>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYBODY.
CAN EVERYBODY HEAR
ME?
GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE THIS
AFTERNOON.
IT IS 2:05 ON JULY
20th, 2019 AND MY
NAME IS MICHAEL
O'BRIEN AND I'M
CHAIR OF THE
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE STAFFED
BY KELLY TODAY.
EXPECT TO HAVE AT
LEAST ONE OTHER
COLLEAGUE JOINING
US AT THIS POINT
THIS AFTERNOON.
WE HAVE A PACKED
AGENDA, AND A TON
OF FOLKS HERE
TODAY.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE
YOU IN THE
AUDIENCE.
WE HAVE, WELL,
FIRST OF ALL, I
EXPECT THIS MEETING
WILL RUN THREE
HOURS INSTEAD OF
TWO HOURS SO
DEPENDING WHERE
YOUR ITEMS ARE ON
THE AGENDA, LET'S
PLAN FOR THAT.
WE HAVE CLOSE TO 50
SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT, AND
SO IN AN EFFORT TO
GET THROUGH AS MUCH
AS THE PUBLIC
COMMENT AS POSSIBLE
AND THE ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA TODAY,
I'M GOING TO START
WITH PUBLIC COMMENT
AT ONE MINUTE EACH.
SO FOR FOLKS THAT
ARE PLANNING TO
COME FORWARD, DO
THAT.
IF YOU'RE IN A
GROUP OF TWO OR
MORE, AND MAYBE YOU
WANT TO CONSOLIDATE
YOUR MESSAGE, I CAN
GIVE YOU TWO
MINUTES
COLLECTIVELY.
THAT
WOULD HELP US GET
THROUGH MORE
PEOPLE.
IF FOLKS ARE GOING
TO SAY THE SAME
THING OVER AND OVER
AGAIN, IT WOULD BE
GREAT TO HEAR FROM
YOU AT ONCE.
EVERYONE HAS THAT
RIGHT.
WE'LL CHECK IN AT
30 MINUTES TO SEE
WHERE WE ARE ON
PUBLIC COMMENT AND
EXTEND THAT A
LITTLE LONGER.
WE NORMALLY DO 20
MINUTES, BUT I'LL
START WITH 30
MINUTES SINCE
THERE'S SO MANY
FOLKS.
ON THE AGENDA,
WE'LL HAVE A
DISCUSSION ON THE
GREEN NEW DEAL AND
TAKE UP ITEMS
AROUND THE
CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL WE HAVE
RSJI REPORT AND GET
A STREET CAR
OPERATIONS FROM
SDOT.
WE'RE GOING TO
CONSIDER AN
ORDINANCE RELATED
TO PRODUCTION AND A
RESOLUTION ABOUT
NAVAL SONAR TESTING
IN THE COASTAL
WATER.
SO LOTS TO TALK
ABOUT.
LET'S SHIFT TO
PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M GOING TO CALL
THREE OR FOUR NAMES
SO FOLKS CAN QUEUE
UP AT EITHER
úMICROPHONE.
I ASK YOU WATCH THE
CLOCKS UP HERE THAT
SHOW YOU HOW MUCH
TIME YOU HAVE LEFT.
I WILL CUT YOU OFF
AT ONE MINUTE.
I WOULD APPRECIATE
FOLKS TO HONOR THE
COMMENTS TO ONE
MINUTE.
DOUG HOLTON
FOLLOWED BY ANNE
MACOIA AND THEN
SEDO, I THINK, AND
HONEY COURT AND
MR. LAY AND NORA
CHAN.
DOUG, HIGH.
>> IS THIS?
>> IT'S ON.
>> MY NAME IS DOUG
HOLTON AND I WORK
FOR THE
ASSOCIATION.
FIRST HILL IS THE
MOST TRANSIENT
DEPENDENT
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A
LOW INCOME
POPULATION.
IT'S DESIGNATED AS
A REGIONAL GROWTH
CENTER AND OUR
TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS NEED TO
WORK IN CONJUNCTION
WITH OUR LAND USE
AND EMPLOYMENT.
AS SEATTLE'S
DOWNTOWN
NEIGHBORHOODS
INCLUDING FIRST
HILL GAIN JOBS AND
RESIDENTS, WE NEED
TO ENSURE THERE'S
HIGH CAPACITY
TRANSIT OPTIONS AND
LET'S FINISH WHAT
WE STARTED AND
COMPLETE THE STREET
CAR DOWNTOWN.
>> THANK YOU, DOUG.
ANNE.
>> HELLO.
HI.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE
FIRST HOME
IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION.
MY NAME IS ANNE
MACOIA AND FIRST
HILL IS THE LARGEST
CENTERS, OVER
45,000 PEOPLE GO TO
WORK IN FIRST HILL
EVERYDAY AND THE
POPULATION OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD WILL
INCREASE BY
72% OVER THE NEXT
FIVE YEARS.
AND WE HAVE THE
LOWEST RATE OF CAR
OWNERSHIP OF ANY
NEIGHBORHOOD IN
SEATTLE.
COMPLETING THE
STREET CAR NETWORK
WITH OPTIONS TO
CONNECT TO LIGHT
RAIL, SOUNDER AND
FERRIES WILL
SUPPORT SEATTLE'S
DENSEST
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ANNE.
JOINED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER PACHECO.
LAURIE.
>>
IS ZETO HERE?
>> I'M NORA CHAN.
I PICKED ABOUT 30
OR 40 PEOPLE HERE
TODAY, AND SO I
DON'T WANT TO TAKE
UP SO MUCH OF YOUR
TIME, SO IF YOU
DON'T MIND, WE JUST
ALL COME UP.
IS THAT OKAY?
>> THAT WOULD BE
GREAT, NORA.
THANK YOU FOR DOING
THAT.
ANYONE WITH NORA
WANTS TO COME WITH
NORA OR STAND UP.
>> WHOEVER WANT TO
COME UP, YOU CAN
COME UP.
THIS IS THE FIRST
TIME THEY COME.
>> THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING FOLKS.
>> I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.
HELLO, HERE.
I STARTED WITH KIT.
RESIDENTS, BUSINESS
ARE SUPPORTING THE
CITY CONNECTER.
WE HAVE RESIDENTS,
MUSEUM AND COUNTERS
TO SHARE.
ANYONE WANT TO
SHARE WITH US,
PLEASE COME, OKAY.
AND THEN, SO HERS
IS PLEASE KEEP YOUR
PROMISE.
CHINA TOWN, SMALL
BUSINESS HAS BEEN
WAITING SINCE THE
2012 CONSTRUCTION
OF THE FIRST HILLS
STRICT CAR SO YOU
TELL THEM IN
CHINESE.
I WANT THEM TO
PARTICIPATE SO THEY
WILL SAY IN CHINESE
AND SAY IT IN
ENGLISH.
I HOPE YOU DON'T
MIND.
>> NO, THAT'S
GREAT, NORA.
>> [SPEAKING
NON-ENGLISH]
>> THANK YOU.
OKAY.
APPROXIMATELY
20,000 PEOPLE WILL
RIDE THE NEW CITY
CONNECTER PER DAY.
THAT IS MORE THAN
ANY METRO BUS NINE
CAN DO EACH DAY,
RIGHT, SO I'LL LET
HER READ IT IN
CHINESE.
[SPEAKING
NON-ENGLISH]
>> THANK YOU.
AND NORA, WE'LL
GIVE YOU EXTRA TIME
SINCE YOU'RE
TRANSLATING.
THIS IS GREAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE CITY
CONNECTER WILL
CREATE A FAST AND
EFFICIENT WAY TO
MOVE MORE PEOPLE,
AND TAKING PEOPLE
OUT OF THEIR CARS
AND REDUCING
GRIDLOCKS, OKAY.
SAY IT IN CHINESE.
[SPEAKING
NON-ENGLISH]
>> THANK YOU.
>> STRICT STREET
CAR WILL CONNECT
RESIDENTS TO THE
NEW JOB WITHOUT
INCREASING
CONGESTION, AND
SAVE MONEY.
REMEMBER, EASY AND
FAST TRANSPORTATION
WILL BRING
SUCCESSFUL ECONOMY.
[FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
>> YOU HAVE PEOPLE
SPEAK ALL
DIFFERENT, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, AND
I HAVE MORE PEOPLE
COMING.
THEY ARE NOT HERE
YET.
SO SORRY.
[Applause]
>> THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR ORGANIZING
AND HELPING
TRANSLATE, AND TO
ALL OF FOLKS WHO
CAME DOWN FOR THE
FIRST TIME TO
TESTIFY AT CITY
HALL.
WE REALLY
APPRECIATE HEARING
YOUR VOICES HERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE.
RANDY GASTALSON IS
NEXT.
AND RANDY IS
FOLLOWED BY RYAN
PACKER AND THEN
ANDREW CADE AND
ALEX LOCKHART.
>> I'M RANDY AND I
JUST RETIRED CITY
OPERATOR.
HE WAS AN ORIGINAL
OPERATOR FROM 2017
OR 2007.
ANYWAY, I HAVE SOME
CONCERNS ABOUT, I
UNDERSTAND YOU'RE
GOING TO BE
CONSIDERING WHETHER
TO AMEND THE
CONTRACT FOR THE
VEHICLES OR TO GET,
CANCEL IT AND GET A
NEW CONTRACT.
I WOULD SUGGEST FOR
SEVERAL REASONS
GOING BACK TO THE
66-FOOT VEHICLES
THAT ARE ACTUALLY
AVAILABLE AT
BROOKFIELD
EQUIPMENT
CORPORATION.
I DON'T KNOW THEM
PERSONALLY.
BUT I DO KNOW
THEY'RE BEING USED
IN FIVE DIFFERENT
CITIES DOWN IN
OKLAHOMA, TEMPE,
DALLAS AND
MILWAUKEE AND ONE
OTHER ONE.
ANYWAY, THERE ARE
GOOD REASONS TO GO,
TO STAY AT 66-FOOT.
THE OPERATORS HAVE
FALL BACK BRAKES
AND SO THEY WOULD
BE GOING FROM MAYBE
THREE OR FOUR OR
FIVE DIFFERENT
VEHICLES FROM ONE
SHIFT, AND YOU HAVE
TO UNDERSTAND YOUR
CLEARANCES, SO TO
GO FROM A 66-FOOT
TO A 75-FOOT, AND
HAVE TO KNOW WHICH
CAR YOU'RE IN DOING
YOUR CLEARANCES,
IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT.
>> THANK YOU,
RANDY.
>> CAN I LEAVE
THIS?
>> KELLY WILL GRAB
IT FOR YOU.
I APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING YOUR
EXPERTISE AND
CONGRATULATIONS ON
YOUR RETIREMENT AND
THANKS FOR SHARING.
RYAN.
>> HI THERE, I'M
HERE BECAUSE BACK
IN MARCH WE WERE
HERE FOR A VISION
ZERO PRESENTATION
WHERE WE WERE TOLD
SEATTLE CONTINUES
TO BE ON THE RIGHT
TRACK AND I HAVE
NUMBERS FROM THE
FIRST SIX YEARS AND
NUMBER OF
COLLISIONS RESULTED
IN LOSS OF LIFE, 98
AND AVERAGE TIME
BETWEEN THOSE
COLLISIONS, 44
HOURS.
NUMBER OF
PEDESTRIANS
SERIOUSLY KILLED OR
INJURED IN THE SIX
MONTHS, 39 WHICH
MEANS WE'RE ON
TRACK, BY THE END
OF THE YEAR, THE
PAST DECADE OF
TRENDS HAS
CONTINUED TO SEE 90
BY THE END OF THE
YEAR.
WHEN IN FACT WE
HAVE BEEN
ADVANTAGING AROUND
50 FOR THE PAST TEN
YEARS.
ADVANTAGE NUMBER OF
COLLISIONS REPORTED
BY THE SDOT TRAFFIC
TWITTER ACCOUNT ON
RINGER AVENUE
THROUGH YESTERDAY,
THIS IS YEAR, 134.
PERCENTAGE OF
PEOPLE REFERENCED
ABOVE WHO DESERVE
TO HAVE THEIR
SAFETY PRIORITIZED
OVER PEOPLE MOVING
VEHICLE TRAFFIC,
100%.
AND THE NUMBER OF TIME S
S THE
CURRENT MAYOR OF
SALES COMMITTED TO
VISION ZERO, ZERO.
>> THANK YOU, RYAN.
ANDREW.
AND ALICE.
>> BY THE WAY,
DETROIT WAS THE
OTHER 5th ONE.
>> THANK YOU,
RANDY.
>> HEY, WE ARE
ALICE AND ANDREW
FROM 350 SEATTLE.
>> WE'LL GIVE YOU
TWO MINUTES.
>> YEP.
>> TWO MINUTES
TOGETHER, GO AHEAD.
>> HI, WE'RE HERE
TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
GREEN NEW DEAL.
THE GREEN NEW DEAL
ACKNOWLEDGES A
TRUTH.
WE LIVE IN AN ERA
OF CLIMATE
EMERGENCY.
IN THIS ERA, THE
CITY MUST ENSURE WE
REDUCE CLIMATE
POLLUTION AND MAKE
PROGRESS TOWARD THE
CITY'S
ENVIRONMENTAL AND
EQUITY GOALS AND
THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION
FOCUS IS THE DESIGN
AND USE OF OUR
STREETS AND
ACHIEVING CLIMATE
POLLUTION REDUCTION
ON OUR STREETS IS A
SIMPLE DESIGN
ISSUE, BUT A
COMPLEX SOCIAL
PROCESS.
THE DESIGN IS
SIMPLE BECAUSE ALL
SDOT NEEDS IS A
PLAN TO CONVERT
SOME OF OUR STREET
FROM LANES TO CARS,
INFORM GREEN
TRANSPORTATION,
SPECIFICALLY LANES
FOR BUSES, BIKE
TRAILS AND
SIDEWALKS.
EACH YEA THE CITY
SHOULD CALCULATE
THE NUMBER OF
CARBON REDUCTION
ADMISSION BASED ON
THE VMT'S AND
VEHICLE MILES
TRAVELED AND THE
SOCIAL PROCESS IS
MORE COMPLEX, SDOT
AND CITY LEADERSHIP
HAD BARELY PLANNED
ON HOW TO CONVERT
CAR DRIVERS TO
BIKERS AND TRANSIT
USERS.
HERE ARE
SUGGESTIONS.
>> FIRST WE NEED TO
RAISE AWARENESS IN
OUR COMMUNITIES OF
THE MANY BENEFITS
OF THIS CONVERSION,
NOT ONLY LOWER
CARBON ADMISSIONS,
BUT ALSO FEWER
DEADLY COLLISIONS
AND BETTER AIR
QUALITY FROM
TRANSPORTATION
INCLUDING BIKING
AND WALKING, MORE
AFFORDABLE
TRANSPORTATION,
WHICH IS SUPER
IMPORTANT IN THE
COMMUNITY BONDS
THAT FORM, AND WE
HAVE WALKABLE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE CITY IS PROMOTE
AND NEEDS TO
PROMOTE THESE
BENEFITS IN
NEIGHBORHOOD
MEETINGS, BUT
DEVELOPING A SOCIAL
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
INCLUDES WALK AND
BIKE COORDINATORS
AT SCHOOL AND
GREATER ENGAGEMENTS
WITH EMPLOYERS, AND
OUTREACH TO
BUSINESS DISTRICTS
AND RESIDENTIAL ON
GREEN
TRANSPORTATION.
I'M SURE CITY
DEPARTMENTS HAVE
ADDITIONAL IDEAS
AND WE SHOULD MIND
THOSE TO CREATE A
CULTURE WITHIN THE
CITY GOVERNMENT AND
IN THE CITY AT
LARGE OF ZERO
CARBON
TRANSPORTATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ALICE
AND ANDREW.
AND EMILY MANETTI
IS NEXT FOLLOWED BY
KITTY WILSON AND
JORDAN VANVOST AND
CHEN.
>> MY NAME IS EMILY
AND I LEAD
TRANSPORTATION
POLICY FOR THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION, WE'RE
A MEMBER OF THE
STREET COALITION.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF
OF OUR RATE PAYERS
TO SUPPORT THE
STREET CAR PROJECT.
WE'RE PLEASED THE
PROJECT IS MOVING
FORWARD AND WE
SUPPORT COUNCIL
APPROVING THE FUNDS
FOR SDOT TO MOVE
THIS FORWARD.
WE KNOW SEATTLE
CONTINUE TO GROW
AND DOWNTOWN IS
HOME TO 300,000
WORKERS AND MORE
THAN 80,000
RESIDENTS AND WE
NEED TO PRIORITIZE
A DIVERSE
TRANSPORTATION TO
KEEP OUR ECONOMIC
CORE THRIVING AND
WE KNOW THE
MAJORITY OF
RESIDENTS SUPPORT
THIS PROJECT.
IT'S TIME TO MOVE
IT FORWARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TME.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH SODOT
AND THE MAYOR AND
THE COUNCIL AS THIS
PROJECT MOVES
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU,
KATIE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS KATIE
WILSON AND I'M HERE
REPRESENTING THE
TRANSIT RIDER
UNION.
I WANT TO EXPRESS
OUR STRONG SUPPORT
FOR THE CITY
DEVELOPING A NEW
GREEN DEAL WITH
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
AND I WANT TO SPEAK
TO THE TROOPER
PRODUCTION PROGRAM
WHICH I BELIEVE
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
DISCUSSING LATER
THIS AFTERNOON.
HALF OF SEATTLE'S
CARBON ADMISSIONS
COME FROM PASSENGER
TRANSPORTATION AND
IF THE CITY IS
GOING TO MEET OUR
TRANSPORTATION
GOALS, WE NEED TO
GIVE DRIVERS A
BETTER OPTION THAN
DRIVING ALONE.
WE APPRECIATE THAT
THE CITY HAS A
COMMUTE PRODUCTION
PROGRAM, AND WE
ALSO THINK THE CITY
CAN DO MORE TO
ENSURE THAT MORE
WORKERS ARE GETTING
TRANSIT BENEFITS
AND TO MAKE SURE
THESE BENEFITS ARE
EQUITABLE.
THERE'S A LOT OF
THINGS WE LIKE
ABOUT THE PLAN THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
DISCUSSING TODAY.
THE RECOMMENDATION
TO ACTUALLY RANK
REQUIREMENTS BY
EFFECTIVENESS AND
DO MORE TO REQUIRE
THAT CTR EMPLOYERS
TAKE HIGH IMPACT
ACTIONS AND WE
THINK THERE'S A LOT
OF IMPROVEMENTS
THAT CAN BE MADE,
AND I'M OUT OF
TIME, SO TO BE
CONTINUED.
>> THANK YOU,
KATIE.
JORDAN.
>> THANK YOU FOR
OFFERING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO
COMMENT ON THIS
LEGISLATION.
I ALSO WISH TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE
STAND ON UNSEATED
[INAUDIBLE]
TERRITORY WHICH IS
RELEVANT TO THE
GREEN DEAL
REGISTRATION.
I LIVED IN TUNE
WITH NATURE AND
GARDENING, BUT THE
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
WERE THE EXPERTS IN
THIS REGARD AND WE
NEED TO LISTEN TO
THEM AND THE YOUTH
WHOSE FUTURE WE'RE
ENCLOSING ON.
THERE'S MORE TIME
FOR BUSINESSES AS
USUAL.
WE HAVE TO STOP
BUILDING GIANT
PARKING GARAGES
LIKE THE ONE THAT
WENT UP AT EXPEDIA.
WE HAVE TO RETHINK
OUR LIFE BASED ON
AN UNDERSTANDING OF
PRIORITIZING AND
COMPASSION OVER
PROFIT AND I WOULD
BE IN SUPPORT OF
ITEM NUMBER 7.
THE RESOLUTION
CONCERNING THE
SONAR WHICH IS
HARMING THE WHALES
AND OTHERS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU,
JORDAN.
CHIN IS NEXT, I'M
NOT SURE IF YOU
TESTIFIED WITH YOU
NORA.
>> I GIVE MY TIME
TO MR. JAMES WONG.
HE'S MORE IMPORTANT
THAN I AM.
>> JAMES, YOU'RE
AFTER JIM ERICKSON,
SO HANG ON.
JIM ERICKSON AND
JAMES WONG.
I SEE JIM COMING
FORWARD.
WHOEVER SIGNED IN
NUMBER 17 SIGNED
IN, THEIR NAME IN
CHINESE CHARACTER,
SO I CAN'T
PRONOUNCE THAT.
BUT IF SOMEONE
SIGNED IN ON NUMBER
17 WHO HASN'T
TESTIFIED ALREADY,
YOU CAN COME
FORWARD AND
FOLLOWING THAT
WOULD BE DOUG TRUM.
GO AHEAD, JIM.
>> I'M JIM ERICKSON SPEAKING AS
A
RESIDENT IN FIRST
HILL.
IT'S MY OPINION
THAT THE CONNECTER
PROJECT SHOULD BE
COMPLETED AS
PLANNED.
ACCORDING TO THE
KPMG STREET CAR
COST REVIEW, THE
BENEFIT TO SEATTLE
WILL BE AN INCREASE
IN POTENTIAL ANNUAL
RIDERSHIP FROM THE
CORRECT FORECAST OF
2 MILLION TO A NEW
HIGHER FORECAST OF
6 MILLION.
THIS IS THE BUSIEST
METRO LINE IN
SEATTLE.
FIRST TAIL IS IN
URBAN CENTER
VILLAGE THAT
PROVIDES GROWING
EMPLOYMENT AND
GROWING RESIDENTIAL
HOUSE AND WE'RE A
DESTINATION IN THE
MORNING FOR THOSE
HEADING TO WORK,
AND IN THE
AFTERNOON FOR THOSE
RETURNING HOME.
WE RECENTLY
ADVOCATED SHIFTING
THE NEW UNDERGROUND
LIGHT RAIL STATION
ON THE EAST SIDE OF
I-5 ON FIRST HILL.
THE IDEA WAS
REJECTED.
OUR ORIGINAL
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN
CENTERED ON AN
UNDERGROUND LIGHT
RAIL STATION AT
MADISON AND MINOR.
THE FIRST HILL
UNDERGROUND STATION
WAS CANCELLED.
OUR SENIOR
RESIDENTS AND
HEALTH CARE
VISITORS APPRECIATE
THE ROLL ON AND
ROLL OFF
ACCESSIBILITY
OFFERED BY STREET
CAR PLATFORMS.
IF THE DECISION IS
MADE TO CANCEL THE
CENTER CITY
CONNECTER PROJECT,
IT WILL BE ANOTHER
LARGE
DISAPPOINTMENT ON
FIRST HILL.
>> THANK YOU, JIM.
JAMES WONG, YOU'RE
NEXT.
AND THEN, IF
THERE'S SOMEONE WHO
SIGNED IN WITH
CHINESE CHARACTERS,
THEY'LL BE AFTER
JAMES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY
NAME IS JAMES WONG
AND I'M THE CEO
VIBRANT CITIES
BASED IN THE
INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT FOCUSED ON
MIXED-USED
RESIDENTIAL IN
SEATTLE.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK
IN FAVOR OF THE
CITY STREET CAR
PROJECT BECAUSE ONE
OUR CITY NEEDS TO
CONTINUE INVEST IN
RELIABLE,
AFFORDABLE TRANSIT.
I'M AN IMMIGRANT
FROM HUMBLE
BEGINNINGS.
GROWING YOU, MY
FAMILY USED PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION
BECAUSE IT WAS
AFFORDABLE.
IT WAS A PRIMARILY
MEANS OF GETTING
FROM HOME TO WORK
INTO CHINA TOWN.
SECOND, OUR CITY IS
BECOMING DENSER
EVERYDAY.
AND WE NEED
TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS THAT WILL
HELP MORE RESIDENTS
WITHOUT ADDING TO
THE CONGESTION.
A CITY POPULATION
INCREASED BY ABOUT
135,000 PEOPLE FROM
2010 TO 2017.
AND IF THE CITY
WANTS TO REDUCE
CONGESTION, YOU
NEED TO SUPPORT
TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS LIKE CITY
CENTER, CENTER
STREET CAR WHICH
WILL CONNECT
RESIDENTS TO JOBS
IN DOWNTOWN AND IS
THE LAKE UNION
WITHOUT CONGESTION.
NUMBER THREE, IF
THE CITY VALUES
CHINA TOWN AS A
CULTURAL
NEIGHBORHOOD, THE
CITY NEEDS TO
INVEST IN CITY
STREET CARS AND
THAT WILL MAKE IT
MORE ACCESSIBLE TO
RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS ALIKE.
>> JAMES, YOUR TIME
IS UP.
>> OH, REALLY.
>> NORA SAID I
COULD USE HER ONE
MINUTE.
>> NORA HAD SOME
TIME FOR HERSELF
ALREADY.
THERE'S A LOT OF
FOLKS HERE TO SPEAK
TODAY.
>> ONE LAST POINT.
TEN SECONDS.
WE DON'T WANT CHINA
TOWN TO BE LIKE OUR
NEIGHBORS IN
PORTLAND AND
VANCOUVER.
THOSE CHINA TOWNS
ARE DEAD AND WE
DON'T WANT THAT TO
HAPPEN TO SEATTLE
CHINA TOWN.
WE NEED TO CONNECT
IT.
THANK YOU.
>> I GOT YOUR
POINT, JIM.
THANK YOU.
[Applause]
>> WE'RE GOING TO
GO TO DOUG NEXT.
UNLESS THERE'S
SOMEONE ELSE.
GO AHEAD, DOUG.
AND THEN AFTER YOU
IS GOING TO BE, I
THINK IT'S PEN LOU.
AND THEN PAIGE
MALOT.
>> I'M DOUG,
SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF THE URBANIST.
WE JOIN BOTH THE
MASS COALITION
MOVING ALL SEATTLE
SUSTAINABLY AND THE
STREET CHARCOAL BIG
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE
IN PROJECTS LIKE
THE STREET CAR.
AND WE WANT TO SEE
THEM DONE AS
QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
IT'S HIGH QUALITY
AND ADMISSION-FREE
TRANSIT AND WE NEED
TO BE DOING THAT AS
QUICKLY AS WE CAN
TO DEAL WITH OUR
CLIMATE CRISIS AND
20,000 DAILY RIDERS
AND THAT'S SERIOUS
RIDERSHIP, WHERE
ELSE WOULD THESE
PEOPLE GO, IF YOU
HAVE RIDDEN A BUS
AT RUSH HOUR
DOWNTOWN, MOST
BUSES ARE CRAMMED
FULL.
IT WOULD BE NICE TO
HAVE A LITTLE BIT
OF A SAFETY VAIL
FOR THOSE FOLKS AND
FOR FOLKS WHO SAY
WE CAN DO THIS WITH
A BUS, EACH ONE OF
THESE VEHICLES,
THANKS TO BEING
75-FEET LONG, IT
CAN CARRY ABOUT 166
PEOPLE.
AND THAT'S TWICE
THE, WHAT MOST
METRO BUSES CAN
HANDLE, SO THESE
SHOULD HAVE MORE
CAPACITY AND THAT'S
PARTIALLY WHY
THERE'S SO MUCH
RIDERSHIP.
SO I REALLY HOPE
THAT THIS PROJECT
CAN STAY ALIVE, AND
CARRY PEOPLE VERY
SOON.
>> THANK YOU, DOUG.
IS IT PEN HUA?
OKAY.
MAYBE THEY ARE
TESTIFIED.
PAIGE MALOT.
PAIGE, YOU'RE GOING
TO BE FOLLOWED BY,
WE'RE GOING ON
NUMBER 21, LISA
HOWARD, THEN MIKE
MCCLAD AND MARIA.
>> MY NAME IS PAIGE
AND I'M A RESIDENT
ALONG THE FIRST
STREET CAR
ALIGNMENT AND I'M
HERE IN SUPPORT OF
THE STREET CAR AND
LOOK FORWARD TO THE
CITY CONNECTER
BEING COMPLETED
QUICKLY FOR GROWTH
IN THE DOWNTOWN
CORE.
ONCE THE CITY
CONNECTER IS
COMPLETE, THE
FIVE-MILE STREET
CAR ROUTE IS
EXPECTED TO HAVE
MORE RIDERS PER DAY
THAN KING COUNTY
METRO BUSIEST BUS
ROUTE E WHICH
COVERED 14 MILES
AND THAT INCREASE
úSTREET RIDERSHIP BY
FOUR TIMES AS IT
JOINS THE TWO
EXISTING RINDS TO
COMPLETE ONE STREET
CAR SYSTEM.
SINCE 2010, THE
AREA ACROSS THE
STREET CAR ROUTE
ADDED 43,000
RESIDENTS AND
INCREASED 66% AND A
27% INCREASE IN
EMPLOYMENT ALONG
THE ROUTE.
THE TRAFFIC
CONGESTION DOWNTOWN
AND PACKED BUSES
ALONG FIRST AVENUE
SIGNAL THE NEED FOR
HIGHER TRANSIT.
65% OF CARBON
ADMISSIONS FROM OUR
REGION COMES FROM
TRANSPORTATION.
WE CANNOT AFFORD TO
WAIT LONGER ON
MAKING INVESTMENTS
IN HIGH CAPACITY
ELECTRIC.
>> LISA.
>> HI, I'M LISA
HARDING WITH THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE ALLIANCE FOR
SQUARE.
I'M HERE BECAUSE WE
BELIEVE THIS STREET
CAR CONNECTION IS
CRITICAL TO OUR
REVITALIZATION WORK
IN PIONEER SQUARE
AND WE WANT TO
MINIMIZE THIS
CONSTRUCTION.
PLEASE CONSIDER THE
BENEFITS TO OUR
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM AND OUR
CITY.
AND I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS LATER SO
YOU CAN GET TO MORE
PEOPLE, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, LISA.
I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE
MORE AS WE MOVE
FORWARD.
MIKE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS,
I'M MIKE, AND I'M A
4th GENERATION.
I'M ALSO THE SOUTH
LAKE UNION
COMMUNITY COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION
CHAIR AND A MEMBER
OF THE STEERING
COMMITTEE.
MOBILITY IS
IMPORTANT TO ME.
IN SOUTH LAKE
UNION, 50,000
PEOPLE LIVING AND
WORKING IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT
WEREN'T THERE 15
YEARS AGO AND MOST
AREN'T FROM SEATTLE
AND MANY NOT FROM
THE UNITED STATES
AND OUR NEWEST
RESIDENTS THINK
ABOUT MOBILITY
DIFFERENTLY THAN A
55-YEAR-OLD GUY
DRIVING SUV.
THERE'S AMONG
300,000 WHO WORK
DOWNTOWN.
MANY LIVING IN EACH
OF OUR 7 DISTRICTS.
COMPETITIVENESS IS
A CITY THAT'S
CRITICAL TO OUR WAY
OF LIFE.
DISTRICT BY
DISTRICT AND OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS RELY
ON THAT
COMPETITIVENESS AND
THE 50% OF
BUSINESS.
50% OF BUSINESS
TAXES COME FROM
DOWNTOWN AND
VIBRANT AND EASY TO
NAVIGATE DOWNTOWN.
AND WRAPPING UP,
TRANSPORTATION IS
THE FABRIC THAT
KNITS OUR COMMUNITY
TOGETHER.
OPTIONS IN THE DAY.
IN THIS ECONOMY,
WOULD WE ALLOW OUR
LEGACIES AS LEADERS
TO TAKE US BACK TO
THE 1970s WHEN WE
TURNED DOWN MONEY
FOR A SUBWAY SYSTEM
TO BE OUR --
>> MARIA FOLLOWED
BY TOM CHANG AND
DAVE MINCE AND
RACHEL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMAN O'BRIEN
AND COUNCIL MEMBER
PACHECO.
