AND SO THOSE ARE DEFINITELY
INTENDED TO SUPPORT EXACTLY
THAT TYPE OF TRAVEL.
WE HAVE A TRANSIT NETWORK, BOTH
IN TERMS OF WHO OUR OPERATORS
ARE, RIGHT?
WE HAVE MULTIPLE COMMUTER-
FOCUSED BUS SERVICE OPERATORS.
RIGHT?
WE HAVE KING COUNTY METRO,
WHOSE POLICIES HAVE, YOU KNOW,
STILL, IN TERMS OF KIND OF
MEETING DEMAND, ARE PUTTING
THOSE HOURS, THOSE ADDITIONAL
LINES ON THE SCHEDULE, TOWARDS
THOSE COMMUTE PERIODS.
AND REALLY, WHAT WE'RE TRYING
TO DO IS FILL IN SOME OF THOSE
GAPS, OF WHERE WE'RE FITTING IN
THE SERVICE.
STARTING AT 6:00 IN THE
MORNING.
AND GOING ALL THE WAY INTO THE
EVENING TO SUPPORT A LOT OF
THAT TRAVEL.
IN TERMS OF RIDERSHIP SORT OF
TRENDS, AND I CAN -- I'M HAPPY
TO LET GRAYDON EXPAND ON THIS A
LITTLE MORE.
BUT WHEEZE HAVE SEEN THOSE PEAK
PERIODS DROP DOWN OVER THE PAST
COUPLE OF YEARS AND SEEN A LOT
OF THOSE EVENING AND WEEKEND
TIME PERIODS DROP DOWN LESS.
PROPORTIONATELY SO THAT THEY
ARE MAINTAINING HIGHER
RIDERSHIP THAN THEIR PEAK
PERIOD COUNTERPARTS.
GRAYDON, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT?
>> NO.
I THINK WHAT NICO IS DESCRIBING
IN THE PEAK TRAVEL DEMAND IS
SOMETHING WE'VESEEN ACROSS THE
COUNTY.
AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THAT
GOING BACK TO THE PRESENTATION
THAT NICO AND THE TEAM PROVIDED
AROUND SHOWING WHICH ROUTES
RETAINED MORE RIDERSHIP.
WE DEFINITELY DO SEE THAT IT IS
THOSE ROUTES THAT ARE OPERATING
ALL DAY, IN PARTICULAR, THOSE
ROUTES THAT ARE FREQUENT AS
WELL AS ROUTES THAT ARE
SURVEYING AREAS WHERE THERE MAY
BE LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE
ARE DEFINITELY SERVICING A LOT
OF OUR DECISION-MAKING AROUND
AS WELL.
CERTAINLY HAVE SEEN THAT TREND
PLAY OUT COUNTY WIDE.
>> AND THEN TO YOUR SECOND
QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER, ABOUT
SOME OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD-TO-
NEIGHBORHOOD OPPORTUNITIES.
WE ON THE S-DOT SIDE, WE DON'T
HAVE ANY DIRECT DECISION-MAKING
POWER OVER ROUTING OR CREATING
NEW ROUTES.
RIGHT?
WE'RE REALLY KIND OF STUCK.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY "STUCK."
WE'RE FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING
ROUTES THAT EXIST TODAY.
THE -- ONE THING I'LL SAY ON
METRO'S BEHALF IS AS THESE NEW
LIGHT RAIL STATIONS ARE OPEN.
I'LL TELL YOU THETONNURE OF
THOSE CONVERSATIONS, AMONGST
SERVICE PLANNERS IN THE ROOM IS
EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
IT'S HOW DO WE STRENGTHEN THOSE
CONNECTIONS?
PARTICULARLY, EAST-WEST, COME
YOU'RE LOOKING AT NORTH-SOUTH
SEATTLE.
IT MIGHT BE A NORTH-SOUTH
CONNECTION.
BUT IT'S PARALLEL TO DOWNTOWN
NOT TO AND FROM DOWNTOWN.
AND REALLY, HOW CAN WE BUILD
THOSE OUT?
HIGHWAY CAN WE GET PEOPLE TO
THESE AND MEET SOME OF THE
NONTRADITIONAL COMMUTE
PROBLEMS.
HISTORICALLY OUR TRANSIT
SERVICE HAS SUPPORTED.
I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY, I
WOULD SAY, FOR A LOT OF THAT
GROWTH, IN TERMS OF NEW
CONNECTIONS, WILL EXIST IN
THOSE NEW LIGHT RAIL STATIONS,
CONTINUING TO OPEN.
