Select Budget Committee
Regular MeetingSeattle, WA · October 30, 2015
Agenda
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
Budget Committee
Agenda
Friday, October 30, 2015
9:30 AM
Council Chamber, City Hall
600 Fourth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
Nick Licata, Chair
Sally Bagshaw
Tim Burgess
Jean Godden
Bruce Harrell
Mike O'Brien
John Okamoto
Tom Rasmussen
Kshama Sawant
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SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
Budget Committee
Agenda
October 30, 2015 - 9:30 AM
Meeting Location:
Council Chamber, City Hall, 600 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Committee Website:
http://www.seattle.gov/council/budget/
Please Note: Times listed are estimated
PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF OPTIONS - ROUND 1
Councilmembers discuss possible modifications to the 2016 Proposed Budget
SESSION I - 9:30 A.M.
A. Call to Order
B. Approval of the Agenda
C. Chair's Report
D. Public Comment (Part I of II)
Public comment may be provided at one of the two sessions.
Comments may be about any item listed on the meeting
agenda. (10 Minutes)
E. Items of Business
I. Errata
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1. GS 1-1-A-1-2015 Adopt errata
Attachments: 1-1-A-1-2015
II. Office of Arts and Culture (OAC)
2. GS 46-1-B-1-2015 C.B. 118533 Related to the Allocation of Admission
Tax Revenues: Amend and Pass as Amended
Attachments: 46-1-B-1-2015
Proposed Amendment to C.B. 118533
C.B. 118533
3. GS 46-1-C-1-2015 C.B. 118533 Related to the Allocation of Admission
Tax Revenues: Amend and Pass as Amended
Attachments: 46-1-C-1-2015
Proposed Amendment to C.B. 118533
C.B. 118533
4. GS 51-1-A-1-2015 Cut $150,000 GSF from Finance General Reserves
Attachments: 51-1-A-1-2015
5. GS 47-1-A-1-2015 Move spending appropriations to a new Capital Arts
BCL in OAC and impose a proviso
Attachments: 47-1-A-1-2015
6. GS 47-1-B-1-2015 Move spending appropriations to a new Capital Arts
BCL in OAC and impose a proviso
Attachments: 47-1-B-1-2015
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7. GS 49-1-A-1-2015 Pass C.B. ______ - Live Music Admission Tax
Exemption Ordinance
Attachments: 49-1-A-1-2015
Draft Ordinance
8. GS 49-2-A-1-2015 Pass C.B. ______ - Nonprofit Admission Tax
Exemption Ordinance
Attachments: 49-2-A-1-2015
Draft Ordinance
9. SLI 50-1-A-1-2015 Explore expanding the 1% for Art Program by
eliminating exclusions.
Attachments: 50-1-A-1-2015
10. GS 52-1-A-1-2015 Use $40,000 in Arts Account fund balance to provide
partial funding for a history of the creation of the Lake
Washington Ship Canal.
Attachments: 52-1-A-1-2015
11. SLI 53-1-A-1-2015 City Auditor report on city contracts for use of and
public access to arts and cultural facilities.
