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C
A
D
Good
evening,
very
handsome
members
of
the
council
I'm
here
tonight,
just
with
a
brief
note
and
comments
about
the
economic
development
economic
development
plan,
update,
which
you'll
receive
a
an
update
on
a
little
bit
later
and
just
really
on
behalf
of
the
business
community.
A
stakeholder
organization
want
to
share
my
appreciation
for
the
the
level
of
outreach,
the
depth
of
outreach
that
the
teams
put
into
the
effort,
as
well
as
the
consultant
I
felt
it
was
very
thorough.
So
that's.
The
first
note
is
just
that.
D
D
For
for
any
number
of
things,
so
I
know,
there's
a
lot
more
work
to
go
into
the
draft
strategies,
but
really
appreciate
that
emphasis
on
the
on
the
small
business
development
and
what
we've,
what
we've
learned,
I
think
together
over
the
long
term,
is
that
we're
in
it
for
the
long
term
and
that
we
benefit
from
that
planning
and
I.
Think
the
small
steps
that
we
take
today
related
to
small
business,
whether
it's
direct
services
or
just
relationship
building,
is
going
to
continue
to
pay
off
well
into
the
future.
D
C
C
Transit
for
the
suburbs
has
been
drastically
degraded
in
the
last
couple
of
years
by
the
virtue
of
the
removal
of
the
transit
tunnel
for
the
buses
that
Metro
taxpayers
paid
to
build
the
tunnel
so
that
buses
could
use
and
I
say
that
is
someone
who
regularly
commutes
by
bus
to
Seattle.
It's
the
case
for
people
in
Bellevue.
C
The
the
hope
is
that
when,
when
rail
transit
arrives,
Bellevue's
people's
will
be
benefited,
but
many
of
your
suburban
cities
in
the
east
side
will
not
be
because
they're
not
going
to
be
part
of
that
system,
but
that
transit
tunnel
transfer
is
anticipated
at
mid-year
and
the
plan
is
to
give
a
asset.
That's
worth
two
to
three
billion
dollars
away
to
a
junior
taxing
district
for
zero.
C
We
know
that
there's
a
substantial
value
that,
because,
when
Sound
Transit's
insurers
got
word
of
this,
they
insisted
on
an
appraisal
for
insurance
purposes
and
determined
that
the
improvements
were
worth
1.3
billion
dollars,
which
means
the
Metro
taxpayers
should
be
getting
some
substantial
amount
of
money,
and
it
should
be
in
fact
split
between
the
three
sub
areas:
east,
south
and
key
and
King
counties
in
Seattle.
Because
we
have
drastic
infrastructure
needs
here,
we
can't
make
that
we
can't
make
transit
work
without
building
out
the
infrastructure.
C
There's
a
couple
of
highlighted
paragraphs
in
the
letter
that's
been
said
to
you
and
Zhaan
your
desk
I
hope
you'll
take
a
look
at
them,
because
Bellevue
needs
to
take
a
leadership
position
on
insisting
a
that
Metro
get
full
and
fair
market
value
for
its
asset,
B,
that
the
monies
be
available
for
infrastructure
for
the
suburban
needs
and
see
that
we
use
this
to
make
transit
work
better
for
the
suburbs
so
that
it
can
carry
part
of
the
burden
of
the
road
system.
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
Thank
you,
mister
kinetic,
okay,
so
on
council
business
I'd
like
to
take
a
few
minutes
and
recognize
two
notable
events.
First
I'd
like
to
ask
council
members
Stokes
to
speak
to
the
recent
day
of
remembrance
for
japanese-americans,
which
occurred
on
February
19th
and
then
I
will
ask
council
members
on
to
speak
regarding
African
American,
History
Month.
E
Okay,
thank
you
mirror
on
behalf
of
the
council.
I
would
like
to
take
a
moment
to
recognize
February
the
19th
last
Wednesday
as
a
Japanese
American
Day
of
Remembrance
this
day
commemorates
the
incarceration
of
Japanese
Americans
during
World
War,
two
President
Roosevelt
signed
executive
order
906
six
78
years
ago
on
February
19
1942
among
those
interned
were
300
women,
men
and
children
at
Japanese
ancestry,
who
called
Bellevue
home
the
United
States
government,
formally
apologized
for
the
internment
policy
in
1988
when
President
Ronald
Reagan
signed
the
Civil
Liberties
act.
E
It's
important
to
take
this
opportunity
and
for
us
to
reflect
on
this
unfortunate
time
in
our
nation's
history,
especially
with
the
number
of
people
who
were
living
Bobby
who
were
affected.
It's
also
critical
that
we
come
together
and
reaffirm
our
come
to
protecting
the
civil
rights
of
everyone
in
our
community.
Thank
you.
F
As
many
of
you
know,
February
marks
African
American
History
Month.
It's
an
opportunity
to
celebrate
the
many
achievements
and
contributions
made
by
the
African
American
community
in
all
aspects
of
our
society.
The
event
was
started
by
Carter
G,
Woodson
and
celebrated
during
a
week
in
February,
starting
in
1926,
touching
on
the
birthdays
of
both
Abraham
Lincoln
and
Frederick
Douglass
in
1976
African
American
History
Month
was
formally
adopted
at
the
national
level
to
honor
and
affirm
the
importance
of
black
history.
F
Our
Bellevue
community
recognizes
the
sacrifices
and
contributions
made
by
generations
of
African
Americans
to
our
country,
state
and
city
and
I'd,
especially
like
to
highlight
Katherine
Johnson,
who
was
a
former
NASA
mathematician
whose
work
helped
the
United
States
first
human
spaceflight
in
1961.
She
passed
away
this
morning
at
the
age
of
101,
so
I
urge
all
residents
to
take
this
opportunity
to
celebrate
Bell
V's
diversity
and
to
join
us
in
helping
build
a
society
that
is
more
just
peaceful
and
prosperous
for
all.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
G
G
Since
then,
progress
has
been
made
on
the
planning
front,
as
well
as
on
interim
improvements
in
various
spots
throughout
the
corridor
here
to
update
the
council
and
seek
direction
on
future
opportunities,
including
fiber
infrastructure
and
funding
opportunities.
Our
Joyce
Nichols
joined
by
guests
from
King
County's
Department
of
Natural
Resources,
Director,
Christy,
true
and
Warren
Jimenez,
director
of
parks
and
recreational
division
and
Curt
Lorber
special
projects
manager.
We
also
have
Mike
Ingram
from
our
transportation
department
joining
at
the
table.
H
It
was
approved
by
the
voters
in
King
County
and
that
levy
included
about
50
million
dollars
for
projects
on
east
rail
and
the
nice
part
about
that.
For
us,
especially,
is
that
many
of
those
dollars
will
be
spent
right
here
in
the
city
of
Bellevue
to
make
improvements
along
the
trail
here
and
it
when
they're
all
done.
I
think
it
would
be
nice
for
people
to
think
about
how
the
trail
is
going
to
hook
up
with
light
rail,
how
it's
going
to
connect
to
other
trails.
H
How
it
will
have
potential
recreational
opportunities
along
the
way
for
people
to
do
more
than
just
ride,
just
walk.
So
what
we're
trying
to
do
tonight
is
provide
you
with
an
update
so
that
you'll
have
an
idea,
and
members
of
the
public
will
have
an
idea
of
what
you
might
expect
over
the
next
year.
What
you're
going
to
see
on
different
parts
of
the
trail-
and
it
really
is
exciting
and
I'm
hoping
that
council
will.
H
We
don't
really
need
formal
direction
tonight
or
action
by
council,
but
when
we
hear
the
updates
regarding
the
fiber
and
the
fundraising,
it
might
be
an
opportunity
for
council
to
give
staff
direction
on
your
wishes.
As
you
might
see,
those
things
move
forward.
So
a
good
opportunity
to
hear
the
presentation,
ask
questions
and
provide
us.
Whatever
feedback,
you
might
know,
turn
it
over
to
Christy.
H
I
Thank
You
Joyce
for
that
great
introduction.
I'll
keep
my
comments
brief,
but
I.
First
of
all
just
want
to
say
thank
you
so
much
for
having
us
over
tonight.
To
give
you
an
update
and
I
also
want
to
thank
you
for
your
support
on
the
King
County
Parks
levee.
You
know
it
passed
with
over
a
little
over
70
percent
countywide,
and
so
that
was
really
great
news
for
us
and
something
that
we're
still
celebrating
but
I
I.
Also
Joyce
mentioned
our
new
parks
division.
I
Director,
Warren
Jimenez
is
here
and
so
now
what
happens
next
is
we
have
to
deliver,
and
so
we're
super
excited
to
have
Warren
join
us
he's
got
a
great
resume.
I
won't
go
through
all
of
that,
but
I
hope
you
get
a
chance
to
work
with
him.
I
know
that
you
will
enjoy
having
that
chance
to
work
with
them
just
as
much
as
I
have
so
I've
turned
it
over
to
Turk
hurt,
but
I
just
want
to
say
to
give
you
the
update,
but
I
I.
I
Think
one
of
the
things
I
want
to
just
comment
on
is
their
choices
right.
A
lot
of
the
work
that
we
have
funded
in
this
next
levy
will
be
taking
place
within
the
the
City
of
Bellevue.
Certainly
a
significant
amount
of
that
capital.
Investment
will
be
taking
place
here
and
I
know
every
time
I
come
to
and
I
look
around
and
I
know
you're
going
through
so
much
construction.
I
But
you
know
there's
when
when
we
get
the
trail
pieces
done
and
the
light
we're
all
pieces
done,
and
these
things
start
to
open
up.
It's
just
gonna
be
so
amazing
to
see
all
of
that
come
together.
So
our
goal
is
to
really
work
hard
to
try
to
make
sure
that
we're
getting
those
things
Ness
it
in
and
linked
in,
so
that
when
all
of
these
things
start
to
open
for
people,
they
can
say.
Oh,
it
was
worth
living
through.
J
K
Making
before
we
get
going
okay,
so
thank
you
for
having
us
here
tonight
and
also
and
very
much.
This
is
our
big
picture
map
connecting
all
the
way
from
Renton
to
Woodinville
back
down
to
Redmond
in
the
26
miles
that
our
rail
banked,
the
levy
is
gonna.
Allow
us
to
make
huge
progress
on
this
over
the
next
six
years,
a
lot
of
it
in
Bellevue
and
we're
really
excited
to
keep
going
on
it.
And
so
thank
you
for
your
support
and
for
the
support
we've
seen
and
just
as
the
staff
person
on
this
project.
K
I
really
appreciate,
Joyce
mentioning
how
important
Mike
and
Betsy
and
other
staff
people
are
in
Bellevue.
We
collaborate
very
very
closely
on
staff
level
to
keep
this
project
moving
and
to
keep
coordinated,
and
we
really
appreciate
the
support
they
get
to
work
with
us
so
that
we
can
really
be
a
team
and
delivering
this
project.
K
Just
as
a
brief
overview
on
the
schedule,
we
always
get
questions
that
when
things
are
gonna
get
ready
how
it's
going
to
connect.
This
is
a
good
set
of
what
we
expect
to
see
if
our
funding,
if
our
current
funding
ideas
about
the
twenty
next
biennium
and
the
future
levee
funding
happen.
So
right
now
and
I'll
go
into
these
in
more
detail.
But
right
now,
construction
is
happening
south
of
i90.
That's
really
going
to
improve
the
trail
for
folks
on
that
side
of
the
city.
K
Most
of
that
construction
associated
with
405
is
in
Bellevue
on
the
south
end
and
moving
up
to
Coal
Creek
Parkway
in
2022.
In
anticipation
of
light
rail
opening,
we
should
have
the
Northeast
8th,
Street
crossing
open
and
ready
to
go
and,
at
the
same
time,
Sound
Transit
should
be
finishing
the
the
trail
that
connects
all
the
way
from
where
we
have
a
current
trail
left
by
520
all
the
way
down
to
Northeast
state,
so
that
we
should
have
a
long
connected
stretch
that
takes
you
over
Northeast
state
from
northeast.
K
Fourth,
all
the
way
to
Kirkland
and
through
Kirkland,
and
up
following
on
with
that.
We
expect
that
in
2024,
if
plans
go
well
with,
the
trestle
will
have
the
trestle
opened
and
be
able
to
open
the
Wolverton
Gap
bridge,
that's
being
constructed
by
by
wash
dot
it's
part
of
their
project
and
make
that
connection
happen.
So
a
lot
of
those
a
lot
of
that
segment
through
Bellevue
will
be
complete
and
ready
to
go
by
24
with
some
following
pieces.
K
Had
a
lot
of
progress
on
projects
now
we'll
talk
about
some
focus,
there's
Joyce
mentioned
on
the
ones
that
are
really
going
to
be
starting
up
soon.
That
will
be
impacting
us
and
that
will
also
begin
to
see.
The
benefits
of
this
is
a
photo
of
some
construction.
We
just
finished
down
on
the
coke,
the
the
bridge
that
crosses
Coal,
Creek
Parkway,
just
south
of
i90.
We
also
got
eye
405
design-build
happening
northeast,
a
Dover
crossing
and
the
trestle
itself.
K
It's
it's
not
open
to
the
public
right
now,
but
in
preparation
for
the
405
project.
We
use
funding
from
our
prior
levy
to
finish,
to
reconstruct
the
old,
the
old
trestle
over
Coal
Creek,
and
also
the
bridge
over
Coal
Creek
Parkway
down
there,
so
that,
as
as
washed
out
comes
in
to
build
the
new
trail
that
they've
got
bridges
to
work
from
and
connect
to.
K
This
wash
type
project
is
one
that
you're
gonna
start
getting
calls
on
very
soon,
as
it
goes
into
that
that
the
phase
of
construction
when
folks
want
to
get
the
attentions
or
elected
officials.
So
the
we've
been
seeing
conceptual
designs
from
the
wash
out
design-build
contractor
that
follow
the
work,
the
guidance
we
gave
them
for
how
this
trail
should
be
designed
and
we're
really
happy
with
the
way
that
the
design
builder
is
putting
it
together.
K
We
think
it's
going
to
be
a
trail
that
meets
the
expectations
and
the
vision
they
were
hoping
for
down
south
of
i90,
that
that
is
a
good
neighbor
to
the
folks,
especially
on
the
lake
side,
who
are
kind
of
in
that
narrow
strip
between
405
the
trail.
You
know,
that's
it.
There's
some
tough
issues
down
there.
K
What
we
hear
from
those
folks
who
are
using
the
interim
trail
now
is
that
it
has
really
reconnected
them
with
their
neighbors.
They
used
to
have
to
drive
or
and
not
see,
neighbors
now
they're
up
there,
all
the
time
walking
their
dogs
see
their
neighbors
and
after
a
little
bit
of
disruption
this
summer.
Well,
it
gets
constructed.
We
think
they'll
enjoy
it
even
more
when
it's
done
so
this
is
going
to
start
construction
this
summer
be
open
by
the
end
of
21.
It's
two
and
a
half
miles.
