. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
AND WELCOME TO SEPTEMBER 27th.
OUR SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE,
THIS IS OUR THIRD DAY OF
HEARING FROM DEPARTMENTS.
WE'RE GOING TO START TODAY WITH
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR BEING
HERE AND APPRECIATE IT VERY
MUCH.
WE'LL BE GETTING INTO YOUR
DEPARTMENT SECOND.
SO I WANT TO JUST REVIEW WHAT
WE'VE DONE AND WHERE WE'RE
GOING SO THE PUBLIC HAS
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
AND WHILE WE'RE DOING THIS, MR.
SECURITY, WOULD YOU OPEN THE
DOORS FOR US SO WE CAN GET THE
LIGHT IN?
THANK YOU.
SO YESTERDAY WE HEARD FROM OUR
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
THANKS TO BOBBY LEE, DEPARTMENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION JESUS
AGUIRRE, AND WE DID HEAR FROM
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS MARTY
GARFINKEL, AND THEN IN THE
AFTERNOON HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, JASON JOHNSON,
OFFICE OF HOUSING OF COURSE OUR
BRAND NEW EMILY FROM OUR OFFICE
OF HOUSING, THE NEW DIRECTOR
AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING AND DWAYNE
CHAPPELLE WAS HERE.
SO THANKS TO ALL OF THE
DIRECTORS FOR HANGING IN WITH
US.
SO TODAY WE DO HAVE BOTH A
MORNING SESSION AND AN
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR
MORNING SESSION, WE WILL HEAR
-- OR TAKE A RECESS, AND THEN
IN THE AFTERNOON WE WILL
RECONVENE AND PROCEED WITH THE
AGENDA.
SO THIS MORNING, AS I
MENTIONED, WE HAVE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION, OUR OFFICE
FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE OFFICE
OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
AFFAIRS, O. I.R.A., AND THEN IN
THE AFTERNOON WE'LL HAVE A
PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET OVERVIEW,
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT.
AFTER THAT WE WILL HAVE TIME
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO WITH THAT, I ALSO WANT TO
REMIND US THAT NEXT WEDNESDAY
ALL DAY LONG, OCTOBER 2nd,
WE'RE GOING TO PICK UP THE DAY
DEDICATED TO WHAT WE'RE CALLING
CROSS-CUT ISSUES, AND THESE
SPECIFICALLY ARE THINGS SUCH AS
THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS AND OUR HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PARKS WILL
COME AND TALK ABOUT THEIR
PROGRAMS, WHAT THEY'RE DOING
AND HOW WE ARE ADDRESSING THE
PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE DEALING
WITH, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE
SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED TO
PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
THEN IN THE AFTERNOON WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL SESSION
THAT'S GOING TO BE DEDICATED TO
LEAD, THAT'S OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED DIVERSION
PROGRAM, LISA DUGARD AND OUR
KING COUNTY PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY DAN SADDLEBERG WILL
LEAD OFF AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE A
DEPARTMENT THAT WILL BE
DESCRIBING WHAT THEY'RE DOING
AND WHAT THE ANTICIPATED
EFFORTS AND RESULTS OF LEAD
WILL BE.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
ANOTHER SPECIAL SESSION FOR
TNCs.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR OPENING
THE DOORS.
SO WITH THAT, ALSO A REMINDER
TO THE PUBLIC THAT NEXT
THURSDAY, THAT'S OCTOBER 3rd WE
WILL HAVE OUR FIRST PUBLIC
HEARING.
PEOPLE WILL BE INVITED TO COME
OFFER TESTIMONY FOR TWO
MINUTES.
OF COURSE WE'LL HAVE A GROUP
TIME LIKE WE ALWAYS DO OF FIVE
MINUTES FOR A GROUP OF THREE OR
MOUR PEOPLE.
AND WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO
COME, AND WE WILL BE HERE AS
LATE AS IT TAKES TO HEAR
EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS.
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL HAVE --
INVITE OUR DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION SAM ZIMBABWE
RECRUIT TO COME ON UP, KEVIN,
YOU WILL BE DOING THE
INTRODUCTION, SO ONCE THEN SAM,
EVERYBODY GETS SETTLED IN, THEN
CALVIN, I'M GOING TO TURN IT
OVER TO YOU.
MIKE, DID COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING
YOU WANTED TO SAY AS AN
INTRODUCTION?
>> NOT AS AN INTRODUCTION, BUT
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
REPORT AND I'LL ASK SOME
QUESTIONS AS WE GO THROUGH IT.
>> THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER,
JUAREZ, O'BRIEN, GONZALEZ FOR
BEING HERE THIS MORNING.
SO LET'S JUST START DOWN WITH
YOU, CALVIN, IF YOU'LL DO
INTRODUCTIONS, PLEASE.
>> CALVIN CHOW WITH CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> LISE KAYE CENTRAL STAFF.
SAM ZIMBABWE.
>> THANK YOU.
SAM AND KEVIN, THANKS FOR BEING
HERE.
CALVIN, YOU WANT TO KICK US
OFF?
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU.
A FEW THINGS ON TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING TO START US OFF.
JUST WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT
THE FUNDS IN SDOT'S BUDGET ARE
RESTRICTED TO TRANSPORTATION
PURPOSES.
THERE IS ABOUT $45 MILLION OF
GENERAL FUND IN SDOT'S BUDGET,
BUT THIS IS A MOVE TO COMPLETE
THE FLOOR IN THE SEATTLE LEVEE.
JUST A COUPLE REMINDERS THAT
THE MOVE SEATTLE LEVEE
GENERATES APPROXIMATELY $100
MILLION A YEAR AND 2020
REPRESENTS THE MID POINT OF THE
NINE-YEAR LEVY.
SO AS YOU'LL RECALL IN LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET, A LOT OF THE
FOCUS WAS ON THE RESET OF THE
LEVY SPENDING AND THE DELIVERY
OF THE LEVY PROJECTS.
LASTLY, I'D ALSO NOTE THAT 2020
IS THE FINAL YEAR OF THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT PROPOSITION 1 WHICH
GENERATES ABOUT $50 MILLION A
YEAR FOR TRANSIT, ABOUT HALF
THIS FUNDING DOES COME FROM
VEHICLE LICENSE FEES.
SO THIS MAY BE IMPACTED BY
INITIATIVE 976 AT THE NOVEMBER
BALLOT.
IF THAT INITIATIVE PASSES, WE
WOULD HAVE TO SAKE SOME
ADJUSTMENTS TO MODIFY SPENDING
BEFORE THE FINAL BUDGET.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> ON THAT NOTE, I'D TURN IT
OVER TO THE DEPARTMENT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
SAM, WELCOME.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
THANK YOU.
AND THANKS FOR THE WARM
WELCOME.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE
TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2020.
I'M NOW IN MY -- AT THE END OF
MY EIGHTH MONTH AS DIRECTOR OF
SDOT, AND IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL
TIME TO BE AT THE HEAD OF SUCH
A DYNAMIC AGENCY.
I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO MY
STAFF.
IT'S A HARD WORKING, DEDICATED
STAFF OF ALMOST 1,000 PEOPLE
THAT HAS MADE MY TRANSITION AS
SMOOTH AS POSSIBL.
AND I'M CONTINUALLY IMPRESSED
BY THE COMMITMENT EXHIBITED BY
SDOT EMPLOYEES ON A DAY-TO-DAY
BASIS.
IT'S BEEN A BIG YEAR FOR US AS
WE MANAGE THROUGH THE SEATTLE
SQUEEZE AND CONTINUE WORKING TO
BUILD AND MAINTAIN A SAFE,
RELIABLE, EFFICIENT AND
EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK.
ON TOP OF A HUGE PORTFOLIO,
WE'RE DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF
OUR VOTERS, ADVOCATES,
COMMUNITY GROUPS AND OTHERS WE
WORK WITH TO DELIVER THE MOVE
SEATTLE LEVY, THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT
AND ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW
THINGS AS WE JUMP INTO THE
PRESENTATION.
THE FIRST IS OUR COMMITMENT TO
DELIVERING ON THOSE VOTER
COMMITMENTS.
THE BUDGET SUBMIT CONTINUES TO
ADVANCE OUR COMMITMENTS TO
MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION
INVESTMENTS AND THE BUDGET
INCREASES FUNDINGS TO DELIVER
THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT
ENHANCE TRANSIT SPEED,
RELIABILITY, ACCESS AND SAFETY
AND ALSO INCLUDES FUNDS TO
BUILD PROJECTS LIKE THE
NORTHGATE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE,
IMPROVING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF
NORTHGATE COMMUNITY IN
PREPARATION FOR SOUND TRANSIT
OPENING AT THE NEXT EXTENSION.
IT ALSO CONTINUES AND ENHANCES
OUR SPEED AND RELIABILITY
INVESTMENTS THROUGH THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT.
THE SECOND BIG AREA IS
ENHANCING SAFETY AND MOBILITY.
THE BUDGET REFLECTS OUR
STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS TO
MAINTAIN OUR ASSETS AND
INCREASE MULTI-MODAL ACCESS,
BUILDING CURB RAMPS AND FUNDING
VISION ZERO PROJECTS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY WHILE IMPLEMENTING OUR
BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER
PLANS.
SPECIFICALLY THE BUDGET ADDS
$16.7 MILLION FROM THE SALE OF
THE MERCER MEG BLOCK TO SUPPORT
THESE PROJECTS AND EFFORTS.
THE BUDGET ALSO ADDS A ONE-TIME
INCREASE FOR THE CITY'S
PURCHASE OF SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT, TRANSIT SERVICES,
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL PLANNED
SERVICE ADD UNDER THE CURRENT
STBD.
AND THEN LASTLY, THE BUDGET
BUILDS AND SUSTAINS OUR
ORGANIZATION.
MAYOR DURKIN AND I ARE
COMMITTED TO BUILDING OUR
CAPACITY TO DELIVER ON THE
COMMITMENTS AND INVEST IN THE
HUMAN CAPITAL AND SUPPORTING
FUNCTIONS ON WHICH WE ALL
DEPEND AS AN AGENCY AND THE
PROPOSED BUDGET CONVERTS SOME
OF SDOT'S TEMPORARY INTERNAL --
CREATES FULL-TIME POSITIONS
BECAUSE OF THE WORK, ONGOING
WORK THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO.
THESE EFFORTS ARE CRITICAL FOR
US IN BUILDING AND MAINTAINING
A ROBUST ORGANIZATION THAT CAN
DELIVER ON ALL OF THE
COMMITMENTS THAT WE HAVE.
WITH THAT, JUST TO SET THE
SCENE FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET A
LITTLE BIT, THERE ARE FOUR
MAJOR LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY
ITEMS I'D INFLUENCE THE SDOT
BUDGET IN 2020 AND BEYOND.
THE FIRST IS THE FEDERAL
CONSENT DECREE ON CURB RAMP
CONSTRUCTION.
WE PARTNER WITH AND BY PRIVATE
DEVELOPER, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY
ON TRACK TO DELIVER THE
REQUIRED RAMPS IN 2019, OUR
BUDGET CONTINUES TO PROVIDE
FUNDING TO ENSURE THE CITY IS
SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING THESE
ANNUAL TARGETS.
THIS IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT BUT
IT'S ALSO GOOD POLICY AT MAKING
IT MORE ACCESSIBLE, MORE
EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
OVERALL.
>> SAM, CAN I ASK A QUICK
QUESTION?
>> SURE.
>> IF SOMEBODY IS INTERESTED IN
KNOWING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD
HOW THEY RANK IN TERMS OF
PRIORITIES, WHERE IS THAT
INFORMATION AVAILABLE?
>> SO ANYBODY CAN GO AND
REQUEST A CURB RAMP.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THAT THROUGH OUR A.D.A.
PROGRAM WEBSITE.
IN TERMS OF OUR ANNUAL WORK
PLAN, WE'RE DELIVERING RAMPS
THROUGH OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS,
SO WHENEVER WE'RE DOING SOME
CENTRAL WORK ON A STREET, WE'RE
BUILDING THE CURB RAMPS THERE,
AND THEN WE'RE DOING SPOT
IMPROVEMENTS AT ALL TIMES.
I DON'T HAVE A MAP YET OF WHERE
WE WOULD BE BUILDING THE -- ALL
OF THE RAMPS IN 2020, BUT
PEOPLE CAN -- IF PEOPLE HAVE AN
INTERSECTION THAT THEY'RE
PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN, WE
HAVE A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO
REQUEST CURB RAMPS.
AND THERE'S A REQUIREMENT UNDER
THE CONSENT DECREE THAT WE
DIRECT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
RESOURCES TOWARDS THOSE
CUSTOMER SERVICE REQUESTS
RAMPS.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THE SECOND PIECE OF THE
LEGISLATION AND POLICY
FRAMEWORK IS THE INTERFUND LOAN
FOR THE STREETCAR PROJECT.
THE REASON OF THE PASSAGE OF
THE LOAN PROVIDES US WITH $9
MILLION TO ADVANCE ENGINEERING
AND DESIGN OF THE CENTER CITY
CONNECTOR, AND THIS INTERFUND
LOAN IS ANTICIPATED TO BE
REPAID WITH PROCEEDS FROM THE
PENDING SALE OF THE MERCER
MEGABLOCK PROPERTIES.
OUR FUNDING CLIMATE CONTINUES
TO INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT
ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE
AVAILABILITY OF LEVERAGE
DOLLARS WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL
TO IMPACT THE DELIVERY OF MOVE
SEATTLE AND CORE PROJECTS.
THERE ARE THREE OR FOUR AREAS
OF UNCERTAINTY THAT I'LL
DISCUSS.
FIRST MOVE SEATTLE, THE LEVY
THROUGH TODAY PLANS FOR OVER
$500 MILLION OF LEVERAGE IN THE
FULL PROGRAM.
AS CALVIN SAID, WE'RE AT THE
HALFWAY POINT OF THE LEVY IN
2020.
WE'VE SECURED ABOUT HALF OF THE
LEVERAGE THAT WE ANTICIPATED
FOR THE OVERALL PROGRAM.
BUT THE FEDERAL FUNDING AND
LANDSCAPE CONTINUES TO CHANGE.
AND THERE'S THE POSSIBILITY FOR
THE STATE FUNDING LANDSCAPE TO
CHANGE AS WELL.
>> IS THAT IN A GOOD WAY OR A
BAD WAY?
>> MOSTLY IN A BAD WAY.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE
RISKS AS WELL.
THE LEVY -- AMONG THOSE
UNSECURED GRANTS INCLUDE OUR
FDA GRANTS FOR MAJOR TRANSIT
CAPITAL PROGRAMS, THE MADISON
AND ROOSEVELT RAPID RIDE AND
THE CENTER CITY STREETCAR
PROJECT AND ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEDERAL,
MAJOR FEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN
SOME OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
WE'VE MADE VERY GOOD PROGRESS
OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR.
THIS WEEK WE HAD A RISK
WORKSHOP WITH THE FEDERAL
TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION AS WE
PREPARE FOR THE MADISON FTA
SMALL STARTS GRANT, AND WE
THINK THAT WE'RE ON TRACK TO
CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THOSE
FUNDS.
BUT WANT TO POINT OUT THAT
THOSE ARE STILL UNSECURED.
OTHER AREA OF UNCERTAINTY IS
OUR LOCAL FUNDING.
PROJECTIONS FOR OUR PARKS
REVENUE HAVE BEEN TRENDING
LOWER.
THESE FUNDS LOWER REVENUES
WOULD INCREASE PRESSURE ON
OURANT TO DELIVER ON THOSE
COMMITMENTS.
THE THIRD, AS CALVIN SAID, IS
FUNDING UNCERTAINTY RELATED TO
INITIATIVE 976 THAT WOULD
AFFECT BOTH OUR PURCHASE OF
METRO SERVICE THROUGH
PROPOSITION 1 BUT ALSO THE
PROVISION OF SOME BASIC
SERVICES AS WELL.
>> I'M SORRY.
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> ON THE INITIATIVE OF 976,
THAT'S COME UP A COUPLE TIMES
SO FAR, AND I GET THE
UNCERTAINTY AND THE THREAT IS
REAL.
CURIOUS WHAT -- YOU KNOW BEFORE
WE COMPLETE THE BUDGET WE'LL
LIKELY KNOW THE OUTCOME OF THE
VOTE, IMAGINE THERE WILL BE
OTHER LEGAL THINGS THAT HAPPEN
AFTER THAT DEPENDING ON WHAT
HAPPENS.
SHOULD WE BE PLANNING A PLAN A
AND A PLAN B DEPENDING WHAT
HAPPENS?
DOES THE DEPARTMENT HAVE A
BACKUP, EVEN SOME SPECIFICS ON
HOW SOON WOULD THE -- OR
COLLECTION OF CERTAIN FUNDS
STOP?
>> WE ARE CONSIDERING SOME
OPTIONS COMING TO VISIT YOU AND
DISCUSS THOSE IN GREATER
DETAIL, BUT AT THE MOMENT
CURRENT LAW BUDGET HAS THE
RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND WE ARE
OTHERWISE PLANNING ON THEM.
>> OKAY.
I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL, YOU
KNOW, I DON'T NEED TO STATE MY
OPINION ON 976, I'M NOT SURE
I'M SUPPOSED TO UP HERE OR NOT.
>> BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT.
>> THE CONCERNS ARE REAL.
>> CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION,
COUNCIL MEMBER, O'BRIEN?
>> BUT I WOULD -- THE POSSIBLE
REALITY THAT ON, YOU KNOW,
NOVEMBER 6th WE HAVE -- WE'RE
JUST ABOUT DONE WITH OUR BUDGET
PROCESS AND WE HAVE TO SCRAMBLE
TO DO SOME STUFF, IT MAY BE
WORTHWHILE FOR US TO HAVE A FEW
CONVERSATIONS WHAT THAT WOULD
BE ABOUT IN ADVANCE JUST SO WE
CAN START TO DELIBERATE A BIT.
>> AGREED.
AGAIN, DESCRIPTIVELY MAY NOT BE
APPARENT, IT AFFECTS NOT ONLY
TRANSIT RESOURCES BUT SOME
NONTRIVIAL RESOURCES TO SDOT'S
BUDGET AS WHAT MR. ZIMBABWE HAS
DESCRIBED.
>> AND I CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THOSE RESOURCES.
THE -- THERE'S TWO COMPONENTS
OF THE SEATTLE TRANSIT BENEFIT
DISTRICT THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED
BY 976.
THE ONE IS $20 VEHICLE LICENSE
FEE THAT COVERS BASIC
MAINTENANCE SERVICES, POTHOLES,
STREET PAVING AND A NUMBER OF
OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE.
THE SECOND IS THE $60 COMPONENT
THAT'S PART OF THE PROPOSITION
1 WHICH MOSTLY COVERS TRANSIT
SERVICE, LOW INCOME ACCESS TO
TRANSIT AND SOME OF OUR TRANSIT
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
SO WE DON'T YET HAVE A SPEND
PLAN FOR WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF
THOSE RESOURCES WEREN'T
AVAILABLE.
BUT THE $20 COMPONENT GENERATES
ABOUT $8 MILLION A YEAR AND THE
$60 COMPONENT GENERATES ABOUT
$24 MILLION A YEAR.
>> THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME
THAT WE'VE BEEN IN THIS
POSITION.
OBVIOUSLY ELECTIONS HAPPEN
DURING THE MIDST OF OUR BUDGET
PROCESS.
THERE'S REAL THREAT THERE.
AND SO, CALVIN, I LOOK TO YOU
TO HELP US NAVIGATE THAT A BIT
AND, YOU KNOW, I'D RATHER BE A
LITTLE OVERPREPARED THAN UNDER
PREPARED, BUT RECOGNIZE THERE
MAY BE -- EVEN IF WE KNEW THE
OUTCOME, THERE'S PROBABLY STILL
SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHAT
THAT MEANS.
>> WE'LL WORK WITH THE
DEPARTMENTS TO TRY TO FLESH OUT
SOME OPTIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CHAIR.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE NOTE, IT
DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THERE'S A
GOOD TIME TO DO IT, BUT JUST
BECAUSE THERE ARE WORDS ON THE
PAGE THAT SAY STREETCAR, I'M
GOING TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I WANT TO MAKE NOTE THAT THIS
COUNCIL TWO YEARS AGO REQUESTED
A FUNDING PLAN FOR OPERATIONS
THAT WE'VE NOT YET RECEIVED.
AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER GIVEN
THE IDENTIFIED GAPS IN THE PLAN
AS IT STANDS FOR HOW WE WOULD
FUND A CENTER CITY STREETCAR.
AND JUST IN GENERAL, I ALSO
WANT TO MAKE NOTE THAT THE
COUNCIL ASKED FOR A FUNDING
PLAN FOR THE CAPITAL SIDE, AND
OBVIOUSLY WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TAX
YOU'VE GOTTEN PARTIALLY THERE
WITH THE PROPOSAL.
BUT THE C.I.P.
ENTRY SHOWS $92 MILLION AS TO
BE DETERMINED, AND $56 MILLION
WE'VE GOT FOR TNC, $20 MILLION
FOR BOND FINANCING.
IT LOOKS LIKE, AGAIN, THERE'S
STILL A GAP ON THE CAPITAL SIDE
AS WELL.
AND SO THE REQUEST OF THE
COUNCIL FROM TWO YEARS BACK WAS
FOR A PLAN FOR BOTH OF THESE TO
BE FILLED WITH AT LEAST A
PROPOSAL.
AND EVEN THOUGH THE WAY I'M
ASKING THIS QUESTION, IT MAKES
IT APPEAR THAT THERE'S ONLY A
$20 MILLION GAP IN THE PROPOSAL
FOR CAPITAL PLAN, I WOULD SAY
THAT GIVEN WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT
THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE FEDERAL
FUNDS THAT THAT IS ANOTHER TBD
THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A BACKUP
PLAN FOR IF THIS PROJECT IS
GOING TO GO FORWARD.
THAT'S ANOTHER $75 MILLION.
AND I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALLOCATING
$56 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT
WHEN WE MAY HAVE -- WE MAY NOT
HAVE THOSE FEDERAL FUNDS.
>> SURE.
JUST ON THE C.I.P.
ENTRY, THERE WERE SOME ERRATA
IN WHAT WAS PRESENTED AND WE
WILL BE SUBMITTING SOME
MODIFICATIONS.
THERE'S ABOUT $45 MILLION OF
BONDING EXPECTATION FROM THE
COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX REVENUES
THAT IS PART OF THAT $92
MILLION UNCURED OR UN -- THAT
PART OF THE C.I.P.
ENTRY.
>> WHERE IT SAYS $20 MILLION IN
BONDING, IT SHOULD SAY $45
MILLION, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING?
>> THE I DON'T HAVE THE SHEET
IN FRONT OF ME.
WHAT WE KNOW IS THERE'S
SUFFICIENT BONDING SUCH AS THAT
THE ADDITIONAL $56 FROM THE TNC
TAX WOULD BE ENOUGH TO CLOSE
THE FUNDING GAP THAT REMAINS,
AND IT WAS TECHNICALLY AN ERROR
ON OUR PART.
WE HAD THE RESOURCES SET ASIDE
IN THE COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX
FINANCIAL PLAN, BUT WE DIDN'T
GET THEM INTO THE SPENDING
FORECAST FOR THE PROJECT
ITSELF.
SO IT'S PART OF -- IT'S AN
ERRATA WE WILL SEND YOU
SHORTLY.
IT'S PART OF THE NORMAL
CORRECTION PROCESS.
>> GREAT.
AND JUST BUILDING ON COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD'S QUESTION, I
THINK LAST YEAR WE SPENT A LOT
OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THE
OPERATING COSTS FOR THE
STREETCAR ADDITION IF WE DO THE
CONNECTION WHAT THE OPERATING
COSTS ARE GOING TO BE BECAUSE
WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO FALL TO
SDOT I THINK IN 2023, SO AS
YOU'RE PUTTING THE ERRATA
TOGETHER, IF YOU COULD ALSO
IDENTIFY WHAT OUR EXPECTATION
IS AND WHAT RESOURCES WE'RE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IF WE'RE
GOING TO ASSUME THAT
RESPONSIBILITY.
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> MAY I TURN TO CALVIN AGAIN
TO HELP NAVIGATE THIS?
SO WE RECENTLY APPROVED THE
INTERFUND LOAN OF THE $9
MILLION TO MOVE FORWARD, AND MY
RECOLLECTION OF THAT DISCUSSION
WAS THAT WE DID HAVE -- I THINK
THE NUMBERS WERE DISCUSSED OF
THE PRICES THAT WE EXPECTED.
BUT THERE WAS STILL A LOT OF
ENGINEERING WORK AND DESIGN
WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE,
INCLUDING UNDERSTANDING, YOU
KNOW, WHAT BRIDGES WOULD NEED
TO BE REBUILT AND WHICH CARS
WERE ULTIMATELY GOING WITH AND
ALL THOSE THINGS.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS A
NUMBER AND A PLAN.
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THOSE
NUMBERS ARE STILL MOVING AND
COULD GO EITHER DIRECTION.
AND SO, CALVIN, AS WE MOVE
THROUGH THIS, WE HAVE THE
BUDGET DECISION, BUT THERE'S A
POLICY DECISION THAT I BELIEVE
THE COUNCIL STILL WANTS TO
RETAIN UNTIL THAT WORK THAT'S
FUNDED WITH THAT $9 MILLION
COMES BACK, AND WE UNDERSTAND
THAT.
SO JUST TO BE CLEAR THAT
REGARDLESS OF HOW WE MOVE IN
THE BUDGETING THIS YEAR, I
THINK AT LEAST WE WANT TO BE
EXPLICIT ABOUT WHETHER THERE
ARE -- THERE ARE, YOU KNOW,
GATES THAT NEED TO COME THROUGH
THE COUNCIL BEFORE AN ULTIMATE
DECISION IS IF WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE FORWARD OR NOT.
>> AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE
WAY THE TNC MONEY IS BEING
PRESENTED, IT'LL BE -- IT'LL
COME FORWARD AS A RESOLUTION
IDENTIFYING A FUTURE SPENDING
PLAN FOR THOSE RESOURCES.
SO THE FUTURE DECISION IS STILL
UP TO COUNCIL, FUTURE COUNCIL
TO MAKE THE DECISIONS.
YOU'RE CORRECT THAT WE DON'T
ACTUALLY HAVE ANY NEW DATA ON
WHAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS.
SO THE $9 MILLION WAS SHOWN
AGAINST WHAT WE KNEW FROM ABOUT
A YEAR AGO, AND WE EXPECT THAT
THERE WILL BE A DIFFERENT
NUMBER.
WE DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BE
HIGHER OR LOWER, BUT IT'S SORT
OF THE ONLY INFORMATION -- THE
MOST RECENT INFORMATION THAT
WAS AVAILABLE.
SO YOU'RE CORRECT ON THAT,
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF UNSESHT
ON WHAT THE ACTUAL NUMBER IS AS
WELL.
>> SO, CHAIR, I THINK WE WILL
BE MAKING -- THERE'S STILL A
LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE ON THE
STREETCAR ANALYSIS, AND WE HAVE
A BUDGET DECISION BEFORE US
THAT WE WILL BE WEIGHING IN ON,
AND THERE'S ALSO A FUTURE
POLICY DECISION ABOUT WHERE WE
GO TOO AND HOW WE ALLOCATE
FUNDS GETS A LITTLE COMPLICATED
BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE
THROUGH THAT.
>> PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> OKAY.
SO JUST CONTINUING ON -- YEAH.
SO WHERE WE ARE -- I FORGOT
WHERE WE ARE.
WE'RE ON OUR PRESENTATION HERE.
WHO IS THIS?
SO JUST WANTED TO WALK THROUGH
OUR PRIORITIES AS THEY'RE
REFLECTED, I'VE TALKED ABOUT
THESE A LITTLE BIT, JUST TO
REITERATE WITH SOME MORE
INFORMATION IN FRONT OF YOU.
THE FIRST PRIORITY IS DLIVING
ON VOTER COMMITMENTS, AND THAT
IS EXPRESSED THROUGH THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT AND THE MOVE SEATTLE
LEVY, SO ON THE STBD SIDE, WE
CONTINUE TO INCREASE TRANSIT
OPTIONS IN OUR INVESTMENTS IN
TRANSIT SERVICE.
THE 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET USES
STBD REVENUES TO ADD 25,000
METRO TRANSIT SERVICE HOURS IN
MARCH 2020 AND CONTINUES
FUNDING FOR FIRST AND LAST MILE
TRANSIT SERVICE, THAT'S THE
RIDE TO IN WEST SEATTLE AND
SOUTH SEATTLE -- SOUTHEAST
SEATTLE AS WELL.
THESE GAPS SUPPORT OUR
INCREASED MOBILITY IN AREAS
WHERE THERE ARE TRANSIT SERVICE
GAPS, INCLUDING NIGHTS AND
WEEKENDS AND OFF-PEAK HOURS, AS
WELL AS ADDING PEAK SERVICE.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET ALSO ADDS
$5 MILLION TO SPD'S CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO FUND
ITEMS SUCH AS NEW BUS SHELTERS
AND PADS, BUS PADS, TRANSIT-
ONLY LANES, Q JUMPS AND OTHER
SPOT IMPROVEMENTS TO ENHANCE
TRANSIT SPEED AND RELIABILITY.
YOU SEE SOME EXAMPLES OF THAT
RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR HERE
WHERE WE JUST INSTALLED SOME
RED BUS LANES, RED MARKINGS ON
THE BUS LANES ON FIFTH AVENUE.
WE'VE DONE SIMILAR ON PIKE
STREET AND WESTLAKE IN THE LAST
WEEK.
FUNDING IN THE BUDGET PRO -- IN
THE PROPOSED BUDGET CONTINUES
TO ATHROUGH THE ORCA
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM WHICH
PROVIDES PASSES TO STUDENTS
INCLUDING SEATTLE PROMISE
SCHOLARS AND AS CALVIN SAID
AGAIN THE STBD PROPOSITION ONE
MEASURE WILL EXPIRE AT THE END
OF 2020 AND THIS ASSUMES THE
CONTINUATION OF THAT THROUGH
THE 2020 BUDGET YEAR.