MY NAME IS MARIA
AND I USUALLY I
COME HERE TO HELP
COUNCIL CHAIR AND
THE ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE CHAIR, BUT
TODAY I COME TO YOU
AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS
BEEN WORKING ON
ENVIRONMENTAL AND
ECONOMIC JUSTICE
SINCE 1993 AND I
WANT TO BRING THE
THINKING AND THE
SOUL ON
ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE, AND I
WANTED TO SHARE
WITH OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL
FRIENDS THAT
ENVIRONMENTAL ISN'T
JUST NATURAL
HABITAT, BUT BUILT
ENVIRONMENT AS WELL
AS PEOPLE OF COLOR,
THOSE WHO ARE IN
DANGER.
SO IT IS WITH SUCH
A WONDERFUL KUDOS
TO THE COMMUNITIES
AND YOURSELF WHO
PUT THIS TOGETHER,
TO SAY IT'S THE
RIGHT TIME.
WE'RE IN AN
EMERGENCY WITH
CLIMATE CHANGE.
WE ARE IN A PLACE
WHERE THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IS NOT
TAKING LEADERSHIP,
AND LET'S TAKE CARE
OF OURSELVES AS A
CITY TO SAY WHO WE
ARE AND, WITH THAT,
I CAN CANNOT WAIT
TO SEE HOW THIS
WILL BE CONQUERED
AND WITHOUT AN
IMPACT ANALYSIS, WE
WILL NOT HAVE AS AN
EFFECTIVE PROGRAM
AND CONSIDER
INCLUDING THAT
CARBON IMPACT
ANALYSIS.
SAME AS ANY FISCAL
OR SOCIAL IMPACT
ANALYSIS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU,
MARIA.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
TOM.
I DON'T SEE TOM
CHANG GETTING UP,
AND DAVE MINCE.
>> THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK ON THE
GREEN NEW DEAL.
THERE'S SO MANY
DIFFERENT ASPECTS.
I THINK WE SHOULD
INCLUDE RADICAL NEW
GREEN BUILDING
CODES.
MY FRIEND CHRIS
ROGERS LED
CONSTRUCTION OF
PATSY BULLET CENTER
HERE ON MADISON AND
14th.
WORLD'S GREENEST
BUILDING.
WE SHOULD BE PROUD
OF THAT.
BUT HE TOLD ME THAT
DURING DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION, HE
HAD TO BEG THIS
CITY TO CREATE
EXCEPTIONS TO THE
BUILDING CODE TO
ALLOW THE GREENEST
FEATURES TO BE
BUILD SUCH AS GRAY
WATER RECYCLING,
PASSIVE SOLAR
WALLS, SOLAR
ELECTRICITY
STORAGE, USE OF NON
TOXIC MATERIALS,
COMPOSTING TOILETS
AND MORE.
EVERY HOME AND
BUILDING IN THIS
CITY COULD HAVE
THESE FEATURES,
EVERY ONE MUCH
THESE FEATURES CAN
CREATE NEW BUSINESS
STRUCTURES AND JOBS
IN OUR CITY.
WE HAVE THESE
VISIONARIES TO
FOLLOW.
IT HAS BEEN DONE
HERE ON MADISON.
FOLLOW THEM, EVEN
IF THE COST SEEMS
EXCESSIVE AND HIGH
NOW, BUT JUST WAIT.
SO IN CONCLUSION,
WE SHOULD CHANGE
THE PARADIGM.
WE SHOULD RESIST
POWERFUL CALLS FOR
BUSINESS AS USUAL.
WHEN OUR CITY LEADS
WITH AMAZING THINGS
LIKE THIS, THE
NATION OFTEN
FOLLOWS.
>> THANKS, DAVE.
SO TOM CHANG SIGNED
UP.
WE'LL GO TO RACHEL
LEDWICK AND RACHEL
FOLLOWED BY HAZEL
HAMILTON AND MEGAN
NUMBER TEE AND
MEGAN CRUZ.
>> THANKS FOR BEING
HERE.
I'M RACHEL AND I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THE
GREEN NEW DEAL LIKE
EVERYONE ELSE.
I WANT TO DRAW
ATTENTION ON HOW
DIFFICULT IT IS TO
GET TRANSPORTATION.
RON MENTIONED,
WE'RE TO HAVE AS
MANY DEATHS AND
INJURIES AS 2010.
WE'RE NOT MAKING
PROGRESS ON THIS.
AND THIS HAS A
GREEN NEW DEAL
BECAUSE THE REASON
THAT'S HAPPENING IS
BECAUSE OUR STREETS
ARE STILL
OVERWHELMING
DESIGNED FOR CARS
ASK WE DON'T
REPRIORITIZE CARS.
IN 2016, WE PASSED
AN ORDINANCE TO
LOWER SPEED LIMITS
EVERYWHERE, BUT IN
REALITY, WE HAVEN'T
LOWERED THEM
EVERYWHERE.
IT'S STILL 30 MILES
PER HOUR EVERYWHERE
EXCEPT A SHORT
SECTION IN COLUMBIA
CITY AND IT'S NEXT
TO A LIGHT RAIL
SYSTEM ESPECIALLY
NEXT TO LOW
HOUSING.
I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE
WHEN WE GO OUT TO
DO THIS GREEN DEAL
AND IT'S IMPORTANT
IF WE DON'T
IMPLEMENT IT, THAT
PEOPLE WON'T STREET
TO THE STREET CAR
AND LIGHT RAIL IF
WE DON'T PROVIDE
THEM A SAFE PLACE
TO WALK.
>> THANK YOU,
RACHEL.
EMILY.
>> HI, MY NAME IS
EMILY.
I RENT IN BELL TOWN
AND I'M A VOLUNTEER
WITH 350 SEATTLE.
AS OUR CLIENT
CHANGES, SEATTLE
WILL BE A
DESTINATION FOR
CLIMATE CHANGING.
WE ARE NOT READY
FOR THIS.
THE RENT IS ALREADY
TOO HIGH FOR
PEOPLE WHO LIVE
HERE.
WE ARE STRUGGLING
WITH HOMELESSNESS
AND DISPLACEMENT
FOR CURRENT
RESIDENTS TO BE A
TRULY WELCOMING
CITY, WE NEED
PLACES WHERE PEOPLE
CAN AFFORD TO LIVE.
I'M PROUD TO LIVE
IN A SANCTUARY
CITY, AND I HOPE
THAT WE CAN
CONTINUE TO BE A
SANCTUARY CITY AS
CLIMATE CHANGE GETS
WORSE.
IN ORDER TO MEET
THIS HOPE,
SEATTLE'S GREEN NEW
DEAL SHOULD INVEST
IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ALONG
PUBLIC TRANSIT
ROUTES AND GREATER
DENSITY WILL
ACCOMPLISH MANY
THINGS AT ONCE.
IT WILL LOWER OUR
CITY'S ADMISSIONS,
HELP COMMUNITIES
THRIVE AND PLACE,
PREPARE US TO
ACCEPT MIGRANTS
INTO OUR CITY AND
CREATE LOTS OF
JOBS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ENDORSEMENT OF THE
GREEN NEW DEAL, AND
I ADVOCATE FOR
CENTERING HOUSING
DENSITY AND
AFFORDABILITY.
>> THANK YOU.
MEGAN.
>> I'M EXCITED
ABOUT THE GREEN NEW
DEAL.
I WAS AT PALLO'S
OFFICE AND SHE
FINALLY ENDORSED
IT, AND THE
MOVEMENT IS
BUILDING, AND YOU
KNOW, THERE'S ALL
THESE NEW HEALTH
APPS WHERE THEY CAN
TRACK YOUR BLOOD
PRESSURE, AND YOUR
BLOOD SUGAR, AND
YOUR RESTING HEART
RATE, AND THERE'S
AGENT THAT RHYTHMS.
WHAT IF THEY HAD
ONE FOR THE EARTH.
WITH ALL THIS
CARBON GOING UP IN
THE AIR, IT'S LIKE
TELLING SOMEONE
WITH LUNG CANCER TO
KEEP SMOKING
BECAUSE WE NEED TO
QUIT THE HABIT OF
CARBON.
THE GREEN NEW DEAL
IS LIKE WAY ON THE
CUTTING EDGE OF
WHERE THE FUTURE
IS, AND I ONLY HOPE
AS CITY PLANNERS,
WE ALL GO FURTHER
BECAUSE WE ALL ARE
STAKEHOLDERS AND WE
DEVELOP CITIES THAT
ARE COMPLETELY
CARBON-FREE, AND
MORE SHARED SPACES
AND SHARED LIVING
QUARTERS FOR
CLIMATE REFUGEES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, MEGAN.
AND MEGAN, NEXT
MEGAN FOLLOWED BY
ALEX HUDSON, THEN
DON BLANKLY AND
SHIRLEY SAVEL.
>> GREAT, THANKS.
I'M HERE TO VOICE
SUPPORT FOR THE
TRAVEL REDUCTION
PLAN.
AND IT'S THE FIRST
PLANNING DOCUMENT
FOR EITHER LAND USE
OR TRANSPORTATION
IN THE CITY TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE
IMPACTS OF
TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK COMPANIES.
UBERS AND LYFTS.
I DO PROPOSE ONE
AMENDMENT TO THIS,
IN THE MEASURING.
AND THAT IT EQUATES
ONE SOV SINGLE
OCCUPANCY VEHICLE
RIDE WITH ONE TCN
OR TNC RIDE AND WE
KNOW IT'S NOT
REALLY EQUIVALENT.
FOR EVERY UBER AND
LYFT RIDE OR EVERY
PERSON DRIVING
ALONE IN THEIR CAR
THAT PUTS ONE MILE
ON THE ROAD AND
SOMEONE TAKING AN
UBER OR LYFT PUTS
2.8 VEHICLE MILES
TRAVELED ON THE
ROAD.
THIS IS SOMETHING
WE HAVE TO ADDRESS.
THIS IS APART OF
THE GRAND SCHEME
THAT'S DICTATED BY
OUR COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN IN SEATTLE.
WE NEED TO PUT THIS
DESIGNATION, TNC
AND DELIVER TRUCKS
AS TRACKING.
AND THEY'RE THE
FASTING GROWS
ELEMENTS IN OUR
STREETS AND BIG
DISRUPTERS.
>> THANKS, MEGAN.
ALEX.
>> HELLO, GOOD
AFTERNOON, I'M ALEX
HUDSON AND I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE
TRANSPORTATION
COALITION.
WE'RE A STATEWIDE
COALITION ADVOCACY
BRINGING PEOPLE
MORE TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS AND I'M
HERE TO SPEAK HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE
CENTER CONNECTER
STREET CAR.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON CENTER CONNECTER
STREET CAR FOR A
LONG TIME AS
SOMEONE WHO CARES A
LOT ABOUT FIRST
HILL AND GREAT
TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS AND YOU
HAVE HEARD
EXCELLENT REASONS
WHY WE NEED TO KEEP
THIS PROJECT MOVING
FORWARD.
IT'S A ZERO
ADMINISTRATIONS
PROJECT THAT'S
GOING TO CONNECT
PEOPLE TO AMAZING
DESTINATIONS
THROUGHOUT OUR CITY
AND CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE TO GET
OUT OF THEIR CARS
EVERYDAY LEADING US
TOWARD A CAR-LIKE
DOWNTOWN.
I'M GOING TO SPEAK
ON BEHALF OF
SOMEONE WHO IS AN
ACTIVE AND AVID
USER TO BRING TO
THE ROOM, THE MANY,
MANY PEOPLE USING
THIS SYSTEM AND WHO
BENEFIT.
I SEE PEOPLE ACROSS
ALL LEVELS USING
THE STREET CAR AND
THEY NEED THIS
OPTION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO
MOVING IT FOR.
>> NUMBER 31, SO
THANK YOU ALL FOR
BEING SO QUICK AND
CONCISE.
IF IT'S OKAY, IF
COUNCIL MEMBERS,
WE'LL EXTEND PUBLIC
COMMENT FOR TEN
MINUTES AND I THINK
WE'LL BE ABLE TO
GET THROUGH
EVERYONE AT THE ONE
MINUTE BASE.
>> I'M DON BLANKLY
AND I WORK FOR THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION AND I'M
HERE TO SPEAK ON
THE CONNECTER
STREET CAR.
IT'S EXCITING TO
SEE SO MANY
FAMILIAR FACES.
FOLKS SUPPORTIVE
AND IT DOES TOUCH
EVERYONE.
ONE VOICE THAT'S
NOT HERE TODAY AND
IT'S SAD, WE HAVE
LOST A CHAMPION OF
THIS PROJECT,
MR. TOM GIBBS AND
HE TAUGHT ME
EVERYTHING I KNOW.
HE PASSED AWAY
EARLIER THIS MONTH
AND HE FOUGHT HIS
CAREER TO FIX OUR
ENVIRONMENT, MAKE
WASHINGTON HEALTHY
AND FIGHT FOR
TRANSPORTATION AND
MOST RECENTLY HE
WAS FIGHTING WITH
US TO GET THIS
PROJECT BACK UP AND
RUNNING AGAIN, SO
WE'RE SUPER EXCITED
WE SEE MOMENTUM AND
WE APPRECIATE THE
COUNCIL ON THIS.
THANK YOU AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU.
>> SHIRLEY.
>> MY NAME IS
SHIRLEY AND I
BROUGHT THIS POSTER
FOR YOU.
IT SAYS, VISION
ZERO EQUALS ZERO
CAW CAW.
MY FAMILY LIVE
CLOSE TO
[INAUDIBLE]
AVENUE,
SO IT'S NOT FUNNY
THE COLLISIONS, BUT
WE CAN HEAR THEM.
WE HEAR THEM
EVERYDAY.
YESTERDAY, [PHONE
RINGING], YESTERDAY
WE WERE IN THE
HOUSE AND WE HEARD
A COLLISION SO I
WALKED DOWN AND I
EXPECTED TO SEE ONE
OF THESE TWO-CAR
COLLISIONS, BUT
INSTEAD WHAT I
FOUND WAS A YOUNG
GIRL WHO WAS ON HER
BIKE.
SHE WAS CROSSING
THE CROSSWALK, A
DRIVER DECIDED TO
NOT LOOK FOR HER IN
THE CROSSWALK, HIT
HER, PARAMEDICS
WERE THERE AND SHE
HAD BLOOD POURING
FROM HER HEAD.
SO I DON'T THINK
THE MAYOR HAS DONE
ANY INVESTMENT IN
VISION ZERO.
I DON'T THINK IT'S
FUNNY TO CALL IT
VISION CAW CAW, BUT
TO US, BECAUSE
EVERYDAY WE HEAR,
AND WE SEE THE
TRAFFIC VIOLENCE,
WE DON'T WANT TO BE
THE NEXT ONE, THIS
WAS A YOUNG KID.
YOUNGER THAN MY
DAUGHTER.
JUST GOING SOME
WHERE.
NOT A WHITE GUY IN
SPANDEX, A KID.
SO THIS IS FOR YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR
TAKING THE TIME TO
LISTEN.
>> KELLY, WE'LL
GRAB THAT FROM YOU.
SHELLY, THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THAT
AND I'M SORRY ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED.
DIANE EMS IS NEXT.
AND DIANA, YOU'RE
GOING TO BE
FOLLOWED BY JILL,
AND THEN JOHNNY
FRIQUA.
>> MY NAME IS DIANA
AND I'M PART OF THE
SEATTLE WOMAN'S
COMMISSION, AND I'M
HERE TO TALK ABOUT
THE COMMUTE TRIP
REDUCTION PROGRAM.
WE APPRECIATE THE
PROGRAM ESPECIALLY
BECAUSE IT DOES
HELP REDUCE
OBVIOUSLY THE
TRANSPORTATION COST
FOR SOME WORKERS.
BUT I'M HERE TO
TALK ABOUT THE FACT
THAT ACCORDING TO
THE REGIONAL
COUNCIL'S TRAVEL
SURVEY, LOW AGE
WORKERS ARE LESS
LIKELY TO GET --
AND LOW INCOME
WORKERS ARE THOSE
WHO NEED THESE
PASSES THE MOST AND
I'M HERE AS APART
OF THE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION TO TALK
ABOUT THE FACT THAT
OBVIOUSLY WOMEN AND
CHILDREN ARE MORE
IN NEED OF TRANSIT,
AND MORE TRANSIT
OPPORTUNITIES THAT
ARE MORE
FLEXIBILITY AND
THEY ARE OFTEN
TRAVELLING WITH
CHILDREN WITH OTHER
PEOPLE.
AND SO, FOR THIS
POPULATION,
OBVIOUSLY, AND FOR,
AND FOR LOW WAGE
INCOME IN GENERAL.
THINKING ABOUT A
DIFFERENT WAY THE
COMMUTE TRIP
REDUCTION PROGRAM
EXPANDS IS A BIG
NECESSITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
JILL.
>> HI, EVERYONE. I'M JILL, I'M E
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF GOD GREEN.
THIS IS IN SOUTH
SEATTLE.
WE'RE HERE TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF THE
GREEN NEW DEAL.
AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE
REALLY ENCOURAGE
THE CITY TO TAKE
SERIOUSLY THE
CLIMATE CRISIS.
OUR COMMUNITIES ARE
BOMBARDED BY
COLLISION AND
THERE'S LOW DENSITY
RATE AND SACRIFICE
DON'TS AND WE
WANTED TO SEE A
ROBUST, UH, UH,
POLICY THAT ENSURES
INVESTMENTS IN
ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE COMMUNITIES
AND COMMUNITIES OF
COLORS AND WORKING
CLASS COMMUNITIES
SO WE CAN HAVE
LONG, HEALTHY LIVES
AND WE DON'T WANT
TO SEE ANYMORE
PEOPLE DIE FROM
HEALTH ISSUES OR
FROM
CLIMATE-RELATED
ISSUES OR ECONOMIC
VIOLENCE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE
HEARING FROM
EVERYONE ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF
INVESTMENTS IN
THESE COMMUNITIES.
WHAT IT WOULD LOOK
LIKE IF WE HAD
ACCESS TO LIVING
WAGE JOBS AND
HEALTH CARE AND
TRANSIT FOR
EVERYONE, AND HOW
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FOR EVERYONE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JILL.
[Applause]
>> JOHNNY.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS,
MY NAME IS JOHNNY
AND AND I'M AN
ORGANIZER WITH GOD
GREEN.
WE HAVE HAD
LEMONADE STANDS AND
CANVASSING FOLKS
AND TALKING ABOUT
THE GREEN NEW DEAL
AND ONE OF THE
PRIORITIES THAT
KEEPS COMING UP IS
TRANSIT FOR ALL.
WHEN WE SAY TRANSIT
FOR ALL, WE NEED
FREE PUBLIC
TRANSIT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK
IT'S REALLY COOL IN
THIS CITY WE HAVE
MIDDLE SCHOOLER AND
HIGH SCHOOLERS THAT
GET ORCA CARDS, BUT
A GREEN DEAL IS
CALLING FOR SO MUCH
MORE WHEN EVERYONE
HAS THE ABILITY TO
HOP ON THE BUS AND
TRAVEL SAFELY AND
FREELY WHERE THEY
NEED TO BE, YOU
KNOW, PUBLIC
TRANSIT SHOULD
SERVE THE PUBLIC,
AND NOT ONLY THOSE
WHO BENEFIT BASED
OFF FINANCIAL
NEEDS.
AND I THINK IN A
GREEN NEW DEAL, WE
SHOULD THINK ABOUT
A JUST TRANSITION
FOR FARE
ENFORCEMENT.
INSTEAD OF FINING
PEOPLE WHO MAY OR
MAY NOT AFFORD
TRANSIT, WE CAN
HAVE THEM HELP
PEOPLE TO GET TO
WHERE THEY NEED TO
BE, SO THINK ABOUT
THESE COOL CREATIVE
IDEAS IN BUILDING A
BETTER WORLD.
>> THANK YOU,
JOHNNY.
[Applause]
>> NEXT IS BARRY
BLANTEN, I THINK,
IS BARRY HERE.
BARRY, YOU'RE
FOLLOWED BY JAIME
LEE, AND THEN
MONESHA SING.
AND DAVE.
>> I'M BERRY
BLANTEN AND MY
COMPANY IS BLANTEN
TURNER AND WE'RE IN
PIONEER SQUARE.
I SERVE AS THE
COCHAIR OF THE
ALLIANCE FOR
PIONEER SQUARE AND
I SERVE AS THE
CHAIR OF THE CHINA
TOWN INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT
IMPROVEMENT.
HERE TO SUPPORT THE
CENTER STREET CAR
INITIATIVE.
IN FACT, I LOOK AT
THE STREET CARS WE
HAVE, AND WHILE
THEY'RE GREAT, THIS
LINK WILL ADD THE
VALUE NECESSARY TO
THE OTHER TWO
LANES, AND IT MAKES
IT A REASONABLE
SYSTEM.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE
NEED TO HAVE.
SO WE APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT.
AND HOPE THAT YOU
SUPPORT THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, BARRY.
JAIME.
>> HI, I'M JAIME
LEE WITH THE -- I'M
HERE TO EXPRESS OUR
SUPPORT FOR THE
CENTER CITY
CONNECTER PROJECT.
IT'S NO SECRET THAT
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
ENDURED YEARS OF
CONSTRUCTION FOR
THE STREET CAR WITH
THE PROMISE OUR
SEGMENT WAS GOING
TO BE APART OF A
LARGER SYSTEM
CONNECTING THE C80
TO DOWNTOWN.
THE STREET CAR
SYSTEM IS
UNFINISHED AND NOT
FULFILLING ITS
PROMISE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO
HAVE A FULL
FUNCTIONING SYSTEM.
IT WILL BE
UNFORTUNATE TO HAVE
SOMETHING THROUGH
YEARS OF
CONSTRUCTION FOR
NOTHING.
THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
MONESHA.
>> HELLO, I'M
MONESHA AND I'M THE
DIRECTOR FOR THE
BUSINESS INDUSTRY
IMPROVE AREA, AND
THE DBI WORK TO
SUPPORT MINORITY
OWNED AND MINORITY
OWNED BUSINESSES IN
THE CHINA TOWN
INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF
OF RESIDENTS AND
PROPERTY OWNERS.
THE CENTER CITY
CONNECTER WOULD
HELP DRIVE TOURISM
TRAFFIC TO CHINA
TOWN TO SUPPORT THE
VITALITY OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THROUGH THE STREET
CAR, WE WOULD HAVE
MORE VISITORS AND
OTHER RESIDENTS OF
SEATTLE TO BE ABLE
TO EAT AT CHINA
TOWN ID
RESTAURANTS, SHOP
AT RETAIL
LOCATIONS, ATTEND
NEIGHBORHOOD
FESTIVALS, AND
ENJOY THE UNIQUE
AND VIBRANT
NEIGHBORHOOD THE
CHINA ID IS.
>> THANK YOU
MONESHA.
JAMES MACKINTOSH
AND KATHERINE AND
ALACONIN AND SARAH
TECKLA.
>> MY NAME IS JAM
MACKINTOSH AND I'M
WITH THE TRANSIT
RIDER UNION AND
CHAIRPERSON OF THE
OPERATIONS AND
PLANNING COMMITTEE.
THE TRANSIT RIDERS
UNION HAS ENDORSED
THE COMPLETION OF
THE CONNECTER LINE,
SO PLEASE GO AHEAD
WITH COMPLETION OF
SEATTLE CONNECTER
STREET CAR LANE.
I AM A PERSON WHO
IS VISUALLY
IMPAIRED SO TRANSIT
IS MY LIFELINE, THE
CONNECTER STREET
CAR LINE WILL
PROVIDE SWIFT AND
CONVENIENT SERVICE
BETWEEN SOUTH LAKE
UNION, WEST LAKE,
THE PIPE PLACE
MARKET, PIONEER
SQUARE, THE
INTERNATIONAL TRAIN
STATIONS AND THE
INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT AND THE
FIRST HILL AND
CAPITOL HILL
SERVING LOCALS AND
VISITORS ALIKE.
AND PARTICULARLY,
THE LINE WILL BE OF
GREAT BENEFIT TO
THE DISABLED,
PEOPLE IN
WHEELCHAIRS AND
PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO
ARE GETTING A
LITTLE OLDER AND
HAVING TROUBLE
WALKING, AND I LIKE
TO REMIND PEOPLE
THAT WE'RE ALL
GETTING A LITTLE
OLDER.
THE SYSTEM WILL
RUN-ON RENEWABLE
ENERGY, SO WHAT
BETTER WAY TO WORK
TOWARD A GREEN NEW
WORLD ESPECIALLY
FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS.
>> YOU'RE OUT OF
TIME, JIM.
>> GO AHEAD WITH
CONNECTION WITH THE
CENTRAL CITY STREET
CAR LINE AS A VITAL
LINK IN OUR CITY'S
TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, JAMES
FOR COMING OUT.
KATHERINE.
>> MY NAME IS
KATHERINE, AND I'M
A VOLUNTEER WITH
350 SEATTLE.
AND I BELIEVE WE
HAVE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY AHEAD
WITH US WITH THE
SEATTLE GREEN NEW
DEAL.
I CAME TO THE ISSUE
OF CLIMATE JUSTICE
MOST RECENTLY
READING THE "NEW
YORK TIMES" ARTICLE
ABOUT THE IPCC
REPORT BACK IN
OCTOBER 2018.
IT'S ALARMING WORDS
REALLY SHOOK ME OUT
OF MY PREVIOUS
COMPLACENCY.
IT'S WELL-KNOWN
THAT THE TARGET
YEAR FOR THE
RADICAL CHANGES
THAT MUST BE MADE
IS THE YEAR 2030.
AND MY OLDEST
DAUGHTER WILL
GRADUATE FROM HIGH
SCHOOL IN 2030.
THAT'S THE
MOTIVATION I HAVE
TO DO THIS WORK
EVERYDAY.
NOT ONLY FOR MY
FAMILY, BUT FOR ALL
THE FAMILIES.
I TRIED TO LOOK TO
SEE HOW MANY
GRADUATES SEATTLE
WILL HAVE IN 2030.
I'M GOING TO
ESTIMATE 10,000.
SO, THANK YOU FOR
ALL YOUR SUPPORT SO
FAR, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU.
>> THANK YOU,
KATHERINE.
ALEC.
FOLLOWED BY SARA
AND NEIL ANDERSON,
LEPA BRACLETE AND
NITSY IS THE LAST
ONE.
>> I'M AN ORGANIZER
WITH 350 SEATTLE
AND WORKING ON THE
GREEN CAMPAIGN AND
I WANT TO START BY
THANKING COUNCIL
MEMBER O'BRIEN PER
YOUR LEADER SHIP IN
RELATION TO THE
GREEN DEAL CAMPAIGN
AND THANK YOU
COUNCIL MEMBER
PACHECO FOR YOUR
SUPPORT IN SIGNING
ON TO THE CAMPAIGN
A COUPLE OF WEEKS
AGO.
JUST REITERATE WHY
WE NEED THIS
CAMPAIGN 2001,
MAYOR PAUL SHELL
SAID SEATTLE HAS
BECOME A NEW LEADER
AND FOR CLIMATE
ACTION IN THE
UNITED STATES, AND
20 YEARS LATER, WE
FOUND OUT THAT MOST
RECENT YEARS WE
HAVE SEATTLE
ADMISSIONS ARE
RISING AND THEY'RE
GOING UP.
SO WE NEED MUCH
MORE DRAMATIC
ACTION THAN WHAT
WE'RE SEEING AND
JUST TO SAY ONE
THING I HOPE THE
GREEN DEAL WILL
INCLUDE, WE CAN'T
WALK IN OCE AND WE
NEED TO HAVE EVERY
SINGLE CITY
DEPARTMENT MAKING
ALL OF THEIR
DECISIONS THROUGH
THE CLIMATE LANDS
AND ENVIRONMENTAL
UNJUST AT THE LENS
SO IF WE CAN SEE
THIS INSTRUCTION TO
EVERY CITY
DEPARTMENT THAT
THEY NEED TO COME
UP WITH PLANS THAT
WILL REDUCE OUR
ADMISSION AND
POLLUTION -- THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ALEC.
SARAH.
>> HI, MY NAME IS
SARAH.
I'M FROM SEATTLE,
CURRENTLY DO NOT
LIVE HERE.
I'M ACTUALLY A
STUDENT IN ARIZONA.
I WANT TO SPEAK TO
SEATTLE'S
LEADERSHIP ON THE
GREEN NEW DEAL
BECAUSE IF YOU
DON'T PASS IT, IT'S
NOT GOING TO PASS
SOME WHERE ELSE.
WE'RE WAITING FOR
YOU GUYS.
WE'RE ALSO IN
PHOENIX WORKING ON
LOCALIZED GREEN
DEAL, BUT THINGS
LIKE THIS, IT'S A
LOT HARDER MOVING
FORWARD IN A RED
STATE, AND I THINK
THAT IS REALLY WHAT
SEATTLE HAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO
HERE IS LEAD THE
NATION.
AND I THINK IT'S
GOING TO BE REALLY
IMPORTANT
ESPECIALLY GIVEN
WASHINGTON
REGRESSIVE TAX
STRUCTURE, FINDING
A WAY, IF WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT
CLIMATE JUSTICE,
THOSE WERE THE MOST
MONEY ARE PAYING
THE MOST INTO THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU,
>> HI, MY NAME IS
NEIL ANDERSON AND
I'M HERE TODAY TO
EXPRESS MY SUPPORT
FOR SEATTLE GREEN
NEW DEAL.
BUT IRONICALLY I
DROVE MY CAR INTO
SEATTLE TO TELL YOU
THAT.
WOULD HAVE BEEN
BETTER TO TAKE A
BUS, BUT I'M COMING
OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE
AND MAKING MULTIPLE
STOPS AND THAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN
MORE DIFFICULT, SO
I TOOK THE EASY WAY
AND DROVE.
THERE WOULD HAVE
BEEN A CONGESTION
PRICE TO DETER ME
FROM DRIVING INTO
THE CITY.
BECAUSE I WOULD
KNOW THE MONEY
WOULD HELPING TO
FUND INFRASTRUCTURE
TO MAKE IT LESS TO
DRIVE.
WITH FEWER CARS
IT'S POSSIBLE TO
HAVE A GREAT LAKES
BIKE NETWORK AND
LANES TO KEEP
BIKERS SAFE AND IT
WILL MAKE IT BETTER
FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME
WHO AREN'T AS
COMFORTABLE DRIVING
IN TRAFFIC.
THE GREEN NEW DEAL
INVITES US TO
RE-IMAGINE WHAT OUR
CITY COULD LOOK
LIKE.
WHEN WE LEAVE THE
BUILDING TODAY, IT
WILL BE FOR
FRUSTRATED DRIVERS
COMPETING FOR
SCARCED PARKING
SPACES AND THE
FAMILIAR SMELL OF
GAS FUMES FROM THE
STREAM OF TRAFFIC.
I THINK IT'S
POSSIBLE TO IMAGINE
WALKING OUT TO A
WELCOMING
ENVIRONMENT TO
CENTER AROUND THE
NEEDS OF PEOPLE AND
NOT CARS AND THE
POWER OF THE GREEN
NEW DEAL IS IT
GIVES US A CHANCE
TO MEET THE GOALS
OF ADMISSION
REDUCTIONS AND AN
INVITING CITY FOR
ALL OF US.
>> LAPA.
>> I'M A VOLUNTEER
WITH 350 SEATTLE
AND AN INCOMING DUB
STUDENT.
I'M HERE TO TESTIFY
ON THE SEATTLE
GREEN NEW DEAL.
WE HAVE HEARD OF
THE UN REPORT THAT
STATES WE HAVE TEN
YEARS TO CUT OUR
GLOBAL ADMISSIONS
BY HALF.
