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A
A
Good
evening
everybody
Welcome
to
the
Bellevue
city
council
meeting
for
September
18
2023..
We
do
not
have
council
member
Robertson
here
with
us
tonight.
We
had
a
very
successful
line,
walk
last
weekend,
put
on
by
the
old
Bellevue,
Merchants
Association
and
our
city
staff.
They
work
very
hard
to
actually
close
off
a
portion
of
Main
Street,
so
people
could
enjoy
walking
around
with
their
glass.
Well,
actually,
you
can't
walk
with
your
glass.
A
You
had
to
drink
it
inside
the
facility,
the
but
walking
around
and
not
worrying
about
cars,
and
so
it
was
very
successful
and
I
wanted
to
congratulate
the
staff
for
all
their
work.
On
that
and
I
know,
the
city
manager's
dream
was
always
to
see
what
it
would
be
like
to
have
a
portion
of
Old
Main,
Street
clothes,
and
it
was
awesome
city
clerk.
Could
you
call
the
roll
please?
Thank
you,
mayor
Robinson.
B
Here:
Deputy
Mayor
new
in-house
councilmember
Barksdale,
here,
council,
member
Lee,
yeah
councilmember
Stokes
here
and
council
members
on
here,
councilmember
Robertson
is
absent.
A
We
have
three
proclamations
tonight.
The
first
one
is
National
Hispanic
Heritage,
Month
Proclamation,
which
will
be
read
by
council
member
Lee,
and
it
will
be
received
by
representatives
from
a
youth
program
called
Latino
Heat,
which
stands
for
espanaos
and
Axion
together,
which
is
part
of
the
youth,
Eastside
services
and
I.
Think
we
have
Anthony
Nunez
coming
to
accept
the
award
tonight.
Councilmember
Lee
thank.
D
And
whereas
the
cultural,
educational
and
economic
influence
of
Hispanic
community
members
enrich
all
aspects
of
life
here
in
the
Peterson
region
and
throughout
the
east
side.
Where's
Bellevue
welcomes
the
linguistic,
familial
and
social
wealth
shared
by
all
the
history
communities
and
throughout
the
cross-culture
center
without
Wars.
We
invite
the
public
to
learn
about
the
diversity
within
this
community.
A
F
Yeah,
so
thank
you
so
much
mayor,
Deputy,
Mayor
and
council
members
I'll
actually
like
to
extend
the
invitation
of
La
causa
performance
happening
on
October
12th
open
for
the
public,
so
the
guests
here
I
welcome
them
to
come,
join
us
at
6,
30,
there's
going
to
be
a
dance,
Azteca,
a
dance
performance
as
well
as
the
The
Living
Voices
performance.
So
please
come
join
us
and
yeah.
Thank
you.
So
much
thank.
E
I
just
wanted
to
say
on
behalf
of
all
of
the
Latino
he
members
and
of
all
you
know:
Latino
citizens
or
people
who
live
in
Bellevue.
Thank
you
for
giving
us
this
opportunity.
I
appreciate
that.
A
G
Unless
medical
breakthroughs
lead
to
the
prevention,
slowing
or
cure
for
Alzheimer's
disease,
and
whereas
Alzheimer's
impacts
are
Universal
and
not
restricted
by
location,
income
or
identity,
and
recognizing
the
Dignity
of
individuals,
while
also
promoting
a
better
understanding
of
the
disease,
can
help
individuals,
families
and
caregivers,
whereas
World
Alzheimer's
day
takes
place
annually
on
September
21st
and
is
a
day
during
which
Bellevue
Community
members
can
join
others
from
across
the
globe
to
raise
awareness
and
challenge
the
stigma
that
surrounds
Alzheimer's.
Now,
therefore,
I
am
on
behalf
of
Lynn
Robinson.
I
I'll
set
up
prepared
comments.
This
is
personal
for
me.
Some
of
you
already
know
this
I'm
a
long
time,
caregiver
of
a
parent
who
had
Alzheimer's
for
more
than
a
decade
and
I
have
two
other
family
members,
aunts
that
also
had
dementia,
and
so
this
this
means
a
lot
and
I
wanted
to
just
extend
my
thanks
and
the
thanks
on
behalf
of
the
Bellevue
Network
on
Aging,
which
I'm
a
chair.
Thank
you
for
this
acknowledgment.
This
acknowledgment
for
individuals
and
families
and
caregivers
of
people
who
have
Alzheimer's
or
some
form
of
dementia.
A
A
J
Yeah
I
just
want
to
say
my
appreciation,
as
my
wife
died
with
Alzheimer's
two
years
ago
and
foodsavers
very
much
and
I
don't
have
my
mic
on
I.
Just
wanted
to
say,
I
appreciate
this
very
much
and
we
hope
that
we
can
make
progress.
My
wife
died
from
Alzheimer's
two
years
ago
and
it's
it's
just
not
not
a
anyhow.
It's
it's
really
great
to
see
the
community
come
together
and
work
on
this,
we'll
we'll
conquer
it
at
some
time.
Thank.
J
This
Proclamation,
whereas
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
protects
the
rights
of
protected
populations
to
access
public
spaces,
including
access
for
individual
individually,
trained
service
dogs,
doing
work
or
performing
tasks
for
the
benefit
of
people
with
a
disability
and
whereas
in
the
United
States,
only
sixteen
thousand
service
dogs
from
accredited
training
programs
exist.
J
Now,
therefore,
I'm
on
behalf
of
Lynn
Robinson
mayor
Bellevue,
Washington,
on
behalf
of
the
city
council,
do
hereby
Proclaim
September
2023
as
national
service
dog
month
in
Bellevue,
and
encourage
community
members
to
celebrate
these
tasks,
trained
task,
trained
service
animals
and
respect
the
rights
of
adults
and
children
who
need
more
independent
lives
because
of
their
assistance.
Thank
you.
K
Hi
everybody.
Thank
you.
So
much
I
want
to
thank
everybody
on
this
Council
on
behalf
of
this
service
dog
organizations
all
over
the
country
and
from
K
N
companions.
Here
today
we
have
some
special
guests
in
the
audience,
so
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
on
behalf
of
service
dogs
everywhere,
and
thank
you
for
your
continued
support
for
our
community.
Thank
you.
A
B
B
Person
speaking
to
items
on
tonight's
agenda
will
be
called
first
and
if
time
remains,
others
will
be
called
after
that
the
presiding
officer
is
authorized
in
both
of
those
categories
to
give
preference
to
those
who
haven't
spoken
to
the
council
within
the
last
60
days
or
who
are
speaking
to
items
that
will
come
on
the
agenda
within
the
next
60
days.
H
I
first
want
to
also
point
out
that
my
comments
tonight
were
based
on
the
ordinance
which
was
originally
scheduled
and
still
post
on
the
website
for
tonight's
meeting.
The
public
was
not
known
as
a
no
provide
notice
if
that
has
changed
or
the
timeline
has
been
updated.
So
these
comments
are
still
relevant.
I
first
want
to
thank
the
deputy
mayor
and
council
members
Lee
and
Zahn
for
attempting
to
put
the
brakes
on
this
process.
Thank
you
very
much,
and
second
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
the
mayor
and
Council
mayor
Robertson
for
engagement,
the
public.
H
H
That
said
the
tpd
shaping
up
to
be
one
of
the
most
controversial
issues
the
council
has
been
faced
with
and
I
believe
will
be
a
defining
moment
of
the
legacy
of
this
Council.
There's
been
unanimous,
Community
opposition
in
the
formation
of
TBD
and
it's
important
to
recognize
that
the
issue
is
not
just
about
attacks.
The
bigger
issue
is
the
process
and
how
it
was
fast-tracked
without
data
transparency,
fiscal
governance
and
budget
prioritization.
H
This
does
not
represent
due
diligence.
I
stand
before
you
with
a
simple
request.
Before
you
force
taxpayers
to
open
our
wallets
you,
the
city
needs
to
look
at
what
money
you
already
have
in
your
wallet.
You
might
be
surprised
what
you
find
so,
where
do
we
go
from
here?
Council
can
approve
the
ordinance
disregard
the
public
concerns
voice
over
the
past
two
months.
H
H
Third,
consider
amendments
into
the
ordinance
which
would
establish
guard
rails
to
help
address
the
community
concerns.
These
recommended
amendments
include
one
or
a
before
any
taxes
are
approved.
Council
should
direct
the
city
manager
to
review
all
budget
for
opportunities
to
re-allocate
funds
to
support
the
transportation
requirements.
H
M
As
you
may
know,
PSE
is
pursuing
a
land
use
permit
to
build
the
north
segment
of
an
its
energized
East
Side
transmission
line
in
its
land,
use,
application,
PSE
sites
and
environmental
impact
study.
That
is
eight
years
old
and
woefully
out
of
date.
The
Eis
evaluated
conditions
for
an
East
Side
grid
with
much
less
emergency
capacity
than
we
have
today.
M
M
Let's
make
sure
this
project
actually
improves
reliability
to
customers,
as
mandated
by
bellevue's
land
use
code.
We
ask
the
city
council
to
join
us
in
asking
for
a
supplemental
Eis
to
specifically
address
our
questions
and
ensure
our
sacrifices
are
actually
benefiting.
The
city.
Let's
demonstrate
our
shared
commitment
to
protecting
the
well-being
of
our
trees,
our
Wildlife,
our
residents
and
future
Generations.
Thank
you
very
much.
N
The
council
chose
to
ignore
me
and
I
am
here
tonight,
because
one
of
the
results
of
that
decision-
the
Eastlink
starter
line
debuted
next
month
next
march
this
evening,
Sun
Transit
intends
to
operate
two-car
trains
between
FTC
and
South
Bellevue
TC
for
every
10
minutes.
Every
10
minutes
for
16
hours
a
day
I'm
here
tonight
to
prevent
stutter
line
operation
from
being
an
environmental
nightmare
for
those
living
along
the
Route
exceeding
the
noise
levels
at
Bellevue
municipal
code.