K
K
K
We're
moving
forward
with
the
design
we're
past
60%
that
design
is
really
exciting.
As
it's
going
to
be
an
iconic
experience
for
visitors,
our
trestle
repair
costs
are
higher
than
planned.
This
is
our.
This
is
a
really
challenging
project
in
the
levy,
so
where
we
originally
expected
a
project
about
14
to
18
million,
we
believe
it's
coming
in
closer
to
28
million
total.
So
we're
really
working
hard
right
now
to
reduce
costs,
work
on
a
phasing
and
maintenance
plan
that
can
get
us
a
buildable
project
that
we
we
anticipate.
K
K
The
Northeast
states
overcrossing
is
making
really
good
progress,
we're
very
close
to
90%
design
on
this.
One
permitting
and
acquisitions
are
in
process,
we'll
begin
to
see
a
lot
of
action
with
with
our
right-of-way
coming
up
in
the
next
few
months,
we're
working
very
closely
with
Sound
Transit
to
accommodate
a
new
element
that
we
added
in
that
we're
really
pleased
we
can.
K
Now
we
anticipate
this
one
is
going
to
go
to
construction
right
in
early
21,
and
this
is
another
one.
That's
going
to
feel
like
part
of
the
neverending
construction,
north
east
aid
as
Sound
Transit's,
heavy
construction
they're.
Just
as
that
closes
down
we're
going
to
be
moving
in
and
spending
about
another
year
building
right
at
that
spot,
but
it'll
all
be
worth
it
once
we're
done.
So
we
expected
by
late
2022
that'll,
be
open,
certainly
well
before
Sound
Transit
comes
on
line.
K
We'll
have
that
bridge
ready
to
go
other
things
that
have
been
going
on
since
our
since
our
last
update?
Is
that
and
is
that
we
finished
both
of
our
Japanese
American
heritage
charettes
as
we're
trying
to
coordinate
with
the
project.
That's
looking
at
ways
to
commemorate
Japanese
American
heritage
in
Bellevue.
K
As
folks
know,
the
site
of
the
northeast,
8th,
Street
Crossing
is
a
really
significant
one
for
Japanese
American
heritage
in
Bellevue.
The
site
where
the
current
Sound
Transit
station
is
located
was
previously
the
site
of
the
warehouse,
we're
Japanese
American
farmers
would
bring
their
produce
and
load
them
onto
trains.
We
had
some
really
good
energy
and
great
outcomes
from
this
process.
The
there's
lots
of
support
for
doing
something
around
the
bridge
to
to
commemorate
this
and
make
the
bridge
an
important
part
of
the
way
that
it's
remembered
in
Bellevue.
K
We
have
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
funding
to
support
the
continuing
design
work
for
the
process
and
integrate
that
with
our
North
East
8th,
Street
bridge
project,
the
there's
still
uncertainty
about
the
schedule
and
the
funding
for
how
the
actual
memorial
is
going
to
be
going
to
be
implemented,
but
we're
making
sure
that
while
we
don't
slow
down
our
schedule
or
let
this
project
interfere
with
a
very
critical
timeline
to
get.
This
bridge
opened,
of
course,
on
transit.
K
K
Those
are
the
big
things
happening
in
Bellevue
over
the
next
few
years,
and
I
really
feel
like
if
we
can
look
back
from
2024
and
see
that
we've
got
a
northeast,
8th,
Street
Bridge
done
the
trestle
open
for
folks
to
use,
and
we've
made
some
in
turn,
trail
improvements
and
gotten.
The
trail
open
south
of
i90
will
feel
really
good
about
what's
happening
with
the
East
trail
in
the
city.
K
We
also
as
part
of
our
very
near-term
implementation,
or
do
some
things
outside
the
corridor
and
then
there's
some
rack
issues
going
on
that
are
worth
mentioning,
even
though
we're
not
leads
on
it.
The
first
is
the
out
of
our
2020
budget,
we're
moving
forward
with
the
project
that
will
connect
from
totem
lake
in
Kirkland,
where
the
cross-rhythm
corridor
ends
all
the
way
up
to
Chateau
Sichel,
where
we
connect
connect
to
the
sent
to
the
samanage
River
Trail,
so
that
is
for
us
hugely
exciting
folks
who
can
get
on
the
trail
at
120th.
K
They
want
it's
a
really
huge
huge
win
to
get
that
done
soon,
and
we
expect
that
to
be
open
to
the
public
and
fall
of
2021,
it's
not
in
Bellevue,
but
we
think
there
will
be
a
great
benefit
to
build
your
residents
who
like
to
get
around
on
trails,
think
so
some
important
things
the
Joyce
mentioned
that
we're
coming
through
the
RAC
that
we're
heavily
involved
in
but
are
not
necessarily
taking
leadership
on
one
is
the
fiber
optics
process.
So
a
feasibility
study
has
been
completed
for
looking
at
fiber
optic
throughout
the
East
trail.
K
You
might
know
that
there
is
a
currently
kind
of
a
trunk
line,
fiber
optic
line
in
the
east
rail
now,
but
that
doesn't
really
offer
the
kind
of
local
connectivity
kind
of
love.
Local
government
agency
use
the
one
that
we
control
could
have
so
there's
a
lot
of
excitement
that
we've
heard
from
the
RAC
members,
including
councilmember
Stokes,
that
this
could
really
be
a
benefit
to
the
community
as
we
passed
through
and
for
King
County,
both
for
own
use
and
for
potential
least
revenues.
So
we're
quite
excited
about
this
moving
forward.
K
So
a
lot
of
questions
to
answer,
but
there's
a
process
moving
forward
and
I.
Think
staff
from
Bellevue
is
quite
engaged
in
being
part
of
that
process,
as
we
move
forward
and
then
a
very
exciting
thing
for
us
and
I
think
everyone's
who's
really
interested
in
this
trails
being
successful
and
has
been
part
of
this
vision
of
a
collaborative
delivery
of
the
trail
public/private
and
trying
to
attract
outside
investment.
K
To
make
it
work
is
that
the
East
trail
partners,
who
we
are
all
investing
in
in
this
first
year
to
stand
them
up
and
get
them
going,
are
really
making
progress.
They
have
been
expanding
their
board.
They
have
hired
a
new
executive
director
and
are
really
starting
they're
planning
to
start
making
an
impact.
This
year
we
had
a
quick
check-in
with
them
today,
their
first
board
meeting
of
the
year
that
they
swore
in
swore
in
I.
Guess
you
don't
really
square
in
board
members
on
it?
K
They
added
new
board
members
to
the
nonprofit,
including
some
and
we're.
This
is
a
great
group
of
folks
who
are
committed
to
making
this
making
this
project
move
forward
and
strengthening
a
partnership
between
the
public
entity
is
developing
the
project
and
the
private
sector,
especially
in
will
Burton,
where
we
have
so
much
interaction
and
opportunity
between
the
future
development
that
you're
considering
there
and
the
way
that
that
can
interact
with
the
trail.
K
We
have
really
good
members
of
the
on
the
board
who
understand
how
that's
happening
and
contribute
to
that
the
connection
at
the
spring
district
with
REI.
We
really
have
a
lot
of
strong
bility
participation
here
and
we're
expecting
great
things
from
this
group
to
help
us
as
we
move
forward.
I,
don't
know
if
Catherine
made
it
yeah,
we
thought
Catherine
might
make
it
tonight
to
introduce
yourself
that,
but
that,
but
we
really
anticipate
that
this
partnership
is
going
to
it's.
K
Gonna
grow
not
just
the
capital
projects
for
the
project,
but
also
more
awareness
and
enthusiasm
for
the
East
trail
as
a
whole
as
you
move
forward,
but
that's
about
what
we've
got
going
on
we're
very
excited
about
it.
We're
a
little
bit
we're.
You
know
a
little
bit
nervous
as
we're
trying
to
deliver
a
lot
of
projects,
but
we're
looking
forward
to
some
really
important
ground,
breakings
and
ribbon-cutting.
It's
not
that
far
in
the
future
as
we
move
forward.
So
that's
it
for
me
and
any
questions
we
can
dive
into
those
okay.
A
E
Is
that
this
has
been
a
I
think
an
extraordinary
collaborative
effort,
the
cities,
the
County
individuals,
REI
other
other
groups
and
a
lot
of
these
people
on
the
board
and
we've
always
been
able
to
have
conversations
and
and
come
to
conclusions
and
decisions
or
recommendations
on
things,
and
it's
was
very
exciting.
The
last
meeting,
particularly
with
Catherine
coming
and
having
that
announcement
and
talking
about
the
other
things
and
seeing
all
pieces
coming
together.
E
It's
it's
one
of
those
things
I
think
has
changed
the
dynamic
well
with
all
the
cities
along
the
way
I
mean
at
the
very
beginnings
a
little
bit.
Okay,
we
were
building
ours,
you're
building,
yours,
where's,
Bellevue,
and
now
it's
all
working
together
and
I.
Think
that's
the
key.
You
know
the
county
has
been
the
glue,
that's
kept
it
together
and
that's
been
really
amazing.
It
only
takes
a
little
bit
of
money
and
we'll
have
it
all
done,
but
there's
just
so
much
to
talk
about
on
this,
but
I.
E
Think
what's
important
is
all
the
things
you
said
we're
going
forward
and
this
Easter
all
partners
is
a
big
step
forward
and
I.
Think
that's
going
to
be
a
piece
that
keeps
us
moving,
helps
to
raise
money
and
those
kind
of
things
Catherine
has
been
suz.
It
was
the
BDA
event
the
other
night
and
she's
been
around.
So
that's
that's
good.
The
other
thing
is
I
know,
I
mean
I
can
get
wound
up
and
talk
about.
You
can
go
from
here
all
the
way
over
to
Burke
Devlin
trail,
all
that
stuff
and
there's
no
homey.
E
She
could
go
to
Canada
eventually,
but
what's
exciting.
Is
that
we're
all
putting
this
together
and
and
incorporating
things
like
and
I
went
to
one
of
the
charettes
to
the
Japanese
memorial
or
recognition
part
in
this
and
the
other?
The
other
thing
is,
as
you
mentioned,
this
is
this
is
something
that
causes
disruption
in
the
neighborhoods.
E
I
live
in
Woodridge,
not
far
from
the
trestle
and
I
know,
that's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
concerns
and
I
can
see
the
you
know
next
door
comments
and
that
kind
of
thing,
but
it's
it's
something
I
think
people
are
really
looking
forward
to
and
it's
always
been
positive
and
we
talked
about.
We
met
with
the
community
and
when
the
mayor
and
I
were
at
the
Woodbridge
community
center
group,
one
time
and
they
were
talking
about
it-
was
more
enthusiasm.
E
They
just
want
to
know
what
was
going
on,
but
I
think
it's
just
something:
that's
going
to
really
make
a
huge
difference
in
this
and
it's
coming
at
a
time.
What
I
think
is
exciting
is
we're
doing
this
at
the
same
time
we're
building
big
buildings
and
we're
doing
all
of
that.
So
this
is
this.
The
thing
that
makes
it
keeps
that
human
keeps
it
focused
on
the
outdoor
is
focused
on
history
focused
on
the
future.
E
At
the
same
time,
the
big
buildings
are
coming
so
I
think
that's
something
that,
for
this
whole
region
is
just
just
fantastic
and
the
work
that
King
County
is
done,
and
this
port,
as
has
been
very
much
appreciating,
but
all
the
cities
and
again
I
think
this
is
a.
This-
is
a
project
where
everybody's
working
together
and
that's
that's.
Why
that's?
What
makes
this
mine?
Thank
you
thank.
L
Thanks
for
the
great
update
tonight,
most
of
all
this
East
rail
partners
is
up
and
running
I.
Think
that's
really
important
looks
like
you
got
a
great
set
of
folks
there
that
are
gonna,
be
contributing
quite
a
bit
and
I'm
curious
about,
and
it's
unfortunate
Kathryn
is
not
able
to
be
here,
but
can
you
give
a
little
bit
of
her
background?
A
little
bit
were
you
know
where
she
came
from
previously
and.
K
Has
a
long
history
of
NGOs
previously
at
the
Mountaineers,
where
she
was,
she
was
part
of
their
their
public
policy
staff
doesn't
have
did
a
lot
of
their
governmental
Relations
work
and
she's,
really
she's
engaged
she's
really
bright
and
is
really
excited
to
be
kind
of
on
the
ground
floor
of
a
new
organization
to
help
build
it
and
shape
it
and
I
think
she's
I
think
she's
really
really
chomping
to
go.
I
expect
great
things.
Terrific
sounds.
L
Like
the
right
hair,
I
just
want
to
ask
a
couple
of
questions
about
the
the
trestle
as
well,
because
in
the
packet
it
said
we
would
require
about
fourteen
million
to
complete
the
project
if
that's
still
accurate
from
what's
in
the
in
the
packet
here.
So
I'm
wondering
I,
know
that
there's
the
request
there
for
the
money
for
the
additional
money
to
complete
that
project,
so
where's
that
money
gonna
or
how
you
gonna
get
that
money
or
that
money
to
come.
L
K
M
K
Getting
good,
accurate,
so
I
think
that
our
initial
planning
level
cost
estimate
that
we
that
we
originally
had.
We
were
billed
basing
a
lot
of
those
initial
costs
at,
but
on
was
just
incorrect
and
as
we
dove
into
the
actual
design
process,
we
found
that
we
found
that
it
was
low
and
I.
Think
a
normal
part
of
the
design
process
is
a
little
bit
of
reluctance
from
your
consultants.
Also
to
let
you
know
the
full
extent
of
the
bed.
N
K
You
know
took
a
while
to
really
get
an
accurate
sense,
sure
of
well
sure
I
thought
this
project
was,
and
so
now
I
think
we,
you
know
we're
feeling
confident
that
it's
not
it's,
not
an
issue
where
prices
are
continually
rising,
but
now
that
we
have
an
accurate
number
and
we
have
pretty
good
confidence
about
where
we're
going
with
it.
There
is
that
gap,
though,
because
when
we,
when
we
built
our
levee
budget,
we
were
still
working
on
our
old
numbers
mm-hmm.
So
now
we've
got
again
so
we're
doing
a
couple
things.
K
One
one
thing
is
that
we
are.
We
have
been
working
to
reduce
some
of
the
scope
and
make
it
a
more
manageable
project
that
can
get
the
trestle
open
but
reduce
costs
where
we
can
and
some
of
those
places.
We
think
we
can
reduce
some
cost
in
some
of
the
work
on
the
trestle
to
repair
it.
You
know
we're
gonna
be
owning
the
trestle
forever
yeah,
we're
always
gonna,
be
going
back
in
and
replacing
this
rotted
piece
and
that
rotted
piece.
K
So
we're
really
looking
hard
at
how
much
we
have
to
do
now
to
get
it
open
safely
and
how
much
can
be
part
of
our
just
ongoing
ownership
of
the
trestle.
So
we
see
that
as
one
option
we've
got
some
other.
