>>> WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF
THE TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE. THE
TIME IS 9:35, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> THREE PRESENT.
>> APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARIN
NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMEN
, THIS IS A COMPLICATED AGENDA.
I WANT TO THANK MIKE COMMITTEE
CLERK FOR HARD WORK ON THIS.
EVERY AGENDA IS SORT OF A SMALL
MIRACLE TO PULL IT ALL
TOGETHER. I REALLY APPRECIATE
OUR COMMITTEE CLERKS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY COUNCIL. OF COURSE I
HAVE THE BEST ONE. RIGHT. THE
CHAIRS REPORT. GOOD MORNING AN
WELCOME TO THE TRANSPORTATION
AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE. TODAY WE HAVE FIVE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. ONE OF
WHICH WILL HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING. FIRST IN THE AGENDA,
120639 ACCEPT TWO LOW-INTEREST
LOANS FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT
OF ECOLOGY FROM THE SOUTH
PORTLAND DRAINAGE SYSTEM
PROJECT IN NORTHEAST SEATTLE.
THE SECOND ITEM IS CLERK FILE
314496, WHICH SOUNDS BORING I
IS ACTUALLY VERY EXCITING. IT
WOULD AUTHORIZE THE FUTURE
VACATION OF A PORTION OF THE
ALLEY AT NORTHEAST 45th STREET
BETWEEN ROOSEVELT WAIT NORTHEAS
WHERE THE TINY HOME VILLAGE
REALLY RESIDES. BY ALLOWING THE
RECONFIGURATION OF A PORTION OF
THAT ALLEY, A FUTURE NONPROFIT
DEVELOPER, TO BE SELECTED BY
SOUND TRANSIT AND THE HOUSING
OFFICE WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD
MORE UNITS OF PERMANENT LOW
INCOME HOUSING. I HOPE TO SEE
MORE THAN ENOUGH PERMANENT UNIT
SERVING EXTREMELY LOW INCOME
RESIDENTS TO EXCEED THE NUMBER
OF TINY HOMES THAT ROSIE'S
VILLAGE HAS BEEN PROVIDING.
THIS ITEM HAS A TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT TO CORRECT THE TITLE
OF ONE OF THE ADJACENT STREETS.
FROM NORTH TO NORTHEAST. THIS
WILL ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING
AS THIS PROJECT IS IN DISTRICT
4, MY DISTRICT, AND WE HAVE A
SHORTAGE OF LOW INCOME HOUSING
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, IF WE HAV
A FEW SPEAKERS AT THE PUBLIC
HEARING AND IF COMMITTEE MEMBER
ARE COMFORTABLE, WE MAY SUSPEND
THE RULES TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM
THE SAME DAY AS A PUBLIC
HEARING. THIRD WE WILL HERE
COUNCIL BILL 120625 WHICH IS A
PACKAGE OF UPDATES TO TRAFFIC
SAFETY AUTOMATED CAMERA
ENFORCEMENT FROM THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
INCLUDING AUTHORIZATION TO ISSU
WARNINGS FOR THE FIRST
INFRACTIONS AND CONFIRMING THE
FEES FOR THE RELATIVELY NEW
ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY FROM THE
STATE. WE FIRST HEARD THIS ITEM
IN OUR COMMITTEE AUGUST 1 AND
NOW IT IS BACK WITH A TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT. AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
FORCE WE WILL HERE COUNCIL BILL
120638 WHICH RELATES TO THE
REVENUES FROM THE NEW SPEED
ZONE AUTHORITY , COLLEAGUES, AS
YOU KNOW, 50% OF THE AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT REVENUE FOR THE NEW
AUTHORITY FROM THE STATE, THAT
GOES TO THE COOPER JONES FUND
FOR STATEWIDE BICYCLE SAFETY.
THIS COUNCIL BILL, WHEN 20638,
IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE PREVIOUS
ITEM ON OUR AGENDA , BUT IT'S
IN THE FORM OF A COUNCIL BILL
BECAUSE THE FISCAL POLICY IS
UNDER DIFFERENT SECTION OF
SEATTLE NOTICEABLE CODE. TO
REFLECT AN INTEREST WE WERE
HEARING FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
AT OUR PREVIOUS MEETING, IT
WOULD DIRECT THE REST OF THE
MONEY FROM THIS NEW AUTHORITY
TO VISION ZERO PHYSICAL STREET
IMPROVEMENTS TO IMPROVE SAFETY.
AGAIN, THIS WOULD BE
REDIRECTING REVENUES FROM ONLY
THE NEW CAMERA AUTHORITY FROM
THE STATE, THIS DOES NOT ADJUST
ANYTHING IN THE 2023 APPROVED
BUDGET OR 2024 ENDORSED BUDGET.
FIFTH AND FINALLY WE WILL HEAR
THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE SEATTL
TRANSIT MEASURE FROM THE TEAM A
SDOT AND LEADERSHIP ON THE
VOLUNTEER TRANSIT ADVISORY
BOARD. RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, WE
WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. JUST
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC
COMMENT OR AND THEY ARE ONLINE
FOR THE REGULAR AGENDA. AND THE
WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENTOR FOR
THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING
THE PARTIAL VACATION OR ALLEY
VACATION . AT THIS TIME, I WILL
GIVE THESE STANDARD INSTRUCTION
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THEY WILL
APPLY TO BOTH THE REGULAR
PUBLIC COMMENT AND PUBLIC
HEARING. I'M GOING TO TALK A LO
HERE. BUT WE WILL KILL TWO
BIRDS WITH ONE STONE. AT THIS
TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMITTEE FOR HYBRID
MEETING. WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE
SIGN UP TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT
BOTH ONLINE AND IN PERSON. SO
FAR WE HAVE ONE ONLINE FOR THE
REGULAR AND ONE ONLINE FOR THE
PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL OPEN AND
CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING LATER,
BUT HERE ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. EACH
SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK. I WILL CALL O
THE SPEAKERS ONE AT A TIME. IF
YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED TO
SIGN UP TO SPEAK AND YOU WOULD
LIKE TO, YOU CAN DO SO BEFORE
THE END OF THIS PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD GOING TO THE COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE OR BY USING THE SIGN IN
SHEET NEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENT
MICROPHONE TOWARD THE FRONT OF
THIS COUNCIL CHAMBER. REMOTE
SPEAKERS, ONCE I CALL A
SPEAKER'S NAME, STAFF WILL
UNMUTE THE APPROPRIATE
MICROPHONE AND AN AUTOMATIC
PROMPT OF, YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED, WILL BE THE SPEAKER'S
CUE THAT IT'S THEIR TIME TO
SPEAK AND THE SPEAKER MUST PRES
STAR SIX TO BEGIN SPEAKING. FOR
ALL PUBLIC COMMENTERS PLEASE
BEGIN SPEAKING BY SEEING STATIN
YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING. IT SHOULD RELATE TO
AN ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA OR TO
OUR COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT
RESPONSIBILITIES. SPEAKERS WIL
HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS AR
LEFT OF THE ALLOTTED TIME. ONCE
YOU HEAR THE CHIME WE ASK THAT
YOU WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT AND THEIR
COMMENTS ON TIME, AT THE END OF
THE ALLOTTED TIME PRORATED THE
SPEAKER WILL BE MUTE TO. ONCE
YOU'VE COMPLETED YOUR COMMENT W
ASK YOU DISCONNECT FROM THE LIN
AND IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THIS MEETING PLEASE D
SOVIET SEATTLE CHANNEL WHERE TH
LISTING OPTIONS ARE LISTED IN
THE AGENDA. THE REGULAR PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD FOR THIS
COMMITTEE MEETING IS NOW OPEN
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRS
SPEAKER ON THE LIST. PLEASE
REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR SIX
BEFORE YOU BEGIN SPEAKING. THE
FIRST SPEAKER IS GORDON. GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMAN WAS
MY NAME IS GORDON. I'M HERE TO
COMMENT ON THE AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT LEGISLATION. WE SEN
YOU ALL A LETTER , HOPEFULLY YO
HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW. I WILL
HIGHLIGHT IT NOW IN CASE YOU
HAVEN'T. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT T
THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR MOVING
FIRST TIME VIOLATIONS TO BE A
WARNING. THAT WILL BE REALLY
HELPFUL, OFTEN TIMES THERE IS
NOT A REPEAT OFFENSE. WE REALLY
WANT TO DO IS CHANGE BEHAVIOR.
SECONDLY I WANT TO THANK THE
COUNCIL FOR THE SECOND BILL OF
MOVING FUNDING FROM THESE FUTUR
CAMERAS, THAT IS REALLY CRITICA
AND TIES INTO THE OTHER POINTS
I WANT TO MAKE WHICH IS THAT
ENFORCEMENT REALLY SHOULD BE A
LAST RESORT AND SDOT SHOULD BE
PUSHED TO PHYSICALLY CHANGE THE
STREET DESIGN TO KEEP PEOPLE
SAFE IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND
EQUABLE WAY POSSIBLE. TO THAT
END, WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO
SEE, IS THIS MOVES FORWARD, AND
WE HAVE A YEAR OR SO BEFORE
THESE CAMERAS ARE IMPLEMENTED,
COUNCIL PROVIDING OVERSIGHT AND
DIRECTION TO SDOT THAT THESE
SPEED CAMERAS SHOULD FOLLOW
PHYSICAL SPEED REDUCTION .
EXAMPLES INCLUDE SPEED CUSHION
ON ARTERIOLES, THOSE ARE
APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL HIGHWA
ADMINISTRATION, EVEN ON
EMERGENCY ROUTES, THERE ARE
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE
BRING THOSE TO SCALE. THAT IS
THE KIND OF THING SEATTLE
VOTERS AND RESIDENTS REALLY WAN
TO SEE THE CITY DOING. SECONDLY
MAKING SURE THESE AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS ESSENTIALL
WORK THEMSELVES INTO . IF WE AR
NOT SEEING THAT THERE IS AN
INDICATION THE STREET IS NOT
SAFE IF THEY ARE CONSIDERING T
GENERATE REVENUE. THIRDLY THERE
IS A NUMBER OF ISSUES AROUND
FAIRNESS AND TRANSPARENCY AND
MAKING SURE THAT SATELLITES FEE
THESE ARE FAIR AND EFFECTIVE
WAYS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES
OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS FOR THE
REGULAR AGENDA. WHEN WE GET TO
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO WE WILL
CALL ON PUBLIC COMMENTERS WHO
ARE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING
. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE FULL TITLE OF THE FIRST
AGENDA ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO ACCEPTANC
OF FUNDING FROM NON-CITY
SOURCES; AUTHORIZING THE GENERA
MANAGER AND CEO OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ACCEPT
SPECIFIED LOANS TO PARTIALLY
FINANCE COSTS RELATED TO THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH
THORNTON NATURAL DRAINAGE SYSTE
PROJECT; AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL BILL
120369 WILL ACCEPT TWO LOANS
FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
ECOLOGY FOR THE THORNTON NATURA
DRAINAGE SYSTEM PROJECT. AS I
UNDERSTAND IT, WE WILL LEARN
MORE. I UNDERSTAND THE FIRST
ONE HAS A BARGAIN INTEREST RATE
OF 1.6% AND THE SECOND IS
FORGIVABLE IN THE CITY COULD
SAVE UP TO $5.7 MILLION BY
ACCEPTING THESE LOANS AS
COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL BOND
FINANCING. THAT WOULD'VE
OTHERWISE BEEN USED. BEFORE I
TURN OVER TO THE PRESENTERS,
FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES I
WANT TO THANK RYAN GOOD NIGHT
FROM HER COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
FOR HIS REVIEW OF THE
LEGISLATION. HE IS OUT OF THE
OFFICE TODAY BUT MY OFFICE
CONFIRMED HE HAS NO CONCERNS
ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION. WITH
THAT I WILL TURN OVER TO OUR
PRESENTERS FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR PEDERSEN.
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. A
YOU KNOW PRESIDENT BIDEN ALMOST
2 YEARS AGO SIGNED THE
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW .
THE LEGISLATION AMONG OTHER
THINGS INCLUDES $50 BILLION TO
STRENGTHEN OUR NATION'S DRINKIN
WATER , STORM WATER AND
WASTEWATER SYSTEM. THIS IS A
SINGLE LARGEST INVESTMENT IN
CLEAN WATER THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT EVER MADE. CITY
DEPARTMENTS ARE MAKING USE OF
THESE FUNDS TO OFFSET LOCAL
COSTS FOR OUR TAXPAYERS AND
RATEPAYERS. ONE SUCH PROJECT IS
THE SOUTH THORNTON NATURAL
DRAINAGE PROJECT WHICH WOULD
CONSTRUCT GREEN STORMWATER
SYSTEMS AT FOUR SITES ON THE
SOUTH GORDON CREEK BASIN. THIS
WOULD AUTHORIZE SP TO ACCEPT
$11.9 MILLION IN FEDERAL
FUNDING TO THE WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY. WITH ME
TODAY IS BOB SPENCER WHO HAS
BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING
FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MULTIPLE
PROJECTS IN SEATTLE. TO DESCRIB
HOW THEY WILL BE USED. AT THIS
POINT I WILL HAND IT OFF TO BOB
>> THANK YOU. I WILL START MY
PRESENTATION. CAN EVERYONE SEE
THAT?
>> YES.
>> ALL RIGHT. IS THAT
DISPLAYING CORRECTLY?
>> IT IS IN YOUR PRESENTER
MODE.
>> OKAY. HOW ABOUT NOW? THERE W
GO.
>> GREAT.
>> ALL RIGHT, MY NAME IS BOB
SPENCER. I IN THE LINE OF
BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE WITH TH
PREMIUM STORMWATER
INFRASTRUCTURE UNIT SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER. THE PURPOSE OF THIS
LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU TODAY IS
TO AUTHORIZE SP YOU TO ACCEPT
$11.9 MILLION FOR LOW AND NO
INTEREST LOANS FROM THE
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOG
TO CONSTRUCT OUR SOUTH FORTIN
NATURAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM PROJECT
THIS IS LOCATED IN THE THORNTO
CREEK WATERSHED, ONE OF THE
LARGEST WATERSHEDS IN THE CITY
AND IS IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF
THE CITY. OUR PROJECT IS BEING
CONSTRUCTED IN THE SOUTHERN
PART OF THE WATERSHED. YOU CAN
SEE WE HAVE FOUR SITES. THREE
ADJACENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. .
WE WILL START CONSTRUCTION MID
OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. WE WILL D
43 VIA RETENTION CELLS. YOU MA
KNOW OF THEM AS ROADSIDE RAIN
GARDENS, NATURAL DRAINAGE
SYSTEMS. WE WILL BE DOING THAT
IN 12 BLOCKS IN THE WATERSHED.
WE WILL CONTROL 60 ACRES OF
IMPERVIOUS AREA AND OVER 13
AREAS OF AFFECTIVE AND
IMPERVIOUS AREA. THIS PROJECT I
PART OF OUR CONSENT DECREE
OBLIGATIONS TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT UNDER THE CLEAN WATE
ACT AND ADDRESSES WATER QUALITY
IN RECEIVING WATER BODIES OF
THORNTON CREEK. LAKE WASHINGTON
IN PUGET SOUND. YOU'RE PROBABL
FAMILIAR WITH OUR NATURAL
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS WERE, YOU'VE
HEARD OF C STREET, BROADVIEW,
DELRIDGE AND PINEHURST. WE HAVE
THEM OVER THE CITY AND HAVE BEE
INSTALLING THESE SINCE THE
TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY. THESE
ROADSIDE RAIN GARDENS CLEAN TH
POLLUTED WATER FLOWS FROM THE
IMPERVIOUS SURFACES SURROUNDING
THEM INTO AN ASSEMBLAGE OF
ADAPTED PLANTS AND SPONGY SOIL
WHICH HOLD WATER AND CLEAN IT
UP BEFORE RELEASING IT INTO
THORNTON CREEK, LAKE WASHINGTON
AND EVENTUALLY PUGET SOUND.
DETAILS OF THE LOAN, WE HAVE
ALMOST $9 MILLION OF OUR
STANDARD LOAN, WHICH IS AT THE
FAVORABLE INTEREST RATE OF 1.3
WITH A 3% ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.
RESULTING IN 1.6 PERCENT
EFFECTIVE INTEREST OVER THE 30
YEAR TERM OF THE LOAN. THE
PRINCIPAL LOAN WHICH IS GIVEN T
US UNDER THE EMERGING
CONTAMINANTS FUND IS ALMOST $3
MILLION AND THAT IS MONEY WE D
NOT HAVE TO PAY BACK. THE
ESTIMATED TOTAL COST OF FOR
COMPLETING THIS PROJECT, $21
MILLION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION
COSTS ESTIMATED AT $11.6
MILLION. THIS FUNDING SHOULD
COVER OUR CONSTRUCTION COSTS FO
THE PROJECT. THE TOTAL SAVINGS
ESTIMATED TO THE UTILITY VERSUS
CONVENTIONAL BOND FINANCING FOR
$5.7 MILLION. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
PRESENTATION. COMMITTEE MEMBERS
I DID WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, YOU
CAN SEE THAT THIS PROJECT IS
MAINLY IN DISTRICT 5 AND WE DID
CHECK WITH THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE AND THEY ARE
COMFORTABLE MOVING AHEAD WITH
THIS TODAY. I DO WANT TO THANK
SPU FOR TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY
RECOGNIZING THIS OPPORTUNITY,
TAKING THE INITIATIVE, TO APPLY
FOR THESE LOANS TO SAVE SO MUCH
MONEY WITH BELOW-MARKET AND NO
INTEREST LOANS AND A FORGIVABL
LOAN. IT IS VERY HELPFUL TO
FIND THE SAVINGS . SO WE
APPRECIATE THAT. COLLEAGUES, AN
HE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS, APPROVING ACCEPTANCE OF
THESE LOANS? ALL RIGHT. WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF
THIS QUICKLY. COUNCIL MEMBERS,
I GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION T
APPROVE THIS. I MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120639 ITEM ONE
ON OUR AGENDA. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF THE COUNCIL BILL. THERE ANY
FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE MOVE TO A VOTE? ALL
RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE
COUNCIL BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> THREE IN FAVOR AND THEN
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIE
AND THE RECOMMENDATION WILL BE
SENT TO THE SEPTEMBER FIFTH CIT
COUNCIL MEETING. THANKS TO THE
SPU CREW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE FULL TITLE OF THE SECOND
AGENDA ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
CLICK FILE 314496. PETITION OF
THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONA
TRANSIT AUTHORITY, FOR THE
VACATION OF A PORTION OF THE
ALLEY IN BLOCK BOUNDED BY NE
45th STREET, ROOSEVELT WAY NE,
NE 47th STREET, AND 11th AVENUE
NORTH, AT 1000 NE 45th STREET.
FOR PUBLIC HEARING, BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, WE
LAST HEARD ABOUT THIS ITEM IN
OUR COMMITTEE IN JULY 2022.
HERE WE ARE , WE CAN APPROVE
THIS PARTIAL , THIS VACATION OF
A PARTIAL PART OF THE ALLEY ON
SOUND TRANSIT LOT. IN DISTRICT
4. IT IS LOCATED AT NORTHEAST
45th STREET BETWEEN ROOSEVELT
WAIT NORTHEAST AND 11th AVENUE
NORTHEAST. THAT IS CURRENTLY
HOUSING ROSIE'S VILLAGE, A TINY
HOME VILLAGE WITH 35 TINY HOMES
THIS IS ENABLING THE
RECONFIGURATION OF THE ALLEY.
SOUND TRANSIT IS HERE TODAY FOR
OUR FORMAL APPROVAL OF THAT
PARTIAL ALLEY VACATION AND TO
PRESENT THE RATIONALE. WHICH I
FULLY SUPPORT. IT IS EXCITING
BECAUSE JUST BY RECONFIGURING
THE ALLEY WAY TO EMPTY ONTO
11th AVENUE NORTHEAST, IT WILL
ENABLE DOZENS MORE UNITS OF
PERMANENT LOW INCOME HOUSING A
THIS TRANSIT, FUTURE TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. I REALLY
WANT TO SEE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER
OF EXTREMELY LOW INCOME UNITS T
MORE THAN OFFSET THE 35 TINY
HOMES TEMPORARILY BEING PROVIDE
ON THE LOT BY ROSIE'S VILLAGE.
