FIRST ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE
COUNCIL BILL 120539, WHICH IS
PROPERTY ACQUISITION FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES ON 35t
AVENUE NORTHEAST TO HELP EXPAND
THE FLOODPLAIN IN ORDER TO
INCREASE CLIMATE RESILIENCY.
SECOND WE HAVE COUNCIL BILL
120538, WHICH, IF PASSED, WOULD
AUTHORIZE SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO ENTER AN AGREEMENT
WITH KING COUNTY TO ALLOCATE
PAYMENTS WITH WASTE. THIRD,
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
SOLID WASTE PAN, BLACK IN THE
AGENDA TODAY. A FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD ADDS LANGUAGE AND
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE TIMELINE
AND METRICS. FINALLY WE HAVE
520528 FROM THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
WHICH AUTHORIZES A PROPERTY
EASEMENT AROUND ROUTE 44. AT
THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
FOR THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
AND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
FIRST I AM GOING TO SEE IF WE
HAVE ANY SPEAKERS. WE HAVE NO
ONLINE SPEAKERS AND WE HAVE NO
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS PRESENT. SO
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
OPEN. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS
ONLINE OR IN PERSON, SO WE WILL
GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. OKAY, MOVING ON
TO THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA
ONE MOMENT. ALL RIGHT, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE SHORT
TITLE OF THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, COUNCIL BILL
120539, AN ORDINANCE RELATING T
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ON
BEHALF OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE
ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
SERVICES OR THE DIRECTOR'S
DESIGNEE TO COMPLETE THE
ACQUISITION, PENDING DISCUSSIO
AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THIS BILL WILL AUTHORIZE
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
ACQUIRE A PROPERTY TO HELP
EXPAND THE THORNTON CREEK
FLOODPLAIN. BEFORE I TURN IT
OVER TO OUR PRESENTERS, I WANTE
TO CHECK WITH COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF. IN YOUR REVIEW, DID YOU
IDENTIFY ANY CONCERNS WITH THE
LAND ACQUISITION LEGISLATION OR
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRELIMINARY
COMMENTS FOR US?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AGAIN,
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. I DID NO
IDENTIFY CONCERNS AND DO NOT
HAVE REMARKS. I AM HAPPY TO TUR
IT OVER TO STAFF, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
MORNING TO OUR GENERAL MANAGER,
ANDREW LEE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THAN
YOU COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
CHAIR AND THE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. THIS IS THE FIRST
ITEM THE COMMITTEE WILL BE
CONSIDERING. THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION WOULD AUTHORIZE SP
TO PURCHASE A PROPERTY IN THE
FLOODPLAIN IN NORTHEAST SEATTLE
THIS WOULD BE A WILLING SALE AT
PURCHASE PRICE AND IS JUST
UNDER $850,000. WITH ME THIS
MORNING IS KATHERINE LYNCH, OU
CAPITAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR,
WHO WILL BRIEF YOU ON THE
PROJECT, AND ALSO WITH SOME OF
HIS ROBERT FERRELL, WHO
NEGOTIATED THE PURCHASE. AT THI
POINT I WILL HAND IT OFF TO
KATHERINE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ANDRE
AND GOOD MORNING. TO THE
CHAIRMAN AND TO THE COMMITTEE.
SO I WILL BE PROVIDING SOME
INFORMATION ON THIS PROPERTY AN
SO, FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD AUTHORIZ
THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY
AND IT IS AT 107-0630 FIFTH
AVENUE NORTHEAST. THE PURPOSE O
ACQUIRING THE PROPERTY IS TO
EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT OF THE
THORNTON CREEK CONFLUENCE FLOOD
PLANE PROJECT. THE PROPERTY,
INDICATED IN THIS RED
RECTANGLE, IS ACTUALLY NESTED
WITHIN THE THORNTON CONFLUENCE
FLOODPLAIN PROJECT AND THAT IS
INDICATED WITH THE ORANGE
POLYGON. SO THE PROPERTY IS
LOCATED IN NORTHEAST SEATTLE, O
THORNTON CREEK AND UPSTREAM OF
THE PROPERTY IS MEADOWBROOK
COMMUNITY CENTER AND DOWNSTREAM
IS SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
STORMWATER DETENTION FACILITY,
MEADOWBROOK POND. THIS IS A
PROPERTY THAT HAS FLOODED QUIT
A BIT IN THE PAST. ON AVERAGE,
EVERY YEAR TO YEAR AND A HALF
AND THE MAP ON THE LEFT-HAND
SIDE SHOWS THE FEMA FLOOD PRON
AREAS. THE DARK BLUE IS
ACTUALLY THE FLOODWAY AND THE
FLOODPLAIN AND THE GREEN IS THE
500 YEAR FLOODPLAIN. IF YOU
LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE
RIGHT-HAND SIDE, THE TOP ONE
SHOWS THE PROPERTY DURING A
RELATIVELY SMALL EVENT AND THIS
IS SEEN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE O
THE FLOODPLAIN PROJECT. AND TH
PHOTOGRAPH IN THE INSET ON THE
BOTTOM, THAT IS PRIOR TO THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE FLOODPLAIN
PROJECT AND THIS WAS DURING A
MUCH LARGER STORM. THERE WERE
FIVE HOMES THERE THAT FLOODED.