BUT A LESSER KNOWN
FACT FROM THAT
REPORT IS THAT OUR
ADMISSIONS MUST
PEAK AT 2020 AND
FALL SHARPLY IN THE
YEARS AFTER.
THAT MEANS IN JULY
THE NEXT FEW
MONTHS, WE MUST
CREATE A STRATEGIC
PLAN ON HOW WE'LL
SLASH CARBON IN THE
NEXT DECADE.
THAT PLAN IS WHAT
WE CALL THE GREEN
NEW DEAL.
IT MUST INCLUDE A
BAN NOT ONLY ON NEW
FOSSIL FUEL
PROJECTS WHICH WE
HAVE IN KERN
COUNTY, BUT WE MUST
REPLACE EXISTING
FOSSIL FUEL
INFRASTRUCTURE WITH
RENEWABLE ENERGY
AND WE MUST HAVE AN
URBAN GROWTH
BOUNDARY AND REDUCE
ADMISSIONS FROM
COMMUTING AT THE
SAME TIME.
THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBERS FOR
SUPPORTING THE
GREEN NEW DEAL, AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO
THE SWIFT
TRANSFORMATION
INNER CITY IN THE
COMING YEAR.
>> THANK YOU.
LISA.
AND THEN THERE'S
ONE MORE SIGNED UP,
KRIS LOU WILL BE
THE LAST ONE.
>> HI, I'M LISA
WITH [INAUDIBLE]
REAL-ESTATE
DEVELOPER AND
MANAGER.
OWNER AND MANAGER
OF THE STARBUCKS
CENTER WITH A LONG
HISTORY IN PIONEER
SQUARE.
AND I'M HERE TO
EXPRESS STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THE
CENTER CENTER
CONNECTER STREET
CAR PROJECT.
IN AUGUST, THEY
BREAK GROUND ON 80
UNITS OF WORKFORCE
HOUSING AT SOUTH
WASHINGTON BETWEEN
SECOND AND THIRD.
IT'S THE FIRST
OPPORTUNITY ZONE
PROJECT IN THE CITY
AND IN 15 MONTHS,
WE'LL HAVE BETWEEN
80 AND 160 TENANTS
COMING AND GOING
FROM THEIR HOMES
THERE.
MOST OF WHOM ARE
EXPECTED TO
PRIMARILY, IF NOT
SOLELY TAKE PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.
SO THE STREET CAR
CONNECTER WILL HAVE
A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON THEIR
EXPERIENCE LIVING
IN PIONEER SQUARE,
ALONG WITH THAT OF
THE SPENDING TIME
IN OUR CITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU, LISA.
[Applause]
>> CHRIS LOU HERE?
ALL RIGHT.
NOT SEEING CHRIS.
WE'RE GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND CLOSE
PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR
ADJUSTING YOUR
TIMEFRAME TO ONE
MINUTE.
YOU DID AN AMAZING
JOB, SO APPLAUSE TO
EVERYONE IN THE
AUDIENCE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE
SO MANY FOLKS
COMING OUT TODAY.
WE HAVE A PACKED
AGENDA.
IT'S ONE OF FRANKLY
MANY PACKED AGENDAS
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
IN THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AS MY
WANING DAYS ON THE
COUNCIL WIND UP,
TRYING TO GET AS
MUCH STUFF DONE AS
POSSIBLE.
THANKS FOR BEING
HERE TODAY.
WE'LL JUST INTO
AGENDA ITEM ONE.
AND I'LL HAVE KELLY
READ THAT.
>> WE ARE HAVING A
BRIEFING ON THE
GREEN NEW DEAL.
>> SO, FOLKS COME
ON FORWARD.
THERE'S CONGESTION
IN THE HALLS AS
FOLKS ARE WORKING
THEIR WAY FORWARD,
BUT WE MAY BE ABLE
TO HAVE A PROJECTED
WALKING LANE TO GET
PEOPLE THROUGH.
IN A SECOND, WE'LL
START THE
INTRODUCTIONS.
I WANT TO LET FOLKS
KNOW, WE SPENT
ALMOST AN HOUR IN
PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY, SO THE
MEETING WHICH IS
PLANNING TO RUN AN
HOUR LONG, WILL
LIKELY RUN A LITTLE
PASSED 5:00.
MY GOAL AT THIS
POINT IS TO GET
THROUGH ALL THE
AGENDA ITEMS,
COUNCIL MEMBER
PACHECO RECOGNIZE
YOU MAY HAVE OTHER
COMMITMENTS SO JUST
LET ME KNOW IF
THERE'S THINGS YOU
HAVE SPECIAL
CONCERNS ABOUT, IF
YOU WANT ME TO HOLD
THOSE, BUT FOR NOW,
LET'S GET GOING.
WHY DON'T WE START
WITH A QUICK ROUND
OF INTRODUCTIONS IF
YOU WANT TO SAY
YOUR NAME.
>> I'M BRITNEY AND
I'M THE CHAIR OF
THE SIERRA CLUB.
I'M NANCY HUIZAR,
ORGANIZER AT GOT
GREEN.
>> ANY NAME IS MATT
REMLE.
>> THANK YOU ALL
FOR BEING HERE.
IT'S GREAT TO HEAR
FROM SO MANY FOLKS
IN THE AUDIENCE
TALKING ABOUT
SUPPORT FOR THE
GREEN NEW DEAL.
IT'S A CONCEPT
THAT, UH, I HAVE
HEARD A LOT ABOUT
IN THE PAST YEAR,
AND YET FIGURING
OUT WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN FOR A CITY
LIKE SEATTLE IF WE
WANT TO FOLLOW IN
THAT FRAMEWORK.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT
QUESTION THAT YOU
AND THE ORGANIZERS
WHO SHOWED UP AT
CITY HALL A LITTLE
OVER A MONTH AGO,
AND ACTUALLY GOT
THE CITY COUNCIL TO
SIGN ON, EVERYONE
TO SIGN ON TO A
LETTER SUPPORTING
THE GREEN NEW DEAL.
WE WANT TO WORK
TOWARD THAT.
DO YOU WANT TO
START, WHICH IS A
COUPLE OF COMMENTS
WITH WHAT WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON THE
OFFICE AND I'LL
TURN IT OVER TO OUR
PRESENTERS?
>> SURE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER O'BRIEN.
YEAH, BASICALLY OUR
OFFICE HAS HAD THE
PLEASURE AND THE
PRIVILEGE OF
CONVENING VARIOUS
STAKEHOLDER AROUND
DISCUSSING WHAT A
GREEN NEW DEAL
LOOKS LIKE.
AND WE'VE BEEN
MEETING WITH THEM
SINCE THE GREEN NEW
DEAL ENDORSEMENT
LETTER WAS
DELIVERED TO
COUNCIL AND COUNCIL
ENDORSED IT.
AND WE JUST LIKE TO
úTHANK THE THREE
COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS FOR
BEING HERE TODAY.
AND TO OPEN UP THE
FLOOR FOR THEM TO
SHARE WHAT THE PRY
PRY ORE
PRIORITIES FOR THE
GREEN DEAL.
>> I'M TURN IT OVER
TO YOU TO DECIDE
WHO WANTS TO SPEAK
FIRST.
>> I THINK I WAS
TAPPED WITH THAT.
FOR MORE FORMER
INTRODUCTION, [
[SPEAKING
NON-ENGLISH]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
MY NAME ENGLISH
NAME IS MATT REMLE
AND ANY NAME IS
JOAQUIN AND I'M
FROM STANDING ROCK,
BUT A RESIDENT OF
BEACON HILL AND MY
PARENTS ARE CHARLES
REMLE AND DONNA
HARRISON AND I LIKE
TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER O'BRIEN AND
HIS STAFF FOR THE
INCREDIBLE WORK AND
SUPPORT IN BRINGING
FORWARD THIS
INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
SEATTLE A LEADER
WITH THE PASSAGE OF
A GREEN NEW DEAL
BECAUSE WE'LL GET
THERE, AND THANK
YOU FOR SIGNING ON
TO THE LETTER OF
SUPPORT A FEW WEEKS
BACK.
IN OUR LAQETA
LANGUAGE, WE HAVE A
SAYING, [SPEAKING
NON-ENGLISH]
AND
THAT TRANSLATES
WE'RE ALL RELATED
OR ALL MY RELATIONS
AND WE SAY THIS
WITH AN
UNDERSTANDING THAT
THAT WE'RE RELATED
NOT ONLY TO OUR OWN
FAMILY MEMBERS AND
OUR OWN TRIBE, AND
OTHER HUMANS, BUT
LITERATELY, RELATED
TO ALL OF CREATION,
HUMAN AND NONHUMAN
RELATIVES AND OUR
GRANDMOTHER EARTH.
WHEN WE SAY THIS,
WE UNDERSTAND THAT
WE ARE ALL
INTERRELATED AND
INTER DEPENDENT
UPON ONE ANOTHER
AND WHEN WE
NEGATIVELY IMPACT
ONE ASPECT OR ONE
OF OUR RELATIVES,
IT IMPACTS US ALL.
AND THAT'S
ABSOLUTELY WHAT
WE'VE BEEN SEEING
OVER THE COURSE OF
THE PAST SEVERAL
DECADES.
OUR NATIVE
COMMUNITIES HAVE,
AND ONE POINT I
LIKE TO MAKE, OUR
COMMUNITIES HAVE
ALREADY EXPERIENCED
A CHANGED CLIMATE.
AND EXPERIENCING A
CHANGING CLIMATE
DUE TO THE
PRACTICES OF
MINING, THE
SIGHTING OF
HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC
WASTE FACILITIES
AND NUCLEAR WASTE
FACILITIES AND MORE
ON OR NEAR TRIBAL
RESERVATIONS WHICH
HAS IMPACTED OUR
HEALTH IN TERMS OF
CANCER RATES AND
LIFE EXPECTANCIES
AND LIFE EXPECT AN
SEE FOR MALES IS 45
YEARS AND FEMALES,
IT'S 49-YEAR-OLD.
AND I'M 42.
WHAT BROUGHT ME
HERE TO SEATTLE WAS
ACTUALLY SOMEONE
SHOUTED OUT EARLIER
THE COMMUNITY
COALITION FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE WHERE I WAS
HIRED AS A
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
WHERE WE
SPECIFICALLY
ADDRESSED THE
IMPACTS OF THE
SIGHTING OF
HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC
WASTE FACILITIES
LOCATED PRIMARILY
IN SOUTH, IN
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE,
SOUTH PARK AND
BEACON AND
GEORGETOWN, AND
ALSO I LIKE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE GOT
GREEN FOR TAKING UP
THAT AND CONTINUING
AND EXPANDING ON
THE WORK OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE HERE IN
SEATTLE BECAUSE
SEATTLE LIKE OUR
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES,
RESIDENTS ARE
ALREADY
EXPERIENCING THE
IMPACTS OF TOXIC
WASTE FACILITIES
AND WE KNOW A
REPORT SHOWS THAT
THERE'S HIGHER
RATES OF ASTHMA IN
PLACES LIKE BEACON
HILL.
SO, THERE'S AN
ABSOLUTE URGENCY TO
THE PASSAGE OF A
GREEN NEW DEAL.
WE SEE IT STALLING
ON THE FEDERAL
LEVEL.
AND THAT'S SOMEWHAT
TO BE EXPECTED.
BUT WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY HERE IN
SEATTLE TO BE A
LEADER AND A
PASSAGE OF A
LOCALIZED GREEN NEW
DEAL BECAUSE
COMMUNITIES AND
FOLKS HAVE FAILED
TO HEED THE
WARNINGS OF
TRADITIONAL
COMMUNITIES, WE
FIND OURSELVES IN
THE CONDITIONS WE
ARE ALL FACING NOW.
I WANT TO SAY A FEW
OTHER REPORTS, JUST
THE OTHER DAY, THE
EARTH OVER SHOT DAY
REPORT CAME OUT,
WHICH IS AN ANNUAL
DATA THAT LOOKS AT
RESOURCE
CONSUMPTION AND THE
EARTH'S ABILITY TO
REGENERATE THE
RESOURCES THAT HAVE
BEEN CONSUMED.
AND JULY 29th WAS
THIS YEAR'S EARTH
OVER SHOT DAY.
JULY 29th.
AND THIS WAS THE
EARLIEST DAY TO BE
RECORDED FOR, SINCE
IT BEGAN IN THE
1970s WHICH MEANS
THAT WE'RE USING
NATURE AT 1.7 TIMES
FASTER THAN
ECOSYSTEM CAN
REGENERATE ITSELF.
AND OF COURSE, THE
UNITED STATES IS
THE LARGEST
CONSUMER OF THOSE
RESOURCES.
WE ALL KNOW THAT
JUNE WAS RECORDED
AS THE HOTTEST
MONTH ON RECORD.
THE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
SCIENCE POLICY
PLATFORM ON BIO
DIVERSITY AND
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
RELEASED A REPORT A
FEW MONTHS BACK
WITH AMONG MANY
THINGS, IT STATES
THAT OVER 1 MILLION
ANIMAL AND PLANT
SPECIES ARE
THREATENED WITH
EXTENSION DUE TO
THE IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE.
THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION
RELEASED A REPORT
WHERE THEY CITE
THAT SINCE 1988,
OVER 150 DEATHS PER
YEAR CAN BE
ATTRIBUTED TO
CLIMATE CHANGE WITH
THE MAJORITY OF
THOSE DEATHS TAKING
PLACE IN THE GLOBAL
SOUTH.
AND THEY ANTICIPATE
THAT NUMBER TO RISE
TO OVER 250,000 BY
THE YEAR 2030
THROUGH 2050 WITH
MALNUTRITION, HEAT
STRESS AND MALARIA
BEING THE MAIN
SOURCE OF DEATH.
MORE LOCALLY,
ZILLOW, THE
HOMESITE, YOU CAN
LOOK FOR HOUSING
AND APARTMENTS,
THEY ACTUALLY
RELEASED A REPORT,
A NUMBER OF MONTHS
BACK WHERE THEY
STATE RIGHT HERE IN
SEATTLE, THAT THEY
ANTICIPATE OVER
1500 HOMES BEING
UNDER WATER WITHIN
JUST 80 YEARS.
SO NOT TALKING
ABOUT A RADICAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATION.
THIS IS A
REAL-ESTATE AGENCY,
AND WHICH OF THOSE
HOMES THAT WOULD BE
AN ESTIMATED LOSS
OF $2 BILLION AND
THE BULK OF THOSE
HOMES ARE PROJECTED
TO BE UNDER ARE
CENTERED IN THE
WEST SEATTLE,
RAINERD BEACH AND
SOUTH COMMUNITIES.
>> YOU'RE NOT
TALKING ABOUT
UNDERWATER FROM A
MORTGAGE
STANDPOINT.
YOU'RE TALKING
LITERATELY
UNDERWATER?
>> Y
>>, THANK YOU FOR
THAT CLARIFICATION.
WE CAN PASS A GREEN
NEW DEAL THAT NOT
ONLY SETS ITS SITE
ON SEATTLE BEING A
CARBON NEUTRAL, BUT
CARBON, EXCUSE ME,
CLIMATE
POLLUTION-FREE BY
2030.
FREE OF ALL
POLLUTANT GASES
THAT CONTRIBUTE TO
CLIMATE CHANGE.
WE KNOW OVER THE
PAST, EVEN IN MY
TIME WORKING WITH
THIS COUNCIL THAT
YOU'VE TAKEN
INCREDIBLE STEPS
AND STANDINGS FROM
15 NOW TO
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S
DAY, YOUR SUPPORT
FOR THE DAKOTA'S
ACCESS PIPELINE AND
AS SHARED IN
TESTIMONY, OFTEN
TIMES WHEN SEATTLE
TAKES A STAND, THE
REST OF THE
COUNTRY, IN SOME
CASES AND THE REST
OF THE WORLD IS
WATCHING.
AND SO YOU HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SET
PRECEDENT FOR OTHER
COMMUNITIES TO
FOLLOW.
THE OTHER PIECE I'M
EXCITED ABOUT WITH
THIS GREEN NEW DEAL
IS THE INCLUSION OF
FREE PRIOR AND
INFORMED CONSENT
WHICH IS A CONCEPT
THAT ACTUALLY CAME
OUT OF STANDING
ROCK IN 1974 WHEN
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
FROM AROUND THE
WORLD GATHERED IN
STANDING ROCK TO
CONVENE.
A STRATEGY SESSION
ON HOW TO SUPPORT
ONE ANOTHER FROM
OUT THE GLOBE, ONE
OF THESE IDEAS WAS
FREE PRIOR INFORMED
CONSENT WHICH
BECAME APART OF THE
UNITED NATION
DECLARATION RIGHTS
OF INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE AND IT WOULD
ALLOW FOR AN
EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY FOR
SEATTLE TO
COLLABORATE WITH
OUR LOCAL TRIBES,
AND LOOKING AT
UNIQUE WAYS WE CAN
REVITALIZE HABITAT
AS WAS ALSO STATED
IN TESTIMONY, YOU
KNOW, OUR LOCAL
TRIBES ARE THE
EXPERTS ON THIS
LAND, AND WE'RE
ABLE TO LIVE AND
COEXIST WITH IT FOR
TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF YEARS WITH
LITTLE TO KNOW HARM
TO IT WHICH BRINGS
BACK TO ONE OTHER
POINT TO THAT
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
SCIENCE REPORT.
WHAT THEY FOUND WAS
IN COMMUNITIES
WHERE OR EXCUSE ME,
LANDS HELD BY
INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES OR
MANAGED BY
INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES THEY
FOUND LITTLE TO NO
IMPACT ON THOSE
LANDS SO THIS GREEN
NEW DEAL COULD
PROVIDE A SPACE FOR
A UNIQUE
COLLABORATIVE
EFFORT, AND THANK
YOU ALL.
I HOPE I HIT MY
FIVE-MINUTE MARK.
>> THANK YOU, MATT.
THAT WAS GREAT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT.
[Applause]
>> THANK YOU, MATT.
SO I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE
GREEN NEW DEAL
BEING LED BY FRONT
LINE COMMUNITIES,
SO AS MATT HAD
MENTIONED, WE SEE
BLACK FOLKS,
INDIGENOUS AND POOR
FOLKS BEING
IMPACTED BY
POLLUTION ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
IT'S NOT JUST HERE
AND IT'S IMPORTANT
WE'RE APART OF THE
SOLUTION, AND THIS
ISN'T JUST A SIMPLE
REBRAND OF THE WORK
THAT WE'RE
CURRENTLY DOING IN
SEATTLE.
WHAT THIS REALLY
MEANS IS
INSTITUTIONALIZING
THIS PROCESS WHERE
I'VE BEEN, I'VE
LIVED HERE MY WHOLE
LIFE, I HAVE WORKED
WITH GOT GREEN FOR
THE LAST THREE
YEARS AND EVERY
SINGLE MEETING THAT
I COME INTO, I HEAR
CITY STAFFERS
SAYING WE REALLY
WANT TO KNOW
COMMUNITY
PRIORITIES AND WE
WANT THEM TO BE IN
THE ALIGNMENT WITH
THE WORK WE DO.
THIS IS A WAY TO DO
IT.
IF WE'RE FORMING,
WHAT IS IT, A TASK
FORCE OR GOVERNING
BOARD, WHATEVER THE
WORD, THE TERM IS
THAT WE END UP
USING, THIS WILL BE
AN ACCOUNTABILITY
SPACE WHERE THE
COMMUNITY CAN
REALLY DRIVE THE
WORK THAT WE ARE
ALIGNED TO PUSH,
YOU KNOW.
AS COMMUNITIES GO
THROUGH THESE
PROBLEMS, THEY KNOW
THE SOLUTIONS, BUT
THEY'RE NOT OFTEN
RESOURCE TO MAKE
THESE SOLUTIONS
HAPPEN IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES AND
THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE
TOWARDS HS
TRANSITION.
WHEN I SAY HS
TRANSITION, THAT
MEANS MOVING AWAY
FROM AN EXTRACTIVE
ECONOMY AND MAKING
SURE THAT THOSE WHO
DIRECTLY AND
INDIRECTLY WORK IN
THE FOSSIL FUEL
INDUSTRY AREN'T
LEFT BEHIND EITHER.
WE'RE LOOKING INTO
HOW TO MAKE SURE
THAT FOLKS THAT
DRIVE TRUCKS FOR
FOSSIL FUEL
INDUSTRY OR PEOPLE
THAT'S IN THE FRONT
LINES WHO HAVE
HEALTH ISSUES
BECAUSE OF THIS ARE
ALSO ABLE TO ACCESS
FREE HEALTH CARE,
AND BE ABLE TO GET
COMPENSATED FOR THE
NEW WORK THAT THEY
HAVE TO TRANSITION
TOO AS JOHNNY
MENTIONED EARLIER
IN HIS TESTIMONY.
AND WE ALSO WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU
KNOW, FRONT LINE
COMMUNITIES NEED TO
B APART OF THIS
WORK BECAUSE WE
HAVE BEEN FACING
GENTRIFICATION.
WE DON'T WANT THIS
NEW BRAND OF ECO
GENTRIFICATION TO
HAPPEN.
AND SO WHEN I HEAR
PEOPLE TALK ABOUT,
WE CAN DO GREEN
BUILDINGS, WELL, WE
SHOULD CONSIDER
GREEN BUILDINGS
THAT DON'T DISPLACE
PEOPLE WHEN WE'RE
IMPLEMENTING POLICY
LIKE THAT.
TO GIVE YOU SOME
EXAMPLES, JUST
TRANSITION, WE HAVE
SOME LOCAL ONES
LIKE IN BELLINGHAM,
THEY HAVE A FARM
WORKER CO-OP WHERE
FOLKS ARE ABLE TO,
IT'S A CO-OP.
THEY OWN PART OF
THE, IT'S THE
CORPORATION.
YOU KNOW WHAT I
MEAN.
THEY OWN PART OF
THE WORK THEY'RE
DOING AND THEY HAVE
OWNERSHIP OVER
THAT, AND THEY WORK
TOGETHER TO BE ABLE
TO BUILD WHAT WORKS
FOR THEM AND IN
OTHER AREAS WE
HAVE, WHERE WE WORK
AS AN ALLIANCE
THROUGH THE
NATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS,
FOLKS AT YOU ARE
BEEN TAIL ENRICH
MAN, THEY HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO WORK
TOGETHER AS CITIES
WHEN THE CITIES
COULDN'T BUILD
GARDENS ON A
COMMUNITY TRAIL,
THE COMMUNITY CAME
TOGETHER AND
STARTED BUILDING
GARDENS AND THIS
STARTED IN THE
EARLY 2000s AND
THEY FEED FAMILIES
LOCALLY AND IT'S
ALL ACCESS TO
HEALTHY FOOD.
THIS IS A WAY THAT
WE CAN MOVE TOWARDS
MORE COMMUNITY LAND
TRUST AND HAVE
COMMUNITY OWNED
LAND AND COMMUNITY
OWNED SOLAR WHERE
COMMUNITIES ARE
ABLE TO FIGURE OUT
FOR THEMSELVES AND
GO THROUGH THE
MOTIONS THEMSELVES
AND DO WHAT WORKS
BEST FOR THEM
WITHOUT HAVING TO
GO THROUGH MANY
BARRIERS THAT THEY
HAVE GONE THROUGH
RIGHT NOW.
SO HAVING THIS
PROCESS BE FRONT
LINED LED IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR US,
AND TO ALSO BRING
HOME THE POINT WE
ARE REALLY
INTERESTED IN
LOOKING AT THE
GREEN ZONE CONCEPT.
THIS HAPPENED, THIS
LEGISLATION PASSED
NATIONWIDE IN
CALIFORNIA.
WHEN WE GO THROUGH
A GREEN NEW DEAL,
WE NEED TO BE ABLE
TO IDENTIFY WHICH
AREAS WOULD NEED
THE MOST WORK RIGHT
NOW.
AS I MENTIONED,
THAT HAPPENS ALONG
IN COMMUNITIES THAT
ARE PRIMARILY
ENCUMBRANCE OF
BLACK AND
INDIGENOUS AND
COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR AND POOR
FOLKS SO IDENTIFY
THOSE AREAS THROUGH
CENSUS TRACKING OR
LOOKING AT HEALTH
DISPARITIES OR
RESPIRATORY ISSUES,
DIABETES, THINGS
LIKE THAT, THAT
WILL BE A CONCRETE
WAY FOR US TO BE
ABLE TO SAY THESE
ARE THE COMMUNITIES
THAT WE NEED TO
MAKE PRIORITY
FIRST, AND THEN
FIGURE OUT WITH
THEM HOW TO BUILD
THESE SOLUTIONS FOR
THEM.
>> THANK YOU,
NANCY, I APPRECIATE
ALL THAT.
[Applause]
>> THANK YOU.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT THE
PLACES IN SEATTLE
THAT ARE ADMISSIONS
ARE COMING FROM.
AND SOME OF THE
WORK THAT WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE THERE.
OUR GREENHOUSE GAS
ADMISSIONS IN
SEATTLE COME FROM
TWO PLACES.
TRANSPORTATION AND
BUILDINGS, AND TO
REALLY ACHIEVE OUR
STATED GOAL OF
BEING CARBON
NEUTRAL BY 2030, WE
NEED TO
AGGRESSIVELY
RE-IMAGINE THE WAY
THAT WE CONSTRUCT
AND USE THESE PARTS
OF OUR CITY.
TRANSPORTATION IS
THE BIGGEST SOURCE
OF GREENHOUSE GAS
ADMISSIONS AND
RESPONSIBLE FOR 2/3
OF OUR ADMISSIONS
IN SEATTLE.
85% OF WHICH COME
FROM CARS, SO WE
REALLY HAVE TO
RE-IMAGINE OUR CITY
AS A PLACE BUILT
FOR BUSES, FOR
BIKES AND
PEDESTRIANS AND NOT
AS A CAR CENTRIC
PLACE AND WAY OF
LIFE.
WE NEED A
COMPREHENSIVE BUS
SYSTEM TO GET
PEOPLE IN ALL PARTS
OF TOWN, BE ONLY TO
PLAY, BUT TO WORK,
NO MATTER WHAT THEY
WORK AND HOURS THEY
WORK.
NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE
WHO HAVE NORMAL
COMMUTES, BUT WE
NEED BUSES AND
TRANSIT SERVICE FOR
PEOPLE WHO WORK ON
SUNDAYS.
NOT ONLY TECH
WORKERS BUT
DOMESTIC WORKERS.
OTHERWISE, IT'S NOT
EQUITABLE.
WE NEED EQUITABLE
ACCESS THAT
INCLUDES BUS STOP
DESIGN THAT'S
FRIENDLY TO THOSE
WITH DISABILITIES.
WE NEED AFFORDABLE
AND MULTI HOUSING
NEAR TRANSIT AND
FARE FREE AND CARS
SHOULD BE ELECTRIC
WHEN POSSIBLE.
WE NEED A BIKE
NETWORK THAT MAKES
BIKING AN OBVIOUS
CHOICE EVERYWHERE
IN THE CITY
INCLUDING THE SOUTH
END, BIKE NETWORK
THAT DOESN'T HAVE
PEOPLE COMING IN
AND TALKING ABOUT
THE TRAUMA FROM THE
ACCIDENTS THAT THEY
WITNESS EVERYDAY IN
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND LETS FAMILIES
FEEL SAFE.
THE OTHER MAJOR
ADMISSIONS SOURCE
IS BUILDINGS WHICH
ACCOUNT FOR A THIRD
OF THE GREENHOUSE
úGAS ADMISSIONS.
ONE THING WE CAN DO
THERE IS CONTINUE
TO WELCOME MULTI
FAMILY HOUSING INTO
OUR CITY BECAUSE
MULTI-FAMILY
HOUSING IS
GENERALLY
INHERENTLY MORE,
UM, LOW ADMISSION.
MORE ENERGY
EFFICIENT, BUT ONE
THING WE HAVE TO DO
IS EXAM OUR FUEL
USAGE.
A 2016 BENCHMARKING
REPORT SAYS THAT
SEATTLE'S CARBON
NEUTRAL ELECTRIC
UTILITY CITY LIGHT
HAS A MINOR
CONTRIBUTION TO
GREENHOUSE GAS
ADMISSIONS, BUT
NATURAL GAS AND
STEAM HAVE LARGER
IMPACTS AND
ADMISSIONS ARE
DECLINING, THE
LARGEST NATIONAL
GAS SYSTEM MADE
CONSTANT AT THREE
QUARTERS OF SEATTLE
BUILDING, AND
ENERGY ADMISSIONS
AND ANOTHER REPORT
FROM 2017, NOTES
FOR SEATTLE TO MEET
THE GOAL OF BEING
CARBON NEUTRAL BY
OUR PREVIOUS STATED
GOAL OF 2050, NOT
ONLY MUSTY HECK
FRIDAYITY REMAIN
CARBON NEUTRAL, BUT
WE MUST CONVERT
75% OF RESIDENTIAL
GAS AND RESIDENTIAL
OIL FROM HOT WATER
TO ELECTRICITY AND
THE MAJORITY OF OUR
COMMERCIAL USAGE.
IT'S NOT ONLY
CRUCIAL THAT THE
CITY ENSURE THAT
THE BUILDING TYPES
LIKE MULTI-FAMILY
HOUSING THAT
USUALLY ARE
ELECTRIC CONTINUE
TO BE ELECTRIC, WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT TREND DOESN'T
CHANGE, BUT WE NEED
TO LOOK AT HOW WE
MAKE ELECTRICITY
THE LARGEST
POSSIBLE PORTION OF
OUR HEATING AND OUR
APPLIANCE USAGE.
OF COURSE WE NEED
TO DO THIS IN A WAY
THAT IS COMPATIBLE
TO OUR TRANSITION
PRINCIPAL TO WE
NEED TO LOOK AT JOB
CREATION AND THE
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
BEEN BEARING THE
IMPACTS OF THE
FOSSIL FUELS AND
LOOK AT THE FRONT
LINE COMMUNITIES TO
LEAD ON THAT
REGARD.
>> THANK YOU ALL
FOR -- [Applause]
>> THANK YOU ALL
FOR THE ONGOING
WORK YOU HAVE ALL
DONE INDIVIDUALLY
AND COLLECTIVELY
AROUND CLIMATE
JUSTICE.
AND FOR BEING HERE
TODAY TO FRANKLY
SPEAK TRUTH TO US
ABOUT WHAT WE NEED
TO DO.
SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT I HEARD WERE
THAT WE NEED TO
HAVE, BE CLIMATE
POLLUTION-FREE BY
THE YEAR 2030.
HOW WE DO THIS IS
CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT AND
CENTERING THE
VOICES OF FRONT
LINE COMMUNITIES
WHO HISTORICALLY
HAS BEEN IMPACTED
AND WILL CERTAINLY
BE IMPACTED BY
CLIMATE CHANGE IS
CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT, NOT
SIMPLY RE-BRANDING
THE EXISTING WORK
WE HAVE BEEN DOING,
BUT RETHINKING HOW
WE APPROACH THIS.
I HEARD THAT THE
PRINCIPLES AROUND
PRIOR AND INFORMED
CONSENT IS
IMPORTANT TO CENTER
THIS.
THAT THERE'S
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PARTNERSHIPS, AND
WORKING WITH
COMMUNITIES
ESPECIALLY
INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES WHO
FRANKLY HAVE A
CENTURY'S LONG
HISTORY OF DOING
THE WORK WE NEED TO
DISCOVER RIGHT NOW.
CONCEPTS LIKE GREEN
ZONES ARE A TOOL WE
CAN USE THAT HAVE
BEEN USED
ELSEWHERE, AND
STARTING TO BE USED
ELSEWHERE.