>> I'D JUST LIKE TO INTERJECT
WHAT A GREAT JOB YOU GUYS HAVE
BEEN DOING ON THIS.
I AM REALLY PLEASED THAT WE ARE
HAVING MORE AND MORE BUSES
DOWNTOWN THAT ARE MOVING
THROUGH AVENUE MOVES.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF
SKEPTICISM THAT WE COULD PULL
THAT OFF, SO I JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF YOUR SDOT
FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
THAT PROJECT, AND I BELIEVE
THAT WE'RE DEMONSTRATING THAT
PEOPLE WILL USE BUSES WHEN
THEY'RE PREDICTABLE AND THEY
COME OFTEN.
>> AND THEN ON THE MOVE SEATTLE
SIDE OF THIS -- THE BUDGET
PROVIDES CONSTRUCTION FUNDING
FOR SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL
PROJECTS INCLUDING THE FAIRVIEW
AND NORTHGATE BRIDGES, THE
DELWAY RIDGE SOUTHWEST SLASH
RAPID LINE, MODAL CORRIDOR AND
THE COMPLETION OF THE LANDER
BRIDGE.
THE 2020 BUDGET, PROPOSED
BUDGET CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE
MOVE SEATTLE LEVY PLAN BY
INCLUDING CAPITAL PROJECT
STAFFING SUPPORT, SIDEWALK AND
A.D.A.
IMPROVEMENTS, BRIDGE
REHABILITATION AND SCHOOL ZONE
SAFETY ENHANCEMENT.
THE MAJOR'S BUDGET SUPPORTS THE
LEVY ADDING FUNDS TO THE
NORTHGATE PATTON BIKE BRIDGE,
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECT
AND THEN LEVERAGING THE
MEGABLOCK SALE INTO NEW
SIDEWALKS AND SOME INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENTS AND BIKE SAFETY
$1.8 MILLION OF THAT IS SHOWN
IN 2020 AND THE ADDITIONAL
$14.9 OF THE PROCEEDS ARE SHOWN
IN FUTURE YEARS DELIVERING
THOSE PROGRAMS.
OUR NEXT STRATEGIC PRIORITY IS
ENHANCING SAFETY AND MOBILITY,
AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES SEVERAL ITEMS THAT
IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE
SAFETY.
I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
CONSENT DECREE AND OUR CURB
RAMP EFFORTS.
THE BUDGET ADDS $7.2 MILLION TO
THE A.D.A.
PROGRAM TO PROVIDE 273
ADDITIONAL RAMPS TO MEET THE
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, A PORTION
OF THIS IS FUNDED FROM
ANTICIPATED LANDER OVERPASS
PROJECT SAVING AND SOME OF OUR
SCHOOL ZONE CAMERA FUNDS, THOSE
WOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARD SCHOOL
ZONES.
THE BUDGET FUNDS, THE NORTHLAKE
RETAINING WALL WHICH IS -- OR
RETAINING WALL AT THE NORTH END
OF LAKE UNION, THAT'S
DETERIORATING.
IT'S A MULTI-YEAR MAJOR
INVESTMENT NEEDED TO REPLACE
THE WORN STRUCTURE WITH
SOMETHING THAT WILL BETTER SUIT
THE NEEDS OF LOCAL BUSINESSES
AND THE PUBLIC AND PREVENT
CATASTROPHIC COLLAPSE OF THAT
INTO THE LAKE.
AS PART OF OUR -- THIS -- THE
BUDGET RIGHT NOW FUNDS THE WORK
TO BEGIN DESIGN ON THAT EFFORT.
WE'VE DONE SOME CONCEPTUAL
DESIGN WORK ALREADY, AND AS
PART OF THE CAPITAL MONITORING
AND OVERSIGHT PROCESS, THIS
PROJECT WILL BE USED AS A PILOT
FOR THE NEW PARTIAL FUNDING
APPROACH BEING DEVELOPED BY THE
PROJECT DELIVERY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE WHICH IS A GROUP IN
THE CAPITAL SUBCABINET WHICH
DIRECTOR NOBLE AND I ARE HAPPY
TO TALK ABOUT AS WELL.
>> JUST REAL QUICK, WHAT YOU'LL
SEE IF YOU DIVE HARD INTO THE
C.I.P.
DOCUMENT IS WE ARE NOT QUOTING
YOU A FIRM PROJECT ESTIMATE,
COST ESTIMATE FOR THIS PROJECT
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE DON'T
KNOW.
WHAT WE ARE ASKING YOU FOR IS
THE FUNDING NEEDED TO BRING A
DESIGN TO 30% SO THAT WE CAN
BRING YOU A RELIABLE COST
NUMBER WE THINK IF YOU WILL IN
THE BUSINESS CASE SENSE THAT
THERE'S EVERY REASON TO SPEND
THIS INITIAL MONEY TO SCOPE IT
OUT BECAUSE THE PROJECT IS
ULTIMATELY CRITICAL.
BUT WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU
OR OURSELVES A FALSE SENSE OF
CERTAINTY ABOUT WHAT THE
ULTIMATE INVESTMENT WILL BE
NEEDED.
SO THIS IS, AGAIN, IT'S A
PROCESS WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
CAPITAL DEPARTMENTS ON AND OUR
PLAN IS FOR LARGER PROJECTS AND
PROJECTS THAT ARE BY NATURE --
BY THEIR NATURE UNCERTAIN IN
TERMS OF COST, SO THEY'RE
UNUSUAL.
THIS CASE COULD INVOLVE WORK
POTENTIALLY IN THE WATER AND
THE LIKE THAT WE WILL BRING YOU
ESTIMATES OF THIS FORM AND WITH
ANY AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE GOING
TO COME BACK, AND WE WON'T BE
ABLE TO MOVE ON TO CONSTRUCTION
UNTIL WE GET FURTHER
AUTHORIZATION AND INDEED
APPROPRIATION.
>> SORRY.
TIMING ON THE -- WHEN DO YOU
THINK YOU GET TO 30% DESIGN?
>> THAT WOULD BE IN 2020.
>> SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.
>> SOMETIME IN 2020.
WE'VE ALREADY DONE SOME PRETTY
ADVANCED CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF
THE RIGHT APPROACH.
BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE.
AND SO THIS WOULD FUND OUR WORK
IN 2020 AND THEN BE ABLE TO
COME BACK IN THE 2020 BUDGET
FORMULATION, THE 2021 BUDGET
FORMULATION WITH TAKING US
THROUGH FINAL DESIGN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE BUDGET REFLECTS
INCREASED INVESTMENT IN VISION
ZERO PROJECTS, OUR
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROJECTS.
AS I SAID, $1.8 MILLION OF THAT
WILL BE USED IN 2020 FOR
PEDESTRIAN BIKE AND SAFETY
PROJECTS AND THE REMAINING
$14.9 HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED
AGAINST ADDITIONL SAVINGS --
ADDITIONAL SAFETY PROJECTS
SCHEDULED IN 2021 THROUGH 2023.
THESE INCLUDE INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENTS AT HIGHLAND
PARKWAY AND HOLDEN, AND THEN
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE
BICYCLE MASTER PLAN AND
PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN,
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AND
ADVANCING THE PROJECTS THAT ARE
HIGH PRIORITIES IN THOSE PLANS.
THE BUDGET ADDS MONEY FOR SAFE
ROUTES TO SCHOOL, A TOTAL OF
$1.25 MILLION -- ADDS $1.25
MILLION FOR A TOTAL OF $4
MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS FOR
SAFETY AROUND SCHOOL ZONES.
SOME OF THOSE KEYS -- SPEED
HUMPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND
WALKWAY IMPROVEMENTS AT
CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL.
>> CAN YOU TAKE A PAUSE THERE,
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN AND
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> SAM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN
VISION ZERO.
SO IF YOU SEE THE MAYOR BEFORE
I DO, PLEASE PASS ON MY
GRATITUDE FOR THAT.
I REALLY -- MY SMILE ASIDE AND,
YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD SOME ROUGH
FIGURES THIS YEAR ON INCREASING
BOTH FATALITIES AND SERIOUS
INJURIES, IT'S TAKING US IN THE
OPPOSITE DIRECTION WE WANT.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS CLEAR WHAT'S
GOING ON, BUT CLEARLY WE KNOW
THERE'S MORE WEEK WE CAN DO,
AND I JUST APPRECIATE WITH THE
MERCER MEGABLOCK WE CAN MAKE
THESE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS.
I WANTED TO DIG DOWN A LITTLE
BIT ON SOME OF THE SPECIFICS
AND GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS.
YOU MENTIONED SOME PEDESTRIAN
INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS THAT
ARE DRIVEN BY SOME SAFETY
CONCERNS, AND I THINK IT'S
GREAT TO SEE IN THE BUDGET THAT
LEVEL OF DETAIL, AND I APPLAUD
THAT FOR THE PEDESTRIAN
IMPROVEMENTS WHICH IS GREAT.
WHEN WE GET TO SOME OF THE BIKE
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS,
IT'S A LITTLE MORE VAGUE, AND
SO I IMAGINE THAT IS FOR A
REASON.
SO MAYBE YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHY IN
SOME CASES YOU'RE SAYING WE
WILL FIX THIS INTERSECTION AND
IN OTHER CASES SAYING WE'LL DO
SOMETHING IN THIS AREA?
>> SO, YOU KNOW, WE SPENT A LOT
O TIME THIS SPRING ON THE
BICYCLE MASTER PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
I THINK WE HEARD FROM A LOT OF
FOLKS ABOUT THE NEED FOR
INCREASED INVESTMENT.
WE DIDN'T -- WHEN WE DID THAT,
WE HIGHLIGHTED RESOURCES -- OR
PROJECTS THAT WERE FUNDED
THROUGH DESIGN AND SOME THAT
WERE FUNDED THROUGH PLANNING.
WE DID NOT WITHIN THAT PLAN
PRIORITIZE EXACTLY WHICH OF
THOSE PROJECTS WAS FIRST ON THE
LIST, NEITHER IN OUR PLANNING
NOR IN SORT OF OUR WORK WITH
THE BIKE BOARD AND ADVOCACY
GROUPS.
SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THE
FIRST PART OF THAT AND IDENTIFY
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO BRING
TO THE IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM.
BUT WE HAVEN'T -- WE DON'T FEEL
LIKE WE'VE NECESSARILY GONE
BACK AND SAID THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT THAT FUNDS.
BUT IT'S COMING FROM THAT LIST
OF THINGS THAT ARE EITHER
FUNDED THROUGH CONSTRUCTION AND
WHAT MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE IS
TO USE THESE RESOURCES TO
ACCELERATE OUR IMPLEMENTATION
AND BRING WHICHEVER PROJECTS
ARE READY FORWARD AND BUILD
THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE,
AND THEN CONTINUE TO SEEK
ADDITIONAL REVENUES TO EITHER
PROJECT SAVINGS OR ADDITIONAL
FUNDS TO BUILD OUT THAT
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND THEN BE
WORKING ON WHAT THE NEXT WAVE
OF PROJECTS IS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
I FIRST WANT TO THANK ALSO
YOURSELF AS WELL AS THE MAYOR
FOR PROVIDING SOME FUNDING TO
C.I.P.
PROJECT THAT WE CREATED IN LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET, THE -- WHAT
WE'RE NOW CALLING THE HIGHLAND
PARK TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
PROJECT I BELIEVE, WE HAD BEEN
CALLING IT THE ROUND ABOUT
PROJECT.
AND IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET WE
HAD CREATED C.I.P.
PROJECT IDENTIFIED SOME ALREADY
SECURED FUNDING, AND THEN LATER
MID-YEAR WE IDENTIFIED A GOAL
WITH THE TBD AND THE MAYOR HAS
-- ALONG WITH YOURSELF HAS
IDENTIFIED SOME FUNDING FOR
THAT TBD.
SO THAT IS VERY, VERY
APPRECIATED AND THE COMMUNITY
THANKS YOU FOR THAT.
THERE IS CONCERN, THOUGH, ABOUT
THE BROADENING OF THE SORT OF
DEFINITION OF WHERE WE'RE
GOING.
THE ROUND ABOUT WAS A DESIGN
THAT WAS IDENTIFIED BY SDOT AS
THE PREFERRED COMPLETE SOLUTION
SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED
EFFORTS TO GET MATCHING FUNDS
AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR
THAT PARTICULAR DESIGN BECAUSE
IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A
PREFERRED SOLUTION FOR THAT
AREA.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY
BE SOME OTHER OPTIONS THAT ARE
WORTH PURSUING.
I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF DOING
THAT.
THE OBJECTIVE IS TO ACTUALLY
HAVE A COMPLETE SOLUTION, NOT
STICKING TO A PARTICULAR
SOLUTION BECAUSE IT'S ONE THAT
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
BUT ALL OF THAT SAID, THERE IS
A REQUEST FROM THE COMMUNITY
FOR A POTENTIAL REDESIGN OF THE
ROUND ABOUT, AND THEY HAVE PUT
FORWARD SOME IDEAS ABOUT HOW
THEY COULD DO THAT AND DO IT AT
A MUCH MORE COST-EFFECTIVE WAY,
AND WE HAVE SENT THAT ON TO
SDOT.
SO WE'D REALLY LIKE TO --
BECAUSE THE C.I.P.
PROJECT HAS A DEFINITION
ATTACHED TO IT, I THINK USING
THIS BUDGET PROCESS TO SORT OF
FLESH THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT
MORE AND TRY TO COME TO A
CONCLUSION WHETHER OR NOT A
ROUND ABOUT AS A SOLUTION STILL
REMAINS WORTH PURSUING OR IF WE
SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON SOME OTHER
SET OF OPTIONS FOR THAT
PROJECT.
SO LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THAT
FEEDBACK FROM SDOT ABOUT THE
PROPOSED REDESIGN THAT THE
COMMUNITY HAS SUBMITTED.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> CONTINUE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON, SO THE LAST PIECE OF
THIS ENHANCING SAFETY AND
MOBILITY IS INVESTING
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN OUR
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LOAD ZONE
AND TRAFFIC PERMIT COUNTER
STAFFING.
SO THIS IS SORT OF A CUSTOMER
SERVICE BUT ALSO ENDS UP
TRANSLATING INTO HOW WE ARE
ABLE TO REVIEW AND MONITOR OUR
TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY COMMERCIAL
VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
THAT'S BACKED BY PERMIT FEE
REVENUE ULTIMATELY, BUT WE'VE
SEEN, YOU KNOW, INCREASED
DELIVERIES, INCREASED
COMMERCIAL -- THE NEED FOR
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE
COULD THINK AS AN INCREMENTAL
ADDITION TO THE BUDGET THAT WE
FEEL IS IMPORTANT FOR
MAINTAINING THE SAFETY OF THE
TRAVELING PUBLIC.
THIS HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT AS WE CONTINUE
THROUGH THE SEATTLE SQUEEZE AND
THE PERIOD OF MAXIMUM
CONSTRAINT AS WE HAVE THESE
CHANGING TRAFFIC PATTERNS AS WE
ANTICIPATE SOME MORE CHANGES
WITH THE START OF TOLLING AND
THE TUNNEL AND HOW TRUCKS AND
-- TRUCKS AND BUSES OPERATE IN
THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
>> SAM, CAN I ASK YOU A
QUESTION ON THIS SLIDE, THE
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LOAD ZONE?
AS WE'RE LOOKING AT STREETCAR,
OVER THE YEARS, AND I'M
THINKING BACK TO PROBABLY THREE
YEARS NOW, YOUR DEPARTMENT HAD
A FANTASTIC GROUP THAT WAS
LOOKING AT FREIGHT MOBILITY
DOWNTOWN.
CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON
THAT?
BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IS
OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAN, YOU
KNOW, BUSINESS AS USUAL,
WHETHER THAT'S HAVING SMALLER
VEHICLES OR ALLOWING FREIGHT TO
BE DOWNTOWN, YOU KNOW, 9:00
P.M.
TO 6:00 A.M.
KIND OF THING, CAN YOU GIVE US
AN UPDATE ON THAT?
>> YEAH.
SO WE CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THOSE
EFFORTS.
WE'VE GOT A GREAT PARTNERSHIP
WITH UDUB, URBAN FREIGHT LAB AS
WELL WHERE WE CAN CALL ON
RESOURCES FROM A RESEARCH
PERSPECTIVE AND I THINK THAT'S
REALLY A PARTNERSHIP THAT'S
UNMATCHED ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE
COUNTRY AROUND SOME OF THESE
FREIGHT MOBILITY, FREIGHT
DELIVERY CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE
FACING.
AND WE'VE ALSO GOT INNOVATIVE
PARTNERS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
AS WELL.
U.P.S.
IS LOOKING TO RELAUNCH THEIR
BIKE DELIVERY PILOT IN PIONEER
SQUARE, AND WE CONTINUE TO SEE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOW TO MANAGE
THIS EMERGING NEED IN A BETTER
WAY.
SO WE'VE GOT PEOPLE FROM ACROSS
THE AGENCY FROM OUR
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS FROM
OUR POLICY AND PLANNING GROUPS
THAT ARE ENGAGED IN THE URBAN
FREIGHT DISCUSSION.
>> DO WE HAVE A SCHEDULE FOR A
NEW PLAN OF ANY KIND, ANYTHING
COMPREHENSIVE?
>> WE'RE WORKING SORT OF
OVERALL TO INTEGRATE ALL OF OUR
MODAL PLANS AS WE LOOK AT SOME
OF THESE NEEDS, SO WE DON'T
NECESSARILY HAVE A
COMPREHENSIVE DOWNTOWN FREIGHT
PLAN.
RIGHT NOW I THINK THERE'S SO
MUCH THAT'S BEEN CHANGING ABOUT
HOW COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ACCESS
DOWNTOWN AND WHAT BOTH THE
DEVELOPMENT CHANGES THAT HAVE
HAPPENED IN DOWNTOWN AND THE
FREIGHT DEMANDS ARE.
WE SEE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
CONTINUING TO EXPERIMENT AND
TRY NEW THINGS, RATHER THAN
TRYING TO PUT IT ALL INTO ONE
BIG COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHEN
IT'S CHANGING SO QUICKLY.
>> OKAY.
I THINK AT SOME POINT BEFORE
THE END OF THIS YEAR I'D LOVE
TO GET AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE
ARE JUST AS A STATUS UPDATE TO
BUSINESSES THAT ARE LIVING AND
RESIDENTS THAT ARE LIVING ALONG
FIRST, SECOND BETWEEN, YOU
KNOW, THE SOUND UP TO THE
FREEWAY.
THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT
HOW -- IT'S BUILDING, AS WE ALL
KNOW, IN AN UNPRECEDENTED WAY,
BUT PEOPLE KEEP TALKING TO ME
AND ASKING ME QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHAT ARE WE DOING ON FIRST, AND
HOW ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
MOVE GOODS AND SERVICES, OUR
PEOPLE AND GOODS IN THAT AREA.
SO BEFORE DECEMBER 15th I'D
LOVE TO MEET WITH YOU AND YOUR
STAFF TO GET AN UPDATE.
>> OKAY.
THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA ALSO
HAS A QUESTION.
>> I WAS ABOUT TO.
BUT GO AHEAD.
>> I'LL WAIT UNTIL THE SLIDES
ARE OVER.
>> OKAY.
PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> THE LAST OF OUR STRATEGIC
PRIORITIES IS JUST ABOUT
BUILDING AND SUSTAINING THE
ORGANIZATION.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET SHOWS AN
OVERALL INCREASE OF 25 1/2
FTEs.
OF THAT NUMBER, 19 ARE
POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN TERM
LIMITED, AND WE WOULD BE
LOOKING TO ADD FULL-TIME
POSITIONS DOING SOME OF THOSE
SAME FUNCTIONS.
THOSE ARE POSITIONS THAT WOULD
BE SUNSETTING AT THE END OF
THIS YEAR OR IN 2020 THAT WE
WOULD BE LOOKING TO CONTINUE
THAT -- THE WORK THAT'S GOING
ON THERE.
IN TERMS OF NEW POSITION -- IN
TERMS OF NEW POSITIONS, THE
BUDGET ADDS THE TWO STAFF I
MENTIONED BEFORE AND COMMERCIAL
VEHICLE LOAD ZONE AND PERMIT
COUNTER, PLUS 4 1/2 ADDITIONAL
STAFF TO SUPPORT CORE PROGRAMS
IN OUR DEPARTMENT, TWO TO
SUPPORT THE DESIGN AND
INSPECTIONS OF OUR A.D.A.
RAMPS, ONE TO SUPPORT OUR
INTERAGENCY PROGRAM
COORDINATION, INCLUDING SR-520
AND OTHER PROJECTS AFFECTING
DOWNTOWN MOBILITY, ONE STAFF TO
SUPPORT CLIMATE ACTION AND
CONVERTING ONE PART-TIME ARBOR
CULTURIST IN OUR PROGRAM TO
FULL TIME TO SUPPORT BASIC
MAINTENANCE AND DELIVERY TO OUR
MOVE SEATTLE PROJECT.
WE FEEL LIKE THIS STAFFING
LEVEL WILL ALLOW THE
ORGANIZATION TO CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE THE BASIC SERVICES, AS
WELL AS THOSE VOTER-APPROVED
PROJECTS.
LASTLY, THE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS WE HAVE
IN OUR PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WE
ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH
SDOT AND HAVE APPRECIATED THE
WORK OF THE NEW DIRECTOR, AND
BEING A COLLABORATOR AND
THINKING ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE
OF I.T.
INVESTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO
MAKE AS AN AGENCY ARE AND HOW
WE THINK ABOUT SERVICE DELIVERY
AND ENTERPRISE WIDE, PERMITTING
AND MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS, THE
PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES
FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO A
I CAN ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS
AND THEN I'M GOING TO TURN IT
OVER TO KEVIN LO TO JUST TALK
ABOUT SOME OF THE MECHANICS AND
THE DETAILS OF THE BUDGET
ITSELF AND OBVIOUSLY I'LL BE
HERE FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
AFTER THAT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA, DID
YOU WANT TO PICK UP?
ALL RIGHT.
SAM, BEFORE WE TURN IT OVER, I
GOT TWO VERY SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS.
WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THE
FUNDING FOR THOMAS STREET AS I
WANT TO COMMEND SUSAN
MCLAUGHLIN FOR THE WORK THAT
SHE AND WE DID THIS SUMMER ON
THE DESIGN.
IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING WORK THAT
YOUR STAFF HAS DONE TO FOLLOW
UP WITH THAT, SO CAN YOU GIVE
ME A STATUS ON THAT?
AND THEN ALSO THE PILOT FOR AGE-
FRIENDLY BENCHES, I THINK WE
GOT A WALK-ABOUT WITH YOUR TEAM
SOMETIME NEXT WEEK.
>> YEAH.
SO THE -- ON THE THOMAS STREET
-- YOU KNOW, WE WORKED THIS
SUMMER TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY-
DRIVEN CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE
CORRIDOR.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE L-CLIP
FUNDING SOURCE WOULD BE THE
PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE OF
FUNDING -- OF IMPLEMENTATION
FUNDS ALONG WITH BICYCLE MASTER
PLAN AND THE NO-DO MAP FUNDS,
ALONG WITH THERE'S SOME THAT
WOULD BE DEPENDENT ON PRIVATE
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS AS
WELL.
SO WE THINK WITH THOSE SOURCES,
WE'RE ABLE TO FUND THE PIECES
THAT WE ARE COMMITTING TO
CONSTRUCT, AND THEN THERE'S
PIECES THAT WOULD BE DEPENDENT
ON THE ADJACENT PRIVATE
DEVELOPMENTS TO COMPLETE AS
WELL.
>> SO ARE WE CLOSE TO HAVING
THE FUNDING WE NEED?
>> SO WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE.
>> THANKS.
>> AGE-FRIENDLY BENCHES, YOU
SAID?
>> YES.
IT'S A PILOT PROGRAM.
>> YEAH.
SO I MIGHT HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON
THE DETAILS OF THAT, BUT I KNOW
THAT WE ARE -- WE ARE LOOKING
TO ADVANCE THAT PROGRAM.
I THINK WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED
ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE
THE RIGHT -- THE RIGHT ABILITY
TO MAINTAIN AND KEEP THOSE --
AND KEEP BENCHES IN GOOD
WORKING ORDER.
THAT'S A CHALLENGE OFTEN.
IT'S JUST THE ASSET MAINTENANCE
AND MANAGEMENT OF THAT, SO
MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE ABILITY
TO HAVE INVENTORY OR
STANDARDIZE THE PALLET ENOUGH
TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THOSE IN
GOOD WORKING ORDER BECAUSE
BROKEN BENCHES DON'T HELP
ANYBODY.
>> NO.
THAT'S RIGHT.
SO APPRECIATE THAT.
THE CHIEF THING I'VE BEEN MOST
INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH YOUR
STAFF IS THE DESIGN THAT FOR
AGE FRIENDLY WHAT WE HAVE
LEARNED, AND I'M TALKING
INTERNATIONAL MODELS NOW IS
THAT THE DESIGN IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO HAVE --
PARTICULARLY TO HAVE ARMS ON
THE BENCHES SO THAT PEOPLE CAN
PUSH THEMSELVES UP, PEOPLE THAT
ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY STANDING
OR SITTING, AND ALSO THE ANGLES
OF THE BENCHES.
AND IRRESPECTIVE OF THE
MATERIALS THAT ARE USED, BUT
THERE ARE A LOT OF MODELS NOW
THAT WE CAN POINT TO THAT LOOK
GOOD, FIT THE SPACE AND, AGAIN,
CAN ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE WITH
CERTAIN DISABILITIES, WHETHER
THEY'RE TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT.
SO I'M HAVING A WALK-ABOUT WITH
SOME OF YOUR TEAM I THINK IT IS
NEXT WEEK.
AND I'D JUST LIKE TO EMPHASIZE
HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> YES, I'LL BE BRIEF.
TALK ABOUT -- I'M GETTING TEXTS
FROM MOMS IN NORTHGATE.
>> OKAY.
>> UP IN THE DISTRICT.
SO, YEAH.
TALK ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE.
CAN YOU GO BACK, SAM, WHEN YOU
WERE TALKING ABOUT -- I WASN'T
PAYING ATTENTION.
I APOLOGIZE.
I HAD A QUESTION TEED UP FOR
YOU ABOUT SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL
AND SOME PROJECTS.
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF
THIS OFFLINE.
BUT DIDN'T YOU GUYS HAVE A
PROJECT TEED UP FOR SACAGUEA?
>> YEAH.
SO WE HAVE SPEED HUMPS GOING IN
NEXT YEAR.
YEAH, THAT'S IN THE PROGRAM FOR
2020.
>> AND THE OTHER ISSUE IS JUST
THIS IS -- AND, AGAIN, I
APOLOGIZE, THIS IS JUST KIND OF
BASIC.
HOW DOES SDOT WORK WITH METRO
WHEN WE START DECIDING WHERE TO
ADD NEW TRANSIT AND SERVICE
HOURS IN LIGHT OF LIGHT RAIL AT
NORTHGATE AND EAST AND WEST,
AND THEN HOPEFULLY 130th WILL
COME IN EARLIER, BUT CAN YOU
JUST BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THAT AS
WELL?
>> SURE.
SO WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH
METRO ON BOTH THE SERVICE HOURS
THAT WE PURCHASE THROUGH THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT BUT ALSO AS THEY THINK
ABOUT MAJOR RESTRUCTURES.
SO METRO HAS STARTED A PROCESS
AROUND THE NORTHGATE LINK
EXTENSION THAT LOOKS AT HOW THE
BUS SERVICE CAN BEST INTEGRATE
WITH THAT AND WE'RE AN ACTIVE
PARTICIPANT IN THAT WORK AND
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
SERVICE PROVISION NEEDS AND
THEN HOW IT AFFECTS THINGS LIKE
BUS LAYOVER NEEDS, BUS FACILITY
NEEDS, AND THEN EVEN WHAT IT
WOULD MEAN FOR DOWNTOWN
MOBILITY AND DOWNTOWN
CONGESTION AS WELL.
>> MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ASK A
FOLLOWUP?
>> OF COURSE.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT AND
LOOKING AT AND ONE THING WE'RE
HEARING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR
LIGHT RAIL RIGHT NOW JUST AT
NORTHGATE AND EAST AND WEST IS
WHETHER OR NOT SDOT WILL BE
WORKING, AND THIS KIND OF GOES
TO OUR GREEN NEW DEAL, WHETHER
WE'LL BE LOOKING AT
ELECTRIFYING, IS THAT THE RIGHT
WORD, SMALLER BUSES, NOT THOSE
BIG DIESEL, BUT SMALLER
ELECTRIC BUSES THAT ARE MORE
NIMBLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS, EAST, WEST,
BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, THE NORTH
END WAS ANNEXED IN IN THE '60s,
AND THEREFORE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE, HENCE THE
CONSENT DECREE FOR SIDEWALKS
AND CURBS.
SO THAT'S A CONTINUAL QUESTION
THAT KEEPS COMING UP.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOUR STAFF.
THEY'VE SHOWED UP AT A FEW
COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO ANSWER
SOME OF THAT.
SO I WAS HOPING ON THE RECORD
THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING COULD
HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM YOU
ABOUT THAT.
>> SURE.
SO I THINK METRO IS WORKING ON
HOW THEY'RE GOING TO ELECTRIFY
THEIR FLEET AND HAS PILOTED
SOME ELECTRIC BUSES.
IT'S A PLACE WHERE THE NATIONAL
INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO CHANGE
AND EVOLVE.
