>>> IT IS 9:33 A.M.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
>> HERE
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
>> HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
>> HERE
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
CHAIR PEDERSON
>> HERE.
>> FOUR PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S PROPOSED AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEALTH CARE REFORM NO OBJECTION
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
CHAIR'S REPORT.
WE HAVE ANOTHER PACKED AGENDA
TODAY.
SO, WE MAY GO ALL THE WAY UP TO
NOONTIME.
BUT WE WILL -- I WILL TRY TO
KEEP IT MOVING AT A QUICK CLIP.
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS
LEGISLATION TO AUTHORIZE A
DONATION FROM THE SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION TO THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR THE LAKE CITY LIVING
MEMORIAL TRIANGLE.
WE INVITED COUNCIL MEMBER
DEBORA JUAREZ HERE.
WE HAVE THREE APPOINTMENTS TO
THE SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY
BOARD AND THE UTILITIES ON THE
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN AND
THREE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON THE
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN WHICH
WILL GO INTO DISCUSSION QUICKLY
ON THE RATES FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND THE DIFFERENT
BUSINESS LINES FOR SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
THE SEATTLE IT DEPARTMENT WILL
PRESENT THE 2021 TECHNOLOGY
MATCHING FUND REPORT AND
FINALLY WE WILL RETURN TO THE
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORTS FOR
POLCE TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE
DISCUSSED DURING OUR TWO
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
AT THIS TIME WE OPEN THE REMOTE
GENERAL COMMENT PERIOD.
PLEASE BE PATIENT AS WE OPERATE
THIS ONLINE SYSTEM.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO FINE-
TUNE THIS PROCESS FOR PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.
IT REMAINS THE STRONG INTENT OF
THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT INCLUDED ON MEETING
AGENDAS.
THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO MODIFY THE PERIODS AT
ANY POINT IF WE DEEM THAT THE
SYSTEM IS ABUSED OR
UNSUSTAINABLE TO HAVE THE
MEETINGS CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY
AND CONDUCT BUSINESS.
I WILL MODERATE THE PERIOD IN
THE FOLLOWING MATTER.
UP TO 20 MINUTES BUT I DON'T
THINK WE WILL NEED THAT.
EACH SPEAKER GIVES TWO MINUTES
TO SPEAK.
WE WILL CALL ON TWO SPEAKERS AT
A TIME.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU
CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF
THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BY
GOING TO SEATTLE.COM/COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC LINK IS LISTED ON
THE AGENDA.
WHEN I CALL A SPEAKER'S NAME,
STAFF UNMUTE THE APPROPRIATE
MICROPHONE AND A PROMPT THAT
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED WILL BE
THE SPEAKER'S CUE AND PRESS
STAR 6 TO BEGIN SPEAKING.
BEGIN SPEAKING BY STATING YOUR
NAME AND THE ITEM THAT YOU ARE
ADDRESSING.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE TO
AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME.
WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE
TIME, THE MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON
THE NEXT SPEAKER.
WHEN YOU ARE DONE DISCONNECT.
IF YOU PLAN TO FOLLOW THE
MEETING VIA THE SEATTLE CHANNEL
OR THE LISTENING OPTIONS ON THE
AGENDA.
THE REGULAR COMMENT PERIOD IS
OPEN.
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR 6 BEFORE
SPEAKING.
OKAY.
GOOD MORNING, CYNTHIA SPEEDS
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I'M CYNTHIA SPEEDS, AN
INDEPENDENT -- SORRY
>> GO AHEAD
>> CAN I GO?
>> YES
>> SORRY.
OKAY.
HI, I'M CYNTHIA SPEEDS AN
INDEPENDENT SECURITY RESEARCHER
DISTRICT 6. MY COMMENTS ON THE
FIVE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES.
I SUPPORT THE PREVIOUSLY
SUPPOSED AMENDMENTS, MULTIPLE
COULD BE STRENGTHENED AND
UNADDRESSED GAPS.
I FOCUS ON AUTOMATED LICENSE
PLATE READERS AND COP LOGIC.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF LICENSE
PLATES SCANNED IN THE DATABASE
OR INDIVIDUALS JUST GOING ABOUT
THEIR DAY.
LESS THAN 1% OF ALL PLATES
RETAINED MATCH A HIT.
THIS IS MASLOW INDICATION
SURVEILLANCE.
THIS IS DRAGNET BULK COLLECTION
OF RESIDENTS WHEREABOUTS AND
UNCALLED FOR.
WE HAVE A RIGHT GO ABOUT OUR
DAY WITHOUT THE POLICE TRACKING
US.
WE DON'T BELONG IN A PLACE
DATABASE.
I UNDERSTAND SEVEN DOUSE BUT
THAT IS TOO LONG.
THE SURVEILLANCE COMMUNITY
GROUP ADVISED CITY COUNCIL TO
USE A SHORTER RETENTION OF
EIGHT HOURS.
CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 210
WOULD RETAIN HITS FOR 24 HOURS.
NEW HAMPSHIRE THREE MINUTES.
SINCE THE AMENDMENT REDUCED IN
THE DATA RETENTION WAS REDUCED
ON PATROL, ARPL WOULD BE
PERMITTED TO HAVE A SEPARATE
AND LONGER 90 DAYS.
WITH PARKING ENFORCEMENT MOVING
OUT OF SPD THERE SHOULD BE NO
SHARING OF HITS.
THESE MASSIVE LOOPHOLES NEED TO
BE CLOSED.
COP LOGIC RETAIL THEFT TRACK
EXACERBATES RACIAL PROFILING.
IF BILL 40 PASSES, IT WOULD
ALLOW MALL COPS TO CIRCUMVENT
MINORS TO HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ]
THIS IDENTITY THEFT CAN HAVE
CASH DATA NEGATIVE
CONSEQUENCES.
THE OIG REPORT SHOULD BE
REVIEWED BY CITY COUNCIL.
MOVE COP LOGIC AND REMOVE THE
RETAIL THEFT TRACK.
SEE MY E-MAILS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR LIST OF
PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
I WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WITH OUR
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOLKS
FROM CITY COUNCIL.
DO YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE NO MORE
SPEAKERS AS WELL
>> AFFIRMATIVE, NO MORE PUBLIC
COMMENTS OF REGISTRANTS
>> THANK YOU.
SO, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
NOW, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
FIRST LEGISLATIVE ITEM.
I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
COUNCIL MEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ IS
HERE FOR THE FIRST ITEM.
WILL THE CLERK READ THE SHORT
TITLE OF THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM
INTO THE RECORD
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, COUNCIL BILL
120013, AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZING THE
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO ACCEPT THE
DONATION OF REAL PROPERTY VIA
QUITCLAIM DEED FROM THE SEATTLE
PARKS FOUNDATION, A WASHINGTON
NONPROFIT CORPORATION, SITUATED
IN PORTION IN LOT 4, BLOCK 13,
UNIVERSITY LAKE SHORE ADDITION
DIVISIONS, 1, 2 AND 3.
>> THIS LEGISLATION WILL
AUTHORIZE A DONATION FROM THE
SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION AND
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR THE
LAKE CIVIC LIVING MEMORIAL
TRIANGLE.
THIS PROJECT IS IMPORTANT TO
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
IT'S LOCATED IN HER DISTRICT.
I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER HERE
AND SOME MEMBERS OF THE LAKE
CITY COMMUNITY HERE AS WELL.
WE HAVE SDOT STAFF AND OUR
CENTRAL STAFF.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, DO YOU
HAVE INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
>> GOOD TO SEE DEB HERE AND
CHUCK.
GOOD TO SEE YOU FOLKS.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSON.
I HAVE A PREPEARED STATEMENT IN
I COULD READ THAT INTO THE
RECORD?
>> OF COURSE
>> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO
THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE
TODAY AND FOR COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN FOR INVITING ME.
THE LAKE CITY WHERE I HAVE
LIVED FOR WELL OVER 30 YEARS
WAS STRUCK BY SENSELESS
VIOLENCE ON MARCH 27th, 2019.
ON THIS DAY, ONE MAN WITH A
GUNSHOT FOUR PEOPLE, MURDERED
TWO AND IMPACTED THE ENTIRE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ENDING GUN
VIOLENCE ON THE NATIONAL STAGE,
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PLACES
LIKE LAKE CITY.
IN THE AFTERMATH, MANY
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS CAME
TOGETHER TO HEAL AN BEGIN THE
PROCESS OF MEMORIALIZING THOSE
THAT WE LOST.
OUR OFFICE WORKED WITH THE LAKE
CITY NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE AND
OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO
COORDINATE TWO EVENTS, AT THE
LAKE CITY MINI PARK AND A
MEETING TO PLAN WHAT WE WERE
GOING TO DO AND WHAT WE HAVE
DONE AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO
THE LIVING MEMORIAL TRIANGLE IN
THE CITY'S RIGHT-OF-WAY AT BAR
LET AVENUE NORTHEAST.
WE CONTACTED SEVERAL CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO ATTEND THE
MEETING TO OFFER RESOURCES.
THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS, SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
KING COUNTY METRO AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ATTENDED AND
PROVIDED GUIDANCE INCLUDING
COUNTY EXECUTIVE DALE
CONSTANTINE.
SINCE THE INITIAL MEETING, THE
LAKE LIVING SEATTLE TRI-
COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS MEET
REGULARLY.
OF COURSE OUR PRESENTERS WILL
SPEAK MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE
ACCOMPLISHED.
IT'S THEIR WONDERFUL ACTIONS
THAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR THE
COMMUNITY THAT HAVE NOT GONE
UNNOTICED.
WE DID HAVE A CORE SEPARATE
SPONSOR OF AMAZON THAT PROVIDED
THE FUNDING TO PURCHASE THE
PLOT OF LAND AND DONATED TO THE
COMMUNITY.
I WANT TO THANK THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT FOR THE CONTRIBUTION
TO THE EFFORT AS WELL AND A BIG
THANK YOU TO THE LAKE CITY
PRESENT ERB'S, CHUCK, DEBBIE
AND I THINK JENN WILL JOIN US.
THERE SHE IS.
SO, I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT AND
LET THESE GOOD FOLKS SHARE WHAT
THEY HAVE BEEN DOING.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON
>> YOU CAN SHARE YOUR SCREEN,
CHUCK.
>> SORRY.
STILL TECHNICAL GLITCH HERE.
THERE WE GO.
SORRY FOR TECHNICAL PROBLEMS.
MY NAME IS CHUCK KUEHN.
I AM LAKE CIVIC MEMORIAL TRI-
STEERING COMMITTEE.
WITH ME IS JENN SEVA AND DEBBIE
JUDD.
TO HELP WITH THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN JUAREZ
FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THE STORY OF THE GROUP BEGAN
MARCH 27, 2019 WHEN A DRUNK MAN
STEPPED OUT OF HIS APARTMENT ON
LAKE CITY WAY -- SORRY, SAND
POINT WAY AND BEGAN SHOOTING A
GUN.
AS COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ
INDICATED, TWO PEOPLE WERE
KILLED AND TWO PEOPLE WERE
INJURED.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS TERRORIZED
BY WHAT HAPPENED.
FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING AND THE
COMMUNITY MEETING WITH THE
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, A GROUP
DECIDED TO CREATE A MEMORIAL
NEAR THE LOCATION.
WHAT YOU SEE IN THE FIRST
PICTURES ARE A GROUP OF
VOLUNTEERS CLEARING THE SITE
WHICH HAD BEEN ABANDONED AROUND
THE METRO SITE THAT YOU CAN SEE
THERE.
WITH SDOT'S APPROVAL, WE
PLANTED THE FIRST TREE IN MAY
OF 2019, A SWAMP OAK.
PARTICIPATES IN THE FIRST TREE
PLANTING INCLUDED NEIGHBORS AND
THOSE AFFECTED, FAMILY MEMBERS
AND THOSE WHO HAD, IN FACT,
BEEN SHOT.
ASHES FROM ONE OF THE VICTIMS
WAS PLANTED UNDER THE FIRST
TREE.
THE LAKE CITY PEOPLE TRIANGLE
STEERING COMMITTEE WAS FORMED.
THE GROUP APPLIED FOR A CITY OF
SEATTLE GRANT TO EXPAND THE
MEMORIAL.
WE RECEIVED $5,000 AND OVER 30
NEIGHBORS SHOWED UP ON A
WORKDAY, WHICH RESULTED IN
PLANTING OF SEVEN NEW TREES AND
A BED OF LAVENDER.
IN ADDITION TO THE PLANTINGS,
THE GROUP WAS HONORED TO HAVE A
POEM WRITTEN BY RECALL SANCHEZ
ABOUT THE EVENTS OF THE 27th
THAT IS IMPANELED ON THE
METROBUS STOP.
ANOTHER LOCAL ARTIST WAS
COMMISSIONED TO PAINT THE LOWER
PANELS OF THE BUS WHICH WILL BE
INSTALLED THIS SUMMER.
AS A RESULT OF THE ONGOING
SUPPORT FROM COUNCIL PERSON
JUAREZ AND HER STAFF, A CORE
SEPARATE SPONSOR EMERGED IN
LATE 2020.
AN AMAZON REP MET WITH THE
STEERING COMMITTEE AND OFFERED
A DONATION TO EXPAND THE
MEMORIAL.
WITH THOSE FUNDS, IS A SMALL
PRIVATELY OWNED PARCEL OF LAND
WITHIN THE SITE WAS PURCHASED
GIVING THE STEAK COMMITTEE FULL
CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF THE
TRIANGLE SITE.
ADDITIONAL MONEY IS NOW
AVAILABLE TO FURTHER DEVELOP
THE PLAN.
SO, WE HAD A PROFESSIONAL SITE
SURVEY DONE, WHICH HAS BEEN
COMPLETED AND FORWARDED TO SDOT
AND WITH THE HELP OF A
PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECT THE DESIGN PLAN WAS
DRAWN UP.
WITH THE SUPPORT OF SEATTLE
PARKS FOUNDATION AND SDOT, THE
PLAN IS IN PLACE AS IS PROPOSED
AT THIS MEETING TO DONATE THE
PURCHASED LAND TO SDOT.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP WILL
PROVIDE DONATED LABOR FOR THE
CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE
SITE AND WILL MAINTAIN
THETRIANGLE WITH WATERING AND
MOWING.
THE PHOTO BELOW IS THE
DEPICTION OF THE PLAN THAT WE
HAVE THAT WE HOPE TO DEVELOP
STARTING THIS SUMMER.
IT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL TREES,
SOME PATHWAYS, BENCHES AND IN
THE MIDDLE OF THAT CIRCLE WILL
BE A PIECE OF PUBLIC ART.
SO, ESSENTIALLY IT WILL BE
DEVELOPED AS ALMOST A SMALL
MINI PARK FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD
TO ENJOY AND FOR US TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEMORIALIZE THE
EVENTS OF THAT DAY.
SO, IN CONCLUSION, WE ASK THAT
THE COMMITTEE ACCEPT THE
RECOMMENDATION AND TRANSFER THE
LAND TO SDOT ON BEHALF OF THE
LAKE CITY LIVING MEMORIAL
VOLUNTEERS.
TO COMPLETE THE PRESENTATION,
WE WOULD LIKE THE COMMUNITY TO
HEAR FROM DEBBIE, ONE OF THE
PEOPLE MOST EFFECTED BY THE
EVENTS OF MARCH 27th.
SHE WILL TELL HER STORY AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE MEMORIAL.
DEBBIE?
>> HELLO
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
I WILL BE BRIEF BECAUSE I THINK
MY STORY HAS BEEN TOLD A LOT.
BUT, YES, I WAS DRIVING HOME
FROM WORK AND A MAN WAS IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND HE
SHOT AT ME THREE TIMES.
HE MISSED THE FIRST TIME, OVER
MY ARM.
BUT I HAVE A BULLET IN MY ARM
AND A BULLET IN MY BACK.
THE STORY IS SO PUT TOGETHER
WITH THE COMMUNITY IT COULD
NEVER BE SEPARATED DOWN TO THE
OFFICERS THAT WERE THE FIRST
ONES THERE, THE OFFICER THAT
WAS THE FIRST ONE THERE AND
THIS WHOLE INCIDENT OCCURRED
IN, LIKE, FIVE MINUTES.
