Form revised February 4, 2010

 

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

 

Department:

Contact Person/Phone:

DOF Analyst/Phone:

Department of Finance

Hall Walker     233-7065

Thomas L. Taylor  233-5032

 

Legislation Title:  

 

AN ORDINANCE authorizing, in 2010, acceptance of funding from non-City sources; authorizing the heads of the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Office of Economic Development, the Office of Intergovernmental Relations, the Office of the Mayor, Seattle City Light, Seattle Department of Transportation, the Seattle Fire Department, the Seattle Police Department, Seattle Public Library, and Seattle Public Utilities to accept specified grants and private funding and to execute, deliver, and perform corresponding agreements; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

 

 

·         Summary of the Legislation:

This Council Bill proposes the acceptance of 47 grants and private funds from various agencies and organizations. 

 

 

·         Background:  

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.  The Department of Finance formally accepts these funds by compiling departmental grants acceptances and similar agreements into three separate ordinances in the first, second, and fourth quarter of the year.  The attached ordinance contains grant-related requests received during the first quarter of 2010. 

 

____    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 complete all relevant sections that follow.)

 

 


 

Appropriations:  This table should reflect appropriations that are a direct result of this legislation.  In the event that the project/programs associated with this ordinance had, or will have, appropriations in other legislation,  please provide details in the Notes section below.

 

Fund Name and Number

Department

Budget Control Level*

2010

Appropriation

2011 Anticipated Appropriation

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

*See budget book to obtain the appropriate Budget Control Level for your department.

 

Notes:  Detailed information on appropriations can be found in Attachment 1 to the Fiscal Note.

 

Anticipated Revenue/Reimbursement: Resulting From This Legislation: This table should reflect revenues/reimbursements that are a direct result of this legislation.  In the event that the issues/projects associated with this ordinance/resolution have revenues or reimbursements that were, or will be, received because of previous or future legislation or budget actions, please provide details in the Notes section below the table.

 

Fund Name and Number

Department

Revenue Source

2010

Revenue

2011

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

 

Notes: N/A

 

Total Regular Positions Created, Modified, Or Abrogated Through This Legislation, Including FTE ImpactThis table should only reflect the actual number of positions affected by this legislation.   In the event that positions have been, or will be, created as a result of other legislation, please provide details in the Notes section below the table.

 

Position Title and Department

Position # for Existing Positions

Fund Name & #

PT/FT

2010

Positions

2010

FTE

2011 Positions*

2011 FTE*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* 2010 positions and FTE are total 2010 position changes resulting from this legislation, not incremental changes.  Therefore, under 2010, please be sure to include any continuing positions from 2009.

 

Notes: N/A

 

·         Do positions sunset in the future(If yes, identify sunset date): N/A

 

Spending/Cash Flow: This table should be completed only in those cases where part or all of the funds authorized by this legislation will be spent in a different year than when they were appropriated (e.g., as in the case of certain grants and capital projects).  Details surrounding spending that will occur in future years should be provided in the Notes section below the table.

 

Fund Name & #

Department

Budget Control Level*

2010

Expenditures

2011 Anticipated Expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

* See budget book to obtain the appropriate Budget Control Level for your department.

 

Notes: N/A

 

 

 

·         What is the financial cost of not implementing the legislation?  

The same objective could not be achieved without this legislation.

 

·         Does this legislation affect any departments besides the originating department?

This legislation affects multiple departments

 

·         What are the possible alternatives to the legislation that could achieve the same or similar objectives? 

The same objective could not be achieved without this legislation.