ACQUIRING THIS PROPERTY IS GOIN
TO PROVIDE LOT OF BENEFITS AND,
IN PARTICULAR, IT EXPANDS THE
CONFLUENCE FLOODPLAIN FOOTPRINT
FOR BOTH WATER AND SEDIMENT
STORAGE AND INCREASING THE
FOOTPRINT FOR WATER STORAGE ALS
PROTECTS THE IMMEDIATE AREA
FROM FLOODING AND INCREASES THE
AREA FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
RESILIENCE. INCREASING THE
STORAGE FOR SEDIMENT PROTECTS
MEADOWBROOK POND FROM SEDIMENT
PULSES, SO THE SEDIMENT GETS
STORED ON THE FLOODPLAIN AND IT
ACTUALLY METERS OUT AND
DECREASES THE FREQUENCY THAT W
NEED TO DREDGE MEADOWBROOK POND
AND THAT SAVES A MAINTENANCE
COST. FOR PURCHASING THIS
PROPERTY, IT ALSO HAS A
DRIVEWAY AROUND THE SOUTH
PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY, WHIC
WOULD PROVIDE AN ACCESS PLANETO
THE FLOODPLAIN CONFLUENCE SITE.
THIS PROVIDES ACCESS FOR OUR
CREWS TO DO MAINTENANCE.
MAINTAIN VEGETATION. THAT
REDUCES MAINTENANCE COST AND
DECREASES LIFECYCLE COSTS, BUT
IT ALSO WOULD PROVIDE PUBLIC
ACCESS TO THE FLOODPLAIN AND
CREATE A COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP
SPACE FOR SCHOOL AND OUTREACH
ACTIVITIES. ON THE DOWNSTREAM
END OF THIS PROPERTY, IT WOULD
ALSO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
WIDEN THE CHANNEL AND SLOW
EROSIVE STORM FLOWS. THIS IS
WHERE WE HAVE BOTH COUNTY AND
CITY INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE IS
PUMP STATION AND TWO SEWER LINE
THAT CROSS THE CREEK AT THAT
LOCATION, SO THAT HELPS REDUCE
THE RISK AND LIFECYCLE COST FOR
THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE
PROPERTY ITSELF PROVIDES AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PLANT THE AREA
WITH TREES AND THIS PROVIDES
VALUABLE HABITAT, BUT IT ALSO
PROVIDES SHADE FOR THE CREEK,
WHICH IS A WATER QUALITY
BENEFIT, BECAUSE THIS IS AN ARE
THAT ALREADY HAS ISSUES WITH
SUMMER TEMPERATURES THAT CAN
AFFECT SALMON. SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES ENTERED INTO A
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT WIT
THE PROPERTY OWNERS LAST JULY
AND IT WAS FOR A PURCHASE PRIC
OF JUST UNDER $850,000. THE
PROPERTY CLOSING DATE IS COMING
UP ON APRIL 28. THE THORNTON
CONFLUENCE PROJECT, THIS IS MOR
OF KIND OF A FUN FACT, WAS
FEATURED IN SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
IN LAST APRIL'S ISSUE, AND IT
WAS INCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS AN
EXAMPLE OF WHAT CITIES CAN DO
TO INCREASE THEIR RESILIENCE TO
CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO IMPROVE
STREAM WATER QUALITY. AND THEY
SELECTED THIS PROJECT BECAUSE I
HAD PROJECT PERFORMANCE RESULT
THAT DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS, SO
THE PICTURE SHOWS A GROUP OF
PEOPLE. SOME OR MANY OF THE
REGIONAL RESEARCHERS THAT WERE
INVOLVED WITH COLLECTING THE
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION FROM TH
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE,
FISHERIES, UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, COLORADO SCHOOL OF
MINES, AND KING COUNTY. IN
ADDITION, THE RESULTS ARE
CAPTURED IN A DOCUMENTARY FILM
THAT WAS SELECTED BY THE
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL IN 2019. AND THIS IS
OPEN TO QUESTIONS.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION
AND PROPERTY ACQUISITION TO
BENEFIT THE CITY AND RATEPAYERS
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
BRIAN GOODNIGHT ALREADY NOTED,
NO ISSUES FOR HIS REVIEW. OKAY
GOOD. I DID CHECK WITH THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S OFFICE. THI
IS DISTRICT FIVE. NO ISSUES
FROM THAT STANDPOINT, EITHER, S
I THINK WE ARE READY TO GO
AHEAD, WHICH IS IMPORTANT,
CONSIDERING THE CLOSING DATE.
