>>> THE JUNE 19, 2022 MEETING
OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> THREE PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS HERBOLD AND
IS A WANT ARE EXCUSED.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S PROPOSED AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
CHAIRS REPORT.
GOOD MORNING, AGAIN, WELCOME TO
THE TRANSPORTATION SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
ON OUR AGENDA ARE FOUR ITEMS.
THE SECOND ITEM IS A PREVIEW
FROM S DOT ON A PROPOSAL TO
VACANT THE PART OF THE ALLEY
NEAR NORTHEAST 45th AND
ROOSEVELT WAY AND DISTRICT
FOUR.
WE HAVE A BRIEFING ON SDOT'S
SAFE START PERMIT PROGRAM,
WHICH WAS CREATED DURING THE
PANDEMIC TO ALLOW RESTAURANT TO
UTILIZE THE SIDEWALKS OUTSIDE
THEIR BUILDINGS.
THE SHIP CANAL WATER QUALITY
PROJECT FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
FOR THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
FOR OUR HYBRID MEETING, WE HAVE
PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO GIVE PUBLIC
COMMENT BOTH ONLINE AND IN
PERSON.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
THIS MEETING IS UP TO 20
MINUTES.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I'LL START WITH THE SPEAKERS
WHO HAVE REGISTERED ONLINE.
I'LL CALL ON SPEAKERS TWO AT A
TIME IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY'RE REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE, AND ON THE
SIGN UP SHEET AT CITY HALL.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED,
BUT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU
CAN SIGN UP BY GOING TO THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE AT
SEATTLE.GOV/COUNCIL.
OR BY SIGNING UP AT THE COMMENT
SHEET.
FOR REMOTE SPEAKERS, ONCE I
CALL REMOTE SPEAKERS, STAFF
WILL UNMUTE THE MICROPHONE AND
AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT OF YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED WILL BEGIN THE
SPEAKER'S TERM TO SPEAK.
THE SPEAKER MUST PRESS STAR 6
TO BEGIN SPEAKING.
PLEASE BEGIN BY STATING YOUR
NAME AND THE ITEM WHICH YOU ARE
ADDRESSING.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME.
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CHIME, WE ASK
THAT YOU BEGIN TO WRAP UP YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE
ALLOT THE TIME PROVIDED THE
SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON
THE NEXT SPEAKER.
IF YOU'RE PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT REMOTELY, WE ASK THAT
YOU PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE
LINE.
IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FLLOWING THE MEETING, PLEASE
DO SO VIA THE SEATTLE CHANNEL
OR THE LISTING ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
WE BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER
ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR 6
BEFORE SPEAKING.
ONE MOMENT.
LET ME PULL UP THIS LIST.
THE FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE AARON
BURKE, FOLLOWED BY SABRINA
BELLUE.
GO AHEAD, AARON.
ERIN PRESS STAR 6 TO BEGIN
SPEAKING.
>> MY NAME IS ERIN BURKE, AND
I'M ONE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS
ON HARBOR ISLAND.
I AM LOCATED IN LOCATION NUMBER
TWO, WHICH IS IN YOUR PACKET ON
11th AVENUE SOUTHWEST.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A
SHARED COMMUNAL SPACE, NOT ONLY
BY THE FIVE BUSINESSES, BUT
ALSO BRIDGE GEAR PARK.
THIS AREA HAS BEEN DESIGNATED
AS A SUPERFUND SITE WHICH
REQUIRES THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO
NOT ONLY PROVIDE SOIL SAMPLES
AND WATER SAMPLES ANNUALLY, TO
KEEP DOCUMENTATION WITH THE
EPA.
THE LATEST DOCUMENTATION REVIEW
I HAVE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE WAS
UPDATED IN 2000.
ALL OF THIS VERBAL TESTIMONY
HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CHAIR
IN WRITTEN FORMAT FOR YOU TO
FOLLOW UP ON YOUR OWN.
I BELIEVE THAT CHANGING THE USE
OF THE LAND, AND PROVIDING
TRUCK TO TRACTOR PARKING WITH
DIESEL FUEL UP TO 25 NOW, AND
POSSIBLY MORE LATER CREATES A
RISK TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR
PERMITTING THE SOIL TESTING AND
LAND TESTING THAT WE ARE
REQUIRED TO DO.
NOT ONLY IS THIS SHARED AREA
USED BY EVERYBODY, BUT
DOCUMENTATION GOING BACK TO
1997 SHOWS THAT PARKING SPACES
USED BY BUSINESS OWNERS'
CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES HAVE
HAD TO PRIVATELY LEASE PROPERTY
IN THE FUTURE.
AND PARKING LEASES ARE NOT
AVAILABLE AS YOU KNOW.
HARBOR ISLAND BUSINESSES ARE
PRIMARILY INDUSTRIAL.
WHICH WE USE FULL SEMI TRUCKS
THAT USE THE FULL WIDTH OF
11th AVENUE SOUTHWEST, WHICH
ALSO IMPACTS --
>> THANK YOU.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SUBMIT YOUR
COMMENTS TO
COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV, BY EMAIL
AS WELL.
NEXT UP, WE'VE GOT SERENA
FOLLOWED BY JORDAN.
GO AHEAD, SERENA.
>> HELLO, GOOD MORNING,
EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS SABRINA.
I'M FOR THE COURT OF SEATTLE.
I'M PROVIDING COMMENT TODAY ON
BEHALF OF THE COURT AND OUR
SISTER COMPANY THE NORTHWEST
SEA PORT ALLIANCE.
I WANT TO THANK THE
TRANSPORTATION SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMITTEE FOR HEARING
COUNCIL BILL 120364 TO DEDICATE
TRUCK, TRACTOR PARKING IN
INDUSTRIAL ZONE LOCATIONS
NEARBY ACCESS TERMINALS AND
FACILITIES THAT TRUCK DRIVERS
SERVICE.
I ENCOURAGE YOUR FULL SUPPORT
OF THIS LEGISLATION, BECAUSE
IT'S GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT,
DUWAMISH VALLEY RESIDENTS, AND
TRUCK DRIVER SAFETY.
THIS LEGISLATION DOES NOT
PENALIZE TRUCK DRIVERS FOR
PARKING IN INDUSTRIAL AREAS,
BUT RATHER PROVIDES DRIVERS
WITH CERTAINTY OF DEDICATED
OVERNIGHT PARKING LOCATIONS
CLOSE TO WORKING TERMINALS.
THERE'S ALSO FEDERAL AND STATE
PUSHES FOR IMPROVED DRIVING FOR
ALL KINDS OF DRIVERS, AND A
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW
THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE NEED FOR
SUPPORT OF THE TRUCKING
INDUSTRY INCLUDING PARKING.
THIS WORK IS NOT NEW.
IT'S JUST ONE FIRST STEP AND
THE REPORT REMAINS AN ACTIVE
PARTNER IN THE CITY OF
IDENTIFYING ADDITIONAL OFF
STREET PARKING TO ALLEVIATE
HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFICKING, AND
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, AND
PROVIDES DRIVERS WITH RELIABLE
OVERNIGHT LOCATIONS FOR
VEHICLES.
THIS IS A REALLY GREAT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION AND WE ARE VERY
EXCITED TO SUPPORT IT AND HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT
YOU SHARE, OR ANY OF YOUR
COLLEAGUES MIGHT HAVE AS THIS
BILL CONTINUES TO BE HEARD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT, WE'VE GOT JORDAN,
FOLLOWED BY GORDON.
GO AHEAD, JORDAN.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS
AND STAFF.
MY NAME IS JORDAN.
I'M A 40 YEAR SEATTLE RESIDENT
THE LAST 15 IN SOUTH SEATTLE.
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING
THE COUNCIL, ESPECIALLY
COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES, AND
PEDERSEN FOR YOUR CONTINUED
ADVOCACY, SO SEATTLE CAN
CONTINUE REACHING ITS GOALS OF
ZERO TRAFFIC DEATHS.
THE LATEST DATA DOES NOT LOOK
GOOD, AND THERE'S MUCH WORK TO
BE DONE.
I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO
SEE ONE LANE DEDICATED TO
BICYCLISTS AND CYCLISTS.
I DID EXPERIENCE ONE CAR
ILLEGALLY USE THE LANE TO JUMP
TO THE HEAD OF TRAFFIC.
IT'S STILL A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT,
AND I HOPE SDOT WILL CONSIDER
EXTENDING THIS LANE FURTHER
NORTH AND SOUTH.
AS THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY
CONTINUES TO EXPLODE WITH
RECORD HEAT AROUND THE GLOBE AT
THIS MOMENT, WE NEED TO SHIFT
OUR ADDICTION AWAY FROM FOSSIL
FUEL TRAVEL, AND EMPHASIZE
LOCAL COMMUNITY RESILIENCY, AND
LIVEABILITY.
SEATTLE CAN BE A LEADER IN THIS
MOVEMENT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOMMEND
THAT SDOT ADD ANOTHER SPEED
BUMP OR TWO AT MINIMUM ON 31st
AVENUE SOUTH BETWEEN McCLELLAN
AND GRAND STREETS, AND PAINTED
CROSSWALKS INSTALLED WHICH
CONNECTS TO THE STEPS LEADING
TO MOUNT BAKER PARK.
I LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS
LONG AND STRAIGHT SECTION OF
ROAD, THAT PRACTICALLY EVERY
DAY, I SEE CARS DOING 50.
IF RAINIER BECOMES MORE
GRIDLOCKED DUE TO THE RECENT
TRANSIT, AND CYCLING
IMPROVEMENTS, THE PRESSURE ON
ALTERNATE ROUTES, SUCH AS 31st
AVENUE SOUTH AND LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD SOUTH WILL
ONLY INCREASE.
A SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY IS
ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
>> THANK YOU, NEXT, WE'VE GOT
GORDON FOLLOWED BY HOLLY.
GO AHEAD, GORDON.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS GORDON.
FIRSTLY, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU TO CHAIR PEDERSEN, AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
I HOPE THE COUNCIL WILL
CONSIDER TAKING ACTION TO DEAL
WITH THE VISION ZERO CRISIS
SOON.
ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY IS A
PRESENTATION ABOUT THE
EXTREMELY POPULAR AND
SUCCESSFUL CAFE STREETS
PROGRAM, WHICH SDOT IS CALLING
SAFE START.
CITIES LIKE EDMONDS, AND
BOSTON, AND SAN FRANCISCO HAVE
ALREADY SMOTHERED THESE WITH
EXCESSIVE FEES AND REGULATION.
WE NEED TO AVOID DOING THE SAME
IN SEATTLE.
THE ONE THING I'D LIKE TO DRAW
YOUR ATTENTION TO IS A QUOTE ON
SLIDE 15 WHICH TALKS ABOUT
FOCUS ON COST RECOVERY AS A
GOAL.
AND WE DON'T THINK THIS IS A
WORTHY GOAL.
THESE BASICALLY DON'T EXIST
JUST TO MAKE MONEY FOR SDOT.
THEY STRENGTHEN PUBLIC HEALTH.
THEY CREATE PUBLIC SPACE, WHICH
STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY, AND
INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY BY
CULTIVATING A CARED SENSE OF
PLACE ON THE STREET, AND PEOPLE
ENJOY BEING IN THEM, AND IT
INCREASES OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.
YOU KNOW, A TOM DOUGLAS
RESTAURANT MAY BE ABLE TO PAY
HIGH FEES AND JUMP THROUGH THE
REGULATORY HOOPS.
BUT WE'VE HEARD FROM SMALL MOM
AND POP RESTAURANTS WHO JUST
THINK THAT'S TOO DIFFICULT.
SO I'M HOPING YOU WILL MAKE
SURE THAT SDOT KEEPS THE FEES
LOW.
LESS THAN $1,000, AND THE
REGULATIONS AS SIMPLE AS
POSSIBLE, SO EVERY SMALL
BUSINESS CAN PARTNERSHIP IN
THIS PROGRAM, AND THE
COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT SEATTLE
CAN BENEFIT FROM IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> OUR FINAL ONLINE SPEAKER IS
HOLLY.
GO AHEAD, HOLLY.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS HOLLY, AND I AM
TAKING MY MORNING COFFEE BREAK
TO COME TO YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL
WHO SERVED ON THE 2007 TO 2009
SOUTH HARBOR TRUCKING GROUP
MANY MORNINGS.
AS A RESIDENT OF GEORGETOWN,
AND THIS IS THE STATE
SPECIFICALLY OF THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION FOR THE TRUCK
TRACTOR PRONED LEGISLATION.
I ALSO SUBMITTED COMMENTS AND
ATTENDED TWO OF THE PUBLIC
MEETINGS THAT WERE HOSTED BY
SDOT AND THE PORT.
TWO THINGS COME TO MIND THAT
I'D LIKE TO JUST RAISE AS AREAS
OF CONCERN.
ONE IS THAT THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION AS WRITTEN DOES NOT
ADDRESS HOW FUTURE PORT, OR
FUTURE TRUCK DESIGNATION WILL
BE MADE IN INDUSTRIAL ZONED
AREAS.
HOW WILL RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES BE ENGAGED ON THE
ONSET?
WE CAME INTO THIS PARTICULAR
LEGISLATION ON THE BACK END,
AND SO THAT KIND OF RAISES A
SPIDEY SENSE FOR ME ABOUT HOW
THIS MIGHT MOVE FORWARD IN THE
FUTURE, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF
THE DRAFT, BY EIS THAT IS IN
FRONT OF US.
THE SECOND, THERE'S ACTUALLY
THREE THINGS.
THE SECOND THING I'D LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT IS THAT A RECENT
STUDY PROVIDED BY THE CITY
HIGHLIGHTED THAT INDUSTRIAL
ZONED AREAS ARE WHERE INHABITED
VEHICLES MOST FREQUENT, AND I
AM INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE
ABOUT HOW THE PROPOSED FEE
STRUCTURE AND ENFORCEMENT THAT
MIGHT IMPACT MOST.
AND LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO NOTE
THAT THE GEORGETOWN AREA MAP
THAT WAS USED FOR THE HEFRON
STUDY IS NOT CORRECT BY SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
MAP.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND WE DID RECEIVE YOUR WRITTEN
COMMENTS AS WELL.
I'LL BE ASKING SOME QUESTIONS
OF SDOT STAFF BASED ON THOSE
QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT THIS MORNING
TOO.
TO ALL THE SPEAKERS, AND WE
HAVE A SPEAKER IN CHAMBERS AS
WELL.
ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
>> SIEG HEIL MY DIRTY FASCIST
AND PSYCHOPATH.
WHEN YOU START SHOW PEOPLE MY
FACE AND SIGN, NAZI ROTS.
I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT AGENDA
NUMBER 1. PARKING FOR TRUCK IS
VERY IMPORTANT.
PEOPLE HOMELESS OR BUSINESS,
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
WHAT WE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE
COUPLE THOUSAND.
MAYBE LITTLE BIT MORE.
BUT FOR MANY YEAR I TALK ABOUT
SOMETHING WHAT THIS TOUCH OF
THOUSAND AND THOUSAND PEOPLE.
AND I TALK ABOUT THIS FOR MANY
YEARS.
WE NEED OPEN AN HOV LINE FOR
SENIOR CITIZEN DISABLE VEHICLE
LINE.
THIS IS CRITICAL, NUMBER ONE
BECAUSE PENALTY RIGHT NOW IS
NIGHTMARE.
IT'S MORE THAN MY SOCIAL
SECURITY.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
POINT, WHEN PEOPLE GO OLDER,
WHEN DISABLED MOST OF THE SICK,
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEAN, THIS
MAKES IT MUCH SAFETY.
IT'S GOOD FOR BUSINESS, GOOD
FOR TRAFFIC, GOOD FOR PEOPLE,
GOOD FOR GOVERNMENT BECAUSE YOU
RESPECT THE PEOPLE.
EACH OF THE LINE ALWAYS EMPTY.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEAN AND
BUSES GO A COUPLE HOURS.
THEY GO NIGHT?
WHO CARE ABOUT NIGHT.
EMPTY BUSES.
BUT NOT THE POINT.
SPEAK TO EVERYBODY WHO LISTEN
TO ME.
CAN PEOPLE TALK TO THIS
FREAKING NINE SERVICE ANIMAL
RASCAL STAYING IN THIS CHAMBER,
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEAN.
OPEN THE TRIVIA LINE FOR
DISABLE SENIOR CITIZEN.
IT'S WIN-WIN SITUATION.
I TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR YEAR.
HUNDRED TIMES.
IT'S IN MY STATEMENT WHEN I GO
FOR ELECTION.
BUT YOU LISTEN TO THIS.
IT'S IDIOTIC SITUATION.
WE DON'T HAVE ONE NORMAL
BUSINESS MIND.
PEOPLE IN THIS DIRTY CHAMBER
STAND UP AMERICA, CLEAR THIS
NAZI PAIN.
THANK YOU.
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR LIST OF
SPEAKERS FROM THE GENERAL
PUBLIC.
NOW WE WILL MOVE ONTO THE FIRST
LEGISLATIVE ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
FULL TITLE OF THE AGENDA ITEM
INTO RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, ADDING A
NEW SECTION 11.72.445 TO THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO
ESTABLISH THE AUTHORITY TO
DESIGNATE TRUCK TRACTORS AND
AMENDING THE WAY, AND AMENDING
SECTION 11.31.121 TO ALLOW
ENFORCEMENT OF TRUCK TRACTOR
PARKING FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120364 IS A
VERY BRIEF BILL.
JUST ABOUT ONE PAGE AND AS
CLERK SAID, WILL ADD A NEW
SECTION IN THE TRAFFIC CODE,
ESTABLISHING THE AUTHORITY FOR
TRUCK TRACTORS IN THE PUBLIC
RIGHT AWAY.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT MORE
ABOUT WHAT TRUCK TRACTORS ARE,
AND AMENDING ANOTHER SECTION TO
ALLOW FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THAT
DESIGNATED TRUCK PARKING.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IN ANOTHER
SECTION OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE, I THINK IT'S IN
ONE OF THE RECITALS, IT ALREADY
ALLOWS OVERNIGHT PARKING OF
TRUCK TRACTORS IN INDUSTRIAL
ZONES.
