>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. TH
AUGUST 9th, 2023 MEETING OF TH
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND
CITY LIGHT MEETING WILL NOW COM
TO ORDER. IT IS 9:31 WE'VE GOT
QUORUM. I'M SARA NELSON, CHAIR
OF THIS COMMITTEE. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ HAS ASKED TO B
RECUSED TODAY. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> FOUR PRESENT, ONE EXCUSED.
>> WE'VE GOT THREE ITEMS ON OUR
AGENDA TODAY. FIRST, A BRIEFING
AND RESPONSIBLE VOTE ON THE
WHATCOM COUNTY BRIEFING
ORDINANCE. FIRST, A CHARGING
STATION LEASING ORDINANCE, AND
FINALLY A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON A RENEWAL OF THE
BALLARD BIA. AR THERE ANY
OBJECTIONS TO THE AGENDA? SEEIN
NONE, THE AGENDA IS APPROVED. W
WILL START WITH THE IN-PERSON
COMMENTERS, AND I'LL CALL ON
SPEAKERS IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
SPEAKERS WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES,
THEN WE'LL MOVE ONTO REMOTE
CALLERS. IF YOU'RE THERE,
REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR 6 TO BE
UNMUTED. OUR FIRST TWO SPEAKERS
WILL BE MARK CRAIG, AND ROGER
LAURENS. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. STEP
ON UP TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE
>> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL.
>> IS THAT MIC ON?
>> SHOULD BE. YES.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS MARK CRAIG, I'M
PRESIDENT OF HEMBART A REAL
ESTATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY THAT
DEVELOPED AND OWNS THE COMMONS
OF BALLARD BUILDING, WHICH IS
LOCATED WITHIN THE BIA BOUNDARY
I'VE ENGAGED WITH THE BALLARD
BIA SINCE ITS INCEPTION, AND
CURRENTLY SERVE ON ITS ADVISORY
BOARD. AS THE OWNER OF A MIXED
USE BUILDING IN BALLARD, WHICH
CONSISTS OF 18,000 FEET OF
RETAIL, INCLUDING A BARTELL
DRUGSTORE, OVER 20,000 FEET OF
COMMERCIAL, WHICH HAS A
COMMERCIALLY HEAD QUARTERS FOR
LOCALLY OWNED COMPANY, AND 84
RESIDENTIAL UNITS. WE ARE
UNIQUELY FOCUSED ON ENSURING TH
SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR
COMMERCIAL TENANTS. THE BALLARD
BIA HAS BEEN AN INVALUABLE
PARTNER IN HELPING US DO THAT.
2021 WAS A PARTICULARLY
CHALLENGING YEAR FOR US, WITH
THE ENCAMPMENT THAT RESIDED IN
BALLARDS PARK. PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES INCREASED THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR. HOWEVER, THE BIA,
THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH
REACH WAS ABLE TO ESTABLISH
RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARK
RESIDENTS, AND THROUGH THIS
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY, THEY
SUCCESSFULLY ALLOCATED FOR
RESOURCES FOR PARK RESIDENTS.
OVER SEVERAL MONTHS, REACH WAS
ABLE TO ALLOW SHELTER AND
HOUSING RESOURCES FOR THE VAST
MAJORITY OF BALLARDS PARK
RESIDENTS. SINCE THAT TIME, THE
BIA HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND PARKS
DEPARTMENT. AS A BIA, I WAS THE
FIRST TO SIGN MY PETITION IN
SUPPORT, AND WAS PLEASED TO HEL
SUPPORT OTHERS IN THE AREA AS
WELL. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE BIA
RENEWAL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
NEGLECTED TO SAY THAT THAT DING
MEANS YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT.
>> I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO
SERVE ON THE BALLARD BOARD FOR
YEARS. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK FO
YOUR SUPPORT IN THE RENEWAL OF
THE BALLARD BIA. DURING COVID,
THE BALLARD ALLIANCE STEPPED UP
TO HELP BUSINESSES IN EVERY
WHICH WAY. SOME OF THOSE WAYS
INCLUDE SECURING SUPPORT OF MOR
THAN 25 ARTISTS TO CREATE
INSPIRING MURALS ON BOARDED UP
STOREFRONTS. THE ORGANIZATION
ALSO PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN
DISSEMINATING INFORMATION AND
MATERIALS TO SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE
CHANGING POLICY LANDSCAPE DURIN
COVID. THE BIA ALSO WORKED
CLOSELY WITH THE CITY, BALLARD
SMALL BUSINESSES, AND THE
BALLARD FARMERS' MARKET TO HELP
NEGOTIATE AGREEMENT, AN
AGREEMENT THAT ALLOWED STREET
CAFES IN THE MARKET TO COEXIST
AND THRIVE THROUGH THE SHARED
USE OF A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. I
ALSO SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR
A TUNNEL APPROACH TO LIGHT RAIL
IN BALLARD. THIS IS A PROJECT
THAT WILL TRANSFORM THE BALLARD
COMMUNITY FOR YEARS. THROUGHOUT
THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS OF ITS
LIFE CYCLE, THE BALLARD BIA HAS
CREATED A STRONG TRACK RECORD O
SUPPORTING BALLARD RESIDENTS,
PROPERTY OWNERS, AND SMALL
BUSINESSES. THE BIA'S CONTINUED
WORK IS CRITICAL TO THE
CONTINUED SUCCESSOF THE BALLARD
NEIGHBORHOOD AND I'D LIKE TO
REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE
RENEWAL OF THE BALLARD BIA.
THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT TWO
SPEAKERS ARE TOM PATRICK AND
GUNTHER SWANSON, PLEASE. GO
AHEAD.
>> GREAT. GOOD MORNING, THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING SOME TIM
TO COME IN, AND THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US HERE. MY NAME IS TOMM
PATRICK. I OWN THREE BUSINESSES
ON BALLARD AVENUE. I CURRENTLY
SERVE ON THE BALLARD LANDMARK
BOARD AND I'M ALSO ON THE BOARD
OF DIRECTERS FOR THE BIA. I OWN
THREE BARS AND RESTAURANTS AND
WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT THE
SUPPORT OF THE BIA. AS THE FIRS
PERSON TO HAVE PUT UP THE
OUTDOOR DINING STRUCTURES IN
SEATTLE, SPREADING THE DIFFEREN
PLANS TO ALL THE DIFFERENT
PEOPLE AROUND, HAVING THAT
INSURED COOPERATION THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF THE
PANDEMIC, I FOR SURE WOULDN'T B
UP HERE SPEAKING UNLESS THE BIA
REACHED OUT TO ME FOR DIFFERENT
SUCCESS AVENUES TO MAKE SURE MY
BUSINESSES WERE ABLE TO SURVIVE
AND THRIVE. BALLARD, I'M SURE
YOU ALL KNOW DID VERY WELL
DURING THE PANDEMIC. IT WOULDN'
BE THAT WAY WITHOUT THE
CONTINUED SUPPORT AND OUTREACH
AND POLICY. I'M NOT A VERY BIG
POLICY PERSON MYSELF. I NEED
HELP WITH ALL THAT DIFFERENT
STUFF. WITHOUT THAT DIFFERENT
LAYMANS TERM TRANSLATION TO
DIFFERENT DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS
ACTIVITIES I WOULDN'T BE HERE
NOW SPEAKING BEFORE YOU. WE GET
DIFFERENT CHECK-INS FROM
DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO WANT TO
COME OUT AND BE A PART OF WHAT
IT IS GOING ON, THE DAY-TO-DAY
FOOT ACTIVITIES OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. LISTENING TO ALL
THE THINGS THAT GO ON IN THIS
COUNCIL CHAMBER WITHOUT THAT
INTERSECTION WITH US, WE FOR
SURE WOULDN'T HAVE MADE IT
THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. THE
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE OUTDOO
DINING STRUCTURES FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. THE
CONTINUED LEADERSHIP FROM MIKE
STEWART AND ALL OF THOSE
DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH
HIM ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US, A
BALLARD BUSINESS OWNERS. I KNOW
THAT I SPEAK FOR A LOT OF
DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON THAT, WHEN
WE ASK YOU TO RENEW THE BIA FOR
US. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
GRETCHEN SWANSON. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL CHAIR NELSON AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
ATTENDING, AND EVERYONE ON ZOOM
MY NAME IS GRETCHEN SWANSON. I'
A MEMBER OF THE BALLARD ALLIANC
EXECUTIVE BOARD AS WELL AS THE
RATE PAIR ADVISORY BOARD. AS A
PROFESSIONAL BEAN COUNTER I CAN
ENSURE YOU THAT WE ARE EXCELLEN
STEWARDS OF THE MONEY WE ARE
PROVIDED TO DO THE GREAT WORK
THAT THE BALLARD ALLIANCE DOES.
YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT
SOME TANGIBLE THINGS. THE
CLEANUP WE DO. THE ADVOCACY WE
MAKE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN TH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS. I'D LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE SOFTER
SIDE. WE REALLY CREATE A
WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD FOR OUR
RESIDENTS, FOR OUR BUSINESS
OWNERS. BALLARD IS A GREAT PLAC
TO BE. A GREAT PLACE TO DO
BUSINESS. A GREAT PLACE TO
VISIT, A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE
BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE WONDERFU
THINGS THE BALLARD BUSINESS
DOES. THE WINE WALK, THE ART
WALK, THE TRAIL AT THE HOLIDAYS
THE BALLARD SEAFOOD FEST, THE
BEST FREE THING WE HAVE IN
SEAFAIR SEASON. I'D JUST LIKE T
SAY THAT SEATTLE IS A BIG CITY
AND PEOPLE CAN REALLY FEEL LIKE
THEY'RE JUST A NUMBER SOMEWHERE
AND THE BALLARD NEIGHBORHOOD
MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
REALLY AT HOME. THAT IS
COMPLETELY DUE TO THE BALLARD
ALLIANCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST PUBLIC
SPEAKER IN PERSON IS SHEILA
STICKLE.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR NELSON
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I
AM SHEILA STICKLE. I'M HERE TO
REPRESENT THE NATIONAL NORDIC
MUSEUM AND SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
THE BALLARD RENEWAL. I INITIALL
FOUNDED TO TELL THE STORY OF TH
NORDIC PEOPLE IN THE UNITED
STATES. IT'S THE ONLY PLACE TO
TELL THE STORY OF THE NORDIC
NATIONS WHICH ARE NORWAY,
SWEDEN, GREENLAND, AND IS THE
CULTURAL REGION OF THE SAMI.
WE'RE ALSO A RESOURCE WHERE
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ARE
CELEBRATED. ONE OF THE GREAT
ENDURING BENEFITS IS THE ROLE I
PLAYS AS A CONVENER OF
WASHINGTON STATE AND U.S. NORDI
COUNTRIES WORKING TO BUILD
ECONOMIC TIES BUT ALSO CULTURAL
BONDS. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE BIA ON
MARKETING AND SPECIAL EVENTS AN
ALSO CREATING PUBLIC ART,
ADDITIONALLY, THE BIA IS
CRITICAL IN ENSURING WE HAVE A
SAFE PLACE FOR THE REGION AND
AROUND THE WORLD. AS INCIDENTS
OF SAFETY CONCERNS HAVE ARISEN
FOR US. THE BIA HELP TO IDENTIF
SOLUTIONS TO SOME OF THOSE
ISSUES. THE NORDIC MUSEUM IS
SUPPORTIVE OF THE ASSESSMENT,
AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE A
TRUE COMMUNITY PARTNER WORKING
EVERY DAY ON BEHALF OF BALLARD,
NOT ONLY FOR OUR LOCAL RESIDENT
BUT VISITORS THAT COME FROM IT
ALL OVER, SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU T
SUPPORT THE RENEWAL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT. I AM GOING TO -- I DO NO
SEE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR OUR
REMOTE COMMENTERS. THAT'S
CORRECT. OKAY. SO I OFFICIALLY
CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
I DO WANT TO SAY THAT EVERY TWO
YEARS COUNCIL UPDATES ITS
COUNCIL RULES, AND I PUT FORWAR
AN AMENDMENT TO THE COUNCIL
RULES THAT WILL ENABLE COMMITTE
CHAIRS TO HAVE THE DISCRETION T
ASK SEATTLE CHANNEL TO SHOW
PUBLIC COMMENTERS TO BROADCAST
IMAGES. SO THAT WILL BE CHANGIN
SOON. SO WHEN YOU COME SPEAK
NEXT YEAR, IF YOU EVER DO, THEN
YOUR CONSTITUENCIES WILL BE ABL
TO SEE YOU AS YOU SPEAK. OKAY,
AT LEAST IN MY COMMITTEE. ALL
RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ONTO THE FIRS
ITEM ON THE AGENDA. I AM
OFFICIALLY CLOSING AGAIN PUBLIC
COMMENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE.
COUNCIL BILL 120636. AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT, AUTHORIZING A
15 YEAR AGREEMENT WITH WATKINS
COUNTY, PROVIDING PAYMENTS FOR
GENERAL AND EMERGENCY LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES PROVIDED
BY WHATCOM COUNTY, TO THE CITY'
SKAGIT HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
GENERATION FACILITIES AND
RESIDENTS OF NEWHALEM AND
DIABLO.
>> THE PROJECT IS IN WATKINS
COUNTY, AND STATE LAW REQUIRES
THAT CITY LIGHT PAY THE COUNTY
FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE
COUNTY SHERIFF TO PROTECT CITY
INFRASTRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL AT
THE PROJECT IN NEWHALEM AND
DIABLO. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A 15
YEAR AGREEMENT WITH WHATCOM
COUNTY, BUT THAT AGREEMENT IS
SET TO EXPIRE IN DECEMBER. SO
THIS BILL WOULD EXTEND THE
AGREEMENT BY ANOTHER 15 YEARS.
WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND CENTRAL
STAFF. SO WOULD YOU PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN
THE PRESENTATION?
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS
MY NAME IS JEFF WOLF. I'M THE
LEGAL ADVISER AT CITY SEATTLE
LIGHT.
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M ANGELA
SONG. I'M THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER
AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR NELSON,
AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M CEO FOR
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. WE'VE GOT
TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION HERE
TODAY, AND WHATCOM COUNTY IS
FIRST.
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M ERIC
McCONAGHY ON THE COUNCIL CENTRA
STAFF.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. WE ARE ASKING CITY
COUNCIL TO APPROVE A 15 YEAR
AGREEMENT WITH WHATCOM COUNTY
FOR IMPACT PAYMENTS RELATED TO
THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE AND
THE COST OF -- THAT IS RELATED
TO HAVING A HYDROELECTRIC
FACILITY UP IN THEIR COUNTY.
NEXT SLIDE. UNDER THE STATUTE,
WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN
AGREEMENT WITH WHATCOM COUNTY T
COMPENSATE THEM FOR THE LOST
REVENUE AND COST TO MAINTAIN
PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY,
AND WELFARE ATTRIBUTED TO
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT'S OPERATION
OF THE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT AS
REQUIRED UNDER RCW35420 AND 425
NEXT SLIDE. UNDER THE STATUTE,
UNDER 420 IT REQUIRES THE CITY
TO PAY IMPACT IF THE FOLLOWING
REQUIREMENTS ARE MET, IT OWNS
AND OPERATING A PUBLIC UTILITY,
AND IT OWNS FACILITIES FOR
GENERATIONS OF ELECTRICITY
LOCATED IN A COUNTY OTHER THAN
WHICH THE CITY IS LOCATED.