MERO IS REALLY THE LEAD ON THE
VEHICLES THAT THEY NEED TO
PURCHASE AND HOW THEY OPERATE
THOSE AND, YOU KNOW, THAT IS
BASED ON THEIR MAINTENANCE
FACILITIES AND WHERE AND HOW
THEY CAN DO THAT.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SPEAK
TO THE SIZE OF BUSES.
WE ARE DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT
THE CONTINUED EELECTRIC
TRIIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM TO
ADDRESS OUR GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS THROUGH TRANSIT.
TRANSIT IS BOTH A LARGE BENEFIT
-- YOU KNOW, BENEFIT IN TERMS
OF CLIMATE -- REDUCING CLIMATE
EMISSIONS.
BUT ALSO DOES HAVE ITS OWN
IMPACTS, SO THE MORE THAT WE
CAN REDUCE FROM TRANSIT ITSELF,
THE BETTER.
>> I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER
O'BRIEN HAS SOMETHING HE WOULD
LIKE TO ADD.
>> PIVOT A LITTLE BIT, SAM.
WANTED TO JUST SPEND A SECOND
GETTING YOUR FEEDBACK ON THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY PROGRAM.
I KNOW IT'S NOT HIGHLIGHTEDDED
HERE, BUT IT'S AN INITIATIVE
THAT'S BEEN GETTING OFF THE
GROUND THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
AND DOING GREAT WORK.
YOU AND I -- I THINK IT WAS THE
FIRST MEETING OF THE
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORK
GROUP THAT WE BOTH HAD A CHANCE
TO GO TO.
AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT WORK
GROUP COMING TOGETHER.
I THINK -- MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT WORK GROUP IS GOING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK INTO NEXT YEAR
BECAUSE IT GOT STARTED A LITTLE
LATE THIS YEAR.
BUT ANY THOUGHTS ON HOW THE
EQUITY WORK WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT IS INFLUENCING THE
BROADER KIND OF SDOT WORK AND
ARE THERE THINGS IN THE BUDGET
WE SHOULD BE PAYING TAX TO IF
WE WANT TO PRIORITY --
ATTENTION TO IF WE WANT TO
PRIORITIZE EQUITY?
>> SURE.
THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN GREAT TO
GET OFF THE GROUND AND IT'S
BEEN VERY FULFILLING I THINK
FOR OUR TEAM TO HEAR FROM THE
WORK GROUP AND REALLY GET THAT
WORK GOING.
THE TIMING OF THEIR -- THE WORK
GROUP'S WORK, THEY'VE BEEN
SPENDING A LOT OF TIME SORT OF
LEARNING ABOUT THE VARIOUS
ASPECTS OF SDOT AND WHAT THE
EQUITY IMPLICATIONS ARE AND
THINKING ABOUT HOW WE FRAME AN
EQUITY PROGRAM GOING FORWARD,
THAT WORK IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH APRIL.
AND BECAUSE WE -- BECAUSE WE
SORT OF GOT STARTED A LITTLE
BIT -- WE SPENT THE MONEY A
LITTLE BIT SLOWER THAN WE HAD
ANTICIPATED, WE THINK THAT WORK
IS COVERED THROUGH 2020 IN THE
BUDGET ALREADY AND DOESN'T NEED
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BEYOND
WHAT'S -- YOU KNOW, WHAT'S IN
THE BUDGET ALREADY.
AND WE WOULD EXPECT THAT THAT
WOULD -- THAT WOULD GREATLY
INFORM OUR 2021 BUDGET
FORMULATION.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU.
SO BEFORE HANDING IT OVER, I
WILL DIRECT SOME OF THESE
QUESTIONS AT YOU, AND DO LET ME
KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE
COVERED IN MORE DETAIL IN YOUR
SUBSEQUENT SLIDES.
SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE MOVE
SEATTLE LEVY COMPONENT, AND I
ECHO OUR COLLEAGUES'
APPRECIATION FOR THAT AMOUNT
BEING INCLUDED.
100 AND BASICALLY NINE MILLION
FOR PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE SAFETY
AND $69 MILLION FOR PEDESTRIAN
AND BIKE IMPROVEMENTS, BUT TELL
ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE
LOCATION OF THESE INVESTMENTS.
I THINK OBVIOUSLY AS WE LOOK
CITY WIDE WE'RE STILL REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE DISPARITY
IN TERMS OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND
THE HISTORIC LEGACY OF THE
NORTH END AND THE SOUTH END NOT
HAVING BIKE INVESTMENTS.
SO CAN YOU BREAK DOWN THE NEW
BIKE LANE MILES VERSUS UPGRADE
BIKE MILES AND HOW THESE MILES
WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE
CITY, AND THEN REMIND US OF THE
NEW MILES, HOW MANY NEW MILES
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
>> SURE.
I'M NOT SURE IF I HAVE A
SPECIFIC NUMBER OF NEW MILES
THAT I CAN -- WE CAN FOLLOW UP
WITH THE DETAILS ON THAT.
IN TERMS OF PROJECTS THAT WE
ANTICIPATE IT BEING INSTALLED
IN 2020, THEY ARE -- PROJECTS
ALL IN -- ALL THROUGHOUT THE
CITY, THEY INCLUDE THE SNORT
34th STREET PROTECTED BIKE
LANE, BELL STREET, KING STREET
GREENWAY, WEST SEATTLE GREENWAY
PHASE TWO, THE WING LUKE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GREENWAY,
THOSE ARE ALL PROJECTS THAT ARE
EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AND
DELIVERED IN 2020.
WE ALSO IN ADDITION SOME OF THE
PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN PROJECTS
ARE ALL OVER THE CITY AS WELL.
A LOT ON THE NORTH END, LAKE
CITY WAY, 30th AVENUE NORTHEAST
NEW SIDEWALKS AND THEN
GREENWOOD AVENUE NEW SIDEWALKS.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE PROJECTS
STARTED NOW, EXPECTED TO BE
DELIVERED AND COMPLETED IN
2020.
>> JUST A FOLLOWUP TO THAT.
WANTING TO BIKE TO OUR
CHILDBIRTH CLASSES IN DISTRICT
2 AND SEEING ZERO REAL SAFE
WAYS TO GET THERE, WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS
IN D2?
CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT, OR DO
YOU NEED TO GET BACK TO US?
>> SO EXPENDS ON WHERE IN D --
SO IT DEPENDS WHERE IN D2.
IT'S A BIG DISTRICT.
THE LUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREENWAY ARE BOTH PROJECTS IN
COUNCIL 2 THAT ARE EXPECTED TO
BE DONE IN 2020.
WE ALSO COMPLETED A NUMBER OF
OTHER PROJECTS THIS YEAR IN D2
AS WELL, BUT WE KNOW THAT
THAT'S AN AREA FOR CONTINUED
INVESTMENT AS WELL.
>> DEFINITELY.
AND THEN SPEAKING OF GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION, WONDERING AND,
YOU KNOW, MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON THIS THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THE
BIKE CORRALS AND ADDITIONAL
CORRALS FOR FUTURE TRANSIT
OPTIONS.
WHAT I'M WONDERING IS HOW DOES
THIS BUDGET REFLECT ANY CHANGES
IN THE AREAS WHERE WE'RE
CREATING OFF-STREET PARKING
CORRALS FOR EITHER BIKE, BIKE
SHARES OR FUTURE SCOOTERS,
ESPECIALLY AS WE PUT IT IN
LIGHT OF THE CONVERSATION
YOU'VE BEEN HAVING, COUNCIL
MEMBER BAGSHAW, ABOUT MOBILITY
CONCERNS FOR THOSE WITH LIMITED
MOBILITY OR FOLKS WITH SCOOTERS
OR, YOU KNOW, WHEELCHAIRS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
ROADWAYS ARE CLEAR.
SO THANKS AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER
PACHECO, FOR WORKING ON THAT
AND I'D LOVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.
>> SURE.
SO WE CAN PROVIDE A MAP OF
WHERE WE'VE INSTALLED SPACES
THIS YEAR.
AS OF LAST WEEK, WE'D INSTALLED
834 NEW BIKE PARKING SPACES
THIS YEAR WITH ABOUT 300 MORE
IN THE CONSTRUCTION QUEUE.
OUR GOAL THIS YEAR -- AND THIS
HAS BEEN LARGELY FUNDED THROUGH
THE BIKE SHARE PERMIT REVENUES,
WAS TO INSTALL 1,500 NEW BIKE
PARKING SPACES, AND THAT'S A
MIX OF RACKS AND THEN MARKED
AREAS ADJACENT TO THOSE FOR
WHEEL LOCK BIKES.
SO WE STILL GOT ABOUT 350 LEFT
TO IDENTIFY AND INSTALL THIS
YEAR.
SO WE'RE ABOUT ON PACE IN TERMS
OF OUR WORK CONSTRUCTING AND
INSTALLING THAT $1,500 WHICH
REALLY A MAJOR EXPANSION OVER
WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN
TRADITIONALLY IN TERMS OF AN
INSTALLATION.
THOSE HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, YOU
KNOW, AGAIN, LOOKING FOR
GEOGRAPHIC SPREAD OF THOSE,
CONTINUE TO DO ENGAGEMENT WITH
ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS,
ADJACENT BUSINESSES AROUND THE
LOCATIONS OF THOSE AND MAKE
SURE WE'RE NOT UNINTENTIONALLY
IMPEDING OPERATIONS FOR HOW
PEOPLE ARE USING CURB SPACE.
A LOT OF THOSE SPACES HAVE
ENDED UP BEING IN THE STREET
RATHER THAN ON THE SIDEWALK TO
KEEP THOSE -- KEEP BIKES IN THE
STREET, AND WE'D ANTICIPATE
THOSE SPACES, ESPECIALLY THE
AREAS NEXT TO THE BIKE RACKS
WOULD BE PART OF OUR SCOOTER
PARKING SPACE AVAILABLE, YOU
KNOW, AS WE LOOK TO PILOT
SCOOTER PROGRAM.
>> EXCELLENT.
BUT JUST A FOLLOWUP.
THAT SPEAKS TO WHAT WE'VE DONE
SO FAR IN 2019 AND SOME OF THE
PROJECTS FOR THE 350 MORE TO
DO, I WOULD ASSUME THAT'S PART
OF YOUR 2019 PLAN.
>> YEP.
>> WHAT'S THE 2020 PLAN?
>> SO --
>> AND HOW IS THAT REFLECTED IN
THE BUDGET?
>> RIGHT.
SO THE 2020 PLAN WOULD CONTINUE
TO BE FUNDED THROUGH PERMIT
REVENUES, AND ANTICIPATED
ROUGHLY SIMILAR PERMIT REVENUES
FROM THE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHANGE IN
THAT INDUSTRY AND MARKET
ALREADY THIS YEAR, SO WE DON'T
HAVE A FULL SENSE OF EXACTLY
WHAT THAT -- WHO WILL BE
INTERESTED IN OPERATING BIKE
SHARE NEXT YEAR HERE, BUT WE
WOULD BE -- WE WOULD ANTICIPATE
THAT WE -- WE'VE BEEN PUTTING
ABOUT HALF OF THE PERMIT
REVENUES FROM THE BIKE SHARE
PROGRAM INTO NEW SPACE
ALLOCATION, WE WOULD ANTICIPATE
CONTINUING THAT SAME BREAKDOWN
OF BETWEEN OUR OVERSIGHT AND
STAFFING OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
AND PARKING CITING AND
INVESTMENT.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO
HAS A QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST WANT TO QUICKLY BUILD OFF
OF COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
I WAS MORE SPECIFICALLY GOING
TO REFERENCE THE RESOLUTION
THAT THE COUNCIL PASSED EARLIER
THIS MONTH, RESOLUTION 31898.
CAN YOU, SAM -- IN THIS BINDER,
I'VE BEEN LOOKING, TELL ME
WHERE THE REFLECTION OF WHAT
THE 2020 UP TO 3,000 BIKE AND
SCOOTER PARKING CORRALS ARE
GOING TO BE LOCATED?
BECAUSE I'M LOOKING.
I CAN'T FIND THEM.
>> YEAH.
SO I DON'T THINK THAT THE
RESPONSE TO THAT RESOLUTION HAS
FULLY MADE IT BACK TO YOU, AND
I APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY IN
THAT.
I'LL BE CANDID AND SAY THAT
3,000 PARKING SPACES WOULD BE A
MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR US, AND
THAT IS A REFLECTION OF STAFF
CAPACITY TO DO THAT WORK AND
THAT'S THE CITING AS WELL AS
THE CRUDE CAPACITY TO DELIVER
AND INSTALL THOSE SPACES.
WE'VE -- YOU KNOW, WE'VE MADE
THE PUSH AND WE THINK WE'RE ON
PACE FOR 1,500 THIS YEAR AND
DOUBLING THAT AGAIN NEXT YEAR
WOULD BE A CHALLENGE.
>> AS A QUICK FOLLOWUP TO THAT,
THE OTHER THING THAT I WAS
TRYING TO LOOK FOR WAS GIVEN
THAT YOU SAID THAT SOME OF THE
BIKE SHARE MONEY HAS BEEN
REALLOCATED BACK INTO BUILDING
OUT THIS INFRASTRUCTURE, WOULD
THE ANTICIPATION OF SCOOTERS,
HOW DOES THAT THEN INCREASE OR
LEAD TO THE INCREASES?
BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THOSE
INCREASES REFLECTED HERE
EITHER.
>> SURE.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE
FORMULATING WHAT OUR SCOOTER
APPROACH WOULD BE AND
ANTICIPATE HAVING A PILOT
PROGRAM NEXT YEAR.
THE BUDGET DOES NOT YET REFLECT
PERMIT REVENUES FROM A SCOOTER
PROGRAM BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT YET
DEFINED WHAT THAT IS.
WE ANTICIPATE THIS FALL BEING
ABLE TO COME BACK AND WORK WITH
THE COUNCIL ON WHAT A FEE
SCHEDULE WOULD LOOK LIKE AND,
YOU KNOW, WHAT WE WOULD SEE IN
TERMS OF 2020 REVENUES.
BUT RIGHT NOW THE BUDGET AS
DIRECTOR NOBLE SAID, IT'S A
CURRENT LAW BUDGET, SO WE DON'T
HAVE -- WE DON'T HAVE A SCOOTER
PROGRAM YET, SO WE HAVEN'T
STARTED TO ALLOCATE THE
RESOURCES FOR WHAT A SCOOTER
PILOT WOULD BE.
>> CONTINUE, PLEASE.
>> WELL, I WAS JUST GOING TO
SAY, WE'RE BILLING OUT
ANTICIPATED REVENUE POTENTIALLY
FOR THE TNC TAX, YET WE HAVEN'T
COLLECTED THAT YET EITHER.
AND I BELIEVE IT'S $9 MILLION
THAT'S REFLECTED IN THIS
BUDGET.
SO I'M CURIOUS HOW WE DO THAT
FOR SOME FORMS OF
TRANSPORTATION BUT NOT FOR
OTHERS.
>> I CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION.
AS PART OF THE BUDGET, I MEAN,
IT'S A TECHNICAL ANSWER, BUT IT
IS THE REAL ONE.
WE HAVE SENT YOU THE
LEGISLATION WITH THIS BUDGET TO
AUTHORIZE THE TZ NC TAX.
SO IF YOU PASS THE FULL PACKAGE
OF BUDGET LEGISLATION, YOU WILL
THEN HAVE AUTHORIZED THAT
REVENUE STREAM.
SDOT IS WORKING ON THAT, BUT
WE'RE NOT PREPARED TO BRING YOU
THE DETAILS OF A PROPOSAL FOR A
SCOOTER PROGRAM THAT WOULD
GENERATE FEE REVENUE THAT COULD
THEN BE SPENT THAT WAY.
SO THAT'S JUST A TECHNICAL
DIFFERENCE AND DISTINCTION
THERE.
BUT, AGAIN, IN ANTICIPATION OF
WE CAN FORMULATE SUCH A PROGRAM
AND PLAN TO THAT WE'D BRING
FORWARD BOTH THE PROPOSAL AND
THEN THERE WOULD BE SOME
ASSOCIATED REVENUES AND WE
COULD BRING A SUPPLEMENTAL TO
ALLOCATE THOSE RESOURCES
PRESUMABLY TO SCOOTER-RELATED
ISSUES.
>> SO ONE LAST QUICK FOLLOWUP
ON THAT.
I MEAN, I APPRECIATE THE
MAYOR'S INVOLVEMENT ON THE
ISSUE OF SCOOTERS AND HER
CHANGING HER POSITION --
EVOLVING ON THE ISSUE, BUT
GIVEN THAT WE'RE FIVE MONTHS
INTO THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, I WOULD
THINK THAT THE BUDGET WOULD BE
REFLECTED -- OR THE BUDGET
WOULD HAVE BEEN DRAFTED OR AT
LEAST SOME MORE THE FRAMEWORK
IN TERMS OF WHAT THE SCOOTER
PILOT PROGRAM LOOKED LIKE WOULD
HAVE BEEN DONE.
>> SO, I MEAN, THE LAST FEW
MONTHS WE'VE BEEN DOING
OUTREACH AND TRYING TO
FORMULATE WHAT A SCOOTER
PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE.
I THINK THAT THE ISSUE OF
BUDGET IS REALLY GOING TO
REFLECT THE FEE AND SCALE
STRUCTURE AND THOSE ARE THE
PIECES WE'RE TRYING TO GET
COMMUNITY INPUT AND ADVICE
ABOUT AND I THINK IT WOULD BE
PREMATURITY POINT TO REFLECT --
REFLECT THAT IN THE BUDGET AT
THIS POINT.
SO --
>> OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ, I
THINK COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
SO JUST REALLY QUICKLY, THE
RESPONSE TO THAT RESOLUTION,
ACTUALLY, WAS DELIVERE TO OUR
INBOXES ABOUT 5:38 P.M., SO I
HAVE IT OPEN IN FRONT OF ME
NOW, SO THANK YOU TO SHAWNA
LARSON FOR GETTING THAT OVER TO
US.
AND IT DOES TALK IN THE
RESPONSE TO THE RESOLUTION
ABOUT THE COST TO DELIVER
THRIRGTS MICROMOBILITY PARKING
SPACES OVER THE 2020 YEAR, AND
IT ESTIMATES THAT IT WILL COST
APPROXIMATELY $1.4 MILLION WITH
ADDITIONAL LONG-TERM FINANCIAL
IMPACTS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW,
CONTINUE TO BE DESCRIBED AND
THROUGHOUT THE RESPONSE.
SO IN THAT RESPONSE, IT DOES
SEEM TO SIGNAL THAT THERE NEEDS
TO BE AN APPROPRIATION CHANGE
TO THE 2020 BUDGET IN THE
AMOUNT OF $1.4 MILLION.
AND THERE'S ALSO A NOTE THAT
TALKS ABOUT ESTIMATED REVENUE
CHANGE TO THE GENERAL FUND FOR
2020 AS NEGATIVE $402,000.
AND SO I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER
PACHECO'S LINE OF QUESTIONING
IS A GOOD ONE IN THE SENSE THAT
IT APPEARS FROM THE RESPONSE TO
THE RESOLUTION THAT THERE WILL
NEED TO BE SOME SORT OF
MODIFICATION TO -- POTENTIALLY
MODIFICATION TO THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET BASED ON THIS
RESPONSE TO THE RESOLUTION.
SO CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND
THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF
INFORMATION THAT WE JUST GOT
FROM SDOT LATE LAST NIGHT?
AND THEN HELP ME RECONCILE THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2020
ESTIMATED APPROPRIATION CHANGE
OF $1.4 MILLION AND THE
ESTIMATED REVENUE CHANGE OF
NEGATIVE 402 IN THE GENERAL
FUND?
I'M ASSUMING IT HAS SOMETHING
TO DO WITH THE PERMITTING FEES.
BUT TAKE IT AWAY.
>> I MIGHT HAVE TO FOLLOW UP
WITH YOU ON THE SPECIFICS OF
WHERE THE NEGATIVE IS COMING
FROM.
I DO WANT TO STRESS THAT THE
SHIFTING RESOURCES TO BUILD
3,000 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES
WOULD HAVE IMPACTS AND WOULD
HAVE IMPACTS ON THE AGENCY'S
ABILITY TO DELIVER OVERALL ON
OUR PROGRAM.
I THINK THAT THE -- SOME OF THE
QUESTION WAS ABOUT WHETHER
SCOOTER REVENUES WOULD GO
TOWARDS THAT, AND THAT'S,
AGAIN, WHERE WE HAVEN'T PLANNED
FOR SCOOTER REVENUES YET IF
THAT'S THE PLACE WHERE WE FIND
ADDITIONAL REVENUES TO DO SOME
OF THIS WORK, THEN THAT IS A
DISCUSSION THAT WE CAN HAVE.
>> YEAH.
LOOKS LIKE THE $402,000
NEGATIVE TO THE GENERAL FUND
FOR 2020 IS ACTUALLY THE RESULT
OF A LOSS OF PAID PARKING
REMOVAL IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE
SPACES.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF THE
RESPONSE TO THE CORRAL ISSUE,
SO WE WOULD LOSE PAID PARKING
TO THE TUNE OF $402,000 TO
SDOT'S BUDGET.
>> YEAH.
SO JUST, AGAIN -- AND SOME OF
THIS IS ESTIMATED.
THANKS FOR JOGGING MY MEMORY ON
THAT.
>> I'M JUST THROWING A BUNCH OF
SOFTBALLS HERE.
LUCKY.
I DON'T USUALLY DO THAT.
>> THE -- SO AS I MENTIONED
BEFORE, WE'VE INSTALLED THE
MAJORITY OF OUR -- OF THE 1,500
WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR IN THE
STREET AND SOME OF THOSE DO
COME AT THE EXPENSE OF PAID
PARKING REVENUE, AND SO WE
TRIED TO MAKE AN ESTIMATE OF
CONTINUING THAT SAME LEVEL OF
BREAKDOWN AND WHAT THE
POTENTIAL LOSS IN PARKING
REVENUES WOULD BE FROM GENERAL
-- YOU KNOW, GENERAL PARKING
REVENUES.
>> SO I THINK JUST TO BOTTOM
LINE IT, IT SEEMS TO ME FROM
THE RESPONSE TO THE RESOLUTION
THAT WE GOT LAST NIGHT THIS
BUDGET THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT
NOW DOES NOT INCLUDE THAT $1.4
MILLION ESTIMATE, SO WE NOW
HAVE THE RESPONSE AND COUNCIL
AT THIS POINT NEEDS TO MAKE A
DECISION ABOUT WHETHER WE WANT
TO INCLUDE THE PROJECTED $1.4
MILLION COST ESTIMATE BASED ON
THE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE TO
THE RESOLUTION, IS THAT
ACCURATE?
>> THAT'S ACCURATE.
>> OKAY.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
SO THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT ARE
HAPPENING HERE.
ONE IS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE
CREATION OF THESE PARKING
CORRALS, WHETHER IT'S FOR
EXISTING BIKES OR FOR FUTURE
SCOOTERS, LET'S BE REAL.
PART OF THE FRUSTRATION THAT WE
CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM FOLKS WHO
HAVE LIMITED MOBILITY OR
LIMITED EYESIGHT IS THAT THESE
BIKES ARE IN THE WAY.
WE KNOW THAT THAT'S TRUE.
WE JUST DINGED THE VERY BIKES
THAT ARE PROVIDING MOBILITY
OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T
HAVE A CAR, WHO DON'T HAVE
ACCESS TO TRANSIT THAT RIDES
FREQUENTLY, AND FOR ME
PERSONALLY THIS IS HOW I WAS
COMMUTING FOR THE LAST SIX
MONTHS UNTIL ABOUT THREE WEEKS
AGO, OR FOUR WEEKS AGO, THIS IS
A REALLY IMPORTANT OPTION FOR
FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO GET AROUND
THE CITY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS
THAT WE'RE MAKING, PUT THAT IN
A POSITIVE LIGHT BECAUSE
THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S A
GOOD WAY TO GET AROUND.
SO WE KNOW WE NEED THESE.
I GUESS THE FRUSTRATION THAT I
HAVE IS WE'VE ASKED FOR THIS
RESOLUTION, AND THE QUESTION I
WOULD HAVE IS THERE ANY
SCALABLE OPTION?
IF WE'RE HEARING $1.4 MILLION
AND THERE'S A POTENTIAL REVENUE
LOSS OF $.4 BECAUSE OF PARKING,
ARE THERE SCALABLE OPTIONS THAT
WE CAN INCLUDE?
I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO ANSWER
THAT QUESTION.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THE REPORT HAS
ALREADY BEEN SENT LAST NIGHT,
BUT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING I
WOULD LIKE US TO CONSIDER IF
THERE'S SOME SORT OF SCALABLE
OPTION TO GET TO THE 3,000 THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO HAS
OUTLINED IN HIS RESOLUTION.
THE SECOND THING IS RELATED TO
SCOOTERS.
AND SINCE WE'RE ON THAT TOPIC,
I JUST WANT TO EXTRAPOLATE A
LITTLE BIT HERE.
WE HAVE I THINK THROUGH THE
GOOD EFFORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBER
PACHECO AND COUNCIL MEMBER
O'BRIEN AND MYSELF, AND,
ACTUALLY, THE ENTIRE COUNCIL
HAS CONSTANTLY SAID WE WANT TO
SEE SCOOTERS IN THIS CITY.
I FRANKLY HAVE A SEVEN-POINT
PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WE'VE
PULLED FROM FROM REALLY GREAT
CITIES LIKE PORTLAND, LIKE
CHICAGO THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
HAVE INCLUDED COMMUNITY INPUT,
HAVE INCLUDED LABOR STANDARDS,
SO IT'S NOT JUST OUTSOURCING OR
INDEPENDENT CONTRACT WORK IN
THE GIG ECONOMY FOLKS ARE
RELYING ON, BUT THESE ARE GOOD
JOBS AS WELL.
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN THIS
BUDGET, OR PERHAPS YOU COULD
POINT ME TO SOMEWHERE IN THIS
BUDGET, THAT LOOKS AT ANY
ALLOCATION FOR PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTATION, AND MAYBE THIS
IS MORE FOR DIRECTOR NOBLE TOO,
BUT THE MAYOR HAS BEEN ON THE
RECORD SAYING THAT SHE NOW
SUPPORTS SCOOTERS, WANTS TO DO
A FEASIBILITY APPROACH.
SO SHOULD WE ASSUME THAT THE
DEPARTMENT HAS ALL OF THE
RESOURCES IT NEEDS TO DO THE
OUTREACH THAT YOU'VE TALKED
ABOUT BEGUN ENGAGING IN ALREADY
AND THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE
NO COSTS ASSOCIATED FROM OTHER
PROGRAMS TO DO THIS SCOOTER
PILOT OR THE SCOOTER PROGRAM
CREATION.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY PILOT, THE
PROGRAM CREATION SO THAT WE CAN
SEE SOMETHING IN 2020?
>> SO TWO -- TO ANSWER BOTH OF
YOUR QUESTIONS.
I'LL SENSE THE SECOND FIRST.
THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
NECESSARY TO DEVELOP THE
SCOOTER PROGRAM WHICH WE DO SEE
HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF A PILOT
APPROACH, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE
DONE WITH THE BIKE SHARE
PROGRAM OF LEARNING FROM AND
SCALING.
>> AS LONG AS IT'S
GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED
EQUITABLY, UNLIKE WHAT WE DID
WITH JUMP WHICH LEFT OUT THE
SOUTH END AND OTHER PARTS OF
THE CITY, AND THE NORTH END.
>> THEY QUICKLY CORRECTED THAT.
YES.
UNDERSTOOD.
AND SO TO LAUNCH THE PROGRAM, I
THINK WE WOULD SEE -- WE DO SEE
THE NEED FOR PERMIT REVENUES TO
BE USED FOR THE ENFORCEMENT AND
OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAM
ITSELF.
I THINK SOME OF THE CONCERNS
THAT WE HEAR THE SAME CONCERNS
ABOUT THE CONDITION OF BIKES,
THE LOCATION OF BIKES AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND SO WE'VE INVESTED ABOUT
HALF OF THE PERMIT REVENUES IN
THE ENFORCEMENT AND THE
OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAM FROM
THE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM.
WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THE SAME
SORT OF APPROACH WITH THE
SCOOTER PROGRAM.
AND THEN THE OTHER HALF OF
THOSE REVENUES WOULD GO TOWARDS
THE INSTALLATION OF
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S
SUPPORTIVE AND PRIMARILY
PARKING AT THIS POINT BECAUSE
THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE A
SUBSTANTIAL DEFICIT.
SO I THINK IN TERMS OF -- THE
ANSWER IS THAT SCALABLE?
YES, IT'S SCALABLE BASED ON
THAT SORT OF BREAKDOWN OF ABOUT
HALF OF THE REVENUES GOING
TOWARDS -- TOWARDS BETTER
PARKING.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, DID
YOU WANT TO FOLLOW UP?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
>> DID KEVIN GET TO SAY A WORD
OR TWO?
JUST JOKING.
>> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU.
AS I MENTIONED, I'D LIKE TO
TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE
KEY DETAILS OF SDOT'S PROPOSED
BUDGET FOR 2020.
FIRST WE HAVE A FOUR-YEAR
OVERVIEW OF SDOT'S THAT SHOWS
2017 AND '18 ACTUALS, THE 2019
ADOPTED BUDGET AND THE 2020
PROPOSED.
THE INTENT IS TO GIVE YOU A
SNAPSHOT OF OUR OVERALL BUDGET
PICTURE
BUT SDOT'S BUDGET IS FAIRLY
COMPLEX WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT
FUNDING SOURCES AND MOVING
PARTS.
SO IT WOULD BE A BIT
CHALLENGING TO CAPTURE AT THIS
HIGH LEVEL, BUT I'M GOING TO
TRY TO DO MY BEST.
COMING UP IN THE NEXT LINE,
I'LL FOCUS ON SOME OF THE KEY
CHANGES THAT SAM RECENTLY
HIGHLIGHTED WITH THE DOLLAR
AMOUNTS THAT WE'RE ADDING INTO
THE 2020 BUDGET.