WE DO HAVE A TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT TO CORRECT THE TITLE
TO SAY 11th AVENUE NORTHEAST
INSTEAD OF 11th AVENUE NORTH.
LISH WHITSON WALK US THROUGH
THAT AFTER THE PRESENTATION. IN
TERMS OF THE PUBLIC HEARING
REQUIRED, I THINK WE WILL GO
AHEAD AND DO THAT IN ADVANCE.
THAT WAY WE CAN BE INFORMED BY
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTERS. I DO WAN
TO THANK LISH WHITSON OF OUR
CENTRAL STAFF FOR HIS MEMO AND
REVIEW OF THIS LEGISLATION, THI
PACKAGE. LISH, DO YOU HAVE ANY
OPENING COMMENTS BEFORE WE OPE
THE PUBLIC HEARING?
>> JUST VERY BRIEFLY, THIS IS
AN UNUSUAL VACATION APPLICATION
BECAUSE YOU DO NOT HAVE A
PUBLIC BENEFIT PACKAGE COMING
BEFORE YOU TODAY. THE INTENT I
TO VACATE THE ALLEY IN ORDER TO
FACILITATE THE REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS THAT WOULD ATTRACT A
STRONG AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPER FOR THIS SITE. AND
THAT FUTURE DEVELOPER WOULD
COME BACK TO COUNCIL TO PRESEN
A PUBLIC BENEFIT PACKAGE. SO
UNDER THIS ONE, YOUR MAINLY
LOOKING AT THE EFFECTS OF MOVIN
THE ALLEY AND REMOVING THE
CURRENT LOCATION OF THE ALLEY
WITH THE FUTURE PROMISE THAT A
PUBLIC BENEFIT PACKAGE WILL COM
WITH A FUTURE DEVELOPER.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL HAVE A
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION IN A
MOMENT SEVERAL VISUALS TO SHOW
US HOW THE ALLEY WOULD BE
RECONFIGURED. LET'S GO AHEAD
AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
PUBLIC HEARING RULES AND
PROCEDURES ARE SIMILAR TO OUR
REGULAR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD .
SO I DON'T NEED TO REPEAT THEM
IN FULL. LOOKING ONLINE, THERE
IS NO ONE HERE PRESENT AT CITY
COUNCIL, BUT WE DO HAVE ONE
SPEAKER ONLINE. SO, I WILL GO
AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON CLICK FILE 314496,
IT IS NOW OPEN. AND THE SPEAKE
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK
AND WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL
ON THE FIRST SPEAKER. JOSH
CASTLE, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JOS
CASTLE. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
DIRECTOR FOR THE INSTITUTE.
TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE ALLEY
VACATION AND IN FAVOR OF DEEPLY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT THE SITE
FOR WHICH ROSIE'S TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES LOCATED. I WANT TO
START OFF BY THANKING
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR YOUR
SUPPORT IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
FOR ALLOWING THE VILLAGE AT THE
SITE. ALSO GRATEFUL TO THE
NEIGHBORS , VOLUNTEERS AND
ADVOCATES REACHING OTHER OUT
WHICH WORKERS. COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE
SUCCESS OF THE SITE AND KEEPING
THE WELL-BEING AND THE
EMPOWERMENT OF RESIDENTS ALWAYS
AT THE CORE. ROSIE'S VILLAGE
SERVES 40 PEOPLE AT ANY ONE TIM
, 35E HEATED AND INSULATED TINY
HOUSES THAT ALLOW PRIVACY,
DIGNITY AND EIGHT 24/7 PROGRAM.
CASE MANAGERS WORK WITH
RESIDENTS TO HELP THEM OBTAIN
PERMANENT HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT
AND EDUCATION. TREATMENT AND
RECOVERY PROGRAMS AND MORE.
SINCE ROSIE'S OPENED IN LATE
2021, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE
40 PEOPLE INTO PERMANENT HOUSIN
PRESENTING CLOSE TO 50% OF ALL
EXITS. A MUCH HIGHER EXIT RATE
THAN MANY OTHER SHELTER
PROGRAMS. WE SUPPORT THE ALLEY
VACATION AND WEEP TO WE SUPPORT
THE PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE DEEPLY
AFFORDABLE UNITS THAT ARE ZERO
TO 30% AMI. IT'S IMPORTANT TO
KEEP IN MIND A NEW LOAN WOULD
REPLACE A CRUCIAL CAPACITY AND
IT'S ESPECIALLY ESSENTIAL THESE
HOUSING UNITS ARE KEPT DEEPLY
AFFORDABLE. ALSO IDEALLY
LOCATED FOR WORKERS TO RECEIVE
LOW WAGE IN ANY FACILITY
DEVELOPED HERE THEREFORE SHOULD
BE KEEPING THE FACILITY FOR
VERY LOW COST STABLE PERMANENT
HOUSING FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPOR
OF THIS. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, I'M
JUST GOING TO CHECK THE LIST O
SPEAKERS ONE LAST TIME. OKAY,
THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS ,
OUR LIST OF SPEAKERS FOR THIS
PUBLIC HEARING. THE PUBLIC
HEARING IS NOW CLOSED FOR CLERK
FILE 394496. BEFORE WE TURN
OVER TOUR PRESENTERS, I WANT TO
THANK THE MANY SUPPORTIVE
NEIGHBORS AND ORGANIZATIONS WH
HAVE SUPPORTED ROSIE'S VILLAGE.
WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT IT
BECAUSE THEY WILL STILL BE THER
FOR A WHILE . THIS IS REALLY
EARLY IN THE PROCESS. THIS
PARTIAL ALLEY VACATION. I WAN
TO THANK THOSE WHO ARE EAGER TO
BUILD A PERMANENT LOW INCOME
HOUSING IN THE HEART OF THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT. WITHIN
WALKING DISTANCE TO FREQUENT
HIGH-CAPACITY PUBLIC TRANSIT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND TURN OVER
TOUR PRESENTERS. WE HAVE SORT O
THE DREAM TEAM HERE FROM SDOT
AND SOUND TRANSIT. WE ALSO HAVE
THE DESIGN COMMISSION IN-HOUSE.
AND OF COURSE LISH WHITSON FROM
OUR COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. WHO
WILL BE TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS
IS AT BEVERLY?
>> I WILL DO KIND OF A QUICK
INTRO INTO WHAT WE ARE GOING TO
PRESENT. WE DID THINK WITH THIS
UNUSUAL PROJECT IT MIGHT BE MOS
HELPFUL IF SOUND TRANSIT WENT
THROUGH THE POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION, SINCE IT'S A
LITTLE DIFFERENT. AND THEN I
WILL HAVE SOME COMMENTS ON THE
PROCESS AND RECOMMENDATION AND
MICHAEL JENKINS WILL HAVE SOME
COMMENTS ON WHAT THE DESIGN
COMMISSION LOOKED AT AND OF
COURSE LISH WILL ADD ANYTHING
WHENEVER I FORGET SOMETHING. HE
ALWAYS COVERS IT. WE DID THINK
WITH THIS WE WOULD START WITH,
WE HAVE TIM I THINK IS GOING TO
DO THE PRESENTATION. AND
THATCHER. ABLE IS HERE, I AM
NOT SURE HE IS SPEAKING. LET'S
GO NEXT TO THATCHER AND TIM AN
WE WILL GO THROUGH THE
POWERPOINT AND CLOSEOUT WITH
STAFF COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
BEVERLY, FOR THAT OVERVIEW.
WELCOME, TIM, THATCHER AND
COUNCIL MEMBER ABEL PACHECO.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK ON
THIS CONCEPT, GENERALLY THE
CREATIVE COLLABORATION TO GET
ROSIE'S VILLAGE ON THIS SITE,
THAT HAS BEEN VERY PRODUCTIVE
SINCE 2021. BUT ALSO THINKING
ABOUT THE ULTIMATE GOAL TO
BUILD PERMANENT PORTABLE
HOUSING. I WANT TO THANK SOUND
TRANSIT FOR THEIR PATIENTS AND
CREATIVELY IN COLLABORATION ON
THIS. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. I AM THATCHE
IMBODEN, IT'S REALLY EXCITING
TO DISCUSS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
SOUND TRANSIT AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR
PORTABLE HOUSING IN THE
U-DISTRICT. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMAN WERE PEDERSEN FOR
HIS EFFORTS OVER THE LAST YEARS
FOR HIS EFFORTS IN THE RELEVAN
, SOUND TRANSIT'S , THE STATE O
WASHINGTON NOT ONLY PROVIDED US
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRIORITIZE
VERBAL HOUSING ON OUR PROPERTY,
BUT ALSO TO REDUCE THE PRICE OF
LAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT I
HIGH-PRICED REAL ESTATE AREAS
LIKE THE U-DISTRICT. OUR AGENC
HAS APPROACH THAT WITH
INTENTIONALITY. SEEKING TO
PARTNER WITH LOCAL JURISDICTION
TO ALIGN WITH POLICY AND
RESOURCES FOR THESE PROPERTIES
OUR AGENCY HAS OVER 3100 HOUSIN
UNITS IN VARIOUS UNITS OF
PRODUCTION. OVER 2300 OF THOSE
AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS.
MANY OF THOSE ARE IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND MANY HAVE GOTTEN
PAST FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM TH
SEATTLE HOUSING. THAT
PARTNERSHIP IS SOMETHING WE ARE
WORKING ON RIGHT NOW . TODAY WE
ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT AN ALLEY
VACATION. OUR BOARD HAS APPROVE
IS OFFERING THIS PROPERTY AT A
DISCOUNT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WE HAVE A COMMITMENT FROM THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO BUILD IT.
WE ARE REVIEWING AN OPPORTUNITY
MEANT TO REARRANGE AN ALLEY TO
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF VERBAL
HOUSING. BY PRE-COMMITTING TO
THIS REARRANGEMENT, THE COUNCIL
CAN JOIN US IN SIGNALING
INTENTIONALITY TO INCREASE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE
BENEFIT OF FUTURE PROPOSERS WHO
WILL BE LOOKING AT TO DESIGN
AND TRY TO MOVE AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE. WITH THAT, AM JOINED
BY TIM BATES.
>> THANKS, THATCHER. I WILL
BRING UP MY PRESENTATION. AND
WALK YOU THROUGH IT. ALL RIGHT
GOOD MORNING, CHAIR PEDERSEN
AND COUNCIL NUMBERS. AM TIM
BATES AND I WILL WALK YOU
THROUGH BRIEFLY THIS
PRESENTATION TO INTRODUCE THE
SITE AND CONTEXT AND IMPACT WE
THINK THE ALLEY VACATION WOULD
HAVE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO,
TO GIVE A LITTLE CONTEXT HERE
AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE SEEKING
THIS PARTIAL ALLEY VACATION FOR
A SITE THAT IS IN THE CORE OF
THE U-DISTRICT. WE ARE HERE ,
ILLUSTRATED IN PINK IS OUR SITE
SITUATED BETWEEN I-5, IT'S GOT
CONNECTIONS DOWN TO THE CUT UP
TO RAVENNA. IT'S A CENTRAL
LOCATION OF MAJOR CROSSROADS.
AND HAS DIRECT CONNECTIONS TO
LOTS OF OTHER NEARBY PARTS OF
THE CITY. IT'S AN EXCITING
LOCATION AND ALSO, AS WAS
MENTIONED, JUST A FEW BLOCKS
FROM THE U-DISTRICT LIGHT RAIL
STATION. A GREAT TRANSIT
ORIENTED SITE AND WE ARE EXCITE
TO PURSUE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
HERE ON THIS PROPERTY. SO, TO
CHARACTERIZE REQUEST HERE, WE
ARE SEEKING TO VACATE THIS
PORTION OF THE ALLEY AND
REALIGN IT TO 11th AVENUE
NORTHEAST AS IS ILLUSTRATED
HERE. THIS GRAPHIC SHOWS IN
PINK THE AREA OF THE ALLEY WE
SEEK TO VACATE. IN YELLOW , THE
AREA , A CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM OF
THE AREA WE EXPECT REALIGNMENT
TO TAKE PLACE. THIS IS A PROOF
OF CONCEPT. THE FINAL DESIGN
WILL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY
SDOT. BUT WE ARE TRAINED TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT SPACE WOUL
LOOK LIKE, THAT IS OUR CONCEPT
THERE. ALL OF THIS REALLY IS
TO FURTHER THE GOAL OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND IMPROVE
THE NUMBER OF UNITS WE CAN
DELIVER HERE. WE DO THAT BY
CONSOLIDATING THE PROPERTY INT
ONE BUILDING SITE. SO, DOING
THAT NOT ONLY INCREASES THE
EFFICIENCY OF THE BUILDING, BUT
ALSO POTENTIALLY UNLOCKS THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR A TALLER
BUILDING HERE AND THUS, MORE
UNITS. IT ALSO HAS OTHER
BENEFITS INCLUDING IMPROVING
PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT AND
ELIMINATING A CONFLICT BETWEEN
PEDESTRIANS AND AUTOMOBILES A
THAT CURRENT ENTRY POINT OF TH
ALLEY ONTO 45th. WHICH, AS YOU
KNOW, IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST
CORRIDORS HERE IN THIS AREA. A
THATCHER SAID, WE ARE WORKING
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING TO JOINTLY SEEK A
DEVELOPMENT PARTNER FOR THE
SITE, THE COMBINES ARE LAND
WITH OTHER RESOURCES. OUR
OVERALL GOAL FOR THIS PROJECT T
BE 100% AFFORDABLE PROJECT.
INCLUDING GROUND-FLOOR
COMMERCIAL AND COMMUNITY
SERVING USES. WE HAVEN'T
SELECTED OUR DEVELOPMENT
PARTNER, SO IT'S EARLY IN THE
PROCESS. BUT IN TALKING TO THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE, WE HEARD LOUD AND
CLEAR THAT ACHIEVING THIS
MILESTONE OF CONDITIONAL
VACATION WOULD REALLY HELP IN
THE PROPOSAL PROCESS TO
FACILITATE PROPOSALS THAT MIGHT
CONSIDER THE VACATION. THAT IS
WHY WE HAVE BEEN EAGER TO GET
THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND HAVE
BEEN WORKING SO DILIGENTLY WIT
ALL THE STAFF FROM SDOT AND
OTHER DIVISIONS OF THE CITY, TO
FIND A PATH TO DOING THIS. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WORK. A
NOTED, THERE ARE NUMBER OF
THINGS THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT A
FUTURE DEVELOPER TO DO. THOSE
INCLUDE ADDITIONAL COMMUTING
ENGAGEMENT. PUTTING TOGETHER A
PUBLIC BENEFITS PACKAGE AND
ULTIMATELY DELIVERING THE
REALIGNED ALLEY. SO, THATCHER
TALKED A LITTLE ABOUT THIS, BUT
SINCE OUR LAST CONVERSATION WIT
THIS COMMITTEE, JULY OF LAST
YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
ITSELF. AS THATCHER MENTIONED,
OUR BOARD HAS AUTHORIZED US TO
OFFER THE SITE FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. AND WE ARE AGAIN,
PLANNING TO DO THAT IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OH. WE HAVE
DEFINED SOME GOALS FROM THE
PROJECT, THE GOALS ARE HOW WE
IN OUR PROCESSES, HOW WE TELL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS
WHAT WE WANT TO SEE AS PART OF
COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL. WE THOUGH
WE WOULD GIVE YOU A QUICK
HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE
GOALS. THESE ARE GOALS THAT WE
HAVE PUT TOGETHER BASED ON SOUN
TRANSIT'S EVENTS, AND WORK
TODAY. AND OF COURSE HOUSING
POLICY AUTHORITY. AND
AFFORDABLE PROJECT. WE ARE
SEEKING A PROJECT THAT WOULD BE
AFFORDABLE TO THE RANGE OF
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES. INCLUDING
UNITS FOR THOSE EARNING LESS
THAN 30% AMI. IN ADDITION, WE
ARE LOOKING TO SEE A RANGE OF
UNIT SIZES INCLUDING FAMILY SIZ
UNITS. WE ARE HOPEFUL TO SEE
PROPOSALS THE MAXIMIZE THE
FEASIBLE DENSITY OF THE SITE.
AGAIN, HAVING THIS VACATION AS
AN OPTION IS ONE OF THE WAYS TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT IS ONE O
THE WAYS THE PROPOSER MIGHT DO
THAT. AND OF COURSE WE WANT TO
SEE THIS COMMUNITY SERVING USES
THAT WOULD SUPPORT THE VITALIT
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AS WELL AS
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
PEDESTRIAN REALM AND OF COURSE
MEETING SUSTAINABILITY STANDARD
WHICH IS A STANDARD FOR ALL OF
OUR PROJECTS. AGAIN, THAT IS A
HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW. JUST TO
GIVE YOU A FLAVOR OF REALLY WHA
WE ARE HOPING TO SEE ON THIS
PROJECT. WHEN WE GET A DEVELOPE
AND BOARD. TO GIVE YOU A LITTL
MORE DETAIL ON THE SITE ITSELF,
THIS IS JUST UNDER 18,000
SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY AND IT IS
LOCATED IN THAT CORNER OF THE ,
THE CORE OF THE U-DISTRICT AND
REZONE WHICH ALLOWS FOR VERY
DENSE DEVELOPMENT. POTENTIALLY
320 FEET. IN HEIGHT. LOTS OF
POTENTIAL THERE. IF YOU CAN
MAKE THE OTHER CODE
REQUIREMENTS WORK. YOU CAN SEE
THE EXISTING USES HERE, WE HAVE
IN DIFFERENT COLORS, WE HAVE
OTHER RESIDENTIAL USES, WE HAVE
OFFICE AND RETAIL USES. AND WE
HAVE SOME AUTO ORIENTED USES A
WELL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
INCLUDING DEALERSHIPS AND
RETAIL PARKING. LOTS OF
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY PROPOSED I
THE AREA AND THE TRANSITION
FROM THE REZONE UNDERWAY. WE
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OTHER
HIGH-RISE PROJECTS THAT ARE
PROPOSED IN THE AREA IN THE
IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF OUR SITE.
MOST NOTABLY IS THE ONE X
TOWER PROJECT LOCATED HERE.
THAT IS IMMEDIATELY TO THE
NORTHWEST OF OUR PROPERTY . THA
PROJECT PROPOSES TWO TOWERS ON
THE SITE. THAT WILL AFFECT WHA
CAN BE BUILT ON OUR PROPERTY AS
WE LOOK AT GOING HIGHER ON THE
DEVELOPMENT. WE WILL TALK MORE
ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE. BUT I
JUST WANT TO GIVE THAT A LITTLE
EXTRA CONTEXT, THAT THERE IS A
LOT OF OTHER DEVELOPMENT BEING
PROPOSED IS THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE
DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE, THAT IS TH
RESULT. LET'S MOVE ON TO GIVING
YOU VISUAL REFERENCE. OUR SITE
ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN SEE THIS I
LOOKING FROM THE CORNER OF 45th
AND 11th. KIND OF LOOKING TO
THE NORTHWEST THAT OUR PROPERTY
YOU CAN SEE SORT OF IN THE
MIDDLE IS THE ALLEY ITSELF, IS
QUITE NARROW. ONLY 10 FEET WIDE
AND BEHIND YOU CAN SEE THIS
BUILDING, BRIDGES AT 11 WHICH I
A MULTIFAMILY BUILDING. AND
BEYOND IT IS THE EXISTING MAZD
DEALERSHIP WHICH IS THE SITE OF
THE ONE X TOWER PROJECT. TO
GIVE YOU MORE THAT CONTEXT.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE OTHER
THUMBNAILS IT GIVES YOU A SENSE
OF THE ELEMENT CONTEXT AROUND
THE SITE. HERE IN THE TOP
MIDDLE WE HAVE GOT A VIEW
LOOKING NORTHWEST ON ROOSEVELT
WAY. YOU CAN SEE OUR PROPERTY I
JUST OVER HERE ON THE EDGE AND
YOU CAN SEE ON THE WEST SIDE OF
THE STREET SOME RETAIL FRONTAGE
AMC MOVIE THEATER, THE U-DUB
INNOVATION CENTER BEHIND IT.