THAT'S REALLY BEEN THE
CATALYST FOR ALL OF OUR TRANSIT
SERVICES TO RETHINK THE
SERVICES THEY'RE PROVIDING AND
WHAT CONNECTIONS IT'S MAKING.
>> INTERESTING.
OKAY.
>>> I HAVE ANOTHER LITTLE SET
OF QUESTIONS.
BUT CALVIN, I SEE YOUR HAND IS
UP.
SORRY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
I JUST WANT TO REMIND FOLKS
THAT WHEN THE TRANSIT MEASURE
WAS, THE FIRST ITERATION, THE
TRANSIT MEASURE, THE DRIVER AT
THE TIME WAS ALSO THE
OVERCAPACITY, UH, JUST COMMUTE
DEMAND.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THE
TRANSIT MEASURE REALLY DID
INTERJECT WAS OUR ABILITY TO
FUND THE BASE TRANSIT NETWORK.
THE 50-MINUTE, ALL-DAY, ALL-
CITY ROUTES, WHICH IS SORT OF
WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT.
IS WHAT THE BEDROCK THAT WE'RE
TRYING TO PROVIDE.
THE CHANGES WITH THE PANDEMIC
HAVE REALLY CHANGED WHAT THE
CALCULUS IS.
AND GENERALLY, THERE'S BEEN
SOME, I'D SAY, HESITATION TO
JUMP TOO QUICKLY BECAUSE WE
DON'T KNOW WHERE THE PAST IS
GOING TO LEAD.
THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE SOUND
TRANSIT ROUTE HAS FORCED THE
ISSUE.
I THINK IT IS AN OPEN QUESTION
ABUT SORT OF WHERE IT'S ALL
GOING AND SOMETHING THAT METRO
IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE DEALING
WITH THROUGHOUT THEIR SERVICE
AREA.
I WANT TO PUT THAT IN SOME
CONTEXT.
>> YEAH.
>> WE'RE SEEING THE CHANGES TO.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND THIS IS ALSO ABOUT THE FACT
THAT WE ARE BEGINNING OUR
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AS WELL.
SO HOW ARE WE THINKING ABOUT
HOW WE CHANGE OUR LAND USE
PATTERNS, WHERE MORE HOUSING IS
GOING TO GO.
WHERE TRYING TO DEVELOP MORE
EXTERNAL NEIGHBORHOODS
ROBUSTLY.
AND HOW DO WE CONNECT THOSE
TOGETHER.
SO PEOPLE CAN, AS I SAID, IF IT
IS OUTSIDE THEIR WALK SHED,
HAVE AN EASY WAY TO GET TO THE
NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD FOR DOCTOR'S
APPOINTMENT OR CHILD CARE OR
WHATEVER.
I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT
RAINIER AVENUE, IF I MIGHT?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> OKAY.
SO ON PAGE 15, WHICH I'VE LOST
HERE NOW.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DISTRICT
2 BUS LANES.
AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY IF
THE PLAN IS FOR BUS LANES TO
RUN THE LENGTH OF RAINIER.
AND IF SO, WHY WE'RE DOING IT
IN PHASES.
INSTEAD OF JUST DOING THE WHOLE
THING WITH BUS LANES THE ENTIRE
LENGTH?
>> YEAH.
GOOD QUESTION.
I WANT TO -- WE CAN CONFIRM
SORT OF EXACT EXTENTS AND
WHETHER THIS REPRESENTS
UNINTERRUPTED OR MAYBE PIECES
WHERE IT IS INTERRUPTED.
I CAN JUST SAY WE CAN FOLLOW UP
WITH CONFIRMATION ABOUT THOSE
EXACT LOCATIONS.
IN TERMS OF PHASING.
I KNOW THERE WERE PARTS OF THE
PROJECT THAT, FROM A MODELING
STANDPOINT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
LESS OF AN EXPECTED IMPACT ON
SOME OF THE EXISTING TRAVEL
PATTERNS.
THAT THEY ARE VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT, IF THEY SORT OF TAKE A
LANE.
WHAT IS IT GOING TO DO?
WHAT IS IT GOING TO CHANGE IN
TERMS OF GENERAL PURPOSE
TRAFFIC?
RETURNING MOVEMENTS OR THE
LIKE?
SO THAT WAS SORT OF ONE.
TWO WAS THAT A CHUNK OF THESE,
A CHUNK OF THE IMREUVMENTS
ALONG RAINIER, PRIOR SELL
CHANGES OR SIGNAL UPGRADES IN
SOME CASES.
