Form revised April 10, 2006

 

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

 

Department:

Contact Person/Phone:

DOF Analyst/Phone:

Finance

Glen Lee

Karen Grove

684-8079

684-5805

 

 

AN ORDINANCE authorizing, in 2006, acceptance of funding from non-City sources; authorizing the heads of the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Human Services Department, the Office for Civil Rights, the Seattle Department of Transportation, the Seattle Fire Department, the Municipal Court, the Seattle Police Department, the Seattle Public Library and Seattle Public Utilities to accept specified grants and private funding and to execute, deliver, and perform corresponding agreements.

 

·        Summary of the Legislation:

This Council Bill proposes the acceptance of grants and private funds from various agencies and organizations. 

 

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

 

During the course of a year, City departments receive grant awards or opportunities for other funding resources that are not anticipated in the Adopted Budget.  In January, 2004, the Department of Finance began compiling into a single ordinance each quarter, departmental grants and similar agreements that arose during each quarter of the year.  The attached ordinance contains grant-related requests received during the fourth quarter of 2006.  Corresponding appropriations for items in this Bill are included in the Department of Finance’s Fourth Quarter Supplemental.

 

·        Please check one of the following:

 

____    This legislation does not have any financial implications. (Stop here and delete the remainder of this document prior to saving and printing.)

 

__X__ This legislation has financial implications.

Please see the Attachment to this Fiscal Note for a description of the financial implications of this ordinance.

 

·        What are the possible alternatives to the legislation that could achieve the same or similar objectives? (Include any potential alternatives to the proposed legislation, such as reducing fee-supported activities, identifying outside funding sources for fee-supported activities, etc.)

 

The same objective could not be achieved without this legislation.

 

 

·        Is the legislation subject to public hearing requirements:  (If yes, what public hearings have been held to date, and/or what plans are in place to hold a public hearing(s) in the future.)

 

No.

 

 

·        Other Issues:

 

No.

 

 

 

Please list attachments to the fiscal note below:

 

For a description of the grants, please see the attachment DOF 4th Quarter 2006 Grant ATT-FISC.

 

Item

Title/Description

Amount

1.1

Accepting Funds to Process Employment Discrimination Cases on Behalf of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Seattle Office for Civil Rights - General Subfund - 00100)

$46,069

 

This action allows the Seattle Office of Civil Rights (SOCR) to accept funds in the amount of $46,069 for the Federal Fiscal Year running from October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007. 

 

1.2

Authority to Accept Funds from EEOC for FFY 2005 in the amount of $62,800, designating them as grant funds. (Seattle Office for Civil Rights - General Subfund - 00100)

$62,800

 

This item allows the Office for Civil Rights to accept funds from the U.S. EEOC (EEOC) for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 10/1/04 through 9/30/05 in the amount of $62,800 to process employment discrimination cases on behalf of the EEOC, designating them as grant funds.  Appropriation authority was granted by Ordinance #121993 however funds were not previously designated as grant funds by ordinance.  This supplemental item would resolve the issue by designating the funds as grant funds. As the money has already been appropriated, there is no appropriation action associated with this current item.

 

1.3

Authority to Accept Funds From HUD for FFY 2005 in the amount of $199,940, designating them as grant funds. (Seattle Office for Civil Rights - General Subfund - 00100)

$199,940

 

This item allows the Seattle Office for Civil Rights to accept funds from the U.S. Department of Housing Urban Development for Federal Fiscal Year 2005 in the amount of $199,940 and designates such as grant funds.  Appropriation authority was granted by Ordinance #121993 however funds were not previously designated as grant funds by ordinance.  This supplemental item would resolve the issue by designating the funds as grant funds. As the money has already been appropriated, there is no appropriation action associated with this current item.

 

1.4

Appropriates Reimbursable Funds for Vehicle Accidents (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$10,000

 

This item provides $10,000 from private insurers to reimburse the City for accident-related costs to Seattle Fire Department (SFD) vehicles.

 

1.5

Reimbursable grant for training of new firefighter recruits (#2) (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$9,000

 

This item provides $9,000 in grant resources from the State of Washington to pay portions of training costs for firefighters who have successfully completed Fire Fighter I training.  These resources are distributed to recipient agencies on a per capita basis.