SORT OF A MIX OF DENSITIES AND
USES . WHEN WE LOOK AT THE TOP
RIGHT PHOTO, THAT IS LOOKING
NORTH ON 11th. OUR SITE IS
LOCATED JUST ON THE LEFT SIDE O
THE SCREEN. ACROSS THE STREET,
ANOTHER COMMERCIAL AND
GROUND-FLOOR RETAIL BUILDING,
SOME PARKING BEHIND AND
MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL BEHIND
THAT AS WELL. THE CENTER BOTTO
PHOTO IS LOOKING EAST ON 45th.
ACROSS THE 11th INTERSECTION.
AGAIN YOU CAN SEE THE SAME
COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL BUILDING
AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE YOU CAN
SEE ANOTHER COMMERCIAL RETAIL
BUILDING. YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF
COMMERCIAL USES HERE. SORT OF
REFLECTING THE MIX THAT EXISTS
AND SUPPORTS ALL THE ACTIVITY I
THE AREA. THE FINAL PHOTO ON TH
BOTTOM RIGHT IS LOOKING FROM TH
ALLEY ITSELF LOOKING SOUTH
ACROSS 45th. YOU CAN SEE THERE
IS A GAS STATION THERE. SOME
OTHER COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AT
ANOTHER U-DUB BUILDING BEHIND.
THE CONTEXT , THERE'S A LOT
PROPOSED BUT IT STILL IN
TRANSITION I WOULD SAY. WITH
THAT, NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
LOOK AT WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT IS
THE IMPACT OF THE VACATION.
WHAT IS THIS GOING TO DO FOR US
FIRST WE LOOK AT BUILDABLE
AREA. WHEN WE TAKE A CLOSER LOO
WE CAN SEE THAT IN FACT, WHEN
YOU LOOK AT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE
IS, VACATION VERSUS NOT
VACATION SCENARIOS ARE PRETTY
MUCH THE SAME BUILDABLE AREA.
IT'S REALLY IN THE CONFIGURATIO
THAT WE SEE THE GREATER
OPPORTUNITY WITH THAT
REALIGNMENT OPTION. SO, WHEN
WE LOOK AT THAT NO VACATION
OPTION ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN SEE
AN ALLEY THAT IN FACT WOULD NEE
TO BE WIDENED TO MEET CITY
STANDARDS. WIDENED TO 20 FEET.
WE'VE NOTED HERE FOR TWO
BUILDINGS TO TRY TO ILLUSTRATE
THE IMPACT. ON THE LEFT WE HAV
A FLOORPLATE THE RUNS THE WHOL
LENGTH OF OUR PROPERTY , BUT
DIFFERENT PORTIONS COULD ACHIEV
DIFFERENT THINGS. ON THE NORTH
END DUE TO THE ONE X TOWER
PROJECT ACROSS OUR PROPERTY
LINE, WE REALLY WOULD ONLY BE
ABLE TO BUILD MIDRISE THERE UP
TO SEVEN STORIES ARE EIGHT
STORIES DUE TO THE TOWER
SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS AND
CODE. ON THE SOUTH END OF THAT
THERE IS A SMALLER AREA THAT
COULD POTENTIALLY BE BUILT
TALLER IS A HIGH-RISE PROJECT,
HOWEVER, IT IS QUITE A SMALL
FLOORPLATE. IT WOULDN'T BE AN
EFFICIENT FLOORPLATE FOR A
HIGH-RISE BUILDING. ON THE EAST
SIDE, BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A SMALL
FLOORPLATE, WAS LIKELY THERE IS
ALSO A MIDRISE BUILDING. IT IS
OVERALL LESS EFFICIENT BECAUSE
YOU'RE DUPLICATING THE BUILDING
DOORS AND ACCESS , YOU'RE
BASICALLY BUILDING TWO SEPARATE
BUILDINGS. SO THEY MEET THE FUL
SUITE OF ELEMENTS TO MAKE A
BUILDING WORK. WHEN WE LOOK
OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE, YOU CAN
SEE THAT AGAIN, WITH THIS
REALIGNMENT, THERE IS A FAIR
AMOUNT OF LAND BEING USED FOR
CIRCULATION, BUT, THAT
CONSOLIDATED FLOORPLATE ALLOWS
A HIGH-RISE POTENTIAL ON THE
SOUTH END OF OUR PROPERTY. AND
THAT KIND OF GETS US INTO THE
RANGE OF WHAT MIGHT BE A
PHYSICALLY FEASIBLE AND
EFFICIENT HIGH-RISE FLOORPLATE.
THE NORTH END YOU CAN SEE,
MIDRISE, YOU STILL HAVE THE
TOWER SEPARATION REQUIREMENT ,
BUT THE SOUTH AND WE THINK IT
COULD ACTUALLY BE BUILT AS A
HIGH-RISE. AGAIN, THAT IS WHERE
WE SEE THE BIG IMPACT OF THE
VACATION. AND WHY IT IS WORTH
CONSIDERING THE VACATION WITH
THE REALIGNMENT. DOING THIS,
AGAIN, JUST TO NOTE, ELIMINATES
THIS POTENTIAL OR EXISTING
CONFLICT POINT ON 45th BETWEEN
AUTOMOBILES AND PEDESTRIANS. AN
REALLY IT'S A CONFLICT POINT
THAT COULD GROW WORSE IF THE
VACATION IS NOT APPROVED BECAUS
THERE WILL BE OTHER DEVELOPMENT
ON THE BLOCK, POTENTIALLY MORE
PRESSURE TO USE THE VACATION.
ELIMINATING THIS IS OF THE
BENEFIT TO THE VACATION. OF
COURSE THERE ARE ALWAYS
TRADE-OFFS IN URBAN ENVIRONMENT
THE REALIGNMENT INTRODUCES A
NEW INTERSECTION ON 11th OR
POTENTIAL CONFLICT POINT ON
11th BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH
NOTING THAT THE REALLY BUSY
CORRIDOR ON 45th WOULD BE
STREAMLINED AND WOULD ELIMINATE
THAT PEDESTRIAN QUARTER. SO,
THAT IS THE SORT OF OVERALL
BUILDABLE AREA PERSPECTIVE. NOW
LET'S TALK ON THE IMPACT ON
DEVELOPMENT FIELD. WE HAVE SAI
THIS BEFORE, THIS IS REALLY
WHERE WE SEE THE POTENTIAL
BENEFIT AND, WHAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT IS SOME ILLUSTRATION
HERE THAT ARE VERY SIMPLE
COMPARISONS. THEY ARE NOT A
FULL ZONING CODE ANALYSIS, BUT
THEY ARE MEANT TO GIVE US A
SENSE OF WHAT THE DIFFERENCE
WILL BE. OF COURSE, A FUTURE
DEVELOPER WILL COME ON AND DO
THAT FULL ANALYSIS AND THE FUL
DESIGN THAT WE NEED TO DO AN
ACTUAL BUILDING. BUT, WHEN WE
LOOK AT THESE, THIS IS GIVING A
BIT OF A SENSE, I ALSO WANT TO
KNOW, UNIT COUNTS, THE ACTUAL
UNIT YIELD IN THE PROJECT OF
COURSE WILL DEPEND ON WHAT IS
PROPOSED. BUT, THAT OF COURSE
DEPENDS ON HOW BIG ARE THE
UNITS, HOW TALL IS THE BUILDING
AND OTHER FACTORS. AGAIN, WE'RE
TRYING TO GIVE A SENSE OF WHAT
REASONABLE RANGE MAY BE. BUT
ULTIMATELY IT WILL DEPEND ON TH
PROPOSALS RECEIVED. WHEN WE LOO
AT THE NO VACATION OPTION, IT
LOOKS LIKE A MIDRISE BUILDING O
EITHER SIDE OF THE ALLEY. AND
WE WOULD EXPECT SOMEWHERE IN TH
RANGE OF 80 UP TO 110 UNITS
DEPENDING ON SIZE. WE ARE
LOOKING HERE, WHEN WE GET DOWN
TO THIS HIGH-RISE FLOORPLATE, A
QUITE SMALL FLOORPLATE AND
REALLY NOT LIKELY TO BE
EFFICIENT. A SMALL FLOORPLATE
MAKES UNITS MORE EXPENSIVE TO
BUILD SO REALLY KIND OF KICKS I
TO THE, IT'S NOT WORTH DOING
PHASE, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT
EFFICIENT FLOOR PLANS. WE ARE
CHARACTERIZING THIS IS REALLY
NOT FEASIBLE. WHEREAS WHEN WE
LOOK AT THE VACATION OPTION,
YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE SHOWING
THERE IS A RANGE. EVEN IF A
MIDRISE BUILDING IS BUILT ON
THIS PROJECT, THERE STILL A
BENEFIT FOR ACHIEVING THE
VACATION BECAUSE YOU HAVE A
SINGLE BUILDING , MORE EFFICIEN
AND YOU CAN GET MORE UNITS EVEN
STILL. IT IS WORTH IT FOR THAT
BUT OF COURSE THE REAL VALUE IS
IF A HIGH-RIS BUILDING CAN BE
BUILT. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS,
WE CAN SEE , WE ARE ILLUSTRATIN
AN 18 STORY BUILDING. THE ZONIN
COULD ALLOW IT TO TALLER. BUT,
WE PRODUCE THIS IS WHAT WE
THINK IS A REASONABLE
EXPECTATION, BECAUSE THAT IS
WHAT WE ARE SEEING ANOTHER , TH
VERY FEW OTHER HIGH-RISE
AFFORDABLE PROJECTS THAT HAVE
BEEN PROPOSED IN THE RECENT
YEARS. SOMEWHERE IN THE 16 TO 1
STORY RANGE. WE ARE TRYING TO
NOT OVERSELL THIS BUT GIVE WHAT
WE THINK MIGHT ACTUALLY BE
POSSIBLE. THAT IS WHERE YOU SEE
THIS POTENTIALLY OVER 200 UNITS
OF HOUSING. REALLY A DRAMATIC
INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF UNITS
THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE BUILT
I THINK , WE DO THINK THIS
FLOORPLATE, IN FACT WHEN WE LOO
AT THE HIGH-RISE BUILD, IT
ACTUALLY BRINGS YOU TO THE CODE
MAXIMUM COMPLETE OF 10,500
SQUARE FEET POTENTIALLY. ALL
THAT TO SAY WE THINK THERE IS A
REAL VALUE IN A HIGH-RISE
CONFIGURATION. SO, THAT IS THE
OVERALL CHARACTERIZATION . I DI
WANT TO QUICKLY TOUCH ON THE
SEVERAL ITEMS WE THINK WILL NEE
TO BE PURSUED IN THE FUTURE, WE
MENTIONED TO THEM EARLY IN THE
PROCESS. WE THINK DOING THIS
NOW WILL HELP GET GOOD
PROPOSALS. BUT WILL EXPECT
ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT WORK WILL
NEED TO BE DONE. SOUND TRANSIT
DID CONDUCT COMMITTEE ENGAGEMEN
BACK IN 2021, BUT, THAT
ENGAGEMENT REALLY DIDN'T ADDRES
THE VACATION PUBLIC BENEFITS I
PARTICULAR. AT THAT POINT WE
WERE STILL TRAINED TO
UNDERSTAND, WHAT DOES THE
COMMUNITY WANT TO SEE MORE
BROADLY? THAT ENGAGEMENT
INDICATED STRONG SUPPORT FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, STRONG
SUPPORT FOR MAXIMIZING THE
NUMBER OF UNITS AND A HIGH-RISE
BUILDING TO DO THAT. I THINK WE
GOT GOOD STRONG FEEDBACK FROM
THE COMMITTEE THAT THERE WAS
SUPPORT FOR THAT. THAT WAS
GREAT. BUT, TO GET TO THE MORE
PARTICULARS ON THE VACATION IN
PUBLIC BENEFITS, MORE ENGAGEMEN
WILL NEED TO BE DONE. WHEN WE
LOOK TO PUTTING TOGETHER THE
PUBLIC BENEFITS PACKAGE, WE
REALLY THINK THE RIGHT TIME TO
DO THAT IS WHEN THERE IS AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER ON
BOARD, THEY WILL HAVE AN ACTUAL
PROPOSAL, MUCH MORE CONCRETE
THING FOR THE COMMUNITY TO
UNDERSTAND AND TO SORT OF
UNDERSTAND THE TRADE-OFF BETWEE
THE VACATION AND WHAT THE
PROPOSAL IS INCLUDING. THAT WIL
INFORM THE PUBLIC BENEFITS
PACKAGE. THE PROCESS. AGAIN TH
DEVELOPER WILL BE ULTIMATELY IN
CHARGE OF PUTTING THAT TOGETHER
AND DELIVERING THE REALIGNED
ALLEY. IT REALLY WILL BE AN
IMPORTANT PART AND WE ANTICIPAT
THAT WILL BE DONE BY THE
DEVELOPER LATER AND OUR PEOPLE
INDICATE TO THEM THAT IS WHAT
THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO TO
CLOSE THE VACATION PROCESS. WIT
THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY
PRESENTATION. AND OF COURSE IF
THERE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I THINK WE WILL HAVE SOM
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS HERE, WE
ALSO MAY BE HEARING, WE'RE
GOING TO HEAR FROM THE DESIGN
COMMISSION AND FROM YOU, BEVERL
AND LISH. WHAT WE CAN DO IS
BREAK THIS UP INTO PIECES. IF
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, WE WIL
ALSO BE HEARING FROM THE DESIGN
COMMISSION FROM SDOT AND CENTRA
STAFF. GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBE
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS AN
EXCITING PROJECT, ALWAYS HAPPY
TO SEE US MOVE TOWARD MORE USE
OF PUBLIC LAND FOR HOUSING. 'S
I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS
PRESENTATION. I WANT TO BACK U
FOR A MINUTE AND ASK FOR A
LITTLE CLARITY, PARTICULARLY FO
THE VIEWING PUBLIC. I KNOW THER
IS A BOARD POLICY THAT SOUND
TRANSIT OFFER 80% OF SURPLUS
PROPERTY FOR HOUSING SUITABLE
FOR HOUSING, THE LANGUAGE, AS
UNDERSTAND IT, SAYS THAT SOUND
TRANSIT WOULD CONVERT PROPERTY
FOR HOUSING. I KNOW IN 2018,
2019, YOU ARE WORKING WITH
PUGET SOUND SAGE PARTICULAR
PARCELS IN THE RAINIER VALLEY
WHERE I LIVE. PARTICULAR FOR
HOMEOWNERSHIP. THAT LANGUAGE
SAID TRANSFER PROPERTY TO THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING. SO I WONDER
IF YOU COULD JUST CLARIFY, IN
THIS INSTANCE IN PARTICULAR,
WHAT IS MEANT BY PARTNERING,
WHO WILL OWN THIS PROPERTY? AS
I UNDERSTAND IT IF YOU ASK FOR
VACATION IT IS STILL SOUND
TRANSIT'S PROPERTY. CAN YOU JUS
CLARIFY THE OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
THAT WILL BE?
>> I WILL TAKE A QUICK PASS AND
THEN YOU CAN CHIME IN AS NEEDED
WHEN WE SAY PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING, WHAT WE
REALLY MEAN IS COMBINING
PROCESSES SO THAT A PROPOSER
CAN APPLY ONCE THROUGH THIS RF
PROCESS TO OBTAIN , EVENTUALLY
OBTAIN A PROPERTY INTEREST IN
THE PROPERTY, AS WELL AS AN
ALLOCATION OF OH FUNDING. SO
THE INTENTION WOULD BE THAT
ONCE WE GO THROUGH THIS RFP
PROCESS AND SELECT A DEVELOPER,
WE WOULD OF COURSE WORK WITH
THEM ON THE TERMS FOR THIS AND
ULTIMATELY , I THINK THE
EXPECTATION WOULD BE THAT HE
WOULD TRANSFER PROPERTY
DIRECTLY TO THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN THE OH WOULD MAKE A
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE
PROJECT. THAT IS SORT OF THE
MECHANISM THAT I THINK WE ARE
ENVISIONING HERE , I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?
>> IN THE RAINIER VALLEY
EXAMPLE, AGAIN, TRANSFERRING
TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, THEN
THEY CAN DO THE GF TITLE. THI
IS A UNIQUE SITUATION GIVEN THA
WE ARE TRYING TO EXTINGUISH
FEDERAL INTEREST IN THE PROPERT
AND IN THE PROCESS REQUIRED US
TO TRANSFER TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
WE COULDN'T DIRECTLY TRANSFER T
THE DEVELOPER. IN THIS CASE WE
DON'T HAVE FEDERAL FUNDING IN
THIS PROJECT, LIKE TIM SAID, W
ARE INTENDING TO CO-AWARD
RESOURCES, LAND RIGHTS, TO THE
DEVELOPER AND AWARDING FUNDING
AND THEN WE WILL HOLD ONTO THE
PROPERTY SO WE WILL HAVE THE
RESPONSIBILITY AT SOUND TRANSIT
FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
COSTS TO THE EXTENT THAT WE AR
USING THE PROPERTY OR HAVING
THE PROPERTY UNTIL CLOSING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARITY, I
APPRECIATE IT.
>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND HEAR FROM
SOME OF THE OTHER EXPERTS HERE
ON THIS PROJECT, AND THAT MIGHT
GENERATE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS. BEVERLY, WHO IS NEXT
>> LISH, DO YOU WANT TO GO NEX
OR DO YOU WANT ME TO START?
>> WHAT YOU TALK ABOUT THE CITY
DEPARTMENT REVIEW?
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THIS
IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
NORMALLY WITH A VACATION
PROCESS, WE ARE WORKING WITH A
VERY SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT
PROPOSAL. SO ALL OF OUR ANALYSI
AND ALL OF OUR PARTNERS IN THE
CITY THAT REVIEW VACATIONS ARE
ADDRESSING THE SPECIFICS. WITH
THIS PROPOSAL, WE DON'T HAVE
SPECIFICS, SO WE HAVE WORKED
WITH SDOT AND SDCI
POSSIBILITIES. I THINK SOUND
TRANSIT POWERPOINT LAID OUT
WHAT WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE IN
THE FUTURE. SO, WHAT WE DO KNOW
IS THAT VACATIONS ARE BOTH
ABOUT THE LOSS OF RIGHT-OF-WAY
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS AFTER TH
VACATION. SO WHAT WE COULD
ANALYZE IS, WHAT HAPPENS IF THA
ALLEY GOES AWAY? SINCE THIS IS
A PARTIAL ALLOCATION FOR THE
SOUTHERN PORTION THAT LEADS TO
NORTHEAST 45th STREET, WE KNOW
THAT THERE ARE OTHER PROPERTY
OWNERS ON THE BLOCK THAT WILL B
USING THAT FOR ACCESS TO THEIR
PROPERTIES. AND FOR SERVICES
SUCH AS SPU PICKUPS. WE HAD TO
CONTINUE THE ALLEY FUNCTION TO
SERVE THE NEW BUILDING, AS WELL
AS ADJACENT AND COMING
BUILDINGS BECAUSE THE ALLEY
STILL HAS TO FUNCTION . WE DID
LOOK AT A FEW ALTERNATIVES. AN
KP FF DID ANALYSIS FOR SOUND
TRANSIT THAT THE CITY REVIEWED.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE DOG LEG,
THAT'S A WE HAVE BEEN CALLING
IT, THERE'S PROBABLY A BETTER
TERM. THAT THE EXISTING ALLEY
WOULD CONTINUE DOWN TO THE
SOUND TRANSIT PROPERTY, AND THE
MAKE A TURN TO THE EAST AND
EXIT ONTO 11th. WE LOOKED AT
THE SIZE AND SCALE OF THAT, AND
HOW THAT WOULD INTERACT WITH A
BUSY BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN
ENVIRONMENT. BUT, THAT IS THE
CONCEPT THAT IS CONTAINED IN
THIS RECOMMENDATION, WE THOUGHT
IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO
ESTABLISH THAT FOR THE BID
PROCESS BECAUSE SOME OF THE
OTHER ALTERNATIVES TAKE
CONSIDERABLY MORE PROPERTY AND
IF THE IDEA OF THIS IS THE
CONNECTIVITY AND SPACE FOR
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, HE WANTED
ONE, UNCERTAINTY TO BE
RESOLVED FOR THE BID PROCESS TO
MOVE FORWARD, SO WE ARE LOOKING
AT ADDRESSING WHAT IS THE
IMPACT FROM THE LOSS OF THE L.A
VACATION. WE DON'T KNOW IS WHAT
IS GOING TO BE ADDED TO THE
TERMS OF HOW WE MIGHT MITIGATE
WITH THE COMMUNITY MIGHT
SPECIFICALLY WANT TO SEE OR WHA
THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PROPOSAL IS
GOING TO BE. SO, THIS ACTION,
AND I THINK LISH WILL HELP US
THROUGH THE PROCESS, THIS ACTIO
WILL BE TO GRANT THE L.A.