SO TO SUMMARIZE THIS SLIDE, THE
FIRST THREE ROWS OF THIS TABLE
SHOW THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
BY YEAR.
THE 2020 PROPOSED GENERAL FUND
BUDGET IS $45.8 MILLION.
THIS REFLECTS A $2.6 MILLION OR
6% INCREASE OVER 2019 ADOPTED.
THE PRIMARY DRIVERS FOR THE
INCREASES RELATED TO
APPROPRIATIONS TO ENHANCE THE
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LOAD ZONE
AND TRAFFIC PERMIT COUNTER RISK
AS SAM MENTIONED THAT WOULD BE
PERMIT REVENUE COMING BACK TO
THE GENERAL FUND, AND
ANTICIPATED ANNUAL WAGE
INCREASES, THAT'S RELATED TO
THE GENERAL FUND COMPONENT AS
WELL.
THE NEXT SECTION IS THE
APPROPRIATION OTHER WHICH
REPRESENTS FUNDING SOURCES FOR
SDOT'S OPERATIONS AND MAINTAIN
MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS WHICH ARE
NOT GENERAL FUND.
SOME EXAMPLES OF THOSE FUNDS IS
SEATTLE, SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
BENEFIT DISTRICT, COMMERCIAL
PARKING TAX AND OTHER VARIOUS
FUNDING SOURCES THAT MAKE UP
SDOT'S TRANSPORTATION FUND.
SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE
COMBINATION OF BOTH IS LIKE OUR
OWN PROGRAM.
THE 2020 PROPOSED FOR THE
APPROPRIATION OTHER IS $275
MILLION.
THIS REPRESENTS A $30 MILLION
OR 12% INCREASE OVER THE 2019
ADOPTED AMOUNT.
THE PRIMARY DRIVERS ARE RELATED
TO ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN
TRANSIT, REIMBURSABLE
WATERFRONT WORK, TRANSACTION
COSTS FOR THE MERCER MEGABLOCK
AND APPROPRIATIONS TO PAY OFF
SDOT'S INTERFUND LOANS.
THE THIRD ROW REPRESENTS SDOT'S
CAPITAL PROGRAMS.
THE 2020 PROPOSES $404 MILLION
WHICH REPRESENTS A $59 MILLION
OR 17% INCREASE OVER 2019.
THE PRIMARY DRIVERS ARE RELATED
TO SDOT'S CONTINUED WORK ON
DELIVERING THE MOVE SEATTLE
PROJECTS, ENHANCEMENTS TO
THINGS LIKE CURB RAMPS,
GREENWAYS, THE WATERFRONT
CAPITAL PROJECT AND INVESTMENTS
IN SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
BENEFIT DISTRICT TRANSIT
CAPITAL.
SO WE'VE ALSO ADDED A TOTAL ROW
IN THE BOTTOM IN BOLD TO
PROVIDE A LITTLE BETTER VIEW OF
CHANGES IN THE SDOT BUDGET YEAR
OVER YEAR.
AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST OF THESE
CHANGES ARE RELATED -- DRIVEN
BY SDOT'S RAMPING UP OF MOVE
SEATTLE.
SO IN 2019 AND '20, ESSENTIALLY
A LOT OF THE PROJECTS WE HAD
COMPLETED DESIGN WERE ACTUALLY
GETTING OUT THE DOOR AND DOING
IN THE GROUND SUCH AS THE
PAVING AND BRIDGE PROJECTS.
SO THAT REPRESENTS THE PRIMARY
DRIVERS OF THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR
CHANGES.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I'LL WAIT UNTIL THE END.
>> SO WAS THERE A QUESTION?
>> NO.
SHE'S GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE
END.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA, GO
AHEAD.
>> I'M HAPPY TO WAIT UNTIL THE
END TOO, YOU MENTIONED THE
MERCER SALE.
IS THIS AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO
ASK ABOUT THAT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THE MERCER SALE PROCEEDS, WE
KNOW THEY'RE NOT REFLECTED IN
FULL HERE, BUT YOU MENTIONED
THAT -- AND WE KNOW THAT
THERE'S $9.2 MILLION ALLOCATED
TO OFFSET THE COMMERCIAL
PARKING TAX REVENUES.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHY THESE WERE SO MUCH LOWER
THAN ANTICIPATED AND WHAT
PROJECTS THESE ARE ALLOCATED
FOR?
>> SURE.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ANSWER
THAT, BEN?
>> I CAN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
CHANGE IN THE REVENUES AND YOU
CAN PROBABLY TALK MORE ABOUT
THE CHANGE IN THE PROJECTS.
SO WE HAD SEEN A LONG HISTORY
OF REGULAR GROWTH, ANNUAL
GROWTH IN THE COMMERCIAL
PARKING TAX REVENUE STREAM.
HOWEVER, LAST YEAR GROWTH ON
THE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE 4% TO 5%
A YEAR.
LAST YEAR WE SAW NONE WHICH WAS
A BIT OF A SURPRISE AND
UNEXPECTED, AND CANDIDLY, WE
STILL DON'T COMPLETELY
UNDERSTAND WHY THAT HAPPENED.
WE HAVE SEEN A MODEST RETURN TO
GROWTH THIS YEAR, MORE ON THE
ORDER OF A MAGNITUDE OF 3%.
SO OUR REVENUE FORECAST GOING
FORWARD PROJECTS GROWTH AT
ROUGHLY THAT LEVEL.
WE HAD PROGRAMMED THAT MONEY
OUT FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.
IN FACT, WE HAD BONDED AGAINST
IT FOR SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT
PROJECTS.
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS --
AND I CANNOT AS I SIT HERE TELL
YOU EXACTLY WHAT THE FALLOFF IN
REVENUE IS THAT WE WERE
PROJECTING.
BUT BECAUSE IT'S A DECLINE IN
THE GROWTH RATE, IT'S ONE THAT
COMPOUNDS OVER TIME.
SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO
HERE WITH THAT $9 MILLION IS TO
FILL THAT GAP FOR A FEW YEARS
HERE SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
MEET THE DEBT SERVICE AND OTHER
FUNDING COMMITMENTS THAT WE HAD
BUILT INTO OUR LONGER-TERM
CAPITAL PLANS FOR THE
COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX.
AND I THINK KEVIN CAN TELL YOU
MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WHAT
THOSE PROJECTS ARE.
>> CORRECT.
AND THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, BEN.
>> BEFORE YOU DO THAT, I'M
SORRY, DIRECTOR NOBLE --
>> YEAH.
>> THE ANSWER I GUESS WAS WE
DON'T KNOW WHY THERE WAS A
DECLINE AND WE'VE SEEN
UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH AND NEW
BUSINESSES OPENING.
SO DO WE HAVE ANY GUESSES OF
WHY THERE WAS A DECLINE IN THE
COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX?
>> WELL, ONE THING IS WE MAY
HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN SUCCESSFUL
IN GETTING FOLKS TO COME TO
WORK.
IT'S PARTICULARLY DOWNTOWN
WHERE WE COLLECT REVENUES.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY DOWNTOWN AND
MAJOR INSTITUTIONS, LIKE
HOSPITALS AND THE UNIVERSITY
OUTSIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
SO -- AND EVEN THOSE MAJOR
INSTITUTIONS, WE'VE BEEN
WORKING HARD TO GET PEOPLE TO
DRIVE TO WORK OTHER WAYS.
SO WE MAY HAVE BEEN TOO
SUCCESSFUL FOR OUR OWN GOOD, IF
YOU WILL, IN THAT VERY NARROW,
NARROW SENSE.
BUT, AGAIN, WE'VE SEEN A RETURN
TO GROWTH THIS YEAR.
SO THIS IS ONE THAT WE ARE
MONITORING CLOSELY.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY DUG INTO THIS.
WE DON'T HAVE THE BEST
GEOGRAPHIC DATA BECAUSE THE
COMPANIES REPORT FOR THEIR
TOTAL SALES, IF YOU WILL, AND
THERE ARE OPERATORS, YOU MAY
KNOW THEM AS YOU PAY THESE
PLACES, THAT OPERATE MULTIPLE
LOCATIONS.
SO WE DON'T HAVE GOOD GRANULAR
DATA ON WHERE PEOPLE ARE
PARKING.
BUT THAT'S OUR BEST
EXPLANATION, AND WE'RE WATCHING
THIS ONE TIGHTLY.
AGAIN, IT'S WITH SOME MODESTY
OR WHATEVER I ADMIT TO YOU THAT
WE DON'T COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND
THIS ONE.
>> BEN, IF I MAY, I THINK THE
DIFFERENCE IS SOMETHING ABOUT
LIKE $3 MILLION A YEAR, THAT'S
WHAT THE OFFSET WAS.
>> THERE'S A COMPOUNDING
ELEMENT TO THAT.
BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO -- THANK
YOU.
>> AND COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA,
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, AS BEN
MENTIONED, ACTUALLY, THERE'S A
MAJORITY -- A MAJOR PORTION OF
OUR COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX
REVENUES ARE ACTUALLY DEDICATED
TO PAYING DEBT SERVICE, SO A
LOT OF THESE LARGER PROJECTS
THAT WE DID MANY YEARS AGO
BRIDGES THE SPOKANE STREET
WIDENING PROJECT, ET CETERA,
HAD SOME BONDS SOLD, SO I WOULD
SAY OVER 60% TO 65% OR MORE IS
DEDICATED TO THIS DEBT SERVICE.
SO THERE'S THAT.
I CAN'T REMEMBER EVERY PROJECT,
BUT SPOT PAVING OUR ARTRIAL IS
ONE THAT GETS A MAJOR PARKING
TAX.
THERE'S ALSO SPRINKLE OUTSIDE
THE ENTIRE SDOT PORTFOLIO TO
MOVE A LOT OF OUR LARGE SEATTLE
PROGRAMS AS WELL SO A LOT OF
PROJECTS HAVE THAT.
I CAN GET BACK TO YOU WITH SOME
OF THE MORE DETAILS.
>> JUST A FOLLOWUP.
>> ONE FOLLOWUP ON MERCER
DOLLARS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER.
THAT'S HELPFUL AND RELATIVELY
GOOD NEWS THAT PEOPLE ARE
DRIVING INTO THE TOWN LESS.
$16.7 MILLION OF THE PROCEEDS
FROM THE MERCER SALE GOING TO
ZERO BUT BETWEEN 2020 AND 2023
WITH ONLY $1.8 MILLION OF THESE
PROCEEDS GOING FOR NEXT YEAR'S
BUDGET AS I READ IT.
SO IS THERE ANY WAY FOR US TO
EXPEDITE PROJECTS IN 2020 AND
FRONT LOAD IT INSTEAD OF PUT
THE MONEY IN ON THE BACK END?
AND CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT
THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECTS?
>> SURE.
SO AS I MENTIONED IN RESPONSE
TO COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN, YOU
KNOW, FOR THOSE BICYCLE AND
PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN
PROJECTS, WE ARE LOOKING TO
ACCELERATE THOSE AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE.
THIS IS -- THESE ARE THE
PROJECTS THAT ARE LISTED IN
ESPECIALLY THE BICYCLE MASTER
PLAN AS BEING, YOU KNOW, FUNDED
THROUGH DESIGN ONLY OR FUNDED
THROUGH PLANNING ONLY, AND SO
WE'RE LOOKING TO PULL THOSE
FORWARD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO -- YOU KNOW,
WE WANT TO BE ACCURATE ABOUT
WHAT WE ANTICIPATE THOSE FUNDS
GOING TO IN 2020, AND THEN WORK
ON PULLING PROJECTS FORWARD AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,
YES, WE WOULD LIKE TO
ACCELERATE THAT.
WE DON'T WANT TO BE SITTING
WITH MONEY IN THE BANK.
AND WE DON'T KNOW YET EXACTLY
WHICH PROJECTS THOSE WILL GO
TO, BUT WE ANTICIPATE, YOU
KNOW, TRYING TO PULL -- AS MANY
PROJECTS FORWARD AS POSSIBLE.
THERE ARE A FEW THAT WERE
IDENTIFIED IN THE BUDGET WHERE
WE HAD SOME GAPS IN CLOSING
PROJECTS THAT THE TWO THAT ARE
SPECIFIC IN THERE ARE THE
HIGHLAND PARK HOLDEN
INTERSECTION SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN THE 43rd
STREET NORTHEAST ACCESS,
NORTHEAST 43rd ACCESS
IMPROVEMENTS TRYING TO FIT THAT
PROJECT IN WITH THE ANTICIPATED
LIGHT RAIL OPENING.
>> JUST ONE LAST FOLLOWUP ON
THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
ACCELERATING PROJECTS IN
NEIGHBORHOODS.
DO YOU HAVE A SENSE THAT YOU
HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO
ADDRESS THE PRIORITY PROJECTS
NOW?
IS IT THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH WORKERS TO ACTUALLY DO
THE WORK?
OR WE DON'T HAVE THE
SUBCONTRACTORS ONLINE?
WHAT IS CAUSING -- OR WHAT
COULD WE -- WHAT GAPS COULD WE
FILL TO REALLY IMPLEMENT SOME
OF THESE, AND IN PARTICULAR I
LOOK AT DOWNTOWN AND WANTING
THE BIKE LANE CONNECTIONS SO
THAT PEOPLE CAN RIDE THEIR
BIKES AND NOT HAVE, YOU KNOW,
BIG GAPS ON THE STREETS?
>> SURE.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE MADE SOME
PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AND ARE
CONTINUING TO MAKE SOME PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT CONNECTIONS IN
DOWNTOWN THIS YEAR.
WE'VE STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON
THE SOUTHEAST -- THE SOUTH END
CONNECTOR, INSTALLED PIKE
STREET PROTECTED BIKE LANES,
EIGHTH AVENUE TO NINTH AVENUE.
WE -- THE RESOURCE NEEDS --
IT'S SORT OF A MIX OF
EVERYTHING IN TERMS OF -- BUT
MOSTLY IT'S MAKING SURE WE HAVE
OUR DELIVERY PROCESSES IN PLACE
SO WE CAN DO THE COMMUNITY
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT THAT'S
NECESSARY, LINE UP OUR DESIGN
AND MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING
THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THE DESIGN AND
ADDRESSING ISSUES, AND THEN
HAVING A GOOD WAY TO TRANSITION
THOSE INTO THE DELIVERY -- THE
ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
AND WE'VE MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENTS THERE ALREADY THIS
YEAR IN TERMS OF THINKING ABOUT
HOW WE MOVE PROJECTS THROUGH
THE AGENCY TO GET THEM BUILT.
>> GREAT.
I DO APPRECIATE THAT.
I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THERE HAS BEEN GREAT PROGRESS
ON CERTAIN PROJECTS.
AND THERE'S STILL WHAT I
CONSIDER TO BE SOME SIGNIFICANT
GAPS IN SAFETY, AND I KNOW I'VE
TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THIS A LOT.
FOURTH AVENUE IS MY POSTER
CHILD FOR -- IT'S GREAT FOR
ABOUT FIVE BLOCKS, AND THEN THE
BICYCLE RIDING AND IT'S NOT A
SENSE OF WHERE WE WANT TO BE
SAFE, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO BIKE, BUT IF THOSE
GAPS EXIST, EVEN FOR A FEW
BLOCKS, IT BECOMES REALLY
SCARY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO, ANYWAY, GODSPEED, I HOPE
THAT WE CAN SEE THAT THE
TRANSITION AND THE MOVEMENT
GOING FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
PLEASE CONTINUE.
YOU KEEP GETTING INTERRUPTED.
>> NO PROBLEM.
ON THE BOTTOM SECTION OF THIS
SLIDE, THE BOTTOM TWO ROADS
ESSENTIALLY RELATE TO THE FTE
COUNTS OVER THE FOUR YEARS.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, COUNCIL, IN
2018 AND '19, WE CAME TO YOU
WITH A REQUEST TO ADD
ADDITIONAL POSITIONS RELATED TO
STAFFING FOR PROJECT STAFF,
PROGRAM STAFF, DESIGNERS,
ENGINEERS AND CREWS OUT IN THE
FIELD TO HELP US DELIVER CURB
RAMPS, SIGNAL CREWS, ALSO THAT
REPRESENTS THE 2018 AND '19,
THE MAJORITY OF THE 2018 AND
'19 INCREASES YEAR OVER YEAR.
AND AS SAM JUST MENTIONED
EARLIER REGARDING THE 2020
INCREASE OF 25 1/2, THERE ARE
19 TERM LIMITED OR TEMPORARY
POSITIONS THAT ARE SET TO
SUNSET NEXT YEAR THAT WE'RE
REQUESTING TO CREATE NEW FTEs
TO CONTINUE THE BODY OF WORK
THAT'S REQUIRED TO MEET OUR
COMMITMENTS.
AND THEN THE REMAINING BALANCE
OF 6 1/2 ARE RELATED TO THE TWO
STAFF TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING
AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR OUR
A.D.A.
CURB RAMP PROGRAM, TWO STAFF
RELATED TO COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
ENFORCEMENT AND TRAFFIC PERMIT
COUNTER, ONE FOR CLIMATE ACTION
AND ONE HALF-TIME CONVERSION TO
FULL TIME FOR ARBORIST
SERVICES.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'M
GOING TO GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
>> DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS,
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I DO NOT.
>> THANK YOU.
SO SO THIS LAST SLIDE
HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE KEY
THEMES BETWEEN THE 2019 ADOPTED
AND 2020 PROPOSED BUDGETS.
AS SAM MENTIONED EARLIER, THE
THREE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES,
BOATER COMMITMENTS, ENHANCING
SAFETY AND MOBILITY, BUILDING
AND SUSTAINING THE
ORGANIZATION.
SO THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT SAM
SPOKE TO EARLIER, AND WANTED TO
JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHT SOME OF
THE MAJOR CATEGORIES AND JUST
COMPARISONS OF THE 2019 ADOPTED
AMOUNTS FOR SOME OF THESE
PROGRAMS COMPARING TO THE 2020
PROPOSED.
SO FOR THE FIRST SLIDE ON THE
MOVE SEATTLE PROJECTS, THE
FIGURES THAT YOU SEE HERE ARE
THE 2019 ADOPTED WHICH IS
ENCOMPASSING ALL OF -- THE MOVE
SEATTLE PORTFOLIO WITH MOVE
SEATTLE LOCAL AND LEVERAGE
DOLLARS.
SO IN 2019 OUR MOVE SEATTLE
PORTFOLIO WAS $284 MILLION.
CONTINUING OUR INVESTMENTS OR
ENHANCEMENTS OF DELIVERING THE
LEVY, THE 2020 PROPOSED, MORE
PRODUCTS ARE ESSENTIALLY GOING
OUT TO CONSTRUCTION, AND SO
THERE'S ADDITIONAL INCREASE AND
REQUEST THERE OF $18 MILLION OR
6% ABOVE THAT.
SO WITH A TOTAL OF $302
MILLION.
AND THEN SDBD TRANSIT
INVESTMENTS, WITH 2020 BEING
THE LAST YEAR OF THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT
AT THIS TIME, THIS COMPARES THE
$62.7 MILLION ADOPTED AMOUNT OF
TRANSIT SERVICE AND CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS WITH THE 2020
PROPOSED WHICH IS AN INCREASE
OF $13.4 MILLION OR 22%.
AS SAM MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS
INCLUDES A ONE-TIME ADDITION OF
25,000 ADDITIONAL TRANSIT
SERVICE HOURS, ABOUT $5 MILLION
ADDITIONAL FOR TRANSIT SERVICE
CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE
SPEED AND RELIABILITY, A
CONTINUES PROGRAM SUCH AS FIRST
MILE LAST MILE.
SO THIS IS JUST NOTING OUR
DEPARTMENTS INVESTMENT OF
INCREASE FOR TRANSIT
INVESTMENTS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> QUICK QUESTION ON THIS ONE.
THE NUMBER THAT I'VE THROWN
AROUND ON THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT
REVENUE IS THAT WE RAISE ABOUT
$50 MILLION A YEAR.
>> THAT IS CORRECT, SO THAT'S
INCLUDING THE S -- THE $60VLF
AND THEN THE .1% SALES TAX.
>> AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN
RAMPING UP THAT INVESTMENT IN
BUS, SO I'M ASSUMING THE FIRST
COUPLE YEARS WE WERE PROBABLY
UNDER THAT.
IS THE -- AND SO IS THAT HOW
WE'RE AT $76 MILLION NOW
BECAUSE THERE WAS ESSENTIALLY
UNDERSPENT IN EARLIER YEARS IN
ADDITION TO THE 50-ISH MILLION
WE COLLECT NEXT YEAR, WE HAVE
SOME EXTRA MONEY?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
AND IT'S MORE LIKE 55 I THINK
IS THE --
>> IT'S BEEN GOING UP.
>> ESPECIALLY THE SALES TAX
COMPONENT OF THAT.
SO THIS DOES REFLECT THE
RAMPING AND THE MATERIAL CHANGE
THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR SORT OF
GETTING THE TRANSIT CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS MOVING AND THEN I
THINK IT ALSO REFLECTS SOME OF
THE REVENUES, ESPECIALLY WITH
BUDGET RECONCILIATION WITH
METRO AND THE SERVICE HOURS
THAT THEY DELIVER AND SORT OF
MAKING SURE THAT THE ACCOUNTS
ARE ACCURATE.
>> ESSENTIALLY THEY WERE
RUNNING -- HAVE SOME OF A FUND
BALANCE.
THEY ALSO CARRY A RESERVE IN
CASE THE -- IF WE DON'T RENEW
THE PROPOSITION AND WE HAVE TO
RAMP DOWN SERVICE, WE HAVE TO
CARRY SOME SERVICE FOR THE
FIRST QUARTER ESSENTIALLY UNTIL
WE GET TO SERVICE DATE.
>> MARCH.
>> SO THERE IS SOME FLOAT IN
THE FUND BALANCE TO ACCOMMODATE
THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AS WELL.
>> SO MY QUESTION IS IT'S HARD
FOR ME TO EVEN IMAGINE A WORLD
IN WHICH -- WITH BUSES AS FULL
AS THEY ARE TODAY THAT WE WOULD
HAVE TO CUT SERVICE.
AND OBVIOUSLY WE TALKED ABOUT
76 WHAT THAT COULD DO, BUT EVEN
REGARDLESS OF THAT, THE RENEWAL
OF THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
BENEFIT DISTRICT IS SOMETHING
WE'LL NEED TO PLAN FOR NEXT
YEAR.
I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
THE KIND OF BASELINE NUMBER OF
THIS $76 MILLION IS THAT IF WE
WANT TO BEAR EXISTING SERVICE
NEXT YEAR IS THAT THE NEW
BASELINE, OR DOES THAT INCLUDE
SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL PROJECTS
THAT ARE REALLY ONE-TIME
PROJECTS?
>> $THE 76 MILLION?
>> YEAH, THAT DOES INCLUDE ONE-
TIME CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE
ARE ADDING.
>> THE $76, YOU SHOULD THINK OF
THAT AS USING SOME FUND BALANCE
IN THERE AND GOING FORWARD WE
SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT
THE REVENUE SOURCE WOULD BEAR
WHICH WOULD BE ROUGHLY $55
MILLION.
>> THE CURRENT REVENUE SOURCE
BEARS 55, BUT OUR INVESTMENTS
IN BUS SERVICE ARE CLOSER TO 70
MILLION, IS THAT RIGHT, OR NOT?
>> BUT THAT INCLUDES CAPITAL
INVESTMENT AS WELL, SO I THINK
THE ONGOING COST OF JUST THE
SERVICE COMPONENT OF IT IS MORE
IN LINE WITH WHAT'S COLLECTED
ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, AND THIS IS
ALSO THE PLACE WHERE METRO HAS
BEEN ADDING ADDITIONAL CAPACITY
TO DELIVER SERVICE, AND SO I
THINK AS WE LOOK TOWARDS
RENEWAL OF PROPOSITION 1, WE
WOULD BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND
WHICH SERVICE WE'RE ACTUALLY
ABLE TO BUY.
WE DON'T WANT TO SORT OF
OVERCOMMIT TO BUYING SERVICE
THAT CAN'T BE DELIVERED, AND
ALSO WHAT ADDITIONAL FAIR
PROGRAMS WOULD LOOK LIKE.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE MADE
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS OR
INVESTMENTS IN LOAN ACCESS TO
TRANSIT AND SORT OF WHAT THE
MIX OF THAT IS, AND, YOU KNOW,
THAT'LL BE A QUESTION AS WE GO
INTO 2021.
>> ONE OF THE KEY ELEMENTS OF
PROPOSITION
--
>> THIS LINE OF QUESTIONING
DOES NOT AFFECT US AND IT WILL
BE GOOD TO HONE IN ON THE
COAST, THIS IS DIFFERENT. I
THINK WE WANT TO CONTINUE THIS
AND OBVIOUSLY BUS SERVICE AND
HOW PEOPLE PAY FOR IT WHICH
REDUCES THE BURDEN THERE.
THIS WILL BE IMPORTANT.
>> AND I DON'T THINK THAT $76
MILLION IS THE NEW BASELINE.
IT IS SOMETHING BELOW THAT.
IS A DISCUSSION OF HOW TO BE
CONTINUED, THE CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS WHICH ARE ABOUT
SPEED AND LEAVE HOURS.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
UP, PLEASE, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU.
ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE
DRAW IN FROM FAIR ENFORCEMENT
WHICH WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT
LATELY, AND I KNOW WE ARE
LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES, ARE WE
ANTICIPATING ANY ACTIVITY IN
2020 THAT WOULD LOOK AT
MITIGATING OR ENDING THIS ON
OUR END?
THIS IS NOT THE MECHANISM TO
FUND THESE BY AND LARGE.
ARE WE PLANNING ANYTHING IN 2020
THAT WOULD HELP LOOK AT
MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF FARE
ENFORCEMENT?
>> KING COUNTY METRO DOES FARE
ENFORCEMENT ON THEIR FACILITIES
AND THEIR VEHICLES.
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT WAYS TO
INCREASE SOME SECURITY PRESENCE
ON OUR STREETCAR AND TO TRY AND
ADDRESS SECURITY WE HAVE SEEN,
NOT IN A SENSE OF FUNDING IT.
THAT IS NOT SEEN AS A FUND
GENERATING MECHANISM.
SOME PERSONNEL WHO DO THAT WORK
ON BUSES MAY BE AVAILABLE TO BE
ON THE STREET CARS WE HAVE HAD
SOME CONTINUED COMMUNITY
DISCUSSION AS WELL.
THERE IS NO PART OF OUR BUDGET
THAT VIEWS FARE ENFORCEMENT AS
A FUNDING. AND IS IN FOR ANY OF
OUR MISSIONS, I DON'T THINK WE
WOULD RECOMMEND THAT.
>> GREAT.
THE CONVERSATION AROUND FARE
ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY ON
PUBLIC TRANSIT SEEMS TO BE
COMPLACENT SOMETIMES AND I
WANTED TO TALK TO THAT IS
RELATING TO BUDGET.
WE NEED TO RECITE THE SAFETY
PERSONNEL ON STREETCARS AND
MAKE SURE IT IS CLEAR THEY ARE
NOT DOING FARE ENFORCEMENT
ANYMORE AND THEY ARE THEY ARE
TO BE SAFETY ASSISTORS?
>> IF WE END UP PURSUING THAT
AND HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH KING
COUNTY METRO TO DO SO, WE COULD
DEFINED THE AGREEMENTS.
>> OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER?
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT ARE
NOT ON THE PRESENTATION BUT I
KNOW OUR PART OF SDOT'S WORK
THAT I AM STEMMING AND THEY
WILL CONTINUE.
THIS IS ABOUT THE BODY OF WORK
THEY HAVE UNDERTAKEN REGARDING
CONGESTION PRICING.
I KNOW THAT BETWEEN 2018 AND
2019 BUDGET $1.2 MILLION WAS
EXPLORED TO DISCUSS THIS. MY
QUESTION IS LESS ABOUT THE
PARTICULARS OF THE PROGRAM BUT
MORE AS IT RELATES TO THE
BUDGET, WHETHER OR NOT THE
ENTIRE $1.2 MILLION HAS BEEN
ALLOCATED IN PRIOR BUDGETS HAS
BEEN SPENT.
IF SO, HAS ALL OF IT BEEN SPENT
SPENT OR WHAT WOULD WE HAVE IN
TERMS OF DELIVERABLES FOR WHAT
PORTION OF THAT MONEY THAT HAS
BEEN SPENT?
>> YES, THE FUNDS HAVE NOT
ENTIRELY BEEN SPENT.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT
BODY OF WORK.
WE RELEASED THAT FIRST STAGE OF
WORK LOOKING AT THE STATE OF
THE FIELD, LOOKING AT SOME OF
THE EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS THAT
WOULD GO INTO ANY KIND OF
PRICING PROGRAM. SINCE THAT
POINT WE HAVE CONTINUED TO
ADVANCE ON THE TECHNICAL ASPECT
AND THAT IS MORE DEFINITIONAL,
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT AND
WHAT IS THIS?
WE HAVE WORKED MORE ON THE
TECHNICAL SIDE, WHAT WOULD WE
POTENTIALLY SEE AS PRICING
APPROACHES, AND STARTED SOME OF
THE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE
COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT CONCERNS
AND EQUITY ASPECT OF IT --
WE SEE THAT WORK CONTINUING,
NOT REFLECTING ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS AT THIS POINT.
WE DISCUSSED ONE OF THE FTE AND
THE BUDGET BEING CLIMATE
FOCUSED, AND THAT WOULD BE BOTH
WORK ON THE CONGESTION PRICING
AND SOME OTHER CONGESTION THAT
WE HAVE IN COORDINATION WITH THE
OFFICE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND
THE OTHERS.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT
SITTING HERE NOW YOU CANNOT
TELL ME HOW MUCH OF THE $1.2
MILLION IS STILL ON THE BOOKS?
>> I DO NOT HAVE A FUND BALANCE.