N
N
However,
they
have
made
no
attempts
to
Shield
those
along
the
route
between
RTC
and
Bellevue.
Instead
approving
a
memorandum
that
limits
their
need
to
mitigate
the
noise
to
whatever
their
CEO
thinks,
is
reasonable.
All
right,
I'm
here
tonight
to
publicly
tell
you
that
the
only
way
that
the
start
aligned
with
not.
N
C
In
the
Russian
terrorist,
so
what
is
my
name?
Alexander
I
live
in
Bellevue
more
than
35
years.
I
won't
speak
about
something.
What
is
for
me,
look
absolutely
sick.
You
know
what
I
mean
it's
Iranian
Muslim
he's
Iranian
Muslim
president
humiliate
America
harassment
America
in
American
people.
You
know
what
this
mean
when
the
Republic
Democrat
talk
about,
gives
them
six
billion
dollars
per
Don,
but
he
sends
his
president
button
Democrat.
You
know
what
has
been
far
away.
C
I
never
like
see
this
before
you
know
what
this
means,
and
after
this
we
give
six
billion
dollars
for
who,
in
what
they
use,
is
six
billion
dollars
for
make
atomic
bomb.
They
have
right
now
three
ready
atomic
bomb,
but
this
will
destroy
Israel
8
million
Jew
in
New
York.
You
know
what
has
been
12
million
people.
Is
this
exactly
what's
happened?
So
my
question
right
now
very
simple:
why
Democrat
acting
like
a
enemy
of
American,
American
people?
You
know
what
this
mean:
support
us
enemy,
who
can
destroy
America?
Who
can
destroy
all
world?
C
You
know
what
this
mean.
Is
this
make
me
totally
sick?
You
know
what
this
means
this
article.
What
is
Seattle
Times,
what
is
Seattle
Times
Printing
30
of
August
support,
Iranian
Muslim
I.
Try
to
understand.
Why
is
going
on?
You
know
what
is
mean
why
people
in
Seattle
and
King
country,
you
know
what
is
meaning
in
Bellevue
support.
Democrat
are
they
all
sick
are
mentally
sick?
You
know
what
this
mean
don't
understand.
So
Democrat
is
a
mafia
organized
criminal
who
hate
America
in
American
people.
Why
this
happen?
C
You
know
what
this
mean
is
confused
me
totally.
I
live
here
35
years
and
I,
don't
understand
how
this
possible
85
percentage
vote
for
Democrat
the
same
percentage.
What
is
what
are
those
guilt
or
nuts?
You
know
what
is
mean
in
Nazi,
39
and
Nazi
destroy
country
totally
and
Democrat
right
now
we
can
see
this.
It's
very
simple,
destroy
everything.
You
know
what
is
mean,
what
is
America
Hub,
it's
a
nightmare
in
exactly
for
every
percentage
people
who
totally
poor
right
now,
guy
before
I
support
him
by
hundred
percentage.
C
Yes,
you
need
possibly
look
how
much
money
we
have
in
US
pocket
and
after
this
makes
this
decision.
So
I
speak
right
now
to
everybody.
Stand
up.
America
stand
that
Bell
of
Houston
dapkin
country
destroys.
These
Democrat
mafias
is
chamber
totally
because
they
control
a
state
for
more
than
30
years
is
a
pure,
pure
fascism.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
B
That's
the
end
of
our
pre-registered
list
of
speakers
this
evening.
I'd
ask
at
this
point:
if
there's
anyone
else
joining
us
in
council
chambers
who
would
like
to
speak,
please
raise
your
hand
that
goes
for
those
online
joining
us
as
well.
If
you
would
like
to
speak,
please
use
the
raise
hand,
function.
O
I,
don't
thank
you,
mayor,
council
members
report
tonight,
which
is
a
really
good
news
story,
and
that
is
a
recognition
of
one
of
our
police
officers
by
the
Carnegie
hero
fund
commission.
Just
by
way
of
background,
the
Carnegie
hero
fund
commission
was
created
to
recognize
outstanding
acts
of
selfless
heroism
performed
in
the
United
States
and
Canada.
The
commission
Awards
the
Carnegie
Mellon
to
those
who
risk
their
lives
to
an
extraordinary
degree,
while
saving
or
attempting
to
save
the
lives
of
others.
O
The
single
event
that
I
drove
Mr
Carnegie
to
organize
this
fund
was
the
Harwick
mind
disaster
near
Pittsburgh
in
January
of
1904,
which
claimed
181
lives.
The
victims
included
an
engineer
and
a
minor
who
went
into
the
stricken
mind
and
Valiant
attempt
to
rescue
others
and
the
tragedy
and
sacrifices
move
Mr
Carnegie
so
much
that
he
probably
took
action
on
this.
O
Then
novel
idea
of
honoring
and
helping
Heroes
of
civilization
with
that
I'm
going
to
hand
it
over
to
Chief
Wendell
Shirley
to
to
to
talk
about
some
of
the
details,
officer,
akani
accomplished
recently
so
Chief.
Thank.
P
You
city
manager,
good
evening,
mayor
deputy
mayor
council
members,
we're
very
happy
to
be
here
to
honor
officer,
akahani
who's
right
here
to
my
right
on
June
6,
2022
officer,
akahani
saved
a
17
year
old
boy
from
drowning
after
a
young
man
wearing
a
backpack
filled
with
50
pounds
of
Weights
entered
Phantom,
Lake
officer
akahani
and
his
Partners
were
dispatched
dispatched
to
the
scene
where,
after
searching,
they
saw
the
boy's
hand
under
the
surface
of
the
water
at
the
end
of
the
pier
in
full
uniform,
which
includes
his
boot
symbolistic,
vest
of
zakahani
climbed
over
the
wooden
rails
and
jumped
into
the
50
degree
water,
where
he
submerged
three
times
before.
P
P
A
O
R
Thank
you
so
much
city
manager
Miyaki.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
having
us
mayor,
Robinson
and
members
of
the
council,
as
city
manager
Miyaki
mentioned.
Tonight's
presentation
is
an
informational
update
from
one
of
the
city's
cultural
and
economic
development
teams,
key
Partners,
the
Bellevue
Downtown
Association.
R
Over
the
past
four
years,
CED
has
helped
fund
certain
place
management
activities
conducted
by
the
BDA
in
order
to
encourage
people
to
stay
downtown
longer
and
come
back
more
often.
This
work
aligns
with
our
goal
to
support
small
business
and
retailers,
speed
our
recovery
from
the
pandemic
and
create
new
amenities
as
more
people
live
and
work
downtown.
R
Let's
work
it
on
management
and
operations
of
public
space
is
also
essential
to
the
Grand
connection,
Vision,
to
connect
people
and
places
from
made
in
Bauer,
Bay
Park
through
downtown
and
across
I-405
to
East
Trail,
so
Patrick,
Bannon
bda's
president,
will
be
sharing
an
update
on
our
ongoing
Place
Management
and
activation
partnership,
as
well
as
their
recently
adopted
strategic
plan.
I'm
also
here
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have
so
with
that
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
turn
it
over
to
Patrick.
S
Thank
you
Anthony
good
evening,
mayor
Robinson,
Deputy
Mayor
new
in
house
members
of
the
council.
Thank
you
for
giving
me
this
opportunity,
and
it
is
a
privilege
to
be
here
tonight
to
talk
about
downtown
and
even
more
importantly,
the
people
and
the
Partnerships
that
make
this
downtown
what
it
is
today.
S
The
first
slide
really
is
all
about
an
invitation,
less
a
declaration,
more
an
invitation
to
go
boldly
forward,
and
what
I'd
like
to
highlight
tonight
principally,
is
that
it
is
a
spirit
of
partnership
that
allows
us
to
go
boldly
forward
the
work
that
has
come
before
us.
The
decisions.
This
Council
and
prior
councils
have
made
that
leaders
in
Residence
throughout
Bellevue
have
made
over
the
last.
S
You
know
seven
decades,
so
ultimately
there's
a
truth
that
I'd
like
to
start
out
with,
and
that
is
that
downtowns
are
intrinsically
human
places
and
that
we
are
in
it
together.
It's
public
and
private
and
partnership
every
day
and
everything
in
between
and
because
people
care
so
much
about
what
happens
in
their
city
in
downtown
both
today
and
tomorrow.
Downtown
should
represent
an
array
of
opportunities
and
we
welcome
the
opportunities
it
brings
for
nearly
50
years.
S
Almost
50
next
February
will
be
the
bda's
50th
Anniversary
this
organization,
a
non-profit
membership
organization,
has
been
able
to
agree
on
at
least
one
thing,
and
that
is
our
mission
and
vision
which
have
both
stayed
amazingly
consistent
over
time
and
in
our
vision
and
our
work
together,
it's
less
about
a
vision
for
the
BDA
as
an
organization.
It
is
much
more
about
a
vision
for
Downtown
Bellevue.
S
The
downtown
Bellevue
is
a
vital,
livable,
accessible
and
welcoming
Community.
It
is
a
creative
Center
for
Global
Talent
and
Innovative
businesses.
It
is
a
thriving
retail,
dining
and
entertainment
destination,
and
it
is
a
growing
diverse,
residential
neighborhood
and
a
supportive
partner
to
surrounding
neighborhoods
and
cities.
S
It
was
the
early
70s
that
the
city's
first
planning
director
Fred
Herman
working
with
private
sector
leaders,
decided
to
answer
some
questions.
Some
questions
about
the
direction
of
downtown
it
wasn't
so
much
revitalization
need.
It
was
more
about
a
Redevelopment
opportunity.
Answering
the
question
about
what
type
of
community
what
type
of
downtown
should
Bellevue
have
and
that
story
keeps
getting
written
every
day
in
our
work.
S
What
these
numbers
show
me
is
that
downtown
Bellevue
overall
has
made
a
remarkably
strong
rebound
from
the
pandemic
from
a
time
of
significant
change
and
that
we
continue
to
be.
We
see
the
trends
move
upward,
we're
still
recovering.
There
are
spaces
to
fill,
we've
had
major
tenant
moves
and
the
landscape
continues
to
involve
to
evolve.