FOCUS ON, IF WE'RE
GOING TO MEET THESE
GOALS, WE HAVE TO
DO SIGNIFICANT
THINGS TO ADDRESS
THE CLIMATE
POLLUTION IN OUR
TRANSPORTATION
SECTOR, AND HOW WE
HEAT AND OPERATE
OUR BUILDING.
ARE THERE OTHER
THINGS YOU ALL WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
WE SHOULD BE
CENTERING WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT ADOPTING
A GREEN NEW DEAL
FOR SEATTLE?
>> THIS IS OUR
LITTLE DOCUMENT
FROM GOT GREEN.
I'LL TELL YOU OUR 8
PRIORITIES.
FAIR GREEN JOBS FOR
HOUSE, HEALTHY FOOD
FOR ALL, PUBLIC
TRANSIT FOR ALL,
HEALTH CARE, AND
CHILDCARE, CLEAN
AIR AND WATER, AND
ENERGY DEMOCRACY
AND NO MORE FOSSIL
FUELS.
IF I CAN GIVE YOU
THIS LITTLE SHEET.
>> I WOULD LOVE
THAT.
>> IT GOES SUPER
INTO THE DETAILS,
BUT WE CAN CONTINUE
THAT CONVERSATION.
>> THANK YOU.
THE JUST TRANSITION
WAS ANOTHER CONCEPT
THAT TALKED ABOUT
WHICH IS IMPORTANT
AND WE HEARD ABOUT
ACCESS TO FREE
TRANSIT FOR
EVERYONE, BOTH IN
PUBLIC COMMENT AND
HERE TODAY.
SO THOSE ARE GOOD
PRINCIPLES TOO.
OTHER COMMENTS AND
COUNCIL MEMBER
PACHECO, IF YOU
HAVE COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, PLEASE
JUMP IN.
>> SORRY, I WAS
RUNNING DOWN SOME
NOTES.
WELL, THANK YOU ALL
FOR BEING HERE, AND
FOR SPEAKING TO THE
COMMUNITY TODAY.
AND JUST BECAUSE I
WAS JOTTING DOWN
NOTES FOR MYSELF IN
TERMS OF WHAT I
THINK, I NEED TO BE
THINKING ABOUT JUST
MOVING FORWARD
TODAY, AND FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE
YEAR ESPECIALLY AS
WE CONTINUE THE
TALKS AROUND THE
GREEN NEW DEAL.
YOU KNOW, JUST
THINKING ABOUT LAND
USE, AND
SPECIFICALLY LIKE
HOW, YOU KNOW, HOW
DO WE DEVELOP MORE
WALKABLE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND
YOU KNOW, MORE
DENSITY NEAR OUR
TRANSIT CENTERS AND
SO I'M GOING TO
KEEP, MY COUNCIL
MEMBER O'BRIEN AND
I ARE TRYING TO
WORK ON THINGS AND
WE'LL KEEP MOVING
THE BALL FORWARD
AND I SPEAK OFTEN
ABOUT HOW I DON'T
HAVE A CAR, AND
JUST THE, PART IS
BECAUSE I HAPPEN TO
BE IN SUCH A
TRANSIT RICH
DISTRICT AND I WISH
THAT WAS MORE TRUE
FOR MORE PEOPLE.
AND SO WE CAN GET
MORE PEOPLE OUT OF
CARS AND SUPPORT
FOR RENEWABLE
ROUTES THAT MAKE IT
EASIER FOR PEOPLE
TO BIKE AND SCOOT
AROUND OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND
COMMUNITIES WOULD
BE HELPFUL.
AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE
DISPROPORTIONATE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE.
THIS IS THE
DECISIONS WE HAVE
MADE THAT HAVE LED
TO THIS POINT, THIS
IMPACTS COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR AND LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES
AND WHAT WE DO NEXT
HAS TO MITIGATE
THOSE CONCERNS SO
WE'RE INTENTIONAL
ABOUT OUR
SOLUTIONS.
SO, I'LL BE MINDFUL
OF THAT IN TERMS OF
MY THOUGHT PROCESS
MOVING FORWARD.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBER
PACHECO.
I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE ABILITY TO CHAT
WITH ALL OF YOU
SINCE, FRANKLY,
JUST IN THE LAST
MONTH SINCE YOU
CAME TO CITY HALL
TO ASK FOR US TO
SUPPORT A GREEN NEW
DEAL.
AND BASED ON THE
CONVERSATIONS
TODAY, COUNCIL
MEMBER, WHAT I'M
INTERESTED IN DOING
IS FINALIZING WORK
ON A RESOLUTION TO
BRING BACK TO
COMMITTEE A WEEK
FROM NOW WHERE THE
CITY COULD, WHERE
THE COMMITTEE COULD
CONSIDER ADOPTING
THE PRINCIPLES OF A
GREEN NEW DEAL AS
OUTLINED BY SOME OF
THE CONVERSATIONS
AND SOME OF THE
PRIOR WORK YOU HAVE
SHARED WITH US.
I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE
TO SHARE A DRAFT
WITH THAT BEFORE
THE END OF THIS
WEEK WITH YOU ALL,
AND THE PUBLIC, AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
SEE THAT BUT
THERE'S A SENSE OF
URGENCY AROUND
THIS, AND A
RESOLUTION WOULD BE
A GREAT STEP.
IT WOULD BE
SETTING, LAYING OUT
PRINCIPLES AND
COMMITMENTS.
OF COURSE A
RESOLUTION ALONE IS
NOT GOING TO
ACHIEVE THE STUFF
WE NEED TO DO, SO I
WOULD LOVE TO MOVE
THROUGH PASSING A
RESOLUTION AND MOVE
ON TO THE WORK WE
NEED TO DO AND SOME
OF THE INVESTMENTS
WE NEED TO MAKE IN
THE COMMUNITIES TO
GET THIS WORK DONE.
THAT'S MY PLAN AT
THE MOMENT.
I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THE
CHALLENGES BEFORE
US, AND I THINK
EVERYONE IN THE
AUDIENCE KNOWS, BUT
I'M GOING TO SAY
THIS OUT LOUD TO
REMIND MYSELF.
WHEN I STARTED ON
COUNCIL 2010, I
THINK IT WAS IN
2011, WE PASSED A
RESOLUTION
COMMITTING THE CITY
TO BEING CARBON
NEUTRAL BY THE YEAR
2050.
AT THE TIME, THIS
WAS LESS THAN TEN
YEARS AGO, THAT MAY
HAVE BEEN THE
BOLDEST COMMITMENT
IN THE UNITED
STATES AND
CERTAINLY THE
BOLDEST COMMITMENT
AROUND THE WORLD.
IN THE TEN, NINE
YEAR SENSE, WE HAVE
DONE GOOD WORK.
BUT WHAT WE HAVE
SEEN IN THE PAST
FEW YEARS ARE
OVERALL CARBON
ADMISSIONS CONTINUE
TO GO UP.
SO NOT ONLY ARE WE
NOT ON THE A
TRAJECTORY TO MEET
OUR CARBON
NEUTRALITY BY 2050,
WE'RE ACTUALLY
STILL HEADING IN
THE WRONG
DIRECTION.
AND WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT HERE
IS BACK THEN, WE
HAD ALMOST 40 YEARS
TO MEET IT.
AND WE'RE SAYING WE
NEED TO MAKE A
COMMITMENT AND WE
HAVE TEN YEARS TO
DO SOMETHING THAT
FOR THE PAST NINE
YEARS, WE HAVEN'T
BEEN ABLE TO DO ON
A TRAJECTORY OF 40
YEARS.
I THINK WE'RE
CAPABLE OF THAT.
I MEAN, FRANKLY WE
HAVE TO BE.
BUT IT MEANS THAT,
FRANKLY I THINK
PASSING THE
RESOLUTION, EVEN
WITH A BOLD
COMMITMENT TO 2030,
WITH THE PRINCIPLES
YOU HAVE LAID OUT
HERE, I THINK THAT
WILL BE A RELATIVE
EASY THING TO DO
BECAUSE I THINK THE
PEOPLE ON THIS
COUNCIL ARE
SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR
COMMUNITIES AND THE
CONCEPTS LAID OUT
HERE, BUT THE
ACTUAL WORK TO
COMPLETELY MAKE OUR
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM
POLLUTION-FREE IN
úTHE NEXT TEN YEARS,
TO MAKE SURE THAT
ALL OF OUR
BUILDINGS ARE
RUNNING EXCLUSIVELY
ON 100% RENEWABLE
ENERGY IN THE NEXT
TEN YEARS.
THESE ARE GOING TO
REQUIRE
SIGNIFICANT, BOLD
ACTIONS AT THE CITY
LEVEL, AND WITHOUT
YOUR SUPPORT, WE
WON'T DO THAT.
IT'S A MOVEMENT
THAT CAN CHANGE THE
POLITICAL DYNAMIC
WE HAVE BEEN STUCK
IN FOR A LONG TIME,
AND I HAVE SOME
HOPE AND OPTIMISM
THAT WILL ALLOW US
TO ACHIEVE THIS.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M
GOING TO TRY TO DO
IN MY REMAINING
MONTHS ON THE
COUNCIL, AND THAT'S
WHAT I PLAN TO BE
WORKING ON FOR THE
NEXT DECADE MYSELF
TOO, ONCE I'M NO
LONGER ON COUNCIL.
[Applause]
>> I WANT TO GIVE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
ANY CLOSING
COMMENTS IF YOU
HAVE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU LIKE TO ADD
BEFORE WE MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM AND INVITE YOU
TO BE APART OF THE
DISCUSSION IN ONE
WAY OR ANOTHER A
WEEK FROM NOW.
>> ONE LAST THING.
>> YEAH.
>> WE TALK ABOUT
TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENTAL LOT
AND HOW THAT CAN BE
A SOLUTION
FORGETTING PEOPLE
TO TAKE BUSES AND
WHAT NOT.
HOWEVER, I WANT TO
MAKE SURE WHEN
WE'RE DOING THINGS
LIKE THAT, WE'RE
MINDFUL OF HOW
WE'RE BRINGING
COMMUNITIES BACK
WHO HAVE BEEN
DISPLACED THROUGH
DIFFERENT
DEVELOPMENTS THAT
HAVE HAPPENED
THROUGH THAT
PROCESS AS WE HAVE
SEEN THAT HAPPENING
ALREADY.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF
DISPLACEMENT AND IT
MAKES IT HARDER FOR
PEOPLE TO MEET
THEIR CARBON GOALS.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU, I
LOOK FORWARD TO THE
REST OF THE WAY AND
IN 2030, MAKING
SURE SEATTLE HOLDS
TO ITS COMMITMENTS.
>> THANKS, MATT.
>> YEAH, I WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK AND
LEADERSHIP.
I THINK THERE'S A
MOVEMENT, THERE'S
MOMENTUM AND NOW IS
THE TIME FOR US TO
BE REALLY BOLD ON
THIS, TO USE OUR
IMAGINATIONS AND
TAKE A BIG STEP
FORWARD AS THE
COMMUNITY, AND I
THINK WE CAN DO IT.
>> GREAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER
COMMENTS?
>> NO OTHER
COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU ALL SO
MUCH FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP.
IT HAS BEEN AN
HONOR TO WORK WITH
YOU AND I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE NEXT
FEW MONTHS.
THANKS SO MUCH.
[Applause]
>> READ AGENDA ITEM
2 AND 3, AND INVITE
PRESENTERS FORWARD
FOR THAT NEXT ITEM.
>> COUNCIL BILL
119564, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF PARKS AND
RECREATION,
ACCEPTING AN
EASEMENT FROM AND
ENTERING INTO A
MAINTENANCE
AGREEMENT WITH
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL.
A WASHINGTON
NONPROFIT
CORPORATION, AS A
CONDITION OF THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT
KWIERMENT FOR THE
STREET VACATION OF
THE PORTIONS OF
41st AVENUE
NORTHEAST AND A
PORTION OF
NORTHEAST 46th
STREET PETITION
APPROVAL CONTAINED
IN CLERK FILE
309690 AND COUNCIL
BILL 119562,
ORDINANCE VACATING
A PORTION OF 41st
AVENUE NORTHEAST
AND A PORTION
NORTHEAST 46th
STREET.
ON PETITION --
>> BEVERLY BARNETT,
TRANSPORTATION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
I'M TODD JOHNSON
WITH SEATTLE
CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL.
>> RICHARD WITH THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT,
AND -->> I HAVE
BEEN ON THE COUNCIL
AND IT SEEMS
FITTING IT'S RIGHT
HERE TO SAY GOODBYE
TO ME AND KICK ME
OUT OF THE DOOR.
WHY DON'T WE JUMP
IN, AND I ASSUME
YOU WANT TO GIVE US
AN OVERVIEW.
YOU CAN TALK ABOUT
THEM COLLECTY.
>> WE'RE HAPPY TO
BE HERE AND FINISH
THIS WORK.
THERE'S TWO PIECES
OF LEGISLATION IN
FRONT OF YOU, AND
WHAT WE PROPOSE IS
TO
ARE CONDITIONS THAT RELATE TO
DESIGN AND MITIGATION AND
PUBLIC BENEFITS.
SO WE SEE THE VACATION
ORDINANCE COMING RIGHT AT THE
TIME A PROJECT IS OPENING OR
LATER IF THERE ARE EASEMENTS
AND OTHER THINGS THAT TAKE US A
WHILE TO FIGURE OUT.
SO WHEN THE COUNCIL APPROVES
THE VACATION, THERE ARE
CONDITIONS AND THEN WE ALL GO
OUT AND SPEND -- SOMETIMES A
LONG TIME FIGURING OUT AND
DEVELOPING THINGS AND
IMPLEMENTING THEM SO THE TWO
PIECE OF LEGISLATION IS THE
VACATION ORDINANCE.
SO NORMALLY WE WOULD LOOK AT
VOTING ON ALL OF THE CONDITION
RELATED LEGISLATION FIRST SO
THAT WHEN YOU VOTE ON THE
VACATION ORDINANCE, EVERYTHING
IS DONE EVEN IF IT'S JUST A FEW
MOMENTS APART.
AND WE DID THINK -- SO RICHARD
HAS A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION
ON THE PARKS CONNECTION.
BUT WE THOUGHT, IT DOES MAKE
SENSE TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT
MORE BROADLY SINCE THERE WAS A
MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER PLAN
AND PHASED WORK AND A LOT OF
ISSUES RELATED TO THAT.
SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS THAT
WE LOOK AT THE VACATION
PRESENTATION WHICH TODD'S GOING
TO GO OVER FOR US AND ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS.
AND I WOULD NOTE THAT WE HAVE A
PRETTY EXTENSIVE POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION JUST BECAUSE IT
WAS SUCH A COMPLICATED PROCESS.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAD EVERYTHING HERE.
I KNOW YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT.
I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO
LIVING IN THE AREA MAY BE VERY
FAMILIAR WITH THE PROJECT AS
WELL.
SO WE CAN GO AS QUICKLY OR IN
AS MUCH DETAIL AS YOU WISH.
SO WE PROPOSE TO GO OVER THAT
AND THEN TURN TO RICHARD TO
LOOK AT THE VOTE ON THE
EASEMENT ORDINANCE AND THEN
FINALLY THE VOTE ON THE
VACATION ORDINANCE.
>> EXCELLENT.
SO WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS IN
THE SPIRIT OF TIME TO MOVE --
THE ABBREVIATED VERSION.
BUT COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO AND
I WILL INTERRUPT IF WE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY A COMPLEX
PROJECT AND IT'S IN COUNCIL
MEMBER PACHECO'S AREA, TOO.
WE'LL DO THE REVERSE ORDER OF
THE PRESENTATION.
SO --
>> HERE IT IS.
>> GREAT.
>> SO GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.
YOU'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 111 YEARS
AND SINCE 1953 IN LAUREL HURST.
AND AS YOU KNOW, WE PROVIDE
HEALTH CARE TO CHILDREN OF OUR
CITY AND REGION REGARDLESS OF
THEIR FAMILY'S ABILITY TO PAY.
THIS AFTERNOON, WE'RE GONNA
TALK ABOUT THE STREET VACATION.
WE'LL GIVE YOU CONTEXT AND
HISTORY AND SHARE WITH YOU THE
PUBLIC BENEFITS WE PUT IN PLACE
IN RESPONSE TO THE COUNCIL
CONDITIONS.
SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'RE IN
NORTHEAST SEATTLE BEHIND THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN THE
LAUREL HURST NEIGHBORHOOD.
BACK IN 2010 AS PART OF OUR
MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER PLAN
WORK, WE HAD OVER SEVEN
DIFFERENT PROPOSALS FOR A
NEEDED EXPANSION ON THE LAUREL
HURST CAMPUS.
WE, TOGETHER WITH THE COUNCIL
AND OUR NEIGHBORS, AGREED ON
WHAT WE CALLED OPTION 7A WHICH
INVOLVED THE PURCHASE OF THE
LAUREL LAWN TERRACE APARTMENTS.
IT WAS 136 UNITS OF HOUSING.
TO THE WEST OF THE CAMPUS AND
THAT IS HATCHED THERE.
PART OF THE LAUREL TERRACE WAS
41st AVENUE NORTHEAST AND 46TH
STREET NORTHEAST.
IT WOUND THEIR WAY THROUGH THIS
DEVELOPMENT.
WE PROPOSED THE DEMOLITION OF
THE BUILDINGS ON SITE AND
PLAN WHICH YOU SEE ON THE STER
SCREEN.
THE MASTER PLAN ADDS 1.25
MILLION SQUARE FEET TO THE
CAMPUS AND YOU CAN SEE THE
PROPOSED BUILDINGS ARE LABELED
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, AND SO
ON.
AS SOON AS THE MASTER PLAN WAS
APPROVED, WE BEGAN A MAJOR --
EXCUSE ME, A PERMIT APPLICATION
FOR BUILDING NUMBER ONE WHICH
OPENED IN 2013.
IT'S A BUILDING THAT IS
PRIMARILY PATIENT CARE.
196 PATIENT BEDROOMS AND
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND
KITCHEN KITCHEN.
WE'RE CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN
PHASE TWO IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY
-- WHICH I'M SURE YOU HAVE, OR
RIDDEN BY.
IT'S A BIG HOLE RIGHT NOW.
BUT THAT WILL CONTAIN A NEW
CANCER CARE CLINIC, LABORATORY,
PHARMACY, AND OTHER NEEDED
SERVICES.
WE DEVELOPED A LIST OF SIX
DIFFERENT PUBLIC BENEFIT THAT
IS WE PRESENTED IN THIS ROOM
AND WERE ACCEPTED HERE BACK IN
2013, '14, I BELIEVE.
AND THEY CONSIST OF A BRIDGE
CONNECTION.
ADDITIONAL STREET AMENITIES.
A TRANSIT CENTER, CONTRIBUTIONS
OF $2 MILLION OR MORE TO A BIKE
AND PEDESTRIAN FUND, SOME
STREET AMENITIES ON 40TH AVENUE
NORTHEAST AND FINALLY THE
CREATION OF A POCKET PARK.
AND IN THE APPENDIX, I HAVE A
WHOLE LOT OF INFORMATION FOR
YOU.
LOTS OF TEXT AND LOTS OF
PHOTOS.
BUT I CHOSE THREE PHOTOS TO
SHARE WITH YOU TO REPRESENT THE
WORK THAT IS NOW COMPLETE.
AND THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN A
FEW YEARS AGO.
SO IT LOOKS ACTUALLY EVEN
BETTER.
ON THE UPPER LEFT IS A VIEW
NORTHWARD ON SAND POINT WAY.
IT'S NOTABLE IT SHOWS THE
TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS.
IT SHOWS THE PLAZA.
IT SHOWS WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE
FIRST BIKE PATH IN SEATTLE.
IT DOESN'T GO VERY FAR BUT IT'S
MEANINGFUL TO US BECAUSE IT
GOES FROM OUR NEW BIRK GILLMAN
CONNECTION TO THE FRONT
ENTRANCE OF SEATTLE CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL.
IT CAN BE USED BY NEIGHBORS,
FAMILIES VISITING THE HOSPITAL
AND CERTAINLY ARE ON STAFF.
THE CENTER PHOTO IS POCKET PARK
ON THE CORNER OF 45TH AND 40TH
THAT WE CREATED IN A LANDSCAPE
BUFFER AREA THERE AT THE CORNER
OF THE CAMPUS.
AND THEN FINALLY ON THE UPPER
RIGHT ARE SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT
SEQUOYAH TREES AND THE BIRK
GILMAN CONNECTION THAT WE
CREATED FROM THE INTERSECTION
OF 40TH AND SAND POINT WAY UP
TO THE BURKE GILLMAN TRAIL.
SO WE SHOWED THIS CHART BACK
WHEN WE WERE HERE THE LAST
TIME.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE
COMPLETED EVERYTHING THAT WE
SAID WE WOULD.
AND WE ALSO MADE A CASH PAYMENT
BACK IN 2013 AS REQUIRED.
SO WE BELIEVE WE COMPLETED ALL
OUR OBLIGATIONS THEN.
AND WE ARE READY FOR APPROVAL.
THIS FINAL SLIDE THAT I HAVE
FOR YOU SHOWS ABOUT, OH, I
THINK IT'S NEARLY $4 MILLION IN
IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE SPREAD
OVER THE FOUR PHASES OF THE
MASTER PLAN IMPROVEMENTS.
THE BULK OF THEM COME IN PHASE
ONE AND ARE ALREADY COMPLETE.
>> THANK YOU.
QUESTIONS?
>> JUST THANK YOU FOR THE BIKE
PATH.
IT'S NICE.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW -- MICHAEL, THE
DESIGN COMMISSION, WAS REALLY
ENGAGED IN THAT.
AND THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THE
MORE DETAIL ON THE TRAIL
CONNECTION WHICH WAS ONE OF THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS.
>> YEAH, I GUESS IN INTEREST OF
TIME, I GUESS I'D JUST LIKE TO
SUMMARIZE QUICKLY THAT I THINK
THIS IS A FINAL EXAMPLE -- FINE
EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE.
YOU HAVE BENEFIT THAT IS DON'T
REQUIRE USE OF THE BUILDING.
DO NOT REQUIRE YOU TO GO
INTERIOR TO THE SITE.
THEY PROVIDE A CLEAR BENEFIT TO
THE NEARBY COMMUNITY, IN
PARTICULAR, 40TH.
BUT IT ALSO ENHANCES ON LARGER
CITY INVESTMENTS.
THE TRAIL CONNECTION IN
PARTICULAR AT BURKE GILLMAN, A
LOT OF THOSE CONNECTIONS THAT
WE SEE CAN SOMETIMES BE
AWKWARD.
YOU'RE ENTERING RIGHT ON THE
PATH OF AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL.
THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT TIME FOR
PEOPLE TO ENTER, LEAVE, GATHER
YOURSELF BEFORE YOU HIT A CITY
STREET.
AND THEN YOU GOT THAT OTHER
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS ALONG
THE RIGHT OF WAY.
AGAIN, I JUST THINK IT'S A FINE
EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE COMMISSION
LIKES TO SEE THAT AND THEN
ULTIMATELY RECOMMEND TO THE
COUNCIL IN TERMS OF A HEALTHY
BENEFIT PACKAGE.
>> GREAT.
A PUBLIC BENEFIT PACKAGE BEFORE
ITS TIME.
OR JUST IN TIME, MAYBE.
GREAT.
RICHARD?
>> MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I'M
PLEASED TO PRESENT ON THE
DEPARTMENT OF RECS AND PARK THE
PROJECT THAT WAS
MULTIDEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY
EFFORT -- FIRST OF ALL, I WANT
TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO WAS
INVOLVED IN IT AND ALL THE GOOD
HARD WORK THEY PUT INTO IT TO
GO FORWARD.
GOT THE OVERHEAD PICTURE OF THE
TRAILHEAD THAT YOU CAN SEE PARK
PROPERTY OR THE BURKE GILLMAN
TRAIL WHICH IS SHADED IN GREEN.
YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE
CONNECTOR TRAIL THAT GOES
ACROSS PARK PROPERTY TO THE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PROPERTY
AND THEN ONWARD TO SAND POINT
WAY.
IT OFFERS A PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
AND IT'S ALSO MAINTAINED PER A
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT.
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WILL
MAINTAIN THE LANDSCAPING.
THEY HAVE PUT IN HARDSCAPING
AND LIGHTING.
AND THIS WAS IN PERPETUITY OF
THE PORTION OF THE TRAIL ON
PARK PROPERTY.
THE PORTION OF THE TRAIL THAT
CONTINUES ACROSS CHILDREN'S HAS
BEEN GRANTED TO THE CITY
THROUGH AN EASEMENT AND THAT,
AGAIN, IS IN PERPETUITY.
MAINTENANCE AND TRAIL
CONNECTIONS AGAIN WILL FALL ON
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND THEIR
SIGNS.
SO EVEN IF THE PROPERTY IS
SOLD, ITCONTINUES TO BE
MAINTAINED BY THE FUTURE
OWNERS.
AND THE TRAIL EASEMENT PROVIDES
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRAIL
USAGE.
IT FURTHER PROTECTS THE CITY
THROUGH DEFINING
IDENTIFICATION, LIABILITY, AND
ACCESS REQUIREMENTS.
THE TRAIL IS ALSO ACCESSIBLE 24
HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK,
365 DAYS A YEAR, EXCEPT WHEN
THERE'S REQUIRED MAINTENANCE.
IN WHICH CASE AT THAT POINT,
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE MAY HAVE TO BE
DIVERTED.
BUT THAT'S THE ONLY TIME IT'S
GOING TO BE IMPACTED.
QUESTIONS?
>> UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
SPECIFIC ON THE PROJECT.
I HAVE SEEN MOST OF THESE
INVESTMENTS COME ONLINE.
SO I CAN VISUALLY ACCOUNT TO
THE FACT THAT THEY'VE MET THE
REQUIREMENT.
BUT BEVERLY, CAN YOU JUST
CONFIRM WHAT WE ANTICIPATED
YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST STARTED
ON THIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED?
>> YES.
THEY HAVE COMPLETED EVERYTHING
AND PAID THE REQUIRED VACATION
FEE.
SO EVERYTHING IS READY AND WE
DO RECOMMEND THAT WE VOTE FIRST
ON THE PARKS EASEMENT AND THEN
THAT WILL TICK OFF THE VERY
LAST.
SO, YEAH.
SO THIS -- IT TOOK A WHILE FOR
US TO GET HERE BUT CHILDREN'S
IS VERY RESPONSIVE.
SO IT WAS REALLY OUR PLEASURE
TO WORK WITH THEM ON FINISHING
THIS.
I THINK THE COUNCIL WENT INTO
GREAT DETAIL ON THE MASTER PLAN
AND VACATION AND I THINK
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED
VERY CAREFULLY.
>> GREAT.
WELL, I ALSO JUST WANT TO
APPLAUD CHILDREN'S.
THIS REALLY ISN'T PART OF THE
VACATION PROCESS, BUT YOUR --
BUT IT IS PART OF THE MAJOR
INSTITUTION MASTER PLAN -- YOUR
ONGOING COMMITMENT TO
TRANSPORTATION FOR PEOPLE WHO
REACHED THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN
AN INSPIRATION FOR ME SINCE
I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL.
REALLY THINK THAT AS AN
INSTITUTION, A PRIVATE
INSTITUTION, YOU DO AMAZING
WORK TO THOUGHTFULLY WORK IT
OUT AND ARE A ROLE MODEL FOR
AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS AND
OTHER PRIVATE BUSINESSES AROUND
THE CITY.
I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH CAPACITY
WE HAVE.
BUT IN THE COMING MONTHS, IF
THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET
AN UPDATE ON WHAT YOU'RE ALL
DOING ON YOUR FUTURE
PRODUCTION, IT'S ALWAYS
INSPIRING TO HEAR THAT AND
LIFTED UP BECAUSE OF WHAT
EVERYONE IS DOING, WHAT
CHILDREN'S IS DOING FOR
TRANSPORTATION, ESPECIALLY FOR
WORKERS, I THINK OUR CARBON
EMISSIONS THAT WE JUST TALKED
ABOUT WITH THE LAST ISSUE WOULD
BE A LOT LOWER.
COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO, ARE YOU
READY ON THIS?
SHOULD WE VOTE?
>> READY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE --
I'LL GO AHEAD AND MENTION I
BELIEVE I ONCE AGAIN SKIPPED
OVER APPROVING THE AGENDA BUT
NOT THE OBJECTION.
I'LL GO BACK OVER ITEM B AND
APPROVE THE AGENDA.
BUT NOW GO AHEAD AND MOVE
COUNCIL BILL 119564.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY
BY SAYING AYE.
AYE?
GREAT.
THAT WILL MOVE ON THE FULL
COUNCIL THE RECOMMENDATION TO
THE PARKS EASEMENT.
SO NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE
ACTUAL VACATION NOW THAT AT
LEAST IN THEORY WHEN IT GETS TO
FULL COUNCIL IF WE DO IT IN THE
RIGHT ORDER, WE'LL HAVE THE
RIGHT ORDINANCE.
I'LL MOVE TO 992.
>> AYE.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON
THAT.
AND THIS WILL BE THE FULL
COUNCIL ON MONDAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> KELLY, LET'S MOVE TO AGENDA
NUMBER FOUR AND I'LL INVITE THE
PARENTORS FORWARD AS YOU READ
THAT IN.
>> SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATIONS ANNUAL REPORT
ON RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVE WORKFORCE, EQUITY,
AND CONTRACTING EQUITY.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I
ENCOURAGE!
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WE'LL PLAY MUSICAL CHAIRS
FOR A WHILE OR JUST JUMP IN AND
GRAB A SEAT.
>> JUST GET USED TO ME.
>> LET'S START DOWN THE LINE
AND WE'LL INTRODUCE EACH OTHER
BRIEFLY AND GET TO THE ITEM.
>> MICHELLE DOMINGO.
>> MANAL AL-ANSI.
I'M THE ADVISOR.
>> SAM ZIMBABWE.
>> I'M THE INTERIM MINORITY
BUSINESS ADVISER.
>> I'M ONE OF THE COCHAIRS FOR
THE SDOT CHAIR TEAM.
>> I'M ALSO THE COCHAIR FOR
THAT TEAM.
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE
THIS REPORT.
SAMMY, LOOKED LIKE YOU WANTED
TO KICK THINGS OFF.
>> I WAS GOING TO OPEN IT UP
AND LET THESE REALLY CAPABLE
FOLKS LEAD THE SHOW.
SO I'M JUST EXCITED TO BE HERE
WITH THIS TEAM.
THE TEAM DOES A LOT OF REALLY
GREAT WORK ACROSS THE AGENCY
AND IS REALLY LEADING OUR
CHARGE FORWARD THROUGHOUT THE
AGENCY ON THESE ISSUES
TOGETHER.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL LET THEM
SHARE ALL THE GOOD NEWS AND BE
HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
>> GREAT.
>> MY NAME IS MICHELLE DOMINGO.
AND I'M THREE MONTHS IN ON THE
NEW POSITION.
AND THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND
ECONOMIC INCLUSION SITS IN THE
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE AND WORKS
COLLABORATIVELY WITH A CHANGE
TEAM.
WE HAVE THE COLEADS HERE AND
ALSO THE TRANSPORTATION EQUITY
PROGRAM.
THE OEEI, OUR ACRONYM, WE
PROMOTE EQUITY THROUGHOUT THE
ORGANIZATION OF SDOT THROUGH
EQUITY LENS.
AND OUR OFFICE WITH THE ADVISER
AND RSJ ADVISER AND
COLLABORATION WITH THE CHANGE
TEAM, WE LEAD THE STRATEGIC
DIVISION AND LEADERSHIP IN THE
PLANNING, PROMOTION, AND
ADVANCEMENT OF EQUITY AND LEADS
SDOT TO MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS
THROUGH EQUITY ANALYSIS.