>> IF WE CAN GET THAT AS A
FOLLOW-UP THAT WILL BE GREAT.
I AM ASSUMING, AND MAYBE THIS
IS A QUESTION BETTER SUITED FOR
THEN FOR THE UNSPENT AMOUNT,
ROLLING OVER INTO THE 2020
BUDGET?
OKAY, IS THAT PART OF THE BASE
2020 BUDGET?
>> YES, AND IF NOT WE EXPECTED
TO CARRY IT FORWARD.
I NEED TO CHECK WHAT IS IN THE
CASE.
>> TWO PRIMARY QUESTIONS, HOW
MUCH HAS NOT BEEN SPENT, AND TOO
IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT GOING TO BE
IN A CARRYFORWARD SCENARIO, OR
IS IT BEING ABSORBED IN ANOTHER
WAY?
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CLARITY
AROUND THAT PERIOD THE SECOND
SET OF QUESTIONS I HAVE IS
RELATED TO SOUND TRANSIT THREE,
OUR FAVORITE TOPIC.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT APPROACHES
ON EXTENSIONS AND I AM NOT
ASKING YOU TO GIVE THE CITIES
OFFICIAL POSITION IN TERMS OF
THIRD-PARTY FUNDING, BUT I DO
THINK THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS
COMING TO HEAD IN TERMS OF THE
SOUND TRANSIT BOARD'S ONGOING
DELIBERATIONS AROUND SOME OF THE
DIFFERENT PREFERRED ALIGNMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BOTH
BY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT
INHERENTLY WILL REQUIRE
ADDITIONAL FUNDS AND I KNOW THE
TOPIC OF THIRD-PARTY FUNDING
HAS COME UP PUBLICLY AND
PRIVATELY IN THOSE
CONVERSATIONS PERIOD AT THE END
OF THE DAY BUT I AM INTERESTED
IN UNDERSTANDING IS IF THIS
BUDGET REFLECTS ANY ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY OR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
THE WORK THAT SDOT WILL NEED TO
DO IN 2020 WITH REGARD TO
DEVELOPING A WORK PLAN TO ENGAGE
OR CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN THOSE
THIRD-PARTY FUNDING
CONVERSATIONS WITH SOUND
TRANSIT.
>> YES, OUR BUDGET CONTINUES
WITH SOUND TRANSIT ON THE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNDERWAY
NOW ON THE TECHNICAL SIDE OF
DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVES TO
BETTER LEVEL OF SPECIFICITY
WHICH WOULD COME WITH COST
REFINEMENTS AS IT GOES THROUGH
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS AND
THE DRAFT OF IMPACT STATEMENT.
IS MULTI AGENCY WORK INCLUDED
THE DEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS, A
BUNCH OF PEOPLE.
THE BUDGET FOR THAT SITS
PRIMARILY WITH SDOT AND WORKS
WITH THE DEPARTMENT WORK PLAN,
WITH OUR PARTNERS.
IN TERMS OF THE THIRD-PARTY
FUNDING IN PARTICULAR, THE 2020
BUDGET DOES NOT REFLECT ANY
COMMITMENT OF THIRD-PARTY
FUNDING AT THIS POINT.
THAT WILL BE AN ISSUE FOR
FUTURE BUDGETS TO ADDRESS, AT
THIS POINT IT IS PREMATURE TO
KNOW WHAT LEVEL OF INVESTMENT
WOULD BE EVEN FOR ANY OF THE
ALTERNATIVES AND TRANSIT HAS
IDENTIFIED SOME NUMBERS.
THESE ARE VERY PRELIMINARY AND
NEED TO BE UNDERSTOOD WITHIN
THE CONTEXT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
THE PROCESS AS WELL.
IT IS ALSO NOT CLEAR EXACTLY
WHAT OF THAT WOULD BE THE
CITY'S SHARE VERSUS OTHER
POTENTIAL THIRD PARTIES, AS
WELL.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT NUANCE AND
THAT IS EXACTLY WHY I AM ASKING
THE QUESTION.
I CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED BOTH
WHILE I WAS ON ELECTED
LEADERSHIP FOR THE SOUND
TRANSIT 3, EXTENSION, AND NOW I
CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED THAT
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE
APPROACH OF WE WILL FIGURE THAT
OUT LATER.
EVEN IN PART OF YOUR RESPONSE
WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT FUTURE
BUDGETS WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS
THIS.
IN THE COURSE OF PROVIDING THAT
ANSWER YOU IDENTIFIED SOME
UNKNOWNS AND AREAS OF WORK
INITIATIVE DEVELOPED THAT NEAT
NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
I AM WORRIED WE WILL COME TO A
HEAD ON THIS THIRD-PARTY
FUNDING CONVERSATION AND HAVE
IT BE YEARS AND POTENTIALLY
CAUSE ADDITIONAL DELAY ON
ROLLING THESE PRODUCTS OUT INTO
COMMUNITIES.
I THINK IT WILL BE VERY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE MUCH
MORE INTENTIONAL AROUND HOW WE
ARE PROVIDING WITH RESOURCES AND
BE ABLE TO DO OUR OWN IN-HOUSE
EVALUATION OF WHAT WE MIGHT BE
ABLE TO DO OR NOT DO, BASED ON
WHAT WE KNOW TO DATE.
OF COURSE I AM NOT SAYING THAT
EVERYTHING IS SET IN STONE,
THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
THERE IS NOT AN ACT OF
ALIGNMENT IN PLACE.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MOVING
PIECES I THINK THERE IS ENOUGH
INFORMATION FOR US TO BEGIN TO
SCOPE UP WITH THE WORK PLAN IS
GOING TO BE WHEN THE QUESTION
ULTIMATELY IS CALLED WE KNOW
THAT IT WILL BE.
IT WOULD BE WISE FOR US TO PLAN
NOW, I THINK.
>> I WANT YOU TO KNOW IN THE
LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE
BUDGET OFFICE IN COORDINATION
WITH SDOT, HAVING ENGAGED
SOUND TRANSIT FINANCE GROUP SO
WE CAN DIVE INTO THE FUNDING
MODEL AND DEEPLY UNDERSTAND THE
REVENUE STREAMS, ASSUMPTIONS
THEY ARE MAKING ABOUT FIRST AND
SECOND PARTY FUNDING, AND WHAT
IT WOULD MEAN AND WHAT VALUE
THE CITY COULD BE BRINGING IN
TIMES LIKE IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION,
AS WELL AS IMPLICATION OF CASH
AS WELL IF YOU WILL.
WE REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND
WHERE AND WHAT THEY ARE
ASSUMING, AND WHAT IT WOULD MEAN
-- THAT IS UNDER WAY.
I SHARE YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THE
URGENCY AND THE SCOPE OF THIS
IS HUGE IN A FINANCIAL SENSE.
WE ARE DIVING IN.
>> THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY
IMPORTANT PROJECT TO THE
REGION, NOT JUST TO US FOR A
LOT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
REASONS, CLIMATE REASONS, THERE
ARE A LOT OF REASONS WHY THIS
IS SO IMPORTANT TO US HERE AT
THE CITY.
I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
AS WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD, IN
THE 2020 BUDGET PROCESS, THAT
WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT THE
DEPARTMENT IS WELL-POSITIONED
TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WORK IN A
MORE SYSTEMIC STRUCTURED
SUPPORTED MANNER, BECAUSE I DO
NOT WANT TO BE IN A SITUATION
WHERE WE END UP BEING THE
REASON THINGS ARE DELAYED AND I
THINK THERE IS A REAL NATURE OF
THAT PERIOD I DO NOT HAVE THE
ANSWER TO THAT YET, I DO HAVE A
CONCERN IN THAT SPACE AND
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THAT
THIS FALL.
>> THANK YOU AND I WANT TO
UNDERSCORE AND ACKNOWLEDGE OUR
36th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT THAT
HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN THE
LEGISLATURE BECAUSE THE FIRST
$1 MILLION TO STUDY THIS, IN
PARTICULAR AND HOW THIS WILL
WORK, SO I APPRECIATE GAIL
TURLINGTON AND THE SENATOR,
THEY HAVE COME TOGETHER AND
HELP US LOOK AT THAT IN
PARTICULAR IT WAS RESPONDING TO
THE GOOD WORK THAT SDOT HAS
DONE TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES
TO THE MAGNOLIA BRIDGE.
THAT IS NOT IN ANY WAY TO
COMPETE WITH COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ WAS TALKING ABOUT.
PARTICULARLY AS WE ARE CLOSE TO
ALLARD WE WILL NEED TO FIGURE
OUT THE BRIDGE AND BRIDGES,
WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A WAY
WE CAN COORDINATE AND I KNOW
THAT MANY PEOPLE IN MAGNOLIA
CONTINUE TO BE THE DRUM.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO THEM YET I
KNOW IT IS NOT THE HIGHEST
PRIORITY FOR SDOT.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL
MORE QUESTIONS.
AND FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT, I AM GOING TO ASK
FOR A 10 MINUTE RECESS AFTER WE
FINISHED TRANSPORTATION, SO I
WANT YOU TO KNOW IF YOU AND
YOUR TEAM WANTS TO TAKE AN HALF
HOUR BREAK WE HAVE 15 MORE
MINUTES OF QUESTIONS.
I AM CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT
EVERYONE IS SITTING HERE
WAITING AND QUESTIONS FOR
TRANSPORTATION ARE IMPORTANT.
THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS TO
COME.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I WAS GOING TO WAIT TO THE
NEXT SECTION.
>> DO YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN?
>> ON TO THE NEXT SECTION, AS
SAM MENTIONED EARLIER, SDOT'S
INVESTMENT IN 2020 ARE RELATED
TO SAFETY INVESTMENT ON CURB
RAMPS.
THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF A
RETAINING WALL, AND SELF AND
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, JUST A
REMINDER THESE ARE NUMBERS
COMPARING 2019 ADOPTED 220 20
PROPOSED.
WE ARE INCREASING THE PROGRAM
FUNDING IN 2020, TO ASSIST IN
THE DEPARTMENTS DELIVERY OF ADA
COMPLIANT CURB RAMPS.
THIS IS A REMINDER THAT OTHER
SDOT PROJECTS TO ASSIST IN
DELIVERING CURB RAMPS.
WE HAVE OTHERS HELPING THE CITY
MEET THE 1250 ANNUAL CURB RAMP
TARGET.
THIS NORTH WALL FOR THE FIRST
YEAR IN 2020, AND AGAIN IN 2021
WE PLAN TO REQUEST ANOTHER $2
MILLION FOR A TOTAL OF $4
MILLION, TO GET US TO COMPLETE
DESIGN.
NEXT YEAR WE WILL COME BACK AND
HAVE FURTHER CONVERSATIONS ON
WHERE TO GO.
>> LOOKING AT SAFE ROUTES TO
SCHOOL PLEASE NOTE THIS IS
VISION ZERO AND THIS IS THE
PROJECT SO I DO NOT WANT TO
SURPRISE YOU IF THEY LOOK
LOWER, THESE ARE JUST THE
NUMBERS IN THIS CIP PROJECT.
THERE ARE OTHER CAMPAIGNS BUT I
WANT TO CLARIFY WE ARE
COMPARING THE CAPITAL CIP
TOGETHER AND SHOWING THAT THE
2020 HAS A 15% INCREASE OVER
2019.
>> PLEASE, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> RESTORATION OF THE COMMITMENT
OF ENHANCED CAMERA ENFORCEMENT
FUNDING TO THIS PARTICULAR LINE
ITEM, WE DIPPED BELOW 20% THAT
COUNSEL HAD BEEN PASSING IN
PREVIOUS LEGISLATION.
MANY OF US HAD EXPRESSED AN
EXPECTATION AND HOPE THAT WILL
BE BACK TO 20%.
HOW MUCH ARE WE DEDICATING TO
THIS PURPOSE? DOES THAT ACCOUNT
FOR THE 15% INCREASE HERE?
>> YES, I BELIEVE SO AND I
WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THIS
ANTICIPATES TWO ADDITIONAL
SCHOOL ZONES IN 2020, THERE IS
PARTIAL REVENUE FROM THAT.
WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE
COUNSEL AND THINK YOU FOR
REINSTATING THIS FUNDING.
>> FANTASTIC, THANK YOU.
PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> OKAY ON TO THE LAST SECTION
AND BEING MINDFUL OF TIME, THE
FIRST ITEM IS THE ANNUAL WAGE
INCREASE.
THIS IS PENDING THE CITIES
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, THAT IS
AN ESTIMATED NUMBER WE HAVE IN
THE 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE SALARY
ADJUSTMENTS, FOR THE STAFF IN
THE DEPARTMENT.
THE SECOND ITEM IS TO SUPPORT
CONTINUING OPERATIONS, TYING IN
WITH THE CONVERSION OF TERM
LIMITS TO NEW POSITIONS WE ARE
REQUESTING.
BECAUSE THE ARE TEMPORARY
POSITIONS, THIS WAS BUILT INTO
THE BASE BUDGET.
THIS IS AN INCREMENTAL AMOUNT.
WE ARE ASKING FOR POSITION
AUTHORITY FOR THESE POSITIONS.
THE LAST ITEM OUR STRATEGIC
BUDGETS RELATED TO I.T.
STRATEGIC PLAN AND ENHANCED
ARCHIVING, WHICH IS SWITCHING
OVER THE DEPARTMENT FROM A
LEGACY SYSTEM TO THE CITYWIDE
SYSTEM.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> I HAVE ONE, I WANT TO FOLLOW-
UP ON CONGESTION PRICING.
I AM INTERESTED IN BETTER
UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE ARE.
I SEE CONGESTION PRICING AS
VERY CONTROVERSIAL, I AM SURE.
ONE OF THE BEST TOOLS TO
ADDRESS OUR CHALLENGES WE ARE
FACING, AND AT THE SAME TIME I
AM DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED
WITH THE PACE IN WHICH THE WORK
IS GOING AND LACK OF CLARITY ON
THE WORK IS.
WE PUT MONEY TOGETHER AND I
HOPED IT WOULD TAKE 6 MONTHS,
IT TOOK 18 MONTHS.
I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE NEXT
PHASE IS.
I WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE
AGGRESSIVE PLAN TO HELP AND
HAVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AROUND
THAT, BUT IF THERE IS REALLY NO
PLAN FOR THAT I PROPOSE WE USE
THE MONEY ON OTHER THINGS THAT
WILL GET DONE.
SOME CLARITY ON WHAT IS GOING
ON RIGHT NOW, I KNOW THAT THERE
WAS A BLOOMBERG RAMP BUT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO HELP.
I WOULD LOVE TO LEARN A BIT
MORE ABOUT THAT SO WE CAN MAKE
AN INFORMED POLICY DECISION AND
IF THE REALITY IS NOT MUCH,
HEN LET'S UNDERSTAND WH
MONEY IS AND WHAT OTHER
PRIORITIES WE HAVE.
THE PREFERENCE IS TO KNOW THAT
THERE ARE AWESOME THINGS ABOUT
TO HAPPEN, TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE
FUNDED PROPERLY.
>> WAS THAT A QUESTION?
>> IT WAS ASKING FOR CLARITY.
I HAVE ANOTHER ONE THAT IS A
QUESTION AND I AM NOT SURE WHO
TO ASK.
I AM GOING TO START WITH SDOT.
THIS IS AROUND THE SCOPE OF
WORK AND WHAT IS BEING DONE BY
THE POSITION WAS CREATED AT THE
END OF THE YEAR FOR THE
CITYWIDE NOBILITY COURTNEY SURE
COORDINATION.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS
POSITION DOES NOT REPORT TO
SDOT.
I AM GOING TO MAKE SOME
STATEMENTS AND FEEL FREE TO
JUMP IN IF YOU HAVE ANSWERS.
I DO NOT WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE
SPOT FOR THINGS THAT ARE NOT IN
YOUR CHAIN OF COMMAND.
I AM REALLY TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND, WE ASKED A NUMBER
OF QUESTIONS A FEW WEEKS AGO
THROUGH OUR QUESTION SYSTEM.
>> WE RECENTLY PROVIDED
ANSWERS.
>> I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THOSE
AND I STILL HAVE ONGOING
QUESTIONS AND I KNOW THAT IN
THE ORIGINAL JOB POSTING IT
TALKS ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY
METRICS.
IT HAS BEEN 9 MONTHS, DO WE
HAVE THE ACCOUNTABILITY METRICS
? DO WE KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING
THERE?
>> I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU HAVE
THE MOST RECENT, WE DELIVERED A
MORE COMPLETE RESPONSE AND I
THINK SAM CAN HELP ME HERE, IT
IS TO COORDINATE ACROSS THE
DEPARTMENTS A POSITION IT IS
ELEVATED ABOVE SDOT BECAUSE
GETTING THE COORDINATION ACROSS
THE DEPARTMENT'S DIFFICULT TO
DO FROM ANY SINGLE DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS REALITY IF YOU WILL, SO
I AM WORKING ON CITY SPECIFIC
ISSUES AND REGIONAL COORDINATION
FOR THE EMERGENCY TRAFFIC
RESPONSE AND THAT INVOLVES
COMMUNICATION WITH MULTIPLE
AGENCIES. ALSO AGAIN FOCUSING
ON THE CITIES OWN RESPONSE, AS
THE EXAMPLE, EACH OF THE
DEPARTMENTS IT WOULD RESPOND,
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT
DISPATCH SYSTEMS.
ACHING SURE THERE IS BETTER
COORDINATION ACROSS THEM IS ONE
EXAMPLE OF THE WORK THAT HAS
BEEN DONE.
>> FOR ME THIS IS A FAIRLY --
THE SALARY IS WORTHY OF A HIGH
PROFILE POSITION AND AS CHAIR
OF THE TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY
LOW-PROFILE.
THAT IS NOT TO SAY WORK IS NOT
HAPPENING, BUT I AM NOT AWARE
OF ANY OF THE WORK.
I WILL REVIEW THE DOCUMENTS BUT
IT WILL BE HELPFUL FOR ME TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS ACTUALLY
BEING DONE AND WHAT IS THE
OUTPUT.
NOT TO SAY THAT THERE IS NOT A
TRADE-OFF, BUT I QUESTION THE
VALUE OF THIS POSITION.
>> I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION AND
TO BE THE BEST THING WOULD BE
TO SET UP A BRIEFING IN YOUR
OFFICE, SO YOU CAN GET A BETTER
SENSE OF THE WORK WE ARE DOING
AND THE VALUE WE BELIEVE IT IS
BRINGING OVER ALL.
SPEECH JUST TO CHIME IN HERE I
THINK IT IS GREAT THAT YOU WANT
TO GIVE ONE COUNCILMEMBER A
BRIEFING BUT I BET THAT THERE
IS MORE INTEREST IN THAT PERIOD
>> WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT
MORE BROADLY AS WELL.
>> IT MAY BE USEFUL IN ONE OF
THE FOLLOW-UPS TO HAVE SOMEONE
INSTEAD OF HAVING 9 SEPARATE
MEETINGS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU AND AS IT RELATES
TO THAT WE HAVE A GOOD TIME
EXAMPLE WHERE I THINK SOME WORK
FROM THE PERSON IN THIS
POSITION ON AN ISSUE THAT I
KNOW SDOT IS AWARE OF, I AM
CERTAIN AWARE OF, WE HAVE
RECEIVED THREE DOZEN EMAILS,
ASSOCIATED WITH THE BACKUPS
AROUND THE BUS LANE, AND I WANT
TO BE CLEAR THESE ARE BACKUPS
NOT ONLY FOR HORRORS, THESE ARE
ALSO FOR THE BOSSES.
THE IRONY OF THERE BEING A
BACKUP FOR BUSES WITH THE
CREATION OF A BUS LANE IS A
HEAD SCRATCH HER.
IT WOULD BE INTERESTING GIVEN
THAT THIS POSITION IS
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT TRAFFIC
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT CONGESTION
MANAGEMENT, ACROSS DEPARTMENTS
AND IT IS A CITYWIDE EFFORT.
WHAT INVOLVEMENT THE PERSON IN
THIS POSITION HAS HAD ON THIS
PARTICULAR ISSUE WOULD BE A
GOOD REAL-WORLD DEMONSTRATION
FOR US, ON HOW THE PERSON IN
THAT POSITION IS ABLE TO RESPOND
AND GET TO THE BOTTOM OF
PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AND RECOMMEND
CHANGES TO ADDRESS THEM.
>> YES AND IF I COULD TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND
OUR RESPONSE SPECIFICALLY.
THERE WAS A BUS LANE NORTHBOUND
99 THAT WAS REMOVED AS PART OF
THE TUNNEL OPENING AND IN
COORDINATION WITH METRO AND
WASHDOT WE MADE THE DECISION TO
DO THAT, BUSES WERE EXPRESSING
SLOW TRAVEL TIME AND AS WE
PREPARE FOR TOLLING SOME OF THE
PLACES WHERE THE BEST WAY
THROUGH TOWN WILL CONTINUE TO
BE THE TUNNEL, BUT WE
ANTICIPATE THERE WILL BE A
NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD
LIKE TO SEEK OTHER ROUTES, AND
ONE WAY IS GETTING OFF AT
DEARBORN, WHICH COULD BACK UP.
THIS PAST WEEKEND, WASHDOT
REOPENED THE LANE AND IT HAS
HAD SOME UNINTENDED EFFECTS.
THIS IS ON WHERE AND HOW THE
CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED,
AND I THINK THIS SHOWS SOME OF
THE CHANGES IN OUR RESPONSES TO
EVOLVING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT
THE SQUEEZE.
WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN
CONVERSATION WITH METRO AND
WASHDOT BUT DON'T THINK THIS
WEEK SOME EFFECT HAVE IMPACTS.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR AWARENESS
OF THE PROBLEM AND I APPRECIATE
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH
MY OFFICE AS WELL AS METRO, AS
IT RELATES TO THE NEEDS OF BUS
COMMUTERS THROUGH PIONEER
SQUARE, YOU HAS BEEN GREAT.
I AM INTERESTED AS IT RELATES
TO THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE, I
THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR
US TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF
THIS PARTICULAR POSITION BY
USING THE EXAMPLE TO SEE HOW
THIS PERSON IS INVOLVED IN
DOING JUST WHAT YOU DESCRIBED,
THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS DOING,
WHICH IS IDENTIFYING UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES AND FIGURING IT OUT
. I APPRECIATE THAT IS
SOMETHING THE DEPARTMENT HAS
TAKEN ON, BUT IT IS MY
PERCEPTION THAT IS WITHIN THE
JOB PURVIEW OF THIS PARTICULAR
POSITION.
I WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS
PARTICULAR POSITION HAS WORKED
ON THIS PROBLEM.
>> CORRECT AND I MEAN I THINK
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ONGOING
INTERAGENCY DISCUSSIONS AND
THERE IS WORK THAT HAPPENS
ACROSS AGENCIES ABOUT HOW TO
RESPOND TO THESE TYPES OF
THINGS.
SOMETIMES THAT TAKES CONVENING,
SOMETIMES IT IS IDENTIFYING
WHERE THERE ARE GAPS IN THE
RESPONSE PLANS.
THIS WEEK HAS BEEN VERY FOCUSED
ON LEADERSHIP AND DEATH COMING
TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
SOLVE THAT.
HAS NOT NECESSARILY BEEN A GAP
WE JUST NEED TO WORK TOGETHER
TO IDENTIFY THE SOLUTIONS, AND
FIGURE OUT THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THOSE.
THAT IS PROBABLY NOT A
SATISFACTORY ANSWER TO WHAT YOU
ARE LOOKING FOR, BUT THIS IS AN
INTERAGENCY COORDINATION THAT
IS FUNCTIONING WELL, RIGHT NOW.
>> OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> IS THE GENERAL INVOLVED IN
HELPING TO GUIDE THE DEPARTMENT
AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN
FINDING A SOLUTION TO THE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES?
THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING OF
THIS PERSON'S ROLE, AND I JUST
WANT TO KNOW IS THAT SOMETHING
THAT HE IS WORKING ON, IT HAS
BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE JOB
THERE.
>> HIS FOCUS HAS BEEN LARGELY
FOCUSED ON EMERGENCY RESPONSE
AND I AM NOT SURE IF THAT FITS
THIS SCENARIO
>> I THINK IT HAS ALSO BEEN IN
PLACES WHERE THERE ARE NOT GOOD
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN AGENCIES,
TRYING TO HELP FACILITATE
THOSE.
IN THIS CASE OUR CONNECTIONS
WITH WASHDOT AND SDOT ARE
ROBUST.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS
THEM IN BETWEEN AGENCIES.
OKAY.
DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE?
>> THAT IS OUR LAST SLIDE.
>> ONE MORE QUESTION.
>> ALONG THIS LINE OF CONCERNS,
WITH THE SALARY FOR THIS
POSITION UP TO $199,000, WHAT
IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY,
THAT HAS BEEN DIRECTED FOR THIS
POSITION AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
HAS BEEN ALLOCATED PLUS
BENEFITS?
WE DO NEED TO KNOW THE TOTAL
DOLLARS AS IT RELATES TO THE
BUDGET.
LASTLY, TO THE POINT ABOUT
BRIEFING COUNCIL MEMBERS, I
AGREE THAT WE WOULD ALL BENEFIT
FROM THIS.
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE UPDATE
AS OF LAST NIGHT, AS YOU
MENTIONED WAS SENT AND BEYOND
THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC WOULD
LIKE TO KNOW.
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO
HAVE A BRIEFING MEMO THAT
PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF WHAT THIS
POSITION IS DOING.
WHEN I LOOK AT THE JOB
DESCRIPTION DUTIES, IT IS NOT
SPECIFIC TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE
ISSUES, IT IS MORE ABOUT
MONITORING METRICS,
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION,
SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT APPEAR
TO BE, OPERATION AND PLANNING
ASSOCIATED WITH GENERAL
MANAGEMENT.
>> GREAT, AND I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ HAS A
FOLLOW-UP ON THIS.
>> VERY QUICKLY, I THINK AT THE
END OF THE DAY THESE QUESTIONS
REFLECT TAXPAYER DOLLARS PAYING
FOR A DIRECTOR AND WE WANT TO
KNOW AND HAVE A SENSE OF
CONFIDENCE THAT WE ARE GETTING
WHAT WE PAY FOR.
TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS AT AN ALL-
TIME HIGH IN THE CITY,
PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO
THE ONGOING SEATTLE SQUEEZE.
WE EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE FOR
A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
LIKE COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, I
HAVE MADE RESPONSE AS WELL ON
THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF THIS POSITION ADDRESSING
EMERGENCIES OR DEALING WITH
TRAFFIC INCIDENTS, ARE TWO
BULLET POINTS OF A LIST OF
BULLET POINTS THAT WE HAVE
RECEIVED WITH REGARD TO WHAT
THIS POSITION IS INTENDED TO DO.
I THINK THAT THERE IS PROBABLY
SOME VALUE TO HAVING THIS
POSITION EXIST, AND I THINK
WHAT YOU ARE HEARING FROM US IS
WE WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE VALUE IS, AND HAVE
ASSURANCE THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY
RECEIVING SOME VALUE AND
PRODUCT AS A RESULT OF A CLOSE
TO $200,000 INVESTMENT FOR THIS
INVESTMENT AND THE CONTEXT IN
REALITY AS IT RELATES TO ISSUES
THAT I KNOW ALL OF US EXPERIENCE
PERSONALLY, AND CERTAINLY HEAR
FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS DAY IN
AND DAY OUT.
>> I AM HAPPY TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN
WRITTEN FORM.
IF THERE IS ANOTHER FORM
COUNCIL WOULD LIKE IN THE FORM
OF A BRIEFING I AM HAPPY TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT AS WELL.
>> GOOD, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE WILL CONTINUE AND FIGURE OUT
WHAT THE BEST WAY IS, IT MADE
BOTH.
>> I THINK WE HAVE A HIGHLY
CAPABLE DIRECTOR OF
TRANSPORTATION WITH GREAT
EXPERIENCE HE IS BRINGING FROM
THE CITY OF DC AND I KNOW WHEN
HE WAS APPOINTED A LOT OF
PEOPLE WERE EXCITED ABOUT THE
EXPERIENCE HE IS BRINGING
ESPECIALLY AROUND THE
MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS.
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THESE
CAPABILITIES THAT IS WHERE MANY
OF MY QUESTIONS COME FROM, WHY
WOULD WE NEED TO HAVE THIS
ADDITIONAL LAYER?
I WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE,
THIS IS ABOUT EFFICIENCY AND
EFFECTIVENESS, AND PLEASE GO
AHEAD, I DID NOT MEAN TO CUT
YOU OFF.
>> I WANTED TO SAY SAM IS SO
GOOD WE DON'T NEED ANYONE ELSE?
>> I REALLY DO NEED HELP. AND I
WANT TO SAY THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT COULD USE A LEG UP.
WE WILL BRING YOU ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION NEXT LANE THAT.
>> GREAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE DIRECTOR
OF TRANSPORTATION?
WITH MY COLLEAGUES APPROVAL, I
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SHORT
RECESS, FOR 10 MINUTES.
I AM HEARING NO OBJECTIVES.
IT IS 11:36.
AT 11:46 WE ARE GOING TO
RECONVENE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
TRANSPORTATION.
ALL OF YOU ARE HERE.
11:46, 10 MINUTE BREAK.
THIS IS OUR RECESS.
LUNCH IS COMING AFTER WE HAVE
TWO MORE DEPARTMENTS.
>>> IT IS 11:47.
THANK YOU, I AM COMING BACK FROM
RECESS AND INVITE YOU TO COME
BACK AS WELL.
WE HAVE OUR NEXT ITEM WHICH
HOURS OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
MARCO, THANK YOU FOR COMING.
MARIKO WHY DON'T YOU COME UP
AND AGAINST THIS.
ONCE YOU GET SETTLED IN, IF YOU
WILL INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE
RECORD. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
WE WILL GO FORTH.
THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO KICK US OFF?
>> AS MARIKO MENTIONED THIS IS
THE OVERVIEW FOR OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS.