RCW3521425 REQUIRES A PAYMENT
AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE
AGREEMENT, IF THIS COUNCIL WERE
NOT TO APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT
THAT WE'RE ASKING IT TO APPROVE
WE WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE MAKIN
PAYMENTS ANYWAY UNDER THE OLD
AGREEMENT. BUT WE ARE ASKING YO
TO APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT. IN
THIS INSTANCE, THE SKAGIT HYDRO
ELECTRO PROCT PROJECT IS
APPROVED. BOTH OF THOSE WERE NO
THE FIRST CONTRACTS. THESE
AGREEMENTS HAVE OCCURRED OVER
THE YEARS, AND THIS IS JUST A
RENEWAL, AND SO WAS POND PEND
OREILLE. IT WAS HOUSING THAT
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY, AND MAKING
SURE THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTY HAD A
VEHICLE. THIS CONTRACT OR
AGREEMENT IS -- IT DOES START A
15% HIGHER THAN THE LAST PAYMEN
THAT'S BEEN MADE IN THIS YEAR,
2023, BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR
ADDITIONAL SERVICES. AND THOSE
INCLUDE HAVING A SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY ON VACATION. IT INCLUDES
GENERAL EMERGENCY LAW
ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AND ALSO
TRAFFIC SERVICES. THERE'S A
HIGHWAY THAT GOES RIGHT BY
NEWHALEM. THERE WILL BE
ADDITIONAL SHERIFF'S OFFICERS
AVAILABLE THERE TO MONITOR
TRANSPORTATION. THERE ALSO IS
COORDINATION WITH THE FEDERAL
AGENCIES FOR TERRORISM AND
NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE, AS
WELL AS A COMMITMENT TO
PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING
EXERCISES AND ALSO ACCESS TO A
RESCUE HELICOPTER. WE ALSO
CURRENTLY HAVE RADIO
COMMUNICATIONS, BUT THEY NEED T
BE UPDATED AND WHATCOM COUNTY I
GOING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR
THAT AS WELL, SO THIS NEW
AGREEMENT PROVIDES A FAIR AMOUN
OF SERVICES COMPARED TO THE OLD
AGREEMENT. THE AMOUNT IS
$1,000,497, THAT'S REALLY
CALCULATED WITH A PERCENTAGE
INCREASE FROM THE 2023 PAYMENT,
AND THERE IS AN AGREEMENT THAT
IT WILL INCREASE ANNUALLY BY TH
U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
SEATTLE, TACOMA, BELLEVUE,
WASHINGTON, 12 MONTH CHANGE IN
THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, WITH
CAVEAT. BECAUSE WE HAD SO MUCH
INFLATION THIS CURRENT YEAR WE
WANTED TO HAVE SOME GUARDRAILS
IN PLACE THAT THE INCREASE WILL
BE NO MORE THAN 5% AND WHATCOM
COUNTY WANTED ALSO TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT WILL BE NO LESS THAN 2%
SO WE HAVE THOSE GUARDRAILS IN
PLACE. THAT SUMMARIZES THE
AGREEMENT. IT IS ATTACHED TO TH
MATERIALS THAT HAVE BEEN
PROVIDED TO YOU FOR REVIEW. WE
ASK THAT YOU PASS THIS
ORDINANCE.
>> IF I COULD JUST HIGHLIGHT,
IT'S NEVER MORE PREVALENT, THE
NEED FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES THA
WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT
NOW WITH THE SOURDOUGH FIRE. SO
THIS AGREEMENT WILL ENSURE THAT
THE SERVICES CONTINUE, AND
ACTUALLY BE EXPANDED FOR FUTURE
DISASTERS.
>> WELL, YOU JUST MADE MY POINT
I WAS GOING TO NOTE THAT WE HAV
A SITUATION GOING ON RIGHT NOW,
AND I WAS GOING TO ASK WHEN
WE'RE FINISHED WITH THIS, JUST
TWO SECOND UPDATE ON THAT, ON
THE FIRE UP THERE. BUT WHAT
OTHER CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED
SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE LAST
CONTRACT?
>> I GUESS, THAT'S A GOOD
QUESTION. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS
THAT NUMBER ONE, THE THREAT, TH
EVIDENCE OF THREATS TO HYDRO
FACILITIES AND GENERAL
FACILITIES AT LARGE HAS
INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY OVER THE
LAST SEVERAL YEARS. THE POSITIO
OF THE SKAGIT PROJECT ON A STAT
HIGHWAY CREATES VULNERABILITIES
THAT SOME DON'T HAVE TO DEAL
WITH. I THINK THAT THAT'S ONE
ELEMENT, AND THAT COMES TO
TRAINING FOR MY STAFF UP AT
SKAGIT, THE STAFF IN SEATTLE,
AND WHATCOM HAS BEEN VERY
FORTHRIGHT IN THEIR DESIRE TO
COORDINATE MORE WITH US LOCALLY
HAVE MORE OF A PRESENCE THERE.
LITTLE MORE VEHICLE TRAFFIC,
ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMERTIME.
IT'S A LOT FOR ONE DEPUTY TO
MAINTAIN. SO I THINK JUST AN
ESCALATION OF THEIR EMERGENCY
SERVICES THAT ARE TRAINING AND
THEIR SUPPORT IN THEIR DISASTER
AND EMERGENCIES IS GOING TO
BENEFIT US TREMENDOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU. DO MY COLLEAGUES
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKING AT
THE SCREEN HERE.
>> CHAIR, NOT REALLY. THIS IS
REALLY STRAIGHT FORWARD, WE HAV
CITY FACILITIES A VERY LONG
DISTANCE FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. THIS IS REALLY COMMON
SENSE INFORMATION. I KNOW,
CHAIR, YOU MENTIONED WE'LL GET
INTO THE SOURDOUGH FIRE IN JUS
A MOMENT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS
NEW HAVEN IS A FIRE CAMP.
>> IT'S PROBABLY LARGER THAN TH
CONSTRUCTION TOWN. GETTING CLOS
TO 400 FIREFIGHTERS THAT WE'RE
ALLOWING CAMP SPACE. WE'RE
ALLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
AND TWO OF OUR BUILDINGS.
THEY'VE GOT CAMPS AT NEWHALEM
AND DIABLO.
>> WHAT IS THE CURRENT RISK TO
INFRASTRUCTURE? WHAT IS THE
CURRENT RISK TO CITY
INFRASTRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL?
>> AS I'M SITTING HERE, WE GOT
NOTIFIED BY WSDOT THEY'RE
ACTUALLY OPENING THE HIGHWAY
EAST OF NEWHALEM. I THINK THAT'
GOOD NEWS. YESTERDAY, I THINK I
TOLD YOU DIABLO FIREHOUSE WAS
DOWN FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THAT'S
GOOD NEWS NOW. WE'VE STILL GOT
WORK TO DO TO GET ROSS FIREHOUS
IN SERVICE, AND SOME WORK THAT
THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE HELPING US
WITH. SO THAT THREAT TO OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN PUSHED
OUT. THE FIRE SEEMS TO BE MOVIN
AWAY FROM US. AND I'M SURE
THAT'S PART OF WHAT GIVES WSDOT
CONFIDENCE TO OPEN THE HIGHWAY
TO VISITER TRAFFIC. SO THAT'S
ALL GOOD NEWS. WE'RE VERY
CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC, I WOULD
SAY. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE MORE
QUESTIONS ON SOURDOUGH
SPECIFICALLY, I'D BE HAPPY TO
ANSWER THOSE TOO.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK
WE'VE GOT A FAIRLY FULL
COMMITTEE, SO WE SHOULD GO AHEA
AND PROCEED, IF THERE AREN'T AN
OTHER QUESTIONS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS. NOT SEEING
ANY. HEARING NO QUESTIONS, I
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF BILL
120636.
>> SECONDED.
>> IT'S BEEN SECONDED. NO
FURTHER COMMENTS I SEE. WILL TH
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
PASS COUNCIL BILL 120636.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
COUNCIL PASS 120636 WILL BE
FORWARDED FOR CONSIDERATION AT
THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15th. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I BELIEVE THAT YOU'R
ALL STAYING FOR THE SECOND
PRESENTATION. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO THE
RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120636. AN
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
DEPARTMENT TO LEASE REAL
PROPERTY TO PRIVATE PARTIES
CHARGING ELECTRICAL STATIONS,
AND RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS FOR BRIEFING
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> SO ONE IN FOUR VEHICLES ON
SEATTLE STREETS ARE ELECTRIC.
THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS. HOWEVER
THERE'S A DEARTH OF ELECTRICAL
VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
EVERYWHERE. IN CONVENIENT ENOUG
PLACES TO REALLY ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE THAT THE SWITCH FROM GAS
TO AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE WILL BE
FAIRLY SEAMLESS AND
NON-IMPACTFUL. SO I'VE BEEN
ADVOCATING FOR BUILDING OUT OUR
NETWORK IN SOME WAY POSSIBLE
SINCE I WAS ELECTED, AND THAT'S
DIFFICULT, BECAUSE THOSE
CHARGING STATIONS ARE VERY
EXPENSIVE. SO IT REQUIRES SOME
CREATIVE THINKING, AND ALSO SOM
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIVATE,
PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS. THIS
ORDINANCE LEASES TO THIRD
PARTIES AND TO LEASE PROPERTY
FROM THIRD PARTIES FOR THE
PURPOSE OF INSTALLING ELECTRIC
VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. IF W
ARE -- IF WE GO CAN FORWARD WIT
THIS LEGISLATION, CITY LIGHT
EXPECTS TO INSTALL SOME 10 TO 2
PROJECTS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
YEARS WITH MORE TO FOLLOW.
AGAIN, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION.
SO WOULD YOU PLEASE GO AHEAD AN
AGAIN.
>> ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE
DISCUSSING THIS PROPOSED
ORDINANCE, IT'S REALLY TO HELP
US SCALE AND ACCELERATE PUBLICL
ACCESSIBLE EV CHARGING
INSTALLATIONS. AS A REMINDER, I
2020, CITY COUNCIL ACTUALLY
APPROVED THE CITY LIGHT'S
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN. AND
WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE OUR
COMMENTS WITH YOUR APPROVAL.
WE'RE REALLY AT THIS JUNKTURE
WHERE WE NEED TO START DEPLOYIN
OUR CURRENT CHARGING STATIONS T
MEET THE CURRENT DEMANDS OF
ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON OUR ROADS
AND IN OUR TERRITORY. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. JUST TO RECAP
HERE. CITY LIGHT IS SEEKING NEW
AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO PRIVATE
LEASE AGREEMENTS TO INSTALL AND
OPERATE ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGING STATIONS, AND WE INTEN
TO USE THIS IN TWO WAYS. THE
FIRST IS TO LEASE PRIVATE
PROPERTY FROM BUSINESSES SO WE
CAN OPERATE PRIVATELY OWNED
CHARGERS, AND THE SECOND IS TO
LEASE PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY
TO OTHER ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGING PROVIDERS. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. WE ARE SEEKING THIS
AUTHORITY BECAUSE CITY LIGHT IS
RELEASING THIS INCREASE OF
ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON THE ROAD.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE ABOUT -- WE'R
SEEING ABOUT A 22.9% GROWTH RAT
OF NEW VEHICLE SALES AS WELL. S
IT'S REALLY CITY LIGHT'S
RESPONSIBILITY TO STAY AHEAD OF
THE ELECTRICAL CAPACITY NEEDS
FOR ELECTFICATION AT LARGE. THI
ROLE IS REALLY OUTLINED IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE'S BLUEPRINT AS
WELL. SO IN 2018, CITY LIGHT
ACTUALLY LAUNCHED OUR VERY FIRS
PUBLIC CHARGING PILOT. OUR
OBJECTIVE WAS TO FILL IN THE
CHARGING NETWORK GAPS AND TO
REALLY SITE OUR LOCATIONS BASED
ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. SO THIS
PROPOSED LEGISLATION IS REALLY
IN SUPPORT OF BOTH OF THESE
OBJECTIVES AND ADDRESSES THE
CHALLENGES WE FOUND WHILE
DEPLOYING CHARGING DURING THIS
PILOT. SO WE'D LIKE TO LEASE
PRIVATE PROPERTY TO BUILD MORE
EV CHARGING STATIONS. DURING OU
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WE'RE
THINKING GROCERY STORES, FOR
EXAMPLE. WE ACTUALLY FOUND IT
REALLY DIFFICULT TO NEGOTIATE
TERMS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS
WHO ARE STILL TRYING TO IDENTIF
THE VALUE OF HOSTING THESE
CHARGING STATIONS ON THEIR
PROPERTY. THIS PROPOSAL WOULD
ALSO ALLOW US TO LEASE CITY
LIGHT OWNED PROPERTY TO OTHER E
CHARGING PROVIDERS. THIS
SUPPORTS OUR OBJECTIVE TO FILL
IN THE CHARGING GAP. FOR THE
CITY TO MEET ITS CLIMATE GOALS,
WE REALLY NEED THESE PRIVATE
PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS TO SCALE.
AND JUST A NOTE HERE, AS OF JUL
2023, THERE'S AN ESTIMATED ABOU
1100 CHARGING POINTS IN OUR
TERRITORY. IN 2022, CITY LIGHT
ACTUALLY COMPLETED A STUDY, AN
ELECTFICATION ASSESSMENT TO
REALLY HELP US UNDERSTAND WHERE
WE NEED TO GO, AND THAT REPORT
FOUND THAT WE NEED ABOUT 8,000
CHARGING PORTS BY 2030. SO WE
HAVE A LITTLE WAYS TO GO. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. SO WE'RE
EXPECTING NOMINAL BUDGETARY
IMPACTS FROM THIS LEASING
ORDINANCE AS CITY LIGHT AND
OTHER EV CHARGING PROVIDERS
INSTALL MORE CHARGING STATIONS
IN OUR STATE, WE CAN GENERATE A
CREDIT VIA THE CLEAN FUEL
STANDARD PROGRAM. THIS ALLOWS A
CREDIT BASED ON THE CARBON
INTENSITY OF OUR FUEL. THIS IS
IS A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE
ALREADY. THESE CREDITS HAVE TO
BE SPENT ON TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION AND WILL FURTHE
OUR ABILITY TO INVEST IN
INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE GRID TO
SUPPORT IT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
GREAT. SO THIS SLIDE COVERS A
FEW ITEMS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN
THE ORDINANCE. ANY AGREEMENTS
THAT WE ENTER INTO ACTUALLY MUS
BE USED FOR EV CHARGING FOR THE
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT. AND W
ANTICIPATE INSTALLING 10 TO 20
PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEAR
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SCALE
THAT UP. THE AGREEMENTS THAT
WE'RE SEEKING WILL ESSENTIALLY
BE UP TO 84 MONTHS. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. SO IN CLOSING, THIS
PROPOSAL REALLY SUPPORTS THE
CITY LIGHT'S CLIMATES
COMMITMENTS AND THE LESSONS
LEARNED DURING OUR PILOTS. WE'R
REALLY INTERESTED IN LEVERAGING
THESE PARTNERSHIPS TO SCALE IN
OUR SERVICE TERRITORY. WITH YOU
SUPPORT WE CAN MEET NEEDS AND
WANTS OF OUR COMMUNITY GROUPS
EXPECTING CITY LIGHT TO PROVIDE
SIGHTING LOCATIONS FOR THIS NEW
ERA OF TRANSPORTAION. I'M HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YO
MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAD A
COUPLE OF REALLY BASIC
QUESTIONS. WHICH IS HOW MUCH
SPACE DO YOU NEED FOR A CHARGIN
STATION? HOW MUCH LAND WOULD YO
NEED TO BE LEASING? AND ALSO,
HOW MUCH DO THESE CHARGING
STATIONS COST, BALLPARK? I'M
JUST TALKING ABOUT THE HARDWARE
NOT THE INSTALLATION COSTS OF
THE ELECTRICITY.