 

·         Is the legislation subject to public hearing requirements

No

 

·         Other Issues:

None

 

·         List attachments to the fiscal note below:

 

Attachment 1: 2010 First Quarter Grant Ordinance Fiscal Note Detail Table

 

2010 First Quarter Grant Ordinance Fiscal Note Detail Table

 

 

 

Item #

Title/Description

$ Amount

 

Section 1 – Grants Which Need Appropriation Increases

 

 

 

 

1.1

Soundview Playfield Donation (Department of Parks and Recreation - Cumulative Reserve Subfund - Unrestricted Subaccount (00164) - 00164)

$10,000

 

This item increases support to the Ballfields/Athletic Courts/Play Areas program (K72445) by $10,000 via a donation from Northwest Seattle Little League. This donation supports the Ballfields-Minor Capital Improvements project (K732415) and will be used to complete a dugout roof installation at Soundview Playfield.  This donation has already been received.

 

1.2

Alaska/Adams St KCD Grant (Department of Parks and Recreation - Cumulative Reserve Subfund - Unrestricted Subaccount (00164) - 00164)

$86,759

 

This item increases support to the Docks/Piers/Floats/Sea walls/Shorelines BCL (K72447) by $86,759 via a grant from the King Conservation District (KCD). This grant provides funding for the Beach Restoration Program (K732303) to undertake beach re-nourishment in Lake Washington along Lake Washington Boulevard at Alaska & Adams Streets. The formal award letter has been received; There is no expiration date on the grant but there are reporting requirements. This grant supports the existing Beach Restoration Program.

 

1.3

Rainier Basketball Courts YSF Grant (Department of Parks and Recreation - Cumulative Reserve Subfund - Unrestricted Subaccount (00164) - 00164)

$30,000

 

This item increases support to the Ballfields/Athletic Courts/Play Areas program (K72445) by $30,000 via a grant from King County. This grant supports the Ballfields-Minor Capital Improvements project (K732415) and will renovate two existing outdoor basketball courts at Rainier Playfield to make them more attractive to Rainier Valley youth as a gathering place for positive, sports-related activities. This is a reimbursable grant that requires a 50% match by Parks which is met by the project budget and a 25% match between a community partner. The required community match has been met by the Rainier Advisory Council. The grant expiration date is December 31, 2011.

 

1.4

Garfield Baseball/Softball Field Improvements YSF grant (Department of Parks and Recreation - Cumulative Reserve Subfund - Unrestricted Subaccount (00164) - 00164)

$45,000

 

This item increases support to the Ballfields/Athletic Courts/Play Areas program (K72445) by $45,000 via a grant from King County. This grant supports the Ballfields-Minor Capital Improvements project (K732415) and will be used for renovation of Garfield baseball/softball fields and additional field equipment. This is a reimbursable grant that requires a 50% match by Parks which is met by the project budget, and a 25% match between a community partner. The required community match has been met by Seattle Central Little League. The grant expiration date is December 31, 2011.

 

 

1.5

Magnuson Wetlands RCO Grant (Department of Parks and Recreation - 2000 Parks Levy Fund - 33850)

$65,486

 

This item increases support to the 2000 Parks Levy Major Park Development program (K723004) by $65,486 via a grant from the Recreation Conservation Office.  This grant supports the Magnuson Park Wetlands Development project (K733133) and will be used to create approximately 2 acres of new wetlands as part of a larger restoration project to improve habitat and water quality. Work will include adding new wetlands and enhancing existing wetlands by removing invasive plants, planting, and creating small ponds. This is a reimbursable grant that requires a 1:1 match which the project budget satisfies. Grant expiration date is August 1, 2011.

 

1.6

Delridge Skatepark Development YSF grant (Department of Parks and Recreation - 2008 Parks Levy Fund - 33860)

$75,000

 

This item increases support to the 2008 Parks Levy-Neighborhood Parks and Playgrounds program (K720020) by $75,000 via a grant from King County. This grant supports the Delridge Skateboard Park Development project (K730103) and will be used toward the development of a district skateboard park at Delridge Playfield. This is a reimbursable grant, and requires a 50% match by Parks which is met by the project budget and a 25% match between a community partner. The required community match has been met by the North Delridge Neighborhood group. The grant expiration date is December 31, 2011.