WE DO POLICY WORK CITYWIDE AND
ENFORCE ALL OF OUR
ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAWS.
THIS DEPARTMENT IS WHOLLY
FUNDED BY GENERAL FUND.
AS YOU WILL SEE THERE HAVE BEEN
LEGISLATIVE CHANGES BUT ONLY A
COUPLE OF DIFFERENCES HERE IN
THE PROPOSED 2020 BUDGET.
I WILL BE CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH OCR TO WORK AND GET
QUESTIONS ANSWERED FOR YOU AND
CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AT THAT
TIME.
>> VERY GOOD, INC.
YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT.
THE TWO PEOPLE THAT MOST SERVE
AS OUR FIRST.
THANK YOU.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN
YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMITMENT, SO
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
DO YOU WANT TO DIVE RIGHT IN?
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU AND Q2 COUNCIL FOR
GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
DISCUSS OUR PRIORITIES AND OUR
BUDGET FOR 2020.
I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO
EXPRESS DEEP GRATITUDE TO ALL
OF THE SEATTLE OFFICE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS STAFF, A SMALL BUT
MIGHTY TEAM AND THEIR AMAZING
INDICATION TO THIS WORK.
I BELIEVE I AM ALSO DOING THE
SLIGHT CHANGES.
WE DO NOT SEEM TO BE IN THE
RIGHT MODE.
THANK YOU.
I AM GOING TO WALK THROUGH THE
LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY
FRAMEWORK AND I WOULD SAY
PROBABLY ALL OF THIS COUNSEL IS
VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS BECAUSE
WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF
THE LEGISLATION THAT HAS LED TO
ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR
PEOPLE IN VULNERABLE
SITUATIONS.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE FAIR
CHANCE HOUSING ORDINANCE MADE
EFFECTIVE LAST YEAR IN FEBRUARY
AND THAT PROVIDES PROTECTIONS
FOR PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL
HISTORY.
THEY ARE PROTECTED FROM
DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING.
MOST OF THE VIOLATIONS THAT
HAVE FOUND SO FAR HAVE BEEN
THROUGH OUR TESTING PROGRAM AND
THROUGH DIRECTORS CHARGES AS
OPPOSED TO INDIVIDUAL
COMPLAINTS.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE REMOVAL OF
FIRST IN TIME PROVISION. WE ARE
CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A COURT
DECISION, IT HAS BEEN
CHALLENGED IN COURT AND SO WE
DO NOT KNOW WHEN THAT WILL COME
THROUGH.
>> ASKED WHOSE ME THIS IS GOING
TO REMOVE IT OR YOU ARE
PROPOSING TO REMOVE IT
DEPENDING ON THE COURT OUTCOME?
>> THE FIRST IN TIME PROVISION
IS CURRENTLY ON HOLD BECAUSE IT
WAS CHALLENGED IN COURT.
WE ARE WAITING, THERE WERE ORAL
ARGUMENTS AND IT IS ACTUALLY
BEING ARGUED BY OUR OFFICE OF
THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THEY ARE
LOOKING AT A CONSTITUTIONAL
ISSUE WHICH IS QUITE BROAD.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY SETS HERE, I
KNOW THAT -- WE HAVE NO
CONTROL OVER THIS.
HAVE YOU HEARD ANY ESTIMATES?
>> WE HAVE NOT, FOR A WHILE.
THE THIRD ONE THERE, AN
EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF
LIMITATIONS.
THANK YOU TOTAL NUMBER HER BOLT.
THAT ALLOWS LONGER NUMBERS OF
PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD WITH
COMPLAINTS.
THE DOMESTIC WORKERS ORDINANCE
AFFECTED THE OFFICE OF ABER
STANDARDS.
OUR OFFICE ENFORCES RIGHTS OF
DOMESTIC WORKERS.
WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER WITH OLS
AND WE WILL COORDINATE ON
ENFORCEMENT AS WELL.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
THE CLOSED CAPTIONING ORDINANCE
OF COURSE THE CITY WAS AHEAD.
I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOUR
CLOSED CAPTIONING ALL MORNING.
THAT REQUIRES BUSINESSES TO
PROVIDE CLOSED CAPTIONING IF
THEY HAVE TELEVISIONS, MOST
COMMONLY KNOWN FOR BARS AND
RESTAURANTS WERE ESPECIALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT IMMIGRANTS
OWNED BUSINESSES AS WE DO
EDUCATION OUTREACH.
THE, FINALLY THE ANTI-
DISPLACEMENT EXECUTIVE ORDER
AND WE HAVE A POLICY ADVISOR
WHO IS WORKING WITH THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING AND ALSO OPCD FOR
PREFERENCE WITH OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AND IT IS AN ANTI-
DISPLACEMENT STRATEGY AND
LOOKING TO PROVIDE WAYS TO
ALLOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
DISPLACED FROM THEIR
COMMUNITIES TO COME BACK AND
RESIDE AS NEW HOUSING IS BEING
BUILT.
ARE THERE ANY BASTIONS ON ANY
OF THOSE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THIS MAY BE HELPFUL, THE
WORDS ON THE PAPER SAY REMOVAL
OF FIRST IN TIME PROVISION.
I THINK THAT IS IN REFERENCE TO
THE FACT THAT THE FIRST IN TIME
PROVISION WAS PART OF A LARGER
PIECE OF LEGISLATION AND THE
PRIMARY FOCUS OF THAT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION WAS AROUND SOURCE
OF INCOME DISCRIMINATION
PROTECTION NOTHING HAS BEEN
REMOVED FROM THE LEGISLATION,
THEY HAVE REMOVED THE
ENFORCEMENT FOR THE FIRST IN
TIME BECAUSE THAT PART OF THAT
LARGER BILL HAS BEEN CHALLENGED
. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE
FAIR CHANCE HOUSING LEGISLATION
HAVE ALSO BEEN CHALLENGED AND
THEY ARE ENFORCING THE
LEGISLATION.
THEY HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO
NOT BE ENFORCING THE FIRST IN
TIME PROVISION.
>> THANK YOU THAT IS VERY
HELPFUL.
>> I WILL BEGIN WITH OUR
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR 2020.
ONE THING WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT
IS THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING
IN OUR ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. I
HAVE BEEN IN THE POSITION FOR
TWO YEARS NOW AND WE HAVE BEEN
ENGAGED IN DEEP STRATEGIC
PLANNING AND IT HAS COMPELLED
US TO RETHINK HOW WE THINK
ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS.
OUR CURRENT MODEL ALLOWS FOR
INVESTIGATION.
IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO
INVESTIGATE WE REFER TO OTHER
AGENCIES.
IT RARELY PROVIDES SATISFACTION
OR RESTORATION TO THE
COMPLAINANT AND WE HAVE LIMITED
ABILITY TO CHANGE RESPONDENT
BEHAVIOR.
WITH THAT IN MIND, THE TEAM HAS
BEEN STRATEGICALLY PLANNING AND
DEVELOPED A RESTORATIVE
PRACTICE MODEL WHICH WE PLAN TO
IMPLEMENT IN THE COMING MONTHS.
THIS INCLUDES PRECHARGE OPTIONS
WITH MEDIATION AND FACILITATED
CONVERSATIONS, TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE BEING AMONG THOSE
OPTIONS.
WE RECEIVED FUNDING
SUPPLEMENTAL TO A PART-TIME
MEDIA PARTICIPANT THAT ALLOWS
US TO DO THAT MODEL.
WE WILL BE CONTINUING OUR CIVIL
RIGHTS TESTING PROGRAM AND I
SKIPPED OVER OUTREACH.
WE ALSO RECEIVED SUPPLEMENTAL,
ON A TEMPORARY BASIS PART-TIME
POSITION, TO INCREASE OUTREACH
AND SO ONE OF THE LONGTIME
CONSIDERATIONS WE HAVE HAD IS
ENFORCING NEW LAWS.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR NEW
PROTECTIONS.
WE ARE IN CONSTANT NEED TO
EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT
NEW PROTECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE
TO THEM.
WE ARE LOOKING AT DEVELOPING A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT
INVOLVES PARTNERING WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS AND IF THEY HAVE
RESOURCES FOR OUTREACH, HOW CAN
WE ARE WITH THEM IN TERMS OF
WHEN THEY HAVE EVENTS OR
MAILINGS AND ALSO WITH THE
TEMPORARY POSITION, DOUBLING
DOWN AND CREATING MATERIALS AND
SETTING UP EVENTS AND TRAININGS.
>> I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT,
THE FACT THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE
FULL-TIME PERMANENT OUTREACH
STAFF, THAT I THINK IS A REAL
PROBLEM THAT WE NEED TO PUT OUR
HEADS TOGETHER TO FIX AND THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS FOR
INSTANCE HAS SEVERAL DEDICATED
OUTREACH WORKERS.
THE REGULATORY EXPECTATIONS
THAT WE HAVE OF OLS ARE VERY
SIMILAR AND ONE IS ENFORCING
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW AND THE OTHER
IS LABOR STANDARDS.
I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT WE
STRIVE TO GIVE THEM THE SAME
RESOURCES THAT WE ARE GIVING
OTHER REGULATORY DEPARTMENTS.
WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS THAT
WITHIN THIS BUDGET CYCLE.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE
CIVIL RIGHTS MEDIATION.
I APPRECIATE THAT WE ARE
EXPLORING NEW APPROACHES, TO
RESOLVE CASES.
I AM WONDERING AND I KNOW WE
ARE IN THE SCOPING PART OF THIS
EXERCISE, AND WE ARE WORKING
TOWARDS THIS NEW POLICY.
I AM WONDERING, HAVE WE THOUGHT
MUCH ABOUT HOW WE ARE PLANNING
TO GAUGE SUCCESS IN THE STRATEGY
IN COMPARISON TO MORE
TRADITIONAL NOTES OF ENFORCEMENT
, I KNOW ONE OF THE HOPES IS TO
FREE UP CAPACITY FOR THE
ENFORCEMENT DIVISION TO HANDLE
THOSE MORE IMPORTANT CASES.
I AM WONDERING, DO WE HAVE SOME
BACK OF THE ENVELOPE
CALCULATIONS ON HOW IT IS GOING
TO IMPACT YOUR CASELOAD BACKLOG?
I KNOW IT IS SIGNIFICANT.
THAT IS ONE IMPORTANT GOAL BUT
I DO NOT WANT TO SACRIFICE THE
ABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS WITH
COMPLAINTS TO GET FAIR
ADJUDICATION OF THEIR
COMPLAINTS, BUT OVEREMPHASIZING
THE USE OF MEDIATION, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ADDRESSING A CASELOAD
BACKLOG.
I APPRECIATE YOU ARE BEING
CREATIVE IN DOING SO.
I AM SAYING I HOPE THAT IS NOT
THE ONLY POLICY WILL BE ARE
TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH
MEDIATION, SIMPLY A CASELOAD
BACKLOG, ALTHOUGH I AM
INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT WE
THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO
REDUCE.
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION AND
I APPRECIATE IT.
I SHOULD REFRAME HOW I DESCRIBE
THIS NEW MODEL.
OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS PROVIDING
OPTIONS FOR OUR COMPLAINANTS GO
IT WILL ADDRESS BACKLOG BUT
THAT IS NOT OUR PRIMARY
MOTIVATION.
THE BAR FOR FINDING REASONABLE
ACCOMMODATION IS VERY HIGH.
THIS HAS TO BE PROVIDED AND IT
IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE.
I THINK IT IS ONLY SEVEN
PERCENT OF OUR CHARGES
RESULTING IN A CAUSE FINDING.
BUT WHEN YOU READ THE
COMPLAINTS YOU FIND THAT THERE
IS BEHAVIOR OR THINGS THAT HAVE
HAPPENED THAT REQUIRE SOME KIND
OF RESOLUTION AND SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED IN SOME WAY.
WE HAVE NOT HAD THE TOOLS TO DO
THAT, OTHER THAN OPPORTUNITY
FOR MEDIATION.
BUT WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH THIS
NEW MODEL IS PILATE BEFORE A
PERSON DECIDES THAT THEY WANT
TO GO FORWARD WITH AN
INVESTIGATION, THIS IS ALWAYS
ON THE TABLE FOR THEM.
WE WANT TO OFFER THEM AN ARRAY
OF OTHER WAYS TO ADDRESS THE
COMPLAINT. WE ARE THINKING IN A
FUTURE TIME LOOKING AT A CIRCLE
PROCESS WHERE WE ARE BRINGING
THIS TOGETHER WITH THE
COMPLAINANT AND RESPONDENT. SOME
INCIDENTS ARE MUCH MORE VIABLE
FOR THAT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP
THAT COULD BE HEALED, THAT IS
ON GOING.
IF SOMEONE HAS BEEN A VICTIM
AND THEY DO NOT WANT AN ONGOING
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LANDLORD,
WE WOULD LOOK FOR THAT
RESOLUTION.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO BE
MORE ALIGNED WITH OUR MISSION
WITH EQUITY.
WHAT WE HAVE FOUND, IS IT IS
DRIVEN BY EQUALITY.
AND SO MANY CASES THERE IS A GAP
AND WE ARE LOOKING TO FILL THAT
GAP.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING TO
YOU AS IT ROLLS UP.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
THAT WAS ONE OPPORTUNITY TO
CLARIFY.
>> THERE ARE OTHER WAYS OF
PROVIDING TESTING.
FOR EXAMPLE, WITH OUR
FAIRCHANCE HOUSING LAW, WHICH
PROTECTS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
FOR CRIMINAL BACKGROUND IN
HOUSING, WE CAN OFTEN LOOK
THROUGH CRAIGSLIST POSTINGS.
WE CAN SEND A SINGLE CLUSTER TO
APPLY FOR HOUSING.
DEPENDING ON THE CONVERSATION
HAD OR THE REQUIREMENTS, WE CAN
FIND VIOLATIONS OF THAT
PARTICULAR ORDINANCE.
WE CAN TEST FOR VIOLATIONS.
WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT EACH
YEAR.
THE NEXT PRIORITY WE HAVE,
STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR OUR
COMMISSIONS.
I SHOULD MENTION THAT WE HAVE,
AS YOU KNOW, BEEN UNDERGOING A
RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT ANALYSIS
FOR ABOUT A YEAR, A LONG
PROCESS.
YOU HAVE THE FINAL REPORT,
WHICH HAS FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS.
ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IS
TO STRENGTHEN THE AUTONOMY OF
THE COMMISSIONS AND SUPPORT WE
PROVIDE THEM IN THE REPORT NOTED
SEVERE LIMITATIONS IN OUR
ABILITY TO SUPPORT THEM.
THAT IS A CRITICAL BRIDGE
BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND
COMMUNITY.
SO, ONE OF THE POSITIONS IN THE
PROPOSED 2020 BUDGET IS TO MAKE
PERMANENT A SECOND COMMISSION
LIAISON.
WE CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE ONE
COMMISSION LIAISON OR ONLY HAD
ONE COMMISSION LIAISON AND
SHARED THAT RESPONSIBILITY
AMONG OUR POLICY STAFF, WHICH
IS NOT A GOOD USE OF RESOURCES.
WE HAVE BEEN, I WOULD NOT SAY
PILOTING, BUT GOING BACK TO A
MODEL THAT EXISTED A NUMBER OF
YEARS AGO, TWO LIAISONS THAT
SUPPORT TWO COMMISSIONS.
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED 2020
BUDGET WILL MAKE THAT SECOND
PERMISSION POSITION PERMANENT.
THAT WILL CONTINUE THE LEVEL OF
SUPPORT.
WE ARE DELIGHTED WITH THAT.
WE HAVE CHANGED THE REPORTING
STRUCTURE.
THEY ARE NO LONGER IN THE
POLICY TEAM, BUT REPORT
DIRECTLY TO THE DEPUTY MAYOR.
I AM SORRY, TO THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR.
I THINK THE FEEDBACK WE HAVE
GOTTEN FROM THE COMMISSION SO
FAR IS THEY ARE REALLY
APPRECIATIVE OF THE LEVEL OF
SUPPORT THEY ARE GETTING.
ANOTHER PRIORITY HERE IS
IMPLEMENTING CITYWIDE TRAINER
MODELS FOR THE RACIAL SOCIAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVE.
ONE CHALLENGE WE HAVE HAD, AS
YOU CAN IMAGINE, I HEAR
DIFFERENT NUMBERS, BUT LET'S
SAY 13,000 CITY EMPLOYEES THAT
WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
PROVIDING TRAINING TO AND THE
30+ DEPARTMENTS WE PROVIDE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ON
THEIR RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT AND
OTHER CHALLENGES THAT THEY HAVE
AND ISSUES THEY HAVE IN
ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY IS THAT
WITH A TEAM OF SEVEN PEOPLE, IT
IS CHALLENGING AND NOT
SOMETHING WE CAN DO WITH JUST
STAFF ALONE.
WE HAVE DONE A LITTLE PILOTING
OF TRAINING ADDITIONAL
FACILITATORS THAT ARE JUST
OTHER CITY EMPLOYEES IN HELPING
US ROLL OUT THOSE TRAININGS.
WE ARE NOW FORMALLY WORKING
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES AND ARTS TO DEVELOP A
TRAIN THE TRAINER MODEL WHERE
WE WILL BE SEEKING OUT AND
SUPPORTING A NETWORK OF
TRAINERS AND FACILITATORS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO HELP US
DELIVER THOSE TRAININGS. WHEN
WE GAIN A POSITION IN THE 2020
PROPOSED BUDGET OF AN
ADDITIONAL RS JEA TRAINER, I
SHOULD SAY A STRATEGIC ADVISOR,
THAT PERSON WILL BE LARGELY
HAVING THE BIG RESPONSIBILITY
TO HAVE US ROLL OUT THE TRAIN
THE TRAINER.
>> CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION?
ARE YOU INTENDING TO PROMOTE
SOMEONE FROM WITHIN THE CITY
THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN INVOLVED
IN THIS WORK?
HAVE YOU MADE A DECISION?
>> WE WOULD POST THE POSITION
AND CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE FROM
WITHIN THE CITY NETWORK OF
FOLKS WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH AND
HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH JIK3.
>> MAYBE I MISSED THIS, BUT
WHAT IS YOUR TIMELINE ON THAT?
>> IF THAT POSITION IS INCLUDED
IN THE FINAL BUDGET IN
NOVEMBER, WE WOULD POINT AND
POST IMMEDIATELY.
WE HOPE TO HIRE IN Q1 OF 2020.
>> THANK YOU.
>> RELATED TO THE RSJI
TRAINEES, WE KNOW YOU'RE
OFFICE HAS RECEIVED AROUND 94
REQUESTS, BOTH INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL.
FROM ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
EQUITY TOOLKITS, THEY OFTEN
REQUIRE MORE THAN JUST ONE RSJI
STAFF MEMBER.
SOMETIMES THEY EXTEND BEYOND
THE CALENDAR YEAR.
AN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT, IF
ANY, DIFFICULTIES HAVE COME UP
IN SUPPORTING THIS RSJI WORK
WITH THE STAFFING LIMITATIONS
YOU CURRENTLY HAVE ?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
I WOULD SAY THAT THE TEAM IS
ALWAYS STRETCHED PRETTY THIN.
IT IS HARD WORK, NOT IN THE
SENSE OF THERE ARE SO MANY JOBS
THAT ARE HARD IN THE CITY.
THIS IS AN EMOTIONALLY TAXING
TYPE OF WORK.
IN EVERY ONE OF THOSE, THE
TRAINING, THE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, SUPPORTING OUR IDS,
AND EFFORT THAT REQUIRES DEEP
ASSESSMENT OF HARM THAT HAS
BEEN CAUSED AND PEOPLE TO
REFLECT AND SHARE THAT HARM,
SOMETIMES FOR THE FIRST TIME,
IT IS A VERY TAXING JOB.
SO, WE ARE SOMEWHAT LIMITED,
OBVIOUSLY, IN HOW MUCH SUPPORT
WE CAN PROVIDE DEPARTMENTS.
WE DO THINK THAT WITH THE
ADDITION OF THIS STAFF PERSON
AND DEVELOPING A TRAIN THE
TRAINER PROGRAM, WE WILL BE
ABLE TO EXPAND OUR CAPACITY.
IT IS ALSO, MORE THAN JUST
EXPANDING THE CAPACITY, IT IS
BUILDING A NETWORK OF PEOPLE
WHO HAVE ADVANCED SKILLS IN
DELIVERING RACE EQUITY SUPPORT
TO DEPARTMENTS.
WE THINK THEY WILL HAVE A
MULTIPLIER EFFECT.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION.
EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR OBSERVATION.
BRINGING UP TO SPEED TO A
POSITION OF TRAINING TO EXPAND
THE NETWORK, IF YOU WILL, BUT
ALSO BUILD THE CAPACITY WITHIN
THE NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT SO
MUCH OF THIS WORK GETS DONE
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS, AS
WELL.
INSTEAD OF JUST HAVING IT DONE
FROM OCR, OR HAVING IT MORE
EMBEDDED?
>> WE HAVE A FOLLOW UP.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE TRAIN
THE TRAINER MODELS, AS WELL.
I THINK THEY ARE GREAT EXAMPLE
OF HOW WE CAN TAKE IN HOUSE
EXPERTISE AND TAKE FOLKS CLOSER
TO THE TRUSTED STAFF, PROGRAMS
OR ISSUES BEING FACED HAVE THAT
DIRECT EXPERIENCE AND CAN BRING
THAT TRUSTED PERSPECTIVE INTO
NEW ENVIRONMENTS.
WILL WE SAY VOLUNTEER, THAT
DOES RAISE A QUESTION FOR ME.
ARE THESE FOLKS VOLUNTEER IN
THAT THEY ARE SECOND FORWARD TO
BE RSJI IN THEIR DEPARTMENTS
BUT STILL GETTING PAID FULL-
TIME?
LIKE WHAT WE EXPERIENCED IN
THE PAST, THERE IS RECOGNITION
THIS IS NEW WORK BEING ADDED TO
THEIR PLATE AND THERE WILL BE
SOME SORT OF OFFSET IN THEIR
CURRENT WORKLOADS?
WE ARE NOT EXPECTING THEM TO DO
THEREFORE THE FULL WORKLOAD AND
BECAUSE I STAFF MEMBER STEPPING
UP IN A VOLUNTEER ROLE.
THEY ARE STILL PAID IN FULL AND
WE RECOGNIZE THAT IN TERMS OF
WORKLOAD.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
THIS IS NOT A VOLUNTEER EFFORT
IN THE SENSE WE ARE ASKING THEM
TO DO IT IN ADDITION TO THEIR
WORKLOAD.
THAT IS ONE OF THE ASPECTS OF
DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM THAT HAS
QUITE A BIT OF COMPLEXITY.
ESPECIALLY WITH BRINGING IN
LABOR.
SOME OF THOSE FOLKS WILL BE
REPRESENTED.
IT ALSO ADDS TO THE SCALE OF
THE EFFORT BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE,
BECAUSE IT WILL BE SOMETHING
THEY WILL DO ON PAID TIME, THEY
MAY ONLY BE ABLE TO DO IT ONCE
A MONTH OR ONCE A QUARTER.
WE MAY, YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY
NEED A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF
FOLKS DOING THIS WORK BECAUSE
THEY WILL ONLY HAVE A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF TIME AVAILABLE.
IT IS NOT VOLUNTEER AND UNPAID.
>> THANK YOU.
>>THANK YOU.
>> SO, ALTERNATIVES TO THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM, I AM
VERY APPRECIATIVE TO OUR
COUNSEL FOR INVESTING IN THIS.
THIS IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO LOOK AT OUR MISSION AND
HOW WE DO THE WORK AND WORK TO
ALIGN OUR PROCESS WITH HOW WE
WANT TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO
COMMUNITY.
RATHER THAN ROLL OUT A
TRADITIONAL RFP PROCESS, WE ARE
DEVELOPING A PROCESS OF
IMPLEMENTING A COLLABORATIVE
GRANT MAKING PROCESS, VERY MUCH
LIKE, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH
THE SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND, THERE
ARE OTHER MODELS AROUND THE
COUNTRY WHERE WE WILL HAVE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS INVOLVED IN
DEVELOPING THE ACTUAL CRITERIA
AND BE PART OF SELECTING AND
SUPPORTING THOSE GRANTEES.
THESE ARE ALTERNATIVES TO
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM AND OTHER
STRATEGIES THAT LOOK TO REDUCE
THE HARM OF THE CRIMINAL LEGAL
SYSTEM.
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT, THIS IS
AN ONGOING PRIORITY FOR US.
SOMETHING SPECIFIC THAT IS IN
THE MAYOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT ASKS SOCR TO
WORK WITH OFFICE FOR HOUSING IN
OFFICE FOR PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ON
DEVELOPING GUIDANCE.
AGAIN, I THINK I MENTIONED THIS
EARLIER FOR HOUSING DEVELOPERS,
THOSE THAT ARE LOOKING TO
ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BEEN DISPLACED FROM THEIR
COMMUNITIES CAN COME BACK AND
HAVE SOME TYPE OF PREFERENCE IN
THE HOUSING THEY ARE BUILDING.
WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.
>> AND I GO BACK TO
ALTERNATIVES TO THE CRIMINAL
LEGAL SYSTEM?
THIS IS AN AREA THAT MANY OF US
APPEAR HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR
YEARS.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, WHAT KIND
OF SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS OR
COORDINATION ARE YOU DOING WITH
OUTSIDE AGENCIES, IN
PARTICULAR, I AM THINKING ABOUT
THE KING COUNTY PROSECUTING
ATTORNEYS OFFICE.
THEY HAVE LOOKED AT AND IS
WORKING TOWARD IMPROVEMENTS,
INCLUDING SOMETHING LIKE LEAD,
BUT WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT
MEDIA RELATIONAL ALTERNATIVES.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT EFFORTS
YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS MADE TO
BRING THESE EFFORTS INTO A
COORDINATED STRUCTURE.
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
I THINK WE WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE
TO BE DOING MORE AT THE
SYSTEMIC LEVEL.
IN TERMS OF THIS PARTICULAR
FUNDING SOURCE, IT WILL LARGELY
DEPEND ON THE TYPE OF
ORGANIZATIONS DOING THAT WORK.
WE WILL BE LOOKING ALWAYS FOR
WHAT COULD HELP US LEAD TO
SYSTEMS CHANGE. SOME OF THE
WORK OUR POLICY TEAM AND OUR
RSJI TEAM ARE DOING IS
SUPPORTING THE CITY ATTORNEYS
OFFICE, FOR EXAMPLE AND THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT AS THEY
LOOK TO ASSESS THEIR OWN
PROCESSES AND PRACTICES.
WE ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT THEM
IN DOING RACIAL EQUITY ANALYSES
OF THEIR WORK AND CHANGING
THOSE POLICIES AND PRACTICES.
I WOULD USE AS AN EXAMPLE, THE
CITY ATTORNEYS OFFICE IN THEIR
PREFILING DIVERSION WORK
LARGELY COMING OUT OF THAT
PARTNERSHIP.
>> GREAT.
I SEE THERE IS SUCH GOOD SYSTEM
WORK HAPPENING.
WHAT I OFTEN TIMES WORRY ABOUT
IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY
WHO IS REALLY KEEPING OTHER
DEPARTMENTS AND THE COUNSEL
INFORMED ABOUT STRONG ACTIONS
THAT ARE BEING MADE.
YOU BROUGHT UP BOTH THE CITY
ATTORNEY AND THE MUNICIPAL
COURT.
WE KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF
INTEREST IN SEEING THESE
ALTERNATIVES BEING SUPPORTED.
FOR AN EXAMPLE, SOME OF THE
JUDGES HAVE SAID TO ME, THERE
ARE A LOT OF THINGS WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO DO WITH DRUG
COURT, MENTAL HEALTH COURT IS
WORKING COUNTY NOW BUT THE
WORRY IS, THEY DON'T HAVE
PLACES TO PUT PEOPLE.
PARTICULARLY HOUSING WITH CASE
MANAGEMENT.
I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PROBATION
ALTERNATIVES.
THIS SYSTEM REVIEWS WHAT IS
REALLY NEEDED AND THAT IS
SOMETHING I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW
WHO IS IN CHARGE AND WHAT STEPS
WE CAN TAKE TO SUPPORT YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MAY I PLEASE?
UNLESS YOU WANTED TO ADD
SOMETHING FIRST BEFORE I CHIME
IN.
>> THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM IS
INDEED JUST THAT.
IT IS A WAY TO TEST AND
PROVIDE, I WOULD SAY PROOF OF
CONCEPT THAT WE DON'T HALF TO
ALWAYS COUNT ON THE CRIMINAL
LEGAL SYSTEM TO DELIVER THE
OUTCOMES WE ARE SEEKING.
THIS IS ALSO, YOU KNOW, WHILE
IT MAY NOT BE CALLED OUT IN
THAT WAY, IT IS ALSO A SYSTEMS
CHANGE EFFORT.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS ALTERNATIVE TO THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM AS A
FOLLOW THROUGH ON MUCH OF THE
WORK THIS CITY COUNSEL DID LAST
YEAR IN RESPONSE TO SOME
ADVOCACY DONE BY THE BROAD
COALITION OF BUDGET FOR
JUSTICE.
THIS IS A FOLLOW THROUGH ON
THAT.
AS DIRECTOR LOCKHART JUST
MENTIONED, IT IS SELF-EVIDENT
IN THE TITLE ALTERNATIVES TO
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM THAT IS
LEADING US IN A DIRECTION
TOWARDS LOOKING AT COMMUNITY-
BASED ALTERNATIVES TO THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
AS OPPOSED TO HAVING THE LEAD
AGENCIES BEING INSTITUTIONS
THAT ARE ROOTED AND BASED IN
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, WE
ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO INVEST
IN COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CENTERED
IN A HARM REDUCTION APPROACH
FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAKING SURE
WE ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF
PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE INVOLVED
WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM.
