Select Budget Committee
Regular MeetingSeattle, WA · October 31, 2018
Agenda
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
Select Budget Committee
Agenda
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
9:30 AM
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
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SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
Select Budget Committee
Agenda
October 31, 2018 - 9:30 AM
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.
BUDGET ACTION PROPOSALS
Council Central Staff will discuss Councilmember proposed budget actions to amend the 2019 - 20 Proposed
Budget presented as Green Sheets (GS) and Statements of Legislative Intent (SLIs).
SESSION I - 9:30 a.m.
A. Call To Order
B. Items of Business
I. Seattle Public Utilities (SPU)
1. SLI Requests that SPU analyze the Utility Discount Program as part
40-1-A-1-2019 of its Affordability and Accountability Strategic Plan
Attachments: SLI 40-1-A-1-2019
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2. GS Pass C.B. 119395 - SPU drainage and wastewater system bond
40-2-A-1-2019 ordinance
Attachments: GS 40-2-A-1-2019
3. GS Pass C.B. 119396 - SPU water system bond ordinance
40-3-A-1-2019
Attachments: GS 40-3-A-1-2019
4. GS Pass C.B. 119397 - SPU water system bond refunding ordinance
40-4-A-1-2019
Attachments: GS 40-4-A-1-2019
II. Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)
5. GS Proviso SDOT spending on adaptive signal control
35-1-A-1-2019
Attachments: GS 35-1-A-1-2019
6. GS Proviso SDOT spending for Ballard Bridge pedestrian and bicycle
35-2-A-1-2019 safety improvements
Attachments: GS 35-2-A-1-2019
7. SLI Request that SDOT submit a report on New Mobility Options and
35-3-A-1-2019 Emerging Uses of the Right-of-Way
Attachments: SLI 35-3-A-1-2019
8. SLI Request that SDOT submit a report on transit speed and reliability
35-4-A-1-2019 improvements and RapidRide implementation
Attachments: SLI 35-4-A-1-2019
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9. GS Add $25,000 to SDOT for continued participation in the Downtown
35-5-A-1-2019 Transportation Alliance partnership
Attachments: GS 35-5-A-1-2019
10. SLI SDOT and HSD report on transit passes for City-contracted
35-7-A-1-2019 human service workers
Attachments: SLI 35-7-A-1-2019
11. GS Add $10,000 to SDOT for installation of suicide prevention hotline
35-8-A-1-2019 signs on the 20th Ave. N.E. bridge
Attachments: GS 35-8-A-1-2019
12. GS Add $50,000 to SDOT for a Third Avenue configuration study
35-9-A-1-2019
Attachments: GS 35-9-A-1-2019
13. GS Add $500,000 in SDOT for the Neighborhood Parks Street Fund -
35-10-A-1-201 Your Voice Your Choice CIP project
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Attachments: GS 35-10-A-1-2019
Supporting
Documents: Attachment A - Your Voice Your Choice CIP Page
14. GS Add $500,000 in 2020 to SDOT for Phase 3 of the Rainier Safety
35-11-A-1-201 Project in the Vision Zero CIP Project
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Attachments: GS 35-11-A-1-2019
Supporting
Documents: Attachment A - Amendment to the Vision Zero CIP Projectt
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15. GS Add $350,000 to SDOT for a Home Zone pilot program
35-12-A-1-201
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Attachments: GS 35-12-A-1-2019
16. SLI SDOT report on implementation of the Thomas Street greenway
35-13-A-1-201
9
Attachments: SLI 35-13-A-1-2019
17. GS Add $250,000 to SDOT for urban freight mobility and alley
35-14-A-1-201 congestion reduction efforts
9
Attachments: GS 35-14-A-1-2019
18. SLI Request that SDOT submit a report on Interbay corridor
35-15-A-1-201 transportation improvements, maintenance needs, and funding
9
Attachments: SLI 35-15-A-1-2019
19. SLI Request that SDOT and Office of the Waterfront report on
35-16-A-1-201 planning for potential use of area in Belltown after
9 decommissioning of the Battery Street Tunnel
Attachments: SLI 35-16-A-1-2019
