>> GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME.
THIS IS THE JUNE 6th MEETING OF
THE TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE. THE
TIME IS 9:33 A.M. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALE IS?
COUNCILMEMBER SO WANT?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? CHAIR
PETERSON?
>> THERE ARE THREE PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS DID
ALERT US AND WILL BE EXCUSED.
COLLEAGUES, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION TO TODAY'S PROPOSED
AGENDA IT WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO EDGE OF OBJECTIONS
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. CHAIR
SUPPORT. TO SUMMARIZE WHAT WE
HAVE ON THE AGENDA, GOOD
MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND
PUBLIC UTILITIES. THERE ARE
THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR
TODAY. FIRST WE HAVE AND UPDATE
FROM THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ON THE PROGRESS
FROM THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY TO
MOVE SEATTLE IT WAS APPROVED IN
2015 FOR LARGE TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS. SECOND WE HAVE A
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND LIKELY
VOTE ON COUNCILMEMBER 120585
WHICH IS THE FINAL APPROVAL FOR
THE KING COUNTY WASTEWATER TERM
PERMIT AND ALKI FOR WHICH OUR
COMMITTEE AND THE COUNCIL
ALREADY COMMITTED ADDITIONAL
APPROVAL IN FEBRUARY. FOR OUR
FINAL ITEM WE HAVE THE CENTRAL
STAFF PRESENTATION TO BENEFIT
THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN LARGE
PART WITH AND OVERVIEW OF THE
CITY UTILITY TAX SYSTEM WHICH
WILL INCLUDE THE REGRESSIVE
NATURE OF THOSE UTILITY TAXES.
AND THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES MAKING UP THE BULK OF
THOSE TAXES. I AM LOOKING, AND
IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WE HAVE
ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS AT THIS
TIME. SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
OPEN AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY
CLOSE THE PUBLIC,. SEEING THE
SPEAKERS ONLINE AND NO SPEAKERS
IN PERSON, WE ARE CLOSING THE
PUBLIC COMMENT TIME FOR THE
COMMITTEE. THIS WILL ENABLE US
TO JUMP INTO THE RECORDING BUT
I WON'T. SO THEN WE CAN
CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. LET'S
GO TO ITEM NUMBER ONE ON THE
AGENDA. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE FULL TITLE THE FIRST
AGENDA ITEM?
>> LEVY TO MOVE SEATTLE
PROGRESS REPORT FOR BRIEFING A
DISCUSSION.
>> IT TODAY WE HAVE WITH US
THIS SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO PROVIDE A
PROGRESS REPORT ON WHAT IS
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS MOVE
SEATTLE. AS A REMINDER FOR THE
PUBLIC $930 MILLION PROPERTY
TAX LEVY FOR THAT PACKAGE OF
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS WAS
APPROVED BY VOTERS IN NOVEMBER
OF 2015. AS WE APPROACH THE END
OF THE LEVEE WE ARE HEARING
THAT THERE ARE PLANS NOW FOR
FINISHING AS MANY OF THE
PROMISED PROJECTS AS POSSIBLE.
AND THAT IS BEFORE THE LEVEE
CAN EXPIRE. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALE IS IS HERE AND HAS BEEN
HERE SINCE THE BEGINNING. SO WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND HEAR FROM
US.ON THEIR PRESENTATION.
>> I WORK FOR THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. I
AM HERE WITH KATELYN CARNEY AND
WE ARE HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU
OUR PROGRESS REPORT ON THE
MOVE SEATTLE 2022. WHAT WE HAVE
ANTICIPATED FOR 2023 AND A
STATUS UPDATE ON WHERE WE THINK
WE WILL BE AT THE END OF THE
LEVEE. JUST TO GROUND US ALL
WITHIN THIS CONVERSATION WE
HAVE THE MISSION VALUES AND
GOALS AS A THRIVING EQUITABLE
COMMUNITY ON A MISSION TO
DELIVER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
FOR SAFE AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS
AND OPPORTUNITIES GUIDED BY
OUR CORE VALUES AND GOALS OF
EQUITY SAFETY MOBILITY
SUSTAINABILITY LIVABILITY AND
EXCELLENCE. AS I'VE ALREADY
TOUCHED ON WE ARE GOING TO GO
THROUGH THE LEVEE AND WHAT WE
TOUCH ON WITH KEY TAKEAWAYS
THAT IF YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING
FROM THIS PRESENTATION WHAT WE
WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE AWAY IS
TO GO THROUGH SOME HIGHLIGHTS
OF BOTH THE 2022 ANNUAL REPORT
THE 2023 DELIVERY PLAN AND
WHERE WE WILL BE AT THE END OF
2024. AND THEN WE WILL HAVE
AMPLE TIME FOR Q&A. NEXT SLIDE
PLEASE? THE KEY TAKEAWAYS ARE
IN 2022 MOST OF THE PLAN
ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR ALL OF THE
LEVEE DELIVERABLES WERE HERE
AND WE ARE CURRENTLY ON TRACK
TO MEET OR EXCEED 27 OF THE 30
PROGRAMS FOR THE 2015 ORDINANCE
GOALS. TO MEET THESE PROGRAM
COMMITMENTS, WE HAVE AND
AMBITIOUS DELIVERY PLAN FOR THE
REMAINING TWO YEARS OF THE
LEVEE. 2024 IS JUST OVER 18
MONTHS AWAY. I LIKE TO TAKE A
BRIEF MOMENT AND REMIND
EVERYONE WHAT IS IN THE LEVEE.
THERE ARE 30 PROGRAMS BROKEN UP
INTO THREE DIFFERENT
CATEGORIES. SAFE ROUTES IS THE
FIRST CATEGORY IN THAT PROGRAM
INCLUDE SEVERAL OTHER PROGRAMS
INCLUDING VISION ZERO AND RIDE
SAFETY PROGRAMS. IT ALSO
INCLUDES THINGS LIKE
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS AND
THE RESTRIPING OF OUR ROADS.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE HAVE
THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREET FUND
PROGRAM. THE SECOND MAJOR
CATEGORY IS MAINTENANCE AND
REPAIR. WHICH INCLUDES MAJOR
PAVING PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE
SPOT PROGRAM AND FRIDGE
REPAIRS. AND EVEN TREE TRIMMING
AND TREE PLANTINGS. CONGESTION
RELIEF IS THE THIRD AND FINAL
CATEGORY AND THIS IS OUR
LARGEST CATEGORY YET. IT
INCLUDES ALL DIFFERENT PROGRAMS
AS WELL AS THINGS LIKE THE
TRANSIT PLUS MULTIPLE QUARTER
PROGRAMS AND MADISON PROJECT
THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
RIGHT NOW. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE
FREIGHT SPOT PROGRAM AND NEW
SIDEWALKS. IN THE EAST
MARGINAL PROGRAM. SO NOW WE
WALK THROUGH SOME MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE 2022 ANNUAL
REPORT. IN 2022 WE HAD SOME
HIGH-LEVEL EXAMPLES THAT WE
COMPLETED FOR SAFETY QUARTER
PROJECTS INCLUDING LAKE CITY
WAY 23rd AVENUE EAST AND 15th
AVENUE SANDPOINT WAY. WE HAD 16
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECTS
ACROSS THE CITY AND FOR THE
PICTURES ON THE RIGHT WE WANTED
TO SHOW EXAMPLES OF THE GOOD
WORK THAT WE ARE DOING. AT THE
TOP YOU COULD SEE SIDEWALK
REPAIR FROM BEFORE AND AFTER
AND ON AURORA AVENUE NORTH. AND
THEN ON THE BOTTOM IS THE
PEDESTRIAN ENHANCEMENT LEVEL ON
DELRIDGE. FOR MAINTENANCE AND
REPAIR PROGRAM WE REPAIRED
ALMOST 20 LANE MILES INCLUDING
WORK ON 15th AVENUE SOUTH AND
15th AVENUE NORTHEAST. WE
EXCEEDED OUR LEVEL BY OVER 58
PERCENT WITH A 103 SPOT
IMPROVEMENTS. WE MADE 334
BRIDGEPORT REPAIRS AND
COMPLETED SIX STAIRWAY
REHABILITATION PROJECTS. WE
PLANTED 371 TREES. I WANTED TO
NOTE THAT PART OF THE TREE
PROGRAM IS THAT WE WORK WITH
THE SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL
PROGRAM AND PLANTED TREES NEXT
TO ROSIE MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS IS
FOCUSING ON PARTS OF THE CITY
THAT SEE THE HIGHEST RECORDED
TEMPERATURES ALONG THE ROUTES
TO SCHOOL THAT SERVE
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. YOU CAN
SEE ONE OF THE MAJOR PAVING
PROGRAMS ARE HERE ON THE
NORTHEAST SIDE AND WE THOUGHT
THIS WAS A FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF
WHAT OUR PAVING SECTION CAN DO.
AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS THAT
NICE NEW PAVEMENT. NEXT SLIDE?
FOR CONGESTION RELIEF PROGRAMS
WE CONTINUED MAJOR CONSTRUCTION
ON MADISON AVENUE AND KEY
CONSTRUCTION ON ROUTE SEVEN AND
ROUTE 44. WE ALSO MADE 23
TRANSIT SPOT IMPROVEMENTS
ACROSS THE CITY AND IN EXAMPLE
ONE OF OUR TERNS IS IN THE
BOTTOM PICTURE TO THE RIGHT.
THIS IS ON 15th AVENUE EAST AND
CAPITOL HILL. ADDITIONALLY, WE
DID A COMPLETE SIX FREIGHT
PROJECTS TO HELP MOVE FREIGHT
ACROSS THE CITY AND WE
ADVERTISE THE EAST MARGINAL WAY
PROJECT FOR THE NORTH SEGMENT
WHICH WAS ALSO VERY EXCITING. I
WILL NOW HANDED OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUE TO TALK ABOUT THE
FINANCES.
>> THANK YOU. SO THE FIRST
SLIDE IS KIND OF A HIGH-LEVEL
OVERVIEW OF THE SPENDING WE
ARE SEVEN YEARS INTO THIS LEVEL
AND WE SPENT A TOTAL OF 1.3
BILLION ACROSS ALL FUNDING
SOURCES. WE SPENT $626 MILLION
AND THAT IS A LITTLE OVER TWO
THIRDS OF THE $930 MILLION
LEVEE. IN 2022 WE SPENT $212
MILLION FROM THE LEVEE
PORTFOLIO WHICH IS IN LINE WITH
THE PREVIOUS FOUR YEARS. OF
THAT, $78 MILLION WAS PART OF
THE NEW SEATTLE LEVEE FUND.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS A SUMMARY OF
THE PLAN EXPENDITURES BY
QUARTER IN 2022. WE DID UNDER
SPEND RELATIVE TO OUR PLAN AND
THIS WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO TWO
SEPARATE FACTORS INCLUDING THE
CONCRETE STRIKE WHICH IMPACTED
A LOT OF FACTORS RELYING ON
CONCRETE DELIVERY. THE OTHER
WAS WORK ON THE WEST SEATTLE
HYBRID BRIDGE OPENING THAT
SHIFTED PRIORITIZATION FROM THE
CREW TO WORK ON THOSE PROJECTS
AND TOOK CAPACITY AWAY FROM THE
LEVEE PROJECT. IN THE SECOND
HALF OF THE YEAR WE ALMOST
NAILED OUR EXPENDITURE PLAN AND
CAME CLOSE IN QUARTER FOUR SO
OVERALL WE DID HAVE A GOOD YEAR
ASIDE FROM THE IMPACT FROM THE
CONCRETE IN THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE. THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS A
FEW PROGRAMS WITHIN THE VARIOUS
THREE CATEGORIES THAT HAVE
HIGHEST SPENDING AMOUNTS.
WITHIN THE STATE ROUTES
CATEGORY THIS IS THE SIDEWALK
SAFETY REPAIR AND THE SIDEWALK
SOUGHT REPAIRS. WORKING ON THE
PROMENADE PBL AND IN THE
MAINTENANCE CATEGORY WE MADE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT WHICH IS
WRAPPING UP THIS YEAR AS WELL
AS THE STRUCTURES MAINTENANCE
AND A.M. A PAVEMENT
RESURFACING. IN CONGESTION
RELIEF THIS IS THE LARGEST
CATEGORY WHICH HOUSES A LOT OF
THE LARGE CAPITAL PROJECTS LIKE
MADISON BART AND THE PROJECT
WITH THE HIGHEST SPENDING FOR
THE YEAR ALSO PROJECT AND HAVE
A HIGH SPENDING IN 2023 AS
WELL. YOU CAN SEE OTHER
PROJECTS LIKE ROUTE 44 AND
RAPID RIDE J AS WELL. AND NOW
SERENA WILL TALK ABOUT OUR
DELIVERY PLAN.
>> I WILL WALK THROUGH SOME
HIGHLIGHTS AND WHAT WE DO HAVE
PLAN FOR 2023. THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL SLIDES IF WE WANT TO
GET INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT
WHICH PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERING
OVER THE NEXT YEAR BUT WE HAVE
KEY HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE WILL BE
DELIVERING WITH THE VISION ROW
SAFETY CORRIDORS INCLUDING
PROJECTS ON FIRST AVENUE SOUTH
10 SOUTHWEST ALSTON AS WELL AS
RANIER CELL PHASE THREE. THERE
WILL BE PROJECTS THAT DENNY
MIDDLE SCHOOL BAILEY AND
DEERPARK ELEMENTARY. WE WILL
ALSO CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION ON
PROJECTS LIKE MADISON AND
COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION ON
OTHERS. SO THERE WILL BE
CONTINUED CONTINUED WORK ON
ROUTE 44 AND WE ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION ON
SEVERAL BRIDGE SITES FOR MAKING
THESE RETROFIT PROJECTS
INCLUDING ADMIRAL WAY AND
McGRAW STREET AS WELL AS 15th
AVENUE SOUTHWEST. AND LAST BUT
NOT LEAST WE WILL BE LAUNCHING
CONSTRUCTION FOR THE EAST
MARGINAL WAY PROJECT WHICH
SINCE I BROUGHT THIS UP A FEW
TIMES I THINK THE DEPARTMENT IS
VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT
PROJECT COME TO FRUITION.
>> THIS IS A LOOK AT THE 2023
PLAN BROKEN OUT BY THE THREE
MAJOR CATEGORIES. WE PLAN TO
SPEND $303 MILLION AND THIS IS
ACROSS ALL FUNDING SOURCES AND
ALSO INCLUDING LOCAL FUNDS AND
LEVERAGE OR GRANT AND
PARTNERSHIP FUNDING. IF YOU
REMEMBER A FEW SLIDES AGO LAST
YEAR WE SPENT 212 MILLION. SO
THIS WAS A BIG INCREASE AND A
PUSH TOWARD THE LAST FEW YEARS
TO GET ALL OF THE PROJECTS
FINISHED. WE HAVE SOME PROJECTS
IN SAFE ROUTE LIKE PIKE AND
PINE AND PROGRAMS THAT SPEND A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY
EACH YEAR. IN MAINTENANCE AND
REPAIR THERE ARE A FEW BRIDGE
SITES LIKE REPAIR PROJECTS THAT
ARE UNDERWAY AND IN CONGESTION
RELIEF THE LARGEST ONE IS THE
MADISON BART WHICH GOES RIGHT
TOWARD COMPLETION AND AS EAST
MARGINAL WAY IS WORKING TO RAMP
UP NOW. AND THAT IS WHAT WE
HAVE.
