AN ORDINANCE related to a settlement agreement between the City, the Washington State Department of Transportation, King County, and the Alliance for Pioneer Square related to an appeal of the City’s Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Alaskan Way, Promenade, and Overlook Walk projects; approving the agreement and authorizing the Directors of the Office of the Waterfront and the Department of Transportation to implement the terms of the settlement agreement.
Agenda item six Council Bill 118975. An ordinance related to a settlement agreement between the city, the Washington State Department of Transportation, King County, and the Alliance for Pioneer Square. Related to an appeal of the city's final environmental impact statement for the Alaskan Way Promenade and Overlook Walk's projects, the committee recommends the council bill pass. Councilmember Worse. Thank you. The Pioneer Square Settlement Agreement. The settlement agreement is in response to an appeal of the final year for the redevelopment of Alaskan Way after the viaduct comes down. The agreement does eight things very quickly allows public access to the habitat bench, increases funding for East-West connections in the future. Proposed Leddy provides funding for the Alliance for Pioneer Square to assist with the construction, coordination and outreach. And the community extends existing low rate parking agreements for off street parking to support tourism and commercial activities. Coordinates. Bus schedules to not overload or slow transit flow on Alaskan way after light rail opens to West Seattle Metro will reduce bus traffic on Alaska way to not duplicate rail routes. It also to narrow Alaskan way from seven and eight lanes to five and six lanes. And finally, it maintains a two way traffic on Columbia Street. The committee unanimously recommends passage of the bill. Thank you very much. Then any further comments? Councilmember Herbold. Thank you. I just want to note that the provisions in the settlement include bus service from West Seattle White Center in Berrien. The busses that currently use the Alaskan Way Viaduct to access downtown Seattle will access downtown from Alaskan Way and that on Alaskan way. Metro will not operate more than 650 busses per day until sound transit light rail to the Alaska junction goes into service. And this would. Also apply when Alaskan Way opens to busses in 2020 until 2023, when light rail is planned to reach West Seattle. One thing I want to just note it's really important to keep in mind that busses will no longer be able to use the Alaskan Way Viaduct when that's removed in 2019. So for roughly a year, the busses. That we're talking about as part of the settlement will actually need to have an alternative or an alternate route to access downtown. This is something that I know Scott and King County are working to address in one city, one center city process. But there isn't a formal proposal yet to deal with this level of complexity that will significantly impact bus riders in West Seattle. Correct. Any further comments? Thanks for those comments, Councilman Herbold. Please call the roll on the passage of the bill. So want make sure I herbold i Johnson Johnson whereas I President Herrell high six in favor and unopposed. The bill passed and chair of the Senate. Please read agenda item number seven. You can read the church title.