I STARTED IN MAY.
SO I'M THREE MONTHS IN.
AND I HAVE A GREAT TEAM HERE TO
REPORT OUT SOME DETAILS ON THE
PAST YEAR.
>> ALL RIGHT.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS MANAL AL-
ANSI.
AS WE ALL KNOW HERE, OUR
MISSION OF THE CITY'S RSJI
INITIATIVE IS TO END RACIAL
PREJUDICE.
WE'VE ESTABLISHED DIVISION TO
END INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM BY
EQUITY, TRANSPORTATION,
WORKFORCE, AND INSTITUTIONS
WITH RACIAL INSTITUTIONS.
WE'RE SENSITIVE NOT ONLY ABOUT
INSTITUTION ANALYSIS BUT ALSO
OUR PURSUIT OF EQUITABLE
OUTCOMES.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE FULL-TIME
RSJI STAFF MEMBER.
AND IN THIS ROLE AS ADVISER, I
ADVISE SDOT DIRECTORS, MANAGERS
AND STAFF ON EQUITY STRATEGIES
AND SYSTEMS CHANGES ACROSS OUR
VERY VARIOUS LINES OF BUSINESS.
I ALSO SERVE AS AN ADVISER AND
RESOURCE FOR OUR CHANGE TEAM
CHAIRS AND NUMEROUS IDT'S
ACROSS THE CITY TO BUILD A
DEPARTMENT-WIDE AND CITY-WIDE
RSJI FRAMEWORK THAT WILL CENTER
RSJI AS A PRACTICE IN ALL OF
OUR CITY WORK.
IN 2018 AS WE CAN SEE ON THE
SLIDE, WE SET SEVEN DEPARTMENT
RSJI GOALS RANGING FROM
ESTABLISHING A NEW CHANGE TEAM
FUNCTION ALL THE WAY DOWN AS
YOU CAN SEE TO TRAINING ALL
STAFF FOR IMPLICIT BIAS AND
RPLI.
AND WE HAD QUITE A BIT OF
TRANSITION OVER 2018 IN BOTH
OUR LEADERSHIP AND
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.
SO IT DID SLOW DOWN OUR
PROGRESS ON SOME OF THESE
GOALS.
HOWEVER, WE ARE MEETING ALL OF
THEM EXCEPT FOR ESTABLISHING
OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP FOR
PLC ADVANCEMENT CALLED POCA.
AND FULLY DRAFTING RSJI GOALS
FOR DIVISIONAL WORK PLANS.
IN REGARDS TO POCA, IT'S UP AND
RUNNING.
HOWEVER, WE'RE AT A PLACE WHERE
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING TO
ESTABLISH FUNDING FOR THE
EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP.
IN REGARDING THE DIVISIONAL
WORK PLANS.
I'M ACTUALL IN THE PROCESS OF
SCHEDULING MEETINGS WITH THE
NEW DIVISION DIRECTORS TO
DISCUSS THEIR VISION OF
EMBEDDING RSJI IN THEIR
DIVISIONAL WORK PLANS.
I SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT OUR
GOAL TO TRAIN ALL OF OUR STAFF
IN IMPLICIT BIAS AND RPLI, IT
WASN'T AN EXPECTATION THAT WE
WOULD ACHIEVE THAT IN ONE YEAR
IN 2018.
BUT OUR GOAL WAS TO MAKE
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS
THAT.
AND WE HAVE TRAINED 311 OF OUR
STAFF MEMBERS IN IMPLICIT BIAS
OR RPLI SINCE SETTING THIS GOAL
IN 2018.
AND LASTLY, USING RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKITS TO GRADE OUR RACIAL
INEQUALITIES HAVE BECOME A NORM
AT SDOT.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE A FEW
EXAMPLES OF THAT, WE SUBMITTED
THE FOUR LISTED HERE ON THE
SLIDE TO SEATTLE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS.
SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LOOK
THAT UP AT YOUR DISCRETION.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THAT AND THANKS FOR
HIGHLIGHTING YOUR TOOLKITS THAT
YOU'VE DONE.
AND THOSE ARE REALLY HELPFUL
WHEN WE SET POLICIES.
SO I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP
ON THAT AND EVERYONE.
>> OKAY.
SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT'S
HAPPENED WITH THE TEAM FROM
LAST YEAR WHEN WE MET.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS IS THE
RESTRUCTURE OF THE CHANGE TEAM
LEADERSHIP.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE FOUR
DIFFERENT SUBGROUPS IN OUR
CHANGES TEAM.
AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE HAVING PEOPLE WHO WE SEE
AS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
WITHIN EACH SUBGROUP.
SO WE DECIDED TO HAVE THEM AS A
LEAD WITHIN THAT.
AND ALSO WE JUST WANTED TO
PROMOTE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
AS WELL.
>> HIGH.
HI.
AND THEN THE SECOND THING WE
DID WAS CLARIFY THE ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
DIVISIONAL STAFF AND ALSO THE
CHANGE TEAM SUBGROUP LIAZONS.
SO WE PUT TOGETHER A ONE PAGER
THAT DID THAT AND SHARED IT
WITH THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
WHICH WAS ESPECIALLY HELPFUL, I
THINK, IN TERMS OF BASICALLY
EVERY YEAR.
ONE-THIRD OF THE CHANGE TEAM IS
IN THE FIRST YEAR OR THREE-YEAR
TERM.
SO THERE'S A PRETTY STEEP
LEARNING CURVE.
AND THEN THERE'S BEEN SOME
CHANGES OF LEADERSHIP, TOO.
SO JUST HAVING A RESOURCE THAT
EVERYBODY CAN POINT TO HAS BEEN
REALLY HELPFUL.
>> YEAH.
AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE SEE
UP THERE WITH OEI, WE WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR PLAN IS THAT
EVERYONE WHO HAS THE ABILITY TO
HAVE SOME TIME OF ABILITY TO
HIRE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
ARE TAKEN IMPLICIT BIAS.
AND WITH HR, WE WANTED TO MAKE
SURE WE CREATED A THREE TIER
SYSTEM.
WITH HR, THEY HAVE MORE OF THE
DATA JUST TO SEE WHERE OUR
EMPLOYEES ARE AT AND WHAT,
WHERE THEY NEED TO BE AS FAR AS
THE FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE THEY
NEED HERE GOING UP.
>> AND LASTLY, WE CREATED A NEW
COMMUNICATION SUBGROUP.
THAT WAS BASED OUT OF THE
REALIZATION THAT STAFF REALLY
NEEDED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A
CHANGE TEAM AND THAT WE WERE
THERE TO SUPPORT THEM BECAUSE
WHEN WE THINK BACK, THE ONLY
TIME THAT WE DID OUTREACH --
LIKE INTERNAL OUTREACH WAS
REALLY DURING RECRUITING FOR
NEW MEMBERS.
SO WE THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
AND THEN THE SECOND PART WAS
THERE WAS A LOT OF GOOD WORK
GOING ON BY SDOT STAFF THAT WE
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.
THEIR EQUITY ANALYSES AND THEN
THE ADDITIONS THEY WERE MAKING
BASED ON THOSE ANALYSES TO
IMPACT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
AND SO THOSE ARE KIND OF THE
FOUR THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IN
THE PAST YEAR THAT WE WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT TODAY.
>> SO WE RECOGNIZE THAT
WHENEVER WE RESTRUCTURE
ANYTHING, THAT CAN BE SOMEWHAT
SENSITIVE.
BUT I'M CURIOUS IF THE
RESTRUCTURING WAS DRIVEN BY
MATCHING THE NEW STRUCTURE IN
THE ORGANIZATION OR CREATING
NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS OR
RECOGNITION THAT IT NEEDED SOME
NEW ENERGY.
I HAVEN'T HAD THAT CHANCE OVER
THE YEARS TO VISIT THE CHANGE
TEAM A FEW TIMES.
THERE WAS A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT,
AT LEAST THE MEETINGS I WENT
TO.
BUT I'M CURIOUS WHAT WAS
DRIVING THE RESTRUCTURING.
AND YOU DON'T NEED TO GO TOO
DEEPLY IF THERE'S SENSITIVE
STUFF, TOO.
>> WELL ACTION I THINK THE MAIN
THING IS WE WANTED TO FLATTEN
THE CHANGE TEAM ORGANIZATION.
SO INITIALLY THEY WERE -- IN
THE PREVIOUS YEARS, IT WAS TWO
COCHAIRS KIND OF LEADING THE
CHANGE TEAM, I GUESS YOU COULD
SAY.
BUT NOW WE HAVE US TOO.
BUT THEN A LEAD FOR EVERY
SUBGROUP.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, CHANGE TEAM
WORK IS REALLY ABOUT BUILDING
MOMENTUM AND MOVEMENT OF SORTS.
WE REALLY WANTED TO HAVE THE
STRUCTURE REFLECT THAT.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL.
THANK YOU.
>> A DRAWING ERROR HAS
OCCURRED.
I THINK WE CAN STILL GO.
>> YEAH, MY GRAPH IS A LITTLE
DIFFERENT THAN YOURS.
>> I HOPE SO.
>> SO YOU HAVE THE SLIDE IN
FRONT OF YOU.
>> YEAH, WE DO.
>> SORRY, THOSE IN THE
AUDIENCE.
IT'LL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE
LATER.
BUT PLEASE SPEAK TO IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE
COMPARE THE REPRESENTATION IN
OUR WORKFORCE TO THAT OF THE
GREATER SEATTLE SLASH KING
COUNTY AREA FOR MORE ACCURATE
AND MEANINGFUL REFLECTION OF
THE DIVERSITY IN OUR
DEPARTMENT.
WE ALSO BREAK THE DATA DOWN BY
BOTH RACE AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION FOR MORE CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING OF WHO'S MOST
IMPACTED IN OUR WORKFORCE AND
WHERE THE DISPARITIES LIE.
THIS DATA IN TERM INFORMS BOTH
DEPARTMENT-WIDE INITIATIVES AS
WELL AS OUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO
OUR CITY-WIDE WORKFORCE
INITIATIVES.
OUR H.R.
DEPARTMENT WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND
ECONOMIC INCLUSION IN
ESTABLISHING OUR FIRST EMPLOYEE
RESEARCH GROUP.
THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER NAMED
POCA.
APPRENTICE AND MENTORSHIP
PROGRAMS AND IMPLEMENTING
WORKFORCE INITIATIVES SUPPORTED
BY THE CITIES WEPAC GROUP.
>> SO QUICK QUESTION HERE.
SO AGAIN, SORRY, AUDIENCE.
SO I'M LOOKING AT THE
PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGES AND THEY
DON'T ADD UP TO 100% ACROSS ON
THE COLUMNS.
IS THAT PEOPLE -- LIKE FOR
INSTANCE, THE PERCENT OF
GREATER SEATTLE AREA THAT'S
AFRICAN AMERICAN SAYS 6.8%
ASIAN AMERICAN, 18.2 HISPANIC.
LATIN AMERICAN, 9.7.
BUT WHEN I ADD ALL THOSE UP, IT
COMES TO MORE THAN 100%.
>> UH-HUH.
>> AND THEN SIMILARLY
REPRESENTATIVE IN THE
DEPARTMENT, IT COMES LESS THAN
100%.
O --
>> WHAT'S THE QUESTION?
>> IS THAT LIKE -- IS THERE ANY
EXPLANATION FOR THAT OR
SOMETHING I CAN GET INFORMATION
ON LATER?
>> WE DON'T HAVE ANY
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE H.R.
DEPARTMENT AT THIS MOMENT.
THIS IS A REFLECTION OF THE
RECORDS THAT THEY HAVE AND WHAT
WAS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF EQUITY.
I'LL FORWARD YOUR QUESTION AND
GET BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MANAL.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU.
YES, COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO?
>> JUST SO THE WORKFORCE EQUITY
METRICS.
FIRST, KUDOS TO THE WOMEN
MAKING MORE MONEY THAN THE MEN.
BUT THERE'S AN 8% DISPARITY
BETWEEN PEOPLE OF COLOR AND
THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS.
IS THAT -- WITHOUT GETTING MORE
SPECIFIC INTO THE DATA, LIKE
CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT?
>> I CAN SPEAK TO HOW WE ARE
USING THAT DATA.
>> YEAH.
>> SO WE'RE REALLY INTENTIONAL
ABOUT HAVING OUR REPRESENTATION
ON WEPAC BE FROM THE OFFICE OF
EQUITY.
I AS RSJI ADVISER AM SERVING ON
WEPAC.
SO I CAN SHARE THAT WITH RSJI
AS A PRACTICE IN OUR
DEPARTMENTAL H.R.
WORKFORCE INITIATIVES.
AT THE -- WHAT YOU'RE
HIGHLIGHTING RIGHT NOW IS THE
NEED TO CENTER RACE IN ALL OF
OUR ANALYSES AND A REASON -- IS
THE REASON FOR US BREAKING DOWN
THE DATA THAT WE DID.
NOW WHY THAT'S A REALITY IS WHY
WE HAVE THE RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVE, RIGHT?
>> RIGHT.
>> SO WHAT WILL -- WHAT WE WILL
DO MOVING FORWARD AROUND THAT
IS TO BE DISCLOSED AND WHAT
WILL BE DONE IN PARTNERSHIP
AGAIN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
EQUITY, H.R., AND WEPAC
COMMITTEE.
>> I AM JUST MORE CURIOUS THAT
IT HAD MORE TO DO WITH THE
ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND
WHAT THE POSITIONS WERE IN
RELATIVE TO EVERYONE ELSE AND
SO FORTH AND SO, AGAIN, GETTING
MORE SPECIFIC INTO THE DATA,
IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT.
BUT JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT MORE ABOUT JUST THE PAY
DISPARITY.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING
THAT.
>> NO, IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY OF
THE SLIDES UP THERE EITHER.
WONDERFUL.
APOLOGIES AGAIN TO -- FOR THIS
LOVELY THING FOR THE AUDIENCE.
MY NAME IS VIVIANA GARZA.
SO I'M THE INTERIM WOMEN OF
MINORITIES BUSINESS ADVISER AND
I LOOK AT THE EFFORTS FOR
INCLUSION OF MINORITIES AND
WOMEN ON BUSINESSES.
SO FOR 2018, THIS IS OUR ANNUAL
UPDATE.
I WOULD LOVE FOR THE -- I
APPRECIATE, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
FOR TRYING TO GET THE PHOTOS UP
OR THE PICTURE.
SO AT SDOT, WE LOOK TO LEVERAGE
OUR POWER TO BE INCLUSIVE ON
WOMEN AND BUSINESS IN THE WORK
WE DO.
FOR CONSTRUCTION, WE
COLLABORATE WITH OUR PARTNERS
AT THE FINANCES ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
ADVANCING OUR GOALS SO THE
INFORMATION WE'RE SHOWING
TODAY, OUR PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS FOR CONSULTING GOALS
WHICH IS WHAT WE SET FOR OUR
DEPARTMENT FOR AN ANNUAL BSIS.
SO OUR PERFORMANCE FOR THE PAST
SIX YEARS HAS SEEN AN INCREASE
IN DEPARTMENTAL GOALS.
BUT IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE
RESET HOW WE LOOK AT THOSE
TARGETS FROM SOLELY END POINTS
OR KIND OF A FINISH LINE TO
DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING
STRUCTURAL CHANGES THAT CAN
CHANGE THE PROCESSES INTERNALLY
AND SEE THE RESULTS EXTERNALLY.
SO THAT MEANS STRUCTURAL
CHANGES TO CHANGE AND ADVANCE
OUR UTILIZATION.
SO SOME OF THE INITIATIVES WE
IMPLEMENTED LOOKED AT LOOKING
AT THAT PROACTIVELY AND ASKING
FOR, PLANNING FOR PROCUREMENTS
AHEAD OF TIME SO WE CAN TAKE A
LOOK AT THAT AND PLAN
ACCORDINGLY AND PROVIDING AN
ADVANCED LOOK OF OPPORTUNITIES
BOTH IN THE CONSULTING WORLD
AND CONSTRUCTION.
THROUGH PROVIDING WHAT I'VE IN
MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN MOST
VALUABLE FOR FIRMS AT LEAST
FROM THE FEEDBACK I'VE GOTTEN
IS OUR ANTICIPATED PROJECT
SHEETS.
SO THOSE SHEETS LET OUR FIRMS
KNOW WHAT WE MAY BE WORKING ON,
LOOKING AS FAR FORWARD AS 2023.
AND WE SHARE THAT IN ADVANCE TO
THEY HAVE TIME TO PREPARE AND
MEET OUR NEEDS AND START
TEAMING.
NOW, I LOVE --
>> HOW IS THAT --
>> YEAH?
>> -- THAT PRETTY WELL
RECEIVED?
WHEN WE LOOK AT HOW SDOT DOES
ON SOME OF THE WIMBI WORK, IT
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE AIL REAL
LEADER IN THIS.
I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
BIDDING ON THESE.
IS THAT STILL CONSISTENT?
>> YES.
SO ONE OF THE BIG PIECES, TOO
-- WHEN I'M TALKING TO FOLKS IN
COMMUNITY, THAT IS A BIG PIECE
OF FEEDBACK THAT COMES BACK IS
LOOKING AT HAVING THE
OPPORTUNITY AND THE TIME TO
PREPARE FOR OUR NEEDS, OUR
BUSINESS NEEDS WITH ADVANCED
NOTICE SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT'S
COMING UP ALL THE WAY -- WE
HAVE IN THE CONSTRUCTION WORLD
-- I HAVE AN ANTICIPATED
PROJECT SHEETS THAT GO OUT TO
2023.
SO LOOKING AHEAD AND BEING ABLE
TO KNOW ABOUT THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES, FOLKS CAN GET
INVOLVED WITH TEAMING,
PREPARING THEMSELVES, GETTING
TOGETHER TO DO JOINT VENTURES.
THAT WAY THEY CAN BE READY FOR
THE PROCUREMENTS WHEN THEY GO
OUT TO FULL ELLIPSE CITATION.
ELLIPSATION.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE HAD
MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS
WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND THEY'RE
FOLLOWING SUIT OR DOING SIMILAR
THINGS.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> YEAH, THAT LOOKS LIKE IT.
THAT'S THE FIRST SLIDE.
SO -- THAT'S OKAY.
I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT --
>> OTHER, PERFECT!
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH!
>> THANKS, KELLY.
>> SO --
>> THAT IS ONE SLOW LAPTOP.
>> WHOA!
I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
>> BUT I WON'T CRITICIZE THE
LAPTOP.
KEEP GOING, BUDDY!
>> YEAH, I DON'T WANT TO
CRITICIZE IT SO IT DOESN'T DO
ANYTHING ELSE.
SO I WANT TOADIED DIVE A LITTLE
DEEPER FOR OUR PERFORMANCE FOR
2018.
>> GREAT.
>> SO ABOUT 19.4 MILLION OF OUR
$2,018 WENT TO WMBI FIRMS WHICH
WAS AN INCREASE OF $4.2 MILLION
FROM 2017.
ON THE PURCHASING SIDE, THAT
MEANT ABOUT $4.4 MILLION WENT
TO WMBI FIRMS WHICH CAME ABOUT
19% OF OUR PURCHASING SPEND
WHICH SURPASSED OUR GOAL OF
15%.
AND CONSULTING MEANT ABOUT $15
MILLION TO WMBI FIRMS WHICH WAS
40% OF OUR CONSULTING SPEND,
FAR SURPASSING OUR INITIAL
GOAL.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR WITH THIS
DATA.
YOU'LL SEE THE BARS ARE -- THEY
MAY HAVE SIMILAR NUMBERS LIKE
THE 23% ON THE CONSULTING SIDE
FOR 2017 BEING SLIGHTLY HIGHER
THAN THE 23% ON THE 2018.
IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT
THE TOTALS FOR THE YEAR.
I JUST WANTED TO BE --
>> THAT'S GREAT.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
SO 23% IN 2018 WAS SMALLER THAN
2017 JUST BECAUSE OF THE BODY
OF CONSULTING WORK WE PUT OUT.
>> EXACTLY.
SO THE CONSULTING WORK WAS LESS
-- WE SPENT LESS CONSULTING
THAT YEAR.
>> GREAT.
>> SO WHAT I WANTED TO ALSO
TAKE A LOOK AT AND WHAT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US AT SDOT IS
BREAKING THIS DOWN FURTHER SO
WE CAN SEE PATTERNS.
BREAKING THIS DOWN IN WOMEN AND
MINORITIES IN BUSINESS AND
ENTERPRISES, WE'RE OUT OF THAT
AMOUNT.
A SUBSIDY AMOUNT GOES TO WHITE
WOMEN OWNED FIRMS AND THE
REMAINDER GOES TO MINORITY
BUSINESS.
IT HELPS US TO TAYLOR OUTREACH
STRATEGIES.
I THINK WE MENTIONED THAT LAST
YEAR AS WELL.
THAT HELPS US TO DEVELOP OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL OUTREACH PLAN TO
THE NEXT YEAR.
ONE THING THAT CAME OUT OF THIS
IS WE FOCUSED ON WORKSHOPS IN
THE COMMUNITY WITH SPANISH.
PARTNERING WITH LIBRARIES.
IN THE PAST, WE DID HOW TO DO
BUSINESS WITH SDOT, SPANISH
LANGUAGE SESSIONS.
BUT IN 2018, WE EXPANDED THAT
AND DECIDED THAT THIS IS
IMPORTANT TO DO FOR THE ENTIRE
-- FOR MORE OF THE CITY AS A
WHOLE.
AND SO WE CONNECTED WITH OUR
CAPITAL DEPARTMENT PARTNERS AND
COLLABORATED WITH THE WMBE
ADVISERS FROM CONTRACTING
EQUITY TO HOW TO DO BUSINESS
WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
STILL IN SPANISH AND STILL
LEADING FOLKS THROUGH THE
ONLINE BUSINESS DIRECTORY AND
HOW TO GET IN CONNECTION WITH
THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S
OPPORTUNITIES.
WE'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE
OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
REPAIRS TO EXTEND THIS OUTREACH
TO THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITIES
AS WELL AS OTHER COMMUNITIES
INCLUSIVE OF WOMEN BUSINESS
COMMUNITIES FOCUSING ON THE
INCLUSION OF WOMEN OF COLOR.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
OTHER AVENUES TO INCLUDE AND TO
GIVE THIS INFORMATION AND TOOLS
TO ADDITIONAL COMMUNITIES.
SO THIS IS KEY FOR OUR DATA IN
TERMS OF DEVELOPING OUR
TARGETED OUTREACH.
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE
NUMBERS THAT AREN'T ACCOUNTED
FOR ARE THE SUB CONSULTANT
DOLLARS.
SO I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THAT.
WE HAD IN 2018 ABOUT $3.6
MILLION ON TRACK AND CONCLUSION
PROJECTS.
THAT WENT TO WMBE FIRMS.
SO THOSE PROJECT THAT IS
EXCEEDED $14,000, THAT WILL BE
AN INCLUSION PLAN ATTACHED TO
THAT PROCUREMENT THAT WE ASK
THAT THEY SHOW US WHAT
SUBCONTRACTED COMMITMENT.
ALTHOUGH THAT ISN'T PART OF OUR
PERCENTAGES, THAT'S SOMETHING
IMPORTANT FOR THE BIG PICTURE
BECAUSE WE CAN SEE THE IMPACT
OF INCLUSION TO WMBE FIRMS
WITHIN OUR LARGER PROJECTS.
WE HAVE ALSO TAKEN A STRONG
LOOK AT ARGUE PROMPT PAYMENT
PERFORMANCE.
SO WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO INCLUDE
FROM THE -- FROM WITHIN OUR
ANNUAL OUTREACH PLAN AND
STARTING IN 2018 PROMPT PAYMENT
PERCENTAGE.
AND WE HAVE BEEN ASKED FOR --
WE WANT A 95% COMMITMENT.
AT SDOT, WE HAVE A 100%
COMMITMENT TO PAY INVOICES
WITHIN 30 DAYS AND WE ACHIEVED
IN 2018, 90%.
WE CONTINUE TO HOLD OUR GOAL AT
100% GOING FORWARD BECAUSE WE
RECOGNIZE THAT EVEN THOUGH IN
2018 THERE WERE SOME BUMPS IN
THE ROAD DUE TO CHANGING
FINANCIAL SYSTEM ISSUES WHICH
IMPACTED OUR PERCENTAGE, WE
THINK IT'S PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THAT GOAL
BECAUSE PROMPT PAYMENT REALLY
IMPACTS WOMEN AND MINORITY
OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE WAY
THEY CAN CONTINUE TO DO
BUSINESS.
WE ALSO TRACK OUR DIVERSITY
COMMITMENTS AND PAYMENTS IN
STEP WITH THE FINANCES
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
DEPARTMENT THROUGH B2G NOW.
AND THAT ALLOWS US TO TRACK
PAYMENTS ON THE SUB COMMITMNT
LEVEL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
MONITOR THE PROGRESS BUT TO
MAKE SURE THE SUB CONSULTANTS
CAN SHARE WITH US WHETHER
THEY'RE PAID PROPERLY AND STEP
IN IF THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
BE ON THE NUMBERS.
WE WANT -- WE MOVE TO -- OH, I
CAN'T MOVE THAT UP.
WE LOOK -- WE LOOKED OUT TO
OUTREACH EFFORTS TO MOVE THE
NEEDLE.
SO LAST YEAR, WE CONTINUED WITH
OUR OUTREACH EVENT THAT IS WE
HOLD DOWNSTAIRS.
WE HAD OUR WORKING WITH SDOT
SEATTLE EVENT IN 2018 WHICH
SHOWCASED THE KIND OF WORK WE
EXPECTED IN THE LEVY, UPDATED
ON THE CURRENT PROJECT OF THE
LEVY TO MOVE SEATTLE'S PROJECTS
AND WE HAD SDOT PROJECT
MANAGERS AND LEADERSHIP
ACCESSIBLE TO FIRMS TO CONNECT
WITH THEM AND PRIME PROJECTORS.
WE HAD A READY TO PRIME EVENT
WHICH THROUGH A PANEL OF SDOT
PM'S, CONTRACTING SPECIALISTS
AND STAFF FROM THE FINANCES
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FOCUSED ON PROVIDING
TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND TIPS AND
STRATEGIES TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS
A PRIME, ESPECIALLY FOR FIRMS
LOOKING TO MOVE FROM A SUB
CONSULTANT TO A PRIME.
AND WE CHOSE THAT PARTICULAR
FOCUS BECAUSE WE HAD GOTTEN
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND
INTEREST.
WE ALSO CONTINUE TO HAVE WMBE
ADVOCATE TRAININGS AND THAT IS
TO SDOT STAFF UNDERSTAND WHERE
EXPECTATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT
ARE COMING FROM.
WE PARTNER WITH THE OFFICE FOR
CIVIL RIGHTS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE -- TO OFFER THOSE
COURSES WITHIN THE RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE SO WE
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALIGNED
WITH THEM.
WE HAVE TWO COURSES.
THE FIRST TALKING ABOUT
CONTRACTING EQUITY AND WHAT IT
MEANS AND EXPLORING THE EFFECTS
OF RACISM AND HOW THAT IMPACTS
CONTRACTING.
AND THE SECOND IS HOW THAT
TRANSLATES INTO EXPECTATIONS
FOR THE CITY.
AND WHAT TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE TO
HELP.
SO WE FEEL -- WE CONNECT AGAIN
TO WALK US THROUGH THE ONLINE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY WHICH IS AN
IMPORTANT TOOL FOR THE CITY FOR
CONTRACT EQUITY.
AT THE CLOSE OF LAST YEAR, WE
HAD 18 APPLICANTS.
I'M LOOK -- 80 ADVOCATES.
THAT'S STILL GREAT.
AND ANOTHER PIECE THAT I WANTED
TO MAKE SURE THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT AND I KNOW I TALKED
ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT LAST YEAR
IS OUR GOALS GENERALLY AND HOW
WE'RE CHALLENGING OURSELVES TO
NEXT -- IN 2018 -- OR 2019.
WE ARE INCREASING OUR GOALS TO
30% IN CONSULTING AND 19% IN
PURCHASING AND ANOTHER
IMPORTANT PIECE OF OUR GOALS IS
TO MOVE SEATTLE'S 23% WMBE
UTILIZATION GOALS.
WE CONNECT WITH OUR OFFICE TO
MOVE SEATTLE, TOGETHER WITH ALL
THE INFORMATION WE NEED BECAUSE
THAT SPANS CONSULTING,
PURCHASING, AND CONSTRUCTION.
AND THE DOLLARS INCLUDE THE
SPEND TO CONSTRUCTION
SUBCONTRACTORS AND LEVERAGED
FUNDS BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE
SUB CONSULTANT DOLLARS
CURRENTLY IN LINE WITH THE CITY
POLICY DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR
COSTS OR ANYTHING IDENTIFIED AS
DIRECT EXCEPTIONS.
SO FROM THE START OF THE LEVY
THROUGH 2018, WE OBTAINED A
23.83% WMBE UTILIZATION.
THAT'S ABOUT $48 MILLION THAT
WENT INTO THE POCKETS OFWOMEN'S
WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
BUT WE -- OF WMBE UTILIZATION'S
WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
WE HAD OUR WORKING WITH SDOT
SEATTLE EVENT FOR THAT
OUTREACH.
WE HAD ABOUT 131 ATTENDEES
WHICH IS GREAT.
WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED A NEW AWARD
RECOGNIZING SDOT WMBE
UTILIZATION PATHFINDERS.
SO SDOT FOLKS THAT WENT ABOVE
AND BEYOND TO CONNECT WMBE
UTILIZATIONS TO THE RIGHT
SOURCES.
SO OUR PATHFINDERS, WE'RE
REALLY PROUD OF THEM.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED
TO MENTION IS WHILE WE'RE HAPPY
WE'RE MEETING OUR UTILIZATION
CURRENTLY, WE'RE REMAINING
DILIGENT AND KEEPING OUR FINGER
ON THE PULSE OF THAT BECAUSE WE
RECOGNIZE THIS IS -- WE'RE
BARELY HALFWAY THROUGH THE LEVY
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
CONSCIOUS OF MAINTAINING OUR
PERCENTAGE AS WE GO FORWARD.
SO TO FINISH OFF, WE'RE PROUD
AND EXCITED TO HAVE OBTAINED
THE HIGHEST WMBE UTILIZATION
UTILIZATION AT SDOT TO DATE AND
WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO
CHALLENGE OURSELVES AND WE ARE
COMMITTED TO CONTINUING WITH
OUR INTERNAL CONTRACTING
PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS,
MONITORING SUBCONTRACTOR GOALS,
HOSTING WORKING WITH SDOT
EVENTS, PROVIDING ADVANCED
NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITIES OUR
ANTICIPATED PROJECT SHEETS,
IMPLEMENTING WMBE UTILIZATION
ADVOCATE TRAININGS AND HAVING
TARGETED OUTREACH SUCH AS THE
SPANISH WORKSHOPS.
WITH THIS INCREASING IN
CAPACITY, WITH THE ADDITION OF
OUR OEI MANAGER WHICH WE'RE
EXCITED ABOUT, WE'RE LOOKING TO
BUILD THE CAPACITY OF OUR WMBE
UTILIZATION TEAM AND SOLIDIFY
THAT SDOT TRULY VALUES EQUITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION.
>> I JAZZ.
I -- I KIND OF BOW BEAUGARTED
THE SLIDES AND THE INFORMATION.
SO I JAZZ.
>> NO PROBLEM.