>> AS THEY MENTION WE HAVE A
LARGE PLANNING SPAN FOR THE
REMAINING TWO YEARS OF THE
LEVEE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY
CLOSELY WITH THE DIRECTOR AND
THE TEAM TO LOOK AT WHERE WE
WILL BE AT THE END OF THE LEVEE
AND WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK
LIKE? WE BELIEVE BASED ON WORK
PLANNING EFFORTS THAT WE ARE ON
TRACK TO DELIVERON 27 OF THE
30 PROGRAMS THAT WERE OUTLINED
IN THE 2015 LEVEE ORDINANCE BY
THE END OF 2024. IN THIS SQUARE
YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE PROGRAMS
THAT WE ARE ON TRACK TO HITTING
COMMITMENTS FOR THE CITY. WE
HAVE DONE THAT DESPITE A GLOBAL
PANDEMIC THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE CLOSURE AND A CONCRETE
STRIKE THAT IMPACTED DELIVERY
ACROSS THE CITY. WE ARE
WORKING VERY HARD TO MEET THESE
GOALS AND WE ARE VERY COMMITTED
TO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE OUR
COMMITMENTS ACCOMPLISHED. FOR
THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE NOT
CURRENTLY CLAIMING THAT WE ARE
ON TRACK TO MEET THE GOALS I
WOULD LIKE TO TALK THROUGH WHAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR THOSE THREE
MAJOR CATEGORIES. ONE OF THEM
IS BICYCLE SAFETY. THE ORIGINAL
2015 ORDINANCE WE OUTLINED
BUILDING 50 PROTECTED MILES OF
BIKE LANES AND 60 MILES OF
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS. WE ARE
ON TRACK TO BOOT TO TO LEAVE 98
TO 107 WHICH WILL GET US CLOSE
TO THAT GOAL. AND THEN OF FOR
MULTIMODAL IMPROVEMENTS THIS IS
A VERY LARGE PROGRAM WITH THE
AVAILABILITY PORTFOLIO WHICH
INCLUDES 11 DISCRETE PROJECTS
AND OF THOSE WE ARE ON TRACK TO
DELIVER NINE. SO SEVEN OF THEM
ARE TRANSIT PLUS MULTIMODAL
PROJECTS REFERRING TO PROJECTS
LIKE DELL RIDGE AND THE RAPID
RIDE PROJECT FOR MADISON AND
ETC. THAT DOES ALSO INCLUDE A
CROSSING OF NORTHEAST 45th AND
WE PRESENTLY HAVE LAUNCHED THE
AURORA PLANNING STUDY. THE TWO
PROJECTS IN THE CATEGORY THAT
ARE NOT ON TRACK FOR MEETING
THE ORIGINAL COMMITMENT ARE THE
BERKMAN TRAIL WHICH IS DELAYED
DUE TO ONGOING LITIGATION AND
THEN FOUGHT LORD BOULEVARD
SOUTHWEST WHICH IS A PROJECT
THAT WAS OUTLINED IN THE
ORIGINAL ORDINANCE AND THEN DUE
TO TRANSIT PLANNING FOR THE
LAKE EXTENSION WE PAUSED TO
ALLOW FOR THAT PLANNING PROCESS
TO PLAY OUT. WE DID HOWEVER DO
SOME OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AND WE
DON'T FEEL LIKE WE MET THE
ORIGINAL INTENT AND THAT WAS
PAUSED. AND THEN OF FOR THE
LAST PROGRAM THAT WE WILL NOT
BE MEETING OUR REAL 2015
DELIVERABLE IS THE LIGHT RAIL
CONNECTION GRANT STREET
STATION. WE ORIGINALLY
COMMITTED FUNDING TO SUPPORT
THE INFESTATION ON THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION GOING THROUGH
RANIER VALLEY. HOWEVER THERE
ARE NOT SCHEDULED TO BEGIN
NETWORK UNTIL AFTER 2025. SO
IT DID NOT MAKE SENSE TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT WHEN
IT FELL OUTSIDE OF THE TIMELINE
OF THE LEVEE. NOW I WILL HAND
THIS OVER TO FRANCISCO TO GIVE
US SOME MORE COMMENTS AND THEN
WE WILL OPEN UP FOR Q AND A.
>> THANK YOU. WOULD IT BE ALL
RIGHT TO GET A QUESTION FROM
COUNCILMEMBER HERBALS FIRST?
>> I HAD A QUICK QUESTION. I
APPRECIATE THE HISTORICAL
QUESTION AND THE REASON FOR THE
PAUSE I WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE
AND I BELIEVE THAT I MAY HAVE
BEEN A PERSON WHO INITIATED THE
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE WISDOM
OF PAUSING GIVEN THE
UNCERTAINTY OF SOUND TRANSIT
ROUTE AND MY CONCERN ABOUT $14
MILLION BEING SUNKEN INTO THE
AREA THAT MIGHT THEN HAVE TO BE
TORN UP IN SHORT. I THINK WE
KNOW THAT FAUNTLEROY IS THE
ONLY PROJECT IN THE 2015 LEVEE
THAT WAS FULLY FUNDED BY THE
LEVEE. NOT NEEDING TO SEEK
FUNDING FROM OTHER REVENUE OR
RESOURCES AND GRANT FUNDS IN
ORDER TO FULLY DELIVER THE
PROJECT. AND THAT WAS ALL BY
DESIGN THAT IT BE FULLY FUNDED
BY THE LEVEE. WHEN THEY WERE
AGREED TO THIS PAUSE IN
EXCHANGE FOR IN AGREEMENT WE
DID RECEIVE COMMITMENTS TO THE
GOALS OF THE PROJECT AND AT THE
TIME THEY SAID SOUND TRANSIT
LIGHT RAIL DESIGN FOR WEST
SEATTLE'S IS NOT IMPACT
FAUNTLEROY WAY AND WE WILL MOVE
FORWARD WITH THE FULL PROJECT.
AS WELL AS WORKING WITH SOUND
TRANSIT FOR STREETSCAPE
IMPROVEMENTS. AND THAT IT DOES
ALIGN AND REALLOCATE REMAINING
BOULEVARD PROJECT FUNDING TO
ADJUST WITH OTHER MOBILITY
NEEDS IN WEST SEATTLE. LEVEE
DOLLARS WERE ALL STRIPPED FROM
THIS PROJECT DURING COVID AND
DURING THE SUMMER REBALANCING
PROPOSAL THEY RECOMMENDED
PROJECT SUSPENSION FOR 2020
INCLUDING FAUNTLEROY AND THE
SOUTH PARK DRAINAGE PROJECTS.
THIS RESULTED IN REDUCING
FUNDING FOR $9 MILLION AND
RESTORING FUNDING FOR THE
GOVERNMENT TRAIL AND THE SOUTH
PARK DRAINAGE PROJECT. I WOULD
LIKE TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT IS
THAT WE CAN GO ABOUT RESTORING
NOT ONLY THE POLICY BASE WISH
LIST AND COMMITMENT TO THE
PROJECT BUT ALSO THE FUNDING TO
THE PROJECT. AGAIN, I DON'T
THINK IT CAN BE OVER EMPHASIZED
THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT'S
OF THE VOTERS WHO WORKED TO
ALLOCATE 13 MILLION TO THIS
PROJECT IN ORDER TO FULLY FUND
IT. THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT HOW
HIGH OF A PRIORITY THIS WAS AND
I BELIEVE IT IS STILL A HIGH
PRIORITY.