OKAY, I WILL DO THE
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE TO MOVE
THIS FORWARD. I NOW MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF COUNCIL BILL 120539. IS THER
A SECOND? DO WE GET A SECOND?
THANK YOU. I WILL TAKE THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE COUNCI
BILL. ANY FINAL COMMENTS, BEFOR
WE VOTE? OKAY, GREAT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
PASS COUNCIL BILL 120539, ITEM
ONE, ON OUR AGENDA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL WILL BE SENT TO THE
COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU,
EVERYBODY WHO PRESENTED ON THAT
I'M GOING TO GO WATCH THE
DOCUMENTARY. WILLY CLERK -- GO
AHEAD.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF
SOMEONE COULD STOP MY SLIDES.
STOPPED MY SHARING, PLEASE.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE OF
THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, COUNCIL BILL
120538. AN ORDINANCE RELATING T
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES,
AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER
AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO
EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
WITH KING COUNTY TO RECEIVE
PAYMENTS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF
RESIDUAL WASTE FROM MATERIAL
RECOVERY FACILITIES IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES,
COUNCIL BILL 12053 IT WOULD
ALLOW SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
TO ENTER AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMEN
WITH KING COUNTY TO RECEIVE
PAYMENTS FOR THE VALUABLE
RESIDUALS LEFT OVER AFTER THE
RECYCLING PROCESS. BEFORE I TUR
IT OVER TO OUR PRESENTERS AT
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, I JUS
WANTED TO CHECK WITH COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF, BRIAN GOODNIGHT.
BRIAN, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
OR DO YOU WANT TO LET US KNOW I
YOU HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THIS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I THINK
THE PRESENTATION IS QUITE FULL,
SO I WILL HAND IT TO THEM. MY
ONLY COMMENT WOULD BE THAT IN
ADDITION TO APPROVING THE
AGREEMENT, THE BILL BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE WOULD ALSO INCREASE
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2023 FOR THE
SOLID WASTE FUND. ASSUMING THE
COMMITTEE DOES RECOMMEND PASSAG
OF THE BILL, IT WOULD REQUIRE
SUPPORT BY THREE QUARTERS OF TH
FULL COUNCIL, RATHER THAN A
SIMPLE MAJORITY. THAT IS ALL I
WANTED TO NOTE.
>> AND JUST TO CLARIFY, IT IS
TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS?
>> CORRECT.
>> THAT IS GOOD NEWS. THANK YOU
GOOD MORNING AGAIN, GENERAL
MANAGER LEE, AND I BELIEVE YOU
HAVE ROBERT FERRELL WITH YOU.
>> THIS RELATES TO THE HANDLING
OF SOLID WASTE WITHIN KING
COUNTY. KING COUNTY HAS
JURISDICTION OVER SOLID WASTE
OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
ICLUDING RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
COLLECTED WITHIN UNINCORPORATE
KING COUNTY AND 37 CITIES
OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE. SOME OF THE
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL COLLECTED
WITHIN THE KING COUNTY
JURISDICTION IS SENT TO
RECYCLING FACILITIES INSIDE
SEATTLE. AFTER SORTING, THERE
IS WHAT IS CALLED A RESIDUAL
VOLUME OF MATERIAL THAT
TYPICALLY CANNOT BE RECYCLED,
BUT MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN A
LANDFILL. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, A
DISPUTE AROSE BETWEEN SEATTLE
AND KING COUNTY ABOUT WHERE THA
RESIDUAL GARBAGE SHOULD GO AND
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD AUTHORIZ
AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO
RESOLVE THAT ISSUE AND WITH ME
TODAY TO BRIEF YOU ARE JEFF
FOWLER, WHO LEADS OUR SOLID
WASTE LINE OF BUSINESS, AS WELL
AS ANDREW EBERLE FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WHO HELPED
NEGOTIATE THE AGREEMENT. AT
THIS POINT I WILL PASS IT OFF T
JEFF FOWLER.