AGAIN, IS ROOTED IN COMMUNITY
SPACES, AS OPPOSED TO ROOTED IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHICH IS
FUNDAMENTALLY PROSECUTORS AND
COURT SYSTEMS.
I THINK THE WORK YOU AND I HAVE
BEEN PARTICIPATING IN WITH THE
MAYOR AND KING COUNTY
EXECUTIVES AND OTHERS AROUND IT
IS RELATED, BUT I WOULD SAY, ON
A PARALLEL TRACK TO SOME OF THE
SYSTEM REFORMS WE ARE DOING, I
KNOW WE WILL HAVE A LARGER
CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.
THAT WILL BE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON, AND ABOUT AN HOUR
AND A HALF OR SO.
I THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO DIG
INTO THOSE LAW-ENFORCEMENT
SYSTEMS IN A WAY THAT PERHAPS
MIGHT BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO
YOUR LINE OF QUESTIONING.
I THINK THE OFFICE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS IS FUNNELING THROUGH ON
THE COMMITMENT.
I THINK IT WAS $1.2 MILLION OR
$1.4 MILLION IN INVESTMENTS IN
COMMUNITY BASED INVESTMENTS AND
THIS IS A FOLLOW THROUGH ON
STRUCTURING THOSE GRANT
PROCESSES IN ORDER TO INVEST IN
MORE HARM REDUCTION BASED
COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING THAT WILL
BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO CRIMINAL
LEGAL SYSTEMS.
CHOOSE 190 ORGANIZATIONS,
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
STRUCTURED AND DESIGNED TO BE A
PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO GO IN ORDER
TO DIVERT THEM EFFECTIVELY AND
SUCCESSFULLY FROM THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM.
I KNOW THIS IS A LARGE BODY OF
WORK.
WE ALSO, IT IS, YOU KNOW, WE
ARE NOT GOING TO GET IT DONE
NEXT YEAR.
THIS IS QUITE LITERALLY UNDOING
LEGACIES AND GENERATIONS OF
HARM CAUSED BY RACISM AND
INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM AND
THIS COURT WILL NOT BE DONE IN
A COUPLE BUDGET CYCLES.
I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY A
FIRST STEP.
IT IS, AS DIRECTOR LOCKHART
MENTIONED, PROOF OF CONCEPT IN
MANY WAYS.
IT IS ONE PIECE OF A VERY LARGE
AND COMPLEX PUZZLE WE HAVE TO
KEEP CHIPPING AWAY AT.
I APPRECIATE THE ONGOING WORK .
I THINK YOUR OFFICE HAS BEEN
WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH
COUNSEL AND WE APPRECIATE THE
HARD CONVERSATIONS THAT I'VE
HAD TO HAPPEN AND THE GOOD WORK
PRODUCT THAT IS REALLY ALLOWING
THIS WORK TO CONTINUE TO MOVE
FORWARD IN THIS WAY.
I AM REALLY PLEASED THAT THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET IS INCLUDING
PRESERVATION OF THESE DOLLARS
THAT WE MADE A COMMITMENT TO
FUND.
I WANTED TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF
CONTEXT FOR THAT.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
FOR ABOUT THE BETTER HALF OF A
YEAR.
WE HAVE REALLY TRIED HARD TO
STEEP OUR OFFICE IN THIS.
CARLOS ON CENTRAL STAFF IS WITH
US THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS
NEXT YEAR.
HE HAS ALSO BEEN THE POINT FOR
COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF ARE
LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN PULL ALL
OF THESE EFFORTS TOGETHER INTO
ONE COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE SO
THAT WE HAVE A CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING OF WHO IS PLAYING
WHAT ROLE AS WE LOOK AT
REFORMING OUR CRIMINAL LEGAL
SYSTEM.
>> SUPER.
THANK YOU FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> THAT IS WONDERFUL CONTEXT
AND ABSOLUTELY ON POINT.
ALSO, IT GIVES A PREVIEW TO, AS
WE LEAD INTO THE NEXT SLIDES,
WHICH ARE ON BUDGET, I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO LATRICE YBARRA,
WHO IS OUR FINANCE MANAGER AND
OPERATIONS MANAGER.
THE FUNDING THAT YOU REFERENCED,
THAT IS A LION SHARE OF THAT
INCREASE.
>> THANK YOU.
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> YES, PLEASE.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
SLIDE, BECAUSE THIS SLIDE IS,
THREE AND FOUR ARE ABOUT
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR 2020.
I KNOW THAT ENFORCEMENT IS
ABSOLUTELY A PRIORITY FOR THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE STRATEGIC
PRIORITIES FOR 2020 ARE FOCUSED
ON THINGS YOU ARE DOING MORE OF.
I DO WANT TO, AGAIN, AS I DID
EARLIER, AROUND OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION, POINT TO CONCERNS I
HAVE AROUND THE FACT THAT WE
ARE NOT DOING MORE TO MAKE IT
POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO MAKE
ENFORCEMENT A HIGHER PRIORITY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID
LAST YEAR, WE COMPARED THE
NUMBER OF INVESTIGATORS THAT
YOU HAD TO THE NUMBER OF
INVESTIGATORS THAT THE OFFICE
OF LABOR STANDARDS HAS.
IT IS A VERY SIMILAR NUMBER,
BUT THE FACT THAT YOU ARE
HAVING INVESTIGATORS INCLUDE
DOING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ON
THE LAWS THEY ENFORCE BECAUSE
YOU DON'T HAVE DEDICATED
INVESTIGATORS MEANS THAT, YOU
KNOW, THIS IS PART OF WHAT IS
ADDING TO YOUR BACKLOG.
THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME THIS
YEAR, I BELIEVE, WHEN YOU HAD
TO STOP TAKING CASES.
I THINK THAT IS A SITUATION
THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.
I THINK THE COMPARISON OF FTES
BETWEEN SOCR AND LOS WAS, IT
MAY HAVE SEEN TO BE, AT FIRST,
USEFUL EXERCISE.
I HAVE GROWN TO UNDERSTAND TO A
GREATER EXTENT THAT THE TYPES
OF INVESTIGATIONS SOCR DOES ARE
VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE TYPES
OF INVESTIGATIONS THAT OLS DOES
AND THEY ARE NOT A GOOD
COMPARISON BECAUSE OF THE LEGAL
STANDARDS THAT SOCR HAS TO
MEET.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD
TALK ABOUT THE COMPLEXITY OF
THOSE CASES.
>> I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT
THE CASES OLS HAS.
>> THE COMPLEXITY OF YOUR
CASES.
>> WITH OURS, ONE THING I WOULD
SAY JUST TO GIVE A BIT OF
UNDERSTANDING ABOUT OUR
ENFORCEMENT, WE ENFORCE LOCAL
AND FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS
IN HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATIONS AND CONTRACTING.
AS FAR AS EMPLOYMENT IS
CONCERNED, IT IS BOTH EXTERNAL,
CITY EMPLOYERS, AS WELL AS
INTERNAL.
YOU KNOW, HOUSING, AS WELL.
WE DEAL WITH BOTH PRIVATE
RESPONDENTS AND COMPLAINANTS,
AS WELL AS INTERNAL.
THAT, ALONE, IS QUITE COMPLEX
AND DIFFERENT FROM MOST OTHER
OFFICES THAT DEAL WITH SORT OF
DISCRIMINATION OR COMPLAINT TYPE
SITUATIONS IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
I THINK I TALKED A LITTLE BIT
BEFORE ABOUT THE LEVEL, THE BAR
THAT WE HAVE FOR DETERMINING
REASONABLE CAUSE. IT IS
EXTREMELY HIGH.
THE QUALITY OF OUR
INVESTIGATIONS IS REGULARLY
USED AS A STANDARD.
I KNOW WHEN OUR INVESTIGATORS
GO TO NATIONAL CONFERENCES, THE
QUALITY AND THE EXTENT AND THE
DEPTH OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS IS
ABOVE AND BEYOND MOST OTHER
OFFICES IN THE COUNTRY.
I AM NOT SURE IF THAT WAS THE
INFORMATION YOU ARE LOOKING
FOR, COUNCILMEMBER?
>> I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL
TO UNDERSTAND, SORT OF AN
AVERAGE CASE, THE AMOUNT OF
TIME IT TAKES TO GO FROM INTAKE
TO RESOLUTIN ON AN AVERAGE
CASE.
I THINK THAT WOULD GIVE US A
LITTLE BIT MORE OF A MEASURE TO
LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF
INVESTIGATIVE STAFF THAT YOU
HAVE AND THE NUMBER OF CASES
YOU HAVE IN AN AVERAGE YEAR AND
SEE WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED TO
MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IN WATER FOR
YOU TO SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESS
YOUR CASELOAD.
I KNOW OUR LABOR STANDARD LAWS
HAVE A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS
WE EXPECT THOSE LAWS TO HAVE
BEEN COMPLETED THEIR
DISPOSITION.
I DON'T KNOW IF SOCR, I THINK
YOU HAVE GOALS, BUT I DON'T
KNOW YOU HAVE IT IN STATUTE,
LIKE WE DO FOR LABOR LAWS, ON
THE NUMBER OF DAYS CASES ARE
SUPPOSED TO TAKE TO RESOLVE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A TIME LIMIT
ON HOW LONG IT TAKES TO
COMPLETE AN INVESTIGATION.
THE AVERAGE CASE AGE FOR US
OVER THE PAST YEAR WAS 202
DAYS.
SO, QUITE EXTENSIVE.
WE HAVE EACH INVESTIGATOR, EACH
INVESTIGATOR HAS A CASELOAD OF
20 TO 25 CASES.
YOU ARE CORRECT IN MENTIONING
THAT WE HAD TO STOP TAKING
COMPLAINTS AT A CERTAIN POINT
LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE JUST
COULDN'T ACCEPT ANYMORE.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE A CASE BACK
LOAD OF 40 CASES.
THOSE ARE CASES WHERE THE
COMPLAINT AND HAS SIGNED A
CHARGE.
WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 50 INTAKES
WE HAVE NOT YET ASKED THE
COMPLAINT AND TO SIGN.
THOSE ARE ALSO IN BACKLOG.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY
TO ASSIGN THOSE TO
INVESTIGATORS.
THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL BACKLOG
IN OUR TESTING PROGRAM.
POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED THROUGH OUR TESTING
PROGRAM BUT WE ALSO HAVEN'T HAD
THE CAPACITY TO ASSESS AND
ASSIGN TO INVESTIGATION.
>> THAT IS VERY HELPFUL, THANK
YOU.
>> PLEASE CONTINUE BACK TO
NUMBERS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS YEAR, 2017
AND 2018 OR THE ACTUALS.
OUR 2019 ADOPTED BUDGET, THE
CHANGE IS ABOUT 36%.
MOST OF THAT, OF COURSE, IS THE
MONEY FOR THE ALTERNATIVES TO
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
MINIMUM WAGE, ANNUAL WAGE
INCREASES AND OUR TWO POSITIONS
WE HAVE GOTTEN THIS YEAR.
THERE IS NOT A LOT, IT IS NOT A
REAL ROBUST BUDGET, BUT THOSE
ARE THE THINGS THAT WE ARE
MOVING FORWARD ON AND THE MOST
BUDGET CHANGES WE HAVE, AGAIN,
THE $1 MILLION WAS ENDORSED
LAST YEAR.
IN 2020, WE WILL BE
IMPLEMENTING THAT PROGRAM WITH
THOSE FUNDS.
WE ALSO RECEIVED THE TRAINING
POSITION FOR RSJI, AS WELL AS
THE COMMISSION POSITION, WHICH
IS EMBEDDED IN OUR POLICY
DIVISION RIGHT NOW.
>> OKAY.
SO, I AM ON THE FOURTH PAGE.
WE HAD A 19% CHANGE WITH THE
RSJI DIVISION AND A 37% IN THE
COMMISSION DIVISION, INCLUDING
ALL THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE
MADE IN THE YEAR.
>> GREAT.
>> NOT JUST THE POSITIONS WE
GAINED.
>> GOOD.
THANK YOU.
ANY QUETIONS ON THOSE?
ALL RIGHT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> NO.
NOT AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING.
THANK YOU, ALL, FOR WADING
THROUGH THE VERY LONG MEETING
WE HAVE HAD THIS MORNING.
I APPRECIATE THE FACT YOU ARE
DOING SUCH GOOD WORK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> WE WILL MOVE RIGHT ON IN TO
OUR NEXT GROUP, PLEASE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US?
>> IT IS ALL YOU.
>> THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT
REFUGEE AFFAIRS. IT IS NICE TO
SEE YOU AGAIN.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
INTRODUCTIONS AGAIN AND THEN
COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF WILL LEAD
US OFF.
LET'S START ON THIS AND MACK.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF OUR OFFICE
OF IMMIGRANT REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
>> I DO RETURN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
AND POLICY FOR THE OFFICE.
>> CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM AND
POLICY SPECIALIST.
>> COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF.
WE ARE HERE, OBVIOUSLY, FOR THE
OVERVIEW OF THE 2020 PROPOSED
BUDGET FOR THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT REFUGEE AFFAIRS UNDER
CENTRAL STAFF WORK FOR THIS
DEPARTMENT.
WE PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT FOR
SEATTLE'S IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
INCLUDING THE NEW CITIZEN
CAMPING, NETWORK MEDIA PROGRAM
AND MORE RECENTLY, THE LEGAL
DEFENSE NETWORK, WHICH IS
FUNDED BY BOTH THE CITY AND
KING COUNTY.
LAST YEAR, COUNSEL PAST GREEN
SHE 27 DASHED 1 DASHED 2 DASH E
WHICH ALLOWED FUNDING IN 2019
AND 2020.
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE PROBABLY
NOTICED A DECREASE IN THE 2020
BUDGET FROM BOTH THE 2019
ACTUAL AND THE 2019 PROPOSED.
MANY ARE EAGER TO HEAR ABOUT
THOSE CHANGES.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE
DEPARTMENT.
>> OF COURSE, THAT IS THE FIRST
THING THAT JUMPED OUT TO US.
THERE IS OVER A $1.1 MILLION
REDUCTION BUT YOU HAVE AN
ANSWER TO THAT.
>> I DO.
I THINK WE WILL START WITH JUST
KIND OF THE BIG PICTURE. THAT
IS, OUR 2019 BUDGET REFLECTS
THAT FUNDING.
THIS ALLOWS US TO NOT ONLY
SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S INVESTMENT
IN EDUCATION, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, TRANSIT AND PUBLIC
SAFETY, WHICH ARE ALL BREAD AND
BUTTER FOR SEATTLE'S IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES, BUT ALSO TO
CONTINUE TO DELIVER OUR TWO
OVERARCHING PRIORITIES.
THOSE ARE TO STRENGTHEN AND
PROTECT OUR IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS
AND WORKERS.
OUR GOAL, TO STRENGTHEN
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES REFLECTS
OUR LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS.
THOSE OF THE IMMIGRANT
INTEGRATION PROGRAMS THAT HAVE
AN ECONOMIC BENEFIT.
THERE IS NATURALIZATION AND
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
WITH DIGITAL LITERACY SUPPORTED
WITH WRAP-AROUND SERVICES.
FOR EXAMPLE, IT INCLUDES OUR
WORK TO INCLUDE INFORMATION,
ACCESS ENGAGEMENT THROUGH OUR
WORK WHILE ADVANCING LANGUAGE
ACCESS SCHOOLS ACROSS THE CITY.
OUR GOAL TO PROTECT SEATTLE
RESIDENTS AND WORKERS INCLUDES
A HOST OF POLICY WORK TO FIGHT
THOSE HARMFUL FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION POLICY CHANGES MANY
OF YOU HAVE READ ABOUT, SUCH AS
PUBLIC CHARGE AND TO PROVIDE
FREE LEGAL DEFENSE FOR PEOPLE
WHO FACE REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS OR
FACE A THREAT OF DEPORTATION.
THAT IS THE BIG PICTURE.
WHEN WE DELVE INTO THE
LEGISLATIVE POLICY AND
FRAMEWORK, IN 2019, WE HAD TWO
SLIDES.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE HAD TO ADD A
THIRD SLIDE BECAUSE WE CONTINUE
TO FACE THREATS AND THE
HEADWINDS HAVE NOT LET UP.
STARTING WITH THE TWO TOP
THINGS, WHICH IS THE
ENFORCEMENT, THIS IS PLAYING
OUT IN THE NEWS EVERY DAY.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE
I.C.E.
SWEEP THIS WEEK ON TWO
LOCATIONS IN PORT ORCHARD.
AMONG THE PEOPLE I.C.E.
ARRESTED WAS A LATINO MAN WHO
WAS A U. S. CITIZEN AND
HAPPENED TO LOOK LIKE THE
PERSON THEY WERE TRYING TO
QUOTE, UNQUOTE TARGET. IN SOME
OTHER CITIES, YOU MIGHT CALL IT
RACIAL PROGRAMMING, I.C.E.
CALLS IT DIRECT TARGETED
ENFORCEMENT.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE EXAMPLES
OF INCREASED INTERIOR
ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS.
WE HAVE FOR YOU HERE THE
NATIONAL DATA.
WHAT I.C.E.
SHOWS AND HAS REPORTED IS THAT
WE SAW AN INCREASE FROM 2017 TO
2018 OF 11% IN ARRESTS AND 13%
IN REMOVALS.
I WOULD ARGUE THE MORE HELPFUL
COMPARISON IS LOOKING AT A
COMPARISON OF 2016 TO 2018.
2016 INCLUDES THE LAST NINE
MONTHS OF THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION.
2018 INCLUDES A FULL YEAR OF
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER IN
FRONT OF YOU.
IT TOOK US LONGER TO DO THAT
ANALYSIS BECAUSE YOU LOOK AT
SOME OF THE PDFS THAT I.C.E.
PROVIDES FOR YOU, YOU NEED A
MAGNIFYING GLASS TO READ SOME
OF THE NUMBERS.
SO, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE
COMPARISON BETWEEN 2016 AND
2018, WE SEE AN INCREASE OF
44%, WHICH I THINK BETTER
REVEALS THE TRUE INTENSITY OF
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S
DEPORTATION EFFORTS.
THE SEATTLE ENFORCEMENT AND
REMOVAL OPERATIONS AREA, WHICH
INCLUDES MORE THAN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, WE SAW AN INCREASE
OF ARRESTS AND REMOVALS THERE,
AS WELL.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE COMPARISON
BETWEEN 2016 AND 2017, WHICH WE
PROVIDED YOU LAST YEAR, THAT
AS INCREASE OF 88%.
THAT TREND HAS CONTINUED TO
RISE WHEN YOU LOOK AT 2018
AGAINST 2016.
WHAT ALARMS ME IS THAT NUMBER
HAS NEARLY DOUBLED.
APPEAR WE HAVE 96%, BUT I THINK
I DOUBLE CHECKED THE NUMBERS
AND IT MIGHT BE CLOSER TO 92%.
IT IS NEARLY DOUBLE THE RATE
FROM ABOUT 2000 WHO WERE
ARRESTED IN 2016 TO 4000
ACCORDING TO I.C.E.
IN 2018.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT . YOU DON'T
HAVE TO BE THE TARGET OF I.C.E.
TO FEEL THE FEAR.
THAT IS THEIR INTENTION.
THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS THAT
HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE NEGATIVE
HEALTH AND WELLNESS IMPACTS.
KIDS ARE STRESSED OUT.
WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT SOME
NATIONAL STUDIES THAT SAY
PREGNANT LATINO MOMS ARE
EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY DURING
THEIR PREGNANCIES.
ALL OF THIS, IF YOU LOOK AT
SOME OF THE DATA AND WHEN THAT
IS HAPPENING, IT CORRESPONDS
WITH SOME OF THESE HARMFUL
FEDERAL POLICIES THAT CAME INTO
PLAY.
AND THEN, THERE IS DACA.
IT DOESN'T GET, YOU KNOW, YOU
THINK IT IS BETTER, BUT IT
DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER.
DACA IS IN JEOPARDY.
WE HAVE THREE FEDERAL COURTS
THAT HAVE RULES AGAINST THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTEMPT
TO ELIMINATE DACA.
THE ISSUE SINCE BEFORE THE U.
S. SUPREME COURT.
EXPERTS EXPECT THERE SHOULD BE
A RULING SOMETIME IN NOVEMBER .
WE HAVE NO NEW APPLICANTS SINCE
DACA WAS ANNOUNCED TO AND MACK
UNDER THE JEFF SESSIONS ERA.
THERE IS FEAR TO RENEW THOSE.
THOSE WHO HAVE RENEWED FACE
BARRIERS TO RENEW BECAUSE THE
COST IS ALMOST $500.
WHAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT IS
ACTUALLY IF THE DECISION, THE
SUPREME COURT DECIDES IN
TRUMP'S FAVOR, I THINK A LOT OF
US ARE EXPECTING, WE ARE NOT
GOING TO BANK OR PLAN FOR A
DIFFERENT OUTCOME.
WE WANT TO PLAN FOR THE WORST
SCENARIO.
IF THAT HAPPENS, WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT A FEW SCENARIOS.
ONE IS, THEY ALLOW DACA YOUTH
TO MAINTAIN THEIR STATUS
INDEFINITELY, BUT ALLOWED NO
NEW RENEWALS.
THE OTHER IS, THEY SAY THAT
THE PROGRAM IS UNLAWFUL AND WHEN
THE DACA STATUS EXPIRES , THOSE
YOUTH, WHO NUMBER A PROXIMALLY
700,000 ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
16,000 IN WASHINGTON STATE AND
MORE THAN 7000 IN THE SEATTLE
MTROPOLITAN AREA, THEY LOSE
THEIR EMPLOYMENT STATUS.
THAT IS WHAT IS KEEPING ME UP
AT NIGHT.
I THINK ABOUT THIS IN VERY
PERSONAL TERMS.
I HAVE TALKED TO OUR HR FOLKS
ABOUT IT.
IN OUR WORKFORCE, WE HAVE DACA
EMPLOYEES.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT
JUST AN EQUITY ISSUE.
THESE ARE FOLKS WHO, DEPENDING
ON WHAT THE SUPREME COURT
DECIDES, COULD LOSE THEIR
LIKELIHOOD LIVELIHOOD AND
RETURN TO THE SHADOWS AND
EXPERIENCE THE THREAT SO MANY
OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED UNDER
THIS INCREASED ENFORCEMENT.
LAST YEAR, WE BROUGHT TO YOU
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S
EFFORT TO ELIMINATE TEMPORARY
PROTECTIVE STATUS, WHICH IS A
FORM OF STATUS THAT ALLOWS
PEOPLE TO STAY IN THE COUNTRY
BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
OR ENVIRONMENTAL OR OTHER
CONDITIONS THAT THREATEN THEIR
LIVELIHOOD OR HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
ANNOUNCED LAST YEAR AND
PREVIOUSLY THAT 10 COUNTRIES
WOULD NOW NO LONGER BE UNDER
THAT STATUS.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE
COUNTRIES LISTED AT THE BOTTOM
OF THIS SLIDE.
THE OUTCOME OF THIS IS THAT
APPROXIMATELY 320,000 PEOPLE IN
THE U. S. COULD BECOME
UNDOCUMENTED AS EARLY AS
JANUARY 2020.
THE KEYWORD IS COULD. THIS
ISSUE IS MIRED IN A BUNCH OF
COURT CASES.
ACCORDING TO CONVERSATIONS WE
HAVE HAD, THE TIMELINE FOR THE
RESOLUTION OF THOSE COURT CASES
IS UNKNOWN.
WE DO KNOW THAT THESE FOLKS
HAVE BEEN IN THE COUNTRY FOR
DECADES.
MANY OF THEM HAVE U. S. CITIZEN
CHILDREN.
A THREAT TO THAT SECTOR IS A
THREAT TO NOT ONLY THOSE THAT
HAVE THAT BUT ARE PARENTS OF U.
S. CITIZENS.
THERE IS PUBLIC CHARGE.
THAT IS AN ISSUE REPORTED IN
THE NEWS.
NOW, THE FINAL RULE HAS BEEN
RELEASED WITH OCTOBER 15 AS THE
DATE FOR IMPLEMENTATION, UNLESS
THE FEDERAL COURTS IN SIX COURT
CASES IMPOSE AN INJUNCTION ON
THE RULE THAT PUBLIC CHARGE
WILL AFFECT PEOPLE WHO ARE
TRYING OR WHO COULD ADJUST
THEIR STATUS BUT IF THEY
RECEIVE MEDICAID, SNAP, TANEV
OR SSI, IT COULD BE USED
AGAINST THEM IF THEY TRY TO
ADJUST THEIR STATUS.
THIS HAS CREATED A CHILLING
EFFECT.
PEOPLE ARE WITHDRAWING.
WE ARE HEARING REAL ANTIDOTES.
IT IS RELEGATING U. S. AMERICAN
CHILDREN TO SECOND-CLASS
STATUS.
THE ONE WE SHARED WITH YOU, A
STORY LAST YEAR AND THE ONE WE
HEARD MORE RECENTLY WAS THAT
WHEN THE MAYOR MET WITH A GROUP
OF YOUNG LATINO SHORTLY AFTER
THE EL PASO SHOOTING, A YOUNG
WOMAN SHARED THAT BECAUSE OF
PUBLIC CHARGE.
HER MOTHER, WHO HAS STAGE III
CANCER, HAS DECIDED TO OPT OUT
OF TREATMENT BECAUSE SHE IS
AFRAID THAT TREATMENT WOULD
JEOPARDIZE HER ABILITY TO
ADJUST HER STATUS IN THE
FUTURE.
>> WOW.
TWO QUICK QUESTIONS.
I DIDN'T CATCH THE LAST NUMBER
ON THE DACA STUDENTS.
I GOT THE WASHINGTON STATE
NUMBER.
WHAT WAS THE CITY NUMBER?
>> THE SEATTLE METROPOLITAN
AREA, WHICH INCLUDES BELLEVUE
INTO, IS MORE THAN 7000.
I THINK YOU HAVE THE EXACT
NUMBER.
>> 7340.
>> THE SECOND ISSUE, I HAVE
BEEN HEARING THE PUBLIC CHARGE
MORE INTENSELY, I WOULD SAY,
AND THE LAST MONTH OUT THERE,
BUT FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, CAN
YOU KIND OF JUST, FOR US, WE
KNOW WHAT IT MEANS AND THERE
ARE TWO AND WAYS OF WHAT IT
REALLY MEANS, IF YOU COULD DO A
QUICK BRIEF DESCRIPTION ON WHAT
THAT MEANS FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO SO.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MY TWO
POLICY EXPERTS THAT HAVE DONE
THE LION SHARE OF THE DEEP
POLICY WORK AND HAVE WRITTEN
OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS, ONE OF
WHICH THE MAYOR AND NINE
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE SIGNED.
>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT USES
THE TERM PUBLIC CHARGE AS A
LABEL FOR ANY IMMIGRANT WHO
WISHES TO, FOR ANY IMMIGRANT
THEY THINK WILL BE PRIMARILY
SUBSISTENT ON FEDERAL CASH-BASED
PROGRAMS.
IT ACTUALLY DATES WAY BACK IN
U. S. IMMIGRATION HISTORY.
IT IS A LABEL THAT THEY USE.
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CHANGES TO
HOW THE U. S. GOVERNMENT
DETERMINES THAT SOMEONE HAS
THAT LABEL.
THE BEST WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT
RIGHT NOW IS THAT THE U. S.
GOVERNMENT HAS MADE IT, THE
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION, HAS
MADE IT MUCH EASIER TO APPLY
THAT LABEL TO IMMIGRANTS WHO
WERE NOT LEGAL PERMANENT
RESIDENTS BUT ARE HERE IN THE
COUNTRY AUTHORIZED OR LEGALLY
AND THEY WISH TO BECOME LEGAL
PERMANENT RESIDENTS OR APPLY
FOR THEIR GREEN CARD.
THERE ARE TWO WAYS THE U. S.
GOVERNMENT, TWO TESTS THE U. S.
GOVERNMENT WILL USE TO APPLY
THE PUBLIC CHARGE LABEL.
ONE IS THE TOTALITY OF
CIRCUMSTANCES.
THAT IS BASICALLY WHEN AN
ADJUDICATOR OR SOMEONE TALKING
WITH AND AN IMMIGRANT RUNS
THROUGH A LIST OF INTERVIEW
QUESTIONS TO DETERMINE THINGS
LIKE HEALTH, AGE, HOW ABLE-
BODIED THEY ARE TO WORK AND
FROM THERE, DETERMINE WHETHER
OR NOT THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC
CHARGE.
OR, IF THEY HAVE USED A CERTAIN
SET OF PUBLIC BENEFITS WITHIN
THE PAST THREE YEARS TOTALING
UP TO ONE YEAR OF THAT THREE
YEARS.
THAT INCLUDES MEDICAID, CASH-
BASED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, LIKE
TANF AND SOCIAL SECURITY,
INCOME, S.N.A.P., FORMERLY
KNOWN AS FOOD STAMPS , ANY
HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER OR IF
YOU HAVE LIVED IN A FEDERALLY
FUNDED AFFORDABLY HOUSING UNIT
AND IF YOU USE ANY KIND OF
MEDICAID.
ESPECIALLY FOR LONG-TERM
RESIDENCY AND A MEDICAID FUNDED
FACILITY. THIS AFFECTS
IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE TRYING TO
BECOME PERMANENT LEGAL
RESIDENTS OR GREEN CARD
HOLDERS.
ANOTHER MAJOR PARK OF WHAT WE
THINK IS PART AND PARCEL OF
WHAT THE CURRENT DEMONSTRATION
IS TRYING TO DO IS A CHILLING
EFFECT.
IMMIGRANTS WILL HEAR THAT THE
PUBLIC CHARGE THING IS
HAPPENING.
