Select Budget Committee

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL Select Budget Committee Agenda Tuesday, October 23, 2018 5:30 PM Public Hearing Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 Sally Bagshaw, Chair M. Lorena González, Member Bruce Harrell, Member Lisa Herbold, Member Rob Johnson, Member Debora Juarez, Member Teresa Mosqueda, Member Mike O'Brien, Member Kshama Sawant, Member Chair Info: 206-684-8801; Sally.Bagshaw@seattle.gov Watch Council Meetings Live View Past Council Meetings Council Chamber Listen Line: 206-684-8566 For accessibility information and for accommodation requests, please call 206-684-8888 (TTY Relay 7-1-1), email CouncilAgenda@Seattle.gov, or visit http://seattle.gov/cityclerk/accommodations.  SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL Select Budget Committee Agenda October 23, 2018 - 5:30 PM Public Hearing Meeting Location: Council Chamber, City Hall, 600 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 Committee Website: http://www.seattle.gov/council/committees/budget This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the Full Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business. A. Call To Order B. Public Hearing The Seattle Select Budget Committee will conduct two public hearings: · The first hearing will solicit public comment on the Seattle Aquarium Expansion and will begin at 5:30 p.m.; and · The second hearing will solicit public comment on the City’s 2019 General Revenue Sources, including a possible property tax levy increase, the Mayor’s 2019 and 2020 Proposed Budgets and 2019-2024 Capital Improvement Program, and will begin at 5:35 p.m. or at the conclusion of the first hearing. The hearing will continue until all in-person comments have been received. In the interest of time, members of groups with similar interests are encouraged to combine their comments. Groups with three or more people will be limited up to five (5) minutes. Individual comments will be limited up to two (2) minutes. C. Adjournment Click here for accessibility information and to request accommodations. Page 2 Select Budget Committee Agenda October 23, 2018 Notice of Seattle City Council Public Hearing on the Seattle Aquarium Expansion, 2019 General Revenue Sources, and Mayor’s 2019 and 2020 Proposed Budgets Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, City Hall, Floor 2 600 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 The Seattle City Council Select Budget Committee, chaired by Councilmember Bagshaw, will conduct two public hearings at City Council Chambers on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. The first hearing will solicit public comment on the Seattle Aquarium Expansion and will begin at 5:30 p.m. The second hearing will solicit public comment on the City’s 2019 General Revenue Sources, including a possible property tax levy increase, the Mayor’s 2019 and 2020 Proposed Budgets and 2019-2024 Capital Improvement Program, and will begin at 5:35 p.m. or at the conclusion of the first hearing. The hearing will continue until all in-person comments have been received. In the interest of time, members of groups with similar interests are encouraged to combine their comments. Groups with three or more people will be limited up to five (5) minutes. Individual comments will be limited up to two (2) minutes. Those wishing to provide public comment must sign in on registers issued by the Legislative Department that will be provided outside the entry of the City Council Chambers beginning at 4:30 p.m. Information Available Seattle Aquarium Expansion The Seattle City Council’s Select Budget Committee will hold a public hearing regarding proposed legislation that would adopt a Capital Improvement Project supporting the expansion of the Seattle Aquarium. The Seattle Aquarium is owned by Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation and operated by the non-profit Seattle Aquarium Society (SEAS). SEAS is planning a major expansion to the Aquarium’s existing footprint to add new programming and visitor capacity. This project will provide a new ‘Ocean Pavilion’ that will integrate with improvements made by The Office of the Waterfront along the Central Waterfront. SEAS also intends to make improvements to piers 59 and 60 to improve exhibit space and operations efficiency. Design and construction of the project is led by SEAS and coordinated with City investments by the Parks Department and Office of the Waterfront. This Click here for accessibility information and to request accommodations. Page 3 Select Budget Committee Agenda October 23, 2018 project is part of the overall waterfront improvement program and appropriates City matching funds for SEAS’ project. The City has committed to provide up to $34 million to SEAS for design and construction. This public hearing is required by Section 5 of Resolution 31203, adopted by the City Council in 2010. Additional information about the Seattle Aquarium Expansion Project is available in Clerk File No. 320993 online at http://clerk.seattle.gov/~public/CFCF1.htm, at the Office of the City Clerk, Floor 3 of City Hall, 600 4th Avenue, (206) 684-8344, or by email at Clerk@seattle.gov. For questions about the Project, please contact Caleb Wagenaar at (206) 733-9228 or email Caleb.Wagenaar@seattle.gov. Mayor’s 2019-2020 Proposed Budgets and 2019-2024 Proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP) The Mayor’s 2019 and 2020 Proposed Budgets and accompanying 2019-2024 Proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP), are available online at http://www.seattle.gov/financedepartment/. Paper copies of the Proposed Budget and CIP are available at the Central Library. To purchase a printed copy of the Proposed Budgets or CIP, please contact Zebra Printing at (206) 223-1800. For questions regarding the Proposed Budget, contact Jeanette Blankenship of the City Budget Office at (206) 615-0087. For questions about the Mayor’s proposed General Revenue Sources, contact George Emerson at (206) 733-9110. For information related to the Council’s review of the Proposed Budgets, CIP, and General Revenue Sources, please visit http://www.seattle.gov/council/budget or contact Erik Sund, Council Central Staff Budget Coordinator, at (206) 684-8368 or Erik.Sund@seattle.gov. Written Comments Written comments on the Mayor’s 2019 and 2020 Proposed Budgets are welcome up to the date the Council adopts the final budget (on or before November 19, 2018) via: USPS mail to Councilmember Bagshaw, Attn: Emilia Sanchez, Deputy City Clerk, PO Box 94728, Seattle, WA 98124-4728; or fax to (206) 386-9025; or e-mail to Council@seattle.gov. All comments received are considered public records. Click here for accessibility information and to request accommodations. Page 4 Select Budget Committee Agenda October 23, 2018 View the Meeting The Budget Committee hearing will be cablecast live on Seattle Channel 21 and webcast live at http://www.seattlechannel.org/watch-live. Pay Parking Pay parking is available in SeaPark Garage located between Cherry and James Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues. A discounted rate of $5.00 begins at 4:00 p.m. Please note the garage closes at 11:00 p.m. City Hall parking garage has eight disabled parking spaces for those with a state-issued disability placard or license plate. For more information on how to access City Hall see: http://seattle.gov/cityclerk/accommodations and http://www.seattle.gov/council/visiting_city_hall.htm Request for Accommodations Council Chambers is ADA accessible. An Induction Loop assistive listening system is installed. Handheld amplified receivers and headsets are also available upon request. Please check-in with the Committee Clerk upon arrival. Print and communications and other accommodations may be provided by contacting customer support at (206) 684-8888; or TTY Relay 7-1-1; or visit http://seattle.gov/cityclerk/accommodations. Every effort will be made to accommodate each request. Childcare Provided Parents or guardians attending the Budget Public Hearing and who wish to utilize the complimentary childcare, please RSVP with Ashley.Harrison@seattle.gov. On the day of the hearing, check in at City Council Reception from 5:00 p.m. through 6:00 p.m. Childcare will be provided by A-List Nanny Services. Click here for accessibility information and to request accommodations. Page 5