>> WE ALSO DO BELIEVE THIS IS
IN IMPORTANT PROJECT. WE
UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE
THOUGHTFUL WAY THAT PEOPLE HAVE
ALLOWED US TO PIVOT ON THAT
PROJECT. IT IS SO IMPORTANT
THAT DIRECT RESPONSE HAS BEEN
OUT AND IN THE COMMUNITY.
WALKING THROUGH THE SPACE TO
HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT
THEIR PRIORITIES AND WHAT THE
CURRENT NEEDS ARE. IT IS
SOMETHING THAT WE DO KEEP ON
THE RADAR AS A COMMITMENT THAT
WE WOULD LIKE TO MEET AND WE
WOULD LIKE TO FIND A WAY TO DO
SO BUT AT THIS POINT IT IS TOO
EARLY TO SEE WERE ALL OF THOSE
PIECES WILL COME FROM.
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT WE ARE IN
THE MIDST OF A BROADER LOOK AND
A COMPREHENSIVE FUNDING
PACKAGE. WE DO HAVE IT ON OUR
RADAR AS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS
TO BE SOLVED FOR AS WE DO MOVE
FORWARD LOOKING INTO THE NEXT
YEAR OR UPCOMING YEAR OF
CAPITAL INVESTMENT. WE REALLY
DO APPRECIATE PEOPLE BEING
FLEXIBLE AS ALL OF US ARE
DEALING WITH THE CHANGING
CIRCUMSTANCES AND INVESTMENT.
AS WELL AS THE SOUND REASONING
ON NOT BUILDING SOMETHING AND
THEN TEARING IT BACK OUT. WE
RECOGNIZE THERE IS STILL A LOT
OF VALUE TO THE PROJECT AND WE
WOULD LIKE TO FIND THE
COMMUNITY TO WORK THROUGH
CURRENT NEED AND SCOPE WITH ANY
TWEAKS AND THEN MOVE FORWARD TO
THE NEW TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
PACKAGE. SO THANK YOU FOR
KEEPING THAT ELEVATED.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER. WE
WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU ON
THAT PROJECT DURING THE BUDGET
PROCESS AND WHEREVER THERE ARE
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. LET'S
START OFF WITH SAYING THANK YOU
HERE. THIS IS WITH 18 MONTHS
LEFT AND A NINE-YEAR
TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE WE ARE
THINKING THE TEAM AND ENGINEERS
AND ALL THE STAFF AND WORKERS
OUT IN THE FIELD WHO ARE
CONSTRUCTING THESE PROJECTS.
THOSE WHO ARE PAYING PROPERTY
TAXES ALSO TO FUND THIS MEASURE
AND OF COURSE THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE THAT MEET EVERY MONTH
THERE IS A MEETING TONIGHT SO
IT IS AND HONOR TO SERVE ON
THAT COMMITTEE WITH THEM. IF
WE COULD PULL UP THE SLIDES
ONCE AGAIN IF YOU DON'T MIND?
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GO BACK TO
SLIDE NUMBER 15. THAT WAS THE
2023 SPEND PLAN. JUST TO
CONFIRM THAT IS ALL FUNDS NOT
JUST WHAT WE CAN SEE HERE IN
THE BAR CHART THE LEVEE FUNDS
THAT ARE IN GREEN AND WEST OF
THIS IS IN BLUE AND THEN YOU
HAVE A COMBINED FUNDING HERE.
WHEN YOU LOOK OVER TO THE RIGHT
SIDE WITH 7.4 MILLION IS THAT
FROM ALL SOURCES OR IS THAT
JUST FROM THE LEVEE? ARE WE
ABLE TO DISCERN THAT?
>> THAT IS FROM ALL SOURCES.
THE ONLY SEPARATION IS REALLY
IN THE BAR CHART.
>> THAT IS HELPFUL. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CLARIFICATION. ON
SLIDE 17 ABOUT THE VARIOUS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS I WANTED TO
THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING AND
ACKNOWLEDGING WHAT HAS NOT BEEN
MET AND THEN ALSO
DIFFERENTIATING THAT THERE WAS
A 2018 RESET BUT I DO WANT TO
QUESTION THE BRIDGE SEISMIC
IMPROVEMENTS AND ITEM 12 HERE
AS I UNDERSTOOD THIS I KNOW THE
GOALPOSTS HAVE MOVED A BIT
AROUND THE AREA AND FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC TO DIFFERENTIATE
BETWEEN WHAT IT IS THEY THOUGHT
THEY WERE APPROVING IN 2015 AND
WHAT IT IS THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY
TRYING TO HONOR WITH
IMPLEMENTATION. I THINK AT ONE
TIME THERE WERE 16 BRIDGES THAT
WERE TARGETED FOR SEISMIC
IMPROVEMENTS. THERE WAS A
LETTER TOWARD THE END OF 2021
WHERE THEY HAD DONE SOME COST
UPDATES AND THERE WERE A FEW
PACKAGES THAT THEY DEEMED TOO
EXPENSIVE SO THE LIST DROPPED
FROM 16 WITH TWO THAT WERE
ALREADY FINISHED. SO THEN IT
DROPPED DOWN TO 11 OR NINE AND
I THINK WHAT CAUGHT THE
ATTENTION OF SEVERAL
COUNCILMEMBERS WAS THE DROPPING
OFF OF THE FREMONT AND BALLARD
BRIDGES BECAUSE THE PRICE TAG
SEEMS LIKE IT IS STILL DOABLE
AND OF COURSE WE PROVIDED $100
MILLION IN BONDING AUTHORITY
FOR THOSE BRIDGES. SO, HOW IS
IT THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO SAY
THAT YOU HAVE ACHIEVED THE
BRIDGE SEISMIC IMPROVEMENTS
BECAUSE I AM NOT SEEING THAT. I
THINK THERE IS SOME NUANCE HERE
THAT MAYBE YOU COULD SHARE WITH
US?
>> THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT
QUESTION AS IT IS A VERY
IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION. SO
CHRONOLOGICALLY THIS IS THE
EASIEST WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT.
IN THE 2015 ORDINANCE IT DID
MAKE A COMMITMENT TO 16 BRIDGE
SEISMIC REINFORCEMENT PROJECTS.
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT THAT
IN 2020 THE ORDINANCE DID NOT
SPECIFY A SPECIFIC LOCATION.
BUT OVER TIME TO THE REGULAR
AND ANNUAL REPORTING BE
DEVELOPED A LIST OF INTENDED
BRIDGES. AND THAT WAS IN THE
ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE LLC. IN
THE FALL OF 2020 THERE WAS A
REPORT TAKEN TO THE LLC THAT
DID OUTLINE THE INCREASING
COSTS AND THE ARGO THERE WERE
OVER $100 MILLION EACH. AND WE
WERE FACING SOME SERIOUS
CHALLENGES. AT THE TIME THE
LLC ENDORSED A RETREAT FROM THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF BRIDGES AND FOR
A YEAR OR SO WE DID WORK UNDER
THE EXPECTATION THAT THAT IS
WHERE WE WOULD END THE LEVEE.
AS WE HAVE REFLECTED UPON
REALLY WANTING TO MEET OUR
COMMITMENT TO VOTERS, WE HAVE
BEEN DIGGING DEEP TO UNDERSTAND
WHERE WE COULD MAKE MEANINGFUL
IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR BRIDGE
ASSET INVENTORY. WE HAVE MANY
BRIDGES THAT NEED MANY FIXES.
