AN ORDINANCE relating to grant funds from non-City sources; authorizing the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation to accept specified grants and execute related agreements for and on behalf of the City; amending Ordinance 126237, which adopted the 2021 Budget, including the 2021-2026 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations for the Seattle Department of Transportation; revising allocations and spending plans for certain projects in the 2021-2026 CIP; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
Agenda item. For. Council 1 to 0 zero 17 relating to grant funds from non city sources. The committee recommends the bill passed. Thank you so much, Councilmember Peterson. This one is yours as well. So I'll hand it back over to you. Thank you. Council President Colleagues Council 120017, which is co-sponsored by Councilmember Herbold, accepts a grant from the Puget Sound Regional Council for the West Seattle Bridge. Many thanks to Council President Gonzales and Councilmember Arias as well as to our city government staff members who enabled us to secure this grant to help pay for the restoration work for this bridge that is so important to the city, the region and the state. We look forward to the high bridge reopening which is scheduled for the middle of next year. Thank you. And not a moment too soon, I tell you. All right. I imagine that there are additional comments on this bill. So are there any other comments? Councilmember Herbold, please. Thank you so much. What a. Send my. Thanks. Councilor Juarez. You're on my list, so I hope it's okay. I want to thank the IOC Executive Board Members Council President Gonzalez, Councilmembers Lewis Strauss and Mayor Durkan for their work at the Executive. Committee. And to the Our City Transportation Policy Advisory Board Members. And Alternate. Council President Gonzalez. And Councilmember Suarez and Petersen. For their work on the Transportation Advisory Board for making the recommendations in the first place to move this funding to the Executive Board for their final action. Really support. Appreciate the support and the commitment of all of the city's elected officials to obtaining funding for this critical work and a recognition that this is a regional asset. To date, $124 million has been secured for the overall project, in addition to the 100 million approved by the council. The total of grant secured so far is 15.9 million. With 9 million of the funds coming from the Transportation Benefit District. Last week we all signed a letter to your US DOT Secretary Buttigieg in support of an Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant for around $2 million or $20 million. And that we're also the city of Seattle seeking 25 million in funding from the state during the current legislative session. So. Feeling feeling good about the funding piece. And yes, this this this bridge can't open soon enough for a lot of folks. Thank you for those comments. Are there any additional comments on the bill? Yes, I have one comment. Council President. Councilor. Warren thanked. I want to thank everybody for everything all the time, but more importantly, I want to thank how long it took us to get this money and not name names because it's been going on for about six months. Finally got across the finish line for people to recognize. At least Seattle needs their bridge fixed. A lot of people go over that bridge. It isn't just Seattle's bridge. It's everybody's bridge. And let's see, who did I forget? Yeah, everybody. I want to thank everybody. So thank you. I just want to make sure you got everybody. All right. Let it be known that we are very grateful group of council members from here and to every other corner of the state of Washington. We are incredibly grateful. So thank you so much to everyone. If there are no other comments, I'm going to ask the class to call the roll. Hearing no other comments while the clerk please call the role on the passage of the bill. Morales. Yes. Macheda. I. Peterson I so want. Yes. Strauss Thank you. Yes. Herbold Yes. Suarez Yes. Lewis Yes. President Gonzalez I nine in favor and unopposed. The bill passes and the chair will sign it. Will the clerk please affix my signature to the legislation on my behalf? Will the clerk please read item five into the record? Agenda Item five Council Bill 120002 Relating to surveillance technology implementation authorizing approval of uses and accepting surveillance impact reports or city lights.