>> SO FOR THE PARKING, IT'S
SIMILAR TO A REGULAR VEHICLE
PARKING SPACE. SO IT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY TAKE UP MORE SPACE
THAN A REGULAR VEHICLE. BUT
RIGHT NOW, THE WAY THAT WE'RE
KIND OF ROLLING OUT THE CHARGIN
INFRASTRUCTURE, IT'S FOR
INSTALLING TWO CHARGERS PER
SPACIOUS. SO I WOULD SAY TWO
VEHICLE SPOTS. WE'RE SEEING A
LOT MORE ALIGNMENT WITH NEBY
FUNDS. THAT'S THE FEDERAL
STANDARD IN FUNDING THAT'S
COMING OUT. THEY'RE ACTUALLY
SEEKING FOUR CHARGING STATIONS.
SO WE'LL PROBABLY START MOVING
IN THAT DIRECTION, AS WE'RE
STARTING TO SEE THAT GROWTH IN
OUR SERVICE TERRITORY. THEN YOU
NEXT QUESTION WAS THE COST FOR
INSTALLING CHARGING?
>> NO, IT WAS BASICALLY, IF ONE
WERE TO GO OUT AND BUY A
CHARGING STATION, HOW MUCH IS
THAT? BECAUSE CITY LIGHT DID PU
CHARGING STATIONS ON PUBLIC
PROPERTY OVER THE PAST FEW
YEARS.
>> CORRECT. SO FOR THIS LEASING
ORDINANCE, WE'RE REALLY TALKING
ABOUT DC FAST CHARGING STATIONS
SO THEY'RE A LITTLE MORE
EXPENSIVE, BECAUSE THEY DELIVER
MORE SPEED, VERSUS THE LEVEL 2
CHARGERS, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT
LESS EXPENSIVE. SO JUST FOR THE
HARDWARE, IT'S PROBABLY ANYWHER
BETWEEN 50,000 AND AND 75,000.
INFLATION PROBABLY BUMPS THAT U
A LITTLE MORE THOUGH.
>> THE POINT BEING THAT THE CIT
DOESN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO
ACTUALLY PURCHASE ALL OF THESE
CHARGING STATIONS, SO WE DO NEE
THAT IS WHAT THE VALUE OF
PROVIDING OUR OWN PROPERTY, CIT
LIGHT TO HAVE A COMPANY INSTALL
THEIRS. GO ON.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. ALSO, I
THINK ANOTHER POINT IS WITH ALL
THE GRANT FUNDING COMING OUT
FROM THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T
CAPTURE ALL OF THAT AT ONE TIME
SO WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THESE
PARTNERSHIPS IN ORDER TO GET
THOSE RESOURCES HERE, AND MEET
THE DEMAND IN OUR TERRITORY.
>> GOT IT. HOW ARE YOU
PRIORITIZING LOCATIONS ON
PRIVATE PROPERTY? I IMAGINE THA
YOU WILL BE PUTTING OUT AN
ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT WHEN YOU'RE
SCOUTING AROUND AT THESE
LOCATIONS, HOW ARE YOU
PRIORITIZING WHERE YOU'RE GOING
DO INVEST YOUR RESOURCES?
>> GREAT QUESTION. IT'S REALLY
BEEN AROUND OUR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. TRADITIONALLY, WE'V
BEEN CONNECTING WITH LOCAL
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS AND TRYING TO GET
THEIR FEEDBACK ON WHERE THEY
WOULD LIKE US TO SIGHT THESE
CHARGERS. ONCE WE COLLECT THAT
INFORMATION, WE GO OUT AND TALK
TO THE PRIVATE BUSINESSES AND
TRY TO NEGOTIATE THOSE TERMS. S
IT'S ALL BASED ON COMMUNITY
FEEDBACK THAT WE'RE RECEIVING
RIGHT NOW.
>> I DO SEE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S HAND UP. JUST ONE
SECOND PLEASE. I WILL SAY THAT
DID ATTEND THE OPENING OF THE E
GO CHARGERS LAST YEAR, AND THEY
WERE LOCATED IN THE PARKING LOT
OF A -- I HATE TO SAY STRIP
MALL, BUT A COLLECTION OF
LOCALLY OWNED INDEPENDENT SMALL
STORES AND THAT I THINK THERE I
AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASPECT
HERE, BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO
CHARGE WHERE THEY WILL BE DOING
SOMETHING ELSE AT THAT TIME. SO
IT COULD ALSO, I THINK KEEPING
THAT IN MIND, AS THESE LOCATION
ARE CHOSEN COULD HELP THE SMALL
BUSINESSES AND NEIGHBORHOODS AS
WELL. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. I
JUST WANT TO GET A HANDLE ON TH
BIG PICTURE PLAN FOR EV
CHARGING. I UNDERSTAND THAT WHA
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY ARE
THE CHARGING STATION LOCATIONS.
AND I'M ALSO FAMILIAR WITH THE
CITY'S CURBSIDE POLE INSTALLED
CHARGING LOCATIONS. SO JUST
TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF HOW DO
WE MAKE A DECISION OVER, YOU
KNOW, BETWEEN THE TWO? JUST TO
GUIDE US ON HOW MANY STATIONS
WE'RE SEEKING TO DEVELOP AND HO
MANY CURBSIDE LOCATIONS WE'RE
SETTING AS A GOAL. HOW WE
PRIORITIZE BETWEEN THE TWO,
GIVEN THAT THERE ARE COSTS AND
OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH
BOTH APPROACH.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. WE'RE
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
CURBSIDE PILOT. WE ACTUALLY
RECEIVED OVER 1800 APPLICATIONS
WE DID AN OPT IN PROCESS FOR
THAT, AND RECEIVED 1800
APPLICATIONS. SO THAT WAS A
GREAT SURPRISE AND REALLY TELLS
THE DEMAND AND THE STORY HERE
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE. SO THI
IS, I THINK WHERE I WOULD SAY,
AS A MUNICIPALITY, WE ARE
INTERESTED IN PARTNERING REALLY
CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, AND ALSO ROLLIN
OUT OUR INVESTMENTS IN THE RIGH
OF WAY. MAYBE I'LL TAKE A STEP
BACK, ACTUALLY. SO ACROSS THE
PORTFOLIO, THERE'S A LOT OF
DIFFERENT SECTORS THAT WE'RE
WORKING ON. SO FLEET
ELECTRIFICATION, MULTIFAMILY IS
SOME OF WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW
PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR SISTER
DEPARTMENTS AND ALSO EXPANDIN
THAT CURBSIDE LEVEL TWO
DEPARTMENT. WE'RE ABOUT TO
START SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR
TEAMS TO SEE WHAT DOES PHASE 2
LOOK LIKE? SO WE'RE REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THIS. THIS IS WHY
I WILL SAY THIS PROPOSAL IS
REALLY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE WE
CAN'T DO BOTH. THERE'S A LOT OF
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE TO
COVER. SO THIS PRIVATE PUBLIC
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WILL REALLY
HELP US SCALE IN SOME OF THE
AREAS WHERE THE PRIVATE MARKET
REALLY WANTS TO ESSENTIALLY LIK
DEPLOY CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
AT. SO WE'RE HOPING WE CAN FOCU
ON A LOT OF THE LIKE CITY OWNED
PROPERTIES, AND MAKING SURE
WE'RE GOOD PARTNERS ON THAT, AN
ALSO INCENTIVIZING THE PRIVATE
MARKET TO COME AND INSTALLING
INFRASTRUCTURE HERE. IT'S KIND
OF LIKE A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS
>> NOT TO FOCUS TOO MUCH ON THE
CURBSIDE, YOU SAID THAT THERE
WERE 1800 REQUESTS RECEIVED IN
LAST YEAR? DID I HEAR THAT
CORRECTLY? THAT'S FOR THE
CURBSIDE?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. SO DOING OU
OPT IN PROCESS, YOU KNOW, WE
WERE ACTUALLY ONLY INSTALLING
ABOUT 30 SITES. SO, YOU KNOW,
IT'S A SMALL PILOT. IT'S THE
FIRST TIME WE'RE KIND OF
DEPLOYING THIS TYPE OF
TECHNOLOGY, AND ALSO INSTALLING
PUBLIC CHARGERS IN RESIDENTIAL
RIGHT OF WAYS, SO WE REALLY
WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THE
TECHNOLOGY RIGHT, WE HAD THE
RATES RIGHT, ET CETERA. SO YES,
1800 IS THE ELIGIBLE
APPLICATIONS THAT CAME IN DURIN
THAT PROCESS.
>> SO 1800 APPLICATIONS. ABOUT
30 EXECUTED. CORRECT?
>> 30 SITES. SO WE WILL ACTUALL
BE INSTALLING 56 PORTS ACROSS
THE CITY.
>> OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE A GOAL
FOR THE CURBSIDE VERSUS THE MOR
PLACE SPACE CHARGING STATIONS?
>> SO WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR
DEPARTMENTS NOW TO COME TOGETHE
AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SECOND
PHASE LOOKS LIKE. I WILL SAY IT
WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A SURPRISE
FOR US TO THINK THAT WE WOULD
GET 1800 APPLICATIONS AND
SUPPORT OF THIS. SO NOW THAT
WE'RE GOING KIND OF FINALIZING
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS FIRST
PHASE, WE'RE STARTING TO COME
TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THA
STRATEGY LOOKS LIKE. SO MORE TO
COME.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST THINK IT'S
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO GRAPPL
WITH. WHEN, YOU KNOW, ABOUT THE
IDEA OF SETTING TARGETS FOR THE
DIFFERENT APPROACHES SO THAT WE
AS FOLKS WHO ARE SORT OF
GUARDIANS OF PUBLIC ASSETS AND
PUBLIC FUNDS, WE REALLY KNOW
THAT THE INVESTMENTS ARE BEING
GUIDED BY A PLANNING PROCESS
THAT CONSIDERS ALL THE DIFFEREN
APPROACHES TO ACCOMPLISH THE
GOAL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE
QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY OTHERS
GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
>> ANGELA, IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO
SEE YOU. WHENEVER I SEE YOU, I
KNOW WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT
THE FUTURE. AND FOR COLLEAGUES
WHO IT MIGHT BE NOT BE AS EASY
TO SEE, WITH ALL THE QUESTIONS
THAT WERE JUST ASKED ABOUT COST
APPLICATIONS, NUMBER OF
LOCATIONS, ANGELA, YOU DIDN'T
CHECK YOUR NOTES. THAT WAS ALL
MENTAL RECALL, AND I THINK THAT
SPEAKS TO YOUR DEPTH OF
KNOWLEDGE IN THIS FIELD. IT'S
REALLY QUITE EXCITING, BECAUSE
AS THE CHAIR NOTED, WE'VE GOT A
QUARTER OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD
RIGHT NOW THAT ARE ELECTRIC
VEHICLES. WE'RE GOING TO SEE
THAT NUMBER INCREASE. AS WE MOV
INTO AN ELECTRIFIED WORLD, THIS
IS GOING TO BE KEY. THIS WILL B
ESSENTIALLY THE GAS STATIONS OF
THE FUTURE. AND AS WE MOVE AND
TRANSITION INTO THIS, WE HAVE T
TEST NEW THINGS. BECAUSE WE
WON'T HAVE THE FINAL ANSWER JUS
FROM WHEN WE FIRST SET IT UP. S
I THINK THE NUMBER OF
APPLICATIONS THAT WE'VE RECEIVE
SPEAKS EXACTLY TO THAT. YOUR
LEGISLATION THAT YOU HAVE BEFOR
US RIGHT NOW IS IMPORTANT,
BECAUSE IT GIVES US SOME OF THA
INCREASED FLEXIBILITY. I'M JUST
REALLY EXCITED. I'M GLAD TO HAV
YOU LEADING THIS CHARGE, NO PUN
INTENDED, CHAIR. YOU KNOW, I
WILL SAY I HAD OFFICE HOURS A
COUPLE WEEKS AGO, I DON'T KNOW
THAT THIS WAS A CITY LIGHT
CHARGER, IT PROBABLY WASN'T. BU
THEY HAD PULLED UP TO A CHARGER
AND WENT TO PULL THE CHARGER,
BUT SOMEBODY HAD CLIPPED THE
CORD RIGHT AT THE BASE OF THE
UNIT. YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING WAS
STILL THERE, THEY PULLED UP,
LIKE THEY DIDN'T REALIZE, AND
YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THE ANSWER T
THIS, BUT AND IT MIGHT BE TOO
TECHNICAL, OR TOO MUCH OF A
QUESTION, BUT IS IT POSSIBLE
JUST TO HAVE RETRACTIBLE WIRES?
OR AM I TOO FAR OFF BASE HERE?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. TO
START OFF, THANK YOU. YOU KNOW,
I'M ABLE TO DO THIS JOB BECAUSE
OF LEADERSHIP HERE AT SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT AND BEING ABLE TO BE
CREATIVE ON THE SOLUTIONS THAT
WE'RE ROLLING OUT. MAYBE TO
ADDRESS THAT VANDALISM QUESTION
I WILL SAY IT'S A NEW THING THA
WE'RE SEEING ACROSS THE
INDUSTRY. IT'S NO THE JUST HERE
AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. WE'RE
SEEING IT ACROSS THE NATION AS
WELL, AND I'VE BEEN SPEAKING TO
MY COLLEAGUES IN THE SAME SPACE
FOR THE D.C. FAST CHARGING
STATIONS, THE CORD IS ACTUALLY
LOT THICKER. SO THERE IS NOT A
CURB RECOIL TECHNOLOGY RIGHT
NOW. BUT FOR THE STATIONS, IT'S
ESSENTIALLY A GARAGE GEAR IN IT
SO WHEN YOU TAP OR ACTIVATE THE
CHARGER, IT WILL DROP DOWN.
WE'RE STARTING TO TALK TO
MANUFACTURERS ABOUT WHETHER THE
CAN DO THAT FOR THE DC FAST
CHARGERS. WE STARTING TO ADDRES
THAT TECHNOLOGY.