 

1.6

Reimbursable appropriation for training of new recruits (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$18,600

 

This item provides $18,600 in grant resources from the State of Washington to pay portions of firefighter training costs.  These resources are distributed to recipient agencies on a per capita basis.

 

1.7

Reimbursable appropriation for labor costs associated with Hurricane Ernesto deployment. (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$65,000

 

FEMA activated the National Urban Search and Rescue teams to be pre-positioned near the expected land fall area for Hurricane Ernesto.  Seattle firefighters, who are members of those teams, were deployed.  FEMA provides reimbursable grant funds for such costs and for associated backfill and benefits.

 

1.8

Reimbursable appropriation to fund tests of personal protective equipment (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$3,000

 

Periodic testing of condition and fit of breathing equipment (face masks) are made to assure safety of the City's National Urban Search and Rescue Team members. This grant will provide for the labor costs associated with this required test.

 

1.9

Reimbursable grant for Incident Command training (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$2,000

 

This item accepts a grant from the King County Office of Emergency Management to fund training costs associated with an Incident Command course.  Incident Command is a management system used nationally to organize emergency response and was designed to offer a scalable response to incidents of any magnitude.

 

1.10

Reimbursable appropriation for training on NIMS (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$20,000

 

This grant will provide funds to train all SFD firefighters in the principles of incident command by taking this basic class of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) developed by the National Fire Service.  Incident command is a management system used nationally to organize emergency response and was designed to offer a scalable response to incidents of any magnitude.

 

1.11

Reimbursable appropriation for a training exercise to benefit the Urban Search and Rescue Team. (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$24,000

 

This reimbursable appropriation provides for labor costs associated with conducting an exercise for mobilizing the regional Urban Search and Rescue Team which the SFD partially staffs along with other regional emergency service agencies.  This team is deployed, as needed, by FEMA which supports its equipment and training (including periodic drills to alert, gather, equip and deploy members along with any cache of materials they would need to manage an incident such as the Oklahoma and New York events).

 

1.12

Reimbursable appropriation to sustain the Metropolitan Medical Response Team (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$225,360

 

This is a renewal grant to provide planning, training, supplies and equipment to sustain the resources and capacity of the Seattle Metropolitan Medical Response Team established by the federal government to assist, if needed, with medical management and public health consequences of chemical, biological and radiological incidents resulting from accidental or deliberate acts.

 

1.13

Reimbursable appropriation for labor costs associated with summer wild land fires in Texas. (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$52,000

 

This grant provides funds for the labor costs associated with the deployment and backfill for Seattle Firefighters sent to Texas as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue Team.  This is a reimbursable appropriation for deployment of Seattle Fire Fighters who went to Texas to provide logistical support and general staff management for the summer wild land fires.

 

1.14

Reimbursable appropriation for labor costs associated with mandatory drivers training. (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$2,000

 

Funds will be used for the labor costs associated with mandatory driver training for FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team members, several of whom are Seattle Firefighters.

 

1.15

Reimbursable appropriation hazardous material training (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$1,500

 

This item accepts a FEMA grant to fund Seattle's labor costs associated with two members attending hazardous materials training.  FEMA regional Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) teams.  Seattle Firefighters help staff one such team and are required to participate in a variety of mandatory training events based upon their functional specialty on the team. 

 

1.16

Reimbursable appropriation for paramedic training. (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$24,000

 

This item accepts FEMA funds to support the labor and training costs associated with Seattle firefighter/paramedics on the Urban Search and Rescue Team.

 

1.17

Reimbursable appropriation for Urban Search & Rescue training on communication. (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$4,700

 

Communication specialists on the Urban Search and Rescue Team attend mandatory training required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency which funds these teams to keep skills and abilities current.

 

1.18

Reimbursable appropriation for Urban Search & Rescue's Global Positioning System (GPS) training. (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$4,000

 

This item accepts FEMA funds to cover the Fire Department’s labor costs associated with GPS training that is required by FEMA.  FEMA maintains regional Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) teams.  Seattle Firefighters help staff one such team and are required to participate is a variety of mandatory training events based upon their functional specialty on the team.  This training is to keep the USAR team’s skills and knowledge current. 