S
Downtown
Bellevue
like
the
rest
of
the
East
Side
experiences
high
cost
access,
high
cost
Elise
space
high
cost
to
do
business
high
cost
to
to
rent
space
in
in
downtown
Bellevue
and
throughout
the
community.
At
the
same
time,
given
the
recent
development
wave,
we
have
seen
more
people-centered
places
and
experiences.
Come
online,
we've
celebrated
the
opening
of
new
buildings,
we've
seen
our
downtown
Parks
receive
significant
Investments,
and
the
continued
decision-making
and
investments
from
this
community
is
paying
off
dividends
and
helping
people
come
back
together
and
enjoy
Downtown
Bellevue.
S
S
A
downtown
should
have
strong
impact
as
an
economic
and
Cultural
Center
for
the
city
it
should
be.
It
should
have
creative
density
as
a
hub
for
talent,
arts
and
culture.
We
have
a
rich
Legacy
in
our
community
of
being
a
thriving
retail
Center,
that
retail
has
been
a
catalyst
for
residential
growth
for
office
growth
for
being
an
employment
center
for
the
entire
region.
We
continue
to
see
growth
in
the
dining
and
Hospitality
sectors.
S
Connectivity
is
of
huge
value
to
the
community.
Downtown
Bellevue
has
made
significant
strides
through
its
access
to
Transit,
more
walkable
streets
and
sidewalks
through
vision
and
planning
with
the
grand
connection
project
and
through
making
strategic
key
roadway
capacity
Investments,
especially
over
the
last
two
decades.
People
value
their
social
spaces,
the
plazas
parks
and
public
places.
We
all
love
and
hopefully
love
and
want
to
continue
to
improve
downtown
Bellevue
is
an
18-hour
Community
increasingly,
so
we
pay
close
attention
to
its
social
Fabric
and
diversity.
S
We
are
a
growing
and
diversifying
community
and
our
public
places
and
our
spaces
are
where
we
want
to
celebrate
that
and
continue
to
make
the
invitation
to
all
and
then
Innovation
and
quality
customer
care
attention
to
detail.
We
see
that
take
place
in
private
spaces
at
Bellevue,
Square
and
the
downtown
park
and
old
Bellevue
and
Office
Buildings
at
City
Hall.
We
want
to
EXT,
continue
to
Monitor
and
extend
that
level
of
care
and
attention
to
detail
to
our
public
spaces.
S
S
Highlighting
the
partnership,
programs
and
activities,
especially
over
the
last
two
years
that
we
have
invested
in
together
with
the
city.
These
should
be
familiar
to
you,
we've
celebrated
them.
We've
noted
them.
In
the
past,
we've
learned
a
lot
from
these
experiences.
Over
the
last
two
years,
we've
invested
in
and
staffed
downtown
experience
ambassadors
that,
particularly
over
the
summer,
have
evaluated
our
public
spaces
they've
supported
our
community
events.
They've
noted
key
trends,
kept
count
of
litter,
kept
count
of
other
nuisances
that
we
can
take
care
of.
S
S
S
Right
well,
thank
you.
They.
If
you
look
underneath
mayor
Robinson,
it
says
property
of
Bellevue,
Downtown
Association
you
can
bring
it
back
so
knock
on.
Wood
will
continue
to
have
a
good
track
record
with
the
movable
outdoor
furniture
again
a
small
thing,
but
something
simple
that
can
activate
our
spaces.
We
continue
to
work
on
opportunities
to
highlight
the
parking
we
have
available
in
downtown.
We
do
have
an
abundance
of
parking.
We.
S
It
has
been
a
competitive
advantage
to
have
available
parking
and,
as
we
welcome
more
people
to
downtown
and
increasingly
try
to
build
business
and
build
foot
traffic
in
areas
that
traditionally
haven't
had
parking,
people
are
unsure
where
to
go.
People
are
unsure
of
what
garages
to
use
what
is
paid.
What
is
unpaid,
so
we're
working
collaborative
collaboratively
with
this
City
to
highlight
public
parking
opportunities
and
then
connected
primarily
to
the
Grand
connection.
S
We've
launched
online
resources
through
this
collaboration
for
the
workforce.
That's
returning,
including
a
restaurant
guide,
again
more
parking
information,
Shopping,
Guide
and
and
the
dining
guide
in
particular,
has
been
of
significant
help.
It
takes
Staffing
and
and
a
lot
of
work
to
keep
this
updated
and
it's
something
we
take
seriously,
and
so,
if
you
see
an
update,
that's
needed
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
me
anytime,
we're
always
trying
to
stay
on
our
toes
and
keep
our
our
information
updated.
S
Right
as
the
pandemic
was
happening,
we
quickly
worked
with
the
city
team
to
decide
what
are
where
can
we
have
the
most
impact?
There
are
resources
coming
together
through
pandemic
relief
funds,
there
were
activities
to
directly
help
businesses
to
distribute
PPE
one
of
the
the
areas
that
we
felt.
There
was
a
gap,
and
eventually
a
need
was
to
help
tell
the
story
of
our
business
Community,
small
businesses
and
organizations
throughout
Downtown
Bellevue
that
have
a
story
to
tell
not
just
BDA
members,
but
businesses
of
all
kinds.
S
Those
who
were
coming
up
with
creative
and
innovative
ways
to
make
keep
their
people
on
staff
they're.
Bringing
new
products
to
our
Marketplace
and
the
Heart
of
Bellevue
campaign
is
something
that
we
continue
to
sustain
and
put
a
significant
amount
of
time
into
join
tonight
by
my
colleague,
Sandy
vo
she's.
S
In
the
back
there
I
don't
know
if
Sandy
you
can
raise
your
hand,
but
she
has
single-handedly
working
with
our
team,
but
been
a
primary
author
of
stories
about
the
people
behind
the
place
in
downtown
and
people
have
been
willing
to
share
their
stories
and
again
highlight
not
just
the
buildings
and
spaces.
We
have
but
really
the
energy,
Innovation
and
creative
talent
that
this
community
has
and
we're
building
on
a
legacy
of
that
every
day.
So,
with
heart
of
Bellevue
campaign,
there
have
been
more
than
80
person
behind
the
place
features.
S
Hundreds
of
well
131,
weekly,
newsletters
and
social
media
has
has
gone
through
the
roof
for
us
comparatively
back.
Compared
to
before
we
went,
we
had
our
heart
of
Bellevue
campaign,
more
than
a
million
in
audience
across
all
social
media.
So
it's
it's
again.
Work
that
takes
time
effort,
energy
and
commitment,
and
this
partnership
has
made
it
happen.
S
Works
cited
about
the
future
and
planning
is
a
necessary
tool
and
we
decided
as
an
organization
that
we
needed
to
update
our
strategic
plan
just
recently,
I
don't
know
if
I
recommend
doing
a
strategic
planning
process
during
a
pandemic.
We
were
kind
of
on
our
way
out
of
it.
S
The
Community
Voices
were
providing
not
just
the
BDA
board
of
directors
or
our
membership,
but
our
Consulting
partner,
Mig
asked
for
input
across
stakeholders
in
in
Bellevue
and
what
we
heard
we
try
again
try
to
summarize
in
the
top
four
themes
is
that
people
are
concerned
excited
anxious
about
growth,
they're
highly
interested
in
the
quality
of
the
downtown
experience.
The
connections
we
make,
especially
of
a
multimodal
nature,
improving
walkability
and
ensuring
people
can
get
here
from
throughout
the
region
and
then
building
community
and
celebrating
the
diverse
social,
Fabric
and
tapestry.
That
is
Bellevue.
S
So
as
you'll,
if
you've
had
an
opportunity
to
just
Breeze
through
the
Strategic
plan,
you'll
again
see.
These
themes
emerge
as
a
focus
on
major
connectivity
projects,
including
the
grand
connection
and
the
vision
that
is
laid
out
for
connecting
across
405
to
East,
Rail
and
through
downtown
people
are
highly
interested
and
active
in
more
activated,
safe
and
attractive
Community
spaces,
private
building
owners
and
in
places
like
parks
that
are
well
tended.
S
Those
are
pretty
well
taken
care
of
it's
the
spaces
in
between
that
do
continue
to
matter
it's
spaces
where
we
want
to
answer
the
question:
does
someone
care?
Are
they
tending
to
it's
safety?
It's
attractiveness?
Are
there
things
we
can
do
to
activate
it
with
art,
with
music,
with
engagement
opportunities,
doing
work
to
activate
spaces
throughout
downtown
the
410
Acres
that
we
have
in
downtown
Bellevue
will
take
time.
It
will
take
energy
and
it'll.
Take
resources,
resources
that
today
go
beyond
what
the
bda's
budget
would
allow.
S
Property
Owners
want
to
be
supportive
in
that
and
that
work
I
feel
the
city
wants
to
be
supportive
in
that
work,
and
we
certainly
heard
it
from
our
residents
at
our
recent
mingle
that
they'd
like
to
see
more
and
be
supportive
in
that
work.
Getting
it
done
is
the
hard
part
and
so
identifying
a
additional
resources
is
a
part
of
my
Challenge
and
the
bdas
challenge
over
the
next
year
and
a
half
and
then,
as
our
community,
continues
to
grow
and
diversify.
Rethinking
event.
S
Opportunities
is
a
big
opportunity
for
our
community,
much
more
to
say
about
that.
We've
done
major
community
events
over
the
last
20
25
years,
and
we've
done
them
well,
but
as
we
continue
to
grow
and
diversify,
we
want
us.
We
want
downtown
to
be
a
stage
for
even
more
summarizing
are
the
objectives
in
our
strategic
plan.
We
have
six
core
goals
and
then,
if
you
look
at
the
planning
document,
there
are
implementation
steps
outlined
for
each
of
the
core
goals,
reflecting
the
themes
from
our
feedback
create
safe
and
attractive
spaces.
S
Celebrate
Community
really
extend
the
invitation
for
people
to
celebrate
in
downtown
in
a
number
of
ways
continue
to
Champion
Mobility,
the
city
and
Community
has
made
great
strides
in
improving
our
multimodal
Network.