>> BETTER ANSWER THAN I WOULD
HAVE EXPECTED. FOR THE DC
CHARGERS, THOSE ARE MOSTLY IN
GARAGES OR ON PRIVATE PROPERTY,
IS THAT CORRECT? OR ARE WE
LOOKING TO PUT THEM ON THE CITY
STREETS?
>> WE HAVE A FEW LOCATED IN THE
RIGHT OF WAY ALREADY. SO THAT
WAS THE PILOT THAT I WAS
SPEAKING TO, WAS MY FIRST TIME
WORKING WITH THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTED A PERMITTING PROCESS
IN ORDER TO START INSTALLING
RIGHT OF WAY CHARGERS. MOST OF
THE OTHER PRIVATE ENTIES ARE
PARTNERING WITH PRIVATE
ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO
INSTALL THE CHARGERS. THAT'S
WHERE YOU'LL SEE, BANKS, FOR
EXAMPLE IS ONE OF THE LOCATIONS
WE'RE STARTING TO SEE MORE
CHARGERS AT.
>> WONDERFUL. I'M EXCITED TO
VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANKS.
>> GOT A LOT OF PENT UP DEMAND,
CLEARLY.
>> ERIC, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING T
DEMAND?
>> NO, I DON'T.
>> SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS
FROM COLLEAGUES, I MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120634. DO I HAVE
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL?
>> COUNSELOR NELSON?
>> I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL BE VOTING
YES ON THIS LEGISLATION. I JUST
WANTED TO MAKE A FEW POINTS. IN
SLIDES TWO AND THREE OF THE
PRESENTATION, IT WAS TALKING
ABOUT RELEASING PROPERTY TO
INSTALL CITY LIGHT OWNED
CHARGING STATIONS AND ALLOWING
PRIVATE CHARGING STATIONS TO
INSTALL PRIVATE CHARGING
STATIONS ON CITY LIGHT PROPERTY
ALSO, THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF
CONVERSATION TODAY ABOUT RELATE
TOPICS. AND I'M A LITTLE
CONCERNED BY THIS PRESENTATION,
BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE CLEAR, I
THINK THE CHARGING STATIONS
SHOULD BE FULLY OWNED BY SEATTL
CITY LIGHT. I THINK INCREASING
THE CHARGING STATIONS IS A
PRIORITY THERE ARE MORE CHARGIN
STATIONS ALONG WITH FEDERAL
SUBSIDIES, SO IT NOW BECOMES
POSSIBLE FOR WORKING CLASS
PEOPLE TO BUY ELECTRIC CARS.
YES, MOST ARE STILL LUXURY
MODELS, BUT THAT IS CHANGING. W
CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
PUBLIC LIGHT CHARGERS. RIGHT
NOW, CITY LIGHT CHARGERS HAVE
LOWER RATES THAT THE PRIVATE
CHARGERS. THIS IS, OF COURSE, N
SURPRISE BECAUSE OF THE FOR
PROFIT CHARGERS AND UTILITIES
NEED TO GENERATE PROFITS FOR
THEIR MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS. I DO
SUPPORT THIS BILL ALLOWING TO
BUILD CHARGERS ON PRIVATE
PROPERTIES AS NECESSARY, BECAUS
IT IS A SIGNIFICANT CONVENIENCE
FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE
THEIR VEHICLES WHILE THEY SHOP
FOR GROCERIES AND RUN OTHER
ERRANDS. CITY LIGHT SHOULD
EVENTUALLY OWN AND OPERATE ON
EVERY LARGE GROCERY STORE
PARKING LOT IN THE CITY.
HOWEVER, NOT GIVE SWEETHEART
DEALS TO PRIVATE AND FOR PROFIT
ENERGY COMPANIES. TO BE CLEAR,
DO NOT ACCEPT THAT CITY LIGHT I
UNABLE TO MAKE THEM ALL PUBLICL
OWNED. CITY LIGHT IS A BILLION
DOLLAR UTILITY. IT IS A QUESTIO
OF POLITICAL WILL. 100 YEARS
AGO, WHEN CITY LIGHT WAS FORMED
AS A PUBLIC UTILITY, THEY COULD
HAVE PRIVATIZED, AND IF THEY
HAD, WORKING PEOPLE IN SEATTLE
WOULD TODAY BE PAYING MUCH MORE
I THINK CITY LIGHT OWES IT TO
FUTURE GENERATIONS TO INVEST IN
CHARGING STATIONS. IN REALITY,
THIS DOES NOT ADVOCATE HAVING
PRIVATE CHARGING COMPANIES BUIL
CHARGERS ON CITY LIGHT PROPERTY
WHICH MAKES ME A LITTLE
PERPLEXED BY THE FOCUS BY THAT
IN THIS PRESENTATION. I HOPE
THAT NONE OF THIS WILL BE AN
ATTEMPT TO COMPARE A NARRATIVE
FOR PRIVATIZING PUBLIC CHARGING
STATIONS IN THE FUTURE, BUT IN
TERMS OF THE ACTUAL LEGISLATION
I SUPPORT IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. WE
TAKE YOUR COMMENTS TO HEART, AN
THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THE
FEEDBACK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY.
THE LEGISLATION HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO PAS
COUNCIL BILL 126037.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES. F
>> CHAIR NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> THE MOTION MOVES 4-0.
>> IT WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE
CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION NEXT TUESDAY,
AUGUST 15th. ALL RIGHT, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
PRESENTATIONS AND THE
LEGISLATION TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM THREE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3. AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO BALLARD
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS
ESTABLISHING A NEW 12 YEAR
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA TO BE
KNOWN AS THE BALLARD IMPROVEMEN
AREA, LEVYING SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS UPON OWNERS OF
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, MULTIFAMIL
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AND MIXED
USE PROPERTY WITHIN THE AREA,
PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF,
AND PENALTIES FOR DELINQUENCIES
PROVIDING FOR A PROGRAM MANAGER
DISESTABLISHING THE EXISTING
BALLARD IMPROVEMENT AREA THAT
WAS ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANTS TH
2017 BIA. SUSPENDING THE
ISSUANCE OF ASSESSMENTS AND
PROVIDING THE CONTINUITY OF THE
ASSESSMENTS UNDER THE 2017 BIA,
AND RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN ACTS FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THIS ORDINANCE IT IS PART OF
A PACKAGE OF LEGISLATION THAT
RENEWS THE BALLARD BUSINESS
IMPROVE AM AREA BY WINDING DOWN
THE EXISTING BIA AND
ESTABLISHING ANOTHER ONE. THE
PACKAGE ALSO INCLUDES THREE
RESOLUTIONS, RESPECTIVEY SETTIN
UP A PUBLIC HEARING, SETTING UP
AN INTENTS TO ESTABLISH A NEW
BIA, AND INITIATING THE NEW BIA
THAT WILL ALLOW THE COMMUNITY T
TAKE UP NORMAL ORDINANCE. THE
RESOLUTIONS SET UP A NECESSARY
PUBLIC HEARING, SO THE
RESOLUTIONS WILL GO DIRECTLY
BEFORE FULL COUNCIL NEXT
TUESDAY. THEY ARE ON THE IRC
ALREADY. THAT MEANS THIS
COMMITTEE WILL HEAR AND CONSIDE
THE ORDINANCE TODAY, BUT WE
WON'T TAKE A VOTE ON IT, UNTIL
WE HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING,
UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE'LL CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION
ON SEPTEMBER 13th AT OUR NEXT
MEETING. THE CURRENT BIA IS SET
TO EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 31st OF
THIS YEAR, AND THIS ORDINANCE
WOULD EXTEND IT BY 12 YEARS. WE
HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE
FIRST OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BALLAR
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA. BUT
I'D LIKE TO FRAME THIS
CONVERSATION A BIT WITH SOME,
JUST WITH SOME COMMENTS OF MY
OWN. STEWART, YOU WERE GOING TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELF, BUT ANYWAY,
FREMONT BREWING'S PRODUCTION
FACILITY IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF
THE BALLARD BIA BOUNDARIES. BUT
YOU DO, THE BIA DOES HAVE
MEMBERSHIPS FROM BUSINESSES
THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO
OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEARS,
WE'VE BEEN A DUES PAYING MEMBER
MY FAMILY BUSINESS, AND I'VE HA
OCCASION TO GO INTO ATTEND MANY
OF YOUR FUNCTIONS, YOUR EVENTS,
AND I'VE SEEN UP CLOSE YOUR
FIERCE ADVOCACY FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
AND ALSO I'VE HAD AN OCCASION T
RECOGNIZE OBVIOUSLY MANY PEOPLE
HERE LISTENING, PROBABLY HAVE
ATTENDED THE EVENTS. YOU'RE
GOING TO GO INTO THE SERVICES
THAT THE BIA PROVIDES. BUT I
JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'VE
GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU AS SOMEONE
WHO IS DEEPLY KNOWLEDGEABLE
ABOUT THE NEEDS OF SMALL
BUSINESSES. SO THAT IS WHY, FUN
FACT, THE VERY FIRST MEETING
THAT I HAD WHEN I ASSUMED
OFFICE, A WEEK INTO THE JOB WAS
WITH YOU AND ERIN GOODMAN,
BECAUSE I WANTED TO -- I WANTED
GUIDANCE ON HOW THE CITY CAN
BETTER SUPPORT IS INSTALLER
BUSINESSES. SO I SAY ALL OF
THIS, BECAUSE AS I WAS GOING
THROUGH YOUR MATERIALS THAT
WOULD BE PRESENTED TODAY. IT
WASN'T -- WHAT YOU BRING TO
POLICY DEVELOPMENT, WHEN I SAY
YOU, I MEAN, YOU BUT ALSO YOUR
WHOLE TEAM. WHAT YOU BRING TO
POLICY DEVELOPMENT ISN'T AS
CLEAR AS IT COULD BE. SO I'M
SAYING THIS IN CASE YOUR RATE
PAYERS ARE LISTENING, SO THEY
KNOW THAT THE VALUE, THAT ARE
ARE THINGS THAT YOU DO, AROUND
THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT YOU HAVE
THAT EXTEND BEYOND WHAT THEY
MIGHT SEE DIRECTLY INTO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I JUST WANT TO
SAY I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE
AND YOU'VE PARTNERSHIPPED IN TH
SMALL BUSINESS ROUND TABLES 1
AND 2, AND ET CETERA. WITH ALL
OF THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN
THE PRESENTATIONS AND GO AHEAD
AND PRESENT, INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES AND BEGIN THE FIRST
ONE, PLEASE.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
JASMINE MARWAHA WITH COUNCIL
STAFF.
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP SIT
FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
>> GOOD MORNING, MIKE STEWART,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
BALLARD ALLIANCE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, CHAIR NELSON FOR THE KIND
WORDS, AND PREAMBLE AT THE
BEGINNING.
>> THANK YOU, I'M TOM MALONE.
I'M CHAIR OF THE LIONS REPAIRS
BOARD.
>> CHRIS ACKERMAN, AND I'M ON
THE REPAIRS BOARD.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU
A REVIEW OF THE PROCESS, BUT
CHAIR NELSON, YOU DID A GREAT
JOB OF THAT. I WILL ONLY ADD
THAT THESE PROCESS INTENSE
PROCEDURES WERE ESTABLISHED BY
STATE LAW AND CITY POLICY, WHIC
IS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION 35617.
AGAIN, AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW
THE NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARIN
IS SET TO BE SEPTEMBER 13th WIL
BE PUBLISHED IN THE DAILY
JOURNAL OF COMMERCE AND MAILED
TO ALL POTENTIAL RATE PAYERS AT
LEAST 10 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THA
PUBLIC HEARING. ONCE THE
RESOLUTIONS, AS MENTIONED BY
CHAIR NELSON ARE ADOPTED,
HOPEFULLY ON TUESDAY, AUGUST
15th. TODAY WE'RE HEARING AN
INITIAL PRESENTATION ON THE
COUNCIL BILL. AND I WILL GO
AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO
REPRESENTATIVES FROM OED AND TH
PROPONENTS TO ACCEPT THE
PROPOSAL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JASMINE
IF WE COULD ADVANCE THE NEXT
SLIDE.
>> LET'S JUST HAVE EVERYBODY SA
THEIR NAME FIRST. EXCUSE ME.
DONE THAT. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. SO
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF OVERVIEW.
THINK MOST OF YOU GUYS HAVE
HEARD THIS PARTICULAR
PRESENTATION SLIDE. WE HAVE 11
IN THE CITY PROVIDING SERVICES.
SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS
PERTAINING TO KIND OF THE NEXUS
OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND PROPERT
OWNERS FUNDING THIS
SELF-DETERMINED MODEL IN ORDER
TO NAVIGATE THINGS THAT PEOPLE
WOULDN'T EXPECT, KIND OF CITY
DEPARTMENTS. I THINK ONE OF THE
MOST INTERESTING FACTS RIGHT NO
FOR OUR OFFICE IS THAT IN KIND
OF AS WE'RE COMING OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC, AS OED, ARE WORKING O
A BIA EXPANSION POLICY. IN
TERMS OF THE REVENUE THAT'S
COLLECTED, OR IN A BUDGET,
THAT'S OVERSEEN BY OUR OFFICE O
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH SOME
SUPPORT FROM TREASURY SERVICES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I THINK
JASMINE COVERED THE MAJORITY OF
THIS ALREADY IN TERMS OF THE
FORMATION PROCESS BASED ON STAT
RCW. THE PETITIONS ARE REQUIRED
FOR 60% OF WAY TO SUPPORT BASED
ON THE ASSESSMENTS, AND ALSO TH
FORMULAS DETERMINED BY THE BIAs
THE CITY DEPARTMENTS PROVIDES
OUR REVIEW, THEN IT GOES OVER T
CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.
NEXT SLIDE. IN RECENT YEARS
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING TO EXPAND TH
DURATION OF THESE BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREAS. IN
PARTICULAR, IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT AND IN BALLARD, THEY
WERE SET UP FOR FIVE TO SIX
YEARS IN DURATION. WE MADE A
POLICY CHANGE INTERNEE TO OED T
GIVE A LITTLE MORE RUNWAY FOR
NEW BIA'S TO KIND OF HIT THEIR
STRIDES, GIVING THEM A LONGER
DURATION, VERSUS GOING INTO
COUNCIL EVERY FIVE TO SIX YEARS
FOR RENEWAL. IN THIS PARTICULAR
CASE, THE BALLARD BIA PROPONENT
WERE ABLE TO SECURE NEARLY 65%
OF SUPPORT FROM THEIR DISTRICT
FOR RENEWAL AND EXPANSION. NEXT
SLIDE. WE'LL TALK A BIT MORE IN
TERMS OF THE RATIONAL FOR
BOUNDARY EXPANSION WHICH IS
PRETTY TYPICAL FOR BIA'S THAT
HAVE BEEN AROUND. WE ADDED IN
TERMS OF THE PARTIAL DIS. ONE W
DIDN'T MAKE WAS THE BALLARD
BLOCKS. THAT IS A CURRENT
SERVICE AREA FOR THE CURRENT
BALLARD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
AREA. NEXT SLIDE. MODEST
MODIFICATIONS TO THE FORMULA
BASED ON KIND OF JUST CHANGING
COSTS RELATE THE TO SERVICE
DELIVERY. THE BASE ONE IS SEEIN
SOME MINORITY ADJUSTMENTS IN
TERMS OF COST PREPARED FOOTAGE.