 

1.19

Reimbursable appropriation for labor and training costs associated with advanced infrared analysis for hazardous materials. (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$15,000

 

This item accepts grant from King County associated with homeland security to train special operation teams to use advanced infrared analysis for hazardous materials.

 

1.20

Reimbursable appropriation for biological equipment to analyze hazardous materials. (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$34,880

 

This item accepts a grant from King County to allow the Seattle Fire Department to procure biological detection equipment for distribution to HazMat personnel to enhance capability to conduct biological screening field tests.

 

1.21

Reimbursable appropriation for training costs associated with structural collapse (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$30,000

 

This item accepts FEMA funds to support training on how to respond to structural collapse.  Seattle firefighters staff one of the national Urban Search & Rescue teams whose work includes response to structural collapse.  This reimbursable grant will allow a team of technicians to participate in development of a range of skills including heavy rigging, search, engineering, logistics and other structural collapse scenarios.

 

1.22

Reimbursable appropriation for incident command training (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$4,500

 

These resources from King County will pay for labor costs associated with firefighters attending training that is designed to develop capacity to train other Seattle Firefighters in incident command.  Incident command is a management system used nationally to organize emergency response and was designed to offer a scalable response to incidents of any magnitude.  This training allows for a cost effective way to disseminate information and provide training to more firefighters.

 

1.23

Reimbursable appropriation for  Department of Homeland Security Fellowship (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$157,640

 

This item accepts funds from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security for a one-year fellowship at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C.  The Center for Homeland Defense and Security has a primary mission to strengthen the national security of the US by providing education programs that meet the immediate and long-term leadership need of organizations responsible for homeland defense and security.  A one-year fellowship at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. will provide an opportunity for the Fire Department to benefit from the strategic, technical and policy knowledge garnered by having  a Fire Department spend a year there as a Fellow.

 

1.24

Reimbursable appropriation for equipment and supply expenses associated with the EMS program. (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$1,463

 

This item accepts funding from a limited cost-sharing program provided by the State of Washington to agencies offering out-of-hospital emergency medical services to the general public.   Funds can be used for any non-labor purchase of equipment or supplies utilized by the Medic One program.

 

1.25

Reimbursable appropriation to equip and train marine response teams to contain oil spills at incidents. (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$50,000

 

The item accepts State of Washington funds for oil containment equipment and training.  The state provides these funds in an effort to enhance the availability of oil response equipment around the state and to provide local governments an opportunity to protect their communities and natural resources.  The purpose of this grant is to provide funding to access a contractor to supply an Ecology-specified equipment package with an oil containment boom and support equipment, while providing training to local jurisdictions on its use.

 

1.26

Reimbursable appropriation for FEMA required logistical training. (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$6,500

 

This item accepts funds from FEMA to reimburse the City for labor costs associated with mandatory logistical training.  Seattle Firefighters staff one of the National Urban Search and Rescue Teams and they are required by FEMA to attend mandatory training related to their specialty. 

 

1.27

Corrects a reimbursable grant amount from the 1st Quarter Supplemental. (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$237

 

The first quarter 2006 appropriation legislation included a reimbursable equipment grant that was slightly less than subsequently awarded.  This is a corrective action to make the grant whole.

 

1.28

Reimbursable appropriation for costs associated with the Department's arson detection dog and fire investigation equipment. (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$8,500

 

This item accepts funds from King County to provide for equipment and training needed to support the Fire Department's use of an arson dog, which began in 2006.   Funds will upgrade the arson unit’s vehicle to better accommodate this K-9.  Specifically, a system will be procured which monitors the temperature in the vehicle and signals an alert beyond an acceptable level of heat.  In addition, the grant provides funds for other costs associated with fire investigation such as a digital camera, a laptop computer for on-site work, analysis and reference.

 

1.29

Evaluation of Community Court (Seattle Municipal Court - General Subfund - 00100)

$30,000

 

This action accepts funding from the State Justice Institute (SJI) to contract for services to evaluate the start-up and implementation of the Seattle Municipal Court's Community Court. The State Justice Institute (SJI) was established by Federal law to award grants to improve the quality of justice in State courts, facilitate better coordination between State and Federal courts, and foster innovative, efficient solutions to common problems faced by all courts.