You
know
what
we're
trying
not
to
do
is
to
reduce
the
the
way
the
trestle
will
perform
for
the
public,
because
that's
something
we
can't
go
back
and
we
want
to
do
it
once
and
do
it
right.
K
So
we
are
we're
looking
at
some
cost
control
there
to
reduce
the
cost
down
and
in
our
first
phase
project
we
also
in
our
in
our
overall
budget
for
the
East
trail.
We
had
a
set
of
identified
projects
that
had
numbers
with
them.
He
also
had
some
programmatic
funding
that
included
some
contingency
funding
now
I
think
we
would
have
preferred
not
to
use
it
all
on
the
trestle,
but
the
trestle
is.
K
We
need
to
get
the
trestle
done
so
so
a
part
of
that
gap
we
can
close
from
within
our
current
levy
dollars
and
move
that
way.
It
leaves
still
a
gap
that
needs
to
be
closed.
We're
working
on
that
right
now.
We
hope
that
the
partners
can
can
help
with
closing
that
gap
also
and
we're
yeah
we're
we're
in
the
process,
as
you
are
of
trying
to
shape
the
next
biennial
budget,
and
but
we
we
feel
like
we
can
get
request
into
that
budget.
K
L
J
Commercial
area
CAC
is
co-chair
and
so
just
excited
about
all
that's
happening
in
that
space
and
looking
forward
to
connecting
with
the
community.
So
it's
really
good
to
hear
that
it's
actually
happening
in
other
parts
of
the
trail.
I
just
have
one
question
in
terms
of
the
North
stairs
and
is
there?
Is
there
any
plan
to
make
sure
that
that's
also
accessible
for.
K
People
yeah
so
from
the
beginning,
you
know:
we've
we've
tried.
We
wanted
to
make
sure
that
there
was.
There
was
successful
access
for
the
entire
bridge,
so
the
there
is
a
way
that
will
Burton
station
is
designed.
You
have
kind
of
equal
access
to
the
to
the
upper
platform
from
both
ends
of
the
station,
so
both
the
north
and
south
end
of
the
station
has
elevator
access,
so
it
still
takes
longer
to
get
down
the
ramp
right.
K
So
our
our
bridge
is
pretty
high,
so
you
still
have
to
move
down
the
ramp,
but
once
you're
down
the
ramp,
it's
just
that
you
get
very
easy
access
into
that
north
end
of
the
station
and
access
up
onto
the
platform.
So
so
we
think
they're
comparable
experiences,
the
it's
still
quicker
if
you
can
pop
down
the
stairs
but
but
we
couldn't
have
gotten
a
ramp
in
any
more
quickly
to
the
station
than
the
way
we're
doing
it.
K
A
B
Turn
you
know
useless
in
a
way,
not
unused
you
into
something.
That's
going
to.
You
know,
connect
all
the
way
from
Renton
to
it,
hopefully
for
people
bicycle
everything
that
you
know
can
help
infuse
vitality
and
activity
along
the
way.
I
think
that's
a
great
addition.
It'd
be
a
great
addition.
I
just
wanted
to
ask
a
couple
questions.
One
is
you
mentioned
about
the
increase
in
the
trestle
funding.
You
know.
That's
it's
a
substantial
increase!
Fourteen
million
dollars.
Yes,
you
have
no
problem
with
getting
additional
funding
to
do
that.
I
should.
O
B
I
I
I
mean
I
think
that
what
I
would
say
at
this
point
I'm
and
we're
very
committed
to
getting
it
done.
It's
a
critical
part
of
the
trail
and
so
we're
looking
at
a
lot
of
different
ways
that
we
can
fill
that
gap.
But
the
other
thing
is
I
do
want
to
recognize.
Bellevue
has
made
a
commitment
to
help
with
the
funding,
and
so
we
may
be
back
talking
to
you
again.
I
I
We
got
two
and
a
half
million,
so
so
there's
a
lot
of
places
that
we
think
that
we
can
seek
some
assistance,
but
the
other
thing
that
you
know
if
we
put
if
we
put
all
our
resources
into
the
well,
we
can't
wrestle
it's
possible
that
there's
some
other
things
that
we
won't
be
able
to
do.
That
may
not
attract
as
much
attention,
and
so
there
may
be
some
opportunities
for
us
to
think
about.
I
Some
partners
may
be
very
interested
and
thinking
about
how
they
can
help
to
contribute
to
the
will
Burton
trestle
in
some
way.
So
we
want
to
take
an
advantage
of
how
iconic
it
is
to
to
really
reach
out
to
people
and
say
this
would
be
a
really
good
place
to
help.
So
we're
gonna
have
a
bunch
of
those
conversations
coming
up,
but
I
don't
want
to
to
leave
here
with
you
mean
that
we
won't
do
everything
we
possibly
can
to
get
this
up
and
running
because
we're
very
committed
to
it.
I
just.
I
K
K
K
M
K
P
I'm
just
tickled
to
have
you
guys
here.
I
know
it's
another
night
meeting
for
you
all,
but
to
roll
this
out
to
see
how
quickly
relatively
that
all
of
these
projects
should
be
delivered.
I
mean
it's.
The
schedule
is,
is
people
may
think
six
years
to
the
lot
you
know
is
a
long
time,
but
it's
really
not
I
mean
in
the
terms
of
government
capital,
so
projects
so
I
have
a
bunch
of
little
questions
and
I'll.
Ask
a
few
of
them
and
the
rest
I
can
email
to
my
HR
staff.
P
K
K
Say
that
on
these
on
these
connections,
those
are
the
places
where,
where
city
and
county
are
collaborating
most
closely
to
take
advantage
of
city
projects
that
can
they
can
also
make
some
of
those
connections
happen
and
make
sure
they're
coming
together.
32Nd
is
another
project
location
where
we
anticipate
a
connection.
M
I
can
flesh
that
out
a
little
bit
more
in
terms
of
their
connections
that
we're
working
on.
So
one
that
is
already
on
track
is
on
the
north
side
of
Sound
Transit
om
Fe
facility,
Sound
Transit
will
be
opening
that
link
in
the
next
few
weeks.
So
there's
been
a
link
on
the
south
side
of
the
MFE
and
that's
been
a
temporary
location.
You'll
be
moving
it
up
to
the
north
side,
so
that
will
give
access
to
and
from
the
spring
district,
so
that
one
is
already
on
track.
M
We
are
working
on
design
options
for
a
connection
from
the
east
trail
up
to
spin
Boulevard,
because
spring
boulevard
has
a
separated
path
that
runs
from
downtown
to
the
spring
district
and
eventually
into
the
rest
of
El,
red
and
so
connecting
these
two.
You
know
north-south
and
east-west
facility
is
really
to
our
my
key
priority.
M
I
M
We
also
are
working
on
a
connection
at
Main
Street,
so
that
ones
we're
really
excited
about
that
one,
because
the
Main
Street
Bridge
will
be
rebuilt
by
washed-out.
The
scan
is
part
of
that
Washington
that
retina
Valley
project,
so
the
crossing
there
will
be
a
whole
lot
better
experience
for
pedestrians,
bicycles
than
it
is
now,
and
so
the
concept
is
to
connect,
provide
really
a
high
quality
connection
from
the
east
rail
over
to
the
south
end
of
downtown
to
the
south
main
station.
M
You
know
just
how
they
have
that
connectivity
and
then
eventually,
actually
the
other
way
to
up
to
the
camera.
So
so
we're
exploring
there's
some
train
challenges
there
and
trying
to
make
it
work
in
eighty
eight
times
is
its
own
special
challenge
that
we're
working
on,
but
that's
another
connection
that
we're
looking
at
intensively
and
then
finally,
Kurt
mentioned
the
Wan
down
at
South
East
32nd
Street,
and
that
would
be
the
connect
that
will
be
the
connection
to
the
I-90
trail
as
well
as
then,
a
connection
over
into
the
Mercer
Slough
area.
M
P
No
that's
good,
because
I
know
that
was
one
of
the
things
we
focused
on
a
lot
with
light.
Rail
is
making
sure
that
we
Sound
Transit
didn't
necessarily
pay
for
all
those
connections
to
the
stations,
but
we,
those
are
so
critical
and
same
thing
with
the
bike
trail.
If
we
were,
you
know
we
don't
want
to
have,
or
if
you
want
to
draw
it
right
through
Bellevue,
you
have
to
drive
down
and
rent
and
get
on
the
truck.
You
know
that
we.
C
M
The
case
now
I
think
the
design
is
such
that
the
4th
Street
crossing
could
eventually
be
great,
separated,
okay,
going
to
be
the
preference,
but
for
the
interim
condition-
or
you
know
going
forward
in
the
foreseeable
future-
will
be
great
that
great.
So
that's,
what's
under
construction
right
now
by
the
developer,
would.
P
Be
good
if
eventually,
we
could
great
separate
those,
because
I
think
that
that's
a
that's
a
pretty
major
thoroughfare
and
for
the
safety
and
comfort
of
all
would
be
good
to
separate
that
okay,
I'm,
just
gonna
ask
one
of
my
last
questions.
Let
me
figure
out
which
one
I
want
to
ask
I
guess.
My
final
question
is:
are
you
had
a
picture
of
the
lake
lanes
configuration
down
south
and
there
were
fences
along
it.
P
I
know
that
some
other
trails
in
other
jurisdictions
nearby
have
bifurcated
people's
property
and
the
property
owners
were
upset
by
that,
especially
if
there
was
a
fence
put
up
or
they
have
to
go
through
a
fence
to
get
from
firm
their
property
to
the
back
of
the
property.
Do
we
have
any
properties
that
are
in
that
configuration
on
the
fence,
I.
D
P
P
Ahead
of
schedule,
one
more
question:
the
public
art,
I
love,
the
public
art
on
the
overcrossing
of
Northeast,
8th
but
and
the
older
I
get
the
more
appreciate
public
art
as
components
of
public
works
projects
for
cities
and
counties
as
such.
Is
there
going
to
be
any
other
public
art
or
along
this
corridor
and
in
the
belly
portion?
So.
K
K
We
don't
have
any
art
associated
with
the
trestle
right
now,
but
we
expect
to
have
very
high
design
quality
down
there
and
we're
actually
hoping
to
do
possibly
some
artist
designed
work
for
our
kiosks,
where
we,
where
we
engage
an
artist
to
help
us
reshape
these
they're
called
bungalows
they're
the
silver
little
shacks
at
all
the
signalized
crossings,
where
all
the
set
is-
and
there
are
love
they're,
a
wonderful
reminder
of
the
railroad
history
that
we
would
like
to
repurpose.
As
as
information.
P
A
F
It's
really
excited
about
this
project.
In
fact,
I
can
tell
you
that
definitely
lake
lanes
that
community
is
so
delighted
with
even
the
temporary
setup
where
they
actually
are
seeing
neighbors,
that's
just
on
the
other
side
of
their
fence
that
they
actually
have
to
drive
all
the
way
around
to
get
juice.
So
we're
super
excited
about
getting
that
portion
of
the
the
project
done
and
the
part
that
I
think
we're
really
gonna
see.
Is
that
having
this
east
rail
will
be
part
of
their
multimodal
connections
too,
as
we
grow,
as
as
mr.
F
bannon
said,
you
know,
we
are
seeing
more
growth
coming
and
so
how
people
get
around
is
really
important,
and
we
expect
the
east
rail
will
be
one
of
the
main
one
of
the
multimodal
corridors
that
we're
gonna
take
advantage
of.
So
the
timing
of
this
couldn't
be
more
important
and
on
the
8th,
Street
I
agree
that
I
understand
there
may
be
some
funding
and
timing
challenges,
but
that
really
is
part
of
the
art
in
that
part
of
the
corridor.
F
So
if
there's
a
way
to
find
partners
or
support
that
effort,
so
that
it
can
move
alone
concurrent
with
this
work,
instead
of
it
being
something
that
is
a
straggler
after
the
fact,
because
when
I
think
about
the
preliminary
kind
of
charettes,
it
matters
having.
Actually
some
of
those
connections
designed
as
part
of
the
bridge
instead
of
coming
back
later
and
trying
to
design
in
structural
connections
is,
can
be
challenging
great.
K
And
that's
that's
what
we're
hoping
to
do
so
we
have
funding
for
the
design
consultants
to
move
forward
and
and
make
sure
that
we
can
get
into
our
design
drawings
the
the
ways
to
connect
those
to
have
a
sense
of
what
we're
trying
to
do
and
to
be
able
to
install
them
easily
without
retrofitting.
The
bridge
itself.
Yeah.
C
K
M
F
An
art
project
that
maybe
we
could
get
some
kind
of
funds
or
grants
or
whatnot
to
use.
So
thank
you
for
that.
I
I
just
know
from
experience
that
the
connections
are
the
most
important
and
can
be
the
most
challenging
to
retrofit
after
the
fact
and
I
would
say
the
same
thing
with
the
for
thinking
related
to
the
fiber
connection
and
really
looking
at
doing
this
as
part
of
the
project,
if
possible
and
taking
a
hard
look
at
it.
So
I
guess
my
question
would
be
really
looking
hard
and
asking
the
question:
why?
F
F
Even
you
know,
our
school
district
or
others
to
look
at
how
they
might
help
with
kind
of
activating
the
space
along
the
corridor?
And
then
my
my
last
comment
is
similar
to
some
of
my
colleagues
around
the
funding
and
I
understand
that
the
trestle
can
be
really
challenging.
I
I
can
only
imagine
how
many
old
wooden
trestles
are
around.
That
has
had
a
rehab
to
be
able
to
do
any
kind
of
comparables
in
terms
of
cost.
F
So
what
I
wonder
is
even
when
we
say
that
we
think
now
it's
28
million
by
the
time
go
out
to
bid
and
depending
on
how
hungry
betters
are
which
most
of
them
are
not
looking
for
work.
I
I'm
not
sure
that
we,
our
number,
is
still
a
good
number
when
we
open
bids
so
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
you're
looking
other
sources
of
funding
for
that
I
guess.
My
question,
then,
is:
when
we
think
about
other
funding
sources.
Are
there
other
grants
that
we
could
apply
to?
F
K
K
A
I
wish
I
could
say
that
we're
just
gonna
move
on,
but
I
am
so
excited
about
this
project
and
I
have
so
many
questions,
so
I'll
try
to
be
fast,
but
you
know
part
of
our
vision
statement
is
that
we
embrace
the
future
while
respecting
our
past
and
this.
This
project
just
embraces
that
whole
philosophy,
I'm
very
excited
about
it
and
I
want
to
know
how
we
can
speed
it
up.
So
I'm
wondering.
Can
we
do
some
crowdfunding
or
something
and
hope
that
Facebook
and
REI
make
a
couple
of
million
dollar
contributions
to
that?
That.
A
So
anyway,
I'm
very
interested
in
any
way
that
we
can
speed
up
this
process.
You
talked
about
in
our
packet.
It
talks
about
in
will
Burton
having
a
hundred
foot
wide
rail
beds,
where
we
only
need
like
20
feet
or
something
I
would
dearly
love
to
see
a
place
for
food
trucks
to
pull
up
along
the
rail
corridor
so
that
people
can
can
stop
and
enjoy
that.