AND WE HAVE EVEN THOSE SMALL
BRIDGES THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR
SAFE CROSSING THAT GO OVER
MAJOR ARTERIALS. AND FAILURE OF
WHICH WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL
POTENTIALLY EVEN TRAGIC FOR
THOSE ON TOP OR UNDER SHOULD
THEY FAIL. SO THERE ARE QUITE
A FEW BRIDGES WE HAVE TO DEAL
WITH. SO WE DID PIVOT OVER THE
LAST YEAR. AND LOOKING AT WHERE
WE ARE WITH THE INVENTORY AND
THE NEED, WE CONSIDERED EQUITY
DISTRIBUTION AS WELL AS THE
STATE OF BRIDGE AND FOUND THAT
IF WE SURGED RESOURCES WE CAN
FIND FUNDING AND CAPACITY TO
MOVE FORWARD ON SEISMIC
REINFORCEMENT FOR A NUMBER OF
SMALLER BRIDGES THAT WE COULD
ACTUALLY FUND AND GET INTO
COMPLETION AND CONSTRUCTION FOR
NEXT YEAR. INSTEAD OF STAYING
RETREATED FROM THE TOTAL NUMBER
WHICH I THINK WAS 11 WE DECIDED
WE NEEDED THIS WORK DONE
REGARDLESS. AND WHILE WE
CANNOT AFFORD THE LARGER
BRIDGES ON THIS LIST WE COULD
AFFORD OTHER NECESSARY
IMPROVEMENTS. SO WE ARE AT THIS
TIME COMMITTING TO 16 AGAIN
WITH A DIFFERENT SUBSET. THERE
REMAINS A NEED AND WE
CONSISTENTLY LOOK FOR WAYS THAT
WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
THEM. WE DID FUND CONTINUED
DESIGN WORK ON THOSE AND IT IS
NOT SOMETHING THAT WE TYPICALLY
DO BECAUSE WE WANT TO MOVE INTO
CONSTRUCTION AS SOON AS DESIGN
IS FINISHED. BUT KNOWING THE
NEED WE DID CONTINUE WITH
DESIGN SO THAT WE COULD BE
READY TO DO THAT WORK. IT IS A
COMPLEX STORY BUT IT HAS BEEN
MOVING AND WE HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO PROBLEM SOLVE. BUT
CONTINUALLY KEEPING OUR EYE ON
INVESTING IN THE BRIDGE
INVENTORY AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
EXPLANATION. THE LAST COMMENT
THAT I HAVE YOU'VE BEEN
PLANNING FOR THE NEXT
TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE. WE
KNOW THAT THIS SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS A
DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE A
FOUNDATIONAL PIECE OF
ASSESSMENT FOR NEEDS AND
GETTING INPUT FROM THE
COMMUNITY ON WHAT THEY WOULD
LIKE TO SEE OVER THE NEXT
DECADE. WE ARE TALKING A LOT
ABOUT CONTENT AND WHAT MAY GO
IN THERE. I AM GLAD THAT YOU
ARE LOOKING AT A VARIETY OF IN
REACH WITH FOCUS GROUPS BUT
ALSO GETTING STATISTICALLY
VALID INFORMATION RECENT
STUDIES SHOW 66 PERCENT OF THE
TOP ISSUE FOR PEOPLE ARE
ACTUALLY ROAD CONDITIONS AND
THAT AFFECTS BIKES AND BUSES
AND THAT MAY BE WHY IT WAS ON
THE TOP BECAUSE IT IS A MOW
TIME MOLDABLE LEVEL WITH
TRANSIT WHICH WAS GREAT TO SEE
A CLOSE SECOND AND THEN BRIDGES
CAME IN AS THIRD. SO EVEN
THOUGH WE HAVE SOME THINGS HERE
THAT ARE CHECKED OFF AS BEING
COMPLETED VIA THE LEVEE IN 2015
THERE IS STILL CONDITIONS OUT
HERE THAT WHEN PEOPLE SEE THEM
THEY MAY NOT SEE THAT YOU MET
THE MINIMUM COMMITMENT AS
ARTICULATED IN 2015. BUT MAYBE
MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THE
FUTURE. AND THAT IS WHERE WHAT
WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT WITH
THE FUNDING SOURCES AND HOW
THE CITY RECENTLY DOUBLED A
PORTION OF THEIR PROPERTY TAX
TOWARD THE PARKS AND IS
PLANNING TO DO TRIPLE FOR
HOUSING. WE HAVE THE CRISIS
CARE CENTER WHICH IS A
BRAND-NEW ACCOUNT WITH VETERANS
AND HOMELESSNESS SERVICES AS
WELL AS OTHER PROPERTY TAXES.
WE ARE HEARING THIS I'VE HEARD
IT ALL THE WAY BACK SINCE 2019
AND NOW WE ARE SEEING RATES
THAT ARE GOING UP WITH
DIFFERENT GOOD CAUSES THAT WE
ARE PUTTING A REQUIRED PROPERTY
TAX TO PAY FOR CONSISTENTLY. SO
THAT IS MY SEGUE INTO
ENCOURAGING AND INSPECTION OF
VARIETY SOURCES THAT COULD
INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION AND
IMPACT FEES. WE ARE TRYING TO
LAY GROUNDWORK TO DO ALL OF
THIS. AND SEEING HOW THE
HOUSING LEVEE WAS PREPARED AND
HOW MUCH PREPARATION WENT INTO
THAT ONE YEAR BEFORE THIS IS
THE TIME WHEN YOU NEED
AUTHORIZATION I BELIEVE FOR
THAT FUNDING SOURCE THAT WAY IN
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY WHEN YOU
PUT TOGETHER YOUR FINAL PACKAGE
FOR INTRODUCTION INTO CITY
COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION YOU
DO HAVE A DIVERSITY OF FUNDING
SOURCES AVAILABLE. I KNOW YOU
CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT ISSUE
ALREADY ON THE FUNDING SOURCES
BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO
ENCOURAGE YOU TO START READING
INTO AS WE HAVE SUPPORT FOR
TRANSPORTATION VENUES HERE ON
THIS COMMITTEE. SO WE REALLY
WANT TO SEE THAT FUNDING SOURCE
LIFTED UP AS AND OPTION. AGAIN
THAT IS SOMETHING WHERE THERE
IS 70 OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE
THIS WITH THE LOW INCOME
HOUSING AND NONPROFIT
BUILDINGS. AND I GUESS THAT'S
NOT A QUESTION IT'S JUST A
LITTLE BIT OF A SPEECH. DO WE
HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS?
>> SORRY I WAS RAISING MY
VIRTUAL HAND. JUST TO ADD ON TO
IT COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON HAS
SAID AROUND THE TRANSPORTATION
AND IMPACT FEES WE'VE HEARD
FROM SOME COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS AGAINST THE
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY THAT THEY
REALLY WANT US TO WAIT UNTIL
THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVEE IS HERE TO
TALK ABOUT THOSE IMPACT FEES.
THE MESSAGE THAT I HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO PUSH OUT THERE IS
YES, WE CAN WAIT AND WE SHOULD
WAIT TO TALK ABOUT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM
ITSELF BUT WE CAN'T EVEN DO
THAT AND SO WE TAKE THIS FIRST
PROCEDURAL STEP OF UPDATING THE
COMP PLAN. SO WE CAN AND SHOULD
WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION AROUND THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVEE WHEN IT
COMES TO ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT
THE SIZE OF THE FEE AND
ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM THEREIN.