AND I HEARD THE MAN GET SHOT
AND EARLY ON I FOUND OUT THAT
SOMEONE HAD DIED CLOSE.
AND THE COMMUNITY WAS THERE
FROM THE BEGINNING, TOO.
SO, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE
COMMUNITY TO HAVE THIS POSITIVE
SPOT INSTEAD OF ALWAYS LOOKING
AT THAT BUS STOP AND
REMEMBERING THAT THREE PEOPLE
WERE SHOT THERE AND ONE PERSON
DIED THERE.
SO, I TOTALLY SUPPORT THE
MEMORIAL AND LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING IT CONTINUE TO GROW AND
BEING A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN
HAVE CALM THOUGHTS.
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
PRACTICALLY SINCE THE DAY IT
HAPPENED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DEBBIE.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR
STORY WITH US TODAY.
>> THIS IS JENN SEVA.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR
BEING TOLLING SHARE YOUR STORY.
I WILL ADD SOMETHING IN THE
CHAT ROOM FOR THOSE WHO WANT A
LITTLE MORE INFORMATION.
IN GENERAL, THIS IS A STORY OF
COMMUNITY HEALING AND TRUST
BUILDING IN THE LARGER CONTEXT
OF GUN VIOLENCE AROUND OUR
COUNTRY.
THIS EVENT AND THIS LIVING
MEMORIAL GARDEN HAS BROUGHT
TOGETHER NEIGHBORS, NOT JUST IN
ADJACENT AREA THERE, IN THE
PHOTOS THAT CHUCK SHARED BUT IN
THE WIDER SEATTLE COMMUNITY.
PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN STRANGERS
ARE NOW BUILDING TRUST AND
HEALING TOGETHER WHERE BEFORE
WE WERE JUST TOTALLY
UNCONNECTED STRANGERS AND WE
WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME MORE
PEOPLE INTO THIS MEMORIAL
GARDEN AS THE DAYS WARM UP AND
THE PLANS KEEP COMING TOGETHER.
>> I WILL FOREVER BE TIED TO
THAT SPOT.
THAT'S PART OF WHO I AM NOW.
>> THANK YOU JENN AND CHUCK AND
DEBBIE FOR THIS HEALING AND FOR
COMING TOGETHER AND OUR
COMMITTEE WILL HAVE THE EASY
PART OF TAKING CARE OF THIS
LEGISLATION AND MOVING AHEAD
WITH THIS.
WE HAVE ALREADY -- YOU HAVE
ALREADY DONE SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ DO YOU
WANT TO CLOSE IT OUT BEFORE WE
TURN IT OVER TO SDOT?
>> AGAIN, I DIDN'T WANT TO
DWELL BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
DEBBIE HAD HER STORY AND WHEN
IT HAPPENED, IT WAS HORRIFIC
AND WE WERE ALL AT THE
COMMUNITY CENTER WITH THE MAYOR
AND CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE
OFFICERS INVOLVED.
BUT, AS WE SAY, WE LIKE TO SAY,
WHEN YOU HAVE SPACES LIKE THIS,
YOU HAVE NOW MADE A SACRED
SPACE.
AS DEB SAID, SHE WILL BE TIED
TO THAT.
I SAW SHANNON IN THE PICTURE.
I KNOW SHE WAS OUT THERE,
FORMER DISTRICT DIRECTOR AND
SECURING THE MONEY, PICKING UP
THE PHONE, HEY, YOU NEED TO DO
THIS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THEY DO NEED MORE BUT THIS IS A
GOOD START.
THERE IS A LOT MORE THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO SHARE.
WE CAN TALK OFF LINE.
BUT THE LAKE CITY FOLK AND
CHUCK AND JENN AND DEB AND
EVERYONE AT LAKE CITY
NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE PUTTING
ASIDE AND TALKING ABOUT HOW WE
LOST PEOPLE BUT PARTICULARLY
WHAT JENN WAS SAYING, THERE ARE
PEOPLE THAT -- HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE SHOWED UP AT THE LAKE
CITY -- IN THE SUMMER, WHEN THE
MAYOR SPOKE, I SPOKE AND THE
CHIEF OF POLICE SPOKE AND
CONSTANTINE SPOKE.
AND, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN A LOT IN
SEATTLE.
WE ARE NOT ALWAYS IN THE END
ZONE TOGETHER BUT THAT DAY WE
WERE AND PEOPLE WERE CRYING AND
HUGGING EACH OTHER AND THE
FAMILY OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE
SHOT AND THE BUS DRIVER WERE
ALL THERE AND IT WAS SO NICE TO
JUST MEET THE DAUGHTERS AND THE
HUSBAND AND THE SPOUSE AND THE
WIFE AND JUST TALK TO PEOPLE
AND NOT MAKE IT POLITICAL.
SO, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN A LOT
IN THIS JOB.
SO, I WANT TO THANK JENN AND
CHUCK AND PARTICULARLY DEB AND
I FORGOT THE NAME OF THE BUS
DRIVER.
I'M SORRY.
>> HIS NAME IS ERIC STARK
>> ERIC WAS THERE WITH HIS
FAMILY.
AND, YOU KNOW WHAT WE SAY WHEN
WE CLOSE IS THAT'S THE KIND OF
GOOD MEDICINE YOU NEED IN A
COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU, GUYS.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN FOR INVITING ME
>> THANK YOU.
WE CAN HEAR FROM SDOT ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION AND WE HAVE OUR
CENTRAL STAFF PERSON, CALVIN
CHOW ON THE LINE.
CALVIN IF YOU WANT TO GO FIRST,
AHEAD OTHERWISE WE WILL TURN IT
TO SDOT
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO
ADD, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
SDOT, AHEAD
>> GOOD MORNING.
HELLO, THIS IS SHAUNA LARSEN
WITH THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
I'M HERE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH
THE TECHNICAL LEGISLATION THAT
WILL GIVE THIS DONATED PROPERTY
TO SDOT FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY.
I WON'T REPEAT WHAT HAS BEEN
DISCUSSED.
THIS IS OUR MISSION AND CORE
VALUES.
PRESS SEVEN TRASH SHOWNNAL
REVIEW.
WE RECEIVED A THOROUGH
BACKGROUND OF WHY WE ARE DOING
THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
I WILL SHOW YOU WHERE THE
PROJECT AREA IS AND TALK ABOUT
THE LEGISLATION AND SHOW YOU
SOME PICTURES OF THE EXISTING
CONDITIONS.
WE HAVE GONE THROUGH MOST OF
THIS ALREADY SO I WON'T GO
THROUGH THAT.
THE PROJECT AREA IS AT SAND
POINT WAY AND 123rd AND
INTERSECTS WITH BARTLETT
AVENUE.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP, THIS
AERIAL WHERE THE ACTUAL
PROPERTY IS THAT IS BEING
TRANSFERRED FROM THE PARKS
FOUNDATION TO SDOT.
SO, WHAT THE LEGISLATION WILL
DO IS AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR TO
ACCEPT THE DONATION OF THE REAL
PROPERTY FROM THE PARKS
FOUNDATION, THEN WE PLACE THE
PROPERTY RIGHTS UNDER OUR
JURISDICTION TO BE USED FOR THE
MEMORIAL AND LAY OFF THE
PROPERTY AS RIGHT-OF-WAY.
SO, HERE IS SOME PICTURES OF
THE EXISTING CONDITIONS.
I WILL NOTE THAT NOW THIS SPEED
LIMIT SIGN SIZE 25 MILES PER
HOUR AS A PART OF OUR VISION
ZERO SAFETY PROGRAM THAT WE
HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTING THE PAST
YEAR AND A HALF.
THEN SOME MORE PICTURES OF THE
EXISTING CONDITION THAT YOU
HAVE SEEN.
SDOT IS HAPPY AND PLEASED TO
PARTNER WITH THE LAKE CITY
LIVING MEMORIAL COMMUNITY GROUP
TO WORK ON THIS PROPERTY AND WE
WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH
THEM OVER THE COMING YEARS.
SO, THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU, SHAUNA FROM.SDOT.
AND THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING ON
THIS.
REGARDING THE LEGISLATION, ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS -- BEFORE I
MAKE A MOTION.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS ABOUT
COMMUNITY SDOT, CALVIN,
STRAIGHTFORWARD?
SO, OKAY.
WELL, COUNCILMEMBERS I MOVE
THAT THE COMMUNITY RECOMMENDS
COUNCIL BY 120013 ITEM ONE ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND TO
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THIS BILL.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY
FOR BEING HERE AND ALL YOUR
WORK.
I KNOW WE SHARE THIS CONCERN
FOR THIS.
THANK YOU.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE
AND COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT COUNCIL BILL 12013 BE
APPROVED FOR THE R FOR
FORWARDING THE FULL COUNCIL
>> HERBOLD
>> YES
>> MORALES
>> YES
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN
>> YES
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION IS
THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE SENT
TO APPROVAL FOR THE APRIL 12
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
WILL THE CLERK READ THE TITLE
OF THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM INTO
THE RECORD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU
>> AGENDA ITEMS 2 THROUGH 4.
APPOINTMENTS 1847 THROUGH 1849
REAPPOINTMENT OF AKSHALI GANDHI
AS MEMBER SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN
ADVISORY BOARD TO A TERM MARCH
281, 2022 AND REAPRIL
POINTMENTS OF HAN JUNG CO AND
MARIA SUMNER TERMS TO MARCH 31,
2023 FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
THESE ARE ALL REAPPOINTMENTS.
I WANT TO THANK -- THE
APPOINTEES ARE NOT HERE BECAUSE
THEY ARE REAPPOINTMENTS.
I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR
ONGOING TO THE CITY.
POLLY MEMBRINO IS HERE TO TALK
ABOUT THE REAPPOINTMENTS.
HI, POLLY
>> THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBERPEDERSEN
>> THE SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN
ADVISORY BOARD IS AN ALL
VOLUNTEER BOARD.
WHEN IT'S AT CAPACITY IT'S 12
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM
ACROSS THE CITY.
THEY HELP ADVICE SDOT ON
PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLANNED
PROJECTS AND OTHER PROGRAMS AND
POLICIES THAT WE HAVE AND AS
WAS MENTIONED, WE ARE HERE FOR
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF THREE OF
OUR MEMBERS, ALL OF WHOM HAVE
BEEN VERY ACTIVE.
THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE
BOARD A LOT AND TWO OF THEM
WERE APPOINTED TO FILL TERMS
THAT HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED.
SO, THEY HAVE NOT SERVED FOR AN
ENTIRE TERM YET.
THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THEIR SERVICE.
THEN HAN JUNG KO, KOKO AS SHE
GOES BY HAS SERVED TWO YEARS
AND EXCELLENT MEMBER AND WOULD
LIKE TO CONTINUE HER SERVICE ON
THE BOARD AS WELL.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE MEMBERS
IF YOU WOULD LIKE
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER, IF THERE AREN'T
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
REAPPOINTMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD
>> I WANT TO MAKE NOTE OF WHAT
LOOKS LIKE -- IT MIGHT BE
INCONSISTENCY ON THE PAPERWORK.
ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS SHOWS THAT
-- LET'S SEE HERE.
SHOWS THAT AKSHALI GANDHI IS IN
D-1 ON THE CHART.
BUT THEN THE APPOINTMENT FILE
SHOWS A CAPITOL HILL
RESIDENCY.
>> I BELIEVE SHE LIVES IN
CAPITOL HILL.
I CAN WORK WITH OUR TEAM AND
MAKE SURE THAT THE PAPERWORK IS
SQUARED AWAY.
THANK YOU
>> FANTASTIC
>> EVERYBODY WANTS TO LIVE IN
DISTRICT ONE BUT WE CAN'T ALL?
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT TOO.
WE MAY BE IN D-1
>> I WILL BITE MY TONGUE
>> I WAS THINKING THE SAME
DANG
>> THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT
OUT.
WE WILL FIX WHATEVER WE NEED TO
BEFORE IT MOVES ON OR AFTER IT
MOVES ON.
SO, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS,
COUNCILMEMBERS?
>> OKAY.
I NOW MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF 1847
THROUGH 1849, ITEM 2 ON THE
AGENDA.
SECOND?
>> SECOND
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE
REAPPOINTMENTS.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE AND
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
THE THREE APPOINTMENTS APPROVED
>> GONZALEZ
>> AYE
>> HERBOLD
>> YES
>> MORALES
>> YES
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN
>> YES
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
NONE OPPOSED.
THANK YOU.
IT WILL MOVE TO APRIL 12 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING FOR
CONSIDERATION.
WILL THE CLERK -- THANK YOU,
POLLY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
TITLE OF THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 3, COUNCIL BILL
120014.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT AND
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
TRANSFERRING PARTIAL
JURISDICTION OF A PORTION OF
CITY LIGHTS GEORGETOWN STEAM
PLANT PLUME PROPERTY TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR
MAINTENANCE, REPAIR,
REPLACEMENT AND OPERATION OF
PUBLIC STORM WATER DRAINAGE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
VOTE.
>> 120014 IS A STEP TOWARD
COMPLETION OF THE GEORGETOWN
AND SOUTH PARK TRAIL.
THE NEED FOR AND IMPORTANCE OF
THAT NONMOTORIZED CONNECTION
HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED BY THE
TRAFFIC IMPACTS IN THE AREA DUE
TO THE CLOSURE OF THE WEST
SEATTLE HIGH BRIDGE.
IN 2021, A STORM DRAIN WASN'T
IN PART OF THE PLUME PROPERTY
BUT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT RETAINED
OWNERSHIP.
12014 TRANSFERS OWNERSHIP SO
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES CAN
MAINTAIN THE STORM DRAIN AND
PROVIDING THE PUBLIC WITH A DOG
PARK EVENTUALLY.
WE WILL SEE A FEW MORE STEPS IN
COMMITTEE TO COMPLETE THIS
TRAIL CONSTRUCTION.
WE DO HAVE OUR CITY COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF WITH US, ERIC
McCONAGHEY AND ACCEPT TIVES
FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
ERIC, ANY OPENING REMARKS?
>> NO THANK YOU, OTHER THAN TO
REITERATE THAT THERE ARE
SEVERAL PIECES THAT MOVE STEP
WISE TO THE EVENTUALLY OUT
COME.
THE FIRST TWO-PIECES THAT THE
COMMITTEE WILL SEE ARE KIND OF
FOUNDATIONAL OR GROUNDWORK,
JUST SORT OF STRAIGHTEN THINGS
UP AND PREP FOR THE SHOW LATER.
SO, WITH THAT, I WILL STEP OUT
OF THE WAY.
AS THESE PIECES COME THROUGH,
CENTRAL STAFF WILL REVIEW THEM.
REALLY IT'S NOT MY SHOW.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, ERIC.
WELCOME SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND
GO AHEAD AND SHARE, YOU ARE
GIVING A PRESENTATION, AHEAD
AND SHARE?
>> MR. CHAIR, DEBORAH SMITH THE
GENERAL MANAGER WAS NOT
AVAILABLE BUT WE HAVE TOM
DeBOER TO LEAD OFF THE GROUP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR PEDERSEN
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
I WON'T ADD MUCH TO THE
INTRODUCTION THAT CHAIR
PEDERSEN GAVE.
I WILL TIM IT OVER TO TIM
CROLL.
THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN A
MULTISTAGE PROCESS TO TRANSFER
VACATED LAND NEAR THE SOUTH
SERVICE CENTER TO CREATE THIS
DOG PARK IN GEORGETOWN.
THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE
PROCESS.
TIM, TAKE IT AWAY
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I WILL GET GOING WITH THIS.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, IN SUMMARY, ULTIMATELY THE
GOAL IS FOR CITY LIGHT TO GET A
STREET VACATION APPROVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL LATER THIS YEAR
FOR A PROPERTY NEXT TO THE
SOUTH SERVICE CENTER.
AS YOU KNOW, ANY COMMUNITY --
ANY STREET REQUEST REQUIRES AN
OFFSETTING PUBLIC BENEFIT AND
CITY LIGHTS PLAN IS TO PROPOSE
THE TRANSFER MUCH A PIECE OF
PROPERTY TO PARKS AND SDOT TO
DEVELOP AN OFF LEASH DOG PARK
AND TRAIL SEGMENT OF THE
GEORGETOWN SOUTH PARK
CONNECTION AND HELP FUND THAT
AS A PUBLIC BENEFIT.