Attachments: 53-1-A-1-2015
III. Arts and Culture Related Items
12. GS 54-1-A-1-2015 Add $75,000 GSF to the Office of Arts & Culture to
support an AIDS memorial/legacy planning process
Attachments: 54-1-A-1-2015
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13. GS 55-1-A-1-2015 Do adopt Resolution 31628 expressing support for a
$5 million payment towards Mercer Arena
enhancements
Attachments: 55-1-A-1-2015
Res 31628
14. GS 55-2-A-1-2015 Impose a budget proviso on $200,000 GSF in Finance
General for Mercer Arena
Attachments: 55-2-A-1-2015
15. GS 56-1-A-1-2015 Add $50,000 GSF to Seattle Center to support Seattle
Center Foundation
Attachments: 56-1-A-1-2015
IV. Office of Economic Development (OED)
16. GS 13-1-A-1-2015 Add $45,000 GSF to OED for Trade Development
Alliance funding
Attachments: 13-1-A-1-2015
17. GS 14-1-A-1-2015 Add $50,000 from GSF to OED to provide business
assistance services to small local manufacturers and
producers
Attachments: 14-1-A-1-2015
18. SLI 15-1-A-1-2015 Implications for the City of Seattle, Workforce
Development Council Report: Workforce Ecosystem
Project
Attachments: 15-1-A-1-2015
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19. GS 16-1-A-1-2015 Add $1,896,900 GSF to OED and impose a budget
proviso to fund pre-development costs of the
Southeast Seattle Economic Opportunity Center
Attachments: 16-1-A-1-2015
20. GS 17-1-A-1-2015 Add $100,000 GSF to OED to manage business
vacancies in Chinatown-International District and
Little Saigon
Attachments: 17-1-A-1-2015
21. GS 142-1-A-1-2015 Add $100,000 GSF to OED to provide assistance and
advocacy to WMBEs
Attachments: 142-1-A-1-2015
22. SLI 149-1-A-1-2015 Small Business Rent Control
Attachments: 149-1-A-1-2015
V. Seattle Police Department (SPD) and Public Safety
23. SLI 80-1-A-1-2015 Report by Special Task Force on
Chinatown/International District
Attachments: 80-1-A-1-2015
24. GS 81-1-A-1-2015 Place a proviso on the Police Accountability Reserve
in FG reserve funding for body-worn cameras for
police officers
Attachments: 81-1-A-1-2015
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25. GS 82-1-A-1-2015 Add $10,000 GSF to Finance General reserve to
increase the stipend for the Police Intelligence Auditor
Attachments: 82-1-A-1-2015
26. GS 83-1-A-1-2015 Impose a proviso on the NMF for Community
Emergency Hubs grants
Attachments: 83-1-A-1-2015
27. GS 138-1-A-1-2015 Add position authority and transfer funding for 25
police officer positions from Finance General reserve
to SPD
Attachments: 138-1-A-1-2015
SESSION II - 2:00 P.M.
F. Public Comment (Part II of II)
Public comment may be provided at one of the two sessions.
Comments may be about any item listed on the meeting
agenda. (10 Minutes)
G. Items of Business
VI. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR)
28. GS 57-1-A-1-2015 Impose a budget proviso on the DPR budget for
scholarship funding to youth sports organizations to
help low-income youth pay athletic field fees
Attachments: 57-1-A-1-2015
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29. GS 58-1-A-1-2015 Impose proviso on $2 million of funding in DPR's 2016
budget for repair of the Lakewood and Leschi
Moorages
Attachments: 58-1-A-1-2015
30. SLI 59-1-A-1-2015 DPR Report on P-Patch Rejuvenation Program
Attachments: 59-1-A-1-2015
31. GS 60-1-A-1-2015 Transfer $200,000 of King County levy funding to
within DPR for consultant services for a planning
process regarding the development and operation of a
Seattle-based land trust or conservancy
Attachments: 60-1-A-1-2015
32. GS 61-1-A-2-2015 Add $40,000 GSF in 2016 to the Department of Parks
and Recreation to support fruit gleaning services in
the City of Seattle
Attachments: 61-1-A-2-2015
33. GS 62-1-A-1-2015 Pass CB 118534 Interfund Loan for Smith Cove Project
in Department of Parks and Recreation
Attachments: 62-1-A-1-2015
34. GS 63-1-A-1-2015 Reduce GSF funding of $175,000 for Policy Staffing in
the Superintendent's Office in DPR
Attachments: 63-1-A-1-2015
35. GS 64-1-A-1-2015 Provide $300,000 for construction of a restroom for
Hing Hay Park by imposing a proviso on funding in
DPR's Building Component Renovation BCL
Attachments: 64-1-A-1-2015
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36. GS 65-1-A-1-2015 Redirect $348,000 from KC Levy for the Rainier Beach
Urban Farm and Wetlands Project-amend the
2015-2021 CIP accordingly.
