Form revised December 4, 2006

 

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

 

Department:

Contact Person/Phone:

DOF Analyst/Phone:

Legislative

Casey Hanewall/4-8147

N/A

 

Legislation Title: A RESOLUTION concerning the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board; affirming the importance and purpose of the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board; establishing the membership composition and appointment process; assigning certain duties and responsibilities; and superseding Resolution 25534.

 

·       Summary of the Legislation:

 

The proposed resolution would “recreate” the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board (SBAB), by superseding Resolution 25534 and restating the purpose and constitution of the SBAB. The goal of doing so is to revise the SBAB appointment process. Currently, the Mayor appoints all 11 SBAB members, in addition to the Get Engaged youth member, subject to Council approval. The proposed resolution would provide the Mayor with the authority to make 6 appointments to SBAB, subject to Council approval, whereas the Council would be given authority for 5 appointments. The resolution also deletes references in Resolution 25534 to programs or departments that no longer exist.

 

This resolution is a companion piece of legislation to the ordinance that was introduced as Council Bill (C.B.) 115936.

 

·       Background: (Include brief description of the purpose and context of legislation and include record of previous legislation and funding history, if applicable):

 

The 11-member SBAB was formed by City Council in 1977 to review proposed actions concerning bicycling and bicyclists in the City and to raise public awareness of bicycling issues, among other responsibilities. In the original resolution, a hand-written amendment was added on the date of adoption of the resolution that provided for the Mayor, subject to Council approval, to appoint all 11 SBAB members. In comparison, the board that most closely resembles the SBAB in function—the Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board (SPAB)—has a different appointment process. Of the 11 SPAB members, the Mayor appoints six positions, subject to Council approval, and the Council appoints five positions.

 

Although the SBAB was created by Resolution 25534, the SBAB appointment process was enacted by Ordinance 120352, which created the Get Engaged young adult program. As a result, C.B. 115936 repeals Section 7 of Ordinance 120352, the part which “codified” the SBAB appointment process. By repealing that section, C.B. 115936 brought Resolution 25534 back into effect. This resolution in turn supersedes Resolution 25534, making changes to the appointment process and striking certain references to programs or departments that no longer exist.

 

This resolution would adjust the SBAB appointment process to follow the SPAB appointment process. It would assign numbers to the 11 board member positions, not including the Get Engaged representative, according to two groups each arranged alphabetically by the last name of the current individuals serving on the board. The first group consists of six members whose terms expire in August 2007, whereas the second group consists of five members whose terms expire in August 2008. Per the resolution, the six odd-numbered positions would be appointed by the Mayor, subject to Council approval, and the five even-number positions would be appointed by Council. This arrangement would mean that the Mayor and Council would each select three members for appointment in August 2007, and in August 2008 the Mayor would select three members while the Council would select two. Attachment 1 to this fiscal note indicates which position numbers would be assigned to the current members of SBAB, in accordance with the text of the resolution.

 

In 2000, a Get Engaged young adult representative was added to SBAB via Ordinance 120352. Per Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) Chapter 3.51, all Get Engaged representatives are appointed by the Mayor, subject to Council confirmation. This resolution would not affect the appointment process for the Get Engaged position. However, SMC 3.51 states that a Get Engaged member can be added to a board only through ordinance. Because C.B. 115936 strikes the section of Ordinance 120352 that originally placed the Get Engaged representative on SBAB, C.B. 115936 also reaffirms the participation of a Get Engaged position on the SBAB.

 

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Per the proposed Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board (SBAB) appointment ordinance, current SBAB members would be assigned the following position numbers:

 

Member

Term End Date

Position Number per Resolution

Nominating Body per Resolution

Emily Allen

August 31, 2007

1

Mayor

Sean Ardussi

August 31, 2007

2

Council

Stephanie Innis-Frans

August 31, 2007

3

Mayor

Deborah Kuznitz

August 31, 2007

4

Council

Catherine Staunton

August 31, 2007

5

Mayor

Naomi Wilson

August 31, 2007

6

Council

 

 

 

 

Dongho Chang

August 31, 2008

7

Mayor

Brian Dougherty

August 31, 2008

8

Council

Brian Ho-Yin Lee

August 31, 2008

9

Mayor

Heather Reed Bioren

August 31, 2008

10

Council

Rodney D. Rutherford

August 31, 2008

11

Mayor

 

 

 

 

Natalie Gulsrud/Get Engaged

September 2007

 

Mayor (per SMC)