TODAY'S ACTION, THOUGH, IS
REMOVING AN ENCUMBRANCES ON THE
PROPERTY PRIOR TO THE TRANSFER
TO PARKS AND SDOT.
THAT IS TO GRANT SP PARTIAL
TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION FOR A
STORM DRAIN ON THE PROPERTY.
SO, MORE BACKGROUND, THIS IS
WHERE THE STREET VACATION WE
HOPE IT WILL HAPPEN, THIS IS
THE SOUTH SERVICE CENTER, IF
TUCK FOLLOW MY CURSOR THERE,
THE BIG WAREHOUSE LIKE BUILDING
WITH THE CITY LIGHT AND NEON
SIGN NEAR THE WEST SEATTLE
FREEWAY AND FOURTH AS MUCH NEW.
DOWN HERE BY COSTCO THERE IS A
SEGMENT OF PRESENTLY UNUSED
STREET THAT WE ARE HOPING TO
GET IN THE VACATION.
SO, THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WOULD BE
OCCURRING IN GEORGETOWN.
SO, HERE IS THE GEORGETOWN
NEIGHBORHOOD, HERE IS BOEING
FIELD AND BOEING AND THIS
SEGMENT HERE IS A PIECE OF CITY
LIGHT PRESENTLY UNUSED CITY
LIGHT PROPERTY THAT WE ARE
LOOKING TO DONATE.
AND THE DONATION OF THAT
COMBINED WITH OTHER CITY LIGHT
FINANCIAL SUPPORT WOULD LEAD TO
DEVELOPMENT OF THE OFF LEASH
TRAIL AREA SEGMENT.
HERE IS AN SDOT PICTURE SHOWING
THE OVERALL SOUTH PARK --
GEORGETOWN SOUTH PARK
CONNECTION AND THIS SEGMENT
WOULD BE MORE OR LESS IN THE
MIDDLE OF ALL THAT.
OKAY.
SO, WHAT IS GOING ON ON THE
PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE
CARE OF, A 24-INCH STORM DRAIN
BUILT IN 2012, PART OF A JOINT
CITY LIGHT CLEAN UP FOR THE
DUWAMISH RIVER.
NO RIGHTS WERE CREATED AT THAT
TIME.
TYPICALLY WE CREATE IN EFFECT
AN EASEMENT BUT THEY ARE
ANOTHER DEPARTMENT SO IT'S A
PARTIAL TRANSFER OF
JURISDICTION TO ALLOW THEM
ACCESS TO MAINTAIN THIS PIECE
OF TRUCKS.
BUT WE ARE PROPOSING TO TAKE
CARE OF IT NOW.
AND THE TIMELINE, THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE RECOMMENDS
THAT THIS BE TAKEN CARE OF
PRIOR TO THE TRANSFER TO PARKS
AND SDOT.
THINGS CAN GET MORE COMPLICATED
IF WE TRY TO CREATE UTILITY
RIGHTS ON PARKS PROPERTY ONCE
IT'S PARKS PROPERTY.
IT'S BETTER TO DO THAT
BEFOREHAND.
THEN THE FUTURE PROPERTY
TRANSFERS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO
THE TERMS OF THIS PARTIAL
TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.
AND THE BIG SHOW, AS ERIC SAYS,
OF THE STREET VACATION AND THE
LARGER PROPERTY TRANSFER
ORDINANCE IS EXPECTED TO BE IN
FRONT OF COUNCIL THIS COMING
SUMMER.
AND ANY QUESTIONS?
I WOULD BE GLAD TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> COMMITTEE MEMBERS, ANY
QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, PLEASE
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO THANK THE DEPARTMENT
FOR THIS WORK.
THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THIS TRANSFER AND WHAT IT
MEANS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR
SOME TIME, A COUPLE OF YEARS
NOW.
I KNOW FOLKS ARE EXCITED ABOUT
THE EVENTUALLY DOG PARK AND
GETTING THE TRAIL DONE.
THANKS FOR WALKING US THROUGH
THE STEPS THAT ARE NEEDED TO
GET US THERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LET'S VOTE ON THIS.
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF 120214,
ITEM 5 ON THE AGENDA.
SECOND?
>> SECOND
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND.
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE ON
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT COUNCIL BILL 12014 BE
APPROVED FOR FORWARDING TO THE
FULL CITY COUNCIL
>> GONZALEZ
>> AYE
>> HERBOLD
>> YES
>> MORALES
>> YES
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN
>> YES
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
THANK YOU, THE MOTION CARRIES
AND THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION IS SET FOR THE
BILL TO BE SENT FOR APPROVAL TO
THE APRIL 12 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
WILL THE CLERK READ THE TITLE
OF THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM INTO
THE RECORD
>> AGENDA ITEM 6, RESOLUTION
32000.
A RESOLUTION REALTYING TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
ADOPTING A 2021-2026 STRATEGIC
BUSINESS PLAN FOR SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND ENDORSING
A THREE-YEAR RATE PATH AND
SUBSEQUENT THREE-YEAR RATE
FORECAST TO SUPPORT THE
STRATEGY BUSINESS PLAN UPDATE.
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS RESOLUTION FOR THE
COMMITTEE'S FIRST CONSIDERATION
OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
UPDATED STRATEGIC BUSINESS
PLAN.
THE PLAN WAS LAST UPDATED IN
2017 FOR THE YEARS 2018 THROUGH
2023.
SPU PLAN ADOPTED BY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION CONCERN RATES FOR
EACH OF THE UTILITIES FOUR
LINES OF BUSINESS.
WATER, SEWER, DRAINAGE AND
SOLID WASTE.
A RATE PATH IS SET FOR THREE
YEARS TOGETHER WITH A RATE
PROJECTION FOR ANOTHER THREE
YEARS.
THE COUNCIL'S ACTUAL RATE
ADOPTION IS DONE WITH SEPARATE
ORDINANCES.
THE UTILITY UPDATES THE PLAN
EVERY THREE YEARS.
DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC AND
THE LACK OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
MUCH OF LAST YEAR, SPU TOOK AN
ADDITIONAL YEAR TO PREPARE THE
UPDATE FOR THE YEARS
2021-2026.
AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, MY
HOPE IS THAT WE KEEP SPU RATE
INCREASES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE
WHILE PRODUCING SUFFICIENT
REVENUE TO ENSURE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS
ARE ADEQUATE TO PROVIDE AND
MAINTAIN THE NEEDED SERVICES,
CLEAN WATER, SEWER, DRAINAGE,
SOLID WASTE REMOVAL.
THEY WILL HEAR SPU PRESENTATION
ON THE PROPOSED 2021-27026 PLAN
AND DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS AT
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING
APRIL 21st WE CAN CONSIDER THE
MATTER FURTHER INCLUDING
ANALYSIS BY CITY COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF AND COMMENTS FROM
SPU CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL.
THE CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL DID
ISSUE A LETTER ABOUT THIS.
THEY HAVE ENDORSED THE PLAN SO
THAT IS GOOD NEWS.
THEN WE WILL CONCLUDE WITH A
VOTE ON THE IMPORTANT
RESOLUTION AT A THIRD MEETING.
SO, WE DO HAVE OUR CENTRAL
STAFF EXPERT WITH US, BRIAN
GOODNIGHT.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO
INTRODUCE BEFORE WE TURN IT
OVER TO SPU.
>> I THINK -- THANK YOU, CHAIR
PEDERSEN.
I WAS GOING TO RUN OVER THE
TIMELINE BUT YOU DID THAT
SUFFICIENTLY.
THANK YOU
>> GREAT.
WELL, WE DO HAVE OUR GENERAL
MANAGER WITH US.
PLEASE IF YOU COULD INTRODUCE
YOUR TEAM AND TAKE IT AWAY
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN AND TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M JOINED BY PAULA, OUR CFO.
PAULA, COULD YOU RAISE YOUR
HAND SO EVERYONE CAN SEE YOU?
AS WELL AS BOB HENNESSY COUNSEL
LIAISON.
WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS
THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION OR
AFTERWARD.
SO, WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE
TOEMBARK ON THE PRESENTATION?
>> YES, PLEASE
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WILL SHARE THE CREAN IN A
SECOND.
GREAT.
SO, OUR STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN
IS A FRAMEWORK.
IT'S NOT A FULL DETAILED PLAN
OF EVERY ASPECT OF OUR WORK BUT
A FRAMEWORK TO PROVIDE THE
COMMUNITY WITH ESSENTIAL WATER
AND WASTE SERVICES AND THE
INVESTMENTS THAT WE AIM TO MAKE
OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS.
THE PLAN PROPOSES A THREE-YEAR
RATE PATH WITH ADDITIONAL THREE-
YEAR FORECAST CHOICE AN
IMPORTANT DISTINCTION TO MAKE.
WE COULDN'T POSSIBLY PROJECT
OUT FOR AN ENTIRE SIX YEARS
WHAT ALL THE KINDS OF
CONTINGENCIES AND EVENTS THAT
WE MAY HAVE TO PLAN FOR BUT WE
ARE AIMING TO SOLIDLY CREATE A
COMMITMENT FOR THE NEXT THREE
YEARS AND, IS SO, WHEN WE GO TO
SLIDE 2 -- THANK YOU.
THE PLAN AIMS TO BE A COMMUNITY
CENTERED PLAN FOCUSING ON WHAT
IS IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY
AND OUR COMMUNITY'S VALUES OF
CONTINUOUS, RELIABLE SERVICE
DELIVERY, ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY, GREATER EQUITY
AND A RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE
THAT RATES ARE AS AFFORDABLE AS
POSSIBLE.
WE DEVELOPED THE PLAN BASED ON
INPUT FROM THE CUSTOMER REVIEW
PANEL THAT PUT IN A GREAT DEAL
OF WORK AS WELL AS COMMUNITY
SURVEY RESEARCH AND PUT FROM
SPU EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS.
CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE?
THANK YOU.
THE PLAN FOCUSES ON SEVERAL
ASPECTS OF ESSENTIAL SERVICE
DELIVERY.
SO, IT SUPPORTS UNINTERRUPTED
DELIVERY OF EQUITABLE ESSENTIAL
SERVICES THAT ARE REALLY THE
CORE OF WHAT WE DO.
AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN
MENTIONED, IT INCLUDES DRINKING
WATER, SEWER AND DRAINAGE,
SOLID WASTE, RECYCLING AND
CLEAN CITY EVIDENCE AND THEN
CAPITOL PROJECT DELIVERY AND
INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE.
SO, IT'S A BIG PORTFOLIO OF
WORK.
OUR SERVICES ARE OFTEN
INVISIBLE TO PEOPLE AND IT'S
HARD FOR THEM TO SEE WHAT THEY
ARE SUPPORTING THROUGH THEIR
RATES.
WET WE WERE MOVED WHEN WE SAW A
POEM WRITTEN DURING COVID THAT
REALLY HIGHLIGHTED THAT THE
ASSURANCE THAT CAME FROM THE
RHYTHM OF OUR ESSENTIAL SERVICE
DELIVERY, THAT OUR EMPLOYEES
PROVIDE FOR.
AND, SO, GOES I'M USING TO, IF
YOU DON'T MIND I READ A LINE OF
POETRY.
IN HERMAN POEM CALLED
ESSENTIAL, JORDAN HEATH WROTE
IN THE DAYLESS DAYS OF
QUARANTINE, IT'S NOT THE PALE
GRAY WISPS AND HUMAN SUNSETS
THAT LET ME KNOW IT'S OKAY.
IT'S THE MORNING, TUESDAY, WHEN
THE BLUE BIN RUMBLES.
THE REST OF THE POEM MAKES YOU
JUST WANT TO WEEP WITH BEING A
SCENE, OUR EMPLOYEES SOB SEEN
AS A NEW THING, FOR AT LEAST BY
THE GENERAL PUBLIC, CERTAINLY
NOT BY OUR CIVIC LEADERS.
SO, OUR PLAN SUPPORTS
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT -- MAY
WE GO TO THE -- NO, STAY HERE.
I GOT MOVED BY THE POEM.
OUR PLAN SUPPORTS CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT IN THE DELIVERY OF
OUR SERVICES AS WE STRIVE TO BE
THE BEST IN CLASS IN CUSTOMER
ASSISTANCE.
THIS IS REALLY A KEY ISSUE FOR
US.
THAT INCLUDES OUR CUSTOMER
SERVICE.
FOR EXAMPLE, WITH OUR CALL
CENTER RESPONSE SATISFACTION
BUT CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE IN THE
SENSE OF HELPING OUR LOW INCOME
CUSTOMERS THROUGH EXPANDING DP
ENROLLMENT AND OTHER KINDS OF
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
IT MEANS TO US ENSURING
RELIABILITY OF SERVICE, THINGS
LIKE OUR TRANSFER STATION
SEPARATIONS, FIRE HYDRANT
REPAIR AND MEETING REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE CRITICAL
IN TERMS OF THE QUALITY OF OUR
SOURCE WATERS, OF THE WATER WE
PROVIDE AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, ALL
OF OUR TESTING AND MONITORING.
MAY WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE?
>> THANK YOU.
OUR PLAN, WE HOPE, HELPS TO
SIGNIFICANTLY GROW SEATTLE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE
AND CENTERS ON THOSE MOST
IMPACTED.
WE MEAN BY THAT, PEOPLE AND
OTHER SPECIES AND PLANNING FOR
CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
OUR WATER RESPONSIBILITIES
RANGE FROM MANAGING THE
PRISTINE WATER SHEDS SUCH AS
THE ONE BEHIND ME THAT WE
MANAGE, THE CEDAR AND GULCH
DRINKING WATER SHEDS TO
ENSURING THE BEST WATER QUALITY
THAT WE CAN IN THE PUGET SOUND.
OUR EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS ARE
STEWARDS OF A ONE WATER CYCLE,
SOMETHING THAT WE CALL A ONE
WATER SICKLE AND THE INDUSTRY
IS INCREASINGLY RECOGNIZING
WHICH VALUES WATER IN ALL ITS
FORMS.
SO, OUR PLAN SUPPORTS
INVESTMENTS IN THAT WORK WHICH
INCLUDES BLUE-GREEN TRUCKS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION.
EXAMPLES OF THAT WORK INCLUDE
WATER QUALITY INVESTMENTS LIKE
THE VERY LARGE CANAL WATER
QUALITY PROJECT THAT IS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION.
OUR HATCHERY.
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE
CITY ITSELF, TREE PLANTING.
TAYLOR CREEK CULVERT REMOVAL
AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.
IT INCLUDES WATER CLIMATE
ADAPTATION AND OUR WORK AROUND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WHICH WE
ARE BOTH INVESTING IN IN
REALTIME BUT ALSO THAT WE ARE
PLANNING FOR FOR THE FUTURE IN
SIGNIFICANT WAYS THROUGH PLANS
LIKE OUR SHAPE, OUR WATER
INITIATIVE.
LIKEWISE OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO
PROVIDE WASTE MANAGEMENT
SERVICES ALLOWS US TO BE
PARTNERS WITH RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES FOR A GREENER LIFE
BY SUPPORTING A CIRCULAR
ECONOMY THAT MOVES US TO ZERO
WASTE AND REDUCED CARBON, AIR
AND WATER POLLUTION.
THIS IS A KEY KIND OF -- WHEN I
TALK ABOUT THINGS LIKE ZERO
WASTE AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT
OUR COMMUNITY DOES, IT
HIGHLIGHTS THE PARTNERD NATURE
OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO.
WE CAN'T DO IT AS A UTILITY
ALONE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE AIM
TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
BEST PARTNER WITH EVERYBODY IN
OUR COMMUNITY IN ALL OF OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL WORK.
OUR PLAN SUPPORTS A PIVOTAL
EFFORT TO MOVE UPSTREAM, TO
ADDRESS POLLUTION THROUGH WASTE
PREVENTION AND WASTE DIVERSION.
THAT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE
REDUCING FOOD WASTE, THE USE OF
SINGLE USE PLASTICS AND
SIGNIFICANT WORK TO TRY TO
PROMOTE EXTENDED PRODUCER
RESPONSIBILITY.