SO IT'S ACTUALLY GOING OUT AND
BUYING NEW MAST ARMS AND SIGNAL
HEADS AND UPGRADING CABINETS,
IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE
DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION OF THE
RIGHT OF WAY IN THOSE
LOCATIONS.
THE DECISION WAS MADE TO KIND
OF GET THOSE EARLY
IMPLEMENTATION OPPORTUNITIES ON
THE ROAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AND THEN STILL BE WORKING
TOWARDS THOSE PHASE 2
IMPORTANCE, THAT ARE A LITTLE
MORE COST AND CAPITOL-
INTENSIVE.
>> SO IT'S SORT OF A CAPITAL
ISSUE?
IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING?
>> YEAH.
THERE WERE PIECES OF THIS THAT
COULD BEBROKEN OUT AND PIECES
OF THIS THAT COULD REQUIRE THE
LONGER TERM.
>> I THINK THE ONLY THING I
MIGHT ADD IS WE ARE
INTENTIONALLY MAKING SURE WE DO
AN OUTREACH WHEN IMPLEMENTING
THIS.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE
ANTICIPATING DOING THIS FALL IN
THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS WORK.
THAT'S THE OTHER PIECE OF THIS,
MAKING SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY
UNDERSTANDS THE CHANGES THAT
WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON
ADDITIONAL CONCERNS IN THE
AREA.
THAT'S ALSO PRETTY IMPORTANT
COMPONENT.
>> SURE.
>> SO THE TIME THAT IT'S
TAKING, THAT WE'RE DOING THIS.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND I KNOW THAT SDOT HAS BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THESE RAINIER
IMPROVEMENTS FOR YEARS.
YOU THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD
OF ANYTHING GOING ON.
SO ONE LAST QUESTION.
SO THESE CURRENT SECTIONS,
WHERE THE BUS LANES ARE
RUNNING, THERE'S STILL A
GENERAL PURPOSE LANE, IN EACH
DIRECTION.
AND A SORT OF A NEAR-CONSTANT
TURN LANE DOWN THE MIDDLE.
SO I'M WONDERING, YOU KNOW, IF
WE'RE STILL TRYING TO SPEED UP
TRANSIT USE.
AND POTENTIALLY PROVIDE
INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T
DRIVE, TO TAKE OTHER MODES, IS
THERE ANY CONSIDERATION OF
REMOVING THE TURN LANE AND
PROVIDING KIND OF SAFE,
DEDICATED SPACE FOR PEOPLE WHO
ARE BIKING OR USING MOBILITY
DEVICES?
>> IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I WILL PLAY TRAFFIC ENGINEER
FOR A MOMENT IF I CAN.
BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY GET YOU A
BETTER ANSWER, IF IT'S NOT
SATISFYING.
I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE CRITICAL
CONCERNS IS BUSINESS ACCESS
ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
AND ESPECIALLY COMING, REDUCING
TO ONE LANE OF GENERAL PURPOSE
TRAFFIC.
WITHOUT THAT CENTER TURN LANE.
AND YOU KNOW, GIVEN JUST THE
SHEER VOLUME OF TRAFFIC ALONG
THIS CORRIDOR TODAY.
AND OF COURSE, THAT'S -- WE
DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO
CHANGE, AS INFRASTRUCTURE COMES
ONLINE.
BUT GIVEN PATTERNS, A LEFT TURN
ACROSS RAINIER IN A SINGLE LANE
CAN CAUSE PRETTY MAJOR
DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS IS THE
CONCERN.
OF COURSE, WE DON'T KNOW
EXACTLY HOW THESE THING PLACE
OUT, WHEN IMPLEMENTED.
BUT I KNOW THAT'S WHAT WE'VE
HEARD FROM OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER
COLLEAGUES, AS WE'VE GOTTEN
INTO DESIGN AND IDEATION FOR
THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND
THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
AND I THINK REALLY WHAT I WANT
TO DO HERE IS, AS WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT, THE BUDGET PROCESS HAS
JUST SIGNALED MY INTEREST AND
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
CAPPING US IS $3 MILLION FOR AN
ENTIRE CITY, SEEMS REALLY
STRANGE, IN RETROSPECT.
I'M NOT SURE WHY WE DID THAT.