I APPRECIATE THE COMMITMENT AND
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF
SUCCESS STORIES TO SHARE.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT, HEY,
HERE ARE OUR NUMBERS AND WE HIT
IT.
I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING AT THE
DISTINCTION OF A WOMAN OWNED
BUSINESS AND A WOMAN OF COLOR
OWNED BUSINESS.
AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE ACHIEVE
OUR OVERALL GOAL, HOW WE'RE
DOING WITH OTHER SPLITS AND
OTHER AREAS WE COULD DO BETTER
AND EVERY YEAR WE KEEP
IMPROVING OR TRYING TO IMPROVE
AT LEAST.
SO THAT'S GREAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND THEN OUR LAST SLIDE.
SO VIVIANA TALKED ABOUT KEY
INITIATIVES MOVING FORWARD.
BUT FOR WORKFORCE EQUITY,
AGAIN, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
PEOPLE OF COLOR RESOURCE GROUP
IS A BIG DEAL.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO CREATE A
BUDGET AND HUMAN RESOURCE
SOURCES AND OEI TO CENTER
WORKFORCE EQUITY AND AS A PRIME
STAKEHOLDER.
AND THEN FOR THE CHANGE TEAM,
THEY ARE WORKING ON THEIR
DIVISIONAL WORK PLANS,
DEVELOPING INTERNAL RET
WORKSHOPS INSIDE SDOT SO PEOPLE
CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO DO
THE REFRESHERS AND THEN CHANGE
TEAM, WOKING ON SUSTAINABLE OF
NEW MEMBERS AND CREATING A
BUDGET MOVING INTO THE NEXT
YEAR.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THE
CHANGE TEAM WANTED TO ADD OR
RSJI ADVISER?
>> WE'RE BUSY.
>> THAT IS VERY CLEAR!
I REALLY -- I'M REALLY
INTRIGUED BY THE POCA.
AND I'M INTERESTED -- I THINK
I'LL JUST FLAG FOR US AS WE GET
INTO BUDGET.
I'D LOVE TO SEE HOW THAT'S
FUNDING AND I'D WANT TO MAKE
SURE IT'S ADEQUATELY FUNDED.
I KNOW THE CITY OR OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS, TOO OFTEN FOLKS
FIND -- START WITH, HEY, WE
NEED TO HAVE A WORKFORCE THAT
MORE REPRESENTS OUR CITY, THAT
CAN BRING THOSE PERSPECTIVES
IN.
BUT THEN RETENTION CAN BE
REALLY HARD OR PROMOTING PEOPLE
TO THE RANKS CAN BE HARD.
SO I'M INTERESTED AND INTRIGUED
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS AND
MAYBE TAKE THIS TO OTHER PLACES
I'M INVOLVED TO MAKE SURE HOW
WE CAN USE A TOOL LIKE THIS AND
SEE HOW IT WORKS.
SO I KNOW HAVING A COMMITMENT
WITHOUT THE FUNDING AND
RESOURCES TO ACTUALLY DO IT
JUST LEAVES A GAP.
SO I HOPE TO SEE THAT FULLY
FUNDED IN THE BUDGET WHEN IT
COMES TO US AND MAKE SURE WE
FLAG THAT SO WE CAN PULL IT OUT
AND LEARN A LITTLE MORE ABOUT
IT.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF
COMPETITION IN THE BDGET.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
CHANGE TEAM.
I KNOW THAT -- I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS
EARLIER ABOUT HOW WE -- YOU
KNOW, WHAT I HEARD WAS, YOU
KNOW, THIS IS LIKE A GRASSROOTS
ORGANIZING EFFORT WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT AND WE WANT TO
STRUCTURE THIS LIKE AN ADVOCACY
GROUP.
MAYBE YOU CAN'T SAY THAT IN
FRONT OF YOUR BOSS HERE.
BUT THAT'S WHAT I HEARD.
AND I THINK THAT'S OUTSTANDING
BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S HOW, YOU
KNOW, -- IN MY TEN YEARS ON THE
COUNCIL, I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH
BECAUSE OF CITY EMPLOYEES WHO
ARE DOING THE ORGANIZING,
INCLUDING THE ORGANIZING AROUND
ME.
AND IT'S BEEN REALLY POWERFUL
AND PROBABLY THE MOST VALUABLE
THING I'VE LEARNED SINCE I'VE
BEEN AT THE CITY.
SO THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR.
AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO ON THE
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE CHANGE
TEAM, YOU KNOW, PLEASE KEEP US
POSTED.
AND ALL THE FOLKS, YOU KNOW,
WELCOME TO THE NEW POSITION AND
THE NEW STRUCTURING.
IT'S EXCITING TO SEE.
I THINK CERTAINLY WHEN YOU LOOK
ON OUR CHARTS AND TITLES,
THAT'S A PIECE OF SHOWING
COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO
THE WORK BUT OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN
PUT TITLES AND CHARTS IN AND
STILL NOT DO ANY OF THE WORK.
SO IT'S GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU
PERSONALLY ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE
DOING AND I SENSE A REAL
PASSION AND COMMITMENT FOR THIS
WORK AND FOR SOME OF YOU THAT
I'VE WORKED WITH BEFORE, I KNOW
THAT'S REAL.
SO THIS IS AWESOME.
>> GREAT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO, ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS?
DITTO AND THANK YOU FOR THE
WORK YOU DO.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
>> FOR THE RECORD, I SUPPORT
ADVOCACY THROUGHOUT THE
ORGANIZATION AS WELL.
>> THAT IS ON THE RECORD!
SO HE CAN'T GIVE YOU ANY
TROUBLE.
THANKS, SAM.
GREAT.
THANK YOU TO YOU ALL.
AND YOU'LL ALL BE EXCUSED
EXEMPT FOR SAMMY.
AND KELLY, YOU CAN READ IN THE
NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
>>> THE ANNUAL STREETCAR
OPERATIONS REPORT AND NEXT
STEPS.
>> EXCELLENT.
WE'LL GET THE WHOLE TEAM UP
HERE AND --
>> YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO THIS
BY YOURSELF?
>> I'M NOT GOING TO DO THIS BY
MYSELF.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> I WOULD HAPPILY DO IT BUT I
HAVE A LOT OF SMARTER PEOPLE
THAN ME.
>> MAKE SURE YOUR SLIDES ARE
THERE.
>> PICTURES LOOK GOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT, THAT LOOKS GOOD.
>> I'LL JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
WE HAD A LOT OF TURNOUT AND
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY FOR THE
STREETCAR.
I THINK JUST PEOPLE RANDOMLY
SAW THIS ON THE AGENDA AND
SHOWED UP OR MAYBE ORGANIZING
GOING ON OUT THERE.
BUT IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE SO
MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY
AND A MIX OF FOLKS FROM ACROSS
THE COMMUNITY SPEAKING TO IT.
STREETCAR REMAINS A MAJOR
TRANSPORTATION BOTH IN TERMS OF
IMPACT ON HOW WE GET AROUND THE
CITY BUT ALSO FINANCIAL
RESOURCES.
AND SO EXCITED TO BOTH HEAR
ABOUT HOW THE OPERATIONS AT OUR
EXISTING STREETCAR LINES WORK
AND WHERE THE CENTER OF THE
STREETCAR FITS IN.
LET'S START WITH INTRODUCTIONS.
>> CALVIN CHOW.
>> SAM ZIMBABWE.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
>> CAL, DID YOU WANT TO MAKE
ANY COMMENTS?
OKAY.
YOU'RE JUST HERE TO KEEP AN EYE
ON US?
OKAY.
LET'S JUMP IN WITH THE
PRESENTATION AND AS WE GET TO
QUESTIONS, CALVIN, PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS, TOO, ON
OUR BEHALF.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO I'M GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE
FRAMING AND THEN I'LL TURN IT
OVER TO CHRIS TO TALK ABOUT
2018 PERFORMANCE AND ERIC WILL
TAKE THE LEAD ON WHERE WE GO
WITH THE CENTER CITY CONNECTOR
NEXT STEPS.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE
HERE TO TALK ABOUT STREETCAR.
WE SEE THIS PROJECT AS BEING
CORE TO OUR MISSION, OUR
VISION, AND CORE VALUES WHICH
WE WORK OVER THE PAST YEAR OR
SO TO REFRESH AND RENEW AS
WELL.
SO WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT TWO
THINGS, THE CURRENT STATUS OF
THE STREETCAR PROGRAM --
ESPECIALLY THE 2018 OPERATIONS
REPORT -- AND THEN TALK ABOUT
THE CITY CONNECTOR AND WHERE WE
GO.
SO 2018 WAS A POSITIVE YEAR
OVERALL FOR STREETCAR
OPERATIONS.
IT ALSO INCLUDED A LOT OF WORK
BY THE DEPARTMENT TO -- WHICH
WAS AT THE DIRECTION OF MAYOR
DURKIN TO UNDERSTAND THE --
WHERE THE C3 PROJECT HAD SEEN
ISSUES AND SOME OF THOSE MIGHT
HAVE BEEN JUST BELOW THE
SURFACE TO MANY.
BUT WE WORKED HARD TO SURFACE
THOSE.
AND WE'VE CONTINUED THAT WORK
INTO 2019 AND WE'RE HERE TO
DISCUSS BOTH WHERE WE MAY BE
ABLE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN
2018 AND THEN HOW WE ARE READY
AND PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH THE C3 PROJECT IN A
RESPONSIBLE WAY.
SO WITH THAT, WE SORT OF TALKED
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EACH OF
THESE COMPONENTS AND I'LL TURN
IT OVER TO CHRIS TO TALK ABOUT
THE OPERATIONS REPORT AND THEN
AGAIN ERIC WILL TAKE THE LEAD
ON THE C3 NEXT STEPS.
>> THANK YOU.
SO WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
OPERATIONS REPORT AS YOU MAY BE
FAMILIAR.
THIS IS A REQUIREMENT THAT WAS
PURSUANT TO AN ORDINANCE OF
COUNCIL FROM SOME TIME AGO.
WE WERE LAST YEAR IN DECEMBER
2018 TO TALK ABOUT THE MOST
CURRENT NUMBER NUMBERS AT THAT
TIME.
WE'RE HERE NOW TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT IN 2018 SOME OF THE
TRENDS WE SAW.
AND IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE
NEXT SLIDE.
LOOKING AT THE YEAR IN 2018,
WE'RE PRETTY ENCOURAGED BY SOME
OF THE RESULTS WE'VE SEEN,
PARTICULARLY ON THE RIDERSHIP
FRONT.
SYSTEM-WIDE RIDERSHIP WAS UP
OVER 2017 AND YEAR 2018 TO THE
TUNE OF ABOUT 18%.
MOST OF THAT INCREASE CAME ON
THE FIRST HILL LINE.
WE SAW A 31% JUMP IN RIDERSHIP
IN FIRST HILL ON 2018 WHICH IS
PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.
RIDERSHIP ON THE SOUTH LAKE
UNION LINE STAYED PRETTY
CONSISTENT OVER THE PAST THREE
YEARS.
SO WE SEE THAT STARTING TO
STABILIZE A BIT.
DOWN SLIGHTLY ABOUT 4%.
THOSE TWO LINES COMBINED WERE
STILL SHOWING A DOUBLE DIGIT
INCREASE IN THAT 18% RANGE.
THAT TREND CONTINUES THROUGH
THE EARLY PART OF 2019.
SO THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER OF
2019, EVEN LOOKING UP INTO MAY.
WE'RE STILL SEEING INCREASES ON
FIRST HILL AND EVEN INCREASE ON
SOUTH LAKE UNION AS WELL.
SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, HAPPY THAT
THAT'S CONTINUING.
WE EXPECT THAT THAT WILL PLAY
OUT THROUGH THE REST OF THE
YEAR AS WELL.
>> CAN I JUST CLARIFY ONE
THING.
YOU SAID MOST THE RIDERSHIP
INCREASE CAME ON FIRST HILL.
BUT ALL OF IT DID, RIGHT?
>> ACTUALLY ALL OF IT.
YEAH.
SO --
>> ESSENTIALLY I MEAN, I KNOW,
A LITTLE NOISE THERE.
BUT SOUTH LAKE UNION HAS BEEN
FLAT FOR THREE YEARS.
AS YOU MENTIONED, IN EARLY '19,
WE'RE SEEING SOME PICKUP.
STILL WITHIN THE MARGIN OF
ERROR THING OR IS IT A TREND?
>> WE'RE STILL SEEING THAT
FIRST HILL LINE CONTINUING TO
GROW.
THE SOUTH UNION LINE REMAINS
PRETTY FLAT.
THE INCREASES WE SEE MONTH TO
MONTH IS SOMEWHAT SEASONAL.
SO THERE ARE LOW POINTS AND
HIGH POINTS THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR.
SO TYPICALLY WE SEE SOME
CHANGES ON THE LATTER PART OF
THE SUMMER, EARLY PART OF THE
FALL.
SO SEPTEMBER TENDS TO BE A
LITTLE BIT OF A LULL.
OCTOBER TENDS TO PICK UP A BIT.
SO I THINK BY THE TIME WE GET
TO THE END OF THE YEAR, WE'LL
BE ABLE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE
TREND.
BUT SO FAR, THE NUMBERS ARE
ENCOURAGING THROUGH THE EARLY
PART OF 2019.
>> IT'S PROBABLY JUST WORTH
REMEMBERING THAT I THINK THE
SOUTH UNION STREETCAR RIDERSHIP
PEAKED AROUND 2013.
EXCUSE ME, AT ABOUT 750 750,000
RIDERS.
SO IT WAS HIGHER THAN
CURRENTLY.
THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS WHY
THAT'S CHANGED.
PART OF IT MAY BE BECAUSE WE'VE
EXPANDED TRANSIT SERVICES IN
SOUTH UNION SO THERE'S OTHER
OPTIONS.
YOU HAVE A GREAT NETWORK BUT
THE SLICE OF RIDERSHIP ON SOUTH
LAKE UNION DECREASED AT THAT
TIME.
IT DOES SEEM TO STABILIZE THE
LAST THREE YEARS BUT IT'S NOT
WHERE WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE.
>> YEAH.
AND SO JUST TO BE CLEAR ON THE
TRANSIT, WHAT WE MAY HAVE SEEN
BEFORE IS PEOPLE DOING A TWO-
SEAT RIDE AND WE EXTENDED
SERVICE THERE WHETHER IT WAS C
LINE I GUESS WOULD BE THE BIG
ONE IN THE 40 THAT FOLKS WERE
ABLE TO DO A ONE SEAT RIDE AND
THEY JUST -- THAT MAY HAVE BEEN
WHATEVER IT WAS.
A 15 OR 020% REDUCTION IN RIDE
IRSHIP.
BUT FIRST STREETCAR IS A
DIFFERENT TREND.
IT'S NOT A NEW LINE AT THIS
POINT.
IT'S BEEN OPERATIONAL FOR A FEW
YEARS.
WE CONTINUE TO SEE INCREASES.
IS THAT ATTRIBUTAL TO GROWTH OR
PEOPLE GETTING SOCIALIZED TO
IT, TRYING IT?
>> I GUESS IT'S THE THIRD,
FOURTH YEAR OF OPERATION NOW
FOR THE FIRST HILL LINE AS
PEOPLE I THINK LEARN ABOUT IT
AS AN OPTION AND COME TO
EXPERIENCE IT.
I THINK WE'RE SEEING GROWTH IN
THAT SECTOR.
WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF
TRANSFERS, PARTICULARLY IN SORT
OF A FIFTH AND JACKSON QUARTER
WHERE WE TOUCH SOUNDER AND WE
TOUCH LINK LIGHT RAIL AND A
NUMBER OF BUS ROUTES.
SO WE SEE A LOT OF TRANSFER
ACTIVITY.
A LOT OF ON'S, A LOT OF TAP
ON'S IN THAT FIFTH AND JACKSON
STOP TAKING UP TOWARDS THE
FIRST HILL, CAPITAL HILL
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE PEOPLE ARE
GETTING OFF AROUND SWEDISH
HOSPITAL AND SOME OF THE OTHER
HOSPITAL CAMPUSES, SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY AND SO FORTH.
>> THEY BOTH -- BOTH TOUCH ON
THOSE TRANSIT HUBS.
WEST LAKE AND INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT ALTHOUGH I THINK
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT IS A
LARGER HUB FOR SURE.
AND SO THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT LONGER LINE.
I ALSO CURIOUS YOUR SENSE ON --
YOU KNOW, IT'S A NEWER LINE.
SO MY SENSE IS THAT WHEN WE
DESIGNED AND BUILT IT, WE
LEARNED FROM SOME OF THE
OPERATION CHALLENGES ON SOUTH
LAKE UNION, SPECIFICALLY
DEDICATED RIDERWAY.
AND I'M CURIOUS, DO WE THINK
THAT MAKES IT -- IS IT A
FASTER, MORE RELIABLE
CONNECTION ON THAT?
OR SIMILAR ON TERMS?
>> WE TEND TO OPERATE A LITTLE
QUICKER ON THE FIRST HILL LINE
IN TERMS OF TRAVEL TIMES.
>> UH-HUH.
>> BUT I THINK SOME OF THAT'S
DUE TO SOME OF THE CHALLENGES
WE SEE IN SOUTH MAKE UNION THAT
WE DON'T SEE ON FIRST HILL.
SO ON THE SOUTH LAKE UNION
LINE, WE CROSS MERCER TWICE AS
WE COMPLETE THAT CIRCUIT.
AS YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY HEAVY
TRAFFIC VOLUMES ON THE PEAK.
>> ON MY BIKE, I CAN DO THIS.
AND IN BETWEEN TRAFFIC WHEN
THEY'RE BLOCKING THE BOX.
BUT A STREETCAR DOESN'T HAVE
THAT OPPORTUNITY.
>> RIGHT.
SO WE ARE SUBJECT TO PRETTY
FREQUENT BLOCKAGES,
PARTICULARLY FROM BLOCKING THE
BOX.
SOMETIMES FROM CARS BLOCKING
WHAT ARE MARKED STREETCAR ONLY
LANES.
ON THE FIRST HILL LINE, WE DO
-- WE'RE MORE SO PARTICULARLY
ON THE JACKSON STREET
ALIGNMENT.
SO I THINK THAT HELPS.
WE DON'T KIND OF HAVE TO DO THE
ZIG AND ZAG OF, YOU KNOW, THE
CURB LANE AND PARKED CARS AND
SO FORTH.
BUT SOUTH LAKE UNION, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE SOME STEPS
TO IMPROVE ON THAT, REDUCE SOME
OF THOSE BLOCKAGES, TO BRING
SOME SPOT IMPROVEMENTS TO BARE
THAT WILL HELP IMPROVE SPEED
AND ABILITY.
THE NEXT SLIDE SPEAKS TO THAT A
LITTLE BIT.
IN FACT, THE PHOTO YOU SEE HERE
IS VERY RECENT.
THIS IS SOME OF THE MOST RECENT
PAVEMENT MARKINGS WE'VE DONE.
THIS IS FROM LAST WEEKEND, I
BELIEVE.
WHERE WE WERE OUT CLARIFYING ON
TERRY AVENUE SOME OF THOSE
STREETCAR ONLY MARKINGS.
WE PUT SOME SIGNAGE OUT TO THAT
EFFECT LATE LAST YEAR NOW THAT
THE WEATHER IS MORE CONDUCIVE
TO DOING THOSE PAVEMENT
MARKINGS.
YOU'LL SEE THOSE PAINTINGS.
HOPEFULLY IT'LL KEEP THEM OUT
OF THAT TERRY AND MERCER
CROSSING.
THERE ARE SOME OTHERS WE'RE
CONSIDERING RELATED TO SPEED
AND RELIABILITY AS WELL.
AND THEN A NUMBER THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT REALLY TRYING TO
IMPROVE SAFETY CONCERNS AROUND
BICYCLES INTERACTING WITH
STREETCAR TRACKS, TRYING TO
CLARIFY SOME PATHS FOR BICYCLES
AND SO FORTH AND YOU'LL SEE
THAT REFLECTED IN A
FORTHCOMING, BICYCLE RELATED
REPORT.
>> OKAY.
THIS PAINTING IS -- MAKES IT
PRETTY CLEAR.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
ARE WE GOING TO CARRY THIS
PAINTING ACROSS MERCER SO EVEN
WHEN PEOPLE ARE BLOCKING THE
BOX, NOT BLOCK THAT PART OF THE
BOX IF IT'S AN OPTION?
>> AT THIS POINT, WE HAVEN'T
LOOKED AT EXTENDING IT INTO THE
INTERSECTION PER SE.
I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY SOME
ADDITIONAL CONCERNS WE'D HAVE
TO LOOK AT AS PART OF TRYING TO
DO THAT FURTHER NORTH.
WE ARE LOOKING AT LIKE FAIRVIEW
AND VALLEY IS AN INTERSECTION
WHERE WE HAVE SOME BLOCKAGES
WHICH ACTUALLY IS PART OF THE
ROOSEVELT RIDE PROJECT.
SLATED TO HAVE SOME IMPROVEMENT
THAT IS WILL BENEFIT STREETCARS
AS WELL.
AND THEN LOOKING AT THE WEST
LAKE AND VALLEY INTERSECTION.
AND I THINK THAT'S BEEN
CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE C AND
D LINE IMPROVEMENTS.
SO TRYING TO CAPITALIZE ON
IMPROVEMENT THAT IS WILL
BENEFIT NOT JUST STREETCAR BUT
OTHER LINES AS WELL.
>> GREAT.
>> LOOKING AT OPERATING COSTS
AND REVENUES, THIS IS JUST KIND
OF A SNAPSHOT ON THE SOUTH LAKE
UNION LINE.
NEXT SLIDE WILL GIVE YOU A
SNAPSHOT OF FIRST HILL.
GENERALLY WE RUN ABOUT TWICE AS
MUCH SERVICE FROM A REVENUE
HOURS PERSPECTIVE ON THE FIRST
HILL LINE AS WE DO ON SOUTH
LAKE UNION.
YOU SEE THAT REFLECTED ON THE
OPERATING COSTS FOR THOSE TWO
LINES.
A LITTLE BIT OVER -- A LITTLE
UNDER HALF AS MUCH TO RUN THE
SOUTH LAKE UNION LINE AS IT IS
TO RUN THE FIRST HILL LINE.
FAIR AVENUE FOR BOTH OF THOSE
ROUTES.
WHILE FAIR AVENUE OVERALL IS --
WHILE FARE AVENUE OVERALL IS
UP, IT'S DOWN A LITTLE BIT ON
THE SOUTH LAKE UNION LINE.
WE'LL BE TRYING TO DO SOME MORE
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TO
TRY TO GET TO WHAT MAY BE
BEHIND SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS.
FARE BOX RECOVERY, YOU'LL SEE
REFLECTED AS PART OF THAT
REVENUE.
20% IS OUR FAREBOX RECOVERY ON
SOUTH LAKE UNION.
10% ON FIRST HILL.
>> I MAY BE GOING COLORBLIND.
IS 1.5 MILLION, IS THAT KING
COUNTY OR AMAZON?
>> SO THE LINE SHARE REVENUES
FROM THE SOUTH LAKE UNION
CONTRIBUTED FROM THAT
CONTRIBUTION THAT KING COUNTY
CONTRIBUTES TO THAT LINE.
>> SORRY.
LOOKS LIKE THE SAME BLUE FROM
HERE.
>> YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE LIGHTER
THERE.
THAT LITTLE LIGHTER BLUE WEDGE
IS THE AMOUNT THAT WE RECEIVE
FROM AMAZON AS A SPONSOR OF ONE
OF THE SOUTH LAKE UNION
STREETCAR VEHICLES.
>> AND THAT WAS PART OF THE
STREET VACATION AND IS THAT A
TEN-YEAR COMMITMENT OR --
>> YEAH.
I THINK IT GOES OUT THROUGH '24
MAYBE?
I THINK IT'S '24.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO MENTION
AGAIN ONE OF THE THINGS DRIVING
FAREBOX RECOVERY IS THE USE OF
ORCA AND I THINK THAT'S MAYBE
ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT'S BEHIND
VARIATIONS IN REVENUE.
WHEN YOU HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL
TAKING MULTIPLE TRANSFERS, THAT
FARE GETS SPLIT ACROSS ALL THE
PLATFORMS THAT PERSON USES SO
THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON THE FARE
RECOVERY.
>> AND TO REINFORCE THAT.
ABOUT 2/3 OF OUR TRIPS IS
TRANSFER WHICH IS VERY GOOD
NEWS THAT IT'S INTEGRATING IN
THE TRANSIT NETWORK AND PEOPLE
ARE TAKING MULTIPLE MODES.
IT MEANS A FARE PAID ON A
STREETCAR IS NOT A FULL FARE IF
YOU WEREN'T TRANSFERRING.
SO THAT'S WHY -- THAT'S ONE OF
THE REASONS FARE REVENUE MAY
NOT TRACK EXACTLY WITH
RIDERSHIP.
>> WE HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY AND WE'VE HEARD IT
NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE YEARS.
A BROADER ISSUE AROUND TRANSIT
IS HOW WE MAKE TRANSIT MORE
ACCESSIBLE AND I THINK THERE'S
A GROWING MOVEMENT TO FIGURE
OUT CAN WE JUST MAKE TRANSIT
FREE TO EVERYONE?
IT'S COMPLICATED AND OBVIOUSLY
A SYSTEM RUN BY MULTIPLE
DIFFERENT AGENCIES.
IT'S COMPLICATED BECAUSE WE DO
GET SIGNIFICANT REVENUE FROM
FAREBOX RECOVERY.
BUT I KNOW THAT HISTORICALLY,
FAREBOX RECOVERY IS A METRIC
THAT TRANSIT OPERATORS LOOK AT
A LOT.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND I
EXPECT YOU TO KEEP BRINGING IT
BACK AND I ALSO WANT TO BE
AWARE THAT THERE ARE OTHER
POLICY DECISIONS WE'LL BE
MAKING.
SO IT WOULD STILL SHOW UP
BECAUSE I'M GUESSING HOW ORCA
HAS TRACKED.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE TOO
FOCUSED ON FAREBOX RECOVERY AS
BEING THE ULTIMATE METRIC
BECAUSE WHAT I REALLY CARE
ABOUT IS RIDERSHIP.
AND IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY
FROM POLICIES TO ALLOW PEOPLE
TO HAVE CHEAPER OR FREE ACCESS
TO TRANSIT AND THE RIDERSHIP
GOES THROUGH THE ROOF AND WE'RE
SAVING CLIMATE POLLUTION AND
CONGESTION GOES DOWN AND OUR
FAREBOX POLICY IS A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT METRIC, THAT'S SPOT
ON WITH ME.
BUT WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET.
BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT.
>> SO MOVING FORWARD.
THE NEXT SLIDE JUST GIVES YOU A
SNAPSHOT OF -- AS WE LOOK AT
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS AND TOTAL
OPERATING REVENUES -- WHICH GO
BEYOND JUST THE FAREBOX, THERE
IS STILL A CITY INVESTMENT
THAT'S BROUGHT TO MAKE THE
NUMBERS PENCIL OUT.
THE -- LIKE MOST TRANSIT
SYSTEMS, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING
THAT PAYS FOR ITSELF.
AND SO THERE IS A CITY
INVESTMENT YOU'LL SEE ON THE
BOTTOM THERE.
THIS IS THE COMBINED SYSTEM.
FIRST HILL AND SOUTH LAKE
UNION.
AS WE GET INTO 2024, THAT
NUMBER GOES UP A LITTLE BIT.
ACTUALLY, QUITE A BIT.
AS WE LOSE THE SOUND TRANSIT
CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIRST HILL
LINE.
THAT'S A $5 MILLION SOURCE OF
REVENUE FOR THAT LINE.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
NOT JUST ALL TRANSIT GETS
SUBSIDIZED BUT TRANSPORTATION
MODES GET SUBSIDIZED IN VARIOUS
WAYS.
I'M MUCH MORE HAPPY TO BE
SUBSIDIZING TRANSIT TO
FREEWAYS.
SO -- BUT IT'S GOOD TO TRACK
THAT AND I KNOW THAT TRANSIT
ISSUE IS THAT SAND TRANSIT WILL
CONTRIBUTE.
WE'LL BE PART OF THOSE
CONVERSATIONS WITH FUTURE
COUNCILS TO WORK THROUGH.
>> YEAH.
AND SO ON THAT FRONT OR RELATED
TO THAT FRONT, WE DO HAVE SOME
DEVELOPMENTS ON THE SORT OF
GOVERNESS STRUCTURE FRONT.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON A NEW AND
LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH KING
COUNTY METRO.
THE CITY OWNS THE SYSTEM.
COUNTY OPERATES IT FOR US.
THAT'S GOVERNED THROUGH AN
AGREEMENT THROUGH METRO THAT
EXPIRES THROUGH THIS YEAR.
SO WE'LL BE BRINGING FORTH TO
COUNCIL A NEW AGREEMENT LATER
THIS SUMMER FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION TO RENEW THAT
RELATIONSHIP INTO THE FUTURE.
>> AND IS THE TERM OF THE NEW
ONE A FIVE-YEAR DEAL?
>> AT THIS POINT, WE EXPECT IT
TO BE A FIVE-YEAR TERM.
AND PRESERVES A LOT OF THE
PROVISIONS OF THE PREVIOUS
AGREEMENT WITH SOME CHANGES
THAT WE'LL DISCUSS WITH YOU
LATER THIS SUMMER.
>> SOUNDS GREAT.
>> SO AT THIS POINT I'LL HAND
IT OVER TO ERIC TO TALK MORE
ABOUT CENTER CITY CONNECTOR AND
SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS WE HAVE
PROPOSED.
>> BEFORE ERIC JUMPS IN, JUST I
THINK WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT IT
DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT
WE REALLY SEE THIS INTERCITY
CONNECTOR AS BEING A CRITICAL
LINK IN THE SYSTEM AND MAKING
IT A SYSTEM AND CONNECTING A
LOT OF THE DESTINATIONS THAT WE
SEE AROUND ALL THE REGIONAL
TRANSIT NETWORK FROM COMMUTER
RAIL TO FERRIES TO LINK TO
METRO BUS.
WE'VE SEEN HOUSING AND JOBS
GROW IN THE AREA SERVED BY THE
INTERCITY CONNECTOR AND WE
THINK THIS IS A VITAL PART OF
THE TRANSIT NETWORK GOING
FORWARD THAT WE'RE -- WE ARE
READY TO MOVE FORWARD IN THAT
RESPONSIBLE WAY.
AND SO IT'S A CRITICAL LINK.
WE HEARD ABOUT IT FROM CITY
COUNCIL TODAY.
AND WE THINK WE'VE HAD THE
RIDERSHIP MODEL THAT WE'VE DONE
CONTINUES TO SHOW IT AS BEING A
STRONG ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW,
ABSORBING A LOT OF TRANSIT
DEMAND IN AND AROUND DOWNTOWN.
>> OKAY.
>>> WE'LL START WITH STATUS
UPDATE ON OUR VEHICLE CONTRACT.
WE HAVE A CONTRACT TO DELIVER
TEN VEHICLES FOR THE CENTER
CITY CONNECTOR PROJECT.
WE ISSUED A STOP WORK ORDER ON
THAT LAST YEAR COINCIDING WITH
THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW.
THAT HAS BEEN EXTENDED NOW
THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
AND WE REALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF
OPTIONS GOING FORWARD WITH THAT
PROJECT TO KEEP THE PROJECT
MOVING FORWARD.
ONE WOULD BE TO AMEND THE
CONTRACT AND REALLY EXTEND THE
SCHEDULE OUT A COUPLE OF YEARS
TO MEET OUR REVISED DRAFT
SCHEDULE FOR DELIVERY OF THE
STREETCAR PROJECT.