TRYING TO MOVE UPSTREAM AND NOT
HAVE OUR CUSTOMERS AND
COMMUNITY HAVE TO DEAL WITH
POOR DECISIONS UPSTREAM WITH
RESPECT TO THE KINDS OF WASTE
THAT THEY HAVE TO -- PAGING AND
THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO
MANAGE.
IT INCLUDES CARBON MITIGATION.
WE HAVE DONE A LOT TO TRY TO
MANAGE OUR CARBON.
WE HAVE A LOT MORE.
WE ARE THE FIRST FULLY CARBON
-- NET CARBON ZERO FLEET FOR
SOLID WASTE AND WE ARE AIMING
TO REDUCE OUR WASTE IN MANY
OTHER ASPECTS OF OUR WORK.
SO, I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO THE
-- THANK YOU.
OUR PLAN ABSOLUTELY PRIORITIZES
EQUITY AND EMPOWERMENT BOTH
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF OUR
ORGANIZATION.
THIS IS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY
CENTER VISION TO PUT PEOPLE AT
THE HEART OF EVERYTHING THAT WE
DO AND OUR PLAN SUPPORTS THAT
GOAL BY MAKING INVESTMENTS THAT
SEEK TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO
ACCESS SUCH AS THE SIDE SEWER
ASSISTANCE PILOT FOR LOW INCOME
FOLKS AND WORK TRYING TO CREATE
SERVICES FOR UNSHELTERED
NEIGHBORS.
IT ALSO INCLUDES CREATING
GREATER OPPORTUNITY WITHIN AND
INTO OUR ORGANIZATION,
ESPECIALLY FOR UNDER
REPRESENTED POPULATIONS.
WE HAVE A CONCERTED EFFORT
GOING ON AROUND APPRENTICE
SHIPS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY
COLLEGES AND WE HAVE A LONG
LIST OF THOSE KINDS OF EFFORTS
BUT YOU MAY BE AWARE OF OUR
RAIN WISE ACADEMY AND OTHER
KINDS OF PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE
UNDERWAY.
>> GENERAL MANAGER HERE.
I DO HAVE A QUARTER FROM A
COUNCIL MEMBER.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IF YOU
WANT TO ASK NOW?
>> I WILL GO AHEAD AND ASK THIS
BUT I'M HAPPY TO WAIT UNTIL THE
END OF THE PRESENTATION, THANK
YOU.
IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE YOU
MENTIONED WITH REGARDS TO
TRYING TO PREVENT WASTE
UPSTREAM, I KNOW IT'S A HUGE
ISSUE TRYING TO DEAL WITH THE
PLASTIC PACKAGING THAT WE GET
AND THAT IS MAKING ME WONDER
WHAT WE COULD DO AS A CITY IN
WORKING WITH BUSINESSES ON NOT
JUST PLASTIC FILM AND OTHER
ITEMS.
I KNOW WE HAVE IN THE PAST, YOU
KNOW, ELIMINATED STYROFOAM AND
THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
ARE THEIR ISSUES OR THINGS THAT
YOU ARE WORKING ON ALREADY TO
TRY TO GET SOME OF THAT WASTE
PACKAGING OUT OF THE SYSTEM?
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
OUR STAFF WORKS VERY HARD ON
THE POLITICAL -- NATIONAL,
POLITICAL SIDE TRYING TO PUSH
EXTENDED PRODUCER
RESPONSIBILITY IN PACKAGING AND
ALSO THE USE OF CONTAMINANTS OF
CONCERN IN DIFFERENT KINDS OF
PRODUCTS, RIGHT?
DIFFERENT FORMS OF POLLUTION,
NOT JUST THE PHYSICAL STUFF
THAT YOU SEE.
MORE DANGEROUS IS THE INVISIBLE
STUFF THAT YOU DON'T SEE.
AND, SO, THEY WORK IN TERMS OF
ADVANCING LEGISLATION, PRODUCER
EDUCATION, COALITION BUILDING
BY COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
IS THE -- WHAT ARE THE RIGHT
SYSTEMS OF CARROTS AND STICKS
IN ORDER TO TRY TO GET
MANUFACTURERS TO REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OF NEGATIVE EXTERNAL ITS
THAT US AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE
TO MANAGE AND CONSUMERS, RIGHT.
A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE DO IS
MANAGING THE HOST OF NEGATIVE
EXTERNALITIES THAT COME ACROSS
INDUSTRY AND CONSUMPTION.
SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT OUR STAFF IS VERY
DEDICATED TO.
WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO FOLLOW-UP
WITH YOU, WITH FURTHER
INFORMATION IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED.
>> I AM INTERESTED.
THANK YOU.
I JUST SIGNED OUR FAMILY UP
WITH RIDWELL.
WE FILL UP THE PLASTIC FILM
CANVASS BAG FAR QUICKER THAN I
EVER EXPECTED WE WOULD.
SO, IN THE PAST WE WOULD THROW
THAT IN RECYCLING.
I APOLOGIZE TO YOUR TEAM FOR
HAVING TO DEAL WITH THAT.
WE ARE TRYING TO STOP DEALING
WITH THAT.
THERE IS A LOT OF WASTE OUT
THERE.
IT'S HASHED TO AVOID IT BECAUSE
OF THE UPSTREAM DECISIONS THAT
ARE BEING MADE AS YOU SAID
>> I -- I LIKE THE CONVENIENCE
OF THAT SERVICE IF I MAY MAKE A
PITCH FOR A WAY TO SAVE
FAMILIES MONEY ON THE
MANAGEMENT OF THOSE KINDS OF
PRODUCTS, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES HAS AN APPROACH WHERE
NOW YOU CAN JUST PUT EVERY KIND
OF -- THAT KIND OF MYSTERIOUS
WASTE THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO
PUT INTO THE REGULAR RECYCLING
OR WASTE STREAM, BATTERIES,
THOSE KIND OF THINGS, YOU CAN
PUT IT ALL INTO A BOX AND THERE
IS A SIZE -- A DESIGNATED SIZE,
EUB8G IT'S 2 BY 2 BY 2 AND THEN
WE WILL COME AND GET THAT BOX
FOR A FEE THAT IS MUCH LESS
THAN RIDWELL.
>> GOOD TO KNOW, THANK YOU
>> OF COURSE.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT
PROGRAM.
IT'S NOT AS CUTE AS THE RIDWELL
BOX BUT A CARDBOARD BOX IS
LESS, GOOD THING
>> APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN
>> ARE WE ON SLIDE 6?
>> AFFORD ABILITY
>> GREAT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
-- YES, OKAY.
OUR PLAN MANAGES AFFORDABILITY
BY LOWERING OUR RATE PATH WHILE
MEETING REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS, MANAGING
INFLATION, APPROVING
AFFORDABILITY TO CUSTOMERS AND
I WILL COVER OUR CUSTOMER
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AT THE END
OF THIS PRESENTATION.
BUT FOR NOW, SOME SPECIFIC WAYS
THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO
LOWER RATES AND TO ADDRESS BOTH
AFFORDABILITY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY AND STRENGTHEN
OUR UTILITY PRACTICES INCLUDE
OUR CAPITAL PROJECT BUDGETING
AND DELIVERY IMPROVEMENTS.
I THINK THAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WILL BE HAPPY TO NO WE
ASSUME 85% ACCOMPLISHMENT RATE
THAT SAVES OUR CUSTOMERS $200
MILLION OVER SIX YEARS AND
IMPROVES OUR COST CONFIDENCE IN
OUR CAPITOL PROGRAM AND OUR
PERFORMANCE TRACKING.
WE ARE PURSUING LOW INTEREST
LOANS SUCH AS WIFIA FUNDING FOR
THE SHIP CANAL WATER QUALITY
PROJECT THAT WILL SAVE THE RATE
APPEARS $60 MILLION AND WE ARE
CONTINUING TO ADVOCATE FOR
GREATER FEDERAL FUNDING BEYOND
THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE
ALREADY ACHIEVED FOR THAT
PROJECT.
WE AIM TO TRY TO GET FUNDING
FOR OTHER PROJECT AS WELL.
AND WE ARE INVESTING IN LONG-
TERM SEISMIC RESISSIANS AND
ADDRESSING AGING INFRASTRUCTURE
THROUGH THE ASSET MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITY WORK
THAT ARISES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT A KEY
ASPECTS OF MANAGING
AFFORDABILITY IS DEVELOPING
STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR
COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, WITH RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES THROUGH TRYING TO
ENGAGE THEM AND MAKING
INDIVIDUAL CHOICES AND EFFORTS
THAT REDUCE LAND FILLING, WATER
QUALITY, POLLUTION AND HELP US
TO CAPTURE RAINWATER AMONG THE
MANY OTHER THINGS LIKE MANAGING
FATS, OIL AND GREASE.
THERE IS MANY OTHER THINGS THAT
WE CAN PARTNER ON TO REDUCE OUR
COST
>> THANK YOU, GENERAL MANAGER.
I WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL
THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
WHEN I WAS ELECTED AND IT
LOOKED LIKE UTILITIES WAS
SOMETHING THAT I WAS INTERESTED
IN WORKING ON AND YOU AND I MET
AND WE GOT RIGHT TO A
DISCUSSION ON AFFORD ABILITY
AND AS THE CITY HAS BEEN FACING
AN AFFORDABILITY CRISIS AND
RECOGNIZING THAT EVERYBODY HAS
TO PAY THESE BILLS, BY THEIR
NATURE THEY ARE REGRESSIVE.
LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLD WILL BE
PAYING A GREATER PROPORTION OF
THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME TO PAY
THESE BILLS.
SO, GOES YOU ARE -- IT WAS
GREAT THAT THERE WAS ALIGNMENT
IN WANTING TO LOOK AT ALL SORTS
OF DIFFERENT COST DRIVERS AND
HOW THEY COULD BE MANAGED TO
KEEP RATES LOW AND LOOKING AT
THE PREVIOUS PROMISED RATE PATH
AS A FOUNDATION OF -- IS THERE
A WAY TO DO BETTER THAN THAT
GOING FORWARD AND REALLY JUST
APPRECIATE THE DEDICATION THAT
IT TOOK TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND
THIS STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH
EARNED THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE
CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF
YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR TEAM
>> AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK
YOU AND THE OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
IN THIS REALLY ARDUOUS WORK OF
BENDING THE RATE PATH DOWN.
IT HAS BEEN -- IT IS A
CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE AND
REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT ANALYSIS
AND EFFORT.
AND, SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THANK
YOU, YOU GOT THE BALL STARTED.
>> SURE.
I WANT TO JUST GIVE A SHOUT OUT
SINCE YOU MENTIONED THE CONCEPT
OF THE COMPLETION RATE AS BEING
A DRIVER AND IT WAS A CONCEPT
INTRODUCED IN THE LATE -- THE
LAST STRATEGIC UP DAYS,
BUSINESS PLAN UPDATE.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOT OUT TO
PETER LINDSAY.
HE IS NO LONGER WITH US ON
CENTRAL STAFF.
HE WAS THE PERSON WHO
INTRODUCED THAT CONCEPT A FEW
YEARS BACK.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND ON ITS USE
WITHOUT REDUCING THE -- BY
REDUCING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT
RATE, WE ARE NOT SAYING WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE ANY LESS
INVESTMENT IN OUR CAPITAL
NEEDS.
WE ARE BEING REALISTIC ABOUT
WHAT THE EXPERIENCE IS IN
ACTUALLY BRINGING THOSE
PROJECTS HOME EXACTLY ACCORDING
TO OUR SCHEDULE.
SO, A GOOD BALANCE THAT STRIVES
TO RECOGNIZE WHAT OUR CAPITOL
GOALS ARE WITH -- AN
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW -- HAVING
UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS ABOUT
THOSE GOALS AFFECTS AFFORDABLE
RATES.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE
KIND OF TAKEN THIS CONVERSATION
TO THE NEXT LEVEL
>> IN THE INTERVENING YEARS WE
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO
SUBSTANTIAL VERIFICATION, YOU
KNOW, OF THE EFFICACY OF THIS
APPROACH BY LOOKING AT DATA
FROM -- KIND OF THE PIER,
CITIES AND PROGRAMS ANED ALSO
LOOKING AT OUR HISTORICAL DATA
TO UNDERSTAND IF WE WERE
CREATING RISK.
WE FEEL RELATIVELY CONFIDENT IN
THIS APPROACH AND WE ARE
EXCITED TO SEE HOW IT WORKS
OUT.
AND I THINK THAT WE CAN
ABSOLUTELY DELIVER, YOU KNOW,
THIS BALANCE THAT YOU SPOKE OF
>> I REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN
CARRY OVER OUR -- THE LESSONS
LEARNED THAT WE HAVE WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
SOME OF OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH
KING COUNTY AROUND WASTEWATER
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AS WELL
BECAUSE AS CHAIR PEDERSEN AND I
ARE TOO AWARE, THAT IS A BIG
AFFORDABILITY DRIVER OVER THERE
>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU
BOTH FOR YOUR MANY, MANY HOURS
OF WORK IN THIS AREA AND YOUR
STEWARDSHIP OF THE IMPACTS TO
SEATTLE RATE APPEARS ON THESE
DECISIONS THAT DRIVE OUR RATES
BECAUSE OF THOSE DECISIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOWER
THE SIX PLAN AVERAGE RATE PATH.
THIS SLIDE GOES INTO DETAIL.
IT SHOWS OUR STRATEG BUSINESS
PLAN PROPOSED RATE PLAN OF 4.2%
AND HOW IT'S 20% LOWER THAN THE
PREVIOUS PLAN GROWTH RATE OF
5.2%.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THROUGH THE
DARK LINE AT THE TOP AND THE
RED LINE BELOW IT.
AND WE HAVE LOWERED OUR RATE
PROPOSAL WHILE SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASING CUSTOMER FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE.
AND SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE
HAVE DONE THAT IS THROUGH SELF
ENROLLMENT WHICH IS A MUCH
LOWER BARRIER APPROACH THAN HAS
BEEN PREVIOUSLY USED.
INCREASED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
DONATION, OPPORTUNITIES,
PAYMENT FLEXIBILITY AND
IMPROVED AN AGGRESSIVE METHOD
OF REACHING CUSTOMERS WHICH HAS
ABSOLUTELY ENHANCED, I THINK,
OUR IMPACT -- IN THIS WORK
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
TO ADDRESS INFLATIONARY
PRESSURES AND CONTINUE TO MEET
CURRENT AND FUTURE UTILITY
CHALLENGES AND OBLIGATIONS SUCH
AS OUR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
AND TAXES.
WE HAVE TO -- AS MODESTLY AS
POSSIBLE RAISE RATES.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO
DO.
THE AND THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR
RATE PROPOSAL COMPARED TO CBOs,
PROJECTED 2.6% INFLATIONARY
BENCHMARK.
AND I WANT TO NOTE THAT WHAT
DRIVES OUR RATE OF INFLATION AS
A UTILITY IS DIFFERENT THAN THE
2.6% IS BASED ON, CLOSER TO THE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
THE THINGS THAT WE PIE DUTCH
BUY CAN BE SIGNIFICANTLY
HIGHER.
SOMETIMES AS HIGH AS -- IN
TERMS OF YEAR AFTER YEAR GROWTH
OF 5% IN THIS CURRENT MARKET.
SO, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT CLOSE
TO CIP.
PART OF THE AFFORDABILITY
PRACTICE REQUIRES ACHIEVING
BALANCED RATE GROWTH AND
AVOIDING PRECARIOUS FUTURE RATE
SPIKES AND DEFERMENT OF UTILITY
INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT AND
LONG-TERM FINANCIAL
INSTABILITY.
SO, THOSE CONCERNS ARE ALSO
BALANCED IN TERMS OF THE RATE
INCREASES.
STILL, THOUGH, EMPHASIZING THE
THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ATTEND
TO, WE ARE FOCUSED ON LOWERING
COSTS WHERE WE CAN, EVEN IN
AREAS THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY
NOT CONSIDERED TO BE SOMETHING
THAT CAN BE MOVED VERY EASILY
SUCH AS THE COST OF DEBT, THE
COST OF CONTRACTS AND EVEN
GETTING FEDERAL FUNDING.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD
SIGNIFICANT PUSH IN TERMS OF
ADVOCACY AND APPLICATIONS FOR
FEDERAL FUNDING.