 

1.7

Arboretum Foundation Donation (Department of Parks and Recreation - 2008 Parks Levy Fund - 33860)

$290,000

 

This item increases support to the 2008 Parks Levy-Major Parks program (K720023) by $290,000 via a donation from the Arboretum Foundation. This donation supports the Washington Park Arboretum Improvements - 2008 Parks Levy project (K730132) and will be used towards construction of The Washington Park Arboretum Pacific Connections Garden Phase II, funded in part by the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy.   The project primarily focuses on the “Gateway to Chile” situated at the southern intersection of Arboretum Drive and Lake Washington Boulevard.  This donation is expected to be received very soon.

 

1.8

Marine Container Port Grant (Department of Planning and Development - Planning and Development Fund - 15700)

$100,000

 

This item increases support to the Planning Division BCL (U2900) by $100,000 via a grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce - Growth Management Services. This grant will be used to conduct research, outreach, analysis and policy development necessary to prepare a new element for Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan that addresses the Port of Seattle’s container port terminals consistent with ESHB 1959. This is a reimbursable grant that requires a 50% match, which is met by the existing project budget.  No new positions are being added with this grant. Grant funding will run from December 2009 through June 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.9

Incentivize Low Impact Shoreline Development (Department of Planning and Development - Planning and Development Fund - 15700)

$584,122

 

This item increases support to the Planning Division BCL (U2900) by $584,122 via a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Funding Opportunity. This grant will be used to develop and test a program designed to incentivize protection and improvement of ecosystem function and processes along shorelines of single-family waterfront homes. This is a reimbursable grant that requires a 33% match, which is met by the existing project budget, and a 33% match from three sub-awardees including: San Juan County, Washington Sea Grant, and the Green Shores Technical Team. The Department will manage sub-award grants equaling $376,516 of the total grant amount.  No new positions are being added with this grant. Grant funding will run from May 2010 through May 2013.

 

1.10

Accept Federal Title XIX Medicaid Funds (Educational and Developmental Services Levy - Educational & Developmental Services Fund - 17856)

$240,000

 

This item increases support to the Families and Education Levy by $240,000 from the Federal Title XIX Medicaid Funds.  The grant funding, which runs from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, will be used to augment the Family Support Worker program, which is funded by the 2004 Families & Education Levy. Medicaid matches 50% of the costs incurred by the Seattle Public Schools (SPS) for family support activities.  SPS bills OFE for these funds as they complete family support activities throughout the year.

 

1.11

Business Incentive Program to Improve Access to Healthy Food (Office of Economic Development - General Subfund - 00100)

$1,308,000

 

This item increases support to the Business Services Program by $1.3 million from Public Health - Seattle & King County. In April 2010 Public Health received a two year, federal stimulus grant totaling $25.5 million dollars from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address obesity and tobacco use.  OED will be using a portion of this grant to develop and implement the 'Business Incentive Program to Improve Access to Healthy Food', to increase healthy food options in targeted low-income communities in Seattle (the Central District, Southeast and Southwest Seattle) and South King County.  OED will use $1.1 million to create an incentive fund to encourage convenience stores to increase availability of healthy food options in the targeted communities.  OED will also receive $104,000 (annually for two years) for a 1.0 FTE Community Development Specialist position to implement the program.  This position is intended to sunset March 31 2012, unless new funding is secured or the grant is extended. The addition of the position can be found in Section 14 of the ordinance introduced as C.B. ______________.

 

1.12

Accept Cities of Service Leadership Grant (Office of the Mayor - General Subfund - 00100)

$200,000

 

This item increases support to the Mayor’s program to increase civic engagement by $200,000 from the Rockefeller Foundation.  The Cities of Service Leadership grant provides two years of funding for a Chief Service Officer position to develop and implement Seattle’s comprehensive service plan.  A 1.0 FTE is being added through a related item.  Grant funding runs from April 30, 2010 through April 29, 2012. The addition of the position can be found in Section 15 of the ordinance introduced as C.B. _________.