>> THANK YOU, ANDREW, AND GOOD
MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE
ARE PRESENTING ON A PROPOSAL FO
A LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY AND KING COUNTY, RELATED T
THE DISPOSAL OF WASTE GENERATED
AT RECYCLING FACILITIES IN
SEATTLE. THE PURPOSE TODAY IS T
SECURE COUNCIL APPROVAL OF AN
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SPU TO
ENTER INTO THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY. TH
CITY AND THE COUNTY SEND
RECYCLABLES TO FACILITIES IN
SEATTLE. THESE FACILITIES ARE
OFTEN REFERRED TO AS --
APPROXIMATELY 9% TO 10% OF THE
MATERIAL SENT TO THESE
FACILITIES ENDS UP AS WASTE,
BECAUSE IT IS NOT RECYCLABLE.
THIS MATERIAL IS KNOWN AS
RESIDUALS, OR CONTAMINANTS, AS
SHOWN IN RED IN THE IMAGE ON
THE RIGHT. THEY MUST PAY TO
DISPOSE OF THIS MATERIAL AND
THEREFORE IT RESULTS IN REVENUE
FOR THE JURISDICTION THAT
DISPOSES IT. APPROXIMATELY
THREE YEARS AGO, KING COUNTY
DIRECTED THESE FACILITIES TO
SEND THE RESIDUALS ASSOCIATED
WITH RECYCLABLES COLLECTED IN
KING COUNTY, TO THE KING COUNTY
LANDFILL, AS DIRECTED BY THEIR
CODE. THE CITY REACHED OUT TO
THE COUNTY TO DISCUSS THIS,
BECAUSE THE CITY BELIEVES THE
RESIDUALS ARE CREATED IN SEATTL
AS PART OF THE SORTING PROCESS
AND SHOULD GO TO THE CITY
DISPOSAL SYSTEM AND WE ARE
BOUND BY OUR CODE TO DISPOSE OF
THEM IN SEATTLE. THE CITY AND
COUNTY WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO
TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF
WHERE THE RESIDUALS SHOULD
ULTIMATELY BE DISPOSED. AT THE
BEGINNING OF THESE DISCUSSIONS
THE CITY AND THE COUNTY AGREED
TO SPLIT THE PORTION OF
RESIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
COUNTY, 50/50, UNTIL THE ISSUE
COULD BE RESOLVED. THROUGH
MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS, THE CITY
AND THE COUNTY WERE UNABLE TO
AGREE AND THE CITY INITIATED A
LAWSUIT WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF
THE COUNTY TO OBTAIN A
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT FROM KING
COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT. FOLLOWIN
THE FILING, THE CITY AND THE
COUNTY CAME TOGETHER AGAIN TO
CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS OF A
POSSIBLE AGREEMENT THAT WOULD
SATISFY BOTH PARTIES. THE
AGREEMENT THAT HAS BEEN WORKED
OUT IS THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
BEFORE YOU TODAY. THE MAIN
POINTS OF THE AGREEMENT ARE AS
FOLLOWS. ALL RESIDUAL MATERIALS
FROM FACILITIES LOCATED IN
SEATTLE WILL BE DISPOSED OF
THROUGH THE CITY DISPOSAL
SYSTEM. THE CITY WILL MAKE A
PROGRAM SUPPORT PAYMENT OF $30
PER TON TO THE COUNTY FOR THE
PORTION OF THE MATERIALS THAT
CAME FROM THE COUNTY. THIS
PAYMENT IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT
REMAINS AFTER THE COST OF
DISPOSAL ARE ACCOUNTED FOR. THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CURRENT,
50/50 SPLIT, AND THE AGREEMENT,
IS AN ADDITIONAL $200,000 PER
YEAR TO THE CITY FOR PROGRAM
SUPPORT. THE SLIDE SHOWS THE
NEXT STEPS IN THE PROCESS. KIN
COUNTY IS ALSO IN THE PROCESS O
SEEKING APPROVAL FROM THEIR
COUNCIL. AGAIN, THE PASSING OF
THIS ORDINANCE ALLOWS US TO
ENTER INTO THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT, WHICH WILL RESOLVE
THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE CITY AN
KING COUNTY. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE BRIEFING THAT WE
RECEIVED, SO I FEEL VERY
COMFORTABLE WITH THIS INTERLOCA
AGREEMENT AND IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE EXPECT
KING COUNTY TO APPROVE IT AS
WELL. IS THAT YOUR
UNDERSTANDING, JEFF?
>> YES, THAT IS OUR CURRENT
UNDERSTANDING.