>> SO, I WILL GO INTO MORE
DETAIL ON OUR RATE PATH.
THIS BREAKS OUR COMPOSITE 4.2%
INTO SEPARATE UTILITY FUND
DETAILS AND DRIVERS.
OUR WATERLINE OF BUSINESS, THE
SIX-YEAR RATE PATH IS PROPOSED
AT AN ANNUAL GROWTH OF 3.4%,
WHICH IS JUST ABOVE STANDARD
INFLATIONARY LEVELS.
AND IT INCREASES OUR FOCUS ON
TARGETED CAPITOL INVESTMENT FOR
MAINTAINING AND SEISMICALLY
STRENGTHENING OUR WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE WATERLINE BUSINESS IS
AIMING TO BE AS CLOSE AS IT CAN
TO CIP WHILE MAKING SURE WE
MANAGE THE RISKS.
SOLID WAISTLINE INCREASES
PROPOSED 2.4% AVERAGE, BELOW
ANTICIPATED INFLATIONARY LEVELS
WITH CONTRACT PAYMENTS AND
REMEDIATING HISTORIC LANDFILL
IN THE SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
BEING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RATE
DRIVERS FOR THIS LINE OF
BUSINESS.
BUT YOU CAN SEE BY LOOKING AT
THE TWO MIDDLE LINES ON THIS
CHART THAT THE IMPACT OF
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ON OUR
DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER RATE
PATH CAN'T BE UNDER ESTIMATED.
AND ALONG WITH THIS, ARE THE
UNPLANNED RATE INCREASES
ASSOCIATED WITH KING COUNTY
WASTEWATER TREATMENT CONTRACT
WHICH HAS RESULTED IN HIGHER
THAN INFLATION RATE INCREASES
AS WELL AS NOT DESIRED YEAR TO
YEAR VARIABILITY.
OUR -- JUST TO GET MORE -- MORE
DETAIL ON THE REGULATORY
COMPLIANCE, THE SHIP CANAL
WATER PROJECT, THE LARGEST
CAPITOL PROJECT UNDER TAKEN BY
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS JUST ONE
EXAMPLE OF THE MANY PROJECTS
THAT ARE MANDATED BY OUR
CONSENT DECREE, BY COMBINED
SEWER OVERFLOW DECREE TO CLEAN
UP A LEGACY OF PAST POLLUTION
EMITTED INTO THE WATERWAYS.
SO, GIVEN THAT HE MUST COMPLY,
WE ARE WORKING TO EXTRACT THE
UTMOST COMMUNITY VALUE FROM THE
MANDATED DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER EXPENDITURES AND
TRYING TO DO THAT BY PLANNING,
YOU KNOW, HAVING A ROAD MAP FOR
HOW WE WILL DO THAT FROM
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND BOTH
OF THOSE, YOU CAN SEE IN OUR
SHAPE OUR WATER PLANNING WHICH
I HOPE THAT YOU ENGAGE WITH --
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE YOU
AND YOUR STAFF'S VOICES
INCLUDED AND ALSO PARTICIPATING
IN NATIONAL CONVERSATIONS TO
ENSURE THAT OUR REGULATORY
SOLUTIONS ARE NOT UNFUNDED
MANDATES.
THAT REGULATION IS WELL ALIGNED
WITH COMMUNITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS AND TO --
PART OF OUR WORK IS TO
EMPHASIZE NATURE BASED AND
CLIMATE ADOPTED SOLUTIONS SUCH
AS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND AS
WE DO OUR WORK, WE AIM TO FOCUS
ON THE GREATEST NEED AND THE
EQUITY BENEFITS TO OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU.
I W57B9D TO ECHO A POINT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD MADE ON
THE WASTEWATER LINE IN THE
PREVIOUS SLIDE, ONE OF THE
REASONS IT'S HIGH IS A DECISION
MADE BY KING COUNTY COUNCIL.
KING COUNTY COUNCIL ULTIMATELY
DECIDES A PORTION OF THAT RATE
THAT IS PASSED DIRECTLY TO
SEATTLE RATE PAYERS.
THERE IS A CONCERN ABOUT THE
AGE OF ALL THE ASSETS IN THE
SYSTEM.
AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE HOPING
THAT KING COUNTY WILL BE
MINDFUL OF THAT RATE BEING
PASSED DIRECTLY TO SEATTLE RATE
PAYERS TO MANAGE THEIR COSTS AS
WELL AS YOU ARE MANAGING YOUR
COSTS SO THAT OUR RATE PAYERS
ARE NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACTED
BYPASS THROUGH RATES.
WE WILL CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS
WITH KING COUNTY COUNCIL IF
THERE IS A WAY TO STRICT A
BALANCE WITH TAKING CARE OF
ASSET MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATING
THE OTHER COST DRIVERS COMING
FROM KING COUNTY.
MAYBE THERE ARE OTHER SOURCES
OF REVENUES.
THERE IS A LOT OF REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING IN RURAL
AND SUBURBAN AREAS.
WE WANT TO MAKE GROWTH PAY FOR
GROWTH IN THOSE AREAS
ESPECIALLY.
SO, THERE IS LOTS OF
DISCUSSION TO BE HAPPENING SO
WE WILL CONTINUE TALKING TO
KING COUNTY COUNCIL ON THOSE
COSTS BEING PASSED THROUGH
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE COUNCIL
MEMBERS THAT ADVOCATE AND ARE
KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THESE
IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT DIRECTLY
IMPACT THE BOTTOM LINE FOR OUR
CUSTOMERS.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO, WE ARE GOING TO TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS
DRIVING THE RATES.
I MENTIONED SOME OF THESE
THINGS ALREADY, RIGHT?
YOU CAN THINK OF OUR RATE
DRIVERS IN THREE MAIN
CATEGORIES, INFLATION,
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES LIKE LABOR
AND HEALTH CARE.
ALSO REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND
OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM AND ALSO
COUPLED WITH THE NEED TO
REPLACE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND THEN LASTLY THE LAST
CATEGORY IS INCREASED COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH REQUIRED
CONTRACTS SUCH AS THE KING
COUNTY TREATMENT SERVICES
CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE.
AND THIS PIE CHART SHOWS HOW
MUCH SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
WILL SPEND PROPORTIONATELY THE
NEXT THREE YEARS ON THE LARGEST
DRIVERS OF COST.
AND IT REFLECTS THE AGGREGATE
ANTICIPATED SPENDING FOR ALL
THREE OF OUR FUNDS.
YOU CAN SEE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE
DETAIL, EVEN THOUGH THE OVERALL
BUDGET IS LARGE, MUCH OF IT IS
BASED ON FIXED EXPENSES,
CONTRACTS, REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS, TAXES OR GROWING
BEYOND THE INFLUENCE OF THE
UTILITY AND TYPICAL
INFLATIONARY RATES SUCH AS
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND
HEALTH CARE.
>> YOU CAN SEE THAT FROM THE
JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
COMPONENT OF OUR WORK, THE GRAY
AREA IS JUST A VERY SMALL
PERCENTAGE OF THE OVER ALL
BUDGET.
WHEN WE MENTION TAXES, WE
WANTED TO GIVE YOU MORE DETAIL
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR
EACH LINE OF BUSINESS.
THIS SHOWS THE BREATH OF THE
DIFFERENT TAXES THAT THE
UTILITY AND ITS RATE PAYERS PAY
FROM CITY TO STATE TAXES N.
2021 WE ANTICIPATE PAYING 123
MILLION IN CITY TAXES AND AN
ADDITIONAL AMOUNT IN STATE
TAXES.
>> THANK YOU, I ASKED ABOUT
UTILITY TAXES PREVIOUSLY SO
IT'S A CONCEPT THAT SOMETIMES
GETS LOST IN THE MINUTIA, THE
BUDGETING PROCESS BUT THE
UTILITY TAX IS SOMETHING THAT
BASICALLY THE CITY GOVERNMENT
CHARGES SPU AND I THINK THE
STATE GOVERNMENT HAS A CAP ON
HOW MUCH CAN THEY CHARGE TO
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT BUT THERE IS
NO CAP ON WHAT CAN BE CHARGED
TO THE DIFFERENT LINES OF
BUSINESS FROM SPU.
THERE IS A SMALL AMOUNT TO
CABLING OPERATORS.
I WAS DOING CALCULATIONS.
IT LOOKS LIKE FROM SPU, MAYBE
THIS IS A DIFFERENT SLIDE BUT I
THINK IT'S ABOUT $100 MILLION A
YEAR TAKEN FROM SBU BUDGET AND
MOVED TO THE REST OF THE CITY
BUDGET FOR GOODPURPOSES BUT
SOMETHING THAT IS A COST
DRIVER, SOMETHING THAT -- TO
PUT IT OUT THERE THAT BECAUSE
UTILITY RATES ARE AGGRESSIVE,
THE MORE WE INCREASE UTILITY
TAXES, IT'S A PASS THROUGH TO
UTILITY CUSTOMERS AND
INCREASING A REGRESSIVE FEE ON
RATE PAYERS.
SO, BEING MINDFUL OF THIS AND
INTENTIONAL ABOUT HOW WE TREAT
THIS UTILITY TAX, IT DOES HAVE
AN IMPACT ON SEATTLE RESIDENTS
RESIDENTS, SOMETHING TO BE
CAREFUL HOW IT'S USED.
THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH.
IF WE INCREASE UTILITY TAXES TO
GET SOMETHING FOR THE GENERAL
FUND, WE ARE PASSING THAT FEE,
REGRESSIVE FEE TO RATE PAYERS.
I THINK BRIAN GOODNIGHT WILL DO
A MEMO TO ANALYZE THE WHOLE
STRATEGIC PLAN AND I HOPE IT
TOUCHES ON THE UTILITY TAXES A
BIT FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T AS
FAMILIAR WITH IT.
>> THANK YOU.
THE SPECIFIC NUMBER THIS YEAR
FOR THE CITY TAXES, NOT
INCLUDING THE STATE TAXES ELSE
123 MILLION
>> THANK YOU.
>> SURE.
THANK YOU.
SO, WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE ON CUSTOMER BILL IMPACTS
BECAUSE PERCENTAGES OF
INCREASE, YOU KNOW, ARE
SOMEWHAT I LIEU SAFE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S
CONCRETE WHAT THE IMPACT IS TO
PEOPLE'S POCKETBOOKS AND
WALLETS.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE CHANGES TO
CUSTOMER BILLS OVER THE RATE
PATH PERIOD.
IT'S BASED ON A TYPICAL BILL
FOR A FEW DIFFERENT CATEGORIES
OF CUSTOMERS.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU LOOK AT
FOR 2021, A SINGLE FAMILY HOME
WILL SEE A MONTHLY CHARGE OF
ABOUT -- THE FOLLOWING YEAR, A
MONTHLY CHARGE OF ABOUT $15
MORE A MONTH.
MULTIFAMILY UNIT, A CHANGE OF
ABOUT $4 A MONTH AND A SMALL
BUSINESS LIKE A CONVENIENCE
STORE WILL SEE A MONTHLY CHANGE
OF $38 A MONTH.
SO, WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO FOR
-- FROM THE CUSTOMERS'
PERSPECTIVE?
THIS SHOWS A TYPICAL FAMILY
HOUSE, MONTHLY BILL IS AND WHAT
THEIR BILL PAYS FOR.
SO, YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE
ALSO HELPING -- THIS IS GIVING
YOU THE KIND OF DOLLAR
BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THEY WOULD BE
CONTRIBUTING TO, THE CAPITOL
PROGRAM TO KING COUNTY
TREATMENT COSTS AND THE SOLID
WASTE CONTRACTS, TAXES AND THEN
WHAT THEY ARE PAYING WITH
RESPECT TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE WHICH IS ABOUT A
QUARTER OF ALL OF THAT.
THIS IS TO DISCUSS IT IN MORE
DETAIL THIS ISSUE OF THE LOWER
ACCOMPLISHMENT RATE
ASSUMPTIONS.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT JUST ONE
ASPECT OF THE WORK THAT WE DID
TO BRING DOWN THE OVERALL RATE
BY TALKING ABOUT THIS
ACCOMPLISHMENT RATE.
AS EVERYONE HAS HEARD, WE USED
TO ASSUME 100% ACCOMPLISHMENT
RATE.
AND WE WOULD BUDGET FOR THAT
AMOUNT AND SET RATES IN ORDER
TO SUPPORT THAT AMOUNT TO
COLLECT THE REVENUE NEEDED TO
SUPPORT 100% ACCOMPLISHMENT
RATE.
DURING THE CHIEF BUSINESS PLAN
EFFORT WE RECEIVED GUIDANCE
FROM COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TO A
REALISTIC LEVEL.
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
DIFFICULT 97 1/2 PERCENT.
THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK BY THE
COUNCILMEMBER.
BUT AS I SAID BEFORE, GOES WE
DID A LOT OF ANALYSIS AND WE
ALSO LOOKED AT INDUSTRY
STANDARDS AND PRACTICES AND OUR
PROPOSED PLAN IS TO LOWER IT TO
85% TO 90% DEPENDING ON THE --
ON THE AREA.
AND WE HAVE ESTIMATED THAT THIS
LOWER ASSUMPTION WILL SAVE RATE
PAYERS APPROXIMATELY 222
MILLION OVER THE RATE PERIOD IN
POTENTIAL COST AVOIDANCE.
SO, WE CAN PASS THAT, GOES THAT
SAVINGS ON, THROUGH THE RATES.
SO NOW WE CAN TALK ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT I KNOW IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO ALL OF YOU.
THE ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN
ADVOCATES FOR AFFORDABILITY FOR
LOW INCOME CUSTOMERS.
AND, SO, I JUST WANT TO -- SO I
REST ON THIS ISSUE A BIT ABOUT
HOW DO WE -- WHAT ARE WE DOING
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO WELL IN
THIS AREA.
WE ARE ENSURING EQUITABLE
ACCESS IS A PRIORITY ACROSS THE
UTILITY.
AND WE ARE PROVIDING
SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT THROUGH THE
PROGRAMS ON THE SLIDE,
ESPECIALLY -- THAT ARE
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING
THIS DIFFICULT TIME FOR
EVERYONE.
SPU'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS
ABOUT 22 MILLION PER YEAR.
ONE OF THE MOST GENEROUS IN THE
COUNTRY.
AND WITH COVID PAYMENT
DEFERRALS INCLUDED, THAT BRINGS
OUR KIND OF -- THE -- OUR
ASSISTANCE OVER ALL TO THE
RANGE OF ABOUT $35 MILLION.
IN 2020, WE INCREASED
ENROLLMENT BY OVER 4,500
CUSTOMERS.
AND THROUGH OUR BUSINESS PLAN,
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK WAYS
TO LOWER BOTH THE RATE
INCREASES AND TO ENSURE
AFFORDABILITY ASSISTANCE.
SO, YOU KNOW, THE WAYS THAT WE
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ARE ALSO
EXPANDING.
THAT INCLUDES FOCUSING ON SIDE
SEWER ASSISTANCE, HELPING
UNSHELTERED NEIGHBORS AND ALSO
LOOKING FOR WAYS TO FUND OUR
PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE NOT
PREVIOUSLY TAPPED INTO.
AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE
ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO BUILD A
PARTNERSHIP WITH EVERYONE THAT
WE SERVE TO FIND OUT -- TO FIND
AND ACHIEVE THE MOST SEASONAL
BALANCE FOR THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF OUR WORK AS WELL AS
SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC HEALTH
AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE ALL
SHARE.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO
CONTINUALLY FIND WAYS TO
PARTNER WITH AND TO CONTINUE TO
RELY ON OUR CUSTOMERS TO DO
THEIR PART IN KEEPING
ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS LOW BY
CONSERVING, MINIMIZING
POLLUTION AND REDUCING UP
CYCLING WASTE.
SO, ALL OF THAT HELPS US TO
DELIVER THE BEST QUALITY
SERVICE THAT WE CAN APT THE
LOWEST POSSIBLE PREDICTABLE
RATE.
AND THAT IS IT FOR THE
PRESENTATION COMPONENT OF THE
DISCUSSION.
WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS AT ALL.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, AS I
MENTIONED, THERE WILL BE THREE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
THESE THE FIRST.
NEXT ONE WE WILL HEAR FROM
CENTRAL STAFF WHO WILL TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS AND EXPAND ON THE
ANSWERS IN THE MEMO AND THEN
THE THIRD COMMITTEE MEETING WE
WILL VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.
HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS WHILE
WE HAVE GENERAL MANAGER HERRA
AND HER TEAM HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
>> REFLECTING AGAIN ON THE
COUNCIL RESOLUTION THAT ADAPTED
THE LAST STRATEGIC BUSINESS
PLAN, IN THE RESOLUTION, ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT WE PLAYINGED IS
THE NEED TO REVISE THE WATER
CONNECTION CHARGE CALCULATION
METHODOLOGY.
AND I -- MY RECOLLECTION IS THE
WATER CONNECTION CHARGE
CALCULATION WAS UPDATED AND
THAT WAS THAT ELEMENT WAS
FULFILLED BUT THE OTHER REQUEST
WAS TO DEVELOP AN
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR SEWAGE
AND DRAINAGE CONNECTION CHARGES
AS WELL 6789 THESE ARE SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES, SORT OF
LIKE IMPACT FEES FOR UTILITIES
IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY
TO INCLUDE UTILITIES IN NEW
BUILDINGS AND I KNOW THAT SPU
DID A LOT OF WORK IN DEVELOPING
FOR THE SEWER AND DRAINAGE
CONNECTION FEES.
WE ARE ONE OF THE ONLY
JURISDICTIONS -- MY RECOMMEND
ELECTION, ONE OF THE ONLY
JURISDICTIONS IN THE STATE THAT
DON'T VALUE SEWER AND DRAINAGE
CONNECTION CHARGES.
THERE IS A KING COUNTY CHARGE.
BUT MANY OTHER CITIES WITHIN
KING COUNTY HAVE A COUNTY AND A
CITY CHARGE.
THIS IS ANOTHER WAY OF
INCURRING THAT RATES ARE LOW
AND THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS
BEEN FLAGGED BY THE REVIEW
PANEL IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND I'M
JUST WONDERING ALL THE WORK
THAT PUBLIC UTILITIES PUT INTO
THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPTIONS AND
JUST WONDERING WHERE THAT MIGHT
BE NOW?
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP
THAT TOPIC.
YOU KNOW, THE POINT OF SUCH
CONNECTION SERVICE CHARGES IS
THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT THEN PAYS
FOR -- HELPS TO PAY FOR THE
INVESTMENT, THEIR FAIR SHARE OF
THE INVESTMENTS THAT HAVE
ALREADY BEEN MADE IN THE
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE
CITY, YOU KNOW, RATHER THAN THE
PREVIOUS INVESTORS WHO PAID FOR
IT, TO BEAR THE FULL COST.
IT'S ALLOWING FOR GROWTH TO PAY
FOR ITS FAIR SHARE.
AND THE MAIN CONCERN FOR MANY
PARTIES IS THAT IF THE COST OF
DEVELOPMENT INCREASES IN
SEATTLE, THAT THERE WOULD BE
FURTHER INHI BISHOP OF
DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT, MUCH NEEDED
HOUSING FOR FOLKS SO, GOES
THERE IS PRESSURE FOR, YOU
KNOW, ON ALL KINDS OF POTENTIAL
CHARGES TO BE WITHHELD IN ORDER
TO PROMOTE THE BEST RATE OF
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN SEATTLE
AS POSSIBLE.
>> I BELIEVE YOU WORKED TO
DEVELOP THAT ALLOWED FOR
ADDITIONAL, I BELIEVE, FAR FOR
HOUSING PROVIDERS, PARTICULARLY
HOUSING PROVIDERS THAT GET A
BENEFIT IN EXCHANGE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT CHARGE TO MAKE IT
COST NEUTRAL.
SO, MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT THE
DIRECTION WAS TO DEVELOP A
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGE
PROPOSAL THAT MINIMIZED THE
NEGATIVE COST IMPACTS TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
I CAN -- I CAN TALK MORE ABOUT
THIS WITH CHAIR PEDERSEN AND
WITH YOURSELF OFF LINE.
BUT I WANTED TO FLAG THAT IT
WAS A CONTINUING INTEREST OF
MINE
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST
IN ADVOCACY OF THIS AREA OF
WORK.
WE STAND READY WITH ANALYSES
AND THE ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT
>> THANK YOU FOR RAISING THAT.
I ALSO SHARE AN INTEREST IN
THAT AND I THINK THE COVID
PANDEMIC DELAYED THINGS ON SO
MANY DIFFERENT FRONTS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS IN OUR FIRST
I WANT TO THANK ALL THE WORK
THAT'S BEEN PUT INTO THIS, AND
WE'LL KEEP DIGGING INTO IT
BEFORE OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
ATTENTION AND SHARED
STEWARDSHIP ON ALL THE ISSUES
IN THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN,
TO YOU AND ALL THE OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, PAULA.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
HI, BOB.
WILL THE CLERK READ THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE 2021 TECHNOLOGY MATCHING
FUND REPORT PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU.
AS WE STRIVE TO EXPAND ACCESS
TO THE INTERNET THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE, OUR TECHNOLOGY
MATCHING FUND CONTINUES AS A
CORNERSTONE OF OUR EFFORTS TO
CONNECT ALL CITY RESIDENTS TO
JOBS AND EDUCATION AND VITAL
SERVICES.
OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT IS
HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND, SO
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
PETERSON.
GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE ELSE
ON THE COMMITTEE.
I'M GOING TO SAY A COUPLE
THINGS AND PASS IT ONTO MY
COLLEAGUES TRACY AND VICKY.
WE TAKE PRIDE IN CALLING IT A
GOOD DAY.
BUT WE HAVE BEEN MAKING A SHOW
IN TERMS OF WHAT SEATTLE IT HAS
BEEN UP TO IN TERMS OFFER
DIGITAL EQUITY.
VICKY IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT
THE RECIPIENTS FOR THIS YEAR'S
GRANT AND MAY TALK ABOUT THE
IMPROVEMENTS WE HAVE MADE IN
TERMS OF HOW QUICKLY WE WERE
ABLE TO PROCESS THESE
APPLICATIONS, WHICH WAS A
DIRCT RESULT OF THE FEEDBACK
WE WERE GETTING FROM THE
COMMUNITY.
TODAY IT'S REALLY JUST ONE OF A
FEW THINGS THAT THE DIGITAL
EQUITY TEAM WITH THE CITY DOES,
INCLUDING HELPING WITH
BROADBAND.
AND THE LAST THING I WOULD
MENTION, A SHOUTOUT TO A NUMBER
OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT
HAVE COME TOGETHER FOR THE LAST
SEVERAL MONTHS, LED BY SEATTLE
IT AS WELL AS THE OFFICE OF
REFUGEES TO TALK ABOUT SOME
REALLY GOOD THINKING THAT'S
EMERGING, AND I'M SURE ONE OF
THESE DAYS CITY COUNCIL WILL BE
HEARING ABOUT IT AS WELL.
VICKY, TAKE IT AWAY.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
WE APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE DONE
SINCE 1997 AND IT'S EXCITING TO
SHARE ALL THE EFFORTS THAT WENT
INTO MAKING THIS A REALITY THIS
YEAR, ESPECIALLY IN THE
CHALLENGE OF MAKING EVERYTHING
REMOTE.
TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT KNOW, WE
HAVE PUT ABOUT $6 MILLION IN
AWARDS TO 265 COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION PROJECTS.
THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT THE
TECH MATCHING FUND IS THAT THEY
ARE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN EFFORTS.
THE COMMUNITY THEMSELVES COME
UP WITH IDEAS OF PROJECTS THEY
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPLEMENTED
IN THEIR GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OR
AMONG SURGEON POPULATIONS OR
DEMOGRAPHICS.
THE $6 MILLION HAS GENERATED $9
MILLION IN COMMUNITY MATCH,
WHICH IS AMAZING.
THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW THE
HEART THAT GOES INTO THE HEART
AND HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO
MAKING THESE PROJECTS
SUCCESSFUL.
SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
THANK YOU FOR DRIVING.
APPRECIATE IT.
THIS YEAR'S TECHNOLOGY FUND
MATCHING AWARDS, WE HAD
$320,000 AVAILABLE TO AWARD.
ON THE WEBSITE AT SEATTLE.GOV
YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO TO THE MAP
AND HIT ON THE POINTS AND BE
ABLE TO SEE WHAT THESE POINTS
ACTUALLY CONNECT TO.
SO YOU CAN SEE THEY COVER MOST
ALL OF SEATTLE.
WHILE THE PROJECT LOCATIONS ARE
NOTED, THESE ARE WHERE THEY ARE
ACTUAL LOCATED.
MANY OF THE PROGRAMS SERVE
AREAS THEY ARE NOT EVEN LOCATED
IN.
SO THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO TO SHOW HOW THEY PARTNER
WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IN
DIFFERENT AREAS TO MAKE THESE
PROJECTS HAPPEN.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
I WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S PROCESS.
WE DID HAVE 55 APPLICANTS THAT
WERE -- THAT APPLIED FOR THE
TECH MATCHING FUND, TOTALING
$1.2 MILLION IN ASKS.
WE HAD $320,000 TO PROVIDE.
AND WHILE WE HAD 55
APPLICATIONS, WE HAD A REVIEW
PANEL OF 19 FOLKS FROM THE
COMMUNITY, FROM OUR COMMUNITY
TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD,
WHICH PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN
ENSURING THAT WE HAVE GREAT
REPRESENTATION IN TERMS OF THE
PEOPLE REVIEWING THE
APPLICATIONS.
THE APPLICATION REVIEWERS ALL
GO THROUGH UNCONSCIOUS BIAS
TRAINING, AND SO THEY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT
MANY OF THESE APPLICATIONS ARE
NOT COMING FROM LARGE
ORGANIZATIONS WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DEPARTMENTS.
THEY DO COME FROM COMMUNITY
GROUP AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE
ABLE TO REALLY PULL TOGETHER
AND REALLY DEMONSTRATE WHAT IT
IS THAT THEY ARE WANTING TO
PROVIDE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
I'M SORRY, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S
A SLIDE MISSING.
THAT'S WHY MY EYES ARE DARTING
BACK AND FORTH, SO I APOLOGIZE.
WE DID HAVE 55 APPLICANTS AND
WE WERE ABLE TO FUND 14 OF
THOSE.
ALSO I WANTED TO SHOUTOUT TO
THE VERIZON FOUNDATION WHO
FUNDED AN ADDITIONAL COALITION
WITH $25,000.
WE FEEL LIKE EVEN THOUGH WE
COULD FUND 14 APPLICANTS, WE
COULD HAVE EASILY FUNDED 30 OF
THEM.
THEY WERE ALL RANKED VERY HIGH,
AND I'VE MET TO THEM TO EXPLAIN
TO THEM WHAT IT WAS ABOUT THEIR
APPLICATION THAT MAYBE DID NOT
HAVE ADVICE, AND EXCITED FOR
THEIR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES.
I WANT TO TOUCH ON THE COVID-19
RESPONSE.
YOU KNOW, WHAT WE LOVED ABOUT
THIS YEAR IS THAT THERE WERE SO
MANY APPLICANTS THAT REALLY
CAME UP WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
FOR TRANSITIONING BACK TO IN-
PERSON INSTRUCTION.
WHILE THEY ARE PROVIDING,
COMING IN WITH IDEAS OF
PROJECTS IN PERSON, THEY WILL
ALSO BE DOING HYBRID MODELS
THEMSELVES, SIMILAR TO WHAT
YOU'LL BE SEEING IN SCHOOLS.
SO MANY HAVE ASKED FOR CAMERAS
AND SUCH SO THAT THEY COULD
MAKE THEIR LABS MORE CONDUCIVE
TO HYBRID OPPORTUNITIES.
ADDITIONALLY, LEGENDING
LIBRARIES HAVE BEEN VERY
POPULAR.
WE SAW A REAL INCREASE IN THE
NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT WANTED
TO DO LENDING LIBRARIES BECAUSE
SOME FOLKS AT HOME DON'T HAVE
ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY AND DEVICE
AND SUCH.
BUT THE EXCITING PART WAS THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND REQUEST FOR
DIGITAL MEDIA EQUIPMENT,
DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEVICES THAT
COULD BE LENT OUT TO FOLKS IN
THE COMMUNITY SO THEY COULD BE
HANDS-ON REMOTELY.
THERE'S ALSO THE ENCOURAGING
MODEL WHERE PEOPLE WERE
ADOPTING TECHNOLOGY.
THEY COULD RECEIVE A DEVICE
PERHAPS FOR TRAINING BUT MAY BE
ABLE TO KEEP THAT AND CONTINUE
USING IT IN THE FUTURE ONCE
THEIR WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATION
PROGRAM ENDED.
ALSO YOU WANTED TO SHARE THAT
THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR
DIGITAL NAVIGATOR SERVICES.
FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT KNOW WHAT
THAT IS, THERE ARE FOLKS IN THE
COMMUNITY OFTEN WORKING FOR
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
THAT HAVE DIVERTED THEIR
REGULAR WORK TO WALK FOLKS
THROUGH HOW TO USE THEIR
DEVICES.
THIS TAKE PLACE ON ZOOM AND IF
PARTICIPANTS OR A STUDENT
DOESN'T UNDERSTAND HOW TO
PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY, THESE
STAFF HAVE HAD TO KIND OF WALK
POEM THROUGH THAT, AND TAKES AN
ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF TIME.
WE ALSO HAVE AN INCREASE IN
FOLKS WHO WANT HOME
CONNECTIVITY, SO DIGITAL
NAVIGATORS HELP GET THEM SIGNED
UP AS WELL.
SO I THINK THIS IS THE END OF
MY PRESENTATION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE
ARE TOTALLY OPEN FOR QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VICKY,
AND THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO
REVIEWED THOSE APPLICATIONS AND
HAD TO MAKE THOSE TOUGH
DECISIONS.
YOU KNOW, WE WILL BE HEARING
FROM THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
IN A COUPLE WEEKS ABOUT THE
INTERNET FOR ALL ACTION PLAN.
AND THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
YOU MENTIONED, ONLY BEING A I
BELIEVE TO GRANT 15 OF THOSE AS
WE CONSIDER HOW TO INVEST FUNDS
FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND NEW
SOURCES LIKE THE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN, WE CAN BE MINDFUL
OF THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND LOOK
POTENTIALLY AT ONE OPTION TO GO
FURTHER DOWN THAT LIST, SINCE
THOSE APPLICANTS HAVE ALREADY
BEEN SCREENED: THAT'S
SOMETHING WE'LL DISCUSS AS PART
OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE COMING.
THIS IS GOD TO HAVE THIS
PRESENTATION AS WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT INTERNET FOR ALL AND
THINKING ABOUT THE ARPA
FUNDING.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT ON
THE TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND?
OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT
BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
CONTINUING YOUR IMPORTANT WORK
IN THIS SPACE AND IN THIS SORT
OF CITY EFFORT TO THE ADDRESS
THIS ISSUE.
I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE NOTE AND
APPRECIATE SEATTLE IT'S
INVOLVEMENT IN THE MASS
VACCINATION SITE EFFORTS
HAPPENING.
I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THE
SEATTLE IT HAS BEEN PROVIDING
AT WILL OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN
THAT OPERATION, AND I THINK
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO SORT
OF IMPROVE THE TECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS TO
INTERNET OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL,
BUT TO ALSO BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE
OR OWN RESOURCES, BOTH IN
EXPERTISE AND EQUIPMENT TO DO
THIS REALLY IMPORTANT COMMUNITY
WORK.
IT'S REALLY JUST ADMIRABLE.
ONE OF THE WAYS I KNOW YOU GUYS
ARE SUPPORTING, THEY PUT ALL
THESE iPADS AT THE SITE AND
THERE'S ON-DEMAND
INTERPRETATION HAPPENING ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
THERE'S SO MUCH TO MAKE THAT
MASS VACCINATION SITE RUN
SMOOTHLY AND I WANT TO MAKE
SURE AND APPRECIATE ALL YOUR
STAFF DOING TREMENDOUS WORK ON
THAT EFFORT.
>> THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
ERIC FROM CENTRAL STAFF IS THE
POINT PERSON ON THIS ISSUE AND
WILL HAVE MORE IN THE NEXT
COUPLE WEEKS.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY FROM IT
BEING HERE.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
SEE YOU IN A COUPLE WEEKS, IF
NOT SOONER.
WE HAVE MORE IT STUFF COMING UP
THOUGH ON THIS AGENDA.
SO WILL THE CLERK READ THE
TITLE OF THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
IMPLEMENTATION, AUTHORIZING
APPROVAL OF USEDS AND ACCEPTING
THE SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT
FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S USE OF 911 LOGGING
RECORDER TECHNOLOGY, FOR
BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
THERE WAS A SINGLE BILL
INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 22nd AND WE
HEARD IT IN THE MARCH 3rd AND
MARCH 17th COMMITTEE.
WE JUST BROKE IT INTO FIVE
PIECES, SO THOSE ARE THE FIVE
BILLS.
TO IMPLEMENT THE CITY'S CUTTING
EDGE ORDINANCE, OUR EXISTING
TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER
PROGRAMS UNDERGO AN EXTENSIVE
REVIEW PROCESS BY THE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS OF COMMUNITY LED
GROUPS AND OTHER STAKE HOLDERS.
SOME TECHNOLOGY CAN ALSO HAVE
SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIES OR
PRIVACY CONCERNS THAT NEED TO
BE EVALUATED WITH SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORTS.
THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR
IMPROVING THE REPORTS FOR
SEATTLE LIGHT AND THE SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT PREVIOUSLY.
AGAIN, WE TOOK THE EXISTING
POLICE TECHNOLOGY ITEMS AND
BROKE THEM INTO FIVE BILLS.
BECAUSE WE HAVE HEARD THEM
TWICE ALREADY, THE IS TO VOTE
THESE BILLS OUT OF COMMITTEE
TODAY.
WE WILL, HOWEVER, PROVIDE A
LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA RUNWAY FOR
THE FULL COUNCIL DELIBERATION
ON THESE, SO INSTEAD OF GOING
STRAIGHT TO COUNCIL THIS COMING
MONDAY, IT WOULD SKIP A WEEK
AND GO THE NEXT MONDAY.
SO THIS IS THE FIRST BILL THAT
WAS READ INTO THE RECORD, WHICH
IS THE 911 LOGGING RECORDER
TECHNOLOGY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU MEMBERS FOR
GETTING THEIR AMENDMENTS IN AS
WELL, ALLOWING THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO GET THEM
REVIEWED AND ON THE AGENDA
BEFORE US TODAY.
THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR YOUR
HARD WORK ON THIS, ESPECIALLY
OUR CENTRAL STAFF KEEPING IT ALL
TOGETHER FOR US AND THE IT
DEPARTMENT AND EACH DEPARTMENT
AS WELL.
LISA, OPENING REMARKS HERE?
>> I WAS GOING TO CHECK WITH
YOU.
I THINK I CAN WALK THROUGH EACH
ITEM AND INTRODUCE THE BILL
BRIEFLY, AND THEN WALK THROUGH
THE AMENDMENTS EITHER ONE AT A
TIME OR ALL THEM COME BACK TO
EACH ONE.
>> I THINK MENTIONING THEM ALL
AT ONE TIME IS FINE BECAUSE
THEY ARE ALL VERY WORKABLE AND
I'M SUPPORTIVE OF ALL OF THEM.
HEARING THE BIG PICTURE WILL BE
HELPFUL, I THINK.
>> OKAY.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND SHARE MY
SCREEN THEN, WHERE I'LL BE ABLE
TO SHOW YOU THE AMENDMENTS AS
I'M SPEAKING TO THEM, IF THAT
WORKS.
ITEM EIGHT, THIS WOULD APPROVE
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
CONTINUED USE OF ITS 911
LOGGING RECORDER AND ACCEPT THE
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT AND
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW FOR THAT
TECHNOLOGY.
AS YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY HEARD,
THE 911 LOGGING RECORDER
AUTOMATICALLY RECORDS ALL CALLS
TO SPD'S DISPATCH CALLS AND ALL
RADIO TRAFFIC BETWEEN THE
DISPATCHERS AND PATROL
OFFICERS.
ONE AMENDMENT BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE TODAY, SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON,
REQUESTING A REPORT FROM THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THE
METRICS TO BE USED IN THE CHIEF
TECHNOLOGY OFFICER'S ANNUAL
EQUITY ASSESSMENTS OF THIS
TECHNOLOGY.
NONE OF THE GROUPS PROVIDED
THESE METRICS IN ADVANCE OF THE
COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.
THAT'S THE ONLY AMENDMENT
BEFORE YOU TODAY.
>> SO COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS IS
WHAT WE APPROVED FOR SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT AND WHAT WE APPROVED
FOR THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, AND THE FIRST
AMENDMENT ON THE EXISTING
TECHNOLOGIES TODAY.
WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND I'LL
MAKE A MOTION TO GET THIS ON
THE TABLE, AND THEN WE CAN HAVE
A FORMAL DISCUSSION ON IT AND
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND IT
WITH THIS AMENDMENT, IF THAT'S
OKAY WITH EVERYBODY.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOW MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
APPROVAL OF BILL 102-0024.
>> SECOND.
>> NOW I'D LIKE TO AMEND THE
BILL AS PRESENTED IN AMENDMENT
ONE ON THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED TO AMENDMENT
THE BILL AND LISA HAS ALREADY
GONE THROUGH THE RATIONALE ON
THIS.
THIS IS BASICALLY REQUIRING
THIS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS
AMENDMENT?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT ONE.
>> GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> PETERSON.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION, THE AMENDMENT IS
ADOPTED AND INCORPORATED INTO
THE BILL.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL
AS AMENDED FOR THE 911 LOGGING
RECORDER TECHNOLOGY?
>> I'M WONDERING IF WE SHOULD
CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT SIMILAR
TO AMENDMENT 2 FOR 12006.
>> WE CERTAINLY CAN DO THAT,
COUNCIL MEMBER.
I THINK YOU'RE SPEAKING TO THE
UPDATES NEEDED ONCE THESE UNITS
ARE MOVED TO AN INDEPENDENT
AGENCY?
>> CORRECT.
>> SO I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO
THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY OTHER FINAL QUESTIONS ON
THIS BILL AS AMENDED?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE COUNCIL BILL AS
AMENDED?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> PETERSON?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE AMENDED BILL WILL BE SENT
TO THE APRIL 19th MEETING FOR
FINAL CONSIDERATION, GIVING A
LITTLE EXTRA TIME HERE TO BE ON
THE APRIL 19th FULL COUNCIL
MEETING.
I'LL BE RECOMMENDING THAT FOR
THE REMAINING FOUR OF THESE
EXISTING TECHNOLOGY BILLS AS
WELL.
WILL THE CLERK READ THE TITLE
OF THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM INTO
THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 9, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION,
AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF USES
AND ACCEPTING THE VERSUS IMPACT
REPORT FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S USE OF AUTOMATED
LICENSE PLATE READER
TECHNOLOGY.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS WOULD APPROVE THE
CONTINUED USE OF AUTOMATED
LICENSE PLATE READERS.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT USES THIS
TO HELP FIND STOLEN VEHICLES
AND WANTED PERSONS AND AMBER
ALERTS FOR ABDUCTED CHILDREN
AND OTHER MISSING PEOPLE.
POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE
ASKED TO REPORT BACK ON THE
RETENTION PERIOD FOR LICENSE
PLATE READER DATA AT SEVEN DAYS
INSTEAD OF 90 DAYS.
AND THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR
GENERAL WOULD BE ASKED TO
INCLUDE TWO ANALYSES IN ITS
FIRST SURVEILLANCE USAGE
REVIEW, FIRST FOR THE
DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S USE OF THE
LICENSE PLATE DATA, AND SECOND
WOULD BE A REVIEW OF WHETHER
SHARED DATA COULD
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT
HISTORICALLY TARGETED
COMMUNITIES.
>> THANK YOU, LISA.
WOULD YOU DISPLAY AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO IF YOU CAN?
THANK YOU.
GREAT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, THERE'S A
COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN DO
THIS.
I THINK I'LL MAKE A MOTION AND
WE CAN GET THE BILL ON THE TALL
TO AMEND IT WITH THE FIRST
AMENDMENT THEN MAKE A MOTION
FOR THE SECOND AND THEN TALK
ABOUT IT AND DO THE SAME FOR
THE THIRD.
I RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF
ITEM 9 ON OUR AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THE BILL AS
PRESENTED AS AMENDMENT ONE, TO
HAVE SPD TAKE CARE OF THEIR
EQUITY AMENDMENTS.
I THINK IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED FOR AMENDMENT ONE.
ANY COMMENTS?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT ONE.
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> PETERSON?
>> YES.
>> POUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
AMENDMENT ONE IS ADOPTED.
HERBOLD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE
AMENDMENT TWO FOR DISCUSSION?
>> THANK YOU.
>> SECOND.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
AMEND THE BILL.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE
AMENDMENT?
>> ABSOLUTELY, THANKS FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY.
BASICALLY THE AMENDMENT
REQUESTS THAT THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT REPORT ON THE
FEASIBILITY OF RETAINING
RECORDS OF NONSPECIFIC LICENSE
PLATE READER DATA FOR NO MORE
THAN SEVEN DAYS.
CURRENTLY THE DATA THAT SPD
USES FOR ENFORCEMENT IS DELETED
AFTER 90 DAYS.
THE AMENDMENT WOULD ASK THEM TO
REPORT BACK TO COUNCIL LATER
THIS YEAR ON DELETING THAT DATA
AFTER NO MORE THAN SEVEN DAYS.
OVERRETENTION OF DATA WAS
IDENTIFIED AS A PROBLEM AREA
AND RECOMMENDED DATA RETENTION
BE LIMITED TO AFFECT THE
PURPOSE DEFINED.
SO THE AMENDMENT IS INTENDED TO
REFLECT THIS RECOMMENDATION.
AND I THINK I'LL HOLD MY
QUESTION THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IN
PUBLIC COMMENT UNTIL WE'RE
MAYBE DONE CONSIDERING THE
AMENDMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
OKAY, SO IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED AND WE HAVE HAD
COUNCILMENS FROM THE SPONSOR.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PETERSON?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> DID YOU WANT TO ASK YOUR
QUESTION NOW?
>> SURE.
ONE OF THE POINTS RAISED IN
PUBLIC COMMENT IS THE DESIRE AS
IT RELATES TO LIMITING RECORDS
RETENTION AND NONCASE SPECIFIC
READING DANGEROUSNESS HEARING
AND SPECIFICALLY LIMITING IT
OVER WHAT I UNDERSTAND TO BE
THE CURRENT PRACTICE.
BUT THE TESTIFIER SUGGESTED
THAT THE AMENDMENTS AS BEING
CONSIDERED WOULD NOT COVER ALL
USE LICENSE PLATE DATA.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT
THIS MIGHT BE INADVERTENTLY
LEAVING A GAP IN MY INTENT?
>> I THINK THE SPEAKER WAS
PRESUMING THE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT HAD BEEN MOVED OUT
OF POLICE ALREADY, AND THEY
HAVEN'T BEEN MOVED OUT OF
POLICE.
THE NEW AGENCY HASN'T BEEN
STOOD UP, SO I DON'T BELIEVE
THE AMENDMENT IS LEAVING
ANYTHING OUT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> OKAY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ONTO
AMENDMENT THREE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT
THREE?
>> SURE, I MOVE AMENDMENT
THREE.
>> GREAT.
AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO DESCRIBE
THIS AMENDMENT FOR US?
>> SURE.
THIS IS ASKING FOR TWO SEPARATE
ANALYSES FROM THE OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL.
I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE
ARE SOME COMMUNITIES WHO FEEL
LIKE THEY ARE SORT OF
SURVEILLED MORE THAN OTHER
COMMUNITIES, SO WE ARE LOOKING
FOR DATA TO VERIFY WHETHER OR
NOT THAT'S HAPPENING.
THE FIRST WOULD REQUIRE OR
REQUEST THAT OIG DO A
DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS ON THE USE
OF THE LICENSE PLATE READER
TECHNOLOGY BY NEIGHBORHOOD, AS
WELL AS THE SHARING OF DATA
BETWEEN PARKING ENFORCEMENT AND
PATROL.
WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO
DEMONSTRATE OR HAVE A BASELINE
OF INFORMATION SO WE CAN MAKE
ANY FUTURE DECISIONS WE MAY
NEED TO MAKE ON HOW THAT
TECHNOLOGY IS BEING USED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
I SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT TOO.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT THREE?
GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS
FORWARD.
LET'S VOTE ON AMENDMENT THREE.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF MEMBER THREE?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PETERSON?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY COMMENTS BEFORE THE ROLL ON
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
FROM COUNCIL BILL 120025?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PETERSON?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THAT WILL BE SENT TO THE
APRIL 19 MEETING.
>> AGENDA ITEM 10 ORDINANCE
RELATING TO SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION,
AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF USES
AND ACCEPTING VERSUS SIMILAR
PACT REPORTS FOR THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S USE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS INCLUDING
AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER
TECHNOLOGY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THIS
BILL, I'LL GIVE A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THE PARKING SYSTEMS
TECHNOLOGY.
IT'S USED TO IDENTIFY VEHICLES
WITH MULTIPLE OUTSTANDING
TICKETS AND DIGITALLY MARK
VEHICLES IN TIME RESTRICTED
ZONES, AND TO ISSUE CITATIONS.
THE TWO AMENDMENTS BEFORE YOU
TODAY, THE FIRST IS THE EQUITY
METRICS AMENDMENTS.
NUMBER TWO IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, WITH
THE NEED TO UPDATE THE REPORT
ONCE THE PARKING UNIT IS
UPDATED.
>> I'LL JUST GET THE ITEM ON
THE TABLE HERE.
I MOVE THAT COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF COUNCIL
BILL 120026 ITEM 10 ON THE
AGENDA.
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
120025 AS PRESENTED IN ITEM ONE
ON THE AGENDA.
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE
BILL, THE SAME EQUITY AMENDMENT
METRICS FOR THE OTHER BILLS AND
IT WILL APPLY TO THE LAST TWO
BILLS WE'LL BE VOTING ON TODAY.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE ON
AMENDMENT ONE?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT
ONE.
>> GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PETERSON.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO?
NIDUSES ABOUT AMENDMENT TWO OF
THIS BILL?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT TWO?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> NO.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> THREE IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION IS ADOPTED.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE
VOTE ON THE AMENDED BILL?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
THE BILL PASSED AS AMENDED?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THAT YOU THINK.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
THIS BILL PASS AS RECOMMENDED
WILL BE SENT TO THE FINAL
RECOMMENDATION.
TWO MORE OF THESE BILLS.
>> AGENDA ITEM 11, ORDINANCE
RELATING TO SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION,
AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF USES
AND ACCEPTING THE SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORT FOR THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S USE OF
COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH
TECHNOLOGY.
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
LISA?
>> SURE.
I MUST ABOUT THE -- MY COMPUTER
DECIDED NOT TO SHOW THE PDF.
THE BILL WOULD APPROVE THE USE
OF COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH
TECHNOLOGY AND ACCEPT THE
IMPACT REPORT AND OVERVIEW FOR
THAT TECHNOLOGY.
THIS SUPPORTS THE PERSONNEL TO
RECEIVE THE CALLS AND DISPATCH
POLICE UNITS IN EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS.
ONE AMENDMENT IS THE METRICS
AMENDMENT APPROVED FOR PREVIOUS
TECHNOLOGIES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, I MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
APPROVAL OF COUNCIL BILL
120027, ITEM 11 ON THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
APPROVE PASSAGE OF THE BILL AS
PRESENTED IN AMENDMENT ONE ON
THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
APPROVE THE BILL AS PRESENTED
ON AMENDMENT ONE.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE RECOMMENDATION THAT
COUNCIL BILL 12007 PASS AS
AMENDED?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE RECOMMENDATION WILL BE SENT
TO THE APRIL 19th MEETING FOR
FINAL RECOMMENDATION.