VACATION, CONDITIONED ON THE
ALLEY -- ALLEY TURNAROUND AND
OTHER CONDITIONS AND THE
WINNING BIDDER COMING IN WITH A
FOLLOW-UP UNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
PUBLIC BENEFIT PLAN THAT THE
CITY AND DESIGN COMMISSION AND
COUNCIL WOULD REVIEW. SO, THAT
IS KIND OF COMING LATER WITH ,
AS TIM DESCRIBED, SOME CERTAINT
FOR THE BID PROCESS. SO I WILL
SAY, IT WAS A LITTLE
CHALLENGING, BUT IT FEELS
REALLY COLLABORATIVE, AND I
REALLY WANT TO GIVE CREDIT,
WE'LL WORK ON THESE ALL THE
TIME, BUT CITY AND STAFF WERE
REALLY ENGAGED IN TRIED TO
FIGURE THIS OUT. AND SDCI WAS
VERY ENGAGED WITH US IN
PROVIDING LOOKING AT
ALTERNATIVES AND HELPING US
UNDERSTAND ZONING CODE
OBLIGATIONS AND POWER SPACING
REQUIREMENTS AND THINGS. SO I
THINK WE HAD A LOT OF HELP IN
BRINGING THIS FORWARD TO COUNCI
. AND, THE ONE THING WE KNOW FO
CERTAIN, WE CAN CONFIGURE THE
ALLEY IN A WAY THAT SUPPORTS TH
NEW USES AND THE OTHER PROPERTY
OWNERS ON THE BLOCK. AND, WE
CAN ASK THAT THE WINNING BIDDE
COME BACK AND PROVIDE THE MORE
SPECIFIC KIND OF INFORMATION
THAT THE COUNCIL IS USED TO
SEEING WHEN YOU MAKE THIS
ORIGINAL DECISION. I THINK WE
KIND OF COVERED EVERYTHING
BETWEEN ALL OF US. I THINK LIS
AND MICHAEL FROM THE DESIGN
COMMISSION WILL ALSO HAVE ADDE
INFORMATION. BUT I THINK THE
POWERPOINT COVERED A LOT. WE
KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT HOWEVER
SPECULATIVE SOME OF THE NUMBERS
MIGHT BE, WITH THE L.A.
VACATION, THERE ARE TWO TO THRE
TIMES MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
UNITS THE CAN LIKELY BE BUILT O
THE SITE, EVEN IF WE DON'T KNOW
EXACTLY HOW MANY AND THEIR SIZE
SO, I THINK LISH OR MICHAEL, I
YOU WANT TO HAPPEN NEXT?
>> JUST VERY BRIEFLY, TO EXPAND
A LITTLE ABOUT THE
CONFIGURATION OF THE ALLEY, TH
STUDY SOUND TRANSIT DID
IDENTIFIED THAT THERE IS LIKELY
NOT TO BE ANY PARKING IN THE
FUTURE BUILDING ON THE SOUND
TRANSIT SITE WHICH MEANS THE
ALLEY WOULD ONLY BE USED FOR
THIS FUTURE BUILDING , FOR
GARBAGE AND LOADING ACTIVITIES.
THE TWO OTHER BUILDINGS ON TH
SITE, THE ONE ON THE NORTHEAST
SECTION OF THE BLOCK HAS ITS OW
DRIVEWAY WHERE THE PARKING IS
PRIMARILY ACCESSED. SO, THEY
WILL BE USING THE ALLEY FOR THE
MOST PART , ALTHOUGH THEY MAY
STILL HAVE SOME ALLEY USES. AND
THE BUILDING , THE ONE X TOWER
PROJECT HAS A PARKING ACCESS
AT THE NORTH END OF THEIR SITE
ALSO PROBABLY IT WILL BE MORE
EFFICIENT FOR PEOPLE USING THAT
GARAGE TO GO UP TO THE NORTH
END OF THE BLOCK AND TRAVELED
DOWN SOUTH INTO THE ALLEY AND
USE 67th STREET AS THEIR
PRIMARY ACCESS TO THE ALLEY.
SO, WE FOUND THERE WAS LIKELY
NOT TO BE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
FROM THE RECONFIGURATION.
>> THANK YOU, LISH.
>> DID YOU WANT ME -- I WAS
JUST GOING TO ASK LISH IF YOU
WANTED ME TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE
AN OVERVIEW OF THE DESIGN
COMMISSION PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR SEATTL
DESIGN . I WANT TO BRIEFLY ECHO
COMMENTS, THE DILIGENCE OF TIM
BATES, ABEL PACHECO AND THEIR
ADVANCING OF THE RANGE OF
OPTIONS. THE APPLICATIONS OF
THESE OPTIONS AND WHAT THEY
WILL HAVE ON THE PUBLIC REALM
AND HOW NEW DEVELOPMENT CAN IT
LAMENT DESIGN OUTCOMES. OF
COURSE ABSENT, SPECIFIC
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL, CITY
STAFF AND SDOT AND SDCI DID
-- THE OPTIONS YOU SAW ARE
AFFECTED BY A VERY COMPLEX SET
OF LAND-USE AND ZONING
REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY DEBONED O
THE SITE. BECAME VERY CLEAR TO
THE COMMISSION THAT THERE WERE
NUMBER OF BENEFITS THE COULD
IMPROVE AS A RESULT OF THIS
VACATION IN THE PUBLIC REALM.
MOVING TRAFFIC, EXITING THE
ALLEY FROM 45th TO 11th, WOULD
BE A SIGNIFICANT GAIN. WILL BOT
ARTERIALS, NORTHEAST 45th IS
ONE OF THE CITIES BUSIEST
EAST-WEST. MOVING TRAFFIC TO
11th HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REDUC
THE KIND OF AUTOMOBILE COMPLEX
I THINK WINSTON COULD WE KNOW
WOULD OCCUR . HAVING SAID THAT,
HOW A NEW CONNECTION ON 11th
WILL IMPACT THE BICYCLE
INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN ON 11th
AVENUE, AS WELL AS POTENTIAL
AUTOMOBILE CONFLICTS , IT DOES
NEED TO BE ADDRESSED DURING
DEVELOPMENT. WE DIDN'T
NECESSARILY HAVE DETAILED PLANS
TO SHOW WHAT THAT WOULD BE. ANY
NEW STRUCTURE HAS A POTENTIAL T
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE PEDESTRIA
AND 45th WITH CONTINUOUS
STRUCTURE GROUND LEVEL USES AND
AN ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN
ENVIRONMENT THAT I THINK
PLANNING AND ZONING ANTICIPATES
ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT REALLY HAS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A
GATEWAY STRUCTURE NORTHEAST 45t
AND ROOSEVELT WHICH WAS
ENVISIONED IN THE JUNE 2013
U-DISTRICT URBAN DESIGN
DISTRICT GUIDING DOCUMENT. AND
OF COURSE I THINK WE HAVE SAID
IN A VARIETY OF WAYS,
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE IS
REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEV
BOTH CITY AND SOUND TRANSIT A
PORTABLE HOUSING GOALS FOR THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT. ABSENT
THOSE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT
PROPOSALS THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT
UNCENSORED -- UNANSWERED
QUESTIONS. ALLOWING A PROJECT
TO PROCEED WITHOUT A SPECIFIC
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL, LAUDABLE
GOALS BY SOUND TRANSIT. THERE'S
NO QUESTION. BUT THE COMMISSION
WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE
PRECEDENT BEING ESTABLISHED
THAT, IF YOU DO DECIDE TO ALLOW
ANOTHER VACATION TO PROCEED
WITHOUT SPECIFIC PROPOSAL, THE
REALLY SHOULD BE CLEAR
BOUNDARIES ABOUT WHAT IS A
QUALIFYING PROJECT AND
EXPECTATIONS ON WORK TO BE
PROVIDED? WE SAW SIMILAR
CHALLENGES AT THE MERCER TABLE
BLOCK SITE WHERE THE COUNCIL
ALLOWED A VACATION WITHOUT
SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT. I THINK
THE COMMISSION'S BIGGEST
CONCERNS IS THE CAN PROVIDE YOU
WITH A ROBUST REVIEW , SO THERE
ARE SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS
BEFORE YOUR DECISION. THE
COMMISSION WAS ALSO CONCERNED
ABOUT THE LACK OF SPECIFICITY
ABOUT SOUND TRANSIT BASELINE
GOALS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
SPECIFICALLY A BASELINE NUMBER
OF UNITS. SPECIFIC TO THAT LEVE
OF AFFORDABILITY AND HOW ANY
STRUCTURE CAN ACCOMPLISH THOSE
GOALS . WHAT WAS VERY CLEAR IS
THAT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE,
THE SIZE OF THE SITE, IT'S
ORIENTATION , AND ABUTTING
PROPERTIES MAY LIMIT THE ABILIT
FOR ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT TO
EXCEED THE BASE 85 FOOT HEIGHT
LINE. BECAUSE OF THAT AND THE
TOWER SPACING AND ZONING
REQUIREMENTS, NOT REALLY
UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEIR
BASELINE GOALS WOULD BE , IT
MAKES IT MORE CHALLENGING TO
UNDERSTAND THE ACTUAL BENEFIT
IT'S DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP
HIGH-RISE STRUCTURES FOR MARKET
RATE DEVELOPED, LET ALONE FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH SUCH
CHALLENGES. AND THEN FINALLY,
HOW FUTURE DEVELOPMENT HERE WIL
ENHANCE THE PUBLIC REALM ON 11t
DUE TO STRUCTURE AND AFTER ROOT
OF THE ALLEY , HE LEFT THE
COMMISSION CONCERNED. BECAUSE
OF THOSE CONCERNS, THE
COMMISSION IS RECOMMENDING YOU
ADOPT FOUR CONDITIONS BE
INTEGRATED IN ANY FUTURE RFP.
THE CONDITIONS ARE ATTACHED TO
OUR MINUTES AND ARE EMBEDDED IN
THE REPORT IS NOT PROVIDED WITH
YOU. THE FIRST CONDITION
ESTABLISHES A REQUIREMENT FOR
COMMISSION TO REVIEW APPROVAL O
A PUBLIC BENEFIT PACKAGE LINKED
TO PERMITTING. THE SECOND
CONDITION WOULD REQUEST THAT
THE COMMISSION REVIEW ANY
PROPOSED ALLEY CONNECTION TO
11th PRIOR TO PERMITTING. AND
THE TWO OTHER CONDITIONS REALLY
LOOK AT TRYING TO GIVE GUIDANCE
ABOUT HOW ANY NEW STRUCTURE
WOULD NOT ONLY INTEGRATE WITH
THE NEW PUBLIC REALM CREATED
ALONG NORTHEAST 45th, BUT ALSO
HOW ANY NEW STRUCTURE WOULD
REFLECT THE VISION THAT THE
COMMUNITY ESTABLISHED IN THE
URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK. BECAUS
IT SEEMS THAT ANY DEVELOPMENT
HERE, IF IT IS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING , WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT
TO THE CITIES DESIGN REVIEW
PROGRAM. MAKING SURE THAT POLIC
DOCUMENT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. ONCE AGAIN
I WILL CLOSE OUT AND SAY THANK
YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED. TIM
AND ABEL PACHECO DID A JOB IN
TRYING TO MAKE THIS THING, THE
SCRUTINY THAT WAS ASKED FOR,
AND THEY WERE VERY MUCH
APPRECIATED, AS WAS I. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR JENKINS
AND THANK YOU TO THE WHOLE
DESIGN COMMISSION FOR
RECOGNIZING THE BIGGER PICTURE
HERE, ONE OF THE INTERESTING
THINGS ABOUT HOW WE DEFINE
PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE REALM OF
STREET VACATIONS OR ALLEY
VACATIONS IS LOW INCOME HOUSIN
IS NOT CONSIDERED A PUBLIC
BENEFIT, EVEN THOUGH WE AS
POLICYMAKERS KNOW THAT IT IS A
PUBLIC BENEFIT. IT DOESN'T FALL
UNDER THAT REALM BECAUSE I THIN
THE THEORY , CORRECT ME IF I A
WRONG, LISH, BUT THE THEORY IS
THAT BECAUSE CURRENTLY THE
ALLEY IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY
THE ENTIRE PUBLIC, BUT A HOUSIN
PROJECT WOULD NOT BE, IT WOULD
NOT BE AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY A
ONCE, THAT IT'S NOT CONSIDERED
A PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE PURPOS
OF VACATING THESE TYPES OF
PUBLIC SPACES. BUT AGAIN, WE
KNOW WE HAVE , WE ARE IN THE
HOMELESSNESS EMERGENCY. WE NEE
MORE LOW-INCOME HOUSING
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IT IS A
PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR MANY OF US.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE DESIGN
COMMISSIONS FLEXIBILITY AND
ALSO THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOT
ACTUALLY JUST TRUNCATING THE
ALLEY COMPLETELY, BUT
RECONFIGURING IT SO IT IS STILL
SERVING THAT FUNCTION OF FLOWIN
THROUGH . AND SO, THAT IS LESS
OF A GIVEAWAY. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD , PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU. THE QUESTION OF
PUBLIC BENEFIT AND DEEPLY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS A
REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE AT LEAS
80% OF THE HOUSING BE INCOME
RESTRICTED FOR 80% AMI OR LESS
THAT IS REQUIRED. BUT WITHIN
THAT REQUIREMENT, WHAT IS
DESIRED IS THAT WITHIN THAT 80
OF AMI UNITS, THAT AT LEAST 15
OF THE UNITS BE AFFORDABLE TO
LESS THAN 30% AMI. AND THAT WE
AVERAGE 60% AMI IN THE
BUILDING. SO, I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE DIFFERENTIATION
BETWEEN SOURCE OF WHAT IS A
PUBLIC BENEFIT, WHAT IS REQUIRE
BY STATE LAW, THAT SORT OF
80/80/80 I THINK WAS IN THE
STATE LAW. AND WHAT IT IS THE
CITY DESIRES. I JUST THINK IT I
REALLY HELPFUL , OUTSIDE OF SOR
OF PUBLIC BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS,
FOR US TO HEAR FROM SOUND
TRANSIT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
THERE ARE OPTIONS THAT THEY AR
CONSIDERING TO ADDRESS WITH TH
CITY COUNCIL IDENTIFIES AS THE
DESIRED ATTRIBUTES FOR THE
HOUSING AND THE PROPERTY ONCE
IT'S DEVELOPED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD . YES, AND BEFORE
SOUND TRANSIT RESPONSE, I WANT
TO ECHO YOUR SENTIMENTS HERE
THAT , THE FACTS ARE WE HAVE A
TINY HOME VILLAGE ON THE SITE
RIGHT NOW. 35 UNITS THERE. THE
WOULD FALL UNDER THE ZERO TO
30% AMI RANGE. AND WE WANT TO,
IT'S OUR EXPECTATION THAT
WHOEVER THE NONPROFIT HOUSING
DEVELOPER IS, THAT THEY MAKE IT
WORK SO AT LEAST THAT NUMBER OF
UNITS ARE AVAILABLE TO SERVE
EXTREMELY LOW INCOME INDIVIDUAL
, HOUSING READY, FORMALLY
HOMELESS . AND SO, BUT I KNOW
YOUR TRAIN TO ISSUE A REQUEST
FOR PROPOSALS, YOU ARE TRYING T
GENERATE EXCITEMENT AND INTERES
ABOUT THIS. SO YOU ARE NOT BEIN
AS PRESCRIPTIVE IN THAT. BUT WE
ALSO WANT TO SIGNAL OUR INTENT
THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS WHO ARE THE
NONPROFITS STEPPING UP TO
PROVIDE THAT DEEPER SUBSIDY .
BUT YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND
ADDRESS COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
'S COMMENTS?
>> YES. SO, YOU ARE RIGHT, IN
THAT 80/80/80 IS REQUIRED ,
80% BE AFFORDABLE, 80% BELOW.
HOWEVER IN WORKING THROUGH
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
WORKING WITH THE CITY, OFFICE O
HOUSING, WE ARE ESTABLISHING
GOALS THAT ARE TO EXCEED THAT ,
IF WE RESTRICT ALL THE HOUSING
UNITS TO BE AFFORDABLE NO MORE
THAN 80% AMI. TRYING TO HAVE A
RANGE OF INCOMES BEING SERVED S
THAT THE AVERAGE IS EARNING NO
MORE THAN 60% AMI. WE INCLUDED
15%, AT LEAST 15% OF THE UNITS
0 TO 3% AMI AND WE WILL EXPLORE
THE POTENTIAL FOR EVEN MORE
UNITS UP TO 30%, EARNING 0 TO
30% AMI THROUGH DISCUSSIONS OF
WORKING WITH OPERATING AND
SERVICE FUNDERS ANOTHER CAPITAL
FUNDERS. SO AGAIN, WE ARE
LOOKING TO ACHIEVE GREATER
PORTABILITY , TRY TO PROVIDE
FLEXIBILITY AS MENTIONED. AND
ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT THE AMI
MORE SUPPORT THAN TYPICALLY
NEEDED. TRYING TO THREAD THE
NEEDLE OF HOW WE FIND A PROJECT
TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF
AFFORDABLE UNITS , BUT ALSO
RECOGNIZING THERE IS A HUGE
NEED FOR DPN EYES AMIS, .
>> THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO NOTE
THAT THE CLERK FILE, WHAT WE
WOULD BE APPROVING TODAY IS TH
CLERK FILE. THERE ARE SEVERAL
DOCUMENTS, ONE IS THE CENTRAL
STAFF MEMO WHICH MAKES
REFERENCE TO THE 0 TO 30% AMI
UNITS THE DESIRED OUTCOME FROM
THIS COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND
ALSO, RECOGNIZING THAT WE WANT
TO GET THAT REQUEST FOR PROPOSA
OUT THE DOOR AS SOON AS POSSIBL
SO WE CAN GET THOSE NONPROFIT
HOUSING DEVELOPERS TO RESPOND
AND START DOING THEIR
PREDEVELOPMENT WORK AND
FEASIBILITY WORK AND DUE
DILIGENCE SO WE CAN BREAK
GROUND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,
WHICH IS STILL NOT UNTIL 2025
LIKELY . SO, COLLEAGUES, AND
THE OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
CONSIDER THIS CLERK FILE?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. SINCE
WE ARE LOOKING AT APPROVING
THIS STREET VACATION WITHOUT
SPECIFIC PROJECT, THERE IS NO
SPECIFIC DEVELOPED PROPOSAL , I
UNDERSTAND THAT THAT MEANS THAT
THIS IS GOING TO POTENTIALLY
COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR
APPROVAL, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES. YOUR ACTION ON THIS
CLERK FILE WOULD BE TO APPROVE
THE VACATION. SO IT WOULD BE
APPROVED. BUT A FUTURE DEVELOPE
WOULD NEED TO GET COUNCIL
APPROVAL FOR A PUBLIC BENEFIT
PACKAGE BEFORE THEY WOULD BE
ABLE TO GET PERMITS FOR
DEVELOPMENT FROM THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION.