 

1.13

American Public Power Association DEED Grant (Seattle City Light - City Light Fund - 41000)

$4,000

 

This item increases support to the Seattle Pacific University research project by $4,000 from the American Public Power Association (APPA).  This grant will provide funding for research conducted by Seattle Pacific University students to design an idle power elimination system.  The APPA grant funds will be passed through City Light directly to the student applicants.

 

1.14

Solar America Cities Market Transformation Grant (Seattle City Light - City Light Fund - 41000)

$300,000

 

This item increases support to the Community Solar Project by $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy.  This grant will provide funding to construct the first 30-60kW photovoltaic facility.

 

1.15

Smart Grid Demonstration Project Grant (Seattle City Light - City Light Fund - 41000)

$350,000

 

This item increases support to a University of Washington (UW) and City Light joint project by $350,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).  City Light will partner with the UW to design and implement a "smart micro grid" on the Seattle campus of UW.  This grant will provide funding for City Light labor, AMI equipment and incentives.  City Light will provide $350,000 in rebates and utility incentives for energy savings and technology demonstration as match required under the grant conditions.

 

1.16

Salmon Recovery Funding Board Tolt River Project (Seattle City Light - City Light Fund - 41000)

$40,000

 

This item increases support to the Endangered Species Act Mitigation Project (CIP 6990) by $40,000 from the Salmon Recovery Funding Board.  This grant will provide funding for salmonid habitat restoration projects in the Tolt River Watershed authorized by Resolution 29905 & Ordinance 121114.

 

1.17

Salmon Recovery Funding Board Savage Slough Project (Seattle City Light - City Light Fund - 41000)

$1,060,375

 

This item increases support to the Endangered Species Act Mitigation Project (CIP 6990) from the Salmon Recovery Funding Board.  This grant will provide funding for salmonid habitat acquisition and restoration projects in the Skagit River Watershed authorized by Resolution 29905 and Ordinance 121114.

 

1.18

Skagit Conservation District-Oaks Peak Road Stream Protection (Seattle City Light - City Light Fund - 41000)

$10,000

 

This item increases support to the Skagit License Mitigation project (CIP 6991) by $10,000 from the Skagit Conservation District.  This grant provides funds to City Light for use in restoration and habitat protection in return for permitting support and use of City Light lands during the Oaks Peak Road stream protection effort.  Funds will be used for fish and wildlife habitat mitigation projects in the Skagit River Watershed as specified in the City’s Skagit FERC license implementation of wildlife habitat acquisition and management, as authorized in the 1996 ordinance (#118226) per the Skagit FERC Wildlife Settlement Agreement.

 

 

 

1.19

Battelle/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Contract (Seattle City Light - City Light Fund - 41000)

$218,000

 

This item increases support to the Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium program by $218,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvest Act.  City Light is a sub grantee of Battelle, the prime recipient under the Grant.  City Light has been selected to direct the efforts of the national Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium, a program that is funded through an ARRA grant to Battelle and administered through the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.  This grant will provide funding to reimburse City Light for labor and travel costs required in order to organize municipalities and utilities in their pursuit of Solid-State (LED) street lighting, develop educational programs and demonstrations, and organize meetings, webinars and teleconferences.

 

1.20

Urban Vitality Grant - Third Avenue Corridor (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund - 10310)

$500,000

 

This item increases support to the Transit Corridor Projects by $500,000 from a State Urban Vitality Grant.  These funds supplement BTG dollars to enhance the Third Avenue corridor in Belltown with bus bulbs and other amenities to major bus stops.  Bus bulbs will include more space for transit riders waiting for their buses to arrive, provide improved pedestrian passage, and improve transit speed and reliability by preventing the need for buses to pull into and out of the flow of traffic.  Each of the bus stops in the project will be enhanced with bus bulbs, pedestrian-scale lighting, bike racks, shelter foundations, benches, provisions for electronic rider information pylons, and other features.  The project is scheduled to be constructed in 2010.