AND REALLY JUST HAVING THAT
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
TRADE-OFF AROUND ESTABLISHING
THIS PROGRAM. BUT AGAIN, WHAT
WE ARE SEEKING TO DO RIGHT NOW
IS MERELY A PROCEDURAL STEP
THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE
LEADER CONVERSATIONS. THE OTHER
QUESTION THAT I WANTED TO ASK
WAS BACK IN THE TIME BEFORE
COVID, I WAS WORKING TO DEVELOP
DISTRICTS SPECIFIC LEVEE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WE HAD WORKED
TO DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE REPORT
FOR DISTRICT 1 AND THE IDEA WAS
THAT IT WOULD BE REPLICATED FOR
OTHER DISTRICTS AND BE INCLUDED
IN THE FUTURE ANNUAL LEVEE
REPORTS. THE DISTRICT SPECIFIC
REPORT ITSELF WOULD COVER A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS BY
PROJECT TYPE IT SAYS WHAT YEAR
IT WAS COMPLETED AND AS FAR AS
PROJECT TYPES GO IT IS BROKEN
UP BY THE SAFETY CORRIDOR AND
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL AS WELL
AS BICYCLE SAFETY NEIGHBORHOOD
STREET FUNDS AND STAIRWAY
MAINTENANCE. MULTIMODAL
IMPROVEMENTS AND SIDEWALKS AND
REALLY I WAS JUST EXCITED ABOUT
BEING ABLE TO USE THIS TO SHARE
WITH MY CONSTITUENTS. SHOWING
TRULY HOW MUCH AMAZING WORK WAS
BEING DONE WITH THIS LEVEE AND
I'M WONDERING, ARE WE STILL
USING THAT FORMAT TO REPORT OUT
LEVEE ACCOMPLISHMENTS? AGAIN I
DO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS WAS
SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE DOING
AS A BEGINNER'S LAUNCH IN LATE
OF 2019 WITH THE GOAL OF THESE
KINDS OF REPORTS BEING IN THE
ANNUAL REPORT. I JUST DO NOT
RECALL SEEING THE USE OF THIS
KIND OF REPORTING OUT SINCE
THAT TIME AND I'M JUST
WONDERING WHERE THAT IS AT.
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE DONE
THAT RECENTLY. IT IS SOMETHING
THAT WE COULD TAKE ANOTHER LOOK
AT. IT HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS SO
YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT WILL
PACKAGE THE INFORMATION IN THAT
WAY WITH. I THINK THERE IS SOME
VALUE AND WE COULD DEFINITELY
TAKE A LOOK. AND TO THE POINT
OF THE LONG-TERM FUNDING
PACKAGE WE OF COURSE ARE VERY
INTERESTED IN HAVING A ROBUST
FUNDING PACKAGE. WE ARE EAGER
TO LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN
CONTINUE TO BE CREATIVE AND
CREATE FURTHER REVENUE STREAMS
TO DEVELOP IMPORTANT PROJECTS
FOR THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY
THAT CAN KEEP US MOVING. WE'VE
REALLY PUT THIS TOGETHER ONE
THING WE DON'T OFTEN CELEBRATE
ENOUGH IS THE WAY THE LEVEE
HAS ENABLED US TO COMPETE FOR
STATE, FEDERAL AND PARTNER
FUNDS. WE ARE CURRENTLY AT A
POINT WHERE WE HAVE THE $930
MILLION OF THE LEVEE THAT IS
ALMOST A ONE-TO-ONE MATCH. SO I
THINK JUST AND IMPORTANT NOTE
IS WE THINK ABOUT THE
DIVERSITY OF FUNDING SOURCES
AND KEEPING ALL OF THE OPTIONS
ON THE TABLE WE SHOULD REMEMBER
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE
ACTUALLY DONE INCREDIBLY WELL
ON TO BRING SUPPORT FROM OTHER
PLACES. TO LEVERAGE AND DELIVER
FOR THE CITIZENS OF SEATTLE. SO
I APPRECIATE THAT AND WE WILL
TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
>> I JUST SENT YOU A COPY FROM
PAST YEARS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
PROGRESS REPORT WITH THE MOVE
SEATTLE LEVEE? OKAY. THANK YOU
TO THIS TEAM AND WE WILL GO
AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM
ON THE AGENDA. CAN THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE THE
SECOND AGENDA ITEM INTO THE
RECORD?
>> COUNTABLE 120585 ORDINANCE
GRANTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES AND PARKS
WITH WASTEWATER DIVISION
PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A
TRANSFORMER AND RETAIN 64th
AVENUE SOUTHWEST.
>> THANK YOU. AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER THE COMMITTEE RECENTLY
SAW THIS ITEM IN FEBRUARY. WE
UNANIMOUSLY GRANTED CONDITIONAL
APPROVAL TO KING COUNTY FOR THE
TEMPERAMENT THE A RESOLUTION
3209 AND THEY ARE NOW BACK TO
CONFIRM THAT THEY HAVE MET OR
WILL BE MEETING THE CONDITION
OUTLINED SO THAT WE MAY NOW
APPROVE THE RELATED COUNSEL
BILL. BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO
PRESENTERS I WOULD LIKE TO
THINK THE COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
FOR REVIEW AND MEMOS REGARDING
ALL OF THESE ITEMS. ARE THERE
ANY OPENING COMMENTS?
>> I THINK YOU COVERED
EVERYTHING I WAS GOING TO SAY.
THANK YOU.
>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND TURN THIS
OVER TO OUR PRESENTERS.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THIS IS AMY GRAY AND I
WORK AT S-TYPE. I HAVE ZACH
FROM KING COUNTY AND SPENDING
HERE AS WELL TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTION SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE
OVERALL PROJECT.
>> AMY CAN YOU SPEAK UP A
LITTLE OR MAYBE TURN UP YOUR
VOLUME? THANK YOU.
>> I'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF
AUDIO ISSUES. IS THIS ANY
BETTER?
>> IF YOU COULD JUST PICK UP
SOME MORE?
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE
TODAY. IT HAS BEEN A
CHALLENGING TECHNOLOGICAL
MORNING FOR ME. LIKE THE
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON SAID WE
ARE HERE REGARDING TRANSFORMER
ORNAMENTS. KING COUNTY IS
SEEKING A FINAL APPROVAL FOR
THE TRANSFORMER AT 16 AVENUE
SOUTHWEST IS INTERSECTS WITH
SOUTHWEST SPOKANE STREET. IT IS
NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE
PERMANENT STANDBY GENERATOR AND
THE 63rd AVENUE PUMP STATION.
KING COUNTY IS CONNECTING A
LARGER PROJECT TO PROVIDE A
PERMANENT BACKUP GENERATOR
POWER TO THIS WEATHER TREATMENT
FACILITY AND THE PUMP STATION.
THESE TRANSFORMERS ARE
NECESSARY TO ALLOW THIS TO
HAPPEN AND TO PREVENT UNTREATED
WASTEWATER TO GO THROUGH.
THERE ARE STRUCTURES THAT
IMPEDE THE CITY AND THE
FLEXIBILITY WITH THE USE OF THE
RIGHT AWAY AND ARE NECESSARY
FOR THE FUNCTION OF THE CITY.
IN THE PROJECT MEETS ALL THREE
CRITERIA. THEY ARE APPROVED
INTO SEPARATE STEPS REACHING
STEP ONE IN FEBRUARY WHEN THEY
PROVIDE A CONSENSUAL APPROVAL
VIA RESOLUTION 32079 AND WE ARE
HERE FOR STEP NUMBER TWO THE
PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE WHICH
WILL GRANT PERMISSION TO USE
AND OCCUPY FOR THE LONG-TERM
RIGHT OF WAY AND DETAILS ALL
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
KING COUNTY TO CONSTRUCT AND
OPERATE THE TRANSFORMER AND THE
RETAINING WALL. KING COUNTY IS
PROPOSING TO DO THIS AS I
MENTIONED TO HELP SUPPORT THE
HIGH-CAPACITY STANDBY GENERATOR
AND IT IS NEEDED TO REGULATE
THIS VOLTAGE AND THERE WILL BE
A TRANSFORMER LOCATED AT THE
WET WEATHER TREATMENT FACILITY
TO THE WEST. IT IS ADJACENT TO
THE PUMP STATION THAT IS
CURRENTLY ALL IN THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY IN KING COUNTY AND
THEY DO NOT OWN ANY PROPERTY
ADJACENT TO IT. THERE IS NO
OTHER FEASIBLE LOCATION FOR IT
TO BE ACCEPTED WITHIN THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY. IT WILL BE
APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET HIGH AND
NINE FEET WIDE. AND IT WILL
OCCUPY APPROXIMATELY 300 SQUARE
FEET IN THAT RIGHT-OF-WAY. WE
WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE
DIMENSIONS WILL BE AFTER KING
COUNTY SIGNED THE CONTRACT AND
THE CONTRACTOR SUBSEQUENTLY
GIVES THOSE SPECIFICATIONS FOR
THE EXACT TRANSFORMER THAT THEY
WILL BE INSTALLING. THE TERM
FOR THE PERMIT IS UNLIMITED.