People
still
want
to
have
options
when
they
come
downtown,
whether
they're
coming
by
car
by
Bike
by
transit
by
scooter,
you
name
the
mode
engaging
with
data-driven
advocacy
for
organizations
like
ours
and
in
order
to
represent
downtown
and
the
brand
that
we
have
in
order
to
maintain
a
competitive
Advantage.
S
We
need
to
continue
to
support
retail
in
their
storefront
economy,
telling
their
stories
understanding
their
needs.
We
will
consider
continue
to
see
transition
in
the
way
of
Redevelopment
and
some
displacement
we
want
businesses
to
have
a
place
to
go
in
downtown
or
within.
Bellevue
are
Brokers
on
the
retail
side
and
the
commercial
leasing
side
have
their
work
cut
out
for
them.
They
are
outstanding
at
what
they
do.
S
Yet
there
are
still
some
opportunities
and
challenges,
especially
with
the
code
that
we
can
look
at
to
continue
to
make
improvements
so
that
businesses,
small
mid-size,
even
large
businesses,
can
stay
here
in
downtown
Bellevue
and
then
number
six
is
enhance
the
bda's
capabilities.
This
comes
back
to
resources,
our
team,
our
ability
to
scale
with
downtown's
growth
and
meet
Rising
its
expectations
we
haven't.
Had
anyone
come
to
us
in
the
strategic
planning
process
and
say
you
know,
dial
it
back
do
less.
S
We
know,
especially
in
the
downtown
that
problems,
can
cost
more
to
solve
later
understanding
who's
in
charge
and
not
so
much
of
there's
an
authority
in
place,
but
it's
more
or
less
the
responsibilities
just
like
in
a
workplace.
We
need
to
understand
the
responsibilities
of
various
organizations
and
who's
going
to
take
care
of
the
key
needs
we're
facing
and
then
like
any
issue.
Entrenched
sides
can
stay
entrenched
and
nothing
happens.
Finding
common
ground
can
become
difficult.
S
Leaving
you
with
a
quote
from
an
urbanist
socialist,
a
socialist
I'm,
sorry,
a
a
social
Observer
and
and
consultant
from
the
past.
He
died
in
1999.,
William
Holly
white,
and
he
was
one
of
the
lead
thinkers
that
led
the
project
of
public
spaces.
S
He
was
an
innovator
in
thinking
about
how
people
come
together
in
Social,
spaces
wrote
several
books
and
he
visited
downtown
Bellevue
in
1980
at
the
invitation
of
the
Bellevue
Downtown
Association
and
Holly
white
had
a
a
quote
that
has
stuck
not
just
for
Bellevue
but
for
other
communities
and
the
thing
that
attracts
other
people
is
people.
And
then,
ultimately,
we
want
to
an
extend,
extend
an
invitation
to
other
people.
S
A
lot
more
people
to
enjoy
downtown
Bellevue
welcomes
the
world
and
the
world
is
coming
and
the
people
who
are
coming
are
going
to
bring
cars
and
noise
and
all
of
the
idiosyncrasies
that
we
all
share
as
part
of
humanity
but
they're
also
going
to
bring
their
wisdom,
their
talent,
their
creative
creativity
and
their
energy.
And
we
want
all
of
that.
S
Downtown
interesting
quote
from
Holly
white
when
he
visited
in
1980
from
a
Seattle
Post
intelligence
or
story
white
said
that
downtown
Bellevue
needs
streets
and
sidewalks
and
ground
level
retailers
with
Street
front
windows
to
bring
people
back
to
the
street,
although
there
are
others
that
are
that
look
at
it
and
try
to
do
that,
they
haven't
been
trying
to
coalesce
into
a
dynamic
city.
In
regard
to
Bellevue
white
said
he
never
saw
such
a
unusual
City
Nancy
Rising
executive
director
of
the
Bellevue
Downtown
Association
again.
S
This
is
back
in
1980,
said
that,
after
meeting
after
the
meeting
that
the
current
work
on
a
new
zoning
code
to
an
effort
is
an
effort
to
change
a
car
oriented
suburb
created
in
1953
into
a
people-oriented
city
in
the
90s,
the
work
continues.
Thank
you
again
for
your
collaboration,
your
ongoing
invitation
to
make
downtown
a
thriving
place
and
look
forward
to
much
more
work
together.
A
D
The
comment
says:
maybe
just
one
question:
thank
you
very
much
Patrick
for
the
wonderful
presentation.
You
really
articulated
the
history
all
the
way
through
and
the
progress
and
the
challenges
and
the
future
promises
that
we're
looking
at
I
just
want
to
make
a
couple
of
quick
introduction.
First
I
always
say
that
the
downtown
Bellevue
is
the
goose
that
lays
the
golden
egg.
D
You
can
tell
how
much
emphasis
you
know.
I
pace
and
I.
Think
most
people
aren't
downtown
Bellevue
the
challenge
and
the
growth
is
in
the
old
days.
You
know
where
I
first
got
in
the
council.
D
H
D
You
know
because
of
the
zoning,
because
encouragement
and
because
you
know
obviously
Downtown
Association
businesses
government
all
working
together.
It's
now
probably
the
largest
neighborhood
in
the
city
I
think
it's
well
over
10
000
people
living
here.
Now
it's
growing
right,
I'm,
not
sure
exactly
what
it
is,
but
it's
going
for
sure
I.
Think
the
target's
like
what
fifteen
thousand
thirteen.
D
Over
the
last
20
years,
I
remember
the
first
resident
residential
places,
apartment
located
by
Michael
Crist,
and
it's
been
a
while
before
everything
started
going,
and
it's
just
amazing,
so
I
want
to
compliment
on
the
partnership
because,
like
you
said
it's
people
that
makes
things
happen
and
I
want
to
say
that
you
know.
When
we
look
at
your
your
goal,
you
know
I
I
want
to
comment
on
that.
I
agree
with
almost
100
what
to
go
six
goals.
D
You
mentioned
core
goals,
but
the
two
I
mainly
want
to
really
emphasize
is
which
I
agree:
100
percent.
Let
me
look
at
this:
create
safe
and
attractive
spaces
safety,
because
when
people
live
there
when
people
especially
living
there,
they
work
there.
Obviously
they
want
to
be
safe
and
we
see
our
neighbors.
You
know
their
problems
because
it's
not
safe.
So
when
people
live
there
24
hours
a
day
and
the
children,
the
families
got
to
be
safe
and
the
other
one
is
Champion
Mobility,
it's
very
important.
You
know
downtown.
D
We
have
a
lot
more
people
from
zero
population
to
fifteen
thousand.
That's
a
lot
of
folks.
You
have
to
get
them
in
and
out
you
mentioned
Fred
Herman,
you
know
his
vision
was
still
actually
completing
it.
One
of
the
things
you
talk
about
is
accessibility.
How
to
get
in
and
out
of
downtown.
You
talk
about
underground
traffic
transportation.
We
have
now.
We
have
light,
will
come
in
on
the
ground,
so
there's
other
things
we
can
do
and
all
the
pedestrian
Corridor
talk
about.
It's
all
important.
D
Okay,
so
I'm
glad
you
are
developing
the
strategy
plan
very
much
so,
but
one
thing
you
mentioned,
however,
it's
Partnerships,
so
you
have
to.
We
have
to
coordinate
and
be
consistent
and
compatible
with
the
city's
goal
and
vision.
So
I
think
it's
important,
which
I
think
you
have
done
very
well,
but
I
would
encouraged
because
there's
so
many
changes
happening.
So
many
more
challenges
happening.
So
many
things.
We
have
diversity,
lots
of
people
with
different
ideas,
different
visions
and
different
cultures,
so
that
it's
important
that
we
have
to
work
closer
against
people.
D
So
my
my
question
then,
is
given
the
changing
nature
of
work.
You
know
the
the
because
the
pandemic,
the
work
new
new
Norm,
you
know
we
have
office
empty
now,
you
know
and
they
have
to
figure
out
how
to
occupy
the
space
and
then
we
also
have
obviously
the
economy.
You
know
it's
going
to
be
stagnant
for
a
while
I,
don't
know
how
it's
going
to
recover.
So
how
do
you
as
a
BDA?
S
Key
point,
you
just
said
was
hopefully
temporary,
but
it
may
be
a
longer
term
issue
that
we
face
with
vacant
space
or
how
best
to
utilize
space
fundamentals
in
downtown
Bellevue
are
exceedingly
strong
and
that
works
in
our
favor
to
fill
space.
Fortunately,
the
blocks
of
office
space
that
we'll
see
come
available
or
that
have
come
available
are
in
class
A
buildings,
Class,
A,
Plus
buildings.
However,
you
want
to
classify
them
and
that's
going
to
create
opportunities
for
new
businesses.
S
Businesses
that
may
have
wanted
to
be
in
our
Market
to
to
check
out
Bellevue
and
I
know
our
brokerage
Community
is
working
hard
on
on
those
future
tenants.
We
also
can
do
it
an
even
stronger
job
in
telling
the
story
of
Bellevue,
representing
it
not
just
regionally
but
looking
at
opportunities
across
across
the
country
and
even
globally,
and
that
means
continued
partnership
with
visit
Bellevue
with
our
Chamber
of
Commerce
with
other
organizations,
cultural
and
Community
Development
related
to
say
what
are
the
your
fundamentals
and
how
do
we
best
Express?
G
Thanks
for
the
the
presentation,
so
first
going
to
react
to
the
last
comment
you
made
around
trying
to
make
working
to
make
it
easier
for
Mom
and
Pop
shops,
I'm,
going
to
translate
a
little
bit
for
Mom
and
Pop
Shop
entrepreneurs
to
move
into
or
enter
into
the
market
in
Bellevue.
So
I'm
really
excited
to
hear
about
that
work
and
look
forward
to
it.
G
In
your
plan,
you
had
creating
a
Dei
framework
which
I'm
excited
about
and
I
think
it
I'm
curious
how
you
see
that
integrating
in
given
the
plan
is
created.