WE REALLY HAVE, YOU KNOW -- WE
NEED TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT
THERE IS A CLEAR NEED FOR
CROSSTOWN, CROSS NEIGHBORHOOD
SERVICE, AND IMPROVEMENTS
AROUND SAFETY AND MOBILITY AND
BUS LANES THAT CAN PROVIDE
EASIER WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET
THROUGH THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD,
JUST REALLY INTERESTED IN
SIGNALING MY INTEREST IN THAT
CONVERSATION AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
SIGNALING.
BECAUSE WHEN WE PUT THIS
MEASURE BACK IN THE SPRING AND
SUMMER OF 2020.
THE MAIN CONCERN WAS REALLY
ABOUT TRANSIT RIDER HOURS.
AND ALSO, THE FREE YOUTH PASSES
AND THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED SO
MUCH IN THIS AMOUNT OF TIME.
AND THEN THE GREATER NEED NOW,
FOR THESE CAPITOL PROJECTS.
I KNOW THAT GOING TO MEET WITH
CALVIN CHOW AND DISCUSS ABOUT
WHAT REALLOCATIONS MIGHT --
WHAT WE MIGHT WANT TO SEE.
AND THAT DOVETAILS WITH OUR
BUDGET PROCESS, RIGHT?
IF WE'RE HEARING THAT THERE IS
NOT ENOUGH FUNDING FROM THE
TRADITIONAL FALL BUDGET
PROCESS, THEN WE NEED TO BE
CREATIVE ABOUT THESE OTHER
SOURCES.
AND SO IF WE WANT TO EXPEDITE,
BUS CAPITAL PROJECTS, WHICH
HELP WITH SAFETY AS WELL, THEN
$3 MILLION MAKES A LOT OF
SENSE.
SO APPRECIATE YOUR STATING
THAT.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
FOR THIS DISCUSSION.
AND I KNOW WE'LL BE, AS WE
CONSIDER A SPEND PLAN IN THE
FUTURE, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER
DISCUSSION.
CANDIDA?
>> JUST BEFORE YOU CLOSE US
OUT, COUNCILMEMBER, I WANTED TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO NOTE THAT THIS
WILL BE THE LAST TIME THAT NICO
MARTINUCCI WILL BE JOINING USA
THE THIS COMMITTEE.
HE IS LEAVING SDOT IN OCTOBER,
WHICH IS A VERY BIG LOSS FOR
THE DEPARTMENT IN THIS PROGRAM.
BUT I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
RECOGNIZE HIM, HIS SERVICE AND
AMAZING WORK ON THIS IN THE
PRIOR MEASURE.
THIS PROGRAM WOULDN'T BE WHAT
IT IS WITHOUT HIM.
AND WITHOUT THE TEAM'S
STEWARDSHIP AND DEDICATION.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
THANK HIM PUBLICLY FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU, CANDIDA.
>> THANK YOU.
WELL, WE MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE YOU
BACK BEFORE THEN, JUST SO WE
CAN SEE NICO ONE MORE TIME.
NICO, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU
WANTED TO SAY AT THIS TIME?
>> NOT ONE FOR THE LIMELIGHT.
BUT I'LL JUST SAY THANK YOU.
IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE COMING
TO THE COMMITTEE.
YOU ALL ASK SUCH INCREDIBLE
QUESTIONS.
YOU HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE
STEWARDS FOR THIS PROGRAM.
I HAVE APPRECIATED THE
COLLABORATION, OPPORTUNITY TO
KIND OF TALK ABOUT THE GREAT
WORK THAT WE DO.
THIS IS OUR ONCE-ANNUAL PUSH,
WHERE WE COME OUT OF OUR LITTLE
SORT OF FOXHOLES AND TALK ABOUT
HOW WE'RE GETTING THIS MONEY
OUT THE DOOR AND ALL THE
BENEFIT WE'RE HAVING.
SO YEAH.
IT'S BEEN A TOTAL PLEASURE.
JUST OVER SEVEN YEARS, WHICH IS
A CRAZY AMOUNT OF TIME TO THINK
ABOUT.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN
HERE LONGER.
SO APOLOGIES.
BUT FOR ME ANYWAY.
BUT YEAH.
ANYWAY.
JUST THANK YOU.
I WILL MISS THE TEAM AND THE
CITY VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, NICO.
THAT WAS REALLY GOOD ON THE FLY
THERE.
AND THE CITY IS A BETTER PLACE,
THANKS TO YOUR SERVICE.
AND WE'LL MISS YOU.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT
PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION.
AND AGAIN, WE'LL HEAR MORE AS
WE TRY TO ZERO IN ON A SPEND
PLAN AND LOOK AT THOSE
ALLOCATIONS THAT WE'VE
DISCUSSED A BIT.