THE SECOND OPTION WOULD BE TO
TERMINATE THE CONTRACT AND THEN
BEGIN A NEW PROCUREMENT PROCESS
THAT WOULD COINCIDE WITH OUR
UPDATED SCHEDULE FOR C3.
THERE IS SOME OPPORTUNITIES
PROTERRIBLY WITH NEW
PROCUREMENT IN TERMS OF THE
VEHICLES.
BUT THERE ARE ALSO LIMITATIONS
THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO
ADDRESS ALL THE THINGS WE'VE
IDENTIFIED IN TERMS OF THE
LARGER, LONGER, AND HEAVIER
VEHICLES.
THEY'RE REALLY JUST WHAT'S OUT
THERE TODAY IS REALLY NOT --
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF MATCHES OR
ANY MATCHES LOCALLY FOR
VEHICLES THAT PERFECTLY MATCH
WHAT WE HAVE ON SOUTH LAKE
UNION AND FIRST HILL.
>> ERIC, WE HEARD IN PUBLIC
COMMENT TODAY FROM A RECENTLY
RETIRED OPERATOR THAT THEY DO
EXIST AND HE NAMED A
MANUFACTURING COMPANY THAT I
WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH.
AND I DON'T RECOGNIZE THE NAMES
IN SIMILAR CITIES.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN
SPEAK TO THAT OR IF IT'S -- IF
NOT, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF
SOMEONE COULD FOLLOWUP AND GET
THE NAME TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT
MISSING SOMETHING.
I SUSPECT YOU'VE DONE YOUR
HOMEWORK THOROUGHLY.
>> SURE.
WE ARE AWARE OF BROOKVILLE AS
ONE OF THE PRODUCERS FOR SOME
OF THE MORE RECENT PROJECTS IN
THE U.S.
THE CARS ARE -- I MEAN, THEY'RE
LIGHTER, I THINK.
BUT THEY'RE STILL HEAVY AND WE
STILL HAVE THE WEIGHT ISSUE.
MAYBE NOT AS SHORT AS FIRST
HILL RIGHT NOW.
BUT THEY ARE DIFFERENTLY
SHORTER THAN THE CAL VEHICLE.
THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE
WOULD BE DOING NEXT YEAR IS
MORE RESEARCH IN WHAT'S
AVAILABLE, WHAT OUR OPTIONS
ARE.
>> OKAY.
AND ALONG THOSE LINES, THE
OTHER THING THE GENTLEMAN
MENTIONED WHICH WAS -- WHICH I
REALLY APPRECIATED WAS THE
DRIVER TRAINING NECESSARY AND
THE DIFFERENCES OF RUNNING
DIFFERENT FLEETS.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT AS A
TRANSIT USER I DON'T REALLY
THINK ABOUT.
BUT OF RATABLE, ALSO
OPERATABILITY AMONG DRIVERS.
IS THAT SOMETHING A REAL
CONSIDERATION ALSO AS WE MOVE
FORWARD IN THIS CRITICAL
DECISION?
>> IT CERTAINLY IS.
AND THAT'S PEOPLE FROM WORKING
WITH KING COUNTY AND THE
STREETCAR OPERATORS THERE THAT
ARE WORKING WITH US ON BOTH
DELIVERING AND EVEN DESIGN.
>> OKAY.
GREAT.
>> OH, WENT TO THE END.
NOT QUITE THERE YET.
OKAY.
SO JUST IN TERMS OF MOVING
FORWARD THEN WITH DESIGN, FIRST
I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE DO
HAVE -- WE COMPLETED 100% PLANS
FOR THE CORE, I CALL IT, FOR
THE STREETCAR PROJECT ON FIRST
AVENUE AND STEWART.
SO THOSE PLANS ARE REALLY DONE.
WE WILL BE REVIEWING THEM,
LOOKING AT RISKS AND
OPPORTUNITIES GOING FORWARD.
WE DON'T REALLY EXPECT TO SEE
MAJOR CHANGES ON THOSE OR
CHANGES ON THE DESIGN AND
CONFIGURATION THERE.
THERE IS NEW SCOPE THAT WE
IDENTIFIED LAST YEAR COMING OUT
OF THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW AND
THEN FURTHER ANALYSIS BY SDOT
AND OUR CONSULTANT TEAM.
LOOKING AT HOW THE NEW VEHICLES
WOULD INTERFACE WITH THE
EXISTING SYSTEM ON FIRST HILL
AND SOUTH LAKE UNION AND
IDENTIFIED CHANGES TO SOME OF
THE PLATFORMS AND TAIL TRACKS.
SOME OF THE CHANGES TO THE
DESIGN OF THE MAINTENANCE
FACILITY ON SOUTH LAKE UNION.
IDENTIFIED SOME BRIDGE
STRENGTHENING THAT NEEDS TO
HAPPEN ALONG JACKSON STREET.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT,
LOOKING -- LOOKING AHEAD WE'LL
ALSO BE REVISITING THE AIRWAY
ANALYSIS THAT WAS COMPLETED.
REALLY LOOKING AT THAT AND WITH
THE ANALYSIS THAT SDOT
COMPLETED THIS PAST YEAR.
SO TO DO THAT, WE ANTICIPATE
THAT YOU WILL BE ACTING ON OR
LOOKING AT LEGISLATION FROM US
I THINK NEXT WEEK.
THIS IS AN APPROPRIATION FOR
2019 AND 2020 OF $9 MILLION TO
PROCEED WITH DESIGN PRIMARILY
OF THAT NEW SCOPE.
THIS WOULD BE AN INTERFUND LOAN
THAT IS REPAID BY THE
TRANSPORTATION PORTION OF THE
PROPERTY PROCEEDS FOR THE
MERCER MEGA BLOCK THAT WE'RE
ANTICIPATING COMING THROUGH IN
2020.
JUST POINTING OUT THAT THE 2019
ADOPTED BUDGET RIGHT NOW FOR
THE STREETCAR WAS 500,000.
THAT WAS REALLY INTENDED AS A
PLACEHOLDER GIVEN AT THE TIME
THE PROJECT WAS STILL UNDER THE
INDEPENDENT REVIEW AND WE
WEREN'T SURE WHAT THE STATUS
WOULD BE MOVING FORWARD.
BUT THE $9 MILLION WILL ALLOW
US TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN TO
30%.
ALSO TO COMPLETE SOME OF THE
ANALYSIS OF THE AREA WAYS AND
DO UPDATES TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ANALYSIS.
WE WILL ALSO BE WORKING WITH
THE SEATTLE LANDMARKS BOARD ON
OPTIONS FOR THE BRICKLAYERS
BUILDING FACILITY AS WE
REDESIGN THAT BOTH FOR THE
ADDITIONAL CARS AND LONGER
CARS.
BUT WITH THAT WORK, WE'LL BE
READY TO UPDATE OUR COSTS AND
SCHEDULE TOWARDS THE END OF
NEXT YEAR AND READY TO REALLY
INITIATE THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS
WITH THE FTA.
>> SO ERIC TALKED -- LAID IT
OUT WHAT WE'LL BE DOING JUST IN
TERMS OF WHEN WE'RE DOING IT
AND SORT OF THE MECHANICS.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE REST OF
2019 ASSUMING THAT THE
APPROPRIATION GOES FORWARD, WE
WOULD BE DOING REPROCUREMENT OF
DESIGN SERVICES FOR THOSE
ADDITIONAL TASKS THAT ERIC LAID
OUT.
MOST OF THAT WORK WILL BE
HAPPENING IN 2020.
AND SO 2020 WILL BE A BIG YEAR
IN TERMS OF ADVANCING THAT
DESIGN, ADVANCING OUR DELIVERY
MECHANISM AND HOW WE WOULD --
HOW WE WOULD END UP
CONSTRUCTING THE PROJECT.
AND SORT OF TESTING THROUGH
THOSE DIFFERENT OPTION THAT IS
WE HAVE DURING 2020 BEING ABLE
TO BRING BACK A FULL FUNDING
PACKAGE AND FULLY -- AND A
PROJECT READY TO INITIATE THE
FTA OVERSIGHT PROCESS.
>> AND JUST AGAIN, WE'RE STILL
AT THE BEGINNING OF THAT
PROCESS BUT THERE'S A LOT OF
WORK THAT WE ARE READY AND
PREPARED TO DO.
>> CALVIN?
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, I THINK IT'S
WORTH REMINDING YOU THAT THE
LAST COST ASSESSMENT THAT CAME
BACK TO YOU BACK IN FEBRUARY
STILL SHOWED A FUNDING GAP OF
ABOUT $65 MILLION FOR SDOT AND
ANOTHER ABOUT 20 OR SO MILLION
DOLLARS FOR UTILITIES.
SO THIS ADDITIONAL WORK WOULD
PRESUMABLY UPDATE THE COSTS,
ESTIMATE AND SCHEDULES AND
PROVIDE A NEW BASELINE FOR THE
PROJECT BUT THERE'S NOT A FULL
FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR THE FULL
PROJECT IT.
>> SO THE OVERVIEW, WE RECEIVED
LEGISLATION FROM THE -- THE
MAYOR THAT WOULD CREATE THE
INTERFUND LOAN AND GIVE
AUTHORITY TO SPEND THAT MONEY.
WE'LL GET THAT ON THE
INTRODUCTION OR REFERRAL
CALENDER FOR NEXT WEEK SO WE
CAN HAVE THE LEGISLATION BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT STEPS IN WHERE WE ARE
ON THIS IS -- I GUESS IT'S NOT
TERRIBLY DIFFERENT THAN ANY
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
IT'S JUST BIG NUMBERS.
SO THE DECISIONS WE'RE MAKING
HERE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT ONES.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL FOR US
NEXT WEEK -- I'M NOT SURE.
CALVIN WOULD PROBABLY HAVE SOME
OF THIS INFORMATION BUT WE MAY
NEED SOME SDOT HELP -- IS JUST
TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, KIND
OF RANGES OF OVERALL COSTS.
I BELIEVE THE ANALYSIS THAT WAS
COMPLETED AT THE END OF LAST
YEAR -- IF I HAVE MY TIMING
CORRECT -- GAVE SOME RANGES OF
WHAT WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE TO
COMPLETE.
BUT I KNOW THAT THOSE -- UNTIL
WE ANSWER SOME MORE QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THE VIADUCT
AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AT
STATIONS.
WE CAN'T FILL ALL THOSE OUT.
BUT WE'RE AT THIS TRICKY
POSITION -- NOT JUST THE
COUNCIL BUT THE MAYOR, TOO --
WHERE SAM, YOU USED YOUR
LANGUAGE CAREFULLY.
MAYBE YOU CAN REPEAT THAT.
>> RESPONSIBLE.
>> MOVING FORWARD RESPONSIBLY.
AND I INTERPRET THAT TO MEAN WE
MOVE FORWARD BUT THERE ARE
PIECES OF INFORMATION WE DON'T
FULLY KNOW.
SO TO SAY A DECISION THAT
ABSOLUTELY WE'LL BUILD THIS
YET, THERE'S STILL A QUESTION
MARK AND I DON'T KNOW HOW GRAY
THAT GRAY AREA IS BUT THERE'S
-- I IMAGINE IF THERE WAS A
HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT THIS
PROJECT WASN'T GOING TO MOVE
FORWARD, YOU WOULDN'T BE ASKING
FOR $9 MILLION.
IF WE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS
HAPPENING, YOU'D BE SAYING,
WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS
AND THE NEXT STEP IS 9 MILLION.
SO WE'RE?
WHERE IN BETWEEN THOSE CHANGES.
I KNOW SOME OF THE COSTS HAVE
TO DO WITH THE PROCUREMENT OF
THE VEHICLES.
WHAT CANCELING THAT CONTRACT
MAY COST US BUT SOME RANGES AND
WHAT THE COST TO COMPLETE THE
PROJECT MAY BE.
THIS $9 MILLION, AGAIN, IS
ADDING TO THE COSTS.
IF WE DECIDE TO DO IT, MAYBE WE
WON'T GET THIS MONEY BACK.
BUT PRETTY LIMITED THERE.
AND SO MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES
ARE GOING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE AS CALVIN
MENTIONED.
THERE'S SOME MONEY SET ASIDE TO
COMPLETE THE PROJECT BUT MOST
CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH TO
COMPLETE THE PROJECT AS
ENVISIONED TODAY.
SO WHAT WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR.
AGAIN, IF WE WERE TO CANCEL THE
PROJECT, SOME OF THAT MONEY
WOULD BE RETURNED BUT SOME
WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER
THINGS.
SO UNDERSTANDING THOSE
DIFFERENT COLORS OF MONEY
COMMITTED TO WOULD ALSO BE KIND
OF GOOD TO UNDERSTAND JUST SO
WE -- WE AT LEAST -- WE MAY NOT
HAVE POLICY AGREEMENT AMONG THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS BUT IT WOULD BE
GREAT TO HAVE CLARITY ON THE
NUMBERS AND THE DATA TO MAKE
THAT DECISION.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT
DIALED IN AND CALVIN, I'LL LOOK
TO YOU TO HOW WE CAN PRESENT
THAT.
IT'S FAIRLY COMPLEX BUT TO
DIGEST THAT FOR EVERYONE AND
ULTIMATELY ONTO FULL COUNCIL.
>> I WILL SAY, WE CAN WORK TO
DO THAT.
I WILL SAY THAT ONE OF THE
CHALLENGING PARTS OF THAT IS
TIME IS ALSO MONEY ON THIS CASE
AND WORK THAT WE PLAN TO DO
NEXT YEAR CAN -- WE -- WILL
GIVE US A BETTER SENSE OF
TIMING WHICH ALSO ENDS UP
IMPACTING THE COST.
SO FOR US, TO BE ABLE TO
PROCEED WITH SOME OF THAT WORK
DOESN'T MEAN THAT $9 MILLION
GOES OUT THE DOOR AS SOON AS
IT'S APPROPRIATED.
THAT GETS THE PROJECT TO ITS
POINTS AND WE CAN HAVE, WE CAN
CONTINUE TO INFORM THE
COMMITTEE AS WE MAKE PROGRESS
WITH A LONG THE WAY THERE.
>> GREAT.
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES AND THIS
IS MY REQUEST -- AND I THINK
THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTION
MARKS.
BUT WHY DON'T WE ASSUME THE
COUNCIL WOULD TAKE ACTION
BEFORE RECESS IN MID-AUGUST.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A HUGE
DOLLAR DIFFERENCE.
BUT LET'S JUST MOVE FORWARD ON
THAT.
THE ASSUMPTION WOULD BE IF YOU
APPROVE THIS, THIS IS THE RANGE
OF THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT,
RECOGNIZING THAT, YOU KNOW, MY
COLLEAGUES MAY HAVE DIFFERENT
WAYS ON HOW WE PROCEED AND
DIFFERENT QUESTIONS THERE.
IT WOULD BE -- I IMAGINE THE
QUESTIONS WE'RE GOING TO LEARN
WILL INFORM WHAT HAPPENS BUT
GETTING CLEAR ON, LIKE, IF THE
TECHNICAL FOLKS AND THE
POLITICAL FOLKS, THE MAYOR,
FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, ASSUMING
WE GET THESE TYPES OF ANSWERS,
WE'RE PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD
ON THIS.
>> UH-HUH.
>> AND WE THINK THERE'S A
DECENT CHANCE IT'LL FALL WITHIN
THE RANGE.
AND IF WE GET AN ANSWER THAT
SAYS, YOU KNOW, IT'S ACTUALLY
GOING TO BE 100 MILLION MORE, I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE PREPARED
TO DEFINE WHAT RESPONSIBLE
LOOKS LIKE AND NOT.
BUT HAVING SOME SENSE OF THAT,
I THINK NEXT WEEK WOULD BE
HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND WHERE
WE'RE GOING, AT LEAST WHERE THE
MAYOR IS GOING.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO?
>> I WOULD JUST ECHO
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
WHAT I HEAR CONSISTENTLY
THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND
ESSENTIALLY THIS AFTERNOON, IS
JUST A NEED FOR THE INVESTMENTS
AND TRANSIT, RIGHT?
AND SO WHAT WOULD BE HELP.
FOR ME IS I REENGAGE WITH THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE
DISTRICT IS TO THE DEGREE OF
CERTAINTY THE INFORMATION THAT
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIN, SO IF I
HAVE THAT INFORMATION, I CAN
RELAY THAT BACK TO CONSTITUENTS
AND SO FORTH SO THAT WE CAN
INSTILL CONFIDENCE BACK INTO
THE PROJECT BECAUSE I THINK
JUST HOW THINGS -- SAM, I KNOW
YOU GOTTEN HERE RECENTLY.
SO AS HAVE I.
SO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN
INSTILL PUBLIC CONFIDENCE BACK
IN THE PROJECT AND MAKE SURE
THE INVESTMENT IS -- THERE'S
TRUST.
>> YEP.
>> AND I THINK WE ALSO MOVE
FORWARD ON TRANSIT INVESTMENT
FRONTS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE FTA ON
THE MADISON BRT.
THAT WILL GREATLY REFORM OUR
ABILITY TO EVENTUALLY RECEDE
THE FTA GRANT FOR STREETCARS AS
WELL.
SO IF WE CAN BUILD SUCCESS AND
FUNDING PARTNERSHIP THERE.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF
INTERRELATED TRANSIT
INVESTMENTS THAT ARE COMING TO
THE DOWNTOWN THAT WE SEE C3 AS
BEING A REALLY CRITICAL PART
OF.
>> GREAT.
SUPER.
THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.
I APPRECIATE BOTH THE EXISTING
-- REPORT ON THE EXISTING
SYSTEMS BUT POTENTIAL NEXT
STEPS AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONVERSATION NEXT WEEK.
WE WILL -- MY GOAL WOULD BE TO
HAVE A VOTE ON THIS NEXT WEEK.
OBVIOUSLY COLLEAGUES CAN DECIDE
IF WE'RE NOT QUITE READY.
BUT THAT'S THE INTENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
AS PROMISED, WE ARE GOING WAY
LONG.
KELLY, WILL YOU READ THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM IN?
>> COUNCIL BILL 119581.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SEATTLE'S COMMUTE TRIP
REDUCTION OR CTR PROGRAM;
ADOPTING AN UPDATED STRATEGIC
PLAN; ADOPTING A LOCAL
DESIGNATION OF SEATTLE'S CENTER
CITY AS A GROWTH AND
TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY
CENTER AS DEFINED BY RCW
70.94.528; AND AMENDING
SECTIONS 25.02.030, 25.02.035,
25.02.040, 25.02.050,
25.02.055, 25.02.070,
25.02.080, AND 25.02.090 OF
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> I'M ANN SUTPHIN.
>> AND I'M SARAH SPICER,
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
>> OH, YES!
STUCK WITH US ALMOST THREE
HOURS NOW.
TELL ME ABOUT WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT.
>> ARAH WILL GET YOU A MORE IN
DEPTH OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSAL
TODAY.
I LEAVE THE SDOT'S
TRANSPORTATION TO MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM.
WE CALL IT OUR TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS PROGRAM.
>> OKAY.
>> THESE PROGRAMS ARE
STRATEGIES AND EFFORTS TO HELP
REDUCE RELIANCE ON SINGLE
OCCUPANCY VEHICLES THAT SINGLE
DRIVERS OR SINGLE RIDERS AND
INCREASED USE OF TRANSIT,
CARPOOLING AND VANPOOLING
RIDESHARE, ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION SUCH AS WALKING
AND BIKING.
IT'S FOR PEOPLE TO GET AROUND
AND COMMUTE TO WORK.
OUR COMMUTE TRIP PRODUCTION
PROGRAM OR CTR PROGRAM, WE LOVE
ACRONYMS, LED BY SARAH IS OUR
FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM THAT'S
GUIDED BY THE STATE'S CTR LAW
THAT WAS FIRST ADOPTED IN 1991.
SINCE 1991, SEATTLE'S LOCAL
PROGRAM HAS GROWN AND EVOLVED.
WE'RE PROUD OF THE
COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WE
DEVELOPED WITH SEATTLE'S
LARGEST EMPLOYERS.
THOSE EMPLOYERS HAVE MADE
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN
THEIR COMMUTE PROGRAMS,
INCLUDING TRANSIT PAST
PROGRAMS, SUBSIDIZED AND
OTHERWISE.
GREAT BIKE PROGRAMS WITH BIKE
ROOMS, SHOWERS, DRYERS AND MANY
OTHER THINGS THAT MAKE A GREAT
DESTINATION FOR BIKING TO WORK,
INCENTIVES, AND OTHER EFFORTS
THAT HAVE SUPPORTED THE PUBLIC
INVESTMENTS THAT THE CITY HAS
MADE IN TRANSIT SERVICE
IMPROVEMENTS AND WALKING AND
BIKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
CITY.
WE ALSO HAVE HAD GREAT
RELATIONSHIPS IN DELIVERING
THIS PROGRAM WITH KING COUNTY
METRO WHO MANAGES IN KING
COUNTY BUSINESS FOCUS PROGRAMS
LIKE THE ORCA PROGRAM AND
BUSINESS PRODUCTS TO PROVIDE
TRANSIT SUBSIDIES AND PRODUCTS
TO THEIR EMPLOYEES.
THE VANPOOL AND THE VANPOOL
PROGRAM IS EXAMPLES.
ANOTHER KEY PARTNERSHIP FOR US
IS OUR PARTNERSHIP WE'VE
DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS OF THE
COMMUTE SEATTLE ORGANIZATION.
THEY'RE A DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH
DOWNTOWN EMPLOYERS AND PROPERTY
MANAGERS AND THEY ALSO WORK
WITH OUR LARGEST EMPLOYERS, CTR
EMPLOYERS, CITY-WIDE.
AS A RESULT OF THIS -- THESE
EFFORTS AND THESE GREAT
PARTNERSHIPS, OUR PROGRAM IS
RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS A BEST
IN PRACTICE PROGRAM.
AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER
TO SARAH WHO WILL WALK YOU
THROUGH THE PROPOSAL TODAY
WHICH IS AN ADOPTION OF A NEW
STRATEGIC PLAN TO GUIDE OUR
PROGRAMMING AND EXISTING
CHAPTER IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE
THAT IMPLEMENTS GUIDELINES AND
RULES FOR THIS PROGRAM.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, ANN.
>> SO BACKGROUND BUILDING ON
DETAILS ANN GRAVER YOU, THE CTR
PROGRAM IS MANDATED BY STATE
LAW.
WE HAVE OUR OWN LOCAL PLAN AND
CODE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT
STATE LAW.
IT'S LARGELY FUNDED BY THE
STATE.
AND THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS
TO REDUCE SINGLE VEHICLE
TRAVEL, DECREASE PEAK HOUR
CONGESTION AND POLLUTION.
HENCE THE FOCUS ON THE COMMUTE
TRIP.
THIS IS THE CORE OF OUR T DM
WORK.
IT HAS PROVIDED KEY DATA,
PROGRAMMING AND RELATIONSHIPS
WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
DURING THE SEATTLE SQUEEZE.
OUR LAST PLAN AND ORDINANCE WAS
UPDATED IN 2008.
IT WAS FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL
YEARS OF PILOT PROGRAMS.
SO PART OF THE REASON THAT WE
HAVE PUT TOGETHER THIS PLAN
TODAY IS TO IMPLEMENT THAT WORK
DONE IN THOSE PILOT YEARS AND
INCORPORATE THEM INTO OUR
REGULAR PROGRAMMING AND STATE
LAW REQUIRES ADOPTION BY
ORDINANCE SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE
HERE TODAY.
>> IWANT TO COMMENT ON THE
PHOTO YOU CHOSE THERE.
I REALLY LOVE THAT PHOTO.
>> IT'S REALLY POPULAR.
>> I THINK -- IF I REMEMBER
CORRECTLY, I DON'T KNOW IF IT
WAS GRACE -- SHE WAS ON A TOUR
IN COPENHAGEN AND WITH THE
FOLKS THAT DID THAT WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION.
AND IT'S -- IT JUST SAYS SO
MUCH IN THAT PICTURE.
IT'S GREAT.
>> AND YOU'D LIKE TO SAY THAT
RUE PAUL TWEETED THIS PHOTO I
THINK TWO WEEKS AGO.
>> AWESOME!
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT TOOK TO
ORGANIZE THIS.
IT'S A SIMPLE PHOTO.
ASK YOU BUT WE WILL TO CLOSE
THE STREET AND WHERE YOU FOUND
177 CARS AND BIKES AND HID THEM
FROM THE NEXT PHOTO, I IMAGINE
IT TOOK HOURS TO ORGANIZE.
BUT IT'S GREAT.
IT'S USED A LOT.
>> IT'S WELL USED, YEAH.
SO AS BACKGROUND, WE CURRENTLY
WORK WITH 270 OF OUR LARGEST
EMPLOYERS.
THOSE ARE EMPLOYERS WITH 100 OR
MORE EMPLOYEES COMMUTING DURING
PEAK HOUR.
AND THIS COVERS AROUND 195
EMPLOYEES CITYWIDE.
THIS SURVEY PROVIDES VITAL
TRACKING AND MODE SPLIT AND
INCLUDES DATA TO CONTRIBUTE THE
MODE SPLITS SURVEY WHICH IS
CORE TO TRACKING THE DATA AND
PERFORMANCE OF OUR DEMAND
MANAGEMENT EFFORTS.
IT ALSO INCLUDES BIENNIAL
PROGRAM REPORTS WHICH TRACKS
WHAT THEY'RE INVESTING MANY AND
HOW THEY'RE COME PLYING WITH
THE CODE.
AND THE THIRD CORE PIECE OF OUR
PROGRAM IS THE PARTNERSHIP WITH
COMMUTE SEATTLE WHICH PROVIDES
THE KEY PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT TO
OUR EMPLOYERS AND HELPS BUILD
THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, PROVIDING
THIS PROGRAM AS A REAL BUSINESS
TO BUSINESS AMENITY, HELPING
EMPLOYEES AND COMMUTERS TO
NAVIGATE ALL THE CHANGING
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENTS IN OUR
CITY TODAY.
AND THAT LITTLE GRAPHIC ON THE
RIGHT IS JUST TO SHOW THE
PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE OVER
THE YEARS AND THE REASON WHY
WE'RE A LEADER IN THE STATE AND
ALSO NATIONWIDE IN TERMS OF
DEMAND MANAGEMENT EFFORTS.
SO THIS IS JUST TO SHOW YOU OUR
PLANNING PROCESS.
WE STARTED BACK IN MARCH 2017
WHICH ALLOWED US TO FULLY
INCORPORATE THE LATEST DATA
INTO OUR ANALYSIS AND ALSO TIME
TO DO CONSIDERABLE OUTREACH TO
OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND TO THE
PUBLIC.
WE RECEIVED SOME GREAT PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE PLAN OVER THE
PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
SO PRIORITIES AND
OPPORTUNITIES.
SO WHAT'S IN THE PLAN AND WHY
PLAN NOW.
OUR PRIORITIES INCLUDED
ALIGNMENT WITH POLICY
OBJECTIVES.
THE MOVE SEATTLE PLAN, THE 2535
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE ONE
CENTER CITY PLANNING AREA.
THIS NEW PLAN WILL ALLOW US TO
ALIGN OUR TARGETS GOING OUT TO
2035 WITH THOSE PLANNED
DOCUMENTS.
IT WILL ALSO ALIGN THE
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF STUDY,
PARTICULARLY IN THE CENTER CITY
SO THAT THOSE STUDY AREAS ARE
ALIGNED AND ALSO HAVE THE
CENTER CITY KNOWN AS A G TECH
WHICH IS A FOCUSED AREA FOR
DEMAND MANAGEMENT EFFORTS.
PRIMARILY CARROTS, NOT STICKS.
THAT HAS BEEN KEY TO OUR
SUCCESS AND THOUGH THERE ARE --
THERE ARE ENFORCEMENT MEANS
INCLUDED IN OUR CODE, WE FIND
THAT THE PARTNERSHIP ON
EMPLOYERS GENERALLY IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT PIECE OF DRIVING
PERFORMANCE.
AND ALSO TO CONTINUE OUR
PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUTE
SEATTLE AND WITH ALSO WITH KING
COUNTY METRO WHO'S A KEY
COLLABORATOR ON EFFORTS
SURROUNDING WORK PROMOTION AND
ADDITIONAL USE OF TRANSIT.
OPPORTUNITIES.
ESSENTIALLY THIS PLAN INCLUDES
A LOT OF STRATEGIES YOU'LL
NOTICE.
AND PART OF THAT IS, AGAIN,
ILLUSTRATING THE INNOVATION
THAT WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE
BASED ON OUR PILOT PROGRAM
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
SO CONTINUING THAT GOOD WORK
AND ALSO RESPONDING TO MANY OF
THE CHANGES IN THE CITY SINCE
2008, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.
AND FINALLY TO ENSURE THAT THE
DATA THAT'S COLLECTED THROUGH
THIS PROGRAM, THAT THE ABILITY
TO COLLECT IT, ANALYZE IT, AND
ENSURE ITS QUALITY IS
CONTINUED.
>> AND SO IS THE ORDINANCE
TODAY, LIKE, DOES THE EXISTING
ORDINANCE NOT ALLOW FOR THE NEW
TECHNOLOGY?
OR IS IT JUST KIND OF CLUNKY?
>> IT JUST -- IT DOESN'T
REFERENCE THINGS.
LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, TNC'S LIKE
UBER AND LYFT.
THERE'S ALSO -- AND THERE'S A
SLIDE ON THIS A LITTLE LATER, A
FEW OTHER ASPECTS THAT NEED TO
BE UPDATED AND INCLUDE THE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CONTRACT
WORKERS WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT
WASN'T QUITE CLEAR IN THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR CODE
AND THE STATE CODE.
SO THERE'S A FEW TWEAKS LIKE
THAT.
UPDATING THEM GREATLY ALLOWED
US TO OFFER CLARITY IN THE
LANGUAGE LANGUAGE.
>> GREAT.
SO THE KEY METRIC THAT WE TRACK
AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM IS
DRIVE ALONE RATE.
THAT'S OUR KEY METRIC.
THIS CHART SHOWS THE PAST
PERFORMANCE IN BLUE AND THEN
HOW WE HAVE MODELED IN
SIMPLIFIED TERMS THE TARGETS
MOVING OUT TO 2035 WHICH IS
WHERE WE WANT OUR PERFORMANCE
TO ALIGN WITH THE MOVE SEATTLE
AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS
WITH 25% DRIVE ALONE MODE SHARE
IN OUR CASE FOR THE COMMUTE.
AND SO AS PART OF THIS PLAN, WE
SET NEW PERFORMANCE PLAN GOALS
CITYWIDE THAT WILL HELP US
ACHIEVE THOSE TARGETS MOVING
INTO THE FUTURE.
>> AND SO IS THIS -- IS THIS
GRAPH JUST THE DOWNTOWN PEAK
PERIOD COMMUTE?
OR IS THIS CITYWIDE OR ALL
COMMUTES?
>> THIS IS CITY WIDE DURING THE
PEAK PERIOD.
>> OKAY.
AND IS THE LATEST DATA POINT IT
LOOKS LIKE ON HERE IS FROM 2015-
ISH OR SOMETHING?
OR '16?
I CAN'T QUITE TELL.
I'M WONDERING --
>> YEAH.
>> WHEN CAN WE GET THE NEXT
DATA POINT.
I THEY WE'RE PROBABLY NOT --
>> YEAH, I KNOW IT'S HARD TO
READ ON THIS GRAPH.
IS 2017 GOAL FOR BIENNEUM WAS
32%.
AND THE ACTUAL WAS 31%.
SO WE DID REACH THAT FOR OUR
LATEST BIENNIUM.
>> AND THE NEXT IS THIS FALL.