>> EXCELLENT. COLLEAGUES, ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THI
AGREEMENT? GREAT. JUST
CHECKING. CHECKING. OKAY.
TERRIFIC. WELL I WILL GO AHEAD
AND DO THE PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD
COUNCILMEMBERS, I NOW MOVE THA
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF COUNCIL BILL 120538. IS
THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU, IT
HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE COUNCI
BILL. ANY FINAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE?
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> S, THIS WILL ENABLE US TO
PREVENT FUTURE TRASH TALK WITH
OUR FRIENDS AT KING COUNTY, SO
WE LOOK FORWARD TO DISPOSING O
THIS MATTER TODAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, A
POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. I
BELIEVE THAT THAT JOKE WAS
RECYCLED.
>> WELL SAID. I WILL TRY NOT T
REUSE IT ANYMORE. ALL RIGHT,
ANYTHING ELSE, COLLEAGUES? ALL
RIGHT, I AM SURE SPU HAS PLENT
OF THESE IN THEIR BACK POCKET
WHEN NEEDED. OKAY, IT IS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120538
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS COUNCIL
BILL 120538, ITEM 2 ON OUR
AGENDA?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
BILL WILL BE SENT TO THE APRIL
11 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THANK
YOU. OH -- ALL RIGHT, WE WILL
MOVE TO ITEM 3.
>> AGENDA ITEM 3, RESOLUTION
32082. A RESOLUTION ADOPTING
SEATTLE'S 2020 TO SOLID WASTE
PLAN UPDATE, MOVING UPSTREAM TO
SOLID WASTE, FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, WE
FIRST HEARD THIS AT OUR
FAVORITE 21st MEETING AND AGAIN
ON MARCH 7 AND NOW IT IS BACK
FOR A POSSIBLE VOTE. WE HAVE TH
PRESENTERS FROM THE PREVIOUS
MEETING WITH US IN CASE THEIR
FINAL QUESTIONS, BUT WE ARE NOT
GOING TO GO THROUGH THE
POWERPOINT AGAIN. BUT THAT IS
POSTED ONLINE. BRIAN GOODNIGHT
FROM CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
WROTE AN EXCELLENT MEMO LAST
MONTH, ANALYZING THE PROPOSED
SOLID WASTE PLAN AND AS I
MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAVE A
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT FROM
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, IN
COUNSELING ENHANCING
ACCOUNTABILITY. ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE BASE RESOLUTION AND
THEN WE CAN MOVE TO THE
AMENDMENT? COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I WANT
TO THANK SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES FOR ANSWERING SOME
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT I HAD
BETWEEN THE LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING AND TODAY. FROM MY MIN
WHEN I USED TO CHAIR THIS
COMMITTEE. NEEDED A LITTLE
DECLUTTERING TO HELP ME REMEMBE
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD
PREVIOUSLY BEEN WORKING ON AND
ALSO WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME LATE
QUESTIONS FROM A ZERO WASTE
ADVOCATE AND I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THAT IF I
COULD, MISTER CHAIR.
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> INC. YOU SO MUCH. ONE OF TH
THINGS THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED A
FEW YEARS AGO WAS THAT SPU WAS
WORKING WITH SDCI TO IMPLEMENT
A SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION
REGARDING A COLLECTION
INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENT FOR
NEW, MULTIFAMILY CONSTRUCTION.