BUT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GO TO
OUR LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE OF THE FINAL AGENDA
ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 5, COUNCIL BILL
120395, AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES,
DECLARING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS AS BEING SURPLUS, THE
CITY'S MUNICIPAL UTILITY NEEDS,
GRANTING EASEMENTS TO THE CITY
OF RENTON, FOR PUBLIC ROADWAY,
RENTON-OWNED UTILITIES, STORM
DRAINAGE, AND DEVICES FOR
TRAFFIC CONTROL PURPOSES FOR
THE IMPROVEMENT OF RAINIER
AVENUE SOUTH.
>> AS OUR CLERK MENTIONED, WE
HAVE A PUBLIC HEAR HADDING
TODAY FOR THIS COUNCIL BILL
120395.
THIS WOULD ENABLE TO GRANT TO
THE CITY OF RENTON TO ENABLE
PUBLIC ROADWAY WORK.
FOCUSED ON DRAINAGE, TRAFFIC
CONTROL.
THE SEATTLE PIPELINE FLOWS
UNDER RAINIER AVENUE SOUTH
UNDER THE CITY OF RENTON.
DUE TO THE MINOR NATURE OF THIS
PROPOSAL, AND THE FACT THAT IT
IS AFFECTING RENTON NOT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, I'M GOING TO
PROPOSE THAT WE SUSPEND THE
RULES TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM,
TODAY, THE SAME DAY AS THE
PUBLIC HEARING.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE
PUBLIC HEARING FIRST.
AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR
PRESENTERS.
BECAUSE THESE ITEMS WERE
PUBLISHED ONLINE WITH OUR
AGENDA LAST FRIDAY.
AND I'M SEEING THAT WE DON'T
HAVE ANY SPEAKERS FOR THE
PUBLIC HEARING.
SO I'LL GO THROUGH THE
FORMALITY OF OPENING AND
CLOSING IT.
FOR OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE USE
THE SAME RULES AND PROCEDURES
SIMILAR TO OUR REGULAR PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD.
AGAIN, LOOKING ONLINE.
I'M SEEING NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS
SIGNED UP.
AND WE'RE ALL MYSELF, AND THE
COUNCIL SPEAKERS.
THERE ARE NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS
HERE EITHER.
SO I'M OPENING THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD.
AND WITH NO SPEAKERS ONLINE OR
PRESENT IN CHAMBERS, CLOSING
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, OR
PUBLIC HEARING, OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING AND CLOSING THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
SO THE PUBLIC HEARING ON
COUNCIL 120395 WAS OPENED THEN
CLOSED DUE TO THE LACK OF
PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE
WITH THE PRESENTATION.
WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
WELCOME.
>> YES.
GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS JUDITH CROSS.
I'M THE MANAGER FOR REAL
PROPERTY SERVICES FOR SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
I'M JOINED BY BILL WELLS, WHO
ACTUALLY LEADS THE DISTRIBUTION
AND TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE
PLANNING SYSTEM PLANNING SO
BILL IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL CAY QUES ABOUT THE
CITY OF RENTON PROJECT.
LET ME GET STARTED.
PURPOSE OF THIS LEGISLATION IS
THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE WILL
GRANT EASEMENTS.
AND THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO
EASEMENTS THAT WE'LL BE
GRABTDING FOR THE CITY OF
RENTON, WITHIN THE CEDAR RIVER
PIPELINE RIGHT OF WAY.
IT IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF
RENTON.
THERE ARE TWO PERMANENT
ASSESSMENT AREAS, THAT WILL BE
GRANTED TO THE CITY OF EASEMENT
FOR ROADWAY AND UTILITY
PURPOSES.
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY PROJECT
WORK THAT IS BEING DONE BY THE
CITY OF RENTON ROADWAYS
DIVISION.
AND THEN THERE ARE TWO
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT
AREAS WITHIN OUR FION RIGHT OF
WAY THAT WE'LL BE GRANTING TO
THE CITY OF RENTON TO BE USED
DURING CONSTRUCTION TIME FRAME.
AND THIS INVOLVES OUR CEDAR
RIVER WATER PIPELINES, 1, 2,
AND 3.
AND THOSE PARTICULAR PIPELINES
ACTUALLY SUPPLY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WITH A PORTION OF OUR
WATER, TO OUR RETAIL CUSTOMERS,
AND ALSO TO SEVERAL OF OUR
WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS.