So
that's
a
thought,
I'm
very
interested
in
the
fiber
network.
Is
it
would
that
be
a
revenue-generating
thing
for
the
city?
Oh.
I
So
the
owners
are,
the
trail
would
probably
be
the
project
proponents,
and
so,
at
this
point
in
time
they
would
be
the
ones
that
would
be
that
would
be
collecting
any
revenue
that
would
be
associated
with
leasing
that
fiber,
unless
there
were
other
people
who
participated
in
the
financing,
for
example,
of
the
installation
of
the
fiber.
So
but
those
are
things
that
were
exploring.
I
How
that
would
work,
and
one
of
the
things
right
now
is.
Is
we
don't
really
have
hard
data?
That
would
let
that
would
tell
us
when
we
could
get
a
return
on
that
investment
and
how
much
potential
revenue
there
might
be.
So
there
may
be
some
strategies
for
how
we
could
put
this
out
for
for
bids
to
see.
I
Is
there
really
the
ability
for
us
to
generate
revenue
enough
to
pay
for
it
or
do
public
with
the
public
agencies
need
to
supplement
it
in
some
way,
so
those
are
things
that
we
actually
make
need
to
make
some
decisions
around
pretty
quickly,
because
if
we're
gonna
put
this
this,
you
know
portion
of
the
hardware
in
with
the
construction.
We're
gonna
have
to
know
pretty
soon
or
it's
gonna
be
harder
to
do
it
later.
I
K
A
I
A
H
Just
quickly
tell
you,
in
words
of
one
syllable,
what's
happening
at
the
state
legislature
and
defer
discussion
of
particular
items
to
another
day.
I
have
I
feel
like
Cinderella.
My
time
is
almost
expired
for
my
items
tonight.
Last
week
the
legislature
kind
of
passed,
zoun
direct
past
the
midway
point.
H
What
happens
now
is
the
process
reverses
itself,
and
the
legislature
is
now
holding
committee
hearings
this
week
and
probably
a
little
bit
of
next,
because
Friday
of
this
week
is
the
cutoff
deadline
for
Bill's
to
get
out
of
the
opposite
house
in
the
policy
committees
and
then
coming
up
really
quickly
after
that
on
March,
2nd
is
the
deadline
for
bills
from
the
opposite
house
to
get
out
of
the
fiscal
and
transportation
committees,
and
then
it
is
the
homestretch.
They
will
be
on
the
floor.
H
Taking
action
on
bills
between
that
March,
2nd,
cutoff
and
the
end
of
the
session
on
the
12th
and
both
chambers
are
releasing
or
have
released
their
budgets.
They
have
proposed
budgets
for
that
are
supplemental
to
the
budget
passed
in
the
beginning
of
the
biennium
last
year,
so
we
have
operating
transportation
and
capital
budgets
out
there.
Staff
is
going
over
those
to
find
out
what
money
might
be.
H
You
know
hidden
away
or
very
prominently
featured
for
city
priorities
and
we'll
get
back
with
you
on
what
those
are,
because
the
budgets
are
kind
of
dribbling
out
at
this
point.
Last
week
the
whole
budget
picture
was
slightly
complicated
by
the
revenue
forecast.
The
state
ended
up
with
a
estimated
six
hundred
and
sixty
six
hundred
and
some-odd
million
dollars
that
it
was
not
anticipating
in
the
last
revenue
forecast.
H
So
it's
going
to
be
a
nice
wait
and
see
time
to
see
what
were
the
priorities
that
each
of
the
chambers
could
not
put
in
their
budgets
and
how
are
they
going
to
address
that?
One
of
the
big
things
that
happened
with
the
Senate
capital
budget?
In
its
proposal
they
did
not
fund.
Very
many
of
the
projects
that
were
requested
by
individual
members
say
for
projects
in
their
cities.
H
Things
like
our
request
for
the
brown
trails
park,
but
they
did
propose
to
put
a
lot
of
money,
several
million
dollars
in
funding
for
housing,
affordable,
housing
and
homelessness,
because
that
taught
that
those
two
topics
have
really
become
the
two
centerpieces
of
the
legislative
session.
So
that
happened.
Don't
know
what
yet
is
in
the
House
version
of
that,
but
the
time
between,
when
those
budgets
come
out
and
the
end
of
the
session,
they
will
just
be
negotiating
and
horse-trading
and
working
on
each
chambers
priorities
and
once
those
budgets
are
decided
its
go
home
time.
H
So
we're
anticipating
this
session
will
end
on
time
on
March,
12th
and
many
of
the
bills
are
now
being
called
something
it
used
to
be
called
necessary
to
implement
the
budget.
So
your
bill
didn't
have
to
meet
the
cut-offs.
Well,
not
I
have
a
category.
That's
a
little
bit
new
and
it's
called
not
subject
to
cut-offs,
so
it
isn't
really
a
budget
bill,
but
it's
kind
of
a
dollar
bill.
H
We
are
working
on
those
to
try
to
negate
the
bad
impacts
that
might
accrue
to
the
city
from
those
and
we're
working
to
either
get
a
grandfather
clause
in
that
would
say
if
your
city
has
existing
legislation
or
codes
or
ordinances
on
these
topics,
then
you
are
grandfathered
in
and
do
not
and
are
not
at
the
moment,
subject
to
this
legislation.
So
that's
the
kind
of
work
that's
going
on
now.
It's
sort
of
face-to-face
meetings
with
each
legislator
to
say
here's
a
way.
H
They
are
spending
all
their
time,
trying
to
figure
out.
What's
the
proper
response
to
fill
the
gap
that
was
created
by
the
passage
of
of
976
and
the
jury,
and
the
judge
are
all
still
out
on
whether
that
is
going
to
go
into
effect,
whether
they
the
stay
and
the
injunction
will
remain.
But
if
that,
if
those
chickens
come
home
to
roost,
there's
a
very
serious
problem
in
the
transportation
budget.
H
Funding,
even
a
minimal
amount
for
a
statewide
transportation
package
next
year,
and
that's
where
we're
going
to
have
to
as
a
city
really
put
our
muscle
is
into
next
year
making
sure
that
whatever
projects
end
up
on
that
statewide
package
are
the
projects
we
need
to
make
sure
get
done
in
order
to
see
our
interests
pursue
and
move
forward
on
our
project.
That's
on
State
Route
520
that
will
connect
at
124th
down
to
405
and
all
of
the
projects
that
are
needed
to
make
405
Express
toll
lane
project
work.
H
So
even
though,
there's
not
a
lot
going
on
in
transportation
right
now,
there
will
be
a
lot
next
year.
So
that's
where
we're
going
to
be
working
very
hard
in
the
interim
to
try
to
make
legislators
aware
of
our
need
and
I
think
it's
also
handy
to
try
to
remember
that
when
we
meet
with
legislators,
we
try
to
remind
them
that
our
city
produces
the
second
highest
level
of
sales
tax
in
the
entire
state.
H
Second,
only
to
Seattle
and
our
property
tax
and
B&O
tax
produced
a
lot
of
income
close
to
a
billion
dollars
is
what
the
residents
and
businesses
of
bellevue
send
to
the
legislature,
and
our
general
mantra
is
to
try
to
explain
how
investing
in
bellevue
is
a
wise
investment
and
a
good
return
on
your
money.
So
that's
where
we'll
be
focusing
our
energy
both
for
the
rest
of
the
session
and
for
next
session
next
year,
which
is
a
long
105
day
session.
H
G
Madam
mayor
item,
4d
will
be
joined
by
Jessica
Nadeau
and
filly
Marsh
from
our
economic
development
office
here
with
the
next
in
a
series
of
study
sessions
assisting
the
council
in
the
update
of
your
economic
development
plan.
Tonight,
we're
going
to
focus
on
discussion
of
draft
strategy,
recommendations
that
have
been
developed
by
staff
and
our
consultant
as
a
result
of
a
lot
of
the
data
and
focus
groups
and
input
that
have
already
been
provided.
G
We're
seeking
feedback
on
those
recommended
strategies
in
order
to
guide
staff
and
Avalanche
consulting
in
developing
a
next
round
of
more
detailed
implementation
actions
for
consideration
by
the
council
and
after
tonight's
discussion.
We
anticipate
coming
back
to
the
council
in
March.
For
that
more
detailed
conversation.
Q
Thank
You
deputy
city
manager,
Behrens
Thank,
You,
mayor
deputy
mayor
and
members
of
council,
just
a
quick
housekeeping
that
I
am
getting
over
a
cold.
So
if
you
hear
some
strain
in
my
voice
or
some
excessive
coughing,
please
thank
you
for
your
patience.
We're
excited
about
coming
to
you
tonight
with
the
draft
strategies
and
recommendation
recommended
strategies
for
the
update,
updated
economic
development
plan,
as
we
heard
on
January
27th
Bellevue
is
doing
well.
Thank
you.
Q
Tonight's
recommendations
are
focused
on
making
sure
that
making
Bellevue
even
better
and
that
we
continue
to
be
economically
resilient
through
future
changes
in
the
market
and
the
market
cycles.
Tonight's
presentation
is
number
six
of
eight
on
the
topic
of
updating
the
economic
development
plan
and
we
are
looking
at
it
in
a
layered
approach.
Q
January
27th
was
the
the
Y
statements,
the
the
data
analysis
that
showed
what's
going
on
in
the
market
tonight,
we're
bringing
the
Council
of
what
statements
that
what
we
recommended
doing
about
those
items
and
March
would
be
to
how,
in
the
implementation
part
of
the
economic
development
plan.
So
that's
why
tonight's
items
may
not
be
as
detailed
as
the
council
is
expecting,
but
it's
because
we
want
to
do
that
layered
approach,
so
we
invest
our
time
and
resources
appropriately.
As
deputy
city
manager
Barron's
mentioned,
we
have
two
goals
tonight.
Q
One
is
to
begin
getting
the
council's
feedback
on
these
high-level
strategies
and
the
other
is
to
seek
to
get
counsel
of
direction
to
begin
drafting
the
implementation
tactics
and
return
for
a
discussion
on
those
in
March.
There
is
a
lot
of
content
to
discuss
tonight
and
we
don't
expect
to
get
all
of
that
feedback
in
one
sitting.
If
that
is
a
concern
for
council
members,
so
we
will
be
doing
a
couple
of
things
tonight.
One
emphasize
we're
emphasizing
tonight
at
the
beginning
of
this
discussion.
R
The
strategies
you
were
healed
here
tonight
are
in
direct
response
to
the
plan
objectives
approved
by
council
in
July
of
2019.
The
six
focus
areas
of
the
plan
update
our
creative
economy,
small
business,
retail
capacity
building
tourism
and
Workforce
Development.
Additionally,
the
plan
will
be
chapter
based
for
easier
update
of
specific
sections
in
the
future.
R
So
these
foundational
strategies
are
a
continuation
from
the
previous
plan
and
are
essential
to
a
well-functioning
community
foundational
strategies,
our
long-standing
ongoing
efforts
and
initiatives
carried
out
by
programs
throughout
the
city
organization
and
it's
important
to
recognize
their
connection.
To
economic
development,
the
consultants
have
reviewed
and
affirmed
that
the
current
plans,
foundational
strategies
continue
to
be
relevant
and
recommend
a
seventh
foundational
strategy
that
is
reflective
of
Bellevue's
vision
statement.
The
recommended
7th
strategy
is
to
view
all
activities
through
a
lens
of
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion.
Q
I'd
like
to
take
a
quick
moment
to
note
that,
within
the
foundational
strategies,
Avalanche
has
noted
the
critical
importance
of
housing
and
transportation
at
this
stage
of
the
cities
and
the
region's
growth,
as
both
a
major
employment
center
and
a
major
residential
center
Bellevue
has
a
deeply
symbiotic
relationship
with
the
greater
Puget
Sound.
As
we
saw
in
the
January
27th
analysis,
90
percent
of
jobs
in
Bellevue
are
filled
by
non-residents
and
75
percent
of
local
residents
work
outside
the
city,
so
all
things
being
equal.
We
do
expect
those
ratios
to
continue
well
into
the
future.
Q
Even
with
all
of
the
new
development,
those
ratios,
the
jobs,
housing
ratio
will
be
significantly
higher
than
we
normally
see
as
a
healthy
ratio.
So
mobility
options
and
connecting
our
job
centers
to
major
residential
centers
throughout
the
region
will
be
increasingly
important
for
abilities.
Economic
health.
R
Right
so,
based
on
the
objectives
of
the
plan
update,
there's
the
six
new
focus
areas,
capacity,
building,
small
business,
workforce,
retail,
creative
economy
and
tourism
tonight
we'll
be
presenting
the
draft
strategies
recommended
for
each
of
these
focus
areas
based
on
the
findings
from
the
data
analysis
in
the
stakeholder
engagement.
These
strategies
reflect
the
consultants
advice
on
national
best
practices
applied
to
Bellevue's,
unique
environmental
situation.
Q
As
we
dive
into
the
strategies,
I'd
like
to
ask
Council
to
add
a
lens
for
prioritization,
there
are
many
good
recommendations
that
you
will
be
seeing
tonight
and
we
know
that
we
cannot
accomplish
all
of
them
in
the
five-year
timeline,
especially
with
current
resources.
The
city's
fast
growth
means
that
there
are
growing
needs
across
all
the
city's
lines
of
business.
We're
hoping
that
councils,
feedbacks
and
I
will
help
us
understand
where
to
place
our
emphasis
over
the
next
several
years.
R
R
Why,
for
each
of
the
focus
areas
and
again
we're
going
to
pause,
so
we
get
ample
time
for
your
feedback,
and
these
strategies
that
you
will
see
tonight
are
still
overarching
because
we're
looking
to
make
sure
that
we're
headed
in
the
right
direction
between
before
we
flush
out
all
the
tactics
underneath
each
one
of
them.
Okay,
ready
to
dive
in
we're
gonna
start
with
capacity
building
and
capacity
building
is
the
theme
we
saw
run
through
all
of
the
focus
areas.
But,
as
we
know,
Bellevue
is
increasingly
recognized
as
a
great
place
to
do
business.
R
The
city
has
the
opportunity
to
expand
partnerships
with
local
businesses,
nonprofits
and
others
to
achieve
shared
goals,
as
well
as
leverage
the
expertise,
advocacy,
technical
support
and
investments
to
build
and
implement
some
of
our
communities,
more
aspirational,
visions
and
visions
and
aspirations.
Through
the
outreach,
we
did
discover
that
the
city
can
serve
as
an
important,
an
important
role
as
a
convener
that
brings
together
different
groups
to
understand
the
needs
and
concerns,
and
then
together,
identify
shared
goals
and
actions.
Q
So
the
capacity-building
recommendations
are
all
about
partnerships
and
we
could
not
have
picked
a
better
group
to
go
after
than
the
east
rail
presentation,
which
was
a
great
example
of
a
public
public-private
partnership,
and
it's
really
mentioned
one
of
the
most
critical
roles
the
city
plays
in
these
recommendations
is
the
role
of
convener
from
stakeholder
feedback.