SO THIS WOULD BE DESIGNATING
SPECIFIC SPOTS THAT WOULD BE
ENFORCED FOR TRUCK ONLY
OVERNIGHT, AS I UNDERSTAND IT.
THE FISCAL NOTE, SUMMARY FISCAL
NOTE SAYS THE CITY IS COMMITTED
TO HELP MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF
DREDGE TRUCK OVERNIGHT PARKING
IN GEORGETOWN, SOUTH PARK,
SODO, AND OTHER SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOODS NEAR PORT
FACILITIES, AND I KNOW WE'LL
HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR SDOT AS
WE HEAR THE PRESENTATION TODAY.
I WANT TO WELCOME SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
SDOT HERE, AND ALSO AS USUAL,
WE'VE GOT OUR CITY COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF HERE WITH US, OUR
TRANSPORTATION EXPERT, CALVIN
CHOW WANTED TO ASK CALVIN CHOW
IF YOU HAD ANY INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS YOU WANTED TO MAKE ON
THIS ITEM?
OKAY, THANK YOU.
LET'S GO STRAIGHT TO SDOT THEN,
AND I KNOW THEY'VE GOT A
PRESENTATION FOR US HERE.
TO EXPLAIN WHAT THEY'RE
PROPOSING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TODAY.
I WANTED TO WALK THROUGH A
LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON
TRUCK PARKING, PARTICULARLY
WITH REGARD TO THE TRUCK
TRACTOR PARKING, AND FOR THOSE
OF YOU WHO ARE NOT REGULARLY
INVOLVED IN FREIGHT ISSUES, THE
TRUCK TRACTOR IS THAT FRONT
PORTION OF THE TRUCK THAT'S
SEPARATE FROM THE CHASSIS OR
THE BOX THAT YOU THINK OF, WHEN
YOU THINK OF A COMBINATION
TRUCK AND TRAILER.
SO IT'S THAT FRONT PORTION OF
THE TRUCK THAT YOU SEE HERE IN
THE IMAGE.
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
TALK ABOUT THE PARKING IMPACTS
ON OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS, THE
AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE
PORT OF SEATTLE, BETWEEN THE
PORT OF SEATTLE, AND THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
DISCUSS THE LEGISLATION ITSELF,
AND MAKE SURE WE GIVE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE US TO ADDRESS
FORMALLY.
THE BACKGROUND ON THE PURPOSE
BEHIND THIS LEGISLATION IS
ALIGNED TO ALLOW US TO
DESIGNATE AND ENFORCE EXCLUSIVE
TRUCK PARKING IN EXISTING AREAS
WHERE TRUCK PARKING IS ALLOWED.
AND AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER IN
THE CONVERSATION, THAT IS IN
ADJACENT TO INDUSTRIALLY ZONED
PARCELS, AND WE RECOGNIZE THERE
ARE MIXED USES WITHIN
INDUSTRIALLY ZONED PARCELS.
SO THAT MAY MEAN THERE IS
CURRENTLY LEGAL TRUCK PARKING
IN FRONT OF SOME RESIDENTS.
THIS LEGISLATION IS NOT
INTENDED TO ADDRESS, OR MODIFY
THAT IN ANY WAY.
WHAT THIS DOES IS CREATE SIGN
SPACES IN THE RIGHT OF WAY,
THAT ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDE
OVERNIGHT PARKING FOR THOSE
TRUCK TRACTORS.
AND THAT IS THE FRONT PORTION
OF THE TRUCK EXCLUSIVE OF THE
TRAILER.
THE IDEA AND THE EXPECTATION IS
THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO WILL
DRIVE A TRUCK DURING THE DAY,
PARK THEIR TRUCK, AND DRIVE A
MORE FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLE THE
REST OF THE WAY HOME AT THE END
OF THE DAY, AS WELL AS BACK IN
THE MORNING TO PICK UP THEIR
TRUCK TO COMPLETE THEIR WORK.
THIS LEGISLATION IS CONSISTENT
WITH SOME OF THE COMMITMENTS
THAT WE OUTLINED IN 2007 WITH
THE COMMUNITY, AND THE
AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY AND THE
PORT OF SEATTLE ENTERED WITH
REGARD TO THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE.
SO DRAGE DRIVERS, THAT IS THAT
SHORT HAUL, IT'S NOT THE LONG
HAUL INTERSTATE SORT OF
TRAVEL, AND BACK AND FORTH FROM
A TERMINAL TO NEARBY
FACILITIES.
TYPICALLY MULTIPLE TRIPS GET
MADE IN A DAY BY THE SAME
VEHICLE.
THEY'LL PICK UP A LOADED
CHASSIS, DELIVER IT, AND BACK
AND FORTH.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THESE
DRIVERS TYPICALLY DO CHOOSE TO
PARK THEIR TRUCKS OVERNIGHT
NEAR WHERE THEY'RE USING THEM
FOR THEIR LIVING.
THAT MEANS THAT THEY ARE
SOMETIMES PARKING ADJACENT TO
PROPERTIES WITH RESIDENTIAL OR
COMMERCIAL USES.
THOSE TRUCK DRIVERS TYPICALLY
MAKE THE REST OF THEIR TRIP IN
A SMALLER, MORE FUEL EFFICIENT
VEHICLE, SO WE ARE COGNIZANT
THAT HAVING THESE SPACES
AVAILABLE DOES DECREASE THE
CARBON IMPACT OF THIS WORK
BECAUSE WHILE THOSE TRUCKS ARE
WONDERFUL FOR MOVING LARGE,
HEAVY THINGS, THEY'RE A LITTLE
EXCESSIVE FOR MOVING JUST A
PORTION BACK AND FORTH.
JUST TO REITERATE BECAUSE I
KNOW THIS IS A POINT THAT IS
POTENTIALLY CONFUSING FOR SOME
MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE,
OVERNIGHT PARKING IS ALL RIGHT
LIMITED, AND THAT IS NOT
SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING AT
CHANGING.
AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER,
DRAYAGE DRIVERS DO HAVE A HARD
TIME FINDING RELIABLE PARKING
OVERNIGHT NEAR THE STATIONS,
WE'RE HEARING FROM SOME OF THE
FOLKS PROPOSING PUBLIC PARKING
TODAY AS WELL.
WE'VE ALSO HEARD THE TRUCK
TRACTOR PARKING DOES CREATE
CHALLENGES FOR RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS, BOTH IN THE CONCEPT
OF COMPETITION FOR LOCAL
PARKING SPACES AND THE NOISE
AND OTHER CHALLENGES OF HAVING
A LARGE, LOUD VEHICLE IN A NON-
ARTERIAL STREET.
JUST A MOMENT TO TOUCH BASE ON
A PREVIOUS ACTION.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND PORT OF
SEATTLE ENTERED INTO A FAIRLY
SIGNIFICANT AGREEMENT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE, ACCESS TO THE
LOW BRIDGE AND OTHER FREIGHT
AND BRIDGE-RELATED ITEMS IN THE
FALL OF LAST YEAR.
ONE OF THOSE ITEMS AND PART OF
THE REASON WE'RE HERE TODAY IS
BASED ON A COMMITMENT TO PURSUE
PARKING SPACES FOR DRAYAGE
DRIVERS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO
DRAYAGE DRIVERS, AND THAT IS OF
COURSE CONTINGENT UPON ACTION,
SHOULD CITY COUNCIL CHOOSE TO
TAKE THEM.
WE STARTED ENVIRONMENTAL
ANALYSIS ON THIS.
WHAT WE DID WAS WE LOOKED AT
THE FOUR LOCATIONS THAT WE HAD
IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIAL
LOCATIONS, AND WE WENT THROUGH
A SEPIA PROCESS SEPA PROCESS TO
IDENTIFY BETWEEN THEM.
THE LEGISLATION IS NOT LIMITED
TO THESE LOCATIONS.
IT IS A REQUESTED AUTHORITY TO
THOSE LOCATIONS WHERE PARKING
CAN CURRENTLY OCCUR.
BUT WE WANT TODAY MAKE SURE WE
IDENTIFIED ANY CONCERNS BEFORE
WE CAME TO YOU.
WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS
DURING THE SEPA COMMENT PERIOD.
HOWEVER, WE DID GET COMMENTS
SHORTLY THEREAFTER FROM ONE OF
THE CONSTITUENTS WHO SPOKE
TODAY.
WITH RESPECT TO COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, WE'VE HAD THREE
COMMUNITY MEETINGS, AS WELL AS
IN-PERSON OUTREACH TO THE
ADJACENT PARCELS TO THOSE FOUR
LOCATIONS THAT WE HAVE
PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED OR THAT WE
ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT.
WE HAD A REAL MIX OF FEEDBACK.
I WOULD SAY THAT THAT CHANGED
FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE
CONCERNED ABOUT LOSS OF, OR
RESTRICTIONS IN THEIR AVAILABLE
USE OF THE PUBLIC SPACE IN
FRONT OF THEIR HOMES OR
BUSINESSES, ON ONE END OF THE
SPECTRUM, PERHAPS IN THE MIDDLE
IS A CONCERN THAT THERE WAS A
DESIRE FOR MORE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT AND SELECTION OF
LOCATIONS, AND ON THE OTHER END
OF THE SPECTRUM, INDIVIDUALS
WHO FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT
TO HELP PROVIDE PLACES FOR
TRUCKERS FOR DRAYAGE DRIVERS TO
PARK THEIR VEHICLES SO THEY
WOULD NOT BE PARKING WITHIN A
COMMUNITY AND NOT BE COMPETING
FOR THOSE SAME SPACES.
WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO
MIKE FOR DETAILS ON THE ACTUAL
LOCATION UNLESS THERE'S
QUESTIONS NOW.
>> I JUST HAVE TWO MORE SLIDES
REALLY ON THE LEGISLATION
ITSELF.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS MIKE ESTEY.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A
DEFINITION FOR TRUCK TRACTOR IN
THE SMC.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE EXACT TYPE
OF VEHICLE THAT MATT DESCRIBED,
THE DRAYAGE VEHICLES SEEN IN
THE IMAGE.
THIS IS THE DEFINITION THAT HAS
EXISTED FOR DECADES ACTUALLY,
MORE RECENTLY, TRUCK TRACTORS
WERE REFERENCED WHEN THE CITY
ADOPTED A SYSTEM SEVERAL YEARS
AGO.
REFERENCES TO TRUCK TRACTORS
ARE OTHERWISE TYPICALY
ASSOCIATED WITH ALLOWED SIZES
OR WEIGHTS AND THE COMBINATION
OF TRUCK TRACTORS OR TRAILERS
AND CONTAINERS.
BUT UNTIL NOW THERE HASN'T BEEN
AN FMC REFERENCE TO REGULATE
THEIR PARKING.
SO THE LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU
TODAY WOULD GIVE S DOT
AUTHORITY FOR THIS PARTICULAR
VEHICLE TYPE, AND DESIGNATE A
PORTION FOR TRUCK TRACTOR
PARKING ONLY, FOR CERTAIN HOURS
AND SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.
SO GOING BACK TO HOW THESE
DRAYAGE TRUCKS ARE USED, THEY
TYPICALLY END THEIR DAY BY
PARKING OFF AND ON A CITY
STREET, AND DRIVING THEIR
PERSONAL VEHICLE HOME, AND THE
TRUCK DRIVER STAYS ON THE
STREET OVERNIGHT.
THEN THEY RETURN IT TO THEIR
TRUCK TRACTOR AND SWAP THEIR
VEHICLES OUT, AND START THEIR
NEXT WORK DAY.
SO WITH THIS AUTHORITY, SDOT'S
INTENT IS TO ASSIGN SPACES FOR
TRUCK TRACTOR PARKING ONLY
OVERNIGHT.
SO FORMALIZING THIS USE IN
LOCATIONS LIKE HARBOR ISLAND
TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF THE
DEMAND FOR THIS TYPE OF PARKING
YOU SEE ON STREETS IN THIS
PICTURE, WHICH IS PROBABLY IN
GEORGETOWN, OR SOUTH PARK.
SO THROUGH THIS LEGISLATION,
WE'RE HOPING TO BETTER ORGANIZE
MORE OF THIS TYPE OF OVERNIGHT
DRAINAGE TRUCK PARKING, AND AS
A RESULT, MORE DRAYAGE TRUCK
TRACTORS WILL BE CLOSER TO THE
PORT, THAT ARE LESS IMPACT.
THAN ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS.
WITH THAT, I THINK WE WOULD
ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS OR
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DISCI WANT TO LET MY COLLEAGUES
KNOW, WE'LL BE VOTING ON THIS
AT THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL
BE TUESDAY, AUGUST 3rd.
SO TODAY IS THE DAY FOR
QUESTIONS AND YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY
CONSULT CALVIN CHOW BETWEEN NOW
AND AUGUST 3rd AS WELL.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
THAT WE CAN OPEN UP TO
COLLEAGUES.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
THAT PULLED TOGETHER ALL THE
DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, BECAUSE
IT'S SPREAD OUT IN DIFFERENT
SECTIONS HOW THIS IS
ADMINISTERED, AND SO AS I
UNDERSTAND IT, JUST TO
SUMMARIZE, THESE TRUCK TRACTORS
ARE ALREADY PERMITTED TO PARK
OVERNIGHT IN INDUSTRIAL ZONES.
THIS WOULD BE DESIGNATING
SPECIFIC AREA, AND GIVING
AUTHORITY TO SDOT TO DESIGNATE
SPECIFIC AREAS THAT WOULD THEN
BE ENFORCED.
I GUESS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS IS
-- AND I THINK YOU REFERENCED
THIS IN YOUR PRESENTATION.
SO YOU'VE OUTLINED FOUR AREAS
TO HARBOR ISLAND, ONE IN SOTO,
ONE IN GEORGETOWN, I BELIEVE,
WHERE YOU WANT, WHERE YOU'RE
PLANNING TO DESIGNATE IT
INITIALLY, BUT THE LEGISLATION
ITSELF WOULD GIVE SDOT THE
AUTHORITY TO DO THIS IN OTHER
AREAS IN THE CITY THAT ARE
INDUSTRIAL ZONE AREAS, IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
>> OKAY.
SO DOES SDOT CURRENTLY HAVE
PLANS TO HAVE THESE
DESIGNATIONS IN OTHER AREAS OF
THE CITY?
>> NOT IN SO MUCH AS OTHER
LOCATIONS THAT WE'VE
IDENTIFIED.
WE DO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH
THE PORT WITH RESPECT TO HOW
MANY LOCATIONS WE WANT TO, OR
ARE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE WITHIN
ROADWAY RIGHT OF WAY, VERSUS ON
PARCELS THAT ARE EITHER OWNED
BY THE CITY, OR BY THE PORT.
SO WHILE WE'VE IDENTIFIED THESE
FOUR LOCATIONS, AND HAVE NOT
IDENTIFIED ANY OTHER LOCATIONS,
THAT CONVERSATION MAY CONTINUE
TO ADD LOCATIONS, BUT NOT
IDENTIFIED AT THIS POINT.
>> OKAY, SO I SUPPORT THE
GENERAL CONCEPT OF DESIGNATING
THESE SPACES, AND THEN ADDING
THE ENFORCEMENT SO IT'S CLEAR
THAT THAT'S WHERE THEY CAN PARK
AND INCENTIVIZES THEM TO CHOOSE
THOSE AREAS TO PARK OVERNIGHT,
SO THAT THEY'RE CONSOLIDATED IN
CERTAIN AREAS.
ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS
LEGISLATION COMING TO US TODAY
IS IT DID SPUR PUBLIC COMMENT
FOR, FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE
AREAS THAT ARE INITIALLY BEING
DESIGNATED.
BUT IF YOU WERE TO DESIGNATE A
NEW AREA SIX MONTHS FROM NOW,
THERE WOULDN'T BE THIS PROCESS.
SO I DO WANT TO THINK ABOUT
WHETHER WE WANT TO, WHEN SDOT
IS GOING TO DESIGNATE OTHER
AREAS COME BACK TO COUNSEL IF
COUNCIL IF THEY WERE TO
STRUCTURE IT THAT WAY.
I THINK WE DO HAVE QUESTIONS
FROM OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS.
YES, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR PEDERSEN.
THANKS FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD
HAVE THE PRESENTATION, BECAUSE
IT WASN'T INCLUDED ON THE
AGENDA, SO THERE'S SOME
INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE
HELPFUL TO HAVE.
I THINK I'M SUPPORTIVE.
BUT I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS SO
YOU, I THINK IT WAS SLIDE SIX
THAT SAID OVERNIGHT TRUCK
TRACTOR PARKING IS ALREADY --
IS IT ALREADY PERMITTED OR
LIMITED TO INDUSTRIAL ZONE
AREAS?
>> IT'S LIMITED AND ALLOWED
ESSENTIALLIY.
IN INDUSTRIAL ZONES OF THE
CITY, YOU'RE ALLOW TODAY PARK
BASICALLY A LARGE VEHICLE
OVERNIGHT CURRENTLY.
>> AND ONLY IN INDUSTRIAL
AREAS.
>> CORRECT.
>> OKAY.
BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU ALL OF
55th AVENUE SOUTH ALONG BARE
SHIVA PARK, THESE TRUCKS ARE
THERE ALL THE TIME.
SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF
THAT'S ALLOWED OR NOT.
SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NOT.
BUT THERE IS A CAPACITY ISSUE
AND FOLKS NEED A PLACE TO PUT
THEIR TRUCKS.
SO I'M INTERESTED IN FIGURING
OUT HOW WE MANAGE THIS.
I THINK MY QUESTION IS SIMILAR
TO A QUESTION OF PUBLIC
COMMENTS ARE MADE AND THE ISSUE
THAT CHAIR PEDERSEN JUST RACED,
WHICH IS CALVIN'S MEMO SAYS IF
COUNCIL APPROVES THE
ADMINISTRATION, SDOT WOULD
ESTABLISH THE PARKING ZONES.
I GUESS MY QUESTION IS IN THE
FUTURE, OR EVEN FOR THESE
EXISTING SITES, WHAT ARE THE
CRITERIA BY WHICH YOU DECIDE
WHERE THESE ZONES SHOULD BE SO
THAT WE CAN START TO UNDERSTAND
WHERE IN THE FUTURE THESE
ADDITIONAL SITES MIGHT BE
LOCATED?