>> ITEM 12, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION,
AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF USES
AND ACCEPTING THE SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORT FOR THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S USE OF THE
COPLOGIC TECHNOLOGY.
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS WOULD APPROVE THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S USE OF
COPLOGIC TECHNOLOGY, AND ACCEPT
THE REPORT AND OVERVIEW.
THIS IS A CRIME REPORTING
SOFTWARE USED BY MEMBERS OF
PUBLIC FOR REPORTING LOW-LEVEL
CRIMES AND USED BY BUSINESSES
TO REPORT RETAIL THEFT.
FORD
FIRST, I WOULD ASK THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW THE
CONTRACT REGARDING RECORDS
RETENTION AND DATA SHARING.
THE SECOND REQUEST IS FOR THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL, TOGETHER
WITH THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT TO EVALUATE THE
TRADEOFFS OF USING AN INTERNET
SERVER TO STORE THE DATA.
>> THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU MIND DISPLAYING
AMENDMENT TWO?
>> HAPPY TO.
>> THANK YOU.
SO THIS IS THE LAST BILL ON THE
AGENDA TODAY AND THERE ARE
THREE AMENDMENTS.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES, DID YOU
WANT TO INTRODUCE ANY POTENTIAL
REFINEMENT OR CHANGE TO YOUR
AMENDMENT?
>> SURE.
I WAS LISTENING TO PUBLIC
COMMENT AND REALIZED WHAT I
WOULD LIKE TO ADD IS A REQUEST
TO REPORT TO COUNCIL.
I'M WONDERING HOW WE DO THAT.
>> LET ME SUGGEST SOME
LANGUAGE.
>> THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
>> I WOULD POSSIBLY SUGGEST
THAT -- LET'S MOVE TO THIS
AMENDMENT -- THAT AFTER THE
VOTE, SAY COMMENT AND REPORT
THE USAGE REVIEW OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, ONE MOMENT.
I'M GLAD WE'RE BRINGING THIS UP
NOW AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS
AT COMMITTEE HERE.
THE LANGUAGE IS CLEAR AND
SIMPLE, SO IT'S EASY TO DO THIS
AT COMMITTEE.
WHY DON'T WE MOVE THE FIRST TWO
AND WHEN WE GET TO THREE WE'LL
MAKE THE CHANGE TO AMENDMENT
THREE?
OKAY.
SO AMENDMENT ONE IS THE EQUITY
METRICS AMENDMENT FOR ALL THE
BILLS.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
THE APPROVAL OF ITEM 12 ON OUR
AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
120028 AS PRESENTED IN
AMENDMENT ONE ON THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> WHETHER SHE COULD OKAY.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED ON
AMENDMENT ONE, THE SAME WE HAVE
DONE FOR ALL THE BILLS.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT
ONE?
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT ONE?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE
AMENDMENT TWO?
THANK YOU, YES.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT
TWO.
>> SECOND.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPOKE TO THE
AMENDMENT?
>> THIS AMENDMENT REQUESTS
RACIAL EQUITY DISPARITY
ANALYSIS ON THE MERCHANT SIDE
OF THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM, A
WAY FOR FOLKS TO SELF-REPORT
CRIMES, AN ONLINE REPORTING
TOOL.
THIS REQUEST FOR A REPORT IS
INTENDED TO ADDRESS ONE OF THE
ISSUES WHERE THEY WRITE THAT
COPLOGIC RAISES CIVIL LIBERTIES
QUESTIONS, BECAUSE AN
INDIVIDUAL IS SUSPECTED OF
COMMITTING A CRIME OR
INFRACTION AND WILL BE ENTERED
INTO A DATABASE WITH NO LEGAL
STANDARD BY A PRIVATE ENTITY OR
EVEN NOTICE.
SO THIS AMENDMENT IS INTENDED
TO GET MORE INFORMATION FROM
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, HOW
COPLOGIC IS BEING USED AND TO
WHAT EFFECT AND TO WHAT IMPACT,
PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO
THE CIVIL LIBERTIES CONCERNS
AND DISPARATE IMPACTS ON
PARTICULAR GROUPS OF PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU.
I SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I'M INTERESTED IN THIS BUT
I'M WONDERING TO WHAT DEGREE WE
ALREADY HAVE THIS INFORMATION.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONCERN
SO I'M WONDERING IF WE HAVE THE
DATA ALREADY TO SUPPORT THE
CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED.
>> MY RECOLLECTION, AND CORRECT
ME IF I'M WRONG, IS THAT WHEN
WE ACQUIRED WITH SPD, WHEN THEY
WERE AT THE TABLE WITH US, THEY
DID NOT INDICATE THAT THEY HAD
ET.
BUT MUCH LIKE THEY DO FOR THEIR
ENFORCEMENT DATA THAT THEY
COLLECT THEY COULD PRODUCE A
REPORT FROM THE COPLOGIC DATA
AS WELL.
>> THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING
ALSO.
>> I BELIEVE WE CAN PULL UP THE
THE DATA.
THE INFORMATION IS THERE.
IF A BUSINESS DOES IN FACT
REPORT SOMEONE AND THERE'S NO
EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE CRIME,
THE CASE DETECTIVE REVIEWS IT
AND SENDS IT BACK TO THE STORE.
IF IT DOESN'T REACH THE
THRESHOLD, WE DON'T ACCEPT THE
REPORT.
>> AND WE'LL BE GETTING THIS
INFORMATION THIS YEAR FOR THIS
AMENDMENT?
>> YES, NO LATER THAN THE THIRD
QUARTER OF 2021.
FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS IS
WHAT THE AMENDMENT WOULD
REQUEST.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
YOU'RE ON MUTE.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
SO A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS: ONE
IS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE COMMENT.
SO THIS AMENDMENT AS WRITTEN
WOULD NOT CAPTURE ANY RACIAL
DISPARITY DATA RELATED TO
REFERRALS I'LL CALL THEM FOR
LACK OF A BETTER TEAM TERM,
THAT WERE SENT BACK?
RITE, JUST CONTACTS.
IF SPD REJECTS THE REPORT
THAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
RACIAL DISPARITY ANALYSIS?
BASED ON HOW THIS AMENDMENT IS
WRITTEN, IS THAT CORRECT.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> AM I CHARACTERIZING THAT
CORRECTLY?
>> SORT OF, YES.
IT WOULD BE IN THE SYSTEM.
HERE THE DETECTIVE SENDS IT
BACK AND THEN DISCUSSION WITH
HIM, HE SAYS, I DON'T DO
ANYTHING WITH THE CASE AND IT'S
AUTOMATICALLY DELETED.
I THINK THOSE THAT ARE
REPORTING A CRIME, THAT
INFORMATION SHOULD BE IN THERE.
>> OKAY.
SO THE REPORTS THAT YOUR FOLKS
DETERMINE ARE INSUFFICIENT IN
TERMS OF THE UNDERLYING CLAIMS,
WILL BE SENT BACK AND REJECTED?
>> OBVIOUSLY IT'S IN THE
SYSTEM.
WE HAVEN'T ACCEPTEDIT TO BE
ABLE TO PUT IT IN THE RECORDS
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
THERE'S AN AUTO DELETE AFTER I
THINK ABOUT 120 DAYS.
OFTENTIMES IT'S BACK AND FORTH,
YOU DIDN'T HAVE THIS OR THAT.
IF WE DON'T ACCEPT IT, WE DON'T
HAVE A RECORD RETAINED IN OUR
SYSTEM.
>> THEN THE SECOND QUESTION I
HAD WAS, SO THIS AMENDMENT ASKS
THAT THE DEPARTMENT DO THE
RACIAL DISPARITY ANALYSIS, AND
SOME OF THE OTHER AMENDMENTS WE
HAVE CONSIDERED, WE ASKED THAT
OIG DO THE ANALYSIS.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHY IN
THIS AMENDMENT SPD IS THE
ANALYZER OR PRODUCER OF THE
REPORT AS OPPOSED TO THE IG?
>> THANK YOU.
THE INSPECTOR IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRODUCTION
OF ALL RACIAL DISPARITY IMPACT
REPORTS.
FOR INSTANCE, SPD REPORTS AND
THEY ARE REQUIRED LEGISLATIVELY
AND OUT OF THEIR DEGREE.
THERE IS AN AREA OBVIOUSLY THAT
THE GIG HAS AUTHORITY, AND I'M
ALSO SENSITIVE TO THE FACT THAT
THE OIG HAS A PROCESS FOR
DEVELOPING HER ANNUAL WORK PLAN
EVERY YEAR.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I FEEL I
CAN ASK HER TO DO AFTER ALREADY
SUBMITTING MY REQUEST FOR HER
WORK PLAN.
>>> I'M SAYING THIS AS JUST A
RAW DATA DUMP BUT I'M OPEN TO
OTHER OPTIONS.
>> OKAY.
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL.
I JUST WANTED US TO GET A
CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF THE
DECISION MAKING PROCESS THERE.
I THINK I UNDERSTAND THIS IS
TRULY A RAPPORT AS OPPOSED TO
AN ANALYSIS OF THE DATA, IN
TERMS OF LIKE TREND OR TOP
LINES.
SO I UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO
GENERATE THE REPORT WITH THE
DATA AND SIGNAL INTEREST IN
DETERMINING HOW TO EVALUATE THE
DATA ONCE WE HAVE IT SO THAT WE
AREN'T DRAWING CONCLUSIONS FROM
THE DATA THAT MAY NOT BE AS
WELL INFORMED AS IT COULD BE.
DATA CAN PAINT A LOT OF
PICTURES AND I WANT TO BE SURE
WE HAVE AN ACCURATE SENSE OF
WHAT THE DATA IS TELLING US SO
IT HAS SOME UTILITY IN THE
FUTURE.
>> TO THAT LAST POINT, I'M
WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY
BEFORE RECORDS TO GET DELETED,
TO CAPTURE THE INFORMATION WE
ARE INTERESTED IN.
OTHERWISE IT SEEMS IT WOULD BE
SKEWED AND NOT SERVE ITS
PURPOSE IF WE'RE NOT CAPTURING
IF INFORMATION BECAUSE THERE
WASN'T ENOUGH OF A CASE BUILT
AND THE CASE WAS DISMISSED.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
HEARING IF THAT'S A POSSIBILITY
BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS.
>> CAPTAIN, ARE YOU ABLE TO
ADDRESS THAT?
>> ONLY PARTLY.
I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK INTO
SEEING IF WE COULD GRAB IT AND
STORE IT, WHICH IS
COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT HERE.
IF A BUSINESS TRIES TO
CONTINUALLY ABUSE THE SYSTEM,
THEN THEY CAN BE TAKEN OFF THE
PROGRAM ITSELF.
BUT IN TERMS OF TRYING TO SEE
IF SOMEONE TRIED TO DO THAT AND
KICKED IT BACK, TRYING TO
CAPTURE THE INFORMATION HERE, I
WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THE
COPLOGIC PROGRAM AND TALK TO IT
TO SEE IF WE CAN GATHER IT.
NOW I HAVE DATA I CAN'T LEGALLY
POSSESS.
AGAIN, IT'S NOT GETTING
PASTTHEM BUT I WOULD HAVE TO
LOOK TO DETERMINE THAT.
>> I'M NOT ADVOCATES FOR
KEEPING MORE DATA THAN WE NEED
TO HAVE.
SEEMS LIKE A FLAW IN THIS
PARTICULAR EFFORT IF WE DON'T
ACTUALLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO
CAPTURE THAT.
>> I THINK THE ONLY GOOD THING
IS, IF THEY TRY TO DO THAT
WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF A CRIME, WE
ARE PROBABLY NOT CAPTURING IT.
LIKE YOU, WE DON'T WANT TO
RETAIN ANY DATA THAT'S NOT
NECESSARY.
IN THAT REGARD, I WOULD AGREE
WITH YOU.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY QUICKLY I
THINK IN TERMS OF THE POLICY
CHOICES PRESENTED BEFORE US, I
THINK WHILE IT MAY HAVE SOME
USE TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE ARE
RACIAL DISPARITIES IN THE
REFERRAL PORTION OF THIS, I
FEEL LIKE THE COST BENEFIT
ANALYSIS THERE IS PRETTY HIGH
IN TERMS OF POTENTIALLY
RETAINING FOLKS' VERY PERSONAL
DATA FOR LONGER THAN WE'D LIKE
TO.
SO I THINK MAYBE THE BETTER
OPTION IS TO FOCUS ON THOSE
CASES THAT WE KNOW WERE
ACCEPTED AND MADE THEIR WAY
THROUGH THE COPLOGIC SYSTEM AND
ARE BEING RETAINED TO EVALUATE
WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE RACIAL
DISPARITIES RELATING TO THE
UNDERLYING PROGRAM.
TOUGH CHOICE BUT I DON'T WANT
TO CUT AGAINST THE BIGGER
INTENT, WHICH IS TO LIMIT THE
RETENTION OF ALL OF PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION BY
THESE TECHNOLOGIES.
APPRECIATE THE FACT OF THIS
LINE OF QUESTIONING AND
REALIZING IT MAY HAVE THE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF
BROADENING THE SCOPE AND THE
TIME OF RETENTION OF PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION THAT
WE DON'T CURRENTLY RETAIN.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
DISCUSSION ON AMENDMENT TWO.
IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND
VOTE ON IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT TWO.
>> GONZALEZ?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> THANK YOU.
HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU THERE ARE A COUPLE
DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN DO
AMENDMENT THREE, EITHER GET IT
OUT THERE AND MOVE IT AND
SECOND IT THEN AMEND THE
AMENDMENT, OR IMMEDIATELY HAVE
THE AMENDED AMENDMENT BEFORE US
AND VOTE ON THAT AS AMENDMENT
NUMBER THREE.
WITH AMENDMENT THREE, THE
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE, IS THERE A
WAY TO DISPLAY THAT OR READ
THAT ALOUD AGAIN?
>> I THINK IT WOULD BE, JUST
ADD AFTER 2022 AND REPORT TO
COUNCIL.
SO AMENDMENT THREE AS PRESENCED
ON THE AGENDA IS BEING MODIFIED
TO ADD THE WORDS "AND REPORT TO
COUNCIL."
THOSE WORDS WOULD APPEAR AFTER
2022.
SO YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT
AMENDMENT?
THANK YOU, YES.
I MOVE AMENDMENT THREE TO
COUNCIL BILL 120028.
>> SECOND.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED
HERE AND MODIFIED ORALLY AS
AMENDMENT THREE, ADDING THE
WORDS "AND REPORT TO COUNCIL."
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE MARRIED FROM PUBLIC
COMMENT AND CONSTITUENTS THAT A
THERE IS AN INTEREST OR CONCERN
ABOUT THE FACT THAT COPLOGIC,
THE INFORMATION CHECKED BY IT
IS HELD IN THE CLOUD AND THIS
COULD CREATE SOME RISK FOR
HACKING AND CYBERATTACK.
SO THERE WAS INTEREST IN TRYING
TO MOVE THAT INFORMATION ONTO
AN INTERNAL SERVER.
AT THE LAST COMMITTEE WHEN I
RAISED THIS, THERE WAS CONCERN
EXPRESSED FROM I THINK SPD THAT
THAT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE.
THIS IS REQUESTING THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL TO INCLUDE IN
THE SURVEILLANCE REVIEW IF
ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE COSTS TO CONTINUE
TO DO THAT VERSUS BRINGING IT
INTO A CITY SERVER.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING TO
DO, AND NOW REQUESTING THAT
REPORT BE SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL,
OR PRESENTED TO COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU.
I SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY COMMENT ON
AMENDMENT THREE?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT
THREE AS WE HAVE MODIFIED
ORALLY BY ADDING THE WORDS "AND
REPORT TO COUNCIL"?
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON THIS BILL
AS AMENDED BEFORE WE VOTE ON
THE AMENDED BILL?
AGAIN, THIS WILL BE HEARD ON
THE APRIL 19th COUNCIL MEETING
IF IT PASSES HERE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT WILL BE SENT TO THE APRIL
19th MEETING FOR THE
CONCLUSION.
SOMEWHERE.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
THANK YOU.
THIS CONCLUDES THE APRIL 7th,
2021 MEETING OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.