It
was
very
clear
that
there
is
opportunity
for
the
city
and
our
partners,
like
the
chamber
and
the
BDA,
to
do
more
of
the
convening
around
those
issues
of
critical
importance
to
the
city
and
the
region.
Q
This
work
will
also
allow
us
to
analyze
what
is
best
housed
inside
the
city
and
what
is
best
housed
with
some
of
our
partner
organizations,
for
example,
fundraising,
which
is,
might
be
needed
for
some
of
these
critical
infrastructure
projects
or
service
delivery
methods.
Our
private
partners
may
be
better
equipped
to
do
that
type
of
fundraising
than
the
cities.
R
So
we
know
that
a
strong
economy
needs
a
diversity
of
businesses
from
a
variety
of
industries
and
in
a
variety
of
sizes
from
retailers,
mom-and-pop
shops,
tech
entrepreneurs
and
b2b.
Our
service
operators,
affordability,
availability
of
space
and
workforce
I
mean
the
top
concerns
for
many
of
our
small
businesses
in
Bellevue
and
while
Bellevue
and
the
Eastside
are
home
to
a
variety
of
great
small
business
support
organizations.
Q
In
small
business
work
is
tough
in
Bellevue,
dynamic
and
by
cost
environment.
These
strategies
focus
on
the
city's
role
as
an
abler,
planner
and
facilitator
of
a
healthy
economy.
This
category
includes
a
full
spectrum
of
small
businesses,
everything
from
the
Main
Street
dry,
cleaner
to
the
10-person
Law
Firm
to
the
home-based
consultants.
So
we
do
talk
about
the
full
spectrum
of
small
business,
not
just
a
small
retail
strategies.
One
and
two
would
recommend
expanding
the
city's
BRE
program
to
ensure
we're
providing
timely
technical
assistance
and
training
opportunities
that
fit
the
needs
of
our
small
businesses.
Q
We
do
some
of
that
already,
but
this
would
be
an
expansion
of
staff
time
into
that
area.
This
could
be
achieved
in
partnership
with
several
of
our
partners,
including
sort
of
four
to
five
Bellevue
college
and,
like
one
Redmond
strategy,
number
three
will
be
a
recurring
recommendation
throughout
tonight's
discussion
and
would
see
the
city
look
at
ways
to
encourage
the
preservation
of
existing
spaces
and
the
creation
of
new
spaces
that
are
suitable
for
small
business.
Q
Q
Everything
from
encouraging
the
adaptive
reuse
of
warehouse
space
in
Bell
red
to
encouraging
the
preservation
of
small
office
spaces
along
8th,
Street,
potentially,
and
everything
in
between
this
work
helps
preserve
space
for
smaller
firms
for
and
also
for
those
that
are
providing
family
wage
jobs
and
middle-income
jobs
in
the
city
and
with
that
those
are
our
two
topic
areas.
We'd
like
to
pause
for
questions
and
comments.
A
P
P
Flips
cartwheels,
because
I
think
this
is
so
great,
but
I
would
think
that
we
I
want
to
make
sure
that
when
you're
talking
about
the
variety
of
businesses
and
such
that
we're-
including
not
just
the
business
to
business
but
the
personal
services
for
people
of
all
ages,
because
one
of
the
things
in
addition
to
those
you
know,
car
repair
sewing
machine
repair,
businesses
that
are
in
the
less
expensive
office
and
retail
space.
There's.
P
Also
a
lot
of
those
old
warehouses
have
been
converted
to
youth
activities
and
when
those
go
away
there
will
be
no
place
for
our
kids.
To
take
dance.
Do
gymnastics,
you
know,
do
the
badminton,
you
know
classes,
etc,
karate,
and
so
we
want
those
kind
of
businesses
which
maybe
aren't
the
most
profitable
for
people
to
lease
to
I.
Think
it's
really
critical
that
we
don't
lose
that
because
then
we'll
have
people
driving
else.
You
know
driving
far
away
to
have
to
take
their
kids
to
a
little
league
or
whatever.
P
A
F
A
F
The
ones
things
I
was
I
was
curious
about
is
when
we
think
about
preservation
of
spaces
and
and
then
also
the
micro
spaces,
because
maybe
they
can't
afford
the
traditional
servants
core
footage.
The
micro
I
actually
am
wondering.
Do
we
also
look
at
city-owned
spaces?
I,
don't
know
if
we've
never
considered
like
in
our
community
center
is
having
a
little.
F
F
Well,
it
seems
to
me
that
we
should
be
pursuing
all
potential
viable
strategies
and
the
city
does
on
a
number
of
different
facilities.
Thank
You.
E
Know
this
this
is
this:
is
one
of
these
presentations
and
the
holes.
It's
so
much
here
and
I
guess,
I
think
we're
all
having.
But
questions
were
asking
you
because,
like
my
first
thing
is
looking,
this
is
going
to
going
to
have
a
conversation.
So
what
do
you
mean
by
these
things?
What
are
you
doing?
E
I
can
think
of
about
ten
of
those
I
could
ask
you
about
tonight
and
I
think:
that's
that's
what
what
I
guess
the
struggle
is
I
want
to
know
what
you
mean
by
all
these
words,
but
I
assume
that,
where
you're
talking
about
the
overall
policy
and
what
you're
going
to
be
doing-
and
you
know
I'm
anxious
to
get
to
the
parts
and
some
of
these
others
when
you
say
work
with
partner
organizations-
be
more
active.
What
do
you
mean
by
that?
But
that's
not
what
that
would
take
this
a
good
week.
Talk
about
that!
E
This
is
kind
of
what
things
we're
going
to
do,
but
those
are
things
we'll
do
over
a
time
period.
Correct,
yeah,
so
that'll
always
be
open.
If
people
have
and
people
from
you
know,
BDA
has
some
ideas
about
these
things
too.
We'll
we'll
bring
the
swords,
though,
ladies
amazing
and
I,
really
like
the
focus
on
these
two
pieces,
and
I
am
really
looking
forward
to
getting
to
talking
about.
E
L
So
what
I
would
really
like
to
see
here,
too,
is
for
each
one
of
these
categories.
How
are
we
tracking
success?
What
does
that
look
like,
and
how
and
when
are
we
gonna
know
when
we
need
to
pivot?
So
what
analytics
are
we
tracking
to
make
sure
that
what
we
do
need
to
update
the
plan
that
we
can
update
the
plan
because,
again
for
the
objectives
there,
we
want
to
have
a
plan.
That's
gonna
be
much
more
fluid.
I.
Think
that's
really
important.
So
look
for
to
hear
more
about
that
later.
Thank
you.
So.
A
So
I
think
the
city
can
have
a
role
in
that
and
I
would
be
really
interested
in
knowing
if
there's
a
way
to
look
at
some
of
these
older
buildings
in
Bellevue
and
if
there's
a
developer
that
owns
multiple
properties
and
one
of
them
has
an
older
building
housing.
Small
business.
Is
there
a
way
to
transfer
development
rights
to
another
property
so
that
we
can
preserve
that
space.
B
Q
I
think,
with
the
visionary
projects,
the
the
big
concepts
are
like
things
like
the
grant
connection,
the
potential
for
a
lid
park
over
highway
405
over
I-405.
Those
are
the
large
infrastructure
types
of
projects
that
would
require
some
capacity
building
and
public-private
partnership
in
terms
of
services.
R
All
right
so
Bellevue
is
home
to
many
well-educated
residents,
incredible
k-12
schools
and
our
successful
post-secondary
educational
institutions,
Bellevue
college
college
and
gix.
We
know
that
employers
in
Bellevue
also
draw
from
a
large
regional
labor
pool.
However,
despite
this
abundant
labor
pool,
many
employers
struggle
to
find
and
retain
skilled
workers
and
there's
opportunity
to
retrain
an
up
skill.
They'll
be
residents
for
in-demand
positions.
Q
So,
to
continue
being
a
location
of
choice
for
both
employers
and
residents,
Bellevue
should
continue
cultivating
new
education
options
for
a
variety
of
backgrounds
and
demographics.
The
untapped
and
underutilized
human
potential
in
Bellevue
is
significant,
so
accordingly,
recommendations,
one
and
two
would
focus
on
expanding
access
and
ensuring
that
offerings
match
the
needs
of
employers
and
residents.
So
there
would
be
a
large
role
for
the
city
and
being
a
convener
and
facilitator
of
those
discussions.
Q
There
are
some
populations
that
are
not
being
served
or
are
underserved
in
the
current
environment
like
trailing
spouses
and
parents.
Returning
to
the
workforce,
which
are
areas
we
believe
we
can
add
some
additional
capacity
for
a
more
balanced
mix
between
things
like
boot
camps,
continuing
education
programs
and
also
expanded
four-year
options
will
serve
the
city
very
well
over
the
long
term
so
that
we
have
a
robust
pipeline
at
multiple
levels.
Q
Q
So
the
third
strategy
here
is
really
focus.
Oh
it
sorry
I
mixed
up
my
notes,
but
there
is
a
lack
of
a
second
research
university
in
the
region.
So
when
we
look
at
our
benchmark
regions
across
the
country,
many
of
them
have
two
three
four
five
research
universities
and
while
you
dub,
is
excellent
research
university
and
very
well-regarded
across
the
world,
it
is
still
only
one
for
the
region,
so
they
do
recommend
looking
at
ways
that
we
can
expand
our
access
to
additional
research
institutions
here
in
Bellevue,
and
that
could
be
a
variety
of
opportunities.
Q
The
third
strategy
and
workforce
is
a
bit
of
a
hybrid
between
workforce
and
transportation,
and
that
is
again
because
of
our
our
situation
has
a
regional
employment
center.
So
again,
as
council
saw
on
January
27th,
because
90
percent
of
our
workers
travel
in
from
outside
the
city.
Expanding
mobility
options
is
very
important
for
the
long-term
economic
viability
of
the
city.
So
there
is
some
additional
work
that
could
be
done
with
our
major
employers
to
understand
major
commute,
origins
and
destinations
and
improving
service
to
those
those
centers.
R
Retail
serves
an
important
role
in
Bellevue's
economy
as
a
placemaking
element
and
entry
point
for
workers
and
a
generator
of
sales
tax
revenue,
but
like
other
small
businesses,
affordability,
availability
of
space
and
workforce
are
the
top
concerns
for
retailers
and
restaurants
in
Bellevue,
and
those
are
especially
true
for
the
non
chain
locally
owned
establishments.
We
learned
that
there's
a
distinct
need
for
greater
organization
among
local
retailers
and
restaurants
to
help
share
resources
and
build
their
capacity
and
advocate
for
their
needs
and
promote
their
business.
Q
So
the
strata,
the
four
strategies
for
retail,
are
very
district
based
and
would
require
some
new
resources
to
implement
the
action
plans
that
are
recommended
in
strategy
number.
One
would
look
at
things
like
leakage,
analysis
and
space
availability
to
understand
what
additional
retail
opportunities
exist
within
the
city
and
what
additional
services
might
be
needed
by
local
residents
and
workers.
Q
As
noted
in
strategy
number,
as
noted
in
small
business
strategy,
number
two
is
a
continuation
of
the
recommendation
to
preserve
existing
spaces
and
develop
new
ones
that
are
suitable
for
local,
independent
retail
and
would
see
the
city
look
at
new
ways
to
to
do
that.
So
we
can
produce
more
spaces
that
are
appropriate
for
independent
retail
food
and
beverage
and
neighborhood
services
for
number
four.
We
also
do
recommend
looking
at
taking
a
dedicated
effort
and
a
deeper
dive
into
Auto
Sales,
because
they
do
make
up
40%
of
the
city's
retail
sales
tax.
Q
Q
E
Well,
go
to
the
second
one.
We
were
on
retail
strategies
number
four.
That
is
very
interesting
and
I'm
glad
you're
looking
this,
because
when
we
there
was
some
pushback
on
the
bill,
read
hold
concept
because
it
was
like
we're
freaked
out.
Where
are
we
gonna
go
to
get
her
car
fixed
I
mean
if
you
build
all
the
you
know
the
spring
district,
all
that
I
mean
that's
a
real
issue,
though
I'm
just
driving
down
Main
Street
yesterday,
and
you
know
that
whole
block
on
there
is
gone
on
Main,
Street
and
106
and
cart.
E
There
was
a
lube
place
there
there's
you
know
all
kinds
of
the
kind
of
mom-and-pop
type
or
things
that
people
go
to
for
different
needs
and
those
are
disappearing
and
we
aren't
having
a
lot
of
success
with
in
new
buildings
having
those
kind
of
things
go
in
there,
so
that
I
think
that's
that's
really
great
thing
to
be.
Looking
at
the
other
question,
a
thing
I
had
to
look
at
is
which
I
think's
fascinating
is
the
workforce
strategies.
E
The
interesting
thing
is
apparently
more
people,
the
majority
people
who
work
in
Bellevue
don't
live
in
Bellevue.
So
we're
not
talking
this.
This
sounds
kind
of
like
we're
working
on
our
local
people,
local
and
that's
important,
but
we're
talking
about
a
regional
economy
and
an
interactivity
there,
people
don't
they
just
cross
these
lines,
they
go
where
they
need
work
or
they
go
where
they
can
find
a
house
to
live
and
we're
working
within
a
framework
and
I
think
that's
a
big
challenge.
It's
also
I
think
a
big
opportunity,
but
I
think
that's
something.
E
But
how
do
you
encourage
the
types
of
businesses
that
attract
people
to
come
and
leaver
and
work
here?
I
mean
people
want
to
have
more
amenities.
W
is
still
behind
on
that
we're
gaining
on
that.
But
how
do
we
encourage
that
as
they
as
a
way
to
attract
people
to
come
and
work
here
and
I
think
with
more
people
coming
in
with
Amazon
and
all
they're
going
to
be
looking
around
saying?
Okay,
so
where
are
all
the
cool
places
we
can
go
to
after
work
and
that
kind
of
thing?
E
P
So,
thank
you
for
that
on
the
workforce
strategies
I
see
a
lot
of
I'm.
First
of
all,
I
think
the
transportation
in
transit
is
critical
because
we
have
so
many
people
that
do
commute
in
my
rail
will
hopefully
help
with
that,
but
we
need
to
have
a
lot
of
the
BRT
routes.
The
whole
plan
will
also
hopefully
help
with
that.
The
one
thing
I
didn't
see
here,
which
is
we
want
to
create
ways
for
employee
potential
employees
to
be
able
to
fill
the
jobs,
whether
it's
the
training
or
onboarding.
P
Maybe
mother's
or
Father's,
who've
been
home
with
kids,
maybe
onboarding
people
who've
been
retired
for
a
time
and
because
a
lot
of
those
people
have
a
lot
of
value
that
they
can
add
and
in
the
economy
as
tight
as
it
is,
we
need
everyone
to
be
able
to
fill
these
open
positions.