>> YEAH.
WHEN WE LOOKED AT THESE SITES,
WHAT WE LOOKED AT, AND MIKE
WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO ADD A FEW
THINGS ON, BECAUSE IT WAS A
COMMUNAL PROCESS BETWEEN THE
TEAM, WE LOOKED AT ACCESS
BETWEEN THE TERMINALS THAT WE
KNOW THESE DRIVERS ARE USING,
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THAT
PROXIMITY, AND THAT ACCESS FOR
A LARGER VEHICLE IS CRITICAL TO
THE SUCCESS OF THESE LOCATIONS.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT WHAT THE
ADJACENT UTILIZATION WAS, AND
THE PARKING UTILIZATION
CURRENTLY WAS IN THE LOCATIONS
THAT WE MOVED FORWARD WITH.
SO WE TRIED TO BALANCE THE
BENEFIT FROM THIS PARKING WITH
AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT PARKING
WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY
IS MAYBE NOT A UNIVERSAL GOOD,
BUT A BROADLY SHARED GOOD FOR
OUR CITY.
>> I WOULD ESSENTIALLY SAY THE
SAME THING.
YOU KNOW, WE WENT THROUGH A
SEPA PROCESS SPECIFIC TO THESE
FOUR SITES.
ANOTHER THING WE HAVE TALKED
ABOUT IS IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT
ADDITIONAL SITES BEYOND THESE
FOUR, WE MAY LIKELY GO THROUGH
A SIMILAR PROCESS, COMBINED
WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE
CITY.
WE WEREN'T JUST SORT OF TAKING
THIS AUTHORITY AND POPPING
SITES DOWN SITE UNSEEN,
UNEXPECTED.
BUT BEING THOUGHTFUL ABOUT IN
THE WAYS THAT MATT DESCRIBED
WITH THE CRITERIA WE'RE
THINKING ABOUT TO BE LOOKING AT
SITES WHERE THE ADJACENT USES
WERE CONSISTENT, SO THAT WE CAN
ADDRESS THINGS LIKE THE PARK
THAT WE DESCRIBED, BUT WE'RE
PROVIDING PARKING IN PLACE
WHERE IT MAKES SENSE IN THE
LOCATIONS YOU OBSERVED, BUT
DOING THAT WITH MORE OUTAGE IF
WE'RE LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL
SITES.
>> SO CAN YOU TALK ABOUT A
COUPLE OF THINGS THEN?
DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT THE
DEMAND IS?
AND WHAT CAPACITY WOULD THESE
FOUR SITES PROVIDE?
YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE, DO THOSE
THINGS MATCH?
THEN A COMMENTER WAS ASKING
ABOUT, AND I HAVEN'T HAD A
CHANCE TO READ THROUGH THE
WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WE'VE
RECEIVED YET.
BUT THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT
HOW RESIDENTS WILL BE ENGAGED.
SO CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE ABOUT
THAT PROCESS FOR THESE SITES
AND FOR WHATEVER FUTURE
CONVERSATIONS YOU MIGHT BE
HAVING AS YOU MENTIONED YOU'RE
ALREADY HAVING SOME WITH THE
PORT.
>> SO, AND MY APOLOGIES IF I
DON'T CATCH ALL OF THOSE
POINTS, PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I
ONLY ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THEM.
WITH THE RESPECT TO THE CURRENT
LOCATIONS, WE ARE, WE'VE GONE
OUT AND DISCUSSED WITH THE
LOCAL PARCEL OWNERS, OR
TENANTS, AND/OR TENANTS.
IN SOME CASES WE HAVE MODIFIED
OUR DESIGN, FOR EXAMPLE,
LOCATION NUMBER TWO IN THE MAP,
WHICH WAS REFERENCED BY ONE OF
THE CALLERS EARLIER IN THE
MEETING.
WE MODIFIED OUR DESIGN BECAUSE
WE DISCOVERED THAT OUR INITIAL
APPROACH WAS NOT GOING TO ALLOW
THE TRUCKS THAT THE BUSINESSES
NEEDED TO RECEIVE DELIVERIES
FROM TO FULLY ACCESS THEIR
LOADING DOCKS.
SO FOR EXAMPLE IN THAT CASE WE
MODIFIED OUR DESIGN TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE PROVIDING THE ACCESS
NECESSARY TO THOSE DOCKS.
IN OTHER CASES, THE ADJACENT
BUSINESSES HAVE INDICATED AN
AWARENESS THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC
GOOD.
AND THAT THESE DRAINAGE DRIVERS
NEED A SPACE, AND HAVE BEEN
WELCOMING IN OTHER LOCATIONS.
THERE'S BEEN CONCERN ABOUT
DISPLACE PARKING BY THESE
DRAINAGE TRUCKS.
SO WE'VE HAD SOME
CONVERSATIONS.
SOME OF THEM I WOULD SAY HAVE
BEEN CORDIAL.
SOME HAVE BEEN INTENTION.
WITH RESPECT TO THE DEMAND TO
THE DEGREE THIS IS SATISFYING
IT, WE KNOW THERE A THOUSANDS
OF TRUCKS ASSOCIATED WITH
DRAINAGE DRIVING WITHIN THE
SEATTLE PORT FACILITIES.
WE'RE LOOKING AT SERVING A
SMALL FRACTION OF THEM.
THERE'S A MIX OF LARGER COMPANY
OWNED, A LARGER COMPANY MIGHT
OWN SEVERAL TRUCKS ALL THE WAY
DOWN TO A SINGLE DRIVER WHO
MIGHT OWN THEIR OWN VEHICLE OR
LEASE THEIR OWN VEHICLE.
AS YOU LOOK AT WHO'S PROVIDING
THE DRAINAGE DRIVING.
OUR GOAL HERE WITH THIS WAS TO
PROVIDE A BIT OF A PROOF OF
CONCEPT, BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE A
LITTLE BIT OF A PRESSURE
RELEASE VALVE, BECAUSE WE KNOW
THERE IS PARKING THAT'S NOT
HAPPENING LEGALLY, AND IT'S
HAPPENING IN PLACES THAT ARE
DISRUPTIVE TO OTHER PLACES OF
OUR CITY.
>> THANK YOU TO THAT FINAL
POINT HAVING, YOU KNOW DOZENS
OF THESE TRUCKS PARKED ALONG A
PARK WHERE THERE'S KIDS,
PARTICULARLY THIS PARTICULAR
INTERSECTION, 55th AND
HENDERSON, JUST ACROSS THE
STREET FROM BUENA BEACH HIGH
SCHOOL.
NOT A GOOD CONVERSATION.
LOTS OF KIDS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND BIG TRUCKS
THAT CAN'T SEE WELL.
CAN'T SEE KIDS ON THE STREET.
SO IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE
COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO HELP
THEM FIND ANOTHER PLACE TO
PARK.
OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WILL PROBABLY HAVE MORE
QUESTIONS, AND I APPRECIATE THE
CHAIR INDICATING WE WON'T BE
VOTING ON THIS TODAY, SO I'LL
BE FOLLOWING UP WITH YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
IT WOULD BE AUGUST 2nd.
I PREVIOUSLY SAID ANOTHER DATE,
BUT IT WOULD BE TUESDAY, AUGUST
2nd WHEN WE WOULD VOTE ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.
JUST ON THE RECORD SAYING, AND
I THINKS THIS WAS SAID, JUST
HIGHLIGHTING THAT THIS HELPS US
ADDRESS OUR CLIMATE CRISIS,
BECAUSE IT MEANS THESE TRUCKS
DON'T HAVE TO BE DRIVING ON THE
ROAD TO AND FROM.
THEY GET TO STAY WHERE THEY'RE
WORKING, AND MANY DIFFERENT
DRIVERS ARE ABLE TO USE, YOU
KNOW, WHETHER IT'S ELECTRIFIED
VEHICLES OR CARS THAT USE LESS
GAS.
THIS HAS THAT THIRD BOTTOM LINE
AS WELL MUCH SO LOOKING FORWARD
TO VOTING ON IT THE NEXT
COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, YES, I THINK
WE'RE HEARING SUPPORT FOR THE
CONCEPT, AND JUST MIGHT HAVE A
COUPLE OF WAYS OF TIGHTENING IT
UP A LITTLE BIT, WHICH WOULD
THEN ENABLE EVEN MORE OF THESE
DESIGNATED SPACES IN THE
FUTURE.
ANYTHING FROM CENTRAL STAFF ON
THIS, AT THIS POINT?
HI CALVIN.
I'LL PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
>> I'LL BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH
YOUR OFFICES IN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF WEEKS.
>> THANK YOU.
WE APPRECIATE SDOT BEING HERE
FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
WE'LL SEE YOU BACK ON AUGUST
2nd, AND WITH THAT, WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND HAVE THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM INTO
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO, FOR THE
VACATION OF THE PORTION OF THE
ALLEY AND BLOCK FOUNDED BY
NORTHEAST 45th STREET,
ROOSEVELT WAY NORTHEAST,
NORTHEAST 47th STREET, AND
11th AVENUE NORTH AT 1,000
NORTHEAST 45th STREET FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, AS YOU MAY RECALL,
WE SUCCESSFULLY ARRANGED TO
HAVE SOUND TRANSIT, GENERALLY
LEASE THEIR LAND TO THE CITY
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, WHICH
ENABLED US TO CREATE A 35 UNIT
TINY HOME VILLAGE, CALLED
ROSY'S VILLAGE ON ROOSEVELT WAY
NORTHEAST, AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN
THE ULTIMATE GOAL FOR THAT
SITE.
WE WANT TO BUILD LOTS OF
PERMANENT LOW INCOME HOUSING.
MY HOPE IS THAT WE MAXIMIZE THE
NUMBER OF UNITS AT THE DEEP
AFFORDABILITY LEVELS.
WE'RE CLOSE TO LIGHT RAIL AT
THAT LOCATION.
IDEALLY, THEY WILL SERVE
HOUSEHOLDS EARNING 60% OF AREA
INCOME AND I'D LOVE TO SEE AT
LEAST 35 OF THE UNITS SET ASIDE
FOR EXTREMELY LOW INCOME.
THE ZERO PERCENT TO 30% OF AMI,
MY PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THIS,
THIS IS A PREVIEW OF WHAT SOUND
TRANSIT IS ASKING US TO DO,
ACTUALLY VOTE ON IT LATER, BUT
I AGREE THAT VACATING A PORTION
OF THAT ALLEY COULD ENABLE A
NON-PROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPER TO
BUILD MORE UNITS.
AFTER THE UP ZONES OF THE U
DISTRICT, WE'VE SEEN SOME
DEMOLITIONS OF NATURALLY
OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
THE DISTRICT, AND MOST OF THE
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS BUILDING
THERE ARE OPTING TO WRITE THEIR
IN LIEU CHECK FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THAT IS BUILT
ELSEWHERE.
BUT HERE IS A SITE THAT WE CAN
BUILD THE LOW INCOME HOUSING ON
THE LIGHT RAIL STATION, ONSITE,
AND WE'LL SEE HOW VACATING A
PART OF THAT ALLEY WOULD IMPACT
THIS, AND MAKE IT EASIER TO DO
SO AGAIN, TODAY IS JUST A
PREVIEW OF SOUND TRANSIT'S
PETITION.
IT WOULD BE AT A LATER MEETING
WE POTENTIALLY ALLOW THIS ALLEY
LOCATION.
WE'RE JOINED TODAY, I WANT TO
WELCOME SOUND TRANSIT FOR BEING
HERE.
ABEL PACHECO, AND TIM BATES.
OF COURSE WE HAVE OUR CITY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, LISH
WHITSON, AND OUR RELIABLE
BEVERLY BARNETT AS WELL.
LISH, DID YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY
OPENING REMARKS BEFORE WE TURN
IT OVER TO OUR OTHER GUESTS?
>> YEAH, VERY BRIEFLY, WHEN THE
COUNCIL UPDATED THE POLICIES IN
2018, THEY ADDED IN AN EARLY
OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCILMEMBERS
TO PROVIDE COMMENTS.
SOUND TRANSIT HAS FILED THE
PETITION TO VACATE A PORTION OF
THE ALLEY ON THIS BLOCK, NEXT
STEPS ARE TO SEND IT TO THE
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION FOR
THEIR ANALYSIS AND REVIEW OF
THE PETITION.
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE YOUR THOUGHTS FOR
THINGS THAT SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED AS PART OF THAT
REVIEW.
BOTH IN TERMS OF POTENTIAL
IMPACTS OF THE VACATION THAT
COULD BE MITIGATED AND PUBLIC
BENEFITS AS PART OF THE
PROJECT.
SO I'LL HAND IT OVER TO BEVERLY
TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ON
THE PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU, LISH.
GOOD MORNING.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THIS
OPPORTUNITY, AND IT REALLY IS
KIND OF FUN FOR US TO BRING A
BRAND NEW PROJECT HERE AND
RECEIVE SOME GUIDANCE FROM THE
COMMITTEE ON THINGS WE SHOULD
BE LOOKING AT.
SO THE BULK OF THE PRESENTATION
IS GOING TO BE THE POWERPOINT.
I THINK TIM'S GOING TO GO OVER
MOST OF IT, AND ABLE WILL HAVE
SOME COMMENTS ON THAT AS WELL.
BUT LISH IN HIS VERY CLEAR MEMO
KIND OF OUTLINED WHAT WE'RE
DOING HERE AND WHY THE COUNCIL
ADDED IN THIS EARLY OPPORTUNITY
FOR THEIR GUIDANCE.
WHAT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT WITH
THIS IS THE CITY IS WORKING
WITH SOUND TRANSIT TO SUPPORT
SOUND TRANSIT GOING OUT FOR BID
AND SELECTING AN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPER.
SO WE DO NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC
SOLID PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF US.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE ZONING
CODE, AND THE PHYSICAL AREA AND
THE SIZE TO DETERMINE WHAT
MIGHT BE BUILT THERE.
AS YOU'LL SEE FROM THE SOUND
TRANSIT PRESENTATION, THEIR
EARLY FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS IS
THAT THE ALLEY VACATION CAN'T
CONSOLIDATE THE SITE IN A WAY
THA WILL REALLY CREATE MUCH
MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
I THINK FROM THE SDOT
PERSPECTIVE, BECAUSE WE DON'T
HAVE A SPECIFIC PROJECT IN
FRONT OF US, WE'LL BE REALLY
FOCUSING OUR REVIEW AND THE
CONDITIONS WE RECOMMEND TO
COUNCIL ON THE CLEAR IMPACTS
FROM THE VACATION.
SO THE FIRST THING FOR US IS OF
COURSE LOOKING AT THE FUNCTION
OF THE ALLEY.
AS YOU'LL SEE FROM THE
POWERPOINT, SOUND TRANSIT ONLY
OWNS A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY
ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE SITE
AT 45th.
THERE ARE PROPERTY OWNERS TO
THE NORTH THAT STILL NEED AND
WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE ALLEY.
SO PRESERVING ACCESS, UTILITIES
AND OTHER ALLEY FUNCTIONS FOR
OTHER USERS IS OF CRITICAL
IMPORTANCE.
WE ALSO LOOK AT HOW THE NEW
PROPOSAL WILL TAKE CARE OF
THEIR ALLEY SERVICES.
SO BOTH THE EXISTING AND FUTURE
ALLEY USE HAS TO BE
ACCOMMODATED WITHIN THE
REMAINING ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY.
ANOTHER THING THAT WE LOOK AT
IS THE FRONT FACADE.
SINCE THE ALLEY IS GOING AWAY,
WE'RE LOOKING AT A LONGER
FACADE ON 45th AND PERHAPS THAT
INTENSIFIES THE DEVELOPMENT
THERE.
SO LOOKING AT THAT, THE
PEDESTRIAN CHARACTER AND THE
LENGTH WILL BE ISSUES WE LOOK
AT.
ONCE WE LOOK AT THE PHYSICAL
WORLD, WE ALSO LOOK AT
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND THE
COMMUNITY INTEREST IN PUBLIC
BENEFIT AND WHAT THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT PROPOSAL IS.
WE'LL BE WORKING WITH SOUND
TRANSIT, AND OTHER CITY STAFF
AND WE REALLY LOOK TO THE
DESIGN COMMISSION TO HELP GUIDE
THAT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY
TIGHTLY FOCUSED ON THE VACATION
IMPACTS, AND I THINK THAT WILL
BE MADE MORE CLEAR AS TIM AND
ABLE GO THROUGH THE POWERPOINT.
SO UNLESS THERE IS QUESTIONS
FOR ME ON WHAT WE'RE GOING TO
LOOK AT, I THINK WE CAN JUST
ASK TIM.
I THINK SHAUNA WAS GOING TO RUN
THIS.
SHE ALWAYS HELPS US WITH OUR
PRESENTATIONS THAT SHAUNA WAS
GOING TO RUN THIS FOR TIM.
>> OKAY.
WELL GOOD MORNING
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M TIM BATES.
I'M A SENIOR COUNCILMEMBER FOR
TOD HERE AT SOUND TRANSIT.
I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE, AND
TALK A LITTLE ABOUT WHY WE'RE
INTERESTED IN PICKING ALLEY.
I THINK WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB
SETTING SOME CONTEXT, SO WE'LL
TRY TO ADD A LITTLE MORE TO THE
STORY.
SO FIRST OFF, WE SEE OUR SITE
HERE IN THE U DISTRICT AS A
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S A CHANCE TO DELIVER MUCH
NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
IT'S A PUBLICLY OWNED PARCEL,
AND IT'S A CHANCE TO SEE THE
FULL PROTENSITY OF THE SITE.
YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THE
DIAGRAM, IT'S AT THE CORNER OF
45th AND ROOSEVELT.
WE THINK IT'S A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY.
I DID WANT TO JUST QUICKLY SAY,
YOU MAY KNOW THIS, BUT I WANTED
TO REITERATE, OUR TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
SEEKS TO REPURPOSE PROPERTY
THAT WE'VE USED DURING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF OUR TRANSIT
PROJECTS AND OFTEN THAT MEANS
REDEVELOPING THOSE PARCELS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE WORK TO SET THOSE PROJECTS
UP FOR SUCCESS, BUT WE DON'T
ACTUALLY BUILD THE PROJECTS.