You
know
for
2023
and
Beyond.
How
are
you
seeing
seeing
that
work
tie
into
the
Strategic
plan
as
your
carrying
it
out?
S
G
And
then
on
the
way,
finding
are
you
looking
at
and
I
hear
I
hear
you
on
capacity?
Are
you
looking
at
a
digital,
wayfinding
approach?
I
think
there
could
be
some
opportunities
there
to
provide
suggested
routes
through
the
downtown
area.
For
folks
who
are
maybe
starting
at
one
point,
and
then
you
know
looking
for
that,
what's
in
what's
around
them,
but
then
suggesting
Trails
throughout
downtown
based
on
maybe
the
kind
of
experience
they're
looking
to
have
in
the
city.
S
Yeah,
thank
you
on
De
and
I
framework
that
touches
a
topic
that
when
I
look
back
there,
there's
some
if
we
could
go
back
and
play
it
again,
we'd
do
things
differently
on
our
strategic
plan
and
it
wasn't
a
fault
of
the
Strategic
plan
in
you
know
in
principle,
but
really
we
should
have
developed
our
Deni
framework
as
we
were
doing
our
strategic
planning
process.
I
would
have
liked
to
have
done
that
work
concurrently
or
right
before
then.
S
However,
it
is
a
very
much
a
work
in
progress.
Currently
as
we
evaluate
our
event
portfolio
or
our
board
representation
invitations
we
make
to
the
community.
When
we
talk
about
Place
making,
which
can
mean
different
things
to
different
people,
it
really
should
be
informed
by
the
users
of
the
place
and
the
organizations
and
the
in
the
residents
that
are
are
populating
that
space.
We
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
in
order
to
understand
how
best
to
make
the
invitation
and
then
convene
in
a
way
that
is
Meaningful
and
and
provides
value.
G
S
Any
thoughts
about
where
that's
there
there
are
several
tools
and
and
potential
options
that
we
can
explore
with
digital
wayfinding
and
from
very
simple
things
like
the
QR
code,
you'll
see
on
the
temporary
wayfinding
for
the
grand
connection
to
installed
wayfinding
appliances
that
are
interactive
and
digital.
Those
are
high
cost
and
take
a
significant
investment.
But
it's
worth
exploring
awesome.
A
L
Thank
you
Patrick
for
the
great
presentation,
great
update
and
thank
you
for
the
Socialist
quotes.
I
appreciate
that.
R
L
You
I'm
just
going
to
jump
around
a
little
bit.
You
made
a
lot
of
of
great
points
like
you
know,
on
the
on
the
on
the
parking
it
feels
as
if,
when
there
is
cons
when
there's
concern
or
confusion
on
parking
just
giving
you
some
unsolicited
feedback,
that
I
always
hear
all
the
time.
Thank
you
is
not
necessarily.
L
They
know
where
to
park
when
they're
going
to
Bell
Square
or
Lincoln
Tower
South
Etc,
when
I
hear
the
confusion
of
their
unsure
about
where
to
park
is
when
they
really
want
to
go
to
Main,
Street
and
they're,
not
sure
where
to
go,
then
so
I
I'm
sure
that's
a
a
priority
for
you,
but
that's
that's
where
I
hear
the
because
other
than
that
I
never
really
hear
that
often
about
you,
know
parking
issues
and
you're
right.
L
It
is
a
competitive
advantage
that
we
currently
have,
except
for
that
one
part
of
downtown
I,
feel
when
people
desperately
want
to
visit
one
of
our
wonderful
mom
and
pop
shops
there
or
restaurants
or
bars
or
or
or
what
have
you
so,
would
love
to
hear
what
you're,
what
you're
doing
there
as
I
continue
down,
and
then
you
can,
you
can
answer
them,
love
the
fact
that
you're
rethinking
the
event
opportunities
for
the
city,
both
in
terms
of
the
diversity
of
events
as
well
as
the
scale
of
the
events.
L
You
know,
I
think
we've
proved
that
we
can
put
on
some
world-class
events
in
this
city
and
I'm
glad
that
we're
rethinking
that.
So
thank
you
for
including
that
strategic
plan
safety
like
councilmember
Lee,
just
mentioned.
If
we
don't
have
safety,
I,
think
everything
else
falls
apart
very
very
quickly.
So
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
you
have
really
emphasized
that
and
the
importance
of
that,
as
well
as
balancing
that
I
think
you
know
in
order
to
put
on
an
event
safely.
L
You
know
that
takes
resources,
and,
and
and
and-
and
there
are
times
when-
maybe
we
should
step
away
but
identifying
the
ones
that
we
can
do,
do
it
right
and
do
it
safely.
Those
are
the
ones
that
we
we
should
Target.
So
I
appreciate
again
your
your
emphasis
on
that
question
on
two
items
that
you
had
in
here.
One
was
under
the
unclear
responsibilities,
I'm
just
clear
kind
of
curious
about
that.
Under
the
challenges,
I
would
like
to
learn
a
little
bit
more
about
that.
L
Where
that
uncertainty
lies
in
terms
of
who's
responsible
for
what
or
what
you're
seeing
right
now
and
also
what
maybe
we
as
a
city
could
help
clarify
what
the
responsibilities
are,
or
maybe
that's
on
the
case-by-case
basis.
But
I
would
love
to
get
your
Insight
on
that
and
then
also
you
mentioned
about
key
keeping
downtown
competitive
you
that
might
have
been
a
catch-all
for
everything,
but
I'd
love
to
get
a
little
more
insight
from
you
on
that
I
mean.
Does
that
mean
the
the
quality
and
breadth
of
shopping
and
dining
and
events
Etc?
L
Or
is
it
go
beyond
that
in
terms
of
us
being
competitive?
Those
are
the
the
two
questions
that
would
love
to
get
a
little
further
Insight
on,
but
thank
you
so
much
for
a
great
presentation,
great,
a
great
update
to
all
the
great
work
that
the
BDA
is
doing
year
round
and
I
really
appreciate
all
the
wonderful
Partnerships
that
you
have
not
only
with
the
city
but
with
all
the
major
employers
as
well
doing
Sterling
work.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
S
You,
deputy
mayor
I'll,
start
with
parking
I.
Think
you
raise
that
just
briefly.
This
is
ongoing
project.
That's
part
of
the
collaboration
where
it's
basic
inventory,
of
available
spaces
paid
or
unpaid
geographically,
where
are
they
located?
Is
it
available
during
the
day
and
the
night
and
then
finding
the
best
way
or
tool
to
package
the
information
and
then
Market
what's
available
and
then
monitor
its
use
to
not
that
we're
out
there
monitoring
parking
utilization
but
monitor
the
effectiveness
of
it.
S
We
have
available
parking
and
it's
Consolidated
and
marketed
through
apps
on
third-party
platforms,
but
we
think
there's
an
opportunity
based
on
what
we've
learned
in
other
communities
to
do
a
better
job,
consolidating
and
marketing
the
parking
that
is
available
on
the
shared
responsibilities,
exactly
and
I
say
exactly
because
the
experience
of
the
grand
connection
and
understanding
the
legacy
of
decisions
that
were
made
through
private
with
private
development
as
part
of
Permitting
public
agencies,
the
transit
center
light
poles,
you
name
it.
There
is
a.
S
Let's
get
we'll
come
back
to
that
right,
it
is
a
patchwork,
and
so
this
is
happening
in
large
part
thanks
to
the
leadership
and
initiative
of
the
city
staff
team
working
with
the
BDA
to
use
the
grand
connection
is
a
great
example
of
who's
responsible
for
what
and
it
goes
deep,
so
that's
important
work
that
was
one
of
the
primary
elements
there
and
even
on
bigger
topics
like
keep,
keep
downtown
competitive.
Of
course,
we
all
want
to
keep
downtown
competitive,
but
what
does
that
mean?
I
think
it
is
understanding
what
our
vision
is.
S
T
Yes,
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
the
presentation.
I
I
love
this
presentation
and
the
partnership.
What
you
said
about
Spirit
of
partnership
to
go
boldly
forward.
Absolutely
the
fact
that
this
is
about
being
human-centered
places
and
also
celebrating
Community,
because
I
was
reminded
when
we
talked
about
15
000
in
downtown
that
this
is
literally
the
living
room
of
folks
living
in
downtown
and
so
just
being
cognizant
of
that
I
love.
T
I
I
would
say
that
I
would
like
to
see
even
more
activating
spaces
and
pop-ups
and
human-centered
spaces.
I
don't
know
portable
pianos
with
games
in
addition
to
music,
and
so
I
I
know
that
coming
into
the
winter,
it
may
be
a
little
more
challenging
to
think
of
what
types
of
events
we
could
still
have
potentially
outside
and
then,
when
you
talked
about
the
Partnerships
I
was
actually
thinking
about
bellhop
and
how
that
potentially
helps
activate
the
mobility
and
getting
people
around
and
I
would
say.
T
So
as
we
look
at
that,
we
haven't
quite
mentioned
curb
management
plan,
but
I
think
when
we
talk
about
parking
and
and
Mobility
how
we
best
look
at
some
of
the
tools
that
is
in
the
group
management
to
to
be
in
partnership
with
BDA
I,
really
like
the
idea
of
the
way
finding
and
the
parking
and
leveraging
smart
data
so
that
people
can
make
the
the
decision
about
where
to
park.
Hopefully
before
they
even
get
there.
T
So
they're
not
looping
around
a
bunch
of
times
looking
for
parking
and
creating
both
congestion,
as
well
as
frustration
and
trying
to
find
a
place
to
park.
I
had
heard
that
it
we
had
mapped
the
inventory
of
parking
and
there's
actually
a
lot
of
parking
in
downtown,
but
it
may
be
not
as
well
understood
about
parking,
that's
inside
buildings
and
and
what's
accessible,
so
I
appreciate
you
taking
a
look
and
doing
that
work.