I
didn't
see
the
link
between
wanting
to
make
sure
that
the
jobs
that
we're
creating,
though,
are
really
good
ones
that
can
help
people
afford
to
live
in
the
rage
and
that's
something
we
talked
about
before.
P
Q
A
Just
say
with
the
I'm
surprised,
you
don't
see
the
global
innovation
exchange
as
a
research
area.
They
have
that
huge
database
on
global
development,
innovations
and
I
believe
they
do
research
there.
So
it
may
not
be
as
much
research
as
maybe
the
u-dub
does,
but
I
feel
like
we're
not
giving
it
as
much
credit
as
it
deserves.
Q
That
would
be
exactly
the
case
mayor
is
that
it's,
it
is
still
an
institution
in
its
infancy,
and
so
while
it
does
have
a
large
potential,
we're
not
sure
where
that
will
go.
So
it
would
be
supporting
gix
in
expanding
that
research
capability
is
expanding,
their
cohorts,
I'm
gonna,
potentially
in
the
future,
maybe
even
encouraging
Jax
to
expand
downwards
and
offering
bachelor's
degrees.
But
we
do
see
JX
as
a
key
resource,
but
just
one
in
its
infancy,
because.
Q
F
So
that
was
one
of
the
things
I
thought
about
and
then
on
the
retail
part,
I,
guess
I'm
kind
of
wondering
about.
You
know
these
important
services
that
make
a
city
vibrant
as
well.
Do
we
also
have
one
of
the
strategies
looking
at
coops
Co
workspaces,
community
kitchens,
right
kind
of
that
Shay
back
a
house
so
that
the
actual
cost
to
have
a
retail?
It's
a
lot
less,
because
there's
an
opportunity
to
to
share
some
of
the
common
type
of
services,
and
do
you
envision
that
as
being
part
of
the
strategies?
Q
An
insightful
question
council
members
on
I
do
believe
things
like
shared
spaces,
Co,
workspaces,
coops,
etc,
would
likely
fall
under
strategy
number
two,
which
would
be
encouraging
new
spaces.
So
it
could
be
again
an
adaptive
reuse
of
a
warehouse
that
perhaps
becomes
a
commercial
kitchen.
But
yes,
that
could
mean.
F
B
Because
some
of
the
questions
being
asked
specific
to
education,
you
know
so
far.
You
know
what
you've
done
is
great
I
think
the
consulting
has
being
working
with
you.
It's
come
up
with
a
lot
of
great
great
ideas
and
great
things
that
we
actually
can,
like
you
mentioned
more
visionary
stuff
and
which
is
not
something
we
have
always
been
just
doing.
You
know
I
think
it's
a
difference
between
or
do
something
better
what
we
are
already
doing
and
nothing
that's
a
limitation
so
much
we
can
do
because
I
think
obviously
operating
very
well.
B
Whatever
we
be
doing
we're
already
doing
pretty
well,
so
better
is
incremental,
I
think
in
order
to
really
make
a
difference,
you're,
making
a
plan
or
plan
for
the
future,
it's
got
to
be
very
visionary
stuff,
so
I
think
some
of
the
elements
that's
been
describing
is
that
includes
you
know
specific
on
the
education
we're
talking
about.
That's
a
good
example
where
the
visionary
thing
can
come.
You
mentioned
we
have
University
of
Washington,
yes,
as
compared
to
East,
Coast
Boston
I
mean
MIT
Harvard.
B
B
That's
one
of
the
reason
why
you
know
gix
was
established
because
the
former
president
who
see
the
potential
division,
how
to
expand
University
of
Washington.
We
already
have
you
dumped
awesome
when
oppa,
let's
use
a
bottle.
Okay,
so
one
of
the
thing
that
you
know
envision
for
you
love
us
to
expand
to
the
east
side
and
aside,
we
have
a
University.
B
B
Know
how
much
your
Bezos
spending
so
I
I
think
that
gix
is
potentially
a
global
institution.
If
you
have
enough,
people
can
support
it
and
fund
it
and
I,
like
also
the
approach
you've
been
talking
about
a
lot
of
estimation.
You
have
emphasized,
punish
a
partnership
partnership.
So
it's
not
the
city's
expertise
but
he's
go
outside.
While
we
can
do
the
city's
limited
and
we
know
we
don't
have
what
the
money
is.
B
But
private
sector
has
the
money,
so
I
think
if
we
use
the
finder
resources
find
the
right
partner
working
developer
institution
that
can
be,
as
you
know,
as
much
as
another
Harvard
and
understand
and
as
I
my
tea.
That's
what
we
need
to
attract
the
talents
to
come,
and
then
the
talents
to
stay,
because
when
it's
you
are
trained.
That's
what
we're
talking
about.
B
How
do
we
develop
the
workforce
and
I
think
we
can
also
develop
not
just
to
mention
a
new
institution,
but
we
can
talk
about
University
of
Washington
expand
part
of
its
specialty
technology
to
the
east
side,
because
asides
with
action
is
where
projects
where
company
is
located
and
employed.
Yours
are
and
Bellevue
college.
In
fact,
it's
a
very
good
potential
to
become
one
of
these
institutions.
B
It
doesn't
mean
today's
about
the
College
tomorrow
we
cannot
become
a
Harvard
or
Stanford
right
specialized,
so
I
think
what
we
need
to
do
is
we
need
to
be
looking
about
you.
What
areas
we
have
potential
to
become
centers
of
excellence,
I!
Think
that's
where
the
visionary
vision
comes
from.
That's
what
you're
talking
about
you.
C
B
Become
excellent
unless
today,
unless
you're
partners
who
work
together,
we
all
work
together.
Okay,
that
one
of
the
scent
of
excellence
would
be
educational
center
of
excellence.
That's
what
we're
talking
about.
If
we
can
do
it,
we
have
lots
of
talents,
we
have
lots
of
education.
We
can
develop
our
own
workforce.
We
can
attract
other
companies
to
come
in.
We
can
help
our
small
business
is
to
grow
to
the
future
about
your
college,
whatever
you
name
it,
we
can
name
it
new
in-house
universe,
but
anyway,
so
that's
the
point
I'm
making.
So.
A
L
B
L
L
Great
and
then
just
kudos
on
recognizing
the
importance
of
our
car
dealerships
and
in
the
city,
and
especially
those
that
have
been
displaced
due
to
you,
know,
light
rail
coming
in
or
other
places
or
other
reasons
where
there
might
be
displaced
temporarily
or
permanently.
We
don't
know,
but
they
are
very
important
to
our
revenue
source
in
the
city,
so
making
sure
they
stay
here
that
Auto
Road
hasn't
become.
You
know
a
thing
of
the
past
that
we
maintain
those
good
relationships
with
them
and
keep
them
here
in
the
city
is
really
important.
So
thank
you.
L
R
Creative
economy,
so
as
we
shared
in
January,
both
these
creative
economy
can
be
separated
into
two
sub
sectors:
the
digital
creative
economy
and
the
traditional
creative
economy.
The
city's
digital
creative
economy
includes
many
successful
global
gaming
companies
and
there's
opportunity
to
highlight
this
sector
through
various
strategies
and
the
traditional
creative
which
captures
artists.
Studios
performance
space
is
less
concentrated
and
many
of
the
individuals
and
organizations
in
the
traditional
sector
face
significant
challenges,
affording
space
and
there's
also
a
parent
need
for
increased
organizational
capacity
and
promotion
of
these
businesses.
Q
The
recommendations,
the
recommend
strategies
for
the
creative
economy
are
multi-pronged.
This
is
probably
the
most
diverse
set
within
the
strategies.
The
implementation
tactics
could
focus
on
our
niche
within
the
digital
arts.
It's
a
married
together,
the
traditional
sector,
where
we
do
have
some
gaps
and
the
area
where
we
do
have
very
strong,
a
commanding
position
which
is
in
the
digital
side
of
the
arts
world,
and
that
we
could
tied
them
together,
much
more
closely
to
create
a
destination
and
a
brand
for
Bellevue.
In
that
way,
this
work
is
important.
Q
The
creative
economy
section
is
important
to
improve
Bell
Dee's
brand
as
a
cultural
hub,
both
for
the
east
side
and
for
the
wider
region.
These
strategies
would
require
more
staff
time
and
convening
the
arts
community
and
the
relevant
partners
to
help
support
the
retention
of
this
sector.
The
growth
in
the
digital
side,
and,
hopefully,
the
creation
of
the
recommended
festivals
and
events
in
number
two
strategy
number
two.
The
biggest
move
in
this
set
of
strategies
would
be
supporting
the
development
of
an
arts
district
in
the
bell
red
area.
Q
That
concept
has
been
part
of
the
broader
vision
for
Bell
red.
Since
the
2009
plan
was
adopted,
however,
there
has
not
been
any
strong
action
on
the
city's
part
to
bring
that
vision
to
life.
To
date,
this
I
also
wonder
that
this
sector
does
have
the
highest
opportunity
costs
within
the
overall
strategies,
because
of
the
accelerating
redevelopment
in
Bell,
red
and
across
the
city
will
likely
lead
to
further
displacement
of
many
of
the
remaining
arts
businesses
over
the
next
three
to
five
years.
R
Last
one
tourism
hosting
visitors
throughout
the
year
injects
new
dollars
into
the
local
economy
and
helps
to
evangelize
the
Bell
V
brand
and
while
Bell
views
tourism
sector
has
traditionally
been
focused
on
the
business
traveler,
it
continues
to
grow
and
involve
each
year.
What
we
found
is
that
most
tourism
subclusters,
such
as
dining
lodging
art,
an
entertainment
and
nightlife,
are
less
concentrated
than
the
national
average,
and
many
of
these
operations
are
retail
establishments
as
well
as
small
businesses
that
have
the
opportunity
to
grow
and
add
character
about
view.
R
Q
We
have
very
strong
partners
and
very
interested
event
organizers
who
can
bring
these
new
experiences
to
Bellevue
if
the
city
is
able
to
play
more
of
a
convener
and
enabler
role
through
things
like
catalyst,
funding
for
new
events,
sponsorship,
opportunities
for
new
event,
organizers
and
critically
easier
event,
regulations
within
the
stakeholder
feedback,
there
were
references
across
all
sectors
about
the
barriers
currently
in
place
to
doing
events
of
any
type
in
Belgium,
especially
large-scale
ones.
Now
designing
new
event.
J
So
the
last
point
that
you
mentioned
in
terms
of
the
barriers
for
larger
events,
so
the
special
events
ordinance
is
due
for
review.
I
mean
it's
over
two
years
old,
so
it
might
be
interesting
to
figure
out.
You
know
it's
work
together
to
figure
out.
You
know,
that's
something
we
can
bring
to
Council
and
in
terms
of
tourism.
I,
just
y'all
know
a
harp
on
nightlife,
I
mean
and
I.
Just
the
only
thing
I
want
to
point
out,
as
tourism
does
not
necessarily
equal
nightlife,
we
can
get
tourists
and
then
they
go
experience
nightlife
elsewhere.
B
I
think
experience
it's
important,
a
multicultural
experience,
global
multi-cut
experience.
We
have
a
population
community
here,
that's
very
global
businesses,
very
global,
so
I
think
it
would
be
natural
for
us
to.
You
know,
bring
people
here
why
they
are
here
doing
business
as
well
experiencing
you
know,
multi-college
experience
without
have
to
leave
here.
If
it's,
if
it's
available,
I
think
that's
one
area
that
we
can
really
do
well,
the
other
one
is
in
terms
of
creative
economy.
I
believe
that
we
have
been.
B
Some
of
us
have
been
talking
about
sustainable
economy
and
I'm
sure
you
know
that's
after
we
already
start
talking,
you're
getting
feedback,
I'm,
not
sure
if
you
guys
have
been
thinking
about
that
a
bit
too.
How
do
you
think
through
you
know?
Maybe
sustainable
means,
no
matter
what
they
can't
respond
or
whatever
is
for
the
long-term.
You
know,
specifically.
Maybe
one
of
the
sustainability
is
environmental
right,
so
it's
environmentally
sustainable
economy
I
think
that's
important,
whether
it
actually
helps
the
economy.
B
F
I
thought
I
remembered
going
coming
to
a
presentation
here,
maybe
three
years
ago,
talking
about
art
space,
and
so
you
know
how
we
look
at
residential
and
artist
lofts.
So
it's
I
think
that
is
an
area
that
we
can
from
the
standpoint
of
creating
that
that
market
on
the
east
side
work,
people
can
create
within
the
space
that
they
leave
live
as
a
studio.
Maybe
there
are
spaces
where,
on
the
lower
floor
they
can
actually
be
able
to
exhibit
some
of
their
their
artwork
or
partner
with
coffee
shops.
F
I
mean
there's
the
the
one
coffee
shop
downtown
where
I
know
I've
seen
artwork
on
the
walls,
so
lots
of
places
where
you
can
do
that
display.
So
it
just
seems
to
me
that
there's
some
untapped
areas
around
the
creative
economy
that
we
haven't
really
taken
advantage
of
and
so
I
was
also
thinking
number
three
says:
align
city
policy
and
codes
to
encourage
retention.
What
I'm,
actually
wondering,
then,
is
you
know,
are
there?
F
How
would
we
do
more
of
that
and
I
do
believe
that
we
have
a
very,
very
safe
and
walkable
City
and
so
I
do
think
we
need
more
nightlife,
so
people
can
write
if
they're
here
as
a
tourist,
they
can
actually
write.
Do
a
bunch
of
stuff
during
the
day
go
back
to
the
room
and
take
a
nap
wake
up
late
and
still
have
a
place
to
go
to
have
a
nice
dinner
and
maybe
enjoy
some
music.
F
A
E
This
this
I
have
mixed
things
about
this,
because
I
was
so
excited
when
he
and
when
Josh
you
know,
was
pushing
and
talking
about
and
concept,
and
we
got
this
Creed
economy.
I've
been
you
know,
working
went
to
events
in
a
bail
bread
even
before
the
dash
was
taken
out,
and
you
know
we
talked
about
doing
things
there
and
then
we
knew
the
things
were
going
to
develop,
and
this
was
during
the
Depression
and
a
recession
and
things
were
cheap
there.
E
But
we
knew
that
something's
going
to
happen
and
we've
talked
about
this
and
we
talked
and
we
have
these
policies
and
we
think
about
it
and
I.
Just
I
don't
know
it's
frustrating,
because
this
is
one
we
don't
seem
to
do
to
get
going
and
I'm,
not
quite
sure
what,
with
media
we've
gone
to
different
places
and
they're
very
excited
because
we
go
to
you
know
we
go
to
Dallas,
we
go
to
Denver,
go
to
Austin,
we
go
to
Minneapolis.
E
One
of
the
things
they
have
different
for
months
is
they're
huge
and
we
see
all
these
things
going
on
and
we
can't
even
get
a
Performing
Arts
Center
down
here.
We
can't
really
keep
we're
having
trouble,
keeping
them
an
art
museum,
going,
there's
something
wrong.