TO MAKE SURE THAT TENANTS HAVE
SUFFICIENT SOLID WASTE SERVICES
AND CONVENIENT ACCESS TO SOLID
WASTE CONTAINERS. THIS IS A
QUESTION I RAISED AT THE LAST
MEETING AND GOT GREAT
INFORMATION BACK. THE
RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THERE
SHOULD BE CONTAINERS FOR ALL
THREE WASTE STREAMS ON EVERY
FLOOR IN MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS
TO MAKE SURE THAT TENANTS HAD
WAY TO SEPARATE WASTE AND HAVE
THAT AVAILABLE ON EVERY FLOOR,
RATHER THAN HAVING A SINGLE
CONTAINER ON EACH FLOOR, WHICH
WOULD ACTUALLY CREATE A BIT OF
AN INCENTIVE TO MIX WASTE, OR
HAVING ALL THREE CONTAINERS ON
MAYBE THE GROUND FLOOR OR
SOMETHING. I UNDERSTAND THAT
SPU IS NO LONGER PURSUING
LEGISLATION AND I WANT TO SAY,
FOR THE RECORD, I'M
DISAPPOINTED. I UNDERSTAND THER
IS CONCERN ABOUT THE IMPACT ON
SAVING A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR HOUSING
UNITS, BUT THE PROPOSAL, AT THE
TIME, WAS TO ALLOW FOR
ADDITIONAL SPACE -- TO SORT O
MAKE UP FOR THE SPACE THAT MIGH
BE LOST WITH CONTAINERS. SO I
AM REALLY HOPING THAT SPU
CONSIDERS WORKING WITH SDCI TO
REEVALUATE THE NEED FOR A
REGULATION LIKE THIS, BUT I DO
WANT TO THANK SPU FOR USING TH
DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS TO
ENCOURAGE BUILDING DEVELOPERS
TO VOLUNTARILY INCLUDE
CONTAINERS FOR ALL THREE WASTE
STREAMS ON MULTIFAMILY BUILDING
AND AT LEAST FOR THINGS THAT
ARE GREATER THAN FIVE STORIES,
SPU IS SEEING SOME GOOD RESULT
FROM THAT ADVOCACY. USING THE
DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS. AND I
THINK OF BUILDINGS WITH FIVE
FLOORS OR MORE, ABOUT 55% OF
BUILDINGS ARE INCLUDING ON FLOO
SOLID WASTE STORAGE FOR ALL
THREE WASTE STREAMS. I JUST
WANTED TO CLOSE THE LOOP ON THE
QUESTION THAT I ASKED LAST WEEK
AND LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT IS
HAPPENING WITH THAT. AND THEN,
SECONDLY, ANOTHER ISSUE THAT W
HAD SORT OF KICKED THE TIRES ON
IF YOU WILL, WAS LOOKING AT
CREATING WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE
CONSUMERS TO PRODUCE LESS WAST
AND AWARDING THOSE WHO DO, WIT
USING AN EVERY OTHER WEEK TRAS
COLLECTION PILOT. AND I KNOW
THAT THE CITY HAS TRIED THAT
BEFORE. A LOT HAS CHANGED SINC
THAT PILOT WAS ROLLED OUT AND
IT IS, I THINK, REALLY SOMETHIN
THAT IS WORTHY OF CONSIDERATIO
MOVING FORWARD. A CONSTITUENT
WROTE ABOUT A BELLINGHAM PROGRA
WHERE THE RATE THERE TO FILL A
32 GALLON EVERY TWO WEEKS AND
EVERY OTHER WEEK TRASH
COLLECTION, FOR WHICH THEY PAY
LESS THAN EVERY WEEK COLLECTION
SO JUST WANTING TO LIFT UP THE
HOPE THAT WE CAN TAKE ANOTHER
LOOK AT THAT APPROACH AND THEN,
LASTLY, I WANT TO LIFT UP SPU'
WORK AS IT RELATES TO POLICIES
TO REDUCE WASTE, BEFORE WASTE
REACHES CONSUMERS. AND I HAD
THE PLEASURE OF PARTICIPATING I
A PRESS CONFERENCE WITH SPU AND
ZERO WASTE WASHINGTON AT THE
SEATTLE AQUARIUM TO ANNOUNCE TH
ACT, WHICH WAS AN EXTENDED
RESPONSIBILITY LAW, PROPOSED AT
THE STATE LEVEL. UNFORTUNATELY
IT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD THIS
SESSION AND I AM HOPING THAT WE
CAN CONTINUE OUR ADVOCACY ON
THAT IN FUTURE LEGISLATIVE
SESSIONS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. WELL, I
WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE
RESOLUTION THAT WE CAN TALK
ABOUT THE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
DIG. AND THEN WE CAN HAVE
FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE WHOLE
THING. COUNCILMEMBERS, I NOW
MOVE RESOLUTION 32082 AS
PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED FOR RESOLUTION
32082. NOW FOR AMENDMENT ONE,
WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE IT AND
YOU CAN SPEAK TO IT,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. WE CAN
ALSO HAVE BRIAN GOODNIGHT WALK
THROUGH IT. SO I WILL MOVE
AMENDMENT 1 AS SHOWN ON TODAY'
AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, AMENDMENT 1 IS
NOW BEFORE US FOR DISCUSSION. D
YOU HAVE OPENING REMARKS OR
SHOULD WE TURN IT OVER TO BRIAN
GOODNIGHT TO WALK US THROUGH TH
SPECIFICS?
>> I WILL KEEP IT SUPERSHORT.
AGAIN, EXTENDING MY THANKS TO
SPU AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO
UPDATING THE METRICS FOR SOLID
WASTE REDUCTION TO ADDRESS THE
LIFECYCLE OF MATERIALS. AND
VOTING TO APPROVE THE SOLID
WASTE PLAN. A TIMELINE FOR WHE
METRICS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO
QUANTIFY WASTE REDUCTION, I
THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AN
AS A BASIS FOR PROPOSING THIS
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. I AGREE AND I AM
REALLY HAPPY YOU PROPOSE TO
THIS. BRIAN GOODNIGHT FROM
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, COULD
YOU SHARE THE US AND WALK US
THROUGH IT?