 

1.30

Home Retrofit Public Information Campaign (Seattle Police Department - 62490-Pol-Gtr Emergency Mgt - 62490)

$50,000

 

This item provides funding from the State Farm Insurance Company for a home retrofit public information campaign that will encourage citizens to retrofit their homes as an earthquake mitigation measure, thereby enhancing public safety.  This campaign, which is being developed by third-party contract with the City, began in September 2006 and will conclude in late January 2007.  This is the second year in which State Farm Insurance Company has underwritten the cost of this program.  There are no matching or sustainability issues associated with this grant.

 

1.31

Command Training and Job Shadowing (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$45,000

 

This item accepts a Washington State Homeland Security Grant that will allow SPD to provide regional emergency management personnel with additional training and job shadowing opportunities in Command and General Staff procedures under the Incident Command System.  The outcome will be an expanded pool of Command personnel in the Seattle area who are better able to respond effectively in the event of emergency.  There are no sustainability issues or matching requirements associated with this grant.

 

1.32

Incident Command System Training (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$47,651

 

This item accepts a Washington State Homeland Security Grant that will allow SPD to coordinate regional first responder training in Command and General Staff procedures under the Incident Command System, with an emphasis on personnel assigned to the Seattle Type III Incident Management Team.  The outcome will be first responders better able to respond to Type III emergencies.  There are no sustainability issues or matching requirements associated with this grant.

 

1.33

Pandemic Flu Training (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$55,000

 

This item accepts funding from King County Office of Emergency Management for an exercise and supporting training designed to enhance the ability of regional emergency management staff and top executives to communicate and respond effectively in the event of a pandemic flu epidemic.  These federal pass-through monies will pay for consultants to put on the exercise and training and will provide support for the overtime and backfill costs of training participants.  The events covered by the grant will begin in December 2006 and conclude in February 2007.  There are no matching or sustainability issues associated with this grant.

 

1.34

Traffic Safety Initiative (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$127,000

 

This item will provide $127,000 in reimbursable grant funding from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission to underwrite the cost of traffic safety initiatives during the 12-month period beginning October 1, 2006.  Funds will be used to support the costs of police overtime, training, and minor equipment purchase for emphasis operations directed at school zone enforcement speed enforcement, seatbelt and DUI emphasis operations.  This grant should enable the Traffic Section to favorably impact the traffic safety conditions throughout the city.  There are no sustainability issues associated with this grant.  Local match is not required.

 

1.35

SHA Grant for Police Officers (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$380,320

 

This item accepts SHA support for four existing Police-Officer Patrol positions that provide service to selected public housing sites managed by the Seattle Housing Authority.  Funding is for the period October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007.  Positions will sunset in the event funding is discontinued.  This grant also includes $16,000 in overtime support for the four officers during this time period.  The police services provided with this grant are critically important to public safety and the quality of life enjoyed by SHA residents and nearby Seattle residents and businesses.  There are no sustainability issues associated with this grant, as positions would sunset in future years if grant support were not extended.  No match for this grant is required.

 

1.36

State Supported Weed & Seed Program (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$249,060

 

This item accepts Washington State funding to support police overtime expenditures in conjunction with the ongoing Weed & Seed programs in Southeast and Southwest Seattle.  The resources provided with this grant will enable police officers to focus on problems of crime and delinquency that can have a big impact of the quality of life in the area.   SPD Weed & Seed efforts will be supported in part by a companion $200,000 appropriation from the City's Justice Assistance (JAG) Grant.  This is the fourth and next-to-last year for the Weed & Seed programs in Southeast and Southwest Seattle.  There are no sustainability concerns with the grant in the event funding is discontinued prior to the planned close out of the program after the fifth program year.  No local match is required by this grant.

 

1.37

Sound Transit Traffic Control - Mass Electric Agreement (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$28,050

 

This item will provide 330 hours of police overtime for traffic control services in support of electrical systems work on the Sound Transit Light Rail project, covering the period between July 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006.  These traffic control services will contribute greatly to the electrical contractor's ability to work safely.  The overtime hours will be reimbursed to the City by the Mass Electric Construction Company pursuant to agreement between the Police Department and the Company.  There are no sustainability issues or matching requirements associated with this grant.