Something
messed
up
that
we're
not
getting
on
here
and
partly
is
the
size
I
mean
when
we
have
this
thing
of
we're
out
size.
Given
you
know
it's
like
that
years
ago,
a
council
member
from
little
city
in
Texas,
Kate
hood,
was
talking
about
downtown.
He
looked
at,
he
says.
E
Well,
you
know
how
many
people
live
here
and
I
said
134,000
that
time
he
said,
but
it's
a
big
city.
Well,
it
looks
like
it,
but
maybe
maybe
thinking
more
look
at
is
this
as
the
innovation
triangle.
It's
nothing
to
give
because
we
realized
we
had
to
go
outside
our
boundaries.
We
need
to
work
with
people.
What
about
some
better,
more
collaborative
things,
same
thing
with
a
pool.
We
can't
build
the
type
of
thing
that
councilman
Robertson
I've
been
talking
about
by
ourselves.
Maybe
this
is
an
area
that
there's
some
really
cool
things
going
on.
E
This
is
one
area
that
is
lagging
behind,
and
people
talk
about
that
they
talk
about
not
having
two
places
to
go
at
night,
not
having
the
you
know,
the
venues
and
all
those
kind
of
things
so
I
hope
that
this
will
spur
us
to
really
focus
on
this
as
something
going
forward,
and
you
know
we
have
a
lot
more
people
coming
in
here
and
also
that
should
help.
But
this
this
is
very
important,
and
the
creative
economy
concept
has
really
good
statistics
to
show
when
it
works.
E
A
L
Active
those
concerns,
you
know
sometimes
I
think
are
we
biting
off
more
than
we
can
choose
to
on
the
traditional
creative
or
are
we
not
doing
it
right?
What
do
we
need
to
do
to
change
that
that
that
outlook,
because
these
are
critical
things
that
are
important
to
the
City
of
Bellevue,
and
if
it's
not
just
us,
if
it's
a
more
regional
approach
or
as
is
our
approach
just
period,
not
the
right
approach,
I
think
these
are
really
worth
you
know
with
an
investigating
further.
L
On
the
other
hand,
I
really
appreciate
the
fact
that
that
you
put
out
that
value
does
have
a
leading
position
when
it
comes
to
the
additional
creative.
We
don't
talk
about
that
enough.
That's
a
key
leg
in
the
stool
of
brand
Bellevue
right
there,
and
we
don't
talk
about
that.
Nearly
enough
like
it
or
not
a
lot
of
people
when
they
describe
the
city
and
come
down
to
two
or
three
things.
L
What's
Bellevue
like
a
lot
of
times,
it
might
be
great
parks,
great
shopping
and
they're
gonna
talk
about
a
great
economy
as
well,
but
they
might
not
specifically
know
how
great
and
how
diverse
our
economy
is,
and
then,
especially
how
strong
our
create
our
digital,
creative
economy
is
so
really
appreciate.
You
highlighting
that
and
I
would
encourage
you
to
look
at
it
other
ways
that
we
can
do
that
in
the
other
categories
that
we
have
here
as
well.
Almost
as
this
is
our
beachhead.
This
is
what
we
do
really
well.
A
I'm
going
to
combine
creative
economy
and
cultural
tourism
into
one
and
I,
really
like
the
idea
of
the
arts
sister,
but
I
think
that
all
the
business
districts
in
Bellevue
should
be
have
an
arts
district
or
be
an
arts
district.
You
should,
if
you're,
working
or
living
in
a
busy
area,
you
should
be
able
to
walk
out
your
door
and
be
able
to
experience
good
art,
whether
it's
visual
or
it's
a
it's
a
production
or
music
or
whatever.
But
I
would
like
to
focus
to
be
not
just
on
the
bell
red
and.
A
My
opinion
I'll
say
the
good
news.
I
had
a
little
staycation
recently
and
in
a
one
week
period
I
experienced
the
chop
shop
at
Maine,
Bauer
performance,
fantastic,
modern
dance
performance,
winter
grass
down
at
the
Hyatt
incredible
bluegrass
music,
with
people
from
all
over
the
world,
coming
to
experience
that
and
then
like
the
best
Thai
food
I've
ever
my
life,
a
new
restaurant
by
the
library
in
downtown
Bellevue.
It's
like
wow,
just
all
of
this
in
our
city,
it
was
just
fantastic
and
I.
A
Just
more
of
that,
please
I
think
this
is
great
I'm,
very
curious
as
to
what
role
the
Strawberry
Festival
plays
in
all
this
and
who's
gonna.
Take
that
back
over
because
it's
just
hard
to
believe
that
we
can't
sustain
something
that
was
that
popular
that
we
had
to
stop
because
it
was
too
successful.
So
I'll
be
interested
to
know
if
the
consultants
feel
like
there's
value
in
continuing
with
that
and
who's
going
to
support.
Something
like
that
and
then
my
last
comment
is
I.
A
Would
personally
I
would
love
to
see
the
city
create
something
of
a
task
force
with
representatives
from
the
BDA,
the
chamber
and
the
community,
to
look
at
all
these
goals?
So
we'd
have
representatives
from
our
neighborhoods
from
our
central
business
district
and
from
small
businesses
to
weigh
in
on
all
the
things
that
we're
trying
to
do
here.
I
think
that
would
be
very
valuable
and
I
wonder
if
the
consultants
would
think
so
as
well.
We.
A
Q
An
initial
timeline
for
implementation-
and
this
was
created
before
our
discussion
with
council
tonight,
but
we
designed
this
based
on
the
current
2020
resource
levels
and
layered
in
those
areas
where
we
think
those
areas
which
we
feel
are
more
foundational.
So
a
small
business
work
could
have
positive
impacts
for
creative
economy,
tourism,
retail
and
others,
and
then
capacity
building
may
allow
us
to
identify
partners
or
resources
which
would
allow
us
to
accelerate
work
in
the
other
sections.
So
this
is
a
conceptual
timeline
again
based
on
current
resourcing
levels
between
22
one
in
2025.
Q
A
L
Q
A
A
G
The
final
study
session
item
item
4e
is
an
overview
of
the
city's
accreditation
programs.
This
is
an
effort
that
the
city
initiated
many
years
ago.
We
thought
now
would
be
an
opportune
time
to
give
reorientation
to
all
of
the
council
on
the
public,
about
the
city
of
Bellevue's
experience
with
accreditation.
Why
we
believe
that
it
adds
value
in
helping
us
understand
opportunities
for
improvements
in
all
of
our
service
delivery,
as
well
as
looking
for
opportunities
to
align
our
practices
with
best
practices
nationally.
G
So
here
we
have
an
illustrious
group
of
our
department
directors,
Steve,
my
let
Chief
of
Police
Todd
dicker
boom,
deputy
chief
of
the
fire
department,
shelly
mcvane,
acting
perks,
director
Novato,
director
of
the
utilities
department
and
andrew
single
Lucas's
office.
So
here
for
the
transportation
department
which
has
deep
experience
with
accreditation
as
well.
So
with
that
I
will
turn
it
over
I
believe
Steve
is
starting
us
tonight.
So.
T
Good
evening,
mayor
council
and
miss
Behrens
recently,
as
you
may
recall,
director
so
tall
and
single
aqus
received
regretted
ation
from
the
American
Public
Works
Association
during
the
February
3rd
council
meeting
council
recognized
both
directors
in
their
departments
for
their
accomplishment
and
hard
work.
Following
the
February
3rd
council
meeting
staff
realized
that
an
opportunity
existed
to
better,
inform
and
provide
a
more
holistic
view
of
the
crowded
Asian
process
to
counsel
so
tonight,
staff
is
here
to
provide
that
information.
T
So
tonight's
presentation
is
to
share
information
with
you.
Only
and
note
counsel
direction
is
needed
in
the
following
slides.
My
colleagues
and
I
will
give
a
high
flyover
of
what
accreditation
is,
the
benefits
of
obtaining
accreditation
and
maintaining
correct
accreditation
benefits
to
the
city,
to
the
community
and
to
employees.
Our
accreditation
process
impacts,
other
city
departments
and,
finally,
each
department
will
discuss
specific
aspects
of
their
respective
accreditation
processes.
T
So
what
is
accreditation?
A
short
definition
definition
is
accreditation.
Is
a
process
for
evaluating
the
efficiency
and
effectiveness
of
agency
operations
by
comparing
practices
to
industry
standards.
You'll
hear
that
a
lot
tonight
best
practices,
policies,
procedures
and
and
best
practices
each
of
the
accredited
departments
represented
here
tonight
as
part
of
the
accreditation
process
or
subject
to
routine
intense
reviews
of
our
policies,
procedures
and
practices
by
outside
evaluators
or
Assessors,
as
they
evaluate
our
respective
operations
against
national
or
international
best
practices.
T
T
First,
as
we
continue
to
strive
to
be
a
leader
in
our
region,
in
the
state
and
in
the
country,
the
accreditation
process
forces
the
various
departments
to
ensure
our
procedures,
policies
and
practices
are
based
in
best
practices
in
our
individual
industries.
This,
in
turn,
results
in
professional
organization
that
stands
out
amongst
its
peers.
Next,
the
arduous
Ness,
the
accreditation
process
clearly
demonstrates
the
department's
and
the
city's
commitment
to
strive
for
excellence
through
continuously,
examining
or
up
duration
and
making
improvements
to
ensure
best
services
are
delivered
to
the
public.
T
Another
benefit
of
accreditation
is
the
commitment
to
establish
and
maintain
policies,
practices
and
procedures
based
on
best
practices,
builds
an
agency-wide
of
professionalism
and
pride
pride
in
knowing
that
you
work
and
organization
is
not
content
with
mediocrity
that
we
want
to
be
best
in
all
class.
Certainly,
our
efforts
in
this
area
serves
as
a
communication
tool
that
we
are
driven
to
offer
the
best
leadership
within
our
departments,
the
best
policies
to
guide
our
business
lines
and
the
most
professional
employees
to
serve
our
customers.
T
T
In
some
cases,
the
department
is
allowed
to
resolve
the
issue
right
then,
and
there
in
some
situations,
a
Rhian
spec
ssin
may
follow
and
at
other
times
you
may
lose
your
accredited
status.
Accredited
departments
must
submit
relevant
data
to
demonstrate
compliance
against
best
practice
standards.
Where
discrepancies
are
noted,
the
department
must
identify
the
cause,
for
example
in
the
case
of
the
police
department.
T
If
we
see
our
use
of
force
numbers
out
of
whack
or
increasing,
we
have
to
explain
to
the
Assessors
why
we
believe
that
is
happening,
and
if
our
explanation
is
is
not
plausible,
then
they
will
come
back
and
ask
for
more
data.
More
information
and
they're
gonna
dig
deep
to
find
out
exactly
what's
going
on
and
if
it's
something
that
we're
doing
that
is
nefarious,
then
we
will
lose
our
accredited
status.
T
Accreditation
is
truly
a
one
city
effort
for
accreditation
purposes.
Each
department
is
viewed
as
a
complete
standalone
enterprise.
For
this
reason,
all
functions
that
are
necessary
for
each
of
these
departments
to
conduct
their
business
must
be
evaluated
so
as
part
of
the
accreditation
process
for
each
of
the
operating
departments.
The
support
departments
such
as
HR
IT,
legal
and
fam
are
also
evaluated
for
any
of
us
to
be
accredited.
It
is
essential
to
have
the
active
engagement
and
support
of
finance,
HR,
IT
and
city
legal.
We
couldn't
do
without
them.
T
The
Commission
on
Accreditation
for
law
enforcement
agencies
was
created
in
1979
as
an
International
credentialing
Authority
through
the
joint
efforts
of
law
enforcement,
major
executive
associations,
including
the
International
Association
of
Chiefs
of
Police,
the
national
organization
of
black
law
enforcement
executives,
the
National
sheriffs
Association
and
the
police
executive,
Research
Forum,
the
Commission
trains
and
certifies
certain
law
enforcement
professionals
who
serve
as
Assessors.
These
Assessors
inspect
the
policy,
the
police
department's,
written
policies
and
procedures
and
dive
deeply
into
various
data.
T
The
agency
collects
in
order
to
get
a
full
picture
of
the
agency's
adherence
to
the
policies,
procedures
and
practices,
as
well
as
how,
as
how
effective
the
agency
serves.
The
public
excuse
me.
Lastly,
as
part
of
the
inspection
process,
the
Assessors
will
host
several
public
forums
to
hear
from
all
stakeholder
groups
directly.
The
Bellevue
Police
Department
has
received
multiple
recriminations.
Our
first
accreditation
was
in
2005
under
chief
Montgomery
I
believe,
and
we
have
been
successful
successfully
re-accredited
three
times.
T
Bpd
is
one
of
only
nine
Washington
law
enforcement
agencies
that
is
accredited
through
Kalia.
Several
Washington
departments
seek
state
accreditation,
but
the
pursuit
of
international
accreditation
is
much
more
involved
in
difficult
in
order
to
receive
accreditation
through
Kalia.
The
BPD
must
comply
with
410
standards
and
successfully
pass
an
on-site
inspection.
U
Chief
dick
herb,
okay,
there
we
go
well
Thank,
You,
chief,
my
lad
and
good
evening.
Everyone
with
respect
to
the
fire
department.
The
accreditation
model
was
established
by
the
Commission
on
fire
accreditation
International
and
is
now
administered
for
this
by
the
Center
for
Public
Safety
excellence.
This
model
is
a
well
defined
internationally
recognized
system
which
provides
the
framework
by
which
to
measure
the
quality
of
fire
and
emergency
services
within
a
community.
U
I
can
assure
you
that
accreditation
is
more
than
a
plaque
on
a
wall,
there's
a
rigorous,
comprehensive,
self-assessment
and
evaluation
process
that
enables
an
organization
like
the
Bellevue,
Fire
Department,
to
examine
and
document,
essentially
what
we
do,
how
we
do
it
and
why
we
do
it.
It
also
calls
for
the
collection
and
interpretation
of
data
covering
all
aspects
of
performance.
U
Accreditation
is
intended
to
be
a
dynamic
process
designed
to
keep
the
organization
leaning
forward,
creating
a
roadmap,
so
we
can
be
better
situated
to
make
decisions
and
embrace
future
challenges
and
opportunities.
You'll
note
on
the
slide
that
something
we're
very
proud
of
is
we've
been
we're
one
of
the
first
agencies
to
receive
accreditation
in
Washington
State.
There
are
more
than
400
agencies,
I
believe,
there's
we're
one
of
five
or
six
in
the
state.
Also.
U
Another
thing
we're
very
proud
of
is
that
we've
been
continuously
accredited
since
1998,
that
was
under
fire
chief
Peter
Lucarelli,
and
actually
we
were
the
eighth
department
overall
to
be
accredited.
A
credit
agency
status
is
awarded
for
in
a
five-year
term.
Maintaining
an
accreditation
also
requires
an
agency
to
submit
annual
compliance
reports
with
an
eye
towards
on
how
the
department
is
continuously
improving
during
the
cycle.