T
The
question
about
the
the
small
businesses
and
the
commercial
rents
and
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
thank
you
Sandy
for
telling
their
stories
I
would
like
to
figure
out
how
in
Partnership,
we
can
do
more
with
the
displacements
of
these
businesses,
and
is
there
more
we
can
do
with
supporting
tenant
spaces
that
maybe
is
too
big
for
a
small
business
and
the
rents
are
pretty
high.
Are
there
some
shared
uses
or
some
currently
vacant
spaces
that
could
potentially
be
a
temporary
pop-up
and
what
could
be
done
in
Partnership
to
make
that
work
more?
T
T
I
guess
my
thinking
there
is,
you
know,
I,
always
lean
into
responsibility
being
to
the
folks
that
are
the
most
knowledgeable
or
the
best
to
manage
whatever.
That
particular
item
is
so
as
we
look
at
that
shared
responsibility
and
Clarity.
Hopefully
we
are
really
looking
at
how
best
to
activate
and
leverage
the
best
of
all
of
the
partners
that
we
can
bring.
All
in
all,
though,
super
excited
about
the
continue
partnership
and
and
even
more
of
the
type
of
things
to
come.
So
thank.
S
G
S
Handle
work
around
the
constraints,
we
have
understand
the
needs
of
small
businesses.
What
is
viable
for
them.
Expertise
only
goes
so
far
here
and
within
UNR
our
10
person
team.
We
need
to
continue
to
look
for
resources,
many
of
whom
are
in
our
community
outside
resources,
if
needed,
to
really
keep
that
conversation
well
informed,
so
that
we're
we're
not
guessing.
S
We
are
applying
data-driven
approaches
that
are
are
relevant
to
our
community
on
funding
options,
Most
downtown
organizations,
a
strong
percentage
of
North
American
downtown
organizations
have
a
component
called
a
business
improvement,
district
or
business
Improvement
area.
The
BDA
has
been
around
for
almost
50
years.
Like
I
said
we
have
been,
you
know,
vigorously
membership
driven
and
making
excellent
use
of
the
resources
we've
had
available
to
us
and
looking
creatively
and
entrepreneurially
at
ways
to
do
that.
S
Ultimately,
based
on
feedback
and
interest
from
stakeholders
throughout
downtown,
we
feel
the
the
expectations
will
continue
to
rise
for
the
downtown
experience
and
that
the
interest,
level
and
specific
activities
and
enhanced
services
will
will
become
necessary
where
city
services
and
Investments
hit
a
certain
level
and
that
the
expectations
and
interest
in
doing
more,
activating,
more
taking
even
better
care
of
our
public
spaces
becomes
an
interest
and
a
focus
for
our
business
Community,
our
property
owners.
But
that
is
a
it's
a
challenging
conversation,
because
anytime
we're
talking
about
Revenue.
It's
who
pays?
S
How
much
is
it
fair
and
what
do
we
get
for
it,
and
so
that
value
proposition
conversation
is
one
that
we
want
to
have
over
the
next
year
year
and
a
half
so
that
we
are
informing
that
work
with
the
stakeholders,
potential
rate
payers
or
public-private
Partners
who
are
helping
us
get
that
work
done
so
that
they're
they're
feeling
highly
invested
in
the
outcomes?
And
again
it's
not
a
guess
at
what
we
hope
might
work.
It's
it's
based
on
on
the
data
and
the
interests
of
those
who
would
be
paying
into
that
partnership.
T
J
Yeah,
thank
you
I,
what's
been
said
so
far,
is
really
amazing
and
and
I
think
good
questions
and
all
I
I
just
can't
say
anything
too
too
much
about
BDA
and
it's
just
been
a
pleasure
seeing
it
grow
and
how
it
develops,
and
it's
it's
clearly
has
made
as
a
big
part
of
making
Bellevue
what
it
is
and
making
Bellevue
as
vibrant
as
it
is.
J
J
It's
you're
not
just
downtown,
and
that's
why
just
called
BDA
it's
kind
of
more
inclusive,
but
it
really
I
think
has
a
great
gripple
effect
for
the
rest
of
the
city
and
people
from
the
community
come
and
neighborhoods
like
to
come
into
downtown.
Obviously,
you're
just
been
an
amazing
part
of
that.
The
other
is,
you
know,
obviously,
working
with
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
I,
don't
I,
haven't
seen.
J
I've
lived
in
a
lot
of
cities
and
been
around
I
haven't
seen
the
co,
the
collaboration
as
as
strong
as
this
in
many
places,
and
it's
it's
increased
so
much
under
your
leadership
also,
and
that
that
I
really
appreciate
that
you
know
other
other
things
we
have
is
is
a
list.
I
have
five
things
here:
one
is
Parks.
J
We
have
Parks
little
Parks
big
parks
parks
on
the
lake,
all
these
different
things
that
is
really
mixed
down
and
it's
downtown
and
people
can
come
and
have
a
big
park
downtown,
and
it's
really
great
the
other.
The
Arts,
which
is
increasing
and
having
arts
in
the
Parks
having
Arts
other
places
and
the
art
event
you
have
year
round,
just
makes
it
a
vibrant,
vibrant
City.
Again
we
would
be
lost
without
that.
You'd
have
to
create
some
whole
new
organization,
and
it
probably
wouldn't
be
as
good
and
the
other.
The
trails
yes,
the
downtown.
J
The
grand
connection
is
the
big
piece
and
I'm
really
excited
about
getting
that.
Finally,
down
over
and
connecting
to
the
east
side
and
it's
connecting
downtown
with
the
other
parts
which
will
have
great
effect
and
although
it's
kind
of
on
the
other
side,
east
rail
is
a
big
part
of
that
too,
because
it
connects
in
there
it
and
it
lets
people
come
and
when
it's
done
right,
which
we're
working
on
we'll
be
able
to
have
people
coming
there
and
over
to
downtown.
J
So
that's
that's
another
part,
and
then
is
the
the
the
community,
the
businesses,
the
smaller
larger
businesses
around
all
over
town
and
it's
growing
and
growing
again,
and
that's
something
you've
really.
You
set
the
stage
for
people
to
be
able
to
have
businesses
and
you
make
it
very
viable
and
and
really
excited
about
that.
It's
another
piece
of
it
and
then
the
last
thing
is
the
it's
the
downtown.
It's
the
businesses,
it's
the
Commerce
and
it's
the
growth
of
downtown
itself
from
a
small
I.
J
Can't
you
know
coming
here
in
1991
and
you
see,
wavy
is
a
two-story
building
around
somewhere.
All
the
things
were
small
downtown,
Bell
Square.
Was
there
a
lot
of
couples,
three
stories,
Maybe
and
all
of
a
sudden
downtown
and
going
through
the
downtown
livability
piece,
and
you
were
very
very
helpful
in
that
and
that's
interesting
because
you're
you're
again
you're
you're,
looking
at
how
the
growth
should
have
happened
as
well
and
you're
contributing
that
with
all
this
other
background,
and
so
what
has
happened?
J
Is
we
have
this
with
the
downtown
livability
and
the
things
that
are
going
on?
It's
a
tremendous
downtown,
it's
a
it's
gotten
Amazon
others
to
come
here,
smaller
businesses
and
it
all
ties
together
and
all
of
these
other
pieces
fit
into
that.
So
you've
done
something,
that's
very,
very
difficult
to
have
so
many
positive
working
together
pieces
that
make
a
hole
and
I
think
that's.
You've
been
a
the
organization
and
the
individuals
working
at
it
and
working
with
the
city
and
the
partnership
with
our
staff.
J
The
partnership
with
the
city
partnership
with
us
is
also
just
amazing
and
I.
Think
that's
why
we're
why
Bellevue
is
is
what
it
is
and
you
I
know
you're
very
proud
of
it,
but
you
should
be
thank.
A
S
O
Remember
the
last
study
session
topic
this
evening
is
a
discussion
on
the
emergency
water
supply
master
plan
on
just
my
way
of
background.
This
plan
provides
information
on
the
vulnerability
of
the
city's
water
system
in
the
event
of
a
major
earthquake
and
includes
recommended
policies,
as
well
as
actions
to
mitigate
the
impacts
to
the
city's
water
system.
If
such
an
event
were
to
occur
following
the
presentation
this
evening,
we,
the
staff,
will
be
seeking
Council
consideration
to
finalize
a
resolution
to
adopt
the
the
plan.
O
As
you
see
it
tonight,
Johnny
said
the
table
is
Lucy
Liu.
Our
director
Linda
debolt
assistant
manager,
over
engineering
and
Eric
LaFrance
planning
management
had
to
make
sure
you're
there
Eric
all
from
the
utilities
department
were
also
joined
by
Ken
Wan,
the
vice
chair
of
our
Environmental
Services
Commission.
With
that
I'll
hand
it
over
to
you
Lucy.
U
Good
evening
mayor
Robinson
Deputy
Mayor
Newman
Housing,
Council
Members.
We
are
delighted
to
bring
before
you
for
consideration
tonight
a
plan
that
will
increase
the
resiliency
of
bellevue's
water
supply
by
mitigating
the
risks
associated
with
a
major
earthquake
on
our
water
system.
Tonight,
after
the
staff's
presentation,
Vice
chair,
one
will
provide
the
commission's
recommendation
on
the
plan.
U
So
tonight
we
are
seeking
your
direction
on
adoption
of
the
emergency
water
supply
master
plan,
and,
if
directed,
we
will
bring
the
plan
back,
get
a
future
council
member
meeting
for
adoption,
so
utilities
have
been
working
on
this
important
planning
effort
for
the
past
five
years.
The
plan
proposes
to
take
actions
that
will
increase
the
resiliency
of
bellevue's
water
system.
The
proposed
Investments
make
Financial
sense
and
will
result
in
a
water
system
that
provides
a
level
of
service
that
is
more
closely
aligned
with
what
our
customers
expectations
are
following.
U
U
So
why
are
we
seeking
your
adoption
of
this
plan?
This
plan
will
be
a
supplement
to
the
city's
water
system
plan
and
so
Council
adoption
is
required
by
city
code.
Additionally,
adoption
of
a
post-earthquake
level
of
service
goal
is
required
by
state
law.
