>>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. THE APRIL 15, 2025 MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9: 33:00 A.M. I AM ROB SAKA. WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE? >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? VICE-CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH? >> PRESENT. >> CHAIR SAKA? >> HERE. >> CHAIR, THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. THE AGENDA IS HEREBY ADOPTED. WELCOME COLLEAGUES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT TODAY'S MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING. THREE IMPORTANT TOPICS ON THE AGENDA TODAY, AND OUR FIRST TOPIC WILL BE A BRIEF PRESENTATION BY CENTRAL STAFF AND A MORE FULL CONVERSATION AND PRESENTATION BY SDOT REGARDING THE DEPLOYMENT OF AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS IN OUR CITY. RECALL, COLLEAGUES, THAT FUNDING AND DEPLOYMENT OF THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN A HUGE PRIORITY FOR ME AND THIS COUNCIL. INDEED DURING THE COUNCIL'S 2024 BUDGET DELIBERATIONS, I LED THE CHARGE FOR FUNDING $1.18 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF SCHOOL ZONES OR CAMERAS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL ZONES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CLAM MORING FOR THIS KIND OF TECHNOLOGY AND CLAMORING FOR RACING, UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS ON OUR ROADS. I WANT TO THANK BUDGET CHAIR STRAUSS FOR HIS PARTNERSHIP ON THIS IMPORTANT BUDGET INVESTMENT ITEM. TECHNOLOGY WHEN RESPONSIBLY DEPLOYED IS A CRUCIAL TOOL TO ADDRESSING UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR IN OUR CITY. I'VE BEEN A STRONG PROPONENT OF WASHINGTON STATE AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES, INCLUDING SEATTLE, TO DEPLOY AUTOMATED NOISE ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY. A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOR SPD TO STUDY THE DEPLOYMENT OF AUTOMATED NOISE ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY COULD LOOK LIKE IN OUR CITY SHOULD THE STATE DECIDE TO ACT AND AUTHORIZE. I TESTIFIED BEFORE THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT STATE AUTHORIZATION OF THIS KIND OF TECHNOLOGY, AND I ALSO LED EFFORTS TO GET THIS WHOLE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THAT SAME STATE AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION. SO WE KNOW THAT TECHNOLOGY IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL. IT'S A VITAL TOOL, BUT IT'S NOT THE END ALL-BE ALL. WE PROVIDED A FUNDING PATH, AND IF THIS LEGISLATION PASSES, WE CAN'T JUST PAT OURSELVES ON THE BACK, WATCH THE DEPLOYMENT OF THESE, AND SAY ATTA BOYS AND THINK EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OKAY. IT'S NOT THE SILVER BULLET. NO SUCH THING. BUT WE DO KNOW IT IS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN THE TOOLKIT. WE DO KNOW THAT IT IS ONE OF 40 PLUS FEDERALLY PROVEN ENGINEERING COUNTERMEASURES TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY ON OUR ROADS. SO REALLY IMPORTANT ITEM. AS PART OF OUR BROADER ROAD SHOW TO CONSIDER AND DELIBERATE ON THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION, COLLEAGUES RECALL THAT LAST COUNCIL MEETING WE CONSIDERED, WE HAD A BRIEFING FROM SDOT AT A SLIGHTLY HIGHER LEVEL ON WHAT THE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE TODAY NOW THAT WE HAVE FORMAL PROPOSED LEGISLATION BEFORE US, WE'RE GOING TO GET A MORE IMPLEMENTATION-SPECIFIC VIEW AND PRESENTATION ALLOWING FOR DISCUSSION BY US OF WHAT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE HERE IN SEATTLE. SO THAT ALONG WITH AN IMPORTANT PROVISO LIFT TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO SPEND AND START DEPLOYING THIS TECHNOLOGY AND OF COURSE AN IMPORTANT ITEM PERTAINING TO A, WHAT IS IT, IT'S NOT A SKY BRIDGE, IT'S A PERMIT, IN COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS' DISTRICT. LOOKING FORWARD TO A LIVELY DISCUSSION, COLLEAGUES, AND I KNOW IT'S THESE ITEMS COLLECTIVELY AND INDIVIDUALLY ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU ALL AS WELL. WE WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE. CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS HAVE SIGNED UP TODAY? >> CURRENTLY, WE HAVE TWO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP AND THREE REMOTE. >> ALL RIGHT. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTE S. >> MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 20 MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED, SPEAKERS WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN SETS OF IN-PERSON AND REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL THE COMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICS WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. GORDON PADDLEFORD. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SEATABLE NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS. THANK YOU FOR TAKING UP THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC TODAY. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WE DO THIS THOUGHTFULLY, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE IT SCALE IN A THOUGHTFUL WAY. IT'S IMPORTANT WE MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC TRUST WHILE WE DO THIS. AND TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO DO IT TRANSPARENTLY, WE NEED TO DO IT IN A FAIR WAY, AND WE NEED TO DO IT EFFECTIVELY. AND YOU KNOW, TRANSPARENCY IS A VALUE I KNOW YOU ALL HOLD. IT'S IMPORTANT IN THE BEST OF TIMES, AND THESE ARE NOT THE BEST OF TIMES WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SNATCHING PEOPLE OFF OF OUR STREETS. IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE THAT THE PUBLIC HAS CONCERNS THAT WE'RE MANAGING THIS TECHNOLOGY IN THE MOST FAIR AND TRANSPARENT WAY POSSIBLE SO THAT WE'RE KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE. AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT WE HAVE WRITTEN POLICIES SO THAT FOLKS CAN SEE HOW THESE CAMERAS ARE BEING MANAGED. IN TERMS OF FAIRNESS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HEARD FROM COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THEY BOTH FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN OVERENFORCED AND UNDERINVESTED IN WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORTATION SAFETY. I THINK THE DEPARTMENT IS STARTING TO CHANGE THAT, AND THAT REALLY NEEDS TO CONTINUE AS A STRONG COMMITMENT FROM THIS BODY AND THE CITY. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM IS THERE'S A LOW RECIDIVISM RATE. WHEN PEOPLE GET THESE TICKETS, THEY DON'T TEND TO GET THEM AGAIN. WE'RE ABOUT CHANGING BEHAVIOR. THAT'S THE POINT OF THIS. WE'RE ABOUT KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE ON THESE STREETS. LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE GIVING OUT WARNINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE FINES ARE SET AT A LEVEL WHERE WE'RE CHANGING BEHAVIOR, NOT JUST GENERATING REVENUE. WE NEED TO DO THIS IN AN EFFECTIVE WAY. THESE PROGRAMS CAN BE HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL AROUND THE COUNTRY. THAT TIGHT NEXUS BETWEEN REVENUE AND INVESTMENT IS REALLY CRITICAL. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM HAS WORKED SO WELL IS THAT THOSE REVENUES ARE BEING REINVESTED BACK INTO SCHOOL SAFETY, EVEN BETTER WOULD BE SITE-SPECIFIC PLANS FOR WHERE THOSE CAMERAS ARE LOCATED. IF WE'RE GENERATING YEAR AFTER YEAR IN A LOCATION, THAT MEANS THERE'S AN ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM, AND WE SHOULD BE TRYING TO FIND OTHER PROVEN TECHNOLOGIES LIKE INVESTMENTS IN SPEED HUMPS TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE ON OUR STREETS AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, GORDON. >> LAST IN-PERSON SPEAKER, CLARA CANTER. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? HELLO. HELLO? THERE WE GO. HI. MY NAME IS CLARA CANTER. SPEAKING TODAY AS AN ORGANIZER OF WHO STREETS, OUR STREETS. I LIKE TO REITERATE SOME OF THE POINTS GORDON MADE ALREADY. WE HAVE A LOT OF STREETS IN SEATTLE, PARTICULARLY THROUGH OUR BIPOC AND LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE DESIGNED FOR SPEED. THEY'RE DESIGNED TO GET CARS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE FROM POINT A TO POINT B. AND THE STATED GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DECREASE THAT DANGEROUS SPEEDING, TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON OUR STREETS, AND YET MANY OF THE POLICIES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS NEW LEGISLATION ARE POINTING MORE IN THE DIRECTION OF TURNING THIS PROGRAM INTO A WAY FOR THE CITY TO GENERATE REVENUE. OFTENTIMES ON THE BACKS OF THOSE BIPOC AND LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. WE ARE SETTING THE FINE LEVELS AT THREE TO FIVE TIMES THE LEVEL OF OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE DATA SHOWING THAT THOSE LOWER FINE LEVELS DO, IN FACT, DECREASE SPEEDING AND DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR ON OUR STREETS AT ABOUT THE SAME LEVELS. WE'RE REPEALING WARNINGS FOR FIRST-TIME OFFENDERS THAT SDOT HAS BEEN ISSUING FOR YEARS ALREADY. THAT SDOT DATA SHOWS ARE 90% EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING SECOND VIOLATIONS, AND WE'RE NARROWING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WILL GET WARNINGS FOR THE FIRST 30 DAYS BY EXPLICITLY CARVING OUT SCHOOL ZONE SPEED CAMERAS FROM THAT WARNING POLICY. AND THAT'S A POLICY THAT SDOT STATED HELPS THEM ADMINISTRATIVELY TO WORK OUT THE KINKS OF A NEW CAMERA SITING. AND WE'RE ALSO POOLING THE REVENUE TOGETHER INTO A SINGLE BUCKET AND ALLOWING IT TO BE SPENT ON A PRETTY WIDE RANGE OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, INSTEAD OF KEEPING THE SCOPE NARROW AND FUNDING THE SPEED HUMPS AND STOP SIGNS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE STREETS THAT WE'RE SEEING THE DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR ON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION. >> THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO REMOTE SPEAKERS. FIRST UP WILL BE ETHAN CAMPBELL. ETHAN, REMEMBER TO HIT STAR SIX. >> HI. I'M A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE RECENT REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES FOR FAIR AND EFFECTIVE AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS. SDOT'S LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU DEVIATES FROM BEST PRACTICES IN FOUR WAYS I URGE YOU TO CORRECT. ONE, THEY WANT TO REPEAL FIRST VIOLATION WARNINGS INSTEAD RELYING ON A 30-DAY WARNING PERIOD OR NEW CAMERAS THAT EXCLUDE SCHOOL ZONES. THE DATA SHOWS WARNINGS ARE 90% EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING SECOND VIOLATIONS. THE FOCUS SHOULD BE CHANGING BEHAVIOR, NOT PUNISHMENT. THE 30-DAY WARNING PERIOD SHOULD APPLY TO ALL LOCATIONS. SECOND, REVENUE SHOULD GO TOWARD STREET SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. THIS IS A UNIVERSAL BEST PRACTICE. THE BROAD CATEGORY OF ABATEMENT INVESTMENTS IN THE LIST OF REVENUE USES, THIS CATEGORY SHOULD BE STRUCK FROM THE BILL. THE ANALYSIS FOR NEW CAMERAS LEAVES IT OPTIONAL FOR SDOT TO DETERMINE IF OTHER STRATEGIES COULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN TICKETING. SPEED CUSHIONS CAN BE BUILT CHEAPLY AND MORE QUICKLY THAN PERMITTING, ORDERING, AND INSTALL CAMERAS IN SEATTLE. CONSIDERING ALTERNATIVES ON THESE SITE ANALYSES IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND SHOULD NOT BE OPTIONAL. FINES ARE SET AT $139, NEARLY THE HIGHEST AMOUNT ALLOWED BY STATE LAW. THIS IS HIGHER THAN NEEDED FOR DETERRENCE AND OUT OF LINE WITH SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK CITY AND D.C. AS WELL AS NEW PROGRAMS IN CALAL AND MINNESOTA WHERE TICKETS START AT $40-$50. I URGE SDOT AND COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER THESE ASPECTS AND AMEND THIS BILL BEFORE PASSAGE. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS RICK GROSSMAN. RICK, REMEMBER TO HIT STAR SIX. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS RICK GROSSMAN. I'M A RESIDENT OF PRIDE PLACE ON BROADWAY BETWEEN PIKE AND PINE. AND THE SENIORS HERE CERTAINLY DO HAVE ISSUES WITH TRANSPORTATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE FIRST IS RELEVANT TO THE TOPIC SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT INVOLVES NOISE CAMERAS. I REALIZE THAT WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH STATE LEGISLATION, AND THAT'S UNDERWAY. BUT I HOPE YOU'LL CONSIDER WHAT'S GOING ON THERE AND CONSIDERING WHAT'S HAPPENED IN NEW YORK CITY AND OTHER LOCATIONS WITH THOSE NOISE CAMERAS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS PEOPLE WITH MODIFIED MUFFLERS WHO CREATE INCREDIBLY LOUD SOUNDS. ALSO, I HOPE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT SIDEWALK SAFETY, WHICH IS DEALING WITH BICYCLES AND SCOOTERS KNOCKING SENIORS OVER RIGHT NOW. AND THAT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE FIND A WAY TO ADDRESS. THERE ARE SOME WAYS THAT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT COST OR INCIDENT TO THE CITY, SPECIFICALLY IN ASKING BICYCLE RENTAL COMPANIES TO CREATE AN AUDIBLE BEEP ON THE BICYCLES SO ONE KNOWS WHEN THERE'S A VEHICLE APPROACHING FROM BEHIND THEM ON THE SIDEWALK. WE KNOW THAT NOT NECESSARILY MORE OF AN INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY, BUT THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP US ACHIEVE THAT. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. OUR LAST SPEAKER IS DAVID HAYNES. DAVID, HIT STAR SIX. >> HI. THANK YOU. WE NEED TO START ISSUING TICKETS FOR A MULTITUDE OF VIOLATIONS, STARTING WITH CUSTOM EXHAUST PIPES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BACKFIRE LIKE GUNSHOTS THAT BOTHER THE COMMUNITY. AND EVEN CIGARETTE SMOKING AND VAPORIZING AND MARIJUANA SMOKING, THEY DESERVE A $25 TICKET. BUT THE ROAD RAGE THAT CONTINUES DOES NOT DESERVE ANY MORE WARNINGS, AND QUITE FRANKLY I THINK WE NEED AT LEAST ONE AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC STREET LIGHT ENFORCEMENT ZONE LIKE THE VIDEO AT THE STADIUM INTERSECTION WHERE THE PORT AUTHORITY THINKS THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO SPEED AND RUN THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND HONK THEIR HORNS FROM THE PORT ALL THE WAY TO THE HIGHWAY LIKE THEY NEED TO GET A RUNNING START. WE NEED TO ENFORCE A TYPE OF CALMING OF THE ROAD, AND TICKET THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ROAD RAGING. BUT OBVIOUSLY, THE SCHOOLS NEED IT AS WELL. BUT YOU KNOW, GIVING A WARNING, AND THEN JUMPING UP TO $139 IS KIND OF RIDICULOUS. YOU KNOW, WHY CAN'T YOU CRANK OUT SOME $50, $75, $100 TICKETS? THE CUSTOM EXHAUST PIPES, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAVEN'T MADE A LAW THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE. AND SEPARATELY, JUST TO POINT OUT WE HAVE A LINK LIGHT RAIL THAT COSTS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND WE HAVE BUSES THAT COST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN EFFICIENT TRANSFER FROM SAY 148th AT THE NEW LINK LIGHT RAIL STOP UP BY SHORELINE, WHEN WE GET OFF THAT TRAIN AND THERE'S SIX BUSES ON BREAK BECAUSE OF AN ABUSIVE UNION, ONE OF THOSE BUSES IS SUPPOSED TO STEP UP AND COMBINE SERVICE LIKE FOR THE NUMBER 65. WHEN YOU TAKE THE 65 AND GO LIKE FOUR STOPS, THERE'S SO MUCH POTHOLES THAT IT HURTS YOUR BACK, MESSES UP THE BUS, AND WE NEED EFFICIENCIES FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION INSTEAD OF CONSTANTLY MISSING THE TRANSFERS. KEEP THE UNION... >> THANK YOU, DAVID. THAT IS ALL THE TESTIMONY WE HAVE. >> ALL RIGHT. SINCE THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL REGISTERED SPEAKERS, WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS. LET US MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM ONE, AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA LEGISLATION. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND WHILE OUR PRESENTERS ARE JOINING US AT THE TABLE, PLEASE IN A MOMENT SHARE YOUR PRESENTATIONS, AND IN A MOMENT INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATIONS. BEFORE YOU DO THAT, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO FRAME THIS SPECIFIC CONVERSATION A LITTLE MORE. SO WE KNOW THAT AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS ARE AN IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BASIC TRAFFIC SAFETY IN OUR CITY, AND I WAS READING THE SEATTLE TIMES RANT AND RAVE SECTION A FEW DAYS AGO, EARLIER THIS WEEK WHERE A SEATTLE TIMES READER WROTE OVER THIS WEEKEND THAT RAVE TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR SPEED BUMPS AND OTHER TRAFFIC CALMING ON ARTERIALS. ANYTHING TO GET US ALL TO SLOW DOWN AND BE LESS DANGEROUS TO PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS WHO HAVE AS MUCH RIGHT TO EXIST AND MOVE SAFELY AS CARS DO. I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. SO THANK YOU TO THE SEATTLE TIMES READER FOR THAT VERY KIND RAVE ABOUT THE CITY'S TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES ON ARTERIALS. I'LL SPEAK HIGHLY OF THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC CUSHIONS. THE DEPARTMENT UNDERTOOK A HURCHULEAN EFFORT TO INSTALL SPEED HUMPS, AND I SEE IT ALL THE TIME. IT DOES SLOW CARS DOWN. IT WORKS. IT DOESN'T DO MUCH FOR THE PROBLEM NOISE ACTIVITY IN THE AREA, BUT IT DOES SLOW CARS DOWN. IT'S NOT THE ONLY THING EITHER. WE ALSO NEED IN THAT AREA IN PARTICULAR, I DO BELIEVE WE NEED NON-SCHOOL SPEED CAMERAS, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS LEGISLATION WOULD AUTHORIZE. TO THAT READER, RIVER I GUESS FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES, AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE BROADER SOLUTION TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE, WHETHER THEY DRIVE, BIKE, WALK, TAKE TRANSIT. FOR ME, I PERSONALLY DO ALL THE ABOVE. PROUD OF IT. TODAY'S PRESENTATION BY SDOT WILL HIGHLIGHT PROPOSED CITY LEGISLATION THAT IS NEEDED IN LIGHT OF CHANGES TO STATE LAW LATE LAST YEAR TO DEPLOY AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS. COLLEAGUES RECALL THAT LAST YEAR'S CHANGES TO STATE LAW CONSOLIDATED SEVERAL COMPONENTS OF WASHINGTON CODE, INCLUDING RED LIGHT AND SCHOOL SPEED ZONE CAMERAS. THE NEW STATE LAW ALSO REPEALED AUTHORITY FOR ENFORCING DESIGNATED RACING ZONE CAMERAS AND MODIFIED CERTAIN PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF REVENUES COLLECTED RANS. SO 2022 OR 2023 WAS ON CENTRAL STAFF'S SLIDE FROM THE LAST PRESENTATION WHEN THE COUNCIL DESIGNATED A TOP 10 LIST OF RACING ZONES IN THE CITY WITH THE 24 STATE CHANGES TO LAW, TO STATE LAW THAT REPEALED THAT AUTHORITY. SO HENCE WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY IN PART. ULTIMATELY, THIS LEGISLATION ALIGNS CITY CODE WITH NEW STATE LAW, SO WANT TO THANK SDOT AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR THE WORK ON THIS IMPORTANT MATTER AND THEIR PARTNERSHIP ON THIS IMPORTANT MATTER. THIS IS THE NEXT STEP IN OUR COLLECTIVE JOURNEY, AND UNLESS AND UNTIL WE START TO DEPLOY THESE CAMERAS, THE WORK CONTINUES. I APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP SO FAR. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND START YOUR PRESENTATION. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M THE CHIEF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY OFFICER AND TRAFFIC ENGINEER WITH SDOT. >> AND KEVIN CHOW WITH CENTRAL STAFF. >> AGAIN, GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HOSTING US AGAIN TODAY ON THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC OF SAFETY CAMERA LEGISLATION. TODAY I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED LOCAL LEGISLATION AS IT RELATES TO OUR SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM. BEFORE I GET STARTED, WE UPDATED OUR VISION, VALUES, AND GOALS HERE AT THE START. AND LET ME START BY READING THEM VERBATIM. SEATTLE IS AN EQUITABLE, VIBRANT, AND DIVERSE CITY WHERE MOVING AROUND IS SAFE, FAIR, AND SUSTAINABLE. ALL PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES CAN ACCESS THEIR DAILY NEEDS AND FEEL CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITY. OUR VALUES INCLUDE SAFETY, EQUITY, SUSTAINABILITY, MOBILITY, AND ECONOMIC VITALITY, LIVABILITY, MAINTENANCE, AND MODERNIZATION AND EXCELLENCE. IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION, I'LL PROVIDE A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON THE SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM. I'LL HIGHLIGHT THE KEY CHANGES IN THE 2024 STATE LAW. I'LL TALK ABOUT THE AVAILABLE CAMERA TYPES, AND THEN GO INTO THE DETAILS OF WHAT SEATTLE PROVISIONS NEED TO BE CHANGED TO ALIGN WITH THE CHANGES IN THE STATE LAW AND SOME OTHER PROVISIONS THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING. AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF THESE FINES AND TOUCH UPON THE PRIVACY PROTECTION AND DATA RETENTION POLICIES THAT WE HAVE ADOPTED AND FINALLY GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE WHICH WILL BE FORTHCOMING AFTER THIS LEGISLATION. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A BACKGROUND, SAFER SPEEDS IS A KEY ELEMENT OF THE APPROACH. SAFETY CAMERAS ARE IDENTIFIED AS A SAFETY COUNTERMEASURE WITHIN A NUMBER OF ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENTS. WE HERE IN SEATTLE HAVE USED SAFETY CAMERAS SINCE 2006. WE OPERATE RED LIGHT CAMERAS AT 23 LOCATIONS. AND SCHOOL ZONE SAFE SPEED CAMERAS AT 19 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE CITY WITH 19 MORE COMING ONLINE LATER THIS YEAR. NOW, IN 2024, THE STATE CHANGED SEVERAL PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO HOW SAFETY CAMERAS CAN BE OPERATED AND MANAGED WITHIN THE STATE AND GAVE US THE OPTION TO RETHINK OUR OWN SEATTLE SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM. ONE NOTE I'D LIKE TO MAKE IS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM HERE IN THE CITY IS SHARED BY THREE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS SDOT ALONG WITH SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE MUNICIPAL COURT. THE STATE LAW NOW ALLOWS FOR A REVIEW OF CITATIONS BY POLICE AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES BOTH IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND IN THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. IT EXPLICITLY REQUIRES US COMPLETING SAFETY AND EQUITY ANALYSES BEFORE WE LOCATE ANY NEW CAMERAS OR RELOCATE EXISTING CAMERAS. IT INCREASES OUR ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO THE STATE, AND IT PERMANENTLY AUTHORIZES THE PILOT SAFETY CAMERAS PERMANENTLY AND REPEALS THE RACING ZONE CAMERAS AS YOU HAVE JUST STATED AND SIMPLIFIES THE ALLOWABLE TYPES OF SPEED, FULL-TIME SPEED ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS THAT WE COULD USE WITHIN THIS PROGRAM. THE STATE LAW ALSO REQUIRES OR ALSO ALLOWS LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO EXPLORE TO PAY LATER THROUGH A GRANT TO REDUCE PENALTIES. AND IT REQUIRES THAT JURISDICTIONS GRANT 50% PENALTY REDUCTIONS FOR FIRST VIOLATION TO RECIPIENTS OF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. HERE IS A QUICK LIST OF THE ALLOWABLE CAMERA TYPES, AND THOSE CAMERA TYPES IDENTIFIED IN THE GRAY FONT ARE TYPES WE HAVE ALREADY USED OR ARE CURRENTLY IN USE. AND WITH THE NEW TYPES OF CAMERAS ARE SHOWN IN BLACK. LET'S DIVE INTO THE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS WITHIN THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT NEED TO BE UPDATED. THE FIRST ONE IS TITLE 11, CHAPTER 50, AND CTIOIS ENTI TO AUTOMATED SAFETY CAMERAS, AND WE NEED TO UPDATE THIS PART FOR THE ALLOWABLE CAMERAS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE NEW STATE LAW, REMOVE ANY REFERENCES TO THE RACING ZONE CAMERAS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT RIGHT NOW, AND ADD SAFETY AND EQUITY ANALYSES FOR LOCATING ANY NEW OR RELOCATED CAMERAS. WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR ANNUAL REPORT PER STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS SO WE PROVIDE AND PUBLISH THAT INFORMATION IN A TIMELY MANNER. AND WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO UPDATE THE PROVISION WITHIN THE STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES US TO INSTALL STREET SIGNAGE 30 DAYS BEFORE WE ACTIVATE A CAMERA AT ANY SPECIFIC LOCATION. NOW CONTINUING IN THE SAME PROVISION, IN THE SAME PART OF THE CORD, WE ARE TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE OUR CODE LANGUAGE AROUND CAMERA ACTIVATION AND WARNING PERIODS. I WANT TO STRESS THAT THESE CHANGES ARE NOT REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO GIVE ANY WARNINGS ONCE WE START ACTIVATING, ONCE WE HAVE ACTIVATED A SAFETY CAMERA. BUT WE ARE UPDATING THE CODE TO ESTABLISH A 30-DAY WARNINGS-ONLY PERIOD AFTER ACTIVATION OF ANY CAMERA TYPE, EXCEPT FOR SCHOOL ZONES. WE ARE ALSO