>> OKAY.
GREAT.
>> SO TO ADD A BIT MORE DETAIL
TO OUR PERFORMANCE TARGETS.
WE SET OUR PERFORMANCE TARGETS
FOR OUR EMPLOYERS BASED ON
NETWORK GROUP -- NEIGHBORHOOD
GROUP, RATHER, THAT WE CALL
NETWORKS.
THIS IS A WAY OF BREAKING DOWN
THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE CITY INTO
AREAS BASED ON COMMON LAND USE
AND TRANSPORTATION CONTEXT.
WE IN THIS PLAN HAVE MOVED TO A
DIFFERENT WAY OF SETTING THOSE
TARGETS.
THE PREVIOUS TARGETS FOR
EMPLOYERS WERE BASED ON A
COMBINATION OF THAT LAND USE
AND TRANSPORTATION CONTEXT PLUS
THE AVERAGE PERFORMANCE BY
EMPLOYERS IN THAT GEOGRAPHIC
AREA.
WE'RE NOW MOVING TOWARDS A -- A
TARGET THAT IS MODELED BASED ON
THE FUTURE PERFORMANCE WE'D
LIKE TO SEE.
SO A WAY OF IMPROVING
PERFORMANCE UNTIL WE ACHIEVE
THE 2025 GOAL.
SO THESE ARE MODELED RATHER
THAN THE PREVIOUS SORT OF
AVERAGE ACHIEVABLE GOALS THAT
WE SET FOR EMPLOYERS.
SO THEY ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE
MOVING FORWARD IN ORDER TO
ACHIEVE THOSE FUTURE GOALS.
THE SECONDARY METRIC THAT WE'VE
ADDED THROUGH THIS PLAN IS
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.
THIS IS A WAY OF GAINING
ADDITIONAL INSIGHT INTO WHAT
THE COMMUTING PATTERNS ARE OUT
THERE.
WE'RE SEEING FEWER DRIVING
TRIPS BUT ADDITIONAL LENGTH.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'D LIKE TO
KEEP A TRACK ON AS AN IMPORTANT
TREND.
SO THIS GETS TO SPECIFICALLY
THE CENTER CITY.
AGAIN, WE'RE ADOPTING THAT AS A
GTEC.
THAT'S GROWTH AND
TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY
CENTER.
EVERY TWO YEARS WITH COMMUTE
SEATTLE COMPLETE THE CENTER
CITY MODE SPLIT SURVEY WHICH IS
A FULL MARKET REPORT THAT
TRACKS BOTH THE LARGE EMPLOYERS
IN THE CENTER CITY WHICH ARE
THE CTR EFFECTED ONES BUT ALSO
ADDING DATA ON THE SMALLER
EMPLOYER.
THIS IS A FULL MARKET
UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S HAPPENING
IN THE CENTER CITY.
IT'S WIDELY USED IN TERMS OF
TRACKING TRENDS ON HOW PEOPLE
ARE ACCESSING DOWNTOWN.
SO THIS CHART ILLUSTRATES HOW
WE'VE TRACKED IN THE PAST HOW
THE -- THE FULL MARKET MARKET
-- MEANING INCLUDING THE
SMALLER EMPLOYERS -- TO THE
LARGER EMPLOYERS.
AND WE SEE THAT TREND
CONTINUING INTO THE FUTURE
UNTIL THEY CONVERGE TO ACHIEVE
THE SAME TARGET IN 2035 WHICH
WILL THEN BE CONTRIBUTING TO
OUR CITY-WIDE PERFORMANCE.
SO THAT'S JUST TO SAY WE TRACK
THE FULL MARKET DOWNTOWN AND
HELP THE DOWNTOWN TO SET ITS
OWN FULL MARKET PERFORMANCE
GOAL WHICH IS RELATED TO HOW WE
ACHIEVE PERFORMANCE CITY-WIDE
SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY LARGE
EMPLOYERS DOWNTOWN.
>> SO QUESTION ON DATA.
MOST THESE REPORTS, AT LEAST I
RECALL IN MY HISTORY FILLING
THEM OUT, ARE SELF-REPORTED
DATA SURVEYS FOR FOLKS IF
BUILDINGS.
AND I'M CURIOUS FROM A DATA
INTEGRITY PERSPECTIVE, DO WE --
DO WE DO ANY OTHER KIND OF
CHECKS OR -- I -- I -- MY
RECOLLECTION ON THESE IS, YOU
KNOW, IT DOESN'T -- YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE WHATEVER.
250 COMMUTE DAYS A YEAR AND
PEOPLE DO A MIX OF THING AND
HOW YOU REPORT THAT.
AND I THINK IN THE CITY, MOST
PEOPLE SEE THEMSELVES AS DOING
THE RIGHT THING.
AND SO TODAY OVER REPORT
TRANSIT USE AND OVER REPORT
DRIVING ALONE.
DO WE VERIFY THAT BY SURVEYS OR
ANY OTHER METRICS TO SEE IF
THAT'S RIGHT?
>> YEAH, WE DO TYPICALLY AT
LEAST COMPARE ANTIDOTEDLY TO
THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY
AND SEE IF THE TRENDS REKOAING
EACH OTHER.
-- ARE ECHOING EACH OTHER.
WHILE THIS SURVEY -- EVERY
SURVEY HAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT,
MARGIN OF ERROR, HUMAN ERROR,
ET CETERA.
>> OR BIASES.
>> OR BIAS, WHAT HAVE YOU.
THE NUMBER OF SURVEYS WE
COLLECT THROUGH THIS IS SO
LARGE.
YOU KNOW, SO OUR -- OUR END IS
--
>> IS ROBUST IN THAT TERM.
>> YEAH, IT'S A PRETTY ROBUST
PICTURE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING
AROUND THE CITY.
WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO SOME OF
THE VERY SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC
AREAS OR AREAS OF THE CITY
WHERE WE HAVE FEWER PEOPLE
REPORTING, THE MARGIN OF ERROR
DOES GROW.
BUT FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN, WE
HAVE NO REASON TO SUSPECT THAT
THERE ARE HUGE ERRORS.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
>> AND IS THIS -- SO REMIND ME.
THE CTR CITES 100 EMPLOYERS?
80 -- SORRY, EMPLOYEES?
>> 100 OR MORE.
>> OR MORE.
ALL RIGHT.
>> DURING THE PEAK PERIOD.
>> WHO ARE SCHEDULED TO REPORT
TO WORK DURING PEAK COMMUTE
PERIOD.
>> OKAY.
AND SO DO WE THINK THAT THE
FULL MARKET WILL TREND DOWN
JUST BECAUSE OF OTHER
INVESTMENTS WE'RE MAKING?
OR DO WE ANTICIPATE DOING MORE
OUTREACH TO THEM?
I KNOW WE PASSED A CTR
ORDINANCE LAST YEAR THAT KIND
OF DRESSES THAT.
SO I'M ANSWERING MY OWN
QUESTION A LITTLE BIT.
BUT ARE THERE OTHER STRATEGIES
TO REACH OUT TO THE BROADER
MARKET OTHER THAN THE CTR
SITES?
>> IT'S PARTLY THE INVESTMENTS
WE'RE MAKING.
THIS PROGRAM IS VERY MUCH A
COMPLEMENT TO THE INVESTMENTS
WE'RE MAKING IN TRANSITS AND
OTHER MODES.
BUT IT'S ALSO THE TREND WE'VE
BEEN SEEING IN TERMS OF HOW
SMALLER EMPLOYERS ARE CAMPING
UP TO LARGER EMPLOYERS IN TERMS
OF THE COMMUTE PROGRAMS THEY
OFFER, MEANING THAT MORE AND
MORE SMALL EMPLOYERS ARE
OFFERING WORKER PRODUCTS
INCLUDING SUBSIDIZED AND EVEN
FULLY SUBSIDIZED ORCA PRODUCTS
AND THAT INVESTMENT IN THOSE
PROGRAMS CONTINUES, THAT'S PART
OF WHY WE SEE OUR DRIVE ALONE
RATE TRENDING DOWN FOR THOSE
SMALLER EMPLOYERS AS WELL.
>> AND WE HAVE HAD SOME GRANT
MONEY WHEN WE'VE GOTTEN SOME
LIMITED DURATION GRANT MONEY.
WE HAVE DONE PROGRAMS -- FOCUS
PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO REACH
EMPLOYERS NOTIFY SILL TATING
THAT PROGRAM.
WE DID ONE OVER IN 2018 CALLED
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT LET'S GO.
DID A LOT OF OUTREACH WITH THE
SMALL BUSINESSES THERE.
DID A REAL EFFORT WITH OUR
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY PROGRAM
TO GET ORCA LIFT PRODUCT INTO
TRANSIT RIDERS' HANDS.
WE DID ONE FOCUSED ON SOUTH
LAKE UNION IN SMALLER EMPLOYERS
BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A HIGH
GROWTH AREA AND WE WERE TRYING
TO MAKE MAXIM PACT THERE.
>> GREAT.
>> SO THE NEXT TWO SLIDES ARE
PROVIDED AS MOSTLY A REFERENCE
AND A SUMMARY.
THESE ARE THE -- THE STRATEGIES
INCLUDED IN THE PLAN.
AND AGAIN, WE'VE INCLUDED MANY
STRATEGIES THAT REFLECT THE
EXISTING WORK THAT WE DO AS
WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
PROGRAM EXPANSION.
EACH ONE OF THESE STRATEGIES
TYPICALLY INCLUDES THE -- WHAT
WE WOULD DO UNDER CURRENT
FUNDING AS WELL AS WHAT WE
COULD DO WITH ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES WHETHER STAFF OR
OTHER RESOURCES.
SO THERE'S A FLEXIBILITY BUILT
INTO THIS STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE ASSUME THE CURRENT FLAT
LEVEL OF BASE FUNDING BUT
PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR HOW WE
WOULD USE ANY ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS THE SECOND
SLIDE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF STRATEGIES.
>> YEAH.
>> SO IN SUMMARY, HIGHLIGHTS
THAT ARE OF THE CHANGES THAT
ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PLANNED
DOCUMENT.
THERE'S THAT NEW APPROACH OF
SETTING TARGETS.
THEY ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE.
THEY ARE ALIGNED NOW WITH NEW
DOCUMENTS.
WE HAVE UPDATED THE NETWORK SO
THAT GEOGRAPHICALLY WE ARE
ALIGNED WITH THE CENTER CITY
PLANNING EFFORTS.
THE FUNDING SCENARIOS.
SO FOR EACH OF THE STRATEGIES
THAT I JUST MENTIONED, WE
ASSUME THE FLAT STATE FUNDING.
STATE FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM
HAS REMAINED FLAT FOR AT LEAST
TEN YEARS.
BUT AGAIN, WE OFFER SCENARIOS
FOR HOW WE WOULD USE ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES.
THE ADDITIONAL METRICS AND
BENCHMARKS.
WE HAVE ADDED VMT AS A PRETTY
RING.
ADDITIONAL INSIGHT INTO THE
IMPACTS OF HOW PEOPLE ARE USING
OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
WE'VE ALSO ADDED A FRAMEWORK OF
BENCHMARKS.
I DIDN'T INCLUDE A SLIDE ON
THIS BUT ESSENTIALLY IT -- IT
OFFERS A WAY FOR US TO TRACK
OUR OWN PERFORMANCE AND
PROGRESS INTERNALLY SUCH AS HOW
MANY PEOPLE ARE WE REACHING
THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING.
HOW MANY EMPLOYERS ARE OFFERING
WORK PRODUCTS, ET CETERA.
IT'S A MORE DETAILED WAY OF
TRACKING PROGRESS.
AND IN TERMS OF FEEDBACK, WE --
WE HEARD A MIX OF FEEDBACK FROM
OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
WE GOT A FEW COMMENTS ON, YOU
KNOW, WONDERING HOW TO -- HOW
TO REMAIN COMPLIANT.
HOW TO MEET THE NEW AGGRESSIVE
TARGETS.
WE ALSO HEARD SOME FEEDBACK
THAT TARGETS WERE NOT
AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH.
SO I THINK WE'VE LANDED
SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE AND WE
BELIEVE THAT THE DATA ALSO
BARES OUT THAT THESE ARE INDEED
AGGRESSIVE BUT ACHIEVEMENT
TARGETS.
SO FINALLY, THE ORDINANCE THAT
WILL ADOPT THIS PLAN.
THE PLANNED DOCUMENT ITSELF
WILL GUIDE OUR PROGRAM AND
DEFINES THE GROWTH AND
TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY
CENTER THAT IS THE CENTER CITY.
THE CLARIFICATION AND UPDATES
TO THE EXISTING CODE OFFERS A
CLEANER STRUCTURE AND ALSO
OFFERS GUIDANCE TO EMPLOYERS
HOW THEY CAN REMAIN IN
COMPLIANCE.
SOME OF THIS ADDRESSES THE
CHANGES THAT YOU ASKED ABOUT
REGARDING ADDING IN NEW OPTIONS
LIKE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
COMPANIES OR TNC'S.
UPDATING SURVEYING AND DATA
COLLECTION.
AND PROMOTING THE MOST
EFFECTIVE TRIP PRODUCTION
STRATEGIES FOR EMPLOYERS.
SO THERE'S A SERIES OF
CLARIFICATIONS IN THE CODE THAT
WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO
UNDERSTAND AND FURTHER PROMOTE
CLARITY AND HOW EMPLOYERS
REMAIN COMPLIANT AND HOW WE RUN
THE PROGRAM.
AND SO WHILE THERE'S NO COT
FIVE-YEARED -- CODIFIED PLAN.
>> OUR PLAN IS TO ADOPT THIS
PLAN AND THE UPDATED CODE.
>> OKAY.
I AM HAPPY TO DO THAT.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON
THIS.
ONE THING I JUST WANT TO
MENTION -- I'M NOT SURE IF YOU
GUYS HAVE SAT THROUGH ALL THREE
HOURS OF THE MEETING.
BUT WE TALKED ABOUT THE GREEN
NEW DEAL AT THE BEGINNING OF
THIS.
AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE
REQUESTS FROM COMMUNITY IS THAT
WE ADOPT FRANKLY RADICALLY,
MORE AGGRESSIVE TARGETS ON
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS, SPECIFICALLY TO BE
CLIMATE, POLLUTION FREEBIE THE
YEAR 2030.
WE'RE NOT ON TARGET TO DO THAT
BY 2050.
ON THE PLANNED TRAJECTORY WE'VE
BEEN WORKING ON FOR ALMOST TEN
YEARS NOW.
SO THAT IS A RADICAL SHIFT IN
WHAT FOLKS ARE ASKING.
AND TO BE CLEAR, THEY'RE NOT
ASKING IT JUST BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T BE RADICAL.
THEY'RE ASKING IT BECAUSE OUR
ABILITY TO THRIVE ON THIS
PLANET DEPENDS ON CITIES LIKE
SEATTLE AND OTHERS FOLLOWING
IMMEDIATELY.
AND TRANSPORTATION IS OUR
BIGGEST CLIMATE POLLUTION
SOURCE.
AND I FLAG THIS ONLY TO SAY
THAT IF, IN FACT, WE ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION -- WHICH I'M PRETTY
SURE WE WILL, AND IF, IN FACT,
WE CREATE THE POLITICAL WILL TO
ACTUALLY MEET THOSE TARGETS
WHICH I THINK IS A BIG QUESTION
MARK.
I HOPE WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO
DO THAT.
WE WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BE
LOOKING AT ALL THE TOOLS IN THE
TOOLBOX, INCLUDING COMMUTE TRIP
PRODUCTION AND SAYING -- WHAT
SEEMS -- I CAN'T REMEMBER THE
WORD YOU JUST USED.
BUT WE'RE KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE
AND SWEET SPOT OF AGGRESSIVE
BUT ACHIEVEMENTABLE.
BUT WE'RE LIKELY IN A PLACE TO
THROW THAT OUT.
WE HAVE TO LOOK WHAT'S
SCIENTIFICALLY NECESSARY TO DO
THIS AND HOW TO ACHIEVE THAT.
THAT WILL NOT CHANGE MY ACTION
ON SUPPORTING THIS TODAY.
BUT I JUST THINK FOR THE FOLKS
THAT ARE WORKING ON THAT AND
THE FOLKS THAT ARE TRACKING
THIS IN THE COMMUNITY, TARGET
STARTING TO THINK ABOUT IF WE
WANTED TO ELIMINATE ALL CARBON
POLLUTION FROM OUR
RANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN
NEXT TEN YEAR, SOME OF THAT
WILL BE CONVERTED TO ELECTRIC.
BUT SOME WILL REALLY HAVE TO BE
BASED ON MODE SHIFTS AND WHAT A
DIFFERENT FRAMEWORK WOULD LOOK
LIKE.
IT'LL PROBABLY BE BEYOND THE
TERM OF ME BEING HERE DURING
THIS COMMITTEE FOR YOU TO GO
BACK TO.
BUT I HOPE THAT THE FOLKS AT
SDOT AND OUR PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUTE SEATTLE
AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS,
TRANSRIDERS UNION,
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
START THINKING ABOUT WHAT'S
POSSIBLE OR WHAT'S NECESSARY
AND THEN HOW TO MAKE THAT
POSSIBLE.
AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SOME
INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS THAT
WILL BE HARD BUT I BELIEVE THAT
SEATTLE CAN BUILD ON THE
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP WE'VE SHOWN
ON THIS FRONT AND REALLY GROW
THAT IMMEDIATELY IN THE COMING
YEARS, TOO.
SO HEAD'S UP!
>>> SO WITH THAT, I GET THE
DISTINCT PLEASURE OF MOVING
COUNCIL BILL 119581 AND
SECONDING IT.
AS I GOT TO DO WITH WHEN I'M
THE ONLY VOTING MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE HERE AND I'LL VOTE
AYE ON THAT.
SO IT'LL MOVE FORWARD TO THE
FULL COUNCIL NEXT WEEK WITH A
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS IT.
THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR WORK
ON THIS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON HOW WE MOVE
FORWARD, TOO.
SO --
>> THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> ONE FINAL AGENDA ITEM!
>> CAN WE HAVE OUR PAREN TO
FORWARD?
>> WE HAVE RESOLUTION 31892, A
RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONCERN
WITH THE NORTHWEST TESTING AND
TRAINING PROPOSAL OF THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
FOR PUGET SOUND, COASTAL WATERS
FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
THROUGH WASHINGTON STATE, AND
FOR ALASKA.
>> I'M WITH THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AT
5:17 ON A TUESDAY.
A SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING
THAT'S EXTREMELY LONG.
>> HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE ONE
PICTURE TO PUT UP JUST TO
REMIND EVERYONE THAT WHEN I'M
TALKING ABOUT ORCA TODAY, IT'S
NOT A TRANSIT PASS BUT A MARINE
MAMMAL.
SO I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE FOR
THIS RESOLUTION.
I'LL START A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE RESOLUTION AND HOW WE
DRAFTED IT AND WHAT'S IN THE
RESOLUTION.
>> SUPPORT ABOUT SEATTLE.
STRONG CONCERN WITH THE U.S.
NAVY'S ONGOING AND PROPOSED
TESTING AND TRAINING
ACTIVITIES.
THE SECOND PIECE IS REALLY TO
URGE THE NAVY TO USE THE LATEST
SCIENCE AND TO REDUCE IMPACTS
ON MARINE MAMMALS, INCLUDING
ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RESIDENT
ORCAS AND THE LAST BIT IS
REALLY TO AFFIRM OUR SUPPORT
KIND OF COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF
THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY,
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
AGENCY PARTNERS AND THE WORK OF
PUGET SOUND TRIBES TO REDUCE
CRITICAL THREATS TO THE
RESIDENT ORCAS.
SO THE BACKGROUND HERE IS THAT
THE NAVY IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED
IN ONGOING TRAINING AND TESTING
ACTIVITIES IN PUGET SOUND AND
SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS AND
ELSEWHERE ON THE PLANET.
AND THEY DO THAT UNDER --
CURRENTLY UNDER A 2015
AUTHORIZATION FROM NOAA
FISHERIES.
IN MARCH, THE NAVY RELEASED
VERY LENGTHY, 1800 REPORT
CALLED THE DRAFT, TESTING,
SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT CALLED
EIS.
AND THAT OUTLINES PROPOSED
ACTIVITIES AND IMPACTS AS PART
OF ITS IMPLICATION FOR
AUTHORIZATION OF ACTIVITIES TO
BEGIN IN 2020.
SO IT'S A FIVE-YEAR
AUTHORIZATION.
THIS IS THE NEXT BATCH OF
ACTIVITIES AND ANOTHER
AUTHORIZATION.
ACTIVITIES -- WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES THAT
THEY'RE PROPOSING, I'LL GET A
LITTLE MORE CLEAR.
THEY INCLUDE AIR COMBAT
MANEUVERS.
SUBMARINE TRACKING AND
DETECTIVE EXERCISES.
ELECTRONIC WARFARE PRACTICES.
AND I'M EMBARRASSED TO SAY MY
SON WOULD BE SUPER EXCITED
ABOUT ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES
PROBABLY.
IN DRAFTING THIS RESOLUTION, WE
WORKED CLOSELY WITH KEY
PARTNERS WHO ARE KEY ORCA
RECOVERY EFFORTS INCLUDING
PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP, EARTH
JUSTICE, WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT
OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES WHICH
HAS MARINE BIOLOGISTS ON STAFF
AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
MAYOR DIRKEN ALSO FILED
OFFICIAL PUBLIC COMMENT IN JUNE
TO FORMALLY DOCUMENT CONCERN AS
PART OF THAT FORMAL EIS
PROCESS.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR FOE VALUE SUPPORT IN THAT
PUBLIC COMMENT -- VOCAL SUPPORT
IN THAT PUBLIC COMMENT.
IN TRANSITIONING, THERE'S
WIDESPREAD CONCERN ABOUT THE
IMPACT THAT THESE ACTIVITIES
HAVE ON SOUTHERN RESIDENT
ORCAS.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO
HAVE A FAMILY OF 76ORCAS IN
THREE PODS KNOWN AS J POD, K
POD AND L POD.
THEY'RE ENDANGER ASKED AND IN
DECLINE.
WE HAD EXCITING NEWS OF A BABY
CALF BORN.
THAT'S THE SECOND THIS YEAR
WHICH IS VERY EXCITING.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
ORCA NEWBORN HAVE A 50%
SURVIVAL RATE.
BUT I WANT TO STAY OPTIMISTIC
ABOUT THAT.
WE KNOW LAST SUMMER -- I KNOW I
WAS HEARTBROKEN BY THE IMAGES
OF J35 WHO IS THE MOTHER OF A
DEAD ORCA CALF THAT MOURNED HER
OFFSPRING AND CARRIED IT MORE
THAN 7,000 MILES IN 17 DAYS.
I KNOW MY SISTER IN CHICAGO
TRACKED IT DAILY.
AND THE PRIMARY THREATS TO
THESE ORCAS ARE THREE
DIMINISHED SALMON, TOXIC
CONTAMINANTS AND TRAFFIC AND
NOISE.
SO REALLY RELATED TO NOAA, A
BIG KEY IN THESE TRAINING
ACTIVITY, I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT
ORCAS LAST MONTH.
THEY USE BIOSONAR AND
VOCALIZATION WHICH IS SOUND FOR
REALLY CRITICAL SURVIVAL
BEHAVIORS LIKE MATING AND
FEEDING AND RESTING AND
NAVIGATING.
NAVAL SONAR HAS CAUSED WHALES
TO STOP HAVE CALIZING AND
FEEDING, TO ABANDON THEIR
HABITAT, TO PANIC AND UNDER
SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, TO STRAND
OR EVEN DIE.
THAT'S TO GET STUCK ON LAND
BECAUSE THEY SORT OF LOSE THEIR
BEARINGS BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO
COMMUNICATE AND USE SONAR.
IN SHORT, THEY NEED QUIET
WATERS TO COMMUNICATE TO
NAVIGATE, AND TO THRIVE.
AND THERE ARE DOCUMENTED CASES
IN THIS REGION OF U.S. AND
CANADIAN NAVAL ACTIVITIES THAT
HAVE CAUSED HARM, DISPLACEMENT,
OR DEATH TO ORCAS.
WITH THIS VERY SMALL AND
DECLINING POPULATION, EVEN THE
LOSS OF ONE ORCA CAN HAVE
DECADES OF LOSS OF RECOVERY
MANY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON.
IN CLOSING, TO KEEP THIS SHORT,
THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU URGES
THE NAVY TO PRIORITIZE
PROTECTIONS FOR SOUTHERN ORCAS
AS PART OF THESE ACTIVITIES, TO
USE THE MOST RECENT SCIENCE IN
ITS ANALYSIS AND TO REDUCE
HARM, AND TO ALSO CEASE
TRAINING ACTIVITIES WHEN
SOUTHERN ORCAS AND OTHER
IMPORTANT MARINE ANIMALS ARE
PRESENT.
AND LASTLY, IT UNDERSCORES
SEATTLE'S COMMITMENT TO REDUCE
THREATS TO THESE IRREPLACEABLE
MEMBERS OF OUR REGION, TO
ENSURE PROTECTIONS AND KEEP OUR
PUGET SOUND WATERS SAFE FOR THE
ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> MICHELLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.
AND THANKS TO THE MAYOR, TOO,
FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS.
AND I'M EXCITED TO PASS THE
RESOLUTION TODAY.
I'M CURIOUS IF YOU'VE HAD A
CHANCE TO HAVE ANY
CONVERSATIONS WITH ANYONE AT
THE NAVY.
I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE THE HAVE
THE NOAA DEMONSTRATION THAT
SEEMS TO UNDERSTAND THE SCIENCE
REALLY WELL.
AND YOU HAVE THE NAVY WHO'S
TRYING TO MEET THEIR OBJECTIVE
BUT JUST AT GREAT COST.
AND IT SEEMS LIKE WHAT ARE THE
ODDS THAT WE GET THROUGH TO THE
NAVY THAT THEY NEED TO DO
SOMETHING DIFFERENT?
>> I HAVE NOT HAD CONVERSATIONS
WITH ANYONE FROM THE NAVY BUT I
HAVE TALKED TO FOLKS FROM PUGET
SOUND PARTNERSHIP AND THOSE ON
THE GOVERNOR'S ORCA TASKFORCE
AND I KNOW THE NAVY SITS ON
THAT TASKFORCE.
SO THEY'RE ENGAGED AROUND
CONVERSATIONS AROUND RECOVERY
WHICH IS A GREAT THING.
I DO KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN
SITUATIONS IN THE PAST LIKE IN
2013.
THERE WAS A COURT CASE THAT
ACTUALLY SORT OF ADDRESSED
THESE TESTING AND TRAINING
ACTIVITIES IN CALIFORNIA AND
THE HAWAII AREA WHERE THE NAVY
WAS FORCED TO CHANGE SOME OF
THEIR ACTIVITIES.
AND I ALSO KNOW -- I KNOW
ANOTHER QUESTION YOU HAD WAS
JUST SORT OF THE REGIONAL KIND
OF WORKING TOGETHER WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS.
I HAVE TALKED TO FOLKS HERE AND
ALSO INTERGOVERNMENT RELATIONS
AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT
THOSE PARTNERSHIP AGENCIES THIS
WE WORK WITH UNDER PROTECT OUR
RIVERS AND SALMON RECOVERY TO
LOOK AT.
SHOULD THEY LOOK AT RESOLUTIONS
LIKE THIS AND WHAT ARE THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADDITIONAL
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS
SITUATION?
BECAUSE NEXT YEAR THE FINAL EIS
WILL COME OUT IN THE SUMMER AND
ALSO NOAA FISHERIES WILL HAVE A
PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS WHEN IT
CONSIDERS AUTHORIZING THESE
COMMITMENTS MOVING FORWARD.
SO WE'LL BE TRACKING THIS AND
LOOKING AT WHAT ROLE WE CAN
PLAY TO SUPPORT OTHER PARTNERS
IN THIS CONVERSATION AS WELL.
>> WELL, MY OTHER REQUEST --
AND YOU PROBABLY ALREADY PLAN
TO DO THIS -- BUT ASSUMING THIS
PASSES AT THE FULL COUNCIL NEXT
WEEK, WHICH I ASSUME IT WILL,
MAKE SURE WE DELIVER THIS WITH
A LETTER TO OUR FEDERAL
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
>> I WAS JUST TALKING TO
SOMEONE ABOUT THAT IN MY
OFFICE.
>> I HOPE THE NAVY WILL LISTEN
TO OUR COMMENTS BUT THE PEOPLE
THAT APPROVE THEIR FUNDING
EVERY YEAR OBVIOUSLY WILL HAVE
SOME DIRECT IMPACT ON THEM AND
HOPEFULLY CAN HELP STEER US IF,
IN FACT, THE STATE WANTS TO DO
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO
PROTECT THE RESIDENT ORCAS
POPULATION.
>> THANKS.
>> YEAH.
I -- I ALSO WANT TO JUST
ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF TRIBAL
LEADERS ON THIS WHO HAD DONE SO
MUCH WORK OVER THE YEARS, OVER,
YOU KNOW, THOUSANDS OF YEARS
FRANKLY.
BUT WHO, YOU KNOW, SPECIFICALLY
SEE THE ORCAS AS MEMBERS OF
THEIR FAMILY AND THIS IS -- YOU
KNOW, THIS IS AS CRITICAL TO
THEM AND ALL OF US AS IT IS A
FAMILY MEMBER THREATENED.
AND SO WE HAVE I THINK AN
OBLIGATION, MORAL AND
OTHERWISE, TO DO THIS WORK.
SO AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR AMAZING
TRIBAL LEADERS WHO HAVE SPOKEN
ON BEHALF OF THIS AND HAVE
FOUGHT FOR THIS.
AND IT'S DISAPPOINTING THAT WE
ARE AT THE POINT WE ARE TODAY
WHERE WE'RE DOWN TO 70 PLUS
RESIDENT ORCAS BUT LET'S DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN FROM HERE ON
FORWARD.
SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE AND
SECOND RESOLUTION 31892 AND
VOTE "YES" ON IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS
A COMMITTEE AND IT'LL GO TO THE
FULL COUNCIL ON MONDAY.
AND PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF
THERE'S A SIGN ON LETTER THAT
WE SHOULD DO IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THIS.
OBVIOUSLY ALL OUR NAMES WILL BE
ON THE RESOLUTION SO THAT MAY
IMPLY IT.
BUT IF THERE ARE OTHER THINGS
WE THINK WE SHOULD DO, WHEN IT
COMES TO COMING NEXT YEAR AND
MAYBE THERE'S SOME WORK WITH
OUR LEGISLATIVE DATA TO SEE IF
THE STATE CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE
THIS, WE'LL DO IT AT THE STATE
LEVEL.
>> SOUNDS GREAT.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOUR STAFF
FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN THIS AND
HOW --
>> THEY DO AMAZING WORK.
THANKS FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> GREAT.
THAT IS THE END!
WE'RE GOING TO WRAP UP!
IT'S NOT EVEN 5:30!
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THREE AND A HALF HOURS --
>> FINISH WITH A SPLASH!
>> AND THERE ARE A COUPLE FOLKS
IN THE AUDIENCE STILL HERE.
YOU ARE LIKE HEROES.
YOU SHOULD GET A BADGE OR
BUTTON OR SOMETHING FOR THREE
AND A HALF HOURS OF SUSTAINABLE
AND TRANSPORTATION.
KELLY, THANK YOU FOR STICKING
AROUND.
I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE EVEN HAD
A BATHROOM BREAK.
>> NO, I WENT!
>> OKAY.
NICE WORK.
BUT WE WILL BE ADJOURNED.
THANKS, EVERYONE!
>> THANK YOU.