This
plan
includes
new
policies.
The
to
guide
the
prioritization
in
restoring
water
service
should
an
emergency
disrupt
the
delivery
of
water
to
our
customers.
This
plan
also
guides
future
Capital,
Investments
and
formal.
V
Good
evening,
mayor,
Deputy,
Mayor
and
Council,
here's
a
look
at
our
agenda
tonight,
we're
going
to
start
off
by
talking
about.
Why
did
we
do
this
plan
we're
going
to
cover
some
of
the
key
elements
of
the
plan,
we'll
go
over
some
of
the
staff
recommendations
and
the
ESC
recommendations
and
then
we'll
be
looking
to
you
for
some
guidance
on
moving
forward.
V
We
looked
at
the
hazards
that
our
water
supply
faces
and
quickly
identified
an
earthquake
as
the
largest
hazard
with
our
current
infrastructure
in
the
ground.
If
we
were
to
experience
a
large
earthquake,
we
would
have
two
to
three
months
of
service
disruption
before
we
could
restore
water
to
all
of
our
customers.
V
V
How
would
an
earthquake
affect
our
ability
to
deliver
water
to
our
customers?
Well,
there's
two
main
ways:
the
first
is
the
Regional
Supply
gets
interrupted,
Seattle
public,
spu
or
Cascade
water
Alliance
is
unable
to
deliver
water
to
us.
So
we
had
to
look
for
ways.
How
could
we
Source
water
locally?
V
V
V
We
will
look
at
some
of
the
recommendations
that
we're
going
to
be
making
some
of
the
Investments
and
as
a
preview.
If
you
look
at
this
picture,
this
is
the
end
of
an
earthquake
resilient
water
supply
Main.
Now
you
notice
that
looks
a
lot
different
than
the
normal
end
of
a
pipe.
All
that
structure
is
meant
to
increase
the
resiliency
in
an
earthquake
and
allow
that
Junction
to
flex
without
breaking.
V
V
We
also
know
we
also
need
to
work
with
the
public
to
increase
their
knowledge
about
the
ability
or
the
need
to
Supply
themselves
with
water
for
at
least
14
days
in
the
event
of
a
large
service
interruption.
V
V
Talked
a
little
bit
earlier
about
earthquakes
and
what
could
that
look
like
here
in
Bellevue?
Well,
it
turns
out
there's
two
types
of
earthquakes.
We
could
experience,
there's
the
one
you're,
probably
most
familiar
with
the
Cascade
Event,
that
is
centered
off
the
coast
of
Washington
and
it's
a
subduction
zone
event
and
sometimes
referred
to
as
the
big
one,
but
it
turns
out
there's
a
type
of
earthquake:
that's
centered,
closer
to
home
that
could
be
more
damaging
to
our
system.
V
This
figure
depicts
the
Seattle
fault
Zone.
Those
dashed
pink
lines
roughly
follow
I-90,
and
it
turns
out
that,
even
though
the
earthquake
on
this
fault
line
is
not
going
to
be
as
powerful,
it
is
going
to
be
more
damaging
to
our
system,
because,
like
the
picture
that
we
that
you
saw
earlier
for
a
moment,
the
streets-
this
is
a
thrust
fault.
So,
instead
of
just
waving
like
the
Cascadia
is
going
to
make
the
Latin
land
be
very
wavy.
This
is
going
to
have
the
opportunity
to
have
the
land
displace
and
that's
going
to.
V
First,
let's
look
at
the
Cascadia
subduction
zone
quake
these
happen
about
once
every
500
years
we
used
earthquake
data
from
around
the
world
to
model.
How
would
our
system
respond
to
this
type
of
quake?
The
answer
was
over.
200
breaks
are
predicted.
This
was
going
to
take
us
over
two
months
to
restore
service.
V
This
is
going
to
result
in
about
2.3
billion
dollars
of
forecasted
economic
damage.
If
we
take
the
economic
damage
and
we
divide
by
the
chance,
it
could
happen
one
in
500.
We
can
annualize
this
risk
and
this
risk
is
about
4.6
million
dollars
a
year
just
from
the
Cascadia
Zone.
So
let's
look
at
the
Seattle
fault.
V
This
happens
a
lot
less
often
once
in
1600
years,
but
it's
going
to
result
in
over
500
breaks
in
a
three-month
recovery
period,
it's
going
to
be
almost
eight
and
a
half
billion
dollars
in
economic
damage
and
when
we
annualize
that
risk
it's
over
five
million
dollars
a
year,
both
of
these
risks
added
together.
The
city
is
currently
experiencing
9.8
million
dollars
a
year
of
risk
from
earthquakes,.
V
V
V
We
found
this
one
is
probably
unaffordable
and
maybe
unattainable
not
just
due
to
our
resources
internally,
but
external
resources
actually
having
the
number
of
contractors
in
the
market
to
do
the
work.
So
then
we
said
all
right.
Well,
let's
look
at
another
timeline
and
this
one
we
said
our
we're
doing
really
good
work
right
now,
with
our
renewal
and
replacement
program
on
our
aging
water
mains.
What
if
we
just
continue
to
do
that
work
and
as
we
replace
those
water
mains
they
become
more
resilient.
V
So
then
we
took
a
risk-bake,
a
risk-based
approach
of
about
50
years,
targeting
our
highest
risk
things
first,
and
we
looked
at
that,
and
that
is
our
preferred
option.
That's
the
option
that
we're
recommending-
and
that
is
also
about
a
similar
timeline
that
we're
finding
that
other
agencies
are
taking.
V
V
Okay,
all
right,
so,
let's,
let's
look
at
what
we're
proposing
as
mitigation
activities
to
increase
the
resiliency
of
local
Supply,
we're
gonna
we're
going
to
encourage
our
regional
supplier
to
become
more
resilient
and
we
may
even
partner
with
them
on
some
projects.
V
But
we
also
want
to
have
a
backup
plan
and
that's
where
the
emergency
Wells
come
in.
Once
we
get
the
water
into
the
city
system,
we
want
to
create
a
resilient
backbone
of
earthquake
resistant
water
mains.
This
backbone
is
going
to
connect
key
points
of
supplies
and
our
critical
customers
and
then,
once
again,
we
want
to
continue
the
good
work,
we're
doing
right
now
with
the
the
renewal
and
replacement
program
for
our
aging
water
mains.
V
V
So
if
we
use
the
50-year
service
goal-
and
we
do
all
the
improvements
on
the
schedules
that
we're
proposing-
you
can
see
here
that
in
2020
that's
when
the
resilience
and
study
was
done.
That's
why
it's
a
couple
years
old
now,
two
to
three
months,
was
our
expected
outage
by
2035.
We
can
reduce
that
to
one
to
two
months
if
we
continue
to
invest
by
2050,
that's
one
to
four
weeks
and
by
2070
the
end
of
the
50-year
target
we're
down
to
1
to
21
days.
V
V
In
this
table
we're
just
kind
of
summing
up
what
I
I
already
told
you
that
in
2020
we're
currently
experiencing
about
9.8
million
dollars
of
annual
risk.
If
we
make
the
Investments
That
We're
proposing
by
the
end
of
the
period,
2070
will
have
reduced
that
risk
to
an
annualized
risk
of
only
half
a
million
dollars.
V
V
And
you
can
see
that
that
RNR
is
the
majority
of
the
Investments.
The
only
new
proposed
spending
is
that
slice
of
the
blue
on
top
and
the
total
amount
of
that
proposed
Investments
is
125
million
dollars
over
the
50-year
period
that
new
spending
will
be
focused
on
the
emergency
supply
Wells
and
establishing
that
backbone
of
earthquake
resilience.
Water
main.
V
V
We
reached
out
and
interviewed
all
the
critical
customers
that
we
could
identify
and
asked
them
what
their
emergency
water
supply
plan
was,
and
what
did
they
expect
from
us?
Then
we
reached
out
to
over
20
community-based
organizations
like
hopelink
asking
them
the
same
questions.
What
are
you
going
to
do
and
what
do
you
need
from
us
or
what
are
you
expecting
from
us?
V
V
They
also
the
surveyors,
also
supported
our
decision
to
prioritize
getting
the
critical
customers
up
and
going
again
first,
but
one
of
the
things
we
did
learn
from
the
survey
is
that
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
when
it
comes
to
working
with
the
public
and
educating
them
on
how
much
water
they
need
in
case
of
an
emergency.
Less
than
10
percent
of
the
respondents
currently
are
planning
for
a
14-day
emergency
water
supply.
U
Thank
you
Eric.
So
in
summary,
if
we
implement
this
plan
and
we
will
reduce
the
risk
of
economic
damage
to
our
community
from
water
outage
by
95,
as
Eric
indicated
earlier,
this
will
reduce
the
water
service
disruptions
from
three
months
to
just
days.
That
is
the
value
of
this
plan
and
So,
based
on
our
assessment
and
the
support
that
we
heard
from
the
community
for
resiliency
planning.
W
Can
hear
yeah
thank
you
good
evening,
mayor
Robinson,
Deputy,
Mayor,
neuben
house
and
city
council
members.
As
you
know,
this
environmental
services
commission's
charge
is
to
review
and
provide
input
on
short
and
long-term
planning
and
policy
development
for
the
utilities.
Department
commission
has
worked
with
the
utility
staff
since
2018.
I
W
W
W
W
U
So
at
this
time
we'll
answer
any
questions
you
have
for
us.
Thank.
A
A
D
D
It's
my
pleasure
to
be
Edie
from
the
city
council
to
Environmental.
Services
Commission,
as
the
council
liaison
I,
have
worked
closely
with
a
commission
in
reviewing
the
emergency
water
supply
master
plan
and
recommendation
I
strongly
support
the
recommendation
of
staff
and
the
commission.
Supply
aligns
with
the
groundwork
our
Council
put
in
place
in
1995.
D
This
is
unique,
as
you
mentioned.
I
want
to
just
point
it
out.
We
had
the
fourth
site
forethought
back
then
to
ensure
we
are
investing
in
our
infrastructure.
