>>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING. THE JANUARY 21st 2025 MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:32 A.M. I AM ROB SOCCER, CHAIR OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> HERE. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? COUNCILMAN BERTRAN TO? CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO AGENDA QUESTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS HEREBY ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. TODAY IS OUR FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING, TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR. BUT IT'S ALSO THE FIRST TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE SINCE THE TRAGIC MURDER OF TEEN COUNTY METRO DRIVER SEAN YAM WHO WAS KILLED IN DECEMBER IN SEATTLE. IN THE U DISTRICT. NOW, AS OUR OFFICE CONTINUES TO FORM THE COMMITTEE AGENDA FOR 2025, TRANSIT SECURITY AND WORK PLAN FOR 2025, I WILL TELL YOU DEFINITIVELY THAT TRANSIT SECURITY WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT POLICY AREA IN WHICH WE TAKE ON IT. I AM ALSO FORTUNATE TO SERVE AS NOT ONLY CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE BUT VICE CHAIR OF OUR CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. WE ALSO HAVE CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THAT SITS ON THIS COMMITTEE AS WELL, AND COUNCILMEMBER BOB KETTLE. AND SPEAKING OF WHICH, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND I IN OUR RESPECTIVE ROLES AS CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, CHAIR AND MEMBER HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING LAST WEEK WITH A FEW LOCAL 587 WHERE WE SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED TRANSIT SECURITY. EVERY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SHOULD FEEL SAFE WHILE TAKING OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM IN SEATTLE AND BEYOND. AND WE REMAIN FIRMLY COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE WE DELIVER ON EXACTLY THAT PROMISE IN DOING BETTER TO ACHIEVE EXACTLY THAT RESULT. MOVING ON, WITH RESPECT TO LEVEES SPENDING PLANS, COLLEAGUES, REALLY, BUT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AS WELL, SDOT IS REQUESTING MEETINGS WITH COUNCIL OFFICES AND STAFF REGARDING THE PROPOSED LEVEES SPENDING PLAN WHICH IS DUE TO THE COUNCIL BY JANUARY 31st, 2025 AS PART OF THIS NEW LEVY APPROVED BY VOTERS RECENTLY IN NOVEMBER OF 2024. SDOT WILL BE PRESENTING THEIR PROPOSED ANNUAL SPENDING PLANS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL THIS YEAR, THE YEAR ROLLOUT AND DELIVERY OF THE LEVY. IN TERMS OF TODAY'S AGENDA, WE HAVE VERY IMPORTANT GOVERNANCE ITEMS TO KEEP OUR CITY MOVING INCLUDING NEW PERMIT, PROPOSED NEW PERMITS, AND PROPOSED PERMIT RENEWALS. ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY . THAT SAID, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. ITEMS SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AND WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE. CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS I SIGNED UP TODAY? >> WE HAVE ONE IN PERSON SPEAKER AND ONE REMOTE. >> ALL RIGHT. EACH PERSON WILL HAVE APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES. WE WILL START WITH THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS? >> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE MONITORED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN SETS OF IN PERSON AND REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL -- EXCUSE ME -- UNTIL THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED. THEY WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN THEIR TIME HAS ENDED. MIKE'S WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THERE, AND WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME FOR US TO CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE PUBLIC SPEAKER, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THAT SPEAKER IS [ INAUDIBLE ]. >> YEAH, YEAH. [ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ] MY NAME IS ALEX TSIMERMAN., TRUMP SUPPORTER FOR 10 YEARS AND EVERY ELECTION. IT'S VERY GOOD TO FEEL WIN. IT'S EXACTLY WHAT AS I FIGHT IT FOR ALL MY LIFE BOTH BY ENFORCING PEOPLE [ INAUDIBLE ] SO, RIGHT NOW VERY SIMPLE POINT. AND I HAVE SPOKEN BEFORE YOU, COUNCIL SAKA, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS. FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS I GO EVERY DAY. I REPEAT AGAIN, I GO TO YOUR OFFICE AND ASK STUFF, TALK TO ME FOR ONE MINUTE, BIG HALF FOR DOZEN THOUSAND PEOPLE. WHAT DOES IT EXPLAIN? [ INDISCERNIBLE ] KEEPS PEOPLE MUCH HAPPY BECAUSE YOU STEALING THEY MONEY . YOU DO [ INDISCERNIBLE ]. YOU PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. YOU MUST INHABIT. FOR MONTHS EVERY DAY, WHY THE -- I DON'T, YEAH. FREEDOM XP EACH RIGHT NOW EXISTS. I CAN USE THIS TO SAY WHATEVER I WANT. BUT I DON'T WANT TO USE DIRTY WORDS ABOUT YOUR STUFF, FOUR MONTHS, EVERY DAY. ADMIN, GO TO YOUR OFFICE, ASK FOR ONE MINUTE, SPEAK WITH ME. NOBODY WANTED DOING THIS FOR FOUR MONTHS. WHO ARE YOU? YOU ARE NEO-NAZI PIG. IT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED. AND I AM TALKING ABOUT THOUSAND, THOUSAND LOW INCOME WHO HAVE PROBLEM WITH MONEY PAID FOR TICKET, NOT LEGALLY. YOU HAVE RULES, [ INAUDIBLE ] INCLUDE YOU, SPEND UP , AMERICA. GIVE A CRAP. IT CLEANSES DIRTY GOVERNMENT TOTALLY. A AND KILLER -- >> OKAY, OUR LAST SPEAKER AND REMOTE SPEAKER IS DAVID HAYNES. DAVID, WHEN I ALLOW YOU TO TALK REMEMBER TO PRESS*SIX. >> HI, THANK YOU. HI, TRANSIT AUTHORITY, TRANSIT POLICE TRANSIT AUTHORITY ON THE BUS DRIVERS NEED TO BE ENCOURAGED TO WORK TOGETHER TO COMBAT ALL THE CRIME THAT IS OVERWHELMING THE TRANSIT SYSTEM. AND A SEPARATE ISSUE THE COUNCIL IS DISCUSSING TODAY, WE NEED TO REIMAGINE THE NEIGHBORHOODS AS BEING RESIDENT PEDESTRIAN CENTRIC WHERE YOU HAVE, LIKE , AUTOMATIC LIGHTS THAT TRIGGER THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK TO MAKE IT SAFER SO THAT WE CAN GO ON THE ROADS. WE HAVE WAY TOO MANY ROADS BECAUSE WE ARE LIVING IN A 20TH-CENTURY NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECT, WE ARE TRYING TO PATCHWORK FIX IT . WE NEED TO REALIZE THERE IS LITERALLY TOO MUCH ACCOMMODATION TO THE LAZINESS OF THE MODERN WE'LL. DRIVERS [ INAUDIBLE ] BLOCK. I HOPE WE ARE ABLE TO EXPEDITE UNDERSTANDING THAT AND HAVE A GREAT AMERICAN HOUSING BUILDUP IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AND GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, I YIELD MY TIME. >> THANK YOU, DATED. THAT IS ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS. >> ALL RIGHT, THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL REGISTERED SPEAKERS. WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS TODAY. SO, CLERK , WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM 1. -- INTO THE RECORD. >> AGENDA ITEM 1, RESOLUTION 32158 A RESOLUTION GRANTING CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE IT BELOW GRADE PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL UNDER AND ACROSS BOREN AVENUE NORTH, NORTH OF DENNY WAY, AS PROPOSED BY ONNI BOREN AVENUE SEATTLE LLC AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF 121 BOREN AVENUE NORTH IN THIS SOUTH LAKE UNION NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THANK YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE OUR PRESENTERS HAVE STARTED TO JOIN US AT THE TABLE. PLEASE, ONCE YOU ARE READY, INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATIONS. >> YOLANDA, COUNCIL STAFF. >> TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING YOU FOUR PIECES OF LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU TODAY. THESE RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES PRESENT A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE PROGRAM AT DIFFERENT POINTS IN THE PERMIT PROCESS FROM NEW PROJECTS TO RENEWALS TO RE-PERMITTING EXPIRED TERM PERMITS. THESE ITEMS WERE PRESENTED IN DEPTH AT DECEMBER 17th TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. SO TODAY I WILL BE PROVIDING A BRIEF OVERVIEW. SO, SHOULD I GO TO THE -- ARE THEY GOING TO BE READ IN? >> YOU HAVE THE PRESENTATIONS ON YOUR COMPUTER. >> SORRY. DO YOU WANT THE PRESENTATIONS UP? OR WHAT -- >> FOR A FRAME OF REFERENCE, YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. >> AND -- >> I THINK THERE IS GOING TO BE A LIGHT OVERVIEW AND REFRESHER. >> I BELIEVE AMY WAS GOING TO PRESENT ONE AND TWO TOGETHER. WE ARE JUST GOING TO PULL THAT UP. >> I ALMOST GOT IT. >> WHILE WE ARE DOING THAT, MAYBE WE SHOULD READ ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD. >> AGENDA ITEM 2, RESOLUTION 32159. A RESOLUTION GRANTING CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE A BELOW-GRADE PRIVATE THERMAL ENERGY EXCHANGE SYSTEM UNDER AND ACROSS BOREN AVENUE NORTH, NORTH OF DENNY WAY; AS PROPOSED BY ONNI BOREN AVE SEATTLE LLC, AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF 121 BOREN AVENUE NORTH, IN THE SOUTH LAKE UNION NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THANK YOU. SO, THESE RESOLUTIONS ARE FOR CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL OF THE PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL AND EXCHANGE IN BOREN AVENUE NORTH NORTH OF DENNY WAY. THIS WILL CONNECT THE RESIDENTIAL HOTEL FOR OTHER LOGISTICAL USES BETWEEN THE NEW BUILDING AT 121 BOREN TO THE ONLY SOUTH LAKE UNION RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. THE THERMAL HEAT EXCHANGE WILL BE THE FINAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE THREE BUILDINGS TO SHARE ENERGY BETWEEN ALL OF THEM REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND CARBON EMISSIONS. CITY COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE FIRST CONNECTION BETWEEN JOHN STREET AND ONLY SOUTH LAKE UNION WITH ORDINANCE 236135 IN 2020. THE RESOLUTIONS FOR THE PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL AND THERMAL HEAT EXCHANGE ARE THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS PROVIDING CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL FOR THE PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD TO 100% DESIGN. THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS THESE RESOLUTIONS, SDOT WILL BE PRESENTING TWO ORDINANCES LATER IN 2025 AND THE ORDINANCE HAS ALL THE CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? -- PERTAINING TO THESE ITEMS? THESE PROPOSED ITEMS IN THE SOUTH LAKE UNION AREA? I HEAR COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, GO AHEAD. >> REAL QUICK, HAVING WORKED AROUND THESE PROJECTS SINCE 2018, IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THEM MOVING FORWARD. WE ARE CENTRALIZING BOTH THE HEATING AND COOLING AS WELL AS PROVIDING ACCESS BETWEEN BUILDINGS. I THINK IT IS SMART. AND AMY, YOUR PRESENTATIONS ARE ALWAYS MATTER-OF-FACT. I APPRECIATE THAT. I'VE GOT NO ISSUES HERE. I'M HAPPY TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THESE. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. COLLEAGUES, ANYONE ELSE? OH, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS DISTRICT 7. WE HAVE SEEN OTHER EXAMPLES OF THIS IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR BUILDINGS THAT MUCH SMARTER AND ENERGY EFFICIENT, AND LIKE ANYTHING THAT SUPPORTS THAT PROCESS IS IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. HEARING AND SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES, I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED OPTION OF RESOLUTION 32158. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 32158. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 32158? >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> YES. >> CHAIR SAKA? >> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE VOTES IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED. >> ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION CARRIES, AND THE RECOMMENDATION THE COUNCIL ADOPT RESOLUTION 32158 WILL BE SENT TO THE JANUARY 28th, 2025 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON. WE TALKED ABOUT BOTH ITEM NUMBERS ONE AND TWO HAND IN HAND, BUT DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA? KNOW? ALL RIGHT. I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 32159 , IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 32159. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 32159? >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH? CHAIR SAKA? THERE ARE FIVE VOTES FOR YES, AND NONE OPPOSED. >> THE RESOLUTION 32159 WILL BE SENT TO THE JANUARY 28th, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR THIRD ITEM OF BUSINESS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM 3, COUNCIL BILL 120846. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TRITON WEST LLC PERMISSION TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A PIPELINE SYSTEM IN, UNDER, ALONG, AND ACROSS 13th AVENUE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA STREET, FOR A TWENTY-YEAR TERM; REPEALING SECTION 8 OF ORDINANCE 123990; SPECIFYING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THIS PERMIT IS GRANTED; AND PROVIDING FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PERMIT AND CONDITIONS. >> THANK YOU. AND SAME PRESENTERS FROM BEFORE, WE HAVE A NEW PRESENTER. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION. >> HI, SO THIS COUNCIL BILL WOULD RENEW THE PERMISSION FOR THE TRITON WEST PIPELINE SYSTEM ON HARBOR ISLAND. THIS PIPELINE WAS ORIGINALLY PERMITTED IN 1947 AND ALLOWS FOR THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO MOVE BETWEEN THE SITE AND OIL STORAGE PLANTS. AS MENTIONED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IF THE COUNCIL PASSES THE ORDINANCE THE PERMIT WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR 20 YEARS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OF MY FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I WILL SAY THIS IS A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT COMMERCE ENABLEMENT PERMIT THAT HELPS KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES GOING AND COMING ALONG. SO, THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING ITS PASSAGE TODAY. BEFORE WE GET THERE, I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120846. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120846. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> CHAIR, THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE, YOU KNOW, THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF OUR PORT TO OUR ECONOMY BOTH TODAY AND INTO THE FUTURE TO ENSURE THESE PIECES ARE IN PLACE IS VERY IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. >> THANK YOU. HEARING AND SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON RECOMMENDATION TO PASS COUNCIL BILL 120846? >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK? COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH? CHAIR SAKA? >> AYE. >> FIVE VOTES IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. >> THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION CARRIES, PASSING COUNCIL BILL 12846 WILL BE SENT TO THE JANUARY 28th 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR FOURTH ITEM OF BUSINESS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER FOUR INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, COUNCIL BILL 120924, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING PIKE PLACE MARKET DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PERMISSION TO MAINTAINING AND OPERATING A PEDESTRIAN SKY BRIDGE OVER AND ACROSS WESTERN AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET NORTH OF PIKE STREET, REPEALING SECTION 7 OF ORDINANCE 114388 AND PROVIDING FOR ACCEPTANCE OF PERMIT CONDITIONS. >> SKY BRIDGE PERMIT, THIS IS ANOTHER RENEWAL FROM LAST MONTH AS NOTED. WILL THE PRESENTERS PLEASE GIVE A VERY LIGHT BRIEFING UPDATE ON THIS PROPOSAL? >> THANK YOU. THIS COUNCIL BILL WOULD RE-PERMIT AN EXPIRED SKY BRIDGE PERMIT AT THE MARKET THAT WAS ORIGINALLY GRANTED IN 1989. A NEW PERMIT WOULD BE FOR 15 YEARS WITH ONE RENEWABLE 15 YEAR TERM. WHEN A SKY BRIDGE PERMIT REACHES THE END OF A 30 YEAR TERM, SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE PROVIDES A PUBLIC CODE FOR THE CONTINUED USE. PIPE LEASE MARKET PUBLIC BENEFIT IS AN ELEVATOR UPGRADE SYSTEM TO REPLACE ONE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED IN THE 1980s THAT IS FASTER AND CAN ACCOMMODATE MORE PASSENGERS, REPLACING THE FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS TO MAKE THEM WIDER AND ADA COMPLIANT, AND THE INSTALLATION OF RACKS. AT THE END OF THE FIRST 15 YEAR TERM THERE IS [ INAUDIBLE ] TO MAKE SURE THE SKY BRIDGE IS CONTINUING TO BE USED IN THE WAY IT WAS ORIGINALLY GRANTED AND UPDATE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR A SECOND 15 YEAR TERM. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. DO ANY OF MY FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING AND -- MEMBER KETTLE, GO AHEAD. >> I WILL DEFER TO MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, HE WAS LIFTING UP HIS MICROPHONE IN A MANNER I THINK HE WANTED TO GO FIRST. >> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> I WAS GOING BACK AND FORTH. I LOVE THE SKY BRIDGE. I USED IT MY ENTIRE LIFE. IT WAS BUILT AFTER I WAS BORN. I WAS GETTING INTO NERD ALERT HERE, IS IT A STRICT ONE OR DISTRICT 7? I THINK IT'S DISTRICT 7. >> DISTRICT 7, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. I WAS MAKING SURE I WASN'T LOSING MY MARBLES. THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. YOU KNOW, THESE CONNECTIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. NOT JUST THE SKY BRIDGE BUT OBVIOUSLY THE OVERLOOK WALK WHICH IS THE BIGGEST BRIDGE, SKY BRIDGE THERE IS. IT'S A HUGE ADDITION TO THE PIKE PLACE COMMUNITY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK TO IS CONNECTING WESTERN AND NOW ALASKAN WAY TO THE PIKE PLACE MARKET, SEE WHAT OPPORTUNITIES EXIST. AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD AS WELL THAT I DID MEET WITH OUR NEW PIKE PLACE MARKET EXEC PDA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RACHEL, AND SDOT DIRECTOR , AND WE SET UP, YOU KNOW, A MEETING TO HAPPEN. WE HAD OUR INITIAL MEETING. WE BASICALLY WENT TO PIKE PLACE. SO, SDOT AND PIKE LEASE MARKET ARE WORKING ON IT, THE ISSUES RELATED TO PIKE PLACE. WE WILL CONVENE A STAKEHOLDER MEETING, A CONFERENCE, IF YOU WILL, IN EARLY APRIL. I DON'T WANT TO GIVE THE EXACT DATE BECAUSE IT IS SHIFTING TO THE LEFT. BASICALLY, THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL WE BRING IN THE STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY WHAT WE CAN DO, YOU KNOW, TO FURTHER PIKE PLACE, THE STREET, IN TERMS OF FOR THE CITY BUT ALSO THE MARKET AND THE CITY OVER ALL. I'M REALLY ENCOURAGED FROM THAT FIRST MEETING WITH DIRECTOR SPONSORED AND DIRECTOR LIKE BURKE. AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE THIS MEETING IN EARLY APRIL, AND I HAVE ALREADY PUT INVITATIONS OUT TO SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS. WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE FOR THOSE WHO REMEMBER THIS DISCUSSION AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS. AND I THINK AT THE END OF THIS WE ARE GOING TO COME OUT WITH A GREAT WAY AHEAD FOR PIKE PLACE. I BRING THIS UP NOW BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. IT ALSO TIES INTO THIS PIECE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, TO THINK OF WESTERN, TO THINK OF ALASKAN WAY NOW IN A WAY WE DIDN'T BEFORE BECAUSE OF THE OVERLOOK WALK. THIS SKY BRIDGE WILL BE PART OF THAT STORY, TOO. THANK YOU. >> GREAT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS HERE, AND ALSO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. YOU ARE RIGHT TO ASK THE QUESTION WHICH COUNCIL DISTRICT IS IT IN, AND GOVERNING PARTNERS AT SDOT KNOW AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH OF THESE BRIEFINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE EACH OF US -- I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE WHERE THE GEOGRAPHIC COUNCIL DISTRICT THESE PROPOSED PERMITS ARE GOING FOR THE ONGOING BASIS. YES, THIS IS DEFINITELY DISTRICT 7. >> CHAIR, JUST TO SAY, I KNOW THE BORDERS CHANGED DOWN AND AROUND CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND PIONEER SQUARE. I HAD MYSELF SECOND-GUESSING TO GO ALL THE WAY UP THE WATERFRONT OR NOT. I KNOW THINGS CHANGE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO REMEMBER THE FERRY TERMINALS IN DISTRICT 7. IF YOU ARE PAYING FOR YOUR TICKET , YOU ARE IN DISTRICT 1. >> THERE IT IS, THERE IT IS. ALL RIGHT. WELL, DO ANY OF MY FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120924, IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120924. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE BILL 120924? >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH, CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE VOTES IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED. >> THE MOTION CARRIES, THE COUNCIL PASSED 012-9120, WE STAND -- WE SEND TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. WE MOVE ON TO OUR FIFTH ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE ITEM NUMBER FIVE INTO THE RECORD, SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PRESENTATION. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. AND WILL OUR NEW PRESENTERS PLEASE JOIN US AT THE TABLE AND SHARE YOUR PRESENTATION? ONCE READY, PLEASE ALSO DO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. I AM SARAH COLLING. I AM THE SCHOOL PROGRAM MANAGER AT SDOT. >> I AM ASHLEY READ. I MANAGED THE PREP TEAM. >> BILL LABORDE FROM SDOT, PLAYING ADA SUPPORT . >> ALL RIGHT, VITAL ROLE. >> OKAY. SO WE WILL BE PRESENTING AN OVERVIEW OF OUR PROGRAM, SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, AND WHAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARD IS MAKING IT SAFER AND EASIER FOR MORE KIDS TO WALK AND BIKE TO SCHOOL. AND WE ARE ALIGNED WITH SDOT'S VISION AND MISSION VALUES HERE. AND WE ARE PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON THESE CORE VALUES OF EQUITY, SAFETY, MOBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY. SO, TODAY, THE PURPOSE IS TO DIVE DEEPER. I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD TO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL ON A HIGHER-LEVEL. WE CAN DIVE INTO THE HOW WE MAKE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. SO, WE WILL COVER WHY SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, WHAT DO WE DO? GOING TO SOME INFRASTRUCTURE HIGHLIGHTS AND PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS, AND THEN ALSO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS COMING FOR SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL, AND DOES IT WORK ? THERE'S A SPOILER, YES, IT DOES WORK. OKAY, SO THE WIFE ARE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. WE DEVELOPED THIS GRAPHIC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOLS TO SHOW HOW WE ARE WORKING HOLISTICALLY TO SUPPORT THE BIG PICTURE ENVIRONMENT AROUND STUDENTS TO MAKE IT SAFE AND EASY FOR THEM. SO, YOU CAN SEE EXAMPLES, SPEED HUMPS TO SLOW PEOPLE DOWN, MARKED CROSSWALKS AND SIGNS. WE HAVE CROSSING GUARDS AND BIKE RACKS. EVEN IN THE BACK THERE IS A TRAFFIC GARDEN AND PE CLASS WHERE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING HOW TO RIDE BIKES. SO, WE ARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON ALL OF THESE THINGS TO CREATE SAFE AND WELCOMING SCHOOLS. A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE RECEIVED THE VISIONS FOR YOUTH AWARD. VISION ZERO AS YOU LIKELY KNOW IS THE GOAL TO ELIMINATE TRAFFIC DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES BY 2030. AND SO, WE RECEIVED THIS AWARD BECAUSE OF BOTH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WORK AND OUR PROGRAMMING WORK COMING TOGETHER. AND SO, THIS IS THE HOW. WE USE THE SAFE SYSTEMS APPROACH. THIS IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED APPROACH. MOST ALL PROGRAMS AT SDOT ARE FOCUSED ON THE SAFER ROADS IN THE SAFER SPEEDS FACETS , AND SOMETHING THAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, WE ARE ALSO FOCUSED ON THE SAFE ROUTES FOR PEOPLE. HOW DO WE FIT INTO THE LEVY? THAT WAS OUR BOOKLET. FOR THE MOVE SEATTLE LEVY WE DELIVERED TO EVERY SCHOOL IN THE CITY, THAT'S OVER 100 SCHOOL BUILDINGS. AND WITH THIS NEW LEVY, WE ARE CONTRIBUTING TO AT LEAST 70 PROJECTS TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND FUND SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND SO, WE GET AN AVERAGE OF 1.75 MILLION PER YEAR IN NEW LEVY FUNDING WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS LEVY. AND WE ALSO RECEIVE A RANGE BETWEEN 1 MILLION AND 6 MILLION FROM THE SCHOOL ZONE SAFETY CAMERAS. OKAY. SO, THIS SHOWS THE RANGE OF OUR WORK FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. WE HAVE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY WHERE WE ARE DOING ANY SORT OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT THAT SUPPORTS KIDS WALKING AND BIKING WHICH COULD BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. JUST TO GET A TASTE OF IT LAST YEAR, WE ENDED UP HAVING OUR PROJECTS FALL INTO THREE BUCKETS. SO FIRST, YOU CAN SEE THE SCHOOLS LISTED THAT HAD CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS. AND SECOND, YOU CAN SEE THE SCHOOLS LISTED THAT HAD TRAFFIC CALMING. THEN THIRD, YOU CAN SEE THE SCHOOLS THAT HAD PLACE MAKING. SO, DIVING INTO ONE OF THESE TRAFFIC PROJECTS, THIS WAS IN GREENWOOD. AND IT IS -- IT WAS A PROJECT ON THIRD AVENUE NORTHWEST WHERE I'M SURE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU KNOW FOR A VERY LONG TIME THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING ALONG THE STREET FOR A VERY LONG STRETCH. AND SO, THIS PROJECT BROUGHT IN BOTH MARCH CROSSWALKS AND CROSSWALK DAYLIGHTING SO PARKING IS PULLED BACK. IT'S EASIER TO SEE PEOPLE IF THEY ARE WAITING TO CROSS AS WELL AS SPEED CUSHIONS. AND WE HAVE COLLECTED DATA ON SPEED CUSHIONS OVER PAST PROJECTS, AND WE HAVE SEEN A 21% REDUCTION IN SPEEDS AFTER WE PUT SPEED CUSHIONS IN ON MATERIALS. AND GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY IN PARTICULAR HAS VERY HIGH WALKING AND BIKING RATES AT ABOUT 60%. SO IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT KIDS AS THEY ARE GETTING TO SCHOOL ESPECIALLY ACROSS THIS BUSY STREET. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS IN WEST SEATTLE, THIS IS GENESEE HILL ELEMENTARY. YOU CAN SEE A BEFORE AND AFTER HERE FOR OUR SCHOOL STREETS PROGRAM. SO BEFORE, A BU WOULD DRIVE ON THE STREET AND NOT EVEN NOTICE THERE IS A SCHOOL RIGHT THERE. AND AFTER, WE MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THERE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL GOING ON ON THIS STREET. SO SCHOOL STREETS, THE WALK NEXT TO THE SCHOOL IS CLOSED TO THROUGH TRAFFIC. ANY IDEAS TO PRIORITIZE THE SPACE FOR KIDS WHO ARE WALKING BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL. AND FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WE GOT TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE SCHOOL. THE ART TEACHER HAD KIDS DURING CLASS TIME DESIGNING THE ART THAT WENT INTO THE STREET. AND THIS IS A CANDID PHOTO OF THESE TWO KIDS WATCHING AS WAS BEING INSTALLED. SO IT'S PRETTY COOL TO SEE KIDS EXCITED ABOUT SEEING THEIR OWN WORK IN THE STREET AND FEEL THIS OWNERSHIP OVER THE SPACE. SO, HOW DO WE CHOOSE PROJECTS? WE HAVE A FORMALIZED SCHOOL RANKING. WE WILL BE RERUNNING THIS ANALYSIS NOW THAT WE HAVE THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. BUT WITHIN THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN WE WILL BE ABLE TO RANK SCHOOLS IN PRIORITY ORDER BY EQUITY, SAFETY, AND THE INFRA STRUCTURE NEEDS NEAR THE SCHOOL. AND THEN WITHIN THAT, WE SELECT PROJECTS BASED ON MANY FACTORS. ONE IS WE WORK WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO KNOW WHERE STUDENTS ACTUALLY LIVE SO WE ARE SERVING A LOT OF KIDS. WE ALSO USE COLLISION DATA. WE COLLECT ANNUAL SPEED DATA SO WE KNOW WHAT THE SAFETY NEEDS ARE. WE DO DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH SCHOOLS, SOMETIMES EVEN DIRECTLY IN THE CLASSROOM, THEN SOMETIMES THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY. WE CAN HAVE A WALK IN SCHOOL BUS WITH GROUPS OF FAMILIES WALKING TOGETHER. IF THERE'S A CROSSING THAT FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE, WE WANT TO PRIORITIZE THAT. OKAY. SO, THAT WAS A LOT ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE. NOW I WILL SHIFT OVER TO THE PROGRAMMING. THIS IS THE PEOPLE PIECE OF SAFE CROSSING TO SCHOOL. >> OKAY. SO, I MENTIONED THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE HAVE -- WE FUND THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL COORDINATOR WHO IS DIRECTLY OUT SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND BROOKE IS ACTUALLY HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. HAVING THAT CONNECTION WITHIN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS INVALUABLE. IT HAS BEEN A WINDFALL SINCE THAT POSITION HAS BEEN ACTIVE THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. YOU CAN SEE BROOKE IS HERE LEADING A WALK IN BIKE PARTY. SO, WE DO A PROGRAM MEETING LIKE THAT DIRECTLY WITH BROOKE. WE ALSO DO A LOT TO SUPPORT WALKING SCHOOL BUSES AND BIKE BUSES. WE DO IN CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT, AND WE TRY TO GIVE PEOPLE THE CHANCE TO RUN WITH THEIR OWN IDEAS. SO, WE HAVE PACKAGES WHERE WE GET OUT SUPPLIES REFLECTORS, LIGHTS OR HELMETS, SO IF PEOPLE WANT TO DO THEIR OWN BIKE BUS, WE CAN SUPPORT THEM. WE ALSO HAVE MANY GRANTS UP TO $1000. YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PICTURE, CHAIR SAKA IS IN THE PICTURE. HE WAS SUPPORTING STUDENTS AT DENNY INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND STUDENTS ACTUALLY WORKED TOGETHER TO APPLY FOR A MINI GRANT ON THEIR OWN, AND THEY LED A WALK TO SCHOOL DAY. THEY DESIGNED AND PRINTED THESE T-SHIRTS, AND THEY USE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR ALL OF THAT. WE ALSO FUND BIG PROGRAMS. THIS IS PRETTY UNIQUE TO SEATTLE. I THINK IT IS THE BIGGEST IN THE COUNTRY WHERE IT'S CALLED THE LET'S GO BIKE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. AND WE ARE FUNDING SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO TEACH KIDS HOW TO RIDE A BIKE IN ALL THE FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE PE CLASSES. THIS ALSO INCLUDES A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUTDOORS FOR ALL. THEY BRING IN ADAPTIVE BIKES SO WE CAN INCLUDE ALL KIDS. AND SO, HERE'S A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS FOR WHAT IS COMING FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. THIS PROJECT ON THE LEFT IS THE HENDERSON SCHOOL SAFETY PROJECT. THIS IS IN RAINIER BEACH. IT'S A TWO-WAY PROTECTED BIKE LANE THAT WILL CONNECT THREE OR ACTUALLY FOUR SCHOOLS IN RAINIER BEACH. IT WILL ACTUALLY CONNECT EACH LIGHT RAIL STATION TO THE PARK IN WASHINGTON. AND THEN ON THE RIGHT IS THE PATH, AND CURRENTLY, WHAT IS HERE IS A NARROW SUBSTANDARD SPACE FOR WALKING. AND SO, THIS WILL BE A NICE, WIDE SIDEWALK THAT WILL HAVE SPACE FOR BOTH PEOPLE WALKING AND PEOPLE BIKING. IT WILL CONNECT JAMES BALDWIN ELEMENTARY UP TO NORTH AKERS PARK. THEN IT WILL ALSO CONNECT TO THE NEW LIGHT RAIL STATION THAT IS COMING IN ON 1/30. SO, SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, WE DO SEE AN INCREASE IN WALKING AND BIKING. FOR THE PAST TWO DECADES WE HAVE DOUBLED OUR WALKING AND BIKING RATES TO SCHOOL. SEATTLE HAS A CLIMATE GOAL TO HAVE 90% OF PEOPLE TAKING PERSONAL TRIPS IN A FOSSIL FUEL FREE WAY. SO WE DO HAVE A WAYS TO GO, BUT WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THE PROGRESS. AND THIS IS A VIDEO THAT JUST SHOWS ALL OF THE SAFE SYSTEMS , THE SAFE SYSTEMS APPROACH COMING TOGETHER. SO, THIS IS A BIKE BUS OF STUDENTS, FAMILY AND STAFF WRITING TO SCHOOL TOGETHER IN RAINIER BEACH. YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE WRITING HERE ON THE STREET THAT HAS TRAFFIC COMBING. I WAS, AFTER I TOOK THIS VIDEO, I WAS WALKING WITH THE ELEMENTARY PE TEACHER. AND SHE SAID, I TAUGHT THAT KID HOW TO RIDE A BIKE. SO, IT WAS COOL TO SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE COMING TOGETHER THROUGH THE LET'S GO PROGRAM. SHE WAS ABLE TO TEACH A STUDENT HOW TO RIDE THEIR BIKE. THEY WERE ABLE TO RIDE IN AN ORGANIZED GROUP TOGETHER ON A HEALTHY STREET THAT SUPPORTS THEM WRITING SAFELY. AND YOU CAN SEE BACK HERE THAT EVEN THEIR PRINCIPAL IS WRITING ALONG WITH THEM. AND AT DUNLAP, WE SAW A NICE INCREASE IN WALKING AND BIKING AFTER THE EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING SUPPORT. AND THAT IS IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION. I LOVE THE LAST VIDEO OF THE KIDS, OF THE GROUP ROLLING ON INTO SCHOOL , AND REALLY LIKE THE IMAGE OF THE UNICYCLE LIST, ONE WHEEL, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE IN EVERY GROUP THAT TRIES TO OUTSHINE, ONE FOR EVERYBODY, SO SHOUT OUT TO THE UNICYCLE LIST. YOU'VE GOT TWO WHEELS? I ONLY NEED ONE. >> THAT'S RIGHT. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> THAT WAS COOL. THANK YOU, REALLY TERRIFIC WORK HERE. COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> MAY I JUMP IN? I WANT TO START AND END THIS PRESENTATION WITH APPRECIATION FOR YOUR WORK. YOU HIGHLIGHTED SOME INTERSECTIONS I CROSSED AS A STUDENT THAT WERE NOT AS SAFE AS THEY COULD BE. I WILL ALSO SHARE SOME CHALLENGES WITH THIS WORK, NAMELY ON 65th AND ON THIRD, I HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. ON 65th THEY WERE A LITTLE MORE THAN I EXPECTED BUT EITHER WAY, IT GOT PUT IN WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO ME. AND SO, THE OUTCOME WAS THAT NEIGHBORS, HAPPY AND ANGRY, WERE THE ONES GIVING ME THE ALERT THAT SDOT HAD DONE WORK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. RIGHT? THEN IN THAT CASE WITHOUT HAVING MORE INFORMATION ALL I CAN SAY TO MY RESIDENCE IS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SDOT WAS THINKING. AND THAT ISN'T GOOD. YOU KNOW? THIRD IN PARTICULAR, I HAD ASKED FOR THOSE SAFE CROSSINGS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AT THAT POINT. AND WHILE I WASN'T EXPECTING THE SPEED HUMPS, I KNOW SOME NEIGHBORS REALLY DON'T LIKE THEM. I JUST CHANGED MY TRAVEL HABITS. I NOW USE 8th AVENUE, I THINK THAT'S IN PART WHAT THEY ARE DESIGNED FOR. THAT'S AN OUTCOME. AGAIN, IT IS SOMETHING I ASKED FOR FOR A LONG TIME. THE WAY I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WAS SOME NEIGHBORS WERE HAPPY AND SOME NEIGHBORS WERE UPSET. THERE WERE A COUPLE INTERSECTIONS THAT HAD MISSED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADDITIONAL SAFE CROSSINGS THAT HAD BEEN REQUESTED BY THE COMMUNITY FOR A LONG TIME. SO, AGAIN, APPRECIATION FOR YOUR WORK BECAUSE YOU ARE MAKING IT SAFER FOR KIDS TO GET TO SCHOOL, RIGHT? AND THAT IS PARAMOUNT. THE ISSUE THAT I HAVE IS THE COMMUNICATION . I KNOW WE ARE NOW ENTERING OUR 11th YEAR OF DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE FIRST FOUR YEARS WERE CITYWIDE COUNCILMEMBERS THAT SAT IN DISTRICT SEATS. THEN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS OR SO HAS BEEN MORE OF THAT TRANSITION, MORE AND MORE INTO THE COMMUNITY, I TELL YOU THESE ELECTED COUNCILMEMBERS WERE DEEPER AND DEEPER INTO THE COMMUNITY. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE MY PERSONAL CELL PHONE NUMBER, RIGHT? SO, THIS IS ALSO IN PART ABOUT THIRD AVENUE WAS WHY I PASSED A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT AS PART OF THE BUDGET REQUESTING WHAT WAS THE FORMAL COMMUNICATION STANDARD FOR PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT BECAUSE I WAS NOT GETTING THE ACTION THAT I HAD WANTED TO SEE ON THIRD AVENUE, THEN ALL THE SUDDEN IT HAPPENED, YOU KNOW? I AM RELIEVED FOR THE CROSSINGS, AND AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK THAT WE MISSED A COUPLE OPPORTUNITIES. SO, I WILL GO BACK TO AGAIN, MY QUESTION IS, WHAT SHOULD WE AS DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBERS EXPECT FOR COMMUNICATION ABOUT PROJECTS? HOW CAN WE SUPPORT YOU IN MAKING SURE KIDS GET TO SCHOOL SAFELY, AND I'M GOING TO AGAIN END WITH, I'M SO APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR WORK BECAUSE IT IS CRITICAL, THE QUESTION ABOUT COMMUNICATION COMES DOWN TO, HOW DO WE DO THIS BETTER? HOW DO WE INSTILL CONFIDENCE AMONGST OUR RESIDENTS WHETHER THEY ARE HAPPY OR SAD ABOUT THE CHANGE? THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. >> YEAH. I THINK THAT IS FAIR. YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SURPRISED BY SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS SOMETHING YOU WERE PART OF FROM THE START. YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS AND WHY. SO, YEAH. I THINK WE CAN DEFINITELY TAKE THAT FEEDBACK BACK. IF THERE IS A PROJECT LIKE THAT IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE AS OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS. >> THANK YOU. I MEAN BECAUSE BOTH 65th AND OCCURRED IN THE SAME DISTRICT. CANDIDLY, IT WENT FURTHER THAN I EXPECTED. SO THAT WAS HARD FOR ME TO TALK ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SDOT'S PERSPECTIVE WAS. I WAS EXPECTING JUST CROSSINGS. THERE WAS COMBING AND CROSSINGS. I KNOW ADAMS WAS LISTED UNDER BOTH. AND IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WITH THE CROSSINGS , IT WAS ON THIRD. IT WAS LIKE 10, I BELIEVE. I THINK SO. NOT SURE WHAT THAT PAGE NUMBER -- >> RIGHT, YEAH, IT'S LISTED UNDER THAT FOR THAT REASON. >> SO, FOR US, I THINK IT'S MANAGING OUR EXPECTATIONS. I WAS EXPECTING CROSSINGS. WE GOT HUMPS AS WELL. AND THEN HOW DO I -- HOW DO YOU SET ME UP WITH ALL THE INFORMATION POSSIBLE SO THAT WHEN ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS, HAPPY AND SAD, FRUSTRATED OR GLAD TO HAVE MY PHONE NUMBER, HOW AM I SET UP TO SUPPORT YOUR WORK? THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. >> YEAH, I CAN ADD ABOUT ON 65th AND THIRD SPECIFICALLY WHY WE DID TRAFFIC CALMING AS WELL AS ADDING CROSSINGS, SO WE USE DIFFERENT STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE WHAT AN APPROPRIATE SCOPE IS WHEN WE ARE MAKING A CROSSING IMPROVEMENT. THAT IS BASED ON VEHICLE SPEEDS AND VOLUMES. SO IF WE ARE SEEING VOLUMES THAT ARE TOO HIGH OR SPEEDS TO HIGH TO PUT IN JUST A MARCH CROSSWALK WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS, WE NEED TO TAKE THE ADDITIONAL STEP AND SLOW DOWN PEOPLE WHO ARE DRIVING THROUGH THE CORRIDOR'S SO WHEN KIDS ARE CROSSING THE STREET THERE IS BETTER STOP COMPLIANCE FOR THEM SO IT'S A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM. >> THAT'S NOT TO SAY WE SHOULDN'T COMMUNICATE ABOUT IT, BUT THAT'S JUST HOW IT BECAME MORE THAN A CROSSING. >> THANK YOU, THAT IS HELPFUL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO GET TOO FAR INTO THIS. FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO COMMUNICATE THAT WITH THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT SIX, THERE WAS CONFUSION AS TO WHY THERE WAS A SPEED HUMP UPHILL AFTER THE CROSSWALK. RIGHT? WE DON'T NEED TO GET INTO THE MY NEW SHOW HERE, BUT I HEAR YOUR HIGH-LEVEL PERSPECTIVE ON THAT, AND I AGREE WITH THAT. IT IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO . WHEN THAT IS FACED WITH AN UPHILL SPEED HUMP AFTER THE CROSSWALK, I THINK THERE IS INTUITIVE MISUNDERSTANDINGS OR -- >> I COULD ADD A COUPLE MORE THINGS. IN TERMS OF 65th, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT INSTALLING 20 MILE-PER-HOUR FLASHING BEACONS. THE REASON WHY WE SHIFTED TO SPEED HUMPS OR SPEED CUSHIONS ON 65th IS BECAUSE WE FOUND THAT THE TRAFFIC CALMING BENEFIT WITH FASHION BEACONS IS DURING THE MORNING ARRIVALS TO SCHOOL TIMES AND THE AFTERNOON DISMISSAL TIMES WHEN THE BEACONS ARE FLASHING. THE REST OF THE TIME DURING THE DAY AND OTHER TIMES OF YEAR THE BEACONS ARE NOT FLASHING. SO THE COMMUNITY DOES NOT HAVE THE TRAFFIC CALMING BENEFIT 365 DAYS, 24 HOURS A DAY, AND ADAMS IS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUT THERE'S ALSO A PARK AND COMMUNITY CENTER THERE. SO WE KNOW THAT YOUNG CHILDREN WITH THEIR PARENTS ARE WALKING TO THE PARK, YOU KNOW, WHEN OLDER SIBLINGS AND OLDER KIDS ARE AT SCHOOL. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE PROVIDING THAT 24/7 TRAFFIC CALMING BENEFIT. THAT WAS SOMETHING WE LOOKED BACK WITH THE SCHOOL AND DISCUSSED WITH THEM, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR WHAT WE COULD DO ON 65th? THERE ARE PROS AND CONS OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS. SO WE SETTLED ON THE CHANGE SCOPE. AND THE REASON WHY THE SPEED CUSHIONS ARE KIND OF ON THE UPHILL SIDE OF THE WESTERNMOST -- BOTH THE EAST AND WEST, THE 26th AND 28 CROSSINGS IS BECAUSE WE PUT THE SPEED CUSHIONS ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE WHOLE STREET. SO WHEN YOU ARE GOING WESTBOUND YOU GO OVER SPEED CUSHIONS BEFORE YOU GET TO THE CROSSWALK. AND WHEN YOU ARE GOING EASTBOUND YOU GO OVER A SPEED CUSHION BEFORE YOU GET TO THE CROSSWALK. AND SO, BECAUSE WE PUT IT ACROSS THE ENTIRE STREET BOTH EAST AND WEST DIRECTIONS, YOU ARE GOING TO AGAIN GO AFTER A SPEED CUSHION AFTER YOU PASSED THE LAST CROSSWALK WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING AWAY FROM -- IF THAT MAKES SENSE. I NEED A DIAGRAM TO BETTER ILLUSTRATE THAT. IT'S ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE WE DON'T PUT IT IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. WE PUT IT ACROSS THE WHOLE STREET BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE DRIVERS DRIVE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO GET AROUND THE SPEED CUSHION, SO WE ARE CONSIDERING DRIVER BEHAVIOR IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE SPEED CUSHION. SO, THEY GO -- ACROSS BOTH DIRECTIONS OF TRAVEL. -- IF THAT MAKES SENSE. >> SO ONE OF THE ISSUES I HAD WAS WE GOT FLASHING BEACONS, AND WE GOT SPEED CUSHIONS. SO AGAIN, IT'S THE COMMUNICATION THAT IS THE ISSUE. BECAUSE IF YOU HAD -- IF I HAD KNOWN THAT WHEN ALL THE NEIGHBORS WHO, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE HAPPY, SOME WERE FRUSTRATED. IF THAT HAD BEEN SHARED WITH ME I WOULD BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WHACKING THAT, THERE IS -- IT LOOKS -- IT DOESN'T LOOK INTUITIVE, RIGHT? >> WE UNDERSTAND THAT. YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE YOU AS AN ALLY WITH SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. SO WE WANT TO SUPPORT THAT RELATIONSHIP AND COMMUNICATION, SO WE DEFINITELY WILL IMPROVE ON THAT NEXT TIME. >> I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIME I HAVE RUN ACROSS THAT INTERSECTION. I MEAN, IT WAS NOT A SAFE PLACE TO CROSS. SO, I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMMUNICATION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK THERE AND YOUR COMMENTS. I THINK WE ARE VERY INSIGHTFUL, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, AND I THINK THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD UNDERSTAND , YOU KNOW, TAKING A STEP BACK, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE SPECIFIC FEEDBACK, YOU KNOW, THIRD AVENUE AND YOUR DISTRICT, BUT YOUR COMMENTS YOU MENTIONED AT THE OUTSET IN TERMS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE AND SHIFT OF DYNAMICS WE HAVE ON THIS COUNCIL, AND BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEM WE HAVE IN PLACE TODAY, YOU APTLY NOTED THE DISTRICT-BASED SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN PLACE NOW ON APRIL FOR 11 YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YEAH. SO, FOR A WHILE, THAT SAID, THE OG'S WHO WERE ONCE CITYWIDE INHERITED THAT AND THEN MOVED TO A DISTRICT, THEY WERE ELECTED ON A DISTRICT-BASED SYSTEM BUT THERE WERE STILL LEGACY HOLDOVERS OF THE SYSTEM, AND SO, THEY ALSO RETAIN THE POWER OF INCUMBENCY WHEN THEY RAN FOR REELECTION. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WITH TWO THIRDS NEW COUNCILMEMBERS WHERE WE ARE ALL STARTING OUT FRESH, THE NEWLY ELECTED 2023, STARTING OUT FRESH, WERE ELECTED PURELY UNDER THE DISTRICT-BASED SYSTEM, YOU KNOW? LAYER THAT WITH MEMBERS LIKE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WHO CARES DEEPLY, DEEPLY CONNECTED TO HIS OWN COMMUNITY, IT'S -- IT'S A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN DYNAMICS. AND I THINK IT HIGHLIGHTS THE CONTINUING, ONGOING NEED AND RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE HAVE AS INDIVIDUAL COUNCILMEMBERS AND OUR COLLEAGUES AND PARTNERS AT SDOT, AND EVERY OTHER CITY DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY AS WELL TO HAVE CLOSER, TIGHTER COMMUNICATIONS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH RESPECT TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR DISTRICT. AND WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS AND PHILOSOPHIES ON WHAT THAT IDEALLY SHOULD LOOK LIKE, AND T INFORMATION WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND, BUT WE DO NEED TO UNDERSTAND IT , AND THE RIGHT ANSWER IS WHAT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS THINKS IS APPROPRIATE FOR HIS DISTRICT IN TERMS OF HOW HE WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE AND HEAR INFORMATION, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF A RECKONING THAT MANY EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS ARE HAVING THIS PAST YEAR WITH HOW TO BEST COMMUNICATE AND ENGAGE WITH THIS FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN DYNAMICS ON THIS COUNCIL, AND THEY HAVE WORKED HARD TO DO IT, AND I APPRECIATE SDOT. YOUR IN PARTICULAR, YOUR WORK TOWARDS -- TOWARDS HELPING TO ENSURE WE HAVE BETTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN -- BETWEEN OUR OFFICES AND BRANCHES. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS WORK , I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE DOWN ON COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S COMMENTS, KNOWING THE WORK IS SUPERHARD, A COUPLE THINGS, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR IMPROVING THE FLASHING CROSSWALK ON 17th AND UNION. WE HAD A GREAT INTERACTION WITH THE ¿ FAMILY, SYDNEY AND IAN YOUNG, I SAID, HEY, IF YOU WANT TO GET ANYTHING DONE IN THE CITY SEND US A PICTURE OF TWO YOUNG KIDS SMILING AND SAYING THANK YOU. THAT WILL GET ATTENTION. SO, THANK YOU. THE REPAYMENT ON JOHN STREET NEXT TO MILLER PARK WAS HUGE, NEXT TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, REPAVING THAT AND HAVING THE CROSSWALKS BRIGHT, AND I SEE SO MANY KIDS GOING BACK AND FORTH FROM THE SCHOOL, GOING TO THE BUS STOP, AND ALSO I SEE THE NEW WORK THAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE EXTENSION OF THE -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL THEM, THE BULBS? IS THAT WHAT THEY ARE CALLED? HERB BULBS, THAT'S WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE , TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A DRIVER STOPPED FOR THE KIDS CROSSING BACK AND FORTH, JUST A LOT OF PEOPLE USE THE PARK ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. SO, THANK YOU. THE OTHER THING, WE HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF OUTREACH FROM, AND I THINK IT IS ON THE DOCKET FOR 2025, IS THE CROSSWALK RIGHT NEXT TO THE SCHOOL IN HARVARD. I KNOW THAT IS DOWN THE PIPE -- PIPELINE. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE PAINTED THEIR OWN CROSSWALK FOR SAFETY, AND THAT WAS REMOVED, AND I KNOW IT'S COMING BACK, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT . WE HAD SOME ACCIDENTS THERE, BUT IT'S ALSO A SCHOOL ON THE CORNER, THE HARVARD SCHOOL HAS OVER 150 KIDS THAT GO TO THAT SCHOOL BETWEEN THEIR TWO LOCATIONS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THAT. ONE QUESTION I HAD, AND I KNOW THIS IS DIFFICULT WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT SCHOOLS ON MAIN THOROUGHFARES, BUT OUR 25th AVENUE IS LIKE SUPER DANGEROUS, I KNOW A LOT OF KIDS HAVE TALKED ABOUT CROSSING AND JUST THROWING AROUND IDEAS, I WANT TO PUT IT ON YOUR RADAR, I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT AND IT'S HARD WHEN IT'S A MAIN THOROUGHFARE, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING ABOUT 23rd AND FIGURING OUT MAKING IT MORE SAFE SO CARS AREN'T -- YOU KNOW, COMING DOWN THE HILL NORTH OFF OF 23rd WRAPPING AROUND FROM THE LIBRARY AND GOING DOWNHILL, SOMETIMES, IT CAN GET A LITTLE SPEEDY. ANYWAYS, I WANTED TO THROW T%AT OUT. ALSO LAST BUT NOT LEAST I AM CURIOUS AND WE CAN TAKE THIS OFF-LINE -- THE PAINT USED -- I HAVE ASKED THIS BEFORE WHY THE PAINT PEELS SO FAST, REPAINT A SIDEWALK OR CROSSWALK OR WHAT HAVE YOU, AND THEN IT FADES REALLY FAIRLY QUICKLY ON SOME STUFF. SOME INTERSECTIONS IT DOESN'T, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, THAT I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES WHEN WE DO PAINT CROSSWALKS AND THEY LOOK PHENOMENAL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN REPAINTED IN YEARS. SO, ANYWAYS, I WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. IT'S NOT REALLY NECESSARILY A QUESTION, BUT MORE SO FEEDBACK AND COMMENT. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. VICE-CHAIR KETTLE? >> THANKS, CHAIR. THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS. QUEEN AND DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOLS. LIKE A HIGH SCHOOL, FOR EXAMPLE. MIDDLE SCHOOL KIND OF NOT MUCH EITHER IN TERMS OF OPTIONS, CATHERINE BLAINE, I DO LOVE THE K-8 MODEL FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO FOLLOW THAT. BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE THAT I HAVE SEEN, CO-ELEMENTARY, GREAT WORK IN TERMS OF STOP SIGNS, ALL THE ABOVE TYPE OF THINGS. IT TIES INTO OTHER WORK RELATED TO THE QUEEN AND BOULEVARD PARK AND STREETS. SO THAT WAS ANOTHER POSITIVE FOR THE ELEMENTARY , AND DEFINITELY LOOK TO ENSURE THAT THE DISTRICT 7 SCHOOLS ARE COVERED. THERE HAS BEEN SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE QUEEN ELEMENTARY AND JOHN HAYES AS WELL. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. THE QUESTION I HAD WAS -- I'VE GOT A COUPLE, ACTUALLY. ONE QUESTION IS, THE FOCUS FOR THE SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT SYSTEM, BUT -- AND THIS MAY BE MORE OF A DISTRICT 7 THING AGAIN, TO YOUR POINT, THE DISTRICTS ARE DIFFERENT. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS IN DISTRICT 7 THAT GO TO EITHER PRIVATE SCHOOL OR [ INAUDIBLE ] SCHOOL. AND WHERE DO THEY FALL INTO THIS? THE FOCUS HAS BEEN SO LINK -- SOLELY ON THE SEATTLE SCHOOL SYSTEMS. I'M CURIOUS IF THOSE WERE MADE SAFER, OR IF THERE'S ANYTHING RELATED TO THOSE. >> RIGHT, I MENTIONED WE HAD A PROJECT AT EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL WITHIN THE LAST [ INAUDIBLE ] ONE THING I DIDN'T MENTION IS THERE IS 100 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE COMPLETED 215 PROJECTS TOTAL OVER THE LEVY. SO IT INCLUDED NOT JUST PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUT PRIVATE SCHOOLS. BECAUSE, YES, ALL CHILDREN ARE VULNERABLE USERS OF OUR STREET . WE DO HAVE AN EQUITY PRIORITIZATION. SO THAT IS THE SCALE OF PROJECTS AT OUR SCHOOLS. WE ALSO HAVE MANY PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT ARE SERVING STUDENTS WHO HAVE HIGH EQUITY NEEDS, SO DEFINITELY, THERE IS A LOT OF NUANCED CONSIDERATIONS WHEN WE ARE SELECTING PROJECTS. >> YES, AND AS YOU WERE SAYING I WAS THINKING, TOO, A LOT OF SCHOOLS ARE VERY CLOSE TO A PARK. SO, ANY IMPROVEMENT FOR THAT PRIVATE OR PAROCHIAL SCHOOL, WE ALSO HELP STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO NEARBY PARKS AS WELL. SO THAT'S ANOTHER PIECE OF THIS POINT. I NOTED YOUR PUBLIC EDUCATION BIT, PIECE TO INCLUDE THE BIKING, SPEAKING OF THAT, THAT'S WHERE KIDS LEARN TO RIDE THEIR BIKES, BY THE WAY. I SPEAK FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. THE PRODUCTION EDUCATION, ONE OF THE THINGS IN TERMS OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, HOPEFULLY, THE KIDS ARE LEARNING IT, YOU KNOW, AS THEY LEARN OTHER THINGS, SAFETY ITEMS, IS HOW TO WHERE RIGHT CLOTHES IN DARK SEATTLE PARTICULARLY THIS TIME OF YEAR. SO OFTEN IN THE DARK, THE BIG DARK WITH THE BIG RAINS COMING IN, YOU ARE GOING DOWN THE ROAD, AND PEOPLE WEARING DARK CLOTHES, YOU KNOW, BLACK ON BLACK, WHATEVER, THEY ARE BASICALLY NOT GOING TO BE SEEN. SO HOPEFULLY, THE PUBLIC EDUCATION ALSO GOES , YOU KNOW, TO IDENTIFYING THE UNIQUE SEATTLE PIECES AS IT RELATES TO THE BIG DARK AND -- IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS INCLUDED IN THAT? >> WE HAVE THOSE WALKING AND BIKING PACKAGES THAT I MENTIONED WHERE WE GIVE OUT MANY FREE WRITE REFLECTORS AND THINGS LIKE LIGHTS THAT KIDS CAN CLIP ON BACKPACKS AND ALSO BIKE LIGHTS. WE ARE DEFINITELY FOCUSED ON VISIBILITY. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS TRY TO ROUND THAT OUT WITH CREATING SAFER STREETS SO THE DEFAULT IS SAFER SPEEDS SO KIDS ARE NOT GETTING HURT . >> THANK YOU. IT'S MENTIONED NOT A LOT OF SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS ARE, BUT I KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR [ INAUDIBLE ] AND ALSO BECAUSE WE SHARE MAGNOLIA, I ALSO AM INTERESTED IN CATHERINE BLAINE, WANTON, MAGNOLIA SCHOOLS AS WELL. YOU KNOW, ONE THING I HAD A QUESTION AND -- AND I SPOKE WITH THE QUEEN ANNE GREENWAYS ALONG WITH SEATTLE GREENWAYS ALONG THE STREET FIRST W. BETWEEN CROCKETT AND HOWELL, BECAUSE YOU HAVE McCLURE, YOU HAVE THE QUEEN AND COMMUNITY CENTER. ACROSS THE STREET IS THE POOL FOR SOUTH AND TO THE RIGHT IF YOU ARE MOVING NORTH TO SOUTH, IT'S THE BIG HOWELL PARK IN TERMS OF HOW THAT STREET, YOU KNOW, BECOMING MORE OF AN ACCESS STREET, CREATING MORE OF A CAMPUS FEEL IN THE AREA, THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED BY THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE BEEN CHECKING IN WITH THEM BUT I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FORMAL. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT HAS COME TO YOUR ATTENTION IN SDOT? >> I DON'T THINK SO. I WONDER IF THAT COULD BE A CANDIDATE FOR A SCHOOL STREET? >> WELL, IT'S McCLURE, SO I THINK SO. I WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU. IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS COMING FROM COMMUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO CHECK IN WITH THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL ABOUT IT, TOO. BECAUSE THERE IS DEFINITELY IMPACTS. AND OH, BY THE WAY, THIS IS ALSO IN THE URBAN CENTER OF QUEEN ANNE WHICH IS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO THERE'S A LOT OF PIECES TO THIS, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAS COME UP TO ME THROUGH COMMUNITY, SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK. >> I WILL ADD JUST ONE OTHER THING IN TERMS OF HOW THE DEPARTMENTS OF SCHOOLS WORK MORE BROADLY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MANY OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ALSO LOOK AT WHERE SCHOOLS ARE WHETHER THEY ARE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE. WE HAVE A CROSSINGS PROGRAM, WE HAVE A NEW SIDEWALK PROGRAM, WE HAVE A GREENWAYS PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS SCHOOLS TO PARKS. SO OUTSIDE THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM THERE ARE ALSO MANY OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE ALSO MAKING IMPROVEMENTS FOR KIDS. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CHAIR? >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WILL KEEP MINE FOCUSED ON COMMENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW-UP ON SITE SPECIFIC THINGS BUT WANTED TO VOICE MY APPRECIATION FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION. WE CAN ALL AGREE HOW CRITICAL THE WORK IS TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDDOS ARE SAFE ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL AND ALSO TAKE A MOMENT TO STATE, I KNOW ONE OF MY PRIORITIES BEEN PART OF THIS COMMUNITY IS FINDING WAYS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE REALLY MAKING INVESTMENTS SO FOLKS ARE MAKING NATURAL CHOICES TO WALK, BIKE, TAKE A BUS BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT IS THE MOST EFFICIENT AND SAFEST WAY TO GET WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO STATE THE PRIORITY AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH SOME QUESTIONS, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO. >> THANK YOU. >> RIGHT, THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> THANK YOU. BECAUSE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE CORRECTED HIS ATTEMPT AT ANNEXING MAGNOLIA FROM MY DISTRICT, I WILL SAY I WAS LOOKING AT THE 2014 DISTRICT COUNCIL MAPS THAT LED TO THE 2015 FIRST ROUND OF COUNCILMEMBER ELECTIONS IN THE DISTRICT SECTION -- DISTRICT MANOR TAKING OFFICE IN 2016, JUST TO CORRECT MY OWN MISTAKES THERE. AND CAN YOU REMIND ME ALSO, SEATTLE -- ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WORKING WITH SDOT, IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE MOVE SEATTLE LEVY , WE DESIGNATED AT LEAST ONE IMPROVEMENT FOR EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL, OR AM I MISREMEMBERING THAT? >> I'M SORRY, COULD YOU STATE YOUR QUESTION ONE MORE TIME? >> TO PUT IT MORE DIRECTLY, IN THE MOVE SEATTLE LEVY, WE HAD MADE A PROMISE TO DELIVER ONCE A FRONT TO SCHOOL IMPLEMENT FOR EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL. >> CORRECT. >> THAT WAS IN PART, YOU FOCUSED ON THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES, THE PLACES THAT NEED THE MOST ASSISTANCE FIRST WHICH IS PART OF WHY ADAMS AND GREENWOOD LINK TOWARD THE END OF THE LEVY CYCLE. IS THAT RIGHT? >> AND WE USED -- AND WE USED EQUITY, THE BROADER FRAMEWORK LOOKING AT THE TIME IT WAS THE PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN ADDING ON RECENT SAFETY DATA AND EQUITY TO SORT OF DETERMINE, YOU KNOW, WHICH SCHOOLS WOULD WE TRY TO DO FIRST? SO TO MOVE SEATTLE WE DID A CERTAIN LIST OF SCHOOLS THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THAT LEVY, AND IT WAS BASED ON FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PRICE ELIGIBILITY. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST NEED WENT FIRST IN THE LEVY, THEN WE WOULD DO A PROJECT FOR EVERY SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, SOME SCHOOLS MIGHT NEED TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT LONGER IN THE LEVY TIME TO GET THERE PROJECT. >> AND WE ARE ALWAYS EXCITED FOR IT. AND LAST PLUG I WILL MAKE JUST BECAUSE YOU HIGHLIGHTED THE SOUND TRANSIT STATION AT 1/30. AS OF THIS WEEK, IT WILL HAVE AN OFFICIAL NAME, I'M TRYING TO SPREAD THIS JOY WHEREVER I CAN GO. IT IS NOW KNOWN AS THE PINEHURST STATION. SO I'M HAVING TO CORRECT MY OWN SHORTHAND FOR IT AS WELL BUT THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE THAT. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I GUESS I WILL CLOSE OUT HERE BY STATING MY APPRECIATION FOR THIS WORK. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH REALLY INTO THE PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE WHO DOES THIS WORK AND IS THE LIAISON AT SPS, REALLY IMPORTANT WORK. I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS, AND IT'S A PRIORITY OF ME, AND I THINK THIS COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, THAT WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT, UPLIFT, CLARIFY, EXERCISE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT, AND ULTIMATELY SUPPORT THIS WORK , BECAUSE JUST WHEN WE THINK WE HAVE THE RIGHT TREATMENT AT THE RIGHT LOCATION, BEST PART THIS IS AND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE BEST PRACTICES SHIFT, THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND, SHIFT THE DYNAMICS, TRAFFIC PATTERNS, THEN WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE. SO IT'S A CONSTANT CYCLE , AND THERE IS CLEARLY MORE WORK TO DO, BUT I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. I HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT IS FROM A PROGRAMMATIC PERSPECTIVE . I HAVE A D1 SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF HOW IT KIND OF PLAYS OUT. SO, HOW DO YOU ALL WORK AND LIAISE WITH OUR CITIES NEW SIDEWALK PROGRAM? BECAUSE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL'S IS A HUGE, VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAM AS WE LEARNED, AND IT IS WORKING, AS WE LEARNED, RIGHT? WORKING? SPOILER ALERT, IT WORKS. OR IT IS WORKING. BUT, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT TOUCHES SO MANY OTHER KIND OF VITAL PROGRAMS ACROSS THE CITY. AND IN THIS CASE, WITHIN OUR OWN DEPARTMENT HERE AT SDOT, NEW SIDEWALK PROGRAMS. SO, MY, FOR EXAMPLE, WE LEARNED IN THE LEVY THAT MY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST NUMBER OF MISSING SIDEWALKS IN THE CITY, CERTAIN AREAS ARE MORE IMPACTED THAN OTHERS. FOR EXAMPLE, HIGHLAND PARK . AND SO, WE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL'S, MAKING SURE MORE KIDS CAN SAFELY WALK, ROLL, LIKE , TAKE THE BUS TO SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO ENSURE THEY HAVE SAFE -- IT'S NOT JUST THE AREA IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL, IT'S THE INGRESS /EGRESS ROUTES. SO, IN MY OWN DISTRICT, FOR EXAMPLE, I MENTIONED A FEW NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THE MISSING SIDEWALKS, ARBOR HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY AND HIGHLAND PARK ELEMENTARY, THEY ARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF MISSING SIDEWALKS. I'M CURIOUS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THIS PROGRAM COMMUNICATES AND ENGAGES WITH , YOU KNOW, OUR PARTNERS WITHIN THE NEW SIDEWALK PROGRAM, THAT TEAM, AND HOW YOU COORDINATE WORK. THANK YOU. >> YEAH, I CAN ANSWER THAT IN A FEW WAYS. ONE IS TO TALK ABOUT THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL KIT . THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM USES DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL. AND ONE OF THOSE IS SIDEWALKS AND WALKWAYS. THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM ITSELF DOES DELIVER SIDEWALKS AND WALKWAYS IF THAT'S THE MAIN NEED OF THE SCHOOL THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH. AND THEN, IN TERMS OF WORKING WITH THE NEW SIDEWALKS PROGRAM, YES, WE ARE ABSOLUTELY FOCUSING ON SCHOOLS. THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN PRIORITIZES SIDEWALKS BASED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT FACTORS, BUT SOME OF THE DESTINATIONS THAT ARE PRIORITIES ARE SCHOOLS, PARKS AND TRANSIT. BUT WE DON'T JUST WANT TO STOP WITH SCHOOLS. WE CARE ABOUT WHERE KIDS ARE GOING WHETHER THEY GO TO SCHOOL, PARK, POOL, COMMUNITY CENTER, ANY OTHER DESTINATION. SO, JUST THE SAME, WE DON'T ONLY CARE ABOUT GROWN-UPS WHEN THEY ARE COMING TO AND FROM WORK WE DON'T ONLY CARE ABOUT KIDS COMING TO AND FROM SCHOOL. SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THE NEW SIDEWALK PROGRAM ON OUTREACH TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ENGAGING WITH KIDS IN OUTREACH AND INCLUDING , YOU KNOW, CONNECTING WITH PARENTS AS WELL, THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THOSE CONNECTIONS TO BROADER NEIGHBORHOOD DESTINATIONS WE ACTUALLY -- BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE DID A MAPPING EXERCISE TO FIND OUT WHERE PUBLIC K-12 STUDENTS LIVE. THAT'S THE DATA WE HAD ACCESS TO. IN RELATION TO OUR SIDEWALK DEFICIENCY NETWORKS, AND AGAIN, A SMALL LIST OF COMMON CHILDHOOD DESTINATIONS. WE CAN SEE WHERE, WHICH ARE THE BLOCKS THAT ARE POPPING UP AS PRIORITIES FOR KIDS TO MOVE AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS? AND THEN FROM THERE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN WORK THROUGH AN OUTREACH PROCESS TO IDENTIFY THE PRIORITY BLOCKS. SO, NEXT WEEKEND, WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING OUTREACH WITH THE PINEHURST NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE LOOKING AROUND HE'S A WOLF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND IDENTIFYING NEEDED SIDEWALKS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THAT COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOT ANY MORE COLLEAGUES -- ANY FURTHER , FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, THANK YOU AGAIN. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS IMPORTANT WORK THAT YOU ALL DO. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR SIXTH ITEM OF DISNEY'S. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER SIX INTO THE RECORD? >> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. WILL PRESENTERS JOIN US AT THE TABLE? ONCE READY, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I AM A DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT, SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENT AND THE CURRENT CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. WE HAVE OTHER COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS. >> [ INAUDIBLE ] >> MARYELLEN RUSSELL. >> [ INAUDIBLE ] >> AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME. I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE. WE ARE EXCITED TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AND SHOW YOU AREAS WE COULD USE CONTINUED SUPPORT. I THOUGHT I WOULD START, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE COMMITTEE IS, ESTABLISHED IN 1975 -- O. ESTABLISHED IN 1975 BY CITY COUNCIL, BRINGS TOGETHER VARIOUS AGENCIES THAT WORK ON SCHOOL TRAFFIC AND SAFETY WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IT'S A LITTLE UNIQUE RELATIVE TO ASSISTANCE BOARDS WHERE WE HAVE BOTH STAFF AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY. THAT INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SEATTLE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND KING COUNTY METROS AS WELL AS VOLUNTEER MEMBERS THAT ALSO REPRESENT BICYCLING ADVOCACY, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND NEIGHBORS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF DETAIL THAT GOES INTO ENSURING OUR CHILDREN HAVE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL'S AND IT FREQUENTLY CUTS ACROSS THOSE AGENCIES. THAT'S WHY THE COMMUNICATE COMMUNITY WAS BUILT WITH THE STRUCTURE, TO GET A RESPONSE INFORMED BY MULTI AGENCY COORDINATION. THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE DO, MAINTAIN A WORKING RELATIONSHIP TO THE ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDE A FORUM FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RAISE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUES WHERE IMMEDIATE HAS NOT FIT INTO ONE SPECIFIC DOCKET. REDEFINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WALKING BOUNDARIES FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS USING SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SCHOOL INFORMATION, WE IDENTIFY CROSSING GUARD ASSIGNMENTS AND WORK TO BUILD CROSSING GUARD IMPROVEMENT. WE REVISE CIRCULATION PLANS FOR NEWER, RENOVATED SCHOOLS, AND WE ENGAGE AND RESPOND TO TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUES AS THEY ARISE. I JUST WANT TO SHARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE CROSS AGENCY COORDINATION. WE ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AND HOLISTIC PROBLEM-SOLVING. SOME EXAMPLES, WE ORGANIZED THE FIRST OF ITS KIND SCHOOL WALKING TOUR TO ADDRESS SAFETY ISSUES NEAR I-5 ON AND OFF RAMPS NEARED JOHN STANFORD AND CONCORDE ELEMENTARY. ATTENDED BY LOCAL AND STATE AGENCIES AND HIGHLIGHTED THE SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERNS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS FOR BOTH SCHOOLS THAT FLOUNDERED SOMEWHAT DUE TO THE NEED FOR BETTER COORDINATION BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS INTERSECTING UP THE RAMPS. WE HAVE BEEN UPDATING THE SCHOOL WALK ZONES, SO A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW TO REVIEW SCHOOL WALKING BOUNDARIES FOR SEATTLE SCHOOLS , K-8 IN THE DISTRICT, WORKING WITH SDOT WE DEVELOPED A SCORING RUBRIC TO HELP US IDENTIFY TOO RISKY TO CROSS INTERSECTIONS THAT COULD BE EXCLUDED OR NEED A CROSSING GUARD, AND THOSE INTERSECTIONS WHERE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS -- MAYBE INTERSECTIONS MORE CROSS A BOWL FOR STUDENTS ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL. THE SAFETY WORK BY SDOT AND OTHERS HAS ALLOWED FOR OPENING UP MORE ROUTES FOR STUDENTS TO WALK TO SCHOOL. AFTER SOME ADVOCACY FROM THE COMMITTEE, SDOT FOUNDED THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM COORDINATOR COMMISSION IN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, I MENTIONED THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION. THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE ROLE SINCE 2023 AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE SDOT SCHOOL PROGRAM TO PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES TO WALK AND BIKE ESPECIALLY AT EQUITY SCHOOLS. IT HAS REALLY AND A BOOM FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL TO IDENTIFY EARLIER OPPORTUNITIES AND HELP WITH COMMUNITY OUTREACH . I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AN ITEM FOR KING COUNTY AND SDOT COORDINATION. THIS IS AN INTERESTING EXAMPLE WHERE SDOT WAS DOING ITS VISIT AT MERCER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE STUDENTS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT BUS CAPACITY AROUND BELL TIMES, USING A RELATIONSHIP WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, METRO KING WAS ABLE TO ADD TWO NEW TRIPS TO ROUTE 107 THAT ALIGNED WITH THE SCHOOLS BUS SCHEDULE AND ALSO ADJUSTED 36 SCHEDULES TO ADJUST SCHEDULES AROUND BUS TIMES SERVED BY LARGER BUSES. THIS ALSO BENEFITED STUDENTS ATTEMPTING -- ATTENDING CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL. SUMMER SCHOOL BEACONS, IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE SCHOOL ZONE DEACONS HAD NOT OPERATED FOR SUMMER SITES. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE MUNICATION BETWEEN SDS AND SDOT TO INSTALL THOSE SIGNS EARLIER. IT GAVE SDOT THE TIME THEY NEEDED TO [ INAUDIBLE ] FLASHING BEACONS OPERATE FOR SUMMER SCHOOL LOCATIONS. THEN ALSO, THE SCHOOL STREETS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND, HELPED ADVOCATE FOR ADDITIONAL PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS WELL AS SPS SCHOOLS AND TO BRING IN TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES IN THE VICINITY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT TWO AREAS WHERE WE THINK THE COMMUNITY BOTH HAD SOME SUCCESS AND IS STILL PUSHING FOR ANOTHER ITEM TO GO OVER THE FINISH LINE. A LOT OF TIMES WE SEE ISSUES THAT COME UP AS A ONE-OFF ARE REALLY ISOLATED, BUT THE WAY THE COMMUNITY OPERATES WE ARE ABLE TO SEE A PATTERN OF WHAT IS GOING ON ACROSS THE CITY. SO, ONE SUCCESS OF THIS WAS ALL THE STOPS. LAST YEAR, WE HAD A REQUEST FROM A PARENT AT JAMES BALDWIN ELEMENTARY FOR AN ALWAYS STOP INTERSECTION. IT DIDN'T MEET THE GUIDELINES OF ALWAYS STOP. THEY ARE WILLING TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN, AND IT ENDED UP NOT ONLY ADDING THE ALWAYS STOP CHANGING THE GUIDELINES FOR ALWAYS STOP INTERSECTIONS OF FUTURE SCHOOLS COULD BE ACCOMMODATED WITH TRAFFIC SAFETY TREATMENT. WE PULL IN SDOT FOR ENGAGING AND UPDATING THE POLICY TO MEET REAL WORLD CONDITIONS. SO THAT'S A SUCCESS FROM THE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE. WHERE WE ARE NOT YET THERE IS REALLY TALKING ABOUT SCHOOL PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND THE OUTDATED SCHOOL ZONE CODE. SO, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL PROJECT TEAM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF INSPECTION SINCE 2022 TO UPDATE OUTDATED CITY CODES THAT COST TAXPAYERS MILLIONS ANNUALLY. BASICALLY, THE SEATTLE CITY CODE ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND PARKING PERMITS ARE SOMEWHAT OUTDATED REMNANTS THAT REFLECTIVE THINKING THAT IS REALLY NOT APPLICABLE TO URBAN SCHOOLS TODAY. A RECENT EXAMPLE OF THIS IS DELAYS WITH THE RECENT [ INAUDIBLE ] ELEMENTARY. WE PROCESS DELAYS THAT ARE OVER $2.5 MILLION. WHAT'S GOING ON, TO PROVIDE THE CODE AS WRITTEN, THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE PLAYGROUNDS, PARKING, OR CAN UPDATE HVAC SYSTEMS TO DELIVER HEIGHT LIMITS. AS SEATTLE APPLIED FOR SPECIAL DEPARTURES, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] ARE GRANTED BUT THE PROJECT ADDS TIME AND COST TO THE PROJECTS, IT ALLOWS SMALL GROUPS TO DELAY THE OUTCOME BY CHALLENGING THEM IN COURT. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE STAFF TO TRY AND DRAFT CODE REVISIONS. THE GOOD NEWS IS WE UNDERSTAND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE SPRING AND MAYBE GO IN FRONT OF COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. HOWEVER, WE HAVE BEEN HEARING THAT UPDATE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, SO WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THINGS MOVING FORWARD AND FINALLY GETTING THEM FAST. BEYOND THIS EXAMPLE, WE WRITE LETTERS OF ADVOCACY, OPPORTUNITIES OF BENEFITS OUTSIDE SCHOOLS SUCH AS SUPPORT FOR TRANSPORTATION LEVY PACKAGE, AVENUE UPDATES, AND LESS COMMERCIAL GRADE CROSSINGS, AND EXPAND THE USE OF SCHOOL ZONE CAMERAS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. LOOKING AT OUR WORK THIS YEAR, WE HAVE A FEW PRIORITIES. FIRST WE WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE THE K-8 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND GET THEM PUBLISHED SO PARENTS HAVE THEM AVAILABLE TO USE WHEN PLANNING THE ROUTES TO SCHOOL. WE ARE LOOKING TO ADD YOUTH OR STUDENT REPRESENTATION TO OUR COMMUNITY, DISCUSSIONS AND WORK, WE WELCOME YOUTH PERSPECTIVE, LIKELY A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT OR [ INAUDIBLE ] LEARN PROGRAM. WE CONTINUE TO SEE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES TO INTEGRATE WITH STATE AGENCIES TO RESOLVE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ACROSS THE CITY AND STATE AUTHORITY. AD HOC CONNECTIONS THIS YEAR, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SUPPORT DRAFT CITY CODE UPDATES WHEN THEY RELEASE, PROCESSING A LONG TIME, WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT BEING CLOSED DOWN. OF COURSE, WE CONTINUE MAKING SATELLITES FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A RESOURCE OR VENUE. SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS COME TO US ALMOST AS A LAST RESORT STRUGGLING TO FIND THE RIGHT AGENCY OR PERSON TO CONTACT. [ INAUDIBLE ] OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE VISIBILITY TO THIS TYPE OF WORK EARLIER ON. WE DID SOME REAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT WITH HAVING A SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL COORDINATOR IN SPS. WITH THESE OBJECTIVES IN MIND, WE ALSO WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME AREAS WHERE WE FEEL THE CITY COULD HELP SUPPORT US. FIRST OF ALL, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE WORK TO REVIEW TRAFFIC TICKETS FROM [ INAUDIBLE ] PRIORITIZE. IT IMPROVES SAFETY FOR THE RESTART OF THE PROGRAM. WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING BACK TEMPORARY ENFORCEMENT PATROLS TO HIGH RISK AREAS TO ADJUST PARENT AND DRIVER BEHAVIOR. WE PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTROLS OR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT, BUT WITH THE CHALLENGES WITH POLICE STAFFING, THIS HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO US THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. WITH DEPARTMENT RE-STAFFS, WE LOOK FOR THE ABILITY TO USE THIS AS ANOTHER SHORT-TERM FIX WHILE SDOT MANAGES SAFETY IN THE AREA. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION ZONE CHANGES OVER THE FINISH LINE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IMPROVEMENTS IN SDOT AND WASHINGTON DOT COLLABORATION TO CREATE RESPONSES TO TRAFFIC NEAR FREEWAYS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS IS SOMEWHAT A LINE SHIFT, THINK ABOUT AGENCY BOUNDARIES AND WHAT IS THE RIGHT OVERALL SOLUTIONOUR STUDENTS. WE URGE CONTINUED FUNDING OF THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM WITH COUNCIL SUPPORT SO FAR, AND WE SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY EXPANSION OF THE TRAFFIC ZONE SAFETY CAMERAS. WE REGULARLY REVIEW THE TRAFFIC DATA AND SEE THE CAMERAS CONTINUE TO BE EFFECTIVE CHARGING NEAR SCHOOLS SAVING A FEW CRITICAL HOURS AROUND PICKUP AND DROP-OFF. SO -- WE ALSO LOOK FORWARD [ INAUDIBLE ] PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND REDUCING OUR VACANCY FROM THE CURRENT 55% DOWN TO ZERO, ESTABLISHING A PROCESS TO KEEP WALK ZONE MAPS UPDATED AS SCHOOL BOUNDARY ZONES CHANGE, REMOVING BARRIERS FOR KIDS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OTHER NON-STAFFED ADVOCATE BIKE RACKS NEAR SCHOOLS, I WANT TO SEE THE OPPORTUNITY THERE. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL'S INSTITUTIONALIZED AS THE POLICY OF WELLNESS AND EACH SCHOOLS CITING PERMIT PLANS. WE WOULD LIKE TO BUILD OUT SYSTEMS TO HAVE BETTER [ INAUDIBLE ] AND TRAFFIC SAFETY [ INAUDIBLE ]. OF COURSE, SUCCESS WILL ALSO REQUIRE FROM OTHER PARTNERS, LOOK FORWARD TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE FUNDING SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS WHICH IS REQUIRED BY CURRENT STATE LAW THAT HAS NOW BEEN ALLOCATED. WE URGE CONTINUED FUNDING FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT, SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL'S INFRASTRUCTURE VISION ZERO, REBUILDING ON THE CITY AND STATE COLLABORATION. FOR KING COUNTY METRO WE WORK WITH THEM ON ADJUSTING ONGOING ADJUSTMENTS TO ROUTES TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENT RIDERSHIP. AND OF COURSE, SUCCESS IN THIS WILL REQUIRE CHANGE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC MINDSET AND SHIFTS IN HOW WE VIEW TRAFFIC, [ INAUDIBLE ] IN THE STREETS HELPS CHANGE DRIVER EXPECTATIONS, THE TRANSPORTATION ISN'T JUST FOR CARS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO EMPHASIZING WALKING, BIKING AND ROLLING AS PART OF THE OVERALL TRANSPORTATION EXPERIENCE, AND ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROVIDING INPUT AND ENGINEERING FOR DESIGN AND OTHER PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SAFETY. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR YOU TODAY. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND ONGOING SUPPORT. AND I AM GLAD TO TAKE QUESTIONS ALONG WITH FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS HELPFUL, INSIGHTFUL VISITATION. REALLY DIFFICULT TO DISCERN ! -- YOU KNOW, WHAT YOUR HIGHEST PRIORITIES ARE -- NO, IT'S NOT. BUT THANK YOU , THANK YOU FOR SHARING, VERY HELPFUL INFORMATION. I WILL TAKE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES STARTING WITH COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. GO AHEAD. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WELCOME, IF YOU ASK ANYTHING ELSE FROM COLLEAGUES, ADDITIONAL POINTS? OKAY. JUST THOUGHT I WOULD THROW THAT IN THERE. TO QUESTIONS, NUMBER ONE, IT KIND OF PLAYS OFF MY EARLIER QUESTION. IN THE DIAGRAM YOU HAVE THE FIRST PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I WAS CURIOUS AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBER SECTION, IS THERE ANYTHING IN TERMS OF OUTREACH TO MY QUESTION ABOUT PRIVATE AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS, IS THERE ANY REPRESENTATION FROM THAT COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY OVERALL? >> YEAH, WELL, SO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEER MEMBERS HERE, AND ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN APPLY FOR AN OPEN POSITION, AND ANYONE IS ALSO WELCOME TO COME TO ANY AND ALL MEETINGS. WE ALWAYS RESERVE TIME TO HAVE ANYONE WHO CHOOSES TO COME SPEAK ABOUT ANY ISSUE THAT THEY WOULD BRING UP. SO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALL PRIVATE CITIZENS. IN THAT RESPECT, YOU KNOW, WE REPRESENT NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES. WE DON'T HAVE ANY FORMAL MECHANISM FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP, BUT WE DO HAVE PEOPLE WHO BRING US ISSUES AROUND PRIVATE SCHOOL, TRAFFIC CONCERNS, SPECIFICALLY, WE HAD ONE -- I AM BLANKING ON THE NAME BETWEEN 80th AND 85th GREENWOOD -- >> BISHOP BLANCHETTE. >> THANK YOU. WE WORKED AROUND SOME CONCERNS ON CROSSING WORK WITH THEM TO CONNECT THEM WITH SDOT, PEOPLE WHO COULD ADDRESS CONCERNS AROUND VISIBILITY AT CROSSWALKS SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AND THAT IS NOT THE ONLY TIME IN MY EIGHT YEARS ON THE COMMITTEE TO PRIVATE SCHOOL HAS BROUGHT US A CONCERN AND WE HAVE TRIED TO CONNECT THEM JUST LIKE WE WOULD ANY OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBER WITH RESOURCES LIKE THE HOT SPOTS AT SPD WHEN IT WAS RUNNING AND WITH FOLKS AT SDOT WHO ARE BEST POSITIONED TO GET EYES ON THE QUESTION AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE WOULD BE. >> ANOTHER EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE'S THAT OPERATE BOTH AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE SECTORS, SO WE READ THE DATA AND WE ARE WORKING ON SUGGESTING THOSE PLACEMENTS. THOSE SERVE ALL TYPES OF SCHOOLS. >> THANK YOU. WELL, THE COMMUNITY IS ESTABLISHED BY COUNCIL, YOU DO REPRESENT THE CITY, SO I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT. I WOULD THINK THE COMMUNITY COULD ALSO GO OUT TO THEM AS WELL IN TERMS OF OUTREACH TO ENSURE COVERAGE TO ENSURE, YOU KNOW, THOSE PIECES, YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE LOW HANGING FRUIT IN TERMS OF SAFETY, AND AGAIN, OFTEN TIMES THESE SCHOOLS ARE NEAR PARKS SO YOU GET THE ADDED AND IF IT. SO, THANK YOU . MY OTHER QUESTION IS RELATED TO KING COUNTY METRO, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THAT I CHAIR, WE HAVE THE VISION, AND OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK LAND, IN OUR VISION WE SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT KIDS WRITING SAFELY ON BUSES. AND AS YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU WERE HERE AT THE VERY BEGINNING, AND WE DO HAVE SOME SERIOUS CHALLENGES IN TRANSIT SECURITY, AND I HAVE TALKED TO SO MANY PARENTS IN TERMS OF THE CHALLENGES, LIKE WHEN I WAS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AS A CANDIDATE IT ALSO NOW AS A COUNCILMEMBER, CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, THOSE ISSUES, AND HAVING THAT VOICE WOULD BE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, AND WHAT I SAY THERE IS, YOU KNOW, THIS MOVES FOR A FAIR REENACTMENT, THE NOT ACCEPTING SENTINEL TO BE SMOKED ON THE BUS, YOU KNOW? -- WHEN WE HAVE CHILDREN ON THE BUS AND OTHERS, THAT'S NOT JUST CHILDREN. AND THEN SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES WE ARE SEEING IN TERMS OF TRANSIT SAFETY. AND LENDING YOUR VOICE TO THAT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. AND -- AND I WOULD SAY IT GOES BEYOND, ADJUSTMENT OF ROUTES, AND ACCOMMODATING DUE TO RIDERSHIP. WE NEED TO HAVE YOUR VOICE ON THIS PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGE THAT WE ARE FACING, AND TO CHANNEL THAT TO US EITHER HERE AT THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE OR THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE WITH COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA OR MYSELF ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE CHALLENGE. I COMPLETELY AGREE. WE WILL ACTUALLY BE MEETING WITH KING COUNTY METRO AND RIDERSHIP DURING OUR NEXT MEETING. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE AS WELL. I KNOW MY NEIGHBORS ARE RIDING THE BUS REGULARLY, AND I AM AWARE OF SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS AS WELL, SO I APPRECIATE THE CHALLENGE, AND I'M GLAD TO SUPPORT IT. >> I SHOULD ADD, TO -- WERE YOU GOING TO ADD SOMETHING? >> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD COST COMMITTEE COLLABORATION IS SOMETHING THE COMMITTEE IS STARTING TO ACTIVELY PURSUE , BOTH WORKING WITH PARKS AND REC AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE , AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONTINUE AND INCREASE OUR VISIBILITY AND ARE REACHED. >> THANK YOU. BY THE WAY, WORKING IN KING COUNTY METRO YOU WILL FIND THEY ARE SPECIFIC ABOUT THE BUSES OR BUS SHELTERS THEMSELVES. IF YOU GET A COUPLE FEET BEYOND, IF THERE'S ANYTHING A COUPLE FEET BEYOND, DEFINITELY COME TO US. AND I KNOW THAT, 15th AND DRAVIS THERE ARE PICKUPS. THE BUS IT SELF MAY BE OKAY, BUT JUST THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD -- AND ITS -- IT IS -- IT'S NOT ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW? SOME OF THE CHALLENGES ARE VERY -- JUST IN THE MORNING, JUSTIN THESE CERTAIN TIME PERIODS. FOR THOSE, IF IT COMES SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF KING COUNTY METRO BUT IT'S ALSO RELATED TO THE BUS STOP EXPERIENCE, PLEASE LET US KNOW, AND WHATEVER MEMO WILL COME BACK TO US. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE MEETINGS ON TRANSIT SECURITY, THEN IF YOU DO HAVE SOME TREES REACH OUT BECAUSE WE CAN HAVE YOU PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY MEETING, TOO. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND THANK YOU FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITTED WORK ON THIS BODY JUST TO ADVANCE A CRITICAL ISSUE. I DEEPLY APPRECIATE SEEING SUCH A STRONG PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENT ENTITIES TO HAVE A HANDS ON APPROACH AND FIND ALIGNMENT BETWEEN ALL OF THESE BODIES TO REALLY ADVANCE WHAT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT MEASURE TO THE IMPROVING SAFETY ON THIS, AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THE CONCISE DIRECTION YOU ARE PROVIDING TO US AND SOME OF THE OTHER KEY PARTNERS FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND METRO. I THINK THAT CONCISE DIRECTION IS HELPFUL FOR US AS WE ENGAGE IN BETTER WORK THIS YEAR, AND MY QUESTION FOR TODAY IS RELATED TO, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE POINTS YOU RAISED ABOUT THE WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE , I'M CURIOUS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE IS A LOBBYIST HERE, BUT CURIOUS IF THERE ARE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS YOU ARE TRACKING, IF THERE IS APPETITE FOR THEM TO BE ADDRESSING THESE FOUR AREAS OR IF ANY OF YOU ARE WORKING WITH LEGISLATURES ON THAT? >> SO, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING ABOUT COLLABORATION WITH WASH.IT'S ONE OF THOSE ITEMS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. AND THAT IS ONE WHERE THERE IS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A NEW DIRECTION AT WASH., THEY RECENTLY ESTABLISHED A PEDESTRIAN GROUP THERE THAT IS UP AND RUNNING. AND WE HAD RAISED THESE ISSUES AROUND OFF RAMPS AND ON RAMPS AT HIGH SPEEDS THERE A NUMBER OF TIMES. IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT'S LIKE BOTH SEATTLE AND WASHED OUT WOULD SAY, WELL -- WASHED OUT SAYS IT'S NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S ON CITY STREETS. AND THEY SAY THE SPEEDING ON THE RAMP IS NOT OUR PROBLEM. SO, WE FELT LIKE GETTING THAT WALK WITH PEOPLE HIGH ENOUGH AT BOTH SDOT AND WASHED ODD, THAT THEY COULD REALLY BEGIN A CONVERSATION WITH A BIG START . AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO PUSH THAT. WE KNOW IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO BUILD CLOSER COLLABORATION BUT WASHED.HAS ALSO HAD SOME RECENT CHANGES OF POLICY THAT ALLOWED FOR EXAMPLE GREENWAYS CROSSING ON AURORA AND 92nd THAT IS IMPLEMENTED, AND WE JUST IN OUR LAST WALK BOUNDING COMMITTEE MEETING, WE RAN IT THROUGH THE SCORING RUBRIC AND WE REALIZE THIS IS SCORING SAFE ENOUGH FOR KIDS TO CROSS AURORA. THAT IS A BIG CHANGE. SO WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THAT CHANGE AND WE INC. IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, MORE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS TO MOVE IT FORWARD, BUT IT IS HAPPENING IN TERMS OF FUNDING, THAT IS A BIG QUESTION. THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT SCHOOL FUNDING HAPPENING THIS YEAR. AND THE CROSSING GUARDS ONE IS A VERY SMALL PIECE AS FAR AS SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS CONCERNED, THEY HAVE $100 MILLION DEFICIT, CROSSING GUARDS IS $400,000 A YEAR, IT'S NOT THE TOP PRIORITY BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO RAISE BECAUSE IT IS VERY CLEAR IN THE PLAIN LANGUAGE OF OUR CURRENT STATE STATUTE THAT IT SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY THE STATE, AND THEY HAVE NEVER FUNDED IT, NOT A DOLLAR. SO, WE LIKE TO BRING THAT UP AND JUST SAY WE WOULD LIKE THE STATE TO HONOR ITS OWN LOSS, AND WE HOPE THAT MAYBE THEY WILL START TO CONSIDER THAT NOW. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT, THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER WORK. THANK YOU FOR SITTING IN A SPACE OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT PARENT AND STUDENT NEEDS ARE AND HOLDING BOTH THE CITY, THE STATE AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCOUNTABLE TO GET THOSE DELIVERABLES INTO PEOPLE'S LIVES, I LAUGHED OUT LOUD WHEN YOU BROUGHT UP THE DEPARTURES CONVERSATION BECAUSE MY TEAM AND I WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS, I THINK THE CONVERSATION BEGAN WHEN I WAS THE LAND-USE CHAIR BECAUSE -- >> WE THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING IT THEN AND HELPING IT BRING IT TO THE STAGE IT IS NOW. >> -- YES, AND A LEVEL OF FRUSTRATION THAT GOVERNMENT WORKS TO SLOW IN THESE WAYS. SO THE REASON I LAUGHED OUT LOUD WAS BECAUSE EVERY YEAR I HAVE ASKED FOR AN UPDATE AND EVERY YEAR THEY SAY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS IT WILL COME THIS SPRING, THIS IS NOT THE LAND-USE COMMITTEES OF FAULT, SAVE THOSE QUESTIONS FOR ANOTHER TIME. BUT IF WE COULD JUST BRIEFLY SHARE INFO AFTER THE MEETING BECAUSE I NEED YOU TO CONNECT WITH MY TEAM, I WANT MY TEAM TO CONNECT WITH YOU BECAUSE MY PATIENCE IS WEARING THIN. >> YOUR LACK OF PATIENCE IS SHARED. >> AMEN. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. >> AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU. I GUESS I HAVE A QUESTION , AND KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED A FEW DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS ACROSS THE VARIOUS COMMENTS AND LINES OF QUESTIONING, HERE. BUT JUST TAKING A STEP BACK, ZOOMING OUT TO 30,000 FOOT LEVEL, THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE COMMITTEE, THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, IT'S A UNIQUE COMPOSITION , AN AMALGAM OF STAKEHOLDERS, IF YOU WILL . IT INCLUDES REPS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES ACROSS GOVERNMENTS, CROSSCUTTING IN TERMS OF THE ISSUES, CROSSCUTTING IN TERMS OF GOVERNMENTS INVOLVED, STAKEHOLDER AND MOORE. AND AS I UNDERSTAND, IT IS 12 MEMBERS, IS THAT CORRECT? 12 MEMBERS? AND MAYBE THIS QUESTION HERE IS BEST FOR OUR OWN SDOT REP, SO, BILL, WHAT IS THE CITY'S ROLE IN APPOINTING AND -- AND -- CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THE POSITION OF THIS FROM VARIOUS -- IN OUR ROLE IN HELPING TO SET THAT? >> YES. I WILL ASK THE MEMBERS HERE TO CLARIFY THE NUMBER OF SEATS FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. BUT THE COMMUNITY MEMBER SEATS ARE APPOINTED THROUGH THE -- THE APPOINTMENTS GO THROUGH COUNCIL FOR -- >> [ INAUDIBLE ] >> I THINK WE HAD THE LAST ROUND OF APPOINTMENTS -- >> [ INAUDIBLE ] >> ALL 12? >> THE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, SPEAKING TO COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS? >> YEAH, THAT'S WHY I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT -- SO, THE SIX COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ARE APPOINTED BY COUNCIL OR THE EXECUTIVE WHATEVER, CONFIRMED THROUGH COUNCIL, THEN WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER SIX MEMBERS, AND, YEAH? >> YEAH, THOSE ARE APPOINTED BY THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS, SPS, METRO, WE HAVE A LIAISON TO THE COMMITTEE. >> SO, FOR AN EXAMPLE, THE TWO COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM SDOT ARE THE COORDINATOR YOU HEARD PRESENTING EARLIER, AND THEY ALSO HAVE A LIAISON TO THE COMMITTEE IN SDOT. THEY ARE ALSO HERE AS WELL, FOR EXAMPLE, SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE AN OFFICER WHO IS IN THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SQUAD, DEALING WITH SAFETY ISSUES. SO -- AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IT IS OUR TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR, AND THEN THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL COORDINATOR, AND SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS WELL, AND I AM MISSING -- >> THERE IS ALSO A REPRESENTATIVE FROM METRO. >> GOT EIGHT. IN TERMS OF THE CITY'S ROLE IN SETTING THE COMPOSITION WE HAVE SIX, SIX SEATS THAT WE GET TO MAKE DIRECT APPOINTMENTS TWO, THEN DISTRIBUTED AMONGST WHETHER IT IS KING COUNTY METRO, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ETC., THOSE OTHER -- THOSE OTHER GOVERNMENTS -- YEAH. OKAY, COOL. THANK YOU. AND REMEMBER DECEMBER WE CONFIRMED ONE -- WAS IT YOU? YEAH, I KNEW YOU LOOKED FAMILIAR. SAY -- SAY SOMETHING FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE BEEN WAY TOO QUIET. WHAT HAS BEEN -- IT HAS BEEN THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT HAS EXCITED YOU ABOUT THIS WORK IN THE FEW MONTHS SINCE WE CONFIRMED YOUR APPOINTMENT? >> I AM -- >> SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. >> KNOW, I'M THRILLED TO BE PART OF THIS COMMITTEE BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY DOES A LOT OF WORK THAT MAKES KIND OF A GREAT DIFFERENCE LIKE IN KIDS AND PARENTS EXPERIENCE IN BEING ABLE TO GET TO SCHOOL. YOU SAW A LOT OF THESE CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING, YOU KNOW, I -- I GOT INVOLVED BECAUSE I -- I AM THE FATHER OF A NOW SECOND-GRADER . WHEN MY SON WAS GOING TO SOUTH SHORE, WE -- I STARTED TO LEAD A BIKE BUS WITH STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND JUST BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, SEE KIDS HAVE THAT EMPOWERING EXPERIENCE OF AND OWNERSHIP OF GETTING TO SCHOOL ON THEIR OWN, AND DO IT WITH THEIR FRIENDS, AND THEIR FAMILY, IT IS -- YOU KNOW -- THERE IS SO MUCH I THINK WE CAN DO TO MAKE OUR STREETS AROUND SCHOOL AND THE WAY KIDS GET THERE A BETTER AND WELCOMING PLACE AND SET THAT EXPECTATION FOR HOW PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO BEHAVE, WHETHER THEY ARE DRIVING OR ROLLING OR WALKING TO GET TO SCHOOL. I JUST THINK, REALLY IMPORTANT WORK. SO -- I AM -- I AM JUST -- YEAH. I HAVE LOOKED FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE WORK AND TRYING TO TRANSFORM OUR STREETS AROUND SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE CAN EXPERIENCE THAT. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, RYAN. IS YOUR OTHER COCHAIR HERE? >> NO, IT'S THE OUTGOING CHAIR. >> MUCH OF THE WORK WAS DONE UNDER HER LEADERSHIP. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THAT. I JUST TOOK OVER THIS MONTH AS CHAIR. >> CAN I JUST ADD ONE THING ABOUT THE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS THAT OUR MEMBERS COMING FROM DIFFERENT AGENCIES ARE REALLY INVALUABLE IN HELPING US, YOU KNOW, GET ACCURATE INFORMATION AND MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN AGENCIES, BUT WHEN WE ARE DOING THINGS THAT MOVE MORE INTO ADVOCACY, YOU KNOW, WRITING LETTERS TO THE CITY OR STATE GOVERNMENT, THEY DON'T PARTICIPATE IN THAT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ONLY THE VOLUNTEERS WOULD SIGN BECAUSE EVERYONE IS WELL AWARE OF THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO BE STAYING WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE ROLES OF SPS EMPLOYEE, ETC. SO WHEN YOU SEE THINGS IN THIS THAT ARE MORE ADVOCACY RELATED, THAT IS COMING FROM THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS. >> GOT IT. >> THE MEMBERS REPRESENTING HERE TODAY. >> ALL GOOD. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL, EVERY MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO CLEARLY NOT JUST THE CITY BECAUSE WE ONLY GET SIX SEATS, BUT IT IS A REGIONAL TASK FORCE , IT'S A REGIONAL CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD THAT TOUCHES SO MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES, LITERALLY, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TERRIFIC WORK. COLLEAGUES, ANY FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, THANK YOU. HEARING AND SEEING NONE, O? GO AHEAD . COUNCILMEMBER? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR YOU PUTTING TOGETHER TODAY'S AGENDA AND BRINGING THESE PRESENTATIONS FORWARD. I THINK THEY ARE TREMENDOUS LEARNING FOR THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE HERE TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES TO CREATE MORE SAFETY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE JUST GOING TO SCHOOL, AND I SINCERELY HOPE WE CAN TAKE SOME OF THESE LEARNINGS TO EXPAND OUR WORK FOR OUR FULL CITY AND SERVICE OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, THAT WOULD BE, I THINK, A PRIORITY OF MINE FOR THIS YEAR. THERE ARE STILL FAR TOO MANY PERSON VEHICLE COLLISIONS HAPPENING ON THE VARSITY SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO FOR THE WORK YOU ARE DOING AND PREVIOUS PRESENTERS TO EXPAND ACROSS THE CITY I THINK WILL BE A GREAT THING WE COULD ALL WORK ON THIS YEAR SO THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> AWESOME, THANK YOU. WELL, HEARING AND SEEING NO FURTHER FINAL COMMENTS , THANK YOU, EVERYONE, AGAIN. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA. OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY FOURTH AT 9:30 A.M. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE BEFORE WE ADJOURN? >> MISTER CHAIR, THIS IS DIRECTLY FROM YOUR CHIEF OF STAFF, WE WOULD ALL LIKE TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. WE DON'T WANT TO EMBARRASS YOU THAT WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU ARE DOING, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY FRIENDS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. 42 IS THE NEW 32? ANYWAYS -- ALL RIGHT, COOL. WELL, THANK YOU. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE WE ARE ADJOURNED, IT IS 11:13 A.M.