Attachments: 65-1-A-1-2015
ATT 1: Play Area CIP Amendment
ATT 2: Opportunity Fund Development CIP Amendment
37. SLI 66-1-A-1-2015 Evaluate feasibility of developing an LGBTQ
Community Center
Attachments: 66-1-A-1-2015
38. GS 67-1-A-1-2015 Eliminate 2 Park Rangers and Reduce $150,954 GSF
appropriation in DPR
Attachments: 67-1-A-1-2015
39. SLI 69-1-A-1-2015 Leasing and Concession Practices Used by DPR
Attachments: 69-1-A-1-2015
VII. Proposed Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI)
40. GS 22-1-A-1-2015 Pass C.B. 118538, DPD's 2016 Fee Ordinance
Attachments: 22-1-A-1-2015
C.B. 118538
41. GS 24-1-A-1-2015 Add $97,308 from the GSF and position authority in
DPD to support the Tenant Relocation Assistance
Ordinance program.
Attachments: 24-1-A-1-2015
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42. GS 25-1-A-1-2015 Add $110,000 GSF to DPD's budget for a term limited
(2 years) 1 FTE Senior Housing Inspector to develop
and lead an auditing program for the Rental
Registration and Inspection Ordinance program.
Attachments: 25-1-A-1-2015
43. SLI 25-2-A-1-2015 DPD report to Council on (1) potential fee increases
for the RRIO program to support an inspection
auditing program and (2) a data collection plan on the
value of repairs resulting from RRIO.
Attachments: 25-2-A-1-2015
44. GS 26-1-A-2-2015 Impose a budget proviso on the Department of
Planning and Development's budget (or DPD's
successor) to complete work for an expansion of a
childcare impact mitigation program.
Attachments: 26-1-A-2-2015
VIII. Proposed Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD)
45. GS 29-1-A-1-2015 Amend the proposed bill reorganizing DPD into a new
office (OPCD) and a new Department (SDCI) to change
the proposed names of the office and department.
Attachments: 29-1-A-1-2015
46. GS 29-2-A-1-2015 Amend the proposed bill reorganizing DPD into a new
office (OPCD) and a new Department (SDCI) to modify
and add to the functions of OPCD.
Attachments: 29-2-A-1-2015
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47. GS 29-3-A-1-2015 Amend the proposed bill reorganizing DPD into a new
office (OPCD) and a new Department (SDCI) to add a
function to work with Seattle Public Schools when
planning for growth.
Attachments: 29-3-A-1-2015
48. GS 29-4-A-1-2015 Amend the proposed bill reorganizing DPD into a new
office (OPCD) and a new Department (SDCI) to require
that the Director of the new Office is reconfirmed by
the Council every four years.
Attachments: 29-4-A-1-2015
49. GS 29-5-A-1-2015 Amend the proposed bill reorganizing DPD into a new
office (OPCD) and a new Department (SDCI) to give the
Council approval of OPCD’s annual work program.
Attachments: 29-5-A-1-2015
50. GS 29-6-A-1-2015 Proposed bill reorganizing DPD into a new Office
(OPCD) and Department (SDCI): pass as amended by
GS 29-1-A-1, 29-2-A-1, 29-3-A-1, 29-4-A-1, and 29-5-A-1.
Attachments: 29-6-A-1-2015
51. GS 30-1-A-1-2015 Cut one position in OPCD, reclassify one position, add
a positon to support the Planning Commission and
add a proviso to ensure the funds are used to provide
a position to support the Commission.
Attachments: 30-1-A-1-2015
52. GS 31-1-A-1-2015 Cut $150,618 GSF and an Executive 1 position from
OPCD
Attachments: 31-1-A-1-2015
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53. GS 31-1-B-1-2015 Cut $147,369 GSF from OPCD and delay hiring three
new positions until July 1, 2016
Attachments: 31-1-B-1-2015
54. GS 32-1-A-1-2015 Add 1.0 FTE Strategic Advisor 2 in OPCD to lead the
development and implementation of an equitable
development strategy for Seattle 2035.
Attachments: 32-1-A-1-2015
55. SLI 32-2-A-1-2015 OPCD Equitable Development Implementation Plan for
Seattle 2035
Attachments: 32-2-A-1-2015
56. SLI 33-1-A-1-2015 Request that DPD analyze and prepare implementing
legislation for a rezone for the intersection of 16th Ave
SW and SW Holden Street, including the former SCL
Dumar Substation.