>> IS THERE A WAY WE COULD
SUGGEST THAT WHEN THEY COME
BACK FOR THE APPROVAL, OF THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT PACKAGE, THAT
THEY CONSIDER , IN ADDITION TO
THE LEGALLY REQUIRED PUBLIC
BENEFITS, THAT THEY CONSIDER
WAYS OF ALSO , WHEN THEY COME
BACK FOR THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL
THAT THEY ALSO THE DESIRED
ATTRIBUTES AS WELL, WHILE
RECOGNIZING THAT THEY ARE NOT
TECHNICALLY PART OF THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT PACKAGE, THAT IS
SOMETHING THE COUNCIL WOULD
LOOK FAVORABLY UPON WHEN THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT PACKAGES
APPROVED.
>> SO THE DRAFT CONDITIONS THA
ARE ATTACHMENT THREE TO MY MEMO
, THEY DO DISCUSS THE INTENDED
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY LEVELS
AS PART OF THE BACKGROUND OR
CONTACT SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL'S
APPROVAL. I CAN PULL THAT UP,
IF THAT IS HELPFUL. BUT, THAT
IS HOW WE ADDRESS THAT.
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
, HAD THE SAME QUESTIONS AND
THAT IS WHY WE DO HAVE LISH'S
MEMO AS PART OF THE CLERK FILE
WE ARE APPROVING. AND IT DOES
SIGNAL THE DESIRE TO HAVE AT
LEAST 15% OF 30% AMI AS YOU
MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF
YOUR REMARKS. THAT IS BAKED
INTO THE CLERK FILE WITH THE
CITY COUNCIL DOCUMENT OR MEMO.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
APPRECIATE THAT.
>> FUTURE COUNCILS SHOULD BE
REVIEWING THIS TAPE IN A YEAR
OR WHENEVER THEY COME BACK AND
KNOW THAT THAT IS CLEARLY OUR
INTENT THAT WE ARE SERVING AS
MANY EXTREMELY LOW INCOME
RESIDENTS AS POSSIBLE. YOU AND
WILL COME BACK AND REMIND THEM
IF THEY DON'T.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. WE KNOW THE
PUBLIC COMMENTING RULES. WE AR
READY FOR TWO MINUTES OR ONE
MINUTE REMARKS AT THE TIME. ALL
RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, SINCE WE HA
JUST ONE PUBLIC COMMENT OR AND
THEY WERE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS,
BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE DOING IS
RECONFIGURING THE ALLEY AND NOT
JUST ELIMINATING IT, AND BECAUS
SOUND TRANSIT IS REQUIRED TO
HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THE
SITE AND THE WHOLE PURPOSE IS T
GET THIS RFP OUT THE DOOR TO GE
NONPROFITS TO DO THIS IN THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING HAS BEEN VER
COLLABORATIVE IN TERMS OF THE
FACT THAT THEY ARE DOING THAT
COMBINED RFP IS REALLY HELPFUL
FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE
STANDPOINT. BUT ALSO FROM A
POTENTIAL FUNDING STANDPOINT.
AND WE ARE RIGHT HERE AT THE
HEART OF THIS URBAN CENTER,
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT NEAR THE
NEW LIGHT RAIL STATION. WE WANT
TO MAXIMIZE THAT. FOR ALL OF
THESE REASONS I AM SIGNALING
THAT I WOULD MOVE FORWARD TODAY
AT LEAST TO GET THIS MOVING
ONTO THE FULL COUNCIL , SO THEN
I WOULD NEED TO SUSPEND THE
RULES TO VOTE ON THE CLERK FILE
SAME DAY AS A PUBLIC HEARING.
WE ALSO DO HAVE ONE SMALL
AMENDMENT TO CHANGE NORTH TO
NORTHEAST. SO IF THERE ARE NO
COMMENTS, FURTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, I CAN GO AHEAD AND
ADVANCE THAT PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURE TO GET THIS IN FRONT
OF US. APPROPRIATE WE. ALL
RIGHT, FIRST LET'S GO AHEAD
AND SUSPEND THE RULES AND TAKE
ACTION ON THIS CLERK FILE AND W
WOULD HEAD TO CITY COUNCIL.
COLLEAGUES, IF THERE ARE NO
OBJECTIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO
SUSPEND THE RULES TO VOTE ON TH
CLERK FILE THE SAME DAY AS THE
PUBLIC HEARING. ARE THERE ANY
OBJECTIONS? OKAY. HEARING NO
OBJECTIONS, WE HAVE SUSPENDED
THE RULES TO VOTE ON THE CLERK
FILE THE SAME DAY AS A PUBLIC
HEARING. I WILL CONTINUE WITH
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE TO MOVE
THE CLERK FILE AND THEN WE WILL
DO THE AMENDMENT. COUNCIL
MEMBERS, I MOVE THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF CLERK FIL
THROUGH AND 4496, ITEM 2 ON OUR
AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND?
SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL
OF CLERK FILE 314496. I WOULD
LIKE TO MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
ADOPT AMENDMENT ONE IS
PRESENTED ON PAGE 5 OF THE
CENTRAL STAFF MEMO WHICH SIMPLY
CHANGES THE WORD NORTH TO
NORTHEAST . IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND THE
AMENDMENT. LISH, YOU WANT TO
CONFIRM THAT IS WHAT THE
AMENDMENT DOES?
>> YES, THERE IS A TYPO IN THE
TITLE OF THE CLERK FILE.
BECAUSE OF THE CLERK FILE THE
COMMITTEE CAN AMENDED.
>> CHANGING NORTH TO NORTHEAST.
ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT ONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
>> YES. CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> THREE IN FAVOR AND THEN
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AN
AMENDMENT ONE IS ADOPTED. ANY
FINAL COMMENTS ON THE BASE CLER
FILE OR AS AMENDED? WHICH IS
AUTHORIZING THIS VACATION OF
THE PARTIAL ALLEY , YES, LISH,
PLEASE.
>> SORRY. THE NEXT STEP WOULD
BE TO ADD THE CONDITIONS THAT
ARE INCLUDED AS ATTACHMENT THRE
TO MY MEMO. THAT IS THE
DOCUMENT THAT WILL ACTUALLY
GRANT THE VACATION.
>> DID YOU SAY ATTACHMENT THREE
OF YOUR MEMO?
>> YES.
>> OKAY. COLLEAGUES, I MOVED T
ATTACH TO THE CLERK FILE
ATTACHMENT THREE OF THE CENTRAL
STAFF MEMO WHICH CONTAINS
CONDITIONS. IS 32nd?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ATTACH ATTACHMENT
THREE OF THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO
TO THE CLERK FILE . WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> THREE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES. THAT IS ATTACHED. I
JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK
SOMETHING. YES. OKAY. ALL
RIGHT, THAT IS CORRECT. THANK
YOU, LISH, FOR JUMPING IN THERE
TO DO THAT FOR US. WILL THE
CLERK -- NOW THE WE HAVE THE
AMENDED CLERK FILE IN FRONT OF
US WITH THOSE CONDITIONS, ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL
RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE AMENDED
CLERK FILE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> THREE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
APPROVE THE CLERK FILE AS
AMENDED WILL BE SENT TO THE
SEPTEMBER 5 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. I REALLY WANT TO THAN
EVERYBODY FOR ALL THE HARD WORK
THAT HAS GONE IN TO PUT THIS
CLERK FILE TOGETHER, TO
RECONFIGURE THE ALLEY, TO
MAXIMIZE LOW INCOME HOUSING IN
THE FUTURE ON THIS SITE. THANK
YOU SOUND TRANSIT, CENTRAL
STAFF, DESIGN COMMISSION, OFFIC
OF HOUSING, I STAFF, AND MANY
OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
IN THIS AND I ALSO WANT TO THAN
THE FOLKS AT ROSIE'S WHO HAVE
BEEN RUNNING THE TINY VILLAGE
SINCE 2021 AND WILL CONTINUE T
DO SO. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
GETTING A LOT OF APPLICANTS
WITH STRONG PROPOSALS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE ,
THAT MAXIMIZE THE EXTREME LOW
INCOME HOUSING OPTIONS. FOR THE
FUTURE. THANK YOU.
>> WELL, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE FULL TITLE OF THE THIR
AGENDA ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE.
COUNCIL BUILT 120625. AN
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING
ADDITIONAL USES FOR AUTOMATED
TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS TO
INCREASE SAFETY; AMENDING
SECTIONS 11.31.090, 11.31.121,
AND 11.50.570 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE. FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, AS W
HEARD PREVIOUSLY, ARE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOINED US AT OUR LAST COMMITTEE
TO PRESENT THEIR LEGISLATION T
IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL NEW STATE
LAW AUTHORITY FOR ADDITIONAL
USES OF AUTOMATED CAMERA
ENFORCEMENT FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY.
THE CITY COUNCIL ALREADY TOOK
CARE THE BIG SECTION OF THE NE
STATE AUTHORITY BY DESIGNATING
WHERE WE CAN PLACE CAMERAS TO
DISCOURAGE RECKLESS DRAGRACING
WE DID THAT WITH COUNCIL BILL
120600 WHICH WAS LED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND I
WAS HAPPY TO SPONSOR THAT. THIS
LEGISLATION TODAY, 120625
IMPLEMENTS ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY
FROM THE STATE AND CONFIRMS TH
SPECIFIC FEES FOR EACH TYPE OF
NEW TRAFFIC INFRACTION. WE
ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL OF THESE
INFRACTIONS ON THE BOOKS. THIS
COUNCIL BILL ALSO AUTHORIZES
THE ISSUING OF A WARNING NOTICE
FOR FIRST INFRACTION. WE DO HAV
A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT FOR THIS
ITEM THAT ADDS THE RECITALS,
REMOVES OUT DATED LANGUAGE, AND
CORRECTS A TYPO . AND BETTER
ORGANIZES AND CLARIFIES THE
CURRENT INFRACTION DESCRIPTIONS
AFTER WE BRIEFLY REVIEW OUR
PRESENTATION FROM THE LAST
COMMITTEE, I WILL ASK CALVIN
CHOW FROM CENTRAL STAFF TO WALK
US THROUGH THE TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT. BEFORE WE TURN OVER
TOWARD PRESENTERS, I WANT TO
THANK CALVIN CHOW FROM CENTRAL
STAFF FOR HIS REVIEW OF THIS
LEGISLATION. AND THIS IS SYNCED
MEMO THAT WAS REPOSTED ON THIS
MORNING'S AGENDA. I ALSO WANT T
JUST GIVE YOU THE BIG PICTURE
THAT, THE POLICY TO HAVE 50%
OF SOME OF THE NEW FUNDING
AUTHORITY GO TOWARD TRAFFIC
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS , YOU KNOW
IN THEORY WE COULD'VE AMENDED
THIS BILL, BUT IT WAS A
DIFFERENT SECTION OF THE SEATTL
MUNICIPAL CODE SO WE HAD TO
CREATE A NEW COUNCIL BILL WHICH
IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON OUR
AGENDA WHICH IS THE ONE THAT
HAS THAT MONEY GO TOWARD TRAFFI
PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE
WANT TO SEE. BUT, WE ARE GOING
TO GO AHEAD AND FOCUS , ZERO I
ON THIS CURRENT COUNCIL BILL
120625 . CALVIN, DID YOU HAVE
ANY OPEN COMMENTS OR REMARKS
BEFORE WE TURN OVER TO
PRESENTERS?
>> NO. I WILL STAND BY FOR THE
AMENDMENT DISCUSSION.
>> GOOD MORNING, SDOT.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, AND I ALSO HAVE
FRANCISCA STEFAN, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR AND TRANSPORTATION
OPERATIONS WERE HERE TO JOIN ME
TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS
THAT MAY,. IN THE MEANTIME I
WILL QUICKLY GO THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION FROM TWO WEEKS AG
AND RECAP THAT REAL FAST.
ESSENTIALLY, AS YOU HAVE STATED
CHAIR PEDERSEN, THE INTENT OF
THIS BILL IS TO AMEND THE
SEATTLE MISCIBLE CODE MUNICIPA
COLD PROVIDED BY THE STATE IN
THE WASHINGTON ACT? THERE ARE
TWO PRINCIPAL CATEGORIES OF NE
CAMERAS AUTHORIZED. THEY ARE
ALL INTENDED TO BE A FULL-TIME
SPEED ENFORCEMENT. THE FIRST IS
VARIOUS DESIGNATED IN THE RCW
INCLUDING SCHOOL WALKS ZONES,
PUBLIC PARKS SPEED ZONES, AND
HOSPITAL SPEED ZONES. AND THEN
ANOTHER CATCHALL CATEGORY THAT
ALLOWS ADDITIONAL CAMERAS, ONE
PER 10,000 POPULATION IN
LOCATIONS THAT MEET ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING CRITERIA. THAT THE
LOCATION IS IDENTIFIED IN A
LOCAL ROAD SAFETY PLAN FILED
WITH
>> OVER A COURSE OF THREE YEARS
AND OTHER MEASURES APPROVED
FROM THE BOARD FOR ENFORCEMENT
OR THE ZONES DESIGNATED BY
LOCAL ORDINANCE, WHICH YOU DID
INDEED DO AND 120 600. 120600
BILL . THEY BOTH ENACT THAT
AUTHORITY IN 1155 70 , YOUR
BILL 120600 DESIGNATED THE
ZONES. THIS ONE ALSO
DESIGNATES THE NEW FORMS OF ,
OR AUTHORIZING THESE NEW FORMS
OF AUTO ENFORCEMENT IN
ENFORCEMENT SECTIONS OF THE
TRAFFIC CODE . AND IT INCLUDES
, ESPECIALLY ALONG WITH THE
AMENDMENT THEY'LL BE CONSIDERIN
ADDRESSES SOME POINTS THAT
WERE VAGUE IN THE SYSTEM CODE
ABOUT CITATION AMOUNTS . THEY
ARE ESSENTIALLY SCATTERED
BETWEEN THE CODE, COURT RULES ,
AND REFERENCE TO THE RCW, THIS
PROVIDE SOME CLARITY ON THE
CITATION AMOUNTS IN THE SAME
SECTION OF THE CODE THAT WE
AUTHORIZE ENFORCEMENT BY
TRAFFIC. AND THEN, AS YOU
MENTIONED EARLIER , ALSO OF
COURSE THE , THIS DOES REQUIRE
WARNING OR SKIP FIRST
VIOLATION FOR THE NEW FORMS FO
THE TIME SPEED ENFORCEMENT. AND
THIS BILL DOES NOT ADDRESS ,
NEITHER BILL ADDRESSES
APPROPRIATIONS OR SPENDING
AUTHORITY. BUT THE BILL THAT
YOU MENTIONED THAT WILL FOLLOW
THIS PRESENTATION DOES ADDRESS
MacROLEVEL POLICY FOR HOW THE
NET PROCEEDS THAT STAY WITH THE
CITY SHOULD BE ALLOCATED. AND
THEN , I WON'T GO INTO THE SLID
VERY MUCH, BUT THIS WAS JUST TO
POINT OUT HOW THE TECHNOLOGY
WORKS, AND REALLY THE NEW CAMER
AUTHORITIES , VERY MUCH THE SAM
AS IS EXCEEDING -- EXISTING
SCHOOL ZONES, SCHOOL SPEED ZONE
CAMERAS WORK TODAY. IT IS JUST
THAT INSTEAD OF BEING TURNED
OFF FOR 40 MINUTES OR SO IN THE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON DURING
SCHOOL DAYS, THE NEW FORMS OF
ENFORCEMENT ALLOWED 24 /7 OF
THE SCAMMERS. AND THAT IS MY
PRESENTATION , I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS , THAT WE
HAVE A COUPLE OF THE FOLKS FROM
THE DEPARTMENT HERE.
>> THANK YOU. AND COLLEAGUES ,
IN LISTENING TO COMMENTS THAT
WERE MADE, EMAILS RECEIVED FROM
PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THIS TOPIC
, A COUPLE OF THINGS WE ARE
DOING TODAY THAT ARE IMPORTANT
ONE IS TO HAVE THE FIRST
INFRACTION AS IT WOULD BE A
WARNING. AND THAT STARTS TO
ADDRESS SEVERAL CONCERNS RAISED
THE SECOND IS , IN THE NEXT BIL
THAT WILL BE HOPEFULLY APPROVIN
TODAY THAT WILL KEEP THAT OF
THE NEW SPENDING AUTHORITY THAT
WE HAVE, IT WILL KEEP THOSE
FUNDS GOING TOWARD PHYSICAL
STRUCTURE SAFETY AND
IMPROVEMENTS . AND SO, I KNOW
WE HEARD , THERE SEEM TO BE A
CONSENSUS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
MORE OF THAT AND I JUST HAD A G
INTO THE GENERAL FUND. NOW, THA
DOES NOT THAT WE DON'T CHANGE
THE POLICY ON HOW CURRENT
CAMERAS ARE HANDLED. THAT COULD
BE DISCUSSED LATER IN THE
BUDGET, BUT WE DID NOT WANT TO
DO SOMETHING TO UNWIND WHAT IS
ALREADY IN THE 2023 BUDGET OR
2020 FOR ENDORSED BUDGET. THIS
IS THE NEW FUNDING THAT WILL BE
COMING IN. SO, COLLEAGUES, ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THI
BASE LEGISLATION FROM STAT
WHICH IS JUST FLUSHING OUT ALL
OF THE AUTHORITY THAT WE ARE
GETTING FROM THE STATE. THE
PREVIOUS , AND I JUST ZEROED IN
ON THE DRAGRACING DISC STATION
ZONES. THIS FLUSHES OUT AND
INCORPORATES THE REST OF THE
STATE AUTHORITY NEW STATE
AUTHORITY. THEN WE CAN TALK
ABOUT THE AMENDMENT THAT CALVIN
CAN WALK US THROUGH. WHY DON'T
WE GO AHEAD AND HEAR CALVIN
ABOUT THE AMENDMENT, AND THEN
THERE MIGHT BE ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
>> OKAY. BEAR WITH ME JUST ONE
MOMENT WHILE I GET THIS ON THE
SCREEN. HERE WE GO. SO, THIS I
AMENDMENT ONE. IT REALLY IS A
TECHNICAL LOOK OF AMENDMENTS
THAT DON'T CHANGE THE UNDERLYIN
POLICY AT ALL, BUT JUST CLARIFY
ELEMENTS OF THE LEGISLATION. TH
FIRST SECTION ADDS THREE
WHEREAS CLAUSES, THE FIRST ONE
JUST TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE COUNCIL
BILL 120600 WHICH BREASTS
PREVIOUSLY. THEN JUST TO
DESCRIBE THAT WE DO HAVE
EXISTING FEES IN PLACE, AND TH
INTENT IS TO ESTABLISH THE NEW
SPEED FOR THE SPEED ENFORCEMENT
CAMERAS. NEXT SUCH SECTION JUST
REMOVE SOME LANGUAGE THAT IS
NOW OUTDATED IS NO LONGER IN
PROCESS. THIS IS FROM THE STAR
OF THE PRIVATE PROGRAM. THERE
WAS A DESIGNATION FROM NOVEMBER
2nd , 2020, TO DECEMBER 31st,
2020. SO, THAT IS NO LONGER
OFFERED, WE ARE JUST STRIKING I
FROM THE CODE. THE NEXT SECTION
JUST CREATES A TYPO, LITERALLY
JUST LISTING THE WORD IN FOR A
ACCESS. AND THEN LAST, MORE
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE, IS TO BE
MORE EXPLICIT IN THE FEE
SCHEDULE ABOUT ALL OF THE
SPECIFIC INFRACTIONS THAT ARE
SUBJECT TO CAMERA ENFORCEMENT.