 

1.21

Washington State Commerce Department Grant - Center City Bike Facilities (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund - 10310)

$75,000

 

This item increases support to the Center City Bike Facilities project by $75,000 from the Washington State Commerce Department.  The grant is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  The grant is to assist in completing a Seattle Center City Bicycle Facilities Assessment and Planning Program.  SDOT will use the grant funds to contract with Commute Seattle (a 510C4 organization) to complete a bicycle facilities assessment.  This data will allow Commute Seattle to create a programming plan for increasing bicycle commuting in the Center City.

 

1.22

FHWA Grant - Aurora Ave. N Traffic Safety Corridor (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund - 10310)

$250,000

 

This item increases support to Pedestrian Safety Program by $250,000 from an FHWA Federal Corridor Safety Program grant.  The grant is administered through WSDOT Highways and Local Programs.  The grant will provide funding to install new crosswalks and other permanent pavement markings, ADA curb ramps, permanent radar speed signs, pedestrian countdown signals, flashing beacons and signing, along the eight mile Aurora Avenue North corridor from Battery Street Tunnel to the city limits at North 145th Street.

 

 

 

 

1.23

WSDOT Grant - Accessible Pedestrian Signals (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund - 10310)

$160,000

 

This item increases support the Ped Safety Program by $160,000 from the WSDOT Ped & Bike Program.  The grant funds installation of accessible pedestrian signal systems at 16 locations in the City in response to requests from employees of The Seattle Lighthouse, a private, not-for-profit agency providing employment, support, and training opportunities for people who are blind, deaf-blind, and blind with other disabilities.  There are no local match requirements for this grant.

 

1.24

FHWA Grant - SW Admiral Way Low-Cost Safety Improvements (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund - 10310)

$67,000

 

This item increases support to the Traffic Signals Program by $67,000 from the Federal Highway Administration - Highway Safety Improvement Program.  The grant is administered through WSDOT Highways and Local Program. This project will upgrade safety features of the signalized intersections along W Admiral Way to reduce collisions long the corridor with a series of low-cost, signal related improvements such as: upgrading signal lens sizes, installing reflective material on the back plates of signal heads, and installing pedestrian countdown signals.

 

1.25

WSDOT Grant - 2009 Focus School (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund - 10310)

$315,150

 

This item increases support to the Safe Routes to Schools program by $315,150 from the WSDOT Safe Routes to Schools Program.  This project is a coordinated partnership maximizing the resources and expertise of the Seattle Department of Education, Feet First, the Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation, SPD, Concord Elementary School and SDOT to improve pedestrian safety by constructing new sidewalks on designated school walking routes, provide pedestrian and bicycle safety education programming, launch walk and bike to school encouragement efforts and provide traffic enforcement support.

 

1.26

FHWA Grant - SW Roxbury Street (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund - 10310)

$169,500

 

This item increases support to the Traffic Signals Program by $169,500 from the FHWA Highway Safety Improvement Program.  The grant is administered through WSDOT Highways and Local Programs.  The project will provide safety upgrades to the signalized intersections along SW Roxbury Street.  The purpose of this project is to reduce collisions along the corridor with a series of low-cost, signalized improvements.  These include upgrading signal lens sizes, installing reflective material on the back plates of signal heads and installing pedestrian countdown signals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.27

FHWA Grant - Rainier Ave. S & S Alaska St. (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund - 10310)

$155,100

 

This item increases budget authority for the Traffic Signals Program by $155,100 from the Federal Highway Administration - Highway Safety Improvement Program.   The grant is administered through WSDOT Highways and Local Programs.  This project will provide safety upgrades to the signalized intersections along Rainier Ave. S, between S Alaska St. to S Henderson St. The purpose of this project is to reduce collisions along the corridor with a series of low-cost, signal-related improvements.  These include upgrading signal lens sizes, installing reflective material on the back plates of signal heads, and installing pedestrian countdown signals.