Resiliency.
The
common
element
in
the
presentation
by
staff
is
that
a
natural
disaster
May
threaten
our
ability
to
deliver
safe
and
reliable
drinking
water.
D
D
Thank
you
to
utilities,
staff
and
Environmental
Services
Commission.
For
the
time
we
have
put
into
developing
this
plan
and
ensuring
we
have
a
plan
to
mitigate
the
impact
of
the
major
earthquake
and
better
recover
the
Water
Service.
Our
community
of
cancer,
so
I
fully
support
your
recommendation.
Thank
you.
J
Yeah,
a
very,
very
good
report
and
work
done
on
this
it,
the
question
I
think
people
will
have,
and
just
in
the
general
public
and
even
think
about
it
here
is
it's
really
great.
To
have
this
plan
in
place.
50
years
is
a
long
time
and
what
happens
in
the
in
the
meantime,
10
years
from
now
something
happens.
J
How
do
we
I
guess
this
is
based
on?
You
must
have
pretty
good
data
that
indicate
that
something
like
this
is
off
in
the
future.
For
a
lot
of
reasons,
I
mean
we
never
know
exactly,
but
so
I
know
we
have
something
built
into
that
plan.
So
it's
not
it's
not
deemed
urgent
right
now
in
the
next
10
years,
hopefully,
and
the
50
year,
it
seems,
like
you
know,
a
time
period.
J
That's,
rational
and
part
of
it
is
just
the
cost
and
how
to
get
it
in
place
and
time
and
all
that,
so
you
have
to
get
them
you're
looking
for
The
Sweet
Spot
on
and
basically
it
sounds
like
you've
done.
That
is
there
if,
on
the
very,
very
small
chance
that
something
happens
before
that
time
before.
J
So
I
I
really
appreciate
the
work
you've
done
and
I've
you
know
was
liaison
for
the
commission
one
at
one
year
or
for
two
years
and
working
with
course,
Cascade
water
Alliance
on
similar
things,
and
it's
just
very,
very
good
work
and
appreciate
both
the
the
commissions
support
on
that
and
the
work
you've
done
on
that
and
looking
forward
to
getting
in
place
and
the
sooner
the
better.
Thank
you
thank
you.
Member.
T
Yes,
thank
you.
I
too
appreciate
and
applaud
your
work
at
five
years
of
persistence.
To
get
to
this
point,
because
when
we
think
about
it,
water
is
life
we
can't
survive
without
water
and
so
being
able
to
be
thoughtful
about
mitigating
hazards
is
really
prudent
governance,
and
so
getting
the
system
resiliency
done
is
is
really
important.
T
You
know
I
started
thinking
about
the
fact
that
if
we
actually
had
an
earthquake
in
our
area,
the
two
to
three
months
actually
may
be
optimistic,
because
everyone
else
will
be
trying
to
find
those
same
resources
to
repair
their
water
mains.
So
I
really
appreciate
getting
this
done.
I
was
looking
at
slide,
19
that
shows
the
new
spending
in
blue
and
the
existing
r,
r
and
orange,
and
it
looks
like
we're
not
we're
going
to
be
slowly
increasing
the
new
funding
and
then,
as
we
get
into
the
outer
years,
a
lot
more
funding.
T
T
I
guess-
and
my
question
might
be
that
if
this
is
something
that
is
a
risk
mitigation,
we
might
want
to
just
talk
about
the
funding
options
for
the
CIP
Investments,
and
if
we
are
comparing
increasing
utility
rates
versus
looking
at
whether
some
of
the
projects,
we
might
actually
want
to
have
a
conversation
around
actually
using
only
cash
or
many
of
our
other
projects
actually
have
a
CIP.
That's
that's
funded
through
you
know,
other
other
means
so
just
something
to
to
think
about.
T
A
L
And
by
Cher
Wong
and
Lucy
I've
I'm,
so
thrilled
that
you're
taking
over
this
such
a
well-run
department
and
following
up
the
great
example
that
nav
had
for
so
many
years
as
leading
this
department,
so
great
great
presentation,
I
think
it's
as
as
you've
noted
fully
in
line
with
the
council
priorities
and
really
in
line
with
our
our
view
of
resiliency.
L
So
I
too,
am
very
much
in
support
of
this
I.
Just
have
a
couple
of
quick
questions.
Number
one
I
think
Eric
you
mentioned
about
the
prioritizing
of
the
highest
risks.
I'm
just
curious,
if
that
is
strictly
based
on
materials
or
is
that
based
on
neighborhoods?
L
Is
that,
based
on
on
on
one
I'd
like
just
to
just
understand
how
you
prioritize
those
risks
and
what
those
risks
look
like
on
the
Outreach
piece,
I'd
love
to
know
beyond
the
organizations
that
that
you
reached
out
to
did
you
reach
out
to
Neighborhood
associations
as
well
to
solicit
their
feedback
and,
if
not,
I
would
encourage
you
to
do
that,
especially
if
we
follow
some
of
these
additional
Outreach
measures
to
let
them
know
about
the
14-day
water
supply,
Etc
and
then.
L
Lastly,
if
I'm
sitting
at
home
and
we've
had
these
other
conversations
about,
you
know
the
real
challenges
right
now,
that
a
lot
of
families
in
our
community
have
in
terms
of
paying
for
rent
or
being
able
to
afford
a
home
here
and
groceries
and
gas
and
all
the
rest
of
it.
So
if
I'm
sitting
at
home
watching
this
right
now
am
I
picking,
you've
made
the
case,
for
it
makes
sense
agree
with
the
plan
how's
it
going
to
impact
me
with
under
this
new
spending
is:
are
we
gonna?
L
Is
that
mainly
going
to
be
through
rate
payer
increases?
It
sounds
like,
or
are
we
going
to
dip
into
some
reserves
as
well
or
what's
going
to
be
the
bottom
line
impact
to
our
residents
and
I
know
it's
increasing
small
every
year
and
then
a
little
bit
larger
near
the
end?
But
how
are
you
going
to
calculate
that
in
terms
of
community
and
and
communicating
that
to
to
Residents
that-
and
this
shouldn't
be
anything
new
we've
always
you
know
with
our
with
our
policy
of
continually
reinvesting
in
our
infrastructure.
L
A
V
Yes,
so
how
did
we
prioritize
the
highest
risk
and
it's
a
combination
of
things
we've
identified
where
the
backbones
are,
and
so
if
we
trace
the
backbone
lines
and
we
find
that
there
is
a
susceptible
material
on
that
line
that
automatically
bumps
it
up
to
a
high
risk,
because
we
really
want
that
line
to
be
functioning.
V
We
also
have
mapped
the
ground
accelerations
that
we
expect
and
so
there's
areas
that
are
going
to
move
more,
and
so,
if
our
backbone's
going
through
there,
we
want
to
make
sure
that's
really
strong
through
there,
but
there's
also
also
things
like
water
pump
stations.
So
if
there's
a
water
pump
station
that
isn't
built
to
the
newest
design
standards
that
are
earthquake
resilient,
then
we
might
want
to
prioritize
that
pump
station
replacement
because
it's
vital
to
be
able
to
pump
the
water
in
the
case
of
the
earthquake.
U
Maybe
I
could
dress
the
the
funding
question,
so
rate
increases
will
eventually
be
needed
to
fund
the
new
Investments
that
we
were
proposing.
These
will
be
considered
as
part
of
future
budgets
and
so
more
conversations
on
that,
but
we
certainly
will
be
seeking
any
available
grant
opportunities
to
help
mitigate
rate
increases.
U
V
B
G
Presentation,
I,
don't
have
a
lot
of
questions
just
one.
How
are
we
able
to
do?
We
have
sensors,
like
monitoring
movement
of
our
pipes
currently
and
I.
Guess
I'm
just
trying
to
get
a
sense
of
like
how
the
system
sort
of
gracefully
transitions
or
fails
over
like
in
the
event
of
an
of
an
earthquake,
for
example,
I
get
the
post
event
this
happened
and
how
do
we
recover
you
know,
but
what
does
it
look
like
going
up
to
that
event?.
V
So
the
the
city
currently
has
a
scada
system.
This
is
a
system
that
is
connecting
our
BSC,
the
business
service
center
to
things
like
pump
stations,
and
so
a
pump
station
will
tell
us
if
it's
in
trouble,
we
don't
have
anything
on
pipes,
but
if
we
start
to
see
alarms
along
a
line,
we
can
surmise
that
something
bad
has
happened
in
that
area
and
we
would
quickly
send
crews
out
to
investigate.
V
V
Well,
the
the
pipes
are
connecting
essentially
the
organs
right,
and
so
we
have
sensors
on
our
organs
and
I
said
pump
stations,
but
we
also
have
sensors
on
reservoirs.
So
if
there's
a,
if
there's
a
main
break-
and
we
start
to
see
a
reservoir
going
down
really
quickly,
we
kind
of
can
quickly
identify
what
area
do
we
need
to
focus
on
to
make
that
go
down
turn
some
valves
off
and
make
that
water
loss
stop
got.
G
V
Yeah
as
part
of
our
our
renewal
and
replacement
program
right
now,
we
assign
a
risk
to
every
length
of
pipe
in
the
city,
okay
and
then
that
risk
is
associated
with
its
age
and
its
material
and
then
now
it's
going
to
have
a
seismic
vulnerability,
Factor
part
of
it
and
so
yeah.
We
have
a
risk-based
approach
to
all
of
our
projects
that
we
do.
Okay,.
A
Thank
you
really
good
presentation,
really
good
description.
The
packet
as
well,
which
I
appreciated
I,
think
that
preventative
Investments
or
some
of
the
greatest
work
a
municipality
can
do
and
I
really
appreciate
the
five
years
that
you
have
spent
coming
up
with
this
recommendation
in
five
years
that
we
didn't
have
to
have
an
incident.
Fortunately,
so
is
this
something
that
we
can
bring
back
on
consent?
Okay,
I'm,
going
to
ask
the
deputy
mayor
to
make
a
motion.
Sorry.