>> ABSOLUTELY. HOPEFULLY YOU
CAN SEE IT ON YOUR SCREEN NOW.
>> YES.
>> IS COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD SAI
VERY BRIEFLY, IN ADDITION TO
APPROVING THE SOLID WASTE PLAN,
THE RESOLUTION AS PROPOSED WOUL
HAVE SUPERSEDED RECYCLING GOAL
FOR MAY 2007 RESOLUTION.
303990, RELATED TO 70% OF
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION
WASTE AND RECYCLING 70% OF
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE. IN
RECOGNITION OF THE SHIFT TO
WASTE PREVENTION, SPU IS
PROPOSING TO GET RID OF THOSE
GOALS AND PRODUCE THEM WITH
CAPTURE RATES AND THINGS TO
MEASURE WASTE PREVENTION. AS
SHOWN IN AMENDMENT 1, IT WOULD
RETAIN THE RECYCLING GOAL UNTIL
SPU IS ABLE TO CREATE THOSE NE
METRICS AND PROVIDE A REPORT T
COUNCIL IDENTIFIED IN THOSE.
UPON RECEIPT OF THAT REPORT, TH
NEW METRICS WOULD SUPERSEDE THE
RECYCLING GOALS FROM THE 2007
RESOLUTION. I THINK THAT ABOUT
SUMS IT UP.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ALEX,
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S
AMENDMENT? OKAY, GOOD. THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
PUTTING THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD
FOR US. IT DOES MAKE THIS PLAN
MUCH BETTER AND MORE ACCOUNTABL
FOR US AND THANKS TO SPU FOR
THE YEARS OF HARD WORK, PUTTING
TOGETHER THIS UPDATE TO THE
PLAN, AS WELL. ANY FINAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
VOTE ON AMENDMENT 1?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, DID YOU
WANT TO MAKE REMAINING REMARKS?
OKAY, LET'S VOTE ON AMENDMENT
1. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT 1 TO RESOLUTION 32082
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> EXCELLENT. THE MOTION
CARRIES IN THE AMENDMENT IS
ADOPTED. ANY COMMENTS BEFORE HE
MOVED TO A VOTE ON THE AMENDED
RESOLUTION? OKAY, WITH THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
ADOPT RESOLUTION 32082 AS
AMENDED, ITEM THREE ON OUR
AGENDA?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RESOLUTION AS AMENDED WILL BE
SENT TO THE APRIL 11 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING, EVERYBODY.
OKAY, NOW WE HAVE THE FOURTH AN
FINAL ITEM ON OUR APRIL 4
AGENDA. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE SHORT TITLE OF THE
AGENDA ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM 4, COUNCIL BILL
120528, AND ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE ROUTE 44 TRANSIT PLUS
MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR PROJECT,
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO ACQUIRE,
ACCEPT, AND RECORD ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE A DEED FOR
STREET PURPOSES. FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120528 WOULD
APPROVE A SMALL PROPERTY
EASEMENT ON FIRST AVENUE
NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST MARKET
STREET TO FACILITATE TRANSIT
RELIABILITY FOR KING COUNTY
METRO ROUTE 44 BUS CORRIDOR.
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO OUR
PRESENTERS FROM SDOT, I WANTED
TO CHECK IN WITH OUR CITY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR MEMO ON THIS
COUNCIL BILL. DO YOU HAVE ANY
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION?
>> NO, COUNCILMEMBER, THANK YOU
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. GOOD MORNIN
TO SDOT.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT. WE
ARE HERE TODAY TO REQUEST THAT
THE CITY COUNCIL PASS THIS
PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO ACCEPT
A DEED FOR STREET PURPOSES TO
CONSTRUCT THE ROUTE 44 TRANSIT
MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR PROJECT.
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD ALSO
PLACE THE PROPERTY UNDER SDOT'S
JURISDICTION AND INCORPORATES
IT INTO CITY RIGHT OF WAY.
NEXT SCREEN. I THINK I GOT AHEA
OF MYSELF. ALL RIGHT, NEXT
SCREEN. METRO'S BUS ROUTE 44
SERVES OVER 9300 PASSENGERS
DAILY AND IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST
RIDERSHIP ROUTES IN SEATTLE.