SO THIS JUST GIVES A GENERAL
AREA OF THE LOCATION OF THE
CONSTRUCTION.
SO IT'S OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE BOUNDARY.
I THINK IT'S MORE APPLICABLE TO
LOOK AT THE ACTUAL EASEMENT
LOCATIONS.
THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE
CITY OF RENTON TO DEFINE.
SO RAINIER AVENUE SOUTH
ACTUALLY RUNS PERPENDICULAR, OR
AT A 90-DEGREE ANGLE TO OUR
PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
AND OUR CEDAR PIPELINE RIGHT OF
WAY IN THE CITY OF RENTON IS
RUNNING ON THE SOUTH SECOND
STREET LOCATION.
AND YOU CAN SEE IN YELLOW, THAT
THERE ARE TWO TEMPORARY
CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT LOCATIONS
ALONG OUR PIPELINE RIGHT OF
WAY, ADJACENT TO RAINIER SOUTH,
THAT WE'LL BE PROVIDING
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AREAS
THAT THE CITY OF RENTON WILL BE
USING.
AND THEN JUST AS IMPORTANT IS
THE AREA THAT IS IN RED AND
HATCHED.
AND THAT'S THE PERMANENT
EASEMENT AREA THAT WE'LL BE
GRANTING NONEXCLUSIVE EASEMENT
AREA TO THE CITY OF RENTON, FOR
THEIR TRANSPORTATION AND
ROADWAY UTILITIES.
SO THE AREAS ARE FAIRLY
EQUIVALENT.
BUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT A
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT
AREA, ONLY IS FOR THE DURATION
OF THE PROJECT.
WHEREAS THE PERMANENT
ASSESSMENT AREAS THAT ARE
IDENTIFIED IN RED, ARE ACTUALLY
FOR THE, WILL BE CONTINUAL.
SO THE COMPENSATION FOR THE TWO
EASEMENT AREAS, THE TOTAL IS
$4,276 FOR BOTH THE TEMPORARY
AND PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION
AREAS.
PERMANENT ARE VALUED AT A
HIGHER VALUE.
AND TEMPORARY THAT ARE ADJACENT
ARE VALUED AT A LOWER PROPERTY
VALUE.
>> THESE EASEMENT NEGOTIATIONS
WERE NEGOTIATED THROUGH A
FAIRLY LARGE PROCESS.
WAS REVIEWED BY STAFF AND REAL
PROPERTY SERVICES AREA.
AS WELL AS A THIRD PARTY WITHIN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT ABOUT THE
ACTUAL TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION
EASEMENTS, OUR PLANNERS HAVE
REVIEWED THE CONSTRUCTION
DRAWINGS.
SO THE ENGINEERING GROUP HAS
APPROVED THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS
AND THE SPECIFICATIONS THAT
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE
CITY OF RENTON.
AND THEN THE WATER FUND WILL
ACTUALLY RECEIVES THE $454,600.
SO I WILL OPEN UP TO ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS ON
THIS?
AND REMEMBER, I DO HOPE TO HAVE
US SUSPEND THE RULES SO WE CAN
VOTE ON THIS SAME DAY OF THE
HEARING DUE TO HIS MINOR
NATURE.
SO I'M NOT SEEING ANY COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS.
AND AS WE NOTED EARLIER, THERE
ARE NO SPEAKERS HERE OR ONLINE
FOR THIS ITEM.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED
TO ALLOW THE COMMITTEE TO VOTE
ON A RECOMMENDATION ON COUNTS
BILL 120395 ON THE SAME DAY THE
HEARING WAS HELD.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND
THE COMMITTEE WILL VOTE ON THE
RECOMMENDATION.
COUNCILMEMBERS, I'LL NOW MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
THE PASSAGE OF COUNTS BILL
120395, ITEM 5 ON OUR AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND SHOULD.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF THE
COUNCIL BILL.
ANY COMMENTS?
ALL RIGHT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS COUNTS
BILL 120395.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
AND THE RECOMMENDATION THE BILL
PASS, WILL BE SENT TO THE
SEPTEMBER 6th MEETING.
WELL, COLLEAGUES.
THAT'S IT FOR OUR AGENDA.
THE TIME IS 11:40 A.M.
THIS CONCLUDES THE AUGUST 16,
2022 MEETING OF THE
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
WE ANTICIPATE OUR NEXT MEETING
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
6th, WHICH IS RIGHT AFTER
RECESS HAS ENDED.
SO I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.
THANK YOU AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.