SO WE GO OUT, WE TAKE OUR
PROPERTIES OUT TO THE MARKET,
AND SEEK COMPETITIVE BIDS
TYPICALLY TO SEE THOSE
DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES REALIZED.
SO BEING ALL THE CONTEXT THAT
YOU'VE HEARD SETS THAT ALL UP.
THAT'S GREAT.
I DID WANT TO NOTE QUICKLY
BEFORE WE MOVE IN, YOU KNOW,
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS NOT
YET PROVIDED DIRECTION TO US ON
THIS SITE, BUT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS A KEY OUTCOME OF OUR
PROGRAM, AND INDICATING STRONG
COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THAT'S THE WORKING CONSUMPTION
FOR THIS SITE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE INTRODUCING
THE ALLEY VACATION.
SO WE ARE WORKING AS BEVERLY
SUGGESTED WITH THE CITY HERE TO
VACATE A PORTION OF THE ALLEY
IN ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE THAT
SITE.
SO THAT, IN OUR VIEW WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE
CAPACITY OF THE SITE, AND ALLOW
US TO DELIVER MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, WHICH WOULD BE A GREAT
OUTCOME HERE.
WE'RE PURSUING THIS BEFORE, AS
SEVERAL HAVE SUGGESTED, WE
DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL YET.
WE'RE TRYING TO ESSENTIALLY
CLEAR THE PATH SINCE THE OCESS
AND COSTLY FOR PROPOSAL TO
PURSUE.
WE WANTED TO TRY TO SET THIS
SITE UP BEST FOR SUCCESS AND
WORK THROUGH WHAT THE CITY'S
EXPECTATIONS WOULD BE, SO THAT
WHEN WE GO OUT AND TRY TO
SELECT A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER,
THEY'LL HAVE A CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT ROLE
WOULD LIKELY AS THEY DO THEIR
NORMAL PROJECT APPROVALS AND
ALL OF THAT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK I DO WANT TO
MENTION QUICKLY, WE EXPECT THAT
BEVERLY SUGGESTED WHEN WE GO
OUT TO SELECT, YOU KNOW, TO PUT
OUT A BID, WE WOULD EXPECT THAT
WE'D BE ABLE TO EXPRESS WHAT
THE CITY'S PROPOSAL WOULD BE,
IN TERMS OF CONDITIONS, LIKE
BEVERLY SAID.
WE WOULD EXPECT THAT WHATEVER
THE CASE, WE DO NEED TO
CONTINUE TO SERVE ALL USERS,
AND I HAVE ALL USERS ON THE
BLOCK BEING ABLE TO USE WHAT
REMAINS OF THE ALLEY.
SO WE'LL TALK A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT WHAT THAT COULD LOOK
LIKE, POTENTIALLY.
AS BEVERLY WOULD SAY, WE
REITERATE WE'RE AT THE START OF
THE PROCESS, SO WE'RE EXCITED
TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE
CITY TO DELIVER THIS BOTH WITH
STAFF FROM MANY DEPARTMENTS,
BUT ALSO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING, WHO WE
ARE WORKING WITH AS A FUNDING
PARTNER FOR THIS SITE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
JUST QUICKLY, IT'S A RELATIVELY
SMALL SITE THAT WE HAVE.
IT'S ABOUT 18,000 SQUARE FEET
AS IT EXISTS TODAY.
AND THE AREA THAT WE'RE HOPING
TO BE ABLE TO VACATE IS A
LITTLE OVER 1100 SQUARE FEET,
AND REALLY IS JUST THAT PORTION
THAT RUNS BETWEEN OUR PARCEL.
IT'S A PARCEL THAT'S SPLIT.
BEVERLY SUGGESTED THERE'S A
VARIETY OF USERS TODAY.
THERE'S REALLY TWO OTHER USERS
ON THE BLOCK.
THERE'S A MULTIFAMILY
DEVELOPMENT ON THE EAST SIDE,
AND THERE'S CURRENTLY A CAR
DEALERSHIP ON THE WEST SIDE.
ALTHOUGH THERE IS A DEVELOPMENT
PROPOSAL IN WITH THE CITY UNDER
REVIEW FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT ON
THAT SITE THAT WOULD INCLUDE
TWO TOWERS.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE WITH CHANGES
IN ZONING, THERE'S A LOT OF
DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING.
EVEN JUST IN THE IMMEDIATE
VICINITY OF THE SITE, THERE ARE
A VARIETY OF NEW BUILDINGS THAT
ARE PROPOSED.
THOSE RANGE IN THE HEIGHT
RANGE.
SO A QUITE INTENSE DEVELOPMENT.
OUR SITE, SIMILARLY IS ZONED
FOR UP TO 320 FEET WITH ALL OF
THE BONUSES THAT COULD BE
ACHIEVED.
SO IT'S MEANT TO BE PART OF
THIS CORE OF THE U DISTRICT, AS
LEAST AS FAR AS THE COMMUNITY
PLANNING HAS BEEN DONE.
WITH THAT, LET'S MOVE ONTO THE
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
JUST A QUICK SET OF PHOTOS HERE
TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
TODAY.
ON THE LEFT SIDE, WE'VE GOT A
VIEW FROM SORT OF THE ALLEY AS
IT CROSSES THROUGH SOUND
TRANSIT'S PROPERTY.
LOOKING TO THE NORTH, AND YOU
CAN SEE THAT MULTIFAMILY
BUILDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
YOU CAN SEE THE CAR DEALERSHIP
THERE ON THE LEFT.
AND THEN, ON THE RIGHT IS
LOOKING SOUTH, AND ACTUALLY
SHOWS THE ALLEY AS IT NARROWS,
AS IT GOES THROUGH OUR SITE.
SO THROUGH OUR SITE, IT'S ONLY
10 FEET WIDE, AND IT GETS A
LITTLE WIDER TO THE NORTH END
OF THE BLOCK.
THAT GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF
CONTEXT THERE.
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, AS BEVERLY
ELUDED TO, BOTH FOR OUR TOD
PLANNING PROCESS, AND ALSO THE
ALLEY VACATION WAY PROCESS,
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS
IMPORTANT, AND WE HAVE DONE
SOME WORK THUS FAR OVER THE
COURSE OF 2021 TO ENGAGE THE
COMMUNITY THROUGH ONLINE
SURVEYING, AND ONLINE OPEN
HOUSES, TO GAUGE THEIR INTEREST
AND PRIORITIES FOR THE SITE,
AND REALLY WHAT WE HEARD WAS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WAS A TOP
PRIORITY.
PROBABLY THE TOP PRIORITY FROM
THE COMMUNITY'S PERSPECTIVE,
AND THAT THERE WAS A STRONG
DESIRE TO TRY TO MAXIMIZE THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OUTCOME
HERE.
THAT'S SORT OF GIVING RISE TO
ALL OF THIS TO TRY TO REALLY
UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL OF THE
SITE.
, IF THE COMMUNITY IS ALSO
INTERESTED IN A SPACE THAT
SERVES MORE FACTIVE USE FOR THE
COMMUNITY, SUCH AS FOR RETAIL
ON THAT SORT.
OF COURSE, VERY INTERESTED IN
THE PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT
HERE.
AS BEVERLY ELUDED TO.
AND OF COURSE INTERESTED IN A
BUILDING THAT HAS STRONG
ENVIRONMENTAL PROPONENTS.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE'VE
HEARD SO FAR IN OUR ENGAGEMENT
WORK THAT I THINK REALLY LINE
UP WELL WITH OUR AIMS HERE WITH
THIS VACATION.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO WHAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT
AS WE PUT TOGETHER THE PIECES
HERE IS WE'RE TARGETING AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT, SO
WE'LL BRING THE FUNDING REALLY
TO DELIVER THIS, AS YOU NO
DOUBT KNOW, MOST AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS DO HAVE A
FINANCIAL GAP, SO THERE'S FUNDS
THAT NEED TO MAY BE IT HAPPEN.
THAT'S OFFICE OF HOUSING
BRINGING THAT IN.
AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO
TO MAXIMIZE THE SITE CAPACITY,
SO WE GET A BETTER OUTCOME
HERE.
PUBLIC BENEFIT IS A KEY TOPIC
HERE.
ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE A FINAL
CONCRETE PROPOSAL, WE HAVE HAD
IDEAS COME UP IN THE WORK WE'VE
DONE SO FAR, INCLUDING THE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK.
FIRST ONE WAS ABOUT THE IDEA OF
INCLUDING THE CULTURAL SPACE
AGENCY AS A GROUND FLOOR USE IN
THE BUILDING.
SO THAT COULD BE A NEW CITY
AGENCY, AS YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD
WELL PROVIDE FOR STUDIO SPACE,
GATHERING SPACE, PROGRAMMING,
TO CREATE SPACE FOR ARTISTS AND
CREATIVE COMMUNITIES, WITH
EMPHASIS ON THE BIPOC
COMMUNITY.
ANOTHER IS ABOUT THE PEDESTRIAN
ENVIRONMENT, AND CREATING AN
EAST-WEST PASS THROUGH THAT
WOULD SORT OF TAKE THAT LONG
BLOCK AND MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE
PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY, GIVE A WAY
FOR FOLKS TO GET FROM ROOSEVELT
TO 11th.
THAT WAS ANOTHER THING THAT
CAME UP.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
I WANTED TO BUILD ON THAT NOTE
ON CIRCULATION, JUST QUICKLY,
TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT EACH
OF THE STREETS SURROUNDING THE
SITE ARE MAJOR ARTERIALS.
SO THAT'S PART OF WHY THIS
EMPHASIS IS ON MAINTAINING THE
ALLEY FUNCTION.
SO WOE KNOW THERE ARE USER
THEWS NEED TO BE ABLE TO USE
THIS IN THE MIDST OF A REALLY
BSY DISTRICT.
SO NORTHEAST, A KEY PEDESTRIAN
CORRIDOR, SO THAT FRONT WILL BE
REALLY IMPORTANT LIKE BEVERLY
SUGGESTED.
WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE, WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT BICYCLE CONNECTIONS,
THERE ARE BICYCLE FACILITIES IN
THE AREA, THERE'S A PLANNED
FACILITY ON NORTHBOUND 11.
ADDING IN MORE BUSYNESS AND
ACTIVITY INTO THE AREA, SO ALL
OF THAT AGAIN, JUST THINKING
ABOUT HOW DOES THE OVERALL
CIRCULATION NETWORK CONTINUE TO
FUNCTION, AND HOW DO WE
PRESERVE THAT FUNCTION OF THE
ALLEYWAY ITSELF?
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO FINALLY, I JUST WANTED TO
TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THE
DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY OF THE
SITE.
I'VE ELUDED TO THAT SEVERAL
TIMES.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHY WE
THINK THIS VACATION IS GOING TO
BE SO IMPACTFUL.
SO TODAY, THE WAY THE SITE IS
CURRENTLY CONFIGURED, WE DON'T
BELIEVE THAT HIGH RISE
DEVELOPMENT, OR DENSITY
DEVELOPMENT AS ENVISIONED BY
THE ZONING IS POSSIBLE ON THE
SITE.
THAT'S BECAUSE THE FLOOR PLATES
ARE TOO SMALL TO PROVIDE AN
EFFICIENT BUILDING.
IT'S ALSO, KNOWING THAT THERE'S
PROPOSED HIGH RISE DEVELOPMENT
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SITE,
WE NEED TO HAVE SOME SEPARATION
FROM THOSE TOWERS.
ALL OF THAT RESULTS IN NOT
HAVING ENOUGH FLOOR PLATE TO
MAKE A REALLY TALL BUILDING
HERE.
IF WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE
VACATION, WE DO THINK THAT A
HIGH RISE BUILDING WOULD BE
POTENTIALLY POSSIBLE, EVEN
MEETING THAT TOWER SEPARATION
REQUIREMENT.
YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE SLIDE,
WE'VE ILLUSTRATED A RELATIVELY
GROSS AREA THAT COULD
POTENTIALLY BE A BUILDING
FOOTPRINT FOR A HIGH RISE
BUILDING.
OF COURSE THERE'S LOTS OF
CONSIDERATIONS ON HOW YOU
DESIGN A HIGH RISE BUILDING AND
WHAT THE SET BACKS ARE, AND HOW
YOU CONFIGURE ALL THE DEVELOP.
MENTS.
BUT JUST IN A TOP LINE VIEW, WE
THINK THAT POTENTIALLY SHIFTS
THE FLOOR PLATE TO THE SOUTH
SIDE OF THE SITE THERE.
SO THAT'S SORT OF THE FIRST
BIT.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE.
IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE ALLEY
FUNCTION AS WE LOOK AT THIS, OF
COURSE THE PEDESTRIAN AND
PARKING ACCESS FOR THE BLOCK IS
GOING TO BE IMPORTANT.
SERVICE AND UTILITY VEHICLES AS
WELL USE THE ALLEY.
SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO FIND A
SOLUTION THAT BOTH ALLOWS US TO
RETAIN THE CIRCULATION, AND
RECONFIGURE IT WHILE ALSO
RETAINING AND CREATING THAT
HIGH RISE FLOOR PLATE.
HERE I'VE ILLUSTRATE A FEW
IDEAS.
OF COURSE, THEY'RE CONCEPTS,
THEY'RE SKETCHES TO ILLUSTRATE
WHAT SOME OF THE OPTIONS MIGHT
BE.
BUT IN ESSENCE, WE THINK EITHER
REALIGNING THE AREA ONE WAY OR
NOR, OR EAST OR WEST, OR A TURN
AROUND, COULD BE VIABLE
SOLUTIONS THAT PROVIDE THAT
FUNCTION, BUT ALSO ALLOW FOR A
HIGH RISE FLOOR PLATE.
YOU MAY NOTE THAT EITHER OF
THOSE OPTIONS WOULD CONSUME A
FAIR AMOUNT OF LAND ON SOUND
TRANSIT'S PROPERTY.
HOWEVER, WE WOULD STILL, WE
THINK, BE ABLE TO CREATE THAT
HIGH RISE FLOOR PLATE, EVEN
DESPITE THAT.
SO, AGAIN, THIS IS ALL WORK
THEY'LL WE'LL NEED TO CONTINUE
WORKING WITH SDOT AND OTHER
DEPARTMENTS TO FIGURE OUT THE
SOLUTION LEER.
BUT WE DID WANT TO ILLUSTRATE
SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT HAVE
COME UP SO FAR.
SO WITH THAT, THAT'S THE END OF
THE SLIDES.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HEAR
DISCUSSION AND TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I JUST WANT TO REITERATE MY
THANKS FOR SOUND TRANSIT
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
CITY ON THIS SITE FOR SO LONG
AND INTO THE FUTURE HERE, AND I
APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION.
WE SEE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
YES.
>> THANK YOU.
TIM, IF YOU COULD CIRCLE BACK
TO THE ALLEY CONFIGURATION
SLIDES, THAT WOULD BE VERY
HELPFUL AND ACTUALLY SIT ON
THIS NEXT SLIDE FOR A MINUTE.
THE ONE IN BETWEEN.
I JUST THINK THIS REALLY HELPS
US UNDERSTAND THAT WITHOUT AN
ALLEY VACATION OR OPTIONS ARE
MORE LIMITED.
WITH AN ALLEY VACATION, WE'RE
ABLE TO PROVIDE A HIGH
FREQUENCY CORRIDOR ADJACENT TO
INTERSTATE 5. I'LL NOTE THAT WE
NEED TO BE FIGURING OUT HOW WE
GET PEOPLE ACROSS INTERSTATE 5
ON THAT BRIDGE.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
AGREES WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH ME.
SO SOUND TRANSIT, I MIGHT ASK
FOR YOUR HELP HERE.
BACK TO THE TOPIC AT HAND, THIS
SLIDE REALLY ILLUSTRATES FOR US
THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CREATE THE
DENSITY WE NEED, IN THE PLACE
THAT WE NEED IT.
NOW IF YOU COULD MOVE TO SLIDE
TEN, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
WHAT'S KEY FOR ME IN THIS
MOMENT, IS EACH OF THESE
OPTIONS ARE USED THROUGHOUT OUR
CITY.
I SEE IN GREENWOOD THAT WE HAVE
ALLEYS THAT HAVE BEEN REALIGNED
OFF OF GREENWOOD, SO THEY ARE
EAST/WEST FACING UNTIL THEY GET
TO GREEN AVENUE.
THEY MAKE CHANGES LIKE THIS.
THIS IS ALONG 14th AVENUE
NORTHWEST IN BALLARD.
THE SAME THING HAPPENS.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR ME IN
THIS MOMENT IS TO NOT AS MUCH
THE VEHICULAR TRAVEL, BUT WHAT
IS THE PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION?
WE ALLOW FOR THE SEATTLE TIMES
BUILDING TO BE REDEVELOPED.
THAT TOOK THE ENTIRE BLOCK, AND
HOW WERE PEDESTRIANS ABLE TO
MAKE CROSSINGS?
DID THEY HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY
AROUND THE BLOCK, OR WERE THEY
ABLE TO MAKE MID-BLOCK
CROSSING?
SO I JUST FLAG FOR SOUND
TRANSIT, BEVERLY, YOU'RE ALWAYS
AMAZING WITH THIS.
IT'S MORE THAN JUST THE CARS.
HOW DO THE PEOPLE GET THROUGH
THE SPOTS?
IN SOME WAYS, NO VACATION.
WE CAN ACHIEVE THE SAME RESULTS
FOR PEDESTRIANS WITH NO
VACATION, AS WE CAN WITH ANY OF
THESE OTHER OPTIONS IF WE'RE
ABLE TO CREATE A MID-BLOCK PASS
THROUGH.
SO I'LL LEAVE THAT UP FOR
FURTHER DISCUSSION.
I'LL JUST RAISE THAT IT'S MORE
THAN JUST CARS.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPENING REMARKS FROM BEVERLY
BARNETT AS WELL ABOUT ALL THE
THINGS THAT SDOT WOULD BE
LOOKING AT, INCLUDING USE BY
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, THE
RECYCLING TRUCKS, EMERGENCY
VEHICLES AND SUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANKS FOR THIS PRESENTATION
AND FOR BRINGING IT TO US IN
EARLY DAYS.