 

1.28

FHWA Grant - Crash Cushions (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund - 10310)

$60,000

 

This item increases support to the Commuter Mobility Program by $60,000 from the FHWA Highway Safety Improvement Program.  The grant is administered through WSDOT Highways and Local Programs.  This project will upgrade and/or rehabilitate substandard and damaged crash cushions throughout the city at locations within serious and fatal collision buffer zones.  These locations are high speed and volume arterials.

 

1.29

Arson Dog Program (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$16,300

 

This item increases support to the Grants and Reimbursables BCL by $16,300 from the Federal Government.  This grant will provide funding for overtime labor costs associated with requests by other jurisdictions for assistance with fire investigations.  There is no local match required and there are no positions supported by this grant.  Labor will be provided and paid for through the grant on an overtime basis for currently sworn fire investigators.   The agreement has been executed to provide funding on a reimbursable basis from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

 

1.30

Ulink Tunnel Rescue Services (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$1,096,777

 

This item increases support from Sound Transit by $1,096,777 in the Grants and Reimbursables BCL.  The funding will provide construction services assistance (CSA) for fire code compliance during the planning, design and construction of the University Link project and to provide tunnel rescue services during tunnel construction.  Funding will provide for training and equipment costs to augment the on duty confined space team.  There is no local match required.

 

1.31

MMRS Mass Casualty Response (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$311,385

 

This Item increases support to the Grants and Reimbursables BCL by $311,385 from the Federal Government to sustain the Fire Department's capacity for mass casualty responses.  Seattle is one of a limited number of metropolitan areas that receive this federal assistance for maintaining a Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS).  The MMRS program was established in the mid 1990s to provide resources, planning and training to enhance medical response to mass casualty incidents.  This grant is intended to sustain that system locally.  There are no positions created due to this grant and there is no local match.

 

1.32

Mass Casualty Incident Transport (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$502,158

 

This item increases support to the Grants and Reimbursables BCL by $502,158 from the federal government and passed through King County as the regional manager for such sub-grants.  The grant funds will be used to purchase a Mass Casualty Incident transport vehicle to move patients from the incident site to the medical facility or a safe holding area.  Portable backboards will be purchased, as well as chem-bio protective suits and respiratory masks for first responders.  No city match is required and no positions are supported by this grant.

 

1.33

Terrorism Intervention & Management Training (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$54,780

 

This item increases support to the Grants and Reimbursables BCL by $54,780 from the federal government.  The grant funds will be used for the costs of assigning a firefighter to a cross training program in terrorism intervention and management. This funding is from of a federal training program provided by the Department of Homeland Security.  Funds have been awarded for a six month continuation of the currently assigned firefighter to complete training.  The initial assignment was for one year and costs have been fully reimbursed.  No city match is required and no positions are created in association with this grant.

 

1.34

Grants/Contracts Under $15,000 (Seattle Fire Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$36,574

 

This item increases support to the Grants and Reimbursables BCL by $36,574 from three separate grant/contracts, each valued less than $15,000, as follows: 1) Reimbursable agreement with Pierce County, the Urban Search and Rescue (USR) team manager, for training in the areas of Weapons of Mass Destruction: ($1,127), Hazardous Material Training ($4,700),  Logistical Training ($447), Rescue equipment and supply management ($3,000) and for the cost associated with deploying a SFD member to logistical relief planning ($10,000); 2) Donation from Fireman's Fund Insurance for equipment and supplies to support the Fire Investigation Unit ($11,000);  3) The State of Washington for EMS equipment ($1,800); and for radio operation training ($4,500).  None of these items has a matching requirement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.35

Regional Catastrophic Planning Grant - Phase 2 (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$1,378,249

 