20. GS Create a new 35th Ave. S.W. Paving project in the SDOT
35-17-A-1-201 2019-2024 Proposed CIP
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Attachments: GS 35-17-A-1-2019
Supporting
Documents: Attachment A - 35th Ave CIP Page
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21. SLI Council's intent to review and consider legislative approval of
35-18-A-1-201 SDOT's proposal for the revised Move Seattle spending plan
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Attachments: SLI 35-18-A-1-2019
22. SLI Request that SDOT include performance measures and identify
35-19-A-1-201 construction funding in any Center City Streetcar operating
9 agreement
Attachments: SLI 35-19-A-1-2019
23. GS Add a new CIP project page for SDOT's Highland Park
35-20-A-1-201 Roundabout project and amend the CIP project page for SDOT's
9 Vision Zero project
Attachments: GS 35-20-A-1-2019
Supporting
Documents: Attachment A - Highland Park Roundabout CIP Page
Attachment B - Vision Zero CIP Page
24. GS Proviso SDOT spending on streetcar operations
35-21-A-1-201
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Attachments: GS 35-21-A-1-2019
25. GS Pass C.B. 119388 amending the SDOT Street Use Permit Fee
35-30-A-1-201 Schedule
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Attachments: GS 35-30-A-1-2019
26. GS Pass C.B. 119380 to extend the term of the interfund loan to the
35-31-A-1-201 Seattle Streetcar Operations Fund
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Attachments: GS 35-31-A-1-2019
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27. GS Pass C.B. xxx conditioning SDOT's Grant Application in 2019
35-32-A-1-201
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Attachments: GS 35-32-A-1-2019
III. Department of Neighborhoods (DON)
28. GS Pass C.B. 119378 - Neighborhood Matching Fund Guidelines
9-1-A-1-2019
Attachments: GS 9-1-A-1-2019
29. GS Add $132,202 GF in 2019, $138,982 GF in 2020 and authority for
9-2-A-1-2019 one Strategic Advisor 1 in DON to coordinate Seattle's response
to the 2020 Census
Attachments: GS 9-2-A-1-2019
30. GS Add $500,000 GF to DON for historic preservation seed funding
9-3-A-1-2019
Attachments: GS 9-3-A-1-2019
31. GS Add $107,776 GF in 2019, $113,332 GF in 2020, and authority for
9-4-A-1-2019 one Community Development Specialist in DON for historic
preservation technical assistance
Attachments: GS 9-4-A-1-2019
32. SLI Request that DON submit a report on the Historic Resources
9-5-A-1-2019 Survey Database
Attachments: SLI 9-5-A-1-2019
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33. GS Add $87,336 GF in 2019, $116,902 GF in 2020, and position
9-6-A-1-2019 authority for a Planning and Development Specialist II in DON for
Your Voice, Your Choice
Attachments: GS 9-6-A-1-2019
IV. Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD)
34. GS Pass CB xxx, legislation establishing a short-term rental tax fund
29-1-A-1-2019
Attachments: GS 29-1-A-1-2019
Supporting
Documents: Attachment A - Short-term Rental Tax Fund Ordinance
35. GS Add $1,065,052 GF in 2019 and $1,068,698 GF in 2020 to OPCD to
29-2-A-1-2019 provide a total of $5 million for Equitable Development Initiative
grants
Attachments: GS 29-2-A-1-2019
36. GS Add $50,000 GF to OPCD to support the creation of a
29-3-A-1-2019 conservation overlay toolkit
Attachments: GS 29-3-A-1-2019
37. SLI Request OPCD, DON, and OCR report on a Racial Equity Toolkit
29-4-A-1-2019 for the City's Growth Strategy
Attachments: SLI 29-4-A-1-2019
38. GS Add $132,202 GF and a position to OPCD, $182,202 GF and a
29-5-A-1-2019 position to DON, and $25,000 GF to OCR to undertake a RET on
Seattle's growth strategy in 2019
Attachments: GS 29-5-A-1-2019
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39. SLI Request that OPCD submit reports on scopes of work for
29-6-A-1-2019 community planning in Council District 1 in 2019 and 2020
Attachments: SLI 29-6-A-1-2019
SESSION II - 2:00 p.m.