 

1.38

Sound Transit Traffic Control - L.K. Comstock Agreement (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$10,200

 

This item will provide 120 hours of police overtime for traffic control services in support of electrical systems work on the Sound Transit Light Rail project, covering the period between July 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006.  These traffic control services will contribute to the electrical contractor's ability to work safely.  The overtime hours will be reimbursed to the City by L.K. Comstock & Company pursuant to agreement between the Police Department and the Company.  There are no sustainability issues or matching requirements associated with this grant.

 

1.39

Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$63,000

 

This item provides funding from the federal Drug Enforcement Agency to defray the costs of SPD investigations aimed at disrupting the flow of illegal drugs coming into the city.  SPD has entered into agreements with the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Coordinator to provide experienced detectives to work on high priority drug trafficking investigations during the federal fiscal year ended September 30, 2006.  These agreements will reimburse the City for SPD overtime hours and related expenses incurred by detectives in the course of these investigations.  There are no matching requirements or sustainability issues associated with this item.

 

1.40

Secure Community Transition Facility Police Patrol Contract Extension (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$82,650

 

This item accepts funding provided by the State Department of Social and Health Services to defray the costs of police overtime associated with the 24/7 police patrol around the Secure Community Transition Facility (SCTF) located at First and Spokane.  The SCTF is a secure facility for housing convicted sex offenders who have served their sentence, and the purpose of the police patrol is to contribute to the safety of Seattle residents in surrounding neighborhoods.  There are no matching or sustainability issues associated with this grant.

 

1.41

Sale of Surplus VHS In-Car Video Cameras (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$2,400

 

This item accepts $2,400 from the City of Rosalia, WA representing the proceeds from the sale of two surplus VHS in-car video camera systems.  The accompanying appropriation in this amount will help SPD to defray costs of upgrading to state-of-the-art digital in-car cameras in its patrol car fleet during 2007.  There are no sustainability issues involved in this item.

 

1.42

King County Youth Sports Facility Grant - Magnuson Park Athletic Field #5 (Department of Parks and Recreation - Cumulative Reserve Subfund - Unrestricted Subaccount - 00164)

$50,000

 

This item accepts a King County Youth Sports Facility Grant that will be used toward Phase II of the Sand Point Magnuson Park Athletic Field Renovation Project (K733140). Specifically the funds will support 'Field Five' of the project which includes construction of a lighted, synthetic, regulation size soccer field. This grant is administered on a reimbursement basis and expires December 31, 2008.

 

1.43

Golden Gardens Park Safety Fencing (Department of Parks and Recreation - Cumulative Reserve Subfund - Unrestricted Subaccount - 00164)

$20,000

 

This item accepts a grant from Washington Operation Lifesaver. This grant will help fund a CIP project which installed safety fencing at Golden Gardens Park. This project installed fencing along City property to encourage park users to stay within the boundaries of Golden Gardens Park. This $20,000 donation is from Washington Operation Lifesaver which is a non-profit organization. Washington Operation Lifesaver received this funding from the Washington Utility & Transportation Commission.

 

1.44

Corridor Safety Program - SR99 at 90th Street and 15th Avenue at Roxbury (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund - 10310)

$306,000

 

This item accepts two Washington State Department of Transportation  “Corridor Safety Program” grants to improve the following locations:  SR99 at 90th Street and 15th Avenue at Roxbury.  The goal for the improvements at these two locations is to reduce left-turn crashes and conflict without compromising the level of service at each intersection. The grant amount for each location is $153,000.  Local matching funds will be provided from existing resources in the Left Turn Signal Program. 

 

The proposed signal revisions at 15th Avenue at Roxbury will modify the existing signal located for protected left-turns in the east and west bound directions.  The intersection meets the SDOT criterion for left-turn protection improvements based upon its crash history.  The improvement involves rebuilding the existing signal including replacing poles, mast arms, signal displays, wiring, and a new controller and cabinet. 