THIS IS WHAT OED WORKS TO
SUPPORT WITH THE MIU DEPARTMENT
OF ASSESSMENTS. WE DID ADJUST
ASSESSMENT CEILINGS. MARK WILL
TALK ABOUT BECAUSE THE DISTRICT
HAS CHANGED. I BELIEVE ABOUT 68
OF THE SUPPORT IN THE BUDGET IS
COMING FROM MULTIRESIDENTIAL
FAMILY. WE ARE ADJUSTING THE
CEILING TO 132 PER UNIT. THIS I
APPLICABLE . WITH OTHER PROPERT
BASED PIA'S, NEW CONSTRUCION
ARE ACCOUNTED FOR ANNUALLY,
UNTIL THEY ARE AT 100%
COMPLETION. ALSO, UPDATES
SIMILAR TO THE MID-RENEWAL AND
DISTRICT. WE MADE SOME POLICY
CHANGES A FEW YEARS BACK TO
ACCOUNT FOR MULTIFAMILY TAX
EXTENSIONS. NOT THE COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIALS MANAGED BY
NONPROFITS. THOSE RANGE WAGES
WAGES ARE ALSO EXPANDED. NOT
ANYTHING DRAMATICALLY
DIFFERENT. GOING BACK TO THE
CAPACITY ASPECTS OF BIA'S,
LOOKING AT SOME OF THE FOOT
TRAFFIC DATA FROM 2021, BALLARD
AVENUE ACTUALLY SAW A MODERN
INCREASE FROM 2019. I THINK JUS
SHOWS THE PUBLIC REALM
IMPROVEMENTS AND HELPING SMALL
BUSINESSES NAVIGATE THINGS IN
REALTIME, WITH PUBLIC HEALTH,
THE CITY DEPARTMENTS, AND SDOT
IN OUR OFFICE. BUT EXPANSION OF
PROGRAMMING WILL BECOME A COVER
BY THE PROPONENT'S LEGISLATION
NEXT SLIDE. BUDGET BREAKOUT. TH
CURRENT BASE BUDGET FOR THE
CURRENT BALLAD ALLIANCE IS
ABOUT $600,000. THIS IS
INCREASED BASED ON THE
ASSESSMENT FORMULATIVE CHANGE
AND ALSO THE NEW PARCELS IN THE
DISTRICT. GETTING US TO CLOSELY
NEARLY $1 MILLION IN SERVICES
FOR THE FIRST YEAR. NEXT SLIDE.
IN THE TERMS OF THE PERCENTAGE
BREAKOUT BUY BUCKETS OF
INVESTMENTS. INCLUDES THE COST
OF THE BALLARD. THE BALLARD
ALLIANCE OVERSEAS THE BIA AS TH
PROGRAM MANAGER. BUT WHILE THE
SERVICE IS PAID FOR BY THE BAI,
THE BALLARD ALLIANCE CAN PROVID
SUPPORT AND CONNECTION POINTS T
BUSINESSES ADJACENT, AND OUTSID
OF THE BOUNDARY ZONES. NEXT
SLIDE. AND THAT'S THE END OF TH
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION. AN
WE CAN DEFER TO QUESTIONS UNTIL
THE CONCLUSION OF THE BALLARD
ALLIANCE POWERPOINT.
>> BEFORE YOU GO ON, I DO WANT
TO NOTE THAT BRIAN SCOTT IS A
SUBSTITUTE PRESENTER, AND HE IS
ON THE LINE TOO HERE, SO
WELCOME.
>> WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING. WELL, YOU'VE
ALREADY HAD THE BENEFIT OF A
VERY NICE PRESENTATION FROM MR.
SIT AND SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS
FROM OUR REPRESENTATIVE GROUP
FROM US AND WITH ME OF COURSE I
MIKE, AS YOU MENTIONED, AND
CHRIS. CHRIS REPRESENTS A PART
OF THOSE RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT
HAVE SHOWN SUCH GROWTH IN OUR
AREA. THE BIA DOES REPRESENT
REALLY ALL ASPECTS OF THE GROUP
AND INDIVIDUALS WITHIN OUR
DISTRICT. THAT IS RESIDENTIAL,
COMMERCIAL, AND THE PROPERTY
OWNERS. I THINK TOMMY PATRICK'S
PRESENTATION WAS ALSO, I THINK
VERY GOOD FOR US. AS PHILLIP
POINTED OUT, WE SURVIVED VERY
WELL DURING COVID. AS CHAIRMAN
OF THE BOARD, I WOULD LIKE TO
PRAISE MIKE IN GENERAL, IN GREA
EFFORTS WORKING WITH -- WE FEEL
VERY PLEASED WITH THE
COUNCILMEMBERS IN OUR AREA, MR.
STRAUSS AND WORKING WITH HIM. I
DON'T WANT YOU TO HEAR TOO MUCH
FROM ME. WHEN WE COMMENCED THIS
SEVEN YORES AGO, YEARS AGO, WE
HAD COMMENTED THAT BALANCE
ALREADY BALLARD HAD NOT TAKEN
THE BEST JOB. THE BI A, WE THIN
HAS TAKEN A STRONG POSITION IN
IMPROVING ALL OF THOSE
RELATIONSHIPS.
>> THANK YOU, TOM. IF WE CAN
ACTUALLY CLICK FORWARD, STEVEN.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND IS START WIT
THAT VIDEO, WHICH IS ON TWO
SLIDES FROM NOW, I THINK. CHAIR
NELSON, AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND OTHERS THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVING
THIS BRIEFING FOR YOU. WE
THOUGHT WE WOULD KICK IT OFF,
IT'S A SHORT WOULD, IN OUR VIEW
IT REALLY TELLS THE STORY OF TH
ALLIANCE AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN
DOING. I THINK IF WE DO THAT, W
WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE THROUGH
QUICKLY WITH OUR PRESENTATION.
>> THE BALLARD ALLIANCE IS A
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT
EXISTS TO WORK ON BEHALF OF OUR
BUSINESS OWNERS, PROPERTY OWNER
AND OUR RESIDENTS. WE HAVE A
WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS.
EVERYTHING HE FROM ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, AND BUSINESS
ATTRACTION TO MARKETK AND
PROMOTING BALLARD THROUGH OUR
BRAND, VISIT BALLARD.COM TO
PROVIDE A STREET CLEANING
SERVICE AND HOMELESSNESS
OUTREACH. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE
AN EXPERIENCE FOR ANYONE WHO
WALKS THROUGH OUR RESTAURANTS O
SHOPS.
>> THE MARKETING PIECE, THE
COMMUNITY PIECE. I FEEL VERY
FORTUNATE TO BE A PART OF THIS.
>> THE ALLIANCE, I THINK HAS
BEEN VERY AFFECTIVE IN WORKING
WITH THE CITY AND WITH MEMBERS
OF OUR COMMUNITY TO START
INFLUENCING POLICY WHILE IT'S
BEING MADE, RATHER THAN REACTIN
TO IT AFTER IT'S BEEN MADE.
>> IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A CENTRAL
PLACE, WHERE WE AS A COMMUNITY
CAN TALK. BOTH AS RESIDENTS AND
LANDOWNERS, THE ALLIANCE CAN
WORK WITH THOSE PEOPLE AND
CRYSTALLIZE THOSE IDEAS SO THAT
WE CAN GET HELP FROM THE CITY
WHEN WE NEED IT. AND THE
ALLIANCE REALLY HELPS US TO DO
THAT.
>> IT PRODUCES A NUMBER OF
EVENTS FROM OUR MONTHLY ART
WALK, TO OUR SEMI ANNUAL WINE
EVENT. WE PUT THESE EVENTS
TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A REALLY
GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR OUR
RESIDENTS IN THE BROADER
COMMUNITY AS WELL.
>> IF YOU LOVE URBAN LIVING, BU
STILL WANT TO BE CLOSE TO
NATURE, BALLARD IS THE PLACE TO
BE. REALLY, THE BIGGEST IMPACT
THE ALLIANCES HAD, IS REALLY
BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR THE
COMMUNITY. IT'S NICE TO KNOW
THERE IS A GROUP THAT IS
DEDICATED TO MAKING LIFE BETTER
FOR EVERYBODY IN BALLARD.
>> TERRIFIC. THANK YOU.
>> WELL DODGE.
>> DONE.
>> THANKS, CHAIR. WHICH SLIDE?
>> IF WE COULD GO FORWARD ABOUT
THREE SLIDES, I THINK. ALL
RIGHT. HERE WE ARE. I'D LIKE TO
DO A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE
EXISTING BIA. MUCH OF THIS WAS
COVERED. CURRENT LIFESTYLE
EXTENDS AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
OUR RATE PAYERS AND COMMERCIAL
PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THAT
DISTRICT. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM
THE SHADED AREAS IN THE MAP ON
THE SCREEN, IT IS ESSENTIALLY
THE CORE OF BALLARD, THE CORE
COMMERCIAL AREA THAT INCLUDES
HISTORIC BALLARD, MARKET STREET
A LOT OF A SIGNIFICANT PORTION
OF THE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL
AND ALSO IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAN
CORNER, THOSE ARE THE TWO
BALLARD BLOCKS PARCELS THAT ARE
ALSO PART OF THE BIA. PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES, YOU'LL HEAR THIS
REPEATED. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF
CHANGE COMING THERE. JUST SOME
EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS THAT WE'L
BE DOING WITHIN EACH OF THESE
CATEGORIES. CLEAN ENVIRONMENT,
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AND
RETENSION. MARKETING AND
PROMOTIONS AND MANAGEMENT. THE
ALLIANCE AT WORK. WE WANTED TO
TAKE THIS MOVEMENT JUST TO GIVE
A QUICK RECAP OVER WHAT WE'VE
BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH OVER TH
LAST SEVEN YEARS. CLEAN
STRAIGHTS. WE'VE WORKED WITH
UPLIST NORTHWEST. HE'S AN
ORGANIZATION THAT GIVES THEM A
JOB. GIVES THEM SOME EXTRA
RESOURCES AND TRAINING. FOR US
DEVELOPING THAT PARTNERSHIP WAS
REALLY A PERFECT MARRIAGE WHEN
WE STARTED OUR BIA TO BE ABLE T
BRING THAT KIND OF INSTITUTION
AND ORGANIZATION TO BEAR TO HEL
KEEP OUR STREETS CLEAN IN
BALLARD. YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER
THERE. 10,000 BAGS OF TRASH OVE
THE LIFE CYCLE THUS FAR. 5,000
SHARPS CORRECTED, AND NEARLY
16,000 HOURS SPEND IN TOTAL. I
ADDITION DO THAT, THE CITY
WORKS ON THE TREES, PARK SERVIC
AND ALL OF THE ABOVE. IN THE
LOWER LEFT, YOU'LL SEE A
COMMUNITY PAINTED MURAL THAT WE
COMPLETED AS PART OF THAT
PROJECT. YOU'LL SEE SOME OTHER
SLIDES A LITTLE BIT LATER FROM
THIS YEAR, AND OF COURSE,
HOLIDAY LIGHTS. WE LIGHT BALLAR
OFF AND MARKET STREET 115,000
TWINKLING LIGHTS AND OVER 220
TREES IN THE BALLARD CORRIDOR.
WE REALLY DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT
THINGS. BUSINESS RECRUITMENT AN
INCUBATION. FOR US, BALLARD IS
UNIQUELY INDEPENDENT, AND WE
LIKE IT THAT WAY. AND OUR
BUSINESS OWNERS AND RESIDENTS
LOVE IT THAT WAY. THAT MIGHT BE
A REALLY GREAT FIT FOR BALLARD.
WE'VE DONE RECRUITMENT TO AT
LEAST 110 BUSINESSES. WE'VE DON
PROPERTY BUSINESS AND MARKETING
RESEARCH. WE PROVIDE TECHNICAL
SUPPORT AND INFORMATION OFTEN
WITH OUR FRIENDS AT OED AND
OTHER DEPARTMENTS. PUBLIC SPACE
OUTDOOR LIGHTING. WE'VE ALL
TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT.
BUSINESS FOCUSED MARKETING EVEN
IS KEY AS WELL. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. QUICK PAUSE ON BALLARD
BLOSSOM. BALLARD BLOSSOM WAS
SOLD PREPANDEMIC, IT HAD BEEN A
FIXTURE ON MARKET STREET FOR
YEARS. IT WAS SOLD TO A HOTEL
DEVELOPER, AND THEY PRESSED THE
PAUSE BUZZ BUTTON DURING THE
PANDEMIC. WE'RE HOPEFUL FOR THE
FUTURE. HOWEVER, IN THAT TIME,
OUR TEAM WORKED CLOSELY TO
IDENTIFY THIS SPACE AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TORE SMALL BUSINESS
INCUBATION. WORKING WITH THE
PROPERTY OWNER. WE WERE ABLE TO
BRING IN DURING THE PANDEMIC,
SOME VERY SMALL BUSINESSES THAT
GOT THEIR START THERE. SO YOU'L
SEE NOMAD BOXING IN THE LOWER
RIGHT HAND CORNER. MY NAME DID
AN AMAZING JOB TO SOLICIT
ARTISTS TO DO MURALS ON THE
RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE BUILDING
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF
BUSINESSES THERE. BUT THREE OF
THOSE INCUBATORS HAVE NOW SIGNE
LONG TERM BUSINESSES NEARBY,
MANY OF WHICH ARE IN THE BALLAR
CORE, WHICH REALLY IS A GREAT
SUCCESS. BALLARD AVENUE STREET
CAFES THAT WAS MENTIONED IN
PRIOR COMMENT AND MENTIONED
PREVIOUSLY. AT THE TURN OF THE
PANDEMIC WHEN RESTAURANTS WERE
SHUT DOWN, RESTAURANTS WERE VER
CONCERNED. BALLARD COMMUNITY HA
A VERY LIVING ESTES MARKET. IT
SUPPORTS THE RETAIL BUSINESSES
THAT ARE ADJACENT, SO WORKING
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, S
TORCH, COUNCILMEMBER SDOT,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. WE WERE
ABLE TO WORK WITH THE FARMERS'
MARKET THAT UTILIZES THAT SPACE
ON SUNDAYS, AND OUR BUSINESS
OWNERS, AND THE CITY TO DO A
COUPLE OF THINGS. ALLOW FOR THE
EXPANSION OF THOSE STREET CAFES
ALLOW THE STREET CAFES TO STAY
IN PLACE, 24/7, WHICH MADE IT A
LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT FOR OUR
BUSINESSES TO THRIVE. THAT
REALLY WORKED QUITE SUCCESSFUL,
AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY
CLOSELY WITH THE CITY ON TWEAKS
AND RESIGNS OF BALLARD AVENUE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THANK YO
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN
PARTICULAR IN THAT ARENA. AND
WE'VE MADE SOME GREAT CHANGES
THUS FAR, AND I THINK MORE ARE
COMING DOWN THE LINE. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. PUBLIC ART, OUR
TEAM HAS CORRECTED DIRECTLY TO
OVER $400,000 WORTH OF FUNDING
FOR 47 DIFFERENT LOCAL ARTISTS.