THIS IS SIMILAR TO OTHER KING
COUNTY PERMITS THAT WE HAVE AND
SIMILAR FACILITIES. FOR AS LONG
AS KING COUNTY OPERATES THE WET
WEATHER PUMP STATION THE PERMIT
WILL BE VALID AND IF THEY EVER
STOP THE OPERATIONS THE PERMIT
WILL BE REVOKED. WE ARE ALSO
CORONARY WITH KING COUNTY TO
MINIMIZE CONSTRUCTION AND
DISRUPTIONS TO THE NEIGHBORS.
AS IT RELATES TO THE HEALTHY
STREETS PROJECT AT SOUTH BEACH
SOUTHWEST. THE CITY AND KING
COUNTY ARE WORKING ON AND
AGREEMENTS SO THERE WILL BE
TEMPORARY RESERVATION
RESTORATION RIGHT-OF-WAY AND AS
THEY DO THE IMPROVEMENTS THEY
WILL FINALIZE THIS LEVEL
UTILIZING THE AGREEMENT THAT
WILL ALLOW THE STREETS NOT TO
BE TORN UP TWICE AND HAVE A
HUGE INVESTMENT FOR NOTHING.
THIS IS YOUR LARGE MAP OF WEST
SEATTLE WITH A MARGINAL
LOCATION FOR THE TRANSFORMER.
THESE ARE MORE FOCUSED SHOTS
WITH THE SLIDE ON THE LEFT
SHOWING THE WET WEATHER
TREATMENT FACILITY TO THE WEST
AND THE TRENCHING AND
UNDERGROUND WORK THAT WILL
HAPPEN IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
FOLLOWED BY THE LOCATION OF THE
PUMP STATION. THE SLIDE ON THE
RIGHT SHOWS A MORE DETAILED
LOCATION OF WHERE THE
TRANSFORMER WILL BE ADJACENT TO
THE PUMP STATION. SO THESE ARE
THE DISTINCT CONDITIONS ON THE
SIDE WITH A CURRENT RETAINING
WALL THAT WILL REMAIN IN THE
EXISTING VEGETATION WILL BE
WHETHER THIS IS. KING COUNTY
DEVELOPED THESE IMAGES TO SHOW
WHAT THE TRANSFORMER WOULD LOOK
LIKE. ON THE FAR LEFT IT IS
LOOKING OUT TOWARD THE BEACH
AND THE MIDDLE SLIDE SHOWS A
RETAINING WALL NECESSARY TO
SUPPORT THE TRANSFORMER AND THE
LAST SLIDE ON THE RIGHT SHOWS
THEM LOOKING UP TOWARD THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY. KING COUNTY WILL
BE DOING AND ENHANCED LEVEL OF
LANDSCAPING WITH NATIVE
SPECIES. THEY HAVE A DETAILED
PLAN THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON
TO PROVIDE NATIVE LANS AND
THEY ARE LOOKING TO SCREEN THE
TRANSFORMER AS MUCH IS POSSIBLE
WITH LANDSCAPING AND HAVE IT
BLEND IN SO THAT IT IS NOT JUST
A LARGE STRUCTURE OUT BY
ITSELF. KING COUNTY CONDUCTED
PUBLIC OUTREACH IN MAY OF 2019
WHERE THEY POSTED IN THE WEST
SEATTLE BLOG AND EARLY HEADS UP
ABOUT THE OVERALL PROJECT
DURING THE TRANSFORMER AND THE
WORK INVOLVED WITHIN THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY. IN MARCH THEY
SENT FLYERS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ABOUT THE OVERALL PROJECT MORE
SPECIFIC TO THE LOCATION AND
WHERE THE IMPACT OF THOSE
DEALERS WOULD BE. IN SEPTEMBER
OF 2022 WE ASKED A FOLLOW-UP
FLYER THAT WOULD SPECIFICALLY
CALL OUT THE TRANSFORMER THAT
WOULD REMAIN AFTER THE
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WAS
COMPLETE. WE DID NOT WANT THAT
TO GET LOST IN THE OVERALL
MESSAGE OF THIS LARGER PROJECT.
KING COUNTY IS HERE SEEKING
PASSAGE OF COUNSEL BILL FOR
FINAL APPROVAL. IF THE
ORDINANCE IS APPROVED IT WILL
BE IN PLACE FOR AS LONG AS KING
COUNTY OPERATES THE FACILITIES
AND THE WET WEATHER TREATMENT
FACILITIES AS WELL AS THE PUMP
STATION. AND THAT IS THE END OF
MY PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
APPRECIATE KING COUNTY AND THE
WASTEWATER TREATMENT DEPARTMENT
BEING HERE TODAY. IS THERE
ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ADD?
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS. I
THINK AMY COVERED EVERYTHING.
>> THANK YOU. AND AGAIN MY
COLLEAGUES I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK WES FOR THE MEMO THAT IS
ATTACHED TO THIS AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO THANK KING COUNTY FOR
WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS
PROJECT. I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE COMMITMENT MAKING SURE THAT
THE IMPACTS OF THIS PROJECT ARE
MANAGED INCLUDING THE
COMMITMENT OF KEEPING ONE LANE
OF TRAFFIC OPEN DURING THE
WORK. THE CRITERIA FOR REVIEW
WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR
THE SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL
PROPOSAL IS NOT ONLY THE
POTENTIAL IMPACT TO VIEW THE
BLOCKAGE WHICH I THINK YOU
ADDRESSED REALLY WELL BUT THE
EFFECT ON PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY
AND SAFETY AS WELL. INCLUDING
ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY
AND THE HANDICAPPED. CAN YOU
DESCRIBE A LITTLE BIT OF HOW
THE COUNTY IS WORKING TO
ADDRESS ANY OF THESE ITEMS?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
AS THE PROJECT BEGINS WE ARE
DOING A TARGETED OUTREACH FOR
EVERY SECTION THAT WE ARE
WORKING ON. IF WE ARE
COMMUNICATING WITH THE
COMMUNITY WE ARE WORKING ALONG
WITH THE CITY AND THE HEALTH
STREET NATIVE PROGRAM. IF
THERE ARE ANY GROUPS FOR
EXAMPLE THE ONE THAT YOU
MENTIONED WE WOULD MAKE SURE
THAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE
ADDRESSED.
>> SO WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT YOU WILL BE WORKING ON THE
MITIGATION OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
IMPACT SHOULD YOU BECOME AWARE
OF THEM? IT'S NOT SOMETHING
THAT YOU ARE PROACTIVELY DOING
OR MAYBE YOU HAVE NOT
IDENTIFIED THIS?
>> WE HAVE ALREADY ENGAGED IN
TRAFFIC CONTROL. SO WE DO HAVE
AND EXTENSIVE MITIGATION
PROGRAM WHEN IT COMES TO
PEDESTRIAN WALK ABILITY. IT IS
INGRAINED AND WE CAN PROVIDE
MORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? WAS
THERE SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU
WANTED TO ADD?
>> KNOW. THANK YOU.