 

The proposed signal revision at Aurora Avenue North & North 90th Street will modify the existing signal for protected left-turns in the north and south bound directions.  The intersection meets the SDOT criterion for left-turn protection improvements based upon its crash history.  The improvement involves rebuilding the existing signal including replacing poles, mast arms, signal displays, wiring, and a new controller and cabinet.

 

1.45

Safety Incentive Funding - Rainier Ave S Corridor Safety Project (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund - 10310)

$126,300

 

SDOT was awarded $126,300 in federal Safety Incentive funds (that are being administered by the Washington State Department of Transportation) for traffic improvements along the Rainier Avenue South Corridor.  The scope of the project includes improving the pavement markings and signal timing; providing larger street name signs; installing a protected left turn at South Genesee Street; and installing two electronic speed measuring signs to increase driver awareness.  The local match for the grant will be provided by existing funds in the Collision Evaluation Program (TC323860).

 

1.46

Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Program (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund - 10310)

$67,000

 

The City was awarded two grants through the State Pedestrian Bicycle Safety program.  A grant for $67,000 will install accessible pedestrian signals at various locations throughout the city to benefit high risk populations of blind and/or deaf pedestrians.  These grant funds will be spent through the existing New Traffic Signals project (TC323610).

 

1.47

Rainier Avenue Accessible Pedestrian Medians & Accessible Pedestrian Signals (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund - 10310)

$33,000

 

This item provides for $33,000 in grant funding from the Washington State Department of Transportation that will be used to construct three median islands on Rainier Ave S to reduce aggressive driving behavior and increase pedestrian and vehicle safety.  These grant resources will be spent through the Marked Crosswalk project (TC366700), which was added to SDOT's 2006-2011 Adopted CIP by Ordinance 122132.

 

1.48

Connecting Learners to Libraries (The Seattle Public Library - Library Projects/ WTBBL Subfund of the Library Fund - 10440)

$2,000

 

Items 1.48, 1.50, and 1.51 accept grant resources to instruct teachers from the Seattle Public School District in the use of online subscription databases available through both the City and the School District library systems, and the application of these databases to their research assignments.  Project includes further development of an existing curriculum, recruitment of new participants, and presentation of a series of workshops at Franklin High School, Rainier Beach High School, and Aki Kurose Middle School.

 

1.49

Connecting Learners to Libraries -- Greenwood branch library (The Seattle Public Library - Library Projects/ WTBBL Subfund of the Library Fund - 10440)

$2,000

 

This item accepts grant resources to teach research and information skills to students, teachers, parents, and other librarians.  Grant will support writing of eight short, humorous readers' theater plays and associated lessons on research and information strategies.

 

1.50

Connecting Learners to Libraries (The Seattle Public Library - Library Projects/ WTBBL Subfund of the Library Fund - 10440)

$2,000

 

See item number 48 of this section.

 

1.51

Connecting Learners to Libraries (The Seattle Public Library - Library Projects/ WTBBL Subfund of the Library Fund - 10440)

$2,000

 

See item number 48 of this section.

 

1.52

Increase Grant Budget Authority (Human Services Department - Human Services Operating Fund - 16200)

$334,000

 

This item accepts federal USDA grant monies that flow through the state OSPI to fund the Child Care Nutrition Program.  The Child Care Nutrition Program reimburses home child care providers for meals served to eligible children while in the providers care.  With the closure of two competing USDA food sponsors, the State reassigned 105 providers to the City – almost doubling the current load – so the providers would not lose the reimbursement and benefits of the program.  The City has become the main USDA sponsor for family child care nutrition providers in Seattle.  The new providers will join the City effective October 1, 2006.  Note: Per ordinance 122188 the Child Development BCL is now part of the Early Leaning Family Support BCL.

 

1.53

Grant resources for new Chronic Care Management Program (Human Services Department - Human Services Operating Fund - 16200)

$1,727,485

 

This item accepts 2006 federal Medicaid grant funds, administered by the State DSHS, to establish the Chronic Care Management program.  This program will improve health outcomes for low income persons and adults with chronic disease who reside in Seattle and King County through coordination of health and social services.  The two year program will serve 2,000 high risk clients and approximately 20,000 total clients.  In the accompanying supplemental ordinance, budget authority is requested to accept the grant and position authority for 3.0 FTE Registered Nurse Consultant is requested to accommodate a program startup date of January 1, 2007.  There may be additional requests for staff to manage this program once HSD managers complete the workplan for this program.