EVEN IF THEY ARE LEGAL
PERMANENT RESIDENTS, EVEN IF
THEY HAVE REFUGEE STATUS AND
EVEN IF THEY DON'T QUALIFY TO
BE A PUBLIC CHARGE, THEY WILL
HEAR IT, BECOME FEARFUL AND TRY
TO DISENROLLED FROM IMPORTANT
SOCIAL PROGRAMS, WHICH IS WHAT
WE ARE HEARING FROM OUR
PARTNERS, NOT JUST IN SEATTLE,
BUT ALL OVER THE U. S. THIS IS
ALL PROBABLY PART OF THE
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION'S
EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION LIKES TO CALL IT
SELF DEPORTATION.
IF ANY IMMIGRANT FEELS THAT THE
ENVIRONMENT IS SO HOSTILE TO
úTHEM AND SO HOSTILE TO THEIR
WHOLE EXISTENCE AS A PERSON
INTO THEIR FAMILY, THEY WILL
TRY TO REMOVE THEMSELVES OR
IMMIGRATE AWAY FROM THE UNITED
STATES BACK TO THEIR HOME
COUNTRY OR SOMEPLACE ELSE.
THIS IS A TERM WE HAVE HEARD
POLICY OFFICIALS, SUCH AS
STEPHEN MILLER USE, IN THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, THIS
EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
SELF-SUPPORT.
>> WOW.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALES?
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE BEEN STAYING IN CLOSE
CONTACTS AROUND THE WORK THEY
HAVE BEEN DOING BECAUSE OF THE
CONTEXT OF THE BUDGET.
I WILL HIGHLIGHT THAT THE WORK
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING IN
THE SPACE OF PUBLIC CHARGE, AND
FRANKLY, MOST OF THE AREAS
LISTED IN THEIR POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION HAVE LARGELY BEEN
POLICY ORIENTED AND FOCUSED
WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES THAT
THEY HAVE.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LEGAL
DEFENSE NETWORK, WHICH WAS SEEN
IN A STEADY HAND IN TERMS OF
FUNDING, THESE OTHER AREAS ARE
BEING DONE BY THE PEOPLE POWER
THERE.
IT IS LARGELY POLICY ORIENTED,
POLICY ADVOCACY TYPE OF WORK.
I DO THINK THAT, AS YOU KNOW,
AS WE CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH
THIS SLIDE, YOU ALL HERE WILL
CONTINUE TO HEAR THE ONGOING
PERSISTENT, DEEP ATTACKS ON
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES FROM
THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION THAT
FRANKLY, I THINK MERIT A
CONVERSATION AROUND THE
POTENTIAL NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES TO ACTUALLY ALLOW FOR
THE RESILIENCE OF OUR
COMMUNITIES IN THE FACE OF
THESE ONGOING ATTACKS, NOT JUST
IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LEGAL
DEFENSE NETWORK, BUT IN SOME OF
THESE OTHER POLICY AREAS, IN
TERMS OF WHAT WE MIGHT
ANTICIPATE BEING THE REAL HARM
OF THE ECONOMIC TERMS AND IN
MENTAL HEALTH TERMS OF HOW
THESE POLICIES REALLY IMPACT
THE VERY LARGE IMMIGRANT
REFUGEE POPULATION WE HAVE IN
OUR CITIES, WE WANTED TO PUT A
PIN IN THAT FOR FUTURE
CONVERSATION AROUND HOW WE CAN
BETTER UTILIZE THE TALENT THAT
IS BOTH POLICY ORIENTED, BUT
ALSO MAKING SURE WE ARE
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT POLICY
OBVIOUSLY IS IMPORTANT, BUT SO
IS INVESTING IN THE RESILIENCE
OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I DO APOLOGIZE.
I HAD TO STEP OUT.
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
THE WORK YOU ARE DOING.
I KNOW YOU'LL HURT IS
MEANINGFUL BUT TIRELESS AND
YOUR ADVOCACY, TO THAT POINT.
LAST WEEK, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO MEET, COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
HER LEADERSHIP ON A NATIONAL
LEVEL, AS WELL AS HER
LEADERSHIP IN THE LAST BUDGET
CYCLE.
ONE OF THE THINGS, I WAS
TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THIS,
WHAT MORE COULD WE DO?
MORE SPECIFICALLY, THEY
OUTLINED VERY MUCH THE SAME
CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE OUTLINED
TODAY.
THEY SAID THEY ARE RECOMMENDING
THAT PEOPLE AND FAMILIES TO
RENEW TPS, AS WELL AS THEIR
DACA RENEWALS.
I APPLAUD THE PUBLIC
PARTNERSHIPS YOU HAVE DONE TO
HELP STEWARD THAT.
I AM JUST CURIOUS IF THAT IS
ALSO YOUR SAME POSITION WITH
REGARD TO STEWARDING FOLKS TO
RENEW THEIR TPS AND DACA
RENEWAL.
NEXT YER, THE LANDSCAPE MAY
CHANGE.
I AM HOPING TO GET YOUR
ASSESSMENT, AS WELL.
>> I THINK YOU HAVE TOUCHED ON
AN AERIAL WHERE IT IS REALLY
DIFFICULT TO HAVE A BROAD
MESSAGE.
WE ARE GENERALLY AWARE OF THAT
BECAUSE EVERY IMMIGRATION IS A
VERY COMPETENT GATED ISSUE.
VERY RARELY DO WE SEE ANY TWO
CASES BEING EXACTLY THE SAME.
OVERALL, HAVING SAID THAT, I
THINK OVERALL, IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR US TO BE THINKING ABOUT HOW
WE IMPROVE COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE
AND LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT A LOT
OF THESE THINGS ARE INTENDED TO
INSTILL FEAR AND THEY REALLY
SHOULD SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL AND
THE EXPERTISE OF THEIR
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS,
OTHERS WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND THEIR PARTICULAR
SITUATION AND GUIDE THEM TOWARD
THE RIGHT DECISION.
I THINK, OVERALL, A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED. UNLESS
THEY DO THAT, WE COULD SEE MORE
AND MORE FOLKS OPTING OUT OF
BENEFITS AND SERVICES THEY
WOULD OTHERWISE BE LEGALLY
ENTITLED TO.
IN REALITY, THAT WOULD NOT
JEOPARDIZE THEIR FUTURE PLANS.
I THINK, I AM JUST GIVING YOU A
MORE NUANCED ANSWER BUT IN
GENERAL, I THINK THAT IS TRUE.
I WOULD TURN TO ONE OF YOU IF
YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO
THAT.
>> DID YOU HAVE A FOLLOW-UP?
>> NO.
I WANTED TO AT COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES' POINT TO FLAG THIS.
AGAIN, I THINK YOU'RE ALL OF US
WANT TO DO MORE AND WOULD LOVE
TO DO MORE.
THIS IS AN AREA, ESPECIALLY
WITH REGARDS TO HE WHO SHALL
NOT BE NAMED --
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I THINK I MIGHT HAVE ALREADY
USED A NAME.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WE ALL WANT, WE ALL SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.
I HAVE HAD IN THE DISTRICT
OFFICE MEETINGS FROM
CONSTITUENTS WHO WANT TO DO
MORE AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE
CITY CAN DO MORE, I THINK THIS
IS AN AREA WHERE FACILITATORS,
SPECIFICALLY YOUR OFFICES AND
THE PARTNERSHIPS YOU HAVE
CREATIVE TO HELP A LEAVE AS
MUCH OF THE ANXIETY.
I UNDERSTAND AND I HEAR THE
ANXIETY OF SO MANY.
MY OWN INDIVIDUAL FRUSTRATIONS
IS THE COLLECTIVE FRUSTRATION
OF THIS BEFORE.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT THIS AS A
PIN FOR US.
>> UNDERSTOOD.
>> I WOULD JUST SAY ONE THING.
I THINK SO MUCH DEPENDS ON WHAT
HAPPENS WITH THE SUPREME COURT
AND WHAT OPTIONS, IF ANY, ARE
AVAILABLE FOR CURRENT DACA
BENEFICIARIES OR SOMEONE THAT
HAS BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR DACA IN
THE INTERIM . OUR HOPE WOULD BE
TO MOBILIZE, REGARDLESS OF THE
OUTCOME.
>> I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY
COLLEAGUES APPEAR, BUT ALSO JUST
THE COMPASSION AND EMPATHY THAT
YOU ARE LEADING WITH. I RESPECT
THAT GREATLY.
ALSO, THE FRUSTRATION OF, WE
ARE JUST BULLDOZED BY WHAT IS
GOING ON BY POTUS 45.
I WOULD JUST AS SOON, IF WE CAN
BE SUPPORTING YOU IN WAYS THAT
WILL BRING THE COMMUNITY
TOGETHER BETTER, I WOULD LOVE
TO LEAD WITH THAT.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LOOKING AT THIS NEW STUFF WE
HAVE HAD TO BRING BEFORE YOU,
ONE THING IS A POSITIVE.
LAST NOVEMBER, VOTERS DECIDED
THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE A
DIFFERENT U. S. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
DEMOCRATS THEN BECAME THE
MAJORITY.
OVERNIGHT WITH THAT MAN FOR US
HERE IN SEATTLEAND OTHERS IN
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NOT
ONLY DO WE HAVE TO WEATHER THE
STORM OF THESE FEDERAL ATTACKS,
BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO STEP UP OUR
EFFORTS TO ADVOCATE FOR GOOD
BILLS.
HERE, WE HAVE AT LEAST THREE
THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP OVER
THE LAST YEAR. SINCE JANUARY, I
SHOULD SAY, INCLUDING THE NEW
AMERICAN DREAMS ACT, WHICH IS
BEEN A WORK BY ONE OF OUR
IMPORTANT STATE ADVOCATES, ONE
AMERICA AND WORKING IN
CONJUNCTION WITH FRIENDLY
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
THIS BILL WOULD PROVIDE FEDERAL
FUNDS TOWARD IMMIGRATION
PROGRAMS, MUCH LIKE WHAT WE
HAVE IN SEATTLE FOR
NATURALIZATION.
WE ALSO HAVE THE PROTECT AND
DREAM ACT, WHICH WE PROVIDE A
PATH TO LEGAL STATUS, NOT ONLY
FOR UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH, BUT
OTHERS WHO HAVE OTHER
CATEGORIES, INCLUDING TPS.
THE DIGNITY FOR DETAINED
IMMIGRANTS IS A BILL THAT WAS
JUST INTRODUCED.
THERE WAS A HEARING ON IT
YESTERDAY.
THAT IS LOOKING AT THE PRIVATE
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM THAT
DETAINED OUR IMMIGRANTS.
YOU WILL SEE THERE IS A LOT OF
EFFORT AMONG HOUSE MEMBERS TO
TRY TO FORGE A DIFFERENT PATH.
OBVIOUSLY, WE KNOW THAT THE
REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED U.S.
SENATE PROVIDES MANY OBSTACLES.
YET, CITIES HAVE AN IMPORTANT
ROLE TO PLAY IN HOLDING UP
THOSE BILLS, THOSE PROACTIVE,
POSITIVE BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE PUT A
LOT OF ENERGY TOWARDS IS
FIGHTING THOSE NATURALIZATION
BARRIERS FOR LAWFUL PERMITTED
RESIDENTS.
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION HAS INTRODUCED.
ONE OF WHICH YOU HAVE HEARD
ABOUT WAS THE DECISION AND
COMMITTEE MEETING TO ONLY SAY
THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE THE
DECISION TO RELOCATE
NATURALIZATION INTERVIEWS TO
PORTLAND AND YAKIMA.
WE HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT
THIS.
WE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS THAT
WERE THEN NECESSITATED FOR US
TO ADDRESS THIS BARRIER.
THERE HAS BEEN A RULE CHANGE TO
INTRODUCE THE CHANGE OR
ELIMINATION OF THE FEE WAIVER,
A POSSIBLE FEE INCREASE, SOME
PROJECT THAT MIGHT GO FROM 790
SOMETHING DOLLARS TO MORE THAN
$1100.
THE NOTICE TO APPEAR, THAT
MEANS THAT IF YOU APPLY TO
NATURALIZE AND YOUR CASE IS
ADJUDICATED AND YOU ARE NOT
DEEMED APPROVED TO NATURALIZE,
YOU SEE I S WOULD REFER YOUR
CASE DIRECTLY TO I.C.E..
ALL OF THESE THINGS TOGETHER
MEANS AN INCREASE IN
DIFFICULTY, PARTICULARLY FOR
LOW INCOME APPLICANTS.
A LOT OF THESE RULE CHANGES ARE
DIRECTLY AFFECTING IMMIGRANTS
OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANTS OF LOW
INCOME.
>> WE ARE GETTING TOWARD THE
END.
REFUGEE REDUCTIONS, YOU ALL
HEARD THAT THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION THREATENED TO
REDUCE THE CAP DOWN TO ZERO.
THE LATEST HEADLINE WAS THAT IT
WILL BE ABOUT 18,000, WHICH IS
A HUGE DROP FROM THE HIGH OF
110,000 UNDER THE LAST OBAMA
YEARS.
THIS SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION NOT
ONLY CASTS THE NARRATIVE ABOUT
WHO WE ARE AS A COUNTRY,
PARTICULARLY WASHINGTON STATE,
WHICH HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A
LEADING REFUGEE RECEIVING
STATE.
MY FAMILY DECIDED TO RESETTLE
HERE BECAUSE WE HEARD THE DANG
GOVERNOR STAND UP TO
CALIFORNIA'S GOVERNOR AT THAT
TIME, WHO DID NOT WANT TO
WELCOME REFUGEES.
DAN EVANS WAS THE FIRST ONE TO
SAY THEY WELCOMED REFUGEES.
MY UNCLE DECIDED WHILE HE WAS
IN THE REFUGEE CAMPS IN TEXAS,
WE WOULD NOT LIVE IN TEXAS, WE
WOULD RELOCATE TO WASHINGTON.
úHE SENT A LETTER THAT IS IN TH
STATE ARCHIVES TO THE GOVERNOR
SAYING, PLEASE RESETTLE MY
FAMILY HERE.
HE LISTED EVERY NAME IN THE
HEIGHT, WEIGHT AND DESCRIPTION
OF OUR EXTENDED FAMILY TO MAKE
SURE WE WOULD NOT BE CONFUSED
WITH SOMEONE ELSE OF THE SAME
NAME.
THAT IS THE HISTORY THIS POLICY
CHANGE THREATENS.
IT ALSO THREATENS OUR FIVE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO RECEIVE
A COMBINATION OF FEDERAL AND
STATE MONEY THAT PROVIDES
HOUSING AND OTHER VITAL CASH
ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES FOR
THOSE CRITICAL EARLY MONTHS
WHEN REFUGEES ARRIVE IN OUR
COUNTRY.
OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY HAS MADE
ONE OF THE LARGEST INVESTMENTS
IN NATURALIZATION SERVICES
BETWEEN THE NEW CITIZEN PROGRAM
AND THE NEW CITIZEN CAMPAIGN.
IT IS OVER $1 MILLION WHEN YOU
ADD UP CITY, STATE AND OTHER
RESOURCES.
REFUGEES ARE ONE OF THOSE
POPULATIONS THAT HAVE THE MOST
DIRECT PATH TO NATURALIZATION.
AT THAT NUMBER IS REDUCED, THEN
WHAT WE ARE DOING AND WHAT WILL
ESSENTIALLY HAPPEN IS THE
REDUCTION OF ELIGIBLE
POPULATIONS FOR OUR CITY'S
NATURALIZATION SERVICES.
WE GET INTO FAMILY SEPARATION
AND INDEFINITE DETENTION, THESE
ARE ISSUES THAT ARE PLAYED OUT
AND CAUSED SUCH A PUBLIC OUTCRY
AND HAVE PROMPTED THE MAYOR TO
LEND HER VOICE INTO NATIONAL
MEDIA OUTLETS.
THERE, THE STORY AND THE AFFECT
IS SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA FOR KIDS
AND STRESS ON OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE
WHO AT OUR BORDER TOWNS AND
CITIES WHO HAVE TO RESPOND TO
THIS AND BUSLOADS OF HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE ARRIVING WHO NEED TO
GET TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION.
WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO
THOSE LITTLE ADMINISTRATIVE
RULE CHANGES, THEY JUST DON'T
POP UP UNLESS YOU PAY
ATTENTION.
ONE OF THOSE IS THE PROPOSED
REORGANIZATION OF A DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE, THE OFFICE CALLED
THE LEGAL ACCESS PROGRAM, THE
PROPOSED CHANGE NOW IS TO
ELIMINATE THAT OFFICE AND
REORGANIZE IT UNDER A NEW
OFFICE OF POLICY THAT WOULD
REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
THIS IS A DIRECT THREAT TO THE
ECOSYSTEM, I GUESS YOU COULD
CALL IT, THAT GIVES STRENGTH TO
OUR LEGAL DEFENSE NETWORK, NEW
CITIZEN PROGRAMMING CAMPAIGN
BECAUSE THAT IS THE ENTITY THAT
PROVIDES THE ACCREDITATION AND
OTHER SERVICES FOR OUR
NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO PROVIDE
EXCELLENT LEGAL SERVICES.
>> SO, LET ME TAKE A BREATH.
THAT IS A LOT.
>> THERE IS MORE.
>> AS SERIOUS AS THIS IS, WHAT
WE TRY TO DO TO GET THROUGH THE
DAY IS TO HOLD OUR SENSE OF
HUMOR ABOUT THIS.
IT IS HARD, FOR SURE.
WE ALSO HAVE TO BE VERY
STRATEGIC ABOUT THE RESOURCES
AND THE WAY WE APPLY OUR TIME.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE FOR YOU FOR
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR
2020, WE HAVE BROKEN IT DOWN
BECAUSE THEY ARE COMPLEX ISSUES
AND THEY AFFECT US AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL.
SUMMER PLAYING OUT AT THE STATE
LEVEL AND SOME AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL THAT ARE MORE POLICY
ORIENTED.
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR
2020 HAS BEEN BROKEN DOWN TO
THREE LEVELS.
THIS IS FOCUSED ON OUR LAWS AND
POLICIES.
WE GET MORE INTO IT FOR THE
NEXT SLIDE.
AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, OUR
STRATEGIC PRIORITY WILL INCLUDE
A HEIGHTENED ATTENTION TO THOSE
ADMINISTRATIVE RULE CHANGES THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS USING
WE WILL FOCUS ON THE SUPREME
COURT'S DECISION ON DACA.
OUR GOAL THERE AS I MENTIONED
AT THE OUTSET, IS TO PROTECT
RESIDENTS.
SOME OF THE OUTCOMES YOU WILL
SEE, INCLUDING OUR CONTINUED
WORK ON PUBLIC COMMENTS, MAKING
SURE SEATTLE IS A LEADING VOICE
IN THOSE PROCESSES, MAKING SURE
OUR PARTNERS AND OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS ARE EDUCATED ABOUT WHAT
IS AT RISK BUT ALSO
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO LEND
THEIR VOICE TO SOME OF THOSE
SUPPORTIVE HEALTH BILLS, FOR
EXAMPLE.
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS
BEEN A GREAT VOICE WITH FILING
FRIENDLY COURT BRIEFS AND WE
WANT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
THOSE LEGAL STRATEGIES AND STAY
CONNECTED TO THE ATTORNEY
GENERALS OFFICE, AS WELL AS
LAST YEAR, I'M SORRY, NOT LAST
YEAR, WE ARE NOT IN 2020 YET.
THE GOVERNOR SIGNED THE BILL TO
ENSURE THAT IN THE DAY TO DAY
COURSE OF AN IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS
'S LIFE IN WASHINGTON STATE,
THEY CAN GET THEIR HEALTHCARE,
GO TO SCHOOL. WHAT THEY NEED TO
USE A SHELTER OR GO TO THE
MUNICIPAL COURT, THEY CAN DO
THAT WITH THE ASSURANCE OUR
INSTITUTIONS HAVE IN PLACE
PROTOCOLS THAT AFFECT THEM.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE CITY
IS READY FOR THAT AND NOT TO
WAIT TO DO THE MINIMUM TO MEET
COMPLIANCE BUT TO LEAD ON THIS.
WE ARE IN DISCUSSION WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, TO UPDATE THE
MAYOR'S DIRECTIVE FROM 2018 AND
TO LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITIES
AND WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN MOST
EFFECTIVELY HAVE CITY AND STAFF
PREPARED AND TRAINED.
AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WE
MENTIONED THE HOUSE BILLS.
WE WANT TO SUPPORT THAT FEDERAL
LEGISLATION AND THE WORK THERE
IS MAKING SURE WE ARE PART OF
THE PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO ENDORSE
THESE BILLS AND TO JOIN IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH BOTH CITIES,
COUNTIES AND OTHER ENTITIES TO
ADVOCATE FOR THESE NEW BILLS.
I WANT TO PUT A CALLOUT FOR A
PARTICULAR PARTNER THAT HAS
BEEN AN INCREDIBLE POLICY AND
ADVOCACY RESOURCE FOR US,
CITIES FOR ACTION.
WE JUST HOSTED A CONVENING LAST
MONDAY WITH 32 MUNICIPALITIES.
THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT
CONTINUES TO PROVIDE MORE
POLICY CAPACITY FOR US.
MOVING ON FROM ALL OF THAT, WE
HAVE FOR 2020 SOME HIGH-LEVEL
PRIORITIES.
HERE, WE INTENTIONALLY KEPT IT
THIS WAY.
THE LANDSCAPE IS ALWAYS
CHANGING.
THEIR GENERAL NORTHSTAR
PRINCIPLES WILL GUIDE US.
ONE IS ENGAGE, COLLABORATE AND
COORDINATE AND MAKE SURE WE ARE
CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITIES
AND THEIR PRIORITIES, BRING
THAT INTO THE WORK WE DO, SHARE
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
COUNSEL AND BEING ALIGNED SO WE
ARE MEETING THE SPECIFIC NEEDS
OF WHAT WE ARE HEARING FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
SOME OF THAT IS LOOKING AT HOW
WE FIND AND LEVERAGE THOSE
PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.
A GOOD EXAMPLE IS THE UBER LYFT
PARTNERSHIP RECENTLY.
THEY WILL CONTRIBUTE MONEY EACH
THAT WILL GO TOWARDS DEFRAYING
THE EXPENSE OF BOTH APPLICANTS
AND OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE
PROVIDERS TO GO DOWN TO YAKIMA
AND PORTLAND AND DO THE
NATURALIZATION INTERVIEW.
THAT WAS SOMETHING OUR STAFF, I
WANT TO GIVE THEM CREDIT FOR
THIS BECAUSE IN THE COURSE OF
THE DAY, WEEK, I RELY ON THE
STAFF TO CARRY SOME OF THIS
INITIATIVE.
IT WAS THEIR WORK THAT MADE
THAT LYFT PARTNERSHIP AND
CONTRIBUTION POSSIBLE.
OF COURSE, UBER APP CHIMED IN
WHEN WE GAVE THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY, AS WELL.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE
MAYOR'S VISION AROUND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
COUNSEL'S PRIORITIES.
CENSUS 2020 IS A SIGNIFICANT
PRIORITY FOR US.
PUBLIC CHARGE EDUCATION HERE,
THIS IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT
AREA.
AS MUCH AS WE ARE TRYING TO DO
TO PREPARE OUR CITY
DEPARTMENTS, WHAT WE ARE
HEARING FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS
IS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF
CONFUSION.
THEY NEED OUR HELP TO IMPROVE
THAT COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE.
OUR OTHER NORTHSTAR PRINCIPLE
THAT GUIDES US IS TO MAINTAIN
OUR EXCELLENT SERVICE.
DO WHAT WE SAY WE WILL DO, BE
ACCOUNTABLE, ENSURE HIGH
PEFORMANCE, BE ATTENTIVE TO,
AS I HEARD A COUPLE OF MENTIONS
FROM COUNCILMEMBERS, THE
RESILIENCY OF OUR SERVICE
SECTOR AND ADVANCING THE CITY'S
LANGUAGE ACCESS GOALS.
WE WILL BE IN YEAR THREE SINCE
THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER.
I THINK THAT WOULD BRING US TO
OUR LAST SLIDE.
HERE, I WANT TO EXPLAIN A
LITTLE BIT, IF YOU NOTICE IN THE
2020 PROPOSED COLUMN, WE MIGHT
HAVE LOST $1.3 MILLION, THAT IS
NOT THE CASE.
THESE ARE TECHNICALITIES THAT
REFLECT OUR BASE BUDGET AND
REVENUE STREAMS.
THAT SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR
SEPARATELY.
THAT $1.3 MILLION CAN BE
EXPLAINED IN BOTH THE $810,000
WE WERE EXPECTING FROM THE
COUNTY FOR THE LEGAL DEFENSE
PROGRAM AND AT THE BEGINNING OF
THAT CONVERSATION, AND WHAT HAD
BEEN TRUE DURING THE INITIAL
PHASE WAS THAT SEATTLE MANAGED
THOSE CONTRACTS.
BECAUSE OF THE COUNTY'S LEVEE
MONEY AND ITS STRUCTURE AND
THEIR ABILITY TO MANAGE
CONTRACTS, WE DECIDED, AS A
PARTNERSHIP, IT MADE MORE SENSE
TO HAVE SEATTLE CONTRIBUTE OUR
MONEY TO THAT INFRASTRUCTURE.
SEATTLE WOULD MAINTAIN A LEAD
POLICY AND PROGRAM ROLE.
THAT $1.3 MILLION IS, $810,000
OF THAT IS REFLECTED THERE.
WE HAVE REVENUE STREAMS FROM
THE STATE DHA YES, THE SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY AND OTHER
SMALL ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN
CONSISTENT AND ALSO ARE NOT
GUARANTEED.
WE BACKED THAT OUT OF OUR BASE
BUDGET.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE, AT FIRST
LEVEL MIGHT RAISE SOME ALARM.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY
UNDERSTANDS THIS DOES NOT
CHANGE ANYTHING WE DO.
IT IS REALLY A TECHNICALITY IN
BUDGETING.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTRAORDINARY
PRESENTATION.
COULD I JUST ASK IF YOU WOULD
SEND ME, BY EMAIL, YOUR NOTES
FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY?
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KEEP
THAT CLOSE AS WE ARE GOING
THROUGH BUDGET.
>> I WILL.
>> THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALES, I
THINK YOU HAVE A LOT TO ADD.
>> I KNOW WE HAVE TO BE BACK
HERE IN 45 MINUTES.
THAT REQUIRES SOME OPPORTUNITY
FIRST TO GET OFF AND BE HUMAN
FOR 45 MINUTES AT A MINIMUM.
I WILL DO IT REALLY QUICKLY,
LOTS OF THANKS TO THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT,
AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER
IN THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING
THAT, YOU KNOW, I CONTINUE TO
BE IMPRESSED WITH THE AMOUNT OF
VOLUME OF WORK AND PRODUCTION
THAT HAS BEEN PUT OUT, GIVEN
THE RELATIVELY SMALL BUDGET.
I CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED THAT
Y'ALL ARE GOING TO NEED A
LITTLE MORE CAPACITY AS WE
CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THE
REALITY OF WHAT THIS
ADMINISTRATION IS DOING TO OUR
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
AND HERE AT HOME.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
HOPEFULLY LOOKING AT SOME
POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
EVALUATING THAT CAPACITY IN
LIGHT OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK YOU
ALL ARE DOING.
ALSO, JUST I REALLY WANT TO
CONTINUE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, AS
WELL, I APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE HAD WITH
KING COUNTY ON THE LEGAL
DEFENSE NETWORK.
I HAVE SOME ONGOING CONCERNS
ABOUT THE ROLLOUT AND HOW
THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING IN THAT
REGARD THAT WE DON'T NEED TO
TALK ABOUT NOW PUBLICLY.
I JUST WANT TO FRAME UP FOR THE
CITY COUNCIL THERE MAY NEED TO
BE A CONVERSATION LATER ON WITH
REGARD TO HOW WE CURRENTLY
STRUCTURE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE COUNTY TO CREATE A GREATER
LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY FOR GIVING
THESE REALLY IMPORTANT DOLLARS
OUT INTO COMMUNITY FOR THE
LEGAL DEFENSE NETWORK PURPOSES.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE FOLKS A
LITTLE BIT OF AN ALERT THAT,
EVEN THOUGH I HAVE APPRECIATED
THE RELATIONSHIP WITH KING
COUNTY, IT HAS NOT BEEN THE
SMOOTHEST IN THIS MOST RECENT
TRANSITION.
I CONTINUE TO HAVE CONCERNS
ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT
TRANSITION IS CAUSING TO
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
WE HAVE BEEN FUNDING IN THIS
SPACE AND TO OUR GOOD STAFF AT
OIRA THAT HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH
THAT.
MORE TO COME ON THAT, AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> ANYTHING ELSE?
>> NO.
>> I AM GOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
AGAIN --
>> I THINK I HAVE SOMETHING TO
SAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE A COPY OF
YOUR NOTES.
I WANT TO FOLLOW COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES IN HER LEADERSHIP AND
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING IN THE
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY.
I JUST WATCHED THE COUNCILWOMAN
POUND THE GAVEL FROM THE OF THE
GUY FROM I.C.E.
TODAY.
IT IS GETTING WORSE.
I AM SO INSPIRED TO HAVE YOU
GUYS IN FRONT OF US TO SEE WE
CAN FIGHT ON THIS. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THE HARD WORK YOU
DO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
PRESENTATION.
THIS IS AN AREA THAT IS JAW-
DROPPING TO BE EVERY DAY WHEN I
READ THE PAPER.
I THINK I SAW TODAY IN THE
SEATTLE TIMES THERE WAS THE
FACT THIS ADMINISTRATION WAS
PUTTING THE LIMIT DOWN TO
18,000 REFUGEES.
IT IS JUST STUNNING.
>> OUT OF 110,000.
>> EXACTLY.
>> THAT WAS IN 2016.
>> ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR
EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING.
WE ARE NOW AT RECESS.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING US 45
MINUTES.
WE WILL BE BACK AT 2:00. WE
WILL GO ENJOY OURSELVES.
THIS MEETING IS IN RECESS.