Attachments: 33-1-A-1-2015
57. SLI 28-1-A-1-2015 OH Monitoring Program for Un-subsidized Rental
Housing in Seattle
Attachments: 28-1-A-1-2015
IX. Office of Housing (OH)
58. GS 27-1-A-1-2015 Cut $50,000 GSF from OH for consultant services, cut
$50,000 CDGB from OED, add $50,000 CDBG to OH for
consultant services
Attachments: 27-1-A-1-2015
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59. GS 27-2-A-1-2015 Impose a Proviso on $75,000 in consultant funding in
the Office of Housing to study the effective use of City
property and City bonds to build affordable housing
Attachments: 27-2-A-1-2015
X. Department of Neighborhoods (DON)
Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF)
60. SLI 18-1-A-1-2015 Add $363,867 GSF and 3 FTE to DON to expand
community engagement and outreach
Attachments: 18-1-A-1-2015
61. GS 18-2-A-1-2015 DON programs and Council Districts
Attachments: 18-2-A-1-2015
62. SLI 19-1-A-1-2015 DON Historic Preservation process improvements
Attachments: 19-1-A-1-2015
63. SLI 20-1-A-1-2015 Race and Social Justice Initiative analysis of DON
grant programs
Attachments: 20-1-A-1-2015
64. GS 21-1-A-1-2015 Increase use of NMF fund balance for the Participatory
Budgeting Pilot by $200,000
Attachments: 21-1-A-1-2015
XI. Budget Legislation
65. GS 122-1-A-1-2015 File Clerk File 314332 - Mayor's 2016 Proposed Budget
Attachments: 122-1-A-1-2015
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66. GS 122-2-A-1-2015 File Clerk File 314333 - Mayor's 2016-2021 Proposed
Capital Improvement Program
Attachments: 122-2-A-1-2015
67. GS 122-3-A-1-2015 File Clerk File 314334 - City Council Changes to the
Proposed Budget and the Proposed Capital
Improvement Program
Attachments: 122-3-A-1-2015
68. GS 123-1-A-1-2015 Amend, and then pass as amended, CB 118552 to
adopt the 2016 budget
Attachments: 123-1-A-1-2015
C.B. 118552
69. GS 124-1-A-1-2015 Pass CB 118527 revising the Budget Code
Attachments: 124-1-A-1-2015
C.B. 118527
70. GS 125-1-A-1-2015 Pass CB______, known as the long property tax
ordinance.
Attachments: 125-1-A-1-2015
71. GS 127-1-A-1-2015 Pass CB______, known as the "short" property tax
ordinance.
Attachments: 127-1-A-1-2015
72. GS 130-1-A-1-2015 Pass C.B. 118531 - the 3rd quarter 2015 grant
acceptance ordinance.
Attachments: 130-1-A-1-2015
C.B. 118531
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73. GS 129-1-A-1-2015 Pass C.B. 118530 - 2015 Third Quarter Supplemental
Ordinance
Attachments: 129-1-A-1-2015
C.B. 118530
ATT A to C.B. 118530
ATT B to C.B. 118530
74. GS 131-1-A-1-2015 Pass C.B. 118547 - Square Footage Tax Repeal
Ordinance
Attachments: 131-1-A-1-2015
C.B. 118547
75. GS 132-1-A-1-2015 Pass C.B. 118537 - Utility Tax Ordinance
Attachments: 132-1-A-1-2015
C.B. 118537
76. GS 133-1-A-1-2015 Pass C.B. 118540, authorizing the issuance of $134.2
million of LTGO Bonds.
Attachments: 133-1-A-1-2015
C.B. 118540
77. GS 134-1-A-1-2015 Pass C.B. 118545 -- SDOT Seattle Aquarium Expansion
MOU Amendment Ordinance
Attachments: 134-1-A-1-2015
C.B. 118545
78. GS 137-1-A-1-2015 Pass C.B. 118504 authorizing an Interlocal Agreement
for jail services with Snohomish County in the
Criminal Justice Contracted Services Department
Attachments: 137-1-A-1-2015
C.B. 118504
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H. Adjournment
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