IN THIS IS, AS BILL MENTIONED,
THE AUTHORITY BEHIND THIS IS
SCATTERED FROM PLACES, SO THAT
BECAUSE WE ARE THE SCOTT
ESTABLISHING IN THIS PARTICULAR
COUNTERPART OF THE CODE, WE WAN
TO ENSURE WE EXHAUSTED IN
EXPLAINING OF THE EXISTING FEES
AS WELL AS THE NEW FEE. AND
THAT IS THE ENTIRETY OF THE
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. AND JUST TO
CLARIFY, OR PUT A FINER POINT
ON THIS, SO WE ARE NOT ACTUALLY
INVENTING OR APPROVING THESE
FEE AMOUNTS EXCEPT FOR EVERY ON
OF THEM. BUT THEY ARE REALLY
ALREADY IN EXISTENCE, WE ARE
JUST PULLING THEM ALL TOGETHER
INTO THE SAME SECTION OF THE
CODE, BECAUSE OTHERWISE THEY AR
REALLY HARD TO FIND, IT DID NOT
MAKE SENSE TO PEOPLE. IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> FROM A PURELY TECHNICAL
PERSPECTIVE, ONE COULD ARGUE
THAT ALL OF THESE FEES ARE
EXISTING IN CODE, BUT THIS IS
PUTTING THEM ALL IN ONE PLACE,
SO IT IS EASY TO IDENTIFY AND
DOES NOT, YOU KNOW, NO WE AVOID
SORT OF THE PEACE AND WE ARE
JUST VERY CLEAR THAT THESE ARE
FEES THAT ARE IN PLACE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> JUST A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED
BETWEEN THE 11 520'S OF 40 AND
THE 11 520100 , THEY BOTH
INCLUDE SPEED VIOLATIONS, AND
AM I CORRECT IN THAT 1150 TO
100 ARE ONLY SPEED VIOLATIONS I
SCHOOL ZONES?
>> SCHOOL CROSSING ZONE, THAT'S
CORRECT IT'S AN SUPER, THANK
YOU. THIS IS SUPER HELPFUL , IN
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE MEETING, I
THINK I'M OVERHEARING SOMEBODY
SAY SOMETHING THAT SUGGESTED
THAT SOME FOLKS BELIEVE THAT
ALL OF THE VIOLATIONS ARE
UPWARDS OF $200. AND SO, HAVIN
THIS INFORMATION IS VERY, VERY
HELP. I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> AND CALVIN, COULD YOU CLARIF
ON THE DRAGRACING ZONES. WHERE
THAT FALLS UNDER HERE?
>> THAT WOULD BE A SPEEDING
TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CAMERA
VIOLATION. IT IS SPEED
ENFORCEMENT FOR ALL THE NEW
AUTHORITIES WERE TALKING ABOUT.
>> AND THE $139 FOR THAT , DOES
THAT COME FROM THE STATE OR IS
THAT SOMETHING THAT WE DECIDED?
>> IT IS SORT OF A CONTINUATIO
OF EXISTING AUTHORITY .
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD HAVE TO GO INTO A BI
MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE PROVIDENC
OF IT.
>> AND THAT IS WHAT I WAS
PRESUMING, IS THAT, RIGHT, THAT
THAT IS JUST A CONTINUATION AN
CLARIFICATION OF WHAT THAT IS .
WE ARE NOT MAKING NEW POLICY ON
THAT. COUNCILMEMBER MOREL IS.
>> THANK YOU. I ALSO REALLY
APPRECIATE HAVING ALL OF HIS IN
ONE PLACE. I DO WANT TO MAKE
SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS . I
THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE COMMAS
THAT WERE MADE IN PUBLIC COMMEN
ABOUT , YOU KNOW, ALL OF THIS
IDEALLY WOULD BE BLEEDING
TOWARDS OBSOLESCENCE IF WE ARE
INCREASING SAFETY AND CAR
STUDENT SCHOOL ZONES, OR ON, YO
KNOW, ARTERIALS THAT PEOPLE ARE
SPEEDING DOWN BUS LANES . THE
GOAL REALLY IS TO ELIMINATE AL
OF THAT BEHAVIOR . AND SO, , SO
THAT IS ONE THING. I WONDER IF
YOU COULD JUST MAKE SURE I'M
UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY, CALVIN
THAT THE SLIDING SCALE , AND
THAT THE FIRST WARNING , DITTO
DO THOSE TWO THINGS APPLY TO AL
OF THESE?
>> YES. SO, THOSE ARE GOVERNED
BY THE MINNESOTA COURTS
PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES . THER
IS A SEPARATE SECTION THAT TALK
ABOUT AUTHORITY TO DO THE FIRST
WARNING ALLOWANCE. THAT IS
INCLUDED IN THE BASE BILL. THER
IS A SEPARATE BODY OF WORK THA
MINNESOTA COURTHOUSE TO PROVIDE
ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF DEALING
WITH, YOU KNOW, THOSE ELLIPTICA
TO PAINTING. IT IS NOT COVERED
IN THIS LEGISLATION, BUT IT IS
SEPARATE AUTHORITY IN THE COLD.
>> OKAY. AND THE LAST THING I
WILL SAY ABOUT ALL OF THIS IS
ALSO AGREEING WITH THE PUBLIC
COMMENT OR THAT , YOU KNOW, THE
REAL , THE REAL SOLUTION TO
THESE PROBLEMS IS FOR US TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INSTALLIN
TRAFFIC COUNTING, SPEED
CUSHIONS, ROAD DIETS , YOU KNOW
THAT WE ARE REALLY INTERESTED
IN THE DESIGN OF OUR STREETS TO
ENSURE THAT IT IS SAFE TO ELDER
AND STUDENTS, AND ALL OF US TO
NAVIGATE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
SAFELY. SO THAT WE DON'T NEED
THESE CAMERAS ANYMORE. SO, I'M
HOPEFUL THAT THAT IS THE
ULTIMATE GOAL FOR THE
DEPARTMENT, AND I KNOW THAT
THERE IS A LOT OF CONVERSATION
ABOUT LEANING IN THAT DIRECTION
I HOPE SOONER OR LATER WERE ABL
TO ILLUMINATE ALL OF THIS AND
JUST KNOW THAT EVERYBODY IS
GOING TO BE SAFE IN OUR CITIES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. YES, I
CONCUR WITH YOU ON THAT TOO.
BILL ABOARD.
>> YES, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIF
THAT THE WARNING REQUIREMENT
FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION IS , IS
REQUIRED UNDER STATE LAW FOR
THE PILOT ENFORCEMENT , TO
BLOCK THE BOX AND ENFORCEMENT.
AND THEN WE ARE APPLYING THAT
TO THE NEW FORMS OF ENFORCEMENT
THAT ARE AUTHORIZED BY THIS
BILL, THOUGH FIRST TIME
ENFORCEMENT. HOWEVER, WE WEREN'
, THERE SOME REAL QUESTION ABOU
WHETHER WE COULD , WE HAD THE
AUTHORITY TO RETROACTIVELY
APPLY THAT FIRST WARNING TO
SCHOOL ZONE CAMERA VIOLATIONS
AND TO RED LIGHT CAMERA
VIOLATIONS. SO, THE WARNING
REQUIREMENT WOULD NOT APPLY TO
THOSE AT THIS POINT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
EQUIVOCATION. WELL, COLLEAGUES
, I CAN GO AHEAD AND START THE
PROCEDURE ON THIS TO GET THE
BILL IN FRONT OF US , AND ALSO
TO AMEND IT WITH A TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT THAT CALVIN
WALK-THROUGH WITH US. ALL
RIGHT. AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM
ON THE AGENDA , WE WILL TAKE
CARE OF THE FUNDING POLICY. AL
RIGHT, I NOW MOVED TO THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED OF PASSAG
OF COUNCIL 120125. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. HAS MOVED AND
SECONDED, TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF THIS COUNCIL BILL. I NOW
MOVED TO THE COMMITTEE ADOPT
AMENDMENT ONE AS PRESENTED ON
TODAY'S AGENDA, IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT, AND
CALVIN, THANK YOU FOR WALKING U
THROUGH THAT AMENDMENT ALREADY.
COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTION ABOUT THE AMENDMENT?
ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE AND THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT ONE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> 15.
>> YES PACEMAKER IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION CARRIE
AND AMENDMENT ONE IS ADOPTED.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON TH
AMENDED LEGISLATION BEFORE WE
VOTE ON IT? EXCELLENT. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
ON THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
TO PASS COUNCIL BILL 120625 AS
AMENDED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR HERBOLD?
>> ASPIRIN
>> THREE IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSE
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION CARRIE
AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED T
THE COUNTS THE THE COUNCIL BILL
AS AMENDED WILL BE SENT TO THE
TIMBER FIVE COUNCIL MEETING. AL
RIGHT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE FULL TITLE ON THE
FOURTH AGENDA ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR , COUNCIL
BILL 12063 A. AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO FINANCIAL POLICIES
FOR AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY
CAMERA REVENUE . AMENDING
SECTION 5.8 2.010 OF THIS
SEATTLE NOTICEABLE CODE AND
REPAIRING CHAPTER 5.8 ONE OF
THE SEATTLE VISIBLE CODE. FOR
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES AS I
MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HEARD SOME
INTEREST TO DIRECT THE FUNDING
THAT IS LEFT OVER AFTER THE
STATEWIDE BIKE FUND , COOPER
JONES FUND. IN THE INSTALLATION
AND OPERATION OF THE CAMERAS,
THE NET REVENUE, WHERE WOULD
THAT GO? AND THERE SEEMS TO BE
CONSENSUS, WE WANTED TO GO
TOWARD THE PHYSICAL
IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE OUR STREET
SAFER. AND SO, THAT WILL HELP
ADDRESS CONCERNS WE EVEN HEARD
YOU KNOW, DURING PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY. SO , SO WHY DON'T WE GO
AHEAD AND , CALVIN, DO YOU HAVE
A PRESENTATION ON THIS?
>> I DO, I HAVE A SORT
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL NEIGHBORS
THIS IS COUNCIL BILL 120638,
AND IT DEALS WITH FINANCIAL
POLICIES, AS PART OF THE
DISCUSSION YOU HAD THE LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING. SO THIS VERY
QUICKLY, THIS LEGISLATION WILL
CONSOLIDATE THE EXISTING
TRAFFIC CAMERAS OF FINANCE
POLICIES INTO A SINGLE SECTION
OF THE CODE. AND IT WILL
SALVAGE THE NEW FINANCIAL POLIC
FOR THE ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS ,
DIVERTING THE LOCAL REVENUE TO
TRAFFIC SAFETY , BICYCLE SAFETY
AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, WHICH IS
ESSENTIALLY A REVISION ZERO
PROGRAMS. SO, JUST, YOU KNOW,
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BU
SEATTLE HAS USED AUTOMATIC
CAMERAS FOR RED LIGHT
ENFORCEMENT SINCE 2006 FOR HIS
SCHOOL ZONE ENFORCEMENT, AND IN
2012 , AND MORE RECENTLY HAVE
STARTED TRANSIT LANE
ENFORCEMENT. WE DO HAVE AN
EXISTING FINANCIAL POLICIES
GOVERNING RED LIGHT CAMERAS IN
THE SCHOOLS ON CAMERAS. AND THE
STATE LAW GOVERNANCE THE
SPENDING OF THE WALKER BOX AN
THE TRAFFIC ON THE ENFORCEMENT
CAMERAS. AND THEN EARLIER THIS
YEAR, OBVIOUSLY WITH HER
LEGISLATION ON CAMERA
ENFORCEMENT FOR SPEED
ENFORCEMENT. SO AS A REMINDER
EXISTING POLICIES AND STATE
LAW, TO ALLOW US TO PAY FOR THE
INSULATION AND ADMINISTRATION O
CAMERA ENFORCEMENT FOR THE
SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS , OUR
FINANCIAL POLICIES DIRECT 1% O
THAT REVENUE TO GO TO THE SCHOO
TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
PROJECTS. FOR RED LIGHT CAMERAS
, OUR POLICY DIRECTS 20% OF
THOSE REVENUES TO SCHOOL TRAFFI
AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROJECTS,
AND AS A MISSION BEFORE, STATE
LAW DIRECTS HALF OF THE REVENUE
FOR WALK THE BOX AND RESTRICTE
LANE CAMERAS TO THE WASHINGTON
STATE COOPER JONES ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT, AND THE
REMAINDER HAS TO BE USED FOR
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS THA
SUPPORT ACCESS AND MOBILITY FOR
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. AND
THAT IS A STATE REQUIREMENT.
SO, THE LEGISLATION FOR YOU
REALLY DOES THESE TWO THINGS.
IT ESTABLISHES A NEW FINANCIAL
POLICY FOR THE SPEED OF FORCE
AND CAMERAS AMMA WHICH IS
DISTINCT FROM SPEED ENFORCEMENT
IN SCHOOL CROSSINGS. THIS IS
THE NEW AUTHORITY WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT. THE CODE, EXCUSE ME, TH
STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT AGAIN
HALF OF THE REVENUE GOES TO TH
COOPER JONES ACCOUNT, AND THE
PROPOSED POLICY DIRECTS ALL OF
THE REMAINING FUNDS TO
TRANSMISSION IMPROVEMENT THE
SUPPORT TRAFFIC SAFETY, BICYCLE
SAFETY, AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
I REVISION ZERO PROGRAMS. AND
LASTLY, THE LEGILATION TAKES
THE TWO DIFFERENT SECTIONS AND
CONDENSES THEM TO ONE CHAPTER.
581, THAT DETAILS ALL OF THE
EXISTING POLICIES AS WELL AS TH
NEW POLICY. AND THAT IS THE
CONCLUSION OF MY PRESENTATION.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS POLICY FOR
THE NEW AUTHORITY THAT WE HAVE,
AND THE NEW FUNDING THAT WOULD
COME OUR WAY? GREAT. WELL, I
THINK THAT IS A GOOD SIGN, THAT
WE HAVE BEEN, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
PROVIDING VERY THOUGHTFUL
FEEDBACK, AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE SDOT'S WORK AS WELL
AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, CONSULTANTS
CONSTITUENTS , AND CALVIN CHOW
CENTRAL STAFF, THANK YOU FOR
SOLVING SOME OF THESE ISSUES FO
US , GETTING THIS LEGISLATION I
FRONT OF US SO THAT WE CAN VOTE
ON IT ON THE SAME DAY. AND THEN
GET A CONFERENCE OF LOOK AT
THINGS. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I AM SORRY, I AM LITTLE BIT
SLOW THIS MORNING. JUST WANT TO
SAY THAT, BUT I THINK I
UNDERSTOOD CALVIN ABOUT THE NE
POLICY. SO, HALF OF THE REVENU
HAVE TO GO , HAS TO GO INTO , I
CAN'T NUMBER THE NAME, BUT THE
SOMETHING COOPER FUND THAT THE
STATE REQUIRES? AND SO, THEN TH
IDEA IS NOW OF THE OTHER HALF ,
HALF OF THOSE FUNDS WILL GO TO
PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE SAFETY?
>> NO, THE PROPOSAL TO YOU IS
THAT ALL OF THE REMAINING LOCAL
FUNDS WOULD GO TO ESSENTIALLY
VISION ZERO SAFETY PROSPECTS.
GOT IT, EVEN BETTER. THAT IS
REALLY GREAT TO HEAR. AND THAT
IS FOR , WHICH CAMERAS?
>> THAT IS FOR ALL OF THE NEW
AUTHORITY THAT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE SPEED ENFORCEMENT. SO
THAT IS THE, IF IT IS SPEED
ENFORCEMENT IN RESTRICTED
RACING ZONES, OR SPEED
ENFORCEMENT UNDER THE OTHER
THREE CATEGORIES THAT STATES
AUTHORIZE US, IT IS FOR SPEED
ENFORCEMENT ASIDE FROM THE
SPEED ENFORCEMENT IN THE SCHOOL
CROSSWALKS.
>> GOT IT. SO, IT IS NOT GOING
TO -- IT DOES NOT, AS A DISSENT
AND DOES NOT HANDLE EITHER THE
SPEED ENFORCEMENT OR OTHER
TYPES OF SCHOOL ZONE ENFORCEMEN
, NOR RED LIGHT.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> DOES HAVE THEIR OWN FINANCIA
POLICIES, AND I THINK IT IS
SOMETHING LIKE 25% GO TO THE
PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE SAFETY
PROSPECTS -- PROSPECTS -- AN
UNDERSIDE OF THE SCHOOL CAMERAS
GO TO SCHOOL SAFETY PROJECTS
ESSENTIALLY, AND 20% OF THE RE
LIGHT CAMERAS ALSO GO TO SCHOOL
ZONE SAFETY PROJECTS, AND THAT
IS BY CITY EXISTING CITY
POLICY, AND THIS LEGISLATION
PUTS ALL OF THAT, ALL OF THE
POLICY IN THE SAME SECTION OF
CODE, JUST SO THAT WE ARE NOT,
SO IT IS EASIER TO FIND.
>> AND SO, IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE
THE OUTLIER IS THE RED LIGHT
CAMERAS. CAN WE LOOK AT
INCREASING THE REVENUE FROM RE
LIGHT CAMERAS FOR THESE
PURPOSES?
>> OF THE POLICY CHOICE THAT CA
BE MADE , THERE IS NO
RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT CAN BE
USED FROM. SO, CURRENT CITY COD
RESTRICTS OURSELVES AND PUTS
20% TO THOSE PURPOSES . IN
DROPPING THIS, IT SEEMED , WELL
BECAUSE WE HAVE AN EXISTING 23
ADOPTED BUDGET, AND WE HAVE THE
2024 ENDORSED BUDGET, MAKING
CHANGES TO THE POLICY , THAT
WOULD AFFECT THOSE BUDGET YEARS
SHOULD BE PROPERLY DEALT WITH
IN THE BUDGET PROCESS. THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD TAKE
UP NEXT MONTH.
>> VERY HELPFUL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER,
HERBOLD. ANY OTHER, THE QUESTIO
BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS COUNCIL
BILL WHICH IS 120638 , ITEM FOU
ON OUR AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. JUS
CHECKING SOMETHING HERE. ALL
RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS, I WILL
GO AHEAD AND MOVE THIS COUNCIL
BILL . COUNCIL MEMBERS, I NOW
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120638, ITEM FOUR ON OUR
AGENDA, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THE COUNCIL BILL. TH
FINAL, THE QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
VOTE? ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLER
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
COMMITTEE RECORDATION TO PASS
THE COUNCIL BILL ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> IS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALE IS TO
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> ARE IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED
PATIENCE THROUGH IMITATION TO
PASS, THE COUNCILMEMBER BILL
WILL BE SENT TO THE SEPTEMBER 5
COUNCIL MEETING PICTURE GET
READY FOR YOUR GOOD WORK ON
THIS, THESE ONE TOOL IN OUR
TOOL BELT TO DEAL WITH THIS
PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT. WELL , LAS
ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ THE FULL TITL
OF THE FINAL AGENDA ITEM.
>> IS IN ITEM FIVE, SEATTLE
TRANSIT MEASURE 2022 ANNUAL
REPORT. FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU, TODAY WE HAVE WIT
US THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND THE SEATTLE
TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD TO
PRESENT TO US THE ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASUR
, AS WE KNOW THIS SEATTLE
TRANSIT MEASURE, ALSO KNOWN AS
THE VOTER APPROVED PORTION OF
THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
BENEFIT IS FUNDED WITH .15%
SALES TAX, AND INVEST IN TRANSI
AND RELATED CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS AND SUBSIDIES FOR
LOW INCOME RIDERS. I WILL
INTERRUPTED EPICENTERS. GOOD
MORNING PATIENCE GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN. LET'S
START WITH INTRODUCTIONS. MY
NAME IS JAN CRAWFORD, I AM THE
TRANSIT SERVICE STRATEGY
MANAGER. I USE SHE/HER
PRONOUNCE, I WILL PASS IT OFF T
KAVITA.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR OF
TRANSIT MOBILITY AT SDOT.
MATT?
>> HI, MATT JARL, I AM THE STM
PROGRAM MANAGER AT SDOT. I USE
HIM/HER PRONOUNCE AND I WILL
PASS IT UP TO LAURA LEE.