I'M EXCITED TO HEAR THE MENTION
OF THE CULTURAL SPACE PDA.
THAT KIND OF A AN ENTITY IS
EXACTLY WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE, AND I WOULD PUT IN A
PUBLIC FOR KEEPING THIS IN
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP, AND INSTEAD
LEASING IT TO A DEVELOPER SO WE
GET THE BENEFIT OF THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WE ALL
KNOW WE NEED, AND WE KEEP IT IN
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP, RATHER THAN
SELL OFF THIS LAND.
I THINK THAT IS ONE WAY FOR US
TO ADDRESS THE PERMANENCY OF
AFFORDABILITY, AND LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH YOU TO FIGURE
OUT HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO
MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER,
MORALES.
I KNOW WHEN THE CITY GOVERNMENT
HAS LAND, I TOO, PREFER THAT
THEY LOOK AT A 99 YEAR LEASE.
I DIDN'T KNOW TIM OR ABLE, DOES
SOUND TRANSIT AFTER LOOK AT
THAT ISSUE OF DOING A 99 YEAR
LEASE THAT CAN BE RENEWED?
WITH THE LAND?
>> YEAH, WE HAVE DONE THAT.
YES.
SORRY.
WE'VE DONE DISPOSITION BOTH AS
A FEE TITLE TRANSFER, YOU KNOW,
SALES TO DEVELOPERS.
WE'VE ALSO DONE LONG TERM
LEASES LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW, EVERY PROJECT IS SORT
OF UNIQUE.
I THINK THAT'S NOT PERHAPS
SUPER HELPFUL REFRAIN, BUT A
REFRAIN THAT IS PERHAPS NOT A
SURPRISE.
SO WE DO CONSIDER DIFFERENT
WAYS OF DISPOSING THE PROPERTY.
>> HAVING THE, AN OPTION FOR
STREET LEVEL USES BEING
CULTURAL COMMUNITY VERSUS
RETAIL OFFICE, DO THOSE, AND
MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR
BEVERLY OR LISH AS WELL.
BUT DO WE SEE THOSE SPACES?
DO THEY PAY RENT TO CONTRIBUTE
TO THE OVERALL COSTS AND
OPERATIONS OF THE PROJECT?
OR IS IT USUALLY A REDUCED
RENT?
BECAUSE I WOULD IMAGINE IT'S
HARDER FOR THEM TO GENERATE
REVENUE.
>> WE DID SEE THE CULTURAL
SPACE AGENCY RECEIVING SPACE AS
PART OF THE GRAND STREET
COMMENT CERTIFICATION THAT WAS
JUST APPROVED IN THE PAST YEAR.
IN THAT CASE, THEY DID NOT PAY
FOR THE SPACE, BUT I THINK THEY
DO PAY COMMON CHARGES, SO THERE
ARE SOME COSTS.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU AGAIN.
APPRECIATE PREVIOUS CITY
COUNCIL'S CRAFTING THESE
POLICIES SO THAT WE GET THIS
EARLY LOOK.
AND THEN AFTER THIS, THE TWO
STEP PROCESS OF CONSIDERING
ALLEY VACATIONS AND THEN MAKING
SURE THAT ANY CONDITIONS ARE
MET AND I APPRECIATE AGAIN
BEVERLY BARNETT FROM SDOT GOING
THROUGH THE LONG LIST OF THINGS
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED
TODAY ON MAXIMIZING LOW INCOME
HOUSING PRODUCTION, ESPECIALLY
NEAR SUCH FREQUENT TRANSIT, AND
GLAD THAT SDOT AND OUR CENTRAL
STAFF WILL BE LOOKING AT ALL
THE ISSUES, SUCH AS EMERGENCY
VEHICLE ACCESS, AND ACCESS FOR
RECYCLING TRUCKS AND THE
GENERAL CIRCULATION THERE.
AND WHAT THE IMPACTS WILL BE TO
THE ADJACENT STREETS.
WHETHER YOU CHOOSE THE WEST
ALIGNMENT, OR EAST ALIGNMENT
INSTEAD OF A TURN AROUND.
BUT APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP
WITH SOUND TRANSIT, AND WE'LL
KEEP WORKING COLLABORATIVELY
WITH YOU ON THIS, SO WE CAN
MAXIMIZE A PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR
EVERYBODY.
COUNCILMEMBERS, ANY OTHER FINAL
QUESTIONS FOR OUR TEAM HERE?
OKAY.
WELL THANK YOU, ABLE AND TIM
FOR BEING HERE WITH US.
THANKS BEVERLY, AND LISH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE WILL MOVE ONTO THE NEXT
ITEM.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
FULL TITLE OF THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM THREE.
SAFE START PERMIT BRIEFING FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
SO THIS SDOT PROGRAM HAS
PROVIDED PERMITS FOR
RESTAURANTS AND STORES TO USE
SIDEWALKS AND CURB SPACE DURING
THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN OF THE
PANDEMIC.
TODAY, WE'RE GETTING AN UPDATE
FROM SDOT TO HEAR ABOUT THE
POTENTIAL PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WANTED
TO MAKE ANY INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS ON THIS.
>> I MEAN, I'VE GOT MORE TO SAY
THAN WE'VE GOT TIME FOR IN THIS
COMMITTEE MEETING.
>> WE'VE GOT CALVIN BACK.
CALVIN, DID YOU HAVE ANY
OPENING REMARKS FOR THIS ITEM?
>> NO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
PLEASE, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> JUST TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WHEN
THE PANDEMIC HIT AND WE WERE NO
LONGER ABLE TO EAT INSIDE, DUE
TO HEALTH SAFETY REQUIREMENTS,
WE WERE ABLE TO PITCH OTT AND
USE OUTDOOR SPACE IN A WAY THAT
WE HADN'T USED BEFORE.
SEATTLE HAD NOT BEEN A STREET
AND OUTDOOR DINING CITY,
PREVIOUSLY, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT
THERE WAS A LOT OF PENT UP
DESIRE FOR IT.
WHAT I SAW IS SDOT PRIORITIZED
GETTING PERMITS OUT THE DOOR,
AND TOOK THE TIME THAT THEY
NEEDED TO CREATE PERMANENT
LEGISLATION.
SDOT FOCUSED ON THE PRIORITIES
AT HAND, ENSURING BUSINESSES
COULD USE THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL
CITY.
I THINK IT SAVED HUNDREDS OF
BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
IT WAS THIS TEAM THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO SEE PRESENTING TODAY.
IT'S A VERY SMALL TEAM, AND
THEY FOCUSED ON GETTING PERMITS
OUT THE DOOR, SO THAT
BUSINESSES COULD SURVIVE.
IN THE MEANTIME ON THE PATHWAY
TO PERMANENCY, THEY'VE TAKEN
THE TIME TO GET THE POLICIES
RIGHT SIZED FOR OUR CITY, AND
THAT'S THE DISCUSSION WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE FOR TODAY.
THANK YOU TO ALYSE AND JOEL FOR
MAKING THIS HAPPEN, AND SAVING
SO MANY BUSINESSES IN OUR CITY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
WELCOME ALYSE AND JOEL.
LET'S TURN IT OVER TO YOU AND
YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE REMARKS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
THAT WAS VERY NICE AND WE'RE
EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY AND
GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.
I'M ALYSE NELSON, I'M THE
DEPARTMENT STREET MANAGER WITH
SDOT.
JOINING ME IS JOEL MILLER.
WE'RE HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU
TODAY TO GIVE YOU THIS
BRIEFING, AND PROVIDING AN
UPDATE ON OUR STREET AND
SIDEWALK ACTIVITY PROGRAMS.
SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
ONE BACK, PLEASE.
THIS IS OUR SDOT VISION AND
CORE VALUE SLIDE.
WE LIKE TO HAVE THESE IN OUR
PRESENTATIONS TO KIND OF GROUND
OUR WORK AND THIS VISION AND
MISSION, AND CORE VALUE.
SO FOR THIS PROGRAM, WE SEE
THAT OUR WORK TO SUPPORT
BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES AND
THE RIGHT OF WAY REALLY HELPS
DELIVER, AND WE'RE TRYING TO
WORK TO CREATE A PROGRAM THAT
ENHANCES NEIGHBORHOOD
LIVEABILITY, BUT ALSO THAT
ENHANCES SUSTAINABILITY, AND
LIVEABILITY.
WE DON'T HAVE LONG TODAY, SO
THIS WILL BE A REALLY BRIEF
HIGHLIGHT, AND WE'LL GO OUR OUR
BACKGROUND, OUTREACH, AND
THEMES, AND REALLY START TO
TALK ABOUT OUR DRAFT
RECOMMENDATIONS.
THEN WE WILL HAVE MORE
INFORMATION THAT WILL BE
AVAILABLE ON OUR SDOT WEB PAGE,
AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU,
AND THE PUBLIC ON WHAT THEY
THINK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE SO
FAR.
NEXT SLIDE.
I'D LIKE TO TRY TO PROVIDE US A
QUICK 101.
I KNOW PEOPLE CAN USE A LOT OF
JARGON, WE'RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT DIFFERENT AREAS WITHIN
THE RIGHT OF WAY.
SO NUMBER ONE ON THIS LITTLE
MAP IS CURB SPACE.
THAT'S WHERE PARKING GENERALLY
HAPPENS.
THEN THERE'S TWO THAT'S THE
FURNITURE ZONE, THAT'S WHERE
YOU MIGHT FIND STREET TREES,
FIRE HYDRANTS, THAT KIND OF
THING, THEN THERE'S NUMBER
THREE, WHICH IS THE FRONTAGE
ZONE.
IN BETWEEN THE FRONTAGE, AND
FURNITURE ZONE, YOU'LL FIND
SOMETHING WE CALL THE
PEDESTRIAN CLEAR ZONE.
THAT'S THE PART OF THE SIDEWALK
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IS
AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WALKING
AND ROLLING, AND TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE PROVIDING ADEQUATE
PARKABILITY.
THIS IS A TIMELINE SLIDE JUST
TO ORIENT YOU TO WHERE WE'VE
BEEN.
WE CALL THIS THE SAFE START
PROGRAM THAT WAS ALIGNED WITH
GOVERNOR INSLEE'S NAMING.
IT WAS A PANDEMIC PROGRAM TO
GET PEOPLE OUT IN THE PUBLIC
RIGHT OF WAY, WHEN IT WASN'T
SAFE TO BE INSIDE.
IT LAUNCHED IN THE SUMMER OF
2020, AND WE WORKED TO QUICKLY
TURN AROUND PERMITS THAT WERE
FREE.
WE'VE STILL BEEN ISSUING
PERMITS, AND CONTINUE TO DURING
THE PANDEMIC PROGRAM.
IN 2021, WE BEGAN TO LISTEN,
AND LEARN TO WHAT REALLY WAS
WORKING WELL WITH THE PANDEMIC
PROGRAM AND THINK ABOUT WHAT WE
MIGHT WANT TO DO TO MODIFY OUR
EXISTING PERMIT AND PROGRAMS
THAT WE HAD.
SO THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL
INCLUDE EDITS TO THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE, SDOT DIRECTOR'S
RULES.
WE'RE HERE TODAY TO KIND OF
GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, AND WE'LL
BE BACK THIS FALL FOR FURTHER
COUNCIL ACTION.
THE STATE PROGRAM ENDS IN 2023,
WHICH IS WHEN WE PLAN TO
TRANSITION BACK TO OUR PERMITS.
WE EXPECT ALL PERMIT HOLDERS TO
REAPPLY.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE PANDEMIC
PROGRAM ENDING AT THE BEGINNING
OF JULY.
NEXT SLIDE.
JUST BRIEFLY, WE SEE THAT THIS
WORK ALIGNS WITH CITYWIDE PLANS
SUCH AS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
SDOT MODEL PLANS, OUR SDOT
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY
FRAMEWORK, AND ALSO WITH OUR
CLIMATE CITY COUNCIL GOALS.
WE JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
POLICY SUPPORT THAT EXISTS FOR
THIS PROGRAM.
NEXT SLIDE.
WE HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH
OUTREACH.
SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2021, WE
REALLY WANTED TO LEARN WHAT WAS
WORKING WELL DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
WE HAD A MULTIPRONGED APPROACH
TO OUR OUTREACH.
WE CONDUCTED SURVEYS, WE HELD
MEETINGS.
WE MET WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS
AND FOCUSED EACH OUTREACH TO
HEAR SPECIFICALLY FROM PEOPLE
OF COLOR.
WE DID DOOR-TO-DOOR OUTREACH TO
ENSURE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT OUR
SURVEY, AND WE ALSO CONNECTED
EVALUATIONS.
JUST TO HIGHLIGHT, OUR PUBLIC
SURVEY WAS REALLY SUCCESSFUL IN
THAT WE HEARD FROM TEN THOUSAND
RESPONDENTS, WHICH WE WERE
REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE THAT MUCH
FEEDBACK TO HELP GROUND OUR
WORK.
NEXT SLIDE.
SO THIS SLIDE IS ACTUALLY A
QUICK GRAPHIC THAT SHOWS WHAT
WE HEARD AND LEARNED FROM OUR
PUBLIC OUTREACH SURVEY.
THE ONE THAT HAD 10,000
RESPONDNTS.
YOU'LL SEE OVERWHELMINGLY
POSITIVE RESULTS.
VENDING USES WERE ALSO HIGHLY
SPORTED.
SO WERE RETAIL DISPLAYS.
ALTHOUGH A LITTLE LESS
SUPPORTIVE THAN EVERYTHING
ELSE, STILL POSITIVE.
NEXT SLIDE.
SO WE KIND OF STOPPED THERE,
AND SAID HEY, WHAT ARE WE
LEARNING IN THIS?
WE LEARNED OTHER STRONG SUPPORT
FOR THE PROGRAM, AND THERE WAS
SUPPORT TO LOWER BARRIERS SO
PEOPLE COULD PARTNERSHIP.
SOMETIMES PERMITTING AGENCIES
GET A BAD WRAP.
BUT WE WERE SEEING AS A PARTNER
DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND WE
WANT TO CONTINUE THAT.
FINALLY, WE ASKED EVERYONE,
WHAT DO YOU LIKE AND WHAT DON'T
YOU LIKE?
SO WE MADE SURE TO HEAR WHAT
PEOPLE DIDN'T LIKE, EVEN IF
THEY LIKED THE PROGRAM.
SO FROM ALL OF THAT WORK WE
WANTED TO DEVELOP SOME THEMES
TO GUIDE OUR WORK.
AND WE HAVE THESE THREE THEMES,
EQUITY, FLEXIBILITY, AND A
COLLABORATIVE APPROACH.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR
PROGRAM SUPPORTS BIPOC
BUSINESSES AND WANT TO MAKE
SURE OUR PLANS ARE CLEAR AND
CONSISTENT, BUT ALSO ADAPTABLE
OVERTIME, SO WE CONTINUE TO
LEARN AND IMPROVE.
ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE'LL DO
THIS IS BY MOVING SOME OF THE
DETAIL STANDARDS FROM THE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO SDOT RULES
FOR EASIER UPDATES AS WE
LEARNED.
FINALLY, WE WANT TO ENSURE WE
HAVE TIME AND SPACE FOR
APPLICANT COACHING.
WE WANT TO CREATE SIMPLE
EDUCATIONAL TOOLS THAT HELP
PEOPLE BE ABLE TO PARTNERSHIP
AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES TO
GET A PERMIT.
NEXT SLIDE?
NOW WE'RE GOING TO DIG IN A
LITTLE DEEPER TO OUR DRAFT
RECOMMENDATION, STARTING WITH
OUTDOOR DINING.
WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON
CREATING GREAT SPACES THAT ARE
VISUALLY PERMABLE, AND BUILT
FOR THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT, SO
THEY'RE INTENDED TO LAST, AND
CAN BE EASY TO CLEAN AND
MAINTAIN.
WE DO PLAN TO CONTINUE TO OFFER
OVERHEAD STRUCTURES AND POP UP
TENTS.
IN SOME CASES WE WILL NEED TO
HAVE STAMPED CLANS TO MAKE SURE
THINGS HOLD UP.
WE DO PLAN TO ALLOW FOR
PLATFORMS AND NOT REQUIRE THEM,
BUT THEY WILL BE ENCOURAGED,
AND THEY'RE ONE WAY TO MEET ADA
REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE SEATING
ACCESS.
FINALLY, WE PLAN TO SET A MAX
UP LENGTH FOR THE CURB SPACE
CAFES OF 40 FEET.
IT WILL PEND REVIEW OF THE SITE
CONDITIONS TO MAKE SURE THERE'S
ADEQUATE SPACE FOR OTHER CURB
SPACE USE AS WELL.
SO FOR VENDING, OUR FOOD AND
FLOWER VENDERS HAVE BEEN REALLY
HARD HIT DURING THE PANDEMIC.
YOU KNOW, WHEN EVERYBODY WENT
HOME, THEIR TYPICAL CUSTOMERS
WERE NOT WHERE THEY WERE
TYPICALLY GETTING THEIR LUNCH
ORDERS.
SO WE WANT TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO
REDUCE BARRIERS FOR VENDORS,
AND HAVE VENDERS BE ABLE TO
BEND WHERE PEOPLE ARE, BY
PROVIDING FLEXIBLE BUFFERS, AND
GIVING THE FLEXIBILITY WHERE
PEOPLE ARE, AND WHERE VENDERS
WOULD LIKE TO BE.
WE ALSO WANT TO TRY OUT SOME
NEW TYPES OF VENDING, REALLY,
PROVIDE A TRIAL PERMIT FOR NEW
VENDERS TO TRY OUT SITES THAT
THEY'RE NOT SURE IF THEY'LL PAN
OUT AT A LOWER UPFRONT COST, SO
THEY CAN TRY IT OUT WITH LESS
RISK.
NEXT SLIDE.
NEXT IS OUR STREET CLOSURES,
DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE
EXTENDED OUR OFFERS TO ALLOW
FOR A LONGER TERM IN SEASONAL
CLOSURES TO SUPPORT BUSINESS
ACTIVITIES.
THIS WORKED WELL, PARTICULARLY
WHERE THERE WERE CONDITIONS
THAT DIDN'T WORK WELL FOR
STREET SPACE USE.