EVERY DOLLAR THAT THE ALLIANCE
INVESTED YIELDED $13 IN EITHER
PUBLIC GRANT SUPPORT OR PRIVATE
SUPPORT. SO REALLY, A TREMENDOU
SUCCESS RATE. THOSE ARE JUST A
FEW OF THE SAMPLES OF THE MURAL
THAT WE'VE DONE. THAT WAS PART
OF OUR SEATTLE ONE DAY OF
SERVICE EVENT FOR 2023. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. ALSO HARKENING
BACK TO THE PANDEMIC WHEN
EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN AT THE VER
BEGINNING, THERE WAS CONCERN
ABOUT SAFETY. THERE WAS CONCERN
ABOUT PROPERTY DAMAGE. MANY OF
THE BUSINESSES AROUND BALLARD,
AND CERTAINLY THE CITY BOARDED
UP. OUR TEAM WORKED AGGRESSIVEL
TO IDENTIFY 14 DIFFERENT ARTIST
WHO DID 25 DIFFERENT STOREFRONT
MIRRORS ALL THROUGHOUT BALLARD.
IT REALLY CREATED VIBRANCY, THE
DOVE THE PEOPLE TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IN A VERY SAFE WAY
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH. MARK
CRAIG TALKED ABOUT THIS. WE WER
THE FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD BIA TO
PARTNER WITH REACH. WE'RE
EXCITED BECAUSE THIS MODEL HAS
BEEN ADOPTED IN OTHER PARTS OF
THE CITY AS WELL. IT WAS
EXTREMELY AFFECTIVE, SO WHEN
BALLARD COMMONS PARK FILLED WIT
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNHOUSED
DURING 2021, IT WAS A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. JAMES
SIZEMORE DEVELOPED KEY
RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL OF THOSE
INDIVIDUALS AND HAD AN
UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THEY
WERE, WHAT THEIR NEEDS WERE,
WHAT SPECIAL NEEDS THEY HAD, AN
ALSO, A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF
WHERE THEY MIGHT BE WILLING TO
GO. SO TAKING THAT KNOWLEDGE AN
INFORMATION, AND WORKING WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, CITY
COUNCIL. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TH
CITY TO PROVIDE THOSE RESOURCES
THEN JAMES WAS ABLE TO WORK
SYSTEMATICALLY THROUGHOUT THE
MONTHS IN THE LATE DAYS OF 2021
TO GET THE VAST MAJORITY OF
THOSE RESIDENTS INSIDE TO
SHELTER. THAT WAS AN AMAZING
FEAT, I THINK AGAIN
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THANK YO
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE HOLDING EVERYONE
ACCOUNTABLE TO GETTING THIS
PROCESS DONE. AND THE PARK WAS
CLOSED FOR A TIME. ROUGHLY, IF
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. WE
DID A REOPENING OF BALLARD PARK
WHICH WAS AN AMAZING EVENT.
THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH PARKS
DEPARTMENT. OUR SUMMER MOVIE
SERIES KICKED OFF LAST WEEK AND
CONTINUES AGAIN, ACTUALLY THE
FIRST FOUR THURSDAYS IN AUGUST.
AND GROUNDBREAKING WILL BE
HAPPENING THIS MONTH ON THE
COMMON PLAYGROUND AT BALLARD
COMMONS PARK, WHICH IS GOING TO
ACTIVATE THIS SPACE. MARKETING
AND PROMOTIONS. STEVEN, I KNOW
HAD ANOTHER VIDEO. BUT IN THE
INTEREST OF TIME, I THINK WE CA
JUST SCOOCH ON THROUGH, IF
THAT'S OKAY EVERYONE. WE
HIGHLIGHT RETAIL, CULTURAL
OPPORTUNITIES AND A DAY IN THE
LIFE. OUR MARKETING ARM IS
BALLARDBUSINESS.COM. THAT'S WHA
OUR BUSINESSES WANT AND NEED IS
THEY NEED MORE VISITORS HELPING
OUR BUSINESSES. IT IMPROVES THE
DYNAMIC FOR OUR RESIDENTS AS
WELL.
>> CAN PEOPLE ACCESS THOSE
VIDEOS AT VISITBALLARD.COM? AND
THE ALLIANCE?
>> IF YOU SUCH VISITBALLARD.COM
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND IT.
IN THE UPPER LEFT, YOU'LL SEE I
YOU'VE TRAVELED IN THE D
TERMINAL LATELY, OR THIS
UPCOMING CORRIDOR, YOU'LL SEE
OUR AD, WHICH IS KIND OF A FUN
PLAY ON YOU'VE BEEN TO SEATTLE,
WHY DON'T YOU COME TO BALLARD
NEXT? WE'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT
SOCIAL MEDIA GROWTH. WE'RE ALSO
DOING SOME MORE UNIQUE THINGS
TOO, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF
AN ONLINE MAP, LISTING OUT THE
LGBTQ IA PLUS. YOU CAN SEE THAT
HIGHLIGHTED ON THE RIGHT OF THE
VISUALS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, ART
WELCOME, SIDEWALK SALE. MOVIES
IN THE PARK. IT'S AN IMPORTANT
PART OF WHAT WE DO. IT'S ABOUT
EVENTS THAT SUPPORT OUR
RESIDENTS, SO THEY HAVE AMAZING
THINGS TO DO IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE.
>> AND ADVOCACY. THANK YOU FOR
THAT CALL, CHAIR NELSON.
ADVOCACY IS IS SOMETHING WE DO.
A LOT IT IS JUST RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING AND CONVERSATIONS, AND
WORKING TO KNOW, AND SORT OF
UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR COMMUNITY
NEEDS, WHAT OUR RATE PAYERS
NEED, AND BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT
WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND ALS
DEPARTMENTAL LEADERS AS WELL. I
THINK ONE OF THE KEY THINGS FOR
US WAS OUR ADVOCATORY WORK
AROUND SOUND TRANSIT. WE SPOKE
GREAT DEAL OF TIME WORKING WITH
THAT AGENCY, PARTICIPATING IN
NUMEROUS WORKING GROUPS TO
ACHIEVE THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE
FOR BALLARD, WHICH WAS AN
UNDERGROUND LIGHT RAIL
CONFIGURATION, WHICH GOES
UNDERNEATH THE GROUND CAN, AND
TERMINATES AT 1500. AT THIS
POINT, AS WE HEAD INTO THE FEIS
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IS DECIDED
AS THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE.
THERE'S STILL WORK TO DO, BUT
THAT'S HUGE FOR BALLARD. I THIN
FOR US, AS AN ORGANIZATION TO B
ABLE TO PROVIDE KIND OF THAT
UNIFYING VOICE HAS BEEN VERY
AFFECTIVE. USING SOUND TRANSIT
AS AN EXAMPLE, WE DEFINITELY
WERE ONE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS
DESIGNED IN LOCATION. I THINK
THAT REALLY BENEFITED FOR US.
THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER THINGS
THAT WE DO, CASE CONFERENCING.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE PLAY GROUND
AND ALSO, ELECTED OFFICIAL
WALKING TOURS. MAKING SURE THAT
OUR BUSINESSES HAVE GOOD ACCESS
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING BEFO
IT HAPPENED IN 2011, WITH SOME
VISIONING WORK, WHICH LED TO AN
OED GRANT. WE UNDERSTOOD THAT I
WAS FUNDED ON MEMBERSHIP FEES
AND DONATIONS AND SEAFOOD FEST,
IT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO GET
EVERYTHING DONE FOR BALLARD. SO
WE CREATED A VERY IN-DEPTH
STRATEGIC PLAN THAT LET TO THE
CREATION OF THE BIA. SO WHEN OU
LEADERSHIP GROUP GOT TOGETHER A
COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,
ANTICIPATING THIS TIME THAT THE
WOULD BE IN 2023, WE STARTED OU
PLANNING WORK IN ABOUT 2021 AND
TO '22 EARLY IN THE YEAR, TO
PULL THAT GROUP TOGETHER, AT
LEAST 50 OR 60 INDIVIDUALS
RECOMMEND REPRESENTING SOCIAL
SERVICES, APARTMENT OWNERS,
RESTAURANTS, RETAIL. YOU NAME
IT, TO GO BACK AND DO THAT WORK
AGAIN, WHERE HAVE WE COME SINCE
THE LAST TIME WE'VE DONE OUR
STRATEGIC PLAN, AND WHERE DO WE
WANT TO GO? SO THERE WAS A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FRONT
RUNNING THAT LED TO OUR RENEWAL
PLAN. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. IN A
QUICK SNAPSHOT, THAT GROUP
DEVELOPED THESE TWO STATEMENTS.
BALLARD IS AN URBAN GROUP WITH
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. A VERY
FOCUSED MISSION STATEMENT.
COLLECTIVE ACTION TO BUILD AND
SUSTAIN A VIBRANT BALLARD. THOS
LED OUR PLAN INTO REACTION,
WHICH IS THE BIA RENEWAL. THE
MAIN CATEGORIES STAY THE SAME.
WHAT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT OBVIOUSLY THE BOUNDAR
EXPANDS A LITTLE. WE'LL TALK
ABOUT THAT. BUT SUSTAIN AND
EXPAND OUR CLEANING SERVICE IS
PART OF THE PLAN. INCREASING
SECURITY SERVICES, NEW
BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND
DOUBLING DOWN ON OUR CORE
MISSION STATEMENT AND MARKETING
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. PHILLIP I
BELIEVE COVERED THIS QUITE WELL
THE PROPOSED LIFE CYCLE, NEXT
JANUARY THROUGH 2025, IT
INCREASES FROM 175 TO 234. RATE
PAYER IS THE SAME. THE BOUNDARY
MAP, THE HARD LINES THAT YOU SE
THE SOLID LINES, THAT'S THE
EXISTING BOUNDARY. WHERE THERE
ARE DASH LINES, YOU'LL SEE THE
EXPANSIONS. A PRETTY MODEST
EXPANSION, BUT AS TOM SAYS
RATIONALIZES OUR BOUNDARIES. TH
GLARING HOLE WAS LEARY AVENUE
WAS NONEXISTENT. IN THE FIRST
ROUND, WE HAVE MADE SOME CHANGE
TO CORRECT THAT. YOU'LL SEE
BELOW LEARY AND BALLARD AVE,
THAT CUT OFF IS BELOW THE
HISTORIC DIRECT. IT'S A LITTLE
MORE INDUSTRIAL BY NATURE. WE
HAVE GREAT INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS
AND FRIENDS THAT WE WORK WITH
ALL THE TIME. HOWEVER, THEY ARE
NOT PART OF THIS PARTICULAR
ORGANIZATION. WE'RE FOCUSED A
LITTLE MORE ON COMMERCIAL AND
RESIDENTIAL. SO YOU'LL SEE THOS
CHANGES THERE WITH THE DASH
LINE. I THINK PHILLIP MENTIONED
EARLIER, THE BALLARD BLOCKS
AREA. IN 2017, ONLY ONE SEGMENT
THE NORTH SEGMENT WAS COMPLETED
THAT HAS A TRADER JOE'S. BELOW
THAT, TO THE SOUTH, IT WAS
VACANT INDUSTRIAL LAND THAT
NEEDED TO BE CLEANED UP, AND HA
SINCE BEEN REDOVED. IT IS
ANCHORED BY THE PCC MARKET
THERE. ESSENTIALLY, THAT THEY
LOVE THE WORK THAT WE DO IN
FACT, WHEN WE HAD CREATED OUR
INITIAL PROGRAM, WE WERE NOT IN
THE INITIAL BOUNDARY, BUT THEY
CAME TO US AND SAID WOULD YOU
DRAW US? , BECAUSE WE WOULD LIK
TO BE A PART OF THIS. THAT
HAPPENED IN 2016, AND THEY WERE
PART OF THE ORIGINAL MAP. THE
CHANGE OF USE FOR THAT AREA,
IT'S ESSENTIALLY LIKE A SMALL P
SHOPPING MALL. THEY PROVIDE
SECURITY SERVICES, EXTENSIVE
SECURITY SERVICES AND CLEANING
SERVICES, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO.
AND SO THEY ARE LISTED AS A
SECONDARY SERVICE AREA, AND THE
ONLY DISTINCTION IS THAT THEY
WOULD NOT RECEIVE CLEANING OR
SECURITY FROM THE BIA, BUT WOUL
RECEIVE ALL OF THE OTHER
BENEFITS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
NOW I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO
BRIAN SCOTT WITH BDS PLANNING
AND URBAN DESIGNING. BRIAN,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
REMOTELY. I APPRECIATE YOU
MAKING THE TIME. BRIAN HAS BEEN
WITH OUR ORGANIZATION FOR YEARS
AND LED US THROUGH OUR EARLY
VISIONING WORK. HELPED US
THROUGH OUR INITIAL BIA, AND IS
ASSISTING US HERE. SO WITH THAT
INTRODUCTION, BRIAN, TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, MIKE. CHAIR NELSO
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU
HERE TODAY. SORRY I'M NOT IN
PERSON, BUT I'M IN FACT IN
ROCHESTER NEW YORK, WHERE I'M
WORKING WITH THE ROCHESTER
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIO
TO CREATE A BUSINESS IMPROVEMEN
AREA IN ROCHESTER. I HAD THE
PLEASURE OF NOTICING ONE OF
THOSE ADVERTISEMENTS MIKE TALKE
ABOUT AT TERMINAL D WHEN I WAS
HEADED TO THE AIRPORT. AS MIKE
SAID, WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH
BALLARD SINCE FIRST REORGANIZIN
OF THE CHAMBER INTO THE BALLARD
ALLIANCE AND CREATIONIST FIRST
BIA. WE'VE ALSO PLAYED A ROLE.
THE UPDATES IN BALLARD ARE
ESSENTIALLY JUST KIND OF
SMOOTHING OFF SOME EDGES AND
ROUNDING OUT SOME SERVICES FROM
WHERE IT WAS IN 2000 AND SEVEN
YEARS AGO. FORMALLY, IT'S THE
SAME ASSESSMENT AREA, THE RATES
ARE JUST UPDATED TO REFLECT
INFLATION. IT'S A 12 YEAR LIFE
CYCLE. IT'S A LOT OF TROUBLE TO
GO THROUGH THE WHOLE RENEWAL
PROCESS. SO GOING TO DO IT FOR
LITTLE LONGER PERIOD, WHICH IS
MORE LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER
BIA'S IN SEATTLE. THERE WON'T B
A MID-YEAR PROPERTY VALUATION,
THAT'S GOING TO BE JUST BASED O
INFLATION. SO WE'LL INCREASE TH
RATE BY THE CONSUMER PRICE INDE
FOR SEATTLE EVERY YEAR. EACH
YEAR'S ASSESSMENT WILL INCREMEN
BY THAT AMOUNT, BUT BY AT LEAST
2% AND BY NO MORE THAN 6%. IF
INFLATION IS REALLY LOW, OR
REALLY HIGH, IT WILL BE WITHIN
THOSE BOUNDARIES. THEN, IF THER
IS NEW CONSTRUCTION, WE WILL AD
THAT TO THE ASSESSMENT ONCE IT'
REFLECTED IN THE KING COUNTY
ASSESSOR'S PROPERTY RECORDS.