REPEALING LANGUAGE RELATED TO FIRST VIOLATION WARNINGS THAT ARE PROVIDEED FOR SPEED CAMERAS, INCLUDING SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS, BLOCK THE BOX AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CAMERAS. SO MOVING ON TO A DIFFERENT PART OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE AND THE SAME TITLE WITH CHAPTER 31 THAT RELATES TO TRAFFIC OFFENSES. HERE WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR CODE TO INCLUDE AND ALIGN WITH THE STATE LAW ABOUT WHO CAN REVIEW AND ISSUE CITATIONS. THIS NOW INCLUDES CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES BOTH IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND IN THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WHO ARE NOW ELIGIBLE, EVERYONE BEYOND THE PEACE OFFICERS WHO HAVE TRADITIONALLY REVIEWED AND ISSUED CITATIONS FROM SAFETY CAMERAS. THESE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WILL OF COURSE HAVE TO BE TRAINED BEFORE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO UNDERTAKE SUCH RESPONSIBILITIES. IN THE SAME SECTION, WE ARE ALSO UPDATING THE PENALTIES BY UPDATING THE SCHEDULE FOR THE NEW CAMERA TYPES THAT ARE INCLUDED. THE FINES ISSUED BY A SAFETY CAMERA MAY NOT EXCEED $145. WE ARE, BUT SCHOOL ZONE VIOLATIONS AND INFRACTIONS SHALL BE DOUBLED WITHIN THE STATE LAW. AND THERE IS A DIFFERENT PROVISION WITHIN THE STATE LAW THAT SAYS THAT WORK ZONE SPEED INFRACTIONS MUST BE DOUBLED WITHIN THE STATE LAW. SO GIVEN THESE CHANGES, HERE IS A QUICK TABLE THAT SUMMARIZES THE VARIOUS SAFETY CAMERA TYPES AND THE FINE AMOUNTS THAT ARE PROPOSED. THE TABLE ON THE LEFT SIDE INDICATES ALL THE EXISTING FINES AND FINE AMOUNTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE. AND THE TABLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE INCLUDES THE FINE AMOUNTS FOR THE NEW TYPES OF CAMERAS THAT ARE AUTHORIZED. AS YOU CAN SEE, ALL THE FINE AMOUNTS ARE LESS THAN THE STATE-REQUIRED $144, EXCEPT FOR THE SCHOOL ZONE AND WORK ZONE CAMERA TYPES. SO WE ARE ALSO TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE ANOTHER PORTION OF OUR SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE IN TITLE FIVE, SECTION 82. THESE RELATE TO FINANCIAL POLICIES ON THE USE OF REVENUES FROM SAFETY CAMERAS. NOW, TODAY AS IT IS WRITTEN, WE HAVE SOME RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS ON WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE REVENUE GENERATED BY A CERTAIN TYPE OF CAMERA. TO BE SPECIFIC, THE REVENUE FOR A CERTAIN TYPE OF CAMERA CANNOT BE USED TO ADMINISTER ANOTHER TYPE OF CAMERA, AND THIS IS A SELF-IMPOSED FINANCIAL POLICY WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL CODE. SO WE ARE DEFINITELY WORKING TO REMOVE THOSE KINDS OF LIMITATIONS IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A MORE HOLISTIC SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM. WE ARE ALSO CREATING AN AUTOMATED TRAFFIC CAMERA SAFETY FUND TO REPLACE THE EXISTING SCHOOL SAFETY TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT FUND THAT MOST OF THE CAMERA REVENUE IS GOING INTO. THIS NEW CAMERA FUND WILL HOST ALL THE REVENUE GENERATED BY SAFETY CAMERAS, EXCEPT FOR THE REVENUE THAT ARE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. SO AGAIN, WE ARE NOT CHANGING HOW THE REVENUES ARE GOING TO BE USED THAT ARE GENERATED BY THE SAFETY CAMERA, SAFETY CAMERAS. THE NET REVENUES THAT ARE PROPOSED TO BE USED IN PRETTY MUCH THE SAME WAY WHEREIN WE ARE USING AFTER PAYING FOR INSTALLATION, PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, EXPANSION OF ANY CAMERA TYPES. THE NET REVENUES THAT ARE ME INNING ARE GOING TO BE USED PRIMARILY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. AND THESE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ARE AIMED TO PROVIDE MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PEOPLE WHO USE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE AIMED AT REDUCING OUR SPEEDS AND ALSO THIS ALLOWS US TO USE CAMERAS DOING A MORE HOLISTIC EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO TALK ABOUT SAFETY CAMERAS AND SAFER BEHAVIORS ON OUR STREETS. SO A QUICK NOTE ABOUT THE FINE PROGRAMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF FINES. NOW, ANY CITATION THAT IS ISSUED UNDER THE SAFETY CAMERA STREET LIGHT AND PARKING CITATION, IT DOES NOT GO ON THE DRIVING RECORD OF AN INDIVIDUAL. AND THERE ARE EXISTING PROGRAMS WITHIN THE CITY THAT ARE AIMED AT REDUCING THE IMPACT, ESPECIALLY ON THOSE OF US WHO ARE MORE FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED THAN OTHERS. NOW, THESE INCLUDE DEBT REDUCTION HEARINGS, IMPLEMENTING A PAYMENT PLAN TO PAY THESE FINES, ASKING FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS IN LIEU, AND LOOKING AT A UNIFIED PAYMENT PLAN IF YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF TYPES OF OUTSTANDING FINES THAT ARE DUE TO THE CITY. SO THESE ARE AVAILABLE, AND WE ALSO IN ADDITION TO THIS, WE ARE ALSO IMPLEMENTING THE 50% FINE REDUCTION REQUIREMENT FOR FIRST VIOLATIONS FOR ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. SO THIS GIVES OUR CONSTITUENTS A FEW MORE WAYS TO LOOK AT HOW THEY CAN MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF THESE FINES, WHICH WE KNOW ARE SOMETIMES CAN BE FINANCIALLY BURDENSOME. WITH THE STATE LAW AND THE CITY TAKE PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION VERY SERIOUSLY. I CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH THAT ANY DATA, IMAGES, VIDEOS THAT ARE COLLECTED TO ISSUE OUR TRAFFIC INFRACTION BY A SAFETY CAMERA CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE OTHER THAN ENFORCING TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS UNDER THE STATE LAW. NOW, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND WE HAVE PROTECTED THE PRIVACY PROTECTION ALL THESE YEARS THAT WE HAVE BEEN USING SAFETY CAMERAS, AND THIS CAMERA THE WAY WE CAPTURE THESE IMAGES, WE ARE ONLY CAPTURING THE IMAGE OF THE VEHICLE LICENSE PLATE PURELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ISSUING A CITATION. WE HAVE EXPLICIT LANGUAGE IN OUR CODE THAT SAYS THAT IT CANNOT LOOK INTO A CAR. IT CANNOT CAPTURE THE FACES OF THE DRIVER OR PASSENGERS IN THE CAR, AND THERE ARE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS AND SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT ARE TAKEN TO PROTECT THAT PRIVACY AND USE THIS TOOL FOR WHAT IT IS INTENDED. NOW, GOING BEYOND THAT, THE CITY HAS ALSO ADOPTED SOME PRACTICES RELATED TO THE DATA RETENTION POLICIES. NOW, ANY CITATION THAT RESULTS IN ISSUING ONLY A WARNING OR AN INFRACTION THAT IS CAPTURED AND WAS ULTIMATELY REJECTED BY THE PERSON WHO IS ISSUING THE CITATION FOR THE PEACE OFFICER, THOSE KIND OF EVIDENCE ARE DELETED 31 DAYS AFTER SUCH A DETERMINATION IS MADE. NOW, THOSE INFRACTIONS THAT ACTUALLY BECOME CITATIONS, THAT DATA IS HELD FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER WHICH THEY ARE, AGAIN, PERMANENTLY DELETED. SO WE KNOW THAT PRIVACY AND PROTECTION AND DATA RETENTION IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THIS PROGRAM, AND WE HAVE ADHERED TO AND WILL CONTINUE TO ADHERE TO THE STATE LAW AND CONTINUE TO PRACTICE OUR DATA RETENTION POLICIES AS WE HAVE ENVISIONED THEM. SO HERE IS KIND OF A QUICK IMAGE OF WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION THAT IS CAPTURED BY THESE CAMERAS. SO UP TOP, YOU HAVE THE RED LIGHT CAMERA IMAGE, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE LANE CAMERA WE USED ON THE LOW BRIDGE NOT SO LONG GO. AN IMAGE FROM THE SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS. AS YOU CAN SEE, IMAGES ARE ALWAYS CAPTURED FROM BEHIND LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE AND MORE FOCUSED ON TRYING TO PICK UP THE LICENSE NUMBER DURING THE INFRACTION IF AND WHEN IT HAPPENS. SO A QUICK NOTE ABOUT OUR DRAFT SAFETY CAMERA IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE. NOW, THE UPDATE THAT YOU SEE IN THE STATE LEGISLATION AND THE CURRENT PROPOSED LOCAL LEGISLATION CAPTURES SOME IMPORTANT PROVISIONS THAT NEED TO BE REFLECTED IN THE LOCAL LAWS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE STATE LAWS. BUT WE ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE THAT WILL HELP US IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM MORE HOLISTICALLY, TO ADMINISTER THIS PROGRAM, GIVE US A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ABOUT HOW WE CAN USE A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH FOR SITING NEW CAMERAS. AND ALSO, PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SO THAT WE PUBLICIZE THIS AND WE EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITIES ON THE SAFETY CAMERAS AND WHAT THEY'RE INTENDED TO DO AND EDUCATE ABOUT SAFER BEHAVIORS AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS DRAFT IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE WILL BE FORTHCOMING AFTER THE LOCAL LEGISLATION HAS PASSED AND TAKES EFFECT. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DOVETAILS WITH WHAT THE LOCAL LEGISLATION AND THE STATE LAWS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE. ONCE THIS IS DONE PROBABLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER THE LOCAL LEGISLATION IS PASSED THROUGH, WE'LL BE PASSING IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE THAT GOES INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT HOW WE ARE LOOKING TO OR ENVISIONING ADMINISTERING THE SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM MORE HOLISTICALLY. WITH THAT SAID, IN CLOSING I WANT TO SAY THAT WE VIEWED THE SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM AS A TOOL AMONG MANY TOOLS THAT WE HAVE TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON OUR STREETS. WE LOOK AT THIS AS A BEHAVIORAL CHANGE TOOL, AND WE HAVE SEEN EVIDENCE OF THAT BEHAVIOR CHANGE IN OUR OWN DATA HERE IN THE CITY, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT IT THAT WAY AND MOVE FORWARD TO DEPLOYING A MORE SAFE AND EQUITABLE SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU. HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION. AND BEFORE I TAKE QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES, I WILL ALLOW OUR CENTRAL STAFF EXPERT CAL, MR. CHOW, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? ANY COMMENTS FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE? >> COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M STILL REVIEWING THE LEGISLATION, AND I'LL HAVE A MEMO FOR YOU. A FEW ITEMS THAT JUMP TO THE TOP OF MY THINKING, ONE IS THAT THE EXISTING CITY LAW REALLY DOES REPRESENT THE EVOLUTION OF CAMERA AUTHORIZATION FROM THE STATE OVER TIME, SO A LOT OF THE REASONS WHY YOU SEE THE FINANCIAL PLANS, THE FINANCIAL POLICIES THE WAY THEY LOOK IS BECAUSE OF HOW STATE AUTHORITY WAS ROLLED OUT, AND WE HAD TO KEEP SOME OF THOSE THINGS SEPARATE. ONE OF THE THINGS IN FRONT OF YOU IS THIS PROPOSAL TO LUMP ALL THE NEW CAMERA REVENUES TOGETHER IN ONE FINANCIAL POLICY. YOU COULD STILL SPEND THAT MONEY IN THE SAME WAY WE SPEND IT NOW, IT JUST CHANGES IT FROM A FINANCIAL POLICY OF KEEPING THOSE DISTINCT THAT BECOMES A BUDGET DECISION STILL FOR SAFETY BUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT COULD GO TO SCHOOL PROGRAMS OR OTHER PROGRAMS, THAT WOULD BE MORE OF A BUDGET DECISION ABOUT THAT MONEY AS A AS OPPOSED TO A FINANCIAL POLICY. ONE OF THE ISSUES WAS FIRST-TIME WARNINGS. THAT'S LARGELY AN ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIER. THE PROPOSAL AS I UNDERSTAND IT IS TO FOCUS ON WARNING, A WARNING FOR THE FIRST MONTH OF CAMERA LOCATION, WHICH IS VERY EASY TO ADMINISTER BECAUSE YOU JUST DON'T ISSUE TICKETS FOR THE FIRST MONTH OF VIOLATIONS. WHEREAS IF IT'S A FIRST-TIME VIOLATOR FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, YOU HAVE TO TRACK THAT, YOU HAVE TO KEEP A DATABASE OF THAT VEHICLE TO KNOW WHETHER THEY'VE BEEN A VIOLATOR BEFORE. IT BECOMES MORE OF AN ACCOUNTING ISSUE. THAT'S ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THERE. AND LASTLY, I JUST NOTE THAT THE CITY'S SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE DOES EXEMPT THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY. THIS IS A STATE AUTHORIZED TECHNOLOGY SPECIFIC FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY, AND THAT IS EXEMPTED IN THE ORDINANCE. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHOW. I WAS GOING TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND YOUR ANALYSIS IS FORTHCOMING AND YOU'RE STILL REVIEWING. TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. I WAS GOING TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE HIGH-LEVEL POLICY CONSIDERATIONS FOR US TO CONSIDER. AND THANK YOU FOR PREEMPTING ME, AND WE'LL LEARN MORE WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO SEE YOUR MEMO. BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT INITIAL INSIGHT. COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, I WELCOME ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM YOU ALL. STARTING WITH THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM QUEEN ANN. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA OF THE GREAT DISTRICT 1. SDOT, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING TODAY, AND ALSO OF COURSE OUR STAFF COLLEAGUES AS WELL TO PRESENT ON THIS. AND I JUST WANTED TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS RELATED TO BASICALLY ECHO THE PUBLIC COMMENT STARTING WITH MR. PEDDLEFORD FROM SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS. THERE'S A QUESTION REGARDING THE PENALTY AMOUNTS. CAN YOU SPEAK TO HOW THOSE NUMBERS WERE DERIVED IN TERMS OF THE CALCULUS THAT WENT BEHIND THEM IN TERMS OF, I MEAN, STATE LAW TALKS ABOUT EQUITY AND SO FORTH, BUT EFFECTIVENESS AND ALL THE VARIOUS PIECES THAT GO INTO THOSE NUMBERS AND UNDERSTANDING THE TWO THAT CAN BE, THE TWO THAT COULD BE INCREASED, THE SCHOOL AND THE WORK ZONE. BUT CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE CALCULUS BEHIND ASCERTAINING THOSE NUMBERS? >> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT- >> [OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS] >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FINE AMOUNTS ARE SET BY THE CODE SYSTEM. THE ONE PROVISION IN THE STATE LAW IS THAT THE FINE AMOUNT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE $140 FOR A SAFETY CAMERA, WHICH MOST OF THESE CAMERAS DO NOT EXCEED THAT AMOUNT. EXCEPT FOR THE TWO PROVISIONS FOR THE SCHOOL ZONES AND WORK ZONES. BEYOND THAT, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE KIND OF LIKE HOW THE CODE SYSTEM DECIDES WHAT THESE PENALTY AMOUNTS SHOULD BE. I DON'T THINK THAT IS DONE, THE CALCULUS IS WITHIN SDOT. >> MY PERSPECTIVE IS THAT THIS REALLY REPRESENTS HOW THE EVOLUTION OF CAMERAS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED OVER THE YEARS. SO WHEN THIS WAS A NEW TECHNOLOGY, WE'RE PUTTING OUT A TRAFFIC VIOLATION EVEN THOUGH IT IS COMING UNDER A VIOLATION ON THE VEHICLE AS OPPOSED TO A DRIVER. THE INTENT WAS TO CAPTURE SPEEDING. THE INTENT WAS TO CAPTURE A RED LIGHT CROSSING, SO IT WAS VIEWED AS A TICKET. IF YOU LOOK ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THOSE GENERALLY FOLLOW OUR TICKETING SCHEDULE, FEE SCHEDULE FOR WHAT WE CHARGE PEOPLE WHEN THEY A POLICE OFFICER STOPS A VEHICLE FOR DOING THAT VIOLATION. SO THAT IS WHY OUR CAMERA FEE SCHEDULE REALLY LOOKS LIKE OUR TRAFFIC SCHEDULE. THE ITEMS ON THE RIGHT, THE NEW ONES ARE CAMERA PROPOSALS THAT ARE NOT, WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR CODE. THEY'RE NEWLY AUTHORIZED BY 2024, SO THEY'RE LARGELY IN LINE WITH WHAT'S EXISTED. FOR US, IT REALLY COMES FROM ESSENTIALLY TREATING IT THE SAME AS A SPEEDING TICKET. >> THE ONE EXCEPTION I WOULD SAY TO THAT IS THE RESTRICTED LANE AND BUS LANE BLOCK THE BOX TICKETS WERE SET AT $75 ORIGINALLY IN THE PILOT BY STATE LEGISLATION, AND THAT'S JUST CARRIED THROUGH TO THIS NEW POLICY. >> ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, MR. CHOW FOR THAT. IT POINTS TO THE GENESIS OF THE FINE AMOUNTS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. KIND OF ANSWERS THE QUESTION IN TERMS OF HOW WE GOT FROM A TO B. ALONG THOSE LINES, WE ALSO HAD THE QUESTION REGARDING PLACING BACK THE MONEY GAINED FROM THESE FINES INTO THE SYSTEM, THE SAFETY SYSTEM OF VISION ZERO AND THE LIKE. SO THE AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC SAFETY FUND I THINK IS GOOD, AND AS MR. CHOW NOTED, IT COULD BE MOVED WITHIN THAT. IF IT'S KEPT WITHIN THE INTENT, I THINK THAT'S GREAT. BUT CAN YOU SIMILARLY KIND OF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, MAYBE YOU DON'T KNOW, BUT REGARDING THE 80% FOR THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS, WHY IS THAT SEPARATED AND PULLED OUT FOR THE GENERAL FUND? >> WHEN THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS WERE FIRST INTRODUCED, THEY WERE GENERAL FUND ELIGIBLE, SO THE MONEY JUST WENT DIRECTLY TO THE GENERAL FUND AS AUTHORIZED. WHEN WE INITIATED THE SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS, S, WE CREATED A SCHOOL SAFETY TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT AND I FORGET EXACTLY THE SAME OF IT, BUT THE SSTPI FUND. IT WAS MEANT TO COVER ALL THE FUNDING THAT CAME FROM TRAFFIC CAMERAS. AT THE TIME, THE COUNCIL ALSO AUTHORIZED FINANCIAL POLICIES TO DIRECT 10% OF RED LIGHT CAMERA REVENUE INTO THAT FUND, AND THEN LATER ON DOUBLED THAT TO 20% OF THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS. THAT WAS WHEN WE HAD TWO TYPES OF CAMERAS THAT WE COULD IMPLEMENT. NOW THAT WE HAVE SEEN THE PILOT PROJECT FOR OTHER TYPES OF CAMERAS AND THERE'S ANTICIPATION THAT WE WILL DO MORE OF THESE OTHER TYPES OF CAMERAS, THE IDEA HERE IS TO EXPAND THAT POOL OF FUNDING, STILL HAVE IT FOR VISION ZERO TYPES OF PROJECTS, STILL HAVE IT FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY, BUT KIND OF REMOVE THAT SPECIFIC RESTRICTION ABOUT IT ALL BEING USED FOR SCHOOL SAFETY PROJECTS. I THINK IT IS A POLICY DECISION ABOUT HOW THAT MONEY GETS SPENT. IT COULD STILL BE SPENT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH HOW THE MONEY WILL BE RAISED. IT CAN COME TO YOU FOR COUNCIL DELIBERATIONS. YOU COULD CONSIDER OTHER CHANGES TO FINANCIAL POLICIES AS THIS GOES AS WELL. >> THE ONE PIECE I WOULD ADD TO THAT IS THAT WHEN THE PILOT WAS PASSED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE AUTHORIZING SEATTLE TO DO A RESTRICTION FOR BLOCK THE BOX TRANSIT LANE, THE REQUIREMENT WAS REVENUES THAT COULD STAY WITH THE CITY WENT TO IMPROVING ADA ACCESS, AND SO WE WANNA RETAIN THAT ABILITY WITH THIS NEW FUND. SO THOSE FUNDS THAT WE USED FOR THE PILOT WENT INTO SEPARATE FUNDS AND WERE DEDICATED FROM THOSE FUNDS TO I THINK ADOPTING PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS FOR ADA ACCESS, AND SO WE WANT TO RETAIN THAT ABILITY WITH THIS NEW REVISION. SO THAT'S ANOTHER WAY THAT THE SCOPE OF PERMISSIBLE SPENDING HAS EXPANDED. >> I THINK THE POINT IS THAT PRIOR TO THE 2024 LAW, STATE LAW HAD DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR DIFFERENT CAMERA RESOURCE. AND THAT'S CHANGED. SO NOW WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THAT A LITTLE BIT EASIER. >> OKAY. >> AND MORE TRANSPARENT AS WELL. >> ADA, THAT'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT AREA TO THIS IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, SENDING THAT MONEY TO ADA IS VERY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU. SEE, THIS IS WHY WE NEED TO HAVE LONG-TENURED INDIVIDUALS HERE AT THE CITY LEVEL, BOTH IN CENTRAL STAFF AND ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE. ARGUABLY SOMETHING THE FEDERAL LEVEL COULD LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT. BUT YOU MENTIONED BUDGET PROCEDURES FOR THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT IN TERMS OF THE CALCULATIONS? I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE RESOURCED IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES. IT DOESN'T HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY OTHER DEPARTMENTS HAVE. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT PIECE OF THIS? >> WE'LL GO TO THE LAST SLIDE. SO WE'RE STILL KIND OF DRAFTING OUR IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE, AND IN THERE WE HAVE A SECTION TO TALK ABOUT BUDGET PROCEDURES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING AND IT KIND OF COMES FROM THE STATE LAW IS TO DO AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF ALL CAMERA LOCATIONS, AND MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHICH CAMERAS TO KEEP, WHICH CAMERAS TO POTENTIALLY RELOCATE OR REMOVE. OR HOW MANY NEW TYPES OF CAMERAS TO ADD. SO WE ARE WRITING SOME PROCEDURES TO COMPLETE THE VALUATION AND LINE UP THAT EVALUATION AND NEEDS PROCESS THAT THE BUDGET DELIBERATIONS FOR THE YEAR SO THAT WE CAN BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT RESOURCES ARE NEEDED. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POINTING IT OUT THAT ANY RESOURCES THAT ARE PROVIDED TO ADMINISTER ANY NEW CAMERAS OR ADMINISTER EXISTING CAMERAS, THOSE RESOURCES NEED TO BE PROVIDED FOR ALL THREE DEPARTMENTS. BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT ROLES IN HOW WE ADMINISTER THESE PROGRAMS. SPD INITIATES ANY NEW CAMERA RELOCATIONS BY WORKING WITH THE VENDOR. THEY HAVE THE CONTRACT WITH THE VENDOR. SDOT PROVIDES THE ENGINEERING SUPPORT AND THE PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT. SO THAT IS KIND OF WHAT WE ARE INTENDING TO WRITE IN THE BUDGET PROCEDURES TO EXPLAIN THAT RESOURCES NEED TO BE ALLOCATED TO ALL THREE DEPARTMENTS WHEN WE ARE CONSIDERING CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE AS THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR, I'M WELL CONNECTED TO SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT. IF YOU NEED ANY ASSISTANCE, MY CHIEF OF STAFF WORKS CLOSELY WITH THEIR CHIEF OF STAFF. I HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS WITH JUDGE WILLIS. I'M WELL AWARE AND SENSITIVE TO THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT'S ABILITY TO CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES BECAUSE THE MARGINS ARE RAZOR THIN. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T CREATE A CHALLENGE FOR THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT. JUST ONE LAST THING. AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE I RECENTLY GOT INTERVIEWED LAST WEEK I THINK IT WAS ON SURVEILLANCE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS EXEMPTED FROM THE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE. TO BE CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PIECE, WHEN WE DESIGN THESE PIECES, WE DO THE SEATTLE VALUES WAY, AND VERY MUCH DIFFERENT FROM JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WILL BE GUIDING US AS WE LOOK AT EVEN THINGS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC SAFETY REALM HERE IN THE TRANSPORTATION WORLD AS WELL BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO IN TERMS OF SURVEILLANCE HAVING THOSE LITTLE PIECES THAT SEPARATE US, NOT LITTLE ACTUALLY. THOSE POLICY CHOICES THAT WE MAKE IN TERMS OF HOW WE DO THINGS, HOW WE COLLECT THINGS, WHAT'S KEPT, WHAT'S NOT, FACIAL RECOGNITION FOR EXAMPLE, ALL THESE DIFFERENT PIECES, THESE DIFFERENT PARAMETERS, WE ARE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL THAN OTHER JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE RAISED IN PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR US TO SAY THAT AND WE'RE BEING MINDFUL OF THAT WITH ANY LEGISLATION TO ENSURE THAT WE, TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES, NOTHING CAN BE PERFECT BUT TO REALLY ENSURE THAT WE'RE MINDFUL AND TAKE POSITIONS THAT HELP IN THOSE SITUATIONS. SO THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR. CHOW. >> COULDN'T AGREE MORE. FOR CLARITY, THERE'S NO FACIAL RECOGNITION GOING ON ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY. UH-UH, UH-UH, UH-UH. NO FACIAL RECOGNITION. JUST FOR CRYSTAL CLARITY. NONE OF THAT! ANYWAYS, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I'M GOING TO START A COUPLE OF MY QUESTIONS OFF WITH CENTRAL STAFF, CALVIN. DO YOU PREFER TO GO BY CAL, BY THE WAY? >> EITHER ONE IS FINE. >> THANK ALL OF YOU FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION. JUST GIVEN SOME OF THE DISCUSSION ON THE REVENUES, IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME THAT WE HAVE A POLICY DECISION AHEAD OF US AS COUNCIL WHETHER TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS TO BE PRESCRIBED IN THE BUDGET PROCESS OR BEING ABLE TO PRESCRIBE WITHIN THIS LEGISLATION HOW THOSE FUNDS CAN BE EXPENDED. AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY? >> YEAH. ULTIMATELY, THESE ARE RESTRICTIONS THAT WE WOULD BE PUTTING ON OURSELVES. IF YOU PUT IT IN THE FINANCIAL POLICIES, THEN IT'S GUIDANCE TO THE EXECUTIVE OF WHAT THEY SHOULD PROPOSE AND WHERE THAT MONEY SHOULD GO, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE IN THE BUDGET. I THINK THEY LARGELY INTEND TO DO THAT UNDER EITHER SCENARIO, SO IT BECOMES A QUESTION OF HOW MUCH FLEXIBILITY DO YOU WANT TO PROVIDE? I THINK IT DOES MAKE SENSE TO CHANGE THE FINANCIAL POLICIES BECAUSE THE STATE LAW HAS FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED, AND WE DO HAVE MORE REVENUES CONSIDER. HAVING ONE FUND TO CAPTURE ALL THAT REVENUE MAKES IT MUCH EASIER FOR YOU AND THE PUBLIC TO SEE WHERE IT'S GOING AND WHAT IT'S BEING SPENT ON. IN TERMS OF THE ISSUE OF DO YOU WANT TO PRESERVE FUNDING FOR A SPECIFIC CAMERA GENERALLY GOING TO A SPECIFIC THING, HOW TIGHTLY DO YOU WANT THAT TO BE? DO YOU WANT THAT TO BE PRESCRIPTIVE OR ALLOW FLEXIBILITY FOR UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES? >> UNDERSTOOD. AND I KNOW COMMUNITY IS REQUESTED THAT THESE REVENUES GO DIRECTLY BACK INTO COMMUNITY, SAFE STREETS PROJECTS, AND SO ON SO WE CAN ADDRESS THAT IN THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU FOR LAYING THAT OUT. TO THE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE PIECE, UNDERSTANDING THERE IS AN EXEMPTION HERE FOR THESE CAMERAS, CAN YOU LAY OUT WHAT KIND OF RISKS THAT MAY PRESENT TO RESIDENTS? >> I'M NOT SURE I'M QUALIFIED TO DO THAT PART OF IT. I WOULD NOTE THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE PRIVACY RESTRICTIONS HERE ARE IN THE STATE CODE. SO THEY ARE ITEMS THAT ARE PART OF WHAT THE STATE AUTHORIZED FROM THE INCEPTION. SO THINGS LIKE NOT BEING ABLE TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE DRIVER OR PASSENGERS, NOT BEING ABLE TO USE FOR ANY OTHER ENFORCEMENT, THOSE ARE ALL WRITTEN INTO THE STATE CODE. THE ONE PIECE THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT'S MORE DISCRETIONARY IS ON THE RETENTION POLICIES WE HAVE. AS FAR AS RISKS, I'M NOT SURE I'M QUALIFIED TO SPEAK TO THAT. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION SINCE THIS TECHNOLOGY IS PARTICULARLY EXEMPT FROM A SEATTLE ORDINANCE, JUST WANTING TO GET THAT CLARIFICATION. I'LL BE REQUESTING FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON THAT POINT. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ASKED A GREAT QUESTION AROUND SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT. MY INTEREST IS AROUND HOW WE'RE ENSURING THAT WHEN A PERSON GETS A TICKET OR A FINE, THAT FOLKS WHO MAY BE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS UNDERSTAND ALL THESE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF THESE FINES. >> CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT AT ALL? >> YEAH. I MEAN, I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK TO IT IN THE SENSE OF I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, SEATTLE MUNI COURT HAS PRACTICES TO MAKE THIS INFORMATION MORE ACCESSIBLE, BUT I CAN'T SAY WHETHER IT'S ACCESSIBLE ENOUGH, AND I THINK THOSE ARE PROBABLY QUESTIONS MORE FOR SEATTLE MUNI COURT. >> THAT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING I CAN DO SOME LOOKING AT. WE CAN SEE WHAT THE PORTAL LOOKS LIKE AND SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING AS THEY'RE TRYING TO NAVIGATE OUR SYSTEMS. >> ONE MORE THING I'D ADD IS THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO KIND OF ADMINISTER THIS PROGRAM MORE HOLISTICALLY BY CREATING AN INTER-DEPARTMENTAL TEAM. THESE ARE THINGS WE CAN TALK TO OUR PARTNERS AND SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE THOSE OPTIONS MORE AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO ABSOLUTELY NEED THEM. AND WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO DEVELOP PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT CAMPING FOR HOW WE TALK ABOUT THESE CAMERAS, HOW WE EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITIES, AND WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO BEFORE WE TURN ON ANY POTENTIAL NEW CAMERAS. ALL OF THOSE THAT WOULD PLAY TOWARD BUILDING THAT AWARENESS AND MAKE SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR FINE REDUCTION BE MORE EASILY ACCESSIBLE. >> THANK YOU. AND GOING TO SOME OF THE SET FINE AMOUNTS, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE TABLE OF LIKE CURRENT FINES AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE NEW FINE AMOUNTS WOULD BE. JUST WANNA NOTE THAT THESE FINES, EVEN IF THEIR EXISTING FINE AMOUNTS, SEEM HIGH WHEN COMPARED ACROSS THE U.S. NEW YORK CITY AUTOMATED SPEED TICKETS START AT $50. SAME WITH CONNECTICUT. SAME WITH CALIFORNIA. SO HOW DID WE LAND ON THIS FINE AMOUNT, JUST BY WAY OF A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY, AND HAVE WE LOOKED AT THINGS LIKE TIERED FINE STRUCTURES? >> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE. WE HAVE HISTORICALLY VIEWED THEM AS SPEEDING TICKETS, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN WORK TO -- I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S BEEN, IN MY TIME HERE, THAT HAS NOT COME UP AS AN ISSUE. >> YEAH. I WOULD SAY THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE REALLY COME UP IS WITH THE PILOT FOR THE NEW CAMERA TYPES. I DON'T KNOW THAT THE $75 FINES ACTUALLY REFLECT, MAYBE THEY DO, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY REFLECT THE FINE AMOUNTS IF A POLICE OFFICER WAS TO ISSUE A VIOLATION FOR BLOCK THE BOX FOR EXAMPLE OR USING A TRANSIT LANE. I DO KNOW THAT THE OTHER ONES PRETTY MUCH REFLECT THE SAME, THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME WHETHER IT'S AN AUTOMATED TICKET OR NOT. AS CAL WAS SAYING EARLIER, THAT'S HOW THE SYSTEM EVOLVED. >> AND THIS LEGISLATION IS REMOVING THAT 30-DAY WARNING FOR NEW SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS. I'VE COME TO UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A PRACTICE. THIS WOULD BE A CHANGE. THIS POLOGIES IF I MISSED THIS POINT, BUT WHY ARE WE REMOVING IT NOW IF NOT UNDER CURRENT STATE LAW? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING THAT. LET ME REITERATE THAT ISSUING A WARNING IS NOT A STATE LAW REQUIREMENT, RIGHT? IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE IN THE CITY ARE DOING FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE STATE LAW, RIGHT? YES, WE HAVE A PRACTICE OF ISSUING WARNINGS WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS FOR SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS, BUT SCHOOL ZONE CAMERASSEN LIKE ALL THE OTHER CAMERA TYPES ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT IN HOW WE APPROACH THEM, RIGHT? BEFORE WE CONSIDER INSTALLING A CAMERA WITHIN A SCHOOL ZONE, WE ALWAYS DO STUDIES TO MONITOR THE SPEEDS OF VEHICLES IN THE SCHOOL ZONES. WE IMPLEMENT ALL THE REQUIRED SIGNING TO DESIGNATE THAT AS A SCHOOL ZONE, AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE ALWAYS LEAD WITH INSTALLING FLASHING BEACONS THAT RAISE THE AWARENESS OF MOTORISTS WHO ARE COMING, KIND OF LIKE APPROACHING A SCHOOL ZONE. SO THESE ENGINEERING MEASURES ARE TAKEN EVEN BEFORE WE CAN INSTALL A POTENTIAL CAMERA. THEN WE EVALUATE WHAT THE SPEEDS ARE AND IF THOSE MEASURES HAVE ANY IMPACT. THEN WE CONSIDER A PARTICULAR LOCATION FOR A CAMERA. IN OUR DELIBERATIONS, WE FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO IMPROVE AND CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR SAFETY IN SCHOOL ZONES WHERE SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE YOUTH NEED TO WALK TO OR BIKE TO AND FROM OUR SCHOOLS. SO GIVEN THAT PRACTICE AND ALSO THERE IS A PROVISION WITHIN THE STATE LAW THAT SAYS THAT FINES WITHIN A SCHOOL ZONE SHALL NOT BE REDUCED OR MITIGATED, WE LOOKED AT THE CONSENSUS AND WE AS A CITY DECIDED TO NOT ISSUE WARNINGS BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE IMPLEMENTED PROPER SIGNAGE. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED FLASHING BEACONS TO RAISE AWARENESS. WE HAVE, AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING ADDITIONAL SIGNS TO SAY THAT THERE ARE PHOTO ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS THAT ARE GOING TO BE OPERATIONAL AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE WE ACTIVATE THEM. SO IT CONVEYS THE TOTALITY OF THE SITUATION. WE CHOSE TO EXEMPT SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS FROM THAT 30-DAY WARNING PERIOD. >> THE ONE THING I WOULD ADD TO THAT, SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS ARE ONLY IN OPERATION ON DAYS SCHOOL IS IN SESSION AND 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE BELL TIME AND 45 MINUTES AFTER THE AFTERNOON BELL TIME. THEIR OPERATION IS MUCH MORE LIMITED THAN RED LIGHT OR RESTRICTED LANE THAT ARE 24/7 AND THE NEW SPEED CAMERA TYPES WOULD BE 24/7 AS WELL. >> APPRECIATE THAT RESPONSE. AS A FINAL QUESTION, THIS IS TO SDOT TEAM, IT'S BEEN SAID THAT SDOT WOULD CONSIDER ALL CAMERAS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TEMPORARY. WHAT WOULD TRIGGER A CAMERA BEING REMOVED? >> EXCELLENT QUESTION AGAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE DETAIL THAT WE ARE TRYING TO WRITE INTO OUR IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE, WE HAVEN'T QUITE FINALIZED, RIGHT? BUT I CAN KIND OF GIVE YOU A PREVIEW OF WHAT WE CONSIDER. WE ARE COMMITTED TO LOOKING AT THESE CAMERAS AS TEMPORARY MEASURES BEFORE A MORE CAPITAL-INTENSIVE SAFETY PROJECT. WE ARE COMMITTED TO DOING AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF ALL THE CAMERA TYPES. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT A VARIETY OF FACTORS. IF IT'S A SPEED CAMERA OR A SCHOOL ZONE CAMERA, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT SPEEDS AFTER WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED. WE'LL LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF WANTING CITATIONS. WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENTS HAVE WE IMPLEMENTED AT THAT PARTICULAR CAMERA LOCATION? AND HAVE THOSE MEASURES TAKEN HOLD IN CHANGING BEHAVIORS, BOTH IN TERMS OF THE CITATIONS THAT ARE ISSUED AND ALSO IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL DATA POINTS THAT WE ARE SEEING, THE TRAFFIC DATA POINTS THAT WE ARE SEEING. WE WANT TO KIND OF USE THAT SET OF INFORMATION TO MAKE THE DECISION ON WHETHER WE WANT TO CONTINUE OPERATING THE CAMERA OR SAY HEY, WE HAVE DONE ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENTS AND WE CAN TRY REMOVING THE CAMERA OR RELOCATING THE CAMERA TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. MAKE THAT DECISION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO CONTINUE GOING FORWARD. AGAIN, I CAN EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS, WE LOOK AT THIS AS A TEMPORARY BEHAVIORAL CHANGE TOOL TO ENHANCE SAFETY IN AREAS WHERE WE ABSOLUTELY NEED THEM. IT'S ONE OF MANY TOOLS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE WILL HAVE IN OUR TOOLBOX GOING FORWARD TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON OUR STREETS. >> COUNCILMEMBER, I THINK THERE'S A POINT IN THERE THAT THE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS, THE OTHER CHANGES THAT MAKE IT MORE PERMANENT BECAUSE IF YOU MOVE IT, IF YOU'RE JUST RELYING ON CAMERAS AND YOU MOVE THAT AWAY, WHAT DO WE EXPECT BEHAVIOR TO CHANGE OVER TIME? I THINK IT'S TIED DOWN TO THAT BROADER ANALYSIS OF HOW THAT CORRIDOR, HOW THAT LOCATION IS FUNCTIONING, AND WHAT OTHER CHANGES HAVE HAPPENED THERE THAT GIVE US CERTAINTY THAT WE HAVE, UH, DURABLE TRAFFIC BENEFIT. >> AMAZING. THANK YOU ALL. JUST TO WRAP THIS UP, AND THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING ALL OF MY QUESTIONS IN THIS AND CERTAINLY HAVE SOME PIECES TO FOLLOW UP ON AS WE DIVE MORE INTO THIS LEGISLATION, THE SPIRIT OF WHY I'M ASKING ALL THESE QUESTIONS IS TO READ INTO THE MOMENT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY, AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER CORRECT AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF THAT TO OUR COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF HEIGHTENED FEAR. AND PAIRED WITH THAT, IT'S BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY CHALLENGING LOCAL ECONOMY AS WE NAVIGATE INTO WHATEVER SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING. AND SO MINDFUL ABOUT IN POSITION OF FINES AND FOLKS BEING HIT WITH A HIGHER FINE THAT COULD BE DESTABILIZING FOR THEM. WE ALL CAN AGREE WE WANT SAFER STREETS. WE NEED IT. AND THE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN IMPLEMENT THIS TECHNOLOGY TO CURB BEHAVIORS THAT CREATE SAFER STREETS CERTAINLY SUPPORT THAT IN MANY WAYS. THAT'S A BIT OF THE ROOT OF MY LINE OF QUESTIONS FOR TODAY AND WHAT I HOPE TO CONTINUE WORKING ON WITH YOU ALL. >> COUNCILMEMBER, ONE THING THAT OCCURRED TO ME ABOUT THE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE, I DO BELIEVE THAT LICENSE PLATE READERS WENT THROUGH THE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE, AND LARGELY WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A HIGH LENS PLATE READER. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO LOOK AT INDIVIDUALS. THAT'S HOW WE TRACK WHAT THESE THINGS LOOK LIKE. THAT MAY BE A PROXY FOR SOME OF THE RISKS. I HAVEN'T READ THAT, SO I'LL HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE. THAT MIGHT HELP ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU ALL. AND THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK HERE. WITH RESPECT TO I THINK IT IS ACCURATE BASED OFF MY UNDERSTANDING I THINK IT IS, AN ACCURATE ASSESSMENT THAT THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A LICENSE PLATE, A FORM OF LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY. CAN WE CLARIFY THE SHARING, IF ANY, OF THIS DATA AND INFORMATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES OR EXTERNALLY OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OR INTERNALLY WITHIN THE CITY? SO FOR EXAMPLE, WOULD ANY OF THIS DATA BE SHARED WITH SPD, FOR EXAMPLE? >> SPD RECEIVES, SPD RUNS THE PROGRAM, SO THEY DO RECEIVE IF THERE'S A VIOLATION TRIGGERED, A CAMERA VIOLATION IS TRIGGERED, THEY RECEIVE AN IMAGE, AND DETERMINE WHETHER IT'S A CITABLE VIOLATION AND ISSUE A TICKET OR NOT. AND SO BUT, IT'S STATE GUIDANCE FOR THE RETENTION POLICIES WE TALKED ABOUT EARLY. THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SHARE WITH OTHER AGENCIES. BOTH BY CITY LAW AND STATE LAW. >> MUNICIPAL COURT ALSO RECEIVES INFORMATION, THE NEED TO PROCESS THESE CITATIONS. BEYOND THAT, I DON'T THINK EVEN SDOT HAS ACCESS TO THE ACTUAL IMAGES OR VIDEOS THAT ARE COLLECTED. WE JUST USE THEM FOR PRESENTATION PURPOSES OR WE LOOK AT HOW MANY WARNING OR CITATIONS ARE ISSUED AT A PARTICULAR LOCATION. >> THANK YOU. SO FURTHER TO COUNCILMEMBER'S KETTLE EARLIER LINE OF QUESTIONING, I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ANTICIPATED VOLUME, NEW VOLUME OF ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS THAT NEED TO BE ADJUDICATED THROUGH SMC. I IMAGINE THERE'S GOING TO BE ONCE ANY NEW SITE THERE'S DEPLOYMENT AT ANY NEW SITE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEE A RAMP UP INITIALLY OVER A CERTAIN PERIOD, A COUPLE MONTHS, A YEAR POTENTIALLY, AND THEN OVER TIME WE'D LIKELY SEE THOSE FINE AND VIOLATIONS DECREASE. WOULD BE CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THE ANTICIPATED NEW VOLUME OF THESE FINES ARE GOING TO BE. BECAUSE WE AUTHORIZED LAST YEAR AND PROVIDED A FUNDING MECHANISM TO DE38 SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS, IN 38 NEW LOCATIONS. TWO OR THREE IN MY DISTRICT, INCLUDING ELK HIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO WHAT WE TALKED A MOMENT AGO EARLIER ABOUT IS HOW COUNCIL HAS AUTHORIZED IT AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS IS COUNCIL APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS FOR NON-SCHOOL SPEED CAMERAS, WHATEVER $1.18 MILLION CAN BUY THE CITY IN TERMS OF BANG FOR THE BUCK. WOULD BE CURIOUS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHEN THAT INFORMATION AND THOSE ASSESSMENTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE ANTICIPATED NEW VOLUME OF ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS THAT WILL NEED TO BE ADJUDICATED. I'LL PAUSE THERE IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. >> JUST TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT FOR THESE SPEED CAMERA DEPLOYMENTS IN NON-SCHOOL ZONE AREAS, THIS IS A COMPLETELY NEW TYPE OF CAMERA THAT WE HAVE NOT USED BEFORE. SO TO PROJECT WHAT WOULD BE THE VOLUME OF CITATIONS OR WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED, THAT'S A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ARE DELIBERATING ABOUT AN INITIAL DEPLOYMENT TO UNDERSTAND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR THREE DEPARTMENTS ARE PROPERLY RESOURCED TO HANDLE WHAT IS COMING. BUT WE DO HAVE SOME INSIGHT INTO THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE EXISTING CAMERAS. .I CAN'T RECALL THOSE NUMBERS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I CAN SHARE WHAT WE'RE SEEING FOR A SCHOOL ZONE CAMERA OR A BUS LANE CAMERA OR A RED LIGHT CAMERA. >> UNDERSTAND THE NEW DEPLOYMENT AND NEW ASSUMPTIONS AND IT'S COMPLICATED. BY THE WAY, NO ONE IS EXPECTING THE DEPARTMENT TO, YOU KNOW, RAISE ITS RIGHT HAND AND SWEAR ON THE BIBLE. THESE ARE THE NUMBERS, THIS IS WHAT WE CAN EXPECT. IT'S A BEST GUESS BASED OFF THE INFORMATION, MAKING REASONABLE ASSUMPTIONS. SO AT OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, WOULD LOVE TO SEE AT LEAST SOME INITIAL ASSESSMENTS IN TERMS OF WHAT THAT VOLUME COB EXPECTED TO LOOK LIKE. I THINK THAT IS A FAIR AND APPROPRIATE TRANSPARENCY-ENHANCING MEASURE AND PIECE OF DATA THAT WE CAN ALL BENEFIT FROM. LET'S SEE HERE. GOING ON TO SLIDE SIX, THE ALLOWABLE CAMERA TYPES AND OUR STATE LAWS. SO WE KNOW, MENTIONED EARLIER IN MY CHAIR'S REMARKS THAT THE STATE IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERING ADDING SOMETHING TO THIS ENUMERATED LIST OF ALLOWABLE CAMERA TYPES WITH RESPECT TO NOISE, AUTOMATED NOISE ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY. SO IF THAT, SHOULD THAT CHANGE HAPPEN THIS YEAR BASED OFF OF HOW THE ROLL OUT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES HAS GONE IN THE STATE OVER TIME, SHOULD THAT CHANGE IN THE STATE LAW HAPPEN THIS YEAR IN ADDING NOISE REDUCTION TO THE ENUMERATED LIST, WOULD THAT REQUIRE FURTHER INCORPORATION INTO CITY CODE OR REQUIRE US TO MAKE ADDITIONAL ALIGNMENT AND CONFORMITY TWEAKS TO CITY CODE IN ORDER TO CONFORM WITH STATE LAW? OR WOULD THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION CAPTURE ALL FUTURE ADDITIONS? >> I MEAN, NOISE ENFORCEMENT IS NOT A TRAFFIC VIOLATION. SO IT IS A DIFFERENT, IT WOULD PROBABLY NECESSITATE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF CODE THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE RESOLVED. I DON'T THINK THAT OUR CODE CURRENTLY CONTEMPLATES THAT AT ALL. SO THERE WOULD BE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED. I'M NOT SURE SDOT WOULD BE THE DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE. IT WOULD SEEM TO BE MORE SOLELY A POLICE DEPARTMENT FUNCTION. I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE DETERMINED WHEN WE SEE WHAT THE STATE ALLOWS AND WE HAVE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING NOISE ENFORCEMENT ADDRESS THAT ISSUE AS WELL. >> ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I'VE MADE CLEAR THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY IS A VITAL TOOL AMONG A BROADER SET OF TOOLS IN THE TOOLKIT THAT WHEN RESPONSIBLY DEPLOYED CAN HELP ADDRESS UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR IN AND AROUND OUR ROADS. SO IT'S NOT THE END ALL-BE ALL, IT'S NOT THE SILVER BULLET, IT'S NOT THE PANACEA. BUT IT IS NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER. AND WHEN RESPONSIBLY DEPLOYED, BY THAT I MEAN GOING AFTER TWO KEY CONSIDERATIONS: EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS AND MAKING SURE WE ADDRESS AS BEST AS POSSIBLE THE VARIOUS PRIVACY AND SECURITY CONCERNS VALID UNDERLYING THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS TECHNOLOGY. SO EQUITY CONCERNS WE HEARD EARLIER FROM PUBLIC COMMENT THAT COMMUNITIES, BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY HAVE BORE THE BRUNT, SO TO SPEAK, OF DEPLOYMENT AND OF THESE KIND OF PUNITIVE AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES. AND THAT'S TRUE. ABSOLUTELY TRUE. WHICH IS WHY I APPROACH THIS DEPLOYMENT OF THIS TECHNOLOGY WITH A CAUTIOUS SKEPTICISM AND OPTIMISM, MINDFUL OF THOSE FACTS. AND I THINK THE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO ADDRESS AND REMEDIATE SOME OF THOSE VALID EQUITY CONCERNS AND ACTUALLY LATER IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS WE'LL HEAR FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S EQUITY TEAM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SOME OF ITS WORK BROADLY AT A HIGHER LEVEL, AND I THINK INFORMED BY THAT IMPORTANT WORK GROUP AND NEW PROGRAM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES, AND I THINK THOSE ARE REFLECTED IN THIS PROPOSAL. EQUITY IS ONE AREA WHERE THE WORK CONTINUES. MILESTONES HAPPEN, BUT THE WORK, IT'S A JOURNEY. THE WORK IS A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION. SO THE SECOND THING WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF IS AS COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S QUESTION ILLUMINATED EARLIER IS THE VALID PRIVACY CONCERNS. WE NEED TO DEPLOY THIS IN A PRIVACY-CONSCIOUS WAY. HAVE APPROPRIATE GUARDRAILS THAT GOVERN THE COLLECTION, USE, AND SHARING OF THIS INFORMATION. THAT INCLUDES MAKING SURE WE ADHERE TO SOUND DATA MINIMIZEIZATION PRINCIPLES TO INTEND OUT THIS INTENDED GOAL AND PURPOSE. WE STORE THAT INFORMATION FOR THE BARE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME. WE HAVE TIGHT GUARDRAILS AROUND SHARING IT. AND SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'M GONNA BE LOOKING FOR AS WE REVIEW THIS. I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES ARE GONNA BE LOOKING FOR, AND I THINK TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S POINT EARLIER, ALIGNED WITH CITY'S VALUES. APPROACH THIS IN AN EQUITY FOCUSED AND PRIVACY FOCUSED MANNER, VERY IMPORTANT TO THIS BODY. THE OTHER THING I'LL NOTE IS THAT WE'RE ALL SORT OF, AS THE DEPARTMENT INDICATED, THESE DEPLOYMENTS OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES ARE INTENDED TO BE TEMPORARY ONLY. WE TALKED ABOUT THE TRIGGERS OR POTENTIAL TRIGGERS AND BASICALLY ADHERING TO A DATABASE APPROACH FOR DETERMINING WHEN IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO REMOVE A SPECIFIC DEPLOYMENT LOCATION. AND I'LL SAY THAT IS ABSOLUTELY, THAT'S A GOAL I SHARE. THESE SHOULD IDEALLY BE TEMPORARY ONLY. I THINK SOME OF BROADER POLICY CONSIDERATIONS TEED UP AS PART OF THIS PROPOSAL WILL HELP US BE MINDFUL OF THAT AS WELL DEPENDING ON HOW WE ACT. I HEARD MR. PADDLEFORD IN PUBLIC COMMENT EARLIER MENTION THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DEPLOYMENT, WE'RE NOT JUST COLLECTING REVENUE, WE'RE CHANGING BEHAVIOR. COULDN'T AGREE MORE. AND I WILL BE HONEST, I DON'T KNOW UNDER THE PROPOSED FINANCIAL POLICIES AND ALLOCATIONS OF WHAT SHOULD GO TOWARD THE GENERAL FUND VERSUS PROVEN ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS OR WHATEVER THE NEW PROGRAM IS CALLED. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPS GET US THERE. I ALSO DON'T KNOW, I'M NOT CONVINCED YET THAT THE PROPOSED REVENUE ALLOCATION STRUCTURE HELPS ADDRESS THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION AMONG SOME THAT THESE KIND OF AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES ARE A MERE REVENUE COLLECTION MECHANISM ONLY FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND GOVERNMENTS. IF A CERTAIN AMOUNT IS ALLOCATED TOWARD THE GENERAL FUND, AND YOU KNOW NEXT MONTH DURING COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S FEDERAL SELECT COMMITTEE, WE'RE GOING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS ABOUT THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION. AND WE'RE, SPOILER ALERT, YOU KNOW THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST AREAS THAT OUR CITY IS BEING IMPACTED BY UNDER THE NEW TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. AND SO IF WE USE X AMOUNT OR X PROPORTION OR PERCENTAGE OF THE NEW REVENUES AS A BACKSTOP FOR OUR BUDGET WOES AND ALLOCATE IT TOWARD THE GENERAL FUND, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPS GET US TO HAVING, SAY STREETS FOR ALL. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPS GET US TO MAKING SURE THAT THESE ARE TEMPORARY-ONLY SOLUTIONS. THERE'S NOTHING BETTER AND MORE EFFECTIVE IN MY MIND THAT I CAN THINK OF THAN MAKING SURE THAT AS MUCH AS THE REVENUE AS POSSIBLE IS NOT INVESTED IN THE GENERAL FUND BACKSTOP FOR LIBRARIES. I LOVE OUR LIBRARIES OR WHATEVER IT IS, BUT THESE ARE SPECIFICALLY ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. THAT'S THE INTENT. THAT'S THE GOAL. I DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER MECHANISM TO ENSURE THAT THESE ARE ULTIMATELY TEMPORARY ONLY DEPLOYMENTS AND MEANT TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR AND TO REINVEST THAT MONEY TO DESIGN SOLUTIONS THAT WORK. YES, IT HAS A GOOD RECIDIVISM RATE. IT'S NOT ZERO EITHER. THAT'S WHY I THINK AS MUCH OF THE REVENUE AS POSSIBLE SHOULD BE DIRECTED SPECIFICALLY TOWARD TRAFFIC ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, SCHOOLS, NEW SIDEWALKS. I'M AN UNAPOLOGETIC CHAMPION OF NEW SIDEWALKS. ADA ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS, THOSE KIND OF ROAD DESIGNS AND INVESTMENTS CAN BETTER OBVIATE THE NEED OVER TIME. I DON'T KNOW IF THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION HELPS US GET THERE, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE THE CONVERSATIONS, AND FINALLY I'LL NOTE THAT WE'RE ALL MARCHING TOWARD THE MUTUALLY AGREED UPON EXECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE TIMELINE OF STARTING TO DEPLOY THE SCHOOL SPEED ZONE CAMERAS THIS YEAR STARTING TO INITIALLY DEPLOY THE NON-SCHOOL SPEED CAMERAS TOWARD THE END OF THIS YEAR, AND TURNING THOSE ON IF YOU WILL AT LEAST THAT FIRST WAVE EARLY NEXT YEAR AND CONTINUING THE ROLLOUT AND DEPLOYMENT IN '26 AND BEYOND. IN ANY EVENT, THANK YOU ALL. REALLY IMPORTANT POLICY DISCUSSION WE JUST HAD, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE AS WE CONSIDER THIS ON A GOING-FORWARD BASIS. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM TWO, NON-SCHOOL ZONE AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA PROVISO LIFT. >> THANK YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF OUR PRESENTERS IS HERE. PLEASE JOIN US AT THIS TABLE. YOU'RE ALREADY HERE. WELCOME. REINTRODUCE YOURSELF AND BEGIN. >> THIS IS DRAFT LEGISLATION THAT I PREPARED AT YOUR DIRECTION TO LIFT PROVIDE BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SPENDING OF $1.18 MILLION OF GENERAL FUND FOR NON-SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS. THIS WAS A BUDGET ACTION THAT THE COUNCIL PUT IN PLACE LAST YEAR. THE PROPOSED, THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET IDENTIFIED THE DOUBLING OF THE SCHOOL ZONE CAMERA PROGRAM AND THE COUNCIL WISHED TO PROVIDE SOME RESOURCES TO FUND EXPANSION OF OTHER CAMERA PROGRAMS COPESETIC WITH THE 2024 STATE LEGISLATURE. SO REALLY THE, THIS IS PURE BUDGET LEGISLATION. IF YOU COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE, IT MAKES SOME LANGUAGE CHANGES. IT STILL RESTRICTS THE MONEY FOR THIS PURPOSE OF DEPLOYING AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL ZONES, IT LIFTS THE RESTRICTION THAT HALTED SPENDING, SO IS THE LEGISLATION THAT I PREPARED AT YOUR REQUEST. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS PROPOSED BUDGET PROVISO LIFT. HEARING AND SEEING NONE, JUST TO REITERATE THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING TOWARD A MUTUALLY AGREED UPON TIMELINE THAT I MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO, AND I THINK THIS PROVISO LIFT WILL HELP GET US THERE AND REMOVE SOME BARRIERS AND HELP EXPEDITE THIS WORK STREAM. THE STRATEGIC WORK STREAM FOR OUR CITY. ONE QUESTION I HAVE FOR OUR EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT PARTNERS HERE, SDOT, MR. LABORT FROM SDOT, HOW CAN THE COUNCIL PARTNER WITH SDOT TO HELP FACILITATE THE PROCUREMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF THESE VITAL TECHNOLOGIES AS EXPEDITIOUS AS POSSIBLE MANNER? >> I THINK AS WE STATED AT THE LAST MEETING, THE TEAM IS WORKING ON THE POLICIES FOR DOING THE SAFETY AND EQUITY ANALYSIS, AND THAT'LL LEAD TO WHERE CAMERAS SHOULD BE SITED STARTING WITH A FEW NON-SCHOOL SPEED CAMERAS SO WE CAN START TO GET THAT DATA AND INFORMATION. THERE ARE DEPENDENCIES ON OTHER DEPARTMENT S. SPD OWNS THE CONTRACT WITH THE VENDOR. THEY HAVE TO ISSUE THE WORK ORDERS, AND THEN ON THE TAIL END OF IMPLEMENTATION, THERE ALSO MAY BE SITES WHERE THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SITES WHERE WE NEED POWER HOOKUPS. SO THAT COULD BE A FACTOR IN THE TIMING OF CAMERA DEPLOYMENTS AND CAMERAS GOING INTO OPERATION. AND THEN ONCE THE CAMERAS ARE IN PLACE AND TAKING PICTURES OF POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS, THEY DO HAVE TO BE REVIEWED WITHIN, A CITATION ISSUED WITHIN 14 DAYS FOR IT TO BE VALID. SO THAT REQUIRES, AGAIN, THAT'S A PIECE THAT'S OWNED BY SPD THAT CAN REQUEST BOTH WITHIN THEIR DEPARTMENT NON-POLICE OFFICERS TO REVIEW CITATIONS AND CAN REQUEST WITH SDOT TO SEE WHAT RESOURCES WE COULD ADD TO THOSE CITATION REVIEWS. BUT YOU KNOW, THOSE PIECES ALL NEED TO BE PUT INTO PLACE IN A TIMELY WAY FOR NEW CAMERA TYPES TO BE DEPLOYED. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS THERE, THE INSIGHTS. AND KNOWING THAT THERE ARE VERY, THERE'S ALWAYS DEPENDENCIES, CAN'T LAUNCH A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE IN SEATTLE WITHOUT ANY DEPARTMENT CAN'T LAUNCH A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE WITHOUT COLLABORATING IN SOME MANNER WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, BUT AGREE THERE ARE VERY TIGHT AND INTEGRAL DEPENDENCIES HERE IN PARTICULAR WITH RESPECT TO SPD. AND SO YOU KNOW, I MIGHT CONSIDER INVITING THEM TO JOIN US AT OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THEIR IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH AS WELL BECAUSE THEY'RE AN IMPORTANT PARTNER AND GOVERNING PARTNER AND PIECE OF THE PUZZLE. IN ANY EVENT, ALL GOOD. ANYONE ELSE HAVE FINAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, GO AHEAD. >> THAT'S MY POINT OF CURIOSITY AS WELL. MR. CHAIR, I THINK I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY, IS THE TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORK GROUP COMING TO COME BEFORE COMMITTEE SOON? >> YEAH. I'VE INVITED THE PROGRAM MANAGER ANYA, RIGHT? YEP, YEP, YEP. SO THEY'LL BE COMING WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. YEP. >> FABULOUS. I AM SO EXCITED TO HEAR THAT AND THINKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS. JUST MY PRIMARY QUESTIONS HAVE TO DO WITH TIMELINE, HOW THAT GROUP IS BEING CONSULTED, AS WELL AS OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. >> YEAH. SO THEY, I BELIEVE EVEN TODAY THEY'RE HAVING, THERE'S A SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK GROUP WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORK GROUP. I BELIEVE TODAY THEY'RE ACTUALLY GONNA BE REVIEWING I THINK THE PREVIOUS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE PRESENTATION, MAYBE GETTING INTO THIS ONE AS WELL, AND LOOKING AT THE -- THEY HAVE LOOKED AT THE OUTLINE OF THE LEGISLATION BEFORE IT WAS EVEN COMPLETED, AND ARE GONNA BE REVIEWING I THINK THE LEGISLATION AS WELL AS THE POLICIES THAT THE VISION ZERO TEAM WILL BE WORKING ON IN TERMS OF WHERE CAMERAS WILL BE SITED. >> FABULOUS. >> I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT WE HAVE A REALLY STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR WORK GROUP. DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS, THE THINKING WE DEVELOPED WAS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORK GROUP THAT ENDED UP SITING AND DEPLOYING A MORE EQUITABLE DEPLOYMENT OF SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND. >> GREAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT WITH THEM. I'M EXCITED TO HEAR THEY'LL BE COMING BEFORE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. FOR CLARITY, I'VE EXTENDED THE INVITE TO ANYA, THE PROGRAM MANAGER, WHO OVERSEES THE TRANSPORTATION EQUITY WORK GROUP. LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE FROM ANYA ABOUT THE IMPORTANT WORK, THE CROSS-CUTTING WORK THAT PROGRAM TOUCHES. OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR THIRD ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM THREE, AN ORDINANCE VACATING THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 52AA DENNY'S EXTENSION TO THE TERRY'S FIRST EDITION IN THE FIRST HILL NEIGHBORHOOD AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT EASEMENT ON THE PETITION OF NORTH BLOCK SPRING STREET. >> ALL RIGHT. WELCOME. BIG GROUP HERE TODAY. EXCITED FOR YOU ALL TO JOIN US. SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THE TABLE. PLEASE SHARE YOUR PRESENTATION, AND WHENCE READY, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND START YOUR PRESENTATIONS. >> CENTRAL STAFF. >> BEVERLY BARNETT, SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. >> I'M MICHAEL JENKINS, THE DIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION. >> AND I'M LAND USE COUNCIL. >> SO THE LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS COUNCIL BILL TO FINALIZE AN ALLEY VACATION FOR A PROJECT ON FIRST HILL. YOU PROBABLY KNOW IT. IT'S THE BLOCK THAT INCLUDES TOWN HALL AND TWO APARTMENT TOWERS. THE VACATION WAS APPROVED IN 2017 WITH A NUMBER OF CONDITIONS. THE PETITIONERS HAVE MET ALL OF THOSE CONDITIONS, AND SO THE LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF YOU IS BASICALLY THE FINAL STEP. IF YOU AGREE THAT THE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN MET, YOU SHOULD APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US UP TODAY. IT REALLY IS A LOT OF FUN FOR US TO BRING PROJECTS FOR THE VERY LAST STEP, AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US TO SEE HOW OUR WORK TURNED OUT. SO I'M GONNA TALK JUST FOR A MINUTE ABOUT THE STEPS AND THE REVIEW PROCESS. THEN MICHAEL IS GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DESIGN COMMISSION ROLE, AND THEN PETER IS GOING TO GO THROUGH THE PowerPoint. BUT WE WANTED TO SET THE STAGE A LITTLE BIT WITH LISHA'S BACKGROUND. WE WANT TO FOCUS ON THE PROJECT ITSELF. SO THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE SEES EACH VACATION THREE TIMES. AND THE FIRST REVIEW IS THE EARLY COMMITTEE REVIEW WHEN WE HAVE A BRAND-NEW PETITION, AND THIS PROJECT ACTUALLY STARTED BEFORE THAT OBLIGATION WAS IMPOSED. BUT NOW YOU SEE IT VERY EARLY ON, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY HELPFUL. THE SECOND REVIEW IS WHEN WE HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND THE CITY COUNCIL LOOKS AT THE PROJECT AND THE SDOT RECOMMENDATION AND HEARS FROM ALL THE CITY STAFF THAT PLAY A ROLE, EVERYONE, AND THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED UNDER STATE LAW TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. AND AT THAT STAGE AFTER THE HEARING AND THE RECOMMENDATION AND THE COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS, THE CITY WILL, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MAKE A DECISION TO GRANT THE VACATION AND WHAT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE IMPOSED. THAT ACTUALLY IS THE SUBSTANTIVE DECISION THAT THE COMMITTEE MAKES. SO ONCE THAT SUBSTANTIVE, CONCEPTUAL PROVISION IS GRANTED, THE DEVELOPER IS BEGIN PHYSICAL WORK ON THE SITE. AND WILL WORK ON BUILDING THEIR PROJECT AND MEETING ALL THE CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALSO JUST THE NORMAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. THE THIRD STEP IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY WHEN ALL OF THE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN MET AND WE'RE BACK SAYING HERE, OKAY, WE DID IT, THEY DID IT, IT'S READY TO GO. AND THIS IS REALLY AN ADMINISTRATIVE FINAL REVIEW. THE SUBSTANTIVE DECISION IS THE ACTION ON THE CLERK FILE, AND THIS IS HOLDING THE VACATION ORDINANCE OUT UNTIL THE END IS A POWERFUL TOOL TO ENSURE YOU DON'T FINISH THE WORK UNTIL ALL THE OBLIGATIONS HAVE BEEN MET. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY IS THE VACATION FEE HAS BEEN PAID. THAT WAS PAID IN 2020. AND WE HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THE OTHER SITE CONDITIONS THAT ARE EASIER TO SEE WHEN WE LOOK AT PETER'S PRESENTATION AND THEY'RE OPEN, READY TO GO. IN FACT, I WAS TELLING ANN I'M GOING TO TOWN HALL TONIGHT, SO IT'S READY FOR YOUR ACTION. IT IS ONE THAT I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE DO WANT TO BE NEUTRAL IN OUR PRESENTATIONS. BUT I THINK ONE OF THE VALUE OF OUR COMING BACK AT THE END FOR THE COUNCIL TO SEE THE PRODUCT, THE RESULT OF THEIR WORK, THIS I THINK IS A VERY ENGAGING AND HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC BENEFIT PACKAGE. SO I THINK IN LOOKING AT HOW WE MIGHT REPLICATE THIS ON OTHER PROJECTS, IT REALLY IS GOOD FOR US TO SEE IT. BUT I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF THOUGHT PUT IN BY THE DEVELOPER ON BEING A PART OF A COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST LET'S GET OUR PROJECT AND WE'RE DONE. SO I THINK THIS ONE WORKED REALLY WELL, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT YOU THINK. AND WE'RE LOOKING TO TRY TO REPLICATE SOME OF THE BEST ELEMENTS OF THIS IN FUTURE PROJECTS. MICHAEL, I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE DESIGN COMMISSION ROLE, AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT ALL THE COOL PICTURES OF THE PROJECT. >> I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF TO DESIGN COMMISSION ON THIS REALLY UNIQUE AND REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF SOMETHING THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DO IN OUR DENSEST NEIGHBORHOODS, CREATING PUBLIC SPACES IN PLACES THAT SERVE NOT ONLY THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE BUT THE COMMUNITY. FIRST HILL IS A VERY DIFFICULT PLACE TO FIND NEW OPEN SPACE. CLEARLY, WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT RESOURCE WITH FREEWAY PARK. BUT FINDING AND HAVING A DEVELOPER WHO'S WILLING TO COMMIT TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, HIGH DESIGN, HIGH-FUNCTIONING PUBLIC SPACES AND PLACES, NOT ONLY FOR THEM BUT FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS. WE HAVE TWO SIGNIFICANT HOSPITALS IN THE AREA, CLEARY AND TOWN HALL THAT ABUTS IT, THEY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND IN CREATING THIS RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY. YOU'LL SEE IT IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WALK THE SITE, I'D ENCOU'LL SEEF BUT ALSO RELATES TO FREEWAY PARK, RELATES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. REALLY CREATES A NEW FRONT DOOR FOR TOWN HALL. PREVIOUSLY, PRIOR TO THIS DEVELOPMENT THAT FACADE YOU'LL SEE IN THE PRESENTATION WAS KIND OF THE BACK OF THE HOUSE. WHAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS TO CREATE A NEW WELCOMING ENTRANCE AS PART OF THEIR PUBLIC BENEFIT PROPOSAL FOR THE COMMUNITY TO USE AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ATTENDING TO USE THOSE SPACES. THEY CREATED SIGNIFICANT RIGHT OF WAY IMPROVEMENTS AROUND THE SITE THAT NOT ONLY WORK FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE BUILDING BUT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. THEY HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE SPACES FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY TO THE PUBLIC SPACES. AND FINALLY, THEY PULLED OFF A REALLY DIFFICULT CHALLENGE THAT WAS PART OF THIS PROPOSAL. TURNING AN ALLEY INTO AN ACCESS EASEMENT, MAINTAINING ACCESS THAT NEEDED TO BE MAINTAINED FOR TOWN HALL, BUT DOING IT IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE AN ACCESS EASEMENT. IT FEELS LIKE A PLACE THAT PEOPLE USED BEFORE THE ACCESS EASEMENT. SO THEY HAVE THIS FUNCTION RETAINED, BUT YOU WOULDN'T NECESSARILY KNOW IT IF YOU WERE OUT THERE. YOU WOULDN'T NECESSARILY SEE IT WAS SOMETHING WHERE AUTOMOBILES WERE PRIORITIZED. YOU SEE IT'S A PLACE FOR PEOPLE AND PEDESTRIANS, AND THEY'RE A PRIORITY OVER THE AUTOMOBILE. THEY DID A VERY GOOD JOB OF BALANCING BOTH ISSUES AND DID IT IN A WAY THAT MADE A STRONGER PUBLIC SPACE. SO WITH THAT, I THINK I'LL SEND IT OVER TO PETER. >> APPRECIATE YOUR KIND COMMENTS THERE, AND WE CERTAINLY AGREE AS THE OWNER AND MANAGER OF OVATION. SO OVATION ITSELF IS A TWIN TOWER APARTMENT COMMUNITY WITH 548 APARTMENT HOMES AND APPROXIMATELY 7,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL LOCATED AT 702 AND 704 SPRING STREET. THERE'S A GOOD LOOK OF IT THERE. BUILT BETWEEN 2018 AND 2022, OVATION RECEIVED ITS TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IN JUNE OF 2022 AND ULTIMATELY FINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IN FEBRUARY OF 2023. THIS IS A LOOK AT THE PRIOR CONDITION HERE AS WE MENTIONED SHARE THE BLOCK WITH THE TOWN HALL ASSOCIATION IN THE UPPER RIGHT THERE, BUT YEAH PREVIOUS CONDITION SURFACE PARKING LOT WITH A NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY. THE NEW LOOK IS HERE. SO THE OVATION WEST AND EAST TOWERS ARE ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SITE. THE PUBLIC PLAZA IS IN THE UPPER LEFT AND THE ALLEY TRANSECTING THE SITE GENERALLY BOUNDED BY SPRING, EIGHTH, SENATE, AND HUBBLE. STARTING OFF WITH THE BENEFITS, WE'LL KICK IT OFF WITH THE PLAZA. THIS IS A PUBLIC ACCESS PLAZA APPROXIMATELY 5,500 SQUARE FEET. HAS A NUMBER OF PLACES FOR PEDESTRIAN SEATING AND LIGHTING. WE'VE POSTED PUBLIC ACCESS AND FREE SPEECH SIGNAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SDOT STANDARDS. THERE'S A WATER FEATURE, SPECIAL PAVING, A NUMBER OF LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS, AND THERE ARE BOLLARDS PROTECTING THE PLAZA FROM THE ALLEY. A NUMBER ARE REMOVABLE SO YOU CAN GET FOOD TRUCKS AND OTHER PROGRAMMING IN THERE, WHICH IN COORDINATION WITH TOWN HALL WE'VE ALREADY DONE ON A FEW TIMES. REALLY GREAT ACTIVATION OF THE SPACE. SPEAKING OF TOWN HALL, SO BACK IN 2019 I BELIEVE THEY DID A RENOVATION AND WE PROVIDED FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEM FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF THEIR SIDEWALK AS WELL AS FOR SOME SHORING. WE'VE ALSO PROVIDED THEM A NUMBER OF LANDSCAPING ENHANCEMENTS AND HELPED ADDRESS A BUILDING ENVELOPE WATERPROOFING ISSUE THAT WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE COURSE OF OUR CONSTRUCTION. AND THEN AS DISCUSSED, WE ARE UNDER A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND THERE IS AN ACCESS EASEMENT AGREEMENT IN PLACE, AND THAT'S MEMORIALIZED IN OUR PROPERTY USE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS RECORDED LAST YEAR. AND THEN YEAH, THE ALLEY ITSELF. IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAN, IT ACCOMMODATES TWO-WAY TRAFFIC BUT IS A SOUTHBOUND ALLEY AND ASSIGNED AS SUCH. IT HAS SPECIAL PAVING IN THE FORM OF SANDSET PAVERS ON THE NORTH SIDE AND STAMPED CONCRETE ON THE SOUTH. AROUND THE SITE, SPEAKING OF NEW SIDEWALKS, WE BUILT A NUMBER OF NEW SIDEWALKS WITH ADA RAMPS AND PEDESTRIAN SIGNALIZATION STRIPING SEATING, BIKE RACKS, AND THE LIKE. AND THEN FINALLY, YEAH, CONNECTION TO FREEWAY PARK. SO IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY, MORE RAMPS AND STRIPING AND SIGNALIZATION AS WELL AS ENCOUNTERED AN UNFORESEEN CONDITION BELOW THE SIDEWALK ACROSS THE STREET THAT WE HELPED REMEDIATE. SO. AND THEN JUST THIS IS IN THE PROPERTY USE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, BUT JUST A REITERATION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE DONE AND THE APPROXIMATE VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH. AND THEN YEAH, A COUPLE PHOTOS OF HOW IT TURNED OUT. THIS IS LOOKING AT OUR WEST TOWER FROM SENECA. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE FROM OUR WEST TOWER LACKING LOOKING TOWARD TOWN HALL. WHAT USED TO BE THE BACK END IS PART OF OUR RENOVATION AND OUR WORK WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY, MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE FROM THIS SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. A COUPLE MORE PHOTOS IN HERE FOR CONTEXT, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. >> AWESOME. >> ALL RIGHT. COOL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION HERE AND THE PROPOSAL. AT THIS POINT, I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES. OF COURSE. OF COURSE. THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM QUEEN ANN. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA. I JUST HAD A QUESTION. I'VE BEEN TO TOWN HALL MANY TIME, SO I'VE SEEN THIS FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE AS SOMEONE WHO'S GONE TO TOWN HALL. AND THE TOWERS LOOK GREAT. I WAS JUST CURIOUS, SO IT'S NOT REALLY IN THE BRIEFING, SO THIS IS MORE OF A CURIOSITY QUESTION. IN TERMS OF HOW YOU WORKED LOGISTICS FOR THE TWO BUILDINGS THEMSELVES, IS IT COMING FROM HUBBLE PLACE IN TERMS OF GARAGES AND THE LIKE? >> FOR THE APARTMENT COMMUNITY? OR? >> YES, FOR THE APARTMENT COMMUNITY. AND/OR THE STREET-LEVEL RETAIL. >> YEAH. SO THE ACCESS IS OFF OF HUBBLE FOR THE APARTMENT COMMUNITY. THE GARAGE, YOU KIND OF SEE IT WHERE IT SAYS BOUNDARY ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE, THAT'S THE PRIMARY BUILDING ENTRANCE. AND YOU CAN'T TELL IT FROM THIS VIEW, BUT BOTH TOWERS ARE ACTUALLY ATOP A COMMON GARAGE. SO THE ALLEY RUNS A TOP STRUCTURE. AND SO THAT GARAGE IS ACCESSED FROM THAT SINGLE LOCATION. >> OKAY. AND THEN THAT SUPPORTS THE RETAIL OPERATIONS AS WELL. >> CORRECT. THE FIRST LEVEL ONE AND A HALF OF THE PARKING GARAGE IS OPEN FOR COMMERCIAL USE. >> AND I GUESS FOR TOWN HALL, THEY'RE NOT HER'RE NOT HERE REPRESENTED, BUT DID THEY HAVE ANY LOGISTICAL SUPPORT NEEDS, YOU'D COME FROM THE BACK? >> YEAH. TOWN HALL, THE ALLEY PROVIDES THE NOW PRIVATE ALLEY PROVIDES FOR DROP OFF AND ADA ACCESS, BECAUSE OTHERWISE THE STEEP SLOPES AND THE STEPS AT THE MAIN ENTRY CAN BE A LITTLE PROBLEMATIC. SO WE DO SEE I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN USES IS THE SMALL DROP OFF AND THAT SUPPORT FOR ADA ACCESS. IT WAS THE PHOTO WITH THE RED DOORS, THE TOWN HALL RED DOORS. >> YEAH, OKAY. I ASKED JUST TO BE CONSISTENT. THAT'S WHAT I ASKED. OBVIOUSLY, I WASN'T ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AT THE BEGINNING, BUT THAT'S ONE OF MY STANDARD QUESTIONS AS THE CENTRAL STAFF AND THE SDOT FOLKS KNOW. LOGISTICS, LOADING DOCKS, COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL. AND SO I FELT THE NEED TO ASK EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T HERE PREVIOUSLY IN THE EARLIER VERSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE. BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I CAN TELL, YOU CONFIRMED WHAT I WAS THINKING, AND I UNDERSTAND THE POINT REGARDING THE TOWN HALL PIECE TOO. BECAUSE AND THE REASON WHY I ASKED IS BECAUSE IF WE PUSH LOGISTICS ON TO THE STREET, THAT CREATES OTHER PROBLEMS. IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYTHING'S INTERNAL, EVERYTHING'S SORTED. >> AND I THINK THAT WAS A KEY DISCUSSION WHEN THE PREVIOUS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WAS REVIEWING THIS, AND YOU KNOW THE VACATION ALLOWS THE BELOW-GRADE CONNECTION WITH THE ALLEY GONE, AND SO THE TWO TOWERS CAN CONSOLIDATE USES, AND THE ENTIRETY OF THEIR ACCESS FOR MOVE IN, MOVE OUT, YOU KNOW ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF IS ON HUBBLE. AND THEN ON SPRING STREET, THERE IS SOME DROP-OFF STUFF. IF YOU'RE GETTING A PIZZA DELIVERED, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GO IN THE PARKING GARAGE, SO THAT ACCOMMODATES SOME OF THAT. SO SPRING STREET FOR THE LIGHT DROP OFFS, HUBBLE PLACE FOR ALL OF THE CORE FUNCTIONS, AND THEN FOR TOWN HALL THE ALLEY, THE NOW-PRIVATE ALLEY PROVIDES FOR MORE OF THEIR ACCESS. >> OKAY. WITH MY LOGISTICAL DUE DILIGENCE COMPLETE, THANK YOU, AND AGAIN I'VE BEEN THERE. I'VE BEEN TO TOWN HALL A NUMBER OF TIMES, AND THE SQUARE IS BEAUTIFUL. SO WELL DONE ON THAT. AND THEN REALLY IMPORTANT TOO AND IT'S KIND OF GIVEN A QUICK MENTION, AND THIS IS NOT PARKS COMMITTEE, BUT TREEWAY PARK NEEDS A LOT OF HELP. THERE'S SOME WORK THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE LEADING UP TO THE FIFA WORLD CUP NEXT YEAR. AND SO THIS IS A NICE KIND OF NEIGHBOR TO THAT. SO I APPRECIATE THE LINKAGES TO FREEWAY PARK ACROSS THE STREET FROM SENECA THERE. SO THANK YOU. CHAIR? >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD HAVE A COMMENT OR QUESTION GIVEN THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT. AND YES, YOU ARE ONE OF THE CHAMPIONS ON THIS COUNCIL OF LOGISTICS, THINKING THROUGH THE NITTY-GRITTY OPERATIONAL DETAILS OF ENABLEMENT, DETAILS THAT GO UNSEEN FOR MANY PEOPLE, BUT WE ALL RELY ON SO DEEPLY AND SO HEAVILY IN SO MANY PROFOUND, IMPACTFUL WAYS INCLUDING MOBILITY, SANITATION SERVICES, CLEANUP, ETC. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. NOTICE I SAID YOU ARE ONE OF THE CHAMPIONS ON THIS COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. FIRST TIME WE'RE HEARING THIS ORDINANCE. IT IS THE FINAL STAGES. SO I ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL BE VOTING ON THIS AT OUR NEXT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. DO ANY OF MY OTHER TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, AGAIN. APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA. OUR NEXT MEETING IS MAY 6th AT 9:30 A.M. IS THERE ANY FINAL BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER BEFORE WE ADJOURN? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IT IS 11:23. WE ARE ADJOUR