>> THANKS, GOOD MORNING, LAURA
LEE STERN, SHE/HER PRONOUNCE,
AND THE TRANSITION ACT AS
PROGRAM MANAGER, I WILL PASS IT
TO ART.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING. I AM THE
CO-CHAIR, I USE SHE SLAPS HIM,
AND I WILL PASS IT TO ASHLAND.
>> HI, MY NAME IS ASHLAND , I A
A MEMBER OF THE TRANSIT ADVISOR
BOARD, I USE HE/AND PRONOUNS.
>> GREAT, THANKS A MUCH HAVING
US THIS MORNING. AS WE SHARED
THE OUTCOMES FROM THE SEATTLE
ZERO MEASURE ANNUAL REPORT. SO,
I CAN SEE THE SCREEN, THAT, CAN
EVERYONE ELSE SEE IT? OKAY.
COOL.
>> ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE IT NOW?
>> WELL, NOT YET.
>> NO.
>> LET'S TRY AGAIN.
STILL NOT SEEING IT?
>> NO. ARE OTHER SEEING IT?
>> NO. I CAN PUT UP IF YOU
WOULD GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT
PLEASE.
>> YEAH, GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> WHILE WE'RE PULLING THAT UP,
I DID WANT TO SHUT OUT TO THE
TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD
VOLUNTEERS ON THE TAB AND WE
HAVE WITH US. THANK YOU FOR
TAKING TIME TO DEAL WITH US
TODAY. APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK SO MUCH. CAN YOU GO T
THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE, FILL? SO
THIS IS JUST CENTERING OUR
VISION, VALUES AND SYMBOLS FOR
TODAY'S PRESENTATION. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, HERE'S A
HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE
WILL BE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE A LITTLE
BACKGROUND AND HISTORY SINCE WE
TYPICALLY ONLY COME ONCE A YEAR
TO THIS COMMITTEE . ON TO MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE THE CONTEXT FOR
THE 22 PROGRAM OUTCOMES WE WILL
BE DISCUSSING. WE WILL GIVE YOU
AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT STM FUNDS,
AND WHAT WAS SPECIFICALLY
ACHIEVED IN EACH OF THESE
PROGRAM AREAS. WE WOULD TALK
BRIEFLY ABOUT WHAT IS NEXT AND
THE STM SPEND PLAN. IN AN ART
AND ASHLAND ARE GOING TO PROVID
THAT REPORT FROM THE TRANSFEREE
ADVISORY BOARD. NEXT LIKE A
PLACE. SO, SEATTLE VOTERS
APPROVED THE MEASURE IN 2020
WITH 80% VOTER APPROVAL. AND
REPLACE A SIMILAR MEASURE IN
NOVEMBER 2014 WHICH EXPIRED AT
THE END OF 2020. THE NEW MEASUR
CONTINUES PROGRAMMING THAT WAS
PUT IN PLACE FOR THE MEASURE.
JUST ANOTHER DIMENSIONAL VISOR
WAS FUNDED BY A .1% SALES TAX
AND A $50 VEHICLE LICENSE FEE
WHILE THE RENEWED MEASURE
LEVI'S JUST A .5% SALES TAX. SO
REVENUE COLLECTION AGAIN IN
APRIL 2021 AND WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL MARCH 27th WHEN THE
MEASURE EXPIRES. ON AVERAGE,
THIS 1.5% SALES TAX RAISES
ROUGHLY $50 MILLION PER YEAR TO
FUND ADDITIONAL TRANSIT SERVICE
AND ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS THAT
WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT
IN THE REST OF HIS PRESENTATION
AND STM OVERSIGHT IS PROVIDED B
THE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD. NEX
SLIDE, PLEASE. THE BUDGET
SNAPSHOT JUST SHOWS HOW THE
REVENUE COLLECTED THROUGH STM I
SPENT ON THE BULL YEAR. THE
PROGRAM CATEGORY THAT ON THE
FOCUS ON THE PRESENTATION. SO I
THIS GRAPHIC, WHICH IS BASED ON
THE AVERAGE PREDICTED EXPENSES
BY CATEGORY BETWEEN 2021 AND 26
, $.75 OF EVERY DOLLAR IS SPENT
ON PURCHASING ADDITIONAL BUS
SERVICE FROM METRO. THIS IS AN
ELECTION ABOUT VOTER AND
INTENT FROM RETRO TO THE
FREQUENCY OF AND ACCESS TO
TRANSIT IN SEATTLE AND LANGUAGE
DURING STM ORDINANCE WHICH
SPECIFIES AT LEAST 30% OF ANNUA
STM EXPENDITURES BE SENT TO
PURCHASE TRANSIT SERVICE FOR
METRO. ANY OF PRESENT EXPENSES
CAN BE SPENT ON THE PROGRAM
AREAS SHOWN HERE. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. AND I WILL PASS THE
PERSON TATIAN -- PRESENTATION
OVER.
>> THANKS, JOHN. AND GOOD
MORNING, GOOD TO BE WITH YOU
TODAY. SO, NEXT SLIDE. WE WIL
TALK THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF
INFORMATION ABOUT TRANSIT
SERVICE IN SEATTLE IN GENERAL,
AND WHAT STM'S INVESTMENTS HAVE
BEEN IN 2022. SO, THE SLIDE,
WE ARE JUST KIND OF ENDING A
PICTURE WITH THE TRANSIT
LANDSCAPE IS LIGHT IN THE CITY.
AS YOU WILL KNOW , MOST BUS
SERVICES OPERATED BY TEAM
COUNTY METRO. THERE'S ADDITIONA
BUS SERVICE , PRIMARILY COMMUTE
SERVICE THROUGH SOUND TRANSIT
AND COMMUNITY TRANSIT . LIGHT
RAIL AND COMMUTER RAIL OPERATED
BY SOUND TRANSIT. AND A VARIET
OF OTHER MODES SUCH AS BERRIES,
WATER TAXI , THE SEATTLE
MONORAIL, STREETCAR, ET CETERA.
THE ROLE OF STM IS TO PRIMARIL
PURCHASE ADDITIONAL BUS TRIPS O
EXISTING METRO ROADS. AND THIS
WORK IS VERY COMPATIBLE AND
COMPLEMENTS SDOT'S OTHER
TRANSIT RELATED PROGRAMMING
SUCH AS SUBSIDY PROGRAMS,
TRANSIT ACCESS, TRANSIT AND
TRANSIT CAPITAL PROJECTS. NEXT
SLIDE. OKAY. SO, IN THE SLIDE
I WANTED TO GIVE FOLKS KIND OF
SENSE OF HOW RIDERSHIP IS
RESPONDING POST COVID PANDEMIC
. I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT THE
OUTSET THAT IN 2022 , STM
INVESTED 135,000 ANNUAL HOURS
ON METRO SYSTEM , AND THIS
COMPRISES ABOUT 7% OF THE TOTA
AMOUNT OF METRO SERVICE OPERATE
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. TRANSI
RIDERSHIP IN SEATTLE HAS OWED
NATIONAL TRENDS FROM 2020
THROUGH 2022. IT IS ESSENTIALL
A SLOW STEADY INCREASE FROM
ABOUT 30% TO ABOUT 60% OF
PRE-COVID RIDERSHIP LEVELS,
WHICH YOU CAN SEE ON THE CHART
IN THE LOWER RIGHT. ONE PATTERN
THAT IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO
US IS THAT THERE ARE SEEMINGL
PERMANENT CHANGES OR AT LEAST
LONG-LASTING CHANGES , AND WHEN
PEOPLE RIDE TO TRANSIT. SO,
FOR EXAMPLE, PRE-COVID AND THE
PIE CHART ON THE LOWER LEFT.
THERE WAS A 40 /60 SPLIT BETWEE
OFF SPEAK IN PEAK TIMES , AND
CURRENTLY, THIS HAS BEEN
PERSISTENT FOR GOING ON TWO
YEARS , THAT SPLIT IS ABOUT
50-50. SO, ABOUT 50% OF RIDES
PER DIRT OFF THE, NOT DURING
PEAK TIMES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
STM WORKS TO INVEST IN THE
FREQUENT TRANSIT NETWORK, THE
FREQUENT TRANSIT NETWORK COMES
OUT OF THE 2012 AND 2016
TRANSIT MASTER PLANS . AND IT
ENVISIONS A NETWORK OF FREQUENT
AND RELIABLE ROUTES THAT PROVID
ROBUST MOBILITY OPTIONS, AND
TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES AT ALL
TIMES OF DAY, AND ALL DAYS OF
THE WEEK. IN 2022, THE STM TEA
AND THE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD
COLLABORATED ON AN EQUITY
CENTERED INVESTMENT PRIORITY
METHODOLOGY IN THE MAP ON THE
RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE ONE COMPONEN
OF THAT METHODOLOGY. THE EQUITY
PRIORITY AREAS , OVERLAID BY
WHERE STM IS FUNDING SERVICE.
OVER HALF OF STM FUNDED ROUTES
ARE MEETING FTM TARGETS AS OF
2022. AND CLOSE TO THREE
QUARTERS OF ROUTES ARE AT 95%
PLUS OF FTM TARGETS. SO, STM
FUNDING IS IMPROVING MOVEMENT
TOWARDS THOSE FREQUENT TRANSI
NETWORK TARGETS. NEXT SLIDE.
WHERE DID STM INVEST IN SERVICE
BY TIME OF DAY AND DAY OF WEEK
AT 22. BASICALLY WE HAVE KIND
OF IN LINE WITH THE MANDATE FRO
THE FTN TO INVEST , YOU KNOW,
ALL DAY LONG AND ON WEEKENDS ,
AS WELL AS SOME OF THE TRENDS
THAT WE ARE SEEING IN POST COVI
RIDERSHIP . 80% OF OUR
INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN
OFF-PEAK, SO THAT IS MIDDAY ON
WEEKDAYS, EVENING, NIGHTS, AND
WEEKENDS. AND THE GRAPHS ON TH
RIGHT KIND OF SHOW THAT
BREAKDOWN. AND NEXT SLIDE
PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, I WILL PASS
IT OFF TO MARLEY.
>> AWESOME, THANKS, MATT. HI,
YOU ALL, LAURA LEE STERN . I'M
THE TRANSPIRATION AXIS PROGRAM
MANAGER, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO, I WILL JUST BRIEFLY MOVE
THROUGH THIS. IN 2002, WITH THE
PLEASURE OF OPERATING NINE
PROGRAMS THAT REALLY FALL INTO
TWO DIFFERENT BUCKETS. ONE IS
THE SPARE SUBSIDY WORK, WHERE W
PAY FOR THE COST. THE COST FO
TRANSIT FOR UNDERREPRESENTED LO
INCOME FOLKS, AND THAT WE DO
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
EDUCATION TO HELP IMPROVE RIDER
CONFIDENCE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO, THIS SLIDE REALLY GOT INTO
THE BUCKET OF OUR FAIR SUBSIDY
WORK. YOU WILL SEE A RECOVERY
CAR PROGRAM, WHICH IS OUR MOST
SUCCESSFUL FAIR SUBSIDY PROGRAM
TO DATE. AND IT SUPPORTS SMALL
BUSINESS ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO
WORK IN FOOD SERVICE AND GROCER
INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS OF PINE OR
SQUARE, CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT, BELLO, AND RAINIER
BEACH. YOU ALSO SEE QUITE A
SMALL NUMBER OF CREDITS FOR TH
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
PROGRAM THAT WAS STILL
OPERATING IN OUR PILOT . AS YOU
MAY KNOW, THAT PROGRAM HAS SINC
EXPANDED TO SERVE , TO BE OPEN
TO SERVING ALMOST 11,000
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
RESIDENCE. BUT THAT DID NOT TAK
EFFECT UNTIL 2023 , AND IS OF
COURSE IS OUR 2022 OF THE
REPORT. WHICH ALSO EXPENDS A
NUMBER FOR OUR OPPORTUNITY
PERFORMANCE . YOU WILL SEE
ALMOST 18,000 SERVES THROUGH
OUR PROGRAM SUPPORTING BILLY
SUBSIDIZE ORTHO CARDS FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC MIDDLE AND HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS UP THROUGH
AUGUST, WHICH OF COURSE IS WHEN
MOTHER HAD WASHINGTON CAME INT
EFFECT TO SUPPORT FOR YOUTH
TRANSIT ACROSS THE STATE. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, THIS IS A
SNAPSHOT OF OUR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT WORK , WE HAVE A NEW
PARTNERSHIP THAT STARTED IN 202
WITH THE HUMAN SERVICES PARTNER
SEATTLE WOMEN THE PROGRAM OF
ABOUT NINE STUDENTS, NINE HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE
CITY. WE ALSO PROVIDE SENIOR
ACCESS TO TRANSIT FIELD TRIPS,
WE PARTNER WITH UPLINK AND
SEVERAL SENIOR CENTERS ACROSS
THE CITY TO IMPROVE RIDER
CONFIDENCE. AND THEN WE HAVE A
NEW PROGRAM THAT STARTED IN
2022, IS ACTUALLY A THREE-YEAR
RESEARCH PROJECT THAT WE ARE
CALLING YOU SEE, A BLIP
SEATTLE'S EQUITABLE TRANSIT ,
THAT IS LIKE I SAID A
THREE-YEAR RESEARCH WITH
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, AS
WELL AS A LOCAL NONPROFIT UP
WITH NORTHWEST, AND WE ARE
STUDYING THE EFFECT OF FREE
TRANSIT ON LOW INCOME WORKERS
AND IMPLEMENT OUTCOMES. FINALLY
WE HAVE OUR CIRCULATOR, WHICH I
A FREE SHUTTLE THAT REPLACE THE
FREE RED AREA IN SEATTLE BACK
IN 2012 IT HELPS CONNECT LOW O
NO INCOME RIDERS TO SERVICES
AND AGENCIES. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. GREAT, AND SO I'M NOT
GOING TO READ ALL THESE QUOTES,
BUT IT'S REALLY WANTED TO DRIVE
HOME THAT OUR PROGRAMS , YOU
HAVE SO MUCH MORE VALUE THAN
JUST A QUANTITATIVE OUTPUT THAT
WE HAVE. OUR WORK IS REALLY
POSITIVELY IMPACTING FOLKS
QUALITY OF LIFE. AND REALLY AT
ITS CORE, THE PATIENT AXIS
PROGRAMS THAT STM FUNDS , IT IS
A FORM OF POVERTY AND
PREVENTION, AND THESE PROGRAMS
ARE REALLY CRITICAL TO
SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS ACCESS T
FINANCIAL AUTONOMY. I WILL PASS
IT BACK TO MATT. THANKS, ALL.
>> THANK YOU. THANKS, LAURA
LEE. OKAY, SO MOVING ON.
EMERGING NEEDS IS A NEW
CATEGORY IN THE STM ORNAMENTS
THAT ALLOWS SDOT TO SPEND UP T
$9 MILLION ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT
MOBILITY NEEDS , RELATED TO THE
COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY
, AS WELL AS THE CLOSURE OF THE
WEST SEATTLE HIGH BRIDGE. NEXT
SLIDE, SO , IN 2022 , STM
SPENDING UNDER THIS CATEGORY
FOCUSED ON THE RESPONSE TO THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE CLOSURE .
STM FUNDED ABOUT 25,000 ANNUAL
HOURS OF TRANSIT SERVICE ON
ROUTES 50, 60, 120, WHICH IS
NOW RAPID RIDE H, AS WELL AS
RAPID RIDE C. AND WE ALSO
FUNDED SOME ADDITIONAL HOURS O
BOARD OF TAXI AND WATER TAXI
SHUTTLE. FLIP YOUR TRIP WAS A
MULTIFACETED TRAVEL OPTIONS
PROGRAM AUGUST ON WEST SEATTLE
IT INCLUDED FINANCIAL
INCENTIVES , INFORMAIVE
MEDICATIONS, EDUCATIONAL
WORKSHOPS , AND FUN EVENTS
DESIGNED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR
PEOPLE TO TRAVEL TO AND FROM
WEST SEATTLE WITHOUT A CAR. AND
SO , THE PROGRAM FOR
PARTICIPATION IN FLIP YOUR TRIP
EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS BY 40%
WAS OVER 11,000 PARTICIPANTS.
STM FUNDED THE TRAVEL
INCENTIVES ASSOCIATED WITH FLIP
YOUR TRIP, AND IT ALSO FUNDED
TRANSIT GO TICKET REWARDS
WHERE USERS, IT IS BASICALLY A
PLATFORM FOR YOUR SMART PHONE ,
AND USERS CAN EARN POINTS THAT
CAN BE USED TOWARDS TRIPS ON
TRANSIT AND MICRO MOBILITY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. OKAY, NOW
WE WILL TALK ABOUT TRANSIT
CAPITAL PROJECTS , AND IN 22,
FTN FUNDED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF TRANSI
OPERATIONS, PASSENGER AMENITIES
COME AND TRANSIT RELIABILITY
SPENDING CAP WAS $3 MILLION I
2020. SO, NEXT SLIDE. IN 2021
AS A AS A PART OF SDOT WIDE
COVID RECOVERY EFFORTS, STN
EMBARKED ON THREE NEW PROJECTS
TO INCREASE TRAVEL TIME AND
RELIABILITY IN KEY AREAS THAT
HAVE BEEN HIT THE HARDEST. BY
THE PANDEMIC. SO, THIS INCLUDES
RAINIER AVENUE SOUTH AND IN
2022, PHASE ONE OF THIS PROJECT
WAS COMPLETED. WITH A TOTAL OF
1.25 , A MILE AND A QUARTER OF
NEW RED BUS LANES. PHASE TWO
WILL BUILD BUS LANES NORTH
TOWARD I-90 ON RAINIER AVENUE.
AND WILL FEATURE SOME NEW
SIGNALS , AND 10,000 SQUARE FEE
OF SIDEWALK REPAIRS TO IMPROVE
ACCESS TO TRANSIT. TOGETHER ,
PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO ARE
ESTIMATED TO SAVE BUS RIDERS SI
MINUTES AT PEAK TIMES, AND TWO
MINUTES AT OTHER TIMES. THE
15th AVENUE WEST IN ELLIOTT
AVENUE WEST PROJECT, BASICALLY
EXPANDS THE TRAVEL LANES FOR
TRANSIT FOR JUST PEAK DIRECTION
AT PEAK TIMES TO BOTH
DIRECTIONS PEAK AND OFF-PEAK A
PEAK TIMES, SO IS PRIMARILY A
SIGNAGE CHANGE, AND THAT NEW
SIZE WAS COMPLETED IN JANUARY O
THIS YEAR. AURORA AVENUE NORTH
, THERE IS CONTINUING WORK WITH
WSDOT FOR APPROVAL TO INSTALL
NORTHBOUND BUS LANES FROM NORT
STREET AND PALLET HISTORY. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. TRANSIT SPOT
IMPROVEMENT AND CAPITAL TRANSI
SUPPORTIVE PROJECTS. AND MOST O
THESE ARE FUNDED BY THE MOVE
SEATTLE LEFT EYE. STM HAS AT
LEAST IN THE PAST FEW YEARS
FUNDED SEVERAL OF THESE PROJECT
ANNUALLY AND IN 2022, FOUR OF
THEM WERE DELIVERED . IN THESE
FOUR HAVE POSITIVE IMPACT ON 1
ROUTES IN SEATTLE , AND CLOSE T
3000 PEOPLE DAILY. THE EXACT
LOCATION OF THESE ARE LISTED I
THE BULLETS BELOW. AND NEXT
SLIDE. FINALLY, I WANT TO TOUC
ON TRANSIT FOUR DOOR PLANNING
IS A DESIGN. SO, SDOT UNDERGO
TAKES LARGE PROJECTS , TPM C
PROJECTS. THESE ARE COMPLEX
PROJECTS , SOMETIMES IT IS NOT
CLEAR FROM THE OUTSIDE, YOU
KNOW, WITH SCOPE IS GOING TO BE
SO, IN WORKING WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES IN THE TRANSIT
MOBILITY DIVISION WE HAVE
DISCOVERED THAT THERE REALLY IS
A ROLE FOR STM DURING THESE
INITIAL STAGES PLANNING AND
DESIGN. LOCAL FUNDS, STM FUNDIN
CAN HELP INITIATE NEW PROJECTS
, AND BECAUSE IT IS LOCAL, AND
IT CAN ALSO BE USED TO LEVERAGE
GRANTS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL
LEVEL. SO, IN 2022, STM FUNDIN
WENT TOWARDS THREE QUARTER
PROJECTS AND THESE ARE LISTED
BELOW ON THE SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE
PLEASE.