V. Seattle Department of Human Resources (SDHR)
40. SLI Request that SDHR, DEEL, and CBO submit a report on providing
34-2-A-1-2019 childcare benefits for City employees
Attachments: SLI 34-2-A-1-2019
VI. Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS)
41. GS Add $232,265 GF in 2019 and $207,453, in 2020 for 1.0 FTE SA1 to
12-1-A-1-2019 FAS for Priority Hire and Contract Compliance
Attachments: GS 12-1-A-1-2019
42. GS Pass CB xxx, amending regulations on short-term rental
12-2-A-1-2019 operators
Attachments: GS 12-2-A-1-2019
Supporting
Documents: Attachment A - Short-term Rental Exemptions Ordinance
43. SLI Request that FAS submit a report on Mutually Offsetting Benefit
12-3-A-1-2019 leases
Attachments: SLI 12-3-A-1-2019
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44. GS Amend and pass CB 119385 related to fees at the Seattle Animal
12-4-A-1-2019 Shelter
Attachments: GS 12-4-A-1-2019
45. GS Add $100,000 GF in 2019 to FAS to study a child care space in
12-5-A-1-2019 City Hall
Attachments: GS 12-5-A-1-2019
46. SLI Request that FAS submit a business plan for a municipal bank
12-6-A-1-2019
Attachments: SLI 12-6-A-1-2019
47. SLI Request that FAS submit a report evaluating a requirement that
12-7-A-1-2019 City contractors provide transit subsidies
Attachments: SLI 12-7-A-1-2019
48. GS Pass CB 119384 raising regulatory fees at FAS
12-8-A-1-2019
Attachments: GS 12-8-A-1-2019
Supporting
Documents: Attachment A - CB 119385 as Amended
VII. Indigent Defense
49. GS Add $220,000 GF to FAS (Indigent Defense Services) to fund civil
12-21-A-1-201 attorneys to work with King County Department of Defense’s
9 representation of SMC indigent defendants.
Attachments: GS 12-21-A-1-2019
VIII. Jail Services
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50. GS Reduce FAS jail services appropriations by $60,000 GF, increase
12-22-A-1-201 OCR by $60,000 GF for a youth development program, and
9 request termination of the City's Snohomish County jail services
contract.
Attachments: GS 12-22-A-1-2019
51. SLI Request to CBO for a report on the City of Seattle's jail services
12-70-A-1-201 contract with King County.
