AN ORDINANCE relating to the City’s 2019 Budget; authorizing acceptance of funding from non-City sources; authorizing the heads of the Seattle Department of Transportation and Seattle Center to accept specified grants and to execute, deliver, and perform corresponding agreements for and on behalf of the City; amending Ordinance 125724, which adopted the 2019 Budget, including the 2019-2024 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to the Seattle Department of Transportation in various budget control levels, and from various funds in the 2019 Budget; adding new projects to the 2019-2024 CIP; revising project allocations for certain projects in the 2019-2024 CIP; making cash transfers between the General Fund and the Transportation Fund; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
Agenda item 11 and spoke on 195 12 relating to the city's 2019 budget authorizing acceptance of funding from non city sources. Committee recommends the bill passes amended. Amend Brian. Thank you for the public just let folks know the city goes through our budget process every year and we approve spending authority for the things that are in our budget. But in addition to that, throughout the year the Department of Transportation and other departments will go out to try to get grant funding for projects, specifically in the transportation area. We're often competing for federal grants, state grants or local or regional grants, and including from the Puget Sound Regional Council. As those grants come in, it requires it come back to council for us to amend the budget to approve that they accept and can spend that money. And so that's what this ordinance does. It's typically good news when we hear from when we hear from our start on this thing that we have been successful at winning other funding for projects that are already on our capital project list. I will say that in addition to accepting grants, how we do traditionally we did make an amendment in committee to this which is fairly unique. There is a project on I think that's going to be east marginal way that we are looking to break into two separate projects. One part of the heavy haul corridor and then also a bike facility on the that would be the east side of east marginal way. And there is a chance that we may get some additional funding from Puget Sound Regional Council as that project is currently on the top of their contingent list. And so in addition to approving grants that we have already won and received, we're also we also amended this legislation to offer conditional approval to ask not to accept that grant if in fact, they do win that. And we would likely know in the next few weeks if that comes through. I mentioned that just because it's a project that for folks commuting by bicycle across the West Seattle Bridge into downtown Seattle, it's it's a major route and it is not a very friendly route. There's a lot of heavy traffic on that. The lanes are the road is not in great shape because of the traffic. Folks are often trying to get around people and the delineation for both bicyclists and cars and the big rigs that are down there is complex and it feels very unsafe. So even moving forward is just a portion of this project which this would do for a successful will allow for a much safer experience for folks bicycling, you know, also I believe improve the condition for all roadway users because there will be a clear delineation, delineation where cars and big rigs are supposed to be and where bicyclists are supposed to be. So hope coming fingers crossed that something will happen. A PSC will that funding will come through and we may get to final design later this year and construction shortly after. Very good thing because from Brian, any questions or comments on this bill? Please call the role on the passage of the bill. Flores O'Brien I. Pacheco I want I make sure. Gonzalez I. Herbold, I. President Harrell, I. It in favor and in post. Bill passed and chair of Senate. Please read the next agenda item. Agenda item 12 Clerk File 314 380 Petition at Trinity Trail LLC for the vacation portion Northeast 40th Street Line between 24th Avenue, Northeast and the Perkiomen Trail. The committee recommends that the petition be granted as conditioned.