 

1.54

Montlake Community Center Advisory Council Donation (Department of Parks and Recreation - 2000 Parks Levy Fund - 33850)

$42,000

 

This item accepts $42,000 in funding from the Montlake Community Center Advisory Council.  These resources will be used to repair and improve the historic Tudor Building which is adjacent to the Montlake Community Center.  The building is managed and operated in conjunction with the Community Center.  The improvements and repairs will create a much improved and more inviting space in which programs and classes take place.  The improvements will also make the multipurpose space in the building more attractive for rentals.  This project is part of the Pro Parks Montlake Community Center Improvement Project (K733102).

 

1.55

Washington Park Arboretum Donation - Arboretum Foundation (Department of Parks and Recreation - 2000 Parks Levy Fund - 33850)

$170,647

 

This item accepts $170,647 in grant resources from the Arboretum Foundation.  These resources will pay for the design development plans for a portion of the Pacific Connections (South Entry) project at Washington Park Arboretum (K733127). The grant is a reimbursable grant. Parks has received reimbursements in the amount of $159,298 as of September. The remaining balance of $11,348 is expected to be billed and reimbursed before the end of the year.

 

1.56

King Conservation District Grant (Seattle Public Utilities - Water Fund - 43000)

$66,000

 

Items 56 and 57 of this section accept a total of $200,000 in grant funds from the King Conservation District for juvenile Chinook acoustic tracking in the Lake Washington basin.  These funds will be split between the Water Fund and the Drainage & Wastewater Fund. 

 

The "2006 Lake Washington Ecosystem Restoration Project General Investigation - Microacoustic Tagging" grant from the King Conservation District is allocated through Water Resource Inventory Area 8.  It supports a juvenile Chinook salmon tracking study, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the Ship Canal, Lake Union and at the Locks to provide migration timing and behavioral information to support City of Seattle and regional salmon protection and recovery efforts. The grant funds will be used to support a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, who will conduct the study.

 

1.57

King Conservation District Grant (Seattle Public Utilities - Drainage and Wastewater Fund - 44010)

$134,000

 

Please see Item 56 of this section.

 

1.58

Authorize acceptance of a portable storage trailer from the Puget Sound Marine Firefighting Commission (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$0

 

This item authorizes execution of a grant agreement that will provide for a portable storage trailer for marine rescue equipment. The SFD has a significant role in providing marine response resources to Seattle and the region.  This trailer will provide the ability to move critical resources to marine incident scenes from the land, while also providing the ability to transport resources on the water via a Washington State ferry for an incident away from a dock.  No appropriation authority will be required in conjunction with this agreement, as PSMF Commission will be making an in-kind grant of the equipment.

 

1.59

HCP Grant Agreement (Seattle Public Utilities - Water Fund - 43000)

$0

 

This item requests approval for Seattle Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with the Cooperated Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF) and the US Department of Fish and Wildlife (USDFW).  No additional budget appropriation is being requested.  The CESCF (Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act) provides funding for species and habitat conservation actions on non-Federal lands.  Landowners must contribute a minimum non-Federal match of 25 percent for the estimated program costs of approved projects.  The landowner must currently have, or enter into a cooperative agreement with, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to receive grant funds.  One of the four grant programs available through the CESCF is the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Land Acquisition Grant.  Established by Congress, this program was designed to reduce conflicts between the conservation of listed species and land uses on specific parcels of land.  Under this program, the Service provides grants for land acquisitions that are associated with approved HCPs. The Service considers the use of Federal acquisition dollars for habitat protection within and adjacent to HCP areas to be an important and effective mechanism to promote the recovery of threatened and endangered species.  The Service provides funding through States (as a pass-through agency).  The HCP Land Acquisition program has three primary purposes: 1) to fund land acquisitions that complement, but do not replace, landowner mitigation responsibilities contained in HCPs, 2) to fund land acquisitions that have important benefits for listed, proposed, and candidate species, and 3) to fund land acquisitions that have important benefits for ecosystems that support listed, proposed and candidate species.