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Attachments: SLI 12-70-A-1-2019
IX. Seattle Municipal Court (SMC)
52. GS Cut $1,700,000 GF in 2019 and $3,200,000 GF in 2020 from SMC's
37-1-A-1-2019 court compliance BSL and add $4,200,000 GF in 2019 and
$4,200,000 GF in 2020 to fund community-based solutions to
probation
Attachments: GS 37-1-A-1-2019
X. Legislative Department (LEG)
53. GS Add $155,795 GF and two term-limited positions in 2019 and
19-1-A-1-2019 $201,372 GF in 2020 to LEG to create a strategic plan about
criminal legal system recommendation implementation
Attachments: GS 19-1-A-1-2019
54. GS Add $66,512 GF in 2019 and $87,745 GF in 2020 to LEG for 1.0 FTE
19-2-A-1-2019 Personnel Specialist, Assistant in the HR-Finance Division
Attachments: GS 19-2-A-1-2019
XI. Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
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55. GS Add $25,000 GF in 2019 and $25,000 GF in 2020 to OCR to fund
21-1-A-1-2019 Indigenous People's Day celebrations and impose a proviso
Attachments: GS 21-1-A-1-2019
56. SLI Request that OCR submit a report of the results of its review of
21-2-A-1-2019 authority and resources to more effectively investigate
complaints of workplace harassment and discrimination
Attachments: SLI 21-2-A-1-2019
57. GS Add $92,000 GF in 2019 and $92,000 GF in 2020 to OCR to support
21-3-A-1-2019 an arts-based community organization doing youth diversion
work
Attachments: GS 21-3-A-1-2019
58. GS Add $400,000 GF in 2019 and $400,000 GF in 2020 to OCR for a
21-4-A-1-2019 community-based organization creating restorative pathways out
of the criminal justice system for youth and young adults
Attachments: GS 21-4-A-1-2019
59. GS Add $61,023 GF and 1.0 FTE in 2019 and $138,983 GF in 2020 to
21-5-A-1-2019 OCR to make permanent an equitable funding position
Attachments: GS 21-5-A-1-2019
60. GS Add $242,000 GF in 2019 and $242,000 GF in 2020 to OCR to
21-6-A-1-2019 support a community-based organization providing support to
families coping with police violence
Attachments: GS 21-6-A-1-2019
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61. GS Add $245,000 GF in 2019 and $245,000 GF in 2020 to OCR to fund
21-7-A-1-2019 staffing for an initiative using a restorative justice circle process
to address harms of involvement in the criminal justice system
Attachments: GS 21-7-A-1-2019
62. GS Add $130,000 GF in 2019 and $130,000 GF in 2020 to OCR for an
21-8-A-1-2019 organization building capacity in the immigrant community to
engage in criminal justice reform
Attachments: GS 21-8-A-1-2019
XII. Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD)
63. GS Add $1,000,000 (GF) in 2019 and $1,000,000 (GF) in 2020 to HSD
14-99-A-1-201 for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program (LEAD)
9 contract.
Attachments: GS 14-99-A-1-2019
XIII. Proposed Office of Employee Ombud (OEO)
64. GS Proviso $563,598 in 2019 and $561,905 in 2020 for OEO
23-1-A-1-2019
Attachments: GS 23-1-A-1-2019
XIV. Seattle Fire Department (SFD)
65. GS Add $500,000 GF to Finance General to establish reserves to fund
13-40-A-1-201 a Mobile Integrated Health Response Team in the SFD
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Attachments: GS 13-40-A-1-2019
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66. GS Pass C.B. 119389, SFD's 2019 Fee Ordinance
36-2-A-1-2019
Attachments: GS 36-2-A-1-2019
XV. Seattle Police Department (SPD)
67. GS Add $37,500 GF in 2019 and $75,000 GF in 2020 to SPD to retain
38-1-A-1-2019 the South Park Public Safety Advisor
Attachments: GS 38-1-A-1-2019
68. SLI Request that SPD and Seattle IT submit a report on a database for
38-2-A-1-2019 LEAD
Attachments: SLI 38-2-A-1-2019
69. SLI Request that the Executive submit a report on special events cost
38-3-A-1-2019 recovery
Attachments: SLI 38-3-A-1-2019
70. GS Add $32,000 (GF) in 2019 to SPD to fund a Business Analyst for
38-4-A-1-2019 LEAD
Attachments: GS 38-4-A-1-2019
71. GS Proviso on spending related to the Community Service Officer
38-5-A-1-2019 program in SPD.
Attachments: GS 38-5-A-1-2019
72. SLI Request that SPD submit monthly and quarterly reports on
38-6-A-1-2019 staffing
Attachments: SLI 38-6-A-1-2019
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C. Public Comment
D. Adjournment
Related Legislation
CB 119380 AN ORDINANCE relating to the financing of the Seattle Streetcar
operations; amending Ordinance 122424 to extend an interfund
loan from the Move Seattle Levy Fund to the Seattle Streetcar
Operations Fund.