So
how
significant
is
accreditation
out
of
more
than
30,000
fire
agencies,
both
in
the
United,
States
and
Canada?
Only
270
excuse
me,
270
are
credit.
U
These
agency
types
are
career,
combination,
volunteer
and
Department
of
Defense
sites.
In
fact,
it's
estimated
that
only
11%
of
the
u.s.
population
is
protected
by
an
agency
that
is
accredited.
So
with
this
in
mind,
the
question
is:
does
the
City
of
Bellevue
have
any
distinct
advantage
over
similar
non-accredited
urban
communities,
and
I
would
like
to
note
that
a
fire
chief
recently
in
2017
from
South
Carolina
identified
in
an
academic
study
for
his
PhD,
that
tenure
accredited
urban
communities
like
Bellevue,
had
lower
rates
of
fire
casualties
and
deaths,
less
property
loss
and
lower
insurance
rates?
U
I
think
that's
really
significant.
Now
further
down
the
slide
in
order
for
self-assessment
to
be
effective,
an
agency
must
focus
on
various
elements.
These
six
building
blocks
point
an
agency
in
the
direction
of
being
community
driven,
objective
based
strategic
minded,
well-organized,
properly
equipped
and
properly
strapped,
staffed
and
trained.
Now,
practically
speaking,
how
does
this
all
tie
together
to
tell
an
accreditation
story?
Well,
this
past
weekend,
you
might
be
aware.
Unfortunately,
there
was
a
fire
at
the
ilahe
apartments,
just
east
of
140th
Avenue
on
the
Bell
Red
Road.
U
Now,
following
an
incident
like
this,
our
firefighters
just
don't
give
a
high-five
say
it's
good.
We
put
out
the
fire.
Instead,
we
conduct
a
post
incident
analysis.
We
examine
our
response
time,
data
against
established,
bets
or
benchmarks.
We
evaluate
if
the
critical
task
assignments
were
appropriate.
We
want
to
know
if
our
members
follow
best
practices
and
extinguishing
the
fire
and
conducting
a
rescue,
and
maybe
more
importantly,
is
there
anything
to
be
considered
from
a
Community
Risk
Reduction
perspective,
particularly
as
the
investigation
and
Sue's
will
it
be
some
sort
of
public
outreach?
U
Is
there
public
education
required?
Does
it
impact
our
fire
inspection
program
or
our
fire
prevention
division
and
finally,
accreditation
forces
us
to
be
transparent.
It
gives
an
honest
evaluation
of
where
we
stand
as
an
organization,
and
it
allows
us
to
identify
gaps
and
operate
from
a
position
of
knowledge
rather
than
opinion.
So
thank
you
and
shall
we.
O
O
Achieving
accreditation
through
capra
provides
for
several
district
direct
benefits.
It
demonstrates
bellevue
standing
as
a
national
leader
in
the
field
of
park
and
recreation.
It
ensures
the
safety
and
well-being
of
our
participants
through
standardized
practices.
It
assists
the
department
and
maintaining
organization
of
policies
and
procedures
and
provides
for
an
independent
peer
review
of
our
business
practices
and
services
parks
was
first
accredited
in
2005
and
they
get
recreated
every
five
years
and
we've
been
able
to
renew
our
accreditation
in
2010,
2015
and
2020
is
also
a
tree
accreditation
for
our
department.
O
Belva
is
one
of
three
agencies
in
the
state
of
Washington
to
receive
accreditation
and
upon
successful
completion
of
accreditation.
This
year,
we'll
be
the
only
agency
in
the
state
of
Washington
to
have
achieved
for
accreditation
four
times.
We
are
also
one
of
175
agencies
in
2019
to
actually
have
accreditation
standard
achievement
nationally.
O
Accreditation
is
an
extensive
process;
it
involves
completing
an
agency
self-assessment.
The
self-assessment
is
a
comprehensive
review
of
151
standards
for
our
department
operations.
Our
self-assessment
is
currently
underway,
we'll
be
submitting
to
capra
and
April
and
then,
following
up
in
June,
we'll
be
having
a
site
visit
where
they
will
be
then
going
through
our
accreditation
standards
and
not
only
looking
for
evidence
of
compliance
for
the
standards
that
we've
submitted.
In
addition
to
me,
with
our
staff
and
with
that,
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you.
Knob
thank.
S
You
good
evening,
I
wish
I
had
a
uniform
see
if
we
can
get
a
utilities
uniform
with
badges
yeah
good
evening,
so
I'm
here
tonight
on
behalf
of
transportation
and
utilities,
and
the
reason
is
that
both
of
our
entities
are
accredited
by
the
same
agency,
American
Public,
Works,
Association
or
a
PWA.
A
PWA
has
over
30,000
members
across
North
America
and
serves
professionals
in
all
aspects
of
Public
Works.
So
utilities
was
first
accredited
in
2004.
First
in
the
state,
in
one
of
only
14
in
the
nation
to
receive
accreditation
from
a
PWA
transportation.
S
It
has
been
accredited
since
2007
and
we
have
jointly
pursued
and
received
accreditation.
Since
then,
as
Shelley
mentioned,
the
accreditation
process
begins
with
a
self-assessment
whereby
we
evaluate
all
of
our
current
policies
and
practices
against
the
latest
requirements
from
a
pwe,
and
we
identify
any
problems
that
need
to
be
where
you
might
need
corrective
action
and
there
are
a
total
of
300.
This
is.
This
is
a
this
is
the
table
of
contents
of
the
practices
or
the
standards
to
follow,
and
there
are
total
of
398
practices
of
standards
that
the
two
departments
must
comply
with.
S
In
order
to
receive
accreditation,
so
next
step
after
you
do,
your
self-assessment
is
a
site
visit
by
a
team
of
industry
professionals
from
a
PWA
during
the
site
visit,
the
team
will
randomly
and
choose
roughly
40
percent
of
the
total
practices.
So
you
don't
before
they
come.
You
don't
know
which
practices
they
are
going
to
actually
be
reviewing
in
more
detail.
So
you
have
to
be
ready
to
respond
to
all
and
and
the
site
visitor
was
revealing.
S
So
let
me
give
you
an
example
of
an
area
that
was
evaluated
as
part
of
a
pw8
just
recently,
and
that
is
on
emergency
management.
So
accreditation
requires
that
we
have
a
comprehensive
multi,
Hazard
emergency
plan,
but
just
having
a
plan
isn't
enough,
we
conduct
emergency
exercises,
train
our
staff
in
emergency
operations
and
we
coordinate
with
other
emergencies,
and
agencies
such
as
fire
accreditation,
helps
to
ensure
that
as
an
organization,
we
have
policies,
procedures
and
practices
in
place
and
that
we
are
ready
and
able
to
respond
to
emergencies
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
community.
S
So
these
procedures
are
used
in
every
time.
We
we
have
a
snow
event.
We
have
a
main
break
or
we're
responding
to
flooding.
It
really
is
you
kind
of
size
up
or
size
down,
depending
on
the
size
of
the
emergency,
but
the
procedures
are
really
all
detailed,
and
this
is
utilities
emergency
management
plan.
This
one
I
keep
in
the
car.
This
one
I
keep
in
my
office
and
so
this
urgency
plan.
With
its
multiple
event,
scenarios
was
selected
by
a
PWA
as
a
model
practice
for
others
in
our
industry
to
adopt
I
promised
Andrew.
S
So
the
example
that
APW
required
moment
for
that
is
from
transportation,
was
that
they
demonstrate
how
they
use
traffic,
calming
methods
and
the
documentation
used
to
control
and/or
mitigate
the
negative
impacts
of
vehicular
traffic,
which
is,
we
know,
is
a
concern
for
all
of
our
residents.
So
the
transportation
department
has
submitted
a
residential
traffic
guide
to
address
that
that
requirement,
and
this
guy
book
is
a
visual
representation
of
the
traffic
calming
tools
utilized
by
the
neighborhood
traffic
safety
services
program.
S
It
was
written
for
the
residents
so
that
they
can
easily
understand
the
advantages,
the
disadvantages
and
the
constraints
associated
with
each
tool
and
and
presented
to
them
in
a
non-technical
in
non-technical
terms,
it
details
the
wide
variety
of
tools
and
methods
available
to
address
traffic
safety
in
Bellevue
this.
This
was
also
there's
a
reason.
I
chose
these
two.
S
S
F
F
So
I
really
really
appreciate
just
how
much
work
it
must
be
to
do
this,
and
my
sense
is
it's
not
just
thinking
and
appreciating
the
four
departments
here.
It's
also
all
of
the
support
departments
that
are
also
evaluated
so
that
we
can
be
assured
that
we're
actually
providing
the
best
service
and
value
to
all
of
the
the
community
that
lives
works
in
place
here
so
I'm
just
thank
you,
I
yeah.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
doing
the
great
work.
L
Being
the
only
city
that
has
five
agencies
all
accredited,
you
know
hope
residents
realize
the
amount
of
effort
and
work
and
time
and
resources
it
takes
to
maintain
this
level
of
accreditation
and
what
it
means
I
mean
not
only
as
counselors
on
said,
Bellevue
a
special
place
to
live
work
and
play,
but
we
live
up
to
a
to
a
different
standard.
Not
just
you
know
the
the
low
minimum
standard
know
we
want
industry
standard,
we
want
best-in-class
and
I.
Think
the
residents
you
know
benefit
from
that
from
every
different
agency
here.
A
P
Get
accredited
and
it
takes
employees
and
leaders,
maybe
back
from
doing
their
daily
job
and
redeploys
them
on
this
every
so
four
years,
five
years,
however
long
but
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
value
to
that
effort,
because
you
might
learn
ways
like
this
residential
traffic
guidebook,
which
really
provides
a
benefit
to
the
people
of
the
city,
as
well
as
to
the
people
working
in
transportation,
so
that
they
can
communicate
better
to
the
communities.
So
I
think
that
it
really
has
a
high
value.
P
T
T
Chief
clinic
and
I
were
talking
about
this
earlier.
The
hell've
you
got
sued,
the
police
department
got
sued,
chief
clinic
was
captain
at
the
time
or
whatever
his
rank
was,
and
he
was
a
principal
in
that
lawsuit.
When
the
judge
found
out
that
we
were
credited,
he
dismissed
a
lawsuit
as
a
result
of
us,
because
the
the
plaintiff
was
challenging
our
policies,
but
when
he
found
out
who
Clea
is
and
the
fact
there
is
no
better
a
policy,
it
was
dismissed.
Oh
no.
P
I
didn't
know
that
story.
That's
a
great
one.
I'm
glad
I
asked
the
question,
but
I
would
assume
that
that
if
every
agency
was
up
to
kaliya,
Sanderson
was
accredited
there
wouldn't
be
the
consent.
Decrees
out
there.
That
I
mean
there's
not
a
ton,
but
there
are
some
and
really
to
make
those
industry
standard
keeps
you
from
having
a
problem
rather
than
trying
to
catch
up
afterwards.
Does
the
fact
that
we
were
accredited-
and
this
is
a
question
for
all
the
directors-
help
with
recruitment
of
employees
or
does
it.
S
Matter,
I
can
take
a
stab
in
so
I
think
it
definitely
in
onboarding.
I
will
tell
you
and
because
we
have
written
procedures
and
policies,
then
there
is
something
for
it.
We're
not.
You
know
recreating
the
wheel
every
time,
so
it
definitely
helps
with
onboarding
and
I
will
tell
you
that
indirectly,
I
feel
that
you
get
a
reputation
for
being
a
well-run
entity,
so
that
that
carries,
and
that
is
as
a
result
of
our
standards
really
yeah.
N
B
I
think
these
these
things
are
you
just
mentioned,
have
proved
yourself
that
you
actually
can
stir
together
the
same
table,
so
you
have
now
gained
even
more
respect.
For
me,
this
is
how
far
better
compared
you
know
you
guys,
because
the
thing
you
do
sometimes
you
know
it's.
It's
not.
You
know
visible.
It's
not
that's.
Why
I
think
when
the
chief
said
this
is
not
just
something
you
just
get
accreditation,
you
know
because
I,
don't
think
I.
B
Think
myself,
with
or
without
crediting
you
guys
the
past
anyway,
because
it's
proven
I've
lived
it
for
57
years
I've
seen
the
public
I've
seen
what
you
have
done.
Unquestionably,
you
know
you're
the
best,
but
you
said
that
very
clearly
the
benefits.
You
know
you
can
be
the
bus,
but
you
could
be
the
jewel
the
gem.
But
if
you
not
know
you
know
so
you
say
it's
a
rare
distinction.
B
It's
a
restriction
or
operational
departments
are
accredited,
I.
Think
that's
wonderful.
It's
got
to
be
known,
people
need
to
know,
and
it
actually
is
hormone
accidents.
So
people
show
you
employees
that
they
have
accomplished.
They
are
recognized
as
it's
important.
You
were
a
professional
city,
and
also
you
show
us
you,
everybody,
your
commitment
to
continuous
improvement,
innovation,
I
think
these
are
very
important
characteristics.
People
need
to
know,
and
you
need
to
know,
we
all
need
to
know,
and
obviously
you
know
the
value
to
us.
B
We
will
know
that
so
I
really
appreciate
what
you
have
done
and
that
sense,
even
though
we
know
you
already,
but
this
is
just
another
crown
on
your
head
to
show
people
that
we
all
appreciate
you
and
I
think
we
all
agree,
no
question
about
it.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Five
times.
C
J
Also
very
proud,
it's
just
to
echo
all
the
rest
of
the
councilmembers,
but
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
you
all
and
to
all
the
folks
that
make
up
your
agencies
and
one
of
the
things
I
really
appreciate.
Cuz.
You
know
you
can
go
for
accreditation
and
then
it
becomes
a
checkbox
and
it's
you
know
and
that's
it,
but
I
really
appreciate
that
it's
more
than
that
and
that
you
are
truly
invested
in
the
success
of
Bellevue
and
it's
not
just
about
checking
the
box.
J
A
I
will
just
say
that
learning
about
this,
you
guys
make
it
look
so
easy,
but
it's
really
not
it's
a
rare
thing
to
have
a
city
that
passes
with
five
departments
like
this
and
the
criteria.
The
rigor
of
the
criteria
for
passing
is
so
high
and
it
can't
just
happen
with
one
department
individually
or
independently.
You
all
have
to
collaborate
together
to
make
this
happen,
and
that's
I
think
what
makes
Bell
be
so
successful.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
the
good
work
that
you
do
and
for
the
presentation
tonight.
Thank.
C
S
J
You
I'd
like
to
request
a
correction
to
page
two
of
the
January
27
minutes
section
for
a
paragraph
one
at
which
councilmember
Lee
is
attributed
to
saying
I
attended
the
groundbreaking
for
the
Islamic
Center
of
the
aside,
unfortunately
was
out
of
town
and
oh,
no,
no,
you
and
actually
the
city
clerk
review
the
audio
and
has
confirmed
it
was
a
clerical
error.
So
you
didn't
say
it
in
the
minutes
and
was
an
incorrect
transcription
of
councilmember
lady's
statement.