>> TAKING A MOMENT TALKING A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS NEXT.
CAN YOU GO TO NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
WELL, INVESTMENT AND OUTCOME
FROM 22 MORE MORE THAN HALFWAY
THROUGH 23 SO HERE'S A BIT ABOU
WHAT YOU BEEN WORKING ON.
TRANSIT SERVICE SIDE, WE HAVE
BEEN CLOSELY WITH METRO FOR
RESEARCHERS THIS YEAR. BOTH OF
WHICH WILL GO INTO EFFECT IN AL
OF 24. FIRST IS THE SERVICE
RESTRUCTURE IN THE CAPITOL HIL
AREA, ASSOCIATED WITH NEW D-LIN
ON MEDICINE. THE SECOND IS A
RESTRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A
NEW LINK EXTENSION AND IT WILL
CREATE NEW EAST WEST ROUTE
STATIONS, ESPECIALLY AT THE
FEATURE NORTHEAST 130th STREET
STATION WHICH YOU SAW IN THE
PREVIOUS FIVE. YOUNG METRO BUS
SERVICE RESTRICTORS ALSO WILL B
EVALUATING THE PAST TRANSIT
SERVICE PURCHASE INVESTMENTS,
BUT STM HAS MADE THEM USING THE
SAME EQUITY IN BASEMENT THAT
MATT SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER. AND
THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD. IN ADDITION, DO
TO STM'S LIMITED ABILITY TO
INVEST A FIXED ROUTE , METRO
TRANSIT SERVICE DUE TO THE LABO
SHORTAGES AND VEHICLE SUPPLY
CHAIN ISSUES FOR THAT AGENCY
DEALING WITH IT. SIMILAR TO
MAJOR IN MANY AGENCIES ACROSS
THE NATION, WE ARE EXPORTING
RANGE OF POTENTIAL SERVICE
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH
METRO THAT GO BEYOND FIXED ROUT
TRANSIT SERVICE. IN TERMS OF
ARCTIC PATIENT ACCESS PROGRAM
ACTIVITIES, WE ARE EVALUATING
POSSIBLE FUTURE ITERATIONS OF
THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL WORK
RECOVERY PROGRAM THAT LAURA
SPOKE ABOUT. WE ARE ALSO IN THE
PROCESS OF AMENDING THE
EXPANSION OF THE POLICE OF THAT
I TRANSIT PATH TO ALL RESIDENTS
OF PROPERTIES, WHICH LAURA LEE
MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE YEAR. AS FAR AS THE CAPITA
PROGRAM, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS
OF BUILDING A LONG-TERM PLAN FO
TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE CAPITAL
EVENTS, IT IS LIKE TO INCREASE
TO THE ANNUAL STM CAPITAL
SPENDING CAP FROM 3 MILLION PER
YEAR TO 15 MILLION PER YEAR ,
THAT WAS PASSED BY COUNCIL AS
PART OF THE 2020 BUDGET PROCESS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, THE
SLIDE SHOWS THE STM SPEND PLAN
THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE 2020
ANNUAL REPORT, AND IT IS FOR OU
LIST . SIX MANAGERS PER YEAR AR
SHOWN IN THE COLORED BARS, AND
ACTUAL OR PLANNED SALES TAX
REVENUES IN THE GRAY BARS. WE
BROKE INTO THE TABLE INTO THREE
CATEGORIES WITH BOXES AROUND
THEM ACTUALS IN 20 2121,
BUDGETED FOR 2023, AND HIGH
LEVELS PLANTS SPENDING FOR 24,
26, AND THIS WAS AS OF 22. YOU
LITTLE BIT OF ACTUAL ENGLISH
MANAGERS IN 21 AND 22 ARE
SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE
REVENUES COLLECTED. THIS EXPENS
OR REVENUE, THIS MATCH WAS DUE
TO SIGNIFICANT COVID ERA COLD
FRONT THAT WERE CREDITED , SO
THAT LIMITED ABILITY TO INVEST
IN THE LIMITED FIXED ROUTE
SERVICE DURING AND SINCE THE
PANDEMIC . OPERATING FAILURE,
AND DISTRACTING STRATEGY TO
ADDRESS THEM BOUNCES TO INCREAS
PROGRAM SPENDING IN FUTURE YEAR
ON TRANSPORTED PROGRAMS AND
POLICIES AS WELL, WILL BE
WORKING WITH EXECUTIVE AND TO
DISCUSS IT PROPOSAL. NOW I
WILL PASS IT TO ART AND ASPEN.
>> THANK YOU CO-CHAIR OF THE,
AND I AM JOINED TODAY BY
FAMILY FILAMENT MANAGEMENT, AND
THE TWO OF US WILL BE SHARING
EXCERPTS FROM OUR ANNUAL REVIEW
, IT IS A LITTLE BIT LONG, SO W
CAN SHARE IT ALL , BUT WE DID
SEND IT OUT YESTERDAY AND I HOP
YOU BEEN ABLE TO READ IT. I WIL
ALSO APOLOGIZE THAT WE NOTICED
THAT THERE WAS A TYPO ON ONE OF
THE YEARS THAT WAS LISTED AT 24
AND I'LL BE GIVING OUT A COPY O
TODAY'S MEETING. SO, THIS
SEATTLE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD
IS SUBMITTING ITS ANNUAL REVIE
OF THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASUR
FOR 22. ONE OF THE DUTIES IS
TO FUNCTION AS PUBLIC OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE COLLECTED UNDER
SEATTLE TRANSIT BENEFIT ,
TRANSPORTATION , NOW KNOWN AS
THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE.
BEFORE TAKES A POSSIBILITY VERY
SOCIALLY AND IS PLEASED TO
PROVIDE OUR COMMENTS BELOW. IN
GENERAL , THE STM SPENDING AND
COACHABLE CLEAR BY USAGE IS
KING COUNTY METRO TRANSIT
SERVICE, 55%, CAPITAL PROJECTS
BY IMPROVEMENTS, 18% ,
TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PROGRAMS
30%, MOBILITY IS 12%, AND
PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, 2%. NOW
IN ITS SECOND YEAR, THE 2020
SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE
CONTINUES TO PROVIDE AN AVERAGE
OF $50 MILLION ANNUALLY TO
ASSIST WITH TRANSIT NEEDS IN
THE SEATTLE KING COUNTY AREA.
LAST YEAR WE WERE DISCUSSING TH
EFFECTS OF COVID ON RIDERSHIP,
AND TODAY WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE
TRANSIT RIDERSHIP LEVELS
INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE
SYSTEM. OVERALL, THE STOCK
CONTINUES TO ENDORSE THE USE OF
STM FUNDS IN SUPPORTING METRO
TRANSIT SERVICES AND IN BIDDIN
A FREQUENT TRANSIT NETWORK KNOW
AS FTM. LAST YEAR SUPPORT
HIGHLIGHTED A FEW USES OF THE
TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PROGRAM
FUNDING USES AND THE RETURN OF
THAT INVESTMENT. THE TOPIC WAS
ALSO FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF ITS
MINIATURES AND RESULTS. IN 22,
THIS IS PREVIOUS MENTIONED, THE
TOP IS EXPANDED INTO FOUR MAJOR
PROGRAMS WITH UP TO $10 MILLIO
IN FUNDING CAN BE EXPENSED
ANNUALLY. AS REPORT MENTIONED,
THE VALUE AND RETURN ON
INVESTMENT CANNOT ALWAYS BE
CAPTURED IN NUMBERS. BUT IN THE
CHANGERS IN WRITER'S LIVES AND
THE CONTINUING PROCESS OF EQUIT
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE THAT STM
PROGRAM AND SERVICES HELP
PROVIDE. THE EMERGING NEEDS
EXPENSES WERE MUCH-NEEDED AFTE
MARCH 2020 FOR THE WEST
SEATTLE HYBRID UNTIL SUMMER
7022. DURING 2022 , STM FUNDS
WERE NEEDED TO PURCHASE
ADDITIONAL SERVICE HOURS ON YOU
METRO TRAVEL TRANSIT ROUTES.
IN THE CAMPAIGN. FOR STM
CAPITAL PROJECTS, UP TO $3
MILLION MAY BE SPENT ANNUALLY
IN 22 ON PROJECTS TO SUPPORT
INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE , AN
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO INCREAS
EFFICIENCY OF TRANSIT OPERATION
TO SUPPORT THE VISION, THE
COVID RECOVERY PROJECTS WILL
CONTINUALLY IN 22. AND DESIG
TO INSTALL REDLINES IN THE HIGH
RIDERSHIP AREAS THAT MAINTAIN
THESE LEVELS DURING THE
PANDEMIC. AND NOW I WILL TURN
TO ASHLAND TO READ HER PORTIONS
>> THANK YOU. HOW THE TRANSIT
SPOT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDED
BY THE LEVY TO REMOVE SEATTLE
IS ABLE TO EFFICIENTLY AND
QUICKLY TAKE CARE OF SMALL
PROJECT. THE EXPENSES THAT GO
ALONG WITH IT. STM FUNDS ARE
ALSO USED TO THE MONEY FOR THE
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF
TRANSIT PLUS MULTIMILLION
CORRIDOR LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS.
AND THE TAB DOES RECEIVE UPDATE
ON PROGRESS ON THE PLANNING AND
DESIGN PROJECTS AND LOOKS FOR T
UPDATE IN THE FUTURE. WE ALL TH
WAY THOROUGHLY OF THE SEATTLE
CAPITATION PLAN AND THE TROUBLE
IS YOU, IT IS COMMENTING ON THE
REPORT TO THE SDOT TRANSIT
MOBILITY DIVISION , AND WORK
WITH ALL MOBILE BOARDS TO FULLY
LAMENT THE CHECK TATIAN ISSUES
ADDRESSED IN IT. THE TAB KNOWS
OF THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING
IN THE STM IS FOR PURCHASING
SERVICE HOURS AND KEEPING
TRANSIT SERVICES ADEQUATE TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY
HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE CONCERNS
THAT POST-COVID, THERE HAVE BEE
ONGOING OPERATOR SHORTAGES,
CANCELED RUNS, AND ITEMS THAT
FUNDING ALONE CANNOT SOLVE.
THEREFORE, THE TAP WELCOMES
OPPORTUNITY FOR UPDATES IN 2023
ON INCREASED SERVICE HOURS AND
RUNS , OR REALISTIC ASSESSMENT
OF WHAT CAN BE COMPASSED BY THE
WORKFORCE IN USEFUL BUSES
AVAILABLE. FOR SIMPLE, IF
THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF OPERATORS
COULD EXIST IN SERVICE HOURS
PURCHASE BE OPTIMIZED TO THE
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSIT
STRUCTURE SUCH AS DEDICATED
BIKES LANE , BUSTLING, SORRY, O
INTERSECTIONS WITH TRANSIT
SIGNAL . THE TAB ENCOURAGES FO
FURTHER ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN TO
HELP IMMEDIATELY TO ADDRESS
THESE ISSUES ON TRANSIT RIDERS
AS WE BELIEVE THE CURRENT
SITUATION DOES BEAR EMERGENCY.
FINALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE STM STAFF FOR RECAPPING TH
FINANCIAL REALITIES OF AN OF TH
REPORT IN 19 HAD A MAJOR IMPACT
ON TRANSIT SERVICES, WRITERS,
AND THEIR COLLECTION. FEDERALLY
FUNDS, ASSISTANT OPERATIONS AND
INVESTMENT COSTS AND SERVICE
LEVELS. CAPACITY RESTRAINTS AR
WELL KNOWN, OPERATOR EMINENCE
WORKER AND PARTS SHORTAGES. STM
RESERVES , THE $20 MILLION
RESERVE BALANCE OF THIS FUND I
NECESSARY TO WHETHER FUTURE
CHANGES AND UNCERTAINTIES. STM
BUDGET CHANGES, IN WHICH, YOU
KNOW, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE
A BUDGET IN NOVEMBER FOR THE
NEXT YEAR, AND DECISIONS AT THA
TIME THAT AFFECT TREPIDATION
SERVICES FOLLOWED SDOT TO
RESOLVE AND REPORT BACK
SOLUTIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL,
AS WELL AS THE TAB AS THE
OVERSIGHT AGENCY FOR EXPENSES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON ALL
THIS, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR
LISTENING, AND WE WILL NOT HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR REPORT.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU. AGAIN
APPRECIATE THE TRANSIT ADVISOR
BOARD, THE VOLUNTEER, HOURS THA
YOU PUT IN, AND EXPERTISE THAT
YOU PROVIDE TO THE CITY . AND
WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD BUT
THAT POWERPOINT BACKUP IN CASE
WE GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT, I GOT
QUESTIONS ON A COUPLE OF SLIDES
AND I KNOW WE ARE GETTING ALMOS
TO THE NOON HOUR HERE. SO ,
SPEAK QUICKLY. IF YOU GO TO
SLIDE 23 , COULD YOU TELL US A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU
ARE DOING REGARDING THE G LINE?
I THOUGHT THE SOURCES OF
FUNDING FOR THE G LINE WERE NOT
AS TBD -- TO MECCA, THE
QUESTION. THIS IS SERVICE
RELATED TO THAT RESTRUCTURE.
>> SO, SICKLY METRO IS , ONCE
TALK MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT THIS,
BUT WE ARE NOT FUNDING THE G
LINE, WE ARE SERVING THE
SERVICE, RESTRUCTURE THAT WE AR
INVESTING IN SOME OF THE SERVIC
CHANGE THAT IS HAPPENING BECAUS
OF THE NEW LINES, DOES THAT
MAKE SENSE? SMACK GOT IT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. AND THEN, COULD
YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THE
BAR GRAPH? THANKS FOR DOING
THIS. AND I KNOW THAT THOSE OUT
YEARS ARE SUBJECT TO
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE . BUT WANTED
TO ADDRESS EMERGING NEEDS, AN
ALSO RESERVES. LET ME START WIT
HIS RESERVES. THIS GRAPH, THIS
BAR GRAPH DOES NOT SHOW THE
AMOUNT OF MONEY SITTING IN THE
RESERVES, CORRECT? SMACK
CORRECT.
>> OKAY. SO, JUST FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, THERE ARE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE
RESERVES NOW , I THINK ONE OF
THE PURPOSES FOR THAT IS TO IF
FOR WHATEVER REASON, AS TBD IS
NOT , IF SOME PART OF IT IS NOT
PREAPPROVED BY VOTERS IN 2026
TO START IN 2027, AND THERE
WOULD BE A WAY TO SORT OF TAPER
OFF THE VARIOUS SUBSIDIES AND
INVESTMENTS. BUT THERE IS THAT
MONEY AVAILABLE, AND FOR THE
RESERVES NOW . SO, IT REALLY IS
A POLICY DECISION ON HOW TO USE
THOSE RESERVES. AND WE CAN TALK
MORE ABOUT THAT , YOU KNOW, WHE
YOU COME UP WITH YOUR SPEND PLA
FOR 2024. BUT , THE EMERGING
NEEDS CATEGORY , I KNOW WE WERE
IN A CRISIS SITUATION WITH THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE, THE WEST
SEATTLE HYBRID CLOSE, AND THERE
WERE SOME NEEDS ON THE LOW
BRIDGE, WAS SEATTLE LOW BRIDGE
HAD SOME NEEDS AS WELL. BUT WIT
THAT , ESSENTIALLY RESOLVED,
I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE
CITY COUNCIL WOULD PROBABLY WAN
MORE DETAILS ON WHAT YOUR
THOUGHTS ARE ON THE EMERGING
NEEDS CATEGORY . AND WOULD WANT
TO PROVIDE OUR INPUT ON WHAT ,
HOW THE MONEY IS INVESTED. SO
I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS, YOU
KNOW, BEFORE YOU PUT SOMETHING
IN STONE ON A SPEND PLAN FOR 24
, THE MORE CONSULTATION YOU CAN
HAVE WITH COUNCILMEMBERS, I
THINK THE BETTER. THE LOTS OF
NEEDS, THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS,
AND WE GET FEEDBACK FROM TRANSI
RIDERS TOO. SO, DOES WANT TO
ENCOURAGE SDOT TO CONSULT IN
ADVANCE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
ON HOW YOUR THINKING ABOUT
SPENDING, ESPECIALLY DOLLARS I
THAT CATEGORY SINCE THAT IS ONE
THAT , THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE ,
THE CIRCUMCISIONS HAVE CHANGED
SUBSTANTIALLY SINCE THE ORIGINA
PURPOSE OF THOSE DOLLARS. SO,
CALL! YES, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?
>> THANK YOU. CHAIR PETERSON,
JUST SORT OF TO THAT POINT, AND
ALSO TO THE POINT THAT ASHLEY
WAS MAKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT
WE DO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
OPERATOR SHORTAGE AT KING
COUNTY METRO, HAVE A LOT OF
BUSES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW,
NEEDING MAINTENANCE ISSUES THAT
ARE UNRESOLVED . AND SO, WE ARE
SEEING A SERIOUS, DRAMATIC
REDUCTION IN SERVICE FROM OUR
, FRANK FROM KING COUNTY METRO
AND IT IS HAVING A REALLY DIRE
IMPACT ON THE ABILITY OF OUR
NEIGHBORS TO GET TO WORK, TO GE
TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, TO JUS
SORT OF DO THE THINGS THAT THEY
NEED TO DO. AND SO, I AM
INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING
BETTER , GIVEN THAT THE COUNTY
IS TRYING TO RESOLVE THEIR
ISSUES AS BEST THEY CAN, AND WE
KNOW THAT THAT WILL BE A
CHALLENGE FOR SOME TIME. HOW CA
WE USE THESE RESOURCES TO FILL
THE GAPS IN THE MEANTIME? AND T
REALLY MAKE SURE THAT OUR
SEATTLE RESIDENTS CAN BENEFIT
FROM THIS RESOURCE, AND GET
ACCESS TO SERVICES SO THEY CA
DO THE THINGS THEY NEED TO DO.
WOULD BE REALLY US THAT IN
HEARING FROM ALL OF YOU ABOUT
YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR WHAT WE
COULD DO AS A CITY TO FILL THA
GAP WHILE WE ARE WAITING FOR
KING COUNTY METRO TO RESOLVE TH
ISSUES THEY HAVE THEY ARE.
>> THANKS FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBERS, AND I, THAT WA
A DISCUSSION TO HAVE, AND IT
WILL BE PART OF THE TWIN 24
BUDGET PROCESS. AS WE TALK ABOU
FUTURE SPENDING. AT THAT TIME.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
PUTTING TOGETHER THIS 2022
ANNUAL REPORT ON SEATTLE'S
MEASURE, AND COLLEAGUES , THIS
WAS OUR FINAL ITEM. ARE THERE
ANY FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FOR THE SDOT TEAM OR THE
TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD
LEADERSHIP? ALL RIGHT. WELL,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
PRESENTATION, PEOPLE WATCHING,
YOU KNOW, IT IS ONLINE, PLEASE
TAKE A LOOK AT IT ONLINE ON OUR
AGENDA. OKAY, COLLEAGUES, THE
TIME, I WILL GO AHEAD IN THE
MEETING, THE TIME IS 11:57 A.M.
THIS CONCLUDES THE AUGUST 15,
23 MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATIO
OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMITTEE, THE NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING OF THE TRANS-PATRICIAN
SEATTLE ABILITIES WILL BE MAYB
ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 9: 30
IN THE MORNING, DIRECTLY AFTER
LABOR DAY WEEKEND. SO, WE WILL
SEE YOU THEN. THANK YOU, AND WE
ARE ADJOURNED. CLAIMANT