Supporting
Documents: Summary and Fiscal Note
CB 119384 AN ORDINANCE relating to regulatory business and professional
license fees; adjusting business and professional license fees
associated with the regulated activities of public parking lots and
garages, used goods, adult entertainment, and marijuana; and
amending Seattle Municipal Code Sections 6.48.020, 6.204.080,
6.270.060, and 6.500.080.
Supporting
Documents: Summary and Fiscal Note
CB 119385 AN ORDINANCE relating to fees charged by the Seattle Animal
Shelter; and amending Chapter 9.26 of the Seattle Municipal
Code.
Supporting
Documents: Summary and Fiscal Note
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CB 119388 AN ORDINANCE relating to street and sidewalk use; amending
the Street Use Permit Fee Schedule authorized by Section
15.04.074 of the Seattle Municipal Code; removing street vacation
fees from the Seattle Municipal Code in conformity with the new
Street Use Permit Fee Schedule; and amending Section 15.62.030
of the Seattle Municipal Code.
Attachments: Att A - SDOT Street Use Permit Fee Schedule
Supporting
Documents: Summary and Fiscal Note
CB 119395 AN ORDINANCE relating to the drainage and wastewater system
of The City of Seattle; amending Ordinance 125454 to increase
the authorized principal amount of drainage and wastewater
revenue bonds to be issued for the purposes of paying all or part
of the cost of carrying out the system or plan of additions and
betterments to and extensions of the existing drainage and
wastewater system; making certain other technical amendments
to Ordinance 125454 and Exhibit B thereto; and ratifying and
confirming certain prior acts.
Attachments: Ex A - Amended Exhibit B to Ordinance 125454
Supporting
Documents: Summary and Fiscal Note
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CB 119396 AN ORDINANCE relating to the municipal water system of The
City of Seattle; adopting a system or plan of additions and
betterments to and extensions of the existing municipal water
system; authorizing the issuance and sale of water system
revenue bonds in one or more series for the purposes of paying
part of the cost of carrying out that system or plan, providing for
the reserve requirement, and paying the costs of issuance of the
bonds; providing parameters for the bond sale terms including
conditions, covenants, and other sale terms; describing the lien
of the bonds; creating certain accounts of the City relating to the
bonds; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
Attachments: Ex A -List of Outstanding Parity Bonds
Ex B- Form of Continuing Disclosure Agreement
Supporting
Documents: Summary and Fiscal Note
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CB 119397 AN ORDINANCE relating to the municipal water system of The
City of Seattle; authorizing the issuance and sale, from time to
time in multiple series, of water system revenue bonds for the
purpose of carrying out the current or advance refunding of all or
a portion of the City’s outstanding water system revenue bonds
pursuant to an approved refunding plan, providing for the reserve
requirement, and paying the administrative costs of carrying out
such refundings and paying costs of issuance of those
Refunding Parity Bonds; describing the lien of those Refunding
Parity Bonds; providing parameters for the bond sale terms
including conditions, covenants, and other sale terms; rescinding
the authorization to issue any future Refunding Parity Bonds
under Ordinance 121939 (as amended by Ordinance 122837, as
amended and restated by Ordinance 124339, and as further
amended by Ordinance 125183); authorizing the Director of
Finance to enter into agreements providing for the disposition of
the Refunding Parity Bond proceeds; and ratifying and
confirming certain prior acts.
Attachments: Ex A - List of Outstanding Parity Bonds
Ex B - Form of Continuing Disclosure Agreement
Supporting
Documents: Summary and Fiscal Note
CB 119398 AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending the
title of Chapter 23.52, Subchapter I, of the Seattle Municipal Code
(SMC); amending Sections 23.52.004 and 23.52.008 of the SMC;
and repealing Section 23.52.002 of the SMC, to implement the
Comprehensive Plan adopted level of service standard.
Attachments: Full Text: CB 119398
Supporting
Documents: Summary and Fiscal Note
Director's Report
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