WE SAW SOME VERY SUCCESSFUL
EXAMPLES, SUCH AS THE BALLARD
AVENUE CAFE STREET, 11th
AVENUE, AND PIKE AND PINE,
OCCIDENTAL, AND PIONEER SQUARE
AND CROCKETT, AND QUEEN ANNE.
BASED ON THE PANDEMIC SUCCESS,
WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO OFFER
THOSE CLOSURES WE BEGAN DURING
THE PANDEMIC, AND ADD THAT TO
OUR TOOL KIT AS MORE DAY-TO-DAY
STREET CLOSURE ACTIVITIES.
LAST, BUT NOT LEAST IS OUR
MERCHANDISE DISPLAY PERMIT.
WE THINK THAT IT MIGHT BE
SIMPLER FOR FOLKS THAT ARE
RETAIL BUSINESSES JUST TO BE
ABLE TO SET UP SMALL BUILDING
FRONTAGE DISPLAYS WITHOUT A
PERMIT MOVING FORWARD.
SO WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE
STANDARDS THAT THEY COULD
FOLLOW, BUT WITHOUT A PERMIT
REQUIRED IN THE BUILDING
FRONTAGE ZONE.
FOR FURNITURE DISPLAYS, IT'S A
BIT HARDER TO GET IT RIGHT, SO
WE'LL STILL HAVE A PERMIT SO WE
CAN CHECK FOR THE CONDITIONS
AND GUIDE BUSINESS THROUGH THAT
PROCESS.
FINALLY, WE TRIED OUT
MERCHANDISING DISPLAY ON THE
CURB SPACE, AND DIDN'T SEE
WIDESPREAD USE BASED ON
CONTINUED USE OF THE CURB, WE
PLAN TO NO LONGER ALLOW CURB
SPACE MERCHANDISE DISPLAY
EXCEPT FOR AS A COMPONENT OF
THE STREET CLOSURE PERMIT.
NEXT SLIDE.
FINALLY, I WANTED TO GIVE A
HIGHLIGHT OF COMMIT FEES.
WE WAIVED OUR PERMIT FEES
DURING THE PANDEMIC, BUT WE'LL
REINTRODUCE THEM.
IN 2023, WE'RE LOOKING TO
CREATE A SIMPLE FEE STRUCTURE
TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR
ALL OUTDOOR DINING SPACES WHERE
THEY'RE ON THE SIDEWALK OR CURB
SPACE.
WE WANT TO LOWER FEES FOR
PUBLIC STREET AND SIDEWALK
ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THOSE
SMALL AND MID-SCALE EVENTS.
THIS WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO HOLD
EVENTS THAT AREN'T FITTING IN
OUR COMMUNITY BLOCK PROGRAM.
FINALLY, WE RECOGNIZE THAT
BUSINESSING MAY BE STILL HARD
HIT FROM THE PANDEMIC.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO
LOWER BARRIERS, SUCH AS HAVING
PERMITS SPACED OUT OVERTIME,
RATHER THAN A LUMP SUM.
MY NEXT ONE IS MY LAST ONE,
JUST THAT WE'RE HAPPY TO BE
WITH YOU TO TALK TO YOU TODAY,
AND WE'RE APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR
TIME AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
COULD YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE
NINE?
SO A BIG PICTURE IS SDOT'S
PROPOSAL, OR IS THE IDEA HERE
THAT POST PANDEMIC, THAT SDOT
WOULD BE WANTING TO MAKE SOME
OF THESE CHANGES PERMANENT?
>> YES, WE ALREADY HAD EXISTING
PROGRAMS FOR ALL OF THESE USES,
SO WE WANT TO TAKE WHAT WE
LEARNED, AND BRING IT INTO OUR
PERMANENT PERMITTING OPTIONS.
>> WHAT IS THE PROCESS YOU USE,
OR WOULD BE USING, IF, LET'S
SAY THERE'S SEVERAL TAKEOUT
ESTABLISHMENTS WHERE THERE'S NO
DINING THERE, IT'S PRIMARILY
TAKEOUT, BUT THEN YOU HAVE A
BAR OR A RESTAURANT THAT WANTS
TO USE THE PARKING DIRECTLY
OUTSIDE WHERE THE DELIVERY
PICKUP USUALLY OCCURS?
SO IF A RESTAURANT SAYS HEY, I
WANT TO USE THE SPACE, ARE YOU
úCHECKING WITH THE ADJACENT
BUSINESSES TO MAKE SURE IT
DOESN'T NEGATIVELY IMPACT THEIR
BUSINESS?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
WELL WE DO PLAN TO HAVE A
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THE
APPLICATIONS MOVING FORWARD.
SO THAT WILL BE ONE WAY TO HEAR
FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE NEARBY,
WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT THE USE.
THEN THE OTHER THING I'LL SAY
IS WE WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR
SDOT CURB SITE.
MIKE ESTEY WAS HERE EARLIER, TO
UNDERSTAND THE CURB SPACE NEEDS
ON ANY GIVEN BLOCK AND TO KIND
OF CONSIDER HOW THIS ACTIVATION
USE FITS INTO ANY NEEDED SPACE
FOR ACCESS LIKE LOADING.
>> SO THAT PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD YOU MENTIONED, THAT
WOULD BE FOR EACH PERMIT?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
AND THEN WOULD YOU MIND GOING
TO SLIDE 12?
THERE'S A BULLET POINT THERE,
ALLOW VENDING IN NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THAT?
>> YEAH, THE IDEA HERE IS THAT
THERE ARE SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW,
USES IN NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES OR, YOU KNOW,
A SIDE STREET RIGHT OFF OF A
MAIN NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL
AREA, WHERE A VENDER MIGHT MAKE
SENSE, NOT EVERYWHERE, IT WON'T
MAKE SENSE EVERYWHERE, BUT THAT
WE WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE OF OUR
FLEXIBILITY TO ISSUE THESE
PERMITS, MAYBE ADJACENT TO A
PARK, WHERE THERE'S LIKE A LOT
OF SOCCER TOURNAMENTS
HAPPENING, OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO TO BE HONEST, THIS IS A NEW
AREA FOR US, AND WE'RE WORKING
ON TRYING TO CREATE SOME, A
FRAMEWORK FOR REVIEW THAT WILL
WORK, AND AGAIN, OUR WHOLE IDEA
WITH THIS APPROACH IS TO BE
FLEXIBLE, AND ITERATIVE, SO
WE'LL TRY TO HAVE SOME REVIEW
CRITERIA THAT MAKES SENSE, AND
THEN WE CAN ADAPTIF WE'RE
FINDING WE DIDN'T GET IT QUITE
RIGHT INITIALLY.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
SO I DIDN'T HAVE A QUESTION
ABOUT THIS SLIDE, BUT WHILE
WE'RE HEAR, I APPRECIATE WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO DO HERE, AS
SOMEBODY WHO WAS REALLY
ADVOCATING FOR US, YOU KNOW,
ALLOWING MORE FOOD TRUCKS IN
THE CITY, I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT THESE
SMALL BUSINESSES, AND, YOU
KNOW, THEY HAVE FOOD TRUCK PODS
IN PORTLAND THAT ARE VERY
SUCCESSFUL.
AND REALLY PROVIDE, YOU KNOW,
AN ARRAY OF FOOD OPTIONS FOR
NEIGHBORS, AND SUPPORT THESE
SMALL BUSINESSES.
SO JUST GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE
RIGHT ANSWER IS THERE?
I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION
ABOUT SLIDE 13.
AS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT STREET
CLOSURES, I'M THINKING IN
PARTICULAR ABOUT THE COLUMBIA
CITY PATIO PROJECT THAT WAS
GOING FOR A WHILE DURING THE
PANDEMIC, AND, YOU KNOW, FAIRLY
SUCCESSFUL.
PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
REALLY APPRECIATED THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANTS AND
BRING THEIR FOOD TO THIS
COVERED SPACE, SO THEY COULD
SIT OUTDOORS AND EAT, AND IT
WASN'T A SPACE FOR ANY
PARTICULAR BUSINESS.
IT WAS FOR ALL THE SURROUNDING
BUSINESSES.
AND THEY HAD A SMALL STAGE, AND
YOU KNOW, THERE WOULD BE
EVENING EVENTS.
AND I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT
HAPPENED, BUT IT'S GONE.
AND SO WE'RE INTERESTED IN
FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN BRING
THAT BACK.
AND ON THIS SLIDE, WHAT I'M
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IS THE
FIRST BULLET POINT SAYS, ALLOW
ONGOING STREET CLOSURES WITH
FULL YEAR OPTIONS.
AND THEN THE THIRD BULLET SAYS
FULL YEAR, OR SEASONAL PERMITS
WILL BE ISSUED FOR PUBLIC
EVENTS.
SO ARE THOSE TWO DIFFERENT
PERMIT TYPES?
COULD THE COLUMBIA CITY PATIO,
FOR EXAMPLE, COME BACK AND BE
PERMITTED YEAR-ROUND IF IT
DOESN'T HAVE PUBLIC EVENTS
GOING ON ALL THE TIME?
>> A GREAT QUESTION.
AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE
TALKING TO THE PATIO
REPRESENTATIVES, AND ARE HOPING
TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, COME
BACK TO COLUMBIA CITY.
BUT YES, WE DO THINK THAT
THERE'S SPACE.
AN IMPORTANT SPACE FOR THOSE
TYPES OF SPACES TO COME BACK,
VIA THIS STREET CLOSURE TYPE.
WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S EVENTS
HAPPENING.
I DO THINK THAT WOULD BE A HOME
FOR THE PATIO, VIA OUR STREET
PERMITTING PROCESS.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE IDEA
OF HAVING IT BE OPEN FOR MORE
PUBLIC SEATING IS REALLY GREAT.
I THINK IT THEN CAN SUPPORT A
VARIETY OF BUSINESSES, YOU
KNOW, ON THE SIDE STREET LIKE
IT IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY'RE
KIND OF OFF A BUSIER ARTERIAL
STREET.
I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD
MODEL THAT WE'LL SEE PERHAPS
COME TO OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS DISTRICTS TOO.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS?
>> OH, SURE, CAN'T RESIST,
CHAIRMAN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> REAL QUICK.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I THINK
YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE TAKEOUT
WAS SPOT ON.
ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT WRESTLED
WITH JUST HERE IN THIS
COMMUNITY SO FAR, WE'VE
WRESTLED WITH ON BALLARD
AVENUE.
A BUSINESS CAN TAKE OUT PERMIT
FOR THE SPACE DIRECTLY IN FRONT
OF THEIR BUSINESS.
THEY'RE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR
SDOT.
SAME GROUP HERE, AT LEAST
NELSON'S TEAM SET UP THE THREE
MINUTE PICKUP FOR FOOD PERMIT.
ALYSE, IS THAT, I KNOW THERE'S
PLACES IN BALLARD WE'VE
PERMITTED FOR THAT SO A TAKEOUT
RESTAURANT CAN HAVE THAT.
IN PARTICULAR, WE HAVE OTHER
COAST CAFE THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO
A RETAIL RESTAURANT.
OTHER COAST, OR RETAIL
MERCHANDISE STORE.
OTHER COAST DOESN'T HAVE
OUTDOOR SEATING.
IT'S GOT MAYBE A COUPLE CHEERS.
YOU CAN EAT YOUR SANDWICH THERE
IF YOU WANT TO, BUT IT'S NOT,
THERE'S EASIER PLACES TO EAT
YOUR SANDWICH IS WHAT I WOULD
SAY.
THEY'RE DONE A NICE JOB WITH
PARTNERS WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS,
SO THE SPACE KIND OF
FLUCTUATES, DURING THE FARMER'S
MARKET, THE FRONTAGE FLIPS SO
THE FARMER'S MARKET USES THAT
PERGOLA.
WHAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS THE
ABILITY TO HAVE THAT THREE
MINUTE PARKS.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING
RESTAURANTS IN PARTICULAR
REALLY BENEFIT FROM.
IT MAKES SURE NOBODY IS
LINGERING IN FRONT OF THEIR
BUSINESS.
FOLKS CAN COME IN.
ALYSE, IS THAT STILL SOMETHING
BUSINESSES ARE AABLE TO APPLY
FOR AND USE THE PARKING SPACE
IN FRONT OF THEIR BUSINESS FOR?
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, IT'S NOT MY
TEAM THAT ISSUES THOSE.
WE WORK WITH ALSO GREAT, I
THINK WE'VE TRANSITIONED MAYBE
TO A FIVE MINUTE LOADING ZONE,
AND THEN THERE'S LIKE KIND OF
STANDARD, YOU'LL SEE 15 MINUTE
PEDESTRIAN PASSENGER LOADING.
SO YEAH, I THINK MAYBE WHAT I
WOULD SAY, HIGH LEVEL IS, YOU
KNOW, EVERY CURB SPACE
APPLICATION WE WORK CLOSELY
WITH THEIR TEAM TO REALLY
CONSIDER THE NEED FOR LOADING
AND ACCESS ON THE BLOCK, SO
WE'RE MAKING SURE TO GET THAT
RIGHT.
SO YES.
LIKE A FIVE MINUTE LOADING ZONE
MIGHT BE A GOOD SOLUTION TO
MAKE SURE THAT BUSINESSES HAVE
WHAT THEY NEED ON THE BLOCK, OR
MAYBE IT'S RIGHT AROUND THE
CORNER.
WE'LL WORK WITH OUR CURRENT
SPACE TEAM AND CONSIDER HOW TO
MAKE SURE WE'RE ACCOMMODATING,
LIKE THE MULTIPLE USES THAT WE
MUST ACCOMMODATE WITH THE RIGHT
OF WAY.
>> SPEAKING TO, I BELIEVE IT
WAS SLIDE 14, 15.
THE FEES IS WHERE WE'RE GOING.
UNDERSTANDING THAT IN THE PAST,
OUR FEES WERE SO HIGH, AND THE
FLEXIBILITY FOR THESE SPACES
WAS SO LOW, IT'S WHY WE DIDN'T
SEE BUSINESSES USING THIS
PERMIT.
WHEN I THINK BACK TO NOBLE FUR
ON BALLARD AVENUE, THEY HAD
LESS SPACE IN FRONT OF THEIR
BUSINESS THAN I HAVE SITTING AT
THIS DESK TO HAVE A TABLE AND
CHAIRS.
SO JUST LOOKING, WE'RE SITTING
AT MY DESK, YOU WOULD LITERALLY
HAVE TO BE UP AGAINST THE WALL
HERE, AND ALLOW FOR PEDESTRIAN
PASSAGE.
SO IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE.
SO I THINK THAT THE FLEXIBILITY
THAT YOU'VE CREATED IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
IN THE COST RECOVERY, I KNOW
THAT THIS SECTION IS FUNDED BY
PERMITS THE SAME AS YOU
PROVIDE.
THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON
PRACTICE IN THE CITY, AND IT
MAKES SURE THAT OUR GENERAL
FUND ISN'T BEING USED BEYOND
WHAT WE NEED IT TO BECAUSE
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF DIFFERENT
NEEDS FOR OUR GENERAL FUND USE.
SO THAT SAID, I UNDERSTAND OUR
NEED TO HAVE COST RECOVERY
HERE.
UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE ABLE TO
USE FEDERAL ONE TIME FUNDS TO
BUOY THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU'RE
DOING BY ISSUING PERMITS FOR
FREE.
I ALSO HEARD PUBLIC COMMENTERS
TODAY SAY THAT WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THESE FEES ARE REASONABLE.
I JUST WANT TODAY SAY I AGREE
WITH BOTH YOU AND PUBLIC
COMMENTERS ABOUT THE NEED FOR
THESE FEES.
WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE RIGHT-SIZED.
BECAUSE SOMETHING IN THE PAST
THAT WE WERE BASING THESE OFF
OF WAS WHAT WAS THE POTENTIAL
PARKING REVENUE FOR A PARKING
PLACE.
THAT DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
THE TIME THAT THAT PARKING
STALL MIGHT NOT BE USED.
ALSO IN THIS ITERATION NOW, AS
WE'RE MOVING FORWARD INTO THE
NEW ERA OF OUTDOOR DINING, WE
ALSO NEED TO BE CONSIDERING HOW
MUCH GENERAL FUND TAX REVENUE
IS CREATED BY SALES TAX BY THE
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE
OCCURRING IN THESE SPACES.
I ALSO KNOW THAT WITHIN YOUR
TEAM, ALYSE, WE'RE WRESTLING
WITH THE PUBLIC PRIVATE USE OF
THESE SPACES, AND WHAT IS THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT.
HAPPY TO CHAT MORE ABOUT THAT.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT THE FEES ARE NOT AS
STRAIGHT FORWARD AS IT MIGHT
SEEM ON ITS FACE.
WE'VE COME A LONG WAY.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE
RIGHT-SIZED, AND THERE'S ALSO
THAT THIRD BENEFIT OF SALES TAX
THAT IS COMING TO OUR CITY.
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR NOW.
JUST THANK YOU, ALYSE, JOEL,
MIKE ESTEY FOR THE PARKING, THE
TO-GO ZONES.
WITH ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT
TOOLS IN OUR TOOL BOX, WE'RE
REALLY ABLE TO CREATE THAT
NEED, OR THE RIGHT SIZED FIT
FOR EACH SECTION.
ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, I HAD ONE
MORE THING TO ASK.
ALYSE, WHEN WE'RE DOING PUBLIC
FEEDBACK ON EACH PERMIT, I KNOW
IN OTHER ASPECTS OF THE WORK
THAT I DO FOR THE CITY,
SOMETIMES IT'S USED TO DELAY,
WHETHER IT'S INTENTIONAL, OR
UNINTENTIONAL, OR OFTEN TIME,
ON ANOTHER SET OF QUESTIONS,
OFTENTIMES THE BUREAUCRACY JUST
BECOMES A LITTLE BIT MORE
GRINDY, BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING TO
CREATE THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
CAN YOU SHARE WITH ME HOW WE'RE
GOING TO STREAMLINE THIS, SO
THAT WE'RE NOT MAKING
BUSINESSES WAIT THROUGH A
SEASON THAT THEY COULD BE
GETTING BUSINESS AND CREATING
TAX REVENUE?
HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAKE SURE
THIS IS PROPERLY USED TO GET
THE INPUT FROM THE NEIGHBORING
BUSINESSES, BUT ALSO NOT USE IT
AS A WAY TO STOP US FROM MOVING
FORWARD?
>> YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD
QUESTION.
I THINK THAT ONE THING IS TO BE
BUSINESSES, SO THEY KNOW WHAT
TO EXPECT AND KIND OF TAKE THAT
INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THEY'RE
MAKING THEIR APPLICATION TO
SDOT.
THE ONE THING I WOULD ALWAYS
SAY IS IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR
NEIGHBORS IF YOU ARE THINKING
ABOUT APPLYING SOMETIME, YOU
CAN HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD
INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS UP
FRONT, BUT THAT MIGHT MEAN SDOT
DOESN'T GET A COMMENT LETTER OR
EMAIL LATER IF YOU'VE WORKED
OUT IT ALREADY FOR US.
ONE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT IS
TO NOT KIND OF ASSUME THAT
SOMETHING THAT WAS REALLY
SUCCESSFUL DURING THE PANDEMIC
DOESN'T NEED ANY KIND OF
MODIFICATIONS MOVING FORWARD.
WE WANT TO DO THE PROCESS WE
ALWAYS HAVE ON THESE PUBLIC
PERMITS, AND MAKING SURE WE'RE
HEARING FROM FOLKS THAT NOW,
BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF
YEARS.
I THINK REALLY, WHAT WE FOCUS
ON IS WHAT DO NEIGHBORS THINK?
WHAT ARE WE MISSING THAT WE
MIGHT NOT SEE FROM REVIEWING
THE SITE CONDITIONS AND KIND OF
HAVING EYES ON THE STREET?
WHAT DO THEY KNOW BETTER THAN
US, AS FAR AS THAT LOADING
TRUCK COMES HERE AT THIS TIME
OF DAY, SO WE CAN KIND OF SORT
THAT OUT.
BUT REALLY, WE'RE HOPING TO
HEAR TECHNICAL CONCERNS FROM
FOLKS SO WE CAN ADD TO OUR
REVIEW, SO WE MAKE IT EVEN
BETTER WHEN THAT CAFE GETS
APPROVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
CHAIR, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
PRESENTATION.
AND WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE
LATER.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ONTO
OUR FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA,
WHICH IS A HALF A BILLION
DOLLARS ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.
THE SHIP CANAL WATER QUALITY
CONTROL PROJECT.
SO LET'S HAVE THE CLERK READ
THE NEXT ITEM INTO RECORD,
PLEASE.
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR.
SHIP CANAL UPDATE FOR BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH
THIS MEGA PROJECT.
IT'S GOING TO IMPROVE OUR
ENVIRONMENT WITH THE 3-MILE
UNDERGROUND SOLUTION TO STORE
STORMWATER UNTIL WE CAN GET IT
TREATED.
WE KNOW THEY'VE WORKED THROUGH
CHALLENGES HERE, SO WELCOME OUR
OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED GENERAL
MANAGER OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, AND KEITH WARD,
GENERAL MANAGER.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR PEDERSEN
AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON THIS
COMMITTEE.
WE'RE ABOUT TO HEAR TODAY AN
UPDATE ABOUT ONE OF OUR MOST
IMPORTANT PROJECTS THAT SPD HAS
EVER UNDERTAKEN.
THE SHIP CANAL PROJECT WILL
PREVENT AN AVERAGE OF 75
MILLION GALLONS OF RAW SEWAGE
AND POLLUTED STORMWATER FROM
ENTERING LAKE WASHINGTON SHIP
CANAL, SALMON BAY, AND UNION
BAY.
IT IS ACTUALLY THE CENTERPIECE
PROJECT IN OUR CONSENT DECREE,
WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE
AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY,
AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AND
WILL PROVIDE PUBLIC HEALTH AND
PUBLIC BENEFITS TO OUR CITY.
AS COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
NOTED, IT'S ALSO THE MOST
EXPENSIVE, AND MOST COMPLEX
CAPITAL PROJECT THAT WE'V
IMPLEMENTED.
NOT TO MENTION DURING A PERIOD
OF UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES.
I WANT TO THANK CHAIR PEDERSEN
AND THE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS ON
THIS COMMITTEE FOR THE
ATTENTION THAT THEY HAVE PLACED
ON THIS PROJECT WITH THE GOAL
OF DELIVERING IT ON SCHEDULE,
AND ON BUDGET.
TODAY, KEITH WARD, THE PROGRAM
EXECUTIVE IS HERE TO PROVIDE AN
UPDATE ON THE PROJECT, AND GIVE
A SENSE OF HOW THE CHALLENGES
OF THE PAST TWO AND A HALF
YEARS ARE EFFECTING THE
PROJECT.
AT THIS POINT, I'LL PASS IT OFF
TO KEITH.
>> THANKS, ANDREW.
JUST MAKE SURE.
CAN YOU SEE A FULL SCREEN?
>> YES.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US ON
YOUR AGENDA TODAY FOR THIS
PRESENTATION.
I'LL START WITH THE PROJECT
OVERVIEW, INCLUDING OUR CURRENT
SCHEDULE AND CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.
THEN I'LL COVER OUR COSTS,
ESTIMATING, AND MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES, OUR BUDGET, AND OUR
PROPOSED NEXT STEPS.
THE SHIP CANAL WATER QUALITY
PROJECT IS A STORAGE TUNNEL TO
REDUCE STORAGE FLOWS INTO WATER
WAYS.
SEATTLE, LIKE MANY AREAS HAS
AREAS ARE SEWAGE COMBINES WITH
WATER.
DURING HEAVY RAINS, STORMWATER
FILLS THESE PIPES CAUSING THE
SYSTEM TO OVERFLOW INTO LOCAL
WATER BODIES.
THIS IMAGE SHOWS HOW ONCE THE
PROJECT IS COMPLETED, MANY OF
OUR WORST OVERFLOWS WILL
INSTEAD BE REROUTED INTO A
WATER TUNNEL.
THE PROJECT WILL KEEP 75
MILLION GALLONS OF POLLUTED
STORMWATER AND SEWAGE OUT OF
SALMON BAY, AND THE SHIP CANAL
EVERY YEAR.
THE CITY SIGNED WITH THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF
ECOLOGY ABOUT THESE COMBINED
SEWER OVERFLOWS.
THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT IS
THAT WE MUST HAVE LESS THAN ONE
OVERFLOW BUT YEAR, PER OUTFALL
ON A 20 YEAR MOVING AVERAGE.
THIS APPLIES CITYWIDE TO ALL OF
OUR 82 OUTFALL LOCATIONS.
THE SHIP CANAL WATER QUALITY
PROJECT ADDRESSES OVERFLOWS AT
SIX LOCATIONS.
CURRENTLY, THESE SIX OUTFALLS
OVERFLOW 104 TIMES PER YEAR ON
AVERAGE.
THIS IS SHARED PROJECT WITH
KING COUNTY.
IT WILL ADDRESS FOUR OF THE
CITY'S OUTFALLS AND TWO OF THE
COUNTY'S OUTFALLS.
THE FOUR CITY OUTFALLS OVERFLOW
THE VAST MAJORITY OF SEWAGE
OVERFLOWS ANNUALLY.
THIS MAP SHOWS THE COUNTY'S
DRAINAGE BASINS IN GREEN, AND
THE CITY'S DRAINAGE BASINS IN
PINK TO THE SIX OUTFALL
LOCATIONS.
THE COST OF THIS PROJECT IS
SHARED.
OUR JOINT PROJECT AGREEMENT
WITH KING COUNTY INCLUDES A
COST OF ABOUT 65% FOR THE CITY
OF SEATTLE, AND ABOUT 35% FOR
THE KING COUNTY WASTEWATER
MANAGEMENT DIVISION.
NOW I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT
PROJECT DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION.
THIS IS A PLANNED VIEW OF THE
PROJECT.
OUR WORK INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION
IN THE FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS SHOWN
HERE ALONG THE SHIP CANAL.
THE BACKBONE OF THE PROJECT IS
A 2.7-MILE LONG 18-FOOT 10-INCH
DIAMETER STORAGE TUNNEL FROM
BALLARD TO WALLINGFORD.
TO GIVE YOU A SIZE OF THE
SCALE, YOUR STANDARD TRANSIT
TUNNEL LIKE SOUND TRANSITS.
WE ALSO HAVE TWO OTHER SMALLER
TUNNELS SHOWN BY NUMBER TWOs
AND THREE HERE.
ONE UNDER THE SHIP CANAL FROM
FREMONT TO QUEEN ANNE AND ONE
IN BALLARD.
THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED SECTION OF
THE PROJECT.
EACH OF THE FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS,
WHICH I SHOWED EARLIER, ARE
SHOWN AT THE TOP.
AND THE THREE COLORS DENOTE HOW
WE'VE PACKAGED WORK BETWEEN
THREE CONSTRUCTION PACKAGES.
SHOWN AT THE TOP, CONVEYANCE
PIPES FROM THE EXISTING SEASON.
THESE ARE SHOWN BY ARROWS.
THESE BRING FLOWS TO DROP
SHAFTS AND THE DROP SHAFTS TAKE
THE FLOWS FROM THE SURFACE DOWN
INTO THE STORAGE TUNNEL.
THE TUNNEL WAS SHOWN IN DARK
BLUE AND WILL BE BETWEEN 57 TO
105 FEET DEEP.
IT WILL PROVIDE ABOUT 30
MILLION GALLONS OF STORAGE
CAPACITY.
THERE ARE ONLY TWO ABOVE GROUND
STRUCTURES, A SMALL ELECTRICAL
BUILDING IN WAILING FORD, AND
OUR PUMP STATION IN BALLARD.
THE SHIP QUALITY PROJECT IS A
MASSIVE EFFORT THAT SPANS 11
YEARS.
WE HAVE FOUR MAJOR CONSTRUCTION
PACKAGES WHICH ARE SHOWN ON THE
LEFT SIDE.
IN YEARS ARE SHOWN ACROSS THE
TOP.
IN LATE 2018, WE REMOVED A
FIFTH CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE,
WHICH REALIZED A COST SAVINGS
OF ABOUT $10 MILLION.
THE DIFFERENT COLORS ARE FROM
THE BARS SOMEHOW HOW WE PLAN
AND HAVE OPTIONS ANALYSIS,
DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION
PHASES.
WE'LL BE WORKING ON THIS
PROJECT THROUGH 2025, WHICH IS
THE PURPLE LINE ON THE RIGHT,
AND WE MUST HAVE COMPLETE
CONSTRUCTION AND BE OPERATIONAL
BY THEN.
THE DASHED YELLOW LINE DENOTES
A KEYNOTE IN OUR PROJECT.
THE PUMP STATION CANNOT BEGIN
UNTIL THE STORAGE PROJECT IS
COMPLETED, SO WE'RE CLOSELY
MONITORING PROGRESS OF THE
STORAGE TUNNEL.
WE'VE MADE CONSIDERABLE
PROGRESS IN THE PAST SEVEN
YEARS.
WE'VE COMPLETED THE DESIGNS OF
ALL OF OUR PROJECTS.
WE'VE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION ON
ONE PROJECT AND HAVE BIDS ON
TWO MORE.
BECAUSE WE HAVE BIDS FOR THIS
WORK, WE HAVE MORE COST
CERTAINTY ON OVER $270 MILLION
OF CONSTRUCTION WORK.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE MORE PROJECT
TO BUILD, WHICH IS OUR $120
MILLION PROJECT, WHICH IS SHOWN
AS A LIGHT SHADE OF DARK BLUE.
WE'LL BE BIDDING THIS PROJECT
THIS FALL, AND EXPECT TO KNOW
THE CONSTRUCTION COST BY EARLY
2023, WHICH IS SHOWN BY THE
YELLOW STAR.
WE'VE EXPENDED OVER $256
MILLION ON THIS PROJECT SO FAR.
THIS IS A PHOTO OF OUR BALLARD
EARLY WORKS PROJECT THAT WAS
COMPLETED IN EARLY 2019.
IT WAS A $10 MILLION
CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE THAT
PREPARED THE BALLARD SITE FOR
TUNNEL OPERATIONS.
WE'VE COMPLETED THIS
CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE IN ADVANCE
OF TUNNELING, TO SECURE THE
TUNNELING TO GET BETTER BID
PRICES.
SHOWN HERE IS THE REMOVAL OF
ABOUT IT 2,000 TONS, OR 1,000
TRUCK LOADS OF CONTAMINATED
SOIL.
ALTHOUGH WE ENCOUNTERED MORE
CONTAMINATED SOIL THAN
EXPECTED, WE HAD PLANNED FOR,
AND BUDGETED FOR POSSIBLE RISK
EVENTS LIKE THIS.
OUR STORAGE TUNNEL IS AN ACTIVE
CONSTRUCTION ACROSS FIVE
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND INCLUDES THE
2.7-MILE LONG STORAGE TUNNEL
SHOWN IN THE CENTER OF THIS
SLIDE.
AGAIN, THIS IS THE BACKBONE OF
THE PROJECT.
THIS PARTICULATE OF THE PROJECT
HAS BEEN FEATURED IN THE MEDIA
FOR THE SUCCESSFUL TUNNEL
BORING MACHINE NAMING CONTEST
WHERE OVER 34,000 PEOPLE LAST
YEAR VOTED AND MUDHONEY WAS
SELECTED AS THE NAME OF OUR
TUNNEL BORING MACHINE.
ALSO FEATURED WAS MUDHONEY'S
DEFEAT OF A BOULDER EARLIER
THIS SPRING, AFFECTIONATELY
CALLED MEGA BOLDER.
WE SELECTED OUR STORAGE HANDLER
IN 2019.
THEY'VE COMPLETED ABOUT 25% OF
THE STORAGE TUNNEL, AND OUR
FIVE NEIGHBORHOOD SETS.
TWO OF OUR CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS ARE NOT YET IN, OR
THROUGH CONSTRUCTION.
ON THE RIGHT IS A A MAP SHOWING
CONSTRUCTION OF OUR
CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE.
IN THE PAST MONTH, WE'VE
RECEIVED CONSTRUCTION BIDS FOR
THIS $8.7 MILLION PROJECT, AND
THEY CAME IN UNDER BUDGET.
ON THE LEFT IS A RENDERING OF
OUR PUMP STATION.
IT IS OUR BIGGEST REMAINING
UNCERTAINTY, AND IS EXPECTED TO
BID THIS FALL AS I SAID.
I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THIS
LATER.
NOW I'M SHIFTING TO TALK ABOUT
COST MANAGEMENT, AND BUDGETS.
ON A LARGE PROJECT LIKE THE
SHIP CANAL WATER QUALITY
PROJECT ESTIMATING AND MANAGING
COSTS IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND
INCLUDING STRATEGIES TO MANAGE
CHANGES, UNCERTAINTIES, AND
RISKS.
THERE'S A LOT OF TERMINOLOGY IN
COST ESTIMATING, BUT I WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT FOUR KEY FACTORS.
THE FIRST IS BASE COST.
THIS IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE THINK
ABOUT WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
IT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION
COSTS SUCH AS CONCRETE, REBAR,
AND SKILLED LABOR.
IT ALSO INCLUDES I THINK
FLEERING AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
TO FIND BASE COST, WE LOOK
ACROSS ALL OF OUR PROJECTS FOR
BASE COSTS IN THE YEAR THAT
WE'RE PREPARING OUR ESTIMATE.
SECOND IS ESCALATION.
THIS IS WHAT IT WILL COST TO
COMPLETE THE PROJECT IN THE
FUTURE.
WE DIDN'T BUY STEEL, DESILL,
AND OTHER MATERIALS IN 2018 IN
THE LAST BUDGET.
WE WILL BUY THOSE MATERIALS AND
HIRE THE CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION
LABOR FOR THAT PROJECT IN 2023.
WE HAVE TO ESTIMATE WHAT
ESCALATION WILL BE THROUGH TIME
TO APPROVE OUR BUDGET.
OUR $570 MILLION BUDGET
INCLUDED $60 MILLION IN
ESCALATION.
IN AN ESTIMATE, THERE IS ALWAYS
UNCERTAINTY.
WE CAN'T KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT
THE DESIGN OR HOW ESCALATION
WILL REALLY IMPACT THE WORK.
WE INCORPORATE UNCERTAINTY INTO
THE COST ESTIMATES.
AS WE HAVE MORE DESIGN
DEFINITION, THEN THE BIDS FROM
THE CONTRACTORS UNCERTAINTY
DECREASES.
SHOWN ON THE LEFT IS WHAT IS
CALLED THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY.
IT CONVEYS HOW UNCERTAINTY
DECREASES AS THERE IS A HIGHER
DEGREE OF DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AS
YOU MOVE TO THE RIGHT IN THIS
FIGURE, AND FINALLY WHEN
CONSTRUCTION BIDS ARE RECEIVED
FROM OUR CONTRACTORS.
LASTLY, CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
HAVE RISKS.
IF THESE RISKS HAPPEN, THEY
IMPACT COSTS AND SCHEDULE.
WE PLAN FOR RISKS AND INTEGRATE
RISK RESERVES INTO OUR PROJECT
COST ESTIMATES AND SCHEDULES.
AN EXAMPLE OF A RISK EVENT THAT
HAS OCCURRED IS THE MEGABOULDER
WE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL MONTHS
AGO, WHICH IS SHOWN ON THE
FRONT OF THE TUNNEL BORING
MACHINE ON THE RIGHT.
WE HAD A RISK EVENT FOR
BOULDERS IN OUR RISK REGISTER
AND ARE CURRENTLY EVALUATING IF
THE IMPACT IS AS WE HAD
PREDICTED.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER
THERE ARE COST ESTIMATES, DON'T
INCLUDE A SINGL ESTIMATE, BUT A
RANGE OF POSSIBLE OUTCOMES,
BASED ON VARIOUS UNCERTAINTY,
AND RISK SCENARIO US.
THIS TYPE OF ESTIMATING IS BEST
PRACTICED BY OTHER AGENCIES
LIKE THE WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION AND SOUND
TRANSIT.
SO HOW DO LARGE PROJECTS MANAGE
FOR UNCERTAINTY AND RISK?