THIS TROLLEY BUS ROUTE IN NORT
SEATTLE SERVES THE BALLARD AND
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT
NEIGHBORHOODS. AND IT CONNECTS
WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON RAIL STATIONS AND
KING COUNTY METRO'S TOP TWO
ROUTES. THE LETTER E LINE AND
THE D LINE. IT ALSO CONNECTS
WITH TWO OTHER MAJOR ROUTES,
NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. THE CIT
PARTNERED WITH KING COUNTY TO
CONSTRUCT THE ROUTE 44 TRANSIT
PLUS MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR PROJEC
BETWEEN BALLARD AND THE DISTRIC
TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY, REDUCE
TRAVEL TIMES, AND ENHANCE
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND EXCESS
ALONG THE TRANSIT CORRIDOR. AT
THIS TIME I AM GOING TO PASS TH
PRESENTATION ALONG TO JANET
LORIZ, THE PROJECT MANAGER, TO
DISCUSS MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT
DETAILS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> GOOD MORNING. THE ROUTE 44
TRANSIT PLUS MULTIMODAL CORRIDO
PROJECT HAS SCOPE THAT INCLUDE
DEDICATED BUS LANES, SIGNAL
UPGRADES AND OPTIMIZATION,
GENERAL CHANGES AND
RESTRICTIONS, SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS, PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
IMPROVEMENTS, INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENTS, AND SIDEWALK
UPGRADES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THE PROJECT AREA SPANS THE
LENGTH OF THE ROUTE 44 CORRIDOR
WHICH IS FROM THE UNIVERSITY O
WASHINGTON LINK STATION, ALL
THE WAY THROUGH TO BALLARD.
AND I WILL PASS IT BACK TO
GRETCHEN.
>> THE ACQUIRED PROPERTY TOTALS
APPROXIMATELY 45 SQUARE FEET
AND THE IMPACTED INTERSECTION I
FIRST AVENUE NORTHWEST,
NORTHWEST 47th STREET, AND
MARKT STREET. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. THE EXHIBIT TO THE LAS
SHOWS THE ACQUISITION PORTION O█
THE PARCEL THAT YOU SEE
HIGHLIGHTED ON THE MAP TO YOUR
RIGHT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE
SLIDE SHOWS A PICTURE OF THE
BEER FOR VIEW OF THE IMPACTED
PARCEL. AND THIS SLIDE SHOWS A
PICTURE OF THE IMPACTED PARCEL
AFTER A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF
THE WORK AT THE INTERSECTION HA
BEEN COMPLETED. NEXT SLIDE.
ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROPERTY IS
NECESSARY TO SUCCESSFULLY
CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT AS
PLANNED. SPECIFICALLY TO WIDEN
THE SIDEWALK AND ADD A RAMP THA
IS REQUIRED FOR THE SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS CONCLUDES
OUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FO
YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU AND I BELIEVE I
MISSPOKE EARLIER WHEN I
REFERRED TO IT AS AN EASEMENT
WHEN IT IS AN ACQUISITION, BUT
IT IS THE ACQUISITION OF THE
VERY TIP OF THAT DIAGRAM THAT
YOU SHOWED US EARLIER. I THINK
CALVIN ON THE CENTRAL STAFF
REITERATED THAT POINT THAT IT I
JUST THAT SLIVER TO ENABLE YOU
TO DO THAT SIDEWALK TREATMENT
THAT YOU SHOWED. SO OF THAT
TRIANGLE, IT IS JUST THE VERY
TOP PART OF THAT TRIANGLE. OKAY
GOOD. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES,
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS ITEM? WHICH AGAIN, IN THE
MEMO IT IS ALMOST MINISTERIAL I
ITS NATURE, IN TERMS OF NOT
BEING SUBSTANTIVE IN THIS CASE.
ALL RIGHT. JUST CHECKING TO SE
IF THERE ARE COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS REAL QUICK AND THEN W
WILL TAKE A VOTE ON IT. ALL
RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBERS, I MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120528.
IS THERE A SECOND? IT HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THE COUNCIL BILL. AN
FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL RIGHT, WIL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
TO PASS COUNCIL BILL 120528,
ITEM 4 ON OUR AGENDA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIE
AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO
PASS 120 538 AT THE APRIL 11
COUNCIL MEETING. COLLEAGUES,
THAT WAS OUR LAST ITEM ON THE
AGENDA. WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL
BEING HERE FOR THIS MEETING.
THE TIME IS 10:11 A.M. AND THIS
CONCLUDES THE APRIL 24, 2023
MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION
AND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE WILL BE TUESDAY, APRI
18. THANK YOU. WE ARE
ADJOURNED.