This item increases support to the Chief of Police program of the Seattle Police Department by $1,378,249 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Regional Catastrophic Planning Grant (RCPG) program to the nation's highest risk urban areas.  These funds will support a second phase of planning activities following the receipt of the initial grant to the seven-county greater Seattle region in 2008.  The 24-month period covered by the Phase 2 grant runs from August 1, 2009 through July 31, 2011.  Activities under this grant will ensure that planning activities in the Seattle region are aligned with both national and regional priorities, that any gaps in regional catastrophic planning are addressed, that regional planning processes and planning committees are established, and that operational and capabilities-based planning for resource allocation are linked.  This grant will continue support for 2.5 FTE existing positions that will sunset July 31, 2011 unless new funding is secured.  This item also includes a $237,423 transfer to the Seattle Fire Department for work on the program.  A 25% in-kind matching requirement will be met by contributions from partner jurisdictions within the region.  There are no capital improvement projects associated with this item.

 

1.36

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

$470,000

 

This item increases support to the Patrol Operations Administration program of the Seattle Police Department by $470,000 from the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA).  These funds provide continuing salary and benefits support for four existing Police Officer-Patrol positions that provide police services to selected public housing projects managed by the SHA.  The proactive police services provided with this grant are vitally important to public safety and the quality of life enjoyed by SHA residents and nearby Seattle residents and businesses.  Funding is for the 12-month period beginning January 1, 2010.  These positions will sunset in the future if grant support is discontinued and an alternate source of funding cannot be secured.  There are no matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this item.

 

1.37

FFY 2010 Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$20,000

 

This item increases support to the Chief of Police program of the Seattle Police Department by $20,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the FFY 2010 Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG).  This block grant will provide the Department with supplemental funding to address youth truancy problems and promote crime prevention activities in the South Park neighborhood.  The term for this grant runs from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010.  There are no matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this item.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.38

IBRD Lieutenant Grant Extension (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$35,000

 

This item increases support to the Chief of Police program of the Seattle Police Department by $28,100 from the Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest National Labs.  The purpose of this grant extension is to continue support for one existing Police Lieutenant position through June 30, 2010 for completion of work under the original grant agreement.  The work under this Integrated Biological Response Demonstration (IBRD) grant involves the development of protocols for response to a biological attack contingency in the greater Seattle area and coordination of the related efforts of the Seattle Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) partners with those of the Pacific Northwest National Labs in Richland, Washington.  It is expected that the position will sunset at the conclusion of this grant extension unless new sources of funding are secured.  There are no matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this item.

 

1.39

Traffic Emphasis at John Muir Elementary School (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$26,000

 

This item increases support to the Chief of Police program of the Seattle Police Department by $26,000 from the Seattle School District under the state-supported Safe Routes to School Program and the John Muir "Green Feet" project.  This grant will reimburse the Department for the cost of traffic enforcement emphasis operations around the school, including the costs of officer overtime and equipment, from March 15, 2010 through June 30, 2011.  It is expected that grant activities will lower vehicular speeds and enhance the safety of children, staff, parents and other visitors to the John Muir Elementary School.  There are no matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this item.

 

1.40

Radar Speed Trailer Purchase (Seattle Police Department - General Subfund - 00100)

$20,500

 

This item increases support to the Chief of Police program of the Seattle Police Department by $20,500 from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.  Funds from this grant will enable the purchase of one radar speed trailer for use in speed enforcement operations in and around school zones, helping to lower speeds and enhance the safety of children, school staff, parents and other visitors.  The purchase will be completed no later than June 30, 2010.  There are no matching requirements or capital improvement projects associated with this item.

 

1.41

Workplace 911 (Seattle Public Library - Library Non-Operating Fund - 10420)

$50,000

 

The Seattle Public Library signed a grant contract in November 2009 for this Workplace 911 grant from the Washington State Library.  The grant period will run from November 2009 to July 2010.  SPL will bring together a series of live and virtual services to address the needs of three groups of Library users: job seekers, workers worried about losing their job, and employers dealing with personnel issues related to tough economic times.  Deliverables include public programs and pod casts.  Twelve 90-second video clips as was as an online e-blog will be developed.