NEXT SLIDE. OH, OKAY. SO I DON'
HAVE THE SPECIFIC NUMBERS THEN.
SO WE HAVE MADE THE ADJUSTMENTS
THAT I JUST SAID. AND IN THE
ORDINANCE ARE THE SPECIFIC
AMOUNTS FOR THOSE NUMBERS. THAN
YOU.
>> TERRIFIC. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU, BRIAN. AND NOW I'D LIKE TO
TURN IT OVER TO CHRIS ACKERMAN
TO CLOSE OUT OUR PRESENTATION.
>> THANKS, MIKE. I'VE BEEN A
RESIDENT OF BALLARD FOR ABOUT
11 YEARS. I'VE WORKED ON THE
BALLARD RATE PAYER BOARD AS WEL
AS THE REAUTHORIZATION FOR THE
ALLIANCE. I HAVE TO BE HONEST.
IN 2017, THE CONDO THAT I
REPRESENT WAS VERY VOCAL. CAME
TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO GIVE
THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT BEING
INCLUDED IN THE BIA. SO WHEN IT
CAME UP FOR REAUTHORIZATION, I
MET WITH THE BOARD. THEIR
PRIMARY -- THEIR PRIMARY CONCER
WAS THAT SOME OF THE LARGER
RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN BALLARD
WERE EXCLUDED. THEY WERE KIND O
CORE. THE CANAL STATION AND
LEVA. THOSE THINGS HAVE BEEN
RESOLVED, SO I WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT.
WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT ALL THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT THE BIA HA
DONE IN THE YEARS THAT THEY'VE
BEEN FORMED. A LOT OF THOSE HAV
BEEN TALKED ABOUT TODAY. ONE
THAT HASN'T IS REALLY THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE WORKIN
WATERFRONT AND THE CORE
BUSINESSES WITHIN BALLARD. AND
THINK YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB I
THAT BALANCE. IT'S A DELICATE
BALANCE. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT
THE VALUE PROVIDED BY THE BIA
AND THE PARTNERSHIPS THEY FORGE
WITH OUR COUNCILMAN, AND OTHER
LEADERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL
IN KEEPING BALLARD A VIBRANT
COMMUNITY. WE MERGED FROM THE
PANDEMIC, FASTER THAN I THINK
SOME OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUS
OF THE ADVOCACY PROGRAM WE HAD
AND THE SUPPORT WE HAD FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND FROM
THE BIA. BECAUSE OF THAT, OR HO
BOARD VOTED NEARLY UNANIMOUSLY
TO REAUTHORIZE THE BIA. WE STIL
HAVE A LOT OF CHALLENGES AHEAD
OF US, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE BIA FOR THE
NEXT 12 YEARS.
>> TERRIFIC. [ CAPTIONERS
TRANSITIONING ]
>> WITH THAT WE WOULD BE HAPPY
TO OPEN IT TO QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
>> SURE, THANK YOU FOR THIS
PRESENTATION. I WILL SAY WHAT
ALWAYS DO, WHICH IS WHY WOULD W
NOT LET PROPERTY OWNERS TO
CHARGE THEMSELVES TO IMPROVE TH
NEIGHBORHOOD, SUPPORT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAKE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD A BETTER PLACE TO
LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY? SO I AM
PLEASED TO BRING THIS FORWARD
AND I AM GLAD THAT THE NEXT
LIFECYCLE WILL BE LONGER,
BECAUSE IT IS A LOT SERVICES A
ARGUE THAT THESE ARE ESSENTIAL
SERVICES. I CAN'T IMAGINE
BALLARD WITHOUT THE WORK. YOU
KNOW, THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE
BAGS OF GARBAGE STILL THERE, E
CETERA. I MEAN, THE CITY CAN'T
DO IT ALL AND YOU DO. AND THE
INCREASE IN SECURITY AND
CLEANING SERVICES IS VERY MUCH
APPRECIATED BY EVERYONE AND
UNFORTUNATELY NECESSARY. IN AN
CASE YOU MENTIONED CASE
CONFERENCING AND THAT WAS A
RECOMMENDATION THAT CAME OUT OF
THE FIRST SMALL BUSINESS
ROUNDTABLE, WHERE THE IMPACTS
OF CRIME WE WERE FOCUSED ON, I
MY SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING OF
FEBRUARY, 2002. THAT EVOLVED
INTO CASE CONFERENCING AND YOU
HAVE BEEN THE LEAD ON THAT, SO
I THINK THAT HAS IMPROVED THE
SITUATION IN BALLARD. I HAVE ON
QUESTION AND THEN I WILL OPEN
IT UP FOR OTHER FOLKS. I NOTICE
ON YOUR MAP THAT IT IS NOT
INCLUDED AND THE WATERFRONT WA
MENTIONED, SO HAS THERE BEEN
CONVERSATION ABOUT INCLUDING IT
AS YOU GO THROUGH THE
EXPANSION?
>> THAT CONVERSATION DID NOT
COME UP IN DEPTH DURING
EXPANSION. WE CERTAINLY HAD
MANY MEETINGS AND THERE WAS A
LOT OF WILLINGNESS TO DO IT AND
PARTNER AND THERE WAS A TIME
WHEN OUR FRIEND SAID, LISTEN, W
LIKE WHAT YOU ARE DOING. WE
CERTAINLY SUPPORT IT, HOWEVER
WE THINK WE ARE DIFFERENT THAN
THE COMMERCIAL CORE AND THIS
DOES NOT MAKE A TON OF SENSE FO
US, SO WE WOULD BE HAPPIEST IF
IT WAS KEPT AT THE RESIDENTIAL
AND COMMERCIAL CORE OF BALLARD
TO WHICH WE SAID YES. WE PARTNE
WITH THE NORTH SEATTLE
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION AND MAN
OF ITS MEMBERS ON A LOT OF
DIFFERENT ISSUES, MOSTLY IN
LOCKSTEP. IT DID NOT COME UP
EXTENSIVELY. I DON'T KNOW, TOM,
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL
FEEDBACK.
>> I THINK THEY DO CONSIDER
THAT THEIR OWN ISSUES ARE
SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT. MIKE
AND I TALKED TO A NUMBER OF
BUSINESSES DOWN THERE, SO I
THINK WE HAVE A GOOD
RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. AS MIK
MENTIONED. BUT WE ARE HAPPY
BEING ABLE TO REPRESENT OUR
GROUP THIS WAY, TOO.
>> I DID NOT MEAN TO IMPLY BY M
QUESTION THAT THERE WAS NO
RELATIONSHIP, BECAUSE I SEE YO
AT THE SAME EVENTS FOR MOST OF
THE SAME ISSUES ALL THE TIME,
ANYWAY. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD.
>> CHAIR, MAY I? IT IS GREAT
TO SEE YOU AT CITY HALL, WALKIN
UP THE STEPS TODAY WITH THE BI
BALLARD TEAM. IT FELT LIKE YOU
WERE HERE TO ANNEX THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. THAT WOULD'VE BEEN
GREAT. SERIOUSLY, WHEN BALLARD
WAS ANNEXED IT WAS AT THE SAM
TIME AS WEST SEATTLE. BRYANT.
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CITIES AT
THAT POINT. BALLARD WAS THE
SECOND LARGEST CITY IN KING
COUNTY ON THE SEVENTH LARGEST I
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, WHICH
SET US UP DIFFERENTLY. WITHIN
YOUR BOUNDARIES YOU HAVE A MAJO
INSTITUTION OVERLAY. YOU HAVE
THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE AND A
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. YOUR
EXPANDED LINES NOW ABOUT
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES.
CURRENTLY IT HAS THE ZONING.
ONLY IN THE NORTH END RIGHT NOW
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT IN
NORTHGATE. RIGHT? SO THE
CHALLENGES THAT BALLARD FACES
ARE DIFFERENT, BECAUSE OF ITS
LONG HISTORY AND BECAUSE OF TH
COMPLEX ISSUES GOING ON AND
SUCCESS IS NOT BY ACCIDENT, SO
JUST WANT TO START BY THANKING
EVERYONE IN THE ROOM FOR MAKIN
SUCCESS OCCUR IN SEATTLE, OR
BALLARD SPECIFICALLY, BECAUSE
IT IS THE PRODUCT OF HARD WORK.
TO FOCUS ON OUTCOMES AND BRING
PEOPLE TOGETHER TO FIND COMMON
GROUND. WE DON'T NECESSARILY
AGREE. I THINK THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WASN'T REALLY
TOUCHED ON IN THE PRESENTATION,
THAT EVERYONE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD DOESN'T ALWAYS GET
ALONG. MIKE DID AN AMAZING JOB
MEDIATING CONVERSATIONS TO FIN
CONVERSATIONS THAT BENEFIT OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT IS NOT A
SMALL FEAT. GOING THROUGH, EVE
BEFORE I WAS ELECTED, BALLARD
COMMONS WAS HAVING A LOT OF
ISSUES. YOUR IDEA OF THE
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND I THINK
WAS 2018, 2017.
>> MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE EARLIER.
>> MAYBE EVEN EARLIER THAN THAT
AND WITHOUT YOU, THAT IDEA
WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST ALONG TIM
AGO. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SMALL
GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT GOT
TOGETHER AND SAID, HEY, WE WOUL
LIKE TO DO THIS THING. AFTER A
NUMBER OF YEARS I ASSUME IT
WOULD HAVE GIVEN UP, BUT BECAUS
YOU ARE INSTITUTIONALIZED, WE
ARE NOW GOING TO CONSTRUCTION,
WHICH IS JUST FANTASTIC. OUR
TEAMS PARTNER SO MUCH AND IT
REALLY HELPED ME DO MY JOB
BETTER AND HAVING US, ESPECIALL
HAVING A DISTRICT OFFICE, IT
JUST CREATES THAT PARTNERSHIP.
SO I AM GOING TO READ WHAT MY
TEAM WROTE, BECAUSE I THINK IT
IS ALL TRUE AND SPEAKS TO THE
PARTNERSHIP. THE TEAM WRITES,
THE BALLARD ALLIANCE HAS BEEN
ONE OF THE STRONGEST PARTNERS I
EVERY ASPECT OF CHANGE FOR LOCA
BUSINESSES, NEIGHBORS, AND
COMMUNITY. WITH THE BALLARD
REDESIGN AND STREET CAFE WORK,
IT SERVES AS A BUSINESS
INCUBATOR AND INNOVATION BETA
TESTER. THEY HAVE BEEN
ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO ALLOWING
RESTAURANTS, BOUTIQUE SHOPS, T
SURVIVE DURING THE PANDEMIC AND
THRIVE POST PANDEMIC. IT WAS
NOTED THAT WE NOW HAVE HIGHER
FOOT TRAFFIC THAN PRE-PANDEMIC
NOW GOING EXTEMPORANEOUSLY,
WHICH IS TO SAY WHEN I WAS
GROWING UP IN BALLARD, THE
SHEET METAL FABRICATION IS NOW
THE NORDIC MUSEUM. WHEN YOU
LOOK AT MARKET STREET, WHEN I
WAS GROWING UP YOU COULD TAKE A
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS FROM
SOMEWHERE ELSE AND PLACE IT ON
MARKET STREET AND IT WOULD FAIL
BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT THE FOOT
TRAFFIC. WE ARE IN A DIFFERENT
PLACE AND THAT IS WHAT TOM WAS
SAYING, NEEDING A UNIFIED VOIC
TO STEWARD THIS GROWTH. THE
BALLARD ALLIANCE CONTINUES TO
WORK WITH MY TEAM AND DEPARTMEN
LEADERS TO UPDATE BALLARD
AVENUE, WORKING TOWARD A
LONG-TERM PLAN. THE BALLARD
COMMONS ENCAMPMENT REMOVAL AND
RESOLUTION, I DON'T THINK
FOLKS RECOGNIZE THAT THAT
HELPED SET OFF POLICY CHANGE I
OUR CITY THAT HAS DOUBLED THE
INTAKE INTO SHELTER WHEN
RESOLUTIONS AND REMOVALS OCCUR
AND SIMPLY BY CHANGING
PRACTICES, NOT CHANGING TYPES
OF RESOURCES OR WHO DOES THE
RESOURCES. I MEAN, FROM THE WOR
THAT WE DID TOGETHER, THAT HAS
CHANGED CITY POLICY ENDED ALL
STARTED AS A PILOT IN BALLARD.
BEYOND THE ENCAMPMENT REMOVAL
AND RESOLUTION, THE PARK
REOPENING AND ACTIVATION TOOK
LITERALLY NINE MONTHS OF
BEHIND-THE-SCENES PLANNING.
BALLARD ALLIANCE WORKED
TIRELESSLY TO ACTIVATE THE SPAC
WHILE THE PARK WAS CLOSED FOR
IMPROVEMENTS AND GET 35
BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, BANDS, AND FOOD
TRUCKS TO COME TOGETHER TO
CELEBRATE THE OPENING AND OUR
SHARED VISION. NOW THEY ARE
ENSURING THE PARK IS A PLACE FO
PEOPLE OF EVERY AGE AND ABILITY
TO STAY ENGAGED AND ENJOY. FRO
HOSTING THE OUTDOOR MOVIE
SERIES TO FACILITATING FREE,
PUBLIC YOGA CLASSES IN THE PARK
AND THE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND
GOING INTO CONSTRUCTION. SOUND
TRANSIT, WE TALKED ABOUT IT A
LOT, BUT THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF
BRINGING TOGETHER THE FOLKS AT
THE WATERFRONT, MY OFFICE, AND
OTHERS, WHERE YOU WERE THE ONES
CONVENING US ALL AND CONVENING
BOARD MEMBERS OF SOUND TRANSIT
TO COME OUT AND SEE THE ORIGINA
PLAN WAS TO PUT A STATION
ENTRANCE INTO AN INDUSTRIAL
ZONE, WHICH DOESN'T REALLY WORK
AND WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THA
WITHOUT YOU. THAT KIND OF
SPEAKS TO WHAT TOMMY WAS SAYING
ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
ASPECT. IT IS EASY FOR ME TO
TURN TO YOU AND SAY, THIS IS
WHAT IS GOING ON IN CITY HALL.