>> YOUR MEMO SEEM TO CONFIRM
THE PRESENTATION THAT WE HAD
TODAY. EVERYTHING IS SORT OF
ALIGNED. COLLEAGUES, THIS IS
SOMETHING SINCE WE DID APPROVE
THE RESOLUTION IN FEBRUARY
CONDITIONALLY APPROVING THIS WE
ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE
PROJECT AND THEY'VE GOTTEN
THEIR QUESTIONS AND COMMENT
AND NOW SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE
VOTING ON THIS TODAY. THAT WAY
WE CAN MOVE IT FORWARD FOR
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND KING COUNTY.
LET'S DO PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURE TO CONSIDER THIS
OFFICIALLY. COUNCIL MEMBERS I
NOW MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNSEL GO
120585 ITEM TO ON THE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANYONE SECONDING IT?
>> SECONDED.
>> ARE THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE
COUNSEL BILL?
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES AND COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE
COUNSEL BILL WILL BE SENT TO
THE JUNE 13 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. THANK YOU TO ZACH AND
AMY. OKAY LET'S GO TO THE
THIRD AND FINAL ITEM OF THE
AGENDA. CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE
FULL TITLE OF THE THIRD AGENDA
ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 3 UTILITY TAXES
101 BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION?
>> WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES PAYING BY FAR THE
LARGEST SHARE OF UTILITY TAXES
TO CITY HALL AND THE CITY
GENERAL FUND, I HAVE ASKED THE
CENTRAL STAFF TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE WITH A UTILITY TAX
PRESENTATION. THE INTENT IS TO
ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING AND
TRANSPARENCY FOR THE GENERAL
PUBLIC ABOUT THESE CHARGES THAT
WILL IMPACT EVERYONE AND THE
UTILITY BILLS. THEY ARE
REGRESSIVE WITH LOWER INCOME
RESIDENTS PLATE PAYING A
GREATER PORTION OF THE INCOME
TOWARD THESE BILLS AND IN
PARTICULAR THE TAXES THAT WE
CHARGE ON TOP OF THE ACTUAL
COST TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE.
WHILE THEY ARE AUTHORIZED BY
STATE LAW THEY DO GO ABOVE AND
BEYOND THE ACTUAL COST OF
PROVIDING DRINKING WATER FOR
EXAMPLE. AND BECAUSE UTILITY
BILL HAS BEEN INCREASING PER
RATE PAST AND ARE REGRESSIVE
WHICH IS WHY WE SHED ADDITIONAL
LIGHT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON
HOW THE UTILITY TAXES WORK WE
APPRECIATE CENTRAL STAFF
PUTTING THIS QUICK PRESENTATION
TOGETHER AND WE THINK THE CHAIR
FOR STANDING IN ON BRIAN GOOD
NIGHT WHO ALSO WORKED ON THIS
POINT PROJECT. THANK YOU.
>> MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS AND
THANK YOU CHAIR. AS YOU
MENTIONED THAT YOUR REQUEST WE
PUT TOGETHER THIS PRESENTATION
AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT WE WERE PROVIDING THIS
MATERIAL. I WANTED TO START
WITH AND OVERVIEW OF THE TAXES
AND JUST TO START UTILITY
TAXES ARE A FORM OF BUSINESS
AND OCCUPATIONAL TAX AND
FUNDAMENTALLY THIS IS A TAX ON
THE OPERATION OF A BUSINESS
THAT COMES TO THESE RATES AND
CHARGES. UTILITY TAXES ARE PAID
BY BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
UTILITIES. AND THAT INCLUDES
BOTH TELECOM AND NATURAL GAS
AND OTHER UTILITIES. AS WELL AS
THE PUBLIC UTILITIES WHICH IS
THE FOCUS OF THIS PRESENTATION.
FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
THAT IS DRAINAGE, SOLID WASTE,
WASTEWATER AND WATER. FOR
SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS THAT IS
ELECTRICITY. AS I MENTIONED
UTILITY TAXES ARE IMPOSED ON
BUSINESS OPERATIONS WITHIN THE
SEE JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES.
SOME TAXES ARE CAPPED BY STATE
LAW SUCH AS ELECTRICITY WHICH
THE STATE LIMITS TO SIX PERCENT
WHILE THERE ARE NO PRESCRIBED
TAX LIMITS FOR DRAINAGE SO
WASTE WASTE WATER OR WATER. THE
TAXES ARE LEVIED ON A RETAIL
BUSINESS OF THE UTILITY WHICH
MEANS THAT REVENUE SUCH AS
WHOLESALE REVENUE ARE NOT
SUBJECT TO THE TAX. UTILITY
TEXT IS APPLIED ALL BUSINESS
ACTIVITY BOTH WITHIN AND
APPLIED WITH THE CITY LIMITS
BECAUSE IT IS PART OF THE
BUSINESS OPERATIONS AS A WHOLE
AND FOR INSTANCE BOTH SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SATELLITE
PROVIDE SERVICE TO SOME
CUSTOMERS BUT THE UTILITY TAXES
APPLIED EQUALLY TO RETAIL
REVENUES FROM BOTH CUSTOMERS.
NOTE THAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS
CAN ALSO IMPOSE SIMILAR TAXES
OR FEES AND THOSE ARE COLLECTED
ONLY ON THE CUSTOMERS WITHIN
THEIR OWN JURISDICTIONS. SO,
HERE ARE THE CURRENT UTILITY
RATES. ELECTRICITY AS YOU CAN
SEE IS CAPPED AT 60 PERCENT. HE
WAS LAST ADJUSTED IN 1990. THE
PUBLIC TAX RATE VARIES BETWEEN
11 AND HALF AND 15 1/2 PERCENT.
THE MOST RECENT ADJUSTMENT FOR
SOLID WASTE CAME IN 2017. THIS
SHOWS THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE
GENERAL FUND. ON THE TOP LEFT
HAND SIDE YOU CAN SEE PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE UTILITIES ARE
ESTIMATED TO BRING 232 MILLION
úOR 14 PERCENT OF THE GENERAL
FUND. LASTLY I HAVE A SLIDE
SHOWING THE BREAKDOWN OF THE
PUBLIC UTILITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE GENERAL FUND WITH SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT GENERATING 16
MILLION WITH THE DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER FROM SPU COMING IN
ABOUT 16 MILLION. SOLID WASTE
COMING IN ABOUT 24 MILLION AND
WATER COMING IN AT 14 MILLION.
THAT IS THE LAST SLIDE I HAVE
PREPARED AND I AM HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> CAN YOU PLEASE GO BACK TO
THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. COLLEAGUES
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? I KNOW
YOU ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THIS
BUT FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC TO
KNOW THIS IS A REVENUE SOURCE
FOR THE GENERAL FUND. WE ARE
LITERALLY TAXING OUR OTHER
PARTNER AGENCIES WITH THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC AGENCIES IN
SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS AND THAT
FLOWS INTO THE GENERAL FUND SO
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHEN
YOU DO GET YOUR UTILITY BILL
AND SEE THOSE TAXES ABOVE THE
COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED THAT
IT DOES HAVE A REAL IMPACT. SO
WE DO WANT TO BE MORE
TRANSPARENT ABOUT THAT AS WE
START GEARING UP FOR BUDGET
SEASON.
>> OKAY. SEEING NO COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO THINK
CENTRAL STAFF FOR THAT BECAUSE
IT WILL BE A VERY USEFUL
DOCUMENT AS WE WORK TO GO
FORWARD. THAT WAS THE THIRD AND
FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR
THE DAY. IF THERE IS NOTHING
FURTHER FOR THE COMMITTEE TODAY
COLLEAGUES THE TIME IS NOW
10:31 A.M. AND THIS WILL
CONCLUDE THE JUNE 620 23
MEETING OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
MEETING AND THE NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT WILL BE TUESDAY JUNE
20th. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK
YOU AND NOW WE ARE ADJOURNED.