 

 

 

 

1.42

Renew Washington Communications Grant (Seattle Public Library - Library Non-Operating Fund - 10420)

$5,000

 

The Seattle Public Library signed a grant contract with the Washington State Library for work that will be completed between April 2010 and November 2010.  The Seattle Public Library will translate patron surveys into four languages and will place adds in ethnic newspapers to encourage the participation of Seattle's many ethnic communities in developing the Library's strategic plan.

 

1.43

Union Bay Aquatic Plant Management Pass-through Grant (Seattle Public Utilities - Drainage and Wastewater Fund - 44010)

$30,000

 

This item increases support to the Drainage and Wastewater Quality Division in the Other Operating Budget Control Level by $30,000 from the Department of Ecology (DOE).  This is a pass-through grant; the City would be acting as a conduit to pass the State dollars along to Save Union Bay Association (SUBA), a non-profit group.  This grant is for Union Bay aquatic plant management.  SUBA would be responsible for the matching funds.  The City would not be financially impacted. The grant funding runs from February 1, 2010 to September 1, 2011.

 

1.44

Puget Sound Science Connections Curriculum Extensions Grant (Seattle Public Utilities - Drainage and Wastewater Fund - 44010)

$95,740

 

This item increases support to the Restore Our Waters and Stormwater Regulations (N7312) project by $95,740 from the Washington State Department of Ecology (DoE).  This Puget Sound Science Connections Curriculum Extensions grant would provide funding for work with regional municipalities to make educational materials for schools that promote Stormwater Best Management Practices.  Partners include City of Tacoma, Everett Public Schools, Tacoma Public Schools and Seattle Public Schools.  Additionally, the funding would help Seattle meet the NPDES stormwater regulatory requirements. The work would be funded 100% by the grant.  There is not a required City match.   Grant funding would run from February 25, 2010 through June 30, 2011.

 

1.45

Automated Data Validation Software for NPDES Permit Holders Grant (Seattle Public Utilities - Drainage and Wastewater Fund - 44010)

$97,693

 

This item increases support to Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) Water Quality Division Source Control and Monitoring (N7314) project by $97,693 granted by the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) for the Automated Data Validation Software for National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Holders.  The funding would allow SPU to hire a vendor to develop software for stormwater sampling data validation in response to the Phase 1 Municipal NPDES Stormwater Permit requirements and would benefit Snohomish, Clark, King and Pierce counties and the Cities of Seattle and Tacoma.  This work would be funded 100% by the grant.  There is not a required City match.   Grant money would run from December 31, 2009 through June 30, 2011.

 


 

Item #

Title/Description

$ Amount

 

Section 2 – Accept Grants (appropriation authority not needed)

 

 

 

 

2.1

Accept Mayors Against Illegal Guns Grant (Office of Intergovernmental Relations - General Subfund - 00100)

$60,000

 

This item increases support to the Office of Intergovernmental Relations' gun violence prevention activity by $60,000 from the Mayors Against Illegal Guns.  This grant will provide funding for staff work to create a statewide coalition to reduce gun-related violence.  Grant funding will run from March 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.  Funds will be used to partially support one existing OIR staff member's salary and benefits.

 

2.2

State Regional Mobility Grant - Rainier Avenue (Seattle Department of Transportation - Transportation Operating Fund - 10310)

$4,000,000

 

This item accepts a State Regional Mobility Grant of $4.0 million for improvements on Rainier Avenue.  This grant will allow SDOT to implement additional transit priority signal system and passenger facility upgrades, increasing the speed, reliability, and usability of transit service along a heavily used bus corridor.  SDOT will request appropriation authority through the 2011-2102 budget process.