CAN YOU HELP ME OUT AND VICE
VERSA? TOMMY IS REALLY GOOD AT
SWINGING A HAMMER. HE WAS ONE O
THE FIRST PEOPLE TO PUT UP A
PERGOLA FOR OUTDOOR DINING IN
OUR CITY. NOW LOOK AT IT. I
DON'T THINK HE WOULD HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO BE AS EFFECTIVE WITHOUT
YOU AND FOR THE RECORD HE WAS
IN BUSINESS CASUAL TODAY. I
HAVE BEEN KIND OF GOING ON
HERE, JUST TO SAY THAT I AN
ENORMOUS CHAMPION OF THE RENEWA
AND EXPANSION. I THINK IT MAKES
A LOT OF SENSE AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO THE CITY PARTNERING
WITH BALLARD BIA FOR YEARS TO
COME. I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE A
LOOK AT THESE OTHER NOTES THAT
TOOK WHILE WE WERE TALKING. OH,
THIS IS ONE THING ABOUT THE
GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION. I WAS
TALKING TO A PROPERTY OWNER,
ACTUALLY, ABOUT GETTING TRASH
PICKED UP IN FRONT OF THE
BUSINESS AND THEY COMPLAINED
THAT THE BOUNDARY WAS HALF A
BLOCK AWAY FROM THEM AND THEY
WERE NOT GETTING THE SERVICES
IN NORTHWEST. I THINK IT SPEAKS
TO THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR WORK
THAT THERE WERE BUSINESSES
COMPLAINING THAT THEY WERE NOT
WITHIN YOUR BOUNDARY. I DON'T
THINK THAT THERE IS ANY OTHER
MARKER OF SUCCESS. WITH THAT,
CHAIR, AS I SAID, I AN ENORMOUS
CHAMPION OF THIS LEGISLATION.
AND YOU KNOW, THE ONE LAST PLUG
I WILL GIVE FOR BALLARD IS THA
YOU CAN, AND TASTE FOOD FROM
AROUND THE WORLD. YOU CAN GO TO
McLEOD'S FOR TRULY SCOTTISH
FOOD. KOREAN FOOD. IF YOU ARE
LOOKING FOR ITALIAN -- IF YOU
WANT TO GO DOWN UNDER, THESE
ARE ALL AUTHENTIC. PEOPLE,
FOOD, FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE
LIVED THERE OR GREW UP THERE.
THESE ARE ALL PROVIDING
AUTHENTIC FOOD FROM AROUND THE
WORLD AND IF YOU WANT AUTHENTI
COLORED FOOD YOU CAN ALWAYS GO
TO HATTIE'S.
>> I WAS WONDERING WHEN THAT
WOULD COME UP.
>> THINK YOU, CHAIR.
>> ONE LAST QUESTION OR COMMENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YO
ARE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH BECAUSE
THAT IS A WIN-WIN FOR THE SMAL
BUSINESSES, THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
AT. I AM INTERESTED IN THAT
MODEL, BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHIN
THAT COULD BE EFFECTUATED
ELSEWHERE AS WELL WITH VACANT
PROPERTIES, SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT. SO, UNLESS -- I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, GO AHEAD
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I
JUST WANT TO GIVE THANKS AND
APPRECIATION FROM BOTH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AS WELL A
COMMITTEE CHAIR NELSON. IT IS
TRUE THAT A WILLINGNESS TO
EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
EXISTING BIA'S AS WELL AS NEW
ONES WHERE THEY DO NOT EXIST IS
A GREAT TESTAMENT TO THE
SUCCESS OF THE MODEL, AS WELL A
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MODEL
WE ARE ACTUALLY PROVIDING NOT
JUST WHAT YOU PROMISED, BUT
MORE THAN WHAT YOU PROMISED, SO
REALLY PLEASED. I DO HAVE A
QUESTION ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND
SERVICE AREAS AS DEFINED BOTH
IN THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO AS
WELL AS IN BOTH PRESENTATIONS.
THERE ARE TWO BULLETS THAT MIGH
HAVE AN OVERLAP, BUT I KNOW YOU
HAVE A WAY OF EXTINGUISHING
DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN THE TWO.
ONE BULLET YOU REFER TO AS
PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
ENHANCEMENT AND THE OTHER IS
CLEAN ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC
REALM. I SEE AN OVERLAP BETWEEN
THE CONCEPT OF A PUBLIC HEALTH
ANNOUNCEMENT AND A CLEAN
ENVIRONMENT. I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE YOU ARE
ALLOCATING A CERTAIN PERCENTAG
OF REVENUE TO DIFFERENT
BUCKETS. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
UNDERSTAND, WHAT IS THE PUBLIC
HEALTH ANNOUNCEMENT PIECE AS
OPPOSED TO THE CLEAN ENVIRONMEN
PIECE? I AM SURE THAT IT IS --
CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, THING
ASSOCIATED WITH CLEAN STREETS
AND GARBAGE PICKUPS AND THAT
SORT OF THING, BUT MAYBE YOU
COULD EXPLAIN THAT MORE IN THE
WEEDS FOR ME, FOR MY BENEFIT.
>> YOU BET. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. CLEAN
ENVIRONMENT IS MOSTLY THE CLEAN
STREETS TEAM, BUT IT ALSO
INCLUDES WORK WE DO WITH CITY
AND OTHER PARTNERS TO ADDRESS
CERTAIN ISSUES THAT MAY NOT BE
COVERED BY OUR CLEAN STREETS
TEAM. IF AN ALLEY NEEDS
PRESSURE WASHING, WE MAKE SURE
THE WORK GETS DONE. IF
DUMPSTERS ARE OVERFLOWING AND
WASTE MANAGEMENT IS NOT DONE IT
JOB, WE HAVE CITY WORKERS WE
CAN WORK WITH TO HELP REMEDY
THAT SITUATION, SO A CLEAN
ENVIRONMENT IS THAT. PUBLIC
SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
ENHANCEMENT, NOT ONLY DOES THA
INCLUDE FUNDING FOR SECURITY FO
OUR DISTRICT AND ON THE PUBLIC
SAFETY SIDE, BUT ALSO IT IS VER
DERIVATIVE OF A LOT OF POLICY
AND ADVOCACY WORK THAT WE DO.
SO IT IS MORE SORT OF THE SOFTE
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TYPE OF WORK
WE WILL DO IN HAVING
CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ALL ABOU
PUBLIC SAFETY. CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH. WE HAD A
HEPATITIS OUTBREAK IN THE EARLY
STAGES OF THE PANDEMIC AND THAT
IS SOMETHING WE COMMUNICATED A
LOT TO SEEK SUPPORT FOR. DOES
THAT HELP GIVE MORE
DELINEATION?
>> ABSOLUTELY. JUST A FOLLOW-U
QUESTION TO THAT. I ALSO WANT
TO RECOGNIZE THAT MY
RECOLLECTION IS THAT YOUR BIA
IS ONE OF THE EARLY PIONEERS OF
USING FUNDS GENERATED FROM THE
BIA TO FUND HOMELESSNESS
OUTREACH SERVICES, SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. BUT I AM
WONDERING ARE THOSE CONSIDERED
THE TYPES OF PROJECTS LIKE THE
ONE DESCRIBED ON SLIDE 13, IS
THAT AN ONGOING PROJECT OR A
PILOT OR A ONE TIME AND IF IT I
AN ONGOING PROJECT, I AM
WONDERING, WHERE DOES IT FIT
WITHIN THE CATEGORIES THAT WE
TALKED ABOUT A MOMENT AGO?
>> UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE
THE SLIDE NUMBER ON MY PRINTOUT
SO WHICH SLIDE NUMBER WAS 13 O
TOPIC AREA?
>> IT WAS THE HOMELESSNESS
OUTREACH PROJECT. I'M SORRY.
>> WE ARE FINDING IT.
>> OH, FOR THE BALLARD COMMONS
THAT WOULD FIT INTO THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
ENHANCEMENT CATEGORY.
>> OKAY, PROJECTS LIKE THAT AR
AN ONGOING INVESTMENT AS OPPOSE
TO ONE TIME.
>> YES AND WE HAVE LEVERAGED A
WELL THAT THERE WAS A POINT OF
TIME WHERE WE SECURED CITY
FUNDING. WE CURRENTLY HAVE
FUNDING SUPPORT THROUGH THE KIN
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY AS WELL.
>> THANKS AND I HAD A QUESTION
ABOUT SECURITY SERVICES THAT
YOUR BIA HELPFULLY SUPPORTS. A
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON MENTIONED
UNFORTUNATELY THAT PARTNERSHI
IS VERY NECESSARY AND I AM
APPRECIATIVE THAT YOU ENTER
THOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRIVATE
SECURITY. I AM WONDERING ABOUT
SPECIFICALLY THE TRAINING AND
ACCESS THAT THEY MAY HAVE TWO
OVERDOSE REVERSAL CARE AND
MEDICINE, SPECIFICALLY NALOXONE
TRAINING. IS THAT SOMETHING
THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS CARRY AN
ARE TRAINED TO ADMINISTER?
>> THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE
CONTRACTED, SO I DON'T HAVE A
SPECIFIC ANSWER TO YOUR
QUESTION, BUT THAT IS A VERY
GOOD QUESTION AND WE CAN
CERTAINLY FIND OUT THE ANSWER
TO THAT. WE ACTUALLY WILL BE IN
THE PROCESS I BELIEVE OF MAKING
A TRANSITION. WE HAVE CURRENTLY
A VERY MINIMAL LEVEL OF
SECURITY. IT WAS NEVER SOMETHIN
THAT WE THOUGHT WE NEEDED TO
DO, BUT WITH THE RENEWAL AND
EXPANSION IT WILL ALLOW US TO
FUND THAT MORE COMPLETELY.
PRESUMING WE ARE SUCCESSFUL NEX
MONTH, WE WILL BE HAVING MORE
CONVERSATIONS WITH PROVIDERS TO
SEE WHAT CAN BE POSSIBLE IN 202
AND BEYOND AND I THINK THAT IS
A GOOD POINT THAT YOU RAISED AN
SOMETHING WE CAN WORK AT AS WE
GO THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT
PROCESS. I WILL SAY, TOO, THAT
WE ARE LOOKING INTO TRAINING
AND ANOTHER PIECE OF SAFETY AS
WE HAVE A NEW SAFETY COORDINATO
POSITION AND FRANKLY BOTH
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT HERE WER
VERY HELPFUL IN THAT. SO, CHAI
NELSON, THAT WAS ONE OF THE
EARLY RECOMMENDATIONS IN 2022 T
CREATE SAFETY HUB COORDINATORS
FOR BUSINESS DISTRICTS. THAT IS
SOMETHING WE BROUGHT UP AROUND
THE TABLE AND I KNOW YOU ARE A
CHAMPION OF THAT AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS CREATED
THE BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT
PROVIDED THAT. THAT WAS
SUCCESSFUL LAST YEAR AND I
BELIEVE OUR SAFETY COORDINATOR
HAS BEEN ON BOARD SINCE MARCH,
SO VERY EARLY IN THAT PROCESS,
BUT I THINK THAT SORT OF
TRAINING IS SOMETHING THAT WE
CAN LOOK INTO FOR THAT POSITIO
AS WELL AND ONE QUICK NOTE, A
SAFETY COORDINATOR IS NOT A
PRIVATE SECURITY PERSON. SAFET
COORDINATOR WORKS TO REPRESENT
BUSINESSES AND PROVIDERS AND
HELP THEM COMMUNICATE WITH
VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS,
WHETHER IT IS SPD OR HUMAN
SERVICES OR CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE. TO ENSURE THERE IS
CONNECTIVITY, BECAUSE GUYS LIKE
TOMMY WHO WERE HERE EARLIER, I
CAN'T BELIEVE HE TOOK THE TIME
TO COME DOWN HERE TODAY, BECAUS
HE HAS THREE RESTAURANTS HE
NEEDS TO RUN. THE LAST THING H
HAS IS TIME TO NAVIGATE THE
PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM, IF YOU
WILL. SO IT IS INCREDIBLY
IMPACTFUL AND IMPORTANT.
>> TO CLARIFY, DID I MISSPEAK?
YOU ARE NOT USING BIA REVENUE
FOR SECURITY SERVICES?
>> WE ARE, BUT JUST A VERY
SMALL AMOUNT, YES.
>> I WANT TO REINFORCE THE
REASON FOR MY QUESTION, THAT
INCREASINGLY PEOPLE ON THE
FRONT LINES AND FAMILY, WHETHER
OR NOT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
PARKS MAINTENANCE WORKERS,
PEOPLE WHO ARE STAFFING
SERVICE DESKS. INCREASINGLY TH
CITY, THE SAFE FAMILY, IT IS
ENCOURAGED TO CARRY NALOXONE.
EVEN THOUGH I REFERENCED
TRAINING, IT IS NOT SOMETHING
THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF TRAINING
AND RECENT INFORMATION WE
RECEIVED FROM THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT IS THAT IN THE FIRS
SIX, SEVEN MONTHS OF 2023. OF
APPROXIMATELY 2100 ODF
REVERSALS THAT WERE PERFORMED
IN PUBLIC SPACES, ABOUT 40% OF
THEM WERE DONE, THE FIRST DOSE
WAS ADMINISTERED NOT BY A FIRS
RESPONDER, BUT BY A MEMBER OF
THE PUBLIC. INCREASINGLY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, OTHER
BIA'S TO OPERATE. FOR INSTANCE
THE MID-. THERE SAFETY
AMBASSADORS ARE TRAINED TO OFFE
THESE SERVICES AS WELL, SO THA
IS THE CONTEXT IN WHICH I AM
MAKING THE INQUIRY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL THE MORE REASON TO EXPAN
ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE
ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES. A
SOME POINT THIS WILL BECOME
LESS NECESSARY TO BE RESPONDING
TO OVERDOSES. IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS
INCREASINGLY COMMON THAT THE
NIGHTLIFE BUSINESSES IN OUR
CITY DO HAVE TRAINING AND ARE
PROVIDING OVERDOSE PREVENTION
SERVICES AS WELL AND I WANT TO
MENTION THAT THE JOINT
ENFORCEMENT TEAM HAS RELAUNCHED
AND IS AVAILABLE FOR NIGHTLIFE
BUSINESSES, TRAINING, ET CETERA
NOT JUST FOR SECURITY, BUT ALS
SAFETY OF PATRONS. I AM SURE
THAT YOUR BUSINESSES ARE TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THAT. IF NOT YET,
THEY WILL, BECAUSE IT IS GREAT.
OKAY, IT IS ALMOST 11:30, SO
IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS, OKAY. SO JUST A
REMINDER, THE NEXT STEPS FOR
THIS LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE ARE
THAT THE RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE
PART OF THIS PACKAGE WILL GO
BEFORE COUNCIL. EXCUSE ME. THE
RESOLUTIONS THAT ESTABLISH THE
DATE OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AR
ON THE MEETING NEXT TUESDAY,
AUGUST 15 AND THOSE ARE
PROCEDURAL AND THEN WE WILL HAV
THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS. THEY AR
KIND OF COMBINED. ONE TO
DISESTABLISH AND ONE TO
REESTABLISH. THEY WILL BE ON
SEPTEMBER 13 AT OUR NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING AND WE HOPE T
BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THE BIA'S
RENEWAL AFTER THAT PUBLIC
HEARING. SO WITH THAT, THIS
MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR COMING. WE WILL
BE ON COUNCIL RECESS THE LAST
COUPLE OF WEEKS OF AUGUST. SO,
NO COMMITTEE MEETINGS, BUT
COUNCIL IS STILL IN SERVICE. SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS MEETING IS NOW
ADJOURNED. IT IS 11:24.
THANKS, EVERYBODY.