THEY USE RISK REGISTERS AS I
SAID WE'VE USED THESE.
WORKING WITH SUBJECT MATTER
EXPERTS IN MANY FIELDS
INCLUDING TUNNELING, WE
IDENTIFY, ANALYZE, AND MONITOR
RISKS THAT COULD IMPACT THE
PROJECT.
IN SOME CASES WE DECREASE THE
IMPACT OF OCCURRING.
THE SECOND IS UNCERTAIN ITTY
AND RISK MODELING.
IN THE END, WE CAN DEVELOP A
RANGE OF BUDGET AND CORE
RESPONDING UNCERTAINTIES TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND THE
CONFIDENCE TO DELIVER THE
PROJECT AT A SPECIFIC BUDGET.
LASTLY, WE UTILIZE CONTINGENCY
FUNDS AND RESERVES TO UTILIZE
EVENTS WHEN THEY OCCUR AND --
SHOWN HERE ARE SOME COST
MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES WIRE
DOING ON THE SHIP CANAL WATER
PROJECT TO PROACTIVELY TRY TO
STAY WITHIN OUR PROJECT BUDGET.
MONTHLY OUR PROJECT TEAMS AND
OUR MANAGEMENT REVIEW STOKES,
SCHEDULES, AND COSTS FOR EACH
OF OUR PROJECTS IN THE OVERALL
PROJECT.
WE ALSO REVIEW OUR RISK
REGISTERS WHICH INCLUDE OVER
400 RISK EVENTS AND EVALUATE
OUR BUDGET CONFIDENCE TO
DELIVER THE PROJECT WITHIN OUR
$570 MILLION BUDGET.
NEXT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
LAST THREE WHICH ARE SHOWN, THE
LAST THREE STRATEGIES WHICH
HAVE BEEN KEY COST REDUCTION
STRATEGIES FOR THIS PROJECT.
SO PAST PRACTICES AND COST
MANAGEMENT INCLUDING FINDING
OVER $67 MILLION THROUGH COST
REDUCTIONS THROUGH THREE MAJOR
EFFORTS IN THE LAST SEVEN
YEARS.
OUR LATEST COST REDUCTION
EFFORT IN 2020 REDUCED COSTS BY
$7 MILLION BY CHANGING THE
EXTERIOR OF OUR PUMP STATION
AND CHANGING HOW SOIL WOULD BE
REMOVED FROM CONSTRUCTION OF
THE STORAGE TUNNEL.
WE ALSO HAVE SECURED $342
MILLION IN LOW INTEREST RATE
FEDERAL AND STATE LOANS WHICH
WILL SAVE RATE PAYERS $99
MILLION.
COUNCIL RECENTLY APPROVED THE
LAST OF OUR STATE LOANS.
LOOKING FORWARD, WE WILL
CONTINUE OUR REVIEW OF OUR
STOKES, SCHEDULES, AND COSTS,
AS WELL AS RISK REGISTERS AND
OTHER COST MANAGEMENT.
WE'LL ALSO WORK TO MANAGE
CONSTRUCTION TO CONTAIN COSTS.
AND WE'RE EVALUATING THE USE OF
COMMODITY ESCALATION RISK
SHARING ON OUR REMAINING
CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE THAT WE'LL
BE PREPARING SOON.
THIS WILL HELP ATTRACT THE BEST
CONTRACTORS FOR THIS COMPLEX
CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE.
HERE I'M GOING TO MOVE INTO
TALKING ABOUT THE PROJECT'S
BUDGET.
AS I DO, PLEASE REMEMBER TWO
THINGS.
FIRST THIS IS A JOINT PROJECT.
ABOUT 65% OF THE COSTS ARE THE
CITIES, AND THE REMAINDER ARE
KING COUNTY'S.
THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION
CURRENTLY IS $395 MILLION.
OVER THE $570 MILLION BUDGET.
ALSO I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT
CONFIDENCE.
CONFIDENCE IS HOW WE CONVEY HOW
CERTAIN WE ARE THAT A PROJECT
WILL BE AT OR BELOW A
FORECASTED AMOUNT.
WE STRIVE TO ANTICIPATE TRENDS
AND MANAGE RISKS, BUT THESE
FACTORS VARY THROUGH TIME.
SHOWN HERE IS A CHRONOLOGY OF A
FEW KEY BUDGET ITEMS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WAS THE
CHAIR OF OUR COMMITTEE WHEN WE
DEVELOPED THIS BUDGET, DUE TO
CHANGES IN HISTORICAL RAINFALL
AND AN INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION
MARKET CONDITIONS.
I WAS ALSO BROUGHT ONBOARD AT
THAT TIME AND IN ORDER TO
DEVELOP THIS BUDGET, WE
INITIATED AN EXTENSIVE 10 MONTH
LONG COST ESTIMATE REVIEW, AND
RECONCILIATION PROCESS.
WE WORKED WITH NATIONAL EXPERTS
AND WE EVALUATED ALL THE KEY
FACTORS FOR THE PROJECT AND
WORKED WITH THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL TO SET THE BUDGET AT
$570 MILLION, AND A 65%
CONFIDENCE.
A 65% CONFIDENCE MEANS THAT
THERE'S A 65% CHANCE THAT THE
PROJECT WILL BE BROUGHT IN AT
OR BELOW THE ESTIMATED COST,
AND A 35% CHANCE THAT THE
ESTIMATED COST WILL BE
EXCEEDED.
AGAIN, INCLUDED IN THIS
ESTIMATE WAS AN ESTIMATE OF
ABOUT $60 MILLION IN
ESCALATION.
SINCE 2018, WE'VE BEEN MANAGING
COSTS, RISKS, AND IMPLEMENTING
COST REDUCTIONS, AS I SAID.
BUT WE HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SOME
RISK EVENTS AND STILL SOME
SIGNIFICANT RISK EVENTS PRESENT
OUR PRESENT IN THE PROJECT.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT
WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN A
COMPREHENSIVE COST
RECONCILIATION EFFORT WE'LL BE
CONDUCTING FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THIS YEAR.
THIS WILL REMAIN SIMILARTO OUR
PROJECT IN 2017 AND 2018.
SHOWN HERE IS A STATUS OF OUR
MAJOR RISKS, COSTS, AND
SCHEDULE.
FOR RISKS LAST SUMMER WE
PRESENTED SEVERAL BIDDING
CONSTRUCTION AND RISKS.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TWO OF
THESE RISKS.
THE FIRST IS THAT WE HAVE A LOT
OF WATER REMAINING ON THE
PROJECT.
WE CONTINUE TO MANAGE THIS
RISK.
WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED SOME
UNDERGROUND ISSUES, SUCH AS THE
MEGA BOULDER THIS PAST SPRING.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE THREE MORE
YEARS OF UNDERGROUND WORK ON
THE PROJECT, INCLUDING
COMPLETION OF OUR STORAGE
TUNNEL AND OUR TWO CONVEYANCE
TUNNELS UNDER THE SHIP CANAL
AND IN BALLARD.
THE SECOND RISK EVENT IS
RELATED TO ESCALATION, AND HAS
CHANGED CONSIDERABLY IN THE
PAST NINE MONTHS.
IT THREATENS OUR ABILITY TO
BRING THE PROJECT IN AT OR
BELOW OUR CURRENT BUDGET.
I'LL EXPAND ON THIS RISK MORE
IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES.
OR COSTS OUR CONFIDENCE TO
DELIVER THE BUDGET IS AT 65%.
IT IS WITHIN 5% OF OUR 2018
ESTIMATE.
FOR SCHEDULE, WE'RE CURRENTLY
ESTIMATED TO COMPLETE THE
PROJECT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025,
FOUR MONTHS AHEAD OF OUR
REGULATORY COMPLETION
MILESTONE.
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME DELAYS
IN TUNNELING, AND THE ESTIMATED
OF OUR PROJECT DURATION HAS
INCREASED, SO WIRE LOOKING FOR
WAYS TO MITIGATE THESE IMPACTS.
WE SET OUR BUDGET IN 2018.
TWO OF OUR PROJECTS WE'RE STILL
ESTIMATING.
THE OTHER PROJECTS.
>> Reporter: WERE IN DESIGN
PHASE.
WE HAVE NOT STARTED ON ANY OF
THE PROJECT AS IS YOU CAN SEE
HERE.
SINCE 2018, WE HAVE ADVANCED
THE PROJECT CONSIDERABLY, AND
HAVE MORE COST CERTAINTY IN
MANY AREAS.
I WANT TO TALK MORE ABOUT
ESCALATION SHOWN HERE IS
ESCALATION DATA FROM SEVERAL
LOCAL AND NATIONAL SOURCES FROM
2008 TO EARLY 2022.
IT SHOWS THE PERCENT ANNUAL
CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THIS DATA IS SPECIFICALLY
RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION WORK
AND IT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION
LABOR, MATERIALS, AND
EQUIPMENT.
YOU SEE THAT IN GENERAL BETWEEN
2008 AND 2021, THE CHANGE IN
ESCALATION VARY BETWEEN
NEGATIVE 1% AND ABOUT 5%
ANNUALLY.
THE HIGHEST ANNUAL RATE CHANGES
UP UNTIL 2021 TO 2022 WERE DUE
TO FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FUNDING DURING THE GREAT
RECESSION, AND ANOTHER LOCAL
BUILDING BOOM IN 2017 TO 2019.
YOU MAY RECALL THAT SEATTLE HAD
THE MOST NUMBER OF TOWER CRANES
IN THE NATION DURING THIS
LATTER PERIOD.
THIS IS ALSO WHEN WE DEVELOPED
OUR BUDGET FOR $570 MILLION.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THE
ESCALATION RATE CHANGED FROM
2021 TO 2022 ON THE RIGHT FOR
THESE INDICES HAS BEEN
UNPRECEDENTED AT BETWEEN 15 TO
21%.
THIS FIGURE SHOWS WHAT HAPPENS
WITH ESCALATION, SINCE WE SET
OUR $570 MILLION BUDGET IN
2018.
SHOWN HERE IS THE ANNUAL
ESCALATION RATE OVERTIME.
IT REPRESENTS THE BLENDED
ESCALATION RATE FOR LABOR,
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT ON
LOCAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
IN 2017 AND 2018 WHEN WE WERE
DEVELOPING OUR PROJECT BUDGET,
ESCALATION WAS RUNNING ABOVE
THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE IN PUGET
SOUND, WHICH IS DENOTED BY THE
DASHED YELLOW LINE.
WE ESTIMATED IT WOULD TAKE FIVE
YEARS FOR ESCALATION TO RETURN
TO THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE, AND
THE BLUE LINE SHOWS THE
ESTIMATE WHICH WAS INCLUDED, OR
THE ANNUAL RATE CHANGE INCLUDED
IN OUR ESTIMATE OF $68 MILLION
FOR EXCOLLISION.
REALIZED ANNUAL ESCALATION WAS
MOVING BACK TOWARD THE HI
HISTORICAL AVERAGE.
THIS IS DENOTED BY THE SOLID
LINE.
YOU CAN SEE DUE TO SHORTAGES
AND CONSTRUCTION LABOR, SUPPLY
CHAIN ISSUES AND INCREASED
COMMODITY PRICES.
PROJECTED TO BE WELL ABOVE THE
HISTORICAL AVERAGE, WITH 2022
ESTIMATED TO BE AT ALMOST 14%.
ESCALATION COMPOUNDS OVERTIME,
AND SHOWN HERE IS THE
CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF ESCALATION
OVERNIGHT SINCE 2018.
WITH OUR 2018 ESTIMATE IN BLUE,
AND THE FUTURRIZED ESTIMATE IN
RED.
WE WILL BE CONVEYING OUR
PROJECT SOON, WHICH IS SHOWN BY
THE PURPLE ARROW.
CONTRACTORS WILL BE COMPLETING
THE WORK BETWEEN MID-2023, AND
THROUGH 2025.
WE RECEIVED BIDS FOR OUR $255
MILLION STORAGE TUNNEL
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN MID-
2019, WHICH IS SHOWN HERE
BEFORE ESCALATION RATES
INCREASED, SO THERE'S NO RISK
OF PRICE INCREASES FOR THIS
CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE.
OUR NEXT STEPS INCLUDE
CONTINUING TO MOVE THE PROJECT
FORWARD THROUGH CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITIES.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE WILL
BE CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE
AND TIME-INTENSIVE EVALUATION
AND ANALYSIS OF ALL OF OR
PROJECT COSTS INCLUDING
REEVALUATING ALL OF OUR COSTS
AND REMAINING SCHEDULE.
EVALUATING RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES, LOOKING FOR
CONTINUED OPPORTUNITIES.
FURTHER EVALUATING THE IMPACT
OF EXCLOGS, AND UPDATING OUR
UNCERTAINTY AND RISK MODEL.
SOME OF THESE ARE SPECIAL TO A
MEGA PROJECT AND ARE NOT
TYPICAL OF WHAT WE DO ON OUR
REMAINING PROJECTS.
WE WILL ALSO REMAIN IN EARLY
FIRST QUARTER, 2023, SO WE'LL
HAVE MORE CERTAINTY ON THE COST
OF OUR LAST PROJECT TO GO UNDER
CONSTRUCTION, AND THE IMPACT OF
ESCALATION.
WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE A FULL
BUDGET AND SCHEDULE UPDATE TO
COUNCIL IN THE SECOND QUARTER
OF 2023.
AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'RE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE
PROGRESS THUS FAR ON THIS MEGA
PROJECT, AND REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR NOTING THE COST MANAGEMENT
THAT YOU'RE DOING ALONG THE WAY
WITH THIS PROJECT, THAT YOU'RE
NOT JUST LETTING THE PROJECT
UNFOLD.
BUT YOU DID VALUE ENGINEERING
ALONG THE WAY.
YOU REFINANCED SOME OF THE DEBT
TO SAVE MONEY.
MEANWHILE, WE'RE GOING TO BE
BATTLING INFLATION,
INFLATIONARY COSTS OVER THE
NEXT 12 MONTHS AT LEAST.
WE WILL CERTAINLY HAVE YOU
BACK.
WE DO WANT THIS PROJECT TO COME
IN ON TIME, AND UNDER BUDGET.
WE, OF COURSE HAVE A SEPARATE
FORMAL WATCH LIST PROCESS AS
THE CITY COUNCIL, THANKS TO THE
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO SET UP THAT
PROCESS LIST.
AND OF COURSE THIS PROJECT IS
ON THE WATCH LIST, JUST TO
MONITOR.
SO WE'LL HAVE YOU BACK HERE, IN
ADDITION TO BEING A PART OF THE
FORMAL WATCH LIST PROCESS.
COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS TODAY?
>> CHAIRMAN.
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> I'LL BE BRIEF AND JUST SAY
THAT I KNOW THERE ARE MANY
PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY THAT
HAVE A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH
THE WAY THAT THE CITY DOES
BUSINESS.
EVEN FOR THESE FOLKS THAT HAVE
MANY CHALLENGES ACROSS OUR
CITY, THEY SAY ONLY GOOD THINGS
ABOUT YOU, KEITH.
THAT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR
INTENTION AND REGULAR
COMMUNICATION AND YOUR ABILITY
TO WORK WITH PEOPLE AND MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED, AND KEEP
THE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD, SO
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU THERE.
I KNOW THAT ONE ACCIDENT IS TOO
MANY, AND I'LL JUST STATE THAT
YOUR RECORD IS BETTER THAN PURE
PROJECTS YOU'VE KEPT A VERY
SAFE WORKPLACE.
I DID WANT TO JUST CHECK IN TO
SEE HOW TRAVIS IS DOING.
I KNOW THAT HE WAS INJURED
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> YEAH, TRAVIS IS A WORKER IN
THE TUNNEL AND HE ACTUALLY WAS
INJURED ON MARCH 30th.
A VERY SERIOUS INJURY.
BROKEN HIP, AND SOME BROKEN
RIBS, AND WE'VE BEEN MONITORING
HIS PROGRESS CLOSELY.
HE IS, I BELIEVE, JUST ABOUT
READY TO RETURN TO WORK.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN REALLY
LOOKING OUT FOR HIM.
I TALK ABOUT COST AND SCHEDULE.
OF COURSE THOSE ARE VERY
IMPORTANT.
SAFETY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING FOR US.
THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WORK.
WE HAVE CREWS WORKING 24 HOURS
A DAY, IN THREE SHIFTS, DOWN IN
THE TUNNEL.
SO SAFETY IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS, AND WE'RE
MONITORING THAT, AND WORKING ON
THAT VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR
CONTRACTORS.
THANKS FOR ASKING.
>> THANK YOU, KEITH.
JUST FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE
SPOKEN WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE
COMPLETED PIER PROJECTS AND
THEY'VE BEEN SURPRISED AT HOW
FEW ACCIDENTS YOU'VE HAD.
JUST HIGHLIGHTING THAT.
JUST PUTTING ON THE RECORD
ALWAYS MY DESIRE AS WE RETURN
THIS SPACE INTO A PUBLIC PLACE,
WITH THE PUMP STATION GOING OUT
TO BID SOON, JUST WANT TO
REITERATE THE ACCESS FOR THE
WATER WAY TO HAND LAUNCHED
CRAFTS.
>> GREAT, YOU CAN SEE ACTUALLY
ON THIS RENDERING, THAT IS PART
OF THE PUMP STATION PLANT.
>> THERE WE ARE.
WHILE I'M NOT A PADDLEBOARDER,
I STILL LOVE THEM.
THANKS, KEITH.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE WRAP THIS
UP?
ALL RIGHT, WELL THANK YOU
GENERAL MANAGER LEE, AND
PROJECT MANAGER WARD FOR YOUR
THOROUGH PRESENTATION TODAY.
IT'S A REAL RESOURCE FOR THE
COMMUNITY TO HAVE THE
POWERPOINT AND SEE ALL THE HARD
WORK YOU'RE DOING HERE.
WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, WITH NO
FURTHER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS,
I'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE
MEETING.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> OKAY, IT'S 11:37 A.M.
THIS CONCLUDES THE JULY 19,
2022 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
WE ANTICIPATE OUR NEXT MEETING
WILL BE ON TUESDAY, AUGUST
2nd.
THANK YOU, AND WE ARE
ADJOURNED.